Memories - Hey!Say!JUMP (Lyrics and Translation)

Tsuraku kanashii toki wa kyou no egao wo

When it’s hard being sad, today’s smile

Omoidashite aruite ikou mata au hi made

Let’s walk to remember, until we meet again.

Michi ni mayou toki wa uta wo utaou

If you get lost, I will sing a song

Setsunakute mo mabushii hibi ga 

Even if it is sad and a dazzling day,

bokura wo mukaete kureru Itsudemo

We will always welcome you.

Dakara Always Go My Way…

Therefore Always Go My Way…

Kokoro de oboeta mono mirai e tsunagou

Something sensed by the heart Connect for the future.

Ikitomari mo kowagarazuni nando demo

Without being afraid of dead ends no, matter how many times

Always Go Your Way…

Me ni wa utsuranai mono shinji ikiyou

In eyes that is not reflected, beliving in living.

Wasurenai de hitori janai 

Without forgetting, you’re not alone.

minna, koko kara saki wa…

Everyone, from this point…

Hoshi ga mienai toki wa kyou no deai wo

When the stars are not visible, today's meeting

Mune ni ukabe aruite ikou kono tokimeki wo

This throbbing will float in our chest and we continue walking 

Koi ni yureru toki wa sunao ni narou

When love tends to sway, it probably becomes gentle

Horo nigaku mo yasashii kaze ga 

Look, when others are bitter what the gentle breeze carries

bokura wo hakonde kuraru Itsudemo

We will always give you

Dakara Always Go My Way…

Therefore Always Go My Way…

Korogari tsuzuke itsuka yume kanaeyou

Keeps rolling someday, Dreams will come true.

Kizu tsuitemo akiramezuni nando demo

Without giving up when I’m hurt, no matter how many times.

Always Go Your Way…

Ugoki hajimeta bokura asu wo ikiyou

We move on, to live for tomorrow

Wasurenai de hitori janai

Without forget, we’re not alone,

minna koko kara saki wa

Everyone from this point…

Sora wa hiroi no ni doko ni mo ikenai

The sky is wide, but it cannot go anywhere.

Sonna ki ga shite ita kedo

I had a feeling

Always Go My Way…

Korogari tsuzuke itsuka yume kanaeyou

Keeps rolling someday, Dreams will come true.

Kizu tsuitemo akiramezuni nando demo

Without giving up when I’m hurt, no matter how many times.

Always Go Your Way…

Ugoki hajimeta bokura asu wo ikiyou

We move on, to live for tomorrow

Wasurenai de hitori janai 

Without forget, we’re not alone,

minna koko kara saki wa

Everyone from this point…

One of the best songs in JUMP No. 1 Album ❤

Janji Kita, Kawan

Nanti akan tiba waktunya

Untuk kita berpisah ke masing-masing arah

Mimpi dan cita-cita kita berbeda

Lintasan yang harus kita lalui pun saling bersilangan

Namun kini selagi kita masih bersama

Genggamlah tanganku dan nikmati setiap detik yang ada

Ayo berlari dan sebarkan mimpi kita pada dunia

Ciptakanlah bukti bahwa kita ada

Dan jika suatu hari nanti kau telah mencapai puncakmu

Dan aku telah mencapai puncakku

Ayo kita bangun lagi jembatan penghubung

Untuk menghargai kisah persahabatan ini

Menulis Dulu Terasa Mudah

Menulis dulu terasa mudah. Waktu masih duduk di bangku SMP, gue bisa menulis hingga dua puluh halaman cerita di buku dalam waktu satu jam saja. Ya, buku... bukan komputer... karena gue belum punya komputer saat itu. Dimanapun gue berada, jika ada ada kesempatan, gue pasti menulis cerita. Hingga akhirnya gue berhasil menyelesaikan tiga hingga empat buah novel di buku tulis. Tulisan tangan sendiri. Dan novel-novel itu dibaca teman-teman SMP. Kalau diingat-ingat lagi lucu juga. Gue dan teman-teman SMP dahulu masih sangat naif dan menikmati segala hal dengan penuh rasa kagum, termasuk tulisan gue yang juga naif. Hanya terinspirasi dari komik-komik dan novel teenlit cinta remaja, karena saat itu gue belum pernah mengalami percintaan yang sebenarnya, jadi gue nggak punya pengalaman yang bisa dipercaya untuk dituangkan ke dalam tulisan.

Well, gue juga nggak yakin apakah sekarang sudah cukup berpengalaman atau tidak. Kayaknya sih tetap belum, deh, hehehe. Dulu, novel-novel tulisan tangan itu terasa bagus banget. Tentu aja, sekarang kalau harus membaca novel-novel itu lagi, gue nggak akan berpikiran sama dan pasti merasa malu sendiri. Kenapa dulu gue amat sangat mendayu-dayu dalam membuat cerita? Yah, tapi paling tidak, dulu gue selalu menyelesaikan tulisan. Sekarang untuk menyelesaikan lima halaman aja butuh waktu tiga jam. Masa yang sulit. Gue bergulat dengan imajinasi, berpikir kata apa yang terbaik dan menarik yang sekiranya cocok untuk gue padu padankan agar bisa menggambarkan bayangan yang gue mau ke dalam tulisan dengan jelas. Ide cerita udah ada di kepala dan inspirasi mengalir deras. Tapi, sulit banget rasanya menyelesaikan tulisan ini. Gue jadi berpikir, kenapa menulis jadi terasa sesulit ini? Gue menjelajahi pikiran sendiri, mencoba menemukan jawabannya. Hmm... Mungkin karena sekarang, gue tidak menikmati menulis seperti tiga tahun lalu.

Sekarang, gue terlalu berpikir kepada plot, konsep, dan hal-hal semacamnya. Gue lupa dengan peraturan penting dalam menulis: write it first and fix it later. Gue yang dulu nggak terlalu memikirkan konsep, mungkin karena masih bocah, yang gue mau cuma menulis. Nggak peduli bagaimana tampilannya nanti. Sekarang, terlalu banyak hal-hal yang sebenarnya nggak harus gue pikirkan sekarang (karena gue menulis bukan untuk diterbitkan, bukan?) dan akhirnya gue kehilangan poin-poin dalam imajinasi yang tadinya mau gue keluarkan. Alhasil, menulis satu bab saja terasa berat. Yah, setelah sadar akan hal-hal ini, gue mau mencoba kembali ke diri gue di tiga tahun lalu, yang menulis apa adanya tanpa memikirkan segala macam konsep penampilan tulisan tersebut. Kalau tulisan gue udah selesai, barulah gue gunakan otak untuk memperbaikinya. Karena dalam proses penulisan, hati yang memegang kendali penuh. Gue mungkin akan mencoba menulis di buku lagi. Atau mungkin tidak, karena gue nggak tahan melihat tulisan tangan gue sendiri. Yang penting.... Ganbaretsugo, Denisa!

