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Tuesday, March 4, 2008,

**Watched Enbujo 2006 dvd w/Engl. subs...and random 'other' stuff**

Heyyy, thot I'd do a little posting...(Sorry this is so late. Finished this awhile ago but, didn't have time to post this.)

Monday (March 3rd) was Girl's Day but too bad my daughter's friends (2 girls) couldn't make it over to our place for tea and lunch. I even went as far as buying all the food items from Mitsuwa & Nijiya grocery markets. *sigh* Sadly to say, one of the girls was sick (the little one) so, the two of them couldn't make it with their mother (my friend). -_- Oh well...but...but. This week Thursday, they're coming over (had to cancel w/them due to my bad cold/relapse). Thought we'd postpone getting together until this Thursday. *sigh*...back to buying all the foods for lunch. lolol :P Even though there won't be any sakura mochi (becuz it's over already...lol), I can at least get us some lunch bentos and stuff. Well, like I sometimes say to myself, 'trying this again...' lol :P

It's okay though because on Girl's Day my daughter & I celebrated amongst ourselves. (just she & I) Good thing she's still 'young' yet, as she didn't mind it was only the two of us. ^_^ I bought us some 1) chicken karage, 2) this patty thing that has potatos, carrots, green beans and stuff in it, 3) corn croquette, 4) maki sushi, and other mochi stuff. And, she took a class pic with only the girls in her class wearing her yukata on. ^_^ lol

Well, I'll try to grab some photos later from this event when I receive the photos from my keitai and friend. XDD

On to other things...

Hey, I've noticed pretty soon it's Takki's b-day again ne? (and mine XDD) Sorry, I don't mean to reiterate (bring it up) it again but, my b-day is coming up on March 23rd and it's 6 days before Takki's. ^_~ Plus, my hubby & I, our wedding anniversary date is coming again soon too. (March 17; St. Patrick's Day of all things...lol -_-) And no, we don't dress or wear 'green' either. lol :P But, I can't believe it 's been 7 years that we've been married. *sigh* How time flies so fast, esp. when you get older. lo

Aaaaaaaaahhh! I dun mean to spazz out but, I'm chatting with Miron on msnchat (Wed. morng, as I'm writing this too...lol) and she told me the '08-'09 T&T calendar is already out! O_O Eehhhhhhhhh...since March 3rd?? And Sanseido bookstore didn't calllllll me yet??!?? >_< *BAKA*Sanseido!!!! Whyyyy they no call me yet? I checked my phone from yesturday and nothing still. -_- *sigh* I hope to gawd they call me soon for it cuz I have it on pre-order from them, plus...I still have to buy it from them. They told me to 'wait' to use my %off coupons. When they call me, I'll go down to pick it up. From there, I can purchase it from them at half-price using the coupons. I wished I had already bought it. lol -_- Saves me a step, right? (1 step less to do) :P OMG, I waaaaaaant my T&T calendar alreadyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P *pfffft* ^_^ (can't wait, can't wait, can't wait!)

*whew*...okaaay. Now that I got that outa my system... lol :P
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Remember these mag scans from Takki's Enbujo show when it first started? I had to post these on here as I'm trying to do a dedication/mini-project from here on out regarding his play coming up again in April. I'll be posting random mag scans, Jshop photos, Presscon vid clips, etc. in every posting so, be on the lookout from now on with various things regarding this project. (whether 'old' or new stuff)


(WU 0605)


(Potato 0605; pages 1 & 2)


(Potato 0605; page 3)

Oh! Last night (actually last weekend...lol), I was finishing watching Takizawa Enbujo 2006 w/Engl. subs from newshfan's lj I downloaded long ago. Well, here's a short run-down (so far...lol) on what my reaction was to the footage:

All I can say is ‘Wow!’ @_@ *dies*

After I finally was able to d/l the Takizawa Enbujo ’06 dvd Engl. subbed vers. from newshfan’s lj, and after watching the beginning where Takki was ‘Lord Takizawa’ of his castle and the 47 Ronin (Jrs.) were his subordinates, I had an ill-feeling inside me watching his castle burn to the ground from the Byakkotai after they invaded and shot him. I found myself in tears again, even though I watched it before. (when I first bought the limited ed. box set) But, watching it again w/Engl. subs and finally being able to understand, brought me to tears even more when the ending part of that segment played out.

