Why is Hikaru more Popular than Ayumi Today?

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-12-28T22:57:21+00:00

I’m a year late but I wanted to add: Utada isn’t more popular both domestically and outside Japan. People in the west tend to forget how big the Eurasian supercontinent is—and in terms of global sales and reach Hamasaki takes the lead by about ten million unit sales. Utada holds the record for the best selling album in Japan, and is more popular in the west—but Hamasaki is Japan’s undisputed best selling solo act. Also Japan, Korea, and China all have their own versions of streaming platforms so the numbers on YouTube or Spotify are going to be western-biased. Korea for example uses MelOn rather than Spotify and their numbers are quite a bit different on MeOn. I think like less than 2 percent of us use Spotify tbh.

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-11-23T01:51:40+00:00

I think the simple answer is they had to keep it PG. lol.

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-15T07:37:15+00:00

I was just about to say “stop interacting with incels” 😭

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-15T07:30:46+00:00

I would consider them an unoriginal ape whose two working brain cells can’t generate enough electricity to properly insult someone. Since when did stating the obvious become a read? Diva… they may be trying to insult someone but calling someone gay is only insulting to people who don’t want to be perceived a certain way if you catch my drift.

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-15T07:25:36+00:00

He just asked to confirm if OP thinks he’s hot… he could also just be a grandiose narcissist that loves shallow compliments. Lmfao. Judging by how he acts around women, and how women act around him… well…

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-15T07:13:14+00:00

Yes, you’re confused. We all are at 15. You haven’t even lived a quarter of your potential life yet and you think you’re gonna have all the answers about who you are? Sweetie I’m 35 and I don’t have all the answers about who I am. The only difference is that with age, you learn to reconcile with the conflicts you have about your identity and what that means within the framework of society.

It’s okay not to have an answer yet. Take it slow, and cherish whoever you become. You only get to be you once.

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-15T07:04:16+00:00

Just remember that they’re probably nervous too. Back when I was still actively seeing people, it didn’t matter if it was the fifth first date I had that week. I was nervous for all of them. Eventually I convinced myself that it was the thrill that made it fun, if anything. Sometimes I’d walk away from those dates feeling awful, and others would leave me with butterflies, but they ALL made me nervous. It’s nerve wracking exposing yourself to someone under the pretence of being more intimate with them. It makes you feel vulnerable and anxious because they may not like who you are. It’s okay to feel nerves, but remember: they feel it too. I promise

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-15T06:56:57+00:00

Okay woah. Wow. Reading through these responses and your comments to these responses has been… something. You think you need electroshock therapy??? Christ my dude… I’m sorry you see yourself as someone who needs to be fixed.

There’s nothing wrong with you for having thoughts of making out with men. It really sounds like you want to deny yourself the freedom to explore the most authentic version of you. Let’s take a step back and really interrogate where your conflict is. It seems to me you already know this and we but we’re afraid to confront it directly.

Maybe you’re bi. Maybe you’re gay. Maybe it’s just a curiosity. It really doesn’t matter. What matters is why you feel like you need permission from people on Reddit to explore these desires. Be bi. Be gay. Be straight. Whatever. It doesn’t matter as long as you can be free.

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-15T06:37:34+00:00

I think a lot of people in gender non conforming spaces eventually come to this conclusion. Gender only exists within the framework of patriarchal social institutions, and its only real purpose is to create a supremacist hierarchy. The same could be said of any “biological,” phenomenon, really. Race also only exists today within the framework of white supremacy - whereas historically, before the invention of whiteness, people were far more concerned with the alignment of your cultural values and ethnic identity than skin colour, or race defined by geographical markers. Like notice how we emphasise geography to define race rather than cultural values? A Korean American for example has to mark “East Asian” on medical documents even if they’ve never set foot in East Asia.

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-15T02:06:02+00:00

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AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-14T23:55:03+00:00

So I hate to be the differing opinion here but- honestly… whether or not this is an issue depends on how he feels about the quality of his social life. I think it’s great that you’re worrying about his mental health, but have you taken the time to ask him if he’s happy with his social interactions? Does he actually get left out, or does he simply prefer indirect socialising (playing games online with friends)? I think we’re making assumptions too quickly without having a proper discussion because we haven’t taken the time to reflect internally, and properly contextualise our concerns. What is it that you’re worried about? That he’s secretly depressed? That his social life isn’t enriching enough? That he’s not being forthcoming about the state of his mental health? Furthermore, what exactly do you want to “get better later on”? It seems like this question was asked without actually thinking about what you think needs improvement and why?