My Busy Days Have Already Started Again

Hi there, blog... ❤

Today is Monday in my country and the weather is quite friendly. Nice. Hey, sekarang gue udah di rumah lho, padahal ini masih jam 12 siang. Sebenarnya begini: Tadi pagi gue bangun kesiangan, sekitar jam enam pagi, jadi gue merasa akan terlambat masuk kelas pertama jam setengah delapan. Gue pun memutuskan untuk melanjutkan tidur dan masuk ke jam terakhir aja karena hari ini cuma ada dua mata kuliah. Well, can you see that I was just looking for an excuse for my laziness? Hahaha... Padahal kalau mau, bisa aja kan buru-buru mandi dan langsung cabut ke kampus. Kalau mau...~  Tapi nggak papa juga sih, toh ternyata dosen jam pertama itu nggak datang. So, I got up at 9 am and went to my college at around 10 am. But you know what... the lecturer of Kalam Science just dropped by at our class for less than 5 minutes. He said he has an important meeting to do so he gotta go. Haaah... tahu gitu, nggak usah ke kampus sekalian. 

Anyway, my busy days have already started again. Gue adalah pengajar Linguistik di Mabit Nurul Fikri, organisasi yang dijalankan oleh sekumpulan mahasiswa di Jakarta yang ada dibawah bimbingan belajar Nurul Fikri. Dan sebentar lagi, Mabit akan masuk ke tahap Mabit Intensif setelah kurang lebih tujuh bulan menjalankan Mabit Regular. So far, Mabit Regular berjalan dengan baik dan lancar. Nah, Mabit Intensif adalah langkah selanjutnya dalam sistem pembelajaran untuk anak-anak kelas tiga SMA yang tergabung di Mabit NF ini. Cuma sebulan sih, dari akhir April hingga Mei. Tapi selama sebulan itu, kami para staff Mabit harus membuat sedemikian kegiatan yang nggak sederhana untuk diikuti para Mabiters ini, demi mendukung sistem pembelajaran mereka juga. Gue dan departemen sendiri harus mengatur TO Mabit Intensif yang sama sekali nggak sederhana. But I'm sure I can do it, bismillah. Btw, waktu gue jadi mabiters dulu, Mabit Intensif adalah salah satu momen dan pengalaman tak terlupakan yang pernah terjadi. Even until now, I still treasure it as one of the most precious moments in my life. Jadi, sekarang giliran kami mengatur momen ini untuk Mabiters 2011 dan menjadikannya sebagai moment yang berharga juga bagi mereka. Trust me, you're gonna love it. Karena kegiatan Mabit Intensif sangat bervariasi dan akan lebih mempererat ukhuwah kalian, insya Allah.

Salah satu momennya adalah, kamu dan teman-temanmu akan dibangunkan sekitar jam tiga pagi untuk masuk kelas dan belajar. Super sekali, kan. Tapi semua itu menyenangkan karena kita nggak melakukannya sendirian. Well, just wait and see. Selain Mabit, tugas-tugas di kuliah juga mulai bertambah banyak, dan untungnya aja tugas-tugas itu cukup menarik sehingga gue nggak merasa bosan mengerjakannya. Toh, gue udah berjanji untuk menjadi mahasiswa yang lebih baik di semester ini. Gue juga sedang berlatih menjadi editor novel. Sekarang ini gue sedang mengedit novel Teh Tarik sahabat Saya, kak Dyah (@d_naderian) dan memposting setiap chapter di blognya. Sebelumnya, gue harus melakukan editing disana-sini dulu. Gue nggak mengubah semua ceritanya kok. Yang gue lakukan cuma mengedit kata-kata yang nggak pas, menambah kata-kata dan adegan yang perlu, memperbaki EYD, dan semacamnya. Kamu bisa baca novel itu di blog kak Dyah, http://deenader.blogspot.com/ It's a simple love story inspired by true events. It's pretty entertaining you know, dan gue jadi belajar banyak tentang menulis karena udah hampir dua tahun nggak pernah nulis novel lagi. Hmm... Apalagi ya? 

Oh, adik gue, Nanda, sebentar lagi akan mengikuti Ujian Nasional SMP. Gue diberi tugas oleh nyokab untuk mengajari dia Bahasa Inggris dan Indonesia dan beberapa pelajaran IPS lainnya karena dia itu lumayan pemalas. And trust me, teaching high school students in Mabit is way easier than teaching my brother. At least those Mabiters have courage to study. But my brother... all he wants to do is just playing around or reading China and Japan histories. Seriusan, adik gue itu 'terobsesi' dengan sejarah-sejarah China dan Jepang. Dia bisa menghabiskan buku yang tebalnya melebihi Harry Potter, such as Samkok and Taiko dalam waktu tiga hari. Dan dia bisa mengingat hal-hal penting dalam buku-buku itu. Dia cukup pintar sebenarnya, terutama dalam hal yang dia sukai. Tapi Nanda sama sekali nggak mau menyentuh buku pelajarannya karena menurutnya, membosankan.

Sebulan ini gue juga disuruh mengawasi dia agar nggak menyentuh playstation dan komputer dulu, hehe. But hey, I'm enjoying it, even though doing nothing fits me more, hahaha. Fyi, sekarang gue sedang memperdalam kemampuan bahasa Inggris gue. Gue membeli sebuah novel berbahasa Inggris, judulnya Diary of the Wimpy Kid. Lucu dan sangat mudah dimengerti, meski gue harus berkali-kali nengok ke kamus untuk nyari kata-kata asing yang gue nggak ngerti. Tapi gue jadi makin terbiasa dengan bahasa Inggris. I'm planning to buy more books in English so I can get myself used to the language and be better at it. Hehe...

