Toma Leaves Johnny's. Johnny's in trouble....

 hey, everyone.

it finally happened! a BBC documentary about the victims led to the CEO admitting it's true (but she didn't know or wasn't sure how long it had been going on? not sure about the details). here's some news about it:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64837855

Japan’s J-pop predator - exposed for abuse but still revered

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/02/japan/society/johnny-and-associates-name-change/

Johnny's to form new company in wake of sexual abuse by founder

Toma announced in November that he's leaving the company to be a freelance actor. He now has his own official website and also he is on Twitter, too. you can find both links in the profile part of his instagram. :)

https://www.instagram.com/toma.ikuta_official/

Toma's onsen movie review + some of Toma's 2023 Instagram pics

Hi, everyone! :) 

Just a random post so this blog isn't totally inactive (in case they delete inactive blogs). lol..... I will try to login and post a few times a year at least.... Probably just talking to myself, no one goes here anymore. or at least very few ppl... 

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/02/16/films/film-reviews/yudo/

'Yudo': A heartwarming ode to a good, old-fashioned soak

(review for Toma's recent onsen movie from Feb. 2023)

Toma's NETFLIX documentary about his kabuki performance....

https://news.yahoo.com/toma-ikuta-nana-seino-welcome-first-child-055738961.html

btw, Toma became a father in march of 2022!! dunno if it was a boy or girl, tho.

https://www.netflix.com/title/81485700

toma was in a kabuki theater performance with his friend and they made a documentary about it!! both the documentary and the kabuki play are on Netflix right now. i think.... it was released july 16 i think. it should still be there now?? it was still there by the end of july, at least.

ok, byeeeeee. until next time.... haha..... 

(oops, i just looked at my last post from last year and i totally didn't remember to post a few times a year to keep this blog a little active to prevent it from being deleted.... O___O well, i think it's ok, i didn't post for a long time before last year and my blog is still here.... )

Toma got married!! Toma is on Instagram!! (super short post)

 

Hey, it's me, Kate! I'm not gonna be posting often again, this is just a quick post. 

Toma got married last year! I didn't like her back then, when they were only rumored to be dating. Lol. But I'm happy for him. Read the news here:

https://aramajapan.com/news/toma-ikuta-and-nana-seino-are-married/106920/

Toma finally got an Instagram account this year!!!!!! And he seems very active on there, at least for now. Go follow him! @toma_ikuta_j. Also, Yamashita is on Instagram since 2019, I think? He's in France, filming a cooking drama series right now. His username is: tomo.y9. 

I will maybe post a few times a year so that this blog isn't too inactive. I don't want to risk it getting deleted! Even though I already backed up all the posts but I think there might still be some fans who come here? I checked the stats and it said I got 1,005 views so far this month and 664 views last month!! wow... thanks for visiting, everyone! makes me happy to know new or old Toma fans still come here and read my posts that I worked so hard on back then.... but a lot of the visits might be spam bots... lol. 

Toma's Room isn't really active anymore... For the latest Toma Updates, you should look for popular Toma fan accounts on instagram! I listed some in the past, but there are probably many other ones you can follow. 

Ok, bye for now. :) 

please go to Toma's Room for updates...

(not mine, forgot source)

sorry i haven't posted anything in a longgggg time!! i hope you all have been going to Toma's Room for updates, because i still post there sometimes and other fans still share toma stuff there. :)

and about my trip to japan last year... if you are curious how it was, go to my LJ (kate_firefly). lol...

GOING TO JAPAN SOON...

i will be in japan (tokyo) around the end of may!!!! it's only 2 months away. it's a family trip, though. so i'm not sure if i'll get much free time to hang out with any toma fans, since we might hang out together most of the time. uhhh. i'm not sure... lol.... i'm excited but nervous. you can go to my post here if you want to know why + for more info. haha....

TOMA IS IN ARASHI'S NEW PV!!!!!!!!!!

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!
i'm so happy for toma that he got to work with his friends on this PV. this is the closest we can get to him joining arashi, i guess. lol. must have been so much fun for them to work together. i can't wait to see behind-the-scenes clips or pics or stories that they'll tell about the filming! hahaha...

thanks to pknumba1 for this news. go to her post at toma's room, HERE, to watch some video clips!! also, you can search for the ikuta toma tag at instagram to see some video clips too, in case these clips on youtube are deleted later.

not much happening in the fandom, but i know that his movie, Mogura No Uta is getting a sequel! wow. and Yokukuhan has been english subbed, but you need to login at Toma's Room and check the recent posts to get it. i think i might watch it soon! ~_~

Himitsu -The Top Secret teaser!!

