Liv N' Luv Japan 100th Blog Post!!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! I have some very exciting news! I have finally reached my 100th blog post!! This was one of my goals for Liv N' Luv Japan last year during the winter. I wanted to reach my 100th blog post!!

I am so excited right now and I am feeling speechless! After blogging for more than a year now, I want to talk about what I learned about blogging........

• First things first, blogging takes A LOT of time! Blogging isn't just something that you do for like 15 or 20 minutes a day. It takes about an hour or more! For me, I be working on my blog for almost 3 hours a day. If you don't put the time for your blog then, it may not seem like much or it's maybe not your best interest.

• Secondly, blogging take motivation and passion! If you don't have motivation and passion then, I suggest you to stop blogging and find something else that you may enjoy because if you don't have motivation and passion then your blog will be unsuccessful and uninteresting. And you need to have lots of ideas to come up with to continue with your blog.

• Blogging has really improved me and open me to new information that I haven't even known about. When I first started blogging, I started blogging because I had passion for Japan and my dream career is to become a journalist. So, I thought that journalism and blogging tied together and was related so, I thought that blogging will help me learn a little more. Sometimes, blogging can be stressful but, for me I always find it fun to do and share the things I am interested in with other people. So as an opinion on myself, I think I would make a perfect journalist~!

• Because of blogging, I have made a lot of new friends online and they have taught me so much and we would always share our tips and talk about our experience with blogging and the things that strongly interested us into blogging about the things that we love. Blogging also improved me as a person as well. It made me more open-minded and made me also want to learn more about the advance part of blogging and makes me want to learn more about different people and cultures. Things like this really inspires me.

• I have had times when I loved writing so much and had so many ideas flowing through my mind while writing that I didn't want to stop and, I have also had times when I wasn't in the mood for reading, writing, blogging or even thinking about writing that when I worked on my blog I didn't know where to start.

•  There have been many times that I thought to myself that my blog Liv N' Luv Japan is a very great blog and someday will become very successful that I wanted to start a second or third blog but, I wasn't inspired by them and decided to keep Liv N' Luv Japan.

I am happy to be able to share most of what I have learned from blogging with you guys. And I really appreciate all of you for supporting me and viewing my blog. When I first started blogging from last year on July 11th 2013 to now, my priorities for my blog change from time to time. At first, the most important thing for my blog at the beginning was getting my blog to get notice. As soon as I got a couple of views and posted around 10-20 posts, I thought that I would get a really huge amount of views in almost a couple of days. But, I notice that I doesn't work that way so, then my priorities change from getting noticed to raising my view count.

Afterwards, I became more experienced and noticed I wanted more communication on my blog and wanted to be able to communicate with my readers and get to know more about their opinions on about the articles I be writing and about my blog as a whole. There is communication on my blog but now as much as I would want it to be so, I try to add social media into it by making a Facebook page, Google+ community, Twitter page, etc. And it helped a lot because it let me know that people were actually interested and took the time to actually follow. but, after making a couple of social networks for Liv N' Luv Japan, sometimes it is very hard for me to actually to keep up with everything.

The only thing I could actually keep up with is the Twitter account for Liv N' Luv Japan. I find it more fun and interesting to use than Facebook, Google+, etc. and so far the Twitter page as 13+ followers, and the Facebook as around 8+ followers and the Google+ community as around 29+ followers.

I also try to make my blog look a lot more interesting by coloring the font, adding photographs and videos, trying to interact with the readers, trying to find different subjects to talk about. Things I talk about is all Japan-related so I have the entertainment such as J-POP, Anime, Manga, Celebrities, etc. and I have some things on the Japanese language and help other people by finding resources that I recommend them to use. And now, I am starting to write more on what's going on in Japan and adding more of the traditional culture and history as well. 

