frankly I have no idea Lisa but I hope they can pull a surprise or 2 in their upcoming single release

& yes MatsuJun's hairdo's waaay better on the latest VS ARASHI :yes

As long as Nino looks good in the PV, I will be happy! ^^

Maybe Sakurai "Happy Birthday" Sho could play Yattaman and rescue the other Arashi members? Or he will fight them with Ohno being the, well, Ri-da- of the villain group? :P

However it will be, I hope the PV will fit the energy of the song. ^^

hahaha

if it's true then Ohno will be playing the Maou in the Believe PV :rofl

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http://newshfan.livejournal.com/77966.html

oh I'm so happy that Wendy has helped me to sub this clip as I had been asking around but to no avail :(

it's great that Ken loves Kitto Daijoubu :laugh , I should thank him for getting me started on my ARASHI music journey

I hope they'll do a fun PV for Believe :D I'll never get tired watching them being just plain silly and have fun!

the last such fun PV they did was Happiness , I missed that , hopefully Believe will be something like it

woo , full version of KNK - http://theseventheaven.livejournal.com/37650.html

sorry for the short form because I can't recall spelling Ohno's solo song at all :dead2

"Kumori Nochi, Kaisei" is SO GOOD! :D it's such a cute song.

LOL xD That was clever. ^^

"Happiness" PV-like would be good. ^^ But I'm quite open for anything.

And, thanks for sharing "Kumori". :heart

I'm in love with Kumori nochi, Kaisei just from listening to it during the drama! Uta no Onii-san is so worth watching even if it's only for Ohno's priceless expressions. :laugh

KNK sounds similar to GReeeeN's Day by Day song. o_O....

That was the first thought when I heard it.

..."Kumori Nochi, Kaisei" is still not my cup of tea. maybe i'll need to watch Uta no Onii-san. :P

kaori, are you talking about...Minami?

GReeeeN's Day by Day, listen here:

http://www.imeem.com/adtrapper/music...en_day_by_day/

minami? i think kaori means Chisa from GIRL NEXT DOOR. she plays ohno's ex girlfriend in the drama :D

^ OHHHH, OKAY. :lmfao

because i thought Minami dated Ohno at one point in life, from that JE relationship chart.
cuz i love Minami. she was awesome in Yuukan Club and the Hana Kimi SP. xD

You must, kaori! Sometimes you'll wonder if Ohno really is acting when he makes that blank face he's famous for! :laugh

it's such a change for Ohno to sing such an upbeat cheery no. as compared to Song for me , Take me faraway :D

my younger sister said that she's considering to get the OS presses for both CD + DVDs in due time since she already has PayPal now

for me I just get the CD only when stock comes in from japan at the local HMV

:roflmao

Ohno recently acted in Maou so that's why I said so :laugh & yes I don't mind another Happines part 2 :yes

should be that Lisa

Chisa's mean to dump Ohno in the drama tsk tsk :grumpy . I hope she regret doing that later when the show progresses :roflmao

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Sakurai wins Oricon's "who would you want as a tutor" poll - http://community.livejournal.com/arashi_on/1306696.html

cute :D

& I'm downloading the 2nd episode of Uta no Oii-san that's hard subbed via http://rainawallis.livejournal.com/16980.html at the mo

B-side for Believe / KNK is revealed to be called Tobira - http://community.livejournal.com/arashi_on/1311213.html

er has ARASHI & GReeeeN been meeting up in secret ? :laugh cos GReeeeN released Tobira last month so ... ya

but anyhoo , can't wait for Tobira to be up & running in the weeks to come

tobira...the title has been used sooo many times, haha. but i think this will be better than all the other songs with the same name :tipsy

B-side called Tobira? LOL. Haha! XD

ratings for uta-oni #2 - 10.4%

so now i read that aiba is rumored for a lead role in a drama for the spring. i love aiba, really, BUT I NEED JUN TO BE IN A DRAMA ALREADY :weep i'm going to go crazy if he dosen't, lol.

and as if the forum isn't frustrating me enough, where is this week's AnS?! :weep :weep

:laugh

I know don't ask -_-'''


I don't think it's uploaded yet , maybe by tomorrow ? :shrug

I had so much difficulty posting today with all those ahs is unavailable messages.

Has it always been like that at ahs, or just in the last few month or so? :/

since january it's been happening. it's so frustrating. i was going crazy trying to post today, lol.

^ Yeah, me too, it was quite frustrating, not being able to post.

