Thank you for coming to Houston to teach us "Nobody"!!

So surreal. I couldn't believe they were right in front of me. Shorter than I expected in real life though. They were all my height, in heels.

You see the picture? I was literally that close. I didn't have to zoom to get such a good shot. And why aren't there people in the way? That's because I was in the front. I would tell you to suck it, but I'm not a douche.

And that was my first experience of meeting people that I am actually a fan of (because HIGH & MIGHTY COLOR, miyavi, and of Montreal don't count).

mood: dorky tags: koreans :o

「ごめん、俺あんたが好きだわ。」
OMG. Beautiful Life episode 8 was just filled with really nice lines. Freakin' Takuya, ILU.

Also, I was just filled with squee when Takuya reunited with his original prosecutor group in Tokyo during the HERO SP. What I didn't know was that there was a movie that continues it. HERO lives on! I'm not done with it yet. :)

I decided to watch Around 40 for Fujiki Naohito, Otsuka Nene, and Amami Yuki (OK, basically the main cast.). I remember watching the first ep when it came out, but I was shallow and Fujiki Naohito, the only cast member I knew, didn't show up very much, so I just didn't continue it. I think it's funny how Amami Yuki is also in BOSS, which I'm still currently watching, Otsuka Nene is in HERO, which I have the movie yet to watch, and Fujiki Naohito is in Slow Dance, which I'm rewatching. I get to see each of them twice!

tags: dramas

Takaoka Sousuke is so cute! ♥
Too bad I'm not continuing Saru Lock. :(

( random similarities from dramas )

I had been watching 3 Takuya dramas at once (MR. BRAIN, HERO, & Beautiful Life) that it just seems like Takuya is everywhere. Plus, he's just becoming more and more attractive in my eyes from all this.

music: Ratt - Round & Round tags: dramas, other cute japanese boys :9

For now, I'll only be selling within the US from Texas. After I get the hang of this, I'll get to selling international.

I only take concealed cash at the moment.

Feel free to ask for additional pictures or details.

( Manga (all English) )

( CDs )

( Other: plushes, action figures )

Shipping is $4 for an individual purchase. Shipping is combined if more than one thing is purchased.

Comments are screened.

location: Texas music: Paramore - Born For This tags: items, kanjani8, sale

IS IT JUST ME, OR IS BUZZER BEAT PULLING A LONG VACATION??
The billboard!! D:

I watched the first ep last night (stayed up til 4:30, dang that ep was long.) and the style of it reminded me of old dramas'. I'm not saying it completely had the love twinge the old good dramas had but it reminded me of it, something dramas these days don't quite have.

I hope this doesn't sound like I'm praising Buzzer Beat to death, but it seems to have potential, if the romance unfolds just right. This just didn't seem like another badly-told romance all the dramas these days seem to be.

It sure surprised me when it didn't feel like the main focus was basketball, after all the freakin' promos and CMs seemed to revolve around it, causing me to think it was another sports drama with a dollop of romance on the side.

Other little things:
( because I always have something to comment on practically every actor D: )

Didn't think I would actually watch past the first episode. I should just stop expecting things out of dramas because I seem to be surprised by the ones I don't expect things from.


Btw, break me off a piece of Utsu-san yesplz.
And omg, they made a reference to Yamapi's moobs!

music: Little Shop of Horrors - Some Fun Now (lol, i'm such a theater kid) tags: dramas, news

...because Summer Season '09 has already started but it still feels like in between seasons cuz I haven't gotten into any dramas yet. I'm copying a previous entry's layout because dang, I was impressed with how organized it was.

Notes to myself:

Things to watch:

• All those new popular movies that came out recently - The Hangover, Transformers 2, The Proposal, Up... Yeah, don't kill me, I haven't watched anything but Wolverine and Watchmen this year, but they seem to be the two movies that tanked.. All those new movies? I'll watch them... later. When they're $1 to rent at Redbox. I'm really that cheap.


• Hero - This will be the first of my late night summer dramas. I'm trying to watch all of the epic Takuya dramas so I can have a more tasteful drama resume, lol, since I have no life right now and pretty much live for dramas.

