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I've been a bit mia in these last days, but it was uni's fault. They changed dates, cancelled exams, so I had to prepare an exam in... 3 days O_O
It was today and I passed it \o/ (and the grade was pretty high too??? O_O)

Anyway, that was to explain why I'm writing only now about B.A.P's new album. Because it's an awesome album and I should've write something days ago.
First of all, the main track. Let me say that, after Badman, I was a bit worried that this one would have been a mess too. Buuut I was totally wrong. The song is very different from their previous title songs, but it's SO GOOD. It seems more mature? They really showed a different (nice) side of them.

The MV is so nice. The dance is AWESOME (ugh legs everywhere ugh). They look extra fine. BYG's hair is T_T They've also send away Zelo and put a tall grown up dude in his place? WHERE IS MY SON? I CAN'T CALL HIM CHERUB ANYMORE.

Anyway. Good. Everything is good.
The album too. I'm repeating myself, but they've really matured, musically speaking. And they did it in a good way. I LOVE all their previous releases (except Badman... it's ok, but nothing great), I became their fan firstly for their music, to the point that I've started learning their names after months o_o But I really like the direction they took.
If you want to listen to the full album, here

My recommendations are, other than 1004, SPY, Lovesick, Bang X2, Save Me, B.A.B.Y and With you.
Aaaand have two recent perfs, where they did a bit of Bang X2 and SPY too (leather jackets SIGH)

One last thing: lately Zelo's hair looks like Sehun's and I hate it T_T

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February 20, 2014, 1:55 am

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This is going to be quick (maybe) but I wanted to write something.

When I first listened to the radio versions of Bittersweet and Road to Glory I wrote something like "this single will be crap, but at leat they all look very handsome". Now the "they all look very handsome" part is still valid, because... well, they do look handsome. But it's a quite nice single.
Oh, but first, the covers: I know they look serious as always, but I like these ones. I don't know why, but I find them nice. Maybe it's the fall theme, maybe it's the bench, maybe it's Jun's ribbon. I don't know.

At first, (and by that I mean with the radio version, first eps of the drama, and that performance... somewhere) Bittersweet didn't tell me anything, I was finding it very boring. Now, maybe it's because I got used to it thanks to the drama, or maybe it's because I just needed few more listenings, now it's quite nice. I still think that the refrain is nothing special, but I really like the stanzas.
Same for the PV: after the short version I thought "how boring, they just stand there looking good", and... yes, they just stand there looking good, but now I actually like it? I don't know how many times I'll rewatch it, but it was pretty to watch. The setting, the colors... it was nice.
And you can't see it from the PV (of course, lately they only dance when they don't want to see them doing it. *coff coff* Paradox PV *coff coff*), but the choreo is really nice!!
Also

(Riida with that orange turtleneck looked amazing too)

Road to Glory: at first, I hated it. Now I don't, I recognize that it has some good things, like the lyrics and the refrain, but I still find it nothing special. Maybe because I was expecting something like their previous songs for the Olympics, which I liked A LOT more. Anyway, nothing great but it's ok!

Sync: my only thought about this song was 'NO', then I deleted it forever from my computer. I'll repeat it: NO.

Motto, ima yori: this one is... ok. Nothing special, again, but ok.

So, basically, the whole single is "nothing special but ok"... which is a lot better than what I was expecting, after LOVE XD


Now, Eito.
Do we need to talk about the covers? No we don't.

King of Otoko is great and I adore it. Their last main tracks were nice (Hibiki was really nice), but less... energetic? But I like this one a lot. And it's not the dumb kind of energetic, but the serious one... does this even make sense? Anyway, it's great.
And the PV!! So classy, so elegant, so dandy! Like Ohkura's coat. Or Maru's... thing. OR THEIR PANTS. (or TORN's existence, this is always very classy) I mean, if Yasu is the one dressed better, than you, stylist, have a lot of problems! But it's ok because it's somehow in the same verse of Mogura no Uta (ps: the director is Miike for both the movie and the PV). But the PV is great, seriously. Bless.
Also... I wanted to write something about their last Music Station performance.

[this is really dumb]

I don't care about the golden look, really. But... they were with Arashi, so a lot of Arashi fans saw them, of course. And it kinda pisses me off that Arashi fans see them only when they don't perfectly sing Arashi's songs (see the recent WaH perf) or when they're... I don't know, golden? Because most of Arashi fans a)don't like them at all, b)think they're loud and funny. Which is true. They're loud and funny and dumb, and they're kinda obsessed with boobs, but there's also so much more. There's a passion, a musical talent, that you really don't see in other Johnny's groups. So I'm just a bit upset that maybe a lot of people will think "Oh look, there are Kanjani8, fooling around like always. They're crazy!". But this is a problem of mine, like when I hate when they call Aiba "Aibaka" etc.

Anemone: meh. Maybe I need to listen to it few more times, but seems nothing important.

Yume Ressha: LOVE. I fell in love with it after the first seconds, because that instrumental beginning is BEAUTIFUL. The whole song is, I love it ;___; I love the fact that among their b-sides you can always find some jewels (bansouuuuuuuuuu *_______*)


And that's it!
I'm still waiting for their concert dvds... no, wait, I'm not really thrilled about LOVE tour. But maybe it will have some Arafes digest? ... hope never dies. Also Aiba solo T_T

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Finally, someone has started subbing Dr. DMAT (which, if you don't know, is Ohkura's last drama), and after 3 episodes I need to write something about it.

You all know that medical dramas aren't my thing. I don't care about all that medical stuff and I don't like seeing all those entrails and blood and... no thanks. But the important things about these dramas are the characters, the interactions, the plot. And that's why Last Hope was such an amazing drama: because of the topics covered in each episode, the peculiar characters and the mistery element.
So far, Dr. DMAT only has the nice plot: you watch it to see the main character growing up. But I've watched only 3 episodes, so I can't really say that much.

What I really want to say is how much Ohkura's acting is improving. Lately he's doing at least one drama per year, and you can see how much he's getting better at portraying his characters' emotions. From Umareru, where his acting was nothing great, to Mikeneko (which wasn't really a great drama, but Ohkura did a great job with his character. He put a lot of himself in Ishizu), to Otenki Oneesan (we don't talk about it, though: he did okay, but the drama and his character were terrible), to this.
He's improved so much, and it makes me happy because he seems really interested in acting. And maybe he's doing so well in this drama because he's so involved in it. If you read these last months' jwebs, you can see how much Dr. DMAT is important to him, how much he cares, how much he's trying. And seeing good results really makes me happy.

(Honestly, it was obvious he had a lot of talent for acting. If you watched Ooku you know what I'm talking about. I'll never get tired of repeating this: he appeared for less than 15 minutes, but his performance was terribly intense. He was great.)

Oh. I've been saying this for months, and now that I'm watching the drama I'm more convinced than before: a crossover between Dr. DMAT and Last Hope is a thing that needs to be written and maybe I'll do it because I have problems.


By the way, ChocoJun is about to end. Please anticipate a hateful review. 

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*pops out from nowhere*
I'm interested in so many things this season, that I hope half of them will be bad so I can drop them >.<
Also, I don't know what to do about Kdramas. I mean, for this post: some of them started at the end of february/beginning of march, so it was too early to put them in the winter post, but a bit late to put them here... I think I'll just write about them in this post.

~JAPAN~

Yowakutemo Katemasu

Trailer
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Saturdays, 12th April 2014
Station: NTV
Scriptwriter: Kuramochi Yutaka (Nobunaga no Chef, 13-sai no Hello Work)
Cast: Ninomiya Kazunari, Fukushi Sota, Arimura Kasumi, Nakajima Yuto, Yamazaki Kento, Hongo Kanata, Mamiya Shotaro, Sakurada Dori, Suzuki Katsuhiro, Yanagi Shuntaro, Hiraoka Takuma, Yakushimaru Hiroko, Aso Kumiko, Mitsuishi Ken, Arakawa Yoshiyoshi, Kawahara Kazuhisa, Sasano Takashi, Ichikawa Ebizo
Synopsis: Tamo Aoshi (Ninomiya Kazunari) is a substitute teacher at his alma mater, a prestigious private high school which admits 200 students to Tokyo University every year. He becomes the coach of the weak baseball club which has only five members and has never won a game since it was established. The highest number of times they have thrown the ball back and forth without dropping it is nine. They prefer the outfield because the infield is scary. Furthermore, they practice on the grounds only three hours a week. At other times, they study, study and study. But they love baseball. Finding them interesting and strange creatures, Aoshi decides that he will give his charges victory, guided by his offbeat theory “triumph is possible even if weak”. And then they seriously set their sights on the annual nationwide high school baseball championship with their brand of preposterous baseball.

I'm so thrilled for this one!! They were saying it would have been something like Rookies and... well, if it's true it will be awesome because Rookies is great ;_; And I love stories about sport and young friendship, like Rookies and Tumbling ;_; Also, Nino usually picks drama I like, he never disappoints me. The cast seems good too, I hope the actors who'll play the students will be okay, since they're young and all; I know some of them tho, like the girl who played Matsuri in Shitsuren (she seems okay), Nakajima Yuto, who is growing as an actor, I quite liked him in the last things I saw, and Kanata Hongo, who is really good. I always tell myself to watch more of his works, because I like him a lot.
Anyway, there are all the premises for a good drama!


Shinigami kun

Trailer
Date: From 11.15 p.m., Fridays, 18th April 2014
Station: TV Asahi
Scriptwriter: Hashimoto Hiroshi (Sennyuu Tantei Tokage, Unmei no Hito, Juui Doolittle)
Cast: Ohno Satoshi, Kiritani Mirei, Suda Masaki, Matsushige Yutaka, Ohara Sakurako (guest star), Takada Riho (guest star), Watanabe Shu (guest star), Okayama Hajime (guest star), Iketani Nobue (guest star), Anami Atsuko (guest star)
Synopsis: Shinigami-kun (Ohno Satoshi), alias grim reaper #413, is a rookie who pronounces the death of those scheduled to die and brings souls to the nether world. He would appear with the signature phrase “Congratulations! I’m here to call on you” although it is hard to say how this can be a happy occasion, and watch over the dying. To a grim reaper, persuading people attempting to commit suicide and preventing unforeseen deaths is also an important task. But because #413 is new to this grim reaper work, he has a tendency to lean towards humans in his judgments, break the rules of the nether world and get reprimanded by his superior (Kiritani Mirei).

Ohno will be in another episodical drama and will play another weird character (which is okay, he's good). Also, it reminds me so much of Kaibutsu kun... but! As much as I'd like him to play in a different kind of drama, one with a solid plot, I'm still waiting for this. I think it will be nice funny in a weird way. Also excuse me while I flail at the idea of Mirei playing another awesome bitchy character!!!


Border

Trailer
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Thursdays, 10th April 2014
Station: TV Asahi
Scriptwriter: Kaneshiro Kazuki (SP Series)
Cast: Oguri Shun, Aoki Munetaka, Haru, Endo Kenichi, Furuta Arata, Takito Kenichi, Nomaguchi Toru, Hamano Kenta
Synopsis: Detective Ishikawa Ango (Oguri Shun) took a bullet to the head in a shooting incident and died once. However, he was miraculously resuscitated and the bullet was left in his brain. Although there is no change to his unpredictable condition, Ishikawa soon returns to detective work. Before long, he discovers that he has the special ability to communicate with the dead and is initially bewildered. But he learns truths about cases that no one knows, guided by the voices of the dead.

I haven't watched a Japanese detective drama in few months, but somehow I feel like I'm always watching them O_O But watch the trailer of this one! It seems so good?? I'm seriously intrigued. And the last drama with Oguri Shun I watched was Rich Man, Poor Woman... he was amazing, but I didn't like the drama, so I want to watch something nice with him!


Bitter Blood

Trailer
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Tuesdays, April 2014
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Oyama Shota
Cast: Watabe Atsuro, Sato Takeru, Kutsuna Shiori, Fukikoshi Mitsuru, Tanaka Tetsushi, Minagawa Sarutoki, KEIJI, Hirose Suzu, Kusamura Reiko, Takahashi Katsumi, Oikawa Mitsuhiro
Synopsis: Rookie detective Sawara Natsuki (Sato Takeru) has not met his father Shimao Akimura (Watabe Atsuro) since his parents divorced when he was 13. The relationship between father and son is the worst possible. However, Natsuki gets assigned to the Criminal Affairs Division at Ginza Police Precinct where his father is, and of all things, the two of them are made partners under team leader Kagiyama Kensuke (Takahashi Katsumi).

Honestly, I want to see Takeru in another drama so much that I could watch anything. Luckily it seems an interesting drama: more detectives, but the father-son interactions might be nice. Oh, and the cast is full of people I know!



