Youthfulness

This pretty much sums up my teenage years. My love for anything Japanese, including Ayumi Hamasaki. This song I really liked, it's made before her voice got odd and low and pitchy. Her earlier works, like "To Be" and "Boys and Girls" were really good. She was also really good at selling the "cuteness" factor. Look at this video, the girl is adorable. She also brought about the popularity of the parapara dance. Like I said, this video has it all.

Looking at her youthfulness, it just makes me happy looking at her. I think the Japanese is really good at doing this kind of feel-good thing. The earlier dramas (ones made during my elementary/high school years) all bear the same mark that no matter what struggles you have in the process, the end always turns out lovely. But I digress. The point is, this video brings me back. The summers of dial-up, AsianAvenue, downloading Japanese pop songs, and borrowing Japanese variety programs from my friend (oh how I miss Gakkou e ikou). God I feel old.