Well, there is really not much I can actually say right now on this article. But, I now really my goal is to order in the hoodies and get more communication on my blog which is now my top priorities for Liv N' Luv Japan. Also, you guys can follow and tweet at @LivNLuvJP and you can also comment on my blog. And if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, compliements, etc. you would like me to know then please email me at: livnluvjapan@yahoo.com !! ^_^

Thank you guys so much for all of your support!!   

Today In Japan: Raising Awareness About Refugees

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! I decided to start a new category for Liv N' Luv Japan. I always seem to talk about entertainment in Japan such as celebrities, anime, manga, J-POP, etc. But, yesterday I notice that I rarely and none at all talk about what's been going on in Japan or any history really at all. So, starting today I will start talking more on about what's going on in Japan and I will label this category as "Today In Japan".

First, I want to talk about "Raising Awareness About Refugees". There was an event and children was with the members of the Nadeshiko Japan which is Japan's women soccer team. So, the team members decided to join in fun and games with the children that was there that day and asked them true or false questions about the refugees, I guess to test the children knowledge on the subject. The event was organized by the UNHCR at Toyosu Lalaport in Tokyo on Friday (it is Friday here today but, it was Friday for Japan yesterday).

Afterwards, the players and the children all took a photo together:

Here is a couple of photos of refugees in Japan:

I learned that there is a such thing such as "Refugee Day". I guess that they want children to learn more about refugees for plenty of reasons such as to help refugee agencies to increase their profile and visibility, to provide an opportunity for refugees to celebrate and express their cultural identity, to attract positive media coverage of refugee issues, etc. So after reading about this, I am assuming that their is low knowledge on people not knowing about refugees. Even I don't know much on refugees myself! For those who do not know what a refugee is, it is a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, natural disaster, etc.


Well, that is all for this article for "Today In Japan". On my opinion on refugees, I feel kinda sorry for them because you have to think about that they have to leave their families and the people they love. Also they are leaving their home country to go somewhere they are basically don't know about. If I was in that type of situation I will feel very worried and sad that I think I would go crazy. I wish I could help and support the people who are refugees and I am glad that I learned something new today that I didn't even know nothing about. Let me know your opinion on this article and how you feel about the people who are refugees in the comment section below. Also don't forget to follow and tweet to @LivNLuvJP !!

J-POP: Arashi (嵐) - Troublemaker (トラブルメーカー)

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! I am going to show you guys my favorite J-POP song of all time! This song is a couple of years old but it is still a really great song by the Japanese boy group called, "Arashi". And my favorite member of the band which he is my all time favorite...Matsumoto Jun~!! <3 ^_^

I love Arashi forever~!! <3 ^_^

私は永遠に嵐が大好きです〜！ <3^ _^

My Top 5 NicoNicoDouga Dance Covers

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! I am a huge fan of NicoNicoDouga! It is basically and mostly videos that you record a video of yourself doing a dance cover to a J-POP/Vocaloid/Etc song and sometimes people even record themselves singing as well but, dance covers are more popular and has over a million uploads. I have an obsession with J-POP/Vocaloid dance covers and so I have tons of favorite but, I am going to show you guys my top 5 favorite:

                                                 1. (AMUxk-two) 影炎≒Variation

                                                        2. KimonoTime - Bad Apple!!

                                                      3. PONPONPON Mirror Dance

                                              4. Aikawa Kozue & Hima! - Megu-Megu Fire

                                                  5. Ririri - O.T.N Gigantic Dance Cover

Any of you guys fans of NicoNico?! Then, let me know what your favorite NicoNico dance covers are! You can comment below! And don't forget to follow and tweet to Liv N' Luv Japan on Twitter @LivNLuvJP !

Want more of NicoNicoDouga?! Then CLICK HERE! ^_^

Coming Soon: Liv N' Luv Japan Hoodies!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! I have some exciting news! Because I have been experiencing with blogging on Liv N' Luv Japan for more than a year now, I always wanted to do something to promote my blog and also for the people who love reading Liv N' Luv Japan and are fans, I wanted to sell some items so, I always want to have my own hoodies! I went online to see what I have to do to make them and how much it would cost to order them.

