sashimi wrote:Hey Michiyori! I dled the Iza now concert long time back and it was absolutely good! But I can't seem to find the Iza now concert dvd here in local shops. I'm not sure if you could though. If you do, please let me know as well! :D Btw, I can't seem to dl Nino's movie. There is some sort of error in the torrent file. Sigh. Anyway, thanks for the link! :mrgreen:
I wonder why the link doesnt work for u -__- I tried just now and there seems to be no prob with it.. :shakehead:
Well i'll try my best to find their Iza Now DVD. But to think that even a local like u couldnt find it... *discouraged*
To the main point, minna, bad news, our boys will not perform in this year's NHK Kouhaku Uta-gassen :shamefulcry: :shamefulcry: First news of the day for me and it's this kind of news.. wanna die alr...
NHK's Kouhaku is one of the most (or the most, as they claim) prestigious annual show for J-pop artists and will air on Dec31, the very last day of the year.
This is the full list of artist: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/news1201.html
For those of u who cannot understand Japanese (like me), this is the Romaji list: (the number next to his/her/their name is no. of appearance on NHK event)
http://www.jpopmusic.com/news/ (scroll down)
So basically NHK chooses (or claims to choose) artists based on viewers' poll (there WAS a voting site) and artists' activity/popularity during the year. As far as i know, W-inds wasn't on the permanent list but after some "voting campaigns" on popular forums and sites, they're THERE. *continue crying* That's what happened to Arashi and NTV Best Artist 2005 isnt it? Too bad we online fans seem to have forgot NHK show :shamefulcry:
Well FMHO, NHK Kouhaku today is no longer so important and popular as it once was (this year is the 56th Kouhaku btw). Apparently now with the development of VCD/DVD recordings, online file sharing and online forums, fans don't need to watch this show to see their fav. artists. Artists (like Arashi) dont desperately need the show either (if i'm not wrong, Kouhaku used to be some kind of a *dream* for any artist -_-). Rating of viewership for Kouhaku last year was 30.3% and 39.3%, the lowest in its 55 years' history. (Compare with 81% like some decades ago...)
Still, this makes me very sad -_-