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[Goo Ranking] Most Handsome in Johnny’s

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Who is the most handsome in Johnny’s? Women answers…

Here is the top 10 “Most Handsome in Johnny’s

1) Okada Junichi (V6)

2) Nagase Tomoya (TOKIO)

3) Hideaki Takizawa (Tackey & Tsubasa)

4) Ikuta Toma

5) Kimura Takuya (SMAP)

6) Higashiyama Noriyuki (Shonentai)

7) Matsumoto Jun (Arashi)

8) Yamashita Tomohisa

9) Matsuoka Masahiro (TOKIO)

10) Okura Tadayoshi (Kanjani8)

Check-out  Goo for the rest of ranking

Whoever these women are, they’ve got taste and maturity. haha. I agree with this ranking though I’ll probably change the numbers. The men in this Top 10 are classic and sometimes, rugged handsome. They are not typical bishounen and ikemen but faces that get better with age. Other than that, let’s all pretend that MatsuJun’s face is really as smooth in the pictures.


Filed under: awards | ranking Tagged: goo ranking, Higashiyama Noriyuki, Ikuta Toma, Kimura Takuya, matsumoto jun, Matsuoka Masahiro, Nagase Tomoya, Okada Junichi, Okura Tadayoshi, Takizawa Hideaki, Yamapi

Rumor Round-Up (Digest 017)

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My first Rumor Digest for 2015 where rumor and facts collide! Involved parties, are: a lot of Johnny’s who graduated or still studying in college, Kimura Takuya, Yamapi, and Nakai Masahiro.

  • Education is becoming essential in Johnny’s 

Now that Kanjani8‘s Yokoyama Yu and Okura Tadayoshi passed their High School Certification exam, having higher education is becoming more essential in Johnny’s. Well, Johnny’s poster boy for higher education, Arashi‘s Sakurai Sho, is a Keio University graduate and is now a newscaster for NEWS ZERO. Not far behind, NEWS Koyama Keiichiro and Shigeaki Kato graduated at Meiji University and Aoyama Gakuin School of Law, respectively. Former NEWS’ Yamashita Tomohisa also graduated at Meiji University. Then there’s KAT-TUN‘s Nakamaru Yuichi who graduated from Waseda University even though he started college at 21 yrs old. Well, the younger ones are also doing college starting with Hey!Say!JUMP‘s Okamoto Keito in Sophia University, Kota Yabu in Waseda (using correspondence system like Nakamaru), Sexy Zone‘s Nakajima Kento at Meiji Gakuin University, and Kikuchi Fuma at Keio University. The latest Johnny who graduated from a university is Hey!Say!JUMP’s Inoo Kei who graduated at Meiji University with a degree in architecture. The increase in higher education enrollment in Johnny’s serves as a back-up for them since debuting is not always a guarantee that they can break into the real world.

Eduation is always essential, duh! COllege is a big deal and I’m happy that younger Johnny’s are in college. 

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  • New Year meeting with famous friends 

Actress Shibasaki Kou is rumored to be in a relationship with retired football player, Nakata Hidetoshi. The couple are said to be dating since November and mid-January, the two were seen again in a party/meeting by a famous photographer with SMAP‘s Kimura Takuya and his wife, Kudo Shizuka. Kimura have been friends with Shibasaki since they’ve worked together in his past dramas. The picture from Weekly Seven garnered comments about the Kimura’s that their marriage seem to be doing well.

Nakata still looks hot btw. Anyway, I’m sure that the Kimura x Kudo haters are irk now since they seem to be doing really well. 

  • Hostesses round-table discussion

Three hostesses, A (no.1 in Roppongi), B (Kabukicho hostess), and C (Yokohama hostess), talks about their rich and famous customers that includes Yamapi and SMAP‘s Nakai Masahiro. Hostess B said that Yamapi came over one night, and even sang a duet of “Shuji to Akira” with her. She also added that Yamapi looks cold on TV but he’s actually a nice young person. Hostess C talked about when SMAP’s Nakai Masahiro came in wearing a hat, no one really recognized him. Until he takes off his hat and “He’s Nakai of SMAP!”; he’s really interesting to chat with.

I can picture Yamapi still going to hostess clubs but Nakai should opt in going for omiai instead. XD

via Livedoor 1, 2, and asagei


Filed under: Rumor Mill Tagged: Inoo Kei, Kimura Takuya, Koyama Keiichiro, Nakai Masahiro, Nakamaru Yuichi, Okamoto Keito, Rumor Mill, Sakurai Sho, Shigeaki Kato, Yabu Kota, Yamapi

Does Yamapi have an Instagram?

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There’s not much news about Yamapi lately, so this piece of gossip is certainly juicy.

After Yamashita Tomohisa aka Yamapi‘s “cellphone-theft” incident October of last year where he was rumored to have been placed in a period of penitence, well, he’s back with his partying ways. Rumor has it that he opened a private instagram account (@ystm9). The said account now looks inactive, which was discovered after model and great-grandchild of Ernest Hemingway, Dree Hemingway, posted a photo of her and Yamapi in her instagram (@dreelouise) where she tag Yamapi’s account. It’s not just Yamapi’s photo with Dree Hemingway that caused ripples among fans, but Yamapi also has photos with other foreign models. Aside from agency-controlled Jweb, other social networking sites in Johnny’s is a definite no-no.

(c)itumonikoniko49 | 2009 photo (thanks @moonlovers)

Anyway, Yamapi’s fans are reportedly disappointed that Yamapi “never learned” from his mistakes. Yamapi’s activities have dwindled after his “cellphone-theft” case that ended with an out of court settlement. Even though he still went on with his radio program (Cross Space) and TV show (Otona no KISS Eigo), he wasn’t really that active. The last event he attended was on Dec 20th when he had a Christmas party with 200 of his fans who won the lottery from his “YOU” album.

Despite Yamapi’s absence from TV lately, rumor has it that he’s next project is already in the works with a TBS drama set to air this April. Yamapi was seen filming with Masataka Kubota, Maeda Goki, etc. at Tokyo. Johnny’s Jr. Yasui Kentaro is also rumored to join him for this drama.