I don’t know why every time I watch samurai-type doramas, taigas, etc. I get so tense and caught up into the emotion of it all. I know it’s only ‘acting’ (like my father would always say) and this is a play…but, still. I guess when the main character is your own ‘Jpop idol’/star/main-squeeze, it’s hard to maintain composure and not feel for him when he gets defeated in the end, and especially when he ends up dying. -_- Gosh, I really felt for Takki during that moment when he got shot by the Byakkotai, and when he had to kill one of his own too. (played by former ‘Yah-Yah-Yah’, now ‘Hey, Say Jump!’; Hikaru Yaotome) In samurai doramas, watching a samurai having to kill one of their own just hurts me the most. And, for me, if the character is played by Takki ^_^, it just makes it worse because I love and care so much about him. -_- Man, that part of the play was so intense! lol But, that’s Takki for you, especially when a dorama or play is a serious role he’s playing; he’s always so ‘intense’. Gawd, don’t ya just love him even more like that though? *melts*sigh* o_o And did you notice those sexy biceps while he was holding the sword toward Tadayoshi Okura’s neck? @_@

But, omg…that song, Inishie’!!!! *dies* @_@ I loooooove this song to death too now! (aside from ‘Here I Am’) Dang, it’s so kireii & kakkoii…the lyrics, the way he sings it flying in the air, and the way it sounds, homg. No wonder everyone likes this song. lol :P For the longest time, I couldn’t figure out why all the fangirls and many others who went to see Enbujo loved this song so much. Now I know. ^_~ I know it’s not the same as seeing/hearing him sing it in person, live. But for me, this dvd will do me good enough. For now anyway until, I myself, can see this in person some day. Watch my luck, he won’t sing this when I’m there. *blehh* :P

Eewww…and then the scene changed right into Takki’s large, white face, glowing into the darkness. Takki’s voice…and seeing his, somewhat, dark-faced figure against the backdrop wall, was so ire and frightful-looking. (like an ‘obake-Takki’ face…lol) And his eyes changing into blk eyeliner all over just like an ‘obake’s (ghost)…ugghh!! o_O Gosh, and to think this was done with makeup and special effects. lol :P Just that alone made me not wanna be in a room all by myself. :P Good going, Takki. Now I won’t be able to sleep! *urusai* LOL

Ohhhh kaaaaaay…'kabuki-Takki' desu. lolol One man, many kamen (masks). But, this part was cool, I guess because this was where he changes into many different masks. (some were illusion too…sugoii~) *clap clap* Okay. After that gold fanning stunt he does while it goes into the box (Jrs. were holding), and then he changes into another mask while standing on a platform, these long strings or material that's attached to his kimono, all of a sudden he ‘flies’ into mid-air with the strings…uwaaahh!! O_o How’d he do that? I mean, it didn’t look like rope or a bungee cord he was flying with…it was only material! >_< :P And then he lets go of the material attached to the robe he was wearing and flies around…sugoiiiii!! O_O I didn’t even see a bungee cord this time either. lol


You know what I should call him? (another nickname I’ll call him) ‘Flying Takki’. lolol :P Well, it matches doesn’t it? It seems (so far) during Takizawa Enbujo, One! – the history of Tackey, Takkuricon, and others, he seems to like flying a lot in his plays and concerts. No wonder when he went to visit Hawaii he wanted to sky dive. -_- lol Chotto abunai yo~ -_- believe me. No life insurance company would wanna hire him as their client if he’s constantly doing stunts like that often. hahahahaha


