moonjava519

I've been listening to Arashi's B-side song "How to Fly" from the One Love single quite a bit. I really like it, but it reminds me of early 90's music, specifically Ace of Base. Does anyone remember them? It has a similar feel to their songs, and I keep thinking of "I Saw the Sign". I know I'm dating myself here because yes, I can remember music from the early 90's....I feel old. 


 

I had a REALLY crappy day at work today. I mean I've had not-so-good days before where things go wrong, but today's "bad day" had nothing to do with that, it was more of a why-do-I-do-much-work-if-I'm going-to-be-belittled-so-much kinda crappy day. My 2 hour meeting turned into a 4 hour meeting, and at the end of it, what I really wanted to do was listen to Aiba's "Hello Goodbye" for some strange reason. And that's what I did. I don't know if it made me feel better or not, but I was satisfied having listened to it.

Then a friend called me and asked if I wanted to go out, and oddly enough I was thinking of calling her and asking her the same thing, just because I felt I really needed to get my mind off of work things. But I was hesitant because a storm was brewing and I was sure the rain was going to hit any minute. Anyways it did start to rain as we met for ice cream, and as we decided to leave the downpour was TORRENTIAL, so my friend said we should wait a bit. I said I thought we should go out, it'll be fun to get drenched in the rain. And get drenched in the rain we did. It was AWESOME. We got soaked to the bone just running to our cars...and I was wearing heels so I couldn't run but that added to the fun. I got into my car dripping wet, but giggled all the way home and felt much better.

Isn't it funny how sometimes the simplest things in life are the ones that can bring the most happiness?

Speaking of happiness, did I mention how much I LOVE Ohno? I can't wait for the day we get married and adopt Chinen *delusions* lol. I am so impressed with his acting in "Maou", he portrays each emotion so realistically!  His calm demeanor, his evil smile, the sadness in his eyes...the first episode alone left me speechless. I know I love Ohno and all but I can be subjective and if his acting sucked I would have said it sucked. But it's the opposite, I'm blown away at how well he does. I have to give Toma credit too, he does an incredible job as the detective, especially his heart wrenching cry at the end. Wow...I can't wait to see how this drama progresses, and as it does I hope it's ratings go up, it looks like it deserves it!!!

Conversation Number 1: The usual Arashi duel

So my friend and I were talking the other day as usual about Arashi, and also as usual, I tried to push her buttons about Sho and she pushed mine about Ohno. (We're both possessive of our ichibans...not in a psycho way though of course! Not in a I-want-to-have-Ohno-all-for-myself kinda psycho...nooo, not at all! :P ) So this is how our conversation went:

Me: Japanese guys aren't that tall

Machan: Not at all, but Hirai Ken is really tall

Me: That's true, but I'm convinced that's because Hirai Ken isn't really Japanese (it's true, I don't think he is)

Machan: Whatever, he's just awesome because he loves Sho

Me: Ohno really loves him too

Machan: Who, Sho?

Me: NO, Hirai Ken...but everyone does love Sho too *wink wink*

Machan: Yeah okay, everyone loves Sho, but everyone loooooooooves Ohno *wink wink*

Me: WHATEVER, everyone wants a piece of Sho!

Machan: Yeah but everyone GETS a piece of Ohno! Hahaha

Me: .............. dammit! It's becuase of Nino, it's all his fault! Damn you hamburger hands!!!!!

I have jealous feelings towards Nino because of his... closeness with Ohno. If that's what it can be called. Anyways yes machan, I lost that one. Sigh...

 
Conversation Number 2: The Hair Appeal... or lack thereof

I know this is a topic that is near and dear to everyone's hearts: JE boys' hair. By now everyone has seen Jun's permed "Momo" hairstyle, at times coupled with dark rimmed glasses. What's more is that Yamapi seems to have adopted this hairstyle and overall look as well. Even more alarming is that Ryo is the third known person to have taken this on. Unflattering as the hairstyle is, what is it that made three top JE idols decide to change their hairstyles to seem as though they were collectively electrocuted? (Ryo in particular) This is my rendition of what I think happened:

Jun: I miss my Momo days, I want to bring them back *goes off and gets a perm*

Yamapi: Jun-senpai! You look so kakkoi!  

Jun: Yes, I believe every JE idol should have black permed hair.

Yamapi: *runs off to stylist* Make me look like him *shows Jun's picture*

Stylist: Err, are you sure?

Yamapi: Yes! Now, where can I get black rimmed glasses from?