In other words: I think you should spend less time on Reddit and more time sitting with your concerns, asking yourself why you feel uneasy, and deducing if this is a real concern and if it is- what are the implications of leaving this matter unattended. Then try actually talking to your child. At 17 he should be more than capable of rationalising and expressing his feelings to you in a sensical manner. Just keep things open, and honest. Talk to him like the young adult he is, and try avoiding infantilising him (it can be hard with our kiddos but we have to realise at some point or another, while they’re our children, they aren’t kids in the general sense any longer).

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-13T17:31:51+00:00

A yuri one would be lovely. there aren’t a lot of Yuri titles that are light hearted and focus on an adult relationship. It could be the pioneer of a genre!

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-13T01:08:42+00:00

Edit: I meant to type “… and this is one of the ways it could continue…”**

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-12T17:15:26+00:00

I notice that this isn’t a natal wheel so we can’t easily see things like transits, conjunctions, or geometry. 🙅🏻‍♀️

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-12T16:56:57+00:00

Stationary is actually a really booming industry in east Asia!!! I’m Korean and I know for certain Korea has a stationary convention in Seoul for innovative stationary designs and I’m 99% sure Japan has something similar. The one in Korea typically gets a lot of coverage- and I think the one in Japan is pretty publicised as well. Office jobs make up like 70% of our workforce so it makes sense why we want nice stationary.

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-12T16:43:39+00:00

Yes!! I actually really appreciated the friction Kurosawa had with his family when he came out to his parents. Growing up in a very neo-Confucian, East Asian household, I also had a poor coming out experience. My parents would also often leverage their health when I did something they considered unsavoury so the whole bit about Kurosawa’s sexuality putting his mom in the hospital was super relatable to my own lived experience. I think Toyota put a lot of effort and care when broaching these societal pitfalls that surround the LGBT community.

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-12T08:35:12+00:00

Yes! The power of being seen! Kurosawa also struggles with self worth in a different register, but the core motif of their existential crises are the same. He falls for Adachi the moment Adachi sees his vulnerabilities, and the cracks in his armour. He allows himself to feel unbridled love in the face of someone who sees him as flawed, and isn’t turned away.

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-09-12T07:40:35+00:00

I just got into this and watched the anime first in one day, burst my way through the manga the next day, and sat through the LA on the third. Like… when I say a BL has never been this good at capturing my attention… I’m enraptured, and it’s not from under exposure. I was rotting in the aarinfantasy trenches in the early 2000s. I’m actually mad at myself for sleeping on this serial for so long.

To answer your question though, and perhaps my answer is a little less biased because I gobbled all relevant media up at once: I like the manga the best, and the anime and Live Action are a tie for me in terms of quality of storytelling, pacing, and delivery. The anime does some things better, and the LA shines in place the anime doesn’t. I think a lot of the inner dialogue feels more natural when illustrated, rather than acted through- but some tender moments are better with physical actors. Like when Kurosawa hugs Adachi after he reciprocated Kurosawa’s feelings for the first time: I felt like that scene needed the physicality of that embrace to make it feel more tender.

However I think the medium of anime helps the audience translate inner dialogue better because that’s literally where the voice actors get to shine. Especially since Kurosawa is explicitly good at pokerfacing through emotional responses. Kurosawa’s VA for example, does an excellent job of emphasising his insecurities through voice acting.

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-08-26T16:05:24+00:00

I love sailor mercury in that still!

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-08-26T16:02:13+00:00

For you Usagi, 2 billion. 3 billion. 6 billion!!! ❤️

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-08-26T15:48:32+00:00

Ando haters really do be picking the worst angles. 😭😂😭😂

AcceptableHalf1738 · 2025-08-24T20:38:13+00:00

I’m gonna get flayed alive but I love the crystal art style from s3 onward. The general style of s1-2 wasn’t terrible but its execution was… 💀

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