2009-2010 Countdown, Eito, News, Nakayama Yuma


In the middle of working on a storyboard for the college task... and I'm stuck.. hehehe...

Just reading couple of news. Eito will get three Christmas singles in December.. Yeay for that!! ^^
They will also get their own countdown in Kyosera just like KinKi got last year... Okay, I got mixed felling about this. I'm happy for them of course, but they won't be able to join the rest of the gangs in Dome... T^T

That means there will be no Kamiyama/Honma collab, no Dreamboys gang and the worst one.. NO THE SHIGOTONIN performance... T^T I want the Shigotonin!!!! T^T... Bring the old Countdown baaaaaaack... TT^TT

Okay... Eito has been prolific this year. They got dramas, an album (plus concert), new bangumi (okay, with one out), singles and a DVD with positive review (especially for the dokkiri part ^^). For couple of months I got a hunch that they perhaps will host 2009-2010 countdown. But i was wrong...

As I said before.. This year should been Eito, Arashi and Tokio's years since they've turned 5, 10, and 15 and I want them to do something together. Countdown is my last hope to see them together in collaboration this year, but I guess that will not came true... aaaand there is a possibility that Arashi will not join the countdown since they are invited to join Kōhaku Uta Gassen 2009 with SMAP. Waaah... This year's countdown going to be a lonely one.. Okay, there'll be the new debutants like HSJ! and Nakayama Yuma w/ B.I Shadow not to mention the NYC boys... but I don't really listen to them, so... I don't care.

By the way, I've watched Nakayama nantoka PV a couple of weeks a go.. and in my opinion, it was the saddest PV ever... There was no point adding the name w/ B.I shadow in the group since the rest of the boys don't do anything in particular and the exposure is aaaall abut Yuma.. I have to admit that the song is quite catchy and sounds a bit Arashi-ish (and their single cover remind me of Arashi's Step and Go), but the PV... sad....

Okay, back to the countdown... Perhaps I'm not the one who deserve to complain since my favorite units are in their peak this year. I really do feel sorry for all News' fans out there, assuming that the Back Boss Nishikido Ryo will be with their Osakan counterpart that will left News with only five members. Moreover, Yamashita will get his own exposure with his new solo single and concert. Not to mention Tegomassu album.... Leaving KoyaShige duo under-exposure...

I love News, tho not as much as Eito, Arashi and Tokio, but the group seems to be falling apart recently... I know they're not familiar with each other to begin with... It has been their three years (six years from their first debut), the bond should've been there right? No... the group seems to be split into several subs groups... Ryopi, Tegomassu and Koyashige. And lately there's less and less Ryopi... I only skimming through Diamond con, but a friend of mine states that there's not much of Ryopi interaction during the con unlike their previous ones. That makes me wonder... Is something happen?

News (at last) got their own variety called Soukon haven't watch them, but curious tho... *claps* perhaps its a way to strengthen their bond... buuut only consist of Koyashige and Tegomassu... Where are the two boss? I can forgive Ryo since he's busy with the Eito stuff and all, but Pi? Is he being too high and mighty to join? *smirks* okay, I probably bias on this, don't hate me... Isn't he the Leader? he's the one who should tighten the group. So far, in my opinion, Koyama is the one nurturing the group. Koyamama even could help Shige being 'someone' since of course we all know that Shige is too plain for his own good...

KANJANI8

Debut: 2004
Members:

• Yokoyama You (Yoko, Yokocho, Kimi)
• Murakami Shingo (Gorilla, Hina, Shin-chan)
• Shibutani Subaru (Baru, Shibuyan, Chicchai Ossan)
• Maruyama Ryuhei (Maru-chan)
• Yasuda Shota (Yassu, Sho-chan, Chimpanzee)
• Nishikido Ryo (Ryo-chan, Dokkun)
• Ohkura Tadayoshi (Ohkura, Tacchon, Tatsuyoshi, Tatsu)
• Uchi Hiroki (Uchi, Hiro)

TV/Radio Show:

• J3Kansai – from pre-debut days
• Honjani
• Janiben
• SukaJ
• Muchaburi
• Kikujani – Radio Show
• Recomen – since pre-debut days radio show
• Ariehen Sekai
• Kanjani8 Tsusin
• Can! Jani
• Kanpani
• Urajani

Splinter Groups:
Other group(s) that the member also join, both temporary and permanent.

