Thanks to Tsubalicious for the info.

The drama Takki did for 24jikan last year is going to be released on DVD.

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+ CDJapan info +

title: 24jikan TV Drama Special - Chichi no Umi, Boku no Sora
Release Date: 2005/05/25
Starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Hideaki Takizawa, Aoi Miyazaki, Kazuo Kitamura
Special Features: Extras expected
price: 3800yen

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Have not been in a genki/cheerful mood for the past few days. I will be fine in a few days time. I will still post entries, but just the main info that I get. Sorry for the really short posts and 1-liners.

3 within about a year's span. Everything I did felt so familiar and it is so totally wrong to feel this way. It's not like I want to feel this way. I do not have a choice. Everyone around me were so surprised. Usually, someone around my age range would not be familiar with such things. I know this is inevitable. But I hope it doesn't happen, at least not in the near future.

The bonus track for the new single has been revealed. It's entitled "Romantic".

Happy Birthday Hideaki Takizawa.

+ ONE + + TWO + + THREE + + FOUR + + FIVE +

(editted @ 3AM)

Takki appeared on NHK StudioPark on Tuesday (050322). I only got a short part of it (02:22). But it's the essence I think. They showed Takki's appearance on NHK StudioPark when he was 15 years old, doing a dance!!!! So cute!!!!!

When the hosts first tell Takki that they are going to show Takki's appearance on NHK StudioPark when he was only a 15yr old boy, Takki's expression went from shocked to embarrassed to anxious. (& anticipative?) I think he was worried also, didn't really know what to expect.

The VTR is from 1997.5.5 NHK StudioPark.

15-yr old Takki enters through a side-door when the hosts of StudioPark introduces him. He looks soooo excited and raises both hands in the air repeatedly as the live audience cheers and screams loudly. Takki was so excited that he forgot to close the door after that!!! Then the female host says, "Kawaii desu ne~~~" (Of course yo! It's Takizawa!!! ) Then the scene cuts to Takki standing at a side of the couch and the 2 hosts watching him. Music starts and Takki starts moving to the beat of the music as if in preparation before the start of a dance. (In the inset, we can see 22yr-Takki laughing hysterically at 15yr-Takki. ) And then Takki starts dancing to the music!! Takki was so embarrassed that he said, "Yamete kore~~!!!"

And...and....and...then........01:19.
TAKIZAWA, YOU ERO ERO JIJI-SAN!!! (at 15 yrs old!!!)

After the VTR ended, Takki was so embarassed. But all the hosts and other guests were like, "Sugoi desu ne~~~~" And of course Takki couldn't stop grinning!!!!!!!!!! Ahh.... Takki's grin!!! Kawaii~~~~~ Takki was so hot from the embarrassment that he had to use his hands to fan himself!! Takki was like, "Hazukashii~~~" and "Bikkurishita~~~"

01:29. They showed a spilt second of the live audience. The ones lucky enough to sit on chairs inside the studio were mainly middle-aged women. And the majority of the fans were watching from outside the glass window. Btw, I saw 2 handdrawn potraits of Yoshitsune which fans held to the glass window.

I wonder if anything else interesting happened after that? The clip I have ends shortly after the VTR. Hmm.... I do have StudioPark on my cable. But the schedule for the airing of StudioPark is totally unearthly!!!! If I am still a student, I would still be able to watch it because I sleep at insane times. But as a OL now, I can't afford to. StudioPark airs @ about 4+ PM and 4+ AM on my cable. Hmm.... I have to move my butt and seriously schedule some timer recordings!!! I have to utilise my NHK channel more yo!!!

(Credits of info & clip to Blu & Elysia @ JC. )

第158章 - 滝連合 (050321)

