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Speaking of killing lots of people with a knife, doesn’t Japan have mass stabbings all the time over there? And don’t most mass murderers/serial killers use knives to murder their victims? Dozens, or even HUNDREDS of people stabbed to death and gutted like a fish by some psycho with a small, sharp blade because they’re more subtle than guns, quieter and leave a lot less evidence behind (gunshots, bullets, shell casings, residue etc.), which makes them a whole lot harder for the police to catch.
Arrest after man dressed as Joker injures 17 in Tokyo
Japanese man who killed 19 and injured 26 people at disabled facility sentenced to death
Japan mass stabbing: Ryuichi Iwasaki, 51, identified ... -
Japan: Recent Mass Killings | Time - paywall so I'll post them
Sarin on the Tokyo subway: not knives
The Osaka school massacre: Knives
Eight children were killed and thirteen other kids, as well as two teachers, were seriously injured in the attack.
The Akihabara “random attacker incident”
Tomohiro Kato, 25, drove a truck into a crowd at Akihabara, shopping quarter specializing in the paraphernalia of Japan’s otaku geek culture, killing three people and injuring two. He left the vehicle and attacked bystanders with a knife, killing four and wounding another eight people.
Students stabbed on buses
Yuta Saito, an unemployed 27-year-old, went on a rampage outside Toride Station in Ibaraki prefecture in December 2010, stabbing and beating students on two public buses. Fourteen people, 11 of whom were students at nearby schools were injured in the attack.
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There's more, but nah they're fairly uncommon over there.
Not seeing anything in the hundreds either, that would have popped up, nothing since after WW2 at least.
But anyone that says you can't have a mass casualty incident with a bladed weapon is a fool.
Vocal:
Nomura R (CV: Suzuki Yuuto)
Nomura L (CV: KENN)
Lyrics: Daisuke Iwasaki
Music: MIKOTO
Arrangement: Jimbo Tomohiro
Translation (Japanese-English): MoonLa
(English-Russian): MoonLa
English
Let go of this sky
(This hot Shower)
If you need to expose someone, then
I’m justice
Hidden in this sand
(Only two people)
Memories of
Just revolution
The sound of waves makes noise, I feel thirsty, I'm impatient
Your eyes made me drown in them
I hide deep in my heart, I wake up, becoming a wild man
Take off your uniform, and Yamato Nadeshiko will go through seven changes
“It's so cute, isn't it?”
Let go of this sky
(This hot Shower)
If you need to expose someone, then
I’m justice
Hidden in this sand
(Only two people)
Memories of
Just revolution
I cannot take my eyes off an amazing charm
Very regrettable, but it's an instinct, Do show more night
I'll catch the blue apple,
If I can prove the existence of the "World"
It'll be good
A voice of cicadas which was fleetingly filled with tears was lost
It's unbearable to leave behind "Without change"
Let's talk about the ideals that have been painted on eyelids
Throw out now and the dream maiden will go through seven changes
“Something is wrong?”
Beyond this rainbow
(There is an Ocean)
If you crave it, then
You’re justice
Hidden inside this chest
(Only two people)
In secret
Just revolution
It’s cho alright, I cannot let go of that hand
There is a contradiction, but it's an impulse, Kick it, it’s parts
I don't need a sweet game
Make a "Night" clear
With a power
The love is love, pulses inside the chest will go through seven changes
“This summer”
“Will never”
“Come again”
Let go of this sky
(This hot Shower)
If you need to expose someone, then
I’m justice
Hidden in this sand
(Only two people)
Memories of
Just revolution
Beyond this rainbow
(There is an Ocean)
If you crave it, then
You’re justice
Hidden inside this chest
(Only two people)
In secret
Just revolution
I cannot love only you anymore
Now objections aren't accepted, Eat call eat call
I got it at the end of the summer
I grabbed the "Love"
It's good
Russian (Русский)
Отпусти это небо,
(Этот горячий Shower)
Если нужно кого-то разоблачить, то
I’m justice
Спрятаны в этом песке
(Только двое)
Воспоминания о
Just revolution
Звук волн издает Noise, чувствую жажду в горле, я нетерпелив
Твои глаза заставили меня утонуть в них
Прячусь в глубине моего сердца, просыпаюсь диким
Сними форму и, Ямато Надэсико пройдет через семь изменений
«Это так мило, не правда ли?»
Отпусти это небо,
(Этот горячий Shower)
Если нужно кого-то разоблачить, то
I’m justice
Спрятаны в этом песке
(Только двое)
Воспоминания о
Just revolution
Не могу отвести глаз от удивительного обаяния
Очень прискорбно, но инстинкт Do show more night
Я поймаю голубое яблоко,
Если смогу доказать «Мир»
Это будет хорошо
Голос цикад, мимолетно наполненный слезами, был потерян
Его невыносимо оставлять позади «Без изменений»
Давай поговорим об идеалах, нарисованных на веках
Выброси сейчас и, дева мечты пройдет через семь изменений
«Что-то не так?»
