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Today's theme: Meeting the Yamamoto siblings

Totsuka Shota and Sudo Risa visited the gym run by the Yamamoto family, which includes Yamamoto KID Norifumi.

Both of them are big fans of KID, and were really excited to see him. And Totsuka Shota even requested to be kicked by him so he can just how powerful it is. Though however, his voice was really tiny when he requested that. And Yakumaru-san, who was watching the video in the studio, commented "You didn't really want to, did you?" XD My sentiments exactly.

After that they did some exercises that are part of the Yamamoto siblings' training. To the Yamamoto siblings they were really simple, but Totsuka Shota and Sudo Risa weren't able to stand anymore after just one set of a one minute circuit. And then they did more stuff, like calf raising, lunges, squats etc., and Totsuka Shota said "My legs are so full of lactic acid bacteria". Everybody burst out laughing because he meant lactic acid instead. And KID replied "Yeah, and yoghurt's gonna come out of me". XD

Hanamaru really rocks. When they started the sports corner I thought it would be a chance to see the kakkoii side of Totsuka Shota. But instead every week he just gets more amusing. XD Can't wait for next week!

Today's theme: Cardiolates

Totsuka Shota and Sudo Risa experienced a very new sport called Cardiolates, which is a combination of cardio exercises done on a mini trampoline, and pilates. The most important thing in this sport is maintaining good posture, because otherwise you won't be able to balance yourself while jumping.

At the beginning when they first tried both of them couldn't jump for more than like 5 seconds without losing their balance. So they examined their postures and realised that both of them had some problems. For Totsuka Shota, it showed that he hunches a little. At first I thought they were exaggerating it to show the effects of the exercise at first, because he looked ok. But at the end of the 40 minute session, they examined his posture again, and it was really a huge difference. He looks thinner and taller with good posture. Hopefully he maintains it. =D

After the video they went back to the studio and Totsuka Shota explained the posture-improving exercise to the hosts, Yakumaru-san and Okae-san. Basically you have to stand with the 3 points of your feet, the root of the big toe, the root of the little toe, and the heel, "suctioned" to the floor, while the arc floats. From there, you stand on tiptoes, then raise your arms and stretch in a way that's like you're being pulled from above and below. Totsuka Shota did well till the tiptoes part. But when he raised his arms he said "And now you raise both feet" by accident. Uh... HOW?! XD Probably Tsuka-chan will be able to do it somehow though, because he can do anything. XD

One thing I noted about Sports GoGo is that even though Totsuka Shota is only the assistant he seems to be doing more than Sudo Risa. He's the one that's carrying out the show, explaining and demonstrating. Sudo Risa seems to be just making comments. I guess it makes sense since he's been in Hanamaru for a year more than she has and is more experienced with running a live show. And he's really gotten so much more relaxed and natural compared to the past! I'm hoping that in the future, when he becomes well known enough, he'll get to hold a corner of his own. I'm sure he'll do a good job. X3

Today's theme: Basketball

Totsuka Shota and Sudo Risa went to learn basketball from a professional player, Igarashi Kei. He taught them basic stuff like passing and shooting, and then some fitness exercises that they do in training.

Well. Totsuka Shota's performance was kinda sad. XD; So much that even Yakumaru-san was like "What was that?" when he finished watching the video.

During the passing, Igarashi Kei taught them how to make the ball spin by snapping his fingers when throwing the ball. Sudo Risa tried first, and he said hers was too slow. Then Totsuka Shota tried, and Igarashi was like "Yours is even more gentle than hers". And then during the shooting, before even trying to shoot, Totsuka Shota was like "I don't think I'm gonna make it D:", and he really did miss. After that, during fitness exercises, they first did this squat thing where they have to slowly squat till their knees are 90 degrees to the ground. And before he came even close he was like "I can't do it anymore" and fell. XD;

When they went back to the studio after the video, someone (I can't remember who) commented that Totsuka Shota is gentle in everything he does. I guess that's a nicer way to put it. XD;

So that's it for this episode. I'll try to write for every episode from now on. =D

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 was just looking through my screencaps folder and found what probably are the oldest pictures I have of Totsuka Shota. Excluding the baby photo he showed on Shokura, of course. XD

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