Translation: Peach October 2008
Since I'm REALLY bored, I figured I'd try out my hand in translating something for you! OK, so Kame had an article in a German J-music magazine [apparently there is one out there! LOL] called Peach. Well, since I'm able to understand a lot of German [my mom lives in Germany and I happen to be half German], I decided to try to translate the article. From what I understood of it, it's pretty amusing! LOL Also, at the very end, I think they started to randomly talk about MatsuJun, but I could be wrong! LOL
Also, just to point out a couple of things, I love how they got the first name and last name order right for everyone in KAT-TUN, EXCEPT for Kame. LOL I mean, you know how in Japan it's last name then first name? Well, they wrote "...Jin Akanishi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda und Yuichi Nakamaru..." but left Kame as "Kamenashi Kazuya..." or just wrote "Kamenashi" in the article except on the title page. LOL I thought it was funny! They also mentioned Yamapi and Koichi, but with their last names first. LOL
Also, I got bored and used FreeTranslation.Com and typed in "Real Face" and KAT-TUN and they popped up as "actually Face" and KAT-DOING. LOL So yeah, I found that amusing as well.
OK, as for the whole MatsuJun at the end, I swear they're either writing the wrong name or randomly saying something about MatsuJun because they did have "Jun" and "MatsuJun" written in the actual article there. Since it confused me, I used FreeTranslation.Com to translate the sentences "Jun" and "MatsuJun" appeared in, and it popped up as "Jun" and "MatsuJun". So yeah, that's just weird to me.
Anyway, without further ado:
PREVIEW:
^^scans credit to jone_records
This is the text in the orange area
Profile:
Name: Kamenashi Kazuya (亀梨和也)
Nickname: Kame, Kame-chan, Kamenashi-kun, Kazu-chan, Ka-kun
Occupation: Actor, singer, radio DJ, TV personality
Birthday: February 23, 1986
Place of birth: Tokyo
Height: 171 cm [that's about 5'7" for all of us feet using lovers! ˜∂ˆ]
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Blood type: B
Family: Parents, two older brothers, one younger brother, one niece
Agency: Johnny's Entertainment
Groups: KAT-TUN, Shuji to Akira
Radio shows: Kamenashi Kazuya Kase (Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, since April 2008)
Best friends: Jin Akanishi, Hideaki Takizawa (Tackey & Tsubasa), Keita Tachibana (w-inds.), Tsuyoshi Domoto (KinKi Kids)
The actual article starting with what's written on the first page
Kazuya Kamenashi
w/o notice - certainly not with this idol!
Only a few create themselves into the Japanese Mount Olympus of the musician world and are named idol. With his 22 years, he reached more already, can look at more that others in the business and so Kamenashi Kazuya has a successful future ahead, for he has enough potential to make it.
Kamenashi Kazuya is the "K" and the unofficial leader of the popular boy-band KAT-TUN, along with his bandmates Jin Akanishi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda, and Yuichi Nakamaru has already caused so much hype in Japan. As the most popular member and one of the two lead singers, he usually stands in the limelight, gives interviews, and smiles for the fans, but Kame -- like he's lovingly known as to the fans -- still has more to offer than just a good appearance and a beautiful voice. With his acting talent, he's played into numerous hearts already. At the delicate age of 12, he joined the talent agency Johnny's Entertainment and was joined, shortly after some castings, by two of the present members of KAT-TUN in a dance group. Numerous appearances as a background dancer and singer followed before KAT-TUN were finally assembled in it's current formation by Domoto Koichi (KinKi Kids).
In 1999, Kamenashi received a role for the first time in a popular J-dorama and received enough attention in order to provide the "background group" attention and win numerous fans. Through TV appearances with the KinKi Kids, one of the most popular groups in Japan, he increased his fame so that it was impossible to just have a popular group only in the background. KAT-TUN's official debut was in 2001, but the debut of their own CD would have to still wait.