Well, let’s wait and see if this drama rumor is true!

via Cyzo and itumonikoniko49 

There’s nothing really scandalous at the picture, they might have met in a party and SNAP! No big deal. Some fans are just jealous. XD. Yamapi has been a party boy for as long as I can remember, that’s how he, Jin, and Ryo bond and there’s nothing really wrong with that. This article makes it seem like Yamapi should avoid partying after that case, which I think is wrong since he’s only human. If I didn’t know better, this piece is a promotion for his upcoming drama, assuming that the drama rumor at the end is true. Well, I definitely want it to be true!


Filed under: Rumor Mill, Yamashita Tomohisa Tagged: Rumor Mill, Yamapi, yamashita tomohisa

Yamapi Plays a Mentally Retarted turned Genius in “Flowers for Algernon”

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The rumors are true, Yamapi has a new drama!

Yamashita Tomohisa aka Yamapi has been announced to star in a TBS drama “Flowers for Algernon” (Algernon ni Hanataba wo) this April. The said drama is based from bestselling novel of US author Daniel Keyes about a man’s journey as he experience love, joy, loneliness, and distress after becoming a genius. Nojima Shinji (49,Platonic, Oniichan,Gacha) will take charge of the script for the Japanese version. Nojima has created a number of hit dramas and his unique “Nojima World” plus the modern version of “Flowers for Algernon” is a must-see.

Yamapi plays the role of Shiratori Sakuto, a mentally retarded 28 year old man with the mind of a 6 year old. After a successful experiment on a laboratory rat named Algernon, the same experiment and surgery was done to Shiratori that made him a genius. “I’ve never played this character and I want to surprise and shock everyone, in a good way,” Yamapi commented. Although, he says that he’s still trying to grasp his character, but he will work hard and not let himself be disconnected with this character until the end.

For his role, Yamapi visited a mentally disabled facility in Tokyo where he got to interact with its patients. “All people in the facilities were very pure; a 60 year-old grandma drew me a picture and she sparkles like a young girl.” He also watched movie adaptations of this classic novel, which includes: “Charly” (1968) and “Des fleurs pour Algernon ” (2000). Also, since he is studying English, he also read the original novel.

Flowers for Algernon” will air on TBS this April at 10:00 PM.

via jnews1, Sanspo, and TBS

Not sure about Yamapi’s character name, I suck at kanji. XD Anyway, Yamapi and Aiba will be playing heavy roles for spring dramas and I hope that it won’t flop.


Filed under: drama | movies | TV show, Yamashita Tomohisa Tagged: Flowers of Algernon, jdrama, Yamapi, yamashita tomohisa

Rumor Round-Up (Digest 018)

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Before I concentrate on making recaps tomorrow, here are some rumors that will either amuse or irk you.

Involved parties, are: Ninomiya Kazunari, Yamada Ryosuke, Yamashita Tomohisa, Kamenashi Kazuya, Imai Tsubasa, Tomoya Nagase, Domoto Koichi, Ohno Satoshi, and Machida Shingo.

  • Ninomiya Kazunari is the voice behind Koro-sensei of “Assassination Classroom” movie?

As reported earlier, Hey!Say!JUMP‘s Yamada Ryosuke will star in live adaptation of “Assassination Classroom“. Yamada will play the role of Nagisa, one of the student of Koro-sensei, an alien who is out to destroy the world and it will be up to Nagisa and co. to kill him. Well, rumor has it that the voice behind the CG-made Koro-sensei is none other than Arashi‘s Ninomiya Kazunari. Not only that, the movie’s theme song will be sung by a special unit called “Sensations”, a 9-member group produced by Koro-sensei, who is rumored to be Nino. Why Nino? Well, it’s all part of JE’s “barter system” where if you signed one JE talent for something, someone should go with him as well. Anyway, fans are eagerly waiting for the movie’s stage greeting where the voice behind Koro-sensei is likely to be revealed.

Some fans can really be delusional. haha. Or maybe it’s true after all. Well, I watched the trailer again and even though there might be similarities, if the production was able to make Koro-sensei out of CGs then it’s highly likely that they can also manipulate the seiyuu’s voice to make it sound like Nino’s, not that they did it on purpose. Also, I’m familiar with JE’s barter system, let’s take any SMAP member’s drama for example where someone from Kisumai is likely to be there. However, Yamada is already an established idol, not as big as Nino, but why would Nino be the bartered when he can definitely be the main lead?

  • Yamapi’s acting ability criticized for “Flowers of Algernon”

The modern version of the classic novel is yet to air and there are already criticisms with this Yamashita Tomohisa‘s starrer. One thing people criticized is Yamapi’s acting ability for his role as mentally-retarded turned genius. Even though Yamapi has hit dramas under his belt (SUMMER NUDE highest rating is 17.4% and Code Blue highest rating is 21.2%), his acting ability must be evaluated since most people comment that “he has no expression” and that “he has no intonation in his dialogue”. Furthermore, Yamapi is described for only having good looks and was called the guy version of Horikita Maki.

This rumor is expected since Yamapi has an upcoming drama and that there were negative reactions when he was chosen for the role. As for the Maki comment, Horikita can act, you just have to watch her projects where she’s different from her usual roles. Try Ume-chan sensei among others instead of her usual idol-like dramas.

  •  Surprising best friends in Johnny’s

Bet you didn’t know that they were friends, I’m surprised myself since I didn’t really watched them as juniors. Anyway, KAT-TUN‘s Kamenashi Kazuya and Tackey&Tsubasa’s Imai Tsubasa are friends way back their Junior years and both are Hanshin Tiger’s fan. Next are TOKIO‘s Nagase Tomoya and KinKi Kids Domoto Koichi are friends way back junior high years. The two go on trip in between work eveb after they became famous and when Koichi moved-in to a new condominium unit, his first visitor is Nagase. Last is Arashi‘s Ohno Satoshi and MA‘s (Musical Academy) Machida Shingo known for their “Omachi Combi” way back their Junior years. The two got closer during  “Johnnys Fantasy Kyo to Kyo” where they stayed at the same inn while in Kyoto, they also enrolled at the same high school and dropped-out together, until Ohno debuted in Arashi. Although, there are no news whether they still get together, Machida gave a celebratory message to Ohno for Arashi’s 15th anniversary.

