To all the fans,

NEWS fans have created and continue to create a place for me to belong to. Thank you. I’m sure that you’ve worried and cried a lot. Even though supporting an idol shouldn’t make you sad, there are times that I’ve made you feel that way. Because there are people who continue to follow us despite that, the four of us are able to be ( Read more... )

To all the fans,

I’m truly thankful to you for supporting someone like me. There was a time soon after debut when I wondered why the fans supported me. At that time, I wasn’t very Johnny’s-like. I was an impertinent and troublesome kind of guy who said a lot of nasty and contrary things in magazine interviews and other places. Despite that, I ( Read more... )

Sharing a translation of the next installment in NEWS' solo series, Letters. This month is Massu's turn.

To all the fans,
Thank you for all your support. There are people who look forward to when we make music.  There are people who put NEWS songs on their music players and listen to our music casually. There are also people who watch us when we ( Read more... )

Sharing my translation of the cross talk section of the FC newsletter that came out in December.

NEWS Cross talk

No matter how old you are, Christmas is a fun event♪

K       It’s almost Christmas!
S       When I was a kid, I looked forward to getting presents from Santa.
K       Is there a particular present that left an impression on ( Read more... )

Starting in the latest issue of potato, NEWS will be having a solo series where in each issue one of the members will write letters to the fans, the other members, and to themselves in the past and future. The first in the series is Tegoshi, and I've translated his letters below.

To all the fans,
With hiatuses and members leaving, NEWS is a group ( Read more... )

NEWS was recently on the cover of Nikkan SPA along with an interview regarding Shige’s new book coming out next month. A portion of the interview was posted online, so I’m sharing a translation of that.

In 2003 a group of elite Johnny’s Jrs were gathered to debut as the mascots of the Volleyball World Cup. Then in 2011, NEWS continued their ( Read more... )

Here's a translation of the cross talk section of the latest FC newsletter that came out in early November.

NEWS Cross talk

The usual photo shoots came in handy when acting as a model.

S       Koyama started filming for ‘Juyo Sankonin Tantei’, right?
T       What kind of role is it?
M       Wow, Tegoshi’s leading [the conversation]. ( ( Read more... )