Malaysians in their mid 20s (or elder) might remember a popular Japanese drama in the late 80s about a Japanese girl and her volleyball story, with all those funny and flashy techniques.
[Image courtesy of Joyo.com]
The J-Drama is “Moero Attack,” not sure if it’s using the same title in Malaysia when it was showed last time; I remember the show was in translated in Malay.
Frankly I can’t recall much of the storyline or the face of the leading cast; but somehow I think of the TV series once in a while. Perhaps it’s the time when me and my 2 sister were doing the same thing, watching the TV, which didn’t happen too often because of the huge age gap and different of interest.
Back to Moero Attack, the drama was made much earlier before it was shown in Malaysia. The leading character was played by Araki Yumiko whom was around 20 years of age when the series was made; she’s around 46 by now.
The last public appearance Yumiko made should be an invitation from CCTV in 2004, where she was invited to visit China, where Moero Attack was quite a hit back then as well.
Some trivia… most of the actress were 150cm-160cm in heights, very much shorter than average volleyball players. When the drama was filmed, the net was actually lowered a couple of feets, and the volleyball court was smaller than standard size.
November 9th, 2006 at 5:16 pm
Wow … haha … I remember this series. I remember she had this spinning attack which was real powerful.
November 9th, 2006 at 6:16 pm
I remember this series too :D
November 10th, 2006 at 12:39 am
Haha was this series the one that inspired the singaporean volleyball show that starred Chen Xiu Huan??did you watch the singapore one b4 also??haaha gosh it was during my childhood
November 10th, 2006 at 11:38 pm
Not too bad, someone did indeed remember the series lol.
Joshy.. never seen the Singapore remake. Chen Xiu Huan?? Who’s that? Pretty or not :p
November 11th, 2006 at 7:56 am
hehe she is pretty larrr
lookie here
plus woah haha there is youtube video of the show i told you she acted in.
and the videos by the same author has the opening themes of quite a lot of SBC serials lehh..so memorable
November 11th, 2006 at 9:49 pm
Ermm.. time flies.
November 12th, 2006 at 1:30 am
hahaha of course larr..look at the hairstyles back then and now…totally different siaaa
November 22nd, 2006 at 11:43 am
i remember this drama too because i like it so much when i was child. so i wonder if anyone publised any cd for this drama.
November 22nd, 2006 at 7:17 pm
mimi… lol another one. Ermm there must be some places online that have this drama in CDs… let me know if you seriously want it, I’ll try to find it for you.
November 23rd, 2006 at 11:21 am
Oh!! I love this series so much! I still remember this series was played on RTM in 1989, when I was in Darjah 1.. But I missed watching the final episode, and I can’t remember why… I hope RTM will play this series again..
November 23rd, 2006 at 1:40 pm
wow salina… you actually remember which year it was. As said I can’t remember most of the stories; I think the ending was that the leading actress joined the Olympic team and flew to the Olympic…
Nah, don’t think RTM will play this series again, it’s too old and probably not attracting much interest compared to those Korean melodrama nowadays.
December 7th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
I still remember how popular this drama was. I also still remember some techniques that they used in their match. One of the popular technique was ‘Piring Terbang” “Summersault Berpusing” and some other more…Really miss this drama and hopefully RTM will play this drama again…
December 8th, 2006 at 11:33 am
Nah… I doubt RTM will be showing it again.
December 8th, 2006 at 5:12 pm
because of this drama, i was actively represent my city in volleyball competition. Hahaha..really funny, i really adore this game until now.(just watching, no more play)..I also hope to watch it again.
December 9th, 2006 at 1:13 pm
lol Catz… so you can do some somersault or not?
December 11th, 2006 at 1:07 am
Hai…erm…Moero Attack!!!really like this series…i’ve even taped the final episode…but…now i feel like to watch it again…from d very begining…but…where can i get it??anyone???please help me… :(
December 11th, 2006 at 2:12 pm
Hamu… sorry can’t help, you can try to buy online though.
