Waterfall & Wings Version 1

This is a super RANDOM post but i just need to scream...

I LOVE STARRY SKY!!!!!!!!

I mean X'mas is long over, but OH GAWD, listening to this song always give me such a HEART-WARMING FUZZY FEELING. Waaaaah~~~ I need to go back to the day when they sang the acoustic version at Yokohama and WE ALL GOT TO SING ALONG!!!! Goodness~~~!!!! The feeling was just.... INDESCRIBABLE.

I especially ESPECIALLY love this particular line that Takki sang solo...

あの日も降ってた雪を待ってる
Ano hi mo futteta yuki wo matteru

出会ったこの場所　同じ色に
Deatta kono basho onaji iro ni

天気予報は当たるって信じて
Tenki yohou wa ataru tte shinjite

I'm longing for you like a star, silent night tonight.

His voice sounded SOOOOOOO YASASHII at that line!!!!!!! *heartmark*

Aiyaa~ i was too LATE to ask Loracyn to not pass the baton to me cos i KNOW i will have major dilemma about which songs to choose... Oh well, let's take it one step at a time then... Jaa, ikimasu!

What is the percentage of Johnny's stuff on your PC (kettai)?

PC: I guess that means a percentage of total personal files and not system stuff, which in that case will be pretty yabai... ehhh... 90% ぐらい???
Kettai: Haaa, ZERO. Why? Cos my current handphone is damn "kok". It's a super cheap and low-end one. No colour screen even. No nothing. But very user-frenly thus enable me to return smses at record times.. LOL. But anyway, it only displays ASCII characters so what Johnny's stuff can i possible save in it? Hahaha~

What is the most recent Johnnys program that you watched?

Dorama: Anego last episode
Clip: Tsuba on Matthew's Best Hit (18 May 2005)

What embarassing thing is on your desktop (kettai)?

Desktop: Eto... nothing i guess. Hadaka Takki is OK really... ahahha... but outside my PC, i guess it's Ero Ero Dance on Harucon DVD. LMAO~ I always feel embarrassed watching it. XDD Takki, yamete! I dunno how i survived watching it live last year... waakkakaka~
Kettai: Nai yo.

Which 5 Johnnys songs do you want to listen to, and which 5 Johnnys songs do you like?

ARGH~ Here it comes. Eto... what i wanna listen to and what i like... ain't it the same?? Or it is just to really let people like me choose more than 5 songs... Hahahha~ Ok, but i wanna CLARIFY here... the songs i choose are for THIS MOMENT only. Cos i like TOO MANY (T&T) SONGS TO PICK ONLY 5... ....

Want to listen (AND WATCH!!!) to:
1. Circle (Takki)
2. Kimi no na wo yobitai (Takki)　　　　　 どうぞ、呼んで！呼んで！！
3. Starry Sky (T&T)
4. Mihatenu Yume (Tsubasa)
5. Epilogue (T&T)

Johnny's songs i like:
1. Epilogue (T&T)
2. Starry Sky (T&T)
3. Kamen (T&T)
4. You & I (T&T)
5. Diamond (T&T)

選んじゃった～ i feel guilty for not choosing the others too...

The 3 people you are passing the baton onto:

(ok.... like who else hasn't already got it.. hmmm....)

1. Jam
2. Huay
3. Lain

YOSHA! I SURVIVED THE "5 SONGS"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XDDD

(Narration) February 1182. Heike's army leaves the capital. Yoritomo hears news of this and sends a huge troop to go west (of Kamakura, towards Kyoto, perhaps to intercept the Heike??), appointing one of his men Wada Yoshimori as General.

Benkei looks up Yoshitsune and finds Kajiwara Kagehide (son of Kajiwara Kagetoki, one of Yoritomo's follower. Kagetoki was the one who let Yoritomo and his men off when he discovered them hiding in the caves after a humiliating loss at battle in episode 14). Actually Benkei and the rest of the kerai are bothered by the fact that Yoritomo is ignoring Yoshitsune's presence. He asks Kagehide to speak to his father about it. Yoshitsune asks Benkei to stop. (Then i get lost here as they talk about a person called Shida no Yoshihiro... Dare???... and the different competing in factions within Genji, namely Yoritomo and Yoshinaka.) Yoshitsune laments about why they are fighting among themselves even though they are all Genji. (Then I think Kagehide says something about how Yoshitsune and company may finally get a chance to go to battle if *something* happens... aaargh~, i don't understand battle talk!! x__x) And Benkei seems REALLY excited at this prospect, that they finally can work for Yoritomo and prove their worth. (-_-;;; Go home already, go home to Hiraizumi!!)

But anyway, that *something* did not happen as expected and so goes Yoshitsune's chance to perform. His kerai are frustrated. The Sato brothers apologise to Yoshitsune, blaming themselves for what happened (as in Yoshistune lost his chance because he fought to keep them with him). Yoshitsune tells them it has nothing to do with them and walks out into the rain, telling them to enjoy it.

Meanwhile, Yukiie visits Yoshinaka. He entices Yoshinaka to send out troops to the capital to attack the Heike before Yoritomo does. By being one step ahead, Yoshinaka can well become the main leader of the Genji clan. Yoshinaka and his wife Tomoe, who are always starving for battle, fame and power are quick to accept this suggestion and falls for Yukiie's "trick".

Yoritomo leaves Kamakura to meet Yoshinaka.

Yoshitsune, Noriyori and Kagehide have a game of archery as they discusses things. (Seems that they are all on the same "frequency". They talk a lot about Yukiie and Yoshinaka, and how they don't agree with some of the things that Yoritomo is doing. Can't really catch most of what they say.) Noriyori wonders why Yoritomo is wasting time with Yoshinaka instead of going after the Heike when they are vulnerable now. Yoshitsune thinks maybe he wants to unite the Genji as one clan first before attacking. Noriyori then asks Kagehide why they turned their backs on the Heike. (I think Kagehide said his father does not agree with some of the things that the Heike did. Something about the capital? Perhaps about the relocation of it. So his father decided to join Yoritomo, although he wonders himself what kind of a person is Yoritomo.)

Yoritomo and Yoshinaka's army comes to a standstill at Shinano (current day Nagano). Yoshinaka is shocked to learn that Yoritomo's army is 100,000 huge which Yukiie of course, did not tell him about. Yukiie says they should fight anyway but the rest are against him as lives are at stake. Realising that chances of winning are nought, he sends one of his men to talk peace with Yoritomo, to tell him that they are just after the Heike and have nothing against him. Yoritomo wants Yoshinaka to hand over Yukiie to prove that. Although Yoshinaka is not obliged to protect Yukiie, but to surrender people who have come to him for help that easily, he will lose the confidence of his surbodinates. Hence he rejects Yoritomo's request. But Yoritomo changes his mind too. He pretends to admire Yoshinaka for his "graciousness" in protecting Yukiie and withdraws his request. However, in order to strengthen the ties between them, he "hopes" Yoshinaka will let his son be the groom of his daughter and come to Kamakura (all of a sudden he has a daughter...). This is in fact a request for hostage but masked as a marriage proposal. By keeping Yoshinaka's son, Yoshitaka with him at Kamakura, Yoritomo can be sure Yoshinaka will "behave" himself.

Tomoe rejects violently to this request. She has been bringing up Yoshinaka as if he is really her son and refuses to surrender the boy. She does not understand why Yoshinaka is willing to trade Yoshitaka for Yukiie. Yoshinaka is in a dilemma. He cannot hand Yukiie (against his will) to Yoritomo but does not want to lose his son either. Tomoe yells at Yukiie to leave them but the crafty old man dodges the question. Seeing the adults in such a dilemma, Yoshitaka decides for himself, he will go to Kamakura.

A few days later, Yoshitaka leaves for Kamakura as Tomoe watches in tears.

Meanwhile in the capital, Munemori's son Kiyomune and Netsuko gets married, thus enlarging the Heike clan. (Netsuko is the daughter of this person called Yorimori, who is actually Kiyomori's half-brother. This makes the couple cousins i guess. Anyway, Yorimori seems to hold a certain amount of power, thus beneficial to the Heike clan. Intermarriages are a way to strengthen ties within a clan.)

