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Beauty4123 1st August 2010 04:28 AM

Don't stop the Circus ★ thread #27!
 

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this is ARASHI~
in 1999, they debuted aboard a cruise ship in Hawaii, and have been making a storm across japan ever since! they are currently in their 11th year of success. arashi belong to the agency, Johnny & Associates, and they are under the record label - J-Storm. they've gotten single of the year in 2008, and single/album/DVD of the year in 2009.

Group Members

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大野智 | Ohno Satoshi

♥ Ohno became the group's leader because of a Rock-Paper-Scissors game he did with Sakurai! He didn't even want to be the leader!
♥ A mama's boy! He says his mom still buys his clothes & that goes for his shoes too o_O!
♥ Known for his amazing artistic ability & he really LOVES fishing!
♥ Never fails to engage in neverending otherwise dead panned mannered verbal & physical fights against SMAP's leader Nakai Masahiro whenever the guys appear on the comedy show Utaban in which Nakai's the host alongside with comedian Ishibashi Takaaki
♥ Possibly the most quietest member in the group but if you give him a chance to talk , he will bound to say something amusing/funny to make everyone laugh in any good way possible

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松本潤 | Matsumoto Jun (also known as MatsuJun :heart)

♥ Jun is an elite in Johnny's - meaning that he is one of the only 3 men in Johnny & Associates who didn't have to audition as the boss himself Johnny-san called him personally on his handphone to join the company!
♥ Unofficially in a way or 2 loyal fans of him coined the term "Jun-bait" no thanks to his good looks and acting roles!
♥ Although the youngest, he's the most serious about ARASHI's work!
♥ Became the 1st male artist to pose on the cover of the now defunct (in Japan only) Marie Claire magazine which took place 3 years ago in June (pun intended)
♥ In AHS , MatsuJun belongs to Beauty4123 / Lisa while Karen used to be his ex xD

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二宮和也 | Ninomiya Kazunari (also known as Nino)

♥ Nino is the husband of Karen's french friend Nat xD
♥ Has made his Hollywood debut in Clint Eastwoods Letters from Iwo Jima!
♥ Loves to play jokes and pranks on other members!
♥ A self proclaimed Otaku!
♥ Together with Ohno , both of them form a duo called OhMiya which displayed a lot of *ahem* fanservice moments to the delight of fans!
♥ He especially has two mistresses from AHS, which are teddbear55 & ll moments ll !

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櫻井翔 | Sakurai Sho

♥ Sho may seem to be the most manly in the group - but he's the biggest scaredy cat & he surprisingly screamed a lot more lesser than Aiba LOL LOL LOL during a special broadcast of Himitsu no Arashi-chan where they had to go in to investigate an inn that was 'haunted' ! & Sakurai can run REALLY fast . Faster than Aiba anytime of the day LOL
♥ Inspired many of his kouhai to attend college after getting into Keio University & in the process , graduated with a degree which he majored in Economics!
♥ Also hosts the popular news show NEWS ZERO!
♥ The designated rapper of the group who writes his own rap lyrics , this's also known as "Sakurap" . Because of him , this inspired his Junior , KAT-TUN's Tanaka Koki to do so too :heart
♥ He's known as the brother in law of KarenPang! (LOL LOL LOL 8D :laugh)

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相葉雅紀 | Aiba Masaki

♥ Aiba loves animals (even though he's scared of birds & kangaroos :O) which lead him to work on Tensai! Shimura Dobutsuen where he often gets to work (hilariously) with wild animals!
♥ Joined Johnny & Associates only to meet his idol V6's Miyake Ken and play basketball with SMAP!
♥ Loves speaking English - even though he's not too great at it!
♥ In the same wavelength (brain wise & then some) as BREAKERZ's frontman DAIGO :laugh
♥ Loves experimenting in lots of weird ways/manners you can imagine/think of in the band's variety shows ! So much so that he even has his own corner called Ai-land (short form for Aiba-land) in Arashi no Shukudai-kun!




_DISCOGRAPHY

Studio Albums

* [2001.01.24] ARASHI No.1 ~Arashi wa Arashi wo Yobu~ (ARASHI No.1〜嵐は嵐を呼ぶ〜) | #1 | 323,030
* [2002.07.17] HERE WE GO! | #2 | 147,520
* [2003.07.09] How's it going? | #2 | 82,461
* [2004.07.21] Iza, Now (いざッ、Now) | #1 | 115,241
* [2005.08.03] One | #1 | 150,848
* [2006.07.05] ARASHIC | #1 | 164,214
* [2007.07.11] Time | #1 | 304,763
* [2008.04.23] Dream"A"live | #1 | 320,614 (2008's 30th HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM)
* [2010.08.04] Boku no Miteiru Fuukei (僕の見ている風景) (TBA)

Compilations Albums

* [2002.05.16] ARASHI Single Collection 1999-2001 | #4 | 154,676
* [2004.11.10] 5x5 THE BEST SELECTION OF 2002←2004 | #1 | 187,526
* [2009.08.19] ARASHI 5x10 All the BEST ! 1999-2009 | #1 | 1,604,089 (2009's HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM) **(still selling)

Singles

* [1999.11.03] A・RA・SHI | #1 | 973,310
* [2000.04.05] SUNRISE Nippon / HORIZON (SUNRISE 日本) | #1 | 405,680
* [2000.07.12] Typhoon Generation (台風ジェネレーション) | #3 | 361,100
* [2000.11.08] Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi (感謝カンゲキ雨嵐) | #2 | 362,490
* [2001.04.18] Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Iru (君のために僕がいる) | #1 | 323,020
* [2001.08.01] Jidai (時代) | #1 | 354,460
* [2002.02.06] a Day in Our Life | #1 | 378,050
* [2002.04.17] Nice na Kokoroiki (ナイスな心意気) | #1 | 239,730
* [2002.10.17] PIKA☆NCHI | #1 | 184,388
* [2003.02.13] Tomadoi Nagara (とまどいながら) | #2 | 175,290
* [2003.09.03] Hadashi no Mirai / Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono (ハダシの未来 / 言葉より大切なもの) | #2 | 222,687
* [2004.02.18] PIKA★★NCHI DOUBLE | #1 | 136,603 
* [2004.08.18] Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy / Hero (瞳の中のGalaxy) | #1 | 256,187
* [2005.03.23] Sakura Sake (サクラ咲ケ) | #1 | 172,737
* [2005.11.16] WISH | #1 | 307,584
* [2006.05.17] Kitto Daijoubu (きっと大丈夫) | #1 | 204,190
* [2006.08.01] Aozora Pedal (アオゾラペダル) | #1 | 189,428
* [2007.02.21] Love so sweet | #1 | 456,185
* [2007.05.02] We can make it! | #1 | 204,775
* [2007.09.05] Happiness | #1 | 290,214
* [2008.02.20] Step and Go | #1 | 374,449 (2008's 12th HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE)
* [2008.06.25] One Love | #1 | 563,864 (2008's 2nd HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE)
* [2008.08.20] truth / Kaze no Mukou e (風の向こうへ) | #1 | 658,715 (2008's HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE)
* [2008.11.05] Beautiful days | #1 | 470,594 (2008's 10th HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE!!)
* [2009.03.04] Believe/曇りのち、快晴 | #1 | 656,676 (2009's HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE) **(still selling)
* [2009.05.27] 明日の記憶/Crazy Moon~キミ・ハ・ムテキ~ | #1 | 620,557 (2009's 2nd HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE) **(still selling)
* [2009.07.01] Everything | #1 | 423,004 (2009's 5th HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE) **(still selling)
* [2009.11.11] My Girl (マイガール) | #1 | 547,423 (2009's 3rd HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE) **(still selling)
* [2010.03.03] Troublemaker | #1 (first week sales: 542,000/HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE OF 2010 -currently-)
* [2010. 05.19] Monster | #1 (first week sales: 543,000)
* [2010.07.07] To be free | #1 (first week sales: 425,978)
* [2010.09.08] Løve Rainbow | #1 (first week sales: 528,844)
* [2010.10.06] Dear Snow (TBA)
*arashi is the first group to have their weekly singles sales exceed 500,000 for two consecutive years since B'z in 2001.

