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My Japan Trip Journal 2004 !!!
[[ note: althou who will read this would be mostly Indonesian, i'm writing this in english, coz I also have non-Indonesian friends who would like to read this journal too, but still....there are stuffs that i'd be more comfortable to say it in Indonesian, coz i dunno how to express it in english. So for those who cant understand Indonesian...sumimasen!! x) ]]
JAPAN!!! And SMAP!!!
The VERY first time I felt SOOOO want to go to Japan....is when I read in forums, that maaany, many, many Singapore, Hongkong, Taiwanese Smappies go to Japan every year for SMAP concerts, or even some....just go to Japan whenever they want to! Urayamashiiiiiii!!!!! x) The peak of this desire, is when I read Shin-chan and P-chan's report in Freebird forum, abt when they were face-to-face with Shingo and Kimura at TMC Cafe!! Sugoooku urayamashii desuuu!!
Unfortunately....I have enough money to go to Singapore or Malaysia....but not for Japan! xD atashi wa bimbo desu!! sonna kanemochi dewa arimasen! So...hopes for going to Japan to be able to watch SMAP concerts live is almost none, zilch!
Oh....I have been to Japan once, on March 2000, with my family. But I was only an anime fan, by that time....baka!! How come i didnt realize the OHA stuff was suppose to be popular back then?? xD
Hopes has suddenly arise...when mom told me last year, i will get inheritance from my late grandmother(who passed away 4 years ago). I was not given the inheritance back then, coz I was not an adult yet. Now, im old enough to accept it. Half of the amount is enough to be spend for the Japan trip! I was so excited! But still....even if i am financially supported....there are certain circumstances that can occurs, that can refrain me from going....my college, whether or not father give me permission....how am i suppose to survive in japan, without help from other Smappies....if i do get to be accompanied by Smappies there...how am i able to meet them there......how do i get the concert tickets....uwaaaahhh!!!! So many to think about!! I was worried, worried since last year! And i've planned the trip since last year, actually....but i kept it secret from you guys....coz i do not want to boast abt it...then, suddenly something made me not go....i'd be crushed if it happens! x)
 However, everything starts to gets clear when it gets nearer, and nearer to summer vacation this year. Mom and my 2nd older bro are willing to go with me, so father permit me to go. But still....no concert dates announced! And i have to book everything 2 months before!!
Then, some Smappies give the news that SMAP concerts is delayed to autumn! I actually broke down and cried! Why.....why when i get to go....the concert is delayed?? Doushite.....??? Sonna ni muzukashii desuka? For me, to see smap LIVE?? What.....am I not blessed, to be able to see them? I felt its really unfair, so many Smappies get to see their concerts live every year....but I dont get to see even a SINGLE concert of SMAP!!T_T I'm a Smappy too!!!
So I was left with the choice: to go or not to go this year. Docchi? What if they delayed again next year? And next year, i'd probably busy with my last assignment for the final term. If I go now....not that I dont have any Smappy stuffs to do there....I can still visit Alta, TMC....NHK Studio, Fuji Terebi museums, iro-iro desu nee.... And NINxNIN premiere!! Sou da! I dont get to see a SMAP concert, at least I should get myself the NINxNIN premiere desho?!?
So I start asking here and there....masako, mappy, shin-chan, remii, all the experienced Smappies in Japan!!^^ Thanks alot, ALOT, you gals!! And the MOST BIG THANKS, i have to dedicate it to Shin!! Oh my god! This gal KNOWS everything!!! And I DO mean everything! Know and remember everything!! The details of the TMC area, Alta, some shops in Harajuku....made me alot, alot easier to find the places!!! Sugoooooiii!!!! I'd gather she must has been to these places umph-hundred of times???@_@ She actually remember vividly I have to turn to left, after the pharmacy store, etc. Which station I have to go to, which line I should change to, which stop I should go. And I asked her details area of TMC, Alta, Harajuku, Shibuya, Shinjuku and some other place details location!! I got to print her looong detailed explanation and bring it to Japan. Sugoooooiiii!!!!!!!!^O^ THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALOT, ALOT, SHIN-CHAN!!!!^O^ You've been a BIG HELP!!! Without your help, I'd be definitely clueless!!
Anyway....so, I booked the cheapest flight, Garuda Indonesia(ha...what else?). But, its all full-booked...the travel agent offered many alternative flights, like Malaysian Airlines, Cathay Pacific......not JAL, coz we know it is waaaay out of our league(USD$900, maap-maap aja deh! no way!). Never occured to me of ANA, coz i thought its should be the same price as JAL. But suddenly, one of them, offered us, "How about Garuda-ANA flights? they have made some kind of a cooperation...and have to transit in Singapore....". Its USD$695, the 2nd cheapest of all other flights.
Uwaaaa......UNMEI desu!!! heehee.....I get to go to Japan with captain Shinkai's flight!! Hohohoho!!!^o^ Ureshiii!! And not just that....of course the fact, SMAP being the regular CM star for ANA....made me sooooo ureshiiii mo!!!
Passport, visa, hotel-booking.... everything's ready. Oh, some problem coz my mom insist we have to go to Sapporo, to visit her Japanese friend(suppose to be my dad's colleague's wife, i think they met in a world opthalmologist congress) there. We have lots of problem of hotel-booking in Sapporo...and the train to go there. Almost giving up....but we did it anyway. Gotta change trains 3 times: Tokyo -> Hachinohe -> Hakodate -> Sapporo.......and whew!! Waktu tuker kereta seru dan gila2an banget, karena beda waktu antara kereta dateng, dan kereta berangkat ke stasiun berikutnya cuma 10 menit, 7 menit....bahkan ada yg 3 menit!! Gue, nyokap ama kakak musti lari2an kayak org gila deh!! LOL! Kalo diinget2 lucu juga! But that's another story....i'll tell you later on ^______^
Oh....before I forgot. We know a Japanese named Tomoko live in Tokyo. Tomoko have once live in Jakarta, for 2 months, studying Bahasa. And she rent a room at my mom's house in Depok. So we know her.....funnily, she was the first Japanese and the first renter at my mom's house. She spread out the word abt my mom's house to her other Jap friends in Jakarta. So even until now, my mom's house in Depok is unofficially rented for Japs only!! LOL! I didnt know how that happened!! xD for now...there are 3 rooms....2 Jap men, and one young married couple live there named Katsu and Mari...heehee.....^____^ Kebetulan cocok banget ama hobi gua!
Tomoko is a 34 years old married woman, and have once worked at FujiTerebi for 2-3 years....but quit....dunno why. She have met many japan artists of course....she told me, when she met "DREAMS COMES TRUE" group^^ but apparently....not SMAP...hee...zannen =P
During our stay in Tokyo....we got a lot, alot of helps from Tomoko and her husband!
The day is getting nearer.....uwaaa.....cannot wait!! My brother is excited about it too....he even have prepared his suitcase 2 weeks before departure!! LOL!
Oh, i got sooooo pesimmistic, since Shin-chan told me it has been few weeks, SMAP is not filming at TMC. And i got the news that Nakai is going to Athens again when Im there.....so im dead-worried, i didnt get to see them at TMC T_T I mean, chances to see Shingo at ALTA, is already SO SMALL. Shin told me, she has queue for Alta 10 times, without luck. I already give up on ALTA, even from Jakarta. I still queue there anyway....coz y'know....who knows x) So I put on a BIG hope on TMC!! But knowing that....hiks...hiks....starts to get worried.... 2 days before departure, I complain abt it to Yessi. Good thing, Yessi is always optimistic abt everything....so it lighten me up a bit ^_^ thanks, Yessi-chan!!
Soooo.....I guess that's it........going to August 21st here!!^^
JAPAN!!! I'm Comiiiiing!!!
Saturday - August, 21st 2004
heehee.....yesterday, I got sms and calls from indo Smappies, saying itterashai for me, becareful and everything. Lita-chan was even saying going to Tahajud for me. LOL! Kesannya gue mau bertempur di manaaa gitu....hihihi..... But, thanks alot minna! for all the support!! I'm touched!!!*_*
With Garuda, I flew to Changi Airport Singapore....then transit, and with ANA, flew to Narita Airport!! wuaaah.....the ANA stewardess' uniform!!! hehee....reminds me of HitomiKuroki and RinaUchiyama!!!^o^ Then, the pilot and co-pilot pass me by...kyaa....THE uniform! But, but, but.....they're old!! the co-pilot is also old, not young and handsome, like captain Shinkai!!! xD hehee.....when the airplane starts to take-off, suddenly the Departure theme of GOODLUCK ringing in my head!! LOL!!! The ANA plane takes off at 11 o'clock PM......
    
Sunday - August, 22nd 2004
Landed on Narita. 7 o'clock AM. Uwaaaah.....what a tiring trip and flight!! I'm swamped! I cannot sleep on the plane....tidur 'ayam' banget....bentar bangun, bentar tidur, belon kalo ada goncangan....gue gak bisa tenang x) And when I arrive I feel like searching for a bed!!
But then I realized........hyaaaaaa.........Nihon da!!!!^O^ Japan da yo!! Sugoooi.....I'm here!!! I'm standing on the Japan land!!! heheee.....I actually, have been here before...and this is the 2nd time for me....but I dunno....the feeling is different, than when I was an anime fan. Now, I'm here as a JDorama fan, and SMAP fan!! It feels different....and it feels alot WOW than before!!!^^ Tonikaku.....I feel excited, and ready to explore Tokyo!!!!
We go to the Metropolitan Crowne Plaza Hotel at Ikebukuro, by limousine bus. Then, make an appointment with Tomoko-san at 2 PM, to eat lunch together. After lunch, mom and bro felt so tired and need sleep. But noooo.....not me!! Most importantly....I need to survey ALTA and TMC!!! The most important things!!! Aduh, maap-maap nih, Tomoko-san....hihi, terpaksa gue repotin dgn keperluan Smappy gue x) jadi gak enak dikit.... =P
Alta and TMC !!
I dont know Alta and TMC at all!! Yes, yes....Shin-chan have given me the detailed explanation how to go there....but that's not enough, deshou? I need to know how to use the trains in JR(Japan Rail) stations....how to buy the tickets and all. Tau sendiri, di Indonesia teknologi-nya dah beda jauh, ini juga bukan subway kayak di Singapore, kereta monorail. So I need to experience, survey all these myself, and I need guidance from Tomoko!
