Arashi

riyeuu wrote:But Sho is his name, too! XD Aww, I like calling him Sho-kun. Sakurai sounds more formal. o_o

Considering that Sakurai is his name and Sho is the family name (like Lee, Chan, Tan etc.), Sho-kun would be more formal XD I think because it's simpler shorter that people are more used to calling him that.

I remember an N no Arashi segment where a written letter called Ohno 'Satoshi' and he immediately knows that it's a set-up. Hee! Satoshi sounds so formal.

dunadan wrote:

Considering that Sakurai is his name and Sho is the family name (like Lee, Chan, Tan etc.), Sho-kun would be more formal XD I think because it's simpler shorter that people are more used to calling him that.

I remember an N no Arashi segment where a written letter called Ohno 'Satoshi' and he immediately knows that it's a set-up. Hee! Satoshi sounds so formal.

Huh? But Sakurai is his family name! Sho, Satoshi, Kazunari, Masaki and Jun are all first names. Please correct me if I am wrong, somebody. =O

yes sakurai's his family name. not sho.

DUNADAN!!!
love your ava :smitten:
So sweeeeeet.... :smitten:
:glomp: Sho, :kiss: Sho
Can u pm me/post on thread the original picture...
Got to hav it in my sho collection...Onegai..

riyeuu wrote:Whoa. I haven't been able to access this place for 2 whole days. =O


I uploaded this a while ago, should still be available for 2 more days. =/
http://s22.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2QU64YESAZRKA1WGCFPMJLZAUO

cooL!! thank you very much!!

yey.. the site is up... oh happy day!!

violomana -- hehe... Leader is really adorable :woot:

about the mago mago arashi aug 5, 2005,was it the one uploaded by ArashiSuki ? gomen...i got confused with "050805" (aug 5 or may 8? do they have a may 8, 2005 episode?)

GacktSamaChachamaru -- thanks for the ohno pics.. really really like him now... well, love them all.. can't choose..umm.. i don't need to choose right? :fingerscrossed:

Mylani -- arigatou for all the uploads (O'zack CMs and others)... i'm gonna watch them in a while... still downloading some :woot:

bella-italia -- thanks for the "Ni no Arashi where Jun gets angry" and i will watch it later.. about the O'zack CMs, Mylani posted 3.. if there are more, i hope you can upload them as well.. thank you very very much!!!

green_jaded -- thanks for the D no Arashi a few pages back...

vagrant_dreams -- oohh..love your sig.. where'd you get the "ohno in a chambermaid outfit"? and matsujun smoking!?!? wow (it's all i can say :woot: )


Sakurai-kun...Sho-kun.. both sounds heavenly :bow: about Aiba-chan and Oh-chan's nicknames, can anyone explain why "-chan" is used rather than "-kun"? i thought "-chan" was for girls.. arigatou

bella-italia wrote:

ainangst:
No, I haven't seen Yoiko no Mikata yet. That's actually what I'm gonna start dling next. I've been told that even without Eng subs it's still a fun to watch Sho-kun. He's really expressive in his face, even if he's acting kinda goofy!
I have the Mago Mago episodes with Ohno, Jun, and the oba-chans and the latest ep with Ohno & Nino. I'll start uploading them now. (It may take me a little time, b/c some sites haven't been liking me lately :banghead: .)
I've never seen that Nurseman Special with Sho-kun. I'm really curious to find out what that's from now.

Thanks bella :woot:
I haven't watch Yoiko Mikata myself, but still it would be a lot better understanding what he's talking about...
:fingerscrossed: :fingerscrossed: :fingerscrossed:
Hopefully there's a dedicated Sho fan with excellent nihongo subbing it right now...
If only i learn japanese :banghead:

Hmmm...how many episode is the Nurseman special? (1?)

lazy_bum wrote:
about Aiba-chan and Oh-chan's nicknames, can anyone explain why "-chan" is used rather than "-kun"? i thought "-chan" was for girls.. arigatou

Yes, I wonder about this, too. Is there any particular reason or is it because their names sound nicer with 'chan's rather than 'kun's. Well, to me at least. XD

green jaded wrote:D No Arashi - 8/10/05

http://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3HBE0Y684R93K1TKJ6K69YCQ77

http://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1OBK7O4A24NEK1ZAFJI1Q06GWN

this time --> LEADER wears skirt and heels too (priceless)

oh no....the links r already unavailable :pout:
can sumbody reuplod the th D no Arashi episode?
Please.....

i think "chan" is use to call sumone in a cute way, maybe its short from akachan=baby...just a guess :bonk:
"kun" is for sumone who is close... i think :sweat:

green_jaded wrote:omg.. finally~~ this site is working again :doh: ..
i just got back from hiking but then this site is down for 2 days :banghead:
*i need my arashi* :puppydog:
minna.. since im too lazy to split the latest D No Arashi and YSI loves me .. heheheheh so here is the link .. plus i make another mirror for this :

D No Arashi - 8/10/05

http://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3HBE0Y684R93K1TKJ6K69YCQ77

http://s17.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1OBK7O4A24NEK1ZAFJI1Q06GWN

this time --> LEADER wears skirt and heels too :hehe: (priceless)

the links got blocked at 99%. :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry:

-kun is usuallly used for men/boys who are younger or the same age and can be for given or family name. young boys are also called -kun by their peers/social superiors.

