excited ! ;D and , is it just me , or does Kame look a tad-bit like Jin ? :O

everyone support KAT-TUN ! remember to pre-order their CD ne ? :)

This group gets more boring with each release

Honestly I just care really about Koki in the group lol. Don’t really care for their music…. now if they released solo stuff……

I think that this may be a good time for KAT-TUN to play around with their image… like, what would happen if we took Kame out of the center and put Taguchi or someone else in? I wonder if Kame would even be able to handle not being center. : P

the cover looks cheap and boring…Koki looks like he hasn’t washed his greasy hair for days…but good luck to them..hope they’ll do well

/i didn’t mean to like this comment..
he could handle not being in the front just fine.., or maybe take him out from the cover as well, probably he could handle it much better than his massive fans. but really.., it’s not up to him where he sit or stand. ><'

Johnny never pays much for the cover, ne~

Love all the three covers. I’m glad I’ve already preordered all the 3 versions.

The new B-sides are kinda interesting. Didn’t remember those guys composing for KAT-TUN before. Hope they will be rock-ish. :D

Really can’t wait for the release.

I’m liking the covers, very plain and simple.. like white..

They look bored!

Love the cover..love them…but i still don’t understand what happened to their fans…….what’s with all these comments? :| (most of them)

:D:D ngl, excited to listen to Silence and Yuuki no Hana. Good luck KT with the tough competition on your release week <3 ^^

I don’t think Kame would have a problem with that, it’s the fans you have to worry about. And in all honesty their pictures are more pleasing to my eyes when I have a clear, front and center Kame to look at. -_-

/hopelessly addicted Kame fangirl

The cover looks a bit plain. My favorite ones were their looks for ‘Lips’ and ‘Don’t U Ever Stop’. This one looks like a one page spread for a magazine. Don’t get me wrong, I love them, not just their pic on the top. I’ll be waiting eagerly for their album :)

Because simply they’re not KAT-TUN’s fans, they’re just some haters who likes to complain on everything.

I like the cover and everything about it, it suit their single White. I can’t wait for my copy!

It’s not Kame who wants to be in the middle new fan (or you aren’t a fan in the first place) because if you’re a fan of them you’ll know that Kame from the very start was popular and that’s why he was and still always placed in the middle of attention because there is A LOT of fans who likes him and that’s what the fans wants to see :P

As for you, stop trolling around and keep your mouth shut better when you have nothing good to say as your only goal in this to make KAT-TUN’s fandom have a war in between.

Can’t waiiiittt ! The cover is really beautiful *O*

can’t wait! :D and i’m not sure why some people aren’t liking the cover..it’s not even that bad~ -_- and i like it :P

I love the picture! The covers are elegant and toned-down, very fitting with the song. At their site, I probably like the first cover best (the top one) just because it’s closer-up. The guys look fantastic, Maru’s look is niiiiice.

I always think the group shots look great with Kame in the middle (I like all the guys but probably partial to Junno and Maru) so I don’t see any reason to mix things up a bit. Kame’s the most seen, on dramas and in commercials and ads, he’s known even to non-fans. It’d be foolish to say that the goal isn’t to sell as many copies as possible, there are those who’d buy this because it’s Kame rather than KAT-TUN. Fine by me.

i really miss Kame-kun..i can’t wait..

I love the covers!!! I can’t wait to hear yuuki no hana and silence!!!

I still can’t believe Jin ditched them :( Why?? Is he even going to become famous in America? BoA, Se7en and even Rain (known as more of an actor than singer) failed…

oh? didn’t you hear? he’s doing just fine. stop being such a baby :)

What does “I wonder if Kame would ever not be in the center,” “covers look boring” do that have to do being a “hater?” Just because someone has an opposing opinion doesn’t mean they’re a “hater” and complain about everything. Just sharing an opinion that’s not really insulting. People should really look up what being a hater is…

I really don’t see what’s really bad about what faifantc said. No one has to keep their mouth shut, nor was that person even trolling (like who are you to say someone should keep their mouth shut?) So someone’s general question with a slant of their opinion means their only goal is to make a fanwar… oh please.

