welcome to the lucky number 13th thread!
KAT-TUN
KAT-TUN. kinda sounds like cartoon. because it is how the Japanese pronounce it. LOL. let's see. formed in 2001 by Mr. ~FLY PRINCE~ Koichi Domoto of the KinKi Kids. made their awesome debut in spring 2006 with "Real Face", an album, & DVD. all of them went to #1. the only other artist to achieve that weekly was ms. ayumi hamasaki!
they are more aggressive-looking than their other JE peers. they also do more rock-influence numbers, along with dance and other non-typical idol genres. they are western influenced, due to Jin, most likely. LOL. but all of them have a lot foreign interests. all of their releases thus far has been #1 on the charts and they continue to dominate & expand all horizons. they are the only act that has performed at Tokyo Dome for 8 days straight. it's like their 2nd home, really.
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亀梨和也
* kame has a thing for being different. he's like...the KAT-TUN fashionista. he's BEST JEANIST, HAAAY. he's also quite overdramatic. which will often resort to him getting drunk off his ass and make him beat up a taxi driver (it was rumored tho. but we here at the KAT-TUN thread appreciate their rumors. 2nd to SMAP, i say). he's also the hardest-working. he sweats determination, but makes sure his Dolce & Gabbana man purse doesn't get too wet. he also seems to cross-dress every once in a while...he also somewhat assumes group leader, when the other guys look dead from touring, he's the one always yapping about baseball in interviews.
赤西仁
* look at him. what a smug, polarizing, american wannabe. he's gonna get you drunk of his lovejuice. THAT'S RIGHT. it's jin akanishi. ur #1 most wanted lover. jin's got a bachelor's degree in speaking Los Angeles slang and got a reputation for telling other girly JE peers to "F--- OFF" (like i said. these KT rumors are amaaaazing). but in reality, jin's actually quite. normal & even shy. he's honestly really cute when i read his interviews. he cherishes his friends & family. he's known for his friendship with NEWS' YamaPi. DID U KNOW HE JOINED JE BECAUSE HE KINDA FANBOYED RYO NISHIKIDO? AMAAAAAZING.
田口淳之介
* ah, the sound of silence. it's beautiful isn't it? or maybe it's rather awkward because that's the sound after junno pulls off a ridiculous pun. even the rest of KAT-TUN doesn't even laugh at his puns anymore. because they're that. bad. but it's okay, we love junno. he's our not-so-funny, acrobat & tap dancer. he makes the most randomest comments and enjoys getting hurt. cuz he's the masochistic kind of guy. but junno is KAT-TUN's #1 fan. even when KAT-TUN gets into fights, he's smiling & loves his bandmates. even if they all decide to actually kill him one of these days.
田中聖
* KOKI'S GONNA BEAT U UP. HE'S SO GANGSTA. HE'S GONNA WHACK U OVER THE HEAD WITH AN AXE OF LOVE. wat? no, Koki's really nice, actually. almost too sweet, if you ask me. he loves writing about his mom and dad on Mother's & Father's Day on his j-web. he's a good soul, but dresses like he's from the Yakuza (he did play one in "My Boss, My Hero" tho! LOL) he's also got a little brother in JE with him, Tanaka Juri. DID I EVER TELL U KOKI WAS THE CUTEST LITTLE KID? OMFG. SO PRECIOUS. he also pissed off Johnny when he shaved his head, but when KT debuted, Johnny liked it.
上田竜也
* ueda never really talks. only when forced to. LOL. but he's the most mysterious member. actually, i didn't really get to know him until he finally decided to do some solo activities like his solo concerts & romeo and juliet stageplay. he also starred in his first j-drama this past spring! he is KAT-TUN's most talented musician, i say. he's written every solo song and has even composed many of them! oh! i guess i could say that he's gotten into fights with all the members, even punching kame in the face. LOL. and he had a one time tiff with Ryo Nishikido (tho. reports have said it was staged!) ...and i suppose one time in his life he spoke to fairies.
中丸雄一
* you see that guy making weird sounds from his mouth? the beatboxer? it's maru! OH U KNO WHAT TOO. he's the only guy in KT that's in college right now. he's studying environmental science. it seems like nowadays, maru is getting picked on a lot. maybe even more so than junno! maybe because junno is more fearless, idk. that boy will fall into a volcano smiling. anyway, maru is ultimately scared of heights! the staff of their TV show even made him bungee jump all 8 days of their Tokyo Dome takeover! maru is the most normal of the guys, i guess. even kame thinks he is too normal and can't imagine him with a girlfriend.
_THREAD TRIVIA
"HEARTBREAK CLUB" has been a KAT-TUN song since their Johnny's Junior period. it was physically released in 2007 in KAT-TUN's first original album, "cartoon KAT-TUN II You", in the 2nd disc of the Limited Edition 2 CD edition. it is track #4.