So I decided to go on with the plan and I customized some hoodies online! Once I reach my goal to collect enough money to order some in, I will sell them on my blog for you guys who are interested in buying some! I don't know about the prices right now since I just came up with the idea yesterday and trying to get everything organized for my blog to make it better.

I decided if I sell enough hoodies, I will use the money towards Liv N' Luv Japan. I would like to figure out if I could lose the domain 'blogspot' and to be able to make my URL 'www.livnluvjapan.com' instead of 'livnluvjapan.blogspot.com'. Also, I would like to start vlogging on my blog. I think it would be very interesting and more interactive and fun instead of reading all the time. So, I am also going to save up to get a better webcam. My laptop sucks at audio and the videos need to turn out looking more professional.

I want to give you guys a sneak peek at the hoodies though just to get you guys very excited!!!

Let me guys know in the comment area below of what you think about the hoodies and how many of you are interested in ordering one soon! You can leave a comment on Liv N' Luv Japan below, comment on Liv N' Luv Japan Facebook Page and/or tweet @LivNLuvJP ! Thank you very much!! Arigatou gozaimasu! ^_^

Celebrities: Masaki Sato (佐藤優樹)

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! It's time to talk about Japanese celebrities!!! I want to talk about Masaki Sato from Morning Musume. She is my most favorite member from Morning Musume. I love her cuteness and there is something about her that I like that make her stand out from all of the other girls in the group~! ^_^

Name: 佐藤優樹 (Masaki Sato)

Birthday: May 7th, 1999 (currently 15 yrs old)

From: Hokkaido, Japan

Occupation: Singer

Association: Morning Musume, Harvest, Jurin, Sato no Akari, Hello!Project, Mobekimasu 

Blood Type: A

Height: 153cm

Now, that was just some basic in general information about Masaki Sato. Now, I am going to talk more about her and about Morning Musume. First of all, Masaki Sato is part of the 10th generation of Morning Musume and she was one of the girls who were selected on September 29th, 2011. She has 2 younger sisters.

 Masaki Sato is known to have a cheerful personality. She is the 6th Morning Musume member who is from Hokkaido. What is really shocking to me that she is the only 10th generation Morning Musume member who has not had past experience in the entertainment industry. So, when I think about that, that means this is her first time ever and all of a sudden she just audition and got in with no experience at all! She had always spoken English until she was 5 years old, when she started kindergarten, she had to start using Japanese.

That is how much I learned about Masaki Sato so far. By far when it comes to the 10th generation Morning Musume, she will always be my most favorite member! I hope that she will audition to be in future generations. She is really young, and we are the same age! Plus, I am a few months older than her which is something surprising that I have learned as well! I am positive that she will probably be in future generations because of the fact, it will be a while before she gets to a certain age to graduate from Morning Musume.

Now, who is your favorite 10th generation member?! ^_^ I would love to know your opinions about Masaki Sato and your favorite member!! ^_^ Please comment below!! And don't forget to tweet @LivNLuvJP !!
Thank you very much!! Arigatou gozaimasu!!
  

Follow Liv N' Luv Japan On Twitter!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! I have some very exciting news! I have made a Twitter account just for Liv N' Luv Japan! And for you guys who love my reading my blog and love Japan, you should follow Liv N' Luv Japan @LivNLuvJP !

I also have been wanting a Twitter Feed on my blog which I have been dying for! I always wanted one for my blog to spice my blog up and also to be able to communicate with others that are following and read my blog. I want more communication on my blog because I want to be able to socialize with my readers and to know there ideas and to be able to know what they would like to see on my blog, what they think about my articles, or just to give a shoutout!

