A picture tells a million words~
and I'm sure she's looking at Rika when she is singing
愛してる～
Let me bathe in bliss.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
After FRIDAE'd, we present SATireDAY
"Alright, what's up? This better be quick."
"No hurry, take a seat first."
"I still have an appointment. To buy a laptop."
"Okay, I'll get straight to my point. I hope you'll reconsider."
"HA HA."
"You should have seen that you're special to us..."
"HA HA."
"Those steps are necessary. We don't know how the fans will react. And time proved that they still love you, no matter what..."
"Nah~ I wasn't angry. In fact I'm grateful. For giving me so much free time. Every day I spend with him just gets better. Now I know what really matters to me. Thanks. It's kinda late though, but I thank you from the bottom of my heart."
"Look, I'm not against you dating or what. You can still work, as long as..."
"Nah~ that's SO not my style. And I don't want to disappoint my fans. They love me because I dare."
"Alright! Alright! As long as you will stay. You can do whatever you like."
"HA HA."
"Come on, even with love, you still need bread and butter."
"That reminds me. I gotta thank you again. The money you've been paying me has ensured me enough to last through my retirement."
"We have accountants here. You can't be speaking the truth."
"I've been thrifty. Besides, it's his money that I'll be spending now."
"Why turn down the good money that I'm offering you?"
"Well... it isn't that there's no future for me once I'm out of here."
"Wait... where did that come from?"
"Alright twerp! I've no more patience with you. I'll S-P-E-L-L it outright. I'll be joining his company. And we're going to be the best comedy couple of this country, on and off screen. We are so gonna make it. Because I like dogs and dogs like him."
"..."
"Yeah~ who need balls anyway."
"No hurry, take a seat first."
"I still have an appointment. To buy a laptop."
"Okay, I'll get straight to my point. I hope you'll reconsider."
"HA HA."
"You should have seen that you're special to us..."
"HA HA."
"Those steps are necessary. We don't know how the fans will react. And time proved that they still love you, no matter what..."
"Nah~ I wasn't angry. In fact I'm grateful. For giving me so much free time. Every day I spend with him just gets better. Now I know what really matters to me. Thanks. It's kinda late though, but I thank you from the bottom of my heart."
"Look, I'm not against you dating or what. You can still work, as long as..."
"Nah~ that's SO not my style. And I don't want to disappoint my fans. They love me because I dare."
"Alright! Alright! As long as you will stay. You can do whatever you like."
"HA HA."
"Come on, even with love, you still need bread and butter."
"That reminds me. I gotta thank you again. The money you've been paying me has ensured me enough to last through my retirement."
"We have accountants here. You can't be speaking the truth."
"I've been thrifty. Besides, it's his money that I'll be spending now."
"Why turn down the good money that I'm offering you?"
"Well... it isn't that there's no future for me once I'm out of here."
"Wait... where did that come from?"
"Alright twerp! I've no more patience with you. I'll S-P-E-L-L it outright. I'll be joining his company. And we're going to be the best comedy couple of this country, on and off screen. We are so gonna make it. Because I like dogs and dogs like him."
"..."
"Yeah~ who need balls anyway."
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Dokimiki ends its run.
The basic is that Miki has broken a rule. Her company had given her a chance, delaying comments on the fiasco, probably thinking how they could cover her tracks, but Miki chose to speak on her radio show that she'd continue to go out with the guy. Well, have she ever thought of her fans when making this remark? If fans think someone must be responsible, someone has let the fans down, it is not UFA but Miki herself.
I don't think the company has any wish to punish Miki. It looks like they are forced to since they're just not certain what Miki may pull from her sleeves again. It is too risky to be throwing millions of yen in a project, only to fear how it may never to see light again and ends up collecting dust in the warehouse.
Fans give Miki their undying support, yet does she spare them a thought when she makes her selfish decisions? Like ignoring the company's offer of a compromise and insisting to let the world know she is dating now? Ironically, the most verbal supporters of her who admire her daredevil attitude, chanting 'Go~ Miki~ F?ck UFA', in the first place are now the ones crying foul (loud). They ask why Miki's only work has been stopped? Don't they see it coming? Or are they childish enough to think their goddess will emerge the winner against a big corporation?
Chance and opportunities should only be given to people who work hard for it.
I don't think the company has any wish to punish Miki. It looks like they are forced to since they're just not certain what Miki may pull from her sleeves again. It is too risky to be throwing millions of yen in a project, only to fear how it may never to see light again and ends up collecting dust in the warehouse.
