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ka♡ri. 4th July 2009 07:10 PM

Arashi's All the Best -21st Thread-
 


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Hi Arashi !
This year is their
TENTH ANNIVERSARY
So it's gonna be a year full of Arashi Love !
They are one of Johnny's Entertainment's most successful groups !
They debuted aboard a cruise ship in Hawai'i in 1999 !
They are the most popular JE group outside of Japan !
They are the most talented TV personalities, actors and musicians in JE (imho ok. :lmfao) !



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大野智
♥ Ohno became Arashi's leader because of a Rock-Paper-Scissors game! He didn't even want to be the leader!
♥ Arashi's mama's boy! He says his mom still buys his clothes!
♥ Known for his amazing artistic ability!

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松本潤
♥ Jun is an elite in Johnny's - meaning that he is one of the few who didn't have to audition to make it into JE!
♥ Known as the "bait" to Arashi thanks to his good looks and acting roles!
♥ Although the youngest, he's the most serious about Arashi's work!

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二宮和也
♥ Nino is currently obsessed with magic tricks which is why he's always performing them on TV! It has eclipsed his love for his DS!
♥ Has made his Hollywood debut in Clint Eastwoods Letters from Iwo Jima!
♥ Loves to play jokes and pranks on other members!

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櫻井翔
♥ Sho may seem to be the most manly in the group - but he's the biggest scaredy cat!
♥ Inspired many of his kouhai to attend college after getting into Keio University!
♥ Also hosts the popular news show NEWS ZERO!

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相葉雅紀
♥ Aiba enjoys animals which lead him to work on Tensai! Shimura Dobutsuen where he often gets to work (hilariously) with wild animals!
♥ Joined Johnny's only to meet his idol Miyake Ken and play basketball with SMAP!
♥ Loves speaking English - even though he's not too great at it!

Spoiler:
_DISCOGRAPHY
Albums

* [2001.01.24] ARASHI No.1 ~Arashi wa Arashi wo Yobu~ (ARASHI No.1〜嵐は嵐を呼ぶ〜) | #1 | 323,030
* [2002.05.16] ARASHI Single Collection 1999-2001 | #4 | 152,140 ** (still charting)
* [2002.07.17] HERE WE GO! | #2 | 147,520
* [2003.07.09] How's it going? | #2 | ???
* [2004.07.21] Iza, Now (いざッ、Now) | #1 | ???
* [2004.11.10] 5x5 THE BEST SELECTION OF 2002←2004 | #1 | 184,289 ** (still charting)
* [2005.08.03] One | #1 | 149,424 ** (still charting)
* [2006.07.05] ARASHIC | #1 | 163,718
* [2007.07.11] Time | #1 | 300,712 ** (still charting)
* [2008.04.23] Dream"A"live | #1 | 315,925 (2008's THIRTIETH HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM!!) ** (still charting)
* [2009.08.19] All the Best! 1999-2009



Singles

* [1999.11.03] A・RA・SHI | #1 | 973,310
* [2000.04.05] SUNRISE Nippon / HORIZON (SUNRISE 日本) | #1 | 405,680
* [2000.07.12] Typhoon Generation (台風ジェネレーション) | #3 | 361,100
* [2000.11.08] Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi (感謝カンゲキ雨嵐) | #2 | 362,490
* [2001.04.18] Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Iru (君のために僕がいる) | #1 | 323,020
* [2001.08.01] Jidai (時代) | #1 | 354,460
* [2002.02.06] a Day in Our Life | #1 | 378,050
* [2002.04.17] Nice na Kokoroiki (ナイスな心意気) | #1 | 239,730
* [2002.10.17] PIKA☆NCHI | #1 | 184,388
* [2003.02.13] Tomadoi Nagara (とまどいながら) | #2 | 175,290
* [2003.09.03] Hadashi no Mirai / Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono (ハダシの未来 / 言葉より大切なもの) | #2 | 222,687
* [2004.02.18] PIKA★★NCHI DOUBLE | #1 | 136,355
* [2004.08.18] Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy / Hero (瞳の中のGalaxy) | #1 | 256,187
* [2005.03.23] Sakura Sake (サクラ咲ケ) | #1 | 172,737
* [2005.11.16] WISH | #1 | 306,330 ** (still charting)
* [2006.05.17] Kitto Daijoubu (きっと大丈夫) | #1 | 204,190
* [2006.08.01] Aozora Pedal (アオゾラペダル) | #1 | 189,428
* [2007.02.21] Love so sweet | #1 | 455,957 ** (still charting)
* [2007.05.02] We can make it! | #1 | 204,775
* [2007.09.05] Happiness | #1 | 290,214 ** (still charting)
* [2008.02.20] Step and Go | #1 | 374,449 (2008's TWELFTH HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE!!)
* [2008.06.25] One Love | #1 | 559,346 (2008's SECOND HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE!!) ** (still charting)
* [2008.08.20] truth / Kaze no Mukou e (風の向こうへ) | #1 | 655,513 (2008's HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE!!) ** (still charting)
* [2008.11.05] Beautiful days | #1 | 468,815 (2008's TENTH HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE!!) ** (still charting)
* [2009.03.04] Believe/曇りのち、快晴 | #1 | 650,101 (2009's CURRENT HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE!!) **(still charting)
* [2009.05.27] 明日の記憶/Crazy Moon~キミ・ハ・ムテキ~ | #1 | 604,628 (2009's CURRENT SECOND HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE!!)
* [2009.07.01] Everything | #1 | 342,070 (2009's CURRENT SIXTH HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE)

DVDs

* [2000.06.28] Suppin Arashi (スッピンアラシ)
* [2002.06.12] ALL or NOTHING
* [2002.06.25] PIKA☆NCHI LIFE IS HARD Dakedo HAPPY (ピカ☆ンチ LIFE IS HARDだけどHAPPY)
* [2003.12.17] How's it going? SUMMER CONCERT 2003
* [2004.02.18] Making of PIKA☆☆NCHI (ピカ☆☆ンチ)
* [2004.10.20] PIKA☆☆NCHI LIFE IS HARD Dakara HAPPY (ピカ☆☆ンチ LIFE IS HARDだからHAPPY)
* [2005.01.01] 2004 Arashi! Iza, Now Tour!! (2004 嵐!いざッ、Now Tour!!)
* [2006.11.01] C x D x G no Arashi Vol. 1 (C x D x G no 嵐 Vol. 1)
* [2006.11.01] C x D x G no Arashi Vol. 2 (C x D x G no 嵐 Vol. 2)
* [2007.05.23] ARASHI AROUND ASIA
* [2007.10.03] Kiiroi Namida (黄色い涙)
* [2007.10.17] ARASHI AROUND ASIA + in DOME
* [2008.04.16] SUMMER TOUR 2007 FINAL Time -Kotoba no Chikara- (コトバノチカラ)
* [2009.03.25] ARASHI AROUND ASIA in TOKYO | 351,800 (2009's HIGHEST SELLING DVD!!)


