Lost in a Reverie » Matsumoto Jun

Jun-kun’s new hair!

Fiona — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:40:11 +0000

I went kyaa~~ after seeing this on Music Station:

Doesn’t he look adorable? It’s been such as long time since it was styled short and highlighted/dyed, ne? It’s so refreshing and quite suitable for the summer, making him looks so handsome! Oh, I just cannot stop staring at it and now off I go raping the WMP’s play button. LOL

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Matsumoto Jun – Lucky Seven CM

Fiona — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:50:47 +0000

Has everyone seen the CM for Jun-kun’s new drama, Lucky Seven — very intriguing and promising, ne!

Jun-kun as a boxer/detective is , especially with his shirt off! *faints* Matsushima-san looks quite pretty and the rest of the cast members are a delight.

BTW, I just realized that both Jun-kun and Eita had previously starred in Kimi wa Petto! Wow, that brings back memories and they had so little screen time together. I cannot wait to see the new interactions between them on a more mature level.

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Cute Juntoshi moment

Fiona — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:55:07 +0000

Just watched the NTV Best Artist 2011 and had to capture this moment:

It’s been a while since I’ve been Juntoshi and went all giggly. It’s amazing on how comfort they are with one another…pure love, ne!

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Matsushima Nanako joins cast of Lucky Seven drama

Fiona — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:41:34 +0000

More cast members have been revealed for Fuji TV’s upcoming drama series “Lucky Seven.” The biggest announcement is that “Kaseifu no Mita” star Matsushima Nanako (38) will be in it, playing the boss of the detective agency of the “Lucky Seven” team.

The drama was unveiled last month, starring Arashi member Matsumoto Jun (28) as a rookie detective named Tokita Shuntaro. At the time, Eita (28) and Oizumi Yo (38) were revealed as two other members of the detective team. It is now known that Naka Riisa (22), Kadono Takuzo (63), and Iriki Mari (21) are also part of the team.

Fukiishi Kazue (29) will play a police inspector who has connections with the agency. Okae Kumiko (55) will play Shuntaro’s mother.

Matsushima and Matsumoto previously appeared together in the drama series “Hana Yori Dango” in 2005 and its sequel in 2007.

This will be Matsushima’s first role in one of Fuji TV’s “Getsu 9” dramas since “Yamato Nadeshiko” in 2000, which had ratings of 26.4%, peaking at 34.2% for its final episode. She currently appears in NTV’s “Kaseifu no Mita,” which has so far reached ratings as high as 29.6%.

“Lucky Seven” premieres on January 16.

From Tokyograph

I’ve been wondering who the female cast would be for Jun-kun’s new drama and to my surprise, Matsushima-san will be the lead. It’s been a while since I have seen her in action, super happy that she will be shared the screen with Jun-kun. Definitely looking forward to this!

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Sakurai Sho & Matsumoto Jun to make guest appearance on Ohno Satoshi’s special drama

Fiona — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:31:04 +0000

It’s been announced that Arashi members Sakurai Sho and Matsumoto Jun will make guest appearance on fellow member Ohno Satoshi’s upcoming special drama “Mou Yuukai nante Shinai“.

This special drama is a comical mystery about a freeter (Ohno) who receives the odd request to fake the kidnapping of racketeer boss daughter, (Aragaki Yui).

Sakurai will appear in the special drama as the butler “Kageyama” which is from Sakurai’s ongoing drama “Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de“, while Matsumoto will make an appearance as “Tokita Shuntaro” which is from Matsumoto’s upcoming “Getsu9″ drama “Lucky Seven.”

The announcement for Sakurai and Matsumoto’s guest appearance on Ohno’s drama was made during the press conference for “Fuku Arashi” campaign which is to promote the special TV programs on Fuji TV in which Arashi appears at the end of the year and New Year season. There will be a special CM for the campaign starring Arashi during December 17th ~ January 3rd for a limited term, and on Fuji TV’s official site, there will also be an original game “Fuku Arashi Warai.”

At the press conference, Sakurai who received the script for the drama a few days ago, commented, “I saw Ohno’s name on the first page, and my name and Matsumoto’s name on the following pages on the script. I’m happy to see it, so I am carrying it around with me everyday.” Matsumoto also commented, “He (Ohno) has different atmosphere at the shoot for drama which is not Arashi-like. So I’m looking forward to see it at the shoot.”

On the other hand, other members Ninomiya Kazunari and Aiba Masaki seem to be little dissatisfied, as Aiba said to Ohno at the press conference, “Ohno-kun, what about us? Though we don’t have any role we have with us right now, it’s not too late if you guys are still shooting. Where are you guys filming at?“, and Ninomiya also said, “I haven’t been offered yet. I don’t mind if I have to meet you at the filming location.” Unfortunately, Ohno refused them saying, “Not this time.” Therefore the two said while consoling each other, “Shall we do our best on ‘VS Arashi‘ then?”

“Mou Yuukai nante Shinai” is scheduled to be aired on January 3rd on Fuji TV.

From Tokyograph

This is exciting, definitely looking forward to this! I love their reactions especially Sho’s which was cute.

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Arashi’s Matsumoto Jun to star as detective in Fuji TV’s next Getsu 9

Fiona — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:33:44 +0000

Arashi member Matsumoto Jun (28) has been chosen to star in Fuji TV’s next Monday night drama series, titled “Lucky Seven.” This is his second time starring in one of Fuji TV’s “Getsu 9” dramas, after “Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku” in 2010.

