Proper Conduct Of The Forum

The forum is technically referred to as a public place, where people of various diversities from around the world join together to form a community, in order to share their thoughts, beliefs, and interests towards others and amongst themselves in a fairly respectable and suitable manner reflected amongst all.

While being a leading forum expert, and a unique ethical forum conductor of her kind for many years now, Celessa firmly believes that no forum and the contents that resides within it should ever have to question the very moral values based upon one�s own individuality and integrity while candidly allowing them to express their open views, in any sort of belligerent, biased or intolerable way.

Most general comments are acceptable to be subject to criticism through other people�s opinions. However, one should also realize that they should never establish an atmosphere as to where: one particular individual�s opinion should be heavily separated, targeted, and ignored unlike the rest, if in case their opinions are to be considered conclusive as an appropriate and valid comment in meaning; grudges are to be promotionally formed out of rudeness towards specific members through inappropriate nature, with no exceptional reasons or public motivation that would however state otherwise; degradation, discouragement, and discrimination: the claiming of your word or opinion automatically being higher than that of others, and the shunning of new community members through mistreatment caused by the abusive authority from veterans and those of a higher chain of command; and finally, responses that clearly resorts to backlashes and hostile arguments towards these individuals without acknowledging or understanding the acceptance, and the rights of other people�s appropriate opinions, especially where their responses are to be spoken in a much careful and distinctive but highly ethical and respective manner that could be considered under the border-line material, but is never meant to directly harm anyone specifically in any kind of way. That is why these debates that have been known to be hot-bedded scenarios whereas many members can easily agitate one another must be apprehended according by the arbitration or moderation committee to ensure that nothing ever crosses the line. Thus, members are encouraged to respond back in the same respective manner and never hastily conclude one�s own words and opinions that could easily mistaken and misread one�s own individuality and identity and from where they automatically stand while discussing on future issues.

As stated from these four cases above, almost all of these actions are to be prohibited in any kind of situation. Realize that no forum is perfected, not every decision is always considered to be absolutely final, nor should a generic punishment be deemed necessary for everyone depending on the severity of the committer who has been issued this case, until every possible facet and option has been openly reviewed, revised, respected, and ultimately finalized before drawing a determining, yet thorough conclusion.

Also, the purpose of the forum should never be altered, reflected, fabricated, or abused as a definitive instrument chosen specifically to demean or belittle one another in any other way. A forum should also never be intentionally manipulated to cause a rift towards breaking many members apart from its former community instead. Keep in mind that a forum was specifically designed as a place for sheer entertainment, and not a constrictive one. Besides, the rule of thumb here is that the friendlier the forum atmosphere becomes, the better off many people will be in general, and the healthier the community will evidently be in the long run.

Please consider that everyone was once new to the forum community, at one point during their lives. Try not to discourage them, and be aware to respect the values of new members joining from within, at all times. Remember that it is the members that helps support the foundation of the community altogether. However, should any of these new members express their habits in any sort of way that would create conflict towards an existing forum, or chaos towards a harmonized community, do note that their actions will not be tolerated and that they will unfortunately be removed under immediate circumstances shortly afterwards. This is to ensure that the community is as peaceful, open-minded, and as flexible as it can ever be.

In regards, Celessa. ââ?¬â?? Republished: January 7th of 2006.
~ Administrating and moderating forums since February of 2001. ~

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Recently Removed Current Scans: BoA - Gallery Shooting [SKB], Ai Takahashi - Cosmic Rain

After reviewing my entire image gallery over here once more, I would finally like to officially declare that this would mark the last time I will ever delete any of these selective scans of mine, ever again. If you do notice, however, that there still lies some sort of existing problem within the excellent quality of these scans of mine, I do recommend you to point them out directly here on my page individually in person, so that I can somehow address and manage to resolve the whereabouts of this problem in due time. However, since most likely all of my scans are of superb ââ?¬Å?eliteââ?¬Â? condition [as quoted and supported by many anonymous members], that literally comes to no competition when you compare my kind of quality towards many of the J-Pop artist submittersââ?¬â?¢ quality sent from many countless other members visibly all over the Net, itââ?¬â?¢s a most likely given conclusion for my case here that there is nothing actually to worry about at all when it comes to my gallery being questionable as a whole, as I firmly trust that my quality of the pictures here are of the absolute finest.

