I'm an American student majoring in Japanese and Linguistics, but I'm also taking Korean (however, don't be mistaken- I have no Asian blood in me whatsoever ^^;;) I've been to Japan twice, but never to Korea.  But believe me, I'm trying to!

I've been studying Japanese for over 6 years now, so I feel comfortable speaking it and like to translate.  All of my translation entries are public, mostly because they're cross-posted to a few communities and I believe in sharing the love.

However, the rest of my journal is essentially friends-only, so if you'd like to read those entries please don't hesitate to add me- I'm always open to meeting new friends, especially if we share interests, which, at the moment consist of:

( list under the cut )

I'd like to think that I don't do a whole lot of fangirling on my LJ, but I probably do.  I do, however, love to poke fun at my favorites, but it's all out of some serious love for them.  I am pretty honest about the celebrities I don't particularly care for- I'll let you know who they are up front:

( sorry guys )

I don't really have a problem with most of these people, I just don't care for them (for pretty arbitrary reasons, too).  I try not to badmouth them or anything, but occasionally stuff slips out.

I love dramas, variety shows, magazines, books, movies... basically all forms of media, as long as they feature one or more of my favorites ^^;;

I just wanna make a note that I'll be moving to Tokyo (probably in late June, possibly early July) until the middle of next August, so if there's anyone in the area who wants to hang out & talk about stuff in town, just let me know ^^

Sorry this became a bit long (>~<)

Yoroshiku-wish!

I just downloaded these scans earlier today and decided to translate two of the fun articles included.  I'm still waiting to hear about the scans, but I did get them from karamaru_kagi , who was kind enough to upload them to arashi_on  this morning.

Anyway, I haven't gotten to the members' articles (don't know if I will, actually, seeing as I'm about to leave the country for a while) but I did Leader's extra page and the page with a breakdown of MatsuJun's body measurements (sorry, didn't translate that part... it kinda weirded me out, to be honest)  Whenever you see a number in parentheses like this (1) that means there's a footnote at the bottom of the article.

( Arashi Dictionary )

</fck:meta> ( A word from Arashi )

( Arashi Cell Phone SA-SHI-SU-SE-SO )

Again, I want to thank karamaru_kagi  for the high-quality scans.  I enjoyed taking on this little project ^^

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I couldn't resist, as soon as I watched these 2 episodes of AnS I just HAD to make some gifs.  Again, pretty shitty quality, but good enough to lol at, no? :D

( bouncybouncybouncy )

Yay, that's it for today.  Not as funny as the previous batch, but eh.  It was fun making them :D Sorry they're so small...

I couldn't resist gifing that recent Utaban appearance (5/31)... Aibatti was just too amazing to ignore.  So here they are, 26 in all! XD

( omg the lulz... )


Ok, that's all for now.  Don't be surprised if I keep putting these up throughout the day... I'm just totally addicted XD

I dunno why... but today I started playing around learning how to make gifs (finally).  I haven't looked into too much, but there was this free site that lets you upload short video clips and it turns them into little gifs, so I figured what the hell, I'll take a stab at this.  Not the best quality, but SOOOOOO ADDICTING.  Before I knew it I had gif'ed several random videos I had sitting around... and so, I'll share them with you guys! Because I don't think they're half bad, really.  Feel free to disagree, though ^^

Right now I have gifs from Sho's solo performance of Anti-Anti from the Iza!Now tour, that infamous Ninocam video that's been floating around YT for quite a while now, and a backstage clip of the group in Sendai (I think from 2008- they were wearing 24hr TV shirts, if I'm not mistaken)  They're not labeled properly on my computer, so sorry for the ambiguity.  But I'm sure you'll recognize some of these clips.

( oh, the crack! )

That's all I have for today.  Maybe I'll have more tomorrow, hehe ^^  Making gifs is fun, just like I thought it would be.  Yaaaay! :DDDD

Just wanted to say that my new favorite Utaban moment is this line:

オレめっちゃめっちゃ関係者ぁ〜〜〜！

Poor Aiba-chan's story of rejection by concert staff was able to be turned into a HILARIOUS moment of Arashi (and Utaban) history.



Oh Aiba-chan.  I will love you and your silliness always and forever :D

I can't stop... but at least I have something to show for it :D

Made some more FO Banners. Just cause I was changing my layout and made myself a new one.  So yeah. Made a bunch of Ninoai + 2 Group ones :D Woohoo~!
( this is what a year of high school cg class gets me )

Hooray for Ninoai~! Although this post's icon is Shotoshi, lol.  Oh well, it's all good :D

I ended up making another wallpaper (2 versions) and some FO banners (the Sakuraibano [?] ones weren't that great, so I don't think I'll post them...) from that same photoshoot uploaded by crystalove .  Same stuff applies to this post as the last one ^^

I really like this wallpaper, I'd use it for June if I didn't already have a great Nino one lined up.  Enjoy!