December 13th, 2006 at 1:09 am
Owh really Jee???how much is it anyway???huhu…4 ur info, i’m still a student…hm…how bout downloading from the net???do u have any idea???
p/s: actually i’ve neva bought anything from the net…so…dunno the prosedure n all… :P
December 13th, 2006 at 11:03 am
Hamu… I am not sure about the price nor the availability. Sorry I am not a fan of downloading stuffs, can’t help either.
On serious note, just forget about the series, it’s already 30+ years old. It’s ok to think about it once in a while, but don’t be obsess with it ok?
December 13th, 2006 at 5:49 pm
Hahaha…Ok la…Just wonderinglah Jee…Neva mind…By the way…Thanks 4 d advice…Muahaha…
December 18th, 2006 at 11:50 pm
Wah I also remember this series when it was shown in Singapore. And as a side note, there is also a japanese series on tennis!!
December 19th, 2006 at 9:21 am
I guess Moero attacked lots of Asian countries :)
Japanese love to make sport series… basketball, car racing, ice hockey and even ping-pong.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
kalau ada stesen tv yang akan siarkan rancangan ni i jamin mesti ramai2 profesional seperti doktor.engineer atau i sendri scientist yang akan memberi sokongan..memang best this cerita.. i ingat lagi masa tue..huahuahua.. tv3 or any private tv station take advantage to siar this cerita.. mesti boleh kaut rating penonton paling ramai.
March 6th, 2007 at 1:29 am
aril… kena email kat stesen TV dan minta siaran semula… tapi jangan jangan disiarkan pada masa petang, nanti semua profesional sedang kerja… tiada orang nak tengok.
March 12th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
woi!aku minat giler citer ni!sapa ada lirik lagu dia r?
March 12th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
mandom… lirik Japanese ke? sorry tak tau… drama ni sudah lama, masa tengok masih budak kecil.
March 28th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
I’m Singaporean, and i loved Moero Attack. The Singaporean version sucked. a total rip off. and totally uninteresting.
March 28th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Naz… it’s not easy to do a remake. Honestly the series gave good memories to a lot of us… but even if we have the chance to watch the original Japanese series again, it might not be as interesting as it used to be… we all grow more mature over the years, we might see things differently.
May 8th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Any idea does it have vcd and dvd of this drama? i’m been looking for so long.
May 8th, 2007 at 11:33 pm
Winter99… never seen it in the Malaysia market; doubt that it’s available in Singapore as well.
May 8th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
thank u. really hope to watch this drama again.
May 8th, 2007 at 11:42 pm
there are another drama on two girl learning gymnastics in school. but i can’t remember wat the name of the drama.
May 9th, 2007 at 11:46 am
No idea about the gymnastic one…
June 25th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
demo-e-ma nagata
torunn dukkede
kanasyiminga.. hideshiminga..
Chun jaguh bola tampar
kumpulan Baifushi
mencari ibu
nama Mariko
Chun, Yogia, Kapten!!
Bercita-cita sampai ke olimpik
Sayang gugur seorang
Yogia tempat tersayang
Tinggallah Chun dan Kapten
Semoga……… Berjayaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
to all the Japs out there, i know i murdered your language, i spell it the way i pronounce it. And please forgive my 17 years old memory.. I think we sang it that way, but dont know whether it’s the correct pronunciation in Jap or not. heheheh..
July 31st, 2007 at 1:42 pm
chun…!
I remember this movie series…it wuz shown in 1990.
I am a Japanese mixed n that’s y so many of my schoolmates called me ‘Chun” inspired by this moero attack last time…
I don’t even remember how she looked like…(?)
hopefully our tv station in Malaysia will show ‘Moero Attack’ again…
July 31st, 2007 at 1:44 pm
chun…!
I remember this movie series…it wuz shown in 1990. CONFIRMED 1990!
I am a Japanese mixed n that’s y so many of my schoolmates called me ‘Chun” inspired by this moero attack last time…
I don’t even remember how she looked like…(?)
hopefully our tv station in Malaysia will show ‘Moero Attack’ again…
July 31st, 2007 at 3:36 pm
gLaMprInCeZz… you must be quite popular in school back then.
