Cartoon KAT-TUN 2007 Concert Pamphlet - Jin & Cross talk Thoughts about KAT-TUN
Because the announcements of my hiatus came rather sudden, there were many misunderstanding and rumours flying about regarding if whether will I just leave the group, but I didn't feel that I left the group at all. Rather it felt like someone in KAT-TUN was away on a business trip. Like how in KAT-TUN there are some who work hard in the talk segments, some who work hard in dramas, and some who work hard in LA. Well, something like that. Although we were at different venues, I felt that it was a half year where we each worked hard in our different places. I stayed in contact regularly with the rest of the members, and I was aware of their activities in Japan and I trusted them very much. I was able to focus on my own activities without worries. Thus I had no such "what should I do from now on" or similar uncertanties at all. After all, it was my myself who wanted to go abroad, and if I feel uncertain over it, isn't it weird? Anyway, I don't think as much as what everyone else says and I move based on my beliefs. After all since past, I always move more with my instincts than my head *laughs*
However, because it was really sudden, I do feel really apologetic about causing alot of trouble. Alot of fans must have been really shocked, and because of this, alot of unture rumours were flying about and there must have been many who were hurt by these rumours. But now I am back properly, and I guess you can just think that I am back from my business trip. *laughs* After all, we are going to continue working on as 6, even more so than all the rumours, I hope that you will believe what I say. Because that is the truth. I can't lie, be it in a good snese or bad *laughs* And because it was like that, I could come back without any weird special preparation of emotions or anything, I could just return like this. But my press conference after I return was seriously nerve wrecking, it was really horrible... After all it was my first job in half years and the crowd was so much bigger than i thought. It was like "Eh shoot, why are there so many people? This is becoming a big thing..." *laughs* Well, but the recording of program and the jobs with the 6 of us went very smoothly.
Regarding the future of KAT-TUN? I feel that shouldn't we just be as we are and continue to move at our pace? We should all individually do what we want, upgrade ourself and then put our power together and show them off. And concert, is exactly such a venue. By putting forth all our different colours, we are able to present an entertaining show. We all look really scattered and ununited but when we stand together as 6, we still look like a proper group, and we are able to give off a KAT-TUN aura. This is a style I feel we shouldn't change. As we weren't be KAT-TUN anymore if we do. Well, also because of that, I can't list anything that we want to challenge "as a group". Because we are the kind of freedom where we don't know what will happen and how we will move on. *laughs*
Growth After my return, I've received question asking how did I "grow up"? But I can't decide on this on my own. Let's say even if I say "I went to America and my mentality have matured and I am more grown up now.", nobody will believe me right? This is not something I decide but what everyone else see and decide for me on their own. Afterall there are different ways to look at things for different people. Such as there will be some who felt what I did was stupid, but there will be some who can also understand with what I did. I can't speak from my own standards. Well, if not on the mentality side, but speaking about skills wise, maybe you can see more English phrases in the lyrics I write, and perhaps you can also sense my growth from there. But I do not intend to purposely try and change of specially appeal anything, but rather to let it show naturally as I live on. Well more specifically speaking, this time’s hiatus was rather than to say it was to study English, it was more like studying about life for me. I would like to make use and put forth the confidence I gain from this time’s experience and make good use of it in my activities in the future and I would like everyone to see and judge for themselves. But, I don’t want anyone to judge me from rumors but rather by looking at me for who I am and what I do. The truth often gets twisted along the way as they spread further. I don’t mind at if they write anything about me, but it is really sad that my fans are fooled around by the rumors, and I do not want that.
About the concert
At Sendai’s concert’s encore, when I was to stand on the stage to sing again after a really long break, while I was getting ready I wasn’t that nervous at all but when it came to my solo part during the song, I suddenly became really nervous. *laughs* And, when I really sang, it became like “EH, my singing’s a little weird. I don’t think I can hide my half year’s blank!?” *laughs* I don’t know if the audiences felt anything but I really felt at that point of time that I will really need to work hard in my training towards my return. During that day, I didn’t appear in the whole concert except for the encore, so when the encore callings became “Jin!” the one emotion I felt the most was really apologetic to the 5 member who worked hard in the concert. But I was truly glad to be welcomed back so warm and passionately. I felt that “Ah, everyone believed in us and really waited for the 6 of us to stand together again.”, and I was filled with a lot of gratitude for everyone.
My thought about singing together as six again… actually there was nothing exceptionally special. And although I increased my parts in every concerts bit by bit, I hardly had time to rehearse at all. But I am initially not someone who remembers dances by head but rather by instincts and that kind of helped me *laughs* There were many parts that I felt I managed to survive by dancing with my instincts. I also took part in the MC and it just felt like and extension of the chattering in our changing room.