( ovary overload D: )

Ahhhhhhhhh SHO-KUN HAVE MY BABIES PLZ!! XDDD Sorry, that was just my overexcited ovaries talking. Time to calm down ^^

So I saw these amazing WinkUp scans put up by crystalove  this morning, and I felt inspired to make some graphics.  Weirrrrd.  I'll probably make some more later, but we're going shopping soon, so I don't have time right now.  But for the time being, I'll put these up.  The Sho scans are all credit to crystalove , but I'm sorry to say I don't remember where I got the Aiba scans.  If you know who uploaded them (or are the uploader themselves!) please please please let me know, I'd hate to not give credit where credit is due. 

For the wallpapers, I only have 1280x800 at the moment, because that's my own screen size, but if you really want another size just leave a comment and I'll see what I can do ^^

I'm not a huge stickler for credit, but I do ask that you don't take the credit yourself.  But I don't think anyone would do that... right? ^^ I don't mind if you use the textless ones for bases, just try to give me a shoutout if you'd like.  Just no hotlinking (it's not too hard to save it yourself and re-upload) and comments are appreciated, though not necessary.  

I'll probably post these to some communities when I get more stuff up/more time.  Until then, enjoy f-list + small group of other people who look at my journal! :D

( because we all know Sho + babies make my ovaries explode D: )

I hope you like them, I didn't do much with these because of lack of time, but maybe I'll try playing around with effects and stuff more later on. I just have a basic education for using photoshop, which I've been using trying to figure out gimp on my mac, so please bear with me if the quality isn't that great.

And if there are any problems/questions/requests of text changes please don't hesitate to ask.  I don't bite ^^

I DON'T WANNA GO TO THE DENTIST!! DX

I made 2 J-drama memes just now, trying not to think about having to go to the dentist TWICE tomorrow and cart my family around like a chauffeur (-_-;;)

Aaaaanyway, the first one is pretty self-explanatory (and made me realize that I haven't seen all that many dramas...) and the second one is just answering questions.  Just a little bit of fun to end the day ^^;;

( Ultimate J-drama meme #1 )

( J-drama Meme #2 )

Here's Kamiji's last entry as a member of SCS.  I felt the need to translate it, and I'm glad I did- it's extremely beautiful and reflective, and I like how he tells exactly what he's feeling about the whole situation.  Let's keep supporting Tsuruno Takeshi, Nokubo Naoki, and Kamiji Yuusuke as individuals, even if they're no longer known as Shuuchishin.

( 羞恥心 FOREVER )

So I feel bad about neglecting Kamiji's blog for so long... to (kind of) make up for it, I decided to at least translate the past few days since the entries focus on the soon-to-disband SCS. 

According to sources, SCS's upcoming schedule is as follows:

Dec. 31: Participate on the White Team with Pabo on Kohaku Uta Gassen
Jan. 2: On [Hexagon II New Year's Special] will officially resign as singers
Mar. 11: Kamiji Yusuke's solo single [Himawari] is scheduled to go on sale
Date undecided: Plan to put Tsuruno Takeshi's solo album on sale

Let's keep supporting these guys in solo activities! I'll try my best to update translations of Kamiji's blog, at least occasionally.  The quality of the translations probably won't be that great, but I'll work hard on getting them right.

( December 27th )

( December 28th )

( December 29th )

( December 30th )

Ah~ I'm gonna miss SCS ;___; I hope they all keep getting together and hang in there as individuals.  Good luck guys!

In the first post, I was only able to cover Sakuraiba, Ohmiya SK, Yama pair, and Sakumoto.  So I figured for this post I'll start off with the more minor pairs (with only a few pictures each) Then maybe I'll go into group pictures from there :D

( You know you want to look :D )

Ah~ that's all for today.  I still have some more pictures though, so maybe when the mood strikes me... :D
Thanks again to theproudpenguin  for a lot of these pictures!

I have been seriously loving Arashi lately... what with D no Arashi, G no Arashi, Mago Mago Arashi, Arashi no Shukudai-kun, VS Arashi... and many many more :D

The best thing about Arashi is their obvious bond- I just love how every show, every picture, every PV is just overflowing with lots of member love.  And so I just want to put a bunch of those moments together.

(To those with slow connections, sorry, this post is gonna be seriously picture-heavy)

( A.ra.shi, A.ra.shi, for dream~ )

Ah~ it's late, so I'm gonna stop here for now.  I'll try and finish it up tomorrow or something ^^;;
Thanks to theproudpenguin  for a lot of these pictures (those picspams are waaaaaaay funnier and more lengthy than mine ^^;;)
Also thanks to himitsu for the OhmiyaSK pictures, what a great resource XD

Share the Arashi love~ <3

And so, I enter my 20s today.

Of course I feel no different from when I was 19 yesterday, but that was expected.

And for my 21st birthday, I'm most likely gonna be in Japan (where the drinking age is 20 and they don't care about your age anyway) (-_-;;)

Well, my mom gave me a Miura Haruma calendar and some lovely Steve Madden boots, so I'm pretty happy (^^)v

Can't wait to eat birthday cake Ｏｏ｡｡(￣￢￣*) Wish I had a strawberry bingsoo though, hehe

Usually I get depressed on my birthday, having to share it with everyone and all, but I feel a lot better this year.  And I'm definitely in the mood to share some Christmas-y ikemen! :D



A self-proclaimed DAIGO-santa XD



My favorite baka-san trio, 羞恥心 (SCS!)
(Although in this picture it's SSC ^^;;)



Christmas SHINee!
(btw Key + mittens = WIN!)



