Shabekuri 007 (2011.07.25) Sato Ryuta and Aso Kumiko

Oh hurro.

So it's already been more than a month since the last video! Damn that felt quick.
I've been quite busy with work and other stuff and so haven't had much time or energy to sub videos.

Even so, I've been slowly doing one for you guys, and here it is.

Basically it's another Shabekuri episode, that has been on request for like 2 years or something.
This time it features actors Sato Ryuta and Aso Kumiko.

Sato Ryuta is famous for his roles as hyper energetic and passionate characters, and is most notable for his part in the highschool baseball drama series, Rookies.

Aso Kumiko is a repsected actress who has won a Japanese Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and has starred in popular movies such as Pulse and Uchoten Hotel (If you've heard of them).

Anyway, hope you enjoy it.

WILL BE ON DAILYMOTION SOON
Better not ask for it in the comments!

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Video Subbing [Request]: SHABEKURI 007 (2010.12.20) with Aoki Ryuji

Hey people,

Here's another Shabekuri 007 video.
This time it's featuring Aoki Ryuji, a famous monomane artist, aka a professional impersonator.
He shocked many people a few years back at his ability to perform as Misora Hibari, who is one of the most famous and iconic singers in Japanese music. Well, pre-80's / 90's music anyway.

What's more impressive, or uncanny, is that Misora Hibari is a woman, whereas Aoki is a man. Due to his high pitched voice he is able to mimic many female singers very well.

Anyway, they tell all most of this stuff in the video anyway, so I'll stop.

Hope you enjoy it.


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TRANSLATION NOTES

REQUESTED ARTISTS AND SONGS

Here's a list of the songs that Aoki sang when being requested by the Shabekuri members.

KISEKI by Greeen

This song was the theme song for the popular drama Rookies (based on the manga).
It's about a high school baseball team that became delinquents after thire team got suspended for starting a brawl during a match. They are then brought together by a super hyper teacher. The end.

Haha....it's actually pretty funny though, if you can handle the cheesiness of Japanese drama.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_lcH_2nw-o
 
"OMOI GA KASANARU SONO MAENI" by Hirai Ken
Apparently this singer is full Japanese. He looks half, or not even Japanese at all, but apparently he is full. He must have some sort of really distant ancestor with foreign DNA though. Not that it really matters much. He's a pretty cool singer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ9Jd2hDYWc


SAKURAZAKA by Fukuyama Masaharu
Sung by famous singer/actor Fukuyama Masaharu. He had the star role as Sakamoto Ryoma in the historical drama, "Ryoma-den". Taizo also worked on this drama, thus why he "Has been working a lot with Fukuyama Masaharu recently".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj02QiKsK9c


NATSU NO OWARI by Moriyama Naotaro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB_eQV7smP0


INOCHI KURENAI by Segawa Eiko
Tokui's impersonation was more of when Segawa Eiko is talking rather than singing, and it's actually "okay".
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUQd7NZgnDo


HANASHITAKU WA NAI by T-Bolan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaBt-w3DpMg


KAMOME GA TONDA HI by Watanabe Machiko
Skip to around 2:21 for the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1GGHoUtzOE


FLOWER by Kinki Kids
A song by the idol duo, Kinki Kids but sung only as Domoto Tsuyoshi by Aoki.
Domoto Tsuyoshi is actually one of the few idols that I sort of like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJOszJ5G4Is


SAKURAI KAZUTOSHI from Mr. Children
Mr. Children are one of the most popular and successful pop bands in Japan. They've hit the top of the charts for around 20 years now. I couldn't really find one of the lead singer, Sakurai, talking during a live show, so here's one of their most famous songs instead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGdNeWBrcBQ


ATSUSHI from Exile
Exile is an idol group that centres around RnB music and dancing. Actually it's mostly dancing. There are two singers and about 14 dancers, or more. I can't remember but they keep multiplying, although not quite as badly as AKB and their spin-offs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QNebzJiI9A

ZOUSAN
This is a famous childrens song often taught in kindergarten and primary school.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEsNUJp9dcM

SEIROGAN COMMERCIAL JINGLE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6MK9pCWkG4



SUCCESSIVE ARTIST LIST
Here's the list for the people he sang as when he switched from one to the next (if they weren't mentioned earlier).
I've added one of their famous songs too.

