Oricon Style Ranking: Which artiste would you choose to be your lover?

Woah!  Tsuyoshi is actually No. 10 on the ranking list!  I am amazed!  I thought Koichi would be the one on this list and not Tsuyoshi.  I love Tsuyoshi but I wouldn't want to choose him as my lover.  Well, of course KKL is the primary reason, but whilst his sensitive and emotional nature probably contributes to his artistic talents and creativity which I admire a lot, such nature would also mean that you would have to be attentive to his moods and take care of him.  As Tsuyoshi himself admitted, he's a 面倒さい (mendosai) person (i.e. troublesome).  My nurturing instincts are nearly non-existent!  Hahahaha! 

By the way, does the absence of Koichi in the ranking list suggest that the two of them of successfully convinced the Japanese ladies that Koichi is really an ojisan and not an ideal lover?!?!  Wonder if Koichi's green-eyed monster will again be on the loose on seeing this news?!  Fufufufu! 



Source: Oricon Style

ORICON STYLEで毎年の恒例として調査している『女性が選んだ恋人にしたい有名人』ランキング。今年の第1位は【福山雅治】。これで06年から連続して4連覇を達成した。「歌もうまいし、トークも楽しいし、演技もできるし、作曲もできるし、かっこいいわで完璧！」（宮城県／10代）と本人よりかなり年下の10 代からベタぼめのコメントがあったり、「顔もいい、背も高い、歌もいい、しゃべりもいい、とても同い年とは思えません。。。」（長崎県／40代）という本人と同世代の40代までの幅広い層から圧倒的な支持を受けた。主演するNHK大河ドラマ『龍馬伝』の放送も開始され、今年ますますの活躍が期待されるだけに5連覇への視界も良好というところだろうか。

続いて2位には【水嶋ヒロ】がランクイン。そのルックスはもちろんのことながら「人としてカッコいい」（北海道／10代）「外見は今ドキのイケメンなのに、誠実で優しく、一途に愛する姿が素敵」（茨城県／40代）とその生き様に多くの女性が “オトされて”しまったようだ。

『オリコン年間ランキング2009』のシングル、アルバム、そして音楽DVDで1位となった嵐が勢いそのままに、3位には【櫻井翔】、4位に【相葉雅紀】がランクインした。3位の【櫻井翔】には「性格もすべて好き」（北海道／10代）「すべてが理想そのもの！！」（愛知県／10代）と特に10代から熱烈な支持が集まった。「嵐として、キャスターとしての活躍」（山口県／40代）と、バラエティ、報道、ドラマに歌と、多方面で活躍していることが「かっこよさと知的さを兼ね備えている」（高知県／30代）という印象に結びついているのが理由のようだ。一方4位の【相葉雅紀】は「一緒にいたら絶対楽しそう」（埼玉県／10代）という意見が多数見られ、バラエティ番組などで垣間見せる「あの笑顔がヤバい」（長崎県／30代）「笑顔が最高」（岡山県／20代）と、その笑顔が彼女たちの心を射止めたようだ。

5位は幅広い年齢層に安定して支持された【向井理】。「顔も雰囲気もすごい好みです！」（神奈川県／10代）と彼が持つその雰囲気、空気感が決め手となったよう。

それ以下の順位を見てみると6位の【小栗旬】以外は7位【山下智久】（NEWS）、8位・9位にはともに嵐の【松本潤】、【二宮和也】、そして10位には【堂本剛】（KinKi Kids）が入るなどジャニーズ勢の強さが際立つ結果となった。

ランキングに出てくる有名人たちの共通する部分を探すなら、“爽やかさ”や“清潔感”そして優しそうな雰囲気を持っているというところではないだろうか。ルックスがいいのはもちろんだが、それにプラスしてそれらの要素を持っている人たちが、今のイケメンといえるのかもしれない。

【調査方法】
調査時期：11月18日（水）～11月24日（火）
調査対象：合計500名（自社アンケート・パネル【オリコン・モニターリサーチ】会員10代～40代の女性各125名）
調査地域：全国
調査方法：インターネット調査

KinKi Kids' Concert Tour J - 100101 ML: Koichi's Birthday Celebration

Credit to Sky00071 for the Youtube videos:


Tsuyoshi's sweet and yet so funny love song to Koichi for his 31st birthday!




The Tokyo Dome birthday cake with the lotus flower shaped musical candle and the whisper-sung Happy Birthday song! What wonderful memories this ML invokes!!!




The birthday game hosted by Tsuyoshi that finally led to his greeting "O tanjyobi omedeto"!

