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123 MyspaceEditor.com - Myspace Editor 123 Myspace Editor .com Myspace Editor Click On A Color 123 Myspace Editor is an online tool used for customizing the myspace.com profile. 123 myspace editor helps you to edit the myspace profile page features like background, layout, headings, html codes, tables, image effects, background music, scroll bar, and more. Directions: 1. Select your options below. 2. Click the 'Generate myspace Code' button. 3. Then click the 'Copy Myspace Code' button. 4. login to your myspace profile, and click 'Edit My Profile'. 5. On the next page click the 'Edit' link to the right of 'About Me'. 6. Click inside the box on the edit page for About Me, and then right click with your mouse and select "Paste" then preview your new myspace profile and click save. MySpace HTML Code Below for Background Layout Tools Mode: Simple Advanced Background C0L0R: Background Image: Off On Image URL: Center: Attachment: Fixed Scroll Background Music: Off On Music URL: Loop: On Off Font: Normal arial arial black comic sans ms courier new georgia helvetica impact tahoma times new roman verdana webdings OTHER Main text C0L0R: Size: 8pt 10pt 12pt 14pt 16pt 18pt 20pt 36pt 72pt Bold : Underline : Italic : Link text C0L0R: Size: 8pt 10pt 12pt 14pt 16pt 18pt 20pt 36pt 72pt Bold : Underline : Italic : Link text hover C0L0R: Size: 8pt 10pt 12pt 14pt 16pt 18pt 20pt 36pt 72pt Bold : Underline : Italic : Image Borders (C0L0R change): Off On Image border C0L0R : Image border hover C0L0R : Image Effects: Off On Translucent / light-up images: Interests link text C0L0R: Size: 8pt 10pt 12pt 14pt 16pt 18pt 20pt 36pt 72pt Bold : Underline : Italic : Interests link text hover C0L0R: Size: 8pt 10pt 12pt 14pt 16pt 18pt 20pt 36pt 72pt Bold : Underline : Italic : Navigation link text C0L0R: Size: 8pt 10pt 12pt 14pt 16pt 18pt 20pt 36pt 72pt Bold : Underline : Italic : Navigation link text hover C0L0R: Size: 8pt 10pt 12pt 14pt 16pt 18pt 20pt 36pt 72pt Bold : Underline : Italic : Main table border C0L0R: Secondary table border C0L0R: Name text C0L0R: Size: 8pt 10pt 12pt 14pt 16pt 18pt 20pt 36pt 72pt Bold : Underline : Italic : Comment date text C0L0R: Size: 8pt 10pt 12pt 14pt 16pt 18pt 20pt 36pt 72pt Bold : Underline : Italic : Headline text C0L0R: Size: 8pt 10pt 12pt 14pt 16pt 18pt 20pt 36pt 72pt Bold : Underline : Italic : Headings text C0L0R: Size: 8pt 10pt 12pt 14pt 16pt 18pt 20pt 36pt 72pt Bold : Underline : Italic : Interests headings text C0L0R: Size: 8pt 10pt 12pt 14pt 16pt 18pt 20pt 36pt 72pt Bold : Underline : Italic : Extended network text C0L0R: Size: 8pt 10pt 12pt 14pt 16pt 18pt 20pt 36pt 72pt Bold : Underline : Italic : None Myspace Codes | Layouts | Backgrounds | Icons | Contact Tables | Cursors | Glitter Maker
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The CricketSoda MySpace Editor CricketSoda's MySpace Profile Editor Leave us Comments! Leave us a comment and let us know how we are doing and what we can do to make The CricketSoda Myspace Profile Editor better. If you are looking for help with The CricketSoda MySpace editor, please see our support forums here . <- Return to The CricketSoda MySpace Editor Sign your Name and Leave a Comment Your Name: Your Comment: <- Return to The CricketSoda MySpace Editor Comments from others: Brad: the "edit top 8' link dissappeared on my profile... anyone know why? Krish: how do you set your myspace to private??????? D: JuWell: thanks so much for this--I know NOTHING ABOUT HTML but now my 'myspace' page isn't so dull and drab. you guys are trump tight. : style type="text/css"table td.text {visibility:hidden;}td.text td, td.text span, td.text a {visibility:visible;} MySpace Layouts at MySpace ToolBox MissyHeart6: I absolutely love your site. Was able to do what I wanted with such ease. Thanks. kenese: how do u get ur profile off of private? court: hhow do i edit my myspace? Bill: how do i change the color of the words in my profile Julie: How do you set ur profile to private? Eduardo: how do i decarate my profile? like how can i have BP NET h: i cant see my background Bryanna: How do u make your profile on myspace prive?? like