I know! Me, too! ;___; I wish I had tried right after I arrived in Japan as they were not THAT popular back then (they were extremely popular but it's been really crazy in the last year! x__X) ... ;___;
He is quite popular, too, actually! As he's not a group and doesn't give concerts it's a little bit different, though. I'm always surprised and proud to see how many fans he has ^-^ I wish I knew him a little bit earlier, came to Japan earlier, so that I could have seen him in one of his older stage plays (musicals) esp. Azumi and Red boots ;O;