[100104] TV Reports of KinKi Kids' J Concert Tour and Johnny's Countdown 2009-10

100104 Tokyo MX TV News 3:15 - Countdown 2009-10

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- Tsuyo holds Koichi's hands up when turned midnight,Performance of Harmony of December, Machi's Motto

100104 Tokyo MX TV News 3:17 - J Con

Source: 8891588915
- Performance of  Garasou no Shonen, Birthday cake, Birthday drawing of "Pan", Johnny-san called Pan-chan "Bread", Performance of Swan Song



Source: wideshows2
6:21
-  Performance of Garasou no Shonen, Secret Code, Blow out candles on birthday cake

7:11

-  37th performance at Tokyo Dome,  Birthday Cake, O tanjyobi omedeto, Koichi's thank you speech



Source: wideshows2
6:09
- 銀色暗号, Tsuyoshi's Love Song (1st line), Birthday cake, "Pan" picture, Koichi eat strawberries, Koichi says this is the best birthday ever, Swan Song,
8:25
- Swan Song, Birthday cake, Tsuyoshi's love song (Kimi ga suteki dayo), Koichi lies down on the steps


Source: wideshows2
7:47
 - Tsuyo holds Koichi's hand up at turn of midnight at Johnny's Countdown, Garasou no Shonen, Johnny's Juniors, Birthday cake, Koichi's thank you speech

KinKi Kids' Concert Tour J: 091231 and 100101 Tokyo Dome (Part 2)

I think I will start first with Tsuyoshi's birthday love song for Koichi on 1 Jan concert!  Fufufu!  Well, it's obviously the most important and romantic moment in J con!

At the start of the 1st MC, when Koichi started introducing himself, Tsuyoshi suddenly ran to the back of the stage.  As that section of the stage was in darkness, we couldn't see Tsuyoshi at all and Koichi pretended to look bewildered, looking left and right for Tsuyoshi, saying, "Is this my solo?".

At that very moment, we hear the strains of music and the spotlight shined on Tsuyoshi who was playing on the keyboard.  (Wahhhh!  I didn't expect Tsuyoshi to start on his love song so quickly!  Fufufu!)

Koichi then commented, "I think this is going to take very long."  (Lol! He definitely knows best since he's a very experienced "victim"!) And then, he said, "I want to sit down" and he then sat down on the steps leading up to the musicians' decks.

Tsuyoshi launched into his love song for Koichi's 31st birthday.

Tsuyoshi's love song for Koichi

Source for Japanese lyrics: 白羽*白雨
Chinese translation reference: キンキだけの世界
Concert MP3 Audio Clip Download link:  Domoto Kyoudai (fenlings)

"I love you" MP3 Audio Clip Download link:  Rayfile

(Note:  I have taken the liberty of modifying some of the Japanese lyrics and my English translation may not be the same as the Chinese translation.  As my Japanese is limited, I might be wrong and ask for your indulgence.)

光一　もうおじさん
Koichi, you are already an ojisan (old man)
ねぇ光一　バーボンの用意はれきてるかい
ne Koichi, have you prepared the bourbon?
光一　古着のジーンズなんて絶対はかないいって　可愛い笑顔で言った日もあったね
Koichi, you once said that you will never put on secondhand jeans.  You had such an adorable smiling face on the day you you said that ne.
でも光一　君はもうおじさんだね
But Koichi, you are already an ojisan da-ne
だけどね光一　君は素敵だよ
Even though so ne Koichi, you are lovely da-yo


君がいなければ　僕はいないだろう
If you are not here, I guess there wouldn't be me
僕がいるから  君が笑ってくれるだろう？
Because I exist, I can be gifted with your smile, don't you agree?
「光一」　何度この名前を呼んだだよ　叫んだったよ
Koichi, how often I have called out your name da-yo, cried out your name yo
悲しい夕日の色に* 負けそうな夜も  
Amidst the sorrowful colours of the sunset, in a seemingly defeated night
君の笑顔を思い出せば  涙が枯れたんのだ
When I think of your smiling face, my tears will dry up
(*At this romantic moment, Koichi accidentally touched the bottom of his mic, thus creating a loud feedback noise.  Audience all burst out laughing at this point.  Orz...baka as usual, our prince Koichi.  Koichi apparently was already "corrected" during the concert on the first night by the Johnny's Juniors not to touch the bottom of his mic to prevent creating the feedback noise, but he still created it a few times on the first night!)

