Unforgettable Memory

Hello ! Long time not write here!

I was actually trying to write a journal everyday on my laptop, so sometimes I forgot to post here because I already write it on my journal. But, here I am ! Maybe no one will read it by the way *laugh* 2012 almost end. A lot of things happened this year. Do you think this year flow so fast? I mean, every year flow so fast. When we realized, it already about to end.

This year, I'm 20 years old. The most weird birthday I think. My ex-boyfriend gave me a birthday cake and birthday present, but actually I feel so weird and actually the present broke so fast. And the most weirdest part is, a lot of people I didn't know said happy birthday to me. A woman I didn't know even made me a birthday cake, a very delicious chocolate birthday cake. I feel weird, but I'm so grateful. A lot of person know me means my network expanded. I'm so grateful, thank you so much.

Okay, actually, I'm not going to talk about my birthday.

This happened last year, December 2011. I remember I wrote about it already, but well, anyway, I want to talk about it again. A special person to me going to play a piano. I'm not going to say his name, but he is a special person to me. When I heard he will play a piano, I feel so happy and sooooooooooo nervous on that time. I don't know why, but I'm so nervous. I don't know. I'm weird. I'm so worried, and so nervous. I'm trying to assure myself that he will make it.

And on the performance day, I was so worried waiting for him to perform (on tv). I know, he maybe already used with the pressure and television's working atmosphere. I think I'm stupid to be nervous about him, he is no one for me, not even a friend.  When he start to play the piano, my tears can't stop flowing. I didn't even realize what he song play and what song his friends sung, I just can't help but feel so relieved. I can't stop saying, "yokatta, it turns out good, yokatta..." . I'm so relieved. I'm sooo relieved. 

Okay. I'm stupid. I'm weird. I feel so nervous when someone, who didn't even know me, will perform. I still can't believe it that I cry and feel so relieved on that time. But I understand one thing, he was so special to me. That's why I care about him. I'm kinda relieved he wouldn't play the piano this year.

And this year, is the first and the last time I write a letter. Officially a love letter, which supposedly to be a thanks letter. And I stupidly sent it to him, stupid stupid stupid. I just realized that I write it as it's a love letter, not a thanks letter, one day after I sent it. That's kinda stupid. I hope it didn't reach him. I hope.

This year seems so special.
Hope I can try something new again next year.
Cheers !

Pain and tears, trial and error

These days, I taste a lot of bitter experience. In such a short span of time, failed a lot in various field.

It's already four years since my body gotten this weak. How much I blame myself for my own condition. I never can forget the night I spent with pain and tears. Just how much it hurts me that I can't be as active as I was in the past. Entering my third year of university, I realized that I missed a lot of things. I didn't enter any clubs, I only have a little circle by my own, and this kind of condition can't satisfy myself.

"I wish to live a life with the attitude of never to compromise and give in to myself. "
A word that I keep on my head. I promise to myself that I won't compromise with anything. I won't let myself keep this weak anymore. I don't really care if my body crushed anytime. I'm a strong girl, heart and body, yesterday, now, tomorrow, and always. (And thanks for someone who said that words, actually, it save my heart a lot. Only if I can thanked you in person :') )

Bitter experience came up a lot since the time I decide to be strong. I failed a lot in various field. I try this, failed. I try that, failed. I choose this, wrong. I can't said this as a "problem", since it's not really a problem itself. I feel so disappointed of myself, I feel so frustrated. I already done my best, and I still failed. Not in one thing, but a lot of things.

I'm now at the point where I didn't know what to do.
I didn't know what is my specialty.  I didn't know which road I should take.
I can do nothing. I feel so weak. It seems like this is not myself. 

In such a short span of time, a lot of things happened.  Bitter, and of course, good thing happened too.
Yes, Life is trial and error process. Sometimes you need to be knocked down just to make you stand up higher. 
Life is the education process. Trial and error process. Up and down cycle.

Thinking positive. I got a lot of experience, very nice experience. Even that I was failed, I hope this won't let me down too much. I'm really sorry that I have such a roller-coaster mood.  Even I was cried, I can't cry too much because I know I should stand up and face all of it. Maybe, I'm not suited on 'these' fields and there will be MORE AND MORE AND MORE field I can get myself into it.
 
I hope, I can do better next time. 
Yes. I'm a strong girl, heart and body, yesterday, now, tomorrow, and always.

Oh my head, oh my brain

Hello hello!
Sunday, no university on sunday, happy xD
How are you?

I was reading a lot of hypothesis last night. One of it is Riemann hypothesis, a hypothesis working for prime number, it implies results about the distribution of prime numbers. Okay, let's not talking about technical and maths, I know there is not much people love maths. Frankly speaking, it IS a difficult thing to understand. You want to try to read a bit about Riemann hypothesis? Check wikipedia.

Before reading those hypothesis, I set my connection to download a recorded sound-leaking of recent event (you know what I mean). Then I lightly read the hypothesis on the bed, and somehow slept. I woke up on a slight midnight, and check the downloader, I hope it already finish downloading but unfortunately, it was disturbed on the middle so it was failed. I check twitter, turn on torrent software to seed something in case someone need my files, and then slept again. This is a summary of things I do last night.

Let's go to the details. When I woke up on midnight and see my download file failed, I feel like I saw someone upload it to 4 mf link before I slept. I feel like I download it from the audio-embed site to check if I can download it or not and in case the download file failed, I will try from mf. But when I check it again after I woke up, this person didn't upload it to MF or anything, but I really felt that I saw those links before I sleep. Is it "I-saw-mf-links" is a dream? why it feel so real? or when I slept, the uploader delete her post? Or just a dream? which one? And when I check twitter before my second sleep, I see someone tweeting about it, and I ask her if she have mf links... and I don't remember who I ask xD

On my second sleep, I dreamt of driving a car which my old neigborhood's, while someone help me pushing the brake and gas.

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Difficult to understand, right? My english seems worse and worsen, and worsen theses days.
I don't have enough sleep LOL I will continue my sleep today.
In the end, I ask one of my friend to download it from the audio-embed version or maybe I should try to download it again using my university connection. And the mf links case remains mystery.... =P

Uh oh.
You know about skewes' number? It's a number which claimed to be the closest to infinite number. You can imagine what kind of number? Oh course it's not 99999999999~ , not that. So the rail is zero - number - skewes number - infinite number. Don't forget about prime number and it's pattern too. They said mathematics are romantic because they are working on abstract thing.

So.
Don't read math hypothesis before sleep. It will disturb your brain.
The end. LOL.

Hello mr.Doppelganger

When destiny try to twist by itself.

Day by day, you come, and come, and come to my mind.
Again, again, and again. It's hard to brush you up from my heart.
Well hello mister doppelganger, can you please let me hear your words?




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Okay, trying to be artistic with words. But, this is really words which illustrating what happened now to me. I try to address him as mister doppelganger for our 'same'-ness and 'opposite'-ness. I'm so thirst to talk to him, to hear his mind words. I don't know if I can categorize this as love, or just a simple adore.

