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About Me

Japan time
I only live in Japan..lol!My name is hiroko,but tons of Japanese people have same namehere.
I like OSAKA where is my area and it's my most fave place when I go to seethe concert,walking,shopping and more.OSAKA people seem to be HOT,but very KIND,UNIQUE andFUNNY,also anyone can enjoy 'special' foods, fashion and much much more there.....!I wanna beOSAKA woman in the future!lol!:D
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Osaka Dome -aka Kyocera Dome Osaka
I have seen baseball games,also I saw Madonna concert here!!('06/9/16)
I play the keyboard with music software Cakewalk Music Creator 2.
(it's calld DTM -Desk Top Music thing)
Here's MIDI keyboard for DTM
I'm making sound loops.I'm an amateur music creator at the moment.I'm so interested in groovysounds and the loops,just like the 80's dance/electronic synth pop tunes.
I'm enjoying to make the 80s disco sound,I'm using the sound samples from DTM magazine April '07 issue (Japan only,see book section).
I put (very!)short version here.
I'm also enjoying CASIO keyboard sound such as I was impressed in the 80's & some plugins like EDIROL VST(including in Cakewalk).
Here's my keyboard (MIDI)!
I usd to draw pics....:D
I've met Jase (Jason Donovan) in the summer of 1990,and he loved my gift (drawing of him)!!
:)))
-about my fav hobbies...
I'm enjoying to see racing things every weekend.Horse racing is one of my fav hobbies for a longtime.(since '89!)
I have seen tonz of memorial races!
Yes,I was there!!
I met lovely pony there!!
I'm a co-owner of racing horses like these pics.
One of them is Japanese and 3-year-old.He has name includes 'forest' finally.
I saw his debut race at the moment.He did great result there!!*bariki* :D
(His grand-pa was super horse called 'Tony Bin' in Europe and Japan.)
My new horse is only 2-year old.He has no name yet,but he's staying in Chiba /Ibaragi Miho.
(His grand-pa was super horse called 'Sunday Silense' in the U.S..!!)
I like baseball games!!Cos I live in such a place.:D
Here's huge stadium called Hanshin Koshien Stadium (in Hyogo) where Prince,Sting and more playedin the 80's.
I have seen baseball games so many times here!!

My Interests

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MUSIC & 80s sounds that I have been looking for!

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Music:

Madonna -Jump
(www.madonna.com)

The 80s!
Synthpop,Hard Rock,R&B,Blue-eyed Soul,Disco sound
and Amazing tunes by anyone (if they are inspired by the 80's,big welcome!!) .
I actually missing the 80's tunes and still hearing them,cos I've got loads of great memories with the music scenes in the 80's.

I really love listening to my fav MUSIC whenever I can.:)
Yes,I'm a MUSIC LISTENER inJapan!:D

I've got my Yahoo radio station -
My Yahoo radio station

Here are some of my memorial stories of tunes/vids from the80's.

Survivor -The Search Is Over
My first concert in the 80's was this band.Cos I really wanted to hear this song there!!

Nolans - I'm In The Mood For Dancing
(Japanese title -"Dancing Sister")
I always remember that they came to Japan so many times in the 80's and appeared on music TV show called 'Yoru no Hit Studio'.That translator for them was always same person who weared so funny glasses...haha!:D

Madness -In The City
That was Japan only very unique CM for Japanese car 'Honda Honda Honda Honda' here in the 80's!!

Roxette -Listen To Your Heart
They are also my fav pop duo and their songs are so brilliant,esp I like this song!!

Ratt -Dance
I still like their music videos!Totally ROCKED.

Black -Wonderful Life
I really liked sentimental melody and b/w vid!!

Wham! -Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
I used to play their songs on the electric organ in the80's!!:)

George Michael - Faith
MTV Japan still play this vid...oh!!:D

Whitney Houston -Greatest Love Of All
I still think she was a queen of R&B in the 80's!! and this song is my 'OHAKO'(fave karaoke tune).:D I liked the ending of this vid.

Bon Jovi -Livin'On A Prayer
this song is also my 'OHAKO'!!

Tommy Page - A Shoulder To Cry On
(Japanese title -"katani yoseru namida") totally luv the humanly lyrics!!

Bruce Hornsby & the Range -The Way It Is
I really liked this song and the piano sound.:) I hear that Bruce started to play the piano when he was at16...TALENTED!!

Eighth Wonder -I'm Not Scared
written by Pet Shop Boys and later 'covered' by themselves.

Kylie and Jason 'Jase' Donovan
Especially For You
and later you know they and many artists 'covered' Band Aidsong produced by S/A/W in late- 80's.