I learned alot about the JR Station today. How to buy the tickets from the machine...gue cuma liat sekilas lagi....kagak tau, besok gue masi inget ato enggak xD However....tracks stuck on the wall above the ticket machine is all in kanjis!! So, yabai for me! xD
Anyway, there is a line called Yamanote line, which is the MAIN line of the trains tracks. Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku are all including this line. But Soshigaya Okura(TMC) is in the Odakyu line, I have to go to Shinjuku station, to change to Odakyu line...and Soshigaya is the 13th stop from Shinjuku. How am I suppose to deal with these, without Tomoko's guidance???@_@
So Tomoko take me to ALTA in Shinjuku. Head towards the Kabukicho exit. When we were walking in the station, I hold her, "Chotto matte! aaaa....!". Yutaka Takenouchi's Ningen no Shoumei GIANT poster right in front of me. Tomoko laughed, when i took out my handycam to shoot the giant poster...kekeke... Then she offer me to be shoot with the poster....I did as she say, but just for a sec...coz hazukashiiiii.....people are staring!!! xD
 As I exit the station...."Lihat, itu ALTA..." Tomoko said in an awkward pronounciation^^ She point out to a big building right across the station, with ALTA written in big colourful letters on it! Uwaaaahhhhh...........ALTA da!!!
(note: for those who dont know....ALTA is the place where the studio for Ii Tomo filming located. "Ii Tomo" is a live program variety show, where Shingo being one of the host in Monday, Nakai in Tuesday and Tsuyoshi in Friday. There is a ticket called Cancel Machi tickets....where you queue, take a number for free, and if you're lucky, your number will be called and you can get in to watch the program filming LIVE^^ At this point of time....I only know this much...I dont understand the capacity...and I dont understand what a "Cancel Machi Ticket" really is!)
ALTA is actually a shopping centre, i think. The Shinjuku area is crowded. In Indonesian, Tomoko said, "In Sunday, cars are not allowed to pass this area, for people walking only. And there's also some magic show, singing show on the street, look....like that,". Aahhh....sou desuka...sugoi, I learn something new abt Shinjuku^^
After learning, what Shin-chan said about the back of Alta, and how to see Shingo from there, entering and exiting Alta. I asked Tomoko, that I want to go to a book shop and cd shop. She took me to the shops....I get to buy some mags, Shinsengumi book, and also most of cd soundtracks I got at that very day^^
Along the way, walking in Shinjuku, Tomoko keep saying, "waa...takut...Yanie takut?". hee?? "Iya'...betsuni...kenapa? Tomoko takut?". Tomoko said, "Di sini banyak orang jahat.....tidak seperti di Ginza, tempat saya dan suami saya biasa berjalan...orang2nya seperti saya dan suami saya....tapi kalau di Shinjuku ini banyak orang jahat," hee.....sou nano? ....wah, serem juga donk! x) At this point of time, I thought by "orang jahat", she means thieves or like that....turns out, later her husband explained to us, which is WORSE than that!!! xD Shinjuku is the headquarter for YAKUZA gangs!! Mafia-nya Jepang! Sometimes there are killing incidents between them....but they will not harm futsu people, or tourists. But still.....serem juga, kalo lewat situ pas mereka lagi perang! @_@
Gue Kenalan Sama Pemilik TMC Cafe!! I Chat with TMC Cafe's Owner!!
Next destination is TMC!^^ Before I explain how we get there....I just wanted to tell you, how LOOONG Shin-chan's explanation was, abt unwritten rules in TMC. The cafe is for public, but NOT for fans, hence its a weird situation. If there's a SMAP member or tv stars in the cafe, we are not suppose to stare. Not suppose to shout out anything besides 'ohayo', when they enter the building....and etc, etc.
Anyway, so...we take the Odakyu line, and we stopped at a station named Soshigaya Okura. I'm surprised....unlike the Yamanote line's stations, which are busy and crowded. The Odakyu line's stations are quiet and desolate, and it stops in houses area. And the Soshigaya area too, is a VERY residential area. I think I've heard before that TMC located in residential area....but I never thought it is THIS quiet and narrow blocks! xD I remember the Jan 12th 2004 live SMAPxSMAP....they have to marathon around the building....also the Sports Batsu SxS, where they're doing the estafet! Zenzen chigau jang!!! I thought the place on those 2 live eps is TMC! But its not.....I'm guessing the big building where they did the marathon with big streets surrounds it, is FujiTerebi in Odaiba.
 Tomoko ask something to this person in the ticket counter. She come to me saying, "Rakii(lucky)...!!!". She give me a map....a TMC map!!!^.^ So we're walking, its my first time....so it felt like a long walk. Aaa'....there's a combini shop, FamilyMart!! With NINxNIN pics all over the entrance door! I entered, and picked 4 NINxNIN brochures...heehee....Tomoko giggled!
Along the way....there are guidance stamped on electric poles(tiang2 listrik^^): TMC Go Straight Ahead....TMC 400M......and so on^^
"Here we are!" Tomoko said. I was like, ehhhh....? I didnt feel a thing, so futsu!! I didnt realize its TMC! A so-so 2-floors building, like a small company building. But then I read "Tokyo Media City" on the frontside.....hyaaaaa.........this is it!!!! TMC da!!!!!!^O^ To think of it....sou, sou!! This is the carway exit, where Goro-chan once got batsu from Tsuyoshi in the Kaneshiro-bilyard episode, he exits and offered watermelons to people around the TMC...heehee..... Yup, this is it!!!
  I took out my handycam and shoot the building, the TMC letters, evrything!^^ Suddenly Tomoko, start walking inside and just said 'chotto matte' to me...I saw the security guard is aware of Tomoko, he's about to walk to Tomoko but hesitates x) Tomoko entered, and I saw her talking to an old man inside the cafe! heeee.....naniatteno aitsu?? What is she doing??! I'm surprised...hontou ni! Walking inside TMC just like that....I dont have the courage to do that....its a sacred place for Smappies, y'know! LOL!!! But for abt 2 mins, Tomoko stay inside, so I just gather the courage to enter too...heehee....that security guard is also hesitate when he saw me entering xD
I entered saying, "Iindesuka(is it alright)??". Tomoko said hai-hai. And introduce me to that old man. He is masutaa(master), the cafe's owner. The man, Shin-chan always refer to, as scary-looking and mean to fans...he even once told a fan to leave the cafe, coz she keeps staring at a SMAP member who is sitting there xD A bit scary indeed!! Unusual japanese look^^ A bit long tied-up white hair, long white eyebrows, middle-aged man. And I think he's an Ainu(Hokkaido origins - suku Jepang yg hidungnya mancung en tampang kebule2an^^).
"Yanie desu. Indonesia kara," I introduce myself. Tomoko told master, that im good in japanese(zenzen dame, actually! x)). I tell him, i have always watch some jap doramas, and that's how i know smap(i forgot i told him that in jap, or thru Tomoko's translation xD). Master said to Tomoko, which i gather means, "see? these people have always watch our doramas....but we ourselves, rarely watch it ne..."
Tomoko ask me, if I want to drink there first...I was reluctant at first....coz, I dont know...I feel uneasy? I still think its a forbidden place for a Smappy? And plus, I heard from Shin-chan, that the foods and drinks are steep here!! xD but, Tomoko insist we should have a drink first, "C'mon, cmon...arent you tired??". haha, i think it is Tomoko who is tired, so then i just nod along x)
We take a seat(wahh!! I'm sitting on a TMC Cafe's seat! LOL!), and we order drinks. After this one customer left the cafe, there's only me and Tomoko left in the cafe, thus master accompany us to chat(actually its rather Tomoko only^^).
From now on, I'm telling you that....we're speaking in 3 languages, if i know the sentences in Japanese, I will speak directly to master. If not, it'll be thru Tomoko's translation in both Indonesian and English, coz Tomoko's Indonesian is not that good either....nor her english too... xD
At first, Tomoko and master are talking about the banana juice Tomoko ordered, she seemed love it very much, saying oishii. And master tell her how it is made and why its oishii, I only got bits and pieces out of their conversation^^ Sumimasen....I remember some conversations I had with master....but didnt exactly remember how it flowed....so I'll just write it in separate pieces.
Thru Tomoko....I asked master:
Yanie: How long has master work here?
Master: Its been 10 years....
(uwah! Im thinking, then, its been since, even when TMC is not SMAP's headquarter yet!!^^ 1994?)
Master: Too bad, you're a week late....last week, Shingo was in Odaiba(FujiTV) for NINxNIN promotion. (i was surprised...heee....iyadaaa...)
Master: Last Wednesday, was a havoc here.....usually, fans are saying otanjoubi omedetou(happy birthday) for Nakai in concerts, but since there's no concerts this year, the fans went to TMC last wednesday, there were about 300 fans out there.
Tomoko and me: heeee...?? sou nano?
Yanie: fans like me, is not actually allowed to enter the cafe, right?
(note: just realized by knowing master, it has revealed my identity as a Smappy, so on wednesday I cant disguise as a -NOT FAN-, anymore! yabai! just realized that!)
Master: If there's enough seats, it is allowed, of course.....
(heeh? then what Shin told me, was a misinterpretation?)
Tomoko: Master, why do you open the cafe in Sunday?
Master: Oh, there's a program filming upstairs...
Tomoko: Ah sou....so you always have to open the cafe if there's a filming?
Master: yes....filming, and actually not just filming. Sometimes, I have to keep the cafe open, waiting for Shingo learning english till 6 o'clock in the morning....
Tomoko interpret me that last line...and I was shocked!! ehhhhh???? Sonna ni honki desuka, Shingo wa....eigo no koto?? He's really that serious about learning english?? uwaa....sugoooi!*_*
Yanie: Why do you have to open the cafe, anyway, waiting for Shingo? He learn english upstairs right?
Tomoko: Masutaa wa so iu hito desu nee.....(master is just that kind of person, right?)....
Tomoko: SMAP wa masutaa ga suki desu yo ne. They really like you. (talking to me) Master has once participated in one of SMAPxSMAP comedy skit, y'know.
Yanie: Heeee??? (zenzen shiranai!!) Which skit?
Tomoko: It was Kusanagi's skit......(to master) ne? (master nods) Its called "Ima Mukashi na Otoko", now and then guy....
Yanie: haa....kiite koto nai(never heard of it before)....what's the skit about?
Tomoko: ah....its hard to explain...I'll explain later...
(note: tapi akhirnya, gue gak tanyain lagi....gak sempet, dan lagian dia pasti lama jelasinnya xD cari2 en inget2 kata2 Indonesia-nya dulu...lamaaa bgt....hihi, gue gak sabaran...lama2 rasanya, "ya udah deh....mou ii yo"....xD)
After awhile talking to master...I can start to imagine what his characteristic like....not much a talker, pretty quiet and calm....but actually a yasashii hito, a nice person....but im sure he's the kind of person, that will not admit he's a yasashii man^^ I told Tomoko, when he once left our table, abt what fans think abt him, that he's scary and mean. Tomoko just laughed, and tell me, that master can be nervous around fans, he dont know how to act in front of them....he's trying his best to protect SMAP members, but dont know exactly how to react to fans....thus created a scary image^^ Tomoko also told me, since she once worked in FujiTerebi, and have come to TMC quite a lot....she knows master...and have not meet him for 2 years....so its ohisashiburi for them^^
 Suddenly, master put a SmaStation newspaper on our table. They were talking something about this paper, which i cant understand. Even when Tomoko tried to explain to me in Indonesian xD I just said hai-hai, without 100% understanding. Then lastly, Tomoko said, the paper is for me....free!! "heee.....hoooontou???? atashi ni???" i asked master. He nods. "Waa...hontou ni domo arigatou gozaimaasu!!!". Ureshiiiiii!!!^o^
I forgot how this conversation started, i'll just write what i remember:
Master: yeah, the last time for FNS TV 27 Hours live too....it cant be done if its not them...
