About a Film: The Second Sight/ Chit Sam Phat (2013)

Karma only works for the people who deserved it

(Jet)

Director: Pornchai Hongrattanaporn

Screenwriter: Sukkosin Akkarapath, Pornchai Hongrattanaporn

Casts: Nawat Kulrattanarak, Yayaying Rhatha Pongan, Virapond Jirawetsuntorakul

Origin: Thailand

Running time: 90 minutes

Synopsis: A man who can see karma, but not his own

Oh my God, the visual effects....

Film ini mengingatkanku dengan film The Eye buatan Pang Brothers beberapa tahun yang lalu dimana seseorang punya kemampuan untuk melihat spirit. Tapi, film ini memulai ide cerita dengan menghubungkannya dengan karma, yaitu semua orang akan mendapatkan sesuatu sesuai dengan apa yang mereka lakukan or you reap what you sow. The idea of the movie is pretty much good but again, it all depends on how the movie is executed. Dan melihat bahwa film ini harusnya film yang horor yang basically dibuat untuk membuat orang takut, aku bilang film ini pretty tame. Well, aku sama sekali ngga kerasa takut waktu nonton film ini. Kemunculan hantu di film ini sama sekali tidak menimbulkan efek yang mengagetkan dan visual efek dari film ini juga tidak terlalu captivating, atau bisa dibilang lumayan jelek. Lol. Mungkin karena film ini seharusnya film 3D, jadinya kalau menonton film ini tanpa kacamata 3D, efeknya bakal jelek banget buat penglihatan.

Jet's having a vision

One of the incredible scenes

Well, film ini dimulai dari cerita seorang anak bernama Jet yang memiliki kemampuan melihat masa depan dan melihat hantu. Awalnya dia memprediksi tentang kematian Ibunya sendiri dan akhirnya pada waktu dia dewasa, kemampuannya tidak kunjung hilang dan akhirnya hal tersebut yang kadang kala membantunya untuk mengerjakan pekerjaannya. Tapi, apa betul hal terseut membantunya? atau malahan menyeretnya ke sesuatu yang lebih berbahaya? Well, apart from that, film ini kurang memenuhi ekspetasiku karena aku punya harapan tinggi untuk film-film horor Thailand. Bagaimana tidak, film horor Thailand sebelumnya berhasil membuatku punya standar yang tinggi seperti Shutter, Nang Nak, 4Bia, dan banyak lagi. Jadi, film ini sepertinya kurang captivating. Yang mana menurutku, sayang sekali, karena disini ada si cantik Yayaying Rhatha Phongan yang udah punya nama besar dan kemampuan aktingnya tidak bisa dipungkiri. Tapi, ya sekali lagi, aku mau bilang kalau ide film ini bagus. Maybe if you have a spare time dan pengen nonton film Thai secara random, kamu bisa nonton film ini. Memang sih tidak sebagus film horor Thailand seperti biasanya, tapi ada twist menarik yang lumayan menunggu di akhir cerita. Saking menariknya, aku yakin kalau film ini bisa dieksekusi dengan bagus, film ini pasti akan sama menyenangkannya seperti Alone

(well, at least it wasn't like Knock Knock)

Credits:

BLOGHORROR @ youtube for the trailer

About a Film: Begin Again (2013)

I'm in the fuckin zone

(Gretta)

Director: John Carney

Screenwriter: John Carney

Stars: Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, James Corden

Origin: USA

Running time: 104 minutes

Synopsis: Two people meet to rebuild their own lives with music

Enjoying yourself, Dan?

Should I? Aku ngga tau apa aku harus bikin post tentang film ini. Everybody knows about it and it always on TV all the time. I can't count many times that I saw it on TV and I feel enough already. The thing is I'm not romance shit person, so the film is torturing me.  But, why I watch it? Don't like it, don't watch it. That's the simple rule. But, human's mind is complicated. As much as I hate it, I watched it for several time. Please don't ask me why because I don't know about it myself.

The main characters of this movie

Okay, then, film ini sebenarnya ngga jelek. Mark Ruffalo, in the brink of his devastation, found Keira Knightley, whom got a talent in singing. Disini, Mark Ruffalo memainkan peran sebagai Dan, produser musik yang sepertinya baru aja dipecat dari perusahaannya. Belum lagi, dia juga mengalami masalah rumah tangga yang rumit dan hubungannya dengan anak perempuan lumayan renggang. He's one of the bad fathers' portrayal. Lalu, di tengah-tengah hidupnya yang mulai kacau dan bangkrut, dia bertemu dengan Gretta, seorang musisi perempuan yang punya talent, tapi juga punya masalah dengan pacarnya, Dave (yang diperankan oleh almighty Adam Levine, oh wow!).

