sorry, just a very quick post.
will post more soon...wasn't gonna post today cuz no time,
but then i saw THESE PICS!!! CUUUUUUTE!!!♥finally!!changed the pics that links to dearToma and back to here. YEYYYYY.iyaaaaa, toma's such a cutie ne. *_____* funny that i usually go "ahhh!!" over cute pics of toma rather than sexy pics. i guess i have a weakness for toma cuteness more than toma hotness. lol.
(non-no march2010. THANKS TO STRAWBERRY_GEMM!! credit: petitee @tomalicious forum)
(credit: strawberry_gemm at http://community.livejournal.com/toma_gallery/. in the jyosei jishin no.2436 march 2010. i saw this magazine at sanseido today!!! it was all wrapped in plastic so i couldn't flip it open to look at toma. -__- but he looks gorgeous in that 1st pic that took up most of the cover. ahh... i'll post up a pic i took of it soon~~ luckily i was able to control myself and didn't buy it. xD i'm proud of u, kate-chan. lol.)
uwa....
so much toma cuteness/hotness.....
with that~
good night!! ~_~
sweet dreams (of u & toma-kun i hope. lol.)
To Be Continued....
still no update. gomen! i'll just start a new post next time.
some annoying things to take care of today and tomorrow....
and... this doesn't seem like the right time or place to announce this,
but i'll just say it anyway. because i really want to tell you about it already!! really~
i've kept it a secret for so long...how long has it been...almost 6 weeks.
i'm good at keeping secrets. ~_~ well, i've given some hints here sometimes though....
ja, i'll just tell u!!
i've been....writing a 3rd fanfic!!
for you, for me...for all of us.
hai~. (that's it?! after that suspenseful build up. (laughs))
paige is the only one who knew about it, cuz she was the last to comment at my story. heehee... thanks, paige-chan, for your supportive messages!! (we talked about me writing the 3rd fanfic a little, in the comments of my 2nd fanfic, under the first post.)
so~ it's been real~ly tough to write, and i'm still adding to it. i actually finished writing in around 11 days (started soon after i posted up the ending of the 2nd fanfic)....and luckily, i finished it right around the time that toma take over started (jan.29!!) but i still had to type it up and edit and wait till the premiere happened and then write about it. couldn't work on it much during toma take over, no time!! (i got sick during february partly cuz i wasn't getting enough sleep, working on the story and keeping up with toma stuff!!) i'm hoping i'll be done by the end of THIS week (or at least start posting up the story little by little)...but i have no idea if i can make it or not. (which is kinda why i'm letting u all know...maybe the pressure of u all knowing will get me more motivated to finish soon!! xD) i hope so though, i don't wanna post it up too long after the ningen premiere happened.
i really really worked hard on this story...and it's quite long cuz it spans 4 days (feb.18-21)!! but it's not like u're with toma a lot, cuz he's busy still, but still....lots of *doki doki* and *blush* moments....i hope i didn't overdo it...(laughs). but really, a lot of THOUGHT and time and effort and LOVE went into this fanfic, so i hope everyone will like it. it's an unforgettable time for toma as well as you ne....
oh, if u don't know what i'm talking about. where have you been?! lol. i wrote 2 fanfics where u can pretend you and toma meet, become friends, etc. please do read it if you haven't. if you don't wanna read both, at least read the 2nd, cuz you should read it before you read the 3rd. but then, even if u haven't read parts 1 or 2, you'll still be able to enjoy reading part 3, i think. =) (but reading part 2 after part 3, it won't be as nice cuz u know what will happen...)
part 1: http://dec22wemeetagain.blogspot.com/
part 2: http://closeto4hrs.blogspot.com/
good night~
kate
2010 march 1
a sweet kiss @ a lighthouse!!♥♥ kyaa!! i love lighthouses. and the HUG was so sweet!!! (credit: zoe)
toma!! been seeing him as youzou so much lately, so it's refreshing to see him as a youthful, happy guy in the present day again. ^^
konbanwa~!kate desu.1st off, 5TH place at the box office!!(the news is posted below)awww. i thought ningen would get a higher ranking...but 5th is ok. avatar and oceans are HUGELY POPULAR. such tough competition. but i had such HIGH expectations for his movie, especially cuz toma was EVERYWHERE recently, even on books...i was thinking #1 for sure!! lol. i didn't know other BIG movies are out. but still, CONGRATULATIONS TO TOMA AND EVERYONE F/THE NINGEN TEAM!! the movie did pretty well, considering...and it's toma's 1st movie after all.
