It's completely understandable to assume it's Japanese!

It's an American & French series, not Japanese, so English is the original language for this one

www.imdb.com/title/tt1330...

Northampton couple who met on bus ride double decker to wedding The pair are now married after meeting during their commute last summer.

Everything is terrible. So here is a NICE THING.

I haven't seen it for so long 😅

Although if I'm going to be less cynical, maybe this film getting greenlit is a sign that Hollywood might, finally, painfully, have started to learn the lesson

A masterful combination of batik technique and metallic embellishment characterizes this piece, creating a design that bridges traditional Japanese aesthetics with modernist sensibilities. The composition features striking contrast between a vibrant turquoise background and deep rust-red grape vine motif. The background's characteristic batik crackle effect, created by the wax resist process, creates an organic, web-like texture that adds profound depth and visual interest to the piece. The design demonstrates strong Art Nouveau affinities in its organic, flowing grape vine composition. The placement of the grape vine, sweeping diagonally across the garment with a graceful, curvilinear movement, exemplifies the Japanese principle of dynamic asymmetry while also echoing Art Nouveau's characteristic flowing lines. What makes this piece particularly remarkable is the innovative combination of techniques - the traditional batik process paired with metallic inserts that highlight the grapes and leaf veins. These golden metallic elements catch and reflect light, creating a sophisticated interplay between the matte batik surface and the luminous metallic details. This combination of techniques creates a fascinating tension between the organic, somewhat unpredictable nature of the batik crackling and the precise, controlled application of the metallic elements. The color palette is especially striking - the vivid turquoise background with its network of rust-colored crackle lines creates a dynamic foundation that allows the deeper rust-red grape leaves and the golden metallic elements to stand out dramatically. This bold use of color and contrast, combined with the sophisticated integration of different textile techniques, creates a piece that feels both traditionally grounded and modernly innovative. The overall effect presages aspects of mid-century modern design in its bold simplicity while maintaining deep connections to traditional Japanese artistic principles.

A masterful combination of batik technique and metallic embellishment characterizes this haori, creating a design that bridges traditional Japanese aesthetics with modernist sensibilities. 1926-1940, Japan

Do you have a source for this?

iQIYI is raising my blood pressure with that announcement:
AI toolkit ‘Nadou Pro,’ a database 100+ registered actors with consent to use their likeness to generate fully AI-produced titles. Offering creators a 20% share of advertising and membership revenue.

THE PUSHBACK IS ON! #iQIYI #AI #cdrama

This is going to make so much money and Hollywood is going to fail to learn the lesson, yet again

It's a film called The Time of Fever

Have you seen the side pair's spinoff? It's better than ULS, and their chemistry is tops

*kicky feet of joy*

They should just have had rhythmic gymnast ribbons all along

I really liked that! It was a pretty close remake but it's more comic and less caustic than Marry My Dead Body. Definite recommendation ❤️

I'm at 1:47:16 and just this second twigged that one of the comedy sidekick cops is Ballchon, who played the butler in The Next Prince. I love him

I'm not sure how respectful this is, but it is very funny and I kind of want one

VERY COOL PERSON: It's four-twenty, you know what that means?

ME: Hell yeah! [starts shoving blackbirds into a pie]

This Is Just To Say

I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update

and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize

Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying

TIL there was a fashion designer called Norman Norell who was an exact contemporary of Norman Hartnell 😁

The story is a great fit for Thai culture, and they've made it so much gayer

I'm enjoying this more than the Taiwanese original, which I didn't expect at all

Watching The Red Envelope and guys, Billkin is a very good actor

#ThaiBL

An English Bluebell

An English Bluebell

An English Bluebell

An English Bluebell

British mythology looks after our native bluebells

Trampling or picking them will result in a fairy putting a spell on you, resulting in you wandering around the woodland in a trance forever. And if you hear a bluebell ring, the same fairies will ensure you don’t last the day

Congratulations! 💪

It has the best product placement I've ever seen in a kdrama too 😁

Upcoming cdrama #TheSouthBureau, set in The Lost Tomb universe, starring #ZhangXincheng and #DingYuxi, releases new poster.

I wonder what iqiyi's Japanese subs are like? It's a slightly more user friendly UI than gaga, so I might watch there instead, thanks for the heads up 😁

It's not clear to me whether gaga pulled out purely because of fan backlash, or because they were also unaware of the contractual problems along the chain of ownership. I hope they got their licence money back if it was the latter

In Korea, queer culture is still often treated as a social taboo, remaining mostly at the margins of public discourse.

www.koreaherald.com/article/1072...

Once taboo, now on view: Seoul debuts major queer art exhibition In Korea, queer culture is still often treated as a social taboo, remaining mostly at the margins of public discourse. Art Sonje Center in Seoul has opened the

"Art Sonje Center in Seoul has opened the first large-scale institutional exhibition in Korea dedicated to queer art, presenting an opportunity to encounter practices and perspectives that have long been overlooked in mainstream cultural spaces."