i only heard 5 of the 6 solos, lol. i heard LOVEJUICE, PARASITE, ai no hana (great ballad), SMACK, and natsu no basho (very catchy). i need to hear the full version of kame's "w/o notice??". but the "chu" part is hilarious. :P

my favorite Maru solo is "key of life"! "SMACK" has grown on me also. :) Ueda's voice training definitely payed off in "Ai no Hana"! i think it's my favorite Ueda solo now w/ "Love in snow".

i'm starting to like "w/o notice??" a lot too. though, it's not my favorite Kame solo. :P

DID U GUYS SEE JIN'S VIVI PHOTOSHOOT? IT'S LIKE. WOW. FLASHBACK TO OLDEN TIMES. :laugh it's hot. i love it. i think i wanna buy a copy.
SCANS | ARTICLE TRANSLATION

i like how JE guys randomly pop up in ViVi. i got a copy with Ayu on the cover & i was flipping through it & BAM! NISHIKIDO RYO. i screamed. XD

EDIT:
ayupi: AI NO HANA LYRICS :)

^ thanks for the link :)
the lyrics are so pretty ^^

wow! those pictures are hott =D
i love his hair like that so much ^^

SHEEZUS.

T∀BOO (Preview): JONE_RECORDS

the strings in the beginning? they blew my mind.

another preview came out today, "MOTHER/FATHER". but, it's my least favorite so far. XD it's definitely an album track. maybe the lyrics will get me to like it.

BUT OMFG. "T∀BOO" IS JUST EPIC WIN. "OUR STORY ~Prologue~" is like, a pop version of "Yorokobi no Uta". it's cute & mellow!

this album is gonna bust my brain cells, i can feel it. D:
there's so much diversity between the tracks & i LOVE it.

I only ended up pre-ordering 2 of the 3 LE DUES singles but I'm determined to get a Nakamaru/Ueda copy because I LOVE the composition of "SMACK."

My two cents regarding JE paychecks: I think the KAT-TUN members are far from being poor and believe they completely downplay how much they make. Being one of the most popular junior groups, they've been working consistently even before their official debut (dramas, long-term contracts with companies like DoCoMo, program tie-ins, etc.) I'd say they make well into the 100k+ range, at the very least. And the more projects they do outside the group, the more $$ they earn as individuals. I found this chart, but can't confirm since it's so old. If it doesn't include music royalties, we're talking more dough per person.

Speculation @ LJ user uwasako says Arashi's MatsuJun spent $400 grand over "several months" on jewelry. Assuming he paid for it, and got the standard 30% frequent buyer discount many celebs get and maybe got some for free, he's still paying a lot so it's fair to say even mid-level Johnny's get a decent paycheck.
Jin says he's not the type to spend a lot of money on stuff like fashion but I call BS because he's consistently seen in designer clothing and his watch is worth like $10,000+.

...that ran a little long...

ANYWAYS, Jin's shoot for Vivi looks great! If I can find the issue at Kino next month, I'll have to buy it.

i read about Jin & his whole i-don't-spend-money-on-fashion too! and i'm like, "...yeah, right! YOU AND YOUR DOLCE & GABBANA UNDERWEAR SPEAK LIES!" :laugh

i don't think the Johnny's idols are as poor as people perceive them to be (just look at Nakai, LOL). i'm pretty sure it applies to the Johnny's Juniors though, seeing now that K8 only talked about the hard times while they were Juniors.

isn't this real face performance from utawara adorable?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDYrEuikDA4

jin holding the baby! :luv2

don't we all, kaori. don't we all. :weep

it's at #3 today, i think.

as usual, the chart drop very fast in second week.. :p

on a really random note, I've been seeing Don't U Ever Stop written like DUES so I thought they had a song called "DUES" and I'm like wait, where did this song come from?!

-random dumb blonde moment-

i thought that at first too! your not the only one. i only found out recently, lol.

yay! I'm not the only one :yes
It is confusing for some of us :yes

eep! i've been using "DUES" since Day 1, so i'm sorry if i confused some people. :P

aww, there's been a lot of old clips that have been uploaded on YouTube and i'm having some sort of fangirl nostalgia. :laugh it's been a while since i've seen them.

JR. JIN IS A CAT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ5JQI4nYhQ

JUNIOR FIGHT IV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCU2IxDjBtQ
i LOVELOVE this clip. Tackey directed, while Yokoyama Yu wrote the script. Shige, Koyama, YamaPi, & others are in this too. :) see Nakamaru's girly scream of doom. & JUNNO ABUSE.

LOL. see, they weren't so WILD & SEXY before. :P