SIGH
Came online and found this piece of news

NEWS (Japanese boyband) now has only 4 members. Yamashita Tomohisa and Ryo Nishikido has decided to quit.
This is their decision so I have nothing much to say?
I kind of understand Ryo's situation bah
being in 2 groups and all
and how he mentioned on Shounen Club Premium about... being slightly more attached for Kanjani 8 since they've been together for quite some time already.

As for Yamapi
I don't actually know how much of this is his own decision or the company's decision
I still remember him saying how he felt so awkward having solo activities during the suspension period after Kusano's case
it was then he realised how great the other members were
and loved group activities > solo activities
So now saying that he want to quit NEWS for solo activities
I don't quite buy it luh.
Like just when they finally got a but closer.

[EDIT]
Oh yeah I noe this sounds not very nice lah
but like I've always said
It's NEWS that made Yamapi who he is now.
The exposure from NEWS actually made him popular as a solo artiste.
He wouldn't have made it without NEWS
which I'm glad he does realise.
Unlike certain fans who forever claim that Yamapi will do loads better without NEWS.
DREAM ON.
I support Yamapi solely because he's a member of NEWS.
[/EDIT]

SIGH
What if Tegomass decides to leave later?
I still remember Shige's Shounen Club Premium episode
when he said how he and Koyama felt during the suspension period.
Since everyone else still had other solo/group activities, the 2 of them were the only ones who didn't have anything
so they were thinking what would happen if the suspension was not lifted.


GRAH.
On their 8th year anniversary, I was thinking if it's possible to celebrate their 10th year in Singapore with a concert
Not anymore =/

URGH
It's like 2D1N without Kang Ho Dong.
Something just went off balance.





[EDIT2]
Reading fan comments on the issue
HMM.
Someone said fans of Ryopi didn't care about the rest of NEWS while fans of the rest didn't care about Ryopi
I beg to differ
I'm a huge fan of Koyashige but I love Ryo just as much. I even started watching Kanjani8 cos of him.
My sis is a Koyashige fan too! (she started out from K.K.Kitty loooooong time ago.) But she too loves Ryo.
I think there are plenty of fans out there who are like this too.
Ah but. I think Tegomass fans are more... on their own as compared to the other fans.
And although I love Koyashige
each one of them just don't feel right when they're not with the others.
Ryo is fine I guess
Yamapi starts talking boringly
Shige becomes awkward
Koyama becomes too noisy
Masuda becomes weird
Tegoshi becomes irritating
But when they're all together it's just alright.
I must emphasize
although I love Koyashige, it feels weird with just the 2 of them!
They need a little bit of poison tongue from Ryo, a bit of leader talk from Yamapi, a bit of love from Masuda and a bit of KY from Tegoshi to make them interesting enough.

Then they are people saying NEWS is trying too hard to stay as one
trying too hard to foster member-love
Let's just say you haven't watched enough Shounen Club premium or read enough Koyama no member-ai or Photoshigenic or Aoi Hitorigoto or Yamapi's Jweb.
Or just you haven't read enough cross talks on magazines (I love cross talks more than individual interviews)
Yes you might think most things are scripted
but at least for Shige's essays I think they're truthful enough.
and you'll be shocked by what they said on Shounen Club Premium
at least I was shocked
because I thought JE wouldn't allow some of the info on the show since it doesn't reflect well on the group.
But they did and I love them for speaking up.

So don't write these kind of biased comments before you've even tried reading enough.
[/EDIT2]