 (credit: pknumba1)

toma's suit and hair style are unflattering, but the plot is kind of interesting, i guess. masaki looks cute, though kinda thin. you can watch the english-subbed teaser and find out more about the movie here:

http://aramajapan.com/news/tvmovie/movies/ikuta-toma-and-okada-masaki-team-up-for-otomo-keishis-himitsu-the-top-secret-movie/53102/

bunch of new pics and videos... =)

toma was at the special V6 (20 year anniversary?) concert with arashi and all a bunch of other Johnny's guys!!

(pics credit: on the pic, https://www.facebook.com/tfortoma/) THESE ARE JUST MY FAVORITES. A LOT MORE AT THE SOURCE, SO REMEMBER TO GO THERE TO SEE ALL OF THEM!! =)

heyyyy... sorry i haven't updated in so long. not that there was any huge toma news anyway, but there's been a lot of new pics and videos that have been subbed. oh, there's a rumor that toma and shun are filming a new movie, i think?? no official news yet, though.

just FYI, this site has a lot of updated toma pics/videos!! =)
https://www.facebook.com/tfortoma

also, you should check jane's twitter often for new toma gifs or very short video clips!! =)
https://twitter.com/mjatoma

there are some toma videos (subbed!!) at Toma's Room, but you will have to login to get them cuz they are members-locked. THERE IS A REALLY FUNNY EPISODE WHERE TOMA AND JUN (of arashi) take part in some contests to see who is more manly or awesome or something. lol!!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!! ^_^

(this is around a month late, but...) MY 8TH TOMA FANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!

omg, i totally forgot to link to my post about my 8th anniversary at my LJ!!! sorry!! lol. thanks to azzil for saying it's been 7 years since you've been his fan. it made me realize i didn't share my post here!! 

http://kate-firefly.livejournal.com/67316.html

MY 8TH TOMA FANniversary!!!!! toma picspam/fan memes!!!!!!

HAPPY (31st) BIRTHDAY, TOMAAAA!!!!! ^__^

hey everyone!! it's toma's 31st birthday!! i'm kinda sad that it seems like a lot less fans are celebrating toma's bday (at least online). =T but anyway, i hope toma has an awesome birthday and many unique, unforgettable bday celebrations with his friends, family, co-stars, etc.!! 

i made 2 toma bday posts. one at my own LJ and one at Toma's Room. the toma's room one is a halloween costumes poll. lol. what matching costumes would you like to dress up in with toma?? 

also, i had a ton of views for my toma bday post last year, so i hope i get a lot again this year. though i'm not sure why. my bento post wasn't that interesting. lol. maybe a lot of people searched for "ikuta toma birthday" or something. hmm...
http://kate-firefly.livejournal.com/67961.html
http://toma-room.livejournal.com/239395.html

toma dating ouroboros co-star, seino nana???

(credit: unleashthegeeks)

it's just a rumor...here's what happened:
http://minuskakugo.blogspot.com/2015/08/ikuta-toma-revealed-to-be-dating-co.html

and here's my long, rambling post about my thoughts on it & some crazy theories I came up with. lol.
http://kate-firefly.livejournal.com/67000.html

GRASSHOPPER POSTER + MOVIE TRAILER!! & polls @TR about Toma's plastic surgery, dating rumor, kissing skills!!

heyyyyy!!! haven't been here in a long time. i only recently started watching Ouroboros again and i'm on ep.5 now. lol. it's alright. i'm mostly just watching cuz i miss toma. i like the fighting scenes!! but the story is kinda just meh, for me. 

before i forget, you can always check the following links for new toma stuff!! right now there are some cute gifs on tumblr of toma playing with puppies and a strage/cute looking animal. lol.
http://ogurin-tomasu.tumblr.com/
http://tomafanindia.tumblr.com/
http://mcjane83.livejournal.com/
https://twitter.com/mjatoma

http://aramajapan.com/news/tvmovie/movies/grasshopper-movie-releases-trailer-and-announces-additional-cast/20149/
50 second trailer!! go to this link to see it. was released 3 weeks ago and i didn't know. lol. i just watched it today. looks cool, but the last part of the trailer!! lol. poor suzuki. toma IS supposed to be kinda cool in this movie? or not?? lol. i hope he's at least kinda cool despite him being only a teacher before he went undercover. at least i hope he's not completely nerdy or helpless. hahahahaha. i'm sure he won't be.

