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Ikuta Toma thread!!!!
(all pics credits at the bottom of this post.)
HELLO, ALL TOMA FANS!!
Congratulations on finding this thread about toma!
i really think you'll have fun learning about toma here and chatting about him too.
i've liked many celebrities before, but really, toma just blew me away. with his incredible good looks, amazing cuteness, and he's truly a brilliant actor, too!! and a great singer and awesome dancer, too!! he's just good at EVERYTHING, it seems?! he's just too cute and adorable and so talented, i don't know why he only got popular after hana kimi?! it's awesome to see that he's now got fans of all ages and nationalities all over the world!! ah, the toma love has been spreading fast, far and wide!!♥
AkuenKigahen said this about him after watching hana kimi and maou, and it's exactly how i felt♥ when i first became his fan, after seeing him as nakatsu in hana kimi : "Toma has left a deep impression and left me with this feeling I can't even begin to describe. Seriously, this guy is amazing."
(little toma!! awww. kawaii ne!! ~_~)
(effortlessly, naturally cute!! just walking around in the streets, yet he still looks so cute and cool!! ahhhhh.)
(tomaaaaaaa. kakkoii deshou?! ^o^ HOW CAN SOMEONE BE THIS INCREDIBLY GOOD-LOOKING?!!! kyaa!!)
ABOUT HIM
* Name: 生田斗真
* Name (romaji): Ikuta Toma
* Nicknames: Tomasu, Toma-chan
* Profession: Actor
* Height: 176cm (5'9")
* Weight: 58kg (132 lbs.)
* Birthdate: October 7, 1984
* Birthplace: Noboribetsu, Hokkaido
* Talent agency: Johnny's Entertainment
* Education: Horikoshi Gakuen, Art Course (graduated)
* Siblings: A younger brother named Ryuusei
* Horoscope sign: Libra
* Blood type: A
* Hobbies: Listening to music at deafening volume
* Preferred Sport: Soccer (Midfield)
* Favorite Food: Hamburgers, Curry Rice, Hayashi Rice
* Favorite Colors: Black and White
* Favorite Music Artists: X-Japan,[GLAY], Guns N' Roses, Backstreet Boys etc
* Favorite Actress/Actor: Matsu Takako
* Best Subject: English and Society
* Worst Subject: Mathematics
* Best Friends: Yamashita Tomohisa, Akanishi Jin, Yokoyama Yuu, Kazama Shunsuke, Hasejun, Oguri Shun
* Good Friends: Matsumoto Jun, Aiba Masaki, Satou Atsuhiro, Murakami Shingo, Imai Tsubasa, Takki
* Special Skills: Dancing and acting
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cute or random Toma quotes:
-Today I'll also work hard~
-School, work, and other things...live life to the fullest. (^O^)
-[Infinite] possibilities exist 4 me as well as every1...so believe in possibilities, do your best, and fight on.
-I like setting off without a destination in mind. Because it feels like the end of the day will never come.
-ahh~ really, i'm glad i was born a boy!!
-Somehow i got all excited. yes.
-today's sunlight is warm and gentle. such a nice and warm weather, outdoors scenes are also much better for filming! yes.
-ah-hh, i'm talking about things that aren't important at all again.
-it's good to look up to the sky once in a while, you know.
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kate's RECAP OF HIS 13 LONG YEAR CAREER
(i daresay, the most comprehensive, detailed, up-to-date, and awesome-nest toma bio ever online!!! xD):
ikuta toma is only 25 years old (just turned 25 last month!), but he's been in show business for more than half his life. he's been in A LOT of stageplays and dramas (not to mention tons of variety shows, concerts, radio programs, and magazines). in his chichin pui pui tv interview from sept. 2007, they say that from 1997 until then, he's acted in 21 dramas and 19 stageplays! it all started from that day that changed toma's life, the day that his mom made him go to an audition at Johnny's. but he was supposed to (and really wanted to) go to his soccer match and cried when she would not let him go play. back then, toma actually thought it was weird for a guy to sing and dance, so he didn't want to go to the audition. but of course, toma got accepted (and was so happy when he got the good news f/his mom!) and officially became a Johnny's Jr. on February 11 (or 14th?), 1996. he was 11 years old then. soon, he got his first performance, his first tv appearance in NHK's Asadora Aguri drama. (his first appearance in a stage play took place 1 year later.)
toma has been a part of many johnny's jr. music groups. (he was the leader of M.A.I.N. or one of the other groups he was in, but i can't remember which group and where i read this, sorry!) the first was M.A.I.N. (initials of the members), with some of the guys that are now in Arashi: Jun Matsumoto, Masaki Aiba, and Kazunari Ninomiya. then in 1999 (when Arashi debuted), he was grouped with B.I.G. (Bad Image Generation), with 10 other popular juniors, which included yamashita tomahisa (now with NewS). soon, toma and yamashita were the only ones left in B.I.G. they became good friends and are still very close to this day. in 2002, the leader of the Johnny's Jr.s, hideaki takiszawa, debuted as a part of Tackey and Tsubasa. so, toma and the other top Tokyo juniors were made into a new group, 4TOPS, and became the leaders of the juniors. all the members were former B.I.G. members: toma, Yamashita, Jun Hasegawa and Shunsuke Kazama. as the leaders, they got to host the music variety show, Shounen Club.
