03.21.09
Yamashita Tomohisa about his past, rough times and the true meaning of being a family..
again, our Yamapi shows us how important family/love is…
I am not surprised about his sincere wise words.. it’s just like him…
quite old review, I am sorry I don’t know who to credit on this!
Yamashita Tomohisa
People are connected more by feeling than by blood, right?
I want (you) to experience this feeling…
I also had a time when I rebelled against my mother. I didn’t want to see her face and went to a friend’s house to stay there. When I think about that now, I wonder whatever was up with me then, but back then I didn’t understand anything. Well, in my case my friends arranged for me to go home again and as a result I realized how much my mother means to me. This is why I understand to the point of being painful the feelings of the character Yôsuke-kun [AN: This is the name of his character in the dorama special "Budô no ki - satooya to kodomotachi no ai no monogatari", "Tree of grapes - a story about the love between foster parents and their children"]. When I read the script, I cried. Even when you don’t share the same blood, when your names are different, emotionally it still is a true bond between parent and child. There’s a scene when Yôsuke is rehabilitating and goes to buy his parents a splendid souvenir, and they tell him “You don’t need to do this.” At that, Yôsuke replies “I’m doing it because I want to.” This kind of verbal exchange was very deep.
There happened a lot of things in Yôsuke’s life and he was tossed about by fate, but maybe… I think he had a very rich life. He came to appreciate other people and he was overflowing with love, I think, he was happy. I learned about the foster parents system for the first time. I’ll be very happy if I managed to make you all understand about it a little bit better. It would be even better if by watching the dorama you would come to appreciate your parents and the feelings of other people. More than by blood, people are connected by their feelings. Me too, I have friends that I connect with on a deeper level, like telepathy, like siblings they understand everything. I often think how strange and wonderful this is. I want you to think about the feeling of love… this is the kind of dorama it is.
03.15.09
Cutest Tesshi – Pi – Massu moments ^_^
LET’S PARTY
Yamashita Tomohisa, Tegoshi Yuya, Masuda Takahisa (from NEWS)

Q The event or present you want to give your girlfriend is?
(To Yamapi only)
I want to give her flowers. It’s embarrassing but I think these mushy things are the ones which can leave beautiful memories. “This is the first time” I want her to say this to me.
Facing the upcoming event season, revealing the men’s voices of the heart! Nonstop Q&A
Tegoshi in the middle of being wild?! 3 people having their own unique style in answering.
Q If you’ve having a home party where there are girls participating?
Tegoshi: Maybe Yaminabe*. Everyone bringing various ingredients. What kind of ingredients will the girl I like bring, doki doki♥. Using eye contact to transmit messages when eating the nabe, creating a dangerous atmosphere.
[*note: direct trans for yaminabe is dark hot pot? Everyone will bring various kinds of ingredients in the dark. And they will eat it under the circumstances where they don’t even know what are the ingredients placed inside it.]
Yamashita: Dangerous (laughs). Compared to home party, I am the outdoors party type.
Tegoshi: Wai…wait Yamashita-kun? You went out of the topic for a while there.
Yamashita: Having it in the shop would be better~. Find a shop where there is Karaoke and has a nice feeling. As for Yaminabe, there are often strange ingredients mixed in it, I don’t want to join in the topic of “What the hell is this!?”
Tegoshi: …… Then I’ll change it to a pub party. What will Massu do?
Masuda: Un, First I’ll ask her, “Do you really want to come to my house”
Q The surprise event or present you want to give to your girlfriend is?
Tegoshi: For a Surpriser like me
Yamashita & Masuda: Surpriser!? (Bitter laughter) [note: Tegoshi is saying that someone who surprise people is called a “Surpriser” but no such word exists]
Tegoshi: Don’t educate me~. I’ll pretend to make her feel that I did not prepare any present at all, and then I’ll get the chef to bring out the cake and flower.
Yamashita: I also want to give her a surprise
Masuda: Although I like it that way too, I do not have confidence. The present too, I will be afraid that she will not like it, so I’ll buy a few more.
Q The present you receive from your girlfriend which will make you happy is?
Yamashita: Sneakers would be good ne. Things which can be worn on my body, and the price which is not expensive, isn’t it good?