So, this is what outdoor recording looks like

oh wow, Cee-Lo

This is one of the musical movies yang ada di dunia perfilman. Lagu-lagunya ngga jelek, lumayan menghibur. Bisa dibilang, aku bertahan untuk nonton film ini karena lagu-lagunya aja, haha. Dan...aku ngga tau apalagi yang bisa aku bilang di film. Well, judul film ini explains everything. About two people began again. Dan dan Gretta yang dua-duanya hidupnya mulai ke arah yang tidak menyenangkan, mulai saling melengkapi dan berbagi. Keduanya saling bahu membahu memperbaiki hidup mereka dan menjalin hubungan yang baik kembali dengan pasangan mereka masing-masing.Untuk Dan, dia mulai bisa memperbaiki ikatan ayah dan anak, serta merta dengan istrinya. Dan untuk Gretta, dia sepertinya mulai membuka hatinya kembali untuk Dave.

Film ini juga memberikan gambaran tentang bagaimana musik indie berkembang. Dimana mereka harus merekam segalanya hanya lewat ponsel, mulai konser di jalanan, merekrut pemain musik amatir, dan lain lain. Lagi-lagi, untuk Dan, dia sepertinya menemukan passionnya kembali sebagai sebuah produser musik. Ada cameo dari Cee-Lo di film ini juga, yang menurutku memberikan efek fresh tersendiri dan sedikit unexpected. But, anyway, perjuangan Dan dan Gretta untuk memberikan musik terbaik di film ini cukup menarik untuk dilihat, apalagi buat orang awam sepertiku yang tidak memiliki pengetahuan mendalam tentang musik.

(hold on, hold on)

Credits:

The Weinstein Company @ youtube for the trailer

About a Film: Oculus (2013)

Hello again! You must be hungry
(Kaylie Russell)

Director: Mike Flanagan
Screenwriter: Mike Flanagan
Stars: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane
Origin: USA
Runtime: 104 minutes
Synopsis: A family haunted by a mirror

Okay, it's just a dream

2 years ago, my friend told me that she wanted to watch this movie so much and after some time, finally I coud watch it. Just me, though. And now, my first impression was 'damn, it was BH production's, must be a good one'. Then, the story started with the scene of a little girl and her brother's hiding from someone in their house. While they tried to get out from the house, the brother saw 'something' and released a bit yelp which made them getting caught by someone. That someone was shooting her sister, but no worries because it was just a dream. Then, the stories went and the dream was actually from the little brother in the first scene. He grew up and had a problem with his mind that made him entering a mental institution.

You can imagine what it is

Okay, it's pretty good opening scene. There was 'something', a brother with mental illness, and ah ya, the presence of a mysterious mirror. For several years, mirror always had associated with horror movies because its unusual reflection. Well, this movie had it, for several, that jumpscare me for a bit. It was a good tension. The thing was the plot of the movie was moving back and forth, that I thought it would be confusing for some people. Well, some people, not me, though. I guess it might be a good way for the director to wrap all this ideas for 1 hour 44 minutes. Now, the story was moving forward when the sister initiated a plan to kill the mysterious mirror and it was interesting to see on how the sister prepared for everything to destroy the mirror. There were cameras, alarms, thermostats, and everything to help the sister to do her plan. It was an experiment to destroy supernatural mirror, after all. Destroying something spiritual with intellectual stuff, well noted.

Let's kill it

I want to tell more about the story, but I'm not that kind of person. So, I just kept the story that way. In sum, the story was about a pair of sister and brother tried to destroy a mirror which was turned out to be a mirror with supernatural thingy. Well, the movie was not about destroying the mirror, but on how the sister and the brother could cope up with the things that happened in their family. It's a good one, won and nominated some awards. It's also so simple, no exaggerating things. But, the tension was good and why the title was 'Oculus' instead of 'Mirror'? Maybe because the story was more about how the sister and brother looked at their problem.

(trailer oh trailer)

Credits:

Movieclips Trailers @ youtube for the trailer

About a Film: Rigor Mortis (2013)

Many people say the film world is ridiculous. However, life is even more ridiculous

(Siu-Ho Chin)

Director: Juno Mak

Screenwriter: Lai-yin Leung, Philip Yung

Stars: Anthony Chan, Siu-Ho Chin, Fat Chung, Richard Ng, Paw Hee-Ching

Origin: Hong Kong

Runtime: 103 minutes

Sinopsis: A man who decide to end his life in ruined apartment encountered with supernatural creatures

This is truly an art and a honorable tribute for the successful vampire movies era in the past. Suprisingly, I feel a glimpse of sadness when I've heard the narration from Siu-Ho Chin. His statement reminds me of how Hong Kong vampire movies does not as bigger as in the past. I mean, I grow up watching this kind of movie and now, when people talk about vampire, what they will refer to is Twilight. Well, no, I have something more cooler than Twilight and that's the vampire stories from Hong Kong. It's been a nostalgic event to watch how the vampire hunter played by Anthony Chan tries to save Siu-Ho Chin from being possessed by some spirits. Other than my own feeling, this movie really presents some memories from the glory of the Hong Kong vampire movies in the past.

