@c_dy: I read this on a Taiwan bbs site called CIA. Itfs kinda complicated caz you need special program to logon. Itfs not a website and the link starts with bbs. I am at work now so I donft have the exact address with me. I will update the info here when I get home tonight.
So this bbs is kind of like the jdorama forum, you donft need to login to read the message but that also mean you cannot post/hpmh other members. I think that is one of the most gprosperoush Chinese bbs site for Johnnyfs group. They have the gmemoriesh feature like in lj and you will find lots of interesting old posts there.
Sorry for spending so much time on an non-English forum, minna.
EDIT: Instruction on CIA
1) you need to install this software called kkman
http://www.kkman.com.tw/02download.html
I think there are other software to get on to those bbs sites but I only know kkman and it works for me!!
kkman is pretty much a browser like explorer, firefox..etc... except that you can use it for bbs addresses too.
2) address of CIA: bbs://cia.hinet.net
(altnernate address> bbs://cia.hinet.net:3456 << sometimes the server of cia is not 100% stable and it's easier to get in using this one)
3) once you key in the address and hit enter, you should be seeing a message telling you that it's trying to get into the system.
Then you will get into the login page, you can just key in guest to go in. Since these bbs sites are more for their local TW ppl, so I still haven't quite master the verification process and the fact that I can't type Chinese on kkman doesn't help either! But you still get to see all the messages as a guest.
4) you will see a welcome page, then a general message board then lastly the top 10 hit topics, just keep hitting the spacebar until you get to the main menu
5) hit "enter" or the right arrow key to go into (C)lass > #4 JPIchiban > #7 Johnnys > #1 ARASHI
6) You bascially will be using the keyboard to surf the site, as a starter, just remember that the right arrow key (or Enter) will get you into the page and the left arrow will get you out.
when you dunno which command to use, just hit h and you will see a list of simple commands.
7) now this is the part i like BEST, the highlighted discussion of the board. Once you are inside the Arashi board, you can hit the tab key to see the old discussions. There are lots of old info/translated articles even back to when Arashi debut. When I first got into Arashi I spent hours reading through the old stuff.
Just go ahead to explore and feel free to pm me if there are any questions! I am not an expert in using the kkman software but I will try my best to help out :P
Hope you enjoy the site!