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Jack's list of Various Omega Red Media

@strongestbanner this is for you, if you are still curious about getting more into Omega Red's character! :D

EDIT, as of 09/17/2024: THIS LIST IS OUTDATED GO FIND THE SPIFFY NEW ONE HERE :)

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Beneath all the murder, the bloodshed, the Soviet State intervention, and the medical malpractice, I really like Omega Red and I find him to be such and intriguing character; if not, in the least, quite the illusive one.

Marvel has never really given him a proper origin story, nor have they fleshed out his background like they have for other villains (like our boy Sabretooth). We don't really know all too much about him and his past apart from the few bits and pieces dropped here and there throughout his very scattered appearances. Even then, there are still some contradictions in the little we do have about him, so good luck with piecing together his past lol.

Regardless, I hope this list can at least give a glimpse into Arkady Rossovich as a character, and how he has been written and portrayed by the various writer throughout his 30 years of existence :)

— Comics —

So! We start with the comics! I'm going to try and place these in a roughly chronological order, but some of it gets a little hard to place timeline wise. This is also by no means a wholly comprehensive list, but I thought I'd highlight some of the more prominent ones I like and let you go from there!

X-Men (1991) #4-#7 Omega Red makes his first ever comic book appearance, yippee! These comics officially introduced Omega Red and his powerset, a well as his history with Wolverine, Sabretooth, and Maverick during their time as CIA operatives.

X-Men (1991) #17-19 Enter, the Soul Skinner! This little ark isn't too widely talked about (at least where I am), but I find this to be an intriguing one nevertheless, especially in it's regards to Omega Red. With a mutant that is terrorizing an isolated Siberian town, the Russian Government sends Omega Red to investigate. Turns out Omega is just as vulnerable to his psychic powers as the rest of the village, and he Soul Skinner ends up mind-controlling and manipulating Arkady into fighting the X-Men when they arrive to help.

Maverick: In the Shadow of Death (1997) This little one-shot is about as close to a 90’s followup to Omega Red’s debut as you can get. Focusing almost entirely on Maverick, Omega Red, and John Wraith, this little comic does a decent job at trying to explain his mutant death factor and his motivations for all of his killings, as well as using the words “carbonadium synthesizer” and “mutant death factor” more that was probably necessary. (also John Wraith gets to use a bazooka and i think that's fun. they need to let him do that more often lol)

*Iron Man (1968) #295-#297 Another one of his earliest appearances. Being such a new character, there is, sadly, not too much to him here. BUT it does establish the character of Olinka Barankova, Arkady's creator and someone who remains an important figure to his history.

*Cable (1993) #9-#11 This ark gives us some very good insight on how Arkady views himself, especially during the early period after which he was unfrozen in the modern day.

*Generation X (1994) #10 and #11 Arkady attacks Emma and Banshee’s little team in the present, while Banshee has flashbacks to his time as an Interpol agent, when he chased down and arrested Arkady BEFORE he went through the Carbonadium bonding process.

Wolverine (1988) #170, #173-#175 Here he shows up, working alongside Lady Deathstrike for Sabretooth.

Wolverine: Origins (2006) #6-#10, and #36-#40 I have not read all of this run yet, so I cannot speak too much on it. Only that showing up briefly in issues #6-10, Omega is mostly there as a back ground antagonist. And, come issues #36-#40, he reappears to be killed off.

X-Men Gold (2017) #9-#11 To Quote the Stone Roses, "I am the resurrection and I am the life". The ones in which Arkady gets his ass resurrected, yay! Can't say much on the run itself, but I'm mainly mentioning it to help place the status of Omega Red, so that you are not left questioning why on earth he's suddenly alive the next time he appears :/

Weapon X (2017) #17-#27 With Sabretooth newly leading Weapon X, he ends up being lured and dragged away by Omega Red during a mission. After a good amount of back and forth and a lot of bloodshed, Creed ends up offering Arkady a chance at redemption from all of the Soviet medical malpractice and lack of autonomy he's been put through at the hands of S.I.C.K.L.E. Accepting the offer, Arkady ends up joining Creed's X-Force in defeating S.I.C.K.L.E.'s Director, Vassily Rossovich.

Now I feel like I need that Gordon Ramsey meme with the "finally some good fucking food" text. These issues, especially #17-#21, are some of the best for Omega red and his characterization. Hands down. As well, this is technically the first time we every get to see him be a “good guy” of sorts, and joining Sabretooth’s version of Weapon X/X-Force for the rest of the comics' run.

Now, this brings us to the Krakoa era! There is quite a bit, so bare with me. Outside of his prominent presence in the X-Lives of Wolverine special, his appearances are very sporadic and a little hard to follow, though you'll usually find him kicking around in both Wolverine or X-Force. I will also admit that I am NOT up to date with all of the krakoa era stuff, so there may have been a good few comics in which I've missed.

His Krakoa appearances, in order (that I can remember) are:

Wolverine #1, Wolverine #4, X-Force #12, X-Force #15, Wolverine #8, Wolverine #11-#12, all five issues of X-Lives of Wolverine, X-Force #27-Present, and Wolverine #26-#27

* Lastly, there is also this website you can check out for finding all of Omega Red's comic book appearances in chronological order. I will admit, I found this a hard list to start with because it can very easily get overwhelming from the sheer amount of stuff to it. But then again, I'm not your boss, and if you want to got combing through every last little bit of Arkady's appearances, then by all means go hog wild and check it out! for yourself :)

— The Animated Series —

I thought I would add Arkady's appearances in the Animated series for the sole purpose of verity. He is in no way a major occurrence, but when he gets his spot light, I feel that he shines like like hell.

"Red Dawn" S2 Ep.4 Outside of a very brief flash of his face seen in Sabertooth's flashbacks during the S1 Ep.4 "Deadly Reunions", this episode is Omega's first real and proper appearance, as well as his introduction into the animated show. Having been resurrected by some radical Generals looking to reclaim and reform the Soviet Union, Arkady wrecks havoc on the Republic's capital and ultimately tuns on the Generals to try overthrowing the Russian Parliament and take control of the Soviet Union for himself.

"A Deal With the Devil" S4 Ep.2 Arkady gets his ass unfrozen by the American government to clean up the remains of a Soviet submarine filled with nuclear war heads off the Hawaii coast. This episode really showcases his cunning and his drive for self determination, even as he drags Wolverine and Storm kicking and screaming into his evil plot to nuke the world.

"Weapon X, Lies and Video Tapes" S4 Ep.16 Not much to mention of Arkady here, but he does shows up in flash backs to the Weapon X Mission where they were tasked with retrieving the C-Synth.

— Fanfiction —

Yes, I am recommending fanfiction, sue me. But honestly, although fanfiction is fanfiction and "rrraaagh Not Canon Material™!!! >:(", I still wanted to honourably mention the work of Soviet_Supersoldier's Living Weapon, Living Computer and a touch of Luck on ao3. It is, as they describe, "A behind-the-scenes journey through the 2019 X-Force and Wolverine series."

With passionate dedication to weaving together the gaps of the sporadic appearances of Omega Red through the Krakoa Era, and to giving characters outside of Wolverine their due, I find this work to be a lovingly crafted case study of Arkady, Sage, Neena, and other non-titular characters we see in the Krakoa Era. I will happily pour my heart out for this work, even if it one day bleeds me dry.

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Disney emphasizes visually impaired character’s blindness is from internalized ableism

Despite Jace's projections of his internal ableism on people during a fire drill, when Jace is struggling, John (a jock he previously antagonized) guides him out of school during a fire drill after he has lost his cane and begs for help. It is emotional because it shows how his disability affects everyday tasks. This demonstrates Jace's need for support, whether he wants it or not. He is not the visually impaired superhuman. He is a typical flawed, stubborn teenager.

The internal ableism Jace is projecting onto wrestling culminates after Jace angrily insists he's not a "charity case" and shouldn't be kept around for the "freak factor" on the team. The coach says,

"Now you listen, and you listen good. If you wanna think of yourself as a freak, go ahead. What I see  is a kid who's worked his tail off and earned his spot." 

Next, the coach confronts Jace's projection that he is treated "special" because of his disability. He lacks faith in other people to believe he is like everyone else. Again a projection of himself. That characterization is subtle and pleasing.  

Jace's character moves quickly from stubborn and self-centered to sensitive and romantic toward Mary Beth.

No film about a blind person is complete without a face-touching scene. 

This sudden romance is unexpected, given how much of a jerk Jace is to everyone. "Authors go so far as to convert the sense of touch into that of sight, for the blind stripling has "fingers" that "must almost see" (Joyce, 1922/1998, p. 173). This fixation on the sense of touch leads to the stereotype of touching faces. Audio descriptions of people are more useful and only sometimes necessary. 

The touching of faces trope depends on sighted people's want to fulfill the sense they would be missing and accustomed to. 

Disabled people adapt to their circumstances individually and cannot be so easily categorized. There is a scene where John reveals wrestling is "all his identity." Unlike Jace, he doesn't "have music." This reminds the audience that 

Jace joined the wrestling team to be like everyone else, not because he is passionate about it. 

He could pursue a musical passion that coincided with a stereotype or "fit in." By becoming a jock. He chooses the latter, which reinforces his belief he's not like other blind people. Comparing the stereotypes of visually impaired people to reality, Bolt concludes, "People with Impaired Vision is no better than the overtly negative formation, for either way an object position is being defined, the subject position is necessarily held by someone with unimpaired vision. Indeed,  beneficial blindness only benefits prejudiced people who wish to maintain the binary logic of 'the blind' and 'the sighted,' them and us." (Bolt, 27)

Sources

Bolt, D. (2006). Beneficial Blindness: Literary Representation and the So-Called Positive Stereotyping of People with Impaired Vision. Journal of Disability Studies, (12), 1-31. https://disability-studies.leeds.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/library/bolt-Beneficial-Blindness.pdf

Joyce, J. (1998). Ulysses. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Original work published 1922)

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Klasik müziğin yıldızları Gümüşlük’te buluştu

Bosfor Turizm’in ana sponsorluğunda ve T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı’nın destekleriyle düzenlenen 21. Gümüşlük Müzik Festivali, Macar kemancı Kristóf Baráti ve Türk piyanist Tuna Bilgin’in tarihi taş ocağında verdiği konserle yaza merhaba dedi…

MUĞLA (İGFA) – Bu yıl da “Avrupa’nın en seçkin festivalleri EFFE2025” ödüllüne layık görülen Gümüşlük Müzik Festivali, Macar – Türk ikilisinin açılış konseriyle kapılarını müzikseverlere açtı. Bu yıl 21. yılını kutlayan festivalin açılış törenine ve hemen ardından gerçekleşen Baráti & Bilgin ikilisinin konserine, Bodrum’un tanınmış simaları ve sanatseverler katıldı.

KRİSTÓF BARÁTİ VE TUNA BİLGİN KONSERİNE YOĞUN İLGİ 

25 asırlık Antik Taş Ocağı’nda “Taşta” başlığı ile düzenlenen konserlerin ilkinde, Macar kemancı Kristóf Baráti ve Türk piyanist Tuna Bilgin, izleyiciye unutulmaz bir gece yaşattı. Dünya çapında olağanüstü nitelikte bir müzisyen olarak ilgiyi üstünde toplayan keman virtüözü Kristóf Baráti, festivalin yurtdışı eğitim bursuyla desteklenen, son iki yıldır ise festival kapsamında verdiği konserlerle dikkat çeken genç piyanist Tuna Bilgin, Romantik Dönem bestecilerden Beethoven, Brahms ve Franck’ın sonatlarıyla izleyici karşısına çıktı.  

Kusursuz tekniği, geniş ifade yelpazesi ve kemanına kattığı şiirselliği, genç piyanistimiz Tuna Bilgin’in mükemmel performansı eşliğinde sergileyen Kristóf Baráti, açılış konserinde programa L.V. Beethoven’ın, “Keman ve Piyano Sonatı No. 5 Fa Majör, Op. 24 “Bahar Sonatı” ile başladı. Kristóf Baráti & Tuna Bilgin ikilisi, daha sonra J. Brahms’ın, “Keman Sonatı No. 2 La Majör, Op. 100” adlı yapıtını seslendirerek büyük alkış aldı. Programda son eser, C. Franck’ın, “Keman Sonatı, La Majör” başlığını taşıyordu. İzleyicinin yoğun alkışlarıyla tekrar sahneye gelen ikili bis yaparak geceyi sonlandırdı.

H4NDS DUO: DÖRT EL PİYANO PERFORMANSI BÜYÜK BEĞENİ TOPLADI

21. Gümüşlük Müzik Festivali, Portekizli piyanistler António Silva & Tiago Nunes’un 14 Temmuz Pazar akşamı verdiği konserle devam etti. Klasik müzikseverleri Bitez Aktur’daki Zefirya Kültür ve Sanat Merkezi’nde buluşturan

Portekizli piyano ikilisi Silva ve Nunes, konser sonunda ayakta alkışlandı. İkili, 2019 pandemi döneminde geliştirdikleri eserlerinden oluşan dört el piyano ‘H4NDS DUO’ projeleriyle beğeni topladı.

Farklı coğrafyalardan bestecilerin eserlerini içeren ve sınırları müzikle kaldırma fikrine odaklanan H4NDS DUO projesi ve aynı adlı albüm; Schubert, Grieg, Dvořák ve Gluck gibi bestecilerin eserlerinden oluşuyordu. Coğrafi çeşitliliğe ve özgürlükleri kısıtlananların dayanıklılığına övgü niteliğine sahip olan proje dışında İkili, List, Debussy, M. Tokuyama ve A. Piazzolla’dan eserler de seslendirdi.

Zefirya Kültür ve Sanat Merkezi’nde gerçekleşen “Dört El” piyano ziyafetinde Portekizli ikili ilk olarak; F. Schubert’ten, “Fantezi Fa minör, D.940” adlı eseri seslendirdi. Sanatçılar bu eserin ardından E. Grieg’den, “Norveç Dansları, Op. 35; A. Dvořák’tan, “Slav Dansları: No.2, Op. 72 “Dumka” No.8, Op. 46 “Furiant” ve F. Liszt’ten, “Funérailles – Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S.173, No. 7” adlı yapılarla izleyiciden alkış aldı.. Program ikinci yarısında C. Debussy’nin, “L’isle Joyeuse, L. 106” başlıklı eseri ile açıldı. Daha sonra M. Tokuyama’nın, “Musica Nara op.25” adlı eseri izleyici ile buluştu. Gece A. Piazzolla’nın, “Invierno Porteño”, “Nightclub 1960” ve “Libertango” başlıklı yapıtlarıyla son buldu.

‘KUMDA KEMAN’- GENÇ KEMANCILARA ÖVGÜ YAĞDI

Gümüşlük Festival Akademisi (GFA) tarafından 2006’dan beri düzenli olarak gerçekleştirilen masterclasslar kapsamında bu yıl ilk sınıf mezunlarını verdi. 2024’ün ilk ustalık sınıfına katılan Keman Masterclass öğrencileri, keman sanatçıları Kristóf Barati ve Erkin Onay’la bir hafta boyunca müzikal bilgi ve enstrümanlarında ustalık kazandılar. Yoğun etüt programı ve derslerin sonunda geçtiğimiz akşam festivalin Gümüşlük sahilindeki sahnesi Toprak Ev’de izleyici karşısına çıkan GFA Keman Masterclass öğrencileri, keman için yazılmış eserlerden derledikleri bir repertuvarla sahneye çıktı.

