Tokyo Olympics Composer is a shit

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Oh dear he sounds like a right dirtbag.
I thought Cornelius was a group actually. Luckily I haven't really liked any of his stuff apart from maybe the counting song. . .

Should have go the train station melody guy to do it. I love his jingles.

 

[krtek a houby]

Oh dear he sounds like a right dirtbag.
I thought Cornelius was a group actually. Luckily I haven't really liked any of his stuff apart from maybe the counting song. . .

Should have go the train station melody guy to do it. I love his jingles.

Train station guy is awesome.



It's the real reason this self moved to Japan.

 

[skyscraper101]

“I apologize to everyone who may have felt discomfort and mistrust” due to my past comments, Oyamada tweeted.

Vague and insincere.

Olympic composer apologizes for historic actions | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Perhaps the vagueness is unintentional or the sincerity lost in translation?

He does at least appear to be acknowledging that he was quite the shitbag in the past and his actions were "terrible" and not apologizing at the time was "a very foolish attempt on [his] part for self-preservation"

I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt here sure, but I do like to think people aren't beyond redemption and forgiveness.

 

[krtek a houby]

Perhaps the vagueness is unintentional or the sincerity lost in translation?

He does at least appear to be acknowledging that he was quite the shitbag in the past and his actions were "terrible" and not apologizing at the time was "a very foolish attempt on [his] part for self-preservation"

I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt here sure, but I do like to think people aren't beyond redemption and forgiveness.

Of course. People can and do change.

But allegedly forcing disabled students to eat shit and wank in front of other students is quite a big forgive. Especially for the students, at a guess.

 

[Steel Icarus]

It's a classic non-apology, shifting the onus onto his victims. anyone who may have felt

 

[Aladdin]

Yes perhaps he could move to somewhere perfect. Maybe Mars?

Maybe we could

It's a classic non-apology, shifting the onus onto his victims. anyone who may have felt

Exactly.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Train station guy is awesome.



It's the real reason this self moved to Japan.

I have one of his albums somewhere, but it's actually a bit shit.
The shinkohiwa chuo sobu line jingle is my ringtone. I love an album of JRs greatest hits. They could do albums of the different lines, with covers matching the signage.
Salivates

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Of course. People can and do change.

But allegedly forcing disabled students to eat shit and wank in front of other students is quite a big forgive. Especially for the students, at a guess.

If I ever got to make a magazine series of documentaries in Japan this would be so high on my list.
The whole reason I started leaning Japanese (which became the reason I met my wife) was because I was supposed to make such a show while I was at ITV, but sadly it was dropped).

 

[krtek a houby]

If I ever got to make a magazine series of documentaries in Japan this would be so high on my list.
The whole reason I started leaning Japanese (which became the reason I met my wife) was because I was supposed to make such a show while I was at ITV, but sadly it was dropped).

Mixed feelings about Japan docs/series. Usually it's the "oh, aren't they strange/cute/innovative/polite/dolphin killers" with the obligatory shots of the crossing in Shibuya or matsuri revellers hauling around phalluses and running into the freezing cold sea etc.

That said, it was probably Peter Duncan's bottom that sealed my fate.

That's the real reason.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Mixed feelings about Japan docs/series. Usually it's the "oh, aren't they strange/cute/innovative/polite/dolphin killers" with the obligatory shots of the crossing in Shibuya or matsuri revellers hauling around phalluses and running into the freezing cold sea etc.

That said, it was probably Peter Duncan's bottom that sealed my fate.

That's the real reason.

The James May one was surprisingly good, only the tea ceremony one bit me angry.

The Joanna Lumley one was basically nothing but cliche.

 

[krtek a houby]

The James May one was surprisingly good, only the tea ceremony one bit me angry.

The Joanna Lumley one was basically nothing but cliche.

Agreed.

The bit that annoyed most was his comedy sidekick at the standup. Resorting to the stupid gaijin jokes when he dried up.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

The James May one was surprisingly good, only the tea ceremony one bit me angry.

The Joanna Lumley one was basically nothing but cliche.

Agreed.

The bit that annoyed most was his comedy sidekick at the standup. Resorting to the stupid gaijin jokes when he dried up.

