#aiba drama

[japanesedoramaandanimelover91]

The japanese commercial "Aqura Home" with Aiba Masaki. 2024. 30 Sec Version.

Here's the new advert with Aiba for Aqura Home. Aiba admitted that he hasn't done kabe-dong in a long time. (For those who don't understand kabe-dong, it's an action where a man pushes a girl against a wall, subjugating her to his will).

The new TV spot is a heartwarming drama in which Aiba becomes a shop manager and tries to create the perfect home for his client. ‘Why is there a wall between us?’ complains the woman: and manager Aiba, seeing the man leaning against the wall, urges him, ‘Don't give up!’ And the man leans against the wall with a sad look. The scene changes, Aiba's manager returns to the shop and with a serious look declares: ‘I'm going to build a house without walls and columns!’ and suddenly pushes the junior employee against the wall. The junior employee is shocked, but this getting rid of walls was manager Aiba's idea-using the room more spaciously by removing unnecessary partitions.

With the words ‘Walls can be eliminated’ Manager Aiba used his whole body to eliminate one unnecessary wall and column after another, and even raised the ceiling to create an exorbitantly spacious living room with a solid structure. The end result is a ceiling so high that even a giraffe could live in it with its head held high, with manager Aiba smiling as the couple and children run around with happy expressions on their faces. The highlight of the video is the warm story and powerful performance, which is the result of Manager Aiba's passion for bringing his clients' perfect homes to life.

Filming took place in very hot weather, with temperatures exceeding 36°C. Despite the heat, Aiba kept a smile on his face as he continued filming. He and the film crew enjoyed reminiscing about their summer memories, talking about whether they prefer beetles or deer, sunflowers or morning flowers, and what kind of ice cream they had this year. By the way, he revealed that he prefers the traditional shaved ice to the fluffy ice that is in fashion right now.

During the filming of the ‘Kabe Don’ scene, which is the highlight of the commercial and Aiba's first scene in a long time, there was a slightly tense atmosphere on the set. But Aiba's kindness and care for his partner was also seen during the shoot.

The scene where the walls and pillars are removed and the ceiling is raised is more dynamic. Aiba was saying, ‘This wall too! And these columns!’ and expressed it with powerful movements and voice. In the final scene, he engaged the muscles of his entire upper body with an expression of strength and made dynamic movements as if he was actually lifting the ceiling. The scene was completed with Aiba's passion.

Aiba commented on the Kabe-don scene ‘I haven't done something like this in years, so it feels new!’

As a leader, did you encourage your junior staff a lot?

Mother Teresa used to say: ‘You cannot do big things at once, but however small they are, do them with great love.’ These words have helped me a lot. They taught me that small things should be done systematically, without striving for big accomplishments. By the way, I learnt this by reading the book (laughs).

[stripclub-elysium]

"Her name is Violet and you just missed her getting her first mouthful..." Daiki grinned, hugging the blonde girl and kissing her back. "She and Ami are currently upstairs, unpacking everything."

@lessworkmorepleasure

Porn Apartment (Pt2) (Closed RP with @lessworkmorepleasure

(This is a Continuation of an RP we had before I got shadowbanned)

Sometimes, Daiki still can't believe how his live has turned around after meeting Alicia in that Convention back then... not only was she a massive slut for his cock, she also brought her friend Miki to the Party

And it didn't took long till even more girls joined this project, all knowing it's about being the only mans bitches

There also was Megumi Morisaki, the oldest woman on the group and a real MILF... Lindsay, a blonde girl who once stared in a Reality TV Show and Ami Aiba, a Hacker for justice and assistant to a well known detective in Japan.

Daiki was currently sitting alone in his apartment, watching TV when a sudden knock got his attention.

[sakurapika]

Fun fact: Vil Schoenheit's VA, Hiroki Aiba, also has a background in musical theater. One of the roles he played was Enjolras in Les Misérables (my favorite musical!). Although I can't find any clips of his performance in costume, here's a clip of him singing some of the songs from the musical:

The TWST developers really picked the right person to play Vil. Just look at the drama and intensity he brings to the stage!

For context, the character Enjolras is the charismatic leader of a group of revolutionaries in 19th-century France. He's also usually depicted as blond in other adaptations, just like Vil (lol). Although he isn't the main character, he is definitely the fan favorite among the Les Mis fandom.

In the end, maybe Vil was the hero on stage all along.

