Thank You Johnny-san!

Several days ago there were some news telling that Johnny-san, the founder of Johnny’s Associate as well as the producer of many J-pop talents, had passed away. Well, at first, I was just considering it as an ordinary news. All people someday will leave this world anyway. The death of Johnny-san didn’t really have any specific impact in my life. 

As days go by, I read some of the artists from Johnny’s Entertainment writing their condolences regarding this news. Well, it’s also not something extraordinary since they grow there and have a success life in the entertainment industry, thanks to the company.

Unexpectedly, the condolence messages come from the outside of the company too, especially those trainee (or we call it Juniors) who quit the company due to no chance of debuting, or even the debuted artist who got into scandal and forced to leave the company. Well, for those who got into the scandal, they had no choice since it was their wrong-doing and they had to be responsible for it. But imagine, those who practice hard everyday for years, for dozen years, or even decades, they had the talent, they were even quite famous as a Junior, but they still couldn’t make it. It was even more heartbreaking when the young infamous newbie Juniors, which people didn’t know who and why, suddenly make a debut in the same time with the resignation of the other talented Juniors. 

Never heard the exact explanation, but I always assume, the talented Juniors were tiredly waiting for their debut, and they resigned because it ended up the newbie ones were the chosen one. And I somehow believe, more or less, it’s a true story. Because life sometimes seems not fair, doesn’t it?

Don’t know what were the reasons behind those Johnny-san and the management’s decision, however, they had their own wisdom, I guess. One thing that I’m quite sure is that Johnny-san cared about each of the Juniors, each of their talents. Even after those heartbreaking incidents, the ex-Johnny’s still can send those heartwarming messages, even telling that they won’t be there if it’s not because of Johnny-san. I wonder how Johnny-san touched each of the Juniors they raised.

This story of Johnny-san, somehow makes me think a little bit. When we put our hearts into our works, maybe we can deliver loves into others. They might not feel it right now, they might hate it right now, but one day, they might thank us because of our sincerity.

Lastly, I just want to thank you for those good moments, those fandom experience I got in the high school and university, in my teenage days. Thank you for raising KinKi Kids and Kis-My-Ft2, my favorite J-pop artists ever. Thank you for raising Question?, my favorite not-yet-debut-then-disbanded Juniors which I always regret it. Thank you, Johnny-san!

[Anime Movie Review] My Neighbors the Yamadas / Houhokekyo Tonari no Yamada-kun / ホーホケキョとなりの山田く

Tonight I will write a little bit review of Studio Ghibli's My Neighbors the Yamadas.

The story is super simple. It is about a family, Yamada family, which consists of 5 persons; a dad, a mom, a son, a daughter, and a grandma.

I could say it is more like to a short story which is compiled together and it becomes a 2-hour-movie. However, it is not bad. It's actually super good. Telling us about some daily life stories from the Yamada family, bringing a topic which might be around us too.

For me, I personally like the story where their son, Noboru, said something like this "It would be good if I have a better parents". His mom and dad replied with something like this: if they hadn't been there, then probably Noboru won't exist too.

Another story I like, is when they tell us what a marriage is. As long as a family sticks to each other, they somehow can face the wildest sea, but not for a calm water. We relax, loosening our hold, and we might not realize that we are actually in danger.

Well, if you really watch and think about it, there are actually some good messages that you can get from this anime movie.

As expected from Studio Ghibli, another amazing movie. The concept is totally different with another Studio Ghibli's movie, and the drawing is also nice, which is more like a manga rather than the usual movie, and it's not even lessen the value of the movie.

I would give this movie 9 out of 10 points. I love it so much!

[Japanese Movie Review] Kimi no Suizo wo Tabetai / I want to eat your pancreas / 君の膵臓をたべたい

This will be the next Japanese movie I'll review. Kimi no Suizo wo Tabetai or literally you can translate it to I want to eat your pancreas.
Just as usual, I will start with a brief synopsis of the movie [Please beware of spoiler!]

Shiga Haruki (played with Oguri Shun - present, Kitamura Takumi - past) was a quiet high school student. He rarely interacted with people, he had no friend, and all he did was staying at the library and organizing the books there, since he was the library committee.

One day, he accidentally picked up Yamauchi Sakura's (played by Hamabe Minami) diary in the hospital. She was Shiga's classmate who was quite popular. It turned out that Sakura had a pancreas disease and her life was estimated only a year left. Shiga was the first and the only one who knew this secret beside Sakura's family.

Sakura wanted to be friends with Shiga, and she tricked him to go to a trip together with her. They became closer and closer.

One day, Sakura was hospitalized. Two-weeks-hospitalized-check up, she said. However, she didn't get better and she needed to be hospitalized longer. They promised to watch Sakura blossom together once Sakura discharged.

The day came. She was discharged, not forever but only for a while, because it seemed like her life was not long anymore. She was given a chance to do anything she wanted to do. Shiga planned the trip, they promised to meet each other at a cafe. However, Sakura never came to the cafe. She died on the way to the cafe. Moreover, she died not because of the disease but because of a criminal who stabbed her with a knife.

Okay,
I saw this movie because there was a movie playing in the cinema with a title "I want to eat your pancreas". I was thinking like what the heck? what kind of title is that? it must be a strange movie. However, those catchy title made me curious. I searched the whole internet, and found this live action movie. I guess the one playing in the cinema was the anime one, but since I'm more to dorama and real people, I decided to watch the live action.

Well, I could say this is the best movie I watched recently. The story was truly touching and I was so teary even in the middle of the story, even before anything happened. After watching it, I can totally relate, why the title of the movie is like that. There might be no special things about the theme of the movie; I mean, you can always find someone sick and die in many of Japanese movies or doramas. However, this one is super good with a quite plot twist in the end of the movie. Never even once I thought that Sakura would die not because of the disease =____=

Lesson learned from this movie: We never know when we will die. We can die tonight, we can die tomorrow, or maybe a year later. Even when we are sentenced to die because of our disease, we still have the same chance to live as the healthy one. It might be the healthy one who died first because of an accident, or anything. So, live your life to the fullest, everyday. Cherish the one you love while you still can.

You really need to watch this movie and find out yourself why this movie is called "I want to eat your pancreas". I superrrrrr recommend this movie and give this movie 9 out of 10 points.

[Dorama Review] Juuyou Sankounin Tantei / 重要参考人探偵

Okay, my first dorama review in 2019 is Juuyou Sankounin Tantei. As usual, mystery/detective dorama as it is one of my favourite genre of dorama.

Maneki Kei (played by Tamamori Yuta) is a model. He has a strange ability, which is to be the first one to find a corpse. It is happened since when he was 7 years old, the first time he found a corpse in a forest.

20 years has passed since then. Now, together with Suou Itsuki (played by Koyama Keiichiro) and Shimon Toma (played by Furukawa Yuki), Kei works as a model.

However, their works are always disturbed because they found a corpse. And as always, Kei is the one who found the corpse first, and always suspected as the culprit.

Forced by being suspected, Kei ended up analyzed the situation and solve every murder case he met.

To conclude, this is my first time I watched a dorama with a genre that I like most and the main star that I love too, but so disappointed. The overall story line is good, but the way they make it, it is so boring. The stars are acting well, but the character they played are just making it way too lame. It is so hard for me just to finish a 7-episode-dorama, like several months. The ending of the dorama is quite absurd as well.

Well, in conclusion I don't want to recommend this dorama and I would just give this dorama 4 points out of 10 points.