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sumo_monaThere was a post on news_jpop about how their number of pages in some magazine are decreasing and the entire post was ~omg why so inactive~ etc. I just... don't want the OP to attack me there so I'll talk about NEWS however I like on my own journal.
Am I the only person that likes NEWS for how they can have all separate activities? Okay sure, so I'm mostly a Yamapi fan which is why I love all his solo stuff, but I really do like the rest of NEWS just as much, I'm not like those "pipi-chan so kawaii ne" fans.
Seriously, isn't it a benefit to NEWS that they can be a group where all of their members can have separate activities? I understand that there is a popularity gap like Yamapi, Ryo | KoyaShigeTegoMasu, but you're going to have that in every group. Unless Johnny-san made a group with Yamapi, Jin, Kame, Toma, Ryo, and Matsujun. Actually, there probably still would be a popularity gap-- it would develop eventually. Not to mention that that would be a very strange group.
Anyways, maybe I'm too positive, but whenever fans worry about NEWS breaking up, I just laugh at them. Are you fucking serious? I know that they haven't done much this year. That doesn't mean they're breaking up. They had a single that charted at 11th on the yearly charts even though there wasn't that much promotion, why the hell would Johnny disband them now. If he really hated NEWS like people say, then NEWS wouldn't have come back during that 2006-2007 Countdown. Johnny-san doesn't like one group more than another, he's there for the money. Of course there's people in the agency he likes more, but really, I think he uses his marketing skills, not favoritism. Arashi is just selling crazy well, why would he not use this opportunity to the fullest?
Maybe it's because I became a NEWS fan this year that I can't actually see their inactivity. I think that's probably it. But I like NEWS this way. Of course I want the members to actually see each other and interact with each other, but I do know that Yamapi and Ryo are still in a separate league from "the rest of them." I believe that they're all friends now, but that doesn't change the fact that Japanese people (hell, superficial LJ-ers like me too) like Yamapi and Ryo more.
"Ryo won't be with NEWS for Countdown, of course NEWS is breaking up!" ... At first I didn't get why people were saying that Ryo wouldn't be at Countdown because all I do for Kanjani8 is watch eitokickass. After finding out that Ryo won't be at Countdown with NEWS because Kanjani8 is having a concert tour, I thought "aww no Kanjani8 at Countdown this year" instead of "no Ryo in NEWS." Maybe that seems more rational to me because I'm a brat and I think that I'm always right.
It's 11:11 and I wish for NEWS fans to stop whining and just get along.
I refuse to put this under a cut, so for those of you who read this, you get a prize!
scans of some random NEWS book full of papa pics from Kinokuniya~
preview:
MF zip - 51 pictures
my scanning skills are nonexistent, but really, who cares.
I'd share it at news_jpop so more than 10 people get to see it, but idk how official it is / I don't want a bunch of annoying people commenting about paparazzi pictures.
Feel free to share the link / reupload / whatever.
I think I'll go for a midnight runto nowhere, everything's closed. If my dad gets away from the TV and goes to bed any time soon.
Am I the only person that likes NEWS for how they can have all separate activities? Okay sure, so I'm mostly a Yamapi fan which is why I love all his solo stuff, but I really do like the rest of NEWS just as much, I'm not like those "pipi-chan so kawaii ne" fans.
Seriously, isn't it a benefit to NEWS that they can be a group where all of their members can have separate activities? I understand that there is a popularity gap like Yamapi, Ryo | KoyaShigeTegoMasu, but you're going to have that in every group. Unless Johnny-san made a group with Yamapi, Jin, Kame, Toma, Ryo, and Matsujun. Actually, there probably still would be a popularity gap-- it would develop eventually. Not to mention that that would be a very strange group.
Anyways, maybe I'm too positive, but whenever fans worry about NEWS breaking up, I just laugh at them. Are you fucking serious? I know that they haven't done much this year. That doesn't mean they're breaking up. They had a single that charted at 11th on the yearly charts even though there wasn't that much promotion, why the hell would Johnny disband them now. If he really hated NEWS like people say, then NEWS wouldn't have come back during that 2006-2007 Countdown. Johnny-san doesn't like one group more than another, he's there for the money. Of course there's people in the agency he likes more, but really, I think he uses his marketing skills, not favoritism. Arashi is just selling crazy well, why would he not use this opportunity to the fullest?
Maybe it's because I became a NEWS fan this year that I can't actually see their inactivity. I think that's probably it. But I like NEWS this way. Of course I want the members to actually see each other and interact with each other, but I do know that Yamapi and Ryo are still in a separate league from "the rest of them." I believe that they're all friends now, but that doesn't change the fact that Japanese people (hell, superficial LJ-ers like me too) like Yamapi and Ryo more.
