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1 Litre of Tears

January 1st, 2006 by Jason · 938 Comments

This dorama is about a girl who was diagnosed with a disease called “Spinocerebellar Degeneration” when she was 15 years old. She kept writing in her diary to remember her experiences until she could no longer hold a pen. Aya wished to live until the end of her life, and the purpose of writing in the diary was to remind herself to not give up…

ORANGE RANGE’s “Kizuna”

September 4th, 2005 by spellcheck · 2 Comments · ★★★½☆

… On the cover a swing set is shown and the symbol of the band is drawn in the dirt. The picture is in black and white and gives it more of a nostalgic feel. The CD design and the back of the sleeve feature little doodles of stick men with parachutes being eaten by alligators and struck by lightning and a game of tic-tac-toe won by the O’s. No doubt about it, “Kizuna” is about friends and remembering the good times, so grab your warm and fuzzy childhood memories and let’s go! …

Tokyo

August 25th, 2005 by Jason · 4 Comments

Fukuyama san’s 20th single Tokyo was released at 17 August 2005. I think Fukuyama san is one of the great male singers in Japan, mainly because he has a soft and gorgeous vocal (just like Kuwata Keisuke)…