







Learn intermediate Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Our Japanese J-dorama, iLove, is back again! Last week, Nanase sent out a second reply - this time to Neil, but received no response once again! Today, in Chapter VIII, it’s time to settle for not second, but third place. And just when everything seems to be going Junji’s way, an ambitious Neil just might have him found out. Tune in to watch iLove! After watching, stop by JapanesePod101.com for the accompanying study materials - who knew learning Japanese could be so fun!
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57 Responses to “Video #8 - iLove VIII - Third Time’s a Charm”
Friday at 9:30 pm
Mina-san,
Enjoy this episode of iLove, and have a great weekend!
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu!
Friday at 9:57 pm
Haha Neil-san’s face was classic
こんやくしゃ?!!
Angry Nanase was good too. What will she kick next?
Friday at 11:28 pm
These videos are awesome!
魅力的 (みりょくてき)
素晴らしい
凄い (すごい)
Even in English they are great. Now I have to learn the transcripts!
ありがとう
Steve
Friday at 11:57 pm
あのななせさんの携帯は電話受けた番号のメモリーがありますかしら。。。。
Very good
- these videos are getting better and better!
Thanks. I listened in Japanese only first and I was thrilled to see I could understand quite a bit .
次の番組を楽しみにします!
mikuji
Saturday at 12:28 am
mina-san
Nothing can compete with iLove video
but..if you wish to get ready for the new year you may wish to try this one:
http://www.channelj.co.jp/meta/nengah_nengah_j_121506.asx
Yoroshikuonegaishimasu
mikuji
Saturday at 2:13 am
とてもおもしろいね
Did anyone else spot that Junji was wearing only one sock? Was there a reason for this?
私も次のを楽しみにしている。
Saturday at 3:45 am
Yep, I spotted the one sock thing. Perhaps like Mike Jackson’s one glove thing. よしらしい ですね。 If you think that is a little strange, try out よしさん’s pictures on Mixi. I don’t dare to describe them here.
On the subject of clothes, what is with the skirt AND pants combination that Nanaseさん is wearing. Sure, I know other people do this, but it is a little like a belt and suspender combination sometimes seen on guys. Well, if the skirt falls off, at least she has pants. If the pants fall off, at least she has a skirt. I don’t get this.
Neilさん, excellent performance. I know it is not easy to come off looking so good on camera. Nice work on audio, video and acting. Of course, Chigusaさん and Yoshiさん did great as well. But I have come to expect this from them.
また こんど
ジョン
Saturday at 5:01 am
Johnさんー The skirt and pants combination is actual very stylish. but they are not called pants, they are called leggings and they provide extra warmth when its cold outside
http://www.instyle.com/instyle/trends/thelook/0,23460,1125965,00.html?page=1
i like junji’s hat
i hope Neil doesn’t give up!
Saturday at 6:22 am
Katieさん,
I appreciate the information, but I am well aware of the style. Sometimes it is leggings under the skirt, sometimes it is jeans (at least in my part of the world). Victoria Secret even has a product called the “skirted pant” (I noticed it was on discount, so perhaps it is all over for that style). The point is either garment could be worn on its own and they look like a strange mis-match together. We can only hope it goes the ways of leg warmers and skorts soon. Also, we can hope the one sock thing doesn’t catch on. Talk about your mis-matches.
じゃ また
ジョン
Saturday at 6:57 am
Hey JP101 and Listeners!
The video was very short and you guys keep me wanting for more!
Anyway Nanase-san you look great with those clothes whatever your choice is, I wish you the best of the best, you deserve it. Good Luck!
Katie-san welcome back!
I agree with you I liked Junji-san hat too! 
so I’m not buying nanase-san clothes, only the hat!
S_R_C
But I really don’t care about fashion
Saturday at 7:04 am
Neil is great! He rocks.
I hope he’s gonna make Junji-san’s plan fail. Keep calling her man!
Saturday at 7:07 am
PS: ohhh I forgot to mention Mikuji-san video
I saw the video and it was very nice I like it!
The show or soup opera not sure is a typical family show!
Maybe I’ll try it out but I don’t know where to see it, you didn’t gave the link of the webpage, the producer company or so it will be hard to know:???:
I’ll check www.youtube.com
S_R_C
I recommend it great videos await you there!
Saturday at 7:42 am
john さんーskorts! those and fanny packs need to make a comeback. i wore leggings under my dress today when i went to the mall to buy discounted skirted pants from victoria secrets.
Saturday at 8:15 am
皆さん、
As I will be away and celebrate Christmas and New Year with my in-laws I won’t be able to get online until the new year, just want to say:
メリークリスマス! 明けましておめでとうございます!!
It’s been a great year and I enjoyed most lessons (intermediate and above lessons are beyond my reach at the moment as I’m still a beginner, but I will definately catch up next year).