За этой радугой
(Находится Ocean)
Если ты жаждешь этого, то
You’re justice
Спрятаны в этой груди
(Только двое)
В тайне
Just revolution
It’s cho alright, не могу отпустить эту руку
Есть противоречие, но импульс Kick it, it’s parts
Мне не нужна сладкая игра
Очисти «Ночь»
Силой
Любовь есть любовь, пульсы внутри груди пройдут через семь изменений
«Это лето»
«Больше никогда»
«Не придет»
Отпусти это небо,
(Этот горячий Shower)
Если нужно кого-то разоблачить, то
I’m justice
Спрятаны в этом песке
(Только двое)
Воспоминания о
Just revolution
За этой радугой
(Находится Ocean)
Если ты жаждешь этого, то
You’re justice
Спрятаны в этой груди
(Только двое)
В тайне
Just revolution
Я больше не могу любить только тебя
Тогда возражения не принимаются, Eat call eat call
Я получил это в конце лета
Я схватил «Любовь»
Это хорошо
2019.03.20 and 22 Tsuki ni Hoero, Yoru wo Kogegase-kun Yo [Review]
I was highly anticipated the sequel to a stage I saw last year -- first stage’s review is here.
Official Website here
Official Twitter here
Press Coverage and Video 1, 2, 3, 4
CAST and CHARACTERS
Oguri Ryo as Byakki / Byakomaru
Satake Uki as Mibu Sumika
Maruyama Shogo as Gedomaru (Young)
Hattori Takeo as Yumemaru
Yamamoto Mayu as Suzuran
Kadono Sho as Kagami Saizou
Hanaoka Meika as Nadeshiko (Young)
Iwasaki Koji as Yagara Keiji
Harigaya Saori as Kohaku
Sekiya Mayu as Yukikusa
Kimura Yuryou as Kumasaka Gyouki
Aina as Hikime
Shouji Masato as Takagai Eiji
Nishimura Misaki as Tsubaki
Tanaka Hiroki as Sayo / Tenkokumaru
Mizuki Momoko as Nazuna
Araki Miyu as Yukinashi
Matsuda Misato as Fuji
Oobaya Chieri as Kaki Tsubata
Maruyama Raiden as Gedomaru (Old)
Ogura Erika as Ayame
Ishiibe Yuichi as Mibu Taigoku
Takeda Tomohiro as Sunayama Ukon
Ensemble: Umeda Shohei, Oda Shunpei, Uruhata Mirai, and Soga Kaoru
NON-SPOILER REVIEW
Overall: Unfortunately my gut instinct that I got before the show started, turned out to be true: This didn’t live up to past ASSH stages, and this is the first ASSH stage that I’ve been somewhat disappointed in them.
This play is still very good: great acting, great characters; the stage, the costumes, the music are all beautiful; and the comedy is very good and had a lot of the audience laughing really loudly.... I was especially in love with the background of the stage this time around, and I thoroughly enjoyed the falling cherry blossom petals that we got throughout the play too. One of my favourite scenes is a ‘in the river/lake’ scene; the sound work during that scene was great. And I also loved the Ryo vs Sho fight scene too!
BUT the story didn’t have anything new or surprising. I felt the character introductions were too long (it’s something we’ve seen a billion times, no need to explain who’s fighting against each other etc.), and that they were trying to fit in too many story lines -- There are like 6 or 7 storylines in this and at least 2 of them have nothing to do with one another. Upon my second rewatch, you could’ve easy cut out the 3 - 5 characters who were part of this Women’s Only Fight Club, and that would’ve made the story stronger and would’ve cut the play down by about 20 - 30 minutes (the play is 2 hours and 25 minutes!) -- which we could’ve used to develop other character’s relationships.
A thing I can’t blame them for is, I went on Shonichi (the very first performance) so of course it’s not going to look or be perfect. But in the first show, their fight scenes and choreography was very slow. But luckily at the Friday night show, their movements were much more refined and the speed was up and I could really appreciate some moments.
Personally, this stage would’ve flourished more if they’d either: A. cut a storyline out, OR B. cut out about 2-3 characters, OR C. cut the introductions down, in order to make it a tighter show.
I’m still hoping for a third stage though but it would be nice to have Sayo/Tenkokumaru as the main this time and not as the Storyteller as he has been the past 2 times.
Rating: 6/10
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SPOILER REVIEW
STORY:
So we follow Gedomaru and the Young Boy around on their travels when they end up at a village where someone recognises Gedomaru. Soon, they are ambushed by a group of girls who claim that Gedo is the reason for their mother's death and that they are out to avenge them. All the while, the Young Boy is curious as to how he and his father met, so Gedo recites how. Soon enough Gedo realises that the group of girls' mothers had a part to play in that part of his history and the stories begin to entwine.
The backdrop to Gedo and Byakko's meeting is in the middle of two warring states (which are coloured Green and Orange). But in order to create peace, one side, Green, sends their daughter to be married to the other, but the other side (Orange) had other mischievous plans in mind.
COMMENTS
☆ I absolutely adored the background this time around. They made it look like the starry sky and had lots of glitter on it! It was so beautiful!
☆ I also loved what they did with the lighting! Depending on which side of the war we were on, the lights were either more green/blue, or more orange/red.
☆ The sound was great too! There is a scene where two characters are in a river and the timing of their movements with accurate water sounds were perfect! The music itself was great! Some tracks I could recall being in the first play too so it felt very familiar and nostalgic at times, especially some of the fighting and high tension(?) songs/tracks.
☆ Once again, Oguri (along with Sho this time) did the choreography for the fighting scenes! You could tell they were the more skilled ones, because the fight between them two (compared to everyone else') was so tense and so high speed and their movements were much more fluid. I really enjoyed one specific move Hiroki did too. It was when the Girl Gang attacks them and he does this move where, in order to stop/block the person behind him, the wings his sword around and behind him without even looking where his target is! And I thought it was hella cool. I also really enjoyed the choreography with the two Ninjas, they had lots of high kicks, lots of slides, lots of cartwheels etc. which I enjoyed watching (as an ex-gymnast myself).