About the movie itself, there are many metaphors things lie within it. You might think about it while you're watching and trying to extract how the things work in the movie. It's not the ordinary horror movie, there is a lot of things that you can find in the movie. It's also impressive to see the visual scenes in the movie. It's stunning and the effects are not crappy. The ghosts, while they are not scary, they are splendid and shows the characteristics of Hong Kong ghosts. One thing about the story,  I think it's well-written which you can enjoy it as a simple horror story or you want to think about in a deeper manner. 

Generally, this movie is a feast for my eyes and my mind. Brilliant story, visually magnificient, great background music (the kids choir in the music background fits well with the movie), great casts (supported by the people behind the vampire movies in the past which is amazing), and etc. About Rigor Mortis being the title itself is interesting, either it describes about the main character who is in rigor mortis circumstance or the Hong Kong vampire movies condition which is in a rigor mortis condition. It's no wonder that Takashi Shimizu will be the producer of this movie. It's certainly a gem.

(give it a try once, you might like it)

Credits:

Movieclips Film Festivals & Indie Films @ youtube

About JDrama: Mayonaka no Panya-san/ Midnight Bakery (2013)

The midnight bakery, Boulangerie Kurebayashi, will light a little lamp for you every night

(Kurebayashi Yousuke)

Based on novel "Mayonaka no Panya-san" by Noriko Oonuma

Director: Taku Ohara and Takayasu Enokido

Screenwriter: Terada Toshie

Stars: Takizawa Hideaki, Kiriyama Akito, Tsuchiya Tao

Episodes: 8

Broadcast Network: NHK

Sinopsis: Kurebayashi Yousuke is the owner of a bakery that only opens at midnight (wiki.d-addicts.com)

I'm focusing to see the bread here

Japanese and Pan/ Bread has an interesting relationship. I mean, while rice is their number one food in daily life, bread gradually become the second consumed-food in their daily basis. The topic about how important bread for Japanese people can also be seen in the some doramas which often depicted about the dream of Japanese people to be the best baker or to have the best in Japan. This drama, while the focus doesn't show about how to be the best baker or bakery, it talks about the bakery shop which opens at midnght and how the bakery become a shelter for some people who especially doesn't have a place to rest after their day routine. While the topic is simple, this drama does not fail to present the heart-warming episodes which are comforting for me. The conflicts in the drama are also quite various and imaginable. There are bullying, stalking issue, fraud, etc. But, every issue can be solved peacefully.

His photo is killing me

Also, it's been years for me to see Takizawa Hideaki. He's used to be an idol several years ago with the all dramas have him in it. Then, it's kinda nostalgic for me when I saw him in this drama. In addition, I think this drama is quite a 'tame' drama for him since his old dramas seem to have deeper issues. Yet, it doesn't mean that this is bad drama, it's good and nice. And yeah, I feel like the drama give me a bonus with the appearance of Muro Tsuyoshi. How I love him in any of his single appearance, he never failed to amaze me with his character. And, in this drama, he played as Sophia, who has an adorable and cute presence. Sophia is eventually my favorite character in here and I love how Sophia help some characters in here to face their problems. 

Shipping Hiroki and Nozomi real hard

Another thing about the drama, I'd hope that there will be something happened between the character of Hiroki and Nozomi in here because I think that there will be a cute couple. But, nothing's really happened in here. They give you this and that notions but, there is nothing happened or it's just my wishful thinking or it has something to do with the character of Nozomi who's still a minor. If there's another season about this, I'd hope that there will be a highlight about the Hiroki and Nozomi's relationship, haha. Well, it just has 8 episodes and worth to try, imo.The cute voice of Emi Evans in the ending credits is also a plus, for me. 

About JDrama: Gochisousan (2013-2014)

To live is to eat

(Uno Meiko)

Director: Kimura Takafumi and Kobayashi Daiji

Screenwriter: Morishita Yoshiko

Stars: Watanabe Anne, Higashide Masahiro, Takahata Mitsuki, Suda Masaki, Nishihata Daigo