~KOREA~

Ok, so the first three already started, let's consider them as winter/spring dramas O_O

God's Gift - 14 Days

Trailer
Date: From 9.55 pm, Mondays & Tuesdays, 3rd March 2014
Station: SBS
Cast: Lee Bo-Young, Cho Seung-Woo, Kim Tae-Woo, Jung Gyu-Woon, Kim Yoo-Bin, Baro
Synopsis: Kim Soo-hyun is a mother whose young daughter gets kidnapped and killed. She gets a chance to go back in time two weeks before the incident, and has to race to save her before she dies all over again.
Lee Bo-young as Kim Soo-hyun: a successful TV writer for a current affairs program. She travels back in time to bring her dead child back to life.
Jo Seung-woo as Ki Dong-chan: he was once an outstanding police officer, who left the force after a certain incident. Now a private investigator, Dong-chan has a personal connection to the case and helps Soo-hyun when she goes back in time.
Kim Tae-woo as Han Ji-hoon: he is a human rights lawyer who is passionate about his work and is a loving husband to Soo-hyun and devoted father to Saet-byul. But he is also harboring a secret.
Jung Gyu-woon as Hyun Woo-jin: a detective in the violent crimes division, he graduated the police academy at the top of his class and is already known as future police commissioner material. He is Soo-hyun's first love, and she suddenly comes to him out of nowhere and begs him to find the suspect who will kill her daughter in two weeks' time. Initially disbelieving, he gets sucked into the case and puts his career on the line to help her.
Kim Yoo-bin as Han Saet-byul: Soo-hyun and Ji-hoon's daughter. Saet-byul is quirky and cute, though a bit of an outsider at school. She doesn't get good grades, but is warm and kind despite the fact that the other kids leave her out and call her the weird kid. Her one friend is Young-gyu.
Baro as Ki Young-gyu: a developmentally disabled teenage boy with the mental age of a six-year-old. He is Saet-byul's kindergarten classmate and friend, and tries to save her from the murderer. His disability was caused by his uncle Dong-chan accidentally shooting him in the head when he was kidnapped.

Okay guys, you have to watch this. I'm halfway through it and I have no idea who the killer is. It's mindblowing and breathtaking and amazing and so well acted and... really, give it a try.


Three Days

Trailer
Date: From 9.55 pm, Wednesdays & Thursdays, 5th March 2014
Station: SBS
Scriptwriter: Kim Eun Hae (Harvest Villa, Sign, Phantom)
Cast: Park Yoo-Chun, Son Hyun-Joo, Park Ha-Sun, So E-Hyun, Choi Won-Young, Yoon Je-Moon, Jang Hyun-Sung
Synopsis: The President of South Korea goes on holiday at a private villa. In the middle of the night, three gunshots are fired, and the president goes missing. His bodyguards, led by elite agent Han Tae-kyung, have three days to find the president and escort him safely back to the Blue House.
Three Days follows the intertwining fates of those sworn to protect the president, the president himself, his political staff, and the true power players in the shadows who decide whether he lives or dies.

Lot of political, military etc stuff, and lot of names, it requires a lot of focus, especially if you watch it in English (and it isn't your mother language, of course). But it's really well done and well acted.


Secret Love Affair

Trailer
Date: From 9.50 om, Mondays & Tuesdays, 17th March 2014
Station: JTBC
Scriptwriter: Jung SungJoo (Lawyers, A Wife's Credentials)
Cast: Kim Hee-Ae, Yoo Ah-In, Park Hyeok-Kwon, Shim Hye-Jin, Kim Hye-Eun, Kim Yong-Geon, Kyung Soo-Jin, Choi Tae-Hwan
Synopsis: Oh Hye-won is a woman in her forties who feels that she's leading a fulfilling life. Elegant, sophisticated and excellent at dealing with people, she spares no effort in her quest for success as the director of planning for the Seohan Arts Foundation. But then she meets Lee Seon-jae, a twenty-something genius pianist from an impoverished background, who is unaware of his ability and works as a quick delivery guy. Hye-won experiences for the first time what truly falling in love is like, and she and Seon-jae begin a passionate affair which they must keep secret because it threatens to unravel both their lives.

If you're Yoo Ah In's fan, this drama is a must watch, because a)he's amazing in it, b)he really plays the piano in every scene!, and c)it will probably be his last drama before going to the army D:
Anyway, this drama is so strange: there are some part that are so boring I can't live, but then booom! you have this super intense scene that does wonders to you. Also, beautiful soundtrack.


Aaaand these are the "new" ones


Hotel King

Trailer
Date: From 9.45 pm, Saturdays & Sundays, 5th April 2014
Station: MBC
Scriptwriter: Jo Eunjung (Golden Fish, Feast of the Gods)
Cast: Lee Dong-Wook, Lee Da-Hae, Im Seul-Ong, Wang Ji-Hye, Lee Deok-Hwa, Kim Hae-Sook
Synopsis: Cha Jae-Wan (Lee Dong-Wook) and his mother were abandoned by his father. As an adult, he begins to work at a hotel and stands up against his father.

It's funny, because I decided to try it because I know VIXX's N was in the cast, but he plays a minor character, in the 1st episode he has like 2 lines XD This morning I watched the 1st ep and now I'm totally hooked, it seems really good!


Glorious Days

Trailer
Date: From 8.40 pm, Saturdays & Sundays, 19th April 2014
Station: SBS
Scriptwriter: Moon Hee Jung (Stairway to Heave, Can You Hear My Heart, I Miss You)
Cast: Lee Sang-Woo, Park Se-Young, Kim Mi-Sook, Hwang Woo Seul Hye, Ko Woo-Ri - Jung Da-In, Jeong Man-Sik, Hong Bin, Choi Bul-Am, Na Moon-Hee, Son Chang-Min, Kwak Si-Yang
Synopsis: Han Song-Jung (Kim Mi-Sook) is a novel writer. She is also a single mother who has raised three daughters: Da-Ae (Hwang Woo Seul Hye), Da-Jung (Park Se-Young) and Da-In (Ko Woo-Ri). Han Song-Jung struggles to let her three daughters to marry good men.

I'm not even going to lie: I want to watch it because of Hongbin. Buuut it actually seems nice? a funny family drama. And the scriptwriter is the one from I Miss You, which was beautiful *_*


Gapdong

Trailer
Date: From 8.50, Fridays & Saturdays, 11th April 2014
Station: tvN
Cast: Yoon Sang-Hyun, Kim Min-Jung, Sung Dong-Il, Lee Joon, Kim Ji-Won
Synopsis: 20 years ago Moo-Yeom’s (Yoon Sang-Hyun) father was a suspect in the "Gap Dong” serial murder case. Because of the detectives’ oppressive investigation, Moo-Yeom’s father killed himself.
Now, Moo-Yeom is a detective and works to capture the killer Gap Dong. The statue of limitations has expired for the serial murder case and Moo-Yeom resigns to the belief that Gap Dong is dead. New clues though for Gap Dong appears in front of Moo-Yeom and he sets out to catch him once and for all.

It seems sooooo good and look at the flawless cast! I'm really anticipating it.


Doctor Stranger

Date: From 9.55, Mondays & Tuesdays, 28th April 2014
Station: SBS
Scriptwriter: Park Jinwoo (Snow Flower, The Land of the Wind)
Cast: Lee Jong-Suk, Park Hae-Jin, Kang So-Ra, Jin Se-Yeon, Cheon Ho-Jin, Jeon Kuk-Hwan, Kim Yong-Geon
Synopsis: As a child, Park Hoon (Lee Jong-Suk) and his father were kidnapped by North Korea. In North Korea, Park Hoon was trained to become a doctor by his father who was already a doctor. Park Hoon became a genius like chest surgeon. He then flees to South Korea. Park Hoon begins to work as a doctor in South Korea's top hospital Dongwoo University Hospital, but he feels like a complete outsider. To bring his love from North Korea, he does anything to make money.

Eeeeh, a medical drama. But is seems like i won't be that focused on medical stuff, but on drama and drama and more drama. I'm just going to try the first episodes, and mostly for the cast.

What are you going to watch?

sources: jdramaswordpress, asianwiki

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It sounds and looks AMAZING, I'm so here for this!!
Not so ready for the comeback of Kyungsoo's eyebrows move tho





P.S.
Happy birthday cute little shit

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I watched all VIXX MYDOL, all the VIXX TV episodes aired so far, random interviews/music shows bts and... I still don't have a favorite VIXX member. They're just a bunch of darlings.
I'm definitely swaying towards N, Leo and Ken, but I'm totally unable to choose between them. I... don't know. But I'm glad I've been dedicating a bit of time to know them better because they're all so precious ♥ And maybe it's a good thing that I couldn't go to see them the 2 times they came to Milan: I bet I would've enjoyed the concert a lot, but at that time I didn't know/like them as much as I do now, it would have been different. I definitely hope they'll come back this winter tho!

Anyway, seems like Japan and Korea are joining forces to release everything possible in this period: EXO's mini album, VIXX's ridiculously expensive photobook, Arafes DVD and Juke Box DVD ;A; I preordered EXO's minis just because I found 25 euros in my prepayed card, but the rest... I don't have the money. Because, actually, I'm going to see B.A.P in Paris at the end of the month. I bought the tickets (I'm going with my sister) weeks ago, but didn't write anything about it because... well, I think I still haven't realized that I'm actually going to see them. I'll probably be aware of what's going on only when I'll be inside the venue ;_;
Anyway, I spent a good amount of money, so I'll have to stay calm for a while (I really want Eito DVD though. I'm going to buy it as soon as I'll have some money to waste spend)

And! I've watched the 1st episode of Yowakutemo Katemasu and I'm already in love. It seems so good, and I'm just a sucker for stories about sport. They always make me feel all warm and emotional ;_; (this is why, even if I'm not really an anime person, I've started watching Haikyuu, an anime about high school volley and... I mean, it's about volley. You have no idea of how nostalgic and emotional I feel watching it)

P.S.
I need a VIXX icon

P.P.S.
Freaking Overdose.
Freaking Do Kyungsoo.
FREAKING KIM MINSEOK.
SUPER FREAKING BAEKSOO.
Freaking... well nothing new here.
Freaking Blond Daddy.
Freaking Do Kyungsoo - part2.
Freaking Kim Minseok - part2.
Freaking everything.

P.P.P.S.
Why Ohkura is not fat anymore?

P.P.P.P.S.
Look at me following all the Fukushi Sota tumblrs I can find.

Also, gpoy

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Titolo: Flamingo
Fandom: EXO
Pair: Krisoo (Kris/Kyungsoo)
Rating: PG
Words: 969
Note: e così ha inizio. Ho altre cose in ballo (ahimè), quindi inizio da questa cosina piccina picciò. Basata su questi abiti.


