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Akama Naoya is back too!!!

2011-07-27T17:16:00.003+02:00

Stupid LiveJournal is down, and I shouldn't be making a post right now, but this is big news, and I just learned about this, and I'm very happy and excited. A Japanese friend posted a picture and linked a blog entry on my Twitter list yesterday, and while the pic was really funny, I didn't know what that was all about, and I just dismissed it. Today though, checking for something else, I came

a back-to-back post!!

2011-06-18T10:18:00.011+02:00

Hello~ this is A, and I have something wonderful to share since it's been quite a while when I last showed up here and posted something. This post is somewhat special because it's a back-to-back post, meaning Irea and I have Taiyo and Shoon (and Leon) news for you. (: S before T, ok? XD [Irea: you're too kind! XD] I believe some of you might have already read her post at the Shoon&Reon

光くん、ガンバレ！

2011-04-06T23:34:00.006+02:00

The media outside Japan are gradually speaking less and less about what's going on in Japan -they moved on to other news like Lybia's civil war-, but things in Japan are far from being solved. It will take months to sort out the situation of survivors and evacuees, to repair the damages caused by the earthquake and tsunami and to solve the problems of the Fukushima nuclear plant. When you stop

the ultimate treason

2011-03-27T19:42:00.003+02:00

Sometimes I wonder if it will ever truly stop hurting. I don't like seeing B.I.Shadow wearing Ya-Ya-yah outfits, nor other juniors singing their songs, nor -needless to say- NYC singing Yuuki 100%, but I've refrained all this time from commenting on that because I know many people are tired of hearing such things and the 'I miss Ya-Ya-yah' refrain. However, I'm so stupid that I keep expecting '

Taiyô in URAKARA

2011-03-25T21:35:00.015+01:00

I'm sure the HD version will be up soon, and I'm hoping for a flaily, fangirly, in-depth analysis of Taiyô's acting from AXEL (say yes? ), but in the meantime, here's today's URAKARA episode for the impatient. ;) Credits to marchonsvite5. 2011.03.25 Urakara - episode 10.avi (190MB) (password: sun) Enjoy! edit: HD file of both full episode and only Taiyô's part can be found here (scroll down to

Japan's catastrophe, and Taiyo update

2011-03-19T17:48:00.011+01:00

A friend told me about the debate going on regarding the reaction of fans and people in general after the earthquake, but I'm more concerned about the way the foreign media is treating this catastrophe. I myself got really, really scared for my friends living in Japan and yes, for my four favourite idols and their families too, when I checked the news on the Internet on March 11th first thing in

Oh~ Y-A-Y

2011-03-10T06:06:00.011+01:00

Hi this is Ax. This is another Kinpachi Final SP-related post. Posting because of a.) for posterity's sake; b.) its relevance and significance; c.) YAY!. (o￣∇￣)o!! Maybe some\most of you have heard of the good news or have seen that gem of a picture with our beloved Kinpachi 7 troika together with their 'classmates' (Kinda late because I had to deal with some srs bsnz.), but we're not stopping

Taiyô in Kinpachi Sensei finale!

2011-03-07T12:52:00.022+01:00

Awesome news! Taiyô will make a guest appearance in the Kinpachi Sensei finale that will air on March 27th on TBS, with a 4 hour duration!!! The Kinpachi Sensei site was updated today with a link that says "出演OB発表！". That is "OB cast announced". I had no idea what OB is (I hate acronyms, I swear) so I checked the always useful Wikipedia, and it seems that in Japanese OB stands for "old boys" (

Taiyô to guest in a drama

2011-03-06T11:55:00.014+01:00

Taiyô is indeed keeping himself busy these days. Axel, who can sniff and track down Taiyô news like a bloodhound, before anybody else does, shared this piece of breaking news with me last night, but she's currently without an Internet connection, so she asked me to pass the news to you on her behalf. The news is that, according to TV Station, Taiyô is going to make a guest appearance in a

Fine points this week....

2011-02-26T12:12:00.006+01:00

After surprising us (again) by appearing with his fellow cast members on a picture posted by Tumbling's official Twitter account (views are now more than 5,000!), Taiyo has become the topic of blog posts and discussions recently. The day after, CyzoWoman posted an article about him, which quickly spread as most bloggers copied\quoted the article. It summarized some points during Taiyo's break;

Even the Sun shines at night

2011-02-20T12:02:00.011+01:00

Hi. I'm Axel A., and I'll be co-blogging with Irea for an indefinite time. I just dropped by to share something that just came up less than an hour ago: Finally, Tumbling2's official Twitter account posted a tweet with a picture of the cast, including our dear Taiyo. For some reason, the first tweet was deleted, including the picture's link, so the picture above was just a screencap from how

happy b-day, Yabucchi!

2011-01-31T19:23:00.005+01:00

Yabu's proverbial infectious smile Yabu has the silliest smile ever, and I so love it! He has changed in many ways, all for the better, I think -like his acting has improved, he's more relaxed and natural... and he's now all too aware of his sexyness for our own good-, but that silly, childish smile and the way his eyes 'shrink', like an old man's, when he smiles, haven't changed one bit, and

a new START!

