Meme: 5 Topics
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talisa_ahnComment to this post, and I will list five things I associate with you. They might make sense or they might be totally random. Then post that list, with your commentary, to your LJ (or just add a reply back at me). Other people (including me~) can get lists from you, and the meme merrily perpetuates itself.
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kira_shadow
1. Pho ;)
I actually hated pho growing up. I thought it was bland and wondered what the big deal was, especially when you can order spring rolls or lemon grass chicken instead. It wasn't until moved to Seattle that I really started eating Vietnamese food a lot and started eating pho. I lived above a restaurant that had really good lunch specials and now that I'm in Japan, I really miss it. There are so many delicious foods in Japan, but sometimes, it can be SO DIFFICULT to find real ethnic food.
2. Tokyo
I disliked Tokyo for a while. The people are different from Osaka people and the overall feeling is different. It really didn't help that I would get lost all the freaking time. But since I started to go into Tokyo more and more often, I've grown a lot more fond of it and even though it's different from Osaka, I think I can appreciate it. And I guess there are a lot more things to do in Tokyo fandom-wise.
3. Matori
This is definitely gonna get long. As much as I love Kanju now, I knew nothing about them when I came to Japan. Beyond BAD and Bun, I didn't even know who was a Kansai Junior and if I can be honest, I'm not sure I really cared. Whensnowqueenofhoth mailed me saying that she had a friend who couldn't go to BAD's Unit Concert because of work, I pretty much said yes on a whim. Wow did they impress me. After that, I certainly paid a lot more attention.
Kikuoka was actually my first Kanju bias. I'd seen him in some of the dramas and on Shounen Club and he was so adorable that it was hard to not pay attention to him. LOVED his character Keppiki in TOUGH WEEDS. But when I started to go to more of Kanju's actual concerts, I noticed that I really wasn't drawn to watch him. He's very different when he's singing/dancing and interacting with the audience than he is when he's acting or talking with the other members.
Just as I was coming to that realization, I went to Kanju's 2010 Spring concert. We had 4th row stands and I just could not stop watching these two Juniors. They kept bouncing around with each other, smiling and having a blast... but I had no idea who they were.murasaki_anna told me who Kusumoto was but she had no idea who the other one was.
Went to Yokoyama Yu's solo con later that week (was there to watch Veteran, I swear!), but I was still curious about figuring out who that other Junior was. Turned out that he was also backing for Yoko... and once I found him in the background, I don't think I stopped. He just looked so happy to be up there on stage and I remember being surprised at how good he was about interacting with the fans. Askedokuralove816 after the con if she had any idea who that Junior with 'the nose' was and thankfully, she knew.
It's really been downhill since. In all of Johnny's, he's my second favorite (after Kitayama, of course).
4. Futon
...What? haha... I'm not sure why you chose this, but sure. I used to have a double sized bed when I moved to Japan. I've never had a bed that big and really only used 3/4 of it to sleep on. The rest was covered in stuff. About two years ago, I decided that I really didn't need it and would much rather have the space, so I got rid of it and stole my friend's futon. It's so much easier.
5. Fanfiction
Interestingly enough, the person who introduced me to the world of fanfiction back in 8th grade, was the BOY who ended up being my first boyfriend. I started off with Sailor Moon and DBZ fanfics. Then I moved into Gundam Wing and stayed there for a long time. HP fic came along in high school, but the first time I started to get into real people fanfic was my sophomore year of high school and it was K-pop fic.
In general, I have used and still use fic to learn more about a fandom. I feel like authors have the responsibility to have a great understanding of the people or stories they're writing about because that's what I felt when reading a lot of my GW and HP fics. I think this is why I don't take it very lightly when people don't base their fics on fact. Yes, fanfics are fiction, but there needs to be a basis in fact or it either falls apart or misinforms people. I don't understand why people purposefully write OOC fics. It just gives people the wrong impression of the boys and it irks me.
I read a lot less fic nowadays and it's a mixture of less being written, me becoming more unwilling to read authors I don't know, and I think I've just become pickier.
As for writing fic... I'm not a very strong writer. I never was and as much as I enjoy doing it, I don't always post. I used to write to help me work through my personal issues, but now I mostly write because no one else writes what I want to read. I still use writing to help me think things through, but now it's mostly fandom related issues. I also wish people would not read anything I wrote pre-2009. I'm embarrassed by what/how I used to write, but can't bring myself to delete any of it.
