ON/OFF 「輪廻 -ロンド-」 (Rondo) FULL PV

This is the new music video from ON/OFF, a duo group. This is also the theme song for the anime, "Vampire Knight Guilty". By the way, this is a group I do not discuss a lot but still listen to this song. It's as hypotising as Hey! Say! JUMP's Mayonaka no Shadow Boy.

Scrap Teacher Episode 3 Screencaps

Sorry, they took so long but they're finally here. Here are the screencaps for the third episode of Scrap Teacher and let me summarize the episode a little. Basically, the episode was about popularity and strange rumors. Yamada's character is kinda disappointed that school's not good for him because he's not popular among the girls but among the bookworms. Meanwhile, there is another teacher who may be on the downfall of leaving and it is Yuto's character who will save the day without help from the three transfer students. Funny ending is that Yamada's character is still not popular while Yuto's character still believes.


Episode 4 Preview: Next week's episode is focus on competition as the annual school athletic competition is underway. However, Takasugi (Yamada) refuses to participate and it looks like that the rivalry between Takasugi and Kusaka (Nakajima) gets heated up next week.


Again here are the pictures and I'll see you soon. BYE ! !

Scrap teacher ep 3 update

I will have episode 3 screencaps up either this weekend or next week. In the meantime, watch this funny clip from Episode 3, courtesy of Youtube.

Scrap Teacher Screencaps Update

I will have Episode 3 Screencaps of Scrap Teacher available Tomorrow but I will not be able to bring you screencaps for Episode 4 due to Homecoming Week and Halloween. However, I will review the episode whenever I can. Again thank you and continue to support Japan Dramas.

MSCM 24530: Editorial Reaction

Thanks to WXII 12 News and online research, I was able to do a editorial and to me this seems so easy yet at the same time very tricky. Reason is because even though that a editorial is like a opinion or columnist, it cannot be written in first person text and when questions are asked in them, a straight answer can't be provided to them. What can be done while doing a editorial is to base your opinions in third person as if this is about everyone and not you. Anyway, this was a good experience and can't wait to have some more experiences.

Congratulations, Weir & Hey! Say! JUMP

Personally, I would like to sent out my congratulations to both Johnny Weir and Hey! Say! JUMP.

First off, congratulations Johnny on getting the silver medal at Skate America. Personally, I was shocked to hear who won Skate America but in my opinion your free skate was great and flawless. I don't care about mistakes, all I care about is that you did it. Again, congratulations and good luck in Japan.

Speaking of Japan, Hey! Say! JUMP, you've done it again. 'Mayonaka no Shadow Boy' is no.1 on the Oricon Charts and for your first love song, I have to say it is very hypotizing and very mysterious at the same time. The way you potray the song in the music video and live understands what it is all about. Again, congratulations and continue on your success.

So, there you have it ! And once again congratulations to you both. For all of ya'll, here are the programs of Weir and here's Hey! Say! JUMP's latest single. Thank you and come tomorrow for my weekly Episode Review. BYE for Now! !

Johnny Weir SP: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ-tKTfgAKo
Mayonaka no Shadow Boy PV: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=tpGRgq1gx98
Johnny Weir FS: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=anguAOXvcrU
Mayonaka no Shadow Boy MS: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=_aIMNYlZVd4

MSCM 2430: Reaction to autobiography

Well, I heard all about my history from my family and I thought, why not talk about their reactions to my birth and continue to how I became a positive person.

Anyway, it was good doing this. I'm still sorry it took me forever to do this.

Scrap Teacher Episode Two Screencaps and Episode Three Preview

Here are the Screencaps for the second episode of Scrap Teacher and I'll be back tomorrow to comment on my own biography.

Oh and before I forget I can at least tell you a little bit about Episode 3: Despite now being friends with them, Yuto has one problem, he can't fight back or defend himself and these three are there to teach him how. But he may have ideas through a laptop. Also, Sugi-sensei has gone fishing and the three students are now popular and I believe it is getting to their heads.

Episode Review: High School Saturday

Here are the Saturday Drama Reviews for both Bloody Monday and Scrap Teacher.

Bloody Monday Episode 2: We get to find out more about the virus and what to do with it. Also, a startling development happens and next week there is more on this. Episode recieved a 7.5 out of 10.

