It's been announced that Junno will appear in episode three of "Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo," also known as "Kochikame," the upcoming drama starring SMAP's Katori Shingo! The drama starts in August.

(Apparently, its the Summer Of KAT-TUN Members Appearing In The Third Episode Of SMAP Dramas!)

Incidentally, "Kochikame" also stars Mocomichi Hayami, who, as we all know, played Tsucchi in Gokusen 2005. :D

Source

From Tokyograph:

The highly anticipated "Gokusen: The Movie" opened on 409 screens in Japan this past weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, more than 402,000 fans saw the film in theaters, earning "Gokusen" close to 490 million yen.

According to a statement by distributor Toho on Monday, the movie is projected to gross more than 4 billion yen by the end of its run.

In comparison, the "ROOKIES" movie opened several weeks ago on 428 screens, and it earned over 1.2 billion yen in its first two days.

*throws confetti* Yay!!! But I wonder why "ROOKIES" did so much better... Oh well.

(I posted the same question in kattunlove but I don't know when it will actually be posted so sorry if you see this twice)
I was wondering if anyone can help me complete a list of how/who sent in our lovies KAT-TUN's members' application to Johnny's?
Like for each member, who sent sent in their application and, if possible, what year they were admitted?
Thank you~
♥♥♥

*cracks knuckles* I'm a bit rusty with translating, so corrections are very welcome.

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Source of Japanese text: luvjin

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Deliciae Boutique, hidden in Tokyo, is open 24 hours a day, 2 days a week. Each Friday and Saturday this specialty shop offers customers the chance to try on anything from a Venetian Carnival mask to a peg leg and an eye patch. Just for fun, and never (it seems) with intent to buy, anyone is welcome and everyone is encouraged to try an outfit before closing.

But what happens when one looks in a mirror and discovers they are what they wear?

yorokobi_no_uta is coming up on it's two year anniversary in just over a month and I figured it was time to re-evaluate the rules. There's not really any changes, but they're now much better organized and easier to understand. Any new rule/policy is in bold text below.

As always, they're located on the community's profile page, but I'll post them here so maybe more people will bother to read them.

If you don't understand something or if you think I forgot to include something, please comment or something to let me know. XD



1. All posts containing media uploads (video and audio files) must be locked to the community (“members only”).

2. All posts must be tagged. There is a list of all possible tags on the sidebar on the comm’s main page. If you’re unsure how to tag, please ask a mod. If a tag doesn’t exist and you think it should, again, talk to a mod.

3. Do not link to locked posts in personal journals or other communities. Every week or two, a mod will check every post. If the link is locked, the post gets deleted.

4. All embedded videos, pictures and large amounts of text (such as fanfics) must be behind an LJ cut.

5. Preview pics or icons are allowed outside of an LJ cut, but must be kept under 350x350 pixels or limited to three icons.

6. Any news or rumor post must contain a link to or a scan of the original source.

7. Anyone is welcome AND ENCOURAGED to post translations of stuff. But if you’re translating from a language other than the original Japanese, please say so in your post.

8. Fanfic is allowed in this community, however, you’ll reach a more receptive audience by posting in kattun_fanfics instead.

9. Similarly, sales posts are also allowed, but it would be more effective for you if you posted them over at je_sales instead.

9. Do not change Livejournal’s default font size and color.

10. Wank, bashing of community members or KAT-TUN members, and trolling will absolutely not be tolerated. This includes links to hate memes.



Okay. Now, start posting! :D

I know this is old news, but it was never posted here, so...

New dates/times are in italics

◆Okinawa Convention Center Exhibition Hall
July 22 (Wed.) 18:00
July 23 (Thurs.) 14:00 / 18:00

◆Grande-21 Miyagi Prefecture Sports Center (Old Hot House Super Arena)
july 31 (Fri.) 18:00
August 1 (Sat.) 14:00 / 18:00
August 2 (sun.) 13:00 / 17:00

◆Hiroshima Green Arena
August 7 (Fri.) 18:00
August 8 (Sat.) 14:00 / 18:00
August 9 (Sun.) 12:00 / 16:00

◆Marinemesse Fukuoka
August 11 (Tue.) 18:00
August 12 (Wed.) 14:00 / 18:00
August 13 (Thurs.) 14:00 / 18:00

◆Tokimesse: Niigita Convention Center
August 15 (Sat.) 14:00 / 18:00
August 16 (Sun.) 12:00 / 16:00

◆Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (Kitayell)
August 21 (Fri.) 14:00 / 18:00
August 22 (Sat.) 14:00 / 18:00
August 23 (Sun.) 13:00 / 17:00

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Finally!

I know this has been up for preorder at YesAsia (and probably HMV and Amazon), but I HATE YesAsia (and wouldn't recommend them unless you absolutely have no other choice), so. Yes.

KAT-TUN Live Documentary Photo Book "BREAK the RECORDS"
Release Date: 2009.09.02
Price: 2000 yen
Size: B4, 208 pages
Description: Photo book release from KAT-TUN featuring their live performance at Tokyo Dorm in Summer 2009! Includes rare off shots, interviews, and plenty more.
URL - http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=NEOIPS-662

And if you wouldn't mind helping a fangirl out, please use my CDJapan affiliate links over here! Thanks!!!

This is the third different release date I've seen for this. >___< Oh well. Yay for a new photobook!!!!!!!

From Tokyograph:

With "Gokusen: The Movie" less than a couple months away, a new announcement has revealed that six more actors from the drama's earlier seasons will be returning, including Shun Oguri and Mocomichi Hayami.