also in 2002, toma (then 17 yrs old) was cast in a Gekidan Shinkansen stage play, Susano -Story of God's Sword. this was an important turning point for toma! the first time that he felt so inspired and amazed by the passion and enthusiasm of the wonderful and carefree cast and staff, it made him feel that he wants to be like them, so passionate about acting, to act in more plays and also watch more plays. then in 2003, yamashita became the leader of a temporary new group, NewS (it stands for North, East, West, South, and became permanent in 2004), and the 3 members remaining were known as 3Tops. After NewS and KAT-TUN started hosting Shounen Club, toma was able to get his own segment on the show, hosting Meitantei Tomasu. soon, toma and the other 2 members left started working on their own dramas and stage plays, gradually appearing less on variety shows. actually, many of johnny's jr.s were upset and shocked when NewS was announced and toma was not included. most notably, nino (Kazunari Ninomiya) walked out of the conference where NewS' formation was announced in protest, and he was very vocal about how it wasn't right to leave toma behind. also, many juniors were shocked because a lot of them thought 4Tops was going to debut soon. but toma and yamashita remained good friends, though they could no longer sing together or see each other as often.
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***PLEASE READ THE REST OF THIS TOMA BIO, I REALLY WORKED HARD ON IT!! ^.^***
Spoiler
this was a tough time for toma, since he was unsure of what he should do with his life after he graduates from high school. he gradually got less and less jobs as other juniors got more popular and continued to debut and pass him by. also, there were rumors that he only continued to be friends with yamashita so that it could help him be more popular!! despite all this, toma decided to continue to stay with Johnny's and not quit and go to college or do something else. he continued to have small roles in tv dramas and stage plays. finally in 2005, he got to be one of the main characters in the stage play, Azumi, and had some exciting fighting/flying scenes too (and an intense kissing scene!! wait or was that in Azumi Returns in 2006? or both?? sorry, i forgot!). suddenly in 2006, toma's first leading role in a stage play!! a breakthrough role, as the lonely and often daydreaming Toma (it's like he was destined to play this role!!! or did they choose the character name after casting toma??) who goes on a magical adventure in the Shinkansen*NEXUS volume 2 stage play, Cat in the Red Boots. he was 21 years old then. this role truly changed his life, and toma describes what a huge impact it had on him then in an interview:
"That performance was the turning point in [my] life. Looking at the senpais twice my age being so engrossed in acting, makes me want to be devoted to acting my whole life. Looking at the eyes of the spectators from the stage, receiving letters from my fans, all these has made me realised that I am doing something meaningful in my life, and an important job that will affect the life of others." (Credit: thesweetnote f/LJ)
and in june 2006, toma and his other JE friends formed an unofficial new music group, NO BORDER, all on their own. toma, Tomohisa Yamashita (NEWS), Jun Matsumoto (Arashi), Shingo Murakami (Kanjani8), Atsuhiro Satou (former Hikaru Genji), Kōichi Dōmoto (Kinki Kids), Tatsuya Yamaguchi (TOKIO), and Hideaki Takizawa (Tackey & Tsubasa) made up the group. they came up with the idea when they were having dinner together one day, and toma thought up the name. each of the 8 members have a different color name (though they are keeping it secret, who is what color. but i think toma is white cuz it's his fav color!), White, Black, Red, Pink, Purple, Gold, Blue, and Grey. also this month, toma's quirky, weirdly funny drama with his fellow 4Tops member kazama, Akihabara@DEEP started! toma's role was Box, the clean freak who is scared of women, but still the coolest and cutest of all the akiba otaku (geeks) there! (box is so funny and cute!! one of my fav toma roles ever. xD)
2007, as most toma fans know, was the year that toma finally got his big breakthrough role, as the lovable and silly, "homo jana~ii!" nakatsu in the manga turned drama hanazakari no kimitachi e. before that though, he already put in impressive performances in the stage play SHOCK - ENDLESS SHOCK, as koichi's brother (toma dancing, singing, crying!! all amazing.), and as the two-faced (and very hot!!) junpei in the 1st episode of hana yori dango, season 2. of course, there's so many reasons to like nakatsu, too many to list here, but trust me, many many many people became toma's fan after watching hana kimi (myself included). i'm sure that there were more people rooting for nakatsu to end up with mizuki than the ppl rooting for sano and mizuki. yappari~ toma's popularity shot up after hana kimi, and he earned 2 Best Supporting Actor awards for this role, too! toma said people and kids started calling out "nakatsu!!" when they saw him in public...the first time he was being recognized, he was so happy about this! toma has said, the summer of 2007, filming hanazakari, was an unforgettable and very happy time for him.
