Jun meets Italy...

.... Well, its Amabassador for the time being. ^^ (but we Italian fans are waiting to welcome you and the other 4 bakas XDD)

I watched the clip on Rin's Vox (thanks a lot!!!! ^^) that the Italian Ambassador in Tokyo went to visit the set of "Bambino" and talked to Jun... he told him that he resembles Marcello Mastroianni (a late Italian actor) <- which isn't actually true but... XDD; and invited Jun and the rest of the cast to come to Italy....

Not only this visit is surprising, but also the fact that an Italian newspaper "Il Sole 24 Ore" had an article about the dorama... We already had a small feature of "Bambino" in the Italian edition of "Vanity Fair" a month ago, but now the most prominent Italian economic&financial newspaper too... びっくりした！！ 

I think it's because the Embassy and the Institute for Foreign Trade helped the production to put up a believable background of Italian food, helping the production to get in touch with real Italian bars an restaurants in Japan...

Anyway, my friends and I found some other articles on various blogs, and even on the Daily Yomiuri Online:

"The exchange between the Italian Ambassador and Mastsumoto Jun"

"NTV's drama "Bambino" received (today) the visit of the Italian Ambassador. During the shooting in the Kawasaki's studios, Ambassador Bova said "this drama is a proof of the friendly relationship between Japan and Italy." The Ambassador has then invited Matsumoto and the cast "to come to Italy and learn more of the many beautiful things of our country."

Meanwhile, the set was bustling with people cooking for the shooting.

Matsumoto replied to the invitation saying that "I haven't yet cooked antyhing in real life, I learnt cooking pasta and tiramisù only for shooting while on set"."

(credits: ME^^ for translating from Japanese into Italian, and then from Italian into English XDD)

My Jap; Lo Spettacolo <- these two are in Italian, they basically say that in Japan a TV series about Italian cuisine is being aired, starring young "rock idol" XDD Matsumoto Jun.

(if anyone's interested in reading these articles wholly, let me know and I'll translate them!! ^^)

I was just a tad disappointed that the translator for the Ambassador wasn't the Cultural Expert -> who happens to be my former Japanese Culture Professor ^_____^  Zannen!! XDD

Well Jun, whenever you want to come to Italy you'll be more than welcome!!! we're waiting for you!!! ^___^

Ja ne!!