[Post Pickup Part 2] Introducing articles for "#LetMeTalkAboutTheObsessionIHaveFallenInto"
Hello everyone.
Regarding the post theme we are currently accepting" #LetMeTalkAboutTheObsessionIHaveFallenInto ". It has been 3 weeks since we started accepting submissions, and some people are writing about not just one, but two, three...
"multiple obsessions" (!) and I am continuing to enjoy reading them.
Today, I would like to introduce some obsession articles that the editorial department found "interesting" and "wonderful."
Here is the lineup!
There is an obsession even with food
・The obsession with "Sausage Bread"
As the title suggests, this article reviews every single type of "sausage bread"... or rather,it's practically a research paper!
For every sausage bread, there are photos of the package, from above, and of the cross-section, and you can feel the love for sausage bread just in the way the cross-section photo is taken.
(Personally, I wanted to eat the Coarse Pork Frank Roll and the Melty Cheese Dog, so I guess today's lunch will be sausage bread...)
Sausage's Bread (Ministop/135 yen)
When I saw it at the store, this product name strangely caught my attention. There are various ways to say it: sausage bread, wiener bread, hot dog, but
this is the only one out of 18 items that has the particle "no" (of) between sausage and bread. The inclusion of "no" makes you relax for a moment, or perhaps it's the feeling that my heart, which had been unconsciously feeling stressed from being constantly exposed to katakana words and foreign scripts, was released for just a moment. Is it the round shape unique to hiragana that makes me feel this way?
If you ever go to Ministop, I really want you to go and see this "no".
It might just relax your heart, which is stretched tight in this stressful society. Probably.
▲ My heart, stretched tight in this stressful society, was already relaxed by this review.
・The obsession with "Pumpkin"
My favorite food is #1 "Simmered Pumpkin" and #2 "Pumpkin Tempura" writes Koppy-san in their article. (I also like pumpkin the best among tempura; it's fluffy, sweet, and delicious, isn't it?)
Indeed, in autumn, you see people on Instagram doing "pumpkin tours" or "chestnut tours," don't you?
As they say, "autumn is the season for appetites," so autumn ingredients might have a charm that makes people fall into an obsession. Reading this article made me want to eat pumpkin too...
Aren't you all starting to remember pumpkin and wanting to eat it as you read this? Even just the word "pumpkin" is food porn, isn't it? I understand.
They saw right through me (lol)
Maybe today's lunch will be pumpkin... (What about the sausage bread?)
・"Cream Soda" obsession
Visiting coffee shops, tasting cream soda, and keeping records.
This post names that activity the "Cream Soda Club" and introduces the recording method.
Reading the "Club Overview" made me feel like I was reading a novel. I want to join the club... (lol)
Come to think of it, in May 2020, during the time when we were told to go out as little as possible, I had nothing to do, so I got enthusiastic and thought,"Let's try making a cream soda with Horoyoi!" and I bought ice, ice cream, Horoyoi, and syrup-soaked cherries to try making it.
However, I remember thinking that cream soda is surprisingly deep, considering how to place the ice to make the cream soda look beautiful, how to pour the soda without breaking the ice, and so on.
Synergistic effect of obsessions
・Falling into the obsession with "Ryo Ikuemi's Manga" twice
Manga by Ryo Ikuemi that I fell in love with when I read it in "Bessatsu Margaret" at age 15.
This post details the episode of turning 45, encountering a new work by Ryo Ikuemi again, and falling into the obsession all over again.
It's completely different from the high school love stories I was reading at 15,
but the love stories of people in their 40s are strangely interesting.
I binge-read the comics, which are currently up to volume 3!
I read them all at once in the middle of the night,
turning the pages while feeling "swoon!!!" or "oh my" for the first time in a while,
and while part of it is that I understand because I'm the same generation, I've fallen into the Ikuemi obsession again.
Falling for the works of the same manga artist
at 15,
and falling for them at 45.
It's not that I'm obsessed with the memories of "how nostalgic," "I used to read that," or "I loved that,"
but that I'm falling for them anew in my 40s.This second obsession 30 years later is deeper than the one back then, thanks to the life experience I've gained.
The manga introduced as one I was obsessed with in junior high,"I LOVE HER",has a 16-year-old protagonist.
And the manga introduced as one I'm obsessed with now, "Rose Rose Rose Full Bud",has a 40-year-old protagonist.
Even though they are different works,it felt wonderful, as if I were growing older alongside the protagonists in Ikuemi-sensei's manga. (I'm buying the volumes "two a day" to read them! Looking forward to the new release...)