[eyepatchdate]

Listening to somnium files 1's ost as i work and sort of reflecting on my feelings on the game overall. i just finished my third playthrough. The first, i had a lot of trouble with the game, wasnt even sure if i liked it at all, for a lot of reasons im not going into. Second playthrough i was way less hostile but still wary, and was surprised my expierence wasnt as negative. third playthrough im not negative at all, i accept the game's weird drama-comedy-scifi-police procedural tone.

so tldr, i am now finally able to back up a bit from my own personal thoughts/feelings of the game and look at it more structually as well as a narrative (and as a game).

anyways. A critique that is a new one to my mind, as i ruminate: it is sort of dissonant that the beginning of the game makes you rapidly focus on mizuki, who IS close to the protagonist, who has a weird situaiton with him the game slowly introduces. The focus of the first psync IS her, and then like, shes still in more of the game, her ending exists etc, but like, as you get into the meat of the game, *Iris* is the most important other character (and like. This makes sense. The cover is Date, Aiba, and Iris most prominently). Through Iris, Hitomi's importance exists too, as do shreds of uchikoshi's original premise of Hitomi being the "female sidekick".

But like. Mizuki not being as important even when she is connected to the first two victims, even when shes definitely a target for Saito due to her closeness to Date--the flip to Iris is weird. It makes sense plot wise, as Hayato's connections are also what Saito is chasing, but like. Hayato didnt know victims 1 and 2, *Date* did.

And idk. Just seems so weird that Mizuki is core to the strong intro of the game but then it sort of abandons her, especially on the canon route.

[cynamonowo]

multiples of 3, datomi <3

i love you so much bestie <3 this is gonna be super long (so under the cut it goes) And. kind of based in my general "aini does not happen & they get to work things out" au lmao

ship ask game

3. What was their first impression of each other?

"oh god who is this man and why is he bleeding out at this shrine" "oh god is that an angel that's going to take me to see baby jesus"

6. How do they make up/apologize after an argument?

hitomi probably talks about what both of them did wrong bc adult communication!!! we're not teens anymore!! on the other hand i think date would first sulk then blame himself before being a grown up too lol

9. What do they dislike most about the other? Why?

for hitomi it's probably just how date can get so focused on his work he forgets to care for himself. as for him, it's probably hitomi's tendency to keep secrets & refuse help

12. Do they have a difficult time when separated from each other, or are they fairly independent?

*gestures in the direction of aini* yeah no i think they're very independent but date can get like that r/ambien "i miss my wife :(" post lmao

15. What songs remind you of their relationship?

oh man... mogło być nic, heart of wool, and boats & birds

18. How do they care for each other when one of them is wounded/sick?

omg date would probably either minimize his suffering bc there's Stuff to be Done, Or be a total drama queen. in both cases hitomi's very exasperated but fond. when she's ill though, date's probably losing his mind and having aiba check on her every other minute while he reads the entire webmd site

21. Do they enjoy domestic life?

very much so! i think that after the resolution route date cuts down on his cabaret club outings bc he feels So Old. and after they start dating they go out sometimes but also like to chill inside, clean/cook together, drink some wine, and watch a movie or smth :3

24. How do their personalities affect their relationship? Do their characteristics compliment each other, or clash often?

actually i think they're more similar than ppl think! both are very determined and family-oriented, have a tendency for self-sacrifice, and like to joke around (hitomi's jokes are more subtle though lmao).i think they mostly differ when it comes to impulsivity - date's that kind of person to act first and think second lol

27. How do they say “I love you” non-verbally?

mm i think it's mostly through doing little things for each other, like hitomi making a cute bento box for date, and him making her tea just the way she likes it (piping hot)

30. What are their respective love languages? Do their love languages work well together?

gestures above. acts of service i think. a bit of quality time and physical touch as well (date never passes an opportunity to Grab A Boob), but mostly just ensuring the other's life goes as smooth as possible bc boy howdy they've been through some shit

33. How do they flirt? Who’s the worse flirt?

date probably makes a lot of innuendo heavy jokes that hitomi pretends not to understand so he can embarrass himself while explaining lmao but tbh i can't imagine them flirting that much. they don't really need to

36. How do they feel about having kids? Are they in agreement?

"we have two very lively daughters, that's enough lmao" (plus like. i think they only start actually dating after a few years, so both are in their forties & there's much lower chance to have a kid even if they tried. if smth happened they'd probably be happy to have a child together)

39. When and how did they admit that they loved each other? If they haven’t yet, why?

it probably took a veeery long time for them to feel comfortable with saying it out loud (but they knew. they knew), so maybe 2 yrs after getting into a relationship? and tbh i think hitomi said it first & date bluescreened at this. she loves him. she really loves him, despite everything. he's crying.

