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(Date Posted:12/01/2006 02:48:45)
Wahaha....SMAP jd prime minister. Kayaknya kita pernah ngomongin ini deh yes.... di mana ya, waktu itu??
Tapi kita ngomongin gimana kalo SMAP jadi tokoh2 politik yak, kalo ga salah??? Hihihi....ntar pas kampanye, kita pada bawa uchiwa dunk!! 
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(Date Posted:12/01/2006 03:28:19)
Iyaaaa, kita pernah omongin! =D
Waktu itu kalo ga salah yg paling cocok jadi PM menurut kita: Nakai. Hahaha, dan dia akan jadi PM pertama yg pernah pake bikini di depan rakyat Jepang. LOL!
Kalo Tsuyoshi yg jadi PM, gimana nanti...kalo ngomongnya ga nyambung? Bisa gawat! LOL!
Kalo Takuya? Ga ah, jangan sampe....gue ga rela si K*** jadi 1st lady! xD
Untung Goro ga masuk list! Bisa gawat juga kalo dia jadi PM. Bisa2 dia menentukan satu tanggal utk dijadikan "hari nyisir se-jepang"! LOL!
Kok Shingo ga masuk ya? Menurut gue, malah Shingo yg lebih cocok^^
Tapi mendingan ga usah jadi PM deh...jadi SMAP aja 
Eh, btw, si Shinzo Abe (PM Jepang yg sekarang) dah pernah jadi guest Bistro SMAP kan ya?^^ Kalo Junichiro Koizumi, 1x ato 2x ya jadi guest Bistro?
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(Date Posted:12/02/2006 02:40:30)
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(Date Posted:12/02/2006 15:34:22)
takuya kan pernah ditanya sama politisi (ato tangan kanannya politisi?) "knapa ga jadi politisi aja, klo kimura- san pasti banyak pendukungnya"
takuya heran "heee....???? mereka mau mendukung org yg pake kostum pink ??? [maksudnya P - chan ]
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(Date Posted:12/03/2006 04:06:07)
Reply to : P - chan
takuya kan pernah ditanya sama politisi (ato tangan kanannya politisi?) "knapa ga jadi politisi aja, klo kimura- san pasti banyak pendukungnya"takuya heran "heee....???? mereka mau mendukung org yg pake kostumpink??? [maksudnyaP - chan]
aku mau kok....mau buangeeet malah ^o^ **mbayangin Takuya jd pejabat negara** ...hummmp kira2x bakal mbikin kebijakan apa yah??
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(Date Posted:12/03/2006 14:54:53)
Duh, bangganya Tsuyoshi-ku ada di posisi 2. Walopun sering gak nyambung tapi perlahan2 yayangku ini makin bersinar aja, cup cup muah
Takuya jadi Prime Minister??? JANGAN SAMPE!!!!!!! krn kalo jadi Prime Minister kan pasti bakalan terus disorot, pasti ada tuh yg bakalan manfaatin situasi kayak gini *huh!!!* you know who laaah
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(Date Posted:12/19/2006 10:07:21)
Ada yg posting ini di jdorama. Beritanya diambil dari japan zone (agak shock bacanya  )
Kimutaku Declines Academy Nomination
Actor, SMAP member and Japan's No.1 heart throb Kimura Takuya (34) will not be accepting his nomination for a best actor prize at the 30th Japan Academy Awards. Kimutaku stars in "Bushi no Ichibun", the third in Yamada Yoji's trilogy of samurai movies. His decision means that the movie misses its chance to be represented in all 13 award categories. It is the first time an actor has refused a nomination, other than the rare occasion when it has conflicted with a work schedule. Johnny's Jimusho, which represents Kimura, said he "doesn't want to compete with other nominees". The agency also refuses its stars' nominations for Record Taisho awards as a matter of policy. "Bushi..." was only barely eligible for this year's awards, opening on December 1, the last day for which movies could be considered. It's been a big success, taking in over \1.7 billion at the box office. Several other of its stars have received nominations, including Dan Rei (35), Sasano Takashi (58), and Momoi Kaori (54). "Bushi..." is said to be Yamada's last samurai drama, despite the huge success of "Tasogare Seibei" (Twilight Samurai, 2003) and "Kakushi-ken: Oni no Tsume" (Hidden Sword: Demon's Talons, 2004). December 20, 2006
Source: http://www.japan-zone.com/
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(Date Posted:02/05/2007 10:18:37)
nemu ini !!
