Welcome to my KZread channel! I'm Andrew, better known as AJ, Hartley. I'm a novelist (International, award winning and New York Times bestselling, for what any of that is worth) and a Shakespeare professor at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, where (though my Ph.D. is in literature) I mostly work on performance issues. I post about writing, travel, and one of my other passions, the Japanese Kawaii rock band, BabyMetal, though I do analytical discussions of the songs rather than straight reactions. As an artist, scholar, and cultural critic, my interests often overlap, so you may get bits of everything in a single video. Though I realize that I am, as they say, not for all markets, I hope you find bits of what I do entertaining or interesting.
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と、言うかリアルタイムで日本にいらっしゃってたんですかｗ 蒸し暑いですが 体調を崩さ無い様に お過ごしください
祇園＝ぎおん＝GION=SION なんて都市伝説も在ったり無かったりｗ
Great guide! I've been able to visit the UK twice now, but never to the North before. Useful information and insight as always!
Thanks mate!
It's a good walk up to the temple. Sei Shonagon famously wrote in "Pillow Book" on the pilgrimage path: 近うて遠きものくらまのつづらおりといふ道. So close yet so far. As was usual with her, multiple meanings folded up in a terse line.
Thanks. Wasn't familiar with that line.
@@AndrewHartley Two writers, same steps, a thousand years apart.
@@otobokegaijin6218 That is a very cool sentiment
DUDE! 😲 WOW!! I think this is the ONLY video interview with Money Mark in regards to working with ATARASHII GAKKO?? I mean, 88 Rising didn't even present an interview with Money after the success of Pineapple Kryptonite. Good questions that totally got him to open up & reveal some great details. What an opportunity to work with a talented & smart group of women that were right at that "transition" point of their entertainment career, and of their very lives. Man. This was totally Awesome. So great you got this opportunity to interview Money Mark. Nicely done AJ. Nicely done. 🤘
Thanks man. You may be right about this being the only MM interview on AG! I kind of thought it would get more attention, to be honest, but mine is a pretty niche corner of the internet 😬Appreciate the comment!
As someone watching this for the first time over a year later, the speculation around Momo is bringing me no end of joy! 🍑❤
I’m glad!
That’s beautiful Thank You 🦊 .
These girls better be careful, or they might catch stray bullets
Clever, well edited video, cocktails look tasty 😊
Thank you! Cheers!
I don't know how I've been subbed and watched so many of your videos for years now AJ and didn't know until today that you had written (now) 3 books with Tom Delonge, whom I've always sort of loosely followed both for his Blink 182 career (I was a teen when their music videos were all the rage on MTV) and his UFO/UAP passion. Mind is kind of blown ngl. Those are two worlds I had never even imagined could co-exist for almost 10 years now and I had no idea :D. For me Prof AJ Hartley was my go-to when I wanted a deep dive into BABYMETAL lyrics with a smile on the face during a reaction. If you'll remember, I was in your "Thank You BABYMETAL" hiatus video as well. Ah well, enjoyed this interview, might look into these books then! Take care Prof ;)
Ha! That's funny. Yeah, it's actually now 5 books with Tom (including the Cathedrals of Glass series) with more to come... Cheers!
You know... I wondered if you would add some dried squid arms for Moametal, just as mentioned in the Uki Uki Midnight lyrics (from interviews, we know based on real life events from the girls at the time).
Nah. Sticking to what I saw in the video and what goes with this song.
@@AndrewHartley understandable, so now that I think about it, Ratata is the spiritual successor of Uki Uki Midnight and iine combined.
@@autohmaeI think so, yes
Superb, highly intelligent commentary on a small-scale work of genius. You might have specifically mentioned the hawk whistle/ magpie sequence - I thought you would when describing the underlying philosophy of the protagonists. It's a scene that makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up (even when just thinking about it).
Thanks for that! Much appreciated.
43:13 is there a footage to what you mentioned that suzuka stopped the show?
Check out my video of Babymetal and ag’s big year for 2023
@@AndrewHartley thanks!
It looks so beautiful and peaceful. Recently I visited the Japanese gardens in Cowra, NSW, Australia. These gardens are widely regarded as one of the finest examples of Edo period designed gardens outside of Japan. Nearby, there is the only official Japanese war cemetery outside of Japan, where almost 300 Japanese soldiers are laid to rest, most of these men perished in a failed mass escape from the POW camp that was located in Cowra.
Yes, I remember your account of that amazing event. Thanks! And it is very peaceful, yes.
@@AndrewHartley Oh, and you must have been in my wardrobe, I have the same t-shirt ... don't seem to remember where I got it haha.
@@lencooke944 Ha!
@@AndrewHartley while you are close to your computer; I have finished Trinity and was so impressed I left a 5-star review on Amazon. My question is, where do I go next in your catalogue, the Steplejack books or Cathedrals of Glass? I am also waiting for the release of Tom's and Peter Levenda's third instalment of Sekret Machines: War to be released, I don't know if there is a release date set for that yet, but I'm hoping it's soon. Thanks for your advice.
@@lencooke944 Up to you. They are quite different in tone and setting, but have some overlapping concerns. CATHEDRALS is sci-fi with a psychological suspense tone sometimes close to horror. There are 2 with a 3rd to come. STEEPLEJACK is technically fantasy but reads like alternate history set in a world that looks like a Victorian metropolis in South Africa. It's more mystery and adventure. There are 3 and a short story.