Fans give Miki their undying support, yet does she spare them a thought when she makes her selfish decisions? Like ignoring the company's offer of a compromise and insisting to let the world know she is dating now? Ironically, the most verbal supporters of her who admire her daredevil attitude, chanting 'Go~ Miki~ F?ck UFA', in the first place are now the ones crying foul (loud). They ask why Miki's only work has been stopped? Don't they see it coming? Or are they childish enough to think their goddess will emerge the winner against a big corporation?
Chance and opportunities should only be given to people who work hard for it.
Friday, September 14, 2007
Midtown 2007-09-12
My attempts to make caps failed miserably. Blame the file format and my pathetic lack of IT skills. Well, it's more of the latter (haha). Still, I have to do a review on it; too much goodness to share.
Note: I'll skip parts which I find uninteresting.
The show starts off with some survey.
- The girls are asked what other special talent they have. Konkon says she owns a brown belt in Karate while Korenaga is good with the soccer ball. She can do ball lifting continously and her highest record is 340 times.
- Although the Gatas members have asked Korenaga to call them by their nicks, Korenaga still finds it hard; it makes her nervous. She tried to by practising calling their nicks in the privacy of her room, it has been four years since and she still can't overcome the barrier. She thinks Yossi and Satoda are very much her senior and thus finds it rude to call them by their nickname.
- Konkon admires Yossi and Rika for their 'challenge spirit' (fighting spirit?), praising Rika especially who is always in 'high-tension' during matches, practise games or meeting-the-fans sessions. And Rika and Yossi often appear fearless. Mari agrees with Konkon, then asks Yossi if she is afraid of anything? Yossi says of course there is like being on a live recorded show, example the one they are on right now. But Mari starts to laugh her ass off.
- Next they play a game which involves passing a waiting-to-explode toy soccer ball around and answering questions at the same time. The person who still holds the ball when it 'explodes' will get a punishment. Frankly speaking, it's a silly game. I don't mind if the girls were playing among themselves but why had they included an obscene-looking guy? And it is the guy who really gets on my nerves. Who wants to see him acting 'scared' when he is holding the ball? Not to mention he looks big, 'dirty'-looking, oily and smelly (not that I could smell it from tv) alongside five cute girls...
Anyway, Konkon gets the first punishment and she has to do a funny face. She does it, not funnily - expected though. Then she turns shy and runs into Yossi's arms (now I find her cute for that). Mari tells everybody she thinks Yossi could do better. Then comes the funny part when Yossi, despite dismissing Mari's praise, steps forward and asks the cameraman if he's ready (to film her). Such a good sport.
The new Gatas member, Notchi, gets the second punishment, and here is why I think most Japanese guys are sick and hentai. Perhaps knowing Notchi isn't as well-known and looks the type he can bully, the sicko guy asks Notchi to do a gesture that depicts sticking something longish into her throat and retching later. Get the picture? It is gross and catch Yossi's reaction here. You could see she knows what it implies and she has a disgusted look and even looks away when Notchi's doing it. Yes, it is offending (to girls)...
Then it is Mari's turn to get punished. Perhaps boasted by his previous success, the guy wants Mari to be on all fours and mimic something, like a reptile. It's dangerous because Mari risked getting exposed on screen, but well, she is game enough and does it. When she's done, she, too, runs up to hug Yossi. It is funny how girls in h!p always run for cover when they're embarassed.
- Finished with the game, another guest comes into the show. She is some kind of spiritual reader and she's here to talk about the girls and their luck with love. As she has done her observations before the results will now be revealed. She ranked the girls from 1 to 4. 3rd goes to Notchi, 2nd to Konkon, then she has everyone guessing who takes first spot, Yossi or Korenaga?
Surprisingly, the studio becomes relatively excited and everybody starts guessing. I think it has to do with the fact that Yossi's among the guessed. Anyway, the guy host asks Mari to make a guess and she is in a dilemma. It is difficult to choose since both Yossi and Korenaga are sporty girls type. So the guy comes up with a moot scenario and asks Yossi and Korenaga what they will do. He asks if they would sneak into their boyfriend's home to do clean-up? Yossi rebukes quickly saying she will never do such a thing and also because she thinks it's not right to sneak into ppl's home. So the host asks, what if it was your boyfriend who asked you to help clean up? Yossi answers matter-of-factly, I'll tell him 'you mess it up, you clean it yourself'. The whole studio cracks up. When everyone has stopped laughing, Korenaga says she is ok with the cleaning, and the guy host is quite impressed with the answer.