only your friends can see it no one else?? s: s Angela: How do u make your profile private?? annie: I want to put a picture in the "...is in your extended network" but i dont know how C: how do u get ur profile off of private? TheMAC: Wow dude, this really helped me out, great site!! Jodi: You have an awesome website! It helped me so much in pimpin' my myspace lol ;) Thanks and happy new year! brett: i want my myspace to be private Jenna: hey i was just wondering if you know how do add spaces in between paragraphs under the "About me" section of the profile- if you can help me id really appreciate it. Megan: HOW DO I MAKE MY MYSPACE PRIVATE! PLEASE HELP ASAP BEFORE MY RENTS FIND IT! lol. THANKS EVERYONE! MUCH LOVE! laura: how do u change ur age on myspace Levi Blackman: You have to switch your age to 15 or under to make it private. Yes, this makes you seem like a little kid, but I am not really sure why you would want to be on Myspace and yet be private at the same time...but then again, what do I know...heh Sara: hay if anyone needs like who to put backgrounds? i how to paste codes and how to put songs on your proflie or nuthing else just message me or send me at dacegurly@yahoo.com or go on www.myspace.com/showgurlyshowgurly09 well talked to you guys later p.S. if you wont to know more questions about your profile or how to get off private or nuthing else justlet me know alright hillary: how do i change my profile to private? dustin: how do i put my own pics on my myspace whittney: i love danny mic: ok under privacy settings you can no longer make your page private so how do you do it??? 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Molly: to make the profile private you set your age to 14. then it will be automaticly set to private. www.myspace.com/biancalewis: if anybody knows how to change the borders for the sections on your interests a different color instead of bluecould they message me on myspace and tell me the code or somthingi'm pretty good with getting a basic code for something and changing it to what i want it's just i havn't found any kind of code to change that yetthank youmy url is my name www.Hits.FM: www.FriendsterForum.comwww.FaceBookPhoto.com Andrea: how do i change my profile to private? : Nikki: How do i get my profile OFF private? Shaheed da poster boy: if it ain't purple it ain't popin Levi Blackman: Please see our F.A.Q. to see how to set your profile to private. Thanks! redhdzrhott: how do i make it private? lauren: how do i make it private? nathen: wats up Demira: how do i change my myspace profile to private so that only my friends can see my profile? :) Blythe: Why wont the code from photobucket work with any thing that cricket soda has? am: When i copy and paste the code to the about me section it looks fine, but when i go to view profile it looks like i didnt do anything rochelle: can u make my myspace private when they add me : Are you with the real myspace, like the myspace.com"? Ashli: I've tried about 50 times to redo the colors and tiny cursive font that is on my profile and no matter how many times I try to change it, it won't change. I'm on my last nerve and I would like to know why I can't change it. The cursive is so small that it can't be read and I have been using this cricket soda to redo it and every time it ends up the same stupid cursive letters. Pleas Help Me. ace: how do i get my about me section to be in a line instead of one big paragraph? ace: how do i get my about me section to be in a line instead of one big paragraph? mark: how do i double space my words since i can enter my paragraphs like gena everything is connected Gena: how do i spaced out my jumble work? All my info is stuck together whats the code to space things out? Jen: how do i make my profile private? Michelle: how do i put a big image on my myspace katie v: I like the colors and layout, but how do I change the font size on my comment part of my page? the font and size are very hard to read!! Help!! 