The Lonely Vampire Chronicles

A teaser for Tatsushi Omori‘s upcoming road movie A Crowd of Three was recently released to various Japanese websites and media outlets for some early PR before the film premieres at Tokyo FILMeX later this month.

( plot + trailer under the cut )

source: nipponcinema

Singer JUJU, actress Saki Fukuda and comedy duo Harisenbon (Haruna Kondo and Haruka Minowa), got into the holiday spirit at the Japan premiere of “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” this week at Roppongi Hills Arena.

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source: japantoday

It was confirmed on the 10th that the popular group, Arashi, will be in Fuji TV's special drama "The Last Promise" with all five of the members together, which is first since 10 years ago, and it will be aired next year in early spring.

It is a human suspense where the five coincidentally come upon a building hijack and face an unpredictable situation. It is the first time the leader Ohno Satoshi (28), Sakurai Sho (27), Aiba Masaki (26), Ninomiya Kazunari (26), and Matsumoto Jun (26) are co-star in a drama since "V no Arashi" from '99, right after their debut. The poster which have been shot for this drama has a mature atmosphere that makes us feel their growth of the 10 years.

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source: asianfanatic

Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking
1. Kanjani8 - Kyu☆Jo☆Show!! = 271,516
2. Yusuke- Ichyo = 109,719
3. fripSide - only my railgun = 25,714
4. BIGBANG - Koe wo Kikasete = 20,051
5. BREAKERZ - Love Fighter ~Koi no Battle~ = 15,789

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Oricon Albums Weekly Ranking
1. Bon Jovi - The Circle = 67197
2. Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson This Is It = 66,657
3. Sukima Switch - Nayuta to Fukashigi = 46,384
4. Ayaka - ayaka's History 2006-2009 = 21,306
5. Ryu Si Won - Kaleidoscope = 20,476

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source: 1,2

Popular idol group Arashi's music DVD has broken the records again. Released on October 28th, Arashi's '5X10 All the BEST! CLIPS 1999-2009' sold 73,000 copies in its second week, taking the number 2 spot on the November 16th Oricon rankings.

( Arashi has broken the record sales in music DVD history )

In addition, new on the charts this week was idol group NEWS with their 'NEWS LIVE DIAMOND' DVD, which sold 142,268 copies, taking the first position in the ranking. The DVD was released on November 4th, becoming their fourth consecutive release that has reached number one.

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source: asianfanatic

Pop idol-turned-actress Noriko Sakai, who was convicted of stimulant drug use and possession, has been accepted at a university in Gunma Prefecture to study welfare, the university said Tuesday.

( she's gonna take online classes~ )

source

goo ranking released the survey results to a similar one tsutaya(posted here) did a few weeks back. Celebrities Who Would Probably Look Better Than Women If They Dressed As Women.

1. Koike Teppei 100
2. Wentz Eiji 38.9
3. Yamashita Tomohisa 35.4
4. Sugiura Taiyo 30.3
5. Takizawa Hideaki 27.4

( see the top 30 )

source: unleashthegeek

Popular boy band KAT-TUN will release a new live DVD on December 16th. The DVD is entitled KAT-TUN Live Break the Records, named after their album of the same name, which came out in April this year. The DVD features footage of their performance on June 15th at the Tokyo Dome, which was held to promote the aforementioned album.

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source: jameworld

Could someone please upload these songs for me? ^_^ I realized one day that there was a gap in my V6 library, and obviously had to fix it!

musicmind - Arigatou no Uta ~musicmind Version~
musicmind - UTAO-UTAO ~musicmind Version~
Ore ja Nakya, Kimi ja Nakya - 20 sensation

^_^ Thank you!!

Current NaNoWriMo Word Count: 16,879 words. Given today's the 12th, I'm supposed to be at 20,000 words. Despite the more than 3,000 word gap, I'm not feeling all that pressured or daunted. I'm just letting the writing come as it will and trusting that as long as I don't give up and I keep at it, I'll catch up eventually. Of course this also means that I won't post a new Geeky Guide entry today. Or will I?

*launches Blogger*

ANYWAY, time to briefly yet vaguely talk about work. I had two applicants for the open trainer posts we have. The first one was pretty enthusiastic but not quite polished. He had a few grammar slips here and there, but he clearly liked the profession and I bet through sheer effort, he'll get decently far. I'm keeping him on the active file while I work through this batch of applicants - then I should have a better idea of where he stands. The second applicant was a decent facilitator but what really made him stand out was how well he spoke and how he seemed to be a decently intelligent guy. When I say the guy spoke well, I'm not talking call center English here. I mean he really spoke better than the average Filipino and that can only really come from a good English-speaking household or something along those lines. I really liked the guy but his skill set is quite what I need just now, so I he's also been relegated to the active file as I continue to screen this week.

Then there were a bunch of other incidents throughout the day that made things interesting, kept me busy and largely prevented me from working on my novel some more. Boo busy days. I went hope later than I had planned, but that just comes with the territory, so I guess it's okay.

