R-ONE KAT-TUN No.160 2009.04.21

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R-ONE KAT-TUN No.160 2009.04.21: MF | MU

Highlights: Ueda and Nakamaru talk about songs in the new album, Break the Records, and Maru and Massu's trip to Okinawa.


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R-ONE KAT-TUN No.160 2009.04.21

[00:16] Ueda said there is no changes in his feelings despite the airing of Konkatsu!. Maru said that Ueda has become darker and Ueda said there have been more filming outdoors recently. However, these filming are more for other things than the drama.

[00:55] Maru thinks that it’s better for Ueda not to become too dark.

[01:52] The song played this week is WHITE WORLD by Nakamaru Yuichi.

[06:47] Mail One KAT-TUN Section

[06:57] Mail: The listener was very touched after listening to Hana no mau machi, which was broadcasted on April 14th. She read in a magazine interview that the song was described as “Giving Romeo & Juliet a happy instead of tragic setting”. She said Ueda writes songs with scenes that can be easily visualized.

[07:33] Ueda is very glad to hear that and said that he will be very happy if he can receive such mails in the future.

[07:46] Other than their solos, Ueda thinks that Shun Ka Shu To is a good song. Maru likes Kimi michi as the song has the live encore feel to it. Both Maru and Ueda agreed that Kimi michi has a similar feel to UN- and Maru said that he read somewhere that Kimi michi is the sequel to UN- .

[08:26] When asked, Kame told Junno that 1582 means “strawberry pants” . However, Kame told Maru that the song is related to Oda Nobunaga. Ueda joked that in year 1582, Oda Nobunaga’s strawberry pants was peeped and seen (by others).

[09:30] Mail: Did any happening event occur during Maru and Massu’s trip to Okinawa? Also, please recommend some “must-go” places.

[09:44] Maru said that Massu wanted to rent either a foreign car or a convertible. However, the weather was too cold to drive a convertible. Massu whined that it was not easy for them to come for a trip. Maru spent 15 to 20 minutes talking Massu out of it. Maru said they went to the north, south and central of Okinawa. They visited Shuri Castle and Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium.

[11:15] Maru said that he was recognised during the trip, mostly by elderly and children. Maru thinks it probably because of RESCUE. Ueda said that when children saw himself, they can only call out, “KAT-TUN” and not his name.

[11:38] Before the trip, Maru considered the rooming arrangement. Even though he doesn’t think it is weird to room together, people react surprisingly about this matter, like what they did for Maru and Ueda’s Hokkaido trip. Ueda think it is okay for guys to be sharing a room. Massu said that he did not mind any arrangement. Maru and Massu roomed together in Okinawa.

[12:30] After the Okinawa trip, Maru went for a 1-day trip to Karuizawa, Nagano. Maru revealed that Ueda has said before that Ueda would also like to go if time permits. Maru went to an outdoor hot spring with snow falling and surrounding the place. There were not many people there.

[12:58] Maru wants to do more travelling before the live concert starts. Next time, he wants to go to Hiroshima, to see the inside of Atomic Bomb Dome. He is planning to go during the concert tour.

[14:38] Secret Question
Ueda said there is no change. Maru agreed but said that it is possible to have changes. Ueda thinks it is troublesome but it’s possible for him to remember one as he has many photos with other people. Ueda said the longest for him is 4 months and Maru said that that is short. Maru said that for himself, it has been always.