Aside from that, I have decided to post an official major FAQ guideline which will be gradually printed down over on my next statements below. Keep in mind though, that I was unable to address all of the questions that have been asked to me thus far, so please realize that I can't simply answer every significant or insignificant little thing over on this page right here, consistently along the way. That is why they called it a frequently asked question. Besides, it's a time-consuming process, nonetheless, but at least I will attempt to answer as much as I feel I can do during the course of my available presence online.

What is your intended purpose on this site?

Thatââ?¬â?¢s a given. I normally would browse here rarely on occasion only to keep in touch with all my friends that I have generally made in the past. And no, I am not talking about the ââ?¬Å?friendsââ?¬Â? you make that just came out of the box. I am more of a unique individual who tends to chat with other people whom I am more fairly familiar with and comfortable with over time. Even though I do believe it is nearly impossible to keep in touch with almost every person that I do know of, online, and on a regular basis nearly everyday over there, please also consider the fact that the main intention of why I also decided to arrive is to clearly have a lot of fun as well. I do like to enjoy the friendly atmosphere and join inside an entertaining little conversation once in a while too, you know.

Have you scanned some of these images yourself?

Affirmative. Some of them have been personally scanned by me, and you will figure out which ones are mine and which ones I obtained from another source from the entries I have jotted down below in each and every analysis of the scan.

As you may or may not have realized, all the scans that I have selected for my gallery here are entirely handpicked; those I consider of extremely high definitional value, and yes, that is one of the major reasons that drives me motivated whenever I have received positive feedback as to the greatness of the quality within each and every one of my submissions. I�m a picky gallery artist myself, and I definitely preach what I can also ultimately prove when it comes to visually stunning galleries over here.

Do you still have the original photo books for your images?

A good portion of my images still do exist over the photo books that I have privately kept over on my pile [set aside], but I am never the generous type of person who would give any of them away without a firm and very reasonable, valid type of response, of course. Regardless, I still do get quite a stack of new photo books every month to add to my already-enormous collection over on my mailbox, so its hard to keep everything tracked, organized, and up to date in a matter of simply a few hours. Just a side note though: these number of scans that I have represented on this site obviously doesn�t come close when truly reflecting an accurate figure as to how many pictures I have actually scanned and received from various pop culture magazines, news clips, etc. over on my computer. Had I given a statistical impression as to how big my gallery realistically is in numerical values overall, I would list them probably over the hundreds of thousands easily, all in high quality standards, and kept under excellent running conditions.

Are there any photo books that you could probably lend me?

If you were wondering if I might be able to deliver duplicate copies for free to those individuals who do request one all over the world ââ?¬â?? well, youââ?¬â?¢re pretty much asking for the utterly impossible from me, really. I repeat, please do not ask me for any photo books at all in any which way - as I would like to keep several of these non-circulated rare booklets all only to myself. I also donââ?¬â?¢t scan individual pictures for nobody as a request line, really. It takes up too much of my time unless I feel that its okay to grab and scan a picture myself. Perfected scanning tips? I canââ?¬â?¢t tell you though, because itââ?¬â?¢s supposed to be my little secret. **Tips her hat**

May I be able to contact you through e-mailing, somehow?

The answer is pretty much negative. While I do often check e-mails as soon as I can reach my hands to grab them, hot and fresh out of the oven at times, the most likely scenario case here is that I�ll pretty much overlook the reply at the end, and won�t be able to respond back, depending on its severity as well, of course. Be forewarned, that I also block scammers and spammers to a greater degree as well.

If you are indeed willing to write something to me anyways, you can always use my previous e-mail at soaringwingsofanangel@hotmail.com and deliver your replies there. Don�t be guaranteed though that I�ll even attempt to write and send something back to you, especially when it boils down to a fairly quick response.

As for Instant Messaging, I have far too many contacts on my list to be bothered with, and having even more people to squash into it was one thing I would have never even considered doing so in the first place. I do apologize for the inconvenience there, because when I truly do value my free time, knowing that chatting can consume a whole lot of it fairly rapidly in a matter of moments, there�s just nothing you can really do much about it.

Will you still be able to critique my walls?

The answer is simply no, unless you can really convince me through particular suggestions about other people�s artwork that you personally recommend is truly impressive [in general] to view over, nonetheless. Indeed, I am a very picky member myself, when I do fav. certain walls. That�s just me.

