~Japanese Club Trip to JCKL~

Hi, hi ^0^ as you all know, the Japanese Club had organised a trip to the Japan Club of Kuala Lumpur on 6th of May. For those who did not get to go, you had just missed an exciting and enjoying event of the year. I hope that next year, you will do better in your exam x_x

We arrived late at 2.15pm (we were suppose to be there by 2.00pm) and the manager of the JCKL Mrs. Monica, guided us to the tea ceremony room. The room is designed similar to the Japanese traditional house with tatami mat. The tea ceremony lasted for about 40 minutes. We all had to sit like the Japanese people and after a while, our legs were numb...x_x We had enjoyed a lot talking to the Japanese lady who had demonstrate the tea ceremony to us, Tanakosan. They even serve us Japanese cake/sweet to us before drinking the tea (it helps a lot cause without the sweets, the tea taste horribly bitter)

At 2.50pm, we ate lunch at a nearby cafe. There was only one lady worker so we had to wait for the food for like 1 hour and 30 minutes. After eating, we didn't had time to finish our activities (kendo and origami) so we asked Mrs.Monica to take us a tour in the Japan Club. There are lots of facilities but most of them are for the members only. (I love the library ^_^)

For those who are interested in studying in Japan, I suggest you to take the 12 or 18 months program in Japan Club of KL, Teikyo Institute. After graduating in this exam, you are able to speak fluently in Japanese language and further your studies in one of the top universities in Japan. (base on your result). おわりです。

~Japanese Club of Kuala Lumpur Trip~

こんばんは、just to remind you all, our club is having a special trip arranged by me(Mika) and Yuriko(Christine) to The Japanese Club of Kuala Lumpur. Here is some information for the trip:

Date: 6th May (Thursday)

Venue: No.2, Jln 1/86 of Jln Taman Seputeh 58000 KL, Wilayah Persekutuan.

Time: 2.30pm-5.30pm

Activity: Tea Ceremony, Kendo, Origami.

Fee: RM35

*Only 10members are able to go for this trip because there is not enough space in the Tatami mat room.

*Members who wants to go to the trip have to sit for an exam base on the Japanese Language. Tips: all questions are according to what you have learnt from sensei and please memorize the Hiragana characters -you should also know how to write your name in Japanese(Katakana).

Good Luck!

~Cooking Class~

I apologize for the continuous change of the date for the cooking class. Next week, I will start the first lesson for the Japanese Club Cooking Class. Due to the change in date for a couple of weeks, the fee to join the cooking class has decreased to RM10 only which means there will only be 2-3 lessons for the whole year. Members who had signed up, please pay your fees by 13/4/10. Remember to stay back on 19/4/10 (Friday), 2.30-4.00pm for your first lesson. ^0^

~Karaoke Contest~

There are some changes in the rules for the Karaoke Contest:

1) Students are allowed to perform Japanese, Korean and English songs only.

2) No lip-sync are allowed for the contest. If you performing a dance with your group members, please choose at least 2 members or more to sing.

3) Topic of the performance is free of choice but strictly no sexual innuendo, nudity, fouls language on stage.

4) All SMK Tropicana members are invited to join this contest. (Because we are short in time, other schools are not participating in this event. During our Cosplay Contest held in Sunway Giza, we will have our final round competing with other schools).

5) 2 to 7 members each for the group category.

6) Time limit for individual and group category is maximum 7minutes.

7) All contestants must dress decently.Decency standards are determine by the organizers and any decisions made are final. -contestants are strictly not allowed to wear mini skirt, low cut or transparent top.

8) Contestants must arrive 5minutes early before the event begins. (Contestants who fails to arrive early, marks will be deducted).

9) 5 contestants will be selected to perform during our Cosplay Contest on 26th June.

*Prizes goes to 1st and 2nd placing only.

*Entry fees: RM2 per person (Students who are not member of the Japanese Club)

Contestants must submit their information(name, class, song choice, artist) to Tricia (5B) -AJK of Music.

For more information, look for Christine or me-Mika (5A)

~Entertainment & Music~

今日は新しい歌集を紹介します

Do you know what Johnny & Associates Inc. is? Johnny & Associates Inc. (in Japanese -Kabushikigaisha Janizu Jimusho) is a talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962. The agency trains and promotes groups of male idols, collectively known as Johnny's (Jyanizu) in Japan. Every year, about 150 young male at the age of 7-13 joins the agency to become a star. They are trained based on their talents and skills such as singing, dancing, and acting. They would be the back dancers for their sempai/senior then, as they to improve and gain skills, they will have their own group to debut. Many famous artist group in Japan such as Kat-tun, NEWS, SMAP, Arashi, Kinki Kids, Tokio, Hey! Say! JUMP are formed under this agency.

~Hey! Say! JUMP~

is a J-Pop group under Johnny & Associates, consisting of 10members. The name Hey! Say! refers to the fact that all the members were born in the Heisei period and JUMP in the acronym for Johnny's Ultra Music Power. Hey! Say! JUMP is form after combining the Hey! Say! 7 group with Hey! Say! BEST.

Members of the group:

1) Ryosuke Yamada (age:17) -top5th ikemen 2) Yuuri Chinen (17) -the cutest+smartest

3) Yuto Nakajima (17) -mature looking 4) Morimoto Ryutaro (15) -the kid

5) Keito Okamoto (17) -english boy 6) Kei Inoo (19) -university boy

7) Daiki Arioka (18) -kindest 8) Takaki Yuya (19) -gangster

9) Hikaru Yaotme (19) -funniest 10) Yabu Kota (19) -gentlemen

*ikemen -most handsome guy in Japan.

Some of the members in the group are actors -

- Ryosuke Yamada (be sure to watch his latest drama: Hidarime Tantei Eye)

- Yuuri Chinen

- Yuto Nakajima

- Takaki Yuya (starred Japan's most famous drama, Gokusen)

- Hikaru Yaotome

- Yabu Kota

Check their very first single they debuted in 2007):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7GWNzggSec

Their latest single hit the Oricon Chart at 1st placing ^0^:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNvgJ0NGU0c