ZASSHI BLOG CREW


CONCEPT:
It's an all-Japanese magazines blog crew, which is why I call it "zasshi" instead of "magazine bc". The idea is to for a blogger to represent one particular magazine that he or she really supports, and for the time being that's all there is to it. No one is required to make promotions of the magazine of his/her choice, or become a 100% expert on the magazine. It's enough that the blogger likes this magazine enough to want to bear its name in his/her blog as a part of this blog crew. A blogger doesn't even have to be a subscribe or regularly buy the particular magazine to join. The most important thing is that the person likes all there is to it about the mag, even if he/she has read it for only once or twice in life! :P

WHY (J) MAGAZINES?:
One, I like magazines. I've been a part of it for so many years. It's one of my preferred media of info-comm. Instead of TV and radio, I prefer magazines. Two, Japanese magazines often have great styles; especially in layout and photography. Paper quality is also excellent. Three, consider it exclusive for us, international readers, since they come really expensively and rarely in some parts of the world. @_@

APPLYING:
Just TAG ME, and let me know which magazines you want for the ZASSHI BC. Don't forget to include your blog/site URL! If you're not sure if the magazine of your choice has already been taken or not, all you have to do is ask. OK?

LATER ON:
You must link all the members. No banners needed, unless you want me to make you a banner of the magazine of your choice! ;) (Yes, it's possible to request for a magazine banner! :P)
Later on, once we all get "nakayoi" (have a good relationship) and if I feel like I'm to the "admin" work, we can do a rotate system. So we can switch and/or swap titles! ^-^
E.g., if by that time I'm bored with WU, I'll swap with someone who wants WU or who is bored with their initial title. If the new title that I want is available (i.e. not taken by anyone), I will simply change my title and let WU be taken by a new member. :P
But the rotation won't come until later on! So let's not worry about that now. I just want to let everyone know that you don't have to be stuck with one magazine title forever. ^^

LASTLY:
This is *NOT* an IDOL BC. The point of this BC is not about supporting the artists/idols that appear in the magazine. I mean, you can hate Aya Ueto who appears on the cover of Kindai, but as long as you like the magazine, then it's no problem! Of course, some magazine titles will be associated with Johnny's artists or WFL, and so on... and some of us clearly will choose the magazine because our fave idols appear regularly in this mag or that mag, but basically this is not a Johnny's blog crew or a WFL blog crew. It's a magazine blog crew. :P Just thought I'd make a clear point of this, in case anyone is wondering.

LIST OF MAGAZINES:
No porn magazines!
Choose the available magazines from the list below (titles in bold mean they are available; striked-through titles are taken)!!!
More magazines will be added later!


Idol: Wink Up (*taken), Potato (*taken), Duet (*taken), Popolo (*taken), Myojo (*taken), Junon (*taken), Kindai

Fashion/beauty: Ray (*taken), ViVi, Non-no, Seventeen, JJ, CanCan, S-Cawaii, Fine Boys, Men's Non-no, Boon

Music: Weekly Oricon (*taken), Arena 37 (*taken), PATiPATi, BiPASS, What's In, CD Hits, CD Data

Lifestyle: Anan, Person, Popeye