光一　ねぇ君が  こうして  いねるれることが  いつまでも続くように歌うよ
Koichi, ne, I hope to be able to sing forever of you thus

(Tsuyoshi then played a few more bars and slowly brought the music to a close.....or so everybody thought as the audience all started clapping and going "woah"......and then Tsuyoshi sang out "ne Koichi" and played on.  Audience again all burst out laughing.  Tsuyoshi managed to trick us all again.  We KK fans are all so M......) 

ねぇ光一　ねぇ光一
ne Koichi, ne Koichi
君が~wo~ 目を見つめろ
Gazing intently at you
知らない僕がおどりだしてく
An unknown self emerges
 知らない愛がおどりだしてく
An unknown love emerges
知らない愛がおどりだしてく
An unknown love emerges
知らない君が輝きだしてく
An unknown radiant you emerges


I love you
I love you
I love you you you
I love you

(I think somewhere in the above 2 stanzas, Koichi lied down on the steps in a very ojisan manner. Something like the red matchstick figure in the screen cap below.  Sorry, my artistic skills unfortunately are also comparable to Koichi's......Then somewhere later down the line, probably in the next stanza, Koichi sat up and changed direction, laying his head down on the other side in exactly the same posture, save that it's symmetrical like a mirror image. That's why the fans keep laughing even though Tsuyoshi's lyrics were so touching.  Our baka Prince strikes again...)

このメロディーが君を永久の  眠りへと誘うはずはないさ　
This melody should not induce you to sleep for eternity
起きてよ　僕を見てよ
Wake up yo, look at me yo
僕の心の目は  いつも君の愛を愛を愛を愛を見つめてる
My heart is always gazing at your love love love love 
I love you　I love you
一方通行の　I love you
One-way traffic, I love you
(I think this line uses one-way traffic as a metaphor to describe his love for Koichi.  Since the street is a one-way traffic, there is no other way to go for his love to go.  He can only love Koichi.  Well, that's my interpretation.)

おじさん  起きたよ*
Ojisan, wake up yo

(*This line is hilarious and all burst out laughing.  On the big screen, we can see that Koichi also couldn't help but break out into a grin at this point. He was still lying in that ojisan manner on the steps at that point.) 

風邪ひいちゃうよ
You can catch a cold yo
仕事は始まったよ
Work has begun yo
そんなとこじゃ風邪ひいちゃうよら

As you may catch a cold in such a "bed" yo-ra

僕の声であいためてよ

I will use my voice to warm you yo

起きたかな選らんよ？* (I think Koichi sat up at this point.)
Have you decided to wake up yo?
寝起きが悪い君　顔が可愛い

Though you usually wake up in a bad mood, the look on your face then is adorable.

I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you　　シルバーパンツ Silver pants

(I think it is around the above "I love you" stanza that Koichi started to massage and stretch his legs whilst seated on the steps.  The "silver pants" is absolutely hilarious, referring to the silver pants Koichi was wearing then.  I have to sheepishly confess I heard "silver butts" during the concert...Orz...don't ask me why.)

I love you
彼が生まれてきたことを誰もが光だと知ってるから

Your birth into this world lets everybody know the meaning of light

その輝きを僕らは絶やさぬように愛そう

Such radiance, we will love you so as not to let it be extinguished

その輝きを絶やさぬように僕らは愛そう
Such radiance, we will love you so as not to let it be extinguished
シルバーパンツ  
Silver pants

Don't read this hidden paragraph below if you don't want to spoil your romantic impression of the love song, or you are anti-KKL or you are a passionate KKL. It's in black-coloured font and you can read it by blocking it.

KinKi Kids' Concert Tour J: 091231 and 100101 Tokyo Dome (Part 1)

I haven't said anything in my blog previously but I can definitely say it now.  I have attended my very first KinKi Kids' concert!!!  YEAHHHHH!!!  I still cannot believe it but I had finally stepped into Tokyo Dome and spent the last day of 2009 and the first day of 2010 with KinKi Kids at their J concert tour!  I don't think any words can express that very moment where I finally saw Tsuyoshi and Koichi face to face.   I am just so touched and blessed by the whole experience and can only thank God for it all.

Right from the start, everything was touch and go, and hence I dare not say anything for fear of jinxing my chances.  My KinKi Kids' fanclub membership card only arrived 2 days before the deadline for submission of application form for the concert tickets.  Whew!  It wasn't until 9 Dec that I received news from my proxy that I have successfully been ballotted the concert tickets for 31 Dec and 1 Jan.  I was elated but that was also the start of a 1-2 week period of suspense and worry about whether I will be able to get hold of my concert tickets, airplane tickets, hotel, etc.  I finally received confirmation from my proxy just 2 days before my departure that the concert tickets had been mailed to my Tokyo hotel.  Thankfully, all things went well and the concert tickets and fanclub membership card landed safely in our hands when we arrived at the hotel.