Quando gli stilisti hanno dato loro i vestiti per l’esibizione di oggi, tutti sono scoppiati a ridere alla vista della massa di piume rosa pallido che Kyungsoo stringe tra le mani con aria perplessa. Anche Yifan azzarda un sorriso nel vedere l’espressione dell’altro, ma torna presto a dedicare la sua attenzione dal suo problema, perché una stilista gli ha ficcato in mano una sottile fascia dorata, e Yifan non ha idea di cosa dovrebbe farci.
Prova a chiederlo a Tao, ma il ragazzo gli risponde “La devi indossare,” come se fosse ovvio.
“Indossarla... sì, ma dove?” Yifan sussurra alla faccia, come se questa possa dargli una risposta.
Il che, ovviamente, non succede, e Yifan si rigira tra le mani quella cosa, frustrato. Ma, ehi, almeno non gli è capitata la massa di piume. Ringrazia mentalmente i suoi geni per non essere piccolo e carino come Kyungsoo.
Quando alza lo sguardo dalla fascia dorata – no, fissarla per dieci minuti non gli ha portato nessuna risposta – Yifan vede Joonmyun, già vestito, che lo guarda come se non sapesse più che fare, con lui. Senza una parola, l’altro leader gli prende la fascia dalle mani e gli fa cenno di abbassarsi.
“Devi metterla attorno al capo,” gli spiega.
Yifan aggrotta le sopracciglia osservandosi allo specchio: quella cosa non gli dona. Avrebbero dovuto darla a Tao. O a Baekhyun.
“Perché io?” chiede.
“Non ne ho idea,” risponde Joonmyun, guardandolo altrettanto perplesso.
Improvvisamente, il camerino si riempie degli strani rumori che Jongin e Sehun fanno quando ridono, seguiti presto dalle risate degli altri membri. Yifan vede Joonmyun spalancare gli occhi e mordersi il labbro per trattenersi dal ridere, quindi si gira e vede che, a quanto pare, Kyungsoo ha scoperto come indossare le sue piume.
Kyungsoo è fermo al centro del camerino, intento a scoccare occhiatacce a chiunque stia ridendo, dei semplici pantaloni e t-shirt bianchi, e la corona di piume attorno al collo, che gli copre le spalle e parte del petto.
Accanto a Yifan, Tao sussurra “Le voglio,” mentre Yixing, come al solito ignaro – o incurante – del pericolo, si è avvicinato a Kyungsoo per accarezzargli le piume.
“Sei così piccolo e carino, sembri un pulcino,” dice con un sorriso gentile. Chanyeol riprende e quasi cade dalla sedia. La vita di Yixing viene salvata dal membro dello staff che chiama Kyungsoo, Yifan, Joonmyun e Chanyeol per registrare un breve video da mandare in onda durante l’MCountdown.
Mentre si dirigono fuori dal camerino, verso il corridoio in cui verrà girato il video, Chanyeol continua a sfidare la sorte cercando di toccare le piume di Kyungsoo, rumoreggiando ogni volta che l’altro minaccia dargli un pugno; normalmente, Joonmyun direbbe loro di smetterla di comportarsi così davanti allo staff, ma questa volta sembra troppo impegnato a guardare Kyungsoo come se fosse la cosa più adorabile del mondo... anche quando riesce a colpire Chanyeol alla spalla.
E Yifan... Yifan non può davvero dare torto ai suoi compagni: hanno tutti e tre ragione, secondo lui, perché Chanyeol merita di essere preso a pugni, di tanto in tanto, Kyungsoo vestito così è adorabile, e anche Yifan, in realtà, vuole accarezzare le sue piume.
Ma giusto perché sembrano molto soffici. Già.
Yifan è anche molto riconoscente, perché il costume di Kyungsoo è riuscito a distogliere l’attenzione dalla sua fascetta imbarazzante per tutto il giorno.
Quando riguardano il video dell’esibizione di oggi, nessuno commenta su quanto Yifan sia ridicolo durante la sua parte – ringhiando e rappando, il volto fiero e quella cosina dorata – tutti sono troppo impegnati ad aspettare la parte di Kyungsoo e commentare su quanto sia adorabile vederlo cercare di somigliare ad un lupo quando in realtà sembra più un piccolo fenicottero.
Dopo il programma, Yifan sta cercando di riposarsi prima del fansign in un angolo poco rumoroso del camerino – luogo difficile da trovare, quando si è in gruppo con altre 11 persone e alcune di esse sono Baekhyun e Chanyeol.
Gli occhi che stanno per chiudersi, Yifan si accorde che qualcuno si è seduto accanto a lui dal rumore della sedia; non è troppo sorpreso nel vedere Kyungsoo, intento a leggere qualcosa sul cellulare.
Yifan lo osserva, pensando che, non fosse per le piume, Kyungsoo oggi non sarebbe nemmeno così carino, con i pantaloni stretti e i capelli alzati.
Deglutisce nello scorgere uno dei nei sul collo di Kyungsoo, e decide di dedicare la sua attenzione solo alle sue piume rosa. Sembrano davvero soffici... al punto che Yifan vede la propria mano allungarsi sino a sfiorarle. Si rende conto di quello che ha fatto solo quando sente la spalla di Kyungsoo irrigidirsi sotto il suo palmo. L’altro ruota leggermente il capo verso di lui, gli occhi spalancati.
“Che stai facendo?”
E Yifan sa bene che Kyungsoo si è limitato a fargli quella semplice domanda – senza condirla di occhiatacce o dolorose minacce – perché Yifan è più grande di lui e non può essere troppo maleducato. Yifan prova a rispondere – come, non lo sa ancora – ma l’unica cosa che fa è aprire e chiudere la bocca. Onestamente, non sa come la sua mano sia finita sulla spalla di Kyungsoo, e ha paura che qualcosa come “Tao mi ha chiesto di scoprire se erano morbide” non sarebbe una risposta accettabile.
Dopo qualche secondo di silenzio in cui Yifan non ha fatto altro che boccheggiare silenziosamente, Kyungsoo sospira e torna al suo telefono, mormorando “Fa quello che ti pare.”
Così, Yifan può finalmente iniziare ad accarezzare quelle piume e vedere se sono davvero soffici come sembrano: non lo sono, devono essere fatte di qualche materiale sintetico.
Ma Yifan si assicura di accarezzarle proprio tutte, e Kyungsoo lo lascia fare senza dire una parola.

(“Ah, hyung,” dice Kyungsoo dopo un bel po’.
Yifan deglutisce, timoroso che voglia chiedergli di smetterla di toccargli le piume.
“Sì?”
“Con quella fascetta sembri una donna, comunque.”
“... oh.”)

BAP concert in Paris

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As I wrote in my last post, this week I was in Paris for B.A.P's concert! I came back Friday night with a horrible cold (I still sneeze every 3 seconds :|), because the last 2 days the weather sucked, it rained for most of the time :/

ANYWAY. THE CONCERT!

I went there (I was with my sister btw) about 3 hours before the opening of the doors, even before Bap theirselves arrived, but it was already full of people O_O I don't know if next time I'm going to arrive earlier, since I found a good place anyway. Standing in queque wasn't nice because of rude people trying to surpass others I was deadly tired: I spent the 2 days before and that morning walking non-stop (and I'm not used to it anymore), then I stood in line for more than 3 hours... at one point I didn't even care about getting a good place, I just wanted to sit down XD
When I finally entered I found a seat and rested for the 30+ minutes left before the concert. I wasn't in the pit because I didn't manage to buy the ticket for it (the site I bought it from didn't let me O_O), but probably if was better like that: I didn't have a priority access, so I wouldn't have been in the 1st rows, and since I'm short I wouldn't have seen much u_u And thinking about how tired I was, having a place to sit before the concert was a blessing! Also, the seat I foundwas really good: a little more towards the center would have been the best, but I was in the 2nd row, so I could see very well *_*
Before the concert, I was really calm: everyone in the venue was already screaming and doing the wave and calling them (my sister: "Give Himchan the time he needs to put his make up on!!"), but I was quite relaxed. I thought "I'll get hyped with the real thing". And well... I did, but I didn't think I'd get SO hyped! If you've ever met me in person, you've probably noticed that I'm a veeery quiet person. You wouldn't have recognized me XD
But if they start the concert with One Shot... how am I supposed to stay calm? One Shot which is EVERYTHING.
Remember when I wrote that I hadn't realized yet that I was going to actually see Bap? Well, the reality hit me only at the beginning of the first song; before that, my mind was blank, everything seemed unreal. But when Yongguk started One Shot's rap, the other 5 dancing around him, I thought "Shit, it's real." And no, I didn't cry, but damn, I had tears in my eyes for the whole song. It was overwhelming.

I have no idea how people manage to write concert reports which make sense, because everything in my head is still a mess O_O
Like, I don't remember if I had a stronger mental breakdown when I saw Zelo doing body rolls or every.single.time Yongguk did something. I don't know.
The boys performed and looked great. It was such an awesome day for all of them SIGH.

Himchan is SO handsome. Really, what a nice face. He's also a cute and clumsy idiot. Also, BUTT. At one point (I think it was during Lovesick) they were doing some kind of train, where each one of them had to put his hands on the shoulders of the one in front of him, and Himchan kept missing Daehyun's ones, so he settled for his waist.
And I've always thought it was cute that he took pics of the fans at every concert, but seeing him doing it live was ç_ç
Jongup is amazing. When he talks he seems on another planet and is the most precious thing ever, then he starts to dance and BAM! Hip thrust! BAM! Abs! He looks so fierce while performing. And let's not talk about his dance solo because I almost pulled my hair out. Also, his efforts at those singing lessons are definitely paying off because he sang very well (he has such a sweet voice ;_;) and at some point he did a high note and I wasn't expecting it and HE JUST DID SO WELL FOR THE WHOLE CONCERT!
Daehyun and Youngjae are two fluffballs.
Youngjae was so hyper for the whole thing, saying "Bonjour" at every occasion with that smug face of his >.> And his voice is great. I'm still not okay with how handsome he looks recently, and he did this time too :< even with that hair that kinda looked like a mushroom.
Daehyun is a NOPE. I screamed him few times to go away because his face is NOT OKAY. Seriously, there's a reason if on tumblr I have a successful male prostitute tag. Because there are times when his face and body movements are... no. But his smile T_T And HIS VOICE T___T Those high notes were pure perfection, I can't believe I heard them live T_T And of course he had to stay true to himself and, when they were mentioning random French things what do you think he said?? Baguette. OF COURSE, JUNG DAEHYUN, OF COURSE. (he also was the last one to leave the stage, little heart ♥) (this happened too and HE REALLY IS A LITTLE HEART)
Zelo is a giant O_O Really, he should stop. No one who isn't a basket/volley player needs to be that tall. His face is... growing up too. He looks so mature ;_; But then he speaks and... he has this cute alien voice T_T He's so cute T___T He was playful for the whole concert (and even a little sassy... spending too much time with Youngjae...). Near the end (after 1004) they said they needed to change outfits for the next song, to wait for them, and some of them "playfully" pretended to strip there in stage (motherfuckers), but Zelo actually took off his jacket and stayed with a large tank top, so on the screen there was a close up of his arms and NOPEEEEEEE. FETUS STOP. When he noticed it he made this scandalized face and pretended to cover himself. Well, son, the damage was already done >_> Before Coffee Shop they were doing a little sketch and Zelo went to a fan in the first rows and asked her what did she wanted and then gave her a drink T_T Little baby is becoming a little man who interacts with girls and I'm T___T But he still was an awkward shy potato ♥ (Jongup did the same, but he asked "What do you want" to a male fan, probably thinking he wouldn't get any 'compromising' answer since he was a male, but the guy answered "You" and oh the blank face he made XD With Yongguk laughing a "What??" and Youngjae being the little shit he is "Jongup is mine!")
Then... last but not least. Yongguk. BANG FREAKING YONGGUK. If you had told me a week ago that if was possible for me to like him more than I already did, I'd told you you were crazy, that he was impossible. WELL I WAS WRONG. He was simply perfect. And his look, with the hair pushed up, was... ugh. Look I don't even have the words to describe how good he looked? I'll just said that my sister, who is a Himchan's stan, told me after the concert "Yongguk was so handsome that some times I forgot Himchan was there too." He looked, moved and sounded amazing, and his rap was so powerful ;_; I screamed a lot. Like every time he took the mic or just did something, I was either screaming "No!" or making crying noises (I hope the camera didn't record me...) And he was smiling a lot? All of them were, but you know how much I'm weak for his gummy smile ♥ He was so cute ;_; and handsome ;_; and hot ;_; I'll never be okay. And during the introduction they did that thing where they determine  who's the most popular member on the basis of who recieve more screams after his introduction. We screamed a lot for Yongguk and he won, and he looked so happy and embarrassed ;_____; And few songs after that... I don't know if they did it because he was the most popular, but they lift his tshirt up and showed his holy skin T_T

Here the video.

