New Years etc.

Hello. It's been a while hasn't it? I'm still amazed that I actually get page views despite the fact that I never update, and when I do it's nothing really important either. But whoever does decide to come look at my blog, thank you? Or maybe I'm misunderstanding how the whole "page view" thing works? ^^;; Oh well. I'm just happy seeing such a large number.

ANYWAY - way off topic.

So. New Years was a while back yeah? Two weeks ago? Yes I did watch Kouhaku and it was entertaining but truthfully I didn't watch all of it. In short, considering it was the first time and Kouhaku is a MAJOR show and they must have been HELLA nervous, I think they did a marvelous job and I'm very proud of them. If there were any flaws, I felt that there should have been more Matsushita Nao x Arashi discussion because sometimes it felt like she was left out - but I understand why that happened. Writing a script and giving each person an equal number of lines would obviously mean that she would get less lines, but still. Sometimes it was just awkward. But of course this isn't Arashi's fault, so oh well.

In the end my most favourite year end music show was MSSL2010. I nearly cried watching that. Have I mentioned that already? Well anyway, it's the show that reminded me of my time in Japan the most. And I really love that, the nostalgic feeling, the fact that I recognize all the songs and what not. Makes me sad too, but I love it anyway.

Next - Arashi promoting the 3Ds is terrible for me because I want it so bad. I mean the actual commercials wih Arashi are kind of lame (if I didn't know Arashi and i saw that on TV in Canada I'd be like 'wtf?') but the actual DS is SO COOL. And seeing Arashi with one just makes me think "WANT". Such fail. I"m not gonna get it though, not until it a) comes out in Canada and b) has been out for long enough that there are more games and it's more reliable.

Onto Movies - excited for Nino going to Hollywood again. That's my boy ;) Too bad i don't live in America, why does Japan always forget Canada? Sigh. We're such a forgotten country. I'd kill to go see the movie, dubbed or not, but maybe it'll come out in DVD here instead? Or something? Come on... please...? And then of course the latest news about Kaibutsu-kun! That is seriously awesome. I don't really care about 3D movies but Ohno just being in a movie. Kaibutsu-kun or not is awesome. I'm happy for him, hope he doesn't tire himself to much.

Onto Dramas. I kind of admit.. I don't think I'm going to watch Bartender. It just doesn't look like my kind of drama to watch. Love Arashi and all but ^^;; I'm still picky about my dramas okay? So instead I will watch Mother (which a lot of people have been talking about) and Keizoku 2: SPEC. Both apparently very underrated dramas? They seem interesting though, so I'm looking forward to watching them. I just finished watching Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo which was interesting to watch while doing homework (cause I didn't really need to pay attention). It was amusing and I admittingly did learn some interesting facts, all in all it's just amusing. Brainless humor. Not the best drama, not the worst. *shrug* You know.

eh.. what else? I guess that is it?

oh... I may or may not start translating random Arashi songs. I'm not sure if I'm gonna post them here. I started posting them up at my tumblr. The thing is my tumblr has morphed into some random blog that I just throw all my.... random "garbage thoughts" in. I like putting my song translations there though, but... hmm.. I dunno. Should I move them here too *contemplating*

all I've done is Arashi's Futari no Kinenbi and V6's Only Dreaming and a snippet of Snowflake though. ^^;; Maybe when I've done more?

Eternal 16 year old is back

Nino is apparently starring in a movie coming out in 2011 'Gantz' after the manga/anime that is also with the same title.

Nino will be playing the main character Kei Kurono who is... a 10th grader. Oh jeez.

by the time this movie comes out Nino will be younger than I am >_<;;

It is a movie - 2011. Wikipedia is being confusing and says there will be two? One in Spring one in December.. sequals I guess? *confusion*

anyways the actor Matsuyama Kenichi (who played L in 'Death Note'  will be in the movie as well.)

look forward to it people (coming out only in 2 years.. ^^;;)

Random Update

I just watched Letters from Iwo Jima (I know, I'm slow ^^'') and I liked it. 

The ending made me feel sad... 

Nino did a great job acting. *nods* He totally seemed like a Hollywood actor. (am I being biased here..? o_o;;)

I wish I could write a review but I don't have much time these days!

Current Arashi songs I'm addicted to - ROMANCE (One Album) and Everything. I really wish they would release the ONE concert onto a DVD xD 

I'm really looking forward to July 19th because Nino will be on Shounen Club Premium *cheers*

Just as a warning, my posts will become less and less. During mid-August I will be going to Japan for ONE YEAR and I won't have a constant internet connection so I am sorry if I do not update. I will try (because computers are my DRUG) but this is just a warning before hand. ^^''

Oguri Shun - Director?

Read the article Here! (from Tokyograph.com)

Eh.. pretty interesting no? I wonder what the story will be about. I hope it's good. Also.. handsome actors? Hmm.. who could those be? ^^

I can't wait. I really hope it becomes a good movie.