I don't have particular type I want from a man. Just simple, brainy and older than me. I can't even see my university friends as 'a man' because I tend to see them as a person on the same age with me. Well, yes, even with the senior, I can't see them as 'a man', even if they can be categorized as a brainy man. Then ? What actually I search on a man? Nothing. Seriously. I can't and never feel love in the first sight. I should know him as my friend first. Yes, I don't have particular type but I'm a person who tend to be a fan of my boyfriend. If a man caught my attention, he will be "my type".

That's why... I think I adore this person in the first time. He is not even my friend or anything, he is just a man out of my range. He is so smart with his words, he put his friend first, he is attractive in my eyes. I'm so curious with all of the question piled up since I know him. Why we are so similar in a lot ways? Why we have something so opposite?

Day by day, my question piled up more and more.

Well, if we think about it closely, this is what human called about. Human completing each other. Similar things between humans, and the opposite things between humans. All of the human in this world like that. Do I really love him? Or it is just because I adore him, he always in my mind?

Because I think of him, I start to get off from my own track. Please get out from my head. I'm trying not to be jealous, because jealous can't give me anything. I can't help to cry out my frustration, I want to hear your voice so badly. Maybe I will cry in the time I see you. And with all of this proof, why I can't assure myself that I love you?

Dear myself, why you can't fall in love easily?

Dear mister on my mind...

What would you think if there is someone, separated more than 1000 miles from you, didn't know who you are, never meet you, and then he talk about the same thing like you, have same opinion like you, read something that you read, and this thing didn't happened once.

This person and me, how's the destiny will connect us? Are you a destined person? or a doppelganger? Or this is just a mere coincidence between us?

I do try to know this guy, I do my best. But if I had chance to meet him, there would be something that make me can't meet him. If I try to search for his contact, I always hit a wall and stop on his co-workers or his best friend and they would never told me his number.

The more I try to know this person, it feels more impossible. I feel so much wall between me and this guy, there is a lot of 'things' which didn't want me and this guy meet.  The more I try to know this person, the more I feel weird. There is a lot of same things we share, and there is a lot of differences too. 'Complete hte same' things, and 'complete opposite' things.

I want to try to talk with this guy.
I'm so curious with this guy.
Wonder if he feel the same?
I bet not, he didn't know me btw.

I want to believe that this is not the right time for us to meet.
Maybe there would be any perfect right time to meet, right? :-)

No plan for holiday, and weird phenomenon

Ello~
Long time not see (after JLPT incident)
Sora speaking.

I'm still on my super long holiday till September, and do nothing but sleep and playing around the net everyday. Singapore cancelled, London cancelled, Japan cancelled. All of my plan cancelled so I do nothing LOL My parents are so moody, one day they say "okay you can go", and the other they would say "no you can't go". Hmph. Okay. No plan for this holiday.

Recently, I got a very high fever. Well, the cause is funny.
Here in Indonesia is already entering a transition period, where it's not summer nor rainy season. There is a lot of mosquitoes on this period. One night, I spray my room with anti-mosquitoes and I suppose to not entering my room for the next one hour, but I forgot and spent 15 minutes on my room until I cough a lot and realizes I was half poisoned already. And after that, I got fever. Perfect xD It's already three days of fever, and I can do nothing.
My family only laugh on me when they know I got fever because of this.

And there is a weird phenomenon too. That is the first time I cry of happiness.
There is someone I admire so much, and people talk about him on twitter about how his works and much, and they appraise him. When I read it, I'm burst with tears and somehow feel so proud (oh hello who are you? xDD). This feelings happen a lot, but I never feel so happy until I cry. It's not about me but somehow I feel so happy as it was me. My friend told me, "That is the signal that you love him dearly". Seriously?
I remember the new year time, I heard he will do 'something', I was so happy but I feel worried about him. And when I saw it going smoothly, I cried and said "yokatta T___T" a lot. Maybe, I was super nervous rather than him so when I saw it went smoothly, I was crying as I relieved it was okay.
Maybe, I love him for serious. Really? I still didn't believe it myself.
Oh, I don't really trust love these days. I want to focus on my study now. Study >> Love.

That is weird phenomenon number one.

The other is..
I have some kind weird habit to check every news on the morning. Both my local/domestic news and international news. I sometimes talk with my friend about that news. I feel uneasy if there is something happened and I have no clue what is it, so I check news everyday. And until one day I realized, the news I talk on the morning will be headline on the night news. I was like ===> 0___________________0 REALLY?? Well, it only happen twice (2 last week consecutively). I hope this is just a mere coincidence. I hope.


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Thanks for reading.

JLPT and ... *sigh*

Sunday, July 1, 2012. I'm going for JLPT test (nihongo noryokushiken). This is my first time taking JLPT so I'm so excited to go. I ready to go at about 8 am (test is 10 am), and take train. In the train, I do my morning routines like checking news, saying hi to people I talk the night before (I tend to slept in the middle of conv =P), and then I practicing kanji with one of my android application. I was so into my phone, sho when the train stop to a certain station, I panicked and went off from the train.

Zero

Zero. It's not mean you can't get out from it, but zero is where everything starts. Nothing would ever be born or happened if we didn't get out from that phase. If you already think you can't since the start, then you will never can. You can. Nothing impossible. There is a will, there is a way.

soranarumi (06/12)

Walking in my own road

人生に迷う。恋に迷う。
今はとりあえず自分の選んだ道で歩く事。

(soranarumi - June 02, 2012)

A little warm story :')

Around 5 pm, a big rain occur.
And then there is a complete electricity black out.

In the middle of big rain, I can heard a cry of cats.
It was a mother cat, searching for her daughter.
Because of the big rain, a little flood occur, around 30cm high.
The mother cat keep make a cry, panicking, searching for the little cat.

After a short time, the little cat's sounds appeared, and they keep calling each others.
Sometimes the little cat's sounds disappear, and the mother cat's panicking around.
It really breaks my heart :'(
Please don't die, little cats :'(

Now the rains has stopped, and I found the little cats on the other side of flood.
They now staring each others without making any sounds.
Even it's just a little flood, around 30cm high, the little cat can't go across.
I ask my brother to help the little cat to the mother, but the little cat afraid of my brother.
But at least, they already assuring themselves that they found each others :)

Now, I can only treasure this moment. The love between mother and her daughter.
Even it was a big rain, flood, and cold weather, this moment warm my heart :)
Only if I can picture this moment :')

Soranarumi.
7.30 pm.

My very first Oden

Hello !

I had a little meeting with my besties today at Lawson, and I never knew they sold Oden ! After being in such a unnecessary dilemma, I had my very first Oden. It consist of Chikuwa, Konyaku, and Daikon .... and some things I don't remember the name. It was quite good, and I can't wait for having my second Oden :9

I know, buying Oden at a convenience store maybe not as delicious as the original thing. I'll do my best so I can eat Oden in Japan (^o^)/

Packet From Japan [vol.3]

My friend from Japan sent me a packet again, for the third time (that is why I put 'vol.3' LOL). She is like a mother, a sister, a best friend, and family for me. Both of us now so busy, but we still in contact each other. I feel so bad that I can't give her anything... I hope I can go to Japan soon, so I can meet her ^^
Not only Japan, I want to go to a lot of country to visit my friends (not for trips :-P). Especially Italy and Kuwait :-) I hope I can meet them soon!

