Yeah, I don't get how the jimusho works either. I feel we fans certainly can come up with a lot of good ideas that shouldn't be too hard to accomplish and somehow what we get is just not good enough, like whoever is in charge can't put two and two together. And that can't be right, can it? these people are trained to do their job, can't they be better than a fan at it?

Still, having individual activities, I think, is a lot better for them in the long run and it could be better for the group if they start showing up again regularly. For us fans, of course, is better to have both. I certainly like both, doing individual work and group work just the same. Yamapi has always had solo work alongside NEWS stuff, so I can't blame HIM for the lack of NEWS and I get frustrated when other people do so. He's allowed to take chances if NEWS is being screwed, *specially* if NEWS is being screwed. That he gets more chances than the others has a lot to do with his ability to be good at his job (in the sense that he's good at making contacts), but he's not powerful enough to go asking about NEWS to management and being *heard* if they don't want to hear him, sadly.

Gods, I will be laughing right there with you if an announcement is made in the next few days! it's hard to see so many fans feeling so down, when NEWS is all about being positive and not giving up :P quoting Tegoshi's word of wisdom, we will just have to BELIEVE! XD