_FILMOGRAPHY
Movies

* [1998] Shinjuku Shounen Tanteidan (新宿少年探偵団) | Aiba Masaki & Matsumoto Jun
* [2002] PIKA☆NCHI Life is Hard Dakedo Happy (ピカ☆ンチ Life is Hard だけど Happy) | Group
* [2003] Ao no Honoo (青の炎) | Ninomiya Kazunari
* [2003] Kisarazu Cat's Eye -Japan Series- (木更津キャッツアイ -Japan Series-) | Sakurai Sho
* [2004] PIKA★★NCHI Life is Hard Dakara Happy (ピカ☆☆ンチ Life is Hard だから Happy) | Group
* [2005] Honey & Clover (ハチミツとクローバー) | Sakurai Sho
* [2005] Tokyo Tower | Matsumoto Jun
* [2006] Kisarazu Cat's Eye -World Series- (木更津キャッツアイ -World Series-) | Sakurai Sho
* [2006] Letters from Iwo Jima (硫黄島からの手紙) | Ninomiya Kazunari
* [2006] Tekkon Kinkreet (鉄コン筋クリート) | Ninomiya Kazunari
* [2007] Kiiroi Namida (黄色い涙) | Group
* [2007] Boku wa Imôto ni Koi wo Suru (僕は妹に恋をする) | Matsumoto Jun
* [2008] Kakushi Toride no San Akunin : The Last Princess (隠し砦の三悪人 THE LAST PRINCESS) | Matsumoto Jun
* [2008] Hana Yori Dango Final (花より男子F) | Matsumoto Jun
* [2009] Yatterman (ヤッターマン) | Sakurai Sho

Shows

* VS Arashi (2008-04-12 + still airing)
* Himitsu no Arashi-chan (2008-04-10 + still airing)
* Golden Rush Arashi (2007-10-20 + 2008-04-05, 23 episodes)
* Arashi no Shukudai-kun (2006-10-02 + still airing)
* Mago Mago Arashi (2005-2007, 125 episodes)
* Odoroki no Arashi SP 3 (2007-10-11)
* Odoroki no Arashi SP 2 (2007-03-23)
* Odoroki no Arashi SP 1 (2006-09-26)
* G no Arashi (2005-10-05 to 2006-09-27, 51 episodes)
* D no Arashi (2003-07-02 to 2005-09-28, 116 episodes)
* C no Arashi (2002-07-03 to 2003-06-25, 50 episodes)
* Arashi no Waza-ari (2004-2005, 50 episodes)
* Mayonaka no Arashi (2001-2002, 38 episodes)
* Nama Arashi (2002-2004)


_CONCERTS
* [2000.04.06 - 2000.04.30] Arashi FIRST CONCERT 2000 (嵐 FIRST CONCERT 2000)
* [2000.08.13 - 2000.08.29] Arashi Typhoon Generation SUMMER CONCERT 2000 (嵐 台風ジェネレーション SUMMER CONCERT 2000)
* [2001.03.25 - 2001.04.30] ARASHI SPRING CONCERT Arashi ga Haru no Arashi wo Yobu Concert (ARASHI SPRING CONCERT 嵐が春の嵐を呼ぶコンサート)
* [2001.12.23 - 2002.01.07] ARASHI All Arena tour Join the STORM nagoya osaka yokohama
* [2002.08.06 - 2002.09.08] ARASHI SUMMER 2002 HERE WE GO!
* [2002.12.28 - 2003.01.13] ARASHI STORM CONCERT 2003 Shin Arashi ATARASHI ARASHI (ARASHI STORM CONCERT 2003 新嵐 ATARASHI ARASHI)
* [2003.08.07 - 2003.09.07] USO!? Japan special "How's it going?" SUMMER CONCERT 2003 (USO!?ジャパンspecial "How's it going?" SUMMER CONCERT 2003)
* [2003.12.28 - 2004.01.12] Arashi WINTER CONCERT 2003-2004 ~LIVE IS HARD Dakara Happy~ (嵐 WINTER CONCERT 2003-2004 ~LIVE IS HARDだからHAPPY~)
* [2004.07.27 - 2004.08.31] 2004 D no Arashi! presents Arashi! Iza, Now Tour!! (2004 Dの嵐! presents 嵐! いざッ、Now Tour!!)
* [2005.07.26 - 2005.08.24] Arashi LIVE 2005 One SUMMER TOUR
* [2006.07.09 - 2006.08.31] Arashi SUMMER TOUR 2006 ARASHIC ARACHIC ARASICK Cool&Soul
* [2006.09.16 - 2006.09.17] 嵐 ARASHI FIRST CONCERT 2006 in Taipei~久等了!嵐來了
* [2006.11.11 - 2006.11.12] ARASHI FIRST CONCERT 2006 in Seoul ~You are my Seoul SOUL~ (嵐 ARASHI FIRST CONCERT 2006 in Seoul ~You are my ソウル SOUL~)
* [2007.01.03 - 2007.01.08] Arashi Kaigai Tour Gansei Kinen Kouen (嵐 海外ツアー凱旋記念公演)
* [2007.07.14 - 2007.10.08] Arashi Time Summer Tour 2007 - Kotobano Chikara (The Power of Words)
* [2008.05.16 - 2008.07.06] ARASHI Marks 2008 Dream-A-Live

_WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW? / FUTURE EVENTS
* Arashi no Shukudai-kun | EVERY MONDAY AT 11:58 PM ON NTV~
* VS Arashi | EVERY SATURDAY AT 12:59 PM ON FUJI TV~
* Himitsu no Arashi-chan | EVERY THURSDAY AT 10:00 PM ON TBS~
* NEWS ZERO featuring Sho | EVERY MONDAY AT 10:54 PM ON NTV~
* Tensai Shimura Doubutsuen featuring Aiba | EVERY SATURDAY AT 7:00 PM ON NTV~
* Yatterman starring Sho | 2009.03.07 IN THEATRES !




GFX;; minna

KarenPang 5th July 2009 05:00 AM

yay for new thread :heart & this's what was posted in the previous one so that Lisa & co wouldn't have missed anything

scans galore !

Marie Claire 08 2009 & Nikkei Trendy 08 2009 & Monthly TV Jon 08 2009 - http://manami-0.livejournal.com/3867.html

Aug Potato - http://pornvilai.livejournal.com/78234.html

dammit , I love the Nikkei Trendy & the new Potato ones :luv2

& I thought the Aug Wink Up were good but the Potato ones are on par if not slightly superior

KarenPang 5th July 2009 09:21 AM

sorry to double post but Aug scans of Duet - http://pornvilai.livejournal.com/78367.html

:luv2

I love what's on Sakurai's T-shirt :lmfao xD xD

minna 5th July 2009 02:51 PM

yay for the new thread :D

scans (*_*)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

let's hope to see 300K tomorrow :D:D:D

kiseki89 5th July 2009 03:16 PM

just listen to Everything's preview on their site.. I feel like I'm in the process of turning into an Arashi music fan

KarenPang 5th July 2009 03:19 PM

my younger sister & I watched the latest VS ARASHI which she downloaded via http://community.livejournal.com/ara...ream/7856.html

yesterday's guests were GACKT (O_O) & some vollyball player dude

Nino looked so gay in that pink hat & getup LMAO , it's something I can see MatsuJun wear but NOT him at all :no :no

Surprisingly , GACKT was interesting (even though he scared the s-it outta me in the 2nd episode of MR.BRAIN :dead2) & he did even better then that vollyball dude

:lmfao at Sakurai's weird gesture during the Falling Pipe game xD xD

===

they performed at MUSIC LOVERS today !