(Munemori, Tomomori and Tokiko then argues about something i don't understand... ha ha haaa~ -__-;;; But it has something to do with strengthening the clan to oppose the rising Genji.) Later that night, Tokiko asks Tekona what kind of woman Masako is. Tekona replies that as Masako is brought up among boys, she behaves like one. She can ride horses and fights together with the men. She has a strong character (full of pride) and goes out of her way to make sure she gets her wishes.

Yoshitaka reaches Kamakura and is introduced to Oohime, Yoritomo's daughter. (Although i HATE Yoritomo and Masako, their daughter is damn kawaii!) Masako proposes to Yoritomo to let Yoshitsune take care of Yoshitaka and Oohime. Yoritomo isn't so sure he wants to give such a job to Yoshitsune but admits he has been at a loss about what to do with him. Masako however thinks that giving him such a task and observing how he takes it, it will reveal Yoshitsune's true character and let them see where his loyalty lies. (*stabs Masako repeatedly*)

Benkei and the rest aren't that happy to hear that Yoshitsune has been given such a lowly job that even a woman is capable of. Yoshitsune doesn't seem to mind though. He visits the children and impresses them with his flying skills. The ice is broken.

(narration) At this time, Yoshitsune still has no idea of the sad fate that will befall these two children. (ehhh...? Nani nani???)

~End of Episode 20~

Takki finally updated again!!! Yeaah~~~ Volume 170 this time kana, thank u Huay!!! =333 I finally see Takiren in all its totality... woohoo! I hope he updates more often while u r still there to make your money worth!! wakakaka.... Anyway, it's a loooong post as always. XDDD

He said he has been really hard at work on Yoshitsune recently. They have been filming the Yashima and Dannoura battle scenes. For the Yashima scene, Tsubasa is going to appear and he asks if we are shocked. You bet we were!!! Totally didn't see that coming.. ahahha. Then he said, in that scene, one of his kerai, Sato Tsugunobu dies... KYAAAAHHHH... oh my gawd!!! People are really starting to die in this show ne... oh no oh no... DOUSHIYOU!!! Everyone of his kerai including himself had to watch Tsugunobu die and they ALL CRIED PORO PORO TEARS!! x__x He said he cried sooo much his eyes are still swollen today. Mentioned like how in some countries, their daily rainfall is equal to Japan's annual rainfall. Similarly for them, they cried one year's worth of tears in that one scene alone!! GAAAHH!!! Maji de??? They cried that much??? OH DEAR.... i dunno how i am going to handle all these deaths... (Yvie is going to whack me again) -___-;;; Then he thanked Miyauchi (the guy acting as Tsugunobu) and tells him although filming has ended for him, the Yoshitsune-kerai bond between them will never end and invites him for future outings with the group. He said he's going out now for location shooting and reminds those who find them shooting not to call out for him. Because he will be in Yoshitsune battle mode (read quiet and focused), dakara not his usual self. So in order not to "break" his mode, he appeals to us to just watch over him quietly. He uses the word 見守る! Wakakka... Yesh Takki!!! WE WILL ALWAYS WATCH OVER YOU~ *chuuu*

Waah, i really LOVE his Takirens... He makes himself so much closer to us! And it's a channel where he can relay stuff about himself most efficiently, no time lag. And it's a direct channel, not thru magazine reporters, so i feel we can understand the real him somewhat better. Dakara, seeing all those icons he intersperse within his posts... LOL~ THIS BOY IS REALLY CUTE!!! Hahahhaha~

Next! I am slooooow... hahahhaha.... Me have been keeping up with Jin's drama Anego and i ALWAYS wondered why i find the Sawaki-san (you can say he is Jin's love rival) sooo familiar. It wasn't only until like JUST NOW when i was flipping thru the characters page in the NHK Yoshitsune mook that i realised... OOOOHHHHHHHHH~~~~~~~~ It's the same guy acting as Yoshitsune's dad, Yoshitomo!!!!!! (who erm, died in Episode 1...) LMAO~~~~~~

I can't believe it took me soooooo long to register this fact. Waakakka, gomen ne... Yappari my brain is Takki Pte Ltd. XDDDD

Last bit of rambling before i go and do Epi 20's synopsis, ratings for Yoshitsune Episode 24 is UP!!! It is Number 3 at 20.9%!!!!! Yeaah~~~~ I am so happy!!! But what made me HAPPIER (and shocked) was when i saw what was at Number 4!!!

Zubari at 20.0%!!!!!!

Woah woah WOAH~~~~ Suddenly Zubari became the second best rated variety program after the legendary SMAPxSMAP!!! I am amazed.... BUT BERY HAPPY!!!! Muahahhaha... that's TWO of Takki's programs in the Top 5 yo!!!! And both are the top programs for NHK and TBS this week!!! Hosoki's weekly sekuhara sessions sure brought in a lot of ratings... wakakakka... Yo Johnny!! Time to increase Takki's pay!!! Or at least, compensate him for the sekuhara!!! Hahahahhaha....

Combined ratings of 40.9%!!! Way to go!!! Woohooo~~~~

Finally have time (actually not really) to go thru my photos and uwaaah~ The memories that came with them... 旅行が大好きなぁ、やっぱり。特に大好きなタッキーを会いに行く旅行。It may sound mushy to some of you but really, being able to see him gives me the power and motivation to go on with my stinky work and otherwise boorring life. Ahahah, so in all its cheesiness, パワーをくれて、ありがとう、タッキー。Thou i seriously need to find a new job to sustain this annual or should i say, bi-annual sakusen?? Actually i was thinking about it the other day, how to land a new job and still be able to go Japan in November... muzukashii ne~ To quit and still be able to go Japan in Nov means i have to tender in Oct... but that is like 2 months short of my bonus! Mottai nai janai desu ka?? And my stupid company gives out bonus in 2 rounds, year end and Chinese New Year... *checks calendar* Next yr's CNY is in Jan i think... so means the earliest i can hope to leave is Feb?? That will be like another EIGHT MONTHS of torture!!! If i choose to forgo the bonus (which ain't a lot anyway) and quit now... i must get a new job within a month else i will still be on probation by Nov and wouldn't be able to take leave. Then again, I could always do part time until after Nov, but its not going to give me enough money for the trip! Althou my current job doesn't give me that much money anyway... In fact, i earn so much MORE on my previous part-time hourly pay job...

とにかく、困ります。

Guess i can't do anything but stick with it first, unless a suitable good paying job falls in my lap. *Dream on baby* And in case some of you out there think i shouldn't let my life (and job) revolve around Takki so much, i'm not. I have many other issues with this company, working culture and the non-existent welfare. I guess my "Eight Characters" clash with theirs. Maybe this company is really not suitable for a Piscean B+ (read someone who needs to feel appreciated and complains non-stop when something upsets them). And OH MY GOODNESS! I suddenly remembered something... Today marks the 1st year since i've joined this company... 入っちゃってから、一年。-_-;;; *Went off topic again... hurhur~*

Anyway, picked out some photos i took during the trip that i thought were interesting...

Guess what this is? Hahaha~ This building is just next to where we were staying in Tokyo. One night while we were walking back from the station, Syl was exclaiming like "Wow, they have such a huge restaurant here just to sell turtle soup!" and i was like where? where? and she pointed out this building. Actually we passed by it everyday but we never look up to see the signboard. It was only that day when we walked on the opposite side that we noticed it. Anyway, for a moment i was still wondering like "How funny it is to have a laundry shop just outside a restaurant.." and then i realised... BWAHAHAHHAHAHAH~ This building is a PUBLIC BATH HOUSE!!!!! LMAO~~~

You see, the kanji 「亀」 means "turtle" and 「湯」 means "soup" in Chinese, but in Japanese, 「湯」 also means "hot water"! So for Syl, 「亀の湯」 automatically registers as a place selling turtle soup... ahhahahah~ OH MY GOODNESS, the 3 of us were laughing so hard! I can't rem now but did one of us even thought of Kame, as in the Kame from KATTUN?? LOL~~ So Syl was like snapping away at this bathhouse... "Must take this big 'soup restaurant' and show my mum!" she said. Ahahhaha, so corny. And no, i dunno why this bath house is so named. Mebe they put little turtles in the water inside. Hahaha~ Substitutes for rubber duckies?

