well the song's awesome , I wouldn't blame her if she keeps on singing it as the lyrics & the whole package's just perfect

Sato Takeru - he plays Okada Yuya in the show

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Sato_Takeru

imo he looks like Kame a bit

Oh, I recognize him! I do know the faces of the guys who were in Rookies, but I dunno their names, lol. He does look a lot like Kame.

And that link you gave me, it says on that site that the Rookies movie will be called ROOKIES－Sotsugyo. Do you know what Sotsugyo means?

Rookies Movie Website: http://rookies-movie.jp/

But there's nothing much on the site right now, except for a picture of the cast, and a release date (May 30).

Initally when I 1st saw Sato Takeru , I was like eh Kame's twin brother ? :roflmao

Sotsugyo means graduation in Japanese :yes . Like for ayumi where she covered Sotsugyo Shashin in A BALLADS , it means Graduation Photograph

I haven't watched all the episodes of Rookies J-drama yet, but I thought it ended on the last episode? I wonder what sort of storyline they have come up with in the movie.

Oh wow, Sotsugyo means Graduation, interesting.

I wouldn't mind if that was the name of the GReeeeN song, hehe. :yes

Jan 22nd - Daily Charts:

Kiseki and Tobira aren't in the Top 50 anymore. :(


But there album is still in the Top 50 chart, so that's good!

19 19 14 13 15 44↑33　GReeeeN 「あっ、ども。おひさしぶりです。」

Karen: Remember when we were discussing about which singles spent more than one week at #1 on the Oricon charts in 2008?

Well, I found the link, and yes, GReeeeN's Kiseki was the first single in 2008 to have 2 weeks @ #1, while Mr. Children's Hanabi was the second single to do so.

And I found out that these two singles were the only singles to spend more than one week at #1. (2008) That does make Kiseki special doesn't it?

LINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ot_100_in_2008

And also, Billboard's Japan Hot 100 year end chart for 2008 placed Kiseki at #1!!!

oh thanks for that Tracy

so I was right then in that both singles were the only ones to stay on top of the chart for more than a week

YOU'RE BACK KAREN!!!

I was just telling Beauty in another thread that this sub-forum wasn't the same without you. ;)

On the topic of GReeeeN: Apparently, Billboard Japan has some airplay chart, and Ayumi jumped from #37 to #15!!! WOOT!

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart...1-50&g=Singles

Ninki Poll #'s:

Looks like KK will have their 28th single. It's been fated/destined, and there's nothing anyone can do about it. :/

*shrugs* it's ok at least it's still guaranteed a top10

gone are the days when Michi & High GK Low tanked badly :dead2

^ Top 10 isn't good enough for me, I want #2!!! XD

GO TO THEIR OFFICIAL SITE NOW: http://www.greeeen.net

There's some new video put up. I dunno what it is about though exactly.

quite possible that Ayumi might get #2 behind KK

if they did so for Tobira , I don't see why they can't do it for Ayumi

Their third #2 hit. -___-

If they keep being beaten by JE artists, they'll end up with a lot of #2 hits. o_O

yeah but it beats not having their singles to chart anymore if that's the case

^ Yes, that's true.

By the way, did you see that new video I mentioned that they put on their official site?

It looks like some ceremony or some traditional Japanese thing. I dunno what it is exactly.

So the new Kinki Kids single has leaked, but no Ayumi single leakage anywhere yet. :(

I remember the Tobira single leaked on the day of the release. :/

LEAK AYUMI LEAK. ^^ :D

Ayumi single still hasn't leaked yet, damn.

Kiseki and Tobira are still in the Top 50 singles, and once Ayumi is released, they will have 3 singles in the Top 50. :)

I think the only other artist/group who has 3 singles in the Top 50 right now is Arashi.

are you sure that Setsuna will be pitted against KAT-TUN's RESCUE on 11th March ?

that will be horrible if they were to go up against KT for the 2nd time :thud

preview of Setsuna - http://n4-ch4n.livejournal.com/8782.html

very nice :smitten

The source I found that info was on multi-lemonia. Multi-lemonia was the first site to provide info on Koda Kumi, Yuna Ito, upcoming singles.

