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'Popolo' December mag scans!

here are the Popolo Dec mag scans!

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credits: Ami-chan

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[news] Akanishi Jin's Sexy Singing Excites Crowds

Akanishi Jin's Sexy Singing Excites Crowds [5/11/09]:

On November 2nd a special preview event of the film 'BANDAGE' was held. As Akanishi and the other cast members made their way onto the stage, loud screams erupted from the audience. The director Kobayashi lauded Akanishi. "I personally requested to have Akanishi play the lead role. He quickly executed whatever I asked him to do. He exceeded all expectations." The costars also praised Akanishi. "Akanishi-san was very friendly and made everyone relax." "Although he acts as if he doesn't care, he actually is gentle and was constantly caring about the other members." Akanishi looked slightly embarrassed but managed to say "I'm flattered (laugh)." The crowd laughed to see Akanishi acting so shyly. He then commented about the film. "The worldview was brilliant. I immediately fell in love with it."
In the film Akanishi's character fronts a five member rock band called 'LANDS'. The role seemed to have become a natural part of him. Just like in the movie, he and the other actors who played the band members could be seen smiling and joking with each other throughout the event. Even while they were onstage they whispered among themselves and shared a few laughs. Kobayashi, while smiling at the five actors, said he was satisfied with the work he'd done. "Since I'm originally from the music industry, it was my first time to direct a movie. But there was no stress, and I was able to relax and enjoy the whole process." [Kobayashi is famous as a music producer.]
For each of the 1000 tickets for a seat at the event, 300 fans applied. They were treated to an unexpected surprise. After the movie ended, the real LANDS members started to perform live. Kaneko wildly beat the drums, the director Kobayashi played the keyboard while the vocalist Akanishi sang seductively. Soon everyone was on their feet. LANDS played aggressively throughout their performance.
'BANDAGE' is set in the 1990s, when rock bands were all the rage in Japan. The young main characters work hard to achieve their dreams, but eventually discord surfaces, and they eventually find themselves on the brink of dissolving the band. The movie also takes a jab at the dark side of the music industry

source: music japan plus

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Koki's 24th Birthday! + Kame's holiday in Okinawa

Firstly, it's my dear aniki KOKI's 24th b'day today (Nov 5)!

Otanjoubi omedatou-gozaimasu KOKI!!!
Happy 24th B'day my Aniki!!!

Hope you have a wonderful b'day surrounded by lots of love & best wishes to you!

secondly, now that Dream Boys 2009 has finished, fanofsam in Kame's thread @ AF has reported that she read from a fan's blog that Kame is currently taking a break from work & he's going on a holiday to Okinawa with his family! I'm glad to see him now taking a well-deserved rest after a very busy & tough yr this yr, hope he takes it easy & enjoys his break with his family to recuperate!

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'Myojo' December mag scans!

here are some of the Myojo Dec mag scans!

scans re-uploaded by me...but as always please credit Ami-chan for sending them to me!

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Channel [V]'s Battle of the Pop; Japan vs Korea results!

Ok, from my last report about Channel [V]'s BoP; Japan vs Korea, we all know that KAT-TUN were battling their senpai Arashi in the final round...we also know that the final round ended on October 25th, with the votes in that round hidden. The final results were aired on TV on Channel [V] on November 1 @ 2pm in Hong Kong & Singapore & 3pm in Malaysia.

Ever since then, I have been searching for the final results online, since I don't live in HK/SG or MAL...and I finally found the results today on Arashi_On! As expected, Arashi won the battle & was crowned the 'champion' of this 'Battle of the Pop'. I think ever since it was revealed that KAT-TUN & senpai Arashi were going head to head in the final round, we all had that sinking feeling that it would be very hard for us to beat Arashi & win...but hey, at least we tried & as long as we believe in our hearts that we have tried our best & put up a good fight, that's all it really matters!

Winning is not always important, regardless of what the outcome is, as long as we believe that KT are the best in our hearts, then that's what's really important!

Besides, we still really deserve to pat ourselves on the back, since even though we were unable to beat Arashi at the end...we still managed to beat 2 of Korea's heavyweights; Big Bang & DBSK/TVXQ in round 1 & 3

And I think if our KT guys were to know how dedicated we fans are & how much we support them, I'm sure they'll be really happy!

Anyway, here are the final results...

