Magazines Archive

This month's theme for all the Jr. was "school". For A.B.C., all the members put on glasses and went to the school library.

They are so good at coming up with themes that fangirls will squeal over. XD

Yup, very intellectual. Very cute (especially Tsuka-chan). But then I saw this picture...

Glasses + checkered shirt + manga magazine... Is he trying to be Akiba-kei again? XD

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.

■ duet

This month they talked about their separate lives in Tokyo and Osaka, and wrote messages to one another. My favourite was this part by Tsuka-chan:

Some time ago Tottsu contacted me. He doesn't do that a lot, so it made me wonder if he's missing me? (laughs)

Aww! One month must have been really long for them too. And it's really sweet that Totsuka Shota missed Tsuka-chan, because I was under the impression that A.B.C. aren't that close in private now compared to when they were younger, and they have their own circles of friends among the Jr.

Q Which Johnny's Jr. do you find notable recently?
A Kazama (Shunsuke)-kun. I can't take my eyes off Kazama-kun, who has succeeded in the "collaboration of Japanese and Western" with his blonde hair.

... Waht? XD I loved this part so much. And I wonder if Kazama-san's success is relative to his failure in the same collaboration last year.

He also mentioned that he's been eating really little recently. No wonder he's been so pretty! But according to him all he has for breakfast is a banana and all he has for dinner is kimchi natto. I'm really not sure if that's healthy. orz

You can read the whole article translated by me here, if I've already added you as a friend on that LJ.

■ POTATO

The theme this time is Kitchen Invader. I just love their random English titles. Anyway Totsuka Shota says in there that he likes Japanese cuisine the most, which surprised me because so far he's always been answering pasta when asked what his favourite food is.

You can read the whole article translated by enshinge here.

■ Wink up

This picture is just so PRETTY. Have I ranted about how much I love Wink up yet on this site? No? Ok, I love Wink up. =D Like what someone said in his/her comment on my LJ, he looks like he stepped directly out of a fairytale. I even like the way the stylist deliberately? messed up the left side of his hair. I liked this picture so much that I made it into a banner for this site immediately. If you're lucky enough you may have already seen it. If not, try again next time! XD

So in this article he reveals that he's actually good friends with Goto Hiromi (or violin boy, just in case). The 3 of them, him, Goto, and Kawai-chan, shared a room during Enbujou, and Goto would sometimes play soothing violin music in there. I wonder if Kawai-chan played the sounds of the waves and the chirping of birds that Yokoo-san gave him too? XD

And Kawai-chan apologised once again to all Tottsu fans for killing him so grotesquely during Enbujou:

And also, this time, I'm playing the role of a bad guy, and am doing terrible things to Tottsu and Fujigaya (laughs). I have to stop Saburo, played by Tottsu, with one hand, when he's so badly injured that he can't even walk straight anymore. Then I stab him from above with my katana, and then press it all the way in before pulling it out, then kick him away when he turns to me... It's just cruel (laughs). I apologise to all the Tottsu fans out there (laughs). But Tottsu once said that he wanted to play a role killed by me someday, right? Well, I've made his dream come true this time (laughs).

Yeah if you know me then you'll probably know I was like all melting over their cuteness when I was reading this. Though the text itself is pretty grotesque. XD But look! The fact that Totsuka Shota wanted to play a role killed by Kawai-chan shows how much he admires his acting. Which I heard was fantastic in Enbujou and I totally can't wait for the DVD <3 Even Kawai-chan said he heard sniffling from the audience, though he thinks that might have just been because it's the hay fever season. XD

And also, Kawai-chan seems to remember everything about Totsuka Shota. Even though it may just be because he's the biggest Johnny's fanboy in Johnny's Jr., I think it's also because of the rival-friend relationship between the two of them. He's constantly looking at Totsuka Shota because he has a sense of rivalry towards him, but while looking at him, he also starts feeling respect and friendship. And when looking at him as a friend, he also feels the need to catch up with him. Same for Totsuka Shota. That's why I love their relationship so much.

But then again... what kind of dream is that, Totsuka Shota? Are you M? -_-;

Sorry for the lack in updates recently! I've been too lazy to read up on the latest happenings... So even though the whole world probably knows about this already...

■ Takizawa Enbujou '08

Totsuka Shota will be playing the role that Kazama Shunsuke played last year (i.e. he has a name!), and will be featured in the Jr. postcard set and Jr. poster.

Hmm. Sounds exciting. =D

Anyway. Hadaka no shounen report below!

Theme: Delicious donburi (rice bowls)
Featuring: Chin Kenichi, Yabu Kota, Totsuka Shota

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I'm really thrilled about the news that Abe Ryohei, Fukasawa Tatsuya, Kato Kan, Ookawa Keigo and Miyadate Ryota are starring in a new CM. Especially since I really never expected Miyadate and Abe to be chosen out of all the Jr. And I really can't wait to see it!

So while I was thinking about that I got reminded of Totsuka Shota's CM too. Yes, he was in one.

It's a Coca Cola CM from 2003, starring Inohara Yoshihiko (V6), Totsuka Shota, Yokoo Wataru (Kis-My-Ft2) and Takeuchi Kohtaro (MAD). I never got to see it, but still this picture always makes me feel like drinking Coke. X3