i know almost everything about KAT-TUN. except where they live. :laugh
i guess. i'm not the ultimate JE fangirl? WHEN I'VE BEEN DEDICATING MY LIFE TO THEM SINCE 2005?! i'm kidding. LOL. i've known T&T since 2003, even.

well, i can't force anyone to like a JE group. just gotta let the ~magic~ happen. ;)
i'm open to any questions though.

aww your too kind, hazuki. :shughug i'm not THAT special. :dead2

btw, i do already like KAT-TUN. i just don't know much about each specific member. but i sure as hell love their music so far. :laugh

LOL

Ok Irene you're 2nd in command to Kaori or if you like it , you share the same ranking as her haha :laugh

same thing for me !

For the JE bands , I'm only skimming through the surface in that I only like them (so far) for their music & not for the members

yeah, i think me, Kaori, & Hazuki have the most JE knowledge here. ILU GIRLIES! ;) not just within a specific group, but with other JE groups as well. i may be the queen bee with KAT-TUN, but i also know a lot about KANJANI8 too. haha.

i really think it's cool that you guys are here for music and not looks. i was quite the opposite! :lmfao

i didn't find KAT-TUN good looking at first, either. like kaori, i was only into arashi and also tohoshinki, lol. but now i love their music, which is the most important thing. looks are a bonus though. :P

okkk, stupid question but I don't now KAT-TUN that well so I'll ask anyway...
Would their first album count as a BEST album or a studio album???

And yeah, I don't think these guys are attractive like at all but I do like their more aggressive rock songs :)

^ I think it counts as a studio album cause there are seven new songs o-o, and the older songs were never released as singles they were just performed live.

...you know, i consider it both. it's called Best of KAT-TUN since it does cover their 5 year Junior history. the songs on there are the most known from that period, but then there's the new songs too so i don't know. :laugh

okay, i'm guess i'm the odd one out, but i found KAT attractive more so than Arashi. and then the music (this sealed the deal, ultimately) and everything else came later!

awww, i didn't know i was the one that made you try KAT-TUN again, Kaori. i feel so special! :D

& Hazuki, i'll let you have the Queen of Pirates title if i get JE Empress. :lmfao

I think they will do a interview show, but different from 100Q. I think it'll be something like Arashi no Shukudai-kun. Plus, i hope they do collaborations with more artists. I LOVED the collaboration with Crystal Kay and Every Little Thing.

we're quite the opposite then, Kaori. :P
i'm the JE Empress, Hazuki's the Queen of Pirates, & YOU. are the Princess of Pirates. :lmfao

& yes, i do hope they continue collaborations as well as the 100Q. i love their interviews with the guest. they were so interesting! and the group chemistry was great too. :) i want my 6 members together plz!

whoever started that BoA rumor on cartoon KAT-TUN needs to be shot at. i was so excited for it & IT NEVER HAPPENED. K-T are huge BoA fans, LOL.

haha :laugh

nice of her to change your perception on the sextet

me too

looks are secondary but music goes a long way

I know their Best of KAT-TUN contains 7 new songs while the rest were tunes that they have done before prior to their official debut

any idea what're the so called 'new' songs on the album Irene ?

Titles labels - hey then how about me ? :grumpy

i just affiliate the new songs on the album as "debut period songs" since they're not old tunes like GOLD or WILDS OF MY HEART. they were made for their much-anticipated debut. i think the release of a single, album, & DVD were just JE's way of making up for their 5 years as a Johnny's Juniors unit and making NEWS & K8 debut before them. i mean, their debut was HUGE. :laugh

though, they do have a lot of unreleased material that could've gone on the album instead of the new songs. i mean, Seiten no Hekireki? Le ciel ~Kimi no Shiawase Inoru Kotoba~ (Original Mix)? etc. though, most of my other favorite songs from their Junior period are on the 2nd disc of cartoon KAT-TUN II You. i love FIGHT ALL NIGHT, LOVE or LIKE, & HEARTBREAK CLUB.

& LOL, since when was a princess above an empress? :P

a review for Queen of the Pirates!!!
OMFG, Taboo is still just one of the most aweseomest things...ever!
http://amaiwana.wordpress.com/2008/0...-studio-album/

Go & try their 1st album Best of KAT-TUN , Kevin

it's also good although some of the non singles need a bit more time to get drilled into your head

& yes I still think that T∀BOO's like the best opening song of an album that I came across for the year .