So, guys... enjoy your youth and fill it with useful things. Don't waste it and treasure it. Have a great day. Jaa nee~

Happy Birthday, Takaki Yuya

The picture you see above is my creation. I know... I'm such an amateur in photoshop so all I can do is just made something like this for my Yuya Takaki. Forgive me, Yuyaan. If I could do more than that, I would. In my dream, I flew to Japan and gave you a lot of basketball stuff. I wish I could do that in reality, but I'm not rich, I can't easily go abroad just to say Happy Birthday to you. Anyway, it's already March 26, 2011, in Japan. It's your birthday!! You're 21 years old now which means you're getting older, cooler, hotter, etc. You're a man, now. Do you guys notice that today is the same day as Earth Hours? What a good coincidence, isn't it? People around the world make so many cool birthday videos for you. Have you seen them yet? I wonder if you ever tried to google yourself on the internet. You will be amazed because there are so many people who love you and Hey! Say! JUMP. Not only in Japan, but all around the world.

The boy who loves the ocean, I mean, the man who loves the ocean (because, hey... you're 21yo now, right?), I think you must be disappointed because Hey! Say! JUMP's concert in March has been canceled. It would be great if you could celebrate your birthday with all members of HSJ and the fans in concert. But I'm sure you will still get so much love from the people around you. At least I know that there are so many people who pray for your success and your happiness. So don't worry and please, be happy. I know Japan is not in good condition right now and you can't just go partying like nothing happened. Hmm... I've been talking like I knew you in real life, aren't I? (well, I really wish I could know you in real life, be your friend, or more than that, be your girlfriend and live happily ever after 😆) 

Anyway, I won't write too much. Takaki Yuya-san, I pray the best for you. I hope you have a great birthday. I hope you will play in more dorama because I can only watch you in Gokusen 3 and the movie. That's not enough. I want more of you. I hope I can meet you in person and have a nice chat with you someday. Haha... what a dream. Once again, Otanjoubi Omedeto, Takaki Yuya-san.

With Love...

Someone who will stay with you 'till the very end

Well, gue tidak sedang jatuh cinta atau apapun. Cuma aja, kemarin pagi saat dalam perjalanan ke kampus (sekitar jam enam pagi), gue melihat sepasang suami isteri yang sudah sangat uzur. Sang suami menggandeng isterinya saat menyebrang jalan bersama gue. Gue bisa lihat ekspresi 'ingin melindungi' di wajah kakek ini. Mereka berdua tertawa bahagia. Sesuatu yang membuat gue entah kenapa, tersenyum. Dan tiba-tiba pikiran ini datang: Apakah suatu hari gue akan menjadi seperti itu? Akankah gue menemukan seseorang yang akan menemani sampai akhir, benar-benar sampai akhir? Seseorang yang akan tersenyum penuh cinta meski tangan dan wajah ini sudah penuh dengan keriput? Seseorang yang akan menggandeng tangan ini dengan penuh perlindungan hingga akhir? Seseorang yang akan menemani sambil menunggu masa-masa penghabisan?

Entahlah...

Semoga saja akan gue temukan suatu hari nanti. Semoga saja akan gue temukan seseorang yang akan bersedia menemani hingga akhir meski gue sudah tidak 'seindah' sekarang. Semoga saja gue dan suami kelak bisa jadi seperti sepasang kakek dan nenek itu. Btw, gue selama ini mencari-cari apa itu 'arti cinta' yang sebenarnya. Dan ternyata, cinta itu nggak bisa dijelaskan melalui satu kiasan romantis karena cinta itu luas. Dan menurut gue, sepasang suami-isteri tua yang gue lihat kemarin itu adalah salah satu 'wujud' dari cinta, hahaha.... Gombal banget ya. Tapi serius...

Sheila on 7 at Oz Radio Jakarta

"Ku awali hariku dengan mendoakanmu agar kau slalu sehat dan bahagia disana. sebelum kau melupakanku lebih jauh. sebelum kau meninggalkanku lebih jauh..."

Lalala... kalian mengenal lirik lagu di atas? Yep, itu adalah sedikit bait dari lagu Pemuja Rahasia by Sheila on 7. I'm listening to it right now while I'm writing this post. Well, talk about Sheila on 7, I just met them yesterday!!

YES, I MET THEM FOR REAL.....!!!!

Okay, maaf atas kehebohan tidak jelas ini. It's just, I love this band so much. Gue sudah mendengarkan mereka sejak SD, dari lagu mereka yang Hingga Ujung Waktu hingga single mereka yang paling akhir dengan video klip yang super kocak, Hari Bersamanya. Mereka adalah musisi yang gue hormati karena lagu, lirik, dan melody yang mereka buat itu indah, terkesan sederhana, tapi sebenarnya luar biasa bermakna. Pertemuan dengan mereka adalah salah satu momen terseru dalam hidup gue yang sejauh ini masih hitam-putih, hahaha.

Anyway, gue akan cerita sedikit bagaimana gue bisa bertemu dengan band terdahsyat (versi gue) di Indonesia ini...

Sheila on 7 at LIVE N LOUD Oz Radio Jakarta

Jadi, Sheila on 7 diundang ke acara LIVE N LOUD di Oz Radio Jakarta (90,8 FM). Live and loud ini adalah acara mingguan di Oz Radio Jakarta yang diadakan setiap hari Rabu dari jam 6-7 malam. Acara ini mendatangkan berbagai band-band Indonesia, atau kadang mereka juga mendatangkan band-band luar yang sedang mengadakan konser di Indonesia. Acara live and loud ini memungkinkan anak-anak Oz Club untuk berinteraksi secara dekat dengan para bintang tamunya karena anak-anak Oz Club resmi yang datang ke acara ini biasanya nggak banyak. Gue sendiri bukanlah member Oz Club, tapi karena sahabat gue (@d_naderian) dan sahabatnya kak Sylvia adalah Ozzers, dan kebetulan kak Sylvia dan gue sama-sama penikmat musik Sheila on 7 sejak lama, maka gue berkesempatan untuk datang. Well, sebenernya siapa aja boleh main ke kantor Oz Radio kok karena para ponggawanya baik-baik 😆