The story revolves around a team of seven detectives who work together to solve difficult cases, with Matsumoto playing a rookie named Tokita Shuntaro. So far, Eita (28) and Oizumi Yo (38) have also been announced as part of the team, while the other cast members are still unknown. The team reportedly consists of 4 men and 3 women.

Until now, Matsumoto has mainly starred in love stories targeted at the core female audience between the ages of 20 and 34. This will be his first detective drama, which is also said to be full of action and comedy.

The show will be directed by Sato Shinsuke, the director behind the “GANTZ” live-action movies that starred fellow Arashi member Ninomiya Kazunari. Filming for “Lucky Seven” is scheduled to start in early December.

Fuji TV will broadcast “Lucky Seven” on Mondays at 9:00pm, starting in January.

From Tokyograph

Jun-kun being a detective again is definitely something to look forward to, it’s been a while since Kindaichi 3 which I had thrilled watching. It’s exciting that he’s doing something different compared to the last two dramas…let’s hope his series wardrobe consists of a few dazzling suits.

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Happy September and Belated 28th to MatsuJun!

Fiona — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:13:34 +0000

Don’t worry, I’m still alive and kicking, just have been tied up with other things in life. I hope everyone is well and was able survived that nasty little storm that had the east coast last weekend. My prayers to all!

The site might be going on and off for the next few days, I might be switching to another hosting provider and will be performing some testing. Don’t panic, I will be back shortly. LOL

BTW, my PS3 finally died on me after 4 years of goodness. It ran perfectly for 10 minutes before the “yellow light of death” appeared and nothing works now. From what I read online, this can be fixed by taking the darn thing apart, “re-flowing the motherboard” and reapplying some thermal compound to the GPU and CPU. Well, this is one more thing to add to my weekend things-to-do list. Maybe I’m lucky enough to get it running again and then trade it for store credit to purchase a new one…let’s hope.

Aside from that I’ve become quite fond of yaoi…yep you heard right…. I blame my friend who introduced Gravitation to me a few weeks back. LOL She knew my undying admiration for Inoue-sensei and wouldn’t miss a chance watching his works…now I have a whole new world/genre to experience!

Isn’t Jun-kun’s smile is amazing? It always seems to brighten my day, I hope he was able to spend some time relaxing on his special day.

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Arashi’s Matsumoto Jun to star in Ninagawa Yukio play Aa, Kouya

Fiona — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:09:49 +0000

This fall, Arashi member Matsumoto Jun (27) will star in a stage play for the first time in five years. His last lead role on the stage was in 2006 in Ninagawa Yukio’s “Byakuya no Valkyrie,” and he is again teaming up with Ninagawa for a play called “Aa, Kouya” (“Ah, Wilderness”).

“Aa, Kouya” was the first full-length novel by the late Terayama Shuji, originally published during the mid-1960s. This is the first time that the book has been adapted as a theatrical production.

Set in Shinjuku, the story revolves around two young men who stake their youths on boxing. Koide Keisuke (27) will play Matsumoto’s rival. Both of them are preparing their bodies in gyms ahead of rehearsals, which will begin in late September.

“Aa, Kouya” will be performed at the Saitama Arts Foundation from October 29 to November 6, and at the Aoyama Theatre in Tokyo from November 13 to December 2.

From Toykograph

This is exciting, new and definitely challenging role for Jun-kun. I really hope this butai will be released on DVD and cannot wait to see the more muscular version of him.

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Matsumoto Jun’s new Fasio Mascara CM

Fiona — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:17:12 +0000

The Fasio website was recently renewed, it’s simply gorgeous ne.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp1RVkBS8dM

Jun-kun’s looks mecha handsome. XO His little kuruuuuns are soo cute, watched the CM a few times just for them. lol

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Priest Matsujun welcomes you to make a vow

Fiona — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:05:34 +0000

Opening the doors to the chapel had revealed priest Jun Matsumoto (27) waiting at the alter, ready for people to make a “潤いの誓い (vow of moisture)”. This was the setting for the Arashi star’s commercial event today in Tokyo, reports Oricon.

The popstar has been chosen to promote Daio Paper’s エリエール (Erie-ru)「+Water」tissues, and appeared in front of the press in a priest costume.

“I’m not married, and not everyone gets to stand where the priest does so I was really nervous today,” Matsumoto said.

In the commercial, Matsumoto shows how the tissues have 170 per cent more liquid in them compared to Daio Paper’s previous products by touching them and wiping his face with them.

Matsumoto continued to comment on the product’s keyword “潤い (moisture)”.

“It’s a Japanese character I see a lot (潤) so I was really happy.

“I had discussions with the (commercial’s) director about what we could do to make it clear that this was something totally different (from previous products),” he said.

During the event, Matsumoto was labelled the “潤い男子 (Moisture Men)” representative after he had commented that tissues were something people use every day, and although “it might only be a small thing, it gives you warm and fuzzy feelings”.

When the press asked Matsumoto whether he called himself an 潤い男子, the singer took a moment to think and grinned.

“I hope the word ‘潤い男子’ becomes the next popular phrase like イケメン男子 (Ikemen Danshi, handsome men). Please make it happen,” he said.

+Water tissue commercials will begin airing on TV from September 23, while the tissues will go on sale from October 1.

From Momoedgewood

LOL…the image of Jun-kun as a priest promoting something with “moisture men” is just plain hilarious. The Japanese and their unique commercials, you can always find something interesting and funny to watch. LOL He appears to have gain some weight, quite handsome ne.

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