You can view LQ clips of their performances via http://arashiheartie.livejournal.com/27061.html#cutid1

for me I will wait for HQ so that I can download/view them better :yes & yay they did season <3

Beauty4123 5th July 2009 06:24 PM

ahh, so it was today then? lol. and actually, here are today's sales:

x->1->1->1->1->1 - Arashi - 135,053 + 86,462 + 42,575 + 21,948 + 22,750 = 308,788

KarenPang 5th July 2009 06:35 PM

yeah they performed at MUSIC LOVERS yesterday (already Mon morning here & going to bed after this xD) & I think Tegomass will be on the show next week ?

not very sure for that

Everything just need about 15K+ or so to overtake Step and Go's 1st week sales (324,223) for One Love's case (313,976) , a mere 4-5 weeks or so

frankly I'm still surprised at this point in time , One Love did even better than Step and Go's overall sales despite having the lowest 1st week sales if you compared from Step and Go onwards

guess if not for the HYD commentrative edition that they reissued out much much later on , it wouldn't boosted up One Love's sales so much

not that I'm complaining :laugh

ka♡ri. 5th July 2009 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiseki89 (Post 2009626)
just listen to Everything's preview on their site.. I feel like I'm in the process of turning into an Arashi music fan

The single's out if you want more! :D
I'm glad there's a new fan!

And great sales~ I'll update the thread later - I'm just a bit lazy. ._.

Aga-chan 5th July 2009 09:20 PM

Thanks for posting the "VS Arashi" episode. ^^
Gackt was quite cool. I wouldn't have imagined him actually participating in the games. lol

Interestingly, it aired on Gackt's birthday. ^^

Beauty4123 5th July 2009 11:28 PM

here are the MUSIC LOVERS performances! i loved them all, of course, but i think i may have enjoyed last year's performances a bit better, lol. maybe it's cause i was just becoming an arashi fan :P

http://www.youtube.com/user/beepychan002

minna 6th July 2009 12:45 AM

great sales :D
it reached 300K ^^ yay!
I wonder if it will sell more in a week than S&G ?

thanks a lot for the link lisa!!! :yes

KarenPang 6th July 2009 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aga-chan (Post 2009935)
Thanks for posting the "VS Arashi" episode. ^^
Gackt was quite cool. I wouldn't have imagined him actually participating in the games. lol

Interestingly, it aired on Gackt's birthday. ^^

oh really Aga ? o_O , I didn't realised it was aired on his birthday , cool

I think he's a nice person in real life , it's just that the contacts he wears is a bit @_@ & I'm surprised he did much better in the games than the other guy haha :laugh

Quote:

Originally Posted by minna (Post 2010127)
great sales :D
it reached 300K ^^ yay!
I wonder if it will sell more in a week than S&G ?

only time will tell on that :yes

~Inori~ 6th July 2009 01:39 AM

Were the scans for Everything posted yet?

KarenPang 6th July 2009 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kolongi (Post 2010183)
Were the scans for Everything posted yet?

just the CD + DVD so far Mishelle

which you can download them via http://ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88927

if by this week the stock for the CD only of Everything comes , I will scan it up assuming no one has done so

~Inori~ 6th July 2009 01:49 AM

Thank you, Karen.

ll moments ll 6th July 2009 03:11 AM

lol wow, they played some of my least favorite Arashi songs, ever, on Music Lovers. and why can't they sing live? :(

pretty good sales for "Everything" though.

KarenPang 6th July 2009 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ll moments ll (Post 2010290)
lol wow, they played some of my least favorite Arashi songs, ever, on Music Lovers. and why can't they sing live? :(

I checked previous 'live' performances of them & quite a lot of them are lip synched :(

if it's fast paced tunes , I can understand because they have to concentrate on dancing well but for slow no.s like Beautiful days , can't they sing it live for once ? T_T T_T T_T

Aga-chan 6th July 2009 08:00 AM

Actually dancing isn't really an excuse for me. If you can't sing live while dancing, don't dance. Or dance during parts where there's no singing. It's not like they're bad singers.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2010177)
I think he's a nice person in real life , it's just that the contacts he wears is a bit @_@ & I'm surprised he did much better in the games than the other guy haha :laugh

Yeah, Gackt is quite, ern, unique. lol
Did he really do better? I guess in the first game Miyazaki did better, then it was equal (hard to tell during Rolling Coin Tower) and then it was Gackt.
I like how MatsuJun asks him if he had watched the show before, Gackt says "No" and all of Arashi go "WTLOL!!?".

KarenPang 6th July 2009 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aga-chan (Post 2010538)
I like how MatsuJun asks him if he had watched the show before, Gackt says "No" and all of Arashi go "WTLOL!!?".

LOL :laugh

yeah that moment was priceless

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x->1->1->1->1->1->2 - Arashi - 135,053 + 86,462 + 42,575 + 21,948 + 22,750 + 21,181 = 329,969

oh wow , they were upstaged by TOHOSHINKI's Stand by U on the last Oricon day o_O

but doesn't matter as Everything has overtake Step and Go's 1st week sales (324,223) & One Love's (313,976) :D but it's not enough to overtake Beautiful days's (351,860)

ah but who cares , considering that All the BEST will be released next month (omg next month @_@) , it's OK I guess

~Inori~ 6th July 2009 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2010745)
LOL :laugh

yeah that moment was priceless

===

x->1->1->1->1->1->2 - Arashi - 135,053 + 86,462 + 42,575 + 21,948 + 22,750 + 21,181 = 329,969

oh wow , they were upstaged by TOHOSHINKI's Stand by U on the last Oricon day o_O

but doesn't matter as Everything has overtake Step and Go's 1st week sales (324,223) & One Love's (313,976) :D but it's not enough to overtake Beautiful days's (351,860)

ah but who cares , considering that All the BEST will be released next month (omg next month @_@) , it's OK I guess

What Tohoshinki knocked them down? Blasphemy!

It doesn't matter though. So the Everything beat Step and Go and One Love's first week sales. Not bad. Now we just have to wait to see how All the BEST sells.

KarenPang 6th July 2009 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kolongi (Post 2010773)
What Tohoshinki knocked them down? Blasphemy!