On our most "touristic" day, where we finally did NOTHING Johnny's/Takki-related. We went for a day trip to Hakone, cos the girls simply have to produce evidence to their mums that THEY REALLY WENT TO JAPAN FOR HOLIDAY and not for concert... plus they really wanted to see Mt. Fuji too, cos last year when we were in Japan, we didn't have time to do much in Tokyo. The 2 times we had a chance to see Mt. Fuji from the shinkansen, we either fell asleep or the obaachan on the other side pulled down the window shutters. -_-;;; It's ok for me, since i've seen it before, but then again i digged the idea of a one-day trip to the countryside. Always fancy the train ride there... ahhaha, watched too much j-dramas kana... Anyway, it was really fun! We bought food onto the train and were chatting and eating on our way there when the other 2 fell asleep one by one... OEI! Mata ka yo... i'm always the only one awake during long train journeys. I had to wake them up when Mt. Fuji first came into sight from our train. We could only see the tip but Syl was snapping away anyway. LOL~ Anyway, don't you think the pic up there captures the essence of things Japanese?? Hahahahha~ Took if from our ship on eto.. Lake Ashi? The weather was really nice, albeit super windy.

Can't rem where i took this from. But basically, we were taking pics of Mt. Fuji like mad! Ahahaha, it's like every 5 steps and "uwwaah, the view is better from here!!" *snap snap snap*... But the mountain looks really grand and visually commanding when u see it. Mebe because we hardly see snow-capped mountains in our tiny island, not even in neighbouring Malaysia i think. Mountains ya, but snow-capped... hmmm... nasasou~ For pple from Canada or Europe, Mt. Fuji must be like *yawn* kana.. Ahahah... Anyway, looking at this particular pic of Mt. Fuji reminds me of Yoshitsune... ahahha...

義経様！！平泉に帰れ！！！

Oh i rem this, ahahahahha, it was sooo funny!! Basically i tink we wasted too much time snapping at Mt. Fuji and before we knew it, we only had about 45 mins left to go through the remaining of our recommended itinerary which usually takes 2 hours!!! But we can't be late for our train back if not we need to buy a new ticket! Yet we were unwilling to give up the last stop cos we were curious about these famous 黒たまご aka "black eggs" which you can only find at this "teahouse" at Owakudani (or Owaku Valley). But OH MY GAWD, the road up to there was upslope all the way!!! So while everyone else takes a slow walk and enjoys the scenery on the way up, there were these THREE MAD GIRLS dashing to the top which get stinkier as you approach for god knows what... Can u imagine??? LMAO~~~ And cos we *really* RAN ALL THE WAY FROM THE STATION, by the time we reached the top, we were all HUFFING and PUFFING like mad, but goodness, the air was full of sulphur!!!! So we were choking on the stinky air while trying to catch our breaths.... LMAO~~~~~

Anyway, Owakudani used to be part of the forest but was burnt by lava from the previous Mt. Fuji eruption hundreds of years or something... The effects remain til today and the ground is still hot and smoking! (thou the mountain was like pretty FAR from where we were... or was it another mountain?) So you can see behind me, burnt forest and rocks, and sulphuric geysers... And yea, we found the black eggs. Apparently the eggs were cooked in the geysers and the chemical content in the water reacted with the eggs to make it black. (We ate the eggs later but eto... taste like normal eggs.. Haha, but each egg supposedly gives you er... 7 yrs of extra life?? Carolyn was cynical thou, she tinks the cholesterol in the yolk will kill us first. Bwahahhaha~~ Chomps into TAMAGO *pun intended* anywayz)

We weren't rewarded with only black eggs for that hell-of-a-dash, thankfully. At the top of the valley, we also discovered the MOST PICTURESQUE PLACE to take Mt. Fuji (with us in it)!!! See how the magnificent mountain looms behind me... Woah~ m(__)m

Anyway, we MANAGED to "see" the place in 45 mins afterall and catch our train back after a REALLY CLOSE CALL. Phew~~~ This time on the return journey (which seemed so much longer than going there), we were all sooo tired that even I fell asleep in a wink.

Conclusion: Hakone makes for a GREAT one-day outing if you don't plan to scale the mountain. But do book a later train for heaven's sake! LMAO~

続けます。I think we went to NHK Studio Park the next day. Wakakka~ Althou this place ain't as fun as Fuji TV, the 義経魂 all around makes up for it!! My goodness, the whole NHK building was just bursting with Yoshitsune essence! Every other poster was Yoshitsune.. wakakakka, and they had this Yoshitsune Corner inside the park where we donned Yoshitsune's costume (actually it's Shanaou's... the deep purple one) to take pictures with a Yoshitsune 看板! Ahahhaha, it's the same that I took with during the travel fair in April. But this time, i could be more crazy. We were all touching his hand while taking the photo to make it seem like we were holding hands!!! LMAO~~~~ We were also given flutes and the red veil to pose... so hazukashii!!! Hahahahha~ Actually, *VERY* hazukashii... we were sooo obviously Takki-fans from the amount of noise/shrieking we were making... the staff must be thinking like "these gaijin... -_-;;;" They ran some video inside too, showing some making of Yoshitsune not shown on TV.

One of the models on display. The infamous Gojo scene!!! Ahh... i wonder if that is the exact costume he wore... 触りたい！！！ The actual screen that the young Ushiwaka doodled on is on display too, so maybe this costume IS the one he wore? They would be able to put it up on display not that he no longer wears it deshou?? Scripts were also on display there, complete with scribblings... but i dun think they were Takki's... one of the directors i think.

Further down the hall, we came to the part where people can observe filming in some of the studios. Unless you have insider information, it is entirely based on luck, who you can see filming, if anyone at all. The day we went, Takki wan't there!!! But Yoritomo and Masako were filming in one of the studios. We couldn't actually see them cos they were blocked by one of the screens but we know they are in there because there is this camera inside that you can control from the outside to look around the studio. So i only saw the tip of Yoritomo's hat. Haaahahah.

It's ok. Seeing them live might provoke my murderous intents.

Then again, considering that the entrance fee is only 200yen, if i live in Tokyo, i might just go every time i'm free just to see if i can catch Takki in action. Fufufufu~

We are not allowed to take pics of the studios but guess what we found?

Yoshitsune Hall of Fame!!!

Every single major character in Yoshitsune wrote something and this is Takki's!!!

"I will show you the spirit of Yoshitsune!" - signed Takki (actually he spelt as Tackey)

Ahahhaa, look at his kiddy handwriting... Look at the way he wrote "源義経". So un-samuraish. BUT WE LOVE YOU ANYWAY! *chuuuuu* =333

Benkei's one was very samuraish thou, I guess people his age all know some sorta calligraphy? You can see roughly see his board on the "Hall of Fame" pic, the second one from the bottom right. Some of the female casts' ones were very funny. They look so serious in the show but drew cartoons on their boards! LMAO~ (Eg. Kiyomori's daughter, Tokuko (?) the one who became Crown Princess/Queen)

Ahahah, that's me on the floor.
This image just came into my mind when i saw the (kawaikunai) FUJI mascot,
whatever its name. So decided to take some crazy pics... fufufu~

Before you know it, it's concert day!! Seriously, i didn't know how this year's concert goods looked prior to my departure. Only saw puny pics of the tee and bag and of course, the infamous Serenade Stick. I dun usually plan ahead what to buy, but i kinda decided that i wun get the posters simply because there's no more wall space in my room!!! For one, i am not someone who buys posters to keep. My room already has like what... 4 Takki/T&T and 1 FF10(which is STILL Takki-related) posters! Where the hell am i going to find space for another one?? But when i arrived at Yokohama Arena and saw the posters for the first time....
OH MY GAWD~~~!!!!!!

I snapped.