Yaşları 12 ila 21 arasında değişen, Bilkent Üniversitesi Müzik ve Sahne Sanatları Fakültesi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Ankara Devlet Konservatuvarı, Bakü Bülbül Müzik Okulu, Mimar Sinan İstanbul Devlet Konservatuarı gibi farklı eğitim kurumlarında gelen 9 genç yetenek, Toprak Ev’in sahnesinde hünerlerini sergiledi. C. Saint-Saëns, Fritz Kreisler, Joachim Raff, Henryk Wieniawski, W. A. Mozart, N. Paganini, Antonín Dvořák ve Béla Bartók gibi sevilen bestecilerin keman için yazılmış eserlerini seslendiren öğrenciler, konserin ardından düzenlenen törenle, sertifikalarını eğitmenleri Erkin Onay’ın elinden alma şansına sahip oldu. GFA Keman Masterclass öğrenci konserinin geliri önceki yıllarda olduğu gibi bu yıl da bir sonraki yılın öğrenci fonunda kullanılacak. GFA fonu, ihtiyaç sahibi öğrencilerin yurt içi veya yurtdışı eğitim giderlerine aktarılıyor.

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[anosci]

(166-180 albums etc that I’ve listened to this year, copied from twitter) (now with art. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13])

names and thoughts below cut

166/ MigloJE - Elements 2 (2023) hmm..it's not doing much for me? I think i wouldve been bonkers for this in 2006. does that make it retro? it does have a VERY early 00s bedroom synth vibe. highlights: "Eyes full of sky part 2". "Star Dust" hits right.

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167/ (all of the mono/tonik/211 releases from 1996) mostly a pile of singles. a mish mash of styles, that hit me to varying degrees. some standouts: 23/Wired. BIG BEAT. 40/phunky habitation. the 2step matches that synthwork beautifully. 59/painting plastics. crackly :D

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168/ (all of the modules from Tokyo Dawn Records, 1997) lots of dnb fodder. not even bad, im just picky. the standouts are the chillouts: rubrngr, almond ep… well, those are the standouts that i didnt already have from party releases :P

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169/ Nimu - Picture In Picture (2023) flowing waters, gently carrying you away. surprising amount of tobacco smoke difuses the streetlamps. for some reason this didnt do much for me overall. highlights…… hmm. mostly just "Ultramarine".

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170/ Brioskj - Afterlife (2023) a brighter side of chill. "I'm Jealous" has a really cool spacey progression that resonates with me fsr. the shifting harmonies actually permeate the whole EP, which i rather enjoy, but t3 in particular hit me 2nite. "Sultriness 2022" rly good too.

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171/ Aleksi Perälä - The Colundi Sequence Level 1 (2014) i remember skimming a few tracks each of these 100000 albums and then adding them to my list if anything caught my ear. im not sure why this made my list. prolly GBBVT1337052. feels like great meditation music overall.

(runnerup GBBVT1337102!)

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172/ (all of the stuff from monotonik 1997) it's just distance kicking all of the ass. well the other stuff is ok but i really like the chill-ish idm-ish stuff distance was dropping here. "pt30 tribute" ahead of its time tbh. s/o to Whiskas for his weird tune too.

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173/ Mr. Bill - IRL (2014) fun electric sound with a touch of groove. it's a fun dichotomy between "submersed in the modern sound of 2014" and "not cleanly fitting in any single trend box". the combo is a really fun listen 9 years later.

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174/ (all of the stuff from mono (not tonik) 1997) dnb? eh. 'sok. triphop and breaks? therein lies the good stuff. lets see, highlights: "blur (your) reality" cool orbital vibe! "twisted shadows" masiv "Call Me Persephone" d e e p SIZEABL8.XM <- surprisingly hard!

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175/ Mr. Scruff - Friendly Bacteria (2014) nice clean beats. not a fan of the vocals when they appear, which is sometimes. title track is nice. gotta love some bendy octave defying bass. fav track "We Are Coming" tho. stac.

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176/ TVBOO - HONKERS (2023) the high pitch weirdness in the opening track is enough to win my heart over, holy shit it's a lil silly but in an earnest way that only lends to the heart within the music. (check track 3 you'll know what i mean.) fun!

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(extra long thoughts)

177/ (every Tokyo Dawn Records mod release, 1998) hmm. dnb. lots of good stuff tbh, but im being picky. some actual hilites: "selbstmord?" is such a cool spacey mood. feels like it could fit in metroid prime. love it. "peachy" is just oldschool s3xmit for me to enjoy the dnb "On me" still dnb but man i cant deny this is FRESH for 98. absolutely bonkers you could get a 1MB module of this at the time. "wolkenflug" hmm. a lil too trance for my taste but its getting there "in vestigator" cool! b-side is a bit much (loopy) but i dig the texture "during 8" finally! some big slow breaks! sadly its just ok. "Collapsoid" huh kinda cool lil textures in this groove "AbstractTechnoVibes" anything "aphexy" gets my attention huh. cool textures and cool synthwork. warbles! "into the unknown" holding an intense fight against my distaste for dnb (and esp darkstep) by being good "lesbians on wax 2.0" i love how this is called "ae-esque." it sure is… for 1998, on the 10th of july, three days before LP5. (ok actually LP5 isn't quite as much of a leap as confield was but still.) yes good i like it "AlbertoBalsalm (rmx)" is fascinating. its hard to best the original and this doesn't quite manage but it's neat to hear someone take it on in a tracker. it's at its best when it deviates from (instead of trying to augment) the original. 5!? wild. "little 8bit box ep" beats :)

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178/ (all monotonik releases, 1998) mixed bag etc ofc "0% Sianisms (Dark Blue Mix)" wacky wonky good stuff "Chinwokh EP" cool and crunchy "Darn Martians EP" weird beats that sit well with me "Moss EP" really cool soundscapes! perfect turn of the century sound

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179/ (all mono211 releases, 1998) mixed bag etc ofc. massiv hiphop standouts. &: "0% Sianisms" delightful, industrial, and a third thing "Two Girls EP" absolutely blown away at the outside perspective shown here. actually insane. fascinating. "More Tea EP" rly good! love those breaks!! "Parannoying" takes dnb timbres and combines them into a weird lazy afternoon tracker thing. the whole ep actually. standout. "Reversions" chilled out hiphop vibes, no twists. hits good.

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180/ (all Tokyo Dawn Records, 1999) looking for non-dnb on the dnb label once again. i find myself mostly enjoying falcon's slow beats: "la petit prince" and "luv u" esp. "light" is peppy enough to overcome my anti-dnb bias. "repertoire#2" is a lovely variety pack.

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[wakquack]

D 2006-173 - Uncensored Scrooge “Just this: There’s a rubber duck involved.”

this entire story is… wild. and full of terrible disguises.

translation under cut, but first this bonus:

Scrooge, in a terrible disguise and flanked by his nephews: Nobody needs to know. We would like to do business with you, and we can provide information - about some rather spicy interests of Mr. McDuck.

S: Just this: There’s a rubber duck involved.

Super shady dude: Now that sounds promising.

[a-slytherinish-gryffindor]

catalyst - part 2

first things first, before we get to the continuation of catalyst, we'd like to say thank you for staying patient with us, we really appreciate it!

now, to the fic!

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Monday, September 5th, 2005 - 6am

As Marie left her room, she bumped into Allegra and Claude who were getting ready to head to the cafeteria.

“Morning, guys.” yawned Marie, as she made herself her specialty coffee, lovingly named Death Brew.

“Good morning, Mars!” chirped Allegra.

“Good Morning, Mari! We wanted to ask you something,” Claude hesitated and looked towards Allegra for confirmation. “...We, that is Felix, Allan, Allegra, and I have been practicing together to start a band… but we don’t have a lead singer. After yesterday, we talked it over, and wanted to ask you if youwantedtojoinourband?”

“What?” Did she hear that right?

“Join our band?”

Allegra cut in to explain better. “Obviously, this isn’t something we would offer after knowing you for one day, but you seem like an amazing person, and we would all love to get to know you! The fact that you come with Jagged Stone as your honorary brother and are also an amazing singer is a huge plus, but really, we want to be friends with you.” Allegra rambled, nervously.

Marie was shocked. Her new dormmates were really offering something so important to them to her. And not just because of who she was, and what connections she has. Not for her money. Not for fame, and not for love. She could truly see herself being good friends with these teens in time. She shook her head to shake off the intruding thoughts of her past friends and focused back on Allegra and Claude, who were nervously waiting for her answer.

“Yes! Yes, I would love to be in your band! What’s your guys’ band name?”

By that time, the others had come out to join them and were contributing to their ever-growing list of possible band names as they left their dorm and headed to the elevators.

“What about The Catastrophe?” supplied Allan.

“...The Six?”

“...Malfortune?”

“...Heritage?”

“What about The Quantics?” Questioned Claude, absentmindedly.

The others paused.

“You might be on to something, Beauchêne…” Felix hesitated, before continuing, “Since Marie will be our Lead Singer, why don’t we call ourselves Marie and the Quantics?”

Completely shocked, Marie froze, as Allegra and Claude cheered at having found their name and pulled them all in for a group hug.

Marie looked around at her new bandmates and smiled softly. It looked like she would finally find a place she truly belonged in.

~~

The newly named band exits the elevator and makes its way to the cafeteria, where they’ll get their new schedules.

They joined the other tired students who were slowly trickling into the cafeteria for breakfast and sat down at a table, close to the doors, to not get trampled by the students when they rush to get to their first class of the day.

They keep up small talk while the administrator, Camille calls up students to pick up their schedules. One by one, the group picks up their schedules and shares them with each other.

Marie studies her schedule, trying to commit it to memory before she passes it to Allegra.

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Class Schedule; Year 2005-2006; Marie Olivia Wayne (Age 16) - Première Student

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday:

7am-8am: Introduction to Business & Finance (M. Pommel - Lecture Hall 3A)

8am-9am: Physics (Mme. Blanchet - Room 143)

9am-10am: Study Hall

10am-11am: Social Studies (Mlle. Lavigne - Room 112)

11am-12pm: Fashion & Design (Mlle. Bouchard - Room 264)

12pm-1pm: Lunch

1pm-2pm: Pre-Calculus (M. Corbin - Room 173)

2pm-3pm: Jewelry & Accessories I (Mme. Garcia - Room 216)

3pm-4pm: Study Hall (Optional Class on Tuesdays/Thursdays: Studio Art - M. Moreau - Room 294) (Optional Class on Mondays/Fridays: Advanced Guitar 2 - Mme. Beaumont - Room 204)

4pm-5pm: Literary Studies (Mlle. Fontaine - Room 122)

5:30pm-7pm: Physical Education (Fencing; Off-Campus @ Lycee Francois Dupont on Mondays & Fridays - M. D’Argencourt)

Wednesday & Saturday (Half-days):

7am-8am: Textiles & Fabric (Mlle. Bouchard - Room 265)

8am-9am: Voice Lessons/ Songwriting & Production (Mlle. Ferreira & M. Meyer - Room 209)

9am-10am: Study Hall

10am-11am: Fashion History (Mme. Cadieux - Lecture Hall 2C)

11am-12pm: Gymnastics (Mlle. Bassett - Gym Room C)

5:30pm-7pm: Physical Education (Fencing; Off-Campus @ Lycee Francois Dupont on Wednesdays. MMA - Mixed Martial Arts; M. Alarie & Mlle. Baudelaire on Saturdays - School Gymnasium)

*Students have 5 minutes to rotate classrooms.*

**Transportation is provided for Off-Campus classes**

~~

After looking at everyone else’s schedule, she found out that she shared many classes with them.

She shared Voice Lessons & Songwriting/Production with all of her dormmates. She shared Pre-Calculus with Claude, Gymnastics with Allegra, Studio Art and Social Studies with Bridgette, Intro to Business and Fencing with Felix, and Literary Studies with Allan.

They finished up their food and began heading to their new classrooms, ready to start learning.

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Monday, September 5th, 2005 - 3pm

After a, frankly, overwhelming morning, Marie Wayne was jogging to her dorm, to pick up her guitar before her next class, when she crashed into another student who had their hands full of papers, sending them both toppling to the ground and papers fluttering to the ground around them.

“Ugh,” Marie groaned, as she slowly sat up, trying to keep her head from spinning. She turned towards the student she had crashed into and saw him curiously observing her.

She jumped up and stumbled before she got her balance back, and reached out a hand to the boy who had finished picking up his scattered papers on the ground and pulled him up.

She looked up at him and their eyes met, and Marie nearly stumbled again from their intensity.

The boy was absolutely gorgeous. With breathtaking cyan eyes, silky black hair with blue tips, and a friendly, reassuring smile, Marie was near-instantly smitten.

She shook herself out of her thoughts and introduced herself.

“I’m Marie and I am so, so sorry about that. You’re not hurt, are you?”

“Don’t worry about it, I’m wasn’t hurt. I’m Luka, by the way. Where are you headed to, so distracted?”

“I’m just heading to my dorm to grab my guitar.”

“Well, Marie,” He smiled down at her, “Would you mind if I accompanied you? I’ll be heading to Mme. Beaumont’s class, too.”

“N-no,” She stuttered, “No, I don’t mind if you join me. We’re not far. It’s dorm A-21, just down the hall.”