お疲れちゃん
今日はこないだ言ったコンサート裏側を話そうかな!!
長いよ・・・？いいの・・・？？？
とりあえず今回は、コンサートはスケジュール的に難しいって
話しになり、一年間お預けって感じだったんだけど、いきなり
Ｊ『ＹＯＵ～達コンサートやっちゃいなよ!!』
Ｔ『だってやらないって言ってなかった？？？しかも何も準備してないよ』
Ｊ『じゃーやらないって事でいいのね!?』
Ｔ『あっヤルやる』って感じで決まったの!!
だから俺達もコンサートスタッフもアタフタアタフタだったよ
まー今も焦ってるんだけどね
色々なやり方あると思うけど俺達の場合は、大体コンサートの構成などは、本番の４ヶ月ぐらい前からイメージをして、まずは文章に起こすんだ!!
例えばオープニングは赤のイメージで火を使った演出・・・。
みたいな感じで進める感じかな！
そこから曲を決めて、ある程度の流れを作るのよ!! !!
それから、会場によって可能な演出や特効などなど調べて、ステージの形を決めて、衣裳のデザイン画を作って、初めてリハーサル＆振り付けをする！
この時は大体本番の１ヶ月前ぐらいかな
文章に書いてあるイメージを自分たちが動いて再現する感じかな。
細かい所を直しながら本番を迎えるスーパー簡単に言ったらこんな感じだよ
よく手紙にこの曲やってって書いてあるんだけど、貰う時には既にその時期が過ぎてるんだよねもうちょい早く貰えると助かります
また滝連でいくつか演出するから、マメにチェックしてね
じゃー早速今日から一発目の演出ね!!
ちゃんとメモしといてよー。

とりあえずツアーＴシャツ着て（?.ー；）
前回なんか着ろって言ってんのに着てない人いたし（＞_＜）
会場全体が同じＴシャツ着ててもウケルけど、俺達はかなりうれしいよ
着てなかったらマジで抱きしめちゃうよもしかしてこれが逆効果なの（・_・）？？

あと、福岡のみんな大丈夫か？
新潟といい福岡もだけど他人事には思えないよ。
頑張れ!!
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Ostukarechan!! Phew, such a longgggg Takiren!!!!! Please excuse my extremely limited knowledge of the Japanese language. Nere will definitely have a much better translation. (erm, actually, mine is not even a translation. It's more of a summary. ) Ok, bascially, Takki mentions about how he found out about the concert. Johnny-san told (more of commanded actually) him, " YOU are doing a concert na yo!!" (Eh?? Mata? Has Johnny now decided to spring a surprise on his artistes about their concerts?? Or is it just Takki & Tsuba? ) He also says that the concert schedule this time is difficult. Therefore, the preparations for this concert are taihen. Various preparations, among others, is to think about the venue, general outline composition of the concert etc. He is thinking a lot about one's image and mentioned the example of using fire (I think he is referring to his image last year, where Takki had a fire at his "T" and Tsubasa had a wing at his "T"). He also mentioned about using stage props to match one's image. This time, there is little time to decide and prepare the design of the costumes.

And guess what? Takki wants us to buy the concert tee and wear it at the concert. So, there will DEFINITELY be a concert tee again this year. Hai Takki, iyo, we will buy and wear it yo!!! But you have to have SMALLER SIZES!!!! Most of your fans are females!!! The sizes were humongous last year!! We were all literally swimming in the tee!!!! I really wana wear the tee to go out but it's so huge!!! So till date, I have only worn it about 3 times?

And he asks if everyone in Fukouka safe because there was quite a strong earthquake there yesterday. (Near to 7 on the Richter Scale) And he mentioned about the previous Niigata earthquake and tells everyone to ganbarre. Hmm.... mata charity and Takki as charity-ambassador?? Like an angel sent to them from heaven. Ii ne~~~~~ You are going to make many school children in Fukouka very very happy. Lucky school children again. Sigh.

( どうもありがとうございます to Bee&Jan )

戴きます!!!

+ ONE + + TWO + + THREE + + FOUR + + FIVE +

Glomp glomp.....yum yum.....

Wow, are Takitsuba fans fast or what? Kamen lyrics are up and can be found @ + 2nd Face + & + Ray-san's romanised lyrics + (She has the Japanese lyrics as well.)

(どうもありがとうございます to Jenn & Ray-san for the lyrics )


Sidetrack: Nere sms-ed Snuffles yesterday who then sms-ed me and told me that Kimutaku was in MALAYSIA yesterday!!!! Woah!!!! Then I found out that Kimutaku has a new dorama entitled "Engine" coming up. It is due to air on April 18th, Monday @ 9pm on FujiTV. He is starring as a racing/test driver. So it's dorama shooting @ Malaysia GP. Lucky fans in Malaysia ne~~~

(花になれ　空になれ　夢になれ　この変化して
鳥になれ　海になれ　夢になれ　時代変化して...............)

The mad rush for downloads starts again with Takitsuba's new single releasing soon. It seems that Takitsuba appeared in a VTR on Mezamashi TV news this morning for their new single. It was not a very long clip apparently.

