Takki and Tegomass will be making an appearance alongside Matchy-san @ the National Stadium for the 2011 Meiji Shrine Outer Garden Fireworks display (hosted by Nikkansports) on August 6th. Tanoshimi ni~!

Source : Nikkansports

Here are some more images of Tono at the event, behind the cut :)

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Here are some tidbits about Takki @ the fundraising event!

• Seems like Takki cut his hair short and dyed it back to brown! Fans said it looked very soft and fluffy~ Others said that he shaved the right side of his head (similar to his hairstyle during Ho!Summer), but this was only noticeable when he had his cap on. Whether or not this is true… we’ll just have to wait for the WS clips to see.
• Takki was the captain of the red team. And as the captains, he and Kame were also the speakers during the awards ceremony.
• Katori Shingo-san (SMAP) was also at the event and did an interview with Takki.
• Unfortunately, the Red Team lost 9 to 10…
• The event ended at around 17:50.
• Some people at the bbs said that there will be footage of the event on FujiTV’s “Oja Map” on July 4th.

[updated @ 7:29 am]

• According to Nikkansports, over 200 members of Johnny’s attended this event.
• The ticket/entry fee was 4,500 yen. Subtracting the amount needed for operating expenses, the rest will be donated through the Marching J relief fund. Although they didn’t say how much in total was collected at this single event, it is said that at least 45,000 fans showed up to show their support. (So we’re looking at approx. 202,500,000 yen?)
• A little more info about Takki’s new hairstyle…it seems like he cut the front and the sides, but left the back long.
• The number on the back of Takki’s jersey was 8 (the same as last year). He was the 6th batter and he also played second base.
• Katori-san’s interview with Takki was quite long, but this is good news for us because most of it will be aired on “Oja Map.” Anyway, something really cute happened in the middle of the interview~ Koichi-san (Kinki Kids) and Katori-san started talking about a “marriage proposal” competition they did in the past. Then all of the sudden, they both extended their hands towards Takki, prompting him to choose one over the other. And Takki stood there with his hand on his chin, thinking about who to choose! XD
• On the scoreboard, everyone was addressed by their last names… except for Takki… who was addressed as “Takki” lol

I don’t know much about baseball… so I can only translate the parts that I understand ^^; Btw, you don’t know how many times I had to google these baseball terms… LOL

• In the third inning, Takki was on the field. He caught the ball and got one of his opponents out~ :D
• Then, he reached home plate in the 5th inning!! This brought the team up 5 points, making the total 9 : 7!
• In the 6th inning, Kame was pitcher and Takki whacked the ball to center field!! But unfortunately, Nagano-kun was there and caught the ball…
• Then finally, in the last few minutes of the 9th inning, it was 9 : 9 and there was already a runner on 3rd base. The batter hit the ball towards Takki, who was guarding second base, and he caught it!! And even though he immediately threw it home, it was just a second too late… the runner made it to home plate and the White Team won :(

Below the cut are some pictures of Takki and the event!

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Yesterday on May 15, Tono volunteered at the “Children’s gathering & Rice Distribution & Kamen Raider Show” event, which took place at the “Auto Campground Mobiria” in Rikuzentakata city, Iwate Prefecture.

The campground is currently a refuge shelter for the local evacuees.

According to a mixi blogger, Tono was participating as a staff and paid close attention to all the minor details as he worked. During the Kamen Rider performance, he was directing the show with his earphone mic and was also really nice/gentle when trying to control all the overexcited kids. “He read the atmosphere of the whole place and was considerate of everyone’s feelings as he worked.”

Tono allowed his picture to be taken and even gave out signatures to some people. But this mixi blogger actually got a chance to chat with Tono and when he/she asked for a signature, Tono was nice enough to add a cute drawing next to his signature!

Here are some pictures of Tono at the event!
Picture 1 | Picture 2
(*Picture 1 was from a public blog and Picture 2 was from Weibo)

Apparently, no other big celebrities were present at this event, so it seems like this volunteer work was something that Tono had decided to do on his own/in private. But the black and pink jersey jackets (worn by all the participating staff, including Tono) had an infinity sign on the front, so some fans are guessing that perhaps this event was hosted or sponsored by Infinity.

It’s been rather quiet recently ne~ Just know that Tono has been updating Takiren daily. Last morning, I collected some not-so-new clippings from the post office and spent the afternoon scanning them. Also have been writing my long-overdue Kakumei act 2 report (yeah, still…).

Plus, Bon & I have been trying to find a way to integrate this site with our facebook page so we’ll be doing a bit of testing. If you see weird things appearing on fb (and/or twitter), please don’t be alarmed :)

I was also wondering if there was a need to install a mobile version here. How many of you actually surf using your iphones or androids? Do gimme some feedback, if any.  Thank you~ (*＾-ﾟ)v