I feel like the photo colors were modified to be more bright and lovely. Erin's good at that - thanks for the bday wishes!
Arky
· 1 year 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
Tofugu_Erin
· 1 year 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.
WOTDsctoo
· 1 year ago
Ah, see, I just assumed that they were all of Koichi's embarrassing juvenile posters. It fit well with the picture. ;-)
Ryan
· 1 year ago
Nice AKFG poster in the background... I don't think that's embarassing! >___>
Will
· 1 year ago
I agree, Sol-fa is an excellent album.
koichi
· 1 year ago
Thanks!
QuinsY
· 1 year 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
koichi
· 1 year ago
Thanks Quinsy! And also, thanks for coming to the cooking lesson last night!
Sam watashi wa
· 1 year ago
bwahaha nice though, happy birthday koichi
also he needs to shave ? looks like that 8c{]
koichi
· 1 year 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!
insomniacgamer
· 1 year ago
happy birthday koichi!! my birthday is on october 27th...guh i'm turning 25, i'll be an old man >_<
koichi
· 1 year ago
Woo hoo! We be old together :)
koichi
· 1 year 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?
Tofugu_Erin
· 1 year 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.
Viet
· 1 year 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.
Mai
· 1 year ago
Wikipedia didn't succeed in helping me D:
Viet
· 1 year ago
You didn't put any effort into it :P
QuinsY
· 1 year 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 (`^_-) ).
moshi_moshi
· 1 year ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KOICHI! Eat all the cake you want! xxx
koichi
· 1 year ago
Mmm, but I like salty things! Thanks!
bmibble
· 1 year 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!!
koichi
· 1 year 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.
Mrwindupbird
· 1 year 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!
bmibble
· 1 year 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."
Omar Eduardo Fernández
· 1 year ago
23! nice. getting old koichi, happy birthday :)
koichi
· 1 year ago
I know yeah!? Old :(
Thanks much!
Tonio
· 1 year ago
お誕生日おめでとう！
koichi
· 1 year ago
ありがとう！
can't login right now
· 1 year 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;
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.
Fredy
· 1 year 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!
鋼の錬金術師
· 1 year ago
誕生日おめでとう！！
Maciel
· 1 year 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 =]
Oliver
· 1 year 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 :)
Chris
· 1 year 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. =)
Chimiko
· 1 year ago
Dang. I'm a day late.
Happy birthday! Thanks so much for all your work on the site and through youtube too~
Ank
· 1 year ago
I'm a day late too... Ah well: gefeliciteerd Koichi!! That's Dutch for happy birthday =)
Chris_paros
· 1 year 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 :) )
zattsu-ooru
· 1 year ago
Κι άλλος Έλληνας στο Tofugu? Ωραία! The more the merrier! So, Χρόνια πολλά from me too, Koichi!
Ank
· 1 year ago
Cool! Happy birthday is Greek is like 'Much good luck/fortune/prosperity'! (right?..)
zattsu-ooru
· 1 year ago
''Χρόνια πολλά'' literally means ''years many'' in Greek, kinda like banzai in Japanese.
k
· 1 year ago
happy birthday!
Korey
· 1 year ago
Happy Birthday man.
The Gueser
· 1 year ago
Happy Birthday from theGUE :) May all your days be merry and bright, and filled with silly hats!
Caitlin
· 1 year ago
Happy (belated) birthday! I hope you had a great time.
Tiya
· 1 year ago
お誕生日おめでとう! even though I'm 3 days late -.-'
NP
· 1 year 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.
Jimmy Ngo
· 1 year ago
Kind of late, but still wanna say Happy Birthday Koichi.
libii
· 1 year 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). <.<;
Tofugu_Erin
· 1 year 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!
rukafxxxer
· 1 year ago
xD Koichi is soooo adorable in that photo! x3
Tofugu_Erin
· 1 year ago
Yeah, I really like his hair in this one, haha.
kakapoopy
· 1 year ago
happy birthday!!!
julie
· 1 year ago
Happy birthday Koichi!! You are great!
Pachi_PMT
· 1 year ago
Happy Super Related B-Day, Koichi! :D
Cyborg_Ninja
· 1 year 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!
All Comments
Very bright and colorful though, eh?
Ah yes, and happy birthday XD
Nah, It's not that bad XD
Happy Birthday Koichi from Merry old England
Thanks for the cooking lesson!!
はい
happy birthday koichi
also he needs to shave ?
looks like that 8c{]
They probably sell those hats at Party City or something.
Oh, also, when exactly is Viet's birthday? I've never figured it out.
That's my clue to you....
Yeah really.... seriously.... What an odd day to be born on.
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 (`^_-) ).
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!!
"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.
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!
Then they'll be like "EVERYONE, let's are give koichi a round of applause, just for being him, on his birthday."
Thanks much!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J34i9lr94pI
what are you doing to celebrate? I hope it's the best!!
:D
Well anyways, congrats Koichi!
p.s u share a birthday w/ my sister @_@
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.
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!
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 =]
Cherish your birthday. Best wishes :)
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. =)
Happy birthday! Thanks so much for all your work on the site and through youtube too~
That's Dutch for happy birthday =)
even though I'm 3 days late -.-'
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). <.<;
You are great!