Hey everyone! So I've FINALLY gotten around to writing an intro post =D
Name: Sara
Age: 22
Location: Virginia
( INTRO POST THIS WAY~ )
Hmmmmm, I think that's all. If you wanna know anything else, feel free to ask♥
よろしくお願いしま~す!!
Name: Sara
Age: 22
Location: Virginia
( INTRO POST THIS WAY~ )
Hmmmmm, I think that's all. If you wanna know anything else, feel free to ask♥
よろしくお願いしま~す!!
- Music:Blow Out -- KanJu
So I went to a JE Karaoke meet-up yesterday with
potetofurai and
arashifanatic, where we sang tons and took pictures with our JE goods.
And then, OUR PICTURE WAS FEATURED ON FUJI TELEVISION THIS MORNING!!!!!!!! ON Tokudane!!!!! *DIES*
So the story goes that
potetofurai and
arashifanatic got contacted by one of the staff member of FUJI TV telling them that they were making a report about JE fans in the US! (Apparantly in the wake of Shingo's play in NYC!). He asked them questions and requested picturs. So when we went to Karaoke last night, we took a picture, and sent it to him. AND LO AND BEHOLD, THIS MORNING IT'S UP ON JAPANESE NATIONAL TELEVISION!!!
My friend Yusuke in Osaka told me he saw it too!!!!!!!!!
I can't believe it!!! This is one of the most exciting things that's ever happened to me! (Right along with meeting Akanishi Jin and seeing the Kansai Juniors from a 3-foot distance!!)
I haven't actually seen the segment myself yet, but
arashifanatic did and she said that they blew our picture up and quoted her!!!!
I AM SO SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!!!! I hope someone recorded it so I can see it!!
Also, I'm so proud of myself for bringing my Junta uchiwa and holding it in the picture. Now Johnny can see that the Kansai Juniors really do have fans, so he needs to start paying them more attention!!
*continues to run around flailing*
EDIT: ( Here's the picture that was featured... )
And then, OUR PICTURE WAS FEATURED ON FUJI TELEVISION THIS MORNING!!!!!!!! ON Tokudane!!!!! *DIES*
So the story goes that
My friend Yusuke in Osaka told me he saw it too!!!!!!!!!
I can't believe it!!! This is one of the most exciting things that's ever happened to me! (Right along with meeting Akanishi Jin and seeing the Kansai Juniors from a 3-foot distance!!)
I haven't actually seen the segment myself yet, but
I AM SO SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!!!! I hope someone recorded it so I can see it!!
*continues to run around flailing*
EDIT: ( Here's the picture that was featured... )
So I've been avoiding my flist and LJ in general for the past couple of weeks for two reasons:
1.) After recovering from the flu, school was killing me with endless assignments T___T
and
2.) I was avoiding any NEWS DVD spoilers xDD
So I'm really really sorry for having been such a terrible commenter and friend T_T Please forgive me~ I will try my best to comment on you guys' entries from now on♥♥♥♥
As for the latter reason, I finally got the DVD in the mail on Monday, but, because of reason #1, I couldn't watch it until TONIGHT.
And let me just say... there was MUCH FLAILING that followed *_____*
So I've only watched the PVs and the first disc so far, but nevertheless I am SO IMPRESSEDexcept for by the sound quality >.<;;;
I could flail on forever about the actual concert bits, but instead I'm gonna flail about the PVs for now~
( In which I flail over Kei-chan and the PVs. But mostly Kei-chan. )
..okay, I shall retire for now. I hope my insanity doesn't scare you away xDDD
♥
1.) After recovering from the flu, school was killing me with endless assignments T___T
and
2.) I was avoiding any NEWS DVD spoilers xDD
So I'm really really sorry for having been such a terrible commenter and friend T_T Please forgive me~ I will try my best to comment on you guys' entries from now on♥♥♥♥
As for the latter reason, I finally got the DVD in the mail on Monday, but, because of reason #1, I couldn't watch it until TONIGHT.
And let me just say... there was MUCH FLAILING that followed *_____*
So I've only watched the PVs and the first disc so far, but nevertheless I am SO IMPRESSED
I could flail on forever about the actual concert bits, but instead I'm gonna flail about the PVs for now~
( In which I flail over Kei-chan and the PVs. But mostly Kei-chan. )
..okay, I shall retire for now. I hope my insanity doesn't scare you away xDDD
♥
BTR DVD coming out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My life is now complete~~~~~~
*cries hysterically of happiness*
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...real update coming later. I am feeling MUCH MUCH better and all is well~♥
Thanks to all of you for your well wishes!♥♥♥♥♥
My life is now complete~~~~~~
*cries hysterically of happiness*
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...real update coming later. I am feeling MUCH MUCH better and all is well~♥
Thanks to all of you for your well wishes!♥♥♥♥♥
Yamapi, Ryo-chan, Yasu, Ohkura, Yoko, Shirota Yuu
The latest addition to the list??
ME! -.-
~*OUT WITH SWINE FLU*~
The latest addition to the list??
ME! -.-
~*OUT WITH SWINE FLU*~
FINALLY watched Samurai High School.
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
How adorable is Haru in this???????? Gahhh~ I thought i wasn't gonna like him making faces, but OMG IT'S ADORABLE~~~ Especially when he randomly dances around school xD hahahaha. I NEED A GIF OF THAT~
Also, damn *___* So hot when he's possessed *__________*
And LOL, Shirota Yuu as the shy/bullied kid... not buying it xD
Wahahaha, so my favorite line of the entire episodeperhaps of the entire WORLD:
"Do you want my children!?"
O___O
...
HAHAHAHA xD *dies*
Yes. Yes I do, Miura xDD
Wahaha, also loved the bit where he's like "transform!!" hahah xDjust like Spiderman

Um. Hello arms~ *_____________*
WANT HIM. WANT HIM. WANT HIMMMMMMMMM!!