So, the result is revealed and Yossi ends up last in the ranking. She starts protesting. The clairvoyant goes on to display a flipboard of a drawn figure covered wholly in green aura with red aura around the head and shoulders. She explains it is what she sees in Yossi. Green aura represents 'thinking' and people with lots of green aura are rational and comprehensive thinkers. The guy host asks if that meant Yossi could easily tell if a guy was suitable? The clairvoyant nods her head. Yossi then says, It's good then, isn't it? Undaunted, the guy then asks the mystic lady when will Yossi meet her special one. The lady scrutinizes Yossi again and then shakes her head. She has no idea since Yossi's green aura is too strong. Since red aura represents 'career' and Yossi has some of it, she thinks Yossi may be too concentrated on her career now than to be thinking of love. Perhaps not wanting Yossi to feel bad, she later tells Yossi that her luck will improve if she changed her thinking. So Yossi starts acting cutesy and demure and the studio starts laughing again. The show ends.
I like this episode, especially the end segment which is the climax. I see how Yossi is not as bothered with her love life as other girls, in the show, do. It shows what the mystic said might have some truth. To me, Yossi shares a guy's mentality, one who knows a steady career is the foundation where love can strive on. Saying which she must be the rational type and rational people find it hard to fall in love. They think/worry too much and thus have reservations about committing themselves in a relationship. They can't love by trial and error. If they can't be sure, they rather be alone by themselves.
Note: I'll skip parts which I find uninteresting.
The show starts off with some survey.
- The girls are asked what other special talent they have. Konkon says she owns a brown belt in Karate while Korenaga is good with the soccer ball. She can do ball lifting continously and her highest record is 340 times.
- Although the Gatas members have asked Korenaga to call them by their nicks, Korenaga still finds it hard; it makes her nervous. She tried to by practising calling their nicks in the privacy of her room, it has been four years since and she still can't overcome the barrier. She thinks Yossi and Satoda are very much her senior and thus finds it rude to call them by their nickname.
- Konkon admires Yossi and Rika for their 'challenge spirit' (fighting spirit?), praising Rika especially who is always in 'high-tension' during matches, practise games or meeting-the-fans sessions. And Rika and Yossi often appear fearless. Mari agrees with Konkon, then asks Yossi if she is afraid of anything? Yossi says of course there is like being on a live recorded show, example the one they are on right now. But Mari starts to laugh her ass off.
- Next they play a game which involves passing a waiting-to-explode toy soccer ball around and answering questions at the same time. The person who still holds the ball when it 'explodes' will get a punishment. Frankly speaking, it's a silly game. I don't mind if the girls were playing among themselves but why had they included an obscene-looking guy? And it is the guy who really gets on my nerves. Who wants to see him acting 'scared' when he is holding the ball? Not to mention he looks big, 'dirty'-looking, oily and smelly (not that I could smell it from tv) alongside five cute girls...
Anyway, Konkon gets the first punishment and she has to do a funny face. She does it, not funnily - expected though. Then she turns shy and runs into Yossi's arms (now I find her cute for that). Mari tells everybody she thinks Yossi could do better. Then comes the funny part when Yossi, despite dismissing Mari's praise, steps forward and asks the cameraman if he's ready (to film her). Such a good sport.
The new Gatas member, Notchi, gets the second punishment, and here is why I think most Japanese guys are sick and hentai. Perhaps knowing Notchi isn't as well-known and looks the type he can bully, the sicko guy asks Notchi to do a gesture that depicts sticking something longish into her throat and retching later. Get the picture? It is gross and catch Yossi's reaction here. You could see she knows what it implies and she has a disgusted look and even looks away when Notchi's doing it. Yes, it is offending (to girls)...
Then it is Mari's turn to get punished. Perhaps boasted by his previous success, the guy wants Mari to be on all fours and mimic something, like a reptile. It's dangerous because Mari risked getting exposed on screen, but well, she is game enough and does it. When she's done, she, too, runs up to hug Yossi. It is funny how girls in h!p always run for cover when they're embarassed.
- Finished with the game, another guest comes into the show. She is some kind of spiritual reader and she's here to talk about the girls and their luck with love. As she has done her observations before the results will now be revealed. She ranked the girls from 1 to 4. 3rd goes to Notchi, 2nd to Konkon, then she has everyone guessing who takes first spot, Yossi or Korenaga?