so~ ningen shikkaku is now playing in theaters all over japan!! YEY. ~_^ (COME ON, MORE TOMA FANS GO WATCH AND THEN GO WATCH IT AGAIN! XD) and in toma's latest msg, he said opening day went fine, he's happy and thanks everyone. "this day was one that for me, will be a memory for a lifetime. i hope that it is the same (for) everyone.... please treat the movie Ningen Shikkaku well." (credit: inseiko, tomalicious forum)
toma-kun. ah.... what can i say....i'm so happy for his success. i'm just so happy~ he deserves all this and much more. he's worked so hard. he's still~ working so hard. and yappari, he looked PERFECT at the premiere. perfect hair, perfect suit. CUTEEEEE. i love how it's a formal, black suit, yet toma still has to do something to make it special---a bright red what-do-you-call-it (not a belt...what is that thing called? anyway...) at his waist. ^^
and of course, you've heard....he cried!! hai~ that's so toma-like, though ne. but i thought maybe he'd tear up a little, but no, toma really cried! his eyes were red and everything. awwwwwww. =,) just wanted to hug him when i saw the video. (u can DL it at the toma lj or watch online at h's youtube page. if u don't know where, go to my youtube page (youtube.com/kate6002) and it's the last person on my subscriptions list.)
janinamedina had a short description of what happened:
**Toma-kun cries!!! He was so overwhelmed by the support and response to the film. Awww *pats him* people made compliments and Toma was getting all weepy, "I'm happy ... Thanks" Toma said, wiping his eyes with a handkerchief and all the fans who were there shouted, "good luck".
the video was edited, so not sure how long toma cried, but later, i guess he had to get out a handkerchief to wipe his tears away and fans cheered for him. wish they had shown that part too!!
[my screencaps. but some very clear screencaps strawberry_gemm posted:http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6782/zoomv.png]
TOMAAAAA.♥ you are loved~ SO loved~!
HE REALLY WAS SO TOUCHED AND HAPPY....
(makes me think of when toma cried at the johnnys concerts when he was little...♥ toma, you haven't changed at all. ~_~)
....CARELINE SAW TOMA AT THE FEB.20 SCREENING!!!!!!
AND TOMA SAW HER AND SMILED AT HER & HER FRIEND AND MENTIONED THEM!!!!!!!!!! LOOKED AT HER SEVERAL TIMES!!!! *dies* (lucky she and her friend were the only not japanese ppl there and they sat in the front row!!)
her report about the whole thing here:
http://careline18.livejournal.com/147794.html
ahhhh. love this part the most. i felt almost the same way the 1st time i went to hacken's concert. (my 1st thought was: HE EXISTS IN REAL LIFE. he's REAL! right in front of my eyes!): "it felt SO strange seeing him there. So familiar and yet so strange. But his presence was so calming. My nervousness was like blown away the moment he entered the cinema."
i won't talk about how i feel about it here, cuz u can read it all at my long comment there (kate_firefly). xD really, i just think it's so amazing, what happened. i'm really so happy (and jealous too. xD) for her!!!!!!!! oh, there's a little SPOILER at the end of her post. [ba-ka...i was so excited about her meeting toma, i wrote the wrong date. it was may 7, 2005. aug. 2003 was the 1st concert of his i went to. sorry to the kate f/2005 that i forgot right then!!]
[some pics from the premiere night + opening day screening. credit:http://zoe-ikto.blogspot.com/2010/02/19-y-20-0210papapics-pre-estreno-y.html]
............[credit: http://community.livejournal.com/japan_now/500669.html]
Japanese Box Office Rankings (Feb 21 and 21)
[Weekend of February 20 ~ February 21]
01) Avatar
02) Oceans
03) Ototo: Younger Brother
04) It's Complicated
05) The Fallen Angel (No Longer Human)
06) Koshonin: The Movie
07) Invictus
08) Golden Slumber
09) Coraline
10) Samurai Sentai Shikenger vs Engine Go-Onger: Ginmaku Bang!
source: KAWAII-JOYUU
(some screencaps f/tv shows. hanamura is mine. the rest are zoe's. oh, funny 1 is zomboid's. xD)
(sumimasen~ toma's messages summaries COMING SOON!
tomorrow, i think.)