However, my priority now focuses more on the forums, and guestbooks themselves, nowadays. Please bear in mind that I don�t really have a lot of free time on my hands like I used to have way back in the past and that I�m not fairly interested in browsing an entire gallery without given a good incentive to, anyways.

Can I add you to my watchlist / friendlist / hotlist?

Feel free to try, but I already have made my mind up long ago as to who I wanted to add on my watchlist / friendlist and I�m not considering adding people back just to return the favor. Just because you aren�t anywhere on my list doesn�t mean I will automatically dislike you. That�s simply because I�ve been in too many forums to count to know what will eventually take place here:

1. I donââ?¬â?¢t respond to random chatters unless I have recognized them before. If you are new and you donââ?¬â?¢t have much to say [ex. ââ?¬Å?Hello!ââ?¬Â?], consider yourself ignored. Iââ?¬â?¢m not being rude, but Iââ?¬â?¢ve been there and done that too many times and have gotten too used to these spam-like comments coming from countless other members for aeons upon aeons, now.

2. Itââ?¬â?¢s too obvious. Iââ?¬â?¢m sticking to the true definition of ââ?¬Å?friendââ?¬Â? in my friend list, so please donââ?¬â?¢t beg me to add you back as a friend here. Iââ?¬â?¢m not a person who feels she should have more ââ?¬Å?prideââ?¬Â? because she has a whole lot of friends to show off to others on her side, and I donââ?¬â?¢t consider myself a very popular person when others convince me or seemingly know that I truly am, in my own opinion. That could also be because of the fact that I have the slightest belief that everybody should have the first fair chance to be treated as equals, regardless of their status. I know that all to well, as it takes a little bit of time to get to distinguish whoââ?¬â?¢s good as a person overall, and whoââ?¬â?¢s not. I also only grasp onto certain people out theme on the forums whom I notice are a whole lot more, personality-wise.

Even so, when push comes to shove, the chances are I probably bet that you wonââ?¬â?¢t even recognize even half of your so called ââ?¬Å?friendsââ?¬Â? by the time the New Yearââ?¬â?¢s holiday is coming in order. Thatââ?¬â?¢s not how a ââ?¬Å?friendlistââ?¬Â? should work out.

Mutual friends? Now that�s a different story, but I won�t go that far.

Can you lend me some of your gallery scans? I don�t have enough credits to download them.

The answer is yes. Itââ?¬â?¢s not like Iââ?¬â?¢m doing this out of kindness, but I totally understand how people react when it all boils down to the aggressive nature of the credit system here. Feel free to post a request for any of these images, and Iââ?¬â?¢ll simply hand them to you for ââ?¬Å?free.ââ?¬Â? Note, that I wonââ?¬â?¢t hand all of them down to you at once, however. There's just too much work involved that way. The more, the merrier.

Do you read PMs [Private Messages]?

No. End of story. From now on, most pointless PMs will be deleted and ignored by me. I even stated on the page as well, you know. Please refer to my e-mail contact from above if it is that important.

Can you help me design my page?

Unfortunately, no. You would have to address Belmikry and Exentric, if they are still active and out there. I know that they'll be kind enough to help you out, not I. Besides, they make pretty neat designs for their layouts as well.

Will you considering pulling off a moderator�s job here in the near future?

I have already been a moderator, a global moderator, and an administrator for many other major ââ?¬Å?popularââ?¬Â? and ââ?¬Å?successfulââ?¬Â? forum sites nowadays, so this is clearly out of the question, in which I will have to openly decline. However, I have in the past been an open candidate for beta-testing forums before and when in need of a temporary ââ?¬Å?supportââ?¬Â? moderation, that is what I clearly do best, out of pure interest.

I'm stuck and I'm wondering if you can help me out.

Go to the Help forums instead.
http://support.minitokyo.net will give you all the answers you ever possibly wanted here, given you are an obedient member and a reading fanatic, of course.

Why do you make such long guestbook posts?

That's pretty much who I am. I know that in past experiences, it does scare the heck out of many members old and new, abroad. lol - And yes, the actual trend is that if you post to me, normally I'll make crazy long comments in return, so be aware. **Giggles** How I magically can pull it off with ease, though - even I don�t know that, myself. Hmm�

Do you offer any J-Pop music?