But I will say, on the first day, all the fight scenes were very slow. You could tell it was their first performance, because there were a lot of minor slip ups, and it wasn't perfect, and it looked very, very clunky and slow. But on my second viewing (which was the 5th show), they had drastically improved and I could see how fast and how comfortable they had gotten with the fights.
☆ Of course I thoroughly enjoyed the acting! There were some moments and some characters that really stood out.
☆ BUT, and this is a big butt, I didn't really enjoy the antagonist this time around. I don't know why but I found the bad guy very 1D and very bland. I don't even have a specific reason why. But he felt very much like an after thought; it felt like he was put in at the last minute because 'damn we need a big bad guy'. I'm not sure how to describe it. But, let me tell you his arc:
So he's on one side of the warring states, the Orange side, and he's very much ready to fight and battle with the other side til one of them is standing. But agrees to take their sister and 'marry her'. But as soon as she's in his hands, he holds her hostage and eventually kills her. He then starts a big battle against the other side. But when his henchmen go against him, he doesn't hesitate to kill them, even though he was having a sexual relationship with one of them. To stop him advancing, the Greens and Byakki team up and defeat him. His arc and his story takes up like 10% of the entire play. He's killed off about 30 - 40 minutes before the end (or at least felt like that) so.... I don't really understand WHY he was chosen as the 'antagonist'.
This play could've very easily stood well on it's own without him. We could've cut his stage appearance out completely and just had people discussing him and it would've had the same amount of impact. Maybe I missed something but I personally didn't find him compelling or interesting. In fact, I was more interested in his daughter's story.
☆ His daughter, Sumika, has ran away and gone into hiding because she holds the power of seeing the future when she sleeps. She believes she's cursed, and because of her power, she believes she's to blame for everything bad that has happened and now she's on the run, because both her father and the Greens are trying to find and capture her (for different reasons). She finds Byakki via one of her dreams and manages to track him down; she begs Byakki to kill her. But he refuses, twice. Her journey is basically questions why she was born, why she has these powers, and finding solace in Byakki who has also been ostracised for his 'abnormality'. I loved her and Byakki's relationship! And there's a scene where the Ninjas track her down and Byakki defends her, but once he's taken too many blows, she gets in the middle of them and yells 'he's not a monster! He's a human just like us!' and it really hit me in the feels.
☆ Another character I thoroughly enjoyed was Nadeshiko. She was played by Hanaoka (and if you remember, I absolutely loved her in Zigoma!) who is just one of the funniest women I know. Her comedy and the way she delivers her comedy is always so spot on and so well done! She has the perfect balance of being cutesy-funny and then switching to a 'deep-voice' funny. She's also not afraid to make fun of herself or her fellow actors. She had some GOLD comedy moments in this.
☆ There was a cast change with Young Gedomaru... I have to admit, I was not happy the first time around. I felt like there was a complete change in his personality compared to the first version we saw of him. But then I saw how much laughter he was getting from the audience and how much the audience accepted him. Also this is set before the events of the first stage so of course he'd be a bit less mature, and more child-like and would have a more happy, positive view on things, so then I came around to this new Gedomaru and I just enjoyed his upon my second viewing. He is very funny and is another main source, besides Nadeshiko, of the audience's laughter and the comedy. He falls in love with Sumika straight away and vows to protect her. Also his stubbornness of wanting to win against Byakki so much. It's both admirable and stupid at the same time, and Byakki feels the same. But fighting against each other is what tightens and strengthens their relationship.
☆ Sumika was really cute. I loved how quiet and how pleasant she was. But she was also going through a tough time and kept it to herself which proved how strong she was. She was also determined about dying while also showing how vulnerable and scared she was which was beautiful. I thoroughly enjoyed her relationship with Byakki too. BUT I really wish we'd removed a character or a storyline or two so we could've expanded other scenes and relationships like this one. I would've loved an extra 20 or so minutes with Sumika and Byakki building a relationship, because it felt very much like: They met -> he protects her in a fight or two -> crying and super sad because he has to kill her -> End. It felt very rushed and I couldn't get emotional about the scene at all! So I would've appreciated it more and would've been more invested if we'd actually spent time to develop their relationship and feelings.
ALSO! The entire show I was like: Yo is this Young Boy's mother?! Are we finally finding out who she is?! But alas, she dies in the end so we're still left wondering who tf his mother is!! Grrrrr. We better be getting a third stage to finally answer that god damn question!
☆ Also on the topic of Young Boy and Hiroki; I was so pissed he was playing the story telling again! He was barely in the stage because he was only needed when we were in the present or hoovering over some of the past scenes. COME ON! GIVE HIM THE LEAD ROLE HE DESERVES! I was disappointed we got him as the Story Teller again -__-
☆ In this we got to meet Gedomaru's older brother! Who is a priest at a temple. I loved how much obvious love he had for his brother, but also allowed his brother to grow independently and learn from his mistakes. I thoroughly adored the last scene with him where he tells Gedo that he's going back to the temple and accepts that Gedo will be going off with Byakki, and his last line is something like 'you know you can always come back to your home at the temple' which was really sweet. But now there's the mystery as to what happened to his brother, because in the present Young Boy asks 'how's your brother now?' and Gedo replies very vaguely like 'it's best if we don't meet again.' so I'm like super suspicious! What happened to his brother?! I hope he gets killed and Gedo goes on a manic revenge spree or something that Byakki has to save him from! Ohhhh that'd be good!!