TOHOSHINKI - yeah they did - http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/

but anyway it's too late because Everything more or less claimed the #1 spot , weekly wise so :laugh

Quote:

It doesn't matter though. So the Everything beat Step and Go and One Love's first week sales. Not bad. Now we just have to wait to see how All the BEST sells.
but before that happens , All the BEST covers will be released

I hope it will be something good & classy but regardless of which , I still will buy it

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their latest Utaban episode has been subbed ! - http://community.livejournal.com/tsuribaka/9891.html

hahahaha

my younger sister laughed herself silly when she saw the episode in raw format

I think this's even funnier than the previous Utaban episode that the guys were on , judging on how LOUD my sister laughed

mango7es 6th July 2009 01:03 PM

dbsk/tvxq had their first dome tour during the weekend..so i guess it resulted in an increase in sales during the weekend...^_^..but yeap arashi has done very well for this single ^_^

minna 6th July 2009 03:55 PM

the single is doing great :D
but #2 :grumpy ... LOL that's okay, they kept #1 almost all week xD

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2010745)

ah but who cares , considering that All the BEST will be released next month (omg next month @_@) , it's OK I guess

and I just realized that it will be released on my 1st day of school XD
I'm pretty sure I will be thinking of ALL THE BEST...all day lol

KarenPang 6th July 2009 04:16 PM

well Everything is already by right #1 overall & it's because of TOHOSHINKI's 1st performance at Tokyo Dome on Sat which probably resulted in the surge of their Stand by U sales during the weekend

that & also on Fri's MUSIC STATION too

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you can download a LQ version of the guys in HEYx3 today together with the Everything performance - http://community.livejournal.com/aka...rop/52749.html

omg another round of VS ARASHI game aka Falling Pipe *___* . I hope the talk part can be subbed soon

Beauty4123 6th July 2009 05:40 PM

#2.....:eviltongu

but thank god they can get #1 weekly, lol.

ka♡ri. 6th July 2009 11:30 PM

of course they'd get number one!
if DBSK is so popular, then all of these fans who supposedly went to the dome con should've bought their CDs to make them number one. but they didn't - so i don't understand why they're all celebrating! :shrugs

YAY TO ARASHI !!! :D

(will update first post soon)

KarenPang 7th July 2009 01:35 AM

Arashi monopolizes top three spots in first week sales for singles in 2009

Arashi's 27th single, "Everything", makes its debut at #1 on the weekly singles ranking. Released in May, "Ashita no Kioku/Crazy Moon ~kimi wa muteki~" had an initial sales of 502,487 copies, and released in March, "Believe/Kumorinochi, Kaisei" had an initial sales of 501,988 copies; the Arashi who has marked both first and second places in the singles initial sales for the year of 2009 so far has now also ranked in at third place with another work which sold 342,000 copies in its first week. Arashi has now monopolized the top three spots in this year's first week sales for singles.

source - http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/67480

translated by http://ames-909.livejournal.com/

ka♡ri. 7th July 2009 01:51 AM

^I was just going to post that!

I'm so proud of the boys! They've come such a long way and they truly deserve this! They're breaking records and I'm so happy! :weep They're always going to be remembered for this, I think that's so cool!

~Inori~ 7th July 2009 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2011536)
Arashi monopolizes top three spots in first week sales for singles in 2009

Arashi's 27th single, "Everything", makes its debut at #1 on the weekly singles ranking. Released in May, "Ashita no Kioku/Crazy Moon ~kimi wa muteki~" had an initial sales of 502,487 copies, and released in March, "Believe/Kumorinochi, Kaisei" had an initial sales of 501,988 copies; the Arashi who has marked both first and second places in the singles initial sales for the year of 2009 so far has now also ranked in at third place with another work which sold 342,000 copies in its first week. Arashi has now monopolized the top three spots in this year's first week sales for singles.

source - http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/67480

translated by http://ames-909.livejournal.com/

For a minute there I thought they were talking about the yearly chart.

Beauty4123 7th July 2009 02:09 AM

so......the top 3 spots on the yearly are all arashi, right? :shrug i'm confused, lol.

anyway, "everything" at HEYHEYHEY! (i totally forgot they performed there today :dead2)
http://www.youtube.com/user/jegroupsrock#play/uploads

it's in the videos, lol.

ll moments ll 7th July 2009 02:12 AM

NOPE.

Akimoto Junko has #3 (somewhere around 460k? I THINK?). KAT-TUN has #4. but i think "Everything" is going to overtake KAT-TUN soon (which is a shame, imo, since "RESCUE" beats the ass out of "Everything").

KarenPang 7th July 2009 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beauty4123 (Post 2011572)

anyway, "everything" at HEYHEYHEY! (i totally forgot they performed there today :dead2)
http://www.youtube.com/user/jegroupsrock#play/uploads

it's in the videos, lol.

LOL

I hope the HEYx3 talk will be subbed

the guys played Falling Pipe with Downtown & it's fun :laugh

~Inori~ 7th July 2009 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ll moments ll (Post 2011575)
NOPE.

Akimoto Junko has #3 (somewhere around 460k? I THINK?). KAT-TUN has #4. but i think "Everything" is going to overtake KAT-TUN soon (which is a shame, imo, since "RESCUE" beats the ass out of "Everything").

The only problem with RESCUE is that it's too Engrishy for me. Don't get me wrong I like Engrish as much as the next person but that was just too much Engrish.

Everything has grown on me. Mostly because when I went to Prospect Park on the Fourth of July and I was in the pedal boat I decided to play it and it just fit the mood. You know you're in a pedal boat and it's summer time and the wind is blowing just right, you know. And the lake looks so beautiful and your enjoying the surroundings. Ah, it makes you appreciate the world and the song more.

Beauty4123 7th July 2009 02:30 AM

i haven't been to prospect park, since like, the 8th grade :weep (random :P)

RESCUE honestly is my favorite KAT-TUN song of this year, but "everything" is still great, too. i guess i like both, lol.

ll moments ll 7th July 2009 02:41 AM

oh. i was talking about the whole single, not just necessarily the A-side, but i see your point. though, the b-side "7 DAYS BATTLE" was worse in the Engrish department. :lmfao

& idk, i don't think i can ever get to fully like "Everything". it's not my style at all. i'd tolerate it more as an album/b-side, but not an A-side.

though everytime i try to think how the song goes about, "Ashita no Kioku" plays instead. LOL.

~Inori~ 7th July 2009 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ll moments ll (Post 2011603)
oh. i was talking about the whole single, not just necessarily the A-side, but i see your point. though, the b-side "7 DAYS BATTLE" was worse in the Engrish department. :lmfao

& idk, i don't think i can ever get to fully like "Everything". it's not my style at all. i'd tolerate it more as an album/b-side, but not an A-side.

though everytime i try to think how the song goes about, "Ashita no Kioku" plays instead. LOL.

You just have to be in the mood to play Everything. Like with what I described. And me too. I swear that's all that came to mind when I use to think about Everything.

blue_yet_stronger 7th July 2009 04:11 AM

All the BEST! 1999-2009 Limited edition AVAILABLE AGAIN at CDJapan! Yey! So excited to receive my copy!

ka♡ri. 7th July 2009 04:56 AM

^AGH! I wish I had some money! I'll have to wait for the OS like normal. :(

and RESCUE is the only song I like on the RESCUE single. The other ones are so bad. :no I like both songs on the Everything single so it'll be okay if it overtakes RESCUE. :yes

also omg!

http://i30.tinypic.com/2vtb8kj.jpg
http://ayu.no/news.php

KarenPang 7th July 2009 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ll moments ll (Post 2011603)
oh. i was talking about the whole single, not just necessarily the A-side, but i see your point. though, the b-side "7 DAYS BATTLE" was worse in the Engrish department. :lmfao

& idk, i don't think i can ever get to fully like "Everything". it's not my style at all. i'd tolerate it more as an album/b-side, but not an A-side.

though everytime i try to think how the song goes about, "Ashita no Kioku" plays instead. LOL.

well to me I don't see anything wrong with not liking Everything , Eirynne :yes

there's always some single(s) that an artiste will release that you bound not to like & etc so it's fine

just because people like it , doesn't mean I have to force you to like it

& :thumbsup at the RESCUE's B-sides especially On Your Mind :luv2

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Originally Posted by blue_yet_stronger (Post 2011691)
All the BEST! 1999-2009 Limited edition AVAILABLE AGAIN at CDJapan! Yey! So excited to receive my copy!