( yup, i really only thought of two. )

A mass download of music yesterday. Not music I just discovered though, but music I needed to catch up on since China banned practically every DL website lol.
♪ Christina and I kind of were obsessed with SCANDAL's "Shojo S" in China, partly because she's a Bleach fanatic she watches Bleach, but mostly because of SCANDAL's perfs on Music Station and Music Japan got me hooked. The girls can really perform.
♪ Perfume's Triangle album! I haven't listened to the last half of it though but yay Perfume.
♪ I basically listened to SNSD's "Genie" on repeat in China because there was nothing else to listen to and I found a music video of it not via Youtube (bc YT was banned D:). 소원을 말해봐!


I'm going to go eat a sandwich now because it's summer so it's okay for me to be incredibly unhealthy by eating after midnight.

tags: dramas, other cute japanese boys :9, other jpop aka smthg other than johnny's

I've been way too lazy to do anything these days. It's kind of a miracle that I'm posting right now.

And to not end my post there, I'm answering the writer's block question because I am that bored.

My favorite French thing is Phoenix because I get to see them perform at Central Park September 26!

mood: bored tags: americans? wuts that?

Things to watch:

• Boys Before Flowers - Oh, hey, it started! I looked at ratings and they were around 14%-ish but then again, I don't really know what in Korea is considered good ratings so I found no use in the numbers. :/ But ughhhhh, 24 episodes? I know K-dramas are usually that way but I don't have the diligence for that. D: I don't even have the diligence for 11 episodes unless it's a really good drama, lol. I'm so lazy.


• Ryusei no Kizuna - LOL DON'T KILL ME! DDDD8 I've been really lazy with last season's dramas. I wrote this list of like, 8 dramas I wanted to try out, but I think I only sampled 5 of them. Lauren told me she really likes Ryusei though, so maybe it'll be worth it? Haha, I planned on watching it anyway. It was only a matter of time. I am currently dling episode 1, but it's taking really long to dl for some reason :(! I think I'm gonna watch it during exams. Because I can. :D


• HanaDan Final - Yay! I downloaded it today! Christina wants to watch it with me, but with exams coming up, we both are kind of lacking the time to. The two of us haven't watched dramas or anything together for the longestttt time. The last time was probably the HanaDan SP. HanaDan is the one thing that can get the two of us to watch together now. A classic. Can't wait though! I'm so tempted to watch it during exams though because it'll be on my comp...


• X-Men 1 & 2 - I want someone to marathon this with me, lol. We will need lots of food.


• Enchanted - I never finished the movie. :(


• Superman Returns - LOLLLLL. I really don't care much about Superman, but superhero movies became like, the big thing, so this shouldn't be that bad. Was this any good? Do I have to watch the first Superman to understand it? Does anyone notice the trend in the movies?? LOLLLLL. Props to those who do.


• Burn After Reading, What Happened in Vegas, Get Smart, Pineapple Express, Step Brothers - Uggghhhhh, when will I find the time to watch all of this? DDD:

( ..and things I'm watching and future things I want to watch. )

I also caught up somewhat on music today.
★ "STRONG BABY" is so catchy. Seungri is so fly yo, but I find his dancing in his perfs a bit awkward. And he seriously sounds like he's either saying "crap crap crap!" or "crack crack crack!" :|
★ Utada is just absolutely amazing. I really like "Come Back to Me." The song reminds me of American pop though, something Mariah Carey-esque.
★ Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby! Wow, something from SNSD that I actually think is catchy from a first listen. I like the new style because they don't look like little girls to pedo over anymore.
★ I downloaded Ai's LOVE LETTER during winter break and have been listening to it at night to help me sleep. I have to say that this is my favorite album of hers by far. I just love all of the songs on it. ♥ I really like "Bye bye" if I had to name one song, but I can't pick a favorite. ):
★ I lol at "Rainism." I actually find it quite catchy, but you're gonna be a "bad boy," Rain? LOL. He is so weird.

mood: optimistic tags: americans? wuts that?, dramas, koreans :o, other jpop aka smthg other than johnny's

I found out on Monday that...

I GOT ACCEPTED INTO NYU!!
My first choice school! And it's their business school I got accepted into! Stern! LKAJSLDFJLAKJSDKLF.

OMG. I will be attending school in New York for the next four years. That is just such an amazing thought.

mood: excited music: PUNKISH* by mihimaru GT tags: personal

I'm thankful that I have parents who trust me and thus, allow me much freedom, such as hanging out with friends fairly regularly.

