Nakayama Kinnikun DESU!

There was this one Geinoujin (芸能人) in Japan during the early 00's called Nakayama Kinnikun or "Muscleguy Nakayama" who was a laugh riot and all the kids LOVED. He even made it on most variety shows and even was a frequent guest on Yoshimoto's Osaka Shinkigeki. Apparently, he was in America last year. Here he is, drunk:



Apparently, he lifts with Yagi from the comedy group "Savanna." Not to name drop or anything, but I used to teach the other member's (Takahashi) family members English.

http://kinnikun.laff.jp/blog/blog_index.html

Anyway, enjoy. I hope Kinnikun does well in America.



If you understand Japanese, this is hilarious.

Hanshin Weekly #3

試 勝 敗 分 率 差
1 巨 67 40 21 6 .656 Yomiuri
2 ヤ 63 37 26 0 .587 4.0
3 中 67 37 29 1 .561 5.5
4 広 66 30 33 3 .476 11.0
5 神 65 26 36 3 .419 14.5 Hanshin
6 横 66 22 44 0 .333 20.5

Amazingly, Hanshin is still trending down even after changing management due to Hanshin's bad performance last year where they BLEW A 10 game lead and lost the pennant to the Yomiuri Giants. BATHING APE MADE CLOTHES FOR THEM FOR PETE SAKE!

Places where eels sleep

Kyoto (where I lived for two years) is a very cramped place, especially the middle part and the eastern part (中京区、左京区). The main part of Kyoto lies somewhere around Shijo (四条) and Kawaramachi-doori　(河原町通), and if you walk a few streets toward Kamo River (鴨川), you'll hit Kiyamachi (木屋町) - where liquor was taken up to the imperial palace from the Fushimi area years ago - and Pontocho (先斗町) - where all the maiko (geisha) are. Even thought these places are very busy, they are also extremely compact, and the tight, confining streets that interlace the area are called Unagi no nedokoro or "Places where eels sleep" (鰻のねどころ) as eels are very slender (and delicious) and therefore can sleep in a very narrow, confining place.

Pontocho:


Unagi no nedokoro:


Gosh I miss Kyoto now and my former home in the Kurotani-dera area...

Speaking of Morning Musume

They piddled around in the late 90's and were never really that famous until the song "Happy Summer Wedding," in 2000, when Tsunku figured that by splitting the girls into different groups, he could rake in even MORE cash.

I have seen this song sung by 50 year old black guy in a bar in Kyoto before, and believe me, IT'S MAGIC!!!!

Morning Musume - AFTER DARK

Well, I heard a couple of years ago the whole Morning Musume idea was sold to China for them to create their own Morning Musume group so that we can all forget our own ambitions and focus on 10-15 pubescent starlings.

No, I'm not bitter, but I do hate their producer Tsunku♂ (apparently he needs the male astrological sign beside his name, because he's writing all their girlie lyrics) who was lead for Sharan Q.



Tsunku is the second from left. Anyway, in the late 90's the Osaka band Sharan Q decided to "mix it up" with one of my favorite bands, another Osaka group The Ulfuls.



The Ulfuls are still going, and have a few of the best Karaoke songs ever made: "Guts da ze!" (It takes guts!), "Baka survivor" (Idiot survivor), and my personal favorite, "Osaka Strut." How this conversation evolved from Morning Musume into Osaka pride issues? Well, Morning Musume, one of the biggest franchises in Japanese history? Run by a guy from Osaka. All comedy acts in Japan? 90% are run by a company in Osaka. Yours truly? Lived 2 years in Higashiosaka - where Tsunku grew up. Enjoy the video. I was

Ulfuls - Osaka Strut
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