Wow, that's crazy! =O Some struggle for 300k throughout the whole year and KAT-TUN got more than that within a week.
I didn't know "Yorokobi no Uta" sold that much on it's first week!

Can't wait for Utaban with KAT-TUN. ^^

^Yup I didn't know about YnU's first week sales.
I only know it doesn't pass 500k, right?


yup I'm referring to Love so sweet. :)

I don't think YnU even hit 400k...maybe I'm just thinking of something else >.<

YnU is sitting at 371k overall sales. :) i think. XD

371..
that's really great..
why they won't sell at 2008, so this single can become monster hits of the year 2008..
i hope.. ^^

Keep the faith , I think, is already on the top 10 best single sellers.

yep. it's right below Kuwata Keisuke's single. i think it will beat YnU this week, making it the new #5 yearly. it's currently #9 on the dailies since there's a lot of releases. i hope it climbs up!

HAPPY BDAY JUNNOSUKE TAGUCHI! :)

if anyone has the chance to see Junno's "Samurai Love Attack" on the cKTIIY DVD, you must see it! it was my favorite member solo! XD

Happy Birthday, Jun-kun! ^_^

入り口 出口 田口です。 :heart

Happy b-day Junno!! :banana1

omg the performance of samurai love attack was so funny!!
I burst out laughing when I saw Junno's horns XD

^
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1534613S...2669137&rank=0

the thing that i love most is that he's actually singing his solo. it's not lip-synched (unlike Kame/Koki). :D i love his horns too! i watched the whole DVD last night, it was sooooo good. i think it beats "Live Kaizokuban" for me. i wish Yamada Ryosuke was there for Hey!Say!7's perf. i'm starting to like him, Nakajima Yuuto, & Chinen Yuuri a lot. o__o. i feel like such a pedo. LMAO.

oh yeah, Yamada-kun's gonna be in "One Pound Gospel" as a Kame fanboy. LOL.

Happy birthday, Junno!!!
Stay hyper always!!! xD

For HS7, I only like Yamada Ryosuke! =)
He can be very kakkoi and very cute at times, especially in Tantei Gakuen Q!
And yayy, glad to see him in the same dorama as Kame!

If anyone saw this week's "Cartoon KAT-TUN", there was a little hint of what's to come for next week's "Yukan Club" (see pic)

Jin in drag will not help the confidence of some girls, lol.

credit goes to a poster in the kattunlove LJ.

junhno b'day??
happy b'day junno ^^

devilayu, i didn't see it..

Thanks for the Taguchi performance. It was really cute. ^^ Felt like real life anime. xD I think I like the live even more than the studio version. Props to him for singing live. ^^d

i like the live of "Samurai Love Attack" too! i felt like most of the songs on cK-TIIY were better live like "Jumpin' Up."

LOL. i loved this week's cartoon KAT-TUN. Kame & hyde were sooo cute. XD can't wait for cross-dressing Jin/Junno onYuukan Club!

^what's wrong with his lips?

Has anyone seen the 7th episode of Yukan Club?
Jin's english was amazing ^^

I'm excited for the next episode...Jin and Junno look so cute! XD

@Kaori - hahaha he always likes to do that, doesn't he?

@ayupi - yup I didn't know he's quite fluent in english.

^ wait til the ending of NwP. i was crying sooo bad. :'( it was sad & happy though. XD

dang, i saw YC too. so Jin did learn english here in the states, LOL! i was really impressed! it was natural and not so engrishy & i was impressed w/ Kashii Yuu (Noriko)'s pronunciation too. it was pretty good.

the last episode of NwP is a lot of different emotions =)

Oh I forgot that Kashii Yuu spoke english also...she did a good job ^^
lol yay Jin did learn something here xD

^yup I almost forgot about Kashii Yuu too. Her english's really good!

I cried at last ep of NwP too. cuz didn't really expect
that kind of ending.

^ yes the ending was really different from the rest of the drama.

KAT-TUN on Utaban was hilarious! Though I felt bad for them at the end XD

i enjoyed Utaban as well. poooor Maru. looked like he was dying during the eating section. XD i can't wait for Hey! Hey! Hey! (as well as all the other winter SPs they usually attend)

i finally got my "Keep the faith" single. <3 i love the picture they included in the 1st press version.

^ I'm glad you liked it so much :)

It was my first drama and is still my favorite...the whole thing made me emotional too...it was perfect. Usually I don't get to heartfelt over dramas and the like but this one really got to me :yes

:D

Well not so emotional during the first season...but during the second season I suppose I did cry a few times :rolleyes
Especially the last three episodes :no

NwP is responsible for getting me into JE. :D i loved it so much! i was really impressed with the 3 amigos YamaPi, Maki, & Kame. i really want a NwP SP or something. that would make my life. XD

"Keep the faith" is #1 today!