[Anime Review] Tekkon Kinkreet

Ninomiya Kazunari as Kuro

Honestly, I would never have heard about this anime if it wasn't for Nino, who was a voice actor in it but I honestly love this movie a lot. At first, when I just started watching, I honestly thought I was on drugs. I've never seen an anime with this style of art (although my sister says it's become quite a popular style) and I love it. I really like the style, I thought it was so interesting and different. ^^

On to the actual story of the movie. It was good. The actual story is about two boys named Kuro and Shiro who try to protect their town (Treasure Town) from being changed into an Amusement Park by a bunch of Yakuza. It doesn't sound very interesting does it? But the actual anime itself has many themes to it and in my opinion it's quite a deep story that involves many things about life which I found intriguing. The characters themselves I also loved. Shiro more than Kuro actually.

Kuro and Shiro, like their names, are opposites. While Kuro is a violent, dark anti-hero, Shiro is a pure and innocent child. The story shows how these two, together are one complete pair. Effectively showing how everyone is a mix of good and bad, pure and tarnished. Their relationship in the anime is touching and I nearly cried when Shiro was stabbed and sent to the hospital.

The story also had many other themes such as how things change whether you want them to or not, and to a smaller level the importance of friendship, or having love and being loved by someone.

Towards the end, the last 15 minutes or so I was actually a bit terrified. The parts with "The Minotaur" which is basically Kuro's "dark side" the side without Shiro. The being that Kuro would become if he threw Shiro away for good and in all honestly, I nearly got a headache watching because it was so vivid.

The ending made me smile. To see Kuro smile so happily and just jump into the water. ^^ It made me happy.

I applaud Nino's voice acting, he did a wonderful job.

and finally. Final note. I really do love this anime movie, and not just because Nino was in it. (Look at my list of dramas, you'll realize if I don't like something, whether it has an Arashi member or not I will not finish it). It has many themes and they showed those themes in really interesting ways. Also some analogies they used in this anime were just.. they were interesting. I liked them. I found the entire movie intriguing. It seems like a very straight-forwardish drama but honestly it's a bit physchological in a way and I love things that have to do with your mind. Not a straight forward movie at all, in fact it's very abstract. Definitely a great watch in my opinion.

Ratings: 5/5

Gokusen Movie

I'm probably not gonna watch this, I didn't even watch Season 2 or 3 of Gokusen. I only watch season 1 with MatsuJun cause.. I don't really feel like watching the exact same series 3 times each with different actors and in my mind, no one can surpass the awesomeness of Sawada Shin.

which makes me say.... will he even appear in this movie? I mean come on it's Sawada Shin. He's the #1, if anyone should make a come-back in this movie it shouldn't be Kame it should be Jun. >_<

I wonder if Jun just refused or if they even offered him a role... I mean, he should at least make a cameo or something!! Or maybe he looks to Filipino right now so he can't *laughs* No but seriously.. *sigh..*

at least after this movie it's over (^^'')

Many Arashi Things *update!!*

Lots of Arashi updates suddenly ne?
The biggest?

First of...
Sho going to New York's COMIC CON!!
Haha.
Sadly... I don't live anywhere near NY (>_<;;)
Damn.
But still =D *yay*
I hope tons of Arashi manage to get in so Sho will realize how much American fans there are!

and next thing..
Jun's new hair.
On VS Arashi it looked good...
but on Shukudai... on some angles it look good, some angles it looks bad xD I can't pick.
but... the hairstyle sort of reminds me of Momo (o_o)
What's with Jun and going back to Kimi wa Petto days?

Maa...~

for Ohno's new drama Uta no Onii-san, the first episode aired recently deshou?
The ratings were apparently %10.6 (o_o!!)
That's pretty good for a late night drama!
TV Asahi as well xD
Good job Riida!!

And for Nino?
Results for the Nikkan Sports Award - Fall 2008

★ Best Drama
#1. Ryusei no Kizuna

★ Best Actor
#1. Ninomiya Kazunari

★ Best Supporting Actor:
#1. Nishikido Ryo

★ Best Supporting Actress:
#1. Toda Erika

Nothing in Aiba...
but his butai "Greenfingers" is coming out soon! 

Believe - Double A Side release

Arashi's newest single "Believe" has been confirmed to be a double A side

Believe - theme song for Yatterman
Kumori Nochi Kaisei  - Yano Kenta (Ohno Satoshi)

Apparently it's the theme song for Uta no Onii-san

(o_o!!)

Oh-chan's solo debut?!?! Maji?

The single will be released March 4th, 2009 (Wednesday)

^_^

make sure to save up!!

Hana Yori Dango Final

I managed to watch Hana Yori Dango - Final the movie. It was a good movie.. if you are a Hanadan fan, and maybe if you are not. If I really wanted to grade it as an actual movie - 2/5 (no, don't hate me, let me explain). As a MOVIE it wasn't the greatest, I mean.. the plot is ... pretty bleh, it really was just a bit show-offy "let's spend some money" movie with... as much special effects as the Japanese movie industry can give.

But.. you can't really compare Hanadan to a Hollywood movie now can you? As a closure to the HYD series 5/5 =D I was very content with it, and loved it a lot.

