iBlog4 Videos

One of the great things about online video is that you don’t have to listen to speakers in lecture halls so much. Now, you have to listen to them everywhere. iBlog4 convenor Janette Toral puts together a playlist of videos from the event. For all you kids who came to class late, here’s your chance to catch up.

Maria Ozawa Cries

Maria Ozawa usually projects great confidence and vivacity in most of her movies, so I was startled to see her humiliated to the point of tears in one of her latest films. She looks so vulnerable you just want to hug her.

Most Japanese idols aren’t exactly known for their thespic range, instead developing and portraying one well-defined character. Maria seems to be an exception.