So there's bits of news that seems to showcase the variety of work that Johnny's do.
First is that Morita Go will be performing in New York City in July for a special showcase of plays from around the world, the Lincoln Center Festival. He is going as the lead of the play Kinkakuji, which he is performing in Japan currently.
Tokyo Graph article. (English)
Next for film news, Murakami Shingo and Ohkura Tadayoshi will be making their voice acting debut in the upcoming Crayon Shin-chan movie. They will be playing two villains that speak in Osaka-ben. Kanjani8 will be doing the theme song for the movie.
Tokyo Graph article. (English)
And then last but not least some more Kinpachi-sensei news. It has been announced that 151 of the students from past seasons of the drama will be returning for the special and the special will run for four hours. The Johnny's that will be part of the returnees that are known so far are; Kondo Masahiko, Kamenashi Kazuya, Toshin Yoshikazu, Masuda Takahisa, Yabu Kota and Yaotome Hikaru.
Tokyo Graph article. (English)
Poor Kato Shigeaki. Even though he's been seen in one of the photos from the filming he's been left off this list.
hellllo... i m a fan of johnny's. can we be frd ?:)
ReplyDeleteso we could chat on our idols together~~ haha~
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I´m glad for Kanjani8 that they are singing the song for the Shin-chan movie but still, aren´t they too old for it? I haven´t listen to the song yet but already with NYC, I feel that 17 ear olds are almost too old for children songs, but K8 are way older.
ReplyDeleteBut still, I´m glad that we hear something from them, also that we get to see them in the new Hi-Chew CM.
@ Anonymous
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry but I don't chat with people unless I know them already. If you want other people to talk to about Johnny's I would recommend joining Live Journal and check the communities there.
@ Kismy
I think Shin-chan has fans of all ages as it gets the kind of ratings only anime shows that pull in viewers of all ages get. IIRC, SMAP, or at least a member of the group, did something that was related to Shin-chan a couple of years ago so K8 can't be that much harder to fit in with the series.