sorry for asking this, just see the CM for Toyota Doraemon, is the one who played Suneo is really Yamapi?

^ yes.

can't wait to know what this announcement is! :D

waiting in anticipation for this woo :banana1 :banana2

if so , then this will be their 1st single which will feature the new 4 piece NEWS group yay

dwango announces its yearly download ranking

dwango (mobile content provider) has announced the results of its yearly download ranking!

Check out the results below!

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<dwango.jp (Uta)> Chaku-uta 2011 Yearly Ranking

01. “Lotus” – Arashi
02. “Everybody Go” – Kis-My-Ft2
03. “Meikyu Love Song” – Arashi
04. “Aoi Bench” – Tegomass
05. “Maru Maru Mori Mori!” – Kaoru to Tomoki, Tamani Mook.
06. “Distance” – Nishino Kana
07. “Promise” – A.N.JELL
08. “Miss You” – A.N.JELL
09. “GO GO Summer!” – KARA
10. “Mada Minu Sekai e” – Arashi

<dwango.jp (Full)> Artist 2011 Yearly Ranking

01. Golden Bomber
02. AKB48
03. KARA
04. Nishino Kana
05. EXILE
06. NEWS
07. Shoujo Jidai
08. Kis-My-Ft2
09. Koda Kumi
10. JUJU

http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/12/dwa...nload-ranking/

Yamashita Tomohisa opens up about withdrawing from NEWS

Actor/singer Yamashita Tomohisa (26) held a press conference on December 7th to commemorate the first day of shooting for his upcoming drama, “Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata~Ending Planner~“. During the event, he opened up about his withdrawal from NEWS for the first time.

Yamashita stunned the J-Pop industry back in October when he announced that he would be departing from the group along with fellow member Nishikido Ryo.

The pop star revealed that although he did many solo activities while he was in the group, he started to think about going alone seriously during his solo Asia tour. “There were many things going on inside of me, and it made me think deeply as a 25 year old man,” he began.

He continued, “There was a difference between NEWS’ colour and my colour, and it was also difficult to juggle both the group and my personal activities, timewise. Life is just one time, so I wanted to tackle this challenge in going solo. You can’t do things all your way if you stay in a group, because it could cause trouble for other members; but if you are alone, you have to take all the responsibilities on your own, so you can try different things without worrying.”

Reportedly, he first discussed his withdrawal plans with NEWS back in June. “They told me ‘Let’s try each other’s best as good rivals’ in the end, and those word pushed my back.”

In J-Pop, Akanishi Jin established a major precedent when he withdrew from KAT-TUN back in July 2010, however, Yamashita decided not to ask his friend for advice. “I did not ask him for advice since I usually don’t talk to Akanishi about work,” he said.

So, what has Yamashita been up to since leaving NEWS? “I’ve started reading many books. I think I need to learn more things. Though I had depended on the members until now, all responsibilities fall on me from now on,” he said.

As for his future plans, Yamashita stated, “I would like to try many different [acting] roles even if it’s not the lead role, and of course I will continue my activities as a singer. I also want to cherish my time to communicate with fans at live concert after next year.”

Yamashita will start his full solo activities as an actor and as a singer starting next year. Meanwhile, his drama will begin airing on January 12th, 2012.

http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/12/yam...ing-from-news/

eee ye sian >__________>

so much for talks on squashing rumours on a new single T_T

Yamapi's new show [Route 66 ~ lone man's America]

Yamashita Tomohisa (26) will be travelling alone on America's famous route 66 as part of the NTV program [Yamashita Tomohisa Route 66~ Lone man's America] (Monday night 1:29 am, starts on January 2nd, 1:59 am). It is his first regular program outside of dramas. He will be driving an American car made in the same year as he was born, 1985, travelling from Chicago to Santa Monica, a total of 3755 km.

Yamashita will be embarking on an 'self searching' American travel. The show will last 3 months, and document his travels very closely. The stage for this travel is America's first cross country road, a symbolism of American culture, US Route 66, or colloquially known as just Route 66. Yamashita will be driving an '85 Chevy C20, going from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California.