Also, fan-net website and Livedoor has the same info too, so I think it is accurate.

Up against KAT-TUN again, nooo... please... *hopes they change release date*.

T_T

guess Universal doesn't care whether GReeeeN gets another #1 at this rate :(

I guess they don't. -___-

I just hope that Rookies movie song will get #1. It's going to be quite big right, with the tie-in and everything.

^^

Ano Koro Kara's NICE & it's something I didn't expect of the guys . It's quite perfect balancing out the somewhat mellow tune that's of Ayumi

& eh both songs start with 'A' :laugh

another great single of the guys :D

I didn't like any of their b-sides from any of their singles to be honest. They were all pretty bad in my opinion. With the exception of that Christmas song on the bonus CD of the Tobira single.

But Ano Koro Kara really stands out. I really like it! I like how it's rock combined with a bit of synth sounds (is that synth sounds, or is it called something different?)

I want to buy this single now. *__*

I can't comment for their older B-sides as I listened from the full Tobira single onwards but yeah Ano Koro Kara's really good & yes it's synth going in the background

Oh, I forgot, besides that Christmas song b-side, there's another b-side that's good. It's called "Rookies", and it's on the Kiseki single.

Listen here: http://www.imeem.com/boiar/music/0tt...eeeen_rookies/

Since they called the song Rookies, they can't use that title for their Rookies movie song. XD

First Day Sales:

SINGLES
1 - Kinki Kids - 42,094 (x1.75) = 73,665
2 - GReeeen - 11,008 (x1.75) = 19,264

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The gap wasn't as big as it was with "Tobira" and KT's "White Xmas": (for comparison)

x->1 - KAT-TUN - 69,673 (x1.75) = 121,928
x->2 - GReeeeN - 6,795 (x1.75) = 11,891

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First week chart run comparison:

SINGLES
x->1->1->1->1->1->1 - KAT-TUN - 69,673 + 31,631 + 11,719 + 6,505 + 7,691 + 6,170 (x1.75) = 233,431
x->2->2->2->2->2->2 - GReeeeN - 6,795 + 6,131 + 2,822 + 1,822 + 2,922 + 2,896 (x1.75) = 40,929

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Kinki Kids' sales are getting lower. And KAT-TUN's sales are still strong! ^^

no surprises this time round

luckily I support both acts or else I'm going to skin KinKi Kids alive :laugh

GReeeeN can get the top position if they DON'T release the same day as a Johnny's group.

It's not too difficult for them, since they are very popular in Japan.

I think they are probably one of the Top boy groups (excluding JE groups).

not bad 1st day sales :yes i think it'll get higher later in the week.

^ I hope so! :yes

haven't been here in a while XD
it seems they did the best they can, at least they got up to #2.. because JE bands are kinda unbeatable...

Yes, that is true, JE bands are unbeatable.

Their next single is up against KAT-TUN's new single. -___-

ooo again, the one in march?
they seem to not mind getting #1 on the charts too much XD
if it was any other day, i can see GReeeeN getting a 1 easily

Yeah, that is true. I'm sure they can get the #1 easily too.

Besides JE artists, as long as they don't release on same day as Ayumi Hamasaki, Koda Kumi, or some really established and popular artist or group.

CDJapan hasn't send me the listing for Setsuna yet so until then , let's assumed it's not releasing on the same day as RESCUE

Koda's not so bad because she doesn't have a #1 single streak to begin with , unlike ayumi so competition wise , it's still OK

I wonder who would get the #1 spot if GReeeeN went up against Koda.

Koda's fanbase in Japan is big, but she still hasn't started getting a lot of #1's yet.

SINGLES
x->1->1 - Kinki Kids - 42,094 + 24,824 (x1.75) = 117,107
x->2->2 - GReeeen - 11,008 + 11,000 (x1.75) = 38,514
x->3->3 - Kazuya Yoshii - 5,396 + 3,440 (x1.75) = 15,463

Kinki Kids fell by almost half, while GReeeeN maintained steady sales.

