Monday, July 16, 2007

Top 50 Hits - July 16/07

Hihi!! So sorry for the lateness. As soon as I thought I found a reliable source for music hits they stop being reliable. *sigh* I had to email them to update their list!! Can you imagine?
Anyway, here is the newest top 50 list. I noticed that Youtube changed their links a bit so I have updated all of the links on this list. Please click on the songs to view the music video. Enjoy!!

50. Yoshii Kazuya - WINNER {down from 14}{no video, sorry}

49. Gyaruru - Boom Boom Meccha Maccho! {New}

48. Kimura Kaera - Samantha {New}

47. Kato Miriya - Love is... {New}

46. Akigawa Masafumi - Sen no Kaze ni Natte {down from 34}

45. ORANGE RANGE - Ikenai Taiyou {New}

45. Uura Saeka - My Mirai {New}

43. Kome Kome Club - Goriyaku {New}{no video, sorry}

42. Porno Graffitti - Link {New}

41. Akimoto Kiyoshi/Junko - Donto Koi! Iwate {up from 44}{no video, sorry}

40. Fuumi Do - Karada to karada {New}{no video, sorry}

39. Hamasaki Ayumi - Glitter {New}

38. Chatmonchy - Tobiuo no Butterfly {New}

37. Abe Fuyumi - Gunjou {New}

36. Dreams Come True - Kimi ni shika kikoenai {down from 10}

35. Kuwata Keisuke - Ashita Harerukana {down from 8}

34. Nakamura Ataru - Tomodachi no uta {down from 28}

33. miyavi - Sakihokoru Hana no You ni {New}

32. Takamizawa Toshihiko - Sennen Romance {New}

31. Kreva ft. Kusano Masamune from SPITZ - Kureba ii no ni {up from 39}

30. Aming - Himawari {New}

29. Nakamura Ataru - Ringo uri {New}{no video, sorry}

28. MISIA - ANY LOVE {New}

27. Tsubakiya Shijusou - LOVER [down from 20}{no video, sorry}

26. Shonan No Kaze - Suiren Hana {down from 3}

25. Nakagawa Shouko - Sorairo Days {New}

24. Sen Masao - Kanreki Iwai Uta {up from 42}{no video, sorry}

23. Trio the Shakin - Itoshi no Naporitan {down from 7}

22. Usamoto Kyoichi - Ame Nimomakezu {down from 17}{no video, sorry}

21. Sid - Natsukoi {New}

20. Nakajima Miyuki - Ichigo Ichie {New}

19. Seishin - Kokoro no furusato e {New}{no video, sorry}

18. Onmyouza - Kokui No Tennyo {New}

17. MONKEY MAJIK - MONKEY MAGIC {New}{no video, sorry}

16. KAT-TUN - Yorokobi no Uta {down from 1}

15. Angela Aki - Tashika ni {New}

14. Kazumasa Oda - Daijyoubu {down from 13}{no video, sorry}

13. Ito Yuna - Mahaloha {New}

12. abingdon boys school - Nephilim {New}

11. YUI - My Generation {down from 2}

10. Gackt - RETURNER Yami no Shuuen {up from 26}


9. w-inds. - LOVE IS THE GREATEST THING {New}


8. GReeeeN - Aiuta {down from 6}


7. Ketsumeishi - Mata kimi ni aeru {New}


6. Sukimaswitch - Marinsunou {New}


5. Tokyo Jihen - OSCA {New}


4. Golden Circle featuring Teraoka Yohito, Matsutoya Yumi and YUZU - Music {New}


3. Koda Kumi - Freaky {up from 45}


2. ERIKA - FREE {New}


1. Ayaka - Jewelry day {New}



And that's all 50!! Hope you enjoyed it! Stay tuned in another two weeks (hopefully) for another update.

posted by Fudocom - Rei @ 1:35 PM 0 Comments

 

Saturday, July 07, 2007

The Downside of Pride


Sorry for the delay all. Had a bout of writer's block.

For those who live in or know well of Japan, you will notice that it is a very proud country and its inhabitants are a very proud people. Now while seemingly being a good thing, being too proud, however, comes with a whole lot of downsides, especially when it affects or hurts others.

During my short time here I have been baffled by companies being too proud to admit fault of their popular products until being "caught out" by the general public.

To name a few:

- Mitsubishi's shameful tragedy involving faulty breaks on several of their motor vehicles.
- The Roppongi Hills automatic revolving doors tragedy involving the death of a 6 year old.
- The 2006 elevator incident by Shindler's (German, I think?) which prompted a nation wide elevator surveyance. This particular elevator rose suddenly as its Japanese inhabitant was trying to exit, crushing his skull.
- The recent Fujiya bakery incident that decided out-of-date milk, eggs and jam was more cost-efficient. Result: A food-poisoning epidemic of about 14,000 people
- The roller coaster accident in Osaka, where the amusement park execs were too proud to actually check the status of their rides. Every year they signed off a good bill of health to their popular roller coaster ride without actually checking anything! You know Disneyland could never get away with that.
- And last, but not least, the boiler explosion at a Shibuya spa where the operator ignored prior warnings of a possible safety issue and/or explosion.

Now, I don't know about you, but that's quite a bit for a 3-4 year timeframe. And after it becomes public, the result is always the same. The big guys say a public "I'm sorry for your loss" and humbly resign/retire into a comfy existence. I recall that only one family that I know of complained to the company to receive compensation (the family of the boy in the revolving door incident). But suing is definitely a foreign concept in Japan. That family managed to squeeze out an extra apology and free flower arrangements for their son's funeral. Hmm....

So what's the lesson to be learned here? Being proud is good. But being honest is even better. That and stay away from amusement parks that don't have the Disney stamp of approval.

posted by Fudocom - Celina @ 12:31 PM 0 Comments