J-Web started a special series for the upcoming Wonderful World release. The "Topic" that was updated today was about the PV filming. I won't translate it word-for-word, but I'll sum up the article. They seemed to have had a lot of fun, as always :-)

PV Filming Behind-the-Scenes Vol. 1

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J-web had a behind-the-scenes report of the Shonen Club filming that Subaru, Maru and Shota were part of. The shows will be aired on January 6th and 13th, but here are some things that J-web has reported:

- The theme for January 6th is "Dream" so they started out with a Dream medley. After a few songs by the juniors, Shota sang "Sukiyanen Osaka"  ( Read more... )

I'm still just trying to copy/paste all the things I've posted on other communities but not on this paaaaan site. This is just for my organization purposes, so bare with me! It's actually fun reading things I've written in the past though, haha. Most of this is informative stuff that is very old news by now. I won't copy/paste a few of the smaller ( Read more... )

J-web had a nice, long summary of the before/after things that happened for the live broadcast of Music Station (aired October 26, 2007). I won't translate word-for-word, but will jot down the points here! (Just got back from playing 3 hours of soccer so I am exhausted!! haha) Words in italics are my words so don't take them seriously:

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(BEFORE ( Read more... )

The Bicycle Drama “Jitensha Shonenki” Promo program

Translation: PART 3

Continuing from Part 2

Narrator: Sometimes, the filming went all the way to midnight. What’s about to start is one of the biggest scenes in the drama.


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The Bicycle Drama “Jitensha Shonenki” Promo program

Translation: PART 2

After Part 1, they went on to introduce the guest stars that are in this drama.

First off, there are the Mr. and Mrs. at the Pita stand. Then there is this veteran cyclist or whoever it is that Yasu and his girlfriend visits (I haven’t watched the actual drama yet so I’m not ( Read more... )

The 30-minute promo program for Maru and Yasu's bicycle drama was HILARIOUS. How could you NOT like these two??? I'll translate most of the program here. It's pretty long, so I'll divide them into a few parts. Here's Part 1:

The Bicycle Drama “Jitensha Shonenki” Promo program

Translation: PART 1

First, the narrator explains how Maru and Yasu, the “ ( Read more... )