Not bad for GReeeeN, but the gap is getting big. :/

it's notorious for Johnny's sales to drop a lot as the day goes by , their 1st day sales index are usually very high

GReeeeN's still pretty good & it's quite amazing that they dropped by a mere 8 copies on the 2nd day lol

LOL. I just hope it won't drop by too much on the third day. I don't want to see anything less than 10,000 on the third day. :(

good 2nd day sales :yes considering how their up against KK, it's hard to get amazing sales.

AMAZING second day sales. OMG, i dropped eight copies, i can't believe it XD

second day sales look awesome!!
just going down by 8 copies is great for GReeeeN

Oh wow there is such a big difference between GreeeeN and those Johnny's groups, but thats OK because second day sales look nice!.

I'm hoping they don't drop too much by the third day. :/

this's prob the 1st time I see sales on the 2nd day dropped by a mere 8 copies :laugh

Predictions for third day: 10,500.

Please don't drop too much, Ayumi. :(

Oricon 2009 Top Singles

14 *,*36,351 **1,844 扉 / GReeeeN 08/12/03 累計78,745

Tobira is the 14th best selling single of 2009 so far. ^^

oh that's nice to know :yes & it's great that Tobira's still selling pretty well

Kiseki, Tobira, and Ayumi are all in Oricon's Top 50 Daily Singles Chart!!!

It's rare for artists to have 3 singles all in the Top 50.

I think Arashi had that too before a month or so ago, as I saw. ^^

aso, Ayumi has jumped up to #11 on Billboard Hot 100.

YES!!! That must be the airplay chart, I would think.

About 5 or so hours, and we will get the third day sales figures. :yes

ARASHI had that :yes , I don't know for now I think One Love , truth / Kaze no Mukou e & Beautiful days might be hovering in the Top 50 still

go go go GReeeeN !

Yes, go go GReeeeN! :yes

I was on youtube, and I found something that appears to be from the Ayumi DVD:

It's also on GReeeeN's official site as well

They fell to 5,014 copies on the third day. OUCH!!! But they are still at #2 position. ^^

WHAT!?. LOL, they go from losing just 8 to losing more than half their sales. Don't worry once everyone is finished buying the Kinki Kids' new single I think overall sales will get a boost!.

EDIT: Also thanks for the video!.

it's always the norm for sales to drop as day goes by

I don't really see an incident when sales goes up by days goes by , that's quite a rarity

usually the 1st day sales's always the highest

wow dramatic fall, compared to day 1-2 sales XD but at least they're still at #2

SINGLES
x->1->1->1 - Kinki Kids - 42,094 + 24,824 + 10,376 (x1.75) = 135,265
x->2->2->2 - GReeeen - 11,008 + 11,000 + 5,014 (x1.75) = 47,289

you think it'll be around 80K by the end of the week?

Awesome sales for them. It'll beat Tobira easily ♥

If it doesn't keep dropping that much everyday, then it is possible. ^^

SINGLES - 4th day:
x->1->1->1->1 - Kinki Kids - 42,094 + 24,824 + 10,376 + 5,928 (x1.75) = 145,639
x->2->2->2->2 - GReeeen - 11,008 + 11,000 + 5,014 + 3,262 (x1.75) = 52,997

SINGLES - 5th day:
x->1->1->1->1->1 - Kinki Kids - 42,094 + 24,824 + 10,376 + 5,928 + 6,253 (x1.75) = 156,581
x->2->2->2->2->2 - GReeeen - 11,008 + 11,000 + 5,014 + 3,262 + 4,541 (x1.75) = 60,944


I still think GReeeeN are doing quite well. I predict 70,000 - 80,000 by the end of the week? It looks like Ayumi is selling more than Tobira did!

the sales are still good & for GReeeeN to be #2 again , it's ok I suppose

GO GReeeeN! they're doing quite well :P

^ Yeah, they are doing quite well.

