Halloween in Japan!

                                     BOO! It's almost that time of year again! HALLOWEEN! 

While Halloween is of course popular in Japan, many Japanese citizens disapprove of this holiday. Why you may ask? Well, many would find it disturbing to aboard a train full of crazy, maybe even horrifying strangers. Many even go all out about Halloween such as already celebrating on the first day of Halloween, even throughout Halloween. 

Many Japanese citizens want to get rid of the holiday, but it's such a difficult thing to do when it is a fun tradition and many people support it by buying products from many retailers which makes business boom. Every year Halloween for Japan (and also around the world) gets wilder and wilder. The madness will never end. Honestly, Japan does it better than anyone else (which is to be expected from such an awesome exotic country)!

Well, I wanted to keep this post short and sweet! I hope you guys will have a great Halloween this year! Sorry for the long hiatus. I have made the decision to quit posting on this blog to do something bigger and better. I currently now blog about books, writing, etc. and I also write my own books. I will post sometimes on Liv N' Luv Japan to keep it alive, but it won't be as often. Sorry.

Anyways, thank you for reading and stay tuned! ^_^

J-Fashion: Fairy Kei

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! Today, I wanna touch up on some more Japanese fashion which out of all pop culture things I do, unfortunately fashion isn't something I usually write about. Now, I'm not much of a girly girl but I gotta say I LOVE fairy kei fashion and I love the pastel blues and pinks and purples and all that kawaii stuff.

It reminds me a lot of lolita style but there is just something about fairy kei that's different. Maybe more colors other than pink? Majority pastel colors? I don't know but I love it and I wanna show you guys some pictures of fairy kei style!

    (This one is probably my favorite and one that I would totally wear any day and everyday!)

                                                                  (super duper kawaii)

                                                               (where can I buy these?!)



Yes! These are the three that I love the most and would definitely wear! I wanna know your opinion on fairy kei style! Love it?! Hate it?! EH?! Let me know in the comment section below, on Google+, or Twitter @LivNLuvJP

Ja, mata ne!! ^_^

J-POP: C-ute - The Middle Management (女性中間管理職)

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! Today, I'm going to start back up showing you guys some of the latest and some of my favorite J-POP songs and MV. Today, this one is the latest and one of my favorite J-POP songs so far which is by C-ute called The Middle Management (女性中間管理職) 


                                          C-ute - The Middle Management (女性中間管理職)

AKB48 Minami Minegishi Demoted and Apologizes

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! Today, I want to talk about something that I just found out over the weekend which this is kinda old news since it happened like a year or two ago but it is really interested but saddening.

If you're a fan of AKB48 and J-POP then majority of you already knew about this, but member of AKB48 Minami Minegishi is was a 20 year old woman at the time got caught at a guy house from a J-POP boy band and who she was supposedly secretly dating.

Now, what I didn't know was that there was a no dating policy and you actually sign a contract saying that you will not date anyone while a member of AKB48. In my opinion that's pretty stupid I mean like you have a group full of teenage girls and young women and you expect them not to date?! STUPID.

But the reason is that they want the girls to show purity and show that they are always "available". At a little point, I understand why they would demote Minami Minegishi. I mean she did sign the contract saying that she WOULDN'T date but....seriously?!

For those of you who don't know Minami Minegishi, this is her.

Once a weekly magazine founded out about her staying at this guy house it was then published and spread across Japan and other parts of the world through the internet. She started freaking out and raged and shaved her hair and then made a apology video saying to her fans that she was so sorry for bringing them down and everything and hope that they would forgive her and that what she did was wrong and she knew it was wrong in the first place and she hope that she will still be part of AKB48.

This is the apology video:

To me this is just really sad :(

Well this is the end of this article for today and I was really hyper about posting this because this really was interesting and made me want to do lots of research on it which I did. But everything is all good with her now. I don't know if she is still part of AKB48 or not but I'm pretty sure she is doing better stuff. :)

Let me know your opinions about this in the comment section below or on Twitter @LivNLuvJP

Thank you!!!!!!!

Top 5 J-POP YouTube Dancers!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! I'm really obsessed with Japanese pop culture and one of things I like the most is J-POP dance covers!! So today I thought I should show you guys my top 5 favorite J-POP YouTube dancers!!