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Johnny’s Jrs. should really be nurtured. 

via Cyzo and Johnny’s Watcher 1, 2


Filed under: Rumor Mill Tagged: Domoto Koichi, Imai Tsubasa, Kamenashi Kazuya, Machida Shingo, Ninomiya Kazunari, ohno satoshi, Rumor Mill, Tomoya Nagase, Yamada Ryosuke, Yamapi

Kikuchi Fuma Joins Yamapi in “Flowers for Algernon”

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Here comes the barter! haha. Come to think of it, he’ll be acting along one of Jin’s BFF, which just happens to be Fuma’s idol.

As reported earlier, Yamashita Tomohisa aka Yamapi will star in the Japanese TV adaptation of Daniel Keyes‘s “Flowers for Algernon“. The modern version will be written by Nojima Shinji that tells the story of Shiratori Sakito, a mentally retarded 28 year old man who turned genius after a successful experiment.

Joining Yamapi in “Flowers for Algernon”, are: Kuriyama Chiaki as Mochizuki Haruka, a researcher at Brain Physiology Science Research Center whom Shiratori will develop romantic feelings for; Sexy Zone‘s Kikuchi Fuma as Mochizuki’s fellow researcher at the science center; Kubota Masataka and  Kudo Asuka as Shiratori’s colleague at work; Hagiwara Masato as the company’s president where Shiratoi works who is more understanding than Shiratori’s own father; and Ishimaru Kanji as the scientist who holds a distorted affection on Shiratori. Oomasa Aya, Tanimura Mitsuki, and Hagiwara Masato are also included in the cast.

Flowers for Algernon” will air on TBS every Friday at 10:00 PM starting this April.

via jnews1 and Sanspo | Image credit to 


Filed under: drama | movies | TV show, Yamashita Tomohisa Tagged: Flowers for Algernon, Kikuchi Fuma, Yamapi

Favorite and Hated Johnny’s Ranking

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This ranking is different from the previous ranking about “Favorite and Hated Actors” since this ranking is mainly about Johnny’s. Women’s Weekly surveyed 3,000 readers on who is their favorite and hated Johnny’s talent.

Here are the results:

Favorite Johnny’s Ranking 

*() last year’s ranking 

1) Matsumoto Jun (4)

2) Ohno Satoshi (5)

3) Sakurai Sho (1)

4) Ninomiya Kazunari (-)

5) Aiba Masaki (7)

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6) Masuda Takahisa (-)

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7) Takizawa Hideaki (-)

7) Yamashita Tomohisa (10)

9) Kimura Takuya (2)

10) Domoto Koichi (-)

Hated Johnny’s Ranking 

*() last year’s ranking

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1) Kimura Takuya (1)

2) Ohno Satoshi (-)

3) Matsumoto Jun (-)

4) Masahiko Kondo (4)

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5) Yamashita Tomohisa (-)

6) Tegoshi Yuya (-)

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7) Shibutani Subaru (-)

8) Fujigaya Taisuke (-)

9) Nakai Masahiro (3)

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10) Nishikido Ryo (-)

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LOL at this ranking, there are lot of “new” additions in the “Hated list” and I wonder why. haha. KimuTaku, MatsuJun, Ohno, and Yamapi are in both lists and I guess it shows how popular they are. I wonder why my faves, Kame, Ikuta, and Yuto aren’t on this list. In fact, the “favorite” list is dominated by Arashi and none from Kanjani8 and KAT-TUN made it. As for the “hate list”, I can only assume why they are hated, particularly those new in the ranking. Yamapi and Ryo are hated because they are gorgeous party boys are who are BFFs with Jin. Subaru because he got a movie deal even though he looks like he doesn’t care most of the time. Fujigaya because he keeps on winning the “Best Jeanist” award. haha. Tegoshi because he’s pretty and MatsuJun because he might really marry Inoue Mao.


Filed under: awards | ranking Tagged: aiba masaki, Favorite and Hated ranking, Fujigaya Taisuke, Kimura Takuya, Masahiko Kondo, Masuda Takahisa, matsumoto jun, Ninomiya Kazunari, Nishikido Ryo, ohno satoshi, Sakurai Sho, Shibutani Subaru, Yamapi

[Spring 2015 Drama Preview] Deep and Suspense

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I missed doing this preview for Winter 2015 and since it’s impossible that I’ll be able to recap fully a drama for Spring, I decided to do another preview.

Anyway, just like the title I used for this post, Spring 2015 dramas that stars Johnny’s is definitely gonna be deep with well-thought story lines, complex characters, and not your usual Johnny’s-idol-dramas. Of course, since the stories and characters aren’t typical, a lot are already raising their eyebrows on those Johnny-starring dramas, like the usual, “Can they act?”, “Can they pull-off the character?”, and those “this drama is gonna flop”, and so…

Oh well, haters or lovers, here is a short preview of dramas that you must not miss this spring.

[All dramas included only stars Johnny’s in lead role]

Starring : Kimura Takuya (SMAP), Ueto Aya, Mizuno Miki, Tanaka Kei, Suzuki Kosuke, Yamaguchi Mayu, Arai Hirofumi, Mitsuishi Ken, Watanabe Ikkei, Oikawa Mitsuhiro, Nishida Toshiyuki

The gist : Ieji Hisashi (Kimura Takuya) lost five years of his past memories after an accident. He sees his present wife, Megumi (Ueto Aya), and son as nothing but strangers who wears masks on their faces. Coincidentally, he feels a strange attachment towards his ex-wife and their daughter. Ieji tries unravels his lost five years with the helped by 10 mysterious keys with him. As he takes on a journey to discover his past self, he discovers a cold-hearted man versus his present kindhearted self.

What to expectHayashi Koji of BOSS and Iryu series is the scriptwriter so I’m expecting a lot! I love BOSS and even though I’ve only seen one season of Iryu, both dramas definitely knows how to keep you on your seat while forever guessing what’s gonna come next. I expect twist and turns that will surely leave me wanting for more and even though amnesia is a trite plot, discoveries about past self has always been kinda scary. The plot is somewhat similar to the novel, We Were Liars, I love that novel even though I wish that the character never recovered her memories, I want the same excitement and thrill from I’m Home. More than the hopes that this drama will rake in ratings, I just want another decent KimuTaku drama.