They all recieved a lot of love from us, and showered us with even more love. really, they were so sweet and nice and full of energy, they deserve all the love of the world.
Aaaand they didn't even bring a translator, they tried their best to speak French and English (that's why few times our reactions werea but slow... it was hard understanding what they were saying XD). But it's something that most of artists don't do, I really liked it.
The concert itself was amazing. I think that even a person who just know 2 random Bap's songs would have had a great time, because their performances were all powerful and full of energy!
I danced and sang a lot and, before I knew it, everything ended :C Before the concert I was deadly tired, but then, for those 2 hours and half, I totally forgot about it, just having the time of my life \o/
Sometimes it still feels like a dream. I feel like I've recently watched their concert on DVD, but then I remember "No, wait. I was there. It was real. It really happened." It's such a strange feeling.
Recently a friend of mine went to Tokyo for the first time andtold me how strange was visiting a place she's seen so much on her computer/tv. I think this is very similar. I've been watching Bap so much on video in the last 2 years, watching their shows and their performances, I know how their dances are and how their faces look like, but this time they were there, right in front of my eyes. The real things. Among the voices they heard, there was mine. Among the faces they were looking at, there was mine. This time, when they were sending kisses and saying "thank you" and "bye", they really were talking to me too. And it was the best ♥

This report isn't really a report, but I still hope they'll come back in Europe for the next tour, I'll definitely go to see them again!
My precious potatoes ♥♥

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JANUARY

SONGS
B1A4 - Lonely
B1A4 - Road
Dal Shabet- B.B.B. (Big Baby Baby)
December - Don't Go
Girl's Day - Something
Hyorin - Let it Go (Frozen OST)
K-Much - Good to Go
Kanjani8 - Frozen Margarita
Kanjani8 - Hibiki
Kanjani8 - King of Otoko
Kiss&Cry - Domino Game
Ladies' Code - Pretty Pretty
TVXQ - Something
WINNER - Going Up
WINNER - Just Another Boy
WINNER - Smile Again
ZIA - For This year

DRAMAS/TV SHOWS
13sai no Hello Work (5/9) - on hold
B1A4 Sesame Player (2/9)
Emergency Couple (2/20)
EXO Showtime (9/12)
Golden Rainbow (22/40)
Gu Family Book (11/24) - on hold
Lost Days (1/10)
My Daughter Seoyoung (2/50) - on hold
Running Man (49/??)
Shitsuren Chocolatier (2/11)
The King of Dramas (5/18) - on hold
VIXX MyDOL (5/8)
We Got Married - Jung Joon Young/Jung Yoo Mi (5/??) - on hold
WIN - Who Is Next?
WINNER TV (7/10)
You Who Came From The Stars (12/20)
Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro (5/12) - on hold

Friends 1x06
Game of Thrones 1x05 - on hiatus
Grey's Anatomy 7x22
Once Upon a Time 3x06 - on hiatus
Pretty Little Liars 4x16
Ravenswood 1x08
Reign 1x09
Sherlock 1x02
Sleepy Hollow 1x13
The Carrie Diaries 2x11
The O.C. 4x03 - on hiatus

MOVIES/CONCERTS
02/01--> Frozen
16/01--> Captain Harlock

BOOKS
Dan Brown - Inferno
Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins - Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins - Mockingjay

MANGA
Hunter X Hunter 32/??
Kin Iro no Korda 14/17
Kuroko no Basket 6/??
Naruto 64/??
Ranma 1/2 chapter 147/407
Stardust Wink 10/11
Vampire Knight 18/19

GAMES
Xbox 360 - Final fantasy XIII
Nintendo 3DS - Pokemon X

UNIVERSITY


FEBRUARY

SONGS
Arashi - Bittersweet
B.A.P - 1004 (Angel)
B.A.P - Bang x2
B.A.P - Lovesick
B.A.P - Spy
B1A4 - Lonely
B1A4 - Road
Bangtan Boys - Boy in Luv
CNBLUE - Can't Stop
CNBLUE - Cold Love
Donghae & Eunhyuk - Bari 5!
Donghae & Eunhyuk - Let it Go
Donghae & Eunhyuk - Teenage Queen
Iwasa Misaki - Tomo no Ura Bojo
Kanjani8 - King of Otoko
Kanjani8 - Yume Ressha
Kiss&Cry - Domino Game
Shakira feat. Rihanna - Can't Remember to Forget You
SM THE BALLAD - A Day Without You
SM THE BALLAD - Breath
SNSD - Girls' Generation
SNSD - Into the New World
SNSD - Mr. Mr.
Spica - You Don't Love Me
Stellar - Marionette
WINNER - Just Another Boy
WINNER - Smile Again

DRAMAS/TV SHOWS
13sai no Hello Work (5/9) - on hold
B1A4 Sesame Player (2/9)
Beyond the Clouds (3/16)
Emergency Couple (9/20)
EXO Showtime
Golden Rainbow (30/40)
Gu Family Book (11/24) - on hold
Lost Days (5/10)
My Daughter Seoyoung (2/50) - on hold
Running Man (51/??)
S -  Saigo no Keikan (3/??)
Shitsuren Chocolatier (7/11)
The King of Dramas (5/18) - on hold
VIXX MyDOL (5/8)
We Got Married - Jung Joon Young/Jung Yoo Mi (5/??) - on hold
WINNER TV
You Who Came From The Stars
Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro (5/12) - on hold

Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood (35/64)

Friends 1x06
Game of Thrones 1x05 - on hiatus
Grey's Anatomy 7x22
Once Upon a Time 3x06 - on hiatus
Pretty Little Liars 4x21
Ravenswood 1x10
Reign 1x11
Sherlock 1x02
Sleepy Hollow 1x13
The Carrie Diaries 2x13
The O.C. 4x03 - on hiatus

MOVIES/CONCERTS
13/02--> B.A.P Live on Earth Pacific Tour 2013
21/02--> Eight Ranger

BOOKS
Sarah Rees Brennan - Untold
Katherine Howe - The House of Velvet and Glass

MANGA
Hunter X Hunter 32/??
Kin Iro no Korda 14/17
Kuroko no Basket 6/??
Naruto 64/??
Ranma 1/2 chapter 170/407
Stardust Wink 10/11
Vampire Knight 18/19

GAMES
Xbox 360 - Final fantasy XIII
Nintendo 3DS - Pokemon X

UNIVERSITY
10/02-->Law Sociology I--> passed
25/02-->Obligations Law--> passed


MARCH

SONGS
2NE1 - Come Back Home
2NE1 - HAPPY
4minute - Whatcha Doin' Now
AOA - Confused
B.A.P - 1004 (Angel)
CNBLUE - Can't Stop
CNBLUE - Cold Love
CNBLUE - Lady
Donghae & Eunhyuk - Teenage Queen
Kanjani8 - Yume Ressha
Orange Caramel - Catallena
Orange Caramel - Crying Uncontrollably
Orange Caramel - So Sorry
SNSD - Girls' Generation
SNSD - KISSING YOU
SNSD - Mr. Mr.
SNSD - Soul
SNSD - Wait a Minute
Spica - You Don't Love Me
Sunmi - Fullmoon
Super Junior M - Swing
VIXX - Rock Ur Body

DRAMAS/TV SHOWS
13sai no Hello Work (5/9) - on hold
B1A4 Sesame Player (2/9)
Beyond the Clouds (12/16)
Cheongdamdong 111 (6/8)
Dr. DMAT (6/11)
God's Gift - 14 Days (8/16)
Emergency Couple (17/20)
Golden Rainbow (39/40)
Gu Family Book (11/24) - on hold
Lost Days (7/10)
My Daughter Seoyoung (2/50) - on hold
Running Man (51/??)
S -  Saigo no Keikan (4/10)
Sevret Love Affair (3/20)
Shitsuren Chocolatier
The King of Dramas (5/18) - on hold
Three Days (7/16)
VIXX MyDOL
VIXX TV (34/??)
Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro (5/12) - on hold

Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood (46/64)

Friends 1x06
Game of Thrones 1x05 - on hiatus
Grey's Anatomy 7x22
Once Upon a Time 3x06 - on hiatus
Pretty Little Liars 4x24
Ravenswood 1x10
Sherlock 1x02
Sleepy Hollow 1x13
The Carrie Diaries 2x13
The O.C. 4x03 - on hiatus

MOVIES/CONCERTS
2/03--> Beauty and The Beast

BOOKS
Katherine Howe - The House of Velvet and Glass

MANGA
Hunter X Hunter 32/??
Kin Iro no Korda 14/17
Kuroko no Basket 7/??
Naruto 64/??
Ranma 1/2 chapter 170/407
Saiyuki Ibun 1/??
Stardust Wink
Vampire Knight 18/19

GAMES
Xbox 360 - Final fantasy XIII
Nintendo 3DS - Pokemon X
GameBoy Advance - Pokemon Pinball Saphire/Ruby

UNIVERSITY



APRIL

SONGS
A Pink - Mr. Chu
AKB48 - Mae Shika Mukanee
Akdong Musician - 200%
Akdong Musician - Melted
Arashi - GUTS!!
B1A4 - With You
CNBLUE - Still
CNBLUE - Truth
Crayon Pop - Uh-ee!
EXO - Overdose
Jun Woo, Yoo Yeon Sok, Son Ho Joon - Only Feeling You
Lee Seung Hwan - Days of Longing, Days to be Forgotten
Nogizaka46 - Kizuitara Kataomoi
NS Yoonji - Yasisi
Orange Caramel - Catallena

DRAMAS/TV SHOWS
13sai no Hello Work (5/9) - on hold
B1A4 Sesame Player (2/9)
Beyond the Clouds
Bitter Blood (2/11)
BORDER (2/11)
Cheongdamdong 111 (6/8)
Dr. DMAT
Emergency Couple
God's Gift - 14 Days
Golden Rainbow
Gu Family Book (11/24) - on hold
Hotel King (4/32)
Lost Days
My Daughter Seoyoung (2/50) - on hold
Running Man (51/??)
S -  Saigo no Keikan (5/10)
Saikou no Rikon SP
Secret Love Affair (10/20)
Shinigami kun (1/11)
The King of Dramas (5/18) - on hold
Three Days (12/16)
VIXX TV (96/??)
Yowakutemo Katemasu (2/??)
Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro (5/12) - on hold

Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
Haikyuu!! (3/??)

Friends 1x06
Game of Thrones 1x05 - on hiatus
Grey's Anatomy 8x03
Once Upon a Time 3x06 - on hiatus
Pretty Little Liars 4x24
Sherlock 1x02
Sleepy Hollow 1x13
The Carrie Diaries 2x13
The O.C. 4x03 - on hiatus

MOVIES/CONCERTS
3/04--> Thor
18/04--> The Avengers
30/04--> B.A.P Live on Earth 2014 in Paris --> LIVE!!

BOOKS
Marian Keyes - The Brightest Star in the Sky
Ellis Peters - A Morbid Taste for Bones

MANGA
Hunter X Hunter 32/??
Kin Iro no Korda 15/17
Kuroko no Basket 8/??
Naruto 64/??
Ranma 1/2
Saiyuki Ibun 1/??
Stardust Wink
Time Stranger Kyoko
Vampire Knight 18/19

GAMES
Xbox 360 - Final fantasy XIII
Nintendo 3DS - Pokemon X
GameBoy Advance - Pokemon Pinball Sapphire/Ruby

UNIVERSITY



MAY

SONGS
B.A.P - 1004
B.A.P - Crash
B.A.P - Dancing in the Rain
B.A.P - Hurricane
B.A.P - Lovesick
B.A.P - No Mercy
B.A.P - One Shot
B.A.P - Power
B.A.P - Rain Sound
B.A.P - SPY
B.A.P - Warrior
BEstie - Love Options
BlockB - Jackpot
EXO - Overdose
EXO - Run
EXO - Thunder
Jung Hyosung - Good-Night Kiss
Nogizaka46 - Kizuitara Kataomoi


DRAMAS/TV SHOWS
13sai no Hello Work (5/9) - on hold
B1A4 Sesame Player (2/9)
Bitter Blood (4/11)
Cheongdamdong 111 (6/8)
Doctor Stranger (4/20)
First Class (2/??)
Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit (1/12)
Gu Family Book (11/24) - on hold
Hotel King (10/32)
My Daughter Seoyoung (2/50) - on hold
Roommate (2/??)
Running Man (51/??)
S -  Saigo no Keikan (5/10)
Shinigami kun (4/11)
The King of Dramas (5/18) - on hold
Three Days
VIXX TV (98/??)
XOXO (2/??)
You're All Surrounded (4/20)
Yowakutemo Katemasu (5/11)
Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro (5/12) - on hold

Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
Haikyuu!! (6/??)

