YES YES YES! this was totally expected, but it's still surprising seeing as how less active the group has become since 2008. i'm so excited! :D

Huh? A NEW ALBUM!? (At least for Ayu fans we can calm down that NEWS is NOT releasing any singles coming up...)

lol live is such a misleading title XDD

BUT ZOMG FINALLY A NEW ALBUM !!!!11 IT'S BEEN SO LONG NEWS *cries*
This is the best kpop/jpop year of my life :weep

lol big deal really

if it's not NEWS then it will be another Johnny if not non Johnny that ayumi will be up against in the near future ~_~

anyway I'm excited to know the details/tracklist for live soon !

it's great that BE FUNKY ! is included & I'm assuming Koi no ABO & Sakura Girl will be definitely in too !

I don't know if Masuda's solo Pumpkin will be made into a studio track , I bet Jia Rong will go !!!!!!!!!!!!! :laugh

WOOHOO. can i get a "hell yeah!" up in hurr?! :P but, "live" as the title, eh? interesting.

LET ME GUESS. there will be YamaPi & Ryo solos. a crazy KoyaShige shenanigan song. and a song that will showcase Tegoshi's vocals.

:laugh

:laugh

I really want all the NEWS members to sing solo stuff but since it has happened for pacific & colour , I will not be surprised if the same format will follow again for the new album T-T

Oh wow, sales are oh so important and ALL J-Pop artists NEED to have good sales in order to survive. Oh wow. :rolleyes

OH YES. NOW THAT YOU'VE MENTIONED IT...

I hope Akatsuki, Pumpkin and SUPERMAN will be included. XD I'm wanting too much.

And an awesome Massu-frontman song. XD

I support a lot of artistes who can't sell for crap's sake but do I care ?

obviously not ~_~

if you support an artiste just because he/she sells well on Oricon then you're so superficial & have a fake bake mind >_>

xD xD xD xD

I hope at least 1 of the 3 Masuda solos you cited out will be available in the new album

if not ick , I don't know , I march down to Johnny's head office & demand that by hook or by crook , Masuda will record 1 of his solos just for you 8D :innocent

gah I don't know whether to pronounce the title as
live: as in a live performance
or
live: as in I live for the day when I can preorder the album

which one do you think?

^ my initial perception is your 2nd one :)

and wow they have solo songs in color? can someone tell me what they are?

oh wow this is so cool, thanks jiarong, I never knew any of these :laugh

omg :roflmao

I can't believe you can remember that LONG song title with the trio pairing , unbelievable Jia Rong D:

for once I want to see solos by the other 4 , it's not fair to just keep on giving to Ryo & Yamapi , it's not like as though the rest can't sing

Me wants Tegoshi solo *.*
But something more like Ai Nante <3

garrr I want to preorder it already. When do you think it's going to be released?
September?

xD

btw do you count Alibi from pacific as a KoyaShige no. aside from Chirarizumu ?

Because I only can hear Koyama & Shige in Alibi so :O

yeah another Ai Nante will be awesome

I'm quite sure a release date for live will be known somewhere this week & I'm assuming somewhere in Sept since they will be performing at Tokyo & Osaka Domes next month

newskattuneito@LJ wrote

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at the parts I highlighted in bold @_@ D: X_X

so I'm going to assume that live will be released in the same format as touch ?

I'm not sure why but O.M.G , studio recording for Share !!!!!!! & also another song that GReeeN wrote/composed <3 *________________*

I want another weeek again T-T

:weep this is amazing. seriously. i'm happy to hear that GReeeeN is still active, though, lol. i miss them :(

i wanna hear this song like....now :grumpy

If you also want to count the solo/paired songs from touch


which makes me realize i don't listen to this album at all!

Hell yes.. why doesn't the best singer in NEWS get his own solo :headache
He pretty much owned Kesenai and Ai Nante though.
I'm vouching for Massu too (cross fingers for Pumpkin to be on album)

Really? I didn't know entire NEWS sang the chorus... I thought it was KoyaShige as main vocals and then Tegomass did the background stuff. (No RyoPi)
(Alibi will always remain another KoyaShige song for me... they should perform it live already, that song's so awesome :P)


Edit:
Uwaaaa~~ Can i hope for another weeeek haha
Studio recording of Share should be nice too~~

NIIIICCCEEE!!!! I can't wait!! I love Share <3

rumoured album covers for live

http://a.imageshack.us/img192/6290/covernews.jpg

I already said rumoured so those might or might not be the actual covers which's found at some China website by miitla@LJ

that's really early if those are the actual covers. there's not even a release date or a johnnys-net confirmation :P

i like the color covers better, lol. so i hope these are fake.

ok assuming that those covers are real , isn't it almost like the same concept they applied for Yamapi's One in a million ?