Random flail : After reading this drama’s synopsis, I know that I’m gonna watch this. I’m a sucker for amnesia stories. Anyway, this may seem weird but I’ve never seen a drama that starts Ueto Aya. Really, I haven’t seen Attention please! even though Ryo is there.

StarringAiba Masaki (Arashi) , Sawajiri Erika, Arimura Kasumi, Adachi Rika, Fujii Ryusei (Johnny’s WEST), Tanaka Mirei, Yamaguchi Sayaka, Horiuchi Keiko, Mashima Hidekazu, Sato Jiro, Takada Junji, Takenaka Naoto, Minami Kaho, Terao Akira

The gist : A story about stalkers in multiple proportions with the entire Kurata family having their own share of stalker who harasses them and make their life seemingly unliveable.

What to expect : This is Aiba’s first Getsu 9 drama and teaming-up with Ikeido Jun of Hanzawa Naoki fame might sound exciting but other’s think that Ikeido is so overrated. Anyway, I haven’t seen Aiba do a complex character with equally complex story, Last Hope and My Girl were so-so, but I hope that he came prepared with this suspense drama where his acting skills will surely be put to test.

Random flail : Fujii Ryusei also stars in this drama as the stalker ex-boyfriend and I think that the role suits him. haha. Other than that, Sawajiri Erika looks like “others” in the drama poster above but I hope that she plays a major role in Aiba’s life. I’m not asking for a love story but I can hope for something else more.

StarringYamashita Tomohisa, Kuriyama Chiaki, Kubota Masataka, Kudo Asuka, Kikuchi Fuma (Sexy Zone), Tanimura Mitsuki, Omasa Aya, Kaai Gamon, Ishida Issei, Kusakari Tamiyo, Hagiwara Masato, Ishimaru Kanji

The gist : Shiratori Sakuto (Yamapi) plays a mentally-retarded patient turned genius through a brain surgery after a successful lab test on a rat named Algernon. However, Algernon new found intelligence fades and eventually dies, and Sakuto realizes that the same fate might also happened to him.

What to expect : Nojima Shinji is the writer for the Japanese adaptation of this Daniel Keyes‘s original. I liked Nojima’s past works, he has this way of mixing fantasy and reality together and make it seem completely possible to happen. Anyway, Yamapi’s role as a mentally-retarted is so far his most complex character yet and even though he is flooded with detractors, I just want him to nail this one. Dead-fish eyes or whatever, I expect Yamapi to do wonders in this.

Random flailKikuchi Fuma plays a brain researcher, it’s not that hard to play that role (I think), but he has to do a lot of convincing if I were to believed if he is a brain researcher.

Starring :  Tabe Mikako, Okura Tadayoshi (Kanjani8), Yoshida Yo, Yaotome Hikaru (Hey!Say!JUMP), Nakamura Yasuhi, Katsumura Masanobu, Ishii Masanori, Mitz Mangrove, Seto Saori, Suda Yusuke, Ibu Masato, Kishimoto Kayoko

The gist : Kuroi Maya (Tabe Mikako) is a super sadistic detective and good-natured Daikanyama Shunsuke (Okura Tadayoshi) finds himself as her unfortunate partner.

What to expect : Since this drama is a manga-adaptation, expect some weird stuff to happen. I don’t have high expectations but I’m just happy to see Tabe and Okura together since Yasuko to Kenji. Okura was really lame back in Yasuko to Kenji, I mean, just seeing his posture is enough to make you cringe and he acts such a diva. Okura isn’t the best when it comes to acting but since he has worked with Tabe before, I hope that they won’t look so awkward in this one.

Random flail : I haven’t seen Yaotome in a drama since Ikemen desu ne, I heard that he did well in Dark System Koi no Ouza Ketteisen so please give him lots of exposure!

Starring : Watase Tsunehiko, Inohara Yoshihiko (V6), Hada Michiko, Tsuda Kanji, Fukikoshi Mitsuru, Taguchi Hiromasa, Hara Sachie, Nakagoshi Noriko, Satomi Kotaro

The gist : Detectives of  First Investigative Division’s Ninth Section are all individualistic but they are united by their strong sense of justice.

What to expect : It’s the 10th season of this successful deka drama so I can’t say more.

Other dramas this season with Johnny’s in supporting roles: 

Hey!Say!JUMP‘s Inoo Kei stars in this drama about a long-standing bookstore who is trying to make ends meet with the rise of online bookshops.

In a nutshell, I’ll definitely watch “I’m Home” and “Do S Deka”. I will check-out “Flowers for Algernon” and “Yokoso Wagaya e” if I have extra time. For non-Johnny’s, “Yami no Bansosha” and “Dr. Rintaro” sounds good.

That concludes my Spring 2015 preview, enjoy your spring dramas offering.


Filed under: drama | movies | TV show, Johnnys : General Tagged: aiba masaki, Do S Deka, Flowers for Algernon, Fujii Ryusei, I'm Home, Inohara Yoshihiko, Inoo Kei, jdrama, Kikuchi Fuma, Kimura Takuya, Okura Tadayoshi, Sawajiri Erika, Tabe Mikako, Yamapi, Yaotome Hikaru, Yokoso Wagaya e

Rants & Raves : Ratings Game

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I was actually thinking of writing another Bits & Pieces just to compile this news but I decided to just write another R&R just for kicks.

Here is another round of Rants & Raves : Ratings Game

  • Yamapi’s “Flowers for Algernon” gets 11.5% for its pilot episode

11.5% is pretty decent since I know how much detractors this drama has particularly with their choice of main lead. I haven’t finished this drama, I’m only halfway and I didn’t finish it I got really sleepy and not because the drama is a snore-fest. In fact, Yamapi acts pretty decent as well even though there are times that he looks embarrassed. haha. I’ll definitely recap this drama once I’m done watching the first ep.

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  • Okura Tadayoshi’s “Do S Deka” with Tabe Mikako get 12.7% for its pilot episode

What?! Okura’s drama got 1.2% higher than Yamapi’s?! So he’s not one of Johnny’s low-rating man anymore. Congrats! I’m also looking forward in watching this one since it looks funny and Okura cross-dressed again. He’s so pretty! WTH.

