H!P Survey

Here's another survey.
I like surveys, so bear with me, please xD
This time, it's H!P-based.


1)When did you become a H!P fan?

Summer '08

2)How did you become a H!P fan?

I was downloading a bunch of J-Pop, and my big sister told me to get some MoMusu and W (Double You). I got one song by each and put them on my MP3 Player before my holiday to France. The W song didn't work, but I instantly loved the MoMusu song. The songs were 'Onna ni Sachi Are' and 'Koi no Vacances'.

3)Why you love H!P?

The members and songs are all awesome.

4)In your opinion, what's the best way to show your love for H!P?

I have no particular way in mind.

5)Who's your fave H!P member?And why?

Momoko Tsugunaga. Because she's awesome.

6)What H!P unit is your favorite?And why?

Buono! or Berryz Koubou. I love their songs and members. And my favourite member's in both.

7)Who is your fave solo H!P artist?And why?

Aya Matsuura. Her songs, voice and personality are all great.

8)Your Fave H!P song(or single or album)?And why?

MY BOY - Buono! I love the rockish feel to it.

9)Had you ever met H!P memeber(s) in person?(not including public performance such as concerts or musical)

No...never.

10)If you could meet your fave H!P member(s), what would you do?

Wow...I don't know. Ask for an autograph and a hug!

11)Had you ever go to H!P concert(s)? If you had, what concert did you attend?

I've never been to any concerts/gigs.

12)What H!P products do you buy most often?

CDs. That's all I own at the moment.

13)What's your most-valuable H!P treasure?

My Cafe Buono! CD. That's also all I own at the moment xD

14)How did you get H!P vids and music?

YouTube and online downloads. And CDs/DVDs

15)Had you ever dreamed about H!P member(s) in your dream?

Yeah. Once or twice.

16)Leave your message for H!P:

I have none.

Johnny's Entertainment Survey

Welcome back to my ridiculously neglected blog. I like surveys, so I'm going to get things started back up again with a J-Ent-based survey. I like J-Ent, too, of course. --w--

1. Which Johnny band is your favourite?
KAT-TUN

2. Why?
I love their music, and their members and everything about the group. Well...most things. Also, it is the group to which the majority of my favourite Johnnies belong.

3. Who is your favourite Johnny?
Jin Akanishi, hands down.

4. Why?
Urr...He's funny and very talented. He's good at dancing, great at acting and a brilliant singer (in my opinion, anyway). Of course, appearance does add to it a fair amount. xD But, yeah, Jin's awesome, pretty much.

5. When was your very first contact with a Johnny?
I was on MSN with a friend and she kept going on and on about her favourite member of her favourite J-Pop boyband. I decided to check him and the boyband out, and they were pretty cool. This was mid-2008.

6. Who was it?
Jin Akanishi xD

7. How did you know him?
My MSN friend kept going on about him, and said his name a lot xD

8. When actually did you really start listening/liking the JE?
Mid-2009. I already liked KAT-TUN and Hey! Say! JUMP, and my littler sister started listening to NewS. I had also checked out some other groups, like Arashi, so I started listening to them.

9. What incident brought you into JE?
There wasn't really an incident. Maybe watching the Keep the Faith and LIPS PVs?

10. Do you have a favourite JE song?
Multiple KAT-TUN songs?

11. Do you listen to them the most?
Well, out of JE, I certainly do listen to KAT-TUN the most, so, yeah, I guess.

12. If not, who is your favourite band/artist?
If you put it like that, I do listen to GACKT a lot! And, yes, he is my favourite artist. Ever. Hah...that's a GACKT song. =w=

13. Which band/singer did you listen/like the most before JE?
GACKT. This is still true, though. I also listened to Hello! Project a lot. Still do, as well.