Sponichi
Nikkansports
Daily Sports

(Original source of links from Yahoo Japan News. Thanks to Junko for the info @ JC)

I LOVE KAMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!!! It's really very very good!!!! (Besides the fact that it's going to be used as the theme song for Mask 2 ) But the song sounds GREAT and to me, that is all that matters!!!!!

Tsubasa played Takitsuba's upcoming new single's song Kamen on tonight's ToBase. He played the whole song!!! It's really very good! I liked it the first time I heard it already. Love at First Hearing!!! And this time, you can really hear it so much more clearly on ToBase and feel the vibes of the song! And I can hear Takki singing!!! This is a UNIT song!!! Unit songs should be sung by BOTH of them!! I mean, the live version from the baseball game was only Tsubasa singing and there was alot of background sounds from the audience screaming as well. So, tonight is really the first time I heard Kamen so clearly!!! Like what Jenn said, I too feel that the first time the fans hear a new unit song, it should be properly sung by BOTH of them! This way, fans would be able to get the right impressions and feelings for the song.

Kamen is 5.02 mins long. The chorus is the best!!!! Upbeat and dance song!! Yata!!! PV dase!!!! Hayaku!!!!! I want AND need to know the dance movements!!!! Hmmmm..... so this single includes 2 theme songs ne? Kamen for Mask 2 and Mirai Koukai for One Piece. Actually, both songs do sound right for a movie/anime. I wonder what props are Takitsuba going to use for Kamen. Really interested to find out after listening to the song!! It's really upbeat!!! And I am sure they have to use a prop that is somehow in relation to the movie desho? Like how they used shawls and bit the shawls at the end of singing One Day, One Dream because ODOD was used for Inuyasha, to depict a dog biting something. Erm, for Kamen.... masks??? But how are the fans going to deal with masks? If we are going to cover our faces with masks, we wouldn't be able to keep our eyes glued on Takitsuba yo!!!!

皆さん!!! Have you pre-ordered your THREE versions of Kamen + Mirai Koukai single yet?? Kamen really sounds good!!! Plus after hearing it, my head just automatically imagines scenes from the PV. Sorry I cant concentrate on listening to the rest of ToBase to hear properly what Tsubasa said, much less translate it. Too engrossed with Kamen now.

borrows snuffles nick: 仮面は最高

(どうもありがとうございます to yosho for ToBase )

Kamen on endless auto-repeat mode

(re-editted new single info @ 050317 2.08AM)
どうもありがとうございます to nere for the info.

(editted new single info about KAMEN @ 050315 10.50AM)

Firstly,

Takki Rengo No. 157 (050312)

お疲れちゃん！！
春春って言うけど、まだまだ寒い日が続くね
あと風邪も流行ってるし(+。+)
みんなコンサート前なんだから気をつけてね
いきなり決まったから最近は焦ってコンサートの構成を作ってます
前回はナンダカンダ流れが良かったから、今回はカナリ難しいよー
今回もやっぱり皆も踊って歌いたいよね？
ハァ～頑張って作ります
今度さぁ～コンサートが出来るまでを語ろうか！？
そうするとまた違う角度から見れるもんね！！
想像以上に深いよー♪ 今週は義経撮影も大変だけど頑張るぞ！！

P.S. ちゃんとカレンダー見た？
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Otsukarechan!!
Speaking of haru (spring), there are still many cold days ne.
The cold is also spreading around.
Everyone, please take of yourselves before the concert ne.
Erm, and he says that the preparations for the previous concerts are easier but this time is difficult yo. (Sorry I can't do an accurate translation here.)
This time, everyone wants to sing and dance along too yo ne?
I will do my best.
Next time, should I wait till the concert is possible before I say something!?
Things will be seen from a different view then.
Imagination is so deep yo
This week is Yoshitsune shooting so it's taihen but ganbaruzo!!
PS: You have seen the calendar?
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Takki is the best salesman to boost sales for anything T&T related!!! He always ask if we have heard the new song, seen Yoshitsune, seen dvd, seen calendar etc..... Ahh, I can't really do a direct translation for some of it. Please excuse my poor Japanese language.