And regarding this time’s Tokyo Dome Concert, within myself, aside from looking forward to it, I still feel really sorry to everyone. After all, this time’s concert is the finale of what started in April. That's why of course, there was suppose to be an initial flow to it but because of my sudden participation, there were many changes to it. And I am sure that there will be many changes in it as compared to what the audiences who watched initially in April, and it kind of lost its meaning as a finale… Which is why I want to respect what the 5 of them created and to participate without changing much of the initial flow of the concert. I generally like the place Dome, and I do look forward to standing on that huge stage again. It has a special meaning to me after all, as it was where we had our debut commemoration concert. I am the sort who have higher motivation when the cheers are louder so I want everyone who come to scream louder the next time they attend the concert. After all you can’t normally scream so much normally on the streets *laughs*
Thoughts about the fans
To me the fans are in a way of a similar existence as the members are to me. They are an important partner of mine in this job, or rather someone whom I can’t do without. I’ve always been saying this but the Hyphen in KAT-TUN are the fans . *laughs* That's why this time, by letting such an important group of people really worried and shocked, I feel really really sorry and apologetic. I am sure I made you all lonely too, I am really sorry. But if I was to deliver a message, inclusive of these emotions, ultimately, the only word I can think of is “thank you”. It seems like something simple, but it is definitely not something that I am saying lightly. Not something along the line of “Thank you for buying me a drink!” *laughs* Thank you for always coming to the concert and sharing such great times, for always listening to the CDs, for always supporting me in many manners, and this time round, regardless of making everyone so worried, thank you for believing that I will return and for warmly welcoming me back. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. If it wasn’t for everyone’s support, there wouldn’t be the me now. I really feel that I am being supported by everyone’s existence. I want to continue running on and creating great times together. Including all these thoughts and emotions, “Thank you”. I know that there are many better words to use to express myself and these thoughts but it will be really unnatural if I started being really “good boy” here right?*laughs* I don’t want to use any lies. That’s why I will like everyone to catch all my thoughts that are held within this, “Thank you”.
The next move talk Kame (K) Jin (A) Junno (T-) Kouki (-T) Ueda (U) Yucci (N)
-T: When we went to NY earlier this year to shoot our pamphlet, we met up with Akanishi and had a good talk, at that time we all shared alot of our opinions.
N: Yep, after all it was regarding the group's future. We had to speak every word with responsibility.
U: Now come to think of it, it was quite a tense atmosphere *laughs*
K: We all each had that much thoughts
T-: Yep, in the end we spent about 2 whole days talking
N: That 2 days felt like a year to me *laughs*
U: And when we first met, Akanishi do you remember what was your own first word?
A: Eh, What did I say?
U: You had this REALLY awkward look on your face and said "... long time no see." *laughs* I will never forget that face
A: Eh, cause I really didn't know what to say
N: And with your half-year-untouched-unkempted hair and eyebrows *laughs*
A: Hahaha, oh yah
-T: Yep yep, we were like "Is he alright? If he came back to Japan like that, wouldn't he lost his popularity?"
A: I didn't go to the hairdresser than at all since I went over there
K: Well, after that talk, we all decided on one particular direction, but regarding the detail, we still left if to go by the flow
A: Ya. Frankly speaking, still at that stage, there was a large sense of uncertainty. Regarding what will happen from now on...
-T: Well, I guess of course. After all, no matter what we were all unsure. Both Akanishi and us. We were all in a situation where we couldn't see the path ahead.
K: Ya
N: After all we are human, we will get uncertain if we can't see the future
T-: But I believed right from that start that we will work together as 6, so there was no negative feeling within me
U: I had no uncertainity about working and returning as 6, but I was abit worried about the group as a whole
K: Well, come to think of it, it was a timing where all 6 of us had to grow up. A time where we had to learn to take in alot of opinions and to create something new from there
N: Thats right. Well, ultimately it was all a good study for us
U: But, well since there's this opportunity I want to make some complains about Akanishi!
A: Eh what?
U: You said "I will email you while I am abroad" but after awhile you totally stopped emailing me!
N: Yah yah!!!
A: No! that was because all the emails I sent had encoding errors!
N: Then ultimately, I still used the telephone and ask "What did you just send?" We should have just called right from the start *laughs*
-T: Ah, I remember! You said "Lets go out for a meal before I go over" but you left first without doing it. You are such a horrible friend *laughs*
All: YAH!
A: No, cause before I left I had alot of documents and things to settle...
N: Oh, why didn't you tell us if you needed help
U: Yah
A: Regarding that.. sorry! *laughs*
T-: Good, so this case is settled
K: Well, so at the end of the day, it just means that everyone all stayed in contact somehow
N: Yep, its not like our relationships became bad or anything, and there was no awkward tensions between us
K: Yep, but on the other hand, it was everyone else around us who became somewhat overly cautious. Like how right after Akanishi's Press Confrence, nobody dared to touch on that topic at all *laughs* Well, that means that we made this much people extra wary about us...
