tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post2008817112795226889..comments2024-03-29T01:59:32.065-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Kozo Murashita -- Akina (アキナ) (plus a behind the scene story of Odoriko 踊り子)J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-12373866497400026522015-04-06T18:45:28.854-04:002015-04-06T18:45:28.854-04:00The exchange rate has been fluctuating between 1 U...The exchange rate has been fluctuating between 1 USD: 118 JPY and 120 JPY. I hope it'll be this way in the coming months.Larry Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427470996464209919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-23403817734779406302015-04-06T10:41:56.975-04:002015-04-06T10:41:56.975-04:00Hi, Larry. Happy Easter to you, too. No problems a...Hi, Larry. Happy Easter to you, too. No problems about not being able to post. The blog is just a hobby after all...other things come first. :)<br /><br />Lucky you on that gift card. I don't have too many Exile songs profiled so if you are interested in writing any articles on them, please go on ahead. I will probably be making another purchase on CD Japan in the next couple of days...the incentive of a friend asking me to buy a "Kimagure Orange Road" CD from there helps a lot.<br /><br />I hope you have a good time in East Asia. How is the exchange rate between the yen and the American dollar these days? Don't worry about me. Use that hard-earned cash for yourself.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-61117099885847119142015-04-05T15:58:11.100-04:002015-04-05T15:58:11.100-04:00J-Canuck, Happy Easter. I've been busy at work...J-Canuck, Happy Easter. I've been busy at work and my photography hobby so sorry for not blogging more frequently than I would like.<br /><br />I asked my coworker who went to Japan in Xmas to buy me an iTunes gift card so I can buy Japanese songs. And so I bought a number of songs from Exile, Kazumada Oda and Takao Kisugi. I have to say I like Exile, especially their ballads. I'm hook on Ti Amo right now.<br /><br />I'll be going to Hong Kong and Japan end of May/early June. Will stay in Japan for 10 days. Let me know if you need anything :)Larry Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427470996464209919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-62095756030634642312015-04-05T15:57:05.406-04:002015-04-05T15:57:05.406-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Larry Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427470996464209919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-81994990677229160802015-04-05T13:41:21.220-04:002015-04-05T13:41:21.220-04:00Hi, Larry. Good to hear from you again. Hope thing...Hi, Larry. Good to hear from you again. Hope things are going well for you out in San Francisco.<br /><br />Thanks for providing this information on "Akina". I had no idea about this song and Murashita's dedication to Nakamori. Listening to the song, I thought it would be something that she would sing...although it would be kinda weird for her to sing a song with her own name as the title. It has that bittersweet quality to it.<br /><br />I can understand your feeling about the original version of "Odoriko" by Murashita. There seems to be an outright jauntiness to the song as he performs it although the lyrics don't particularly depict a happy situation. On the other hand, there is quite that level of drama with Akina's version that brings to mind a lot of costumed shows from a few centuries ago; in a way, it's quite similar to what Taeko Ohnuki had done back in the early 80s.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.com