Yes, but even in the worldwide entertainment of the pop culture media, I donââ?¬â?¢t have almost every single album and every single in my disposal, as it is impossible to actually do so unless you have truly devoted your entire livelihood depending on every inch of it, but I surely do have far, far more soundtracks than that of the average norm. ââ?¬â?? that, Iââ?¬â?¢ll admit.

Iââ?¬â?¢m not a limited J-Pop addict here at all. I understand the lyrics because I speak and understand Japanese fluently as my second language. Iââ?¬â?¢ve lived in Japan far too long enough to be indulged by the craze of the blistering red-hot media. I have breathed and absorbed virtually every J-Pop category, song, and sights off uprising and down-falling female artists for many years now, been to too many multiple concerts virtually too memorable to count, and have been completely born as a versatile fanatic who has truly drawn from the musical roots of J-Pop at its purest essence since the blooming years of 1998, where modern pop definitely collides. No, Iââ?¬â?¢m not limited to just one artist. No, I donââ?¬â?¢t just only listen to those big popular artists out there as well. No, I donââ?¬â?¢t list tons of them only by their names just to impress other people when it comes to how much J-Pop I would listen to. No, Iââ?¬â?¢m not one of those people who draws that sort of ridiculous list and ââ?¬Å?pretendsââ?¬Â? to know all about the history of these singers and bands from off the bat, when Iââ?¬â?¢ve recalled far too many wannabe fans who clearly donââ?¬â?¢t know any better. Iââ?¬â?¢m a true baby princess fan of J-Pop when it comes to these matters, and a respectable guru extraordinaire brimming with knowledge and goodies when it counts. **Giggles** Just had to get that off my chest.

If you want to listen to true J-Pop at its finest and stop pretending to be a ââ?¬Å?wannabeââ?¬Â? of them, then go consider living in Japan for once! The way you think how J-Pop is big here is something that you could have never truly imagined at all. Believe me, when it comes to the general public, these altering imaginations doesnââ?¬â?¢t come even close. Besides, this isnââ?¬â?¢t the first time Iââ?¬â?¢ve opposed to these groups of people, especially when it comes to ââ?¬Å?fake fans,ââ?¬Â? before. To be a true J-Pop fan, you have to obviously listen to a whole lot more of these artists and respect them for who they really are, especially when drawing recognition to those who can sing great and acknowledge of their talents as well, understand the general theme of their lyrics basically along the way, grasping the concept of the song and the harmony that lies within, and actually going the distance where it matters most. Take it from one whoââ?¬â?¢s already been living up there in Japan at its greatest source, and knowing too much J-Pop for far too long now - that is what a true J-Pop fan is all about.

Why do you collect images of idols?

Simple - I love my J-Pop idols. I've been a huge fan of them for many countless years. I�ve collected too many of them to count. And yes, I am typically a person who loves fully-fashioned idols from time to time. End of story.

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Recent News: March 3, 2006. - Personal Life: Graduation

Announced officially during the last week of February 2006, Miku [aka Celessa] has finally completed and achieved her accelerated Bachelors of Business Administration degree since being enrolled and transferred towards a prosperous and prestigeous University in the whereabouts of Kyoto, Japan from Canada during the early breaking year of 2004, marking her as one of the very few students to actually graduate under the attended legal adult limit age [of eighteen], following speculated news reported officially from the RU [Ritsumeikan University] school board. She also marks as one of the youngest students in RU's history to ever obtain such a degree.

"Miku was a delightful student who loved to work diligently hard. Her positive attitude towards her reflection of life and her constant appealing, enthusiastic, yet complexive energy has made her into one of the finest members I've ever had the honor of meeting with, let alone one of the brightest to ever walk on stage." Remarked Yuko Asamura, a distant colleague and friend who also attended RU with her.

"Her [incredibly unmatchable amazing] grades can truly reflect how good she is. To me, she is more than just a student I would like to have the chance to talk to in class." Yuko replied with a semi-charmed face. "I really think she is a whole lot more and has truly matured through her passionable experience here."

As of February 27th, 2006, Miku along with eight other members attended a private graduation ceremony to mark the newest prospects on board Japan.