EDIT :

Current estimated sales for QOP - 274,339*

I have a question to ask about the album booklets for KAT-TUN's 3 albums . Don't they contain any pics inside the album sleeves at all ?

I have Best of KAT-TUN & the CD + DVD edition of QOP & there're no pics inside both album sleeves :(

EDIT again :

my take on Best of KAT-TUN - http://karenpang.blogspot.com/2008/0...f-kat-tun.html

---------------------------------

*1 *,446,101 **1,635 そばにいるね / 青山テルマ feat.Soulja 08/01/23
*2 *,443,300 ***,938 DON'T U EVER STOP / KAT-TUN 08/05/14
*3 *,421,902 ***,*** LIPS / KAT-TUN 08/02/06
*4 *,421,703 **5,851 羞恥心 / 羞恥心 08/04/09
*5 *,400,242 *13,574 キセキ / GReeeeN 08/05/28
*6 *,392,738 *26,749 One Love / 嵐 08/06/25
*7 *,374,449 ***,*** Step and Go / 嵐 08/02/20

Shuchishin will outsell LIPS by next week :weep

T∀BOO is really awesome. I really want a fancam of it ;-;

Fancam - Ai no Hana: http://community.livejournal.com/kat...e/3592473.html

OMG, Tat-chan has such a amazing voice. His voice is really beautiful. And fans singing the beginning is love <3

26 *,275,993 **1,654 KAT-TUN Ⅲ QUEEN OF PIRATES / KAT-TUN 08/06/04

OMG, THANK YOU TABOO FOR THE "AI NO HANA" FANCAM. :heart
i love that song, it's so beautiful!

i heard this week's cartoon KAT-TUN was "made of win". i still need to watch it though.

^ Ohh I think it's the one where they are finally together again. Gonna start watching it now. I hope it's like the one where they went to Okinawa..that is like my fave episode ever :heart.

^ i loved the Okinawa SP. that was really adorable. too bad it was raining cats & dogs. :dead2 Okinawa looked so beautiful when the weather was good.

the boys looked like they had a good time though. :)

The Sendai special is really fun. For the first part, Kame and Ueda act as AD's because of the batsu game from the Ayase Haruka okonomiyaki episode. The other 4 members give them a hard time by making them do stuff like fetch drinks and aid in making their lunch.
At the end, they play janken (rock, paper, scissors) to determine the AD's for the next round and it's Kame and Nakamaru. The preview for next week has Nakamaru preparing to bungee jump for the first time and the promo emphasizes the 7 year bond amongst the guys.

I have a question to ask about the album booklets for KAT-TUN's 3 albums . Don't they contain any pics inside the album sleeves at all ?

I have Best of KAT-TUN & the CD + DVD edition of QOP & there're no pics inside both album sleeves :( except for the album & back covers

is that a norm for KAT-TUN ?

http://newshfan.livejournal.com/2008/07/18/

haha, yeah. i loved the Sendai SP too. it was really fun seeing the 4 fatties torture Kame & Ueda. :laugh i hope they do more off-concert stuff like that and show it on cartoon KAT-TUN. :)

i'm really glad they have an actual bond now. it may have taken like, 6 or 7 years, but it's amazing how much they've changed. even when i started liking them, they didn't have a bond like they do now. ^^

i can't wait for next week!

karen - Best of KAT-TUN didn't have any pictures, the First Press Normal Edition of cartoon KAT-TUN II You had pictures, & the Regular Edition of -QoP- had pictures. :)

Thanks for that Irene

how about the singles ? do they have any pics inside the single sleeves ?

^ yeah, some of them do.

Real Face - none
SIGNAL - Limited Edition (CD+DVD)
Bokura no Machi de - Normal Edition (First Press)
Yorokobi no Uta - Limited Edition (CD+DVD) (there's a picture, but not a group one. it's a picture of the elevator from the PV. :dead2)
Keep the faith - Normal Edition (First Press)
LIPS - Normal Edition (First Press)
DON'T U EVER STOP - none

SIGNAL's photos were solo shots, while Bokura no Machi de & Keep the faith had group shots. LIPS had duo shots (Akakame, etc.).

hmm ok & :dead2 at Yorokobi no Uta

which contains the best single/album sleeve pics outta the whole lot ?

