again with ANNOUNCEMENTS!!

Gomen, Gomen! for not updating anything, but here are some announcements we want to give you!

More videos when Yanne has her first vlog from Japan! :) 

(DISCLAIMER: Video was filmed at night so we could not be too excited and loud and it was filmed with usual digital photo camera - sorry, for not having expensive tools to make videos)

Fictional bands: movies edition

So last two weeks I let Cypsis write the posts as I felt that those things are something that everybody in the fandom should know - there's hope for us fangirls (and boys). Well those were the things I can't write as my life at the moment can be divided into two: professional life that is all about improving myself and fangirl life that is all about watching dramas/anime/manga while eating litres of ice-cream.

Yet somewhere in the middle I've had the joy to get to know more people and enjoy awesome music. Here's a shout out to Bastille, Hurts, Bad Things and 30 Seconds to Mars, whose concerts I attended within one week. So I'll give you more bands that I'd like to hear live and alive.

BECK  - BECK

genre: rock
members: Ray (lead guitarist, leader), Chiba (rapper), Taira (bass), Koyuki (guitar, special vocals), Saku (drummer)
status: active
most known song: "Evolution"(Chiba), "Moon Beams" (Koyuki)
scandals: Ray's best friend is Eddie from the band The Dying Breed. Also Ray's guitar is the legendary Lucille - it brought great deal of trouble for him. There was a time when Chiba wanted to leave the band (right before an important concert). Koyuki's voice is basically a miracle.

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do -
Do re mi fa sol la ti do 
genre - : pop

members: Eun Kyu (vocals), Hee Won (bassist), 2 members
status: inactive
most known song: "Full of sunshine", "The time for waiting"
scandals: there were disagreements between Eun Kyu and Hee Won that made the band broke up, Eun Kyu also suffered a temporary amnesia

SuckSeed - SuckSeed
genre: rock
members: Ped, Khung, X (drums), Earn
status: inactive
most known song: "SuckSeed"
scandals: The band was originally named Khung&Friends, Khung's identical twinbrother Kae was a member of the popular band ARENA, the band broke up due to -well..- internal problems, Earn soon switched over to ARENA.

 (not even sure they have a name)  - Surely Someday
genre: rock
members: Takumi (vocals), Kyohei, Kazuo, Shuto, Yuki
status: inactive
most known song: "Surely Someday"
scandals: they blew up their school and due to that were kicked out
 

LANDS - Bandage
genre: electronic pop
members: Natsu (main vocal), Yukiya, Arumi, Ryuji (drums)
status: inactive
most known song: "Hatachi no sensou", "Genki",
scandals: broke up due to different views of how the band should go on

Of course don't get confused - from all these bands only LANDS have temporarily existed in real life - back in 2010 - I even remember how the promotional bus drow pass me when I was walking in Shinjuku. Hopefully I'll see some promotional buses again soon! But this time with actually going to the concerts (but more about this topic in the future).

Love as it is in dramas? - POSSIBLE!

The first idea of this post came that Cypsis was confessed by a way that she had heard before - from Asian drama! A lot of people say that in real life you can never have a romance like in Korean drama, but seriously - if you see the small things, you can notice that writers are taking everything from real life.
This is how Cypsis had a romance from a K-drama in real life. (It is also to show that "10 reasons k-dramas will ruin your future love life" are not all true). Gomenne for personal talk, but here are Cypsis 10 situations. (not all have certain drama reference, but feel drama-like).

• Meeting place = another country - "The Heirs"; "King 2 Hearts"
• yes, meeting was in Portugal, even though Cypsis stayed there temporarily for 5 months. The ones who do not know, Cypsis is actually far away from Portugal. Just sometimes the right person might be waiting somewhere else.

• Coming from different backgrounds  - "King 2 Hearts"
• Though usually the difference is all about the money and social position, then I would say that there was no bigger difference than nationalities, language and culture, which made Cypsis really understand Hang Ah feelings in "King 2 Hearts". 

