This is the first chance I've had to post today and I am GLAD it's going to be ALL ABOUT JIN!

JIN IS HAVING HIS FIRST SOLOCON THIS COMING FEBRUARY, from the 7th to the 28th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The shows will be in the Nissay Theater, the title of the con is something like You&Jin or Friends&Jin, and info is as follows:

- There will be 32 performances in the span of 22 days.
- the show will be about 2 and 1/2 hours long.
- Each performance will allow 1300 seats.

( Performance Schedule under cut! )

OMG!!! I can imagine it now, Jin's going to be EXHAUSTED after this. I hope he doesn't get really thin and forlorn looking like his senpai Takki (for example) does with every butai he does. AH! JIN TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF!!!!!! I know I've been dreaming of the day when Jin would have solo activities and FINALLY it's happening for him. He's got SO MUCH talent and he is the one that really shines out of the whole of KATTUN aside from Kame.
&estherzax & Sanspo, & TOHO Stage

I just want to give everyone a quick update as far as new things that have been added to my site here.

1) I have uploaded and posted Yamapi's old/first single "Daite Senyorita" to my downloads section. Since I am in the process of uploading/posting his new single "Loveless", I felt it was appropriate to add his old stuff too. ^^ I will uploading all three versions of the single, the PV, the Making Of footage, and the booklet scans. Be on the lookout for those.

2) I will be adding Jin's solo single "Bandage" to my uploads section at the end of the month when that is released, the PV, and the Making Of footage.

3) I am lastly in the process of creating a downloads section for all material by News. Right now I am uploading only albums and solo songs. Those will be up by the end of the week.

4) KATTUN's DVD for the Break the Records Tour '09 is already up for preorder at CDJapan. If you haven't already preordered, please do so! The concert tour was their best yet and this DVD promises to be just as amazing. I've already preordered mine and I can't wait already. XD lol


That's all for now aside from odds and ends for the Bandage promo rush that is still going on -- lots of magazine shoots and paparazzi photos to upload. Hosting sites are being really slow and glitchy for me recently and my internet connection has been experiencing a lot of outages here on campus, so please be patient if all of this takes longer than expected.

Now I have to get back to my work for university. (v___v) This is a never-ending cycle. DX

I am one year older, one year smarter, and one year wiser. This has been a good year for me, it really has. So many great things have happened. I have met some awesome people and made some great friends out of them, I'm graduating this December and will finally be moving on to get my Masters degree in Graduate School. I finally saw the day that Jin would release a solo single (squeeeeee!) and I've officially reached 300 posts on my nikki here. XD I've been productive to say the least!

Hontoni arigatou gozaimasu to everyone who has sent be birthday emails and cards, I really appreciate all the love and support!

Thank you Simone for the lovely birthday cards you sent in my email. I hope you don't mind I repost them here so everyone else can see your lovely work. :)


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Miron-chan made this sexy little card for me.  The picture she used has always been one of my favorite Jin shoots, from Hanako this past spring/summer.  LOVE it. <33


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Thanks again girls for the lovely cards!  It's made my birthday really great!  I have a chocolate cheesecake waiting on me tonight and it looks oishii!!  Thanks again everyone!

KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!  It's OUT!!!  FINALLY!!!  I really love the look and feel of this video, the concept and everything and OH MY GOD, Jin is so kakkoii and CUTE with all of his expressions and mannerisms!  I love this song so much, it really suits Jin.  I've said it before and I'll say it again, his voice is SEDUCTIVE as whoa.  I love it.




Format: .avi
Size: 21 MB
Download: [MU]


Credit original: estherzax
Youtube link: crazybrooke42

I forgot to do this yesterday.  So here's the covers for Jin's single.