It doesn’t matter how popular someone is though, they could still rotate people to be in the middle. Don’t generalize what fans should know either (or define that’s what being a Kattun fan is) because they still too can think it’s not fair. What a way to represent the rest of the fans. That person stated their opinion (that wasn’t really bashing or anything)

Because not everyone likes the same thing… (if we all did that would be boring rather than what people feel about the covers)

IAWTC. It isn’t a bad thing to put the most promoted member front and center. I have more of an issue with him singing too many solos… sorry, but I just don’t think he has a good voice. XD

Well, I’m a Kame fangirl but I understand how you feel. The thing is, who’s the main vocalist in KAT-TUN? Very obviously Kame. Their situation are like bands like Hey! Say! JUMP, AKB48, SuG etc. The person who’s always usually in the center are the lead singers, (in this case) respectively Yamachan, Acchan and Takeru. I’m pretty sure Kame would be fine not being in the center but it’s just how the group is drafted out to be.

I actually don’t understand why we’re having issues w/ “Kame being in the center all the time”. He’s the lead vocalist, it’s natural he’s in the center. In fact, most groups do that, unless there’s no clear lead vocalist at all. I didn’t even hear about such ‘problems’ during the past releases where Kame was also in the center of the cover & even before that w/ Jin, when they were both co-lead vocalists.

Well whatever it is, I think we should all just enjoy the single. It’s great that KAT-TUN has had many different styles of songs, from pop to rock to whatever that’s in between. I never thought they were boring & in fact, I thought they’ve really been improving all along. Definitely anticipating “WHITE”. <3

KAT-TUN are happy the way they’re now even if they lose some of the fans who are Jin’s fans, Jin as well someone who didn’t directly choose to go solo but the things happened to be like this and so both of them are now seems to be comfortable with what they’re doing. doesn’t matter if they gonna sell 10000k or just 10k as long as they’re enjoying what’s they’re doing.

the haters exactly wants that, they want a war in between KAT-TUN’s fandom by brining up other members as why they’re not in the attention and all that shit even though no one had problem before and beside like you said it’s not something new so people should just enjoy and have fun! no one will die if they didn’t get the attention, in fact the other members are quite grateful for kame for taking all the attention as it’s not an easy task at all.

A Clever KAT-TUN fan should ditch those haters, I’m gonna do the same too as aurging on such a stupid matter is plain stupid.

I love all the covers, are so beautiful, and the boys looks so great, I want all of them!!!

I don’t really care about positions and layouts of the covers… As long as all of them are there… :P

Because a few people just general asked why a person is in the middle.. they’re a hater. You really think people are out just to cause some war like some conspiracy is going on? (well I guess it worked on you then since you’re retaliating so much) It’s really not that serious for someone to ask why they can’t rotate/why a specific person is always the center (they obviously know they’re popular but it still doesn’t hurt to change things a bit.) I wish Shinjiro gets to sing more in AAA… omg does that make me a hater??? I must not be a real fan to even want such a thing to happen!!!! (I guess it sucks & it’s bad for non-fans & fans to have opinions and question things… So-called “true” fans get offended)

hmmmmm kisumai are debuting this may
i hope that the cds will be released at least a week or so apart.

I haven’t listened to them since Jin left, but I think I will this time. The boys look cool, even if the cover is plain. Glad they are still going!

they look good as usual. i really love these boys<3
but all along i thought DIAMOND was part of this single. -.-"

umm… isn’t it KT-TUN now,since Akanishi left. But, still this is wonderful news. I can’t believe I’m only now getting into them.

umm… isn’t it KT-TUN now,since Akanishi left. But, still this is wonderful news. I can’t believe I’m only now getting into them.

lol..nope, KAme got his letters extended…

lol..nope, KAme got his letters extended…

Can’t waittttttt !

It’s still Kattun… the A for KAme

No the A is now for KAme !!

No the A is now for KAme !!

i cant wait for it!!! kat-tun fighting!!!!!