‘Yeah,’ Marie thought, as she walked to her next class with Luka, 'This is going to be a great fresh start for me.'

~~~~~~~

Teaser - Part 1 / Uniform sketch - Part 2 (here) - Part 3 (COMING SOON)

Taglist:

@aespades @corporeal-terrestrial @adrestar @meme991001 @youllgetnojudgementfromme

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catalyst is a group effort and posted under one account (@a-slytherinish-gryffindor) if it’s posted anywhere else without crediting us, please be aware that it has been stolen.

[whumpster-fire]

Trivia Fun Facts

Defenestrating Sphere has been voted the Best Dungeons and Dragons Spell for sixteen consecutive years since its publication in 2004 by the Royal Society For Yeeting Your Bitch Ass Out Of A Fucking Window, which is the greatest number of consecutive wins of this award for any spell published in a D&D splatbook by nine years, and the most awarded spell in the game overall by four years with the runner-up being Telekinesis (although Telekinesis has more total wins due to its being in the game for longer - it was already published at the founding of the Royal Society For Yeeting Your Bitch Ass Out Of A Fucking Window in 1983.

The American Your-Bitch-Ass-Out-Of-A-Window-Yeeting Association predates Dungeons and Dragons, but has only given awards for tabletop RPG spells since 2006. Defenestrating Sphere has won every single year in America, except for 2016 and 2008. In 2016 the award was given to Bigby’s Grasping Hand in a close vote, with the prevailing opinion being “come on, it’s just too easy, man.” The resulting riots nearly led to the AYBAOOAWYA’s collapse, and over twelve members were killed, most by the obvious cause but one by gunshot wounds. In 2008 the award was given to Hurl Through Hell. However, this was no longer valid in 2010 with the resolution to no longer consider D&D 4th Edition a Dungeons And Dragons Game, resulting in the award being moved to the new “Best Spell From A Tabletop Imitation Of A MMORPG” category, later renamed the “Best D&D 4th Edition Spell” in 2013. Hurl Through Hell has won this award every year since its inception. The 2008 “Best Dungeons And Dragons Spell” award was reinstated in 2014 after the release of D&D 5e and the inclusion of Hurl Through Hell, but was later rescinded in 2018 when somebody pointed out that Hurl Through Hell is a class feature and not a spell in 5e.

The AYBAOOAWYA currently does not recognize a winner for Best D&D Spell in 2008. The Czech Defenestration Society is the oldest and ninth-most prestigious recreational defenestration organization, established in 1419. However, to date CDS Windowlords have refused to add roleplaying games as an awards category, on the basis that it would detract from their reputation. This is hard to argue, as a photo of Lake Prague, once the site of a medieval Czech city that was hurled through a window-shaped dimensional portal by CDS mages on multiple occasions, clearly demonstrates the society’s power. After its third defenestration in 1618 which resulted in Prague falling over 17 miles (27358.8 meters), the city was never rebuilt and the crater was allowed to fill with water, though there are several villages surrounding the lake, as well as several villages that now lie at the bottom of the lake after being flung through a 400-meter tall iron window purpose-built by the CDS. Sadly this window was destroyed by Nazi bombing campaigns during WWII as retaliation for the 1939 Defenestration of Wolfenbüttel . Nevertheless the foundations of the great window, and the lake as a whole, have been designated a world heritage site by UNESCDO, the United Nations Cultural, Scientific, Cultural, and Defenestration Organization, and tourism has replaced fishing as the dominant industry in the area.

But this atrocity did not deter the CDS, and over the course of the war the Czechs proceeded to defenestrate several other German settlements including Cloppenburg, Dingolfing, and Bad Mergentheim (Good Mergentheim fifteen kilometers to the South was also leveled in an unrelated attack by the Budapest Pyromancy club. Sorta Okay Mergentheim still stands to this day, although it has been depopulated since 1971 due to the actions of the Slovenian Necromancer’s Guild), as well as Lubbock Texas, which was sadly confused with Lübeck, Germany (Which was sunk into the sea in 1955 by the Liverpool Cult of Neptune), and Ipswich, which was destroyed just for the fun of it. Luckily for the allies, the CDS was finally brought to its knees with the 1942 defeat of most of its Council of Archdefenestrators by Defenestrierungsmeister Hans Von Liechenberg, also known by his post-war professional wrestling stage name Hurl-It-Out Hans, using his signature finishing move, Defenestrierenkugel (roughly translates as: Defenestrating Sphere). Hurl-It-Out Hans was the third most popular defenestration-themed professional wrestler of all time, after Max Pane, and The Undertaker, best known for the 1998 match where he threw Mankind out the window of Hell In A Cell and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer's table.

However, while the Czech Defenestration Society has the most total destroyed cities to its record, the largest individual city to be defenestrated was San Antonion in 1993 by the Texas-based biker gang known as Yeet-Haw. A 2008 attempt by the CDS to overturn this record by defenestrating Hamburg ended in tragedy when Hamburg, Arkansas was accidentally defenestrated instead of Hamburg, Germany. After major public outcry, the CDS’s Senior Geography Officer Pepik Otradovec was ejected via the 14th-story window of the organization’s headquarters in Hradec.

This was also the same year that American Your-Bitch-Ass-Out-Of-A-Window-Yeeting Association retroactively failed to crown a Best Dungeons and Dragons Spell winner. As a result of these two incidents 2008 has been voted the Worst Year In History by the Royal Society For Yeeting Your Bitch Ass Out Of A Fucking Window five times, the third-most wins of any year. It is tied for third place with AD 79, when both Pompeii and Herculineum were destroyed by a volcanic eruption without windows being involved at all. In second place is 1965, when the Chicago Municipal Building Code briefly banned windows. This ban was quickly overturned due the entire committee responsible being hurled out of an existing window which had been grandfathered in and was not affected by the ban. In first place is 1903, the year when impact-resistant windowpanes for high-rises were invented.

1903, coincidentally, is also exactly 173 times the number of votes by which Bigby’s Grasping Hand won in 2016. But even more impressive is that 2016 happens equal the height in feet of the current world record for Highest Purely Architectural Defenestration in the Women’s Category by use of a rolling chair, set by Agnes Bilchmoitner of Lincoln, Nebraska (Defenestrator) and the late Joe Rusell Bracegirdle Junior (Defenestratee) of Schaumburg, Illinois, off the 137th floor of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which shattered not only the previous record but also the impact-resistant glass in use on the tower, although the record would have been higher if the structure had not been built with lower roofs which interrupted Mr. Bracegirdle’s fall against the recommendation of the American Your-Bitch-Ass-Out-Of-A-Window-Yeeting Association. Regardless, the floor number this record was set from with the last two digits reversed is equal to the ratio of the calendar year which was voted the Worst Year of All Time by the RSFYYBAOOAFW to the margin of victory for Bigby’s Grasping Hand, and the last two digits of the year when Bigby’s Grasping Hand won Best D&D Spell is the same as the distance in feet that the Undertaker threw Mankind out the window of Hell In A Cell and plummeted 16 ft through an announcer's table. This took place in 1998, which is not only the best version of Windows Operating System according to the  AYBAOOAWYA, but is also equal to the current height in feet of the world record for Highest Magically-Assisted Purely Architectural Defenestration By A Minor, set by 16-year-old Brian Woolworth in 2004, which is when the D&D 3.5 edition Complete Arcana was published, including the spell Defenestrating Sphere, and Brian’s age when he set the record is equal to the number of consecutive years Defenestrating Sphere has been voted the Best Dungeons and Dragons spell by the RSFYYBAOOAFW.

And that, according to the Czech Defenestration Society’s 2021 annual awards ceremony, is the Greatest Defenestration Trivia Fact of the year.

[theprettyinthemundane]

A list of Pan’s epithets and things Pan was called (mostly) from the ancient world:

(I haven’t seen many posts making a somewhat comprehensive list of Pan’s epithets, so I thought I would put this out there)

Here’s what Theoi.com lists, it is definitely a good list:

goat-herd (aipolos) Plato, Cratylus 400d & 408b (trans. Lamb) (Greek philosopher C4th B.C.) (From Theoi.com)

“Pan lord of the woodlands and of war” Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 3. 46 ff (trans. Mozley) (Roman epic C1st A.D.) : From Theoi.com

Also, for additional context for “sea roaming:

Suidas s.v. Haliplanktos ff : "Haliplanktos (Sea-roaming) : Thus Pan is called . . . because he is in love with Ekho (Echo); the sea is noisy." (also from Theoi.com)

https://www.theoi.com/Georgikos/Pan.html#Hymns

Here are some other things from other sources:

“Shepherd’s patron” (Brown, E. 1977)

“Lusty” (like a he-goat) (Rinkevich, T. E. 1973)

“Lyterios (“the one who releases from disease)” (Petridou, G. (2016). Theoi.com lists this one, but this paper adds more context.

““krotos-loving” (φιλόκροτος) (suggesting that he has particular affection for percussive sounds, whether the noise of dancing feet, the clapping of hands, or the clacking of krotala)” “finger snapping” is also a form of this  (Laferrière, C. M. 2019; Lynch, T., & Rocconi, E. 2020: 51 )

 “Εὔοδος (giverof- good-roads), Σωτήρ (savior),

Ἐπήκοος (he who listens to prayer), and

Εὔαγρος (of the good-hunt).”

(Stern, K. 2013, Mairs, R. 2010).

“keen-eyed god”    (Homeric hymn 19, to Pan)

“a lover of merry noise, All-fertile, fanatic,

serpent horned Jove/Zeus”    (Orphic hymn 10, to Pan)

“…the trupanon of the goatherd (…the symbolism of the trupanon is that of the phallos, as the active member in intercourse. A trupanon is a wooden drill used to make fIre which was invented by Hermes, Pan's father…)” (Pierce, N. 2006: 40)

“Goatboy-Penetrator Pan” (Wills, G. 1998)

“the most powerful of the gods in accomplishing men's prayers and requiting the wicked for their misdeeds” (Winter, F. E. 2005) (this one wasn’t a specific epithet the ancients gave him, but it does seem accurate, so I thought I would include it).

 The numbers in parentheses below this are page numbers since they are from a book, I tried to break it up so it’s a bit easier to read. 

“Lord of Arcadia / Pan of Paiania (3) (Dillon, M. 2003: 236; Wills, G. 1998),

Huntsman, protector of game, keeper of goats, one who made fertile the little flocks, Most ancient and most honored (4), god of little flocks (5), goat god (43),

a god who treads the heights (58), god of mountains/ snow/forests/rocky coast/the sea (60),

theronomos/herdsman of wild animals (64), slayer of beasts (64), god of the hunt (64), Pan Aktios god of river banks and ocean promontories where goats come for water and salt (65; Haldane, J. 1968), goat footed (65; MASTRAPAS, A. 2013)

devine-he-goat-shepherd (67),  indispensable patron of fertility of small flocks (75), duseros / unlucky in love (77, 115) god of noise and movement (111), golden horned pan (117), keeper and protector of the flocks (125), dog of the Mother of the gods (173; Haldane, J. 1968), most accomplished dancer (175)”

 (Borgeaud, P. 1988).

Lastly: Epithets are complex and deserve content of their own (of which there is a lot!), so I don’t mean to diminish the complexity of epithets and their use, this is just meant to be helpful for those who want to learn more about Pan. Some epithets may be a bit redundant, but I think it’s better to have too many than too few, because I haven’t seen much of this information floating around her. Also, as usual, please feel free to correct me if I’ve made any mistakes in this post. Thanks!

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Brown, E. (1977). The Divine Name "Pan". Transactions of the American Philological Association (1974-), 107, 57-61. doi:10.2307/284025

Dillon, M. (2003). Girls and women in classical Greek religion. Psychology Press. ISBN: ISBN 9780415319164

Haldane, J. (1968). Pindar and Pan: Frs. 95-100 Snell. Phoenix, 22(1), 18-31. doi:10.2307/1087034

Laferrière, C. M. (2019). Sacred Sounds: The Cult of Pan and the Nymphs in the Vari Cave. Classical Antiquity, 38(2), 185-216. Doi: 10.1525/ca.2019.38.2.185

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Mairs, R. (2010). Egyptian ‘Inscriptions’ and Greek ‘Graffi ti’at El Kanais in the Egyptian Eastern Desert. In Ancient graffiti in context (pp. 169-180). Routledge.

MASTRAPAS, A. (2013). THE BATTLE OF MARATHON AND THE INTRODUCTION OF PAN'S WORSHIP TO ATHENS: THE POLITICAL DIMENSION OF A LEGEND THROUGH WRITTEN EVIDENCE AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS. Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies. Supplement, (124), 111-122. Retrieved July 18, 2020, from www.jstor.org/stable/44216259

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Slater, W. J. (1971). Pindar’s house. Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, 12(2), 141-152.

STERN, K. (2013). Vandals or Pilgrims?: Jews, Travel Culture, and Devotional Practice in the Pan Temple of Egyptian El-Kanais. In Hodge C., Olyan S., Ullucci D., & Wasserman E. (Eds.), "The One Who Sows Bountifully": Essays in Honor of Stanley K. Stowers (pp. 177-188). Society of Biblical Literature. doi: 10.2307/j.ctt14bs6fv.20

Wills, G. (1998). The Real Arcadia. The American Scholar, 67(3), 15-27.

Winter, F. E. (2005). Arkadian Temple-designs. The Norwegian Institute at Athens

 Research tip: (almost) any article with a doi # can be found for free using sci-hub.tw! Even if you have access to things like JSTOR and Ebsco, (imo) if you have the doi it’s faster to find it and download it using this free and legal website! It’s been super helpful to me, so if you ever have a doi # but still can’t get the article, definitely give this a try.

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

Irritator challengeri

By José Carlos Cortés 

Etymology: The One That Irritated

First Described By: Martill et al., 1996

Classification: Dinosauromorpha, Dinosauriformes, Dracohors, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Megalosauroidea, Megalosauria, Spinosauridae, Spinosaurinae

Status: Extinct

Time and Place: Between 110 and 108 million years ago, in the Albian of the Early Cretaceous 

Irritator is known from the Romualdo Member of the Santana Formation in Brazil 

Physical Description: Irritator was a Spinosaurid, so the weird crocodile-mimicking theropods that roamed the Cretaceous landscape across the Southern hemisphere (and some of Europe). Irritator, however, is not known from very much material, despite having loads written about it. It was one of the smaller members of the Spinosaur group, only about 7.5 meters long and not weigh more than one tonne - which may actually indicate it could have still had some sort of fluffy integument, though this still seems unlikely based on its ecology. As a Spinosaur, Irritator would have been fairly bulky, with a long and vaguely crocodilian skull. Its skull also featured a long thin crest going from the midline to the eye, where it flattened into a bulge - this was probably some sort of display structure. Little is known of the rest of its skeleton, but it is known to have had a long and well-clawed hand. It probably had some sort of sail on its back, but it probably was a shorter one, and whether or not its legs were a normal size is unknown. 

By Alexander Vieira, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Irritator is on the far right, in green) 

Diet: Irritator would have mainly fed upon fish and other aquatic organisms.

Behavior: Irritator, being a Spinosaur, spent most of its time in the water, swimming about and searching for food. Since it was rather small, it would have been able to fit in smaller streams of water than most of its other relatives. Though, since it probably still had fairly decent legs, it also would have spent a good amount of time on the land, surveying the shore for food and seeking out prey. Its long snout would then be used to grab fish and other animals from the water, using the lightweight instrument to grab food it might not be able to reach otherwise. While swimming, it would be able to use that snout to reach even more food than before, ducking its head underwater or doing the reverse to hide from land sources of prey. Its very powerful neck muscles would have also been extremely helpful in grabbing and holding onto thrashing prey. 

By Fred Wierum, CC BY 3.0 

Irritator was probably warm-blooded, and used its sail more for display than for keeping warm. This display structure may have been able to change color based on blood circulation or environment in order to send different messages to other members of the species. The crest on the center of the snout also probably served similar features, for displaying to one another. It seems likely that Irritator, like most other dinosaurs, took care of its young; but there is no evidence either way to support that hypothesis. 

By PaleoGeekSquared, CC BY 3.0 