Back to the packet, I'm so happy that she sent me a lot of cute snacks.  Yeah, I'm such a sucker for cute thing, so when I open the packet, I only can scream "KAWAAAAAIIIIII!!!" :-D (Kawaii, 可愛い, Japanese words for 'cute'). First is this cute thing:

Maybe for Japanese people, this is just an ordinary snack you can found anywhere. But for Indonesian like me, I never seen this before. First is Pocky Panda, in Indonesia here, there is only Pocky Chocolate, Vanilla, and Decorated. This is the first time I see Pocky Panda, and the package is really really cute, not only the outer but the inner too. And the second, on the upper part on the photo, is Sakusaku Panda biscuit. This biscuit is sooooo cute, it formed a panda face, and consist of chocolate biscuit and chocolate cream. It is so cute, I almost can't eat it, but in the end I eat it <--- can't resist chocolate. And the third, the right part on the photo, is Nameneko Card Gum. It is just an ordinary bubble gum with a bonus of cat card on it. I luuuuuuuurve cat so much, and flailing on the card too much. LOL. Here is the inside of Pocky Panda and Nameneko Card Gum (forget to take photo on sakusaku panda biscuit)

You can click on the picture for larger pic. See, it is just a normal snack, but the package is really cute. The cat card look like Japanese Driver License card, but the photo is cat. And the inside package of Panda Pocky, super cuuuuute. Ordinary white package with a lot of little panda picture printed on it. Cute. There is no Panda Pocky in Indonesia, if there is one, I will buy it everyday :D only because it cute LOL

There is another snack too. There is three lollipop, those lollipop shape like mickey mouse head. Super cute. Beside of the snacks, she sent me Softback catalog with dog picture on it. Dog is cute. Dog is cute. Dog is cute <3 The dog is the famous Softbanks's image character dog named Oto-san. Super cute. And then, she sent me some food material too. I said to her that I want to try make cream stew and she said there is a special material to make it. And she really sent it! Along with the cocoa milk powder that I want to try too :D I will try to make it when holiday comes (next month, I hope it's not getting worse)

And the last is, Arashi's single, Wild at Heart! I ask her because I'm really busy and forget to order it. Stupid me. I personally like the regular jacket. Wild at Heart is theme song for Matsumoto Jun-san's drama, title is "Lucky Seven". Well, I watch it because there is Oizumi Yo-san and Eita-san.I love this song, the theme is really cheerful and give spirit to anyone who listen to it. If you haven't try to listen to it, TRY IT!

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I'm laughing by myself when I write the labels. "I'm a worldwide girl" ahahahahaha xD My friend keep addressing me as "worldwide", I don't know why. Because I'm confused what should I do with the labels, then I put this tags lolololololol.

ijou.

ifat deshita.

This called.. destiny?

I always wonder what truly happened between us.
What is truly connected us? Song? Sky? Stars? ...or heart?

We never met. Well, I can see you anytime I want.
But you can't. Not "can't", but you didn't even know me.
I'm only the one of a lot of stars which admire you.
Is it love?

With all of this coincidences, I can't help wondering what kind of destiny we share.
The similarity between us, the difference between us.
They said, your destined person is either the one who is so much similar with you..
Or the one who is a double-side coin with you.

With all of this coincidences, I can't help wondering what kind of destiny we share.
The moment I know you is not just a coincidence, I start to think it was destiny.
What kind of path we will share?
What kind of string we will had?

 Life surely is a mystery.

soranarumi.
Sunday, April 1st, 2012.

A real boyfriend

 Everyone has their own ideal way of boyfriend. So do I. But I found this on book of quotes. I think this is a good way to express an ideal boyfriend would be, and it would be nice if there is one. So, I want to repost it on my blog. Check this out:

A REAL BOYFRIEND

Don’t care if you have a boyfriend or girlfriend right now.
I don’t care if you are a guy or a woman or Michael Jackson.
Just read this, it will make a difference.
If only everyone could see this and understand it.

When she stares at your mouth, kiss her
When she pushes you cause she thinks shes stronger than you, grab her and don’t let go
When she starts cursing at you trying to act all tough, kiss her and tell her you love her

When she’s quiet, ask her whats wrong
When she ignores you, give her your attention
When she pulls away, pull her back
When you see her at her worst, tell her she’s beautiful

When you see her start crying, just hold her and don’t say a word
When you see her walking, sneak up and hug her waist from behind
When she’s scared, protect her
When she steals your favorite hoodie, let her keep it and sleep with it for a night

When she teases you, tease her back and make her laugh
When she doesn’t answer for a long time, reassure her that everything is okay
When she looks at you with doubt, back yourself up

When she says that she loves you, she really does more than you can understand
When she grabs at your hands, hold her’s and play with her fingers
When she bumps into you, bump into her back and make her laugh

When she tells you a secret, keep it safe and untold
When she looks at you in your eyes, don't look away until she does
When she says it’s over, she still wants you to be hers

When she is mad, hug her tight and don’t let go
When she says she is ok, don’t believe it
When she’s bored and sad, hang out with her

Give her the world.
Let her know she’s important.
Kiss her in the pouring rain
Treat her like she’s all that matters to you

Let her wear your clothes
Don’t talk about other girls around her
Stay up all night with her when she’s sick

Stay on the phone with her even if she’s not saying anything
Call her at 12:00am on her birthday to tell her you love her
Watch her favorite movie with her or her favorite show even if you think it’s stupid

When she reposts this bulletin, she wants you to read it

One week skipping class..

Hi! It feels like I have been not writing here for a long time (not true! ahaha)
I have been sick for a week, the usual asthma and high fever plus cough and flu. I decided to not go to the university because of that sickness. It is funny when I know my friend think I'm on vacation to Japan for a week so I'm not going to class, but seriously, I'm sick and can do nothing :-S

On saturday and sunday (02/04-05), I went to a trip with my university friends. It called "makrab" in indonesian language. Makrab is a trip to make senior and freshman (or senpai-kohai) relationship get more friendly each other. We do a lot of games together, and a lot more. I will write a review about that later, because the games on it is really fun.

As you know, asthma can be triggered by a lot of thing like cold weather, the drastic change of weather, dust, smoke, animal's fur, and a lot of thing. On that time, I was not sleep and we are doing a late night outdoor games and it was reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally cold. I'm shivering like crazy even I'm really enjoy late night outdoor games because I can see night sky clearly. I love night sky ♥ the stars and moon is really beautiful. I really enjoy my time discovering the stars by using Google Sky Map. At that time, I don't feel any strange and was very healthy, but when I arrived at home, I got a very high fever so I decided to sleep a lot because I still have class on Tuesday. But, the fever got worsen and my asthma come too. Worst feeling. Summary, I'm skipping class for about one week.

