Ueto Aya

Here's Kizuna

http://www.sendspace.com/file/z906km

K.T.Tran wrote:Here's Kizuna

http://www.sendspace.com/file/z906km

Excellent! Thanks again!

K.T.Tran wrote:Here's Kizuna

http://www.sendspace.com/file/z906km

:glomp: :glomp:

Aya_fans wrote:

:glomp: :glomp:

dou itashimashite.
Did you like the performance?

Thanks KT :hug: !

Currently watching breath of my heart and dling kizuna. Never heard breath of my heart before. I check her 1st album and message album, but it's not on the track list. Where is this song from ? A single I suppose, which one ? Could someone (lol shinyo-kun probably will) upload the mp3 of breath of my heart (320 kps/s) ? The performance is sweet.

Sangohan wrote:Thanks KT :hug: !

Currently watching breath of my heart and dling kizuna. Never heard breath of my heart before. I check her 1st album and message album, but it's not on the track list. Where is this song from ? A single I suppose, which one ? Could someone (lol shinyo-kun probably will) upload the mp3 of breath of my heart (320 kps/s) ? The performance is sweet.

Its in her Pureness Single

Hai doozo:
(MP3) Aya Ueto - Breath of My Heart (320kbps, phinn's encoding)

boris wrote:Hai doozo:
(MP3) Aya Ueto - Breath of My Heart (320kbps, phinn's encoding)

Ah thanks. U're kinda Phinn's disciple aren't u. I barely knew him, however I miss him. Such a devoted guy, writes a lot, shares a lot. I found some old posts saying he gets the 2004 calendar I'm looking for :mrgreen: I wonder how he's doing now. Btw, right now there are more new fresh faces than old chaps of old on this thread. just KT, thy, freefall, w3bhead and boris. older guys like tight who launched this thread are no longer active. Kinda strange.

thanks for all guys "K.T and Boris" :metaldevil: :woot: :victory: :applaud:

Phinn's disciple, haha that's interesting thought. Well I'm not that old (as member), but luckily joined when his site with PVs and discography torrent were still active and they kindle my interest toward Aya. So I'm happy to share Aya stuff with young padawan learners :hehe:.

ThyGriever wrote:

actually, i can understand Memiors of a Geisha. They couldnt find too many talented japanese actresses in the US (they need substanstial english speaking actresses). the popular Chinese Hollywood actors were chosen cause they wanted a top-notch film and decided to use them over people that might seem like rookies or "new to acting". They put in that one guy from Last Samurai who was japanese because he was one of the few JapaneseUS actors with pretty decent acting skills.

i don't completely buy that...Zhang Ziyi had to take english lessons prior to filming....why couldn't they have done the same thing with a Japanese actress? they could have easily picked Rie Miyazawa or Kuroki Hitomi for one of the three leading roles. well it was far from a top notch film....it only made 57 million dollars in the US and the production budget was 85 million dollars. "new to acting" perhaps in the US but not new to the craft in general. the acting was roundly criticized by many critics and movie goers alike...so they obviously didn't succeed in that regard.


in any event, i do believe the rationale you set forth does accurately describe the thinking employed by the producers...misguided as it was as demonstrated by the film's poor reception.

Freefall wrote:

Yes, those Hong Kong, Malaysia etc versions are like 10 times cheaper. Some equal picture quality and well made boxes (like Ace, Hitonatsu, MlC for example. But not to mistake them with the bootlegs that are often sold at ebay) but most times they are not as good as the original japanese versions. Like AP or Attack for example are definately worse picture quality and cheap boxes.
Many hardcore fans only buy the original CDs and DVDs and would never buy any bootlegs at all. :hehe:
Well, thatLs quite expensive maybe but original is always better and more precious. For example the Azumi japan limited; was quite expensive but itLs 1000times more beautyful than the cheap bootlegs and HK etc versions over at ebay. And itLs easily worth 10 times as much as those $10 Azumi DVDs at ebay now.
And another important aspect is that you support Aya with buying japanese originals ! :mrgreen:
Downloading Doramas is OK, of course. But I often buy them if I liked them afterwards.

i understand and appreciate your argument....since you tend to view the works as collectors items not just programs. I don't have the money to buy 200 dollar box sets, moreover the original Japanese works are often unsubbed. given your staunch enthusiasm for Aya's work i can appreciate the financial support you lend as a fan by buying Japanese originals. :)