・Takarazuka fan falls for Snow Man
This post describes how, when work was busy and there was no comfort, the author happened to watch "RIDE ON TIME*" and fell for Snow Man, and writes about the affinity between "Takarazuka," which they already loved, and "Snow Man."
*A documentary program broadcast on the Fuji TV network that captures Johnny's idols and the people involved with them. Currently, Season 5 is airing.
("RIDE ON TIME" is so incredibly moving... (tears))
In the follow-up article,"Who would the members of Snow Man be in Takarazuka?"is introduced, and I enjoyed reading the detailed reasons for the selections.
If people who "understand both Takarazuka and Snow Man!" gathered,it would be exciting to start a debate like "I think it's this person". That's a way of enjoying it that's only possible because you're obsessed with two things.
・Johnny's fan falls for =LOVE
The second introduction in the "XX fan falls for XX" series.
This is a post from someone who, while being a Johnny's fan, attended the Budokan concert of "=LOVE (Equal Love, commonly known as Ikolove)" and fell into the obsession.
The first thing I thought when reading it was "even if you call them all 'idol fans,' the 'terminology' is completely different if the circles are different".
Words like "Tenku" (sky/nosebleed seats) and "Kameko" (camera kid) don't appear in the Johnny's fan circle, and there are words that have the same meaning but different names, so just like how languages differ by country or region,I thought that otaku terminology is a culture... (lol)
▼ Ikolove's variety show is currently airing to great acclaim!
Things I did after falling into an obsession
There are things you wouldn't have done and places you wouldn't have gone if you hadn't fallen into an obsession, right?
I've picked up some of those "actions taken precisely because I fell into an obsession."
・Learning to dance because of the "BTS" obsession
It seems there are many needs now to "master the dance of my favorite," and many dance studios that cater to those needs.
I was happy to be able to do this choreography where Jimin's core really shines. But when I try to do it myself, I really can't make it look beautiful. I don't expect to be able to do it after just one try, and it's only natural since BTS practices their choreography thoroughly, but
I truly respect them for being able to keep dancing such hard routines throughout their concerts.
I often think, "I have to exercise, I have to exercise..." but it tends to be a hassle (I'm someone who is currently skipping hot yoga), but by copying my favorite idol's dance, I was able to realize once again how amazing my favorite idols and artists are by thinking, "This part is so hard,"
And since the song was by BTS, I assume almost everyone there was an ARMY (BTS fan), and it was filled with people who you'd expect to be there, like people wearing T-shirts featuring the tattoo my favorite Jimin has, or people holding goods of other members, soeven though it was my first time, I felt strangely comfortable.
Even if you are meeting for the first time, the people who gather there are surely"inhabitants of the same swamp."If you can develop a sense of closeness and unity through dance and become friends, it seems like you could kill two birds with one stone, or maybe even three. I have struggled alone at home while slow-playing dance tutorial videos of my favorite idols, but I think it's also nice to try going to a class like this even just once.
We also received reactions from employees who are obsessed with their own "swamps"
Since there was a post about Takarazuka earlier, I will introduce one last article about a Takarazuka obsession.
・The "Anju Houzuki" swamp
This article describes how the author fell into the swamp of Chinatsu-san, Anju Houzuki, from the first time they saw a Takarazuka performance.
We received a comment from a Takarazuka-loving employee who read the article.
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The Chinatsu-san swamp is deep...!
Chinatsu-san's charm is... of course, as you said, it's impossible to express in a single word, but the biggest thing is probably"presence" and "how perfectly she fits her roles."Her beautiful features that you can't forget once you see them, and her style and presence that you can spot anywhere on stage!
She is truly one of a kind.
And for every role, it's so perfect that you think
"Is there anyone else who could play this?"Her pairing with Kanato Tsukishiro is also absolutely superb! It makes you fall into the Moon Troupe swamp as well.
My top recommendation is "Ryunosuke Shun-do (Tonight, at the Romance Theater)"!
You might have already checked it out, but please, definitely take a look!
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How was it?
Thank you for your many posts to " #LetMeTalkAboutTheObsessionIHaveFallenInto "!
We would like to continue introducing them in the future.
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Also, the period for the posting project is until next week, March 23rd.
We are looking forward to posts from those who are thinking, "I want to write about the swamp I've fallen into too!"◎
Well then, thank you for reading until the end today as well.
I'm off to the convenience store to buy a sausage bun and pumpkin (lol)
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