• News – Ryo
• Sankyoudai – Shibuyan, Yasu, Yoko (with the name Baru, Chipa and You)
• Sanbaka/Ossan san-nin – Hina, Yoko, Shibuyan
• Yamada – Maru and Yasu
• Ohyamada/Kanjimi3/Ohkura Band – Ohkura, Yasu, Maru
• Subaru Band – Subaru, Ohkura, Yasu, Maru
• No Border – Shingo (explanation later)
• The Shigotonin – Ohkura with Higashiyama of Shounentai and Mabo from Tokio
• Five Flat Flowers -- Shibuyan with Five, a junior group
  

Uuuuh! I can write 10 pages for these guys…^0^

If Arashi is my first love, Kanjani8 is definitely my true love ^^. In my opinion, they are the group that is granted with special pass to do whatever they like – music and performances-wise – from Johnny. You will hear hard rock songs such as Misetekure (which reminds me a lot with Arashi’s Pikanchi), Explosion and Do You Agree. Pop songs like It’s My Soul, Kanfuu Fighting, Zukkoke Otoko Michi. Jazz and blues in Kawaita Hana and Osaka Rainy Blues, rap/enka fusion in Naniwa Iroha Busshi and Oh Enka! Also sweet love songs like Itsuka Mata, Mamoritai, Oosaka Romance, Puzzle and Watashi Kagami. Really, this unit doesn’t have any exact pattern on their music genre. Shibutani and Nishikido (and Uchi) used to dominate all the singing, but lately all members also shown their potential in singing like Maru, Tacchon and Yassan. While, Yoko and Hina... Ma... They've tried their best, right?

The group really represents the true meaning of unity, all for one and one for all. Each member really covers what other members lacking of. The lack of singing ability from Hina and Yoko covered with the Subaru’s exceptional voice. Ryo and Yasu seriousness patched with Maru, Yoko and Hina uproar. Maru and Ohkura’s M-ness are totally suitable for Yoko, Hina and Ryo’s S-ness. Also in writing songs the fans get touched with Yasu and Shibuyan’s poetry lyrics in their singles, in the other hand, they also shed tears from Yoko’s realistic lyrics.

Unlike News and Arashi, Kanjani8 has been a group way before they were debuted, even beyond the name itself. They’ve been experience up and downs together proving their strong bond. Starting with the Kansai Junior exodus from Tokyo (in 2002-2003) that leave them jobless, Shibutani’s breakdown, Nishikido debut with News, almost zero promotion on their debut song and Uchi’s drinking incident. Practically they've been together since babies, Murakami and Shibuyan live close to each other, they often spent a night in each other's houses. Tacchon and Ryo also live in the sae neighborhood.

During the jobless time, Shibuyan fell into depression that he took a role of a call boy in a dorama, having trouble with several senpais and tattooed his hand (a BIG no no for a Johnny at that time, but I think it has changed since Tanaka Koki got a tattoo on his butt cheek... What kind of idiot tattooed their butt cheek?? Well, that's Koki for you ). The Sachou almost fire him, however, Hina and Yoko who were prominent juniors at the time bow their head and begged not to fire Shibuyan, and he stayed ^^. Later, Nishikido and Uchi were pulled out to News, leaving the rest of the boys get depressed as their chance of debuting together slowly diminish. But in 2004, their chance arrived. Johnny san finally debuted the 8 member group with an Enka/rap song Naniwa Iroha Bushi. I heard that Nishikido (and perhaps Uchi) was once rejecting to debut with News since he was unfamiliar with the rest of the member. Johnny san promised him that he could also debuted with Kanjani8 that make Ryo agree to join News.



The Drinking Incident
In 2006, the group again faced adversity; Uchi was suspended due to underage drinking case. With Johnny’s power, all units are prohibited to mention Uchi in everyway, not even showing video footage. Unlike News that strictly cut off everything about Uchi, Kanjani8 – in their concerts – is still shouting that Uchi’s not going anywhere and they will always waiting for his return. They also known to leave gaps between their photos for Uchi also wore his color (pink) in several occasions. Uchi started making appearance in their concerts also in countdown recently (perhaps a sign for us to see his return).

Eito Ranger
Being from Kansai region, of course Eito have to be funny. Perhaps Kansai region is like Betawi people that have interesting dialect and loud. They, dubbed as the Idol who could ruin the future of Japanese comedians, always perform Ranger (like in Power Ranger, not that Penjaga Hutan Ranger) skits in their concert where they play role as sentai whose job is o protect he earth by carrying home the garbage from the park (as mentioned in their theme). Yoko is the one came up with all the sketches.

