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Hi everyone
I just came back from KAT-TUN World Tour 2010's open rehearsal concert in Saitama Super Arena, and would love to share the following highlights with you all.
Sorry I don't know how to put this under a cut, so everything is all here, below. If someone can help to show me how to do the cut, that'll be great!! Thanks in advance.
* KAT-TUN performed with 5 members today (as expected). They were great though, as ever, although they did look a bit tired in the beginning (they failed to hit many of the high notes, but I'm happy 'cos this shows they were singing live)
* Tracklist is as follows (as much as I can remember, and there were a number of new songs which I don't know the name): They opened with a new song --> Real Face --> One Drop --> Keep the Faith --> Hell, No --> Love Yourself --> Koki's Solo (I Don't Miss U) --> One on One (Koki & Nakamaru) --> Nakamaru's Solo (Key of Life, Shooting Star) --> Taguchi's Solo (New Song - dun know the name :() --> Johnny Jrs Kansai's Song (Cry) --> Rescue --> Don't You Ever Stop --> Lips --> PV of Going! (more on this later) --> Ueda's Solo (new song - again I don't know the title, but it has the word "Rabbit" in it) --> Kame's Solo (new song - more on this later!!) --> Kame and Maru's small talk + Maru's beatbox --> Another Johnny Jrs Kansai's Song (dun know the name) --> Going! (live on stage) --> Yorokobi no Uta --> Wilds of My Heart --> Peaceful Days --> Bokura no Machide --> Encore: Jumping Up and a Nice New Song (same type of song as NEIRO - very BEAUTIFUL, especially Kame's bridge part) --End.
* There were a lot of talk parts and interactions with the audience today, perhaps since it's a rehearsal. At one point in time (after Lips and before Going! PV I think), KAT-TUN appeared among the audience, and stood there for a while. There was a small commotion at Kame's corner
* All the members were extremely cute today, and there was good chemistry among them. Ueda even had a butterfly painted on his right cheek!! Soo cute...But no one beat Kame today. He's absolutely adorable. His short hairstyle fits him well, making him look very young, cute and dynamic. I really liked it when he was playing the drums on stage with the band and the Juniors to cover for Koki, who was busy changing costumes and preparing for his solo that came next. Kame looked genuinely happy, like a small boy getting his favourite toy. It was hot and he was perspiring completely and absolutely, all over
* The stage today looked quite simple, again perhaps since it's a rehearsal. The theme was big silvery iron pipes (like what you would expect in a factory) - I don't know what it means though. In the opening, there was a brick wall in the center of the stage, which later exploded to allow KAT-TUN to appear
* Surprisingly, Koki is the one who covered many of Jin's parts in many songs. Ueda did Jin's part for Real Face, and Nakamaru for Love Yourself. They haven't really got used to this arrangement yet, because Koki did forget to sing Jin's parts many times in the beginning
* Kame bullied Maru quite a bit today, more than he usually did. Perhaps Kame was tring to cover for Jin's part, too? :))
* My seat was in Arena Block A. All arena blocks were standing seats today, meaning there were no chairs and no numbers assigned. I was lucky enough to get to stand right in front, just next to one of the 2 main aisles in the middle of the arena (and quite close to the stage too), so I got to see all 5 of them really close!! I just have to repeat...they looked extremely kakkoi, even much more good-looking than what you see in PVs / dramas / DVDs
* ...and today, I got to touch Junno's hand!! He was running along the aisles, touching hand with the audience, so I put out my hand, too...
Now more on the Going! PV:
* This has got to be my new favourite PV. One of their best PVs ever, in my opinion!
* The clip alternates between them dressed in white and in the boy-next-door coloured clothes (similar to the oufits on the cover of the regular edition that's everyone's favourite). When they're in white, they dance against a white background - very nice moves. When they're in coloured clothes, they play (or appear to play) their favourite sports (Kame - baseball, Ueda - boxing, Maru - football, Koki - eating and smiling :)), and Junno - sorry I can't remember very clearly, he was dancing or something)
* The PV was shot in CM style, with lots of up-close shots of their face / upper-half. Extremely beautiful!!
* When the PV was being shown, KAT-TUN was watching together with the audience. Ueda and Kame lied down comfortably on the stage. This made me feel so great - like I was watching the clip together with them in their living room.