Anyway... Sheila on 7 datang jam setengah 6 di kantor Oz Radio Jakarta, dan gue serta anak-anak Oz Club berkesempatan untuk nonton mereka interview dan nyanyi-nyanyi dari jarak yang dekat. Oz Radio Jakarta adalah stasiun radio pertama yang didatangi Sheila on 7 sejak mereka datang dari Yogya. Seriously, these guys are incredibly crazy. Duta dan Adam nggak berhenti melakukan hal-hal aneh selagi interview bersama Sarah Deshita dan satu ponggawa lagi yang gue lupa siapa namanya (maaf yaaa!), mas Eross kalem-kalem aja meski kadang mengatakan hal yang aneh juga dengan suaranya yang medok Jawa (sumpah kocak!), dan Brian pun sama kalemnya, tapi kayaknya kaleman mas Eross deh. Mereka menyanyikan beberapa lagu dari album terbaru mereka, Berlayar, such as Pasti Ku Bisa dan Hari Bersamanya, lalu beberapa lagu-lagu lama mereka such as Saat Aku Lanjut Usia, Itu Aku, Sekali Lagi, dll (lupa). Trust me, their performance was awesome. Duta tetap bersemangat sekali meski AC di ruang itu panas karena banyak orang, hehehe. Dan melihat mas Eross memainkan gitarnya dengan dahsyat secara langsung... my heart!!! 

Berlayar adalah nama album ketujuh mereka yang baru keluar setelah sekian lama. Mereka lagi super duper sibuk sekarang karena album baru mereka ini mulai hits di pasaran. Well, as expected... Lihat aja album-album mereka sebelumnya. Ludes terjual! Sumpah, nonton mereka wawancara selama satu jam itu entertaining banget karena anak-anak Sheila on 7 semuanya ramah. Meski udah 15 tahun menjadi band besar, mereka nggak sombong sama sekali. Btw, kata Mas Duta, album Berlayar ini adalah album terbaik mereka. Disini, semua personil ikut menulis lagu dan nggak hanya Eross. Kali ini yang lebih banyak nulis lagu adalah Adam. Katanya, itu karena mereka ingin membiarkan Eross lebih fokus aja sebagai gitaris dan nggak menopang dua job sebagai songwriter juga. Ngobrol-ngobrol selama satu jam dengan mereka terasa cepat banget karena Sheila on 7 mengisi sepanjang waktu itu dengan becanda abis-abisan, dan as you know, waktu justru cepat berlalu jika kita menginginkannya melambat. Ergh...

Anyway, mereka melayani setiap ajakan ngobrol dan foto bareng dari anak-anak Oz Club lho sebelum mereka pulang, dan bahkan dengan senang hati mengobrol. Tapi karena mereka punya jadwal ke Hard Rock jam 8 malamnya, mereka nggak bisa stay lama-lama. So, kita hanya bisa ngobrol sedikit. Yah, meski begitu cukuplah. Keramahan mereka sudah lebih dari cukup meski waktu yang kita punya (asik deh kita x)) cuma sedikit. Dan mereka pun pulang dengan damai, dan gue pun pulang dengan hati riang gembira, hehehe.... Don't forget to buy their new album. You're gonna love it... 

Brian SO7 and me :)

with the coolest Indonesian songwriter, Eross Chandra :D

I didn't get a chance to take a pic with him... 😡

Mas Eross in action...

Duta in action....

Brian in action...

THANKS FOR BEING SO NICE

PS: Foto-foto ini diambil tahun 2011 tanggal 24 Maret. Nggak tahu kenapa set tanggal di kamera digitalnya menunjukkan 2010. Rusak dan perlu diperbaiki. =.=

Score - Hey!Say!BEST (Lyric and Translation)

Lyric by Kota Yabu Kota and Hikaru Yaotome

Hey! Say! BEST

Arigatou, nagareru itsutsu no melody boku ni wa mieru yo

Thank you, this is how I see the flow of the melody of us five

Narabi atta onputachi ga mie hari ai nagara

Musical notes that both flow with each other as well rival

Shinjiteru itsutsu no melody boku ni wa mieru yo

I believe in the melody of us five, the one that I see

Tabiji to iu sen ni notte

Lines that are on a journey

Mada mienai asu ni ima wo utao

I'll sing now to as tomorrow that isn't seen yet

Hey!

B BROTHER Bokura to tomo ni michi no tobira wo hirako

B BROTHER We open the door that is unknown to us

E EASY GOING kiraku ni kinaga sou STEP AND JUMP

E EASY GOING We are patient and optimistic so STEP AND JUMP

S SMILE　Tagai no egao no kagayaki wo hotte

S SMILE Exchanging smiles make us glow

T TIME Mahou janai kono shunkan jinsei ichiban no BESＴ

T TIME It's not magic, this moment is the best of BEST

Me no mae no gohonsen... awasaru koto wa nai kedo

At first glance... we might not fit

Itsudemo tonaride boku mo kanaderu yo　

Every time I'm close, playing with it

Aruiteku rizumu ya tsuyosa wa chigau kedo

Our strengths and rhythm while we walk is different

Narabu tabi umareru kizuna no harmony

But once they come along our bonds form a harmony

Sotto ue mite sora mite kimi ni wa mieru

Quietly observing from above like the sky, I see you

Kono bokura dake no gafuku ga

This, is our only score is

Arigatou, nagareru itsutsu no melody boku ni wa mieru yo

Thank you, this is how I see the flow of the melody of us five

Narabi atta onputachi ga mie hari ai nagara

Musical notes that both flow with each other as well rival

Shinjiteru itsutsu no melody boku ni wa mieru yo

I believe in the melody of us five, the one that I see

Tabiji to iu sen ni notte

Lines that are on a journey

Mada mienai asu ni ima wo utao

I'll sing now to as tomorrow that isn't seen yet

Namida de maega mienai toki wa

Times before tears will not be seen

Gyuttotsu nai da te wo hanasanai yo

Holding hands we re connected, I will not let go

Saa, kagayaku egao kara umareru melody

Now, the melody that comes from a bright smile

Yoko wo mireba itsudemo BEST-to na nakama ga iru

When I look next to me, the BEST friends are always there

Yume wo tsuyoku egaku tabi ni kirameku melody

Time draws strong melodies out of shimmering dreams

Kibou to iu sen ni notte

It's called hope, the line that we ride

Mada mienai mirai ni ima wo sakebou

I will cry it out in the future that is not seen yet

Arigatou nagareru itsusu no melody boku ni wa mieru yo

Thank you, this is how I see the flow of the melody of us five

Tabiji to iu sen ni notte

Lines that are on a journey

Mada mienai asu ni ima wo utao

I'll sing now to as tomorrow that isn't seen yet

Arigatou

Thank you

This song is about Hey! Say! BEST's friendship. Another wonderful lyric by Yabu Kota and this time Hikaru wrote the rap part. I know that Hikaru loves BEST and JUMP so much and I know how close the relationship between BEST members. Ahh... This song is beautiful...

