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Sunday, 13 November 2011

  • RANMA 1/2 drama aired in December !!

    It’s just been revealed that popular manga series “Ranma 1/2” will get live-action drama adaptation starring actress Aragaki Yui!

    “Ranma 1/2″ was created by Takahashi Rumiko and ran from 1987 to 1996 through ‘Weekly Shonen Sunday’. It tells the story about a young boy named ‘Saotome Ranma’ who transforms into a girl when he gets splashed with cold water.

    Aragaki will play ‘Tendo Akane’, a strong-minded high school girl with fierce martial arts abilities, which she occasionally uses on her fiancee, Ranma. She will be playing opposite to Kaku Kento and Natsuna, who will both portray ‘Saotome Ranma’. As for the characters, Hasegawa Kyoko will play Akane’s older sister, ‘Tendo Kasumi’, and Namase Katsuhisa will appear as Akane’s father, ‘Tendo Soun’. Meanwhile, Akane’s first love ‘Ono Tofu’ will be portrayed by Tanihara Shosuke, and Furuta Arata will play the role of Ranma’s father, ‘Saotome Genma’.

    Aragaki commented, “I’ve dreamed about jumping into the ‘Ranma 1/2′ world when I was small, that’s how much I loved the manga.  I’m surprised that I’m able to do so after all these years. Although I’m truly happy about it, I’m truthfully scared at the same time because it seems very difficult to make it into a live-action show. I will aim to make this drama satisfying for the fans of the manga, including myself.  I also hope that I will be able to enjoy acting. I will do my best.

    In this special drama, the plot will exhibit elements from the original storyline, such as Akane’s discord with her father when he suddenly determines Ranma to be her fiancee, as well as Ranma’s various scuffles with enemies during his mission to find the hot spring that will cure his condition.

    This live-action adaptation of “Ranma 1/2″ will be aired on NTV in December as a 2-hour special drama.

    Stay tuned for more info on this exciting drama!

    Source & Image: Cinema Today
    Original article Taken out from: tokyohive

     

    OMG first ouran, then youre beautiful(though that wasnt an anime but it was pretty drastic) NOW RANMA1/2
    Ranma 1/2 has been my childhood XD so im kinda looking forward to it........KAKU KENTO WILL BE RANMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !
    Summer is going to be good. I hope this live action wont dissapoint me.
    (I never learn do i XD?)
    YTMC review next time ^^ look forward to it!

     

    yuri~

  • Ouran High School Host Club Drama/Live Action REVIEW!

    REVIEWS AGAIN @_@ Nah Just random ramblings again.
    Well today i finally finished all of the OHSHC (though i swore i will never watch anymore after 2 episodes when it just aired)

    Those that are not familiar with Ouran, heres a short description; Haruhi a scholarship student enters an elite school who simply wants a "quiet" life gets herself into a big debt of 5 million was it ? I cant remember, anyway. In order to pay the debt, she disguises herself as a man and work as one of the host club members of the infamous Ouran High school Host club. Right, that sets everything, here we go! :D

    I am an otaku myself, and i love ouran to bits, especially papa tamaki!
    I was kinda worried when yusuke got casted as Tamaki and wondered if he could pull it off. Cos no matter how you think of it. Yusuke was in his previous role that i can remember was a yankee ( i didnt watch nikyo helper or aji ichinonme)
    It was the most memorable role of Yusuke i have in mind, other than ghostboy of Hanakimi

    Honestly, those scary faces really suits him! (There was a scene where Tamaki got angry as some dudes hurt Haruhi, and when i saw, i thought it really really suit him. >
    He gets really into it -_- Just like what Tamaki would do. So please dont hate him anymore! He is indeed a great Tamaki.
    Not to mention he is veryyyyyyyyyyyy ohmy XD

    OVERCOME YOUR FEELINGS AGAINST YUSUKEEEE!!! LOOK AT HIS EFFORT . (he does a spin too later)

    HARUHI.
    Although Haruna's role was a previous yankee too (in my memories) she was a pretty alright Haruhi, though ive potrayed Haruhi a little more different in my head.

    THE TWINS.
    The twins, @__@ was really annoying at the start. because i love the twins so much i couldnt imagine anyone being them. AKSDHLAKSHD. Im sorry, but they dont live up to my expectations in terms of looks. Dont kill me please !! listen to me first, even thats the case. They really sometimes to give off (even just slightly) the feeling of the hitachiin twins. But you cant blame them too much since the drama was only 11 eps, they cant show too much of them. I was really expecting them to have pink and blue hair during the episode they were fighting. At first i really couldnt differentiate them, but shinpei was the better looking one. i could tell eventually.

