Joe Odagiri

Platonic Sex, 2001

Full synopsis here. Very touching film, grittier than most of what I've watched in the past. Fairly mature content, which was surprising.

Brings me to crazy ass Joe Odagiri, who seems to be the strangely dressed Johnny Depp of his time. But, that's kinda where the appeal lies.

these are the facts.

POLL RESULTS:
(Google search, MySpace, facebook, & page trolling inclusive) ----- internet stalking is:

8% thought it was a good idea.
8% thought it was a bad idea.
16% thought stalking was a given, but to be done in utmost secrecy.
16% Listen, what I google in the comfort and privacy of my home is none of your business, h.
and a whopping 75% thought that it was absolutely "NECESSARY! I do that shit all the time."

CONCLUSIONS:
1) The math is still funky. Only radio buttons next time! No multiple choice = GOOGLE can do math! But that means that the lot of you can't split answers next time....

2) I am part of that 75%!

3) You are a bunch of stalking mofos, but thank you for being honest. I'm not gonna lie: stalking made me take my name off this blog, ya heard?! Since my first name is a little uncommon, I also found myself a tad too accessible. Have you ever Googled yourself? Show me the most inneresting return (whether it's actually you, or not) in the comment box, please!

Have a safe tomorrow with fam!

Meet Akihiro Sato

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY, BOOOOOOO! He seems to do a lot of weird, naked projects. But we'll forgive him, since he has the good face. (One good enough to get on my personal stalking list, but not having as much charm as Satoshi Tsumabuki, or an ill jaw like Daniel Henney's.)

Where we met:

i didn't know Tropicana OJ has an M-class license to drive thru the Thai backroads! didjoono?!

meet Del

hey, you. <3 on several levels.



i know, i know..i am SO corny, but i love a man who can sing. and THEN! he can deconstruct a song and sing all 5 parts. very well. my secret shame: i love a cappella the way i love musicals. it's the soprano 1 third grader in me; the easily captivated tween in me; the karaoke spectacle in me; the carmensandiego/rockapella fangirl in me. all of those elements are converging and writing this post.

also, i played this over and over this morning as i got ready for class. LOVE YOU DEL and this song <3 (and of course it has everything to do with him being bald with dimples.)

ps: i x-posted this video on several of my blogs, so i just consolidated all entries into the above. tee hee!

hay, daniel wu...

Why you all fine for?
I need me a man with a motorcycle. Or a moped. Helmets.

still so fine fine fine!

My Father


A Korean adoptee searches for his dad = WEB OF LIES. Total cryfest, and Henney is surprisingly decent in this movie.

teh foine

Nodame Cantabile

I need to stop watching doramas. Makes me wish there was a better selection of good looking AzN men up on my coast. Shoot. Usually, you get your basic Queens boy with that fucked up haircut...all spikey with the gel and the possibility of fang-like bangs, yeah? The bowling alley type. (The one who still battles internal choices like LETTING THE JNCOs go.) You know? Or people who are in grad school, just moved to the city, and are trying to develop the limited cute they've been dealt. Ok. Let's stop there.

Blah blah blah, Nodame Cantabile is a lighthearted dorama about some classical music players. A tad slow, but you know whatevs...I'll watch anything with some fine Asian guy. GO to the drama addict wiki if you are seriously expecting a synopsis. Otherwise, I present to you, HIS FACE!

Hello, Tamaki Hiroshi. Totally did NOT recognize you from Water Boys!






I'm working on Tokyo Tower next.

damn. fine as hell.

self explanatory.


uh huh.

i watched this movie. (but not really.)

Seducing Mr. Perfect

I watched this movie a couple of weeks ago, but I wasn't really paying attention to the plot since I was preoccupied ogling DANIEL HENNEY! But I almost think it was one of those types of movies with Kate Hudson, that my one sister ends up usually liking a lot and I am just so-so about it. Fuck. What's it called? Oh yeh. The 10 days one!

Anyway fuckit, here's my man:
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAY BOO!
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAY BOO!
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAY BOO!
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAY BOO!
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAY BOO!

OMG...HE SAVED KOREA! <3


looookitchu! All stoic! That's nice! <3

I'm trying to get back with my boo!

