Wednesday 26 November 2008

Happy Birthday O-Chan!

Ah.. I know technically I'm a day late but here where I am it's still the 26th so...

\(^_^)/~「大野くうんお誕生日おめでとう」~\(^_^)/

Yay!!

And because it's Ohno's birthday.. I have a present (or.. presents I should say) for him ^_^




OhnoOhno1



Ohno2Ohno2


(Drawn with a 0.5mm led pencil on 8.5x11 paper and coloured in Photoshop CS3)

Two drawings. =D

If I am to do another piece of fanart it will be probably be centered around all the arashi members under a Winter Holidays theme.

m( _ _ )m

I wish Ohno a wonderful 28th year, I hope he stays healthy, has lots of fun and just stays himself.

You are the best riida ever!!


Sunday 16 November 2008

Arash Shanghai Concert

- EDIT -
- Pictures added -

eh... there's like... no info but tons of videos?

 



Highlights/Interesting Info

♪ ~Thousands of fans waiting at airport for them ~ ♪
♪ ~ Arashi learned a bit of shanghainese ~ ♪

 


Setlist
(Day 1)
Love so sweet
Oh yeah!
Kitto Daijoubu
Step and go
Hip pop boogie
Jidai
Yes?No?
Carnival night

Niji
Take me faraway
La tormenta 2004
Lucky man
Hadashi no mirai
Happiness

  [MC]

Kaze no Mukou e
Re[Mark]able
Truth
a Day in our life
Yabai-Yabai-Yabai
Ichioku no Hoshi
Sirius
Hello, goodbye

theme of Dream-A-live (introduction)
Jun -
just posing cute
Nino -
magic card
Aiba-chan -
backflips
Oh-chan -
cross eyes
Sho -
rap

Kotoba yori taisetsu na mono
A.Ra.Shi
Pikanchi Double 
Asu ni Mukatte Hoeru
One Love

Encore 1

We can make it!
Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi
Sakura Sake

Encore 2
Beautiful day

(Day 2 Add-ins)

Encore 3
Fight Song

Encore 4

Happy Birthday to Oh-Chan!
Gori Muchuu



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Chibi Sho

I was going through Sho's Otakara photobook today and ... look at this?


ChibishoChibisho2


Doesn't Sho TOTALLY look like some rich-kid? Well.. if he doesn't, he still looks pretty cool ... (and puny) xD

and damn... look at Sho when he grows up a bit...



o_o

dreadlocks? Wow.

I can totally see why Johnny picked Sho to do rap, he looks like such a gangster. *nods*

^_^


Tuesday 11 November 2008

Ohno Wallpapers

It's Ohno month and because of this special month I have made 2 wallpapers for Arashi's awesome riida!

I have both of them available in TWO sizes

Size - 1280x1024



Ohnowallbig2Ohnowallbig



Size - 1024x800


OhnoWallv2OhnoWallv1


Hope you like them ^_^


Monday 10 November 2008

Nino's name on my TV? o_o!

Oh. My. God.

I know.. this might be a stupid thing to go crazy about but... was watching the Chinese channel on my TV and they were talking about movies or something (I can't understand mandarin but I can sort've read the Chinese subs) and guess what?

Nino's name.

I was literally shocked. I froze halfway through drinking my soup.
It was there in the subs, I didn't actually see him but his name appeared.
I couldn't read the entire sentence cause I was too focused on Nino's name (-_-'')

二宮和也

and apparently my mom knows him (like recognizes his name) ^^;;

She read about him in the entertainment section in the Chinese newspaper.

I was so in shock. Probably stupid to get so excited about such a stupid little thing.. but.. you never hear about Japanese things, ever, where I am.
So.. just to see Nino's name.
Although it's sort of interesting, how in a mass of Chinese subtitles I am able to instantaneously pick out Nino's name xD


Saturday 8 November 2008

VS Arashi #30 (2008.11.08)

Every Friday I watch VS Arashi live just cause it's entertaining and it's the only Arashi show that I can actually be awake for. It's amusing, it's entertaining, just like any other of Arashi's shows but I never really find much to post about but this week is different. This weeks episode wasn't just amusing... no, this weeks epsiode was just down-right hilarious and I totally recommend every fan to go out and download the episode now. Why? Well.. I'm sure everyone has heard of the die-hard MatsuJun fangirl Ooshima Miyuki-san correct? So... what do you think happens when Morisanchuu (with Ooshima as a member) guests on VS Arashi? Hilarity ensues. Hilarity.


And with the arrival of our guests... what is the baby of Arashi's reaction?
To stand completely still and hide behind the hands of his two boyfriends, Ohno and Nino! xD Is that not just sweet. And then Ooshima's reaction?
 


"Ah... doumo"
xD


Oh MatsuJun.. he's just such love the entire episode. And he's so cute. Somebody should seriously hug the guy for playing along.


"Ooshima-san.. ganbatte!"


And the actual episode runthrough.. because I'm too lazy to take anymore screencaps

m( _   _ )m



First Game - Cliff Climb
Morisanchuu - 110pts
Sakuraiba - 160pts
Second Game - Rolling Coin Tower
Morisanchuu - 178pts
MatsuMiya - 302pts
Third Game - Falling Pipe
Sho choosing - 10pts
Ohno Catching - 100pts
Nino Choosing - 300pts
Jun Catching - 50pts

Add up the scores to see who won (^_^)





 



Friday 7 November 2008

Green Fingers

Yay!

It's been announced that Aiba-chan will be having a solo butai in

SPRING 2009


the butai is called...

