JECN-181
The SHIGOTONIN/Kyoka Suigetsu[w/ DVD, Limited Edition] CDA
1429 yen US$15/92.57 Release Date:2009/02/04
Description:New single release from The Shigotonin consisting of Noriyuki Higashiyama (Shonentai), Masahiro Matsuoka (TOKIO), and Tadayoshi Okura (Kanjani 8). Features theme song to TV drama "Hissatsu Shigotonin 2009." Limited edition includes bonus DVD featuring music video for "Kyoka Suigetsu" and making-of footage. *Unless otherwise indicated, DVDs are region-2 encoded (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and carry no subtitles.
URL - http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=JECN-181
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JECN-183
The SHIGOTONIN/Kyoka Suigetsu[Regular Edition] CDA
952 yen US$10/92.57 Release Date:2009/02/04
Description:New single release from The Shigotonin consisting of Noriyuki Higashiyama (Shonentai), Masahiro Matsuoka (TOKIO), and Tadayoshi Okura (Kanjani 8). Features theme song to TV drama "Hissatsu Shigotonin 2009." Regular version includes original Karaoke.
URL - http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=JECN-183

MSSL had some changes done to the songlist set & Sempai groups wise :

LIGHT IN YOUR HEART / V6

この瞬間（とき）、きっと夢じゃない
はじまりのうた / SMAP

Secret Code / KinKi Kids

雨傘 / TOKIO

source - http://community.livejournal.com/news_jpop/3442964.html

I haven't seen V6 performing LIGHT IN YOUR HEART yet so I'm excited for this . They were supposed to do Chou but that was scrapped

Top DVD sales of 2008 :

*6 *,135,012　We Are Φn' 39！！and U？ / KinKi Kids 08/06/18
20 *,*86,040　Endless SHOCK 2008 / 堂本光一(Domoto Koichi) 08/10/29

erm I just wonder , is ENDLESS SHOCK some sorta musical or something ? I always seen this 2 words together but I have no idea what it means

yes, ENDLESS SHOCK is a musical starring Domoto Koichi. he's been heading the musical for years now. and he gets one of his kouhai for at least one year to like, co-star with. this year was Ohkura Tadayoshi. Nishikido Ryo, Imai Tsubasa, & KAT-TUN have worked with ENDLESS SHOCK in the past.

& the ENDLESS SHOCK OST is the only Original Soundtrack to be a weekly #1 on ORICON. ^^

oh wow that's cool

is there some sorta plot going on in the musicial ?

NEOTXJC9-2
Tackey & Tsubasa/2009-2010 Johnny's School Calendar: Tackey & Tsubasa GOODS
2095 yen US$23/90.03 Release Date:2009/03/20
Description:Tacky & Tsubasa's official school calender for April 2009 - March 2010. Size: B4, monthly wall-hung calendar. Includes B5-size, 36-page "LOVE Q&A Book" (subject to change). *The calender may take a week or so to become available for shipping. The calenders come housed in specially made boxes, and because of this, they cannot be shipped together with any other type of products, such as CD, and DVD. Please place your calender order separately.
URL - http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=NEOTXJC9-2

whee Life Initiate

is it true once you hit your 10th anniversary, you don't get a Johnny's calendar anymore?

cuz damn, i remember KinKi Kids getting one. :weep

kinki kids "secret code" @ best artist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohAO98MOZPU

egad so this whole 10th anniversary 'curse' is true ? @_@

thanks Lisa !

oh I just remembered that Koichi's going to hit the grand old age of 30 on Jan 1st :thud

but he's still Prince material :D

Wendy has hard subbed the Senpai groups's videos that they did at Best Artist 2008 - http://newshfan.livejournal.com/73713.html

somemore details on Tackey's debut solo single - http://takki.us/updates/2691

& ooh I just checked the 1st post of the thread Irene & you probably want to update the info with regards to Tackey & KK's new single details <3

^ oh yeah. xD
thanks for reminding me.

damn, i can't believe husband #8 is gonna be 30.

haha yeah I can't imagine Koichi's going to turn 30 on the same day when the QoP DVD will be released in Japan @_@

but he's still hot so it's ok :laugh

i think the KinKi Kids aged well in general. as well as Kimura Takuya & Nagase Tomoya too (but he acts 15, LOL).

heck, the sempais are very-good looking old men. :laugh

frankly both KinKi Kids looked old & horrible when they were younger :dead2 but now it's the opposite especially Koichi's case :thud

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SMAP & TOKIO will be performing at Kouhaku - http://www3.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/artists/index.html

where're their Koukai's ? @_@

Koichi looks sad to turn 30...
If i'm a guy, I'll kill these people.

covers for new single
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b7...i89/cn0180.jpg http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b7...i89/cn0179.jpg
2009.1.28 Release

28th SINGLE
■完全初回限定盤：JECN-0179
　全3曲＋M1のBacking Track収録
■通常盤:JECN-0180 全3曲
¥ 1,000(tax in)

☆収録楽曲☆
M1. 約束　　
作詩：浅利進吾　作曲：加藤裕介　
編曲：家原正樹／加藤裕介
コーラスアレンジ：高橋哲也

M2. ユメハジメハナ　
作詩：前田たかひろ　作曲：林田健司　編曲：佐久間誠

[初回盤]
M3. 旅立ちの日　
作詩：Satomi　作曲：松本良喜　編曲：CHOKKAKU

※初回盤はM4にM1のBacking Trackを収録

[通常盤]
M3. Loving　
作詩・作曲：木下智哉　編曲：石塚知生

●初回盤詳細…
　①3面6Pジャケット
　②初回盤のみ「旅立ちの日」収録

●通常盤詳細…
　①2面4Pジャケット
　②通常盤のみ「Loving」収録

※M3楽曲＆ジャケット違いとなる完全初回生産限定盤
通常盤の2タイプをリリース!!

the covers for Yakusoku scares me :dead2

something tells me that it might be a depressing ballad , just look at their faces :no

they could've blended the 2 better (as a graphics person i could see some of these stuff, LMAO). but eh, the covers are OK~ considering how JE's been cheap with covers this year.

maybe we'll get why they change their eye color in the PV or something. xD

I LIKE DEPRESSING BALLADS. lol. but yeah, i don't think it's going to be a happy song. :3

Kinki Kids' ballads are awesome. I can't wait for their new single :D Seeing the cover, i think it'll be a depressing ballad too XD

I don't mind if Yakusoku sounds like a Harmony of December part 2

omfg, i love "Harmony of December". that's a really good winter song. :D

my favorite ballad of theirs is "Ai no Katamari". IT'S SO. AMAZING. i can't stress how much i love that song. :laugh

PS: props to whoever entered the V6 tag. i couldn't enter more tags. :3
whatabout V6 20th century?! LOL.