Shooting took place from November 3rd to 18th. Getting to experience the highly anticipated cowboy lifestyle, communicating with Native Americans, and meeting with 'Uncle Angel' who is vying for the revival of Route 66, he encountered many things. 'Seeing the magnificient landscape and experiencing nature, discussing life's philosophies with many people, in all it was a great opportunity to find myself again' said Yamashita. Route 66 which opened in 1926 and abandoned since 1985, gives Yamashita a sense of fate, being born in that same year.

Yamashita withdrew from NEWS in October. As he restarts his career as a solo artist, with this sense of reset, he planned his aspired American travels despite being in the country many times before. Without a manager or makeup artist, he has had to do everything by himself, from driving to washing to cooking.

NTV's Suzue: 'He had looked worried initially when he left. But he gradually grew into it and became stronger. When he came back, he seemed like a different person'

Look forward as Yamashita displaying his mature side in America, starts afresh in 2012.

http://aramatheydidnt.livejournal.com/3127610.html

Woah o_o

Tegomass promises to resume activities with NEWS

On December 18th, Tegomass (comprised of NEWS members Tegoshi Yuya and Masuda Takahisa) performed at the Yokohama Arena leg of their nationwide tour.

During the concert, Tegoshi promised to resume their activities as NEWS members, saying, “As NEWS, we want to steadily release new material.”

Since Yamashita Tomohisa focused on his solo career and Nishikido Ryo was busy with his own activities in Kanjani8, NEWS wasn’t able to do much this year.

Back in October, Tegoshi commented, “Including what’s around us, all kinds of things happened,” referring to the turmoil from both the Tohoku disaster and the departure of Yamashita and Nishikido. He continued, “However, we want to be positive and continue making things that will leave an impression.”

At the concert, Tegomass sang a total of 24 songs for 15,000 fans.

http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/12/teg...ies-with-news/

Fuji TV posted an official announcement today confirming Koyama as a member of the cast of the Winter Monday night 'Getsu 9' drama 'Lucky Seven.'

This detective drama stars Arashi's Matsumoto Jun as Takita Shuntaro, one of a team of seven detectives and a novice detective who gets completely absorbed in his job.

Koyama will be appearing as his younger and more sensible brother, Kojiro.

http://aramatheydidnt.livejournal.com/3186632.html

Wow , Koyama & MatsuJun as brothers in a drama ? I'm intrigued :p

Yamapi's One in a Million CDTV premier live
http://video.sina.com.cn/v/b/69030419-1738069730.html
or
http://vimeo.com/34410645

Yamapi sang Daite Senorita & Seishun Amigo at the Shanghai countdown

http://aramatheydidnt.livejournal.com/3223097.html

dunno if I should post this here, but didn't want to bother creating a new thread... So some yamapi big news!

New single scheduled for a spring release '愛、テキサス', theme song of Yamapi's new drama, move to warner music~~

a new single?! awesome. :yatta can't wait!

what , he's moving to Warner Music , just like his BFF Akanishi ? O_O

Anyway Love Texas sounds well ... you know LOL . I hope it wouldn't be something cheesy :x

Yamashita Tomohisa to sing the theme song for his upcoming drama

It’s been announced that Yamashita Tomohisa will sing the theme song for his upcoming drama, ‘Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata~Ending Planner~‘, which will start airing on January 12th through TBS. It’s been about six years since Yamashita sang a theme song as a soloist after “Daite Senorita“, which was the theme for the 2006 drama, ‘Kurosagi‘.

The new song is titled “Ai, Texas“, and it was written by Tica・α (a.k.a Yakushimaru Etsuko, the vocalist of rock band Soutaisei Riron), and composed by Nagai Seiichi (the guitarist of Soutaisei Riron). Within the song, there’s a dialogue part where Yamashita recites a line.

Yamashita commented, “‘Ai, Texas’ is a punchy song that I have rarely heard before, and it matches [well] with the drama. So, I want everyone to listen to it.”

As reported earlier, ‘Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata~Ending Planner~’ is set at a funeral parlor that receives bodies from the police, and Yamashita will play the protagonist who unwillingly inherits the funeral parlor after his father passes away.

“Ai, Texas” is scheduled to be released from Warner Music Japan later this spring.

http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/01/yam...pcoming-drama/

Tiny preview snippet of Yamapi's Ai Texas



sounds nice but it's way too short for a preview :3