you're probably right on that Kaori & yes I do hope that Sept 11th's the date too :yes

PLEASE BE 19 AUG!! I CANT' WAIT ANY LONGER. LOL! :D

actually, i can take the wait. because i don't wanna rush my summer for school :laugh

LOL :laugh

I hope HMV's able to import both editions of All the BEST when it's out in Japan on 19th Aug man *prays

if not , I will wait for a month + to get the OS

think positive, karen! :D

lol yeah I'm I'm :laugh

I know recently both editions of KAT-TUN's Break the Records were brought from Japan to be sold here , especially the limited edition as it does NOT contain a DVD

so I'm quite sure that the same thing will go for All the BEST as thank goodness it doesn't come with a DVD & the same thing goes for the limited edition of NEWS's colour too

That's why I'm quite hopeful about this lmao

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I watched this week's VS ARASHI earlier on & ooh a lot of things going on

I better put it in the spoiler mode in case Lisa's going to watch it . It's just 2 anyway

xD

but this time round , the shorts that he wore in the latest VS ARASHI , made me go o_O . The pattern going on in his shorts was weird for my liking

for One Love's PV , it took me quite a while to realise he was the only 1 wearing shorts

omg 5x10 is officially stuck in my head! after listening to it quite a few times, it's grown on me and i LOVE it. :love

yeah guys

somemore the fact that the guys wrote the lyrics for 5x10 together as a group , it's even more <3

:love

ZERO x Election 2009

Arashi's Sho Sakurai (27) is going to appear in a special election program titled "ZERO x Senyko 2009," airing on NTV on August 30. After Arashi finishes a 10th anniversary concert at the National Olympic Stadium, Sakurai will join the show's "Part 2," which starts at 12:15am. This is his second appearance on an election program, after the House of Councillors election in July 2007.

"ZERO x Senyko 2009" will have talento Shinsuke Shimada (53) and "NEWS ZERO" caster Nobutaka Murao (53) as its main emcees for the first half (starting at 9:00pm), but Sakurai will appear in the second half (starting at 12:15am), which comes after the general results are in. Representing the youth generations, Sakurai's duty will be to explain the election results in an easily understandable way.

The show is an election special based on Sakurai's "Ichimen" corner from "NEWS ZERO," which he is a regular on. He will analyze the election results and explain the data on-screen. "This is very important election for the 'future Japan.' I'll be an intermediary between the many viewers and politics... I certainly aim to become a navigator. And after the elections, even if by myself, I want the program to make the many youths understand and feel the 'future Japan,'" he said enthusiastically.

On election day, Sakurai is performing in concert with Arashi at the National Olympic Stadium starting at 5:30pm. After the show is over, he will rush to NTV in Shiodome. From the concert, Sakurai will be accompanied by his producer, who will prepare him for the TV program by updating him on the election news. In addition, reporters from the network's politics division are giving him lectures about topics such as the significance of this election, the fundamentals of the lower house elections, and the party manifestos. He will undergo 4 of these study sessions to properly prepare for the actual show.

Shinsuke Shimada commented, "I feel happy to witness this turning point of this era. More than being a caster, I plan to be like a 'passing-by commentator.'" Murao said, "There's a big difference between this election and previous ones. That's because this is an election that will decide the political administration. You can't help but pay attention."

Source - http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertain...OHT1T00255.htm

translations - migimaru@LJ

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I'm not a politics person myself but to see Sakurai to take up such a task , it's cool I guess

Japan's having an election right now? i don't know much Japanese politics but i have heard some opinions on the current regime...lol. :P

"5x10" is a pretty nice song. i like it better than their latest efforts on slow/ballad songs. the lyrics are better than the actual song itself, though.

wow, go sho! :D i'm happy for him and his news duties.

edit: from 2ch...

so it's longer on the RE? hmm...

^Either that or something follows it? Another song or talking?

maybe it'll be a secret talk or something (i kinda hope so, lol. i love those talks)

Limited Edition - 5×10[5:28]
Regular Edition - 5×10[8:18]

o_O , OK that's quite unexpected & yes I suspect it's a Secret talk going on once more after Beautiful days's

it's ok because I can do without it

& ARGH just 11 more days before the album's released in Japan T_T @_@ :dead2

Heard 5X10 a few days ago and I still can't get over how awesome it is. And I love Sho's rap and the translation is so beautiful.

If it's talk, it probably will be something like this. It better should be. lol