Aiba-santa slurping up some cake XD


And what's Christmas without BREAKERZ's Winter Party? :D

Also reading Kamiji's usual December birthday entry was particularly uplifting for me.  I'll translate it here:
( To those of you born in December ♪  )

So cute, right? :D I feel all happy inside when I read his blog, I should get caught up on it.  I don't understand how you can dislike Kamiji Yuusuke, he's just such a sweetie even though he's not the brightest crayon in the enormous mega-value box.  Thanks, Yuu-chan, I'll keep supporting you next year too!

Merry Christmas, everyone~! And happy holidays :D

メリクリ♪

So I wanted to make a post about my current obsession, those adorable jailbait boys that make up the group SHINee.  I seriously can't get enough of these kids!  I'm a little ashamed to admit that I fell into their marketing scheme (I actually qualify as a member of the "noona" market), but now that I'm here I'm loving it! They just make me so happy~!

( Careful, very picture-heavy under the cut ^^ )

Are you ready to listen to some SHINee now? :D Check them out on YouTube- I recommend:

누난 너무 예뻐 (Replay) ; (Dance Version)
산소 같은 너 (Love Like Oxygen) ; (Dance Version)
아.미.고. (Amigo) ; (Live)
사.계.한. (Love Should Go On)
Forever or Never



Also look out for their TV show, Yunhanam, and the behind-the-scenes.  Totally worth it, it made me love them!  You should be able to find them at ShineeSubs Forum or the ShineeSubs YouTube page.

Hey, I just wanted to say that my friend icecapades is trying to get sponsorship to expand her journal, which consists of lots of hilarious, witty posts about Asian celebrities, dramas, music, and everything in-between.  I've found her journal to be extremely entertaining- I read every entry and it leaves me with something to say every time.  And when you leave her a comment she's so nice about returning the favor, so I just wanted to let you guys know about her LJ. 

Be sure to drop by her page sometime, I really enjoy it and she deserves a lot of support :D

Fighting!

I just finished my last exam (it only took me like 40 minutes... should I be worried? ^^;;) so now I'm stuck here until around 5 when my dad comes to get me.  In the meantime, I thought I'd start my little mini-reviews that I talked about a few months ago.  I'll just go down my list, providing a brief summary (mostly from dramawiki and other such sources) with my reviews under the cut.  So, here we go!

English title: Absolute Boyfriend
Original title: 絶対彼氏 (Zettai Kareshi)
Type: J-drama (renzoku)
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 11
Main cast: Hayami Mocomichi, Mizushima Hiro, Aibu Saki



( Read more... )

English title:  Anego
Original title: アネゴ (Anego)
Type: J-drama
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 10 + SP
Main cast: Shinohara Ryoko, Akanishi Jin, Tomosaka Rie, Kato Masaya



( Read more... )

English title: A Prince's First Love
Original title: 황태자의 첫사랑 (Hwangtaeja eui Cheot-sarang)
Type: K-drama
Genre: Comedy, romance
Episodes:18
Main cast: Cha Tae-hyun, Sung Yu-ri, Kim Nam-jin, Lee Jennie



( Read more... )

English title: Attic Cat / Rooftop Room Cat
Original title: 옥탑방 고양이 (Oktab-bang Koyang'i)
Type: K-drama
Genre: Comedy, romance
Episodes: 16
Main cast: Kim Rae-won, Jung Da-bin, Choi Jung-yoon, Lee Hyun-woo



( Read more... )

English title: The First Shop of Coffee Prince
Original title: 커피프린스 1호점 (Keopi Peurinseu Il-hojeom)
Type: K-drama
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 17
Main cast: Yoon Eun-hye, Gong Yoo, Lee Sun-gyun, Chae Jung-ahn, Kim Jae-wook, Kim Dong-wook, Lee Eon



( Read more... )

English title: 200-Pound Beauty
Original title: 미녀는 괴로워 (Minyeo neun Koeroweo)
Type: K-movie
Genre: Romance
Main cast: Kim Ah-joong, Joo Jin-mo



( Read more... )

English title: 3-Iron
Original title: 빈집 (Bin-jib)
Type: K-movie
Genre: Romance, drama
Main cast: Jae Hee, Lee Seung-yeon



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English title: Akihabara@DEEP
Original title: アキハバラ@DEEP (Akihabara@DEEP)
Type: J-movie
Genre: Drama
Main cast: Narimiya Hiroki, Oshinari Shugo, Arakawa Yoshiyoshi, Miura Haruma, Yamada Yuu



( Read more... )

English title: Attack on the Pin-up Boys
Original title: 꽃미남 연쇄 테러 사건 (Kkot-minam Yeonswae Tereo Sakeon)
Type: K-movie
Genre: Comedy
Main cast: Super Junior



( Read more... )

I guess that's enough for today... If I feel like doing more I will in a seperate entry.  I still have like 5 hours until I can go home, so that's a pretty good possibility.