I checked Tokyo Jihen out. They remind me of Pizzicato Five. So…this is what Maru likes musically. Um, okay. Undeniably, Japanese people produces quite an array of musical genre and artists which is very interesting and is a diversity to the audience benefically.
Honestly, I haven’t got time to watch much of 8’s stuffs lately. Been busy like hell collecting everything I could get my hands on. And sadly, there’s still a tons of even bigger proportion that I couldn’t get access to. T T Will try to watch Eightertainment soon.
So, is it a blessing or a curse for 8 to be under JE management? Well, if it wasn’t for JE in the first place, we will never get to see Kanjani8 formed as a group for sure. I know that. But still, for (a newbie like) me 8 seems to be a group who enjoys and have fun playing as a band and generally is musically inspired and serious about their music. I totally agree with you here that I love to see them playing as band, rather than just singing and dancing around.
But then, Tokio also plays instruments as I’ve seen bits of this and that. So it's nothing new in JE, right? I have to confess I know nothing about other JE or any other idol groups, so to speak.
Me meeting 8 is quite a zigzag story which I’ll elaborate later. If you don’t get bored first. XD
On a side note, would you happen to know where in LJ can I get Shiwake show? To be exact, the one aired on 2012/05/26 where Maru had a taiko drum match with a guest. I’d love to see him in action. XD
Yeah, playing instruments is not a new thing in JE, but besides Eito the only group who does it is TOKIO, but they are different, they were a band right from the start and they are a band-only group. At first, they were an idol band (that is, they could play music, but they didn't write their own material), but with time the agency started to trust them enough to let them release their own music and now most of their songs (lead singles at least) are written and arranged by themselves <3 A lot of Eito fans wish they follow the TOKIO path. I mean, there are members here and there in other groups who can play an instrument, but no groups except for TOKIO and Eito performs as band
About JE being a bless or a curse, I guess it's a matter of opinion, and if you ask that around in fandom you'll get different answers. To me, it's a huge blessing. First of all because, like you said, they are the reason these 8 people got together in the first place, the likelyhood that they would end up meeting outside and forming a group was very little, and being in a powerful and influential agency is vital to get themselves out there in the business and known by the public. If they didn't have that marketing-machine backing them up it'd be difficult for them to make it in the business (as it is for everyone), so the agency gives them leverage at that. Also, if they weren't in JE they wouldn't be the group they are, doing the things they do. imagine them NOT as an idol group assembled by an idol agency: members like Yoko and Hina would definitely NOT be there if it were only about the music, because they contribute little in it (and nothing at all in their first years). Being an idol group from an idol agency means that not only musical abilities are important but also general entertainment abilities like talking and being funny, because an idol has to be able to entertain in many ways, not only music, and that's what EIto is: a general entertainment unit. They do comedy, sing act, host... Idols are like that, they don't do just one thing. That is how I see it, at least. Of course, not everything is paradise in JE, the agency lives in the stone age and there are many bad things, but overall, if I had to weight it all, I see the good side.
I'll take a look around if I can find that Shiwake. I'm retty sure it is around somewhere, hopefully not with dead links.. Oh, and take your time watching stuff. Unfortunately, the internationa fandom has been less active these last couple of years, not many people sub stuff anymore and download links are rarer, but if you want to download stuff this blog has a lot of things http://kanjani8-mexico.blogspot.com.br/ and you can try also here https://eito-br.livejournal.com/30029.html (it's been a long time since I posted and updated it but some of the links for the old concerts and discography still work). The best comm for downloading stuff is this one http://onlyeitofiles.livejournal.com/ (but I don't know if they're accepting new subscriptions.. I hope so!)
And You were right. These great comms: Onlyeitofiles, o_e sub, Eitokickass, are not open for new membership. Eitokun remains so silent. This makes me regret as how late I am to get to know Eito. It's like I am just reaching an ideal destination spot and find out that everybody else has already gone. orz
Um...do you think is it ok for me, a non-Brazillian and Portuguese-speaking user, to try to join your comm? What if I take some files there and want to leave a thank you comment? Since it stated that discussion must be in Portuguese. Wouldn't that be a problem?
Ooh...I'm quite impressed by TOKIO's background. Must be a nice band indeed.
I honestly don't know why those pages don't accept new people (actually I know it's because people keep stealing their stuff and uploading it to streaming channels) but it honestly sucks for new fans :/ It feels like we don't have a place to gather anymore. Probably the only place where people still seem to interact a bit is on tumblr.
Oh, and of course you can join the brazilian comm! Unfortunately it has been inactive for quite a while, since the other moderators and I became too busy with daily lives to keep up with it, but you can find links on the sidebar to download stuff. If there's something you want to download and the links are dead, tell me and I'll try to fix them. And don't worry about leaving comments in English, it's totally fine ^^ That kanjani8mexico comm also has the more recent stuff for download, it's currently the best place that shares their stuff with international fans.