toma got to be in many dramas and stage plays since 2007! as toma says, it feels like he's been running and running since hana kimi. always working or preparing for his next project during his break, in between roles. but of course, he's so grateful that he can keep busy! toma's such a versatile actor and showed us many different sides to him through his very different roles from 2007-2008. after hana kimi, he got the leading role of a rebellious but heroic gentleman, Valentine, in the stage play The Two Gentlemen of Verona. then came the winter drama, Honey and Clover, his first leading role (although it was an ensemble cast), as the melancholy, hopeless college student, takemoto. during that time, toma got to be a guest host of ANN (All Night Nippon, a late night radio program) for the first time, one night that december. he also got to appear at the Johnny's big new year concert (partly cuz he was born in the year of the rat)! H&C got really low ratings, but toma won a Best Supporting Actor award (shouldn't it be leading actor?) for his role as takemoto-kun. then he became the smiley-cool nakatsu again to film the SP for hana kimi!
next, he cut his hair short and worked out more to prepare for his role as a tough cop fighting against the "devil" and running away from his troubled past, in the drama Maou (The Devil). the first time toma really got such a serious, complicated role, and he was brilliant as naoto! toma and ohno got to work together, but being enemies in the drama, they hardly talked to each other while filming, in order to keep in character. filming was intense and exhausting both emotionally (many difficult angry and sad scenes) and physically (running around in the heat of summer!) for toma, but he really had a wonderful time filming this drama. and he still refers to himself and ohno (calling him Maou!) as the Maou Team sometimes. saying, as part of the MAOU TEAM, they'lldo their best! however, only ohno won awards for his role, while toma got none. by the end of Maou's filming, toma was already rehearsing for the musical Grease, in which he got the leading role, Danny. if i remember correctly, all the Grease tickets sold out within a couple minutes (was it 2 minutes)?! toma didn't stop there, though. after Grease ended, he started to study forensics books to prepare for his role as a forensics student in the winter drama, Voice (voices of the lifeless).
in 2009, toma would end up working non-stop, it has been the busiest year of his life!! first, he is one of the main characters in Voice, the cool, cheerful, and somewhat flirty ryosuke. Voice was a good drama, that told touching stories about how precious family and life is, but it also got low ratings (but so did most of the other dramas at this time). then, the first BIG MOMENT of the year for him, he got his first *real* leading role in the late night suspenseful courtroom drama, majo saiban (The Witch Trial)!! as toru, a careless, curly-haired freeter, who becomes a lay judge for the first time. this drama preceded the actual start of the lay judge system in japan, so toma felt more pressure because of this! also, it was the first time toma's character had a girlfriend (1st real kissing scene 4 a tv drama!!). though he was more stressed out about this role for various reasons, and the drama got just ok ratings, majo saiban still had a huge following and many people wanted their own THINK TWICE t-shirt (just like toru wore in the drama)!!
despite all of his success, however, toma still cannot graduate from his johnny's junior status yet. most juniors debut in their teens. when they're 20something and still haven't debuted, most would quit and go to college or change to a different field of work. toma's somehow stuck. he can't debut unless he joins a new group with younger juniors, or as a solo singer. but both situations seem highly unlikely, especially since toma is only known for his acting in recent years (though he has sang a lot in stage plays all this time). however, toma's now one of those rare juniors that have not debuted, yet still can be successful. and although he's gotten so much more popular and respected in a very short time, toma has not changed. he remains hard-working, modest, and straightforward. he's not sure of what he wants to do in the future, he just wants to concentrate on doing his best for each role he gets now. but he has said that he would like to work with his other JE friends on a drama or movie or something one day. and also be in a lot more butai's (stage plays)!!
toma's popularity continued to soar (despite how he looks a little funny with his majosai curly hair. lol. it takes some getting used to!), and he got to appear on a lot of his senpai's variety shows at this time, from kinki kids' Shin Domoto Kyoudai to VS ARASHI. the most surprising invitation he got was from SHOUNEN CLUB PREMIUM!! he is the 1st junior to appear on this show, which mostly only interviews popular JE guys who have graduated from the junior status. another breakthrough for toma!! the first time doing a long and serious tv interview, talking about johnny's, friends, and his career like this, but he seemed quite comfortable and straightforward the whole time (maybe cuz his sempai, taichi-kun, was the interviewer). and toma was really so calm and honest when talking about not being able to debut, though he seemed just a little uncomfortable/upset, but still...he handled these tough questions quite well! ~_~ lucky for all of us fans, he didn't quit!! he thought it wouldn't be right ("it would not be cool") if he quit...ah, i agree with taichi-kun when he told toma, "i think u're really mentally strong!" i really admire his perseverence and patience!! he said in a different interview, he felt like if he gave up, he would be betraying himself. and it really changed his life, when he found a bigger world, the acting world. after he found out he liked acting more than singing, debuting was no longer important to him.
