Hi top cars TV I love you vids your jokes have a kinda explaination that,s why it is so funny and entertaining at the same time hope your sore throat fells better. :(
@@gt500gamer4 Have a 1988 RX 7 FC has now 150000 kms. 1 engine rebuilt in 1998 @ 100000 kms. Next rebuilt scheduled for august 2044 ... Would also include in the list a black MX 5 ND Miata...
See, that's what I was thinking. Indeed, the RX-7 was 'poured' - but it's not made of wine, but of the original, liquid, unstable version of nitroglycerine.
I think the S2000 deserves a spot on the list too. The proportions and the shapes of different elements on the car make it look so perfect and elegant.
Even though I love the LFA because of the sound, I don’t really think it looks good. It is a cool and special car for sure, but just doesn’t look that good in my opinion.
@@mikeyerke3920 the grill is ugly, the headlight situation is ugly with all the lines, the hood line comes way too high up on the a pillar, the roof line goes too far down... The interior is perfect though
I also think the 400z deserves a spot for the most beautiful Japanese car. The retro simplicity design inspired from the past models made it an instant timeless machine.
Favorite Japanese car of mine? Definitely the LFA. Starting from the Run, and with the help of bodykit amd the beautiful V10 that car is gorgeous. Even its Concept version in the Tokyo Drift Game is still pretty good even though you might not like if it's in anything other than black.
Fun fact, it was actually the r32 that gained the name Godzilla due to it dominating racing before it was removed. I actually think the r32 looks better than the r34. It’s less in your face and big than the two cars that followed it and was sleeker than the 34 while still having that masculinity that the r34 had. It is the best of both worlds carrying both masculine and feminine characteristics and it just looks amazing. It was also the first of the trio. It’s style was not from another car before it but completely different than the r31 and r30 unlike the 33 and 34 which both carried over features from the 32. Athough the 33 and 34 are beautiful it’s like cereal, the r32 being original Frosted Flakes while the 33 and 34 are Frosted Flakes with extra sugar and marshmallows. Sure the extra sweet cereal tastes great but it can be too sweet unlike the original. Idk that’s just what I think. Please, if you have a different view say it. I’m interested to see others thoughts about it :)
Looks like a flying saucer and then lifts off the ground! AND THEN....spinning Dorito! AND THEN.....pig grunt from the BMW! MANY LAUGHS OUT LOUD! THANK YOU!
I gotta add a couple things. Firstly I think the Datsun 240z definitely deserves a spot, also The FD RX7 is beautiful stock, but another interesting trait is that when fully built with aggressive body kits and aero, it could totally pass as a modern supercar.
The 240Z and 2000GT were both inspired by the E-Type. Actually, Yamaha did the 2000GT for Nissan, but they weren't happy with it and decided to do it all in-house. Anyway, between the two E-Type lookalikes, the Toyota is surely the better looking one, so I picked that one for the list. No room for two cars with too similar stories. It's not good for viewer's attention if I'm repeating myself a lot :)
Honda S 2000 … more than 20 years from its showoff, it is simply beautiful … smooth, linear, with no tricks or add-on parts. But in my opinion, one of the best example of japanese car design. And what about its engine and chassis? I LOVE IT!
Because of the fact at the time, pony cars were on the rise, so Toyota just remade the style with the Celica, alot of japanese cars are inspired by American muscle, ie rocket bunny s14 or the old Celica
Stype! Sorry to hear about the sore throat, oddly enough that’s how I found your channel, I’ve been really sick and have had a hard time sleeping so I’ve been making tea and drinking it in the living room at 2-3AM drinking the tea and coughing my ass off all while watching your videos. Really helped me get through the awful nights.
I just made the realization that there are more good looking Japanese cars than the length of this list...And that is a good feeling :) The original 240z should have made to the list though, it is a classic beauty.
I only started watching your videos because one popped up in my recommended feed, but now I'm genuinely addicted. your content is great, and highly addictive lol. *not to mention very informative and interesting*
IMO the last model (around 2002) Celia still looks really good and contemporary today. Also the "Budget Boxter" MR2 Spyder about the same year. Datsun 240Z was a beauty too.
Great list. I will list the LC 500 as the number 1, and remove the Cosmo for the Supra MIV. Nonetheless, Japan has produced so many great looking cars, you can’t go wrong.