In order to bridge this time, Kame played in some of the most popular Doramas and musicals. After first landing supporting roles in musicals, he received one of the leading roles in the popular musical "Dream Boys" in 2004. Shortly after that, he appeared with bandmate Jin Akanishi in the well known Dorama "Gokusen 2", in which he even received two awards as Best Supporting Actor. After his acting capabilities were proven now, you were able to find him in more and more series again, each one becoming a hit after the other, one of which was "Nobuta wo Produce" where he played a lead role along with Yamashita Tomohisa of the band NEWS in 2005. Suitably to their rolls being connected closely in the series, they sang jointly under the pseudonym Shuji to Akira for the title music. And not to expect how different it was, the single "Seishun Amigo" sold so well, that it landed in the number one spot on the Oricon Single Chart for 34 weeks. After this success, the first single "Real Face" followed, as well as the album "Best of KAT-TUN". Since then, he had more than enough to do, for another leading role followed. Every year since 2004, he played the lead role in the popular musical "Dream Boys". Already he won numerous prizes and awards and it didn't look like it would change, because in 2007, he managed to grab, after fighting hard for these prizes, the prize for the Best Newcomer in Japan. As well as all the solo hits, singles, albums, and concert tours in the biggest halls in Japan.
Meanwhile, Kamenashi Kazuya is also a host of the TV show "Cartoon KAT-TUN" and DJs his radio show once a week, where he not only talks about his favorite music, he answers questions from fans and proves that very big stars still think about their fans and are funny. With his 22 years, it is clear that his career still will continue for a long time and still can expect more from this popular idol.
Idol, that counts in Johnny's as an "elite", and therefore an advertising miracle. Jun created to adorn him the first Japanese man in the Japanese edition of the magazine "Marie Claire", a monthly magazine for women, who photographed fashion, trends, and similar information, and until now a photo of a foreign star and asterisk on the cover. MatsuJun is almost continually somewhere and will publish not only three singles and moderate various shows this year, but will also bring two new movies. The film that is the finale of the dorama "Hana Yori Dango", which just came out in movie theaters, marks the beginning in the USA as the film "The Last Princess". One thing is certain: Sitting still and not creating is not Jun...
Also it proves success.
_________________________
NOTE: This is a somewhat rough translation. I admit, I did have to use FreeTranslation.Com to figure out a couple of words, but for the most part, I tried to do my best without it [mostly because it's not a reliable translation site LOL] and make it understandable to everyone!
Also, just to point out a couple of things, I love how they got the first name and last name order right for everyone in KAT-TUN, EXCEPT for Kame. LOL I mean, you know how in Japan it's last name then first name? Well, they wrote "...Jin Akanishi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda und Yuichi Nakamaru..." but left Kame as "Kamenashi Kazuya..." or just wrote "Kamenashi" in the article except on the title page. LOL I thought it was funny! They also mentioned Yamapi and Koichi, but with their last names first. LOL
Also, I got bored and used FreeTranslation.Com and typed in "Real Face" and KAT-TUN and they popped up as "actually Face" and KAT-DOING. LOL So yeah, I found that amusing as well.
OK, as for the whole MatsuJun at the end, I swear they're either writing the wrong name or randomly saying something about MatsuJun because they did have "Jun" and "MatsuJun" written in the actual article there. Since it confused me, I used FreeTranslation.Com to translate the sentences "Jun" and "MatsuJun" appeared in, and it popped up as "Jun" and "MatsuJun". So yeah, that's just weird to me.
Anyway, without further ado:
PREVIEW:
^^scans credit to jone_records
This is the text in the orange area
Profile:
Name: Kamenashi Kazuya (亀梨和也)
Nickname: Kame, Kame-chan, Kamenashi-kun, Kazu-chan, Ka-kun
Occupation: Actor, singer, radio DJ, TV personality
Birthday: February 23, 1986
Place of birth: Tokyo
Height: 171 cm [that's about 5'7" for all of us feet using lovers! ˜∂ˆ]
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Blood type: B
Family: Parents, two older brothers, one younger brother, one niece
Agency: Johnny's Entertainment
Groups: KAT-TUN, Shuji to Akira
Radio shows: Kamenashi Kazuya Kase (Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, since April 2008)
Best friends: Jin Akanishi, Hideaki Takizawa (Tackey & Tsubasa), Keita Tachibana (w-inds.), Tsuyoshi Domoto (KinKi Kids)
The actual article starting with what's written on the first page
Kazuya Kamenashi
w/o notice - certainly not with this idol!