Ecosystem: Irritator lived in the Romualdo Environment of Brazil, which was a basin of lakes surrounded by rivers and other wetland environments, filled to the brim with a wide variety of plantlife. Nearby was the burgeoning Atlantic Ocean, making this a Spinosaur’s favorite place of all. Here there were a wide variety of early flowering plants like magnolias, seagrasses, and lilies - all of which were associated heavily with this aquatic environment. There were many types of ray-finned fish, which would have been the primary source of prey for Irritator, as well as lobe-finned fish which would have also been decent sources of food. Sharks seem to have been rare. There were plenty of turtles too, including one of the earliest sea turtles Santanachelys. This was the land of extreme pterosaurs, including Anhanguera, Arirpesaurus, Barbosania, Brasileodactylus, Cearadacytlus, Maaradactylus, Santanadactylus, Tapejara, Thalassodromeus, Tropeognathus, Tupuxuara, and Unwindia. There was also a Notosuchian, Araripesuchus. There were other dinosaurs there too - the compsognathid Mirischia and the Tyrannosauroid Santanaraptor, which would have mainly fed on small animal prey. 

By Scott Reid

Other: Irritator was found as part of the illegal fossil trade, initially mistake for a pterosaur, then a maniraptoran, before being finally identified as a spinosaur. The confusion surrounding this fossil - and the fact that the snout had been artificially elongated by the fossil traders - lead to its name. Its position within the Spinosaurs is well supported, and it seems to have been at least somewhat closely related to Spinosaurus itself, rather than Baryonyx on the other end of the family tree.

~ By Meig Dickson

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My Anime List Updated 15.12.19

1. Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R1 2. Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 3. Sword Art Online 3. Sword Art Online 2 4. Saikano 5. Sakuraso no Pet na Konojo 6. Hakkenden Touhou Hakken Ibun 7. Hakkenden Touhou Hakken Ibun 2 8. Fairy Tail 9. Susei no Gargantia 10. Steins;Gate 11. Mirai Nikki 12. Attack on Titan 13. Elfenlied 14. Fate/Zero 15. Fate Stay Night 16. Amnesia 17. Aquarion Evol 18. Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru sou Desu yo 19. Soul Eater 20. Air 21. Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai 22. Vampire Knight 23. Vampire Knight Guilty 24. Ai Yori Aoshi 25. Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi 26. DearS 27. Hataraku Maou-sama! 28. Diabolik Lovers 29. Diabolik Lovers More, Blood 30. Fullmetal Alchemist 31. Ao no Exorcist 32. Shakugan no Shana 33. Death Note 34. Karneval 35. Deadman Wonderland 36. Strike the Blood 37. Blaze Blue 38. Nagi no Asukara 39. Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai 40. Tokyo Ravens 41. White Album 42. Highschool of the Dead 43. D-Frag 44. Pupa 45. Nobunaga the Fool 46. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso 47. Clannad 48. Clannad After Story 49. Kamigami no Asobi 50. Blade & Soul 51. Ef: A Tale of Memories 52. Ef: A Tale of Melodies 53. Suki-tte Ii na yo 54. Bokura ga Ita 55. NANA 56. Kimi ni Todoke 57. Special A 58. Gokukoku no Brynhildr 59. Myself;Yourself 60. Itazura na Kiss 61. No Game;No Life 62. True Tears 63. Kaicho wa Maid-sama 64. Chihayafuru 65. Chihayafuru 2 66. Tonari no Kaibutsu 67. Earl and Fairy 68. Uto no Prince-sama Maji Love 1000% 69. Uto no Prince-sama Maji Revolution 70. Hatenkou Yuugi 71. Skip Beat 72. Chobits 73. Toshokan 74. Guilty Crown 75. Ouran Highschool Host Club 76. Kuroshitsuji 77. Kuroshitsuji 2 78. Lovely Complex 79. Pandora Hearts 80. School Days 81. Inu x Boku SS 82. Toradora 83. Fruits Basket 84. Sankarea 85. Golden Time 86. Angel Beats 87. Brothers Conflict 88. Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai! 89. Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren 90. Kamisama Hajimemashita 91. Kamisama Hajimemashita 2 92. Nanatsu no Taizai 93. Akatsuki no Yona 94. Kanon 2006 95. Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji Kyouya 96. Noragami 97. Noragami Aragoto 98. Otome Youkai Zakuro 99. Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo 100. Dungeon ni Daei o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka 101. Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Comedy wo Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru 102. Tokyo Ghoul 104. Tokyo Ghoul 2 105. Log Horizon 106. Log Horizon 2 107. Subete ga F ni naru 108. Owari no Seraph 109. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru 110. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Zoku 111. Hiiro no Kakera: Tamayori Hime Kitan 112. Hiiro no Kakera Dai Ni Shou 113. Shokugeki no Souma 114. Shokugeki no Souma: No no Sara 115. Hakuouki: Shinsengumi Kitan 116. Hakuouki: Hekketsu-roku 117. Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka 118. Amagami SS 119. Ao Haru Ride 120. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun 121. Spice and Wolf 122. Spice and Wolf 2 123. Shinsekai Yori 124. KanColle 125. Hotarubi no Mori e 126. Junjou Romantica 127. Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru 128. Dance with Devils 129. High School Star Musical 130. One Punch Man 131. Kyoukai no Kanata 132. Hyouka 133. Ano Hana 134. Gosick 135. Denetsu no Yuusha 136. Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic 137. Magi: The Kingdom of Magic 138. Kuroko no Basket 139. Kuroko no Basket 2 140. Kuroko no Basket 3 141. Plastic Memories 142. Akagami no Shirayuki 143. Free! 144. Free! Eternal Summer 145. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai 146. Nisekoi 147. Nisekoi 2 148. Kokoro Connect 149. Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry 150. Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo 151. Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 152. Gakusen Toshi Asterisk 2 153. Re:Zero 154. Hatsukoi Monster 155. Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge 156. Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai Next 157. Fukigen na Mononokean 158. Princess Lover! 159. Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru 160. ReLIFE 161. Accel World 162. Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu 163. Higashi no Eden 164. Higashi no Eden I 165. Higashi no Eden II 166. Paradise Kiss 167. Erased 168. Watashi ga Motete Dousunda 169. Uto no Prince-sama Maji Love Legend Star 170. Magic-kyun! Renaissance 171. Bloodivores 172. Romeo x Juliet 173. Orange 174. Ao no Exorcist 2 175. Ao no Exorcist 3 176. Masamune-kun no Revenge 177. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei 178. Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou 179. Nijiiro Days 180. Norn9 181. Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 2 182. Kuzu no Honkai 183. Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate 184. Arata Kangatari 185. Sakamichi no Apollon 186. Gurren Lagann 187. Kiznaiver 188. Parasyte 189. Another 190. Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha. 191. Charlotte 192. Quan Zhi Gao Shou 193. Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 194. K-Project 195. Shokugeki no Souma: San no Sara 196. Monster Mosume 197. Konbini Kareshi 198. Violet Evergarden 199. Chouyaku Hyakuninisshu Uta Koi 200. Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi 201. Nil Admirai 202. Shokugeki no Souma: San no Sara - Tootsuki Ressha-hen 203. Wotakoi 204. Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai 205. Code:Realize - Sousei no Himegimi 206. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Gaiden: Sword Oratoria 207. Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa 10 Centi Datta 208. 3D Kanojo 209. Phantom in the Twilight 210. Free! Dive Into The Future 211. Rurouni Kenshin 212. Granblue Fantasy 213. Devils Line 214. Oreshura 215. Saiunkoku Monogatari 216. Saiunkoku Monogatari S2 217. Bleach 218. Naruto 219. The Rising of the Shield Hero

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Events 3.3

473 – Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 724 – Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan. 1575 – Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Sultan of Bengal Daud Khan Karrani's army at the Battle of Tukaroi. 1585 – The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza. 1776 – American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau. 1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia. 1799 – The Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu ends with the surrender of the French garrison. 1820 – The U.S. Congress passes the Missouri Compromise. 1845 – Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state. 1849 – The Territory of Minnesota is created. 1857 – Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China. 1859 – The two-day Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, concludes. 1861 – Alexander II of Russia signs the Emancipation Manifesto, freeing serfs. 1865 – Opening of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the founding member of the HSBC Group. 1873 – Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene literature and articles of immoral use" through the mail. 1875 – Georges Bizet's opera Carmen receives its première at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. 1875 – The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette. 1878 – The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano. 1885 – The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York. 1891 – Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world. 1910 – Rockefeller Foundation: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy. 1913 – Thousands of women march in a suffrage parade in Washington, D.C. 1918 – Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi. 1923 – TIME magazine is published for the first time. 1924 – The 407-year-old Islamic caliphate is abolished, when Caliph Abdülmecid II of the Ottoman Caliphate is deposed. The last remnant of the old regime gives way to the reformed Turkey of Kemal Atatürk. 1924 – The Free State of Fiume is annexed by the Kingdom of Italy. 1931 – The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem. 1938 – Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia. 1939 – In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest at the autocratic rule in British India. 1940 – Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden. 1942 – World War II: Ten Japanese warplanes raid Broome, Western Australia, killing more than 100 people. 1943 – World War II: In London, 173 people are killed in a crush while trying to enter an air-raid shelter at Bethnal Green tube station. 1944 – The Order of Nakhimov and Order of Ushakov are instituted in USSR as the highest naval awards. 1945 – World War II: American and Filipino troops recapture Manila. 1945 – World War II: The RAF accidentally bombs the Bezuidenhout area of The Hague, Netherlands, killing 511 people. 1951 – Jackie Brenston, with Ike Turner and his band, records "Rocket 88", often cited as "the first rock and roll record", at Sam Phillips's recording studios in Memphis, Tennessee. 1953 – A De Havilland Comet (Canadian Pacific Air Lines) crashes in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 11. 1958 – Nuri al-Said becomes Prime Minister of Iraq for the eighth time. 1969 – Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module. 1972 – Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashes as a result of a control malfunction and insufficient training in emergency procedures. 1974 – Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard. 1980 – The USS Nautilus is decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. 1985 – Arthur Scargill declares that the National Union of Mineworkers' national executive voted to end the longest-running industrial dispute in Great Britain without any peace deal over pit closures. 1985 – A magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes the Valparaíso Region of Chile, killing 177 and leaving nearly a million people homeless. 1986 – The Australia Act 1986 commences, causing Australia to become fully independent from the United Kingdom. 1991 – An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers. 2005 – James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide. This is the deadliest peace-time incident for the RCMP since 1885 and the North-West Rebellion. 2005 – Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling. 2005 – Margaret Wilson is elected as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, beginning a period lasting until August 23, 2006 where all the highest political offices (including Elizabeth II as Head of State), were occupied by women, making New Zealand the first country for this to occur. 2013 – A bomb blast in Karachi, Pakistan, kills at least 45 people and injured 180 others in a predominately Shia Muslim area.

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Top 10 SCP "Yo Mama" jokes

((Note: these are in no particular order. I just thought these would be funny.

1. Yo Mama so UGLY, when SCP-682 saw her, he DIED!

2. Yo Mama so FAT, SCP-173 couldn't snap her neck!!

3. Yo Mama so UGLY, SCP-035 refused to posses her!!

4. Yo Mama so STUPID, she had a staring contest with SCP-096!!

5. Yo Mama so POOR, she filled for a job as a D-class!!

6. Yo Mama so OLD, she knew SCP-343 when he was still in high school!!!

7. Yo Mama so UGLY, SCP-2006 is scared of her!!

8. Yo Mama so SHORT, she lives with SCP-3966!!

9. Yo Mama so STUPID, SCP-049 mistook her for a zombie!!

10. You Mama so OLD, she's SCP-001!!

((Note: feel free to add your own jokes. Its welcomed!!

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Summary: A comprehensive collection of online articles, magazine clippings, etc. documenting the dating history of pop stars, Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura.

(AU in which the K in Kpop means 'Konoha.')

Note: Possible anachronisms are my mistake, and I invoke artistic license for things that may get too unrealistic. Thanks!

All persons and companies are fictitious and any resemblance to existing persons and companies is purely coincidental. Kinda.

Special thanks to @lilmikomiko​ and @hobok​!

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2006

KAGE is Konoha’s New Exciting Boy Group

08/29/2006

Kage have emerged as an unstoppable force in the Konoha pop scene, and now the group is already on their way to take over the world. Its two main tracks, “Beasts” and “I’m on My Way” landed on the number 1 and 2 spots on all major music charts on Konoha and abroad, while the rest of the tracks on the album “Jutsu” are on the top 20. The group’s four music videos on their YouTube channel have already amassed nearly 200 million views and counting.

The five members—Hyuuga Neji, Sai, Inuzuka Kiba, Uchiha Sasuke, and Uzumaki Naruto—all helped write and produce the songs on their album.

Kage is KG Entertainment’s first idol group. The label previously specialized in hip-hop and more experimental soloists and groups, so the decision of debuting a pop group was met with either eyebrow-raising incredulity or feverish anticipation.

“There was certainly a huge amount of pressure from both sides—from the ones who anticipate because we don’t want to let them down, and from the ones rooting for us to fail because we want to prove them wrong,” said leader Hyuuga Neji. “But we simply channeled the anxiety and frustration into working hard to make an excellent debut.”

Kage’s debut also came at the most opportune time. Konoha’s pop music is on the rise and is being recognized all across the great nations. “I think it’s pretty cool that our music is reaching other countries! Kinda makes you realize what they say about music’s power to connect everybody,” shared Uzumaki Naruto, the mood-maker and the youngest of the group.

With a world tour currently planned, Kage really would be able to connect more with their fans. The group is set to visit 6 countries and play 30 shows. 500,000 people are expected to attend. Now, that’s something to look forward to.

In the meantime, see the profiles of the members below:

NEJI

Real Name: Hyuuga Neji Role: leader, lead vocals, visual Birth Date: 3 July Sign: Cancer Blood Type: O Height: 184 cm Instruments: Piano

SAI

Real Name: Anbu Sai Role: vocals Birth Date: 25 November Sign: Sagittarius Blood Type: A Height: 176 cm Instruments: Flute

KIBA

Real Name: Inuzuka Kiba Role: main dancer, vocals Birth Date: 7 July Sign: Cancer Blood Type: B Height: 173 cm Instruments: Guitar

SASUKE

Real Name: Uchiha Sasuke Role: rapper, songwriter, producer Birth Date: 23 July Sign: Leo Blood Type: AB Height: 182 cm Instruments: Piano, Bass Guitar

NARUTO

Real Name: Uzumaki Naruto Role: rapper Birth Date: 10 October Sign: Libra Blood Type: B Height: 180 cm Instruments: Drums

banana_dolphin · 8 years ago Nobody can rock a crop top like Sai does

KXGE · 8 years ago WORLDWIDE KINGS OF POP

uksem · 8 years ago sasuke put a shirt on. jk don’t

Vaccuum · 8 years ago I’m a dude but Neji is more beautiful than half the girls I dated

NaNaNa · 8 years ago NARUTO IS SO CUTE!!!!

crentist · 8 years ago Wonder what shampoo Neji uses

Catherine · 8 years ago Kiba is like a puppy who will bite you sometimes but it’s ok cuz u love him~

EMO_gee · 8 years ago I would die for Sasuke.

7 Facts You Didn’t Know About Uchiha Sasuke // PopFire

With the debut of KGE’s hot new boy group KAGE, you must be dying to learn more about the members! Let’s start off with the charismatic and dangerously sexy, Uchiha Sasuke. :*

Uchiha Itachi of the legendary 2nd generation group Akatsuki is his older brother. (Handsome bros <3)

He trained with Oto Entertainment for 2 years before transferring and debuting under KG.

The Sharingan Group is a conglomerate owned and founded by Uchiha Madara, Sasuke’s grandfather, making him an heir. (OMG!! Sounds like the beginning of a drama plot XD)

Sasuke’s family has also taken over the film industry through his cousins, Uchiha Obito, an up-and-coming film and music video director, and Uchiha Shisui, an actor known for his role in ‘Crows.’