In that condition, I only sleep on my room, spending my time watching drama from my laptop. And I thing I will finished all of my draft on this blog so maybe there will be a lot of new post. I hope you can enjoy reading my writing. Hope I can recover soon, the medicine is really a lot and taste bad （笑）

Bonus. This is the place I went to makrab. It was on Bogor. The place is really interesting, it used to be a place when a marine take test to be a professional marine, so there is a boat on a mountain ♪

Storage-website status under SOPA-PIPA condition

For the currently popular issue of SOPA and PIPA bills on U.S., there is a lot of uncertainty on the internet so I'll try to sum it up. So, the state of popular storage sites:

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 after the owners who are gone.
FilePost - Deleting all material (so will leave executables, pdfs, txts)
Videoz - closed and locked in the countries affiliated with the USA.

4shared - Deleting files with copyright and waits in line at the FBI.
MediaFire - Called to testify in the next 90 days and it will open doors pro FBI
Org torrent - could vanish with everything within 30 days "he is under criminal investigation

Network Share mIRC - awaiting the decision of the case to continue or terminate Torrent everything.

Koshiki - operating 100% Japan will not join the SOPA/PIPA
Shienko Box - 100% working china/korea will not join the SOPA/PIPA
ShareX BR - group UOL/BOL/iG say they will join the SOPA/PIPA

This situation is becoming bigger than I thought, this situation now is too frustrating. I hope things resolve soon... No download resource just mean that they are trying to erasing even a little smile from people :( Maybe it is what Mayan means about apocalypse, the "apocalypse of internet" :( Worst year ever, and it just January! What will be happens on the other 11 months? I hope there  nothing worsen than this. Why they are so happy by erasing smile from people one by one?

Oh okay, I'll just buy my own server instead. The era will change. Now, it is so normal to see people having their own external tera hard-disk instead of a flash disk. With this accident, I think people will having their own server =____= 

I will update it again when I found another info.  :)

Thanks for reading.

Pathetic

I only can cry that I remember I already lost the chance, I know cry didn't solve anything.. time keep moving and I can't rewind it. It is already over and I only can say, "I'm happy for you.."

Why girls keep crying? Is it emotion? I know it can't solve anything but.. why this tears keep falling? I don't want to cry, I want to be happy because you are so happy today. It will be your memories for all of your time, so I want to be happy for you too.

I can't blame the person who make me lose the chance. I can't blame anyone but myself. I think it is okay to lose this chance, but when I know what happened today really make me hurt and happy in the same time..

The thread between us called destiny become so thin and thinner. I do not know how to keep contact with you anymore. I don't want to lose any connection between us. Loving you is so hurt, I know I can't have you but I can't stop fight for you.

Will god give me another chance again to meet you? I love you, I miss you, I want to meet you. I want to be your strength, I want to be your smile, I want to take away your sadness. Please.. please god, let him know I'm here.. convey my feeling to him.. let him know. I'm fighting here, I want him to fight there too.

I always stare at the sky, wondering if we are looking at the same sky. Of course not, it is the same sky but not the same views. But.. if we are under the same sky, it is enough for me. Keep smiling, honey. Because your smile is my strength.

I keep staring at the moon, begging if he can deliver my feelings to you. I know it can't, because I have to fight for it by myself. Moon are beautiful, yet sad, shining in the dark and deep sky. I wonder if we are seeing the same view of moon. I hope so. I wish for your happiness, always.

*image from Kore wa Zombie desuka (anime). I don't know, I just putting random image from my folder :'(

Macross Frontier: Choujikuu Super Live Cosmic Nyaan (Cosmic Musume) review

DVD cover

Macross Frontier: Choujikuu Super Live Cosmic Nyaan (Cosmic Musume) is a concert of the anime titled Macross Frontier. I really love Macross Frontier, the story is about two songstress and one pilot which including their love story and the battle of universe with alien name vajra.

Macross Frontier itself have anime version, and two movies. The story is really touching, I really recommended to watch it because the love story is really romantic yet sad, and the composition of love story, mecha battle, and the song is really balanced. I cry a lot when I watching the movie. The song in this anime is really "anime-ish", I love the lyric because there is a romantic one, sad one, playful one, and a lot more.

This DVD is the footage of the concert held on December 22, 2010 at Nippon Budokan, with title of "Merry Christmas without you". The two singer is May'n (for Sheryl Nome songs) and Megumi Nakajima (for Ranka Lee songs), and featuring the seiyuu like Yuichi Nakamura, Aya Endo, and Megumi Toyoguchi, and the composer of all the music, Yoko Kanno. I hope the latest concert event after the second movie released with be a DVD too!

Want to order Macross Frontier: Choujikuu Super Live Cosmic Nyaan (Cosmic Musume)?
>> 2DVD version, NTSC Format, Region 2, Victor Entertainment label. 6800yen at CDJAPAN!!
>> BlueRay+DVD version, Region Free, Victor Entertainment label. 7800 yen at CDJAPAN
Both released at November 23, 2011.  

And so, let's begin the review!

1) Uchuu no piano (Kanno Yoko) --- as usual, this concert opened by Kanno Yoko-san piano. This is one of the theme of Macross Frontier.
2) Merry Christmas Without You (May'n and Megumi Nakajima) --- the song which be the title of this concert. This song is become really cute with the two of the singer there.
3) Ranka no Kutsushita no Uta (Megumi Nakajima) --- this is Christmas song from Ranka Lee, and Megumi Nakajima sing it beautifully with Takarazuka School's kids singer.
**Sheryl and Klan talk. 

4) Universal Bunny (May'n) --- A blast performance from May'n. I love how her song is fits and changed precisely on cute bunny version and the sexy bunny version. She is performing with golden parka and Christmas-red hot pants plus red boots. I'm getting goosebumps by this performance, it is really amazing!
5) Iteza Gogo Kuji Don't be Late (May'n) --- Another blast! As usual, this song is really amazing and really fit Sheryl Nome and May'n image. All of the band member, the audience, and May'n blending together with this song.
6) Silent de Nanka Irarenai (May'n and Megumi Nakajima) --- My favorite song on Macross Frontier Christmas album Cosmic Cuune. A very cute playful energetic song about Christmas. And this is my favorite performance in this concert.
7) Aenai Toki (May'n) --- a heart-breaking song but I really love it. May'n look very pretty here. This song is romantic yet really sad.