  • Aiba Masaki’s “Yokoso, Wagaya e” gets 13.0% for its pilot episode

Wow…all Johnny’s drama getting more than 10% this season is pretty impressive. I must download this one since I’ve been informed how scary the plot is.

  • Kimura Takuya congratulates his “I’m Home” wife, Ueto Aya, on getting pregnant. As a father of two, Kimura advises her to take care of her physical condition and even though the drama’s filming will be until June, he wants her to be in relax state.

I don’t know about Japan but in my country, pregnancy is considered lucky. So maybe, Kimura’s drama will be this season’s gem. Who knows? However, first trimester is considered as the hardest phase of pregnancy with all the physical and hormonal changes so I hope that Ueto will be fine to carry on with the filming.

  • Kazama Shunsuke returns as the lead voice actor for “Yu-Gi-Oh ☆ ☆ King The Movie “

I’m just glad that Kazama is still having tons of projects. Good actors will always have something for them.

  • 18 year-old boy got arrested for intimidation on JE’s President Johnny Kitagawa. The vocational student wrote a letter with a “very malicious content”

This is scary, this is like “Yokoso, Wagaya e” in real life. I wonder if this boy is one of those kids that got rejected by JE. hehe. Seriously tho, does Johnny doesn’t have a bodyguard? He should really consider hiring a bodyguard cum assistant so someone would also help him if he got stuck inside the elevator again.

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I agree that Arashi is strong, but calling them “the history’s…” is a bit far-fetched because it’s like they are excluding all other groups before Arashi. I guess “…of their generation” is more apt, or to be more specific, in Japan. Anyway, if you read some excerpt from the book, it’s pretty interesting. Arashi are not just evaluated for their music, they are also evaluated individually, taking into consideration their accomplishments on how they progressed (as actors to musicians) to where they are now. I also like the talk/interview between the two critics, male critics and sound editors, who became Arashi’s fan.

That’s all for now. I need to do some reading.


Filed under: Rants | Raves Tagged: aiba masaki, arashi, Do S Deka, Flowers for Algernon, I'm Home, Johnny Kitagawa, Kazama Shunsuke, Kimura Takuya, Okura Tadayoshi, rants, raves, Ueto Aya, Yamapi, Yokoso Wagaya e

Yamapi Gets a New Radio Show

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Did his Cross Space ended? I have no idea.

Starting on May 4th, Yamashita Tomohisa aka Yamapi will have a new regular radio program titled “SOUND TRIPPER“. Based from the show’s title, the interFM show will let you enjoy chart-topping songs from US and UK charts of that year.

Yamapi’s “SOUND TRIPPER” will broadcast 5 days a week, from 8:05-8:10 in the morning at 76.1MHz TOKYO / 79.5MHz NAGOYA.

via jnews1


Filed under: Yamashita Tomohisa Tagged: SOUND TRIPPER, Yamapi

Rants & Raves : #hashtag

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Hi! I didn’t update this blog for almost a week and I feel so sad that I missed to translate a lot of news. Hopefully, I can resume and blog regularly starting this June but for the meantime, I just have to schedule most of my translations.

Anyway, how’s your summer? It’s extremely hot here that even though I gave up on soda, there’s nothing like a chilled soda to refresh me during summer. Speaking of refreshing, here are some trending Rants & Raves : #hashtag

  • Takahata Mitsuki is Kamenashi Kazuya’s heroine for his stage play under Ninagawa Yukio. 

I don’t really know her, she looks like that girl from AKB who shaved her hair after a scandal. Well, she might be Kame’s heroine but let’s all comfort ourselves with the mentioned of “tragic love story” in this play’s synopsis. #mean #bitterfan #toolazytolookforthenameof AKBgirl

  • Arashi’s new single, “Aozora noshita, Kimino tonari”, PV was filmed at HOUSE646. After Arashics/Arashians learned about the house’s location, some fans bombard the house with inquiries for a tour and some fans loiter outside of the house even with the absence of the owner. So, the owner issued a really nice apology to fans that a tour is out of the question since the house is a residential property and they want their neighborhood quiet.

Some fans are really scary, like sick. It’s not like they (Arashi) might have left something in the house and touching the house wouldn’t be “feel like” you’ve touched the members in person.  #learnyourboundaries #youreonestepawayfrombeingastalker #sorryforpostingtheaddress

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  • Writer Nojima Shinji praised Yamapi and Masataka Kubota for their respective portrayal in the drama, “Flowers for Algernon”. Nojima said that Yamapi showed “purity” and gives “healing effect” in the drama.

I still haven’t seen this drama, but hearing the comment of the scriptwriter is either he’s genuinely impressed with Yamapi’s acting or he’s just promoting the drama that he wrote. Well, whatever it is, the ratings for the 3rd episode went UP sp Yamapi might be doing something good. #hesobviouslyimpressedwithMasatakaKubota

  • In Goo ranking, people were polled on which celebrity they were surprised to learn that he/she is from Osaka. Two JE made the poll and they are NEWS’s Shigeaki Kato (7) and Nakayama Yuma (9).

Ehhh….I have no idea! Yuma looks so Tokyo-ish, not that I know how determine who is from Tokyo and who is not. haha #whyisShigenotinKanjani8 #sorryIdidntknowthis

  • On another Goo ranking, people were polled on who they want to perform at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Two JE groups made the list and that’s Arashi (3) and SMAP (7).

I’m sure they would choose a westerner or anyone with solid US career for this. #wellwecouldhope

Okay, that’s all for now! #StayHydrated #Thankyouforreading


Filed under: Rants | Raves Tagged: arashi, Kamenashi Kazuya, Nakayama Yuma, Ninagawa Yukio, rants, raves, Shigeaki Kato, SMAP, Yamapi

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A rundown of news and not-so-news that have gotten cold because I’m too busy and lazy to translate it. Involved parties, are: Johnny’s WEST, Hey!Say!JUMP, Arashi, Nakai Masahiro, and Yamapi.

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  • Kanjani8 shows their support to Johnny’s WEST for their first nationwide tour, “Johnny’s WEST 1st Tour Paripipo“. All the love for their fellow Kansai natives as Maruyama Ryuhei, Yasuda Shota, and Murakami Shingo went to Yokohama Arena to give Johnny’s WEST a boost. Since the guys have started their nationwide tour, they are getting more ambitious as they’re aiming for Hokkaido to be included in their next tour and that they also want their own “crown” program. Well, goodluck with that!

