Before anyone goes berserk over the subject, I just want to say that I’m not 100% sure but even if it’s true, it’ll probably be very temporary, like less than 24 hours.

Basically, I’m guessing that there’s a possibility that Kame might pop by during 24 Hour Terebi this year, in which NEWS are the personalities. After all, back in 2006 when KAT-TUN were in charge, Yamapi did pop by and they did “Seishun Amigo” as well I think, if my memory serves me right.

On the main 24 hour Terebi website (www.ntv.co.jp/24h), I actually haven’t seen it being written anywhere. However, on NTV’s schedule (www.ntv.co.jp/count/program.html), if you click on 30/8 and you go to the details page of 24 Hour TV Part 7, you’ll see this:

【タイトル】
24時間テレビPART.7　「START!～一歩を踏みだそう～」[字][デ]
【放送日時】
08月30日（日）16:59～21:00

(then blah blah blah, and suddenly…)

修二と彰『青春アミーゴ』復活

Vague, no? But see, a couple of days after 24 Hour Terebi is over, there’ll be “Dream Boys” (again) in which Kame’s the lead (again) and Tegoshi is also starring in it. So it wouldn’t surprise me if Kame drops by to promote the musical, and then NTV milks the whole Shuji to Akira / Seishun Amigo thing all over again. XD

Guess we’ll only know on 30th August.

This is very much a belated update. Sorry for neglecting the site.

1. Release Date for “Bandage” set
The movie that Jin’s been promoting for a very long time now, “Bandage”, will be shown in theatres in Japan from 16 January 2010.

2. Jin’s Collaboration with Crystal Kay
In the BtR tour, Jin’s solo was a collaboration with Crystal Kay, titled “Wonder”. It’s not his only collaboration with her though, as it turns out. In her upcoming album release on 2nd September, “Best of Crystal Kay”, a new collaboration is included, titled “Helpess Night”. I think it’s only in the first press limited edition.

3. End of BtR Tour, Photobook soon in stores!
Today is the last day of the Break the Records Summer Tour. The guys are in Hokkaido if you didn’t know. About a week later, Live Document Photobook “Break the Records” will be out in stores. It features backstage photos and stuff like that.

Sorry for the lack of updates! Been really busy.

Taguchi special guest star
Taguchi will guest star in episode 3 of the TBS drama, Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo (こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所), which stars SMAP’s Katori Shingo. The series itself begins airing on 1st August, while the specific episode will be on air on 15th August. Taguchi mentioned during concert MC that he’s some samurai spirit… I don’t exactly know lol. Watch it to find out! XD

New solos for Kame and Ueda in BtR Summer Tour
Kame’s solo is now a self-penned slow number. Towards the end of the Okinawa leg of the tour, I think in the last show, Ueda also changed his solo to one of the songs from his previous Mouse Peace solo tour.

Next up is the Miyagi/Sendai leg, from 31st July to 2nd August!

Yuichi will be in a special drama「母の贈物」(Haha no Okurimono) shown on TBS in Autumn 2009. It’s in celebration of some famous person’s 80th birthday I think.

**edit 31 July: The drama special will be shown on 14 September, from 21:00 ~ 22:54 on TBS.

Belated post but…

1. Summer Tour 2009
It’ll be held in July and August, in smaller arenas, and not in Tokyo and Osaka since those places already had Dome concerts. See here for list of dates & venues.

2. Dream Boys 2009
Previously mentioned here, Kame will be acting in Dream Boys in September (Tokyo) and October (Osaka) together with Shibutani Subaru from Kanjani 8 and Tegoshi Yuya from NEWS.

Today, the first day’s concert of the 2009 Dome tour was completed!

Today, they also announced that there’ll be a Live Document Photobook, “Break the Records”. 208 pages, B4 size, 2100 yen. Released in August 2009. Think it’s focused on the 10 days at Tokyo Dome. *didn’t see anything about Osaka*

**edit 28 July: the photobook will be released on 31st August 2009!

So apparently, サプライズ (Surprise on 日本テレビ NTV) may be showing live footage from the 18 May concert, from 19:00～19:58. Either that or it’s just random KAT-TUN promo thing. I dunno.

[edit: 14 may] Confirmed!: And rumour for now: Kame guest starring in episode 3 of “Mr. Brain” (ie: Kimura Takuya’s drama, which also has Mizushima Hiro). Supposedly, he’s a doctor / was in a white coat according to fan reports. [edit: 14 may] News reports say he’s a young physician in a university hospital. The third episode will be shown on 6 June.