Kamen is No. 1 on the Oricon daily ranking!!!!
Takitsuba, omedetou gozaimasu!!!!!!!! They even beat Ayu!!! Ok, yes although Ayu's single was released about a week ago already. But they still beat her!!!

+ http://www.oricondd.com/ranking/daily_single.php +

Takki attended a Harumatsuri at Iwate, Fujiwara yesterday. There were really soooo many people who attended!!! This is apparently an annual event held by NHK for its taiga dramas. Last year, 200,000 people attended. This year, a record breaking number of 280,000 people went for the event!! Naturally, the reports which covered the event creditted the large turnout mainly to Takki as being the lead actor for Yoshitsune.

The official website actually showed a number of Takki pictures! Eh?? I thought there is an extremely strict copyrights policy on Johnny artistes? The website even had a very short clip! But you know what the weird thing is? That being an official website but the clip seemed just like a fandub!!! You can check it out and judge for yourself. *LOL*

Official website of event:
+ http://www.iwanichi.co.jp/azuma2005/index.htm +

PS: Drool over Yoshitsune-sama on a horse and in a boat looking so serene with many followers with him!!! But the sun was so hot!!! And Takki's make-up was extremely thick!! This is not a studio shot yo!! *whacks make-up artist*

Other reports:
+ http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200505/gt2005050401.html +
+ http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/2005/05/04/k20050504000006.html +
+ http://www.oricon.co.jp/entnews/p-et-tp0-050504-0006.html +

PS: Romantic rocks!!!!!!! Why didn't they perform it for the concerts??!!!