The rangers:
Hina -- Nassu/Purple
Yoko -- Black
Shibuyan – Red
Maru – Orange
Yasu – Blue
Ryo – Yellow
Tatsu – Green

No Border vs Yokoyama-kai
No Border is an unofficial Johnny group consist of Hina and other seven JE talents including Gussan (Tokio), Matsujun (Arashi), Pi (News), Toma (Junior) and Takki (TnT). Basically this is a hang out group. Up until now, no official work of them shown in public.
Feel irritate with the group (well, more of Hina joining a 'cool-guy-from-tokyo' group) Yokoyama has planned a competing group called Yokoyama kai where he would invite Ohkura, Aiba and Nino from Arashi to be the members. He even took their photo for the member club photo. The thing is, Aiba and Nino refuse to join. Later in the radio show, Hina offer Sakurai to join the kai, sadly Yoko stated that the club is no longer exist. LOL Yoko….

Members

Murakami Shingo plays the piano in the band. Hina known to smack people on the head (known as tsukkomi, well, hmmph its hard to explain, just google it!). Not only the members, but also senpais, kouhais, reporters and other artists. However, he’s the most sane person in Kanjani8 often take role of the captain (or baby sitter to Ohkura) to put the member in order.



Shibuyan, lead vocal and guitar, is a total pervert and he’s not ashamed to show it on stage or TV, once he asked if he could feel a guest’s breast with his face that instantly trigger a tsukkomi from Hina. Shibuyan seems to be trying too hard to be a funny guy, since he's a serious guy in real life.




Yokoyama (bongo) is Eito's comedy mastermind. Nobody ould know what he got in his head. He's the man behind the ranger skits and Murakami's infamous dokkiri. However, he also could compose touching lyrics like the one in 413man, Onigishi, and Mikan... Despite being the mischief master, Yoko is actually a timid person...



Maru (base), the mysterious one... Maru is an M through and through ^^. Even though he play the idiot, Maru is actually a very cool guy. A VERY cool, kind, good looking guy, as long as he keeps his mouth shut. He often lies, but somehow he admitted that he's lying...






Yasu (lead guitar), the cutest thing in Johnny Associate in my opinion. A very very talented musician and composer. From this small guy came out beautiful songs like Watashi Kagami, the forementioned Desire, Kicyu, Purin, Mikan and Onigishi. He also named Nandemo Dekiruko -- the kid who could do anything -- since he can really do ANYTHING. Perhaps in the future Yasuda could be famous from his musical skill more than his current self. Sadly, the poor kid always become a bullying object by the other members, including Ohkura the baby...

Ryo, vocal and guitar -- currently playing piano also) known for his poison mouth since he says everything in his head without thinking. After watching his Shounen Club Premium a few days ago, I get the feeling that Ryo wants to be in Eito since the group could really enriched his musical side, while in NewS he could get the elegance and coolness...



After Uchi left, Ohkura fill in the baby position in Kanjani8. A big complaining-baby who easily give up in my opinion ^^. A total city boy who can not bear the harsh of nature. Murakami said once, if he ever have children, he would never will raise him to be like Tacchon.

99 JE questions (and answersof course) !!!!
I've done this on my LJ account, but what the hey... I'll post it here too (with improvement of course)...

1. Which Johnny band is your favourite?
Kanjani8, Arashi....

2. Why?
Loves their songs and TV, radio shows...

3. Who is your favourite Johnny?
Sakurai Sho, Yasuda Shota...

4. Why?
Sho: He could be a smart guy and a baka in the same time...
Yasu: His gay-ness??? Huhahahaah... Everything about him...

5. When is your very first contact with a Johnny?
Waaay back to the 90s

6. Who was it?
Kimura Takuya of course

7. How did you know him?
From dorama Ordinary People

8. When actually did you really start listening/liking the JE?
Mid 2007...

9. What incident brought you into JE?
I watched Honey and Clover Movie and Nobuta Wo Produce , I realize Sho's awesomeness and Kame & Yamapi's actings...

10. Do you have a favourite JE song?
A LOT!! Love So Sweet, Pikanchi, A Day of Our Life from Arashi,
Kawaita Hana, Watashi Kagami, Osaka Rainy Blues from Kanjani8
Kiss~Kaerimichi no Love Song, Hanamuke from Tegomass

11. Do you listen to them the most?
Top of my Ipod's Play count

12. If not, who is your favourite band/artist?
Aside from JE boys I also listen to Chemistry, Greeeen, Hirai Ken ... Man! They're good!!