you know , putting their pics at the back while slapping coloured coded words in the front centre

but yeah I hope those pics are fake covers xD

now that you mention it, it's sorta the same concept, but i think yamapi pulled it off beter, lol. i think these covers are fake, though, so i hope for decent covers since it's JE after all :laugh

haha yeah

in general , covers for NEWS's albums are good . I think colour & pacific are on par with each other

that's why I said I really hope those covers for live are fake :no

anyway today (it's already Tue morning for me) , Ryo's CM for 7-Up will start airing on TV 8D

http://community.livejournal.com/ara...t/1016000.html

sorry but how can Ryo be shy in the beginning shooting for the CM ? o_O

it's air guitar after all :roflmao

how is ryo shy if he played as sousuke in last friends?! LOL. :laugh i look forward to this CM :P

xD yeah tell me about it

the shooting probably was on par with what ARASHI did during their G no Arashi for all I know lmao

maybe after I watched Ryo's 7Up CM , I will go & drink 7Up after that :innocent

^ according to gigabytexx from news_jpop, those covers are fanmade from the winkup july photoshoot

i know that after the one in a million cd covers u can't expect anything these days, but thank God these are not real lol

I know in America 7Up is administered by Cadbury and elsewhere around the world is Pepsi...in Japan, is it administered by Suntory, which administers Pepsi in Japan?

thank god indeed, haha! thanks for clarifying :D

indeed , that's a relief to know LOL xD

Johnny's Entertainment was probably running out of ideas in line with Yamapi's One in a million covers ~_~

I'm hoping the covers for live will be something of them with microphones & being in a stage like concert setting cos you know x)

lol thank God the covers are fanmade those were gross!

lol those covers are hilarious XD
but seriously yah after one in a millions covers... hmmm they wouldn't have been surprising!! lol

I can't wait to see the real ones! <3

screencaps/download of Ryo's 7 UP CM & making offshot

http://shinobu-kujo.livejournal.com/9739.html

it will be locked in 3 days's time so hurry hurry xD

OMG Ryo is just XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXDDDDDDDDDDDD in the 7UP CM , epic but he looks great playing air guitar XXXXXXXXXXDDDDDDDDDDDD

YESSSS GReeeeN! :heart i expect an awesome song. i can't wait! :D

& RYO IS PRECIOUS, OMG. :lmfao

LOL I was so tempted to drink 7Up just now after I saw the CM ~_~

but luckily I went & get Sunkist orange juice instead of 7Up hahahaha xD xD

Yamapi's One in A Million sold 161K+ in the 1st week

http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/78717/full/

i found the making of, if it wasn't already posted...


and the CM was so cute! :heart i kinda wish ryo wasn't so tanned, though, lol. i like him lighter :lech

lol actually I already saw the making of for the CM but it's ok x)

I wonder if there's a longer 30 secs of Ryo's 7UP ad floating somewhere around the net

as 15 seconds is just too short T-T

but dammit he make me want to drink 7UP again now LOL

**** me now Nishikido Ryo. I want your love.

cross posting this in both NEWS & Kanjani8 thread

scans of the whole Chonmage Purin photobook

http://nishikii.livejournal.com/21691.html

aw the cover's adorable

don't know who's interested to get One in a million but Taiwan press preorder links are already up for all 3 editions on 5music Taiwan

CD + DVD - http://www.5music.com.tw/CDList-C.asp?cdno=431455678660

CD LE - http://www.5music.com.tw/CDList-C.asp?cdno=431455678664

CD RE - http://www.5music.com.tw/CDList-C.asp?cdno=431455678669

jpopasia reported about the new album live

http://www.jpopasia.com/news/4698/ne...september.html

wow if that's the real album cover for live (which I doubt it's as images shown on websites of Johnny's are not allowed) then it's <3

oh lol

yeah I knew it somehow or another it's not the real album cover

if so , Johnny will come after jpopasia will a stick or 2 xD

When are pre-orders going to be up...
*is grumpy*

scans of Ryo in 2 magazines -> Cinema Square & Jille

http://totsu.livejournal.com/37090.html

JE ranking of most "tsundere" guy:
http://community.livejournal.com/ara...82.html#cutid1

yamapi at #4 of course, but.....wth is tegoshi doing in there? :irked where's ryo instead?! :grumpy

:roflmao

^ Tegoshi a tsundere .. XD ? That's random =S

i don't see yamapi talking enough to even be on that list... tego's not tsundere!! He's just harmlessly selfish!
Ryo needs to be in yamapi's spot

Edit: I guess i had a different definition of tsundere in my mind.... anyway, kick out tego and put ryo in there lol

lol I think something will be really wrong if I see people like Koyama if not Shige on the list

but seeing Tegoshi there , eh really ? :eyebrow

lol I think it would be awesome if Tegoshi is a tsundere XD but yah no can't see it XD

this is lulz poll anywayz

tsundere = ?