JPod の皆さん、ありがどうございます。おつかれさまでした。
ななか
Saturday at 10:06 am
Katieさん, Very, very nice. ジョン
Saturday at 10:31 am
OK Liz. Maybe you were right. Junji-san is a creep.
And to Neil I say don’t worry. JP101 wouldn’t give a bad ending to the story. You’ll get Nanase-san!
Saturday at 11:38 am
This is friggin awesome. Keep it up guys. Im rooting for Neil. Rock on!
Saturday at 12:57 pm
Junji is so bad,
but this video is great,
the suspense kills me.
Saturday at 3:07 pm
Junji-san is soooooooo bad.
Saturday at 3:59 pm
Johnさん,
that style is still going strong in japan. leggings with shorts are also very popular. personally i kind of like the style.
and, i am amazed at what people will post on mixi. but i’ve seen far stranger things in Japan.
Paulさん,
i’ve given up expecting the typical happy ending since i started watching j-drama.
Saturday at 4:33 pm
John Briggs-san, that’s new fashioned these days. I do wear like that. Of cause with boots as well. It’s much better that you aren’t wearing pants on your video. LOL.
Btw, Neil-san speak pretty good Japanes eh?
Have a wonderful holidays Mina-san!!!
I’m heading to Vancouver Canada within 7 hours. I wish I can meet some people from jppod over there….come with me for ski or something….
Sunday at 1:37 am
ヴィッキさん、
Well sure with boots with leggings look a little different. Then it almost looks like at skirt with very dark tights.
I have to laugh a little at all this. I went skirt shopping with my 14 year old daughter a few months ago. She wanted to dress up a little more than her typical low-rise jeans. We would see something that looked like a skirt on the rack, take it off the rack, and then discover that it was actually wide legged pants. There were very few skirts in the stores although we did eventually find and buy a couple.
Personally, I don’t say anything to my daughter about what she wears. I think this avoids unnecessary conflict. I will hold my peace until some more important issue comes up.
じゃ また
ジョン
Sunday at 10:43 am
Vicky-san
I know you want to get to know me and other JP101 personally but instead of going to Canada, you should come to New York City and skate with me at Rockafeller Center!
PS: Now you know JP101 listeners if you want to get to know come to NYC or if your already here (NYC) then you know what to do call me like Blondie!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Wq5hQ0Bzk48
Thursday at 7:35 am
Hi mina-san,
I’m catching up and really enjoyed the video, Neil-san is excellent!
I thought bad-mood Nanase-san was very good too, if slightly careless with her keitai. And I couldn’t help wishing all kind of bad things on Junji-san.
Seeing how Nanase-san looks like when she’s in a dark mood, I think she is going to pounce on Junji-san when she finds out what happened, and it will hurt.
Thursday at 12:30 pm
Jpod101,
The video is getting more and more professional. I felt like watching a Japanese TV drama! Does the making require high-end studio grade equipment and software? Nathan さん, any hints?
Yoshi remind me of 周 星馳 チャウ・シンチー, one of the famous 喜劇俳優 in Asia.
keep up the good work. very, very nice!
Friday at 1:24 am
Hey, my first post on JPod101!
Just found this great feature and I’m really enjoying it! I actually think Junji-san is really funny, especially the bit about Neil’s video being like a “science experiment gone wrong” and that she hated it so much she wanted to destroy the tape! He’s such a devious creep it’s actually quite funny.
But then after this episode, I’m starting to feel a bit sorry for her and yeah, maybe Junji is taking it a bit too far. What’s so great about this Mike guy anyway who he’s rooting for? Have we seen him yet?
Tuesday at 5:59 pm
This series is great. One question about this episode:
How could it simultaneously be daytime in both Asheville NC and Tokyo Japan in December? It’s impossible =)
「婚約者?!」 w
Sunday at 11:12 am
This is a great series and its a great way to learn Japanese, but when I watch I just can’t help but laugh at the situation. I mean, Niel, you want a long-distance relationship with a girl you’ve never met for what reason or future plans?? Though it may be hilarious, taking any of these ideas out of the show would just make it more boring. Excellent work everyone! Thank you for doing this for us learners!
Tuesday at 11:32 am
I liked the modernized traditional music at the beginning and the end of the video. Where can I get this music?
Thursday at 1:05 pm
Just wanted to say that I didn’t realize DV camcorders can record at such good quality these days. Would love to see more Japanese dramas become popular on the net.
Saturday at 11:38 am
where is iLove? bring it back!!
Friday at 7:10 pm
What happened with iLove?
Please release more episodes!
Saturday at 9:16 pm
Yes, I’m waiting eagerly too! iLove has been addictive
(but it does take quite a while to download though). Hope we get the next episode soon. Thanks for the great effort!
Monday at 9:50 am
nice last life in the universe DVD, neil
Saturday at 2:41 am
Well, what can I said is a great video and my favorite part is when a beautiful lady apear in scene, as I think japanese woman are very beatifu.