It was designed by Toyota so it's quite nice to look at it, like any other of their sports car, so no hate there. Mine is the R33 Skyline, cause I'm a sucker for big curves and massive hips.
This is a good list, I’d just list every 90s to early 2000s Honda ever made but the Celica and the lc500 are both stunning Personal favorite is the dc2/dc4 integra, it’s the ultimate minimalism beauty, what you can do with clean lines and slim designs, doesn’t even have to be a type r but type r omits the side moldings and the wing looks so so integrated like it’s meant to be part of the car. Honda was able to carry that design onto the cl1, cl7, and s2000 all beautiful cars so it clearly worked well
I'm a purist and anything non Italian fails to fully satisfy my aesthetics (with a few older British and American cars being the only exceptions) BUT if I had to pick seven Japanese cars, our lists would be pretty much identical (I'd swap the r34 for the r32 and instead of that lexus I would choose the honda prelude :)))
I would add Kouki S14, 10th gen Evo (looks really good and aggresive imo), 350Z, R32 GT-R (the back looks so sexy, I can't help myself), Civic Type R 10th gen hatchback and that's about it, I agreed with everything you said in the video, good job
Stype: Japanese cars are well made and and are beautifully machined. Also Stype: Like a lambo the ridge wallet is light sleek and beautifully machined. (don't take this seriously)
Where is the Datsun 240Z? It was a Jaguar E Type for the masses. It was more reliable too. Also the NA and NB series Miata. They’re still fairly common so it’s easy to forget how attractive they are. I could be biased though as I own a clean 2001 NB. The Datsun 1600 also fits here. And what about the Mitsubishi GTO/3000GT? Stunning is an understatement! Finally, there’s the second gen Honda CRX. Sleek and unconventional sports car that was a Saab Sonnet III reborn. Too many to fairly list, honestly.
Very good list, but - i don't think that Cosmo look better than Ferrari - i without doubt swap Nismo R34 to Nismo 400R, R33 looks better than R34 IMO Great channel btw, calm music, and perfect proportions of humor and cars - keep it up :)
Your little spiel about "grace" is something I'd use to explain what draws me to the design of the 918. Against other modern super & hypercars, it's rather subdued, but I think it has a rather quietly elegant quality... at least from the front and sides. Edit: my dude, kudos for putting in the 3rd gen Miata at the end. I thought it was gorgeous, it's my fav gen. While it doesn't have the daintiness of the original, I really dig the AC Cobra-esque Sir Mix-a-lot-designed rear end. I think the looks of the Miatas contributed considerably to their global success. Mazda were smart enough to know that people don't just want an affordable everyday sports car, they want one that looks pretty, too.
Big thanks to Ridge for sending me this wallet and supporting the channel!
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Hi top cars TV I love you vids your jokes have a kinda explaination that,s why it is so funny and entertaining at the same time hope your sore throat fells better. :(
@@jaedenorigeneza3179 I'm better already, thanks 😊
Ok that's good 👍☺️.
@@TopCarsTV hey dude love your vids hope your throat feel better also make a gaming channel
Your humor is awesome, hope your throat get better soon!
rx7 design: calm asf
rx7 adittude and performance: aggressive asf
BABABABABAB TUTUTUTUTUTU BANG BANG
that my friend is a subtitle for rotary engines
@@LILxPOGS 2 days after
BOOM!!
jk bro i love it
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@@gt500gamer4 Have a 1988 RX 7 FC has now 150000 kms. 1 engine rebuilt in 1998 @ 100000 kms. Next rebuilt scheduled for august 2044 ... Would also include in the list a black MX 5 ND Miata...
See, that's what I was thinking. Indeed, the RX-7 was 'poured' - but it's not made of wine, but of the original, liquid, unstable version of nitroglycerine.
I was confused at first cuz ur voice
But then u said u had a sore throat
God bless u bro❤
he swallowed
Yeah he sounded like him 6 years ago
I think the S2000 deserves a spot on the list too. The proportions and the shapes of different elements on the car make it look so perfect and elegant.
I was looking for this particular comment 😅
Not only that, but the design was so timeless that even Honda themselves made a 20th Anniversary edition of it to show how timeless the styling was
Ap1 or Ap2
I'd gladly see S2000 on the list rather than Lexus SC500.
