Gaki N Me If you love to talk about the world, love Asian idols, this is the place.

Thank you for sharing this clip! He really was cheeky and

handsome, and playing up to the camera and audience like that,

wow...so attractive. I have to admit, I think he still possesses

the animal magnetism. Without the facial hair, he would look

like his younger self, even though he might be heavier now. I

feel like he purposefully wears it also to repel the attention

he gets. For someone of his disposition, that overwhelming

attention must be unbearable. Koichi is great here as he plays

along with the dirty tricks. In many of these old videos, they

really were a team. I'm excited but also anxious about their new

release and those cons because I wonder how they will be

together. Ah, they used to complement each other so well. Like

in this clip, one is cool and the other is fiery, one is

beautiful and the other is saucy.



I was wondering, have you seen this clip,

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1_hyJIhfecw

and if you have, is it really Koichi?

Yes, that is Koichi. He was in a short drama where there was one part where he played

geisha.



green bottle, I have exactly the same feelings as you do about Tsuyoshi, but every

time I raise it, someone is bound to say it's his panic disorder. In truth, aside from

the fact that he might have the side effects of medication and therefore gain weight,

I feel that he himself wants to destroy his idol image so as to be a total musician

and make sure that fans love him for his music and nothing else. Sometimes, I find

that he doesn't want to be in Domoto Brothers and therefore explains the lacksadasical

attitude and behavior of not talking much and not being too involved. Compared to Love

Love Aishiteru, he is a totally different person. And he only brightens up when food

is served at the end? I'm not sure anymore if that is really attractive or cute.



For the few episodes of Shindoi I watch, I have a slightly similar feeling, that he is

tired of it all, although less extreme.

gakinme  | 28/10/2006 04:10:53

Therefore he comes out with his eccentric costume in the concert. Have you seen the

latest purple jacket he has on with frills on one lapel and straight lapel on the

other side. I think he is trying to shock in 60's -80's style. I'm sure diehard

Tsuyoshi fans don't mind. hahaha... and he would scare away those like me who are

looking for good looking guys. That's fine, I'll listen to him rather than watch him,

which is what he wants. Mission accomplished.

gakinme  | 28/10/2006 04:13:06

But poor Koichi! What does that leave him? Kinki Kids could not be transformed to

Koichi and Keri (K&K). That's why I too share your fear of the next album and the

December concert not knowing if they could still mesh their styles after such a

drastic change on Tsuyoshi's part. Koichi I know is still very pop idolish and could

do the same idol performance.

gakinme  | 28/10/2006 04:13:49

The question is whether Tsuyoshi is willing to revert to that style. The Natsu single

promotion looked pretty forced already. I would not be surprised if JE is not going

to promote them for this single as much on TV shows because the two probably are a bit

out of sync after a whole year. But then, we should know soon. Another few more

weeks we could see if Tsuyoshi and Koichi could become Kinki Kids again or not. I

would rather that all I said will be proven wrong and have a merry time watching them

on TV being the perfect duo than such pessimistic predictions. Thanks for posting

your comments, green bottle. Always enjoy being able to say frankly what I think of

Tsuyoshi if only Tsuyo fans want to listen.

gakinme  | 28/10/2006 04:14:05

just fall for tsuyoshi...you don't have to struggle you know...hehehe...

(heaven is smiling like an evil)

You have very good points about Tsuyoshi wanting people to love

him for his music and his own creation, not the creation of JE.

It's a problem when I think of Koichi and how KinKi can survive

if Tsuyo doesn't want to play the pop idol game anymore. What I

hope is they can have more guitar-based numbers and somehow they

can bring together the different talents they've developed as

solo artists, even if it's not going to be KinKi Kids as they

used to be. The concerts could be so interesting if they're left

to choose how to produce them. I don't know if I've seen enough

DB episodes, but since Tsuyo can be lively with certain guests

(people he knows, funny people), if they find a balance in the

guest list...maybe it will be okay? But I do wish the fire would

light up again. Maybe they need to put them next to each other

like in LLA. :) Are they still friends in real life? For Koichi,

who has stuck by Tsuyoshi for so long, it must be very hard, too.