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
How adorable is Haru in this???????? Gahhh~ I thought i wasn't gonna like him making faces, but OMG IT'S ADORABLE~~~ Especially when he randomly dances around school xD hahahaha. I NEED A GIF OF THAT~
Also, damn *___* So hot when he's possessed *__________*
And LOL, Shirota Yuu as the shy/bullied kid... not buying it xD
Wahahaha, so my favorite line of the entire episode
"Do you want my children!?"
O___O
...
HAHAHAHA xD *dies*
Wahaha, also loved the bit where he's like "transform!!" hahah xD
Um. Hello arms~ *_____________*
WANT HIM. WANT HIM. WANT HIMMMMMMMMM!!
Okay, so remember that dream I mentioned the other time? Here's how it went:
( Dream about Satake )
Okay on to other stuff.
--On Friday, I met with a Japanese couple from Tokyo. The husband is doing research at my university and he wanted someone to teach his wife some English while they're here. They were super nice♥ And had the most ADORABLE baby daughter ever~she's not used to strangers though, so she cried for like 30 minutes straight when I first got there T__T
-- Yesterday I took a test for one of my classes which I'm pretty sure I failed.
-- Also yesterday, I went to see Hanson with
potetofurai! It was SOSOSO much fun!! And I was especially excited that they sang my favorite songs♥
-- Tomorrow we're supposed to watch Ghost Train in Japanese club. Apparently it has Oguri Shun and Sawajiri Erika in it, so I'm really excited!!
-- I'm DYING to watch Samurai High School, but I haven't had a chance yet T___T
-- I also need to catch up on Shounen Club and this season's dramasespecially Aiba's
Okay, now I leave you guys with this:
Kyaaaaaa~!!! It's pretty much a Bun-chan solo! ♥.♥honestly, I don't even like the song, I just like the fact that he's singing it! xDD
I don't know what it is about him, but I think I've suddenly fallen in love with Bun-chan O__O (actually it was probably all those Veteran dramas... especially Vogetsu! *_* OMG YOU GUYS, that scene at the end!! When they ambush the princess, and he looks SOOOOOOOOO devastated and yet he tries to hide it and alskdfjlaksjflkajsf. All that painnnnnnnn *cries* And the part where she takes his hand, and he takes hers... only to push it away! SO. HEARTBREAKING. I cried T____T It was beautiful and unfair and heart-wrenching and just... GUH *cries*)
I wanna flail over how adorable Maashi is too, especially in the Vacation drama and on SC and and and... but I'm gonna restrain myself for the sake of the length of this entry >.<
...okay, sorry for the sudden rambing >.< I go now.
( Dream about Satake )
Okay on to other stuff.
--On Friday, I met with a Japanese couple from Tokyo. The husband is doing research at my university and he wanted someone to teach his wife some English while they're here. They were super nice♥ And had the most ADORABLE baby daughter ever~
-- Yesterday I took a test for one of my classes which I'm pretty sure I failed.
-- Also yesterday, I went to see Hanson with
-- Tomorrow we're supposed to watch Ghost Train in Japanese club. Apparently it has Oguri Shun and Sawajiri Erika in it, so I'm really excited!!
-- I'm DYING to watch Samurai High School, but I haven't had a chance yet T___T
-- I also need to catch up on Shounen Club and this season's dramas
Okay, now I leave you guys with this:
Kyaaaaaa~!!! It's pretty much a Bun-chan solo! ♥.♥
I don't know what it is about him, but I think I've suddenly fallen in love with Bun-chan O__O (actually it was probably all those Veteran dramas... especially Vogetsu! *_* OMG YOU GUYS, that scene at the end!! When they ambush the princess, and he looks SOOOOOOOOO devastated and yet he tries to hide it and alskdfjlaksjflkajsf. All that painnnnnnnn *cries* And the part where she takes his hand, and he takes hers... only to push it away! SO. HEARTBREAKING. I cried T____T It was beautiful and unfair and heart-wrenching and just... GUH *cries*)
...okay, sorry for the sudden rambing >.< I go now.
Yayyy, my midterm paper is finally out of the way~ I can finally devote some time to LJ now and do that intro post! Hehe. I'm really excited about that. But for now, I'mma take some much needed rest (I've been up for two days working on that thing!! *dies*)
Meanwhile though--
OMG you guys look what I found~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*proceeds to flail like crazy*
THEY ARE SO CHIBI AND ADORABLE AND alksdfjalkslfkjas~ I wanna pinch their cheeks! Especially Kunta's and Dai-chan's~ kyaaaaa~surprisingly, Hama-chan was kinda fug >.<;;;;; DONTKILLME
Okay... I'm gonna leave now xD Sorry for the spazz >.< lolbut please flail with me anyway? *sparkles*
Meanwhile though--
OMG you guys look what I found~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*proceeds to flail like crazy*
THEY ARE SO CHIBI AND ADORABLE AND alksdfjalkslfkjas~ I wanna pinch their cheeks! Especially Kunta's and Dai-chan's~ kyaaaaa~
Okay... I'm gonna leave now xD Sorry for the spazz >.< lol
- Music:TegoMasu - Sunadokei
Hi everyone!!
Just wanted to make a short entry to say hello to all my new friends :)
I also wanted to let you guys know that I will be making a proper intro post this weekend (after I get my midterm paper out of the way), so I hope you don't mind the wait (and the lack of posting/commenting until then >.<)
♥
Just wanted to make a short entry to say hello to all my new friends :)
I also wanted to let you guys know that I will be making a proper intro post this weekend (after I get my midterm paper out of the way), so I hope you don't mind the wait (and the lack of posting/commenting until then >.<)
♥
Did you guys see how GORGEOUS Ryo-chan was in that???? 
GAH. What I wouldn't have given to be at that event!! *_____*
And my poor Yasu has the flu????