_DISCOGRAPHY
AHS' KAT-TUN DISCOGRAPHY THREAD
SINGLES
01. Real Face | #1 | 1,045,738 |
#1 YEARLY SINGLE - ORICON 2005-2006
02. SIGNAL | #1 | 569,527
03. Bokura no Machi de (僕らの街で) | #1 | 558,491
04. Yorokobi no Uta (喜びの歌) | #1 | 373,965
05. Keep the faith | #1 | 459,919
06. LIPS | #1 | 421,902
07. DON'T U EVER STOP | #1 | 447,971
08. White X'mas | #1 | 291,184
09. ONE DROP | #1 | 331,248
10. RESCUE | #1 | 377,097
ALBUMS
01. Best of KAT-TUN | #1 | 743,359
02. cartoon KAT-TUN II You | #1 | 354,973
03. KAT-TUN III -QUEEN OF PIRATES- | #1 | 282,402
04. KAT-TUN IV Break the Records -by you & for you- | #1 | 243,305
SINGLE/ALBUM SALES: 6 MILLION+ SINCE DEBUT (3 YRS)
DVDS
01. Okyakusama wa Kamisama - Concert 55 Man Nin Ai no Request ni Kotaete!! (お客様は神サマーConcert 55万人愛のリクエストに応えて！！) | 172,926
02. DREAM BOY [Takizawa Hideaki, KAT-TUN, & KANJANI8] | UNKNOWN
03. SUMMARY of Johnny's World [KAT-TUN & NEWS] | UNKNOWN
04. KAT-TUN Live Kaizokuban (KAT-TUN Live 海賊帆) |
BEST-SELLING JAPANESE MUSIC CONCERT DVD/VIDEO OF ALL TIME | 400,758
05. Real Face Film |
BEST-SELLING JAPANESE MUSIC DVD OF ALL TIME | 475,507
06. DREAM BOYS [KAT-TUN vs. KANJANI8] | 178,350
07. Live of KAT-TUN "Real Face" | 240,627
08. TOUR 2007 cartoon KAT-TUN II You | 227,640
09. DREAM BOYS 2007 | UNKNOWN
10. KAT-TUN LIVE TOUR 2008 QUEEN OF PIRATES | 209,604
DVD SALES: 1 MILLION+ REPORTED
SALES CREDITS TO:
KAT-TUN'S WIKI.THEPPN PAGE! (R.I.P.) | LUVJIN BLOG
_WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW? / FUTURE EVENTS
01.
NTV VARIETY SHOW : 「カートゥンKAT-TUN」 (cartoon KAT-TUN) : AIRS EVERY WEDNESDAY 11:55 PM - 12:26 AM.
02.
MOVIE 2010 : 「BANDAGE バンデイジ」 : 赤西仁 (Akanishi Jin) : 01.16.2010 OUT!
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PHOTOBOOK : 「LIVE DOCUMENT PHOTOBOOK "BREAK the RECORDS"」 : 08.31.2009 RELEASE!
04.
MUSICAL : 「DREAM BOYS」 : 亀梨和也 (Kamenashi Kazuya) : TOKYO 09.04.2009 START! - OSAKA 10.25.2009 FINISH!
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FALL DRAMA SP : 「母の贈物」 (Haha no Okurimono) : 中丸雄一 (Nakamaru Yuichi) : 09.14.2009 OUT!
06.
SPECIAL COLLABORATION : 「Helpless Night」: featuring 赤西仁 (Akanishi Jin) : Crystal Kay - BEST of CRYSTAL KAY (Limited Edition) ONLY! : 09.02.2009 OUT!
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[NEW] SPECIAL UNIT SINGLE : LANDS : 「BANDAGE」 : 赤西仁×小林武史 (Akanishi Jin×Kobayashi Takeshi of Mr.Children) : 11.25.2009 RELEASE!
_USEFUL SITES
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OFFICIAL WEBSITE: J-ONE RECORDS
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OFFICIAL WEBSITE: JOHNNY'S NET
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LJ COMMUNITY: KATTUNLOVE
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LJ COMMUNITY: JONE_RECORDS
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LJ USER: TSUYAKA
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LJ USER: FUTARI_LOVE
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LJ USER: KOKORO_CHI
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BLOG: LUVJIN
GFX: © ll moments ll. scans from boys_paper. DON'T MIND MY SILLY HUMOR.
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this thread is brought to you by KAME POTTER & THE ORDER OF THE ORICON CHARTS.
Kamenashi Kazuya is Harry Potter
Akanishi Jin is Hermione Granger
Taguchi Junnosuke is Mrs. Norris
Tanaka Koki is Dobby
Ueda Tatsuya is Draco Malfoy? or Ron Weasley with a bleach-job?
Nakamaru Yuichi is Professor Dumbledore
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