Yay!!! Aiba needs to have a lead role for a drama please! Like Sho said, Aiba's drama roles are as frequent as the Olympic games. Aiba needs more credit for his acting! Although he seems to be the person to make NGs a lot during filming...

Is there a tracklisting available yet for the new ARASHI single?

What are the songs so far that we know of, that will be on it?

^ Most probably will be Believe, Kumori Nochi, Kaisei + respective PVs for the Limited editions A and B, while the regular version will contain Believe, Kumori Nochi, Kaisei, Tobira + karaoke version of those three songs. I don't know if the tracklisting's available yet though..

regular edition (CD only) :

1) Believe
2) KNK
3) Tobira (this wouldn't be included in both CD + DVDs of the single)

& the 3 instrumental versions

CD + DVDs of Believe / KNK , you only will get the 2 double A-sides & they can be interswitched just like what happened to truth / Kaze no Mukou e .

Neither Tobira nor instrumentals are included

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Vivi Magazine (March 09) - Top Ikemen (Handsome) Ranking

1. Akanishi Jin (KAT-TUN)
2. Okada Junichi (V6)
3. Matsumoto Jun (Arashi)
4. Odagiri Joe
5. Yamashita Tomohisa (NEWS)
6. Mizushima Hiro
7. Narimiya Hiroki
8. Eita
9. Kamenashi Kazuya (KAT-TUN)
10 Tsumabuki Satoshi

Source - http://asianfanatics.net/forum/ViVi-...alk621759.html & http://watchful21.livejournal.com/

As expected of Karen, you always give the neatest information!

:D

I'm surprised not to see Nino or Sakurai on the list :(

Nino doesn't get much credit for being handsome. I think he's categorized as cute instead. ^^
As for Sho-chan - I don't know why he's not on the ikemen list~
Aiba's on the sexy list for me!
Ohno - As much as I love Riida, I can't categorize him in any list. Someone tell me if they can find the adjective for Riida.

I agree with Mizushima Hiro! I read Zettai Kareshi (Absolute Boyfriend) manga and was disappointed with him playing Soushi for the drama. But when I really watched the drama he really is more ikemen than his pictures. I don't know why.

Okada Junichi is ikemen! As for Akanishi, I feel that Kamenashi is more ikemen than him. Sorry.. *gets bricked by Jin fans*

I actually think Sho's the best-looking in Arashi. He (I almost wrote "she", though this would be more fitting for MatsuJun =P) doesn't only have looks, but also brains. ^^

:smitten that's our jun :cool

Ah, I see. Thx for the info! ^^

......i'm crying right now.

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=O5PVJzJTh3I

WHAT THE HEL?! they WASTED an amazing song with a stupid animated PV? :grumpy i'm so disappointed, i'm literally crying. THIS SUCKS, JE.

edit: OMFG THANK YOU GOD. i just remembered arashi were FILMING the PV, right? so like kaori said, we're getting 2 PVs. just not a movie version but an animated version? lol. phew, i'm calm now. they'll probbably air this PV before the real one.

AND ALICE, NINO GOT A HAIRCUT :smitten

^ Is the whole PV going to be with scenes from Yatterman anime? :(

read my edited post, lol. i really hope there ends up being 2 versions. i don't wanna have false hope :weep

2 PV's, that's good to know. ^^

NINO got a haircut? :love

I wonder if SHO is still "SHO" hot in this PV, HAHA!

i really can't comprehend why nino gets a HOT haircut, but jun and his crazy hair wasn't even chopped off yet :laugh

despite me and my rant before, arashi even looks hot animated :laugh

...well. animation's cool, right? but those PVs never get my attention, whether it be Arashi or not.

but there's probably gonna be 2 (hopefully). MAYBE A LIVE-ACTION OF THE ANIMATED ONE. LOL.

At least their hair is better than KAME's hair in the RESCUE PV preview. -___-
It looked like octopus style hair to me. :/

more info on the PV here: http://nana-komatsu7.livejournal.com/71804.html

it'll be an online only purchase, LOL. i'm so relieved you have NO idea :laugh

my younger sister was trying NOT to laugh hard at poor Kame in the ONE DROP PV but that FAILED :(

she said that his hair looked like Medusa :dead2

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scans of the guys's fanclub pamphlet via http://community.livejournal.com/ara...uki/71698.html

scans of Aiba & Ohno in Look at Star - Ovation' 09 - http://community.livejournal.com/is_snowing/4631.html

LOL, Medusa hairstyle seems more like it I guess.

Yes, please, two PVs - one animated one people version like how it's rightly supposed to be!