MATSUYAMA CHIHARU
Apparently Hamada (from Downtown) was made to sing this song every single morning at the crazy military high school he went to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yklJVCxULxA

TOKUNAGA HIDEAKI
This guy is also quite famous for making cover albums of songs originally sung by women.
His most famous song however is "Kowarekake no Radio" (Almost Broken Radio).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT_wFx9mLhM

YAMAZAKI MASAYOSHI
I like this guy. He has a few famous songs but the most iconic is "One more time, One more chance".
He's also pretty good at guitar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqFftJDXii0

KAWAMURA RYUICHI
He was/is the lead singer of the rock band, LUNA SEA. He also had a semi-successful solo career. Well only a few songs were hits. I went through a phase of liking LUNA SEA a fair bit. I still do, but not quite as much. Here's a song that I like called "Hurt"
HURT LUNA SEA - YouTube


FUSE AKIRA
Famous singer from the 60's-70's. He was actually once married to Olivia Hussey, an actress who starred as Juliet from the film, Romeo and Juliet. The one directed by Franco Zeffirelli. You get to see her boobs for a bit in that movie. I remember because I saw it at school lol.......and they were pretty nice. Anyway, here's Fuse's song "Ai wa Fushi Cho" (Love is a Phoenix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiic-n0xYoY




SHABEKURI MEMBERS IMPERSONATIONS

SHIMURA KEN
He is one of Japans most famous comedians (at least to older audiences) and was a member of the Drifters, a comedy unit that was something like the Monty Python of Japan. He has many comedic characters and one of them is the "Hen na Ojisan" (The strange old man), and this was who Ueda was impersonating mainly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPFExHMA1C8

TAKADA NOBUHIKO
Arita is famous for loving pro-wrestling and also for impersonating many of it's stars. Takada is one of them, and is famous for yelling "DETEKOIYA~!" which means "Get out here/ Come out here!" kinda thing. He was one of Japan's top pro-wrestlers and is often credited as being the cause of the Mixed Martial Arts boom in Japan.

Takada talking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZmxvzqzgC8

Takada banging taiko drums in traditional underwear lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_UYFvkNmaw


CHOSHU RIKI
Another wrestler. He was famous as betraying another wrestler Fujinami Tatsuya and their feud was an ongoing story in pro-wrestling during that time. That's Arita why he yells out Fujinami in the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSr3ucloqtI


AI SANSAN by MISORA HIBARI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LulUa_8VQkc


Ahhh shiiit that's a long list and my back hurts now.
Thanks for reading!
 

Video Subbing: Shabekuri 007 (2010.11.15) Nakamura Toru and Brown Eyed Girls

So here it is, another Shabekuri sub as promised.

This particular one features the actor, Nakamura Toru, who first became famous for his role as Nakama Toru (yeah, very similar name) in the high school delinquent movies, Bebop High School. This turned him into a teenage heart throb among females, and a sort of a role model for delinquent kids in real life (Well at least the character from the movie).  Nowadays he mainly plays hard boiled and quiet action heros, sort of like Clint Eastwood. Before watching this episode, it might help to read the post about Japanese delinquents which that I wrote a while back HERE


In the last 15 minutes or so of the episode, the K-Pop girl group, Brown Eyed Girls make an appearance. Apparently their fans weren't too pleased with the behaviour of the Shabekuri gang, as they thought they were rude and disrespectful. You'll see why they thought that....although really, it's just funny lol. I suppose it's because of the difference in Korean and Japanese television standard/ etiquette etc, but meh, who cares?