Next,

New Single is KAMEN & MIRAI KOUKAI (double A side single, on sale 050504)
KAMEN is officially announced as the theme song to be used for the movie Mask 2 airing in Japan on 050416. (Do you think they will go for the opening in Japan? ). And as we all already know, MIRAI KOUKAI has been the theme song for the anime "One Piece" for some time now.
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Tower Records
CDJapan
仮面／未来航海 [CD+DVD]＜初回特典封入＞First Special Edition
(includes dvd of Kamen PV shooting + One Piece sticker)
Song List:
+ Kamen
+ Mirai Koukai
+ Kamen (karaoke version)
+ Mirai Koukai (karaoke version)

Tower Records
CDJapan
仮面／未来航海＜通常盤＞Normal Edition
(includes bonus track. "Imai Tsubasa" song kana? )
Song List:
+ Kamen
+ Mirai Koukai
+ Kamen (karaoke version)
+ Mirai Koukai (karaoke version)

Tower Records
CDJapan
仮面／未来航海 [CD+ブックレット]＜初回限定生産盤＞Limited Edition
(includes 36-page booklet + One Piece sticker)
Song List:
+ Kamen
+ Mirai Koukai
+ Bonus Track (unknown yet)
+ Kamen (karaoke version)
+ Mirai Koukai (karaoke version)
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This is insane. 2 versions I can still handle. But now THREE?! Oh........ Kitagawa really knows how to squeeze all the $$ from fans . Oh gawd, the dvd has Kamen PV shooting!!!! Yata!!!!!! Judging from how Kamen sounds like, I am anticipating a dance PV yo!!! And a THIRTY-SIX page booklet?!!! Ok, it does not say if it's picture booklet or not, but most probably it is. (I think) And a bonus track for the normal edition?! Aiyaya, does this mean I really have to buy THREE versions??!!!!! Okane~~~~~~~~~~

(どうもありがとうございます to Bee & Jan for the above Takiren and info )

(re-uploaded Part 1 on 050317 @ 1.16AM)

Minna-san,

here is the usual served fresh and piping hot!!

+ ONE + + TWO + + THREE + + FOUR + + FIVE + + SIX +

To one of my closest and best friend cum partner in crime (for anything Takki related that is ),

Snuffles, お誕生日、おめでとうございます!!!

May you have a Takki year filled with happiness!! May your upcoming trip be the best one yet! Pls continue to stay the way you are, ie. cheerful+Takki-mad+crappy+corny always!!! Thank you for all these years when we went through so many things together! I will never forget our life in SNGS, ie. "happening" classes by our teachers ( Yu-先生, Choo-先生 etc), sports day preparations (red house), killer hockey trainings with 先輩-idolising, insanely-early Sunday morning cross-country trainings, AJC, ie. extremely-boring Economics lessons with Ah-Choi, wacky Geography lessons with Ra"shit", 迚熱いhockey trainings with crappy 先輩, visiting Ntl Skin Ctr together, playing truant, gatherings and outings, infamous class for being pathetic in every subject and excelling in sports, NUS, ie. long gossip lunch sessions, exam study group, and most importantly, for being a Takki fan and bringing me total joy and happiness (admist all the cardiac arrests ) !!!!

Thank you for 春魂 & 鯛魂 2004!

どうもありがとうございます!

皆さん! Yep, it's the time of the year again! 滝沢様誕生日 is coming!!! Let's all do something to send to 滝 ya? Ray-さん has made a BBS for everyone to send their 誕生日 wishes. She will print out all our messages and send it to the FC. She has asked for short messages only. Please read and try to abide by her instructions ok? ありがとうございます.

To send your birthday wishes to Takki, please go here.

+ Birthday Message BBS +

Ray-さん has also come up with a questionaire-cum-poll for us to vote for what we would like most for 滝 or 滝翼 as a unit to do in his/their future work. There are 5 questions in total.

+ Qn 1 + + Qn 2 + + Qn 3 + + Qn 4 + + Qn 5 +

(Ray-さん, どうも ありがとうございます. )

For further information, you can go to the Birthday Message BBS and read what Ray-さん has posted. 皆さん! Let's all help to make this as successful as possible ya? 滝翼家族 unite! Gamfammi!

The episode starts off with a short recap of the previous episode.

Shanaou goes to find Kichiji. As usual, he hides under a veil to go around the city. He sees Kiyomori's eldest son and the Heike people riding on horses holding hats in victory. They have gone to get back their hats from the previous incident where they suffered an insult. (Remember Kiyomori's 2 other sons who were stopped in the middle of the streets and lost the brawl and had their hats removed? The eldest son went to claim back their dignity by taking the hats back.) Shanaou sees this and the ojisan who usually goes around in a wheelchair was also present. (Ok, there are narrations and short conversations here. But gomenasai, watashi wa wakarimasen.)