ALSO, I MADE SOME NEW POLLS AT TOMA'S ROOM. NOTHING GOING ON IN THE FANDOM RIGHT NOW AND IT'S VERY VERY DEAD THERE, SO I DECIDED TO BRING BACK 2 OF TOMA'S MOST INFAMOUS SCANDALS/RUMORS (and talk about toma's kissing skills) TO GET PEOPLE'S ATTENTION AND HOPEFULLY GET THEM VOTING ON THE POLL/COMMENTING/THINKING ABOUT TOMA AND THE FANDOM. HAHAHAHA.... COME AND TAKE A LOOK AND PLEASE VOTE/COMMENT!!!!!! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://toma-room.livejournal.com/228471.html

TOMA'S NEW MOVIE WITH MASAKI!!! and Yokokuhan promoting going on right now...

    (credit: @twitter, @cherryToma10, tomafanindia (edit), suuji (scan))


-I made a new banner for Toma's Room. It has a very fresh, light, summer feel to it!! and Toma is cooking!! aww. xD check it out!! =P

-Toma is promoting his Yokokuhan (newspaper mask guy) movie. He joked about being a member of Arashi. lol. AND HE'S ON A BUNCH OF TV SHOWS COOKING, PLAYING CRAZY GAMES WITH ARASHI, ETC. xD You can check out some of the gifs or videos at Toma's Room (remember to login first). also, check out these links for more recent toma stuff:
https://twitter.com/mjatoma
http://tomafanindia.tumblr.com/



(credit: mcjane83)
-Toma and Masaki Okada are filming a movie together!! it's based on a manga, called Himitsu-The Top Secret. The plot sounds interesting... Hmm. But he's been doing a lot of police or crime-related roles continuously. Lol. I hope his next project will be something different for a change. 

News about it here:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-05/toma-ikuta-masaki-okada-chiaki-kuriyama-star-in-himitsu-the-top-secret-film/.87854

any toma fans going to japan and want to meet up with other fans??

Any Toma fans going to Japan this year and want to meet up with other fans?? I am maybe going this November. =) I thought it might be fun to meet up with some other fans there and watch Toma's Grasshopper movie (released Nov.7) together!! If you are going in November or just some other time and want to see if other fans want to meet you there, then come to our post about it and comment... ^_^  

http://toma-room.livejournal.com/221978.html

If you want to know more about my plans or go at the same time as I do, go to my livejournal (kate_firefly) for more info!! ^^

Toma's new Suntory wine CM!! ^_^

so cute!! ^_^ you can watch the 15 seconds, 30 seconds versions and also the older ones at this link: http://www.suntory.co.jp/umeshu/sumiwataru/cm/

Yokokuhan (newspaper mask guy movie xD) trailer!!!!

(credit: http://www.filmsmash.com/?p=20888)

the trailer (not just teaser) for Yokokuhan (Advanced Notice Criminal) was released recently!!! watch it here:

http://www.filmsmash.com/?p=20888

or you can watch it at the official website, too. lol. http://yokoku-han.jp/

this movie seems pretty cool. toma with black hair, simple, cool hairstyle!!♥♥ and i love love toma-running-dramatically scenes.♥♥♥ so cool. and reminds me of Maou, i guess. or maybe toma just looks so cool when he's running. xD (i know i used the word "cool" too much. lol.) BUT DID THEY JUST SHOW HIM DYING AT THE END OF THE TRAILER?!!! WHY! DON'T GIVE AWAY THE ENDING!!! :( even though i heard somewhere that it will have a sad ending. sigh.

oh, i just added on the left side of my blog, a twitter pic that leads to my twitter page. in case anyone wants to follow me (i'll follow back! xD i just need to approve you first. as long as you don't seem like a spam account, i will add you. haha. it helps if you say something in your profile about being a toma fan or liking japan stuff, so i'll know you're a toma fan and not a random stranger.). i do sometimes retweet toma stuff, but don't follow just because you want to see toma stuff, because it's 95% me talking about random things or retweeting stuff i like and 5% toma or johnny's or japan related stuff. hahaha.... i have my twitter linked in my LJ (kate_firefly) profile a long time now, but i think maybe a lot of you don't go there and might not know about it. 

if you want to ask me toma-related questions, you can ask me there, too!! i'm on twitter everyday, so you can probably reach me very fast. haha. at least much faster than if you comment or post in my cbox here. though of course i love coming here sometimes and seeing new messages in my cbox or new comments here. keep them coming!! thanks!!! ^_^

I don't like Ouroboros...