KAT-TUN

14. Who is your favourite in KAT-TUN?
Jin Akanishi (That's kind of a given)

15. Why?
See Q.4

16. Do you have a favourite song of KAT-TUN?
That's a hard choice D=

17. Do you have a favourite live of KAT-TUN?
Break the Records. =D

18. Do you have a favourite show appearance of KAT-TUN?
Cartoon KAT-TUN. It's their own show, after all.

19. Who do you think can sing the best of KAT-TUN?
Jin. Obviously, I was going to say that.

20. Who do you think can dance the most of KAT-TUN?
Junnosuke's jazz-steps are fabulous. And, he's all gymnastics and stuff, so, yeah.

21. Who is the girliest of KAT-TUN?
Tatsuya Ueda. Minus his hairy limbs and muscles...If you think about it like that, Kame might work. But, Jin probably makes the most convincing woman.

22. Who is the manliest of KAT-TUN?
Urr...Yuichi. He's the only one I've never seen in drag.

23. Who is the cutest member of KAT-TUN?
No idea.

24. Who is the funniest in KAT-TUN?
The TaNaka duo, probably. =D

25. Who is the prettiest in KAT-TUN?
Kame or Tatsuya. Jin may have the prettiest eyes, though...*o*

26. Who has the best apperance in KAT-TUN?
Jin, when he's not being all hip-hop, an' stuff.

NEWS

27. Who is your favourite in NEWS?
Tomohisa Yamashita

28. Why?
Cause he's Yamapi, and that's awesome.

29. Do you have a favourite song of NewS?
Koi no ABO, or Taiyou no Namida.

30. Do you have a favourite live of NewS?
Winter Party Diamond.

31. Do you have a favourite show appearance of NEWS?
...No favourites...

32. Who do you think can sing the best of NEWS?
Yuya Tegoshi, without a doubt.

33. Who do you think can dance the most of NEWS?
Takahisa Masuda - the dancing in NewS isn't the best, mind.

34. Who is the girliest of NEWS?
Tego. But Shige has the girliest legs.

35. Who is the manliest of NEWS?
Ryo, probably. xD

36. Who is the cutest member of NEWS?
Again...urrr...Yuya probably...xD

37. Who is the funniest member of NEWS?
Yamapi. Or Koyashige. =D

38. Who is the most prettiest in NEWS?
Again, it's Yamapi.

39. Who has the best apperance in NEWS?
Urr...Yamapi. =D

40. Do you have a favourite PV of NEWS?
Koi no ABO or Summer Time.

Kanjani 8

41. Who is your favourite in Kanjani8?
Ryo Nishikido.

42. Why?
I don't know most of the group all that well, and I guess I like Ryo anyway.

43. Do you have a favourite song of Kanjani8?
Naniwa Iroha Bushi or Kanfuu Fighting.

44. Do you have a favourite live of Kanjani8?
I haven't seen any.

45. Do you have a favourite show appearance of Kanjani8?
Nope...

46. Who do you think can sing the best of Kanjani8?
Subaru Shibitani. Quite clearly.

47. Who do you think can dance the most of Kajani8?
I haven't payed much attention to their dancing.

48. Who is the girliest of Kanjani8?
Tadayoshi Okura?

49. Who is the manliest of Kanjani8?
Ryuhei Maruyama, possibly? =/

50. Who is the cutest member of Kanjani8?
Urr...Shota Yasuda, cause he's the only one who really fits the category...

51. Who is the funniest member of Kanjani8?
I dunno...Ryuhei Maruyama, even if it's only cause he scares me...

52. Who is the most prettiest in Kanjani8?
Tadayoshi Okura

53. Who has the best apperance in Kanjani8?
Dunno...

54. Do you have a favourite PV of Kanjani8?
Wahaha!

Arashi

55. Who is your favourite in Arashi?
Jun Matsumoto

56. Why?
Not sure. He just is. Funny cause I used to hate him.

57. Do you have a favourite song of Arashi?
Truth, Believe or Monster.

58. Do you have a favourite live of Arashi?
Never watched any xD

59. Do you have a favourite show appearance of Arashi?
The episode Arashi vs GACKT on their own show. But that's probably cause of Gackt's appearance, not their's.