A group of people report to the ex-emperor Goshirakawa about the Heike clan and the Emperor seems perplexed. Kiyomori also has a meeting with all his sons. His sons are worried and agitated about Yoritomo in Izu. They are worried that Yoritomo will plan to attack them and plead with Kiyomori for him to do something to prevent this from happening. The second eldest son is angry with Kiyomori after the meeting has ended as he feels that Kiyomori is too soft-hearted and he wants to do something about the situation himself. After the meeting ended, Kiyomori and the eldest son have a separate talk.

Shanaou, with his usual veil disguise goes to find Tokiwa. Gotari and Utsubo accompany him to help him out. They meet Kichiji and I think Kichiji said that Tokiwa was not around or it was not convenient at that time to meet Tokiwa? Shanaou is visibly disappointed and Gotari and Utsubo accompany Shanaou back to Kurama. I think Shanaou says that no matter what, he will find a way to see Tokiwa again. Gotari and Shanaou agrees to help him. At the steps up to Kurama Temple, they see Benkei sleeping sitting up. Benkei have been waiting for Shanaou to return. Gotari and Utsubo turns to leave Shanaou and Shanaou thanks them for everything. Unknown to Benkei, there is another way up to Kurama Temple. Shanaou sneaks up and avoids Benkei who is still sleeping and snoring away. And Shanaou gives such a happy grin that he succeeded in avoiding Benkei that he looked like he was a child who has just been offered a handful of sweets!!! Ahh.....totemo kawaii ne~~~~

Kiyomori's daughter, Tokuko is with Kiyomori and Tokiko. I think Kiyomori and Tokiko tells Tokuko their intention to try and make Tokuko the wife of Goshirakawa. Tokuko is not happy with the decision but knows that she has no choice and is in no position to change this decision. Tokiko gets angry that Tokuko does not appreciate their good intentions and she apologises to Kiyomori for her daughter's reactions. And then Kiyomori goes off into this long speech which....of course i don't understand. But I think he's talking about his plan and how he is going to go about realising it.

Oh yea, and then we see Shanaou cleaning the floor at Kurama with him kneeling and holding a cloth, ie. the traditional Japanese style of cleaning floors. Gotari comes to find Shanaou and tells him something about Tokiwa.

In Izu, Yoritomo reads a letter about the update of happenings in Kyoto. I think he finds out about Kiyomori's dream of Fukuhara and devises to plot a plan. He went to the beach to think things over and Masako happen to rides her horse over. Yoritomo tells her that he is thinking of a plan and Masako gets interested. She sits with him to discuss/ponder the plan over. However, oblivous to them, there are Heike spies watching them.

Back in Kyoto, the sons have a meeting with Kiyomori again with the latest updates from their spies from Izu. They are worried of a Genji revolution against the Heike clan. And Yoshiko appears in this episode!!! Still being a child that is, so it's not Goto Maki's appearance yet. Yoshiko is the daughter of Kiyomori and Tokiwa. Tokiko was furious when she found out about Yoshiko that she sent Yoshiko away and Yoshiko never saw Tokiwa since.

(To Be Continued.....)

+ ONE + + TWO + + THREE + + FOUR + + FIVE +

Aiyaya, another heart wrenching episode!!! This is yet another milestone episode in Yoshitsune as Shanaou-sama becomes Minamoto Yoshitsune here!!

I will get the synopsis of Yoshitsune episode 8 up really soon!!! Really!!! Sorry for the delay these past 2 weeks!

(Edited @ 050308) Added the rest of the links!

Takki's ZOOMIN interview on 050301. Sorry this is late. (Everything is late recently due to all the shocks. ) I mentioned it a few days ago. But just didnt get down to posting it properly. It's about Takki planning his future. It's pretty hilarious. He really misses his classmates from school (cos he repeats THRICE that he wants to go for his class gatherings ) and he also really wants to become a young father yo. Takki-kun, ii ne~~~ Your genes will get passed on.