Episodes: 150

Broadcast Network: NHK

Aired Time: Sept 30, 2013 until March 29, 2014

Sinopsis: Meiji 44th year. Meiko is the daughter of Daigo, who owns a western restaurant in Tokyo. She loves to eat the omelette prepared by Daigo, and the nukaduke (pickles) prepared by her mother, Iku. Theirs is a warm, close knitted family and Meiko's love for food grows with age. Even now, when she is in an all-girls' high school, her mind is filled with thoughts of food all the time. Due to that, Yutaro, the university student who is boarding at the Uno's home, scathingly calls Meiko; "a person with no charms whatsoever". However, as Meiko changes from someone who loves to eat, to a person who loves to prepare food for others to eat, she starts to display an inner strength as foretold by her mother and her grandmother, "To crave for food is to have the will to live. The stronger the craving, the greater the will". Those are the words that help to encourage Meiko and her loved ones as they go through all the trials and tribulations in the lives (NHK)

perfect omelette from episode 1

My second asadora after Oshin and this is about the food. Oh, how I love this asadora. For the very first time, this asadora presents you with a feast of food and gradually makes you drool over the food. The story of this asadora is also good. Since the setting is around Meiji era and Osaka, you can see the life of Japanese people in the past and also you will be encountered with Osaka accent everywhere. My admiration toward this accent is also adding up, somehow this accent makes the ones who say it kinda adorable, imo. Oh ya, the relationship between the hero and the heroine in this drama is also cute and it's not surprising that Watanabe Anne and Higashide Masahiro eventually married in the real life. They have a strong chemistry and I'd hope their marriage will be long lasting. Okay, back to drama. Since this is an asadora, then you'll an extra time to watch all of the episodes. 

even raw fishes look so good

But, since the running time per episode is just 15 minutes, then it won't be long to finish all episodes. Then, about the plot, this is basically about the life of Uno Meiko, from her childhood to her adulthood. She's married with Nishikado Yutaro and changed her name to Nishikado Meiko. She has a loving and warm childhood, gathered with people who care about her and filled her with good food and that's what makes her into a kindness and food-oriented person. Then, she meet a young man from Osaka, who later become her husband. Her life is changed, after she followed her husband to Osaka. During her marriage, she is faced by many obstacles but, she can pass them through with her strong determination and support from her loved ones. But then, the war makes everything worse and she has to meet with an unfortunate incident that makes her hated American so much. Yet, this thing is gradually change by the power over food. Food is not only made for eating, but it can be used by uniting people. Imo, this is the message that drama carried on. The journey of Meiko's life is full of happiness, sadness, and love which makes the drama lovable. The conflicts when Meiko started to live in Nishikado family are also heart-wrecking. I'd like to see the character of Kazue in this drama, the relationship between her and Meiko is never good but, eventually she is the one who support Meiko when Meiko lost her house during the war. Then, about Meiko itself, she's famous for being 'Gochisousan'. Gochisousan is taken from Gochisousama which means 'thank you for the food. She's the one who's not hesitate in sharing her food to the ones who need it. Even though, she has some rough situations, she never forget to give food to other people. I imagine how magnificent the character of Meiko, supported by the war situation which can be harsh for some people.

However, the food made by Meiko never failed to touch the people's hearts. Food is the source of life that help us to continue for living and you know for sure, that's the truth. Every single day, we need to eat to keep living yet, in the real life, it's sad that there are some people who can't eat properly, or worse, they died of starvation. This drama shows me the powerof food and not to waste food. In sum, this asadora is definitely recommended for everyone. You can see the Japanese people's life in the past, warmful relationship between Japanese people, and an abundance of delicious food.

About a Film : 11am (2013)

           

              Hal pertama yang membuatku tertarik untuk menonton film ini adalah Jung Jae-Young. So far, dia tidak pernah mengecewakanku dalam menonton filmnya dan aku selalu suka menonton film ini. Jadi, ngga ada alasan untuk ngga nonton film ini. So, tentang film ini, jarang-jarang aku bisa nonton film Korea yang employ sci-fi di filmnya, jadi bisa dibilang aku ngerasa ada suatu aura yang baru di film ini. Tapi, kalau dibandingin sama film sci-fi lainnya, yang juga ada di Hollywood, ide ceritanya sih sebenarnya kurang lebih sama. Ngga ada sesuatu yang baru. Kayaknya aku ingat aku pernah liat film Hollywood yang jalan ceritanya kurang lebih sama dengan 11am ini. Cuman ya kalau mau liat gimana Korea bikin film sci-fi, ya film ini patut ditonton. Ini bukan film jelek kok, filmnya bagus, castnya lumayan, cuman idenya aja yang kurang fresh. Ya gimana lagi, film-film tentang sci-fi emang kisarannya kayak gitu. Aku sih ngga mau cerita gimana isi ceritanya, takutnya bakal spoiler, yang bisa kubilang this is the typical sci-fi movie that you usually had. Begitulah kira-kira/

            Untuk castnya sendiri, ya menurutku mereka lumayan bagus. Mereka bisa memainkan perannya masing-masing dengan baik. Jujur, agak susah untuk menilai akting mereka sih, soalnya mereka memerankan peran mereka masing-masing berdasarkan dengan instruktur peranan yang ada di suatu film sci-fi. Gini ya maksudku, menurutku di film sci-fi, sudah tercipta suatu struktur yang kokoh tentang siapa dan bagaimana mereka akan digambarkan. Yah, gampang ya tipikal gitu tokoh-tokohnya. Ya, tapi mereka bagus kok meraninnya. Aktingnya ngga mengecewakan lah.

