Waterfall & Wings Version 1

HAPPY 2?TH BIRTHDAY, LORACYN!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to the Quarter-crisis Club. *dishes out a brand new sparkling membership card* LMAO~~~ No, we didn't eventually go for karaoke without you. So you still do have some fate with karaoke. Quick, think of your song list. XD Anyway, i think this age means a lot to us, or rather, reaching this age. =__= The age where we all start to worry about our life, our career, our health, our family. What have we achieved, where we are going, etc etc. Gawd... yappari being an adult sucks. I am so not ready for it I think. Yvie!!! I am so with you on this one!!! Wish we can stay as a no-responsibility/no-worries young adult forever!!! But oh well.. reality (sucks). Ok, what am i saying??? this is supposed to be a birthday message!!! LOL~~~ *slaps self outta depression* Gomen, gomen!!! Warukatta. So ANYWAY, let's begin a new paragraph. LOL.

Yeah, this is better. So, i wish that in this new year of your life, you will *coughcough* stay healthy. No more post-trip illnesses, buzzing ears, drippy nose, light head, hot forehead, etc etc etc. And I wish that you-know-who will call you up soon for you-know-what so that we can all meet in you-know-where. LMAO. Wakaru desho?? THEN, hope you will finally sort out what to do career-wise and embark on a no-regrets journey. (Not like me, still stumbling around in the dark. x_x) Plus, all the best for your studies as well!! And of cos, continue to be raburabu with ___. (Fill in the blanks as deem fit. LMAOO~~~)

Yup! That's it for now. So when are we going to karaoke???!???? *dying to sing*

Moving on to T&T ne. Yes, all of you who were whining and whining non-stop about the previous T&T Drought, you have no right to complain about the rush now. LOL. I was updating my "Events" column you see on your right and wow, so much to update. Thou i still feel i'm missing some. Hmmm... so, what has happened in the T&T World since my last update??

- Tsubasa's concert tour, which i was so shocked to find out. So out of the blue!!! And so rushed!! My goodness. I imagine all the overseas Tsuba fans going into major panic mode if they hope to see this at all. Good luck to those folks!!! And how naive i was. I texted Loracyn telling her that since Tsubacon ends on 1st Oct, we should be safe until Nov, for unitcon that is. You see, we are all pretty broke people here and trying to gain as much time as we can to save up for Takki... until the bomb dropped on us about...

- Takizawa Recital 2006!!!!! KYAAAHHH!!!!!! NANI SORE??!??!?!??? AND EVEN MORE OUTTA BLUE!!!!! Nothing was mentioned about this at all!! (And Loracyn was asking me in that sms, what the hell is a recital?!? LOL. The truth is, i'm not sure either. The only image i have of a recital is like someone playing a violin alone on stage, or singing alone on stage, on playing the piano alone on stage...) Initially I thought that it would be a simple thing where he will just erm.. stand there and talk and sing. But then again, since when has Johnny ever had an non-extravagant event?? So now that we have more news about it, supposedly it will *not* have water and fire effects (LOL), but have music and dance and *cough* illusion!!! SO WE WERE ALL DUPED! We all thought that his trip to Vegas was for the next Enbujo. But noooo... it was for this. He apparently went to learn magic from this magician called Franz Harary in the day (at some desert!!) and watched shows at night. Oh gawd. So now Takki can add one more thing to his profile. An idol cum actor cum singer cum host cum comedian cum Papa-to-chibi-juniors cum producer cum wrestler-wannabe cum magician??!?? *clap clap clap* I thought it will be like another musical since the venue is like Shimbashi Theatre but Johnny's Net categorise it under "Concerts" and not "Butai". Hmmmmm...... Anyway, i think this will be a great opportunity for fans to learn more about the real Takki ne. He would be portraying about his life as an idol and stuff. You know it really sounds like something a veteran is doing... but 11 years in the industry, i guess he does count as a semi-veteran. Hurrr..... So yes! Am i going or not. Though I am blurdy tempted to, but my bank account is like approaching FLATLINE. After 2 months of unemployment and 2 trips abroad, I guess it's my "retribution". DESPERATELY looking forward to 1st paycheck from new job. *cough cough cough* I think this time is really impossible... ... ... ... ... (Althou Northwest is currently having an amazing promotion at only $399!!! Oooohh, but those crazy taxes... =_=)