I changed my username to "rookies", lol. XD

It's Official now: Setsuna is being released on March 11th!!

CDJapan has the new info, as well as their official site! ^^

EDIT: Looking at the price of the single, it will probably be a two track single, since the price is exactly the same as Ayumi, Kiseki, Ai Uta, and other two track singles. -___- Well, I hope the b-side song is good, like in the Ayumi single. ^^

cool. i haven't finished watching the drama, though out of what i've seen, it's really nice

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i'm really impressed by their b-sides, that aren't too recognized
I'm guessing that Setsuna's b-side will be good as well

I hope Setsuna's b-side will be good.

And I hope they put a preview of the b-side on their official site, like they did for Ayumi and the b-side. ^^

that would be awesome if they did that again~

I'm so excited about that ROOKIES Movie song. I can't wait when they will include the song in the trailers (maybe in March or April?).

From what I heard, the tempo is slower than Tobira, and the song is really good. XD Too bad we don't have more info on it. XD

I predict it's going to be Kiseki 2. ^^

I probably might be getting Ayumi later on :innocent

Did your local HMV shop import it? Or you buying online? ^^

they have stock of the CD only already , I was there on Mon & I saw it :yes

I don't know I'm still considering as it's quite pricey

How much is it? And wow, they sure are fast with importing it!

same as KinKi Kids's Yakusoku , ie. S$22.95

Eek! Expensive also. -___-

I dunno why Universal Music is charging so much for their two track GReeeeN singles. Maybe because their music quality is higher, so they put a higher price tag on it. -___-

I'm a bit impatient, so I might pre-order the Setsuna single.

I was going to wait for the third album, but who knows when they will release that, maybe Summer time. XD

^ that's more or less the standard price HMV charged for Japan presses of singles in here

it used to be cheaper but obviously now that the Japanese Yen's stronger , it's not working in my favor & so's for the US$ :(

I"m still pondering if I should get Ayumi *thinks*

Oh, I see.

I have to think about whether I want to get the Ayumi single or not also, cus of the price. And the Yen against the other currencies... we are losing out. :/

Hmm... Ayumi... I always thought the CD Booklet was just pictures of Shoes, LOL!!! Different shoes/brands, different colors... that's what I thought. I wonder if I'm somewhat right with my guess, haha. :rofl

I scanned up the CD only of Ayumi earlier on which I got hold of at the local HMV

download it @ http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...67#post1813367

^ Thanks!!! So when you went offline, you went to HMV to pick it up right? LOL. That was fast!!!

yup you got that right :yes

I finished downloading the scans...

one of the scans says GReeeeN new song!!! OMG, what's that about? I want to know! ^^

erm I think the back of the OBI is referring to Ayumi ? :shrug

if you look at the date 2nd Feb , it might be referring to Ayumi I think

Oh ok, I see.

And on the lyrics sleeve scan, I noticed on the very right, it says: "Recorded & Mixed at Studio leave it alone". LOL.

:roflmao :rofl

:rofl

this I have to check

Karen: Can you please scan the cd booklet / cd disc / front cover / back cover, etc. of both of their albums?

I want to see the pics! Please... pretty please... ^^

I can try to do that for the 1st album but their 2nd album it's impossible because it's housed in a digipak

Ok, thanks!

Umm... what exactly is a digipak? Is it one of those box type of cd cases?

Digipak - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digipak

I see. I think one of my CD's is like that.

Let me know when you scan the 1st album, ohh... I want to see the pics...

And you are so fast with scanning. ^^ :yes

well basically even if I don't scan it up you're not missing out on anything because there're no pics of the guys in the 1st place :dead2

I know, but I still am curious what the pics look like, and what sorta pics they have. *__*

I can't wait until the day they finally reveal their faces... it's one of the most anticipated J-music event/happening I am looking forward to.

I want to see their faces. *__*

here - http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...77#post1813477

:D

OMG... THANKS!!!! WOOT!!! ^^ :love

WOO! i got my copy of Ayumi today~~

oh nice ! is yours the CD only or with the DVD ?