1. Leave me a casual comment of no particular significance, like a lyric to your current favorite song, your favorite kind of sandwich, or maybe your favorite game. Any remark, meaningless or not.
2. I will respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.
3. Update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. Include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in your own post.
5. When others respond with a desultory comment, you will ask them five questions
Since I'm feeling lazy at the moment and I'm horrible at doing this such as cuts, I'm simply going to answer
vani13's questions right here, ok? Ok. So, Miss. Vani, this is for you. :)
1. How did you got into fandom? Okay, so this is slightly embarrassing, but back when I was a freshman in college I was really into this American rock group called Good Charlotte. I had a lot of friends on their official forums that both read and wrote fan fiction. One of them, this girl named Jessy asked me to BETA one of her fics for her and I caught the bug. Back then I did more writing than reading, but in my old age (lol) I've grown to shy to share anything I write with anyone. I hope I understood your question...I'm very sleepy right now so my brain isn't really functioning properly. Gomen gomen. If you meant just absolutely adoring a specific band, I've been following Kat-Tun for a few years. And before I started listening to Kat-Tun I was a hardcore Visual Kei fan (this I blame on my sister-in-law who forces me to cosplay with her). Completely different spectrums of music, but I love it all. I'm such a whore when it comes to all things Japanese. It's beyond embarrassing. Especially when you take into consideration that I am Japanese. *gets bricked*
2. Is there any pairing besides Akame that you ship? Ah...indeed. I'm a lover of every Kat-Tun paring possible. In my sick and twisted little mind all of Kat-Tun is so adorable it doesn't matter who is paired with who...it'll be cute regardless. Aside from Akame I'm a huge fan of Kame/Koki (very random pairing I know, but they're so damn adorable together...my heart goes SQUEE whenever I see being cutsie) and Junno/Ueda. Outside of Kat-Tun I'm a big lover of the Shige/Koyama, but I don't come across it very often. One pairing that I absolutely hate is anyone in Kat-Tun with Yamapi. Especially Jin or Kame. I don't know what it is about Yamapi being with a Kat-Tun member that pisses me off, but I REFUSE to read any of it. In the end, nothing beats Akame. Especially Akame smut. To me, Akame smut = happy. Mmmm...Akame. *gets bricked again...for pervy thoughts*
3. What was the first fic you ever read? Any fic if not of this fandom. Since there's no way I'll remember what my very first fic I ever read was (it's been over 6 years since I read it and I have a horrible memory), I'll have to go with my first Kat-Tun fic which would be "In His Care" by
blue_orbs. I can't even tell you how much I love this fic. I feel a bit pathetic, but I check her journal every day to see if she's updated. Seriously, I can't get enough of it (I think I've reread all the chapters she's already posted at least 20 times...more proof that I have absolutely no life :-/). And if I remember correctly, not long after finding "In His Care" I started reading all of your fics as well as
hanez's fics. Haha...you've helped me to become addicted to Akame! <3
4. Where do you live? At the moment I'm living in New Jersey, but over the years I've lived all across America and in Tokyo, Japan. I'm hoping that within the next few years I'll be able to move back to Tokyo and stay there for the rest of my life. Mmmm...there's no place like home, ne?
5. Is there any other JE group besides KAT-TUN that you like and if yes, why? Okay, so this might sound completely terrible, but I really don't listen to any other JE groups. I've tried. I really have. I've tried to like Arashi and NewS and Kanjani8 and SMAP and Tokio and V6 and Tackey and Tsubasa. I've tried so hard because I really do think that JE is full of incredibly talented individuals. But as of right now Kat-Tun is the only JE group I listen to regularly (as in every day). Occasionally I'll listen to a little NewS to break things up, but I don't love them the way I love Kat-Tun. I will say this though...while I don't really listen to any other JE groups I do watch a lot of doramas JE members are involved in. And I don't think there's a single drama I've seen with a JE member that I haven't loved. I'm just very picky when it comes to music I guess (to be honest Kat-Tun is pretty much the only pop music I listen to...otherwise I'm a hardcore J-rock/Visual Kei fan).
And now that I've successfully shown what a nerd and loser I am, I will proceed to burying myself in my bed where nothing can be thrown at me...including insults. ;p
P.S. Vani I went back and read your answers to the questions others asked you and have already tracked down all the fics you've listed as favorites that I haven't read. I swear I will read them sometime tonight or tomorrow and comment the authors. Thanks for the recommendations!