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(Date Posted:04/11/2007 10:57:27)
Cerita sebentar soal isi TV LIFE terbaru!^^ Gue gak bisa menahan diri, akhirnya beli! xD
Ada tulisan Happy 25th Anniversary-nya TV LIFE, kalo ga salah demi merayakan itu mereka interview SMAP. Terus di-review tiap2 member SMAP itu pas usia 25 taon ada peristiwa apa.
Takuya review pengalaman dia surfing di usia 25thn itu, sama LOVE GENERATION!!! hihihi....crita pertemuan dengan Matsu kali...
Kalo Goro, usia 25 taon yg di-review SOMMELIER. Waaa....ada foto2 sama Miho! Lucu2 deh, pose-nya (walopun ukuran kecil). Kok, boleh ya!^0^ Tapi disitu dia cuma bilang pertemuan pertama dgn WINE 
Gue gak ngerti soal Nakai. Tsuyoshi cerita drama TEAM. Shingo cerita HR, kerjasamanya dgn Mitani Koki.
Pics SMAPnya keren2! Sapa yg biasa beli majalah ya? Angelxu? Febrie? I recommend this one!!^^
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(Date Posted:04/11/2007 15:47:26)
Setelah gue baca lagi TV Life-nya, Shingo malah cerita peristiwa dia 11 tahun. Katanya, di usia ini paling berkesan buat dia: Dapet hadiah DOMPET dari KIMURA-KUN. LOL!! Katanya, dulu waktu kelas 5 SD kan dia belon punya dompet, duit asal masuk tas aja. Si Takuya(yg udah 1 SMA neh) kasih komentar: "Omae, saifuu gurai motte yo!"(Lu dompet aja, beli kek!). Akhirnya, Takuya kasih dia hadiah dompet.
Percaya ato nggak, dompet itu BENERAN MASIH DIPAKE Shingo sampe sekarang!!! Gila!! Dompet usia 20taon, bo!!! Kata Takuya, "Gue nggak ngerti maksud lo, ngapain sih, dompet itu dipake terus, beli yang baru donk!". Kata Shingo, dia seneng aja pake dompet itu, walopun katanya udah 'boroboro'(jelek, lusuh)... kalo ilang ya, ilang aja, gpp...tapi selama 20thn ini gak ilang2 tuh, apa salahnya kalo gue pake trus, dan emg masih layak pake^^ Hahaha...lucu banget ga sih.
Trus di usia 25thn, dia cerita ttg temen tetangga-nya yang seneng banget nonton Hito ni Yasashiku. Kan tayang tiap Senin waktu itu, kalo pas temennya lagi maen ke rumah dia, temennya itu suka pasang channel FujiTV, buat ntn dorama itu. Pdhal Shingo udah malu gitu, "Nggak usah nonton jg gpp kok!". haha... Tapi temennya rajin banget nonton sampe ep terakhir (gue curiga yg Shingo ceritain itu si A-san xD).
Kalo Nakai, katanya usia 25thn dia mulai mengerti jalan hidupnya dimana. Nyanyi nggak bisa, akting biasa2 aja. Akhirnya dia menemukan jalan hidup di variety show^^ Tapi kata dia, walopun dah sering dapet kerjaan begitu, dia merasa belon mahir, madamada desu, masih banyak yg harus saya pelajari (cieeh...Nakai, merendah ni, critanya^^).
Ini garis besar kira2 aja yah, banyak kanji yg gak kebaca ma gue, soalnya^^
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(Date Posted:04/12/2007 04:36:59)
Asyiikkkk.. makasih atas bocorannya Yan..., ntar nyoba nyari majalah TV Life di Kinokuniya aaahhh....