Concert DVDs

* [2000.06.28] Suppin Arashi (スッピンアラシ) | chart position & sales unknown
* [2002.06.12] ALL or NOTHING | #1 | sales unknown
* [2003.12.17] How's it going? SUMMER CONCERT 2003 | #5 | 102,658 **(still selling)
* [2005.01.01] 2004 Arashi! Iza, Now Tour!! (2004 嵐!いざッ、Now Tour!!) | #3 | 146,428 **(still selling)
* [2007.05.23] ARASHI AROUND ASIA | #1 | 144,587
* [2007.10.17] ARASHI AROUND ASIA + in DOME | #2 | 272,952 **(still selling)
* [2008.04.16] SUMMER TOUR 2007 FINAL Time -Kotoba no Chikara- (コトバノチカラ) | #1 | 307,564 **(still selling)
* [2009.03.25] ARASHI AROUND ASIA in TOKYO | #1 | 463,344 (2009's 2nd HIGHEST SELLING DVD) **(still selling)
* [2010.04.07] Arashi Anniversary Tour 5x10 | #1 (still selling)

Music Videos Collection DVD

* [2009.10.28] 5×10 All the BEST ! CLIPS 1999-2009 | #1 | 698,670 (2009's HIGHEST SELLING DVD) **(still selling)

_FILMOGRAPHY

Movies


* [1998] Shinjuku Shounen Tanteidan (新宿少年探偵団) | Aiba Masaki & Matsumoto Jun
* [2002] PIKA☆NCHI Life is Hard Dakedo Happy (ピカ☆ンチ Life is Hard だけど Happy) | Group
* [2003] Ao no Honoo (青の炎) | Ninomiya Kazunari
* [2003] Kisarazu Cat's Eye -Japan Series- (木更津キャッツアイ -Japan Series-) | Sakurai Sho
* [2004] PIKA★★NCHI Life is Hard Dakara Happy (ピカ☆☆ンチ Life is Hard だから Happy) | Group
* [2005] Honey & Clover (ハチミツとクローバー) | Sakurai Sho
* [2005] Tokyo Tower | Matsumoto Jun
* [2006] Kisarazu Cat's Eye -World Series- (木更津キャッツアイ -World Series-) | Sakurai Sho
* [2006] Letters from Iwo Jima (硫黄島からの手紙) | Ninomiya Kazunari
* [2006] Tekkon Kinkreet (鉄コン筋クリート) | Ninomiya Kazunari
* [2007] Kiiroi Namida (黄色い涙) | Group
* [2007] Boku wa Imôto ni Koi wo Suru (僕は妹に恋をする) | Matsumoto Jun
* [2008] Kakushi Toride no San Akunin : The Last Princess (隠し砦の三悪人 THE LAST PRINCESS) | Matsumoto Jun
* [2008] Hana Yori Dango Final (花より男子F) | Matsumoto Jun
* [2009] Yatterman (ヤッターマン) | Sakurai Sho
* [2010] Ohoku (大奥) | Ninomiya Kazunari
* [2011] Gantz (ガンツ) | Ninomiya Kazunari
* [2011] Kamisama no Karute | Sakurai Sho

Movies DVDs

* [2002.06.25] PIKA☆NCHI LIFE IS HARD Dakedo HAPPY (ピカ☆ンチ LIFE IS HARDだけどHAPPY)
* [2004.02.18] Making of PIKA☆☆NCHI (ピカ☆☆ンチ)
* [2004.10.20] PIKA☆☆NCHI LIFE IS HARD Dakara HAPPY (ピカ☆☆ンチ LIFE IS HARDだからHAPPY)
* [2006.11.01] C x D x G no Arashi Vol. 1 (C x D x G no 嵐 Vol. 1)
* [2006.11.01] C x D x G no Arashi Vol. 2 (C x D x G no 嵐 Vol. 2)
* [2007.10.03] Kiiroi Namida (黄色い涙)

Shows

* Arashi ni Shiyagare (2010-04-24 + still airing)
* VS Arashi (2008-04-12 + still airing)
* Himitsu no Arashi-chan (2008-04-10 + still airing)
* Golden Rush Arashi (2007-10-20 + 2008-04-05, 23 episodes)
* Arashi no Shukudai-kun (2006-10-02 + 2010-03-22)
* Mago Mago Arashi (2005-2007, 125 episodes)
* Odoroki no Arashi SP 3 (2007-10-11)
* Odoroki no Arashi SP 2 (2007-03-23)
* Odoroki no Arashi SP 1 (2006-09-26)
* G no Arashi (2005-10-05 to 2006-09-27, 51 episodes)
* D no Arashi (2003-07-02 to 2005-09-28, 116 episodes)
* C no Arashi (2002-07-03 to 2003-06-25, 50 episodes)
* Arashi no Waza-ari (2004-2005, 50 episodes)
* Mayonaka no Arashi (2001-2002, 38 episodes)
* Nama Arashi (2002-2004)

_CONCERTS

* [2000.04.06 - 2000.04.30] Arashi FIRST CONCERT 2000 (嵐 FIRST CONCERT 2000)
* [2000.08.13 - 2000.08.29] Arashi Typhoon Generation SUMMER CONCERT 2000 (嵐 台風ジェネレーション SUMMER CONCERT 2000)
* [2001.03.25 - 2001.04.30] ARASHI SPRING CONCERT Arashi ga Haru no Arashi wo Yobu Concert (ARASHI SPRING CONCERT 嵐が春の嵐を呼ぶコンサート)
* [2001.12.23 - 2002.01.07] ARASHI All Arena tour Join the STORM nagoya osaka yokohama
* [2002.08.06 - 2002.09.08] ARASHI SUMMER 2002 HERE WE GO!
* [2002.12.28 - 2003.01.13] ARASHI STORM CONCERT 2003 Shin Arashi ATARASHI ARASHI (ARASHI STORM CONCERT 2003 新嵐 ATARASHI ARASHI)
* [2003.08.07 - 2003.09.07] USO!? Japan special "How's it going?" SUMMER CONCERT 2003 (USO!?ジャパンspecial "How's it going?" SUMMER CONCERT 2003)
* [2003.12.28 - 2004.01.12] Arashi WINTER CONCERT 2003-2004 ~LIVE IS HARD Dakara Happy~ (嵐 WINTER CONCERT 2003-2004 ~LIVE IS HARDだからHAPPY~)
* [2004.07.27 - 2004.08.31] 2004 D no Arashi! presents Arashi! Iza, Now Tour!! (2004 Dの嵐! presents 嵐! いざッ、Now Tour!!)
* [2005.07.26 - 2005.08.24] Arashi LIVE 2005 One SUMMER TOUR
* [2006.07.09 - 2006.08.31] Arashi SUMMER TOUR 2006 ARASHIC ARACHIC ARASICK Cool&Soul
* [2006.09.16 - 2006.09.17] 嵐 ARASHI FIRST CONCERT 2006 in Taipei~久等了!嵐來了
* [2006.11.11 - 2006.11.12] ARASHI FIRST CONCERT 2006 in Seoul ~You are my Seoul SOUL~ (嵐 ARASHI FIRST CONCERT 2006 in Seoul ~You are my ソウル SOUL~)
* [2007.01.03 - 2007.01.08] Arashi Kaigai Tour Gansei Kinen Kouen (嵐 海外ツアー凱旋記念公演)
* [2007.07.14 - 2007.10.08] Arashi Time Summer Tour 2007 - Kotobano Chikara (The Power of Words)
* [2008.05.16 - 2008.07.06] ARASHI Marks 2008 Dream-A-Live
* [2008.09.05 - 2008.11.15] ARASHI Marks ARASHI AROUND ASIA 2008
* [2009.08.28 - 2010.01.17] ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5x10
* [2010.08.21 - 2011.01.16] ARASHI 10-11 Tour "Scene"~君と僕の見ている風景~



_WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW?