As mentioned in my post, I can’t remember how she looks like, nor most part of the stories as well.
August 15th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
summersault berpusing!!!
pukulan tanpa bayang!!
Chun!!!
September 7th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
OMG!!!
I was searching high & low on the net anything related to this series, just because I forgot the name of the Movie. The only thing that I remember is the name of the team “Bai Fu Shi”..and the leading actress named “Chun”….I couldn’t find any until I type in the keyword “80s japanese volleyball tv series”…and there..!!! Yes the title was Meoro Attach. I remember watching it every 5.30 pm on RTM 1…I followed every episode right from the start until….I missed the final espisode (How could Me !!!!)
Anyway…I think I was in form 2 that time, and I was in afternoon session. I remember forcing our maid to record the series so that I can watch it when I came back from school…hehehhehe
“summersault berpusing!!!”…my oh my…
September 7th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Jenny… it’s amazing what search engine can do these days :)
September 16th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
plz siarkan blk cerita nie..sumersoult berpusing…
chorus :
chun,yojia,kapten
bercita2 ke olimpik dunia
syg gugur seorang
yojia tempat tersyg
tinggallah chun sendiri
yojia dah pergi…
tinggallah chun sendiri
semoga berjaya
November 9th, 2007 at 10:23 am
summersault berpusing!!!!
November 10th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
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” it might not be as interesting as it used to be… we all grow more mature over the years, we might see things differently.”
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but we still can tell our child that this is what we watched during our school 18 years ago..
November 26th, 2007 at 2:46 am
Very “autah” moves especially TEPISAN AJAIB and SOMERSAULT…..hahahahahah – from the perspective of a volleyball fan myself :p
January 13th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
HI GUys, It would be fantastic and great if TV3 or TV9 or Channel8 could show this drama again…
I love the action and the story line…
I still remember most of the techniques’ name…
Tamparan berpusing
Piring Terbing
Summersault berpusing
Tamparan berputar
Tepisan ajaib
Spike Berpusing
and all the pusing-pusing techniques….Looks cool eventough very autah in real….. :)
February 8th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
I masih ingat drama ini yang disiarkan era 90-an, dan sekarang saya masih mencari-cari drama ini sekiranya ada jual di pasaran.
February 13th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
yess i have that Moero Attack on VHS but i allready made cd
February 29th, 2008 at 2:29 am
yosh…!!! akhirnya jumpa jugak ruangan utk discuss citer ni!! dh lama cari citer ni!… best sgt2…. RTM yg siarkan masa tu!…..
ingat lg… slalu tgk ngan kakak saya…… saya masa tu tak sekolah lagi… tapi dh bole faham dah citer2 kat TV…. kakak saya selalu ponteng sekolah semata-mata nak tgk citer ni……… best sgt!!…
sampai sekarang carik citer ni…..’Moero Attack’ dgn ‘Rin Hanikoma’ (if i’m not mistaken)…. tajuk citer dia…. both citer ni, saya carik sampai sekarang…… hopefully dapat tgk citer ni lagi…….
February 29th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
i remember watching a japanese drama when i was little. it was about a white guy married to a japanese girl and the cultural struggle he faces. one scene that i remembered until now was when he used the small japanese pillow that you use for your neck as “bantal peluk.” his japanese wife had to pry it away from him because she didn’t want her mother to see it. but after the wife left, he went back to use the pillow as “bantal peluk.”
does anybody remember that drama? or better yet the title of it. i’ve been trying to look for it for ages now.
March 15th, 2008 at 10:31 am
i remember cite 2… camana nak cari vcd or vdv dia yee… boleh tolong tak….
May 30th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
HEY! They show like 4 in a row of this series (dubbed in Mandarin) on late night channel 14 in Shanghai! I got addicted to it, I love it! Thanks for posting about it… ;) xoxo
May 30th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Thanks for the note Julia… many would wish that they have the chance to see it again, but I don’t think we have many China’s readers here.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Cite ni mmg best, tak igt thn bila disiarkan tp masa tu I still budak lg. Kalo sape2 ada tjumpa dvd ke, boleh share dgn I
Yg I igt pasal cite ni:
1)Hero tu maknye dah mati dan mak dia jg player volleyball yg ada skill sommersault spike tu. tak silap, ending cite ni hero tu dpt mewarisi skill mak dia tuh.
