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Hello.

Its me.

When I tried explaning how the rhyming of words work inthe special home page set up for "Facedown", it was well-received by the staff, so I shall try explaining it in here.

For today's lesson, let's try to analyse

"Three songs which have a lot of rhyming in them"

First, from the album "Boku no miteiru fuukei"

Sakurai's solo ; T.A.B.O.O
(what, we start with that?!)

from the latter part of the rap, after the words "二回のー”

The rhyming parts of this phrase are'

IAIOIU  IAIOIU  (NIKAI NO WINKU, HITAI TO RINKU )
IAIOIU  IAIOIU  ( HIDARI WO MIRU SHINAINO KISU )
IAIOIU IAIOIU  (HIKARI TOJIRU MIKAI NO CHIZU  )

and the last line,( 蜂の巣）
HACHINOSU　NO OKU NO HACHIMITSU ends off with OIU.

As a rule, the same vowels are repeated six times, leaving them open, but lastly their positions are closed out and squared off with the OIU at the end.

Heh. Heh. Heh. Heh.




Next, from the album "Arashic", Cool and Soul:

Ohno's part' the "嵐を探しー" part.

In this rap too, the words with the same vowels are used to rhyme, and in the middle of it, a different vowel is thrown in to form the rhythm.

In other words,

AAI AAI AAI (A)AAI (oou)  ARASHI WO SAGASHI ATARI S(A)WAGASHI SONOU
AAI(I) AAI AAI AAI           SUSAMAJI(I) SAWAGI MASANI ARASHI

Heh. Heh. Heh. Heh. Heh.


And next,

From the same song, "Cool and Soul"

The last part of Sakurai"s rap

”アイドル ーー”

In this section too, the words with the same vowels are used to rhyme the phrase.

In other words,

AIOU AIOU-U AIOIU (AIDORU TAITOR-UBAITORU )
AIOU AIOU (KAISOKU MAIKU WO MOTSU)
AIOU AIOU-U AIOU (AIDORU DAIKOKU-U BAITORU)

oi oi, Sakurai ...

in the part "MAIKU WO MOTSU" you threw in and extra "U" (see green letters above) didnt you?

Well to you out there to must be thinking "Isnt that a mistake?!"

What a good question!!!
(Well, maybe no one asked the question)

well in this part, I, did not pronounce the "Ku" in the word Maiku, I just pronunce it as "MIKE"
and so, with that, this is how I managed to get all the vowels to fall in perfect rhyme.


So today, the three things we touched on, "getting things to rhyme in perfect harmony " is something that is really hard to understand.

usually its just the word that ends off in every line that rhymes.

Well this is not rocket science.

(一般論ではなく、私の話ね。）　－Ah. I got this to rhyme.

Well after writing all of this, i realised something.



This is really troublesome!!! So probably I wont do it again.

(￣　・・　￣)

Everyone.

After this, just self practise.

Sensei here hopes from the bottom of his heart that a rapper will be born out of just this one lesson.


So.

Stand up!


Bow.

Che ke  (ちぇけ）　　　　Check it out.

Sit down.


Well.

(... you mean there is more?)

It was announced the other day that I would be the caster for the Olympics.

In Beijing in 2008, my schedule every night was to rewrite neatly in my notebook, what i had scribbled on sheets of memo paper during my interviews of the day.

So that it would be useful if I could make it to London, four years later.
So that today, I can be where I was, four years ago.

I am honoured that this has become a reality. 


Peking.
and then Vancouver.

And now, on to London!!

Everyone.

I humbly look forward to your support.
m(_ _ )m

2012/5/15
Sakurai Sho


erm. sensei, how about explaining the rhyming in " Its just like a supernova, next to the door" XD
Apparently, sensei was in a really good mood this morning at Takao-san. he waved at the fans from the cable car. Twice! omg! how rare is that for sensei to wave at fans in non-concert situations?and twice! I was surprised when he waved at the 制作発表会 for BB, wah, surprised suprise again today when he waved from the cable car. XD
what happened to the umbrella throwing or cellphone flinging? XP 

He's back, after about a month! (and so am I!)
As he's free, so am I!! XD







Hello

Its me. 

I am now free as "Nazotoki Dinner no atode" and "Blackboard" are done.