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Links to Shabekuri with subs

Hey there,

I received a couple of links to some new Shabekuri 007 eps with subs.
These weren't done by me but I figured you'd probably be interested anyway, so here~

Kamnenashi Kazuya from KAT-TUN


http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xw37fh_tv-20121210-shabekuri-007-kinkyuu-kakudai-sp-kame-part-sub_webcam#.UOtNiqzdecQ


KARA's second appearance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doTWkFIZChk

Thanks to the anonymous who shared these.

There will be another Shabekuri episode done by me in a few days, although it will be one from a few years back, featuring Nakamura Toru and Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls.....

Video Subbing [Request]: Shabekuri 007 (2010.07.12) with Oguri Shun and Naka Riisa

Hello!

I've subbed another Shabekuri 007 video, this time featuring Oguri Shun and Naka Riisa.

Oguri Shun is a very famous male actor known mainly for his roles in the "Hana Yori Dango" drama series and the CROWS high school delinquent movies. Naka Riisa on the other hand is a moderately well known actress who nowadays usually stars in a support role in dramas and movies.

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 I've got university tests coming up so don't expect any videos for a few weeks. I should actually  be studying now.......See ya!

Video Subbing (REQUEST): Honda Miyu and 9nine on SHABEKURI 007 (2012.01.30)

Hey everyone,

I've finally managed to finish a video. It seriously felt like it took ages for me to finish this one. (Well it did in reality). 

This time on Shabekuri, a child actor from the hit drama, "Kaseifu no Mita", by the name of Honda Miyu comes to visit. I haven't watched it, but Kaseifu no Mita (Mita the Housemaid), is about some housekeeper that comes to work for a disfunctional family, and begins to rectify relationships, problems etc. Kind of like Marry Poppins (probably) but without singing and dancing, and Mita having an ice cold glare like a serial killer. That's about all I know about it lol. Oh and that the theme song is pretty cool too.

The second guest is a girl idol group called 9nine. It features one famous member called Kawashima Umika, who featured in the drama, "Kaibutsu-kun" (Monster Boy), also starring an member from super popular idol group Arashi. Needless to say, for this reason alone, it became hugely popular (despite it being shit. No I haven't watched but that is unnecessary hehe!).

And there's not much else to be said from me about this idol group.

Anyway, hope you enjoy.





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Video Subbing [REQUEST]: Watanabe Naomi on Shabekuri 007 (2011.10.24)

 Hey!

Another video sub. Pretty quick? Yes.
I'll be going on a holiday for around 2~3 weeks in July and so I'm trying to get as much as I can done before I go. There won't be any videos coming out during that time I'm afraid.

So here's another Shabekuri finally, after a month or so. Actually it's only a half episode. The other half featured the impersonation pro, Aramaki Yoko, which I subbed several months ago. This one however, is has a female comedian named Watanabe Naomi. She became famous a few years back for her "impersonation" of Beyonce. All she does actually is lipsync and dance to song. Watch here (youtube).


Anyway, here you go to the person who requested it~

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TRANSLATION NOTES

SHUMAI
Shumai are Chinese pork dumplings. Wikipedia. There is a China Town in Yokohama and so that's probably why they were saying "shumai= Yokohama".

ORIGIN BENTO
A popular chain bento shop. Bento is a Japanese lunch in a box. They also give you the option to choose your own lunch contents from a range of side dishes.

Shabekuri 007 Episodes Subbed by Other People

 Hey, I've compiled the videos that you let me know about and also some others that I found. I remember there used to be a few more prior the nuclear bombing of megaupload and other sharing sites, like episodes with Gackt and some others. Anyway, here's the list of Shabekuri episodes that have been subbed by people other than myself that I am aware of atm.

Guest: 2ne1  (2012.05.14)
Subbed by Royal Ace Subs
http://ygladies.com
http://www.facebook.com/RoyalAceSubs 
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqvp3a_royalaces-120514-2ne1-on-ntv-shabekuri-007-eng_shortfilms

-Pronounced "two-en-ee-one", sounds like 21. It's a Korean girl group. I can't remember her name but one of their faces creeped me out. You might not be able to tell in the photoshop polished photo but you can see the hideousness on this episode. It was like someone stuck a bunch of skin coloured play-doh on her face.

