Contest Rules for Self Introduction in Japanese Video Submission
Submissions for both Nanase (Chigusa’s character) and Junji (Yoshi’s character) will be accepted up until the August 18th
Step 1: Insert the relevant information about yourself and film yourself saying the following sentences in Japanese:
- Hajimemashite. _(your country here)_no_(your city here)_no_(your name here)_desu. Nanase-san*, yoroshiku onegai shimasu. *IN YOUR VIDEO be sure to use NANASE-SAN, Chigusa’s character name, and NOT Chigusa-san. For YOSHI-SAN, PLEASE USE JUNJI-SAN
- _(years old here - lying okay)_ sai desu.
- Shumi wa_(your hobby here)_ desu.
- Watashi no ii tokoro wa _(your selling point here)_.
- Short message. (2 sentences tops)
An example entry by Peter:
- 1) Hajimemashite. _Amerika_no_Nyuuyooku_no_Piitaa_desu. Nanase-san, yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
- _san-jyuu_ sai desu.
- Shumi wa_aisu hokkee_ desu.
- Your selling point: Watashi wa _tanoshii hito_ desu.
- Nanase-san ni aitai desu! Issho ni asobimashou!
Step 2: Don’t stop filming there! Here comes the good part! Now, sing, recite, rap, etc. the following lines from First Love by Utada Hikaru:
- You are always gonna be my love
- Itsuka darekato mata koi ni ochitemo
- I’ll remember to love you taught me how
- You are always gonna be the one
- Ima wa mada kanashii love song
- Atarashii uta utaeru made
Step 3: You’re almost there, now get the footage to us:
- Mail to:
JapanesePod101.com
5F 3-4-4 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052
JAPAN
- send us the movie via http://www.yousendit.com/ (up to 1GB!), http://www.transferbigfiles.com/Default.aspx,or
- upload to a server from which we can download.
Prizes
Winning Prize - Choice 6-Month Premium Subscrition or autographed photo of choice
one winner for funniest video and one for best video
(As we’ll be accepting videos for Chigusa’s character and Yoshi’s character, there will be a total of 4 winners)
EVERY PERSON WHO SUBMITS A VIDEO (TASTEFUL VIDEO) WILL RECEIVE SOMETHING!
We are hoping to see as many of you as possible! Yoroshiku onegai shimasu!
*Tasteless videos will be automatically disqualified.