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@cherrytreerec twitter - 18.01.2010

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Meet and Greet - Milan, Italy - 01.12.2007

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RTL Punkt 12 - 18.01.2011 - Wohnen wie Tokio Hotel

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MTV Japan - 17.01.2011

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Tom's Blog - 17.01.2011

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Tron Skating

Die Umsetzung ist ziemlich cool...sieht fast so aus wie in nem Videospiel.

This looks pretty rad...almost like in a video game.

Tron Legacy Premiere an ENESS Light Session from ENESS on Vimeo.

Interviews - Tokyo, Japan 14.12.2010 NEW PHOTOS

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InRock Vol.326 [Japan] - Translation

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Tokio Hotel in Tokyo
The aura of Tokio Hotel is too dazzling that it's hard to get close.
Tokio Hotel in Omotesando

Finally Tokio Hotel has arrived in Japan! Although they are super star in Europe, it is their first time to come to Japan. On the first day in Japan, with the support of German embassy Tokio Hotel became to be a goodwill ambassador, in order to commemorate the 150th anniversary of restored diplomatic relation between Germany and Japan and let Japanese know more about German culture. Of course, they were promoting themselves as well. The people in charge of schedule set a devilish tight schedule for them, and he said: "This band wants to have a successful start in Japan. I think there will be no doubt." So four members in the band began to make up since 9 o'clock, no complain at all for 12 hours, they kept working.

From the first day, Dec. 12th, to the interviews with In Rock, their idle time was almost zero. The manager said: "After all the interviews, all the stores had closed. So TH was looking forward to the interview in Harajuku. Although it's raining, we will be there definitely. But they may go shopping until next Japan Trip." The band was really in a high mood to go promotion.

Could such a band fulfill their keen wish? It began raining since the early morning. Fortunately, it stopped till the shooting and became cloudy. Finally we could go out.
In the hotel lobby, we met two fans that came from France. They followed TH all the way more than ever. At last, 8 people including me, set out in two Benzs with smoke-glass that the band prepared. In Europe Audi sponsors TH, so no matter where they go they have Audi. But Japan is not on the list, so they drive Benzs in Japan. However, the Benz matched up with Bill's luxurious temperament well.

For 5 days 4 nights trip, Bill and Tom took 7 suitcases filled with clotheses. Bill changed his cloth depending on each event. The day before, Bill wore some military look clotheses, with a Grenade type hairstyle. Is the theme for today's interview leisure lady? Bill never wears fur clothing, because he wants to support PETA. He preferred to wear fake fur clothing with good quality. Though Bill had to change poses for the cameras, he smiled a lot because he was together with his members. His smile could be laugh sometimes. Comparing to his serious face for the cameras, at this moment, his eased face was very cute.

Tokio Hotel in Harajuku

We got off the car in front of Louis Vitton in Harajuku and planned to go to Meiji shrine through the Takesita channel. But we didn't succeed in 3 minutes, until all the people came into a personalized shop named Santa Monica. So was the stylist. Within 20 minutes, Bill tried on and bought two shirt and stadium jumper. He paid 32000 yen with his Platinum Card (Notes: the membership fee of this card was not public, but it should be tens of thousands of yen.). Tom didn't buy anything and came out early, saying: "Bill is always like this." with a dry smile. Both of them would enter stores like ロスジャ、メルローズ　アウェニュー together. "I would like to go to Shibuya more than here, the Shibuya crossing!" The manager heard about this and caught a glimpse of his watch. We probably didn't have time to go to Shibuya due to their home returning on 16th. But as long as they wanted to go, we decided to shorten the lunch time and go to Shibuya through Takesita channel. These four people standing in the crossing were busy with taking photos. We could even see their wrought-up expression on their faces. Then a sudden scream reached their ears, because they were recognized by their fans. Bill and Tom have been eager to going to Shibuya for a long time, but this time they might...? How lucky the fans were! Even so, the band noticed it was a little bit late for the schedule. So they got on the Benz with smoke-glass immediately. However, the fans were still every excited. After all, fans were most precious!

Zeal!!!
Reports from chief director K Sir!
Tokio Hotel's soul devoted Japan Trip

Preface:
I didn't have too much to report before TH came over. More than two years after they planned to come to Japan last time, the live performance has not been confirmed yet. This event was a formal debut for TH in a special country. Three years ago, they cancelled their first Japan Trip, which made their fans cry regrettably and sadly. So I felt so stressful because the trip for this time was full of TH and fans' enthusiasm. The album has not been released yet, so all the people put their hands up to deliver their wishes and hoped to buy the album as soon as possible. Taking this opportunity, I would like to thank TH and fans sincerely.

Dec. 12th Sunny

Tokio Hotel arrived at Narita airport 11 AM. Gustav and Georg arrived early. Almost 30 fans were waiting for them. I bought some drinking for the band members and staff and stood in a slightly far place. I made friends with the fans waiting there, so I also became very nervous. The flight arrived on time. Finally as these two people pushed the carts, they showed up in the crowd. The exclusive secretary followed them closely and broke a path for them to make sure they could get on the prepared car. Gustav was called "little G" by his fans, even at the airport they were not shy to call him in a lovely voice.
After checking the schedule in hotel, I came to Narita airport again to welcome the soul leader - Bill and Tom, the identical twin brothers. The flight from LA was supposed to arrive at 6 PM, fans have gathered at the airport before 5 PM. The amount of the fans was several times more than that of early morning. The long-waited fans became nervous and calm down after they knew Bill and Tom have already arrived 30 minutes early. The secretary of the twin brothers entered the passageway to check their status. Fans standing near the exit started to scream one by one. It took three years for TH to come to Japan. Bill and Tom walked out from the exit and signed their names with their signature pens. All the fans nearly lost their rationality and gathered at the end of the guard bar. Their secretary broke a path for them and I helped to keep order at the very beginning. But we could not move forward at all. Bill and Tom tried their best to be kind to their fans without annoyed looking on their faces. The fans waiting at the parking lot sung "Durch den Monsun" together. At that moment, Bill and Tom smiled happily. As Bill waved his hands, he got on the car. So did Tom. The touching scene just now was incredibly fervent, which must build some unforgettable memories in fans' mind, I think. (By the way, the cars were sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Germany.) Later on, the band members and the staff went to the hotel and had a rest.

Dec. 13th Rainy

The promotion began from 11 AM to 8.30 PM. Lunch time was about one hour and a half, so they could have a wonderful lunch. The staff got to the hotel room one hour early to prepare, in order to make sure everything was alright during the interview. They prepared all kinds of food, such as water, cola (original, low calorie), red bull, coffee and chocolate cake (not Brownie, but almond chocolate cake). All of food was taken from abroad. The following interviews began as schedule. The band members needed to prepare makeup and clothing two hours early before the first interview, so they had to get up early. After a long interview, TH went to the party that Universal Music held in a Japanese food restaurant in Nishi-Azabu. The vegetarian food had been ordered in advance, so the party was going well. We prepared the fork and knife for Bill in case he could not use chopsticks well to pick up potatoes. Gustav and Georg were very happy to eat fried chicken and beef barbecue. The food looked tasty. The most surprising thing is that Bill and Tom ate some fried shrimps. Finally we knew that they sometimes ate some crustacean food. It was quite lucky to see this with my eyes. Although the party time was short, I guessed all the staff and the band members got much closer. At last, the young staff paid the bill and the band had a very satisfied diner. The party was over.