Masuda: Sneakers, it’s nice ne~
Tegoshi: If it’s from the girl I like, then I hope it’s love♥ For objects, anything is fine but I’ll be very happy if it’s handmade~
Yamashita: The type who is happy to receive hand knitted things?
Tegoshi: I’m the scarf/muffler type ne
Masuda: At least I hope I can choose the color myself. No, as expected, just being able to receive it will make me happy. The most important thing is the thought that counts ne.
Yamashita: That’s right ne. Even if I receive candies which I always eat, I’ll be happy too. It proves that she knows what type of candy I like.
Q Do men have victory clothes too? [note: “shoubufuku”, clothes which are set aside for important dates, like Christmas etc]
Masuda: sweater with a star print
Yamashita: Using that, what can you have a victory over?
Masuda: Although clothes which are convenient for activities is not bad, I want to dress up a little more smartly on the day ne.
Tegoshi: For me, if the opposite party is an important person, I want to present my normal self without any cover up to her.
Yamashita: I will dress myself up smartly~ If we’re going to a nice restaurant, I’ll put on a jacket-like formal coat
Tegoshi: My way of thinking is overthrown once again
Masuda: Tegoshi you’ll be seen as a “cheap” man (laughs)
Q When the present does not suits the girl’s preference, when it is not what she wanted, do you want her to say it out directly?
Masuda: I want her to say it. At the moment when she opens the present and saying it out clearly, “What is this~” (laughs). Towards this plain way of saying, I have no power to resist.
Yamashita: I wish she does not say it at all. If that kind of thing is being said to me, my tension will go down and I’ll be low-spirited for the whole day.
Masuda & Tegoshi: Ho~
Yamashita: I’ll get hurt. It’s a present which I did my best to prepare, and with care yo~
Masuda: If she said it seriously, indeed you’ll get hurt ne.
Tegoshi: I’ll get hurt too.
Masuda: But, doesn’t this mean not to listen to my girlfriend’s real feelings?
Tegoshi: A~, but lying is convenient! Then, I hope at that point of time she’ll say a tiny lie.
Yamashita: Today’s Tegoshi is wild (laughs)
Q: Xmas, due to work you are unable to meet your girlfriend, what kind of compensation will you give?
Tegoshi: Send her a present on the day of Christmas
Yamashita: I think that is not bad!
Tegoshi: This time you approve of my idea (Happy)
Yamashita: But work is also important to me, I hope she’ll understand
Tegoshi: A~ It still feels like I’m “cheap”?
Q During the first shrine visit of the New Year, she came in a Kimono, able to accept? Not able to accept?
Masuda & Tegoshi: Able to accept!
Yamashita: Arienai! [note: impossible!]
Masuda: You don’t need to cover it up so strongly (laughs)
Yamashita: I wish she would tell me beforehand that she will be wearing a Kimono before she come ne. If not even if she hurriedly puts on a Kimono and come, I’ll feel a little troubled before feeling happy.
Tegoshi: Yamashita-kun is a realist~
Yamashita: If she wears a Yukata, maybe I may feel like going there wearing one too. But full, formal clothing like Kimono, because by dressing up till being too overly formal, I will feel embarrassed, so I still need a little mental preparation
[note: Kimono(formal dress) is worn for formal ceremonies while Yukata are those where the girls will wear for summer festivals etc]
Q Weak against what kind of character, what type of girls?
Masuda: I like a girl who runs fast. Because I like sports.
Yamashita: I’m the opposite, weak girls would be better. I like a girl who gives the feeling of one being from a humble family. It gives me the feeling of wanting to protect her. So Tegoshi-sensei, I’ll leave the last rounding up to you. [note: as in ending the conversation]
Tegoshi: Me? The period ever since elementary school to high school, I have always wanted to try and date the girl who is chased after by many boys ne. The feeling like “Everyone’s idol has been snatched away by me”.
Yamashita: Hee~!
Tegoshi: But not the very good at studies type. A natural type would be better ne.
Masuda: You’re greedy na (laughs)
Tegoshi: If she’s a prodigy, it feels like she will constantly think about the problems on Pi. [note: Pi = π (3.1415926..)]
Yamashita & Masuda: NO! (laughs)
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