I would love to have more communication on my blog because I think that would make my blog more of a blog. So, the things I will be posting on Liv N' Luv Japan Twitter is mostly to notify new articles that have been posted, maybe some pictures that I've taken that relates to anything Japanese, to socialize with other people who love Japan, etc!! Anything that you guys want!! ^_^

So please for the people who are reading this and that haves a Twitter account, follow Liv N' Luv Japan on Twitter: @LivNLuvJP

I would be really grateful and happy for that! ^_^

 

J-POP: Morning Musume - Help Me!! (MV)

Hello everyone! Check out Morning Musume and their song "Help Me!!"

                                               MORNING MUSUME - HELP ME!! (MV)

J-POP: Perfume - Nee

As a huge fan of the J-POP pop/electronic/techno group Perfume, I love all their songs without a doubt! Their music make me feel so happy! I don't think that their is any song by them that I dislike so as my first blog article for this week, I will post a MV of their song "Nee". Enjoy~! ^_^

Vending Machines In Japan!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! I want to talk about something that I have dying to try someday in Japan which is their vending machines! Why do the Japanese get all the good stuff?! Vending machines in Japan are very popular and Japan haves the most vending machines in the world! They have more than a total of 5.5 million vending machines and only around 2.56 million of them are beverage vending machines.

The reasons why I always thought that the vending machines in Japan are interesting is because they not only sell beverages but also many random things that you wouldn't ever think of to be sold in a vending machine such as hot soup, traditional shrine charms, newspapers, magazine, novels, fruit, vegetables, sweets, bread, even underwear!!!

                                                       food sold in vending machines

                                                       a large variety of different beverages


Also, many vending machines in Japan are having where if you stand in front of the vending machine, it can detect your age and gender and also your body temperature to determine what item you should buy! For example, let's say there was a male in his thirties during the morning in the winter time. The machine may recommend him a certain type of hot tea, corn soup, etc.

There are many brand new types of vending machines where it has more of a sophisticated look and way of working with it such as a touch where it's like your operating a giant smartphone. Also, after purchasing an item, most vending machines will display a slot machines where buyers can have a chance to win another drink for free. It will also display the weather and temperature making it helpful to people who are passing by the machines as well.

Over about 980 thousand Japanese coffee vending machines have an app you can download where you have there is a "virtual store manager". Some people like it better when they buy things from a store mostly because they like the "warmth" of dealing with people instead of a machine all the time. So, when you download the app and register a vending machine you frequently visit, you will receive messages and special videos such as, "good job on your work today"!

That's is all I can say about the vending machines in Japan! They are just the best of the best! And I can't wait till I go to Japan someday and actually get to use their vending machines! In my opinion, I feel that the Japanese are really creative and very intelligent people to come up with something so amazing that it doesn't seem real! I like how they take something that people use almost every day of their lives and make it more easy to use, made it really fun, making it more modern, etc. To be honest, I don't think I would've ever thought of it!

Let me guys know your opinions on the vending machines in Japan and if you have any questions as well, feel free to comment on this article below! ^_^

J-POP: KARA - Bye Bye Happy Days

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! Now, I am going to show you guys a MV and I kinda wonder about this video. Even though the singers are Korean and the group was originated in South Korea, I put this MV as a J-POP because the video is in Japanese. I really love K-POP but I love J-POP even more! ^_^ I think this song is really cute and I love their outfits and this song puts me in a really happy mood. I am listening to it over and over while working on my blog.

Here is KARA with their song "Bye Bye Happy Days"!

Let me guys know what you think about them!

Celebrities: Miyamoto Karin (宮本佳林)

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! I like talking about famous Japanese celebrities, especially the ones I have an obsession over. One of my top favorites is Miyamoto Karin. Many of you who listens to J-POP may know her from the girl group Juice=Juice.

Birthday: December 1st, 1998 (currently 15 yrs)

Birthplace: Chiba, Japan

Occupation: Singer

Blood Type: O

Height: 154cm

That was a little general information about Miyamoto Karin that I have mentioned above. When I think of Miyamoto Karin, I think of her as a leader and not a follower. I really don't know why but, I think it has something to do with her being in Juice=Juice. She seems like the leader of the bunch and seems to be the most popular. But, that doesn't make her better than the rest of the other girls. 