Tomoko: sou desuyo ne....
Yanie: Apa....apa??
Tomoko: ah.....muzukashii desunee.... There was this 27 Hours live program....and SMAP were live in 2 tv stations....ahh, sumimasen...I dont know how to explain in Indonesian....
Yanie: ahh....yes, yes!! I know, I know! I heard from a friend about this! Nakai in FujiTV-Odaiba connected to SMAP in TV Asahi-Roppongi, and they talk together right?
Tomoko: Hai, hai! Sou desu! yeah.....that cant be done if its other artist, but since its SMAP... (actually what she was saying in Indonesian: Iya, iya....kalau bukan SMAP, kalau artis lain, tidak bisa seperti itu....)
Yanie: (im actually surprised!) waa....hontou? Sugoku ninki desunee....SMAP wa... (actually, what i was trying to say is "sugoku erai", ber-kuasa banget! But, I'm afraid erai is the wrong word^^)
Tetep aja gue bingung maksudnya....tapi mungkin kira2, the TV staffs are willing to do something as difficult as that, coz its SMAP. If its other artist, they wont bother to try hard for connecting 2 tv stations live like that.....hmm, but I could be wrong x)
   
 Yanie: What is your opinion about SMAP members, individually?
Master: (he's confused) saa....
Yanie: Tatoeba....tatoeba.....ichiban yasashii na hito wa...(like, who's the nicest one?)
Master: Everyone is nice, in different ways, different characteristics....like Nakai, he almost never talk to me....when he come down here, he just buy drinks, and rarely talk to me. But in Utaban, suddenly he talks alot of nice things about me. So iu hito desu, aitsu(he's like that)....
Yanie: So is Nakai actually a quiet person, off-camera? Many fans said Nakai always put on a serious face when he exits TMC. Unlike Tsuyoshi who still frequently look to the fans and nods nicely....Nakai exits TMC, straightly goes to the car, without looking around....
Tomoko: hmm....tsukareta kana....(perhaps he's tired...)
(yes, i understand that more than evrything!! I was just trying to say, so is Nakai actually a serious and quiet person, off-camera?)
Master: no, not really....he's not a quiet person....
Tomoko: hmm....bukan pendiam....
("????" Ok, go figure yourself!!! x))
Yanie: mmh....how about Shingo-kun?
Master: on and off-camera, he's always the same person....no difference....
Yanie: ja....Goro-c...ano, ehem, Inagaki-san wa?
Master: Goro wa......ano mama desu yo(just like that)....
Tomoko and me laughed a bit. heee.... ano mamatte, dou mama?? xD yes, yes, Master also said he's the person he is on TV. Also Kimura-kun is not any difference with the one on TV.
 Master: Tsuyoshi has changed since the filming of "Boku no Ikiru Michi". He usually dont know how to express himself, how to express his thanks, etc. But since "Boku", he has changed, and able to express himself more.
(okay....zenzen wakarimasen!!! x) This is based on what Tomoko interpreted to me....but it is also unclear, coz Tomoko also dont know how to interpret that exactly to Indonesian, so the impression I got, might be wrong....)
Percaya atau enggak, gue sebenernya gak mau ke WC. I asked, "ano...toire wa doko desuka(where's the toilet)??". Master point the way, then Tomoko stand up too, "ah....ja, isshoni...".
LOL!!! hahaha....abis, tempat yg boleh dikunjungi di TMC cuma kafe ama toiletnya!! xD ya, harus gue manfaatin doonk, sebisa2nya, kalo emang cuma 2 tempat itu yg boleh dikunjungi...lol!! Kan musti ngerasain juga toilet di TMC....haha, iya gue gila, gue tau!!^^ Kalo kata Lani...harusnya gue pura2 salah masuk ke wc cowoknya....kan itu wc pasti pernah didatengin smap....lol!!
In the toilet, Tomoko tell me, that I better not go to the cafe, in Wednesday, she ask me to understand....coz master will worried and uneasy to me, since he suppose not to talk to fans like this.....im just lucky, i got Tomoko, the insight track. I understand very much about this. But, I almost cried when she said this....coz my main aim, is to meet SMAP here in the cafe....if i cant go in....then, all my chances will be lost......such a waste I go to Japan, i thought....but of course, all of these feelings dissappear after what happened the next day^^
When we're back to the cafe, we 'pamitan' to master, coz its dark already^^ I'm saying a lot of thank yous to Master.....Tomoko say goodbye to master, and tell him, she'll meet him again, some other time. We exit TMC, and wow....!! Its dark already!!! Gak ke-rasa....^^
Then I'm back to the hotel room.....at 8 o'clock PM....my mom and bro were worried^^ hihi, keenakan di TMC sih^^
I watched Tobosha RUNAWAY on TBS, bits and pieces. No subs...and it didnt made me interested that much...so, i dont really concentrate on the story. Its really serious. Yousuke Eguchi, Miki Mizuno, and Abe Hiroshi. Even Abe Hiroshi is such a serious character here^^ Then, the most Im waiting for, is the ending song!! Matsu Takako's song!!!!^o^ Such a nice song, I have to say! I like it....there's a prominent violin sound, heard in the song ^_^
Then, I watched Shinsengumi episode 33 before I go to sleep. I didnt really concentrate 100% on it, since my mother and brother are talking. But, STILL....its the seppuku episode!! OMG!!!! Such a tragic, and sad, sad episode! Yamanami-san! I quietly in tears watching it....esp. when Akesato said she knows Yamanami is about to do the seppuku. And when Hijikata, also broke down together with Isami!!! Uwaaaaaah..........so sad.....no matter what, Hijikata still count Yamanami as his important friend *_* I wipe my tears with my blanket x) Im sure I'll cry some more when I get to watch this episode on my VHS tapes later, and fully concentrate on it!
Then, when im about to go sleep....Im thinking, "wahh....what will await me tomorrow in ALTA....can i enter ii tomo and see shingo, i wonder....or not at all, I can see him...?" I kept thinking and wondering abt lots of things....then, fell asleep....
Monday - August, 23rd 2004
 I woke up.....today is ALTA!!! My mother and brother come along with me, and decided to queue for the tickets together. I have bad feelings about this, and a bit reluctant, if they queue together with me....I dunno, i just thought its awkward. My brother also said, he's not up to it either....not interested of course...but he dont know where they should go while waiting for me....so....
Uwaaah....today is samuiiiiii!!!! So cold!! I think its about to rain! This big building have a temperature board and it shows 21 degrees on it, and today there's lots of wind! We go to the front of ALTA at 8.30 AM, and I look around....I saw the table counter written "Ii Tomo" on it....so I asked the security guard, "Cancel Machi no kippu wa....koko desuka(is the cancel machi tickets here)?". "Ahh....kyu-ji han desu...". "Ah sou...kyu-ji desu ne...". "Iya'....kyu-ji han...." ....???? what's han? what's han? The other guard tell me in english, "Nine...half...". Ahhhhh......9-ji 30-pun kaaa....bilang dooonk!! haha, stupid deh gue....ive watched many many doramas, but i dont understand kyu-ji-han....baka! x)
 So we waited across ALTA, there's seats there....we take photos. Then about 9 o'clock....i saw people starts to queue....so I go there. The security guard remotely tell me, "Mada, mada....kyuji-han desu....ato sanju-pun(not yet, 9.30, 30 minutes more)!". yeee....gue juga udah ngerti, Mas....maksudnya kan mau nanya itu antrian apa! "Hai, hai....demo sore wa....(yes, but what's that)?" i point out to the queue of couples. "Sore wa audition...". Ahh....audition-kaa....heee, for IiTomo's segment? They auditioned just this morning?? sugoooi....O_O
I waited again...then it seems, many girls are going to queue for Cancel Machi too.... Right at 9.30, the security guard saying in a loud voice, "Cancel Machi no kata.....Cancel Machi no kata....xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxmasu.....". LOL! I dont understand the other words, but I know for sure, that we are allowed to queue already...heehee...
Me, mom and bro, queue together....and prepare our passports. The girl in front of me, is also giving a passport...ehh, she's not Japanese? Then, when its my turn, i told the ticket guy, 3-nin(3 people)....he look up....and tell me a long Japanese sentence, "xxxxxxxx dansei wa xxxxxxx chansu haeri was xxxxmasen deshita, xxxxxxxx moushiwake gozaimasen ga....xxxxxxxxxx.............". Haiyaaa!!! Mampus gue, mampus......what is he saying?? What is he saying??? I tried to recall what he said....dansei, wait a minute, I know 'dansei'....dansei means...akkhh, I know that word!!! When i give him my confused face, he's also confuse realizing my weak Jap....he just repeat the sentence slower... AH!!!! I know, I know, "ahh....otoko wa dame desuka??". "Sou, sou, sou, sou!!" he nods couple of time. Sou desuka.....my brother cant queue for the tickets....I wonder why....@_@ So its decided, I'll just get the number alone, and my mom and bro will wait outside. Feel a bit relieved now, I dunno why^^ "Jaa....atashi dake...(just me then)", I said to him. "Hitori desuka? ah...moushiwake gozaimasen....(so you're alone? Im really sorry...)". I give him my passport, i was asked to fill in the form...name, and birthdates, then he give me ticket no.4...yonban kaa... I was told to go back there at 10:25, for the numbers to be draw.
At 10.15....I'm waiting again in front of ALTA. I see people coming in...queue and gather in front of ALTA, after showing a bigger-sized ticket card than my cancel machi ticket. I wonder what's this queue now....
Cancel Machi people is called, and asked to wait in this narrow tunnel stairs to the subway station below. Right beside ALTA....there are about 20 Cancel Machi tickets people......I dont understand what a Cancel Machi really is....so if there's only 20 people....of course I have the chance to get in, deshou??
In front of me, is the girl who also showed her passport. She must not a Japanese right? I kept debating myself whether or not, I should talk to her. But this waiting takes quite a long time....so i gather the courage to ask her in english, "Excuse me....where you from?". She's a bit surprised and answered she's from America, she asked me back where I'm from.
We introduce ourselves, and we got the talking. She is also a Smappy, Nakai-ichiban, since 1998. Her name is Vivian. She was originally from Hongkong, but then live in America for study, for 5 years now. Ever since Birdman 1999, she comes to Japan EVERY year to watch SMAP's concert! Urayamashiiiii....! xD
Yanie: So what's the capacity inside the studio?
Vivian: About 100 or so....
Yanie: ehh....??? But there's only 20 here!
Vivian: Yes....there are people who got tickets by sending postcards, its a lucky draw or something like that...im not really sure either....but these people have to be living in Japan. If there's people who didnt come, then there's chances for Cancel Machi people to get in. Sometimes there's only 2 seats, 5 seats available....once there are 15 seats available.....or even sometimes, there's NO seats available at all.