Basically they act all cold and cool on the outside but then have moments of weakness around people they like.
Wiki page if my explanation fails XD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundere
Biggest tsundere is Domyouji from Hana Yori Dango XD That's who I think of when tsundere is mentioned. And also tons of anime characters Rie Kugimiya voices for XD

^ I get what u mean. I'm a tsundere too LOL ;)

^ lol that was a sensual shot :lech

nobody is a better Tsundere than Domoyoji FOR SURE

The other guys can take a hike on it xD

:bow39

^ of course ;p

there's no competition in such a poll like that

I think my MatsuJun bias has kicked in here again 8D

Twitered earlier on from CDJapan's Twitter page 8D

links are finally up to preorder Live which will be out on 15th Sept !

CD - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JECN-241

CD + DVD - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JECN-239

Tracklist

1. 恋のABO
2. さくらガール
3. BE FUNKY!
4. Supernatural
5. 秋の空
6. 生まれし君へ
7. Wake Up
8. Dancin' in the Secret
9. 2人/130000000の奇跡
10. D.T.F
11. エンドレス・サマー
12. ワンダーランド
13. LIVE
14. Forever (Unplugged Ver.)
15. Share

last 2 tracks highlighted are only available in the CD only edition of live

SWEEEEEEEEEEEET. :D

i'll get on translating/romanizing for you guys! :cool

wow i reli like the titles, especially Supernatural!

The tracklist's official , Jia Rong

http://www.neowing.co.jp/track_for_c...l?KEY=JECN-241

Neowing included the Romanji there somemore

but it's not stated will it follow the same concept as pacific & colour , in terms of whether got any trio/pair pairings of songs & etc

here's the best i could do...:P

1. 恋のABO;; Koi no ABO;; Love's ABO
2. さくらガール;; Sakura Girl;; Cherry Blossom Girl
3. BE FUNKY!
4. Supernatural
5. 秋の空;; Aki no Sora;; Fall (as in the season, lol) Sky
6. 生まれし君へ;; Umareshi Kimi he;; Who was born for you (sorry, using Google translate for this one)
7. Wake Up
8. Dancin' in the Secret
9. 2人/130000000の奇跡;; Futari/130000000 no Kiseki;; Two People/130000000 Miracles
10. D.T.F
11. エンドレス・サマー;; Endless Summer
12. ワンダーランド;; Wonderland
13. LIVE
14. Forever (Unplugged Ver.)
15. Share

D.T.F

DO THE FUNK (lol idk)
DANCE TIL FRIDAY
DANCING TALENTED FREAKS
DAMN THAT'S FUNNY!!
DUDE THAT'S FABULOUS!!
DEFEAT THE FAIRY
DARING TIGER FALLS
DEAD TINY FISHEYES (lol i remember NEWS fans trended #deadfisheyes for Pi on Twitter)
DID TEGOSHI FART?

ok that's all from me right now. :laugh

^ My bet is on the 6th one :yes .. DANCE TILL FRIDAY comes close though

Dancin' in the Secret sounds like a fun song 8D

And studio ver of Share :heart

Johnny's Net has updated its website in line with the new album & it's spelt in full upper caps for the 1st time aka LIVE

http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/.../pop_live.html

strange that the tracklist is

恋のABO / さくらガール / BE FUNKY! / Supernatural /
秋の空 / 生まれし君へ / Wake Up / Dancin' in the Secret /
2人/130000000の奇跡 / D.T.F / エンドレス・サマー /
ワンダーランド / LIVE / Forever（Unplugged Ver.） / Share

so I guess like what Jia Rong said , the tracklist might be changed in due course x)

It's an acoustic live session that they recorded. I can't wait! Sounds beautiful!
I ordered the DVD one. Though I wanted Share ;_; I guess I'll have to buy Koi no ABO then XD.

I'm super excited!!!

D.T.F = :roflmao johnny's love their D's don't they :P

september 15th feels so close! i like the tracklist. but i wanna see covers, lol. i'm just so happy it's all official now! yay! :yatta

:bow39

LOL you always can wait for avex Taiwan if you want to get the CD only of LIVE you know 8D

I'm getting CD only , Taiwan press wise as I want the 2 bonus tracks

the DVD footages I can download from the net if I feel like it ;p

LMAO! YES!!!! ^^

5musicTaiwan mentioned that for the DVD footages of LIVE , it will be 30 mins long including the offshot

DVD収録内容 <約30分収録予定>

http://www.5music.com.tw/CDList-C.asp?cdno=431455678855

that info is not reflected on http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/.../pop_live.html yet

as for LIVE (the song) , the lyrics are written by GReeeeN while the song's composed/produced by JIN (no not Akanishi Jin xD but a member in GReeeeN)