"It will be wonderful to see where everybody will be headed. I can't wait." States Professor Neji, an international professor who expressed his own set of congratulatory remarks using a televised webcam in India. Professor Neji is the assistant head professor leading to Worldwide Economics in Japan and has a long credible backbone history of promoting many international students to greater heights, noted by RU's previous history references. "Surely, I am proud of them all and that I will have no doubt in my mind that each and every individual shall succeed very well, as promised."

"C'est la vie!" Says an overwhelmed Miku, who is hopefully carrying on with her currently established stellar career being well known in her extreme talents towards dance and writing. She has been previously known to take part in choreographed dances and attends concerts backstage as a freestyle dancer to some of the bigger names in Japan, though her identity is yet to be concealed as a hidden mystery. "That's life for you, and never forget to carry about your dreams." She explains to the reporter, before leaving out with a hand sign across her side that could somewhat be referred by many other students on the scene, as to some distinguishable symbol of peace.

Yuko is also graduating in part for her degree in Civil Engineering later this coming year, and can't wait as she seemed excited to say, to join with her friend in the most memorable celebration ever. - JPT News, Transition To English

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Recent News: March 15, 2006. - Entertainment: Tribute To Baby VOX

Being a big fan of Eiji Kim for years, it was evidently sad to finally see that after nearly seven years of hard, cold blistering work, the young and dynamic K-Pop band which had been so popular in Asia during its prime, youthful days, has officially closed its curtains in a somewhat bitter-like conclusion. Given the chopping block, the stumbling band eventually declared calling it quits.

As you may or may not have already known by now, Baby VOX's crumbling breakup had actually existed for longer than one year, but recently new sources from the media indicate that at this very critical time of early March, where tensions have arisen and flared yet again once more towards this constantly questionable existing group, the news of their official breakup became permanently real.

Watching the Japanese entertainment show revealing Baby VOX's unfortunate and tragic ending made me realize how much I missed their music as a whole nearly when I was still a little child, even though I pulled the transition later on that year and purely listened firmly more towards that of the J-Pop genre; even nowadays as we speak. Alas, a shame, let alone a fading grace was felt across the distant silent room as I slowly, yet assuredly picked up the pieces and pulled out one of Baby VOX's original albums that I did remember receiving from a very good friend of mine, far back in the good old memorable days. While actually deciding to set aside some time to relax for once, listening to this very precious music CD I truly treasured since being so young for one final time, it suddenly began to re-open my eyes and made me realize what it felt like when Baby VOX was such an influential inspiration, and incredibly significant impact to the way they actually sang their music, definitely from back then when they were still around. The constant meaningful memories suddenly swung back to me at an unforgetable place where I could remember crisply and clearly, the passionate music coming from the sweetness of their voices, that somehow binded you close together to the rhythm, as they somehow seemingly without much effort at all, magically touched your vibrant heart and elegantly soothed your wandering soul. Along with those lyrics I read and had jotted down out of pure interest [that was before I fluently had learned Japanese rather than Korean], I took those very words and kept them within my very own mind as the pleasant days went by, my imagination often constantly being pulled by these colorful voices through a somewhat invisible, yet motivational string.

Having recollected those golden memories of Baby Vox in the past as I grew older in age, I became more interested in them and about their personal biographies towards building upon their music careers later on, and kept their new tracks often to listen to as a side note because I liked them so very much - even to a point of extreme admiration and idolizing at one time, I would honestly have to admit myself. Having said much, because of these very unique memories of my own I still somehow was able to recall and grasp onto even to this very day, I began to think that perhaps committing a devotional tribute towards this one-of-a-kind "amazing band of many wonders" would ultimately become a brilliant idea to work on, and yet here I am, funnily enough, displaying the tribute to my entertainment journal over by this section here. I'm blessed to at least have been able to watch Baby VOX go in action one time at a Japanese concert back in the Spring of 2002, if I can faintly recall, and listen to an influential band I could consider never to be replaced during the next several generations, or even ever just this once in an entire universal lifetime. They are just that unique to me as a whole. This is for you, Baby VOX!

Of course, the best of luck to all of you in the near future, and enjoy the many new experiences you'll all decide to take as you begin traversing across those newest journeys of your dreams. For me, I consider that the journey has never really ended, but has only truly just begun. Go girls! And don't obviously forget to rock on!