• Confession: "Could it be that I like you?"  - "The Heirs"
•  we all know this great confession from "The Heirs" that is showing that you are not sure about your own feelings yet, but you let her/him know that there is a chance. It is also the sentence that gave the idea of the post when Cypsis was suddenly asked "Can I.. like you..?" 

• Wearing "couple outfits"  - "Playful kiss"
•  it was just a "coincidence" that Cypsis and he happened to wear same hoodies, but it is not like Cypsis did not think about this possibility before as those hoodies were bought from student exchange organization.

•  Fixing his tie  - "Mischievous Kiss ~Love in Tokyo~"
• It is just a small thing, but in reality a lot of guys appreciate it. In addition, there is something "wifey" about it, that just gives you "wife-material" points. 

• Watching fireworks together - many Japanese dramas
• There is nothing more romantic and movie-like than watching the most beautiful fireworks together at the riverside. In Japan, fireworks are big part of summer culture and of course it is usually watched with significant other or friends.  

• Sleeping in different beds while holding each others hands
• Usually in dramas it is more that one is sleeping in bed and other is sleeping next to bed while holding the hand. The situation can vary from hospital room after accident or one character just being sick or hangoverish. With Cypsis, the situation was a bit nicer as there was a lack in sleeping places at friends place and the couches were to small to share. 

• Saying farewell not on their own will - many Korean dramas
• In Korean dramas the couple usually ends up breaking up on different reasons and I am not even starting to list them all. In the case of Cypsis finished her studies in Portugal and had to move back to home-country..  

• Farewell kisses until the train closes its doors at the last second - "Dream high" 
• Okey, in "Dream High" it was a bus and through bus window, but we can draw some parallels.   

• Saying some little words after the train doors are closed so that you can only read from the lips
• Despite not knowing the exact words that were said, this thing is romantic as hell 

I must say that for the first two things every fan should get ready, because most fans want to move to another country, so do yourself a favor and already start learning the language more and more - especially because the parents of other might not speak English!
But basically every K-drama fan can make her/his relationship more drama-like, even those who are not moving to another country. You just need to know what to do - do not be too obvious and overacting - the most important is that all these moments must be natural and a lot of it you will discover only much later when you are recalling the memories.
But for Cypsis nothing was planned before - it just happened this way. And if you are interested what happens to Cypsis now, then only time will show - if there is a red thread or not, time will show us, but at the moment I am just hoping the best for him, because he deserves it. 

Life as a drama-watcher in another country..

Hi, Sweeties! Here is Cypsis, back in fandom! Actually, Yanne asked me to write a post about my experience as a fan living in an other country when one does not have ability to live as a usual fan.
Of course I think that actually these things can happen to you also on your own country when you are just really busy. I hope all of you have read about what happens to a fan when she/he does not have enough drama - because well this is the thing that is going to happen, though for me.. the first point was not true, but about it next time :P

Even though I tried to continue watching dramas from time to time, it was really difficult because I was so busy with trying to handle my social and love life, what were more than crazy; money problems; university assignments, language studies etc.etc...  Sometimes I really thought that I have time to watch, but then one or other thing came up and the times when I actually got to watch something, were moments that I planned like a week before, acted antisocial and stayed inside to watch my dramas. All this calculation I had to do.. wow it was a lot! I had whole lists with months to keep watching and actually for first two months I was even able to follow it more or less, but then everything got messed up. Even if I found a time to watch, I did not have time to write reviews :S Another bad thing is when you do not have dramas in your computer and your net connection is not working, is too slow or some of your favorite sites have been blocked by the administrator - and these all happened to me for some time at least O.o

