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10.29.2006


Halloween in Japanハロウィーン ハリー・ポッターも一役? 日本各地で広がる

【太田阿利佐】オレンジのかぼちゃやゴーストなどを飾る米国のお祭り「ハロウィーン」が日本でも広がってきた。各地でパレードが相次ぎ、商戦も年々盛んに。なぜ今、急に広がりつつあるの? (毎日新聞)


10.25.2006


WWS 周華健


2回見に行くつもりです !!
I plan to go twice!!


Bobby Caldwell Returns To Japan!
[bobbycaldwell.comの日本ファン用ページ]

Bobby Caldwell

ボビー・コールドウェル @
 The Blue Note Jazz Club

  • Osaka: November 3rd — 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm
  • Osaka: November 4th — 6:00 pm & 9:00 pm
  • Tokyo: November 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th & 11th (Showtimes 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm)
  • Tokyo: November 12th — 6:30 pm & 9:00 pm
  • Nagoya: November 14th and 15th — 6:30 pm & 9:15 pm

http://www.bluenote.co.jp/reco/bobby/index.html

The Blue Note Tokyo


10.15.2006

wakin.com


Wakin.com News

“Wakin 20” Changzhou concert photolog — As the saying goes, "There is always someone behind every successful person." And that someone behind might even end up getting injured in the line of duty! Taylor-san! Please take good care of yourself! Click on the link at the bottom of the page. [Babel-Fished English]


10.13.2006


日本


SkyPerfecTV Channel 782
TVB 大富 (Daifu)

ドキュメンタリー
「101高峰会 SUMMIT 101」

ジャッキー・チェン

10月17日 (火曜日)

放送 : 深夜 23:40~00:40

各分野の第一線で活躍するゲストをスタジオに迎え、さまざまな質問を展開。内容満載のトーク番組。

☆ お問合せ先:◆ 782ch. TVB大富  03-3547-3727
☆ お問合せ先:http://www.cctvdf.com

The program is accessible to those who are subscribed to this SkyPerfecTV channel.


10.12.2006

wakin.com


Wakin.com News

“Wakin 20” Taiyuan concert comments and a few photos — Click on the 2nd link on the page. [Babel-Fished English]


10.08.2006

wakin.com

Timeasia.com


Wakin.com News

“Wakin 20” Taiyuan concert preparation mini-photolog — Click on the 華健20太原綵排 link at the bottom of the list. [Babel-Fished English]



Visions of Green

After decades of rapid economic growth, Asia's environment is at a tipping point. A Special Report on the scale of the crisis—and how to confront it

If you want a sense of the challenges facing Asia's physical environment, just go to Beijing—and breathe. The Chinese capital's constant swirl of production, construction and transportation creates a noxious smog that blankets the city on bad days, cutting both visibility and life expectancy. At the junior world track-and-field championships in Beijing this August, young runners choked and sputtered their way to lackluster performances, a bad omen for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Asia has a history of holding an Olympics in a city with foul air. Tokyo, site of the 1964 Summer Games, was so polluted in the '60s and early '70s that citizens walked the streets in surgical masks, while Japanese cities like Minamata, where thousands were stricken with severe neurological damage due to industrial mercury poisoning, became bywords for ecological catastrophe. Fast-industrializing Japan was commonly expected to become an environmental dystopia. But today, Tokyo is one of the world's cleanest megacities, with the view often clear all the way to Mount Fuji. Stricter laws, tougher enforcement and a hard-earned environmental consciousness have made Japan a nation whose record is something to which other Asians can aspire, rather than a misery to be deplored. [Continued]


10.05.2006



Sidebar article:

"The Keyboard Kings"


Local Live — 水岡のぶゆき

Mizuoka Nobuyuki Group @

ラ・チッタデッラ 川崎

Wednesday, 4 October 2006

Yesterday M.N.G. performed their debut gig at the upper-scale, attractive La Cittadella theme mall in Kawasaki. It was really a successful concert that took place in a compact and cozy sunken amphitheater-type space occupied by a large number of seated guests as well as a small crowd that had gathered and stood to watch at the upper rim. The four M.N.G. members — Nobuyuki Mizuoka on his keyboard, Masaki Akiba on drums, Yuichi Murakami on electric bass, and singer Camaru — were in fine, energetic condition, obviously exhilarated by the fresh evening air as they impressively performed a various lineup of songs, including such Mizuoka classics as "Bonita," "Just As I Am," and "Tomorrow." The applause and compliments from the audience were varied and energetic also! After their lively musical performance was over, I excitedly told Murakami-kun that he was really "jammin'~!" He thought that I called him a ドイツ人〜 <笑>

M.N.G.さま、とてもWunderbarでした!