Surprisingly, the studio becomes relatively excited and everybody starts guessing. I think it has to do with the fact that Yossi's among the guessed. Anyway, the guy host asks Mari to make a guess and she is in a dilemma. It is difficult to choose since both Yossi and Korenaga are sporty girls type. So the guy comes up with a moot scenario and asks Yossi and Korenaga what they will do. He asks if they would sneak into their boyfriend's home to do clean-up? Yossi rebukes quickly saying she will never do such a thing and also because she thinks it's not right to sneak into ppl's home. So the host asks, what if it was your boyfriend who asked you to help clean up? Yossi answers matter-of-factly, I'll tell him 'you mess it up, you clean it yourself'. The whole studio cracks up. When everyone has stopped laughing, Korenaga says she is ok with the cleaning, and the guy host is quite impressed with the answer.
So, the result is revealed and Yossi ends up last in the ranking. She starts protesting. The clairvoyant goes on to display a flipboard of a drawn figure covered wholly in green aura with red aura around the head and shoulders. She explains it is what she sees in Yossi. Green aura represents 'thinking' and people with lots of green aura are rational and comprehensive thinkers. The guy host asks if that meant Yossi could easily tell if a guy was suitable? The clairvoyant nods her head. Yossi then says, It's good then, isn't it? Undaunted, the guy then asks the mystic lady when will Yossi meet her special one. The lady scrutinizes Yossi again and then shakes her head. She has no idea since Yossi's green aura is too strong. Since red aura represents 'career' and Yossi has some of it, she thinks Yossi may be too concentrated on her career now than to be thinking of love. Perhaps not wanting Yossi to feel bad, she later tells Yossi that her luck will improve if she changed her thinking. So Yossi starts acting cutesy and demure and the studio starts laughing again. The show ends.
I like this episode, especially the end segment which is the climax. I see how Yossi is not as bothered with her love life as other girls, in the show, do. It shows what the mystic said might have some truth. To me, Yossi shares a guy's mentality, one who knows a steady career is the foundation where love can strive on. Saying which she must be the rational type and rational people find it hard to fall in love. They think/worry too much and thus have reservations about committing themselves in a relationship. They can't love by trial and error. If they can't be sure, they rather be alone by themselves.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
What's up there?
I blatantly stole this screen cap from a Yossi's fan blog. She noticed how Yossi was always looking up towards her left whenever she was thinking. I must say I am humbled! There are definitely better wotas out there! I bow to their supremacy O/`\_
Making of Gatas PV
Making of Gatas PV... 
what can I say, the beginning of the clip already send flutters to the hearts of all ishiyoshi lovers. Just seeing the two of them walking in tandem into the studio and I have a strong hunch there's gonna be more to come...
The reward is almost immediate and I feel over the moon when I see this (above). Why? Because Yossi rested her arm on Rika's chair instead of Mai's. Haha~
what can I say, the beginning of the clip already send flutters to the hearts of all ishiyoshi lovers. Just seeing the two of them walking in tandem into the studio and I have a strong hunch there's gonna be more to come...
The reward is almost immediate and I feel over the moon when I see this (above). Why? Because Yossi rested her arm on Rika's chair instead of Mai's. Haha~My favorite is where the three 'elders' are goofing around during rehearsals. It's a tough fight between Rika and Yossi for whom I think is having the most fun. I feel this because I see a side of Rika I've never seen - her cheeky and fun side. Finally I understand why Yossi has said Rika is good company to have around.
.
.
This is what they did...
Although Yossi looked lacklustre it was nothing compared to Rika's indifferent and (worse than) half-hearted attitude. I LOL'ed when Rika tried torpidly to lift her one ton leg. She didn't even want to look at the camera. So unlike her. 
When she's hyped, she made sure her moves turn out 10 times more exaggerated, teasing and flirting non-stop at the camera. Yossi saw it and was laughing away.
Mai decided to have her fun too. And I have to admit sometimes Mai can be helluva funny.
Although Yossi looked lacklustre it was nothing compared to Rika's indifferent and (worse than) half-hearted attitude. I LOL'ed when Rika tried torpidly to lift her one ton leg. She didn't even want to look at the camera. So unlike her. 
When she's hyped, she made sure her moves turn out 10 times more exaggerated, teasing and flirting non-stop at the camera. Yossi saw it and was laughing away.
Mai decided to have her fun too. And I have to admit sometimes Mai can be helluva funny. 
And my favourite is when Rika did something totally ad-lib (even catching Yossi off-guard). And because she was out of position, she crashed with Konno. 
This making of pv clip is so full of 1444 goodness it make me go nuts. Even a simple pic like the above makes me feel dokidoki.... I can't describe it. I just love it when I see Yossi and Rika being close together.
Friday, September 07, 2007
There is something (07) Ishiyoshi is so passe~?
Here goes my tirade.
Someone just told me in the face that Ishiyoshi was passe and the other couple was 'in' now. She even asked for proof of Ishiyoshi interactions, citing old ones didn't count. I guess she's 'new' in the h!p scene. Or she has selective dementia.