On the other hand, there were moments where I was really happy to be in this fandom. First of all, it is one more way to find friends - you never know who might be a fellow fan when you are not making it clear that you are one. I actually met one amazing girl who was watching Korean dramas! And I would not have known it, if I would not have gone to talk to her after seeing TOP as her screen saver.
Secondly, when you are watching your drama in dormitory where are living more people than just you, then you can be sure that in one point someone is getting interested in your dramas!! Most surely it is because you are making weird voices and laughing-crying all the time. Sharing is caring, which means that soon you will just grow our fandom-family :D
Thirdly, I was able to go and promote a bit blog, as I went to one anime-convention that happened in my city for the first time. Of course sadly there were not so many drama-watchers and it was really really small, but it reminded me times when I just got into this fandom which was like... 5 years ago??? O.o The craziest thing was that now back in my home-country I met one family from Portugal whose daughter was also on this convention!! World is really small!
So in the end, I do not know what say more. There are moments when you have to make a small hiatus and just go with the flow from other things, because it does not mean that you will never come back. But what I can say - do not be afraid to go and enjoy other things - of course you will miss most airing dramas and you have no idea what is going on in fandom and when you hear something new you feel like crying for hearing it much later than others - but there are a lot of things to gain.

I do apologize for leaving you all waiting all this time and thank you who still stayed :) I LOVE YOU ALL!

Sentences you shouldn't trust

Sorry for the two months hiatus - from exams to work (I got the job I wanted) and personal problems, I was unable to update (I was also unable to watch dramas so we both were on the losing sides). I hope to get back on track from now on.

Some time ago while watching dramas, I noticed that there are some sentences that you should never ever trust. Whenever someone says it - I can say ~80% of times they are lying and some serious stuff is going to happen.

1) "I don't love you (anymore)!"
Seriously? How often have we heard that sentence slip from the lips of poor heroine or the rich and courgeous male lead? Too often I say. Whenever one needs to break up -mostly so he/she could save the other or so that innocent people wouldn't get hurt- there is no way of making a rational explanation of why breaking up would be a good idea - explanation? like what the heck is that? Just forget all those lovey-dovey words you said yesterday and yell at her/his face that suddenly you just don't love her/him anymore.

Lee Jae Ha is not only the king of South Korea -
he's also the king of saying things that are untrue
(seriously I've heard almost everything in this list slipping from his lips)

2) "This is the last drink."
Also comes in variations like "Let's have a drink for a goodbye" and "This will be the last time". This one is my personal favourite. Really, that's the last drink we share? Honey, you said that the last time too. Or are you out to poison me this time?

3) "I can hold my liquor"
If you're so good with alcohol, then why everybody else has to piggyback/ carry you back home? Darling, please be honest with yourself and others - - - unless you really want the hot guy piggyback you home. Hey! I should try this one!

Dear Naoki. You won't have any puking problems with me -
I'm the type who falls asleep when drunk. Sincerely, Yanne.

4) "I do not see you as a man/woman"
Maybe it is true in the start, but we can always be certain that right after telling that they will open their eyes and understand that actually the other person is the only man/woman they see. But for sure, at first let's make things really complicated and cause a lot of heartache to everyone, just because one is too blind to see.

5) "You're not sexy"
Also comes in variations like "You're uncute", "You're ugly" etc. Don't be too sad - being beautiful in the inside is much important than appearance - so just show them how sexy your soul is and in the end the person saying it will still love you and not his bitchy supermodel "friend".

a bag of sweet potatoes in your hand makes you especially attractive to Kang Joo

I know you can't trust my "every-monday-post promise" either but there is one sentence you can trust: "From this week on Cypsis Blog (and second blog) will run smoothly again as Cypsis is returning from Portugal."

Not. Enough. Drama.

There are tons of posts in the Internet about fangirls who watch too much dramas - we've all heard about the woman who lost her eyesight after a drama marathon, we've all experienced having last night's drama replaying in our head during lessons or work time, we've all suffered from lack of sleep and aching body parts (me after last Tuesday - 16 hour-marathon - my back still hurts from all the sitting). But there is a topic that I feel is still uncovered: What happens with fangirl who can't watch dramas for a longer period of time? So I'll try to write it down - based on my own experiences (work+uni+social life= drama watching) + Cypsis time in Portugal

1) You start to watch your own life like it's a drama. During first minutes of the first episode you understand it's a total crap and want to drop it.

The face that captures perfectly how it feels like to see/hear ultimate crap
thankfully Bride of the Century wasn't anything crap-like

2) You laugh less and get more easily depressed. It's easier to worry about the problems of a fictional character than your own. Also there's nothing funny about your real life.