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BRIANAH: i luv myspace.com jessica: i luv myspace.com if u havent signed up for a myspace u need to because its awesome and when u do go to myspace.com look for jessicas myspace and please put me as ur friend!!! yours truley jessica!!! Laura: How do you make text bigger? I just want to make one word bigger.. not change the font or do anything crazy! I can't figure it out! chinta: i neeed my backgroung on my page to be a fucking coulor terd face!!!! JAckie : ahh i am so frustrated... i added pictures to my page and now my page is extremely wide... can anyone help me? JAckie : ahh i am so frustrated... i added pictures to my page and now my page is extremely wide... can anyone help me? martin: zar: how do i change my age? angelo: sina olet paska pa... and im finished josh wehking: hey I just made a band page but people can't add my music to their profile as backgroud music. I have my music set to be able to add but it won't do it.I can't even add my own music to my normal myspace. do yall know what is wrong anthony: hiiiiii!!! lia: is there a way i can change where it says stuff like 'about me'? cuz ive seen peoples myspaces where instead of saying 'heroes' or sumthing like that it says 'signs' and i wanna be able to do that. or at least change the color of it. emily: i tried the picture thing but they wont show up. i did it right but mabey its just me or my computer.but thanks for everything else!& how do you get the scrolling pictures e-mail me llbananapancakes@yahoo.com lucky: How do u get backgrounds on myspace.com? Joey: how do i get rid of my profile being private? Ekram: Does any 1 no how to change the color of yuor myspace words? Ekram: Does any 1 no how to change the clor of yuor myspace words? Ekram: Does any 1 no how to change the clor of yuor myspace words? Ekram: Does any 1 no how to change the clor of yuor myspace words? angel : kmi: can u help me I don't know how to make my myspace private sincerekatrina@yahoo.com: i tried to put a background in and i think i messed it up?? PLEASE HELP ME !!! mari-moe: i dont know how to edit a blurb or change my band profile im not in a band michelle: idiots Becca: How do I insert my backgrounds..I can not figure it out!!!!! david: how do you make ur profile private DRKISSES: heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey brittany: your site is extremely helpful, but i was wondering if you could tell me how i can load my OWN videos onto my myspace, like is there a website that does like video hosting, like theres image hosting and all that stuff, but i can't seem to find one for video hosting. JOCELYN: ok YES it works if you change your age but is there any way you can hide your age!? im 18 i dont want ppl thinking im 14!!!!! email me back please xlil_kittenx@hotmail.com cuz i probably wont find this site again... peace Megan M.: ok i was trying to add some new qiizzes to my profile so i put the codes in and clicked preview, then all i saw were the codes! like none of the pictures, almost like none of the html was really working. i tried clearing that whole section that i messed up, but i cant put anything in my profile anymore without it just showing the codes! i cant even put my layout back in! hellpp pllllzzzz ♥ Megan ♥ nikko: give me cakes <- Return to The CricketSoda MySpace Editor The CricketSoda MySpace Profile Editor is brought to you by CricketSoda.com And the CricketSoda Media Team
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www.myspace.com/karkis MySpace.com | Home The Web MySpace Help | SignUp Home | Browse | Search | Invite | Rank | Mail | Blog | Favorites | Forum | Groups | Events | Games | Music | Classifieds Videos | Directory | Search | Top Artists | Shows | Music Forums | Music Classifieds | Artist Signup KARKIS Metal / Black Metal / Death Metal "GET IN LINE, SISTER." Profile Views: 3949 Last Login: 01/11/2006 View more pics Contacting KARKIS MySpace URL: http://www.myspace.com/karkis KARKIS General Info Member Since October 13, 2005 Band Website karkis.net Band Members KENT KARKIS --GUITAR DAVID MACE --DRUMS ZACH CHANCERY --BASS OZWALD --VOCALS Influences Bad Company, Deep Purple, Emperor, Sabbath, Deborah Gibson, the "Priest", "Maiden", Motorhead, Supercam, Lizzy Borden Sounds Like no one. totally original. Record Label roadkill supper KARKIS's Latest Blog Entry [ Subscribe to this Blog ] KARKIS PARAPHENALIA ON eBAY!!!!!!!!!!!! BITCHES. ( view more ) ADDRESSING THE "BOY BAND" RUMOUR... 