how to introduce the parents to your big ghei asian boy band

[zukkokya]

I've had self-awareness for a very long time. I am insane; I embrace that.

So, in fact, do my parents.

At lunch yesterday--



[Dad notices the iPod belonging to Daughter (HI THAT'S ME! CLOSE UP!) on the table.]

Dad: Aww, you still use that?
Daughter: O__O Yes. It's kind of my lifeblood. Except it's a machine.
Dad: I'm glad to see you get use out of the things we give you. Can I look at it? I want to see the music you keep on it.
Daughter: Sure. Most of it's in Japanese.
Dad: ...
Daughter: I want to learn Japanese, by the way.
Dad: In addition to Greek?
Mom: And Latin?

[Daughter overlooks dry tones and nods, beaming.]

Daughter: Ooh! Want to hear my new favorite band?

[Dad smiles with a level of skill earned from years of exposure to American boy bands. Daughter scrolls down to Hoshi wo Mezashite.]

Daughter: They're called NewS.

[While Dad listens, Daughter turns to Mom.]

Daughter: Sup.
Mom: Nothing.
Daughter: Well, that killed it.
Mom: [grinning] Sorry.

[Dad takes out earpiece.]

Dad: It's got a mellow sound to it. Here, [holds out earpiece to Mom] listen to that.
Daughter: [apropos of nothing] I memorized the lyrics.

[Parents exchange Look*.]

Daughter: And they're all hot. [Beams.]

*Did you see her hit her head since we sat down?

Comments

[conspiire.livejournal.com]

Well. Now've you've brought them home to meet the parents. The relationship is set in stone now.

[pinkpapyrus.livejournal.com]

I can cope with this. (See icon.)

[saaski-moql.livejournal.com]

Hey, that went over a lot better then my father researching my interest in Dir En Grey (back when tehy were cool and still Visual Kei). HE looked up some of their lyrics and found, er, the more macabre ones.

Then he found some pictures.

That was interesting ^^;

(asdfghjkl; you're learning Greek and Latin?)

[pinkpapyrus.livejournal.com]

Oh, I wasn't concerned about telling them. They know of my love for Japanese everything. They view it as a quirk, I think. The whole scene was just too amusing to me not to post. :D

I AM LEARNING LATIN. I will save Greek for grad school. Also, I am going to buy the Rosetta Stone program for Japanese to work on in my free time, because I am special indeed.

[saaski-moql.livejournal.com]

Ah, I didn't mind so much but I got a strange reaction out of him when he asked which one was teh singer.

Then I had to explain that "no, Die is not the only boy and yes I am positive that Shinya is male, yes."

Hooray for Latin! I lose at languages (exhibit a: my twelve-year struggle with Hebrew), but I want to learn Japanese very much. I can, er, pronounce things!

[magalamb.livejournal.com]

I played Arashi and Bi on the livingroom stereo system when I went home for Christmas and my family all thought I was crazy... they were like 0.o...

But then again, I've listened to French, Italian, and German pop for years... I think it's the damned sparkliness of Johnnys that freaks them out. (I made the mistake of showing my brother the Kitto Daijoubu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRQ6xEb5FEE) video and he didnt talk to me for an entire day...