Friends 1x06
Game of Thrones 1x05 - on hiatus
Grey's Anatomy 8x03
Once Upon a Time 3x06 - on hiatus
Pretty Little Liars 4x24
Sherlock 1x02
Sleepy Hollow 1x13
The Carrie Diaries 2x13
The O.C. 4x03 - on hiatus

MOVIES/CONCERTS
4/05--> Ogon o Daite Tobe

BOOKS
Marian Keyes - The Brightest Star in the Sky
Ellis Peters - A Morbid Taste for Bones

MANGA
Hunter X Hunter 32/??
Kin Iro no Korda 15/17
Kuroko no Basket 8/??
Naruto 64/??
Saiyuki Ibun 1/??
Vampire Knight 18/19

GAMES
Xbox 360 - Final fantasy XIII
Nintendo 3DS - Pokemon X
GameBoy Advance - Pokemon Pinball Sapphire/Ruby
GameBoy Color - Pokemon Crystal

UNIVERSITY

[ITA] Sunday Morning

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Titolo: Sunday Morning
Fandom: EXO
Pair: Baekhyun/Chanyeol
Rating: PG
Words: 599
Note: Baekyeol is not my style, romanticamente parlando, ma ci sono delle persone che ho praticamente trascinato in questo fandom (baci_chan, carrie2485, ichigo_85) che li shippano violentemente, quindi questa cosina da poco è per loro ♥


E’ una mattina come tutte le altre, e Baekhyun si sveglia senza raggi di sole che gli colpiscono gli occhi, uccellini che cinguettano in sottofondo e odore di caffè. Intorno a lui c’è solo silenzio e nessun odore, se non quello tipico della notte... forse è il caso di lavare le lenzuola.
Anche così, è comunque un passo avanti rispetto a quando si svegliava circondato dal rumore di altri 11 ragazzi che si preparavano per la giornata, l’ansia perenne di non riuscire ad avere il tempo di entrare in bagno o di trangugiare qualcosa prima di uscire.
Okay l’amore per il gruppo, ma la domenica mattina è sacra, accidenti.
Dopo una decina di minuti passati a fissare il vuoto davanti a sé, Baekhyun trova finalmente la forza di mettersi in piedi, e viene subito accolto da tutta una serie di dolorini alle articolazioni che gli danno il buongiorno ogni mattina da ormai qualche anno.
Se Sehun fosse lì, di sicuro metterebbe su quella sua faccia da schiaffi e direbbe che è colpa della vecchiaia. E lo direbbe a voce alta solo perché Baekhyun non è Kyungsoo e non sa tirare pugni.
Come se lui fosse vecchio, pensa Baekhyun mentre si dà una sciacquata al viso cercando di togliere i segni del sonno. Dicono tutti che i 30 anni siano il periodo migliore, per gli uomini.
Baekhyun alza lo sguardo per darsi una rapida occhiata allo specchio. Sì, a parte l’aria stanca e i capelli fritti dai troppi cambi di colore, sa ancora il fatto suo. Anzi, a suo parere è anche meglio di quando era più giovane, il viso finalmente più affilato, gli zigomi più pronunciati. È sollevato che il suo viso sia diventato finalmente maturo, nel corso degli anni.
Si dirige in cucina, ma si blocca a metà strada nel sentire dei suoni provenire dal salotto. Quando vi entra, anche se sapeva già cosa aspettarsi, rimane comunque immobile, la bocca un po’ aperta.
Accanto alla finestra, c’è Chanyeol, ancora in pigiama, che suona il pianoforte. Ha poggiato una tazza direttamente sul piano, senza metterci nulla sotto, e Baekhyun si fa l’appunto mentale di sgridarlo... ma dopo.
Perché, a differenza della sua faccia e dello stato delle sue articolazioni, ci sono anche delle cose che, purtroppo o per fortuna, non sono ancora cambiate. Come la stretta allo stomaco che Baekhyun prova ogni volta che cattura Chanyeol in un momento così, che non è fatto per essere visto da terzi.
È questo il Chanyeol che Baekhyun preferisce, quello per cui, a 30 anni, ce l’ha ancora in mezzo ai piedi invece di poter finalmente vivere da solo, dopo tanti anni in dormitorio. È il Chanyeol che non cerca di fare il simpaticone, che non prova a spacciarsi per il visual del gruppo ogni due per tre. Il Chanyeol che sa stare in silenzio, anche. Il Chanyeol naturale, che non si sforza tanto di piacere alle altre persone.
Alla fine, Chanyeol si accorge di lui e smette di suonare.
“Oh, ti sei svegliato.”
Baekhyun mugugna in assenso, avvicinandosi un po’. Chissà se la tazza ha lasciato il segno sul ripiano.
“E da quanto tempo eri lì in contemplazione?” gli chiede Chanyeol, un ghigno furbo sul volto.
Sì, lo preferisce quando sta zitto, decisamente.
“Idiota. Non ero in contemplazione,” risponde piccato, “Stavo solo pensando a come la tua brutta faccia non sia cambiata di una virgola, in questi anni.”
“Mh, sono comunque il visual del gruppo,” Chanyeol ride. Non la risata sguaiata, a bocca aperta, ma quella più discreta, quasi silenziosa.
Baekhyun distoglie lo sguardo.
Sì, la stretta allo stomaco c’è sempre.

[ITA] Senza parole

July 7, 2014, 7:18 am

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Titolo: Senza parole
Fandom: VIXX
Pair: N/Leo
Rating: PG
Words: 611


Quando Hakyeon rientra al dormitorio, la prima cosa che fa è entrare in cucina per versarsi un bicchiere d’acqua fredda. Viene ostacolato da Sanghyuk, che non pare intenzionato a togliere la testa da dentro il frigo; non molto distante da lui, Wonshik è moribondo su una sedia, i piedi dentro una bacinella piena di acqua e ghiaccio.
Scuote la testa, sconcertato, quando entra nel soggiorno e vede Taekwoon, sdraiato a pancia in giù vicino alla finestra -al sole- che legge un libro. Il ventilatore accanto a lui è ovviamente spento.
Sedendosi a gambe incrociate accanto a lui, Hakyeon non riesce davvero a sorprendersi nel vedere che il volto di Taekwoon non è imperlato da una singola goccia di sudore. Come se fossero in pieno inverno e lui non fosse sdraiato sotto il sole delle cinque del pomeriggio, a luglio, con il ventilatore spento.
“Ridicolo,” borbotta tra sé e sé mentre si mette il ventilatore accanto e lo accende. Finalmente.
“Sei ridicolo,” dice di nuovo a voce più alta, questa volta rivolgendosi a Taekwoon, “non ti vergogni a stare con il ventilatore spento e a non sudare nemmeno un po’?”
Taekwoon gira una pagina senza degnarlo di una risposta.
“Seoul è terribilmente calda, in questo periodo,” continua, spostando il ventilatore di modo da essere colpito meglio dal getto d’aria fresca. Il fatto che sgridi continuamente gli altri membri quando fanno la stessa cosa è un dettaglio del tutto irrilevante, in questo momento.
“Ma almeno non è umida come Gunsan. Oggi dovevamo girare una scena lì, sai? E’ stato orribile. Hai presente quel clima umido che non ti fa nemmeno respirare?” aggiunge, per poi bere un sorso dal bicchiere.
“Mh,” risponde Taekwoon, alzando lo sguardo giusto in tempo per seguire il movimento della mano di Hakyeon che porta il bicchiere alle labbra.
“Esatto, proprio quello. Abbiamo fatto un sacco di pause perché il trucco si scioglieva in continuazione. Però abbiamo mangiato molto bene, in un ristorantino che dava proprio sul fiume. Tra l’altro, sapevi che c’è un parco? Il parco di Eunpa, se non sbaglio.”
“Mh-mh,” conferma Taekwoon.
“Ah, certo che lo sai. Dimentico sempre che hai studiato a Gunsan!” Hakyeon ridacchia e beve un altro sorso. Finalmente inizia a sentire i benefici del ventilatore e dell’acqua fresca.
“Uhm,” risponde Taekwoon, chiudendo il libro e rotolando su un fianco, rivolto verso di lui.
Hakyeon annuisce. “Già. Comunque, non ci sono stato molto, ma sembrava molto bello. C’erano molte fontane e… delle piste? Immagino fossero per le biciclette o qualcosa di simile. Però le fontane erano belle. Dovremmo andarci tutti insieme, un giorno. Sarebbe divertente.”
“Mmh,” Taekwoon storce un po’ la bocca.
“Sì, lo so che preferisci fare tutto da solo, ma per una volta non ti farà del male!” lo riprende Hakyeon.
“Tsk,” reagisce l’altro, il viso ancora privo di qualunque espressione.
“Questo è perché sei la persona più testarda che conosca!” sbotta Hakyeon, agitando pericolosamente il bicchiere con aria rissosa. “Ci divertiremmo un sacco.”
“Quindi?” sbuffa a voce bassa Taekwoon, con sdegno.
Hakyeon sta per ribattere, poi spalanca leggermente gli occhi nel rendersi conto che Taekwoon ha appena emesso un suono articolato. Il suo viso si illumina, la bocca atteggiata in un sorriso sornione.
“Sai perché ti piaccio tanto,Taekwoonie?” chiede pimpante, sdraiandosi per terra e poggiando il meno sulle mani.
Taekwoon solleva leggermente un sopracciglio, scettico. “Nh?” mugugna sprezzante.
“Perché,” risponde, “sono l’unico che ti capisce quando comunichi. L’unico capace di chiacchierare con te senza spazientirsi perché non dici una parola.”
Taekwoon sgrana leggermente gli occhi, quasi colpito. Gli scocca un’occhiata indignata e si volta dall’altra parte, il volto completamente al sole.
La sua risata è un soffio leggero a bocca chiusa.

Drama season: summer 2014

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A little bit later than usual, but I've been busy!
Buuut I've passed one of the exams I feared the most, so now I'll be more free. I still have two more exams this July, but they're easier 8D
(Also, something "weird" happened: remember when I said I was taking the distance from EXO fandom? Well after that, some fandom friends... like... stopped talking to me? Haha. People who I knew before EXO? People that got sucked into this fandom because of me? Uhm, okay O_O I'm not even mad, just reeeeaaaaally perplexed)

Anyway! At first I was happily thinking "Oh, this season there aren't many dramas that interest me"... but... there are 4 of them. And thet's not "not many" at all XD AND they're only the Japanese ones...

Wakamonotachi 2014

Trailer
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Wednesdays, 9 July 2014
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Muto Shogo (Kazoku Game, Joker, Densha Otoko)
Original Work: Remake of Wakamonotachi 1966
Cast: Tsumabuki Satoshi, Eita, Mitsushima Hikari, Emoto Tasuku, Nomura Shuhei, Aoi Yu, Hashimoto Ai, Yoshioka Hidetaka, Nagasawa Masami
Synopsis: The parents of five siblings (Tsumabuki Satoshi, Eita, Mitsushima Hikari, Emoto Tasuku, Nomura Shuhei) died when they were young and they banded together to survive. They sometimes have big quarrels and heated discussions about the contradictions in the world and ideals. Although times have changed, the worries and problems of the young today develop from universal issues such as academic qualifications, employment, restructuring, love and marriage.

This seems such a heartwarming drama, the kind of thing that makes me all emotional. I believe that if they're doing a remake of something old, the original work must have been good. Like Kazoku Game... and the scriptwriter is the same, so I have expectations! I don't know all the members of the cast, but those I know are really good *_*


Dousousei ~ Hito wa, Sando, Koi o Suru

Trailer
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Thursdays, 10 July 2014
Station: TBS
Scriptwriter: Tabuchi Kumiko (Go ~ Himetachi no Sengoku, Atsuhime)
Original Work: Dousousei ~ Hito wa, Sando, Koi o Suru by Saimon Fumi
Cast: Iura Arata, Inamori Izumi, Itaya Yuka, Matsuoka Masahiro, Ichikawa Miwako, Takachi Noboru, Okamoto Rei, Totsugi Shigeyuki, Miura Rieko, Ichige Yoshie, MATSU, Emoto Akira (guest star), Ebihara Yuri
Synopsis: Yanagi Kenta (Iura Arata) and Kamakura Akehi (Inamori Izumi) as well as Hirono Kaoruko (Itaya Yuka) and Sakurai Ryosuke (Matsuoka Masahiro) meet again at the first class reunion in 25 years. Back when the four of them met at 15, it was the most beautiful time of their lives because life held enormous possibilities. As if in an effort to make up for lost time, they are rapidly drawn to each other. Kenta begins to realise Akehi’s importance to him while Akehi, a mother of three, also starts to defy her violent husband (MATSU). Meanwhile, Ryosuke and Kaoruko surrender to their mutual passions, but a gap in their feelings arises little by little … … They want to take off with the true love they have found in adulthood. A reality that will not be allowed. The four of them are now 40 years old. They are no longer young, but there is still time for them to start over again. They single-mindedly and earnestly live for this moment, but...

I usually like these romance dramas between grown up people (like Watashi ga Renai etc etc. Kekkon Shinai was quite nice too), so I'm looking forward to this!


Suikyuu Yankees

Trailer--> official site
Date: From 11.10 p.m., Saturdays, 12 July 2014
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Tokunaga Yuichi (Umi no Ue no Shinryojo, Keiji 110 kg Series, Tokyo Toy Box), Asakura Keiji (Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu)
Cast: Nakajima Yuto, Yamazaki Kento, Takagi Yuya, Ohara Sakurako, Chiba Yudai, Mamiya Shotaro, Nakagawa Taishi, Yoshizawa Ryo, Yamoto Yuma, Shinkawa Yua, Kakei Miwako, Suzuki Nobuyuki, Omasa Aya, Sano Hinako, Ikezu Shoko, Minagawa Sarutoki, Kurashina Kana (guest star), Kitamura Yukiya, Morimoto Leo
Synopsis: Inaba Naoya (Nakajima Yuto) has returned to Japan after living overseas, and transferred to Kasumino Technical High School. It is a school attended by some of the area’s silliest fellows and is on the verge of being closed. He feels strongly that “a delinquent is the strongest hero” from early experience, and has romanticised notions about delinquents. Although Naoya spent time abroad, he has been influenced by Japanese manga on delinquents and has grown into a youth with fighting spirit and chivalry. He has returned to Japan in order to spend the third year of high school in the country. Kasumino Technical High School once had the delinquents he wanted to be like in his childhood. However, these delinquents have now disappeared from Japan and in their place are mild delinquents. Naoya is dejected but comes across water polo. The district he has moved to is known as the “water polo town”. Learning that water polo is no-holds barred aquatic martial arts, he challenges the formidable Kitajima Torao (Takagi Yuya) of rival school, Suiran High School. However, he is defeated. Naoya promises himself that he will beat Torao in water polo and come out tops.

