I also recommend Itoshi Kimi e. I watched it because of Naohito actually. Tamaki stole my attention there but it was Nodame Cantabile that got me hooked into him
I've watched Henshin and I think the story is just so so, not that interesting (but he still looks gorgeous though
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Btw, I found this interview translation from tokyograph.
Actor Hiroshi Tamaki gets interviewed by Oricon for "Bridge," his first album in more than three years.
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Hiroshi Tamaki Special Interview
(translated by sigelx)
Oricon: This is your first album in a little more than three years. What approach did you want to take this time?
Hiroshi: Even though, in my current situation, it's difficult for me to concentrate solely on music, I wanted to create an album that could link me to the people that listen to my music. In other words, when people listen, I think they can know me as not an actor but as someone they know on a more personal level.
Oricon: So you wanted to include a lot of strong messages this time?
Hiroshi: Yeah, I'm not very good with love songs and they're embarrassing for me. (laugh) So more than that, I wanted to tell people what's been on my mind lately and so, yeah, there are quite a few songs with messages.
Oricon: What songs particularly left you with a song impression?
Hiroshi: "With" and "Beautiful Day." I sang both of these songs at live shows and they were great memories for me. But since these songs were made specifically to be played live, we had to change the arrangements for recording to keep that feeling.
Oricon: In your lyrics to "With," the words really seem to set the scene well. How did you go about that?
Hiroshi: I wanted to express the feeling of "Life can't be lived alone. We all need a helping hand." I really like it when "real life" scenes are set up well, whether it is in a movie or in music. And I did that consciously. Other than that though, when I heard the song for the first time, the theme sprang out at me and I tried to take that and put it into words.
Oricon: Your voice is definitely not excessive by any means and sounds really natural I think but, do you think that it is a result of the way you write your lyrics?
Hiroshi: Well, if you suck at something, it's ok that you suck at it is all. (laugh) More than that though, I think that expressing life through words is important. I want to convey my feelings to other people through my lyrics so I concentrate to put myself in the lyrics and imagine what those feelings are when I sing for the recording. I think I picked this up from my experience as an actor.
Oricon: How do you switch back and forth between actor and singer?
Hiroshi: They are two totally different worlds and even though I take a while to get in the right frame of mind when I switch roles, after a while I somehow seem to "get the engine started." But there are times when I'm recording and somewhere in my head I think, "I've got to remember my line..."
Oricon: And the other way around?
Hiroshi: The other way around really isn't a problem. If it's a question of which is easier to switch to, acting is definitely the easier of the two. (laugh)
Oricon: Which do you consider to be "home" and which would be "away" for you?
Hiroshi: Even though I was "made" as an actor, I'd like to be known more as a musician. There is a part of me that wants other people to understand me and, in that sense, acting is "away" I guess. But, since I have both, I'm trying to balance the two.
Oricon: So when both Hiroshi Tamakis are become complete...
Hiroshi: I'm still only 28 now, and as my experience in music and acting increases, I'll probably be touched by a lot of different things. As I go into my 30's, I want to expand my abilities as an actor playing different types of roles and I don't want to commit myself to a genre or style of music either. I want to create an image, destroy it, and then begin working on the next challenge.
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Nice statement 
I hope he'll get more success in the future. He's really a good actor. 
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on his hair!! is it just me, or he's somehow getting bald or it's just because of the hairstyle that's why i thought that.. 
love all the pics that you guys posted!
i wanna jump onto his bed 
i like Fujiki Naohito too, just finished watching Hotaru No Hikari & recapping Love Revolution! He is totally charming in LR~ And he really does'nt look like he is 35 this year.
..or am i just being paranoid?? 