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kira_shadow 1. Pho ;)
I actually hated pho growing up. I thought it was bland and wondered what the big deal was, especially when you can order spring rolls or lemon grass chicken instead. It wasn't until moved to Seattle that I really started eating Vietnamese food a lot and started eating pho. I lived above a restaurant that had really good lunch specials and now that I'm in Japan, I really miss it. There are so many delicious foods in Japan, but sometimes, it can be SO DIFFICULT to find real ethnic food.
2. Tokyo
I disliked Tokyo for a while. The people are different from Osaka people and the overall feeling is different. It really didn't help that I would get lost all the freaking time. But since I started to go into Tokyo more and more often, I've grown a lot more fond of it and even though it's different from Osaka, I think I can appreciate it. And I guess there are a lot more things to do in Tokyo fandom-wise.
3. Matori
This is definitely gonna get long. As much as I love Kanju now, I knew nothing about them when I came to Japan. Beyond BAD and Bun, I didn't even know who was a Kansai Junior and if I can be honest, I'm not sure I really cared. When
snowqueenofhoth mailed me saying that she had a friend who couldn't go to BAD's Unit Concert because of work, I pretty much said yes on a whim. Wow did they impress me. After that, I certainly paid a lot more attention.Kikuoka was actually my first Kanju bias. I'd seen him in some of the dramas and on Shounen Club and he was so adorable that it was hard to not pay attention to him. LOVED his character Keppiki in TOUGH WEEDS. But when I started to go to more of Kanju's actual concerts, I noticed that I really wasn't drawn to watch him. He's very different when he's singing/dancing and interacting with the audience than he is when he's acting or talking with the other members.
Just as I was coming to that realization, I went to Kanju's 2010 Spring concert. We had 4th row stands and I just could not stop watching these two Juniors. They kept bouncing around with each other, smiling and having a blast... but I had no idea who they were.
murasaki_anna told me who Kusumoto was but she had no idea who the other one was.Went to Yokoyama Yu's solo con later that week (was there to watch Veteran, I swear!), but I was still curious about figuring out who that other Junior was. Turned out that he was also backing for Yoko... and once I found him in the background, I don't think I stopped. He just looked so happy to be up there on stage and I remember being surprised at how good he was about interacting with the fans. Asked
okuralove816 after the con if she had any idea who that Junior with 'the nose' was and thankfully, she knew.It's really been downhill since. In all of Johnny's, he's my second favorite (after Kitayama, of course).
4. Futon
...What? haha... I'm not sure why you chose this, but sure. I used to have a double sized bed when I moved to Japan. I've never had a bed that big and really only used 3/4 of it to sleep on. The rest was covered in stuff. About two years ago, I decided that I really didn't need it and would much rather have the space, so I got rid of it and stole my friend's futon. It's so much easier.
5. Fanfiction
Interestingly enough, the person who introduced me to the world of fanfiction back in 8th grade, was the BOY who ended up being my first boyfriend. I started off with Sailor Moon and DBZ fanfics. Then I moved into Gundam Wing and stayed there for a long time. HP fic came along in high school, but the first time I started to get into real people fanfic was my sophomore year of high school and it was K-pop fic.
In general, I have used and still use fic to learn more about a fandom. I feel like authors have the responsibility to have a great understanding of the people or stories they're writing about because that's what I felt when reading a lot of my GW and HP fics. I think this is why I don't take it very lightly when people don't base their fics on fact. Yes, fanfics are fiction, but there needs to be a basis in fact or it either falls apart or misinforms people. I don't understand why people purposefully write OOC fics. It just gives people the wrong impression of the boys and it irks me.
I read a lot less fic nowadays and it's a mixture of less being written, me becoming more unwilling to read authors I don't know, and I think I've just become pickier.
As for writing fic... I'm not a very strong writer. I never was and as much as I enjoy doing it, I don't always post. I used to write to help me work through my personal issues, but now I mostly write because no one else writes what I want to read. I still use writing to help me think things through, but now it's mostly fandom related issues. I also wish people would not read anything I wrote pre-2009. I'm embarrassed by what/how I used to write, but can't bring myself to delete any of it.