Yanie: hee....??? so have your number been called?
Vivian: Yes...once, Nakai's one....after abt 10-12 times queueing. My friend tried to queue here, every week for the whole year....but she never got called. EVERY week, one WHOLE year....that's like, what, 52 times?? But her number never got called.
haaaaah???? Sumpe lo??? Alamak jaaang....kalo kayak gini mah, gue siap2 pulang ajaaaa.....iyadaaa....x( So little chance to get in?? Aww....no....=( Then, I asked Vivian abt how to see Shingo from the back of Alta....she nods on Shin's guidance I showed her...but then she said, not always we can see Shingo this way...if we're lucky we get to see him....if not, well...then its just not our luck.... Ehhhh??? Sou desuka? Oh man....i come here for nothing, then!!! =(
We chat more about SMAP for awhile, then suddenly the IiTomo staffs came. Uwaah....doki-doki suru...x) They bring a box, saying many things before they start to draw, but they stand below me and Vivian, even Vivian who is bera-bera Japanese, cannot hear what they said. They start to pull out a paper, "14-ban no kata!".....eeks....juuYON x) "6-ban no kata desu,", "16-ban no kata,"....all the numbers called are 2-people groups. So its 6 people already....
Suddenly I have this strong feeling, kayaknya yonban deh, berikutnya kayaknya yonban deh, yg bakal dipanggil. I dunno how and why! I just have a really strong feeling, seconds before the next number is called, that 4-ban will be called. Its not a wish, its some kind of a premonition.....I have my father's traits abt this strong feelings x) I keep saying '4-ban' in my head, so when the next number is called, i blurly heard it.........."Yon-ban no kata desu!! Imasu ka?"........
.............................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@_@ What.....?? What?? Did he just say 4-ban? I'm stunned, coz I thought I mis-heard....my body is not moving at all, coz Im trying to define whether he said 4-ban or not...... Someone tapped my shoulder from behind saying, "Its you....its you...!".....its Vivian. I look to her, and my eyes widened, "Meeeee???!". Omg! Those 20 people are all looking at me!!
haaaaaah....???? My number is called?!?!? heeee....?? chotto!! hontouuuuu??? I dunno why, but I panicked, "Hee...Vivian, what should I do, what should I do now?". Vivian explain to me fastly, that later they will show me the way, and I have to show my passport once again, "Okay?? You're okay?? Ok, good luck!! Bye bye," Vivian said. And so, I'm alone once again now......I queue in front of this stairs, I show the staff my passport, he give me this paper consist of IiTomo rules, I think....mostly in kanjis, I cannot read it x)
I follow the other Cancel Machi persons in front of me, climbing upstairs. During this time, I felt my eyes are filled with stars(mata gue ampe berkunang2), my body feels limp and trembling....OMG!!! I got in?!?!? I REALLY got in??? This is not a dream??? In any minute now, I can see Shingo??? My throat felt choked already, feels like about to burst out in tears.....but I manage to hold down the tears^^ (heehee....its a public place...hazukashii....)
When I reached the 4th floor.....I start to see people sitting down on the stairs in line, all the way up there. But the other Cancel Machi persons in front of me, keep going up, so I just followed them. Then, she enter this room in a certain floor, giving the ticket to a guy standing there....I automatically thought this is the way in to the studio......there are clothes hanging surrounds and some model statue, I recognize all these as clothes shops.....ALTA is a shopping centre, afterall.
I queue the line for quite a long time.....only to realize, when I reached the place....its a TOILET!!!!!! LOL!! haha....this is very stupid and embarassing!!! So i just washed my hand, and exit the toilet....the other girls must think im weird...lol!! The guy standing in the room's entrance give me back my ticket....and I try to ask him where is this Ii Tomo studio.....he explained in Japanese, "xxxxxxxxxx shita made xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx.......". "Shita made?" yeah, I got that only, "to below". He explained again, by showing the tickets....and I got bits and pieces of what he said, that althou got the Cancel Machi tix, the priority are the tickets with -80s-90s to below- numbers. Yes, i get that....but where should i go now?? xD So, I just said hai-hai....and wait a bit outside the room there...waiting for the Cancel Machi persons exit the room, too....LOL!!! When they're out, I just followed them.....Ahhhh!!!!!! Now, I get it! So I have to wait in line, by the numbers orders! Thus, I have to wait at the last line....since Im a Cancel Machi no kata^^LOL!!! Bilang dooonk....kekekeke.... Aduh, stupid banget deh, kalo dipikir2!! Hihihi....tapi seru juga petualangan gue sampe ke toilet ALTA segala! xD
After 10 minutes, the line starts to move upstairs. Wahh....this is it!!!^^ When I reached about 6th or 7th floor, I enter a brighter room....nope, not studio yet...but im sure this one's heading for the studio, coz there are many staffs around busy. We're waiting in line.....suddenly, the ticket guy before, calling in a loud voice, "Cance Machi no kata...ichi mae...ichi mae...!!" ehh, is that me? he was saying, the first number of CancelMachi, right.... so I just raised my hand, "Hai!!". "Ichi mae desuka?". "Hai!" I answered.....right? heehee....tauk ah....tapi bener kok, kan yg diminta nomor ter-depan dari Cancel Machi^^
He then lead me the way to inside....a guy asking me the ticket, so I gave him(ehhh....I dont get to keep the beautiful ticket??T_T). Then I followed him enter the studio....gue mendahului antrian panjang orang2 yg tiket utama lho, gue juga bingung...wah, gue udah GR aja, jangan2 mau dikasih tempat khusus di depan....hihihihi xD
I See Shingo Katori With My Own Eyes For 75 Minutes !!!!
I'm entering the studio. THE Ii Tomo Studio, ibuuu!!!!^o^ uwaaaah.....the setting!! The setting Ive seen in my IiTomo VCDs!!! Sugoooii!!!! Im really here!!! Waaaaa......sutekiiiii~~~!!!
The ticket guy lead me to a seat in the centre....i think its the 4th or 5th row from the front. The main camera shooting to the stage is right beside me, on my left side. The studio is relatively small!! Not as I always imagined, whenever I watch it on vcd or mpeg clips!! So even if I got the last row....I can still see Shingo's face clearly!!!^o^ waaa....ureshiiii!!! The seats are basically just stairs, added with pillows on it. So really, im about only 4-5 metres away from the stage....ok, actually i dont really understand the metric system, k? All I'm sure of, that the stage is NEAR!!!^o^ There's this button on the seat, to press on, for the survey questions, I think....if you watched some IiTomo episodes and FNS1997, you'll know what I mean^^ I'm just so excited I get to hold this thing!! heehee.....!
There's 2 TVs on the left side of the studio....showing what FujiTV shows now...its a news program. When the show starts abt 30 secs later....there are big numbers on those TV screen....30....29....28....and so on. Until I can see what I see, both with my own eyes, and thru that TV screen.....uwaaa.....LIVE da!!!!^o^
10 minutes before the show starts, who seemed to be the assistant director give guidance for the audience....if Tamori the host said this, we have to say 'sou desune'.....if Tamori gesture his hand with this gesture....we have to clap in an orderly clap(remember how Kimura gesture his hand in SxS Chage&Aska to the audience....and the audience clap orderly at the same time??^^ Yup, like that!!!). Tanoshiiiii!! heehee....this feels fun and exciting, i get to do the clap routine!!! And the AD, also told us if there's something weird or funny during the show, dont hesitate to express it with, "Heeee.....????". ^_^
 
Then the show is starting!! The 2 Caucasian males, the opening dancers of IiTomo, comes out, and starts to do the dance routine. I glare at the TV....wah, its LIVE!!! Then, Tamori comes out!!!! Waaa....hommono daaa!!! hehe.....all these time, I've only seen him in my VCDs, IiTomo, Music Station, Miracle World....kekeke.....
Then the other hosts stars are coming out from this left side of the stage....I keep staring at that side of course....where is Shingo?? Then, the last person comes out....still no Shingo...ehh, where's Shingo?? Then, I glare fastly to the centre stage....then......UWA'!! THERE HE IS!!!!!!!!! heee.....where did he enter from??
What?!?! Yanie!!! Its not the time to ponder about that!! You're LOOKING AT SHINGO KATORI!!!! "THE" SHINGO KATORI!!! Your ichiban taisetsu for almost 2 years now!!! huwaaaa....sou desu ne.........KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!^O^ Unbelivable!! Shinjiranai!! Feels like a dream! Feels like I am watching him on TV.....but no, I see him with my own eyes now!!! Sutekiiiii~~!!!!*v*
Shingo is wearing that kawaii Ninja Hattori costume, and the red circles on his cheeks^^ Uwaaa....his skin is sooooo white and smooth!!(lol, i can casually see these on TVs before...but i dunno why, i pay attention more this time!!) Not to mention, he is looking soooooo good!!
Then the girls besides me are posing and screaming NINxNIN.....so i remotely posing NINxNIN too.... lol!!! Shingo pose NINxNIN back to us!! and smiling widely!!! kawaaai!
Another host is also wearing ninja costume, gray coloured. I assume, he also stars in NINxNIN(later I realized he's the guy who played Kemumaki in the movie, Hattori's rival^^). The other hosts and Tamori keep teasing and mocking his weird hairstyle(coz it followed the anime's hairstyle). Its quite a funny scene, that guy later I know named Gori, a comedian, keep covering his weird bangs with his hands, coz embarrassed. Also, he keeps acting, as if NINxNIN is his movie...lol! The other hosts keep stopping him from boasting it, since NINxNIN is suppose to be Katori's movie....and Shingo is quiet all the way, just smiling, looking at Gori's antiques. that smile...........*v* *yanie is dying*
 
Anyway, I keep staring at Shingo, of course....most of the time, thus I dont really get what Tamori said, and what they are talking about right now x) Since Shingo is quiet all the time too, in this segment. Why is he so quiet? I wanna hear his voice LIVE! Talk, Shingo, talk!!! x) but nope...all he said, is just tagging along words like "sou desuyo ne"...."ne.."....etc^^;
Turns out, the first segment of the show use the couples auditioned before.
The girls introduce his boyfriend, then the boyfriend show up dressed as beautiful kawaii girls. haha...I dont know-lah......maybe its a "My Boyfriend Is Beautiful" contest or something...LOL!
Shingo and the other hosts are giving rates 1 to 5, on their judgement on these beautiful guys.
And that's it!! The 1st segment! Cant tell much more.....since all I do is keep staring at Shingo for the whole 15 minutes!! xD Kapan lagi, coba, bisa liatin suami sepuas2nya kayak gitu, langsung lagi! ....hihihihi!!!^^
After the first segment is over, all the hosts are going inside, to the backstage. It is commercial time on TV. The staffs are all quickly moving the setting, and change it to a new set!! I'm impressed!O_O They work so fast, moving all the heavy and many stuffs....they only have time about 2-3 minutes, until the show is on again.