  












Guest: BIG BANG (2012.04.23)
Subbed by Bbvipchannel
http://www.bbvipchannel.com/
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqjxae_show-120423-bigbang-on-shabekuri-7_music


Big Bang are probably the most popular group in Asia at the moment. K-Pop has been popular in Japan for a while with Tohoshinki and some others but Big Bang took it to a whole new level along with the other acts we see today.





 













Guest: KARA (2011.07.04)
http://www.kpopsub.com/2011/08/110704-ntv-shabekuri-007-kara-cut.html

Another K-pop girl group. Probably the most popular in Japan (or Girl Generation). Yeah, just more Korean stuff. Not particularly interesting (for me at least). I liked the smiley girl though.

Guest: MOMOIRO CLOVER 2011
http://wotawonderland.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/momoiro-clover-shabekuri-007-2011.html


Guest: MOMOIRO CLOVER Z 2012
http://vid48.com/watch_video.php?v=B64YR8RS3X19
http://wotawonderland.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/momoiro-clover-z-shabekuri-007-2012.html


Momoiro Clover are a fairly new idol group that have recently become very popular. Known for their flamboyant and kinda cheap looking outfits and obvious references to pop culture such as tokusatsu and wrestling. They're clearly and unashamedly aimed at otaku type people, and it has worked. Their songs are catchy as f*ck, and get stuck in your head for days. There's a song called Coconuts, and they kind of run around in circles just going "kokokokokoko♪" which made my laugh.

Coconuts PV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiqLuL4AV4E

 Guest: MORNING MUSUME
http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?app=xbt&CODE=details&torrent=25195

Female idol group of monstrous popularity. Well the original members and a few generation after it were at least. Now they've been overshadowed by AKB48. This episode features the OG members and the new members,or at least what was new when it was broadcasted.

Guest: TOHOSHINKI
The video is broken into three parts:
http://vimeo.com/31781862
http://vimeo.com/31784246
http://vimeo.com/31788621

Tohishinki are one of the most popular Korean boy idol groups. They probably are the most popular, or at least were until Big Bang showed up. Not really sure though. I do sort of like one song by them called "Doushite Kimio wo suki ni natte simattandaro". Don't particularly know much else by them.

Guest: TSUNKU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2k8pndr4WQ&feature=player_embedded


Tsunku is a famous vocalist for his solo work and with the group SharanQ. However, he is most famous for being the producer of the super idol group, Morning Musume, and other idols from the Hello Pro Agency.

Video Subbing [REQUEST] Ayase Haruka on Shabekuri 007 (2010.07.06)

Hola

Another Shabekuri 007 episode for everyone. It's the second appearance of the actress, Ayase Haruka. If you haven't seen the first one yet then you might want to watch that before this. It's on my blog somewhere. Anyway, it's much of the same Shabekuri randomness in this episode.

I don't think there was much to write about for the translation notes?　Well actually I just can't be bothered this time around. If there's anything that you want some clarification or more info about then just let me know.


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Video Subbing [REQUEST]: KITAGAWA KEIKO on Shabekuri 007 (2011.08.01)

What's up?

I've finished another Shabekuri sub. This was one that I was looking forward to putting out, although I dunno.....I don't think my subs did a great job to make it as funny as it is. It's funnier if you actually understand what they're saying (obviously) but I think you need to be able to see their faces for this episode in particular. I dunno. May be I just watched it too many times and so it didn't seem as funny when I was doing the last subtitle check. Meh, whatever.

