Welcome to JEP Cast–Japanese Entertainment Podcast or as we call it, Johnny’s Entertaiment Podcast. Hosted by four fangirls, we bring other fans the latest news and happenings in Johnny’s Jimusho as well as our own speculations/opinions. We also discuss our thoughts and opinions on a popular Japanese drama and interact with the listeners with our questions of the week. Join us weekly for the news on your favorite idols as well as what we’re watching that week!

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For the older episodes, the master list under Episodes has all the episodes including our special bonus blooper episodes.
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Date: 2010-02-21
Running Time: 1:45:02
Size: 48.09 MB
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 O P E N I N G ( 0 0 : 3 0 )

               ▪ It’s the 100th ep anniversary SP!
               ▪ Lovely message from the wonderful aralana.
               ▪ Host reintroductions!
               ▪ AWESOME MUSICAL MESSAGE FROM riterandreader OMG TEARS IN MY EYES ;O;

 N E W S ( 0 5 : 2 1 )

     SEMPAI
          ▪ Kondo Masahiko, new single Zanbara [ 1 ]
               ▪ Late announcement.
          ▪ Kondo Masahiko’s Zanbara PV [ 1 ]
               ▪ ZAN BARA BARA BARA~ i am so dishevelled as i’m fropping into hell~ the jack o’ lantern burnsssss~
               ▪ Basic black and white PV with Matchy standing there…smouldering.
               ▪ ~ROBBING THE GERIATRIC WARD~ (“Johnny Depp is almost 50, and he’s still hot…”)
          ▪ Music Station, Feb. 19 [ 1 ]
               ▪ So short, but so cool~
     SMAP
          ▪ Ninkyo Helper wins 5/7 awards in TV Life’s 19th Annual drama awards [ 1, 2 ]
               ▪ Yes! We are finally pleased.
     V6
          ▪ New album and new tour [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]
               ▪ Could the breaking-up roumour have been a publicity stunt?
               ▪ How nice to be able to announce a new V6 album while j_linker444 is here with us!
     KinKi Kids
          ▪ Tsuyoshi to be Adidas’ new campaign model [ 1, 2, 3 ]
               ▪ Dude, just cuz we don’t understand “haute couture” doesn’t mean it’s weird/crap/lulzy!
               ▪ Tsuyoshi has a unique sense of fashion, wehther it’s to your taste or, not…
     ARASHI
          ▪ Sho on Hanamaru Cafe, Feb. 12 [ 1, 2 ]
               ▪ Such an awesome interview– talk flowed so fluidly, could have been endless.
               ▪ Despite the high content, we can barely remember anything, lol.
               ▪ Sho’s brother is in middle school? :O 13 year difference between them…
     ARASHI | KANJANI8
          ▪ Ohkura joins Ooku cast [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
               ▪ j_linker444: “It’s amusing seeing JE boys killing each other!”
     Tackey & Tsubasa
          ▪ Tsubasa on Hanamaru Cafe, Feb. 10 [ 1 ]
               ▪ HOLY SHIT. PV for BACKBORN is gonna be HOT! *__*
               ▪ Tsubasa’s Español is awesome. languagenerding
               ▪ Discussion at length about Tsubasa’s strawberry dessert thing.
     NEWS
          ▪ Sakura Girl single, date release changed [ 1 ]
               ▪ JE is afraid that NEWS can’t beat out Tohoshinki
               ▪ BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
     KANJANI 8
          ▪ New live DVD [ 1, 2 ]
               ▪ Digest footage = backstage stuff? Sweet!
     KAT-TUN
          ▪ Single reaches #1 [ 1, 2, 3 ]
               ▪ First since DUES to exceed 350K sells.
               ▪ KAT-TUN is tied with NEWS now for the most #1 consequtive singles!
     Hey!Say!JUMP
          ▪ Utaban, Feb. 16 [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]
               ▪ Was it HSJ appearance, or the random Sweets Expert’s appearance?!
               ▪ Takaki is a little tooooo into Nakai’s jokes. “Who are you, an ojisan??”
               ▪ HSJ makes uus feel oooooold.
               ▪ These people can love Yamada even when he goes “I RUB YOU”
               ▪ Cool perf, nice stage, but WHAT IS WITH THE CREEPY BLACK FINGER NAIL.
               ▪ As Felice says, the purple pants are distracting!
               ▪ Hikaru thinks he’s special. Exactly what is wrong with Yabu??
               ▪ Peyton offers to bash Yabu up in an alleyway to fix him up, just for Rhey. Aww.
     JOHNNY’S JUNIORS IKUTA TOMA
          ▪ Toma on Hanamaru Cafe, Feb. 15 [ 1 ]
               ▪ Was Toma awkward in this? WHY DID HE HAVE FEWER PICTURES >:E
               ▪ Dude, Toma, wtf, you’ve never been tripping with Yamapi??? marriedcouple
          ▪ Toma on Waratte Iitomo, Feb. 15 [ 1 ]
          ▪ Toma on a bunch of shows [ 1 ]
     YamaNade
          ▪ YamaNade cast on Ousama no Brunch, Feb. 13 [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
               ▪ Are they gonna be on this show, like, EVERY WEEK?
               ▪ Tegoshi! As a girl! With a girl!voice! Kame looks under his skirt!
               ▪ UCHI IS HOT. HELLO. *____*
          ▪ Uchi on Hiruobi, Feb. 15 [ 1 ]
          ▪ Tegoshi and Kame on Iromonea, Feb. 18 [ 1 ]
               ▪ Tegoshi is the Prince of Perverts.

