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Journey by Sheryl: Chapter 1

Posted by keiko1981 on 2012/01/30
Posted in: Hanson Fanfiction, Journey. Tagged: fan fiction, Hanson. Leave a Comment

Title: Journey
Chapter: Chapter 1, Epilogue
Author: Sheryl
Rating: PG-13
Excerpt: “Not to worry, he was so quiet, we didn’t even realize he was there. I’m sure the killer didn’t notice him any more than we did.”
The boy’s parents eyed the detective dubiously.
It was hard to have faith in a man who had allowed their 12 year old son to sit in a train-car of death, surrounded by mutilated bodies, more than likely in shock, for more than six hours, because he was “so quiet we didn’t even realize he was there.”

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Seeding at D-Addicts: New My Fair Princess

Posted by keiko1981 on 2012/01/30
Posted in: *Chinese Dramas*, *D-Addicts*, New My Fair Princess. Tagged: Benji, Chai Biyun, Gao Ziqi, Hailu, Li Jiahang, Li Sheng, Lu Hong, Madina Maimaiti, New Huan Zhu Ge Ge, New My Fair Princess, New Princess Returning Pearl, Qiu Xinzhi, Sun Yaoqi, Wang Jinduo, Zhang Danfeng, Zhang Rui, Zhao Liying. Leave a Comment

New My Fair Princess Ep 01-96 finale (TVrip 540p) DL1, DL2, DL3
I will be seeding it from Dec 15th 2011-Mar 1st 2012.

Title: 新还珠格格 / Xin Huan Zhu Ge Ge
English title: New Huan Zhu Ge Ge
Also known as: New My Fair Princess / New Princess Returning Pearl
Genre: Period, comedy, romance
Episodes: 98 (mainland) / 80 (TW/HK)
Season 1: 燕儿翩翩飞 / Yan Er Pian Pian Fei
Season 2: 风儿阵阵吹 / Feng Er Zhen Zhen Chui
Season 3: 人儿何处归 / Ren Er He Chu Gui
Broadcast network: Hunan TV
Broadcast period: 2011-Jul-16 to 2011-Sep-08
Air time: 22:00 (2 episodes nightly)
Related TV series: Princess Returning Pearl (1998)

Summary of Princess Returning Pearl
Xiao Yan Zi met Xia Zi Wei, a poor girl who marched a long way to find her father, the Emperor, but nobody would take her seriously. Xiao Yan Zi decided to sneak into the mountain where the Emperor hunts, but Zi Wei could not handle the tiring mountain climb, therefore asking Xiao Yan Zi to tell the Emperor her story. On her way, Xiao Yan Zi gets shot and could not fully explain her story, making the Emperor mistaking her for the Princess. Here starts a long and painful story of getting everyone to their proper roles, but many dangers lies near – the death sentence if anyone lies to the emperor, and an evil Empress who is waiting to catch Xiao Yan Zi in the act. Added on top, Xiao Yan Zi’s lack of proper manners and knowledge of books has driven her closer to jeopardy.

[DramaWiki]
[English Subtitles by WITHS2]
[Discussion Topic at D-Addicts]
I got the following answer when asking if there’s some difference (missing scenes) between the TVrip and DVDrip.

Quoting aaachec from WITHS2
There are no scenes that are cut out from either one; but, the 540p raws have a lot of glitches that causes some missing lines, at least one of which caused a whole scene to be missing. They are cut differently though so episode 1 of the DVD rip is equivalent to only some part of episode 1 of the 540p and the rest are on episode 2 of the DVD rip, thus by episode 25 of the 540p,
the DVD rip equivalent is already episode 27.

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Hanson: Never Let Go

Posted by keiko1981 on 2012/01/29
Posted in: Piano Sheets, Western Music. Tagged: Hanson, Never Let Go, piano scores. Leave a Comment

Never Let Go
by Hanson written in early 2000, unreleased song.
Piano scores arranged by Sarah

Just lay down, and let your worries sleep
Don’t think now, the water is dark and deep

‘Cause you know that I’ll love you and never let go
And you know that I’ll love you forever
I’ll love you and never let go
Yes I’ll love you and never let go

Just cry out
Yeah I’ve cried those tears before
I can feel it now
As your teardrops hit the floor

‘Cause you know that I’ll love you and never let go
And you know that I’ll love you forever
I’ll love you and never let go
Yes I love you and never let go

You don’t have to ask me do I love you
As I hold you it says how much I do
I’m yours until forever is through

Anytime I stand for you
I know I’d lay my life down for you
I’ll never let not ever let go