KAT-TUN doesn't sound big on this aspect

my favorite CD-packaging was for "Bokura no Machi de". i liked the CD cover, the group photo, & the art on the CD itself is pretty! Koki also designed the KAT-TUN logo, i think.

i liked "Keep the faith" & "SIGNAL" too. (i don't own the SIGNAL edition with photos though. :weep)

aw :(

they really should incorporate more pics in their single/album sleeves , they're too lazy :eviltongu

but at least they make up for this issue with their great music :D

haha yeah, they don't have a lot of photos in their releases. but i do like when it comes to music, they put more b-sides as well as the PV + PV making for their first presses. i can make do without the photos, that's what Johnny's magazines are for. :laugh

haha that's true :laugh

are they currently on tour or something to promote QOP ?

EDIT -- & oh Irene , any idea what're the 7 new songs that they recorded specially for Best of KAT-TUN ? cos I have no idea on that :dead2

yeahhh, the -QoP- tour has been going on since like, June 21st. i've posted numerous con reports/pics/scans on it.

& the "new" songs on Best of KAT-TUN: MIRACLE, BLUE TUESDAY, RHODESIA, SPECIAL HAPPINESS, ONE ON ONE, BUTTERFLY, & RUSH OF LIGHT.

a bit of trivia: "Harukana Yakusoku" was their very first unit song, while "SHE SAID..." was their last song as Johnny's Juniors. :)

awesome thank you so much for the info Irene :cool

I will add the 'new' songs trivia in my music blog right now

Harukana Yakusoku is awesome :D

so when will the tour conclude in Japan ? not anytime soon I assumed

you're welcome! :)

the tour will conclude at TOKYO DOME during the first week of August. they will have a total of four dome performances.

maybe after then they could work on a new single release. :innocent

wow sweet :cool

& yeah I'm dying for a new single , maybe a ballad will do nicely since the only ballad they have put out as a single currently goes to Bokura no Machi de which I adore

it's not that I don't like them to put out rock thumping songs as singles but sometimes it's not good when you have too much of a good thing

yeah, i think it's time for a different tune. i love the rock, but yeah, after YnU, Ktf, LIPS, even DUES had an electro/rock vibe to it, it's time for something new!

a ballad would be nice, but i like my ballads along the lines of ~EPIC-NESS~ and not bland, like SIGNAL's B-side "I'll be with you". LOL.

or electro/club would be awesome as well. :yes

aw :(

well from the singles that they have put out since 2 years ago , they only released 1 ballad ala Bokura no Machi de .

I love their ballads in Best of KAT-TUN & QOP , especially MOTHER / FATHER my god

that's true :yes

they sounded really awesome in Nannen Tattemo & SHOT !

The trumpets that was used in SHOT ! are :luv2

I really think this time they'll release a double a-side. I would like a upbeat song(like HELL, NO) and a sweet song. I mean, not a ballad, but a sweet-ballad, something like GLORIA and OUR STORY.

I would LOVE IT *_____*

oh yeah I totally forgot that an idea of a double A side will do nicely since I realise they have not put out 1 just as yet

I'm really a sucker for ballads since I adore all of them in QOP .

PRECIOUS ONE's :love

KAT-TUN never strikes me as a ballad group. not to mention they have so few ballads in their whole discography. and the ballads i like from them are -Ballad Versions- of an upper beat song (like GOLD & Le ciel). :P

Bokura no Machi de's an exception though. it's really beautiful. and watching Tatta Hitotsu no Koi did make me like the song a trillion times more! :laugh i also like Crazy Love & PRECIOUS ONE.

& I WANT DOUBLE A-SIDE TOO. :laugh

talking about the ballad version of GOLD , Irene , can you please upload it for me as I'm curious to hear how it sounds like , thanks !

& I see where Irene & Kaori are coming from especially the image that KAT-TUN portrayed onstage , with them being all moody & pissy like since their forte of sorts likes in hard rocking thumping no.s

^ ...er, ok. just watch out for Jin & his high note of doom. :laugh (GOLD -Ballad Version-)

yeah, their image does contribute to the fact that i can't imagine ballads from them. they can pull it off, i'm sure, but yeah, i like KAT-TUN w/ their high intensity and ero-kakkoi image. and when they do ballads, Koki doesn't rap! LOL.