2011-01-20T21:08:00.005+01:00

Today I finished doing 2 things I'd been wanting to do for a loooong time:1) upgraded my blog design! YES! It was about time. I was clinging to my old blogger template - always afraid of changes, that's me. ^^; I knew this new one would make things easier for you and me, and it would be a lot neater and open up lots of exciting possibilities, but yeah, I wanted to be sure I wouldn't lose anything

let the SUNshine in

2011-01-18T12:45:00.007+01:00

The sky is grey and cloudy over here , threatening rain , but for me it's a sunny day because today our dear Taiyô turns 20! Waaah! Ya-Ya-yah's youngest member is 20 already! I feel so old! And this one is a very happy birthday indeed, with something big to celebrate: Taiyô's "return", maybe, to the entertainment world. I typed "return" like that, with quotation marks, and added a "maybe"

happy birthday, Shoon!

2010-12-20T10:26:00.005+01:00

This is the longest we've been without news of you. How are you doing? And how's Reon? I wouldn't be surprised if he were a lot taller than you now. And how's university? Only a few months to graduate now, right? I wonder what will happen then. Whether you'll try to go back to the entertainment business again, or whether you'll try to find a job related to your university degree. You said

happy hatachi, Hikaru!!

2010-12-02T17:51:00.007+01:00

Why is it that I ALWAYS forget the exact date of Hikaru's birthday? =_= Seriously, for some stupid reason my brain is convinced it's December 13th and not December 2nd and then every year it jumps on me and I have to hurry and conjure up a birthday post and header hastily. ^^;;; Though this time the header doesn't look too bad if I may say so. :p It's been months since I last made a post here.

I'll be waiting

2010-06-30T23:08:00.006+02:00

Dear Shoon,we barely said 'welcome back' and now we have to bid you farewell again. I'm confused. And a bit worried as well about the reasons that might have prompted your decision to close your website and blog. What happened? I don't want to dwell on that now, though. My feelings evolved as the hours passed, from hurt to understanding and then to gratefulness, and I've been blogging all day

Shoon & Reon strike back!!!

2010-06-17T14:15:00.005+02:00

I'm so excited right now that I'm actually trembling! All this time it seemed impossible to me that Shoon would disappear just like that, and I kept hoping. Shoon doesn't give up easily. ;) Guess what? Him and Reon have opened a website, The Flying Sheep's Cafe (so cute!) and a blog as well!! I wonder if this means they've signed up with another agency or something. It's very exciting all the

actor with a crush on Taiyô

2010-05-05T08:15:00.016+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahOne of these days I'll have to change the header. For some reason I don't want to let go of this one, and I'm going through the same with the header of the Shoon community. *sigh*Anyway, the subject of this entry is Taiyô again, and I must thank dreammyst@LJ for the heads up. It was thanks to her that I found out about the existence of this clip. I managed to find

Taiyô's 'photo debut' (2003)

2010-04-08T09:08:00.012+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah One whole month without Shoon. Still feels strange. So far my daily Google search has only resulted in a couple of Japanese girls randomly spotting him (and Reon) in the street, and mentioning it on their blogs. Otherwise, nothing. But then Shoon strikes me as a very private person, so I suppose it's unlikely that a pic of him in a birthday party or friend reunion

life in the void

2010-03-25T16:43:00.032+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahMore and more I feel as if I were living in a void inside the fandom. However, unlike in Lord of the Rings, there IS life in the void. It's slightly different and strange sometimes, but there is life. There's a kind of madness floating around in the void too, which is like a living entity, and it's hard to escape from it. It pervades everything and gets into your

where to now?

2010-03-09T11:23:00.019+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah翔央くんへ、今どこへ？翔央くんは今勉強に集中しますか。違うタレント事務所に入所しますか。今はおそらくあなたの夢の旅をしているでしょう。どんな事をしても、幸せな将来であるよう、願っています。あなたがいなくなると、とても寂しくなります。どうぞお元気で。輝きつづけて下さい。大好き。私はこれからもブログを書き続けるわ。このブログを通して、翔央くんとYa-Ya-yahが忘れられないように努めますよ。イレアより[Dear Shoon:　Where to now? Will you focus on your studies now? Will you join another talent agency? Perhaps now you will be able to go on that dream journey.

no hiatus whatsoever

2010-03-05T10:40:00.008+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahThis morning I received this comment from one of the readers of this blog and thought I should make a post to reply it because perhaps more of you were wondering too:Is there a particular reason why you changed the header back to the Valentines Day header? I like this one too but the picture of the Ya-Ya-yah members smiling looking at pictures from the past was

Ya-Ya-yahを忘れていない

2010-02-26T19:33:00.023+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahSometimes miracles happen, sometimes loving something makes you throw care to the wind and voice the feelings you had been wanting to speak out for a long time. I imagine that's what happened to Yabu when he said this in an interview published in fanclub booklet volume 1. (quoted in a Japanese BBS and found by my friend Mabel) edit: thanks to Stevenica for pointing

2010.02.17 Hyakushiki

2010-02-21T18:25:00.006+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahThe theme of this week's Hyakushiki (日本の常識世界では非常識) would literally translate to "what is common sense in Japan shows a lack of common sense in (other parts of) the world", but that's very long-winded, so I chose to call it just "cultural differences". It was fun as it's always interesting (and useful) to learn that, for instance, what is a perfectly harmless sign

If you...