(Edited on 050305)

(Original site = http://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/johnnys/index.shtml Original translation by Momo and given to me by Bee. Doomo arigatou ne~ )

050329 - 23sai birthday will not have any special planning ... but will still be working! (Takki-kun, taihen ne~~) In October, all of Yoshitsune shooting will be finished! (Hmm, does that mean perhaps a new album will be released soon after that? )

From 2006 - Tackey & Tsubasa will start to hold concerts in Hachiouchi (Takki's hometown) and Fujisawa (Tsubasa's hometown) every year!

2007 - Takki (& Tsubasa!!) will be involved in the work of a new single's shooting! I will also return to Hachiouji to join his classmates for a gathering for the first time!

2008 - Takki (& Tsubasa!!) wish to go to Taiwan or Thailand and Asia to hold concerts!! (YES!!! PLS FUFILL THIS WISH!!! ONEGAISHIMASU!!!)

2009 - I will be an idol in the day and transform into a strong policeman at night. (Takki, I think everyone will recognise you in the police uniform ne. Perhaps even WANT to get caught by you on purpose!! ) I wish to have a police role in a drama!

2010 - I want to challenge film shooting!! (SG better bring this movie in!!)

2011 - Takki will have a lightning marriage! I will marry my girlfriend whom I have fallen in love with for three years and she is a lifestyle girl! I will then hold the wedding in Yokohama Arena (Yappari, Yokohama Arena is special to him ne~) and cover my face with a mask! (baka baka Takki!!! He will wear a mask to his OWN wedding??!!! It's not a costume party yo! )

2013 - The first baby boy is born!

2015 - A baby daughter is born! I (& Tsubasa!!) wish to hold concerts in Taiwan or Thailand .. and also around Asia! (Takki, if you can tour around ASIA TWICE in my lifetime, I will be contented forever. )

2016 - There will be a classmate gathering again!

2020 - I wish to challenge the role of being a Film Supervisor! The title of the film has not been confirmed yet but it has the feel of an Amercian film!

2022 - 40sai

2026 - Classmate gathering!

2027 - I wish to act in a detective drama!! (He seems to really like being a law-enforcer huh?)

2032 - 50sai! I will have a hot spring hotel in the mountains! (And every fan will go hunt down the location of that hotel regardless how secluded it will be )

2036- Hisashiburi after 10 years. So, concerts will be held again. But ... I will have asthma after singing the second song (Oh don't you worry Takki! I am sure you will still be very fit at this age because you are a health-cum-workout conscious manic!!! )

2042 - 60sai!

2052 - 70sai! There will be a burglar who attacks my hot spring hotel but I will use my strong legs to bring him down!

2057- I will be taken care of by my wife and leave the world .. I will leave a message to my fans. After three days, I will return to become a boy and be a super idol again. (Takki, have you been influenced abit too much by the concept of Good Friday and Easter?? But, I think he must enjoy his work and life alot now that he wants to do it ALL over again desho? Aww.... )

Yes, I know I am more than super late for Epi 7 synopsis. Gomenasai~~~~ Gyah... There was just too much to do and too much freaking out. This should calm me down for now.

The episode starts off with showing Kiyomori's yume of shifting the capital to Fukuhara. It also shows modern-day Fukuhara as a port/industrial area I believe. Hmm, I think it is trying to show us that Kiyomori's yume was actually a very far-sighted decision which is currently in use in the modern world today.

In Kyoto, Shanaou (with his usual disguise as a female under a veil. I think he is using the red one that Shizuka gave him. It looks similar to me.) with Utsubo and Gotari happens to see Kiyomori and his group heading for Fukuhara in Kyoto. Shanaou remembers when he was younger and heard Kiyomori's talk about the city of his dream and gets interested in seeing Fukuhara and its sea. He then tells Utsubo and Gotari about his decision to go to Fukuhara. Kisanta overheards the conversation and goes up to Shanaou riding in a horse. Shanaou sees him and immediately asks him if his injury is ok already. (Ah....yasashii ne~~ After all, Kisanta ambushed him yo!!) Kisanta tells Shanaou that he overheard his conversation and tells him that he wants to follow him to Fukuhara. He says that he wants to follow wherever Shanaou is going. (I think) Then Shanaou smiles at him. (Ahhh....his smile) But then a group of people arrive who are actually chasing after Kisanta. I dont know why though. So Kisanta hurriedly leaves on his horse.

Shanaou returns to Kurama Temple and looks far ahead at the mountains beyond, thinking about Fukuhara. Then, a fellow monk comes to tell Shanaou that someone is looing for him. It is Benkei. But a group of monks stop Benkei from entering the temple.

