Just recently the only thing I had of NEWS was the Tayou no Namida PV, the movie version. That and Yama Pi's naked pictures. In other words, I have never really noticed the bundle of kawaii that is Tegoshi Yuya.
Looking at him makes me torn between "Aww~ Look at you!" and "fuck you and your face!"
MOREThe bastard even has a cute puppy. Named Skull.
I'd say that I came to this point because of YamaNade but that'd be a lie because in reality I watched YamaNade because of Yuya. Actually, because of Yuuko. But we shall talk about her later. For now let's start with a basic profile.
Name: Tegoshi Yuya
Birth Date: November 11, 1987
Birthplace: Yokohama City, Kanagawa
Blood type: B
Sign: Scorpio
Height: 168cm (2012, journal data)
Weight: 54.5kg
Foot size: 25cm
Apparently he also has the best voice in the band. Win/win. I wouldn't say he has very impressive skills but he's pretty good. I kinda fell for Ai Nante. But the PV made me laugh. I mean a lot of it is just Yuya looking at himself in the mirror. It's like a tale of impossible love. For oneself. But all of this was not enough of a reason to bring me to this point of entering a NEWS comm and downloading NEWS DVD specials.
The real reason is Yuuko, Yuya's female alter ego. Tegoshi crossdresses like it's the most natural thing to do. Yuuko is not only pretty but also very feminine, more so than a lot of girls. He seems to genuinely enjoy it. He also loves pink and cute stuff.
But it's not like he's completely girly. He loves football and is very competitive. I guess I like people with many shades and contradictions. Especially what Native Indians called Two-Spirit people.
I did my homework and was fascinated to find out that Yuya is the only child and his mother really wanted a girl. Desperately so it seems since she made him grow his hair and dressed him up in girly clothes. Pretty much like Hyde. Well, I bet now his mother is really happy.
He loves L'Arc~en~Ciel, by the way. And skulls. It took me awhile to realize the link. At first I thought Yuya looked a bit like Hyde. But it's not his face, it's his laugh and his mannerisms. Then I carried out an investigation and found out that not only these two know each other but they are in fact good friends. Hyde even mentioned Tegoshi in his autobiography in the Pals chapter. Apparently they actually hang out a lot. And Yuya has the same birthday as Hyde's son. There's a good page on that: ryl92.livejournal.com/40453.html
If you come to think about it his personality also reminds me of Hyde's. Unlike his character in YamaNade Tegoshi is a spoiled brat. But, you know, in an innocent sort of way. Like Hyde. You can't hate him at all. 
He's lovable and teasing and very confident in his abilities. Adorable little brat. I bet Hyde liked him because he could recognize his own younger self. Their voices sound kinda similar too. I also noticed that Tegoshi has adopted a very distinctive Hyde-ish fashion style, maybe even better then that of Hyde)
I also watched this extra DVD footage, Life of news. Mostly because of Yuuko but I genuinely enjoyed it. This is all kinda funny since after all this I still haven't heard two songs of them. I wouldn't mind though but they're 10 years and I have no idea where to start.
There are probably more posts to follow.
@музыка:
Gackt - Kimi no Tame ni Dekiru Koto (unplugged ver.)
@темы:
J-Pop,
match,
Tegoshi Yuya