☆ Towards the end of the play, we get sakura / cherry blossom petals falling down from the ceiling and oh my did it look beautiful! It was such a beautiful touch and I am so glad they added it into the stage because it's so emotionally and visually beautiful! I know it's such a simple thing and it IS used in so many stages, but every time, I can't not appreciate it!!
Now I want to get into the negatives in detail for a moment.
☆ For me this was their weakest stage so far. I've always been so impressed with their stages, and I had a feeling this one wouldn't quite hack it, and unfortunately, I was right.
☆ For me, I didn't find anything surprising or new in this stage. I am so used to ASSH taking a simple story and just having them put in such surprises that my mind is blown by the end of the story. But I feel they played it very safe in this one. There were no surprises, and nothing new. Also ASSH are known to be brutal with their killing off of characters but no one major died. No one's death was really that surprising or emotionally hurt.
I will admit that Sumika's death was impressive but that was all thanks to the actress' skills. She first gets her ear cut off and her scream during that moment is just pure gold and absolutely amazing voice and physical acting! But in terms of WHO died, there were no high stakes at all. Like ASSH have killed of WHOLE casts before!! Now that's theatre! That's drama! That's WOW! But this one was just ... safe.
☆ I also felt that even though the story was very stereotypical: two warring states/kingdoms and their daughters getting caught up in the shit shit, yet I spent we OVER-spent time introducing the war and who was on who's side. I seriously think you could've completely cut out the two leaders and just had his underlings talking about him. I felt the presence of the two big leaders were unnecessary and you could've easily just had them AS spoken characters -- I hope you understand what I mean: they could've just been talked ABOUT rather than actually getting actors and having them physically onstage.
☆ They also spent a whole scene dedicated to the three Girl Gang members and explaining their tragic past and why they joined this group. You could've cut out both of these parts.
☆ There were also too many story lines. Let me break down the groups and relationships:
Present Day:
(1) Old Gedo with Young Boy, eventually Old Nadeshiko joining.
(2) Girl Gang: out for Revenge on Gedo because of what happened to their mothers.
Past Day:
(1) Orange Clan: We have the Leader who's marrying Green's girl but ultimately wanting to battle, and absolutely hates his daughter and trying to track her down thanks to his ninja henchmen. His henchmen are slowly questioning their leader's leadership, sanity and motives.
(2) Green Clan: Just wants a peaceful land, sends daughter to marry Orange so they can have a peaceful, political agreement. After the daughter gets killed, they try and find Sumika for either help or entrapment.
(3) Girl Gang
(4) Nadeshiko and Sumika on the run and trying to find Byakki.
(5) Byakumaru bumping into Gedo, becoming spar buddies and eventually friends.
(6) Gedo and his brother: Out on their travels and find Byakki and won't leave until Gedo defeats Byakki.
(7) Sumika and Byakki: After finding Byakki, she really wants him to kill her so her powers can stop.
(8) Gedo falls for Sumika at first sight and now sees Byakki as a love and fighting rival.
As you can see... there is just too much. This stage/story would've benefited if they had either: cut 2 or 3 characters out, OR cut one story line out completely. Upon my second watch, I realised that there is literally NO POINT to the Girl Gang at all (besides gender equality and girls can fight too and being a conflict to present Gedo), so I think they should've cut them characters out completely. Also physically cutting out the two leaders and having them only in the dialogue would've saved a lot of time too.
☆ This play is 2 hours 35 minutes long. If they had cut out the parts I wanted, this could've been under 2 hours. AND if they really wanted, they could've used that extra time to actually DEVELOP relationships between the remaining characters. I have no problem giving that time to Gedo and Byakki, or Byakki and Sumika! We need their development in this story in all honesty! And thinking about it, to say Byakki is the same character, he's in it almost a little as Young Boy is! He's barely in the stage compared to some many other characters.
☆ Also I went there for Hiroki and his has the smallest part... again! He's playing the story teller... again! So of course my bias heart is sad about this! I really thought we were going to get HIS story this time around! I really thought we were going to find out who his mother was this time around! But alas, this stage was set in the past and he's just a bystander again *cries* I really hope we get a third stage and that he's main next time!
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Don't get me wrong, this is still a solid play, with amazing acting and lots of great characters. Also it has a lot of charm, a lot of amazing scene and nice moments, some great lines, some very funny parts. However, this was just their weakest one for me. 'Safe' is definitely the word to describe this play. I am still hopeful and wanting a third stage! But seriously, if the next stage is not about Hiroki and his mother, I swear to god! xD Anyway, thanks for reading as usual!
Japan science council says drawing line between military civil use technology difficult
The Science Council of Japan is seen in Tokyo’s Minato Ward. (Mainichi/Ayumu Iwasaki)
TOKYO — The Science Council of Japan (SCJ) has drawn up a statement claiming that it’s become difficult to simply separate dual-use technology that can be applied to both military and civilian use from other technologies, and submitted the document to Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Takayuki Kobayashi.
The statement apparently represents the SCJ’s views that, amid the growing significance of science and technology relating to national security, such as artificial intelligence and quantum technology, it is difficult to impose blanket restrictions on research by discerning the possibility of a technology being diverted to military use.
In 2017, the SCJ released a statement regarding the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency’s subsidy program for research on dual-use technology, pointing out that the “funding program has many problems” as it could facilitate government intervention in research activities. Yet the council suggested that a screening system for such research be set up at universities and other bodies without banning it. In 1950 and 1967, the SCJ released statements that rejected scientific research for “war purposes.”
