This is kinda old (it’s from last year!), but I only found it the other day. It’s the 近藤真彦 [Kondo Masahiko a.k.a. MATCHY] Medley from Heisei Families ( 2007.11.25). The video quality isn’t great, and I don’t like the songs all that much either, but I uploaded it anyway because I uploaded all the others too (well at least the ones that I have).
HSF 2007-11-25 Matchy Medley.avi (25.18 MB)
HSF 2007-11-25 Matchy Medley.mp3 (1.31 MB)
And for your daily dose of Keito I translated a short portion of what he says in the February Myojo:
Since I studied abroad from age 9 to 14 I can speak English but I’m really poor at writing kanji. The truth is, when I returned to Japan all I could write was my name. The other day I taught a classmate from the American School we attend how to write my home address. Quite frankly, I can’t even write the (HSJ) members’ names. The only first name-last name combination I’m sure how to write is Okamoto Keito (laughs). I’m not even quite sure about the “Ken” in my dad’s name “Kenichi”. For some reason I can grasp the meaning of a kanji, but when it comes to writing it I can’t do it. When I practise and memorize kanji they go right into my head, but if I get no opportunity to write them I forget them after 2 or 3 days, and when I’m having trouble with a character and I hear people around me say “erm, what are you writing there?” I ask them to teach me how it’s done or I look it up using my cellphone. Surprisingly, somehow I always manage to get by (laughs).
Remember, he says that in the very same magazine that called him “Kenichi”. Looks like Keito is not the only one who’s having trouble with kanji. *rolls eyes*
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