Home with hives, so off to tidy up some DORAMAS! <3
Given those facts, despite our falling out, I just couldn't resist Satoshi's gentle tug at my heart strings!



Slow Dance
I'll be honest, I stuck with this one because I LOVED the intro (@3:20 using this link)? Does that make me lame? It used a similar method as that one hyped up "pavement artist," Julian Beever (I assume they didn't use "street artist" as that has a different connotation?) Anyway, those associations made me feel good. Lots of comedic relief, and opportunities to note cultural differences. The pacing seemed more realistic and mature, which allowed the old biddy in me to enjoy it in a different way when compared to the previously mentioned doramas. I like that it questioned the role age plays in a relationship dynamic, and how is was a little more vague in determining the state of people's romantic relationships. (I know, I know...totalllllll contradiction to what I said earlier in possibly enjoying the linear outcomes.)

Based on this series, there seems to be a lot of hasty-pace walking going on in Tokyo. Also, people are all about checking their caller ID on teh cellulars. (I swear, I must have seen 12 ways cameramen have shown one checking his/her phone to aid plot progression...)

Notes on booboo: he has a good nose cringe and confused face! I think that's cute. It's kinda like when a guy has a good head nod during a hip hop show. Anyway, having seen Satoshi do these romantic (sometimes, comedic) roles, I'm trying to pick out the subtle differences in all the love hungry characters he plays. It seems he's made a name for himself in the longing late-bloomer department. When I realized this, I knew that it rendered the man a little too needy for my tastes, but then I reminded myself that none of those observations were based on real people. Ha! For a second, I was totally that dumbass fan who would insist actors are the role they play as I bump into them, IRL, eating a bagel somewhere in Central Park (that shit happens all the time, most of the cast of all Law & Orders live in the UWS!) So, to make use of those subtleties, I turned them into notes I scribbled into my noggin, as I am trying to understand the art of acting, anyway.

(Aside: One time this crazy person was offended because I wasn't aware of the work involved in becoming an actor, with my background in spoken word. S/he insisted she was "classicly trained." I insisted s/he was on some high-horse, elitist, self-glorifying shitface. We don't talk anymore.)


Next up:
B*G (hee hee!)
Princess Princess D
Tokyo Tower
Brother Beat
and maybe another go at Densha Otoko?

The best part is: my sister is now involved!

To spread out the shame a little more evenly, I got my sister addicted to the series:

Zettai Kareshi / Absolute Boyfriend


ABSOLUTE BOYFRIEND absolutely killed our faces! There was not a dry cheek in the house, nor was there a tissue unmarred by our tears! A great and lighthearted attempt to entertain. Basically, lonely cute girl, Riiko, is selected to participate in a research experiment where she receives a ROBOT BOYFRIEND, programmed to meet her preferences. The major conflict: IS SHE TRYING TO BE IN LUUUUUUH WITH A ROBOT FORREAL, FORREAL?

It's rumored that the ROBOTBF, Mokomichi Hayami is 1/2 Filipino, but it might just be on some "tanner than your average Japanese male" type thing. I hate to admit it, but I am pretty partial when I hear crap like that. I am secetly hoping it's not on some inaccurate Foxy Brown/Jay-Z tip (yet HOVA is neither quoted confirming nor denying his alleged Filipinoness, but my instincts tell me he is not.)

Anyway, back to the doramas!You saw it coming, just NOT LIKE THAT. The love letter scene KILLED ME! It made my sister and I want to save up 100million Yen, and wish that we too can have relationships with highly functional appliances, that ultimately evolve to develop feelings and their own will. A better piece of investment than certain lifelike plastic and latex technologies reported for similar purposes.

But it's cool that the ending theme is super cutesy-like. Helps lift the spirits!

Killed it!

Again, my boy, Satoshi


At 0:12, and during the dance that follows, my boo kinda looks a lot like my college bff, J. Unfortunately, due to a squabble, J and I aren't on speaking terms anymore, so those loose links between those two Asian men kinda ruined the magic wonderwall that is SATOSHI! WAAAaaAAAaaaH!

So, now I'm moving on: Im finding me a new dorama boyfriend, and I'mdoing this by watching a show that doesn't star him AT ALL!

FWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT! Doth thine ears deceiveth you?

the way I operate.

I can't get myself to stop missing my vacation! I am seriously suffering from some wanderlust! Returning is similar to how your feet and legs and knees feel after a 2-hour session of rollerblading or ice skating, and you've just taken them off. I mean, you're functional, and you can walk around, but there's still that discomfort as you acclimate yourself to steady ground. There's that certain buzzing sensation, too... you just have to wait it out.

There are days when I am horribly unproductive. As in, sometimes, I forget to eat and sleep because I'm just in my head over-thinking my anxieties. My life becomes a queue of missed calls, unopened texts with somewhat urgent messages, and an inbox with over 10k unread messages. (I'm sorry y'all. I cannot deal!) So, I respond by hermitting and imagining myself as a self-sufficient island. (I didn't love that movie as much as others did.)

I radiate and fade away quickly. I have these manic spurts of productivity, and prolonged periods of stagnation. It's a pattern, and I talk to my girl, S, often to ensure that I don't shame myself too too much for not getting my check list done. And it's good that she's working on it, too. It's lovely and reassuring to have that kind of support. I'm pretty lucky!

But with all my downtime, at least I've caught up on my beloved j-doramas. <3 you, Satoshi! (I'm totally career stalking this man and watching his entire filmography.)



I'm such a stalker, but I guess it's his bad for being all famous and whatnot.

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Back on task:
In an attempt to get my writing in order, prepare yourself for the release of various blog draft entries I've neglected. For those interested: I'm planning to reveal some side-projects I've been working on sometime soon! <3 So, this need to tidy up is getting the best of me, hence the new template, and a beefy check list!

So, let's bring it back to the basics, y'all. Too many frills distract.

Satoshi had better hair in this one...

Orange Days



I became really invested in this series because the plot represents deaf culture, and that shit hit home for me, as one of my fave aunts was born deaf. Some really great scenes, and a lot of that opposite sex tension. Which is okay, since this series really made me appreciate the importance of "formal courtship." Seemingly, there are only three options presented so far in the series I've watched. When one "confesses" love, the confessee (?) says yes or no. If it's a yes, then the couple is a GO until someone "gives up." In getting older, I think I can really appreciate this kind of straightforwardness, given limited expected outcomes. SPOILER: But, you know Sae and Kai (played by my boo, Satoshi) get together in the end, right?

Let me not play, though. Some of the instrumentals on the OST are quite CORRECT. We're not talking Amelie quality, but still worth a listen!

How I learned to love the STALK

What I have learned about myself: Anything in a series, I will attack with full force. Trust.

Lunch Queen / Lunch no Joou



Maybe it's part of my undiagnosed OCD, but for the most part, if there is some kind of "To Be Continued" marker, I will watch that shit until it ENDS! It happens with any list, novels (how I became an HP reader,) and the scariest: the teleseries...(applies to J-dramas, too!)

It started with Lunch Queen / Lunch no Joou , where we met Junzaburo Nabeshima, the fumbling late bloomer leaning to make his father's demiglasse! Oh, yes! This was my introduction to Satoshi Tsumabuki! (Whose one headshot kinda looks like my one v. beautiful friend...) Sure, as a screen shot, it may not look like much, but Jun is an absolutely lovable character in this series! I guess I was really taken by the quirkiness and the lightness of the love plot. I don't really know how to write without spoilers, so I'll keep it all it. But the lead lady role, Natsumi, was a super cute woman who reminded me of my fave girls in my IRL, so I kept watching...til it was OVAAAAH!



I really like the format of the J-teleseries. A commitment to 11 or 12 episodes, maybe a special with an alternate ending. It demands brevity, and limits overinvolvement! But yes! It allows the story not to drag too far into a mindfuck (ie: LOST)


Waterboys
So, of course, I googled my huuuuuusband, and ended up watching Waterboys --- where he plays another endearing geek! Wow! That man, so lovable! Good for him! And having been a swimmer back in the day, as well as an aquarius all my life, the movie really appealed to me. Too bad everyone is scrawny up in there. BUt that's okay, for the film itself is quite entertaining!