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Apr 5 2010

Ikuta Toma’s New Ad for Lotte Acuo Gum

Have you seen Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (Hana Kimi the Japanese version)??

If you did I am sure you remember Ikuta Toma. He is the guy who played Nakatsu, the guy who falls in love with Mizuki and was confused of his true identity because he thought Mizuki was a guy. I loved him in that drama and I thought he was very handsome. He should be! He is a Johnny after all!!! kk

I haven’t seen him for a bit. I think the last time was when I saw Maou and the SP for Hana Kimi. But when I saw this ad while I was browsing for videos of him, I absolutely had to post this!!!

I did not even know that this ad was quite new…

The commercial’s concept is quite cute! kk He chews some gum and then every time a girl, and in this case cats, catches his fresh breath, they suddenly turn into anime charaters! cute! 😀 It was enjoyable. And it was enjoyable to see him again. This reminds me that I have to get back to watching my Japanese drama’s.

Visit the Lotte website for more information of the product… and the site also has the 30 second commercial!

**credits othersws@youtube

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Jan 29 2009

Recommended Drama – Hana Kimi (Japanese)

I haven’t posted any recommended dramas in awhile. So while I was doing nothing, I decided it was time to put yet another recommended drama to my blog. This time, I’m recommending the Japanese live action version of the manga Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (For You in Full Bloom), or more commonly known as Hana Kimi.

hana kimi

Synopsis

This drama was based on a manga of the same title. The drama is about a girl, Ashiya Mizuki, a Japanese girl from the U.S, who enrolls in all boys school, Osaka Gakuen, to be close to Sano Izumi, a high jumper whom she idolizes. She disguises herself as a boy. The drama tells of her adventures being in an all boys school — she is trying her best to keep her identity. She also is trying her best to keep the true reason for her being in the school is not only to be with her idol but because she wants to repay Sano because she blames herself for the accident that happened to him (oops, that was a spoiler).

The drama starred Horikita Maki (Innocent Love) as Ashiya Mizuki, Oguri Shun (Hana Yori Dango) as Sano Izumi and Ikuta Toma (Honey and Clover, Maou) as Nakatsu. Mizushima Hiro is also in this drama playing the head of the dormitory (Nanba Minami) where Ashiya, Sano and Nakatsu are staying.

Why I liked it?

This is probably the funniest drama that I have seen. Its like watching an anime that came to life. I couldn’t stop laughing – there was never a boring episode. Though there were times when the story was a bit serious, but still you’d end up laughing. This is the most entertaining (so far) drama that I have seen.

Oguri’s character was a serious one except for the part when Nakatsu and Sano had a contest for Ashiya’s “love” – but it was  fun to watch. Horikita Maki did good with this drama too, she even won a best actress award for it. But my favorite of all the characters has to be Nakatsu! Ikuta Toma did justice to this character. I especially loved the monologue scenes — Nakatsu talking to himself with matching hand gestures. It was funny watching him blush (though I know computer graphics were added to it) everytime Nakatsu comes in contact with Ashiya. This to me is one of the best roles done by Ikuta Toma.

The soundtrack of the drama is also a good one. I loved the ending theme – Peach by Ai Otsuka (see my previous entries for the video and lyrics of this song). It was a fun song!

There is a Taiwanese version of this drama called Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu. It starred Ella of S.H.E and Jiro Wang and Wu Zun of Fahrenheit. I saw the the Taiwanese version first. It was funny. But if I compare both dramas, I think I liked the Japanese version better. 😀

This is a much watch drama!

Oh and by the way just a trivia, check out the picture that I posted above — Ikuta Toma is not part of the picture (in the picture in the drama, he is supposedly on beside Horikita Maki, on the left). That’s because there is some copyright stuff if he is in the picture.

To watch it online here.

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Jan 6 2009

Peach – Ai Otsuka

Another nice jdorama that I watched was Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (For You in full Bloom).. or better known as Hana Kimi. This was the drama adaptation of the manga with the same title. It starred Oguri Shun,  Horikita Maki, Ikuta Toma and Mizushima Hiro.