He has said that if he wasn’t a singer, he would probably pursue a career in the arts. We may have an idea where this interest comes from. His mother, Uchiha Mikoto, is a renowned contemporary art curator and commissioner. (Probably a Mama’s boy ^^)

Despite his high-class background, according to interviews, his preferences are quite simple. His favorite food are tomatoes and fish flakes, and he loves camping.

He has also ventured in the underground rap scene in his teenage years under the name “Taka.” Among his colleagues are Sui, Juu5, and Karin who have appeared as contestants in popular rap competition “Show Me What You Got.”

2007

KUNOICHI’s Debut: New KG Girl Group Makes Major Moves on the Charts

It has only been a month since Kunoichi debuted but they’re already slaying the charts.

See also: Kage’s Uzumaki Naruto names Jiraiya and Killer B as his major influences in Video Star episode

The quartet—consisting of Sakura, Ino, TenTen, and Hinata—made their official debut with two singles, “Bloom” and “Mindblower.” Both tracks debut on World Digital Songs Chart at numbers 1 and 2 respectively.

Kunoichi is only the fourth Konoha act to hit number 1 on World Digital Songs Chart, joining Akatsuki, Tsunade, and Kage.

Get to know the girls behind the chart topper hits.

SAKURA

Birth name: Haruno Sakura Nickname: Forehead Girl Position: leader, main rapper, vocalist, songwriter Birthday: 28 March Zodiac Sign: Aries Birthplace: Konoha Height: 165 cm Weight: 45.4 kg Blood Type: O Some Facts about Sakura:

Trained for 5 years.

Signed as a trainee in KG the same year as Kage’s Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto.

Best friends with Ino.

Her favorite foods are syrup-coated anko dumplings, umeboshi, and anmitsu.

Sakura’s ideal type: someone really cool

INO

Birth name: Yamanaka Ino Nickname: Ino-pig Position: main vocalist Birthday: 23 September Zodiac Sign: Libra Birthplace: Konoha Height: 164 cm Weight: 46 kg Blood Type: B Some Facts about Ino:

Trained for 6 years, the longest in the group.

Best friends with Sakura.

Used to part-time in her family’s flower shop during summers.

Her favorite foods are pudding and cherry tomatoes.

Ino’s ideal type: the type to survive on a deserted island

TENTEN

Birth name: Ten Ten Nickname: 1010 Position: main dancer, rapper, sub-vocalist Birthday: 9 March Zodiac Sign: Pisces Birthplace: Konoha Height: 166 cm Weight: 47.3 kg Blood Type: B Some Facts about Tenten:

Trained for 3 years in KG.

Before training in KG, she has appeared in various dance competitions.

Likes fortune-telling.

Her favorite foods are sesame dumplings, Fire Country delicacies

Tenten’s ideal type: a mature, sensible man

HINATA

Birth name: Hyuuga Hinata Nickname: Hinata Position: visual, sub-vocalist Birthday: 27 December Zodiac Sign: Capricorn Birthplace: Konoha Height: 163 cm Weight: 45 kg Blood Type: A Some Facts about Hinata:

Trained for 6 months.

First cousin of Kage’s Hyuuga Neji.

Likes flower pressing.

Her favorite foods are zenzai and cinnamon rolls.

Hinata’s ideal type: nice and lively

alana 7 years ago OH MYGODDDDDD YAAAASSSS QUEENSSSS SLAAAYYY REPLY

Clau_Chi 7 years ago Ino can murder me and I’ll thank her REPLY

d-zine 7 years ago I can’t believe Sakura isn’t the visual cuz she’s so eye-catching with that stunning pretty face and that pink hair REPLY

pau_ 7 years ago tenten’s buns are adorable!!! so is her hair!!! lolol REPLY

SIS10 7 years ago MINDBLOWER IS THE BOP OF THE CENTURY REPLY

2008

KAGE Unveils Titles of First Two Singles of Comeback Album 04/04/2008

KAGE has finally unveiled the title of two tracks on their upcoming comeback album.

See also: Rock Lee on being the rookie to introduce trot music to the youth

To kick off their highly-anticipated return, it has been revealed that the group will be releasing “Will of Fire” and “Endure” this coming July 1, as seen in the brand new teaser posters for KAGE’s ROOTS PROJECT released earlier today.

Also indicated in the teaser posters are the personnel in the production of the tracks. KG Entertainment veteran Hatake Kakashi produce both tracks as he always does for Kage, while all the boys would take turns to write and compose, and the main rappers, Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto would pen their own verses. This time however, one of the writers of the second track “Endure” is none other than Kunoichi’s Haruno Sakura, alongside the group’s primary lyricist Uchiha Sasuke.

Kage leader Hyuuga Neji says of Sakura’s involvement in their album, “Sakura-san was kind enough to gift us a song, to which we are grateful. Its style is unlike anything we have done before and it gears towards a different but interesting direction for us as a group.” Neji adds, “We hope the fans who have supported us up until now will continue to let us show them Kage’s new colors.”

Meanwhile, Kage will be gearing up to start their world tour on October 10 at Konoha Memorial Stadium which would include the tracks from the new album in the setlist. They plan to visit 11 different countries, hold 50 performances, and meet 1.2 million fans.

[+2032, -159]  Finally!!!! ㅠㅠ July 1 can’t come fast enough!!!!!!

[+1869, -324] KAGE!!!! ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I miss them. Can’t wait for the promotions.

[+1575, -197]  Sakura must be really close with the boys or at least one of them ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Sasuke, maybe?

[+1187, -108]  Which devil do I gotta summon and sell my soul to so I can listen to Endure right now

[+447, -321]  Why does Sakura have to be involved? It’s a Kage album... Why not let the other members write instead?

‘Idols Weekly’ Kage Episode Highlights 08/05/2008

Hey, guys! KageYah here. The video for part 1 is already up but it hasn’t been subbed yet. For those of you who can’t wait, here are some highlights of the episode. (Spoiler alert?)

It’s Kage’s second time as guests and hosts Hashirama and Tobirama (mostly Hashi) pretend to be emotional because they say the boys have grown up so well and will probably be really chic and cold now after their international success.

To celebrate this momentous occasion, the hosts said they prepared a red carpet only for Kage.

Finally, the boys enter one by one in the studio driving a toy car on the red carpet.

Kiba tumbled off the car towards the end.

Sasuke was blank-faced the whole time and everyone was laughing.

Hashirama tells the editor to pause a few times for Neji’s footage to give viewers a chance to screenshot him on the car while wind blows on his hair.

After introductions were made, Tobirama asked them what has changed with them in the past two years besides being recognized more. Neji said nothing much and that they are the same. “Yeah, we never learn!” Naruto interjected. Hashi beamed at this saying he was gonna make them talk shit.

Sai: “I was specifically instructed by our CEO to ‘stop talking shit.’ …  He didn’t like it when I said that he said he asks for malls to close so he can shop and that we have the same dermatologist among other things. He also didn’t like that I talk about peni—” The members had to cover his mouth for this, lol.

Hashi asked if they got themselves significant others in the past 2 years since they all claimed to be single last time. Neji said that it has gotten more difficult for them somehow because they’re so busy. “Speak for yourself!” Kiba said. He and Naruto were howling.

During a beat, Hashi asked Sasuke, “Sasuke-kun, how’s your grandfather?” Sasuke was all ‘what’??? [T/N: I don’t know either?? He asked this the last time, too.]

Naruto told Hashi to ask Sasuke if he has had a girlfriend. Sasuke replied no. Everyone in the room went crazy with this revelation. Sasuke said, “Nor have any of these guys. I don’t know why they’re celebrating.” [T/N: AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!!]

Sasuke: “I take relationships very seriously, so I won’t start anything with anyone unless I feel something very deeply towards them.”

Tobi: “...Damn, suddenly we can’t make fun of him anymore.” Everyone laughed.

Hashi: “You’ll never get married, Sasuke!!!” Sasuke shrugged comically.

Then it’s time for Dancing at Random, where the boys have to dance to their own songs played on shuffle. Whoever is the least synced with the other members by the end will be hit by a toy hammer in the head. The songs played are: Will of Fire, Beasts, Believe It!, and Illusions.

[T/N: I have to say, Kage is at the point of their career where they really don’t give a shit anymore. In other words, they couldn’t remember most of their choreography.]

Despite not remembering their choreography, Kage is still very much synchronized with their idiocy. Except Naruto, the King of the idiot line. The rest of the members wordlessly conspired to betray Naruto so he had to take the hammer in the end.

“I CAN DO THIS!!!” Naruto said as he bowed his head for the hammer. He looked like he was close to tears. “IT HURTS!!!!!!!!”

Hashi and Tobi felt sorry for him and decided to give them a chance to dance to one more song. The plot twist was that it wasn’t a Kage song--it was ‘Bloom’ by Kunoichi.

Another plot twist: everyone nailed the choreography.

Hashi: “This is… really something, you guys.” Tobi: “Naruto, maybe you should ask to be transferred to Kunoichi instead.”

Naruto: “Maybe I should!! Those girls will never betray me!” Naruto said Sasuke would join him if he transfers to Kunoichi not because they’re friends but because… Naruto never got to finish what he was saying because the camera caught Sasuke glaring challengingly which made everyone laugh.

PREVIEW FOR PART 2: apple game, jumping rope??? Sai shows off painting skills??? Why is everyone yelling and bleating like goats???

lightsaver 6 years ago THANK YOU!!! Sounds like a fun episode!! Will be looking forward to the subs. REPLY

TheConspiracy 6 years ago Kage knows Kunoichi choreography but not their own -- priorites, amirite REPLY

miko 6 years ago ^even Sasuke knew the steps to bloom??? what a time to be alive!!! REPLY

belieeeeeeeve 6 years ago Neji is so beautiful!! Soft and bouncy haaaaaair~~ REPLY

saleholic 6 years ago Kage rarely ever does variety but when they do it’s always a riot jdklajfaklfa REPLY

2009

SASUKE MAKES SOLO DEBUT WITH MV FOR BREATHING FIRE 2009-05-15

Uchiha Sasuke releases a brand new single to mark first solo project.

See Also: Dosu-3 drummer Abumi Zaku breaks both arms in an accident

Fresh from the success of his group’s Roots Project and rap subunit SN, with member Uzumaki Naruto, the Kage rapper who is known for the dexterity of his words and dry wit, ditches radio-ready pop for a more experimental raw rock-funk-hip-hop hybrid in his solo debut album “Revolution.”

“Breathing Fire” is about a man’s obsessive pursuit for power that it ends up burning him. The music video is a single take of the camera zooming out to show an empire slowly burning to dust, providing a stunning supplement to an already captivating track.

The release of this single also kicks off a series of shows that Sasuke will be doing around Fire Country and abroad. Tour dates to be announced soon so keep an eye out for them.

In addition to “Breathing Fire,” Sasuke is also set to release a music video tomorrow for “Heavenly Hand” which features a vocal line from Kunoichi member Haruno Sakura who is also busy preparing for her own full-length solo album tentatively set to be released later this year.

Until then, check out the MV for “Breathing Fire” below, and be sure to stick around for more updates on your favorite artists and idols.

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Source: KG Entertainment

All visual and audio media courtesy of KG Entertainment

Tags: Uchiha Sasuke, KAGE, Haruno Sakura, Revolution, Breathing Fire

usurat0nkach1 5 years ago WHAT AN AMAZING VIDEO!!!!! I consider it as art XD Hoe-kages are so proud of you sasu-chan!! REPLY

GirlType 5 years ago A Sakura feature!!! She seems to be working a lot with them huh. I’m glad she’ll be getting to do her own stuff..but knowing KG it’s probs gonna get delayed til next year. REPLY

TiraMisu 5 years ago this is so different from what he usually does in his group. makes me excited for what his solo album sounds like as a whole. REPLY

[4K] 090723 Sakura and Sasuke talk @ REVOLUTION Concert (+ENG SUB) 931,187 views

doraemin2 Published on July 25, 2009

Revolution concert held at Konoha Stadium Fancam by lala

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Here’s the transcript/translation. Enjoy!

Sasuke: Thank you. Sakura: Thank you, thank you. Ss: Introduce me to the audience. Sk: Everyone, this is Sasuke-kun. Please show him some love! Audience: (cheer) Ss: Thanks. Sk: Sasuke-kun! Ss: Yes. Sk: Do you remember this stage? Ss: Hmm… Sk: You don’t? Ss: Remind me. Sk: We did our first collab stage here. Don’t you remember? Ss: Is that so? Sk: We covered New Paths at the KGE concert! Sasuke-kun! Ss: Hmm… Sk: Gosh, I guess it was too boring that’s why you forgot… Ss: I’m kidding. Of course I remember. Audience: (laugh) Ss: I enjoyed it. Sk: Ah, I’m glad. Audience: (scream) Sk: Wow, this audience is so lively! And there’s so many of you! I’ve never performed in front of this many people. Ss: You’ll get used to it in no time. Sk: You would know, right? Ss: No, it’s my first time as a solo act, too. Sk: Really? You’re amazing. I mean— (inaudible) Audience: (scream) Ss: Not me, the audience. Sk: Both of you, then. Ss: You, too. Audience: (scream) Sk: Um, what else should we talk about... Ss: I should do the hosting since this is my show but it’s a skill I have yet to acquire. But you’re good at this, right? Sk: Well, I— What should I say? Ss: Just treat it as if it were your own. Sk: ‘What’s mine is yours, what’s yours is mine’ kind of deal… Ss: Aa. Audience: (screams) Sk: Everyone, what songs do you want to hear? Audience: (screams) Ss: Well, then. Since Sakura’s here, can we request one more song? Sk: I would love to. Audience: (screams) Ss: What song should we do? Sk: How about we do a Kage song? Ss: Which one? Sk: I can sing anything. I can do Naruto’s parts. Ss: Don’t. Sk: (laughs) Audience: (screams) Ss: Let’s just play one randomly. Sk: Yes! Let’s do it! REPLY 968

tuktuk · 5 years ago both of them…. LEGENDS. both got PAK in their own groups and now as soloists. talented…beautiful….amazing…singers…songwriters….that’s what fans need..=)) name a better duo ill wait..lol REPLY 290

iHartu · 8 months ago THE SEXUAL TENSION IS OFF THE CHARTS!!!!! REPLY 32

Eloise Mercy · 5 years ago both of them are my fave <3 your fancams are the best. thank you for your hardwork. REPLY 156

Adrienne · 3 years ago 1:56 Sasuke making a joke???? 3:47 ARE THEY REALLY FLIRTING OMG !!!!! 4:16 the proposal!??! Oh gosh these two are so cute i can’t REPLY 85

Woe Is You · 5 years ago HOW CAN A GUY BE SO AWKWARD YET SO SMOOTH AT HTE SAME TIMe?>.. gosh i can’t stop smiling.. REPLY 59

9:40 pm - 10/13/2009 JUST A QUICK BLIND ITEMS POST!!!

Top girl group member and rookie actress A is getting some criticism on her acting, with some fans attributing the drama’s failure to her lackluster performance. In addition, viewers are criticizing the circumstances of her debut, noting that while her other members trained for 4 years on average, her training period did not even exceed one year, which led fans to speculate that she was only able to debut due to her connections in her company.

Super boy group member B is rumored to be dating Top girl group member C. Since both are from the same company, their activities have overlapped in addition to having collaborations, leading to developments between the two. Reservations on making this relationship public stem from company pressure, and from B being very high profile, and C, despite being well-loved, is divisive and draws a lot of ire from the public, which could only worsen should the relationship become public.

There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding large company CEO D for trying to recruit already-established stars from other companies, even going as far as extortion.

Tags: blind item

MoMo 13th-Oct-2009 9:45 pm (UTC) God I love blind items but I’m so bad at them. I can never figure them out. reply | thread | link

beauty_mind 13th-Oct-2009 09:48 pm (UTC) A is [Spoiler] reply | thread | link

pineapple 13th-Oct-2009 09:51 pm (UTC) ^was gonna say the same thing lol reply | thread | link

mmmmugz 13th-Oct-2009 09:54 pm (UTC) ^^I’m her fan but I can’t deny this XD reply | thread | link

fixit_felix 13th-Oct-2009 10:01 pm (UTC) Are these really blind items? These are all so obvious… reply | thread | link

Tea_Gardner 13th-Oct-2009 10:05 pm (UTC) 1 I’ll give you a HIN T 2 pink eyeshadow 3 Not sure who this is but ssssssoundssss like a Ssssssnake~~~ reply | thread | link

oystersauce9 13th-Oct-2009 10:06 pm (UTC) ^YESS!!!! I was waiting for you to comment!! Thanks for always coming thru Queen T. reply | thread | link

LavaCake 13th-Oct-2009 10:09 pm (UTC) ^oh b, i knew it. everyone knows c. a is obvious just from watching their live performances alone lol. reply | thread | link

Kwik 13th-Oct-2009 10:15 pm (UTC) ^wait, who’s b??? sasuke sakura??? reply | thread | link

2010

[MV] Sakura _ Silently, Strongly (Feat. Sasuke) 58,381,034 views

KG Entertainment Published on March 27, 2010

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KitKat · 4 years ago The short hair suits her so well!! Looks pure REPLY 988

yangming · 4 years ago what an amazing collab! i’m gonna be looking forward to sakura’s solo stuff from now on <3 REPLY 875

Light L · 1 month ago WHO’S WATCHING THIS IN 2014 REPLY 32

Rawrr · 4 years ago Is it me or do thier voices blend well togetrer.? I think they can be a cutie couple XD REPLY 532

[INTERVIEW] 100923 KoKo Magazine: Sakura Throughout

We catch up with Haruno Sakura on her journey as an artist, and beyond.

