I'm sure that this picture was taken quite a while back, probably right after he started Battery. Before Misaki left. Before Kishi joined the group. Before Hiroki and Keigo were brushed aside.
Happier times.
Johnny's is both a beautiful and a frightening world. You can either reach your dream or not. Always feel that you're almost there or that you were so close and then it just...slips away. I hope that Sho will find a way to persevere, along with Ryo and Hiroki and Keigo and Kishi. It's really too bad about Misaki. Oh Johnny.
I think he really is a people person. Watching Hyakushiki, it's hard to tell and he admits it too. That he's a lot more talkative than what viewers can see on Hyakushiki.
But I think that it's his level of confidence. He wants to be funny but truly believes that he isn't a naturally funny guy.
I find that he's an interesting character who does contemplate things deeply but sometimes thinks so hard that he forgets what he's thinking about.
Sho works hard. So I too will strive to do so. Maa...he's still young. I really can't believe that he's the same age as my little brother. Embarrassing.
March 2010 WU
You know what I've been wondering???
Where's Keigo?
Did he just disappear off of the face of the earth?
It feels odd, just the three of them. Nakada Hiroki isn't in this picture too.
I stumbled upon this clip the other day and I was so happy!!! It's not every day or EVER that Ookawa Keigo gets a strong solo. Of course, it's lipsynched but the fact that he recorded it is just amazing. It makes me wonder how Sho sounds. Masuda Ryo sounds good, Kishi Takayoshi sounds great and now Keigo??? He has a pure voice. I wish that Johnny would give him a real solo one day. And Sho??? I have a sneaking suspicion that singing is his weak spot but it's okay.
If Keigo sings to me, "We can make it!" I'm all for it. Every Johnnys has a weak spot but more than enough strong features to compensate for it.
I find myself unable to simply ignore all other members because that would make no sense.
Even though it's "outdated", my calendar came in today!!!! Unfortunately I don't have a scanner but it's so beautiful!!!! Even though Sho only appears a few times, the quality is so nice that I'm okay with it. I was happy to look at the other juniors' photos too. The calendar was a lot bigger than I imagined. I'm tempted to buy the 2010-2011 calendar that comes out in March.
I was watching an episode of Shokura that aired in February 2008 where you can begin to see the makings of pieces of Sho's unnamed group. Misaki from B.I. Shadow was also bunched with them--probably same time of entrance. I thought that was interesting.
The theme for that episode was "Treasures/Precious things" and so Nakamaru and Koyama asked the fresh juniors, who happened to be Nakada Hiroki, Masuda Ryo, Takada Sho, Takahata Misaki and Ookawa Keigo what their treasure was.
Nakada Hiroki answered that his treasure was his soccer ball because through joining soccer, he was able to make a lot of friends. Aw....
Masuda Ryo answered that his treasure was the guitar that his parents bought for him. Something about a band?? But it's interesting--I wonder if he can really play.
Sho answered that his siblings were his treasures. He said he had a sister two years younger than him and a brother three years younger and that they're a big part of his life. I really did go, "Aw..."
Takahata Misaki answered that it was his trumpet? I think he just started playing so he wanted to become better.
And Keigo. It was so sad. Ookawa Keigo aka Sho's ramen buddy/best friend (I'm assuming) said that his dad suddenly passed away the previous year (in 2007) so his treasure has become his family. He said that they've become even more important to him now.
The look on Koyama and Nakamaru's faces....they wanted to comfort him but it was Shokura, where they sell smiles. They told Keigo that from here on out, it would get better. Getting into Johnny's was the hardest obstacle.
Ookawa Keigo: On the left side of my face, is plainly, my mouth. (I think he's trying to say that he's a plain person, but his charm point is that his mouth is situated more to the left of his face.)
I had this picture of him up before as a picture of the day, but isn't it crazy? He just oozes coolness. His usual dance members are here too. Ookawa Keigo, row one, second to the end. Nakada Hiroki in the third row, second to the end and Masuda Ryo in the last row, second from the left. Kishi appears to not be there.