But as I am one that cannot keep my schedule empty, I went skiing. 
(I happily spoke about that during Hamamaru Cafe)

As one of my juniors has a house there,

Let's Shinkansen!!

When on holidays I take the non-reserved seat!!

And so, "The Tourist" is born. 

We reached the station...

and hopped onto the Jumbo taxi we reserved.

This is what happened when I first got to my seat, ahead of the others.

Outside i could hear my friends talking.


"Hey where is Sakurai?"


"Isn't he in the toilet?"

".... shall we try leaving him behind?"

"Let's just drive away a little!!"

"That is great!"

"he's gonna be so panicky"

"Let's go !! Let's go!! Let's go!!"

"Guhahahahaha"


They opened the door.

And Sakurai was there
( - _ - #)


Friends:" Uwaaaaaaaa!!!'


.... what is this. 

Well...

These guys are just idiots.

They have been doing this over and over again for almost 20 years.

.... isnt this just great!!

When we got to our destination, the parents of my junior came to pick us up. 


Parents: Oh Sakurai-kun

Sakurai: Hello, nice to meet you. Thanks for having us.

Parents: Have you slimmed down?

Sakurai; " Ah yes, well for the drama shooting...'

Parents:'The one where you have the role as a teacher, right? We are looking forward to it"




(  ・＿　・；)


As i mentioned earlier, i said " Nice to meet you"     


its was a case of " being warmly welcomed more than i expected", something that happens pretty often when i meet parents of my friends.

And so I striked up a conversation after a while with the Dad.



Dad: " Sakurai-kun ne"

Sakurai:" Yes"


Dad; " The fact that so many people ski, I believe its got some relation to nation building. Basically if you are "healthy', it will be hard for you to fall sick"  And so, its much better to be in touch with nature, rather than just being cooped up in the city. 

One needs to breed a fertile mind and richness in spirit.....

(edited after this)


As I mentioned earlier, it was a first meeting.

A phenomenon whereby the topic " analysis of the future of Japan" often comes up whenever adults engage in conversation.

And so this was the heated discussions we had during the intervals between our ski sessions.


'The Future"

Well this was just a glimpse of how I spent an OFF day of mine. 
m( _ _ )m



2012/4/15
Sakurai Sho

Hello.

Its me.

I have been in the midst of filming over a span of several days.

And every day, I feel very fulfilled!

During the filming of Blackboard

Sakurai
'Hey, Weren't we working together before?'

Blackboard Staff
'I was working on Kiiroi Namida. THat was also a very difficult shoot, wasnt it?'

And at the shooting for the CM

Sakurai
'We seem to be meeting quite a bit recently. Laughs'

Staff
'Actually i was also working on the set of Hachikuro'

.... well what do you know.

There have been several occasions where our paths have crossed.
and the JAL CM that starts airing today.

When we went to shoot the CM,

Sakurai
'Good morning.' Eh??
'Director!! Its been quite a while!'

Director
'Its been a while!!
Everyone's grown up (laughs)'

Well what do you know.

Yes, that was the director for Hachikuo, Takada-san. Its been several years since we have
met.

'Well. Things were happening here and there, werent they.

It was a very happy but also slightly embarrassing, heart warming time.

Well.

It was shown at "ongaku no chikara" too, the mini concert in Miyagi.

We saw the peope who came to watch the concert off.

There have been handshake events up till now but what is it, the shock or happiness, of having with us standing in front of them, that causedmany people to shed tears.

'heeyyyy, what happened ? R u ok?' There were many times when I started greeting them with this phrase.

Them there was one girl who was wiping her tears in front of us.

Sakurai
'what happened? Are you ok?'

'Girl
'up till now , I have not found my family members'

Tomorrow.
We face 3/11 again.

Against the flow of time, there are probably many people who had time stop for them since that day.

From 12.45pm, '復興テレビみんなのチカラ ３．１１' will be aired.
Of course we will cover what has happened till today , but we will also cover what will happen going forward.

I humbly look forward to your support.

2012/3/10
Sakurai Sho

Nice way of bansen-ing, Sakurai. Thanks for the bi-monthly updates. There was also a notice with this entry, saying that from now on, Otonoha will be updated once a month only, on the 15th.