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  • Hey!Say!JUMP will not be only interacting with V6 this year for 24 Hr TV, they’ll be acting as student officers along Arashi‘s sensei for this year’s “Waku Waku Gakkou“. I wonder who will become the teacher’s pet? Teacher’s pet aside, expect this year’s WakuWaku to talk about transparent rice and bon odori among others.
  • Condolence to SMAP‘s Nakai Masahiro who revealed in his radio show that his dad died last Feb 19th. He was 79 years old and his death also end his battle with lung cancer that was diagnosed 2 years ago and laryngeal cancer a year ago. Nakai also revealed that as the third son, his father calls him “Hiro-chan” and that he wanted to at home as much as possible; Nakai’s dad had home care and he also revealed that he rode the ambulance four times since December up to his father’s death in February. Since I know that majority of Johnny’s smokes, I hope that this will serve as a warning to them.

  • There will be a new face in Yamapi‘s “Flowers for Algernon” and its Iitoyo Marie. Marie is a model and she will play Sakuto’s little sister. She will appear starting episode 6 onwards.

Well, that’s all for now and I just realized that it’s Mother’s Day so Happy Mother’s Day to all your mamas!


Filed under: Bits & Pieces Tagged: arashi, Hey! Say! JUMP, Johnny's WEST, Nakai Masahiro, Waku Waku Gakko, Yamapi

Yamapi Returns as the Genius Psychologist in “Sekai Gyoten News” Drama SP

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Yamapi is not yet done playing mentally challenging roles, after his stint as the mental-retarted Sakuto in “Flowers for Algernon“, Yamapi will be back this summer as the genius psychologist Narumi Saku. LOL, two different characters with almost the same names.

Last year, Yamapi starred in “Sekai Gyoten News” drama SP titled “Naze Shojo wa Yukai Sa Renakereba Naranakatta no Ka?“. He plays the role of the genius psychologist who is tasked to counsel a kidnap victim who was believed to have lost her memories and her ability to speak. For this summer, Narumi-sensei will be back to deal with bizarre incidents and a psychopath in “Kokoro no kagaku sha,  Narumi Saku no challenge II (provisional title). 

Joining Yamapi in the drama is his kouhai, Kis-My-Ft2‘s Nikaido Takashi, Yamamoto Mizuki, and Tanaka Kei.

Sekai Gyoten News Special will air this July and the drama SP will be part of their 4-hr special.

I wonder who will play the psychopath? I watched last year’s SP and even made a review it. It wasn’t a total bore, the kidnapped girl is cute and sweet, but it wasn’t suspenseful enough. So I’m hoping that Narumi’s mind battle with the psychopath will be worth it.

via jnews1


Filed under: drama | movies | TV show, Yamashita Tomohisa Tagged: Nikaido Takashi, Sekai Gyoten News, Yamapi

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It’s almost the end of June, half a year has passed and I’m still wondering what the heck did I do? Oh well, I won’t lament on the past, so I’ll just move on with this news and not-so-news that are too short or that I’m too lazy to translate. Involved parties, are: Hey!Say!JUMP, Johnny’s WEST, Yamapi, Joshima Shigeru, Nakai Masahiro, and Matsumoto Jun. Collated from June 23rd-25th, 2015.

  • It seems that late night programming didn’t bode well to members of Hey!Say!JUMP and Johnny’s WEST since their show, “Little Tokyo Live“, will be permanently changing to “Little Tokyo Life“. The guys will be ditching live programming and will switch to recording.

  • If you like Family Mart then you’ll have reason to stay there longer since Yamapi will be the newest Family Mart’s DJ in their own radio station “Famiraji“. The said stint is for a limited time and aside from Yamapi, A.B.C.-Z have also done this.
  • In the never-ending “Johnny’s I want to get married” rankings, Weekly Women PRIME polled 1000 people (age 20-60 y/o) on who they want to get married and it yield some surprising results. In the first place is TOKIO‘s Joshima Shigeru and coming in second place is SMAP‘s Nakai Masahiro. This is like a proof that fans and the wotas would only allow any Johnny’s to get married if they are that old, Joshima is 44 yrs old and Nakai is 42 yrs old. Anyway, in third place is younger, with a rumored flame, and its none other than Arashi‘s Matsumoto Jun. Those who were polled wants to see Matsujun married since they are ardent supporters of the Inoue Mao and Matsumoto Jun rumored love affair. You can check-out the rest of the ranking, here.

That’s all for now, I’m gonna be extremely busy this weekend so I’m not sure if I can post that much. BTW, if I were polled in the survey above, I would answer Tomoya Nagase!

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Filed under: Bits & Pieces Tagged: Hey! Say! JUMP, Johnny's WEST, Joshima Shigeru, matsumoto jun, Nakai Masahiro, Yamapi

J&A Claws have reached Tumblr

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A post to all Johnny’s-related tumblr users, myself included.

I’ve read posts about tumblr blogs being given an email warning by tumblr due to “copyright infringement” from using and posting copyright photos, videos, jwebs, magazine scans, etc of talents from Johnny’s & Associates (Johnny’s Entertainment). Emails aside, some blogs notice that some of their posts were deleted due to infringement issues.

I know that copyright issues is a big deal in Japan and now international fans are also in the danger of losing their treasured scans, videos, etc due to this issue. Some says that someone might have directly reported to J&A that there are lot of violators in tumblr since it’s quite unlikely that those in the agency have too much free time to check on tumblr blogs. Also, FC members are also responsible in reporting violators of Johnny’s law, not just with scans and posts, but also those who sell their balloted  tickets.

Nevertheless, international fans should be wary of posting anything that might be consider a “copyright infringement”. Un-tagging a post is a sure way that it won’t be seen in search results so for those who are not yet following a certain Johnny’s-centered blog, follow them now, follow every blog that represents each group or member before they either stop blogging, have their blog taken down, or before they make their posts private, which completely defeat the purpose of blogging.

Anyway, while I don’t post scans on tumblr, I post most of their copyrighted pictures here and I also post screencaps of most Johnny’s dramas on tumblr. I haven’t received any take down notice from DMCA but I might do so (delete the pictures) if I can no longer protect my posts.