According to the SCJ, it has not changed its position on its past statements, including the 2017 manifesto. However, in recent years the potential for even basic research to be applied to military use among various other purposes is increasing. At a July 27 regular press conference, SCJ President Takaaki Kajita explained, “We have evolved our line of thinking in step with the times.”
Amid rising tensions between the United States and China, researchers on the ground are required to work on preventing important technologies from draining abroad in light of national security. In regard to dual-use technology, the Japanese government is set to start publicly soliciting applicants this fiscal year for a program to foster crucial technologies for economic security, with a total of some 500 billion yen (approx. $3.7 billion) slated to be funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. There are possibilities that research achievements under the program may contribute, as a consequence, to the development of defense equipment.
In light of this move, the science council was sorting out its views on advanced scientific technologies including dual-use technology.
(Japanese original by Tomohiro Ikeda, Science & Environment Department)
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Producer: Iyoda Hidenori, Sugiyama Tsuyoshi, Kawashima Ryutaro, Sato Atsushi
Music: Dewa Yoshiaki, Habuka Yuri
Music Producer: Shida Hirohide
WEBSITE
Official Homepage: www.tbs.co.jp/kuro-no-onna
Official Twitter: @kuronoonna_tbs
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SPOILER
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CIMA & Dragon Kid vs. Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino, 7/23 @ Kobe World Hall
Shingo Takagi, Takashi Yoshida & El Lindaman vs. Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!, Jimmy Susumu & Ryo “Jimmy“ Saito, 7/23 @ Kobe World Hall
Jimmy Kagetora vs. Flamita, 7/23 @ Kobe World Hall
Dramatic Dream Team
Konosuke Takeshita vs. Mike Bailey, 7/2 @ Shinjuku Village Studio 106
Shunma Katsumata vs. Yuki Ueno, DNA, 7/4 @ Korakuen Hall”
Kazusada Higuchi & Ryota Nakatsu vs. Kouki Iwasaki & Naomi Yoshimura,DNA , 7/4 @ Korakuen
KUDO & Yukio Sakaguchi vs. Shigehiro Irie & Kazusada Higuchi, 7/9 @ Hakata StarLanes
Shigehiro Irie & Kazusada Higuchi vs. Big Boss MA-G-MA & Black Buffalo, 7/16 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd Stadium
Konosuke Takeshita vs. Keisuke Ishii, 7/23 @ Korakuen Hall
Konosuke Takeshita vs. Naomi Yoshimura, 7/23 @ Korakuen Hall
Shigehiro Irie & Kazusada Higuchi vs. Shuji Ishikawa & Mad Paulie, 7/23 @ Korakuen Hall
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Yuji Bagata vs. GO Asakawa, LION’S GATE, 7/4 @ Shinkiba 1stRING
Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi, 7/17 @ Hokkaido Phys. Ed. Center
SANADA vs. EVIL, 7/20 @ Korakuen Hall
Hirooki Goto vs. Yuji Nagata, 7/21 @ Korakuen Hall
Kazuchika Okada vs. Michael Elgin, 7/21 @ Korakuen Hall
Kota Ibushi vs. Tomohiro Ishii, 7/23 @ Machida Gym
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata, 7/23 @ Machida Gym
Kazuchika Okada vs. SANADA, 7/24 @ Big Palette Fukushima
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto, 7/26 @ Sendai Plaza Hall
Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tetsuya Naito, 7/29 @ Aichi Pref. Gym
SANADA vs. Michael Elgin, 7/30 @ Gifu Industry Center
Pro Wrestling NOAH
Daisuke Harada & Tadasuke vs. Taiji Ishimori & Hi69, 7/13 @ Korakuen Hall
Naomichi Marufuji & Maybach Taniguchi vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Masa Kitamiya, 7/20 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd Stadium
Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Brian Cage, 7/27 @ Korakuen Hall
Taiji Ishimori & Hi69 vs. HAYATA & YO-HEY, 7/27 @ Korakuen Hall
Pro Wrestling ZERO1
Yusaku Obata vs. Daiki Inaba, 7/9 @ Aichi Sports Center
Kenoh vs. Daiki Inaba, 7/11 @ Shinkiba 1stRING
Masato Tanaka vs. Yusaku Obata, 7/11 @ Shinkiba 1stRING
Kohei Sato vs. Kenoh, 7/12 @ Shinkiba 1stRING
Masato Tanaka vs. Yuko Miyamoto, 7/12 @ Shinkiba 1stRING
Masato Tanaka vs. Kenoh, 7/23 @ EDION Arana, 2nd Stadium
Masato Tanaka vs. Yusaku Obata, 7/30 @ Korakuen Hall
Ikuto Hidaka & Takuya Sugawara vs. Kotaro Suzuki & Sean Guinness, 7/30 @ Korakuen Hall
WRESTLE-1
Masayuki Kono vs. Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio, 7/12 @ Korakuen Hall
MAZADA vs. Andy Wu, 7/16 @ Hirano Community Hall
The Great Muta, The Great Kabuki & TNT vs. Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu & Hiroshi Hase, MASTERS, 7/26 @ Korakuen Hall
MISC/INDIE
BASARA - Ryuichi Kawakami vs. FUMA, 7/5 @ Shinjuku FACE
FREEDOMS - Daisuke Masaoka vs. Minoru Fujita, 7/5 @ Korakuen Hall
