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Japanese and Korean pop stars, culture, and language; makeup and fashion; adorable animals of all kinds. Arashi blog can be found here. Kanji blog here.

[perhapsarat]

there will never be another headline that comes close to comparing with this

[perhapsarat]

and here is the article, it’s one of the most compelling and tragic love stories i’ve ever read 

[lurlur]

@elodieunderglass this seems relevant to your interests.

[seulpeo]

some jonghyun moments i never want to forget

standing up for lgbt students and minorities at large by amplifying their voices, but doing so respectfully (dec 2013)

reflecting on his appreciation for hero movies… ‘i have to protect my world’ (mar 2013)

receiving boxes of listerine after a joke comparing his deja-boo suit colors to listerine flavors went viral, during base promotions (feb 2015)

comforting a fan who was self-conscious about her name with a handwritten note at a shinee fansign (may 2015)

going to comfort a crying key during shinee’s concert at tokyo dome, but ending up crying himself (early 2015)

speaking playfully with a male listener on blue night radio (may 2015)

mentioning his gratitude for fans and listeners in creating a safe space with blue night radio (july 2015)

discussing his conversation with taemin about “gender roles, prejudices and negative views about artists, etc.” when writing pretty boy for taemin ft. kai on blue night radio  (aug 2015)

personally supporting radio guest baek young ok on blue night radio in her efforts to bring sanitary pads to low-income girls (mar 2017)

there are so many more moments to include but i wanted to hold onto these for sure. jonghyun, you were a celebrity like no other. i cant imagine a world without you. i wish you’d gotten to known how many hearts and minds you touched with your voice, your songwriting, and just by being yourself.

[taykash]

If you’ve known me before 2014, then you know how important SHINee is to me. They were some of my greatest inspirations before things got really bad in college, and are singlehandedly responsible for a lot that I still carry with me today. My bias group has changed, but SHINee and B1A4 are the only K-pop groups I actively keep tabs on. I was hoping to see SHINee live next year. 

I’ve been crying since I found out about Jonghyun last night. He was such a silly, gentle soul that was so talented, so smart, and so open about his pain. He actively discussed his struggles and helped so many that he knew was struggling. He went out of his way to connect with fans that reached out to him. He just wanted to make people, especially his mom and sister, happy.

It kills me that for all the joy he gave to others, he couldn’t find anyone to help him. He went to a doctor only to be told, “it’s your personality.” His sister called the police only for them to get there over an hour after her call. Carbon monoxide in high concentrations can kill in five minutes.

He was a tortured artist. Music was what he lived for, and despite his intense talent, he didn’t think he was enough. He didn’t think he was doing enough. He didn’t think that the brilliance he was putting out was enough.

This is why I find the phrase “you can’t love someone else if you don’t love yourself” to be absolute bullshit. Jonghyun loved others hard, actively risking his popularity to show love to the most troubled of his fans and working hard to make sure his mother and his sister had good lives. He was one of the best-loved idols, by fans and industry officials alike. You didn’t have to be a SHINee fan to love Jonghyun. 

He had money for resources, which he tried to use. They failed him. The systems in place meant to catch people like him failed him. This beloved man with a heart the size of the world died alone and in pain because of a society that didn’t support him. 

I can’t begin to imagine what his family is going through, especially his sister who did all she could when she received his message. I can’t begin to understand how the rest of the group feels, having the terrible honor of being his chief mourners.

Rest now, darling Jonghyun. You did well. 

[taykash]

“Haiiro to Ao”

Yunezo Kenshi and Suda Masaki’s “Haiiro to Ao” from Yunezo Kenshi’s album “BOOTLEG”

[ghazal67]

[teamnowalls-deactivated20180918]

this is literally how i dance

[askinfresh]

This went from “wow that’s pretty neat” to “WTF ITS ALIVE” real quick

[excima]

she did that

[taykash]

I know many people that should use this as a reference.

(No, I’m not back)

[zechs]

[pleatedjeans]

[saintwhiskey-deactivated2017050]

He looks so polite, like he just wants to stop by and see if you have anything for him.

[arijandro]

Reblog or reply with your Myers-Briggs personality type, please.

[taykash]

arijandro:

Here’s the personality test, if you don’t know it already. I’m procrastinating curious!

(by Katya, not me)

Guardians of birthdays, holidays and celebrations, ESFJs are generous entertainers. They enjoy and joyfully observe traditions and are liberal in giving, especially where custom prescribes. (…) All else being equal, ESFJs enjoy being in charge. (…) They willingly provide service (which embodies life’s meaning) and expect the same from others. ESFJs are easily wounded. And when wounded, their emotions will not be contained. They by nature “wear their hearts on their sleeves,” often exuding warmth and bonhomie, but not infrequently boiling over with the vexation of their souls. (…)  Their sense of right and wrong wrestles with an overwhelming rescuing, ‘mothering’ drive. (…) When a decision must be made, especially one involving the risk of conflict (abhorrent to ESFJs), there ensues an in-house wrestling match between the aforementioned black-and-white Values and the Nemesis of Discord. (…) As caretakers, ESFJs sense danger all around–germs within, the elements without, unscrupulous malefactors, insidious character flaws. The world is a dangerous place, not to be trusted. Not that the ESFJ is paranoid; 'hyper-vigilant’ would be more precise.

GODDAMMIT IT IS LIKE I AM THE DEFINITION OF THIS THING.

[taykash]

Reblogging this for my personal records because four years later I’ve turned ENFJ.

[why-so-searios]

[aconfusedbird]

[audio transcription: bird pushes through the door and begins laughing like a super-villain] 

[always-trite]

i’ve watched this 20 times now. each time is better than the last

[sorashige-deactivated20180918]

CM for Shige-sensei’s new novel 「Burn.」

[yayhooraywoohoo]

[yuuyu1964]

[cadetstilly]

[taykash]

Represent! Detective Marcus Bell (Elementary)

"Detective Bell once confided in me he played Sky Masterson in his high school production of Guys and Dolls. I had not, until this moment, imagined that he was any good. The stage’s loss is New York City’s gain, I suppose.”

[k8infinitylovers]

Jyussai photo - Subaru Shibutani

[kansaikansou]

Since Tama became the stationmaster, the Kishigawa line has become a big tourist destination. One of the trains has been decked out with calico decor. There are cat shaped lights, Tama patterned curtains, and, just in case you get bored in the 20 minutes it takes to get from one end of the line to the other, book cases filled with cat themed books and manga. While I only got the chance to ride the more popular Tama train, there are also two other “strawberry” and “toy” themed trains. But I mean… they’re not cat-shaped, so how do you compete with that?

[fancylivinstartshere]

My absolute favorite picture.  Baby elephants don’t have a lot of control over their trunks, so this one got fed up and just stuck it’s face right in the water.  It was the cutest thing to watch.

[kimbasprite]

Somebody kill me

Each Jenny has a different symbol on their hat

And I don’t know which one to do for my cosplay…

[atopfourthwall]

…Holy crap, how did I never notice this before?

[darkpuck]

So THAT’S how Brock knows!

[kimbasprite]

All the Joy’s are different, too. Their crosses are each different colors.

[kimbasprite]

#I thought the Nurse Joy one only happened recently though #like in the new seasons

Nope. While blue and pink repeated a few times, generally each Joy had a different color city to city.

These are all from season 1 & 2 Nurse Joys.