*Yamapi shows up at Seventeen interview with his new look, Ryo watches on TV*

Ryo: OMG Yamapi, what did you do?! Hmm, but he's getting lot's of attention. My drama is ending soon and a lot of people don't like my character anyways. I need to do something drastic too! *runs off to stylist* Make me look like him *shows Yamapi's picture*

Stylist: Err, are you sure?

Ryo: Yes! Now, where can I get black rimmed glasses from?

*Jun, Yamapi and Ryo all enter the JE building at the same time*

JE Junior #1: OMG, they're all clones.

JE Junior #2: Maybe that's what JE does to you.

JE Junior #1: I don't want to turn into a clone! *runs off screaming*

*Jun, Yamapi and Ryo look at each other and shrug. They fix their hair, adjust their glasses and walk off*

It's interesting how hairstyles dictate a large part of a JE boys popularity at the moment. In any case, we will continue to love them, hairstyles and all.

I know this has been done to death but...

OHNO IS GOING TO BE IN A DRAMA!

...WITH TOMA!!

...AND HE'S GOING TO PLAY A BAD GUY!!!

...AND HE HAS BLACK HAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!! (really hot looking black hair)

I don't know if I can take it, I went into a frenzy when I saw how hot Ohno looked in the promo pictures, and Toma too! Toma with short hair looks really good. I didn't think I'd like it as much but he looks incredible. In any case, my number 1 and my number 2 (number 3? I'll explain in a bit) are going to be in a drama together. To add to the flailing, the storyline of Maou actually sounds interesting. I was talking to a friend and told her that I don't know if my heart can take watching the drama and she said I shouldn't watch it and she "graciously" offered to watch it on my behalf. And she said she'd tell me all the kissing scenes that Ohno had. What a great friend. THANKS A LOT.

While I'm looking forward to that drama and thinking of ways to lower my blood pressure while watching Maou, news of my other number 1, Yamapi's drama, Code Blue comes out. ASFKAJNKQIXBH!!! Ohno AND Yamapi dramas in the summer...how will I survive those 3 months??? BUT...while Ohno changed his hair for the better, Yamapi's new hobbit hair has caused my excitement to be held back 0.001%.

(Why is it that the hairstyles of these boys dictates so much? I think that deserves a post of it's own...coming soon to an LJ near you.)

So my two number 1's and my number 2 (or if I have two number 1's does that make Toma number 3?) will be in dramas during the summer. Ohno and Toma one day, Yamapi the next. (Hmm, that sounds pretty good doesn't it? *wink wink*) Definitely a drama season worth looking forward to. Though I have to admit, I'm looking forward to Maou more than I am Code Blue. Probably because a) Ohno, who never does dramas, is in it b) Ohno's hair looks SUPER HOT c) Yamapi with his new hairstyle looks like he belongs in the sequel of Lord of the Rings (did he end up on the wrong set? Ok, ok sorry, Yamapi I still love you with your hobbit hair and all)  and d) the story sounds more interesting.

Looking forward to an interesting summer drama season, and at least I have a bit of time to think of the best way to sedate myself before they start.

Dear Nino, 

Today is my birthday, and I'd like to request something from you today. I know I haven't always been the nicest to you, but when you read this further I hope you will understand where I am coming from. Hopefully after reading this, you will be able to fulfill my request.

This year, I would like you to stay away from Ohno as much as possible. I understand that you're both in the same group, so naturally you would have a relationship. But really, is "Ohmiya SK" necessary? I put it in quotations because I try to deny it's existence as much as possible and prefer to think of you both as separate beings, not one. 

Why, you may ask, am I asking this of you? Simply put, the answer is that I happen to be in love with Ohno. His quirkiness, the adorable way he spaces out, or his cute little smile... all of it puts a smile on my face. But that happiness is quickly replaced with cries of frustration at the sight of every butt-grab that you do. I can't help but feel pangs of jealousy each time I read your messages in "Wink Up" to Ohno, and unfortunately, I cannot listen to "Gimmick Game" without conjuring up the image of you and Ohno. It's sad, because before I heard "Take me Faraway", "Gimmick Game" was my favourite solo.

Whether it is fanservice or whether it is your true feelings coming out, I again ask that you refrain from publicly displaying such affections so that I may be able to love Ohno without feeling as if you're telling me "I have Ohno and you don't". Like I said before, I know I've been mean and said not-so-nice things about you, but I hope you know it all just stems from jealousy. I promise I will try to like you more, and be nicer. I hope that you will give me this gift for my birthday, more priceless than anything.  If it helps the situation at all, I really like "Niji"...a lot. Arashi would not be the same without you, so please continue to do your best. Yorushiko onegaishimasu.

