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^Sweeeet. I'm happy for you. You must have had a killer time! ^__^
Btw, are there no bigger pictures of the N.M.P.'s covers like anywhere?
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here it is!
『友&仁』 ロサンゼルスのコンサート 2010年06月19日 『You&Jin』 Los Angeles Concert June 19th, 2010 Spoiler:
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Last edited by ll moments ll; 20th June 2010 at 10:13 AM. Reason: fixes, lol. |
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wow, that seriously sounds like one hell of a show! i've never heard of the songs he sang, though (besides for A Page, WONDER, and LOVEJUICE) i don't keep up with jin's solo music, lol. but after reading your review, irene, everything sounded really fun! i'm glad you were able to experience that concert!
btw, i also recognize those dance crews from ABDC, haha. i'm surprised they were also there! very cool glad you had fun! |
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OMG the concert sounds like soo much fun
Super stupid question but I don't know anything about Jin's music: Is there a studio version of the songs from the concert apart from LOVEJUICE? |
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^I'm not an expert when it comes to Jin's music, but A Page was a track on Love yourself/D-Motion (KAT-TUN single) and I think Wonder feat. CK was released somewhere, too. Don't know for sure, though.
Thanks ll moments ll for the concert report, it was an interesting read. What I find pretty interesting is that most reports I read so far are not exactly overly enthusiastic about the whole show. Most people don't seem to think they had the time of their lives there. They think it was good, but not OMG/wow worthy. Mmmh, there are also rumors that Jin will tour the U.S.. I wonder if that's true. And if it makes sense if the audience was mainly japanese. Another thing to consider, should he really aim for a career there. |
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oh wow! i just read that jin's next stops on his tour are New York, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, Anaheim, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.
i didn't think he was coming here too! sorry if this piece of news was already posted before! just found it now he's getting around, alright, lol. |
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DAMN IT. he's going to perform in ANAHEIM. do you know how close i live to ANAHEIM?! honestly, a good 25 minutes. what. the. hell. it took me an hour and a half to reach Los Angeles.
@Mai82Go: i read a couple fan reports myself & i think the criticism is justified. this was a show that i haven't seen before. for example, it was the first time i had an intermission. (but i needed it because i drank a whole water bottle before the show. D: LOL!) there wasn't an MC section or much fan interaction other than the part where he went to the General Admissions bar and got drinks with his dancers and at the end of the concert where everything ended. and i must admit that the whole drinking/partying/checking out girls or boys/hip-hop thing isn't my "style" at all. and he needs to work more on English (some lyrics were weak or like...lame, i must say). and i think a lot more people would have been satisfied if he sang some Japanese or more recognizable solos since not a lot of people have heard these songs before. and the concert itself was a "Americanized" Japanese show. i don't think it would translate well to an American audience if you don't know who Jin Akanishi was. however, i enjoyed myself. it wasn't the best concert i've ever been to (i think that would be Lady Gaga, lol), but i treated it as a once in a lifetime opportunity, really. i mean, i had to jump at this...i might never see a KAT-TUN member in my life, so i really wanted to at least have fun and enjoy what Jin had to offer. i was more impressed by the dancing than the actual songs themselves, i would say. Jin is a great dancer. the dance section of the show after the intermission is easily the best part of my experience with You & Jin. the thing i have with Jin's music. the music was incredible (Yellow Gold needs to be released!!!!), but the lyrics were the weak point, i would think (...yeah, Yellow Gold needs some Japanese lyrics, lol). he just does not have the fluency of English to really create a good lyrical number, in my opinion. the lyrics themselves were simple. or about what he does best: partying. i really think he needs to balance the English/Japanese lyrics. my favorite Jin solo is "Murasaki". heh. so yeah, i wouldn't say it was the best, but i really did have fun. it was just a dream of mine to see a Johnny's member in concert. of course, i'd prefer a KAT-TUN concert 100%, but i took what's given to me. Jin has always been a polarizing Johnny, but i've always respected the fact he does something different than the norm, so i can understand if people didn't have an OMG! time. wow, that was long, sorry. XD
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On the other hand I also enjoy grand stages, special effects. I hate that cold thing Jin has going. Even if that's him, I don't care for it at all. I doubt a Jin Akanishi concert would satisfy me. I would definitely prefer a KAT-TUN concert, too. |
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^ i think if Jin wants to pursue a career out here, oh boy, i will be his biggest critic. i think going to "You & Jin" made me realize how really different the Japanese & American music scenes are in real life. i think its fine the way he's doing it as a Japanese person coming here to perform in front of fans, but if he wants to legit break into the US market, i'm pretty positive he won't make it. i too, would want Jin to use Japanese more. i mean, i give him a whole lot of credit for using English, but he communicates a point so much better in Japanese.
