31 posts from July 2008

During the K8 Tokyo Dome concert, the cameraman found someone among the audience that looked like Shota.
The cameraman put him ont he big screen.
Even the real Shota was quite shocked by the similar resemblance...

A Shota lookalike

Spotted Hanadan Movie Poster on Fukui trains...

Hanadan Poster 1

Hanadan Poster 2

Hanadan Poster 3

Even though I am in Fukui for K8, I never stop being an arashi fangirl.
Spotted this Jun au Flag at an au shop in Fukui.
I REALLY want to bring this flag home!!! XDDDD

Jun au Flag

Tanabata Wish

On the day of the concert, it was 7/7, which is Tanabata 七夕 Day.

Ohkura came into their dressing room and said, "Today is Tanabata, what is your wish?"
Then You asked Ohkura "What is your wish then?"
Ohkura said. "If everybody is happy, that's fine for me."

Ryo's wish was that he wants be taller.
One day, he went for a health check and his height was measured to be 169.9cm.
Ryo: Can I say I am 170cm?  I was so close. I can say I am 170cm, can't I ? can't I? (Ryo was really so cute with his expression! He keep saying I can be 170cm right? right ね? Needing assurance from the rest of the members)
Murakami: Yeah, I think you can say you are 170cm.

After that they were joking quite abit more about Subaru's height. I think Subaru's sort of also round up his height. So they were telling Ryo that it is ok since Subaru always do that. (I really cannot remember much... >_< )

You: Nishikido was quite small a few years ago. I remembered when you were in high school year, you came up to me and asked me "Yokoyama-kun, Yokoyama-kun, how can I be tall like you. Then, suddenly you grew taller after that."
Nishikido: Yeah, I was so small then, so I used to walk on tiptoe. Seems like I sill have that habit. In the drama "Last Friend", I was walking like that and got chewed by the director!!!

You's wish was that he wanted to do their K8 concerts in bigger places, like an outdoor concert. Then, audience got so quiet after that..... You then said "That's why I did not want to say what my wish is. Oh!!!! That was so embarrassing!!!!"
Murakami: It's okay. If you think that's your dream, then, that's your dream. It's not an ashamed thing. It's okay.

What did they do last night

It was Shota's turn to answer...

Shota said "Tomodachi no Tanjobi-kai ni ikimashita (I went to my friend's birthday party),"
But because Shota's voice was very soft so some of the K8 members got the Tomodachi part as "pâtissier".
Then, they just made fun of Shota, like "Do you have a patissier friend? " "I did not know you have a patissier friend."  
Then, Shota said; "I did not say that, I said Tomodachi!!!!!"
Each member were going back and forth very fast!!! Arguing quite fiercely (It's like you can really imagine them like that when they are alone with each other, arguing about anything they can argue with...) Shota was especially quite insistent and very very LOUD (sounds angry to me) when he insisted that he had said "Tomodachi"!!!!

After the mc, all of the members went backstage to change, except for Murakami and Maruyama. They were walking towards each other to the centre of the stage when Murakami noticed that Maruyama was drinking from You's black waterbottle. (Each member had their own waterbottle which is color coded by their ranger colours.)
Murakami: You are drinking from Yoko's bottle.
Maruyama: Yup, I am.
Murakami: That is like an indirect kiss!!!!
Maruyama just gave a very cute shrugged!!! Kawaii...
(Such rabu rabu!!!!)

Tanabata Wish

On the day of the concert, it was 7/7, which is Tanabata 七夕 Day.

Ohkura came into their dressing room and said, "Today is Tanabata, what is your wish?"
Then You asked Ohkura "What is your wish then?"
Ohkura said. "If everybody is happy, that's fine for me."

Ryo's wish was that he wants be taller.
One day, he went for a health check and his height was measured to be 169.9cm.
Ryo: Can I say I am 170cm?  I was so close. I can say I am 170cm, can't I ? can't I? (Ryo was really so cute with his expression! He keep saying I can be 170cm right? right ね? Needing assurance from the rest of the members)
Murakami: Yeah, I think you can say you are 170cm.

After that they were joking quite abit more about Subaru's height. I think Subaru's sort of also round up his height. So they were telling Ryo that it is ok since Subaru always do that. (I really cannot remember much... >_< )

You: Nishikido was quite small a few years ago. I remembered when you were in high school year, you came up to me and asked me "Yokoyama-kun, Yokoyama-kun, how can I be tall like you. Then, suddenly you grew taller after that."
Nishikido: Yeah, I was so small then, so I used to walk on tiptoe. Seems like I sill have that habit. In the drama "Last Friend", I was walking like that and got chewed by the director!!!

You's wish was that he wanted to do their K8 concerts in bigger places, like an outdoor concert. Then, audience got so quiet after that..... You then said "That's why I did not want to say what my wish is. Oh!!!! That was so embarrassing!!!!"
Murakami: It's okay. If you think that's your dream, then, that's your dream. It's not an ashamed thing. It's okay.