42. What’s their relationship like with each other’s friends/families?

haha yeah about that. (boss & hitomi text often though. mostly worrying about date. disaster man.)

45. How do they support each other? How do they rely on each others support?

oh i think they support each other by just. being there for one another. doing little things to cheer up the other one, asking how to help, bouncing ideas off of each other. but when it gets Harder i think both of them (mostly date) bottle things up a lot until the other one (mostly hitomi) gets too worried to let that slide.

48. Do they talk about their future together? Why or why not?

:( p sure they'd be afraid of considering an actual future together when you take into account What Happened Last Time (and in aini :// ), so it'd take like. a few good years until they feel comfortable enough to assume they wouldn't get separated again...

[the-robot-bracket]

Round 1 Statistics on the Poll losers in Percentages

Drossel von Flügel - 49.9%

Miki - 49.8%

MB2.0 - 49.7%

AM - 49.7%

Rodney Copperbottom - 49.6%

Yes Man - 49.3%

Fresh Cut Grass - 49.3%

The Thinker - 48.9%

Funtime Freddy - 48.9%

Sage - 48.6%

Luna - 48.4%

Clank - 48%

Pixal - 47.5%

Emma Matthews - 47.3%

Robecca Steam - 47%

Springtrap - 47%

Connor - 46.9%

Murderbot - 46.4%

Breq - 45.7%

G-OLM - 45.4%

R2D2 - 45.1%

Aiba - 44.7%

Grumbot - 44.4%

Fender Pinwheeler - 43.7%

1010 & Neon J - 43.2%

Monokuma - 43%

Cure Amour - 42.8%

Tama - 42.3%

Commander Tartar - 41.9%

K9 - 41.4%

Cyborg - 41.4%

Bender - 41.3%

C-3P0 - 40.4%

Cube - 40.4%

Vision - 38.2%

BOYD - 37.8%

Astro Boy - 37.1%

Echo - 36.8%

Silver - 36.4%

Queen - 36.3%

CAR-11E - 35.3%

The Maschinenmensch - 35.3%

Computer - 35.3%

Carl the Robot - 34.3%

Kara - 31.3%

Robo Fizz - 30.4%

Ultron - 30.2%

Roy Batty - 30.1%

Robot Jones - 29.5%

BB8 - 29.4%

FRIDA - 29.2%

Ramattra - 28.5%

Mosscap - 27.5%

Cryptor - 27.3%

The Drama Machine - 27.2%

K1-B0 - 26.8%

V.I.N.CENT - 25.8%

The Robot Devil - 25.6%

Mr E - 24.3%

Aegis - 22.6%

Orianna - 17.7%

Scrapper - 16.7%

Junko AI - 13.3%

[myfaveisfuckable]

Rants!

Nightmare Polycule: The cirsed creation of like. 4 people on a niche fandom discord. Polycule consisting of pretty much every adult character in the series. It's awful and somehow the best thing ever. The potential for both crack and angst is unmatched. The divorced parents energy is OFF THE CHARTS. Marcia realizes she is a morosexual and has a crisis about it. Gringe confronts his prejudices by falling for a no-good wizard. Jillie Djinn is Marcia's ex and also dead and also GHOSTING ON HER COUCH which makes it very hard to bring her boyfriends over. Marcellus tries to be dramatic about the fleetingness of human life (except his) and gets made fun of until he confronts his trauma instead. Sarah and Mrs Gringe are having tea and getting a break from the drama.