Tu_triky wrote:

i don't completely buy that...Zhang Ziyi had to take english lessons prior to filming....why couldn't they have done the same thing with a Japanese actress? they could have easily picked Rie Miyazawa or Kuroki Hitomi for one of the three leading roles. well it was far from a top notch film....it only made 57 million dollars in the US and the production budget was 85 million dollars. "new to acting" perhaps in the US but not new to the craft in general. the acting was roundly criticized by many critics and movie goers alike...so they obviously didn't succeed in that regard.


in any event, i do believe the rationale you set forth does accurately describe the thinking employed by the producers...misguided as it was as demonstrated by the film's poor reception.

i think they chose ziyi over a japanese actress is cos shes pretty big in hollywood cos of crouching tiger, they wanted names that people knew and would bring them in and they thought "shes chinese...its close enough..."

nubs_cooper67 wrote:

i think they chose ziyi over a japanese actress is cos shes pretty big in hollywood cos of crouching tiger, they wanted names that people knew and would bring them in and they thought "shes chinese...its close enough..."

that's obvious....hollywood's continued cultural ignorance continues with its monotholic portrayal of asians, as if any and all asian cultures are interchangeable.....it's like saying all Latin Americans are Mexicans.

just because they continue to make the same stupid mistakes doesn't somehow rationalize the stupidity....

it's like seeing any dummy off the street call any asian a chinese person....it's ridiculous and stupid for the average man though he may be uneducated.....but hollywood producers have millions of dollars at their disposal and opportunities for thorough research and review...yet they make the same dumb, offensive mistakes.


edit: they used Koyuki for Last Samurai...hell nobody in the States knew who the heck she was prior to filming.

Sangohan wrote: just KT, thy, freefall, w3bhead and boris. older guys like tight who launched this thread are no longer active. Kinda strange.

I feel like an old member of this special Thread.
Yea, Tight and Elt-senpai aren't here now. Not sure how often Elt checks the forum, but as of like a year now (so it feels) Elt hasn't visited frequently.
Not sure what he's up to, grad school? work??? Aya keeping him busy :headscratch:

He and Phinn contributed a whole lot to the thread :bow: :bow:

K.T.Tran wrote:

Elt-senpai aren't here now. Not sure how often Elt checks the forum, but as of like a year now (so it feels) Elt hasn't visited frequently.
Not sure what he's up to, grad school? work??? Aya keeping him busy :: :bow:

he's an engineering student at Cal last I heard....Berkeley's a big school with lots of ish to do and ppl to kick it with...i should know i went there. i mean if the guy wasn't busy he wouldn't have given up on fansubbing in all likelihood.

Tu_triky wrote:

he's an engineering student at Cal last I heard....Berkeley's a big school with lots of ish to do and ppl to kick it with...i should know i went there. i mean if the guy wasn't busy he wouldn't have given up on fansubbing in all likelihood.

hoooooo.
i see. Best of lucky to him.
I remember something bout Studiooto joining with Sars for fansubbing dramas. Not sure how thats going.

I know Berkeley has lots of folks to kick it with, but overal a lot of stuff to do around there....that i haven't heard about from friends goin there.

K.T.Tran wrote:

hoooooo.
i see. Best of lucky to him.
I remember something bout Studiooto joining with Sars for fansubbing dramas. Not sure how thats going.

I know Berkeley has lots of folks to kick it with, but overal a lot of stuff to do around there....that i haven't heard about from friends goin there.

well my point was it's a big school with over 30,000 students....moreover, engineering is a tough major....throw in a social life which probably includes knowing a grip of students, on campus events, going to San Francisco, etc.....you get the picture.

Tu_triky wrote:


well my point was it's a big school with over 30,000 students....moreover, engineering is a tough major....throw in a social life which probably includes knowing a grip of students, on campus events, going to San Francisco, etc.....you get the picture.

aah.
Lots of stuff going on and lots of stuff to do.
Makes sense. Hope the guy is having a good time. :mrgreen:

K.T.Tran wrote:

aah.
Lots of stuff going on and lots of stuff to do.
Makes sense. Hope the guy is having a good time. :mrgreen:

hey it's college....i'm sure he's making the most of it :mrgreen: