GANBATTE NE~

Nakamaru's Page No. 689
Dated : 4th of May 2011

Good evening
This is Nakamaru Yuichi

Everyone who's currently having Golden Week, how are you?

Yesterday I watched the game between the Giants and Tigers.

Taking part in the audio commentary was fun.

The Tigers won the game, but since both teams scored plenty of homeruns, the atmosphere was uplifting.

At the site, they played KAT-TUN's new song, DIAMOND.

I was delighted.

I'd like to go watch one again.

Byebye~
Gachan, tsu tsu tsu


Nakamaru's Page No. 690
Dated : 6th of May 2011

Nyoki Nyoki
Good evening
This is Nakamaru Yuichi

I'm sorry for the delay with this update.

I made those who are looking forwards to this worry.

I completely forgot I was supposed to update today.

I will be careful from now on.

We had a radio recording today.

Yesterday was vocal training and a meeting for "Shuuichi".

Recently, vocal training is fun.

I'm doing training to control my soft palate.

I'm giving my best!

On Sunday there's the news programme "Shuuichi" from 8 am until 9.55.

You can easily learn about the news of the past week.
Please watch it!

Bye bye~
Gachan, tsu tsu tsu


Nakamaru's Page No. 691
Dated : 9th of May 2011

Good evening
This is Nakamaru Yuichi

Yesterday was the recording of "Shuuichi" and "Galileo Brain Research".

Today I think I'm gonna draw the serial illustration for Wink Up.

The other day, Masuda mailed me, praising my illustration in Wink Up.

Receiving praise makes you motivated, right.

By the way, on Tuesday at 12 in the night there's a radio programme I'd like you to listen to: R-One KAT-TUN on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting.

This time, the topic is "We cannot always present mails in this programme. This time, we will present plenty of them!"

Please enjoy!

Bye bye~
Gachan, tsu tsu tsu


Nakamaru's Page No. 692
Dated : 11th of May 2011

Good evening
This is Nakamaru Yuichi

Today were the interviews for duet, POTATO and TVnavi.
And the PR recording for our new song at MUSIC JAPAN.
Plus, we did the choreography for the second chorus of WHITE.

On May 18th, our new single WHITE will finally be released.

The B-Sides are PERFECT, Yuuki no Hana and SILENCE.

I want everyone to listen to them quickly.

Preorder the first release with the videos early~

Classes at uni started again.

This semester I registered for quite a lot of courses.

Mostly subjects I'm very interested in, for example about media literacy or environmental issues and so on.

I'll do my best that my motivation to study will continue.

Last week Saturday I took a pic of the Tokyo Tower from the NTV building.

[pic of Tokyo Tower in the typical sea of buildings that Tokyo is]

It's a great view.

Bye bye~
Gachan, tsu tsu tsu


translations credit to parasol-odori

COOK FOR ME PLEASE *BAMBI EYES*

TV LIFE - JUNE 2011

Tanaka Koki

WHITE – Something in the past you'd like to do over again
How I made my eyebrows only as thin as a toothpick until a couple of years ago. It's not like they're originally thin, but I thought I was improving them. That was just some years ago, but at that time I was sure it was seriously cool (laughs). Back then, doing make-up meant “no eyebrows (fixing them)” (laughs).

PERFECT – With that additional bit, it'd be perfect!
Kamenashi Answering mails – He hardly ever answers. If he does once in a while, it's so late, you're just all “What reply is that?” (laughs)
Taguchi Brakes – He has the looks, isn't shy and the strongest person, but he goes too far with his dajare.
Ueda Going forward, forward – Ueda sometimes reads the atmosphere of those around him and then doesn't want to speak his own opinion anymore, but I think he should step forward and say it.
Nakamaru Unwind – Until some years ago, he was more carefree, but recently he's quiet, his conscience that he “has to be a good boy” seems to have become stronger.

PLUS... Recommendation! A bit of a gourmet
I saw this on TV and with the challenge “Could this actually be tasty?”, it became quite a hit. The salty-sweet sauce of canned yakitori with natto is really good. They also presented a lot of other things, but since this was the only thing I had at home, I could immediately try it out. I want to take up other challenges soon too.

Ueda Tatsuya

WHITE – Something in the past you'd like to do over again
When I was a child, I was a boy who bullied the ones I liked. I'm exactly that type (laughs). For the boy, it's just teasing, but for the girl it's annoying. I'd like to do over again when I did that in elementary school... though I'm still that type today (laughs).

PERFECT – With that additional bit, it'd be perfect!
Kamenashi Being reckless – If he decides something, he goes for it headfirst, like he has no brakes. It's a good part of him, which I don't want him to change (laughs).
Taguchi Changing something, but... – It's difficult expressing it in words, but generally it's a feeling of “just a bit different” (laughs).
Tanaka A strong heart – Koki has surprisingly a delicate heart of glass. He directly faces people's words and actions.
Nakamaru Less seriousness – He's just too serious! If he keeps on like that, he will quickly turn into an old geezer (laughs).

PLUS... Recommendation! A bit of a gourmet
When I make curry, I use about 6 onions. Besides, I fry them thoroughly so that the natural sweetness of the curry comes out and it becomes tasty with only a mild spiciness. I take care to use vegetables not only in curry but other meals too, but I really like onions.

Kamenashi Kazuya

WHITE – Something in the past you'd like to do over again
There are some embarrassing failures, but I don't think I'd like to do anything over again. But as for a recent mistake, I went to get a massage and without noticing the paper underwear they have prepared for you, I wrapped the towel around my naked body and went to the treatment room, where they told me to take off the towel. The masseur froze, asking “Ah, what about the paper underwear?” (laughs)

PERFECT – With that additional bit, it'd be perfect!
Taguchi Cooperation – It's no problem at work, but normally Taguchi is doing things at his own pace. But since it's funny like that, it's not bad.
Tanaka Salt (?) – No reason, it's just a feeling (laughs). But talking about seasoning [can also mean well-being], a bit of salt is important, right?
Ueda Soy sauce – This also is just somehow a feeling. But if you add some soy sauce to Ueda, it might be good (laughs).
Nakamaru ○ (A circle) – Because he's serious, Nakamaru is. He sticks to his integrity to the last, like emitting an impression of exactness (laughs).

PLUS... Recommendation! A bit of a gourmet
Because I like butter, I use it for all kinds of things, but what's easily delicious is adding some in miso soup! Miso soup itself is already tasty, but by adding butter, it changes a smidgen from Japanese style to Western style, so please try it. In ramen, there's also miso butter, and the taste is normally good.

Taguchi Junnosuke

WHITE – Something in the past you'd like to do over again
Starting with second grade of middle school, I had to wear glasses and even now my sight is quite bad, and I feel that this is because I maybe played too many video games as a child. Maybe if I had tried to keep it moderate back then, my eyes wouldn't have gotten worse. The time I spent gaming is also enormous. I don't even want to think about it (laughs).

PERFECT – With that additional bit, it'd be perfect!
Kamenashi Basketball – He's already pretty big in Baseball. He should make the world of Basketball more active and take part in it!
Tanaka Knowledge about Evangelion – Koki as self-proclaimed anime-otaku certainly knows a lot, but for some reason he's ignorant about all things Evangelion.
Ueda The taste of beer – He always drinks plum wine soda or other cute drinks, but I haven't seen him drinking beer before. Get to know the taste of beer too!
Nakamaru His tension early in the morning – Nakamaru is so low tension in the morning! Since he already appears in “Shuuichi”, I'd want him to raise it a bit~.

PLUS... Recommendation! A bit of a gourmet
If you add ra-yu [spicy oil] to seafood flavoured cup noodles, it's delicious! It tastes like a hundred times better, if you ask me. Basically Ra-yu tastes good added to anything. Today I ate gyoza without soy sauce, just ra-yu, and it was delicious.

Nakamaru Yuichi

WHITE – Something in the past you'd like to do over again
It was about 10 years ago... There was a time where it was weirdly popular amongst the Johnny's Jr. to have dyed, long hair. Me too, being a Johnny's, had to join in and do the same, that's something I'd like to do over again. Well, if it looked good on you, it was ok. But for me...