.......... what. But there are 3 precious kids from Yowakate, AND seems like Yoko will make an appearance too? In the role of some kind of delinquent, I don't know. The important think is that he's blonde again, it's like he went back to his Junior era ♥ Scandinavian Yuuchin!


Tsui no Sumika

Trailer
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Sundays, 20 July 2014
Station: NHK BS Premium
Original Work: Tsui no Sumika by Senkawa Tamaki
Cast: Kiritani Mirei, Okada Yoshinori, Kato Toranosuke, Hiraizumi Sei
Synopsis: Asakura Tomoko (Kiritani Mirei) obtained her MBA at an American university amd is a rookie reporter for a Tokyo newspaper’s local news desk. Although she is good at numerical expressions, she has not much interest in understanding the feelings of her interview subjects. Furthermore, she has nothing but a lot of pride, and seems to have been branded an unqualified reporter by her superior because of this. In an attempt to overturn this perception, Tomoko decides to do a story on home nursing care based on her memories of her grandfather. However, she gets overwhelmed by the harsh reality and unexpectedly stumbles across a series of unexplained deaths of elderly people receiving such care.

The things I do for love part 2313412453174124.
I'm honestly curious of how she'll do. So far, her characters have always been... not the same, but she always play the bitchy one. Or the pretty cold hearted girl. She does it well, but this character seems different, so I'm curious! The drama will probably be horribly boring tho.


KOREA

It's Ok, It's Love

Trailer
Date: From 9.55 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays
Station: SBS
Scriptwriter: No Hee Kyung (Beautiful Days, Padam Padam, That Winter The Wind Blows)
Cast: Jo In Sung, Gong Hyo Jin, Sung Dong Il, Lee Gwansoo, Do Kyungsoo
Synopsis: Jang Jae-Yeol is a mystery writer and radio DJ. He suffers from a obsession. Ji Hae-Soo is going through her first year fellowship in psychiatry at a University Hospital. She chose psychiatry because she doesn't want to perform surgeries. After she meets Jang Jae-Yeol, her life goes through big changes.

First: Kyungsoo's drama debut!! Second: Future Husband! Third: the story seems good (the scriptwriter did some nice dramas from what I've read), and the cast is so nice. And cute. They're all so cute, I want a lot of backstage videos/pics!


There are few more Korean dramas I'm interested too, but there aren't many infos yet, even if they start in July/August, so I'll just put the links.

The Three Musketeers
Night Watchman's Journal
What's With This Family?

sources: jdramawordpress & dramawiki

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Spring season aka 99% of my predictions were wrong.


YOWAKUTEMO KATEMASU
Being a sport drama, being described as the ‘successor of ROOKIES’, I thought I’d loved it. BUT.
The drama has, like… nothing to do with ROOKIES. The only thing they have in common is that they’re both about baseball and the teacher/coach has an important role, but nothing else. Which is good, because who wants a copy of something? Not me. But yes, I thought it would be different. Maybe it’s also because of the fact that, especially at the beginning, they were so… weak? No, that’s not the problem, but it seemed like most of them didn’t really care about playing baseball and I was like “Then why are you in the club??”. And their approach to sport was the opposite of mine: not be scared of the ball, trying to get stronger etc. That’s how I’ve always played, so the “If you don’t want the ball to come to you, you can say ‘Don’t come!!’” theory or the whole “We’ll win while staying weak” was a bit confusing, for me. Then I understood that, maybe, it can be a winning strategy, in baseball? I don’t know, since I’m still not fully sure about the rules O_O
And all the mental trips they did while talking about baseball... like defense is science and attack is social studies... like… what the hell are you even saying??? So much talking about nothing, I’d had a headache if only I cared enough to replay the conversation to try to understand it better (I bet that even with 6 more replays, it still would not make sense)

But!! This doesn’t mean AT ALL that I didn’t enjoy this drama. Yes, I can understand why a lot of people dropped it after the first episodes, because it’s veeeery slow. The first half tries to introduce each member of the team, giving to anyone a ‘story’, a past of some kind. It’s the same thing that a lot of dramas do, dedicating one episode to each character and then focusing on the group. Tumbling comes to mind, but there… well, it wasn’t that slow paced, and the stories of the characters were ALL touching. But, hey, we can’t have everything. In Yowakate there aren’t tragedies, or guys with a dark past. There’s just the crazy Kamezawa who is poor and at some point has to leave school (it was a bit of a tragedy, to me, honestly. I liked him so much). And there are so many funny moments, seriously, you should watch it just for them.
Honestly, you should have just a bit of patience, because the last 4-5 episodes are really nice. It feels like they’re finally getting somewhere and things get really emotional (well... emotional for me. I’m a total loser when it comes to these kind of things). But the second half of the drama was really good.

A lot of people were a bit disappointed that Nino chose to do this drama. In the last years, he spoiled us acting in great dramas and movies (not only in the last years, actually, most of the things he did when he was younger were really good too). For this fandom, Nino was like an assurance? “Oh, Nino will do a new drama, it will be good for sure”. But Yowakate turned out to be just an okay drama. Nice, light, quite funny. But not a masterpiece like Ryuusei no Kizuna or Freeter, or a little pearl like Haikei Chichiue sama.
I’m not disappointed or turned down in the slightest, though. Yes, it’s not the best drama I’ve watched this year, but I’ve enjoyed it a lot. Nino had a lot of fun playing his role and you can see it, watching the drama; and this is probably the reason why he chose to do it. He liked the role of Aoshi sensei, a role that he’s never played before. Maybe the big audience prefers cool roles, and I’m sure Japan thinks that Shitsuren Chocolatier was such a better drama than Yowakate. But you know, Nino doesn’t really need to do this kind of dramas, to shine. He doesn’t need it and doesn’t even like it. Yes, Yowakate wasn’t the best drama of his career, but he did a splendid job. The role of Tamo Aoshi was so right , for him.
(Also, how cute is seeing Nino interacting with younger kids?? I always feel like he only hangs out with people 20 years older than him.)

Aaand, the rest of the cast! I’m always very cautious with young actors, because dramas like GTO and Bad Boys caused me the biggest trauma with how bad most of the actors were. They’ll probably get better in the future, I don’t know, but at that time they were... no. So I kind of feared that the Yowakate guys wouldn’t be good either. I knew that Yuto was okay since somehow I always end up watching the dramas he’s in, and also knew that Kanata Hongo was really good (I had never seen his ‘comic’ side before, and he’s good at this too! I loved his Kamezawa, he was totally insane.), but I didn’t know the others.
At the end, I didn’t need to worry, because all the guys were good. I loved Mamiya Shotaro and Yamazaki Kento’s performances (Okadome and Ebato), while I should watch Fukushi Sota in something else because Aikawa was a bit… meh. The others were good too!

So I hope that this drama will have one more thing in common with ROOKIES: that the guys who played the students will become good and famous actors (if you don’t know anything about ROOKIES, there were people like Kiritani Kenta, Takeru Sato, Ichihara Hayato, Koide Keisuke and more).
Oh, and A+ soundtrack.

SHINIGAMI KUN
Okay. I don’t know if I’m ready to talk about this drama. I’ll probably capslock a lot??? Forgive me. Also, there will be major spoilers if you haven’t watched the whole drama.

What I was expecting from this drama: something episodic, cute, weird, with a strange sense of humor (“I’m glad to inform you that you’ve been chosen to die”), maybe sometimes a bit touching... something ala Kaibutsu kun.
What this drama actually was: episodic but not so much, cute, weird, with a strange sense of humor, but mostly PHYSICAL PAIN, DESPERATION AND UNRESOLVED FEELINGS. Seriously.
I started the 1st episode giggling and ended it crying like a 5 years old baby. I wasn’t expecting it to be so sad. Actually most of the following episodes weren’t as touching, but the damage was already done. A drama that makes me cry at the very 1st ep? I’m doomed. BUT you know what really killed me? THE FREAKING SECOND EPISODE. WITH FREAKING HAYASHI KENTO AND THE FREAKING KID AND FREAKING EVERYTHING. It started like a cute copy of Death Note (little info for you all: Death Note was written after Shinigami kun) and ended with me drowning in my own tears. Seriously. I cried so much at that episode; everything seemed resolved, and then... I’m still so mad.

I don’t know many shinigami(s?) but I’m 100% sure Shinigami 413 is the cutest and most precious of them all. Telling you you’ll die soon with that cute smile, he’s so polite! And naïve. And cuuute. Also a bit slow but everyone can’t help but adore him. WITH THAT CUTE HAT! And that sleeping cat-like face. Aw.

“Keep screwing things up and you’ll die, Shinigami n. 413!” and he keeps breaking rules because he’s that good and just wants humans to be happy? He gets beaten up by his supervisor, gets bullied by Akuma, gets scolded by the boss, gets ill-treated by 99% of the humans he meets and doesn’t care. He freaking DIES and he DOESN’T CARE. Because no one died for nothing. How good is he? How kind?
I’m so sad.

And can we talk about his relationship with the supervisor? CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS SUPREME OTP? Bitchy Queen of the Otheworld mistreated him for the whole drama but she totally fell for him I SAW IT. She couldn’t resist. And Shinigami 413 was so dense, he didn’t notice. She DIED because he broke a rule for the nth time BUT SHE WAS OKAY WITH THAT. Because she was starting thinking like him, that rules weren’t everything and sometimes humans needed their pity and their help. ALL THANKS SHINIGAMI 413. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.

AND THE ENDING. IS THAT AN ENDING? ARE YOU KIDDING ME???
They both die, but then they reborn? As humans? And they don’t know each other? But then they meet? And have this kind of strange sensation like “Oh, I feel like I’ve already met him/her”. YES. YES YOU HAVE.
STOP MAKING ME SAD.

Few words about Mirei, Bitchy Queen of the Universe, Flawless Lady of Crows. Crows Zero was about her taking over the world, don’t you know that? Perfect piece of perfection, I adore her. I’m also hideously biased, don’t mind me.

Last but not least, Akuma!
Since until now I’ve been very serious and deep, talking about supreme otps and cute hats, let me start with something shallow: I’m not the biggest fan of Suda Masaki’s face. He’s a good actor, but his face is so-so, for me. But DAMN, AKUMA. Maybe it was the character, maybe it was the silver wig, but he was hot. Like thank you for the view, I appreciated it.
He was such a nice character? Yes he’s a demon who tricks humans to eat their souls BUT has no one stopped to think that he did that because, otherwise, he’d have died? And not everyone can be selfless like Shinigami 413. And he wasn’t even that evil, because, come on. He didn’t eat one soul for the whole drama. “We hadn’t shaken hands yet, it doesn’t count” and other things. He just wanted to annoy Shinigami 413 because he liked him, and just wanted to be his friend. Look at the ending. Look at what he does. LOOK AT HIS EYES AFTER SHINIGAMI 413 DIES. He just wanted to be his friend T_T

Like I said, I wasn’t expecting any of this.
(Do you know if OST has been released? I need the opening theme song)
ALSO LOOK AT ALL THE THINGS THIS DRAMA WON.

BITTER BLOOD
A detective drama with average cases and a bad guy more ridiculous than scary (he likes to listen to classical music while scheming his hideous plans and even while he inflicts pain to his victims. A total psychopathic, he was seriously funny. Also, Takeru Sato has this not so nice toy poodle hair.

But!! I enjoyed this drama A LOT. The characters and their interactions were perfect and terribly funny. Especially the father/son combo.
If you want a serious detective drama ala Strawberry Night, don’t even bother to watch the 1st episode, but if you want something hideously funny, Bitter Blood is the right drama. (aaand there will be a special somewhere in the future!)
(THE OPENING. THE OPENING WAS SO COOL.)

Few words about two Korean dramas I’ve watched this spring too.

DOCTOR STRANGER
I should stop saying “medical dramas aren’t really my thing”, because every time I watch one I end up to like it, so it really doesn’t make sense. This one in particular, was focused on political and personal stuff other than medical things, so it really wasn’t a problem. It was good. Even with that tragedy that Lee Jongsuk’s hair was.
A thing I loved was the ending: for once, no sad third wheels! I wanted Doctor Han and Doctor Oh to end up together since the beginning, so I’m glad they ended it in that way.
Also, this song.

