From Tokyograph:

Koki Tanaka of popular group KAT-TUN has just been revealed as an addition to the cast of the TV Asahi drama series “Hissatsu Shigotonin 2009.”

The period drama, which is continuing from last season, initially starred Shonentai’s Noriyuki Higashiyama, TOKIO’s Masahiro Matsuoka, and Kanjani8’s Tadayoshi Okura. Tanaka will play the successor to Okura’s character, which is no longer on the show.

Tanaka will make his first appearance on the April 24 episode.

01 DON’T U EVER STOP
　LYRICS：SPIN
　RAP LYRICS：JOKER
　MUSIC：SHUSUI / Fredrik Hult / Carl Utbult
　ARRANGEMENT：SHUSUI / Fredrik Hult / Carl Utbult /
　YUKIHIDE”YT”TAKIYAMA

02 SADISTIC LOVE
　LYRICS：MASANCO
　RAP LYRICS：JOKER
　MUSIC：STEVEN LEE
　ARRANGEMENT：EIGO

03 RESCUE
　LYRICS：ECO
　RAP LYRICS：JOKER
　MUSIC：SHUSUI /Tord Bäckström/Bengt Girell/Jan Nilsson
　ARRANGEMENT：Stefan Åberg / ha-j

04 WATER DANCE
　LYRICS：MASANCO
　RAP LYRICS：JOKER
　MUSIC：M.Y
　ARRANGEMENT：YUICHI HAMAMATSU

05 ONE DROP
　LYRICS：SPIN
　RAP LYRICS：JOKER
　MUSIC：t-oga / M.U.R.
　ARRANGEMENT：ha-j

06 WHITE WORLD （Nakamaru Yuuichi）
　LYRICS・MUSIC・ARRANGEMENT：
　KATSUHIKO SUGIYAMA

07 care （Akanishi Jin）
　LYRICS：JIN AKANISHI / KAZUNARI OHNO
　MUSIC・ARRANGEMENT：NORIYOSHI MATSUSHITA

08 1582 （Kamenashi Kazuya）
　LYRICS：n
　MUSIC：M.Y
　ARRANGEMENT：YUICHI HAMAMATSU

09 PIERROT （Tanaka Kouki）
　LYRICS：JØKER
　MUSIC：ATSUSHI / JØKER
　ARRANGEMENT：ATSUSHI

10 花の舞う街 (Hana no Mau Michi) （Ueda Tatsuya）
　LYRICS・MUSIC：TATSUYA UEDA
　ARRANGEMENT：kao

11 WIND （Taguchi Junnosuke）
　LYRICS：JUNNOSUKE TAGUCHI
　MUSIC：JUNNOSUKE TAGUCHI / GIN KITAGAWA
　ARRANGEMENT：GIN KITAGAWA

12 君道 (Kimi Michi)
　LYRICS：mugen / HIDENORI TANAKA
　MUSIC：mugen
　ARRANGEMENT：KOUSUKE NOMA

13 春夏秋冬 (Shunkashuutou)
　LYRICS：ECO
　RAP LYRICS：JOKER
　MUSIC：KOJI MAKINO
　ARRANGEMENT：KAORU OKUBO

14 White X’mas（Album Version）
　LYRICS：ECO
　RAP LYRICS：JOKER
　MUSIC：NAO
　ARRANGEMENT：NAO / ha-j

15 NEIRO
　LYRICS：SPIN
　MUSIC：RYOSUKE SHIGENAGA
　ARRANGEMENT：YOSHINAO MIKAMI

16 MOON （Bonus track on regular edition only）
　LYRICS：ECO / MASANCO
　MUSIC：JOVETTE RIVERA / JOEY CARBONE
　ARRANGEMENT：YUKIHIDE”YT”TAKIYAMA

From Tokyograph:

KAT-TUN has just added six more dates to their upcoming concerts this spring. In January, they announced that they would be performing for a record 7 consecutive days at the Tokyo Dome, but with the extra concerts, they have now upped that number to 8.

