Maybe I should have waited just another day before posting all the Taka-chan news/pictures. Because today *drum roll* I can present you first clips from her drama, thanks to a kind Youtube user!

→ I love how she's talking with her typical off-stage trailed voice in the press conference
→ she's basically crying the whole time in the preview clips ;____;
→ her hair (in the press conference) ♥
→ I love how she doesn't look as if she has aged a day, yet there's a certain aura of maturity around her, that I admire deeply
→ thank you O-Hana for being part of making this possible

NOW,

*SQUEE* ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

term paper: 35%

No, I don't feel like filtering atm + it's not strictly Takarazuka related.

Something that never fails to cheer me up? Taka-chan (Wao Youka) and her upcoming drama. Taka-chan in motion <3 Taka-chan on TV <3 Taka-chan in a leading role <3 = lots of new photos and clips. (For everyone who's wondering, the drama 「中央流沙」 (Chuo Ryusa) will be aired on December 14th, 21:00 ~ 23:15 on TBS)

This summer, when I was busy working on the radio station, I didn't have any time to watch a Takarazuka show. When I did, it was their sayonara show (talking about cheering me up :/), starting with the final curtain call. And, well, I started crying so hard just watching her walking on the ginkyou. I idolize her and O-Hana so much, it's insane.

( The lady in my life, doing promotion for her drama + recent TakaHana )

I love how Wao doesn't look as skinny as the last time I've seen her :)

L-O-V-E.

Term paper: 15%

*snipsnap* I've done a small friends cut. No personal reasons behind it. I may do a few more cuts here and there, to not loose overview ;)

The upcoming two weeks will be torturous with finally writing (and hopefully finishing..) a long overdue term paper, that I was allowed to postpone until now for good reason, ha. Leone Battista Alberti and Filarete, beware! German National Library, too. Arrr.

Comments are screened when posted, just in case :)

Oh, and thank you for all those hugs, of course~ ♥

EDITS: Oh, semi-new "friends only" entry. Can you relate? (If I've never added you back, please comment there.)

*HUGS* TOTAL!
give muirin more *HUGS*

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Because I need them right now ;_;

(Nothing really bad has happened, I just need someone to hold me close <3)

Just a short note to let you know I won't have any internet for about a week. As soon as I'm back I'm going to respond to the rest of your awesome comments <3 Thank you!

Before posting about anything else again I feel like speaking my mind on those VAMPS and other L'Arc related topics and I think I haven't done so in a while or even at all.

The Paris DVD is amazing. It's love love love. Full of power, energy and love. I could spot myself a couple of times, but always as a small part of the crowd (standing in the front might help). Watching the DVD made me squee, cry and every time I rewatch the Ken incident it gets harder. It's raw and so real. Just like the Documentary.

That having said.. right now I'm living for 2011. I'm adamant about seeing them then and if everything out of my power is going to stop me from that goal - I think my heart will be broken forever. Must see them again.

On to VAMPS. Lots of strong opinions from a couple of friends there, huh? Well, to be honest, I don't really care that much about their album. It sounds fun, "Life on Mars?" is my jam, but I'm only following their stuff because it's HYDE and HYDE and HYDE and he's my man and the musician (and the other L'Arc boys) I'm going to support for the rest of my life, whatever happens. Period. He can sing whatever he wants, his voice will always sound like home to me.
I think VAMPS is an AMAZING, FANTASTIC live band. Underpinned by friends' reports, clips, own Hyde experience and concerts on DVD. They are THE SHIT. Hyde is THE SHIT. Hyde is ON FIRE. Hyde can WORK A STAGE. (I think he is overworking himself right now, but that's a completely different story.)

VAMPS USA tour. I don't like this whole "Oh, but you had L'Arc in Paris." "You had them in the US before that." and so on. Fact is, Hyde has never toured Europe, as far as I know Hyde cares most for overseas success in the US, which is understandable since apparently lots of his favourite musicians are from there, he always loved that "American music sound" and dang, it's a huge country. Still I can't help feeling a tiny bit hurt, which is stupid and everything, but I'm not someone who can lie to herself about her feelings.
I can understand fellow fans who are annoyed at bitchy European or South American fans who keep whining that Hyde/VAMPS just won't tour in their country. However, there is a difference between this and just feeling sad without any hard feelings towards the friends who have the luck to experience the band live. Do I get my point across?