Nokia/Ami: (spoilers for the game) all the fan stuff ive seen for the game is painfully straight unless its focusing on the two ships where one character is canonically gay n in love with the other (protag of the sequel game with his gay bestie i forgot the name of n yuuko/fei) n ami is usually just drawn on her own BUT theres a lot of canon subtext between nokia n ami mostly as a result of not much actually changing based on if u play as a boy or a girl regardless nokia to some extent likes ami she flirts with her talks about their relationship as if theyre already dating theres a scene that parallels a m/f couple in the game that plays exactly the same between ami n nokia with two other characters saying something along the lines of ah young love during a mandatory side quest ami gets offered an implied sex doll that looks exactly like nokia (weird story there the quest ends with it being heavily implied that the people that take the dolls end up having their organs harvested while their minds are stuck in a digital space called eden unaware that theyre not in the real world) n she has to think about it before declining the offer nokia's character arc is working to become a strong leader n reliable friend cause she wants to stand next to ami instead of relying on her theyre childhood friends but forgot about it ok i need to explain a bit more of the story so like as kids ami n nokia along with three other characters met beta testing for eden n one of them ended up getting eden syndrome to make sure theyre all able to leave safely (theres a thing called eaters that if u get eaten by put u in a coma cause theyre storing the contents of ur brain in them) n a guy who wants to use the eaters to get to the next stage of evolution removes their memories of the incident so years later as teenagers ami nokia n arata (one of the childhood friends important to the story but not to the ship) become friends again n reunite on eden where ami ends up getting eden syndrome but in a funky way cause she was logging out as she got eaten so she has a cyber body that over the course of the game deteriorates n at the end of the game ami basically dies right as everything is being fixed all the victims of eden syndrome are no longer comatose but ami is cause yknow kind of deteriorated too much n it happened right in front of nokia's eyes as she reached out for her hand so they could go home together n nokia cries for the only time in the game cause of that but ive genuinely never seen any fan stuff of them interacting so despite them being teased romantically n built up as being really important to eachother theres nothing not even like nokia with takumi (boy protagonist) im submitting it specifically as nokia/ami just cause i like wlw ships more if u want to do it neutrally protag's surname regardless of gender is aiba sorry if this is incoherent its been like 6 months since ive played the game

[stickers-on-a-laptop]

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Current time: 8:28 am, woke up like not even half an hour ago lmao

Anything you've been doing lately: ahahahahaha no i have no life, it's write silly little fanfics and watch dramas and watch twitter implode >.<

Anything you intend to do later: it's sunday, so...watch the new kingohger. maybe write a fic, considering i thought of another idea last night, although that'd be a "3 people would read it" fic lmaoooooo

Anything you recently watched or played: just finished marry me! yesterday, which was cute but also funny to watch in terms of like....seto toshiki was NOT kissing his very adorable wife. i'm also watching ketai sosakan 7, which, hi ren ryuki <3 hi tezuka ryuki <3

Anything you want to watch or play: i have 2 dramas i vaguely want to watch next but like my main toku drama that i'll start after finishing ketai is probably gonna be a rewatch of shinkenger, i literally dreamt about aiba hiroki (the blue one) last night, i want them back

tagging: @lee-donghun @skajador @lunar-gltch @rosemirmir @shoceted @snapple-man

[cantillat-moved]

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Archer (Emiya)

Archer (Alter)

Arthur Pendragon (Proto)

Avenger (Angra Mainyu)

Baron Aiguille

Dracula

Gray

Kiritsugu Emiya

Kyoko Kirigiri

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Miyamoto Musashi

Rantaro Amami

Rufus Shinra

Saber (Emiya)

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Soma Cruz

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Berserker (Emiya)

Sieg

Ayako Mitsuzuri

Hilda Edelfelt

Kuzunoha

Yara

Valvatorez

Raidou the XL

Monokuma

Ryu (BoF4)

Aiba

Fou

Snoopy

Bonus: like this if you want to be sassed by Archer

[offbeat-manga-ships]

HIMEGOTO: JUUKYUUSAI NO SEIFUKU (ヒメゴト ～十九歳の制服～)

Himegoto: Uniforms at the Age of Nineteen / Minenami Ryou

Complete, with 100 chapters / 8 volumes

F/F; Psychological, Adult, Drama, Genderbender + lgbt, queer & ambqueer, queer character, transgender character, trans f, genderbender, gb: mtf, gb: ftm, cross dressing, masc f, masc f stops, gb stops

SUMMARY: Acting and crossdressing as a boy, Yuki "Yoshiki" Ichihara is viewed as a male by her peers. Despite their expectations, she secretly wants nothing more than to be more feminine. On the other hand, all of Mikako Nagao's classmates believe she is sweet and pure; but in contrast to her innocent veneer, she enjoys selling her body to older men while pretending to be 15 years old. Though it may just be a front, her appearance has enchanted the dashing lady-killer Kaito Aiba, who lusts not for Mikako but to be her. To help fulfill this fantasy, he crossdresses as his idol and takes pleasure in impersonating her in his spare time. Each of these three college students hides behind an identity that is not their own, masking a self that they cannot reveal. Burdened by their hidden lives, they search for who they are and what defines them as their fates begin to intertwine.

MAL score: 7.48 AL mean score: 72% MU average: 7.9

PERSONAL SCORE: 8 out of 10

[ao3feed-izch]

Café Kusuo

by Esoor

Anya visits her senpai's café to ask advice abouther relationship with Damian. But love troubles is just around the corner of the café...