Scrap Teacher Episode 2: Okay, this episode was good in its way but people are asking questions about Yuto's character. Let me say that we are very early in the series and I'm seeing the next three episodes as the key element to his fighting ability. Anyway, the one part that got me was Yuto's argument with Yamada because the angle is almost similar to Zukki's and Araki's agrument over a year ago back in Gekiranger. Still, episode was good and can't wait for Yuto to show off his physical ability. A 9 out of 10 this week.

Episode Review: Ryusei no Kizuna

Ryusei no Kizuna Episode 1: Out of every episode, this one beat them all. My favorite part was when Ryo's character went crazy telling his older brother that their sister was selling condoms and the older brother going into shock mode. I loved every bit of this episode and I guess the people did to because the rating it received was a very high rating. I have great expectations on this show. Thus, Ryusei no Kizuna is the show of the week and recieved also a perfect 10 out of 10 as well as a gold star.

Episode Review: Giragira

Giragira Episode 1: Good episode to the end. Favorite part was all Shohei's character basically because he's new at the host club. Also, Shunji makes a good antagonist for the first time ever. Good enough for a 7 out of 10.

Episode Review: Kaze no Garden

Kaze no Garden Episode 2: More of what is wrong with our main character and finding out what can we do about it. It was also saddening because we experience the first death in the episode and it is taken pretty hard. Favorite part was when Ogata's character (I wish he was here) really praised to Taku as he falls asleep. Perfect 10 out of 10.

Episode Review: Nanase Futatabi

Nanase Futatabi Episode 2: Feel the suspense happening. Nanase quits her job and now works at the place where others have similar powers. Also, the police are having it with their witness and might become suspcious after helping apprehend a criminal who after got arrested went mentally insane. Rating is a 8.7 out of 10.

Episode Review: Team Batista no Eiko

Team Batista no Eiko Episode 1: Very good episode if I may do say so myself. Can't tell you the ending even though that was my favorite part. Anyway good and a perfect 10 out of 10.

Episode Review: Celeb to Binbo Taro

Celeb to Binbo Taro Episode 1: Funny and fulfilling episode. Seeing how the two sides live and how they interact was amazing. Favorite part was when the children saw their father and were like "Daddy?". I gave the first episode a 8 out of 10.

Compare and Contrast

This past weekend I was watching the second episode of Scrap Teacher and I was shocked when Yuri did a look that made me think, is that Yuto? What I referred to on that was that Yuto did that hairstyle three years ago in Nobuta wo Produce which was originated from Kazuya Kamenashi. Anyway, here's what I mean and tell me, are they the same or not.

MSCM 2430: Reaction to Own Obituary

After dealing with Ken Ogata's death last week and listening to a song over the weekend, I have to say that it was good writing this but at the same time very emotional because I never imagine myself doing this at all and I have already been through so much in recent years that everytime someone I know or watch dies, it feels like I'm starting to write my own will. Again, this was too emotional to do and here's the song I listened to that made it feel that way. Click on the title to listen to the song. Thank You. . .

This is the name of the song I like:

平原綾香 - ノクターン

Ayaka Hirahara-Nocturne

Scrap Teacher Episode One Screencaps

Here are the screencaps for Scrap Teacher Episode One:

Please thank the following websites for uploading these pictures

http://niarisu.wordpress.com/ (Inkstains in Life)

http://i-collect-cars.livejournal.com/ ( Ooeulhalttaen ddongssah~)

Without these two websites, I wouldn't be able to show you all these pictures. Anyway, here are the screencaps and I'll see ya'll tonight !

Mistake in Scrap Teacher Episode One Review

I made a mistake in the Episode One Review of Scrap Teacher. It turns out that I was originally right and that there are only three transfer students and not four as originally intended. The one student who did not transfer was actually transferring out at the request of his parents. But he finds the courage to believe in himself by using his teacher's words of encouragement as a way to believe that the school will not close down. Anyway, I'm sorry about that, that was only one mistake and hopefully it will never happen again.

Scrap Teacher Review

Because of the big hype I've decided to tell you all about Scrap Teacher in two parts. Part One is behind the scenes introduction and its characters. Part Two is the first episode that aired this past weekend.

