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SMAP & Arashi: the senpai-kōhai system
I make no secret that among Arashi’s senpais, I love TOKIO the most. I suppose it’s a reaction to how some Johnnys fans, particularly SMAP fans, react whenever Arashi is touted as the group’s “heir” to whatever collective fame and success there is in Japan’s idoru world. Besides, I’ve seen more TOKIO x Arashi interactions … Continue reading
R is for Roy, and for racing too
(Roy Qiu…why you so hot part 24) Yeah, just another Roy Qiu why you so hot post as there is no new Office Girls episode to spazz over. Now that Office Girls is done filming, Qiu Ze must be gracing the race tracks instead. Back when OG was still filming, he had already marked three … Continue reading
Roy Qiu, will you marry me???
(Roy Qiu…why you so hot part 22) Dang, a four year-old girl has beaten me to proposing to Qiu Ze. At the fan event of Office Girls where the cast turned over the Rilakkuma bears baton to the drama Love Forward that will replace them on the Sunday idol time slot, this little girl asked Roy … Continue reading
in Taiwan, there’s separation of politics and entertainment
As a political journalist with keen interest on Asian pop culture, I couldn’t help noticing that in this recent presidential campaign in Taiwan, the stars were nowhere in sight. Not that they have been very active in the previous campaigns of the candidates. I suppose they learned a very harsh lesson from A-mei herself when … Continue reading
drama: who’s HUNGRY?!
The first scene in Mukai Osamu’s drama, Hungry!, is of him showering interspersed with making breakfast. Whether there’s a connection between the two is up to the viewer but having Mukai-kun for breakfast is certainly not a bad idea. In fact, not a bad idea at all. Hungry! is about Yamate Eisuke, a rocker turned … Continue reading
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