I hope it's not swine flu and I hope he gets better soon!! Awwww, thinking of him all sick and sadface just makes me wanna go take care of him~
GET WELL SOON, SHO-CHAN~!! ♥
GAH. What I wouldn't have given to be at that event!! *_____*
And my poor Yasu has the flu????
I hope it's not swine flu and I hope he gets better soon!! Awwww, thinking of him all sick and sadface just makes me wanna go take care of him~
GET WELL SOON, SHO-CHAN~!! ♥
I finally watched "Niini no koto wo wasurenaide." Of course, I cried through the entirety of it; not only because of the extreme sadness of the story, but also because of Ryo's amazing acting. I've always thought he was a wonderful actor, but after watching this, I really feel that he's the most talented out of all the JE actors. He really makes you feel his pain, and oh man... that crying face of his. I just can't handle it. *keeps bawling*
I don't think I've cried THIS much since 1 Liter of Tears. O_Ocoincidentally Ryo-chan was in that too! I mean, I cried at the finales of Maou, Koishite Akuma, and Othros no Inu. But definitely not to this extent. Oh man... I think my face probably resembles something like an over-sized tomato right now. >.<
Anyway.
( In which I talk about the Kansai Jrs )
KANJU, I LOVE YOU~!!
With special shout-outs to:
Junta, my first love, my #1 love in KanJu.
Amano, who touched me beyond all others with his sincere love and respect for his fans.
Akito, for waving at US instead of the other way around xDD
EDIT: Also, I'm seriously kicking myself for not going to the KanJu concert in June when I had the chance!! T_T *BAKABAKA*
I don't think I've cried THIS much since 1 Liter of Tears. O_O
Anyway.
( In which I talk about the Kansai Jrs )
KANJU, I LOVE YOU~!!
With special shout-outs to:
Junta, my first love, my #1 love in KanJu.
Amano, who touched me beyond all others with his sincere love and respect for his fans.
Akito, for waving at US instead of the other way around xDD
EDIT: Also, I'm seriously kicking myself for not going to the KanJu concert in June when I had the chance!! T_T *BAKABAKA*
*SPOILER WARNING*
...I hate that my theory about him running towards the light at the end of the tunnel in the show's credits was correct T_____________T
RUKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 戻って来て!!!! *cries*
In other news, I am back to LJ! Hopefully And I hope to update and comment on you guys' entries ASAP =D
♥
...I hate that my theory about him running towards the light at the end of the tunnel in the show's credits was correct T_____________T
RUKA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 戻って来て!!!! *cries*
In other news, I am back to LJ!
♥
Nakama Junta (with Akito, of course) kept popping up at literally EVERY Johnny's concert I've been to this year. But then, when I finally make an uchiwa especially for him, he does not show up -.-
HMPH!!
FINE! I see what you're trying to do here, Junta! I see RIGHT THROUGH YOUR PLAN. You're trying to get me to go to the Kansai Juniors' concert, aren't you????? Hm? HMMM??? *glares at suspiciously*
WELL YOU KNOW WHAT???
....I guess I'll just have to find a way to get a ticket! >.<;;;;;;;
lol
Orrrrrrrrrrrrrr maybe I'll be lucky and he'll pop up at Eito's concert next week? xDDDDDDDDDDDD
Okay, I realize the main topic of this post SHOULD have been the EXTREMELY ADORABLE Tegomass concert I just got back from, but I'm too lazy to write anything meaningful.
As I have been with all other concerts I've been to so far O_O
I FAIL.
And I know that if I promise to write about it, then I definitely won't. SO HERE'S TO HOPING I'LL WRITE ABOUT IT ANYWAY WITHOUT PROMISING. >.<;;;
SORRY GUYS. xD
HMPH!!
FINE! I see what you're trying to do here, Junta! I see RIGHT THROUGH YOUR PLAN. You're trying to get me to go to the Kansai Juniors' concert, aren't you????? Hm? HMMM??? *glares at suspiciously*
WELL YOU KNOW WHAT???
....I guess I'll just have to find a way to get a ticket! >.<;;;;;;;
lol
Orrrrrrrrrrrrrr maybe I'll be lucky and he'll pop up at Eito's concert next week? xDDDDDDDDDDDD
Okay, I realize the main topic of this post SHOULD have been the EXTREMELY ADORABLE Tegomass concert I just got back from, but I'm too lazy to write anything meaningful.
As I have been with all other concerts I've been to so far O_O
I FAIL.
And I know that if I promise to write about it, then I definitely won't. SO HERE'S TO HOPING I'LL WRITE ABOUT IT ANYWAY WITHOUT PROMISING. >.<;;;
SORRY GUYS. xD
Look what I found at Lawson's on my way home today...

Buzzer Beat Basketball Bread!!!
hahaha xD Masaka--
It's the same one that Junpei eats in the locker room in the first episode.
~*BEHOLD*~

Anyway, obviously I had to buy it xDD And it actually tastes pretty good... it's very spongy bread with butter cream inside =D YUM.
( Here are some more pictures )
Hehe, hope that was an enjoyable find for everyone xDD
Buzzer Beat Basketball Bread!!!
hahaha xD Masaka--
It's the same one that Junpei eats in the locker room in the first episode.
~*BEHOLD*~
Anyway, obviously I had to buy it xDD And it actually tastes pretty good... it's very spongy bread with butter cream inside =D YUM.
( Here are some more pictures )
Hehe, hope that was an enjoyable find for everyone xDD
Alright, so I know I haven't been on LJ in forever, but I think I HAVE to write about the amazing things that happened to me on Friday night!! The short of it is that not only did I go to KAT-TUN's concert at Kyocera Dome and have the most AMAZING Arena seats (they passed right over us!!), but afterwards I went out clubbing with my friends and who just happens to show up?? AKANISHI JIN!!!!