Just lay down put your worried thoughts to bed
As slumber pulls you down on my shoulder rest your head

‘Cause you know that I love you and never let go
And you know that I’ll love you forever
I’ll love you and never let go
Yes I love you and never let go

Never let go, never let go
Never let never, let go never let go

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Out of Order by Sheryl: Chapter 2

Posted by keiko1981 on 2012/01/28
Posted in: Hanson Fanfiction, Out of Order. Tagged: fan fiction, Hanson. Leave a Comment

Out of OrderTitle: Out of Order
Chapter: 2 of 2
Author: Sheryl
Rating: PG-13
Excerpt: It became a joyful routine for Zac. Every evening, when the others had gone to sleep, he pocketed his key, and journeyed to the basement employee lounge, to spend the evening with Tally.
That the situation was unexplainable didn’t bother either of them. They were children. It was magic. They were enchanted and delighting in every moment of it.
It wasn’t until several nights had passed that Zac began to notice.
“Tally?” He had his feet up on the face of the machine, idly wondering what housekeeping would think of the bootmarks on the plexiglas.
“Yeah Zac?”
“How come you sound like that?”
“Like what?”
“Well…” He paused, wondering how to word it. “Out of breath sort of. Like talking makes you tired.”
She paused, longer than he was comfortable with. He’d begun to wonder if she was gone, when she finally answered. “Zac, I’m tired a little bit. But it’s no big deal. How are things going on that end? Everyone in your family still down?”
He thought about it, surprised to find that he didn’t know. What was his family doing? How were they? He couldn’t remember.

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Out of Order by Sheryl: Chapter 1

Posted by keiko1981 on 2012/01/28
Posted in: Hanson Fanfiction, Out of Order. Tagged: fan fiction, Hanson. Leave a Comment

Out of OrderTitle: Out of Order
Chapter: 1 of 2
Author: Sheryl
Rating: PG-13
Excerpt: “Out of order… perfect.” Sighing, he headed back to the elevator. Figured. Well, there was always the next floor down.
By the time he’d reached the lobby, Zac began to suspect that someone was messing around with him. How could every single coke machine be out of order? There were 42 of them in the hotel. And as far as he could tell, at least 39 of them were out of order.
He hadn’t tried the top three floors yet, preferring to go as far away from germ central as he could. Scowling, he headed for the lobby.

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Blackboard ~Jidai to Tatakatta Kyoushitachi~

Posted by keiko1981 on 2012/01/27
Posted in: *Japanese Dramas*, Blackboard. Tagged: AKB48, Arashi, Kanjiya Shihori, Miyazawa Rei, Oshima Yuko, Sakurai Sho, Sato Koichi, Shida Mirai. Leave a Comment

Title: ブラックボード~時代と戦った教師たち~
Title (romaji): Blackboard ~Jidai to Tatakatta Kyoushitachi~
Episodes: 3
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Apr

Synopsis
The drama revolves around teachers in different time periods having to deal with the problems of that era.

Episode 01
Shirahama, a junior high school teacher who taught his students about “dying for your country” during wartime. After later losing his right arm in the war, he returns to teaching but is burdened and conflicted by what he taught his students in the past.

Cast
Sakurai Sho (櫻井翔) as teacher Shirahama
Oshima Yuko (大島優子) as love interest and teacher colleague of Shirahama
Miyazawa Rei (宮沢りえ) as Shirahama’s older brother’s wife

Episode 02
Sato Koichi will play a teacher during the 1980′s who has to deal with school violence. Shida Mirai will play a delinquent student, and Kanjiya Shihori will play another teacher at the school.

Cast
Sato Koichi (佐藤浩市) as teacher
Shida Mirai (志田未来) as student
Kanjiya Shihori (貫地谷しほり) as teacher

Episode 03 finale
Cast hasn’t been announced yet.

Other Information
The drama will be filmed between February and March, 2012.
A set almost the size of 2,000-square-meters was built in Yokohama, its reported to cost 100 million yen.

Sources
Tokyograph, Sports Hochi, Sponichi Annex, Sankei Sports

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Picture of the Day

Posted by keiko1981 on 2012/01/26
Posted in: World News. Tagged: ACTA, Poland, Polish Parliament. Leave a Comment

Members of the Polish Parliament opposing ACTA.

