Good evening, I'm anchorwoman nere and I will bring to you an update report on our Mr.Yoshitsune's whereabouts on his business trip yesterday ^-^

( Takki meets Shizuka Gozen for the FIRST TIME... NHK's Yoshitsune @ Sanspo )

It says in this article that they are not yet filming yesterday but REHEARSING for Episode #5 *SHOCKED! In #5 they're already gonna go raburabu?* O_O *LOL* The scene is when Yoshitsune is being chased by the Heike clan samurais, and he seeks refuge by running into a Jinja (temple) and it was there that he met Shizuka Gozen for the first time. She was practicing her dancing at that time. (Btw, Shizuka Gozen is a shirabyoushi dancer, supposedly--I'm not quite sure what it is but the Shanaou Yoshitsune manga portrayed it as being extremely beautiful and graceful) Anyway, thanks to Shizuka Gozen's clever wit and fast tact managed to rescue Yoshitsune away from his pursuers. Also involved was a scene where Yoshitsune had to nimbly hop up and down the stone steps to escape. And the article mentions that he is very agile and quick in movement. Sugoi ne, Takizawa Hideaki!!!!!!! The article said that Takki really gives a very strong impression of Yoshitsune! KYA!

Takki said of his first time meeting his co-star:
"It felt very straightforward. She is a very important person whose existence means so much for Yoshitsune, so it was done with much pleasure." (smile)

And bla bla bla Ishihara Satomi's comment about adlibbing her dancing... (see below's article) Oh, and "Yoshitsune" will start airing on January 9, 2005 - every Sunday at 8 PM Japan Time.

( Ishihara Satomi danced Yoshitsune - first time shooting @ Yomiuri Sports Houchi )

Basically this article also said the same thing about the scene, but focused more towards Ishihara Satomi. First time Shanaou (Yoshitsune) meets Shizuka Gozen, and it was due to him stumbling into her jinja to seek refuge from the pursuit of the Taira house samurais. Apparently, Ishihara Satomi was improvising her own dance for this scene. She said that she had very intense training for playing Shizuka Gozen.

Confirmed also, yesterday was not the shoot yet but the rehearsal. Maybe they recorded today? Wakannai..... the airing date for this episode is February 6 Plus, they are at the Gunma Prefecture, city of MYOUGI.

The article stated the exact same comments that Takki had for Shizuka Gozen. But then it was added, that because it had been one month since the start of Yoshitsune's preparation (crank-in), Takki commented that:
"It had gotten easier now to get a grasp on Yoshitsune's feel rather than when I first started out."

Takki is definitely morphing into Yoshitsune! KYA~! Kakkoiiiii... I think the experience of Dream Boy had changed him a lot. And I believe that Yoshitsune will be yet another experience that will have quite a huge impact on his character and life!

( Takki Yoshitsune co-stars with Ishihara Gozen @ Nikkan Sports )

Nothing much different here... Episode #5, airing date February 6, the scene description, yes, it is rehearsal. Takki commented that the image of Shizuka Gozen is very straightforward kind of a feeling. Ishihara said that she is very nervous because it is her first time, and she was adlibbing/improvising the Shirabyoushi dance..... bla bla... same thing.

( Takki Yoshitsune meets Shizuka Gozen @ Sponichi Annex )

Same thing more or less, except that here there is something a little bit more about what Takki says, he mentions that:
"Both Ishihara-san and Shizuka Gozen seem to share a common kind of image. A very straightforward kind of feeling."

Eeeeeks... Look at the Yomiuri news... her photo is there...! YOU WANNA BET THE ONE CUT OFF NEXT TO HER IS TAKKI??????? >.<''' I still loathe that Johnny's stupid rule of forbidding Johnny's artistes photos in Japanese websites! It's a STOOPID STOOOOOOPID RULE!!!! >.<'''

DAMN... doesn't it sound like such a ROMANTIC SCENE! Runaway renegade hero Yoshitsune-sama meets his lady in waiting the elegant Shirabyoushi dancer Shizuka Gozen in a HOLY TEMPLE.................. arghhhhhh~~~~~~ WHAT A FAIRYTALE!!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥ I'm now really curious... yesterday was the first time they met for a scene together... is Takki going to say anything in his J-web tonight? He didn't say anything at all about Ueto ne... maybe because her character isn't so prominent or something.... hmmm ~_~ but since SHIZUKA GOZEN is a big thing in Yoshitsune, he might say something... or not... hmmm not so sure!