The solo Takki poster was sooooooooo.... VISUALLY ARRESTING!!!! *heartmark* The unit one too!!! You know when you see a poster and you JUST HAVE TO GET IT. That was exactly how i felt!!! Last year's Harucon posters were nice, but they didn't scream "Buy me!" like the Dreamboy Osaka one, but this year's posters definitely do!!! But OH MY GOODNESS!!! I was having such a dilemma... I LOVE the Takki one, i could practially imagine myself laying it out on the floor and sprawling on it ala Fukada Kyoko in "Kamisama, Mou Sukoshi Dake"!! Wakakkaka, but then, PRECISELY because they blew up his face soo much, if i put it up, my whole family is going to give me no peace.. and i CANNOT bear to buy it only to lock it up in my wardrobe. Will be quite pointless isnt it? So after a looong time, i finally made up my mind and just get the unit one. And now it's up on my wall, replacing the Tobe one (i'm letting it retire in my closet after 2 yrs of service)... It was soooo heart-wrenching walking away without getting the Takki solo one, but i tell myself, it's for the future good! (which eventually manifests as the Takki Solocon Sakusen Fund. LOL)

So for myself, I bought the bag, the pamplet, Takki uchiwa, unit poster, unit and Takki clear file and live photoset. Not that bad desho?? XDDD As for the Serenade Stick, i was adamant not to buy it... wakakka, NO MATTER what Takki says...

"Highly recommended in Takizawa Rengou by Takizawa-kun!"
To Yvie: This was the pic i wanted to show you...
Did it disappoint? XDDD
What were you thinking? ahahhah~

The 3 of us *REALLY* burst out laughing when we saw this sign!!! ROFLMAO~~~~ The staff were so zurui!! Ahahahhaha! Takki, you are too cute!!!! But luckily i managed to restrain myself... no, i am not going to get that mop! Wakakaka... cos i need to save for your solocon, hon! Car and Syl didn't get it either cos they were getting the Johnny's penlight (which i already have) and they figured they only have 2 hands. XDDD Gomen ne, Takki. But it DID served its purpose for many. There were still many people who bought it when they saw the sign.. ahahha... And i remembered while queuing up, Bee was telling us how she was like O_O when she found out the stick was designed by Takki... cos that means she must buy even though it wasn't nice but she must buy because she must support Takki etc etc... and this staff who was standing next to me was like sniggering away throughout listening to our conversation. LMAO~

Anyway, i miss Takki trips... they are always so full of fun! And getting to meet so many fellow fans from all over the world, waaah... truly international. And there were still so many we didn't get to meet although we were all at the same place at the same time simply because going to T&T concert is a very busy event!!! So much to do, and with no handphones, it was very hard to co-ordinate... I wonder if T&T even realises it.. how HARD we all try to get our butts there to cheer for them. From Singapore, Malaysia, New York, California, China, Hong Kong, Canada, Korea... I wished they will acknowledge the rest of us. It's not just Taiwan and Thailand dakara! >_<

タッキーソロコンを楽しみにしてます！

My self-made uchiwa made in one night.

News of Gotari's death reaches Yoshitsune. He is very upset to learn of the deaths of his loved ones one after another. Gotari was like a brother to him, who looked out for him since he was a boy.

Back at the house, Jiro and the rest are all worried about Yoshitsune. He finally returns and tells them he is alright already.

Yoshitsune: "Please stop worrying about me."

Go-Shirakawa moves back to Kyoto after Kiyomori's death. He starts plotting to overthrow the Heike. He discusses with Tomoyasu and decides that Genji is the perfect candidate. But even within Genji, there are different factions. Yukiie, Yoshinaka and Yoritomo. They decide to make use of Yoritomo, since he is the eldest son from the main bloodline.

Yoritomo summons for Yoshitsune and introduces Minamoto no Yorinori to him. Yorinori is their half-brother, same father but different mother. They start talking about waging war and chasing the Heike out of the capital. (talk a lot about some battle strategy too but i dun understand...) Yoritomo declares (yet again) that Heike is going to fall without Kiyomori. Yoshitsune keeps quiet throughout the discussion and feels very uneasy.

Meanwhile in Kiso, Yoshinaka is also getting hyped up about waging war on the Heike. (He and his wife are war-crazy. And seems like he is operating separately from Yoritomo. Kinda competitive i would say.)

Yorinori visits Yoshitsune at his place. He asks about Yoshitsune's childhood and mother and wish he will get to meet his mother again. (Yorinori seems like a nice chap, not arrogant like Yoritomo. )

Tekona gets a job at the Heike's residence and is introduced to Tokiko. (Munemori then comes in and says something to Tokiko about Shirakawa, which i dun understand. Something about asking her to go meet him??)

Yoritomo sends a letter to Shirakawa. The letter states that it is not his wish to fight against the ex-emperor. His only enemy is the Heike. (Then i am not sure about this part, but i tink Yoritomo says something like, if Heike is willing to make peace with them, they can work out a way to co-exist without fighting... ehhh... like suddenly so different from what i would expect. Not sure if i misunderstood, or is this really what Yoritomo wants. Or maybe it's just a ploy of his.) Shirakawa says that if the 2 clans start fighting, it doesn't matter who win or lose, but it will definitely ruin the peace in the capital, which is something he doesn't want. Tomoyasu tells him not to worry, as Yoritomo doesn't really seem interested in capturing the capital. He already has his base at Kamakura afterall. Shirakawa is a bit relieved.

Tokiko calls on Shirakawa but he doesn't want to meet her and gets Tsubone to go instead. Tsubone lies to Tokiko that Shirakawa is not feeling well after the moving. Tomoyasu tells Tokiko about the letter from Yoritomo and that Yoritomo is interested to hold peace talks with the Heike. Tokiko is shocked.

Tokiko tells this news to her sons but Munemori and Shigemori are against it. Shigemori thinks that to commit to peace talks now will indicate that the Genki has grown too powerful for the Heike to control. As for Munemori, he is confident that if a war breaks out, Heike will win because Shirakawa is on their side, or so he thinks. He reminds the rest of their father's dying wish. Tokiko is worried, as chances to reconcile with Genji are ruined as a result of her lie.

A battle between the troops led by Koremori and Yukiie breaks out at Sunomata-gawa. The Heike manages win this battle but Yukiie escapes. Koremori and the rest are happy that they won the battle but Munemori is not satisfied and reproaches them for letting Yukiie survive. Tomomori thinks however, that chasing after Yukiie here will be a rash move. (Seems that Muemori is bent on wiping out every single Genji at the first opportunity. Maybe to prove his worth. *shrugs*)

Yukiie seeks refuge at Yoritomo's place after his defeat hoping to receive reinforcement but gets cold treatment from the latter. (Seems like Yoritomo criticise his battle antics which resulted in the humilating loss. He is also unwilling to help Yukiie launch another attack.) Yukiie is furious and storms off. He approaches Yoshitsune and complains to him.

Yukiie: "Aren't we all Genji? Isn't our common enemy the Heike? Shouldn't a Genji help his fellow Genji member??!"

Yoshitsune: "I believe Yoritomo has a bigger plan to deal with the Heike." (that is, instead of focusing too much time and resources on individual battles)

Yukiie then asks Yoshitsune if he is willing to join forces with him (and operate separately from Yoritomo). Yoshitsune refuses flatly and says he pledges allegiance to Yoritomo and Yoritomo only. He will never betray him. (He is not going to appreciate your efforts honey, go back to Hiraizumi already yo...)

Meanwhile, Yoshinaka wins a battle at Shinano despite a much smaller army. The Heike is concerned about Genji's expanding territory and appoints Fujiwara Hidehira to be the guardian of the Tohoku Region for them. (Cannot find a suitable word...)

As a result of this, 2 of Yoshitsune's kerai, Sato Tsugunobu and Sato Tadanobu are wrongly suspected as spies as they were (or rather, still are) from the Fujiwara clan. Not willing to be subjected to such rumours as well as not wanting to put Yoshitsune in a difficult position, they ask Yoshitsune for permission to leave. Yoshitsune walks off to look for Yoritomo without giving any answer.

