Eat your kimchi- Big Bang's Blue

I'm so happy that Eat Your Kimchi reviewed Big Bang's Blue! I was refreshing the page every now and then to check whether the review was uploaded yet! Honestly, I'm so hooked on them! They're really fun and entertaining!

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料理

最近風がひいているので、うちに出てなかった。週末にうちにちょっとつまらないのに、たくさん料理を作った。

I recently caught a cold, so I haven't been going out. As I was bored at home, I did much cooking over the weekend.

失敗の落とし卵とほうれん草のトスート
Poached egg (Failed), spinach and toast

刺身と韓国南瓜粥 (ホバージュク）
Sashimi and Korean pumpkin porridge

チャーハンとサラダ
Japanese fried rice and salad

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Falling (John Park)

Thanks to Eat Your Kimchi's recommendation, I can't stop listening to this!


Falling (John Park)

John Park was the second runner up for Superstar K2. I love the dreamy and folksy sound of the song. It reminds me a lot of Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver. Beautiful voice and beautiful music video. Follow @germanium9

Cutting up the concert tee

I placed my ballot for Big Bang Alive concert this afternoon! I really hope I get tickets! The concert goods for the Korean Alive Tour came out last week. I'm already know what I want to get! This time, I'm going to bring a good pair of scissors and cut the concert tee. I'm always amazed by how fans improvise with the concert tee.

This was a picture taken from the YG concert. I like how they cut the fringe at the seams!

So, I've been doing my research online, trying to find out how to cut up T-shirts! Below are some really cool tutorials on how to transform the boring T-shirt into something more funky and sexy!

I can't wait for Big Bang to come!!!!

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Ballot!

I'm really excited! Fan club balloting for Big Bang Alive tour tickets starts tomorrow! I really hope I get good tickets!!!!! お願い！！！ Follow @germanium9

To a better year!

I just renewed my Japan Big Bang fan club membership. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the upcoming Big Show ballot! Follow @germanium9

I must do homework!

The students usually have a list of words that they have to translate from Japanese to English. They do it as homework and we do reading practice with those words. So, many of the students forgot to do their homework. And while doing reading practice, they were busy copying answers.

Me: Number 18. In conclusion.
Students: In conclusion.
Me: In conclusion.
Students: In conclusion.
Me: Number 19. In my opinion.
Students: In my opinion
Me: In my opinion
Students: In my opinion

(Actually, that was the end of the list. But I decided to be sneaky. LOL)

ME: Number 20. I must do homework!
Students: I must do home..work..

Some unsuspecting kids were still copying answers and echoing me without actively listening. Of course, some kids realized what I was saying and starting giggling. And slowly everyone got the joke and starting laughing.

Me: I must do homework!
Students: I MUST DO HOMEWORK!!!! (loudly with conviction)

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How to get concert tickets in Japan

Since I moved to Japan, I have had requests from friends and acquittance to help them buy concert tickets in Japan. I think many people are unware about the ticket purchasing process in Japan. So, I'll blog briefing about it. It will be based on my experience in buying pop idol concert tickets. So far, I've only been to Big Bang, 2Ne1 and YG Family concerts.

The first round of ticket sales starts in the fan clubs. The fan club members get to ballot for tickets. The number of tickets they can ballot for differs. Sometimes, there may be more than one round of balloting. Fans are notified of their ballot result usually a few weeks later. But they do not know their seats. Fans receive their tickets about two or three weeks before the concert.

After the fan club balloting, the public sales will start. People can buy tickets through online websites such as

http://l-tike.com/
http://www.avexlive.jp/pc/
http://t.pia.jp/

You can also buy tickets from the LOPPI machines in Lawson convenience stores. You can make payment at convenience stores such as Lawson or Family Mart. You can also make payment at post offices. For some websites, credit cards are accepted. I have never tried using credit cards to purchase tickets, so I'm not sure if they accept foreign credit cards.

If you are unable to get tickets from public sales. There are still some options left. First, you can check Japan Yahoo Auction. But you need to have a Japanese registered credit card to create a Japan Yahoo account. Depending on the seat, tickets can be very, very expensive.

Second, you can check third party stores. So far, I've only tried one - yokohama tickets. Again, depending on the seat, price varies. You also need to pay for the ticket asap to reserve the ticket.

Third, you can get try to get tickets from the concert venue. You can check if there are any scalpers around selling tickets. There might be people holding signs to sell extra tickets.


Once again, this is based on my personal experiences in pop idol concerts. The process is less troublesome for less popular artistes. Follow @germanium9