Omg Nino got a haircut!?!?!! I haven't seen it yet!!!!

I'm glad to hear you saying it's hot! *rushes off to find pictures of the new cut*

you can download the preview of the Yatterman PV via http://nana-komatsu7.livejournal.com/71804.html

at least the drawings of the guys in the anime-ish PV , it look like them in real life

I can't wait to see the full PV. *__*

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/b...asAnimatio.jpg

I know I should be focusing on Nino's :heart new haircut here....but is that a perm I see on Matsujun??? He permed it? It kinda looks like his Momo hair though...

Nino's hair is so nice, I love it!! :love

Not feeling Jun's hair at all :no Nino new hair is cute and I'm glad Ohno lightened his hair, it makes him look younger. annnnd Sho and Aiba look the same :heart

^I'm not too fond of it either. And the hood makes it even more awful looking, in the way that it looks like his hair was that long. lol

I don't understand what would be so bad about an animated PV. It's not like it's only scenes from the Yattaman anime, but Arashi animated. (Right?) So there went some work into it. (Animated Ohno, kawaii~! :heart)
Two versions are even better, though. ^^

It's been confirmed that an animated version of the PV and a live action version of the PV is being made. ^^ Looks like we'll have two versions after all!

O_O

then which version will be included in the DVD of the single ? both ? :shrug

& MatsuJun's new hairdo looked like a combo of the hairstyle he sported in truth PV & HYD :laugh

Answer:

ok so the animated Believe PV will be available for an online purchase only , I wonder why J Storm decided to make 2 different PVs for the same song ? :shrug

& omg yes Kaori , Nino's hairdo's now's :smitten & Ohno looks better now :yes

not as fierce & scary looking as during the Maou era :dead2

^ I think that maybe an animated PV is a must, since the movie is a live action adaptation of the Yatterman anime after all. They need to have an animated PV to show with the theme song itself - to sell the movie. And Arashi fans wouldn't want an animated PV of Believe with animated characters. Hence the live action version PV with the members - to sell Arashi's single. In short, it's a marketing strategy.

yeah Alice

that & with the 3 different editions of Believe / KNK too :grumpy

Physical CD sales are dropping every year so I guess J Storm steps in very early before this problem happened to combat this movement

avex prob realise this a bit too late , if not how you explain Rule / Sparkle :laugh

having said that , the guys do look super cute in anime form :luv2

is the 2nd PV really gonna live action? i dunno if i'll like that, lol.

but jun's hair in this week's AnS was GOOD :smitten i wish i can call him hot again though, haha.

I can't wait to see both PV's. *__*

well since it's said that the animated version of Believe will be available for download/purchase via online only , guess it's safe to say the PV that will be found in the DVD of the single will be live action

I can't imagine how it's gonna be :dead2

ok...all these sources are saying LIVE-ACTION. which could mean 2 things: Live-Action Yatterman or just a plain old PV. :laugh

we'll see what they do when the PV comes out then.

yea, i (miss)understood the meaning behind live action, lol. hopefully it's an actual PV.

but before that happens , covers are needed for Believe / KNK :grumpy

my younger sister said that if the covers for both CD + DVDs are nice , she will consider to buy the OS presses of both

LOL, haha. XD

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=NEOIPS-336

Release Date: 2009/02/13

"Arashi member Jun Matsumoto's personal photo book release! Size: A6 / 64-page / All color *The release date is subject to change. *Please note that the books are available in limited quantities. Order now while supplies last! *Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Satoshi Ono's photo books are expected to be released on March."

wow O_O

personal photobook ..... :lech :innocent :thud

MATSUJUN :thud

Have any of the other members had photobooks released before?

I want a SHO or Nino photobook. ^^ :yes

:roflmao

there's also 1 for Nino too - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=NEOIPS-337

:yes & that's for the Otakara series

Ah, I see.

I want a Nino personal photobook. I'm sure he would be hot in it, lol. :love

Eh, another photobook? Are these their official photobooks?

er that's the thing Alice , I don't know :shrug

I prob ask this before but who in ARASHI smokes ? Does Nino does it ? :shrug

I know Ohno & MatsuJun did in Uta no Oii-san & Bambino ! but how about in real life ?

I think they (Ohno and Matsujun) do smoke in real life, Nino definitely does. Look at his gums in his pictures from some time ago, they were so dark. He was quite a heavy smoker. But when Johnny's had a new no-smoking rule, he quit. Not sure if he quit smoking for good, but he mentioned about quitting in his Jweb blog last time.