PERFECT – With that additional bit, it'd be perfect!
Kamenashi Painting talent – I think generally he's good... but he has no sense for drawing. When you look at pictures he drew, you just feel disappointed (laughs).
Taguchi Holding back once in a while – It's great that he can come up with dajare instantly, but they're not something you always have to say. It's also important to hold back once in a while (laughs).
Tanaka Getting a hair cut – This is only my personal opinion, but I think Koki looks better with a shorter, neat hair cut.
Ueda Reason (laughs) – He frequently comes up with dirty stuff in the middle of conversations. Because he keeps talking all normally, you don't even notice it (laughs).

PLUS... Recommendation! A bit of a gourmet
Deep-fried garlic is the source of my energy. I eat it almost every day, I even bought a pot to use for deep-frying things and plates which are the perfect size for fried garlic. I lightly shake some salt over the fried, hot garlic and then eat them, it's excellent. With that I'm definitely energetic every day!

translations credit to parasol-odori

SWEATY YUCCHI NEEDS FAN, FANS!

I WISH I WAS THAT FOOD (=_=)

... actually, I wanna eat him. May I?

TOFU-KUN IS SLEEPING??? NAH~ WHAT'S THE MEANING OF THIS LINE, YUCCHI? WHO'S TOFU-KUN?

Nakamaru's Page No. 685
Dated : 25th of April 2011

Good evening
This is Nakamaru Yuichi

The other day, we did the choreography for "WHITE".

We're giving our best for the dance.

Since we'll be performing it at music programmes, please check it out

When I left the house recently before the recording of "Shuuichi", I took a pic of the morning sun.

(pic of sunrise from pretty far up, showing the Tokyo skyline)

It looks kind of dreamy.

By the way, on Tuesday at 12 in the night there's a radio programme I'd like you to listen to: R-One KAT-TUN on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting.

This time it's "All the way talk about boys' schools!".

Please enjoy!

Bye bye~
Gachan, tsu tsu tsu


Nakamaru's Page No. 686
Dated : 27th of April 2011

Good evening
This is Nakamaru Yuichi

Today was the shooting of the CM.

The weather was good but there was a strong wind.

Since I thought I could play a bit during the break, I brought a soccer ball.

But because the wind was too strong, it was impossible, to my regret.

Bye bye~
Gachan, tsu tsu tsu


Nakamaru's Page 687
Dated : 29th of April 2011

Nyoki Nyoki
Good evening
This is Nakamaru Yuichi

Yesterday was the second day of the CM shooting.

The temperature has been rising, hasn't it?

It's quite warm.

The day after tomorrow we'll confirm the choreography for "WHITE", and I think I will also check it before at home.

It's actually quite complicated~!

Since there's a video of the steps, I will repeatedly practise them while watching it.

When I cannot put the volume up, like during the night, wireless headphones are good.

(pic of headphones, I'm not sure about the brand, but they look like those Sony ones)

I'll do my best.

On Sunday there's the news programme "Shuuichi" from 8 am until 9.55.

You can easily learn about the news of the past week.
Please watch it!

Bye bye~
Gachan, tsu tsu tsu


Nakamaru's Page No. 688
Dated : 2nd of May 2011

Good evening
This is Nakamaru Yuichi

Yesterday after "Shuuichi" there was the recording of "HEY HEY HEY" and the interview for "TV fan".

While changing location, I took a picture of Tokyo Tower from the car.

(pic of Tokyo Tower, taken at a 30 degree angle for whatever reason ^^ reminds me more of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.)

The weather was not really good.

By the way, since I'm recently trying to gain weight, I'm eating a lot.

Today I had ramen.

(pic of bowl of ramen om nom)

I started out with a weight of 55 kilo, and now I'm at 57.

(pic of scale reading 57.55 kg)

For now I think I'll aim for 60 kg.

While looking through the photos I had saved on my cell phone, I found some nostalgic, pretty photos of the sky which I'd like to share.