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Hello.

Its me.

A few days ago, in Okinawa, I managed to finish, without a hitch, the  filming of  `Nazotoki Dinner no Atode`. Yipee.

The weather was great, even on days where it was forecast to rain.

I said this here a few years ago and i will say it again.

Be gone!!
All proclamations that I am the `Rain man`.

Come to think of it,its been half a year since I started shooting this drama serial.

It is my humble pleasure to be able to face up to Kageyama for this long
m(_ __)m                                                                                           
(This word, humble pleasure,有難き幸せ,  now comes out as predictive text in my cellphone)

It will be another one month. This airs on March 27th at 9pm.

please wait for it!

So after cranking up in Okinawa, i went to the Blackboard meeting. 

And now,

I am shooting Blackboard everyday. m(_ __)m

Its only been a week since I cranked in.

But it feels like i have been filming for a month. 

it is to this extent.

each and everyday....

Maybe its because I pass each day feeling the gravity of the drama.

I shoot the drama.....

And memorise the lines......

Look through the doucments......


and if I have extra time, watch war movies.....


Everyday, I live through the day, seeing  `To what extent I have made efficient use of my time`

I feel like.....

I am alive!!!


I just started filming so please wait for a while until this is on air!!!










....eh?? You might be thinking....

How about what`s been happening in his life recently??











.......Nothing!!


Goodbye!!!!


2012/2/20
Sakurai Sho


nothing? well, how about telling us about your date with Senga-kun?!

Hello.

Its me.

I am right in the midst of playing the role of Kageyama, again.

Everyday I am busy, but I feel happy to play this role, as it is not often that one gets a second chance to play the same character in a drama again.   


I get to bowl......

I get to swing the Nachaku.....                    (chesto! makes a comeback!)

(... why?)


And various other things etc. etc. 

I look forward to all these, as I play Kagayama. 

Also, Kageyama's private life will be revealed in the SP, something that wasn't shown in the drama. And it will be my humble pleasure if all of you out there can look forward to watching it. m( _ _)m

Well. 

On the 25th of last month.

Right,

It was my birthday.

I received congratulatory messages from many people. 

Right past noon....

I received an email from my parents.

A phrase from a song was pasted in it.

and at  the bottom. 


'its great to be thirty' 


just like that, plain and simple.





That song...

Its fun to be 20

Its great to be 30

Forty...

Fifity.....

and it continues on..

The story behind the song*.
..' Just like jeans, the more it fades, the more flavour it gets. So for sure, a bright future awaits you. '

 

Well....

Just these two lines.

It was deep.

it really sank in. 

I thought that in the future if i had a kid,  I would like to send this type of message to my kid one day. 

(Hey teach! this guy!! he couldn't wait, he's the type that would send this kind of message on the 10th birthday!)


Hmmph
we get swept away by stylish things.
ヽ(　´　ー　｀　)ﾉ

Well.
It was announced on my birthday:

'Blackboard'

I am about to crank in. 

Everyday I look through the material for the drama, starting with watching war films. 

The first time I was in a drama was as a student in a TBS drama.

And as time passed.

I am very happy that I have now been given the chance to play the role of a teacher in a TBS drama. 

I will pull all effort and enthusasm into this project.


2012/2/10
Sakurai Sho
 
I dont think he'll go as far as the crew cut. Who's ever seen a newscaster in a crew cut?! XD XD Maybe we'll get to see Monchichi again. XD



* The song he is refering to is '人生の扉' by Takeuchi Maria. 

Yesterday's キスマイラジオ-
We know he's really nice to people he cares about, but he really outdid himself this time. . Flowers, dimmed lights? cake. present?!! 2 shot?!
節目の誕生日の夜に後輩と過ごしたんだね、翔ちゃん。花束？ケーキ？千賀くんは男ですよ。偉いけど、ちょっと！相手が違いませんか、櫻井さん。
￣Д￣　＝３　ハァ

’これからいろいろ人生長いけど、それを思い出として形として写真で残して行けって、思わずに笑っちゃいました。ごめん！翔くん！(●´艸｀)フ゛ハッ
I know it was all good intentions, and I take my hat off for you 120% for your efforts, but ちょっとかっこうつけてたんじゃない。

Thanks to my friend who couldnt go, I went to Toma's 完成披露試写会イベント today.  The event was held at the Roppongi arena, right in front of TV asahi. The fan standing areas were divided into two sections like a heart split into two, I happened to be in the left section right at the corner.

