愛川こずえ ! ! !

Hello Everyone~! Today, I will talk about a famous dancer, 愛川こずえ (Aikawa Kozue) ! You guys may know her from Danceroid, YouTube, and NicoNicoDouga~! ^_^

Name: 愛川こずえ (Aikawa Kozue)

Birthday: October 25, 1991 (Age:21)

Blood Type: A

Member of Danceroid (2009-2012)



愛川こずえ (Aikawa Kozue) is a famous Japanese dance idol. She has first started when she started posting videos on YouTube and started to get known for her well dancing and ended up getting more than 10 million videos on her personal YouTube channel. Soon, she had become a member of DANCEROID in 2009 with Ikura and Minka Lee. On that year of December 29th, DANCEROID had released their self-titled debut DVD. Soon, when 2010 came, Minka Lee had left the group and Coco, Maam and Yuzuki had won the auditions and became new members of DANCEROID. Then, as soon as Coco left the group, DANCEROID had became a quartet.

愛川こずえ (Aikawa Kozue) was starred as the clumsy cafe maid Kozu Kozu in the Super Sentai parody series Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger in 2012. Soon sadly, 愛川こずえ (Aikawa Kozue) announced that she will be leaving the group DANCEROID at the end of August but, it was because of her physical conditions and it was making it hard to participate in DANCEROID activities. Spetember 1st, 2012, 愛川こずえ (Aikawa Kozue) officially graduated from DANCEROID in front of a live performance in Roppongi, Tokyo at Nicofarre. This was also broadcast on NicoNicoDouga.

After 愛川こずえ (Aikawa Kozue) graduated, Ikura was the only member left and so, DANCEROID had started to held auditions for the 3rd generation of DANCEROID.


                                                     愛川こずえ (Aikawa Kozue) Photos

                                                                  DANCEROID Photos

                                                               DANCEROID Videos

Video of the Day:HD【踊ってみた】会いたい 会いたい 会いたいな

Hello Everyone~! Here is the video of the day~! ^_^

HD【踊ってみた】会いたい 会いたい 会いたいな

                                                                     ENJOY~! ^_^

Video of the Day:【まなこ×やっこ】ビバハピ − VIVA HAPPY − 踊ってみた【オリジナル振付】

VIDEO OF THE DAY ^_^

ENJOY~!! ^_^

AMU Success~! ^_^

Hello Everyone~! Today, I want to show a video that shows AMU~! ^_^ She is a popular Japanese dancer and in this video you will see her performing on stage in part of this video! There is also special performances by Miume and you will see Melochin in the beginning! This is not the full video so if you want to see the rest, you probably have to visit the NicoNico website.

                                                     I hope you guys will enjoy~! ^_^

UPDATE!: Liv N' Luv Japan on Twitter~!

Hello Everyone~! ^_^ Here is an update to let you know that Liv N' Luv Japan is now on Twitter and you can be able to follow~! ^_^ It might not be much on it right now but soon, it will be full of tweets and followers! ^_^ I hope you guys will love it~! ^_^

Liv N' Luv Japan Twitter click here!

UPDATE!: Liv N' Luv Japan Google+ Community!

Hello everyone~! I want to let you guys know that now there is a community for Liv N' Luv Japan~! ^_^ There are so many things that we can start to share and talk about from anime, manga, culture, language, food, art, etc!! ^_^ Soon, I hope the community will become very popular soon! ^_^ I have added MANY different topics ^_^ And if you love reading my blog you can follow Liv N' Luv Japan on Facebook !!! ^_^ You can also suggest Liv N' Luv Japan to your friends and family~! ^_^

Thank you so much guys for all your support in helping build my blog Liv N' Luv Japan! ^_^ Because you guys support me so much, my passion for blogging and loving Japan has become much bigger~! ^_^

Video of The Day: めろちん＆気まぐれﾌﾟﾘﾝｽ】galaxias- -GigaMix-【踊ってみた】

^_^ ありがとうございます〜！

UPDATE: Liv N' Luv Japan Logo!

Hello everyone~! I want to show you guys the logo for Liv N' Luv Japan that I have created~! ^_^

What do you guys think? ^_^ Let me know how you guys feel about this logo~! ^_^

ポケーモンXY/ Pokemon XY

Hello everyone~! Today, I will be writing a blog article about the new Pokemon game coming out soon~! This is for all you video game lovers, pokemon fans, otakus, etc.!! ^_^ I am a  Pokemon fan myself so, I thought it would be interesting to write about the new game and to give you guys info on it. :)

Pokemon X & Y is an all new Pokemon video game that will be released worldwide on October 12, 2013. The game is only available for Nintendo 3DS developed by Game Freak. Before Pokemon X & Y most Pokemon games strategy is basically about players in the role of a Pokemon trainer who travels across  various regions, catching creatures known as Pokemon and using them to battle against other players and other wild Pokemon. With various of previous Pokemon games, Pokemon X & Y will introduce many new species! There are three new starter Pokemon: rodent-like Grass type Chespin, the vulpine Fire-type Fennekin, and the frog-like Water-type Froakie. There is also a NEW Pokemon type! Fairy-type is introduced in Pokemon X & Y and is very effective against Dragon-type Pokemon!

                                                          NEW STARTER POKEMON

                                                             FAIRY-TYPE POKEMON



For the first time ever in the Pokemon series and in the entire game, everything from environment, battle sequences, character models, etc. are presented in fully polygonal 3D graphics! Pokemon X & Y is also the first game in the main series to allow movement in all directions (including diagonally), ability to interact with things in the environment (ex. benches), and there is also an additional mode called "Pokemon-Amie" which allows players to interact with their Pokemon using the touchscreen and the 3DS inner camera. ^_^


I am so ready for Pokemon X & Y to come out~! I do have a 3DS (red) and I am saving up and planning to get Pokemon X & Y on the first day it is released. ^_^ What about you? What do you think about the new features in the game that makes it different from all the others? Do you the new Fairy-type Pokemon? Want to give your opinion on the game? You can easily comment your opinions about Pokemon X & Y below~! ^_^ Don't be shy! ^_^

New Song By: Juice=Juice~!

Hello Everyone~! You guys must probably know about the new single by Juice=Juice~! It has just came out today 8 hours ago and I want to be able to get you guys in the know~! ^_^

They have a new song out called "Romance On It's Way" and it is a really good song~! I have listened to all of their songs before but I will make sure to show you their newest one that just came out today!! ^_^

If you notice, there were actually 6 members but, I have heard one of the members have either been taken out or dropped out. But, this is their new song "Romance On It's Way"! ENJOY~! ^_^

Also, let me know your opinion on their new song and what you like and/or don't like about it~! ^_^

ありがとうございます〜！

踊ってみたについて

こんにちは！Hello everyone~! Today, I did said that my other post will be the last post of the day but, I have changed my mind! I think I will post a few more because I am obsessed with using my blog! hahaha~! Okay, I will be posting about: 踊ってみた!

踊ってみた (odotte mita) basically means "tried dancing". This is a very popular hobby in Japan and all over the world. Many people will upload videos of them dancing to a J-POP/Vocaloid song and post it on YouTube and NicoNicoDouga. There are over a million videos of 踊ってみた!  !  ! I have tried this before and it is very fun~! Many people will go really far making sure that there videos are over the top by editing a lot, cosplaying and dressing up like they usually do in the music video and everything else! I find this really interesting which makes it really fun to watch ^_^  I will show you guys a few videos of 踊ってみた !

BoutoKM

NikkiHatsune

xxxayu3

These are really popular users and videos on the topic 踊ってみた !  !  ! ^_^

If you really enjoy these videos you can follow them on YouTube by using searching the username under the video you have watched. ^_^


Thank you for reading~!! ^_^

デスノート(DEATH NOTE)

Hello Everyone~! Today, this will be my last post for today and I will be talking about Death Note~! A friend of mines recommend me that I should talk about Death Note since it is really popular upon people who love Japan and are big fans of anime and manga. ^_^

I can describe the genre of Death Note in many ways ^_^ it deals with fictional dectective works, mystery solving, dark fantasies, supernatural, tragedy and other ways that you can describe Death Note ^_^ i think the reason why Death Note is popular because the plot is interesting and it promotes itself in many ways because it is a movie, a manga, a anime, a figure, a novel, it is basically everything! I don't know much about Death Note but I have heard of it many time among many people who are obsessed with it. ^_^

Today, I will just start out with the basics things of Death Note and continue on Monday.

Death Note is basically a Japanese manga series written by the creator Tsugumi Ohba and the artist of Death Note, Takeshi Obata. Light Yagami is the main character of Death Note who is a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook called the "death note", it was dropped on the Earth by a shinigami ( a god of death) name Ryuk. The death note is able to grant its user to kill anyone the user knows the face and/or name of by writing the name in the notebook while picturing the person face.


There are five instructions to using the Death Note notebook:

• The human whose name is written in this note shall die. 
• This note will not take effect unless the writer has the subject's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected. 
• If the cause of death is written within 40 seconds of writing the person's name, it will happen.
• If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack.
• After writing the cause of death, the details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds.

Now, these were the basics of what Death Note is about and the rules of the Death Note notebook. ^_^ I will explain more in detail tomorrow or on Monday. ^_^ See you guys soon~! And please let me know your opinion on Death Note~! ^_^

Japanese Drama Review: １リトルの涙/ 1 Litre of Tears

Hello Everyone! Today on this blog article I will be talking about one of my favorite but sad J-Dramas! It is called １リトルの涙/ 1 Litre of Tears!

