i think mine is going to be a little bit longer since i did order other things with "All the BEST!", LOL. but yay you got your copy, Lisa! i'm happy for you! :D

Spongebob is one of my favorite cartoons of all time. :P

:D all summer, all i watched was spongebob. i still do, haha. i dunno why, really, but it always make me laugh and puts me in a happy mood :D

final part of the translation for the All the BEST ! booklet - http://community.livejournal.com/tsuribaka/13998.html

I bookmarked the other 4 on my LJ :laugh

& Lisa , have fun listening to the album , especially disc 1 ! You will get to hear how their inital music roots were like

I missed the days of Jidai , Sakura Sake & PIKANCHI now :(

oh i love those songs :weep i'm so excited to listen! i really didn't think i'd get it today, lol.

lol YesAsia for once in here didn't disappoint me :laugh

they mailed it last Tue morning my time so for you to receive it within a week's time , it's considered GOOD already 8D

as compared to the time when I had to wait for 13 days for my KAT-TUN's ONE DROP single & mind you , I'm living quite near Hong Kong too , well just a 5-6 hours airplane ride

T_T

btw karen, how many packages do i have coming to me again? i'm worried that something might be lost if i didn't get anything else :(

i think the latest i got from YesAsia was bordering 2 weeks. but that was just once though. i've gotten everything else within 10 days or less. :)

though the mystery here is how did someone in NY get their package before someone in CA. since i would assume CA is closer to HK than NY. :grumpy

:P

:mischief

my luck just comes in mysterious ways, i guess? i'm not complaining though, LOL :innocently

I still dont believe Arashi Best album is gonna outsell Mr.children. Im happy with that because too boring to see Mr. Children top the yearly chart for many times....

congratz boys

errr ...

3 parcels via registered seamail & 2 parcels via airmail xD xD

I have a feeling you will be getting the airmail parcels 1st since airmail's faster than sea mail . I have a hunch you might be getting some things from me hopefully by this week . If not it will be next week

just don't scream the living daylight when you receive my parcels :laugh . Eirynne knows what's going on behind the scenes so .... :innocent

maybe because like what you said Eirynne , there's only 1 item inside Lisa's parcel as compared to yours

but I'm sure you will be getting All the BEST ! in due time

LOL. secrets are fun! :D

Lisa, gurl, you don't know what's gonna hit you. or...arrive at your doorstep. :laugh

oh yeah secrets are oh so fun Eirynne :laugh & don't bother to PM Eirynne on what we're referring to in secret , Lisa because she will not reveal anything at all :innocent

I hope you will get the album sooner or later , Kaori cos it seems outta the 3 of you ie. Lisa , Eirynne & yourself , Lisa's the 1st one to get it from me in a way or 2 :laugh so I think she's proud of this 'accomplishment' xD

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On September 15th 2009, Arashi celebrated their 10th anniversary!

Even after 10 years, they continue to have an avid fan base, and there are no signs of their popularity diminishing.

Along with their careers as singers, they’re riding high on their successes as actors and newscasters as well.

10 years ago on September 15th the members had marked their debut with a press conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. To commemorate the special day, goo [a Japanese search engine and web portal] conducted a survey in which they asked fans their favorite Arashi song. Let’s take a look at the ‘Favorite Arashi Singles Ranking’!

The No.1 song was ‘Love so sweet’, and ‘One Love’ came in at No.2. ‘Love so sweet’ was the main theme song for the TBS Friday Night drama ‘花より男子2 (リターンズ) / Boys over Flowers 2 (Returns)’, and ‘One Love’ was the title theme song for the movie ‘花より男子ファイナル / Boys over Flowers F (Final)’. Matsumoto Jun appeared in both the drama and the movie.

Needless to say, these two singles were immensely popular. Their debut single ‘A･RA･SHI’ took the No.3 spot. Arashi became the special supporters of the 1999 FIVB Men’s World Cup (Volleyball Championship), and ‘A･RA･SHI’ was the main theme song for Fuji TV’s live coverage of the tournament. In just a week after its release, ‘A･RA･SHI’ sold nearly 560,000 copies.

