QUOTE (raven @ Jul 6 2008, 07:06 PM)

too bad, here in the pHils they aired it live..
it's not really from fox channel but on star world (that's a cable channel in here)
it's weird not many Japanese like AI..
yes, we will never get tired of admiring the man..
personally, he's my first AI favorite, i've been supporting him eversince i've seen him sing billy jean..
yeah, i was like WOW when i've heard his rendition..
is any of DC songs hitting your radio stations in Japan?..
here, always be my baby and time of my life were doing god on the airwaves,,

Hi Vangie,
Lucky you've got it LIVE! It's very critical especially for this kind of program. FOX-Japan should've realized it!!!
I think the reason why AI is not so famous in Japan is just because not many people got an oppotunity to watch it since it's been aired only on a cable channel here. If we can watch it on normal channels, I'm sure AI'll be a big smash popular program here, too.
I have honestly no idea how many fans are here in Japan at the moment and I don't even know when I'm going to be able to start using the word "many" for counting number of fans...
Number is just a number and it doesn't really change my support to him
I don't really know how the radio stations are going here in Japan... but obviously things going in Philippine sounds more like "surge" than in Japan... Seems like he is tremendously popular now in your counrty! Great!
After all, regardless of numbers and popularity, I'm just so happy and grateful that I could get to know him.
I haven't seen any musicians who has such a wonderful personality and talent like him before.
It's not an exaggeration that I've been learning a LOT from him.
One of the main reasons why I don't get bored with him is probably his maturity. (He denies it though.)
THe number of older fans are proving it! We don't usually get so in tune to immature men
....Honestly, I still can't believe that he is younger than me... So matured.
QUOTE (Stef C @ Jul 6 2008, 12:19 PM)

Im not from Japan but i can talk Japanese.. Ive been learning it for 5 or so years.
I have a random question for the Japanese people on here.. Is it as hard to learn English as people say?
Hi Stef!
It's great to hear you've been studying Japanese!
Japanese is one of the most complecated languages in the world, I guess... so you're great.
Yes, it's hard to learn English for us,,,, maybe as hard for you to learn Japanese as you're feeling...
Grammar, letters, and pronunciation are sooooo different as you might have noticed.
But in my opinion, the biggest reason why we are not good at English is not those above.
It is probably because we don't have many oppotunities to use it for our daily life.
(I've heard that the percentage of non-Japanese in Japan is still 1.6%...)
Even if we study it hard with textbooks towards the desk, it's impossible to keep it up without
actually using it. Then, if you feel it "unnesesarry", it's hard to keep enthusiasm for it...
After all, many people give up and stop learning it after students life.... A vicious circle... so sad...
I think I'm lucky that I'm interested in foreign stuffs so at least I have "WILL" to keep up with it.
And English is ovbiously essential to catch up with all DC stuffs

so I've been very much enjoying
learning it with HIM!!! There is nothing more interesting than learning language through someone I like a lot!!!
I'm so greatful and thankful to him giving me a great oppotunity to level up my English!
Hope you can come to Japan someday. I've traveled around NZ last year and LOVED it!
Although I didn't stop in Invercargill, enjoyed southern island such as Dunedin, Queenstown,
Milfordsound, Franz Joseph Glacier, Greymouth, and Christchurch very much!!! All were just beautiful!!!