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Happy Birthday, Koichi!

Started by tofugu · 8 months ago

That’s right, you guys. October 23rd (aka Mole Day) is Koichi’s birthday!

He’s turning 23, so he doesn’t get any cool new rights, but I’m sure he’ll have lots of fun, anyway.
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71 comments

  • WOTDsctoo

    8 months ago

    Semi-terrifying. XD

    Very bright and colorful though, eh?

    Ah yes, and happy birthday XD
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    I feel like the photo colors were modified to be more bright and lovely. Erin's good at that - thanks for the bday wishes!
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  • Arky

    8 months ago

    And we have a winner for most embarrasing picture ever!

    Nah, It's not that bad XD
    Happy Birthday Koichi from Merry old England
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  • Tofugu_Erin

    8 months ago

    This picture's kind of embarrassing for me, too, since you can see all my juvenile posters and stuff in the background. But I figured the sacrifice had to be made.
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  • WOTDsctoo

    8 months ago

    Ah, see, I just assumed that they were all of Koichi's embarrassing juvenile posters. It fit well with the picture. ;-)
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  • Ryan

    8 months ago

    Nice AKFG poster in the background... I don't think that's embarassing! >___>
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  • Will

    8 months ago

    I agree, Sol-fa is an excellent album.
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    Thanks!
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  • QuinsY

    8 months ago

    Happy Birthday Koichi先生！　you're the coolest Frood I know　On the whole of the internets. Good things are going to happen　to you, you're a good person!　（こー＾）/
    Thanks for the cooking lesson!!
    はい
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    Thanks Quinsy! And also, thanks for coming to the cooking lesson last night!
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  • Sam watashi wa

    8 months ago

    bwahaha nice though,
    happy birthday koichi

    also he needs to shave ?
    looks like that 8c{]
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    I Alllways need to shave, because I have so few areas with hair, so it looks weird if I don't. Thanks for the wishes!
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  • insomniacgamer

    8 months ago

    happy birthday koichi!! my birthday is on october 27th...guh i'm turning 25, i'll be an old man >_<
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    Woo hoo! We be old together :)
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    Hehe, thanks Erin, for the birthday post...and the fake hat. Looks nice! Where can I get a hat like that in real life though?
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  • Tofugu_Erin

    8 months ago

    You're welcome!

    They probably sell those hats at Party City or something.

    Oh, also, when exactly is Viet's birthday? I've never figured it out.
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  • Viet

    8 months ago

    The month and day the Vietnamese Communist Party was founded....

    That's my clue to you....

    Yeah really.... seriously.... What an odd day to be born on.
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  • Mai

    8 months ago

    Wikipedia didn't succeed in helping me D:
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  • Viet

    8 months ago

    You didn't put any effort into it :P
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  • QuinsY

    8 months ago

    Hello everyone,

    It's February 3rd! yay?

    I hope that I've got it right for some odd reason.... hmm...

    -QuinsY. (correcting some entries on lang-8 (`^_-) ).
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  • moshi_moshi

    8 months ago

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY KOICHI! Eat all the cake you want! xxx
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    Mmm, but I like salty things! Thanks!
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  • bmibble

    8 months ago

    Hm...celebrate Mole day or Koich's Birthday..

    Decisions ..decisions. jk. hah

    My b-day's on valentines day, so at least ppl dont call you "a valentines baby" or "a sweet heart" **all done in a very condiscending voice**

    anyways..

    Happy Birthday Koichi!!
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    It was sad...in chemistry, in high school, the teacher said (of course, on the 23rd, but I didn't know anything about moles)...

    "You know, everyone. Today, is a really special day. October 23. Does any of you know why today is special?"

    And here I thought the teacher loved me...turns out my heart was crushed that day.
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  • Mrwindupbird

    8 months ago

    So tragic :(

    At least you get to celebrate Mole Day and your birthday, and if that's not enough for you tomorrow is United Nations day so the party never ends!

    Happy Birthday Koichi!
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  • bmibble

    8 months ago

    aw. that must've sucked. next time you gotta wear a t-shirt to let everyone know its ur birthday.

    Then they'll be like "EVERYONE, let's are give koichi a round of applause, just for being him, on his birthday."
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  • omareduardo

    8 months ago

    23! nice. getting old koichi, happy birthday :)
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    I know yeah!? Old :(

    Thanks much!
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  • Tonio

    8 months ago

    お誕生日おめでとう！
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    ありがとう！
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  • can't login right now

    8 months ago

    Does anyone remember that anonymous guy some time ago arguing in that fluency is possible through unorthodox methods and kept spamming a website called "alljapaneseallthe time"? Well the guy running the site appears in this video by TyoSam and talks;

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J34i9lr94pI
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  • Rob_Hoolan

    8 months ago

    Thats a great website. Makes a lot more sense on how to "learn" Japanese.
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  • Kelly

    8 months ago

    御誕生日おめでとうございます!!!

    what are you doing to celebrate? I hope it's the best!!
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  • spacejay4000

    8 months ago

    I just got an account and the comment above is me! just an FYI!
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    Prolly just eat something...maybe bake a tofugu cake :)
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  • sokout

    8 months ago

    Happy Birthday Koichi! You're a really hoopy frood.
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    And YOU know where your towel's at!
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  • Mai

    8 months ago

    おたんじよび　おめでと！
    :D
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    Thanks Mai!
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  • yonasu

    8 months ago

    The room!! :D Seriously, that pic is awesome!

