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Title: The One Where Okamoto Pwns All
Running Time: 1:18:59
Size: 36 MB
Download Links: MF | Streaming
Hosts: All 3 at the beginning but Rhey drops out halfway through news. D:

 O P E N I N G

          ▪ Mid-season JE drama talk!
               ▪ WE LOVE YAMAPI/EIKURA NANA. Too bad the drama sucks.
               ▪ CHINEN DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A COLLEGE KID!!!
               ▪ Yamada and Chinen could switch roles in their current dramas.
               ▪ Risou no Musuko is a fabulous drama but Chinen couldn’t carry it like Yamada does.
               ▪ Fujigaya is playing Kitayama’s character from Misaki No. 1. Yawn.
               ▪ OMG NO KAMI SPOILS LUCKY SEVEN (episode 5). D:
               ▪ Oh wow, Koyama actually has things to do in Lucky Seven?!?!
               ▪ Peyton continues to be in love with 13 sai no Hello work.
               ▪ YOKO IS AWESOME CAUSE HE KISSES A GIRL, OKAY?
               ▪ Goro who? MUKAI OSAMU IS HOT.

 N E W S ( F E B R U A R Y  1 8 – 2 4 )

     Sempai
          ▪ Four Leaves’ Kita Koji dies of liver cancer [ 1 ]
               ▪ He was 63, and is survived by wife and a 13 year od daughter.
               ▪ He was an Olympic hopeful gymnast in his youth.
               ▪ Thanked Johnny and Mary on his last blog entry.

     SMAP
          ▪ Kusanagi to star in a Fuji TV drama [ 1, 2 ]
               ▪ 37 sai de Issha ni Natta Boku.
               ▪ Kusanagi plays a man who changes jobs at 37 and becomes a doctor.
               ▪ Why did they get rid of the hikikomori-aspect? We think that would’ve been fascinating.

     V6
          ▪ Oricon Charts [ 1, 2 ]
               ▪ They were up against AKB48. Sold 58K copies. AKB sold 1.2 mil.

          ▪ Coming Soon, Feb. 20 [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
               ▪ Okada invites Nakai to dance along with V6.
               ▪ Nakai dances in his seat while making a derpy face.
               ▪ WHO IS HEAVING LIKE DARTH VADER
               ▪ Happy birthday, Go! No one got him any gifts. CAUSE HE NEVER GETS ANYONE GIFTS.
               ▪ Miyake never does ANYTHING. Too busy being Korean. Or commentating for Sumo.

     Arashi
          ▪ Aiba/Ohno to star in separate dramas [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
               ▪ Ohno’s drama titled Kagi no Kakatta Heya will be replacing Lucky Seven.
               ▪ It will be a crime drama.
               ▪ Ohno’s character has an obsession with keys and locks. (DETECTIVE CONAN!)
               ▪ Toda Erika to star opposite him, as a lawyer.
               ▪ Why is Fuji airing another detective drama in this time slot…
               ▪ Aiba’s drama, Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri, is also a detective drama.
               ▪ Aiba is a detective who who fears heights, ghosts, women, and blood.
               ▪ Together with a cat, he attempts to solve mysteries.
               ▪ SHIMURA DOUBUTSUEN –> SHIYAGARE –> NEW DRAMA. AIBA NIGHT!!
               ▪ LOL Will they use the cat from Sailor Moon?!?!
               ▪ DOUBLE A-SIDE SINGLE??? Maybe just for NTV?

     Kanjani8
          ▪ Eight x Eighter Concert DVD [ 1, 2, 3 ]
               ▪ Recording of New Year’s Eve perf, including digest of other performances, and Eito Ranger.
               ▪ “Nishikido’s BJ session during rehersals”
               ▪ First It’s been a long time since a K8 DVD will include MC segments.

