[pandemic diaries] INTHESUMMER
We do what we can to cope in this unprecedented time… like watching and listening to our favorite artists. Here are some of those who I owe my sanity to.
We do what we can to cope in this unprecedented time… like watching and listening to our favorite artists. Here are some of those who I owe my sanity to.
Forty-eight bloody episodes but I managed on the sheer onscreen chemistry of Hans Zhang and Janine Chang alone.
This Thai lakorn, available on Netflix, is a mystery and suspense melodrama about a Thai-Chinese family and the ties that make or break them
Reflecting on Ninomiya sensei’s assignment from the first class of WAKU WAKU 2020 ONLINE
Let’s do our part to defeat the new coronavirus: wash your hands, wear masks. maintain phsyical distance, and stay at home–watch ARASHI, among others
CLOY’s appropriation of life in a North Korean village made people realize that beyond what we hear from the news, those on the other side of the DMZ have their own dreams, aspirations and stories to tell beyond the stereotypes about them
The hiatus announcement moving forward
Songs by an Uzbek singer and a Sendai-based pop rock band, a national anthem, a special composition for Japan’s new emperor, etc… they’re the soundtrack of my 2019
This docuseries appears to be ARASHI members’ way to cope with the impending hiatus and try to come to terms–even understand–their own decision and its implications, together with the audience
Let’s look back at 20 items that defined ARASHI’s 20th year and made 2019 such a wild ride
As Arashi turns 20, the precious coming of age in Japan, they take on a brand new world
Whatever they do next, for sure they’ll do it on their own terms as what they have always done.
A tribute to Arashi and the often faceless and nameless people behind them–big love and thank you.