Shanaou goes to find Kichiji and tells him about his decision to go to Fukuhara. Shanaou emphasises that he really wants to see Fukuhara and the sea. Kichiji agrees to help him.

In Izu, Yoritomo is sitting at a streambank fishing with a friend. Then, across the streambank, they see Masako riding on a horse. She lets her horse rest and also washes her face. The 2 men comments something about her and starts laughing. Masako sees them laughing at her and gets angry. She starts to pick up pebbles from the streambed and throws as hard and far as she can to try to hit them. But they are too far away to get hit. That only makes the 2 men laugh even more. The next scene shows Masako slightly undressed in another stream washing up. She sees Yoritomo walking towards her. (with a hentai ojisan expression!!) She gets flustered and tries to cover herself up. Gyah, Yoritomo smiles at her as he walks! (really hentai expression!) Then, we see Masako waking up in a fright in her own bedroom at night. Ah, it was just a bad dream. But it shows that she is troubled by her feelings for Yoritomo that she is not supposed to have.

Masako's mother points out to her husband, Hojo Tokimasa that Masako is unusually depressed. Tokimasa is concerned about her. Masako's mother tells Tokimasa that she knows what is troubling Masako. She tells him that Masako has feelings for Yoritomo. Tokimasa is furious upon hearing that because he is helping the Heike clan but Yoritomo is from the Genji clan. (I think this is the reason.) Still being angry, Tokimasa immediately rides a horse to go confront Yoritomo. Erm, I think he was trying to see if Yoritomo would accept and like Masako and that if anything should happen, he would leave Masako in his care. (or something like that.) Yoritomo is bewildered about what has just happened. Masako is hiding in the bushes. She had actually trailed her father and overheard the conversation.

Shanaou goes to Fukuhara with Kichiji and hears from him about Hiraizumi and its splendors. Here, Shanaou sees the sea for the first time in his life. He steps into the water and scoops some water in his hand and drinks it!!! He immediately spits out the water cos it's salty!! (This is the scene where both snuffles and nere screencapped a smiling kawaii Shanaou.) Aiyaya!!! YOU wa mountain boy!! It's SEAWATER yo!! Bwahaahaaa!!!!

Shanaou sees the dream capital that Kiyomori described before and thinks about the past. Shanaou asks Kichiji about Hiraizumi. Then, they spot a boat in the sea. Shanaou sees Kiyomori on the boat and calls out to him. But the boat is too far. Understanding the chasm between himself and Kiyomori whom he has adored just like his father, Shanaou decides to go to Hiraizumi.

Kiyomori entertains the ex-emperor Goshirakawa at Fukuhara who promises to make Tokuko, Kiyomori's daughter, to become a wife of the emperor. This aggravates a conflict between the Heike and court nobles.

Yoritomo is talking to his foster mother, this other woman and the guy who was fishing with him. (I forgot their names.) He realizes that Masako has feelings for him. He is chotto troubled and confused about this problem. He mentions the problem to his lover who is digging the garden with this HUGE hoe. She is doing all the hard labour while Yoritomo is lazing around?! And I think they sort of agreed to remain as status quo even if Yoritomo is to marry Masako. (I think!!) Then Yoritomo lies down and rests his head on his lover's lap. (Yeek, I dont know. But her kimono was dirtied from the garden soil and he just laid his head there. Ah, sorry. Major sidetrack here.)

While travelling in the sedans along the street in Kyoto, the 2 sons of Kiyomori get stopped by another sedan travelling in the opposite direction. I think they are from another clan. A fight between the 2 groups break out. The Heike group lost terribly and the other clan removed the hats of the Heike. I believe this is seen as an insult/disgrace in their time. The 2 brothers had no choice but to go back the way where they came from. The eldest brother is furious when his 2 younger brothers report to him.

Shanaou returns to Kyoto. He tells Utsubo about Fukuhara and Hiraizumi. Utsubo is sad that Shanaou is leaving as she will be left alone in Kyoto. Returning to Kurama's temple, Shanaou sees Benkei who has been waiting for him to ask to have him as a follower. This part is pretty hilarious. Benkei is just absolutely smitten with Shanaou that because he is much taller than Shanaou, he purposely went down a few steps (on the steps up to Kurama Temple) and bowed down to plead with Shanaou!!! Hora! Shanaou oozes so much attractiveness that Benkei is willing to be his follower forever! But Shanaou refuses to accept him. I think this is because Shanaou is going through a transition period now. He is making a decision to leave Kurama Temple and does not want to implicate anyone in his situation now. (I think!) But Benkei said that he will wait at the steps for Shanaou until he agrees. Woah! Benkei, you really just love Shanaou don't you? The last scene shows Shanaou contemplating on his decision and his life now. He looks troubled.