     


    Kyoya senpai
    AKSDHLAKSDHALKDHALSDHALSKDAHSD I am nnot biased, but hes the best one out of them. I think he potrayed kyoya perfectly. AND WHO KNEW GLASSES GUYS WERE THIS HOT? (ive fallen in love with daito even more now. >__< its cos of izumi...(YTMC manga) Ill explain next time) But yes! I dont know. He just really fits it except maybe the only think daito lacks is the extreme evil and dark side of Kyoya. I know there some scenes where they show it, but then. it doesnt really have the omg kyoyasenpai effect on me =/ maybe his face is too innocent.


    Mori senpai
    He doesnt talk much, mori doesnt talk much. I think Masaya was a pretty normal mori though. I have nothing much to comment about his character since i dont really see him in it.


    Honey senpai
    THe Chiba Yudai guy really annoyed me at the start because he reminds me of Hikaru (HSJ) and im like OMGGGG D: and idk, honey senpai is really cute but that guy is certainly NOT CUTE. even when he acts cute, it makes me wanna punch his face. DONT HATE ME CHIBA FANS! It is alright......acting as honey senpai in real life wuld be very difficult too right. Though why isnt he blonde????? O__O His acting skills in terms of cute is still lacking.

    Nekozawa senpai
    Ryusei Ryo was it? YES, other than the main actors, ryusei guy and his character really pissed me off with the whole weird voice changing effect thing. I wished they would let him speak normally. .___.''' i mean even if hes nekozawa, im sure theres other ways of potraying him. But according to my memory, does nekozawa senpai ever show hsi face when hes under the hoddie thing, never right? But in the live action Ryusei would have really big eyes O_O that annoys me too. But when his true form was revealed to kirimi, i thought he would be blond too. He was pretty alright as the person himself. Its the scriptwriters fault.

    Side character?
    -HARUHI's dad: HAHAA hes one funny guy but yeah i think hes a pretty good at it :O!!!
    -RENGE: DISSAPOINTMENTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT AGAIN...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OTL. Renge was more crazy in the anime/manga. with her high power motor or whatver you call it, and her OH HO HO hahaha but then i guess its hard to set up the props? (thats not even an excuse) her character didnt come up as strong as it should. D:
    WHO ELSE?

    Story line:
    Because it was only 11 episodes, it had to be very short, and they obviously could only fit only half of what the anime had. Im glad they included the haruhi lightning scene. One of the most memorable scene of the drama

    Yes. Very important character development scene.
    I am glad they included the hikaru development scene too where they go on a date together

    Is it just me, or did anyone notice, yusuke's hair was very very blonde just during this scene.
    O_O''' is that a wig? I DIDNT UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE DEAL ABOUT KYOYA X HONEY.
    to me, it was really OOC (out of character)
    But here, tamaki reminds me of loki with those sunnies HAHA.

    The other memorable scene is where the camera focus on how Tamaki grabs Haruhi's hand. (and of course the part where he comes to save her where she was hiding with Hikaru at the church)

    They didnt include the full story of kyoya's background. That would have been cool too :))
    (BECAUSE RECENTLY IM INTO MEGANE KYARA) Also the halloween was it? some festival thing would have been good too ^^ i think, about the cursed clock with the witch. Other than that, the drama is packed with the key points of ouran (from the anime) - cos the manga goes on right remember XD?
    was it just me again but i dont remember this scene at all in the anime/manga

    The part where Kyoya jumps off too, to save Haruhi. and his overly concerned expression over her.
    Could this be another pairing @_@? I never thought kyoya would be interested in that way - im still yet to finish reading the manga :_;


    I am pretty impressed they took some time to just cosplayed, but shouldnt they be OUTSIDE?
    Wait wait maybe that was the other one O_O '''' excuse me my memories are. abit...


    The scene with papa planting mushrooms was EPIC. !!!
    I really really liked that bit, i was laughing my head off, thats because its my favourite scene in the anime/manga too . HAHAHA
    always remembered for it.

    Just a little bonus i found on tumblr, it cracked me up though. They were all yankees and now a host? LOL

    So i will re-emphasize it. It is NOT the same as the anime/manga. Even though they are acting as them, the way they potray it is different to what we already have in our mind. Thats because they are actors, and they have their own unique way of expressing themselves. So how did i get started watching it again? Its because i came across an ouran live tumblr (ouranliveaction) and it had the beautiful screencaps on it. and it made me really curious and since i had free time (not really, ive got an exam to study for) i thought i might check it out.