and then in may, in the middle of majo saiban's run, suddenly,
THIS BIG NEWS: TOMA WILL STAR IN HIS FIRST MOVIE, NINGEN SHIKKAKU (No Longer Human)!! *o*
*(there were) tears of joy, loud cheering & screaming in the fandom* ♥♥♥ V^___^V
the movie is based on the highly respected Dazai Osamu's post-WW II, semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, which is considered his masterpiece and remains japan's 2nd best-selling novel of all time. this movie will celebrate dazai's 100th birthday (if he hadn't committed suicide soon after this book was published). toma will play the role of the deeply disturbed and depressed oba yozo (who many think represents dazai), who only pretends to be happy and uses women and drugs to forget his troubles. he cannot understand people and how to live in this world that makes no sense to him. and he eventually becomes suicidal...
the first time starring in a movie, and toma's got so much pressure!! it's an extremely difficult role and an extremely popular book. and people think of yozo as being dazai, so there's great expectations for how he will be portrayed in a movie for the first time, by such a young actor. it's a lot of pressure, but still a dream come true for toma and his fans! and since many people think dazai = greatness and yozo = dazai, then if toma = yozo, then toma = greatness!! (i didn't think of this, toma = greatness! this is taken f/a fan's comment at LJ, but i forgot her name. sorry!) they really have so much faith in him, believing that toma can do this. of course, toma was so excited and grateful for this chance to play such a famous character in his FIRST movie! and he was so impressed by how wonderful the movie cast and staff were, comparing them to when he first encountered the greatness of the Shinkansen team. i think the cast and staff were equally impressed with toma, from all the good things they blogged about him. and after the movie finished filming, the director even said that he was glad that because of making this movie, he got to become friends with a 24 year old young man (toma!) that he respects! toma was really so touched to hear this ne. *_*
and although toma (and his fans) was worried about him becoming depressed all the while during the filming of this movie (as toma often gets TOO in character), this wasn't the case!! toma said he tried his best to be yozo for every scene, but once they say "cut!", the atmosphere lightens up right away. and so the filming went smoothly and was a very happy and exciting time for him (except for having to wear thick clothing and pretend it's winter in the middle of the hot summer!). the movie won't be released until feb. 2010, but they already had a screening. due to being incredibly nervous, toma couldn't properly watch and tell how his acting was in the movie. but seeing the director being so touched afterwards, he was finally sure that he was able to fully represent oba yozo. (omedetou!! congratulations!! we knew u could do it toma!!)
toma fans kept getting more and more good news in 2009...in the middle of ningen's filming, august, 2 funny Lotte ACUO gum CMs toma did was released. the last major CM he did was for KFC, in 2008. then it was revealed in early september, right after ningen finished filming (end of august), toma had secretly flown to guam to start filming for his 2nd movie, Seaside Motel!! this time, he is a dishonest salesman who falls in love with a call girl and meets various interesting characters at a motel that's actually not by the sea. (the story seems to take place in the 70s?) after filming completed unusually fast for this movie in mid-september, toma appeared in a short story (as a suicidal young man, again) for the yomino drama SP, kinda like the Twilight Zone show. after that, he started filming (end of sept.) in hokkaido (he said filming in the cold weather was tough, but the seafood was delicious!) for his 3rd movie in a row (wow!!!), this time with gakky, called Hanamizuki (which took the longest time to be confirmed. it was kept secret for more than a month!). it's a modern day romantic movie about a girl (gakky) and a fisherman (toma) who met when they were in high school and would end up having a 10 year long love story. filming is still going on now. finally, toma's hair is not curly/wavy any longer, though he is much more tan now (i hope it's a fake tan?? but i think it's real. he's almost as dark as ohno now!)!!
ja...though he couldn't debut and was left behind, toma never gave up and discovered his love for acting. he's really worked hard to prove himself as an actor! and now, it's like...HE'S MADE IT!!! finally!! but he often says there's still many things he wants to do. seriously though, toma has said many times this year, he really wants to get a week off, no work, to rest and do nothing at all. toma's been running for way too long! but he can't stop to rest yet, at least not until hanamizuki filming is completed. and so, "Toma continues to run on without rest, but it seems his feet are nowhere near stopping yet." (what they said in his winkup interview from may 2009, translated by Enshinge.)
The End.
(of this bio, not toma's career!!