            Nah, yang menurutku bisa diappreciate dengan baik adalah teknologi yang dibikin dan efek-efek yang dipakai di film ini. Ngga kalah lho sama film Hollywood. Perfilman Korea emang ngga kalah sih dibandingin Hollywood akhir-akhir ini. Dan film ini salah satu contoh kalau film Korea bener-bener a whole new level. Tapi, sebenarnya kalau ditilik-tilik, udah dari dulu film Korea employ efek-efek keren di film sci-finya kayak di film Natural City. Itu film jaman jabot lho dan mereka sudah bisa nyiptain visual yang keren. Kapan-kapan film Indonesia bisa ada teknologi kerennya kayak gini. Kalau sampai ada, aku bela-belain nonton di bioskop kali.

            Harapannya sih film sci-fi Korea bisa lebih lagi daripada ini. Sekali lagi ya, ini bukan film jelek, tapi aku ngarepnya sih ada sesuatu yang lain di film ini. Biasanya film Korea bisa nyiptain sesuatu yang fresh dibandingin sama formula yang sudah dibentuk film Hollywood. Dan semoga film sci-fi bisa sama majunya dengan film-film Korea genre lainnya. Bagi penyuka film sci-fi, film ini bisa dicoba ditonton dan bagi penggemar film Korea, ada Jung Jae-Young yang seperti biasanya memberikan performanya yang bagus dan film ini bisa dijadikan escapism buat film Korea yang biasanya bertemakan berat di segi drama dan romance. Satu kutipan menarik dari film ini:

“I understand the world, but not why it is the way it is”

(take a sip of the trailer!)

Credits:

World Movie Trailers@youtube

About a band : Ban Zelt (반젤트)

Yes, it's always interesting to find Korean glam rock. At my previous post, I write about Angel Heart, Korean glam rock or you may say it  Korean-visual-kei if you're familiar with this thing.
This time, I'll talk about Ban Zelt (반젤트)

 (Haunted jealously? no)

Members are :
Vocal - Min Ho
Guitar - Riu
Guitar - J
Bass- U-Jin
Drum -

They're quite a new band and just throws a single / demo entitled "Butterfly" at 2013.12.02
You may hear the demo on the youtube in their official account :
https://www.youtube.com/user/banzeltband?feature=watch

Imo, I think they have a good music but, they need to make some improvement on the vocal because it's a bit crappy. Well, I don't mind a crappy vocal but, I don't know if they are many people like a crappy one like me. Furthermore, music scene in Korea is kinda harsh for un-Kpop-things. I think they have to be A SUPER DUPER GREAT BAND to make it.
Now, I just hope there are some VisKei fans out there who can make they are recognizable by throwing a fact "OH, I FIND KOREAN VISKEI BAND". Just like I did.

(PS. just saw the influences on the facebook and now I know how they can come up with this viskei band)

Official facebook : https://www.facebook.com/banzeltband
Official website : http://cafe.naver.com/banzelt
Support the band, kudasai!

TMGS 1

Ah-hah! Since I'm quite nijikon myself, there is no way I don't make TMGS as my post.

TMGS stands for Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side and it's a dating-sim game by KONAMI which is quite popular in Japan. So far, it has three editions : Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side, Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side : 2nd Kiss, and Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side : 3rd Story. I played Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side and Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side : 2nd Kiss and awaiting for the English patch of Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side : 3rd Story. I hope it'll come sooner because they are so much great reviews from people who play it raw.

Now, now, I gonna talk about TMGS 1 first. Shall I begin with the characters?
1.  Kei Hazuki (葉月 珪) CV. HIKARU MIDORIKAWA
The main character of this game and it's Hikaru Midorikawa's ॱ॰⋆(˶ॢ‾᷄﹃‾᷅˵ॢ)ӵᵘᵐᵐᵞ♡♡♡

2. Sakuya Morimura (守村 桜弥) CV. AKIRA ISHIDA
The genius. Sweet guy though ｡^‿^｡

3. Kazuma Suzuka (鈴鹿 和馬) CV. NOBUYUKI HIYAMA
The jock. A bit tsundere (۶ꈨຶꎁꈨຶ )۶ʸᵉᵃʰᵎ

4. Madoka Kijo (姫条 まどか) CV. RYŌTARŌ OKIAYU
The mature(?) guy. Idk how to explain him. (•ิ_•ิ)?

5. Shiki Mihara (三原 色) CV. SHIN-ICHIRO MIKI

The full-of-himself artist (╬ﾟ◥益◤ﾟ)

