[happy birthday] 4th july!
Dear Massu,
It's 4th July, the day you share with dear Jin.
So, it has been a long time. When I was first introduced to NEWS, I was sure I wouldn't like you guys. "A dancing boygroup? Not for me," that was what I thought. I was shown NEWS Nippon, and I couldn't be bothered to remember your names. I referred to Koyama as the ZhangShanWei, Kusano as the WangRenFu, and Yamapi as the WuZun. The rest, I didn't even notice, but I actually pointed you out as 'The Girly One', hahahahaha. The girly one who had a very nice smile.
I didn't show any interest..........untill I got hooked on Seishun Amigo. I watched Nobuta and loved it (I still do). I started googling Yamapi and found NEWS.The magazine scans and 2007 calender were probably the first things I found, and I don't know why it was the case, but you were the one who stood out. Especially the crazy smile you had on for every performance of Hoshi wo Mezashite after the suspension. I watched videos, read translations, and learnt about Tegomasu. I remember thinking that Miso Soup was such a lame song title. But yea, it just went on and on and exponential curve. I started off liking NEWS as a whole, but it kinda died a little somewhere and boiled down to you. I still like NEWS of course, but I think the primary reason is that you are inside. The feeling of a group that was really strong during Hoshi is not there anymore, I guess. And I do think that it's not your fault. It's because you guys do not get enough opportunities as a group. Who do we blame for that?
You used to be more outspoken. Somewhere along the way, you started taking a step back and watch people talk, even with tegomass. Just like how you spoke like, 1 sentence in Pacific documentary. All you care about is fashion and food HAH.Gyoza, it is always gyoza (but recently there's a new food isnt it!). You care about the members a lot, and that's very sweet. You may not be the greatest singer around, but you are a decent one. I love it when I hear you singing songs that are really different (like on your masterhits, your versions of Missing and True Love) because I think those are the kind of songs you should be singing. You are a dork, and you are awkward XD Panda, remember?And all those random stuff that spill out of your mouth hahhaha. I wish you'd show this side more often with NEWS.
I would really want to put you together with Ohno, since I really wonder if you guys will go on for 5 hours with an awkward atmosphere XD
Keep smiling, you are 23 now! And you'll be real busy soon with butai, concert, album, 24 hour Terebi:)