it's already out of print again - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5199

but I'm not in a panic mood because I know that the local HMV will import both editions over since the limited edition will not have a DVD so no brainer which one I'm getting :innocent

the only thing I dread's the price tag @_@

blue_yet_stronger 7th July 2009 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2012046)

it's already out of print again - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5199

but I'm not in a panic mood because I know that the local HMV will import both editions over since the limited edition will not have a DVD so no brainer which one I'm getting :innocent

the only thing I dread's the price tag @_@

yes karen, it's out of print again. last time i checked it was this afternoon and it's still available then. good thing i pre-ordered my copy early this morning. was sad so sad yesterday when i saw that it was already out of print. i'm from the philippines and their CDs don't get released here so the only way for me to get them is thru CDJapan. they're all sold out on other internet sites as well.. haha! :thud

KarenPang 7th July 2009 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by blue_yet_stronger (Post 2012270)
yes karen, it's out of print again. last time i checked it was this afternoon and it's still available then. good thing i pre-ordered my copy early this morning. was sad so sad yesterday when i saw that it was already out of print. i'm from the philippines and their CDs don't get released here so the only way for me to get them is thru CDJapan. they're all sold out on other internet sites as well.. haha! :thud

oh no wonder & yes I can imagine how jpop's limited it's in The Philippines

at least you have managed to snag it , good for you :D

blue_yet_stronger 7th July 2009 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2012276)
oh no wonder & yes I can imagine how jpop's limited it's in The Philippines

at least you have managed to snag it , good for you :D

yeah, good thing... my next problem though is the "pricey" payment! hahaha!:lech

Maemi 7th July 2009 02:41 PM

I just found that that I already had their Single Collection and 5x5 Best Selection, but I still downloaded almost all their singles -.-

So I wonder which songs do you prefer? Older? I want to give them another(it's like..the 4th chance o.O) chance before removing their best of albums, since I'll just keep their singles.

KarenPang 7th July 2009 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by blue_yet_stronger (Post 2012308)
yeah, good thing... my next problem though is the "pricey" payment! hahaha!:lech

LOL :laugh

next time if you're poor like practically every fangirl out there , wait for a while for the Overseas (OS) Press to surface to be sold on HMV HK & YesAsia

you can save up to 1/2 the price you pay for a Japan press . Everything's the same except for the OBI spine & also you will get a translation sheet filled with traditional chinese wordings

in fact , for my ARASHI , KAT-TUN & NEWS's singles , all of them are OS presses , CD + DVD's wise because the DVD region code in S'pore's 3 while for Japan , it's 2 which I can't play it in my laptop but I can in my living room though

I don't know for The Philippines's case though

blue_yet_stronger 7th July 2009 02:59 PM

Good thing region code isn't a problem here, karen. practically every dvd plays on dvd players. even the pirated ones! LOL! :D Btw, I know I can pay the CD. My salary's coming next week so I'm going to pay that up soon as I have money. Kinda expensive though but I don't regret buying it. Everyone wants a copy of it! Hahaha! :luv2

KarenPang 7th July 2009 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by blue_yet_stronger (Post 2012342)
Good thing region code isn't a problem here, karen. practically every dvd plays on dvd players. even the pirated ones! LOL! :D Btw, I know I can pay the CD. My salary's coming next week so I'm going to pay that up soon as I have money. Kinda expensive though but I don't regret buying it. Everyone wants a copy of it! Hahaha! :luv2

yeah I wouldn't blame you

All the BEST is more or less the most anticipated album of the year , best album ie. & it beats A COMPLETE , imo

A COMPLETE would have been well complete & great if not for the fact that ayumi only included the 1st A-side of her singles , for double/triple/four side singles :grumpy

ka♡ri. 7th July 2009 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Maemi (Post 2012319)
I just found that that I already had their Single Collection and 5x5 Best Selection, but I still downloaded almost all their singles -.-

So I wonder which songs do you prefer? Older? I want to give them another(it's like..the 4th chance o.O) chance before removing their best of albums, since I'll just keep their singles.

That's too hard. D:
I like them all. O:

blue_yet_stronger 7th July 2009 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2012357)
yeah I wouldn't blame you

All the BEST is more or less the most anticipated album of the year , best album ie. & it beats A COMPLETE , imo

A COMPLETE would have been well complete & great if not for the fact that ayumi only included the 1st A-side of her singles , for double/triple/four side singles :grumpy

yeah... plus the fact the ayu just released "a best white and black" a few months before "a complete"... i love ayu though! but i don't have a copy of her best albums... haha! :D

Maemi 7th July 2009 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ka♡ri. (Post 2012372)
That's too hard. D:
I like them all. O:

Wow, really? You like all their songs? :D I knew you love them very much.Dx Are you a fan of other boy bands like KAT-TUN, NEWS, Kanjani8?

ka♡ri. 7th July 2009 04:00 PM

^Not as much as before! I used to really like them, but most of their new material hasn't interested me. Arashi is the only jpop boyband that I really keep up with now. :yes I like them the best. :yes


Maemi 7th July 2009 04:17 PM

^ ok, i see :)

I like now Asu Ni Mukatte Hoeru :) I remember my first song was HYD's opening :D

Beauty4123 7th July 2009 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ka♡ri. (Post 2011732)
^AGH! I wish I had some money! I'll have to wait for the OS like normal. :(

and RESCUE is the only song I like on the RESCUE single. The other ones are so bad. :no I like both songs on the Everything single so it'll be okay if it overtakes RESCUE. :yes

also omg!

http://i30.tinypic.com/2vtb8kj.jpg
http://ayu.no/news.php

arashi's #2 :cool amazing!

anyway, like kaori, i love all of their songs too :laugh but i can only really suggest the most well known songs: love so sweet, WISH, kitto daijoubu, hadashi no mirai, kotoba yori mo taisetsuna mono, we can make it!, happiness, truth, etc...just listen to the albums from Iza Now! and onwards, i guess. i can't really be a big help :shrug i'm just too....biased, LOL.

btw, today's sales:

1 - Arashi - 8,860 = 8,860

naxxo.licious™ 8th July 2009 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2012046)

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...ld/Crying1.gif



I can't believe it :weep

At this rate i won't even get the OS version *cries*

KarenPang 8th July 2009 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by blue_yet_stronger (Post 2012382)
yeah... plus the fact the ayu just released "a best white and black" a few months before "a complete"... i love ayu though! but i don't have a copy of her best albums... haha! :D

LOL :laugh

I have A BEST 2 -BLACK- , A BEST 2 -WHITE- & A COMPLETE & they're all with DVDs xD xD

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Originally Posted by naxxo.licious™ (Post 2012782)


At this rate i won't even get the OS version *cries*

oh no no you don't need to cry over this , Nacho

the chances of getting a limited edition that's OS press is much higher as compared to a Japan press

in fact , my copies of Time & Dream"A"live are both the 2CDs limited edition & they're both Taiwan presses

having said that , just like for Japan press , when the Taiwan press for All the BEST is out , better get it before it's too late because I suspect demand for it will be equally as high as what happened for the Japan press

if you dilly dally , then it will be too late . Like for the 2CDs limited edition for Time & Dream"A"Live , it's impossible to find it now on YesAsia & HMV HK

you still can find them on ebay but it's very expensive , like what S$400+ a pop ? :dead2

KarenPang 8th July 2009 09:55 AM

1st week sales of Everything - 342,070

very nice :heart

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/

SunshineSlayer 8th July 2009 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2010295)
I checked previous 'live' performances of them & quite a lot of them are lip synched :(

if it's fast paced tunes , I can understand because they have to concentrate on dancing well but for slow no.s like Beautiful days , can't they sing it live for once ? T_T T_T T_T

All of the Ashita no Kioku performances were mostly live.