8) Anata no Oto (Megumi Nakajima) --- I really love the concert's melodies arrangement for Anata no Oto.
9) CM Ranka Medley (Megumi Nakajima) --- Consist of Starlight Nattou, Ninjin Loves You Yeah, Dainamu Chougokin, Daruma Seminar, Chou Jikuu Hanten Nyan Nyan,Family Mart Cosmos. The arrangement for concert ir so much fun! The viola for Ninjin Loves You yeah, and customize the lyric a bit about be in Christmas alone, but still fun. Dainamu Chougokin, I can see the Ranka on her, she is too careless xDD Daruma Seminar, She seems so geek with the glasses. Chou Jikuu Hanten Nyan Nyan, there is a Chinese man come! Ahahahaha xDD Family Mart Cosmos with White happi.
10) Koi wa Dogfight (Megumi Nakajima) --- Somehow this song make her look like a vocaloid. Oh yes I forgot, Megumi Nakajima is a part of singer who lend her voice for vocaloid xD
11) Niji Iro Kuma Kuma (Megumi Nakajima) --- It is only me or when it sung lived, it is not that cute but become so soft and energetic. I better see the movie version when it can sung and watch it cute.
***Ranka and Klan talk

 12) Tablet (May'n and Megumi Nakajima) --- one of my favorite song of Macross Frontier Christmas album Cosmic Cuune. A sad love song between Sheryl and Ranka. I'm about to cry on this performance. May'n really look stunning with her black dress.
 ***Sheryl and Klan Talk

13) Riebe ~Maboroshi no hikari~ (May'n) --- Another sad song. I love May'n expression here. I'm started to cry watch this.
14) Houkago Overflow (Megumi Nakajima) --- Yes, I love this song but I don't know why she have to sing it that energetic. I love how it feels so sad on the movie, but see it live make it lose the mean of the song.
15) Sou da yo (Megumi Nakajima) --- Another love yet sad love song from Ranka Lee. 

 16) Obelisk (May'n) --- I really love this song. Her mini black dress look really stunning, I always love her expression while singing. She is really good at delivering emotion through her song. I think the melody arrangement is a bit different from the recorded version. I love the live version very much. Lightning is being one with her, and I really love to see the game between them. Superb.
17) Infinity (May'n) --- The medley of Sheryl was chosen right.This song sung after Obelisk so I still can feel the sadness but strong feeling from Sheryl.
18) Tenshi ni Nachatta (May'n) --- Opened with Harp's melodic, and then she sing with piano from Kanno Yoko. Totally romantic yet sad. I love her voice on the verse of "Anata dake ni..."
***Ranka and Sheryl talk

 19) Songbird (Megumi Nakajima) --- Her voice is really soft and romantic. I really love this part, the green penlight make the views from audience look so beautiful.
 20) Eien (May'n) --- May'n change her clothes. The black coat look so good. The penlight change into red. Make it really dramatic.
21) Lion (May'n and Megumi Nakajima) --- I think this song is the climax of the concert. My favorite song ever. May'n put out the black coat and join Megumi Nakajima and sing together. The orchestra member are all standing!! and somehow I feel the aura of "a love fight" between Sheryl and Ranka.  And I love how Megumi Nakajima look so intense to May'n while May'n do her part.
22) Merry Christmas Without you (May'n and Megumi Nakajima) --- the second time they are singing this song on this concert. This time is just a bit part of saying Merry Christmas with the three seiyuu: Yuichi Nakamura, Aya Endo, and Megumi Toyoguchi behind them. Because this is a "Christmas" live so this is the greeting from them. And they change the last lyric to "Merry Christmas with you".

--end of the concert---
Concert end with the phrase of Diamond Crevasse, which "it is a long long goodbye", two times. And the siluet of Megumi Nakajima and May'n portrait Ranka Lee and Sheryl Nome.

Encore:
1) Macross Frontier Theme (Kanno Yoko) --- actually I forgot the name, will check it first ^^. The opening of the encore is really cute, with Kanno Yoko playing with the VTR and then she opened it with leading the orchestra.
2) Giragira Summer (May'n) --- The first time I see it! It was so fun! May'n and Kanno Yoko kick and throw a big balloon ball to the audience, and May'n so busy doing fun dancing while singing xDD She is really cute with that white jumper and fur.
3) Seikan Hikou (Megumi Nakajima) --- My favorite song of Ranka Lee. But on this concert, nothing new on the performance. They are doing the usual "Kira!" with the audience, but this time Megumi Nakajima invite May'n and the other three seiyuu to join her doing "Kira!" one by one. I was amazed at how cute Aya Endou doing kira xDDD And then the five of them are dancing and singing together.
--------MC---------
In this MC time, Megumi Nakajima and May'n introduce the three seiyuu, the band members, and the orchestra member. I see the band members is still the same with the first Budoukan concert. And the last, is the composer of all the music, Kanno Yoko-san.
4) Merry Christmas without you (May'n and Megumi Nakajima) --- the third time they are singing this song on this concert and be the last song of this concert. Start will louding "Merry Christmas" together. They are singing along with the three seiyuu. OMG Nakamura Yuichi voice is really cool xDD

And the concert ended with piano of "What about My Star" from Kanno Yoko-san.

See you on the next review. 
Thanks for reading till the end.
With love, ifat deshita.

62nd Kouhaku Uta Gassen Review

My first week of test is finished so I can write a review now, yeay. The test which has been finished is Statistic Maths, Flash Animation, and Web Programming. Still one week more till holiday!! If I have time, I will write about CDTV special and Jhonnys Countdown too.

Okay. Kohaku Uta Gassen, aired for the 62nd times with Inoue Mao for the representative of red team and Arashi for the representative of white team. I decided not to go for a new year party because of my asthma and just watching Kohaku via my laptop. The theme for this year Kohaku is "Ashita o Utao" or "Lets sing for the future", and I posted about the performance list before. Kouhaku Uta Gassen finally saw the Red Team win after 6 consecutive losses, the Red Team received 343,045 votes while the White Team received 323,767 votes. While the rating for each district:

(District - Rating 1st half - Rating 2nd half)
Kanto – 35.2% – 41.6%  ||  Kansai – 34.1% – 41.9%  ||  Nagoya – 41.5% – 46.6%
Hokubu-Kyushu – 34.7% – 41.1%  ||  Sapporo – 37.3% – 41.9%  || Sendai – 39.4% – 47.0%
Hiroshima – 36.3% – 39.0% || Shizuoka – 42.9% – 45.6%  ||  Fukushima – 45.7% – 47.5%
Niigata – 44.2% – 48.9%  || Okayama/Kagawa – 32.1% – 38.6%

First Half Rating (based on artist)
Ayumi Hamasaki 34,4% || NYC 34,9%  ||  Angela Aki 34,6%  ||  Flumpool 34,7%  ||  AKB48 38,9%  ||  ★ Ashita o Utao ~ Kids Special~ (Suzuki Fuku, Ashida Mana, Disney, Arashi) 39,2%  ||  FUNKY MONKEY BABYS 38,7%  ||  Nishino Kana 35,7%  ||  AAA 37,1%  ||  Kawanaka Miyuki 35,6%  ||  Ken Hirai 36,4%  ||  Ayako Fuji 34,2% || Hosokawa Takashi 38,6% ||  Mizuki Nana 37,2%  ||  Porno Graffiti 35,1%  ||  Inawashirokos 35.1%  ||  Natsuko Godai 33,4%  ||  L'Arc~en~Ciel 34,9%  ||  Mizumori Kaori 34,1%  ||  Mori Shinichi 33,6%  || Shiina Ringo 39,4%  ||  ★ Ashita o Utao ~ Birthday Special 3.11~ (Natsukawa Rimi, Akikawa Masafumi) ~nodata~