     KAT-TUN
          ▪ Chain Album and Lock on PV/Making of [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]
               ▪ General likes around the Lock on PV!
               ▪ Kami is shocked to learn that the robot was female. she’s slow.
               ▪ No games in this making of, but they did show the batsu game that Nakamaru/Junno had to go on!
               ▪ Seems like they’ll be alternating between batsu games and actual games.
               ▪ Rhey dies at this point. you know, her router. not her in general.
               ▪ Kami isn’t too fond of this album–there seems to be a lot of slower songs. Well, when you take out all the singles.
               ▪ Peyton is just more critical of the album.
               ▪ We LOVE the hidden track–”Chains of Love” is the title? ♥♥♥
               ▪ Koki’s solo is just what. Don’t even bother to listen?
               ▪ Most of the solos sound like something the members have done before. EXCEPT Taguchi which rocked.
               ▪ Nakamaru’s solo is Peyton’s favorite; Ueda’s is her second!
               ▪ Peyton thinks this is the least innovative of KAT-TUN’s albums since Best of. o.o

     Hey!Say!JUMP
          ▪ Okamoto accepted to Sophia University [ 1, 2 ]
               ▪ Will be attending the Faculty of Liberal Arts.
               ▪ Okamoto chose this school because they teach all their classes in English.
               ▪ Okamoto now has to call Peyton, Peyton-senpai!!!!!!

          ▪ Super Delicate single and PV [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ]
               ▪ JUMP Around the World is about as cheesy as it sounds–they say Hey!Say!JUMP throughout.
               ▪ Hey!Say!BEST’s Su.Ri.Ru > Hey!Say!7 Wonderland Train
               ▪ What WERE those outfits?! (They model a bit.)
               ▪ We reveal that Rhey has broken her vow of pedo-ness and has become a fan of Yamada!!!! DDDDD
               ▪ LOL Kami is slow and didn’t realize the lyric was HSJ’s inside joke throughout the making of
               ▪ Peyton loves this making of SO MUCH.
               ▪ Okamoto’s rap pwns everyone.
               ▪ There was just so many fun parts to this making of–seriously, take a watch! ♥

          ▪ Music Station, Feb. 24 [ 1 ]
               ▪ This performance was fucking epic.
               ▪ Must’ve been weird dancing in front of gigantic photos of themselves on these moving blocks.
               ▪ WHAT WAS THE POINT OF THE JUNIORS? They were not necessary in the least!
               ▪ HSJ worked really well with the blocks–they didn’t seem to hinder the performance at all.
               ▪ What could possible be cute and molesty that Peyton loves so much? you’ve so heard it before.

     NYC
          ▪ Nakayama to voice act for John Carter [ 1 ]
               ▪ Nakayama will be voice-acting for the character “Edgar”.
               ▪ He even went to the Los Angeles premiere of the movie!
               ▪ We also learn that he’ll be attending Komazawa University.

     Johnny’s Jrs.
          ▪ Kansai Johnny’s Jrs. Spring Break concerts [ 1 ]
               ▪ Concerts at the Shochikuza from March 24 – April 5, 22 total.

     Multiple
          ▪ Arashi holds mini-live in Miyagi for Tohoku disaster victims [ 1, 2 ]
          ▪ Power of Music 2012 Artist Lineup [ 1 ]
               ▪ “Nittere-kei Ongaku no Saiten Ongaku no Chikara 2012″, NTV’s special music program for the recovery efforts for the Tohoku earthquake, airing March 7.
               ▪ Part of the program is Arashi’s visit to the disaster area and their mini live in Miyagi.
               ▪ Sho will be hosting, and Arashi, KAT-TUN, Kanjani8, TOKIO and V6 will perform.

 L E T T E R / Q U E S T I O N

          ▪ Due to the delay of the post and the next episode being 200, this question will be postponed!
          ▪ In two weeks’ question: Which is your impression of V6′s Yasei no Hana PV?

Songs used in this week’s podcast are from
Kis-My-Ft2′s We Never Give Up! single.