I'm thankful that although I don't have extremly high self-esteem, I'm still able to be happy with myself for who I am.

I'm thankful that I'm blessed with a family that can support me. I can practically pursue whatever I want because I have the resources.

Finally, I'm thankful for all the people I've met, especially the ones who have stayed with me past the first meeting and whom I'm happy to call my friends today.

Happy Thanksgiving! Now bring on Black Friday. :D

mood: satisfied music: Hairspray - You Can't Stop the Beat tags: personal

Well idk if anyone else knows about Hurricane Ike coming our way, but no school! :D So I'm here again. My friend was telling his girlfriend in Tennessee about it and she was like, "What?" So maybe it's just a Texas thing? Does anyone else in the world know or care? D: But it's like Rita all over again, stocking up on food and everything being sold out. Ah, what an experience to live here.

mood: complacent tags: personal

HARUMA, MIZUHIRO, AND MOCO EACH STARRING IN THEIR OWN DRAMAS NEXT SEASON
IS DEAD
DEAD
DEAD

ASKLDJFLKAJSDKLJFKLAJSDLKJFKLAJSDKLF

I am looking forward to next season very much. :9

*EDIT! OMFG OMFG OMFG MIZOBATA JUNPEI IS ALSO GETTING A DRAMA NEXT SEASON! JUST WHEN I THOUGHT IT COULDNT GET ANY BETTER AKJFDKLSJALKDJF
OK WELL ACTUALLY IT'S IN DEC WHICH ISN'T REALLY NEXT SEASON BUT STILL *Q*

mood: ecstatic tags: dramas, other cute japanese boys :9

I finished watching Slow Dance a few nights ago. ): I loved that drama to pieces, really. It was so cute. Now every time I hear Fukuyama Masaharu's "Tokyo", I get this nice feeling inside. I was scrolling through my f-list the day after and someone had uploaded all of Slow Dance onto jdramas, and I was like, "AWWW♥". In the beginning, it had reminded me of Long Vacation for some reason, but that thought soon died, since it became its own drama. =)
(Speaking of Long Vacation, can someone who's watched the whole thing tell me what exactly happened to Matsu Takako and Yutaka Takenouchi's characters in the end? Because it totally did not seem like it was working out but Matsu Takako seemed to still like him but they didn't look like they were together and what? I did not understand what happened there.)

Kya! Yasuko to Kenji episode 5 made me squeal, of course, since Yasu was in it. Aww, such a cute evil person. Especially when he did his little evil smile! AKLDJFLKAJDHJ He's so little! (: I thought his acting was not that bad actually. Jun seemed so natural with Mikki. I wonder why, haha.

AHHHH, Gakkou epi 4! Sigh, what depression does to a person. It was so cute when Shintarou was all trying to stop Maho at the bridge and just grabbing her and stuff, being all like, "I'll kill you however you want, but until then, be my partner!" LKAJSKLDNFKASJDKLF. The lines in this drama are cheesy, yes, but kya, so cute!
AND OMG GO AWAY FREAKIN' STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENTTTTT. GO OFF TO SOUTH AMERICA OR SOMETHING AND BRING KAZEYAMA-SENSEI WITH YOUUUU. D<

I started college apps a few days ago and gave up after I got to the essay parts. =/ I'm applying to NYU early decision, Columbia, and UT Austin. GAHHHH, college apps are so stressful. First of all, my school was not even listed on NYU's app, which was a big WTFFNOOO for me, seeing as it's my first choice school. ): Secondly, my session timed out on the UT app and when I tried to log in again, I didn't remember my username, since it was randomly generated by them. And they didn't bother to email it to me. Well, that's nice, I know my password, but I don't know my username.. D: They have a "Forgot your username/password?" thing, but it asks for my application number. Well, if I can't remember my 7-character username, I don't think I remember my 10-digit application number. Thanks for being difficult.

Speaking of difficult, my senior schedule sucks. They just had to put certain classes in certain periods, so we wouldn't be able to take off periods. Thanks.

