The band is WaT I believe, that's how its said, met both band members, got an appointment for burning productions talk to the higher ups. The lead Eiji does interviews with western celebs such as Keifer Sultherland, Rihana and Lady Gaga so he's high up there.
It's interesting that you say that it's similar in Japan because he literally walked into a studio with his suit and they just assumed he had an appointment. He didn't want to be dishonest so he explained the situation to them and what not lol
He also was frequently stopped by natives and asked if he could get his picture taken with them.
They were impressed with my friends Japanese skill. Same with when he talked with the newspapers at Suwa, they were like freaking out during the interview because he was so good at Japanese. He said it was even a bit hard to keep up cause they were talking fast and going nuts asking how he learned Japanese so good and how it was "sugoi" and stuff like that.
I have all the Japanese fonts I need actually
That is cool. More Japanese bands needs to come to America. Not **** like AKB48.
[COLLAPSE="Really Off topic"]Being foreign obviously attracts attention - especially if you are in a more rural part of Japan. I live in a city of 100,000 but I experience moments like those. Hell, my friend and I were in a kaiten sushi restaurant just last night when three high school girls across the aisle wanted to take pictures with us. Being foreign in Japan comes with people treating you like a celebrity (or a disease).
I was referring to the hiring process/business aspect of some business corporations. I recently enrolled in TEFL courses through the program I teach with. They were only accepting 20 applicants from 1,500. I didn't get in sadly but my friend got in mostly because he knew a guy who was running the application process. It pays to know people and the more connections you make; the bigger your reputation grows . But obviously, looking the part is a huge deal.
Most people will freak out about a foreigner speaking Japanese. Most Japanese people I come across think that foreigner know next to no Japanese. It kind of throws people in for a loop. Suwa, Nagano is pretty rural so I would say the reactions to his foreigness is pretty spot on. Not once did I receive the amount of attention or reaction when I was in Tokyo as I do now. In most case, you may be the first foreigner they talk to or see so pretty exaggerated responses should be expected. Three weeks ago, I was sitting in a bar; drinking by myself. I had a day off the next day and so I felt like a drink. I got into talking to this guy about video games, music, and movies. He is a huge Heroes, House, 24 fan and loves western games like Call of Duty, Bioshock, Assassin's Creed. He was even an avid Smash Bros. player. However, despite his apparent interest in western media, I was the first foreigner he ever talked to. He kept on saying how fluent my Japanese was (which it isn't by a long shot...trust me), how cool it was that I was living in Japan, and how foreigner are all around better than Japanese. So he ended up friended me on Facebook and when I checked his, I kind of was surprised. In a very Twitter-ish way, he made continual updates about "I met this cool foreigner!" "Oh, he likes video games!" "I can't believe I am talking to a foreigner!" "His Japanese is good but my English is horrible ><" He made at least 25 of these posts.
On the other hand, I have been spat at, yelled at, punched, told to ho back home, and barred from various establishments. Japan loves foreigners yet discriminates them. Sorry if I seem doom and gloom or high and mighty. You may be interested in reading the blog about living in Japan I wrote. There is a link in my user profile. I would like to talk a more about this so, if you want, please PM![/COLLAPSE]
So to Takamaru,
What would be Takamaru's home stage? That would be pretty epic. For some odd reason, I am picturing Muramasa and Street Fighter Temple roof blended into one.