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Originally Posted by ll moments ll (Post 2011603)
though everytime i try to think how the song goes about, "Ashita no Kioku" plays instead. LOL.

I think that's kind of a problem right now. Everything, Season, and Ashita no Kioku are good songs, but they are interchangeable. Certainly doesn't help that they were released one right after another. Arashi really needs a fun upbeat single. They haven't had one since Step and Go.

KarenPang 8th July 2009 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer (Post 2013414)
All of the Ashita no Kioku performances were mostly live.

really ? I know for Sakurai , he didn't lip synch especially the part before the ending chorus , could tell that his voice was quite raw

I don't know for the rest

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I think that's kind of a problem right now. Everything, Season, and Ashita no Kioku are good songs, but they are interchangeable. Certainly doesn't help that they were released one right after another. Arashi really needs a fun upbeat single. They haven't had one since Step and Go.
you forgot Happiness

Aga-chan 8th July 2009 03:03 PM

^And what about "Believe" and "Crazy Moon"? But those were coupled with slower songs, so maybe that's why they don't count.

I also feel that the last few singles sound kinda similar. It's like the first half of the 10th Anniversary Single Run had more diversity. There was "One Love" and "Kaze no mukou e" and "truth". The B-sides were also quite different from the main tracks, while "Everything" and "season" are quite similar.

KarenPang 8th July 2009 04:29 PM

top 50 singles
*1 *,650,101 **1,156 Believe/曇りのち、快晴 / 嵐、矢野健太 starring Satoshi Ohno 09/03/04
*2 *,604,628 **7,760 明日の記憶/Crazy Moon~キミ・ハ・ムテキ~ / 嵐 09/05/27
*3 *,463,173 **2,936 愛のままで… / 秋元順子 08/01/23 累計624,569
*4 *,377,097 ***,*** RESCUE / KAT-TUN 09/03/11
*5 *,355,249 **1,486 ひまわり / 遊助 09/03/11
*6 *,342,070 342,070 Everything / 嵐 09/07/01

yay for Ashita no Kioku / Crazy Moon crossing the 600K mark :heart

ka♡ri. 8th July 2009 04:38 PM

I don't disagree with you when you say season and Everything sound similar. They do. But I wouldn't say that the other singles sound the same. Believe and Crazy Moon and Ashita no Kioku all have very distinct and different sounds. :yes

And about the singing live thing, yeah they do sing live a lot but they also lipsynch. I don't see what the problem is. Compared to other Johnny's groups, their schedules are much more packed. So it's understandable that they might have to lipsynch sometimes so as not to present their fatigue. I'm sure if they sang every single song live, we'd probably hear how tired their voices are. And I'm sure no fan wants to hear that. That's why I'm fine with lipsyncing. :shrugs

KarenPang 8th July 2009 04:52 PM

for me , I don't mind if they sing live & that they sounded raw no matter how bad/good the outcome's , that should be the way & it's impossible to lipsynch rapping especially when comes to Sakurai when he raps live , you can tell he wasn't doing that at all .

I'm OK with them lip synching but when you're talking about back to back 'live' performances (especially in evident in their Utaban , MUSIC STATION & HEYx3 performances of Everything) , it starts to grate down on me & I might as well go & listen to the CD versions of the songs & not see them perform it 'live'

no matter how packed their schedules are , they should at least try to sing once live . For upbeat songs which requires them to move a lot , I can pardom them somehow but for a slow no like Beautiful days which doesn't have any dance moves , I don't think they should lip synch at all & since they're considered senpai's already in Johnny's , they should be set examples to their juniors on this isn't it ?

SunshineSlayer 8th July 2009 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2013461)

you forgot Happiness

^Happiness came out before Step & Go. ^_^ As for Believe and Crazy Moon, they are fast songs, but they aren't really upbeat, happy songs if you know what I mean. I like all of their singles this year, but none of them to me so far have the hookiness or originality of almost any of their singles from 2004-2008 where they were constantly churning out stuff like Kitto Daijoubu, Sakura Sake, We Can Make It etc etc.

ka♡ri. 8th July 2009 07:15 PM

^I guess. I really think that Believe is really different and unique. But I totally get what you mean. There was a lot more experimenting then.

Beauty4123 8th July 2009 07:51 PM

i'd seriously LOVE another kitto daijoubu :weep

they probbably won't even release a new single until, like, next year :laugh with the BEST and the tour.

Aga-chan 8th July 2009 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ka♡ri. (Post 2013770)
But I wouldn't say that the other singles sound the same. Believe and Crazy Moon and Ashita no Kioku all have very distinct and different sounds. :yes

I didn't mean to say that, sorry. But after all those singles I wasn't too sure about what exactly was released, so I chose only those few songs. ^^;

ka♡ri. 8th July 2009 10:31 PM

^lol you don't have to apologize! :D And it happens! :laugh

Lisa, we'll see. Arashi always surprises us. But I hope they take a break with singles. They have enough on their plates.

SunshineSlayer 8th July 2009 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Beauty4123 (Post 2013965)
i'd seriously LOVE another kitto daijoubu :weep

they probbably won't even release a new single until, like, next year :laugh with the BEST and the tour.

I have a feeling they will release a new single around November. Johnny's is all about the records and if they release another single they have a legitimate shot at the yearly top 4 - which as far as I know has never been done before. From a company stand point, you really don't want to slow down when you have an artist on a roll like this.

Beauty4123 8th July 2009 11:09 PM

true, true :yes i guess we'll wait and see! expect the unexpected :tipsy

KarenPang 9th July 2009 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer (Post 2014110)
I have a feeling they will release a new single around November. Johnny's is all about the records and if they release another single they have a legitimate shot at the yearly top 4 - which as far as I know has never been done before. From a company stand point, you really don't want to slow down when you have an artist on a roll like this.

yeah you never know what JStorm will be up to next . I still want the release of their Dream"A"live tour to be released on DVD though but something tells me it might not happen T_T

& omg I want another Kitto Daijoubu too ! If not I wouldn't be here at all AHAHAHAHA xD xD xD

ka♡ri. 9th July 2009 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer (Post 2014110)
I have a feeling they will release a new single around November. Johnny's is all about the records and if they release another single they have a legitimate shot at the yearly top 4 - which as far as I know has never been done before. From a company stand point, you really don't want to slow down when you have an artist on a roll like this.

That's when I thought they'd release the best album. But I was wrong obviously. They might release 10th Anniversary single. O:

SunshineSlayer 9th July 2009 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2014203)
yeah you never know what JStorm will be up to next . I still want the release of their Dream"A"live tour to be released on DVD though but something tells me it might not happen T_T

^Which is really really weird.