Anyhow, this episode is the second appearance of Kitagawa Keiko. Check the first appearance if you haven't already (here). Although this was a requested video, it was also mainly after watching this episode and the one broadcasted the week after with Watanabe Ken, that I decided that I had to start subbing the Shabekuri series. That was almost a year ago so yeah, took a while for me to do this one strangely. This was meant to be the first one but then Ken Watanabe got in the way. And then a tonne of requests lol. Well, it's finally out now though for your viewing pleasure~. Hope you enjoyyyyyyyy it :)


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Shabekuri 007 (2011.08.01) Kitagawa Keiko by juxtapose31


TRANSLATION NOTES

HIP BATHS
Check this site for an in depth explanation.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-hip-bath.htm

 

GARLIC INJECTIONS
These aren't injections of garlic juices, although it sounds like it. It's actually a vitamin packed injection such as B1 vitamins, and gets its name from the strong smell it produces. Of what? Garlic of course.

KONNYAKU
Also known as conjac or devils tongue. It's a flavourless jelly like food  made from a conjac plant. In Japanese cuisine, it is used as filler food in noodles, hot pots and various other stew/soup type foods.
Check wiki for more info:  Wiki conjac

MEAT MEAT MEAT
Kitagawa Keiko said some foods that she liked such as:

Yakiniku: An Asian styled barbecue where thin slices of meats are cooked on a small grill, which is usually placed in the middle of a table.

Meat patty: In Japan it's called "Hamburg". Basically it's a hamburger patty with some kind of sauce on it, usually demigras sauce.

Gyudon: Is a bowl of rice with beef slices, onions and some other stuff with in a soy sauce based flavouring.

FIREWORKS
That firework sound effect was learned from Aoki Ryuji (an impersonation entertainer) when he appeared on the show. This episode will also be subbed sometime in the future. So stay tuned....

NATSUIRO
This is the song by Yuzu, a very popular folk music group.

Video Subbing (REQUEST): Ayase Haruka on Shabekuri 007

Bonjour mes amis~!

Another long awaited (probably) video sub. Sorry for not being able to do them more often nowadays. I've realised that they've become quite scarce compared to before. I'll do my best to get as many out as I can though...

I thought it was time for another Shabekuri 007. It has been around a month since the last one....
This episode features the actress, Ayase Haruka on her first appearance on this show. It's from way back in 2009 so please excuse the video quality. It was the only one I could find. :s

She's promoting the movie "Oppai Volleyball" which means "Breast Volleyball", which sounds like a pretty erotic film..... But isn't. Well that's according to some synopsis I've read anyway. Doesn't seem like you'll get to see her scrumptious lady lumps unfortunately.....lol


 

Let's play volleyball!

So yeah, enough of the perverse side of me.
This episode is quite crazy. There's a lot of things that you probably won't understand without reading translation notes (?). Maybe.

Anyway, here's your video~~~



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Shabekuri 007 (2009.04.20) Ayase Haruka by juxtapose31

TRANSLATION NOTES
 There's quite a few this time...sighhhh

HARUNA AI
Haruna Ai is a transgender TV personality who initially became popular for an "air imitation" of the idol, Matsuura Aya. It's "air imitation" because it's just lip syncing. She/ he has been crowned Miss International Queen 2009 for transexuals so is quite hard to tell as actually being male.





GABI~N
ガビーン is an onomatopoeia for a bad shock or surprise. It became popular sometime in the Showa Period, probably in the 70's or 80's. You often see it and similar words like "Ga-n" and "Gacho-n" in anime and manga nowadays.

OPAPI~
This is some kinda new word that a comedian called Kojima Yoshio made up. It's an abbreviation of "Ocean Pacific Peace" which means.........something. Probably. There was a video of it with Eng subs on youtube which is handy.





CHIBI MARUKO-CHAN
Taizo said that he feels like going "Weaaaah!" when someone says "Each an everyone♪" (Or "Each and everything" to be exact). This is referring to the theme song from the popular cartoon, Chibi Maruko-chan (Tiny Maruko). It's the first line after listening to the intro so if you're interested, here it is.....



CASTERA
Castera is a simple sweet cake that is popular as a gift in Japan. It originally came from a cake that Portuguese merchants brought over to Japan in the 16th Century. Back then Portugal was part of the Spanish kingdom of Castile, which was pronounced as Castella in the Portuguese language. That's where the name comes from. As it's a Japanese rendition of something that was brought into the country, this cake doesn't actually exist in Portugal, although there may be something similar. I don't know.