Toma, Yoshitaka-san and the director (he looked really young!) appeared for the butai aisatsu at 5pm. He was wearing a red bowler hat, a black bomber jacket and fine checked pants. Yoshitaka-san was in a one piece, really high heels and tan overcoat. At the start of the event, Toma and Yoshitaka-san split up, each walking down opposite sides of the outer side of the heart shape, shaking hands with fans. They then joined up at the end and walked down the center aisle, hand in hand. They looked really cute together.

I happened to be on the Toma side and right at the edge, so when he came around, I stuck my hand out and he shook it with his right hand!! Wah! after all these time being a Johnnys fan, I think this is the first time i have shaken hands with a Johnny guy. He walked around, and took his time slowly to shake hands. I was wondering why he did it so slowly and my friend, who was also at the Genji montogatari event last year, told me that during that event, he swept by his fans really fast and shook hands randomly; trying to finish asap, and so Higashi senpai pulled him aside and told him to do it again, slowly. So today, I think he learnt from that event, he really took the time to shake as many hands as possible and look fans in the face, at close distance. Thank you Higashi senpai, for that lesson!

The movie is split into two parts, Part 1 is due to be released on march 17th and part two, one month later on april 21st. I have not read the manga, but i guess its a simple enough love story to understand without having to read the 原作.

They showed several scenes from the movie and each cast member spoke about his/her favourite scenes and how the filming went. I was thinking to myself when i saw the shots - shot in Hokkaido, love story spanning seven years - hey this is like that movie he did with Gakki!

After the event, both Toma and Yoshitaka-san went around again, shaking hands, this time i got to shake his left hand! and also with Yoshitaka-san. She was cute. Up close, she doesnt have that aura of a star, more like just the cute girl next door which I think is her appeal. After the hand shaking, it was the press photo taking session - we had to hold up pink heart shaped cardboards and wave it in the air amidst pink hearts floating from the top of the arena. OMG everything was so pink and heart shaped :P

It looks like an interesting movie, so as told by Toma at the end of the butai aisatsu, 'Go tell ur friends'。承知しました。

Hello

Its me.

its already the new year.

I look to your support this year too. m(_ _)m

Well.

you guys have been working hard during the year end and start of the new year.

There were more than 10 hours of airtime, just by doing a simple calculation.

I think all of you were struggling just to keep up with all the programmes

with deep gratitude, I thank you for sticking with us.
m(_ _)m


Well.

During the new year.

I took my parents out to buy presents.

This was the conversation in the car.

Parent: '  Well. it was a good thing i made you practise the piano.'

(well,... leaving what I wanted to do aside, from as long as I remember, I was
made to learn the piano) - of course i couldnt say that.

Son:' Yes, thank you for making the preliminary investment '

well, that is to say, who would have ever dream't that the next piano recital I did 20 years on would be at the Kohaku!!

And so the conversation continued on.

(with some semblence of dramatisation weaved in)


Right.

That piano.

I felt more confident wihen the score was in front of me.

I regreted that last time, when circumstances were such that I had to go with the flow and play 'Hatenai Sora' from memory, although I had not memorised it.

This time, I am very deeply honoured that i had this chance to show everyone something which had some proper form.
m(_ _)m 

To everyone involved with the restoration of the piano.

I met them (including the piano) for the first time deep into the night on Dec 27th. I asked them about their thoughts and was determined to convey these thoughts, with all my heart, through my performance.

Thank you very much for letting me touch the keyboard and sitting on the seat during the airing of the performace.

the feel of the keyboard, the tones from the piano.

Even now, it still lingers in my heart.

well.

someday

wouldnt it be good if another opportunity presents itself where I can play for everyone again. .

For the time being, i would assume that such a chance is not in the horizon. And so this goes back to what i would classify as 'hobby'.

This year is the dragon year 

It came upon us with a vengence. 
Shall we face up to it? 


again and again, I look to your continued support.


2012/1/10
Sakurai Sho