6. Reiichi Himuro (氷室 零一) CV. TAKEHITO KOYASU
He's the heroine's homeroom teacher. I love teacher-student romance, it's forbidden and thrilling (/∇＼*)｡o○♡

I love this CG

7. Wataru Hibiya (日比谷 渉) CV. KAPPEI YAMAGUCHI
The shotacon (?) Σ(꒪ॢ∀꒪;)՞л̵ʱªʱª

8. Ikkaku Amanohashi (天之橋 一鶴) CV. JŪRŌTA KOSUGI
 He's the principal of heroine (ᵒ̤̑ ₀̑ ᵒ̤̑)wow!*✰

9. Chiharu Aoki (蒼樹 千晴) CV. SHŌTARŌ MORIKUBO
One of the secret characters (¬‿¬)

10. Jin Tendou (天童 壬) CV. SŌICHIRŌ HOSHI
He's my baby and a secret character, too σ(≧ε≦ｏ)

11. Goro Hanatsubaki (花椿 吾郎) CV. SHŌ HAYAMI
Weird fashion designer ヽ（・＿・；)ノ

found this, not-so-appealing, lol

So far, I've played Hazuki Kei's, Reiichi Himuro's, and Jin Tendou's. There are all my favorite's. But the most of it, of course, Jin Tendou, hahaha. He has a short route but, it's too sweet, I'm gonna die floating in the air. And about the others, I haven't any desire to play their routes but, people mentions some good reviews about their routes so, I may play those later. As for game, it's quite a story, took me 3-4 days to reach the ending and Hazuki Kei is definitely the most difficult character to catch. I played his route three times to get his route because he's too demanding. Also, I have to deal with other characters who also falls into the heroine and wants to date the heroine. It's hard to keep up because the other characters will develop 'bomb' which can make a bad impression of the heroine over Hazuki's love meter. Well, actually, it happened to all guys that you aimed. Once you got the 'bomb' and 'bomb' exploded, then your relationship with the guy you aimed will be a no-no. Plus, in this game, you have rivals. Ck! It makes the game even more difficult. Fortunately, you can develop this rivalry thing, if you're aiming for Sakuya Morimura, Kazuma Suzuka, Madoka Kijo, and Shiki Mihara. Thanks God, I have no desire to play their routes...yet. Ah, yes, I forget to mention it before, this game has a SUPER-CUTE ENDING! I love it than TMGS 2

At last, if you're into otome game, you must play 'this legendary dating-sim'. But, I guess there must be alot people who have played it. Only me who just find out about it. Stupid me.
Ja! this is the trailer of this game, hope you enjoy it!

Fuck! it even got B'z as the opening. I'm dying in happiness (｡☉౪ ⊙｡)

Credits : syvle @ photobucket, imageshack, TokimekiMedia @ youtube

Wtf disbandment!

Well, sebenarnya niat aku ngeblog hari ini bukan untuk ngomongin 'disbandment'. But, still, the word ' disbandment' left me uneasy feeling. Dan, aku ngecek di edohsama blogspot siapa band yang lagi - lagi menyatakan diri mau disbanding. It' s A(エース). Wow, quite shocking. Aku emang sama sekali belum pernah dengerin karya mereka ataupun ngikutin perkembangan mereka, tapi setauku mereka punya reputasi yang cukup dan fans yang cukup banyak. Beberapa orang kukenal di fb juga quite fond of them. I bet there are many people talk about this in my timeline. Talking about how unbelievable or how sad it is. Then, they are asking why did this happened. But, the answer remains unsaid and they shall be mourned till they find another good band with some good looking guys. Pffftt....happens a lot.
And there is another pattern when some of the disbandment band members choose to continue their ways in making music and they make a new band with some new members but, in the end, the band is worse than ever. Bahkan, sama sekali ngga mendekati ekspetasi yang diharapkan para fans mereka. Pffft...this happens alot, too. Yang jarang terjadi itu kalau band yang baru kebentuk ini exceeding the fans' expectations, at least imo. Aku jarang banget nemuin band yang malahan jadi bagus setelah mereka ngelewatin proses 'disbandment' ini. I wonder about it sometimes. Mungkin karena motivasi mereka untuk ngeband berubah atau mungkin mereka sendiri sudah ngga se-excited pertama kalinya mereka ngeband. Entahlah, kebanyakan band yang baru kebentuk itu sounds like shit.
Oiya, my intention to write this post is not picking a fight, but you do have some nice opinions over this post, I'm glad to hear that. This is merely my blabbering over 'disbandment' issue and trust me, aku juga salah satu dari fans yang suka ngebanjirin timeline orang waktu tau band yang favoritku disben dan lupa sama band itu waktu nemuin band baru yang lebih bagus, lol. I've been through this path over and over for a quite long time, I guess. And it makes me realize there is no advantage on mourning this 'disbandment' band because there must be another good bands ou there and all you have to do is looking for them. Besides, they've been selfish by disbanding so, I will be selfish by forgetting them and finding myself another one, lol. But, then, I respect any long-terms-band yang sudah bertahun - tahun berjuang untuk terus - terusan berkarya dengan anggota band yang sama walaupun in the end, masing - masing dari mereka punya proyek sendiri - sendiri. Perjuangan untuk ngebangun band sampai sekian lama itu ngga gampang dan itu hebat banget, menurutku.
Akhir kata, sebelum post ini kututup, you have my sincerest condolences, A(エース) fans. Tapi aku yakin kalian nantinya nemuin band yang hebat seperti A(エース) ataupun lebih. Cheer up, bro!