"Green Fingers"


Schedule

February 23 - March 10 @ Aoyama Theater

March 20 - March 23 @ Umeda Art Theater

CONGRATULATIONS AIBA-CHAN!!

EDIT::

Synopsis
Colin Briggs, nearing the end of a long sentence for murder, is transferred to the minimum security open prison in the English Cotswolds. When he is given an unwanted Christmas present of plant seeds by fellow inmate Fergus Wilks, he plants them begrudgingly in the harsh, infertile soil, and much to his surprise, they bloom. The prison governor is so impressed that he commissions Colin, Fergus and three inmates to cultivate a garden. Also impressed is gardening author and television personality Georgina Woodhouse, who sponsors them for Hampton Court, the pinnacle of garden shows. As Colin flexes his ‘greenfingers’, he finds love with Georgina’s daughter Primrose.
(source)

Thanks to Tenjo Style for the above info.

(^_^)


Beautiful Days

I know.. I'm a bit late in posting my review on this single, but I will now. Bottom line.. I like it.



 


Beautiful Days is the theme song to Nino's drama (which I love so much) Ryuusei no Kizuna and I really love this song. I often like "theme songs" so it's no doubt that I like this. Honestly, once I learn a song is the theme song to something I love it. Example Jidai wasn't really my style but when I heard it as the theme song to Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbou 3.. instant love.

But my love for this song isn't completely biased. It's a good song and it's pretty soft and mellow but in a way gives you this sense of hope. It's not incredibly cheerful like Kitto Daijoubu but it's a beautiful song and I really recommend listening to this song (even though everyone probably has already).

The PV for this song was also beautiful and fit the song SO well. I love the PV. It's so mellow and sort of dark-ish (it's pretty dark compared to other Arashi PV's except Truth) but it does give you this sort of "Hope" sort of feeling and I really enjoy watching the PV. It's really wonderful and I love Arashi so much.



I haven't really listened to this song much, been listening to Beautiful Days and Wasurerarenai which I both heard previews of but for Boku no boku no subete I didn't hear a preview so I had no idea what the song was like and I already liked the other songs so much that I have honestly neglected this song, not to say it's bad. At first I didn't really like the song, not to say I disliked it but it didn't really leave much of an impression on me... but... I seem to have some THING with certain Arashi songs where after I listen to them for a while I will eventually begin to like them (like Re(Mark)able). So, now I actually like this song MORE than Wasurerarenai






I love this song. So much. I've replayed this song so much it's not even funny. It's got a fast enough pace to keep we awake and entertained but it's slow enough to sound calming and peaceful. I could really listen to this song forever if I wanted to. When the song hadn't come out, I only had a version ripped of Baystorm and I would listen to it so much it wasn't even funny. Now that I have the actual single edtion I've slowly stopped listening to it (probably cause I've played it so much).

It's a really good song though, like... after listening to both Beautiful Days and Boku ga boku no subete there is this feeling I get, like I want a bit more and Wasurerarenai fills up that want.

This entire single in general is a great package. All the songs mesh together wonderfully and the order they're put in really makes you feel just great.

I highly recommend buying this single (even though I haven't... =_=;;) but that is due to personal family reasons so please, if you can, buy the single and support our stormy boys!


BONUS PICTURE




does Ohno not just look ADORABLE? This is from the latest Music Station Minisute - Nov.7.2008


 



Monday 3 November 2008

~Arashi's CD Debut~

Maa...~
I didn't make anything today (>_<)
I've been too busy.

*sigh*
I really want to.
But...
Huh. I might make something tomorrow.

But. Today is Arashi's CD Debut!
v(^ _ ^)v

1999年11月3日 ~ デビュー9周年おめでとう!

Saa...~
They are on their 10th year.

I became an Arashi fan this spring... so I've been a fan for about 7 months now.
I want to say... I'm very proud of being an Arashi fan. I really love these 5 guys and I really regret not being able to do anything today to celebrate this very important day.

Five awesome guys
Causing a huge storm
All around the world
And guess what...?
It's only gonna get bigger

My sad attempt at some sort of poem.
I'm more of a writer than a poet (^_^;;)
But.
I'll try to make a wallpaper! (>_<)



Saturday 1 November 2008

Arash in Korea

I will update this post whenever I have found something new



Highlights/Interesting Info

♪ ~ 300 fans waiting at airport (o_o;;) ~ ♪

♪ ~ Lots of member "shower" talk during MC ~ ♪

♪ ~ Arashi spoke LOTS of Korean d(^_^)b ~ ♪

♪ ~ Jun saw Kawaii Fumito's "MatsuJun Impression" (^_^) ~ ♪
♪ ~ Some schoolgirl broke the lock to the stadium but got caught (o_o;;) ~ ♪



Setlist
(Day 1)

Love so sweet
Oh! Yeah
Kitto Daijoubu
Step and go
Hip Pop Boogie
Jidai
Yes?No?
Carnival Night Part2
Niji
Take me faraway
La Tormenta
Lucky Man
Hadashi no Mirai
Happiness

MC

Kaze no Mukou e


ABC sings
kiss-My-ft.2 sings


Re(mark)able
truth
a Day in our life
Yabai-Yaba-Yabai
Ichioku no Hoshi
Sirius
Hello Goodbye

theme of Dream A live
A RA SHI
Pikanchi Double
Asu ni Mukatte Hoero
One Love

Encore
We can make it!
Kansha kangeki Ame ARASHI
Sakura Sake

Double Encore
Beautiful days



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(Day 1)
 




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