2010-02-10T12:49:00.026+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah８日２月に翔央くんの名前がジャニーズ公式サイトのジャニーズJr枠と百識のレギュラー一覧から削除された。どういうことですか。すごく心配です。Dear Shoon,your name has disappeared from the media schedule on Johnny's Net, and according to the Japanese fans, so has your profile from 着ボイス on J-Web. I don't understand what's happening, and I'm very worried. Japanese fans think you have quit Johnny's. Have you? I can't quite believe it. My

Hyakushiki

2010-02-06T13:39:00.009+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahIt seems there was a slight audio-video synchro problem with the last Hyakushiki (yurugee 8), so I re-converted and re-uploaded it. Sorry about the inconvenience for making you re-download it. m(_ _)m [480x272 - 160MB] 2010.01.27 Hyakushiki - yurugee 8 fixed.aviOkay, this week's Hyakushiki. It had the oddest theme: "how does it turn out after this?", but it was

happy birthday, Yabu!

2010-01-31T16:46:00.008+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahThat green-eyed monster (a fictional letter from Shoon)Dear Yabucchi, at first I thought you were joking when you said you wanted a letter from me for your birthday. 'People don't write letters anymore', you complained to me in quite a big distress. (It's cute when you get all indignant about things like that, things you can't do much about anyway.) You had

薮くん、光くん・・・最高！

2010-01-26T16:44:00.023+01:00

I keep telling myself I should save this for Yabu's birthday, but I really want to share it, because I've rewatched these 2 performances like four or five times already and I love them. I'm referring to two performances from last Sunday's SC in .ts (1920x1088): the BEST medley, and Yabu's performance of Just Wanna Lovin' You with A.B.C.-Z. The part where I share with you the download links will

happy b-day Taiyô!

2010-01-18T10:47:00.025+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahHappy birthday, Taiyô!!! Hope you're having a great day and that Shoon, Yabu and Hikaru managed to get together with you for celebrating. =) Taiyô is now one year short of turning 20! Time does fly. It's been some months since the last time we got to see a pic of Taiyô attending a party with some friends (it was so nice to see him again, and smiling and having fun

Johnny's and the crisis

2010-01-14T13:19:00.037+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahrandom: wouldn't Johnny's & The Crisis be a great name for a rock band? XD I wonder to what extent the economic crisis is affecting Johnny's. I've pondered over this now and then in the past months because of different things that have happened, like Kindai (one of the magazines that featured Johnny's every month) closing down, or Asahi TV's cooking show Hadaka no

happy birthday, Shoon!

2009-12-20T16:20:00.006+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahDear Shoon,Happy birthday! You turn 21 this year, and it's now 4 years since I became your fan, at the end of 2005. So many things have changed... and others haven't. My Japanese, for example, is still not as good as I wish it would be. But from what I see your English hasn't improved much either, so we're even. I won't give up though, and neither should you.

happy (belated) birthday, Hikaru!

2009-12-04T15:36:00.005+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI fail miserably at remembering Hikaru's birthday on time every year. =_=;;; For some reason my brain won't register the fact that it's on December 2nd; I always think it's later, and so, it always takes me by surprise. ¬_¬ Not nice!An idea for a Hikaru fic had been going round and round my mind for some months, and I figured Hikaru's birthday would be a good

05.02.27 Ya-Ya-yah in Music Station

2009-08-15T14:57:00.009+02:00

I'm spending my Summer vacation at the countryside with my family, and for a few days I was without an Internet connection, but not anymore! ^0^ I got myself a pay-as-you-go USB modem and I can't download or upload big stuff, but I can check my mail and surf the Net and update my blog, so it's a huge relief. I suppose it's rather pathetic, but I admit that not having an Internet connection drives

I'm not a hippie

2009-08-04T11:48:00.013+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah"Share the fun; spread the love". I think we all agree that's what fandom is about. However, as far as I know, we're not a hippie community, are we? If I pay for something, and then I want to share it, I think I have every right to share it in any way I please.When I post scans, or a Hyakushiki episode at the Shoon LiveJournal community, and I request (not order)

the b-day girl thank-you post

2009-08-02T09:24:00.007+02:00

Nope, not closing down this place. ;) I think this has been my longest absence though, and for that I must apologize. The past 3 months were really tiring, and even though I'm officially on holidays now, I'm still trying to sort some things up. You could say I'm working on a master plan for my life. Well, not for my whole entire life, something for the short term rather.I've always had lots of

薮くん、光くん・・・ありがとう

2009-04-12T22:07:00.011+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI'm slow, I know; sorry. This fandom moves too fast, and probably all of you have seen this already, or read about it already, but I just had to make a post about this because it made me so happy. I even got a little teary-eyed and then I couldn't believe my eyes and couldn't stop smiling. I'm talking about yesterday's Hi!Hey!Say!'s livestage, in which Yabu and

I've got my glasses on

2009-03-26T21:29:00.016+01:00

I think life is making me stoical. Last year this might have crushed me, might have made me cry, might have made me angsty. Right now, a couple of days after the storm, I feel... nothing. Sometimes feelings are like a whirlwind of dust spinning around you, clouding your mind. When that happens, it's better to wait for the wind to die down and the dust to settle, rather than act in the heat of the

no requiem for me yet

2009-03-20T14:44:00.009+01:00

I felt sooo guilty when I logged in today and saw the date of my last post was January 18th. =_= LeBacque (hey! ^^/), an old friend from the JDorama forums, sent me a message a few days ago asking "Is it time for a final requiem? No updates in months now." Yeah, I know, and I want to apologize for that. m(_ _)mSo please excuse the long absence. I have a life, of course, and being busy is the main

happy b-day, Taiyô!