Here is a little information you may be interested in knowing about Miyamoto Karin. Her favorite colors are baby pink and grape color. She doesn't like to draw (which I don't understand why...who doesn't like to draw?!). Her hobbies are home karaoke and playing with her cats. Her favorite subject is music (which is very obvious!). Her group Juice=Juice is part of Hello!Project. Other than her in the Juice=Juice group is Akari Uemura, Tomoko Kanazawa, Yuka Miyazaki, and Sayuki Takagi.

There is really not much more I can really say about her. But, I will make sure to post articles about the other members of the group for those who are curious about the other girls as well. And if you have any questions about Miyamoto Karin or want me to do an article about some of your favorite Japanese celebrities, feel free to let me know by commenting below! ^_^ 

What I Want To Do In Japan!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! Today, I am pretty tired now and sometimes it can get stressful to blog when you have to come up with something interesting to talk about to the viewers and that's related to Japan. And when you think up of something to post you barely know about, you have to go through a lot of research and it gets really stressful. And not all the time I usually find something to talk about that I can actually speak my mind about freely. So, I actually thought of something that I sometimes think about that I can talk about that most of you must've thought about as well.

For all of us you loves Japan, we all have that dream to someday visit and/or live in Japan. We all must've thought about all the things we want to see and do there as well. I think about that a lot and it has always been my dream for years to actually live in Japan and I vowed on my life a couple of years ago that before I die, I want to at least visit Japan! With all the compassion and motivation and self-esteem I put into about going to Japan, everyone I know believe for a fact that I will visit that country. I really don't remember why I actually started liking Japan but, I knew that their country and culture was way different and weird but actually interesting to me. I love both the traditional and pop culture. I am an obsessed freak with anime, manga, J-POP, J-Drama, Japanese fashion, Japanese language, ANYTHING BASICALLY JAPANESE!!

And as my dream to someday become a journalist, I hope to also work for a major business in Japan that deals with journalism. That is one of the reasons why I decided to start this blog. I wanted to get my name out there and show my compassion for Japan and to express myself and also to get to know new people, etc.!

So, now I am going to list my top 5 things I want to do in Japan:

1. Visit Akihabara

Akihabara is like an otaku nerd dream!!! Akihabara is known as the "Electric Town". And almost everything is out of the extraordinary. You have Japanese girls dressed up as cafe maids and you will see majority of people cosplaying as well mostly as anime characters and vocaloids or even well known icons. Akihabara is also a large well known shopping center. You can shop for clothes and accessories and go to food courts. Also, you can go shop for mangas, anime, electronics, video games, etc. It is so hard for me to actually explain the wonders of Akihabara but I am going to stop here with this one.


2. Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji is both a mountain and a volcano. I have heard before that it is traditional in the summer time that many Japanese will go mountain climbing all the way to the top of mount Fuji. Also, which I didn't know until I saw online that there are many shops, outlets, and hotels on Mount Fuji. I would love to do this and just for the experience and taking action in something traditional and something active.



3. Shibuya 109

Shibuya 109 is a huge mall in Japan in the city of Shibuya. The name says it all. It is in Shibuya and the mall has 109 shopping centers including food courts! I love shopping for clothes and just being in an atmosphere like that. I even love window shopping just looking around for ideas and getting a chance to take it slow and look around instead of knowing I have money and ready to spend it on the first thing I see as usual. ^_^



4. Become An Exchange Student

I always wanted to be a student in Japan and experience the school life there. Just by watching YouTube videos and looking at other American exchange students in Japan makes me motivated to become a student. Also, what really attracted me to the Japanese school life are the Japanese uniforms for females. I really love the plaid skirts and the ties and bows and the navy jackets and knee high socks. I love it! I also love the anime based on school life in Japan!