Dec. 14th Rainy to cloudy

All the band members (or Bill only) got up early to get prepared. The band members entered the interview room at 11.45 AM. When we met Bill, we really wanted to say to Bill: "Bill, you are so early!" and he wore gorgeous clothing. The first interviewer was NHK education (in German), but it seemed that they didn't have many questions. Then TH went to Omotesando in two Benzs and service wagon to receive the interview with In Rock! I felt thrilled watching Bill walk leisurely in Omotesando. All the band members wanted to go to fashion center and have a look, so they couldn't help it. We got off the cars in front of Louis Vittion. Some passengers saw the unusual scene as well. (Please refer to the details about interview in Harajuku above.) After the interview, TH got back to the hotel and had lunch. Their lunch was pasta with tomato sauce.
At 4 PM, the rest part of promotion got started. There were three radio interviews, five interviews including TV, magazines and music magazines. The end time for these interviews was 8.35 PM. Each member showed up in interview room with smiles, no tired look at all. The manager who took charge of the trip asked us to find some skating rinks. He probably heard something about what TH wanted to in Tokyo from someone else. Though we asked the hotel staff to help us, we didn't have much time. Finally we did not take TH to a skating rink, but we promised that next time we must go there.

Dec. 15th Sunny

Today TH will have their show case in Japan. Tokio Hotel refused some interviews, because they wanted to focus on the show case.
TH finished the interview in the company just after 12 o'clock. They were a little bit late, but it was all for meeting with In Rock selected fans. Then they went to the Akasaka Blitz where the show case was held. After rehearsal, they had a late lunch at 4 PM, including pizza, pasta, ordinary vegetable sushi (prepared for Bill and Tom). They all ate their favorite food before the show case. Gustav looked like that he loved pizza very much. Till one hour before the show case started, the door of Gustav and Georg's room was open all the time, just having a look, we found that they were doing the hair brushing. And then we understood that on the stage their fresh hair was done like this. In the end, the show case was over. Although the show case was a small one, they absolutely demonstrated their talent for piano. In the show case, they played 9 songs for the audiences. The clotheses Bill wore in the performance were sponsored by Italian brand - Dsquared2 (The brand was created by two Canadian twin designers). It was said that TH did not take their LED equipments this time, because the equipments were too heavy. But they promised that they would play them next time for Japanese fans. Our company gave TH Getas as presents. They said they had never received presents like this, they were very happy. TH did not go out the last night. As usual, they went back to the hotel and got ready to leave the next day. Accidentally some fans found the place where TH lived in Japan and they came over. Some of them wanted to give them presents, some of them wanted to take photos with them. However, TH did not feel annoyed about this sudden event. In the contrast, they treated them kindly and claimed that their fans were the most fabulous in the whole world.

Dec. 16th Sunny

As most of fans knew, Bill and Tom's second home is in LA. Because in Europe there were some crazy fans like stalkers, they could not live a normal life. But Gustav and Georg would go back to Germany.

Postscript:
As the people in charge of TH's project, many people wanted to meet TH or many people wanted to watch their performance, they all asked me for help. I made projects for such a band, so sometimes I was afraid I could not do it well. But in fact the project has just begun. From now on, I wanted to make many good projects to let fans know how attractive Tokio Hotel is and let the people unfamiliar with Tokio Hotel get to know more about them. Tokio Hotel's project was "we have just begun"! Hey everybody, we have just begun!

Tokio Hotel's show case in Akasaka Blitz - Live reports
Reporter: YUKO KATO

"Tokio Hotel will demonstrate their real value in the live performance.", the editorial staff heard from someone. And then they went to the site with hope. As for our magazine's invitation, Tokio Hotel got to the top one in nearly 10 years. We came to our seats among the audiences. Someone said: "Tokio Hotel is not the type that performs in such a place, but they will put on a show to make new history.". They were exactly right. It was said that almost 80000 audiences attended the show in Mexico. Gustav, Georg and Tom came out 10 minutes later than schedule. Suddenly a guy shouted to Gustav, what the hell is that?! Later on Bill in dazzling cloth showed up. He was so gorgeous, but the shape of his ass and his face was unexpectedly diminutive, just like a lady. The costume was all black and sparkling accessories hung from head to foot. After Bill sung "Noise", he took off his tops while he wore a simple T-shirt inside. Then his style was completely changed. Their songs were much more powerful than we imagined before, and the rhythm was also strong. Gustav and Georg gave lots of support to Bill and Tom who appealed the audiences. The balance was good. Like his gorgeous appearance, Bill's voice was also very attractive. This kind of way of singing was too sweet in Rock music, which was exactly the feature of Tokio Hotel. The impact was obviously huge. Looking at Bill's slim figure, all the audiences were lighted up. However, the most impressive one was Tom. He wore a knitted cap, playing his guitar. The audiences were so excited and crazy about Tom like this. The Rock music was never beautiful like this before in my mind. The show case was proceeding for about one hour. Tokio Hotel played "Durch den Monsun" again, which was most popular and gained lots of awards. Bill also put much effort into it. According to audience's enthusiasm, we can predict that Tokio Hotel’s future must be bright and nice.
Scans & Translation by theresa @ THCN

Win Tokio Hotel: Best Of albums!

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Win Tokio Hotel: Best Of albums!

Album Title: Tokio Hotel: Best Of.
Contest Period: 17 to 24 Jan.

Can’t get enough of German alternative rock band Tokio Hotel? Well, problem solved, because The UrbanWire is giving away Tokio Hotel: Best Of albums to our readers! This compilation CD features their most successful and popular songs such as ‘Monsoon’, ‘Humanoid’ and “Mädchen aus dem All”!

QUESTION: Tell us what is your favourite Tokio Hotel song and why in 50 words or less!

Email your answers to contest.urbanwire@gmail.com with your full name, NRIC, age, gender and handphone number and stand a chance to win Tokio Hotel: Best Of albums! You may be the lucky winner! Only 2 albums for grabs!
Contest closes Jan 24.

This contest is proudly sponsored by Universal Music.

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We are then time heroes!

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What is the modern hero? The Berlin exhibition "Heroism" shows us heroes are indeed closer today than ever before, while more abstract.
Fans of the band Tokio Hotel
The democratic hero is nothing new. Was already aware of David Bowie, as he sang in the 1970s, the heroism of one day: We could be heroes / just for one day. Even Andy Warhol predicted we know the glory of the individual - for at least 15 minutes. But what is in the 21 Century remains of the old, classical heroes? The Berlin Gallery Neonchocolate tries in their exhibition Heroism this question to accept. Different artists show their different perspectives on the modern heroism - from the abstract democratic hero superstar.

form, which culminated in Jäki Hildebrand photographs taken off stage. Hildebrand guided tour manager as not only an artist like Die Toten Hosen, Herbert Grönemeyer and BAP, but also represents stars like Robbie Williams and Tokio Hotel. In his paintings, he extended the perspective of the viewer.

He is interested not the superstars, but the scenes in which they operate. He plans to focus on what is left after the performances: hysterical fans and tortured halls. On one of his pictures you can see a small landfill of damaged rows of chairs, which were discarded after a Tokio Hotel concert in a Polish place in nature. The slightly stuffy-looking curtain in the backstage area. Or the feet of waiting fans before a meeting with the stars. Their faces, their individuality they have lost in the crowd.
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Meet and Greet - Tokyo, Japan 15.12.2010

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Meet and Greet - Marseille, France - 23.03.2010

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BIG Magazine (Italy) - Interview with Adam Lambert: Ready, Bill?

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Let's go shopping!
He rose to stardom with 'American Idol' and imposed himself as a worldwide star with his first album 'For Your Entertainment'. Adam Lambert is a real showman with just one thing on his mind: going shopping with Bill!

[...]
In some interviews you declared your appreciation for Tokio Hotel. Do you like them?
Adam: I love their look actually! I like Bill very much. He's so glamorous... I like the risk he's taking adopting such peculiar styles...