FREEDOMS - Daisuke Masaoka, Jun Kasai & Kenji Fukimoto vs. Violento Jack, Miedo Xtremo & Ciclope, 7/30 @ Tsurumi Greenland Memorial Park
K-DOJO - Isami Kodaka vs. TAKA Michinoku, 7/16 @ TKP Garden Chiba
K-DOJO - Kaji Tomato & Taishi Takizawa vs. Kotaro Yoshino & Dinosaur Takuma, 7/16 @ Garden City Chiba
NEW - Keisuke Okuda & Akira Joh vs. Kazunari Murakami & Shiro-Fukumen #5, 7/16 @ Messe Wing Mie
Onita Produce - Suwama, Atsushi Aoki & KIYOSHI vs. Atsushi Onita, Jushin Thunder Liger & Ricky Fuji, 7/16 @ Yokohama Yaht Special Ring
TOKYO GURENTAI - NOSAWA Rongai, MAZADA, FUJITA & KIKUZAWA vs. CIMA, Eita, Takehiro Yamamura & Kaito Ishida, 7/19 @ Shinjuku FACE
Kenji Fukimoto vs. Yuko Miyamoto, 7/19 @ Shinjuku FACE
JOSHI SELECTION
Crysis - Chigusa Nagayo, Shiro Koshinaka & AKIRA vs. Jaguar Yokota, Seiji Miyane & TARU, 7/23 @ Shinagawa Prison Hotel
Ice Ribbon - Hamuko Hoshi & Mochi Miyagi vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto & Arisa Nakajima, 7/17 @ Yokohama Radiant Hall
SEAdLINNNG - Nanae Takahashi & Sareeee vs. Arisa Nakaima & Tsubasa Fujimoto, 7/14 @ Korakuen Hall
Sendai Girls - Chihiro Hashimoto vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto, 7/15 @ Niigata City Gym
Sendai Girls - DASH Chisako & Cassandra Miyagi vs. Hikaru Shida & Syuri, 7/15 @ Niigata City Gym
Stardom - Mayu Iwatani vs. Yoko Bito, 7/16 @ Korakuen Hall
Stardom - Kagetsu & Hana Kimura vs. Jungle Kyona & HZK, 7/16 @ Korakuen Hall
Stardom - Mayu Iwatani vs. Viper, 7/23 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd Stadium
Tokyo Joshi - Reika Saiki vs. Yuka Sakasaki, 7/30 @ Shinjuku FACE
WAVE - Rina Yamashita vs. Ryo Mizunami, 7/2 @ Korakuen Hall
WAVE - Kaori Yoneyama & Cherry vs. Yumi Oka & Yuki Miyuzaki, 7/2 @ Korakuen Hall
Hello flaw of the NGH not having proper screening I do not wish you well at all. Why does every group we find who combats despair have some crippling flaw?
Guys... just leave him be, even if you think he's unbearable; he's a value member of the medical department and I don't want to start anything.
Good to hear, at least you realize your place Kikue the dr-.
*gets hit with a book* Ow, what the-?!
Minoru, can you please behave yourself? I thought you were going to leave her alone.
Fumiya, please make sure that boyfriend of yours is behave; honestly I think that ego and mouth of his are going to get him killed.
I know, sorry but I was checking everyone in....
But Minoru, can you stop picking on Kikue - I thought you leave her alone.
Aww c'mon now, it was just harmless fun but fine, whatever.
... (Well at least someone is keeping him in check.)
As announced on the live stream last January, there's another episode of this live stream. Their announced guest was Ota Masaki but unfortunately, Masaki-kun was tested positive in covid a few days ago so, they hurriedly made changes for today's guest.
Today's guest was OH-SE, a dancer and choreographer. He's one of the choreographers for the upcoming LATCH live.
To start up the show, they reintroduced what this show is about and also reintroduced themselves right before proceeding in introducing tonight's guest, OH-SE sensei.
OH-SE sensei asked about how confident those three with their dancing skills and...
...why are you being stiff just now? 😅
Nayuta took a deep sigh and said I'M REALLY BAD AT IT. Nayutaaaa~ 🤣 At least he was honest about it. 😅 He said that he likes dancing and gets pumped up about it.. it's just that he was really bad at it. Meanwhile Yuto, he said that he has zero dance experience but recently he's into korean group dance video and found it very fast to even follow. Lastly, Tomo also has no experience and yet he finds the dance lessons cool and really enjoyable. OH-SE sensei thanked them for the response.
I don't understand quite well the next talk part but they are talking about dance and the three took the opportunity to ask a lot of questions about dance and dancing.
In the next segment, OH-SE sensei teached the guys the step by step choreography of the chorus part of "LATCH -Sore ga Mirai no Tobira-". After the first trial, they did it again with the music accompaniment. OH-SE sensei then said that the three of them should try it themselves without his guidance and Yuto and Nayuta both in their own 'nervous' gestures as Yuto says 'I suddenly got nervous'. OH-SE sensei moved and those three went on the center but they are standing side-by-side so Nayuta said 'wait, aren't you too close? my hand would hit you' so Tomo pushed Yuto's back a little forward as to Yuto's surprise. (Tomo's agenda worked. ✨ 🤣) And then, they danced.
They discussed a little bit about the activity they did and OH-SE sensei talked about the types of dance he did before going on to the next segment.