The 2nd segment, is Tamori's interview with a guest, the guest of today is an old lady, I think she's an old actress, or an old enka singer. She has quite interesting, funny, kawaii traits^^ But, but, but......where's my Shingo?!? Iyada! Is that it? I only get to see Shingo for 15 minutes?? I'm chotto worried for a while there...xD but then, i realized impossible Shingo only appear for 15 mins....he has his own corner in this Ii Tomo show....so I'd gather he'd show up again in the next segment. This 15 minutes segment, is like eternity long for me!!! Its actually a funny conversation they have...and there are few funny happenings too. But i cant enjoy it much, coz i keep thinking, "Give me back my Shingo!" xD
Then....its CM time again...the staffs are working super-fast again, changing the sets. The AD tell us that next segment would be Katori-san's corner....and give some instructions that I dont understand...coz I got so excited when I heard "Katori-san no Ko-naa" !^O^ cant concentrate anymore on what he said! LOL!
Then, Shingo and the other hosts comes out once again!! Yay!!! Feel like screaming, "Shingoooooo!!!" here! Tapi kan gue ja'im donk.....kekekeke......
Before the quiz starts....he eat a bread first....haha, kawaii! He ate a big bite. a girl is asking, "oishii de gozaru ka???". He answered, "Futsu na oishii desu!". lol! the audience are slightly laughing. cho kawaii!! I dun understand....i thought the bread is gonna be used for the quiz...coz its served on a tray on a cart......but after Shingo ate the big bite...the cart is pull back to the side of the stage again by the staff....and it is never used for the quiz or any other segment...haha, so weird!!! Is it served just for Shingo only?? LOL!
This Shingo's corner, Shingo being the host, leading a quiz game. Hard to explain. But its fun.....coz the audience get to express, "Heeeeee???", many times! I love it!! heehee....mochiron, I also said out, "heeeee??"...keke.....
Ok....its a guessing game. There are 4 choices of popular guys. One of them is actually inside the backstage. Tamori and the hosts have to guess from all the characteristics written, which one's the one is inside. All of the 4 choices introduced, I do not recognize at all! x) The first 2 guys, I'd gather suppose to be kakkoi celebs, since the audience's reaction are "kyaaa". The last 2 guys, I know ive seen them...i think they are comedians, and ones of IiTomo's hosts too. And the audience's reaction are "heeeeee????". Kekekee!! Gori reminded us, that the guy might be actually inside! haha!!
Then, turns out the guy inside is actually the 3rd choice, the comedian, one of IiTomo's host too. He comes out, pretending to be angry to the audience. LOL!! But we keep reacted, "Heeee?" when he came out!!^^
CM time again, all the hosts enter the backstage, except for Shingo!!!*v* Kyaaa.....he stays???? He's standing on the left side of the studio, while the staffs changing the sets again. Soooo kawaaaiiii!!! I assume ALL eyes are on him! Since, when he's playing his sword on his back, and suddenly pull it slowly....everyone is going, "hee......". haha!! including me! Then he freeze, and glance to the audience, in a cuuuuuuutely way!!!! Kyaaa.....im hyperventilating here!! Why is he so cute??
Then he keeps pulling and pushing back the sword, when the stage is almost ready....he goes up, and actually pull the sword fully, and acting cool with it! heehee....the audience laughed slightly watching his antiques....then when he's about to put it back......he cant do it!! LOL!!! The caucasian guy have to help him put it back inside the place. So funny!!^.^
The 4th segment starts...its.......chotto...................i forgot.... xD What's it about?? hehee....sumimasen....I think, its a question game, im not sure. But all the hosts have to write the answers on the big carton. I keep looking at Shingo, writing on the carton....there are 4 people, before his turn, so he has lots of 'hima' time....heehee.....I can see he's drawing something on the carton, then his hand gestures indicates him drawing circles around the carton...yappari, it must be NINxNIN circles!!^^ Then, few times he asked the caucasian guy's opinion...like asking him, whether its right or not.....hee, is he writing an english phrase on it?
Then, his turn comes. Yappari!!! There's Hattori anime face on it, and those circles!! Kawaii drawings!^o^
Its CM time again.....they enter the stage again. Ehh.....I thought its been 1 hour?? Masako told me Ii Tomo is an hour live program. Yah, se-Smappy2-nya gue, tapi gue masih anak yg berbakti...kasian kalo nyokap gue nungguin kelamaan x) I asked beside me, "Kono bangumi wa....nanji made?". She answered, "Ichi-ji-han...". haaa.....so its a 90 mins program?
Turns out its a chatting segment. The chat is not interesting at first, even Shingo is not interested...so he just sweep his gaze to the audience.
When his gaze pass me, he stopped and keep staring at me.....I was shocked!!!@_@ Wait, I think he is staring at me....wait a minute, which direction is he looking at?? Is it behind me, in front of me....or is it really me???O_O I panicked! To make sure of his gaze's direction....of course, I keep staring at him too.....so we made eye contacts about 30 secs - a minute or so!! Oh my God....I think he is actually staring at me!! Sumpe lo!!! I dunno what to do!!! Salah tingkah, bo'! So i just give him the stupidest slight smile and stupidest nod!!!!O_O then he stare to the other direction......i was like, what did i do?? what did i just do?? oh my god!! its so stupid!
Then, he stare at another audience who pose NINxNIN to him...then Shingo smiled and pose NINxNIN back to her............awwwww, i could've done that!!! BAKA!!!!*banging my head*
After awhile, there's this other time, when he stare at me again, i just remotely look to the other host!!! No...no...no, i do not want to look stupid again!! Hazukashii!!>_< Kenapaaaaa gitu ya..... Kali, dia bengong aja ye, liat yg laen sipit2 putih, gue belo sawo mateng sendiri, cantik lagi!! aduh, gimana ya....kekekekeke.......xD
Sonna ni Malay desu ka, atashi no kao? Perhaps I have this prominent malay face.......or maybe he's looking at my shirt which is written "Natural Bali"....lol!!! Hehee....just a speculation. Coz, later in TMC....the fans are also staring at me, as if I came from some other planet, u know! x)
Truthfully, the MC topic is getting boring. Even Shingo do not participate much in this MC segment. Mulai garing nih, acaranya....abis topik MC-nya gak jelas gitu sih....Tamori ni, bagaimana....kalah ah, ama Nakai....yg MC topics-nya di konser2 SMAP slalu sukses!!^^ They're talking about unusual fruits, like pineapple.....aw, cmon!! You Japanese never seen pineapples before??? xD
Shingo starts to talk the first time in this segment.....when this pineapple topic occur....he tell them the first time, he saw pineapple, was in Hawaii. And how weird it is, etc. Then, later.... he ask an awkward yet true question...."What is the seed in fruits are for? Those seed will be thrown out to garbage anyway....not like, there's people picking it up to grow another fruit. Nan no tame ni, kono tane(seed) umaretta desuka?" ^_^
Then, the topic changed to NINxNIN. Shingo talks pretty much, of course!^^ Talks about the ninja costumes. Talks about why the ninja's sword is hold on the back, unlike samurai who hold it on the side. And many more....this topic is quite fun and funny. Gori participated too, of course^^
They enter the backstage once again. Then out....they're playing throw the ninja stars weapon, to a basket Shingo is holding. The VERY first time, I heard Hattori-kun's single song!!!^.^ Coz, it is played on the background, when this game is played...^___^ After the throwing game, Shingo and Gori hold the NINxNIN movie poster, and promote it is premiere in August 28th, mite kudasai! Tonight's Bistro SMAP, also mite kudasai, coz Gori and 2 other NINxNIN casts guests.
The live program is over....Shingo is the last to enter the backstage...and the fans are calling him, "Shingo...Shingo...". Without looking back, he lift his hands to the air, and pose NINxNIN hands, then turn around and give us the CUUUUUTEST AND SEXIEST SMILE!!!!!!!*v* My body felt cold and hot by the same time!!! Kyaaaaa.....!!!!!^O^ Then, he goes inside.....that would be the last second I can see him this year....I guess......*sigh*.........
The live program is over....but suddenly the AD, ask us to wait for awhile, there's this game played with the audience. Mampus gue, mampus!!! xD The AD explained how the game goes....but still I cant understand 100% what he said!! Doshio! So, I just duck down, and hide myself, behind this middle-aged man's head right in front of me! LOL!!!!!! Good thing....I was not called.....heehee..... The girl beside me, must think Im weird! LOL!
The audience exits the studio in a very organized way....after one row are all out, the next row is allowed to exit....the other rows have to keep seated.
I exit, went down the stairs.....and exits ALTA...........huaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!! What an adventure!!!!!!!!^o^ I come out, with the WIDEST smile on my face!!!
I went to my mom and brother, who is frowning.....lol! Yappari! He scolds me, why it takes so long....... Then, we go back to the hotel.
At the night, me and my brother go to AMPM to get dinner for us and mom. I bought Men's Nono with Shingo on the cover, and TVLife mags too there^^ Funny thing, whenever I shop and give the items to the cashier, the cashier girls always say many, many things that I assume which means "its total is xxxyen", "accepting xxxxyen", "change is xxxxyen", "do u need 2 bags for that", "do u need blablablabla"....haha, and I'm just guessing what they are saying, and pretend I understand! lol! just saying hai-hai, to evrything they said xD
 I also go to a bookshop tonight....got myself Shingo Katori - The Ninja Star photobook!!!!^o^ Kyaaaaa......Shingo's pics are all sexy and kakkooooi in it!! And every writings on the pages, has english translations at the bottom!! The FIRST Smap-related book that I CAN actually read!!!!^O^
Then, I asked a Shinsengumi book and Bistro book(for Yessi) to a staff there, I showed her the ISBN numbers. After awhile, she come back saying a long sentence in japanese that i can only get bits and pieces out of it! haha! Feel like interacting with a dorama's character xD Y'know, coz evrytime I watch doramas with no subs, sometimes I have to guess what it means by only understanding 2-3 words out of the sentence.....but now, I have to answer them!!!^.^ I think she's saying that the Shinsengumi book is not available, she mentioned the reason but I dont understand what it is....then, she's saying right now she will get the Bistro book. And I answer, "Ahh....sou desuka....ja, hai...daijoubu desu...". LOL!!! Sok tahuuuuu banget gue!! hahaha!
Back to the hotel, I ask the information guy, whether there's an internet service in this hotel....the guy, immediately show me the place.......and so, i get to write the report right away to you guys that very day!!!^.^
SMAPxSMAP August 23rd, 2004
After internet, I go back to my room to watch SMAPxSMAP on FujiTV!!!^o^ The show started with NIN-SAMA comedy skit!!! LOL! Sooooooo funny! A Winter Sonata parody!!!! hahahahahahaa.....!!!! Shingo as Bae Yong Jun, and Tsuyoshi as the Korean director, speaking in Korean. LOL!! chooo funny! Its the scene when the guy throw a snowball, and he asked the girl to break the snowball...then the girl find a necklace in it, and feels touched! LOL!!! I laughed soooo hard! Coz, I've watched the real Korean clip of this scene before, yesterday I think....on a variety show covers about Winter Sonata. hahahaha.....its just such, a funny, funny skit!! Of course....you have to, at least, watch a clip of the real thing first, to laugh at this skit fully!^_^
Bistro SMAP....is not that interesting....just the usual Bistro^^
The 2nd Nin-sama skit!! LOL! This time, Nin-sama is trying to kiss the girl....but the girl keep pushing him away!!! LOL!!!!