Second Half Rating (based on artist)
KARA 38,4%  ||  Hideaki Tokunaga 37,6%  ||  Perfume 35,7%  ||  TOKIO 36,9%  ||  SNSD 39,9%  ||  Hiromi Go 40,7%  ||  aiko 39,2%  ||  Yuzu 43,1%  ||  Koda Kumi 42,7%  ||  Tohoshinki 42,6%  ||  ★ Ashita o Utao ~Nippon no Arashi~ (Arashi, Sakurai Sho on piano, Kohaku singer) 41.7%  ||  Hirahira Ayaka 42.1%  ||  Sen Masao 38.6%  ||  Lady Gaga 43.6%  ||  Kobayashi Sachiko 42,4%  ||  Nishida Toshiyuki 42,2%  ||  ayaka 40,2%  ||  Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi 42,1%  ||  Wada Akiko 43,2%  ||  Arashi 44.6%  ||  Ikimonogakari 45,2%  ||  Itsuki Hiroshi 41,6%  ||  Matsuda Seiko + Kanda Sayaka 43,4%  ||  Hikawa Kiyoshi 43,1%  ||  Sakamoto Fuyumi 42,1%  ||  Fukuyama Masaharu 43,6%  ||  Yumi Matsutoya 44,2%  ||  EXILE 45,7%  ||  Tendo Yoshimi 45,1%  ||  Saburo Kitajima 43,6%  ||  Ishikawa Sayuri 44,9%  ||  SMAP 48,2% || The winner announcement: Akagumi (11.42 pm) 49,7%

TOP 7 Performance (based on the rating):
1. SMAP  48.2%  ||  2. EXILE  45.7%  ||  3. Tendo Yoshimi 45.4%  ||  4. Ikimonogakari 45.2%
5. Ishikawa Sayuri 44.9%  ||  6. Arashi 44.6%  || 7. Yumi Matsutoya 44.2%

Arashi and Inoue Mao have total 6 times changing clothes means there is 6 type of clothes. The show’s ending achieved ratings as high as 49.7% at 11:42 pm, but it was unable to reach the 50% mark. And my favorite part, the Disney and Arashi collaboration for kids special got 39.2%, I can re-watch this part endlessly xDD And aiko-san with her Koi wa Superball only got 39.2% and AKB48 which I was so worried the stage will crushed with that much of member all on the stage got 38.9%. Our JKT48 is joining AKB48 on stage, so proud of them, but I still think they are still did not deserved to be on Kohaku. And Hallyu artist on Kohaku? rawr still can't have a good reason why they are in but m-a-y-b-e because Japanese admire them of their plastic and want them to show "dream". Okay, no offense, this is just my opinion.

~First Half~

 

--opening-- 

Each other team representative, Inoue Mao and Arashi, open the event with Nadeshiko Japan team (the team of woman football of Japan) as they will have Olympic this year (2012). Sakurai Sho for Olympic's caster please!!

 1)) Ayumi Hamasaki - progress
The first performance from Red team, had been invited for Kohaku for 13 times. The white dress is really stunning, like which always she wear. The performance itself is really amazing, having piano and biola, and the dancer. WOW. Rating for her is around 34.4%. (more info about Ayumi Hamasaki)

 2)) NYC - Yume Tamago + 100% Yuuki
The first performance from White team, this is their 3rd times being on Kohaku. NYC or NYC boys, stands for Chinen Yuuri (HSJ), Yamada Ryosuke (HSJ), and Nakayama Yuma (Jhonnys Jr.). While performing two songs, they are performing with 247 Jhonnys Junior behind them. Cute performance but.. yes, too much people on the stage xDD I kinda understand why Ohno said "kawaii power" xDD And Matsumoto-san being such a yasashii-senpai with saying "Yokatta yo" xDD Rating for them is around 34.9% (more info about NYC boys)

3))　Angela Aki - One Family
Red team. Invited for the 6th times on Kohaku. She is pregnant, and performing with piano and I got so amazed *__* Cool-beauty on piano is so lovely. I do admire the mom who is pregnant and I hope he can deliver the baby healthy and well. Good luck, Angela-san ^^ Rating for her is around 34,6% (more info about Angela Aki)

4))　flumpool - Akashi
White team. Invited for the 3rd times. flumpool are singing with the choir from Miyake area's high school students which is the victim of the great earthquake 2011, make it more sentimental. They got 34.7% (more info about flumpool)

5))　AKB48 - Kohaku 2011 AKB48 Special MIX ~Ganbarou Nippon!~
Red team. This is their 4th times to be on Kohaku. AKB48 is a all-girls idol group which have a lot of members. This time they are joining their sister group, HKT48 from Hakata, and JK48 from Jakarta (Indonesia), and their total is 210 people, all over the stage (too much people on stage, I'm so afraid the stage is going to breaking down xDD). Kohaku 2011 Special Mix contain of Kaze wa Fuiteiru, Flying Get, and Everyday Kachuusha. I'm going to die, Mayuyu is really cute with her two ponytails, and Acchans's hair is really cuuuuuuuuuuute xDDD I feel so happy when I heard Matsumoto-san saying "Indonesia no Jakarta.." even I know he is just want to introduce JKT48 xDD Rating for them is around 38.9%  (more info about AKB48)

♪  Ashita o Utao~ Kids Special~ ♪ 

This is my favorite segment. First is Ashida Mana and Suzuki Fuku with the earthquake victim kids are singing and dancing together on Maru Maru Mori Mori. Cuteness OVERLOAD xDD When Mana-chan and Fuku-kun come down to the stage, Mana-chan is dropped from the stair but Mana-chan is still laughing and smiling. Yes Mana-chan, you will be an idol someday xDD I love how Matsuken look at them like a parents xD

Then continue to Ashida Mana and Suzuki Fuku singing "Hoshi ni Negai o" (wish upon a star) . And Arashi and Disney come singing and dancing together on "Chiisana Sekai" (it's a small world) and then all of the singer and earthquake victim come and sing together. Not forgetting ..., the one act as Inoue Mao-san's child on Ohisama come too. Cuteness OVERLOAD xDD I'm flailing too much on this segment.  The Arashi pair with Disney is Ohno + Chip and Dale, Sakurai-san + Donald Duck, Aiba-san + Daisy Duck, Nino + Goofy, and Matsujun + Mickey Mouse. Not forgetting Minnie Mouse as the queen of this show. I repeating this part endlessly xDD My favorite part? You don't have to ask xDD Ashita o Utao Kids Special segments got 39.2%.