So here's the whole story:
I went to Friday's concert with two of my friends (all three of us are international fans) and we had the most amazing time at the concert. We had Arena seats, and we were right in the middle, so we could see all the stages very clearly AND the boys passed right over us on the moving stage. I'm not going to say much about the concert itself because I'm sure there are already lots of fan reports, but I'm just gonna say that it was absolutely AMAZING and sooo well put together. It reminded me a lot of Summary, actually, in that they battled each other and flew over the audience and did disappearing tricks and all of that. And though I'd already been to two of the Tokyo Dome concerts the week before, Friday's was even more amazing (I guess I have to attribute that to the amazing seats that we had). I guess the third time really is the charm :)
Anyway, on to the important bit: AFTER the concert.
Friday was the birthday of one of the international students at my school, so everyone decided to go out clubbing in celebration. I was hesitant at first about going because I wasn't sure if being at the concert would tire me out, but in the end I decided to go. (Plus it was free entry for girls if they wore heals!). One of the girls who went with me to the concert came along, and we were joking about the chance of Jin showing up at the club because he has such a reputation for being a party boy. But we immediately dismissed that idea because 1.) He just finished a 3 hour concert; he probably wants to go home and rest, and 2.) Why, of all the clubs in Osaka, would he show up at the one WE go to?
So we get to the club, and quite a few hours in (I'm guessing it was aroun 3:30 or so) as we are all dancing, the DJ plays Eminem's "Lose Yourself". So we all continue to dance and sing along. But halfway through the song I realized that "wait a minute; Eminem doesn't really SOUND like Eminem. Something's odd here" and so I turned around to look at the DJ booth and what do I see? AKANISHI JIN. Standing next to the DJ, singing "Lose Yourself". Of course, I proceeded to freak out and squeal at one of my friends "IT'S JIN!! IT'S JIN!!" and I dashed towards the DJ booth. I was pretty much right against it; there was just one person in front of me, and everyone was gathered around waving their arms with Jin and singing along with him. After a couple more squeals I also started singing along. Then there was a bit of a pause in the song and Jin started looking around at the audience, so I took the opportunity and blew him a kiss! xD And he had the CUTEST reaction ever!! He made a face that looked like he was trying really hard not to break into a smile and he turned his head towards the DJ next to him and kind of giggled xDDD It was the most adorable thing ever!! He looked a bit embarassed or something; like no girl had ever done that to him and he was going to start blushing or something, LOL. But then he recollected himself right away and put on his straight face and started singing the song again. When he was done, he IMMEDIATELY got swept away by his bodyguards and disappeared through the door to the VIP room. That's when the DJ announced "if you didn't notice, that was KAT-TUN's Akanishi-kun singing Eminem just now," and I think that's when most people realized that he was there. As soon as he left, too, I got SHOVED over (almost fell over) by these two girls that were freaking out over him and who tried to run after him to the VIP area.
After that I was really overwhelmed with the shock and the happiness. One of the Japanese boys who'd come with us came over and congratulated me on my luck (he knows how much I love KAT-TUN and I had just been telling him about the concert a few hours earlier when we were walking to the club). He reckoned that it was "unmei" that Jin showed up at the same place.
Seeing Jin gave me a HUGE boost of energy and so I just went back to dancing really enthusiastically (and with a huge dorky grin on my face) with my friends. Maybe around an hour later, I sat down for a rest and because I couldn't get over the excitement and shock of seeing Jin. My head was just SWIMMING. But as I sat there, I thought to myself "I really wish I could talk to him. I really should TRY to anyway, because I KNOW that I will kick myself forever if I don't at least give it a try." So I thought about it for a few more moments and decided to just go for it. I got up and headed towards the entrace to the VIP area. I figured that the worst that could happen is that I would be told to go back to the dance floor.
When I got to the entrance area, there were two female staff workers and a male security guard standing there and talking to each other. I went up to the security guard and said (in Japanese) "I know this might sound a little bit weird, but I really want to meet Akanishi-kun, and I'm guessing that it's impossible, right?" So he told me "Yeah, because it is his private time, I really can't interrupt..." so I told him "Yes, of course, I absolutely understand. But there's just one thing that I want to tell him. I just want him to know that I am a very big fan from America." And the security guy said "Well... I can't let you go tell him that, but I can tell him myself..."
I was ecstatic. I told him "yes, of course, please. I just want him to know." So he told me he understood and told me to just wait while he goes to deliver the message. So I stood there for a few minutes expecting him to come back and say "Okay, I told him," but instead, he comes back out followed by a group of maybe 4 other people AND JIN. I was so shocked I had NO idea what to do, so I bowed and thanked the guy like crazy; meanwhile Jin was looking at me looking very amused. I then turned to him and I had NO idea what to say, but I knew I had to snap out of my shocked state and force SOMETHING out of my mouth, so I said "KONNICHIWA!" and he smiled (still looking very amused) and bowed his head in the slightest bit and said "Domo". Then I realized that HEY, it's the middle of the night xDDD So I went "KONBANWA!!", and he smiled again and went "...domo," again with a teeny head bow. Then words just came out of my mouth. I told him (all in Japanese) that I was a very big fan and that I'd just been to their concert that night and that I had a lot of fun. He looked at me and smiled really sweetly and just said "ah, arigatou, arigatou" and waved with his fingers and then he proceeded to walk out of the club with his group of people.
At this point, I pretty much had no brain left. I stood there for a minute just covering my mouth in shock, trying to recollect what's left of my mind. That's when one of my friends walked by and I ran up to her and told her what happened. So we both squeed about it (she doesn't know KAT-TUN, but she knows that I love them and has heard me talk about them a lot). Then I found Alyssa, the friend who had gone with me to both the concert and the club (she had disappeared somewhere during this time, so I couldn't find her when I went to find Jin) and told her what had happened. More freaking out occured, then some MORE when I went back on the dance floor and told my other friends that I'd just TALKED to him xDDD
So basically, it was an AMAZING night. I had the most wonderful and fun time at the concert, got to see my idols singing and dancing up close-- something that I'd NEVER thought would happen--, and then I got to MEET one of them. I really do agree with my friend Ryoma in that it was "destiny" that I'd met Jin that night. Everything fell into place way too perfectly for it NOT to have been fate. I can't get over how ridiculously lucky I was.
