Shinobu wrote:Baby_Pixie, I am not against them continuing their career, but do they still need the group? For example SMAP ... they are all going their own ways and don't really need the group anymore.
Of course, I want them to be well known and popular, but it would always be like that: "Our today's guest ist (for example) Matsumoto Jun, a member of Arashi!"
and if don't stay in the group ... "a former member of Arashi" ... so he's independent and has proofed, that he can survive in the Show Biz without the group (which I hope, each of them will do!).
Or do you like Nakai-kun more for his singing as for his Utaban show? (<---me preferring the second one)
I know ur not against them and I didn't mean to sound like I'm attacking you (call it a healthy debate, hehe).
I think they will still need the group. In the future, they probably will do what SMAP and other sempai have done and do more solo projects. However, I think they will always be Arashi, just like how Kimutaku and Nakai and the rest of them will always be SMAP. It's what established them and it's a part of their public identity. Even if SMAP members are more successful in other areas of the entertainment business, they still continue to put out songs because it's what defined them in the first place.
I think the Arashi guys will do great on solo projects. Jun and Nino in more dramas, Aiba in more variety shows, and...I dunno what Sho and Ohno would do, lol. Maybe release solos? But even still, no matter how many independent projects they do, I'd still like to see them come together to do something. Especially since their closeness to one another is what attracted many of us to Arashi.
Ryoko-chan
Don't need to get ur knickers all tied in a knot, trying to upload things for me! Especially if they're just D no Arashi eps. They're available in clubboxes and pdboxes everywhere, I know I can get them anytime. :victory:
If you have the time and want to upload these, then thank you in advance! If not, feel free to tell me at any time to go screw myself! LOL I promise I won't hold it against you.
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