* VS Arashi | EVERY THURSDAY AT 7 PM ON FUJI TV~ with effect from 22nd Oct '09 onwards , making it their first show to be air during Golden Time
* Himitsu no Arashi-chan | EVERY THURSDAY AT 10:00 PM ON TBS~
* NEWS ZERO featuring Sho | EVERY MONDAY AT 10:54 PM ON NTV~
* Tensai Shimura Doubutsuen featuring Aiba | EVERY SATURDAY AT 7:00 PM ON NTV~
* Saigo no Yakusoku - a new drama which starred ALL 5 of them . Released date - 9th Jan . Kuroki Meisa co-starred with them <3
* Arashi ni Shiyagare (every saturday @ 10PM on NTV)
* Tokujo Kabachi!! (starring Sakurai Sho) every sunday @ 9PM on TBS (January 17-March 21)
* Kaibutsu-kun (starring Ohno Satoshi) every saturday @ 9PM on NTV (April 17-June 12)
* Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku (starring Matsumoto Jun) every monday @ 9PM on Fuji TV (July 19-September 20)
* Freeter, Ie wo Kau (starring Ninomiya Kazunari) every tuesday @ 9PM on Fuji TV (October 2010-)

HAPPY POSTING!!

dreamland2.0 1st August 2010 04:35 AM

Yay new thread!!
Me likes the title :D

KarenPang 1st August 2010 08:29 AM

I'm not surprised that Lisa used Circus in the new thread title as it's 1 of my fave songs in Boku no Miteiru Fukei

anyway I took these photos with my phone earlier on when I went out with my family 8D while I had Thai food earlier on for lunch

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<3 & also there was 1 time I saw MatsuJun's Fasio ad being plastered right across a public double decker bus & he was right in front of me literally

I screamed like a schoolgirl when I saw it lmao 8D xD

Nackar_91 1st August 2010 09:33 AM

Well, to be honest, after having heared the huge amount of praise Boku no Mitteiru Fuukei got, I was expecting something amazing. But I was pretty disappointed, actually >.<. It's so ... disjointed ... there's a super auto-tuned track one minute, than some weird circus-themed song next, then some sweet pop song, then something completely different again. I don't mind experimentation but I like to see an album as a cohesive whole, not just as a collection of different songs, even if they are good in their own right.

Maybe I need to get used to it, but I don't think I'm going to buy it now >.>

KarenPang 1st August 2010 09:43 AM

I already said before that the 1 thing I don't like in line with Boku no Miteiru Fukei is that I wish they put the solos in 1 separate disc & putting the group ones in another which they did for Time & Dream"A"live

other than that , I gladly take Boku no Mitteiru Fuukei anytime over Dream"A"live

you listen to Dream"A"live & then you tell me which one you prefer still at the end of the day xD & the solos were X_X & the only ones I like from there are Aiba's Hello Goodbye & Ohno's Take me faraway

The album tracks on there , some if not most are a :no to me

I guess Boku no Miteiru Fukei might have been more enjoyable if they were to do what they did like in Time & Dream"A"live , it would have make things easier for me , in due time when I review/talk about the album in my blog

Nackar_91 1st August 2010 09:52 AM

I'm not comparing to Dream "A"live at all. Haven't listened to that one yet. So to me, it doesn't really matter whether or not I prefer that one or their most recent one, I just don't really love Boku no Mitteiru Fuukei.

Maybe I'll just stick to their singles from now on~

KarenPang 1st August 2010 10:07 AM

I listened from their 4th album Iza , Now onwards so I know what works & what doesn't for them

One is their 1st album onwards to include solos

since you don't like Boku no Miteiru Fukei , well there's nothing more I can say in changing your mind that it's so much more better than Dream"A"live as this statement applies to me & also to my younger sister

Also , I don't find anything wrong if you want to continue to listen to ARASHI just for their singles only . I did that for KinKi Kids after getting bore like snoozefest with regards to their J album & I don't plan to listen to their 1st 10 albums before J album anyway

The song that I wanted them to include in Boku no Miteiru Fukei but which sadly it didn't was Green . I rather Green replaced Sora Takaku which's still the most boring song I ever heard in their discography but other than that , top notch stuff I feel

Then again the album was only leaked out yesterday so I still need some time for the songs to sink in xD , I already had for movin' on , Refrain & Summer Splash ! xD

wildconnetta 1st August 2010 10:36 AM

I am about to listen to Boku.............................................. .. I hope I Lφve L♥ve it!

KarenPang 1st August 2010 11:57 AM

Scans of the whole Boku no Miteiru Fukei album which my younger sister gave the link to me via Twitter xD

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3SQXB00P

I guess you will be using those scans in the 1st post , Lisa 8D

Beauty4123 1st August 2010 04:23 PM

i really wanted to wait until i get the CD to see the scans, but....I NEED SCANS :weep so i'll gladly take the scans your sister provided! thanks karen! :D

haha, i used Circus in the title because i love that song as well! but i'm gonna fix the title a bit because i felt like i rushed it last night, so i hope that's okay?

KarenPang 1st August 2010 04:25 PM

I like the scans for Boku no Miteru Fukei so much more than Dream"A"live :yes

I suspect those black sunglasses inspired pics are the 1st press pages in question as there're a total of 65 pages/scans shots so yeah

you only get 34 pages & not 60 pages if you order the 2nd pressing for the album

I was staring hard at MatsuJun's & Sakurai's T-T xD

Quote:

haha, i used Circus in the title because i love that song as well! but i'm gonna fix the title a bit because i felt like i rushed it last night, so i hope that's okay?
up to you because you're the one that started the thread & not me xD

Midori-chan 1st August 2010 05:28 PM

I listened to the new album yesterday (the whole day) and today, but I can't get myself to like it.
The solos are so bad...bad! The only solo, which is really beautiful is Riida's (I can't stop listening to it!). Nino's is so-so, but the others are terrible. I can't listen to them at all.

I love all the "old songs" on "Boku no Miteiru Fukei", but there are only three new songs that I really love ("kagero", "Gift" and "Mukae ni iku yo"). I sometimes like bits and pieces of other new songs (like "circus", the refrain is really nice, but the rest of the song is boring), but all in all I'm really disappointed.

I guess, it's my own fault. I was expecting a second "Time"-album, because in my eyes this album is Arashi's masterpiece.

Well, whatever. I'll not stop listening to them, because they have some songs I really love :heart , but I feel kinda let down after the new album.


@Beauty4123: Maybe "stupid" was the wrong word. Childish would be better. Aiba's and MatsuJun's solos sound so childish to me (in a bad way). I can't explain it were well, but I'm embarrassed to listen to them.