Your styles are really similar...
Adam: That's right! Maybe we've got the same influences look-wise, we've got the same tastes! If we were to go shopping together, we'd probably buy the same clothes!!

Well, you are in Milan, the city of fashion! You and Bill could go shopping together!
Adam: Haha, right! Come on Bill, don't make me beg you!

Translation: by Seipht

Inrock Vol. 326 - Tokio Hotel in Tokyo - SCAN

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Tokio Hotel Dutch Street Team: Valentijnswedstrijd!

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Lieve mensen,

Over precies een maand, op 14 februari, is het Valentijnsdag. Op die dag laat je iemand waar je stiekem een oogje op hebt weten dat je van hem/haar houdt. En geef maar toe: op wie heb jij, stiekem of misschien niet zo stiekem, een oogje? Of zelfs 2 oogjes? Raap al je moed en je creativiteit bij elkaar en schreeuw het van de daken als je vlinders hebt voor Georg, Tom, Gustav of Bill. (En als je die niet hebt, mag je gerust doen alsof, gewoon voor de kick.)

Wat moet ik doen?
Bewerk een foto van je favoriete bandlid en plak jezelf erbij, zodat jullie net een verliefd stelletje lijken. Je mag op de computer iets photoshoppen, maar je kunt ook met papieren foto's, scharen en lijm aan de slag! Hieronder zie je een voorbeeld.
Daarbij schrijf je een liefdesgedicht van 10 tot 25 regels om je gevoelens nog eens extra duidelijk kenbaar te maken.

Wat moet ik doen als ik klaar ben?
Als je klaar bent, mail je je foto en gedicht naar tokiohotelnl@hotmail.com o.v.v. Valentijnswedstrijd.
Meedoen kan t/m zaterdag 12 februari. Op Valentijnsdag zelf maken we de winnaars bekend.

Wat kan ik hiermee scoren?
De winnaars mogen deze prijzen verdelen:

Foto met originele handtekeningen

Boek Tokio Hotel Fever

DVD Humanoid live

Souvenir flyer fanparty Hamburg (3x)

Promofoto accoustic set Keulen (2x)

Saturn folder met Bill erin (2x)

Info Update - Signing session - Tokyo, Japan - 10.02.2011

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Tokio Hotel will have a signing meeting with fans who buy the new Japanese album.

To commemorate the release of “Darkside of the Sun”, 500 people will participate in the signing session.

Are you eager for meeting Bill, Tom, Georg and Gustav? Please apply immediately, try your fortune! Details about the event and application as followed. Please pay more attention!

Date:2011/2/10(Thursday) Start time: 19:00 (schedule)
Event: Signing ession
Site: Some places (only for selected applicants)

Notes for Application:
☉Cell phones without internet function and full browser in cell phone can not be used (No PHS allowed).
☉Applicants are responsible for both the connection and communication costs.
☉Please uninstall the reply refuse setting before application.
☉Please uninstall the reply refuse setting with URL in the case of URL entries in mail.
☉Cautiously fill correct mail address and application ID.
☉Application ID should be English with capital letter, no number.
☉Application ID is only one time effective.
* Each application ticket is effective for only one time. One applicant can apply for application ticket many times. One selected application ticket can only be used by one person.
☉Children above three years old need application tickets.
☉Application ID and the rights of selected applicants can not be sold.
* Selected applicants can not transfer or resale the rights for this event to third party including family and friends. The rights are only effective for selected applicants themselves. Please understand the items mentioned above.
☉Application ID would not be released again for whatever reasons. Please properly keep.
☉According to the period of application process, from starting day to deadline, the reply system would be overcrowd, so please submit ahead of time relatively.
☉For the safety of personal information, encrypted communication can be used by SSL. Relevant browsers are necessary for usage of SSL (Cell phones are relevant models with SSL).In the case of SSL irrelevant Browsers, we are not responsible for the communication security (Cell phones are models irrelevant with SSL). Please understand fully.
☉After application deadline, no drawing. Notice mails would be sent to the mail address recorded in log in, to inform selected applicants.
☉No notice mail means unsuccessful, please make sure the correct mail address filled in.
☉To receive mails from “@p4you.net.”, please check all settings for mail reply before application.
☉Please uninstall the reply refusing setting with URL in the case of URL entries in mail.
☉Notice mail would not be sent again for whatever reasons.
☉After application deadline, all the information including mail address can not be confirmed, changed and deleted.
☉Application tickets enclosed in awards and notice mails are necessary for entrance, please properly keep.
☉No inquiry about the results of application, please understand.

Information desk: Universal Music Costumer Service
Hotline: 045-330-7213 Monday to Friday 10:00—18:00

Translation by Theresa

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Meet and Greet - Lyon, France - 18.03.2010

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Meet and Greet - Brussel, Belgium - 25.02.2010

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Meet and Greet - Oslo, Norway - 03.03.2010

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Tom's blog - 14.01.2011

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Erwischt!

...Bill übt heimlich die Songs anderer Künstler

Caught on Camera!
...Bill rehearsing the songs of other artists

Info Update #1 - Signing session - Tokyo, Japan - 10.02.2011

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There is more information about the signingsession in Tokyo on 10.02.2011!

Date: 10.02.2011
Time: 19:00
Where: Somewhere in Tokyo - Only the winnars will know where this place will be.

We are waiting for a translation about the rules to entry the contest.

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NEW TV DATES IN TOKYO 2011

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25/1 2011: BS Asahi.
27/1 2011: TV Asahi.
~~Source: Universal Music Japan.

cosmogirl.co: Scream For Tokio Hotel!

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Who is Tokio Hotel's? When I hear his name, certainly a lot who think that this band originated from Japan. One really! Because the band whose members Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Georg Listing, and Gustav Schafer comes from Germany. With the flow of music nu metal / acoustic rock, Tokio Hotel is now a worldwide idol. Bill's distinctive voice, a distinctive strength for the band who already has two of this album. Their rocket to success launched in 2001, when Bill and his twin brother Tom collaborated with Georg and Gustav. The first time they appear at an event in the area where they live with a little crowd really. But, from there that their success has increased. Originally Called Devlish, then they changed their band name before the release of first-language records Germany, Schrei (Scream in Bahasa). By 2005, they made their debut tour in Germany as a new artist.

After that Tokio Hotel is really skyrocketed immediately. In France, they never perform at the Eiffel Tower for a crowd of 500,000 screaming fans! Not only that, in early 2008, Tokio Hotel, to make 1000 Hotels European Tour. Beginning in March 2008 in Brussels, followed in the Netherlands, Luxemburg, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy to Scandinavia. Not yet satisfied, they again hit the U.S. in the second tour in August 2008. In this tour, they at once issued a new album, Humanoid (2009), which was released in two different countries with two languages, German and English.

Not only their music are stealing the attention, but also Bill's eccentric appearance. With the style of Tom, Georg, and Gustav is impressed 'normal', Bill's appearance in the spotlight. With a unique hairstyle, thin body with rocker-style clothes, and always full facial makeup. Not only that, Bill was always identical with the accessories, like a big silver necklace, black gloves, and black nail polish. And you Should know, make up that is always inherent in his face, apparently the result of Bill's own make-up you know! Even Bill could spend up to 1 hour to make up. Well, their efforts were not in vain right? The proof of this moment, the name of Tokio Hotel is already well known everywhere. Ladies, how do you react if you met them?

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NEW PICS - Tokio Hotel in Tokyo City, Japan 12.14.2010

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Airport - Nice, France - 20.02.2010 VIDEOS

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Buzznet twitter 12.01.2011

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Signing Session - Tokyo, Japan 10.02.2011

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Tokio Hotel back in Tokyo! According to a Japanese Website there will be a signing session with the band in Tokyo on 10th February 2011! 500 people will be drawn from those who have bought the album "Darkside Of The Sun" (which will be released on 2nd February 2011 in Japan) and they will have the opportunity to attend the signing session!