13. Which band/singer did you listen/like the most before JE?
Chemistry, Hirai Ken and Rie Fu... Aside from J-artist, I also like the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Queen...


-KAT-TUN-

14. Who is your favourite in KAT-TUN?
Taguchi and Nakamaru (two guys on the right and left)

15. Why?
The only two Kat-Tun I like...

16. Do you have a favourite song of KAT-TUN?
I like Real Face and Don't You Ever Stop...

17. Do you have a favourite live of KAT-TUN? (solos counts, too)
None...

18. Do you have a favourite show appearance of KAT-TUN?
Hmm... Not really...

19. Who do you think can sing the best of KAT-TUN?
I hate to say this.. but... Jin

20. Who do you think can dance the most of KAT-TUN?
Junno!!!

21. Who is the girliest of KAT-TUN?
sa...

22. Who is the manliest of KAT-TUN?
Taguchi!!

23. Who is the cutest member of KAT-TUN?
Taguchi

24. Who is the funniest member of KAT-TUN?
Can't think of any

25. Who is the most prettiest in KAT-TUN?
Taguchi!!

26. Who has the best apperance in KAT-TUN?
Nakamaru...


-NEWS-
27. Who is your favourite in NEWS?
Massu!!! Buu-chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!! Watch out Massu flu.. ^^

28. Why?
He seems cute and strong at the same time...


29. Do you have a favourite song of NEWS?
NAnde2xDame2x, Chirarizumu, Izanaizuki and Nantoka Narusa


30. Do you have a favourite live of NEWS? (solos counts, too)
Ohoho... Chirarizumu and Sayaendou

31. Do you have a favourite show appearance of NEWS?
Nantoka Narusa perf. in Shounen Club Premium

32. Who do you think can sing the best of NEWS?
Tegoshi and Massu

33. Who do you think can dance the most of NEWS?
Massu!!

34. Who is the girliest of NEWS?
Earlier in my fandom, I would answer Tegoshi, but Koyama desu ne??

35. Who is the manliest of NEWS?
Ryo...! and He's not an Abang2 Dini!!

36. Who is the cutest member of NEWS?
Massuda definitely!

37. Who is the funniest member of NEWS?
Massu...

38. Who is the most prettiest in NEWS?
Yamapi

39. Who has the best apperance in NEWS
Pi!

40. Do you have a favourite PV of NEWS?
Sayaendou.. Since it wa the first NEWS's song that I listened to...


-Kanjani 8-
41. Who is your favourite in Kanjani 8?
Don't have one.. I love them as whole..

42. Why?
Yassu: for his indiffrent perspective towards gender and sex
Hina: for his tsukkomi ^^ and his ability to control these wild boys
Baru: For his gloomy past and his singing power
Yoko: for being his Baka-tensai self...
Maru: For his foolishness
Tacchon: For being a big baby.. ^^
Ryo: For being the second baby...
Uchi: for not being there...

43. Do you have a favourite song of Kanjani 8?
Kawaita Hana, Kaimono Boogie, Misetekure, Zukkoke Otoko Michi
44. Do you have a favourite live of Kanjani 8? (solos counts, too)
Ohohohoho.. Their Eito Ranger skits!! those things are hilarious!!!

45. Do you have a favourite show appearance of Kanjani 8?
Kawaita Hana, Eden in Shounen Club Premium

46. Who do you think can sing the best of Kanjani 8?
Subaru....<3

47. Who do you think can dance the most of Kanjani 8?
Yassan

48. Who is the girliest of Kanjani 8?
Appearance wise, Yassan laaaaah... the wholesome... Tatsu... ^^

49. Who is the manliest of Kanjani 8?
Hina and Maru!

50. Who is the cutest member of Kanjani 8?
Ohkura and Yassan

51. Who is the funniest member of Kanjani 8?
Yokocho!!!

52. Who is the most prettiest in Kanjani 8?
Yoko...

53. Who has the best appearance in Kanjani 8?
Ryo and Hina

54. Do you have a favourite PV of Kanjani 8?
You Can See.... Well, It's Hina and Maru only.. But it's too cool to be missed...

-ARASHI-
55. Who is your favourite in Arashi?
Sakurai Sho (and my fave from all JE also)

57. Do you have a favourite song of Arashi?
Love So Sweet! and lately Beautiful Day

58. Do you have a favourite live of Arashi? (solos counts, too)
Matsujun's Yabai-Yabai-yabai from One con... How cool is that???