"Ryo won't be with NEWS for Countdown, of course NEWS is breaking up!" ... At first I didn't get why people were saying that Ryo wouldn't be at Countdown because all I do for Kanjani8 is watch eitokickass. After finding out that Ryo won't be at Countdown with NEWS because Kanjani8 is having a concert tour, I thought "aww no Kanjani8 at Countdown this year" instead of "no Ryo in NEWS." Maybe that seems more rational to me because I'm a brat and I think that I'm always right.
It's 11:11 and I wish for NEWS fans to stop whining and just get along.
I refuse to put this under a cut, so for those of you who read this, you get a prize!
scans of some random NEWS book full of papa pics from Kinokuniya~
preview:
MF zip - 51 pictures
my scanning skills are nonexistent, but really, who cares.
I'd share it at news_jpop so more than 10 people get to see it, but idk how official it is / I don't want a bunch of annoying people commenting about paparazzi pictures.
Feel free to share the link / reupload / whatever.
I think I'll go for a midnight run
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Date: 2009-12-21 01:35 pm (UTC)it's too early for me to form a coherent comment so just know that i agree with everything you said. and i've been (somewhat of) a news fan for two years.
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Date: 2009-12-21 06:27 pm (UTC)Yamapi pretty much sums up what I want to say to all whiny NEWS fans in the top left here.
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Date: 2009-12-21 06:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-21 10:51 pm (UTC)T__________________________T
I should check Kanjani's com more often
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Date: 2009-12-22 03:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-23 01:02 am (UTC)I love NEWS and like seeing them in at least groups of 2 more than solo, but I'm happy to see them alone too. Only thing is I have to say that I disagree with the idea of NEWS being primarily a "solo operating group". A lot of people say that though, even in Jpn fandom, and it makes sense when you consider the group was originally marketed to be a kind of rotating Morning Musume thing (until major debut) but I've never understood how NEWS operates more solo than any other young JE group. I guess because both Tegomasu AND Yamapi release stuff separate? But drama, play, solo concert, movie, radio-wise they act the same as all other groups... *shot*
JE used to break up groups a lot and considering the economy they might want to start doing that again one day but I don't think NEWS is in any danger. So agreed, people need to calm down. NEWS came back from suspension when they could have not so I doubt they're going to break up now lol.
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Date: 2009-12-23 02:44 am (UTC)I don't really see NEWS as a group of solo artists, I just like the solo stuff on top of group activities. There haven't been much of the latter recently, but I've been watching things from 2003-2009 so, yeah. It's like I used NEWS' down time to catch up haha.
At first people panicked about Yamapi's solo concerts, right? I thought that it was normal... but I guess NEWS fans might just worry more than most people lol.
They should add KusaUchi back in just to freak everyone out, yes? :D
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Date: 2009-12-29 08:19 pm (UTC)xD I'm not worried about NEWS breaking up
have enough to deal with on the DBSK front. But the inactivity is slightly worrying. Even if JE groups these days don't break up, as they get older the activity level does decrease quite a lot. Of course, after the comeback NEWS has never really been as active as other groups even when they actually have stuff to promote so ... :x idk.On the flipside, I guess NEWS fans got spoiled in 2008 - 3 singles, completely unexpected album, two tours, 1 concert DVD. So I guess something had to give in 2009. lol if they don't get a tour or singles in 2010 ... then I'd started worrying for real if JE's forgotten about them.
that would be a very strange group
:D other than Matsujun, that group seems really plausible because they were all popular jrs at the same time. I bet it's one of the combinations Johnny-san tossed about for a debut. And a Jun-Toma-Pi-Ryo group wouldn't have surprised me either ... can see it working.
Hee right now, it probably seems strange because of the established groupings, but really, Johnny could have debuted any combination of these guys and made it sell. xD; reminds me of the rumour that TxT + Subaru + RyoPi were almost debuted together.
Actually, there probably still would be a popularity gap-- it would develop eventually.
It's like HSJ's situation. They debuted most of the popular Heisei era Juniors, and a popularity gap still developed between Yamada and the rest.
it's 2AM, excuse my gibberish please
Date: 2009-12-31 09:53 am (UTC)because then you can join me in the Lasik waiting room.OMG DBSK DON'T GET ME STARTED. This summer I thought that DBSK breaking up was total bs but now I'm actually kind of waiting for it T__T.
I agree that it would be worrying if this continues, but idk why, I'm expecting stuff to happen for NEWS in 2010.
Maybe Yamapi's solo stuff / Soukon was planned a super long time ago so that's why they had a lot of stuff 2008? ...uh yeah, I doubt that.
It's just strange because of the groups they're in now and the pairings I have set in my mind xD.
Pin, Tomapi, Ryopi, Ryo/Jun ... yeah, Pi's a whore and poor Kame.
No 3tops in that rumor? Looking at old clips, TxT + Subaru + 4tops + RyoYokoHina were the most popular juniors. YokoHina maybe not so much, but a bit.
yeah, I'm not into HSJ at all, but I've seen a few clips of them and I was just like "...what about Yabu and Hikaru. and Yuma. those are the ones that were advertised the most on old Shounen Clubs."