He is also the lead vocalist of LANDS, a temporary band assembled to promote his film, Bandage. The band's single, BANDAGE, and subsequent album, OLYMPOS, both reached number 1 on the Oricon charts.
Akanishi moved to Tokyo, Japan in the first grade. His interest was piqued in the entertainment industry and his parents sent his application to Johnny & Associates on his behalf in 1998. Though he technically failed his audition, he was told to stay by Johnny Kitagawa himself when he tried to return his number plate. Before being part of KAT-TUN, he was in a number of ジャニーズJr. groups like M.A.D., J2000 and B.A.D..
Besides his work in music, Akanishi is also a budding actor with roles in the second season of popular NTV school drama, Gokusen, Anego and Yukan Club, for which he was voted Best Actor in the 11th Nikkan Sports Grand Prix. He made his silver screen debut in 2010 in the award-winning film "Bandage", directed by Mr.Children producer, Takeshi Kobayashi. He was also a co-host of KAT-TUN's own variety show, Cartoon KAT-TUN until it ended in February 2010, and used to host a radio program called "KAT-TUN Style" with bandmate 田口淳之介 (Junnosuke Taguchi) from October 2007 to March 2008.
Akanishi went on a sabbatical from KAT-TUN from October 2006 to April 2007 to study English in Los Angeles. He has since used his increasing fluency in the language to pen many all English tracks, "Lovejuice" and "Wonder" being two of them and the latter being a duet with Crystal Kay. He has also collaborated with her on another track entitled "Helpless Night". He also collaborated with fellow JE artist and best friend, 山下智久 (Tomohisa Yamashita), on a song called "Eternal" which was composed entirely by him for a mutual friend's wedding. The song was first performed at Yamashita's concert at Yokohama Arena on November 23, 2009.
Akanishi embarked on a month-long solo series of concerts in Tokyo entitled You & Jin in February 2010. This solo tour was later expanded to include three shows in Los Angeles in June 2010. The opportunity to perform overseas came at a cost - he could not join KAT-TUN on their national arena tour and subsequent Asia tour, due to a clash of schedules. In July 2010, he announced on his blog that he would be leaving KAT-TUN to pursue a solo career.
His other known solo songs are "Care", "Aisareru Yori Aishitai", "Girisha", "ha-ha", "Kimi wo Omou Toki", "Murasaki", "Ooki na Furudokei", "Pinky" and "Zutto Dakishimetai".
PAPARATS
赤西仁 Lyrics
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and take a pick
Know about my life,
be my guest and make it up
As long as you collect
that check, you don't
Really give a shit do you
Ahhh
I'm not losing any sleep
Just telling you how it is
Your pictures just pictures
But they ain't
worth a thousand words
I'm talking all about me
Your articles ain't
really saying shit
Stop wasting your time
with this mess
Lying about my life
This is me
Ya ya yay
Stop wasting your time
Lying about my life
There's no reason
To believe them ～let go～
Just keep my name
Out your mouth
It's someone else
It's someone else
That's what I feel
You failed sir
A fake me you created
I'm having fun
Thank you
See, umm,
stop and staring everyday
Trying to tear
a piece of me away
That's not the guy
I see in the mirror
That's the guy you want
This is my life that I gave
Not what you made
The rumors can't be true
Cuz imma a clear if up for you
Paparazzi snapping shots
Writers making stories up
The proof they have is
not a lot,
I'm living life you all forgot,
just taking it
Day by day, can you hear
the things they say?
This is how I do it
When I do it, cuz it's my way
I can live and you can talk
I can run and I you can walk
Nobody can make a "me"
nobody can make me stop
You can't be replacing me
This fabrication facing me
It still entertaining me
There's no reason
To believe them ～let go～
Just keep my name
Out your mouth
It's someone else
It's someone else
That's what I feel
You failed sir
A fake me you created
I'm having fun
Thank you
It's someone else
It's someone else
That's what I feel
You failed sir
A fake me you created
I'm having fun
Thank you
The lyrics to 赤西仁's song "PAPARATS" speak to the artist's frustration with the paparazzi and media who constantly invade his privacy and spread false stories about his life. He starts by acknowledging that people want to get a closer look into his life, but he claims that they don't actually care about him as a person. He asserts that the pictures and articles created by the media are nothing more than a fabrication and don't truly represent who he is. Despite their attempts to tear him down and create a false image, he remains unbothered, confident, and unaffected by their lies. He tells them to stop wasting their time with this mess and keep his name out of their mouths. At the end of the song, he expresses gratitude for having fun and being himself, despite the false narrative created by the media.
