Tsunku♂ Thread

[Nayoko-Kihara]

"Have Dreams!" Tetsuya Komuro x Tsunku♂ feat. May J., J-MELO opening theme for April

Short version of the PV was released today. Nice amount of footage from the meetings with Tsunku.

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Oricon reports that Tsunku is going to appear in his first TV CM since removing his vocal cords due to cancer. It will be an Aflac insurance commercial to inform people about cancer insurance. ARASHI's Sakurai Sho will co-star with Tsunku in the CM. Tsunku used a laptop and tablet to communicate during the shoot. Airs 9/1.

making of :



http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2077605/full/

Haydoki morning news clip
https://twitter.com/f9f4702990cf48d/sta ... 3556681729

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new Aflac CM with Tsunku and Arashi Sakurai Sho

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It is announced that Tsunku will be producing the Opening and Ending theme song for an upcoming Idol Anime called "Idol Jihen" (Idol Incidents) airing in 2017.

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Tsunku tweeted saying that after Sayashi's graduation, he saw a "new flavor of Morning Musume come out" (Atarashii Aji ga dete kita 新しい味が出てきた). Mentions that Mizuki, Kudo, and Oda have shown much growth. He says singing ability is important.
https://twitter.com/tsunkuboy/status/774368688359084032

a news article summarized his tweet
http://www.musicvoice.jp/news/20160910046879/

[Starra]

Tsunku and his family moved to Hawaii in July, apparently...
https://news.nifty.com/article/entame/s ... 80-452549/

-His children are attending school there and apparently he wants to raise them to be "global" people.
-He travels back and forth between Hawaii and Japan for work.

[lynnkung]

^ oh, so he moved for his childrens school and will be travel back and forth? When I first saw the news, I thought he was moving there permanently.

[Jessi]

OMG TSUNKU IS IN HAWAII. I LIVED IN HAWAII FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. OMG I MUST TELL MY FRIENDS WHO LIVE IN HAWAII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zunu]

^ oh, so he moved for his childrens school and will be travel back and forth? When I first saw the news, I thought he was moving there permanently.

It kind of seems to me like he is moving there permanently. He bought a house and they're using words that translate to "emigrate" and "immigrate." So maybe Hawaii will be considered his permanent residence from now although he'll fly to Japan from time to time to conduct business.

Also..

^He was apparently able to converse with his wife without the use of a smartphone . Not sure how much he actually talked, but it's great to see him being able to even do it a little bit. I guess it helps that it's his wife though, lol.

...there's a wota-in-translation page that goes into a bit more depth about this here:

http://wotaintranslation.com/2016/06/16 ... eak-again/

Sounds like in public he'll continue to type, probably because he wants to be remembered for his great voice, not as someone with a raspy grunt, but in private he does that esophageal thing so he can return to a normal social life.

[kobushifactorylove]

It's so crazy to think that the man who created H!P now lives in the same country as me, haha! Just wow! Although, I barely consider Hawaii to be part of the USA, LOL, just like Alaska

[Jessi]

^He was apparently able to converse with his wife without the use of a smartphone . Not sure how much he actually talked, but it's great to see him being able to even do it a little bit. I guess it helps that it's his wife though, lol.

...there's a wota-in-translation page that goes into a bit more depth about this here:

http://wotaintranslation.com/2016/06/16 ... eak-again/

Sounds like in public he'll continue to type, probably because he wants to be remembered for his great voice, not as someone with a raspy grunt, but in private he does that esophageal thing so he can return to a normal social life.

I've never heard of this and i'm super happy for him. Even if he never feels comfortable publicly speaking, it still must be so much more comforting to know he can speak with family and close friends again.

[AyuHikaru]

Man.. I've always admired Tsunku, always thought he was such a musical genius. But the way he dealt with what happened to him and the strength he shows every single day makes me admire him as a person too, not just a creator. It's great he doesn't seem to give up, learning to speak for his family but still being mindful of his public image. He's really just a great , genuine person. It's so refreshing to see from someone who's been in that kind of industry for so long.

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Tsunku comments on writing the lyrics for the YO-KAI WATCH anime's upcoming new opening theme song "Banzai! Ai Zenkai!" sung by King Cream Soda
http://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-12210188609.html

news report
http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/201610 ... 07-n1.html

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Tsunku will be a live guest on the NHK show Studio Park Kara Konnichiwa on 11/7 at 1:55pm. Send in your questions or message for Tsunku here :
https://www6.nhk.or.jp/park/guest/guest ... d=20161107
https://twitter.com/tsunkuboy/status/794354500647665667

[boinsie]

Tsunku is participating in something called Classicaloid, which seems to be an anime.






http://sp.animatetimes.com/news/details ... 1479470936

Tsunku is helping with 2? tracks for the soundtrack.

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Tsunku had a conversation with the Prime Minister of Japan


http://www.sankei.com/premium/news/1701 ... 15-n1.html
https://twitter.com/tsunkuboy/status/815377287189123072

[aerosuffly]

Holy cow. That is awesome. After a quick skimming, it seems like they are being interviewed to talk about their reflections of the previous years and their goals after they both have overcome their health issues. Prime Minister Abe made references to Tsunku's speech at his Alma Mother last year and Love Machine, saying he wants to creat an exciting Japan like in the song, I think. Will update after thorough reading.

[Obsidian]

Japan's most important man, with the Prime Minister.

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I hope they talked about the 2020 Olympics

[Starra]

I'm glad Tsunku blessed Abe with his presence. Dude should be grateful.

But seriously, this is pretty neat. It's cool that he's able to have conversations with people in a way. I'm sure it must still be extremely frustrating for him not being able to talk properly, but it's better than nothing with today's technology (I know before people could write down what they wanted to say, but still.