And last but not least , more on Solos:
* Nakamaru's new solo is Shooting Star (I think) - same type of song as White World. Very Beautiful!! He performed with the same costume as BtR concert's White World. Perhaps new costumes are in the making?
* Ueda's new solo is something with 'Rabbit" in it - same type of song with Real Face's Sparking and ctKT II You's Lost. He was dressed in simple white T-shirt (with some words on it), greenish half-pants, and his microphone had red tripod
* Junno's new solo is a new song - same type of song as Queen of Pirates' Natsu no Basho. He was dressed in a suit similar to the type he wore for BtR's Wind
* Koki was also in a suit today, black & white. His solo has very nice dancing in the middle
* Kame's is the other solo with beautiful dance moves. Guess what - the theme is Vampire this time. Song is same type as 1582. Kame appeared from inside a standing coffin, dressed in vampire suit (black pant, white shirt with small casual tie, and a vampire overcoat). He even had vampire fangs throughout the song!! The song has more English words than usual (a parting gift from Jin? :)), such as "lost my way", "anytime, anyone, anywhere". Just right past the middle of the song, he got shot?? Someone shot him from behind, and there was a loud bang and fireworks bursting out from his chest. Kame's solo is always among the most visual ones, and this time is no exception. I really like it!!
I do feel that the 5 of them really had to work harder today now that Jin is not around. I really respect them for how seriously they take their jobs, and the efforts they've put in to keep us happy.
That's it for now. Sorry for the long post!! Let's look forward to their real concerts starting next week!!
KAT-TUN, zutto daisuki!
** Edit **
Thank you everyone for chipping in more info. Together, we're making this better & more accurate!!
* There are 2 more songs in the tracklist that I forgot to include: The D-Motion (how could I have missed this!!), and Ai no Command
* The title of Kame's solo is "Lost My Way". This is not a new song - he sang this before in Dream Boys
* On a similar note, Nakamaru's Shooting Star is not new. It has been sung before in Looking Con 2005
* Junno's sports in the Going! PV is skateboarding
And here are some more details that I just remembered and wanted to add in:
* In some parts originally sung by Jin, KAT-TUN changed the lyrics or the way it was sung. For example, in Don't You Ever Stop, during the rap/beatbox part that ended with Jin "Hell, yeah", Kame ended it with "Party" instead. Really very cute!! Also, in Love Yourself, for the part that goes "I'm singing my love for you etc.", they changed it to a rap + beatboxing combo part by Maru and Koki
* In Kame's solo, there was one instance where he pinned down one of the Juniors, (pretended to) drink the latter's blood, and then looked up again with fangs stained with blood. Kame is just so into acting out every bit of his solo! :))
KAT-TUN HAS A NEW SINGLE IT WILL BE THERE 12TH SINGLE CALLED GOING! COMING OUT IN MAY 12th
KAT-TUN 12th Single.. coming out on May 12th
GOING! CD+DVD
Going CD
Going regular
MY JIN IS NOT IN THE 12TH SINGLE *CRYING*
And that Jin will leave for America in May.
From here, rough translation:
http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/100325/gng1003250527000-n2.htm
Akanishi Jin of KAT-TUN (25) will perform live in Los Angeles in June for two days (T/N: he'll be there for 24 days? maybe there's a typo in the article). These solo performances will be the first Johnny's artist in history to perform in the United States. KAT-TUN's decision to hold a concert tour of Asia in May-August. Even during the first month, Akanishi will not participate in the tour. The jimusho says that he will not leave the group, as that would be unusual, because of his solo career.
KAT-TUN and Akanishi Jin will both be going worldwide.
Beginning on July 16, there will be 31 days of tour, including Bangkok, Thailand and Seoul, Korea then back to the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, then to Taipei, Taiwan for this "BIG WORLD TOUR".
After the 8 consecutive days in the Tokyo Dome last year, this year they are challenging themselves with an overseas tour. There could also be a possible show in Hawaii, making them the first JE group to perform in the US.
Between May 2 and June 27, known as the "Arena Tour" there will be a total of 21 performances in 10 cities. Akanishi will be unable to attend. Kame comments about One member (Jin), having this chance and that he should hold onto it tightly and make the most of this situation. According this news,
That shows us that Jin'll have solo show in LA on 19-20 June.(Just L.A. But His solo hold on June-October)
And KAT-TUN'll have asia tour on May-July in Taiwan,Korea,Thailand,Tokyo Dome and Osaka.