Stop being so sensitive. I’m not “trolling”, nor is it my goal to start a fanwar. I’m just commenting. I like KAT-TUN, and I know that Kame is the most popular member and the lead singer. It’s not a mysterious thing for a fan to want to see someone else in the center for a change. They all have great voices, and I think that at this point in their careers, they can afford to play around a little with their image. It’s not that serious. My goodness, you would think that I like stabbed you or something. Please calm down and stop being so hostile on the internet. We want KAT-TUN to be proud of us as fans. How would they feel if they knew that we were just attacking each other for no plausible reason. Be peaceful.

Stop being so sensitive. I’m not “trolling”, nor is it my goal to start a fanwar. I’m just commenting. I like KAT-TUN, and I know that Kame is the most popular member and the lead singer. It’s not a mysterious thing for a fan to want to see someone else in the center for a change. They all have great voices, and I think that at this point in their careers, they can afford to play around a little with their image. It’s not that serious. My goodness, you would think that I like stabbed you or something. Please calm down and stop being so hostile on the internet. We want KAT-TUN to be proud of us as fans. How would they feel if they knew that we were just attacking each other for no plausible reason. Be peaceful.

I was actually wondering the other day why there haven’t been like extensive promotions for Kisumai since they’re debuting in a month, and Johnny’s usually does a lot of promos for everything. I hope that it’s actually happening and hasn’t been pushed back!!!!

I was actually wondering the other day why there haven’t been like extensive promotions for Kisumai since they’re debuting in a month, and Johnny’s usually does a lot of promos for everything. I hope that it’s actually happening and hasn’t been pushed back!!!!

awesome..

awesome..

IMO faifantc’s last sentence can be offensive for some people and that’s what provokes all the negative responses. I’m Kame biased but i do want to see all members get to be in the center, making things more interesting (and all fan happy). How about five different covers for every single w/ each one of them taking turn being in the center? =)

when artists release different version, it is so hard for me to choose which version i want. i just want them all, lol

I hate when they do that though… to me it screams out “We want more moneeeeeey!!!!!” (well not saying the singers themselves say that) You buy all of them it’s pretty much the price of buying an album. (I love Ayu but man…. does someone need to have 20 different versions of a single?) But I dunno maybe it’s because I’m use to how the States release singles/albums

I have to agree with the people that says Kat-tun should shuffle around with the main vocalist, or just make everyone the main vocalist like in SMAP, V6 or Arashi. SMAP and V6 definitely have favored members (Kimura and Okada), but they are still able to pull it off.
I’ll be frank, I’m not a fan of Kat-tun. But after reading the article about Koki privately going to the earthquake victims, I started to like the guy. But every time I watch Kat-tun stuffs, it’s always the same guy in the center. Yet he sucks at singing and dancing (I’ve youtube’d he’s solo). For fans of that guy, Kat-tun may be fine as it is. But for everyone else and potential new comers that like other members more, it’s just bleh.
Also, let’s be realistic here…Kat-tun’s sales has been on the negative for a while now. So that guy being in the center all the time obviously isn’t working for the group (they’re obviously not able to retain old fans, much less gain new ones). Give the other members a chance and Kat-tun may be able to attract a wider variety of fans…and also improve in quality (that beatboxing guy definitely has better vocal skills than the center guy).

but he gets most of the jobs for the group. oh gosh., after all these years slaving for this freaking group, even if he could have gone solo.. all he could ever get is ppl pointing at him whenever things get tough? all he ever does is working his ass off for the group, you should aim your frustration to the company not this guy for being used over and over again for marketing reason. If you are not gg to buy the single, give him a freakin break, he never asks to be the center of anything, he works damn hard for it, he came a long way, give him credit for taking the group to where they are now for 5 freakin years, no make it 10, i honestly wanna see where KT will go w/o him.

