A big thank you to @Anona for alerting to Yamapi‘s latest single dropping its PV. The song is called “Hadakanbo” (which means naked baby), and has a very Big Band crossed with J-pop vibe. In the video, Pi wears a sequined pink suit, sings for a Twenties-era speakeasy, and does other assorted lounge-esque escapades. He also dons all black with … Continue reading →
My Pi is back! I have an inkling that 2011 will be a stellar year for Yamapi (Yamashita Tomohisa), what with his movie Ashita no Joe being released in February, and his solo Asia tour launching at the end of January in Hong Kong. This means that Pi will probably do a drama in the second half of the year, … Continue reading →
I always say – every New Year is welcomed with a piece of shocking news. 2011’s first big humdinger comes courtesy of J-pop. I left Japan just one day too early, otherwise I would have woken up to this news rather than read it three days later. The undisputed Queen of J-pop (for over a decade running – this girl’s … Continue reading →
It’s time for another installment of Pimp That Drama. The first post was months ago, when I pimped out Hotaru no Hikari, and in the interim I simply got swept up into a veritable tidal wave of love for a certain kissy kissy drama. While I write formal reviews for Thundie, a PTD post is not a formal review inasmuch … Continue reading →
The earth has just been returned to its axis, and continues to spin again. Akanishi Jin and Yamashita Tomohisa were spotted out together over the weekend at, where else, some Roppongi night club. What was even more noteworthy was that they were wearing the exact SAME black male yutaka-like top.
Continue reading →Upcoming Live-Action Movie of Space Battleship Yamato Before there was Robotech, before there was Gundam, there was Space Battleship Yamato (Uchuu Senkan Yamato 宇宙戦艦ヤマト).
Continue reading →If you beg me, I will do a YamaPi picspam post. Until then, he and I shall have to keep our love affair under wraps. But my Pi dropped a new single yesterday, One in a Million (or as my Pi so adorakably says it “one in a mirrion”).
Continue reading →After a post extolling the virtues and enjoyment of a K-drama widely considered a work of art (Goodbye Solo), I thought I’d get off my high horse and swing the pendulum in the other direction. I hereby present to you a series aimed at disseminating works of not-so-much-art.
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