          ▪ Super nice message from Izzy~

 L E T T E R / Q U E S T I O N ( 4 7 : 2 3 )

          ▪ This week, the listeners get to ask the questions to the hosts!
               ▪ What is your first JE drama? (riterandreader)
                    ▪ Good Luck, Hana Yori Dango… … Summer Snow?
                    ▪ Peyton’s first JE drama stars Kimura Takuya. No wonder she loves him so much.
                    ▪ Surprisingly, Kami is no JunBait, despite HYD being her first.
                    ▪ SUMMER SNOW SPOILERS: TSUYOSHI GIVES AWAY HIS HEART TO SOME GIRL LITERALLY
               ▪ Any fandoms outside of JE? (melody)
                    ▪ American TV shows, movies, video games, anime…Power Rangers…RL? KOREANS!
               ▪ Who is your favourite JE boy and why? (riterandreader)
                    ▪ Koyama, Yamapi, Yamapi…
               ▪ What is your favourite freakout moment in a JE drama? (felice)
                    ▪ Yoko, the ball of snot in The Quiz Show, Yamapi being arrested in Kurosagi…
               ▪ What is your favourite JE single/album and why? ( jennifer)
                    ▪ Hoshi wo Mezashite, WeeeeK, Puzzle, Don’t You Ever Stop, Taiyou no Namida, Best of KAT-TUN…
               ▪ Do you like Aiba? Aiba is god? (melody)
                    ▪ god of Cute!Fail!English? melody invites you to Cuticle Cult.
               ▪ What do your significant others think about your JE obsessions? (raechel)
                    ▪ “My boyfriend is Yamapi…………………..fan.”
               ▪ How did you get into Japnese pop music? (riterandreader)
                    ▪ Hamasaki Ayumi, Utada Hikaru, L’Arc~en~Ciel…
               ▪ Who do you think will be the next Johnny to be the coverboy of AN-AN (sex issue)? (felice)
                    ▪ BOW CHIKA WOW WOW?
                    ▪ NO. NOT YAMADA. DAMMIT. NOT SOMEONE FROM HSJ. *beats jennifer*
                    ▪ Ryo is the only one we can think of at this point who hasn’t yet done it…
                    ▪ Who wants to see Ueda’s ripped boxerbody?
                    ▪ melody: I would like to see two boys in the same shoot.