Tiltle: １リトルの涙 (1 Litre of Tears)

Genre: Drama/ Romance/ Tragedy

TV Network: Fuji Television

Cast:

• Erika Sawajiri as Aya Ikeuchi 
• Ryo Nishikido as Asou Haruto

First Aired: October 11, 2005

Last Episode: December 20, 2005

Description: This J-Drama is about a 15 year old school girl named Aya who is diagnosed with a disease called spinocerebellar degenerative (a rare disease where the cerebellum of the brain gradually deteriorates to the point where the victim cannot walk, speak, write, or eat.). Even though she struggled, she made sure to live life to the fullest until her death at the age of 25. This drama is a true story and the script was written by Aya and she kept writing about her life and her stuggling this disease until she can no longer hold a pen. Aya's diary has been written in book form and sold everywhere in Japan and has sold more than 1.1 million copies in Japan itself!







I would recommend this drama to anyone who enjoys watching romance and tragedy and this series is really good to me so my scale of this drama I would give it an 8/10 because its a true story and this can actually happen to anyone and this could really be a sad a tragic thing to anyone. And the plot is really interesting on how Aya stays confident and just keep continuing to live on her life without being worried all the time. ^_^

If you want to see the drama you can easily watch it on YouTube~! ^^





Click here to be able to watch 1 Litre of Tears with English Sub. ! ^_^ ENJOY~!!

Japanese Movie Review: 恋空 (Koizora)

Hello everyone~! Today, on this blog article I will be writing a review on the Japanese movie review 恋空 (Koizora)!

Movie Title: 恋空 (Koizora/Sky Of Love)

Release Date: November 3, 2007

Director: 今井夏木 (Natsuki Imai)

Movie Time: 129 Minutes

Rating: 6.8/10

Genre: Romance

Cast Members: 

• Yui Aragaki as Mika Tahara
• Haruma Miura as Hiro Sakurai
• Keisuke Koide as Yu Fukuhara
• Karina as Minako
• Yumi Asou as Akemi Sakurai

This movie is mainly about a freshman girl named Mika who ends up losing her cell phone at her school library and as soon as she ends up finding it, an unknown caller has called her number. During her summer, her and the unknown person communicate with each other by phone and got to know each other. Soon, the unknown person turns out to be Hiro, a person that Mika is afraid of....


If you want to know the rest of the story of the movie, you will just have to find out yourself~! ^_^ You can watch the full length movie on YouTube:

Koizora (1/2 Eng Sub.)   <-- Click there for the first half of the movie

Koizora (2/2 Eng Sub.)   <--Click there for the second half of the movie

きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu) !

Hello everyone~! Today in this article, I will be talking about one of my favorite Japanese singers! She is Kyary Pamyu Pamyu~!!!

Name: 竹村 桐子 (Takemura Kiriko)

Birthday: January 29, 1993

Stage Name: きゃりーぱみゅぱみゅ (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu)

Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m)

Occupation: Model, Blogger, Recording Artist, Singer (she associates with Harajuku in the Tokyo district)


Because Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is very popular in Asia and all around the world because of her fashion and music, she is know as the "J-Pop Princess", "Queen of J-Pop", and/or "Harajuku Pop Princess". She is compared to many of her inspirations such as Lady Gaga and Katy Perry.

When she was in school, she use to go to school wearing a blonde wig that her friends called her Kyary (Carrie) because she look much like a foreigner so, she got use to the name. Soon, she started blogging about fashion and she used "Kyary" but, she felt that "Kyary" wasn't enough and that it was to short that she felt that something was missing. So, she added "Pamyu Pamyu" to the end of the name because she thought it sounded really cute.

 Her first single "PonPonPon" was a viral hit across YouTube and the whole world that it received more than 50 million views! Because of that being her first single and for it being very popular, it was known as her signature song. 

Here is a list of a few of her songs:

• PonPonPon
• Candy Candy
• Tsukema Tsukeru
• Jelly
• Kiri Ni 100%
• Cherry Bon Bon
• Ninjari Ban Ban
• Invader Invader
• Fashion Monster
• Demo Demo Mada Mada
• Drinker
• Furishoudeshon
• Miraku Orenji
• Oyasumi
• Moshi Moshi Harajuku  

and more~! 


Here are some photos of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu for you guys~!:

 












 

Interesting Facts About Japan~!

Hello everyone~! Today, I will be listing some very interesting facts about Japan! For everyone that is a fan of Japan gets to know some interesting facts about the Japan, the Japanese and their culture!

1.Raw horse meat is a popular food in Japan.

2.Sometimes the trains in Japan are so crowded that railway staff are employed to cram passengers inside.

3.Many couples in Japan celebrate Christmas like Valentine's Day. It is definitely more of a "lovers" holiday in Japan.

4.Poorly written English can be found everywhere, especially on T-shirts and other fashion items.

