As we all know, the members of Four Tops aren't the only stars in Johnny's Entertainment. One of the great things about Johnny's is that once you become a fan of one group, you'll probably find others that you like as well, so here's a small collection of materials from Johnny's and other artists that you might not have seen before, and any other things that catch my attention. To give you an idea of what to expect, I'm partial to KAT-TUN, especially Junno, and A.B.C.
Title: Original Blue
Artist: KAT-TUN
Length: 3:29
Filesize: 35MB (video)
From: Shounen Club 2003.07.13
Description: Despite the fact that almost no one's heard of it, I think this is my favorite KAT-TUN song. It has a catchy rhythm and tends to get stuck in my head for days at a time. In the middle of the song, they all tell jokes relating to "blue"; the only ones I can understand are Jin saying something about Akanishi and Aonishi (aka=red, ao=blue) and Junno's "Ah, it's cold today! Brr!"
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Title: 誓心 (Seishin, "Still Mind")
Artist: Taguchi Junnosuke (KAT-TUN)
Length: 3:30
Filesize: 35MB (video)
From: KAT-TUN Real Face Concert
Description: There are a lot of people who say Junno doesn't sing well, but I honestly don't know where they're coming from, because I love his voice, especially in this performance. It's true that his singing has improved since KAT-TUN has debuted, so if it's been a while, give this video a watch and see what you think.
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Title: Crazy Accel
Artist: A.B.C.
Length: 3:08
Filesize: 59MB (video)
From: Shounen Club 2006.12.03
Description: If you watched a lot of Shounen Club around the Four Tops/KAT-TUN era, you're probably used to A.B.C. being the skilled and acrobatic backdancers, but you might be surprised at how well they can sing; I certainly was. If I remember correctly, they also choreographed this song themselves.
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Title: Kawai Fumito's Senpai Impersonations
Artist: Kawai Fumito (A.B.C.)
Length: 3:21
From: Shounen Club 2007.01.14
Description: This is the video that caused me to fall in love with A.B.C. Kawai Fumito does impersonations of various senpai, including SMAP and Matsumoto Jun, and is quite successful. If he ever did an actual performance of "Yozora no Mukou," I'd probably like it better than the original.
Watch: YouTube
Title: KAT-TUN & Tackey Talk
Length: 0:58
From: Shounen Club 2007.01.14
Description: Aww, Jin, don't hit Koki. He was just trying to make it all better. You have deep bonds of friendship, right? (An English translation of this clip is in its video description.)
Watch: YouTube
Title: 手のひらを太陽に (Te no Hira wo Taiyou Ni, "The Palms of our Hands Toward the Sun")
Artist: Lead
Length: 3:05
Description: Lead is a J-pop group with a sound that's somewhat similar to Johnny's. When I heard the song "Te no Hira wo Taiyou Ni" in 3Tops' Children's Songs Medley, I really liked it and eventually sought out Lead's version. It's cute, bright, happy, and all those other good things. The YouTube video is English subtitled.
Watch: YouTube
Listen: eSnips | MegaUpload | MediaFire
Artist: KAT-TUN
Length: 3:29
Filesize: 35MB (video)
From: Shounen Club 2003.07.13
Description: Despite the fact that almost no one's heard of it, I think this is my favorite KAT-TUN song. It has a catchy rhythm and tends to get stuck in my head for days at a time. In the middle of the song, they all tell jokes relating to "blue"; the only ones I can understand are Jin saying something about Akanishi and Aonishi (aka=red, ao=blue) and Junno's "Ah, it's cold today! Brr!"
Watch: YouTube | MegaUpload | MediaFire
Listen: eSnips | MegaUpload
Title: 誓心 (Seishin, "Still Mind")
Artist: Taguchi Junnosuke (KAT-TUN)
Length: 3:30
Filesize: 35MB (video)
From: KAT-TUN Real Face Concert
Description: There are a lot of people who say Junno doesn't sing well, but I honestly don't know where they're coming from, because I love his voice, especially in this performance. It's true that his singing has improved since KAT-TUN has debuted, so if it's been a while, give this video a watch and see what you think.
Watch: YouTube | MegaUpload | MediaFire
Listen: eSnips | MegaUpload
Title: Crazy Accel
Artist: A.B.C.
Length: 3:08
Filesize: 59MB (video)
From: Shounen Club 2006.12.03
Description: If you watched a lot of Shounen Club around the Four Tops/KAT-TUN era, you're probably used to A.B.C. being the skilled and acrobatic backdancers, but you might be surprised at how well they can sing; I certainly was. If I remember correctly, they also choreographed this song themselves.
Watch: YouTube | MegaUpload | MediaFire
Listen: eSnips | MegaUpload
Title: Kawai Fumito's Senpai Impersonations
Artist: Kawai Fumito (A.B.C.)
Length: 3:21
From: Shounen Club 2007.01.14
Description: This is the video that caused me to fall in love with A.B.C. Kawai Fumito does impersonations of various senpai, including SMAP and Matsumoto Jun, and is quite successful. If he ever did an actual performance of "Yozora no Mukou," I'd probably like it better than the original.
Watch: YouTube
Title: KAT-TUN & Tackey Talk
Length: 0:58
From: Shounen Club 2007.01.14
Description: Aww, Jin, don't hit Koki. He was just trying to make it all better. You have deep bonds of friendship, right? (An English translation of this clip is in its video description.)
Watch: YouTube
Title: 手のひらを太陽に (Te no Hira wo Taiyou Ni, "The Palms of our Hands Toward the Sun")
Artist: Lead
Length: 3:05
Description: Lead is a J-pop group with a sound that's somewhat similar to Johnny's. When I heard the song "Te no Hira wo Taiyou Ni" in 3Tops' Children's Songs Medley, I really liked it and eventually sought out Lead's version. It's cute, bright, happy, and all those other good things. The YouTube video is English subtitled.
Watch: YouTube
Listen: eSnips | MegaUpload | MediaFire
