Official HIGE DANdism – Tabi wa Michizure – Romaji Lyrics
Chotto tooi kuni e itte burari pen wo kajitte Machi no itonami ni tokete inakunatte Shimau no mo ii na shashin no SAPPHIRE
Sore ja atarashiki chizu wo katte Warukunai basho e GO desu Dou desu?
Tabidachi no aizu wa soto no hareta sora Hieta YOGURT ga kara ni nattara ikou ka Kudaranai JOKE ga kikinareta NOICE ga Bokura no IDEA ni niji mitai ni hikatte iro wo kasanedasu Dareka ga iiteta kuchiguse wa “Itsudatte tabi wa michizure”
Motto aa naritai da toka Zutto koushitetai da toka Tokidoki hitori de kangaesou desu Sonna fuu na yoru ga bokura wo matteru
Bokura no shuppai ga dare ka wo kurushimete Otagai no nimotsu no omomi wa wakaranai Dakedo wasurenaide yorokobi to koukai Nitamonde dekiteru dare ka to waraeru you ni
Tabidachi no aizu wa soto no hareta sora Hieta YOGURT ga kara ni nattara ikou ka Kudaranai JOKE ga kikinareta NOICE ga Bokura no IDEA ni niji mitai ni hikatte iro wo kasanedasu Dareka ga iiteta kuchiguse wa “Itsudatte tabi wa michizure” “Itsudatte tabi wa michizure”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yG9OJgakm8
Tabi wa Michizure (Audio)
Official HIGE DANdism – Fire Ground – Romaji Lyrics
Hitotsu toshite ADVANTAGE nante nai “muite nai” “sense nai” daremo ga sou itte waratteru
Nante koto nai bibiru hitsuyou wa nai Kekka ippatsu de hyaku hachi juu do masshiro na kansei ni kawaru zo
Identity no ISUtori game wa tokku ni over yeah Sore demo hajikare mai to sekai wo ryouashide nigiri shimeru
Makka na honnou asedaku no SOUL Nandai darake no JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Tsuranukitosou sogiotosu souo Yoyuu nante kamasu tsumori mon ai Shoikonda kanjou wa HI-HEAT UP HI-HEAT UP Tsukamitoru no da risouzou wo Makka na honnou ase daku no SOUL nokotta no wa docchi da?
Hitotsu toshite tashika na mon nante nai “muite nai” “sense nai” rekishi no STALKER ga sawagi dasu
Tensai? Shuusai? Ni juu nen ni tatta hitori no itsuzai? Sonna yasui kotoba uripparatte kae no kikanai me de mitsumero Nekketsu dokonjou manshinsoui no ROCK AND ROLLER Darezoni kenasareta sono sense de joushiki wo tsukurikaeru
Makka na honnou asedaku no SOUL Hantai darake no JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Tsuranukitosou sogiotosu souo Kaoiro nante ukagaccha BAKA mitai Ijippari no tousou wa HI-HEAT UP HI-HEAT UP Tsukamiau oni no gyousou Makka na honnou ase daku no SOUL Hiza wo tsuku no wa docchi da?
Makka na honnou ase daku no SOUL Nandai darake no JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Tsuranukitosou sogiotosu souo Yoyuu nante kamasu tsumori mon ai Shoikonda kanjou wa HI-HEAT UP HI-HEAT UP Tsukamitoru no da risouzou wo Makka na honnou ase daku no SOUL nokotta no wa docchi da?
Nokotta no wa docchi da?
Fire Ground (MV)
Do not mess with Ryoko Yonekura
Ryoko Yonekura. I did not know her until recently, when I started binge-watching Doctor-X on Netflix. All six seasons of it. Ryoko Yonekura plays as Japan’s (and maybe even the world’s) best surgeon, Michiko Daimon. She’s a freelance doctor who doesn’t like groups, bowing down to authorities, and lists down surgery as her hobby. As Daimon-sensei, she performs the most complicated of surgeries, with her famous tagline –
私、失敗しないので。(I never fail)
Michiko Daimon
Yes, situations can be outrageous. The other characters of the series can be too hard-headed – the way they bring up her being a freelancer as if that takes away from her god-level surgery skills. Daimon-sensei fights through a lot of hospital politics and gets used by everyone around her for their own gains, including her manager, Kanbara Akira, who collects huge amounts of money each time she performs a surgery. In Season 4, you find out that on top of paying Daimon’s debts, this is because he wants to build a hospital for Daimon so that she can freely perform all the surgery she wants. But because you don’t see this hospital (or even clinic) take shape, you end up just accepting that Kanbara is extorting Daimon and taking advantage of her. Anyway, she isn’t in it for the money. She just wants to perform surgery and help people!