Behind the Scenes

This was basically a behind the scenes look at the first episode and to tell us what to expect in the series. There are a overall total of eleven characters for the show but there are only eight main characters. These eight are introduced in three parts. Part One introduction is on the main character played by Yuto Nakajima in which he is a transfer student in his 2nd year at Jr. High, transferring for family reasons and has problems making friends because he has a respect for the school. Because of this, he is constantly bullied by three of his classmates and feels that school is no longer for him until he finds the confidence through his homeroom teacher. Part Two introduction is on the other three transfer students who transferred to Yuto's school for a specific reason that is unknown to us for now. Each carry a similar personality yet one of them played by Ryosuke Yamada (One Pound Gospel, Detective School Q) carries more of a darker personality than the others played by Yuri Chinen and Daiki Arioka. Part three introduction is on the teaching staff in which they go very quickly on them and finally we get to see some clips from the show including the three bullies who tease Yuto's character from day one. There are more behind the scenes footage and we get to see how a certain scene is done. Before seeing the show, I would recommend this for your viewing pleasure.

Episode One Review

Originally, the concept was that four students would transfer to a new school on the verge of collasping and help out its teachers and try to change the school to make it better. However, when I first saw the episode, its concept changed as Yuto Nakajima (Nobuta wo Produce), plays a new student in his 2nd year at Junior High (8th grade for people who don't understand Japan Schools) who gets bullied on his first day because he likes school but practically loses confidence in himself until he finds it through his homeroom teacher, played by Yusuke Kamiji and starts to build a bond with him that also gives him the courage to stand up. Surpising part was in the end when he gave his teacher words of encouragement. As for the other three transfer students, they don't enter until about 15 minutes into the show and don't make a appearence until about half-way through the show when they get Yuto's character out of the restroom after he was set up by the same bullies who teased him in the beginning. Now there is a difference between each transfer in my opinion. Yuto's transfer to this school was because of family business and he had to start over. The other three, their transfers was for the original concept of this show in which they've come to help their teachers and save the school from collasping. I like the show so much that I've decided to make a DVD collection out of it that I hope to finish by the end of the year. Anyway, the first episode was great and it feels like that I'm really going to enjoy this series.

Episode 2 Preview:

From what I can see, Yuto's character (Shusaburo) wants to hang out more with the other transfer students but Yamada's character (Toichi) carrying that dark personality makes him think otherwise which put Yuto's character into a dark path where gangs are willing to beat him to his death. Also, a female student feels troubled and decides to skip school and it is up to the homeroom teacher to make her reconsider.

So, there's the reviews for Scrap Teacher and I hope you all understand how I felt about them. I will have pictures from the first episode up by tomorrow as well comments about writing my own obituary and my own biography. Until then, see ya'll later and please feel free to comment !

Episode 1 Reviews

Episode One Reviews

October 4--11, 2008

ROOM OF KING was quite a funny drama especially the amazing acting of Hiro Mizushima. He really got me, much better than he did in Kamen Rider Kabuto two years ago. Also, the way the show was designed was very funny especially that silly song that was sung to bring the criminal to justice and save Anne Suzuki's character. Overall I rate this episode 6 out of 10 because even though it was great, it lack some of the characteristics for other characters other than Hiro's and Anne's combined.

Nanase Futatabi introduced us to a woman who had these psychic powers and then finds out that two others also have pyschic powers. One is on the run from the police in which one actor is similar to Yuya Takaki of Hey! Say! JUMP. I have said this back in April that both Ryuji Sainei and Takaki look almost alike. Anyway, back to where I was before. This man already knows he has these powers and serves as a magician until the police decide to take him in for questioning after witnessing a unknown crime. The other person is a 10-year-old boy who lives with his mother and apparently didn't like her reaction in the end. Due to the suspense of the episode I overall rate this 10 out of 10.

Kaze no Garden is actually more of a introduction than a actual episode. The episode introduces us to all the main characters and what they are doing right now. Ken Ogata, who passed away last week, was great in the show. He, in my opinion, always came up with advice to his two grandchildren who have both grown up with him ever since their mother died several years ago. As for their father, he lives in Tokyo and is a doctor who finds out that something is wrong with him. The narration was good because it shows the maturity of Ryunnosuke Kamiki who plays the son who had in his eyes never met his father until now. I rate this episode 9 out of 10 because of it being only more of a introduction-like episode rather than the beginning.