-chan is usually used when the given named is used; male or female (boys call their girlfriends with -chan too LOL!) a close/intimate relationship, -chan is often used.

It just depends on the person speaking and who they're speaking to..

Ex, If I were male and he were my friend and younger or same age - Aiba-kun, Aiba-chan ; most likely chan as it is more playful and doki doki than -kun, but thats me as a female talking now LOL

Im just babbling now, because frankly its subjective, so I guess whatever flows, depending on your relationship to the person and social guideline (ie..avoid demeaning others and seeming rude)...

riyeuu wrote:
Yes, I wonder about this, too. Is there any particular reason or is it because their names sound nicer with 'chan's rather than 'kun's. Well, to me at least. XD

I'd say it's probably mostly because -chan sounds nicer with their names, (though Oh-chan is more of a nickname cause when they use his full name they usually call him Ohno-kun) and -chan's also more diminutive and affectionate sounding, so -chan suits Aiba and Ohno cause they're pretty silly and boyish, ne?

Have you noticed Aiba calls Sho 'Sho-chan' a lot of the time? Kawaii ^_^

riyeuu wrote:

Huh? But Sakurai is his family name! Sho, Satoshi, Kazunari, Masaki and Jun are all first names. Please correct me if I am wrong, somebody. =O

Riyeuu, u have it completely wrong. Those are their surname/family name. People sometimes use Jun and Sho because it shorter/easier to say.

EDIT - oops i guess i am the one in the wrong. gomenesai

Deragoth wrote:

Riyeuu, u have it completely wrong. Those are their surname/family name. People sometimes use Jun and Sho because it shorter/easier to say.

Don't go telling me MATSUMOTO is a first name and not JUN! o_O

Ne, I used to take Japanese lessons and my teacher added a 'kun' after my name. She said it's a term used for those younger than 15. Well, of course, there are other times to use it as well. =P

riyeuu wrote:
Don't tell me MATSUMOTO is a first name and not JUN! o_O

Ne, I used to take Japanese lessons and my teacher added a 'kun' after my name. She said it's a term used for those younger than 15. Well, of course, there are other times to use it as well. =P

kun is used alot in school environment esp student/ teacher..No his given name is Jun....usually whatever is written first is their surname and the last is their given...

GacktSamaChachamaru wrote:

No his given name is Jun....usually whatever is written first is their surname and the last is their given...

So Ninomiya, Aiba, & Ohno are their surname?
:confused:

GacktSamaChachamaru wrote:
usually whatever is written first is their surname and the last is their given...

But in magazines, their names are usually written "Sho Sakurai", "Satoshi Ohno" and such. Maybe this is what confuses people. =/

first names:

Jun
Sho
Masaki
Satoshi
Kazunari

last names:

Matsumoto
Sakurai
Aiba
Ohno
Ninomiya

hope that clears things up for some

riyeuu wrote:
But in magazines, their names are usually written "Sho Sakurai", "Satoshi Ohno" and such. Maybe this is what confuses people. =/

japanese say first their family names and then their given names, thatLs the tradicional way (when written in kanji they should always be listed like this), but in magazines, for example, when they "romanize" the names, they sometimes put them the way we use in western countries: given name-family name.

But for our guys, their given names are: Satoshi, Kazunari, Masaki, Jun and Sho; and of course the other are their family names. You can just listen when they introduce themselves, they (referring eachone to himself) will say always their family name (Ohno, Aiba, Ninomiya, Matsumoto, Sakurai), because thatLs the formal and tradicional way to do it in Japan.

Just to add on to this. Japanese names are like Chinese names. Someone named Tan Ah Beng - Tan is the family name and Ah Beng is his given name or Kinomoto Sakura - Kinomoto is family/first name and Sakura is given/last name. Whereas if English names like James Brown, Brown is the family name and James is the given name. Therefore when you call someone 'Mr Brown', it's the same as calling Sho-kun or Sho-san (haha formal).

I agree with Deragoth that Jun and Sho are easier to call because it's shorter. Imagine screaming "MATSUMOTO" everytime.

EDIT: Eck! What me and tsuki666 said are very contradicting. Haha nevermind, I think the easiest way to know is to know what the rest of their family members are called and thus, you know what is their family name.