M.N.G. at La Cittadella Kawasaki  [写真]



水岡のぶゆき Mizuoka Nobuyuki Albums

水岡のぶゆき Mizuoka Nobuyuki -- Tomorrow
Tomorrow
水岡のぶゆき Mizuoka Nobuyuki -- Home-bound
Home-bound
水岡のぶゆき Mizuoka Nobuyuki -- Departure
Departure

水岡のぶゆき Mizuoka Nobuyuki
<< More Local Live水岡のぶゆき Mizuoka NobuyukiMore Local Live >>


10.04.2006


WWS 周華健


Dear HK Fans and Wakin & Co.,

Once again I am very tardy in thanking you all so much for the great time we had at Wakin's double-header concerts in Hong Kong last month! As with the Taipei double headers, both shows were packed with energetic, high quality entertainment! Wakin sang a large volume of his classic Cantonese songs as well as plenty of his beloved Mandarin hits. He also sang in English his powerful, crystal-clear version of Elton John's “Your Song,” which I'd first heard him perform in Taipei at his O2 charity concert in 2002 — Man, Wakin is always really fine on that song. I wish he could record it!!

Wakin & Co. were so fired up that they sort of on purpose forgot about the official time-limit regulation for using the Hung Hom Coliseum — the concerts ran overtime on both nights, twice causing a hefty monetary fine to cut into their profit margin! For now, here are a few memorable scenes:

Hung Hom Coliseum packed to the rafters
Wakin has been practicing piano enough! 哈哈
Carefree in a canary yellow tee
Still love after all these years
Giving the stringfolks their due
A big thanks to Wakin and his merry musicians!

Another particularly special aspect of Wakin's 2006 concert tour has been the solo segments performed by Violinist Lee Chi, Pianist Hong Jingyao, and Bassist Guo Zongshao, who all have been key to Wakin's music for the major part of his career.

Lee Chi 李琪
An Informal Bit About Lee Chi

Lee Chi 老師 and his blue violin making magic with the string section at Wakin's concert in Hong Kong, 19~20 Sept. 2006 

Hong Jingyao
An Informal Bit About Ah Yao

Hong Jingyao 老師 immersed in his flowing piano solo at Wakin's concert in Hong Kong, 19~20 Sept. 2006 

Guo Zong Shao 郭宗韶
Globalbass.com Interview in 2001

Guo Zongshao 老師 rehearsing his mystical bass solo at Wakin's concert in Taipei, 2~3 Sept. 2006 (and dig that cool base-less bass!)

Among my other precious memories from the Hong Kong trip are:

  • Merlin's fine Japanese conversation ability and her excellent taste in Japanese music!
  • The great design of the tee shirt presented to us by the Wakin & Friends HK Fans Club!
  • Listening to my ultra-fave "新天長地久之男大當戀女大當愛  New Everlasting Love" while the whole HK fan club cheered "Hey! Hey! Hey!" as they waved their lightsticks in time with Wakin's speedy beat! He was able to sing that turbo-tune without a single missed lyric too!  
  • Getting to see SGBY Yvonne again after a couple of years! And hearing her be the umpteenth person to mention at their introduction that my Japanese piano teacher has a very long name . . . . 哈哈哈
  • Getting to see TWBY Amber again after a couple of weeks! But then I was kind of sorry that Officer Cup-Cup and Uncle Chuan could not make the trip.....
  • Receiving a pretty bracelet from sweetie Angela! (I hear that there are three sweetie Angelas in the HK fan club~!)

Thank you very much to everyone! We hope you could be our guests in Japan someday! — A. Kurita


Wakin 20 Taiwan Concerts >>


10.02.2006

birthday cake


Dear 小海 老師 :

Xiao Hai in the lobby of the Harbor Plaza Metropolis Hotel in Hong Kong on 21 Sept. 2006

今年我們拜訪你們多次 〜 極端樂趣!
音樂品種和安排優秀!
我們懇切地感謝周華健和他的每位音樂家!
小海老師不會來橫濱在11月?  
我尋找看另外各種機會在日本!     
祝你們成功!

Happy Birthday to You!
  心想事成! 


10.01.2006

wakin.com


Wakin.com News

“Wakin 20” Hangzhou concert performance mini-photolog — got a bit fuzzy about some of his own lyrics, eh? The audience can help! Click on the 華健20杭州演出 link at the bottom of the News page item list. [Babel-Fished English]

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