finally. whew. thank YOU for reading the whole thing!! ^_~)
HIS DRAMAS, STAGE PLAYS, MOVIES, ETC.:
(toma as the cute bad guy pretending to be a good guy~ junpei, in HYD2)
...........TV dramas
* Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari (SP drama) (5 October 2009)
* Dekabeya, Police Story
* Gekidan Engimono (Otoko no Yume) (2006)
* Asuka E, Soshite Mada Minu Ko E (October 2005)
* Kinou Wa Tomo Kyou no Teki (5 January - 9 February 2004)
* Hito Ni Yasashiku (Be Nice to People)(2002)(Episode 5)
* Bouken Kazoku
* Engimono – America (2002)
* Neverland (2001)
* Kowai Nichiyoubi
* Shijou Saiyaku no Date (Worst Date) – Episode Chocolate Valentine
* Nekketsu Renaidou
* Kinyou Jidai Geki
* Gekidan Engimono – Nemureru Mori No Shitai
* Psycho-meter EIJI2 (Episode 5) (1999)
* J-Ke No Hanran
* Tuesday Suspense Drama
* Gozen 3Ji no Rooster
* Love & Peace
* Aguri (1997)
........... Musicals (stage plays)
* Grease - 2008
* The Two Gentlemen of Verona - October 2007
* SHOCK – ENDLESS SHOCK 2007
* Cat in the Red Boots (Shinkansen*NEXUS volume 2) (2006)
* AZUMI RETURNS (Azumi 2) (2006)
* AZUMI on STAGE (2005)
* West Side Story 2005 (Arashi version)
* West Side Story 2004 (Shonentai version)
* Mama Loves Mambo III
* Edogah-san Yukuefumei
* Vacation (Shonentai Playzone 2003)
* SHOCK is Real Shock
* Another (Kansai Jr.2002 version)
* Susanoh
* SHOCK is Millennium SHOCK
* KYO-TO-KYO
* Stand By Me
* 54th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e)
* Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix, Winter 2007: Best Supporting Actor (Honey & Clover)
* 11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix, April 2007-March 2008: Best Supporting Actor (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e)
......toma knows how to play the (electric) guitar, and he spent around 9 years learning/playing!
......toma thinks his best features are his soft cheeks and his butt. =P
......toma has been asked many times, what kinda girl he likes. in a november 2009 interview, he said someone who likes cleanliness (who's not messy, but neat?), gentle, and who tries her best. other times, he has said: cute, mysterious/quiet, really feminine/girly, has a nice smile, her age doesn't matter (as long as not as old as his mom. lol.), polite, kind, doesn't care about her appearance (not vain?), not clingy (doesn't wanna be with her ALL the time), someone who he can talk to and will listen to him, someone who can cook his fav foods for him. OH, and toma often has crushes on actresses older than him!! xD
(for more info, go here: http://kll-tcs.livej...l.com/1448.html
the title of interview is HOW TO MAKE IKUTA TOMA FALL IN LOVE WITH U IN 10 DAYS. <3 need i say more?! it's a bunch of tips given by toma on the kinda girl he'd fall for. hurry, study up now!! lol.)
......toma wants to be married by the time he's 30 yrs old and have kids (cuz they're cute!)
......"Ikuta has his own mobile diary Jweb named Tomagoto (Toma’s words). Then temporary, the jweb went by the names Tomagoto, Tomagoto Hyper, and Tomagoto NEO, before officially becoming a permanent Jweb on December 15, 2007. Aside from the jweb he also has his own corner on Wink Up magazine entitled “Ikuta Toma no Ikita Kotoba” (Toma Ikuta's Words to Live By). On this corner he writes a one-page essay about things that interest him, as well as his daily experiences. Included in the page are pictures taken from his own camera." (this info is f/his wiki page)
......Toma's best friend since childhood is yamashita tomahisa, also a JE boy. they worked together as Johnny's Jr.s and also went to high school together. toma has said before, his relationship with yamashita is hard to put into words...but he has said that yamashita is his best friend and strongest ally, a kindred spirit! he's a very special person to him and the bond they share is still strong after all this time.♥ they go eat and talk together whenever they have time. ~_~
read these interviews and you'll see how close these 2 guys are...
-this is a MUST-WATCH MV!! hustpsu at youtube made an awesome MV to celebrate his 22nd birthday.
POSSIBLY THE BEST TOMA MV EVER! it's got video clips of toma in a lot of different performances f/his childhood till 2006!! and the bg song is perfect: Arashi's HERO. youtube deleted it, but i've uploaded the MV (in .flv format) here: http://www.mediafire.com/?j4gj1mzhjzx.
[***seems like whenever toma videos r linked to, they often get deleted soon after, so sorry, i hope u don't mind. please just copy and paste these links!!***]
thank you, ronacious, for asking me to make a new TS page for toma's AF thread. i'm happy that i can contribute to the toma fandom in this way, and i hope everyone likes it and more and more toma fans will come and post at this thread.
oh, and i want to say a big THANK YOU~!! to all toma fans who share/translate/sub toma dramas/pics/news/interviews/etc.! especially those people whose info helped me make this TS page! without so many nice toma fans that translate toma's stuff, it would be extremely difficult for people like me, who can't speak japanese and don't live in japan, to be toma's fan and watch his dramas, see his pics, read his interviews, etc. hounto ni, ARIGATOU GOZAIMASHITA!!!♥
i'm really lucky i became i fan back in 2007, so that i was able to follow along as toma went through all these different experiences and important changes... i've really enjoyed being a toma fan...to be a member of this huge community of international toma fans that all love and support him, who are all so friendly, generous, cool and awesome people.♡ really~ toma fans must be the most devoted and most enthusiastic and most passionate group of fans i have ever encountered!! and we will always love and support toma ne~!
i'm really so happy~ for toma. *_* this year, his wish is really coming true, he's really becoming a BIG STAR!! he's always worked hard, but especially this year, he's been working continuously!! he truly amazes and inspires me, and i really love him so much!!♥ toma-kun, gambatte!!
and lastly, some info came from kate's fangirl memory after more than 2 years in the toma fandom, forgive me (and pls tell me) if i made any mistakes!! ~_~
-toma when he was little pics: don't remember where i got them. either LJ or flickr or google search. **if u see yr pics here and want me to give u credit, pls tell me and i'll do so!! gomen!**
can't help it, i've had a major headache from looking...