Total votes in final round:
Arashi: 20,304 votes
KAT-TUN: 14,106 votes

TOTAL SCORE OVERALL (Leader Board):
1) Arashi [Japan] - 101,171 votes
2) KAT-TUN [Japan] - 84,579 votes
3) DBSK/TVXQ [Korea] - 68,888 votes
4) Super Junior [Korea] - 33,464 votes
5) Nakashima Mika [Japan] - 21,267 votes

As you can see from the leaderboard, Japan wins taking 1st, 2nd & 5th positions! And for KAT-TUN to be in #2 is still great!

credits: soft rain11 @ arashi_on

J-POP SAIKOU!KAT-TUN SAIKOU!!

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'Wink Up' November mag scans!

Minna, konnichiwa! I'm back again!
Arigatou to all my readers who leave comments here (and even those who don't)! I'm glad there's loyal readers & KT fans visiting this blog frequently

arigatou for all your support guys!

Anyway, here are the Wink Up Nov mag scans!

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re-uploaded by me, but please also credit my friend Ami-chan for sending me these scans!

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'Popolo' Dec 2009 - What is your karaoke style?

You know what I love about Japanese ent mags? Often they conduct these weird but interesting & fun polls & surveys for the readers to participate in. And I have posted some of these polls here...if you think the 'Popolo Gakuen' polls published previously in Popolo mag was odd? Well, apparently they've done it again! This time, it's even weirder! In 'Popolo's most recent December issue, they published a quiz of some sort for their readers to test on themselves...basically, like any normal multiple answers quiz, you choose the answer that best describes you for each question.
For this particular survey, readers are being quized on, and based on their final results to determine which JE group's style & songs suits your karaoke style the best! Sounds weird doesn't it? But like always, these little polls & surveys are still fun to read!
Apart from KAT-TUN's style, the other JE groups included in the final results are Arashi, Kanjani8 & Tegomass.

Monsterx1603 was kind enough to translate the survey & results! I won't post the whole thing because it's too long! But here's the link to the translations:
http://xmonster1603.livejournal.com/20787.html

the link also includes a what they call a 'Johnny's love song library', which contains several songs from KAT-TUN, Arashi, Kanjani8, Tegomass & NewS, as picked by 1500 readers.
Please credit xmonster1603 for the translations!

I tried the survey & my style turned out to be KAT-TUN! YIPPEE!

What luck! And how accurate it is! Because it's true, most of the songs I always sing at karaoke are indeed KT songs!

KT's songs are generally very upbeat & catchy, their songs are the sort which really gives you the urge to get up & dance & make you feel good, and lighten your mood!

but KT also has some really lovely ballads too, which my friends & I love to sing at karaoke too!

Anyway, why don't you guys give this quiz a go & see which JE group style you end up getting? It's fun!

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Also, just a little bit of update on Jin's upcoming movie Bandage...my good friend Ami-chan has informed me that there will be a special advance screening of the movie on Nov 2nd in Japan. But it's only going to be a exclusive screening reserved for only media commentators & special invitations. The actual release date of the movie is January of 2010.

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[news] KAT-TUN Nakamaru's Favorite Cosmetic Items!

KAT-TUN Nakamaru's Favorite Cosmetic Items! [29/10/09]:

Recently KAT-TUN member Nakamaru has become fond of several cosmetic items! What are they?

"Hi, this is Nakamaru Yuichi. Compared to a while ago there are a wide variety of cosmetic items for men. So today I'm going to tell you about some I'm often using. After washing my face I usually apply toning lotion or if my skin's really dry some cream to moisten it. As for face wash I recommend 'OXY'. I first learned about it when one of the [KAT-TUN] members appeared in a TV commercial for 'OXY'. It becomes bubbly in a short amount of time, takes care of stains and you feel refreshed after using it. So I think it's a good choice even for women who want to refresh themselves. As for toning lotions I've recently started to use 'Goku-jyun-α (極潤α)', which is part of line of skincare products called 'Hada Labo (肌研)'. It has 'super hyaluronic acid' in it and it really helps keep the skin moist. By far I think this is the best combination."

Nakamaru seriously cares about his skin! With that much attention his good looks might become even better!

credits: music japan plus

this was a bit shocking for me, I didn't know Maru-kun was this conscious about skincare! lol!

then again, MJP tends to exaggerate their articles a bit.

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