Shoot me, bro!

Shooting Star

Dan berlanjut dengan post saya yang sebelumnya, saya pun beralih ke post yang ini. Sebenarnya post ini sudah lama berjamur di dalam urutan post di blog saya dan berlabel menjadi draft. Waktu itu, post-postan ini baru terisi setengah dan itu pun sebenarnya cuman buat ngabarin kalau CD Shooting Star sudah ada dan harganya pun sebenarnya lumayan murah, imo. Apakah saya membelinya? Tentu saja......tidak. Kondisi keuangan saya yang semakin lama semakin mengerikan ini memaksa saya untuk cukup senang dengan pirate version-nya. Miris sebenarnya, di post itu, saya bilang CDnya harganya murah tapi saya sendiri ngga sanggup buat belinya (cuih!)

Ngemeng-ngemeng, yang membuat saya jadi bikin post-post tentang Shooting Star ini bukan cuma harganya yang murah, tapi saya cukup terkesan dengan PVnya yang membuat beberapa fangirl pastinya come up with some ideas for their fanfics, admit it, don't you?

Because I do feel the same, but I had those ideas for about 2-3 years ago. Confused, eh? Maksud saya 2 - 3 tahun lalu, saya pernah nulis fanfic yang ceritanya kurang lebih sesuai sama storyline yang ada di PV itu, specifically in Hiroto's and Tora's arc (arc? this aint otogem, you dumb!)

Yang paling mirip sebenarnya punya Hiroto, makanya waktu saya nonton PV Shooting Star, I feel like "WHAT IS THIS SHIT???!!! HOW CAN IT....ASDASDASDASDASDASD!!!"

Yah, begitulah. Temen saya yang pernah baca fanfic itu juga bilang kayak gitu, lololololololololol. Yah, saya sih ngerasanya antara senang dan sedih. Senang karena I had that storyline jauh sebelumnya PV itu keluar dan Sedih karena kayaknya saya akhir-akhir sudah ngga bisa nulis fanfic. Kesedihan ini agak frustating karena new ideas itu selalu datang walaupun saya sendiri sudah ngga bisa nulis fanfic. Pffffffffffffffttttt.............

Ngomong-ngomong, karena saya sedang lapar dan memang belum makan dari tadi, saya mau keluar dulu cari makan. Kayaknya makan kerupuk enak. Adios, ciao, matta ne

WTF, YOURE KILLIN ME, HIROTO!!!! ngga jadi cari makan

credits : verwelktesgedicht @ tumblr (ps. thank you for the gif, please have my baby)

Me making excuses

Yak, setelah sekian lama mengacuhkan blog ini, akhirnya saya balik lagi and now I'm feeling like using my mother tongue so there will some acakadut language around here, hahahahahaha

Now, now, ada banyak hal yang bikin blog ini lagi terbengkalai

SATU

Saya sedang malas. Malas, ngga mood nulis walaupun ada banyak hal yang mau dimasukkan di blog ini tapinya anytime I want to write down something, yang ada saya cuma melongo, terus buka web yang lain, dan akhirnya buka fb, dan selesailah sudah.

DUA

Saya sedang sibuk. Yak, beberapa tugas yang numpuk emang eat me up akhir-akhir ini sampai-sampai somewhere in september kemaren saya bener-bener blank. Ngga bisa ngerjain apa-apa, ngga mikir apa-apa, bahkan untuk ngobrol sama orang aja susah because it requires alotsof thought. Untungnya beberapa orang mengerti kondisi saya dan tidak berusaha untuk memprovokasi saya lebih lanjut dengan ngatain, "Eh,sombong banget sih lu!" (cuih)

