i'm so glad the debate is over... really it's good that some like it some don't ... let's all hope the next single is as better as (insert your favorite ARASHI's song).... besides i think next single will be included (i'm guessing here...) in the HYD movie ne?.... so it has to be better !

I also admire Sho a lot... when i feel like dorpping shool... or somethind like that... i remeber that he did his best while being a student and an idol at the same time!!.... Sho is great !



Changin subject.... Arashi will be appearing in Tokyo Friend Park on march 30th.... in a 2 hour SP !!... just for the record Arashi besides SMAP, of course, is the only band that appears in the show with it's entire members.... really hoping for the show.... they are really doing their best ne?

Arashi announces "5 dome tour"

Pop group Arashi has announced that they are doing a concert tour of the five major domes - Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Sapporo. The only other Johnny's artists who have done a "5 dome tour" are SMAP and KinKi Kids.

The tour, titled "ARASHI Marks 2008 Dream-A-live," consists of 10 performances, starting in Osaka on May 16 and ending in Sapporo on July 6. The total audience is expected to be about 440,000 people.
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Hikaru Sakurai wrote:

Arashi announces "5 dome tour" Pop group Arashi has announced that they are doing a concert tour of the five major domes - Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Sapporo. The only other Johnny's artists who have done a "5 dome tour" are SMAP and KinKi Kids. The tour, titled "ARASHI Marks 2008 Dream-A-live," consists of 10 performances, starting in Osaka on May 16 and ending in Sapporo on July 6. The total audience is expected to be about 440,000 people.

OMG !!! I really wanna go !!!.... but i'm saving for next year's 10th anniversary concerts !!... i really really wanto go !!!...OMG !! 5 dome concerts !!!

For anyone interested, I romanized Step and Go and Fuyu wo Dakishimete for another forum but I might aswell post them here ^^ I'm currently translating (or trying to XD) SaG, I may post it here too once I'm done ^^

STEP AND GO

We're gonna step and go...

Itsumo toori nakamatachi to sugoshita kisetsu kasaneteta
Kirameku you ni hikaru bokura no hibi wa mune de tokimeku

Donna mirai ga kitemo Donna ni hanareteitemo
Bokura kawashita koe kienai

We're gonna step and go to brand new story
Yoru wo toori nukete Rolling Rolling on
I'm gonna go there with my memories
Sekai wa maru de towa e no Escape

Itoshisa afurete hikari kirari negai
Itsumademo kienai kagayaki ryoute ni
Yasashisa atsumete hikari kirari kizuku toki wo zutto
Hateshinaku ayunde iku

Itsumo toori aruku minareta keshiki doko ka gikochinai
Mawari dashita sekai Tsugi no stage hajimatta bakari

Dore dake te wo nobaseba Bokura yume ni todoku kana
Omoi idaku sorezore no michi

We're gonna step and go to brand new story
Kakedashite tsunagatte iku
Maiagaru kaze towa e to Escape

Ima bokura nosete toki wo koeru kiseki
Itsumademo kono hi wo wasure wa shinai yo
Koko kara hajimaru asu e tsudzuku michi no naka de zutto
Omoide wa sakitsudzukeru

Step, step and step and go...
Hanabira maichiri yuku koro
Step, step and step and go...
Izure tsubomi tonari yuku mono
Step, step and step and go...
Soshite ima hibiku ano koe Oto
Step, step and step and go...
Ne tte no wa futoku fukaku nagaku hokoru

Hibi wo kou shite sugosu naka ni
Akari no you kirari hikaru bakari
Sou
Ima bokura wa kouten wo musubi
Sorezore no michi e to susumi
Tsutsumikomu hibi ga kagayakidasu no wa
Toki ga sore wo irodori hikaru kara

Boku wa soshite kouten no saki e...
Itsuka mata ne kouten no saki de

Hitori no yoru nara kogoete shimau darou
Kimi to deatta sekai no naka de Ah ah
Forever feel my soul!

Itoshisa afurete hikari kirari negai
Itsumademo kienai kagayaki ryoute ni
Yasashisa atsumete hikari kirari kizuku toki wo zutto
Hateshinaku ayunde iku

We're gonna step and go...


FUYU WO DAKISHIMETE

Ima. Sugu. Hora
Fuyu wo dakishimete Kimi wo atatamete
Machi wo shiroku somete yuku yo
Yume wa itsumo Kimi no naka de moeagaru honoo sa
Zutto kono mune ni Ima. Sugu. Soko Fuyu ga yatte kuru

Kimi ga oshiete kuretanda yo Fuyu no kogoeru samusa no imi wo
Kimi no nukumori shitta toki kara Fuyu no kaze ga itooshii

Poketto no naka Chisaku natta te no hira
Soba ni oide yo 1mm (ichi miri) no sukima mo iranai!

