Love Those Johnny's Boys

Johnny's boys are here to lift you out of any post V-Day depression you may be experiencing. Not one, not five, not even, 25, but 77 boys in all ages, shapes and sizes.

EDIT: Batzy-chan pointed out that names are needed and I can't deny my dongsaeng anything, so here goes:

Column 1: Shonentai members Nishikiori Kazukiyo, Higashiyama Noriyuki, Katsuhide Uekusa. SMAP members Nakai Masahiro, Kimura Takuya, Inagaki Gorou, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, Katori Shingo. TOKIO members Joshima Shigeru, Yamaguchi Tatsuya, Kokubun Taichi.

Column 2: V6 members Sakamoto Masayuki, Nagano Hiroshi, Inohara Yoshihiko, Morita Go, Miyake Ken, Okada Junichi. Kinki Kids members Domoto Koichi, Domoto Tsuyoshi (not related). TOKIO members Matsuoka Masahiro, Nagase Tomoya. Kondo Masahiko (Matchy).

Column 3: ARASHI members Ohno Satoshi, Ninomiya Kazunari, Sakurai Sho, Matsumoto Jun, Aiba Masaki. Akanishi Jin. KAT-TUN members Kamenashi Kazuya, Taguchi Junnosuke, Ueda Tatsuya, Nakamaru Yuichi. Okamoto Kenichi (former member of Otokogumi).

Column 4: Takizawa Hideaki (Tackey), Imai Tsubasa. KANJANI EIGHT members Shibutani Subaru, Nishikido Ryo, Maruyama Ryuhei, Yasuda Shota, Okura Tadayoshi, Murakami Shingo, Yokoyama You. Former Hikaru Genji members Uchiumi Kohji, Sato Atsuhiro.

Column 5: Yamashita Tomohisa (Yamapi). Ikuta Toma. NEWS members Koyama Keiichiro, Kato Shigeaki, Masuda Takahisa, Tegoshi Yuya. A.B.C-Z members Hashimoto Ryosuke, Totsuka Shota, Kawai Fumito, Goseki Koichi, Tsukada Ryoichi.

Column 6: Kis-My-Ft2 members Kitayama Hiromitsu, Fujigaya Taisuke, Tamamori Yuta, Yokoo Wataru, Senga Kento, Nikaido Takashi, Miyata Toshiya. Sexy Zone members Sato Shori, Nakajima Kento, Kikuchi Fuma, Matsushima So.

Column 7: Uchi Hiroki (formerly of V. West, KANJANI EIGHT and NEWS.) Hey! Say! JUMP members Yamada Ryosuke, Chinen Yuri, Nakajima Yuto, Okamoto Keito, Arioka Daiki, Takaki Yuya, Inoo Kei, Yaotome Hikaru, Yabu Kota. Sexy Zone member Yo Marius.

Royal Pirates

Ah, my newest addiction. A band by the name of Royal Pirates. I came about the video for 'Draw the Line' (Band Version MV) but didn't have much interest in it, at least until I saw a pretty face frozen on the frame with the play button screaming at me to press it and watch. So, I did.



The band, Fading From Dawn, was formed in 2004. It consisted of brothers Kim Moon Chan (Richard) and Moon Chul (Andrew), along with drummer Soo Yoon. In an untimely and tragic car accident, Richard along with two friends died in April 2008. Without Richard, Moon Chul and Soo Yoon rarely played events. It wasn't until 2009 that James, their current bassist, joined the band. They would continue to perform as Royal Pirates. It could no longer be Fading From Dawn without Richard, so they changed their name.

Why the name Royal Pirates? Well the boys were tossing around random words for a new band names. It's a mix of high class royalty and bad ass pirate freedom, the best of both worlds.

The band received a lot of love on YouTube for doing various covers from Muse, Britney Spears, SNSD, and Wondergirls, to name a few. My favorite cover is their rendition of Super Junior's 'Sorry Sorry'. I've been listening to it on repeat since I discovered it yesterday. LOVE IT. Besides, I have a thing for bands, NELL, CN Blue, FT Island, LEDApple...the list continues.


After looking up some more stuff by Royal Pirates, I realized that I knew about it when they released their digital album 'Shout Out' in 2013, and thought they were pretty cool then. I like their older stuff though, like 'Disappear'. Their newer stuff has an easy going feel to it. Of the new album, Drawing the Lines, my favorite song is 'See what I See'. There's just something about Moon Chul's voice that gives me chills... The good kind... Like down my neck. *cough* Anyways, I'm following the boys on twitter and can hopefully keep up with what's going on with the rest of the boys. Maybe they will be in NY sometime soon. If you are reading this, let me interview you guys, eh? *bats eyelashes*





You can find out more info on the band at their official website: www.royal-pirates.com and on the fan-site www.theroyalvoyage.com