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Or are you guys too hardcore for conventional time-recording devices? I'd believe it. Chris Dec 31, 2005 11:26 PM Happy New Years, Motherfuckers! The Water Incident Dec 30, 2005 03:37 AM Happy Holidays! Don't drink and drive and wear a condom! The Passion of the Dale Dec 25, 2005 09:59 AM I woke up this morning and my stocking was stuffed with anarchy!!! merry christmas dudes, you're video fucking rules, and i love the chic in the video, I'd sell my soul to secret satan for one night with her. You guys got to get show's in jersey, ill be there. Dec 24, 2005 07:38 PM I LOVE YOU ZACH Scientist Dec 24, 2005 05:12 PM It's christmas eve where is your wallet??? :P only kidding I love ya!!! have a save and happy Christmas.... unless you're JEWISH.. then hmm I forget! Andrew Dec 23, 2005 11:32 AM you guys are the greatest band whom ever came to be, and from my town! JohnnyFunsack Dec 21, 2005 02:01 PM Who would win in a Steal Cage match: Dave Mace or Glen Danzig? I'd pay $49.99 to watch that shit on Payperview/ Shana Dec 20, 2005 10:08 AM Ieuan Dec 19, 2005 07:36 PM You guys own face. Sleazy T Martini (Taraq) P,P,A. Dec 19, 2005 03:44 PM chelsea Dec 19, 2005 02:30 PM ha thats funny chelsea Dec 19, 2005 02:11 PM wats up? Ali Dec 19, 2005 02:03 PM you rock guys Sam Dec 19, 2005 01:09 PM You guys have to come to Memphis! GO ---------> FAST TEETH Dec 13, 2005 05:15 PM my baby sis loves rockin the box with you foos Dec 13, 2005 04:20 PM You guys rock! Comment back, I love you! Shana Dec 9, 2005 02:04 PM kent karkis makes the best pineappple upside-down cake i have ever had. Mr Poletski. Dec 9, 2005 10:49 AM dad Dec 8, 2005 02:22 PM you guys are badasses. restoring the dignity of metal has been done flawlessly by you guys GO ---------> FAST TEETH Dec 8, 2005 10:27 AM GO ON TOUR GOD DAMIT Andrew Dec 6, 2005 08:56 PM Holy shit you Rock! IF you ever form an army for evil, I am your first signer! Ali Dec 6, 2005 08:24 PM you guys are amjazing! represent p-town! Scientist Dec 6, 2005 02:05 PM That song is fucking halrious I don't know if it's supposed to be but it is!! I love it! JohnnyFunsack Dec 6, 2005 01:48 PM Dudes, I just got the crazy kool Karkis t-shirt I ordered from karkis.net. The reindeer skull on the back is awesome! who designed that shit, yo? I'll be pulling mad bitches when I role down the street in my karkis shirt. You guys should sell tank tops to. Defenders of the Keep Dec 6, 2005 12:43 AM yall rock so frigg'n hard i can't even think straight! after watching that video i burned down like 92 christmas trees and exploded a dozen presents!!! YELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Endless March of Sand Dec 5, 2005 08:19 PM can you come to my town? Like A Rolling Stone Dec 5, 2005 04:57 PM Man, you guys frekaing rule!!!! I wish you guys would tour over in California. You guys are huge over here. Brian Kenny Loves you guys to hell and back. Drew Dec 5, 2005 04:41 PM That video is probably the greatest thing I've ever seen. Danielle Dec 5, 2005 09:25 AM thanks for the add.....you guys rock my socks off!! "H" Dec 5, 2005 12:56 AM YOU GUYS ROCK! Check out my band NEUROBOXMUSIC.COM "H" Endless March of Sand Dec 4, 2005 05:12 PM Santa keeps it so hush hush It makes me want to yell. AFTERGLOW Dec 4, 2005 03:23 PM Her Highness Dec 3, 2005 05:06 PM This is the coolest thing to happen to music since Spinal Tap. MmmHectic Dec 3, 2005 03:25 PM You know, it's good to finally see a REAL METAL VIDEO. The flames, the 3 kick-drums, the eyebrow raise on the bass-rush. And the sick lyrics! You guys are on the way to legendhood. Long live! White Rod Dec 3, 2005 02:43 PM YOU GUYS ROCK! Tommie Dec 3, 2005 02:22 PM Michael is a poser posing as a poseur! He probably saw Supercam when they were opening for Debbie Gibson on the mall tour. Newbie! I remember the Oregon "Supercam" tour of November 15th and 16th (2001! Michael. If that really is your name!) when Supercam was still called Kent's Kids. I was the guy who threw up at the bar. You