K-ON! has been one of those series that one gets obsessed about. For me I heard about the series in passing but never checked it out. It wasn't until i won the PV Yui figure from a UFO catcher, posted my winnings on twitter and then had people chime in how awesome the show…
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We recently had a chance to play a new demo of Mafia II–an open-world action game set against the backdrop of organized crime families vying for power in the 1950s. At the beginning of the demo, we saw Vito Scaletta–the game’s lead character–inside of his home just as he receives…
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The gameplay mechanics for Rising were made known initially at E3 2010, and are based around a concept known as “zan-datsu”, literally “cut and take.” Matsumaya and Kimura explained in Konami’s press conference that the “take” part revolves around Raiden literally taking power from enemies, a concept shown in the…
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Japan is definitely a land where the convinience store is an important part of how this country functions. You of course buy food items and many daily item needs, but you can also pay bills like electricity and national health care, send packages, drop off dry cleaning and even buy tickets for concerts, bus to the airport and more. It is no suprise that people would write songs about the "konbini" here are a couple of examples of Japans love for the Konbini.
Hatsune Miku "konbini"
Hatsune Miku original "konbini" sung by halyosy in ballad style.
This video is by the duo known as Briefs & Trunks with their song simply entitled "Konbini".
This one is the same song, but with a fan made video using Denno coil characters in it.
For those of you who are interested in Japanese culture and check out info on the internet probably watch Vlogs on youtube by people who live in Japan. One person who is a Japan Vlogger, or more like entertainer is a girl names Emily or better know as her youtube persona applemilk1988 http://www.youtube.com/user/applemilk1988. She has made some entertaining videos, and has showed her skills in speaking japanese. I have had a few occasions meeting Emily, but all have been negative. She always seems very standoff-ish or "i'm too cool for you". So overall i dont care too much about her since she has such an attitude why would i waste time with her.
Several months ago i heard she was planning on making music. Now i thought "god, why the fuck would someone want to hear her sing!" She had a live event where many Japan Vloggers were invited and could get in 1/2 priced. I was interested in going ONLY because i could meet up with the other vloggers and chat with them, but in the end i had more important plans. I later saw the uploads with her singing and though, not bad.
A few months ago Emily released this song hidamari, under the name of c.cedille.
I have to give credit to where it is due, this girls attitude sucks when meeting in person, but i think she has a nice unique voice that sounds good singing Japanese. I am contemplating on purchasing this album via iTunes, but only reluctant because of my personal feelings towards her. What do you think of her song, is it worth while to buy or not?