What makes you think that it would have been that easy for him to go solo? He isn’t exactly YamaP… And yes, I know that P doesn’t have a great voice either.

he doesn’t have to be yamaP to go solo. he might as well go solo now, since he has been doing solo projects even more than group projects since forever. it might not be easy but isn’t it better rather than working for something he could never get credit for?

kame is kame.lets not compare him to anyone. he is what he is.
but ii have to agree, that the group must also change the main vocalist for a while or like, for instance, at this song ueda would be the main then on the other song its koki or others..
experiment. :)
i love kattun ever since and since im a fan i would really love to see them real high and really there.not just w/ the sales but also they have done or will do good songs in the future. the voices of koki, ueda, taguchi, kame and maru have different forte or suits different genre of songs……

PEACE OUT! <3
:D

Yeah, he’s been involved in stageplays and acting since forever, but his single with P aside, he hasn’t done any music apart from KT. And his dramas have been consistently lukewarm-rated, which might not be a good sign of how he would fare as a solo act.

For the record, I think he’s an extremely dedicated idol and he deserves his success, but it bothers me when the other members of KT get treated like his background decorations.

That’s exactly where the problem lies: “he gets most of the jobs for the group.” Why don’t the other members get as many jobs? Answer: because they’re pretty much nobodies in the entrainment industry. How did this happen even though they’re from the same group? Because it’s ALWAYS the same guy that gets center position and gets promoted. And now I’ve learned that he even gets solo projects. The other members, on the other hand, are pushed to the side…and this has been going on apparently since debut. Simply put, the other members weren’t even given a chance. They might as well rename the group “Kame and friends.”

first i need to get use to tokyohive reply button… really. sigh. i kept on pressing like.
see.., he’ll be just fine doing his solo projects, drama is not the only way to measure how one should fare as solo act. look what am trying to say is, it would be less pressurising for him and hey…, you will get the rest of the group member carrying the group. isn’t it a win win situation? Maybe after being their fan for a freakin long time.., seeing this thing over and over again.., it kinda gets too tiring. It bothers me when they are treated as decorations too, but to aim your frustration to kame.., isn’t it too much?

other ppl gets their solo projects as well.., go do your research before come barking back at my comment. idk how the world over at your side works but exposures = demands. and hey breaking news.., to JE it’s all abt the profit, when you could bring profit to the company you are promoted, you are given more projects. sad but true. MonAmi, what am trying to say is.., why do you attack a person who only tries his best to do the job he has been given to? his success is the group success. I think it isn’t fair to push the blame at him, ask the management, ask the public really.

JSYK, I’m not frustrated at Kame. I just want to hear more of Nakamaru’s pretty voice. ;p

You can click on the like button again to unlike… and if you don’t refresh your page and let the comments keep popping up “1 new comments just posted” and you show them, they will have a reply button thingy for it ^^ (though sometimes the popping up comment thingy doesn’t work so you may have to refresh the page… bleeeeh) But yeah I don’t think many know you can just click the like again if it was done by accident

Oh yeah I don’t think MonAmi or dog11 are really blaming Kame solely… or targeting him for why there is no rotation but yeah… (I mean… the boys can at least express their opinions a little can’t they? It’s not like they’re new so I would think they can express their views in a non-selfish way) Just my opinion anyway

cant wait :D

god! the same problem goes around when it comes to IDOL group. i think, there’re many things u want and dont want to do, but u must do what you have to do and must not do things even if dont want. Idols, it’s not like they could do everything they want. in the end, “the face” is the one that got bashed the most. they stuck in betwwen , the company and fans. life is hard, ne~

But no one is really bashing “the face.” (Kame) No one is saying “Omg Kame stop being in the middle! Give others a chance!” I think the people commenting here who would like to see a bit of a rotation are well aware Kame isn’t making the decisions for the group. They probably really want to know why their management isn’t giving a bit more spotlight to the others (people may say the popular one carries a group… but without people in a group there is none at all)

And I don’t think it only applies to idol groups. I mentioned previously… it would be nice is Shinjiro and Shuta could actually sing more (from AAA) I’m not a super big fan of AAA so I do wish I knew why they’re not more active vocally in the group (Shinjiro has a nice contrasting voice compared to the other 2’s high voices.) I don’t think it’s wrong for a person to wonder why something is the way it is… and question why it has to be that way…