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Subtitles Project: Hito ni Yasashiku (2002)

Posted by keiko1981 on 2012/01/25
Posted in: *Japanese Dramas*, *Subtitles Project*, Hito ni Yasashiku. Tagged: 3 Peace, Basically Nice, Be Nice to People, English subtitles, Hito ni Yasashiku, The Blue Hearts. Leave a Comment

Subtitles will be timed after these videos. (Click any of the red, blue or green arrow to download, using a torrent program.)
The subtitles will be transcribed from a VHSrips provided by jem. I will edit them a bit to improve them.
Releases will be made in this blog post as well as in a post at D-Addicts.
For status updates follow me on Twitter, or see the Subtitles Projects page.
I will begin to work on this project when I’m done with Hitorigurashi.

Episode 01 Please Accept this Child!? (この子を預かってください!?)
Episode 02 Refused to Attend School (登校拒否かよ!?)
Episode 03 The Father was Found!! (父親が見つかった!!)
Episode 04 Parenting Slump!? (子育てスランプ!?)
Episode 05 Dream (夢)
Episode 06 The First Love of a 6-year Old [6歳の初恋]
Episode 07 Kiss on the Ski Slopes (ゲレンデのキス)
Episode 08 After Effects of a Kiss (キスの後遺症)
Episode 09 Father and Son Reunion (父子・衝撃の再会)
Episode 10 Friendship (友情)
Episode 11 finale Until the Day We Meet Again!? (また会う日まで!?)

Title: 人にやさしく / 3ピース
Title (romaji): Hito ni Yasashiku
Also known as: Basically Nice / Be Nice to People / 3 Peace
Genre: Family Drama
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 21.4
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2002-Jan-07 to 2002-Mar-18
Air time: Monday 21:00
Opening song: “Yume” by The Blue Hearts (ザ・ブルーハーツ)
Insert song: “Hito ni Yasashiku” by The Blue Hearts

Synopsis
This is a story about 3 men that live together. One morning they wake up to find out that they are now fathers; which helps them to grow right beneath their own eyes.
Zen, Taro, Ken.
Although different ages, all three were known as the toughest cats in Harajuku Middle School. Now the 3 of them live together in a house they call “Peace.” It may sound like a nice place to live, but in actuality, it is closer to poverty than you can imagine. But even so, they bide by their motto of “a cheerful, fun, and funky” life.
Suddenly one day, they find a first grader, Akira, on their doorstep. With Akira, they find a letter from his mother that reads “please take care of him for a little while.” The bad part, which they soon find out is that Akira isn’t like them. He’s been raised in a glass house, and is “soft,” quiet unlike the 3 of them, which proves to change their lives as they once knew it. –Fuji TV

Cast
Main Cast
Katori Shingo (香取慎吾) as Maeda Zen
Matsuoka Mitsuru (松岡充) as Yamada Taro
Kato Koji (加藤浩次) as Otsubo Ken
Suga Kenta (須賀健太) as Igarashi Akira
Hoshino Mari (星野真里) as Sasaki Nozomi
Konishi Manami (小西真奈美) as Mizusaki Hanako
Ryo (りょう) / Miyada Yumiko (宮田ゆみ子) as Hyuga Yu
Jinnai Takanori (陣内孝則) as Hyuga Ryuichi
Brother Tom (ブラザートム ) / Koyanagi Tom (小栁富) as Harry
Okayama Hajime (おかやまはじめ) as Kuwabara Akira
Oshima Yoko (大島蓉子) as Sento Owner
Ohgo Suzuka (大後寿々花) as Kameyama Rika
Ishii Kota (石井康太)
Kyo Shinsuke (京晋佑)
Takahashi Takuji (高橋拓自)
Aoki Kazuyo (青木和代)
Tsubaki Funako (椿鮒子)
Seki Keisuke (積圭祐)

Guests
Shinsui Sansho (深水三章) (Ken’s father, ep3)
Yamazaki Hajime (山崎一) (ep4)
Nakai Masahiro (中居正広) (ep5)
Ikuta Toma (生田斗真) as Yusuke (Tsugumi Gakuen, ep5)
Sato Hitomi (佐藤仁美) as Miki (Minoru’s girlfriend, ep5)
Suenaga Haruka (末永遥) as Sachiko (Tsugumi Gakuen, ep5)
Kusamura Reiko (草村礼子) (Tsugumi Gakuen Encho, ep5)
Hiyama Yutaka (檜山豊) as Nomura Minoru (Zen’s childhood friend, ep5)
Kamiji Yusuke (上地雄輔) (ep5)
Takaoka Saki (高岡早紀) as Nana (Taro’s ex-wife, ep6)
Sawamura Ikki (沢村一樹) as Kobayashi Naoki (ep7)
Tanaka Yuji (田中裕二) (ep8)
Watanabe Marina (渡辺満里奈) as Sakuraba Hatsumi (Gold Sports, ep8)
Toyama Toshiya (遠山俊也) as Shirakura (Central Television, ep8)
Sanpei (三瓶) as Mighty Sakane (Central Television, ep8)
Tanaka Koutaro (田中幸太朗) (ep8)
Nishida Ken (西田健) (Taro’s father, ep9)
Ogi Shigemitsu (小木茂光) as Igarashi Koutaro (Akira’s father, ep9 & 10)
Maki Kurodo (真木蔵人) as Yosuke (Ken’s best friend, ep10)
Aso Yumi (麻生祐未) as Igarashi Misato (Akira’s mother, ep11)
Yabe Kenji (やべ けんじ)