I'm really very touched by their friendship in NwP!!
Yup NwP really deserves a special episode since it's so popular.

Just watched Utaban last night. Poor Maru!! Look at his expression.
He really almost wanted to vomit out! xD

Keep the faith indeed is still strong and stable on the charts!
Omedetou!!

Better yet, a second season ^^

I was really happy to see KtF back at no.1 today...but it wasn't really surprising lol.

^hahaha.. then how the story will go on in second season?

I'd also like a special to NwP, maybe not necessarily a second season. As much as I love NwP, the ending was a little disappointing. Looking back it was good, but I would change some things if I had the chance to. xD Their friendship is great. I'd love to have such a friendship...

Congrats to KAT-TUN for todays #1. ^^

I was just joking about a second season...I can't think of any storyline at all lol =)
A special would have been perfect...it was kind of surprising there wasn't one...it was just left so open for it too...

^Me neither. If they'd make a second season, it would probably be about other people. For example, the same school and teachers, but a different class and therefore leadcharas. (Similar to "Gokusen" and "Gokusen 2".)

^Kamenashis acting is better than I expected. I already noticed that while watching "Gokusen 2". He was better than Akanishi, in my opinion. Akanishi had the same face all the time. lol Of course he had! xD What I mean is that he hardly acted with his face. At least I felt so. But maybe such was his role, because his acting was better during "Anego".

I thought Kame's acting was even better in "Tatta Hitotsu no Koi".
I bet he will be even more amazing in 1 Pound...that is a challenging role for him...so different from anything else he has done. I bet he will be great ^^

yay finally some news and pictures about 1 pound :)
http://mixmin199.livejournal.com/29059.html#cutid1

Kame > Jin in Gokusen 2. :yes G2 was exactly like G1, just different eye candy. XD i've always prefered Kame to Jin in the acting department. i'll definitely see how he'll do in "One Pound Gospel". it's going to be a challenge for him since he hasn't had a comedic lead yet. can't wait! & the girl that plays the nun is really pretty! :3 she's also really close w/ Horikita Maki.

Keep the faith
2nd week sales: #3 @ 36,708
total: 387,571 (currently #5 on yearly charts. it beat YnU's total sales in just 2 weeks!)

^Thanks for the info! Yayy it has passed YnU's sales!

yup perhaps special episode for NwP is really good!
Just look at those popular doramas, they even had special episodes!
So wondering why NwP doesn't have it?
Perhaps a reunion of Shuji, Akira and Nobuta is good! =)

Yup in my opinion, Kame really acts much better than Jin.
I agree with Aga-chan, Jin hardly acts with his face.
He doesn't really have much expression on his face though.
As for Kame, his acting's improving and improving.
He was really great in Tatta Hitotsu no Koi.
So I'm really looking forward for his performance in 1 Pound Gospel!

wow I hope KtF hits 400k!

yay a special was really needed for NwP...a reunion of the characters would have been perfect ^^ I was looking forward to watching them all graduate together in the real last episode...I guess it's a little late now xD

Kame is a much better actor then Jin...he always has been =)
Jin was pretty good in Anego though...well he got better ~~

Me too, 1 pound is going to be great ^^

^Hopefully there will be a NwP special. Who knows, maybe they wanted to wait until the leadactors will be older? ^^ Though it isn't too good to hold ones hopes too high...

Maybe I should watch "Tatta hitotsu no koi" then. Koki is also in it... =3

The thing about "Gokusen 2" is that because it is so similar to the first season (it even has the same music - in certain moments at least) everytime when Yankumi started talking about her "daiji na seito" etc. I could hardly not laugh. xD; It was getting old probably.

dropped very fast,,...
OMG..
that's bad..
are they chart always strong for the 1st only?

JE singles always drop drastically their 2nd week. it's nothing new. :] just look at NEWS, T&T, and all the other ones.

Aga-chan - i loved Tatta Hitotsu no Koi! you should definitely watch. the cast is lovely. i love Ayase Haruka, Toda Erika (she was in NwP too! as Shuuji's "girlfriend"), & Hiroaka Yuuta!

^Really? I thought he was great in MBMH...