    Overall, the whole drama is good if you just wanna kill some time. It wont hurt right? As much as you love Ouran the anime/manga itself, it wouldnt hurt that much to check out the drama right, though it initially crushes you a lot (trust me; i had a huge blow) but if you keep on going on, its not that bad.... maybe i willed myself to think like that but it is quite entertaining, tamaki that is.
    However, be mentally prepared.
    Rating: 3/5 ? ( I dont know what else to give it.....)

     

    Those that have seen it already, what do you think :) ?

    Thank you reading !

     

Saturday, 12 November 2011

  • TRAX 창문 Mini album Review

    A SHORT REVIEW YES? A VERY SHORT one. Because i am tired D:
    I cant do good reviews because... i dont listen to enough of the music out there.
    Plus im terrible at distinguishing chords and stuff, more like i can't. -_-
    I was reading on how to make music reviews and they were telling me about "chord progression". thats impossible!!!!
    Back to topic. i always get sidetracked ..... Just read on my rambling then.

    I'll write as i listen to them for the first time. So its really first impressions :D except blind of course

     

    TRAX IS FINALLY BACK YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OKAY LETS GET THIS REVIEW STARTED

    o1. 창문

    Our title rock ballad song of this mini album featuring kyutoria(?) in their mv.
    I was really looking forward to this comeback because the teaser looked too good!
    But honestly i am disappointed with the chorus.
    But definately better than their previous songs : Ah my yeoshin was it? I cant even remember when was their last song.
    The chorus was a bit too draggy to me, yes it know its a ballad song. I dont really like draggy songs like that though.
    The guitar solo during the bridge was great though :D Jungmo's got really akshdlakshdlaksd . Totally not biased.

    The middle 8; this is the part where the electric guitar are omitted so that the music is softer than the main. I really liked it from then onwards (3.38)
    HAHAHA when the song is already ending. But Jay's voice alone with the ac was perfect followed by the familiar chorus that has started to grow on you.
    More guitar bridge then the AWESOMEST ENDING EVER!!!!!!!!!! (4.30)
    That was the part of the teaser/song that made me went crazy HAHAHA that 5 secs.

    MV WISE:
    Kyu is like a zombie, i dont know if he was meant to be like that but... I DONT KNOW.
    Victoria was crying her eyes out and he just sits there pondering. ._.''''
    Jay looks younger , how old is jay anyway?? And his eyes are sparkling for a strange reason.
    AND JUNGMO WITH HIS WHTIE BLONDE HAIR WAS TOO SEKAHSLDXY. yes yes yes. And his forbidden expressions.
    The mv itself is very SM LIKE. in a stupid confined studio, walking around blah thats it.
    What else could we expect. But TRAX was great. :D

    o2. Like a dream
    A song with a more carefree happy beat compared to the hardcore ballad rock song before. Bass beats that reminds me of something like the 80's am i wrong?
    All i get from the song was "your lips my lips" Sounds like a song very fitting to be an opening song of a happy drama or anime where you see them running while the sun is setting LOLOL!

    3. Knock knock knock
    ............ the knock knock knock part makes me wanna press "NEXT". Another drastic change of style from the previous song.
    Now its pop rockish that kinds of reminds of something sort of like CNBLUE. Though the whole song sounded very ANNOYING TO ME.
    Jay should stick to ballad. This song itself is just too weird, the beats seem too hard for me to get used to it. I have skipped the song till the end.
    It is not something i would recommend to anyone

    o4. 가슴속에 묻어두겠지 (Goodbye to Romance)
    The name is already giving it off: another ballad. Not that i mind, this is TRAX :) Another jump from the previous song, now its ballad.
    The calm and melodious chorus started off nicely esclating to the chorus where the drum soft beats comes in with the guitar.
    It sounds a very typical love song. Very typical. where is my guitar man? After the 2nd verse, comes in a very fitting electric guitar solo by Jungmo.
    That's the highlight of the song to me. The part of it was also great because you can almost hear Jay's emotional crying voice.

    o5. Good News
    I expect another shift in the type of music. Before Jays voice was weak and crying, now its loud and powerful and somewhat manly. LOL. What is this person saying?
    Another upbeat song but not like the one before, well Its "good news" anyway. Nothing more to say other than that.

    o6. 이별여행 (Silent River)
    The last track of the mini album feels like a soft lullaby. It remained lullaby like till the end with the very one toned music. HAHAHA -_- what am i saying again. But yes. it is nice to listen to before you go to sleep. I like it.