BTW, I approve of Mizushima Hiro topping the Vivi ranking of "Who would you go out with?" :D :D :D I would go out with him because you know how much he wants to speak English with his date. ;D Mizuhiro + English? Yum. :9

mood: frustrated tags: dramas, kanjani8, other cute japanese boys :9, personal

LOL WHO HEARD GIRLS GENERATION PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND AFTER THE WOMEN'S BUTTERFLY EVENT DURING THE OLYMPICS? XD



Gakkou episode 3 was the cutest ever! I cried.

( Small spoilers )


I finished Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi last night. ( more spoilers )

But I'm also (still) watching CHANGE, and comparing Takuya x Fukatsu Eri in the two dramas was interesting. I realized I wanted to see more Eri, so I also started Slow Dance yesterday. I like how Fukuyama Masaharu's "Tokyo" really brings out the feel of the drama. I've never seen Tsumabuki Satoshi act in my life, just random scans of him, but I finally can agree that yes, he is a bit kakkoii. Tanaka Kei is in this too! He's so cute.

mood: refreshed tags: dramas

I just got back from a week-long vacation a couple of days ago and to my surprise, a Japanese exchange student was on the tour bus with us! I was reading an Arashi interview in Popolo and she was sitting behind us. She pointed to Sho and said she liked him. I was like, "You know Arashi?" and she was like, "Yes, I'm Japanese." The conversation continued from there, talking about Arashi, the Ohno scandal, and dramas. I asked her if she was watching Maou and she said no because it kind of scared her. I totally understood, but could this be why the ever amazing Maou is getting not-so-amazing ratings in Japan? The younger fans are scared of watching the drama? D:

I decided to lead the conversation away from Johnny's because I wanted to talk about other actors I liked. I asked her if she knew Mizushima Hiro and right away, she was like, "YESS!" We totally fangirled over him. Oh, Mizuhiro. ♥

( Random other comments )

BTW, Yasu on Yasuko to Kenji ♥!! I can't wait!! *__* I finally get to see my ichiban in a current drama. LOL, how long I have waited.

mood: discontent tags: dramas, koreans :o, other cute japanese boys :9, personal

*is totally being merciless and not sparing on the spoilers*


Guess who just watched Gakko ja Oshierarenai! and absolutely enjoyed it?!

LOL, I totally laughed out loud so much. The actors are all kids so they're not that natural yet and yes, it's a bit cheesy since it's about love and life, but !!! It was cute, very cute. I loved how they were sooo blunt with everything. Yes, that is what teenage guys probably talk about. XD

Episode 1 was about masturbation, believe it or not. LOL, now this is my kind of drama. Not that I do it (OMG, heck no), but I've talked about it with guys before, haha. But the things they mentioned here, using socks and ramen cups?? LOLLLL. When Kiyoshi was talking about how he's never done it before, the others were all like, ":OOOO!!! That's so unhealthy that a 16-year-old hasn't done it. You're totally missing out on LIFE, man!"

( The characters are kind of cliche, but whatev. )

In other news, I watched the Shin Domoto Kyoudai with Perfume as the guest. It was funny, but no surprise there. Aachan is so cute! The guys on the show had such a nice laugh just talking with her. Kashiyuka's still my favorite, though. :D Oh, and Tsuyoshi was pretty slick there when saying that Koichi's on his mind 365 days out of 365 days of the year regarding that chopstick fortune-telling. Hehe.

mood: happy tags: dramas, japanese shows i watch besides dramas :x, other cute japanese boys :9

I feel accomplished, for I have quit my Buffalo Wild Wings job, an action I long wanted to do, have gotten the school to clear my textbook fines, and have finished my first summer reading book, Wuthering Heights! Now I have the longer Crime and Punishment to start reading and complete... D;

- In reference to the title of this entry, I downloaded what I thought was the Japanese version of "U" by Super Junior, but instead, it was the same old Korean version. I felt so cheated (lol) until I saw the official tracklist on Yesasia and the "Japanese single" they released was the Korean version.. I had to search for the Japanese version myself and finally found it. Where the heck did the people get it in the first place anyway if it wasn't released as a single? D:

But anyways, Super Junior has basically taken over the East Asian countries with their respective versions of this song. I've heard it so many times now.. DDD8 This "girl" must be one amazing girl if they still can't stop thinkin' 'bout her... Haha @ the rap being in English. Why do Koreans sing in English if they want to branch out to the Japanese market (ie. Big Bang)? I guess it's the ~*universal language*~.

