Welcome to All About Fukuyama Masaharu, part lyrics blog, part fan site, 100% about Masha. It started out as a blog around April 2009 to repost all English lyrics, but after a while I got a bit ambitious and posting many other things I can gather from the net, some pictures, some articles, mostly news in English from the perspective of a fan although you can find some translated articles in here. I do not pretend to say I take credit for the text in here; frankly I just search, gather, summarise, reword and repost. I will always include the name of the fan who said whatever I posted to the best of my ability but as you can see, my sources are mostly from 2 main fan forums of Masha that is not in Japan. My problem is I can't read Japanese or Chinese, but my persistence sometimes does pay off when I just keep looking. You will also find some pictures in here, but all of the pictures you don't see in here are in Facebook, just look for All Abt Masha. I am quite active in that Facebook page, and it is also a place to find information! My main purpose for this blog is for myself; to gather all lyrics in English under one roof. But I am very sure foreign fans can also benefit from the contents in this blog, and without the many wonderful foreign Masha fans who translate, discuss and share whether privately or publicly, this blog will never be what it is today. I am still hoping to find more English lyrics somewhere, although from the looks of it, I will say things have slowed down a bit. Anyway, have a look. If you have any snippet about Masha to share with me, or pictures or lyrics, anything at all, please do not hesitate to do so. Do join in the discussion by using Post A Comment. Do consider sending me your submission of reviews. And for new Masha fans, if you like, do join my Contact List. Thanks for dropping by!
Or in its full title, Bessatsu Kadokawa Magazine [15.07.2009] - The Kadokawa Mook Special Issue : Fukuyama Masaharu. The entire magazine dedicated to Masha with plenty of pictures and more. This is a must see and a must read where this is not Masha talking about himself but other talking about him, all carefully translated by Izumisano, so do expect quality AND quantity. As for the pictures, all taken from MashaPlus Info Forums but what you see in here is NOT the full scans. There are more, so do join All Abt Masha Facebook page and look for the folder "[Magazine] Bessatsu Kadokawa".
Some selected quotes, some scans and links to translated text all after Read More link.
EXTRACTS FROM INTERVIEWS
"It seems everytime after he bathes, Fukuyama-san likes to stand naked in front of the mirror and scrape the steam off the glass with a squeegee. He checks out the muscles around his bum as he cleans the mirror." - Sou chan, his ANN radio partner
"I think whoever marries Fukuyama-san is going to have a hard time. She won’t be able to handle it unless she’s faultless at housework. But she doesn’t need to be a full-time housewife, it should be alright if she has her own job" - Sou chan, his ANN radio partner
"I heard there’s a restaurant close to Fukuyama-san’s recording studio where he often goes to eat. He’s keeps some of his wine there. But because he can’t put his own name “FUKUYAMA MASAHARU” on the bottle, he asked the shop to “make up a suitable name”. The old lady in the shop had no idea who Fukuyama-san is, so she just wrote “The Oniisan (お兄さん the mister) with glasses"" - Sou chan, his ANN radio partner
" Fukuyama-san has said before that people suspect he’s gay (laugh)..." - Sou chan, his ANN radio partner
"That’s right, he's like a kid sometimes. I’ve once seen with my own eyes, Fukuyama-san stamp his foot because he couldn’t get No. 1 ranking. At that time, I wanted to say “That’s what you call ‘having a tantrum’!” (laugh) yet he’s so grown up normally" - Sou chan, his ANN radio partner
"Fukuyama-kun approaches it more from a musician’s perspective. He really loves the guitar, so I think he will always use the guitar as the basis of his music production." - Inoue Akira, Music Director
"He has a rich singing voice, not the rock type, but very cool. The Japanese understanding of the word “cool” may be a bit different. I think he’s got an attractiveness, a feeling of calmness, one who will not lose himself in the song, the type of singer who wants to convey messages out." - Inoue Akira, Music Director
"But I'm always asking myself, whatever job I do, in whatever line of work, if I am enjoying myself in it. It's not a matter of self-confidence , but rather how I can use "my own way" to do things. I believe there is always a way!" - Masha
"In my heart, I don’t see myself as a restaurant that can draw people in with just my talk. So, how can we play the best music out? That is where I plan to be putting in the majority of my time and effort. To achieve that, we have gathered a group of outstanding band members. My goal is to get to the standard (of performance) that even if it were just them playing the music, people are still willing to pay money to come and listen. And only with that, will I feel assured enough to embark on my many other lines of work. After all, music is my base, but to make it a special point to show everyone that “All I want to do is music”, is not, based on my character, something that I’d like to do (laugh)." - Masha
"Well I guess there’re different types of artists, and I’m a bit against things like having to act good-looking all the time. If I had to stand there and play cool, I’d find it absurd and embarrassing. I’ve always been the type who feels shy and awkward very easily. Having said that, it’s not good to just let it be and not do anything." - Masha
FOR FULL TRANSLATIONS
Find all the relevant links below, all from Masha Heart.
MASHA INTERVIEW
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
OTHERS ON MASHA
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Part 4
SOME SELECTED SCANS
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