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TOKYO, JAPAN EARTHQUAKE VIDEO: SEBA SURVIVES THE JAPANESE QUAKE & TSUNAMI CRISIS. DISASTER EYEWITNESS REPORT FILM.
The Japan earthquake is the only thing on everyone’s mind right now. Here’s an update: I filmed a video interview with Sebastiano Serafini, who is in Tokyo right now. He talks about surviving the 8.9 magnitude quake while at Avex agency.
The tsunamis and tremors keep coming — and are captured in this video! Seba discusses what’s important to him, and thanks his fans for thinking of him during this disaster.
Come watch the video above and on YouTube. Somehow, Seba manages to look cute and have good hair during the crisis…
I’m keeping in close contact with my Japan comrades (I’m updating on Twitter). There are still tremors every 15-20 minutes, and everyone’s on the edge. But it seems like the worst is over. Most of your favorite Tokyo Goths and J-rockers have been reported safe; fingers crossed.
Come watch the video with sleepless Seba… there are smiles and a shout-out to Yukiro!
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JAPANESE HOST BOYS: KABUKI-CHO HOSTS HAIRSTYLE. SHINJUKU HAIR SALON, CLUB AI, JROCK VISUAL KEI TUTORIAL.
Hello, pretty host boys! I guest-hosted a Norway TV show about love in Japan, so of course, we explored the unique phenomenon of the host boy. Women pay these spiky-haired creatures to sing karaoke with them in Kabuki-cho clubs, drink copious champagne and whisper sweet nothings. A rent-a-boyfriend, if you will.
The Norway TV show went to the home of Club Ai’s #1 host boy (yes, they are ranked and their “bite-me” photos displayed outside the club). Keiju greeted Ari and Per in nothing but a bath towel.
Ari Behn, bestselling author and husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, is quite the Prince Charming himself.
But how can anyone compete with these slick-suited, vaguely foreign smooth-talkers?
Bracelet buddies. (Super Exclusive Lothario Host Friendship Club?)
Like many of you, the Norwegians wanted to know — what’s the secret to Japanese host boy hair? How do they get it so stylized? So we took them to Kurokami, a hair salon that specializes in these matters.
Ari and Per got host-ified!
The amount of hairspray used is unbelievable (almost a can a person). Using a small comb, the hair stylists sectioned, straightened and sprayed.
Voila: Ari Behn as a host boy.
We got a host-style wig just in case. The cameraman modeled it for us!
Naomi and I had so much fun working with Norwegian TV (she took these photos). Our coolhunting and trend consulting firm, La Carmina & The Pirates, helps film/TV crews shoot in Japan and elsewhere. We help with arranging locations, translation, business dealings and more. There’s more about our services on our website.
Do you swoon in the presence of host boys? Have you ever been to a host club? What was it like?
PS: I think my host boy is much more attractive than the ones on the Norway TV show…
Japanese Word of the Day: Makaseru = Coordinate
Song of the Day: Chthonic – Forty-Nine Theurgy Chains (A Taiwanese metal band!)
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