2)Kalo setiap kali iklan, mesti ada tunjukkan gambar hero tu dengan kaki kat atas, kepala kat bwh
3)Ada satu team (kire mcm musuh ketatla) yg playernye adik-beradik kembar. dia pny spike mautnye “Tamparan berpusing” – bola tu akn jadi dua biji
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:41 am
aku pun mau tiru style dorang spike..
power wooo…cun ka nama heroin dia tu..
aku mau tanya lagi, ada tak sape2 yg ingat drama jepun, Ninja?
nama hero, sasuka, Jin, Bancang?
best giler woo..pakai pisau kontot jak..sapa2 ada add movie ni…tell me ya…caw
July 24th, 2008 at 1:58 am
aku sanggup kadang2 ponteng sekolah agama sbelah ptg semata nak tgk cite ni ngan “suria perkasa hitam” masa kecik2 dulu la time tu darjah 2 kot
lama gila x tgk cite ni, ni teringat balik sbb aku search video dier kat Youtube…… kalau x lupa habis ngan cite yg best nih he he
August 15th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
saya suka drama jepun meoro attack,time sekolah dulu..boleh ponteng sekolah agama..ataupun masuk lewat sikit gara2 piring terbang diorang harap2 rtm siarkan balik citer ni..kami pasti bukan kanak2 aje suka..mak2 budak2punsuka..please rtm
August 18th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I’ve been watching it too in shanghai!! Its fantastic. I really want to find the DVD because i only started watching it on tv two weeks ago and i don’t know the beginning of the story. I’d like to know if anyone has found it on DVD in shanghai…
August 28th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
woo hoo! summersault berkembarrr…. nice nice.. anyone remember.. ermm.. tv series japanese, Ninja? or Jubei something2..
August 28th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
ye. I still remember more this story(ninja). the herowin have the power to pass his hair. im love it….
August 28th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Yanko Jube? I thought it was anime or something lol.
September 8th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
sesiapa ada cd or dvd meoro attack, bgtau la..i need that. i love that drame.
September 9th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
how have full episode…i want to buy from you…plaz if u have that cd
September 14th, 2008 at 11:25 am
sommersault berpusing!!!!!!
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:00 am
wahh….terigin gakz nak dapatkan koleksi citew nie…dulu selalu tgok waktu petang bersama family..xingat tahun bilew..seba kecik lagik..tapi suka tgok chun tue…semagat dari dia la..aku kejar citew…amik ikhtibar dari pengajaran diberikan..sesapa ada cd dia tolong la kasi taw..nak beli…dan satu lagik citew miss comet tue..yang tongkat sakti..hehe…best gakz.
November 7th, 2008 at 1:19 am
yes the ninja. if anyone has it please shared it
November 29th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Hahaha.. I love this drama too! :D cari video maero attack n rin hanikoma sampai sekarang tak jumpa laa.. :( I was in primary 6 at that time.. huhuu…
December 18th, 2008 at 9:30 am
yes..yes..i’ll still remembered this series. Banyak kenangan..masa tu kita kan baru darjah lima..hehehe..sekarang dah 29, makna nyer dah 18 tahun..ala..lamayer..tapi masih segar dalam ingtan. kene mintak TV3 siarkan balik.
“Chun..!! jangan patah semangat…!! tu kata-kata coach dia..encem gak coach chun..heheh masih ingat?
kisah gadis atlit..
Chun namanya..
bercita-cita..jadi spied dunia..
Chun jaguh bola tampar..kumpulan baiffusi
mencari ibunya puan Mariko..
hehee..malay Version..boleh ke?
