Medley035～Facing the soul under the stars

Hello, the 3rd weekend of June.

Consecutive rainy days will take a while. It's troublesome to travel, but I can sleep better at night, and it's cool without the fan.

Love Tibetan Japan

• The variety show "WILDnaSHOW" once introduced umbrella stickers, probably because the phenomenon of taking and stealing umbrellas happened from time to time, so some victims simply put stickers with curse words on the umbrella handle, and the visual design followed the "haunted house style", similar to "Stealing an umbrella is not good for death" and the like, in order to protect themselves. Typical inner volume~

• Djokovic won the 2021 "French Open" championship and won the 19th "Grand Slam" in his arms. It seems that it is only a matter of time before he surpasses Fener.

Japanese drama world

• [Old Days・Theatre] There are not many highlights of the upcoming summer program, so I decided to select a batch of classic Japanese dramas from 20 years and 10 years ago to fill in the gaps (there were few dramas in 1991, and they could not be regarded as revisiting). The current lineup is tentatively scheduled: "Love Revolution", "Star Son-in-law", "Marriage with a Son", "Fake It", "Goodbye, Teacher Ozu", "Wednesday Affair", "JIN", "Even So, Life Goes On" and "Bitter" Sugar".

Twin Peaks

• "Touwako Soybean Field and 3 Ex-Husbands" EP10 invites Touwako Towako and Jun Kazuki as cameos, playing the first love of Towako and his mother's same-sex close friend: the sudden reunion of the first love is about equal to the introduction of medicine, which makes the plot of "exploring the enemy's situation" at the end logical. ; A close friend who made a special visit secretly wrote about Towako and Mianlai... The whole play seems to be about love and marriage, but Sakamoto Yuji is not here.
  "Soybean Field Towako and 3 Ex-Husbands" EP10, screenwriter Sakamoto Yuji is like a thousand-handed Avalokitesvara, recovering all the volt lines floating in the air. The last "Home Party" scene was so psychedelic, it was almost impossible to tell which were dreams and which were real. [The whole series is also very much like a camping, so extraordinary, it is a journey beyond real life, facing the soul under the stars. 】fin
  I didn't pay much attention to the subtitles of ep10, but this sentence is definitely wrong. Should I blame Sakamoto Yuji Taichao? But yesterday I started to revisit Japanese dramas from 20 years ago. The white subtitles that looked very "official translation" were full of mistakes. In the end [the reader can never fully grasp the author's intent], and it doesn't have to.
  The full drama review of "Soyada Towako and 3 Ex-Husbands" will be posted in the "V+ Member" section next week~

• "Comedy Opening" EP9 "Meet the Parents" uses a sports competition to compare the hairy-footed son-in-law to the door. The reference behind the joke is relatively clear. Nazumi officially introduced Junpei to her father. From arguing to heart-to-heart, the "723 license plate" not only reflects the previous article, but also skillfully outlines the precious father-daughter family. In addition, Jin Zi Maoshu also shared his "win and loss concept": [There are no losers in life, the real success or failure lies in how many people can establish a deep emotional connection with]
  The understanding between the characters of "Comedy Opening" EP9 deepened, Junpei and Yuma, the sisters of Lihoko, Shunta and Harudou... The tears are at the end, the three went to the restaurant for the last time to review the manuscript, drank the last cup of coffee, and met Lihoko for the last time. Thank each other. Judging from Shunta and Junpei's expressions, Haruto didn't explain his intentions to the two of them in advance, but only to say "The coffee you brewed gave me the energy to create", and then temporarily pulled the brothers into the water. [Jinzi Mao tree is so thin]

always

• "Sakura Tower" EP9 anticlimactic, the only bright spot and reversal is Zhongli Yisha. Tamaki Hiroshi has exercised mental control over her for the past 5 years, and her attitude has fluctuated between hot and cold. She must be made to obey her words in order to design to bring down her father-in-law. Zhongli Yisha, who made a big mistake, is frank, and everything is what she is willing to do. Yes, are those who are bewitched, incited, and brainwashed the total victims? Answered the sentence [Poor people must have something to hate] fin

Continued review

• The morning drama "Welcome Back Baiyin" W4 describes the second half of the holiday, with "sister" Maida Caizhu and oyster farming family business as the main line. The unknown firmness, maturity and ambition make "sister" Kiyohara Goya impressed. The mountains and the sea, the sky and the earth, the past and the future are integrated, everything has already happened, and the story has already been written. Baiyin is lucky, most people can't see through and interpret the arrangement of fate all their lives.
  first time frame~

• In EP17-18 of the Dahe drama "Rush to the Blue Sky", Eiichi learned the news of Yuanshiro's death, and the bird on the scroll expressed his sincerity. Due to poor logistical support, the Mito Tengu Party collapsed without waiting for Qingxi to do it himself, and was brutally purged by the shogunate. The era of respecting the king and fighting the barbarians came to an end, and the various vassal states quickly changed their attitudes, showing goodwill to the European and American powers, trying to rely on foreigners to protect themselves (protection), and the Tokugawa family was in peril. Eiichi took over Enshiro's career and suggested to Qingxi to enrich the finances of the Hitotsubashi family.