 I N T R O D O N ( 0 1 : 1 1 : 4 6 )

          ▪ Listeners gang up on JEPteam in a game of Intro Don. WHO WINS?! gasp FML BY OHNO SATOSHI

Songs used in this week’s podcast are from
Yamashita Tomohisa’s LOVELESS single.

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Date: 2010-02-14
Running Time: 1:13:01
Size: 33.42 MB
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Hosts: Peyton & Rhey

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 O P E N I N G ( 0 0 : 3 0 )

          ▪ NEXT WEEK IS OUR 100th EP ANNIV SP!!
          ▪ Live recording! And Intro Don is back!
          ▪ Please do send us 30 second voice messages.
          ▪ Details here!

 N E W S ( 0 3 : 3 4 )

     SMAP
          ▪ Kusanagi stars in miniseries [ 1 ]
               ▪ Kusanagi is playing double role?
               ▪ This will be shot in the US. Perhaps California?
               ▪ Will there be any engrish English in this?
          ▪ Kimura takes pay cut for movie revisions [ 1, 2 ]
               ▪ Avatar has inspired Kimura to ask for revisions.
               ▪ Kimura is taking the paycut voluntarily.
               ▪ This might possibly be released internationally…
     ARASHI
          ▪ Arashi no Shukudai-kun is officially closing [ 1, 2 ]
               ▪ Nuuuuoooooo, don’t leave me!! ;A;
               ▪ Eulogy for Shukudai-kun.
          ▪ Ohno becomes a monster for his drama [ 1, 2, 3 ]
               ▪ Ohno is playing Kaibutsu-kun for his new drama.
               ▪ This is pretty big budget; expect lots of CGI.
               ▪ Arashi fans don’t want Ohno to play Kaibutsu-kun? Why?
     ARASHI | KAT-TUN
          ▪ Music Station [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ]
               ▪ OMG, awesome perf. Sho was’t there, but he sort of was? SO COOL!
               ▪ SMAP, and Tackey & Tsubasa have done something similar before, it seems…
               ▪ Yurase, Ima wo is so good. In the vein of Everything.
               ▪ Troublemaker is super catchy. “I was so angry that i liked it!!”
               ▪ Kame: “yeah I cut my hair, but here’s someone (Taguchi) who looks creepy.”
               ▪ WHAT IS KYOHEI GONNA DO THAT HE NEEDS A HAIR CUT OMG I WANNA KNOW
               ▪ Ishibashi needs to learn to cover his man lady man bits properly…
               ▪ Great performance. Makes you like the songs even more. *_*
     NEWS
          ▪ New single, Sakura Girl [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
               ▪ NEWS FANDOM IS ALIVE HALLELUJAH /over dramatic
               ▪ Woo, there will be a capella singing~ *_*
               ▪ There should be a tie up for this song.
          ▪ Shige leads a drama [ 1 ]
               ▪ This…is a midnight drama. We’re not too confident…
     TEGOMASS
          ▪ 2nd Tour dates and locations [ 1, 2 ]
               ▪ If there isn’t a new single to go with this tour, it would be a shame.
     KANJANI 8
          ▪ New show [ 1 ]
               ▪ Yay, it’s their first show that will be broadcast nationally!
     KAT-TUN
          ▪ Love yourelf single, PV, making-of 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 ]
               ▪ Kami hates this single, but Peyton and Rhey love it!
               ▪ Songs are so catchy! You can bop your head to them. :>
               ▪ SHAKE IT DRINK IT PUMP IT … yeah we really like that.
               ▪ So glad Jin got help with A Page’s lyrics this time. Look, better grammar!!
               ▪ Kame does ballads really well. Aishiteru Kara is so pretty!
               ▪ PVs look so fake. It’s like they got a “d-motion.” Bleh.
               ▪ Cute making-ofs! Impromptu drama scenario FTW~!
               ▪ We love Jin explaining his English lyrics to Taguchi~!
          ▪ Utaban [ 1, 2, ]
               ▪ “KT-TUN” ARE NOT WOMEN [AKANISHI] CAN CALL UP WHENEVER HE’S IN THE MOOD!”
               ▪ Cool perf, awesome lit-up box set!
          ▪ Hey Hey Hey [ 1, 2, 3 ]
               ▪ Pretty useless appearance. Manzai duo was funny…
          ▪ Sakigake Ongaku Banzuke Jet [ 1, 2 ]
          ▪ Koki on Waratte Iitomo [ 1 ]
          ▪ Kame on Chubou Desu yo [ 1, 2 ]
     Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge
          ▪ Yamanade cast on TFPII [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]
               ▪ Seishiro has to leave mid way cuz it’s pas his bedtime. Aww.
               ▪ Oomasa Aya is adorable! She’s pretty good at wall crash, too!
               ▪ Miyao is hilarious, lol. He was totally playing up the cool!Ranmaru act.
               ▪ Tegoshi is a big disappointment as he FAILS at soccer. -_-
               ▪ Uchi is hot, charming, adorable, and fricking awesome. MVP!!