Beauty4123 1st August 2010 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Midori-chan (Post 2442979)
@Beauty4123: Maybe "stupid" was the wrong word. Childish would be better. Aiba's and MatsuJun's solos sound so childish to me (in a bad way). I can't explain it were well, but I'm embarrassed to listen to them.

at the end of the day, it's your opinion and i can't & won't make you change what you think :yes even if i disagree, it's okay. as long as you'll keep listening to them, i think it's fine :) i do hope the album will grow on you eventually, because i hate seeing people not enjoying music, especially arashi!

anyway, i've edited the first post of this thread (and the title - but that should be fixed later) and the scans to this album are EPIC. i love the dark coloring the group and solo images have. it goes with the cute and light pictures of the album very well. everyone looks perfect as well! i thought ALL THE BEST! had a good booklet, but this is just...amazing. :smitten those glasses crack me up like crazy, lol. especially nino's picture!

dreamland2.0 1st August 2010 05:55 PM

Oh man I love those pics so much!!
Nino :heart He's doing his smirk :love

Midori-chan 1st August 2010 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beauty4123 (Post 2442998)
at the end of the day, it's your opinion and i can't & won't make you change what you think :yes even if i disagree, it's okay. as long as you'll keep listening to them, i think it's fine :) i do hope the album will grow on you eventually, because i hate seeing people not enjoying music, especially arashi!

anyway, i've edited the first post of this thread (and the title - but that should be fixed later) and the scans to this album are EPIC. i love the dark coloring the group and solo images have. it goes with the cute and light pictures of the album very well. everyone looks perfect as well! i thought ALL THE BEST! had a good booklet, but this is just...amazing. :smitten those glasses crack me up like crazy, lol. especially nino's picture!

Thank you!
It's always nice to see, that other fans are not going to get upset or even angry at other fans, because of their opinion.
I also respect other peoples opinions, because everybody is allowed to think what they want.

But I also hope, that the album will grow on me. But there is hope, because I'm slowly becoming madly addicted to "circus". It's a really catchy and awesome song.
I also would have been very sad, if I didn't like a song called "circus"! :D
I hope, that I'll also start to love the other songs eventually.


By the way, GREAT first post and thread title (I love it! :heart). I love those pics, especially Nino's (his infamous smirk! ;)).
The booklet is really nice...!

KarenPang 2nd August 2010 01:06 AM

brahaha I knew somehow or another you will be using those black sunglasses inspired pics , Lisa 8D

I'm predicting that Boku no Miteru Fukei will be 1 ARASHI album I will overplayed in my mp3player soon xD

I can't even remember the last time I listened to Dream"A"live which's like the worst album in their discography to me (:innocent)

It's the only album that I deleted songs from my mp3player too , I didn't do it in general for Iza , Now , One , ARASHIC & Time x)

I want my copy now ;__;

Beauty4123 2nd August 2010 01:13 AM

the minute i saw them, i'm like "these are PERFECT!" :roflmao there's so many good solo & groups shots in the booklet, omg. this album is just amazing all around! :luv2

i'm STILL listening to the album, btw. this isn't good because i should have a clear mind for tomorrow when i go for a college prep course :innocent

Bigtop 2nd August 2010 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2442755)
Scans of the whole Boku no Miteiru Fukei album which my younger sister gave the link to me via Twitter xD

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3SQXB00P

I guess you will be using those scans in the 1st post , Lisa 8D

Thanks for sharing!

dreamland2.0 2nd August 2010 03:46 AM

ehehehehe my album is shipped!! It will be such an awesome B-day present!! ^^
Can't wait~ lalalala

Beauty4123 2nd August 2010 03:57 AM

http://community.livejournal.com/arashi_on/3143570.html

Love Rainbow's release - september 8th! :D my mind is still on the album, though...:dead and of course, this is released just a month after the album, lol. oh JE.

dreamland2.0 2nd August 2010 04:21 AM

bah evil JE >: (

CDJ's slow again
I think the fangirls are crashing the system again XD

CDJ links:
CD+DVD: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5238
*You may include only one copy of this item. Thirty-second single release from Arashi featuring the theme to TV series "Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku" starring Jun Matsumoto. Limited edition includes bonus DVD with video clip of "Love Rainbow." *Unless otherwise indicated, DVDs are region-2 encoded (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and carry no subtitles.

CD only:http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5240
*You may include only one copy of this item. Thirty-second single release from Arashi featuring the theme to TV series "Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku" starring Jun Matsumoto. Regular edition includes original karaoke tracks.

lol I guess they don't want the fangirls buying too much XD
No 2nd b-side again :( sadness

ll moments ll 2nd August 2010 05:14 AM

wow, new single already!? JE can't just let their releases simmer, can't they. :laugh

i haven't listened to the album yet, but i'll definitely review it. :) i don't know what to expect since i haven't listened to radio rips or previews...just the singles. but i hope i like it! haha.

i love the pics on the first page though! they are so cute. i love Nino's picture. :heart

Bigtop 2nd August 2010 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teddbear55 (Post 2443413)
bah evil JE >: (

CDJ's slow again
I think the fangirls are crashing the system again XD

CDJ links:
CD+DVD: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5238
*You may include only one copy of this item. Thirty-second single release from Arashi featuring the theme to TV series "Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku" starring Jun Matsumoto. Limited edition includes bonus DVD with video clip of "Love Rainbow." *Unless otherwise indicated, DVDs are region-2 encoded (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and carry no subtitles.

CD only:http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5240
*You may include only one copy of this item. Thirty-second single release from Arashi featuring the theme to TV series "Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku" starring Jun Matsumoto. Regular edition includes original karaoke tracks.

lol I guess they don't want the fangirls buying too much XD
No 2nd b-side again :( sadness

That's quite interesting - another single...but why in the world there is a "limit one per customer rule"!? :thud

KarenPang 2nd August 2010 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beauty4123 (Post 2443257)
the minute i saw them, i'm like "these are PERFECT!" :roflmao there's so many good solo & groups shots in the booklet, omg. this album is just amazing all around! :luv2

i'm STILL listening to the album, btw. this isn't good because i should have a clear mind for tomorrow when i go for a college prep course :innocent

of course xD

& oh yeah when you update the 1st post tomorrow Lisa , it should be Løve Rainbow as it's stated as so on Johnny's Net , I guess they wanted to make it stylish :laugh

Thankfully , avex Taiwan's to the rescue haha x)

The fangirls can crash CDJapan/HMVJapan for all I care , I just sit back & wait for the Taiwan press while in the process thinking of which edition of Løve Rainbow to get for you in due time , Lisa :innocent

except this time round , you can cherry pick whether you get the CD only or CD + DVD since the difference's that you will not get instrumentals for the CD + DVD

There goes GLAY's chances of getting #1 on 8th Sept ~_~

Beauty4123 2nd August 2010 04:53 PM

okay karen, i already put the ø in the title :P honestly, i'd prefer it to just be a regular "o" but yea, haha. it doesn't really matter so much!

i prefer CD only, so i think i'll go with that version if you don't mind? :) i'm sorry to waste your money, karen! :weep but i'm confused - so there's no b-side again, and there's just an instrumental?

btw, angelina jolie will be meeting jun on this saturday's Arashi ni Shiyagare! first he meets janet jackson and now angelina :laugh
http://community.livejournal.com/arashi_on/3144623.html
i can't wait to see his reaction!