Approximately 385,000 tickets were available for the original 7 concerts on May 15-21, but there were reportedly about 850,000 requests for tickets during the pre-order period alone. In response, Johnny’s Jimusho has scheduled three additional shows at Tokyo Dome and three at Osaka Dome.

KAT-TUN will now be performing at Tokyo Dome for eight days in a row on May 15-22. They will then travel to Osaka for three concerts on May 29-31, before returning to Tokyo Dome on June 14-15. Together, the 13 concerts will gather an audience of roughly 685,000 fans.

UNTITLED (4th Album)[Limited Edition]
Catalog No.: JACA-5142
Release Date: 2009.04.29
Price: 3048 yen
Description: Fourth album release from KAT-TUN including the songs “Don’t U Ever Stop,” “White X’mas (album version),” “One Drop,” “Rescue,” and more for 15 songs total. Limited edition includes special booklet.

UNTITLED (4th Album) [Regular Edition]
Catalog No.: JACA-5143
Release Date: 2009.04.29
Price: 2857 yen
Description: Fourth album release from KAT-TUN including the songs “Don’t U Ever Stop,” “White X’mas (album version),” “One Drop,” “Rescue,” and more for 15 songs total.

From Tokyograph:

KAT-TUN’s Tatsuya Ueda will appear in his first role on a television drama series. He has been announced as a cast member in Fuji TV’s Monday night serial “Konkatsu!,” which stars Masahiro Nakai and Aya Ueto.

The story revolves around a single salaryman in his mid-thirties (Nakai) who loses his job, and in order to find new work, he is forced to seek out a marriage partner. Ueda plays his younger brother.

The series begins on April 20.

From Tokyograph:

This May, KAT-TUN will become the first artists to perform on seven consecutive nights at the Tokyo Dome. The current longest streak is four nights, achieved by KAT-TUN last year and by British rocker Sting in 1988.

The concerts will be held on May 15-21. Preparations and rehearsals are scheduled to start four days before the shows, which means that KAT-TUN will be taking over Tokyo Dome for 11 days while the Yomiuri Giants are on the road. 385,000 fans are expected to attend the concerts.

Johnny’s Jimusho began discussing the possibility of an extended Tokyo Dome run more than two years ago. Tokyo Dome staff contacted Johnny’s Jimusho about the opening around early December, after the Giants’ schedule was finalized.

Quick post to let everyone know that our boys are releasing yet another new single!

From CDJapan: Single release from KAT-TUN featuring the theme to TV series “RESCUE – Tokubetsu Kodo Kyujotai” starring Yuichi Nakamaru.

Rescue [w/ DVD, Limited Edition]
Catalog No.: JACA-5138
Release Date: 2009/03/11/
Price: 1600 yen
Description: Limited edition includes two tracks “RESCUE,” untitled song A, and bonus DVD with music video & making-of footage of the track “RESCUE..” Features alternate jacket artwork.

Rescue [Regular Edition (First Press)]
Catalog No.: JACA-5140
Release Date: 2009/03/11
Price: 1143 yen
Description: Includes three tracks “RESCUE,” untitled song A, and untitled song B. Features alternate jacket artwork.

Rescue [Regular Edition]
Catalog No.: JACA-5141
Release Date: 2009/03/11
Price: 952 yen
Description: Includes four tracks “RESCUE,” untitled song A, and karaoke version of the two tracks. Features alternate jacket artwork.

Ninth single release from KAT-TUN includes theme song to the TV drama “Kami no Shizuku” starring Kazuya Kamenashi, “ONE DROP” and insert song to the TV spot “D-T-S.”

One Drop [w/ DVD, Limited Edition]
Catalog No.: JACA-5128
Release Date: 2009/02/11
Price: 1600 yen
Description: Features alternate jacket. Limited edition includes bonus DVD with promotional video and making-of footage.

One Drop [Regular Edition (First Press)]
Catalog No.: JACA-5130
Release Date: 2009/02/11
Price: 1200 yen
Description: Features alternate jacket. This edition includes bonus track.

One Drop [Regular Edition]
Catalog No.: JACA-5131
Release Date: 2009/02/11
Price: 1000 yen
Description: Features alternate jacket. Regular edition includes two karaoke tracks of the each song.