    Well anyways, congrats Koichi!
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  • koichi

    8 months ago

    Thanks ヨナス！
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  • moshi_moshi

    8 months ago

    Aww lol I just read about the chemistry thing! =[ Oh well...btw that thing about 'I like salty things' really creeped me out for a second!
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  • David

    8 months ago

    Hey Happy Birthday Koichi :D
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  • whereisichi

    8 months ago

    happy birthday Koichi

    p.s u share a birthday w/ my sister @_@
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  • luaren

    8 months ago

    I guess this isn't related to studyin gJapanese. Maybe kanji, well

    http://lang-8.com/img/jpg/w_h/0/img_cache_t_935...
    from lang-8 user's post.

    it's funny and it's got something to do with kanji if you're learning chineseeeee
    today, on a popular american radio show (NPR) - they were describing how on the voting election ballots, that in certain neighborhoods, they "translate" the names of the presidential candidates so non-english speaking could perhaps recognize the name phonetically - otherwise, if you only had the names in english, and they could not read english, they could not vote accurately.

    I thought it was funny that McCaine in Chinese would sound like wheat victory polite.
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  • Fredy

    8 months ago

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
    I've been lagging in comment posting, but I should at least comment this right now!
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
    ¡Feliz Cumpleaños!
    Thanks for working on tofugu this entire time! Keep it up!
    The last few posts have been awesome by the way!
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  • 鋼の錬金術師

    8 months ago

    誕生日おめでとう！！
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  • Maciel

    8 months ago

    hahaha i almost thought i lost(past) your birthday
    i read the post was made on the 22nd
    but ur b-day is on the 23rd
    so happy birthday Koichi ^_^
    oh and it should be special because ur turning 23 and the date is 23
    like mine is on the 16th and my 16th b-day was the best and really special =]
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  • Oliver

    8 months ago

    Happy Birthday Koichi! You look awesome with that unreal looking hat, and that shade just makes you more cool. hehhe Nice editing as well.

    Cherish your birthday. Best wishes :)
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  • Chris

    8 months ago

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY KOICHI-SAN!

    You've been such an infinite help in my (and countless others') quest to seek the Holy Grail of Japanese Fluency. Know that, while you may not recognize all of us, you nevertheless have a loyal army of friends across the world, ready to start book burnings of "Learn Japanese iNsTaNtLy!1!1!" texts at your command.

    In short, thank you for being such a great guy. =)
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  • Chimiko

    8 months ago

    Dang. I'm a day late.

    Happy birthday! Thanks so much for all your work on the site and through youtube too~
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  • Ank

    8 months ago

    I'm a day late too... Ah well: gefeliciteerd Koichi!!
    That's Dutch for happy birthday =)
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  • Chris_paros

    8 months ago

    Oh no, I'm late... Sorry... Happy birthday Koichi!! Χρόνια πολλά!! (Since Ank sent it in Dutch I thought you should see it in Greek as well :) )
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  • zattsu-ooru

    8 months ago

    Κι άλλος Έλληνας στο Tofugu? Ωραία! The more the merrier! So, Χρόνια πολλά from me too, Koichi!
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  • Ank

    8 months ago

    Cool! Happy birthday is Greek is like 'Much good luck/fortune/prosperity'! (right?..)
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  • zattsu-ooru

    8 months ago

    ''Χρόνια πολλά'' literally means ''years many'' in Greek, kinda like banzai in Japanese.
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  • k

    8 months ago

    happy birthday!
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  • Korey

    8 months ago

    Happy Birthday man.
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  • The Gueser

    8 months ago

    Happy Birthday from theGUE :) May all your days be merry and bright, and filled with silly hats!
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  • Caitlin

    8 months ago

    Happy (belated) birthday! I hope you had a great time.
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  • Tiya

    8 months ago

    お誕生日おめでとう!
    even though I'm 3 days late -.-'
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  • NP

    8 months ago

    Happy belated birthday. The best birthdays are the ones where you wake up naked on a bridge with a police officer holding out the handcuffs. (^_~) I hope you had fun.
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  • Jimmy Ngo

    8 months ago

    Kind of late, but still wanna say Happy Birthday Koichi.
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  • libii

    8 months ago

    LOL. Asian Kung-Fu Generation poster. Were you on the Tofu Records street team too? xD

    I'm so sad that they are gone but then it's not so hard for me to find a Book Off in my area.

    I was... also have L'arc en Ciel and Polysics posters and stickers and several extras (I was a lazy street team member). <.<;
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  • Tofugu_Erin

    8 months ago

    I cut the Asian Kung-Fu Generation picture out of a magazine because I love the album art they always have, haha. So what does being on the Tofu Records street team entail? You hand out band-related stuff to people and help promote new albums? If so, that sounds like a neat job!
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  • rukafxxxer

    8 months ago

    xD Koichi is soooo adorable in that photo! x3
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  • Tofugu_Erin

    8 months ago

    Yeah, I really like his hair in this one, haha.
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  • kakapoopy

    8 months ago

    happy birthday!!!
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  • julie

    8 months ago

    Happy birthday Koichi!!
    You are great!
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  • Pachi_PMT

    8 months ago

    Happy Super Related B-Day, Koichi! :D
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  • Cyborg_Ninja

    8 months ago

    Happy belated birthday, Koichi. I just turned 24 on Oct 29th. You're a Scorpio too, right? Hope your birthday was better than mine!
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