60. Who do you think can sing the best of Arashi?
Satoshi Ohno.

61. Who do you think can dance the most of Arashi?
I know Ohno's meant to be into his dancing, but from what I've seen, it's MatsuJun.

62. Who is the girliest of Arashi?
Sho's legs.

63. Who is the manliest of Arashi?
Ohno? Even though...he's not particularly manly.

64. Who is the cutest member of Arashi?
Like KAT-TUN, I have no answer for this question.

65. Who is the funniest member of Arashi?
I can't choose.

66. Who is the most prettiest in Arashi?
Sho Sakurai. And MatsuJun in his own weird way.

67. Who has the best apperance in Arashi?
I don't know.

68. Do you have a favourite PV of Arashi?
Moster has a cool PV

OTHER UNITS

69. Who is your favourite younger unit?
Hey! Say! JUMP

70. Who is your favourite older unit?
Do LANDS count? If so, them.

72. Do you have a favourite song of any younger or older unit?
If LANDS count, then BANDAGE =D

73. Do you have a favourite show with any younger or older unit?
School Kakumei.

74. Do you have a favourite live of any younger or older unit?
Jumping Live Tour '09, or whatever it's called.

DORAMA

75. Do you have a favourite actor in JE?
Jin Akanishi or Kazuya Kamenashi. Yamapi's pretty awesome, too.

76. Do you have a favourite dorama starring with one of JE?
Yukan Club. =D
I like Nobuta wo Produce and Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge, and I like what I've watched so far of Anego.

77. What was your very first dorama staring with one of JE?
Nobuta wo Produce.

78. Which dorama of JE do you watch recently?
Anego. I'm in the middle of it. And I plan on watching episode 2 onwards of 1 Pound Gospel afterward (I've already watched the 1st).

79. Which dorama of JE do you want to watch?
The rest of 1 Pound Gospel and Gokusen 2. =D

80. Who do you wish would should start acting, who hasn't yet?
Tatsuya Ueda. He's only in one drama, and it's not even an important role, I don't think. And anyone one in JUMP who hasn't started yet.

81. Who do you wish should stop acting, because he sucks at acting or he should do something else instead?
No, I don't think so.

QUESTIONS FOR FUN

82. Do you think that you are JE addicted?
Probably, yes. xD

83. Why do you think so?
I like JE very much. And if I'm not obsessing over GACKT, I'm obsessing over KAT-TUN.

84. What will you do seeing your favourite Johnny standing infront of your door?
...Urr...Heee...I dunno D=

85. What advantages does starting liking JE give you?
Happiness.

86. What disadvantages does it give you?
Sadness (All the crap with KAT-TUN at the moment's bloody annoying)

87. How many times a day do you think about JE?
Several times...

88. How many times do you have the face of your favourite Johnny around you?
I have Jin as my current MSN pic. Also, I have pictures of him on my bedroom wall. xD And I have tons of KAT-TUN pics on my MP3 Player. So...several times a day.

89. If your favourite Johnny or your favourite JE has to grant you a wish what would it be?
That is a creepy question. Unless you are implying that Jin is a genie. Which he is not. Even though it does make for good pun material. (Jin-ie...? *shot*)

90. If you have a wish about JE, what would it be?
Jin staying in KAT-TUN, godammit. And, then, for him to be in more dramas. Oh, and photobooks...Specifically Jin photobooks =D

91. If you are reborn, you wish to be who?
Yuri Chinen. Cause he's a fancy midget. ?
Or, Kame. Cause then I'd be way cool. And in the same group as Jin. Ohoho.

92. If you are a Johnny's right now, who do you wish you are?
Read above.

93. If you can ask your favourite Johnny or your favourite JE band a question, what would it be?
There wouldn't be just one question...in normal circumstances.
Right now it would be 'Why can't you just stay in the one country, you daft man? Stay in your group!'
I do respect his decision to try it solo in America. If that's what he wants to do, then so be it. =.=
Even if I don't want that to happen. So...I probably wouldn't ask that...that would be mean...