V tech civics crying in the corner
I didn't see Lexus LFA. That would have been my pick.
The LFA is fine but it doesn't look that special, it's the sound that matters. And we got a Lexus anyway
Even though I love the LFA because of the sound, I don’t really think it looks good. It is a cool and special car for sure, but just doesn’t look that good in my opinion.
@@Name-eg1uf k
@@Name-eg1uf I'm not surprised.
Looks timeless.
It takes time to be timeless. And that; it did take. A decade of dreaming AND doing made the LFA the legend it is today.
That NSX is perfect af
agree
Always was.
Because it's basically copying Ferrari design lines!
Gen 1 was always AND ALWAYS perfect, even when they removed the pop up headlights but still it looks cool!
@@maxpoweroverdrive I wouldnt say copy, they literally asked ferrari's partner to help with the design
Damn, still making videos even with a sore throat...
Bless you stype, and get well soon ma guy
For it would be the 350Z, owned one and is still today the most beautiful Car i‘ve ever driven / owned ❤️
I definitely agree with that
The fairlady!!!
Love em so much
Especially 240z and 370z
hell yeah 350z for life😍😍
You know it😉
the 350z is certainly beatiful, but imho, the latest z is even more beautiful
Those 3 cars:
1)Silvia S15
2)Mx5 gen2 or latest gen
3)CRX first gen
The two last are wrong, it's a NC Miata (3rd gen) and a Honda CRX MK2, the M1 and 2 look kinda like the same, but they are not
@@tco7pt ahh yes, I get confused with the looks. Thanks.
@@tco7pt NC looks fat and bulky
@@Doman9191 I agree, though it's fitting since it is the heaviest mx5.
Bruh the NC Miata is so weird looking. The first miata by far
The LC500 isn't just a car, it's a work of art. (And I love it).
yes
spaceship
Mehh it's too much stuff going on, figure it's going to age terrible.
There always has to be one jackass that has to jump in and give their negative opinion when nobody gives a shit.
@@mikeyerke3920 the grill is ugly, the headlight situation is ugly with all the lines, the hood line comes way too high up on the a pillar, the roof line goes too far down...
The interior is perfect though
@@joost6994 It’s gorgeous. Go play GTA gaymer.
I also think the 400z deserves a spot for the most beautiful Japanese car. The retro simplicity design inspired from the past models made it an instant timeless machine.
Its not the 400z its just the z
@@Guy117.Nissan also calls it that way lol
@@shinkishimoto7607bruh wtf are u saying lol
That impression about BMW is killing me 🤣
And the RX8 is a great looking car by the way
Same
agree
9:51
🤣🤣
rx8 comes with so much factory rice you can’t even undo it
Favorite Japanese car of mine? Definitely the LFA. Starting from the Run, and with the help of bodykit amd the beautiful V10 that car is gorgeous. Even its Concept version in the Tokyo Drift Game is still pretty good even though you might not like if it's in anything other than black.
As much as I love it in black, all the colors look super sharp I think. But especially the orange and yellow in my opinion
Mine is probably the rx8 or the lfa
Bro me too XD i fell in love with the car because of need for speed the run
Fun fact, it was actually the r32 that gained the name Godzilla due to it dominating racing before it was removed. I actually think the r32 looks better than the r34. It’s less in your face and big than the two cars that followed it and was sleeker than the 34 while still having that masculinity that the r34 had. It is the best of both worlds carrying both masculine and feminine characteristics and it just looks amazing. It was also the first of the trio. It’s style was not from another car before it but completely different than the r31 and r30 unlike the 33 and 34 which both carried over features from the 32. Athough the 33 and 34 are beautiful it’s like cereal, the r32 being original Frosted Flakes while the 33 and 34 are Frosted Flakes with extra sugar and marshmallows. Sure the extra sweet cereal tastes great but it can be too sweet unlike the original. Idk that’s just what I think. Please, if you have a different view say it. I’m interested to see others thoughts about it :)
i agree with the godzilla part and r32 is simply more respectable but the r34 looks just more aggresive and right to me
I agree completely!
R32 best gtr
@@sriramkarthik8254 exactly
I was going to comment did he call the r34 Godzilla, I thought that was the R32
Looks like a flying saucer and then lifts off the ground! AND THEN....spinning Dorito! AND THEN.....pig grunt from the BMW! MANY LAUGHS OUT LOUD! THANK YOU!