Wish Me Luck!

It's 04.00 am. I just had my sahur for sunnah fasting today. I've plan to start doing this sunnah fasting routinity every week. Monday-Thursday's fasting, my Dad always tell me how important it is to do this sunnah fasting because inya Allah, you will achieve so many good things in your life. I don't wish to achieve something big whatsoever, I just wish by I'm used myself to do every little good things like sunnah fasting, I will be a stronger person who can fight every ordeals that come in the future. I plan to be a very very good person today so, please, wish me tons of luck. Nah, that's all I want to say. Jaa nee~

PS: Today is my twin's birthday. I probably gonna make a special birthday post for her later around afternoon.

Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge (J-drama)

Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge

Hallo....

Sekarang gue akan mereview lagi sebuah dorama Jepang yang baru saja gue tonton. Judulnya, Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge. Dorama ini diangkat dari komik Jepang berjudul The Wallflower. Dorama ini dibintangi lima aktor Jepang: Kazuya Kamenashi, Yuya Tegoshi, Aya Oomasa, Hiroki Uchi, dan Shuntaro Miao...

Ada sebuah rumah kos besar di Tokyo yang didirikan oleh seorang single mother kaya-raya bernama Mine Nakahara. Namun, ibu cantik ini selalu berada di luar negeri dan hanya mengontrol keadaan rumahnya melalui webcam. Dia menitipkan rumah kosnya pada anak laki-lakinya yang berumur sekitar 5-6 tahun, Takeru Nakahara. Ada empat mahasiswa yang ngekos disini, empat pemuda ganteng yang terkenal di kalangan gadis-gadis ibukota. Mereka adalah: 

1. Kyohei Takano (Kazuya Kamenashi)

Cowok tampan yang sejak kecil nggak pernah bisa hidup normal karena 'kegantengan' wajahnya menarik banyak orang datang. Cewek-cewek menunggu di depan rumahnya atau mengikuti dia kemana-mana. Bahkan, Kyohei berkali-kali dipecat karena nggak bisa emosi pada pelanggan yang menggodanya. Plus, dimanapun Kyohei bekerja, pegawai-pegawai di sekitarnya (baik cewek maupun cowok) selalu melecehkannya sehingga dia sering mengundurkan diri karena tidak tahan. Orangtuanya pun mengusirnya dari rumah karena wajahnya yang terlalu tampan membuat kehidupan keluarga mereka tidak tenang.

2. Yukinojo Toyama (Yuya Tegoshi)
Cowok manis yang mungkin bisa dibilang paling lemah di grup empat cowok kost ini, tapi dia sangat setia kawan. Yuki memiliki kesan feminine dan lembut, tapi dia punya pacar di luar negeri dan meskipun mempunyai ribuan fans, Yuki tetap setia pada pacarnya itu.

3. Takenaga Oda (Hiroki Uchi)

Cowok ganteng yang bisa dibilang paling dewasa disini. Pembawaannya selalu tenang dan berperan sebagai kakak diantara keempat cowok di rumah kos. Oda juga merupakan pewaris sebuah sekolah (gue nggak tau persis sekolah apa, yang pasti sekolah ini mengajarkan berbagai tradisi Jepang).

4. Ranmaru Morii (Shuntaro Miyao)
Cowok ganteng pewaris perusahaan besar. Doi adalah yang paling playboy di antara ke empat anak kost ini dan sangat ahli dalam menggoda dan merayu perempuan. Pacarnya ada dimana-mana. Ini karena Ranmaru takut untuk jatuh cinta terlalu serius.

Suatu hari, Mine Nakahara memberi tugas pada anak-anak kosnya. "Kalian harus bisa mengubah keponakan perempuanku menjadi wanita sejati, dan aku akan memberikan kalian sewa gratis disini." Kyohei yang memang sulit mendapatkan pekerjaan tentu saja dengan senang hati mau melakukannya. Tapi, perempuan yang harus mereka ubah ternyata adalah perempuan teraneh yang pernah ada. Sunako Nakahara (Aya Oomasa), cewek yang selalu menutupi dirinya dengan tudung hitam, menyukai segala hal berbau horor, selalu mengisolasi dirinya dari kehidupan luar, dan yang paling ribet, dia tidak suka sesuatu yang 'menyilaukan'.

Hal yang menyilaukan baginya adalah hal-hal normal yang indah dan orang-orang tampan atau cantik. Karena itu, dia selalu ketakutan setiap kali berada di tengah-tengah keempat cowok penghuni rumah kos itu. Dan untuk mengubah cewek ini menjadi perempuan 'normal' sama sekali bukan hal mudah. Tentu saja ada alasan kenapa Sunako jadi seperti ini. Saat masih di SMA, Sunako dipanggil jelek oleh orang yang sangat disukainya, dan karena itulah ia jadi menutup diri dari dunia sekitarnya dan tak berani lagi melihat cermin. Teman bicaranya hanyalah 3 manekin anatomi manusia yang biasa dipakai untuk belajar biologi. Keanehan lain pada Sunako adalah dia akan marah luar biasa dan berubah jadi kuat kalau seseorang memanggilnya Busunako (gadis jelek).