The upbeat ending theme of the jdorama is sung by Ai Otsuka. I love the beat of the song, though at first I did not recognize that it was Ai Otsuka’s voice. The songs music video has a pink peach which i found is sooo kawaii! ahahaha.. And I just realized that a peach, when you look at it upside down looks like the shape of a heart! cool huh! 😀

So here is the video that I am ranting about:

Peach Lyrics (Romanji)

taiyou sansan
moriagaru kotoshi wa uta itai
kibun runrun
nomitai houdai waraitai

yureru yureru kokoro ni
dokidoki shitai na
soremo sou kana rakuen
ah~ ah~ ah~
natsu da ne

peach
hikkurikaeru ai no mark
itten de fuantei dakara
sugu itten suru dakedo
kaeshite miseru yo

peach
hikkurikaeru ai no mark
nanbai mono power ga hitsuyou
ganbatte miseru yo
aishichau kara

yuu’utsu ni bye bye
sonna hima wa nai motta inai
dappi de bye bye
ii tokoro mitara chance desho

hitamukisa ga daiji nee
wasureta ano hi
itsu no ma ni yogoreta n da
ah~ ah~ ah~
tsukushimaasu

peach
oishii darake no yuuwaku
sukoshi kurai shinpai shitatte ii janai
shinjiteru kedo

peach
oshiri ga hoshii kereba ageru wa
sashigeteki na yoru to iyashi no asa yooi suru ne

suikonda naka ni zatteta akuma to tenshi
osedo osedo hiki
moto ni kaeshitara
high touch !

peach !
nanigoto mo balance
otagai my pace
rhythm ni awasete
JUMP! JUMP!

peach !
yappa isshoni iyou yo
iru beki da yo
kigen nao shite tanoshi mou you no natsu wo

peach
hikkurikaeru ai no mark
nanbai mono power ga hitsuyou
ganbatte miseru yo

aishichau kara

aishichau kara

aishichau kara

Peach (English Translation) – translated by crystalise

Oh, sunny sun sun, you make me want to sing as you warm up the year.*
What a euphoric feeling, drinking whatever I want and laughing whenever.

Ah, I want my jiggling heart to keep throbbing like this…
Perhaps that’s the feeling of… paradise.
Ah~ I got it, it’s actually the feeling of summer!!

PEACH!! A peach is really an upside-down love mark.
See, it wasn’t really stable standing on that little point and got flipped over,
So I’m going to flip it back up again and give it back to you!
PEACH!! A peach is an upside-down love mark.
It’s going to take more effort to turn it around, but I’m gonna show you what I got!
Because I’m in love with you.

A depressing bye-bye, it’s so sad that I have no time for you at the moment!
As the bye-bye keeps wearing on, I begin to see that I have to take my chances
When I find a good spot!

No! It’s important for me to stay focused on life and forget about those days.
Wait a sec, when did I get so tainted!?
Ah~! It seems that I’ve grown up!!!

BEACH!! A place filled with the allurement of buttocks everywhere.
It’s normal for me to be a little concerned over this predicament
But I have faith in you.
BEACH!! If it’s only buttocks you want, I can give it to you!
I’m ready to show you a night so electrifying, you’ll need the morning to recover.

Mixing the devil and an angel into one deep breath, I’m compelled to keep pulling
To turn the peach back up again, so that I could return it in its original form – now that’s high touch!**

PINCH!! Everything is in harmony and we’re taking it at our own paces***
When the rhythm of our feet meet then – JUMP!! JUMP!!
PINCH!! Just as I thought, being with you is where I should have been all along.
It’s brought back all the good humour and good times to this summer!

PEACH!! A peach is really an upside-down love mark.
It’s going to take more effort to turn it round, but I’m gonna give it my best!
Because I’m in love with you, you, you!!

PEACH~ PEACH × PEACE!!!

**  i did not do the translation for this song, this was done by crystalise
please credit the author for the translation if you post this somewhere else

If you liked this song, click here to download.

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