KarenPang 2nd August 2010 05:05 PM

if you look at CDJapan's website , Løve Rainbow will come with a B-side that's untitled currently

CD only will come with instrumentals while the DVD will not have them

but I don't know , I'm still deciding so I just leave things hanging on mid air currently 8D :laugh xD :innocent

Quote:

btw, angelina jolie will be meeting jun on this saturday's Arashi ni Shiyagare! first he meets janet jackson and now angelina
http://community.livejournal.com/arashi_on/3144623.html
i can't wait to see his reaction!
wow oh wow D:

Beauty4123 2nd August 2010 05:08 PM

oh okay, i'm not so confused now, haha! in a month from this sunday, it'll be the single release! so fast! :dead

KarenPang 2nd August 2010 05:12 PM

yeah & it's quite scary D:

anyway this time round for Løve Rainbow , DVD wise , it doesn't come with a making offshot clip unlike what happened from My Girl - To be free

http://www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/...verainbow.html

it's still priced the same at ¥1,470 though lol

Beauty4123 2nd August 2010 05:17 PM

lol you would think the price would be a tad bit lower if there's no making of included :laugh it's fun to watch the making of so it's unfortunate :(

KarenPang 2nd August 2010 05:21 PM

haha is that so ?

My younger sister watched the making offshot for To be free & she was so bored with it after viewing it D:

I didn't really watch the making offshot clips for My Girl , Troublemaker , Monster & let alone To be free as I dont have that much time currently & I'm not sure if they're worth watching

I think 99.99% you will say YES GO & WATCH THEM LOL

Beauty4123 2nd August 2010 05:28 PM

well, To be free wasn't the best PV, so that's why the off-shot was sorta boring, lol. i enjoyed Monster and Troublemaker's, though. since there's more happening in those PVs :yes

My Girl was a cute PV as well, so the off-shot wasn't so bad, either. and i remember during Step & Go's off-shot, nino was playing his video games :P

KarenPang 2nd August 2010 05:35 PM

haha there were people who complained like there's no tomorrow that their PVs are boring ~_~ (you want to see boring , go & google/YouTube search Most Boring PVs & see whether will ARASHI be on the list or not :innocent)

But I really like To be free for its simplicity & you don't need to shell out a warehouse load ton of $ to make a OMG fantastic PV where the song's already good in its own right I feel

it's best to save $ on a rainy day xD

Quote:

i remember during Step & Go's off-shot, nino was playing his video games :P
LOL yeah I remembered that too haha & also Sakurai went to India for vacation & he brought back gifts like incense joss-sticks (which I always take & lit 3 sticks if I go to the temple & pray) & T-shirts for the rest of the members

KarenPang 3rd August 2010 03:43 PM

preview pics of the limited edition of Boku no Miteiru Fukei

http://eirwen555.livejournal.com/21984.html

wow when they say premium packaging , they really meant it :O

I preordered the Taiwan/1st press of it some 2 weeks back & it wouldn't be out til 20th Aug but I'm excited to get it soon :D

2-3 weeks will pass by quite fast , I'm sure xD

dreamland2.0 3rd August 2010 05:28 PM

Oh WOW that looks super gorgeous!!
AHHHH I can't wait for mine!!!!

Beauty4123 3rd August 2010 05:32 PM

it's in a digipack right? cause it looks like the inside of my ALL THE BEST! CD :P it looks awesome!

tomorrow is the day of the sales! i wonder what it'll be!

edit: i read that sho was in moscow, probably for NEWS ZERO work. i wish he would come back to NY again :laugh

KarenPang 4th August 2010 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beauty4123 (Post 2444763)
it's in a digipack right? cause it looks like the inside of my ALL THE BEST! CD :P it looks awesome!

yeah it looks like a digipak to me

I don't know what's that in the 1st/2nd pics , probably a fat slipcase/OBI but wow man , I can't wait to get my copy in 2-3 weeks's time

I'm sure avex taiwan will do a great job in producing a replica of the album haha

Beauty4123 4th August 2010 01:26 AM

i have a very random question, it's about everyone's names except for jun and sho, lol. what are ohno, nino, and aiba's first name? i always assumed it was how we call them, but with japanese names, i sometimes get mixed up with this since japan goes by last name first, right?

so is it like this? (from last name to first name)
aiba = aiba masaki
nino - ninomiya kazunari
ohno - ohno satoshi

i feel like such a dumb arashi fan :weep i was just thinking about this today so it got me curious.

dreamland2.0 4th August 2010 03:34 AM

^yup you have it right XD Masaki, Kazunari and Satoshi are their given or 'first' names.
I get mixed up sometimes too with Japanese names XD

KarenPang 4th August 2010 04:27 AM

like for MatsuJun , Matsumoto is a very common surname in Japan & obviously Jun is his name

Sakurai Sho - Sho is his name while Sakurai is his surname

for me , I called/acknowledge everyone based on their surnames . It's a habit really , that goes for KAT-TUN too

if I start calling Ohno by his given name Satoshi , it will be really odd to me

KarenPang 4th August 2010 11:47 AM

1st day sales for Boku no Miteiru Fukei - 275,081

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/

it's quite safe to say that by tomorrow they will outsold Dream"A"Live & let alone their debut album within 2 days :thud

They deserve it , I like this album so much more than their Dream"A"Live like way hahaha

& what's even something's that it's only released in 1 edition . I think sales would have been even more enormous should they put out 2 editions but whatever , they have done really well even though it's only for the 1st day

Bigtop 4th August 2010 12:03 PM

They still do run strong, and by the numbers, they still are... (I thought Arashi prefer ANA, but I can't believe why JAL took Arashi - maybe because Arashi is really strong while JAL is in need of help, especially when they are in bankruptcy, and they're thinking that Arashi could save JAL...)

KarenPang 4th August 2010 12:18 PM

in comparison

【嵐】    風景 Best Dream Time
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
月      ---,--- ---,--- ---,--- ---,---
火      275,081 261,076 100,985 *80,187
水      ***,*** 171,046 *56,859 *53,381
木      ***,*** 120,568 *19,183 *20,365
金      ***,*** *74,411 *15,111 *11,571
土      ***,*** *65,443 *14,824 *11,531
日      ***,*** *50,223 *13,760 *13,835
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
1st week sales tbc 742,767 220,722 190,870

Man if this keeps up , I'm quite sure Boku no Miteiru Fukei might be able to shoot though 600K if not 700K in the 1st week if the sales are as consistent as ALL THE BEST !

AyuGAME 4th August 2010 12:47 PM

congrats arashi...another number one on yearly chart...(no need to see the rest of it's charting sales number...)

Twinkle ! 4th August 2010 01:16 PM

^ Agreed XD , they are in the top 10 in yearly chart in one day only and i think they're able to be 1# in yearly chart within week of release "estimation"

KarenPang 4th August 2010 02:35 PM

flyer scans of the latest Mario Cart Wii game with MatsuJun & Nino

http://aishitsuzukeru.livejournal.com/103648.html

xD

I must admit I have not tried to play/use Wii but Wii Mario Cart , Wii Nintendo & let alone Wii Bowling look like a lot of fun man

dreamland2.0 4th August 2010 05:05 PM

Yah Wii is quite fun ^^ I fail at Mario Cart though XD

Anyways great sales numbers!!! lol I hope they do top the chart!!
:vevilol

Beauty4123 4th August 2010 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teddbear55 (Post 2445132)
^yup you have it right XD Masaki, Kazunari and Satoshi are their given or 'first' names.
I get mixed up sometimes too with Japanese names XD

oh okay! but to me, i don't feel like their first names sound like first names, you know? ohno, aiba, and nino sound more like first names rather than last names to me :laugh so it's confusing. i feel more comfortable calling them by their last names, then, lol. thank you for your reply!

and those first day sales are just what i wanted! :vevilol love it! by looking at that chart you posted, karen, it's incredible how they can outsell their past album sales in just one day!