...lately, i've been hearing a lot about toma, and awhile back i saw a thread about him, but now i couldn't find it (ergo, headache) so, am asking for your help and if you don't mind info about him, 'cause i couldn't find that many sources in the 'net. poor guy, he hasn't debut yet. hmmm... actually, am curious as to why he's been set aside (or sth to that effect) for so long by johnny. does he have a plan for him or what? i kind of smell sth fishy, heehee... or am just being paranoid.
so, toma fans, arigatou gozaimasu in advance for your help.
is this the guy you saw? 'cause this is toma, pi-chan's bestfriend from what i hear. :lol?:
yeah, he is, then he was put in four tops with pi-chan, but apparently, the perverted old fart has some weird plan 'cause so many people thought four tops will all debut together until he pulled out pi-chan and put him in news. that's what's making me so curious. what does he have against toma? hmm...
JE juniors stay in the juniors as back ups and all that unless they debut. at a certain age, or when the mean, perverted old fart has some weird plan for you, you debut, that is, the junior is officially announced with his groupmates, either you are a duo (like tackey and tsubasa), or a band (like arashi), and they perform some place. in arashi's case, they debut in hawaii. and the poor guy(toma) hasn't been able to debut. he has been like a junior forever, seeing all his former companion debuting with other people (like nino, aiba and junji, all of them in arashi, and toma was left behind) or pi-chan (in four tops now going solo 'cause of news suspension, and i just hope he goes solo for good, heehee).
I find it so sad that Toma & Pi promised to debut together, until Pi found out he was going to debut as NEWS. TToTT
Thanks for the info and the picture!!
Do you think Toma will quit JE? Because he's really past the age of a jr. and around this time is when people start quitting JE if they're not debuted... I have no idea what Johnny-san has against this guy, but if Toma was given a chance, I think he would make it big.
i don't know, probably. 'cause i read somewhere he didn't pursue college 'cause he wanted to devote his time in his chosen career. that's too bad. if i were toma, since he is still young, he should try and go to school again, that way, if he decides to quit, he can do something else. i agree with you tara, he looks as if he has all the potential to be a biggie. if pi-chan was depressed when he debut with news, i wonder what toma felt! he probably was devastated 'cause it's also the same time that projects for him started declining. it's really a sad story... tsktsk...
Urgh I wish they'd debuted Toma!!! Along with the rest of 4tops. >__<;;
Not as 4tops but at least they've debuted!!
I've heard from my sister that Toma was a really respected Jr. back then. And that EVERYONE practically loved him. And I find it so sad that he couldn't debut!!
I know him from watching old Shounen Clubs. The guy is very popular with the fans AND Jrs as far as I can see. He would be as successful as everyone else. I don't know, you just predict what Johnny is thinking.
hehe. i haven't heard of him until this thread
tried to look him up..
but from what everybody said
its unfair that he isn't debuted.
rawr.. hopefully he doesn't quit.. maybe he still has a chance
>D i really do not like Johnny. but.. bleh, he created these fantastic groups. T_T
o actually...he appears in this month Duet....i don't understand a thing about what Duet said...but he and 3 other guys appeared!!!^^
Yeah, Toma appears in all those magazines like Wink Up, Duet and stuff often... but popularity doesn't stop one from quitting, because he can't stay a jr. forever.... either he goes solo, does backstage stuff (dancing, etc), wait some more for a chance to arrive or just quit. But there were cases where ex-jr. were called back for JE activities then debuted; Sakamoto Masayuki from V6 is a good example.
I still don't know much about him either, except for the fact that he was in MAIN with Arashi members, then B.I.G., then Four Tops. And I think I saw him in some episodes of Stand Up! Oh, and I saw him in that fan cam of the West Side Story play with Jun, Ohno, and Sho. He really rocked that hair style too. It's really sad, he is way overdue on his debut. And I know that there are others that are still waiting that entered around the same time. I wonder if they will stick it out until they have an actual "debut". So far from what I've been reading, one guy had already resigned (Jimmy Mackey??, I think).
yeah, and it's so silly 'cause someone in jun's thread said he's called a junior-senior! it's just not fair! hmmm! that old fart!!! what was he thinking? toma's potential is like going to waste if he'll quit! i do hope he'll be able to debut... soon! i think i want him solo! i don't know, after being with so many groups and the beastie old pervert pulling his groupmates away, i think toma will be better off in a solo! am really feeling for this guy, he must be feeling pretty down!!