You forgot the "Nicky Minaj" part.
I gotta add a couple things. Firstly I think the Datsun 240z definitely deserves a spot, also The FD RX7 is beautiful stock, but another interesting trait is that when fully built with aggressive body kits and aero, it could totally pass as a modern supercar.
The 240Z and 2000GT were both inspired by the E-Type. Actually, Yamaha did the 2000GT for Nissan, but they weren't happy with it and decided to do it all in-house.
Anyway, between the two E-Type lookalikes, the Toyota is surely the better looking one, so I picked that one for the list. No room for two cars with too similar stories. It's not good for viewer's attention if I'm repeating myself a lot :)
European design + Japanese reliability will be a good combo .
but Italian one German design is just for chineese market
The FT-1 Concept is definitely my favorite
if only we got the FT1 instead of the BMW supra
@@gaveintothedarkness Would have been a $200,000 car at least.
@@CrusardModding yeah, and people would be like: why get a $200,000 Toyota when I can get a similar Lexus for half the price?
@@damilolaakanniyea fr tho lol
1. Subaru SVX,
2. Nissan Skyline R34,
3. Toyota Supra, from the '90's.
4. Mitsubishi 3000 GT,
5. Mazda MX5 Miata, second generation.
add the Skyline r32 and the silvia s14 and u got the true top 7
Um excuse me the first generation as well bozo
R34 is already on the list. SVX is damn fugly. Change those two with s2000 and MR2 W20 turbo. Also put s15 on the list
Now make the opposite stype the ugliest cars to come out of japan
@@smorttom5337 for real, the S chasis gave place to some of the cleanest and sweetest looking cars ever
Honda S 2000 … more than 20 years from its showoff, it is simply beautiful … smooth, linear, with no tricks or add-on parts. But in my opinion, one of the best example of japanese car design. And what about its engine and chassis? I LOVE IT!
Stype, I hope that you get cured from your sore throat as soon as possible...
“The rear end is stretched so far back it makes nicki Minaj look flat.”
-stype 2021
That comment made me go "daaaaammmmnnnnn"
massive respect for recording even with the sore throat
I really love the NC1 Acura NSX tho. But I also like the NA1. The NSX all look good in each generations in my opinion.
4:56 That’s literally a near indentical body shape to the Mustang. How did they manage to get it so right?
and it looks like a camaro too
Suspiscious
Because of the fact at the time, pony cars were on the rise, so Toyota just remade the style with the Celica, alot of japanese cars are inspired by American muscle, ie rocket bunny s14 or the old Celica
Stype! Sorry to hear about the sore throat, oddly enough that’s how I found your channel, I’ve been really sick and have had a hard time sleeping so I’ve been making tea and drinking it in the living room at 2-3AM drinking the tea and coughing my ass off all while watching your videos.
Really helped me get through the awful nights.
I love 1st gen Cosmo, for me it's the most beautiful car ever, plus it has doritos.
mMm spicy goodness
I would've added the 240z or the 350z, also the LS500 but mostly for the interior
Or any s30z because I’m biased towards the 280z for no apparent reason at all.
@@snfriedm same for me except with the 260z
The LS500 is the most beautiful full sized sedan on the road today.
@@nicolasmikah4168 wrong but only cause the G90 exist, apart of that it's definitely is
The Evo is one of the japanese Cars who stole my heart❣️
LETS GOO STYPE POSTED A NEW VIDEO
That LC-500 is the best looking Japanese car ever.
I actually can’t think of another Japanese car that stands out as much as the LC500 does (except for maybe the RX-7 FD).
try the LFA
@@Emil-sh6sq LFA
I think the Cosmo is the most beautiful car to come out of Japan.
I just made the realization that there are more good looking Japanese cars than the length of this list...And that is a good feeling :)
The original 240z should have made to the list though, it is a classic beauty.
I only started watching your videos because one popped up in my recommended feed, but now I'm genuinely addicted. your content is great, and highly addictive lol. *not to mention very informative and interesting*
Welcome aboard!