Yoshitsune tells Yoritomo that he will not let the Sato brothers leave. He believes in them totally. Yoritomo reveals to him that the Heike has assigned Hidehira to guard the Tohoku region for them and Yoshitsune is shocked. However, he assures Yoritomo that Hidehira has no wish to put himself against the Genji. Having stayed with Hidehira for a long time, he retells how Hidehira once told him, he is not interested in war. He will only engage in one if his land and people are threatened. Moreover, he was the one who provided him and his kerai with horses and equipment and sent him off to reunite with Yoritomo. Thus, to Yoshitsune, the Sato brothers are "irreplaceable kerai". He will keep them no matter what, even if it means opposing Yoritomo's wishes.

After Yoshitsune leaves, Yoritomo tells Masako he finally understands what she meant previously when she said Yoshitsune has something that draws people to him. His single-mindedness is impressive. Masako reminds him however that this single-mindedness can also be scary (read dangerous).

Yoshitsune returns to his place and tells the Sato brothers he will not forgive them if they leave. Then in the most gentle tone, he asks them to stay with him. The Sato brothers weeps in gratitude while the rest cheers. (Sasuga Yoshitsune dane~)

~End of Episode 19~

Kiyomori sits in a daze at the garden after moving back to Kyoto. Tokiko finds him and tries in vain to chat him up. The poor man is feeling very down as his lifelong dream to build Fukuhara as his dream capital is dashed.

Yoshitsune's residence, Kamakura. Yoshitsune wonders where Saburo and rest have gone to. The Sato brothers offer to go look for them but Yoshitsune says it's ok. "Let them have some fun since they must be bored staying here all the time."

It turns out Saburo and company are at Chidori's house having a drinking party. Jiro comments that they find it hard to watch how Yoritomo is (ill-)treating Yoshitsune. Yoshitsune strives to be of use to his brother, to help him in any way, but Yoritomo gives him all the small tasks and neglects him.

Kyoto. Akane brings Tekona to Otoku's house and tells her Yoshitsune has asked the latter to look for herself and Kichiji when she arrives in the capital. Akane asks Otoku to help Tekona find work and Otoku agrees readily. Utsubo is excited to hear about Yoshitsune and asks Tekona about him. Tekona tells her he is a popular figure with the natives at Kamakura. Hesistant at first, she finally asks about Yoshitsune's "wife".

Tekona: He is not married yet.

Utsubo: Oh! (smiles in relief)

Tekona: But....

Utsubo: Eh?!

Tekona: Er... .... Benkei seems to have found someone though.

(I think Tekona wanted to talk about Shizuka and the marriage arrangements brought up by Yoritomo but changed her mind when she saw the worried look on Ustubo's face.)

Morikuni's residence, Kyoto. Kiyomori is drinking with Morikuni. Kiyomori talks about his mother and laments how he has never seen her face before. (She died when he was still a child.) Although he often dreams of her, he is never able to see her face, only the backview. Suddenly, with a sad face, he mutters out loud if he will finally be able to see her in the "other world". Morikuni is shocked at this comment. The topic then somehow turns to Ushiwaka and Kiyomori's face lights up. He remembers affectionately how the young boy used to spend much of his time playing with his own sons at Morikuni's house. Just when he is going to take his next sip of wine, he suddenly collapses.

Kiyomori's health takes a nosedive. The Heike family ropes in physicians and witch doctors to help but his health continues to deteriorate.

Yoritomo and Masako visit Yoshitsune at his place and tell him news about Kiyomori's failing health. The former is shocked but tries hard to conceal his emotions in front of his brother.

The ailing Kiyomori summons for Tokitada, Tokiko's brother. He wants Tokitada to pass a message to Shirakawa. (I am not sure what he meant here, but i THINK he wants Tokitada to tell Shirakawa to accept Munemori as the new Heike ruler after his passing.)

Shirakawa is looking at some medical manuals with his concubine. (I think he was actually looking up on Kiyomori's illness, to save him? But halfway through, he changes his mind and dumped the book on the floor. Wacky fellow really... ) His even wackier concubine Tsubone asks if he is going to visit him but Shirakawa decides not to.

Tokiko is shocked to hear Shirakawa's indifference to the news of ailing Kiyomori. He sends Munemori to talk to Shirakawa again. A fellow Heike member, Taira no Tomoyasu (a close aide of Shirakawa) arranges the meeting for them. Tsubone tells Munemori that Shirakawa is greatly saddened by news about Kiyomori as Shirakawa pretends to weep. (damn lousy "acting" i would say... -_-) Shirakawa says Kiyomori is too dear to him, that is why he has no courage to face Kiyomori's weakened state. (What a load of crap! Then Tomoyasu tells Munemori something like Shirakawa has accepted Munemori as the new Heike leader or something and will guide him along as his pseudo-father. Munemori is ecstatic. Shirakawa though, has an ulterior motive. He just wants to be on "good terms" with the new Heike leader to make it easy for him to bring them down.)

Back at the Heike residence, the whole family gathers outside Kiyomori's room as if waiting for the imminent moment. Gotari rushes in and Tomomori and Munemori tell him off. However, Gotari is late because he had ran back to Fukuhara to retrieve Kiyomori's precious rosary beads. (I think Kiyomori has been feeling uneasy without it at his side.) Tokiko hurriedly takes them to Kiyomori. Holding back her tears, she asks Kiyomori if he has any last wishes. (Can't really catch what he said but something about keeping the Heike clan united and controlling the uprisings in the Tohoku???) Kiyomori has gone a bit delirious by now and keeps muttering about his "dream capital". (oh my goodness, it is sooo sad!! You can totally see sadness emanating from his eyes, his reluctance to die without fulfiling his dream. T-T And i BET he really wanted to see Yoshitsune one last time... but... but circumstances wouldn't allow it.) After some struggling, Kiyomori finally breathes his last. (Watari Tetsuya's acting is really FLAWLESS here. You can totally feel the poor man's dying regret. My eyes brimmed with tears everytime i get to this part... )

4 Feb 1181. Kiyomori was 64.

That night at Heike's residence, a fire breaks out at this plant-housed-in-pagoda thingy called Yomogi no Tsubo. (I have no idea what it is...) Tokiko yells for everyone to put out the fire as it is precious to the late Kiyomori. However, it is too late. Gotari is caught and identified as the culprit. Tokiko interrogates him and he reveals them Kiyomori was the one who instructed him to set the fire. This Yomogi no Tsubo was the only thing that he wanted to bring with him to his afterlife. Tokiko is devastated.

Away at Kamakura, Yoshitsune feels uneasy and is unable to sleep. At that very same time, Gotari (who has been let off by Tokiko since he had afterall helped Kiyomori retrieve his rosary beads) is assassinated by some people. (I am not sure was he killed by Heike people who had mistaken him as a looter when he rushed back to retrieve the rosary, or was he killed by bandits who thought he still had the precious rosary with him. Either way, he was killed because of his close relationship with Kiyomori.)

In Kamakura, Yoritomo breaks the news of Kiyomori's death to Yoshitsune. Yoshitsune is shocked but realises he must hold back his tears in front of the rest. (It is like a test, EVERYONE is staring at Yoshitsune to see what kind of emotions he will show.) Evil Masako prods him by saying he must be sad since he was once his father. Yoshitsune replies that he will not forget he is a Genji. Yoritomo wonders if 64 years of life is considered short or long. But believes that the end of Heike is near. Masako's father Tokimasa continues to scrutinise Yoshitsune for any leaks in emotions.

Back at his own place, Yoshitsune chants sutras for the late Kiyomori and is finally allowed to cry. (OH MY GOODNESS!!! I want to jump into the screen and comfort him!!!! T-T)

Yoshitsune: "Kiyomori-sama, osaraba ni gozaimasu." (Lord Kiyomori, farewell.)

The Heike clan gathers after Kiyomori's funeral. Tokitada asks Tokiko if Kiyomori had any dying wishes. Munemori replies that he once tried to say something to Tokiko but no voice came out of his voice.

Tokiko: "No! He did have one last wish that he only told me... And that is to hunt down Yoritomo in Izu. Don't bother holding memorial services for him. He wants all of you to put together all you have and exterminate Yoritomo. Behead him and offer his head at his tomb!"