Thanks. ^^ I'll try to watch it after I finished "Kurosagi". I'm still stuck on the second episode... (Yay, Koyama! ^.^)

Oh that is true...maybe there is still a chance :)

I really recommend Tatta hitotsu no koi also...it's a great drama and lots of Kame.
I like watching Koki act...he makes really funny facial expressions :yes

^ Have you seen "Byakkotai"? Koki was amazing in that...well it was a lot more of a serious role then he usually gets.

^Is "Byakkotai" good?

I think Kokis facial expressions are quite charming. And maybe he makes it depending on the character. It makes the character unique. And it also fits Nagases/Makkis weird expressions. lol

^ yah Byakkotai is a really good drama...Yamapi and Koki are the two main actors.
Well it's actually a 2-part SP...

Gotta agree, "Tatta Hitotsu no Koi" was a great drama! It actually made me cry. Ayase Haruka is so adorable in it. I haven't seen her in anything else but I'm thinking about watching her other dramas.
Kame in that drama is love. The whole cast had pretty good chemistry I think.

I like both Ayase and Kame in Tatta Hitotsu no Koi!!
Both of them really made very good chemistry!!!
THnK was really very sweet and romantic!

Out of all, I still like Koki in My Boss My Hero!
He really did a very great job in it! He was really very
hilarious, with all those weird expressions he made.

I only dl-ed Byakkotai Part 1 long ago but didn't watch it.
Was it very nice?

Even though Ktf sales drop down alot in 2nd week,
overall it still sold very well and passed YnU sales!

^ yaya Byakkotai is really good ^_^
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Byakkotai
It's actually better then it sounds from the description...I enjoyed it a lot more then I thought I would.

KtF is number 5 today xD

^You're really cute with your worry about "Ktf" selling more than "Lss". ^^

so the sales type same as ayu too.. very strong for 1st week and drop dramatical in 2nd week

^that's how the sales trend go for the past few years in Japan.
it's very hard to maintain moderate drop for every week.

Gah. I gotta see the Make U Wet performance!!! I freaking love that song. It's so hot to dance too. =3

i love "Make U Wet" too. the translation made me ":3" though. XD i just noticed Jin didn't have a solo in cKTIIY tour. D: oh well, maybe on their next one! :]

Performance Schedule
2007.12.11 [Best Artist - 130 millions people voted!] 19:00
2007.12.16 [Shounen Club Premium] 18:00 - 18:50 [ Keep the faith - Your Side ]
2007.12.16 [Music Lovers] 23:30 - 23:55 [ Keep the faith - Real Face - Crazy Love ]
2007.12.21 [Music Station Super Live] 19:00 [Yorokobi no Uta - Keep the faith] All show List
2007.12.23 [Shounen Club] KAT-TUN's appear (VTR)
2007.12.31 [Johnny's Countdown 2007-2008] 23:00 - 24:30

UWAH! they're gonna sing Crazy Love! <3
&& i can't wait for Johnny's CDL. :D i hope Koichi Domoto jumps on Nagase again. XD

^thanks for the info!

I love year end where there are so many special lives!!!! =)

yay the first commercial for 1 Pound is out ^^

http://mixmin199.livejournal.com/33541.html?#cutid1

^ My thoughts exactly lol ~~

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/1_Pound_no_Fukuin
This page has a little more information about the story, if you're interested.

uhhh yeah. i'm still wondering how the drama will turn out. XD it's gonna be interesting. i'm still hoping for a new KAT-TUN song. :] i can't wait~

the new dorama seems interesting!

yeah same here, i'm hoping for a new KT song!!!! =)

thanks the new schedule....

KAT-TUN was on Zoom-In this morning! [YOUTUBE]

got this from rui @ JPM: [TRANSLATION]

COME TO AMERICA KAT-TUN! XD OMG OMG.
lol sorry, i just had to share.

^thanks for that!!!

asia tour would be GRRREEEEAAAT!!!! xD

KAT-TUN's live during Best Artist is on youtube ^^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WmrtQUbG8Y Opening Talk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXIJmUOQjso Keep the Faith performance

Nino and Kame seem to be friends ^^
It's weird having Arashi and KAT-TUN announced at the same time...usually it's not like that ne?

^this is GRRREEAAT!!! thanks alots!!
it's nice to see arashi and kat-tun together!!

heard that Nino was trying to molest Kame?? HAHAHA~
Shall watch both clips now!! =)

You're welcome ^_^

yah Nino was definitely trying something up there :laugh
Arashi and KAT-TUN looked great together ^^

The audience is so lucky to be that close to KAT-TUN :)

Keep the Faith has hold over 400k!

http://community.livejournal.com/kat...e/2514436.html

Congrats to KAT-TUN :mgrin
(lol cute monkey faces...I haven't seen these before xD)

Nino & Kame love baseball a lot, so i think it's quite natural of them to be friendly with each other! Nino even mentioned Kame in his interview with Jounetsu Tairiku (it was a little episode on Nino's acting, but he mentioned Kame because of baseball XD).