Bloody Monday had the most suspense that I have ever seen. The show had some crossovers to the Matrix, the movie Hackers, and various thriller movies. Haruma Miura really pulled it out in his first televison lead. Him playing the protagionist was good. About what Bloody Monday is, it is a virus in which the person can suffer from internal bleeding. Anyway, this show was by far the best of all Dramas and I give it a overall rating of 10 out of 10 and the number one show of the week.

I'll have a very big detailed review on Scrap Teacher because it was one of the only few shows with more pubiclitiy. Anyway, I'm giving it a overall rating of 9.7 out of 10.

It's Here! Mayonaka Shadow Boy

Finally, it's here! The Music Video, that is, Single CD and mp3 still not not for another week, Anyway, Hey Say JUMP's newest single from the Drama, Scrap Teacher "Mayonaka no Shadow Boy". Click the title to view and comment on the music video.

The music video serves as a darker tone to previous songs by Hey Say JUMP and like I said before this really has show their maturity and is reason that they are ready for the next level.

By the way, Scrap Teacher premieres this morning in Japan if anybody plans to see it. Well, that's all I want to say for now. Be back tonight with new stuff, See Ya! !

"Kaze no Garden" Co-Star Passed Away

Hi everyone! Today I was going to comment about doing my own obtiuary, however, today it feels like that one has already been written. In case you Japan Media people and my Veoh Friends don't know yet, I received the news early this morning that Ken Ogata who is co-starring in the new drama I will be watching this week, Kaze no Garden has passed away at the age of 71.

This, comes as a shock to me, as this is the fourth person to leave this world before his final work is released. Everyone knows about the international media and I'm talking about Heath Ledger, Bernie Mac, and Isaac Hayes, all whom have passed away this year before their final work was released.

I feel suprised and at the same time devastated because Kaze no Garden was going to be the first time that I would see this guy and many other actors on Television with the exception of two stars. Now, this will perhaps be the only time I will see Ken Ogata. I've heard all the work that he has done and I am proud to say that he was one of the most memorable Actors of his generation. Ken will be sorely missed.

IN MEMORY OF KEN OGATA

News Link: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=nJnOT9D-QRw
Obituary Link: http://varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/7155/53/

1937-2008

Apple Festival + October Singles

This past weekend, I went to the Apple Festival and despite the short time I had, it was okay. I just really wish I had a sport cap though. Oh well, there will always be next year when you go to the Brushy Mtn. Apple Festival.

This month, I have two favorite artists with new single and here are my comments for them:

NEWS: Happy Birthday: I'll say this from the start, despite the fact I like the song, I just don't think the title is appropiate enough for it to be a number one it. To me, Birthday songs are only sung on your birthday and for NEWS to do this, it's just crazy and believe me people, this song is not the song to hear.

LINK: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8nfREHD8V8 (Full Song)

NEWS Members are: Shigeaki Kato, Keiichiro Koyama, Takahisa Masuda, Ryo Nishikido, Yuya Tegoshi, and Tomohisa Yamashita

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Hey! Say! JUMP: Mayonaka no Shadow Boy: Now this song I really love. I haven't listen to the whole song yet but by the sound it looks like that Hey! Say! JUMP is ready for the next level. After doing just anime and kid-like songs last year, they're doing a song that shows their maturity after being together for only one year. Mayonaka no Shadow Boy or Midnight Shadow Boy is the song that you all should listen to.
LINK: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=sIlH6-mC0lU (Full Song)*
*wait until timer say 6:02 to listen to the full song.

Hey! Say! JUMP Members are: Daiki Arioka (BEST), Yuri Chinen (Seven), Kei Inoo (BEST), Ryutaro Morimoto (Seven), Yuto Nakajima (Seven), Keito Okamoto (Seven), Yuya Takaki (BEST), Kouta Yabu (BEST), Ryosuke Yamada (Seven), and Hikaru Yaotome (BEST)

The new single from NEWS is out this week while the new single from Hey! Say! JUMP will be out on October 22nd. Listen to these songs and tell me which one you think is better. Well, got to go. See you guys soon!