At that time that was a new record for a debut single. The song is undoubtedly the cornerstone of Arashi. ‘One Love’ and ‘truth/風の向こうへ (truth/Kaze no Muko e)’ (ranked in at No.4) were the No.1 and No.2 singles of the 2008 Oricon Ranking.

The singles epitomized the group’s ever-growing popularity.

How many of your favorite Arashi songs ranked in? Check below for the whole list!

As was mentioned before, in addition to their music the Arashi members’ have thrived in an assortment of different fields. Fans must have high hopes for Arashi as a group, and also for the individual members. It will be interesting to see how much they will continue to evolve and further their careers!

１．Love so sweet
２．One Love
３．A･RA･SHI
４．truth/風の向こうへ (truth/Kaze no Mukou e)
５．Beautiful days
６．明日への記憶/Crazy Moon～キミ・ハ・ムテキ～ (Ashita no Kioku/Crazy Moon～Kimi wa Muteki～)
７．Happiness
８．WISH
９．きっと大丈夫 / Kitto Daijoubu
１０．Everything

Source - http://musicjapanplus.jp/news/?actio...l&news_id=3073

translated by meoinkie2@LJ

:heart at Love so sweet but I frankly love all of their singles , no lie about it but obviously , Kitto Daijoubu has a special place in my heart because it's the 1st song I heard of the guys & the rest's history

sorry to double post but this post's for Kaori since I don't want to make the earlier post so cluttered & messy :S

For Kaori to read 8D

Here're some updates for you to do , Kaori for the 1st post of the ARASHI thread I mean

top 50 singles
*1 *,654,867 ***,337 Believe/曇りのち、快晴 / 嵐、矢野健太 starring Satoshi Ohno 09/03/04
*2 *,619,650 ***,416 明日の記憶/Crazy Moon～キミ・ハ・ムテキ～ / 嵐 09/05/27
*4 *,415,106 **1,497 Everything / 嵐 09/07/01

top 50 albums
*2 1,200,070 *74,105 All the BEST！ 1999-2009 / 嵐 09/08/19

the guys's Anniversary 5x10 tour started on 28th Aug & it will end on 17th Jan next year aka 1 week after my 23rd birthday - http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/...ta/consta.html

other sales updates

for singles

WISH - 307,019
Love so sweet - 455,621
Happiness - 290,214
One Love - 563,312
truth / Kaze no Mukou e - 658,715
Beautiful days - 470,594

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ok there we go & for the albums's sales other than All the BEST ! , you probably can remove the 'still charting/selling' portions bit now :)

please clear out the clutter in your PM inbox :grumpy . If not , I can't PM you in due time with regards to (re)payment for All the BEST ! ;___;

why must everyone keep me in the dark?! IT'S A CONSPIRACY, I SAY. CONSPIRACY :grumpy

but i'm so excited....:tipsy

^ all i'll say is that you'll definitely like it(them?). if you faint, i wouldn't be surprised.

:vevilol

neither would i! call 911 in advance, LOL! but because of all she's sending me, i'm worried i'm missing something. maybe i should write a list.....:tipsy

HELL FREAKING YES! to this poll. i couldn't agree more, of course, lol.

http://community.livejournal.com/pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~...64.html#cutid1

nino should have been higher though, but i'm happy for sho too! :love although, i admit to being sad to not see ryo on this :(

edit: omg yamada taro monogatari is replaying on TBS! i'm gonna watch it on keyhole :D and jun has new hair for his drama SP!

http://yamakaze067.livejournal.com/10281.html

:love now he definately won't have long hair like last year at this time, lol. he looks great!

:laugh :laugh

since you already received Black Cherry , then it's 2 registered seamail & 2 airmail parcels to go Lisa

& this will make you very happy , shop photos of MatsuJun - http://community.livejournal.com/ara...96.html#cutid1

what I tell you ? :cool