59. Do you have a favourite show appearance of Arashi?
Arashi No Shukudai Kun...

60. Who do you think can sing the best of Arashi?
Captain!

61. Who do you think can dance the most of Arashi?
Captain also...

62. Who is the girliest of Arashi?
Jun... Nino came close...

63. Who is the manliest of Arashi?
Sakurai...

64. Who is the cutest member of Arashi?
Aiba

65. Who is the funniest member of Arashi?
All of them except Jun.. With the order: Aiba, Ohno, Sho, Nino ...><>

-OTHERS-

69. Who is your favourite younger unit? (ABC, Ya-ya-yah, Kiss my ft, Question...)
Don't really follow the younger unit... Does Tegomass counts as younger unit?? I do like them... ^^

70. Who is your favourite older unit? (V6, T&T, Smap, V6, Kinki Kids...)
Tokio!! HUhahhah... TnT in older unit?? They're younger than Arashi... ^^

71. Do you have a favourite member of any younger or older unit?
More of the older unit... Nagase and Mabo from Tokio, Okada and Inohara from V6..

72. Do you have a favourite song of any younger or older unit?
- Sorafune, South End and Boku No Renai Jijyou by Tokio
- Yakusoku, Kanashimi Blue by KinKi Kids
- Utao Utao, Ai Nanda, Honey Beat by V6
- Midnight Shuffle by Kondo Masahiko

73. Do you have a favourite show with any younger or older unit?
Shounen Club Premium, Utaban, Dohmoto Kyoudai, JE Sport event

74. Do you have a favourite live of any younger or older unit?
Performances in Shounen Club Premium, Countdown

-DORAMA-

75. Do you have a favourite actor in JE?
Nagase Tomoya, Ninomiya Kazunari and Nishikido Ryo

76. Do you have a favourite dorama starring with one of JE?
Kisarazu Cat's Eye, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Nobuta Wo Produce, Last Friends

77. What was your very first dorama staring with one of JE?
Ordinary People -- Kimura Takuya

78. Which dorama of JE do you watch recently?
Konkatsu (Nakai Masahiro) and Hero (Kimtaku)

79. Which dorama of JE do you want to watch?
The Quiz Show (Yoko and Sakurai), The Shigotonin (Ohkura, Mabo, Higashiyama), Orthos No Inu (Takki and Kiddo), Niini no Koto Wasurenaide (Kiddo)

80. Who do you wish would should start acting, who hasn't yet?
They all have act.. But I want Aiba to get a lead role in a dorama..

81. Who do you wish should stop acting, because he sucks at acting or he should do something else instead?
Akanishi Jin (don't hesitate to beck to your hiatus day) and Ueda Tatsuya please do something else....

-Questions for fun-
82. Do you think that you are JE addicted?
Yes...

83. Why do you think so?
I feel hollow whenever I did not see or hear anything from those boys

84. What will you do seeing your favourite Johnny standing infront of your door?
Asked him to marry me...Huahhahahah!

85. What advantages does starting liking JE give you?
A heavenly satisfaction... ^^

86. What disadvantages does it give you?
You starting to craving for some more...

87. How many times a day do you think about JE?
Approximately 12 to 16 hours...

88. How many times do you have the face of your favourite Johnny around you? (Poster or
Photos on wall, computer layout ect.)
My lappie wallie in the office is YokoYassan Kicyu clip, at home Kanjani8...

89. If your favourite Johnny or your favourite JE has to grant you a wish what would it be?
To be their manager?

90. If you have a wish about JE, what would it be?
I could inherit the business or at least have a business brain like Johnny-san...

91. If you are reborn, you wish to be who in johnnys?
Kitagawa Johnny (without the scandal tho)

92. If you are a Johhny's right now, who do you wish you are?
Murakami Shingo so I can tsukkomi anyone... ^^

93. If you can ask your favourite Johnny or your favourite JE band a question, what would it be?
Would you hold a routine concert in my country?

94. Did you ever had a dream with a Johhny?
One or twice...

95. If yes, when was it and what was it?
Once dreamt about Yamapi's death... *shudder*

96. Do you have any realizeable goal in your life that has to do with JE?
Started to save some money to go to Japan (with a hidden agenda to meet one of the boys)

97. Do you like JE BL fanfic?
Never read one, but I like the idea of coupling them... ^^ Yassuba, Ohryo,

98. If yes, who are the best couple of JE?
Ohryo!!! Ohkura and Ryo... Baby combi!!! >0<

99. If you are Johnny-san what would you change about JE?
Their Costumes!! Man! those hideous!