T-: That press conference both me and Nakamaru attended and at the end of it, Akanishi turned to us and said "Now, I am finally ready, I will work hard." which was why I didn't have any worries and I just looked foward to the day he came back with alot of new gains
-T: Well, there were many bends and turns but ultimately, it was all a good experience
N: Well, this means that KAT-TUN survived yet another Kyakkou* and became stronger
All: Kyakkou?!
N:.. I mean Gyakkou* (upslope)
K: You really made that mistake?
N: Ya... I mean, lets change the topic! Lets talk about the concert!
U: Concert is really fun
N: Since Akanishi came back, the changing room and hotel became much more rowdier
T-: Yep yep! Everyone all gatheredi n my room to play games
-T: Yah, and the games are really psychological ones
T-: They are really fun but...
N: It made us slightly cynical *laughs*
-T: Yah. Its a game where we have to decide "who to believe" and just when we could finally play with all the 6 of us, we will all be shouting "AHHH I GOT BETRAYED!!!" and "I AM NOT BELIEVING ANYONE ANYMORE!!!"
K: If anyone who didn't know walked past, they will really get a shock
N: They will think "Oh man, they have such bad relationship"
T-: This shows how much we are into the game
K: Of course the concerts at different places are all really fun
N:The time in the bus after the Nagoya con was really fun. Right, Akanishi?
A: I wasn't around yet *laughs*
K: Seriously speaking, after Akanishi came back at the Sendai Concert, the moment we stood as 6, was truly exhilarating
-T: Yep, no matter what, there was still some uncertainty left in me, but it all flew away at that concert
U: Yep, it was an exhilarating moment
N: After all, KAT-TUN must be 6 of us, then its KAT-TUN. What about you, Akanishi?
A: Yep, it was fun
U: And? THere are many people who want to hear your opinion, so you better speak.
A: Well, this time's concert began as a 5 person stage and I am in no position to say anything about it... but I am really glad for the warm welcome from the fans
N: Yah, that was seriously warm
U: It was really nice
N: Well, many things happened in this 6 months but ultimately, it all fell in the good direction, so I guess all is good
T-: Yep, I think so too
U: Cause now, everyday's activities are really fun
K: Like what I said in the press conference, KAT-TUN finally returned back as a line of 6, thats why we must treasure and work hard in every job
N: Everyone likes the group, KAT-TUN, and since we are moving on, we must also grow up as well
-T: There is no meaning if we can't mature. Its been a year since debut, we can't just stay stagnant and not skill up, and we have to continue growing from now on too
N: Actually after coming back from NY, I looked at the DVD when we were just formed
K: Really? I watched too!
N: It was kind of meaningful
K: I know! At that time, we were all gaining alot of stuff, and now we are still in the midst of learning and absorbing more things as well
T-: Well, I guess we should all get along as good rivals and good groupmates
-T: thats right, there is no need to specially change anything just because we returned as 6. It is important that we improve and grow up, but there is no need to change our own unique style
U: Yep, Akanishi too in a good sense didn't change at~~~~~ all. He still do not reply emails *laughs*
N: But that lack of change, made me really happy
A: This time, I got to go over to America on business trip *laughs* And what I gained from there, I hope that it will reflect in the group in some manner. I feel that isn't it good that we all each gain our own and put them together as a group
N: Yep, well I guess this marks the beginning of KAT-TUN's chapter 2
K: Ya, no matter what, the 6 of us will work hard together
T-: I will work hard and not dirty KAT-TUN's signboard (*like in the sense image)
-T: Erm.. I will work hard and not dirty KAT-TUN's signboard
T-: Uwah, you just said exactly what I said N: Kouki, you say really good things
-T: Isn't it? T-: Oye! ... never mind *laughs*
-T: Well I guess, to all the fans, please continue to support us. It is your supports that keep us existing, please continue to watch over us
K: Yep, we want to keep a relationship where we both help pull each other higher and higher
A: I will also make up for all the worries I caused, I will work hard
U: It is like what Kouki said in the concert, "Welcome back, 6-nin KAT-TUN"
N: I want everyone to look foward to our activies in future
T-: Yep! To tighten our bonds, lets go for bowling together later!
-T: Ah, no thanks~.
Translated by Rui aka maishampoo Really thanks alot to her!
Watching RiHan now... Belated birthday wish for Bakanishi! Cause im too busy, really so tired... Don't wanna do anything troublesome now... All i want is sleep~sleep~sleep~and kame~ xD