Possibly I should change this to a Monthly Update. *fails* Sorry. I haven’t really been in the mood for fandom things for awhile.

I’m slowly getting caught up on all the Manual translations and such that I’ve neglected recently, as well as the next chapter of the Nobuta wo. Produce novel, so look for those in the next week or so.

Also, I’ve decided that, rather than focus this site on all three You & J groups (KAT-TUN, NEWS, and Kanjani8), I’ll just stick with KAT-TUN. I can barely keep up with one group, so three would be impossible without massive amounts of help. Oh well.

So, here’s a quick list of additions to the site, as well as new media posts over at Yorokobi_no_Uta that you may have missed in the last couple weeks.

Headlines:
- KAT-TUN’s QUEEN OF PIRATES Tour DVD is up for preorder!!!!!

Translations:
- Nakamaru’s Page No. 303 – 2008.11.10
- Nakamaru’s Page No. 304 – 2008.11.12
- Nakamaru’s Page No. 305 – 2008.11.14
- Jweb Special: Music Station 2008.11.21 Rehearsal Report

At Yorokobi no Uta:
- Cartoon KAT-TUN 84 2008.11.12
- Cartoon KAT-TUN 85 2008.11.19
- Music Station – 2008.11.21
- Music Station – 2008.11.28
- 2008.11.13 Zoom In Super – Kame’s new drama
- Kamenashi Kazuya’s Kase by Kase radio show – 11/14, 11/21, 11/28
- White X’mas CD rip, PV, and PV Making Of

Media download posts at Yorokobi no Uta are members-locked. Please feel free to join and post in the community!

KAT-TUN Live Tour 2008 Queen Of Pirates
Catalog No.: JABA-5044
Format: DVD
Number of discs: 2
Release Date: 2009/01/01
Price: 4762yen (5000yen Tax incl.)
Description: New live DVD release from KAT-TUN featuring footage of their August 5, 2008 performance at Tokyo Dome! Includes all single tracks, songs from the new album, and solo-tunes. Also includes multi-angle version of the tracks “Ai no Command” and “Six Senses.”

Ｔ∀ＢＯＯ
Keep the faith
DON’T U EVER STOP
GOLD
Jumpin’ up
ノーマター・マター (Noo Mataa Mataa)
12o’clock
PARASITE
w/o notice??
夏の場所 (Natsu no Basho)
TEN-”G”
愛のコマンド (Ai no Command)
LIPS
WILDS OF MY HEART
MOTHER/FATHER
SIX SENSES
HELL, NO
SMACK
愛の華 (Ai no Hana)
LOVEJUICE
僕らの街で (Bokura no Machi de)
SIGNAL
SHE SAID…
喜びの歌 (Yorokobi no Uta)
Crazy Love
Real Face
「ｕｎ‐」
Peacefuldays
OUR STORY ~ Prologue ~
ハルカナ約束 (Harukana Yakusoku)

(Source)
I don’t know if this is a definite tracklisting, so… yeah.

Huzzah! Covers for “White X’mas” are out! And they’re really tiny. >_< But they look rather tasteful, so that's new good.

LE w/DVD and 20 page booklet:

Regular (limited press):

(Source)

It was announced on the 12th that Kamenashi Kazuya (22) will be starring in a new drama titled “Kami no Shizuku” (”Drops of God”) which will air on Tuesday nights at 10:00 starting in January and NTV. In the story, depicting human relations with a wine-theme setting, Kamenashi will challenge his first time playing the part of a salaryman, Kanzaki Shizuku, who, after the sudden death of his wine-critic father, must challenge his adopted brother in order to inherit his father’s wine collection.

“Kami no Shizuku” is based on a popular manga currently being published in Japan.

From Wikipedia:

Kanzaki Shizuku (神咲雫), is the son of a recently deceased, world renowned wine critic Kanzaki Yutaka (神咲豐多香) who owns a vast wine collection. In order to take ownership of his legacy, he must find 13 wines, known as the “12 apostles” and the “Les Gouttes de Dieu” that his father described in his will. He has a competitor called Toomine Issei (遠峰一青), a renowned young wine critic, who is his father’s adopted son.

