[KAT-TUN] ♦ ハルカナ約束 ~KAT-TUN Thread XI~ ♦

[ll moments ll]

welcome to KAT-TUN's 11th thread!

03.22.06 to 03.22.09

KAT-TUN. this group under Johnny's Entertainment was formed in the spring of 2001 & was originally set to be an 8 member unit group as a temporary backdancing support team for the KinKi Kids' Domoto Koichi. however, 6 individual members were chosen. these members include Kamenashi Kazuya, Akanishi Jin, Taguchi Junnosuke, Tanaka Koki, Ueda Tatsuya, & Nakamaru Yuichi.

the unit remained, however, due to their rise in popularity. KAT-TUN began touring in 2002 as a unit. since then, they remain as JE's most successful Johnny's Junior unit to ever emerge from the Jimusho. they've broken the DVD record for best-selling DVD concert with their 2005 release of "KAT-TUN Live Kaizokuban". it has sold over 400,000+ units.

it was not until 2006, when KAT-TUN really took over the music scene. JE finally gave them the green light to make a nationwide debut, with a multiple release of a single "Real Face", album "Best of KAT-TUN", & DVD "Real Face Film". all three shot up to #1, making them the 2nd artist after Hamasaki Ayumi to grab all 3 #1 chart positions on the ORICON charts in the same week. since then, all their releases have reached #1 on the singles, albums, & DVD charts. their upcoming concert at Tokyo Dome will break the record of having the most consecutive Tokyo Dome performances with a popping 78 days.

KAT-TUN often stands out from their other peers in JE. they have a rather hard & heavy image to them, with their music being more rock-influenced than typical idol-pop. KAT-TUN is also very independent from one another, as they are all very opinionated. they often talk bluntly about the fact they do fight and have disagreements. if you're expecting another lovey-dovey group like Arashi, KANJANI8, or KinKi Kids, you're in the wrong thread, my dear. that's not how KAT-TUN handles business.

亀梨和也
* Kame is probably the most recognized member of KAT-TUN. unlike his fellow group-mates, he has another million-selling single under his belt (he was Shuuji in the temporary JE group, Shuuji to Akira. their single "Seishun Amigo" has sold 1.6 million). He is noted for his maturity, despite being the youngest of the group.


赤西仁
* Jin is the other most recognizable member in the group. However, unlike Kame, it's probably because he looks good. Jin constantly charts the "Most Wanted Lover" charts. He left the group temporarily to study abroad in 2006 and caused a ruckus within the fandom. He might look intimidating, but he's actually quite shy.


田口淳之介
* Junno is the most light-hearted & naturally good-looking lad in the group. He loves to make puns & tell jokes. Whether they are good jokes or not is up you. He is also the group's best dancer and is specialized in tap-dancing and acrobats. He also enjoys getting beat up, making him the group's Masochist. He's also very positive.


田中聖
* Koki looks tough & scary, doesn't he? However, he's quite the charmer and a sensitive soul. He serves as the group's rapper, writing under the pen name JOKER. Koki initially didn't like being in KAT-TUN and wanted to quit, but changed his mind after KAT-TUN started touring. He also has a younger brother, Tanaka Juri, in Johnny's Junior.


上田竜也
* Ueda Tatsuya was initially KAT-TUN's group leader. However, due to the pressure, he stepped down & now KAT-TUN is leaderless. He is the quiet one in the group, but probably the most musically talented one. He writes all his solo material and composes as well. He also enjoys boxing and is dedicated to the sport.


中丸雄一
* Maru-chan is the group's beatboxer. He decided to do beatboxing in order for him to stand out in JE. he's also the group's only member enrolled in college, currently attending the prestigous Waseda University. He's majoring in Environmental Studies. Maru is also the neutralizer in KAT-TUN, often breaking up fights.

_THREAD TRIVIA
the title "ハルカナ約束" translated into romaji is "Harukana Yakusoku". this song was the very first KAT-TUN unit song.

_DISCOGRAPHY

Spoiler:

SO YOU WANT THEIR MUSIC, EH?!

CLICK ME!

SINGLES
01. Real Face | #1 | 1,045,738 | #1 YEARLY SINGLE - 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 | 330,465* STILL SELLING
10. RESCUE | #1 | 373,322* STILL SELLING

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. [NEW] KAT-TUN IV Break the Records -by you & for you- | TO BE #1 | GONNA SELL A LOT [04.29.2009 RELEASE!]