(credit: mostly from mjatoma.tumblr.com, ogurin-tomasu.tumblr.com/, and some is from http://toma-room.livejournal.com/216339.html see the pics in full size at these links!!)

I wish I liked Ouroboros, but I don't. =( I watched the whole 1st episode. It was ok. It was kind of boring to me. I have watched parts of/looked at gifs from episodes 2-5. Still don't like it. Sigh. I might watch it later on, but right now it's just not interesting or good enough for me. Maybe I just don't like serious Japanese dramas anymore. I have no problem watching Korean dramas (mostly romantic ones though). I am watching a police-themed show, but it's Brooklyn Nine-Nine, a funny American sitcom about cops in NYC. Lol. 

By now, most of you probably already know where to get episodes of Ouroboros. But in case you don't, i'll post 2 links in the comments section of this post. xD Don't want to get in trouble for sharing links of where to get it. Lol. Happy watching~~ xD

Oh, also, I made a discussion post at Toma's Room, in case you want to discuss the drama with other Toma fans!! Only 4 comments there so far though. I guess most people aren't interested in discussing it. =/ http://toma-room.livejournal.com/217405.html

OUROBOROS has started!!!!!!! xD

Ouroboros has started airing!!!!!
(source: https://www.facebook.com/toma.vietnam)


Toma and Shun messing around behind-the-scenes of Ouroboros. hahaha.
(source: http://ogurin-tomasu.tumblr.com/)

Helloooooooo
everyoneeeeee!!! ~_~

Toma and shun's highly anticipated drama, Ouroboros, started airing a few days ago. so, i thought i would post something to celebrate. xD i guess it will take at least a week or so to get episode 1 subbed. if you want to watch it ASAP go to Toma's Room and check out Jane's post about it to get it. =) oh, Arashi is singing the themesong!! isn't that cool?? the 1st time they're singing for a drama that none of them are in. people were saying it's because toma is the secret 6th member. awww. xD

http://ogurin-tomasu.tumblr.com/
I just went to this tumblr today to check out gifs from the 1st episode. that's enough for me, for now. lol. from what i see, it seems like it might be a pretty cool drama. hmm. not sure... i also read Jane's review and she doesn't like it much so far. lol. well, i never had very high expectations for it despite all the hype. i'm not a fan of shun, either. so...i'll check it out when there are subs. but i'm not even sure if i'll watch the whole thing. i'll try watching a few episodes at least. i just get bored easily, especially when it comes to serious japanese dramas. =/ 

and here are some cute toma pics!!! xD most of these pics, I got from Jane. oh, in the pic below, where toma was a guest on Sho's show, they talked about how toma had a tough time after knowing he was not going to be put in Arashi and he had to be one of the backup dancers for Arashi's first concert. but sho cried and said something at the end of the concert that made toma feel better (?). =,( what toma said made sho cry, on the show. omg. so sad... i'm sure all the Arashi guys sometimes still feel bad about toma not being able to join them. sigh.

and there are a ton of toma/shun pics, of course. but i'm only including my favorite one here. honestly, shun looks so awkward in a lot of pics though!! you can see a lot at Toma's Room or at tumblr. check tomafanindia and ogurin-tomasu's tumblrs or even https://www.facebook.com/toma.vietnam.

i need a break... =T

hello, my fellow toma fans! 

just a few quick updates before i give you the bad news... fans were talking about how Han Hyo Joo seemed to be staring at toma for a while instead of looking at the camera like the other members of the cast! lolllll. at a christmas tree lighting event to promote their MIRACLE movie. (thanks to Jane for the info! source: http://mcjane83.livejournal.com/55207.html) i think it might be more like she forgot what they're supposed to say and is looking at him to see what he's saying. haha. but i wouldn't be surprised if she has a crush on him, either! xD too bad she's a korean actress and probably doesn't have much chance of working with toma again. i think they would make a cute couple!! ~__~


(here's video of the christmas tree lights that kept changing. pretty, right? ^_^)