I definitely have a sneaky suspicion (:laugh) that Sho and Aiba smokes too. Or at least used to...

It's good that they had the no-smoking rule. They're vocalists after all; smoking's bad for their voices.

they are, already?! promotion comes fast this time, lol. can't wait!

ah ok Alice & since when Johnny's implemented a no smoking rule ?

no they're not Kaori - http://www.fujitv.co.jp/HEY/

if it's true , then their names would have been reflected on the HEYx3's official site

it's more likely that they will be recording their parts on 2nd Feb since it's not broadcast live unlike MUSIC STATION

HYDF takes 2nd in last year's Japan top grossing flims list - http://community.livejournal.com/arashi_on/1319040.html

nice :D

oh yeah. recording kinda makes more sense :P oh well, it'll be broadcasted in a few weeks anyway.

remember the last time they were on HEYx3 ? someone posted a fan report that she went for the live recording & it didn't aired til 1-2 weeks later til the recording commenced

yup i remember that. they filmed in november, i think, and that episode aired in december :yes

so should i, kaori. but it's so long and i have no patience, haha. but i think i will since i took a small break from arashi lately :P

haha it's ok because I already know it long ago that they wouldn't be appearing on HEYx3 next Mon so it's alright :laugh

anyway regarding the smoking question I asked a few posts ago , I guess it doesn't matter to me so much although I do wish that the guys will quit :( as it's not very good for their health

in anycase I still support them no matter what :D it seems silly & if not pathetic if I were to drop support them & KAT-TUN just because they smoke

it's just the habit I dislike & not the guys :yes

I don't like seeing people smoking either, I hope they quit. :/

the guys in HK Apple Daily - http://charingyu.livejournal.com/4002.html

oh cute :D

somehow Nino in cartoon , both in & without disguise doesn't look like the real Nino :dead2

I am not sure when, Karen, but Nino wrote about him being not able to smoke anymore because of that rule in his Game Nikki. I hate smokers too, can never stand the smell.

Sho wrote in his Jweb blog that they'll be dancing as well in Believe PV. Yay~!

i may go to this ..

DANCING?! :thud thank god!

you should go, kawaii otaku. i would if i was able to :weep

^I agree! :yes

i just finished this week's Himitsu no arashi-chan, and nino's haircut is HOT! :smitten but jun....omg, i can officially say that he looks HOT again :luv2 i'm so happy :weep

NEW NINO DODRAMA SP - http://community.livejournal.com/arashi_on/1322794.html

& Scans of the guys in Only Star mags - http://community.livejournal.com/arashi_on/1322592.html

you can download the latest VS ARASHI via http://community.livejournal.com/onl...es/583739.html

^ it's a DORAMA SP. thus, it's only one episode. :P

but awesome! i'll watch anything with Neenermiya. Arashi's best actor, IMO. :yes

I KNEW HE CUT HIS HAIR FOR SOME REASON :weep

damn JE, WHERE THE HELL IS JUN'S NEW DRAMA? :weep :weep oh well, they should be happy i love nino, so i don't mind so much :laugh but omg...i NEED jun to have a drama. i can't keep waiting. it's gonna destroy my health :weep

anyway, is it really gonna be an SP? if so, then hopefully there's still some hope somewhere for jun to have a drama in the usual friday timeslot :weep btw, when is the date for nino's drama, anyway?

oh thanks Irene , I fix it up in my previous post

ok so it's a 1 off thing of sorts

Thanks very much, Karen. You always provide good resources and links. ^^

NINO in a Jdrama... even if it's one episode, I want to see it. *__*

From http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4372 :

Arashi's Kazunari Ninomiya is starring in a TBS drama special called "DOOR TO DOOR." This is the third and last in the network's "kandou drama" series, which includes last year's "Marathon" and 2006's "Sukoshi wa, Ongaeshi ga Dekita Kana." Ninomiya also starred in those two specials.

These dramas are based on true stories about young men overcoming illnesses. "DOOR TO DOOR" is inspired by Bill Porter, an American door-to-door salesman who achieved the highest sales for his company despite suffering from cerebral palsy. In the U.S., Porter's story became a successful book, and it was turned into an Emmy-nominated made-for-TV movie on the TNT network in 2002.

TBS's version of "DOOR TO DOOR" is set in Japan, with Ninomiya playing the lead as a man named Hideo Kurasawa. His supporting cast includes Kanako Higuchi as his mother and Rosa Kato as a co-worker. Filming started on Sunday. TBS will air the drama on March 29 at 9:00pm.