I’m not gonna say to stop posting this and that, it’s already hard for international fans to have access to most Johnny’s happenings since it’s so exclusive. For now, we just need to be very careful.


Filed under: Johnnys : General, Opinion | Editorial Tagged: arashi, Hey! Say! JUMP, Ikuta Toma, Johnny's, Johnny's Junior, kanjani8, KAT-TUN, KinKi Kids, kis-my-ft2, NEWS, Sexy Zone, SMAP, Tackey &Tsubasa, TOKIO, V6, Yamapi

Yamapi Joins Star-Studded Cast of “Terra Formars” Movie

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This news made me squeal. It’s seriously squeal-worthy as bunch of uber-talented actors, ikemens, idols, and gori-oshis join forces for another live adaptation movie.

Popular manga “Terra Formars” by Sasuga Yu and Tachibana Kenichi will be getting a live movie adaptation that is slated to be shown next year. Heading the cast is Ito Hideaki together with  Takei Emi, Yamada Takayuki, Oguri Shun, Yamashita Tomohisa, Kosugi Kane, Kikuchi Rinko, Kato Masaya, Koike Eiko, Shinoda Mariko, Takito Kenichi, Ohta Rina, and Fukushima Rila.

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In “Terra Formars”, a group of young scientist from 21st century were tasked to “warm-up” Mars so it could be habitable for humans. In their research, they decided to send cockroaches, like eew, and mold to Mars in hopes that molds would absorb sunlight and cockroaches fossils will be the molds food source. However, as cockroaches are known for their tenacity, the first manned spacecraft arrived in Mars in year 2599 and they were surprise to find-out that the cockroaches have mutated into humanoid form and have incredible strength. One thing I hate more than flying cockroaches is that if they became human.

So, the spacecraft crew got wiped-out but they were able to send SOS to earth and to avenge humanity, earth sent their Elite Forces to exterminate the cockroaches and reclaimed Mars. Since the elite forces will be fighting mutated cockroaches, four members of the force were enhanced to mutate into different insect species like Yamapi will be a desert locust, Ito is an asian giant hornet, Takei as a bombyx mori, and Yamada as a  sleeping chironomid. The rest of the characters will be playing scientists and some info can be found, here.

Takashi Miike (Mogura no Uta) will be the director of this movie and based from Takashi’s past movies, this is is gonna be gory. I’m not really into SF movies but if the cast is this good, I’ll definitely check it out.

via jnews1 and Nikkan Sports 


Filed under: drama | movies | TV show, Yamashita Tomohisa Tagged: akb48:Mariko Shinoda, jmovie, Oguri Shun, takei emi, Terra Formars, Yamada Takayuki, Yamapi

Rants & Raves : Let’s Get Physical

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Woot! It’s August and I can see this month being busy and hopefully, very productive. Oh well, let’s get on with my occasional Rants & Raves : Let’s Get Physical

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  • ABC-Z’s Hashimoto Ryosuke loses weight as a birthday gift to himself and runs 15 km to get to his desired weight since he wanted to be pretty

I know that most Johnny’s are into skinny side but I draw the line when they have those sunken cheeks and so. It looks unhealthy and so unappealing and he’d better see a psychologist soon since this could be a case for “athletic anorexia”. Okay, I’m over thinking things, haha, but pls. stop. I’m not “thin shaming” him or whatever but it doesn’t look good on him and with all the acrobatics that ABC-Z are known for,  he needs strength more than being slim.

  • Japan’s New National Stadium aka “New Kokuritsu” might be limited sporting events only

Bad news to all Arashians who are hoping that Arashi will set foot on the “New Kokuritsu” after Tokyo 2020 Olympics since news has it that the newly-renovated Kokuritsu will be limited to sporting events . It’s such a shame since the new stadium will have a roof, which will be perfect for any events for any kind of weather. Oh well, I think this would not push through since after Tokyo 2020, the only way for the stadium to have more income is to allow big events like Arashi concerts.

  • “Terra Formars” first trailer is already out!

None of the gorgeous cast is in the trailer but the first trailer already looks cool and I can’t wait when Warner Bros. Japan releases the trailer featuring the actors and the humanoid cockroaches.

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  • Sakurai Sho’s papa has been named the Permanent Secretary of Bureau of Internal Affairs and Communications. 

Congrats to Sho’s papa and it’s pretty obvious that the son is more popular than his father because even the headline for Sakurai Shun’s greeting goes like, “Sakurai Sho’s father first greeting as top bureaucrat of….”. Gahd, the man has an identity okay?

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  • Hanyu Yuzuru collaborates in this year’s “24 Hr TV” chari-t-shirts. 

Famous figure skater, Hanyu Yuzuru, gets to collaborate for the prized chari-t-shirts. The t-shirst is cute, Yuzuru even has his trademark on it (skates and YZ), but the smiley face is soooo overrated. I know that this year’s theme is about “connecting with a smile” but can’t they think other design to interpret that theme instead of something that resembles an emoji? Well…guess not.

That’s all for now, I’m leaving you with a Matsumoto Jun gif of him being cute.

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Filed under: Rants | Raves Tagged: 24 Hr TV, arashi, Chinen Yuri, Hashimoto Ryosuke, Kokuritsu, Sakurai Sho, Terra Formars, Yamapi

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It was a stressful and frustrating week, it had been sad and tiring but quite fulfilling (on the work side). Oh well, enough of my personal drama, while I was busy with my solving problems, here are some news and not so news that I missed. Involved parties, are: Kanjani8, Arashi, Jin Akanishi, Yamapi, Tamamori Yuta, Ikuta Toma, and Yamada Ryosuke.

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  • The end of August is like the announcements for albums and what follows an album is definitely a TOUR. Kanjani8 announces that they’ll be having a 5-Dome tour aside from a new album titled: “Kanjani8 no genki ga deru CD!!“.

  • Speaking of new album, Arashi will also be releasing an album called “Japonism“. The title sounds cool and I hope that the songs will be cooler. Arashi is scheduled for a local version of their “BLAST in HAWAII”, which is “BLAST in MIYAGI“. The said 4 day concert will also double as a charity work to help the Miyagi prefecture’s economy. The prefecture are among those that were greatly affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Since most of the fans will be traveling far, JR East line announced that they’ll be having extra trains for Arashi’s 4-day concert. The said train will travel from Sendai-Rifu station to Tokyo station.

