FCHAN'S 「KAT-TUN TRANSLATIONS」

Nakamaru: I wonder when we first knew each other. Koyama: I was aware of Nakamaru-kun in "The Shonen Club". The Shonen Club always starts with a dance number, and when I saw Nakamaru and Ueda-kun (Tatsuya) dancing together, I thought, "This guy is a good dancer!" That was my first impression. Nakamaru: Thank you very much. What year did you join the Johnny's Office? Koyama: It was in 2001. Nakamaru: I see. Same period. Koyama: I think the team that I auditioned together and still remain are the Kiss My Ft2 team of Yokoo (Wataru), Nikaido (Takashi), and Miyata (Toshiya). Was Ueda always your shinme?  Nakamaru: No, originally it was Fujigaya. Koyama: Eh? Really? Nakamaru: It was less than a year in duration. There was a period when Fujigaya, Ueda, and I were doing various dances together, and then Ueda and I became shinme. My impression of Koyama was that you were there all of a sudden. Koyama: That's what Shige (Shigeaki Kato) tells me, too. Suddenly, I was i...

  Guest: Inohara Yoshihiko from V6 Nakamaru: When I think about it, it was easy to understand when I was in Jr. that our goal was to make a CD debut. If you work hard towards your goal, you will be able to surpass your limits, but after debut, your goal becomes vague. Inohara: I don't think that making a CD debut is everything now. I'd like to say that there may be other ways, but even so, making a CD debut is still very strong. I guess there's still that feeling of wanting to debut. Nakamaru: Did you have anything like that when you made your debut? Inohara: Yes, yes. When I joined the group, Hikari Genji had just debuted, and I was riding a skateboard in the background. Then SMAP debuted, and we backed them up. Next, TOKIO debuted. Matsuoka (Masahiro) and Nagase (Tomoya) joined the Johnny's office after me, so... Nakamaru: Oh, there's a little twist there. Inohara: Yeah. When Nagano-kun and I appeared on stage for the 10th anniversary of Shonentai, it was at a ven...

Guest: Inohara Yoshihiko from V6   (part 1) Nakamaru: I've worked with Inohara-kun on a drama called "Hayami-san to Yobareru hi" (2012), but actually the first time I worked with you was in 1999 or 2000. The first time I was allowed to do back dancing for Tonisen (T/N: 20th Century) on their national tour. Inohara: Ehhh! Nakamaru:  Maybe there were so many Jr. that Inohara-kun didn't notice me. Inohara: I kind of know that Nakamaru-kun was on the tour, but to be honest, I don't really remember.  Nakamaru: That's right. It was a long time ago, and I had just joined. And at the time I thought Tonisen's tour felt very homey. Inohara: Eh, really! Nakamaru: You talked a lot even to the Jr., and you even teased us on stage. Inohara: What tour was that? Nakamaru: ....... You were throwing paper tape at the end. Inohara: Ah, yes, yes, yes! At that time, the producer said, "From now on, we'll use paper tape" and I thought, "It's nice ...