Duuuh....Shingo ini makin lama kok makin kawaiii and cute banget yah...makin cintaaaa deh ama Shingo.....tapi gue rasa kalo ampe dompet yg dikasih Takuya ini hilang/rusak, dia bakalan nangis or sedih banget deh (sohib selama 20 tahun gitu loh....) kayak waktu Nakai pas HP jadul-nya itu "dead forever", he...he...he.... 
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(Date Posted:04/12/2007 04:40:56)
Ohhhooo...... sankyuuu...sankyuuuu ceritanya...
Kok Tsuyoshinya gak ada? Jgn2 usia 25 thn dia mulai ngoleksi ero DVD? huehehehehee!!
Eh, Shingo segitu sukanya sama dompet yg dikasih Takuya ya? Berkesan banget kali. Karena itu dompet yg pertama kali dia punya. Tp kalo udah 20 th, apa gak sudah selayaknya dipensiunkan? Emangnya Shingo gak pernah beli dompet lagi setelah itu? Masa sih? Artis dan banyak duit, gitu loh!
Ayo Yan, translate lagi. semuanya donk! hihihiii.....
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(Date Posted:04/16/2007 13:40:18)
Sankyu ya yan,
tp translate yg Takuya dong, nyinggung2 matsu ga?
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(Date Posted:04/17/2007 08:56:37)
he eh...he eh...yang nyinggung2 matsu donk...heheheh
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(Date Posted:05/15/2007 05:52:03)
Article: May 14, 2007
Source: http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/070514/2/ebss.html
Apparently, SMAP was invited to host 24 hours this year but because Nakai and Kimura has accepted other FUJI station's similar programs, they couldn't schedule it in and so JE has recommended T&T to host the show this year. T&T has debuted for 5 years and hopefully this would increase their popularity. They would be designing a T-shirt and sing Samurai.
In the past since 2003, TOKIO, Arashi, SMAP's Shingo and Tsuyoshi, and Kat Tun has hosted the program 4 years in a row. Every year they have a different cause for fund raising. Last year Kat-Tun raised 900,004,000 yen.
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Credit: http://z2.invisionfree.com/la_creme_d_asie
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(Date Posted:05/16/2007 15:40:01)
wah pasti seru bgt kan kl bener nakai-takuya jd host bareng,
tp TnT jg gpp kok hehehe cuma sayang tsubasa kok skr kliatan tua deh, rambutnya dah gondrong lg sih bagusan cepak tuh
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(Date Posted:05/31/2007 04:35:51)
SMAP member Shingo Katori has been chosen to host this year's Fuji TV special, "FNS 27 Hour Television" (July 28-29). During the program, Katori will appear in character as Son Goku, which he plays in this summer's "Saiyuki" movie.
Other SMAP members and "Saiyuki" cast members will appear on the program as well.
Source: Tokyograph
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(Date Posted:05/31/2007 14:55:08)
Omedetouuu......!!!
Yattaaa!!! SMAP member dpt job lagiiii...............
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(Date Posted:06/01/2007 14:16:40)
Glad to hear that, but...
kapan nih singlenya rilis?
trus album barunya?
trus konsernya?
Hiks...sepi juga kalo tahun ini gak ada konser
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(Date Posted:06/04/2007 05:44:15)
Udah diposting somewhere belum ya? 
Dari konser Rain (doi K-Pop Star pertama yg tampil di TOkyo Dome) kemarin; ternyata sejumlah artis top Jepang dan Korea juga terlihat di konser tersebut, a.l SMAP member Nakai Masahiro, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi dan Katori Shingo.
sumber: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/
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(Date Posted:06/06/2007 15:37:37)
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(Date Posted:06/07/2007 04:26:39)
Reply to : hanbok
Udah diposting somewhere belum ya?Dari konser Rain (doi K-Pop Star pertama yg tampil di TOkyo Dome) kemarin; ternyata sejumlah artis top Jepang dan Korea juga terlihat di konser tersebut, a.l SMAP member Nakai Masahiro, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi dan Katori Shingo.sumber: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/
Gue pernah baca. Tp lupa dimana.
la creme kali yaa.......
