Hosomi Takeshi's Youth

A week ago, I found an interesting story about Hosomi Takeshi. When I read it, I feel excited to share this post I found in FB. The story about Hosomi that we will never know from media. Thank God there was a person who want to share his experience of meeting Hosomi at his young age.

So this post is from Michihiro Sato where he worked as a teacher in Hosomi's junior high school. I'm really glad he brought this story to ELLEGARDEN's fan especially me, who really wanna know deeper about Hosomi.

Imagine young Hosomi at age of 13, 14 years old (even the picture showing Hosomi at 30s)

【Tasogare Ｍichy's Ｍonologue】
《Ａbout the period of Ｈosomi Takeshi in youth》

☆1986［Showa 61］
I began to work at the school Ｈosomi commuted to. Ｈe was in the second grade at junior high. Ｈe was a good-looking boy with beautiful figures (yeah Hosomi indeed really handsome 😍). The school adopted a graded-class system in
Ｅnglish and Ｍath classes, though it still does the same system. Ｈosomi belonged to the upper class in my English class (wow Hosomi! you're brilliant. No wonder you have perfect pronunciation),

That year, Japanese economy was about to enjoy "bubble boom." But in April, nuclear meltdown occurred at Chernobyl in former Soviet Union （Russia）. The whole world was shocked at the incident.

☆ 1987（Showa 62）

Ｈosomi became a third-grade student. Ｈe took part in a school trip to Kyoto and Nara. Ｈe says he disliked the way the students decided the seats in a bus during the trip.

Looking back to the world affairs of that year, the Chinese authorities cracked down on pro-democracy demonstrators
at Tiananmen Ｓquare. They suppressed the movement for democratization mainly by students. They haven't published the exact number of its casualities. l felt anxious about the incident that put a clock back.

☆1988（Showa 63）

This is the last year of Showa Era. Ｈosomi went on to the first grade of high school. The third principal, whom I respected
so much, came to a position.

The principal was strict about students coming to school late. Ｈe watched them come to school near the doors for students every day. Ｈosomi may have thought of the principal as a difficult person because he had an uncomfortable feeling about the school rules.

Ｈe says he performed some songs well as a band-unit with his friends at "School Festival" in September. I hear he was pretty good at playing the guitar.

That year saw a big sale of "Dragon Quest I I I..And towards a legend." Ｈe also may have enjoyed the game.

Ａlso, the Showa Emperor came to be seriously sick, so the mood of self-control came about all over Japan. I wonder how  Ｈosomi was feeling about that mood at that time. 

☆1989（Showa 64 or Ｈeisei 1 ）

Ｈosomi dropped out of school because he had a hard time adjusting himself to school life. Ａshamedly enough, I should say it was not until last year that I knew he had dropped out. When I read his interviewing articles on music magazines. I found his comments saying that he felt kind of a sense of discomfort in school life.

I retired in Ｍarch last year. If I had not chosen to be a part-time teacher, I would have forgotten Ｈosomi Takeshi for ever.

Ｂut fortunately, I happened to hear a name, Ｈosomi Takeshi from a girl student for the first time in 30 years.

Ｎow I am so proud of his being a great rock singer. I know he works out at gymn often. I hope he will continue to be successful as a forever young rock singer.

It's amazing how the teacher can remember Hosomi, and some specific incident where he said about school trip to Kyoto and Nara. Hosomi dropped school not because of his IQ or he cannot cope with the study, but he just discomfort to the school's rule. Yeah I wonder how young Hosomi's thought about. And also I wanna see his picture when he wearing his junior high school. He must be really cute! 

Just imagine Hosomi in this uniform 😍

This naughty boy, Hosomi. This collection pictures doesn't resemble your actual age. At this time, Hosomi might be at his 30s. He's so cute but you need to realize, he's now 45.