2009-01-18T13:24:00.004+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahDear Taiyô,please excuse the slightly rushed header. m(_ _)m The fact that the middle finger of my right hand has been swollen for 3 days doesn't help either. =_= It's hard to type without using that finger too! It wasn't hard at all to choose the pictures, though. Taiyô doesn't have a bad photo! Okay, maybe he has a few, but the total percentage would be a very

saved by your smile

2009-01-11T11:58:00.012+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI really need to update this blog more often because things I want to blog about keep piling up. -_-;;; Sorry this will be a bit of a mish-mash post.First a little something that made me happy. The Horikoshi Highschool site has a piece of news featuring Taiyô. ^___^ (http://www.horikoshigakuen.ed.jp/secu/news/news2009110.html) It's nothing too exciting really, and

bah <=/ JE, you fail

2008-12-31T17:17:00.005+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI just needed to say that JE fails for leaving Toma, Kazapon, HaseJun, Tôshin, and Shoon out of Countdown this year. It's been a huge disappointment. *grumbles* It's unfair and shocking that they should leave some of their best talents out of such an important event. *grumbles even more*Oh, well, happy New Year everyone! <3 明けましておめでとう、翔央くん！ <3 Thanks for being

another play for Shoon!!!

2008-12-22T17:02:00.015+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah While everybody is busy watching the Christmas Shounen Club special... I just got home and found out the most wonderful news: Shoon is going to be in a play again!!! 山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahThis time with KAT-TUN's Ueda Tatsuya, who it seems will play the main role, and Hasegawa Jun. I like Jun very much, so it will be interesting to see how they get

happy birthday, Shoon!

2008-12-20T11:04:00.015+01:00

Dearest Shoon, 山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah I need to apologize for something. ._. Of late I've been complaining and complaining about how I wish JE would give you more screen-time in Shounen Club, and more opportunities, and after reflecting on it, I think it's not quite right. I mean that pestering about the unfairness of the situation doesn't lead anywhere, especially when it's something

multipost

2008-12-14T21:27:00.014+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahThere are times when things escape your control and there's simply nothing you can do. I wish I could blog at least once a week, but sometimes life "gets in the way".I'm doing an internship in the mornings at a publishing company, and then my evenings are busy as well with house chores and such, so I haven't had much time for blogging lately. So please forgive my

Not dead

2008-12-11T23:36:00.002+01:00

Nope, this blog is not dead. I've just been horribly busy lately, and I'm exhausted @__@ , but also very happy and I feel accomplished. ^__^ (more about this is a post to come, hopefully tomorrow) That's also the reason why I wasn't able to make any post on Hikaru's birthday. ;_; For now I'm changing the header to wish our very own Hachibee a happy belated birthday. =)

諦めないで - don't give up!

2008-11-12T11:21:00.013+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahThis entry includes a little rant, comments and clips on and from this month's Shounen Club episodes, and some old Ya-Ya-yah scans. =)Sorry about the long absence. m(_ _)m I've been busy with several things. For starters, I'm taking a Master's Degree in Editing that lasts eight months and includes training in a publishing house. Also, I'm starting to get small,

the language barrier

2008-10-19T20:41:00.013+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI love languages, and learning languages, but when you're not fluent in one and you want to understand what is being said, it's so.damn.frustrating! T___T I guess my problem is that I'm too impatient. It took me years of reading, writing, and listening practice to become fluent in English, but of course when you achieve your goal you never think of the long way you

Rain of Desire

2008-10-12T14:34:00.013+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahShoon had a tiny weeny bit more screentime on today's SC. When Nakamaru and Koyama introduced the SC theme, 秘密 - Himitsu (secret), Nakamaru read a postcard sent by a Shoon fan - weee! =D - and Shoon did a short skit called "Real Face no shitauchi, otona version" (Real Faceの舌打ち・大人バージョン), which means "Real Face tongue clicking, adult version". And if somebody could

Autumn is here

2008-10-07T20:45:00.015+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahMan, I sigh every time I look at this picture. *-* The October mags have some really nice pics of Shoon. This post has 2 parts. The first is about last Sunday's SC, and the second is a little surprise, some 2003 rare Ya-Ya-yah scans - an article about Autumn-, and a translation by me. =) Okay, Shounen Club first then. ^^Shoon's presence in this one was minimal, and

forget-us-not

2008-09-23T20:43:00.012+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah[it's still September 23rd here in Spain, but it's the 24th already in Japan - has been so for a good many hours -, so treat this post as if it was written on the 24th]Feel like having a collective hug? I'd like to gather you all in that symbolic hug, to thank all those of you who follow this blog, whether you comment or not. Thanks for still being there. It's

an essential guy

2008-09-18T20:58:00.010+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI felt the need to write this entry after reading a certain post on the LJ of a fan friend, Hydee(a.k.a. ixarese). I've been trying to avoid writing entries like this because I want to stop angsting over fandom stuff, but for once I'm perfectly calm and content fandom-wise, so I thought I might as well try to dispel the fog of worry that seems to be settling down

Hyakushiki love

2008-09-17T01:22:00.004+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah[FORENOTE: A piece of good news: Shoon will be performing a solo song in one of the October SCs. =D *dances* The song's title is 欲望のレイン (Yokubou no rain - Rain of Desire) and you can watch it here on YouTube performed by Toma & Yamapi. There's a lyrics transcription and translation on the right as well, and the lyrics are really... um... steamy. XDDDDD For once I'm

Higher! Fly!