Ima. Sugu. Hora
Fuyu wo dakishimete Kimi wo atatamete
Machi wo shiroku somete yuku yo
Yume wa itsumo Kimi no naka de moeagaru honoo sa
Zutto kono mune ni Ima. Sugu. Soko Fuyu ga yatte kuru

Machi no akari ga bokura sasou Futari no nukumori Orenji iro ni
Heya ni itatte kesshite aenai Chigau keshiki ga mieta

Poketto no naka Nigitte ita fuan mo
Sotto hanashite 1g (ichi guramu) no yuuki wo dashite!

Ima. Sugu. Hora
Fuyu wo dakishimete Kokoro atatamete
Machi ni kake dashite ikou yo
Konayuki ga sora ni mai Dare yori mo hikaru sa
Ippo fumi dashite Ima. Sugu. Hora Fuyu wo dakishimete

Dakara Come on, Come on, Come on, Come on, Yeah
Ima. Sugu. Hora
Fuyu wo dakishimete Kimi wo atatamete
Machi wo shiroku somete yuku yo
Yume wa itsumo Kimi no naka de moeagaru honoo sa
Zutto kono mune ni

Fuyu wo dakishimete Kokoro atatamete
Machi ni kake dashite ikou yo
Konayuki ga sora ni mai Dare yori mo hikaru sa
Ippo fumi dashite Ima. Sugu. Hora Fuyu wo dakishimete

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Hikaru Sakurai wrote:

Arashi announces "5 dome tour" Pop group Arashi has announced that they are doing a concert tour of the five major domes - Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Sapporo. The only other Johnny's artists who have done a "5 dome tour" are SMAP and KinKi Kids. The tour, titled "ARASHI Marks 2008 Dream-A-live," consists of 10 performances, starting in Osaka on May 16 and ending in Sapporo on July 6. The total audience is expected to be about 440,000 people.

OMG!!
another tour.. sugoi!!

thanks for lyrics!!
now i can sing along with them

arashiawase wrote:

The "unfair" treatment was also lavished upon other JE groups after Arashi like KATTUN's and HSJ. Its great that the Kansai boys did magnificently without the silver spoon treatment. After all the hype, Arashi popularity did went down after only the 4th single. They only managed to get their momentum back after 2006 starting with Wish (15th single). It still took them awhile to get back on top.

Yeah agreed. NEWS, KT and now HSJ have all benefited from being treated like the royal princes in the jimusho. I still can't believe that in one countdown con, they actually treated NEWS n K8 differently, giving bentos with different grades to both groups with NEWS getting the grade-A bentos! That's total unfairness. And not to mention when KT burst into the scene. JE actually seemed to forgot that Arashi existed for a while. Made me real mad at that time.
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WD wrote:

Yeah agreed. NEWS, KT and now HSJ have all benefited from being treated like the royal princes in the jimusho. I still can't believe that in one countdown con, they actually treated NEWS n K8 differently, giving bentos with different grades to both groups with NEWS getting the grade-A bentos! That's total unfairness. And not to mention when KT burst into the scene. JE actually seemed to forgot that Arashi existed for a while. Made me real mad at that time.

Oh my!! pity them..
i can't believe that they still have 'double standard'
Arashi was quite senior in JE, isn't it?

WD wrote:

Yeah agreed. NEWS, KT and now HSJ have all benefited from being treated like the royal princes in the jimusho. I still can't believe that in one countdown con, they actually treated NEWS n K8 differently, giving bentos with different grades to both groups with NEWS getting the grade-A bentos! That's total unfairness. And not to mention when KT burst into the scene. JE actually seemed to forgot that Arashi existed for a while. Made me real mad at that time.