The family is shocked at this harsh dying wish but vows to fulfil it. (Tokiko is totally lying here because Kiyomori never said anything of this sort. It is her own hatred for Yoritomo that she lied to the whole family. Munemori seems to know that Tokiko is lying, because he had always been around when Tokiko was with Kiyomori at his deathbed but in any case, decides to go along with her.)

Yoshitsune stands alone by the sea and remembers Kiyomori.

~End of Episode 18~

I am supposed to be catching up on my Yoshitsune synopses but got SUPER THROWN OFF TRACK (as usual) when my fren sent me screencaps (like literally, cos she took pics of her TV.. LMAO~) of the latest Zubari and Takki's new hair and OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!!

HORA, SO CUTE!!!!!
<<<o>>>

I think he cut his hair a little??? Either that or he styled it differently, but in ANY CASE, KAWAAAIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOODNESS!!!! It is NOT BLACK, but this CHOU BERI OISHII CHOCOLATEY BROWN!!!!! OH ME GOODNESS!!! *pounds heart to keep it pumping* KYAAAAAHHHHH~~~~~~ I LOVE THIS BOY'S HAIR TO DEATH!!! His new hair made him look somewhat younger and sooooo innocent!!!! I DEFINITELY like this better than BLACK!!!! Black i feel, make him look too stiff, but this colour is KANPEKI!!!! The way it frames his face, the way it falls yasashii-ly over his left eye... KAWAII KAWAIII KAWAIIIIIII!!!!!! I want to TOUCH his hair!!! i want i want i want i want i want~~~ And it's always sooo sara sara... mouuuu, you shampoo companies... ARE YOU BLIND NOT TO GET HIS TO ENDORSE YOUR PRODUCT???? *whacks*

And according to Huay, Hosoki was supposed to explain what the mole under Takki's eye mean, but took the opportunity to caress his hair/head instead! And she actually told the guest (and everyone else) "Kawaii desho." and Takki let out an embarrassed smile which was soooooo cute!!!! LMAOOOOOO~~ Shinya was commenting how it has become a SEKUHARA session. This baba, she JUST cannot keep her hands to herself ne!!!! XDDD Thanks to the baba kana... Takki somehow always manages to steal a bit of limelight from the guest every week.... Oh man!!! I gotta get my hands on this epi!!!

THANK YOU AH HUAY~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =333

Haa~~ Sorry for the looong wait. I get sooo mega distracted everytime i come online i can't do what i set out to!!! You fangirls should know what i mean right??? And it's like, Takki's FINALLY keeping a low key these couple of days so we should hurry up and finish whatever we need to do but noo!! There's tooooo much distractions!! XDDD There's Yoshitsune, Tsubasa IN Yoshitsune, Anego, Zubari... and Zubari SP was ONE HUGE KICK ASS distraction for example... hahhaha~~~ Loracyn calls it the next best thing we can have after a never-to-be-released DVD... Hell she's right!!! Cept that they only showed until MC Talk... Gaaaahhhh... What about Dakedo??? Diamond??? Epilogue???

But i shouldn't complain. i should be glad that they showed the opening!!! Mina-san!!! Go watch/rewatch it!!! And you will know wat i mean about the "ta-ta-ta-ta BOOM!" part..... SUGOI~~~~~
okok, must STOP digressing now... haha~ Jyaa, concert report wo tsuzukesasete itadakimasu!

★☆Sotsugyou☆★
After the Jr Corner, T&T appeared in white shirts (untucked and fluttering oh-so-prettily-in-the-wind) in front of Block A (again!!) and sang Sotsugyou as they got elevated on that platform.. MY GOODNESS! The way the spotlight was shining on them... they look ILLUMINATED from the inside!!! Then they kept silent at part of the chorus towards the end to let all of us sing... uwaaahh~~~ It was so surreal!!

The platform went slowly up and down and then they moved towards the main stage. When the song ended, they went to the back of the main stage and put on a jacket for the next song... ooh lala!!

★☆Diamond☆★
I get sooooo MOE everytime i hear the beginning of this song!!! Definitely a member of my "Spontaneous Combusti-able Song List"!!! As you can see from below, the costume for Diamond this year is not as "formal" as Harucon's... The colours have been reversed, Tsuba losed his hat and the shirts changed for oyaji tanktops but droolsome all the same!!! The glittering pinstripes may look a bit overdone on pictures but i think at the actual concert venue, it looks GOOD!!! Kinda reminded me of that pants Takki had on in the DB DVD... during eto.. Balance? (Yet another Spontaneous Combusti-able Song by the way... those hip swinging... oooohhhoahahha~ OMG!! Yvie!! Could this be another perfect example of SLUTTY TAKKI???? XDDDD Especially the Shokura performance!!!)

My favourite part of the dance has to be of course the guru guru leg sequence starting from the part where they stretched out their arms in front of them and slid backwards... heck, i can even REMEMBER what the background singers are singing at this part! This sequence is like on auto-repeat in my Takki Pte Ltd Blain...

i want, i want its love
Always think about love
The one and only way~
Hey (hey) Hey (hey)

Wakakkaka~ Does anyone actually know where and what the hell i am talking about??? And, am i bias or... i was rewatching Diamond from Harucon DVD a few days ago and T&T seemed to be the only ones who did the guru guru leg sequence "correctly" and "kakkoii-ly" cos the jrs in the background, they just kinda jumped up and down with their legs wide open... it looked so awkward.. LOL.

Anyway, Diamond wa ne, yappari must be heard with maximum BLAST at a concert hall with erm.. live dancing... All the footages of it doesn't do the song justice at all!!!

★☆Ai Check It!☆★
Aaaah, yabai!! My memory starts to fade here.. you really cannot take too long to write a report without any visual/audio aids!!! I believe Ai Check It! came here??? I don't rem what they wore either... thou i dun recall them changing, so maybe they wore the same thing as Diamond? I can't rem anything about this song except that i was doing the hand movements. LMAO~ ごめん、ごめん、ここはちょっと失敗...

★☆Mihatenu Yume☆★
This is Tsubasa's new song which is being used for the tuna-flavoured Tongari Corn CM. The song title means "Unfulfilled Dream". Tsuba performed this solo number at the main stage with just a mike stand. No dancing. He introduced the song and as he started singing, they showed still shots of him during filming in eto... was it Australia?? There was this one particular shot of him looking down i rem, which i kinda like. Made him look very innocent... ahahhaha~

Anyway, this song is very Tsuba-rashii. I realised Tsuba's solo tends to be on the country/soft-rock side... is that what you call them?? Along the same line as Deep into Blue kana... I quite like this song! I just need to hear it more... now i can't rem the tune.. I hope it will be in their next album!!! Tsubasa~~~! You MUST include this ok??

Which reminds me, Takki's "Kimi no na wo yobitai" which is (was?) used as ending song for Zubari... is it ever going to be released??? Actually i have never heard the song properly before because there's always people talking during the credits and the song just plays in the background! Alamak~ *slaps forehead* ok, digressed again. But just want to say that, somehow i feel Tsuba always gets nicer solos in singles... I mean, i don't really like Kaze, Arugamama and It's only Dream... But hey! Think the AVEX pple are finally getting it right.. ahha, cos the previous 2 singles Serenade and Kamen have no solos. Duets all the way... Yeaaah~~~

Takki's self-compositions thou, is a total different issue altogether... Hahahahha~~~ Yappari, he knows himself best.

★☆Da.Ke.Do.☆★
And this song is sooo TAKKI-RASHII!!!!!!!!!!! LOL~ He performed this number (melody by himself, lyrics by his drinking buddy) on the elevated platform right in front of Block A (again!) and OH MY GAWD~~~~~

hot!
Hot!!
HOT!!!

Indeed this is like Futari no Yoru Part 2!! Takki's own compositions always tend to be bursting with erotic energy!!! Full of OMPH and very masculine indeed. I think he was wearing this camouflage jacket??? Gaaah, i can't remember... but he was definitely wearing this pair of black Top Gun kinda sunglasses!!! Then wind was like blowing up from under the elevated platform and OH MY GOD!!! The way his hair flew up as he sang this HOT number, WE ALL NEED A JUMBO HIDEAKI UCHIWA!!!!! *fans frantically*

Takki is an erojiji alright... the way he always incorporates sexy undertones to his songs!! I mean, Futari no Yoru... gaaah, from the title itself it is already *beep*.... Then the GROWL at the end... which is supposed to have a meaning but Takki neva followed up on it in his Takiren... or did he?? Then now Da.ke.do... THAT WHISPERING!!! My goodness!!! And it is JUST 3 syllables (Thanks to Yvie who brought it to my attention)... Wakakkakakkakkakakkak~~~!!!!!

I THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!
Please please perform it again at your solo!!!
And please PUH-LESE release the whole version in your next album!!!

Zettai ni, a Spontaneous Combusti-able Song

★☆Yume Monogatari☆★
The previous song knocked me out so much i was always retarded in getting out my boa for Yumemo!!! *whacks* Can't rem any major costume change either so i tink Takki just shed his camouflage jacket?? Don't rem which boa combi they used either... was it the gold/silver one?? i know it wasn't pink/blue?? Mooouuuuu~~~ wasurechatta!

★☆One Day One Dream☆★
This i remember (i tink)... they took off their boas and switched to their scarves. They sang most of the song on the main stage i think and Takki always went a bit mad here... He will ALWAYS scream (instead of sing) the part that goes "Saa, yuke to!!!" He must be really high and tired... ahahhah~

★☆Ikiteru Akashi☆★
ODOD ended and cross-faded into Ikiteru Akashi. Everytime this song comes up, it gives me a feeling that the concert is ending soon. I dunno why... and actually i dun really like this song. It just sounds too noisy and tuneless on CD... it only sounds right during concerts... ahhahah~ Am i making sense here??

Anyway I think it is during this song that T&T left the main stage and went into the centre block (Takki to the left, Tsuba to the right) on their wobbly black carts. I mean seriously, the centre fans are already LUCKY enuff to be sitting there, i wish they would service the arena and stand people more. The centre pple already get to see you guys up close (and TOUCH!!!) for what?? 90% during the concert!! You don't have to go nearer!!! Gaaah!!

But anyway, this was the song where Tsuba played with his dekai dry ice gun and Takki with his chibi watergun. LOL~ Not with each other of course, cos they were on opposite sides, but with the fans. Takki's watergun was really *CHIBI*... but, did i rem wrongly or did he switch to a much bigger watergun (ala Super Soaker) on the later shows??? I guess he probably needed to because by the last show, everyone sitting on Takki's side of the centre block already ANTICIPATED his watergun attacks and brought waterguns themselves!!!! LMAO!!! I think there were like 4-5 of them shooting at him and he's like having GREAT FUN shooting back! Ahahhaha, i could see his MEGA-WATT grinning face all the way from my Arena F Block seat!!! Muahahhahah~

KAWAIIIIIII~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!! *pinch*pinch*pinch*

★☆Kamira Tamara☆★
The atmosphere inside the concert hall by this time had gone up to a HIGH!!! EVERYONE WAS JUST SCREAMING THEIR HEADS OFF AT WHATEVER.. MAJOR COMMOTION. LMAO~~ T&T finally left their carts and switched sides with each other. And my goodness, the lyrics to this song was SOO FAST i could never catch what it was about.. let alone sing along. Hahaha.

So Takki came to the left side (which is, MY side on the second day!! XDDD) and started doing what I believed was the MOE MOE DANCE?? The crazy hand movements.... right-left-right-right left-right-left-left... hahahha, he did it like soooo fast we had a crazy time trying to follow him!! i thought the star on my penlight was gonna fly off!!! Hahahahahha~~~~

And I think it was during this song when they started to give out their autographed boards???? i think they kinda did it over 2 songs. Gaah, i will talk about this here anyway. I noticed, Tsubasa tended to give his to pple just next to the walkways at the centre blocks... Not just his autograph, but like towels and lots of his attention too. Like anoooo... Mou~~ helloooo???? Please give the arena and stand people more love!! (gets whacked by all the Tsuba fans) I mean like, he doesn't even give it to the people at the centre of the centre block, but to those right at the edge! And he seemed to like this particular spot next to Centre Block 8 a lot, cos he kept going back there (for all 4 shows), giving his autographs to people right by the walkway and playing with the dry ice smoke machines. So many times until me and Syl would claw at each other and go like "again!??" whenever we see him giving stuff to fans at that spot. What can i say? Lucky centre people. Fine.... if Princess Tsubasa is unwilling to throw things, Arena and Stand People!!! Bring fishing lines next time!!! XDDD

So while Tsuba handed out (literally) his autographed boards to fans, Takki usually flung his out. I guess he likes to display his strength. LOL~ I think it was during the last show, Takki came and stood in front of my block (Arena F Block) and held on to his board. Everyone was of course waving at him to catch his attention... but i think he wanted to give it to the stand people. And he flung it. And oh my god! This man... he's too strong. LOL~ Everyone's eyes followed the board as it flew over our heads and ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP AND HIT THE ROOF OF YOKOHAMA ARENA! LMAAAOOO~~~~~~ It went like "Piak!" and dropped all the way down (beyond the reach of the stand people) back to the aisle between the arena and stand. LOL~ And then a little mad scramble for those people at the very last row of the arena. Sorry stand people, Hercules cannot really control his strength.

And oh my god... this is deja vu!! Now i suddenly remembered... The same thing happened at Thai Con 2004!!! I was just 5 rows away from him and i recall him throwing his autographed board high up into the air... SOOO HIGH it hit the roof of Impact Arena!!! Carolyn! March! Bee! Nere!! Remember?? Remember??? Ahahah...mou~ natsukashii...

★☆Mirai Koukai☆★
One moment the entire Yoko Arena was vibrating with super high tension and suddenly everything was quiet as this song began. Ahaha.. They sure know how to calm us down... T&T somehow found time to change into this creamy white/gold ensemble which supposedly had their names written on it but BLIND ME, i just couldn't catch it at all four shows. Maybe i was distracted and could not tear my eyes away from staring at Takki's face, knowing that it was the last song. And hmmm, althou i didn't think so at first, this song does sound alright as a ending song for a concert. I think it's because of the lyrics.

きっと行けるさ　あの場所へ
Kito yukeru sa　Ano basho e
(We will definitely get there one day)

Anyway after the song, they went up to the top deck of the main stage and thanked the audience. And Tsuba would always apologise to the fans just next to the sides of the main stage for the less-than-perfect view. And then they would bow and leave the stage.

But we ALL know that's not the end... hahah~ There was no hurry to scream for them either. Kinda anti-climax huh? Everyone would just seat down, arrange their stuff a bit (which has gotten kicked around during the high finale just a while earlier), drink some water and THEN, the Takitsuba chant would start again. Muahahhaha.... I rem during the all-last, my voice was croaking like a FROG, but i was yelling the Takitsuba chant anyway... The japanese obaasans in front turned back to stare at me... LOL~

※Encore 1: Kamen and Romantic※
The main screen on the stage opened up again and T&T would appear. Takki in white baseball jersey, Tsuba in blue. Then they will make a dramatic turn to let us see the back of their jerseys. Takki's jersey shows "合コン 05" and Tsuba's one shows "Yashiki 31", i think one of his favourite baseball players? Then they will sing Kamen.

It was kinda refreshing to see them sing Kamen without their suits... They didn't dance to the song but ran up and down the walkways to wave to the audience. And i can't rem was it during this song or the next (cos they are wearing the same costumes) but Takki would always do this VERY SWEET thing... ahaha, gomen, im always looking out for Takki, can't blame me!

He would ALWAYS go up to the oyako seats (the front rows of Arena Block A) and shake hands with a few of the kids!! LUCKY KIDZ~~~

Which reminds me, during one of the MC Talks, Takki was asking after the kids. He was like "Chibikko wa genki??" and they kids will yell back in their high but kawaii voices "genkiiiiii~~~"... Ahahaha~ he will make such a good PAPA!!! Then i tink Tsuba was like saying he heard a very low voice too. "Chotto kowai". LMAO~~~
あの・・・　お父様達、ちょっと落ち着いて！XDDD

Anyway, the spacey opening music to Romantic would start as Kamen ended and T&T would run back up to the top deck of the main stage and get into this double loop thingy suspended on a wire, one on each loop. Then they would do this flapping action like they are gonna fly and amuse the audience. Then the main music of Romantic would start and they would take off into the air!! And you would see them go round and round in the air!!! Aahhaha, 2 baka kids who are thoroughly enjoying themselves! Yappari, boys will be boys. XDDD Although sometimes i got a little shinpai... I hope they dun slam into each other and injure themselves.