5. Go To A Vocaloid Concert

And last but not least on the things I want to do someday in Japan, is go to a vocaloid concert! First of all, I am obsessed with vocaloids such as Hatsune Miku, Rin and Len Kagamine, Kaito, Gakupo, ALL OF THE VOCALOIDS!! And I was always curious about the vocaloid concerts. I watch them on YouTube that other people have recorded but, I have never actually been to a one. I know that the vocaloids appear on a holographic screen but, I am curious does the characters appear to look very realistic like, do they look like they are actually there.


There are so many many many more things that I really want to do in Japan that I cannot list them all! But, I would like to hear what you guys want to do someday in Japan and for you guys who have been to Japan before or currently living there, I want to know the things you enjoy in Japan and what you would recommend.

Mata Ne!!!

J-Pop Girl Group PASSPO

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! As you guys should know, I am a huge fan of J-POP. I listen to J-POP way more than I listen to any other type of music. So, I went online and searched "Japanese Girl Groups". I founded this J-POP girl group that I haven't heard of before. They call themselves "PASSPO". And as I read under their description on a site, they aren't really much popular and well known as well as most J-POP lovers know AKB48, Morning Musume, Perfume, etc. Their concept in almost all of their videos are flight attendants. They are kinda new knowing that they were formed in 2009 which way earlier than most groups that has been together for more than a decade.

PASSPO contains 10 members:

• Ai Negishi
• Yukimi Fujimoto
• Natsumi Iwamura
• Mio Masui
• Makoto Okunaka
• Shiori Mori
• Sako Makita
• Naomi Anzai
• Anna Tamai

How were these girls selected into being members of PASSPO?? Well, it all happened in 2009 when girls were entering the contest in Akihabara called, "Minna de Tsukuru Idol Unit". Also about the group that many J-POP groups do, PASSPO members also have a color. After a while since I have never listened to their music, I went on YouTube and searched the group to listen to at least one of their songs to see if I liked their music. And of course, I enjoyed it! Their music sounds really nice and soft and can also sound upbeat during the chorus. And their concept of flight attendants are really adorable and they can really make their music videos fit in with their theme. I am going to show you guys 2 of their songs:

                                                                PASSPO-"Truly"

                                                           PASSPO-"Kyandi Room"

Let me guys know what you think about PASSPO and if you like or dislike the group!!

Mata ne!! ^_^



 

Ameba Pigg

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! Now, I love anything and everything that has to do with virtual worlds and social media and I found a Japanese site that can has both! It's very popular in Japan and it deals with both social networking and virtual world game play.

It is called Ameba Pigg! To visit the site please CLICK HERE.

It is really fun and enjoyable! But, if you want to enjoy it fully then you are going to have to have a good level of the Japanese language. My Japanese is good but not great. Like I said before, I suck at reading Japanese because I don't know kanji except for the basics. But, I understand it by a little and I really liked the game itself and I wish I could use the social networks part of the site but, I can't understand the controls of it because of my Japanese. T_T

There used to be an English version of this site called Ameba Pico. I would used that site almost 24/7! I am obsessed with Ameba Pico. I would make tons of friends, play lots and lots of minigames, earn virtual money, shop for clothes and furniture. It was amazing but, after a while, Ameba Pico had been shut down like I don't know why exactly but there is no longer an Ameba Pico. I hope that someday though that Ameba Pico will be back on the internet someday soon.

Also about Ameba Pigg, I saw on YouTube videos that the Japanese would post that look much like commercials which may be a commercial in Japan, of the Japanese playing and enjoying Ameba Pigg. Here is a video I have founded. To see the video please CLICK HERE. (I cannot get the video on Liv N' Luv Japan so I used the link.)

Well, there is not much I can say now about Ameba Pigg but for you guys that are interested in this then I suggest you to give it a try! I am also planning to give this site another chance and hoping that I can use it right even though my Japanese is not too good to actually understand the game fully. ^_^;; See you guys soon!!

