Hello JAPAN! x StarHub TV Show - Harajuku !!

Hello people ~ :D

on the 9th of Feb, Pika Pika Meido Cafe and CutePop was invited to a Live Japanese TV-Show Hello Japan!'s collaboration with StarHub Singapore !! 

"Co-produced with Amazon Laterna, this LIVE show will bring you on an adventure, featuring Tokyo's most popular spots such as Harajuku, Akihabara and Asakusa!

Studios based in both Singapore and Tokyo will be working together in this programme! In addition, Danny Choo, Japan's Cultural Ambassador, will be making a guest appearance!"

Pika Pika Meido Cafe (link *here*) and Cute Pop (link *here*)

was invited for their first week of show, 

9th Feb 4 pm @ Channe; 149

with their theme for that week being 

Akihabara!!

The show also featured : 

Excited ? :3 

Of course, when you start talking about Akihabara, it will bring you to :

Anime, Manga, Electronics, and Maid Cafe!! ;D !!!

Today, I'll be writing about our experience in the studio!! :D Ringo , Amane and I went to the studio at about 1pm and started preparing, and it was pretty intense OxO!!

Everything , everytime, was rushed OTL...

Initially we decided to wear the yukata Pika Pika costume !

Look at my pretty kouhai's picture below~~ >3< *squeal*

However, in the end, on the NIGHT before the shoot day, 

I have to change plan to come in Kuroneko cos because the producer asked if I can don a cosplay costume instead and because my yukata maid cos will not look good with the bright white background since it has so many pastel and light colours on it :(((

  thus, here's my pretty much rushed Kuroneko ^^""

please forgive me if some parts are not very spot on OTL

Also , I was pretty worried because I havent rewatched enough of the anime T3T (i watched it quite long ago and cant rly remember much of the full plot but only how kuroneko usually acts OTL) But since I have to talk anyway in the show, I cant really portray Kuroneko in her original Tsun-mode ^^"" unless I want to come across as TSUN!!! 

so haiiI~~ at least the make up is allright ... I hope ... >,<

 flanked by 2 cute maids teehee xD!!!

My Kuroneko is the figurine version :3 as portrayed below :

From about 2-3 , we started rehearshing parts of the shoot to troubleshoot any possible mistakes :3 .From this experience, I learned that Live! show is terribly tiring for everyone in the set!!! There are possibilities of technical mistakes , timings for commercials (so you often have to cut short/ extend your responses or replies , connection problems (skype crashed , internet doesnt work as well , the sound isnt transmitted well from Japan to SG ) and everyone was really concentrating hard just to get through that 2 hours of live show !! 

O3O 

While on the recording side of the set we looked quite composed ^^""""

On the other set, everyone's pretty much very very busy and are concentrating !!!

( kudos to the sporting gentleman who smiled for the cam despite the pressure lol xD)

On the recording set , we also have these little TVs in front of us, beside the camera so that we know roughly where to look and look at how we look :P (however .....there are ike 2-3 cameras there, and I was initially very confused about which camera to look at OTLOTLOTL)

Look at that sheepish smile on my face OTL...

QnQ I kinda wanted to cry when I see my sheepish smile... didnt even have time to correct my wig's position because ...

it was REALLY REALLY RUSHED TxT I just had time to go to the washroom after the rehearsal and when I wanted to top up my make up, I was told I have to go into the set already and so... there goes melting make up that had been applied for like hours before T_T And also , MY STOCKING TORE !!! it got TORN halfway!!!! =[]= Luckily I brought a spare that is not as translucent as Kuroneko's version (kuroneko's is thinner and less opaque T3T) , but obviously I cant go with torn stockings T3T so I have to wear the more opaque less accurate one instead :'''((((

After the shoot , managed to get some pictures of the studio, so the interior looked like this :)

My MESSY table ^^ teeheee

AH!! 

I also got to meet Reiko Yokoi-san again during the show!! Am very happy and excited about this!! xD!!!

Group Shot of course after the show xD!!

aaaand there's Ee-chan sneaking in although he's not supposed to be there one LOLOLLLL x"D!!! I was rattling off here and there panicking when he helped me safety pin parts of the apron at 1pm before the show and Bene-san and some of the Japanese ladies in the set are commenting "What a nice guy!!" in Japanese , thinking that we didnt undestand maybe ;D --> and Ee-chan, being proficient in Japanese immediately burst into this evil grin ^^""""" Anyway, I think most people who've watched anime will understand what "yasashii" means right ? ;D 

Bene-san the MC for the show and Reiko Yokoi-san!!