Nackar_91 4th August 2010 06:11 PM

Loving this! This should shut all of those people who keep saying "but they're Johnny's and their albums never sell that well..." up XD.

People should learn that, honestly, Arashi has surpassed all the rest of Johnny's in terms of sales and popularity. There's no sense comparin' XD

Beauty4123 4th August 2010 07:22 PM

according to "The Television" magazine, arashi will be on next week's music station (along with SMAP & TOKIO) and they will perform troublemaker and......movin' on! :smitten this is a must watch, lol. hope it's a hot performance :P

Bigtop 4th August 2010 07:50 PM

Mario Kart wii seems so popular still as of today... I even tried it out last year and I even completed the game in full last year!

Oh wait, this is 2010 - when did Mario Kart Wii come out?

wildconnetta 4th August 2010 07:58 PM

^ couple of yrs ago

KarenPang 5th August 2010 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teddbear55 (Post 2445536)
Yah Wii is quite fun ^^ I fail at Mario Cart though XD

LOL I haven't tried Mario Cart honestly , I really should xD

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beauty4123 (Post 2445557)

and those first day sales are just what i wanted! :vevilol love it! by looking at that chart you posted, karen, it's incredible how they can outsell their past album sales in just one day!

yeah man & by later today (it's already Thurs morning for me xD) , Boku no Miteiru Fukei will outsold the whole total amount of Dream"A"live , Time & let alone their debut album

Hard to believe that their debut album only cleared 320K+ & it's their best selling album before Boku no Miteiru Fukei comes in :O

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nackar_91 (Post 2445588)
Loving this! This should shut all of those people who keep saying "but they're Johnny's and their albums never sell that well..." up XD.

People should learn that, honestly, Arashi has surpassed all the rest of Johnny's in terms of sales and popularity. There's no sense comparin' XD

nope :no

SMAP is still the best selling Johnny's of all time with 30-31 million worth of material sold by them since their debut in 1991

2nd's still KinKi Kids with 23-24 million

I don't know where ARASHI's at , but I'm assuming 3rd ?

just because in recent times ARASHI has been gaining in sales/popularity , doesn't mean you can say something as so

Bigtop 5th August 2010 02:06 AM

Arashi might be going at a pace that they could be the new SMAP...

SunshineSlayer 5th August 2010 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2445846)
nope :no

SMAP is still the best selling Johnny's of all time with 30-31 million worth of material sold by them since their debut in 1991

2nd's still KinKi Kids with 23-24 million

I don't know where ARASHI's at , but I'm assuming 3rd ?

just because in recent times ARASHI has been gaining in sales/popularity , doesn't mean you can say something as so

You have to take into account the way that sales have changed though. SMAP and Kinki Kids were their most popular at a time when more people bought CDs. Arashi has done things over the last few years that SMAP has never been able to achieve. I believe that Arashi are easily at least at the same level as SMAP now in terms of pop culture relevance.

KarenPang 5th August 2010 02:56 AM

oh if you're talking about pop culture relevance , then yeah both ARASHI is then on par with SMAP

I'm not familiar just how big SMAP was at their peak but I'm assuming what's happening now , is almost the same as what happened 10 years back if not even bigger/better

Bigtop 5th August 2010 03:56 AM

I know that SMAP released a single on the same day as Arashi's album released and it went #1, though the sales numbers are not as high as Arashi is doing today, whether it's single or album...

Nackar_91 5th August 2010 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2445846)
LOL I haven't tried Mario Cart honestly , I really should xD



yeah man & by later today (it's already Thurs morning for me xD) , Boku no Miteiru Fukei will outsold the whole total amount of Dream"A"live , Time & let alone their debut album

Hard to believe that their debut album only cleared 320K+ & it's their best selling album before Boku no Miteiru Fukei comes in :O



nope :no

SMAP is still the best selling Johnny's of all time with 30-31 million worth of material sold by them since their debut in 1991

2nd's still KinKi Kids with 23-24 million

I don't know where ARASHI's at , but I'm assuming 3rd ?

just because in recent times ARASHI has been gaining in sales/popularity , doesn't mean you can say something as so

That's not what I was saying. Arashi is currently outselling all the other Johnny's acts. You can't deny that.

KarenPang 5th August 2010 11:54 AM

2nd day sales for Boku no Miteiru Fukei - 183,521

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/

total 2 day sales - 458,602

【嵐】    風景 Best Dream Time
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
月      ---,--- ---,--- ---,--- ---,---
火      275,081 261,076 100,985 *80,187
水      183,521 171,046 *56,859 *53,381
木      ***,*** 120,568 *19,183 *20,365
金      ***,*** *74,411 *15,111 *11,571
土      ***,*** *65,443 *14,824 *11,531
日      ***,*** *50,223 *13,760 *13,835
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
1st week sales tbc 742,767 220,722 190,870

Bigtop 5th August 2010 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2446185)
2nd day sales for Boku no Miteiru Fukei - 183,521

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/

total 2 day sales - 458,602

【嵐】    風景 Best Dream Time
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
月      ---,--- ---,--- ---,--- ---,---
火      275,081 261,076 100,985 *80,187
水      183,521 171,046 *56,859 *53,381
木      ***,*** 120,568 *19,183 *20,365
金      ***,*** *74,411 *15,111 *11,571
土      ***,*** *65,443 *14,824 *11,531
日      ***,*** *50,223 *13,760 *13,835
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
1st week sales tbc 742,767 220,722 190,870

Whoa, that's A LOT!!! Almost 500,000 and not even the weekend yet!!!

ayumisrael 5th August 2010 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nackar_91 (Post 2446042)
That's not what I was saying. Arashi is currently outselling all the other Johnny's acts. You can't deny that.

ARASHI is outselling every other japanese artist/band/male/female/solo/solo with band/whatever in Japan for 2 years already.
They have few of the best selling singles this year and are going to have the best selling album of the year, 2nd year in a row, that's just amazing. x_X

Did it happen with B'z or Mr.Children or SMAP or GLAY (or other acts if you want to mention bands/singers) in japan's history?

(Excluding ayu and hikki of course)

dreamland2.0 5th August 2010 12:40 PM

lol they are going to have the highest selling album of the year in a week!!!
LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!
I feel a storm brewing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KarenPang 5th August 2010 04:15 PM

Music Station regular broadcast to have SMAP, TOKIO and Arashi all at the same time

http://community.livejournal.com/ara...t/1027228.html

guess next Fri's the 13th will be a lucky one to watch out for xD

Beauty4123 5th August 2010 04:53 PM

not only did they surpass ALL THE BEST's first day sales, they even surpassed it's second day sales too! :weep

the storm is still in effect, LOL. :sdevil

Bigtop 5th August 2010 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2446362)
Music Station regular broadcast to have SMAP, TOKIO and Arashi all at the same time

http://community.livejournal.com/ara...t/1027228.html

guess next Fri's the 13th will be a lucky one to watch out for xD

Uh oh... Things are going to be really interesting...

SunshineSlayer 6th August 2010 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ayumisrael (Post 2446203)
ARASHI is outselling every other japanese artist/band/male/female/solo/solo with band/whatever in Japan for 2 years already.
They have few of the best selling singles this year and are going to have the best selling album of the year, 2nd year in a row, that's just amazing. x_X

Did it happen with B'z or Mr.Children or SMAP or GLAY (or other acts if you want to mention bands/singers) in japan's history?