BANDAGE/LANDS (Akanishi Jin)
Limited Edition CD/DVD
Release Date: 11/25/2009

CD:
1 BANDAGE

DVD:
2 BANDAGE (PV & Making Of Footage)
 

BANDAGE/LANDS (Akanishi Jin)
Release Date: 11/25/2009
Normal Edition/Limited Pressing

CD Only:
1 BANDAGE
2 BANDAGE (Karaoke)


Credit: Johnny's Net
 

This is a news clip of Jin, part of his BANDAGE promo rush.  He looks so tired, and he most likely is from everything he's been doing.  But he also manages to look so kakkoii and seductive at the same time.  I don't know how he does it. XD




Credit 1821mo@youtube

This shoot is HOT and there is a healthy abundance of Jin-centered pages. The BANDAGE promo rush is in full swing and damnit why do I have so much going on in my life?! It's interfering with getting my daily dose of Jin love. DX

Most of these pictures ended up being hung on my walls. They're just really yummmmmm. Take a look for yourself.  These are just previews, there's 19 pages total for the entire photoshoot.  *fans self*






19 pages total
Size: 13MB
Download zip: [MF]

Credit: oomontyoo

Wow, it's November already and I'm six weeks away from graduation -- really not even six weeks.  You've probably noticed the sparse updates from me and I regret that it's probably going to stay that way until December.  One, there just isn't much going on with KATTUN right now.  Their tour ended a couple months ago and the only thing goings on that are news-worthy are Jin's activities regarding BANDAGE.  The CD is due out very soon and I'll be getting those in the mail.  You can expect a report/pics/downloads to be posted for that within a few days of its release, so be on the lookout.

Other than that, I'm going to be VERY, VERY, VERY busy until December 17th with my thesis and the presentation required of me for this project (one I have to do in front of not only my classmates, but a panel of my professors).  So, if I have time to chat, I'll contact you or something, but those times are probably going to be short if they are available at all.

Anyway, I hope everyone had a fun and spooky Halloween.  My planned costume was Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter this year, but I ended up not going to any fancy dress parties!  I ended up hanging out with a friend to watch scary movies, namely The Omen.  (o_O).  It was a better plan in my opinion as I wasn't in the mood for parties.  I always say I'll never watch The Omen ever again, but I say that after everytime I see it, in spite of the fact that it gives me nightmares.  It's the only horror movie to EVER scare me to the point of keeping me up at night.  It's that damned look Damien gives people, like his eyes are drilling into your soul -- and he smiles while doing it.  *shudder*

ANYWAY...

OH, my birthday is next week, November 11th!  I'm excited.  I think I'm doing a Japanese dinner thing with some friends at a new local sushi bar/restaurant.  Their food is completely authentic, made by actual Japanese chefs, and is DELICIOUS.  They've won my permanent patronage, so that's my plan. 

Now I have to get back to my thesis work.  I'll try and keep everyone posted as to what I'm up to.  Just don't expect a million posts a week like usual. lol.

Cheers.

The next few episodes look awesome from the descriptions!  We're up for another hiatus, but it will be well worth the wait I think.  There are spoilers in this post, of course, but nothing major.  Pictures from the source are also included.  Have a look!



( Interesting Info! [Spoilers!] )

The trailer for Jin's movie BANDAGE is up on the official site HERE.  You can watch it there and I also ripped it off the site for download below.  You can hear a bit of the theme song for the film really well in the clip as well. 

I love the music, from what I can hear, in the film.  I'm looking forward to getting my singles in the mail!  JIN!  There's one scene they show in the trailer where Jin's character gets angry and throws something across the room -- you can hear it shatter.  (@__@)  It was very convincing for those few seconds.  I'd never want to see Jin angry for real. :P  lol

There's also that really touching scene where he's hugging that girl, his bandmate.  Awwwww  HUG ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  lol  Anyway though, I'm REALLY excited for this movie!!!  I hope it comes out for download and on DVD SOON when it's released!

I took a bunch of screencaps as I was waiting for the clip to finish uploading.  WARNING : Image and HOTNESS heavy~!!!!

( Oh the hotness! )