I still don't know much about him either, except for the fact that he was in MAIN with Arashi members, then B.I.G., then Four Tops. And I think I saw him in some episodes of Stand Up! Oh, and I saw him in that fan cam of the West Side Story play with Jun, Ohno, and Sho. He really rocked that hair style too. It's really sad, he is way overdue on his debut. And I know that there are others that are still waiting that entered around the same time. I wonder if they will stick it out until they have an actual "debut". So far from what I've been reading, one guy had already resigned (Jimmy Mackey??, I think).
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Yeah, Jimmy.. It's so sadd because Jimmy has potiental too, not to mention he's unique-looking (not a big fan of him anyway and I really don't think he's hott or anything). He just quit recently...
but miracles do happen and I'm anticipating.
Edited by ronacious, 09 September 2009 - 06:28 PM. off-topic on spoiler tags please. thanks. :)
arashi debuted in hawaii?? whoah...nice. i've only been their three times, but really i wanna visit all the islands.
arashi is great...i love them...i really like the song "wish"
its so catchy.
Yepp, they did. See? They're special. Everyone's debut is in Japan but they took a step further and debuted in Hawaii. =D I've never been to Hawaii.... sadly. =(
I just realized that he's part of that "No Border" group. Sure, maybe it's not an actual group, but wouldn't it be cool if they actually put out a single and that would be Toma's debut? :dance Ha! Just wishful thinking.
poor poor poor toma...i really like him...i dont understand what that old johnny's thinking treating toma like that...i feel sorry for him...don't quit toma...i'll support u forever...
HaseJun is also still a Jr...but never really care bout him...hahahaha...i'm mean...he's toma bestfriend too after all....so, should support him too...
yah!! i hope he does stay! i really am beginning to like toma, there was this pic i saw of him, at first, i thought it was matsujun, then, after dl the whole thing, i realized it was toma. funny eh? i love matsujun, probably the reason why i got to like toma, some angle of him reminds me of matsujun!
ot's ok oh so asian, like i said, we all start by asking right? look at me, i always ask even if some people think it's a dumb question!
thanks for the links tara-chan, love them! okada is so kawaii!! hahah. you gave me the v6 bug heehee. (i know, out of topic again). but really, toma will really make it big if given the chance!
I just realized that he's part of that "No Border" group. Sure, maybe it's not an actual group, but wouldn't it be cool if they actually put out a single and that would be Toma's debut? :dance Ha! Just wishful thinking.
The No Border group is cool. =D But I've been wondering though... how long has is it been around?
kuramapica, on Aug 15 2006 9 31 AM, said:
thanks for the links tara-chan, love them! okuda is so kawaii!! hahah. you gave me the v6 bug heehee. (i know, out of topic again). but really, toma will really make it big if given the chance!
Kakaka... Okada is soo the hottest thing alive. Though not recent. Screw haircut.
yah, what's with the hair?!! i love him in tokyo tower... i'll be kicked out of the thread that i started hahah! we're supposed to be talking about toma right? hahah, anyway, love the pics. thanks again! toma has same mannerisms as junji eh? he likes to cross his legs, too, which is a matsujun mannerism, well known to all! :lol?:
yup, cool. no border, all the guys i like and love are there (except for teppei, he's not there, huhuhu). yep, am wondering the same thing, saw the pic btw, and junji still has long hair. could it be that it just started out recently?
From the date of the relay blog, it looks like No Border started around early June. They just all got together and had a meal. Seems like they had fun and decided to do it whenever they had time. I think that picture that was posted of the group was there most recent gathering. Because around the time they first got together, Jun didn't have the extensions yet.
And yes, this is the Toma thread. Sorry for going off track. *g* I'd really like to know which is his color. Actually, I'd like to know all the member colors of No Border.
do you know any site where we can see infos about no border? thanks for the info btw. yah, it's cool, we get to know other things along with toma infos. hahah, nice to hear from you jane!
hi tara-chan, looks like your browsing eh? what do you think? he does have some junji mannerisms right? heehee...
No Border... they all have some sort of relationship with each other dated way back. Pi-chan, Jun and a few other JE dudes attended school together for a certain amounts of time... and from what I heard, they were kinda close. Tackey and Jun are really good friends... then of course, we have Pi-chan and Toma's history, stated above. =D And is it just me, or is Yamaguchi Tatsuya from TOKIO? Am I getting the right guy here? And I just realized Ko-chan (I'd rather it be tsuyoshi-kun, but ah well) is in No Border too.... though I did chuckle when I realized one of the Hikaru Genji guys is in No Border too. XPP
Anyway, I was doing some more research about No Border... seems like it's some exclusive club within JE or another kitty GYM. XD Or that's what people call it... roflmao. And it seems like our Bancho here is planning on recruiting stupid Jin into No Border (WHY???!! >_<). >"< Now that I think about it... Another Johnny's Summary group. -___-''''''' All No Border is missing now is someone from V6, Shounentai, K8 and SMAP. And it'll be a perfect Johnny's Summary. XDD
LOL. I think it's okay to talk about No Border here. It is related to Toma, so we're good. ^^
Side-tracking here with kura-chan... Okada looks like a freakin' runaway prisoner now. Ah well, I still love him all the same. XDD
Oh, I forgot to add..... Pi-chan is like centered in everything right now. >_< And kura-chan, who has bancho mannerism? Toma? XPP Yeah, I guess he does. lolzz!!