TIGA

Saya sedang banyak pikiran. Yah, ada hubungannya sama nomor dua. Banyak tugas yang harus dipikirkan dan beberapa hal yang menyangkut masa depan saya (hakcuih!) seperti halnya tes CPNS yang lagi banyak ditawarkan di beberapa tempat. Pengen banget jadi rescuer di tim SAR tapi begitu melihat tes phobia ketinggian, saya tau keinginan itu hanyalah sebuah mimpi belaka (nangis)

EMPAT

Kamar saya officially sedang berubah menjadi taman kanak-kanak. Kedatangan dua keponakan lucu memang menyenangkan, tapi kalau mereka masuk ke kamarmu dan mencoba ikut bereksperimen dengan keyboardmu di saat kamu sedang mencoba mengetik sesuatu tentunya hal itu kurang menyenangkan, bukan? Apalagi kalau salah satu keponakanmu sedang belajar membaca dan dia pun membaca isi blogmu with LOUD AND CLEAR VOICE. Untungnya dulu saya ngepost pake bahasa Inggris, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

LIMA

...................Saya ngga ingat alasan yang kelima, mungkin karena ketek saya sudah bau asem yang artinya saya membutuhkan beberapa guyuran air disertai sabun yang wanginya tidak seberapa. Karena itu, saya akhiri blog ini dengan mengucapkan

BANZAI!!!!

Paling ngga, saya berhasil nulis satu post baru di blog ini, hahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahaha

Credits : yuukiina @ tumblr for the smexy gif

GATTA LAIF, YU GEEK!

That words.....hanging in my head lately cause I do aware that I spend a LOT-LOT-LOT of my time in front of my computer than doing something irl
I know there is a lotsofthings that I can do than spending a lot of time in here but, here is my happiness belongs to. Moreover, I've been addicted to an online game lately which is THIS!

(yes, it's visual game. ONLINE VISUAL GAME)

Yes, I know this is HELLA-rious when someone in my age, playing this stuff like there is no another day like tomorrow. I'm also fully aware (like I said before) there ARE other things that I can do than playing tis stuff. But, still it captures me. And also, I almost abandon this blog again. Thanks that I have to waiting for the energy, to be refilled. So, I decide to write about this VN, though some of you may know about this better than me.

First, This game is called "STAR PROJECT". The original version is in Korea but then, the Japanese version come out, followed by the English version. Some said the Japanese is already dead. I bet it's true because I can't find the Japanese version. There's only the Korean and English version. And some said that the English version is derived from the English version. So, that explains why the English version character's names is in Japanese. I'll show some of the characters that you can meet in this VN.

YOON/TOUYA

He will be your first star. He's a bit stupid, childish, and quite funny. He said he's an orphan who wants to get revenge of his real parents who abandoned him

WON YOUNG/REN

 a typical rich prince who wants to try a different living of life, but he has a hidden motive for being a star

LEON/TORIAN

He looks like a mixture of Kaito and Gakuto,amirite?

He comes from a place where sword and magic, and dragons exist-- the Finon empire. He's a prince who ran away from his world

GA-EUL/SOUTA

He's a talented child actor from orphanage. Somehow, his friends betray him and there is no talent agencies lay an eye for him. He has a quite sad story imo

But, he hasn't appeared in the English version

MI-YOO

 the heroine find "her" accidentally and decide to make her a celebrity because there is no girl in her company. But actually....

IAN

 The heroine got him because she threatens him, lol

SEO BIN

(now what? tis iz HELLA-rious, they're gonna make me dating a HOBO and I'm gonna change him from hobo to HOTTIE)

About the story, there is a slight different between the Korean and English version

The Korean version

Once upon a time there was a girl who lived with her dad, who was the head of a company that managed celebrities. One day he and the little girl is left all alone with an old building that's about to collapse. All she has is loads of debt. Since the company has been damaged, all the people who worked in this building had left and found their own ways in career.

The English version

There was a time when this star management company was popular. Due to an unfortunate car accident, both the owner and his wife passed away and their girl takes over the company.
All the stars and staff of the company went their ownways and the only thing left for the girl is a mountain of debt and an old ragged building that looks like it's going to collapse any day now.
One day, a righteous boy who came from the country came out of nowhere and appeared before the girl. The girl saw star potential in this young man and they both teamed up to start the "Star Project!"
Will the young, country boy and the naïve manager be able to create a stunning "star"? Follow the scenarios to discover the story of your star and live surprising events.

It's a quite interesting game since I, surely, spend my leisure time to play it
In case, if you're interested, you can play it in here
English version : http://starproject.galaxy-games.com/

or if you're capable of communicating in Hangul

Korean version : http://star.vvvic.com/main.asp

Well, now, excuse me, I want to play it again and I will add some information about it later

 

MATTA NEE~

Source : every people in Star Project Forum who keep giving useful information
Thank you so much, hope Torian coming out soon!
and Star Project Wiki (visit the site if you want to know it further)