Many of you should have already received the latest email from Johnny’s International ne! But for those who haven’t… Takizawa Kabuki balloting is now open to international fans!!

The ticket price is the standard 12,000 yen, with a handling charge of 900 yen for each application. You can apply to more than one show. And this time, Jticket is working with JTB Global & Travel, so for the first time ever, Takki fans can pay for their ballots via credit card! Very good news for us ne! ^^

The balloting/registration deadline is February 28, if you’re planning to go to Kabuki, you better hurry over to this page! Good luck everyone :)

1) Today is February 20th, the air date of Takki’s 24h Cosme CM! If you’re in Tokyo, keep your eyes on NTV or TBS and you might be able to catch it! But if you’re not in Japan, you can watch the CM here at the 24h Cosme website! Be sure to also check out the front page because Takki is all over it! ^^

2) I was just scraping the net for tidbits when I came across this blog. The blogger talked about going to a ranch called “Canadian Camp Riding Club” in Kobuchizawa and apparently, he got to ride a white horse that Takki rode on in Yoshitsune! The horse’s name is Demi Moore (lol) and on the ranch’s website, it says the horse was “previously an actress,” but is now an athlete / race horse hehe~

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…

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.