i always read about pi and some person named toma, and then i can't quite figure out who he is Feel bad for him. I watched this really cute clip recently...umm when toma blows into pi's ear! that was so cute
and kuramapica i found it hilarious how u called johnny a perverted old fart XDDD yeah that wasn't nice what he did between pi and toma so they couldn't debut together. Didn't johnny do something like that with tackey and tsubasa---wanting to debut tackey, who refused unless he could debut with tsubasa?
anyways yeah i guess johnny always has his weird plans....that usually work---i suppose for him its not a matter of putting who you really like together in the first place, but he sees it as who you'll be most successful with? (which i guess doesn't make sense since it seems toma is really popular....) And sadly he has the power to do whatever he wants with you (like he kicks pi around from group to group )
^ Yeah, Johnny-san wanted to make Tackey solo... but he wouldn't debuted unless Tsubasa debuted with him. Though it's kinda funny... I heard from someone a long time ago that they used to hate each other. XD But they later became good friends and stuff. Pretty cool, huh?
Maybe he'll debut Toma if Toma lets Johnny-san "touch" him. =/ (DO NOT QUOTE ME, I'M JOKING) He IS the perverted old fart afterall.
A lot of people like Toma and Pi-chan together....... I didn't really notice until now. Kinda sad that they didn't debut together.
Yepp, they did. See? They're special. Everyone's debut is in Japan but they took a step further and debuted in Hawaii. =D I've never been to Hawaii.... sadly. =(
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ahhh..i see, i see.
Hawaii is really nice.
Kauai is really realy nice...you can drive around the perimeter of the island in two hours
and in very middle of the island is the wettest place on earth.
it rains 24/7 year round.
its mostly greenary and scenery there. gorgeous
islands like maui and oahu are more of tourists attraction.
big hotels, beach parties. stuff like that.
do you know which island they debuted in??
toma and pi promised to debut together?? how sad.
are they still good friends?
pi's best friend is jin, no?
Edited by ronacious, 09 September 2009 - 06:27 PM. off-topic on spoiler tags please. thanks. :)
yep tara-chan, toma-kun seems to have adapted some (if not most) of junji's habits! and as i've said, some angles, he looks like junji! :lol?: yah, i was thinking on the same line tara-chan, 'cause he's too old and he can't bully the boys so much anymore, so now, he'll just like always threaten them with their careers if they do not let him touch them! can i strangle him?? ...tackey and tsubasa are cool (probably they hated each other at first 'cause they are complete opposites, they complement each other) indeed, it's just too sad that pi-chan and toma-kun weren't able to do the same thing! am one of those people who like them together, heehee, 'cause i'd rather see pi-chan with toma-kun than ryo!! or bakajin for that matter! anyway, i think pi-chan and bakajin are close 'cause they live near each other? sth like that, i read that somewhere, but his very best friend is toma!
manon, yah, he really is a perverted old fart! and yah, i hate him for that!! he has no heart, though, we all agree in junji's thread that he has eyes for talented guys, but still, that's no excuse for treating them like as if they are his possessions! and throwing them around whenever he feels like it!! he's a sick, twisted perverted old fart!
thanks for the link jane! appreciate it very much!!
yep, katy, they promised, but the promise was broken not by pi-chan or toma-kun, but by the perverted, old fart!
lovebum, yah, i read that in pi-chan's thread! i asked them and that's what they said, pi-chan was like soo depressed, that's the reason why he became close to sharp-tongued ryo!
Toma has long hair, kinda of like Jun, now.....it makes him look kinda of weird...becoz he has such a manly face...while he has kinda of long hair...>< LOL!!!!
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but of course, toma got accepted (and was so happy when he got the good news f/his mom!) and officially became a Johnny's Jr. on February 11 (or 14th?), 1996. he was 11 years old then. soon, he got his first performance, his first tv appearance in NHK's Asadora Aguri drama. (his first appearance in a stage play took place 1 year later.)
toma has said, the summer of 2007, filming hanazakari, was an unforgettable and very happy time for him. 
Sorry for going off track. *g* I'd really like to know which is his color. Actually, I'd like to know all the member colors of No Border.
Feel bad for him. I watched this really cute clip recently...umm when toma blows into pi's ear! that was so cute 
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...tackey and tsubasa are cool (probably they hated each other at first 'cause they are complete opposites, they complement each other) indeed, it's just too sad that pi-chan and toma-kun weren't able to do the same thing! am one of those people who like them together, heehee, 'cause i'd rather see pi-chan with toma-kun than ryo!! or bakajin for that matter! anyway, i think pi-chan and bakajin are close 'cause they live near each other? sth like that, i read that somewhere, but his very best friend is toma! 