SHOCHU
Is an alcoholic beverage usually made form barley, rice or sweet potatoes but can be from a few other things too. It's quite a strong drink with most having about 25% alcohol in it. For more info see Wikipedia


DOUBLE EYELID
A double eyelid is an eyelid that has two folds. Many Asian people have only one fold, but tend to find the double fold more attractive. There are now many make up products to make it look like you've got double fold lids though...

WATAMI
Watami 和民 is a popular izakaya chain store. An Izakaya is a Japanese styled tavern, where you can book tatami floored private rooms to use with your friends, work colleagues etc. Izakaya at wikipedia

MAMA CHARI
I translated this as a "mom bicycle" or something in the video. It's basically a bicycle with a basket attached to the front. It's often associated with mums as they ride these when they go food shopping. Mama= Mom and Chari= is slang for bicycle.

FALLING OVER AT JOKES
There was a part when they all fell out of their chairs because Tokui wouldn't say "Female baths".
This was a thing popularised by the comedy group, "The Drifters" back in the 1970's. It's done when there's like a "What the hell?" kind of moment. This is also often done in anime and stuff. I'm not sure if people from other countries also get that kind of feeling though. It's like when you stumble after hear something unbelievable. Well, I've never actually seen that in real life but you read it in books and stuff.

The Drifters were like the Monty Python  of Japan and its members are the creators of a lot of gags and stuff popular in Japan.

IKKO
Another cross dressing male make up artist, also popular as a TV personality. Not sure about anything interesting regarding his life though.

IKKYU
Is a famous zen Buddhist monk from the 1400's. He's very famous for being an eccentric vagabond, and unlike usual monks. See wikipedia for more

SETOUCHI JAKUCHO
Is a famous Buddhist nun and writer. Check wiki  
Haha can't be bothered writing anymore. 

Well I hope you enjoyed the video! Bye until next time~

Video Subbing: NAGATOMO YUTO and OKAZAKI SHINJI on Shabekuri 007 [2011.07.04]

オス！ Osu!


It has been a while since my last post. I have been busy with university, and still am to be honest, but have very quickly done a video so that I don't make you wait too long. It's another Shabekuri 007 episode, this time it's one that I chose rather than a request (these seem to be increasing lately). Sorry, but it's easier to be motivated if it's something I want to do. I"m sure you'll understand anyway. If not then too bad I suppose.

Well anyway, this episode features two Japanese national team soccer players (or more correctly "football", unless if you're American or Australian or Japanese that is...). One is Nagatomo Yuto, a side back who now plays for Inter Milan, one of the most famous teams in the world (but also hated for various reasons). The second is Okazaki Shinji, a prolific goalscorer (for the national team anyway) who currently plays regularly for the German club, Stuttgart.  He plays as midfielder for Stuttgart however, so that may be a reason for less goals. Maybe.

There has been a sudden rise in the quality of Japanese players after the World Cup 2010, and there seems to be a Golden Team in the making with more and more players being scouted by European clubs. Even the women's team impressively became World Champions last year and the future of Japanese football is looking bright with many promising youngsters also being found one after the other. There's going to be a Japan vs Australia match near where I live in June......not sure who to support. Probably Japan but either way I  gotta go!

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Shabekuri 007 (2011.07.04) Nagatomo Yuto and... by juxtapose31

TRANSLATION NOTES


SAMUEL ETO'O
Is a world famous striker from Cameroon. He is one of the greatest players ever in the game, and has one the African Player Of The Year Award numerous times. He was playing for Inter Milan at the time but moved to an ultra rich Russian team for an uber-mega-bucks contract.

Eto'o: Wielder of a massive schlong

  
KAGAWA SHINJI
Is another Japanese person playing in Germany. After being signed as an virtual unknown by Borussia Dortmund for a very small price, he has quickly developed into what most people consider their most important player and also one of the most spotlighted stars around the world.

