ai wo sHinjiTe

between dreams and reality , there is JSBNET

[nicks-den]

Dousoukai (1993) Episode 1/10

Dousoukai follows the story of three characters - Orihara Natsuki, Andou Fuuma and Atari Kousuke, all who studied at the same high school in rural Toi. Ten years later, with all three of them working in Tokyo, their lives take an unexpected turn with the introduction of Arashi, who as his name suggests, brings a storm of chaos into their lives.

The most iconic 90s LGBT drama from Japan which had a huge impact on Japan and the content as we know it now. Just like previous Ossan's Love, it was a pillar of a certain time period. Granted, there were other dramas and movies in the 90s starring queer characters, but Dousoukai was a drama that did it on such a scale that no other drama from that period could ever compare.

It's said that the streets of Shinjuku 2-Choume (gay district in Tokyo) emptied out around the time this drama aired because everyone would be watching it from 10 to 11 pm.

I'll warn in advance that this drama contains a huge amount of nude scenes, sex scenes and later on some assault scenes, so please keep that in mind before starting it. But don't let that discourage you since this drama has lots of beautiful scenes and unique views on love to offer.

This has been years in the making, so I hope you enjoy the first ep!

Mega

Dailymotion

Pixeldrain

You're free to choose which version you want - 480p is the original video, 1080p is the upscale for better readibility of subtitles, so I recommend that. The characters were color-coded in the past to keep track all of them even at a later time, so I've included that version as well. The colors have no particular meaning as they're random. The color-coded version has karaoke as well.

My most sincere thanks go out to @furritsubs for even agreeing to work on this together with me. Together we could figure out most lines and it was hard work that spanned sooo many hours and replays. That said, if you know any Japanese people who can caption some difficult parts of the drama, feel free to let me know! Also, if you spot any errors and you know they're wrong with absolute certainty, I'd also appreciate you reaching out ^^

Translation notes below the cut.

00:45 - The iconic scene of Natsuki scratching her crotch was recreated again in a 2007 MBS/TBS drama お･ばんざい!.

03:12 - He meant the words having atari in them and here it's all words with the kanji 当, but not the same kanji as in Atari's name which is 中 (he uses the naka kanji).

magureatari (紛れ当) - lucky shot

baatari (場当たり) - ad hoc, playing to the gallery, spur-of-the-moment

yatsuatari (八つ当たり) - venting anger

03:22 - "Since June, the interest rates have been liberalized, so do consider transferring from your regular savings account from now on."

Hope this one makes sense banking-wise because economics isn't my strong suit. 1993 was a year of huge financial reform in Japan, you can find out more about it with this scientific article

08:27 - "People from Matsuki Bussan are here to proceed with the formalities." this line was kept vague on purpose because I don't know what they meant banking-wise

09:20 - A lot of the drama is situated in Toi located on the Western side of Izu Peninsula. Toi is known for its onsen, nature, gold mining and beautiful early cherry blossoms. Here it is on google maps.

17:11 - Chose to omit the fishing section with Katsushige because it's nothing important. Just fishing talk and I wasn't sure about some lines, so I thought it's best to skip it since it overlaps with the music anyway. If anyone knows all the lines spoken, do let me know.

17:57 - "I mean, when they'd be awarding the participation awards, they'd say it's only for those who finished, even though I registered when they first announced it."

I think that's what she meant when she mentioned the participation awards, but not fully sure because of one word.

24:07 - I guess Hige not releasing his pheromones when surrounded by old men and women is a reaction to Shidehara's line of him being blunt, but how that's related still eludes me.

35:02 - "Around the time when the Showa era ended and Heisei era started." - They meant end of year 1992 / start of 1993, forgot to add it.

43:23 - "This summer, the LDP government collapsed, and Hosokawa's new cabinet was born."

LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) is a nationalist and conversative party that has been in power almost continuously ever since 1955 (its establishment). However, 1993 was a year they didn't manage to hold onto the majority and lost in the general election.

From wikipedia:

"The LDP managed to hold on to power in 1990 Japanese general election despite some losses. In June 1993, 10 members of the party's liberal-conservative faction split to form the New Party Sakigake. The end of the postwar miracle economy, the Japanese asset price bubble and other reasons such as the recruit scandal led to the LDP losing its majority in 1993 Japanese general election held in July of that year.

Seven opposition parties – including several formed by LDP dissidents – formed the Hosokawa government headed by Japan New Party leader and LDP dissident Morihiro Hosokawa, who became the Prime Minister preceded by Kiichi Miyazawa. However, the LDP was still far and away the largest party in the House of Representatives, with well over 200 seats; no other individual party crossed the 80-seat mark. Yohei Kono became the president of the LDP preceded by Kiichi Miyazawa, he was the first non-prime minister LDP leader as the leader of the opposition."

[furritsubs]

I still cannot believe how this took years in the making and now EP1 is finally out! So honored @nicks-den reached out to me about this project. Nick definitely poured out his entire heart, time and effort towards this project. I cannot believe how his patience ran deep for this drama. And now we're here!