Complete Discography:

First Album - Equalizeher [July 15, 1997]
1. Interlude; 2. Muh Ri Ha Neun Nal; 3. Namja Eh Ge; 4. Start; 5. Geu Deul Man Ei Se Sang; 6. BiMihl; 7. Mi Hon Mo; 8. Waiting; 9. Namja Eh Ge (Instrumental)

Second Album - Baby VOX II [September 24, 1998]
1. Ya Ya Ya; 2. Break it Up; 3. Pae JaBooHwalJun (Peja Easter); 4. Waiting; 5. Change; 6. Sugar Baby; 7. Top of the World; 8. Ya Ya Ya Remix

Third Album - Come, Come, Come [July 15, 1999.]
1. Intro; 2. Get up; 3. Missing You; 4. Killer; 5. Flower Print Bikini; 6. Sarang Hae Yo; 7. Mask; 8. Love with the Heavens; 9. Summer story; 10. Woo Suh Yo; 11. Love and ecstasy; 12. Get up-MR

Fourth Album - Why [June 1, 2000]
1. Why; 2. Baeshin; 3. Hwae Sang; 4. Huh Rak; 5. Overlap; 6. Lux; 7. From a Sad Star; 8. Bad Boy; 9. Trap/Oragami; 10. Before Sunrise; 11. Patron; 12. Why-MR

Fifth Album - Boyish Story [June 6, 2001]
1. Intro; 2. Game Over; 3. In Hyung; 4. Nae Sarang Igireul; 5. Cut; 6. Lucky 7; 7. Budi; 8. Kakkai; 9. Come To Me; 10. To.Angel; 11. Puzzle; 12. The One; 13. Go Go, No No, So So; 14. Mahjimahk Suhnmool; 15. Game Over (MR); 16. Outro

Special Album - Baby VOX [April 24, 2002] - My favorite Baby VOX CD, by the way.

CD 1
1. Oo Yon; 2. Go; 3. Intro; 4. Bae Shin; 5. Game Over; 6. Ya Ya Ya; 7. Get Up; 8. Killer; 9. Why; 10. Change; 11. Han Ke; 12. In Hyung; 13. Love And Extasy; 14. Secret

CD 2
1. Intro; 2. Cut; 3. Recollection; 4. Sarang Hae Yo; 5. Mask; 6. Bad Boy; 7. Come To Me; 8. Lucky 7; 9. Puzzle; 10. Origami; 11. Summer Story; 12. Pae Ja Boo Hal Jun; 13. Love And Extasy; 14. Floral Bikini; 15. Sugar Baby

CD 3
1. Missing You; 2. Hu Rak; 3. Waiting; 4. Before Sunrise; 5. Love with the Heavens; 6. Lux; 7. From a Sad Star; 8. Nae Sarang Igireul; 9. Budi; 10. To.Angel; 11. The One; 12. Mahjimahk Suhnmool

Capture Clips: Motion Video
Chance [MV] / Car Racing / Backstage Scenes In KMA Concert / Baby VOX's Family Party / Photo Shooting / Talk Show

Sixth Album - Devotion [April 3, 2003]
1. Na Uttukhae [What Can I Do]; 2. Baraem [Devotion]; 3. Seul Peun Gi Dae; 4. Sang Chuh; 5. Sarang Een Ga Bhwa Yoh; 6. Na Rulh Jah Bah Joh; 7. Loveless; 8. Nun Mool; 9. Guh Jit Sarang; 10. Buh Lyuh Jin Ee Byul; 11. Mah Ji Mahk En; 12. A.S.A.P. [As Soon As Possible]; 13. Oo Yon [Deep Club Remix]; 14. I'm Still Loving You

Seventh Album - Ride West [April 16, 2004]
1. Intro; 2. Xcstasy [English]; 3. Xcstasy [Korean]; 4. Xcstasy [Remix]; 5. Play [English]; 6. Play [Korean]; 7. Play [Extended Version]; 8. The First And Last 09. Move Your Body; 10. I Want You Back; 11. I'm Still Loving You [Chinese]; 12. Go [Japanese]; 13. O.S.T [Father & I]

Miscellaneous Tracks - Never Released

We Are
Love Is
Get Up - Chinese Version
Can't Fight the Moonlight

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Recent News: April 1, 2006. - Entertainment: "NTO" [Not Too Often]; Hello Kitty's Promotional Uprising

