lol Who's show is MentoreG's?
Details on TOKIO's 20th anniversary album revealedFULL ARTICLE LINK - http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/06/details-on-tokios-20th-anniversary-album-revealed (http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/06/details-on-tokios-20th-anniversary-album-revealed)
June 13, 2014
TOKIO will be releasing their 20th anniversary album "HEART" on July 16, for which the details have now been revealed.
For the tracklist of this album, TOKIO held a poll asking fans to vote for their favorite songs out of all the songs they've released thus far. DISC 1 will include the top 15 single songs, while DISC 2 will contain the top 15 album and coupling songs. The songs that ranked number 1 were "Lyric" which was the theme song for the drama 'Nakuna, Hara-chan' (DISC 1), and "Yesterday's" which was included in their 6th album "YESTERDAY&TODAY" (DISC 2).
In addition, the album will come with 2 bonus tracks which express the members' feelings of gratitude for their fans. In DISC 1 is "Heart" which was written and composed by Nagase Tomoya, and DISC 2 will come with "Kokoro" which was written and composed by Joshima Shigeru.
Furthermore, the album will be released in two limited editions and a regular edition. Limited Edition 1's DVD will contain recording footage, and Limited Edition 2's DVD will contain 16 PVs.
TOKIO to release their 50th single in October- http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2015/09/tokio-to-release-their-50th-single-in-october
September 1, 2015
TOKIO's new single "Tokyo Drive" will be released on October 28.
"Tokyo Drive" is the group's 50th single that follows "LOVE, HOLIDAY.", which was released about a year and five months ago. The title track will be used as the CM song for Suzuki Motor Corporation's 'Solio Bandit'. Besides this, the limited edition will include one coupling track, while the regular edition will include two. In addition, the limited edition DVD will contain the PV and making-of footage for "Tokyo Drive" and a footage titled "TOKIO STATION II ~Tokyo Drive Hen~".
Source: natalie (http://natalie.mu/music/news/158745)
TOKIO's Kokubun Taichi to get married- http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2015/09/tokios-kokubun-taichi-to-get-married
September 11, 2015
It's been reported that TOKIO member Kokubun Taichi (41) will be getting married.
According to sources, letters announcing his upcoming marriage have been sent out to members of 'Johnny's Family Club'. In the letter, Kokubun wrote, "At this time, I, Kokubun Taichi, will be getting married."
Kokubun has been with TOKIO since their CD debut with "LOVE YOU ONLY" in 1994. He is the band's keyboardist. He is the second member following Yamaguchi Tatsuya (43) to get married.
Congratulations!
Source: Nikkan Sports (http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/1536544.html)
Huge scandal!Sometimes, one needs more than just a screencap to understand what a person is talking about. Also, it's not the fellow in the screencap that's in trouble.
https://i.imgur.com/dTWC7Pr.jpg
@JFCFor the record, I was/am NOT trying to defend the actions he admitted to. I was not, as you put it, trying to "play it down" because however one looks at it, it IS definitely illegal and hopefully the Japanese authorities deal with him in some way for it. All I was saying was that the articles that I found do not mention anything more severe than the fact that he kissed her. They don't mention anything about him forcing intercourse on (i.e. raping) the girl. Does that mean that he didn't rape her? No. Maybe he did, maybe he didn't. If the girl/her family told the police "he raped me" then the Japanese media should be more straightforward in their reporting instead of using euphemisms like "forced indecency". Hell, for all I know, maybe there ARE other news sources out there that are making that claim. If there are, it would be nice if they could be linked/shared here.
Not sure why you try to make this a play this down!
What I find most disturbing is that Johnnys talked to the girl and now she won't press charges - so either she was threatened or paid off. I bet this probably happens quite often, in this case the girl had gone to the police first so it got out.The articles that I linked above say that Johnny's and the girl's family had reached a financial settlement (i.e. they paid her off). Unfortunately Johnny's is that big/that rich/that influencial that they are able to pay people off like this.
I'm in no way a SJW but the amount of sexual harassment/assault/rapes that aren't being brought to justice in Japan is appalling.If anything, the fact that this problem is still so prevalent in Japanese society today is an indication that Japan NEEDS/SHOULD HAVE more SJWs to open people's eyes there and force them to admit that this is a problem that they need to be dealing with instead of ignoring the way that they have been.
While drunk, he is then alleged to have forcibly kissed her and committed other acts deemed obscene.
Because she was a minor, I guess she found an adult like me frightening