Your sincere fan (well, I'll try to be),

Moonjava

Disclaimer: I hope Nino fans will not get offended, this is just a joke and it is meant to be crack =P

Episode 2 of VS Arashi aired today...at first I thought they had the same games as the first episode (which I was hoping they wouldn't) but they did change it up a little. It still made me crack up and I LOVE their facial expressions... that enough warrants more and more episodes!!! So as usual, I bring you screencaps :)

P.S.  I cap as much of the whole episode as I can, so just a warning if you don't like spoilers! (not that I intend them to  be ^_^)

It has begun!

So I was browsing through the internet function on my cellphone last night since it's always being updated, and I came across a mobile LJ page that's been added. I thought "hey, that's pretty cool, I can do my LJ updates via mobile internet when I'm really feeling like I need a JE fix". HOWEVER...I can't log in. It asks for your user name, okay, type in "moonjava519".  Then password. So type it in. And then...it takes me to a page that says "Log in required". Err, okay maybe I made a mistake. Go back and try the same thing. Try my email address as my user name. Caps, no caps etc. STILL CAN'T GET IN. So much for JE updates on the run. 

Has anyone tried LJ mobile (with success)? Just curious to know what kind of functionality it has and if it's worth spending so much time trying to get into!

Today was the first episode of VS Arashi and I already like it better than GRA! (but I do miss Aiba's green suit and bowtie ^_^) It does remind me of Tokyo Friends Park, and the games that they had were awesome!!! Here are some screencaps from the first episode :D

First, our Olympics newscaster!

Today is Arashi's big day! Each member wil be on a different show promoting "Himitsu no Arashi-chan" which is starting today. Sho was on Hanamaru Cafe and though Keyhole was being mean again and had a really big lag but I managed to get some screenshots from the show! 


 

Last I remember, fangirling was safe and done from a distance, and did not cause bodily harm. Somewhere along the lines, that definition just might have been changed.

I'm sure by now everyone has seen the posts and videos/pictures of Yamapi in Korea, who apparently did NOT have a positive experience there. Pi was apparently there on a personal trip with Shirota Yuu and Yuu's brother Jun, and somehow the word got out that Pi would be in Korea and fangirls showed up at the airport to "greet" them. I use this word loosely because what took place could NOT be called greeting, but more of a frenzy. In the videos you can see Pi being grabbed and tugged at, and as he gets through the gates finally he bends over to catch his breath. The reports online say that people went so far as to throw gifts at him that hit his head. Don't know the validity of the reports but let's take it in stride. It's safe to say that those particular fangirls made the rest of Korean fangirls look bad and really, its potentially damaging for future events being held there. I feel bad for the normal Korean fangirls. It reminds me of the whole Jun and Mao incident in Hong Kong. 

But not all fangirling can be bad, right? I mean look at the fans that showed up in LA for the HYD finale movie.They were so well behaved with the exception I guess of a couple moments but overall they are to be commended. That is what true fangirling should be- observe and go crazy over your idol but respect them and their space. And for that I'd like to say thanks for those fangirls for showing the Japanese entertainment industry that North American fans are respectful and hopefully that will be incentive for them to come here. One can only hope, right?

 I recently was fortunate enough to witness the beauty that is Sakurai sakura. It really is an amazing thing to see and I couldn't believe how beautiful they really were. No wonder they're being mentioned so often (YamaPi mentioned it a couple of times in his jweb, and they were on the set of this past GRA!) I've seen a couple of trees here and there but nothing like this, and I really was able to appreciate it for what it was. 

...Unfortunately, this was NOT in Japan (though I wish I could be there to see it!) I guess it was the next best thing... North Carolina, USA! (not really the next best thing though) I was there for work this past week and the first tree I noticed was in the parking lot of a shopping mall, and when I saw it I was like WOW! So I went crazy snapping pics.

 

As we were just driving around, I noticed that there were tons of trees everywhere but it wasn't that breezy that the leaves would fall. I kind of wish it was windy so that I could see how nice the blowing leaves would be. But the flowers had just bloomed so it was still early for them to fall. On the last day there, all of us who were from out of town went to Duke University which has a really nice garden, but it was more that just a garden. It was more like nature trails of flowers, trees and really nice scenery. So of course, more sakura trees!!!