Line by Line Meaning
You wanna get a second look
You desire to attract attention and curiosity from others.
and take a pick
and capture an image or representation of me.
Know about my life,
Understand and be knowledgeable about my personal experiences and existence,
be my guest and make it up
feel free to invent and fabricate details about my life.
As long as you collect
As long as you receive and obtain
that check, you don't
that financial compensation, you do not
Really give a shit do you
truly care or concern, do you?
Ahhh
Expressing a sense of frustration or exasperation.
Keep it straight,
Please be honest and straightforward
I'm not losing any sleep
I am not losing any sleep or feeling troubled
Just telling you how it is
I am just expressing the reality and truth of the situation
Your pictures just pictures
The images you capture are merely visual representations
But they ain't worth a thousand words
However, they do not hold significant meaning or convey much information
I'm talking all about me
I am discussing and referring to myself extensively
Your articles ain't
The written pieces you create are not
really saying shit
not really conveying any valuable or meaningful information.
Stop wasting your time
Cease spending your time fruitlessly
with this mess
dealing with this chaotic situation
Lying about my life
Fabricating falsehoods and untruths regarding my existence
This is me
This is my true self and identity
Ya ya yay
An expression of excitement or affirmation.
There's no reason
There is no justification or basis
To believe them ～let go～
To trust or have faith in the fabricated stories and rumors. It is better to release oneself from their influence.
Just keep my name
Simply refrain from mentioning or referring to me
Out your mouth
Do not speak of me.
It's someone else
It refers to another individual or persona
That's what I feel
That is my personal perception and sentiment
You failed sir
You have not succeeded, addressing the person in a formal manner
A fake me you created
You have constructed an artificial version of myself
I'm having fun
I am enjoying and entertaining myself
Thank you
Expressing gratitude or appreciation.
See, umm,
Well, let me explain
stop and staring everyday
cease the constant observation and intense focus every day
Trying to tear
Attempting to forcefully separate and pull apart
a piece of me away
a part of my true self and identity from me.
That's not the guy
That is not the person or individual
I see in the mirror
I see when I look at myself in the mirror
That's the guy you want
That is the person you desire or aspire to be
This is my life that I gave
This is my own life that I have chosen to live
Not what you made
It is not the life you have constructed or manufactured
The rumors can't be true
The rumors cannot be accurate or valid
Cuz imma clear if up for you
Because I will clarify and dispel any doubts or misunderstandings for you
Paparazzi snapping shots
Photographers specialized in capturing candid images
Writers making stories up
Authors fabricating and inventing narratives
The proof they have is not a lot,
The evidence they possess is not substantial or significant
I'm living life you all forgot,
I am leading a life that everyone seems to have overlooked or neglected
just taking it
simply experiencing it
Day by day, can you hear
Day by day, can you perceive and understand
the things they say?
the things they are saying about me?
This is how I do it
This is the manner in which I live
When I do it, cuz it's my way
The way in which I conduct my life, because it is my own choice and preference
I can live and you can talk
I can continue living and pursuing my own path while you engage in idle talk and gossip
I can run and I you can walk
I can move forward and progress at a quicker pace than you can
Nobody can make a 'me'
No one can replicate or create an exact replica of my individuality
nobody can make me stop
No one has the power or influence to make me cease or halt
You can't be replacing me
You are unable to take my place or substitute for me
This fabrication facing me
This falsehood and deception confronting me
It still entertaining me
It still amuses, entertains, or engages me
It's someone else
It refers to another individual or persona
It's someone else
It refers to another individual or persona
That's what I feel
That is my personal perception and sentiment
You failed sir
You have not succeeded, addressing the person in a formal manner
A fake me you created
You have constructed an artificial version of myself
I'm having fun
I am enjoying and entertaining myself
Thank you
Expressing gratitude or appreciation.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Josh, Akanishi Jin
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