Words: 2794, Chapters: 3/?, Language: English

Fandoms: 斉木楠雄のΨ難 | Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., 名探偵コナン | Detective Conan | Case Closed, やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。 | My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (Anime), SPY x FAMILY (Manga), SPY x FAMILY (Anime), 古見さんはコミュ症です。 | Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu | Miss Komi Can't Communicate (Manga), 古見さんはコミュ症です。 | Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu | Miss Komi Can't Communicate (Anime), 五等分の花嫁 | Gotoubun no Hanayome | The Quintessential Quintuplets (Manga), うる星やつら | Urusei Yatsura, One Piece (Anime & Manga), Naruto (Anime & Manga), Dragon Ball, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Characters: Aiura Mikoto, Saiki Kusuo, Hikigaya Hachiman, Yukinoshita Yukino, Yuigahama Yui, Komi Shouko, Tadano Hitohito, Anya Forger, Kudou Shinichi | Edogawa Conan, Becky Blackbell, Bond (SPY x FAMILY), Uesugi Futarou, Aiba Manami | La Brava

Relationships: Aiura Mikoto/Saiki Kusuo, Hikigaya Hachiman/Yukinoshita Yukino, Hikigaya Hachiman/Yuigahama Yui, Komi Shouko/Tadano Hitohito, Saiki Kusuo/Teruhashi Kokomi, Nakano Ichika/Nakano Itsuki/Nakano Miku/Nakano Nino/Nakano Yotsuba/Uesugi Fuutarou, Damian Desmond/Anya Forger, Kudou Shinichi | Edogawa Conan/Mouri Ran, Lum/Moroboshi Ataru, Chi-Chi/Son Goku (Dragon Ball), Boa Hancock/Monkey D. Luffy, Hyuuga Hinata/Uzumaki Naruto, Midoriya Izuku/Uraraka Ochako

Additional Tags: Anya Forger Loves Damian Desmond, Aged-Up Anya Forger, Aged-Up Character(s), Manga & Anime, Drama & Romance

source: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54292996

[dearesthana]

Arashi dan Aku

Tulisanku kali ini adalah salah satu cerita behind the scene. Artinya, cerita di balik layar yang...well, mungkin belum banyak orang tahu. Aku pengen banget bagikan cerita ini karena harus ada lebih banyak orang lagi yang tahu betapa awesome idolaku ini!

Aku bahkan nggak kenal mereka secara personal, tetapi lima orang ini sudah menyelamatkan hidupku. Literally.

Aku kenal om-om ini sejak SMA. Pada semester kedua kelas X, ada guru bahasa Indonesia memutarkan satu dorama (istilah drama dalam jejepangan) berjudul Yamada Taro Monogatari di kelasku. Tokoh utamanya adalah dua personel Arashi, Sakurai Sho dan Kazunari Ninomiya. Lagu opening nya saat itu adalah Happiness by Arashi. Doramanya seru banget dan jujur aku cukup hooked up sama tokoh Mimura Takuya yang diperankan Sho. Aku minta semua file episode doramanya ke guruku tersebut dan memutuskan akan menontonnya saat liburan.

Dan yes, karena menghabiskan waktu nonton Yamada Taro Monogatari saat perpulangan asrama, aku mulai suka sama Arashi. Aku jadi kenal member selain Sho dan Nino: Ohno Satoshi (Oh-chan / Riida), Aiba Masaki (Aiba-chan), dan Matsumoto Jun (MatsuJun).

Like, sukaaaa banget!

Aku menemukan video profil perjalanan mereka di YouTube waktu mencari tahu tentang mereka. Menonton video tersebut membuatku makin kesengsem sama om-om ini. They. Are. Cool. Meski debut besar-besaran di Hawaii pada 1999 dan sempat sukses, album dan konser mereka sempat flop banget di era Pikanchi, to the point susah cari penonton buat konser mereka di Yokohama. Nama mereka baru naik lagi setelah MatsuJun ambil role sebagai Domyouji Tsukasa dalam dorama Hana Yori Dango (mungkin kalian pernah nonton dorama ini). Itu pun MatsuJun sengaja ambil role tersebut buat menaikkan nama Arashi. Dalam Secret Talk di single Wish yang jadi original soundtrack dramanya MatsuJun, member Arashi bahkan roasting dengan berterima kasih sama MatsuJun.

Kurang lebih verbatimnya gini, "Makasih ya, MatsuJun. Doramamu bikin member Arashi jadi ada kerjaan,".