What did they do last night

It was Shota's turn to answer...

Shota said "Tomodachi no Tanjobi-kai ni ikimashita (I went to my friend's birthday party),"
But because Shota's voice was very soft so some of the K8 members got the Tomodachi part as "pâtissier".
Then, they just made fun of Shota, like "Do you have a patissier friend? " "I did not know you have a patissier friend."  
Then, Shota said; "I did not say that, I said Tomodachi!!!!!"
Each member were going back and forth very fast!!! Arguing quite fiercely (It's like you can really imagine them like that when they are alone with each other, arguing about anything they can argue with...) Shota was especially quite insistent and very very LOUD (sounds angry to me) when he insisted that he had said "Tomodachi"!!!!

After the mc, all of the members went backstage to change, except for Murakami and Maruyama. They were walking towards each other to the centre of the stage when Murakami noticed that Maruyama was drinking from You's black waterbottle. (Each member had their own waterbottle which is color coded by their ranger colours.)
Murakami: You are drinking from Yoko's bottle.
Maruyama: Yup, I am.
Murakami: That is like an indirect kiss!!!!
Maruyama just gave a very cute shrugged!!! Kawaii...
(Such rabu rabu!!!!)

Kanjani8 7/12 (Saturday) 2部　18:00

After the 1st show with the moving cart thingy, I was certainly prepared for my 2nd show!
It was because I knew my seat is 1st row of the 2nd floor stand seat.
So if any moving carts passed by, I am very very well positioned!!!! Kyaaaaa!!!!
I was excited even before the concert started!!!!

So during the 2nd show, when the staff brought out the moving cart, again the moving cart stopped right in front of me.
Shota came and boarded his moving cart. There was no chance to touch or even wave at him as he was quickly pushed away to the right side by the staff.

Then came Ohkura. However Ohkura was leaning back on his moving cart and just waving at fans. So I knew Ohkura is the kind of person who don't let fans touch him.

Next came Hina... Hina was busy waving and at times making handsigns talk to fans... A very busy Hina! Again no chance to touch Hina at all...

Then I saw Ryo coming by in his moving cart!!!! Kyaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! I was really full of anticipation this time! Will I be 2nd time lucky ?!?!

Again, Ryo was sometimes waving at fans and sometimes touching fans. Then he passed by. He was now standing straight up so I thought no chance. Because when they stand straight up on the moving cart, us the fans who are standing on the stand, will be impossible to reach and touch them as they will be quite high up. So with a heavy heart, I thought he will most probably just pass by me this time.

Nevertheless, I still reach up my hand high up. I shouted his name (dun know if that helps in the midst of even louder screaming fans... LOL ) Suddenly he looked down and saw me and my outstretched hand. Then at the very very very last moment, he suddenly scooped down and hi-5 my hand!!!! Kyaaaaaaaaaa!!!!! 
After that I saw he touched other people's on the tips of the fingers only!
I was the only one at my side that got touched his whole palm!!!!! 

OMG!!!! OMG!!!!  Really 恋の感じ!!!! This time he was not wearing any glove at all. So I can feel his whole palm on my palm!!!! PALM-TO-PALM.. His hand feels so dry, nice, warmth,soft, gentle (I am running out of adjectives...) ....
No words can describe how his hand felt on my hand except .... *Dies*

Then came Subaru, Subaru was rushing this time as the song was ending soon and it will be mc time... then his moving cart stopped right in front of me and he got down. As he got down, I was so near him that I reached out to touch him. Subaru's arm feels kinda of sweaty.... Eewwwww.... But really no feeling unlike Ryo...

PS: I feel so so LUCKY!!!!!!!!!! 恋の感じ not once but TWICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And plus for the Sunday shows, Ryo didnt get on the moving carts for the stand area at all but instead was on the moving cart for the arena area. So I FEEEEEEEL so lucky that he had chosen to go up the moving carts on Saturday when I was up there!

OMG!!!!! This is really a dream coming true! Ryo is one of my fave Johnnys guy and on that day I got to touch him... No amount of words can really describe how I feel that day...

Kanjani8 7/12 (Saturday) 1部 14:00

I really don't know how to describe my feelings when I first came out of the concert venue on the first day...
Till now, I am still re-capturing the moments inside my head...

My seat for Saturday 1st show is 2nd floor stand seat. However because the venue is quite small, you can still see the boys quite clearly.

Halfway during the concert, I was super excited when I realized that there are moving carts!!!!!!!!!!!
Gosh!!!! After traveling the 5 Domes concerts with Arashi, I almost forget that such things even existed!!!

When the staff first wheeled one of the moving cart in front of me, I was screaming my head off with one of my neighbours. We are super super super HIGH!!!!

So Ohkura came up the stand stairs and boarded his moving cart right in front of me. But before I had time to react, the staff had already pushed the moving cart away to my right side. But at least I get to see a very very close-up Ohkura! Yes! He is really quite gorgeous looking, up close. Very pretty boy face.