Birthday SMAP!!!^o^ Nakai's birthday!! Otanjoubi omedetouuuu! 32 years old! Yappa, sasuga leader!!! He can guess exactly right, which present is from who!!!^o^ With lots of confident too....!!O_O Sasuga leader!!!!
Thanks to Yessi's info, on the review below^^ Sankyuu, Yessi-chan!! I didnt understand, what are the presents, before Yessi told me x)
Tsuyoshi - the hot and cold water machine, I dunno what its called in english, but its called 'dispenser' in Indonesian x) Tsu said, becoz Nakai likes to eat ramen cup!^^
Goro - Tameki(hand-rolled) Sushi Set
Kimura - Hiyake Machine(a skin-tanning machine) .....LOL!! I dont think Nakai love to tan his skin!! xD why did he give Nakai this?? The last time he got so tanned, was an accident....not like bcoz he love to get those tan....kekeke.... Just an assumption of mine =P
Shingo - Chimoto no Tomodachi Set (Asobu Set). Consists of hanabi(fireworks), Jinsei Game, Yakyuuban, dan Family Computer^^
The present they think will be picked by Nakai: Tsuyoshi point himself. Kimura point at Tsuyoshi. Shingo point himself. Goro point at Shingo.
And the winner is...........TSUYOSHI!!!!!!!^O^ Nakai chose the dispenser....kekekeke.....
The song segment is Hattori-kun's single, "Hattori Sanjou". I'm not used to the song, at first. Since I'm familiar with the anime song too much, already. Then, Shingo's single is actually still the same anime song, only made to rap remix^^ So, i have to adapt with it for awhile. But now, I looooooove it!!! Coz, Shingo sound so sexy, when he raps in it!!!!^o^ The dance routine is also kakkoi!*v*
At night....when I'm about to go sleep. Everything happened at ALTA today, are flashing in my head all over again. Suddenly I feel like crying..... So, I go to the toilet, then I cried my eyes out there. Feel like, yokatta ne..... Why am I crying? Try to go figure yourself^^ I managed to hold my tears back today afternoon, and for the whole day.....but I guess, the excitement, the ureshii-ness, the indescribable feeling have to be burst out somehow........so I just cried.....^_^ Feel stupid a bit....keke......
Tuesday - August, 24th 2004
 Today I'm going to Harajuku and Shibuya!!!^o^ Zannen deshita....too bad....in Harajuku....the result is zilch!!~_~ Didnt get anything....well, the bright side is, I get to see "Hito ni Yasashiku" shooting area.....Zen and Akira's house is located in Harajuku, desho?^_^
I'm trying to find the Johnny's Shop, Shin mentioned. But....alamaaaak!!!! Antriannya gak nahan!! Its a small shop, and so many customers wants to get in. So they have to wait and queue to get in, then when 10 customers are out from the shop, 10 next customers is called to enter the shop. But the queue is looooong.....and its a very hot day!!! Iyadaa.......gak jadiiiii.....maap-maap aja deh! Mending kalo ternyata gue jadi beli di dalem...taunya harga2nya mahal gak kira2 x) idih...! Gak jadi!
Next, is the Book-Off shop....Shin said, its a 2nd-hand CD and Book shop. I'm looking for SMAP 001-006 CDs....but to no avail.... =( There's only SU and other CDs I already have...... I dont find any mags with SMAP members face on it too.....so, I just exit the shop without anything.
  Next is Shibuya. Upon arriving on the station, the train pass by a coffee shop in the station, with NINxNIN posters all over!!!!!!!!!^O^ kyaaa...kawaaaii!!! So when, we got out, I asked my mother and brother, to visit that NINxNIN coffee shop first!! heehee.... Sugoooooi!!!! Its all NINxNIN pics and posters on the wall outside the coffee shop!! So we go inside, and have a drink first ^_^
Inside the coffee shop, I find piles of movie pamphlets including Shingo's NINxNIN and Goro's Warai no Daigaku!!!! Kyaaaa.....!!^O^ I immediately grab about 13-15 of it each!! Heehee....the cashier girl is staring at me!!! haha....abisnya masih banyak gitu...kayaknya org Jepang gak ada yg niat ambil....mending gue bawa aja dunk, banyak2 buat Smappies Indo....drpd mubazir, mbak^^
Exiting the station....to the right, I see 2 big Tsuyoshi's Xancti CM boards!!! Sugoooi!!^.^
We walk a looooooong way to NHK Studio Park. On the way, I see Kimura's Kirin Beer CM giant poster on top of a building!!! uwaaaaa!!!^o^ i shoot that with my handycam^^
We finally arrived at NHK Studio Park. Wahhh....i love it!!! Its a public place where people can buy kawaii NHK souvenirs, such as Shinsengumi stuffs, and other NHK programs' stuffs. I bought this kawaii, kawaii chibi-Hijikata keitai strap!!!^o^ Cho kawaiiii!!! My brother got the chibi-Kondou one^^ There are sooooo many Shinsengumi stuffs!! Feel like buying them all!!! xD
  
After some souvenirs-shopping, we go back to the hotel ^_^
On TV....I caught SMAP's latest NTT CM!!!!^o^ Kyaaaaa........I immediately squat in front of the TV....LOL!!! Kakkooooiiii!!!! Why are they so damn kakkoi, in their 30s????! Arienai!
I also caught the new SMAP's insurance cm....hahahahahaha!!!! Sooooo funny!!!!!!!! Cant wait for the 2nd one!! Yessi!! I need the mpeg clip, ASAP, kudasai!!!!*_* hahaa.....
 I got to watched 400 Days of NINxNIN The Making. Shingo looked soooooo good when he shoot NINxNIN, the time he was on a diet nee...^_^ The chemistry between Shingo and Yuuri Chinen(Johnny's Jr, 10 yrs old)....reminds me alot of Shingo and Akira of Hitoni!!!^o^ They get along so well!! Yuuri-kun even goes to MIJ concert, to watch his beloved senpai!!! Shingo left him in a room where Tsuyoshi eat, and Goro-chan talking on the phone....then, both Goro and Tsuyoshi chat with Yuuri Chinen.....kawaaaaiii!!!! Tsu is really getting great with kids!!^.^
In the end of film shooting.....Yuuri-kun is saying goodbye and thankyou for all these time to Shingo....after exchanging words....suddenly Yuuri-kun starts to cry, he keeps wiping his eyes!! Choo kawaiiii!! Shingo then carry him and put him on his lap....and try to comfort him and tell him not to cry....since they will meet again, "Mata aeru ne(we'll meet again)....mata aeru desho? Nakanai de(dont cry).... ii namida desunee, kore wa (what a nice tears, this is)....". It is such a precious, precious moments. When interviewed, Yuuri-kun said, he is a fan of Arashi's ShoSakurai. When asked abt Shingo Katori, "He is like the older brother I never had, I like him!". *_*
 
I SEE THEM !!! I see SMAP !!!!!
Wednesday - August, 25th 2004
I depart from the hotel at 8.30 AM....yabai! I planned to arrive at TMC, 9 'o clock....but TMC is a half hour trip with train, plus half hour walk from the station. Im late 30 minutes....I felt nocious this morning, so I cannot walk fast too x( Only my brother coming with me, my mom stay in the hotel....coz its gonna be a long walk to TMC, and my mom have problems with her legs...so she's not coming.
I was told by masako and shin, that SMAP comes uncertainly, usually 9.30, sometimes at 9AM, they're all have entered. Dakara....yabai deshooo...!! I almost lost all hopes.
When I arrived on TMC.....heee...no fans at all there?? Shin said, there's ALWAYS fans waiting there every Wednesday, if there's no fans....then 96% there's no filming that day. Yabai!!! Is there no filming today???O_O I arrived at 9.32-35. But, eventually, there's some fans coming...one...two....three girls......then, there's a 4 girls group coming...and a 2 girls group.....there's about 10 of us waiting in front of TMC. I wait in the middle entrance....sitting on the metal barrier.
I pay attention to every car which comes in.... One time, 2 staffs are running outside to welcome a car's arrival, stand right in front of the car's door, bows and saying ohayo gozaimasu! But no....its an old man....I dont know who he is....not someone I seen before in TV too.....the producer, maybe??
About 10 o'clock......fans from the left carway entrance are running, rushing to the middle entrance....the other fans are also coming forward......wow, wow....heboh banget!! x) This must be it! Then, a silver sedan car stop right on the TMC entrance. A guy comes out....wearing a black hat....long sleeves-blue shirt....but I can only see his left side of face....coz from the car he straightly enter TMC. Few staffs are welcoming him on the TMC entrance, respectly bows and say ohayo gozaimasu....all the securities also bows...fans are screaming ohayo too. That guy enter TMC, while nodding to the staffs and securities. Im still puzzled......I dunno whether Im still stunned or shocked...xD
So I asked a fan beside me, "Saki dare? (who is it)", she answered, "Ima Tsuyoshi....".
SOU DA!!!! I should've realized from his cheeks bone and his super-white skin!!!^o^ Huaaaa.........i just saw Tsuyoshi LIVE!!! Shinjiranaaaaaaaii!!!
Apparently, the fans have memorized and know SMAP's cars well, so they all ignore other cars which enter....