***DDR Strike Image Scanned By Celessa
**Depth Information For New Music Releases Provided By Konami, Japan

Yes, it has been official! Lately this February, I was able to retrieve my pre-ordered game of Dance Dance Revolution Strike, the newest Playstation game of the DDR series ever to be released in Japan. While trembling, my hands still pulsing frantically as I awaited to grasp the newly appointed Konami feature growing big all over the arcades, at a mid-sized video game store inside one of Kyoto's greater and more popular mall districts in Japan [the line-up was also big considering Playstation 3's delayed but upcoming arrival as well, of course], I rushed home to test the new game out and couldn't believe how wonderful this game was in terms of musical upbeat. Actually, I was pretty impressed by the overall song collection they produced here [as I evidently expected], and the dance steps definitely provided a new challenge to an already seasoned dance expert like me. Ah, yes - how it was great to show your moves on the popular dance floor back then. Alas, through and through, the game was fairly decent like many of the other Dance Dance Revolution games out there, although it didn't really stand out too much as a personal best in my own opinion. But nonetheless, I was happy to add this to my DDR collection box for sure.

Some of the new track listings presented by Konami's Dance Dance Revolution Strike is established from below:

Naoki - Passion of Love featuring Paula Terry
Genie In A Bottle - NC featuring NRG Factory
I will Survive - AKIRA featuring Daline
Heaven Is A Place On Earth [German Election Mix] - Julia

And others that have already made a hit under Konami's previous releases:

Saturday Night Love - Sota featuring Brenda V.
Seduction - NC featuring Finalforce
Make A Difference - Lala Moore with CoCoRo*Co
G2 - Aya
Gyruss [Full Tilt] - JT.1Up
I Futurelist - Akira Yamaoka
Make A Jam! [Dub/House] - Big Idea

Coming across the J-Pop industry and looking over my random gigantic library filled with hundreds upon hundreds of my CD collection [many which are extremely rare, actually], my ears were suddenly glued onto a very young but fabulously talented singer by the name of Lena Park, whom I decided to pull out of the covers. Being nearly a complete J-Pop fanatic for a very long time and a knowledgable guru since the Mai Kuraki boom that occured long before around the pleasant days of 1998 [which eventually led and boosted my intrigue ten-fold over other artists such as Morning Musume, Ayumi Hamasaki, Do As Infinity, and Jun Shibata over the years], Lena Park's previous history and her first ever J-Pop debut over Tokyo was in no doubt unique and truly discovering when you think about it. When you consider the way she had been raised and the type of background she was given into, there's no doubt that in your mind, she was quite different from many of the the rest.

Switching onto "Music," her latest single released over on the J-Pop station, you could easily tell the way she has matured into J-Pop immediately and how she had definitely grown handling her own creative style of music over time. The gospel theme which she constantly brings to the table is nothing more than authentic and somewhat strongly orthodoxed, and the lyrics often fit quite nicely into the harmonious beat as well. I also had her other Japanese album release "Beyond The Line" which was just as soulful as "Music" clearly presented from time to time. For those who are more into the gospel-like swing type of music, I would clearly recommend many other people to take some time to listen to her works. You'd be surprised by how quickly you'll catch onto her sweet, yet subtle chorus, and it is perfectly flexible for listeners of all generations, everywhere.

Ending the day at home, there was some speculation from several of my colleagues / friends over on the Internet that Hello Kitty's promotion is yet again on the rise. This came after Target Corporation's declaration to sell many more diversified Hello Kitty products all over North America, where it has already definitely become an extremely popular big-seller all over Japan. Japanese consumers call this yet "another big Kitty revolution" everywhere. Hello Kitty actually originated in Japan since 1974 and has been internationally big since the late 1990's, where its fashion and accessories are appraised for its "cutely" arranged logos labeled almost everywhere. The trend could almost be referred to an "Its Raining Cats" motto - and many big companies like Target won't pass out on a prosperous opportunity of the latest Kitty boom, right over here in Japan - that's for sure.

Currently listening to Lena Park ãâ?¬Å? ãÂ?â?¢Ã£Â?¹ãÂ?¦ãÂ?®ãâ??â??ãÂ?®ãÂ?«ãÂ?â??ãÂ?ªãÂ?Ÿãâ??â??æâ?¬Â?ãÂ?â? ãâ?¬Â? - [Romanji] Subete No Mono Ni Anata Wo Omou

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