December 23rd, 2008 at 2:27 am
yupp..jadilah dapat sedut vdeo moero attack kat u tube. nak tunggu stesen TV siar….tunggulah sampai berok menyanyi!!
dah lewat dahh..ramai laa yg dah antar..
anyway moero attack gives a lot of memories..though idont have any chances to play volleyball, at least i can dream alone with my sister’s nyer bola mainan..hik..hik..
mm..actually cite ni dah lama when it’s aired on TV.ntah .. x pikir lak masa tuh.sbelum moero attack, ada jugak cite jepon best..maklumlah kaki TV. but i dont remember what the title is..after moero attack, the mexican-japanese drama, El pecado De Oyuki takes turn..(if im not mistaken). cast by Ana Martin(as Oyuki)…kisah cinta perempuan geisha ngan pelukis mat salleh..zzzzz
February 5th, 2009 at 12:28 am
pls help me i want 2 watch this movie again..my favourite film..
March 5th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
someone at RTM, plz view back tis movie,
March 15th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
plz maner2 siaran siarkan rancangan moero attack nih sure ramai setuju..satu lagi citer pramugari tuh apa tajuk nyer dah luper..maklumlah time tuh baru darjah 1..tapi sepenuh harapan nih nak tgk gak moero attack..klu tak dapat alih sore melayu jepun pon jepun la asal bole tgk…hihi
March 15th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
aku ingat tang chorus jer..lagu moero attack..besh la klu bole tgk lagi,aku gerenti mesti naik rating penonton klu siarkan balik citer2 lamer..gaban,suria perkasa itam,moero attack..miss comet..uh masih segar dalam ingatan bile balik jer ngadap tv.sampai berangan jadi chun tampar bola buat2 jatuh,siap gumpal2 kertas buat main nanti spike jadilah bola 2 sebab kertas tergumpal 2 hihi…PLZZZZZZZZ..RTM,TV3 r maner2 lah..klu ader dvd,cd pls habaq mai…
March 19th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Minat sgt2. Lepas main beskal round satu kampung still akan balik dan putarkan channel tv. Best sgt. Rin HaniKoma pun minat sgt.
April 21st, 2009 at 8:00 pm
:) harap2 lah dapat di tayang kan lagi…kalau cerita p.ramlee dorang bole tayang balik2 kenapa tidak moero attack, betul tak??
plzzz rtm r mana2 yg ada… tunaikan hasrat peminat :)
June 9th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Rinduunyerr ngan Moera Attack ni… really miss it. Bila la nak ditayangkan balik? cHun.. CHUn.. CHuNnn… summersault berpUsingg !!!!
June 22nd, 2009 at 5:34 pm
found solution for moero attack: youtube…install realplayer basic pastu bole download…..atau pakai youtube downloader.tapi cakap jepun la…
August 18th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Gosh!! Moero attack!!! Best crita ni, i even become a player b’coz of this drama…..not an olympic player but still a player..heheheheh knapa la takde stesen tv yang nak siarkan balik drama ni….its inspiring what…
November 20th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Bestnya kalau boleh tgk balik citer ni. betul-betul beri semangat. Thanxs for all your comments. It makes me really touch..sob2.
November 22nd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Kalau stkt tulis kt sini tak ada maknenyee..RTM bukan baca pun…tulis la surat kat RTM, TV9, tv3 utk siarkn balik ceta nii….kalau oshin blh disiarkan kt tv9 ari tu kenapa tidak moero attack? Ceta the ninja (sasuke-hero,,,ying- heroin,,bangcang tu semua aku ingat)satu lagi yg lupa ceta jubeee yg mata sebelah cedera kena panah…..
November 22nd, 2009 at 2:00 pm
ada byk lagi ceta jepun yg best kalau korang ingat laa……cth Chiaki, oyuki, oshin, moero attack, The Ninja, Jubee, Gaban-ceta tak habis tp korang blh tgk dlm u you tube endingnya…..Polis dunia ada 3 (Gaban, Sharivan dan Sheilder) tu semua blh tgk dlm you tube….