About 2 minutes later....fans are rushing moving forward again! A black van with REALLY dark windows stops in front of the entrance! Chotto! zuruuuii!!! When the person comes out, I wont be able to see him at all....coz the van is is quite tall! So I move to the right carway exit....and see a guy with black outfit....but I can only see his back, I cant see his face at all. But.....uwaaa....from the way he walk and his hairstyle...!!!! Then, like earlier, staffs and securities are welcoming him, bows saying ohayo gozaimasu respectly...(ha, just like some big company's president director, ne! xD). He answered ohayo gozaimasu!! Sore wa.......GORO-CHAN's voice!!!!!! KYAAAAAAAAA!! Ureshiii!! From the car, he also comes right in....hiks....I wish I can see his face clearly T_T
About a minute later....all the fans who waited at the left carway entrance are running, screaming hayaku, hayaku to the middle entrance!! A silver van stops right behind Goro's black van which still park there....the silver van stops about a metre from Goro's van. .....and coming out is......KIMURA!!! Kyaaaaa!!! With Goro and Tsu, can only see their upper half of body, coz the lower part is blocked by their cars. But, thanks alot to Goro's car which still park there....when Kimura comes down, and walk to the TMC entrance.....I can see his whole body!!!^o^ He wears a black hat(like the FNS01 hat), sunglasses, and a black t-shirt with some pic on it....ehmm...but gomen, cant remember what kind of pants he wears.....coz I keep staring at his face!! Chances to gaze is only couple of seconds!!! xD I only able to see his right side of body....so I cant see his face clearly....but I'm definitely sure that's Kimura!!^^ The way he walks, his face, his long hair.....cant be Nakai or Shingo x)
 Minna kakkoiiii....got these -big stars- aura!! Even Kimura, who only wear a casual t-shirt...still sutekiiiii!!! From the place I stand to Kimura, Goro and Tsu, is quite near....since turns out, TMC is not as big as I imagined....i think its about 5-8 metres.....relatively near for me!!^o^ Actually, if I can meet them at the cafe.....it'd be even nearer x) but, I've promised Tomoko, I wont enter the cafe while they're shooting. And even if I feel like breaking the promise, I dunno how to bring myself to enter....coz SMAP just got in....felt uneasy x)
Yesterday...Tomoko have called me, from her friend's info who works in FujiTV. There will only be 3 members shooting in TMC today, not including Shingo. Apparently the other one is Nakai x( Perhaps, he is still in Athens. So this is it!! I thought I wait some more....who knows..... But all the fans have gone, too. Udah pada bubar. I waited to 11 o'clock.....then starts heading to Soshigaya station. This is it, then.........I saw SMAP, except Nakai =( oh well...... I feel ureshii enough, I guess!^^
 
Bye-bye TMC!! I'll miss youuu!!
My brother's turn to draaaag me to Tokyo Tower x) LOL! Despite the fact he's afraid of height like Goro-chan, he still want to take pictures with Tokyo Tower as background x)
Surprisingly, when we enter the Tokyo Tower base floor.....I look to the right, and *GASP*.........NINxNIN Special Corner!!!! Matta?!?!!?O_O There's a BIG poster of NINxNIN there...and it mention what are the names of parts of Ninja Hattori costumes...like...what is the name of his waist belt(iga shitaobi)...and etc. And there's a very nice spot to take pictures there...heehee.... Also theres a TV right at the front specially for showing NINxNIN various previews!!! Uwaaa.....sugooooi!! NINxNIN is really attacking Tokyo!!!!^o^
   
At night, we have dinner with Tomoko, and her husband, Renta, in a tempura restaurant. Heehee....I love this couple! Such a cute married couple. Renta is this typical Japanese husband, he dont speak indonesian nor english...nihongo dake x) Thus, it sometimes created funny situation, he enthuciastically keep asking Tomoko, "nani, nani?", "nandatte?"...heehee. I like them very much....feel like Tomoko is my older sister, and Renta is my brother in law!!!^^ Tomoko is 34, while Renta is 42. I also know already their surprising love history!! xD arienai! just like in doramas....heehee.....
  
We go back to the hotel. I watched Waterboys 2....hmm, pretty interesting! I think this should be more interesting than the first series ^_^
Oh, before that! I checked the internet, post the TMC review....and I got a pm from Shin-chan!! Saying, she cant attend the NINxNIN premiere on Saturday....so if I'd like, I can get her ticket, and contact P-chan about it. Of course, Shingo and the other casts will also attend that premiere. The ticket's price is 9000yen!!!!@_@ waduh, maap aja mbak....gila juga itu, makin nge-gembel aja gue nih xD trus ehem,.....gue udah bisa liat Shingo gratis, donk, di Ii Tomo....ngapain lagi bayar 9000yen....kekekeke....
Coincidentally, on Saturday, I cant! Even if I'd be crazy enough to pay 9000yen for it! I'd be on my train from Sapporo to Tokyo....zannen desu =( So i refuse the offer. Later, P-chan give reports that she appeared on SMAStation, giving opinions on the movie.......!! hyaaaa....!!!!! Imagine, if I can take the offer....I'd appear on both IiTomo and SmaSte....LOL!!!^o^
Thursday - August, 26th 2004
I'm going to Sapporo today!!^O^ yabaaai....gotta change trains 3 times: Tokyo -> Hachinohe -> Hakodate -> Sapporo. And the difference of times, between arrival train and departing train are only 10 and 7 minutes!!!O_O We have to rush like craaaazy!!!! The arrival train is at platform 14, and the departing train is platform 5!! Imagine the panick!!! I actually panicked!!! xD
I rode Shinkansen to Hachinohe, but limited express trains to Hokkaido island. Hachinohe and Hakodate are located in different islands. So I rode the train which go thru this underwater, undersea tunnel!! Kowaaaai!!!! xD Of course, its all dark...^^
It took 9,5 eternity hours to get to Sapporo station!!!~_~ But then, when I arrived at Hakodate station, in Hokkaido. I was shocked!! ehhhhh.....Hijikata and Okoto's faces on the train??? SUGOOOOIII!!! Kakkooooii!!! I was so excited, to know im riding a "Shinsengumi" train!! hehee.... But damn! I didnt get to amaze and enjoy the view of the train's painting for enough time, and didnt get to take photos either....coz i only got 7 minutes, before the train start to depart for Sapporo x) inside the train...there are Shinsengumi posters framed in every car!! I got to shoot that with my handycam!!^____^ Such a sugoooooi thing, there's a so-called "Shinsengumi" train!! Oh....and I saw the train on the next platform, was also painted Shinsengumi characters!!
heee......are all the trains in Hokkaido, painted "Shinsengumi"??? Sugooooiiiii!!!!!^o^
Arriving at the hotel, we got so tired, and dont have the energy to go anywhere. At night, I watched Tunnels no Minna-san Okage Deshita variety show on FujiTV!!!^^ Hattori-kun is sooooo cute and funny in this show!!!^O^ His omiyage is a Belgian Beer, and the glass is SUPER-LONG!!! Contains 5 liters of beer....and Shingo drink 'em ALL!!!O_O haha....i can see Shingo got a little HIGH! LOL! waaaai......Shingo hates eggplants!!^.^ but good thing, he wins! He guessed correctly which food Rena Tanaka dislikes. Oh....before, it is shown the VTR where Kimura lost in this variety. Tunnels said, its such a kampeki lose for Kimura. Shingo said, "Sono VTR hoshii desune.....". hahaha!!!
Friday - August, 27th 2004
Today, we just sightseeing around Sapporo city....beautiful! And what a nice weather!! Sejuk, gak dingin2 amat^^ Tapi tetep ada cahaya matahari. Niiiice! I went to Odori Park, which has beautifuuuul colourful flowers!! Then, went to TV Tower, and went up. Also went to Clock Tower =)
 
At night, I watched Music Station, where Hattori-kun guests!!!^o^ Hattori-kun's appearance in Music Station is also VERY funny and omoshiroi!!!! Its like, he's the focus of the show, althou there are many artists there. He performed on the roof, which has NINxNIN setting sets. Kakkoi dance!!! Then, in the end....he jumped off of the roof. The camera abruptly change scene to below....and Hattori-kun comes from above landing...as if he actually jumps from that really HIGH roof!!! Sugoooi!! Even Tamori and the other artists are puzzled....how did he do that?? haha! Then, Hattori calls a taxi to go home...LOL!! Later, when Arashi was interviewed....they were talking abt SMAP's debut....they were SMAP's backdancers....not really sure what they're talking abt, but then suddenly Hattori show up from behind eating an onigiri, saying, "Ki ni shinakute ii yo(dont think much abt it),". haha....then he said, he bought onigiri first with the taxi and goes back there!! LOL!!!!!! Hattori-kun also looked surprise when he's single is on #10 Oricon Chart.....kawaaaaaaiii expression!!!!^o^
Saturday - August, 28th 2004
Wahhhh.....today is NINxNIN premiere!!!! But I cant go....hiks.....=( I'll watch it tomorrow at Odaiba. Another 9,5 eternity hours to Tokyo!~_~ The craziest part....there's only 3 minutes time, to get out from the arrival train, and to get in to the departing train in Hakodate station!!! xD Good thing, the platforms is side-by-side!!-_-
Arriving at the hotel in Tokyo again....I get to watch SmaStation!!! Kyaaaaa.....how come Shingo looked sooo handsome, handsome, handsome!!!!*v* Ber-tekuk lutut bener deh, gue ama cowok ini!!! Aduuh, kok jadi makin cakeeeeep sihhh!! T_T Seriously, I think my saliva is dripping, wetting the hotel room's carpet!! LOL!!!! He looked soooooo kakkoi and handsome!!!
Anyway.....I just realized, SmaSte is a NEWS program!! xD It covers the happenings in the world. But it is in a different format....and packed in a very interesting way! And besides the news, there are other segment.....one of them, is of course, that learning-english corner.
Most interesting segment in tonight's episode, is Goro's Movie Review Corner!!^o^ Goro-chan ranked his Best 5 Movies, Shingo gave him to watch that week...including NINxNIN! haha...this segment is SO CUTE!!! We can actually see Shingo looked doki-doki where Goro rank NINxNIN!! kawaaaaiii!! And the funniest part is Goro-chan kinda teased Shingo.....like drinking first before moving on to the next rank....he even laugh cunningly! LOL! Guess how Goro-chan ranked NINxNIN??^^
1. Lovers - Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Ziyi
2. NINxNIN!!!
3. Monalisa's Smile - Julia Roberts
4. Kashi 911 - documenter movie
5. Takeshi Beat's movie
Shingo looked kinda dissapointed when Goro mentioned NINxNIN for #2!! xD But Goro said its really an omoshiroi movie esp. the opening scene!!!(i agree!!!!!!!) And before he mention NINxNIN for #2...he laughed a little, "Warachau ne...ehem....its...". Shingo was like, "Heeee....nani warachau yo?!?!". haha!! so cute! I love ShinGoro combi!!!^.^ Then Shingo was asked by the host, how will he ranked the movies...its....
5. Takeshi Beat's movie
4. Monalisa's Smile
3. Lovers
2. Kashi 911
1. NINxNIN!!!!! .............LOL! yappari neeeeeee!!!!!!^o^
Just remembered in F2, Shingo was once interviewed, his goal in this 27 years of age. He said, he want to be like Ken Watanabe, being an Oscar nominee!! He has NINxNIN this year, so it will enter the Academy Awards, and he'd be one of the Best Actor nominee.....LOL!!! LOL! Hopefully....its gonna happen! xD warachau desu kedo
neee.......kekekekekekeke!!! Shingo, Shingo.......
Sunday - August, 29th 2004
Fuji Terebi Odaiba todaaaay!!!^o^ On the train of Yurikamome line, near Odaiba, it pass by this building with 3 giant billboards on it, one of it, is an &G giant board!!! kyaaaa......sutekii~~~!!! But, since the train moving so fast, I didnt get the chance to shoot or take photos of the &G giant billboard x(
We go there, together with Tomoko and Renta. Its sooooo cold, samuuuiii!!!!!!!! i think, this is the typhoon effects!!! I'm shivering!! It rain a bit. So, we cancelled our plan to ride the One-Piece cruise....hikss...;_; I'm amazed when Tomoko point FujiTerebi building!!! SUGOOOOI!!!!!@_@ With an observatory ball on the top too! What....kinda like buildings in DragonBall world xD
 Renta queue NINxNIN tickets for us in the movie theatre. Its a cool, suteki movie theatre named CINEMA MEDIAGE! Sugoooi!! Bagus en keren bangettt!! While waiting for NINxNIN showing time, we're shopping upstairs.