We are both so excited to share this work with you. I hope you stay patient with us for the upcoming episodes as well.

This was a drama that was ahead of its time when it was released in 1993. It was absolutely groundbreaking. Japanese viewers (you can see their comments about it on youtube where a user uploaded the episodes of this series up there) still talk about its impact to this day and how iconic of a series this was. Reading their comments about it made me imagine how they felt back when this was airing.

We hope you enjoy this one.

[dramavixen]

for part of him left long ago and the rest must be soon to follow

[n3murihim3]

Old but Gold. so this is LDH probably 2018 year end party. JSB just arrive after their Kouhaku perfomance, and the last one to arrive are Omi, Ryu and Elly.

So after their greeting and all, they were ushered to seat to the nearest table, where everyone else already seated and give way to them. Before Ryuji sit, he notices the senpais and bow first to them, followed by the juniors at the other side. 

what catches my eyes is how the juniors all stand up to bow back , The Rampage and Generations (also others :) ).

It is just heartwarming to watch and i always replay this part when i miss them gathering like this~

[n3murihim3]

GENERATIONS HIGH SCHOOL TV  - Guest : Sandaime J Soul Brothers

Q (by Ryota) : Among the members, who paid the highest rent?

**DRUMROLL**

.......... IMAICHI RYUJI !!!

Kenchan : even we are surprised, eh, are we in the same group ~?

BONUS :

Among the GENERATIONS member :

Alan raise his hand humbly LOL ~! And when comparing with JSB members, it turns out even Naoki-san and Ken-chan pay less than Alan’s rent .

[lepakoitavintilla]

“[…] I will love you as we find ourselves farther and farther from one another, where once we were so close… I will love you until your face is fogged by distant memory. I will love you no matter where you go and who you see, I will love you if you don’t marry me. I will love you if you marry someone else–and i will love you if you never marry at all, and spend your years wishing you had married me after all. That is how I will love you even as the world goes on its wicked way.”

― Lemony Snicket (The Beatrice Letters)

[n3murihim3]

Dropping this blurry pics of jsb member..or was it them really 😂😂😂.

If you know, you know 🙋.

[n3murihim3]

Q : What are your thoughts on 10 years (of debut together) ?

Omi : Isn't it good ? If it's not good I won't do it till 10 years right ?

Ryuji : Isn't it good ? To think , 10 years is unimaginable. That time, the 2 of us come together to sing, I am proud.

[n3murihim3]

aesthetic

concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

[n3murihim3]

Is this OmiRyu hour 👀👀👀

[n3murihim3]

OMG !!!

this subber did it again with amazing (to me a crack) video !!! 

every one make me laugh so hard !!

happy 10th year SAndaime !!

hopping for this year J Soul Christmas again ~~

[n3murihim3]

The Moon

and

The Sun

Sandaime J Soul Brothers

[n3murihim3]

TOMORROW !!!

Sandaime will be celebrating their 10th birthday (and Naoki-san's too)

10 years you guyss !!!

😱😱😱

[seongwu]

@mdzsnet​ ‘one year with the untamed’ favourite relationship → yunmeng heroes

[lesyah]

jiang cheng’s immaculate phantom entrance to the Opera

[ruanbaijie]

MDZS x Relationship Words That Aren’t Translatable Into English [x]

insp.

[zokso]

Jiang Cheng

the Fashion King.

Purple is a superior colour. 💜

[untamedconnotations]

The track title Zui Meng means “Drunken Dream”.

I read an interesting musical analysis on tracks from the OST, and this section in particular grabbed me. The OP is at https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/84982753.

Paraphrasing the OP’s words:

Drunken Dream’s first incarnation was introduced at Phoenix Mountain, and it was a flute solo by Wei Ying. He didn’t part on good terms with Lan Zhan the last time they met, and after Lan XiChen told him about Lan Zhan’s time with zither scores back home, Wei Ying had no excuse to visit Cloud Recesses. Instead, he had a heart-to-heart with Jiang YanLi about why anyone would fall in love with someone.

Wei Ying’s rendition of this melody back then resonated with the awakening of his feelings for Lan Zhan: it’s innocent despite the hell he went through and the hatred that gripped him. The confession at Phoenix Mountain was the best dream he had then. Sixteen years after his death, this tune is still their happiest dream after overcoming all that hardship.

Wangxian/Wuji is a melody where Wei Ying’s flute draws out Lan Zhan’s zither; while in Drunken Dream, Lan Zhan’s zither leads and Wei Ying’s flute follows. The complementary Yin-Yang in the first half of the track symbolizes their early relationship of lure-and-chase; it’s about getting to know each other while coming into their own.

The show’s finale ends with this melody for a reason: the second half is just like their reunion after 16 years – perfect synchrony and interlocked destinies till the end of the line; their happy ending.