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!
Masha was featured in MORE magazine, October 2011 issue. He wasn't on the cover, and I suppose the photoshoot was connected to the impending release of his new 27th single, Kazoku ni Naruo yo/Fighting Pose. There is no English translation of the interview but thankfully Mashamasha gave some great snippets on his relationship with his mother and his grandmother which was interesting to read;
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By Mashamasha:-
The part about his family is rather interesting. Masha said what he remembers most is how he made Katsuko (his mother) angry in his youth. She never praised him and always said she helped him to keep his new year red pocket money but has never returned back to him.
And why he loves his grandmother the most (in his words, 最高に大好きなおばあちゃん - I love my grandmother the most) because she has never scolded him. Since he was a kid, he travelled for one hour by himself to go to grandmother's home to visit her. She gave him sweets, softdrinks and no matter what he did, she never scolded him. It was like heaven to him.
And now when he looks at how katsuko treats her grandchildren (his bother's three kids), she also never scolds them. When their birthday are coming, she told masha she wanted to buy them camera as birthday present and asked masha to buy it. Masha replied "if you have already decided what to buy, why don't you buy it by yourself?"
She further explains the following which is not in the interview but as his long time fan, something she connected to;
i remember he once said in another interview that actually katsuko didn't like him to go to find the grandma on his own, but he insisted to go to help grandma with her farm work.
Grandmothers always dote on their grandson and since Masha's father died young and was absent even when he was alive, I suppose his mother had to be the disciplinarian. He must have been quite a difficult young man. I can also see why he loved his grandmother so much, if I am not mistaken passed away... I can't remember, early 2008? Early 2009? Something he never mentioned and probably will never mention. I am however rather surprise at this rather revealing snippet, especially on his mother and himself. I wonder, this grandmother must be his father's mother? If his mother objected to him spending so much time with her (as opposed to studying perhaps), I do wonder if the grandmother was his father's mother?
For a more personal song of Masha (I am sure all his songs are personal), but more personal as in about his childhood and his grandmother, do have a look at Mikan Iro No Natsuyasumi. If I remember correctly, his grandmother had a tangerine farm or maybe not that big scale, maybe tangerine garden. I wonder is it still there? Frankly I know very little of his childhood or his family members, so any information would be most appreciated.
As for the photoshoot, one of the better ones. Only very few "uncles" can wear baby pink and baby blue combination! However a keen eyed fan told me his famous right side mole is missing and indeed, it is. Too much photoshop and yet not enough since he looks somewhat pale. Why dull or erase the mole I wonder?
As for the photoshoot, one of the better ones. Only very few "uncles" can wear baby pink and baby blue combination! However a keen eyed fan told me his famous right side mole is missing and indeed, it is. Too much photoshop and yet not enough since he looks somewhat pale. Why dull or erase the mole I wonder?
SCANS
All thanks to Anthippi of MashaPlus. The only missing ones are the interview pages and the Kewpie Half advert. The rest is as follows.
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The above good quality scan all zipped up for you to download.
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