YOU’RE ALL SURROUNDED
At the beginning I didn’t want to try it, because from the trailer it didn’t seem nothing great. And another detective drama? No thanks. Also, I’m not a big fan of Lee Seungi’s works. He’s a good actor and I like him, but all the dramas with him I’ve watched didn’t leave a big impression. In the cast there were more people I knew, but it wasn’t enough to make me want to try it.
And I don’t even remember why I tried the 1st episode. Maybe my sister watched it and convinced me. Anyway, IT WAS GREAT. I loved the 1st episode and I loved the whole drama. It was the right mix of comedy and thriller, with a little bit of angst. And the characters were great too. A drama where the 1st episode ends with the rookie detectives team walking with MCM’s Welcome to the Black Parade playing in the background... has to be good, come on.

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I wanted to do something for Mugenday, which was 2 days ago, but somehow I lost track of time and ended up doing nothing -.-' I guess I'll just wait for their annyversary.

I'd like to write this kind of post more often, but I never do because of lack of time... and even when time isn't a problem, I still like to work as a full-time procrastinator. Anyway, the songs I'm obsessed with these days!

Kanjani8's Omoidama single is still stuck in my head, and I'm seriously considering to break my "do not buy Japanese singles anymore" rule and buy it because IT'S THAT GOOD. Omoidama is like a mix between BJ and All is well, with Subaru's voice goosebumps inducing near the end and... the whole song is just so well built and the lyrics are beautiful. Also, trumpet.

Mada Minu Chizu has been a bit of a grower, for me. The first listening didn't impress me that much, and I still find the refrain a bit... repetitive, maybe? But the rest of the song definitely makes up for it *-*
Aaaand, the song of all songs, the piece of musical perfection that is Junjou Koi Hanabi. I fell in love with it immediately, and with that I mean that, after the first 10 seconds, I was already doomed. THAT INTRO. THAT INSTRUMENTAL. THAT REFRAIN. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
Eito always release B-sides that are like some hidden treasures, but THIS TIME. THIS SINGLE.
You have no idea how hard is to find streaming links for these
Omoidama
Mada Minu Chizu
Junjou Koi Hanabi

(Another great thing of this single were the brass band versions of King of Otoko and Omoidama *_*)
Their last single, ER2, was good too, but none of the songs are stuck in my head yet.

Finally they released the full version of Ken's song for Fated to Love you, which I've been waiting for weeks. It's so good and cute and he has such a sweet voice :')
I've been spending the last days singing it non-stop.


Talking about OSTs, these 3 are nice too.
Baek Ah Yeon - Morning of Canon (Fated to Love you)
Megan Lee - Ready for Love (Fated to Love you)
Chen - Best Luck (It's Ok, It's Love)
Nico Touches the Walls - Tenchi Gaeshi (Haikyuu!!) --> one day I'll properly talk about how this show is ruining my life week after week

Also, there are so many things I'm not liking about Sailor Moon's remake (the ridiculous art), but the opening isn't among those. Moonlight Densetsu is still the best of the best, but I like this one too.


Meanwhile, Leo is going around singing ballads and being a hot serial killer. Ugh.


Last but not least, the cutest thing of the year! Cute people with cute clothes in cute rooms singing a cute song with a cute dance ♥


(VIXX's Eternity, Arashi's Daremo Shiranai and B1A4's Solo Day are still stuck in my head. And because of LOVE DVD I'm back in my Yozora e no Tegami period)

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Alternative title: why Kanjani's Jyussai concerts should be released on DVD, like, now.

They stayed true to the pamphlet and went on stage with these outfits

Yes, this is an important reason.

It's the concert for their 10th anniversary ;_; And I'm sure the whole thing was really emotional ;_; And I'll cry ;_;
Look who also cried

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Usual PDA, mostly by the courtesy of Yasuda. Thank you, sunflower

Quality outfits


HERE STARTS THE JUICY STUFF.

A WHOLE CONCERT of Scandinavian Yuuchin. I repeat, A WHOLE CONCERT.


Yes, at first it was strange seeing him with this hair color, but after like two minutes I realized. I realized that he was the most stunning creature on e
Earth. HE LOOKED SO GOOD. (here my Scandinavian Yuuchin tag. See it yourself. He's beautiful.)
THEN at the last concert he was black again AND STILL STUNNING.

Ready for more beauty? Because Subaru had short hair for all the dates and yes, I'm the biggest fan of his long, beautiful hair, but HOW CAN I SAY NO TO THIS

The beauty that can't be ruined. Or denied. I think we all need a concert with him looking like that.
This is important too.

THEY SANG BABUN! ATTACK ALL TOGETHER

Look at them they are ridiculous humans.

I don't know what are they doing here, but it seems deep and touching and very artistic



They did a Johnny's tribute, singing songs of every JE group :') Even if it's their concert for their anniversary, they sang senpais and kouhais' songs :')
GUESS WHICH OUTFIT THEY USED.

Of. Course.
I bet it was Yoko's idea. Feeling like an Arashi member, even if for few minutes. That idiot. Also, those outfits are legend.
Look at them singing A.Ra.Shi :')


Aaaand they did a beautiful thing (I wanted Arashi to do the same at Arafes but, of course, they didn't)
They switched their solos/unit songs \o/

Tiny Singers did Kicyu T_T


Sunflower and Giant Fucker did PanPanda T______T


And here is where I die. YOKOHINA DID TORN. The Slutty Otp song. U g h.
(I'd watch the performance on mute, though. Just to be sure)


I saw pics of Maru with a guitar, so I think he did Yasu's Watashi Kagami, but I'm not sure? I haven't read anything.

Let's end it with some pretty

Anyway, it must have been beautiful, and I really hope there will be a DVD.
And an album/tour have been announced for this late fall... with a new record label. Yup. (wait, 3-4 more singles by the end of the year too)
I guess it's too soon to talk, but while on one hand this might be a way for them to be more 'indipendent', musically speaking, it could also go all wrong. And Teichiku was a great label. All those DVD extras... They were worth my money, definitely.
I also think they're going to release a bit too much, this year. This year they've already released 4 singles and a DVD, and they're planning 4 more singles and an album. It all seems too much, and it's like Arashi all over again. Kanjani are not as popular as them, but they're getting there, slowly; this anniversary event was successfull, they're selling a lot, doing dramas, movies and tv shows... it's like Johnny has found another cow to milk.
I hope I'm wrong, I hope that, even if this 'new label' thing is a huge risk, everything will turn out well :)
I hope to see Yokohina performing TORN in HD.

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Subete ga F ni Naru

Trailer
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Tuesdays, 21 October 2014
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriters: Kuroiwa Tsutomu (Yorozu Uranai Dokoro Onmyouya e Yokoso, Dinner, Strawberry Night), Oyama Shota (Bitter Blood)
Cast: Takei Emi, Ayano Go, Ozawa Yukiyoshi, Hayami Akari, Totsugi Shigeyuki, Mizusawa Erena, Yoshida Kotaro
Synopsis: The brilliant, invincible duo of Saikawa Kohei (Ayano Go), a university associate professor in architecture, and his wealthy student Nishizono Moe (Takei Emi) take on bizarre locked room murders and figure out the shocking tricks.

..."locked room murders"... where have I heard about this? Anyway, I'm a shallow woman, and I'll obviously watch it for the plot. Yes...
Jokes aside, the scriptwriters did write something really good in the past, like Strawberry Night and Bitter Blood, so I think it could be good. Definitely not original, because locked rooms again, but nice. And if it won't be nice... who cares, I'll take screencaps of Ayano Go's face.


Kyou wa Kaisha Yasumimasu

Trailer
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Wednesdays, 15 October 2014
Station: NTV
Scriptwriter: Kaneko Shigeki (Summer Nude, Voice, Proposal Daisakusen)
Genre: Romance
Cast: Ayase Haruka, Fukushi Sota, Tamaki Hiroshi, Naka Riisa, Chiba Yudai, Taguchi Junnosuke, Iwai Kami, Fukikoshi Mitsuru, Asano Kazuyuki, Takahata Atsuko
Synopsis: Aoishi Hanae (Ayase Haruka) is a plain, inconspicuous office lady who has had no experience in love and no boyfriend. On her 30th birthday, she happens to end up drinking with Tanokura Yuto (Fukushi Sota), a cool university student nine years her junior who is also a part-timer at her company, on the way home from a welcome party for new employees. Hanae gets drunk. When she wakes up the next morning, she finds a naked Yuto sleeping next to her. She has her first experience and first boyfriend out of the blue. Even when Hanae and Yuto go on to date, it is a daily process of trial and error because everything is a first for Hanae, including an amusement park date, a sleepover, Christmas Eve or a couple’s trip. To complicate matters, she also gets a proposal from Asao Yu (Tamaki Hiroshi), the CEO of an Italian food company who is popular with women, and a love triangle develops.

I'm a shallow woman - part 2. Because I've decided to watch this drama after seeing the male leads XD The usual thing with the plain, inexperienced woman (with glasses, of course) that somehow is contended by two good looking guys. Seems also very similar to that Cinderella drama because one of the guys is younger than her and the other is older/of the same age. But I like these things, so...


Jigoku Sensei Nube

Trailer
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Saturdays, 11 October 2014
Station: NTV
Scriptwriters: Magy, Sato Yuji
Genre: School
Cast: Maruyama Ryuhei, Kiritani Mirei, Hayami Mokomichi, Yamamoto Mizuki, Chinen Yuri, Jiyoung, Yuka, Nakagawa Taishi, Yoshizawa Ryo, Sano Gaku, Matsui Airi, Sano Hinako, Mizutani Kaho, Nakamura Yurika, Takatsuki Sara, Makita Sports, Toyama Toshiya, Yamada Shintaro, Shibata Misaki, Sakagami Shinobu, Takahashi Hideki
Synopsis: Nueno Meisuke (Maruyama Ryuhei) takes up a post at Domori High School. He cares very much for his students but his enthusiasm proves futile. A hopeless teacher who is clumsy, foolish and ridiculed by students. However, there is another side to him. He is the only teacher in Japan with psychic powers because of a devil dwelling in his left hand. When his students are attacked by monsters and evil spirits which take up residence in weak human hearts, he would risk his life to protect them by making use of his left hand.

Looks... cringeworthy. I hope that Maru and Mirei's presence will distract me from everything that will go on on screen (and from Chinen's presence. I really dislike the guy as an actor >.<)


Gomenne Seishun

Trailer
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Sundays, 12 October 2014
Station: TBS
Scriptwriter: Kudo Kankuro (Amachan, 11nin mo Iru, Unubore Keiji)
Genre: School comedy
Cast: Nishikido Ryo, Mitsushima Hikari, Nagayama Kento, Shigeoka Daiki, Haru, Triendl Reina, Shirasu Jin, Kuroshina Yuina, Morikawa Aoi, Koseki Yuta, Suzuki Takayuki, Yamoto Yuma, Tomiyama Eriko, Hisamatsu Ikumi, Ryusei Ryo, Saito Yuki, Morishita Aiko, Enari Kazuki, Nakamura Shizuka, Hida Yasuhito, Shishido Miwako, Ueki Natto, Sakai Maki, Namase Katsuhisa, Kazama Morio
Synopsis: 31-year-old Hara Heisuke (Nishikido Ryo) is a teacher at a high school in Shizuoka. He is like most people rather than an exceptional person. But an unfortunate accident which occurred 14 years ago ended up messing up his life. Feeling responsible, he stuck to his hometown and alma mater from then on. Meanwhile, it is decided that the boys school where he works will be merged with a girls school in the same area because of a decline in student numbers next year. Furthermore, a joint cultural festival is to be held as a “trial event” for the merger. Heisuke dedicates himself towards the aim of making the cultural festival a success and overcomes the big fuss that occurs. His hard work finally bears fruit with the great success of the joint cultural festival.

I don't know what's going on with Ryo's drama, recently. Because it's since Papadol that I don't like the dramas he acts in (Papadol is included, of coure). Ryo is good, so he can make acceptable even a dull drama, but I'd still prefer him going back to 'the old days'. And I hope he'll do it with this drama.


N no Tame ni

Trailer
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Fridays, 17 October 2014
Station: TBS
Scriptwriter: Okudera Satoko (Yakou Kanransha)
Genre: Love mystery
Cast: Eikura Nana, Kubota Masataka, Kaku Kento, Koide Keisuke, Hara Hideko, Shibamoto Yuki, Moro Morooka, Miho Jun, Hayama Shono, Yamamoto Mirai, Orimoto Junkichi, Mitsuishi Ken, Miura Tomokazu, Konishi Manami, Tokui Yoshimi
Synopsis: University student Sugishita Nozomi (Eikura Nana), Naruse Shinji (Kubota Masataka), Ando Nozomi (Kaku Kento) and Nishizaki Masato (Koide Keisuke) end up coming upon the scene of the murder of the Noguchi couple (Konishi Manami, Tokui Yoshimi), because of a plan they had devised. Nishizaki is arrested at the scene and is given a 10-year prison term because of his voluntary confession. 10 years later, Takano Shigeru (Miura Tomokazu), a former police officer who has misgivings about the verdict of this case, starts to pursue the truth. He is convinced that it all began as a result of an incident caused by Nozomi and Naruse on an island in the Seto Inland Sea in the summer 15 years. “They committed a crime at that time. It was for the sake of each N.”