Producer: Sawada Kensaku (澤田鎌作), Kurihara Miwako (栗原美和子)
Director: Sawada Kensaku (澤田鎌作), Tajima Daisuke (田島大輔), Kubota Satoshi (久保田哲史)
Screenwriter: Suzuki Osamu (鈴木おさむ), Izumi Yoshihiro (いずみ吉紘)
Music: Takebe Satoshi (武部聡志)

Links
Japanese Wikipedia
DramaWiki

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Thank you so damn much!

Posted by keiko1981 on 2012/01/23
Posted in: *Japanese Dramas*, *Korean Dramas*, World News. Tagged: SOPA, censorship, MegaUpload, Jdramas, Kdramas, ACTA, filesharing, SM Entertainment, anime, You're Beautiful, Koukou Kyoushi 1993, TV4, TV3, Kanal 5, Swedish TV, FileServe, FileJungle, UploadStation, FileSonic, VideoBB, Uploaded. 1 comment

MegaUpload – Closed.
FileServe – Closing does not sell premium.
FileJungle – Deleting files. Locked in the U.S.
UploadStation – Locked in the U.S.
FileSonic – The news is arbitrary (under FBI investigation).
VideoBB – Closed! would disappear soon.
Uploaded – Banned U.S. and the FBI went…

Three website banned in U.S. = CENSORSHIP!

Quoting Ethlenn
“Anyway, I know, copyrights, and company losses are behind this move. But, out of curiosity, I took a look at one, only one Korean agency, hated all around the world – SM Entertainment. http://www.smtown.com/ir/ir_03.aspx
As you may see, their profit went really up those past 3 years. despite music, DVDs and all being pirated. Why, because damn loyal fans download the album, and then purchase it!!

I don’t buy the excuse of company losses. Especially in Korea, when they pay artists 0.00001 cent from each album sold (well this is an exaggeration, but you get my point).
As I said – loyal fans will always spend their money on merch, whatever it is.“

Quoting Orion1986
“I would not have coughed up 150 euros to buy a damn You’re Beautiful Director’s Cut DVD had I not downloaded and watched the show first. Neither would I have bought movie DVDs or bags and watches based on anime.
With Hollywood, you can at least rent the movie and buy it IF you like it. But how are we supposed to know if we WANT to buy an asian drama or movie? Just spend hard-earned money without knowing what you’re buying?“

As I said myself in the post “Why isn’t more Japanese and Korean dramas aired on international TV?” I myself bought the Japanese drama Koukou Kyoushi (1993), this AFTER I had watched it by obtaining it online, with English subtitles done by fans. The DVD on the other hand does NOT have English subtitles.

The other day I did actually send an e-mail to Swedish TV4, TV3, and Kanal 5 asking them about why they doesn’t show and Japanese or Korean dramas.
I haven’t gotten any reply yet, from none of them.

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Roads: Epilogue

Posted by keiko1981 on 2012/01/23
Posted in: Hanson Fanfiction, Roads. Tagged: fan fiction, Hanson. Leave a Comment

Title: Roads
Chapter: Epilogue
Author: Sheryl
Rating: R
Other Info: Sequel to Walls
Warnings: Drug-usage, cursing, violence etc
Excerpt: Sighing again, he looked out the window, watching the reporters and the fans milling about, out on the sidewalk. He remembered coming home that first afternoon, his chest tightening as soon as he saw them. His voice, slightly panicky, higher pitched than usual, out of breath. “Why are they still here?!” After six months, they knew he was coming home, and well… he was news. It had been a rough moment, the weight of memory heavy on him, breathing far too rapidly, hyperventilating. He’d been too dizzy to get out of the car on his own.
But he survived it. By himself. The nervous voice and momentary dizziness the only signs of tension.

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