Ish, sedih kalau ingat masa itu :")

Kalau dibandingin, mungkin kurang lebih sama kayak sensasi BTS di Korea Selatan, dari awalnya flop akhirnya sukses besar. Bedanya, pasar musik mereka fokus sama Jepang doang.

...

So, untuk menceritakan lebih lanjut bagaimana aku bisa suka banget sama Arashi, aku akan mulai dari masa-masa sulitku di SMA. Karena untuk alasan itulah aku menulis bahwa they saved my life.

Aku punya ketakutan waktu dapat jatah piket asrama dan sekolah. Piket apapun. Aku takut kalau ketahuan ada satu spot yang masih nggak bersih, dimaki-maki, dan disuruh mengulang. Aku nggak keberatan sih sebenarnya buat mengulang, tapi harusnya...minus makiannya nggak, sih?

"Percuma kamu pintar di sekolah kalau ngerjain pekerjaan rumah aja nggak bisa! Jadi istri macam apa kamu nanti?".

Yah, kurang lebih begitu.

Itu masih masalah piket. Aku juga dipermasalahkan karena dianggap "juggling" dua cowok di saat bersamaan. Padahal, dua orang cowok ini sahabatku semua dan we were so inseparable.

Aku juga kehilangan ruang privasi. Sejak orang tahu apa yang kutulis dalam diari, diariku sering dicari dan dibuka. Setelah itu, yep, they used my own words against me.

Dan sebenarnya masih ada lain-lainnya. But, let's close it here.

Honestly, mentalku jatuh banget. Terutama pada tahun pertama dan kedua, kayaknya nggak ada hari tanpa nangis dan isolated. Aku sampai sekarang bahkan nggak tahu kenapa masih hidup aja diriku ini.

Karena orang yang pernah bully aku at some points mengalami hal yang sama persis kayak yang kualami. Dan dia hampir "lewat" setelah...well, you know.

Dalam masa-masa sulit itulah aku menemukan Arashi. Aku lupa apa persisnya lagu pertama yang kudengar dari mereka. Namun, aku masih ingat lagu-lagu pertama yang kumasukkan ke dalam playlist: Fight Song, Sakura Sake, Pikanchi Double, A.Ra.Shi, Kitto Daijoubu, Kotoba Yori Taisetsuna Mono, Nice na Kokoroiki, dan Hadashi no Mirai.

Dan aku juga masih ingat gimana perasaanku waktu mendengarkan lagu mereka.

Iya, aku nangis waktu dengernya! Tapi, kali ini bukan karena sedih. Aku nangis karena merasa menemukan harapan buat melanjutkan hidup. Aku nangis karena ingat aku masih muda banget, sayang kalau stuck di sini aja. Aku ngerasa seperti ada orang-orang yang duduk di sebelahku, pukpuk bahuku, dan bilang, "Kamu nggak sendirian. Kamu nggak akan pernah sendirian,".

Aku ingat pernah sedih banget karena suatu hal. Kemudian, aku dengerin lagu Fight Song, lupa sih ini di sekolah atau di asrama. Waktu sampai di lirik ini:

Hito wa hito jibun wa jibun (Orang lain ya orang lain, kamu ya kamu) Kurabeta jiten de maketeru (Kamu udah kalah begitu bandingin dirimu sama orang lain) Jibun ni makenai tsuyosa ga (Semangatmu untuk nggak pernah kalah sama diri sendiri) Donna kabe wo mo kowashiteku (Bakal meruntuhkan halangan apapun di depanmu)

Aku langsung nangis sejadi-jadinya.

Dan aku masih nangis kok sampai sekarang kalau dengerin bagian lirik itu, haha.

Lima om-om random ini memberiku hidup yang baru lewat lagu-lagu mereka. Hidup yang sepenuhnya milik diriku sendiri. Hidup yang gimana pun sucks-nya bakal tetap kunikmati.

Aku ingat ada tiga orang pelaku bully yang udah minta maaf langsung kepadaku. Dua orang di antara mereka pernah bertanya begini:

"Kok kamu bisa sih kuat banget, Nis?".

Aku nggak bisa jawab dengan proper pada saat itu. Namun, kalau diijinkan menjawab sekarang, aku akan menunjuk Arashi. It's all thanks to them. Lagu-lagu mereka bikin aku mau melanjutkan hidup. Lagu-lagu mereka bikin aku mau buat berjuang, meski rasanya tuh pengen memaki shibal setiap saat ya, haha.

Asli, aku akui banyak boyband yang secara visual, vokal, dan koreografinya jauh lebih baik dari Arashi. Secara standar hiburan, apalagi kalau merujuk Korea, mereka ga cakep-cakep amat.