Lambat laun, karena tinggal bersama, terciptalah hubungan pertemanan yang aneh dan menarik diantara kelima tokoh ini. Keempat cowok ganteng ini menyadari kalau Sunako sudah terlalu lama tidak berhubungan dengan manusia yang sesungguhnya sehingga yang dia percaya hanyalah manekin tak bernyawa. Dan yang dibutuhkannya untuk mendapatkan perasaan 'manusia'-nya lagi adalah cinta dari orang-orang di sekitarnya. Kyohei pelan-pelan mulai merasakan ketertarikan pada Sunako. Mereka berdua memiliki masalah yang sama, berharap tidak dilahirkan ke dunia dengan wajah yang mereka miliki sekarang. Btw, ini adalah salah satu quotes favorite dari drama ini:

SERU! Itulah pendapat gue mengenai dorama ini. Banyak pelajaran-pelajaran berharga, tapi poin pentingnya adalah bagaimana kita sebaiknya nggak mengkhawatirkan penampilan kita jelek atau buruk, selama kita memiliki hati yang baik. Dan bagaimana kita tidak bisa memaksa orang lain untuk berubah menjadi sesuatu yang kita idealkan, meski hal itu bukan hal baik bagi mereka, tetapi bagaimana kita berusaha menerima berbagai perbedaan dalam keindahan dan cara hidup secara apa adanya dengan hati yang terbuka. Intinya, dorama ini mengajak kita untuk lebih percaya diri pada keadaan diri kita, selama hati kita berada di tempat yang benar. And you know, being weird is not bad at all. And we should learn to love ourselves first before we learn to love someone else.

Well, I hope you guys enjoy the review. Jaa nee~

Futarigake no Basho lyric and translation (Hey! Say! JUMP)

Itsuka kimi ga itteta chigau sekai no koto

One day, you said something about another world

Kyuu ni otona ni naru kimi ga waratteita

Suddenly wants to be a grown up, and you laughed

Kousha ura no akichi kara ieji made no kyori ga

From the empty field in school to the street on the way home

Bokura no subete datta chiisana sekai no naka

Everything is tied within the distance in this small world

Kimi ga kureta meeru ha

And then a message from you came

Hitokoto ‘ganbare’ no moji

a word and a letter "do your best" 

Sugu ni henji wa dekizu ni

I wasn't able to reply your message instantly

Yuuhi ga nakunaru no wo miteta

I could only saw the sunshine that was fading away as time went by

Chorus:

Ashita no boku wo sagashite mo

Even though you're looking for me tomorrow

Kinou no futari ga ukabu

But there are only memories of us in the past

Nobashita te no saki wa mata

I want us to hold hands again like we used to in the past

Tameiki dake tsukanda

But all I can do now is looking at you from afar

Mirai no boku wo sagashite mo

Even though you're looking for me in the future

Omoide bakari kagayaku

There will only be memories that shine

Ikanakucha wakatteru

I understand you have to go

Demo ima wa mou sukoshi koko ni isasete

But I beg you to stay by my side even for a little bit longer to cheer me up

I can never get this, It's your life.

I can never get this, It's your life.

Mou sugu yoru ga sora wo someteiku

The sky will soon turn into a night sky

I can never get this, It's your life.

You can never get this, my life.

Itsuka kitto

One day, definitely... (you'll understand)

Koko wo hanarete iku kimi ni

In here I parted from you

Mada oitsukenai keredo

Even then, I wasn't trying to chase you

Ate no nai michi no mukou

There's a path there that I can never reached

Nanika ga mitsukaru to

Did you find something in there?

Fumidasu koto ga dekita nara

If only at that time I was one step ahead

Meeru no henji wo dasu yo

If only at that time I sent you a reply

Sono toki wa omoidashite

When I remember about that time

Nanimokamo ga futari datta ano basho

A place where everything was only the two of us

I can never get this, It's your life.

I can never get this, It's your life.

Shizuka ni machi ha asa wo matteru

In this empty street I'm waiting for the morning to come

I can never get, it's your life.

You can never get this, my life.

Thank You - Bokutachi Kara Kimi E by Hey! Say! JUMP (Lyric and Translation)

All members of Hey! Say! JUMP wrote this song to show their love and gratitude to their fans. One of the best songs I know. 

Sayonara wo suru mae ni 

Before we bid goodbye

Bokutachi kara kimi e

From us to you

Kansha no kimochi ni ma gokoro wo komete

From the bottom of our hearts, we'd like to send

Todoketai yo, kono uta

These feelings of gratefulness, through this song

Kyou, kimi to bokutachi wa 

Today, you and us

Ikutsu yume wo mita darou 

How many dreams you’ve seen?

Kazu kazu no bamen irunna omoi de 

I have many settings, and many thoughts

Zenbu hikari kagayaku with you 

All of them will shine with you

Kitto minna no egao ya kizuna ga 

Surely, everyone's smile and this bond

Asu kara no hagemi ni naru yo 

Will become tomorrow’s courage

Say goodbye kyou no hi no minna ni 

Say goodbye to your today’s sun

Wakare wa mata au yakusokusa 

Farewell is a promise that we’ll meet again

Kokoro hitotsu ni naru shunkan wo 

The moment when our heart become one

Kasareru tabi ni ai ga umareru

On this long journey, love was born

Say goodbye mata tsugu aerukara

Say goodbye and we'll meet again

Wakare wa kimi omou jikan sa

Farewell is the time when I think about you

Kokoro hitotsu ni shite itsumademo

Our hearts will always be one

Bokutachi wa tsunagari au

We are all connected to each other

Thank you for your love

Yume no tsuzuki wa taeru koto naku

Keep dreaming is a thing that must always continue

Doko made datte afurete ikuyo

Even when you go nowhere

Say goodbye kyou no hi no minna ni

Say good bye to your today’s sun

Wakare wa mata au yakusokusa

Farewell is a promise that we’ll meet again

Kokoro hitotsu ni naru shunkan wo

The moments when our heart become one

Kasareru tabi ni ai ga umareru

On the long journey, love was born

Say goodbye mata tsugu aerukara

Say goodbye, and we'll meet again

Wakare wa kimi omou jikan sa

Farewell is the time when I think about you

Kokoro hitotsu ni shite itsumademo

Our hearts will always be one

Bokutachi wa tsunagari au

We all are connected to each other

Thank you for your love

Seminar Pak B.J. Habibie

The class for today was canceled. Yokatta nee! Gue jadi sengaja melambat-lambatkan diri untuk pergi ke kampus karena jam 9 setelah Bahasa Indonesia adalah Bahasa Arab. Dangg... I'm so bad at this subject. Nggak ngerti sedikitpun. Makanya males banget masuk kelas. Anyway, last night my friend told me that today, there will be a seminar about Technology and Democracy and the speaker will be none other than THE Prof. Dr. B.J. Habibie. Whoaaaah... I was so excited!! Tapi, seminarnya berbarengan dengan kelas Bahasa Arab dan gue pun dilanda galau antara mengikuti seminar atau masuk kelas. Well, gue akhirnya memilih ikut seminar karena kalaupun masuk kelas, gue hanya akan pusing dan melamun selama dua jam. Percuma kan... hehe.

