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Ah... Rocket News. Calling their stuff "news" is pretty generous most of the time since they tend to present small snippets of info to support the "wacky Japan" stereotype without giving any cultural context.

As for the content, the video seems to me to be a parody of idol culture in Japan. (The video uses a lot of tropes common in TV programs about idols in Japan.) I don't know enough about it to say for sure, but my guess is that it's mostly tongue-in-cheek. They talked about how wanting to freshen up the image of classical statues that are at their core very beautiful, ideal men. So my guess is they ran with the idea and tried to re-imagine them as idols. Real-life idols are often criticized as being extremely commercial and having their images carefully sculpted, so that works well for a parody.

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if they did end up being popular. The trends lately tend to lean toward absurd or "gross cute". (My husband has a keychain with a gold pile of poop on it and he thinks it's adorable... I bought it for him. ) I guess I'll let you know if I see any classical bust merchandise around town.

PS - A movie/manga series is quite popular right now that features Ancient Rome, so that could also explain the push to make Roman statues into popular goods.

hello. that message makes me feel I'm forgetting something. XD
been alright. stressed but alright. you?

I just like to share things I think my friends would like.

Ah! Doves and pigeons are the same? I always suspected, what with their size, build, head bobbing, and cooing...

I mean, if you don't want them, they're probably going to go to Goodwill. They're cute, but I just have a lot of junk. And a lot of bird-shaped junk.

I think they're pigeons, but I'm not 100% sure.

They're about 5 1/2 " long and 3" tall. They have indents on their backs for votives/tea lights. At one point they had some red candles in them, which stained the indents/ the back of one's neck a little bit. I don't know how easy this would be to get off. Some of it seems to scratch off, some of it doesn't. They have felt circles on the bottom (don't want to say "feet" when talking about something shaped like an animal), but some of them are missing. They're hollow. I don't have even the slightest clue about how old they are.

So I think I found some solid white pigeon candle holders in my attic. Serious question, do you want them? I can provide pics.

I adore the scenery, yes. I'd so love to live in that house; with the old solid wood furniture, with that view, and the pretty winding road up the hill, and the sunken tramline, and...everything! Oh, it's based on a graphic novel according to the credits, isn't it. Which would be nice, but to be able to immerse yourself in a written novel of it, when you've already got those lovely visuals, would be wonderful :'D

I need to watch more of the films! I've only seen 4 From up on Poppy Hill was the last one I watched, and I keep watching that one again instead of trying a different one, because it's so nice <3