Really? We tried to watch that as a family and gave up almost immediately. I thought it was well shit.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Really? We tried to watch that as a family and gave up almost immediately. I thought it was well shit.

This was towards end of first lockdown so my standards were not high by then.

 

[krtek a houby]

Really? We tried to watch that as a family and gave up almost immediately. I thought it was well shit.

Recommendations for decent/must watch series/docs on Japan?

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Mixed feelings about Japan docs/series. Usually it's the "oh, aren't they strange/cute/innovative/polite/dolphin killers" with the obligatory shots of the crossing in Shibuya or matsuri revellers hauling around phalluses and running into the freezing cold sea etc.

That said, it was probably Peter Duncan's bottom that sealed my fate.

That's the real reason.

Weeeeel, I have the same mixed feelings. As with all these things I would probably try to find things are are genuinely interesting and inevitably somewhere along the line they would be Eurotrashed by commissioners.

Anyway, I got free Japanese lessons and a lot of time off work looking into it, and the show never got made. Win win win.

Same happens the other way around. You'd think that the English were all pearly kings and queens rolling cheese down hills all day.
I'm made plenty of UK TV shows about English people being twats.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Recommendations for decent/must watch series/docs on Japan?

Not sure if I have ever seen any. It's all very much as you have described and always the same old shit.
There was something on the BBC many years ago that documented a Japanese local election. Double great because there was zero voice over, interview or commentary, it was all old school fly on the wall slice of life documentary.

A friend of mine made a DVD documentary called Garage Rockin' Craze about the underground garage rock scene in Japan. It's a bit too long and could do with some re-editing, tightening and polish in places, but I quite enjoyed that.

 

[xenon]

Bullying disabled people then doing the music to the paralymipics is a gold medal in soul crushing irony.

...the the opening ceremony's concept being "the ability to celebrate differences, to empathise, and to live side by side with compassion for one another."



I only just read about him TBF but then again I'm not in charge of commissioning the olympics music...

 

[Orang Utan]

Why are you continuing to follow me around, criticising everything I say?

looks like that’s what you’re doing to krtek a houby - it’s pretty shabby

 

[krtek a houby]

And he's out
Keigo Oyamada to quit Olympic opening ceremony role over past bullying

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

And he's out
Keigo Oyamada to quit Olympic opening ceremony role over past bullying

Result.

Hopefully people take notice.

The whole Tokyo Olympics seems to be going for the full shit fest but at least this makes me have hope that the closing ceremony won't just be this

 

[krtek a houby]

Result.

Hopefully people take notice.

The whole Tokyo Olympics seems to be going for the full shit fest but at least this makes me have hope that the closing ceremony won't just be this

What's that? Akira, Barefoot Gen?

 

[Cid]

Nice.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

What's that? Akira, Barefoot Gen?

Akira

Seemed apt

 

[Artaxerxes]

YouTube is where it’s at for Japanese documentaries/videos

What's that? Akira, Barefoot Gen?

Akira

 

[Cid]

I find the same thing with China documentaries, and I was only there a year.

 

[Cid]

YouTube is where it’s at for Japanese documentaries/videos




Akira

Too many disgruntled English teachers.

 

[krtek a houby]

Not sure if I have ever seen any. It's all very much as you have described and always the same old shit.
There was something on the BBC many years ago that documented a Japanese local election. Double great because there was zero voice over, interview or commentary, it was all old school fly on the wall slice of life documentary.

A friend of mine made a DVD documentary called Garage Rockin' Craze about the underground garage rock scene in Japan. It's a bit too long and could do with some re-editing, tightening and polish in places, but I quite enjoyed that.

Tell you what, the Abroad in Japan channel on YouTube is amusing. Does a bit more travel and taking the piss but mostly out of himself and his mates.

 

[krtek a houby]

Too many disgruntled English teachers.

Tend to steer clear of those videos. Know enough of them irl!

 

[Cid]

Tend to steer clear of those videos. Know enough of them irl!

It's the algorithm, people love that shit. Oh and stuff like Asian Boss reaction things.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Tell you what, the Abroad in Japan channel on YouTube is amusing. Does a bit more travel and taking the piss but mostly out of himself and his mates.

He's gone downhill a wee bit since he started hanging out with the anime pervs.