Ueno Juri

phlargo wrote:I would presume these are both clips from which you captured your screenshots?

Of course. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:Not a knock on Masami-chan, but Juri-chan is just luminous. :inlove:

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love this pic!! and love the new avatar bmwracer ^__^

bmwracer wrote:
Of course. :mrgreen:

So I watched the gameshow with her (the streaming one).. it's quite telling really.. I knew she was very playful. There's a definite innocense there - I would guess, based on the video alone, that she was very familiar with the guy sitting next to her and but felt like she was under some pressure.

The second video (the downloaded one) shows some far more candid shots. The scene with the cake.. it's probably pretty close to her actual reaction. There were a few shots in ethe documentary which also showed that.. Also when she's eating.. she has a moment of reflection - I think it's very characteristic of her.

On the contrary, there are several scenes where she is presenting something. They seem to show a very different person - she is performing. It actually makes me wonder about something... she expresses a desire to be genuine, but I get the feeling there is perhaps a degree of discontent.

There was one seen in the vacation video where she discusses the requirement that while on the job she needed to be compliant, regardless of her emotions. I wonder if this doesn't play into her larger demeanor. I don't know if she actually has a lot of Nodame (I saw someone else mention this and I saw it in several clips) in her or its a public persona?

It was fun to watch her with the friends from her youth..

She has the cutest mouth ever (also I saw in your earlier pictures) - the little side curls. I actually think it lends to a subtle lisp or speech impediment, part of which makes her voice stand out.

I just realized - the end of the second video occurs right before her vacation to England. And then picks up right afterwards.

Well, thanks for sharing - I have to get to bed - I have a meeting in the morning with a local attorney.

phlargo wrote:So I watched the gameshow with her (the streaming one).. it's quite telling really.. I knew she was very playful. There's a definite innocense there - I would guess, based on the video alone, that she was very familiar with the guy sitting next to her and but felt like she was under some pressure.

You didn't recognize "the guy sitting next to her?"

She has the cutest mouth ever (also I saw in your earlier pictures) - the little side curls.

YES.

I've noted that more than once... That unique, wonderful upward curl... Terrific. :D

I actually think it lends to a subtle lisp or speech impediment, part of which makes her voice stand out.

Lisp?

I didn't notice any.

bmwracer wrote:
Lisp?

I didn't notice any.

I was teasing about Chiaki's actor.. he's a whole different story. I gotta check out that Heavenly Forest you turned me on to (it's sitting in my movies directory).

Of course I recognized him - I picked him out as guest on GTO (where he grabbed like 5 seconds of air time, 10 years ago) He's so distinctive.. like her.

Not so much a lisp, but a lazyiness in her speech that is probably part and parcel with the cute lip shape. It's a kind of roundness..

Reminds me of this girl back at law school who had the cutest lisp in the world!

Okay.. really going to bed now ;-) Gotta drive nearly an hour before 8 tomorrow morning!

phlargo wrote:Of course I recognized him - I picked him out as guest on GTO (where he grabbed like 5 seconds of air time, 10 years ago) He's so distinctive.. like her.

There's no mistaking his hair. :beaten:

Not so much a lisp, but a lazyiness in her speech that is probably part and parcel with the cute lip shape. It's a kind of roundness..

Didn't notice that, either... :beaten:

Yeah, I'm smitten.

Whoa... I'm gone from Juri's forum page for a day, and essays have been written since. :beaten:

phlargo wrote:
She does have something I'm working to figure out. I tend to characterize it as a knowing innocense, but I'm not sure yet.

Curious ... is the "she" you referring to for Juri or past girlfriend?
Also, not sure what you mean by "knowing innocence". :headscratch:

I do hope I'm not tredding on sensitive ground here - there's something about this phenomenon I'm really interested in.

I believe "this phenomenon" is what you would call -> "Juri Appeal" !! :victory:

thtl wrote:
20070527-Jounetsu Tairiku (Ueno Juri)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9SMVI5A8

Were you the one to upload that? I found it a while ago. If you did... thanks! :victory:

adub2adub wrote:Whoa... I'm gone from Juri's forum page for a day, and essays have been written since. :beaten:

You snooze, you lose. ;)

Curious ... is the "she" you referring to for Juri or past girlfriend?

Juri-chan, I'm sure.

Also, not sure what you mean by "knowing innocence".

I think he essentially means that she's a lot smarter and mature than her years suggest... :)

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Too small. :puppydog:

let's just hope for the bigger pic to come out.. :fingerscrossed:

meoinkie2 wrote:let's just hope for the bigger pic to come out.. :fingerscrossed:

Life-sized. :victory: :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
Life-sized. :victory: :mrgreen:

:shocked: :rofl:
the best way is to go to Japan!! :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Too small. :puppydog:

Come now... if you got what you want, it would be life-size and sitting on your lap ;-)

meoinkie2 wrote:
:shocked: :rofl:
the best way is to go to Japan!! :hehe:

Bingo. If she knew you were such a devoted fan, she'd totally meet with you.. better brush up on your Japanese as apparently she still has to study English very very much ;-)

phlargo wrote:Bingo. If she knew you were such a devoted fan, she'd totally meet with you..

Or have the authorities arrest me. :beaten:

better brush up on your Japanese as apparently she still has to study English very very much ;-)

Yeah, her English needs work...

Volunteer here....!!! *waves hands* :woot: :woot: :woot: