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LOL for a spilt second there , I thought I saw HONEY BEAT instead of Heart Beat :dead2

anyway omg Olympos is going to drop next Wed X_____________X

I want to hear the album now T_______________________T

Good new, i guess, but...why Jin and Kame are the only one to have a solo song? The others are used to fill up the cover only?? :shakehead

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Originally Posted by petitepiper (Post 2207310)

Good new, i guess, but...why Jin and Kame are the only one to have a solo song? The others are used to fill up the cover only?? :shakehead

It's the unfairness of Johnnys, I've been ranting about for months now. TTUN are just decoration, backup dancers or singers...whatever you want to call them for KA. Because KA bring in the fans. I really wonder sometimes what would've happened if Jin wouldn't have returned from America. They all say "they decided together" that he could return to his idol career, but honestly I think they just had to accept him back because without him the fans are cutdown by at least a third. I also think that nobody but Jin could've pulled that stunt (maybe Kame) the career of any other member in would have been over after that. (in JE at least)

that's the thing , I feel really sorry for T-TUN again as they also are talented & CAN sing

I wonder how will they feel in being 2nd fiddle mode :( . You might as well renamed the group as Akame & co. if this keeps up :o

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Originally Posted by Mai82Go (Post 2207448)

^ As you! That's why I could never recognize them as a group (beyond the number of member ...). They are so "away". It's bad for the rest of the member, because Koki, Ueda, Yuichi and Juno deserves as and maybe much more than Jin, I think :/. Stupide Jimusho!

look, i'm just being realistic here, but not all Johnny's groups are going to be SMAP (or Arashi now) where all of Japan are going to know all the members right off. it takes time. heck, no one knew who Arashi was like...3 years ago until HYD started up their fame. i remember when their sales barely reached 150k. or when people did not know any members other than MatsuJun.

even though KAT-TUN has been a solid unit since 2001, they've only had their debut in 2006! they're still "new". sure, Akame has had more exposure, but it was really in 2005 where people started paying attention to the group as well. and its going to take more time for T-TUN to gain the same attention as KA.

& while the Jimusho pushes KA far more, i'm sure they will capitalize on T-TUN when the time comes, just like Arashi. and they are starting to do that (albeit, slowly). i mean, i was pretty surprised when Nakamaru got the lead in "RESCUE" or when Ueda was the first to announce solo concerts.

tbqh, NEWS has it worse. honestly, who else is in NEWS other than YamaPi? JE actually let him release a solo single. a LEGIT solo single as "Yamashita Tomohisa" when he's in a group that is new and needs MORE attention than KT.

From Wednesday January 6 to Friday January 8

- Jin in Screen +

- KAT-TUN in Songs

- Betsufure Yamande SP

- Maru guest in Galileo Brain Research again

- Kame in Nakai's Black Variety again

- Yamanade special Valentine CM

- Shinseido named Jin and KAT-TUN's new songs

- Special Natsu Ringtones as present

- New KAT-TUN shop pictures

http://tsuyaka.livejournal.com/47389.html

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Originally Posted by ll moments ll (Post 2207575)

*startrant* Of course, they get their solo-work, too. And it's going to be like this probably - that as time goes by they get more attention (You're right....a few years ago, Arashi also was recognized for MatsuJun mainly with Nino and Sho coming somewhere second and nobody cared about Aiba and Ohno) But why keep doing this with the solo songs? It must hurt TTUN AND be bad for group dynamics. I was never a fan of NEWS, but the overeexposure of Yamapi is really something that unnerves me, too. (I don't like any NEWS member except maybe to a short extend Massu and I don't like their music) I mean, of course they cannot all be in the spotlight all the time. But if this keeps continuing you could, like Karen said, rename them to Akame & Co for real. And I like their voices - they CAN sing. They all should get solo songs, not just two of them. If it was only Kame, then it would also be ok, because it's for his drama and so. Then it's understandable. But I don't understand Jin's solo song, when he just even released an Album. Well, I understand why it's happening, I just don't think it's fair. *endrant*