KarenPang 9th July 2009 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer (Post 2014268)
^Which is really really weird.

ugh yeah I know T_T

I'm still waiting for it to be released even though frankly Dream"A"live is my least fave album of the guys , but still I heard that the special effects & props stage setup were solid

& the fact that they dressed up like sea creatures is :roflmao

ll moments ll 9th July 2009 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2013776)
For upbeat songs which requires them to move a lot , I can pardom them somehow but for a slow no like Beautiful days which doesn't have any dance moves , I don't think they should lip synch at all

THIS. :yes
i don't see the need to lip-synch "Everything", really. it's not entirely hard to sing. i can probably do it at karaoke just fine, unlike "LIPS" where i am yelling all the time or even "Believe"/"weeeek", where i have trouble reading the lyrics because it's fassssst and i'm like @_@~, LOL.

someone should introduce back-track to Arashi. it's not entirely lip-synching, but at least it has elements of live performing. :)

KarenPang 9th July 2009 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ll moments ll (Post 2014477)
THIS. :yes
i don't see the need to lip-synch "Everything", really. it's not entirely hard to sing. i can probably do it at karaoke just fine, unlike "LIPS" where i am yelling all the time or even "Believe"/"weeeek", where i have trouble reading the lyrics because it's fassssst and i'm like @_@~, LOL.

someone should introduce back-track to Arashi. it's not entirely lip-synching, but at least it has elements of live performing. :)

LIPS - I love it whenever Kame SCREAMS the living daylight in beginning of the live performances of LIPS AHAHAHA xD xD xD

Even my younger sister has issues with ARASHI lip synching too often . It's fine once in a while but not like doing it in like block lip synching within back to back 'live' performances

then I might as well go listen to the CD instead as it more or less defeats the whole purpose of performing 'live' to begin with

Aga-chan 9th July 2009 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ka♡ri. (Post 2014091)
^lol you don't have to apologize! :D And it happens! :laugh

These many singles make me confused. lol What songs have been released anyway?

One Love
How to fly
truth
Kaze no mukou e
SMILE
Re(mark)able
Beautiful days
Boku ga boku no subete
Wasurerarenai
Believe
Kumori nochi, kaisei
TOBIRA
Crazy Moon ~KIMI WA MUTEKI~
Ashita no kioku
Everything
season

Are that all songs? @_@

KarenPang 9th July 2009 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aga-chan (Post 2014521)
These many singles make me confused. lol What songs have been released anyway?

One Love
How to fly
truth
Kaze no mukou e
SMILE
Re(mark)able
Beautiful days
Boku ga boku no subete
Wasurerarenai
Believe
Kumori nochi, kaisei
TOBIRA
Crazy Moon ~KIMI WA MUTEKI~
Ashita no kioku
Everything
season

Are that all songs? @_@

:roflmao

let me rearrange everything for you , Aga

One Love - single
B-sides of One Love - How to fly & FINAL Remix feat WISH , Love so sweet & One Love

truth / Kaze no Mukou e - single
B-side of truth / Kaze no Mukou e - Smile

Beautiful days - single
B-sides of Beautiful days - Boku ga boku no subete & Wasurerarenai

Believe / Kumori nochi, kaisei - single
B-side of Believe / Kumori nochi, kaisei - Tobira

Ashita no Kioku / Crazy Moon - single
no B-sides

Everything - single
B-side of Everything - season

Re(mark)able - non single , found in their ARASHI IS ALIVE Photobook in a separate CD from the photobook & you can find this as track #9 in the 3rd disc of their upcoming All the BEST ! 1999 ~ 2009

so in short , they have already released 6 singles since last Feb's Step and Go

Aga-chan 9th July 2009 07:27 AM

^I just figured that I forgot the "HYD FINAL Remix". ^^; But that's a, um, remix, right? lol
Did "Re(mark)able" come before or after "Beautiful days"?

KarenPang 9th July 2009 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Aga-chan (Post 2014569)
^I just figured that I forgot the "HYD FINAL Remix". ^^; But that's a, um, remix, right? lol
Did "Re(mark)able" come before or after "Beautiful days"?

haha yes FINAL Remix is the guys's 1st remix that they have done in their career :thud

it's quite a fitting title because it strings together all the 3 songs that were used to promote HYD which're WISH , Love so sweet & One Love

you only can find that remix in the CD + DVD of the One Love single

Re(mark)able aka the ARASHI IS ALIVE photobook was released on 5th Sept . You have a special CD that contains Re(mark)able in the photobook that's slotted at the back of the photobook which has a pocket

I know because my younger sister bought the photobook herself last Oct when she went to Oita , Japan for a student exchange trip

the photobook was re-released on 12th Dec last year without the CD

Beautiful days's release date was 5th Nov so yup

Aga-chan 9th July 2009 08:00 AM

^So I figured right. lol Thanks. I tried to make the list chronological.

KarenPang 9th July 2009 01:55 PM

MatsuJun is going to be on 「映画公開記念!ごくせん特番 7年間の歴史すべてみせますSP!!」

This is a special program on Nihon TV that will look back at 7 years of Gokusen's history.

MatsuJun will be giving a message.

Other Appearances:

Nakama Yukie Kamenashi Kazuya Namase Katsuhisa Takaki Yuya Miura Haruma Ishiguro Hideo Nakama Junta Kiriyama Teruo Miura Shouhei Tamamori Yuta Kaku Kento Irie Jingi Morisaki Win Oshiai Motoki Azuma Mikihisa Hirayama Aya Hoshino Aki Uchiyama Shinji Waki Tomohiro Matsumoto Jun Oguri Shun Ishigaki Yuma Narimiya Hiroki/Akanishi Jin Hayami Mokomichi Koike Teppei Koide Keisuke

7.11.2009 21:00 ~ 22:54 (Japan time), on Nihon TV.

Source - http://www.ntv.co.jp/gokusen-sp09/

yay it will be broadcast this Sat , sweet :heart

Beauty4123 9th July 2009 02:22 PM

omg i have to see that! :luv2

omg i'm watching HnA right now, and sho FINALLY got picked on mannequin 5! jun was the loser this time, haha. sho was so happy! he's such a baby! :laugh

i'm also watch meisa on ninkyo helper too, lol. :P

KarenPang 9th July 2009 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Beauty4123 (Post 2015056)
omg i'm watching HnA right now, and sho FINALLY got picked on mannequin 5! jun was the loser this time, haha. sho was so happy! he's such a baby! :laugh

i'm also watch meisa on ninkyo helper too, lol. :P

:roflmao

my younger sister was going :yatta when Sakurai was FINALLY picked xD xD

3rd time the charm I say :lmfao

ka♡ri. 9th July 2009 03:57 PM

I don't see why the lip syncing discussion is still even going on. :shrugs Comapred to other places, Japan has the most lip syncing. If you watch any Korean live performance, it's usually always live. Japan has usually almost lip syncers. It's not just Arashi. I honestly don't see the big deal.

Anyways, I need to watch the new HnA!! I can't believe he got picked! :weep

Aga-chan 9th July 2009 07:27 PM

^Huh? I read it's the other way around. I can't say for sure, though, but that's what I read.

