[ARASHI] We're movin' on to the 29th STORY ♥

[KarenPang]

yeah they have been really busy & it wouldn't surprise me if a new album follow soon since they already released 4 singles after Boku no Miteiru Fuukei

I know some of the negative comments that Boku no Miteiru Fuukei had were the album tracks that sounded very generic but I gladly listen to Boku no Miteiru Fuukei much more than Dream"A"live anytime of the day :p

Lisa & I have Boku no Miteiru Fuukei & oh boy , I love the 1st press packaging for it , it's awesome . I thought All the BEST !'s packaging was wow but Boku no Miteiru Fuukei is even better

[Beauty4123]

^ totally! i still look at how nice they made the packaging, everytime i play the album! (which is still like...daily ) i still can't get over the booklet too, lol! it's all just too nice!

i can't even listen to Dream "A" live anymore because BnMF spoiled me too much, LOL. there's just no comparison! BnMF is so different and has much more stronger singles/album tracks than Dream "A" live. it's not like that album is horrible, i just think it might be arashi's weakest album (even though i love Happiness & Step and Go!). i never fully heard their first album, though, so maybe that's worse? DANGAN LINER is a great song, though.

Originally Posted by ka♡ri.

Hey guys.
I'm back now! I finally remembered my password for everything and now I'm not locked out of my internet life.

What's ARASHI up to these days? ^^

KAORI?!

i totally never expected that the comment karen was replying to was yours!! welcome back!! do you still remember me? i missed you! earlier this year i went back to the arashi threads from 2008 and when i saw your posts, i was like.."i wonder where kaori is?" you better stay on and post in the arashi thread from now on! i'm so glad your back!

[Beauty4123]

Oricon TOP 50 ALBUMS CHART 2010

1. “Boku no Miteiru Fukei” – Arashi : (1,053,064)
2. “Ikimonobakari~members’ BEST selection~” – Ikimonogakari : (906,756)
3. “to LOVE” – Nishino Kana : (645,417)
4. “FUNKY MONKEY BABYS BEST” – FUNKY MONKEY BABYS : (613,603)
5. “SENSE” – Mr.Children : (597,212)
6: Past<Future– Amuro Namie : (574,525)
7. “BEST SELECTION 2010″ – Tohoshinki : (569,530)
8. “Hajimari no Uta” – Ikimonogakari : (560,931)
9. “THE BEST BANG!!” – Fukuyama Masaharu : (544,260)
10. “5years” – Kimura Kaela : (469,028)

11. “FANTSY” - EXILE : (466,701)
12. “Kamikyoku-tachi” – AKB48 : (441,328)
13. “Request” – JUJU : (423,230)
14. “THE FAME MONSTER” – LADY GAGA : (406,502)
15. “VOCALIST 4″ – Tokunaga Hideaki : (398,302)
16. “Aisubeki Mirai e” – EXILE : (394,191)
17. “ALL COVERS BEST” – Kobukuro : (386,706)
18. “BEST~third universe~ & 8th AL ‘UNIVERSE’ “ – Koda Kumi : (371,590)
19. “All the BEST! 1999-2009″ – Arashi : (342,743)
20. “Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION Vol.2″ - Utada Hikaru : (334,348)

Oricon TOP 50 SINGLES CHART 2010

1. “Beginner” – AKB48 : (954,283)
2. “Heavy Rotation” – AKB48 (713,275)
3. “Troublemaker” - Arashi : (698,542)
4. “Monster” – Arashi : (696,022)
5. “Ponytail to Shushu” – AKB48 : (659,959)
6. “Hatenai Sora” – Arashi : (656,343)
7. “Løve Rainbow” – Arashi : (620,057)
8. “Chance no Junban” – AKB48 : (596,769)
9. “Dear Snow” – Arashi : (591,207)
10. “To be free” – Arashi : (516,142)

21. “Hitomi no Screen” – Hey!Say! JUMP : (250,206)
22. “Hotaru/Shonen” - Fukuyama Masaharu : (239,768)
23. “I Wish For You” – EXILE : (236,456)
24. “Shamisen Tabigarasu” – Hikawa Kiyoshi : (236,218)
25. “Sakura Girl” – NEWS : (232,752)
26. “Toki wo Tomete” – Tohoshinki : (228,448)
27. “Motto Tsuyoku” – EXILE : (228,189)
28. “XIAH (Intoxication)” – XIAH junsu : (225,638)
29. “One in a million” – Yamashita Tomohisa : (204,561)
30. “Yukai Tsu-kai Kaibutsu-kun” – Kaibutsu-kun (Kaibutsu Taro) : (196,258)
30. “Yukai Tsu-kai Kaibutsu-kun” – Kaibutsu-kun (Kaibutsu Taro) : (196,258)

news clip:


even if they couldn't get the #1 single (it's kinda sad to see Troublemaker all the way at #3 now ) at least they got the #1 studio album, which will be their highest studio album ever! so congrats to arashi!

also, actually looking at the top 10 singles with my eyes, it makes me laugh at how it's only arashi & AKB

[KarenPang]

Oricon yearly 2010 singles chart, Arashi, 6 singles in top 10

And they got 7 crowns!! (last year 4!)