• "Radius of 5 Meters" EP7 is a double line again. Is it beneficial or detrimental to the relationship if both partners are together? In the play, the daughter's colleague who is in the rebellious period spreads both hands, and the editorial department is all mobilized to complete the cover shooting of the senior art critic (Agawa Sawako). Japanese dramas are of course too idealistic. In the real workplace, it is too common to arrive late and leave early in the name of parenting. If work is not completed, it will be prevaricate to the family.
• "If I Kissed You" EP7 can be regarded as the kiss. Tanaka Masao's "Return to the Soul" did not cause much shock, and even the idea of suicide was dispelled, Yuyue drifted away, MEGUMI half-jokingly said that it would be good if he could be half with Matsusaka Toli. Isn't it right, there are few moments in life when the other half just wants to disappear? I saw that there will be a "wedding scene" in the next episode of the preview, I hope it will not be as superfluous as "Living".

• "Life, Death, Father" EP10 continues to describe in detail the last moments of life that my mother spent in the hospital. I like the author's brushstrokes of criticism and reflection on himself (Shi Zi), such as the nakedness of the helplessness, the frustration of having to ask "Red Dahlia" to help take care of the father, the regret of the son who wants to support him but his relatives are not there... It's very moving.

other

• "Gorgeous Family" EP8 devoured Datong Bank step by step, and an explosion sounded the death knell for the times. Looking at the young masters and young ladies written by Yamazaki Fengzi now, they are all empty and weak, unable to sympathize with each other: Tie Ping pretends to be the superintendent of the steel factory, and he speaks the truth, surrounded by Dasuke's eyeliner, trapped in the net and unable to move; Erzilian's most basic The facts are all wrong, and the privilege is not blown by the wind; Yin Ping looks like he is still in adolescence, with stunted growth...
• The progress of EP9 of "Living" is similar to that of EP10 of "Love Cartoonist". Both the male and female protagonists shouted their love and turned to see the last mountain in front of them - work/career. In romance dramas, the princes and princesses live happily together until they are usually married, and then they are left to fend for themselves. The screenwriters tried their best to delay the confession time, creating misunderstandings and misses out of thin air. I have to say that Dashi Jing is the most whimsical and reasonable in the spring season.
• "Little Taro Lives Alone" was abandoned after catching up to EP8.

new drama

• WOWOW's official website recently released a lot of new drama information, and there are actually 15 dramas on the production line (plus 1 co-production). Ordinary "Minfang" announced that 5 new dramas have died, and NHK will only have 10 at most. Should it be said that the "social style" of W Taiwan is transparent? Or a strategy against video platforms such as NEXFILX and hulu?
• Eight years after the morning drama "Ama", Miyato Kankuro and Noh Reina will collaborate on a stage play again.

• Kuroshima Yuuna starred in the third cast of NHK morning drama announced: Harada Mieko, Takashima Masanobu, Sazugawa Aimi, Yamanaka Takashi, Inowaki Kai, Iide Mari, Kataoka Tsurutaro, etc. confirmed their participation.
• Hamaguchi Ryusuke's "Accident and Imagination" won the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival. The film is composed of 3 stories, the first starring Kotone Furukawa (the sister in "Comedy Opening").
• Eita Nagayama cooperated with Li Mukai, and played the "partners" of Sakamoto Ryoma and Hijikata Toshizo in the 2022 New Year's special drama.

absolute sense of language

• "Kondo-san", a frequent guest on Japanese political commentary programs, is one of the few true China experts. No wonder he is always jokingly called an undercover agent. The sentence "Love される Diplomacy" is actually "Love させる Diplomacy" is too good~

• "Nikkei MJ" Hit Product Ranking Released in the First Half of 2021! Popular products, entertainment works, characters, Japanese neologisms & buzzwords thermometer. At the end of the year, there will be a "2021 New Word Buzzword Summary" as usual.

Koshihikari study

• I am very interested in this new book "Heisei Internet History". It was assembled and edited by the NHK Education Channel special program, looking back on the 30 years of the Heisei generation and the Internet's "changes in the world". Sometimes I feel that the post-80s generation has missed too much, the golden age of culture has quietly passed away, and the rich material is not blessed, but at least we have experienced the whole history of the Internet.

digital garden

system

• I upgraded to the macOS 12 beta this week, and my 14-year-old iMac is still running, thankfully.

game

• E3 exhibition ended: Ubisoft 2022 launched "Avatar", the visual effects are not better than the movie; Microsoft and XBOX are on the way, "HALO", "Plague 2", "The Outer Worlds 2"; SE Square announced "Final Fantasy" Fantasy" 1-6 remakes landed on Steam and mobile platforms; Nintendo Direct conference, "All-Star Brawl" Tekken participated in the battle, "Shin Megami Tensei 5" release date confirmed, "Zelda" 35th anniversary related.
• Diablo "Diablo 2R" pre-order.

software

• Endel 3.1, Day One 6.5.

The above is the entire content of this issue of "Newsletter Weekly". I will see you at the same time next week.