Watch Doctor-X on Netflix!
Six seasons – you know the show is great when it lasts that long! Some episodes can be ridiculous and over-the-top (S3 Final Episode, I’m looking at you), but it’s part of the charm of the series. You’ll warm up to the rest of the other characters (even Director Hiruma). My other favorite characters are Hiromi Jonouchi (the anesthesiologist played by Yuki Uchida) and the cat Ben Casey. And, as a Riichi Mahjong fan, I love the mahjong scenes as it reminds me of the days when I used to play mahjong a lot with my friends!
If you reach the end of Doctor X and want to see more of Ryoko Yonekura, jump on to her other drama series on Netflix, where she now plays a lawyer who got disbarred, but is creating a law firm to continue her fight for justice! And guess what – it also has a LETTER in the title!
Watch Legal V on Netflix, too!
In this series, Ryoko plays as ex-lawyer Shoko Takanashi. Her character is very much like Daimon from Doctor-X, except that her expertise is now in the legal field. She gathers a group of interesting personas to create a legal firm unlike any other (her paralegals are a stalker, a hacker and a male host). She teaches them to search for the truth without any shortcuts, inspired by her favorite detective series. Legal V only has one season with only 9 episodes, so it’s a quick watch. Also worth noting is Shoko’s obsession for Japan’s train lines and specialty food you can get near train stations (I wanted to take notes for future trips). You will also see some familiar faces from Doctor X on this show!
Tying this up to the title, Ryoko is very effective in playing characters that rise up despite being put down by everyone else, by being calm, believing in her skills and what she can do! You cannot mess with her. And reflecting on this, while not all of us are experts, we can be good at what we do and stand up to the challenges, with Doctor X and Shoko as inspiration!
I will miss watching Ryoko Yonekura on Netflix. She has a lot more shows under her belt so I’ll be checking those out when I manage to get a hold of them. I recommend the above series, please check them out if you’re interested in Jdrama! If you’ve already seen them, let me know in the comments below what your favorite Doctor X or Legal V moments are!
Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana – Wa, N, Particle O
You’ve made it to the last set of unique Hiragana characters! Good job! There are remaining sets but you’ll find that they will use characters you’ve already learned in the past. Anyway, here are the last 3 characters for you to learn.
Wa, N, Wo
ん – is a whole syllable in it self and is pronounced distinctly such. In the example above, the word for orange is pronounced – MI-KA-N
を – romanized as o or wo is only used as a particle (in constructing phrases/sentences). So, you should not find it confusing when to use お vs. を.
わ – the character は when used as a particle is also pronounced as wa. For example, when you say “This is my orange”, you say これ (kore)は(wa)わたし (watashi) の (no) みかん (mikan) です (desu)。That said, do not use わ when typing out the particle は(wa).
I know I said you’re at the last set of unique hiragana characters, but we still have a few more sets before finishing the complete Hiragana table. But the next ones will be easier if you studied the previous lessons because they are basically the same characters with “markers” used to change the sound.
See you in the next lesson! またね！
Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana – RA, RI, RU, RE, RO
Our next set of characters are the R-series.
RA, RI, RU, RE, RO
Japanese pronounces the “R” like it’s somewhere in between “L” and “R”. Your tongue should only slightly touch the top front part of your palate. Watch the video below for the pronunciation and the stroke order.
Can you still remember all 35 characters so far? Keep reviewing! 🙂
Basic Japanese 1 – Hiragana – HA, HI, FU, HE, HO
Hello again! Today’s lesson is on the H-series.