5.More than 70% of Japan is mountainous, including more than 200 volcanoes.

6.Mt. Fuji is the tallest mountain/volcano in Japan.

7.Japan literacy is almost 100%.

8.Sumo is Japan national sport even though that baseball is a popular sport in Japan also.

9.Sumo wrestler eat a stew called Chankonabe to fatten up. Many restaurants in the Ryogoku district of Tokyo serve this stew.

10.Japan is the largest automobile producer in the world. (They make cars such as Toyota, Honda, Subaru, etc.)

UPDATE~!

Hey guys~! I have some exciting news for you guys out there who love reading my blog about Japan! I have made a Facebook Page for my Liv N' Luv Japan blog. If you enjoy reading my blog and is a fan of my blog, you can now like it on Facebook~!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Liv-N-Luv-Japan/148519758687934


There is not much on the Facebook Page yet but, soon there will be many exciting and unique things on Liv N' Luv Japan Facebook page. ^^ I hope you guys will love it! And to show extra support, please let your friends ans family know about my blog and about the Liv N' Luv Japan Facebook page. ^^ Thank you guys so much~!!!!!!!!!

Morning Musume New Single 2013~!

Hey everyone~! For every J-POP fan you must know Morning Musume, a popular Japanese girl idol group in Japan by Hello Project. They have a new single out with 2 amazing songs! Personally, these are by far my favorite songs by them because I love the tune and beat, the fashion and outfits and the music videos. ^^

They have 2 new songs which are わがまま 気のまま 愛のジョーク／愛の軍団 (Selfishness, Mind Condition and Love's Joke/ Army of Love)

I will present to you guys there two new songs:


Morning Musume- わがまま 気のまま 愛のジョーク

Morning Musume- 愛の軍団

(Sorry guys that I didn't just add the video right on the blog, I am having a hard time getting the official video on the blog itself. But I have added a link that will send you right to the video. ^^ Enjoy!)


If you like the songs, which one is your favorite and why? ^^ What do you like about the song? What you rate it out of 10? ^^ Please comment below~! ^^

Popular Attractions in Japan: 魚添え

Good morning everyone~! And good evening to the rest of you around the world in a different time zone~! Today, I want to talk about popular attractions in Japan. We all know that Japan is amazing inside and out and I want to talk about popular and fun places you can visit in Japan. I will also list resources on how you can find out more amazing places. I am just starting out with a partial list for now and will continue on more in other articles that will be coming up. First, I will list some restaurants!

UOSUE/魚添え

This restaurant is basically a more traditional Japanese restaurant. It has a traditional Japanese style to it and it serves mainly seafood. This type of restaurant is great for people who like to eat healthy, adventurous to try new and foreign things, and who loves Japanese food. I wouldn't recommend eating here if you are a fussy or picky eater about food, fussy or the boring type and not so adventurous.

Here is a review I would like to quote from Lonely Planet:

"Uosue is one of the best value Japanese places in town. It's a traditional Kyoto-style restaurant with a clean interior and friendly proprietors. For lunch, try the wonderful nijuu bentoo for ¥1000. At dinner, the omakase ryoori koosu is a great way to sample kaiseki ryoori without breaking the bank: it costs just ¥3800. It's next to a tiny shrine--keep an eye out for the sakes barrels out the front." -Lonely Planet

RESTAURANT ADDRESS: Ayakōji-dōri Shimogyō-ku Higashinotōin Higashi iru, Shinmei-chō 724

TRANSPORT: 1min walk from Karasuma Station, Hankyū line

PHONE:  075 351 1437

PRICE: lunch/bentō ¥1050, dinner from ¥3990

HOURS:  11am-2pm & 5-10pm, closed Sun.


If you like to find out more about this restaurants or any other restaurants, shopping areas, attractions, hotels, etc. check out Lonely Planet website by clicking here. 


If you had been to this restaurant before, please let us know in the comments to give advice on what to order, what you think about the restaurant, great things to order,etc. ^^ Any restaurant you like in Japan that you would like to recommend to the readers for me to cover a blog article on? Please comment below or email me at caramellpanda15@gmail.com

Thank you so much~!

Update~! ^^

Hey guys~! I made a decision that I want my blog to be really popular and I want everyone who loves and care about Japan to be able to notice my blog. ^^ So, I made many accounts so people can know my blog. You can follow my personal accounts here:

Instagram: KikiHatsune

Twitter: AquaGummiBear

Tumblr: kikihatsune.tumblr.com

And soon guys, I will be having a Facebook page just for my blog~! Thank you guys so much for your support and help~! ^^ I hope soon by blog will be well known on many websites!! ^^ Soon I will be making Vlogs on my YouTube account but, I don't know when that will be but, I hope you guys like that my blog is getting bigger and better~! Thank you guys so much~! Arigatou~! ^^