Q: It’s very difficult to get an interview with you. We wanted to know more about you. Sakura: I like doing interviews but I don’t get that many opportunities to do them. Maybe it’s because my company thinks I thrive in easy-consumption type of media. (laughs)

Q: But you’ve been all around this year and prior. You released your first solo album, you’ve been featured in a few tracks by different artists, and you’ve gotten songwriting credit for a Kage track. What was that like? S: It was a mixture of tenacity and luck. Before debuting, I was insistent that I wanted to write or at least contribute to writing our own material, to the point where I think I annoyed our company. Our CEO said they would only agree if I made a song that they determined would be a hit. So I wrote and wrote every single day, two track ideas at least. Luckily, I got a few songs in and they allowed me. But then I’m left with a heap of material just waiting to be worked on, and counting! It was really just luck that I went to the KG Studios when Kage were throwing ideas around for their comeback. Naruto asked me—maybe as a joke, now that I think about it—if I had anything lying around, and I said I did. I’m just glad they liked it enough to work with it and took a risk even if it sounded different from what they did. That became a starting point where our company decided to take a chance and make me release my own album.

Q: Your album Love Throughout had really good reviews. What did you think about that? Were you expecting it? S: Not at all! I still couldn’t even believe that it exists sometimes, and that I was allowed to do it. I’m really thankful of the warm reception. It makes me want to work harder and better. I hope they’ll let me do it again.

Q: Your collaborations with Kage’s Uchiha Sasuke were also well-received. S: I was honored that Sasuke-kun asked me because ‘Heavenly Hand’ was a lovely song. He was nice enough to return the favor with ‘Silently, Strongly’ on my album. Next time, I’ll be the one to return the favor, and then this exchange will go on forever. Hopefully the fans won’t get tired. (laughs)

Q: What do you wish to do next? S: I would really like to try my hand at producing. I’m currently taking a few courses in music theory and production at KUA (Konoha University of the Arts) because I want to take this seriously. I’m not actually producing anything at the moment but I’ll be ready when it comes. (laughs) If it doesn’t, well, I’m having fun learning, at least.

Q: You seem to be a very disciplined person to manage studies in between activities. In what other ways are you strict towards yourself? S: In many aspects. As a public figure, I’m obligated to maintain an image so I watch my weight and take care of my hair and skin and all that. I’m most strict towards myself with making music. My pre-debut habit of making two song ideas before the day ends has carried on to this day. I have set high standards for myself. I’m pretty sure I have put off some people with how intense I am. (laughs) But I think of being here as a gift and that it’s my duty to work hard to show that I am grateful and worthy of it in return.

Q: Lastly, this question begs to be asked: any news on Kunoichi comeback? S: At the moment, we’re all very busy doing individual activities. I have promotional activities and school at the moment. Ino is working on her own solo album to be released next year which I’m looking forward to. Sprinting Sisters variety show has gotten even funnier since TenTen joined as a member. Hinata’s doing her drama. I still keep in touch with them, especially Ino, and they’re all really pleased with their accomplishments, as I am. We are all looking forward to come back as a group in the near future but in the meantime, we hope Kuchis will support us in our individual endeavors.

Source: KoKo Magazine

Flower Power Wow, she’s out of the KG dungeon for once. She doesn’t get enough interviews? That’s bullshit. She seems very smart and well-spoken. Like · Reply

Girly Tam Lovely, one of a kind gal...please come to Kumo.. Like · Reply

Koneko Nori I’ll never get tired of Sasuke/Sakura collabs!! Please keep them coming. Like · Reply

Kim Ame Thanks for sharing this!! Keep working hard Sakura-chan! We’ll support you! <3 Love, Kuchi Like · Reply

Azumi Kiyo It would be ridiculous of KG to not allow her to have another solo given the success of this one. But it seems she’s not confident of it happening again, which is too bad. Like · Reply

Hana Hime Probably an unpopular opinion, but I prefer Sakura solo than Kunoichi XD Like · Reply

DanDan Soi @Hana Hime no, i feel the same. Like · Reply

Uehara Yu love you.. Like · Reply

2011

Tsunade Talks About Experience Working with Sakura Thursday, 2011 May 20

In a recent interview with local news outlet K-Daily, Tsunade discussed her thoughts and feelings about working with Haruno Sakura (Kunoichi) on her much awaited comeback album after a 5-year hiatus following the death of her husband, Kato Dan.

See also: SuMu Siblings Wrap Up Music Video Shoot in Wind Country

When asked, “Is there a reason you decided to work with Sakura of all the more experienced producers?” the legendary singer commented, “I only met her personally last year but her career has been one of the few that I’ve truly followed and anticipated. When we met, she mentioned that she’s trying to branch out into producing so I invited her to work on my album, and the rest, as they say, is history.”

Tsunade also adds, “She is very comfortable to work with, and it didn’t feel like she was a beginner at all. She has a clear vision of what she wants, and puts her heart into achieving it.”

Even before her comeback, Tsunade’s first single, “Rebirth” got a lot of attention for being written by Kage’s Uchiha Sasuke and composed by Sakura herself. Regarding this, Tsunade reveals she initially didn’t know about the song’s origin when it was brought to the studio.

“I had no idea it was Uchiha’s track and only found out about the fact while working with Sakura. I told her I wanted to have a song that commands and has a lot of energy, the kind that makes you think, ‘Oh! The baddest bitch is back.’ Then when we returned to the studio the next day, she looked like she pulled an all-nighter, but she had the perfect song for me,” Tsunade reveals.

Tsunade says she has yet to meet Sasuke in person, “We haven’t met but the recordings would go back and forth, and he would give notes through Sakura on the kind of feeling that would go with so and so part.”

With the success of ‘Rebirth,’ Tsunade hopes to collaborate again with Sakura and Sasuke in the future.

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schwifty · 3 years ago rebirth was by sasuke?? i knew it had his style the moment i listened to it i felt it lol :P +5 | -0

KawaiiFemalePunk · 3 years ago Tsunade, “The baddest bitch is here.” OMG! Excited for this comeback~ +4 | -1

nuuie · 3 years ago sasuke and sakura pulling aan allnighter??? this is only fueling the dating rumors omg!! p.s. plz do more collabs!! +5 | -3

Anonymous · 1 year ago who the hell does sasuke think he is not coming to meet tsunade in person when she's like 20 years older than him ㅋㅋ you can smell his rotten personality from here. sakura jjang don't hang out w/ trash like him too much~ +1 | -8

FULL INTERVIEW: SASUKE TALKS CREATIVE PROCESS, FEATURES, BEING COMPARED WITH ITACHI + MORE 2011-11-14

Kage member Uchiha Sasuke is this month’s cover artist for K-D magazine. The editor sat down during the photoshoot for an in-depth interview. Check out the translation below.

Q: You look pretty tired even though it’s still morning. Is the photoshoot too early for you? Sasuke: No, it’s fine. I’m just a bit jet-lagged is all.

Q: This photoshoot is highlighting a different side of you—a softer, more natural concept than the ones we normally see you in. Does looking like an idol make you feel uncomfortable? S: No—well, I am an idol. This is the path I have chosen so I should be able to get past any sort of discomfort I would feel on my own. Also, I was told fans seem to enjoy this kind of thing.

Q: Tsunade’s ‘Rebirth’ which was released this year got a lot of positive feedback. What did you think about it, as the one who wrote it? S: It did? That’s great. Tsunade’s distinctive voice has been something that I regarded highly as I was growing up. The song wouldn’t have worked as well had it been sung by anyone else, in my opinion. It’s an honor to have my song sung by her.

Q: You said, “It did?” as though you don’t pay attention to charts. S: I don’t. Not about stuff I did myself at least. Or rather, when I was told that Tsunade liked it, and when I heard the results and was satisfied with it, then that’s all that matters. Not that it’s surprising that it did well; this is Tsunade after all.

Q: That was a cool thing to say... S: Anyway.

Q: You’ve always written your own stuff, and now, aside from collaborations, you’ve started writing songs for other people. How do you know which songs to give away, which songs to use for Kage, and which ones for your solos? S: They aren’t premeditated decisions. When I work on a project, I work with the mindset that I have at that moment so the output would come organically. Although, when I work with Kage, the decisions would be informed by the opinions of the members and mass appeal. When I’m on my own, as I said, I’m less concerned about whether it would chart or not, and more about releasing content that currently speaks to me, or that I’m curious about. There would always be ideas and tracks that wouldn’t work so they’d be put in the back burner until an opportunity arises, which was the case with ‘Rebirth.’ And then there would be songs that would never see the light of day—the ones I keep for myself or for certain people.

Q: Like a significant other? S: Sure.

Q: The last two years have been very eventful for you especially as a solo artist. I heard that not only did you produce your album, but you also participated in its visual concept and direction. What prompted that decision and what was it like? S: It seemed like a natural course of things since I wanted the album to show facets of myself I haven’t shown before. Up until then, we’ve been making decisions as a group and we’ve always trusted Neji’s aesthetic sensibilities in terms of the direction of our visual concepts. It was just something I wanted to try on my own. In working solo, I wasn’t so much worried about looking cool as I was about showing visuals that would effectively complement the tracks. It was like problem solving so I thought it was enjoyable.

Q: Also in the last two years, you have been a featured artist in various tracks from a whole range of artists—there’s ‘Retrieve’ with Shino A; and then there’s ‘Silently, Strongly’ with Sakura with whom you also collaborated on Tsunade’s ‘Rebirth;’ and then if you consider your subunit with Naruto— S: I don’t.

Q: Oh, alright. And then you’re also set to feature on a track on Troublesome’s new album. My question is, is there a reason you do all these features? S: You say it as if I have done so many, but it’s not nearly as much as the featuring offers I’ve gotten. I’m rather selective on which tracks I feature in. I would always consider if I can really be of help to make the song better, if my current mindset matches the tone of the song, and also if I can offer and learn something different from this collaboration. It must be a give-and-take, in my understanding. Shino has an interesting turn of phrase in his lyrics; Troublesome has a unique eclectic sound; Tsunade, I’ve already mentioned; and Sakura is incredibly talented and I’d be a complete idiot if I said no to her. It’s burdensome to turn people down but I’d rather be thorough than half-ass these things.

Q: You’re very particular about where you lend your talents to that’s why it always yields good results. Now I understand why people consider you a top idol rapper. Who do you think is your current competition? S: Naruto told me that if I were to encounter a question like this, I should answer his name. So my answer is no comment.

Q: Are you at all competitive? S: With rapping, not anymore. There’s a prejudice against idol rappers that they’re somehow less legitimate than those in the underground scene, so they’re upheld to a different standard anyway. It’s futile to compete. Frankly, I’m not interested in it. As it is now, rapping is just a means to an end for me. I’m more concerned about making good music that reflects who I am, what I care about.

Q: Ever since you debuted, you have been compared with your brother Itachi of Akatsuki. What is your opinion on this? S: I knew it would be inevitable from the start even if I tried to distance myself and debuted in a different company. The admiration I feel for my brother even from before he debuted remains, so I’m not resentful at all. But I think our directions are different. Itachi has surpassed being a musician to being an icon. His influence extends to fashion, lifestyle, art, business, and such. I’m just trying to make good music. I’m flattered by the comparison but I would prefer to be viewed in a different light.

Q: Lastly, any hopes for the next 2-3 years? S: Be more courageous.

Source: K-D

Tags: Uchiha Sasuke, KAGE

susan00 3 years ago Thanks for translating and sharing !! I got a copy of this issue on Konoha Airport but I haven’t read ;; Thanx so much !! ^^ REPLY

eyelids 3 years ago “Q: Like a significant other? S: Sure.” DID HE JUST??? ADMIT HE HAS A S/O???? REPLY

yacchaU 3 years ago ^maybe he was being sarcastic? I can never really tell with his tone….. REPLY

Fantasy 3 years ago I love how he doesn’t give a shit. REPLY

ROOT_BABY 3 years ago when he said he can’t say no to sakura,, XD REPLY

mandrake 3 years ago ^MAN SHUT THE FUCK UP REPLY

2012

KG Entertainment CEO Danzo laughs off Sasuke and Sakura dating rumors. 2012-02-15

Photos recently surfaced on various social media sites of what appears to be Uchiha Sasuke (Kage) and Haruno Sakura (Kunoichi) in a grocery mart, in an attempt to spark up dating rumors.

Despite the fact that these dating rumors would usually fizzle out after a few days, KG was quick to dismiss them with an incredulous scoff. CEO Shimura Danzo himself spoke to various news outlets: “It’s utterly ridiculous. The reports are merely unfounded rumors.”

A representative from the company spoke of the photos, “Kage went to Wave Country last year for a world tour and Sakura was a guest performer at the time. They had a free day and decided to go out as a group, including PD’s and managers. ” They added, “Our company prides itself in having talents that treat each other as they would their families and friends. Rumors like this would only hurt that.”

[+876, -681] Can’t these people go out without having everyone all up in their business? Gosh, let them be.

[+765, -469] KG was quick to dismiss the rumors. A little too quick if you ask me… ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[+519, -145] He seems to treat her like a younger sister. I doubt this is romantic. It’s probably weird for them to date within the company.

[+202, -347] Whatever, I still think they’d be cute together.

[+194, -431] Great! Now when is he gonna confirm NaruSasu ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[ARTICLE] What does KG mean to Sasuke?

“We’re a family… is what I’m supposed to say contractually. In reality, it’s just a workplace.”

SOURCE: KonohaAll via punnie

[+619, -13] I know Sasuke’s joking but it felt refreshing to me as a fan ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[+534, -19] Even if he was joking, you know what they say, jokes are half-meant

[+268, -8] I wonder if Sasuke being petty like this has anything to do with Danzo not letting him and Sakura date by dismissing those rumors immediately ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[+153, -3] KGE used to be nurturing with their artists but it became all business once Danzo became CEO

[+42, -5] Hul… Then just leave the company if you think it’s such a chore ㅋㅋㅋ not like you need the money since you already have your trustfund

Are Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke dating? August 21, 2012

Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke are longtime friends and songwriting partners, but could their relationship be blooming into something more?

Fans are determined to prove it.

KG representatives have previously denied the existence of this relationship which seemed to quiet the rumors down for a while, but they were sparked anew after Haruno Sakura uploaded a photo on her Instagram. The photo is taken in a park and featured a blurry man’s pair of legs. Seems innocuous, right? It could be anyone!

However, a few minutes later, Uchiha Sasuke uploaded a photo that looks like it was taken on the same park. Fans kept noting the similar bench, light posts, and trashcan, and deduced that they must be together. Some more meticulous fans even went as far as zooming in on one of the trashcans to reveal what was supposedly the reflection of two people who are believed to be Sasuke and Sakura. Almost immediately, Sasuke removed the picture which only added more fuel to the fire.

Back in March, Uchiha Sasuke discussed being in the middle of relationship rumors in an episode of Video Star: “There are pros and cons to admitting. Because I’m a celebrity, being in a relationship with me would potentially do more harm than good. Although the public has a right to know whether or not I’m dating someone, I have no obligation to disclose anything.”

So it looks like we won’t be able to have any kind of confirmation (affirmative or negative) anytime soon.

“There’s nothing to confirm because there’s nothing going on. If that blurry blob of whatever really was them, then so what? They could be just hanging out. It’s not impossible for a man and a woman to just be friends/workmates,” reasoned one K-netizen.