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(Date Posted:06/13/2007 15:20:15)
Reply to : kimuira
hanbok ga ad pic nya ya?
ra ..gw dapat poto tsuyoshinya aja pas ntn konser !! kecilll bgt jd loe musti merhatiin baik2x
gw kasih linknya aja yah ..nemu di bLognya sandra ^ - ^
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b389/Hikkie_cuties/part%202/tsurainvw5.jpg
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(Date Posted:08/01/2007 17:00:44)
Article: July 7, 2007
Source: http://ent.ce.cn/mx/xw/fgd/200707/29/t20070729_12349808.shtml
Next year, SMAP will be celebrating the 20th anniversary and this is the first time that the income disparity among the SMAP members have been the greatest. Kimura who has been going on an upsurge in popularity due to his movies and dramas these two years, his endorsement fees for commercials have drastically escalated. For a certain drink commercial for SMAP for a year, the year round contract is around HK$20,000,000. Johnny's Entertainment's bill for SMAP for general commercials this year is around HK$46,000,000. But for Kimura alone, he commands around HK$6,600,000 for a commercial and HK$200,000 per episode. Nakai has been putting on weight and destroying his own image and his fee has been falling. Tsuyoshi and Shingo who have the healthy image has increased. Of the five, Goro's career seems to be going downhill. His drama fee has fallen to HK$1,500,000 per episode annd his commercial fees are only around HK$3,000,000. Compared Kimura to Goro, there is a 6 or 7 times difference. This is the greatest difference in 20 years of SMAP history.
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(Date Posted:08/02/2007 02:49:00)
Reply to : hanbok
Udah diposting somewhere belum ya?Dari konser Rain (doi K-Pop Star pertama yg tampil di TOkyo Dome) kemarin; ternyata sejumlah artis top Jepang dan Korea juga terlihat di konser tersebut, a.l SMAP member Nakai Masahiro, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi dan Katori Shingo.sumber: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/
Ho..mungkin cari inspirasi buat gaya dance sm tata pangung kali ya ^-^
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(Date Posted:08/02/2007 18:44:46)
News
Oricon: best tanned look
Thu, August 2, 2007 (6:32pm EDT)
Oricon has published the results of another summer-related survey. 2,000 men and women were asked to name the celebrities they felt were well-suited for a tanned look.
The #1 female was pro beach volleyball player Miwa Asao. Not far behind were Kumi Koda and Chinatsu Wakatsuki. The rest of the list: Namie Amuro, Tomoko Nakajima, Rikako Murakami, Yukie Nakama, Galsone, Yu Yamada, and Saki Aibu. The selection of Nakama is the most surprising, as the actress has rarely been seen with a tan.
In the male category, Mocomichi Hayami was the overwhelming favorite. Kenji Sakaguchi came in second, while third-ranked Shigeru Matsuzaki proved that even men in their fifties can look good with a tan. The other top choices were Takuya Kimura, Mikihisa Azuma, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi Shinjo, Masaru Nagai, Masahiro Nakai, and Shingo Katori.
Source: Oricon
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(Date Posted:08/02/2007 18:46:09)
Oricon: summer hairstyles
Thu, August 2, 2007 (5:55pm EDT)
Following up on its research about summer fashion, Oricon conducted a survey to see which celebrity hairstyles people want to copy this summer.
Among women, the number one answer was Maki Horikita, who has adopted a short, boyish look for her role in the "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e" drama series. Second choice was Kumi Koda, followed by Yuri Ebihara, Masami Nagasawa, and Namie Amuro.
Meanwhile, men are trying to take after the "fresh" look of Satoshi Tsumabuki. He was favored over even Takuya Kimura, who ranked second. Hiroshi Tamaki and Joe Odagiri tied for third, with Masaharu Fukuyama ending up at #5.