The next segment is the game corner. As explained from the previous live stream, the game corner is to test the bond of the three. The title of tonight's game is 「振り付け記憶ゲーム」 (memory choreography game). The rule of the game is that each one of them will create their own choreography and that they will need to remember each other's choreography as it was passed along and then it should be repeated as a group.
They had a rehearsal version and Yuto is starting to show off how forgetful he was. 🤣🤣 For the real game, Nayuta volunteered to be the first. After the first round, it was Nayuta's turn for the next but he messed up and look at those three enjoying goofing around. lol. The second round, they are able to finish... safely.
For the final verdict/score, they got 71 points. ✨✨
They slightly read the comments and said thank you when all of a sudden, Nayuta let out some deep sigh so Yuto asked 'why is that?' as OH-SE sensei laughed. OH-SE sensei then bid goodbye.
They sat down once again and Nayuta said his ending message. Tomo and Yuto then endorsed the upcoming live and one of the commemorative goods to be sold if you bought and early bird ticket. For the next guest, Nayuta said that look forward to the announcement of who it will be and then they bid goodbye.
The show started with the three boys introducing themselves. As you may know, they are now called 'the audition group' because two of them came from JUNON x AMUSE idol audition.
Just a brief introduction about them
Tomohiro Iwasaki // 岩崎友泰, 20, a college student hailing from Chiba Prefecture. He won LATCH Award in JUNON x AMUSE Idol Audition.
Yuto Hayashi // 林優大, 18, also hailing from Chiba Prefecture. He also won LATCH Award in JUNON x AMUSE Idol Audition.
Last but not the least, Fukuzaki Nayuta // 福崎那由他, 20, hailing from Ibaraki Prefecture. He is the senior amongst them because he has been in the industry for 10 years already.
Maybe sometime I'll introduce Tomo and Yuto too. 🤔
The show started at 21:00 JST. The three boys introduced themselves one by one and then they introduced their guest for tonight, Ryota Aoyama // 青山凌大. (I guess I'll also introduce Ryota sometime. Haha).
Just a brief introduction, the show is about the three of them and they'll go through some games and discussions to test their bonds as the three of them belonged to a unit in STATION IDOL LATCH.
I am having problems with my data connection so there sure is a lot that I have missed because it keeps on lagging. OTL
One of the things I understood from this was Tomo asking if Nayuta has done anything when he was reading his script or any routines in preparation for a stage performance and Nayuta responded that he doesn't do anything in particular and that he just doesn't think of anything and just enjoy the whole experience itself.
The next corner was to test their bond.
Ryota asked how many times they did get together and Nayuta can't even remember. Yuto responded that it's probably around three times, they had talk show events.
Yuto explained the next corner. They will play a game to test their bond and Aoyama Ryota will be their judge. They are aiming to get 100% score for this game. Ryota took over the MC-ing for this part. The title of the game is called 'kyun kyun heart' game. They will give heart gestures to the tune of the song, it's all about timing and who had the same gestures with one another.
The one who gets along with timing the most times, gets along well! (by Ryota)
WHAT THE!? 🤣🤣
Lastly, they will do an original pose to end the song.
The song that will be used is the song that they sang together entitled 'Everybody Say Yeah!!'
They practiced first. -- The first practice part was so hilarious and Nayuta was so funny. 🤣🤣
WHY ARE YOU CLAPPING?! 🤣🤣
Nayuta got carried away with the song that he forgot. Yes, you're included in here! Lol.
After that, they danced twice. Tomo and Nayuta get quite in sync for the first one and on the second one, it's Yuto and Nayuta. The score Ryota gave them is 61 points which is I think fair enough for now. Haha.
Ryota's final verdict is... 'it's Iwasaki-kun' (who'll get the punishment).
Ryota explained the rules for the punishment game. He will dance to the tune of Everybody Say Yeah!! but he will do his own steps (not the heart ones) and for the final pose, he had to create his own original pose.
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Yuto asked how was it and Ryota gave 25 points... out of pity, that is!! 🤣🤣 (he originally wrote 20 but added 5. lol).
To end the show, they announced about the upcoming live event of STATION IDOL LATCH and also the next episode of this show (the date and the guest).
The show only lasted for around 30 minutes but it's quite fun to see those three bonding together. To be honest, I was worried that Nayuta might find it hard to fit with those two but I'm glad that they get along pretty well. 😊
Before I forgot, they already sang a song together and it's over spotify. I hope you'll give it a listen! 😉 And also, I encoded the romaji lyrics of the song here.
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And yet one last thing, I didn't even noticed that Nayuta and Tomo are wearing turtleneck shirts and when Tomo posted a photo of them together on twitter, that's when I noticed.
