happy (late) toma's-movie-crank-in day!! ^_^ some toma updates and cool J-related things.

hi!!
happy friday and
happy 4th of july, too! :D

you know~ today & tomorrow (in JST time)
are both special days. ^_^

for toma that is~~

yesterday (july3) was the crank in for ningen shikakku (hope i spelled that right, the name of his movie). and last year, july 4 was the day that the 1st ep. of Maou aired. i wonder if the start of july 2010 will bring any more important events in toma's life?? (i might re-watch maou with neesan once she's finished watching h&C. she's very annoyed with hagumi, but she likes takemoto a lot!)

oh, crank up for majosai was june 25. already! and the wrapup party was june 27. thanks to xdustbunnys 4 the info ne.

sore ja...here's another bunch of toma updates and stuff. i'll post about majo ep.7 too, but later or tomorrow. most likely tomorrow. even if it's Independence Day. i hope some of u will come and read it. but most of u are probably going out, somewhere having fun. not me. haha. i'll be here. yappe na~

well then,
see you.

ATCHII... it's too hot these days. i don't like summer. why can't we go from spring directly to fall??! -__- but it's hotter in tokyo and raining/thunderstorms, so i shouldn't complain. well, just venting, there's no point to this. wait, i guess there is. cuz it's so hot, i can't spend as much time at the PC as usual. help. me. !!!! o___o well, at least i can use that extra time to work on my toma fan art...
(oops, i meant to say ATSUI (hot)! i unconsciously combined atsui and kutchii (irritating) to = atchii. lol. it means it's so hot, it's irritating!! :P)

http://hinoai.livejournal.com/732340.html
jamie's post about the huge GUNDAM in odaiba. CLOSEUP PICS OF IT and pretty pics of odaiba, too!! that life-size gundam is just SO FREAKIN' COOL!!! ^^

http://stephendavidsmith.net/tokyostory/uniqlo-calendar/
[steven: Uniqlo’s continuing viral campaign perpetrated through lots of great Flash mini-sites never ceases to be awesome. The latest one to launch, called Uniqlo Calendar, features time-lapse photography of various locations in Japan given the tilt-shift photography treatment also known as miniature-faking, where a very shallow depth of field often found in macro photography is simulated thus giving pictures of life-size subject matter the appearance of a tiny model. Flawlessly executed as usual with characteristically quirky and hip background music, I’m left eagerly anticipating the screensaver (the link on the site says ‘coming soon’, unfortunately).] AWESOMENESS!!!! u gotta check it out. great views of japan and love the music too. ^o^

LET'S SEE~ WHAT'S GOING ON IN TOMA's WORLD:

http://unleashthegeek.blogspot.com/2009/06/ranking-drama-you-want-to-watch-again.html
(dunno which website conducted the survey, but still happy to see so many ppl want to watch maou again!! it ranked #2! i also wanna watch it again!!)
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http://asianfanatics.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=664763

Ikuta Wants to Go ‘Crazy’ in First Ever Movie,
Tuesday June 30, 2009 Japan

The actor Ikuta Toma (24), along with actress Terajima Shinobu (36) and others, attended the press announcement of the upcoming movie ‘人間失格 / No Longer Human’ (scheduled to premiere in January 2010) in Tokyo. ‘No Longer Human’ is originally a novel written by Dazai Osamu, and largely considered to be his masterpiece. The main character is Oba Yozo, a man that is plagued by self-consciousness and cannot socialize with other people. He turns to binge-drinking and womanizing, and gradually ruins himself.

This will be Ikuta’s debut film and naturally will be his first ever lead role in a movie. He commented, “I’m extremely honored to appear in an important film commemorating the 100th anniversary of Dazai’s birth.” He showed a lot of enthusiasm towards the upcoming filming. “I will let the director and the novel control me and try to gradually lose my mind [like the main character].” Asked about his co-stars such as Terajima and the actress Mita Yoshiko (67), he seemed eager about working with them. “I’m really excited and a little nervous. I want to learn a lot from them.”

(credit: music japan)
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http://xdustbunnys.livejournal.com/41698.html
[From a Koichi-fan that went to today's (090622) Majosai filming as one of the extras. Super detailed. ]

A MUST MUST MUST READ!!! *______* see how amazing toma is while filming!
it really is WORK ne. though he makes it look easy. wow, he is a very observant guy!! also intimidating, just cuz he is too kakkoii!!

uwaaa~ makes me wish i could see him filming sometime. and to be able to be just slightly close to him, to be able to see his face, feel the aura he gives off...that would be just...WOW. i think i couldn't look him in the eye either!! =[ well, i have guessed that he still smokes. but i like him so much, that now, even that, i can accept/overlook. haha~ EVEN WITH THAT BAD HABIT, HE'S THE CLOSEST U CAN GET TO THE PERFECT PERFECT BOYFRIEND, RIGHT???


http://community.livejournal.com/toma_gallery/12030.html
a rare photoshoot with a girl!! fans r saying he's prettier than her. haha. but that would be true 4 almost any girl that is paired up with him neeeee. :P his perm does not go w/the traditional look at all, but still, the pics are pretty and toma in a yukata is ♥!
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http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/425540.html#cutid1
chibi toma magazine scans! wow, i think the 1st is his first time ever in a magazine, and a lot are from only his 2nd year at Johnny's!!
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http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/427316.html
[:) lots of enshinge's toma magazine intv's, messages, etc. translations!!]

IF U DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME, AT LEAST READ THIS POST BELOW, where in the interview, he talks about the shows he's on and his thoughts about the MOVIE. like toma said...i'm also afraid he will bring the depression of his character into his real life. but then again, with all his friends and all the other good things in his life, i'm sure it'll balance out and he'll be fine. and it's toma~ he's THE GOOD-LOOKING SUNSHINE BOY after all ne!! daijoubu des.

http://enshinge.livejournal.com/261963.html
[and now, for some tomaaaaaa XD!
his articles keeeeep being about the same thing, but here’s a bit of something different, it’s about being on other Johnnys’ shows – TOKIO/Arashi/V6/SCP 8D]
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http://bobo2511.livejournal.com/7038.html#cutid1
A LOT A LOT of awesome awesome hana kimi icons!!!!! ^_^ i'm using 2 of them-- for my LJ and AF icons!!
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http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/430552.html
[TFS major releases update!]
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http://community.livejournal.com/ikuta_toma/431541.html
[Toma's thoughts on Michael and more]

1 of the 1st things i thought after knowing mj died was how toma would react, getting the news that morning!! =( i know he's a big fan, remember him saying at his blog that he watched mj's concert dvd over and over 1 day f/last yr i think...

this video clip is not subbed, but orangekiss_es said the gist of what toma said about mj is: he watched Michael's PV and concert videos many times. When he was doing a concert, someone brought Michael's video to the hotel and everyone was watching and going, "Micheal's amazing" and learnt his dance. And he really can't believe that this happened.

could any1 possibly tell me if toma or his fans wrote
anything interesting in these messages??
u can just summarize it?? from around oct. or nov. 2008.
sorry, forgot which magazine and who posted it up!