This is my KinKi Kids' fanclub membership card.

 
These are my concert tickets.  When I saw the word "arena" on my 31 Dec ticket, I was so happy that I couldn't stop grinning.  I couldn't help wishing that the arena seats were for the 1 Jan concert but I quickly told myself I shouldn't be greedy. I was already so blessed to get the concert tickets for these 2 nights.

So on 31 Dec, we went to Tokyo Dome in the morning to purchase the concert goods first.  We nearly landed up in the wrong queue as there were 2 queues for concert goods, one for Johnny's Countdown and one for KinKi Kids' J Concert Tour.  The signages simply said concert goods and the queue right before our exit from our Metropolitan subway station was actually for the Johnny's Countdown.  Fortunately, the queue was long and by the time we managed to reach the end of the queue, we were halfway round the Tokyo Dome.  Then, we saw the other queue and realised that that was the one for KinKi Kids' concert goods!  Thankfully, we didn't queue wrongly.

We joined the KinKi Kids' concert goods queue at about 11.30 am.  The queue was very long but as usual, the Japanese are very efficient and we reached the booths after about 45 minutes.  As I was helping some friends back home buy the concert goods as well, it came to quite a lot and people around me must have thought I was one of those proxy merchants......Thankfully, my friend was there to help me but I felt paiseh that she had to wait for me as I had to join many separate queues to buy all the items and quantities.  Without her, I couldn't have managed to carry so many things back to hotel.  If you are reading this blog, thank you for being so patient and kind throughout this trip.

Below are photos of the Tokyo Dome and J concert tour logo. 

This is taken whilst in the queue.

That's us with our victory concert goods!

This is the J logo during the day.

 This is the J concert banner(?)

We managed to also get the KinKi Kids' fan for Johnny's Countdown 2009-10 as the KinKi Kids' concert goods booths also sold that.  I think KinKi Kids' fan looks the best but of course, I am biased! :P

After dropping off the concert goods at the hotel, we came back to Tokyo Dome. At about 5pm, we queued to go into the arena.  When we stepped into the arena and saw where we were seated, my friend and I were so elated that we couldn't help doing little shrieks.  We were seated right in the center column of the arena in the 3rd block from the front stage!!!  Ahhhhhhhh!  We were only about 50 metres from the front stage!  If you look at the seating plan below, the pink spot is where our seats were on 31 Dec.

As for the 1 Jan seats, we thought we would be right at the top level, left hand corner of the dome since the seat description seems to mean 3rd level side.  However, we guessed wrongly.  We actually had very good seats at the first level stand slightly off to the left side.  The red spot on the seat plan above would be where our seats were.  We had a good view of the mini-stage in front of the stand as well as the whole front stage and arena area!  My friend said on the 1 Jan night that we can now see the whole stage effect as well as the performances off the front stage which we couldn't see very well from the arena.  She was right!

I don't know how people managed to take photos during the concert as there were so many "security personnel" around.  There were also signs stating that we would be removed from the dome if we take photos.  I managed to "smuggle" my camera in but I didn't dare to take it out at all.  Sob sob!

The front stage is actually a moving stage and Tsuyoshi and Koichi actually passed about 2 metres above our arena seats on 31 Dec when the stage moved to the mini-stage at the back!  When the stage was moving towards us, I was so worried that we will not get to see their faces as they were both at the left and right sides of the stage.  When the edge of the stage moved to about 2-3 rows before me, Tsuyoshi suddenly walked over to our end, looked down, gave a gentle and sweet smile and wiggled his fingers in his customary downward wave!  He looked just like he is on screen, innocent, sweet and gentle.  That was the best moment for me!  Tsuyoshi was probably 3-4 metres from me!  It would have been even more wonderful if Koichi had also come over but I must not be greedy.

I took the screen caps below from Johnny's Countdown.  The red dot would be where we were seated.  That's probably the closest I will ever get to Tsuyoshi.  I will always treasure this memory.

At the end of the 31 Dec concert, when all the golden ribbons fell down on the arena, it was really a marvelous sight standing right underneath the waterfall of golden ribbons.  Below is picture of the golden ribbon that I got.

 

This is the photo of the J logo taken at about 3 pm before we entered the arena.  You will notice that the plague on the right states "KinKi Kids concert tour".

This was taken after the 31 Dec concert.  The plague had been removed and changed to "Countdown"!  The "J" was really useful!  Lol!  But this meant I had to try and take the night photo of the J again tomorrow if I wanted the KinKi Kids' plague.  Orz...