:(

Akanishi will assumingly be singing A Page at his upcoming solo concert You & Jin

while for Kame's new one , I think it's because of demands from his fans which eventually let Johnny's to decide that it deserves to get the studio treatment & I'm not going to lie that it's a great song . I really like it when he did it live at last year's summer tour of theirs & it's so sweet/lovely

so yeah I think what J-One Records's doing is that just so happen both of them are having some sorta solo/drama activities up & running , they wanted to do this

I'm not going to deny that this's 1 move that people will like or don't like but it's the way the music business works sometimes T_T

NINKI:

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01 203.10 LANDS - Olympos

that's pretty good

can't wait to get my copy next week :D I preordered it though HMV Japan with another single to save on shipping fee a bit haha

Saturday January 9

- Jin in Fineboys+Plus Hair

- Cartoon KAT-TUN calling fans

- Jin in Sukkiri!

- Kame in Hanamaru

- ZoomSata small BANDAGE report

- Kame in Kings' Brunch

- Jin (LANDS) in All Night Nippon Radio

- OLYMPOS banner up

http://tsuyaka.livejournal.com/47714.html

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dammit someone accidentally uploaded the Olympos album earlier on at KAT-TUN LOVE LJ community but she removed ALL the MF links already T__________________T

i just DLed "Olympos"! i'll give thoughts later. BUT I AM SO EXCITED, lol. :tipsy
& oh! i can't wait for Kame on Hanamaru Cafe. i love that show! :D

& YamaNade starts this Friday! :luv2

EDIT;; LANDS - Olympos thoughts :)

Spoiler:

i want to watch the movie too. perhaps the context of the songs will be much clearer! but too bad it won't float on the internet until like...the DVD rip. DAMN. XD

as expected , Hatachi no Sensou is :heart & I knew it that I was going to like it from the preview that I heard on the BANDAGE ad

I haven't listen to the other songs yet . The 1st 2 songs are very ska influenced which surprised me

didn't like this album that much :/
Good thing I didn't order it
BANDAGE is definitly the best track on it

I liked :
サンキュー
二十歳の戦争
BANDAGE

Average :
勇気
鼓動
二十歳の戦争 -Y's edition-
元気 perfect issue

Didn't like :
オリンポス (liked the instrumental, but Jin kills it lol)
元気 ska version (his voice is too retouched...)

Love the cover though, and still addicted to BANDAGE <3

haha bless you Mylene but yeah I was really taken aback when I heard Olympos

I mean Ska influences in such a Johnny's album is quite unusual but I think Akanishi handled it pretty well & yeah BANDAGE's probably no doubt the best track on the EP followed by Hatachi no Sensou

Hatachi no Sensou -Y's edition- & Genki perfect issue should have been scrapped out since they're basically 'remixes' & I find them un-necessary to be on Olympos

I want another single like don´t you ever stop. With a solo song from each member.

And i want this LAND Phone Strap. How can I get it? It looks so cool! And glamorous.

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Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2209528)

Hatachi no Sensou -Y's edition- & Genki perfect issue should have been scrapped out since they're basically 'remixes' & I find them un-necessary to be on Olympos

i'm pretty sure "Genki perfect issue" is the "Original Version" of the song. "Genki" got re-named to "Genki perfect issue" when "Hatachi no Sensou -Y's edition-" got added on to the tracklist. "Genki ska version" is the "remix" LOL.

Misato;; i only know this place selling LANDS/BANDAGE offical items: http://easybreezy-js.livejournal.com/28995.html (1st batch ended today though) maybe you can e-mail them? they're reliable i assure you, since i've ordered KAT-TUN goods from them. :)

o_o

I think all the more I should listen again to Olympos later on cos I got quite confused over the 2 versions of Genki in there

i like both versions of Genki (ska>perfect issue, imho tho :P). they're almost like 2 different songs, actually. but yeah, the original version is "perfect issue", not the "ska version". :)