And that's all folks on Mr.Yoshitsune's update report from Myougi, Gunma... reported all the way from.... uh... Indonesia?

Before I start, just wanted to pass the information that it was reported by some fans that today's newspapers had a lot of Takki's shoot report and photo from this past week's Yoshitsune shooting in Gunma. Apparently, yesterday the shoot went as scheduled, no rain it seems. And there's a photo of Mr. Yoshitsune & Miss Shizuka Gozen alias Ishihara Satomi.

So it was their first time filming a scene together.

Nikkan Sports & Sanspo had color photos. The Daily & Sponichi had BW photos. Hmmm... just checked Yahoo! Auctions... nothing yet... will go hunt for the online sites after this.... LOL... On September 20 when Myojo came out someone was already selling the Takki page on the very same day on auctions... ~_~||| Eeks... but nobody auctioned the newspapers yet HAR HAR HAR~

Now we're all wondering if he's gonna say anything on his J-Web about it tonight.... xDDDDD

Anyway, there was quite a storm over at Anego-san's BBS last night. A fan had walked in and said quite some unpleasant things about Takki. Personally, I suppose everyone is entitled to their own opinions, so she can think whatever she wants to think. I am quite surprised to find that there are people in who think this way. Basically, the fan said that in her eyes, Takki always seems like the ideally beautiful person, very clean cut image, and a cool guy. But she said, upon reading Takki's diary over at J-Web, she was shocked and appalled at exactly how pathetic his character seems to be. All the clean-cut cool guy image was shattered, she said. And the fact that Takki brings up a lot of shimoneta talks is just so pathetic and unacceptable that she refuses to read the J-Web ever again.

When I arrived at the BBS last night seems like everyone was already up and about telling this person off *LOL* But seriously, I still cannot comprehend the fact that there is actually someone who goes to read the Takizawa Rengou and finds it disturbing? I can't comprehend that formula in my head. I really can't! All that kiddy "otsukarechaaan" and spelling errors and funny phrases and whatnot.... really, how much shimoneta talk has there been in the entire 105 volumes? I'd say probably not more than 10%?

But even if it is more. Is shimoneta really that bad?

Then another person said that she was once told by a friend about J-Web. About the fact that it's all lies. About how that it's not really Takki or Tsubasa or any of our idols who's actually writing those diaries. To be honest, the possibility of that has crossed my mind once. I was reading the Takiren and I just started thinking... "I soooooo LOOOOOVE this baka Takiren to death, wouldn't it be extremely IDIOTIC of me if it turns out that it wasn't him who's writing it???" The thought really had crossed my mind once. I even remember telling tako-chan about it, and her reaction was: "The Takiren is so BAKA! IT *HAD* TO BE HIM!!!"

And then that person said... she just wants Takki to be the clean-cut cool guy Takki that he seems to be.

Hmmm....

I spent 2 hours last night writing my reply because I just had to say something about it. Otsukarechan~ after two hours of writing and cranking up my dictionary I posted up my long long long long opinion, in which, I have no idea if I even said it in correct Japanese *LOL* But seems that my message got across uwahahahah!

The truth is, none of us knows exactly what kind of a person Takki is. We can speculate all we want, but the truth is, we really don't know. All we see is the Takizawa Hideaki in magazine interviews, on television, on J-Web, and for all I know, that might be just a "facade" that the media creates that we adore so much. BUT, I can say this for sure, that in my whole two decades of idolizing a celebrity back and forth, NEVER HAVE I ONCE FELT THIS CLOSE TO MY IDOL, DESPITE THAT HE IS OCEANS APART FROM ME. And for that, I'm glad.

And the person that he really is...? You know, it doesn't really matter to me. KA-MA-I-MA-SEN--DE-SU-!-!-! Why is shimoneta so bad anyway? Takizawa Hideaki is not a god (despite I use his name and the word "god" in the same sentence a LOT *LOL*), but he's not god. He's flesh and blood just like us (I still have yet to confirm if he's really human or ALIEN but definitely not god *ROFL*) Nobody's perfect, really. But must an idol be PERFECT? Isn't it his little blunders and quirks and irks that makes him the UNIQUE PERSON that he is?