1. AMU

This J-POP dancer is amazing and I just love watching her videos because her videos fill me with happiness and joy and sometimes I wish that I could dance as well as her if I had all that spirit and energy that she has! XD Here is a dance video from her YouTube channel:

2. KimonoTime

This is Kelsey Ellison who is a British girl who is known for her J-POP dancing and goes by her stage name "KimonoTime". I remember when I first started watching her YouTube channel and I watched my very first dance video from her called "Bad Apple" after that I just watched all of her videos in almost a week! I will show you guys one of her dance videos:

3. Hima

This is Hima and she is a Japanese girl who is 13 years old and also uploads J-POP dance covers! She is really popular among J-POP dancers and you will love all of her videos! You just can't get enough of her kawaii-ness~!!! ^^ Also, here is a fact that is really cool to me...me and Hima both have the same birthdays!! ^^ Our birthdays are both on April 16th! Now, here is a video from her which is her latest video right now:

4. Kozue Aikawa

Kozue Aikawa is a professional Japanese J-POP dancer. She used to be part of Danceroid. She also haves her own YouTube channel where she post videos of dance covers. She doesn't upload videos like she used to anymore but I'm not saying that she quit dancing!! That would be crazy!! I did an article on her on Liv N' Luv Japan so check it out! Also here is a video from her YouTube channel:

5.  Melochin

Last but not least there is Japanese J-POP dancer Melochin! He usually does dance covers with his friends Ry & Miume! He is one of my favorite male J-POP dancers. To me in my opinion, he is kawaii and has great style and dancing skills.

Well, this is the end of this article!! I will probably be posting one more later on in the afternoon. ^_^

Rilakkuma

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! I just thought I should post something that is a little random but super KAWAII that I love so much but then again don't know much about. Most of us who are interested in Japanese pop culture and those of us who are obsessed with everything and anything kawaii and fellow otakus as well should all know Rilakkuma!!

Name: Rilakkuma

Favorite Foods:

• Dango
• Pancakes
• Omurice
• Custard Pudding
• Grapes

Hobbies:

• Relaxing 
• Sleeping
• Lying around
• Watching television
• Listening to music
• Soaking in hot springs

(Me and Rilakkuma are like twins! XD)


There is a little story behind this cute adorable kawaii bear and I shall tell!! ^_^

The story for Rilakkuma's being is that he mysteriously appears in the female office lady Kaoru's apartment one day. He is a soft toy bear who has apparently decided to take up residence there. On his back is a zipper which when opened reveals a light blue polka dot pattern material. The reason for the zipper on his back is unknown. 

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You can find lots of materials, clothing, toys, accessories, etc with Rilakkuma on it!

                                                                         (bento box)

                                                                             (toys)
                                                                         

                                                                          (clothing)

Well thank you guys!! This was just a random but cute little post I wanted to do because I don't want to be inactive on Liv N' Luv Japan. I will be back soon with more exciting articles!! ^_^

AKB48 Member Gives Birth To Her 1st Child

Hello everyone! Welcome back to Liv N' Luv Japan! This is really surprising to me as an AKB48 fan. I don't know all the members in the group except for very few but I was really shocked that on TokyoHive I found out that one of the members, Kikuchi Ayaka is married and gave birth on April 30th at 5:31 AM to a healthy baby boy!!

                                                     (Kikuchi Ayaka with her newborn baby)


Here is what Kikuchi Ayaka shared: "The labor was very painful. But that went away instantly when he was born!! He's so cute that my husband and I are fawning over him. I will give him a lot of love and do my best with child-rearing!!"


CONGRATULATIONS KIKUCHI AYAKA!! (^_^)

TAMAGOTCHI

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! I know it has been 4 months since that last time I posted an article for you guys. Like I said before, I am busy with school. But, I currently don't have my laptop to be able to work on it like I used too. Sad face!

So, what is a tamagotchi?!

                                                                   (1996 tamagotchi)

A tamagotchi is a virtual pet! You take care of these little creatures from an far far far away planet who needs to be fed, played with, nurtured, etc!! Tamagotchi does have a meaning! The "tamago" part of tamagotchi means "egg" in Japanese. And the "tch" part comes from part of the English word "watch".

Tamagotchi was in stores in 1996. It was a very popular 90s toy and it was popular among boys and girls and everyone of all ages. Tamagotchis are not as popular as they were before but new versions of tamagotchis are still being made. They are made and sold by Bandai.

Now, time for my opinion! I absolutely LOVE tamagotchis!! I used to have a couple of tamagotchis before when I was younger but I also lose them after a while and I don't know why! I currently do have a tamagotchi which is the newest version which is called "Tamagotchi Friends"!

                                                              (Tamagotchi Friends)

It brings back memories having a tamagotchi!! One thing that I am very jealous of is the fact that in Japan they actually have colored LED screen tamagotchis!! And that was always a thought I had years ago, "What if someday there might be a colorful tamagotchi?". I do like the black and grey screen because it's like the originals but, I would love to have a more modern looking tamagotchi. Here is one that really got my attention and it's called "Tamagotchi 4U".

                                                                  (Tamagotchi 4U)

My favorite tamagotchi character would have to be Kuromametchi because he is just cute and adorable and I just love his style!! (^_^)

Well, that's about it I can say about tamagotchis!! I don't to make this article long and borning and me just ranting and geek-ing out about tamagotchis, but I will be posting another article soon hopefully!!

How many tamagotchis have you have had before?!
If you never had a tamagotchi, would you want one?!
Who is your favorite tamagotchi character?!

BYE! MATA NE!! (^_^)