HA, HI, FU, HE, HO
Note another unique syllable in this set which is FU. HU is pronounced similar to how we pronounce FU in English, but with lesser pressure. Think of the middle ground between HU and FU.
I know, I’ve said this many times for different songs – but I can’t help that all the songs in this album are good! This is one of my favorites.
Kuchigenka nanka shitaku mo nai kara Saishin no chuui wo haratte ikiteta Sossen shite jibun no koto wo kenasu no wa Raku dakedo munashikute
Kanashii kako nanka hitotsu mo nai no ga Risouteki datte kachikan wo motteta Sonna boku wa kimi to iu hito ni aete Daiji na koto ni kizukasareta
Kirei to wa kizuato ga nai koto ja nai Kizu sae itooshii to iu kiseki da
Sui mo amai mo tte ieru hodo Nanimo bokura hajimacchanai keredo Aseta omoide mo Vintage nante itte Furikaeru tabi ni waraeru you ni to Taisetsu ni hibi wo kasaneyou Kake ga e no nai ima wo
Suki na iro nanka tokudan nai kedo Jinsei ga kaiga datta nara dou darou? Kimi to no jikan wo kasaneru koto de shika Dasenai iro ga kitto suki da
Kidoairaku soshite sono aida ni kirameku omoi wo dakishimete
Shiwa kuchadattari yake ni sabi tsuitari Hagarete shimatta kioku ga atta toshite mo Nani hitotsu kakushi tsukurou koto mo naku Sore sae itooshi to iu kiseki da
Sui mo amai mo tte ieru hodo Nanimo bokura hajimacchanai keredo Aseta omoide mo Vintage nante itte Furikaeru tabi ni waraeru you ni to Taisetsu ni hibi wo kasaneyou
Soshite fueta omoide ga itsu ka hoshi no kazu hodo ni Afureru koto ga tada ureshii kara Ima no kokoro wo yugamanai you ni Tatoeru kotoba wo sagashite miru yo Tsuranatteku hibi no naka wo Kimi to kasaneru ima wo
Vintage (Official Video)
Japanese songs you thought were OPM
I can’t exactly remember when I started liking Japanese pop culture. Was it the first time I watched Voltes V or Dragon Ball back when I was just 7 years old? However, I vividly remember the first time I liked a Japanese song. They used to play it on the radio back then. It was Hideaki Tokunaga’s Saigo no Iiwake. The melody. The voice. The Japanese words that sounded so beautiful. I couldn’t understand it but I knew I was hooked.
And then I remember maybe a month or so later – I heard the same song on the radio again, but this time it was in Filipino (Tagalog)! I was surprised. The song became famous but not everyone knew (at least those around me) that it was a cover of a Japanese song. I just found out many many years later that it was actually a Japanese singer who sang the Filipino version in hopes of making it into the Philippine music industry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=108tw9YKKQ8
Ted Ito – Ikaw Pa Rin
And then came more Filipino songs that ruled the airwaves, dubbed as OPM or Original Pilipino Music. What’s odd is that not all of these were actually original! (Surprise!) I also just learned this later on when my interest in Japan deepened and I discovered songs that sounded 100% like some OPM songs I knew. With the help of the internet (Google, Reddit, Twitter), I have compiled some of these Japanese songs that have been covered by Filipino artists and passed off as OPM, which you probably didn’t know weren’t original.
I won’t be posting the OPM counterparts – but take a guess in the comments below!
And a bonus, this isn’t really a cover song as this is instrumental but a famous Filipino uses the melody from this theme. Coincidence? Maybe.
This means that Filipino pop culture is also influenced by Japanese pop culture. Back in the days (90s), anime and live-action sentai (i.e., Bioman, Mask Man, Jet Man, etc) were big in the Philippines. I grew up watching these making me the Japanophile I am now.
I’m hoping that the Filipino versions of the songs above were done legally, with the original songwriters/composers given credit. I’ve read that some of the artists insisted that their versions were original so I’m not sure what that says about them. Anyway, that’s not the point of this post. I just found this interesting and wanted to share to you all!
If you know of other OPM songs that are actually Japanese originals, let me know in the comments below!