- Release of "Ho! Summer" on 9 Aug, also Singapore's National Day. The main song is selected as theme song for a TBS drama called "Gachincho Return Kids". Whatever that means. LOL. Say, this is the first time that their song is used as the main theme when none of them actually stars in the drama ne?? The song is also used as campaign song for this baseball team called Yakult Swallows in Japan. I bet they must be sponsored by Yakult. So they get free Yakult before every match??? I like Yakult better than Vitagen. Hhahahhha... going completely off track. So anyway, they will have a "Dancetime" segment during home matches and they will play the song so that the audience can dance along to it. So I guess they will be taught the moves in advance to do that. By who?? I dunno, but T&T are scheduled to make an appearance at one of the home games, but no one knows which one.

- T&T went to Saipan to shoot the PV for the new single! At first I thought Saipan was somewhere in Thailand... LMAOOOOO~~~~~ But it DOES sound Thai, don't you think so??? But yea, now i found out it's somewhere in Western Pacific Ocean. Wherever that is. XD. So yeaaaaa, a PV consisting of 2 boys engaging in beach play now seems very possible!!! XDDDDD *pops champagne*

- Release of Tsuba's solocon DVD on 16 Aug. Yes, it's about time. And good news for Tsuba fans and whoever else planning on getting it, sale not restricted only to J-web!!!! XDDDD I'm not if this one contains footage where Takki was the guest and went onstage in his dorky kawaii specs. Heee... i wanna see that naa.... And this one contains an original strap.

- Release of Takki's solocon DVD on 30 Aug. FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!!! Like hello, his concert was in end Dec, that's almost 6 months ago!!! So we can expect Enbujo DVD to come out from Oct/Nov onwards?? x_x But better late than never, though the song list doesn't seem complete. But shan't complain. And this one contains an original keyholder, which when combined with the one from Tsuba, forms a "W name strap", whatever that is. AIYOOOOO, AVEX WA ZURUI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But i really can't afford to buy both DVDs, so byebye name strap san. And also, the keyholder (and i am assuming Tsuba's strap as well) is only included in the first press. I actually emailed CDJapan whether the one they put up on their site is the first press since they mentioned nothing about it on their site and this is the reply I got.

Hi. Thank you for contacting us.

We looked into it, and learned that Avex Trax will provide the key holder
only partially, in limited quantities, for the first pressed copies.

They did not clarify whether they will provide it for 1 out of 2 first
pressed copies, or whether it would be 1 out of 10 first pressed copies.

Of course, we'll provide them in the order customers placed their first
preorders. However, due to the uncertainty, I'm unable to guarantee that
it will be included for your order.

So basically it means, we may not get the strap. Cos it depends on how many copies of the "first press" DVD Avex actually produces and provides to CDJapan. So i guess there's really nothing we poor helpless consumer/fangirls can do but pre-order as soon as we can and be higher up the "waiting list". I think even if we order from Japan's Tower Records or HMV, even though they DO mention about the strap/keyholder in their product descriptions, it's not guaranteed. Well, GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!! *crosses fingers and toes*

- Apparently some private photos taken during Yoshitsune's filming were leaked out to public! It contains like kinen pics of the staff and cast, rehearsal pics, as well as candid shots in the dressing room etc. Don't think there were anything "rated" but there were some that had some of the young female actors (Aya and Ishihara??) without their makeup etc. Basically PRIVATE stuff that had apparently been released to the public by someone on purpose. And there was some virus attached with them too or something. Well, nothing very serious, but i'm sure Takki and the rest wouldn't be too pleased to hear about this. So yes people, be cautious before you click on some link to Takki or anyone else's "Never before seen pictures"!!!

Phew... that was some update.
Minasama, HAVE YOU BRACED YOURSELF FOR THE T&T RUSH?

// posted by snuffles @ 2:09 AM