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At first I thought of maintaining and updating this weblog although having another one at wordpress. Maybe I would, maybe I won't. I'm not so sure if I'd be able to update both. We'll see what happens eventually.

But for the time being, would appreciate if you (my dear friends) would update your link to this address instead: www.redgeofsanity.wordpress.com

Arigato ne.

Ja, mata!

Yamashita Tomohisa (Yamapi)

Yamapi in Code Blue. Loving the abs!! A killer!!

Currently watching this dorama and waiting for the fansub patiently. Code Blue seemed to have better ratings compared to Maou, but oh well, I still love Toma more..hehehe...

The above pics are some screen caps from episode 1 and 2. Though I pretty much jumbled it together to put it in a nutshell.

These are for all the Yamapi fans out there.

P/S: I personally think Yamapi have 'grown' in this Jdrama compared to his previous drama Proposal Daisakusen (2007). Don't just take my word for it, you should catch it!

It's all about Toma!

Call me immature, I don't really care! I'm mooning over IKUTA TOMA!!

Psst: Mandy my dear, enjoy the pix!

Ikuta Toma as Serizawa Naoto in MAOU (July 2008)

(Kyaaa!!!! I'm loving the expression!!)

*SIGH*.... I'm lost for words...

Want more of Toma-kun? Follow this link HERE

CHANGE - Takuya Kimura's Spring 2008 Dorama

Photos credits to: www.jazzholic.com

Are you ready for CHANGE? Hell yeah! Takuya Kimura rocks as the youngest PM of Japan. I'm currently at episode 5, and I'm itching for the next subbed episodes! I love how Takuya brings in the role as Asakura Keita :- a geeky elementary school teacher (with his broccoli hair *giggles*) turned Prime Minister!! He absolutely have no interest in the political arena, but due to certain circumstances, he ran for candidacy (after so much coaxing by Miyama Rika) and of course won (duh!) .

Photos credits to: www.jazzholic.com

Abe Hiroshi who is a terrific actor, plays as the laid back political strategist. He adds in more humor and fun in this dorama! Watching him and Takuya being paired up again in a team, I was transported back to Hero (2001) - another superfantastic dorama of Takuya and Abe. I even find that Takuya's character as Keita in Change is somewhat similar to his character in Hero. I guess that's what you get since it's the same screenwriter.

Each episodes will show us how Keita tackles and handles the conflicts and issues during his ruling period. You will have the (senior) bureaucrats trying to run the government without the involvement of Keita whom they see as a mere Puppet Prince. But of course Keita never fails to resolves things in his own special way. This leaves the rest of the bureaucrats baffled, agitated and more and more intimated by him. What makes this dorama interesting is also watching Keita winning the the beliefs of the people around him, who at first was sceptical of his ability to run as the Prime Minister.


So far, I have not been disappointed with this dorama. It's more light hearted compared to his previous dorama Karei naru Ichizoku. If that picture above is not enough to make you wanna watch this dorama, watch it for its wit, humor and interesting storyline (yeah!)

Konya Tsuki no Mieru Oka ni by B'z

今夜　月の見える丘に

I'm sure anyone who watched Beautiful Life - a Japanese tv drama series starring Takuya Kimura and Takako Tokiwa, knows this song. This was the theme song for the dorama.

If you haven't watch this dorama yet, I highly recommend you to do so. A very heart warming dorama, which is at the same time inspiring. A tear-jerker towards the end.

B'z - Eien no Tsubasa

B'z - Eien no Tsubasa

I love the mv, i love the song, i totally dig Koshi's voice and, to put it simply, i love B'z!

A little bit about B'z:

B'z (ビーズ, Bīzu) is a Japanese hard rock duo comprised of Tak Matsumoto (松本 孝弘, Matsumoto Takahiro, composition, guitar) and Koshi Inaba (稲葉 浩志 Inaba Kōshi, lyrics, vocals).

B'z were the first artists from Asia to have their hand prints and signatures put up in the Hollywood's Rock Walk.