2008-09-07T23:29:00.013+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahWhat can I say? It was a great performance, and Shoon outdid himself so as to not lose to A.B.C. =) His dancing, singing, acrobats and rapping were great, the song and coreography were really cool... and it's late, so I'll just post the talk and performance and update this post tomorrow. Plus one part of the SC is not up yet. Also... new header because the pic is

radish boy

2008-09-01T18:45:00.013+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI'm definitely back home. In the city, I mean. ^^ I spent this past week with my parents at their Summer house in the countryside, which is about an hour from the capital, but still within the province of Madrid. I love the place. I spent many happy Summer holidays there during my childhood and teenage years, and I still escape there whenever I can take a break.

home again

2008-08-20T21:29:00.000+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI'm back in Madrid! ^__^/ The 6 days I spent abroad on vacation were lots of fun, but exhausting as well. ^^ We didn't just stay in London; we also went to visit Hampton Court palace, in Surrey, Windsor castle, and Oxford. =) I want to go back already. ^0^ There were so many places we didn't get to visit!The first three days it was a bit cold and very windy, and we

言葉はいらない

2008-08-10T21:25:00.003+02:00

Why, oh, why do I have to go to bed now? ;___; To get up at 5 a.m. tomorrow to be at the airport at 6, I know. (I'm leaving for London! =D I'm spending a week there on vacation! \^0^/) But I want to stay up and watch the last part of today's SC and post an entry! T___T Today's SC is so great for so many reasons: Shoon being introduced on his own at the opening; Shoon is the king of skirts;

yesterday's SC

2008-08-04T08:10:00.014+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahFirst of all... thanks to those of you who congratulated me on my birthday yesterday. =) When I was younger I always looked forward to my birthday and always wanted to celebrate it in a big way; now I prefer just a small celebration with my family. I don't like aging. Have you noticed how you're "growing up" until you get to your twenties and then you start "aging"

September's SC

2008-07-29T22:17:00.013+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah[edit] I had included this in the entry at first, then cut it because I wasn't sure, and now I'm adding it back. I think the ring Shoon was wearing at the recording of the September SC can be seen on yesterday's Hyakushiki episode. (see screencap below) I had doubts, wondering if if it was just part of the hand piece they were wearing as part of the archery

ABC and Shoon

2008-07-28T23:39:00.008+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahToday was the recording of the September Shounen Club episodes. Yeah, it feels weird to talk about September when we are still in July. The owners of 3 Shoon fanblogs I visit regularly went to the recording. In the first episode Shoon appeared with ABC at the opening song wearing a new black outfit. Can't wait to see it!And then he appeared in the MC segment with

scanning day

2008-07-27T14:40:00.017+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah[EDIT] Neriel, from Thailand, has sent me four more pictures of Shoon taken at the 2003 Pattaya Festival. Shoon has such cute expressions!! ^3^ I've added them to the 2003 Pattaya folder [END OF EDIT] Yesterday I realized I had misnamed the Stand by Me article below as "2004.07 Duet". If you downloaded my scans, please rename them as 2003.10 Myojo (thanks again,

the bleating fangirl XD

2008-07-24T18:27:00.015+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah[EDIT] After reading this entry, Neriel, a Thai Shoon fan, has sent me some pictures of Shoon taken at the 2003 Pattaya Festival and has asked me to share them with everyone. I've also added some small paparazzi pics I had. 2003 Pattaya pictures [END OF EDIT] It's been some time since my last update, but I've been busy with a course I'm taking in proof editing

disappointment

2008-07-11T13:02:00.012+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahIt's so difficult to find a happy medium in most things, isn't it? For example, being a healthy fan: not obsessed, rational, objective... A friend of mine thinks being a fan of somebody shows a lack of self-esteem and a tendency to idolize people. She says a fan is so busy keeping track of his/her idol's life that he/she doesn't live his/her own life fully.I think

Disneyland

2008-07-01T19:35:00.006+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahWhen I learned that today's Hyakushiki episode had a report on location with Fujigaya and Shoon at Tokyo Disneyland I got so excited. Not just for the chance of seeing Shoon wearing Minnie Mouse ears XD but also because Disneyland holds very special memories for me. Not memories of Tokyo Disneyland, 'cause I haven't visited Japan YET, but memories of Disney World,

Sun&Shine

2008-06-24T17:40:00.010+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahThis afternoon I received a message from Medetaiakaru, owner and maintainer of Littlix and a huge fan of Morimoto Ryutarô. The reason he was e-mailing me was that he had found another piece of Taiyô-related news at the Horikoshi website:http://www.horikoshigakuen.ed.jp/news/news200806265.htmlIt's about a trip Taiyô's and Hikaru's class made to Hokkaidô from May

carpe diem

2008-06-19T13:03:00.009+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI've never liked changes. Changes are scary, and more often than not unexpected. Also, you never know if they're going to be changes for better or for worse. The "flow with life" advice has always been rather hard for me to follow. I'm not a very adventurous person, and thus, I have this tendency to try and have everything under control because otherwise I feel

cosplaying in HQ

2008-06-14T13:37:00.009+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah[edit] I've realized just now that I had accidentally set the LJ entry for the comments as private. Sorry about that. It's fixed now. m(_ _)m [end of edit]I meant to upload this before, but I never seem to have time for everything I want to do. Also, my uploading speed rate is rather bad, so I always feel lazy about uploading big videos. Anyway. The thing is START!

do dreams come true?

