Paradox PV ~2nd Version~

I'm such a bad fan, I've been a w-inds. fans ever since start of year 2002 up until now. And after 6 years I found out there was actually an unreleased version of Paradox PV, the so call 2nd version. But yeah this version was only released amongst the fan club, so yesterday I mysteriously found it lying around on a Hong Kong w-inds. forum.
At first I thought it was some fan made one and didn't thought it was an official one. So I was so curious and when browsing through that thread. I saw a screen capture of a hand and sparkling sand slipping down.

I was like "I got to see this!" I was so frustrated when I couldn't download it off mofile and tried like a billion of times and thank god it worked.

I got really excited to see this unreleased version of Paradox PV, after watching it I am glad they didn't put this as the official one.
Not that I didn't like this unreleased version, it just feel a bit weird when it was filmed outside because in those years all of w-inds. PVs were filmed in an studio.

So this unreleased version was filmed in the desert, walking and dancing around. Nothing really special.
What I really think is the clothing and filming of the PV is not really up to official PV standard. It seem it could done within a day, while the official one is far more better (that is why it's the official).

As we all know w-inds. are all mens and not boys anymore, so looking at this "new" PV feels really weird. It's like it brings back memories, memories of how cute they used to be even my brother said they were cute while he watched this PV.
At some time a part of me wish w-inds. were little boys like what they used to be but at some times I'm really happy of what they are now since they all grown a lot and looked extremely hot (yes, Keita I'm mostly referring to you. Sorry I'm bias!).

I just they had more of these but I doubt it. It's like the Trial PV, they had 2 version. One is the one with GOAL footage added in and the other one is without it but it had them painting the sky. I just knew that when I brought works vol.5, and they were so cute painting the sky.

It doesn't explain

I don't seem to find the full version of the 2 PV Kuchibiru Kara Romantica/That's Right to download anywhere. While I was browsing through Vision Ameba I've actually found it to watch.

Kuchibiru Kara Romantica
After viewing the promotion version of the PV, that was before I got to listen to the full version of the song. I find it difficult to understand what's going in the PV and how I thought everything will be solved once the full version of the PV is released.
I even said jokingly "I'll laugh if the full version doesn't even explain everything." And yes that did happen, because the 2nd verse is just only 1 or 2 line and in the PV it only shows Urata on the phone. Sometimes I hate it if the full version was just a few second longer than the what we call "short version" kind of piss me off. After waiting for a long time and thinking that you get surprises from the full version of the PV but then it's only a few seconds longer.
Oh great the video is deleted from the site, now I can't watch it again.

That's Right
I've only seen the full version of the PV once so I can't remember what the extra bits of That's Right PV. But I think it's more paint splashing on them and stuff. Yea and stuff it's not a good way of explaining it.
Even though the PV is plain white background, but what makes it great was the paint the colourful paint. I didn't really like the fruits too much. It would be so great if there's a video on the making, I was wondering if they really splashed paint on their face in those scenes. Especially Shuta, he's one was really bad loads of green paint sticked on his hair and have you notice the girls doesn't get paint splashed anywhere near their face. I guess it's too precious since they spend time on putting facial cream or whatever.
Yes, the video is also deleted from the website.

Hosts as Pop Singer

I was browsing through Ameba Vision for videos to watch and out of nowhere I clicked on a video on "Hosts". First I really don't know they were Hosts until I clicked a link that the user provided. So I was brought to a website where they show a bunch of Hosts. And at the end I ended up viewing this website on a new Host pop group "Club Prince" under Avex.
So I was thinking "What is wrong with Japan Hosts being as pop singers?" The first group I've heard that was originally formed by Hosts is AcQuA EP, even though I'm pretty interested in how they sound like when singing but I couldn't find any of their PV on youtube. But I guess they are going quiet well even though I thought I heard some news of them disbanding.

So a bit about Club Prince, Club Prince is a group of guys who worked at Kabukicho Host Club. The leader is Yuga who was a former member of a pop group Kids Alive but became a host after the group has faded away.

So by the looks of it AcQuA EP doesn't have too much of the "Hosts" image brought into their singing career but on the other hand Club Prince was full of host image.
Even the PV, song and official website is very host-ish style, with lots of pinks, love hearts and showing their bodies.
For the first impression of Club Prince, their single and PV sounds like they are promoting "Hosts" more than their group Club Prince.

And so I remember I said this to my mum "Isn't it's great to be a guy in Japan mum? Because when you don't have a job and you're a bit good looking you can become a host and earn millions of yen". My mum laughed after what I just said, I was only saying this to her because she just finished watching "Yaoh".
But I'm kind of interested how these hosts will become in the future.

Keita Keita...

