i was sort of re-watching bits of JE CDL & i couldn't help but notice Nagase Tomoya during it. he really wasn't his usual self. i mean, he wasn't even properly happy for his best friend's birthday (Domoto Koichi's birthday is always celebrated @ JE CDL since he is a Jan. 1st baby). and he looked out-of-it throughout the whole thing, even when performing! which is odd because Nagase/TOKIO are spectacular live.
i feel really bad for him.
but i'm rooting for you, Nagase! i hope things are going well between him and Aibu Saki.
i just wanted to say it in a non-Ayu dominated area of the forum. and the JE threads are more sane than the Ayu ones anyway, ahahaha. i do love Ayu/Manuel (they are really cute together!), but Ayu/Nagase were my OTP (One True Pairing) back in the day. love did not exist for me when they broke up in 2007, TRUE. FACTS.