What's more interesting to discuss was this morning's cooking attempt - chop suey! I had never made the dish before and so it was an adventure in its own right. Tobie and I had gone nuts on the veggies last Tuesday during the grocery run (fresh produce 10% off!) and I finally tried to put everything together this morning before waking him up. As I started to follow a Filipino version of he recipe I had found online, I started to realize that I may have made a few errors here and there as I tried to indulge in terms of what I wanted to add. The key lessons were:

1. I probably should have cooked the giblets more...
   
2. Heck, I should have used less giblets.
   
3. I also should have fried the tofu longer...
   
4. ...and I should have followed the Chinese style of cooking tofu and not the Filipino style.
   
5. I forgot to add in the asparagus and the carrots...
   
6. ...which was probably a good thing since I had used a bit too much of all the other ingredients.

Despite all those regrets and little considerations in my head, it turned out decently enough and was still edible. It still tasted like the Filipino version of chop suey, which meant it was a bit soupy and not really stir fry. I'll probably invest time in researching the Chinese recipe more and see how that goes.

And we should probably get a wok - the pot worked decently enough, but it still wasn't the same.

Ah, the joys of kitchen chemistry experiments!

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Geek level up for a reference to "The Prisoner"!!!

Hi, 2 news magazine

THE TELEVISION 091114-20
TV GUIDE 091114-20
size: 3500x2400

previews



more scans HERE

#Monday – November 09
Monday starts off with the well-known jidaigeki dorama "Mito Komon" that is already in its 40th season. With 10.3% it reached its highest rating this season, but it’s still some points below the average rating of the previous season.

( read more about monday ratings )

#Tuesday – November 10
Tuesday was the start of "Liar Game 2" on Fuji TV and it made some good 12.4% in a difficult time slot. At 9pm it had to compete against NHK’s news show "News Watch 9" that even broke the 20 with 20.4%. NTV still aired the Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup of the Women and 13.3% still wanted to watch the match between Japan and China at 9pm.

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source: kawaii-joyuu

The Miyazaki Hayao anime feature "Gake no Ue no Ponyo" (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) has been shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination. Along with the Hollywood CG adaptation of Tezuka Osamu's "Tetsuwan Atomu" (Astro Boy), it is among the record 20 feature-length animations announced by judges yesterday.

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source: japan-zone

Actress Kyoko Hasegawa, 31, graces the cover of fashion magazine anan’s issue out now and works her magic in a 6-page spread inside, marking her return to work following a year out with the birth of her first child.

Hasegawa married rock duo Porno Graffiti guitarist Haruichi Shindo, 35, in October last year and gave birth to a baby boy in May.

( read moreeeee )

source: JapanToday

A teaser has been added to the official website for Masaaki Taniguchi‘s new live-action film version of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.

( see it & read the plot )

source: NipponCinema

UPDATE
My Girl, staff blog updated last night . Today it’s heavy rain. It’s been 2day to episode 6. This time Shigenori Yamazaki aka Ko-chan does something.. Masamune-kun is cool too. Today I interview Yamazaki-san….
FujiTV, PR division blog updated. <Tonight at 7pm Sazae-san family at VSArashi…> tonight VS Arashi opposition isspecial drama Sazae-san team. They shows up with costume just like animation. Arashi delights too. At Falling Pipe. Aiba-san fight against Kanzuki-san, “I feel advantaged to fight against Sazae-san.” He delights but. Members of Arashi are worried about Aiba’s sudden unusual tone!? How the result of game? Plus one guest of Arashi is Kasuga-san of Audrey. Runaway of Kazuga, How Arashi…. In addition. New game ” Bazooka Train” appears too.
Fuji TV Club, seek extra cast for “The last promise”.
Gantz also seeks extra cast
Sazae-san, web site updated with Wakame-chan filming report of VS Arashi with drawing. So cute! 27Oct. Today is VS Arashi. We fought against Arashi whom I like a lot. As I’m so happy as having pain in my cheek. Sabu-chan was amazing in the game. My sister matches to bazooka. Si it was so fun. My father did catch doing mimic, it was amazing! I can’t wait to watch the show. Please look forward it. During break Aiba-kun told me a scary story. And we‘ve gotten sweets and other stories. All were so king so Wakame was so happy.

Today’s Arashi Discovery

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Here is Arashi's My Girl Regular Edition. The bit rate of the songs is 192. Go to renge64.livejournal.com/30086.html to download.

Actor Oguri Shun (26) attended the CM presentation for Sony Ericsson's 'Bravia Phone U1' waterproof mobile phone on the 11th.

( read more + see the CM )


source: unleashthegeek

Today NTT DoCoMo announced their new winter/spring mobile phones models for the last half of their 2009 fiscal year. Of course there are going to be new commercials with the new models. Horikita Maki, Matsuyama Kenichi and Gekidan Hitori attended the announcement event to present each of their new commercials.

( read more + see video  )

source: kawaii-joyuu