Toma's got the lead role in the musical: Grease!! / >_< some ppl don't like toma!

toma-ism #7:
toma-kun...
HEART-WARMING =) [when he smiles] / heart-breaking [when he cries] =,(

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Toma Ikuta, Miki Fujimoto in "Grease"
Sat, June 7, 2008 (2:22am EDT)

The hit Broadway musical "Grease" is being performed in Tokyo later this year, and it was announced on Friday that rising actor Toma Ikuta is playing the lead part of Danny Zuko. His supporting cast includes Sayaka Kanda as his girlfriend Sandy, former Morning Musume member Miki Fujimoto as the Pink Ladies leader Rizzo, and Musical Academy member Tomoyuki Yara as Kenickie.

The production opens at the Aoyama Theatre on October 20 and will finish up in Osaka during November.

source: tokyograph
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sugoi!!! =D
toma's in lots of high profile projects, all leading roles!
AWESOME. *__*

though Grease is a kinda corny musical...haha.
but toma's DEFINITELY great at these kinda singing/dancing roles in musicals.

P.S.
i REMEMBERED the toma-ism!
but i had 2 go when i first posted, so couldn't add it till now. ;)

also, i checked back at the link and i saw a person who's not a fan of toma post this:
"not a fan of toma ikuta. i just feel he is too needy-to-be-center-of-attention and a bit metrosexual for me. plus i just don't find him good looking or attractive. sorry toma fans. altho toma can sing."

and it made me think...

u know how toma fans all say WHY ISN'T HE MORE POPULAR FROM EARLIER ON (be4 hana kimi) ?!?!!
HE'S SO UNBELIEVABLY TALENTED/CUTE/CHARMING/etc.etc. !!!!!

well, i guess when it comes to toma, maybe u either LOVE him or u HATE him. =/
he can bring out the extremes in a person...maybe cuz of that...
there's so MANY MANY ppl that love toma, but there must also be a lot of ppl that don't like him, ne?

I AM A HUGE TOMA FAN, but i guess i can understand if ppl don't like him...
though they're REALLY MISSING OUT, IF THEY DON'T SEE HOW CUTE HE IS!!!!
but every1's different and likes different things...

BUT SERIOUSLY,
TOMA..... NOT ATTRACTIVE?!?!?!?!!??!
HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?!?! lol.
he's cute/attractive like, 99% of time!!
almost 24/7!!! HE'S AMAZING AND VERY NEARLY PERFECT!!

canto dubbed hana kimi's ratings in Hong Kong / some HK toma fansites!

toma-ism #6:
Toma-kun... Charm and beauty of which no words could describe!
(this was the title of a news article about a male asian artist, but i can't remember who. haha. sorry.)

so...
i've been curious what the ratings for hana kimi would be once it aired in HK, the dubbed version!
but i kept forgetting 2 look it up until recently. and i can only read very few, basic chinese characters, so i couldn't find anything. THANK GOODNESS, i found Sakura's blog, A5 NEWS idy chan 陳玉蓮新聞, and she posted the Catch Me Now tvb series. She translated the whole ratings report for that week that hana kimi's first episode was aired:

"For prime time shows, first week telecast of "The Silver Chamber of Sorrows 銀樓金粉" averaged at 29 points, down 3 points from last week's series with the same time slot, of about 1.8 million viewers. "Catch Me Now 原來愛上賊" with Idy Chan 陳玉蓮 as the strong fighter, gained 1 point at 32 points average of over 2 million viewers and was at the highest of 34 points. Sunday night's Japanese drama "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e Ikemen Paradise 花樣少年少女" dropped 8 points to 15 points average. aTV's "Flaming Butterfly" made only 4 points, down 1 from last week."
(http://a5news.blogspot.com/2008/05/06.html)

so for the first episode, it got 3rd place!
that's pretty good! considering its 10:30pm on sundays time slot!
and it's a dubbed, japanese series!

so i asked Sakura if she could help me get the ratings for the other weeks, and she very kindly and quickly replied, listing the ratings so far:

sakura said...
The HK ratings for "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e Ikemen Paradise":
2008/05/04 - 15 points
2008/05/11 - 14 points
2008/05/18 - 15 points
2008/05/25 - 14 points
Average: 14.5 points

[15 points means 15%, so 15% of ppl watching tv were watching hana kimi for the first episode.]

she showed me where 2 check the ratings at the chinese wiki page for hana kimi HERE!
scroll down nearly to the end of the page. you'll see a chart of the ratings so far.
u can compare it with how the ratings were for each episode, in japan! (on the left side)

unfortunately, the ratings R going down....but june 1 was the day that the HUGE, star-studded artistes 512 fundraising concert was going on, so maybe that affected the ratings, though that concert ended at 10pm (but it started at around 2:30pm). all in all, it's doing pretty well, i think! i hope that the ratings will increase and more ppl will become toma fans after watching!! hehe. i have some friends in HK, i've reminded them to try watching! heehee.