    Overall rating: 3.5/5 (my average rating)
    You should definitely try them though :D because they are very underrated since no one even really listens to them D:
    But their guitarist is hell as talented. I am not saying this because i am biased. oops .. maybe just a little.
    ^^ i bet TRAX's fans agree with me too.

    CREDITS:

    Youtube links:

     

    This is what you call a "short" review. yes it is short ish, i kinda got distracted and went on rambling.
    :D Thank you for reading!

  • Jin Akanishi Test Drive sort of review


    I did not love this man for nothing; it was because i was entranced by his voice. It isn't hard to figure out why Jin is getting more and more popular in the states. 
    Jin formerly part of a popular Japanese band, KAT-TUN, smashed the US itunes charts right after it was released.
    I can see why it appeals to the audience though, the start was already telling that its going to be an amazing song.
    I dont know whether im just biased to his voice, but i think his voice was really sexy and it suited the music.
    But it doesnt mean my respect for him was restored: (its a long story, let's leave it as this)
    The song itself is very westernized; i think those beats are really really awesome like most the english songs these days. (sadly i dont listen to them, so i cant make any references to it D: )
    But i do know most of them have beats like this that makes you wanna dance in the club.
    There was a part in the song where i thought he was mumbling in japanese. ( i think i have been studying too much these days.)
    HAHA, but yes he wasnt XD
    I dont know why everyone was wearing sunnies in a dark room, because it was meant to be cool or what.
    But yeah.. =/  Its a very normal MV, girls, cars, sunnies yeah!
    I'm sorry my reviews are not getting anymore reviewlike as they are now Im lazy to think. I should change the names to rambles instead. @_@
    Forgive me. What do you think of Jin's new music?
    However, although the music /beats and all is really awesome, after a few more than 10 times of listening, i'm already getting tired of it D:


    Official music video -check?

  • LEDApple CODA Boy meets girl Review

    The LED Apple boys are back, debuting with Dash last year, with a new feel (?) featuring Nam Gyuri in their mv.
    First they had a pretty blond dancing in Dash then they jumped to rebellious punks in the pub with How dare you and now some cyborg thing with Coda?

    My first impressions of LED Apple were "..." In other words i dont think much of them. They are a "rock band that are aiming to be idols at the same time"
    Personally, i think if you want to be a rock band, stick to being with a rock band. So dont go all dancing around. Guys- that is not cool.
    Dash was a techonish rock song that really reminds me of An Cafe's Natsu Game ; (just because the jrockers were all dancing and i was like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO D:) Hahaha. Maybe thats where they got their inspirations from. Their music with the hint of techno reminds me of An Cafe's style. (some of the songs).

    Back to topic, I watched the short and drama version of the teaser. and i was thinking hell. that was one of the longest teaser (9mins) that ive ever seen. THe humanoid robot reminds me of the very cliche cyborg dramas that ive watched. -_-

     

    Boy Meets Girl Rating: 2/5
    The title itself did not appeal much to me D: how many times is this "Boy meets girl" used as a title? Anyhow, the song got rid of their original techno stuff (I think they didnt have that techno stuff in the second comeback either). IS IT JUST ME OR THE GUITAR AT THE INTRO and through out REALLY SOUNDS LIKE INFINITE'S STYLE? D: Sounds like Come back to me. Other than that, the music sound just like no other music that ive heard.
    Okay, now they wanna go infinite, their song is still. very so-so to me. Nothing too exciting about. Then again, its been a long while since a song can actually capture me. @_@ Recently its rookiez is punk'd thats a different story.
    The rap and everything else is very mediocre. MV wise: nice try with the cyborg. BUT HEY AT LEAST THEIR COMPANY IS NOT SQUISHING THEM IN ONE STUDIO D: (you know which company im referring to)

    Check it out yourself:
    Teaser : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aj3HTo6MYw
    Teaser 2 (Drama vers): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9nO6mdyf8o
    MV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUfN6CXDjpU&feature=related

    This is not much of a review. I am sorry.
    Although i dont dig LED Apple's type of music, there have been many enthu fans going on how great they are :) Perhaps you may be one of them, so do check it out and lemme know if you like them :D
     


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