remember me. I know. I hate how now that Kirkis is all popular, everyone claims to have been an original fan... Kirkis R3wlzz! Jen Dec 3, 2005 12:59 PM BEST. LYRICS. EVER! and the cinematography ain't too shabby, either! come to chicago. no secret satans here! Jon Dec 3, 2005 12:59 PM You guys are badass! When are you playing in portland again? Finally some good local music. D'Haene Dec 3, 2005 08:27 AM Guys, freakin' rockin! thanks for bringing our rock to your site! That video is the Bomb!...and I've been telling everyone to check it out! cheers, bob of D'HAENE Sleazy T Martini (Taraq) P,P,A. Dec 2, 2005 08:32 PM Dudes i guarantee the theydon jugend will be there rocking big style plus more ps im FOOKED big time too but hey its friday/saturday!! Sleazy T Martini (Taraq) P,P,A. Dec 2, 2005 08:16 PM Your my hero's dudes!! Me and my mates have been singing your song all night!!! you need to tour the uk pleassssssssssse!! * W * Dec 2, 2005 04:41 PM Natas, Atnas..... So deep, so true...Karkis...I hate you. But you do rock!!!! Love xoxoxoxo Buck P.S. You're hair is super healthy and shiney...Pantene, or Herbal Essence? Matt Dec 2, 2005 03:29 PM This is going to be the most EVIL Xmas EVER thanks to "Double S" and Karkis! Owen Dec 1, 2005 07:36 PM Thanks for adding me.. that is the coolest video ever! Panoptica Dec 1, 2005 01:55 PM Love is a flame, the devil's thing. A violent storm, about to be born. Just look in this eyes, and see if they lie all the things you see, you cannot deny. cindy Nov 29, 2005 10:27 PM you're going straight to hell my babies.....no worries....i've already got us a table STRANGE RED Nov 28, 2005 09:11 PM BEHOLD THE APOCALYPSE Satan himself hath cast these four from his bosom. They hath been baptized by demon fire, and hath set in motion the new metal righteousness. Blessed be the blood that seepeth from our ears, KARKIS, for thee I sacrifice 10 virgins with thy dagger. nina.bo.bina Nov 28, 2005 08:54 PM that's not all they'll drop. that video was TIIIIYYEEET. the "he's a bad bad man" breakdown was unstoppable... B-R-I-L-L-I-A-N-T. Add Comment About | FAQ | Terms | Privacy | Safety Tips | Contact Myspace | Promote! | Advertise ©2003-2006 MySpace.com All Rights Reserved.
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supernaut ... i whore for art March 15, 2005 roppongi kingyo - performance art at its finest art - asia - transsexual It's not really dance or art, and it's almost a month since I read this, but there's something about the filler piece on 六本木金魚 Roppongi Kingyo in Japan Times that features kamikazi pilots, disfigured transsexual weddings and Japan's wartime past that sounds like high art to me. So if you are a first-timer like me, and if all you know about Kingyo (which means "goldfish") is along the lines of how the Hato Bus brochures describe it -- a venue for new-half (transsexual) shows featuring "the most abnormal oni-chama (guys)" -- you'll definitely be in for a big surprise. That's because all the hype on sexuality is only a tease. In reality, Kingyo's 70-minute program covers such taboo themes as Japan's wartime past, the U.S. military presence in Okinawa and the nation's poor treatment of handicapped people. Where else in the world would the rape of an Okinawan schoolgirl by U.S. Marines be showcased in such a setting -- every night? Yet that's exactly what Kingyo owner/director Shozo Tanimoto has done for years. — The Japan Times kamikazi pilots transsexual performner yuu maiga Go! Go! Kingyo! By TOMOKO OTAKE Staff writer If you go down to Roppongi tonight, you're sure of a few surprises. Not least, in Tokyo's favorite party zone renowned for its glitz and sleaze, you're guaranteed a world tour of ethnic restaurants, along with enough bars, dance clubs and strip joints to satisfy every taste. Then there's Roppongi Kingyo. Kingyo is a "show pub" tucked away down a back alley a couple of minutes' walk from the station. When you find it, though, you'll never forget the motif on its yellow entrance sign: a coquettish goldfish kissing a penis. To actually enter, you go through an equally memorable door . . . in the shape of a vagina. So if you are a first-timer like