Thank’sl
Monday at 6:48 pm
Hi man,
I have just signed up two days ago, and this video programme is sooooo marvellous and it’s so additing!
Well, when is the next episode, Video #9 ?????
Hope it’s doesn’t have to wait long before I turn into a GIRAFFE…..
Great team! great work, Gambatte ne!!!
Thursday at 8:36 am
Yeah じゅんじさん changed his hair! What’s up with that strand up front?
Ok, Yoshi is very, very handsome, and very, very evil in these videos.
Please come back so we can see more of you!!
Tuesday at 12:14 pm
Friday at 3:53 pm
lol, yeah it’s almost a year. dou ninatta kana.. kininaru ne.
Saturday at 9:18 pm
I’ve just watched all of these in one morning - sugoi desu ne! Buut what happens next?! Don’t leave us hanging like this!!
Thursday at 12:46 pm
i just watched these today sugoi desu ne
i just relized that this was the last one…..i wish there was more but its been almost a year and i doubt it will continue….i wonder why it wont…hmmm
Saturday at 1:36 pm
i was trying to figure out from the last video what the deal with Chigusa was because she spoke both Japanese and American English fluently…yet her 一般的の 様子 only shows evidence of growing up in Japan.
then at the end of the video i think i found the answer! it was filmed in Mitaka, Tokyo, home of 国際基督教大学 which is where i studied as a 留学生. there are many native Japanese speakers who go there that are fluent in American and British english. chigusa-chan is not only hot, but smart too
how can you not love that?
Saturday at 1:37 pm
@cory Yeah I agree … where is the rest of the series? This series is very creative … big ups to japanesepod101 for this … though I wish they will finish it up
Wednesday at 2:19 pm
I was around when this was produced (you can see my video in one of the first episodes) and if I’m not mistaken chigusa-chan was studying in uhm canada(?) for a while and that’s why here english is so awesome. It’s better than mine o.O’
I got really sad when they didn’t finish this (I didn’t jump up and down screaming and crying but you get the deal
)
Hope they will though… sometime, somewhere
Thursday at 6:37 am
yep i to want it to continue ^^
whaha and in the previous episode i have the same name as the dog ^^
nikki ^^
fun to hear my name
greetings hope the video will continue soon
Sunday at 5:13 am
Here it is two years later and still no finale to iLove? What’s happened to Chigusa and Yoshi? Last I heard Yoshi was touring the states. Is he still here or has he gone back to Japan? Sorry, I haven’t been keeping up with the new episodes in Jpod101.com other than Nihongo Dojo.
Tuesday at 12:36 am
Yeah, where is the end?? It’s been two years!!
Friday at 12:05 pm
Hi there! I absolutely love the story, but it has no ending…
Dakara SHOOT THE ENDING ONEGAISHIMASU!!!!!
Friday at 7:15 am
I’m totally floored, I must admit. The look on her face when she first sits down, kind of absent-minded and blue.. that’s the Blues, baby: she’s got the “Blues real bad” like Bonnie ( Faye Dunaway) said to Clyde ( Warren Beatty) if anyone’s seen “Bonnie and Clyde”.. anyway, smiling is really over-rated sometimes; esp. when you have an pod-actress that looks that riviting on camera.
Maybe for the ending Junji and she can have been married for a couple years and she can break into a drunken rage about how he doesn’t make enough money and lies about every other thing and can’t manage to take the garbage out fast enough. Then Junji gets what he deserves and it’s like real-life.. blue all around.
Friday at 11:33 am
Bobo-san,
You are a nice story writer!
Saturday at 12:53 am
Hm,
I am a little bad-surprised.
I sent in several emails asking for the iLove stuff, i wouldnt get any answer.
Now I have just subscribed to the Premium Feed, actually the first thing i wanted to check out how iLove continues - and no it seems to me like there is no continuation. that leaves me with kind of framed feeling because i have been asking about it…
alexander
Tuesday at 11:34 pm
Alexander-san,
I am sorry to say that right now iLove is not in production. Chigusa (the lady in the show) is a very well known radio personality in Japan and therefore is extremely busy.
I’m sorry it took so long for you to get a response.
Wednesday at 4:05 am
waaahh! ひどいよ!
they’re sooooh mean!
I wanna see how it continuuuees! I really hope you’ll be able to continue this series some day - it’s like a real どらま!
とてもだいすきよ!
Wednesday at 10:18 am
Jill san>そうでしょ
お楽しみに!
Sunday at 6:22 pm
I have to add my sad comment as well - no more iLove
Monday at 2:05 pm
Patrick-san,

We are glad to know that you love our iLove series!
You’ll see our recent video on our Youtube channel.
Saturday at 12:25 pm
Jpod -san
Is this end? I could not find the next videos? What happened to Nanase-san finally.?
おいしいえて ください
よろしく
Siva
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