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Holidays - Cádiz, Spain - May 2006

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BUZZNET twitter (11.1.2011)

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Meet and Greet - Padova, Italy - 26.03.2010

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Airport - Nice, France - 20.02.2010

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Autographed Humanoid City Live DVD- Charity Auction

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"I’m sure you’ve all seen the news about the floods in Queensland, and how devastating they’ve been. We’ve also seen a lot of you guys not sure how to help. For this reason Tokio Hotel New Zealand and Tokio Hotel Australia have collaborated to get some TH Merch together to auction off, all the proceeds of which will go to the Queensland Flood Relief Appeal.

Up for grabs is the Humanoid City Live DVD and THTV Caught On Camera DVD both signed by the band!
So please, put in a bid if you can, and even if you don’t win one of the auctions you can still donate here. Even just $1 will help.

There’s one last thing and that’s: Get the word out! Spread it around as much as you can, the more people that are aware of the situation and that know how to help the better. If you have any questions or comments don’t hesitate to either comment here, or tweet us on either the @TH_Australia or @NZTokioHotel twitters.

Thank you again for your support. Our thoughts are with those affected by the floods."

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Meet and Greet - Marseille, France - 23.03.2010 - Tom

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DAA: Facebook

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Meet and Greet - San Remo, Italy - 19.02.2010

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Airport - Santiago, Chile - 26.11.2010

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Videoshoot - Der Letzte Tag/Wir Schließen Uns Ein - Berlin, Germany 18.07.2006

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Funswant-Magazine - Taiwan 2010 - HQ

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Meet and Greet - Marseille, France - 23.03.2010

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Tom's Blog - 09.01.2011

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Warum zum Snowboarden in die Alpen fahren...

...wenn es auch zu Hause in der Stadt geht! Snowboarden im Zentrum von Paris

Why going to the Alps for snowboarding...
...when you can do it in your town? Snowboarding in the heart of Paris

Bravo WebTV - 7/1 2011

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Chris Schaller - Schrei (Helden von Morgen)

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Tú #1/2011 [Chile] - "We'll never forget Chile"

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"We'll never forget Chile"

They were in our country for four days, and that was enough to see their talent and also all their friendliness. Here I leave you our last conversation with Bill, Tom, Gustav, and Georg.
By Yolanda Galaz T.

They say that they were terrified at their arrival. Also "they say" that they don't want others to get near them too much. The truth is that what happened at the airport -with so much love from Chilean fans- did catch them off guard, and if they did get a bit frightened, they were left joyous, since they never thought that in a country so far from Germany, they'd have such enthused fans. But the guys understood it, since they are conscious that it is a different culture. Now, that thing about "not wanting others to get near them much", I must say is completely true, and it wasn't easy for fans to get close to them -I saw it myself with some of you with whom I met outside the hotel- And it was such the protection that Tokio Hotel had, that even all the fortunate ones that won some Meet & Greet were highly warned. As off the record, I tell you that the instructions by their management were very clear "at the first tear, sign of hysteria, or the first of the girls to touch one of the four guys, the greet gets canceled". We know it wasn't by the guys, because they are really friendly, but that the rules were very strict, that is without a doubt true.

Now at the concert, we could see the true joy of the fans to see them so close. With a perfect sound, these Germans demonstrated why they are one of the most avant-garde shows of Europe, and why there were so many expectations surrounding their presentation. With Bill's unforgettable costume, his motorcycle, Tom's flaming piano, and the virtuous Gustav, and Georg's charisma, it was a concert filled with emotion, screams, girls fainting, and flames that without exaggeration were ideal to eat marshmallows.

With all the euphoria and desire to see them live and as the official magazine, we had EXCLUSIVE access to be alone with Tom, Bill, Gustav, and Georg, and aside from all that's been said and is said: they are four delightful and handsome guys. Girls, here's our last meeting with Tokio Hotel in Chile.

How did you feel with the welcome from fans in Chile?
Bill: In the beginning it was all so nice, especially at the airport (all laugh). We felt very flattered, happy, and expectant of what we'd live through in Chile.

When we spoke a month and a half ago, you told me that you'd allow yourselves to be surprised. Did Chile manage to do it?
Bill: The bad thing is we were not able to leave the hotel, so we made an effort to look out the window. What we could see was very beautiful, but there was no use to go out anywhere. Only Gustav went to a little market, to buy some things and he had a good time, even though he doesn't remember the name (Pueblito de los Dominicos).
Georg: Ah, but there is something that will never let us forget Chile. Right Bill?
Bill, Tom, Gustav: Yes, yes, yes (laughter).
Bill: Oh God! Never in my life had I felt an earthquake; and we had three in two days! (laughter). We felt two very strong ones and we woke up.

But...they weren't that strong.
Bill: What do you mean no? we got really scared.
Tom: (laughs) the truth is that we did get scared.
Bill: (laughing) I already thought that I would have to get dressed and that we would be evacuated.

So we gave you your first experience with earthquakes. Poor guys!
Tom: We had never felt one. It was...our first time (laughter).

But come on! they were two small ones. So then, with the 8.8 that we had last February you'd die!
Bill: No!!! I don't believe you (Bill stand up and sits back down). You think that could happen again, while we are still here?

I think that...hmmm...
Bill: Oh no, please...(Bill makes a fainting gesture).

Hahahaha, no, I promise that will not happen again...for now.
Tom: With luck, because we would not know what to do (laughs). And for "someone" to go out for evacuation just out of bed, would be a really good photo (laughter).

Let's change the subject, let's talk about Best Of. The album is ready. What do you expect from it, and what does it feel to now have a Greatest Hits?
Bill: On one hand if feels somewhat strange to have a Best Of so soon, but on the other hand we are proud to have so many hits to be able to make one. I can tell you that there are two new songs on the album, and one of them was recorded in 2002, Mädchen aus dem All (Girl From Outer Space)
Tom: Yes, and even Bill's voice is different, because the song was recorded before his voice changed (laughs).
Bill: Yea, and also it has another song, Hurricanes and Suns, recorded in 2009.

Let's talk about Bill and Tom's change of country. Was it based on a work strategy, to write and record? It's been said that it's due, in large part, by the fans' stalking, is that so?
Tom: The truth is that we feel incredible in Los Angeles, in regards to our private life (laughs). We recorded and wrote the majority of the songs from our last album in LA.

And what's going on with Gustav and Georg? Why did you stay in Germany?
Gustav: For family, and friends, they are all in Germany (they all laugh). Don't look at us like that! I'll tell you, the thing is that Bill and Tom have no friends and no one likes them (laughter).
Tom: That is true (laughter) we have no friends.

If there is something that has come to my attention, it's the campaign in which Tom and Bill supported PETA. How was it and how do you feel about animals?
Tom: Very nice photos (they all laugh).
Bill: We love animals so much. We have four beautiful dogs and the four we adopted from shelters.
Tom: Yes, and it's been two years that we are vegetarians.
Bill: Peta called us to support the specific campaign to free wild animals from the circus, and immediately we said yes, since we identify with it so much.

With such a good heart, have you worked on other campaigns in Germany?
Bill: For now it is our only project, but we are very interested in continuing along the lines of animals, and if it's possible, to have our very own project.

I ask you because Tokio Hotel is donating a music classroom to a school. What do you feel about the chance that Icon Group gives you to provide culture to kids that don't have the same opportunities you had?
Bill: It is a contribution that we are happy to give, since we were blessed with having a father and mother that were in the music world. We always had the possibility of making music, because we had the access to it, so being able to help other kids that don't have the means, is a great joy to us.