me, and if all you know about Kingyo (which means "goldfish") is along the lines of how the Hato Bus brochures describe it -- a venue for new-half (transsexual) shows featuring "the most abnormal oni-chama (guys)" -- you'll definitely be in for a big surprise. That's because all the hype on sexuality is only a tease. In reality, Kingyo's 70-minute program covers such taboo themes as Japan's wartime past, the U.S. military presence in Okinawa and the nation's poor treatment of handicapped people. Where else in the world would the rape of an Okinawan schoolgirl by U.S. Marines be showcased in such a setting -- every night? Yet that's exactly what Kingyo owner/director Shozo Tanimoto has done for years. Kingyo, now for more than a decade, has always tried to "not only draw out human emotions, but have them multiply in the audience's heads and stay there," as Tanimoto -- sporting a dapper striped suit -- explained one recent night at a dimly lit table facing the stage. A showbiz veteran of 30 years, Tanimoto owns several after-hours establishments across Tokyo, including Lexington Queen, a Roppongi disco famous for its long list of big-name visitors, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Lenny Kravitz and Christian Slater. But at Kingyo, whose decor is made to look like a goldfish bowl, Tanimoto's challenge seems to be selling provocative imagery to the rank-and-file, like groups of middle-aged women on Hato Bus sightseeing tours and aging businessmen entertaining clients. 'Half a step ahead' Getting such regular folks to fork out a 4,000 yen cover charge each -- plus several thousand more yen for a traditional Japanese course dinner and/or drinks -- is no easy task, especially with bubble-era extravagance long since a thing of the past. But Tanimoto says there is always a way to entice people, as long as he stays "half a step ahead of the times." When Kingyo opened in 1994, for instance, he said that the show's message to the audience amounted to a warning. By then, the economic bubble had already burst, but still few people could foresee what Japan would experience a few years down the road -- a series of banking and life-insurance failures that set off fears of a financial meltdown and undermined such key foundations of the society as lifetime employment. "We had two types of customers back in those days," Tanimoto recalls. "There were those who knew the bubble had burst; then there were those who didn't. Some sararimen were still gulping bottles of champagne here. So we were saying, 'Wake up! Don't you know that Japan is over?' To get our message across, we even had more than a dozen dancers end up 'dead' on stage in every show." In contrast, the Kingyo shows these days are full of bittersweet sentimentality. Even the schoolgirl-rape is gently and artistically done, complemented in the background by a mellow rendition of "Hana," a popular song written by Okinawan singer/songwriter Shokichi Kina. Tanimoto says the show's aim today is to "comfort" those businessmen who feel the mounting pressure and insecurity of restructuring despite all their hard work for so long. Changing kind of dancers "Our typical customer today is an office-worker dad who lives about an hour by train from here, and who goes home and tells his daughter to study hard so she can get into a good university," he said. "Then one day, he gets the ax." "Our message [to him] is, 'You don't have to overwork yourself any more; you've done so much.' " Over the years, Kingyo has also changed the kinds of dancers it hires. When it started, new-halfs dominated the cast, but over time the pub has reduced its dependence on transsexuals. Today, only half of the dozen dancers are transsexuals, and the rest are men dressed like men and women dressed like women, according to Tanimoto. Asked why, Tanimoto puts a spin on what might equally be interpreted as a shortage of talented transsexual dancers: "The way we use new-half has changed as the standard of our productions has gone up. We have come to value whoever shines best, whether they are female, male or new-half." Still, Kingyo remains one of the few show pubs in Tokyo where transsexuals can