i'm totally for East Asian presence in the US market, but they would have to realize the theatrics and the show-off idol thing will just not work here. you can have a style, but it has to be something original or innovative AND it will have to connect with a large base. (which is also why i don't think K-Pop artists will ever make it big here!) & LOL. yeah, there are time where i'm just like, "KOKI SING/RAP IN JAPANESE, PLEASE!!" but since he's targeting the Japanese base & they really don't understand English well....so, i let it slide a bit.
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Hmm ... they might have issues reaching 200k because of their quickly dropping sales. Still, the sales are okay. This does mean they're now one of Johnny's worst selling album groups.
At least their singles still kick-ass! Plus their music is awesome of course XD |
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i think upcoming weeks will determine if the album will stay in the long run. i think the BIG WORLD TOUR hasn't started yet, so hopefully it will have some staying power. but i don't think the sales are bad. it might be in comparison to their other albums, but yeah, most JE groups albums don't sell much. ^^;;
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Kinki Kids sold 170.000 of their J-Album last year. V6 sold 80.000 with their Ready? album this year. How much will HSJ sell next month? I doubt they will sell much better than KAT-TUN and if they will it'll be because it is their debut album. NEWS and Arashi released their last original album 2 years ago as did SMAP so these sales cannot be compared. (And Arashi are another level altogether anyway) Kanjani8's last album was also released last year when sales were better. I don't think they are doing bad. I'm actually happy that KAT-TUN release so many albums compared to other Johnnys. More KAT-TUN music for us (and I prefer KAT-TUN music over any other Johnnys group) |
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I guess my point was that their sales seem to be dropping the fastest of all their acts. Kinki Kids have had slowly diminishing sales over the past few years, same for SMAP, same for V6, same for tokio. I guess I was just kinda shocked by how much of a phenomenon they were back in 2005/2006 and that right now they're "just" very succesful. Sorry if that sounded stupid XD. Go KAT-TUN! |
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awesome sounds like you had a great time moments
finally got around to hearing the album and RIGHT NOW is so catchy, easily my favorite new song. overall it's probably my least favorite album though not feeling a lot of the new songs. |
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^ yeahhh, RIGHT NOW is on constant repeat. lol.
ORICON HALF YEAR REPORT: _SINGLE: *4 *,439,736 ***,*** Love yourself ~君が嫌いな君が好き~ / KAT-TUN 10/02/10 *7 *,278,762 **9,611 Going! / KAT-TUN 10/05/12 _ALBUM: 24 *,154,096 154,096 NO MORE PAIN / KAT-TUN 10/06/16 i did not realize Going! was that high up, lmao. Tohoshinki's BREAK OUT is at #6 with 290k ish. but Arashi has the top 2, naturally, & #3 is that AKB1000GURLS group.
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Ueda will be very busy this summer. Besides KAT-TUN concerts he will have some solo shows.
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Ueda seems really dedicated. Creating a whole new show. For example the Hiroshima concert is shortly after KAT-TUN are in Taiwan. Sooo..if Ueda is able to do this, why couldn't Jin? Seems just lazy to me, from his side. Last edited by Mai82Go; 26th June 2010 at 02:23 PM. |
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^ well, i think going to Japan from Taiwan wouldn't be as hard as going from Japan from the USA. flights from Los Angeles to East Asia can take 10 to 15 hours. it takes 6 hours going coast to coast (California to New York). and if he travels from the States to East Asia, he loses days due to the time difference.
wow, Ueda's going to be ultra busy! but i'm sure he'll put on a good show. i'm glad FiVe is touring with him too. i really liked them during the QOP con.
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But they've been touring since May. I think the reason is probably that they have an album without him and the whole show is concepted without him. I don't think flying to LA and back to Tokyo are the real obstacles. It was decided in the beginning that he wouldn't be there, because he doesn't want to. I'm really curious if he'll be back by the end of the year.
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