Category: Matsumoto Jun

Matsumoto Jun tackles mundane chore for member

by Fiona

Found this article on Music Japan, he is so sweet and such an angel!

Arashi has been extremely busy these days, what with their 10th anniversary concert, new releases, TV appearances including several members filming dramas. But in private Matsumoto Jun has been spending much of his time on a ‘hobby’ which some might find tedious. Let’s look at what he said during his radio program ‘JUN STYLE’ broadcast on September 12th…

During the summer, Arashi had participated in an event hosted by a TV station. While heading to their ‘VS嵐 / VS Arashi’ event area [‘VS嵐 / VS Arashi’ is a weekly TV program hosted by Arashi], the [popular RPG] Dragon Quest booth caught their attention. Lots of different Dragon Quest merchandise was being sold.

“I hadn’t come up with a good idea for a birthday present to give to Nino [Ninomiya]. Then I found Nino looking really interested in the merchandise.”

From among the merchandise, Matsumoto bought a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle that Ninomiya had especially liked. He told Ninomiya that he was buying it as his birthday present. But for some reason Matsumoto added that he will complete the jigsaw puzzle and give Ninomiya the finished product. Now, solving the puzzle has become his daily chore.
But the puzzle seems to have been more difficult than he had first thought…

“I’m barely managing to put together the letters of the title ‘Dragon Quest’. I’m nowhere near working on the characters.”
“I haven’t played with jigsaw puzzles for ages. It’s really hard work.”

Right now Ninomiya is playing ‘Dragon Quest IX’ on his Nintendo DS. Matsumoto said that he plans to give the puzzle before Ninomiya finishes the game. Just imagining Matsumoto spending almost all his spare time cooped up in his house and mulling over a jigsaw puzzle must make fans smile.
Let’s hope he can complete the puzzle soon!
Keep on looking for more developments from Arashi and Matsumoto’s jigsaw puzzle!

From Music Japan

Matsumiya rabu rabu, ne!! I can imagine him waiting impatiently to get home and trying to finish a portion of the puzzle. He is just to adorable and cares so much for his band members. That is why I admire and love him so much! I hope he will be able to complete it before Nino finishes the game. Ganbatte Jun-kun!

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MatsuJun’s new hairstyle

by Fiona

I’m sure most have seen the Mezamashi(2009.09.16) coverage regarding VS Arashi Golden Time Press Conference and noticed Jun-kun’s new hairstyle. :up: I absolutely love it, he looks “oh so” smexy in it. Yep, it’s the same style has Nino’s, the one for his butai. I was in awe when I first saw it, Nino was extremely dashing. It’s even more gorgeous on Jun-kun XO , has such a refreshing feel to it!!

junnewhair

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Matsumoto Jun casted in Fuji TV 50th Anniversary Special

by Fiona

It was officially announced today that popular singer-actress Kou Shibasaki would be leading the omnibus drama commemorating Fuji TV’s 50th anniversary, Wagaya no Rekishi. The drama will tell of the travails of the Yame family in the post-War period starting from 1945. Koki Mitani, known acclaimed writer and director, takes the helm of this big project. With Mitani’s last project, The Magic Hour, achieving critical and box-office success, expectations are high for Wagaya no Rekishi, which will air next spring.

Shibasaki, popular for her roles in dramas Galileo and Orange Days as well as a her successful singing career, is looking forward to acting in this large project. She will play the role of the oldest daughter of the Yatome family, Masako. Masako is the mediator within her family and offers her support to her parents. Because of her character’s role within her family, Shibasaki relates to Masako greatly. This is her first project with renowned director Koki Mitani.

Director Mitani aims to depict the feeling of the Showa period through this drama. He states that because of the 50th anniversary of Fuji TV, he was able to write the joys, sadness, suspense, and love that binds the family. Mitani, who gained success through his writing and directing comedies for the theatre and the screen, aims to continue the quality of his work through this special project. Known for his straightforward manner of shooting of scenes, almost without cuts, gives a sense of the performance expectations from the actors, which Fuji TV intends on delivering.

Playing the rest of the family is a plethora of the who’s who in the Japanese entertainment scene today. Jun Matsumoto, Ryuuta Sato, Maki Horikita, and Nana Eikura are slated to play Shibasaki’s younger siblings. These actors are known for starring in their own shows, which mean that audiences can only hide their anticipation of the scenes that will be portrayed on screen. The actors on the other hand, are very thrilled to be working with Mitani.

Despite the fact that most of the actors had not starred together in projects, Matsumoto and Eikura played twins in teen movie, Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru. They will be playing brother and sister again, hopefully this time there will be no incest involved. In that movie, chemistry between the two actors is evident despite the distasteful topic that they had to portray on-screen. One hopes that the two will have equal sibling chemistry with Shibasaki and the other actors. Viewers can only assume the amount of screen time any of the actors will have because of the other celebrities in the cast.

One thing is for sure, another co-star of Matsumoto’s, Masami Nagasawa is also attached to this project. They worked together on the remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Hidden Fortress released in 2008. Looking at the articles, Nagasawa might be paired with Matsumoto in this drama as a love interest. Fan girls rejoice, or throw pitchforks in Nagasawa’s direction? I am assuming the latter, because of the rumors surrounding Nagasawa this past year.

Joining the already stellar cast are Koichi Sato, Yo Oizumi, Yuki Amami as people who become associated with the family. Veteran actors Toshiyuki Nishida and Sumiko Fuji will be acting as the parents of the brood. With these list of names, it is hard not be excited about this upcoming drama special.

Wagaya no Rekishi will start filming soon, but to be honest, I cannot wait for spring to come.

From Philly Examiner

Info from official website:

Matsumoto Jun will be portray Yoshio, eldest son of the family. He is an intelligent and hardworking guy. His goal is attend Tokyo University and is in love with Yukari, played Nagasawa Masami.

Kyaa~~ another Jun-kun drama! Same here, I cannot wait for spring to come!! The cast is certainly star-studded, especially Amami Yuki, Shibasaki Kou and Sato Ryuuta. I’m not really familiar with Masami-san works (only have seen her in Nino’s Yasashii Jikan), I will need to wait and see before making an assumption (there are some negative feedback online and not certain of the reasons). This drama will definitely be one to see!

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