strut their stuff -- and earn credit for their skills rather than just be gawked at. Yuu Maiga says it was only after she started a dancing career at another of Tanimoto's show pubs seven years ago that she really felt at home. The 26-year-old star entertainer, who was born male, says she grew up always feeling like a girl. Until after her high-school graduation, she says she kept her sexuality hidden, behaving like a boy in public while wearing manicure in private. Afterward, she left her hometown in Hyogo Prefecture and came to Tokyo, where she was soon recruited to work at a gay bar as a hostess. Then seven years ago, when visiting Kingyo as a guest, Yuu was mesmerized by the high-speed action on stage. She subsequently auditioned with Tanimoto's company for a part. "In many situations, especially on TV, new-half people are still treated as freaks or perverts," Yuu said backstage one night before showtime, as she put on mascara to make her big eyes look even bigger. Having completed her sex-change operations three years ago, Yuu now looks perfectly like -- or perhaps more perfectly womanly -- than a woman. "Here, we are not treated differently from other [non-transsexual] dancers," she said. "We are not commercially marketable for just being new-half any more. We go through rigorous training, and we share a conviction that our work helps raise the overall status of new-half people." Indeed, regardless of their sexuality, dancers are required to pull off some fairly astonishing feats of acrobatics. During the show, too, they change many times from one elaborate, spangle-studded costume to another, and sometimes jump on and off a conveyer belt and the split-level stage -- which moves up and down through 10 meters between the floor and ceiling. Besides watching their steps so they don't fall both dangerously and unprofessionally, they also dance to a wide range of music from jazz to rock to J-pop. Since the stage floors are made up of dozens of smaller wooden panels -- each able to be turned at right angles or slid together to become stairs in a matter of seconds -- there's no place for anything but perfect timing in the dancers' movements . . . with the dread prospect of trapped toes or worse to focus their concentration in earnest. In fact, Yuu said that once she tripped on the complicated stage, and the painful result was five stitches in her elbow. Yet even today, after four years at Kingyo, her feet are covered in bruises, she confides. Likewise, stage staffers are under enormous pressure to get things right every time. Twenty-seven-year-old Takayuki Kimura, who operates the computer-controlled stage panels, knows that the dancers' lives could literally be at his fingertips. "It's like playing a musical instrument," says Kimura, who majored in stage production. "I can change the stage structure by pushing several buttons in succession. But if I pushed the wrong one, the stage would transform into the completely wrong shape." Unpredictable audiences What's more, the aging machines act weirdly at times. On one occasion recently, the show was suspended for about 10 minutes, as the emergency alarm for one of the stage floors went off due to a computer glitch. So not all is perfect in this Tokyo goldfish bowl which, while glitzy, does not reach the terpsichorean heights of Takarazuka either. Also, audience responses vary from night to night. Once, for example, after a scene that re-enacted Japan's wartime sentiment by having a school-uniformed young boy saluting skyward as he braced himself to go to war -- with his weeping mother beside him -- a group of women giggled, then they started to yell out, "I don't get it!" Yet, during the same scene another night, one person seemed quite overcome and just couldn't stop clapping furiously. But any response is probably better than no response at all for Tanimoto, who says that he himself regards war as "meaningless." But he keeps his messages open-ended. It's his business-savvy. "It's all part of our marketing strategy," Tanimoto says with a grin. "We want people to be disturbed and hooked -- and to come back for more." Technorati Tags: - Japan - Transsexual - Performance