(The following photos will be uploaded today at 10 pm.) They weren't uploaded to the j-web from the start, which means they were also missing from the blog, maybe they'll appear later

When I climbed the Fuji with Masuda, from the top of the clouds.

(pic of sun rising over the clouds)

It's the sunrise.

Then, a pic of the clouds from the airplane.

(pic of white fluffy clouds below)

It was the airplane going to Korea during last year's tour.

The clouds are somehow pretty.

And "Nakamaru's Page" will soon meet its 700th turn.

The project is also still in progress, but I'll introduce one photo which I won't be using for it.

(A hand-drawn pic of a block of tofu being watched by... fuck this, I'll upload it.)

Tofu-kun is sleeping.

By the way, on Tuesday at 12 in the night there's a radio programme I'd like you to listen to: R-One KAT-TUN on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting.

This time it's "Nakamaru's Ojii-chan-side is going off? Also presenting mails Nakamaru had asked for regarding this topic!"

Also, I'll be taking part in the secondary audio program broadcast of the Yomiuri Giants vs. Hanshin Tigers baseball game on May 3.

Please enjoy!

Bye bye~
Gachan, tsu tsu tsu

translations credit to parasol-odori

LOL ~ NO COMMENT

screencap credit to halifax-novascotia

HMM, HE RECENTLY CHATTED IN ENGLISH. DO YOU HAVE TWITTER OR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT, YUCCHI? THERE'RE SO MANY FANS OUT THERE WANNA CHAT WITH YOU SOOOO BADLY!

MYOJO - MAY 2011

Nose / Conservative Looking at all my actions, they're like that, yes. Perseverance prevails A saying I like. Soccer I played it a long time ago, I like watching and playing it. What I'm interested in now... the player Nagatomo (Yuuto). Liking to watch sports Not just soccer, I also like to watch combative sports or baseball. Beatbox I still want to master it... Metal Gear I like the whole series, and since I've liked it for a long time, there's no one in KAT-TUN who can beat me. Getting up early Even if I come back late at night or have a day off, I try to get up at 8. Sometimes I get a bit tired around noon, but I can sleep well at night and I feel that if you're active from the morning on, it's not just good for your body but also for your mind. Liking sweet things I like chocolate and milk crepes, but basically my favourite is tart topped with seasonal fruits. Consuming a lot of soda I've done that for how many years now... I think it's maybe a reaction to how I was rarely allowed to drink it as a child. There's always Coke or Ginger Ale in my fridge! Drawing I often have to draw for magazines or blogs, but since I had to draw the t-shirt for 24-hour Terebi a couple of years ago, I kind of started to enjoy it. Student I get up early and study. Pretty hands I've been told that for a long time now. I hate it when my fingertips and feet get all dry and chapped. That's why I always carry hand cream to keep them moisturised. Garlic Until now the smell bothered me and it was something with a negative image for me. But then Kame persuaded me that it's nutritious and makes you energetic, so I tried it and it was very good. Eating it deep-fried with salt is awesome. Two sisters With my sister who's studying abroad in America, I recently chat in English. Japanese soccer team chips The soccer fever rose since last year, and, wanting some player cards, I suddenly bought a box. And, the first card I pulled out was Nagatomo! Liking the house / Liking mail order / Having a study room I shut myself in to listen to music, draw, study or want to think over ideas. Saving Private Ryan I like movies, but haven't seen anything above this, that's how much I like this. I watched it in the theatre, and bought the DVD not just for myself but also gave it to friends.