Shizuku has never drunk or has any previous knowledge about wines, but with strong senses of taste and smell, plus knowledge gained from his time with his father, and with support from his friends and colleagues like sommelier trainee Shinohara Miyabi (紫野原みやび), Shizuku submerges himself in the world of wines and tries to solve the mysteries of the 13 wines and defeat Toomine Issei.

(Source 1, Source 2)

(Video downloads at Yorokobi no Uta)

CDJapan is currently having a clearance sale! Since JE merchandise is usually so expensive, I figured I should post this here in case anyone is interested.

The only KAT-TUN related things I could find were these two drama DVD sets:

- 30% off Yuukan Club DVD Box – starring Akanishi and Taguchi (and Yokoyama Yuu from Kanjani8)
- 10% off 1 Pound no Fukuin DVD Box – starring Kamenashi

10% off isn’t much of a sale, but that 30% is a good deal. The sale ends December 21st.

“Romeo & Juliet”

Starring：　Ueda Tatsuya

Tokyo:　03/04 – 03/29/2009 at Tokyo Globe　(27 performances)
Osaka:　04/02 – 04/05/2009 at Sankei Hall Breeze　（6 performances）

8500yen
Ticket application deadline: November 28th (Friday)

Tokyo:　03/04 – 03/29/2009

3/4(Wednesday)　19:00
3/5(Thursday)　19:00
3/6(Friday)　13:00
3/7(Saturday)　13:00　18:00
3/8(Sunday)　13:00

3/9(Monday)　19:00
3/10(Tuesday)　19:00
3/12(Thursday)　19:00
3/13(Friday)　13:00　
3/14(Saturday)　13:00　18:00
3/15(Sunday)　13:00

3/16(Monday)　19:00
3/17(Tuesday)　19:00
3/19(Thursday)　19:00
3/20(Friday)　13:00
3/21(Saturday)　13:00　18:00
3/22(Sunday)　13:00

3/23(Monday)　19:00
3/24(Tuesday)　19:00
3/25(Wednesday)　19:00
3/27(Friday)　13:00
3/28(Saturday)　13:00　18:00
3/29(Sunday)　13:00

Osaka:　04/02 – 04/05/2009

4/2(Thursday)　19:00
4/3(Friday)　19:00
4/4(Saturday)　13:00　18:00
4/5(Sunday)　13:00　18:00

Here’s the original paper with the schedule and info.

Message from Ueda:

Everyone, entering November, it’s gradually getting chilly, so you don’t want to part with your scarf. How is everyone doing? This is Ueda Tatsuya.

I have received my first stage show. It’s the story of “Romeo and Juliet.” I’m nervous, but I feel like I want to try my best with all my might. Also, with this stage show, I think it’s good that I am able to make use of my music studies in the presentation.

Please make sure you come and see it!
Ueda Tatsuya

(Image source: koichitanjyobi)

And so our Weekly Update moves from Fridays to Sundays. It was a ridiculously stupid idea to attempt these posts are Fridays. >_< Oh well. Onwards!

Headlines:
- Koki celebrated his 23rd birthday on November 5th. Congratulations, Koki!!!!!
- Nakamaru landed himself a starring role in an upcoming drama.

Translations:
- Nakamaru’s Page No. 300 – 2008.11.03
- Nakamaru’s Page No. 301 – 2008.11.05
- KAT-TUN Manual 32 – Taguchi – 2008.11.04

- KAT-TUN Manual 13 – Taguchi – 2006.10.03
- KAT-TUN Manual 13 – Ueda – 2006.10.17
- KAT-TUN Manual 18 – Kamenashi – 2007.03.20

Other:
- Online Shopping Directory!

At Yorokobi no Uta:
- New CM: 2008.11.04 LOTTE +X CUBE
- Cartoon KAT-TUN 83 2008.11.05
- White X’Mas (radio rip)
- White X’Mas lyrics (romaji & color-coded English translation)
- Kamenashi Kazuya’s Kase by Kase radio show – 10/24, 10/31, & 11/07

Media download posts at Yorokobi no Uta are members-locked. Please feel free to join and post in the community!