I totally agree with you, dog11, the comment at the bottom bottom of this reply about Kame being a dedicated idol etc. It bothers me too. That’s the way it has always been, which is why I was beyond happy when Jin left. I love him as a solo act, but having AKame together just made everyone else fade into the distance, and it was and still is really sad for me when I know that the other members have such potential. With Jin gone, they look more like one unit instead of five and I think that they look better onstage together, but, you know, of course, Kame is Kame and once a frontman is established, it’s hard to go against that for the rest of the group’s career. I do think, though, that since they’ve hit their 5th year anniversary, they should experiment a little before it gets to be too late, and before they get too old! : )

@natsu_koi
You need to stop putting words in people’s mouth. Did I ever blame the guy himself for always been in the center? If so, please quote. Idols simply follow orders from their management company. They don’t make their own songs, so naturally, the members themselves don’t get to decide solo lines or center positions. Simply put, I have never been a fan of one man groups like Kat-tun (especially if the front man sucks at singing), but I never said that it’s the front man to blame for pushing the other members to the side.

too long to read

*o* finally!!
anticipating!!
awwwwh….>_< i miss jin…. i wish he was in here too….

HECK YAH !! i cant wait !!! =)

KAT-TUN has always been an individual group among the other JE artists. As the name suggests, each member has his own space within the group. Unfair as it may seem but even before they debuted Kame and Jin has always been a notch higher than the other four. They have different stages during concerts and the spotlight were always on them during performances. Their voices we often hear in their songs. That’s their format. That’s KAT-TUN style. But now with Jin gone, they suddenly become an odd group. Kame was left all alone in the spotlight. The format that their fans accepted and loved was suddenly disturbed. Who will partner with Kame? Will the fans like it if Kame becomes a support? Will the fans of Junno, Koki or Maru accept it if Ueda suddenly becomes the center of attention? I know the format is unfair but unless the Japanese fans say otherwise, Kame will stay as KAT-TUN’s main man whether we like it or not.

KAT-TUN has always been an individual group among the other JE artists. As the name suggests, each member has his own space within the group. Unfair as it may seem but even before they debuted Kame and Jin has always been a notch higher than the other four. They have different stages during concerts and the spotlight were always on them during performances. Their voices we often hear in their songs. That’s their format. That’s KAT-TUN style. But now with Jin gone, they suddenly become an odd group. Kame was left all alone in the spotlight. The format that their fans accepted and loved was suddenly disturbed. Who will partner with Kame? Will the fans like it if Kame becomes a support? Will the fans of Junno, Koki or Maru accept it if Ueda suddenly becomes the center of attention? I know the format is unfair but unless the Japanese fans say otherwise, Kame will stay as KAT-TUN’s main man whether we like it or not.

KAT-TUN has always been an individual group among the other JE artists. As the name suggests, each member has his own space within the group. Unfair as it may seem but even before they debuted Kame and Jin has always been a notch higher than the other four. They have different stages during concerts and the spotlight were always on them during performances. Their voices we often hear in their songs. That’s their format. That’s KAT-TUN style. But now with Jin gone, they suddenly become an odd group. Kame was left all alone in the spotlight. The format that their fans accepted and loved was suddenly disturbed. Who will partner with Kame? Will the fans like it if Kame becomes a support? Will the fans of Junno, Koki or Maru accept it if Ueda suddenly becomes the center of attention? I know the format is unfair but unless the Japanese fans say otherwise, Kame will stay as KAT-TUN’s main man whether we like it or not.