It makes my heart break seeing those pictures of Hyde together with fans right now, them talking with bashfully words about the experience of meeting him - and I can't help but wonder if I ever get this chance granted. Definitely not on a L'Arc concert in Japan. Of course, there is the question why would you want meeting him so badly? It would be for a few seconds etc., but.. he is my icon. He is my idol. He is my star. I may hold endless adoration and have endless devotion for mostly dead people, but Hyde is just.. come on, it's him. Just saying to him a plain 'Thank you' would make my life. Just making sure just another fan loves him for his music - that would be it.

I just wish the friends who have seen or will see VAMPS soon will have a blast, that everything works out for them and that they will always gain strength from the experience later :) Just what the Paris live means to me. I'm forever thankful for that one.

Actually intended to babble a bit about Ken, Yukihiro and Tetsu, but the entry is already hella long the way it is~ so next time. Yes, I love ALL my boy and Ken's album is mindblowingly awesome IMO.

Now let's turn this into a ~Party Post~ please! I want to celebrate LJ life again ^___^

What have you been up to lately? Tell me everything and nothing, please. Whatever is on your mind. Let's be random.

OMG. Just got my L'Arc Paris DVD *hyperventilates* Now I know what I'm going to do right after my presentation today (only an hour to go..) \m/

How am I going to survive until then??

Stephy, I love you - OHMYGOD THE ENSOKU CD! <33333333

To make that one really short: who's interested in my personal filter? It'll be my last one, I hope this way I'll feel comfortable again from now on.
If you aren't interested in non-fandom stuff, you will only read either my L'Arc and/or my Takarazuka related entries and won't be bothered with other things.

L'Arc: have to post a rant soon
Takarazuka: working on some reviews and is there any interest in a "The Legend" (Hana) live report?

Thank you for all your lovely comments, they mean a lot to me. Still horribly sick :(

Some good soul has posted a "Stay Gold" digest that has been aired on SkyStage ^_^ (I'm probably behind the times once again)

BeruBara hehe. Eriko aka Dexter disturbing Ume's rockette <3 PAIR DANCE <33 And we get "Where in the World" by Eriko '09 n__n Ume looking pretty and Machami solo <3 Edgeworth also makes a quick appearance with Ume shouting "Igiari" :D
Also love for the final pose, it was really a show featuring all three of them, sharing the time on stage and the limelight. That's something and a really nice move of Ume or whoever was in charge of the decision :) A beautiful and genki looking way to say goodbye to them (with a twinkle in their eyes), because they will be sorely missed by the Tiger! ♥

Different topic, but not entirely: after reading about so many Zuka (related) dreams lately I finally had one myself last night. That's something special, because I'm not a dreamer type of person. Daydreaming yes, but not at night.
But it was awesome ♥ It even made sense. Well, at least as far as dreams can. I was sad when I woke up and had to face the fact that it's not reality.. and that I'm desperately waiting for the day I can finally see a show live on stage again ;__; As things are going right now, it won't be before 2011, but that one is a pretty certain date.
Too embarrassed for the details, except that one: the only annoying part of the "experience" was that I forgot to get her a present while everyone else had brought one along with them ^__^;;

I should probably do some studying but for the past three days I've been feeling kind of numb -- too much work the past weeks. Even my BFF freaked out a bit when I told her what I have been up to lately (university, voluntary work, radio shows, web magazine, modern dancing, irish dancing, vocal training, Japanese classes ~ phew)

To be honest, I think about to stop posting in this journal in English except fandom relevant stuff (= L'Arc~en~Ciel & Takarazuka still in English) - thus not entirely. My English is getting worse daily. Of course I'm going to filter those German entries, so don't worry about posts on your friends list you can't read.

I have been rather quiet lately due to my rather tight schedule and I know it's often give and receive with comments when you aren't that close. When you get the feeling this person isn't following your journal, you lose interest likewise. It makes me sad, but that's the way it goes, I suppose. But I simply can't give more than now.
Nevertheless, I will continue reading your entries and comment on them when I feel like it :)

( MEME: I got tagged a month ago )

That's it for today :)