【オリコン年間】嵐、シングルTOP10に6作！ 2010年7冠達成
人気グループ・嵐が 年間171.6億円を売上げ、今年の音楽業界を金額面で最も牽引した。オリコンが20日発表した『第43回 年間ランキング2010』（集計期間：2009 年12/28付～2010年12/20付）の6部門16ランキングのうち、今年最多となる7冠を達成。国民的な人気を数字でも証明し、リーダ ーの大野智は「年間ランキング7冠、本当に皆さんのおかげです。ありがとうございました！ 2011年も皆さんの心に残る歌を歌っていけるよう頑張ります」とファンに感謝した。

同ランキングは、CDショップ、専門店、複合店、インターネット通販、家電量販店、コンビニエンスストアな ど音楽・映像ソフトを販売する全国3万 9580店舗の“実売”データを基に集計。音楽ソフト（CD、DVD、BD）で嵐は、年間最多売上額のアー ティストに贈られる「アーティスト別トータル セールス」のほか、「アーティスト別シングル売上金額」「作品別アルバム売上枚数」「作品別アルバム売上金 額」「作品別ミュージックDVD売上枚数」「作 品別ミュージックDVD売上金額」、「アーティスト別ミュージックDVD売上金額」の7冠を獲 得した。

■売上総額は2年連続1位の171.6億円

AKB48やK-POPが台頭するなかで、嵐はオリジナルアルバム『僕の見ている風景』（8月発売）が累積売上105.3万 枚で今年の音楽ソフト作品唯 一のミリオンセラーに。DVD年間1位の『ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×10』（4月発売）がミュージックDVD史上最高の初週売上47.7万枚、累積売上78.6万枚、シン グルも年間6作品合計384.4万枚を売り上 げ、年間総売上額は1999年にデビュー以来最高の171.6億円。昨年の144.6億円を大きく上回る結 果となった。

男性アーティストの2年連続「アーティスト別トータルセールス」受賞は、1974、75年の井上陽水以来、 実に35年ぶり。「作品別アルバム売上枚数」 「作品別ミュージックDVD売上枚数」の年間1位は2年連続で、アルバムは2001、02年の宇多田ヒカル 以来8年ぶり、ミュージックDVDは06、07 年のKAT-TUN以来3年ぶりの記録となった。

シングルでは、オリコン年間ランキング史上初の快挙も達成。「作品別売上枚数ランキング」TOP10内に、 今年リリースした 「Troublemaker」「Monster」「To be free」「Love Rainbow」「Dear Snow」「果てない空」の6作すべてを送り込んだ。これは、ピンク・レディー（1977、78年）、光G ENJI（1988年）と自身が2009年に記 録した「4作同時TOP10入り」を上回る年間最多記録。音楽史に新たな足跡を残した。

今年の音楽ソフト市場全体を振り返って、オリコンの小池恒社長は「復調の兆しを見せた一年だったと思います 。12/20付時点でCDシングルは対前年度 比108.6％と、5年ぶりに前年を上回りました。特に下期は前年同期比124.7％となり、尻上がりに数 字が伸びた印象です。シングルのヒットは必ずア ルバムのヒットにつながります。また、好調が続くライブビジネスと音楽映像作品の関連性も強くあります。来 年以降、音楽パッケージのヒットの広がりを期待 します」と総括した。

【嵐メンバーのコメント】
■相葉雅紀「今年も嵐を応援してくださった皆様、本当にどうもありがとうございました。シングル6枚、アル バム1枚、DVD1枚と、とても充実した1年になりました。来年も、楽しくさらに充実した1年になりますよ うに、全身全霊で頑張ります！」

■松本潤「今年もたくさんの方々に支えられて、とても充実した1年になりました。年末に素敵なニュースを聞 くことができましたこと、とても幸せです。これからも、僕ら自身、音楽を楽しんでいきたいと思います。あり がとうございました」

■二宮和也「大変光栄なことで、本当に感謝です。今年は、音楽の方でもファンの皆様との交流があり、非常に 充実していました。来年も、皆様と音楽を通して、つながっていけるよう頑張ります」

■大野智「2010年、年間ランキング7冠、本当に皆さんのおかげです！ありがとうございました ！ 2011年も皆さんの心に残る歌を歌っていけるよう頑張りますのでよろしくお願いします！」

■櫻井翔「昨 年に続き、今年も沢山の方に嵐の楽曲に触れていただき、大変光栄です。個人的には、約2年ぶりのオリジナル アルバムを多くの方々に聴いて頂けましたこと を、非常に嬉しく思っています。来年も、スタッフと共に、より多くの方々の心に残る音楽を作っていけたらと 思いますので、どうぞよろしくお願いします」

So that's it, Oricon year ended and we got 3,4,6,7,9,10 place in Top 10 yearly sales. So with that and album and dvd sales, Arashi got 7 awards.
1. Artist Total Sales (171.6億円)
2. Artist Single Sales (49.8億円)
3. Best Album Ranking (105.3万枚)
4. Best Album Sales (40.0億円)
5. Best Dvd Ranking (78.6万枚)
6. Best Dvd Sales (45.6億円)
7. Artist Dvd Sales (70.5億円)

It might be a bit confusing, but my tokki explained to me a bit. So, when it's Best we're only talking about #1 place. So in crown number 7, Oricon count the million(billion) yen Arashi sold this year with all their dvds (5x10, Best Clips, ..)

