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Hello, world.

Sorry I have been MIA.

If anyone is still reading this... thank you!

Jin and Koki talk about their impression of Sendai and Okinawa during the concert tour, the solar eclipse and other random things. )

Nothing too exciting, just noticed it wasn't translated yet. Also, has Jin always been really, really boring? >_<;
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Time's really flown past. It's almost been a year since my last update. I'm really sorry if I disappointed anyone who added me to their f-list. *bows*

I have been keeping busy. I'm still in Japan, still teaching English and studying Japanese. I went to the KT Break the Records Concert in Tokyo Dome and my love for KT was rekindled. I'm going to try to update more. It's good practice for me anyway!

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The title of this article is somewhat misleading as the theme is about the members of KAT-TUN revealing their secrets and there isn't even a trace of nudity. (just kidding). After each member revealed their secrets, they also received messages from the other 5 members.

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Here's Kamenashi's part. I probably won't translate the other member's responses because this interview isn't as interesting as some others out there.

But it's still nice to learn about Kamenashi's attitude to meeting new people.

By opening your heart and making a connection, the other person should open theirs to you too. )
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In this interview, Akanishi talks about how he openly starts relationships with people without pretense. He also mentions KAT-TUN's new song 'DUES' and his single 'LOVEJUICE'.

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With Maru's response added, the 10 Question Personality Analysis is now officially complete! Yay, applause~ Anyway I really enjoyed translating this series and learning more about the boys. I hope you enjoyed reading it!

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5 members down, one to go! You know one of the biggest challenges of translating is finding the right English expression to match Japanese equivalents. The harder I study Japanese, the more I feel like my English is deteriorating. Soon I'll come to a point where I can speak both English and Japanese but neither of them will be at a native level. =p

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It's been a while since my last translation. To be honest I've been really busy working and I'm actually planning to go back to Japan, which is why my life's been really unsettled and I feel like I've got no time to relax. I haven't really been following the KT fandom and I used to follow it every day! I've got a whole pile of Japanese magazines still unread but I fully intend to once I get organised and figure out what I'm doing with my life. Thanks for your support.

Again, it's a short article but it might give you some insight into Taguchi Junnosuke's real personality? Maybe. =)

I want to live a life that doesn’t cause unpleasantness for anyone. )
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Surprise! Here is Ueda's section in continuation of the '10 Question Personality Analysis' series. This one didn't give me as much translating grief compared to Kamenashi and Akanishi's parts. Ueda answered each question quite straight-forwardly which made it easier for me to translate.

Kind of unrelated to this article in particular, but since hearing their new song 'DON'T U EVER STOP', I find that I've fallen in love with KT once again, or something... I've read a fair bit of criticism about the song but I don't think the fact that it sounds like a typical KT song is necessarily a bad thing. It's their signature sound that I've come to love and I'm sure many others would agree. I hope they release more singles to inspire me to translate more. I hope you enjoy reading this one.


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As promised, I have finished translating Kamenashi's section from the May 2008 issue of duet. The theme - analysing the KAT-TUN members' true personalities in 10 questions!

Enjoy~