Namun, apa yang bikin mereka juara buatku adalah liriknya yang menyentuh hati orang lain.

Lirik-lirik sederhana itulah yang menyelamatkan hidupku.

[timotey]

Started watching Kaito Royale and so far, I really like it. It's very short - the eps are only 25 mins. or so long - but it's fun!

A mysterious rich lady hires four very different thieves to do some as of yet unspecified thing for her, calling them Kaito Royale. The lead is Kamimura Rei (played by Matsuzaka Tori), who has the IQ of 180 and who also lost his memory a year ago. Said rich lady knows something about that and in exchange for Rei working for her, she promises to help him get his memory back.

The whole first ep is about the thieves trying to one up each other while stealing a jewel called Alexander's Tears. Kamimura wins, of course - by jumping from the gosh darn roof! But he also waits for the others downstairs, heh.

There are so many famous faces in this tiny drama: Matsuzaka Tori, Aiba Hiroki (who was Shinken Blue in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger!), Hwan Chang Sung (yes, him of 2PM!), Takezai Terunosuke etc.!

Also, it looks rather whumpy, too, since every time Rei remembers something, he gets a terrible headache, so 😋

[ayarina34]

5 billets !

Pour ce 5ème poste, je vais cette fois-ci, parler d'un célèbre groupe de J-pop !

ARASHI

Arashi est un groupe de chanteurs japonais. Il est composé de cinq membres : Masaki Aiba, Jun Matsumoto, Kazunari Ninomiya, Satoshi Ōno et Shō Sakurai. Le groupe s’est officiellement formé le 15 septembre 1999 à Honolulu, et a sorti son premier album le 3 novembre 1999.

J'ai également connu Jun Matsumoto dans de nombreux J-Drama et films.

[mirainotes]

REVSTAR PROPAGANDA FROM A LONGTIME REVSTARRIE!

the anime is incredibly good. it's incredibly touching and the characters are written very well and the MUSIC is soooo good. follows the format of drama between characters building up for the first half of the episode which is settled through a musical stagefight in the second half, generally speaking. daiba nana for sure has to be one of the characters ever. generally speaking if you like Dramatic Yuri there's a bunch of different flavors in the show for you to try. for lack of better words it's kind of madomagi esque but generally more hopeful. revstar gets silly a lot but also it's made me cry!

the continuation movie in specific is i think one of the best movies i've ever seen which isn't saying much because i'm not a movies guy but many others agree. if you enjoy meta fiction you'll probably enjoy revstar.

in terms of seiyuus we have MANY jpn music franchise icons such as mimori suzuko, satou hinata, koizumi moeka, aiba aina, and itou ayasa! thats just the anime cast! in the mobile game we have MORE which i do NOT feel like listing!

the mobile game has AWFUL gameplay! but the story is on par with the anime and introduces more well-written characters and fleshes out the anime cast as well. arcana arcadia is really good

a large part of the series is stageplays of course! which i feel is quite rare for music series. the stageplays have a slightly different tone than the anime/games and imo tend to feel More dramatic and less "music franchise". idk.

takarazuka revue inspiration obviously. if you've ever been interested in the takarazuka revue the entire series is kind of built on training girls to become actresses and the "top star" system.

Japanese "Seiyuu", Hina Aoki singing opera music by Mozart in the stage of "Revue Starlight"

Thank you for reading. Please vote revue starlight. I'll be back.

propaganda under the cut !!

revue starlight :

apparently revstar has no propaganda yet and that sucks. actually im gonna be honesy im not all that into it. i tried to play once and didnt understand what was happening. there was a giraffe and thwy had to do theater to prevent it from being destroyed?? idk. all ik is that hii chan (hinata sato) is in this, plus moepii also everyone is a lesbian but thats obvious. junna is who hii chan plays and her and banana are in love because i say so. also all the others who idk anything about yet are so cool and pretty i kinda wanna get it again but my phone keeps saying i have no storage (yumeste, jpsk, ensk, bandori, ln) anyway the vids of the seiyuus actually acting out their parts in costume is so epic awesome sauce bye

lolirock :

It won't get a season 3 if the music sales don't go up. It's season 2 came out in 2017. Anyway, its a magical girl show! The main girl Iris found out she's princess of another planet cause she wanted to join a band. (Please dont add this parentheses part to the propaganda, it's a show I havent watched in a while so when I rewatch an ep or two I'll send in more via ask or something)

[thethera-rossa]

                        My “janiizu” watchlist of 2019

1. Boku to shippo to Kagurazaka - This was actually the only drama I saw with Arashi member during this year :/ But I am really glad I started the new year with this cute and fluffy drama. It is a warm story about the life of a sweet and caring vet. This role was a perfect match for sunshine Masaki Aiba. Definitely must-see if you are an animal lover like me. Aiba-chan and all the “shippos” melted my heart. I could “live” my childhood dream of being a vet thanks to this drama.