BUT...i just found out from jane's post today, that apparently toma's screen time in this movie is only 10 minutes??!! oh my god!! o__o even though from the trailers, i had guessed toma's role is not very important since he appears so little in the trailers.... but only a total of 10 minutes?!! no wonder toma seems more quiet while promoting this movie! (or maybe he's just tired cuz he's also filming for the drama with shun right now) 

but maybe toma feels bad that they are tricking his fans into thinking that he is one of the 4 main characters, when he's got so few scenes in this movie. sighhhhhh. i can't believe they would trick his fans like that. don't they believe aiba has enough star power to get people to see this movie?? be honest to the fans! tell them toma only has a small role!! geez... 

also, mogura no uta has been subbed!!! ^_^ you can get the movie + subs at the plotboxes LJ (go in their profile page and check the tags to find the movie). 

alright, so on to the bad news....

Like every year, the end of the year holidays and festivities are here again. most people look forward to this season, but i dread it. i won't go into the reasons why because i think i've talked about it in the past. but it seems fitting that i'm giving you bad news now, because for me, november and december are always bad months. lol.

so...for years now, i've noticed that the english-speaking fandom i've been a part of for many years has become more and more quiet and inactive. I still love toma, but honestly....my enthusiasm for fangirling for him has gradually gone down a lot...partly cuz of the inactive fandom. partly because toma works on movies mostly and disappears for most of the year and then promotes his movies for only a short time, maybe twice a year. 

I'm not leaving the toma fandom, but I'm letting go, in a way. Sigh. Read my letter at Toma's Room to understand why i have decided that i need a break from fangirling: http://toma-room.livejournal.com/201757.html

Oh, i want to make it clear that i'm ok with rarely ever getting comments here. lol. even though i used to get a lot more years ago, but that's ok. i only post here once a month, anyway. but when i post at Toma's Room and no one comments, it's very frustrating. because it's a community, and comments are love...comments show fans still care. and comments mean we are having discussions and that keeps the community alive! 

I guess some fandoms somehow still come up with stuff to do while waiting for their bias to become active again. But that takes a lot of people...a lot of devotion, time, and effort. We don't have a ton of toma fans and most don't have time to do these stuff. Anyway...I'll be interested to see how the few remaining super active toma fans that still share new toma stuff deal with it. Hope they won't leave too...but if they do, i can't blame them. Problem is we need lots of new, younger fans who have more time to fangirl. If only toma did more dramas n maybe a variety show. Hmm...

It's sad cuz in the old days, around 2007 and 2008, there were tons of fans and the fandom was so exciting n fun to be a part of. But now... There's not even an active subbing team anymore. many fans left the fandom or just rarely come or just lurk. Will our fandom just disappear?

I was talking about this on twitter (if you want to follow me on twitter just to see how i'm doing, check my LJ profile for my twitter username. my tweets are private, so i'll have to approve your following me, though.) with mashi-chan and we both agree that if only toma had a twitter or instagram, it would help a lotttttttt. then we would be able to actually leave messages for him and also know what's going on in his life and see random pics or videos of him. this really helps a fandom continue to feel connected to their favorite actor/singer and not get bored, right??? sigh. but stupid, greedy johnny's will never let toma have his own social media accounts. i REALLY think that toma needs younger fans that have more time to fangirl and would help keep the fandom active!!! WHERE ARE ALL THE YOUNG FANS??? WE NEED YOUR HELP!! =/

i will still come here and go to Toma's Room sometimes and post sometimes. but if you want to keep up with what toma's doing, you should really go to the following links. =) if necessary, go ahead and ask them questions. i'm sure they'll be able to help you with any toma-related questions that you would usually ask me.

http://mcjane83.livejournal.com/
http://mjatoma.tumblr.com/
http://tomafanindia.tumblr.com/
http://toma-room.livejournal.com/

ok, so i'm going to watch the Mogura No Uta movie now, and then stay away from the toma fandom for a while because i need a break. i've been fangirling for 7 YEARS!! i deserve a long break. haha. and well...there are more important things in life than fangirling, you know? lol. instead of living vicariously through toma, i should just live my own life and stop procrastinating and really work hard to reach my dreams. i've already wasted too much time... 

THANK YOU, everyone who loves this toma blog and Toma's Room and appreciate my hard work all these years, keeping everyone updated on toma's stuff. i love you all!! 

Take care, everyone!!! 
toma and all toma fans...keep being awesome!! =) 
see you later~~