Hey Stype, would be nice if you make a part2 of the: "most beautiful cars from every segment"
Just because there is a Z-Tune this list now has a special spot in my heart
IMO the last model (around 2002) Celia still looks really good and contemporary today. Also the "Budget Boxter" MR2 Spyder about the same year.
Datsun 240Z was a beauty too.
bro, you just forgot the biggest art on wheels and arguably the best car in the world, the yakuza itself
- toyota century
The 300zx should've been on there cause that was the car that changed the game completely to the American and Japanese market
As well the subaru svx
The RX-7 is not only my favorite Japanese sports car, but my favorite car of all time! Closely followed by the NSX NA2.
Excited already.
Same
Same
I miss the Mazda Eunos Cosmo. It's an elegant coupé with some retro-futuristic vibe, especially in the interior.
Great list. I will list the LC 500 as the number 1, and remove the Cosmo for the Supra MIV. Nonetheless, Japan has produced so many great looking cars, you can’t go wrong.
LC500 does deserve first.
But keep the cosmo, remove the R34 and replace it with the 240Z
1. Mazda Eunos Cosmo 90s
2. Toyota Soarer z20/z30
3. JDM Integra sedan
4. Toyota Aristo 1st gen
5. FC rx7
Honorable mentions:
1. Nissan Silvia S15
2. Mazda Miata NC
3. Honda CRX
I think s15 the most beutiful car my opinion
I think it is the newer ND version for the MX-5
Most beautiful Japanese car for me is the MK5 supra (Now everyone's gonna hate me lol) 😀😀
It was designed by Toyota so it's quite nice to look at it, like any other of their sports car, so no hate there. Mine is the R33 Skyline, cause I'm a sucker for big curves and massive hips.
@@ridezosmon2306 Agreed. And from the Skylines my favorite too is the R33.
This is a good list, I’d just list every 90s to early 2000s Honda ever made but the Celica and the lc500 are both stunning
Personal favorite is the dc2/dc4 integra, it’s the ultimate minimalism beauty, what you can do with clean lines and slim designs, doesn’t even have to be a type r but type r omits the side moldings and the wing looks so so integrated like it’s meant to be part of the car. Honda was able to carry that design onto the cl1, cl7, and s2000 all beautiful cars so it clearly worked well
I'm a purist and anything non Italian fails to fully satisfy my aesthetics (with a few older British and American cars being the only exceptions)
BUT
if I had to pick seven Japanese cars, our lists would be pretty much identical (I'd swap the r34 for the r32 and instead of that lexus I would choose the honda prelude :)))
Nissan 200 SX '92. A pure, classic and clean coupé. When I was young, I'd loved it.
I never get sick of my S2000. A timeless design, in my humble opinion. 🇯🇵
Japanese cars looks back then : graceful
Japanese cars now: ALIEN STAB WOUNDSSS (Prius 4)
I would personally add the Nissan Silvia S15, I love the front end of that beauty.
Second Gen Acura Nsx is a Masterpeice. I even think its better than the first one.
My opinion
I would add Kouki S14, 10th gen Evo (looks really good and aggresive imo), 350Z, R32 GT-R (the back looks so sexy, I can't help myself), Civic Type R 10th gen hatchback and that's about it, I agreed with everything you said in the video, good job
S15 looks much sexier and better
Get well soon bro .. thanks for the video
Just beautiful ❤️
The mk4 supra kinda reminds me of the 2000gt as they are both very curvy
I hope you Get well soon and your voice is pure gold i would say 😍
The LF-LC front looks to me, like a hissing cat. I love it.
Love the videos keep up the good work👍
Honda CXR, Nissan Silvia S15, and the Miata
I bet Keisuke Takahashi will love the fact that the FD is on this list!
And the Redsuns
Stype: Japanese cars are well made and and are beautifully machined.
Also Stype: Like a lambo the ridge wallet is light sleek and beautifully machined.