Source: Oricon
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(Date Posted:08/03/2007 11:05:15)
hahaha aseeeek Fukuyama Masaharu #5 ^^
biasanya kan selalu #1 dan Takuya #2 dibawahnya....akhirnya xD LOL
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(Date Posted:08/04/2007 08:46:22)
Article: July 28, 2007
Source: http://www.chinapress.com.my/content_new.asp?dt=2007-07-29&sec=entertainment&art=0729en03.txt
According to Japanese magazine FLASH, they have compiled a list similar to that of the Forbes Magazine - the Japan celebrity list and SMAP's Kimura Takuya is the no. 1 celebrity. Shingo and Nakai were also in it and the only female celebrity is Nagasawa Masami at no. 9.
FLASH magazine also did a Google hit poll and from last July to June this year,based on magazine and newpaper exposure in frequency and fees for commercial, first place is still Kimura Takuya who became popular since 1996's drama Long Vacation. To date, his standing is unrivaled.
Suzuki Ichiro, Hideki Matsui,Daisuke Matsuzaka who are well known in the US baseball leagues and considered to be the national treasure of Japan are ranked no. 3,4, 8. Minomonta (the V6 Gakkou program host) who is longest TV program host Guiness Book Record holder is no. 5. Famous TV host Sanma Akashiya who hosts 7 regular programs is no. 6 in position.
The list is as follows:
1. Kimura Takuya
2. Beat Takeshi
3. Suzuki Ichiro
4. Hideki Matsui
5. Minomonta
6. Sanma Akashiya
7. Shingo Katori
8. Daisuke Matsuzaka
9. Nagasawa Masami
10.Nakai Masahiro
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(Date Posted:08/23/2007 12:39:32)
Mainichi
Kumi Koda & Masahiro Nakai getting intimate while SMAP and Avex just flirt
News that Masahiro Nakai is dating pop queen Kumi Koda has also lifted the lid on speculation that the front man of the "fast-approaching-middle-age" boy band SMAP may be looking at some major changes, according to Sunday Mainichi (9/2).
Nakai, 35, has been SMAP's front man since it first burst onto Japan's showbiz scene in the early '90s. But the band is now facing a crisis, as its record label throughout that time, Victor Entertainment, is about to be swallowed up by parent company Victor Japan due to of cash flow problems.
"What all that means is that record companies across the country are fighting to try and get SMAP to sign with them," a music company's top boss tells Sunday Mainichi on condition of anonymity. "Giving a few names, there's the foreign-funded Universal Music, but also powerful Avex; where, of course, Koda is signed up."
While Nakai and Koda are apparently snuggling up, it looks like their respective record companies may be in the same process.
"Avex has a deal with SMAP's agency Joy Dream to produce and distribute anime movies," the boss says. "And Hisahiko Iida, who looked after SMAP at Victor when they were still a group of unknowns, has just been appointed as a director at Avex."
SMAP is also rumored to be looking to break away from Johnny & Associates, Japan's most famous talent agency and renowned for its ability to churn out pretty boy bands. But Johnny's is having plenty of input in who SMAP signs up with, and it's not really looking in Avex's direction.
"Julie Fujishima, who's said to be most likely to take over Johnny & Associates, is often called SMAP's creator. She doesn't want SMAP to break off the links it has to Johnny's, so she's looking to get the band to sign up with Universal, not Avex," a music producer says. "SMAP's members will make the final decision on where the band goes, though."
Even though the creator may be looking in a different direction, SMAP's members are definitely gazing in the direction of Avex. Whispers are floating about that Takuya Kimura, the band's biggest name, is poised to sign up as the star of a movie to celebrate Avex's 20th anniversary next year. And, of course, there's the Nakai link to Koda, a performer closely associated with the Avex label.
"All the talk about record companies has come about because of news about Nakai and Koda supposedly being madly in love. I don't know whether all that stuff is true, but there is no doubt that they are very, very close," a manager at a foreign-owned music company tells Sunday Mainichi. "SMAP being highly likely to move to a new label is probably what sparked all the stories about the singers' love lives." (By Ryann Connell)
August 24, 2007
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