94. Did you ever had a dream with a Johnny?
Yes.

95. If yes, when was it and what was it?
It was a while ago. I went to a cafe with my friend and Yamapi, and he bought us cake.

96. Do you have any realizeable goal in your life that has to do with JE?
See a JE concert? Meet a Johnny? Own all the KAT-TUN CDs? =D

97. Do you like JE BL fanfic?
I've never actually read any xD

98. If yes, who are the best couple of JE?
I've never really taken too much interest, but Akame are awesome. But only cause Jin and Kame separately are love too.

99. If you are Johnny-san what would you change about JE?
I wouldn't be attempting to basically kick Jin out...
And many other things...But only to make the great greater. =D

100. Do you like this survey?
Yes, I rather did.

Arashi to release new single~!

Arashi to release new single~!

Arashi's next single, titled 'Monster' is set for release on 19th May, 2010.
The single's (currently untitled) B-side is apparently a dance number =/
The Limited Edition will come with a DVD with the PV on it.
The A-Side will be used as the theme song for the group's leader, Satoshi Ohno,'s upcoming drama, 'Kaibutsu-kun'.
That's all the news available for now. I'll add updates when they are revealed.

~Phob~

KAT-TUN to release a new single~!

KAT-TUN to release a new single!

News on KAT-TUN's 12th single has been revealed!
The single is titled 'Going!' and will be released on the 12th May, 2010.
There will be three editions released, Regular Edition and Limited Editions A&B.
The single's B-Side is titled 'FALL DOWN' and the Limited Editions, of course, feature bonus tracks.
The Limited A edition features a currently Untitled track (more news on that will be added when it becomes available), and the Limited B features two solo songs;
I don't miss U (Koki Tanaka) and Answer (Yuichi Nakamaru).
Looking at the B-Sides for Love Yourself, it makes sense to assume that Junno and Tatsuya's solos will be on the next single, or something like that.
The Limited A edition also comes with a DVD, with PV and Making Of on it.
The single will also be the theme song for a new TV Program, titled 'Going! Sports and News'.
That's all the news on the single so far. Keep a look out for more updates here soon!
Thanks.

~Phob~

Happy Birthday, Ryutaro~!

Happy Birthday, Ryutaro Morimoto

Yeah, I'm not going to deny it, this is belated, considering that his birthday is on the 6th and it is currently the 7th here in the UK, but I didn't get a chance to update the blog yesterday, so, I'm sure you can see where the problem lay there.
Anyway, Hey! Say! JUMP's youngest member, Ryutaro Morimoto, has officially turned 15~!
Hope he had a good birthday~
Yep~

~Phob~

Happy Birthday, Rii~!

Happy Birthday, Risako Sugaya!

That's right, this time, it's not a Hey! Say! JUMP member~! =P
Even though it's still the 3rd here in the UK, it's already the 4th in Japan, and, seeing as it's Easter tomorrow, and I have plans, I probably wont get the chance to make this post in time.
So, it's Berryz Koubou's youngest member, Risako Sugaya,'s 16th birthday tomorrow!
Happy Birthday to her~!

~Phob~

Morning Musume to star in new musical~!

Morning Musume to star in new musical

'Fashionable' will be Morning Musume's first musical since the Cinderella Musical in 2008.
It will star all 8 members of current MoMusu, as well as °C-ute's current sub-leader, Saki Nakajima.
I have no idea what the plot is, so, that'll have to wait, I guess...^o^;

~Phob~

Morning Musume to release a new single~!

Morning Musume - Seishun Collection

News has been revealing concerning Morning Musume's 43rd single, and second single to feature their new 8-member lineup.
The single, officially titled 'Seishun Collection' (青春コレクション , trans; Youth Collection), will be released on the 9th June, 2010.
There will be 4 different editions (Regular Edition& Limited Editions A, B & C). There is currently no news on the tracklist or the release date of the Single V, though.
The A-side will be used as the theme song for MoMusu's upcoming musical 'Fashionable'.

