Wednesday, November 16, 2011

KAT-TUN's "ReBIRTH"

Wow, a week flies by when you're having fun.

Just so you know, my blog topic changes depending on my mood, and I'm in a KAT-TUN mood, so I'll talk about KAT-TUN.

KAT-TUN is another popular boy band from Johnny and Associates (the talent agency) which consists of Kazuya Kamenashi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda, and Yuichi Nakamaru. They had a previous member, Jin Akanishi, who served for the A initial until he left in 2010 (see my blog post about Akanishi here) to pursue his solo career in the US, but now Kamenashi serves for both the K and the A (it's convenient, considering his first and last name start with "KA").

Since their recent release "RUN FOR YOU," KAT-TUN's Kamenashi is starring in an ongoing drama called Yokai Ningen Bem (Monster Humanoid Bem), which started airing October 11 this year. I've been updated pretty well, and have watched all the episodes up to date (which is about 4 right now) and the main song in their upcoming release, "BIRTH," is the ending theme. Just by the TV size version (about a minute and a half) I'm really looking forward to getting the single when it releases.

"BIRTH," like many foreign releases, has three editions: Limited Edition 1, Limited Edition 2, and the Regular Edition. The single is planned to release November 30th (NOT SO FAR AWAY!) and the cover artwork hasn't been disclosed yet (it's a big surprise, I know it) but there's a sneek peek of the tracklist:

Limited Edition 1 (CD/DVD)

CD
1. BIRTH

DVD
1. BIRTH (music video + making of music video)

Limited Edition 2 (CD/DVD)

CD
1. BIRTH
2. Untitled Song A

DVD
1. Untitled Song A (music video + making of music video)

Regular Edition (CD only)
1. BIRTH
2. Untitled Song A
3. Untitled Song B
4. Untitled Song C
5. BIRTH (Original Karaoke)
6. Untitled Song A (Original Karaoke)
7. Untitled Song B (Original Karaoke)
8. Untitled Song C (Original Karaoke)

For those of you who know me (I mean REALLY know me) then you can see how excited I am about KAT-TUN or anything related to them (well, that's how it is for a lot of artists I listen to), so mention KAT-TUN and I'll just act like *identity censored*.

Since "BIRTH" isn't released yet, I'll use "RUN FOR YOU" as the image part.


From left to right: Taguchi, Tanaka, Kamenashi, Nakamaru, Ueda
Image found here

Tracklist:
1. RUN FOR YOU
2. DIAMOND
3. SWEET CHAIN
4. COSMIC CHILD
5. NOW & FOREVER
Plus Original Karaoke tracks for each song.

Note: "RUN FOR YOU" also has Limited and Regular Editions, but I only put the Regular Edition here because it's to much to have in one blog post.

Side comments about the "RUN FOR YOU" cover artwork:
- I'm in a state of surprise because Taguchi cut his hair (it was better when it was longer). He looks too visual kei now, which is sort of... odd? ._."
- Tanaka's a BLONDE! What is this?! (Well, it beats his previous style, and he looks really hot as a blonde in this hairstyle. But he still creeps me out though... -.-")

-RUN FOR YOU, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE-
KeiLove

2 comments:

  1. I think the Red letters are a little much.
    -AJ33N@H F.

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  2. The red letters are the initials that make up KAT-TUN, just so you know what the letters mean.

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