3) You have 5 free minutes? Yes, let's watch this actor's picture the whole time.

4) You end up scribbling lists of "want to watch dramas" or "best dramas" or any other list to your textbook or work papers more seriously than you do your actual work.

you mean writing drama lists isn't what my job is about?
My whole life has been a lie.

5) You're becoming a mathematic genius thanks to all the "Tomorrow I can get home 6 PM and I have no commitments or plans. I have to wake up at 6 AM. So if I were to start watching Jdrama right away - 11 eps - 10 eps are 45 minutes, 1 is whole hour, meaning it all together is 510 minutes, making it 8 hours and 30 minutes. So I'd finish in the middle of the night and still could sleep for at least 2 hours." Your only miscalculation is that you fall asleep as soon as you hit your bed.

As you can see drama-watching is good for fangirls mental health. So whenever someone says it's bad for your health - tell them that it helps you to hold your sanity.

Japanese MUST WATCH dramas 2006-2010

I actually wanted to do a post about anime related stuff as I was busy with Japanese Animation Film Festival, but while in need of a quick post to get the blog rolling again, I decided to go with that.

14-sai no haha (2006)

Proposal Daisakusen - some people may argue, but I'd say it's pretty MUST SEE
also it was my second drama I ever watched!

Attention Please (2006)
Byakuyako (2006)
Densha Otoko (2006)
Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (2006)
My Boss, My Hero (2006)
Nodame Cantabile (2006)

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (2007)
Hotaru no Hikari (2007, 2010)
LIAR GAME (2007)
Proposal Daisakusen (2007)

Binbo Danshi (2008)
Bloody Monday (2008)
CHANGE (2008)
Code Blue (2008, 2010)
Hachimitsu to clover (2008)
Koizora (2008)
Last Friends (2008)
ROOKIES (2008)
Ryusei no Kizuna (2008)
Zettai Kareshi (2008)

At the end of the street: a poster of Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku
I was in Japan when it was airing, so a lot of posters at streets and trains

Atashinchi no Danshi (2009)
BOSS (2009)
Buzzer Beat (2009)
JIN (2009)
Mei-chan no Shitsuji (2009)
MR.BRAIN (2009)
My Girl (2009)
Orthos no Inu (2009)
Smile (2009)
Tokyo DOGS (2009)

Freeter, Ie o Kau (2010)

Moteki (2010)
Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku (2010)
Sunao ni Narenakute (2010)
Tumbling (2010)

If I left something important out, feel free to correct me! Now I shall go back to my "Genji monogatari" that needs to be finished reading.

Actor profile: Yamashita Tomohisa

 

sweaty after concert

Name:  山下智久
Birth date: 09.04.1985
Agency: Johnny’s Entertainment
In Entertainment business since: 1996
Active as actor since:1996
Break through drama: 2005 Nobuta wo Produce

