Tsunku♂ Thread

[Shoujo Q]

I finally found this clip again, of Tsunku, KAN, and Kurosawa Kenichi performing "Nowhere Man". Right after finding it I learned that Kurosawa has since passed away from a brain tumor. That, plus knowing about Tsunku's own issues with cancer and his voice, and how excited I was just to find it, made watching it again (after years) a very different emotional experience.
https://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTU1OTQwNjEy.html

^ I remember when Tsunku released that cover album of Beatles songs and I wish I still had a copy of it on my hard drive because I think I'd appreciate them more now. I doubt I'd ever find an original copy for sale now. Maybe if I did a lot of digging online. But back when I was a filthy newb I didn't appreciate the genius of Tsunku.

[Nayoko-Kihara]

You might have luck on Amazon.jp? I know I've seen it on Y!A once or twice over the years.

Edit: Looks like it's on Y!A now.

[Celedam]

On September 16…



Google translation of the video description…

Music producer Tsunku♂ attended a new song release press conference for the wadaiko group “SAI” and announced that he was working on his first wadaiko song. The group, formed at the University of Tokyo in 2005, is a Japanese drum group that has transmitted the charm of Japanese culture both at home and abroad. The collaboration was realized because Tsunku♂ received an enthusiastic offer from the group leader. Tsunku♂, whose vocal cords were removed five years ago in order to treat pharyngeal cancer, responded to reporters’ questions by typing characters on a computer. Regarding the song he produced, “Japanese season color (Shiki-Tasai)”, he said “This is the new Japanese entertainment”.

I did relatively little to clean that up. Mostly just the last two sentences, which were grammatically weird even in the original Japanese. Still, Google Translate continues to improve with Asian languages as long as the original content is written properly to begin with.

And here's the song…

[Amped]

Tsunku♂'s first picture book "Ne~e, mama? Boku no onegai!" [Let's read it aloud]
【つんく♂初の絵本】「ねぇ、ママ？僕のお願い！」【読み聞かせ】



Tsunku's statement on releasing his book for free during Golden Week in these tough times.

ゴールデンウイークも大詰めです。皆様、いかがお過ごしですか。
限られた環境の中でアイデアを凝らしながら、日々を懸命に生き、過ごしておられることと思います。

さて、そんな中、私ごとで恐縮ではございますが、お知らせでございます。

２０２０年も相も変わらずいろんな作品を手掛けてきておりますが、
そのひとつとして初のチャレンジとなった「絵本」がございます。

昨年より、このゴールデンウィークの発売を意識して制作してまいりましたが、
プロモーションやキャンペーンが出来ないということもあって、
発売が延期となりなんとなくモヤモヤしておりました。

アーティストとしてせっかく出来上がった作品の発表の時期を待つ・・・。

世の中の皆様がいろんなことを我慢なさっていることも重々承知です。

出版社の双葉社の皆さんとも幾度となく話し合い、
どうすることが我々にとって本当のベストかを議論してまいりました。

結論を申しますと、本の発売を待たずしてYouTubeにて内容を発表させていただくことといたしました。

正直、出版社の皆様からしてみれば、とんでもないことというのもわかっております。
だって誰もが無料で見られるのだから。

でも、とにかくいち早くお届けしたかった。

私のわがままを聞いていただき、本当にありがとうございます。

より多くの方にこの作品が届くことを祈り、そして少しでも気に入ってくださった方は家族、
親戚、友人、知人の皆様方に共有拡散し、お知らせいただけると幸いです。

例え、ひとときであっても、笑顔とキュンが世界中に響き渡れば！とそう思っております。

どうぞ、未来が明るい未来で有りますこと、心より祈っております。
ありがとうございました。

PS、ちなみに主人公の少年の声は先日9歳になったばかりの僕の次女の声です。
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
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[boinsie]

^ The child's lines in the video are read by Tsunku's 9 year-old daughter.

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Tsunku♂'s first picture book "Ne~e, mama? Boku no onegai!" [Let's read it aloud]
【つんく♂初の絵本】「ねぇ、ママ？僕のお願い！」【読み聞かせ】

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T7BrUwtzkk

From the Morning Musume. youtube channel ;

Ayumi's turn to voice the little kid in the story


Mizuki posted her voice over on Instagram last week

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAAxETjH1Af/

edit

Mizuki's version uploaded

[JonCC]

His son getting into Gunpla. Tsunku feels 12 years old again.

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[Celedam]

Tsunku feels 12 years old again.

He was born in 1968... The original series (which featured the Guntank) ran from 1979 to 1980... Yeah, the math checks out.

[JonCC]

He's going further down his nostalgia trip.

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Everybody's tweeting their own completed gunpla's at him of course

[boinsie]

Tsunku has his own official Line stickers!
https://store.line.me/stickershop/product/12200175

They're pretty amazing.