UPDATE: DECEMBER 23, Video with English Subtitles added! Charice continues her promotion tour in Japan with an early morning appearance on Japan’s Mezamashi TV where she performed her cover of John Lennon’s classic “Happy Xmas (War is Over). Word has it that many Japanese got up early to watch Charice perform just before 8a.m. No matter the time of day, Charice never fails to sound studio perfect while on live television. We see the hosts get goosebumps after Charice is asked to sing a bar of “To Love You More” during the interview portion.
Charice looks lovely in typical Japanese fashion with black stockings, skirt, a Christmas red top, cropped jacket and her signature hat (as she’s been known to appear in Japan). Immediately after her performance, the host greeted her in her native Filipino language, saying “magandang umaga” [good morning]. Charice likewise delights the audience during the interview with her self-introduction in Japanese “Konnichiwa, watashi wa Sharisu desu, arigatou gozaimashita for all the support.” [Hello, I'm Charice, thank you so much for all the support.] She showed her Japanese edition CD which is enjoying a resurgence on the Japan iTunes charts at no. 12 on the day after her appearance on Mezamashi. The CD has already been Certified GOLD in Japan in late September, just barely three months after it’s release in early July.
Charice is in Japan for a few days to take part in Japanese radio station J-Wave’s winter campaign for which her rendition of “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” has been selected as their theme song. J-Wave sponsored a live mini-concert at Tokyo City View at Roppongi Hills on Sunday, Dec 19th, where Charice performed atop the 52nd floor of the landmark building before a select audience of raffle winners and early ticketholders. Her next appearance will be on J-Wave’s “Curious” program on December 30th, from 11:30-14:00 Japan time. And she’ll also return to Tokyo on February 22-23 for two nights of concerts sponsored by Zepp Tokyo.
Enjoy the show from Mezamashi TV as Charice performs “Happy Xmas (War is Over)”
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And here are what some Japanese were tweeting after the show:
“I want Charice’s CD! It’s quite rare for me to want to listen to (non-Japanese) music.”
“I cried after hearing her sing Happy Christmas.”
“There was a kid named Charice in this morning’ Mezamashi TV. I checked her out and now I like her.”
“I was listening to Charice and I forgot about my cooking!”
At one point, “Charice” was also the number one word searched in Google Japan. Check out how she is doing in Google trends Japan. Searches for her name peaked right before 8:00 am when she finished her performance.
What a successful trip to Japan!
by Eve and Mooffin (translations), Charicemania.com
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Hi Ronald, have you been at the David Foster & friends concert in Tokyo last year? Well, we might not have an official Charice fan club in Japan, but when Chasters meet, we simply connect. A lot of us waited for her at the lobby’s entrance after the concert. We basically made “kulit” to the staff and their manager to pls. tell Charice’ team that her fans are dying to meet w/ her. We were rewarded by her presence afterwards. I got a signed CD, stood by her side while she signed them and got to touch her arm from time to time. It was such a blast. I had so much fun with the other Chasters. Such a memorable, fantastice night.
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I really think she should do this cover on glee.
Thumbs up if you agree!!!
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By the way, i’m just wondering why is there no CHARICE FAN CLUB here in Japan…
Well, looking forward to meeting you guys. Merry Xmas & A Happy New Year.
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To all chasters have a Aloha Merry Christmas!!!
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just a minor detail, though. it would’ve been nice if the editor of the video spelled “Christmas” properly, instead of “Xmas”.
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the editor was just following how it was originally spelled. we try to be as accurate as possible – john lennon spelled it with an “X” so that is what the editor wrote in the article.
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Lennon wasn’t a Christian, I think. Thus, the “politically-correct spelling.”
I don’t know. I think it just downgrades the spirit of Christmas. Christ, after all, is the whole reason for this season.
Just a thought.
Peace!
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I had to endure many years of Catholic school and on our uniforms was what looked like a X with a P over it. For us that represented Christ. Which again comes from the Greek alphabet X=chi and P=rho => Christ.
So when you see Xmas, you are actually seeing a very old way of writing Christmas.
I’m a chaster so I have to add a youtube link lol! And actually this editor at Merriam-Webster explains it a lot better than me.
Peace!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua_lCH4wK4g
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I didn’t know that. Thanks!
But I wonder if the people who are using the word “xmas” actually have “Christ-mas” in mind.