Then its time!!!!! NINxNIN!!^o^ Tanpa gue sadari, handycam masih ada di tas gue donk! Bisa aja gue bajak ini film! xD tapi gue kan Indonesian yg tahu diri dan ber-budi....hihi.... Anywaaaay......this is synopsis and my comments on the movie!!!^O^
Ahh....chotto....before that...before the movie starts, there are 4 interesting coming soon J-movies previews!^^
First, a movie abt Japan cruise ship accident, like Titanic, in the 1940s. Starring Yanagiba Toshiro, Satoshi Tsumabuki....and this other actor I know VERY WELL, but i forgotten who he is xD gomen! I forgot the title too....
Second, Yuko Takeuchi's movie, co-starring with Nakamura Shidou(HR, Shinsengumi...mainly a kabuki actor). I think its a sad love story....sad family story....Yuko and Shidou are married, have a son. And I think something happen to Yuko later...either died, or sick...
Third, Swing Girls! A movie about a group of Japanese highschool girls who plays swing music instruments!! Omoshiroi! Looks funny too ^_^
Fourth is GODZILLA - Final Wars!!!! Uwaaaa.....kore wa sugoooi!!! At first, I thought its like the jap version of X-MEN! haha...the costumes, the weapons....are all soooo X-MEN and futuristic....but then, suddenly....ehh...godzilla?? haha....omoshiroi!!! Starring TOKIO's Matsuoka Masahiro(Mabo) and Rei Kikukawa...I think there are more well-known actors in this movie....but the faces I remembered are these two only...gomen x) Zettai ni will watch this movie....looks very interesting and cool!!^^
NINxNIN
~Ninja Hattori-kun The Movie~
SYNOPSIS
 Present time. Somewhere in the deep mountains, in a village called Iga, live a young ninja, who is still a trainee. He is Hattori Kanzo. Everyday, Hattori train hard to become a true ninja, dan have always follows every ninja ethique code(ninjado). Eventually, his father who is also his master told him to go to Edo(means Tokyo^^), as the last part of his training as a trainee ninja.
Hattori goes to Tokyo with a full spirit. He runs faster than the Shinkansen train. He swims(with a bamboo stick for breathing) faster than the fish. He flies(the flying squirrel technique) faster than the bird. At last, Hattori landed on Tokyo Tower's peak. "Hattori Kanzo tadaima sanjou!!".
Hattori then "flew" to a kid's house named Kenichi, thru the window. "Dorobooooo!!!!(thieeef!!)" Kenichi screamed. His parents downstairs only look up for a moment, but then just ignore. Father back to his PC, mother back to talking on the telephone.
Kenichi Mitsuba(Yuuri Chinen), 8 years old, a 3rd grader, almost never have attention from his parents. Also he dont have friends in school. Kenichi likes a girl who is much older than him, named Midori(Rena Tanaka), who is actually blind....but she can sense Hattori's existence.
 Hattori who was starving that time....given rice with mayonnaise by Kenichi. At first, Hattori hesitates....he never seen mayonnaise before. But after he eats, Hattori become addicted!^^ Evry morning, Kenichi goes to school, Hattori is always sneaking around the kitchen to find rice + mayonnaise. Hattori was shocked when he saw a rice cooker that has sounds.....he immediately attack the rice cooker with his sword! LOL!
Hattori holds principally the ninjado, that is he cannot be seen by any other people, except his master. Called "art of invisibility". So when he walked on the street, if someone pass by, Hattori will remotely disguise as ANYTHING, sometimes as a tree, sometimes as a wall, once he takes off his clothes and hang them up xD What I like alot ALOT from this Hattori-kun character, is that...althou he is sometimes crazy, ridiculous and doing embarrassing things. But he is such an innocent, kind, truthful, justice hero... (not to mention....HOT!!!^.^)
Kenichi have a new teacher at school, who is actually Kemumaki, Hattori's rival since they were in the ninja village long time ago. Kemumaki comes from the Koga clan. Ninjas comes from 2 clans, either Iga or Koga(which are actually exist in japan history). These 2 clans got a long history....sometimes they work together, sometimes they are enemies. Hattori is angry to know Koga ninjas are now a part of the society, and make themselves visible. Some became salaryman(cameo Tsuyoshi Kusanagi), some became housewife(cameo Otoha), some became action movie stars(cameo Ren Ohsugi), some became a magician, and some became a cleaning service guy.
There's a series of mysterious murders which always left the same signs. Later, it is known the culprit is a ninja named Kurokage(Black Shadow). Next victim is Kenichi....
Is Kemumaki an ally or enemy? Would like to see Ninja Hattori raged? Watch NINxNIN ~Ninja Hattori-kun The Movie~ in your nearest theaters.....
hehee....lol! anyway....i guess, we can expect the DVD to be out in February 2005?? CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!
Yama wo kobi (mendaki gunung)
Tani wo koe (lewati lembah)
Bokura no machi e.....yatte kita
Hattori-kun ga......yatte kita!
^______^
COMMENTS
 My opinion? OMOSHIROI!!! I looooove it!!!^o^ Shingo fit in Hattori-kun's character TOO well!!!
The most hillarious scene, is when Hattori attack the rice cooker, coz he think it is an enemy!! LOL!!! Soooo funny....I laughed the most in this scene! Something you have to watch for yourself!
CG Effects are so COOL!!! Esp. the opening scenes! It took 9 months i guess, to make it perfect??
Instrumental musics are sutekiiiiii~~~~!!! I did not regret at all buying the soundtrack album! I love the musics!! Esp. the main theme when Hattori first came to Tokyo.....sutekiiiiiiiii na music!!!^o^
Composer is Takayuki Hattori, music composer for HERO dorama and NHK's Shinsengumi!. I have played the ost album over and over. I am listening to it now, in fact, as I type this ^_^
Storywise....you can actually predict easily the storyline.....but, there's just something abt this movie that makes me feel......waaa, I loooove this movie !! Y'know? haha....i dunno, mebbe that's the shingo effect for me. And also maybe Hattori-kun reminds me alot of Shingo himself....reminds me why is Shingo my ichiban in the first place!^_^
Its interesting we can see Shingo played the role as a samurai and a ninja in this very same year....haha!! Both Isami Kondou and Kanzo Hattori are innocent, kind, justice hero, truthful. But Isami is a much more serious person, while Hattori is craaaazy and silly!!! heehee.... I love both Shinsengumi and NINxNIN! Characteristically, Hattori is BEST! Storywise, Shinsengumi is BEST! ^_____^
*SPOILER ENDING*
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I actually shed a tear in the ending....T_T Earlier, Kenichi asked Hattori what does NIN-NIN means. Hattori said its an ureshii expression, whenever he succeed in doing something. "What is master Kenichi's expression then?" Hattori asked. "GOOD JOBU!" Kenichi said. "Hee? Bugoju?"... Kenichi having a hard time to teach Hattori saying GOOD JOB!^^
In the end of the movie, Hattori have to say goodbye to Kenichi. Kenichi is very sad when Hattori said he has to go back to Iga village, "You said you will always be with Kenichi!! Always be Kenichi's friend! Do everything Kenichi says! You cannot go....Hattori-kun cannot go!". But after Hattori explained, Kenichi finally let him go.
And.....at last, Hattori said, "GOOD JOB!" to Kenichi. Kenichi replied with, "NIN-NIN!" *_*
 Exiting the theatre, I saw pamphlets of Howl's Moving Castle!! At last! Kimura stuff for Kimura-ichibans!!! I just grabbed a thick pile of it....xD Also this cinema guide brochure which has NINxNIN as cover!!^^ I also buy NINxNIN pamphletbook for 600yen! x) But no regrets, the pics are sutekiiiii~~~!!!!^o^
After watching the movie, we have lunch. And I go to the F-Island shop at FujiTerebi. I'm soooo looking for ShingoMama t-shirts.....but its not available anymore....hiks....T_T What's in-trend now are NINxNIN shirts x) oh well....I just buy it anyway.
After F-Island....I reeeeaaally want to go to the SxS, HR, SataSma museums, Shin-chan told me....but to enter, there's this looooooooong queue!!! Iyada'!!! x( So....I decided, i just go to the NINxNIN exhibition. Omoshiroi!!! Its like a museum of Ninja Hattori!!^.^ There's the swords of Hattori and Kemumaki....the costumes....Ninja history, etc. And all the NINxNIN merchandise are SOLD OUT, except for the shirts and soundtrack CDs! Aaaarggghhh!!! KILL ME!! For not coming earlier!!>_<
I dont know how....suddenly, Tomoko got the info, if I can show the NINxNIN shirt receipt I bought in F-Island, I get to take photos....with the Hattori statue! x) I was reluctant at first.....haha, atashi wa so iu hito jannai....hazukashii yo! But, since Renta and Tomoko insist I should take picture with the Hattori statue....so I just do as they say... Then, I stand besides the Hattori statue.... Okkh....see?? People are staring at me!! Lady, can you get this done asap?? feel like saying that to the girl taking picture for me x) Took the picture....and we exit the museum.
 We are going back to Renta and Tomoko's house, and we're having dinner there. Their house is actually an apartment. Dorama no naka mitai!!^^ Wahh....I want to live here!!^o^
Then, after dinner.....we go back to the hotel. O-wa-ri........the Japan trip is ending...T_T
Monday - August, 30th 2004
Going to Narita, and fly back to Singapore. Transit for 1 day. From Changi airport to the transit hotel, we ride a taxi. Along the way....suddenly memories on when I was in Japan flashes before my eyes. Then tears filled up my eyes....I'm actually in tears! x) Baru di Singapore....apalagi kalo udah di Jakarta! xD engga...krn baru dr Jepang, Singapore langsung jeblok gitu di mata gue! Tiada bandingannya dengan Jepang! huwaaaa.....get me back to Tokyo, pleeeeaaase!!! I just wanna stay there!*v*
Tuesday - August, 31st 2004
Back to Jakarta...........T_T sucks!! Jakarta sucks!!! Gue pengen tinggal di Jepaaaang!! Apalagi gue udah apal rute kereta ke ALTA dan TMC!!! xD Kemana2 gampang deh, kalo pake JR...gue udah ngerti! Tinggal cari apartemen satu gedung ama Tomoko....jadi deh, gue tinggal disitu! x) huaaa.......Nihon ni nokoritaaaai!!
Teman-teman, doakan tahun depan, gue dapet keajaiban lagi ya, duit jatuh dari langit, dan cukup utk another Japan trip ^_^ Zettai ni!!! Itsuka! Kanarazu....!!! SMAP no konsaato miteeee....!!!!!^o^
OWARI ~The End~
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