We have our boys showing their appreciation for the support and the crowns won this year, thanks dear hide_everfree20 for your translation ♥

Ohchan: "Thanks, it's because of you that we achieved these 7 crowns. Next year too we'll do our best to keep singing songs that will remain in everybody's hearts".

Aibachan: "Thanks to everybody who supported Arashi this year. It's been a fulfilling year with 6 singles, 1 album and 1 dvd released, so we'll do our best to make sure that next year will be even more fun and fulfilling".

Jun: "This year too we've been supported by many people, it's been a great year. I'm happy to hear such happy news at the end of the year. From now on we want to enjoy music ourselves. Thanks".

Nino: "It's an honour, thank you. We managed to communicate with fans also thanks to our songs, it's been a very fulfilling year. We'll do our best to be connected to you with music also next year".

Sho: "We feel really honoured that also this year many people got in touch with Arashi's songs. Personally i'm really happy than many people listened to our first original album in 2 years. Also next year, with the help of our staff, we'd like to create music that will touch even more people's hearts. Please support us".

http://community.livejournal.com/ara...ai/278060.html

[Beauty4123]

7 awards! so awesome!

i love their comments. their too sweet.

[KarenPang]

Scans - TV fan 2010.12.23 - 2011.01.31

http://saobang2211.livejournal.com/351974.html





suits on guys are always a win win situation to me 8D

[Beauty4123]

arashi never fail to impress when they wear suits!

sho's expression is funny!

[KarenPang]

Popolo Feb 2011 (Dec hasn't even finish yet LOL D: ) scans

http://saobang2211.livejournal.com/352390.html



MatsuJun's hair on the cover is *__*

My sister was yelling when she saw Sakurai my brother in law ;p

[Beauty4123]

^

i can see why she was yelling, LOL. sho looks GORGEOUS!

[KarenPang]

lmao yeah , she YELLED out so loud earlier on at the other end of my house , it was quite funny

ah I like MatsuJun's solo shot a lot T.T



holy

[Beauty4123]

STUNNING.

i'm sorry sho, but jun ultimately wins this time!

[KarenPang]

xD

The other 3 solo shots ...







but yeah man MatsuJun totally pawns xD . Nino looked 1/2 asleep in that pic :x

[dreamland2.0]

I really liked Jun's hair at Best Artist
It looked awesome!!

[Midori-chan]

Arashi in suits always makes me go a little bit crazy...!



And this guy is getting more and more handsome with each passing day...!
I'm really so curious about his new dorama!

[Beauty4123]

aiba has seriously gotten hotter since like...2008, lol. honestly, when i first discovered arashi back then, i just saw him as cute & not hot. but now he's REALLY starting to look amazing.

i know i say matsujun is looking the best, but from seeing all the solo shots, i think the whole group looks AMAZING! and totally not old. does ohno look 30 to you? i don't think so, haha.

[Beauty4123]

arashi & TOKIO doing some PR for their new year specials! i assume their shooting the commercials for them.

[ka♡ri.]

Their sales are so OOC! They just keep getting bigger and bigger! I can't handle it! There's so many new fans now that I feel like an old grandma or something.

Arashi are so cool in suits! So handsome~

And yes, I remember you Lisa.

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by Beauty4123

aiba has seriously gotten hotter since like...2008, lol. honestly, when i first discovered arashi back then, i just saw him as cute & not hot. but now he's REALLY starting to look amazing.

i know i say matsujun is looking the best, but from seeing all the solo shots, i think the whole group looks AMAZING! and totally not old. does ohno look 30 to you? i don't think so, haha.

yeah I agree . I seen pics of Aiba when he was younger & he looked so :x

you wouldn't really call him good looking in the past but I think as he & the rest age , they probably began to put more care towards their looks/image because really man , you look at pics of them when they were teenagers , they looked like old men at that time haha

Now it's pretty much the opposite

[Midori-chan]

Originally Posted by Beauty4123

aiba has seriously gotten hotter since like...2008, lol. honestly, when i first discovered arashi back then, i just saw him as cute & not hot. but now he's REALLY starting to look amazing.

i know i say matsujun is looking the best, but from seeing all the solo shots, i think the whole group looks AMAZING! and totally not old. does ohno look 30 to you? i don't think so, haha.

I'm glad that I'm not the only one, who things like this.
I always get the "model-vibe" from Aiba...the cameras love him and he loves the cameras, it seems!
Personally I think that he is the best looking member in Arashi...

And NO! none of them looks old...for their age they look really young.

[KarenPang]

As part of Gantz promo , Nino will be appearing on the cover of Cinema Cinema No.29 with Kenichi Matsuyama

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview....Y=NEOBK-907863