On the other camp, fans are going wild.

“ok am i thE ONLY ONE WHO WANTS THIS TO BE TRUE?!?!?!! i’ve seen their stages and i think they’d be a cute couple!!!! #confirmthisrelationship #please,” another K-netizen exclaimed.

More evidence? Back in 2011, when Sakura collapsed after Kunoichi’s concert in Konoha Arena, Kage were in the middle of promotional activities in Earth Country, but the day after, Sasuke (and Naruto) were already back in Konoha. Some people even claim spotting Sasuke bringing a pillow to Konoha General Hospital where Sakura was confined. In addition, recently Sakura has been spotted visiting the Leaf Gallery where Uchiha Mikoto (Sasuke’s mother) is a director. The two seem to be very friendly based on the photos Mikoto posted on her Instagram page.

But for all we know, this could all be just a huge coincidence and that they really are just friends.

What do you guys think?

lililala · August 21, 2012 I think people need to mind their own damn business.

TeaTime · August 21, 2012 obviously, the real reason as to why he took the post down is because it messes up his ig feed aesthetic.

Lee_Ann > TeaTime · August 21, 2012 lol tru!!

GumGum3x · August 21, 2012 This rumor has gone on for too long for it to not be true. But yeah, we need to leave them alone and let them confirm it if they ever decide to.

fabcat94 · August 21, 2012 WHAT NOOOOO!!!! SASUKE X NARUTO FOREVERR

avvkvvard · August 21, 2012 He wouldn’t have deleted it if it didn’t mean anything

FrannyZ · August 21, 2012 Still praying this is true tbh~

2013

REVIEW: Sakura’s Courage braves into more adventurous sounds, more intimate songwriting angles 31-Mar-2013

Up to this point, the Konoha pop scene has often been disregarded for producing fluff pieces that would always shy away from hard-cutting themes. Sakura’s appropriately titled sophomore offering Courage is a bold example of stepping up to the challenge by baring her doubts and vulnerabilities, and finding comfort in the person underneath it all. With the sonically diverse musical styles experimenting with folk, electronica, R&B, and classical music, Courage’s sound echoes the complexity of the artist within Sakura.

When Sakura softly sings, “Women have to be strong in order to survive,” on the title track Courage, even with a distinctive, almost tremulously emotive voice, it was no soft declaration, and it sets the tone for the rest of the album.

Having debuted as one-fourth of Kunoichi, KG Entertainment’s first girl group fresh after the overwhelming international success of its flagship group Kage, she has been thoroughly judged by the public through a microscope since she was 19. In the years following their debut, she was often mocked for her appearance and presentation, and their group’s success was often questioned as only riding on the coattails of the boy group before them. Moreover, she is involved in an ongoing “dating scandal” with a member of said boy group.

This preface is a necessary evil because as we now arrive with Courage, we recognize that Sakura’s declaration is no small feat. Sakura addresses the frankly, oddly obsessive level of hatred directed at her in the tongue-in-cheek and drone-like, “And all I do is cry, and all I do is cry, and all I do is cry” hook of Useless repeated ad nauseam, sandwiched in between verses that are a litany of her supposed faults. In addition, the chill-inducing restraint as she sings in a silky voice, “Smile to ease out of a situation / Even if it’s fake,” in Fake Smiles gives the audience a glimpse of what’s underneath the glitter and glamour of the star: a human, working through the anger and hurt all the while having to appear pristine and perfect.

Maturity is certainly a theme in Courage, and in the time between this and Sakura’s debut solo album Love Throughout, she has undergone relationship rumors and scandals. The veracity of these rumors notwithstanding, heartache can be found in Courage, specifically with the songs 181 and Maybe Next Time, about distance and pining. Softly sung with Sakura’s gentle and emotive voice, like a secret—they’re infinitely intriguing.

With Courage, Sakura isn’t afraid to show moments of self-doubt, insecurity, and loneliness. An album like this proves the importance to have musicians explore deeply into themselves and express themselves in compelling ways, to show the humanity underneath all the glossy production, and gorgeous visuals.

8.9/10

Watch: Sakura talks pre-debut + shares songwriting and life advice with a lucky fan

On the June 25 webisode of “The Road of Life,” Haruno Sakura visited a fan who has a dream of becoming a singer-songwriter.

See also: Shino A.’s much buzzed-about collab with indie band Troublesome already in the works

The episode began showing the daily routine of Moegi Kazamatsuri, the fan. Sakura surprised her with a basket of goodies that she handpicked herself, moving Moegi to tears.

Once she had calmed down with Sakura’s words, the two quickly became comfortable with each other, with Moegi saying that she’s usually shy around new people but she felt immediately at ease with Sakura. Moegi began to explain the inferiority complex she feels and how hard it is to break into the industry. “It’s like no matter how much I try to raise myself up, there’s always going to be another wall that I need to overcome,” Moegi said. “At the moment, that wall is the feeling of never having anything good or important to say. People who want to get in the industry all have unique voices and stories to tell. But I don’t even know what I’m trying to be, let alone who I am.”

Hearing Moegi’s words, Sakura empathized because she said she has felt that way at some point, and that she still does every now and then. She began to talk about the rejections she had faced before she was finally signed as a trainee. “I can’t even count how many companies I have tried to audition for,” she laughed. “It was definitely a lot for a 12-year-old. I kept wondering if there was something wrong with me, if maybe people who make it innately have something, and that perhaps I’ll never have it—whatever it is.”

Sakura added, “But performing and writing was something that I have always enjoyed. My mom says I’ve been making up songs ever since I learned how to speak. Being able to express my thoughts is a good release for me. I’m sure you know that feeling.” Moegi agreed.

“As for them being good or important, those standards are too ambiguous and arbitrary. You can never please everybody, so you might as well just do what you think is you—your thoughts, your experiences. You are the only one in the world who is you, so that alone makes you and whatever you say important. I think if there’s at least one person out there who listens and finds something compelling in what I do, then that’s how I know I’ve chosen the right path,” Sakura said.

The conversation took on a lighter note when Moegi started to ask Sakura about her creative process and how she finds inspiration. “I do try to write from experiences, although not in a literal sense,” Sakura explained. “I wrote about “Tearfully pleading in the middle of the night/ Don’t go” in my previous album, but I have never really experienced that when I wrote it. It was more about my hopes at that time. Not that I hope to tearfully plead to someone! (laughs) I mean, I guess I hoped to feel that kind of all-encompassing love towards someone.

“So while Love Throughout was about my hopes, I tried to be as genuine as I can in Courage. The songs here really are my own experiences and thoughts. I tried to be personal and vulnerable in this album, and then tried to find strength in that vulnerability. I think that’s what I was going for,” Sakura added.

This revelation prompted Moegi to ask if the story behind Sakura’s hit ballad “Maybe Next Time” from her latest album really happened to her. “Were you really in mutual pining with someone?” To this, Sakura blushed, “I guess I dug my own grave here! (laughs) It was a situation where we weren’t in the position to pursue anything even if we both wanted to, not at the moment at least.”

As the night ended, Sakura posed for a photo with Moegi before walking her home. The two shared a big warm hug before saying goodbye.

Watch the full webisode here: [LINK]

Hansum · 226 posts Posted 28 June 2013 - 4:08 AM just from the text, it seemed like a deep and insightful conversation especially from an idol. I love what she said about being good and important, speaks a lot abt her as a person :’>

nyaachu · 8,045 posts Posted 28 June 2013 - 4:10 AM (Edited by nyaachu 28 June 2013 - 4:29 AM) Sakura is Amazing. An Angel. Nation’s First Love. EDIT: who’s willing to bet she was talking about Sasuke in the end

uranusas · 156 posts Posted 28 June 2013 - 4:08 AM i always wonder how real is the road of life ? i mean how she can act surprised and not notice when she can see the camera all around the room . seems scripted ..

RockLeeLuvr29 · 3,101 posts Posted 28 June 2013 - 7:59 AM She’s so wise&mature,for someone her age.Hope that fan had a lot of fun w/ her ^^ @nyaachu, u think??

2014

Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura Caught Up in Dating Rumors Once Again + Affiliates Respond

Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura are caught up in dating rumors once again, and sources close to the two idols finally respond.

On an online community, one exchange student reported that Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura were spotted together in Snow Country. Haruno Sakura was there from February 9 to 12, while Uchiha Sasuke was seen on February 13. Some outlets reported seeing the two together in Kazahana, before returning to Konoha separately with a three-day gap between their flights.

On February 20, Haruno Sakura’s affiliates stated, “Haruno Sakura had promotional activities for the movie ‘The Strong 100’, where she is set to appear in. The schedule was tight and it would have been impossible to meet with Uchiha Sasuke. The two are not dating.”

Uchiha Sasuke’s camp also denied the rumors stating, “Mr. Uchiha went to Snow Country for a project, not to meet Ms. Haruno.”

This is not the first time that dating rumors about Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura have surfaced. However, while rumors in the past have been denied by their label KGE, this is the first time that sources from the two idols have outright denied it.

Source: (1) (2) (3)

theorem 1 month ago Well, there goes the dating rumors. I don’t think Sakura’s people would cover it up but they really outright denied it this time. REPLY

BINGOOO 1 month ago a project?? could it be *wedding bells* they only said they’re not dating because what if they’re actually already engaged lol XD i can dream right oTL REPLY

DoritoLocoLover 1 month ago Keep denying it and date in peace. REPLY

Mind-Blown 1 month ago maybe they really were dating all this time but then they broke up in Snow that’s why they announced that they weren’t dating anymore TT.TT REPLY

bitter_queen 1 month ago god, leave them alone. they should start suing whoever starts these rumors. REPLY

Pessimiss 1 month ago Still hoping it’s true… Silently and strongly… REPLY

BREAKING: UCHIHA SASUKE AND HARUNO SAKURA TO GET MARRIED LATER THIS YEAR

March 30, 2014

The two debuted as members of groups Kage and Kunoichi under KG Entertainment and have since gone on to work as solo artists.

Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura are to be married on November 5 later this year according to the statement released by their agency.

Below is the full translated statement:

“Greetings! This is KG Entertainment. We would like to extend our gratitude to the fans who have shown a lot of love for our own Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura. Moreover, we would like to ask for everyone’s understanding as we announce the news of their engagement. They will be having a wedding on the 5th of November this year and it will be a private affair between two families and some of the couple’s closest friends. The best gift we can offer the new couple in their upcoming union is to respect their wishes. As always, thank you for your understanding.”

The engagement has been a huge trending topic since it was announced yesterday. The two have since left messages on their respective fan pages.

Sakura writes: “I have known Sasuke-kun since we were young and even as trainees, I’ve carried such deep respect and admiration for him. It was a huge honor to grow alongside him, not only as a colleague but also as a friend after all these years, and it makes me look forward to spending the future together with him. As nervous as I am at the moment, I still hope your support and love for me up until now will extend to my soon-to-be husband—I still can’t get over the thrill of saying this—as well. Thank you, thank you, thank you.”

Sasuke writes: “The last five years have been the most tumultuous of my life, but Sakura has been there to ground me, as she always has. I have been wanting to speak about our relationship earlier but out of courtesy to Sakura and her family, I had to proceed with caution. It’s not just about me anymore, and there’s no one else I’d want to continue this journey with other than Sakura. With this news being made public, I trust everyone’s understanding and support, if not for me then for my future wife. Thank you.”

Twitter went wild with the news, making #SasuSakuCouple trend worldwide with happy reactions about the engagement.

Check out some of the best responses about the pair’s upcoming nuptials. Congratulations, Sasuke and Sakura!

Kimmy @gh0ulfriend When you expected a dating confirmation but you got a wedding confirmation #sasusakucouple 6:38 AM - March 30, 2014

cool anna @mrsucuzinu me: *logs into twitter* news: uchiha sasuke and haruno sakura are getting married me: *dies* 7:23 AM - March 30, 2014

Bad Little Girl @byungie I can’t believe Sasusaku invented Marriage and ended all idol couples :)))) 7:23 AM - March 30, 2014

sparrow @lyring THEY DENIED THEY WERE DATING LAST MONTH CUZ THEY TECHNICALLY WEREN’T DATING ANYMORE THEY WERE ALREADY ENGAGED DON’T TOUCH ME!!!!1 UNFOLLOW ME NOw!!11 7:44 AM - March 30, 2014

hayzzze @takataka I don’t even think i’m gonna be this excited for my own engagement 8:05 AM - March 30, 2014

kage_facts @KAGEFACTSS WE’RE ALL GETTING MARRIED!!!!! 8:12 AM - March 30, 2014

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Best 100 vape manufacturers in China - 2024 top 100 vape factory list

This is the latest vape manufacturer list in China for 2024 that's researched and summarized according to the factory size, production capacity, and market share, etc. After reading this list, you needn’t struggle to collect the information of factories one by one saving you precious time. 1. VOOPOO(ICCPP Group) ICCPP is established in 2014. Now it's exporting to 70+ countries, with 500+ research and development team, 6000+ enterprise staff, 6 major production bases, and a 120000m2 area of production workshop, 100000 dust-free workshop. Sub brands: VOOPOO, ZOVOO. 2. ALD Group Limited ALD's modern manufacturing center covers over 40,000 square meters, filled with more than 2,500 skilled workers. Their monthly vaporizer production capacity reaches 30,000,000pcs, supporting a stable supply to hundreds of clients around the world with reliable one-stop service-from a rough idea to a perfect final product out of mass production. 3. Smoore(VAPORESSO) SMOORE International Holdings Limited has announced an IPO in Hong Kong. Sub brands include VAPORESSO, FEELM, Renova, Ccell, Puffmi, etc. it has advanced R&D technology; strong manufacturing capacity; wide-spectrum product portfolio; diverse customer base; 3 basic research centers; multiple core patents. Production area over 16429 m². 4. IJOY IJOY has expended its reach to over 5 continents throughout the USA, Russia, UK, France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Oceania, Canada, Spain, Italy, Poland, Denmark, South Africa, Paraguay some 30 countries.  IJOY provides the highest-class electronic cigarette products and a one-stop solution for all its clients. 5. JWEI JWEI,founded in 2008 for vaporization technology R&D and e-cig manufacturing. JWEI has more than 3000 employees, 2200 patents and 80 sales distribution countries and regions around the world. It has three factories for its self-owned brands Joyetech/Eleaf/Wismec. Maximum capacity of 4 million batteries and 55 million pods per month. Sourcemore site belongs to JWEI. 6. First Union Established in 2004, Over 500,000 sqm of factory area and more than 5,000 employees, providing more than 80 million electronic cigarettes per month. Subbrands: Vaptio，Kanger. 7. KIMREE Kimree, established in 2006, is the leading DOM /OEM manufacturer of electronic cigarette, achieved over 2700 patents. R&D team with 276 engineers, Kimree already passed 10 famous certificates. KIMREE facility covers area of 40000 square meters, 120 assemble lines, 1020 workers (maximal will be 2500), Maximal monthly production capacity: 25 million PCS. 8. SMISS SongGang Base 1 covers 30164 ㎡， 28 Lines， 9 million pcs /M; SongGang Base 2 covers 95210 ㎡， 173 Lines， 57 million pcs /M; DongFang Base covers 51080 ㎡， 87 Lines， 33million pcs /M. 9、Innokin Established in 2016, Innokin Technology is one of the world’s leading vaping manufacturers. Innokin vapes are sold in over 80 countries worldwide. Its most valuable resource is the workforce. Innokin employs people worldwide who gain valuable knowledge and experiences to create the next great vaping devices. 10. BUDDY Aka IBUDDY. Shenzhen Buddy Technology Development Co., Ltd. is a CBD oil vape pen & dry herb vaporizers supplier.Founded in 2008 dedicated to design, develop and manufacture vaping products. It has a facility of 60,000 square meters and over 100 research and development engineers, 300 production and quality control professionals, and over 1,000 manufacturing operators. Holding multiple ISO certifications. Subbrand Budtank. 