~H!P Encounters in the Wild~

[boinsie]

Tell us about times you've run into H!P-related things in your day-to-day life!

This weekend I went down to the international district (Seattle). Roaming through Daiso in search of my caramel corn poofs (of which there were none), I was surprised to hear a familiar tune, "Mamotte Agetai". Granted, it was the original, rather than Kamei/Gaki's cover from the Champloo album, but it still made me smile.

[esm]

Not example H!P, but a few years ago I was at the commuter lounge on campus, and some guys were browsing H!O

More recently, some kids I tutor were watching this while slacking off on youtube (I think they got there through searching for "worst music video ever")

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[erilaz]

When I was in Toronto in '06, I saw a familiar face on the signage for a hair salon:

[PikoAshy]

I was at a Korean Market, and there was a visor, and they had photoshopped Ayaya's Yeah Meccha Holiday onto a cartoon body on the visor

[DARC1993]

I saw Tsuji selling face soap down at uwajimaya.

[boinsie]

^ Wait, really? I normally stay out of the non-candy sections of Uwajimaya...
I don't even normally wash my face!, but I'll have to make a trip back down there this weekend if I can get Tsuji face soap.
Ah, that reminds me: around X-mas time when I went to Uwajimaya and was looking for a gift for someone, Aruiteru was playing in the gifts/housewares section.

[resop2]

I remember one time I was in Kinokuniya in NYC and they had displays for all members of MM gen 4: A big poster for hANGRY and ANGRYf, an ad for some NYC map that Aibon was shilling for and a display for one of Tsuji's books.

[Nono]

When I was in Toronto in '06, I saw a familiar face on the signage for a hair salon:

Ahh I miss seeing this downtown!! They got a new sign a few years ago

[Celedam]

Is Kinokuniya really "in the wild", though? You go to a Japanese book and music store, you're likely to find Japanese books and music.

[DARC1993]

^ Wait, really? I normally stay out of the non-candy sections of Uwajimaya...
I don't even normally wash my face!, but I'll have to make a trip back down there this weekend if I can get Tsuji face soap.
Ah, that reminds me: around X-mas time when I went to Uwajimaya and was looking for a gift for someone, Aruiteru was playing in the gifts/housewares section.

this was a loooooooong time ago . 2010 i believe. when Perfume released Laser Beam cuz i went down there to buy a copy :p

aw thats awesome ! getting in the christmas feel listening to Aruiteru.
that remindes me, my cousin sent me a video when she was in this Japanese store and she heard Naichau Kamo playing so she recorded it

edit
it was a Daiso down in Federal Way (WA)