 

MATSUKO DELUXE
Has appeared briefly in a few shows that I've subbed, or at least mentioned. He or she, whichever you think he/she deserves to be referred as, is a popular TV personality for his scathing and direct comments regarding various topics and people. Since Japanese TV usually tries to keep everything all rosy and cheery like Sesame Street, people like her are a breath of fresh air at times.

OKONOMIYAKI
Is a trademark food from the Kansai region, which includes places like Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto etc. It means. お好み焼き's　"Konomi" 好み, means "(Things that you/I) Like" while "Yaki" 焼き means 'fried/cooked'. So basically it means "stuff you like, cooked". True to the name, people try putting many things into okonomiyaki, although the outcome is basically the same taste unless if you put in something totally outlandish. Well that's what I think anyway. No, I don't like it that much, although every other Japanese person seems to love it.

Video Subbing [REQUEST]: ARAGAKI YUI on Shabekuri 007 (2011.12.05)

Hey there, here's another Shabekuri 007 episode. This episode features the second appearance of the actress, Aragaki Yui. Her previous appearance was on 2010 October 23rd, and can also be found on this blog if you search for it. Hmm......not much else to say. Hope you enjoy it!


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Shabekuri 007 (2011.12.05) Aragaki Yui by juxtapose31



TRANSLATION NOTES


SOUHTERN ALL STARS
Are a one of the most famous and influential pop/rock bands in Japan. Formed in the mid 70's and lead by the singer, Kuwata Keisuke, they brought a more Western feel to Japanese music. One significant thing that is usually thought to have been originated form this band is the stylised pronunciations of words when singing. For example, changing the 'ら　り　る　れ　ろ' letters to be pronounced as 'ra, ri, ru, re, ro' rather than the proper Japanese way (which I can't really write in English letters....as it doesn't exist). In general this and other changes to the pronunciation made the language more flexible and more ably suited for different styles of music.

 

MOCHI-TSUKI

This is the process of hammering mochi-gome (Sticky rice) with a large wooden hammer. There are usually one or two people hammering and another person to turn the mochi around in between hammer strikes. This is all done rhythmically over and over again, and skilled people will do it at a very fast pace. It's slightly harder than it looks, especially if for the one turning over the mochi as it can be very hot and must be done quickly or your hand will be pounded by the incoming hammers.

KANPUMASATSU

I just wrote this as "dry towel body scrubbing" or something on the video because.....well that's what it is. 

Here's an explanation of what it is and why they do it:

http://www.japannewbie.com/2007/03/03/dry-towel-friction/

ASHURAMAN

Ashuraman is a character off the popular manga Kinniku-man. He has three faces; one on the front, and one on each side of his head. That's why he was mentioned by Ueda.

Video Subbing [REQUEST]: Aramaki Yoko on Shabekuri 007 (2011.10.24)

Bonjour!

Here's another requested Shabekuri 007. It's only the second half of the 2011.10.24 episode featuring Aramaki Yoko. The guest before her was Watanabe Naomi, a young female comedian, which was moderately funny but wasn't requested/couldn't be bothered. (-_-). If someone wants it, they can request it, although I'm sure there are many more that are much better to do instead.

'Monomane' means impersonations and is a much more popular form of entertainment in Japan than most other countries. I don't know why though. They even have annual competitions at the end of the year and a few others throughout to decide who the best 'monomane' artist in Japan is. They type of monomane artists can usually be broken up into two categories, a comedic or a serious one. Comedic ones are usually originally comedians who have discovered that they have a knack for impersonating and so then make skits and such involving famous people. The serious type however, sing seriously and usually have good singing skills too.

This current guest, Aramaki Yoko, falls under the 'serious type' and is quite a newcomer to the business. However, she has quickly risen to the top grade group for her singing abilities and skill at capturing the distinct peculiarities of the voices she impersonates. You probably won't know most of the people she does impersonate, but I can tell you confidently that she is very good.