I feel really grateful for this opportunity (its my first time experiencing a live! show !!! x'D!!!) and Ive learned quite a lot from the show!! :D Thank you to Hello Japan ! for inviting Pika Pika Meido cafe (Ringo , Amane and me, Terumii) as well as CutePOP's Vincent-san for the show !!! Am really really happy to be able to experience this !! ^^

Anyway!!

The show will be running for 3 consecutive sundays (9th, 16th and 23rd Feb 2013) featuring different parts of Japan and its culture ;D so be sure to tune in to Starhub channel 149 every sunday @4pm to catch it ! :D

Lastly , 

just want to announce that 

I have a (Mini)  *GIVEAWAY* going on ! :D

its nothing too extravagant as this is what I managed to gather >,< 

Hope its enough.... Student Budget OTL ... But yes ! A Mini Giveaway ! 

Just follow a few simple steps :

Go to this link *here*

1. Like My Page : Teru Terumii~ (｡・ω・｡)- テルテルミ
2. Share this Post on your facebook timeline

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I'll randomly choose a winner on 28th February  That's about 3 weeks ^^ So Gambatte !!! Ciao !!

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CNY Shoot - Macross Frontier - Ranka Lee - Nyan Nyan Cafe version. ♥

Heya people ~ 

Recently , it was Chinese New Year (CNY) and I was thinking of doing some chinese-related shoot and so the one who came to my mind first is  Ranka-chan !! :D

Ranka Lee

 from Macross Frontier ;D

one of the best mecha series out there alongside the gundam series ;D 

Here's is Ranka !! :D

This however, is not Ranka's default outfit ! :3

She wore this only for a section in the anime series where she's promoting/making a commercial(CM) about a Chinese Restaurant called Nyan Nyan Cafe ;D (which exist in the anime :3)

Thus

The name :

Ranka Lee - Nyan Nyan Cafe version !! :3

To be honest, it was quite a hectic week for me . A terrible terrible hectic week ! >3< 

I ended up renting the wig just to be able to shoot on that one free slot I have on that CNY week >3< 

the camho/selca I did before the shoot ^^ teehee

It was a terribly hot day 

as you can see from the picture below --> the scorching sun caused all that brightness!!

And here are some of the successful shots !! :D

picture credit : Ee-chan

The dim sum inside the steamer are real XD 

My photog friend Xian Yang asked if he could eat it earlier on the shoot (wahahahaha) 

which of course he can ;D

BUT !!!

The dim sum and bao dropped halfway of the shoot xD so there goes...

(LOL)

The steamer - DAISO is a very cheap source ;D thanks to Natalie and XY for helping me with regards to this as I was actually not quite familiar as to where to find a bamboo steamer initially :3

To the photogs Ee-chan and XY, thanks so much for bracing the unforgiving heat (and my complaints ^^" tee hee... I have to admit that I complained quite a lot drg the shoot because the garden was PACKED FULL of people on that day and some of them are just ... impolite *loooooongsigh* luciky we managed to go through the day quite uneventfully ;D and managed to get some nice shots too ^^ )

picture credit : Haku Photography

My experience with this shoot was really fun LOL! 
It was good that XY was really friendly despite this being our first shoot together x'D !! 
Else, it could have been a really awkward and quiet shoot :P 
When you have a photog like this below : 

Kinda confirmed the shoot will be quite fun ;D 

Also, there's a group of Turkish tourists and one chinese gentleman who were very polite when they wanted a picture. The chinese gentleman actually asked nicely for a picture and told me that he wanted it for her daughter , who liked anime :3 

Since I'm talking about this, I just want to jot down some thoughts about what happened during this particular shoot :(( The turkish tourists  were looking at our group with interest since Im in cosplay. 
During the shoot I was rather upset when some people (especially this group of men)  purposely walked closer and closer to us and then circle aimlessly around us and even took picture without permittion when I'm obviously glaring =_="" I was pretty upset to the extent that I actually spoke out quite loudly so that they can hear me saying sth along the line of " It is really impolite to take pictures from that distance and walk closer to us!!!! " . 

These turkish group of tourists heard me and actually, although they were not the group that circled and walked pass us but rather, only expressed interest , they actually bothered to ask nicely for a picture after that. 

Meanwhile, the group of people who circled us continued doing circling us --> one person even followed us to the top of the pagoda and passed by us like 3-4 times =_="""  (we stayed in one spot =_="" its very suspicious when this man continues circling us =_="" ) . 

