Announcements Archive

Firstly, I've got some A.B.C. tearouts for sale HERE. Some of them are from as old as 2003, and some of them are as recent as 2008. Please take a look! And also, I've got some other Johnny's and Japanese idol stuff for sale HERE, if you're interested. =)

Secondly, since the response to the trivia sections in the previous version of this site was pretty good, I've started something similar again... Only this time, I'm doing it Hyakushiki style. You can find the link on the sidebar. It's not complete yet and I'll be updating it. I'll announce whenever I do so, but anyway the page shows when it's last been updated, so you can check it out on the page itself in any case.

When I was looking through the magazines to pick up stuff I can put on that page, I came across this interview of Totsuka Shota:

Wink up 2004-03
Lovely Date

[...] What I think a cool guy should be is someone who can sing well and speaks very little, but can make everybody laugh with just a few words. I don't think one can be a real man unless he is able to play the clown too at times, and not just act cool all the time. And of course he needs to look good in sunglasses and leather pants, but he looks nice in pink and stuff. And he shouldn't be too tall, maybe just around 170cm. I guess that's the "cool guy" that I'm aiming to become.[...]

I think I've mentioned before somewhere that that description sounds awfully like what he now is. Well, except maybe the sunglasses and leather pants part. XD; But when I first said that I was kinda joking, because I thought he was just describing himself as his ideal, consciously or not. However, after watching Teppan Note recently, I've realised that it's not that simple.

In the first or second episode of that show, they mentioned the psychological effect of having an ideal self in your mind constantly. Supposedly, if you can do that without ever lowering your ideals, you'll eventually get closer to it unconsciously.

And when I read this interview again with that in mind, I realised that Totsuka Shota was not describing himself as his ideal, but he's becoming what he described as his ideal. And that is really impressive, because not lowering your standards is nowhere nearly as easy as it sounds.

Even though everyone says he's always doing weird things out of the blue, stuff like this makes me think that he actually knows exactly what he wants and what he should do. And I truly admire that.

I hate it that my first post in like 2 weeks is about this. But. No choice.

People. Please stop copying / reposting my translations without permission.

If common sense and ethics (and the fact that I STATED that copying is not allowed) are not good enough reasons to convince you, think about these.

1. It takes time for me to do the translations. And brain cells. You have no idea how many of them are sacrificed in the process of deciphering weird sentences that are shortened to fit the music. And I know you don't give a damn how much effort I took. Which is ok, I don't ask for any thanks. But how would you feel if you are the one doing it, and you don't get any thanks at all, and people steal your work?

2. There's a reason why I post my stuff openly. I don't see why you have to repost instead of just linking to this site. I don't have to be this generous with my stuff.

3. I'm really really open to requests for reposting. Ask anyone who's reposted my stuff on LJ before. They just ask for permission and I never ever say no. So yeah. Just ask. If there's really a need to repost in the first place.

I know who exactly it is who is stealing my stuff. And I'm not doing anything for now because I don't have the time or energy to go after every one of you. But if this carries on, I will take action. Or I'll just stop sharing. Simple as that.

Sorry to sound harsh. Though I'm actually more pissed off than I sound.

Hi everyone! Yes, tottsu.net is renewed yet again! =D This time will be the last time, I promise, because I've finally found an easy enough script for me to update lazily. And honestly I don't know what the direction of this site is going to be but I want to keep it. I'm thinking of just posting everything I observe about Totsuka Shota. So. I hope that turns out to be enough fun. X3

For now, Happy White Day! <3