This does happen in singles but in other songs in their album, they do rotate the main vocals (although K and A still get the voice belting/ad-lib parts -___-)v ) And well, honestly, the current situation is better when A was still in the group! Haha at least now the other members ACTUALLY get to be in the center XD

This does happen in singles but in other songs in their album, they do rotate the main vocals (although K and A still get the voice belting/ad-lib parts -___-)v ) And well, honestly, the current situation is better when A was still in the group! Haha at least now the other members ACTUALLY get to be in the center XD

This does happen in singles but in other songs in their album, they do rotate the main vocals (although K and A still get the voice belting/ad-lib parts -___-)v ) And well, honestly, the current situation is better when A was still in the group! Haha at least now the other members ACTUALLY get to be in the center XD

KAT-TUN’s sales are on the NEGATIVE (as you say) even before Akanishi left the group. I don’t know why you say such things. Yes KT’s sales seem to be low these days but they still managed to remain on the top spot. And if you bothered to search KT, you will find out that most of their best sellers were actually theme songs from their dramas. Yes Kame’s dramas were not highly rated but they helped sell their singles. The last one being the theme from Kame’s YAMANADE which sold more than 300K. And if you do search, you will notice that most of their releases were lifted from Kame dramas, shows and commercials to FURTHER promote the songs/singles. And you can also note that none of the other four has his own project/endorsement to tie a song into. And before you say that’s because they are not given a chance, let me tell you that JE is foremost a business. As a business, the want profit and what better way to earn a profit than to have all their artists work their butts off? But can they control the producers or the advertising agencies? No. They can only hack their talents but if no one is interested what can they do? Kame has no dramas right now because his ratings sucked but he is popular enough to be an effective endorser and for NTV to trust him to host their baseball programs. AND at the same time, promote any KT songs. I’m sorry this seems so long but I just think that its a little unfair to blame the center if the going gets tough in a group when that center is contributing so much.
And FYI, Kame MAY suck at singing but he’s a damn EXCELLENT PERFORMER.

KAT-TUN’s sales are on the NEGATIVE (as you say) even before Akanishi left the group. I don’t know why you say such things. Yes KT’s sales seem to be low these days but they still managed to remain on the top spot. And if you bothered to search KT, you will find out that most of their best sellers were actually theme songs from their dramas. Yes Kame’s dramas were not highly rated but they helped sell their singles. The last one being the theme from Kame’s YAMANADE which sold more than 300K. And if you do search, you will notice that most of their releases were lifted from Kame dramas, shows and commercials to FURTHER promote the songs/singles. And you can also note that none of the other four has his own project/endorsement to tie a song into. And before you say that’s because they are not given a chance, let me tell you that JE is foremost a business. As a business, the want profit and what better way to earn a profit than to have all their artists work their butts off? But can they control the producers or the advertising agencies? No. They can only hack their talents but if no one is interested what can they do? Kame has no dramas right now because his ratings sucked but he is popular enough to be an effective endorser and for NTV to trust him to host their baseball programs. AND at the same time, promote any KT songs. I’m sorry this seems so long but I just think that its a little unfair to blame the center if the going gets tough in a group when that center is contributing so much.
And FYI, Kame MAY suck at singing but he’s a damn EXCELLENT PERFORMER.

KAT-TUN’s sales are on the NEGATIVE (as you say) even before Akanishi left the group. I don’t know why you say such things. Yes KT’s sales seem to be low these days but they still managed to remain on the top spot. And if you bothered to search KT, you will find out that most of their best sellers were actually theme songs from their dramas. Yes Kame’s dramas were not highly rated but they helped sell their singles. The last one being the theme from Kame’s YAMANADE which sold more than 300K. And if you do search, you will notice that most of their releases were lifted from Kame dramas, shows and commercials to FURTHER promote the songs/singles. And you can also note that none of the other four has his own project/endorsement to tie a song into. And before you say that’s because they are not given a chance, let me tell you that JE is foremost a business. As a business, the want profit and what better way to earn a profit than to have all their artists work their butts off? But can they control the producers or the advertising agencies? No. They can only hack their talents but if no one is interested what can they do? Kame has no dramas right now because his ratings sucked but he is popular enough to be an effective endorser and for NTV to trust him to host their baseball programs. AND at the same time, promote any KT songs. I’m sorry this seems so long but I just think that its a little unfair to blame the center if the going gets tough in a group when that center is contributing so much.
And FYI, Kame MAY suck at singing but he’s a damn EXCELLENT PERFORMER.