Oh, TOKIO is amazing xD I'm kind of biased to say it since I'm a fan, but if you ever want to check them out, this is a good place http://unffinityandbeyond.tumblr.com/
Sigh. Yep, I kinda suspect as much why these comms are refusing to accept new members. But it really sucks BIG time to the late-coming fans. There’s no use complaining though. orz
I’ve been hunting for that Shiwake episode outside LJ, wandering into Blogspot comms of Eito Peru, Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil. Eventually I found a sole link of the exact ep that went directly to…dozchan@LJ, which is undoubtedly a lost (forever) cause. Hahahaha T T
However, thanks to you I’m finally able to get a huge collection of Eito early concerts and such. Sending big hug and kisses to you. Mwahhh. So far, all the links work just fine. I’ll inform you if something comes up.
About TOKIO, actually I have seen (not known) Nagase from a long time ago when I had a Jdrama binge in the early 2000’s. One of my fave drama is Ikebukuro West Gate Park, starring Nagase, YamaP, Tsumabuki Satoshi, and Kubozuka Yosuke. The latter was my main focus at that time since he was such a great actor. (I would recommend Ping Pong (2002) if you ever get a slightest bit of interest. Plus the OST is great too) Nagase was kakkoii and looked crazy and pretty wild. But I didn’t look him up. Until recently, I happened to randomly see a GIF of him tongue-kissing his band mate on stage. I was like whoooaahhh!!! Here comes a crazier dude than Eito lot! XD He has considerably aged from the first time I’ve seen him. Which first TOKIO song would you recommend for a non-fan?
Yeah, unfortunately I didn't find the shiwake ep, but I'll keep an eye out. Oh, dozchan... Good times when she used to upload absolutely everything...
I'm glad the links I put up for the concerts still work! It's nice to see all of them in order so you'll see their evolution xD
Oh, about TOKIO, their most famous song (that they sing every year in every year-end special) is Sorafune. It's like, reeeeeeeally well known xD and easy to find with a quick search on google. Since it's the song most people like, it's what I'd recommend, but they have so many amazing songs, it's hard! They have many good ballads too. I mentioned one of their songs (my favorite) in the 30-day Eito post, it's Mr. Travelling Man. I loved their latest single Kumo, it's a quick download here https://tokioteatime.livejournal.com/482387.html (just join the comm) Oh yeah, and they're absolutely crazy hahahaha But actually the thing is, they're mostly famous as tv celebrities because of their tv shows rather than idols, so their fanbase isn't so young or made out of young girls and they don't have much of an image to care about, unlike Eito who still has to worry about that somewhat. TOKIO has literally ZERO fucks to give lol
I checked Tokyo Jihen out. They remind me of Pizzicato Five. So…this is what Maru likes musically. Um, okay. Undeniably, Japanese people produces quite an array of musical genre and artists which is very interesting and is a diversity to the audience benefically.
Honestly, I haven’t got time to watch much of 8’s stuffs lately. Been busy like hell collecting everything I could get my hands on. And sadly, there’s still a tons of even bigger proportion that I couldn’t get access to. T T Will try to watch Eightertainment soon.
So, is it a blessing or a curse for 8 to be under JE management? Well, if it wasn’t for JE in the first place, we will never get to see Kanjani8 formed as a group for sure. I know that. But still, for (a newbie like) me 8 seems to be a group who enjoys and have fun playing as a band and generally is musically inspired and serious about their music. I totally agree with you here that I love to see them playing as band, rather than just singing and dancing around.
But then, Tokio also plays instruments as I’ve seen bits of this and that. So it's nothing new in JE, right? I have to confess I know nothing about other JE or any other idol groups, so to speak.
Me meeting 8 is quite a zigzag story which I’ll elaborate later. If you don’t get bored first. XD
On a side note, would you happen to know where in LJ can I get Shiwake show? To be exact, the one aired on 2012/05/26 where Maru had a taiko drum match with a guest. I’d love to see him in action. XD
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I mean, there are members here and there in other groups who can play an instrument, but no groups except for TOKIO and Eito performs as band
About JE being a bless or a curse, I guess it's a matter of opinion, and if you ask that around in fandom you'll get different answers. To me, it's a huge blessing. First of all because, like you said, they are the reason these 8 people got together in the first place, the likelyhood that they would end up meeting outside and forming a group was very little, and being in a powerful and influential agency is vital to get themselves out there in the business and known by the public. If they didn't have that marketing-machine backing them up it'd be difficult for them to make it in the business (as it is for everyone), so the agency gives them leverage at that. Also, if they weren't in JE they wouldn't be the group they are, doing the things they do. imagine them NOT as an idol group assembled by an idol agency: members like Yoko and Hina would definitely NOT be there if it were only about the music, because they contribute little in it (and nothing at all in their first years). Being an idol group from an idol agency means that not only musical abilities are important but also general entertainment abilities like talking and being funny, because an idol has to be able to entertain in many ways, not only music, and that's what EIto is: a general entertainment unit. They do comedy, sing act, host... Idols are like that, they don't do just one thing. That is how I see it, at least. Of course, not everything is paradise in JE, the agency lives in the stone age and there are many bad things, but overall, if I had to weight it all, I see the good side.
