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Friday, March 19, 2010

LM.C

LM.C (or Lovely-Mocochang.com in long-form) is a Japanese visual kei band, playing a hybrid of rock and electronic pop (branded New Century Electrock by the band), that consists of two members.

LM.C was founded by Maya, a support guitarist for musician Miyavi in the support band Ishihara Gundan (Ishihara being Miyavi's real last name, Gundan means 'brigade' or 'army' in Japanese) and a guitarist in his own band, The Sinners. While still with Miyavi, maya and other support members also played live shows as LM.C. Later they were joined by Aiji of Pierrot.

After Maya quit Miyavi's band and Aiji's band Pierrot disbanded, LM.C made their major label debut in October 2006, releasing two singles, "Trailers (Gold)" and "Trailers (Silver)."

As 2007 began, the group came out with a third single, "OH MY JULIET.", which was the 2nd ending theme for the Red Garden anime. On March 7, they released their first EP, "GLITTER LOUD BOX".

They released their fourth single, "BOYS & GIRLS" in June 2007, featured as the 2nd opening theme for the anime Reborn!

Their fifth single, "LIAR LIAR/Sentimental PIGgy Romance," saw an October 2007 release, while their sixth single, "Bell the CAT", was released in December of the same year.

In 2008, LM.C released "JOHN", in the winter, and "88", another opening theme for the REBORN! anime, in the summer. LM.C then debuted in North America, performing at Anime Expo's "Battle of the Bands" on 3 July 2008, followed by a concert at the Crash Mansion in Los Angeles, California on 5 July. Also in July, they performed their first hall concert at C.C. Lemon Hall (Shibuya, Japan); tickets to the show were sold out within two minutes of its release. Closing on July, they were invited to perform at the "FORMOZ festival" in Taiwan as a main act for the second consecutive year.

In November, LM.C’s first album “SUPER GLITTER LOUD BOX” and the second album “GIMMICAL☆IMPACT!!” were simultaneously released worldwide. These two albums were also available worldwide on main music download stores on the same day, with possibly different release dates for other countries.

On November 16, the band embarked on their first world tour, the “LM.C TOUR ‘08-‘09”. This tour includes stops in South America, Europe, and Asia for a total of 34 shows in 12 countries.

LM.C was scheduled to appear at A-Kon in Texas on May 29, 2009 but canceled due to threats of Swine Flu. In addition all other overseas tours have been canceled by Pony Canyon.

For 2010 LM.C have been scheduled to be special guests of honour at Fanime Con 2010 in San Jose, California, where they will be taking part in the MusicFest on May 30th. Moreover, they will be holding a Q&A panel as well as a signing session the day after.

Yakumo Tsukamoto

Beautiful and smart, Tenma's younger sister, Yakumo, is the most admired girl in school. She displays the ability to read the minds of those who find her attractive (though she

once read Harima's mind before they got properly acquainted, and "heard" nothing but silence). Yakumo tries to cook all the meals for the house being afraid of the mess and taste of Tenma's cooking. Despite her many positive qualities, Yakumo has never had a boyfriend having turned down at least eight would-be suitors. Yakumo is scouted by several High School Clubs because of her many talents; however, she declines joining most of them because she dreads spending time with the Hanai who follows her with the intent of joining the same clubs. Thanks to a ban on Hanai decreed by Akira, Yakumo becomes a member of the Tea Club along with her best friend, Sarah. As the story progresses and she becomes a manga editor, Yakumo develops a romantic interest for Harima. In the anime she confessed to him in a flashback scene as seen in the first episode of the 2 episode long OVA School Rumble Third Term. Later, they are rumored to be a couple to the annoyance of Eri who tries to interfere due to her own romantic feelings for Har

Yakumo finds a stray black cat with a X-shaped scar on its forehead who follows her to school. After several failed attempts, the cat no longer runs away from her. She gives him the name Iori (伊織) and brings it home to live with her though he is continually wary of Tenma. Later, when Iori avoids Yakumo, Harima pulls a thorn out of his leg and Iori begins liking him. In the anime television series, Yakumo is voiced by Mamko Noto in Japanese and Caitlin Glass in English.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Apple - iPad - The best way to experience the web, email, and photos

CALIFORNIA - Apple akhirnya secara resmi mengumumkan produk terbarunya berupa tablet, yang diberi nama iPad. Ini menjawab teka-teki yang selama ini dinantikan banyak penggemar Apple mengenai produk terbaru tersebut. Lalu, seperti apa spesifikasi dari iPad ini?