~Phob~

Happr Birthday, Keito~!

Happy Birthday, Keito~!

Again, it's probably the 2nd in Japan by now, but seeing as it's still the 1st here in the UK, I still want to wish this guy a happy birthday.
That's right, another Hey! Say! JUMP member this time - It's Keito Okamoto'S 17th birthday~!
So, happy birthday to him, the English Boy (woo for Englishness *I live in Scotland, but I was born in England, so, what the hell - woo!*)
=w=

~Phob~

Cartoon KAT-TUN has come to an end

Cartoon KAT-TUN has come to an end...

KAT-TUN's long-running Variety show, Cartoon KAT-TUN, recently ended (on 24th March, 2010), after it's 3-year run, starting 4th April, 2007. It was aired every week on a Wednesday, from 11:55PM to 12:26 AM. It also had 152 episodes in total.

On the final episode, the members look at the most memorable scenes from over the past 3 years.
You can watch it with English subs here;
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3 (Final)

~Phob~

KT-TUN to tour Asia ~ A to perform in LA

KT-TUN to tour Asia A to perform in LA

KAT-TUN will be touring Asia some time in the near future, only, they will be touring as a 5-member group. Jin Akanishi will be heading back to America for a bit to work on a 3-show tour in LA, instead.

KAT-TUN will be performing in several venues throughout Asia, starting 2nd May. The tour will finish in some time around August (or so I believe). This includes two tours, the first being a tour around Japan only, and the second being a tour of Asia. There are also rumours of a Hawaii-based live. Here is a list of the venues;

◆ KAT-TUN LIVE TOUR 2010
※ () in the number of performances
Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center 05/02 (2)
Marine Messe Fukuoka 05/05 (2)
Shizuoka Ekopaarina 05/08 (2)
05/16 Sun Arena (2)
Sendai Sekisuihaimusupaarina 05/23 (2)
Hiroshima Green Arena 05/30 (2)
06/06 Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (2)
Fukui Sandomu 06/13 (2)
Kumamoto Grandmesse 06/19 (2)
06/26 Intex Osaka Hall 5 (1)
06/27 Intex Osaka Hall 5 (2)



07/16 Tokyo Dome (1)
07/17 Tokyo Dome (1)
07/24 Tokyo Dome (1)
07/25 Tokyo Dome (1)
Impact Arena Bangkok 07/31 (1)
Gymnastics Stadium in Seoul 08/06 (1)
Gymnastics Stadium in Seoul 08/07 (1)
08/21 at Kyocera Dome (1)
08/22 at Kyocera Dome (1)
08/27 Taiwan [untitled venue (-)
08/28 Taiwan [untitled venue (-)

From the looks of it, Taiwan's shows haven't been planned out yet.

As for Jin, he'll be heading of to California sometime in June. He will perform 3 shows over a space of two days, all three being held at Club Nokia. The first live starts on the 19th June. He plans to perform his shows mostly in English, as well. He wont be attending either of the KAT-TUN tours, as he plans to be working solo in the US for quite a while, returning sometime in October. Jin wont be leaving KAT-TUN (Thank God for that). He will also officially be the first member of Johnny's to perform solo in the US. He's probably also gone their to perfect his English (when he was a guest on Hanamaru he said this was something he wanted to do).

Even if they have gone in different directions for the time being, we, as fans, should continue to support the group as a whole.

~Phob~

Happy Birthday...

I haven't used this blog in ages...

To get back in the flow of things, I decided to make a theme dedicated to a very recent birthday.
First of all, I'm just going to say Happy Birthday to my buddy, KK, whose birthday was the 25th (i.e; yesterday).
Now, even though where he lives it's already the 27th, and his birthday has long passed, I just want to say Happy Birthday to Hey! Say! JUMP's 2nd oldest member...