PS: The above synopsis is entirely based on my very limited knowledge of the japanese language and from what I watched. The feelings I expressed are what I myself felt and may not correctly protray what is shown in the episode. I apologise for any mistakes that I have made in my synopsis.

T&T are really really really having a new song!!!!

Went to Jenn's (Arigatou gozaimasu) and read that Tsubasa updated his 283. (finally! It's been ages since he updated!) Takitsuba did a studio recording for their new single on 1st of March!! Ok, snuffles!!! I am sure you can get your cd there already! The cd definitely has to be released by 30th April before Harucon starts at Osaka. And erm, I dont know. But snuffles, you think your guess will come true? Mata event? If there is, we are all going to go insane again. Urgh, does this mean that we CANNOT book anything yet?!

And my goodness! This is really craziness beyond words! Does Takki have time to plan the details for a concert, rehearse, record a new song, event, promote new song aka appear on MS/Utaban/SC/PJ?! Does he spilt himself into a zillion parts and do everything at once?! Is 24 hours a day enough??? I mean, I am definitely very very happy that Takitsuba are not going into a hiatus as of yet. We all thought there will be a major hiatus this year due to Yoshitsune. But HELL NO! It seems like Takitsuba can still manage to squeeze in cd releases and concerts!!! I really have absolutely no idea how Jimusho works. Zenzen wakannai~~~

But OMG, a new song!!! I am crossing my fingers for a Diamond/Real DX-alike song! Erm, or at least an upbeat or rock song!!!

Btw, I think Takki appeared for a ZOOMIN interview. I will double-check that later when I get home. Office comp cannot read any other language except English. *kicks comp*

I missed it when I went to Johnnys-net earlier. Thanks to nere who gave me the info. Everyone, just start screaming n start PLANNING nw!

(Original source from Johnnys-net)
April 30 @ Osaka Jo-Hall @ 6pm
May 1 @ Osaka Jo-Hall @ 12noon & 4pm
May 8 @ Nagoya Rainbow Hall @ 12noon & 4pm
May 21 @ Yokohama Arena @ 2pm & 6pm
May 22 @ Yokohama Arena @ 12noon & 4pm

I still cant think. Mind in a total blank. News not sunk in yet. Cant digest it. Cant plan even.

THE BIGGEST NEWS EVER TO HIT US ALL TAKITSUBA FANS! (I m sorry I m writing in caps. Not making much sense tonight or wont make much sense tomorrow as well)

T&T HARUKON 2005 @ OSAKA, NAGOYA, YOKOHAMA!!!!

GO FREAK OUT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(edited @ 2:42AM)

I am really sorry. The news has not sunk in yet. It's unbelievable, insane, surreal, unreal....WATEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Snuffles just msged me and said that Takki just announced at his Takiren (050301) that a Takitsuba SPRING concert has BEEN DECIDED for Osaka, Nagoya & Yokohama. Then I read Nere's and Ray-san's Sentaki. (Doumo Arigatou Gozaimasu!!) Takki even said that it's something that HAS TO BE DONE and it's CERTAIN. And guess what's ELSE? He said maybe before that, a NEW SONG!!!

Takki, ARE YOU SERIOUS?!!! It's not 1 of your jokes again????? I dont know to be sad or happy about this. No dates are released yet. So even if it's true, cant plan anything. I have just through a TOTAL roller-coaster T&T filled night and I have ABSOLUTELY no idea how I am going to get to sleep or even work tomorrow!!! How is this possible??!!! Where do you get the time to do a concert??? A new song??!!! Yoshitsune is supposed to be taking up 99.9% of your time!! You are already so skinny!!! You wana be a skeleton now??!!! I know you are a workaholic but ain't this chotto extreme?! (Please forgive my rant. I know I sound more angry than happy. But it's just that I cannot believe this news. And I worry for Takki's health.)

I think the entire Takitsuba fan-family is topsy-turvy now. I am getting incoherent. Better stop now. Please excuse me.