Rating: Quality 

• Shinrei Surfer no Shi (1996)
• Shounentachi (NHK, 1998) as Kakuda Shinya
• Nekketsu Renaido (NTV, 1999, ep7)
• P.P.O.I. (NTV, 1999) as Amano Taira
• Kowai Nichiyobi (NTV, 1999, ep13)
• Kiken na Kankei (Fuji TV, 1999, ep10-11) as Miyabe Satoshi
• Ikebukuro West Gate Park (TBS, 2000) as Mizuno Shun
• Shijo Saiaku no Date (2000, ep1) as Okamura Yuki
• All Star Chushingura Matsuri (2000) as Asano Takumi
• Kabachitare (Fuji TV, 2001) as Tamura Yuta
• Shounen wa Tori ni Natta (TBS, 2001) as Nagashima Ken
• Long Love Letter (Fuji TV, 2002) as Otomo Tadashi
• Lunch no Joou (Fuji TV, 2002) as Nabeshima Koshiro
• Stand Up!! (TBS, 2003) as Iwasaki Kengo
• Budo no Ki (Grapevine) (2003) as Shindo Yosuke
• Sore wa, Totsuzen, Arashi no you ni... (TBS, 2004) as Fukazawa Takuma
• Dragon Zakura (TBS, 2005) as Yajima Yusuke
• Nobuta wo Produce (NTV, 2005) as Kusano Akira
• Kurosagi (TBS, 2006) as Kurosaki
• Byakkotai (TV Asahi, 2007) as Sakai Shintaro & Sakai Mineji
• Proposal Daisakusen (Fuji TV, 2007) as Iwase Ken
• Proposal Daisakusen SP (Fuji TV, 2008) as Iwase Ken
• Kurosagi the movie (2008) as Kurosaki
• Code Blue (Fuji TV, 2008) as Aizawa Kousaku
• Code Blue SP (Fuji TV, 2009) as Aizawa Kousaku
• Buzzer Beat (Fuji TV, 2009) as Kamiya Naoki
• Code Blue 2 (Fuji TV, 2010) as Aizawa Kousaku
• Ashita no Joe (2011) as Yabuki Joe
• Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata~Ending Planner~ (TBS, 2012) as Ihara Masato aka Masapyon
• Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 2012 Akai Tsume (Fuji TV, 2012) as Ishida Akiyoshi
• MONSTERS (TBS, 2012) as Saionji Kousuke
• SUMMER NUDE (Fuji TV, 2013) as Mikuriya Asahi
• Dokushin Kizoku (Fuji TV, 2013, ep7 & 11) as himself  

Buzzer Beat

 

Average rating on Cypsis' blog: 4,1

Official highest average drama rating: 23.1 (Code Blue SP)
Most awarded drama: Proposal Daisakusen (53.rd Television Drama Academy Award and 11.th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix)

Best role: Kusano Akira (Nobuta wo Produce)
Worst role: Mikuriya Asahi (SUMMER NUDE)

Trade mark: his name/face, also dead-fish-eyes (kind of negative thing that people keep saying)
Best scene type: kiss scenes, crying scenes

 

This scene from Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata~Ending Planner~
is one of the most believable crying scenes I've ever seen

Counting:
Kiss-scenes: 9(+?) - Kitagawa Keiko, Karina, Nagasawa Masami, Aibu Saki, Ueno Natsuhi 
On-screen couple:11 - Kitagawa Keiko, Aragaki Yui, Karina, Nagasawa Masami (2x), Aibu Saki, Yanagihara Kanako, Miyaji Mao, Ueno Natsuhi, Eikura Nana, Honda Tsubasa,+ actress from IWGP
Fight-scenes: uncountable - Ashita no Joe, Kurosagi, Buzzer Beat, Dragon Zakura, Dokushin Kizoku
(Half)naked: uncountable - Ashita no Joe, SUMMER NUDE, Buzzer Beat, Kurosagi
Crying-scenes: 10 - Proposal Daisakusen, Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata~Ending Planner~, Code Blue, Kurosagi, Buzzer Beat 

Cross-dressing scenes: 1 - P.P.O.I - he said that he will never do that again - in 2012 he did crossdress with Katori Shingo

Happy 29th birthday! It's the 6.th time I spent it this day knowing who this fine man is. He is also the person whom both me and Cypsis need to thank -  Nobuta wo Produce was the first drama we watched, followed by Proposal Daisakusen  that made us totally hooked.Who knows where we'd be without Yamapi. Of course we haven't seen all of the titles mentioned above as some of them are out of reach for us, but we will do our best to track them down.

X-rated synopsises

Hey guys! First of all I want to say how sorry I am to have been away for so long!
As I've stated before some of the synopsises on Cypsis Blog are written by me, so I decided to let you know the "other versions" that didn't make the cut to be in the actual review. PS: I am not responsible for any harm done to the minds of readers who are under age. And this post involves hidden spoilers.

King2Hearts (2012)

What happens behind the closed doors - King2Hearts

 Cocky South Korean crown prince Lee Jae Ha is arranged to be engaged to kissless* North Korean officer Kim Hang Ah to improve the relationship between two areas and to unite them as one. While there are people who just want everything to go down and dirty, Kim Hang Ah makes Lee Jae Ha's gun pop in several occasions.
*my friend used it as a word, so let it be a word! Meaning a person who hasn't even had one kiss.