2. Laplace’s witch - probably the biggest disappointment? It is the trailer’s fault I had high hopes. Were it not for Sho ( who did not have enough screening time btw ) and my good friend who watched with me, I won't finish it. Everything seemed rushed, not explained properly. I could not grasp all that supernatural features in rushed revenge themed plot. And Suzu’s acting was so annoying, she ruined the mysterious aura of her character because of her poor and pathetic acting. Sho was really smexy in it but simply used as an eso to sell the movie... that’s it. 

3. One Million Stars Falling from the Sky -  pretty old drama from 2002 watched because I really loved the Korean remake and wanted to see the original version. It is a tragic story of two people who are suddenly connected with their forgotten past just to realise they never can be together. To be honest, I loved the Korean version more, because of better described and developed relationships and more thrilling and tragic features in the plot. Some characters were lame in Japanese version, to be honest. Also, Koreans put a better emphasis on “mind game” and plot twists. But Japanese one with Kimura was as heartbreaking as Korean one with Seo In Guk. 

4. Papadoru - Watched because Ryo is my fav from Kanjani and it is supposed to be legendary drama. But it ended up being a bit disappointing because of the boring plot and because chemistry among the lead couple was almost non-existent. Still, I enjoyed the relationship between children and Ryo. And little girl fangirling over Sho was my fav character  :D To be honest, this is really fitted drama mainly for hardcore Ryo’s fans and other people might be disappointed in it just like me.

5. Assassination classroom - Live-action remake of famous anime. Did not expect to enjoy it. I saw both movies, and both very pretty cool and entertaining. Nino did a great job with his voice acting and whole acting casting was great too. Masaki Suda and Yamada were outstanding in their roles. I really like the nice and inspiring message of both movies.

6. Killing for the prosecution - Idk if I am that stupid but I was so confused during this movie. The story followed too fast and I could not grasp it to fully understand what is happening. The characters were not introduced well I would say...But Nino’s and Kimura’s acting was really nailed. Maybe if I could read the book it would be easier to make connections. If you enjoy thrillers with juridical features give this movie try. 

7. Aka medaka - A beautiful retro biographic movie from the world of rakugo’s actors. I really enjoyed this movie because I learned something new about Japanese culture. The acting cast did an awesome job and portrayed their characters believable. Nino shined in his role of rookie rakugo actor and I was hooked to follow his life story to see how he mastered his dream job.

8. Eien no Nispa- Another biographical movie, but this time with Jun as the main character. It was a really beautiful and touching story about Hokkaido’s first inhabitants-Ainu people and the brave explorer Takeshiro Matsuura who mapped this beautiful Japanese island and fought for Ainu people’s rights. Again I learned a lot about Japanese history and geography. Jun portraying this difficult role was splendid, really hats off to him. 

9. Yuuzai- Ikuta simply never disappoints me. Another heavy-  psychological mystery thriller with him...hmm still did not sort my thoughts about it. For sure this movie is not to be seen just once to understand everything. There were just too many characters, their stories overlapped and too much was happening at the same time. The story was interesting and will make you hooked and wonder until the end. The acting was splendid, as expected of great actors Eita and Toma. Also supporting acting cast was awesome too. Such a pity I could not see it during the film festival in  Karlovy Vary. 

10. Ore no hanashi wa nagai- For me the most anticipated drama of the year. I usually don't watch ongoing dramas, but of course, Toma is the exception. At first, I was sceptical when I get to know it will be a family drama genre, worrying it will be boring, but it turned to be more fun than I expected. The whole “family” was really nice and funny. It seemed like you watch the real household like you are part of the family and together want to help find Mitsuru’s motivation to work. Toma put his whole being into his sassy and “i-know-it-all” character and sometimes he was so annoying yet clever want to kick his ass. But then he is so charming and realistic, one simply could not stop rooting for him and laugh at his jokes. This drama was a great relax for me after tiring week at uni. It made my winter friday evenings entertaining. 

What do you think? Did you see some of this dramas/ movies? Do you like Johnny’s? What did you watch with them this year? I like to discuss about dramas and actors/actresses so if you want talk about my article, dont hesitate to let me know your thoughts.