I'll take a look around if I can find that Shiwake. I'm retty sure it is around somewhere, hopefully not with dead links..
Oh, and take your time watching stuff. Unfortunately, the internationa fandom has been less active these last couple of years, not many people sub stuff anymore and download links are rarer, but if you want to download stuff this blog has a lot of things http://kanjani8-mexico.blogspot.com.br/ and you can try also here https://eito-br.livejournal.com/30029.html (it's been a long time since I posted and updated it but some of the links for the old concerts and discography still work). The best comm for downloading stuff is this one http://onlyeitofiles.livejournal.com/ (but I don't know if they're accepting new subscriptions.. I hope so!)
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And You were right. These great comms: Onlyeitofiles, o_e sub, Eitokickass, are not open for new membership. Eitokun remains so silent. This makes me regret as how late I am to get to know Eito. It's like I am just reaching an ideal destination spot and find out that everybody else has already gone. orz
Um...do you think is it ok for me, a non-Brazillian and Portuguese-speaking user, to try to join your comm? What if I take some files there and want to leave a thank you comment? Since it stated that discussion must be in Portuguese. Wouldn't that be a problem?
Ooh...I'm quite impressed by TOKIO's background. Must be a nice band indeed.
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Oh, and of course you can join the brazilian comm! Unfortunately it has been inactive for quite a while, since the other moderators and I became too busy with daily lives to keep up with it, but you can find links on the sidebar to download stuff. If there's something you want to download and the links are dead, tell me and I'll try to fix them. And don't worry about leaving comments in English, it's totally fine ^^ That kanjani8mexico comm also has the more recent stuff for download, it's currently the best place that shares their stuff with international fans.
Oh, TOKIO is amazing xD I'm kind of biased to say it since I'm a fan, but if you ever want to check them out, this is a good place http://unffinityandbeyond.tumblr.com/
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I’ve been hunting for that Shiwake episode outside LJ, wandering into Blogspot comms of Eito Peru, Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil. Eventually I found a sole link of the exact ep that went directly to…dozchan@LJ, which is undoubtedly a lost (forever) cause. Hahahaha T T
However, thanks to you I’m finally able to get a huge collection of Eito early concerts and such. Sending big hug and kisses to you. Mwahhh. So far, all the links work just fine. I’ll inform you if something comes up.
About TOKIO, actually I have seen (not known) Nagase from a long time ago when I had a Jdrama binge in the early 2000’s. One of my fave drama is Ikebukuro West Gate Park, starring Nagase, YamaP, Tsumabuki Satoshi, and Kubozuka Yosuke. The latter was my main focus at that time since he was such a great actor. (I would recommend Ping Pong (2002) if you ever get a slightest bit of interest. Plus the OST is great too) Nagase was kakkoii and looked crazy and pretty wild. But I didn’t look him up. Until recently, I happened to randomly see a GIF of him tongue-kissing his band mate on stage. I was like whoooaahhh!!! Here comes a crazier dude than Eito lot! XD He has considerably aged from the first time I’ve seen him. Which first TOKIO song would you recommend for a non-fan?
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I'm glad the links I put up for the concerts still work! It's nice to see all of them in order so you'll see their evolution xD
Oh, about TOKIO, their most famous song (that they sing every year in every year-end special) is Sorafune. It's like, reeeeeeeally well known xD and easy to find with a quick search on google. Since it's the song most people like, it's what I'd recommend, but they have so many amazing songs, it's hard! They have many good ballads too. I mentioned one of their songs (my favorite) in the 30-day Eito post, it's Mr. Travelling Man. I loved their latest single Kumo, it's a quick download here https://tokioteatime.livejournal.com/482387.html (just join the comm)
Oh yeah, and they're absolutely crazy hahahaha But actually the thing is, they're mostly famous as tv celebrities because of their tv shows rather than idols, so their fanbase isn't so young or made out of young girls and they don't have much of an image to care about, unlike Eito who still has to worry about that somewhat. TOKIO has literally ZERO fucks to give lol
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