Singkatnya, gue datang ke auditorium UIN setengah sembilan. Dan... Pak Habibie datangnya telat. Tapi cuma setengah jam, sih. Waktu Pak Habibie datang dan berjalan di tengah auditorium, gue merasa dia berkarisma banget. Kayak ada aura indah di sekelilingnya, hahaha. Dia pun mulai berbicara tentang Teknologi dan Demokrasi. Gue nggak akan memasukkan semua materi diskusinya disini karena terlalu panjang (3 1/2 jam seminar boi). Yang pasti, gue merasa kagum karena Pak Habibie selalu bilang agar kita selalu mengingat Allah dan ketaqwaan saat kita hampir tenggelam di tengah hujan badai teknologi yang makin deras seiring berjalannya waktu. Pak Habibie juga bercerita banyak tentang isterinya. He sure loves his wife so much. He's a very romantic person ❤

Pak Habibie bilang, S1, S2, S3, atau gelar apapun itu bukanlah hal yang penting kecuali kita ingin bekerja di kantoran atau mendapat pengakuan dari manusia. Yang penting adalah, kita bisa menambah nilai diri dan yang terpenting, nilai pribadi kita serta bisa memanfaatkan setiap detik yang diberikan Allah dalam hidup kita dengan baik

Pak Habibie bilang bahwa volume otak manusia itu sebesar dunia ini. Kenapa? Karena manusialah yang menciptakan teknologi. Otak manusialah yang menciptakan berbagai teori hidup termasuk teori demokrasi, dan tentu saja, teori yang kita buat itu harus berpegang teguh pada agama dan Al-Quran. Nah, kalau volume otak manusia saja sebesar dunia, bagaimana dengan volume 'otak' Tuhan? Betapa dahsyat dan luar biasanya pasti Allah SWT itu, katanya. Overall, semua yang dibicarakan Pak Habibie bermanfaat dan semua orang terlihat kagum banget sama pembuat pesawat tersebut. Apalagi Pak Habibie sangat ramah. Oh iya, waktu sesi tanya jawab, ada seorang mahasiswa yang absurd abis. Setelah menyampaikan pertanyaannya, mahasiswa itu bilang, "Saya mengagumi Anda sejak saya kecil, Pak. Anda adalah inspirasi saya. SAYA MENCINTAIMU PAK!!" The whole audience laughed but we felt you, mas wkwkwk

Ya, kurang lebih begitulah seminar Pak Habibie tadi. Seru dan benar-benar menambah banyak wawasan dan pandangan baru. Tapi yang paling gue sukai dari seminar ini adalah betapa rendah hatinya Pak Habibie dalam setiap perkataan dan ilmu yang diberikannya. Dan bagaimana beliau selalu dan selalu mengingatkan kita pada Allah. Kebanyakan ilmuan atau orang-orang yang bergerak di bidang teknologi secara mendalam 'kan jadi tersihir oleh ilmu pengetahuan dan justru melupakan kebesaran Tuhan. Nah, Pak Habibie bilang bahwa dia berhasil survive dari jaring-jaring ilmu pengetahuan itu. Ilmu pengetahuan tidak boleh membuat kita lupa bahwa kita memiliki Tuhan. Benar-benar seminar yang mendidik tapi tak menggurui. 

Btw, seminar selesai jam setengah satu siang dan gue ada kelas terakhir yaitu Psikologi yang dimulai jam satu siang. Tapi, karena gue terlalu malas untuk masuk, gue memutuskan untuk pulang (Ya Allah mau jadi apa kamu, An?!). Jadi, hari ini gue ke kampus yang jauh banget dari rumah itu hanya demi menonton seminar Pak B.J. Habibie. Wahaha... that's what I'll called priorities! 

Hey! Say! JUMP

I finally got a chance to write about them... Hey!Say!JUMP. My new favorite Japanese boyband! Let me guess your first impression when you saw them: They have too many members, LOL! I've already known about Hey!Say!JUMP since long ago, but I wasn't interested in getting to know them better because I thought they had too many members, and yes... I underestimated them before. Haha... Now I'm crazy about them. And that's because of Yuya Takaki. I really like Japanese dorama, and one of my favorites is Gokusen 3. Yuya is one of the main characters, and he caught my interest after watching him in it. Because of him, I tried to listen to JUMP's songs. I didn't expect their songs to be really good, and they immediately caught my heart too! And then I started searching for more information about the other members of JUMP besides Yuya, and apparently, they all are interesting people. And now, I love all of them 😁

Hey!Say!JUMP is a talented boyband under the Japanese talent Johnny & Associates (Johnny Jimusho). Hey! Say! refers to the fact that all the members were born in the Heisei period, and JUMP is an acronym for Johnny's Ultra Music Power (please don't question this name, Johnny tends to create so many funny group names LOL). The group is split into two subgroups: Hey!Say!BEST (Boys Excellent Select Team) and Hey!Say!7 (not to be confused with the temporary group of the same name), consisting of the five oldest and five youngest members, respectively. (Wikipedia)

Now, I will tell you about the members from the oldest to the youngest. Here we go...

Hey!Say!BEST are....

Kota Yabu

Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture, Januari 31, 1990

A former member of Ya-Ya-Yah. He is one of my favorite members. He is also a talented songwriter. Dreamer, one of the songs he wrote the lyrics, is my favorite song from JUMP No. 1 Album. His voice is one of the best in the group. Some people even call it "Angel's voice." He's good at playing guitar. Yabu is the oldest, so he's more like an older brother in the group. Yabu's position in the group is also like a leader. Although there was no leader in JUMP, I think he's the one who is regarded as a leader because Yabu is the oldest and can pull everyone together. JUMP members also called him the peacemaker 😁 When he was still junior, Yabu was very close with Jin Akanishi, his senior in Johnny (former member of KAT-TUN), and even Akanishi once said that he would love to adopt him as a little brother. Awww~

  Yuya Takaki

Birthplace: Osaka, March 26, 1990

As I told you before, he is my favorite member. He is the reason I started listening to Hey!Say!JUMP, and until now, he is still my favorite ❤ Yuya wrote the lyrics for Time in JUMP No. 1 album. His popularity has risen since he starred in Gokusen 3 as Yamato Ogata. He has a deep husky voice and sounds so good when he sings. Even though Yuya is second to the oldest; apparently, his mental age is that of the youngest in JUMP. The man who loves the ocean, basketball, and children. That's why he's very close with Chinen, one of the youngest JUMP members. From the appearance, he looks more like a bad boy, like in Gokusen, but he's actually childish and such a big softie. He's a former member of J.J Express with Inoo, Yuto, Daiki, and Ryutaro.