(don't take this seriously)
I won't lie the new Toyota Avalon looks so damn good
The new Mirai is a looker too
@@TopCarsTV what do you think about honda s2000?🌚
@@abdulc6860 It's good. Nothing too exciting but nothing wrong with it either. 8/10
@@TopCarsTV Toyota Sera is the real looked dude😏👌
@@TopCarsTV Jesko Absolut? 👀
I know it's Swedish but still
The shade on Enzo thooo😭🤣
I love everything about that RX7, absolutely timeless
Where is the Datsun 240Z? It was a Jaguar E Type for the masses. It was more reliable too. Also the NA and NB series Miata. They’re still fairly common so it’s easy to forget how attractive they are. I could be biased though as I own a clean 2001 NB. The Datsun 1600 also fits here. And what about the Mitsubishi GTO/3000GT? Stunning is an understatement! Finally, there’s the second gen Honda CRX. Sleek and unconventional sports car that was a Saab Sonnet III reborn. Too many to fairly list, honestly.
The FD looks gorgeous even with body kit
That's like saying Jessica Alba looks gorgeous even in lingerie
For me, the top 10 are (not sorted)
-Skyline GTR R34
-Skyline GTR R33
-Silvia S15
-Eclipse GSX 2G
-Celica last gen
-Acura RSX (early 2000's Integra)
-GTR R35
-MR2 Spyder
-MX-5 NC
-370Z Z34
We will miss pop-up headlights forever :'(
That Hog Noise with the BMW M3 Competition "was a violation" 🤣. One well served.
Oh dear, I hope you get well soon!
Lc500 are beautifully crafted cars. Sweet sounding v8 and reliability of a corolla.
Hey I would have included the RX-8 it’s my favorite car. Practicality and beauty.
I just found out why I love the R34's look. I just couldn't explain but you did perfectly
I don't know why but my eyes got watery after listening to his sore throat
The only thing I don’t like about this channel is that you don’t post such a lovely content everyday ♥️
2:14 Talking about Japanese people while having a Chinese flag sitting on the table 🤣
"Chinese, Japanese, yall look alike" says white people
Very good list, but
- i don't think that Cosmo look better than Ferrari
- i without doubt swap Nismo R34 to Nismo 400R, R33 looks better than R34 IMO
Great channel btw, calm music, and perfect proportions of humor and cars - keep it up :)
The honrable mentions are:
Nissan Silvia s15
Mazda MX5 Miata
Honda CRX
That’s supra not s15
@@GKAVEESH i think its the s15 because of the lights in the front
@@franciscodias1060 Yeah. Should be an S15.
@@franciscodias1060 oh I see
@@GKAVEESH ok
i was about to ask did the host change from stype..
thankyou for enlightening us from a dilemma
Where is supra
This channel deserves more subs and views. You make great videos with great quality! Keep it up!
Actually the new supras shape is inspired by the 2000 gt that is why it doesn't have a wing but they should have made a separate model for that
I like how you talk about cars with a wise sense of humor😂😂
After a minute 🔥
my top 5 picks:
5: hakosuka GTR
4: 1990 NSX
3: AE86 trueno
2: LFA
1: R34 nismo z tune
The Mitsubishi 3000gt is another good one
So glad my dream car the NSX made this list!
1.Lancer
2.Miata
3.CRX
You videos were great but a word of advice " Do not mess with Superman 🦸♂️ "
The 240Z definitely deserved a spot
The 240Z has quite a timeless design
It's a good looking car, but the Toyota 2000GT looks slightly better
@@TopCarsTV it's also got a convertible version
min 0:20 ... it's me in Italy, with our Rx7 project hahahaha how did you find that clip :) awesome
The Acura RSX is one of the best looking 2 door coupes.
I love your videos man we need more for sure like ones a week only if you can I know it’s hard but im sure you can manage it
Respect
later the c3 corvette would be inspired by the 2000gt, which would make the stingray look more agressive
At first i thought it was my head phones like that aint stype😂😂 lmao
Keep pushing through bro
Your little spiel about "grace" is something I'd use to explain what draws me to the design of the 918. Against other modern super & hypercars, it's rather subdued, but I think it has a rather quietly elegant quality... at least from the front and sides.
Edit: my dude, kudos for putting in the 3rd gen Miata at the end. I thought it was gorgeous, it's my fav gen. While it doesn't have the daintiness of the original, I really dig the AC Cobra-esque Sir Mix-a-lot-designed rear end. I think the looks of the Miatas contributed considerably to their global success. Mazda were smart enough to know that people don't just want an affordable everyday sports car, they want one that looks pretty, too.
I hope you feel better, Stype!
Lexus LC500 is in my opinion the most beautiful car I've ever seen and 1 of my dream cars, especially in white
finally you are back