Next I saw Hina on the moving cart moving slowly from the left towards me. Then his moving cart came. He was just standing on his moving cart and waving at us fans. Can see that today he had abit of an unshaven face, making him look very manly. I just waved back at him.

Then I saw Ryo in the moving cart coming next. Ryo!!!!! Without any hesitation, I dashed forward to stand in front of the 1st row of the stand seat.

Ryo at times was just waving at the fans and at times bending down and touch (Hi-5ing) the fans.

As he came nearer and nearer and nearer... I was really wondering to myself whether will he face my side or the opposite side. It really depends on luck which side he will turn to when he passed by.

Then as he came by, I shouted his name (which I don't think he can hear as many fans are all shouting his name at the same time too.) I reached up my right hand HIGH HIGH up!!!! And at the moment, he saw me and scoop down and he touched my hand!!!!
Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

My whole hand was in his hand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I gripped his whole hand gently... not wanting to let go at all!
He was wearing his black glove at that time. Although it is probably only a few seconds, to me it feels as if the clock had slowed down to eternity!!! *dies*

But soon, I have to let go as the moving cart was pulling him away... and if I don't let go, I will fall.
So with great reluctant, I had to let go of his hand...

Gosh!!!! My heart must have STOPPED at that moment when Ryo touched me!!! 
But after I let go of his hand, my heart was beating so FAST after that!!!!!
It really is 恋の感じ!!!!!

But before I can recover from the potent Ryo's touch , Yoko is coming up next in his moving cart.
He was moving quite fast by so I couldn't touch him. Then to my surprise, the moving cart stopped right in front of me  and Yoko got down. I thought he was running back down to the stage area.

However he went backwards... All of us were then trying to see where is he going back too? Maybe he had dropped something? Ah!!! Yoko had turned to go back to where the people in wheelchairs were seated. He was making an effort to shake their hands!!!!
  
I don't really like Yoko alot because sometimes I think his jokes are quite crude. However this time, it really changed my impression of him!!! I really think it is very very nice of him to go back to go and say hi to the people in wheelchairs. So SWEET!!!

After that Yoko run back to my place again to go down the stairs back to the stage. When he passed me by, I reached out and managed to touch him!!!! Yeah!!! 

But really the feeling of touching Yoko and Ryo is totally different! When I touched Yoko, it was just like touching another pair of hand. But with Ryo.... Gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There seems to be an electric current running!!! Totally  feel electrocuted!!

PS: Gosh!!! I can't possibly wash my right hand after this for a few days!!!

Gosh!!! I am so Glad I travelled all the way from Tokyo to Fukui for K8 concerts!!!
I had such a fantastic time!!!!
They are really such a funny bunch!!!
Very HIGH tension throughout the whole concert.

Sun Dome

Sun Dome 2

K8 Goods

They were talking about what did they do after the Tokyo Dome concert 7/6 (Sat)...

You was the mc host. He said he went dinner and ate Yakiniku with Subaru, Maruyama, and Murakami. People was looking at them, so a waitress asked them "who are you", and they said "we are Korean stars." They said they are Tohoshinki (東方神起).  The waitress believed because You's hair coloring is blonde and also, there is a blonde guy in Tohoshinki.

Subaru then pretended to be a Korean and was mimicking speaking sounds like Korean. However, after while, the waitress comes to them, "you are not Korean, aren't you?"
You commented: The most ashamed thing was that there was a real Korean guy working at the restaurant.

When they leave, You said "sorry" to the waitress, and said "we are a group of Johnny's and going to do a concert at Tokyo Dome tomorrow. The waitress said, "You are not look like do that"

You commented, "Does it mean I do not look like a star?"

Me: So funny! I think You with his recent hairdo really do not look like a star at all! And how can people dont recognise who K8 is!!??!! And here we fans are DYING to meet them on the street!!!! XDDDD

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Back to Ninomiya-kun's magic talk...

You: One day, I was walking along the hallway and saw Ninomiya. Then, Ninomiya came up to me and said "do you feel like you want to see a magic now, don't you? dont' you?"
You then commented: who in the world will think like "Oh, I really feel like seeing some magic???"

You whom have nothing to do, so he saw Nino's magic, and his cards magic was so great!

Nishikido: I think Nino always bring along some magic tools in his pocket. Last night, when we were in a restaurant, he was doing some practice with shuffling of cards all the time.
You said: Have you seen his balloon magic? That's so good!!!
Nishikido: Oh I have heard of the magic, Nino also mentioned about it. Nino said "I will show you the balloon magic next time", so I will be seeing it soon...

PS: So Ninomiya went to the concert on that day... A pity he didn't make any stage appearance. Also, Otake Shinobu was there too, the actress that Murakami and Subaru are going to act together in a drama this fall.

Does anyone know where can I get K8 2008 LIVE tour concert song list???