 Kei Inoo

Birthplace: Saitama Prefecture, June 22, 1990
The members called him Inoo-chan. The first thing I noticed about him was his cute smile and beautiful face. Inoo is really good at playing the piano. I'm amazed whenever he plays it. Inoo gave off a calm guy image in the beginning, but apparently, he's one of the funniest members of the group. He will tell the most random jokes that make everyone laugh, but he will stay in his poker face, haha. Inoo goes to Meiji University, one of the universities in Japan whose students are known as the smartest and most diligent. Inoo always reminds his fans about the importance of education. He's a former leader of J.J Express.

Hikaru Yaotome

Birthplace: Miyagi Prefecture, December 2, 1990

Hikaru is also a former member of Ya-Ya-Yah with Yabu. He's excellent at playing bass and singing rap. He often writes songs together with Yabu. Hikaru and Yabu also starred in Kinpachi Sensei drama together in high school. Yes, they are very close because they have been together since childhood. One of the songs he wrote is Infinity. Hikaru is the funniest member, often using pranks to tease other members. He can lift the scene, and it's always fun when he's around. He can make funny impersonations too, and his acting skills are one of the best in JUMP. He's a fast thinker. When he’s doing MC at concerts, he can quickly cope with it.

Daiki Arioka

Birthplace: Chiba Prefecture, April 15, 1991

His nickname is Dai-chan. From the appearance, he has a natural, childlike face, very innocent, that's what I thought at first. But, contrary to his face, he's unexpectedly daring. Dai-chan is the ace/center in Hey!Say!BEST. Dai-chan arranged the music for the song Time while Yuya wrote the lyrics. He hates English and Math (well, same here for Math LOL). Dai-chan starred in Scrap Teacher and Sensei wa Erai with Yuto, Ryosuke, and Chinen as the main characters. His favorite music is Hip Hop, and I think he is one of the best dancers in JUMP.

Hey!Say! 7 are...

Keito Okamoto 

Birthplace: Tokyo, April 1, 1993

His father is a former member of a famous rock boyband, Kenichi Okamoto, and his mother is a former model, Nishi Katsue. No wonder he's such a handsome son, hehe. For about five years, Keito lived in Suffolk, England, so he's fluent in English. He's one of my favorites. Keito is great at playing guitar and melody; he gets to play guitar along with Yabu and Hikaru in concert. He also thinks that education is very important. If he wasn't an Idol, Keito would love to continue his school in London and be an entrepreneur. Keito's is afraid of the sound of a balloon's burst, hahaha.

Ryosuke Yamada

Birthplace: Tokyo, May 9, 1993

You can tell once after you look at his face: he is the most popular member of JUMP. He is the ace. He can be cute and cool at the same time, and seriously, he's got the most charming smile! His voice is one of the best in JUMP. He has a soft and deep voice. Plus, you can't underestimate his acting skills. Yamada often plays drama, which usually reaches high ratings, like Tantei Gakuen Q and Hidarime Tantei Eye. He always gets the lead role. Besides JUMP, Yamada and Chinen are also members of the subgroup NYC with Yuma Nakayama.

Yuto Nakajima

Birthplace: Tokyo,  August 10, 1993

He prefers to be called Yuto by everyone than Nakajima-kun. I saw him for the first time when he sang Dash while playing the drum along with Yuya and Daiki in Shonen Club. And he was awesome. Playing the drum is one of his hobbies, and he's so good at it that it immediately made an impression on me. Yuto also wrote the lyrics in Dash. He has a lot of hobbies and talents, such as dance, tap dance, photography, drums, etc. His acting is one of the best in JUMP. He has been playing drama since he was a kid. I watched Yuto when he was around 9/10 years old in Nobuta wo Produce, with Kazuya Kamenashi and Tomohisa Yamashita. He was (and still is) so adorable. Yuto is the most cheerful person in the group and also the tallest. It's like he's always happy in any situation ❤

Yuri Chinen

Birthplace: Shizuoka Prefecture, November 30, 1993

One of the cutest. Chinen's interesting point is his acrobatic skill. He can do a backflip nine times, maybe because his father was the Olympics gymnastics bronze medalist. He can reach high notes, and he's also one of the group's most popular members. Chinen's body is the smallest in JUMP, so he loves to sit on people's laps. He is really spoiled hehe. He's the biggest fanboy of Ohno Satoshi from Arashi. Despite his cute face and childlike persona, he's actually mature in character and very perfectionist, especially in dancing.

Ryutaro Morimoto 

Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture, April 6, 1995

Here comes the youngest member of the group. Ryutaro-kun. He admires Hideaki Takizawa. Since he is the youngest in the group, Ryutaro is constantly teased by other members (mostly BEST members). Ryutaro once was stalked by one of his fans, even threatened with a knife. Because of that, Johnny started to strengthen the security of his artists. Ryutaro is also the first one in Johnny who started his debut at the youngest age: 12. His height increases very fast, although he's the youngest member.

What I love about this boyband is the relationship between every member. They are very close to each other and more like family. Plus, their characters are different, yet they still get along well. I watched some videos of them backstage, and their interaction with each other was hilarious. They always do silly things together or tease each other. So amusing to watch. I also read their interviews in magazines, and they always praise each other. Although they often make fun of each other too. All Hey!Say!JUMP members are more like comedians. They all are very funny when they're together. They are such mood-booster! I love them so much.

Their debut song, "Ultra Music Power", was used as Japan's Volleyball World Cup Relay 2007 theme song. "Your Seed" was used as the image song for the Japanese release of the animated film Kung-Fu Panda. Btw, their song "Arigatou (sekai doko ni itemo)", there is a lyric which says Terima Kasih. They sing 'Thank You' in many languages including Bahasa. It is so cool. From now, I'll post more about them. I'll see you later. Jaa nee... =)