Beautiful melody...FreeTempo - Beautiful World (Sept. 29, 2011)

すごい！！

We can't forget the cartoon Bleach: Yui - Rolling Star (Sept. 28, 2011)

Yui's voice just makes this song so much more fun to listen to; not to mention, Bleach is one of my favorite Japanese cartoons.

Of course, the one and only Steve Aoki: No Beef (Sept. 27. 2011)

Probably, he is one of the most popular Japanese DJs. I went to his concert last year; it was epic!

Jazztronik: Searching for Love (Sep.26.2011)

Very upbeat music. Good music to listen to while you are studying. Enjoy!

M-Flo: Miss you

When will I be able to understand their rap and sing in karaoke? Haha. Looking forward to that day.

Mondo Grosso's music.

Here is the link to one of Mondo Grosso's songs. I love it!!

Self-Introduction

はじめまして。Koです。よねんせいです。にほんごのいちねんせいです。わたしはかんこくからきました。どうぞよそしく。

Here is a video clip of Ichigeki Crew Dancing

AMAZING!

Why Study Japanese?

I have three reasons why I am interested in にほんご.

1) I love Japanese music. I first became interested in Japanese music when I started breakdancing in college. My favorite Japanese artists include: M-Flo, Utada Hikaru, Jazztronik. My favorite Japanese bboy team is Ichigeki, who won Battle of the Year.
2) As a politics major at Princeton, I was surprised by the courage and resilience the Japanese population demonstrated after the Daiichi Plant Disaster. As a result, I wanted to learn more about Japan.
3) For my thesis, I plan to write on either of these two topics, both of which will use Japan as a case study. The first topic deals with the Plaza Accord, which strengthened the price of yen compared to US dollars. The second topic deals with economic stagnation in Japan in the 1990s.

Let's have a fantastic semester!!!

はじめまして。Ko です．どうぞよろしく。こんばんは。