YAY 400k! CONGRATS! :D

i think my favorite Ktf performance was on Music Station. Kame screwed up the lyrics though. LOL. he always does. :P

^yup the one where Kame forgot his lyrics and Jin was
trying hard not to laugh? That was really funny though!

400K!! That's really great! thanks for the news!
Congrats!!

congratz..KTF sold more than 400k...^^
better than yorokobi no uta

Yay for the KtF sales! The b-side Crazy Love Song really sold that single for me It's beautiful. <3

LOL, the molesting. When I was watching the clip, I kept thinking, "Why does Kame keep turning around and adjusting his cloak?" Oh, these boys...

Surprisingly, I liked "Lovin' U" even more, despite the silly title. I'd love to see them perform either song live, though.

I enjoyed Lovin'U more too...it's one of the topped played songs in my ipod and itunes =)
They are singing Crazy Love live soon...can't wait ^^

I hope I like the performance more than I did the recent KtF live at Best Artist =O

There were MAJOR audio problems through that whole show! There was even a little blurb at the end apologizing for the EXILE performance because of audio problems.

^ Oh...I wasn't aware of that...thanks for the info.

I thought it was strange because KAT-TUN usually sounds better live than that...
Weird enough I didn't notice it during any of the other artists that I had the chance to see.

When the hosts were interviewing the guests before their performance, there was already abit of audio problems, if I didn't get it wrong.

not a KAT-TUN fangirl by any means (except that i love pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~. boys ^^)
but Jin looked alot better on the BEST ARTIST thing. i'm so glad his hair is shorter!
but dude w/ the blonde hair... (sry i dunno his name and too lazy to find out)
he needs to change his hair back to how it is in summersnow's siggy!

LOL, Junnosuke Taguchi? his hair's only like that for Yukan Club since he plays Bidou Granmarie, a 1/4 Swede. i'm sure he will change it back, eventually. i miss my dark-haired Junno too. <3 tho, the blonde was a sure surprise at first. XD

YC's ending next week. it was good while it lasted. :] i'm waiting for One Pound Gospel now, hehe. (Honey & Clover too! <3)

^yup actually I can't wait for the last ep of YC!
The preview seems quite interesting!!
And yes, One pound Gospel! Can't wait for that!!


Hahahaha :laugh you're referring to Junno?
I always really want to laugh at his blond hair!!!
It doesn't really suit him well!! Maybe a darker color would be better.
And yeah, Jin's with shorter hair! Looks neater and cleaner. :yes

i also liked the fact Junno also wore the blue contacts. haha. he's so dedicated to emulate Bidou Granmarie. <3 i think Koki took some of his hair-dye. XD he's blonde too!

i think everyone getting into KAT-TUN will like either Kame or Jin (or both) first since they are the most popular. i remember not liking TUN at first because i thought they weren't anything special (i liked Junno because he gave off a princely~ aura, like his sempai Domoto Koichi). but now, i love them all! :D

Koki, despite looking tough & GANGSTA~, is a friendly guy and he's not the one you would expect in KAT-TUN to go off to University! Nakamaru is adorable. <3 he's the guy everyone in KAT-TUN can easily go for when they have problems. he's very talented in beatboxing too. i think it i had to choose, Ueda would be my least favorite because he's very mysterious. but i love his solos like LOST tho. :)

ah, i think i know which hairstyle you're talking about. i liked that one too! :] i'm just glad Koki's growing out his hair again. XD it's about time!

KAT-TUN really has some members that aren't the usual JE/idol pretty, but that's what makes me like them a lot. they're unique to me. it makes them stand out. it took me so long to get down all the names of people in JE because, well, they all fit that idol look.

not to mention their group name helped me out too, LOL. tho, i did mistake Nakamaru with Nakamura at first. XD

That doesn't apply to me. The first I came to like (and still do) is Koki. I wasn't too fond about Akame in the beginning, because their sexy movements, gestures etc. made them look arrogant and just no-no. lol I don't like the "Look, I'm SOOOOO sexy" image. xD; But when I started to watch "cartoon KAT-TUN" and various other clips with them being funny/silly/cute I came to like them all in a way. ^^

:yes :heart

About Taguchi's hair: I think it looks quite good actually. The "Yuukan Club" drama is based on a manga anyway, so that yellow-blond hair gives Taguchi an anime-feel. ^^