Well then that’s your fault isn’t it? So this is…the same way you were in school too….?

Well then that’s your fault isn’t it? So this is…the same way you were in school too….?

I don’t mean to butt in but I have to agree w/ @natsu_koi that I don’t think you know enough about KAT-TUN to be making certain comments. Other members have had solo projects too, like Ueda’s MOUSE PEACE concert, Koki’s Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go drama etc. Yes, it does suck when the other members don’t get as much attention but some groups work like that (eg: Hey! Say! JUMP, AKB48 etc). & it’s a fact of life, Kame is the lead singer of the group, of course he gets more limelight.

Regarding the comment you posted even earlier, I don’t disagree w/ you that KAT-TUN’s sales have been dropping a bit recently. But if you’re going to blame the reason on Kame hogging the center spot all the time, why don’t you mention about Jin’s leave? Honestly, Jin dragged the group & its fans and when he finally left, the other 5 members had to pick up the pieces. If Kame was anything like Jin, he would’ve left & gone solo too. But no, he stayed & thanks to his solo projects like Going! Sports & News, he even helped to promote KAT-TUN more.

And if you want to continue blaming Kame for being center, you should really blame Johnny’s Entertainment then. Management of all other popular male idol groups like SMAP, V6 & Arashi.

I don’t mean to butt in but I have to agree w/ @natsu_koi that I don’t think you know enough about KAT-TUN to be making certain comments. Other members have had solo projects too, like Ueda’s MOUSE PEACE concert, Koki’s Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go drama etc. Yes, it does suck when the other members don’t get as much attention but some groups work like that (eg: Hey! Say! JUMP, AKB48 etc). & it’s a fact of life, Kame is the lead singer of the group, of course he gets more limelight.

Regarding the comment you posted even earlier, I don’t disagree w/ you that KAT-TUN’s sales have been dropping a bit recently. But if you’re going to blame the reason on Kame hogging the center spot all the time, why don’t you mention about Jin’s leave? Honestly, Jin dragged the group & its fans and when he finally left, the other 5 members had to pick up the pieces. If Kame was anything like Jin, he would’ve left & gone solo too. But no, he stayed & thanks to his solo projects like Going! Sports & News, he even helped to promote KAT-TUN more.

And if you want to continue blaming Kame for being center, you should really blame Johnny’s Entertainment then. Management of all other popular male idol groups like SMAP, V6 & Arashi.

@Hyphen

Well I think she/he might mean it as a joke (kinda haha not to be taken so seriously) but I didn’t think it would result in people going down her/his through and them “needing to shut their mouths and stop trolling.” But I think that’s a cool idea to have them on five different covers ^^ (See? There’s nothing wrong with a bit of light being shared people….)

Unfortunately, this “Idol Group” case is a common in this world. We all know “Boyband” or/and “Girlband”. As long as people want to see “handsome face or cute face”, Idol group will still exist in this whole Universe.

Unfortunately, this “Idol Group” case is a common in this world. We all know “Boyband” or/and “Girlband”. As long as people want to see “handsome face or cute face”, Idol group will still exist in this whole Universe.

kinda curious on what you mean by Kame singing too many solos. i think all of them have about the same number of solo songs, no? (Based this on their concert perf and albums) Ueda might have more as he’s been having his own solo concerts.

IMO, Kame might not be the best vocalist in the group, but he actually has a pretty nice singing voice especially with certain type of songs like when he sang Suga Shikao’s ai ni tsuite on last month SCP. I agree though that sometimes they got him to sing the parts which just make me go .. uh no not the best idea at all…

kinda curious on what you mean by Kame singing too many solos. i think all of them have about the same number of solo songs, no? (Based this on their concert perf and albums) Ueda might have more as he’s been having his own solo concerts.