Yuya Takaki

He's 20-years old, now! (:O Wow...That seems big for a H!S!J member =P)
Well, yeah, hope he had a lovely day~

Phob~!

Visualive Arena Tour 2009 Requiem Et Reminiscence II Final Chinkon To Saisei Released Date Pushed Back Even Further???A

Visualive Arena Tour 2009 Requiem Et Reminiscence II Final Chinkon To Saisei Released Date Pushed Back Even Further???

The date has now officially been changed to the 31st March - Let's hope this is the latest it can be released!

Hey! Say! JUMP - Hitomi no Screen [UPDATE]

Hey! Say! JUMP
Hitomi no Screen

It has been announced that the single will be released on 24th February~!
A PV should be out soon.
The single will consist of the A-side, the B-side (Kagayaki Days), and, exclusively for the Limited Edition version, another B-Side (Romeo&Juliet).

LANDS to release album~!

LANDS
Olympos

LANDS is a band created to promote the upcoming movie, Bandage, both (band and film) starring KAT-TUN member Jin Akanishi. The band consists of the latter Johnny and musician/ Bandage director, Takeshi Kobayashi.
The 10-track album, Olympos, has already been released (0n 13th January), and features the single track, BANDAGE.

NYC Boys to become permanent group~!

NYC Boys

NYC Boys are a 7-Member group made up of Hey! Say! JUMP's Ryosuke Yamada & Yuri Chinen and the 5-member group, Yuya Nakayama w/ B.I. Shadow. The initial in the name, despite regularly standing for 'New York City', stand for, in this case, Nakayama, Yamada and Chinen, with the Boys presumably representing the other 4. This group had originally been created solely for the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009, but, presumably, due to their great success, have been made permanent after one single release, Akuma no Koi/NYC. This is brilliant news, and I can't wait for their next single.

Hey! Say! JUMP to release new single~!

Hey! Say! JUMP
Hitomi no Screen

After what has been 1 1/2 years, the 10-member Johnny's group is set to release a new single - brilliant news for fans, such as myself! The single will be used as the theme song for Ryosuke Yamada's drama, Hidarime Tantei EYE. The song has been performed by the group live a fair bit recently, so, through this, the fans can get their hands on a live rip, which you can find below.

As for release dates, and the like, I'm not sure about that yet. It should be some time in the next few months, if we're lucky. The song's pretty amazing, so I have high hopes for the PV. I bet it's going to be excellent.

KAT-TUN to release a new single~!

KAT-TUN
Love yourself - Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki / The D-Motion

KAT-TUN's 11th single is set for release on 10th February, and the three different editions feature different B-Sides.
The regular edition single features a song called 'Heartbeat'; the Limited Type A edition features a Kazuya solo called 'Aishite Irukara', and the Limited Type B edition features a Jin solo called 'A Page'.
Love yourself will also be used as the theme song for Kazuya's new drama.
I've posted previews below, so check them out;

Love Yourself -Short Preview-


Love Yourself -Longer Preview-


The D-Motion -CM 1-


The D-Motion -CM 2-

Visualive Arena Tour 2009 Requiem Et Reminiscence II Final Chinkon To Saisei Released Date Pushed Back Again??

Visualive Arena Tour 2009 Requiem Et Reminiscence II Final Chinkon To Saisei
Release Date Pushed Back Again??

That's right - the Live DVD that was originally set for release sometime in December, before being pushed back to January is now set for release in February. It makes you wonder when it ever is going get released. I feel sorry for the people who pre-ordered it...
But, it's probably for the best - the more work that's put into it, the better the result, right??
I bet the whole DVD's going to be excellent, and there will hopefully be some brilliant backstage footage. Now, I wish I owned it (or rather, expecting to own it =P)

2010~!

I'm looking forward to great new year, and a wondeful decade!!! *dramatic*
I can't hear the word 'decade' without thinking of Gackt, anymore xD
I hope everyone had a great 2009, and enjoyed New Year's day~!
(We didn't get to watch Doctor Who...=/)
Thank you~!