translations credit to parasol-odori

NAH~ COME ON GIRLS! ASK ABOUT THEIR LOVE RUMOURS! I WISH I LIVED IN JAPAN SO THAT I CAN ASK THEM DIRECTLY~

R-ONE KAT-TUN
Dated : 19th of April 2011

Questionable KAT-TUN rumours

N: The other day, Ueda-kun commented on some, "Wouldn't it be good if those were real stories?"
U: Yesyesyes.
N: There are some... Well, we got several today....
U: Seriously?!
N: Real ones too.
U: I'm all excited! Our listeners too.
N: Right... Well, let's mix them...
U: Can we do 'no comment'?
N: Aah, when we can't answer?
U: Yes
N: Well. It's okay if we choose not to comment this time, right?
U: We can do it? All right!
N: Yes. OK, let's start with the first one!
U: Yes.
N: There is something I've always wanted to ask, but was afraid to and never did. It's about Nakamaru-kun having been in love with Tatchan's sister during their Junior-time. Is this true? I really wonder about this.
U: This worries me.
N: What is this?
U: Is this story true? But then only Nakamaru-kun didn't know about it.
N: No, this is obviously a lie.
U: Eh? So I can ask my sister? "Did Nakamaru do anything to you?"
N: Are you stupid? Wouldn't you have heard about this somewhere before?
U: So it's complete fabrication? It's not true at least a little bit?
N: No, I already said it wasn't.
U: Really?
N: If it was, what would you do?
U: Eh? No, no just because.... Well, my sister is already married now. So that would make you ex-girlfriend... and ex-boyfriend now?
N: That would be way too awkward
U: Well, but I'm aiming at Nakamaru-kun's sister.
N: Are you an idiot? My dad would hit you.
U&N: (laughs)
U: Well... so this one is a lie?
N: Yes.
U: It's just a rumour, but I heard that Kamenashi-kun's private life is really gloomy, is that true? Well, I like Kamenashi-kun either way, but how is it?
N: We should send this to Kame's radio programme...
U: Yes. I don't know anything about Kame's private life.
N: But as for the image... if you asked whether plain or flashy, it would be flashy?... at least that's how you imagine it.... if you think about it, it could possibly be plain?
U: "Possibly"?
N: Well... he always says he's watching DVDs.
U: Really?
N: If I ask him, "What did you do on your day off?" the answer is mostly "watched DVDs", isn't it?
U: Eeeeh, is it?
N: Yes.
U: Yes...
N: The end.
U&N: (laughs)
N: OK, the next one. During his junior time Tatchan got mistaken for a girl and hit on.
U: Did not happen.
N: Right, that did not happen. Being mistaken for a girl...
U: Ah! But, my hair was long. I did get groped.
N: Seriously?!
U: By the person behind me, yes.
N: Who was thinking, "this might be a girl"? ... but you were wearing your school uniform?
U: Yesyes.
N: But... you were wearing pants... Does that mean you were groped by someone knowing you're a guy?
U: Ah, right... But my hair was quite long, like this. In high school, it was brown and long.
N: One time, right, we got hit on, the two of us.
U: Right! By girls.
N: Isn't it normally the girl who get hit on?
U: Yesyes.
N: If you think about this now...
U: If you think about this now, we should've gone with them...
U&N: (laughs)
N: Back then, we were only cautious of them, like "What is this? Those girls".
U: Yes, yes. But I think they were maybe a bit older than me.
N: Yes, they had been a bit older.
U: Right. How would it be like if maybe girls did something like that now? There are almost no ~straight forward~ people like that anymore.
N: True... others act as intermediary.
U: I only noticed it ten minutes later, "Hey, weren't they just hitting on us?"
N: Yesyes! At that time, although we were Juniors... and had fans...
U: We did, at that time, yes... That was a close thing.
U&N: (laughs)
N: If you say it ambiguously like that, it sounds real. Well, such things happened.
U: Let's continue. I just randomly saw this on the computer, but is it true that Nakamaru-san is recently obsessed with strawberry jam buns?
N: ...There are almost no real rumours, somehow. But for this, I've liked them for quite a long time now. I eat them during times when there's an important job to do or I have to do my best.
U: For the sugar?
N: Yes.
U: How lame
N: What? But recently, it's not just that, but also glucose?
U: Ah, it's in candy and stuff, right, glucose.
N: Yesyes.
U: And chocolate.
N: There's the pure stuff too. I eat that. During Shuuichi, too, I just eat them.
U: I see.
N: I recommend it.
U: Eehh~
N: Well, let's continue. Is the rumour true that, when Nakamaru-kun and Ueda-kun went together to a cafe, Ueda-kun made Nakamaru-kun carry the tray and instead of each having their own muffin, they shared one together?
U: No way!
N: What kind of rumour is that?
U&N: (laughs)
U: This, even if normal people heard that, they'd be "this is not interesting" and would understand that it's a complete lie.
N: ...yes.
U: Right? Somehow... it's enough. Somehow...
N: The concept of this corner has been questionable from the beginning.
U&N: (laughs)
N: after all, we cannot handle any more questionable rumours.
U: Yee~s.
N: But, how interesting can we make questionable rumours? Isn't that Ueda-kun's ... skill?
U&N: (laughs)
U: We went with that pretty well now.
N: But there really weren't any real-sounding rumours...
U: There weren't! If they had been like... ah! About love affairs or different experiences or love, I thought people waiting for those would jump at them. Stuff that is difficult to answer.
N: Yes. Maybe those kinds of rumours don't really exist? Almost?
U: No, they do! Don't students just randomly spread rumours like that? And when they ask "it seems like that", we can say if it's right or wrong, like that.
N: Well, so how about we limit it to that and ask again?
U: Yee~s.
N: Real rumours about love affairs revolving around us.
U: Yes, so the same basic idea after all. Everybody will surely go for it But now, no stuff like, how gloomy or something Kame is, that is irrelevant.
N: If you say it like that, this corner will be all about us
U&N: (laughs)
U: Ye~s. Only complicated stuff, OK?
N: Well, like Ueda-kun said, how about we limit it and ask again?
U: Let's do it!
N: If nothing comes out of this now
U: we give up.
N: we give up.
U: Yes.