EDIT: i'm still very pissed that Seiten no Hekireki did not make Best of KAT-TUN or CD release. :dead2

but i love it~ it should've made Best of KAT-TUN. UGH.

Jin was silver, not blonde, LOL. his ~diva stick~ was quite noticable in that performance though. :laugh ohhhh diva Jin. how i don't miss you~

EDIT: OH YEAH. WHAT ABOUT LE CIEL ~KIMI NO SHIAWASE INORU KOTOBA~? i'm pissed that the Original Mix didn't make a CD release also. UGH.

GOLD Ballad Version link - thanks !

eh I thought Tanaka did a bit of rapping of sorts in the background for MOTHER / FATHER ? not sure if that's counted though

Seiten no Hekireki is awesome. I really love it. *-*

I'll be with you is other amazing ballad from KAT-TUN. Kame's voice is so relaxing.

i'd love something like "un-" from QoP for a new single, but i dunno if it's counted as a ballad, really. :P as long as it's not a very slow song, then i'm fine. but i agree with you all, i'd just love something upbeat alot more. something rock..again. :laugh LIPS/Keep the faith FTW. :yes

^ They should have def pulled a Kuu for this album and do a PV for every song. (or at least like 3 songs <<")

I would want AFFECTION ～もう戻れない～, T∀BOO, SIX SENSES and Natsu no Basho cause I'm biased :love

SIX SENSESSSSSS PV OMG, i'd die a little. :laugh

i still play AFFECTION like, everyday. i freaking love that song. :heart

TVBOO? LOL! i never really understood why the A was turned upside down. i guess it makes it look ~cool~.

man if a PV was made for AFFECTION ～もう戻れない～ , that will be sweet !

haha :laugh

where're the ballads from Best of KAT-TUN like PRECIOUS ONE , BLUE TUESDAY ?

a PV for SIX SENSES will be sick but great

^ i think we're just talking about PVs for the songs for DUES/QoP. :laugh

SIX SENSES is something i need to see live in concert. the fancam for it looks so much fun! :)

oh right Irene

they really should make a PV for all the 4 limited tracks on QOP man , especially SIX SENSES & Ai no Command .

I can so imagine a PV plot for SHOT ! to be like :cool

EDIT -

so far for the year :

Album :

26 *,277,563 **1,570 KAT-TUN Ⅲ QUEEN OF PIRATES / KAT-TUN 08/06/04

Single/s :

*1 *,447,306 **1,205 そばにいるね / 青山テルマ feat.Soulja 08/01/23
*2 *,444,015 ***,715 DON'T U EVER STOP / KAT-TUN 08/05/14
*4 *,426,035 **4,332 羞恥心 / 羞恥心 08/04/09
*3 *,421,902 ***,*** LIPS / KAT-TUN 08/02/06

CARTOON KAT-TUN~



their Dome performances are coming soon~ i can't wait for the con reports. :)

it was out yesterday~ cKT shows every Wednesday. ;)

UGH I KNOW. i hate waiting for new KAT-TUN stuff. :dead2

you're not the only 1 on that Irene

hopefully later on in the year a concert DVD of the QOP tour will roll out which I don't mind to get it !

in a way I hope you're right on that Kaori because I'm going to be so broke when late Aug rolls by :weep

I say for the QOP concert DVD , at most early next year ?

well, "TOUR 2007 cartoon KAT-TUN II You" came out the same day as "Keep the faith" when it was a spring tour. so maybe winter next year. (if they plan to release the tour, that is. THEY BETTER!)

i just expect a fall single release and that's it for KAT-TUN music for this year. i hope one of the boys get a Fall Drama. :laugh

haha :laugh

well I love the tracklist of the QOP concert tour so I do hope that when the concert DVD rolls out , it will be awesome stuff since I love the whole album of QOP a hell lot .

Hopefully a new single will be announced soon , been playing DUES like there's no tomorrow :laugh

I was a bit disapointed with the new Cartoon KAT-TUN episode D: I mean it was nice seeing them bond but I never knew the WHOLE episode would just be about trying to get Maru to bungee jump. Maybe watching it in subs will be better idk.