If they wanted a picture, shy or not shy, its IMPOLITE to take pictures when Im clearly glaring at them and showing that Im pissed off and doesnt want any pictures to be taken,  :( .
IF they ask nicely, Im pretty sure most cosplayers will even smile and pose for them ! Imagine going out there and seeing some people randomly taking pictures of you without permition ? :( Some people online argued with the old : " you dressed that way you deserved it" --> ah, so if you're wearing bikini at the beach and people start taking picture of you its ok I assume ? Or the tamer : " so if you're walking along orchard road with unusual but covered clothing its allright for people to take pictures of you?" 
NO. You have eyes, yes you can see, but there's a difference between a polite curious look and a lecherous ridiculing look =_="" 

Anyway, was nice to see some sakura branches deco in the garden that day ;D !!

Immediately ran to it to take pic lol !!!

picture credit : Haku Photography

End of shoot, I was feeling terribly dehydrated, tired, and of course hungry >3< 

so I didnt even bother to take off my buns and QiBao. 

I ended up eating at MOS Burger in that attire LOL!! xD hahaha

Overall, its a very fun shoot x'D

I learned to rush things with 

'ok' results even more I guess :P considering how rushed this shoot was given that I really dont have the luxury of time T3T But yep, I learned to emergency-DIY some props within a short period of time *evilsmirk* and I am actually quite happy because there are quite a few of good pics from the bunch that we managed to take :D 

*looking hopeful* 

Will be sieveing more of the pictures soon and hope I'll have time to sieve through considering my lappie is pretty damn slow when it comes to opening heavy picture files *sigh*

Meanwhile, 

YEP! I just changed my FB Cover page to Senbonzakura's shoot because I really liked the shot !! Added in some sakura (because the background is kinda sadly sparse  T_T) and neon effects from PS (which took quite long because I initially didnt know how to add it at all and as you can see the loop line is drawn with mouse thus the wavering on the line hurhur... T3T ) .

I update my fb more often as I get busier nowadays because its the easiest and quickest to upload for me :3 

So if you want to see more updates, do feel free to add me/leave comments on the fb  ;D

https://www.facebook.com/TeruTerumii?ref=hl

Ciao~ 

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if you're looking for some apparels, 

feel free to take a look at www.dipandroll.blogspot.sg 

You get 20% OFF and a $2 voucher if you quote Terumii~ :3

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Terumii~~

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My Facebook Account + Giveaway !! :D

Heya there !!! 

This will be an ultra short shoutout k xD hehee

I recently changed my facebook page cover to that of my more recent shoot :3 

SBZ (Senbonzakura) Miku !! It took quite a while, so just wanna announce that :3 

Anyway, I apologize for the slow frequency of my posts lately ^^

Have been getting tremendously busy nowadays hurhur T3T

I update my page more often though O3O for the simple reasons that I cant keep uploading more menial stuff like "GG to xxx today!!" in blogger ^^ tee heee...

So naturally, I update my fb more often :3

So if you're interested, 

feel free to like the account at :

https://www.facebook.com/TeruTerumii

I'll be really thankful for your support!! :3

and also!!

I have a (Mini)  *GIVEAWAY* going on ! :D

Sorry its nothing too extravagant as this is what I managed to gather >,< 

Hope its enough.... Student Budget OTL ... But yes ! A Mini Giveaway ! 

Just follow a few simple steps :

Go to this link *here*

1. Like My Page : Teru Terumii~ (｡・ω・｡)- テルテルミ

2. Share this Post on your facebook timeline

( remember to set to public  so its visible to me)
3. Comment on the post : "Liked & Shared "

I'll randomly choose a winner on 28th February  That's about 3 weeks ^^ So Gambatte !!!

PS : open to Sg residence only >,, Gomen O.O If you're Jakartans, unless you're willing to wait until June-July ^^"

Any, I have a HUGE deadline tomorrow and I havent finished my work yet TxT ... so...

This is kinda  all for today!! Ciao! :D

*rushes off*

❤ ADVERT❤

If you decide to drop by Vellus Hair Studio to pamper your hair , remember to claim your Free Bottle of Essential Oils k ;D 

Read about my experience at Vellus Hair Studio *here* or <http://teruterumi.blogspot.sg/2013/06/my-new-hair-xd-vellus-hair-studio-50.html>

if you're looking for some apparels, 

feel free to take a look at www.dipandroll.blogspot.sg 

You get 20% OFF and a $2 voucher if you quote Terumii~ :3

They also have a Retail Rack at Far east plaza, Blogshop empire #01-102  

Ciao❤

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Terumii~~

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