I know... that was totaly unfair.... but now Arashi is elite in the JE.... i think they are reaching SMAP level... not as big as them right now.... but reaching them... and fast !!

i mean they are having their primetime show as SMAP.... appearing in shows only SMAP did before... and now giving the same amount of concerts as SMAP


really i belive they'll be in SMAP level anytime soon !

m.a.s.o.n_19 wrote:

I know... that was totaly unfair.... but now Arashi is elite in the JE.... i think they are reaching SMAP level... not as big as them right now.... but reaching them... and fast !! i mean they are having their primetime show as SMAP.... appearing in shows only SMAP did before... and now giving the same amount of concerts as SMAP really i belive they'll be in SMAP level anytime soon !

after all, someone and someday will and have to continue SMAP legacy..
it seems like Arashi is leading to it, hopefully

amyhisashi wrote:

after all, someone and someday will and have to continue SMAP legacy.. it seems like Arashi is leading to it, hopefully

Yes ...Hoping everyday !! ... cuz seriously ... who's better suited for that than Arashi.... always thought they'll continue with that legacy... ...

vicky_coow wrote:

Btw, i'm not here for long time because i have a hard time with study...sorry... i've passed it and got good news, i'm become to PhD student now... Like Sho did, i admire him with his study. then i do my best too.

Congratulations! (^_^) You must be so pleased!

I haven't been here in a few hundred pages either, since I came to Japan so I'm a bit out of it! (^_^)

Ganbatte with your PhD!

amyhisashi wrote:

Oh my!! pity them.. i can't believe that they still have 'double standard' Arashi was quite senior in JE, isn't it?

yeah..sadly there is double standard in jE..nino once said that there are rank among the lower one within JE..eventho he said jokingly..but it shows that they really struggle to reach the top and open those people eyes in JE..

anway..yay congrats to them...concert in Dome again..wooow..im amaze..way to go arashi ..and congrats for their single sales..i hope it will reach 400k
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eija wrote:

yeah..sadly there is double standard in jE..nino once said that there are rank among the lower one within JE..eventho he said jokingly..but it shows that they really struggle to reach the top and open those people eyes in JE..

really?
i bet they were listed in the rank once before they gain nowadays fame..

Hikaru Sakurai wrote:

Arashi announces "5 dome tour" Pop group Arashi has announced that they are doing a concert tour of the five major domes - Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Sapporo. The only other Johnny's artists who have done a "5 dome tour" are SMAP and KinKi Kids. The tour, titled "ARASHI Marks 2008 Dream-A-live," consists of 10 performances, starting in Osaka on May 16 and ending in Sapporo on July 6. The total audience is expected to be about 440,000 people.

kya!! i'm getting excited with this!! i want to go to japan and watch their concert!!

amyhisashi wrote:

so, the debate is over?

not really over as long as this thread is free and open thread, there will more debate come Sometimes, I think, its good to have debate like this here ne~~so that we can share anything belong to our Arashi

and sugoi ne another tour..means another success for Arashi

Daily sales - Weekly update

x->1->1->1->1->1->1 - Arashi - 107,689 + 39,384 + 14,042 + 8,142 + 8,636 + 7,384 (x1.75) = 324,235
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Fye_D.Flowright wrote:

not really over as long as this thread is free and open thread, there will more debate come Sometimes, I think, its good to have debate like this here ne~~so that we can share anything belong to our Arashi and sugoi ne another tour..means another success for Arashi

yeah.. it's good to have a debate here once in a while.. it spicen up the thread


who's going to the tour??

~*shoujo_Aya*~ wrote:

Congratulations! (^_^) You must be so pleased! I haven't been here in a few hundred pages either, since I came to Japan so I'm a bit out of it! (^_^) Ganbatte with your PhD!

Thank you...i'll do my best for sure...

i wanna go to concert ne...but they play in mid of my semester...
but i'll prepare for 10th year anniversary instead...
And the sold is not drop too much ne...good...
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thx u for the updates pls do let us know and give daily updates I am really interested to find out the sales of the cd..where is this info taken? also i ws wondering is it really final and true that sales from yesasia, play asia or hmv are not counted in oricon?

thx u i really am hoping arashi will sell 400k in one week for step and go...

mrose wrote:

thx u for the updates pls do let us know and give daily updates I am really interested to find out the sales of the cd..where is this info taken? also i ws wondering is it really final and true that sales from yesasia, play asia or hmv are not counted in oricon? thx u i really am hoping arashi will sell 400k in one week for step and go...

You're welcome and don't worry, I'll keep updating the sales everyweek (because once they fell off the TOP3 we won't get the daily sales but the weekly ones).
These numbers are taken from Oricon, they're totally reliable ^^ As far as I know only CDJapan and Amazon count towards Oricon, the rest don't.

They won't be getting 400k on the first week since the week is over. Oricon should be reporting the first week sales tomorrow ^^ If they multipler is higher than 1.75 there's a small chance the final sales will be ~350k, but don't get your hopes too high (o^-')b
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