Anyone who has the latest news of Kinki Kids, Koichi, Tsuyoshi are welcome to post them here. If it is a solo project, feel free to start a new thread and build on it.

For newcomers, please check the valuable Part 1 news of Kinki Kids where you get to know them a lot more.
http://z2.invisionfree.com/kinkikids/index...?showtopic=2616

Koichi was one of the selected for the Oricon poll of Which celebrity would you like to work with.

Aggregate:

no. 1 Fukuyama Masaharu
no. 3 Koichi Domoto

Female Votes:

no. 1 Fukuyama Masaharu
no. 2 Koichi Domoto



http://career.oricon.co.jp/news/51458/full/

KinKi Kids' new 16-cha CM will be on air starting 2/12/08. The theme this time would be salary-man at lunch time... So, expect both of them wearing suits! :love4:

Also, there will be a KinKi Kids Produced Cafe at Daikanyama, Tokyo from 2/12 - 2/17 that will serve the food that they ate during the CM. Ko-chan's menu: Ginger Pork Rice Burger. Tsuyo's menu: Locomoco beef bowl (not sure if I'm translating this right, please feel free to correct me on this. :squint:)

Here's the official news on asahi website:
http://www.asahiinryo.co.jp/newsrelease/to.../pick_0727.html

Can't wait to see the new CM and the new song (hopefully)!

PS: Thanks to Fluffy for pointing out the news. :bow:

CDTV ran a poll on which celebrity you would like to be the personal and most trusted aide to if he were president.

Haha...didn't many of you want to be Koichi's personal assitant? So does Japan.

http://career.oricon.co.jp/news/52051/full/



For the female vote, Koichi Domoto is no. 1 choice.

For the age groups

20's Koichi no. 3
40's Koichi no. 2

While you all have to fight to be his aide, all of you who speaks English would stand a better chance since he is in need of English practice!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol: OMG!!! :faint: OF COURSE! I'd love to be Koichi's assistant!
:squint: aww, I don't think his English is bad at all! Remember..."I will crash you". :squint:

CDTV Most Wanted Lover Poll

1赤西仁(KAT-TUN) Jin

2 龟梨和也(KAT-TUN) Kame

3 hyde(彩虹)

4 山下智久(NEWS) Yamapi

5 TAKAHIRO(EXILE)

6 清木场俊介 Kiyobiba Shunsuke

7 堂本光一(Kinki Kids) Koichi Domoto

8 松本润(岚) Jun Matsumoto

9 橘庆太(w-inds) TACHIBANA KEITA

10 堂本刚(kinki Kids) Tsuyoshi Domoto

11 Sho Sakurai
12 Takahisa Masuda
13 Ryo Nishikido
15 Kazunari Ninomiya
19 Msaki Aiba

http://ent.cctv.com/20080218/104585.shtml

Akanishi Jin got the first place? :yikes2: :yikes2: :anxious: Makes me feel curious, why girls voted him? :anxious:

ehh, why jin is number one??? so, our dear koichi is the most sought after boss in japan then. :love1:

I think the readers who voted is a high school girl :D :D :D thats why Jin won the first place :D :D

This is the second time Jin got no. 1 so it must be high school girls. :lol:

yeah cos Jin only cares about Jin only if Jin could make a clone hed make love to it LOL

but... jin is not bad though... he looks quite hot XD (RUNS AWAY)

LOL of course, my one and only is koichi

Wow, nice poll. Which artist do you listen to most of the time and Kinki Kids top the poll in aggregate and female votes.

20's no. 3
30's no. 3
40's no. 1

This means Kinki Kids is not out of fashion at all and the oldies definitely are diehard fans.



http://career.oricon.co.jp/news/51273/full/

Oricon: best with a beard
Sat, March 1, 2008 (7:11am EST)
Research shows that beards are becoming more popular among adult males in Japan. With that in mind, [[Oricon] surveyed 2,000 people to see which celebrities were best suited for a beard.

Joe Odagiri ranked #1, with more support among women. Hiroshi Abe was #2, winning the male vote.