Paul Young -Everytime You Go Away
I liked both of original and cover version. He covered some songs,but this song was special for him,Ithink!written by Daryl Hall

Vixen -Edge Of A Broken Heart
I used to go to events for Hard Rock in the 80's andMr.HR/HM called 'MASA' (who is a friend of Bon Jovi,Leppsand more!!) highly recommended this song/vid there. written by Richard Marx

Expose -Come Go With Me
One of my fav dance music tunes from the 80's!!

Dire Straits -Money For Nothing
All of the 80's MTV fans in Japan know this vid well.Cos it was theme song for MTV Japan in the 80's!!

Ozzy Osbourne -Shot In The Dark
(Japanese title -Kurayamini dokkiri!)
I used to watch this vid and I was doing *head banging*!!:D

Shakatak -Nightbirds
Including vintage synth sound and almost (YAMAHA) Electoneplayers played this song here in the 80's!!

Air Supply - Even The Nights Are Better
(Japanese title -Sayonara lonely love)
It was my exam song for electric organ (YAMAHA Electone)grade 6!!

Charlene - I've Never Been to Me
(Japanese title -Ai wa kagerou no youni)
It's REAL song that she was singing!!

Europe -Carrie
I totally love their music and like keyboard sound of thissong!!

Van Halen -Jump
I guess almost keyboard players wanted to play this song!

Hubert Kah - Angel O7
So amazing tune!Its just 80's groovy synth pop sound!

Mr.Mister -Broken Wings
I used to watch this vid cos MTV Japan's VJ highlyrecommended in the 80's.

Duran Duran -Save A Prayer
my most fav DD song/vid!!

G.I.Orange from London -Japan only(mid-80s)
smash hit tune "Psychic Magic"

-Tiffany-

Pickup current artist -
I actually didn't know about him and his music until I foundhis myspace site on my friends list and I saw his music vidon MTV Japan....
I'm glad I was found!
Here's 'British Stevie Wonder,best-selling U.K. singer/songwriter' ,James Morrison's awesome vid-"You Give Me Something"
(Japanese title -"Kimi ni aete yokatta...")

about Japanese 80's! -I liked TM Network's electronic sounds (esp,"Get Wild")
and Anzenchitai's songs (esp "Koi no Yokan") so much.
-current Japanese artists,Japanese-R&B like KenHirai,CHEMISTRY and K (from S.korea).

Movies:

Back To The Future,Top Gun, Ghost,You've got mail,Babe, Serendipity and so on.

Television:

MTV Japan and Baseball games (esp Tokyo Yomiuri Giants vs Hanshin Tigers!!).

Books:

Keyboard and DTM mags,agatha christie,manga(esp Yukan club by Yukari Ichijo -I'm a big fan of this story and Yuuri Kenbishi!!) etc.

Yukan club
(top of right image is Yuuri!)
DTM magazine April '07 (Japan only)
including free groovy samples!!

Heroes:

DeepImpact...he's actually my fav super horse!

My Blog

Music Creator 2 (music software)

is for me to make the songs.I loved KINETIC,but I always make MIDI files at the first time and later I convert to mp3 or WAV. In 2005,I was always looking for music software,esp in the summer.I tried ...
Posted by the 80s rule[loops freak] on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:22:00 PST

J-Pop singer K covered Cyndi etc.

I saw new video clip "True Colors" by K from S.Korea on MTV Japan.That's Cyndi's song...How nice!And he will release English cover songs album. (He's actually singing R&B in Japanese her...
Posted by the 80s rule[loops freak] on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:33:00 PST

DTM magazine April'07 -electronic sounds special

I got latest issue of DTM (desk top music) magazine and was impressed with the sound samples of DVD,including '80s disco sound'.That's really groovy.That's really 80s sound I have been looking for!I t...
Posted by the 80s rule[loops freak] on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:56:00 PST

11/23 -one year anniversary on MySpace!

I luv the 80s! So I started MySpace page on the 23rd Nov. of last year.Yes,ONE YEAR!! Maybe I need karaoke party..haha. I basically love the 80's.(again..) Including synthpop to hard ro...
Posted by the 80s rule[loops freak] on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 05:27:00 PST

Keane cover Depeche Mode!!

I was visiting Y!MUSIC for UK and just saw THE Extra Venue there. Keane cover Depeche Mode Also HERE I totally loved their acoustic version of "Enjoy The Silence"!!And still.....Keane.It's really...
Posted by the 80s rule[loops freak] on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:15:00 PST

Keane -they are inspired by the 80's!

Yes,its really true!I used to visit their official board and I've read such things there.Also I've read Tim's interviews (piano) for Japanese magazine called 'Keyboard magazine'. Lead v...
Posted by the 80s rule[loops freak] on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:38:00 PST

my fav sounds -DX-7 and sytrus

I just remember that I was a user of FL Studio lately.And I got an email from image-line for update last week..FL Studio 6 has been released.Im a cakewalk user at the moment.Cos its very simple and ea...
Posted by the 80s rule[loops freak] on Thu, 19 Jan 2006 01:44:00 PST