  • In the land of former Johnny’s, the notorious Jin Akanishi announced that he will be starting his own fashion line. You can check-out his jinstagram for a sneak peek of his upcoming designs and I can now picture Kikuchi Fuma making reservations.

  • Let’s move on to one of Jin’s BFF, Yamapi, who is back as Tsuneo in an all-new Doraemon‘s Toyota CM with a new character. Check-out the newest CM here.

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  • After you checked-out Yamapi’s lateset Toyota CM, do check-out Kis-My-Ft2‘s Tamamori Yuta‘s upcoming movie “Raintree no kuni” with the gorgeous Nishiuchi Mariya HERE. The trailer captivates the chemistry between the two, which is warm and fuzzy, but I’m still shipping Tamamori to Shiida Mirai.
  • Another trailer worth checking-out is “Grasshopper” movie starring Ikuta Toma and Yamada Ryosuke. I haven’t checked the movie’s website for a long time so I’m not so sure whether the trailer is the newest. Anyway, the new trailer featured actress Haru as Ikuta’s love interest and the subject of his revenge. Check-out the badass trailer, HERE.

That’s all for now, enjoy your weekend and Happy 32nd Birthday MatsuJun.

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Filed under: Bits & Pieces, Former Johnny's Tagged: arashi, Ikuta Toma, Jin Akanishi, kanjani8, Tamamori Yuta, Yamada Ryosuke, Yamapi

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Just a quick heads-up to what I missed during these past few days. Involved parties, are: Chinen Yuri, Yamada Ryosuke, Ikuta Toma, Yamashita Tomohisa, and Yasuda Shota.

  • Chokousoku! Sankin Kotai” aka Cho-sankin will be getting a sequel and is scheduled to be shown next year. Filming have started and is expected to finish by October. The movie stars Hey!Say!JUMP‘s Chinen Yuri, the eternal baby-face, who plays a kyudo master (archer) in this period comedy movie.

  • Grasshopper” movie starring Ikuta Toma and Hey!Say!JUMP‘s Yamada Ryosuke have updated their website featuring a new poster and more of the movie’s badass characters. Furthermore, singer YUKI will be singing the movie’s OST.

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  • Kanjani8′s Yasuda Shota will challenge his first detective role in the movie “Scanner: kioku no kakera o yomu otoko“. Yasuda plays the role Sasabe Satoru, an elite detective of MPD, who holds the key in the story. Joining him is Nomura Mansai who was last seen as detective Suguro in “Oriento Kyuko Satsujin Jiken”.

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  • Yamapi will be playing a monk in Fuji TV’s “5→9 ~watashi ni koishita ikemen sugiru obousan~” together with Ishihara Satomi. After playing a teacher and a mentally retarted, Yamapi’s next role will be a monk who falls in love with an English teacher. Will we get to see Ishihara and Yamapi converse in English?

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  • After Jin Akanishi announced his upcoming fashion line, another “former Johnny” is into the fashion world with Tanaka Koki or just KOKI being the image model of VANQUISH. Rawwr!

In a nutshell, two Johnny’s will be wearing a bald cap this season starting with Ryo (okay, just semi-bald) in “Samurai Sensei” and Yamapi in his monk role! But wait, judging from the manga’s cover, I doubt that Yamapi has to worry himself about wearing a bald cap. It’s been a long time that Yamapi did a rom-com so I have to see this.

That’s all for now, I’m leaving you with a Kanjani8 gif with the girls doing what girls do.

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Filed under: Bits & Pieces, Former Johnny's Tagged: Chinen Yuri, Ikuta Toma, Tanaka Koki, Yamada Ryosuke, Yamapi, Yasuda Shota

Bits & Pieces 025

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Some news and not-so-news that made the headlines. Collated from Sept 17 to 20, involved parties, are: Kis-My-Ft2, Kinki Kids, Yamapi, Nagatsuma Reo, and Yamada Ryosuke.

  • Kis-My-Ft2 is having their “KIS-MY WORLD” concert tour 2015 and they have bested other Johnny’s groups when it comes to their flying stunts. In the group’s Tokyo Dome concert, the 7 member group flew as high as 25 meters, the highest so far in Johnny’s history. Tamamori Yuta likened it to a home run, only their’s is higher than the ball.
  • KinKi Kids will having a winter concert this, well, winter. The duo will also be having their winter concert on Dec 31st and Jan 1st at Tokyo Dome. Okay, what will happen to Johnny’s countdown?

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  • Yamapi shared during the presscon of “5→9 ~watashi ni koishita ikemen sugiru obousan” with Ishihara Satomi that he already did the “takigyo” ritual. The cleansing ritual is a common practice in Shintoism where monks have to reflect under a waterfall. Yamapi jokes that the scene was pretty hard and wonders if his worldly desires were washed away as well. I wonder if he did takigyo wearing nothing but a fundoshi. haha.

  • Speaking of “5→9 ~watashi ni koishita ikemen sugiru obousan“, Johnny’s Jr. Nagatsuma Reo will be joining Yamapi, Nagatsuma reportedly audition for his role and it was decided in 3 seconds. Okay, I have nothing against Nagatsuma but its hard to believe that he auditioned for the role and it wasn’t given to him.

  • Some fans have something new to ship and that’s Hey!Say!JUMP‘s Yamada Ryosuke and Suda Masaki. The two starred in “Ansatsu Kyoushitsu” and said that they have always wanted to worked together. Suda said that he has seen Yamada on TV since he was small so when he met him in person, it seemed unreal. While Yamada says that he have wanted to work with Suda whom he describes as “not a normal human being” for having that kind of acting talent in his early 20s. Oh, the shippers have also given these two a name and it’s “YamaSuda“. What can you say about this YamaChi? YutoYama?

That’s all for now, I’m leaving you with a gif on the incognito date of Sakurai Sho with Ishihara Satomi.

(c)sakucai


Filed under: Bits & Pieces Tagged: Johnny's Junior, KinKi Kids, kis-my-ft2, Nagatsuma Reo, Suda Masaki, Yamada Ryosuke, Yamapi
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