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 | 203,477* STILL SELLING

DVD SALES: 1 MILLION+ REPORTED

SALES CREDITS TO: KAT-TUN'S WIKI.THEPPN PAGE! | LUVJIN BLOG

_WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW? / FUTURE EVENTS
01. cartoon KAT-TUN (カートゥンKAT-TUN) : NTV Variety Show : AIRS EVERY WEDNESDAY 11:55 PM - 12:26 AM.
02. MUSICAL: DREAM BOYS : 亀梨和也 : TO RESUME IN SEPTEMBER.
03. CONCERT: TAKING OVER TOKYO DOME FOR 78 DAYS : KAT-TUN Break the Records : 東京ドーム10 days ・ 京セラドーム大阪3 days : MAY 15 2009 - MAY 21 2009. JOHNNY'S NET INFO : each day will have a different setlist and costume changes. KAT-TUN HOLDS THE RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE TOKYO DOME DAY PERFORMANCES. [TOKYOGRAPH].
04. SPRING DRAMA 2009 : 婚カツ! : 上田竜也 : FUJI TV - Monday - 9PM.
05. NEW ALBUM : KAT-TUN IV Break the Records -by you & for you- : APRIL 29, 2009 RELEASE!
06. CONCERT UPDATE! : DOME CON TO BE EXTENDED!! TOKYO DOME DATES = 05.15.2009 - 05.21.2009 + 05.22. 2009 + 06.14.2009 - 06.15.2009 || OSAKA KYOCERA DOME DATES = 05.29.2009 - 05.31.2009 | GRAND TOTAL : 13 DAYS (8 CONSECUTIVE)
07. CAST ADDITION! : 必殺仕事人2009 : 田中聖 : TV ASAHI - Friday - 9 PM.
08. SUMMER MOVIE 2009 : ごくせん THE MOVIE : 亀梨和也 : 2009.07.11 OUT!
09. MOVIE 2010 : BANDAGE : 赤西仁 : DATE TBA

_USEFUL SITES
01. OFFICIAL WEBSITE: J-ONE RECORDS
02. OFFICIAL WEBSITE: JOHNNY'S NET
03. LJ COMMUNITY: KATTUNLOVE
04. LJ COMMUNITY: JONE_RECORDS
05. LJ USER: TSUYAKA
06. LJ USER: FUTARI_LOVE
07. BLOG: LUVJIN

GFX: © ll moments ll. scans from ihearyourtears @ boys_paper LJ. THX FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

CHILD MOLESTER JIN SAYS, "HELLO THAR!"

~BEAUTIFUL FAN-LYRIC RAP "White X'mas" EDITION~
by the amazing Aga-chan
「Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells, yo baby
Do you hear tha bells jingle
Konya gonna make U lady
Don't be shady Lucky lady
Futari dake no Christmas Eve
Have tricks up ma sleeve
yo uh Don't say maybe
Ima kara wa ore no lady」

happy posting!

[KarenPang]

Harukana Yakusoku's 1 of my absolute fave songs of the guys , so glad that you have used it as the song title for the guys's new thread

exactly a week later (it's already Sun here) before we celebrate their 3rd music anniversary

[ll moments ll]

"Harukana Yakusoku" is one of the few POP-AS-HELL songs i can tolerate from KAT-TUN. mostly cuz it's cute and it's a pivotal song in their career as a group.

STROLLING DOWN MEMORY LANE...Akanishi Jin & Nishikido Ryo - Ai no Katamari (SC 2005.06.19)

i've always thought Jin's voice was lovely in this video. and Ryo's voice surprisingly mashes well with it. AND IT'S A KINKI KIDS SONG, so it's instant win.

LOL, anyways KAT-TUN's at #2 again...but damn, those posters are doing wonders. xD

#2 : 23,414
TOTAL: 299,128

congrats on the 300k~!

[KarenPang]

even though RESCUE's at #2 again but it already crossed ONE DROP's 1st week sales which I can't complain about at all

well done guys , RESCUE deserves to

SINGLES
x->1->1->2->1->2 - KAT-TUN - 143,941 + 70,640 + 28,908 + 32,225 + 23,414 = 299,128
x->2->2->1->2->1 - Yusuke - 69,198 + 46,385 + 33,594 + 22,312 + 24,145 = 195,634

I don't think Yusuke can managed a 100K on the last Oricon day lol since Oricon only count 6 days instead of 7 on the 1st week , be it for a new single or album release

so yup it's a cause for an early celebration now . Now's to wait for the final 1st week sales/final last day sale for RESCUE to be up & running

I'm very sure it will crack 300K by tomorrow ... & I hope our RESCUE singles will come soon Eirynne

[KarenPang]

Wendy has subbed [cartoon KAT-TUN] 11 March 2009 - Akame part where they meet Hannya comedians via http://newshfan.livejournal.com/87305.html

I love this part :

At first Akame seem so shy together and keep grinning stupidly like two lovebirds.

I really hope she can subbed SCP where Junno was on the show today , that will be interesting

EDIT - I watched the clip earlier on & omg it's so fun . Akame was <3 together & at least Akanishi was in a really good mood which's a big to me

lmao at the last part where they were reading that porn magazine when the 2 comedians gave to them tsk guys ...

[ka♡ri.]

PRESENT?!