(Excluding ayu and hikki of course)

Yeah, that's pretty much what I was saying. Their overall sales numbers aren't as high as some of the older acts, but that is a reflection of the times of overall lower sales in general. However, no other artist has ever man handled the Oricon yearly charts like they have now for three years in a row.

Bigtop 6th August 2010 02:03 AM

I cannot believe this... If there was a "handicap" system, then it would be fair game, but without such things, as well as the strong (and aggressive) Johnny's fanbase, right now it has been pretty much an unfair, unlevel playing field that is leaning more towards Arashi and the Johnny's artists...

I've even heard that the top four of July singles by Oricon (monthly sales) are swept by Johnny's artists, with Arashi leading the way! (Reference: AKB48 5th and 1st among girls, followed by Ayu in 6th, right behind these girls...)

KarenPang 6th August 2010 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer (Post 2446720)
Yeah, that's pretty much what I was saying. Their overall sales numbers aren't as high as some of the older acts, but that is a reflection of the times of overall lower sales in general. However, no other artist has ever man handled the Oricon yearly charts like they have now for three years in a row.

yeah & I myself have never seen a such thing happening before & this's my 4th year in listening to jpop somemore

unbelievable D:

Bigtop 6th August 2010 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2446797)
yeah & I myself have never seen a such thing happening before & this's my 4th year in listening to jpop somemore

unbelievable D:

I agree... I have never seen something like this - maybe it's because of Johnny's reluctance of putting it onto digital music stores such as iTunes...

But if Arashi goes for "four in a row", would that be kind of unlucky? I was putting that thought up because the number 4 is UNLUCKY in Japan (and this was the case when Ayu decided to not receive the Japan Record Awards after her third straight time because she wants to play fair as well as prevent the unlucky four-in-a-row stuff)...

And if this is even possible, maybe the opponents against Johnny's might want to call a lawsuit that Johnny's sales such as Arashi has prevented new artists from getting #1, and it could be a possible reference to the Antimonopoly Law in Japan or such... It seems that Johnny and Associates are monopolizing Japanese pop music in some way, and I think that is unfair...

Maybe Arashi should take a break after the next album...

KarenPang 6th August 2010 03:47 AM

5music Taiwan already listed both editions of Løve Rainbow (Japan press) on their website

CD - http://www.5music.com.tw/CDList-C.asp?cdno=431455678675

CD + DVD - http://www.5music.com.tw/CDList-C.asp?cdno=431455678674

omg so expensive :dead2

excluding shipping

CD - S$16.90+

CD + DVD - S$23.73+

It's quite shocking that the prices 5music Taiwan charged for Løve Rainbow is probably on par on what YesAsia might charged :no

well Taiwan press to the rescue xD & I'm still waiting for 5music Taiwan to update their website with regards to the Taiwan press release for Boku no Miteiru Fukei

it's still showing as 27th Aug at their end but 20th on avex Taiwan's

Beauty4123 6th August 2010 04:13 AM

wow..why so expensive? :(

KarenPang 6th August 2010 04:15 AM

don't forget Lisa , it's Japan press we're talking about

sites outside of Japan like YesAsia , HMV HK & 5musicTaiwan will charge more because you have to understand that they have to order the stock from Japan & then ship the item(s) out to you from their warehouses

As such , you have to bear those extra costs if you want to get so & so X_X

but for me , eh I don't see the need to get a Japan press of something where i just have to wait 16 days or less before the Taiwan press's out

I'm quite patient in real life xD & that way it also saves me a lot of $ too

points to Boku no Miteiru Fukei as a prime eg. :innocent & oh I'm surprised the Taiwan / 1st press for it is not out of print on 5musicTaiwan yet xD

I think if I were to post this in the arashi_on community , it will happen very fast ;p

Beauty4123 6th August 2010 04:18 AM

but isn't the CDs from 5 music taiwan the taiwanese versions? that's why in my post i was surprised it was expensive.

it's late here, i'm sorry for the confusion, lol. just a bit confused :P but the taiwan versions are already available for order, right? or is what you posted just the japan presses and the taiwanese versions haven't been announced yet?

KarenPang 6th August 2010 04:20 AM

haha well 5musicTaiwan do sell a mixture of Taiwan , Japanese & even Hong Kong presses of material xD

Naturally for Japan & HK press , it will be a bit more expensive as they have to import stock from overseas unlike Taiwan press where it's quite dirt cheap

if you're talking about Løve Rainbow , 5music only have listed so far preorders for Japan presses for both editions

The Taiwan press for both , the links are not up yet & I don't know when it will be out but I assume it will be 16 days after Japan's release date

I will post them on here when I get more info on it & I'm still debating which one to get for you in due time :innocent xD

Beauty4123 6th August 2010 04:22 AM

OH NOW I GET IT! :dead i just thought they sold taiwanese versions only, so that's why i was sad in my first post, lol. i thought you posted the links for the taiwan versions :headache i never knew they sold other versions as well!!

but really, i'm fine with CD only, karen! :P it's cheaper anyway lol.

sorry to be so confused! must be a sign to get some sleep :tired

KarenPang 6th August 2010 04:25 AM

haha sorry for what happened earlier on , I forgot it was getting late at your end D:

well this time round like Ashita no Kioku / Crazy Moon , Everything & Monster , both the A & B-sides for Løve Rainbow will be the same in both CD & CD + DVD's

Not like what happened in other singles of theirs like WISH , Kitto Daijoubu , Aozora Pedal , Love so sweet , We can make it ! , Happiness , Step and Go , One Love , truth / Kaze no Mukou e , Beautiful Days , Believe / KNK , My Girl , Troublemaker though except you will not get the instrumentals for the CD + DVD as always

I probably get the CD + DVD of Løve Rainbow for you as once that's gone , it will be gone . You still can get CD only's in the near future but like what I said , I'm still considering x)

Beauty4123 6th August 2010 04:27 AM

lol well, i trust your choice on which version so i guess i'll leave it up to you :D just don't waste all your money on me :weep

Bigtop 6th August 2010 05:41 AM

5music Taiwan is a record store, right? An online record store?

KarenPang 6th August 2010 05:45 AM

5music has physical CD shops/stores in Taiwan

it's more or less Taiwan's answer to HMV as there're no HMV shops in Taiwan from what I know

I don't know for Tower Records though

Kingdom 6th August 2010 06:58 AM

they are doing amazing on the charts! I hope they are the year's first million seller.

Nackar_91 6th August 2010 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigtop (Post 2446821)
I agree... I have never seen something like this - maybe it's because of Johnny's reluctance of putting it onto digital music stores such as iTunes...

But if Arashi goes for "four in a row", would that be kind of unlucky? I was putting that thought up because the number 4 is UNLUCKY in Japan (and this was the case when Ayu decided to not receive the Japan Record Awards after her third straight time because she wants to play fair as well as prevent the unlucky four-in-a-row stuff)...

And if this is even possible, maybe the opponents against Johnny's might want to call a lawsuit that Johnny's sales such as Arashi has prevented new artists from getting #1, and it could be a possible reference to the Antimonopoly Law in Japan or such... It seems that Johnny and Associates are monopolizing Japanese pop music in some way, and I think that is unfair...

Maybe Arashi should take a break after the next album...

Nothing you said there makes any sense.