Anyway when Romantic ended, T&T started to introduce the band members one by one. They will like ask the guitarist to step out, and Takki will introduce his name. He and Tsubasa and the whole troop of juniors would then kneel around the guitarist and let him have his "moment of fame". Aahahah, so you have Takki and Tsubasa leading this big group of juniors from one end of the stage to another as they introduced every member of the band. It was quite a funny sight... ahha.

So after they were done with the band, they would introduce the junior groups too and finally themselves before exiting again.

But noone is going home. LOL~

※Encore 2: Epilogue※
(All the other shows had only one singing encore if i'm not wrong. So all the entries that follow this are talking about the all-last.)
The second encore is not a giveaway like the first so we gotta work harder for it. Ahahah, no time to drink water here cos if we lapsed too long, the staff are gonna chase us out of the stadium! So the Takitsuba chant started as soon as the music stopped. They started playing the announcement about how to leave the stadium in an orderly fashion and whatever not but everyone was ignoring it!! Hahahah~~~

Takki! *clap clap* Tsubasa! *clap clap* Takki! *clap clap* Tsubasa! *clap clap*

And then i saw the band members getting back to their instruments. KYAAAHHHH!!!! And T&T appeared again!!! Muahahhahahhaha... it was SO FUN!!! And my GAWD, I WAS FEELING SO TENSED UP COS I DUNNO IF THEY WERE GONNA SING IT OR NOT!!! Althou deep down in me, i know they will. I know they want to. T&T talked a lot here... it's on purpose!!! They're out to torture us!!! I dunno what they were talking about anymore... i wasn't listening!! Hahah, all i wanted to know was ARE THEY GONNA SING IT OR NOT???

And then the piano part of Epilogue played.

KYAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!! OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY DID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*cries happy tears*
Kill the Thai Jrs already...

Takki started singing first and mamamia~~~ I just MELTED INTO A PUDDLE OF BLISS . I was seriously spacing out... and then came Tsuba's turn... after last year's blooper, i think EVERYONE was watching out for him... see if he gonna cry, see if he gonna forget his lyrics... EVERYONE WAS STARING AT HIM, even Takki!! Ahhahah~ and yappari...

HE FORGOT HIS LYRICS AGAIN!!!

The whole stadium exploded into laughter.. Tsuba-chan, you are too cute!!! Hahahahha... I think he got his first 2 lines right?? Then he choked on the third line because I think he realised that's Takki's line he's singing instead... Ahahahah... He was like so nervous he kept turning back to look at Takki, who was grinning away... Mou, kono futari... LOL~

Anyway, the whole stadium was singing along to the chorus of Epilogue... and it felt sooo emotional!!! Waaaahhhhh~~~ TRULY GOOD TO BE A T&T FAN!!!

When the song ended and the lights came up, Syl was like looking over to Carolyn on my other side and we realised, that silly girl was really crying!!! Hahahahha~~~ Look what Harucon 2004 had done to this girl... LMAO~ (Being a sadist here)

T&T did another round of waving and goodbyes before exiting the stage again but oh no, we were not giving up yet!

※Encore 3: Hito Natsu No...※
This time the Takitsuba chant started IMMEDIATELY after they left the stage... and goodness, it was even longer than the previous one!!! Hahahah.... I was TOTALLY losing my voice here. But hey, we have to unite and fight for the encores ok?? So me, with my absolutely croaking voice, refused to stop chanting... ahhahah.... Syl was like staring at me. I wonder if the japanese obaasans in front of me are gonna sue me for noise pollution... XDDD But i din think they cared. They were chanting themselves!! They played the announcement to leave the stadium again but nyaaa... who the heck was listening?? Haa~

And so, T&T came back again!!! And oh my goodness~~~
It's towel-head Takki!!!!!!!

Look at his smile!!!!!
Look at those kireteru abs!!!!
(You can even see this very distinct "cross" in the middle of his stomach!!!)
Look at his curves!!!
and his Calvin Klein underwear.. lol

Notice this ONE IMPORTANT photo and my scanner decided to cooperate and give me a clear scan... Muahahaha~

He knows exactly what we want!!! He really reads fan's blogs doesn't he??? That must be one of the reasons why he needs SEVEN computers at home desho!!! Hahahha... I think was it also during this part that KATTUN and all the rest joined them on the stage again? It was like the Junior days kana... XDDD And Takki really went MAD here... he came over to our side and did this kawaii leap into the air with his limbs all spread out like in a running position!! It's like...

Wanna be free *leap*
Wanna be cool *leap*

HE LOOKED SOOOO CUTE!!! Like a little boy... ahhahahah~~ *pinch pinch pinch*

When the song ended, the 2 of them quickly thanked the audience again and made a *really* haste exit. The 3 of us were a bit like... ehh??? o_O

And they played the announcement again.

And we started the Takitsuba chant again. LOL~

※Encore 4: Talk※
And this Takitsuba chant went as long as the previous one... I was getting so breathless... and by now, you really wonder if they will come out again. But after a minute plus of chanting, they did!!!! Wakakakkakkaa, you gotta love these 2 for their fan service!!! But they didn't sing this time round... just came out to coax the fans to go home... hahahhahah... and we were like going "yadaaa, yadaaa". Spoilt brats we were, yes. LOL~

And they made their final exit.

So a total of 4 encores, just like last year's Nagoya Harucon. XDDDD
And that wasn't even the all-last.

And oh, one funny thing, after T&T exited the stage, this male announcer RUSHED out and thanked the audience and announced that the concert is OVER! And i really mean RUSHED onto the stage... LOL~ It was so funny... ahhahah... I bet if he din move fast enough, we were all gonna start chanting again... Hahahhahah~~~

So that was it!
Takki and Tsubasa's "Go!" Con.

Aftertots.

This is my first time at Yokohama Arena. Arriving at Shin-Yokohama, it was T&T mode all around!!!! The convenience stores were playing Kamen and the bookshops put out all T&T/Johnny-related stuff for sale... Ahahah...　T&T天国だ～

I had imagined Yokohama Arena to be a much larger venue but it was ok. But better not be too big or T&T will look like a speck. Thou there was REALLY a LOT of people!!! The looooooong queue for the concert goods... it was ridiculous!

Concert atmosphere-wise, i tot last year's Nagoya was better. But maybe because I only attended ONE (Thai Con is a total different matter) and it was the last one for Nagoya, so everyone was really high. The HIGH atmosphere sustained throughout the concert then. Even when there were so many new songs that not everyone knew how to sing yet. I remember jumping and singing throughout the concert. My butt hardly touched the chair. Small venue but the atmosphere and energy was SUGOI. Whereas in Yokohama, especially during the afternoon shows, i felt the audience tend to be a bit too sedated during certain parts, especially after the long MC Talks.

Content-wise, it was SUGOI!! Ahahah... I mean come on, I got to see T&T, Zubari and Yoshitsune all at one time... it's Takki 101. Ahahhah... And all those wedding announcements, T&T Family Song, Circle (!!!), Dakedo (!!!!), Kamen (!!!!!)... and the HIDEAKI UCHIWA!!!! Ahahhahahha....

And thou im not in that darn fanclub, I REALLY FEEL LIKE PART OF THE TAKITSUBA FAMILY!!! Dancing in unison to their songs, every person in the audience knows exactly WHERE to do WHAT, WHEN to call WHO... it's amazing. Everyone should get their butts down to a T&T concert... and you will understand why it has become an addictive pilgrimage for so many of us. XDDD

I've been to so many concerts and the focus is usually like on the ones performing on the stage. But T&T's concert is always about us. T&T and the fans. We are watching them and they are watching us. There's sooo much interactions, it's really SUGOI!!!

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