1) Following up on a previous Tidbit about the new Jshop photos… fans who’ve been to the shop said that there are only 25 new photos of Takki. But Takki looks serious in most of the shots and there are no silly photos of him with any of the Kakumei goods… *sad*

2) Adding to yesterday’s news about 24h Cosme… there was WS footage of the press conference this morning. Not sure if we were able to record any of it, but I found this picture on Yahoo Auctions :)

In the picture, Takki is putting on a “chocolate flavored” lip balm that was given to him as a Valentine’s day present from 24h Cosme. But his hair is still blonde and quite long… maybe he hasn’t gotten a chance to go to his stylist yet? ^^;

And according to this article, it says that a “waitress and flight stewardess” (working women who have to wear makeup for long periods of time) will appear alongside Takki in the CM. There is also a picture on the right of this article and you can see a little bit of Takki on the official promotion banner (behind the lady representative).

Demo gomen ne! I think I forgot to write this yesterday… their catchphrase in the CM is “朝まで綺麗な君が好き” which sounds weird when translated, but it means “I like you, who are beautiful (even) until morning.”

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Takki is now one of the new faces of “24h Cosme” and he will be in a new CM that will start airing on February 20th!

24h Cosme is a makeup brand that specializes in “real” and “natural” makeup. Their slogan is : Our product is so good for your skin that it’s okay even if you wear it for 24 hours.

The announcement was made today (February 14) at a press conference, at which Takki attended. When asked what his secret was for beautiful skin, Takki said “Sleeping well and eating well.” And in regards to his experience with the “white makeup” scene in Takizawa Kabuki, Takki said “This whole skin care thing is really no joke. I think women are really sugoi” (in terms of how much work they put into taking care of their skin).

There is also a new song called “Koakuma Juliet,” which will be the background song for the CM. Unfortunately, it is not a solo song. sigh…

This is the only stage report I bought for Takizawa Kakumei 2012. Was flipping the mags at Imperial Theatre and I knew I had to buy this. The visuals here are really good. That first 2 pages really captured the moment well. I also like that pic of Takki in red, and of him running, about to fly above the audience; plus the cute pics from the undersea palace :) And finally, Takki with bandana on the interview page is chou kakkoii!

It’s been a while since I posted scans, almost forgot how to lol~ And I’m not sure if I mentioned before, but I won’t be posting scans of the monthly five magazines as my seller has stopped buying them since early this year, hence I’ve lost my source of clippings.

As posted on J-net, here are the names of cast for this year’s Takizawa Kabuki.

And here’s the full schedule:

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8 Apr (Sun) – 18:00
9 Apr (Mon) – 18:00
10 Apr (Tues) – 13:00 & 18:00
11 Apr (Wed) – 18:00
12 Apr (Thurs) – 18:00
14 Apr  (Sat) – 13:00 & 18:00
15 Apr (Sun) – 13:00 & 18:00
16 Apr (Mon) – 18:00
17 Apr (Tues) – 13:00 & 18:00
18 Apr (Wed) – 13:00 & 18:00
19 Apr (Thurs) – 13:00
21 Apr (Sat) – 13:00 & 18:00
22 Apr (Sun) – 13:00 & 18:00
23 Apr (Mon) – 18:00
24 Apr (Tues) – 13:00 & 18:00
25 Apr (Wed) – 18:00
26 Apr (Thurs) – 18:00
28 Apr (Sat) – 13:00 & 18:00
29 Apr (Sun, PH) – 13:00 & 18:00
30 Apr (Mon, PH) – 13:00
1 May (Tues) – 18:00*
2 May (Wed) – 18:00*
3 May (Thurs, PH) – 12:00* & 17:00*
4 May (Fri, PH) – 12:00* & 17:00*
5 May (Sat) – 12:00* & 17:00*
6 May (Sun) – 12:00* & 17:00*

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*All 10 shows in May are “Family Version” shows

Tickets are priced at 12,000yen.
There will be 40 shows in all, with three rest days – on 13th, 20th and 27th April 2012.

According to newspaper reports, there was an official announcement of Takizawa Kabuki. This is the 7th year in which the show is staged, and it’ll be held from 8th April to 6th May at Nissay Theatre, Tokyo, Japan.

Ten shows in May will be catered to the children audience in line with Children’s Day, and Act 2 will still be about Taira no Masakado. 4 Kansai Jrs (Shigeoka Daiki, Kiriyama Akito, Kamiyama Tomohiro, Hamada Takahiro) have been added to the cast to increase the comedic element of the show. It was also announced that plans to move the show back to its original Shimbashi Enbujo theatre next year are in place! :)

In view of the recent news of Akanishi Jin and Kuroki Meisa’s marriage, Johnny-san mentioned that he only knew about it after reading the news. And he joked to Takki beside him that if the same were to happen to him, please inform beforehand lol.

Newspaper references:
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