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Shabekuri 007 [2011.10.24] Aramaki Yoko by juxtapose31


SONG LIST
Here's a list of the songs and links to youtube vids of them.


Members' Choices

HITOMI - LOVE 2000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iVauHaI4Eg

MISIA- AITAKUTE IMA
Great song by MISIA, and was used as theme song for the drama 'JIN'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAg7_P0vBtc&feature=related


OTSUKA AI- PLANETARIUM
Was a nice theme song for the super popular drama, 'Hana Yori Dango'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFdT_cIQ-5I


SAKAMOTO FUYUMI- MATA KIMI NI KOI SHITERU
An excellent enka style track. Really nice song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0BRKQbVTug

YASHIRO AKI - FUNAUTA
Another nice enka track
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO4zAkps9UE&feature=related

SHIMABUKRO HIROKO - WHITE LOVE
Former member of popular girl group SPEED.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIi5RgBPDXk

YAGAMI JUNKO - MIZUIRO NO AME
This one was very well impersonted.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej7_Yj2ph88

OGURO MAKI - LA LA LA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoC9Tc6Cwjg&feature=related



10 Successive Impersonations

HAMASAKI AYUMI - M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxMRwemx5WQ&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL8DF66D20D23FED97

MIHIMARU GT - KIBUN JOUJOU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS16c-ls3SM

HIRAHARA AYAKA - JUPITER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEZWyW4b4W8


OGURO MAKI - ATSUKU NARE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfDtiyYD-ek

ISHIKAWA SAYURI - AMAGI GOE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3f3LBWxGh0&feature=related

NISHINO KANA - AITAKUTE AITAKUTE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6KLmKErVNQ

EVERY LITTLE THING- TIME GOES BY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YGPJWcQvm0

CHARA- YASASHII KIMOCHI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OJP42UyDlo

KODA KUMI - CUTIE HONEY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvpkUHTTmDA

HIROSE KOUMI - ROMANCE NO KAMISAMA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzupowzHzAc&feature=related

Video Subbing [REQUEST]: Shabekuri 007 with Kitagawa Keiko (2010.03.08)

Hello to you friends,

Here's another episode from Shabekuri 007, this time featuring Kitagawa Keiko. She started off as a model in popular teen girl magazine and became on of its biggest stars before moving onto the world of acting. The only drama that I've watched with her in (I don't watch a whole lot though) was the basketball based, Buzzer Beat with Yamashita Tomohisa aka Yamapi. She has become quite popular recently and scored some roles with Sakurai Sho from Arashi in a drama and a movie based on a Yazawa Ai manga with Mukai Osamu.

Anyway, here it is.....


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Shabekuri 007 (2010.03.08) Kitagawa Keiko by juxtapose31

Video Subbing (REQUEST): Yoshitaka Yuriko on Shabekuri 007 (2010.07.05)

Hey there, here's the Shabekuri 007 episode featuring the actress Yoshitaka Yuriko. The sound is a little bit out of sync for this video unfortunately. The only better version of it that I could find was over 900 MB and didn't want to download such a big file.... If someone wants to make a high quality version of this (or any other video of mine) just tell me and I'll send you the sub file.

The first time I saw this actress was on the drama, Tokyo Dogs.  I actually didn't like her at all after watching that, but after seeing her on Shabekuri and other shows, I've become to like her quite a lot. Well anyway, hope you like this episode.


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TRANSLATION NOTES

HORIGOTATSU
A horigotatsu is a small hole in the ground under a low table so that you can put your feet inside. It gets rid of the need of chairs, and suits the traditional style of Japanese tables, which are very low. 
 

GYOZA

Gyoza are dumplings originally from China. They can include a variety of things, but usually meat or vegetables flavoured with Chinese chives and garlic. Most people dip them in soy sauce, vinegar, chilli oil or a mix before eating them. They can either be cooked (yaki-gyoza) or steamed/boiled (sui gyoza). In the video they were introducing yaki-gyoza only, although the first one kind of seemed like a mix style.

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