Something about the plot makes me think of a better, more mature version of Lost Days. And I liked that drama, so I have some expectations for this drama. Also because in the cast there are some really good actors that I haven't seen in ages (Kaku Kento! Koide Keisuke!!!!) and the scriptwriter wrote one of the best dramas of the last year, Yakou Kanransha.


Nobunaga Concerto

Trailer
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Mondays, 13 October 2014
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Nishida Masafumi (Jikken Keiji Totori Series, Kaibutsu-kun, Yokai Ningen Bemu)
Genre: Sci-fi
Cast: Oguri Shun, Shibasaki Kou, Yamada Takayuki, Mukai Osamu, Fujigaya Taisuke, Kaho, Fujiki Naohito, Saotome Taichi, Hamada Gaku, Arai Hirofumi, Takashima Masahiro, Yagira Yuya, Morishita Yoshiyuki, Sakata Masanobu, Abe Shinnosuke, Nishida Toshiyuki
Synopsis: Saburo (Oguri Shun), an ordinary high school student, travels back in time to the Sengoku era (1549). He encounters a young lord who looks exactly like him and is told, “Be my substitute. I’m the eldest son of the Oda family, Oda Nobunaga.” After the young lord leaves, Saburo is mistaken for Nobunaga by a vassal and taken to the castle. He starts to live as Oda Nobunaga from this day. The young samurai of the Oda family which is merely a minor feudal lord, set out towards the extraordinary dream of unifying the whole country through the power of Saburo. Saburo, a person from modern times who has no experience killing people, does not understand the willingness of the warlords of the Sengoku era to lay down their lives for their family. It is the same for the vassals too. They have had a hard time understanding Nobunaga’s actions ever since the ill-mannered, wilful Saburo took over. Despite this “generation gap across space and time”, they are soon on the brink of achieving their dream...

Putting this here because I have faith in this cast.

source: jdramaswordpress

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Just making a list of what somehow caught my attention, but I don't know how many of these I'll actually watch until the end.

Modern Farmer

Trailer
Date: Saturdays and Sundays, 18th October
Station: SBS
Scriptwriters: Kim Ki Ho (Fantasy Tower)
Cast: Lee Hong Ki, Park Minwoo, Lee Shi Eun, Lee Ha Nui, Kwak Dong Yun, Ha Bo Reum
Synopsis: A comedy drama about a rock band that takes up farming as an escape route.
Lee Min Ki is a genius rocker, as well as leader, vocalist, and guitarist of a rock band called Ex-So (Excellent Souls), that he founded together with drummer Han Ki Joon. The cynical Kang Hyeok is the keyboardist of the band, but also a medical school student who is from a family of doctors for many generations. The two will be involved in a love triangle with the lead female. Meanwhile, Yoo Han Cheol is the bass guitarist.

When the news of this drama came out this summer, I wasn't interested: I didn't know enough about the plot, I have a love-hate relationship with Hongki (he's talented, but somehow I've never managed to like him) and I don't like Minwoo enough to watch 20+ episodes. So it was no. Then I check it again and... the plot is okay, there's a guy from Reply 1994... but what made me fall was Kwak Dong Yun, my baby from Adolescence Medley ;_; He's so young and talented ;_; I'm doomed.


Pride and Prejudice/A Lawless World

Trailer
Date: Mondays and Tuesdays, 27th October
Station: MBC
Scriptwriters: Lee Hyun Joo (Late Night Hospital, School 5)
Cast: Choi Jin Hyuk, Baek Jin Hee, Choi Min Soo, Kim Na Woon, Son Chang Min, Choi Woo Shik
Synopsis: Set in the world of prosecutors and lawyers, each with different ambitions and prejudices for and against the bureaucratic system. The hero is a chief prosecutor who enjoys prestige and money, and worked his way up on the fast track because he was smart enough to skip grades to become a prosecutor at age 21. The heroine is a junior prosecutor, known for her dogged investigative skills. She’s more like a detective with a prosecutor’s badge, because she started as a cop and changed course to go to law school and become a prosecutor.

Trying to capture people's attenction with that title, when the actual thing will probably have nothing to do with the real 'Pride and Prejudice' -.- Anyway, we're going to have the rich, successfull, clever young lad who will treat bad the female lead (naive, probably clumsy but funny and blah bla blah) but eventually will end up falling for her... the usual thing. The trailers seem cute enough to try it, and who knows when Choi Jin Hyuk will enlist, so let's try it.


Pinocchio

Trailer
Date: Wednesdays and Thursdays, November 2014
Station: SBS
Scriptwriters: Park Hyerun (Dream High, I Hear Your Voice)
Cast: Lee Jong Suk, Park Shin Hye, Lee Yoobi, Kim Young Kwang, Byun Hee Bong, Kim Kwang Kyu, Lee Pil Mo
Synopsis: Drama series follows reporters for a broadcasting company as they chase the truth.

Unsure. Unsure and suspicious. Unsure because we really don't know much about the plot. Suspicious because Park Shin Hye. Girl isn't even that bad, but often chooses shows that make her no justice and that offend me. Like, Flower Boys Next Door was good, You're Beautiful was awfully long and clichè but it's a classic, Heartstring... mmmh no comment. But after The Heirs I can't look at her face without thinking about Cha Eung Sang (the character she played), who is one of the worst characters ever written. Serial killers are better because at least they're the bad ones and they make sense. But Cha Eung Sang... ugh. Anyway. I can't trust her. On the other hand, Lee Jong Suk usually has good taste, in the last years he's always chosen good dramas, but who knows. For once, I'm deciding to watch something basing my decision only on the scriptwriter. Both Dream High and I Hear Your Voice were REALLY good, so I'm going to try this one too.


The King's Face

Trailer
Date: Wednesdays adnd Thursdays, November 2014
Station: KBS2
Scriptwriters: Lee Hyang Hee (Loveholic, Money War)
Cast: Seo in Guk, Lee Sung Jae, Jo Yoon Hee, Shin Sung Rok
Synopsis: Drama series follows the life of Prince Gwanghae. Even though he is the child of a concubine, he becomes the crown prince. For the next 16 years, until he becomes the King, Prince Gwanghae suffers through dethronement and death threats. Using physiognomy as a weapon, he is able to become the King.

Putting this here just as a self reminder. I kinda want to try it because it's the first time Seo In Guk tries this kind of route, but I find sageouk a bit too heavy for me, so we'll see.

They're going to air the "remakes" (because we all know they'll change the story, like they always do) of Liar Game and Nodame Cantabile too, but I'd prefer to watch first the originals (yes, I've never watched them. Shame on me), before ruining them with the korean version :D

source: asianwiki, dramawiki

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While VIXX make a perfect comeback, Eito release a new single \o/
Let me tell you, this time I wasn't that hyper about this single. Maybe because I've only listened to the radio version of Clover and it didn't tell me that much, I don't know.
Anyway. The covers! I like that they did the same thing of TWL/Yellow Pansy Streen single: the Itta Janaika cover for the version with its PV, the Clover cover for the one with the other PV, and a 'meeting' between the 2 for the RE. It's cute.

Clover it's a grower. I've listened to it 5 or 6 times before deciding that I liked it. It's not spectacular, but it's nice! And the PV! Hideous, hideous leprechauns outfits, but at the same time they were adorable, I don't care. (also, Scandinavian Yuuchin)

Cute cute cuuuuute

Clover is cute, but Itta Janaika. Itta Janaika. A+ song and the PV is on another level. No, it's not cute. It's kinda scary, actually. And crazy. A lot. I mean...

WHAT


WHAT


Ryo is a NIGHTMARE in this PV

I still can't say anything about the B-side track because I need more time.
(And on the 5th of november... the album! I'm excited! Next week there's The Digitalian too, I'm curious... even if this Zero-G thing doesn't seem something I'll like... but who knows!)

PS: someone stop Ohkura. He's going around doing photoshoots withglasses.

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Late, but I had a Tax Law exam to pass.

First of all, this album made me a happy girl. Because I was expecting nothing, since Popcorn was terrible and I only liked few tracks from LOVE; also, the fact that they announced it as an album with a lot of digital music scared me. A lot. I was ready to listen to an album full of copies of Intergalactic, really.
But. But. BUT!!! I was wrong *do do do doooom*


Zero-G: before the album release, I only watched the PV preview they aired on TV and was totally unimpressed: the song seemed nothing special, the only thing of the choreo I noticed where those strange hip thrusts… no thanks. It was the full PV and, especially, the performance and the making of that did the thing for me. Both the song and the dance are a lot of fun, and Arashi really seem to enjoy them too, which is great. I enjoyed the live perf a lot and the making was perfect!! I love what they did at the end, dancing the whole song just for the sake of... let us see the dance. Since they weren’t filming the PV in that moment. They just went in front of a camera and danced. Laughing, making mistakes, singing random parts and being generally adorable. I don’t often define Arashi (the whole group, not single members) as adorable, but here they were. Especially Jun, he was the cutest thing!

Wonderful: mmmh not my favorite track of the album and some parts of the refrain throws me off a little, but it’s ok. Still, not the best song ever.

Tell me why: THE BEAUTY OF THIS SONG! At first I was like “Oh, a slow ballad” but then there was the refrain and... it wasn’t so slow? It wasn’t that much like a ballad? It was pretty, oh so pretty. And then the rap. THE RAP. And the part after it. THE PERFECTION. This song and how it builds up is so so so beautiful, and it totally caught me off guard so it’s even better. Good, good, GOOD. Probably the one I want to watch live the most.

Asterisk: I wasn’t expecting to like this one, because the beginning is veeeery digital and with a lot of autotune, but then it gets better and, I don’t know, it works out somehow? It’s really catchy. See, I’m not against autotune and digital music, when the result is good. Oh, and the rap is great. A lot of random English too (like in Zero G)

Imagining Crazy (Ohno solo): I guess I’ll like the live performance, because the song does nothing to me. I’d like him to try something a little bit different, but in the end the lives are good so I don’t know.

Disco Star (Aiba solo): the lyrics made me have a good laugh, seriously. Not as good as some other Aiba solos, but it’s catchy and fun and HE’S A DISCO STAR! What a cutie.

TRAP: the beginning scared me but, other than that, this is a jam, even if it’s not Arashi style at all. I hope the choreo will be good because the song deserves it.

STAY GOLD (Jun solo): *glimpses around* the end of the world must be near because I LIKE IT. Quite a lot I must say. It’s similar to what J is doing recently with his solos and his DJ MJ thing (is that even a thing... ) but this one actually turned out nice! Praying the live won’t be a mess. PLEASE JUN, PLEASE. KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON THIS TIME.

Merry Christmas (Nino solo): NEEN YOU CUTE POOP. We know that Nino usually composes two kind of songs, the gorgeous ballads and the cute but meaningful songs, and this one definitely belongs to the second category. It’s so cute??? And it’s about Christmas so it’s even better!

Kimi no Yume wo Mite Ita: I don’t know why, but from Nino solo onwards, the album takes a cute turn, at least for me. This song actually has nothing particular, nothing special, is very simple, but maybe this is what makes it so nice. And the refrain is beautiful. Probably the song that is most Arashi-like in the album.

One Step: CUTE. The melody is adorable and the lyrics are truly beautiful ;_; One of my favorite pieces of the album, it just puts a big smile on my face.

Hey Yeah! (Sho solo): a bit like the songs Sho often does, but one of his best, and it’s one of those songs that really works well for concerts.

Hope in the Darkness: not so fond of the never ending ‘ooooooohhhhh’ at the beginning, but the rest of the song is really nice. Funny enough, while I don’t like the ‘ooooohhhhh’ at the beginning, I like the one in the refrain?? (maybe because it reminds me a little of the one in VIXX’s Eternity, I don’t know)

Take Off!!!: I don’t feel it at all :/

The songs from the singles included this time are really good too: I’m still a bit wary about Bittersweet (maybe it still remind me about ChocoJun, which is a thing I’d like to forget), but it’s a good song, GUTS! is a cute catchy thing, and Daremo Shiranai is the best of the best. So, nice A-tracks too, things that not happened with LOVE: Calling, Breathless and Endless Game are good songs, eh, but I don’t love any of them the way I love Daremo Shiranai or GUTS!

In conclusion, The Digitalian is a great album. Not at the levels of the holy trinity Time/BNMF/Beautiful World, but still great, with only two songs I don’t like. But mostly is the fact that I really wasn’t expecting this, hence my happiness \o/

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