I'll explain further...
May-June is the period of Japan Tour
(Jimusho said whole of shows,they'll show w/o Jin 'cuz Jin has a solo in LA.That mean it have only 5 members on the stage.)
After that They'll go oversea for asia tour(Korea Taiwan Thailand) and back to Tokyo dome 'n Osaka again.
I'm not sure that Jin'll come Korea or Taiwan or Thailand,or not? I'm not sure anymore.
(Jimusho didn't say it clearly,it said just tour in japan some/all show is w/o JIN.) Now,It's tend to w/o Jin in this tour either Japan or Asia.
I hope I can see 6 members tour asia together.But it isn't be like that I'm so sad 'n dissappoint at him 'n Johnny-san.
This is the 1st time since they debuted.T^T
(In thailand the concert is holdin' on 31 July only 1 day but Korea 'n Taiwan 2 days)
KAT TUN SINGLES
KAT TUN "White X'mas
KAT TUN "Keep The Faith"
KAT TUN "Yorokobi no Uta"
KAT TUN "Real Face"
KAT TUN "Signal"
KAT TUN "Lips"
KAT TUN "Bokura no Machi de"
KAT TUN "Don't U Ever Stop"
KAT TUN "One Drop"
"KAT-TUN Rescue"
KAT-TUN "Love Yourself"
KAT TUN-TUN NEW SINGLE INFO
Kat-tun New Single! Love Yourself CD Release Date! 3 Editions!
FINALLY
Now i needa wait for HSJ
JACA-5204
KAT-TUN/Love yourself - Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki -[w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type A] CDA
1600 yen US$17/93.34 Release Date:2010/02/10
Description:Eleventh single release from KAT-TUN featuring two tie-up songs "Love yourself - Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki" and "The D-Motion." Limited Edition A includes a track "Aishite Irukara," which is a solo song by Kazuya Kamenashi and bonus DVD with video clip and making-of for "Love yourself - Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki." Features alternate jacket artwork. *Unless otherwise indicated, DVDs are region-2 encoded (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and carry no subtitles.
URL -http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=JACA-5204
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JACA-5206
KAT-TUN/Love yourself - Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki -[w/ DVD, Limited Edition / Type B] CDA
1600 yen US$17/93.34 Release Date:2010/02/10
Description:Eleventh single release from KAT-TUN featuring two tie-up songs "Love yourself - Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki" and "The D-Motion." Limited Edition B includes a solo song by Jin Akanishi, which is sung in the play "You&Jin" starring Jin Akanishi. Also features bonus DVD with video clip and making-of for "The D-Motion" and alternate jacket artwork. *Unless otherwise indicated, DVDs are region-2 encoded (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and carry no subtitles.
URL - http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=JACA-5206
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JACA-5208
KAT-TUN/Love yourself - Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki -[Regular Edition] CDA
1200 yen US$13/93.34 Release Date:2010/02/10
Description:Eleventh single release from KAT-TUN featuring two tie-up songs "Love yourself - Kimi ga Kirai na Kimi ga Suki" and "The D-Motion." Regular edition includes an alternate song and jacket artwork. Also include karaoke tracks for each songs.
URL - http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=JACA-5208
OMG! Both Love Yourself and D-Motion has a PV?! Oh, kame's solo is the one he sang in the tour?
Hmm, i might needa convince my parents hard to get Edition A+B, HSJ New Single (Finally), and Jin's olympus album!
KAT TUN Studio Albums
Best of KAT TUN
Cartoon KAT TUN II you
Queen of Pirates
Break the Records~by you & for you~
DVDs
2003: Okyakusama wa Kamisama - Concert 55 Man Nin Ai no Request ni Kotaete!!

2005: KAT-TUN Live Kaizokuban
2006: Real Face Film

2006: DREAM BOYS
2007: Live of KAT-TUN "Real Face"

2007: Tour 2007 Cartoon KAT-TUN II You
2008:KAT-TUN LIVE TOUR 2008 QUEEN OF PIRATES
2009:KAT-TUN BREAK THE RECORDS CONCERT
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