A Convenient Distraction

My new big project is to retroactively tag all my "SNSD"-tagged entries to be more search friendly. I think. We'll see. I have . . . a lot of freakin' "SNSD" posts. And I'm already hesitating to add this or that tag. *facepalm* (ROFL, I found the post where I started luring JKO to the dark side . . .)

AND WHAT IS THIS?!: Ex-MoMusu Ogawa Makoto on motherfreakin' Ninja Warrior?!?!?!?! What is this?! I can't even--!!! (And Makoto looks so tiny! D:?) I have a shameless love of "Ninja Warrior," its dramatic commentator, and G4's horrible horrible subtitles! But this is not the hardcore version, it seems. For those who don't know about "Ninja Warrior," it's like this crazy strength-stamina-balance obstacle course phenomenon that has roped in global Olympic athletes into challenging it, like the Hamm gymnast brothers. Seriously. I've seen some surprising faces appear to give it a try and, as you can see, it's penetrated into Japanese culture to pull in celebrities.

Retroactively tagging is like getting to know my fandom and all you guys all over again. Weird.

I was thinking about having an Open Thread maybe once a month (first Friday of every month?), but we'll see how it goes biweekly. (I just checked and the other Open Thread was only eight posts ago, lol.)

Again, this is a free-for-all thread. Throw out your questions, random thoughts, inspirational quotes, fun facts, what-have-you. Please keep it clean(ish) and polite.

Oh, and I've wanted to say this for a while: People have occasionally apologized for "jumping in on conversations." I don't mind; in fact, I like it when people talk to each other and not just to me. I'm not sure how everyone else feels about that, but I'm all for it.

To spice up this Open Thread, here is a pic spam with a few of my fave Hyo/SNSD pics. Feel free to post your fave pics as well as any manner of awesome/cute things you enjoy (puppies, kittens, and other cute baby animals are highly encouraged). Please use thumbnails and don't spam with too many gifs. My browser doesn't like me when there are too many gifs.

( This thread may be IMAGE HEAVY )

ETA: MAMA aired so that means . . . happy birthday, craver199103!

ETA 2: YAY! SSF subbed Shim Shim Ta Pa! . . . And I was so off with my guesses as to what was going on re: everything! ROFL. I apologize for that but do give it a watch; the talks are a lot of fun and the atmosphere is very comfortable. The things they discuss on SSTP are things that they don't really bring up anywhere else. I can see how Nicole would thank HyoYeon for food now; if Hyo always feels the responsibility of being "unnie," she must try to insist on paying for Nicole's meals too.

ETA on Sunday/weekend roundup: Biweekly didn't work out so well but we managed not to talk about SNSD so much! But no one wanted to pic spam? Noted. Lots of music and anime and manga suggestions in the comments for those interested.

( Some supplementary general thoughts and responses to comments and other stuff from over the weekend--Hyo has her driver's license? )