Buzzer Beat (2010)
A string player Shirakawa Riko meets a ball player Kamiya Naoki whose girlfriend Nanami Natsuki likes to play with her pompoms. And Kawasaki Tomiya, Naoki's ball playing coach wants to make Riko his woman. While Riko and Naoki want to achieve their pure goals, no one's satisfied with their love life.

 Marry me, Mary (2010)
Wi Mae Ri is forced into contract that states she has to live 100 days with two men: a rich have-to-listen-to-his-daddy hottie nr 1 Byun Jung In and cocky my-music-is-my-life hottie nr two Kang Moo Kyul. Also the best way to maintain one's 25-years old purity is to hang up a pink curtain to cut the shared bed into two.

the problem of teenagers in Stand Up!!

Stand Up!! (2003) 
 Four 17-years old virgins want to be not-virgins after the summer vacation. So the main goal of the summer vacation? Have a home-run.

You're beautiful (2009)
All men love nuns. That's it.

Playful Kiss (2010) 
Due to different reasons our lovely yet slightly dumb Oh Ha Ni is made to live with the family of her high school heartthrob Baek Seung Jo. Come on! What are you waiting for?! I can tell what they waited for: marriage.

Hanawake no yon shimai (2011) 
Everybody wants love, but all they do is play around.

This made Seol Chan lose his cool

 Monstar (2013) 

 19+ rated Australian sheperdess and cocky South Korean popstar are partners of desk. While enjoying themselves with their colorful group of friends, they finger their way into each others hearts.

Kimi wa Petto (2003)
The ideal woman Iwaya Sumie gets a human-dog Momo and tries not to become a zoophile.

Kurosagi (2006) 
Do not f**k with innocent people, 'cause when you do - Kurosaki will do you even harder. Can't say I'd mind that.

Hope you had fun reading it! I sure had fun writing this! Do you have some fun synopsises to share with me? Write them into comments! :D
Inspiration for this post came from King2Hearts and various youtubers!

Fictional bands

 I feel like a little piece of unicorn poop - sparkly and beautiful, but still poop. The reason is that a lot of things have happened in my personal life and it turns out uni x job x social life = "but I wanted to watch dramas tonight!!". On the other hand there has been a lot of amazing stuff happening and I hope it will get even better.

As I went to a concert last week, I decided to make a post about fictional bands of Asian dramas (meaning all actual bands that have made cameos in dramas won't be included). Whose concert would you want to go to?

A.N.JELL (Korea)-   You're beautiful

  genre: pop
members: Hwang Tae Kyung (main vocal), Kang Shin Woo (guitar), Jeremy (drums), Go Mi Nam (vocals, keyboards)
status: active
most known song: "Promise", "Still (as ever)"
scandals: a lot of dating related scandals, it was also thought that Go Mi Nam is a woman, but the media had to disappoint (let's continue to keep it a secret that Go Mi Nyu, Mi Nam's identical twin-sister was filling in for him for the first months)

A.N.JELL (Japan) - Ikemen desu ne
genre: pop
members: Katsuragi Ren (main vocals), Fujishiro Shu (guitar), Hongo Yuki (drums), Sakuraba Mio (vocals, keyboards)
status: active
most known song: "Promise"
scandals: a lot of dating related scandals, it was also thought that Sakuraba Mio is a woman, but the media had to disappoint (let's continue to keep it a secret that Sakuraba Miko, Mio's identical twin-sister was filling in for him for the first months)

The Stupid -  Heartstrings
genre: rock
members: Lee Shin (main vocals, guitar), Yeo Joon Hee aka Chicken Boy (drums), + guitarist, + bassist (names unknown)
status: inactive
most known song: "You've fallen for me", "Because I miss you"
scandals: Lee Shin had a dating scandal with Lee Kyu Won, a gayageum player turned into a sensational stage star. After an accident Lee Shin had to give up professional playing, it being the reason for disbandment. Lee Shin promised that he will recover and come back to the music world. The fans are waiting!

