It’s been a while since I last wrote a blog post and this time, I would like to dedicate this post to appreciate Muto Orin who has just finished performing her role as Ame-chan in “Hanayome wa Ame no Senritsu (HanaAme2022)” stage play. It was my first time watching Orin’s acting as it was her… Read More Hanayome wa Ame no Senritsu Stage Play: Muto Orin’s First Lead Role
It’s been a while since I last wrote my blogpost. By the time of writing this blog post, I should admit that my mental health isn’t in a good condition. However, I think that writing a blogpost could become my remedy. It’s been 13 years since I started this blog and I know that there… Read More I am not alright
Happy New Year 2021 あけましておめでとうございます！ 2020 was definitely not a great year for us. Living in isolation was tough. We are not sure when we are going to return to a normal life. The world normal is so distant and we might need to create a new definition of “normal life” in our dictionary. It… Read More A Reflection of 2020 and Hello to 2021!
On 24 September 2020, I received an email from Graduate School of International Relations (GSIR), Ritsumeikan University (RU), Kyoto, Japan about the orientation programme guidelines. I have yet to obtain my student visa due to Covid19 situations, but with this e-mail I guess I officially start my journey as a PhD student. I had been… Read More Applying MEXT U to U Scholarship: Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
It has been such a long time since I updated my blog. This post will be a short one about my frustration and how I tried to overcome it. I have been deeply immersed in twitter and scrolling over the timeline, without knowing when I should stop. I have been into idoling so much that… Read More I Have Lost My Way and Hit a Dead End
Amidst the early stage of COVID19 Outbreak, I flew to Bangkok to attend the Japan Expo Thailand 2020. I had planned this trip since December 2019 when the virus had not become a world trending topic. People might think I was crazy because at that time, Thailand was considered as a country which has the… Read More Japan Expo Thailand 2020: Put My Life on The Line Meeting Muto Tomu
This is probably the most frequently asked question to me. Why does a terrorism researcher, like you, become a fan of AKB48? To be honest, I often laugh at this question and rarely give a proper answer. I tend to avoid talking about AKB48 to people who are not really familiar with it. I… Read More Why does a Terrorism Researcher become a Fan of AKB48?
On November 21st, I visited Japan for the ninth time. It was my second trip to Japan this year. Obviously, meeting Muto Tomu and Muto Orin was my main reason. It is almost certain for me to visit Japan in November because both Tomu and my birthdays are in November. Japan is my favourite destination… Read More 10 Days Trip in Japan: Tried my Luck for Muto Tomu’s Seitansai
In Mid-2019, it was announced that AKB48 would hold its first solo concert in Taiwan on October 2019. Taiwan had always been on my bucket list for travelling, but I had never had a chance to visit it. I frequently asked my family to go to Taiwan, but they barely showed any interest. When AKB48… Read More AKB48 Concert in Taipei: First Time Watching Tomu in a Concert
Last month Muto Tomu showed a birthday message album given by the seitansai committee for her 24thbirthday. The seitansai committee took months to finish the birthday message album due to multiple tasks in order to create a perfect album. For instance, they discussed the album’s concept, designed the album, collected the birthday messages on various… Read More My Experience as a Seitansai Committee from Overseas: What Do I Do?
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