Haruno Sumire website up! Help! Posted by buddyboo on Sun 22 of Jun, 2008 04:20 GMT-0000 OK. So the new website is up. I love the pictures. She looks terrific. http://www.sumire-haruno.jp What does it say? Anyone? It's got all the stuff already out there about the upcoming concerts in September, but does it say anything else? Yeah!
Posted by buddyboo on Mon 07 of Jul, 2008 07:06 GMT-0000 Oh well, I was hoping for a different answer re the fan club. I do know some people in Japan who "theoretically" could forward things to me. One is 87, one hates anything even remotely connected to Takarazuka, one is a busy surgeon... And anyway my dog peed on a picture of Osa-san tonight (it was on the floor and his doggy brain went "papers+floor=pee" so maybe it wasn't meant to be. Thanks again p.s. Japanese is indeed fascinating, but it's going to kill me. > > Oops, I guess I worded that badly. You're right — it's not foreign members, it's members living overseas. I also have an (American) friend who got a similar reply from the fan club, which is what I based that on. :) > > Japanese is a really fascinating language to study, isn't it? > "Heart" is mentioned twice in her message: 心待ã¡ã«ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã—ãŸã€€ï¼†ã€€å¿ƒã‚’ã“ã‚ãŸæŒ > "Kokoromachi ni shiteimasu" (or "kokoromachi ni suru") is a phrase usually translated as "look forward to". "Kokoro o kometa uta" could be translated as "a song/songs that I've poured my heart into".
Posted by caithion on Sun 06 of Jul, 2008 04:02 GMT-0000 posts: 708 ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ > Thank you. Thank you. So they are not accepting overseas members? Has that been posted anywhere? I sort of assumed that by default. I actually saw something on a Chinese site(it was a reply from the club to a fan) that said if you had an address in Japan and someone to forward things to you, then you could join. Not sure why I'm so eager to join. I love Osa's voice. And that lead to me buying a bunch of her DVD's and CD's. which led me to want to understand them, which lead me to taking Japanese classes, which lead to my studying the language fairly seriously. All because I heard her singing on a random youtube video. I only know a few hundred Kanji at this point, so I could figure out the concert info but not much else. My Chinese friend said one of the Kanji in her message was something about hearts fluttering. > Sorry about the long reply, Thanks again. Oops, I guess I worded that badly. You're right — it's not foreign members, it's members living overseas. I also have an (American) friend who got a similar reply from the fan club, which is what I based that on. :) Japanese is a really fascinating language to study, isn't it? "Heart" is mentioned twice in her message: 心待ã¡ã«ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã—ãŸã€€ï¼†ã€€å¿ƒã‚’ã“ã‚ãŸæŒ "Kokoromachi ni shiteimasu" (or "kokoromachi ni suru") is a phrase usually translated as "look forward to". "Kokoro o kometa uta" could be translated as "a song/songs that I've poured my heart into".
Posted by buddyboo on Sun 06 of Jul, 2008 03:37 GMT-0000 Thank you. Thank you. So they are not accepting overseas members? Has that been posted anywhere? I sort of assumed that by default. I actually saw something on a Chinese site(it was a reply from the club to a fan) that said if you had an address in Japan and someone to forward things to you, then you could join. Not sure why I'm so eager to join. I love Osa's voice. And that lead to me buying a bunch of her DVD's and CD's. which led me to want to understand them, which lead me to taking Japanese classes, which lead to my studying the language fairly seriously. All because I heard her singing on a random youtube video. I only know a few hundred Kanji at this point, so I could figure out the concert info but not much else. My Chinese friend said one of the Kanji in her message was something about hearts fluttering. Sorry about the long reply, Thanks again. > > What does it say? Anyone? It's got all the stuff already out there about the upcoming concerts in September, but does it say anything else? Yeah! > > Hm, well, it's got the section on the fanclub, but since they're not accepting foreigners I won't bother translating that, or the "mail magazine", which is only for members. The profile page has the usual stats and things, nothing new. Then there is Osa's message. Roughly: > > Everyone, hello... and it's been a while. > > Ever since my last performance for Takarazuka, I have looked forward to the day when I could see everyone again. > > Since then I have been troubled by various thoughts that came to me about my life after leaving the Revue, but the desire to sing has welled up strongly and couldn't be hidden. > > Now I am happy with the choice that I've made. > > From now on I want to give to everyone songs which contain my heart. Please support me. > > Osa
Posted by caithion on Sat 05 of Jul, 2008 23:42 GMT-0000 posts: 708 ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ > What does it say? Anyone? It's got all the stuff already out there about the upcoming concerts in September, but does it say anything else? Yeah! Hm, well, it's got the section on the fanclub, but since they're not accepting foreigners I won't bother translating that, or the "mail magazine", which is only for members. The profile page has the usual stats and things, nothing new. Then there is Osa's message. Roughly: Everyone, hello... and it's been a while. Ever since my last performance for Takarazuka, I have looked forward to the day when I could see everyone again. Since then I have been troubled by various thoughts that came to me about my life after leaving the Revue, but the desire to sing has welled up strongly and couldn't be hidden. Now I am happy with the choice that I've made. From now on I want to give to everyone songs which contain my heart. Please support me. Osa