Some farewell words?
Bill: Infinite thank you, to the fans for the support we have felt these past days. Truthfully, we will never forget Chile...and not only for the earthquakes (laughter).

Translation by Vee @ THA

Tom's Blog - 07.01.2011

2011-01-08T23:45:00.000+01:00

Earthlings

Die Doku ist zwar schon ein paar Jahre alt – trotzdem immer wieder schockierend. Einmal ansehen ist Pflicht!

The documenatry is already a few years old but it has certainly not lost any of its shocking moments. You definitely need to watch it once.

Meet and Greet - Pragua, Czech - 15.03.2010

2011-01-06T19:44:00.000+01:00

Tom's Blog - 05.01.2011

2011-01-06T19:43:00.000+01:00

Das absolute Gegenteil von unplugged! / The absolute opposite of unplugged!

DAA: Facebook 04.01.2011

2011-01-05T16:29:00.002+01:00

Popcorn DE - New album + worldtour ??

2011-01-05T16:29:00.000+01:00

According to the new DE Popcorn magazine, the boys' new album will be released in September and a worldtour is planned in November!

Hotel - Mexico City - 03.12.2010

2011-01-05T16:28:00.002+01:00

Meet and Greet - Tokyo, Japan 13.12.2010

2011-01-05T16:27:00.002+01:00

Tom's Blog - 02.01.2011

2011-01-04T09:17:00.002+01:00

Skis + Fallschirm = Spass / Skis + Parachute = Fun

Superior, Speed Fly from Marshall Miller on Vimeo.

MYX: Tokio Hotel 'Best Of' Album Launch (Philippines)

2011-01-04T09:16:00.005+01:00

Tokio Hotel message for VH1 India

2011-01-04T09:16:00.002+01:00

Popcorn n º 01/11 (Poland)

2011-01-03T16:34:00.002+01:00

Popcorn n º 01/11 (Poland) - Tokio Hotel nominated!
Tokio Hotel are nominated in the following categories of the awards "Mic 2010"Popcorn Polish magazine. Fans can vote only residents of the country via text message to number 72150. We will announce the winners as they are announced.

2. Artista Extranjero:
1. Ke$ha
2.Lady Gaga
3.Katy Perry
4.TOKIO HOTEL
5.Adam Lambert
6.One Republic
7.Linkin Park
8.30 Seconds To Mars
9.Justin Bieber

4. Hit abroad:
1.Tik Tok - Ke$ha
2.Firework - Katy Perry
3.HURRICANE & SUNS - TOKIO HOTEL
4.Alejandro - Lady Gaga
5.Baby - Justin Bieber
6.The Catalyst - Linkin Park
7.Just the way you are - Bruno Mars
8.Sexy Chick - Akon & David Guetta
9.Whataya want from me - Adam Lambert
10.Waka Waka - Shakira

5. Event of the Year:
1.Reactivation Take That
2.CONCERT TOKIO HOTEL IN ŁÓDZ
3,Duet Rihanny i Eminema
4.Disease Nergala
5.Concert Lady GaGi in Sopot
6.Revert Korn
7.Concert Katy Perry in Warsaw
8.Heineken Open'er Festival in Gdyni
9.Two concerts 30 Seconds to mars in Poland
10.New scene service popcorn.pl

RTL TVI - 31/12 2010 L'année des stars

2011-01-03T16:33:00.000+01:00

Pro news - Tokio Hotel Best Off

2011-01-03T16:32:00.000+01:00

A new Tokio Hotel «Hurricanes and Suns» videoclip earns lots of views on the official TH site. The clip consists of numerous concert shows, tours and interview fragments. Some scenes were captured specially for a clip. Besides, an online premiere of another unreleased clip is coming soon.
«We travel a lot, you know, we are a German group that achieved an unbelievable success» – says Bill

Interviews - Tokyo, Japan 14.12.2010

2011-01-03T16:30:00.002+01:00

Tokio Hotel intro on DJ Jin's podcast

2011-01-02T12:03:00.002+01:00

"Hey, we are Tokio Hotel and this is Jin's Podcast..."

Listen -> here

Popcorn (DE) - Hits and Highlights 2010

2011-01-02T11:57:00.002+01:00

Looser of the year - #1 Tokio Hotel
Band of the year - #4 Tokio Hotel

Bild.de - Die Schönsten Deutschen aller zeiten!

2011-01-02T11:56:00.002+01:00

Bilder der schönsten Männer
Bill Kaulitz (21): Der „Tokio-Hotel“-Sänger löst Kreischtiraden aus, die gegen jede Dezibel-Vorgabe verstoßen. Unverkennbar androgyn und der lebende Beweis, dass auch Männern Kajal-Augen stehen können.

Source

OK! #75 Sebia

2011-01-02T11:55:00.002+01:00

Tom Kaulitz : Scandal master
Groupie girls, new love in every town, fights... Favorite Tokio Hotel twin, guitarist, is common guest in gossip column and adore scandals. Maybe just because of that girls are crazy about him!

[line on the left of Tom's head]: And he looks so innocente when you first see him...

translation by: Bim @ THS

MTV top 10 - Teenage star

2010-12-31T20:59:00.002+01:00

Meet and Greet - Milan, Italy - 12.04.2010

2010-12-31T20:58:00.003+01:00

Interview Plantão MIX TV - São Paulo, Brazil 23.11.2010

2010-12-31T20:58:00.000+01:00

Backstage - Tokyo, Japan - 15.12.2010

2010-12-31T20:57:00.002+01:00

Showcase in Tokyo - 15.12.2010 - Interview with English sub.

2010-12-29T23:59:00.002+01:00

Airport - Tokyo, Japan - 12.12.2010

2010-12-28T23:03:00.003+01:00

Meet and Greet - Tokyo, Japan 15.12.2010

2010-12-28T23:03:00.000+01:00

Interview on MTV Latin America 'LOS 100 MÁS PEDIDOS'

2010-12-28T10:08:00.000+01:00

Interview MTV Taiwan - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 30.07.2010 PART 5

2010-12-28T10:05:00.002+01:00

Press Conference - Tokyo, Japan 13.12.2010

2010-12-26T22:06:00.000+01:00

Showcase in Tokyo - 15.12.2010

2010-12-26T22:04:00.005+01:00

Tokio Hotel at Harajuku - Tokyo, Japan 14.12.2010

2010-12-26T22:04:00.002+01:00

Viva - Best of Bravo 2010

2010-12-26T11:58:00.000+01:00

Top 5 Deutsche Stars - TH #2

Meet and Greet - Tokyo, Japan 15.12.2010

2010-12-25T09:46:00.002+01:00

Airport - Tokyo, Japan - 12.12.2010

2010-12-25T09:45:00.004+01:00

Videomessage from Universal Japan - Happy Holidays

2010-12-25T09:45:00.002+01:00

Tom's Blog - 24.12.2010

2010-12-25T09:44:00.000+01:00

So Leute...

Ich werde jetzt gleich mit Bill ran an die Geschenke unter unserem Weihnachtsbaum. Bin gespannt, was meinem kleinen Bruder dieses Mal eingefallen ist! Ich mag ja schnelle Autos ... und aus Tradition hab ich wieder nichts für ihn!
An euch alle ein riesiges Dankeschön für ein tolles Jahr 2010 und da Weihnachten ist, starten wir hier jetzt noch ne kleine Verlosung. Zu gewinnen gibt es:
1. Special Edition Box by Kilian Kerner [erzähle uns welche Box Du haben möchtest plus welche Shirtgröße]

2. Reebok Top-Down [bitte Schuhgröße angeben]

3. Tokio Hotel Merchandise Überraschungspacket [bitte Shirtgröße angeben]

4. YourReebok Gutschein [einen Gutschein für die YourReebok Platform...lass Deiner Kreativität freien Lauf!]

5. Tokio Hotel CD Überraschungspaket

Um einen der Preise abzuräumen musst du nur eine email anXMAS@TokioHotel.de schicken und mit ein bisschen Glück gehörst Du zu den fünf Gewinnern. In Deiner email an uns bitte 1) Name, 2) Adresse, 3) Land & 4) Alter angeben und außerdem, 5) welchen Preis Du gerne gewinnen möchtest [inkl. Deiner Größe...z.B. bei den Schuhen "Größe 42" oder bei dem Shirt "Größe L"]
- Dieses Gewinnspiel endet am 31.12.2010 um 23:59 [CET] und alle Gewinner werden Anfang Januar 2011 per email benachrichtigt.

Tokio Hotel Weihnachtsgruß

All right guys...

In a little while Bill and I will storm the Christmas tree to get our gifts. I'm really curious what my little brother came up with for me this year! I love fast cars ...but to keep my personal tradition going, I didn't get anything for him!
Thanks so much to all of you for a fantastic year 2010 and since it's Christmas, we'll raffle out some cool prizes here. You have a chance to win:

1. Special Edition Box by Kilian Kerner [let us know which box you'd like to have plus your shirt size]

2. Reebok Top-Down [tell us your shoe size]

3. Tokio Hotel Merchandise Surprise Package [tell us your shirt size]

4. YourReebok Voucher [it's a voucher for the YourReebok platform...get creative there!]

5. Tokio Hotel CD Surprise Package

For your chance to grab one of the prizes send an email to XMAS@TokioHotel.deand you might be one of the five lucky winners. In your email, please include your 1) name, 2) address, 3) country, 4) age and 5) which one of the prizes you'd like to win [please also include your size...e.g. for the shoes "size 42" or for the shirt "size L"]
- This raffle ends on Dec. 31, 2010 at 11:59 [CET] and all winners will be notified in the beginning of January 2011 via email.

Tokio Hotel Christmas Greeting

NHK Education - Interview with Tokio Hotel [Japan] - 22.12.2010

2010-12-25T09:43:00.000+01:00

Christmas message: German and English

2010-12-23T16:04:00.002+01:00

Meet and Greet - Tokyo, Japan 15.12.2010

2010-12-23T07:15:00.003+01:00

waz-online.de - 22.12.2010

2010-12-23T07:15:00.000+01:00

Bill Kaulitz on his way to become a serious pop artist

Bill Kaulitz is a border crosser. The 21-year-old is a singer, model, advertising character and voice actor – and on his way to become a serious pop artist – but not everyone has noticed it yet.

They searched but didn't recognize him, as he stood in front of them. In the year 2003 Sat 1 [German TV channel] searched for a star, and met Bill Kaulitz. "Star Search" was the name of the Casting show. The 13-year-old Bill, his twin brother Tom and two friends "are making Independent-music according to their own statements", Kai Pflaume [moderator] explained back then, before Bill had entered the first TV stage of his life.

Breathlessly, the little boy with the Little-Vampire-hairstyle and black eyeliner around his eyes, sang the Weather Girls song "It's raining men" and was fidgeting frenziedly with his arms. Afterwards he had to listen to amusements about his flamboyant outfit. He was doing it politely and charming and turned towards the jury with a gorgeous smile.

Hugo Egon Balder [jury member] advised him to follow the comedy direction, because he said his voice is so "funny". Only Jasmin Wagner [another jury member], formerly known as "Blümchen" [engl.: floret; her artist's name], saw his potential. "Congratulations to this performance", she said obviously impressed: "You spare a record company a lot of work." Image advisers, styling experts – with Bill there is no need for all that. "You already bring along all of these things." She topped off with the sentence: "And I think if you continue, it can just go to the top." Balder and the other jury members chose an 11-year-old rapper instead of Bill though.

The friends, with whom the Kaulitz-brothers had already made music back then, are called Georg and Gustav. Nowadays the band is known as Tokio Hotel among all girls in Germany, Spain, Mexico, France, Canada, Israel and soon also the USA. But Bill's exceptional talent is still being unrecognized in a way. Maybe because of exactly those thousands and thousands of screaming girls.

Bill Kaulitz is a border crosser. He is a singer, model, advertising character and voice actor. With plenty of make up in his inconceivably pretty face, he overcomes the border between man and woman, which has an reflexive effect on the rumor that he's homosexual. May he confess not being gay as often as he wants. The sexual ambiguity simply belongs to his image – what confuses much more is, that his identical twin Tom goes around dressed up as normal boy. But Bill Kaulitz reminds of David Bowie, who had established the game with the gender roles as Ziggy Stardust only in the early 70's in the mainstream.

Nothing gets more punished among children than otherness. Obviously Bill has not cared about that all the while. Of course, he hated the school days in the 670-inhabitant-hicksville Loitsche. The reasons are obvious. How are pubescent most likely to react when seeing a guy with black dyed hair, whose hairstyle is as asymmetric as the style of his self-tailored pants? A rhetorical question. He's still doing his own thing unwaveringly. At the age of 9, the twins sing at village fairs, at the age of 12 they get to know Georg and Gustav in a club in Magdeburg and found the band Devilish. One year later, after Bill's performance at "Star Search", the music producer Peter Hoffmann went to exactly this club to see the band perform.

"In microcosm there just happened exactly that thing, which is going on at today's big concerts.", he remembers: "Screaming girls in the front row, mashing boys behind." Hoffmann invites them to his studio in Vögelsen in Lower Saxony, in the Lüneburg Heath. The boys get music- and singing lessons. Devilish becomes Tokio Hotel. They signed a contract with Sony BMG, but after half a year the record company got cold feet. The responsible manager dismisses the band. Sony BMG let slip a multi-million dollar business, the manager lost his job. Instead of them, Universal, Sony BMG's strongest competitor, has one hit after another with the band. Three albums have been released so far. A few days ago, a Best-Of-double-album was released. A CD with the songs in German, a CD with the same songs in English. The big mistake that has settled in the heads of clueless adults is, that Tokio Hotel is a casted boygroup. They have never been. Well, Bill and Tom already wanted to become rockstars when they were in second grade. But so the Rolling Stones had wanted, long before they actually became [rockstars]. The today 21-year-old Tokio-Hotel-frontman is more than just the head of an ageing teenager band with some pop ditties, that makes the masses scream. Kaulitz is one of those humans with unique charisma: androgynous, dramatic, glamorous. His band is getting less and less Nena, but more and more Nirvana.

A few weeks ago, arte [German TV channel] helped to make people as from 30, that have no daughter who's into Tokio Hotel, call attention to this young man. The culture channel showed an episode of its series "Durch die Nacht mit…" [Through the night with…]. In this episode Bill Kaulitz met Wolfgang Joop – and not only the fashion designer has been over the moon with Bill since then. But one could have already known this a long time before. But nobody, who's not in love with one of the Kaulitz-twins or Georg or Gustav, comes up with the idea to watch videos on their homepage or to attend a Tokio Hotel concert. Otherwise much more people would have already noticed that the girls, who had thrown "Diddle"-mice or bras on stage in the past, simply recognized who stands in front of them: an extraordinary young man, who has got what it takes to become a world star.