The rest of the top ten were Ichiro, Johnny Depp, Tadanobu Asano, Ken Hirai, Yutaka Takenouchi, Makoto Otake, Shunji Fujimura, and Tsuyoshi Domoto and Moody Katsuyama (tied for #10).

http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2666

Vote here for your favorite artist. Under the table there is a drop down menu.
http://e-vote.jp/go/ninki01/tvote.cgi?event=vote1

Thanks for the informations! I would love to see Koichi in a beard.

Thanks for the link kimurafan :squint:

surprise me..Kame got the first place :yikes2: high school girl again? :think: :think:

HATSUKOI..love your sig! your second most handsome JE artiste is Tacchon?? :love2: :love2:

Here's a poll for you to fill in. Whose debut song would you like to listen to again. I assume they would invite the artist to perform.

Fill in as follows:

Name of artist

Your nickname
Your place of residence (scroll to the bottom that says others)
Gender
Age

Enter submit at left button

https://cgi.tbs.co.jp/ppshw/cdtv/0648/enquete.do

Vote only once.

CD Japan is running a sale of JE items and only one item has KK related stuff - Tsuyoshi's Fantastipo.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/jpop/essentials/johnnys.html

aaaaah Just seen Tsuyoshi "help me helpme" video ^___^ so kawaii

he cuts his own hair in it!!

Yeah, that's why his hair was like that in last week's Shindoi. XD I was like eeehh, since when it's cut straight? XD

Yes, Tacchon of course is my second favorite because he's a determined and honest young Japanese JE man. I just love his personality and smile! :rolleyes:

I wanna see more of Domoto Kyoudai but no english subs *kicks*

Koichi is to be at an opening of the Softbank at Fukuoka Yahoo Dome on March 20 where they would do a baseball pitch. hmm...is that typical of Japanese store opening?

Anyway, Nakamura would be there too and after that, both would go on to the next event to promote Sushi Ouji.

http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2008/03/19/09.html

Edit: I happened to be browsing some Forbes listing and just realized what Softbank's beginnings are like.

SoftBank Corp. (ソフトバンク株式会社, Sofutobanku Kabushiki-gaisha?) (TYO: 9984) is a leading Japanese telecommunications and media corporation, with operations in broadband, fixed-line telecommunications, e-Commerce, Internet, broadmedia, technology services, finance, media and marketing, and other businesses.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoftBank


And the owner of SoftBank is Masayoshi Son who is the second richest man in Japan. He was the richest last year. His fortune is at US$5.45 billion.

http://www.forbes.com/2007/06/06/biz_07jap...chest_land.html

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/73/biz_07...i-Son_UQOA.html

Here's how he started.

Japan's Masayoshi Son reportedly made his first fortune while still a college student at the University of California, Berkeley, by selling imported Japanese arcade games and installing them around campus. He also earned $1 million off a pocket translator he invented and sold to Sharp (other-otc: SHCAY.PK - news - people ) before returning home to Japan to found Softbank in 1981.

http://www.forbes.com/2007/11/29/billionai...lfmadeasia.html



kirbycorps, be patient. For some reason, there is a rush by groups to sub KK stuff :laugh: I wonder why the sudden activity but good for us fans. I'm sure they would sub the more exciting DB's at some point.

http://z2.invisionfree.com/kinkikids/index...?showtopic=3146

then give me five! smapgif4

hmm I don't think Tsuyoshi looks good with a beard.. :ph43r:

hahah yes I really do love that show, it would be easier if I knew Japanese wouldn't it? :P

The one where Inoue Mao guest stars and the way Koichi acted was just priceless :lol:

High Five it is!

A survey was conducted by Oricon for "Who you would discuss work matters with?" and Koichi is ranked 9th in aggregate, third as voted by the 40's age group, second in the female group.



http://career.oricon.co.jp/news/53724/full/

Perhaps some of you could clarify. Koichi and Nakamura has dubbed for one episode of Crayon Shin Chan クレヨンしんちゃん the anime that would appear on April 25 on TV.

Sandra, from what I've read so far it is true. They will both be on the April 25 episode. From what I understand/read the movies for both shows opened on the same day, April 19.
Obviously it means they have to voice themselves. I hope. :lol:

According to Apple news, after work when Koichi goes out to eat, he would to take home the napkins and clean wipes offered by the restaurant on the way out, and shampoo would be used to the last drop. When he finishes his coke, if one piece of ice is left, he would re-freeze it for the next time.