2008-06-10T12:10:00.013+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI'm a bit down, and I shouldn't be updating now, but I thought a little blogging might help me cheer up. What does your regular johnny dream of? When asked, the answer is almost invariably "I want to debut". And, if possible, debuting with his group of course. Debut sounds like such a big thing, doesn't it? Concerts, CDs, DVDs, appearing in lots of music shows,

兵庫に翔びましょう!

2008-05-30T15:47:00.000+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah[the title, 兵庫に翔びましょう! (Hyôgo ni tobimashô!) means "let's fly to Hyôgo!". Although the usual kanji for "tobimasu", to fly, is this one: 飛 , I used the first kanji of Shoon's name, that has [to] as an alternative reading =)] As you know, there were 13 performances of "Full House" at the Globe Theater in Tokyo from May 2nd to May 11th, and there will be 4 more

Koyama onii-chan

2008-05-16T17:28:00.010+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahJust to let you know that I'm alive -busy but alive ^^- and to post a short something I found today on the blog of NoA, a Japanese friend and Ya-Ya-yah and Shoon fan fellow. =) Apart from being a NEWS fan and a Massu fan.Koyama's entry on the J-Web,「メンバー愛」(Menbâ Ai - love (comradeship rather) between the members of a group/unit) Loose translation by me. Please feel

the curtain rises

2008-05-02T12:00:00.014+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI'm as nervous as if I was the one to stage the play. I've only acted once in my life, and that was when I was in university. We staged a scene of Shakespeare's Macbeth for a class assignment, and I played the role of Banquo, Macbeth's friend. You should have seen me, with my cloak and sword.Anyway. Right now it's 7PM in Japan. The curtain is rising at The Tokyo

happy Irea = looong entry

2008-04-26T13:10:00.025+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI'm afraid this entry is not going to be very coherent because I can't be very coherent nor orderly when I'm in a good mood, and today I'm in a great mood. =) This morning was fun. According to the wheather forecast we were going to have a cloudy, grey Sunday, but before midday the wind blew the clouds away and we've had a beautiful sunny, Spring-like Sunday. My

I'm the white rabbit

2008-04-20T10:35:00.022+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahClocks and watches should be banned. I spend my days like Alice in Wonderland's white rabbit, always in a hurry, trying to catch up with everything I have to do and want to do. =__=;;; What bothers me the most is that I never have enough time for all the things I want to do. I don't want to be a slave of work, I want more time for myself! D: Okay, enough ranting. ^

when Shoon held the Sun

2008-04-06T21:20:00.015+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI felt a bit cheated by the so-called "solo" the handsome guy on the left performed on today's Shônen Club, Way of Life. Not because of Shoon, of course - he was just wonderful, as always ^3^ -, and not because of the coreography, which I think was very nice. I enjoyed every single second of it, but I wasn't expecting him to have 8 juniors no less backsinging for

言葉より大切なもの

2008-04-01T22:43:00.016+02:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahEDIT: awesome news flash for Shoon fans ~ Shoon is going to be on the next Hyakushiki show. Looks like the juniors are getting this show back? Hope so. =DA couple of days ago I was filing some of my Ya-Ya-yah/Shoon clippings and noticed something I had read but missed in the 2008.02 Duet Shoon article. They ask him the usual questions: "favourite food", "favourite

I'm back

2008-03-26T22:56:00.010+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahSorry for having been this absent for so long. Several things have prevented me from updating lately:1) lack of time2) I wanted to reply all the unanswered comments before updating, but I've let them pile up and it's become a bit of a daunting task ^^;;; I promise I'm going to reply to all of them though ^^]3) technichal problems (change from Windows XP to Windows

yamabu exists

2008-03-10T14:44:00.012+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahYesterday was both a great and an awful day for me. Great because Shounen Club made me happier than it has made me in a very long time. Awful because we had presidential elections yesterday here in Spain, and before midnight we learned that the joke of a government we've had for the last 4 years is going to remain in power for the next 4 years as well, which is

excited

2008-02-27T15:50:00.010+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahEDIT: I've added a couple of screencaps from Sweet Den of Premiere. =]I really, really wanted to go to Japan in May to see Shoon’s play, but I’ve checked and it clashes with my work schedule. I’m translating a book series and I’ll have a deadline to meet by that time. T___T ごめんね、パペット。I feel as if I’m letting you down, Shoon, because this is so important for you -__

Shoon in a play!!!