JPOP: Perfume-"Dream Fighter"

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! Like I usually do, I post music videos of my favorite J-POP groups and songs! Now, I have something to say about the song "Dream Fighter" by the JPOP group Perfume. They are a Japanese electronic group. And about their song "Dream Fighter". It was the 1st Japanese song I ever listened to. When I was learning Japanese years ago and only been studying it for a couple of days and only know the pure basics, this was the first song I ever heard and I fallen in love with this song which makes this song one of my most favorites!! ^_^ I present to you Perfume!!

Here is their MV of Dream Fighter:

JapanesePod101

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! Today, I want to continue doing more for the Japanese language and helping you guys find more reliable resources to help motivate you to continue your studies of Japanese.

JapanesePod101 usually teaches mostly vocabulary, grammar, and how to write hiragana, katakana, and kanji. They have a YouTube channel with many videos to teach you but, their website has way more features. It is free to sign up but, I don't know if all the features on the site is free if I remember clearly. I am also a user of JapanesePod101 myself. Here is a sample video of how they teach the vocabulary on YouTube:

I recommend this if you are trying to increase your vocabulary.

And here is one of their latest videos on YouTube and it last around 14 minutes and it's more of a lesson than simple vocabulary:

I wouldn't really highly recommend it but, on a scale I see it as average. But, that is just my opinion! ^_^ But, I recommend it for light learning! ^_^

I will try to find more resources for studying and learning Japanese!!! GANBATTE KUDASAI!!!

JPOP: Juice=Juice--"Blown By The Wind"

Hello everyone! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! Here is a new music video from one of my favorite Japanese J-POP girl groups, "Juice=Juice"!

My favorite member of this group is Miyamoto Karin! (The girl in the center)

Here is their MV, "Blown By The Wind" (Promotional Edit) :

ANIME:進撃の巨人 (Attack On Titan)

Hello everyone and welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! Today, I really feel like talking about my most favorite and maybe might be my #1 anime...Attack On Titan!!

I really never enjoyed many anime like this like, ton of violence and fighting type anime as much unless it was Naruto but this anime really surprised me. I never heard of Attack On Titan until I saw it on the cover of Otaku USA magazine and read the article on it. And it looked interesting and I was planning to see if I could watch it on Crunchyroll or YouTube but I never gotten the chance to search it up. But, I usually watch most of my anime on Toonami and turns out Attack On Titan was premiered!

At first, I was going to not watch it but then I was like, "Hey, why not just give it a chance?". So I did, and it was the best anime I have ever watched in a looooooooooong time!!! I was able to watch 2 episodes of it one night. (It only comes on Sunday mornings around 12AM.) I was scared to fall asleep feeling stupid to actually think that I will start to hallucinate and start seeing and hearing things thinking it would probably be the titans. XD

THIS IS ME WHEN I AM TERRIFIED TO GO TO SLEEP AFTER WATCHING THE MOST CREEPIEST, WIERDEST, DISGUSTING, AND DISTRUBING ANIME OF ATTACK ON TITAN.........

But yeah, Attack On Titan is an amazing anime and in my opinion, I highly recommend it. It is also a manga and I have actually seen them in book stores such as Books-A-Million and Barnes & Nobles. I don't own any of the manga or have read one so I can't rate it but, I am pretty sure that it is amazing as well since it is based on the anime. It is also a video game for Nintendo 3DS which I want to try since I own a 3DS! ^_^

And one of my favorite things about any anime, is the opening and ending themes...Attack on Titan opening is one of the best in my opinion so, for those who have and/or haven't heard it here is the opening of Attack On Titan:

                                                     ATTACK ON TITAN OPENING

MUSIC: KyaryPamyuPamyu- Kira Kira Killer

This MV will now be from one of my most favorite J-POP singers and dancers, KyaryPamyuPamyu. This video is so cute and adorable and I love her hair and outfit in this video and the special effects ^_^ ENJOY!

KYARYPAMYUPAMYU!!!