I'm excited for the con reports on the dome tours though :D

i'm sure they'll release it, since this tour had 4 dome appearances. and they're one of JE's top-selling DVD concert acts, if not the best, so i think they'll make an effort to release it. their concert DVD first weeks outsell some of their fellow JE acts singles first weeks, haha.

EDIT: LOL. yeah, it was just about Maru bungee jumping. but i would much rather watch that than. the whole new concept thing. :)

so Irene who in KAT-TUN is the

- most sensitive aka a SNAG

- most scary cat

- care the most for KAT-TUN

- tear up real easily

hmmmm...

- sensitive: NONE. THEY ALL BE HARDCORE. jk. but i think Koki's pretty sensitive.
- scaredy cat: NAKAMARU YUICHI. just look from the latest cKT.
- care the most for KAT-TUN: well, Taguchi loves the group the most, LOL. but i think they all do.
- tear up real easily: Nakamaru? he's the only member i've seen crying. :lmfao

:roflmao

Nakamaru a scary cat ? that's hard to believe cos he's always been portrayed to me as being cool , calm & collected :innocent

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...mmage/kttt.jpg
awwww, T&T are so qt~ together.

MYOJO/POPOLO SEPT. 2008 + MISC -QoP- PHOTOS

oh Kame. JUST STRAIGHTEN THAT THING ON UR HEAD. plz & thx. ILU. :laugh

Well I can see why Koki has moved on from Kame. I can't get used to his current look! :thud He still looks pretty good though.

I lav the first picture of Koki and Maru from the Group - 2008.06-08 QoP concert: set, so cute~ Maru looks like a little kid :D

OMG, DOME TOUR is coming, and Kame's hair isn't good yet ._. WTF, he'll be with this hair in the last concert? :(

^ i pray that he'll straighten it. if he doesn't, omg. we're gonna see that mess on the DVD. :weep LOL.

Koki & Kame look good with anyone. LOL. though i prefer Ueda by himself. i don't like to ship him with anyone. i'm so mean, i know. :laugh

IS THIS A NEW CM?
i didn't see it before. :) it's cute!
it also uses "un-" as the background music.

it's for. lip balm. :laugh

i could live with the specks, but the hair. :weep

haha, cute CM! :P

I know i haven't been active really at all on this thread but i heard the Real Face for the first time the other day and I ADORE the beginning! ^^ does anybody know if there is like a ballad ver. of the song thatz all like that?? (and where I can DL it? lol)

there are 2 versions of "Real Face", the Original Mix on the single, and "Real Face #1" on Best of KAT-TUN. but, it's not really a ballad version. it's more toned down than the Original Mix. it sounds more like a B'z song (since Tak Matsumoto arranged it instead of CHOKKAKU). i don't know if you still want it, LOL.

oh i have the #1 ver.
thanks for the info! ^^
I wish there was a ballad ver!! >.< it would b SOOOOOOOO beautiful! like just a duet between Jin and Kame ^^ *sighs*

^ LOL so true.

though, it would be interesting to have "Real Face" as a ballad version. their ballad versions are lovely. i even think the ballad version of "Le ciel" is better than the Original Mix. but, i wish they kept the French words/phrases in the ballad version. :)

True, Real Face isn't Real Face without TaNaka.
The same happens with HELL, NO. Without the raps, the song wouln't be that cool and awesome.

I don't like Koki's rapping as much as Sho's lol

I would love CONGA, Le Ciel Original Mix, Seiten no Hekireki, MESSENGER, and other Jr. songs in an album. I hope when they release the 5th debut anniversay best, they include a second cd with the Jr. songs.

It would be cool if Johnny release three types of best alfum: 1 CD ONLY, CD+CD with their Jr. songs and CD+CD with two pre-debut solos of each member. Everybody would die to buy hahaha 8D *runs*

oh man you got that right . HELL , NO & Real Face are really nothing without JOKER's rapping .

I also find that without Tanaka's rapping , SHE SAID ... wouldn't have sound fabulous as it's

I LOVE "SEITEN NO HEKIREKI". :heart (i'm listening to it on YouTube. again.) that idea would be awesome, TABOO. i'd buy them all. :laugh

JIN AKANISHI SHOP PHOTOS FROM -QoP- TOUR
omg hiiiiiii~ Jin.

i really like their pirate costumes. they look legit! a definite step up from their Kaizokuban pirate outfits! :)

...but Jin bb, why the ridiculous headband? LOL.