2008-02-22T09:21:00.008+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI'm so happy and excited that my heart is thumping in my chest right now. ^________^Shoon is going to be in a play in May!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The title of the play is "Full House" (フルハウス), and ex 4TOPS Shunsuke Kazama (風間俊介) and Yonehana Tsuyoshi (米花剛史) and Machida Shingo (町田慎吾) from Musical Academy are starring in it too. =]5月2日（金）～5月11日（日）　東京グローブ座（7日休演日）From May 2nd (

the perfection of imperfection

2008-02-21T21:10:00.006+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI’m a little worried about Hikaru. Yui told me Fiona, Happy Town’s webmistress, had mentioned on her site that Hikaru’s done something to his teeth. I don’t speak a word of Chinese, so I translated her 2 latest entries with Babelfish... and didn’t understand much more than she was upset and that she was going to wait for the April issue of Myojo to see if it was

me? jealous? um, yes ._.

2008-02-20T18:28:00.004+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI've been going through a sort of Ya-Ya-yah/Shoon "faith" crisis these days. I've been worrying that I'm not doing a very good job as a lighthouse keeper lately. I should have posted already the Yabu and Hikaru March scans, but I haven't; I should —perhaps?— at least download and watch the HHS livestages and post about them, but I don't; I should have made a post

the ingredients of love

2008-02-14T11:52:00.013+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI've been busy with work and then I got busy with... something else. *cackles with glee* I usually ignore Valentine's Day, but this year apart from missing Ya-Ya-yah lots and lots and lots, I'm also missing my favourite pairing. ;__; *points at the header*So I was making the header and thought I could make a wallpaper out of it, and then I decided I had to finish

Shoon shops at Goro's

2008-02-07T00:05:00.003+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI really shouldn't update today, and much less when it's so late and I have to get up early tomorrow, and I have lots of comments to reply -gomen ne m(_ _)m- but seeing this just made my day: [the picture on the left is from 2008.03 Potato - credits to HAPPY TOWN for the scan - see below, and the one on the right is the one I posted in the previous entry] [if you

the eagle pendant again

2008-02-02T22:43:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahDo you remember the pendant below, on the left, and the entry I posted about it some weeks ago? And do you remember the new pendant Shoon was wearing on the February magazines? (the 2 small pics) Well, I'm 98,5% sure now that it's the same pendant, or a very similar version of it, like this one:Why? Well... Remember this other oval-shaped pendant he used to wear

Pandora's box

2008-02-01T20:26:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahBefore I go to the actual point of this entry... January 30th was the deadline for submitting an entry for Yabu's birthday contest, and now I need your help to decide who will be the three winners. =]Contestants had to answer a short questionnaire made up of these 6 questions:1) If Yabu was...... a time of day, he would be...... a season, he would be...... an

happy birthday, Yabucchi!

2008-01-30T21:47:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahToday I’m releasing a fourth bird, a bird called Yabu. [And if you're still wondering what I mean by that because this is your first visit or one of your first visits, please check this other post] You already know what bird Yabu is though because I told you in that post about Shoon's new pendant, remember? =] Yes, Yabu is an eagle. Eagles look so proud and regal..

Taiyô's bird

2008-01-27T20:20:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahToday I’m releasing a third bird, a bird called Taiyô. [If you're wondering what I mean by that because this is your first visit or one of your first visits, please check this other post] When I tell you what bird Taiyô is for me perhaps you'll think it's a strange choice of a bird because it's a small bird and Taiyô is... well, so tall. ^^Actually, the first bird

One! clip and lots more

2008-01-26T11:21:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI'm almost done with catching up with unanswered comments. Speaking of which... Some of you don't have an LJ account so you don't get a notification when I reply, so here are links to my replies, because some of these go back to 3 or 4 entries ^^ :+[happy b-day, Taiyo] reply to anonymous+[hugely relieved] reply to Kel+[please vote (and Taiyo rumour)] reply to

catching up

2008-01-22T14:51:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI'm feeling horribly restless. Since Christmas I've been unable to catch up with so much stuff I have to do and things I want to write here. x__xThis is going to be like... the big "catching up" entry, so please forgive the fact that some things have no connection with others.a late announcementI think I’ve made an announcement of the countdown to Yabu’s 18th

happy birthday, Taiyo!

2008-01-17T17:07:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah[EDIT]: The results of Taiyô's b-day contest are out! ^o^ You can find them here (SunDay LJ comm) or here (tribute site).This is not the entry I wanted to post on Taiyô's birthday, but I'm very busy with work and haven't had the time to write it. ;___; It will come though, hopefully tomorrow, a proper birthday entry.It's already January 18th already in Japan, so I

hugely relieved

2008-01-13T16:59:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahI can't very well tell you how happy I was too see Shoon is on today's SC. It was such a huge relief when he appeared all of a sudden with Tsuka-chan and Tottsu in the theme medley! I was already dispairing by then because at the opening of the show ALL the other "main" juniors were introduced -even Taiga and Shintarô- but Shoon wasn't. ;___; Why the hell is that?

please vote! (and Taiyô rumour)

2008-01-12T15:41:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahFirst of all, THANKS SO, SO MUCH to all all those who have submitted contest entries and tributes to Taiyô! ^___^ They're all wonderful, and so varied and original! =D As you know the deadline for the contest was yesterday, but you can keep submitting tributes to Taiyô. They'll all be reposted at A Tribute to Taiyô, the permanent tribute site to Taiyô. What follows