 L E T T E R / Q U E S T I O N ( 0 1 : 0 5 : 1 4 )

          ▪ This week’s question: What is your impression of Tokio’s Jibun no Tame ni PV?
               ▪ Listener response from mitsubachi_san.
               ▪ We all like the story element of the PV and how it incorporated the boys into it.
               ▪ This was released back in November or 2004.
               ▪ That’s yuuto! He was probably like 4 14, here.
               ▪ Lol, Joshima is the grown up version of Yuuto? WTF?!
               ▪ Next week: LIVE LETTER SEG WITH LISTENERS!

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Date: 2010-02-07
Running Time: 1:04:56
Size: 29.7 MB
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Hosts: Peyton, Kami, and Rhey

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 O P E N I N G ( 0 0 : 2 7 )

          ▪ Feb 21st is our 100th episode anniversary!
          ▪ We’ll be recording live with listeners!
          ▪ We’re bringing back the Grand Epic Intro Don Battle!
          ▪ Check out the post and poll here for more information! v

 N E W S ( 0 5 : 4 4 )

     SMAP
          ▪ Nakai to be TBS’ announcer for Olympics [ 1, 2 ]
               ▪ Nakai will be the 3rd JE boy covering the Olympics.
               ▪ “[Nakai] looks like fucking sex!”
               ▪ Supposeedly, he’s currently in the US now, somewhere on the east coast.
          ▪ Kimura wins award for most contribution to Japanese dramas [ 1 ]
               ▪ “I’m sorry, but who is surprised?”
               ▪ SMAP makes an appearance in every category except comedy…
     V6
          ▪ Inohara becomes NHK newscaster [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]
               ▪ Inocchi wants advice from Sakurai Sho?!
               ▪ What’s with the image change from dorky boy to serious news casting?
               ▪ Do morning shows really count as ~news casting~ lol
     TOKIO
          ▪ “Advance”/”Mata Asa ga Kuru” single, February 3rd [ 1 ]
               ▪ We like this single, more or less.
               ▪ “Advance” has a very non-TOKIO sound to it, which some may appreciate, some not.
               ▪ “Mata Asa ga Kuru”, on the otherhand, is very TOKIO-ish and thus great/bland.
               ▪ We can agree “Period” is awesome. Yamaguchi’s smooth vocals are great.
          ▪ PVs and Making ofs [ 1 ]
               ▪ Both PVs were sort of…boring? But appropriate…
               ▪ Why does the sunrise look so fake in the MAgK PV?
               ▪ Everyone hallucinates that there are chibis on the set of “Advance”… o.O
               ▪ Leader and Gussan burn marshmellows; Nagase skates while flipping his nasty hair.
          ▪ Utaban, February 2nd [ 1 ]
               ▪ Really short, but the best “Advance” perf thus far!
               ▪ Nice set, really good cinematography.
          ▪ HEY!HEY!HEY!, February 1st [ 1, 2 ]
               ▪ Perf is sort of boring? Nothing special.
               ▪ Mabo is a narcissist, Gussan is Mom, and TOKIO as a whole is a group of pervs.
               ▪ Joshima has his first on screen kiss (“an adult kind of kiss”)!