Only a few create themselves into the Japanese Mount Olympus of the musician world and are named idol. With his 22 years, he reached more already, can look at more that others in the business and so Kamenashi Kazuya has a successful future ahead, for he has enough potential to make it.
Kamenashi Kazuya is the "K" and the unofficial leader of the popular boy-band KAT-TUN, along with his bandmates Jin Akanishi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda, and Yuichi Nakamaru has already caused so much hype in Japan. As the most popular member and one of the two lead singers, he usually stands in the limelight, gives interviews, and smiles for the fans, but Kame -- like he's lovingly known as to the fans -- still has more to offer than just a good appearance and a beautiful voice. With his acting talent, he's played into numerous hearts already. At the delicate age of 12, he joined the talent agency Johnny's Entertainment and was joined, shortly after some castings, by two of the present members of KAT-TUN in a dance group. Numerous appearances as a background dancer and singer followed before KAT-TUN were finally assembled in it's current formation by Domoto Koichi (KinKi Kids).
In 1999, Kamenashi received a role for the first time in a popular J-dorama and received enough attention in order to provide the "background group" attention and win numerous fans. Through TV appearances with the KinKi Kids, one of the most popular groups in Japan, he increased his fame so that it was impossible to just have a popular group only in the background. KAT-TUN's official debut was in 2001, but the debut of their own CD would have to still wait.
In order to bridge this time, Kame played in some of the most popular Doramas and musicals. After first landing supporting roles in musicals, he received one of the leading roles in the popular musical "Dream Boys" in 2004. Shortly after that, he appeared with bandmate Jin Akanishi in the well known Dorama "Gokusen 2", in which he even received two awards as Best Supporting Actor. After his acting capabilities were proven now, you were able to find him in more and more series again, each one becoming a hit after the other, one of which was "Nobuta wo Produce" where he played a lead role along with Yamashita Tomohisa of the band NEWS in 2005. Suitably to their rolls being connected closely in the series, they sang jointly under the pseudonym Shuji to Akira for the title music. And not to expect how different it was, the single "Seishun Amigo" sold so well, that it landed in the number one spot on the Oricon Single Chart for 34 weeks. After this success, the first single "Real Face" followed, as well as the album "Best of KAT-TUN". Since then, he had more than enough to do, for another leading role followed. Every year since 2004, he played the lead role in the popular musical "Dream Boys". Already he won numerous prizes and awards and it didn't look like it would change, because in 2007, he managed to grab, after fighting hard for these prizes, the prize for the Best Newcomer in Japan. As well as all the solo hits, singles, albums, and concert tours in the biggest halls in Japan.
Meanwhile, Kamenashi Kazuya is also a host of the TV show "Cartoon KAT-TUN" and DJs his radio show once a week, where he not only talks about his favorite music, he answers questions from fans and proves that very big stars still think about their fans and are funny. With his 22 years, it is clear that his career still will continue for a long time and still can expect more from this popular idol.
Idol, that counts in Johnny's as an "elite", and therefore an advertising miracle. Jun created to adorn him the first Japanese man in the Japanese edition of the magazine "Marie Claire", a monthly magazine for women, who photographed fashion, trends, and similar information, and until now a photo of a foreign star and asterisk on the cover. MatsuJun is almost continually somewhere and will publish not only three singles and moderate various shows this year, but will also bring two new movies. The film that is the finale of the dorama "Hana Yori Dango", which just came out in movie theaters, marks the beginning in the USA as the film "The Last Princess". One thing is certain: Sitting still and not creating is not Jun...
Also it proves success.
_________________________
NOTE: This is a somewhat rough translation. I admit, I did have to use FreeTranslation.Com to figure out a couple of words, but for the most part, I tried to do my best without it [mostly because it's not a reliable translation site LOL] and make it understandable to everyone!