Translation by TokioHotel-Info

Source

Bravo WebTV - 22.12.2010

2010-12-22T22:02:00.000+01:00

Tokio Hotel Christmas message #2

2010-12-22T17:32:00.002+01:00

Harry Judd from McFly talks about Tokio Hotel

2010-12-22T12:11:00.002+01:00

Interview on tv - Tokyo, Japan

2010-12-22T11:46:00.000+01:00

BRAVO DE #55/2010 - "ENDLICH WOHNEN SIE IM TOKIO HOTEL"

2010-12-22T11:45:00.002+01:00

Showcase in Tokyo - 15.12.2010 - HQ

2010-12-22T11:44:00.002+01:00

Bild.de - Dirty talk with Tokio Hotel

2010-12-21T18:39:00.000+01:00

In Japan pöbelten sie, was das Zeug hielt
Dirty Talk mit Tokio Hotel!
Tom: "Hör auf zu blubbern, ansonsten knallt's im Karton!"

So haben wir Tokio Hotel noch nicht erlebt! Bei ihrem dreitägigen Aufenthalt in Japan pöbelten die vier Jungs um die Wette!

Da schlackern einem ja die Ohren, wenn man den Jungs von Tokio Hotel zuhört! Die vier Magdeburger ranzten sich beim Autogramme-Schreiben in einem Hotel in Tokio gegenseitig an.

Hier ein kurzes Gesprächsprotokoll:

Als Bill (21) seinem Bruder eine Autogrammkarte an den Kopf knallt, sagt Tom (21): "Hör auf zu blubbern, ansonsten knallt's im Karton!"

Dann plaudert Tom ein wenig aus dem Nähkästchen. Erzählt, dass der langhaarige Georg (23) einmal in die US-Sängerin Kelly Clarkson verliebt war. Als der sich beschwert, ruft Tom: "Steh doch dazu! Ich stehe doch auch dazu, dass ich Angelina Jolie mal hübsch fand."

Frontmann Bill mischt sich ins Gespräch ein und Georg schimpft: "Warum mischt du dich überhaupt ein? Du willst Britney Spears f*****!" Bill kontert: "Na und! Besser als Gülcan oder Collien!"

Und wo sie so schön in Fahrt sind, werden noch mehr alte Geschichten ausgepackt. Wieder ist Bassist Georg das Opfer.

"Weißt du noch, wo wir bei Georg in die Flasche gep**** haben und er es getrunken hat? Ach das weiß er noch gar nicht. Ups", erzählt Tom.

Lautes Gelächter, Bill haut sich auf die Schenkel. Tokio Hotel haben das Hotelzimmer in Tokio in ein Kinderzimmer verwandelt!
Später haben sich die Jungs aber wieder im Griff. Beim Essen wird Friede geschlossen.

Bill und Tom sind am Wochenende zurück nach Los Angeles geflogen, wo sie jetzt mit ihrem Produzenten David Jost an neuen Songs arbeiten.

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'Best of..' album plaats 95 in de NL charts!

2010-12-21T17:57:00.001+01:00

Tokio Hotel staat met hun 'Best Of..' album op plaats nummer 95 in de Nederlandse Album Charts.

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RTL Punkt 12 - 21.12.2010 - Backstage in Tokyo

2010-12-21T16:02:00.000+01:00

Rock in Rio 2011 Brazil - Tokio Hotel appears on the list! NOT OFFICIAL

2010-12-21T07:16:00.000+01:00

Day 4 - Teen (September 30)

•Tokio hotel

•McFly

•Blink-182

•Green Day

•Jonas Brothers

•Miley Cyrus

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Interview Radio 81.3 FM J-WAVE - Tokyo, Japan 14.12.2010

2010-12-20T22:31:00.002+01:00

Meet and Greet - Tokyo, Japan 13.12.2010

2010-12-20T15:27:00.001+01:00

InRock Vol.325 [Japan] - Scans + English Translation

2010-12-20T15:26:00.002+01:00

Translation

TOKIO HOTEL - Exclusive Photographs from Hamburg. TOKIO HOTEL's interview before they come to Japan.

"On the stage, I hope we can follow the things that can really stimulate ourselves from the deep hearts."

Bill /TH Interviewer: YUKO KATO Photos BY P.G.BRUNELLI/INROCK

TH sparked quite a stir among fans. TH accepted the interview from magazine photographer in Hamburg when they were busy with preparing for the South American tour's rehearsal. Their latest on-site interview and photos are released for everyone right away.
In fact, we had interviews with Bill and Tom before. It was published on Vol. 13 INROCK★POP! Please pay attention!

Hello, Bill, I'm very glad to talk to you. It is quite excited because it is the first time to talk with you guys. Can you hear me?
Bill: Yeah.

Ok, what is your schedule for today?
Bill: I got up very early this morning (editor's note: Berlin time, 12 o'clock), I'm a little bit sleepy right now. Actually if I don't have enough sleep, I can not do anything well. I'm that kind of person, but it doesn't matter! We are doing the rehearsal for South American tour in Hamburg's rehearsal room.

Wow!!!
Bill: Yeah, all the band members are doing the rehearsal.

Well, can you tell me some details about the South American tour? Such as theme, setting or anything is ok.
Bill: It's been almost one year since we began to go on tour. For the new album- Humanoid, we began to go on tour from April in Europe. We have been to many countries. We also performed on Asian MTV awarding ceremony. [I think maybe meaning EMA, editor got wrong] And we had good performance in Singapore and Malaysia. With this new album, we have done a lot of tour for a good while. Finally we made South America as the ending. We were really happy that we had our wish fulfilled, because we always wanted to do so. The first tour is in November, I guess. We are looking forward to it. All the settings were carried from Europe, so the scenery was exactly the same with Europe. The theme of the tours was still "Welcome to Humanoid City". It was the first time to meet fans in South America which was so great. And every one in our band had our own solo performance. It was really awesome and we were very nervous.

"We go on a tour round the world as a normal band instead of being made or produced, so we are so lucky."

It's unfortunate that I haven't watched your show yet. What do you guys think of your own show? Is it conceptual or dramatic? Or is it a rock show?
Bill: Just as you said, the theme of the tour is "Welcome to Humanoid City". In a word, we got the inspiration from the album of "Humanoid", so we prepared several sets of cloths for the show. I changed my cloths 5 times as well. In the conception of creating our own city, we made "Humanoid City" as the theme. This was pretty cool. This time we explored some creative adventures and experienced many new things too. All the members in our band played keyboard or piano or different kinds of instruments. So it was a new experience for everyone. It was a fresh and exciting show, although it was based on the album of Humanoid.

You must spend a lot of money, after all your show was not over after your performance.
Bill: Yes, the more we spent the more success we got. We hoped we can give all the fans a real show. The music was connected with everything. So we wanted to have perfect costumes, perfect stage. Everything must be matched perfectly. My birth sign is Virgo. In all sense, I am a completist. To let all the fans enjoy the show as much as you like, even as to forget to leave, we made lots of efforts. We hoped everything was perfect.

When you are on the stage, your characteristic is the same with yours in daily life or not?
Bill: I think the most important point is to reveal myself naturally on the stage. I don't want to give you an impression that I tried to act like some one else or I am assigned to be another person. In the creation stage, I hope we can follow the things that can really stimulate ourselves from the deep hearts. As a band, we have been together for almost 10 years. We have got lots of stage experiences, so we can express ourselves naturally on the stage. It's very important to contact with fans, which is related to the album. So we don't think we are playing some roles. As for me, what I pursued is to try new things and make the show fresh and new.

Where did you get the inspiration of changing the way you perform? Movies? Music? Or books?
Bill: Sometimes I can get inspired on the trip. There are many ideas. To write them down I always carry notebooks and pens with me on the walk or trip. Sometimes I got some inspiration from fans all over the world. And sometime I got inspired by others' PV. The last way is to listen to our own songs. I had lots of new ideas as I listened to our own music. The way to make PV or design the cover always came into my mind when I was doing the recording in the studio. What inspired me on the album of Humanoid are the things that we don't have on the earth. The cosmos, the aliens and science fiction unknown things are all the background of this album. We wanted to put all these elements on the stage. It was very difficult to figure out what we exactly want to do and how to do it and finally make a conclusion. Comparing to other albums, this album is full of electronic sounds, which sounds a little different. All the members tried different kinds of instruments. It was also a good idea on stage or external looking.