11. Advken Shenzhen Advken Technology Co., LTD. is established in 2013. Do R & D, production, OEM&ODM and sales departments.  Exports to Europe, America, and Southeast Asia. With a good reputation in the field. Have a number of patents: Manta Series(Manta RTA/Tank), Cp Series(Cp RTA/Cp TF RTA), Owl Series(Owl Tank/Owl Kit), WANDERLUST LITE Pod, Doctor Coil Serial Cotton, and other Accessories, etc. 12. PNDUS Launched in 2020, PNDUS has a new garden-style factory, a medical-grade workshop, covers an area of 33,000 square meters and a building area of 43,300 square meters; the factory has 5,000 personnel and an annual output value of about RMB 40.6 billion. 13. DOVPO Established in 2012, Shenzhen DOVPO Technology Co., Ltd is specialized in R&D, manufacturing, marketing and service of electronic cigarette. Since the foundation, Dovpo has always devoted to developing various electronic cigarettes for consumers. 14. Mlife Launched in 2014, Mlife is a brand of Shenzhen Mlife Technology Co., Ltd. which is the subsidiary of vaping pioneer Shenzhen Y&Q Group since 2008. All its products include11 patented models, and compliance with general international regulations including CE、 ROHS、GS、SGS、PSE、ISO etc. It has owned a 40,000 square meters vape manufacturing base since 2008. 15. Smok Founded in 2010, Shenzhen IVPS Technology CO. Limited's brand SMOK® is an international first-class e-cigarette brand. Its production base is mainly for its own brand Smok. 16. Aspire Aspire has been innovating the industry since 2013. It has 6 research institutes, and 200+ high-tech researchers, 2326+ patents. Product “AVP” was sold more than 6 million pcs, Aspire Breeze series shipments exceed 4 million pcs, First chimney-free tank product “Cleito” as sold more than 5 million pcs. 17. Yihi Electronics Subbrands SXmini, Vsticking. YIHI’s headquarter total area is about 12,000 square meters and the total construction area of the modern plant is over 25,000 square meters. High grade medical class clean room, R&D departments, and vast high tech manufacturing lines. Established in 2014. Produced e-cigarette for Bugatti. 18. Itsuwa Established in 2007, focusing on electronic cigarette, vape mod and dry herb vape product manufacturing and technology development. 30+ skilled engineers, 260+ skilled staff, GMP/ISO9001 Certificated, 15 production line. Subbrand Vapesoul. 19. Greensound Aka GS. Established in 2009, GS participated in the formulation of “production standard of vaping device and E-liquid” in Chinese E-cig industry, has two Labs cooperating with domestic universities. Over 200 patent applications, including 6 for invention, 180 for utility model and 70 for appearance 20. Cloupor Shenzhen Keleipeng Technology Co., Ltd., founded in 2013 and located in Shenzhen, It has two e-cigarette brands, “cloupor” and its sub brand “smoant”. The automatic e-cigarette production plant & traditional production plant, R & D team and sales team have been running stably for 8 years. 10000 + product design scheme, 100 + professional engineer. Ranking first in Russia in sales volume. 21. Heaven Gifts Elf Bar is produced by the vaping trader Heaven Gifts. Established in 2007, Heaven Gifts has become the largest, best and most trustworthy distributor of Electronic Cigarette with years' growing and expanding. Now they have two large offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen, China. 22. Uwell UWELL (Shenzhen Uwell Technology Co., Ltd.), founded in 2015. Products were sold to 23 countries, with sales exceeding 100 million RMB. Sold to 65 countries and UWELL cooperated with over 20,000 distributors. Annual sales exceeded 1 billion RMB. 23. Sigelei Established in 2011, GD SIGELEI Electronic Tech Co., Ltd is a National High-Tech Enterprise. Subbrands FUCHAI, KAOS, COMPAK, VCIGO. More than 90 core patents. Do OEM&ODM for disposables and mods. 24. Mi-Pod In 2008, the world was taken by storm with the establishment of Smoking Vapor, which the company rebranded in August 2019 as Mi-One Brands. The Mi-One, was released in 2014. It wasn’t until 2016 with the unveiling of the Mi-Pod,  flagship device, that Mi-One Brands really began to lead the pack. 25. Tesla TESLACIGS has built more than 1,000 square meters of R&D laboratories and production workshops. ISO-9001 certification acquired. Products include pod system, kits, atomizers, Wye, Invader, Punk, Kingzone. Provide OEM ODM service. 26. Yuoto Yuoto vape is made by Shenzhen Komjie Electronic & Technology Co., Ltd which used to make box mods and accessories. Chinese name 燃雾. With 200 employees, 3000 square meters manufacturing base and GMP certification. It goes from obscure to famous since 2020 for its Yuoto Plus. 27. HQD  Established in 2014, Shenzhen HanQingDa Technology Co., Ltd. (HQD for short). 5,000 staff. CE, FCC, ROHS and MSDS certificates acquired. 28. VOZOL VOZOL by Shenzhen Zhiyuan Zhichuang Technology Co., Ltd. is launched in 2018. Inaugurated the first manufacturing center in Dongguan, monthly production capacity over 2 million pcs in 2020. Now monthly production capacity over 10 million pcs with 2 manufacturing centers. 29. Hotcig Shenzhen Hot Technology Co., Ltd., was founded in 2013, focuses on electronic cigarettes R&D, manufacturing, sales and service. With an area of more than 2000 square meters modern factory. 30. VAAL VAAL features its good taste disposable.  Since the creation in 2020, VAAL by Myvapor is committed to becoming a key player on the global market in this sector. 31. Vaporlax Vaporlax has one of the most well-known vape factories in China for no brag, found in 2010, and provides OEM or ODM services. 32. Fummy Established in 2014. Shenzhen Fumai Technology Co., Ltd. Manufacturer of Fume vape, VPO, Boulder, Vapeman, etc. Provides OEM and ODM service. 20000 m2 manufacturing plant. 33. Posh Posh bar is made by Houshan Electronics (Dongguan) Co., Ltd. Founded in 2020. 34. Zencig Shenzhen ZenCig Technology Co., Ltd  is a manufacturer of dry herb vaporizers/CBD vape pens/disposable vape pens, etc. Certified manufacturer in the white list. 35. Hangsen (vape juice) Established in 2009, 1300+ staff, export to 85+ countries, has 300+ patents and tech copyrights registered, sold 500 million bottles of e-liquids worldwide 36. Dekang (vape juice) Since 2003. Dekang e-liquid OEM service offers flavour matching facility where they can replicate any flavour.  Deliver reliable, high-quality products in a week. Creating a customized line of e-liquids easliy with its service. Sister company Bogecig makes disposables and pod kits. 37. Magical Flavour (vape flavor concentrate) Established in 2009, Magical Flavour ® is an integrated flavor brand of developing, producing and service. Have customers in Japan, Southeast Asia, Russia, UK and America. Based in Xiamen, China, the factory is around 1500㎡ (16145.9 sq.ft). Have labs with advanced research & test equipment and clean room. All certificates acquired. 38. LOST VAPE Founded in 2014. Orion Bar and pod vape are the brands by LOST VAPE, known for its ORION, which is the first Pod Mod in Industry and sold 10 million units globally. 39. VEEX 30 million yuan R&D investment/year, 30 professional R&D expert, 41 technology patent​, 23000 m2 100,000-level R&D and production base.  Subbrands: VEEXTECH, TAKI, WUUZ, XIYO, and other well-known brands. 40. Ugreen (vape juice) Established in 2015, UGreen have a 2500 square meters dust-free workshop to produce eliquids, a 1500 square meters R&D department labs, ISO certificates. Over 100 skilled workers and a steady production capacity of 300 tons eliquids every month. 51. Hangboo Biotech (vape juice) Huizhou Hangboo Biotech Co., Ltd. is established in 2010 and makes e-liquids & vapes. Their catalog contains various kinds of e-cigarettes like mechanical mod, 510, EGO disposal kits, atomizers and series of accessories. 52. feelife (vape juice) feellife's one-stop solution service for global nebulizer + nebulizer liquid ecology is a comprehensive high-tech industry integrating complete R&D, production, sales, service and academics of nebulized products and nebulized vaccine equipment. 30,000-square-meter factory. E-juice OEM. 53. VapeEZ VapeEZ has 40 R&D personnel, 60 quality control staff, and more than 500 production staff producing 16 product lines. Production and inspection/test equipment ensures annual output of 36,000,000 sets/pieces and quality control. 54. Ousida Shenzhen Ousida Technology Co., Ltd.. is located in Shenzhen and Nnanning. The company (affiliated company) entered the electronic cigarette industry in 2010. 55. Maskking Maskking, an ecig manufacturer specialized in vape pod in Shenzhen,China. The main idea of the appearance of Maskking was to combine in a small device maximum comfort and pleasure. 56. OUOK OUOK is established in 2015, as a self-brand owned by Easyway. The company does vape OEM and ODM for disposbales, pod, CBD vapes.. Minimum order quantity, 1k, 200k/month max production capacity. 57. Wotofo Founded in 2012, as a premier manufacturer of vape products, Wotofo has established its leading position in rebuildable devices, producing some of today's top RDAs, RTAs, Mods, Kits and accessories. 58. Freemax Shenzhen Weimasi Technology Co., Ltd. is established in 2013. Unveiled Starre Pure, the world’s first sub ohm tank utilizes Ceramic cover coil technology. Over 1 Million users in America and Europe. 59. Keystone KEYSTONE, established on August 1, 2022, specializes in ODM and OEM services for leading vape brands. With 80% of its staff experienced in R&D from top vape companies, the company focuses on developing its own brand, emphasizing consumer health and sustainable, enjoyable vaping experiences. 60. SKE Technology Founded in 2013, Shenzhen SKE Technology Co., Ltd., also known as Sikary. With a 20,000-square-meter workshop, advanced laboratory, over 1500 employees, and a 100,000-level dust-free workshop guaranteeing top-notch products. SKE’s commitment to quality is reflected in its various certifications and more than 180 intellectual property rights. 61. Bangma  Bangma Vape, established in 2011 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, is one of the global leaders in vape device manufacturing. Bangma always brings together innovation, technology, and professionalism to create the most reliable service for their global vape customers. Based on a legacy of 12+ years of industry experience, and the collaboration with 100+ well-known vape companies, Bangma already established a strong support team to provide one-stop OEM&ODM service. 61. ANYX ANYX, an atomization technology company by Aspire since 2022 with a user-driven ethos, excels in creating enjoyable, high-quality products. They boast a robust R&D team, extensive production lines, and over 2300 patents, emphasizing strong values in safety, reliability, and sensory satisfaction. Their operations are bolstered by numerous management certifications, including ISO standards and GMP. 62. SMOANT Smoant, eastablish in 2014, under Cloupor Group, excels in e-cigarette technology and healthy lifestyle promotion. With brands like Cloupor and Ant Bar, it's recognized for unique design and atomization technology. Smoant's dedicated lab ensures product quality, while its factory employs AI and machine learning for efficient production. Their strong R&D center focuses on market-driven technological innovation. 63. Fumot Established in 2011, Fumot has consistently pushed the boundaries of what's possible in vape technology. Their commitment to quality is evident in every product they release, and the Digital Box 12000 Puff is no exception. This vape pod is a testament to their dedication to delivering high-quality, user-friendly vaping experiences. Support OEM and ODM. 64. Romio Founded in 2012, Romio working towards raising the quality of life for our users through high-quality products. With a full array of in-house development capabilities for all critical components of an e-cigarette, Romio has the confidence to help as many as possible. Final words We reviewed the last list, added some new China-certificated manufacturers, and deleted some outdated and duplicated data. Moreover, we'll keep updating the new list. Welcome to stay tuned for the updates to keep informed of the vape manufacturing industry trends. Leave a comment below if we missed your factory in the list, we'll review then add it soon. Read the full article

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notes from Governmentality, Neoliberalism, and the Digital Game (part 3)

The economy must be a game: a set of regulated activities…but in which the rules are not decisions which someone takes for others. It is a set of rules which determine the way in which each must play a game whose outcome is not known to anyone. The economy is a game and the legal institution which frames the economy should be thought of as the rules of the game. (Foucault 2008d, 173) (NICE!)

----------the game as a metaphor for the neoliberal economy----------(BUT HERE HE SWITCHES THE METAPHOR AROUND)The procedural rhetoric of the digital game functions like the neoliberal free market economy in offering choices to players who can use its resources to further their own interests within the parameters of the game’s rules. In doing so, the digital game naturalizes a neoliberal approach to decision making in daily life.------->----->---(THE FREE((D😂M)) MARKET)------> Foucault outlines how eighteenth-century liberalism responded to the question of government by turning to the market and its “natural truth” as the main justification for its practice. Just as the free market was thought to establish the truth of “natural” prices and lead to prosperity, so too it was surmised that subjects living under “natural” conditions of freedom would thrive and prosper as well--------------------------------------Like liberalism before it, neoliberalism essentialized the market in applying a market rationality of choice to other social domains.----The digital game’s emergence in the mid to late 1970s mirrored the workings of an emergent neoliberal market by offering one of the first media in which choice was paramount in the experience.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other forms of popular media available at the inception of the digital games, including vinyl records, film, books, radio, and television, were typically more top down in what they allowed a reader or audience member to experience. Audiences would typically be unable to direct the flow of the experience in listening to, reading, or watching these media texts. There would be little intervention in the unfolding of the text beyond turning off the music, closing the book or leaving the theater. Certainly, these forms of media offered their audience some choice in terms of which text to engage and how it might be engaged. However, the experience of these media was not characterized first and foremost by choice within the experience itself in the same manner as the digital game. This ability for subjects to constantly choose as they engage the medium mirrors the workings of their activity neoliberal market.---(IMPORTANT ^^^^ GAMES< MEDIA< AND CHOICE)

----------------------Digital game designers explicitly and intentionally afford players the opportunity to determine what decisions will shape their experience with and in the medium. Therefore, the choices players make in interacting with a digital game will likely result in a different experience every time the game is played. In this respect, the digital game serves as a prime example of a nonlinear text.5 (NON_LINEAR)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------As such, digital game theorists have described the choice-laden encounter with the digital game as a configurative performance. In engaging this configurative performance, players dynamically interpret, act upon and respond to information presented to them as part of a feedback loop.6 Digital game players are bombarded by choices at every juncture of their experience. Atkins describes how the digital game player must constantly work through a “rhetoric of future possibility” (2006, 139) determining how to deal with future possibility invariably requires choices to be made. Playing a digital game entails the exploration of the “possibility space” a game allows through its rule set (Bogost 2007, 43).(THIS ALSO SLAPS THIS IS IMPORTANT! SCI_FI STUFF< FUTURE THINKING)))))))----------------------------------<3<3<3<3<3

To fail to choose in any of these games is to fail to play the game

_______________Certainly, digital games do not allow limitless choice just as free markets are never truly free. However, to use Moulthrop’s terms, the multidimensional pathfinding nature of the digital game renders it a reflection of the subject’s freedom in the neoliberal market and differentiates it from its predecessors._______CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH FOR THIS PART:

The choice found in the digital game coincides with the move to choice afforded subjects in the free market economies ushered in by neoliberalism. As markets open up, the ideology of the neoliberal market shapes the kinds of technologies it produces and consumes. Economically, disavowing choice is to remain in the realm of protectionism and regulatory mechanisms rather than enabling subjects to act freely in the open vistas of the free market. Technologically, disavowing choice is to remain in the realm of older forms of media attached primarily to interpretive rather than configurative approaches to the experience of media texts. Digital games begin their popular ascension and ultimately thrive within the context of this burgeoning marketized neoliberal culture of choice.