          ▪ Music Station, February 5th [ 1 ]
               ▪ Really high energy perf, great use of 200+ fangirls.
     ARASHI
          ▪ Matsujun rear-ends someone [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
               ▪ Lol, MatsuJun’s driving is done in by a mere centimetre of snow. XD
               ▪ The mdeia coverage is hilar. How can this classify as news. It’s not even a DUI…
     TACKEY & TSUBASA
          ▪ Takki’s Live DVD [ 1, 2, 3 ]
               ▪ “Why is Koichi in this, but I wanna see that!”
     NEWS | KANJANI 8
          ▪ Ryo stars as a samurai pastry chef in his first movie [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]
               ▪ Because all samurai who slip through time naturally end up as pastry chefs.
               ▪ This comes out summer 2010, so fast!
               ▪ adorable samurai purin promo poster is adorable.
     KANJANI 8
          ▪ Yokoyama has a solo concert 1, 2 ]
               ▪ Wow, thirty venues for a solo con is A LOT!
     KAT-TUN
          ▪ Jin on Waratte Korarete [ 1, 2 ]
               ▪ Guy on the street: “I wouldn’t mind having sex with [Jin]!”
               ▪ Jin = bikini model? Jin = Hilton sisters? Jin = girl?!?!
               ▪ Jin doesn’t like wine, would be america if he were a foreign country (lame), and still loves that takuan stuff.
          ▪ News Zero BANDAGE Coverage [ 1, 2 ]
               ▪ 12 minutes of uncut awesome: SCENE 66! *__*
               ▪ “Hatachi no Sensou” is such an emotional song. Even Jin seems on the verge when he performs it. *_*
               ▪ “Listening to Iwai and Kobyashi talk about the movie gave me a lot of faith…[BANDAGE] is melodramatic, but with a message.”
     JUNIORS
          ▪ Kis-My-Ft2 Spring tour 1 ]
               ▪ Lot less compared to Yoko’s solo tour.
               ▪ But KAT-TUN started out with short tours, too. This bodes well.
          ▪ Toma on Jounetsu Tairiku [ 1 ]
               ▪ “KOWAII”
               ▪ Lol, what is with Jounetsu Tairiku trying to make JE boys look like victims??
               ▪ Toma crashing All Night Nippon recording was adorbs! Yay, bromance.
               ▪ Oguri Shun: “Whaat? We’re doing this again? Again?!”
               ▪ Toma is prtty impressive that he can film three movies of different genre simultaneously…
          ▪ Toma on HEY!HEY!HEY!, Miopan, and Gurunai [ 1, 2, 3 ]
               ▪ HeyHeyHey was blad. Old ~tape on the jacket covering “jimusho”~ story.
               ▪ Apparently, Toma admires Shun, likes Jun, and Yamapi is…odd and likes curry!
               ▪ Don’t watch Gurunai if you’re trying to avoid eating!!!
               ▪ Toma: OPPAI!! (falling from the sky?!)
               ▪ Yet another Johnny walks away unscathed from Gurunai.
               ▪ (Esumi Makiko will possibly become pregnant with her third kid if she loses)

 L E T T E R / Q U E S T I O N ( 1 : 0 1 : 1 7 )

          ▪ This week’s question: What is your impression of Tokio’s Jibun no Tame ni PV?

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