Zeus & The Bodyguard vs Kento Miyahara & Jake Lee, 2/17 @ Korakuen HAll
Kento Miyahara vs. The Bodyguard, 2/26 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd
Hikaru Sato vs. Koji Iwamoto, 2/26 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd
Big Japan Pro Wrestling
Hideki Suzuki vs. Ryuichi Kawakami, 2/10 @ Korakuen Hall
Masashi Takeda vs. Toshiyuki Sakuda, 2/16 @ Shinkiba 1stRING
Dragon Gate
YAMATO vs. BxB Hulk, 2/2 @ Korakuen Hall
Naruki Doi, Eita, Big R Shimizu & Ben-K vs. Shingo Takagi, T-Hawk, Cyber Kong & Punch Tominaga, 2/12 @ Hakata StarLanes
CIMA & Dragon Kid vs. Kzy & Yosuke Santa Maria, 2/12 @ Hakata StarLanes
Dramatic Dream Team
Jun Kasai vs. Mad Paulie, 2/4 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd
KUDO, Yukio Sakaguchi & Masahiro Takanashi vs. Kazusada Higuchi, Kouki Iwasaki & Mizuki Watase @ 2/4 @ EDION Osaka, 2nd
Masakatsu Funaki & Yukio Sakaguchi vs. HARASHIMA & Akito, 2/12 @ Nerima, Tokyo
HARASHIMA & KUDO vs. Konosuke Takeshita & Dick Togo, 2/19 @ Korakuen Hall
Tetsuya Endo vs. Yukio Sakaguchi, 2/19 @ Korakuen Hall
DNA - Kotaro Suzuki vs. Shunma Katsumata, 2/23 @ Shinjuku FACE
DNA - Akebono & Kazusada Higuchi vs. Yuji Okabayashi & Naomi Yoshimura, 2/23 @ Shinjuku FACE
BASARA - Ryuichi Sekine & Ryota Nakatsu vs. Ikuto Hidaka & Sean Guinness, 2/5 @ BASEMENT MONSTAR
BASARA - Isami Kodaka & Takumi Tsukamoto vs. Ryuichi Sekine & Ryota Nakatsu, 2/12 @ Nagoya Higashi
BASARA - FUMA vs. Ryuichi Sekine, 2/20 @ Shinkiba 1stRING
KAIENTAI DOJO
Yuji Hino vs. Saburo Inematsu, 2/5 2 Blue Field
Kengo Mashimo vs. Taishi Takizawa, 2/26 @ TKP Chiba
Shiori Asahi vs. SUSHI, 2/26 @ TKP Chiba
Ayato Yoshida & Kyu Mogami vs. Tank Nagai & Yuki Sato, 2/26 @ TKP Chiba
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Kazuchika Okada vs. Minoru Suzuki, 2/5 @ Hokkaido KitaYell
Hirooki Goto vs. Juice Robinson, 2/5 @ Hokkaido KitaYell
Tetsuya Naito vs. Michael Elgin, 2/11 @ EDION Osaka, Main
Hiromu Takahashi vs. Dragon Lee, 2/11 @ EDION Osaka, Main
Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii, 2/21 @ Korakuen Hall
Hirooki Goto vs. Punisher Martinez, 2/27 @ Korakuen Hall
Pro Wrestling NOAH
Atsushi Kotoge vs. Daisuke Harada, 2/14 @ Korakuen Hall
Kenoh vs. Hajime Ohara, 2/14 @ Korakuen Hall
Taiji Ishimori & Hi69 vs. HAYATA & YO-HEY, 2/18 @ Hakata StarLanes
Takashi Sugiura vs. Kenoh, 2/18 @ Hakata StarLanes
Naomichi Marufuji vs. Atsushi Kotoge, 2/24 @ Korakuen Hall
Katsuhiko Nakajima & Hajime Ohara vs. Go Shiozaki & Hitoshi Kumano, 2/24 @ Korakuen Hall
Pro Wrestling ZERO1
Kohei Sato vs. KAI, 2/3 @ Korakuen Hall
Kotaro Suzuki vs. Shinjiro Otani, 2/3 @ Korakuen Hall
Yusaku Obata vs. Shogun Okamoto, 2/19 @ Shinkiba 1stRING
Masakatsu Funaki vs. Atsushi Onita, 2/6 @ Esforta Hachioji
WRESTLE-1
Koji Doi vs. Hiroki Murase, 2/22 @ Shinjuku FACE
Daiki Inaba, Yusuke Kodama & Kohei Fujimura vs. Shuji Kondo, Manabu Soya & NOSAWA Rongai, 2/22 @ Shinjuku FACE
MISC/INDIES
DOVE - GUNSO vs. Isami Kodaka, 2/4 @ Shinkiba 1stRING
PRO WRESTLING MASTERS - Keiji Mutoh, Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Shiro Koshinaka, The Great Kabuki, AKIRA & Akitoshi Saito, 2/8 @ Korakuen Hall
FREEDOMS - Masashi Takeda & Kenji Fukimoto vs. Daisuke Masaoka & Jun Kasai, 2/11 @ Shinkiba 1stRING
GUTS World - Masked Mystery vs. YUJI KITO, 2/21 @ Shinkiba 1stRING
FMW - Atsushi Onita vs. The Great Sasuke, 2/24 @ Shinkiba 1stRING
JOSHI SELECTION
Stardom - Toni Storm vs. Viper, 2/5 @ KBS Hall
WAVE - Ryo Mizunami vs. Misaki Ohata, 2/11 @ Korakuen Hall
WAVE - Yumi Oka & Yuki Miyazaki vs. Risa Sera & Maya Yukihi, 2/11 @ Korakuen Hall
Marvelous - Mio Momono vs. Mika Shirahome, 2/13 @ Shinkiba 1stRING
Stardom - Io Shirai vs. Shayna Baszler, 2/23 @ Korakuen Hall
Stardom - Kairi Hojo vs. Jungle Kyona, 2/23 @ Korakuen Hall
Diana - Kyoko Inoue vs. Kaoru Ito, 2/26 @ Korakuen
Diana - Sareee vs. Yoshiko, 2/26 @ Korakuen Hall
Sendai Girls - Cassandra Miyagi & DASH Chisado vs. Hikaru Shida & Syuri, 2/26 @ Shinjuku FACE
OZ ACADEMY - Kagetsu vs. Hikaru Shida, 2/26 @ Shinjuku FACE