January 12th, 2010 at 9:26 am
its in chinese <_<
January 14th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
Hi,i was also looking high n low for e dvd…n glad dat nw i noe d title …i was 11 then,but gosh…wat a memory…still remember playing wif my little bro using an inflatable ball in e hse only to hit it onto my mum’s chandelier….still its really great to find ur post…thks;>
January 28th, 2010 at 11:36 am
Piring terbangggggggggg……..
February 25th, 2010 at 11:23 pm
gilerss..i search this dvd/vcd around kl, but coldnt find one..i really miss this drama, where can I find the cd??..siok, giler drama ni…
May 18th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
anyone noe d title/artist of ‘Moero Attack’ theme song. desperately interested… truli appreciated. pls, thanx… do get back 2 me at:- lennon_091040@yahoo.com
May 18th, 2010 at 11:24 pm
11 – 堀江美都子、ザ・チャープス – 燃えろアタック (燃えろアタック OP) 1979.mp3 .. (dis is d title/artist of d theme song Moero Attack. interested, juz copy d above in Jap n luk 4 it in 4shared.com)
June 9th, 2010 at 10:23 am
ingat lg masa tu,sanggup ponteng class ,pastu panjat pokok jambu semata2 nak tengok cite ni,kat umah org,sebelah sekolah agama,coz nak blk umah nanti mak marah,sambil tengok citer,sambil makan jambu atas pokok,syok giler,ini sumer gara2 citer moero attack,bila la stesen tv nak siarkan blk citer ni.plssssssssssssssss siarkan la blk
September 11th, 2010 at 1:48 am
TERINGAT MASA ZAMAN KANAK-KANAKKU…BEST CITER NI..
October 14th, 2010 at 4:57 am
apa nama lagu dlm filem nie ekkk???????????
October 14th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
Aku dh lama dok cari cite ninja yg ada hero sasuka,yin tu..minat sgt sasuka masa tu dgn bintang yg boleh terbang tu…apa nama siri tu ek???
January 11th, 2011 at 8:48 am
drama nie ke yg dia wat servis”piring terbang” tu..?
January 16th, 2011 at 7:51 pm
If anyone know where I can buy this TV series, please send to me e-mail address. sumblue2003@yahoo.com.sg
January 16th, 2011 at 7:53 pm
If anyone know where I can buy this TV series, please e-mail me or post it in this forum
March 13th, 2011 at 11:02 am
i miss this drama…
March 21st, 2011 at 3:02 am
saper ader cd ni tlg jual kat aku….RM100 pown wa beli k….
April 5th, 2011 at 10:54 am
puas dah aku cari drama nie…
naper x di siarkan lagi drama nie…
aku masih igt lagi usia ku masa tu br 9 thn kini aku dah 30 thn …..
citer ni tol2 best…
Chun main bola utk bertemu dgn ibu nya
May 18th, 2011 at 5:42 pm
ooohh teringat zaman budak2 dulu….zaman ponteng sek agama sbb nak tgk citer ni….
May 22nd, 2011 at 11:23 pm
how do i download or get these drama? wish to have it n show to my children… … mom’s favourites drama in 80′s the best in Bahasa
July 15th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
i love this drama very much…..kira demam volleyball memang melanda sekolah saya heheheh….seronok…somersault berpusing…kalau ada sesiapa terjumpa cerita ini dialihbahasa dalam Bahasa Melayu…jangan lupa warwarkan ya
November 4th, 2011 at 7:54 pm
I Know A Website MOERO ATTACK Drama Series
(http://www.mediafire.com/?cac1qin3enwhy)
You All Can Download Complete Episode There.
January 21st, 2012 at 2:35 am
aku suka sgt ngan citer ni..sampai skrg lirik lagu baik versi jepun dan versi melayu aku masih lagi hafal.
kisah seorang gadis
chun namanya
bercita-cita menjadi spike dunia
chun jaguh bola tampar
kumpulan baikpushi
mencari ibu nama mariko
chun,yogia,kapten
bersama-sama ke olimpik
sayang..gugur seorang
yogia teman tersayang
semoga chun berjaya
menjadi spike dunia..
semoga chun berjaya
menjadi spike dunia….