oh, someone at LJ said the movie is only being released in 160 theaters now, so of course it's hard to compete w/other movies that are in 300+ theaters...so that explains the 5th place rank!! WOW, NOW I'M HAPPY AGAIN, THAT MEANS THEY DID PRETTY WELL AFTER ALL!! :Dthe ningen soundtrack...mm...a little disappointing, but i guess it'll be different when i actually watch the movie and connect certain music to certain scenes. but i really like the main theme a lot. and the ave maria. of course, a lot of the music sounds quite dark...but it's funny/weird, how a lot of it makes me think of snoopy & the peanuts gang!!! xD cuz those cartoons, they use a lot of jazz music and all...ahahahahahaha. (u can get it from the toma LJ.) i wanted to listen to the soundtrack to get a feel for the movie, but i ended up mostly thinking of charlie brown, linus, snoopy, lucy, etc. lol.GOMENASAI,this will be the last time i try to summarize ALL of toma's posts. it's really too much....i'll just stick to summarizing only the MOST MOST IMPORTANT ONES once in a while. if you want to read his posts, remember, u can register at Tomalicious Forum and get over 50 posts or something. then u can read his messages in the Translations section. =) but i hope everyone has enjoyed reading my summaries thus far!Toma's RoomVol.330 (feb.19)"finally. from tomorrow.ningen shikkaku will open in theatres.i waited dearly for this day.ikuta toma's first movie.i have put all of the power i have not into it.it's a production i can feel proud of.please look after it."............kate: awww!! he's really so emotional & happy about it, even f/this short message u can tell...Ningen Shikkaku Special-page seven- (feb20?)
a decorated building where youzou goes to drink. his favorite place in the movie.SPECIAL: MEIWAKU MAIL Feb 20th
"Ikuta-Ningen Shikkaku-Toma desu.opening in theatres today, ningen shikkaku."did i wake you? sorry.why don't you try going to the theatre? (laughs) go with friends.sure everyone will feel something from this movie.please go see the essence of japanese movies."i'm counting on you.okay if i have anything else i'll mail again.have a good day!"Toma's RoomVol.331 (feb.20? or maybe feb.19? but i think it should be feb.20, since he said opening day)"i completed the first day's greeting the audience.everyone, really, thank you very much!i'm happy that we were able to meet the opening without incident.this day was one that for me, will be a memory for a lifetime.i hope that it is the same (for) everyone....please treat the movie ningen shikkaku well."...............kate:truly, an unforgettable day for toma-kun and his fans.....i'm glad nothing went wrong that day. Toma's RoomVol.332 (feb.21)congrats to terajima shinobu-san for winning the best actress award at the berlin intl film festival!!the last time a japanese woman won was 35 yrs ago. really wonderful!!acted with her in ningen shikkaku, so know she is great. really glad. will do my best to catch up to you.want to see you and congratulate you.and ningen shikkaku.a follow-up audience greeting!"truly, thank you very much!so that i can convey [what i want to say] to many more people...shall we do one more run?"...........kate: wow, congrats to her!!! toma, i hope u'll catch up to her. hehe. when i saw the words film festival, almost thought toma was going to one for ningen!! lol. EH! ANOTHER AUDIENCE GREETING? what? follow-up? eh...[these are just summaries! but quoted parts are exactly what he said.
translation credit: inseiko, tomalicious forum]
NINGEN
SHIKKAKU
OPENING DAY.♥(1.16pm jst, feb.20 now. almost time for careline to see toma @the special 1:35pm greet-the-audience that was added recently!!)
ANYONE WHO IS WATCHING IT TODAY, YOU ARE SO LUCKY!!!ME AND OTHER OVERSEAS FANS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEED THE SUBBED VERSION...WE'LL BE WAITING AND WAITING AND WAITING TILL WE CAN SEE IT (probably months later!!). *sigh*oh, toma fans are talking about toma/ningen. tweeting? twittering? anyhow, just do it!! haha. arigatou!! http://twitter.com/search?q=%23ningenshikkaku. of course, tiger woods is 1 of the top topics. i didn't really think we could get it into the most popular topics anyway...but if it's tiger woods vs toma. toma will lose. stupid tiger woods. so sick of him. =O(oh!! Paramore's Brick by Boring Brick is playing on the radio!! sugoi!!! ^O^)so, no news about how the premiere night was, but i saw this news f/a couple days back, about a promotional event for ningen here: http://community.livejournal.com/japan_now/490933.htmlchotto....EHHH, just saw this @tomalicious forum chatbox!!!!!! *__*20 Feb 10, 06:34
Dariya: Very touching- I almost cried myself!
20 Feb 10, 06:34
Dariya: On Mezamashi (a.s.on) You could see how it made him cry yesterday at the screening of NS....i watched some toma interviews online today. hint: check out h@youtube's subscriptions!! hopefully TFS will sub the most interesting interviews. they've already subbed zoom kansai! ^^ and the news about the 1st preview screening back in jan.27!! 