Although, I wished I was one of those women in kimonos helping him with those spinning umbrellas. lol ^_~ But, I also liked those large, gold fans he gave to his assistants. I guess I just fall in love with anything to do with ‘traditional-Japanese’ stuff. ^_^

Or, maybe I can be his special one-and-only ‘faithful’ assistant' of his to change his clothes, backstage? (or even changing into those kimonos on-stage) ^_^ j/k Oh…in his Enbujo 2007 show, there was this girl that helped him get back onto the platform after his bungee spinning stunt in the air. At first, when I thought about it, I wanted to be her. Now I changed my mind. lol

For his ’08 show, since it’s titled ‘Ai - Love’, I wonder then if this play will have a love scene in it somehow? Like, if he’ll end up kissing a girl and then she dies right afterwards or something. Even if she’ll end up dying (maybe…IF the play will have this type of acting), I still wouldn’t mind being her because Takki will end up kissing her. *melts* @_@ Aiya, I hope not. -_- I’d better not say anything...shhhhhhh~ Every time I do, stuff like this happens and I end up getting ‘jinxed’. I should be careful what I wish for. lol :

Ohhh kay. How’d he make the yellow mask…suddenly move up in thin air toward his face? Was there invisible wires or something from above that pulls the mask toward his face like that? lol And then there was the ‘sadako’ segment. Joy. Just before I was going to bed soon and then. lol Now for sure I can’t sleep! Why I ended up watching this part at night on the obakes I have no clue. -_- Takkiiiiii…can you come over here to keep me company while I sleep? I need you to hold me tight in your arms to keep these evil spirits away from me. lol (I wiiiiiiish…lolol :P)

But, what was strange was just after this ‘darkness/evilness’ segment ended, all of a sudden the chibi Jrs. came on and sang this ‘happy’/cheerful song right after. What a weird ending to the scary part. How could I turn from being scared to happy all of a sudden, in one instant? lol :P *pfffft* Whatever. That part I just couldn’t get. lolol

But, ooooohh…the waterworks segment...O_O Boy, did I wish to be one of those girls who puts that fancy kimono on him with the magical water thing attached to it. But he looked so serious doing it (the water magic). lol (or was he supposed to ‘look’ that way?) He could’ve at least smiled a little, like at least looked like he was having fun. lol And omg, did he just make like he split his wrist just now? o_o Eehhhhhhhhhh…whyyy? Wow! And then, it was like he fell into nothing (darkness) from hanging above. Of coz, I’m sure it wasn’t nothing as he must’ve fallen onto a large, soft platform of some kind. lol (or, through a trap door with the soft cushion under him…lol)

Kyaaaaaaaaaa! Then if that wasn’t enough, now we see Takki as ‘onnagatta Takki’ (‘Sagimusume’ – White Heron Maiden)!!!! O_O Wow…his slight gestures, moves, etc. like kabuki-style, he really IS superb in doing those little movements. Sugoiii ne!!!! ^_^ *clap clap* Even the way he peeked slightly over the umbrella with moving his hand in such a way like that…wow. Even I wouldn’t have pulled it off as good as him. And I’m a woman! lol :P SO not fair, I swear. lmao And Epilogue…the song T&T sang in one of their first cons…the song was actually played a little in this ‘onnagatta’ segment as the background music ne? (but, more kireii-sounding) How sweet! *aawwww* ^_^

Ooooohhh…then comes one of my favorite segments in the show…the many changes in his kimono dress. ^_^ *squeeee* How kakkoii!!!! lol There was one part in the beginning of his dancing how he pointed the gold fan like an arrow to Yokoyama Yu of Kanjani-8. lol That was funny. But, I just loved the blk kimono on him! o_o Made him look so much more kakkoii. ^_~

*sigh*…but then I had to stop after this because I was falling asleep at the comp keyboard. lol (still have yet to watch the 'Yoshitsune' part...lol :P) When I've finished watching this part, I'll let you know what my thoughts were. XDD <3<3<3

*Reiko*

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