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May. 20th, 2011 05:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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gazette_fansI was sitting here listening to T.M.Revolution's new album, and I remembered this picture that I came across the other day as I link-hopped on the Internet. Maybe I'm just over-sensitive, but sometimes I get annoyed when people keep mentioning or joking about how short Ruki is. I think a lot of people forget that in Japan, the average height of a male is 1.715 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in), and for a female, it's 1.580 m (5 ft 2 in). So even though Ruki is shorter than average with his 1.62 m, it's not like he's a dwarf or something like so many make it sound like. *grumps* And a lot of Caucasians would tower over almost any Japanese! I know my brother would definitely be a giant! LOL
Anyway! To the picture! And why I thought of it because of the music. ;) Click for a bigger version.
That's Ruki and T.M.Revolution (also the vocalist in Abingdon Boys School)! See? Ruki is not the shortest man in the Universe!T.M.Revolution is! He is tall! :D
Sadly, I have no idea where this picture was taken, or why etc, and also not who the original uploader is.
ETA: After some Internet detectiving (totally a word, shh!) we now know that this pic was taken backstage/off-camera at the TV show Music Japan Dec 12th, 2010. :)
Anyway! To the picture! And why I thought of it because of the music. ;) Click for a bigger version.
That's Ruki and T.M.Revolution (also the vocalist in Abingdon Boys School)! See? Ruki is not the shortest man in the Universe!
Sadly, I have no idea where this picture was taken, or why etc, and also not who the original uploader is.
ETA: After some Internet detectiving (totally a word, shh!) we now know that this pic was taken backstage/off-camera at the TV show Music Japan Dec 12th, 2010. :)
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Date: 2011-05-20 04:26 pm (UTC)Ooh, I'll have to give it a listen! I don't think there's anything new for Abingdon Boys School coming out, so it'll fill the gap nicely. XD
*is going to investigate how tall TMR is* Yeah, Ruki doesn't go for giant heels. A little bit raised, but nothing on quite the same scale as Uruha's platforms from Tokyo Dome. XD And I still can't believe he's 40! He doesn't look it!