(toma, so dashing!!^^ but look carefully, he's got some skull & crossbones on his bowtie!! lol. even at serious moments like this, toma still finds a way to show he's a rocker at heart. hehe. xD kakkoii!!)Toma's Room
Vol.329 (feb18):
[credit: inseiko @tomalicous forum]
doing promotion again.
"New - Picky Eater King Decision Battle."
his opponent...
jude law.
"jude law and ikuta toma. that's too cool."
really want to win!
"tomorrow is finally the Premiere Night.
those who can come i dearly hope that u will be careful [coming].
the theatre pamphlets have been completed by the way, and they are really quite nice. it's all photos that were not used in the photobook too, so i like it a lot. look forward to it.
now then... first let's meet on Recomen".......................kate:jude law and toma on the same show!! battling it out!! thought toma was joking, but wow, HE IS THERE IN JAPAN FOR THE PREMIERE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. it's true!! SUGOI!!!! toma and a big hollywood star....eh... (if it was like...johnny depp + toma, i'd die. xD i love johnnyyy.) i think he says be careful cuz it's really cold...dress warmly. ~_~ toma's always so considerate.♥
(right now: 8 hrs, 47 minutes until feb.19.and 1 day, 8 hrs, 47 minutes until feb.20, JST.)toma's first movie: ningen shikkaku.no longer human.2010 february 19.the premiere night.2010 february 20.the opening day!Toma-kun,
OMEDETOU!!!★☀
Congratulations!! really~
~_~ yokatta. ureshii~!♥
i don't know what else to say...
i'm really so happy and proud of toma. =,)remember ARASHI's song, Hero?it describes toma so well...and i always feel like this is TOMA's SONG. so happy that after everything he's been through, after so long, it's finally his time to really shine!! [if u don't know what hardships he's been thru to get here, go read the LONG toma bio i wrote HERE.]Today, you run on the same street
looking for something within yourself.
Even in the raining morning or windy night,
you continue your dream.
There are moments you want to give up,
it's the same for everyone.
Without giving up, step by step let's go
Up! Up! Up! Up! Raise your precious heart.
Your dream is everyone else's dream.
Right now, you're on the stage where you will shine.
You're out of tears and now standing here.
Those hero's eyes give courage to the world.
You're (a) Hero!
(credit: http://www.jpopasia.com/lyrics/5838/arashi/hero.html. u can watch the mv here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_YTWYJuUjk&feature=related)i hope everything goes smoothly at the premiere and audience greetings for toma! it does feel fast, but it's been so long since we 1st knew about the movie (may 2009) till a few days from now, when everyone can actually watch it in theatres. wah...remember back then, we all thought it'd take forever until we can see the movie?? and now...!!i'm not sure how the official movie premieres are like in japan, but i guess it'll be similar to the first preview screening on jan. 27, but MORE...grand. and i hope toma will look cool, but not do anything too weird with his hair or wear anything too...but whatever he does, he'll still look handsome and cool, i'm sure.♥TOMA-KUN,
GAMBATTE!
WE'RE ALLCHEERING FOR YOU~!!! ^O^many of us cannot be there physically with toma, but i'm sure we're all there with him, spiritually!! and i'll certainly be thinking of him a lot both days (more than usual. xD)...can't wait to see news/videoclips/read fan reports about the premiere and about toma's movie. but i'm worried about spoilers...but then again, since it's based on the novel, we already know a lot about what will happen...i should do something to celebrate♪ (WE ALL SHOULD~!) these 2 BIG days, but not sure what. haha...i know i'll wear RED, though!! i'm not sure if i'll post here cuz i wanna keep this post up top for a while...but then i'll definitely post if anything BIG happens...^_^ if it's something BIG and i can't really post yet, then i'll still post at the chatbox here. hehe. so do keep coming here...i'll try to keep y'all updated ne~!
("always know that you shine brighter than anyone does." this is a line f/a Paramore song. the song itself is not that good, but THIS LINE. made me think of toma right away.)
(non-no march2010. THANKS TO STRAWBERRY_GEMM!! credit: petitee @tomalicious forum)
(credit: strawberry_gemm at http://community.livejournal.com/toma_gallery/. in the jyosei jishin no.2436 march 2010. i saw this magazine at sanseido today!!! it was all wrapped in plastic so i couldn't flip it open to look at toma. -__- but he looks gorgeous in that 1st pic that took up most of the cover. ahh... i'll post up a pic i took of it soon~~ luckily i was able to control myself and didn't buy it. xD i'm proud of u, kate-chan. lol.)