.............
some pretty nice HK fans' toma sites!!
but all in chinese!
i think they were all launched in 2008...

http://hk.ikutatoma.net/
http://www.ikutatoma.net/
http://www.ikutatomaclub.com/bbs/

VAMPIRE TOMA would be cool!

(pics mostly f/musica031's TATTOOED ON MY MIND toma MV or tomalover's gallery:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomacollection17/)

toma-ism #5:
toma-kun...You're too perfect...
I'm afraid of your perfection...
(andy hui's translated to eng. "you're too perfect" song lyrics)

i was looking for pics of the twilight sky at flickr, when i found some for the movie Twilight (a pic from it below) about a vampire guy liking a human girl, and they were saying how the book that it's based on really emphasizes how this guy is really beautiful and his vampire friends are too. i don't think the guy playing that role is THAT cute (he's cho chang's ex-bf in the harry potter movie). he actually looks a little creepy cuz he's so skinny!!

anyway, it made me think of how cool it'd be if toma had a role as a vampire in a drama or movie!! haha. though i don't usually like vampire movies, but toma would make a really COOL and HOT one! haha. a lot of times, for his photoshoots, he already looks vampire-like, cuz he's got that certain evil or scary look sometimes, and when he has that kinda dark makeup on...!! and toma's got this certain intensity that would come in handy 4 this kinda role! edison's the cutest/coolest vampire guy in a movie (twins effect) i've seen, but if toma was a vampire, he'd be so much cuter/cooler!!! (and of course, in real life, toma is SO much COMPLETELY cuter/cooler than edison!)

TOMA LOVE defined / WELCOME new toma fan map members!

toma-ism #4:
toma-kun...the charm coming from confidence is the most attractive.
(miriam yeung quote)

TOMA LOVE ♥:

The love for the TRULY TALENTED & INCREDIBLY CHARMING & CUTE artist who is IKUTA TOMA (生田 斗真)!
Toma love has no boundaries!! girl/guy/young/old/japanese/not japanese
Doesn't matter if you're in japan (or somewhere in Asia) or live as far as germany, brazil, or the USA.

EVERYBODY LOVES TOMA!! ~_~

Toma love exists all over the world and it gives toma fans the energy to keep going and keep supporting toma! It also inspires them to always try their best and brightens their lives!

All you need is (toma) LOVE! ^_^v

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WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS TO THE TOMA FAN MAP!! *__*

=) PLEASE GIVE A WARM WELCOME TO:
girlish_07, chienimaesanchez, sano_sama07 (Philippines), Angel_04_superstar, and syusukefuji07 (Philippines)!

pls go here 2 see new members' pics and messages to toma (just point 2 their pic and u should see their message pop up, if they wrote one.)
http://www.frappr.com/ikutatomafans/photos

news about Maou / 2 cute toma pics

(pic f/ ini's imeem page)

(pic f/musica031's TATTOOED ON MY MIND toma MV)

toma-ism #3:
toma-kun...
you're my DAY!DREAM! you know that I've been thinking about you...LATE!LY!
And everytime I look at you
I can't explain how I feel insane, I can't get away
You're my daydream, yeah...
(lyrics from avril lavigne's song "daydream")

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Some "Maou" cast details
Thu, May 29, 2008 (10:55am EDT)
Some "Maou" cast details
Thu, May 29, 2008 (10:55am EDT)

A few more cast members have been formally announced for the TBS drama series "Maou." The show, remade from a 2007 Korean series, was revealed earlier this month, starring Satoshi Ohno as a revenge-seeking lawyer and Toma Ikuta as a detective. Hitori Gekidan will be playing an elite company president who is also Ikuta's older brother. Koji Ishizaka has been cast as their father, while Yuji Miyake plays Ikuta's boss. It has also been mentioned that tarot cards will play a key role in the series. Gekidan commented that he has been studying tarot for some time. source: tokyograph
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kams: minna-san sorry 4th OF JULY. okay? MAOU will be aired in jpan in FRIDAY 4TH OF JULY. :) sorry. sorry.
1 Jun 08, 19:14
kams: hi minna-san! ;) MAOU will be aired in japan on june 4 hahaha! im so excited! toma is so HOT there i like his hair bec it's kindda clean cut but SUPER COOL.:)

thanks, kams, 4 telling us!
july 4th! it's independence day in the usa.
lots of celebrations + fireworks.
but now i've got a real reason 2 celebrate that day!! =)
really hope this drama will get high ratings!!