This was a huge tree, you can see how big it is compared to the person walking beside it.

This was my favorite tree, it was so bright and beautiful and the whole scenery around it was amazing! I actually asked one of my coworkers to shake the tree so that some of the leaves would fall and I could take a picture of it hahaha. He said no...boo.

Same tree- I love this picture. 

A close up of the actual flowers...how pretty are they?!

And finally, the pond. Has anyone been watching Honey & Clover? In the first episode, Takemoto first sees Hagumi bending down beside the pond by the sakura tree with all the leaves falling. So I went beside the pond, bent down, waited until some leaves fell and then looked up to see if Takemoto/Toma was standing there. And...... he wasn't there :(

So next year it might be nice to go to Japan to see the sakura there but if it doesn't happen, I'll just head back to North Carolina and see it there and pretend I'm in Japan watching the sakura with Ohno *sigh*

 

Today's GRA was kind of interesting, they were trying out different kitchen utensils and they sure had fun with them! Jun used an automatic peeler that removes the skin of the fruit at the touch of a button. Nino used some automatic juicer and blended different kinds of juices together that produced an "umai" result (it had apple, kiwi and lemon in it...interesting!) Sho used something to uncork wine bottles that kind of looked like a mini telescope but they were all blown away by this haha. Ohno used a slicer to thinly slice daikon radish but it was funny because he was hesitant to use it and asked "kore wa daijoubu desu ka?" I'm sure he was afraid he was going to slice his fingers...and I don't blame him! I have something similar and I'm always afraid of that too!

Anyways, here are the caps! 






He kinda looks DoS to me in this pic





Ooh not so DoS anymore!

"YADA!" (something to do with the peeling of the vegetables)

Jun seems good in the kitchen! (err that doesn't sound right, but you know what I mean)





Lol Aiba's so fascinated by the automatic peeler peeling away the apple





Ohno trying some concoction from the juicer thingie (I'm sure it was "umai!")





Ohmiya moment...grrrr





Lots of JunToshi as usual!





Sho inspecting the wine un-corker thing





"Sugoi!" 





Jun's astonished look at how well it worked haha





Aiba! No drinking on the job!






Sho's turn...kanpai!






Just because he's so cute






Despite his qualms about the slicer he goes ahead and slices the radish...they were having a competition to see who could slice the fastest, him with the slicer or her cutting the radish with a knife. Of course he won, that thing slices superfast!






And again because his expressions are priceless! :D

On a side note...I was supposed to FINALLY meet up with my friend to get my copy of "Freestyle" from her but we're getting hit with a huge snowstorm tomorrow so we won't be able to meet up to get it! I've been looking forward to getting it forever, and we planned this meet-up a few weeks ago...and now I have to wait AGAIN!!!! AGH SNOW GO AWAY!!! I've been good about not seeing any of the copies that were uploaded online because I wanted to see my own copy but now I have to wait again! :(

Not too many caps this time...kinda slow moving and not too many reactions worth capturing, boo!!! It was about green tea this time. Jun made pasta with ground up green tea leaves with olive oil and seasoning...apparently it was really good but I'm still skeptical. Well at least his "Bambino" training came into good use!!! Also, Sho's outfit was interesting...his pants were a little, err...too tight. (and I'm jealous of his skinny legs)


Confused or concentrating hard? Either way, it's cute!

NINO CUT YOUR HAIR ALREADY!!! (and get away from Ohno, it's making me jealous!)








Ahahaha...he looks too funny!!!





Bambino returns!

OMG I love this look *faints* (Ohno please look at me that way always)

By the way, I didn't cap it but I did notice that Ohno had his fingernails painted black again...I noticed his index fingers on both hands were black and the others weren't. What's going on?! (I'm almost afraid we'll see Ohno next with an earring!)

I haven't posted to my LJ before because I'm more of a Vox-er, but an LJ user mentioned that it's not easy for LJ users to use Vox, so I'm going to try this out there. I usually make screencaps of GRA and even though the episodes themselves aren't that exciting, Arashi themselves make up for it (and besides they usually look really good ^_^) But anyways, douzo! ^_^

Hi everyone!

I'm currently not much of an LJ user (I used to be) but it's a little techie for me so I started using Vox which I use to post to my blog, so please check out my page at http://moonjava.vox.com 

I usually post Arashi and NewS related stuff so feel free to check it out and drop a line if you come by! :) 

What do people think? Is LJ easier to use or Vox? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! I might just start using LJ again, I don't know!