KarenPang 10th July 2009 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Aga-chan (Post 2015310)
^Huh? I read it's the other way around. I can't say for sure, though, but that's what I read.

mmm maybe you're right Aga to a certain extent

Because I support practically the whole of Johnny's bands except for SMAP & TOKIO at the mo , I do watch a LOT of their live performances & etc & unfortunately I have to say that I realise ARASHI tend to be the one that lip synchs the most

I don't know if that's considered a good or bad thing (when I see NEWS , Tegomass & KAT-TUN's live performances in variety shows & concerts , they sound raw which's a good thing to me)

ANYWAY ....

my sister's excited to watch this week's HnA . I almost unwillingly give her spoilers & etc OOPS :lmfao

she was like DON'T TELL ME DON'T TELL ME :laugh

ka♡ri. 10th July 2009 02:16 AM

^That's what I don't like. When groups go on TV and they aren't prepared and sound a mess. I'd rather have a lip synced performance than one that sucks. Like that terrible KAT-TUN MS Medly.... :no They should've just lip synced and spared us omg.

aga;; Koreans really stress live performances. And I've only been into Kpop for a year and singing live is a really big thing. I've hardly seen people lip sync. And when they do, it's for a certain reason. Which I'm sure is what Arashi does.

KarenPang 10th July 2009 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ka♡ri. (Post 2015649)
^That's what I don't like. When groups go on TV and they aren't prepared and sound a mess. I'd rather have a lip synced performance than one that sucks. Like that terrible KAT-TUN MS Medly.... :no They should've just lip synced and spared us omg.

I don't think KAT-TUN screwed up that 10 songs MS special medley imo & I think it flows quite well from the start to the end & to think I thought they might go according to single releases sequences but I like that they mix it up here & there which's cool & unexpected .

Frankly I will hate it if they lip synch . It will be too perfect for my liking & that's what live performance's all about .

It's not easy to sound the same live as what you hear on a CD (I only can think of 4 artistes that's able to do that & no they're not Johnny's at all) & if things start to get too perfect , isn't that creepy ?

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And when they do, it's for a certain reason. Which I'm sure is what Arashi does
other than supposedly concealing their fatigue , the only thing I can think of's they try to concentrate on their dance moves on those fast ones like Crazy Moon & Believe

SunshineSlayer 10th July 2009 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ka♡ri. (Post 2015125)
I don't see why the lip syncing discussion is still even going on. :shrugs Comapred to other places, Japan has the most lip syncing. If you watch any Korean live performance, it's usually always live. Japan has usually almost lip syncers. It's not just Arashi. I honestly don't see the big deal.

Anyways, I need to watch the new HnA!! I can't believe he got picked! :weep

lol. Actually you've got it pretty backwards. Until recently Japan was known as a country that rarely lip synchs. Its unfortunately starting to get more common, but its still better than most countries. I don't know about Korean acts these days (although it seems some artists are making more of an effort to sing live) but traditionally, Korea has been pretty much all lip synch all the time for the most part.

The reason why Arashi lip syncs? I personally think its because their live voices often do not mesh well with one another. Its obvious they weren't chosen as a group because they harmonize well together. :) When they sing individually their voices are fine, but in total live performances when they sing together with no use of a back track sometimes it can honestly sound close to a train wreck. haha. Just check out old performances on Domoto Kyoudai for example.

ka♡ri. 10th July 2009 05:54 AM

^They used to be definitely. But nowadays it's really frowned upon. In Japan, not so much. To be honest I didn't even notice that so many Japanese artists lip sync until now.

Karen;; I said nothing about the flow. They sounded terrible. I think they might have the worst lives, IMHO.

anyways, i still think people should get over it. it's not that big of a deal. i'd rather hear a perfect performance than risk hearing a cracking voice or something out of pitch. :rolleyes

Aga-chan 10th July 2009 06:48 AM

^Well, I can be more tolerant about lip synching when it comes to TV performances than concerts. If it's a long setlist and they need a break, it's OK. But when most of it is lip synched, there is no need to hold a concert. Like Karen said, you could just listen to the CD.

KAT-TUN doesn't even harmonize well on CD. xD It's quite apparent that they weren't formed to sing. lol

ll moments ll 10th July 2009 07:59 AM

^ KT was a dance group, initially. i didn't think Koichi Domoto was expecting his temporary back-dancing group to become who they are today, LOL. ^^

well, kaori, you did bring the topic up again & keep pressing it anyway, so why can't we talk about it? no harm having a conversation about it, really. we're just having a honest conversation about it. this is what the thread is for.

& LMFAO 4EVER @ thinking KAT-TUN may be the worst live performers. wow. i'm not even going to comment on that one. :)

Aga-chan 10th July 2009 08:56 AM

^Yes, I know. And it shows. lol Taguchi and Ueda usually stick out.

KarenPang 10th July 2009 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ll moments ll (Post 2015989)

& LMFAO 4EVER @ thinking KAT-TUN may be the worst live performers. wow. i'm not even going to comment on that one. :)

ditto I myself have seen a lot of artistes who sounded much worst when singing live

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Originally Posted by Aga-chan (Post 2016053)
^Yes, I know. And it shows. lol Taguchi and Ueda usually stick out.

:roflmao which's NOT a bad thing since they're both my fave DoM & DoS in the group :smitten

===

anyway YAY I got hold of Everything earlier on at the local HMV alongside with Tanabata Matsuri :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...n/IMG_1606.jpg

:heart

you can download scans of both singles via http://ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88927

eee I love that pic inside the Everything CD sleeve :luv2 & Lisa I will be mailing out your copy tomorrow which I'm so excited to do so :D

ka♡ri. 10th July 2009 02:17 PM

Actually Irene you did. o: And you have for the past few threads. :shrugs

But KAT-TUN is. o:
If they're not even in harmony on the CD how can they do it live?
I'm just speaking honestly. :yes
They might not be my favorite group, but NEWS does really well live with synchronization and harmonies, Arashi does too when they sing live, but KAT-TUN doesn't and I have yet to see a performance where they have. I mean I know they're your favorite group, but geez~ :shrugs

And anyways. I'm over it. :)

minna 10th July 2009 02:56 PM

I've been reading the posts since you guys started that discussion about lip sync...
but I have nothing to say since I only listen to 2 JE groups...LOL

anyways...thanks a LOT karen for the everything scans
finally a hq cover :bchuck

KarenPang 10th July 2009 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by minna (Post 2016435)

anyways...thanks a LOT karen for the everything scans
finally a hq cover :bchuck

I uploaded scans of the CD + DVD of Everything in my jpop scans thread too a while back ago

go help yourself to it

ka♡ri. 10th July 2009 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by minna (Post 2016435)
anyways...thanks a LOT karen for the everything scans
finally a hq cover :bchuck

I know! I hate how we always have to wait for a HQ cover!!

minna 10th July 2009 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2016450)
I uploaded scans of the CD + DVD of Everything in my jpop scans thread too a while back ago

go help yourself to it

and I didn't see that :doh
thanks karen!!!~


kaori ~ doesn't it suck!!!???! we always have to wait...
johnny, release HQ covers :grumpy

Beauty4123 10th July 2009 05:22 PM

there were just 3 straight CMs for everything right now on NTV, lol. and i think music.jp has an "everything (acoustic mix)". anyone know about it? it was just listed in the CM :P


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