But that's not exactly the end of the story either. Tonight I went to their last Osaka concert and I had Arena seats again, so I made an uchiwa that said (in Japanese) "From America" on it. Where I was sitting was right below one of the crane thingies that Jin and Koki get on and it moves up over the audience and around. When Jin got on it tonight, he stood there looking down at all the fans and reading all their signs and as he was doing that, he looked right where I was standing, froze for a moment (as if to read something) and then he WAVED at me!!!! It wasn't one of those typical side-to-side hand wave, it was more of a hand-is-not-moving-but-fingers-move-up-a nd-down sort of wave. But still, he saw my sign, and he waved. And he probably recognized me from the club too. That made me so excited, I was jumping up and down so much after that that my legs got really sore and I had to stand still for like 10 minutes, hahaha xD
Oh and I forgot to mention that he was REALLY nice when I met him. Even though he was in a hurry to get out of the club (because it was almost closing time and he needed to leave before everyone else), he still smiled and said thank you in the most sincerely sweet way ever. To be honest, I always expected him to be more full of himself or unfriendly in person, but he is absolutely not like that at all. At the concerts he puts on his "serious and unphased" face and looks very intimidating, but in real life he has the friendliest expression on his face and he is really just a NORMAL guy (although he does sparkle with beauty. You can tell he's a celebrity xD). I was very very impressed and relieved by his friendliness. It turns out he's really not at all as conceited as he seems.
In hindsight though, I wish I had been more collected when it happened though, because there were so many things I could have said to him that would have been more significant. And I should have spoken to him in English too!! Not only do I want to hear his English, but I also know that he loves it, so I think he probably would have talked longer if the conversation wasn't in Japanese xD
...anyway I'm sorry this ended up being WAY longer than I had anticipated, but hopefully the details are a good thing and not a distraction? And thank you so much if you actually sat down and read all of this.
EDIT: I forgot to mention! When he was singing Eminem's song, he was wearing a black tank top, silver necklace, and he had his hair tied back in a ponytail and he had a baseball cap on (it was black but the front bit was white). When he came out of the VIP room, he had put on a sort of sweatshirty jacket and I didn't pay much attention, but I think he was wearing sweat pants or some sort of baggy pants. He looked very relaxed and comfortable. He was also skinnier and shorter than I expected him to be (I think he was around 5'8?), and he was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. He had PERFECT smooth skin and the most beautiful and tiny features. He was so gorgeous I almost felt like a man next to him xDDDDDDDDD
So here's the whole story:
I went to Friday's concert with two of my friends (all three of us are international fans) and we had the most amazing time at the concert. We had Arena seats, and we were right in the middle, so we could see all the stages very clearly AND the boys passed right over us on the moving stage. I'm not going to say much about the concert itself because I'm sure there are already lots of fan reports, but I'm just gonna say that it was absolutely AMAZING and sooo well put together. It reminded me a lot of Summary, actually, in that they battled each other and flew over the audience and did disappearing tricks and all of that. And though I'd already been to two of the Tokyo Dome concerts the week before, Friday's was even more amazing (I guess I have to attribute that to the amazing seats that we had). I guess the third time really is the charm :)
Anyway, on to the important bit: AFTER the concert.
Friday was the birthday of one of the international students at my school, so everyone decided to go out clubbing in celebration. I was hesitant at first about going because I wasn't sure if being at the concert would tire me out, but in the end I decided to go. (Plus it was free entry for girls if they wore heals!). One of the girls who went with me to the concert came along, and we were joking about the chance of Jin showing up at the club because he has such a reputation for being a party boy. But we immediately dismissed that idea because 1.) He just finished a 3 hour concert; he probably wants to go home and rest, and 2.) Why, of all the clubs in Osaka, would he show up at the one WE go to?
So we get to the club, and quite a few hours in (I'm guessing it was aroun 3:30 or so) as we are all dancing, the DJ plays Eminem's "Lose Yourself". So we all continue to dance and sing along. But halfway through the song I realized that "wait a minute; Eminem doesn't really SOUND like Eminem. Something's odd here" and so I turned around to look at the DJ booth and what do I see? AKANISHI JIN. Standing next to the DJ, singing "Lose Yourself". Of course, I proceeded to freak out and squeal at one of my friends "IT'S JIN!! IT'S JIN!!" and I dashed towards the DJ booth. I was pretty much right against it; there was just one person in front of me, and everyone was gathered around waving their arms with Jin and singing along with him. After a couple more squeals I also started singing along. Then there was a bit of a pause in the song and Jin started looking around at the audience, so I took the opportunity and blew him a kiss! xD And he had the CUTEST reaction ever!! He made a face that looked like he was trying really hard not to break into a smile and he turned his head towards the DJ next to him and kind of giggled xDDD It was the most adorable thing ever!! He looked a bit embarassed or something; like no girl had ever done that to him and he was going to start blushing or something, LOL. But then he recollected himself right away and put on his straight face and started singing the song again. When he was done, he IMMEDIATELY got swept away by his bodyguards and disappeared through the door to the VIP room. That's when the DJ announced "if you didn't notice, that was KAT-TUN's Akanishi-kun singing Eminem just now," and I think that's when most people realized that he was there. As soon as he left, too, I got SHOVED over (almost fell over) by these two girls that were freaking out over him and who tried to run after him to the VIP area.
After that I was really overwhelmed with the shock and the happiness. One of the Japanese boys who'd come with us came over and congratulated me on my luck (he knows how much I love KAT-TUN and I had just been telling him about the concert a few hours earlier when we were walking to the club). He reckoned that it was "unmei" that Jin showed up at the same place.