[Beauty4123]

irene, your forgeting who's birthday is on the day BEFORE the 22nd

but anyway, i'm intrigued for this special present for us KT fans

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by Beauty4123

irene, your forgeting who's birthday is on the day BEFORE the 22nd

but anyway, i'm intrigued for this special present for us KT fans

oh Lisa , oh Lisa

I send you MatsuJun next Sat if you don't mind but yeah I'm curious to see what's this pressie that Eirynne will have in store for everyone when this coming Sun comes

[ll moments ll]

LOL. it's nothing really major, okay.
it's just going to be hard work for me, but something optional for all of you. some of you might not even...need it. just a fan appreciation thing. xD

so, i'm sorry if you're disappointed beforehand, LMAOOO.

wait....someone has a birthday on the 21st? I HAVE NO IDEA WHO IT COULD BE.

& to make this post somewhat legit : JUNNO @ SCP YOUTUBE LINKS

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by ll moments ll

LOL. it's nothing really major, okay.
it's just going to be hard work for me, but something optional for all of you. some of you might not even...need it. just a fan appreciation thing. xD

so, i'm sorry if you're disappointed beforehand, LMAOOO.

lmao it's ok Eirynne , it's the thought that counts really

wait....someone has a birthday on the 21st? I HAVE NO IDEA WHO IT COULD BE.

*joke* me neither til Lisa said herself

& to make this post somewhat legit : JUNNO @ SCP YOUTUBE LINKS

thanks , I do hope it will be subbed by Wendy in due time

RESCUE's 6th day total sales - http://community.livejournal.com/kat...e/4556480.html

it has crossed the total sales for ONE DROP basically within a week , fantastic

[KarenPang]

RESCUE supposedly sold 323K in the 1st week - http://community.livejournal.com/kat...36.html#cutid1

I wait for Oricon to officially update the sales figures on that but to RESCUE

TV LIFE mag scans - http://community.livejournal.com/jon...ds/324661.html

can someone reupload the scans via Sharebee ? I can't download from MF at the mo

[Beauty4123]

so they outsold ONE DROP then, right? as long as they did, i'll be happy, lol.

[~Inori~]

Okay explain the way Oricon works please?

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by Beauty4123

so they outsold ONE DROP then, right? as long as they did, i'll be happy, lol.

yeah they already have more or less which's fantastic

now can someone reupload the TV LIFE mag scans for me via Sharebee ? I want to see them especially geeky Kame

[~Inori~]

^ Here you go Karen.

http://sharebee.com/30b2d326

[ll moments ll]

the ORICON charts don't need the indicator number thing anymore, so everything released from March & on will be actual numbers.

but....idk since both Arashi & KAT-TUN's sales have been more than the added total. o_o;; so they must add more at the end?

BTW, i received my "RESCUE" single today!

EDIT;; some tidbits!

Tsuyaka Updates: important ones
- cartoon KAT-TUN SP "Adults 100 Rules Part 2" 04.05.2009 air date. (apparently Tom Cruise will be interviewed or something by Nakamaru.)
- RUMOR : new temporary unit KUMON (Kato Shigeaki, Uchi Hiroki (8D), Murakami Shingo, Ohno Satoshi, Nakamaru Yuichi) for KUMON schools/teaching methods. & they will sing unit song, i guess? but LOL @ Kumon. my friend hated going to Kumon. xD

MORE @ TSUYAKA
- RESCUE promotion, etc.

nice to see Maru getting a lot of activities.

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by Kolongi

^ Here you go Karen.

http://sharebee.com/30b2d326

thanks a bunch & guess what ?

Spoiler:

thank you so much x10000 times Eirynne , I promise that you will get something nice in return , maybe 1 or 2 or probably even 3

& you just have to add this message eh on the invoice ?



at your 'surname' *COUGH*

then again you're Kame's wife on here so .... even though I'm still his mistress on the sly

I scanned it up via http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...46#post1863746

EDIT - RESCUE official 1st week sales figures - 322,597 according to http://community.livejournal.com/kat...36.html#cutid1

well done RESCUE & Akame in the same room again in cartoon KAT-TUN - http://futari-love.livejournal.com/67746.html

I love the last pic with Tanaka & Ueda though

[Aga-chan]

^"Eirynne Kamenashi". LOL Cute. ^^

I've watched the cK part with only Akame and Hannya. This is the Akame I like. Not the "Look, I'm so sexy, oh *licks his LIPS*" Akame, but the boyish Akame.

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by Aga-chan

^"Eirynne Kamenashi". LOL Cute. ^^

somehow that doesn't ring a good bell *joke*

I've watched the cK part with only Akame and Hannya. This is the Akame I like. Not the "Look, I'm so sexy, oh *licks his LIPS*" Akame, but the boyish Akame.

, at least Akame was having fun & that Akanishi was in a good mood & not being moody & grumpy (FOR ONCE in I don't know how many months/years )

sometimes I think they tried too hard to be sexy , especially with regards to the other members in the group

[Beauty4123]

woah, shige is gonna be in a unit? and ohno? i'm shocked, lol.