The movie had EVERYTHING. Domyouji being stupid/jealous, the lovely couple bickering as well as other things. I'm sure most people know the overall story so I'm not going to explain (that and I am to lazy to - gomen). They really stressed the whole "Love" thing this entire movie, which was.. sort of annoying. I mean they were literally hitting you in the face with it. I mean, yes, I know - it's HANADAN - but.. please, come on. >_> (whoops I'm starting to critisize)

Um... the whole thing with the island was awesome. lots of... wet.. and half naked... *brain fizzles*... haha xD I'm sorry there was just to much shirtless MatsuJun in that part of the movie, it sort of killed me. I really wonder how dear Mao-chan did it. Hugging Jun shirtless... I would've died and melted on the spot. Then again there is the kiss at the end. That.. was.. one AWESOME kiss (asian entertainent-wise) but me, being an avid MaoTsuJun shipper see it as more. My god, I swear Jun was taking advantage of our dear Mao-chan. ^_^ It's for a movie boy, keep your pants on xD

haha, which leads me into my other funny thing. Hello, did Hanadan really go up a notch in the viewership ratings? In the Hotel in Las Vegas (I couldn't watch this part without laughing my ass off) - MatsuJun is like lying on the bed when Fujiki Naohito walks in and he like.. bunches up the blankets to hid.. guess what? Domyouji's fricken erection. Yep you read that write. Now.. imagine all the dirty thoughts I had of MatsuJun when that happend. =P Forgive me.

Oh and I LOVED MatsuJun's english, I swear the guy practiced for like... a week straight to say all that. Seriously, I couldn't get the "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING" out of my system. My mom thought my video plays was having problems when she saw the same scene over and over again running on my computer. But seriously, it was hilarious. Hello, MatsuJun saying "what the fuck" is like... ultra funny. But it was surprisingly understandable, I got it loud and clear, even the "5 million dollars in cash, change it all" thing - I could understand it very well in english. Then again I'm very used to listening to people speak "engrish" so maybe it's just me.

And my arm is hurting cause I just got a shot so I'm going to end this post but... last thing

It's a very sweet movie, the ending is so touching and I teared up cause it was just that sweet. At the end, it was sort of like "so that's the end huh..." and it felt so complete. Of course the ending does leave it open for fangirls to think ahead, after all little Domyouji's running around is a thing to imagine, but it really is the ending. Sweet, loved it.

And... this movie just screams out "MAOTSUJUN" - no kidding. Forgive me =P Hehe, well cheers.

and yeah, I know my "review" wasn't really much of a review, and more of just me ranting about the movie but =D Hey, sorry. 

Ao no Honou (The Blue Flame)

I watched it, Ao no Honou (The Blue Flame). Truthfully I actually don't like watching many of Nino's dramas because they are.. to serious in my opinion. (Yamada Taro Monogatari was COMPLETELY fine). It's definitely NOT because he is a bad actor - from the few works I've seen I can say he is an incredible actor. I don't mind watching stuff like Yamada Tarou but anything more... serious then that I sort of shy away from.

My reason for watching Ao no Honou is actually because I read comments that said Nino turned into a physochotic killer xD I have to admit I was intrigued... although it's not completely true, I am glad and not glad after watching it. Many said that it made them depressed at the end for various reasons... I too became depressed but... not for any particular reason. The thing about the movie Ao no Honou is that at the end... it just GIVES you a depressed feeling. I'm not joking. After finishing I realized... I was feeling quite... down, not extremeley depressed persay - but I definitly wasn't happy. There was no particular reason for my depression it's just... the feeling at the end, the way it ended, everything leading up to the last minute. You just... feel sad. It's sort of complicated xD.

I enjoyed the movie, I've never seen Nino like that. Yelling, angry... the scene with him holding a bat about to hit his dad was wonderful. I have to admit I was sort of... afraid of Nino at that moment. Jun might've played a violent Domyouji but I was never afraid.. watching Nino in that scene honestly... it terrified me a bit.

It's a good movie to watch, honestly, if you're a fan of Nino or Arashi I seriously reccomend watching it because Nino does an EXCELLENT job - also it's his first role with Suzuki Anne. =P

The story is very straight forward. Nino plays a teenage boy (I think the last name is Kushinori? Don't remember, gomen ^^'') who's alcoholic abusive step-father returns home and starts... well.. causing bad stuff. After his step-father harasses his little step-sister (Suzuki Anne), Nino takes it into his own hands to get rid of his step-father and hatches a murder plan. The boy Nino plays is very interesting, at the beginning I noticed he was... a bit un-stable already, but by the end of the movie you could sort of see (if you think about it) that Nino's character wasn't very ... his wasn't mentally stable by the end of it. (not like he's a retard but... how should I say... ). It's hard to explain. You'll understand if you watch the movie and I really hope you do because I really enjoyed it ^_^

Hana Yori Dango Final

I don't live in Japan so I can't watch it, but I read a complete re-telling of the movie... I laughed so hard but at the end I felt so much like crying.

There are some parts of the movie that seem a bit retarded but... it turns out to sweet in the end.

I'm going to have to wait so long in order to watch it. *sigh*

And no more MaoTsuJun... that's even more depressing.

I hope Mao and Jun do another movie or drama together, they have such great chemistry and many people would watch it.... =D