Shounen Club without Shoon

2008-01-08T23:27:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahAgain I haven't updated in a while. ^^ The Xmas frenzy had taken its toll on me (here in Spain Xmas lasts till Jan. 6th), then I got busy with work and stuff, and then Shoon was absent on Sunday's SC, which was so depressing. -_- That's the reason for the new header. Honestly, what game is JE playing at with Shoon and Shoon's fans? ;__; If you prick us, do we not

dreaming up reality

2008-01-02T19:56:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahSometimes weird things happen. Things that make you smile and think: "That can't be!".I didn't mean to post yet, I wanted to finish answering comments first -and speaking of first... happy New Year to you all!- but this made me smile so much that I just had to share it with you. As a matter of fact I shouldn't be telling you about this because this was supposed to

catching up

2007-12-29T12:40:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah[EDIT]: Found out just now through Happy Town that Yabu and Hikaru will appear in the 300th special episode of the Hadaka no Shounen show (on Jan. 5th, Saturday 16:30-18:00). ^___^ That's wonderful, isn't it? =DI can't believe it's been so many days since I last updated. But then Xmas is being really hectic and I wanted to answer all the comments from the previous

to be honest...

2007-12-21T20:02:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahThese days there are moments when I feel as if I’m going crazy. I feel as if I’m at a party and there’s a huge hole in the floor, right in the middle of the room, and everybody acts as if it’s not really there and they smile and laugh, yet they avoid it carefully every time they go near it. The party is JE, the people at the party are the juniors, HSJ, Koyama,

happy birthday, Shoon!

2007-12-19T16:25:00.000+01:00

Yamashita Shoon, 山下翔央　Ya-Ya-yahBeware! It's December 20th already in Japan, Shoon's birthday, and that's the day on which I embarrass myself calling Shoon "Puppet" —that's what I call him affectionately— and writing the mushiest post ever.PART 1 - BIRD RELEASINGI'm releasing another bird today. [if you're wondering what I mean by that, and don't understand the meaning of the poem on the header,

please vote!

2007-12-15T23:33:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yahTo the members of Shoon around-the-Clock, the Shoon LJ community, who read this blog: I'm posting this entry in case the one I've posted at the community goes unnoticed in the mass of entries that flood your f-list. You can now start voting to help me choose the winners of Shoon's b-day contest, which will be announced on the day of his birthday, December 20th.

ZOMG, I'm alive

2007-12-13T23:53:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah Yes, I am. XD It's just that I'm trying to be a good girl and not procrastinate so much and hand in my translations on time. ^^ Also, I've been -still am- busy with things I'm preparing for Shoon's, Taiyô's, and Yabu's birthdays.My "cyber-present" to Shoon is ready -I can't wait to show you-, and so is the b-day layout, and some things I need for his b-day entry.

wish upon a star

2007-12-09T19:38:00.000+01:00

山下翔央, Yamashita Shoon, Ya-Ya-yah Today's Shounen Club theme was 願い (negai), which means "wish". What do you wish for?I wish JE wasn't so rigid in its schemes. Then maybe they would introduce Shoon, Hasshi, and Kamei at the show opening too, like they deserve, even if now they're isolated juniors without a group.I wish JE wasn't so rigid when alloting screen time. Then maybe Shoon would have sung

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Akama Naoya is back too!!!

a back-to-back post!!

光くん、ガンバレ！

the ultimate treason

Taiyô in URAKARA

Japan's catastrophe, and Taiyo update

Oh~ Y-A-Y

Taiyô in Kinpachi Sensei finale!

Taiyô to guest in a drama

Fine points this week....

Even the Sun shines at night

happy b-day, Yabucchi!

a new START!

let the SUNshine in

happy birthday, Shoon!

happy hatachi, Hikaru!!

I'll be waiting

Shoon & Reon strike back!!!

actor with a crush on Taiyô

Taiyô's 'photo debut' (2003)

life in the void

where to now?

no hiatus whatsoever

Ya-Ya-yahを忘れていない

2010.02.17 Hyakushiki

If you...

Hyakushiki

happy birthday, Yabu!

薮くん、光くん・・・最高！

happy b-day Taiyô!

Johnny's and the crisis

happy birthday, Shoon!

happy (belated) birthday, Hikaru!

05.02.27 Ya-Ya-yah in Music Station

I'm not a hippie

the b-day girl thank-you post

薮くん、光くん・・・ありがとう

I've got my glasses on

no requiem for me yet

happy b-day, Taiyô!

saved by your smile

bah <=/ JE, you fail

another play for Shoon!!!

happy birthday, Shoon!

multipost

Not dead

諦めないで - don't give up!

the language barrier

Rain of Desire

Autumn is here

forget-us-not

an essential guy

Hyakushiki love

Higher! Fly!

radish boy

home again

言葉はいらない

yesterday's SC

September's SC

ABC and Shoon

scanning day

the bleating fangirl XD

disappointment

Disneyland

Sun&Shine

carpe diem

cosplaying in HQ

do dreams come true?

兵庫に翔びましょう!

Koyama onii-chan

the curtain rises

happy Irea = looong entry

I'm the white rabbit

when Shoon held the Sun

言葉より大切なもの

I'm back

yamabu exists

excited

Shoon in a play!!!

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