The movie is already known to focus on the cast of the show's third season, which aired in 2008. It was previously announced that Yuya Takaki, Haruma Miura, and Yuta Tamamori are part of the main cast. At the end of last month, it was also revealed that the second season's Kazuya Kamenashi was added to the cast.

Now, the number of returning alumni has again increased, adding three students each from the drama's first two seasons. Oguri will represent the first season, along with Yuma Ishigaki and Hiroki Narimiya. From the second season, Hayami will be joined by Teppei Koike and Keisuke Koide.

Although all six played delinquent students in their respective seasons, they have grown up to become respectable members of society. Together with Kamenashi's character, who has become a teacher in training, these graduates will lend their support to the beloved teacher "Yankumi," played by starring actress Yukie Nakama. This movie is said to be Nakama's last time to take on this role.

Filming for the movie finished on May 13. The picture opens in theaters on July 11.

UCHIYAMA-KUN!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, why is Hayato the only one missing from the second season?! >___< WTF, JIN?!?!?!

Just some stuff I decided to translate during my trip back from LA. >.>; Anyway, from KimuTaku's "What's up SMAP" and Takaki Yuya's jweb. Corrections are very much welcome as I am in no way fluent in Japanese.

Cut of the part where KimuTaku talks about Kame here

( Translation here )

( From Takai Yuya's jweb )

I'll post this to ktlove in like a day or something...

/edit/ small edits (1 note added for each trans)
Thank you to everyone for commenting~! They are my source of energy >.< Unfortunately, I'm a bit swamped with school projects so I don't have the time to reply to everyone. But really, thank you m(__)m

Located in Okinawa, Japan, Shuugyou Kongouseki is a co-ed boarding school, committed to educating the whole person and preparing students to make contributions to a changing and challenging world. The philosophy of Shukon High School defines education as all of the structured experiences in which students participate: course work, athletics, activities, and our life together as a fully residential school. The students of Shukon are currently working through their first semester of the 2009-2010 school year. It's never too late to join the student body or staff, but do make sure to go over the school policy, first.

Just opened this month, shukonis an online roleplay community set in a fictional high school, open to all Japanese entertainers. There are plenty of JE boys available at the moment--including members of KAT-TUN. If you're interested in claiming a muse, please take a look here to make sure your desired boy (or girl) hasn't already been claimed, then have a look at the rules to find out how to go about claiming. Should you have any questions, feel free to ask them at this post.

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From Tokyograph:

On Friday, popular boy band KAT-TUN completed their record-setting run of eight consecutive days of concerts at the Tokyo Dome. With a full house of about 55,000 fans at each show, a total of roughly 440,000 people attended the concerts.

Last year, KAT-TUN performed four consecutive days at the Dome. At the time, it tied for the record with British rocker Sting, who also did a four-day stretch there in 1988. However, KAT-TUN's recent concerts have now doubled that record.

Their management agency, Johnny's Jimusho, is hoping to have this achievement officially recognized as a Guinness World Record under "most consecutive concerts at a venue with a capacity of 50,000." It appears that someone affiliated with Guinness happened to be at the Tokyo Dome, so the agency has requested verification of the record.

With the success of these concerts, KAT-TUN has scheduled many more to extend their tour. They had originally planned for these 8 shows to be followed by 3 at Osaka Dome on May 29-31 and 2 more at Tokyo Dome on June 14-15. They have now added 17 more shows in 6 other cities, starting in July.

Loose translation (corrections welcome) of this:

On May 22nd, popular six man group, KAT-TUN has completed a historical 8 consecutive days of performances at Tokyo Dome. KAT-TUN's energy doesn't stop. It has been announced that they will be on stage again from July 22nd to August 23rd in 6 cities for 17 performances in a nationwide tour. This month, from the 29th, there will be three days of performances in Osaka's Kyocera Dome and on June 14th and 15th, they return to Tokyo Dome. About this, Taguchi Junnosuke (23) said with high spirits, "Still, I think we can continue. Even doing it for one year, we'd be ok!" Again, KAT-TUN's juniors from Johnny & Associates, Hey! Say! JUMP, who are holding their own nationwide tour from July 25th to August 27th with 12 performances in 4 cities, will be joining KAT-TUN.



Don't quote me on the line about H!S!J. I don't pay attention to that group at all.


So, yes. More concert I can't go to. >__< Oh well. Yay for KAT-TUN!

Hello all,

We're selling some pinups and clippings of various JE members/groups, including some awesome KAT-TUN merchandise (including a DVD and entire magazines) at our sales journal HERE!

Also in this sales post is a heck of a lot of Junior merchandise, including Kis-My-ft2, A.B.C./A.B.C-Z, BAD & BOYS, OSSaN, Kansai juniors, etc. etc. at only $0.25 per page! Please come and take a look!

X-posted like an x-posted thing, sorry!

Made by me, please don't look forward to something fancy and well elaborated ^^U I fail at using PSP but I wanted to try some icons anyways XD
Enjoy ^^
Please comment if you like them, no credit needed ^^v

NOTE: There are some Speed and Takako-chan icons too, sorry of you don't like her, i was too lazy to take them off.

1-17 Akanishi Jin
18-21 Kamenashi Kazuya
22-23 SPEED (Takako & Hiro)
24-32 Uehara Takako

( 32 icons~ )

Time to start saving your money, kids!



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Crossposted!

Also, is anyone here lucky enough to be going to the concerts? If so, you should share your reports with yorokobi_no_uta so that the rest of us can live vicariously through you. XD