Absolute Perfection -  Marry me Mary
genre: indie-rock
members: Kang Mu Gyul (main vocals, guitar,visuals),  Ri-No, Leo, Yo-Han
status: active
most known song: "Butakhae, my bus", "Hello Hello" "I will promise you"
scandals: Absolute Perfection had a slave contract, Kang Mu Gyul had a dating scandal with Seo Joon, a popular actress.

Men in Black - Monstar
genre: K-pop
members: Yoon Seol Chan, Arnold, + 3 more members
status: active
most known song: "First love",  "As time passes"
scandals: Yoon Seol Chan was provoked into pushing one of his crazy fans - it went viral and his reputation was damaged. As make things better, his agency made him attend school and pull back from professional activities. During that time he formed a band Color Bar with his classmates for a school activities.

ROCKHEAD - Hungry!
genre: rock
members: Yamate Eisuke (lead guitarist), Sumiyoshi Kenta (guitar), Fujisawa Tsuyoshi (drums), Hiratsuka Taku (main vocals, visuals)
status: inactive
most known song: -
scandals: Taku left the band for a contract with visual kei band, ROCKHEAD disbanded and turned into a French restaurant staff

Seescape - Hormones
genre: rock
members: Tar (guitar), + vocals (female), + drums, + bass
status: active
most known song: "Ceiling"
scandals: Tar was chosen to be part of the band through elections, Seescape made it to the Big Mountain!!!


This post is dedicated to our little sister. She has been a fan of an American band for 4 years and this year they made a world tour! (yes, a world tour in a sense that they went all over the world not only in the 4 closest countries -.-) Anyway when it came out that they will do that, She didn't even think that it would be possible to go (as they didn't come to our country). As I am a fan myself I thought how I'd felt if my favourite band would come so close to me. And then it was decided - I knew I had to take her all the way to Sweden just to make her dream come true. Needless to say she was extremely happy - can't say I felt any less happy :D

R5 - our little sister's favourite band - and me without heels

Japanese MUST WATCH dramas ...-2005

I am so sorry~!!! I had finals... and then I went home... and I just slept and watched movies/ dramas... and read mangas (damn you Gintoki! and Yanagi-kun... :3 ) and then the uni stuff started again and I got a part-time job and then somewhere in the middle I had a total mental breakdown and then Cypsis went away....... in summary: I suck at making it to the deadline -.-

Well I decided to post the ultimate list of MUST WATCH Japanese dramas. So here is the first part (90.s to the awesome year of 2005) in chronological and alphabetical order. (links to Cypsisblog or Dramawiki)

the beginning of Kimutaku's popularity

101st marriage proposal (1991)
Itazura na kiss (1996) 
Long Vacation (1996)
Love Generation (1997)
Virgin Road (1997)
GTO (1998)

Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000)
Love Complex (2000)
Summer Snow (2000)
Trick (2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010)
Yamato Nadeshiko (2000)
Beautiful Life (2000)

Hero (2001)
Antique (2001)
Love Revolution (2001)
Strawberry on the shortcake (2001)
Long Love Letter (2002)
Lunch Queen (2002)
Kisarazu Cat's Eye (2002)

Eita andYamada Takayuki half-naked most of the time? Yes, please!
Tanaka Kei, Nakao Akiyoshi and Koike Teppei in second season? Yes, please!
Water Boys

Good Luck!! (2003)
Gokusen (2003, 2005, 2008)
Kimi wa Petto (2003)
Manhattan Love Story (2003)
Stand Up!! (2003)
Water Boys (2003, 2004)
Last Christmas (2004)
Orange Days (2004)
Pride (2004)

1 litre of tears (2005)
Anego (2005)
Brother Beat (2005)
Densha Otoko (2005)
Dragon Zakura  (2005)
Jyoou no kyoshitsu (2005)
Hana yori Dango (2005, 2007)
Kiken na Aneki (2005)
Nobuta wo produce (2005)
Slow Dance (2005)
Tiger & Dragon (2005)

As you can see, me and Cypsis haven't watched even half of them! But one day we will - even if we're old and grey (hint to one of my favourite songs). Did I miss something that should be in this list? Well let me know then! :D