Look at Takki.

Just look at Takizawa Hideaki.

How many days can he get OFF in a year? Hell, he even works on New Year's Day! For who is he working for? For US! WHO ELSE?

He's eating cup ramen in the middle of a dark parking lot because he's been too busy working the whole day. For who? For US! WHO ELSE?

He's in Tokyo and sleeping in his bed probably only about 1 or 2 days (if he's lucky) in a whole entire week these days. For who? I don't think I need to keep repeating myself.

For all of that, I think he deserves the right to be whoever he wants to be without having us, who claims to be his fans, judging him from left-right-up-down-front-back

YOU HEAR ME, TAKIZAWA HIDEAKI?
YOU CAN BE WHOEVER YOU WANT TO BE!
AND I'LL STILL LOVE YOU ANYWAY!

So please, let's do Takki a favor. Let's not be all petty and go completely worked up for very very unimportant things, among those are:

1. His smoking

2. Whether he's gay or not

Seriously these two subjects............
WHO CARES????
I learned this the hard way throughout this 1+++ year. Who would've thought that even a fan can really "grow" in a fandom, ne? So if you still fuss about his smoking and about whether he's gay or not...... you are JUVENILE!!!!! LOL!!!! Dakara yamete kudasai yo *LOL*

The last couple of days when my PMS kicks in... I've been thinking, really, what are all these for? Why am I working so hard on my blog for? What if I wasted 15 years of my life only to find out that in the end... it's all for nothing? Are the friends whom I believe them to be really who they are or are we all bonded by one factor alone, which is Takki and/or Tsubasa? WHAT IF ONE DAY, THE GLUE GOES AWAY AND SO DOES THE SO-CALLED FRIENDSHIP???? WHAT IF ONE DAY, I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO GIVE, WILL YOU STILL BE TALKING TO ME? *LOL* I think this whole storm in Anego-san's BBS saved me from my dilemma (until I'm struck by this same dilemma again in the next... uh... 2-3 months or so? I swear, I go through this rocky stage of CONTEMPLATING leaving the fandom every now and then due to the emotional strain of dealing with certain someones who just constantly made me feel *BAD* about myself) But for now, you know, even if I live my entire life never knowing who Takizawa Hideaki really is, and even if Takizawa Hideaki lives his entire life never knowing that I existed.......

ZENZEN DAIJOUBU YO!

To me, the experience of becoming a Takki fan is already more than I could ask for. Sure, sometimes it has A LOT of its downs. But you know... when I think of the experiences I get to go through, the wonderful soul sisters that I've been blessed with thanks to being a Takki fan (you know who you are YOU TWO BAKAKOS!!!! And with you, I know even when the "glue" is long gone, we'll always be friends ♥♥♥) And jenn... jenn, jenn, jenn, jenn... ♥ your love for Takitsuba... ♥ you are like... my role model! LOL! And Lis... my angel from Sweden, Lis... I ♥ U! And sai you ingenius evil woman who *BROKE* me ♥ *LOL* And so many I can't mention all of you... god, I'm starting to sound like an Academy Awards speech!!!! Really... I cannot ask for more.

I cannot ask for more.

I cannot ask for more.

I cannot ask for more.

Wait, maybe HARUCON DVD, TSUBACON DVD, and A TAKITSUBA VARIETY SHOW PLEASE!!!!!!

Call me a victim of stupidity, call me naive, call me a dreamer.... but every Takizawa Rengou makes me smile. Dakara, it doesn't matter who writes it. It's fun to read anyways. But deep down in my heart, I believe in him. Takizawa-san wo shinjite. I believe that it is him who wrote it. You know what faith is? It's believing without seeing. Just like my faith in God, I have faith in my Takki. (Again, I did not say that he is GOD. I just believe in him) ♥♥♥♥♥ Ne, Takki?

OH . MY ! ! !
Mami-san just reported at 4:15 PM JAPAN TIME of the arrival of the E-MAIL FROM OUR UNION PRESIDENT!!!!! She is the first one that I found who has reported the arrival of e-mail!!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... lucky lucky luckyyyyy............. Some said they haven't received yet, but she said she received it already!!! Kya! When I find out what the e-mail says, I will definitely report here ne.

End of thoughts.

Otsukarechan~ ♥