Seeing Jin gave me a HUGE boost of energy and so I just went back to dancing really enthusiastically (and with a huge dorky grin on my face) with my friends. Maybe around an hour later, I sat down for a rest and because I couldn't get over the excitement and shock of seeing Jin. My head was just SWIMMING. But as I sat there, I thought to myself "I really wish I could talk to him. I really should TRY to anyway, because I KNOW that I will kick myself forever if I don't at least give it a try." So I thought about it for a few more moments and decided to just go for it. I got up and headed towards the entrace to the VIP area. I figured that the worst that could happen is that I would be told to go back to the dance floor.
When I got to the entrance area, there were two female staff workers and a male security guard standing there and talking to each other. I went up to the security guard and said (in Japanese) "I know this might sound a little bit weird, but I really want to meet Akanishi-kun, and I'm guessing that it's impossible, right?" So he told me "Yeah, because it is his private time, I really can't interrupt..." so I told him "Yes, of course, I absolutely understand. But there's just one thing that I want to tell him. I just want him to know that I am a very big fan from America." And the security guy said "Well... I can't let you go tell him that, but I can tell him myself..."
I was ecstatic. I told him "yes, of course, please. I just want him to know." So he told me he understood and told me to just wait while he goes to deliver the message. So I stood there for a few minutes expecting him to come back and say "Okay, I told him," but instead, he comes back out followed by a group of maybe 4 other people AND JIN. I was so shocked I had NO idea what to do, so I bowed and thanked the guy like crazy; meanwhile Jin was looking at me looking very amused. I then turned to him and I had NO idea what to say, but I knew I had to snap out of my shocked state and force SOMETHING out of my mouth, so I said "KONNICHIWA!" and he smiled (still looking very amused) and bowed his head in the slightest bit and said "Domo". Then I realized that HEY, it's the middle of the night xDDD So I went "KONBANWA!!", and he smiled again and went "...domo," again with a teeny head bow. Then words just came out of my mouth. I told him (all in Japanese) that I was a very big fan and that I'd just been to their concert that night and that I had a lot of fun. He looked at me and smiled really sweetly and just said "ah, arigatou, arigatou" and waved with his fingers and then he proceeded to walk out of the club with his group of people.
At this point, I pretty much had no brain left. I stood there for a minute just covering my mouth in shock, trying to recollect what's left of my mind. That's when one of my friends walked by and I ran up to her and told her what happened. So we both squeed about it (she doesn't know KAT-TUN, but she knows that I love them and has heard me talk about them a lot). Then I found Alyssa, the friend who had gone with me to both the concert and the club (she had disappeared somewhere during this time, so I couldn't find her when I went to find Jin) and told her what had happened. More freaking out occured, then some MORE when I went back on the dance floor and told my other friends that I'd just TALKED to him xDDD
So basically, it was an AMAZING night. I had the most wonderful and fun time at the concert, got to see my idols singing and dancing up close-- something that I'd NEVER thought would happen--, and then I got to MEET one of them. I really do agree with my friend Ryoma in that it was "destiny" that I'd met Jin that night. Everything fell into place way too perfectly for it NOT to have been fate. I can't get over how ridiculously lucky I was.
But that's not exactly the end of the story either. Tonight I went to their last Osaka concert and I had Arena seats again, so I made an uchiwa that said (in Japanese) "From America" on it. Where I was sitting was right below one of the crane thingies that Jin and Koki get on and it moves up over the audience and around. When Jin got on it tonight, he stood there looking down at all the fans and reading all their signs and as he was doing that, he looked right where I was standing, froze for a moment (as if to read something) and then he WAVED at me!!!! It wasn't one of those typical side-to-side hand wave, it was more of a hand-is-not-moving-but-fingers-move-up-a
Oh and I forgot to mention that he was REALLY nice when I met him. Even though he was in a hurry to get out of the club (because it was almost closing time and he needed to leave before everyone else), he still smiled and said thank you in the most sincerely sweet way ever. To be honest, I always expected him to be more full of himself or unfriendly in person, but he is absolutely not like that at all. At the concerts he puts on his "serious and unphased" face and looks very intimidating, but in real life he has the friendliest expression on his face and he is really just a NORMAL guy (although he does sparkle with beauty. You can tell he's a celebrity xD). I was very very impressed and relieved by his friendliness. It turns out he's really not at all as conceited as he seems.
In hindsight though, I wish I had been more collected when it happened though, because there were so many things I could have said to him that would have been more significant. And I should have spoken to him in English too!! Not only do I want to hear his English, but I also know that he loves it, so I think he probably would have talked longer if the conversation wasn't in Japanese xD
...anyway I'm sorry this ended up being WAY longer than I had anticipated, but hopefully the details are a good thing and not a distraction? And thank you so much if you actually sat down and read all of this.
EDIT: I forgot to mention! When he was singing Eminem's song, he was wearing a black tank top, silver necklace, and he had his hair tied back in a ponytail and he had a baseball cap on (it was black but the front bit was white). When he came out of the VIP room, he had put on a sort of sweatshirty jacket and I didn't pay much attention, but I think he was wearing sweat pants or some sort of baggy pants. He looked very relaxed and comfortable. He was also skinnier and shorter than I expected him to be (I think he was around 5'8?), and he was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. He had PERFECT smooth skin and the most beautiful and tiny features. He was so gorgeous I almost felt like a man next to him xDDDDDDDDD
- Music:Wonder -- Akanishi Jin feat. Crystal Kay
Hi!
I'm selling one ticket to KAT-TUN's Tokyo Dome concert on Sunday May 17th. The seat is 41ゲート 3塁側 9通路 22列 and I'll tell you the exact seat number if you commit to buying the ticket (don't want to take a chance in writing it here, just in case).
I bought two tickets for me and my friend, but now my friend can't go, and so I have to sell her ticket. I paid 8925yen for it, so that is the price I am asking for. If you are interested, please reply here or email me at bkg_gal@yahoo.com with the subject "KAT-TUN Ticket"
As for payment and ticket exchange, it will have to be done on the day of the concert as I live in Osaka and won't be able to meet any other time. If you are really commited to buying, I ask that you pay 1000yen by paypal as a down payment so that I know you will not back out of buying the ticket.