Back then, all it took was a FC dvd of MM in HongKong to have the fans going gaga over HitoMiki. So what had the girls done? Just 'M' feeding strawberries to Yossi and Yossi feeding some mangoes back (they missed one fact though, all the time, 'M's the initiator). Or was it the trite titanic scene, which Yossi and Rika had 'done' it way back in 2003 in one muSix episode.
Why seek comparisons? When one party is so obviously involved with a guy now? There are still people crying out loud that HitoMiki is real. Please~ how disillusioned can they be? Even before the girl was happily attached, they were never close to begin with. 'M' had said in her radio show that they had never hang out in private. Take that! And recently, Mari let loose that she went on a 8 hour marathon drinking session with Kei, Yossi and Rika. Take that too!
1444~ Nothing could deny their chemistry. If there was one person that would make Yossi go through all pains to piss, it had to be Rika. Observe shows or clips with them and you'll always see Yossi goofing around Rika's, like a 'guy' trying to be stupid, in front of a girl 'he' likes, for attention, which make me remember the most recent one where Yossi 'tsukkomi'ed Rika during their Gatas public training session. And of course there are many more 1444 netas (which I will dig them up with time).
Let's begin with a random scene from a hello moni episode back in 2003...
Do you remember R-san was talking enthusiastically and Y-san couldn't help but goof around?
continuing even when Rika had turned away ...
and despite being 'caught' by Abe,
she continued with one reason
to get that much deserved smack from her R-san 
She was so enjoying the 愛のムチ～
Undaunted, she embarked on her next move. 
Of course her silly antic quickly caught Rika's attention and Rika told her to use the spoon.
Her defiant look showed she wouldn't comply.
Someone just told me in the face that Ishiyoshi was passe and the other couple was 'in' now. She even asked for proof of Ishiyoshi interactions, citing old ones didn't count. I guess she's 'new' in the h!p scene. Or she has selective dementia.
Back then, all it took was a FC dvd of MM in HongKong to have the fans going gaga over HitoMiki. So what had the girls done? Just 'M' feeding strawberries to Yossi and Yossi feeding some mangoes back (they missed one fact though, all the time, 'M's the initiator). Or was it the trite titanic scene, which Yossi and Rika had 'done' it way back in 2003 in one muSix episode.
Why seek comparisons? When one party is so obviously involved with a guy now? There are still people crying out loud that HitoMiki is real. Please~ how disillusioned can they be? Even before the girl was happily attached, they were never close to begin with. 'M' had said in her radio show that they had never hang out in private. Take that! And recently, Mari let loose that she went on a 8 hour marathon drinking session with Kei, Yossi and Rika. Take that too!
1444~ Nothing could deny their chemistry. If there was one person that would make Yossi go through all pains to piss, it had to be Rika. Observe shows or clips with them and you'll always see Yossi goofing around Rika's, like a 'guy' trying to be stupid, in front of a girl 'he' likes, for attention, which make me remember the most recent one where Yossi 'tsukkomi'ed Rika during their Gatas public training session. And of course there are many more 1444 netas (which I will dig them up with time).
Let's begin with a random scene from a hello moni episode back in 2003...
Do you remember R-san was talking enthusiastically and Y-san couldn't help but goof around?
continuing even when Rika had turned away ...
and despite being 'caught' by Abe,
she continued with one reason
to get that much deserved smack from her R-san 
She was so enjoying the 愛のムチ～Undaunted, she embarked on her next move.
Drinking her pudding.
Of course her silly antic quickly caught Rika's attention and Rika told her to use the spoon.
Her defiant look showed she wouldn't comply.
And she continued to drink it, for one sole reason - to piss R-san.
It's just a tip of a iceberg. There's more to come.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
utadoki 2007-09-04
This is undisputedly the most 'unusual' performance of my dearest Yossi. No, I am not talking about her stunning beauty or that mini skirt which so accentuates her slim legs...
She's too woman and it's the girlish type I'm talking here.
Head tilting at sexy angles and lips pouting and eyes looking all so innocent. 
. once in a while, you would even see her demure smile.
and forlorn look. But if you're thinking she's being all natural, you're quite wrong here..
.II because it wasn't long before she would break into her cheeky smile.
We knew she just wasn't comfortable with it. That's our Yossi. ^_^
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She have dimples?? ..
Her nose is my favourite feature. Of perfect triangle. I could gaze at it for eternity. And if I ever got a chance to meet and chat with her, I'd sit at her side and just stare. She may find me rude, but I don't think my vision will ever leave it.
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