Apple news? You mean like Mac/Apple? Cool! ;)
It's really strange when I read things like this to find out just how similar and alike we are. But then again we (me and Koichi) are not the only people to do these things, right? Except for the ice. I don't do that. But I do recycle used ice for watering plants. That's normal, right? :lol:

Apple Daily from Hong Kong and Taiwan sometimes have small blurbs about JE artists. He sounds like a very frugal guy.

HSJ brings back SUMMARY
Tue, May 6, 2008 (12:32am EDT)
On Monday, Hey! Say! JUMP performed a concert at the Yokohama Arena. During the concert, they announced that they are bringing back the entertainment show "SUMMARY," which was started in 2004 and was last held in 2005 by Ya-Ya-yah and NEWS.

The production cost for the show is said to be 1.5 billion yen. A special structure is being built in Odaiba for it, measuring roughly 60 meters in diameter and 30 meters tall, with a capacity of 3,000 people. Hey! Say! JUMP won't be the only ones appearing in the show, as a total of 200 members of Johnny's Jr. are expected to participate.

30 performances are scheduled between August 2 and August 31.

http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3128



Kinki Kids should be in this one too. They were previously, I think. Perhaps you girls could look out for it later on.

JEBN-63
KinKi Kids/We are Phi 39!! And U? KinKi Kids Live in Dome 07-08
[Limited Edition] DVD 5714 yen US$55/104.82
Release Date:2008/06/18
Description:Live DVD release from KinKi Kids includes footage of their January 1, 2008 performance. DVD also features multi-angle footage of the songs "Giniro Ango," "Ai Sareru Yori Ai Shitai," and "Glass no Shonen" recorded in group shot, Koichi shot, and Tsuyoshi Shot. Limited edition includes deluxe three-sided digpak + three-fold case and 24-page booklet.
URL - http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=JEBN-63
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JEBN-65
KinKi Kids/We are Phi 39!! And U? KinKi Kids Live in Dome 07-08
[Regular Edition] DVD 5714 yen US$55/104.82
Release Date:2008/06/18
Description:Live DVD release from KinKi Kids includes footage of their January 1, 2008 performance. DVD also features multi-angle footage of the songs "Giniro Ango," "Ai Sareru Yori Ai Shitai," and "Glass no Shonen" recorded in group shot, Koichi shot, and Tsuyoshi shot.
URL - http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=JEBN-65

Source from CDJapan.

elysia

YAY!!! :dance1: :smapgif3

I almost lost hope that JE would never release the Phi con DVD. But they did! Awesome! :clap: :clap: :clap:

Thanks for the good news, Elysia! :dance2:

Here's the list:

We are Φn' 39!! and U? KinKi Kids Live in DOME 07-08 [DVD]

[Disc1]
Opening
lOve in the Φ
Bonnie Butterfly
涙、ひとひら
Harmony of December
Inter1
the EDGE of the WORD
停電の夜には -On the night of a blackout-
Inter2
Lose Control
since 1997
風の色
全部だきしめて
ひとりじゃない
僕は思う
ノー・チューンド
unchanged.
snapshot
月光
Anniversary
愛のかたまり
Inter3
銀色 暗号(※マルチアングル) - multi-angle shot
愛されるより 愛したい(※マルチアングル) - multi-angle shot
硝子の少年(※マルチアングル) -multi-angle shot
永遠に

[Disc2]
Night+Flight
KinKiのやる気まんまんソング
99%LIBERTY

I've been waiting for this DVD so long!!!!!
Finally.... :crying4:
Thank u very much to share this news!!
Only I hope they can keep the MC part as much as possible. Can I expect the "Kinki Kiss" as well?Oh my "sponge pool" ....>///////<

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No...BNS is cut off...It seems there's no MC...No MC!!!!!What about my "sponge pool" ?! Only left me the HOD?!! Well, alright, alright, I'll buy it. Anyway it has been 3 years since last DVD...

JE...Give me an acceptable reason, pls. ="=

YA Link

Limited Edition
http://global.yesasia.com/en/prdGrpDept.as...pid-1004451419/

Regular Edition
http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/code...pid-1011011935/