GReeeeＮのプロデューサーJIN氏作詞/作曲の新曲「LIVE」を収録。

Also , NEWS will be on the cover of Oct's duet - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview....ontent=Twitter

i heard a few songs that JIN produced, but i hope it'll be really good for LIVE! i dunno if i expect another fun song as weeeek, but i still have some hope :P

concert logo for LIVE! LIVE! LIVE! NEWS DOME PARTY 2010

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/9...0320c4d369.jpg

http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/...ta/consta.html

haha it's very cute xD

I like the various colours that were used & it's quite weeek inspired , with the font going on & all to a certain extent

Change of tracklist for LIVE

01 Koi no ABO
02 LIVE
03 Umareshi Kimi e (Who Was Born To You)
04 Supernatural
05 Aki no Sora (Autumn Sky)
06 Futari (2 Of Us) / 130000000 no Kiseki (Million Miracles)
07 Dancin' in the Secret
08 Wonderland
09 Sakura Girl
10 BE FUNKY!
11 D.T.F
12 Naiyou no Nai Tegami (Letter With No Content) ; no more Wake Up in place now
13 Endless Summer
14 Share (CD Only Track)
15 Forever（Unplugged Ver.）(CD Only Track)

http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/.../pop_live.html

Oh ya the first thing that went through my mind was how much it looked like "weeeek"... yay~ let's hope Live will live up to that greatness :P

oh good , for a moment there , I thought I was the only one who thought so haha xD

^ 読み：イチオクサンゼンマンブンノフタリノキセキ
"Reading: Ichi Oku Man San Zen Man Bun no Futari no Kiseki"

i think that's right. LOL. the Katakana throws me off, but i'm pretty sure that's what it says. :P

Yamapi's One in a million has been certified Platinum for shipment of 250K copies

http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201007.html

strange that RIAJ certified it as an album & not a single o_O

cute concert logo! you know, because they announced the album so quickly after anticipating it for awhile, i feel like the album release is a bit rushed, haha. literally, it's not. but to me, it just feels that way. :P maybe i should re-listen to color to get me in a NEWS mood (too focused on arashi lately :innocent) :mini

the concert logo is so adorable~! reminds me of the comics lol

The concert logo is cute ! Colorful NEWS is the best XD

yeah I felt the same way too

I think Johnny's rushing to get LIVE released to soothe the fans's fears that NEWS's done & all

I hope LIVE will not be another Dream"A"live for me to handle , that will be D:

@Beauty4123: Right.. the whole news about the concert and then the album was anticipated for some time, but now that everything's happening so fast, it feels a little overwhelming... still, i can't help but feel a little relieved though.

That song easily gets me into tearworks mode... not just the lyrics, but also the way they sang it *sigh* I know they meant the lyrics to have a happier, hopeful note, but just the whole concept of death gets me really down.
maybe its just me but sometimes I can't listen to Tegomass because their songs make me too emotional D:

Yamashita Tomohisa & Iseya Yusuke in boxing shorts

Upcoming movie, “Ashita no Joe (Tomorrow’s Joe)“, will be released in Feburary of 2011. Ashita no Joe is a legendary boxing manga, and both Yamashita Tomohisa (NEWS) and Iseya Yusuke will play a boxer. It will be a while before the movie is released, but the photos of Yamashita Tomohisa and Iseya Yusuke in boxing shorts have been revealed to generate interest.

According to Sports Nippon, both of them dealt with amazingly hard training. Yamapi started the training in February, not only weight lifting, but also had a special diet, as he only ate chicken breast and salad. Due to the hard training, Yamapi lost 8.5 kg even though he was already skinny, but he looks more muscular. After seeing his firm flesh muscles, even other NEWS members were worried about him.

When the shoot for the climax of the movie occurred in May, Yamapi and Yusuke’s body fat percentage were 5% (Yamapi) and 3% (Yusuke), which are even lower numbers than professional athletes.

http://www.tokyohive.com/2010/08/yam...boxing-shorts/

Ashita no Joe website - http://www.ashitano-joe.com/

Wow that's really scary D: . I thought Ueda having 10% of body fat in his body was :O but this's really .__.

no way I can see myself eating only chicken breast & salad , that will be really depressing for me to handle

ashita no joe teaser!

http://community.livejournal.com/japan_now/917243.html

yamapi's lookin' good :cool

February's quite a long time - we still have another six months to wait...

^ wow that's kinda scary... O__O

wow..after looking at that picture, i now realize how skinny he's gotten. poor yamapi :( hopefully now that shooting is over, he'll gain back some of the weight.

Seems like that he was on a diet to ensure that he does well for the film...

he's all about mussles now lol
But I'm sure he'll gain some weight anytime soon ^^