J-stuff is kind of dying lately with me, didn't find anything special to blog about so I guess whenever I have nothing to blog about I might be blog stuff and w-inds. or AAA.
I was actually watching a video of Keita visiting an all girl school guess it's some of kind promotion for his 2nd single "FRIEND".
It's always all girls school that w-inds. or Keita goes to, wonder if the students there actually requested it or VF wants them.
So while Keita was singing "FREIND" and playing the guitar to the students, all I could see is his neck, what I mean is his neck grabs my attention.

Can you see his neck?
I find it freaky because all his veins popped out while he was singing and trying to reach the high notes "Oh Friend, My Friend".

Keita doing the seiyuu for Shrek 3

I actually know this days ago and first thought was "wow! Keita is now taking a variety of jobs."
I always like watching the original for any type of movies or drama so if there's the original vocie I would not watch a dubbed version on another language.
I'm pretty sure I won't be watching the Japanese dubbed version since I can watch the original, but for Keita there might be a possibility I will (that's only if I get the chance to).



After watching this clip, Keita you're doing a great job! I love your expression.
We all love your voice! (Well at least I do), well thats all I want to talk about at the moment.

Discovery, Tomiura Satoshi

Tomiura Satoshi, do you find that name familiar? If you don't know who he is then you would know if I said Makino's little brother from Hana Yori Dango.

I didn't much attention to him until recently I notice something.
While when I was searching information about DASH!! as they were refered to be Mini Lead. I found this vlog which the user has uploaded DASH!! lives. But then later the user uploaded a bunch of PrizmaX+Jr videos and so then I started watching their videos instead.
Talking about PrimaX+Jr is a popular street dance group by now, the lastest video I saw on that vlog there was a bunch of people surrounding them.
Maybe I'm just slow, I just realise one of the member in PrizmaX is Makino's little brother from Hana Yori Dango, probably his look doesn't make me think he can dance.
I seriously didn't think he was cute in HYD until recently I started watching 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi Sensei 7.

And I was like "OMG! He's so cute there!" But too bad he's not as cute as he was before. Also he should have grown his hair back and not like cut it any shorter than in HYD.
I guess I'm really slow, just realise he starred in many dramas and movies.

DBSK? TVXQ? THSK? Whatever...

DBSK, TVXQ, THSK, they have so many names just for one group.
When they just debuted I noticed about them and in the eariler songs I really liked "The Way U Are" but then because the other songs didn't appeal to me much so slowly it faded away from my mind. Just when this blog was opened I started to like DBSK again that I watched all their Banjun drama and downloaded their Heart, Mind and Soul & Rising Sun Concert. This action was done because I really liked their Japanese songs that they sang in the Heart, Mind and Soul concert. And it was the time when I finally learned their names instead of memorising their stage name, Uknow, Hero etc. After that it slowly faded away again until I started Tafe (school) I met this girl in my class who also like DBSK. Sometimes when we don't know what to talk about so we start talking about DBSK. And now when we are bored in class we go to Veoh and started watching their videos. Being with someone who likes DBSK really makes me get the interest again.
Recently I've been looking at random subbed videos on Veoh and I really loved watching the funny tv show.

At first glance of DBSK my favorite member is Max Changmin and now it is still Changmin there's no reason why I like him but it just happens to be my favorite member.
So I watched a lot of videos and I do learn more about him. At least I know he watches "special" videos and really good at downloading "videos" but not songs. There's a video that I watched, Changmin talked about his "special" videos and how his mother doesn't know about them, the funny thing was his mother was there watching the show and the host kept on saying "did you know about those "special" videos?" Changmin's mother was too shy to answer the question.

There are many more funny videos that I can talk about but I think it's too much. I think I need to continue to explore more about DBSK, I really like how they are so friendly to each other it's like a family and they actually not shy to show it the fans.

The Oricon Chart

This is something that I don't usually do, that is checking out the Oricon chart. I used to go and check out the ranking and then I go and download and assuming that the song is great as it is on the top 5 of the chart.
And I don't do it anymore because I'm not bother to, but today I came back to the Oricon site to check out Keita's single ranking.

2007.05.03 - 6th
2007.05.02 - 3rd
2007.05.01 - 2nd

Well it is constantly dropping on the chart but I think he's doing really well as an new solo artist. I'm just hoping it can stay in the top 10.

Have anyone seen the new issue of NewsMaker?
10mins before I didn't see it but after searching for it I finally found a clear scan of the photos. What makes me go finding these photos was the "undressing" word that everyone was mentioning in the forum. But it's not like he's in bare chess without any top on, he just had an black singlet on while he's dressing himself up.
Well it's not anything special just that most of the time we see Keita in long sleeve. But I prefer him wearing long sleeve than anything else.

The rest of FRIEND?

I've finally got to listen the rest of the songs from "FRIEND" single.
Track 2 Sakura Omou & Track 3 Shounen both were a great song but to me FRIEND sounds much better.
Sakura Omou have a slower beat and Shounen have a faster beat, okay I'm not really good with describing it so just listen it.

Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VVZJ9MNL