Happy 20th Anniversary of Joining Johnny's, Koyama!
January 21, 2021
Happy 20th Anniversary of Joining Johnny's to Koyama Keiichiro!
20 years is indeed a big milestone in Koyama's life journey. As he stated in Kchan NEWS 2021/1/19 episode that he spent half of his life being a Johnny's. A lot of things happened in these 20 years, in NEWS as well as in his individual job and private life, and a lot of things changed. Yet one thing that is still the same, is his determination and love towards people around him. And that's what makes Koyama became Koyama that we adore so much until now.
Koyama shared one of his current life thoughts in Lettuce Club January 2021 edition, that his happiness is when he's staying true to himself. He's been running all this time, and now he forced himself to stop and re-think his real aim. And the answer that came to his mind was "I want to be in NEWS". So in order to be NEWS' Koyama Keiichiro from now on and forever, he'll remove the constraint and expose his true self.
"When I finally managed to face myself, I felt like my life had become so much simple. Facing the fans, facing NEWS. With this simple thing, there is no other way but living as myself, right?"
(Koyama in Lettuce Club January 2021)
To Koyama who always stays in his true self, thank you for this great 20 years of pure love. Sure, there are your weak and strong sides, and all of them are what shaped your current self. And the Koyama Keiichiro just the way he is, is what we love the most.
Once again, happy 20th anniversary.
Let's keep holding hands and walking towards many years ahead.
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We did the countdown for Koyama's anniversary in 10 days before the day by looking back through his history. Feel free to visit our thread and give your thoughts there <3