Once again, if you are interested, please reply here or email me at bkg_gal@yahoo.com with the subject "KAT-TUN Ticket".
Thank you very much!!
~Sara
I'm selling one ticket to KAT-TUN's Tokyo Dome concert on Sunday May 17th. The seat is 41ゲート 3塁側 9通路 22列 and I'll tell you the exact seat number if you commit to buying the ticket (don't want to take a chance in writing it here, just in case).
I bought two tickets for me and my friend, but now my friend can't go, and so I have to sell her ticket. I paid 8925yen for it, so that is the price I am asking for. If you are interested, please reply here or email me at bkg_gal@yahoo.com with the subject "KAT-TUN Ticket"
As for payment and ticket exchange, it will have to be done on the day of the concert as I live in Osaka and won't be able to meet any other time. If you are really commited to buying, I ask that you pay 1000yen by paypal as a down payment so that I know you will not back out of buying the ticket.
Once again, if you are interested, please reply here or email me at bkg_gal@yahoo.com with the subject "KAT-TUN Ticket".
Thank you very much!!
~Sara
Ahhhh, finally watched the Maou finale~! ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I think that was hands down the best drama finale I've seen yet! .... I... was honestly not expecting ANY of what happened O___O I also cried hysterically. HYSTERICALLY. Was not expecting that either >.<
THIS SHOW IS RIDICULOUSLY AMAZING. Best drama of the season~ possibley best drama ever??? O__________O okay no, I am crazy and so nothing will ever beat HYD for me, but Maou is DAMN CLOSE!!!
IN OTHER NEWS
The piece of baklava I was just eating EXPLODED all over my bed!!! X__X CRUMBS. EVERYWHERE. I am obviously really smart for eating it on my bed in the first place, though >.<;;;
THAT IS ALL FOR NOW, CHILDREN. I will post a better entry later. Maybe. But I really need to write in this thing more often >.<;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;- Mood:
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Kyaaaaaaaa, I got it in the mail today even though CDJapan sent me an email YESTERDAY saying they had just mailed it O__O hahah ♥
I watched all of the concert portion so far~ obviously I couldn't wait, I popped it in as soon as I got it haha xD And of course... I was looking for myself in the audience eventhough I know it's impossible that I would ever be visible xD hahahaha. Anyway, the concert is AWESOME, and I don't think I need to go into any flailing over that since I did more than enough flailing when I wrote that review in January lol.
SO, a few quick notes/thoughts:
1.) THEY CUT MASSU'S MISHAP D= Or rather... they tried to dodge it, hahaha xD If you knew what had happened though, you can totally still see his platform still up for quite a while, and you even glimpse it upclose in a few shots (in the corner of the screen, though). Even though I'm kidna disappointed that they did that, I still couldn't help laughing hysterically at the way they tried to cover it up xD And then everytime a member's reaction to it was about to happen, they'd switch over to someone else, LOOOL xD
2.) I finally got to see Nino kissing Ryo's shoulder since I missed it when I was at the actual concert xD (I was probably too busy looking at Kei-chan or Yamapi instead of the screens lol)
3.) They, of course, cut the part of the MC where Nino makes fun of Massu for getting stuck on the platform. I wish it were there because it was hilarious though xDDD They also cut out the part where they teased Shige about looking old xD (you do see Nino handing Koyama Shige's uchiwa though xD)
4.) They totally cut out Hey!Say!JUMP~!!!! D= I was reallllyyyy looking forward to that part of the MC! Ryo comparing heights with Yuto and Chinen... *pouts* But you at least get to see Kei-chan doing his silly H!S!J dance xDDDD hahaha
5.) Ai Nante is abso-freakin-lutely AMAZING♥.
6.) Code is a BILLION times more amazing live! I think Ryo is really more of a live talent, rather than a... recorded one? lolol
7.) WITNESS THE CUTE THAT IS Nantoka Naru Sa! Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~ ♥.♥
8.) I was sadface that they didn't put the actual in-costume performance of Taiyou no Namida in the concert, but then was very pleasantly surprised when it popped up at the end credits♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
...okay, that is all for now xD Please to flail at me after you watch it, guys<3
EDIT:
9.) KOYASHIGE CRACK MAKES A CAMEO~~~~ *flails* xD Kei-chan, you're a DORK.
I watched all of the concert portion so far~ obviously I couldn't wait, I popped it in as soon as I got it haha xD And of course... I was looking for myself in the audience eventhough I know it's impossible that I would ever be visible xD hahahaha. Anyway, the concert is AWESOME, and I don't think I need to go into any flailing over that since I did more than enough flailing when I wrote that review in January lol.
SO, a few quick notes/thoughts:
1.) THEY CUT MASSU'S MISHAP D= Or rather... they tried to dodge it, hahaha xD If you knew what had happened though, you can totally still see his platform still up for quite a while, and you even glimpse it upclose in a few shots (in the corner of the screen, though). Even though I'm kidna disappointed that they did that, I still couldn't help laughing hysterically at the way they tried to cover it up xD And then everytime a member's reaction to it was about to happen, they'd switch over to someone else, LOOOL xD
2.) I finally got to see Nino kissing Ryo's shoulder since I missed it when I was at the actual concert xD (I was probably too busy looking at Kei-chan or Yamapi instead of the screens lol)
3.) They, of course, cut the part of the MC where Nino makes fun of Massu for getting stuck on the platform. I wish it were there because it was hilarious though xDDD They also cut out the part where they teased Shige about looking old xD (you do see Nino handing Koyama Shige's uchiwa though xD)
4.) They totally cut out Hey!Say!JUMP~!!!! D= I was reallllyyyy looking forward to that part of the MC! Ryo comparing heights with Yuto and Chinen... *pouts* But you at least get to see Kei-chan doing his silly H!S!J dance xDDDD hahaha
5.) Ai Nante is abso-freakin-lutely AMAZING♥.
