SUGIZO JOINS X JAPAN!

Whoa! Its been a little quieter around here, but this is something definitely newsworthy. I was just checking my daily feed of music on intlwota this morning, and man. Totally awesome news. And yeah, yeah, I know i'm just regurgitating what's already been said. But for those of you checking in here, SUGIZO (ex-Luna Sea guitarist) is now 'officially' a member of X JAPAN. Hahah, cool as. Here's the link for more info at tokyograph - "X Japan: Heath performing, SUGIZO joining". Hmm..I wonder if they've got a release another new album planned in the mix of things. Hmm. All we need now is for Luna Sea to reform, and then we'll have an excuse to party like its '99 again :D

Also, Sugizo's official myspace has a message from him too :)



Lol. earlier I accidentally put on my msn screenname "ZOMG. SUGIZO ADDED AS OFFICIAL LUNA SEA MEMBER!"
Bad mixup. XD

[credits: intlwota, tokyograph, sugizo's myspace page]

Man, dont'cha love being young and remembering all those carefree days trying to be a ninja in your back yard when you were little.

Watching stuff like this, its kinda cool to think that its all the more a possibility that people are turning into a reality. Hahah, not that i'd try it at home. Last time that happened, I ended up scraping all the skin off my nose. Had to walk round school for about a week looking like Rudolf the red nose reindeer Q.Q;
Friggin' brilliant. Just to clarify, I was about 10 when this happened. All the same, I still never get tired of watching surreal stuff like this. So. Damn. Cool.

Yeah, I admit it. I watch too much Naruto in my free time lol.

What was the point of this post? I dunno. Been procrastinating studying, so decided i'd just share what I was watching on youtube lol. I neglect -beats- too much. Got three tests coming up in these upcoming weeks, so even though i've been on a break, that's the reason for my lack of posts. Hah. When all else fails, blame it on the study. Anyways, enough of my mindless rambling for now.

This first one's a compilation of Free Running/ Parkour vids that someone made and posted on youtube. Pretty intense. There's some sick stuff on there, that's for sure.



This second vid is a pretty mean one from the Fifa Street 3 videogame. Featuring Team Ryouko? Totally badass. Hahah, i'd actually love to try some of this if I didn't fear lightning striking twice and accidentally doing something along the lines of permenantly spraining my groin.

17/06/2009. Infinity1.

Damn. SB beat me to it again. NEW DAI SINGLE AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER! Infinity1. After 4 years. Their revival single. 2 new songs. 17/06/2009.

cdjapan.com has more details.

Another thing. Check their official site. Looks pretty interesting - Do! Creative!! - A chance for DAI to sing your original songs?!!

Anyways, this seems kinda fitting to commemorate the moment. Let's see what they bring out when the time comes eh :)

yesterday and today - Do as Infinity

[image credits: http://www.freewebs.com/kiyomichan/jpopartists.htm]

Ok guys, well, its that fateful time of year again - the night before my first midsem test of the year. Guess what lol.
Comlaw again. Stage 2 now.

As I learned the hard way last year, listening to L's theme song all night does not necessarily mean his intelligence will rub off. XD

So its time to hit the books, one last time for the night.

Yeah. Wish me luck, eh! :)

Hey hey, Intlwota!

Just wanted to leave a short couple of words, although i'm pathetically late on the scene...

Happy Birthday, International Wota!

Its a great resource that i've found countless new artists to listen to through. The people over there running it are a real cool dedicated team that keep the j-music blogosphere pumping. THE best. So its a real honor for a small fry like me to be affiliated with them.

Thanks to everybody there, you all do a great job. Keep it up eh! :)

Hahah, and hopefully next time this year i'll have a real cake.

P.S. Sorry about the cheapness of the pic. My ms paint skills are... pretty poor lol. Will needa take some lessons from wu. XD

LIAR GAME

Hmm. All of the stress, paranoia and late night cram sessions associated with study begin again with the arrival of the new semester. Back to early mornings too lol. Waking up to the sound of Alice Nine's White Prayer on my cellphone which serves a dual purpose as my makeshift alarm clock. 5 months of summer vacation passed in a blink and I feel somewhat rubbishy because I didn't actually do anything in all that time lol. Guilt factor kicking in?

Ohhkay, so just for a bit of variety - my first crack at a manga rant. Enjoy.

Liar Game is a series i've been following since around mid last year when someone recommended it to me. Hmm, i'll try not to go on too long about it though. One time I read a 15+ page academic review of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. Man, it was so detailed that it went down to explaining the significance of the hidden meanings behind why the blades of grass were drawn in that particular way. Kinda makes you wonder, didn't he just want to make something to entertain people? So, yeah...i'll try to just keep this to a summary of the plot and what I like about it. XD

The manga started in 2005 by Shinobu Kaitani and is still going. New chapter comes out roughly once a month. It opens with Kanzaki Nao, an overly naive and honest high school student who is caught in a dragnet after she accepts an invitation to enter the 'Liar Game'. The purpose is to 'win' her opponents' $100 million dollars, or be left with the enormous debt. Enter, Shinichi Akiyama, a genius ex-con who was previously jailed for bankrupting an entire company by himself. He's also the other protagonist of the story, who agrees to help her. Brings to mind a liar game equivalent to L. Both are pretty damn cool eh. Wonder who would win if they were put against each other in the same manga lol.

The first chapter runs a little bit slow, but yeah. Its just setting up the story to break you into the world of Liar Game. Once the first 'round' kicks in. Man, addictive as. I think its the premise of Liar Game that makes it so addictive eh. Its one of those "psychological" mangas that delve into human tendencies, like greed. In that kinda sense, it reminds me of DeathNote, minus the supernatural thing going on (I'm a bit of a DN nut lol). There's enough plot twists and revelations in each round to keep you hooked onto it and wondering what'll happen next, even though...

Yeah. I don't want to post any spoilers on here, so, read it for yourself! (If it sounds good). Alternatively, you can read what wikipedia has to say on it here. :)
Hmm. Do I still have that bad habit of sounding like a human billboard?


Anyways, there's a live action series of it as well, starring Erika Toda as Nao, and Shota Matsuda (from the Hana Yori Dango - Boys Over Flowers series) as Akiyama. No offence to anyone though, Akiyama looks a bit like an ewok in this picture. From the reviews i've read, the live action version got some good as ratings although I haven't seen it myself. It ran for 11 episodes, with a 3 hour finale.

In short, check it out! Especially if you like psychological mangas. Or have some time on your hands and are just looking for something interesting to read.

LOL. Just saw this. Thought I'd share. As a friend said, "this is what happens when the cameraman doesn't wear pants." XD