-----
N: This week's highlight word is this one: "I'm aiming at Nakamaru-kun's sister."
U: Hahahaha!
N: (laughs) Ueda's words during discussing questionable rumours.
U: How is it? If you gave in, which one would it be?
N: I wouldn't give in! Are you stupid!
U: (laughs)
N: Like, the older one (of the two) or the younger one?
U: Yesyes.
N: You'd get hit! I want you to never say that to my parents, even as a joke. Koki too.
U: I get it, I do.
N: Please don't even say it as a joke.
U: Well... But from that point of view, it might sound kind of real. Like, "Is it like that with your sister?"
N: Isn't that annoying? Being told that as a joke?
U: Yeah, that's definitely bad.
N: I know, right...

translations credit to parasol-odori

SHIRT, SHIRT AND SHIRT

NAKAMARU'S PAGE NO. 684
Dated : 22nd of April 2011

Nyoki Nyoki
Good evening
This is Nakamaru Yuichi

Yesterday we did the radio recording. From now on today we'll do the choreography for "WHITE".

The pollen is definitely bothering me lately.

I've been sneezing extremely often and my eyes are itching.

This can't possibly be hay fever? No, I won't accept it.

For now let's just apply eye lotion.

Since it finally has gotten warmer, I bought shirts.

Lately I've been wearing shirts a lot.
I'm also quite into that one.

And I like gingham check.

I like shirts.

Plus, his rival, "Ma-kun the Marionette" also updated. (I seriously have no clue what this is about and couldn't find anything helpful on it either. If anyone knows, tell me. It might be some kind of inside joke referring to previous jwebs.)

On Saturday, "Galileo Brain Research" will air from 7.54 pm on.

This time we'll be approaching the secrets of anime and chocolate.

On sunday there's the news programme "Shuuichi" from 8 am until 9.55.

You can easily learn about the news of the past week.
Please watch it!

Bye bye~
Gachan, tsu tsu tsu

translations credit to parasol-odori

YUCCHI WITH BANANA ~LOL~ WHAT A LAME TITLE! I'M ALREADY OUT OF IDEAS AHAHA

NAKAMARU'S PAGE NO. 683
Dated : 20th of April 2011

Good evening
This is Nakamaru Yuichi.

Today, we'll be doing shoots for "Songs" and "The Television", and then we'll take the stills for the CM.

The breakfast on location.

(pic of wrapped banana, sandwich, bread)

The studio looks like this.

(pic of white photo studio setting)

Today is gonna be a long day.

Bye bye~
Gachan, tsu tsu tsu.


translations credit to parasol-odori