IMO, Kame might not be the best vocalist in the group, but he actually has a pretty nice singing voice especially with certain type of songs like when he sang Suga Shikao’s ai ni tsuite on last month SCP. I agree though that sometimes they got him to sing the parts which just make me go .. uh no not the best idea at all…

@MinahMyu

Yeah, i think s/he is joking too. Still… w/ that kind of sentence you can’t be surprised that people wouldn’t like it. But i agree that some responses might be too harsh. Well it’s a sensitive topic for the fan you know…

Anyway, just want to share my thought about Kame always being in the center
(wonder if anyone’ll still read this thread though 555). i think most people agree that he’s the one most recognized by general public (not talking about JE/KT fan here) I dont live in Japan so i might be wrong. But i got the impression (watching japanese TV shows and news) that more people know ‘Kamenashi Kazuya’ than the other four. So they use him to gain attention/attract more people who aren’t KT fan yet? i mean for existing fan the issue of who is in the center wouldn’t effect KT sales very much. i believe most fan will buy singles anyway. But to gain new fan or even just to make more people pay attention to or become aware of their singles/works they need to use someone who the public is more familiar with, no? (I believe this happened w/ SMAP-KimuTaku and Arashi-MatsuJun too. At this point, all SMAP and Arashi members are somewhat equally popular but in the past there were times where KimuTaku/MatsuJun was given more focus)

Rotating member’s position would be something they should do to satisfy current fan and keeping thing fresh but it might not work as well for the purpose of finding new fan. I’m not saying the other fours don’t have the potential. But there are like hundred idols and hundred single released every week in Japan. Just to get people to stop and try listening to their music, having someone whom people are somewhat familiar with would be the advantage, right?

Music-wise though, i think the member parts are now pretty evenly spread out. It’s the same w/ their dance choreography too. Kame is not the only one getting all spotlights now when you watch their perf on music tv show. Sure camera loves to pan on him but hey he certainly knows how to play w/ the audience. He’s the show off guy after all 555.

@MinahMyu

Yeah, i think s/he is joking too. Still… w/ that kind of sentence you can’t be surprised that people wouldn’t like it. But i agree that some responses might be too harsh. Well it’s a sensitive topic for the fan you know…

Anyway, just want to share my thought about Kame always being in the center
(wonder if anyone’ll still read this thread though 555). i think most people agree that he’s the one most recognized by general public (not talking about JE/KT fan here) I dont live in Japan so i might be wrong. But i got the impression (watching japanese TV shows and news) that more people know ‘Kamenashi Kazuya’ than the other four. So they use him to gain attention/attract more people who aren’t KT fan yet? i mean for existing fan the issue of who is in the center wouldn’t effect KT sales very much. i believe most fan will buy singles anyway. But to gain new fan or even just to make more people pay attention to or become aware of their singles/works they need to use someone who the public is more familiar with, no? (I believe this happened w/ SMAP-KimuTaku and Arashi-MatsuJun too. At this point, all SMAP and Arashi members are somewhat equally popular but in the past there were times where KimuTaku/MatsuJun was given more focus)

Rotating member’s position would be something they should do to satisfy current fan and keeping thing fresh but it might not work as well for the purpose of finding new fan. I’m not saying the other fours don’t have the potential. But there are like hundred idols and hundred single released every week in Japan. Just to get people to stop and try listening to their music, having someone whom people are somewhat familiar with would be the advantage, right?

Music-wise though, i think the member parts are now pretty evenly spread out. It’s the same w/ their dance choreography too. Kame is not the only one getting all spotlights now when you watch their perf on music tv show. Sure camera loves to pan on him but hey he certainly knows how to play w/ the audience. He’s the show off guy after all 555.

They don’t have the same amount of leads, and never did, really. I’m not counting Ueda’s solo music that isn’t included in KT’s material. It used to be Akakame & TTUN, but since Jin left, it’s mainly Kame’s voice with the other four alternating other parts.

Liking a singer’s voice is subjective. I’d probably like his voice better if he didn’t sing in a pinched-sounding range. I bet he wouldn’t sound as harsh to my ears if he would sing in a lower register more often.