As you mentioned just now, the album of Humanoid is different from other albums. This new album is more refined. And you guys pad more attention to melody. It's conceptual. The previous albums impressed me as a rock music album.
Bill: Yeah. But we didn't plan to make this kind of album at the beginning. We didn't have any conceptual thoughts. We figured out involuntarily after we got into the studio.
We gathered in the studio. I combined all the themes and ideas in my mind gradually when I wrote and composed the songs. The title of the album was the same, so all of this was not we planned in advance. I didn't think anything like this at the beginning of writing. After I finished writing and producing, I began to think about the title, art designing, stage and so on. As last, I summarized all the ideas and made a complete album. This album was definitely different from the previous albums, but it's what we wanted. We expected something different. Because we took this album seriously, we spent a lot of time in the studio. I don't like to make a deadline or something and then I do my job according to the schedule under a big pressure. Usually the record company released a new album and then talked to us about next one. But it's very important that we have enough time to relax, and we gather in the studio. So we went to many countries and saw many streets for this album. We even went to LA, Miami and Hamburg. We met all kinds of people in cities all over the world and worked with many producers which really helped us find inspiration a lot. It was very cool.
This was also a new experience. Just because we spent lots of time and energy, we can figure out how to make a good song.

Oh, I got it. Bill, you are a super star like God in music world. And do you know why so many people are obsessed with you? What do you think? Is there anything that people understands you?
Bill: I don't know. Just because I don't know, so I can express myself naturally on the stage with no purpose. I don't define myself as any particular person. I am not gonna tell fans that next time which type I will be or what I will look like. What presents in front of you is exactly who I am. When I was a little boy, I put on make up and dyed my hair. That was me. Now in our band I still do what I want. It's very important for us that we are true to ourselves. Georg and Gustav are totally different from me, maybe. Nowadays there are quite few bands like us. "We go on a tour round the world as a normal band instead of being made or produced, so we are so lucky." There are so many German bands like us, I appreciate it a lot. Just enjoy it. We don't have any secret. Coz we dont even know what we will be, we become sort of super star by accident. If there are any bands like us, I believe I must be obsessed with them as well. (Laugh) To be honest, I was really touched as we went to so many countries. When we were in Asian early this year, everyone sang with us together. I was really happy. It was pretty cool for me as an artist at that moment. I was excited to see that kind of scenery. And finally we can go to Japan soon, so I cannot wait any more.

"We were born in a small town. There were many things that we didn't like."

We can not wait either. Your brother and you look like exactly the same. But in our previous interview, it was reported that your characteristics are totally different. Tom also said you two are like the two sides of the coin. Is that true?
Bill: Yes, you are right. I cannot imagine how I can live without Tom. We are together all the time no matter what we do. I feel we are like one single person. Although we are different on catachrestic, style and ideas, we are perfect when we are together.
Because we do every thing together, I cannot imagine what kind of life I can lead by myself. We founded this band together and we went to school together, till now we never separated from one another. The maximum time we separated is no more than 7 days, so actually we are almost together every day. It’s hard to say, there is something that only identical twin brothers can understand. We have some kind of connection like the sixth sense. Even though we are not together, we know what is in the other's mind. It's unbelievable. Yeah, I know it sounds crazy, but I guess this is what identical twin brothers have.

The most unimaginable thing is that you had the same score. I heard that both of you had the same score of 1.8 when you were in high school (editor's note: the way German score system is different from Japan's, 1 is the highest). You were such good students.
Bill: Yeah! (laugh) Tom and I didn't like to go to school. I think the most terrible period of time is school days. I wanted to make music since I was a little boy, and I just did what I wanted, so I didn't have much time to study. I had a feeling that we were supposed to be somewhere else instead of school. School's life was tough. We were born in a small town. There was no one who had the same hobbies and thoughts about life with us. At that time our dream was to go to some bigger cities to make music. The days we spent in that small town were not happy, coz we hated school. There were many annoyed teachers there. But our scores were good, so it was all right.

You said you have written songs for a good while, what kind of style is your next new song?
Bill: I kept collecting all kinds of ideas. I think the first thing I have to decide is the date we go to Japan. And we are going to South America later on (editor's note: it is after Japan's tour). It comes to a conclusion for this year. We will come back to the studio and start it over. We will spend more time than last time. Coz we need to think about what we want to do and what kind of music we want to make. So it's the moment of collecting ideas. After we come back to the studio, we will write songs with our producers like a family, which must be very cool. We look forward to the new album with new songs. And we also expect the next year.

When will the new album be released?
Bill: I don't know yet. I just have some ideas and wrote several songs, but I cannot tell when we will release the new album. I promise it will be amazing.

12th Nov. published Hamburg

The confidential inside story from photographer of INROCK are exposed.

REPORT BY P.G.BRUNELLI/INROCK

Confidential!!!!
Because I want to take some photographs for TH, someone told me that I couldn't tell anyone the specific location of rehearsal. I had to switch off the GPS system. I just knew I was in the suburbs of Hamburg, but I didn't know the exact location at all. I could say it was in the suburb of Hamburg. I guess even those crazy fans couldn't find where it was. Anyway, if TH's fans knew the location, it would be out of control. And it is because of this kind of thing, Tom and Bill had to move to LA. There were still some paparazzi tracking them there, but at least it was under the control. TH could go shopping there, coz it seems that they are not as famous as they are in Europe. I was guided to rehearsal room. There were accommodations, rehearsal rooms, bed rooms and garages. A new white race car is parked in the garage. I just wanted to ask whose car is it. I immediately found it is Tom's. I said to him "You live in LA. How can you park such a nice car here in Hamburg?" Tom said: "I have another one in LA". They signed a contract with Audi, so they are sponsored in US. By the way, to my understanding, Tom is the most mature. Two years ago, when I met him in France, he was a boy at that time. But now he is a brilliant young people. When we were shooting, Bill wore a pair of 10cm high heeled shoes. To reduce the height gap, considering the balance of the photos, he stood with his feet planted wide apart. They talked with each other in German. But if there was any problem, Bill replied me politely in formal English with a little accent. Tom and Bill's English are much better than 3 years ago. Maybe it's because they live in LA right now. But they need to work with Germans most of time, so both of them communicate in German. In the rehearsal rooms, the drum sets are reproduced. So they kept it in another room and tried to make it silent. To avoid the influence of noise, they made lots of efforts. There was a football table in the main room. When Bill was shooting his own picture, they played earnestly. Coz I was busy with shooting, I didn't know which one won. Tom and Gustav made a team to fight against Georg, so I guessed Georg was the best. After shooting, we went to the airport in a black car, which gave me a feeling that we were spies who kept the secrets. If we were questioned, I would never betray, never. In fact, no one noticed us. The customs officers with less experience saw our scan photo. And they thought some suspicious images were some parts of a bomb. Haha!!!

Scans & Translation by theresa @ THCN

Tom's Blog - 19.12.2010

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10 Stunden nach oben und in 10 Sekunden zurück auf den Boden
Ist es das wert? Denke schon...

10 hours to get up, 10 to get down
Is that worth it? I guess so...

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Bill and Tom with fans in Tokyo, Japan - 12.12.2010

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Showcase - Tokyo, Japan 15.12.2010

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Airport - Los Angeles, USA - 16.12.2010

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18.12.2010 MTV Brasil - Tokio Hotel Special

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