i was happily flipping through my ton of old arashi mag clippings <s>for the nth time</s> and thought that the most intriguing period of jun's stardom was between mid of 2001 to mid of 2002...

is it just because of gokusen? or something we all donno about...? or just plain puberty?^^
<s>personally i think puberty + lots of air getting into his head from gokusen XD!</s>

just by looking at the pics alone, the change is awesome! it's not really just his hairstyle, it's his smile, his demeanor, his attitude... all of it... well, most of it...^^

200110-200205 from the wink up series:

from 200110 kindaichi time
 

to 200205 gokusen announcement

pics prove.

all from wink up coz it's tooooo mendoksai to scan all the 5 mags LOL... unless strongly requested
200110
 

200111
 

200112
aiyoh... this is really dorky XD! kid trying to look older... XD!
 

200201
kakkoi! but still very much a kid^^
this is a great shoot. will post up all the pics from this issue later^^
 

200202
can't hide the childish dorkiness *pinches cheeks*
 

200203
 

200204
someone's hair getting longer... O.o...
this is a gem of a johhny shoot XD!
will post this issue up later...
 

200205
eehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?????? he looks really and finally more like a teen than <s>someone's nephew</s> a little boy... O.o...
 

with the announcement of jun in gokusen...
for sure i feel much less like a pedophile gawking at this than at those pics above XD! <s>although i really do enjoy gawking at those pics above hee</s>
 
 

now, this is what i call atomic growth spurt ORZ!!!!