6))　FUNKY MONKEY BABYS - Soredemo Shinjiteru
White team. Invited for the 3rd times on Kohaku. They are singing with Japanese Male Ouen-dan behind them. Interesting, I keep distracted by the Ouendan's expression. They got 38.7% (more info about FMB)

7))　Nishino Kana - Tatoe Donna ni
Red team. Invited for the 2nd times on Kohaku. The mini red dress she wear is really look good on her, but once again I don't like her make-up. She is much good on natural make-up rather than the one she used this time. This song is a theme song of a drama (which I forgot the name =P). She got 35.7% (more info about Nishino Kana)

8))　AAA - CALL
White team. Invited for the 2nd times on Kohaku. AAA stands for "Attack All Around". The dance are always amazing and the vocal is really fit in each other. I love the costume and their hair-styling. They got 37.1% (more info about AAA)

9))　Kawanaka Miyuki - Nirinso
Red team. Invited for the 24th times on Kohaku. She is an enka singer. AKB dance wih white dress with Papaya Dancer behind her. She is really beautiful (* A *) In the verse of the second "Omae.. Anata", Acchan do a wrong movement xDD ah you! xDD Her rating is around 35.6% (more info about Kawanaka Miyuki)

10))　Ken Hirai - Itoshiki Hibi yo
White team. Invited for the 7th times on Kohaku. His high-pitch voice is really amazing. Black suit Hirai Ken-san. I can't believe he is really japanese :P He got 36.4% (more info about Ken Hirai)

 11))　Fuji Ayako - Ayako no Okuni Jiman dayo ~Ganbarona Tohoku!! Kohaku Special~
Red team. Invited for the 17th times on Kohaku. She is an enka singer. Singer from Kouhaku are participating too. I can see TOKIO with white happi. Kokubun-san was failing a lot ahahahah so much fun to see them xDD She got 34.2% (more info about Fuji Ayako)

12))　Hosokawa Takashi - Nebuta ~Ganbarona Tohoku!! Kohaku Special~
White team. Invited for the 35th times on Kohaku.AKB48 come with red and pink happi. And TOKIO still there, flailing xDD Then Fuji Ayako-san come to join too. He got 38.6%  (more info about Hosokawa Takashi)

13))　Mizuki Nana - POP MASTER
Red team. Invited for the 4rd time. She is the Queen of Anisong and she is singing with cheerleader. Even I love anisong, I don't know this song ahahahaha. She got 37.2% (more info about Nana Mizuki)

 14))　Porno Grafiti - One More Time
White team. Invited for the 10th times. I love how the vocalist got such a unique vocal. They are look so gorgeous with suit. They got 35.1% (more info about Porno Grafiti)

15))　Inawashirokos - I love you & I need you Fukushima
White team. This is the first time they got invited to Kohaku. By the way, their vocal heard like Sambomaster. They got 35.1%

16))　Godai Natsuko - Kinmokusei
Red Team. This is her 18th times on Kohaku. She is an enka singer. Such a beautiful flower set behind her. And, kabuki? Such a beautiful enka! She got 33.4%

17))  L’Arc～en～Ciel - CHASE
White team. They got invited for the 5th times. They are more and more look like a visual band. Tetsu look so tired, while Hyde look like he is a visual band vocalist xDD Hyde way of talking is somehow look like Gackt. Tetsu's red long coat is really catcing your eyes. They got  34.9% (more info about L'arc~en~ciel)

18))　Mizumori Kaori - Shounai Heiya Kazeno Naka
Red Team. Got invited for the 9th times. Idk what is the dancer do back her? classic ballet? ritmic? ah but it is really interesting and beautiful. She got 34.1% (more info about Mizumori Kaori)

19))　Mori Shinichi - Minato Machi Blues
White team. This is his 44th times for be invited on Kouhaku. He is singing all alone but he is really good. He got 33.6% (more info about Mori Shinichi)

20))　Shiina Ringo - Carnation – Akagumi nara Dare Demo
Red team. This is her first time to be invited on Kohaku as a solo singer. Her short hair is really cute, but her red dress is somehow look like a pumpkin, cute. Beside of her pumpkin cloths, her hands while playing guitar is really beautiful.Then the second song is "Onna no ko dare demo" Behind that red pumpkin clothes, she had a soft pink ballet dress inside. She is singing with old style jazz band. I was really amazed with her.She got 39.4% (more info about Shiina Ringo)

 ♪  Ashita o Utao Special ~Happy Birthday 3.11~   ♪ 

 Inoue Mao-san's special corner. For each soul has lost, new soul will born. It is a great loss after the great earthquake, but a lot of new soul will born too. So, for the soul which has lost and has born, Natsukawa Rimi-san and Akikawa Masafumi-san singing Asu to Iu Hi ga.

~Second Half~

21))　KARA - KARA 2011 Special Medley
Red team. Korean Artist. This time is their first time to be invited on Kohaku. Their Special Medley consist of Jet Coaster Love and Mr. . I love their red dress, but I wonder they have to remove the skirt on Mr. They got 38.4% (more info about KARA)

 22))　Tokunaga Hideaki - Jidai
White team. This is his 6th time to be on Kohaku. He got 37.6% (more info about Tokunaga Hideaki)

23))　Perfume - Laser Beam
Red team. Has invited to Kohaku for the 4th times. As usual, whatever they wear, it look good. This red/orange dress is suit for them. With their cute voice and tecno music make the dance look more amazing. They got 35.7% (more info about Perfume)

24))　TOKIO - Miageta Ryusei
White team. This is their 18th times to be on Kohaku. Another senpai-kohai talk with Arashi, and they are bullying leader again xDD Aaah Kokubun Taichi on piano xDD man on piano, again xDD They got 36,9% (more info about TOKIO)

25))　Shoujo Jidai - GENIE
Red team. Korean Artist. This is their first time to be invited on Kohaku. I love their yellow-black dress. I love how the cameramen shoot their leg, yes Korean female artist always had a well-care leg ahahaha They got 39.9% (more info about Shoujo Jidai/SNSD)

26))　Go Hiromi - Go Smile Japan
White team. This is his 24th times on Kohaku. His voice is really good and somehow he still look young on his age. He got 40.7% (more info about Go Hiromi)

 27))　aiko - Koi no Superball
Red tea,. This is her 10th times to be invited on Kohaku. I love her song and her voice, jazzy but so cheerful. She got  39.2% (more info about aiko)

28))　Yuzu - Hey Wa
White team. This is their 4th times to be on Kohaku. Hey Wa can be read too as Hey Kazu :P I always love their song and their guitar sounds.  They got 43.1% (more info about Yuzu)

29))　Koda Kumi - Ai wo Tomenaide
Red team. This is her 7th times to be on Kohaku. Another pregnant woman here, even we can't see it too much because her pregnancy is still on young age.  I love the dress and how beautiful the stage and the lightning with the penlight are waving when she is singing.  She got 42.7% (more info about Koda Kumi)

 30))　Tohoshinki - Why? (Keep Your Head Down)
White team. Korean Artist. This is their 3rd times invited to Kohaku. Actually, I don't really interested with Korean artist, but their dance are stunning! They got 42.6% . Anyone recognize that Tohoshinki is always performed before Arashi? remember the FNS "accident" hmm suspicious and remember the last fanwar because tohoshinki's fans are consult arashi because of the height difference. arwr I hate fanwar :( (more info about Tohoshinki/TVXQ)