( lots more random music talk )

( now for dramas. i just won't stop talking 'bout them, haha )

mood: accomplished music: KinKi Kids - KinKi Kids forever tags: dramas, hey!say!jump!lolz!, koreans :o, other jpop aka smthg other than johnny's, personal

I really won't stop talking about dramas anymore, now will I? Haha.

I've been blogging a lot recently, or more than usual actually. I guess it's nice to just kind of talk about whatever, especially since I'm kind of cooped up at home everyday, haha. I blog here about random fandom-related stuff and on my Tabulas (my RL journal) about random RL stuff. Fun fun, for me at least.

Anyways, I watched Maou a few days ago and I actually liked it well enough, better than the other dramas I've seen this season at least. =| I was watching it at night (as usual :D) so when the first thing on the screen I see was this, I was a bit frightened.

( some spoilers of ep1 )


I thought I had a while to finish Long Vacation until I realized that I'm on episode 9! DD: I remember just starting this! Nooo...

mood: rejuvenated tags: arashi, dramas

I decided to pick up a few new dramas after finishing Zettai Kareshi and my beloved Unfair, even though a new drama season is already starting. Long story but I ended up buying Tabun, much to my dismay of the circumstances surrounding it. Tabun was so much love♥ which got me into a Miura Haruma frenzy again. To get to the point, I am now watching Gokusen 3 and even though it's basically a carbon copy of the previous 2 Gokusens, I haven't watched Gokusen for like, 2 years, so this was like rewatching an old drama that I enjoyed. I really liked the original Gokusen so watching Gokusen 3 right now is a bit nostalgic in a way. It still was able to make me laugh out loud in some parts. Plus, Miura Harumaaaaaa~♥__♥

Secondly, I decided to start watching Long Vacation because I just felt like it finally. It takes me forever to pick up old dramas, LOL. Yamaguchi Tomoko acts so well in this! :O And I love the "closer and closer" song that acts as the insert. It gives the drama a nice feel. The biggest surprise was the theme song: "La La La Love Song" :O!! Back in the old days, I had listened to the BoA+SOUL'd OUT remake of this song and loved it but I never got around to listening to the original so who knew it would just pop up here? It was a very nice surprise and nostalgic in a way yet again.

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Another reason I hate working at Buffalo Wild Wings: I asked for these two weeks off a while ago and the managers agreed to it but they STILL put me on the schedule to work this week and were disappointed that I didn't come in, EVEN THOUGH I SAID I WOULD BE UNABLE TO WORK (since I would be in LA, and afterwards, I would need time to adjust to the lack of sleep). D< So I finally gave in yesterday and said, "Alright, I'll come in tomorrow." So I have to go to work in 2 hours even though I really wasn't suppposed to. It's like they don't listen to us workers!! I'm glad I only have to work one day next week. Oh well, Mike (one of the managers) said he'd let me off early today. DDD: I really need to find somewhere better to work. It'd probably be easier to work at a Chinese place because they just seem more flexible. I CANNOT WAIT TO QUIT. The day I quit, everyone is going to get tons of rejoicing from me. It'll probably be one of the happiest days of my life.

Btw, LA was TONS~ of fun!

mood: enraged tags: dramas, personal

HAY GUYS.

I'm back again because.. well, I don't have my life anymore to take up all of my time. Haha. School was being retarded and theater took over my freetime. If it wasn't either of those, then my job was in the way, even though I only work twice a week (6-7 hours a day if I might add which is >((((( inflexible).

So I just got off of work and decided to hit up LJ after like, 5 months of inactivity or something... D: I knew what I was in for. I gave up after the 750th page of my f-list. ):

I really have no idea what's going on in fandom besides music releases. I updated myself on those secrets comms before checking out jesummary though because LJ wank updates are as necessary as the real JE news. :D I shall load jesummary now.

LOL, why is H!S!JUMP releasing another single already?? I thought Dreams Come True came out like last month. And Ultra Music Power the month before that. D:

( Now what's been going on with me.. )

I was gonna talk about other things but I really wanna watch Unfair as it is currently 12:49am and therefore, time for my late-night drama viewing. :DV So I decided just to keep this post drama-related. I shall be back to say more later. ;p

mood: excited tags: dramas, hey!say!jump!lolz!, other cute japanese boys :9, personal