Did you say "northwest"? You're in northeast Kyoto. (Just noticed you corrected that.) Behind you is a depiction of Bodhidharma-known as "Bodai Daruma" or "Daruma Daishi" or simply "Daruma" in Japan. Maybe best known to Westerners in the Daruma Doll form. He is credited with bringing Chan Buddhism to China. Japanese Zen is derived from Chan Buddhism, and Enkō-ji is a temple of Rinzai Zen.
Yeah, as I said in the description? I meant northeast 😊
and hot, too, I'll bet
Love it and the shirt! ❤❤
Thanks. Available in a variety of colors :) www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/39270246-babymetal-cocktail-black-text?store_id=2172838
👍Cool.😋
Thanks 😋
I want to make Ratatata juice🍹😆
I don’t know how to say this. In last time in Japan I went to a few temples as I appreciate them and the culture. I definitely appreciate the morality as a Christian. In short, we are not so different if you open your heart. This is just my two cents as a combat veteran.
My wife says that I need to be making these, starting yesterday! They look so very good...and the recipes shall be partaken of soon, I feel! Glad that Koba shared the recipe with you (wink, wink)...
I told Koba your wife had insisted... ;)
What a creative and fun video idea 😸 Keep up the great work!
Thank you! 😄
You are the best!!!!! Thank you!
Thanks!
I think the 2022 special is perfect.
Awesome video! I’ve never had the pepper vodka, so I’m looking forward to making that most of all.
Pepper vodka is also easy to make. Just infuse a cheap but drinkable vodka with a couple of dried cayenne peppers for a few days. The more pepper you use and the longer you infuse, the stronger it will be.
Thank you so much! I will definitely try them out! :)
Hope you enjoy!
I cannot get over the fact that you look way too young to be retired. I guess Babymetal just keeps us all young! 🦊🦊🦊
Ha! Maybe so.
Great fun - thanks Andrew!
My pleasure.
What a treat! never could've expected a cooking show
Ha! Indeed. Next up, the Great Babymetal bake off...
BABYMETAL to hear, see and now taste - where will it end?😲
excellent content AJ-Metal, Professor of BABYMETAL theory and Mixologist of BABYMETAL cocktails, at first I thought you would go for the easy route for Momo's, being that she was born in a giant peach, but great nonetheless.
I actually did think about using peach for the reasons you suggest. Maybe there should be separate drinks for each member of the group like the different sake varieties at the Fox God bar. I'm a fan of peach vodka, esp. with tea...
@@AndrewHartley did you notice in the MV that MOA reacted to her sip like her drink was spiked...lol
Awesome!! I’ll try it!!
Yummy!!
LOL when I saw them sipping on cocktails I did wonder if you would be making them :)
There was a certain inevitability to the whole thing, really...
いつもながら美味しそう！でもいま私、アルコールはドクターストップなんですよねぇ😭
お気の毒ですが、ジュースとソーダの材料だけ入れてみてはどうでしょう。ノンアルコールのジンなども売っているので、そのままではあまり美味しくないが、ミックスドリンクの材料としては問題ない。
@@AndrewHartley ノンアルコールのジンなんてあるんですね。知りませんでした。是非試してみます！
@@kitkat6407 柑橘系やジュニパー系など、さまざまなフレーバーの銘柄がある。マティーニには使わないが、トニックやカクテルにはOKだ。
@@AndrewHartley ありがとうございます。まずはジュニパー系を試してみます。
@@kitkat6407 もしあれば『Ritual』を試してみてほしい
教授！あなたはいつも視点が他のファンとは違っていて、勉強になります！ 次は日本酒を入れたレシピもお願いします！！
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Suki Lie...one of my favorite AG songs! 🔥
AG! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 I appreciate your thorough and emphatic analysis sir. Please keep supporting these talented ladies because they deserve to be acknowledged. 💗
Thanks! And yes, they do.
they are a bit like humans, we respond to respect and food haha
Princess Mononoke's Great Forest Spirit wannabe :-)
Great interview!! It was really interesting hearing money mark talk about his experience with ag, and I actually never knew hanako was from him too, which is really fascinating as (as you've said) it's so japanese, loved the story about its origins too haha
Glad you enjoyed it!
博士、慣れてますね。何回訪れてます？ (´ω`)🦌♡
今回で4度目の訪問だ。
Have you ever seen Shinyakushiji Temple? The bronze statues of the Twelve Generals are a must-see. It's probably worth the risk of getting yourself dirty with deer poop.
Thanks. May stop by today before heading back to Kyoto.
Decently righteous manner to deal with deer. さすが！
Thank you!
Tom is describing the mission of all Star Children...to embed seeds of cosmic curiosity through creative arts!
Wow
That is Momo showing her fangs !!
Hope you get to meet AG 😊
Enjoy your stay sir! Thanks for sharing this video. 🤗
The skills and dedication it must have taken to create the woodwork here is mindblowing! Can I assume that the guilded part would have been/is for the priests, for want of a more correct expression?
Meaning is the area where only the priests go? Yes. The gold is reserved for the most sacred parts of the space, framing the statues of the gods and housing the most respected artifacts.