6.) Code is a BILLION times more amazing live! I think Ryo is really more of a live talent, rather than a... recorded one? lolol
7.) WITNESS THE CUTE THAT IS Nantoka Naru Sa! Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~ ♥.♥
8.) I was sadface that they didn't put the actual in-costume performance of Taiyou no Namida in the concert, but then was very pleasantly surprised when it popped up at the end credits♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
...okay, that is all for now xD Please to flail at me after you watch it, guys<3
EDIT:
9.) KOYASHIGE CRACK MAKES A CAMEO~~~~ *flails* xD Kei-chan, you're a DORK.
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Okay...I think I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY like Eita's brother *.*

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Koizora episode 2... alskdfjlaskdfj TATSUYA, you deserve so much better!!♥

He looks like a cuter/hotter version of his brother xDD Ahh, but they are both sooo handsome *.*
...........................real update later xD
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Koizora episode 2... alskdfjlaskdfj TATSUYA, you deserve so much better!!♥
He looks like a cuter/hotter version of his brother xDD Ahh, but they are both sooo handsome *.*
...........................real update later xD
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--> I think being in Japan got me addicted to V6's Gakkou e Ikou! xDDDDDD I can't get enough of those ikemen segments!! I just downloaded like 4 episodes, and the ikemen sneezing and free-falling never ceases to make me roll around on the floor laughing! This show is so genius, I swear!♥ Not to mention, all the V6 members are adorable as hell~<3333 (I know Okada did an Ikemen Kushami once, but they really need to get the members on more of those segments, hahahah xDD)
--> I watched the first episode of Yasuko to Kenji last night and I gotta say, that show is hilarious and ADORABLE! Mikako is cuuuuute as usual, Matsuoka is actually really hilarious and charismatic *gasp*, and of course Ohkura is made of complete pretty & win♥ The story is really cute, and I hope it'll continue as such and not get lame or boring >.< But anyway, I'm really looking forward to the next episode~!! =D
--> Also been watching Maou and Code Blue and loving both =D Maou more than Code Blue though, I really have to say... but Code Blue's cast is made of win (as is Maou's actually!! *.*). I just hope Yamapi's character stops being a douche soon >.< And how hot does Toma look!? alskfsdfjlkj
ALSO ALSO
--> Being in Japan got me back into my beloved Ainori, and I am oh so glad and happy for that!!!♥♥♥♥♥ Episode 410 FINALLY got posted on d-addicts today, and I finally got to see
*SPOILER ALERT*
what Momo's reply to Miya-kun was! Poor Miya-kun!!!!!!!! I am so sorry, baby!! I TOTALLY WOULDA SAID YES TO YOU♥♥♥ But props to him for coming such a long way and for having the guts to confess to her. (Plus he looks sooooooooooooooooooooooooo adorable now!! I totally see why most of the Benin girls picked him xDD) And then the big shocker!!!! KURO TO KOKUHAKU!!! O_______O!!!!!! I can't believe she's being so hasty about it!!! I mean, you JUST asked the guy if he wanted to stay in Africa longer and he said YES, in other words, an indirect REJECTION, so why are you taking a suicide confession!?!?!?!? *cries* Plus poor Momo is all by herself now! D=
*END SPOILERS*
--> After seeing THIS POST HERE, I have been reminded of how desperatetly I want to do either a JE or H!P cosplay... and I mean GO ALL OUT, full costumes AND DANCE ROUTINES and all~!! I just wish there were someone to take it all on with me!! >.< I am especially addicted to High King's "Cinderella Complex" nowadays and am DYING to learn the dance. I REALLY WANNA COSPLAY IT~~~~~ >.<
--> I watched the first episode of Yasuko to Kenji last night and I gotta say, that show is hilarious and ADORABLE! Mikako is cuuuuute as usual, Matsuoka is actually really hilarious and charismatic *gasp*, and of course Ohkura is made of complete pretty & win♥ The story is really cute, and I hope it'll continue as such and not get lame or boring >.< But anyway, I'm really looking forward to the next episode~!! =D
--> Also been watching Maou and Code Blue and loving both =D Maou more than Code Blue though, I really have to say... but Code Blue's cast is made of win (as is Maou's actually!! *.*). I just hope Yamapi's character stops being a douche soon >.< And how hot does Toma look!? alskfsdfjlkj
ALSO ALSO
--> Being in Japan got me back into my beloved Ainori, and I am oh so glad and happy for that!!!♥♥♥♥♥ Episode 410 FINALLY got posted on d-addicts today, and I finally got to see
*SPOILER ALERT*
what Momo's reply to Miya-kun was! Poor Miya-kun!!!!!!!! I am so sorry, baby!! I TOTALLY WOULDA SAID YES TO YOU♥♥♥ But props to him for coming such a long way and for having the guts to confess to her. (Plus he looks sooooooooooooooooooooooooo adorable now!! I totally see why most of the Benin girls picked him xDD) And then the big shocker!!!! KURO TO KOKUHAKU!!! O_______O!!!!!! I can't believe she's being so hasty about it!!! I mean, you JUST asked the guy if he wanted to stay in Africa longer and he said YES, in other words, an indirect REJECTION, so why are you taking a suicide confession!?!?!?!? *cries* Plus poor Momo is all by herself now! D=
*END SPOILERS*
--> After seeing THIS POST HERE, I have been reminded of how desperatetly I want to do either a JE or H!P cosplay... and I mean GO ALL OUT, full costumes AND DANCE ROUTINES and all~!! I just wish there were someone to take it all on with me!! >.< I am especially addicted to High King's "Cinderella Complex" nowadays and am DYING to learn the dance. I REALLY WANNA COSPLAY IT~~~~~ >.<
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