Wasn’t Lennon an atheist or at least an agnostic? Maybe that’s the reason why he used “Xmas”…
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I don’t know what Lennon’s religious beliefs were. Perhaps the song Imagine gives us a hint of what it might be?
“Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace”
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LMAO…….Charice is right after all, that some Filipinos are hard to please, and this is one example, I listened to the music and John and Yoko uttered the word “Christmas” over and over again.
Off topic, now we all know, why there is not very much merchandise around, that are “made in the Philippines”, probably the the negotiator are “hard to please”….LOL
so the manufacturers just said….never mind…I will go to China, Pakistan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, etc..etc….LOL …here comes the thumbsdown, na pa pag iwanan tuloy…he…he..he..
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Hi,
Are you referring to me?
Why do you say I’m hard to please?
I loved the song, and loved Charice’s rendition of it. I was simply wondering why the title is spelled “Xmas” rather than “Christmas”.
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sorry i am not referring to you, you are out of the picture already…just an opinion,
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No problem.
Merry Christmas!
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Today at #11 and so HOT!
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt227/abilidades/2010-12-2323-53-27.png
http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt227/abilidades/2010-12-2323-59-19.png
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Oops! I attached the wrong clip! Below is the right one. The earlier video is the the performance of Charice when she was 12 years old!
By just using the name of CHARICE, this video had over 200,000 hits.
Trust me. It is entertaining to listen to non-Filipinos singing “Paru Parong Bukid”. And the arrangement is fabulous!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aCinWb0-ks&feature=related
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Check this out.
By just using the name of CHARICE, this video had over 200,000 hits.
Trust me. It is entertaining to listen to non-Filipinos singing “Paru Parong Bukid”. And the arrangement is fabulous!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyKv7YXYINo&feature=related
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UTA MO UMA GA… which means: (Charice) is likewise good at singing.
UMAi means good, while GA is just a particle (connective). The normal expression is : UTA MO UMAI GA…
This is what Japanese calls SHARE, generally a witty and funny remark but not corny. Corny jokes are called DAJARE.
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By the way, this is my first time to post but I have always been a Chaster at heart even when Charice was just starting. I am one of those who can’t have enough of her (Chaddiction at its worst!)
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Furthermore, the more these haters described Charice’s face as ugly like the “ugly duckling”, the more Charice transformed herself into a “beautiful swan” if not, a “Japanese Doll.” I am a man and I am one of those men who truly admired her pure talent and loved her looks today.
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I had to remove my vid of CHARICE before YT totally delete my YT account, but I already reuploaded it to my other YT account(ronealika2). So please repost it.
Here’s the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnLezhaiC30
Mabuhay si CHARICE!! Mabuhay ang PILIPINAS!! Mabuhay ang mga PINOY!!
Merry Xmas to all CHASTERS!
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thank you very much for the Christmas gift! And a Happy New Year to you…
from Eve
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I’m grateful to mooffin for posting the translations. A lot of time and effort goes into publishing CM articles by our whole team. Suggestions are appreciated; answers.. even better!
THANKS MOOFFIN AND THANK YOU NINJA UPLOADERS!
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Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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I hope you can find it, because it’s really frustating finding things that you cannot find specially when someone thinks it’s there somewhere.
Now I understand how hard it is to be part of ADMIN’s team and they doing it for free.
To ADMIN and team I salute you guys for keeping us updated about Charice, you are just like a drug dealer keep on supplying us with different Charice drugs and look what happened to us we become chadictive.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
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While I’m thrilled for Charice, I am still fascinated by how the Japanese have embraced Charice. For her to solo there with four shows in February before doing this in other countries such as USA, Thailand, Singapore, and even the Philippines, speaks to the strong support for her there as confirmed by super strong ticket sales (are all the standing room only tickets sold out too now?).
I still remember the comment by a Thai Chaster, something to the effect that Charice makes her feel like “someone” although she is just a “nobody.” I still get choked up when I think about that comment. What is it about Cha that fascinates the Japanese? Inquiring minds, want to know! Moofin…?
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And it is our job as Chasters to spread the word and send video clips of her outstanding performances to friends and relatives to show them what they are missing!
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Or maybe because before Charice, they had (and still do) loved Marlene (dela Pena) first who is also Pinay. You see, they have special affinity to our singers.
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http://www.charicemania.com/2010/08/09/editorial/why-charice-is-number-1/
please do read if you haven’t read it yet.
i really am not sure myself but it’s definitely a combination of factors. but i’d like to think that the appeal she has draws in everyone, whatever nationality they may be.
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