congrats for Arashi hitting 300K in the 1st week!!!
Hopefully they'll stay in top 3 next week or at least top 5 :)

when i went to Book Off yesterday, the only Arashi stuff i found was a couple of copies of DAL. no singles, no DVDs, no nothing >.< but I guess thatz good cuz it means they are really popular ^^
I'm going to the BIG Book Off in Harajuku today so hopefully I'll find some good stuf there ^^
I'm gonna watch Maou here when it comes on ^^ i've seen several big ads for it at stations and konbinis here in Tokyo and itz in every TV/Johnny's mag i pick up so i'm excited ^^

I didn't like One Love much at first but it is growing on me ^^

I just went down to a konbini and saw a mag w/ pics of Ohmiya from Maou lol and off-shot stuff of them walking in a park and being silly/lovey-dovey lol i didn't buy it cuz it was almost $4 and it only had 3 big nice pics so... i just took pics of em w/ my camera (i'll post em when i'm back in the states cuz i don't have my camera comp. hook up cable)

OH! btw, I forgot to tell you guys that I may have seen Nino in disguise in Akihabara yesterday! lol he looked kinda like the disguise he wore on Himitsu no Arashi-chan (long hair, glasses, hat, etc.) AND he was playing his DS!!! lol I should've been like "Ninomiya-kun!" to see if he'd look around but I didn't think fast enuff! >.< and i didn't even get a pic of him! >.<

congrats on the 300k Arashi! :D

early first week numbers:

just 10k lower than step and go.

ooh thanks for that Kaori <3

I'm going to get the regular edition/Japan press of Step and Go at my local HMV so it's ok bcos I don't have plans to get the limited edition as it seems silly to get the CD + DVD as only Step and Go's in the CD & the PV + making of it in the DVD & I wouldn't waste my $ on it

besides I can find the PV on the net real easily

I know I shouldn't be picky & etc but what on earth was Nino wearing in the PV ??? If he took off that yellow sweater he will look waay better & I don't like it when MatsuJun pouts :laugh

& let me guess Riida = Ohno ? I rather call him Captain it's easier

Lisa - Thanks for the estimated finally tally sales of One Love , it's only a mere 9-10K lower than Step and Go pretty good

EDIT :

HYD Final Scans from T magazine - http://white-remus.livejournal.com/265363.html

there's just something about black & white pics which's just really mysterious & nice .

They should have smiled though

yeah Aiba looks great in the green sweater but wish I can say the same thing for Nino , I think it's the hair that's talking in there :laugh

but Nino looks great now after he got a haircut so yup

I know!! I've been visiting my area's Book Off stores (there are 3) and there's next to nothing Arashi-related. I did see a RE Step and Go single, that's it (but I already have it).

LOL, you're going to have a hard time stopping yourself from buying mags feat. Arashi!! There are so many of them!!!

^ i would be completely broke right now lol

omg raye you might have seen Nino? That is so awesome :D

I somehow missed Raye mentionning seeing Nino. If that's the case, it's INSANE!! I've never seen a Japanese celebrity walking around incognito.

I don't buy magazines too often now. Ayu and Arashi are draining my wallet!!! I'm thinking of getting Arashi books, like Arashigoto...

My copy of the OS press of the 2 CDs limited edition of DAL that I ordered from HMV HK came just now together with KAT-TUN's QUEEN OF PIRATES (OS press CD + DVD limited edition)

:love

EDIT :

finally the total 1st week sales tally ...

**1 313,976 嵐
**2 211,783 羞恥心
**3 *61,232 ポルノグラフィティ
**4 *46,637 ゆず
**5 *34,501 ランカ・リー=中島愛
**6 *23,990 DREAMS COME TRUE
**7 *22,961 GReeeeN
**8 *21,978 チャットモンチー
**9 *14,354 羞恥心
*10 *12,870 misono
*11 *12,748 倖田來未
*12 *12,621 童子-T
*13 *12,496 TUBE
*14 *12,255 テゴマス
*15 **8,301 UVERworld
*16 **8,229 DOES
*17 **7,696 可憐Girl's
*18 **7,472 Aqua Timez
*19 **7,435 キマグレン
*20 **7,164 HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR
*21 **6,498 MONKEY MAJIK
*22 **6,183 GLORY HILL
*23 **5,832 彩冷える-ayabie-
*24 **5,798 鼠先輩
*25 **5,640 T.M.Revolution
*26 **5,568 リア・ディゾン
*27 **5,208 GLAY
*28 **5,101 鏡五郎
*29 **4,626 秋元順子
*30 **4,402 ジェロ
*31 **4,383 永井裕子
*32 **4,181 松田聖子
*33 **4,165 島谷ひとみ×相田みつを
*34 **4,047 PureBOYS
*35 **3,989 BAND for"SANKA"
*36 **3,965 宇多田ヒカル
*37 **3,932 天童よしみ
*38 **3,917 Dragon Ash
*39 **3,776 いとうかなこ
*40 **3,681 RYO the SKYWALKER
*41 **3,600 Hey!Say!JUMP
*42 **3,513 TETRA-FANG
*43 **3,021 清水翔太
*44 **2,995 Revo&梶浦由記
*45 **2,944 ORANGE RANGE
*46 **2,849 真木ことみ
*47 **2,692 谷村奈南
*48 **2,673 K
*49 **2,492 絢香
*50 **2,354 LM.C

so it's official , One Love's no.1 sold about 313,976 in the 1st week . It's about 10 - 11K less than Step and Go

impressive & congrats boys !

beat me again Karen :yes ^^
But good job Arashi, keep steady sales :)

this's probably their 2nd consecutive single to sell 300K in the 1st week

er ie. if I'm correct

I'm listening to the OS press / 2 CDs limited edition of DAL which just came from HMV HK now :love

I didn't realised that the booklet's so thick :laugh I almost had trouble slotting inside the album

haha i feel so bad for not trying to talk to my supposed Nino lol

in other Raye-chan news, I SAW HANA YORI DANGO FINAL!!! I finally found a theater in Shibuya that was showing it ^^
omigosh it was good. i loved pretty much all of it!


and Yatsuda,

oh, yeah! i forgot but in Shibuya, there was a big window display ad thing for Maou ^^ it was HUGE and in the middle of it was a TV playing an AWESOME sneak peek of the drama ^^ and a BUNCH of ppl were stopping and watching! I think alot of ppl will watch it and I hope it'll be REALLY popular! ^^