♪    Ashita o Utao ~Nippon no Arashi 「Furusato」 ♪ 

 Once again, Arashi sing Furusato on Kouhaku and this time, Sakurai Sho on piano ♥  (you know how much I love a man with piano xDD and Sakurai Sho? okay perfect I love both and how intense he is on the piano ♥ even I dont know it is really his "intense" or just a nervous face xD) Using the remodel piano which has broken because of the earthquake, implying that we can live again with a new spirit. Tohoku victims' are singing too via the VTR, and the other Kohaku singers are joining in the middle too. I'm crying a lot on this segments. They got 41.7%

 31))　Hirahara Ayaka - Ohisama ~Taisetsu na Anata e
Red team. Invited to Kohaku for the 8th times. I love her dress and how she is really beautiful with Ohisama VTR on her back. She got 42.1% (more info about Hirahara Ayaka)

 32))　Sen Masao - Kita Guni no Haru
White team. This is his 16th times to be invited on Kohaku. An enka singer. He got  38.6%

♪   Ashita o Utao~ Sekai kara Messeji  ♪

Hasebe Makoto on Black Suit. A message VTR from Jacky Chen, who I thought he already died, sorry xDD And a streaming performance video from New york, Lady Gaga singing "You and Me" with Piano, and "Born this way" with her dancer along. I wonder how she can see with that kind of glasses. Lady Gaga got rating of 43.6%

33))　Kobayashi Sachiko - Onna no Sakaba
Red team. Being invited for Kohaku for the 33rd times. This year she come with an awesome set too. This time she brought along a dragon with. Eh? I don't know if it is a dragon or a barongsai. But they said "sishio" so.. a lion? err. Ma ii ka. ahahaha she got 42,4% (more info about Kobayashi Sachiko)

34))　Nishida Toshiyuki - Ano Machi ni Umarete
White team. This is his 4th time for being on Kouhaku. He got 42.2% (more info about Nishida Toshiyuki)

35))　ayaka - Minna Sora no Shita
Red team. This is her 5th times on Kohaku. This queen with angel voice is singing with a band behind her. She have a really amazing voice. She got rating of 40.2% (more info about ayaka)

36))　Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi - Hitotsu
White team. This is his third time to be on Kohaku. He is singing outdoor, and the lightning is totally stunning and amazing. Beside of his voice, he is singing with a guitar and a bit harmonica.  He got 42.1% (more info about Nagabushi Tsuyoshi)

37))　Wada Akiko - Ano Kane wo Narasu no wa Anata
Red team. This is her 35th times to be on Kohaku. Even I have a scary image of her, she is wearing a really good and nice yellow-greenish dress. I love that dress. She got 43.2% rating. (more info about Wada Akiko)

38))　Arashi - 2011 Kohaku Special Medley
White team. This is their 3rd times to be on Kohaku. Okay, my favorite artist. The medley consist of Meikyuu Love Song, some dance, and Hatenai Sora. I don't really like their costume this time, it is just not fit with the background VTR, because the color scheme are the same. I still like their last year golden suit. But I love the CG they use on the background when they dance so it makes like you are playing some games. They got rating of 44.6% (more info about Arashi)

39))　Ikimonogakari - Aruite Ikou
Red team. This is their 4th times to be on Kohaku. I love the red dress of the vocalist, her voice is unique. I love that. Their rating is 45.2% (more info about ikimonogakari)

40))　Itsuki Hiroshi - Furusato
White team. This is his 41st times to be on Kohaku. I don't really get it, but maybe he is talking about Japan as his furusato. I love the background he use, the four season of Japan. He got 41.6% (more info about Itsuki Hiroshi)

41))　Matsuda Seiko, Kanda Sayaka - Ue wo Muite Arukou
Both from red team. The eternal idol Matsuda Seiko-san is on her 16th times, but Kanda Sayaka is new. They are mother-daughter combi. They are performing live from their new year countdown concert. They got 43.4% (more info about Matsuka Seiko)(more info about Kanda Sayaka)

 42))　Hikawa Kiyoshi - Jounetsu no Mariachi
White team. Invited for Kohaku for the 12th times. I don't really get it what is his genre, Mariachi is Mexican deshou? Or I am wrong? But beside of that matter, his smile is dazzling and shining. That is the prove why he is called "the prince of Enka". I love it. He got 43.1% of rating. (more info about Hikawa Kiyoshi)

43))　Sakamoto Fuyumi - Yozakura Oshichi
Red team. Invited for the 23rd times. Another beautiful enka performance on Kohaku. I really love to see the kimono and sakura on the background. She got rating of 42,1% (more info about Sakamoto Fuyumi)

44))　Fukuyama Masaharu - Kazoku ni Narou yo
White team. This is his 4th times on Kohaku.  As usual, he is performing from his new year countdown at Yokohama. Another sweet and warming performance with little bubbles flowing in the end of performance. He got 43.6% of rating. (more info about Fukuyama Masaharu)

45))　Matsutouya Yumi - (Minna no) Haru yo, Koi
Red team. The second times on Kohaku.  The song is really catchy yet warming and the other Kohaku singer is joining her to sing it. She got 44.2% of rating. (more info about Matsutoya Yumi)

46))　EXILE - Rising Sun
White team. The 7th times on Kohaku. They are performing with a warm lightning and make them look so shining, especially Takahiro with his dazzling smile. I have a lot of fun taking caps of Takahiro =P They got 45.7% (more information about EXILE)

47))　Tendou Yoshimi - Ai Sansan
Red team. It is his 16th times to be invited on Kohaku. She is an enka singer. Ai Sansan is a song of Misora Hibari, and it is a song for a memorial of her. She got 45.1%

 48))　Kitajima Saburou -Kaerokana
White team. It is already his 48th times on Kohaku. He is singing with man choir behind him, but I think I see some people who be FMB's Ouendan too xDD  He got 43.6% (more info about Kitajima Saburo)

 49))　Ishikawa Sayuri - Tsugaru Kaikyo Fuyugeshiki
Closing performance from Red team. It is her 34th times to be on Kohaku. Such a beautiful stage effect and CG she used (*A*) She got 44.9% (more info about Ishikawa Sayuri)

 50))　SMAP - SMAP AID Kohaku SP
Closing performance from White team. It is their 19th times to be on Kohaku. The medley consist of "not alone ~shiawase ni narou yo~" and "Original Smile". I feel that the stage and the audience become one. It is so fun to see them singing and the interaction between the audience. They got 48.2% (more info about SMAP)

-Closing and winner announcement-

voting time

Akagumi win!

And the vote goes to akagumi and this show closed at 11.42 pm with rating of 49,7%. Inoue Mao was crying a lot that she is win. So finally after 6 consecutive loses, red team faces win. Then 62nd Kohaku Uta Gassen  closed with "Hotaru no Hikari"

Hotaru no hikari

Thanks for reading till the end.

See you next year on 63th Kohaku Uta Gassen~

with love, ifat ♥