Here's the lyrics to Eien no Tsubasa:

(romaji)

Masshiroi kumo no tadayou hate nani ga aru no
Sakura no oka de nekoronde yume wo miteta

Itsuka modottekitai bashou wa kitto koko ni aru

Eien no tsubasa ga hoshii mata au toki no tame ni
Hakanai kono inochi wo asa hi no youni moyashi nagara
Habataite yukou

Akari no shita wo futari nori jitensha koide
Tsuyoku dakitsuku aa nukumori namida ga desou
Ushinatte wa ikenai mono wo shitte shimatta yo

Eien no tsubasa hiroge tada kimi no tame dake ni
Mabayui sono egao ga kienai youni negai nagara
Habataite yukou

Bokura ga itsumo mesasu no wa
Itoshii monotachi no shiawase
Setsubou no saki ni kanarazu aru
Hitosuji no kibou no hikari

Eien no tsubasa hiroge tada kimi no tame dake ni
Mabayui sono egao ga kienai youni negai nagara
Eien no tsubasa ga aru nara hiroraka na kaze ni notte
Itsuka kuru yasashii mirai wo mune ni egaki shinji nagara
Habataite yukou

Spread your wings and fly away

(translation)

What is there at the end of the floating pure-white clouds?
I was lying down on a hill of cherry blossoms, dreaming

Here is where I’ll want to return to someday

I want eternal wings for the next time we meet
Burning this ephemeral existence of mine like the morning sun
I’ll fly on

The two of us on a bicycle, pedaling beneath the streetlights
Ah, the warmth that holds on to me tightly, I feel like I might cry

I’ve just come to know what it is that I cannot allow myself to lose

Spreading my eternal wings - and it’s all for you -
Wishing that that blinding smile of yours should never fade
I’ll fly on

What we’re always striving for is the happiness of those dear to us
The single ray of hope that can always be found past despair

Spreading my eternal wings - and it’s all for you -
Wishing that that blinding smile of yours should never fade
If I have eternal wings I’ll ride this pure wind
Picturing a gentle future that’ll come one day in my heart, and believing in it
I’ll fly on

(Spread your wings and fly away)

Kimi ga Suki by Mr. Children

君が好き Mr. Children

(romaji)

Moshimo mada negai ga hitotsu kanau toshitara
Sonna kusou wo hiroge
Ichinichijuu bonyari sugoseba
Tsuki mo nigoru Tokyo no yoru da
Soshite hineri dashita kotae wa

Kimi ga suki
Boku ga ikiru ue de
Kore ijou no imiwa nakutatte ii
Yoru no fuchi APAATO no waki
Kutabireta jihanki ga futatsu
Kan COFFEE wo katta

Bokuno te ga kimi no namida nugueru toshitara
Sorewa suteki dakedo
Kimimo mata boku ni nitayouna
Darenimo fumi komaretakunai ryouiki wo motterundarou

Kimi ga suki
Kono hibiki ni hisonderu nurui dasei no nioi ga shitemo
Kurikaeshi kurikaeshi
Niekirenai MELODY ni sotte
Omoi wo kogashite

Hodoukyou no ue ni minareteshimatta
Nigotta tsuki ga ukandeite
Yogorete itte shimau bokurani sotto
Aa munashiku nanika wo uttaeteru

Kimi ga suki
Boku ga ikiru ue de
Kore ijou no imiwa nakutatte ii
Yoru no fuchi kimi wo machi
Yukiba no nai omoi ga
Mata yozorani ukande

Kimi ga suki kimi ga suki
Niekirenai MELODY ni sotte
Omoi wo kogashite

Kimi ga Suki Mr. Children

(translation)

What if I could still have one wish come true…
I let my imagination run wild at the thought
And after spending all day absent-mindedly
Even the cloud is muddy in the Tokyo night
And the answer I’ve finally come to is…

I love you
As long as I’m alive I don’t need any other meaning in my life
In the depths of night, near your apartment
I buy two canned coffees from a worn down vending machine

If my hand could wipe away your tears
That would be wonderful
But I’m sure you’re like me
And don’t want anyone coming too close
You have hidden boundaries, don’t you?

I love you
Even if it smells like a lukewarm habit’s hiding in the sound of these words
I’ll sing it again and again
I’ll stick with this indistinct melody and let my thoughts burn within

I’m used to looking up on the walkway bridge
At the muddy moon that rises in the night
As we quietly become more and more dirty
Ah, it vainly tries to appeal to us somehow

I love you
As long as I’m alive I don’t need any other meaning in my life
In the depths of night, I wait for you
Without any place to go, my emotions fly up into the night sky again
I love you, I love you
I’ll stick with this indistinct melody and let my thoughts burn within