An antimonopoly law does not mean you can sue an artist for being popular. It's not Arashi that's FORCING the people to buy their stuff. They just release something. People like it. That's all there is to it. You can like it or dislike it, but that's the way it is.

nanakopy87 6th August 2010 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2446863)
haha well 5musicTaiwan do sell a mixture of Taiwan , Japanese & even Hong Kong presses of material xD

Naturally for Japan & HK press , it will be a bit more expensive as they have to import stock from overseas unlike Taiwan press where it's quite dirt cheap

if you're talking about Løve Rainbow , 5music only have listed so far preorders for Japan presses for both editions

The Taiwan press for both , the links are not up yet & I don't know when it will be out but I assume it will be 16 days after Japan's release date

I will post them on here when I get more info on it & I'm still debating which one to get for you in due time :innocent xD

actually hor,from i observe,they(5music) don't really sell JP press.they accept pre-orders for JP press for certain period.after the pre-orders are closed,they will not import more than the pre-orders quantity.this is what i observe from their site.so,i would say they are act like middleman for people who can't purchase from japanese site

Bigtop 6th August 2010 09:21 AM

So, here's how it goes for September:

1st - V6, miwa, Sayuri Sugawara
8th - ARASHI, Angela Aki
15th - EXILE, Rina Aiuchi (retiring!)
22nd - Ayu, Kuu
29th - Ayu's 50th single!!!

KarenPang 6th August 2010 12:31 PM

3rd day sales for Boku no Miteiru Fukei - 109,659

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/

total 3 day sales - 568,261

【嵐】    風景 Best Dream Time
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
月      ---,--- ---,--- ---,--- ---,---
火      275,081 261,076 100,985 *80,187
水      183,521 171,046 *56,859 *53,381
木      109,659 120,568 *19,183 *20,365
金      ***,*** *74,411 *15,111 *11,571
土      ***,*** *65,443 *14,824 *11,531
日      ***,*** *50,223 *13,760 *13,835
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
1st week sales tbc 742,767 220,722 190,870

lol by tomorrow , they will already more or less have the best selling album this year in Oricon & let alone so far highest 1st week sales for an album too in comparison with Namie's PAST < FUTURE (571,135)

you don't need to release x no. of versions for Boku no Miteiru Fukei , just 1 & BANG enough xD

YesAsia description of Lφve Rainbow

Continuing another successful year, Johnny's pop group Arashi releases Lφve Rainbow, their fourth single of the year. A cheerful summer dance song, Lφve Rainbow serves as the theme song for the summer 2010 Fuji TV drama Natsu no Koi wa Niji Iro ni Kagayaku, starring Arashi member Matsumoto Jun and Takeuchi Yuko.

This is the first time Arashi is providing a theme song for a drama at the extremely popular Monday night 9pm timeslot, solidifying the group's true popularity in the Japanese entertainment world.

lol honestly I didn't know about this til earlier on D:

Beauty4123 6th August 2010 05:01 PM

how it sold over 500k in just 3 days...just amazing :weep i didn't think they'd surpass the 3rd day sales of ALL THE BEST, but the drop wasn't as hard as expected, so i'm satisfied with today's sales! :yes i think the album is getting sold out very quickly in stores, so maybe that's why. they better restock :laugh

Quote:

This is the first time Arashi is providing a theme song for a drama at the extremely popular Monday night 9pm timeslot, solidifying the group's true popularity in the Japanese entertainment world.
:cool

butterfly_ayu 6th August 2010 11:13 PM

wow! the album is selling like crazy :shakehead

KarenPang 7th August 2010 02:29 AM

Scans - Sept issue of Wink Up

http://aoisoradesu.livejournal.com/39927.html

I usually don't like Wink Up (I prefer Potato & Popolo's layout) but these ones are good

Beauty4123 7th August 2010 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 2448097)
Scans - Sept issue of Wink Up

http://aoisoradesu.livejournal.com/39927.html

I usually don't like Wink Up (I prefer Potato & Popolo's layout) but these ones are good

those scans look so cute!! :heart

KarenPang 7th August 2010 02:42 AM

a Singaporean like me posted a piece of news yesterday that locally at HMV , the 1st press of Boku no Miteiru Fukei is made available in stores

http://community.livejournal.com/arashi_on/3157420.html

S$76.95 :thud :dead2

thanks but NO thanks :no

Beauty4123 7th August 2010 02:47 AM

oh yea, i saw that on arashi_on, too, lol. i was like :o! would anyone even pay almost 100 dollars just for an album?! :irked

KarenPang 7th August 2010 02:50 AM

yeah it's CRAZY :dead2

I don't understand why some people must insist to have everything Japan press , is it really worth it ?

I just sit back , wait for the Taiwan press to be out & I still get the same thing but at 2/3 of the cost which I save

I think people doesn't know about this until you really dive right into the belly of the beast xD

dreamland2.0 7th August 2010 04:10 AM

These boys never age do they!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
:O
The scans are great!

ll moments ll 7th August 2010 08:30 AM

DEM SALES. wow. i really wasn't expecting something this huge! maybe for the first week, not the first couple of days, haha. but huge congratulations. :cool

i have yet to listen to the album. :weep people keep pushing me out of the house. :laugh

KarenPang 7th August 2010 11:41 AM

4th day sales for Boku no Miteiru Fukei - 54,727

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/

total 4 day sales - 622,988

【嵐】    風景 Best Dream Time
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
月      ---,--- ---,--- ---,--- ---,---
火      275,081 261,076 100,985 *80,187
水      183,521 171,046 *56,859 *53,381
木      109,659 120,568 *19,183 *20,365
金      54,727 *74,411 *15,111 *11,571
土      ***,*** *65,443 *14,824 *11,531
日      ***,*** *50,223 *13,760 *13,835
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
1st week sales tbc 742,767 220,722 190,870

I don't think Boku no Miteiru Fukei will suppress the 1st week sales of ALL THE BEST ! from the look of things

but still it has done really well & unofficially they have the best selling album in their discography & also this year on Oricon already within 4 days which's unbelievable D: :thud

& oh yeah , I have write up a LONG album review on Boku no Miteiru Fukei via my music blog here

it took me forever :thud & I think it's safe to say it's probably 1 of the longest album reviews I have written myself lmao xD but I'm satisfied in what I wrote about Boku no Miteiru Fukei :)

dreamland2.0 7th August 2010 01:36 PM

Wah!! Highest selling album!! Wheeee~

Oh great review Karen :D It makes me so excited to hear the album!!

KarenPang 7th August 2010 01:51 PM

lol I guess you haven't heard Boku no Miteiru Fukei , Caroline x)

but yeah it's tough not to be bias when I write reviews on singles/albums in my music blog especially when I really really like so & so in particular

but so far I manage to balance things out in a way or 2 ;p

Beauty4123 7th August 2010 04:50 PM

it's doing more or less the same as ALL THE BEST, though. at least for the 3rd and 4th days. but i gotta stop comparing the two cause they're both different, lol. i just like seeing an album outsell a previous album :laugh but overall, the sales are AMAZING right now and i couldn't ask for more! :yes well done, araaaashi! now i wanna know how the first week sales will look like. maybe eventually the album could get the million?

oh, and irene, PLEASE listen to the album as soon as you can! i'm anxious to hear what you think about it! :P

KarenPang 7th August 2010 04:55 PM

well their selling power in recent times have strengthen a lot

I'm very sure Boku no Miteiru Fukei's chances of crossing that magical million mark is very high since it already sold 622,988 in 4 days

I still remembered last time Step and Go was #1 in the 1st week & it dropped all the way to #9 on the 2nd week X_X

from One Love onwards , their charting performance on Oricon has improved greatly & at least now , their releases don't swing & go haywire like a rollercoaster if you know what I mean

Beauty4123 7th August 2010 05:00 PM

yea, i totally see what you mean, karen! so i guess i shouldn't worry then, lol. but wow, i was a fan at the time of Step and Go but i don't think i remember following it on oricon. #9 in the 2nd week? :dead it's amazing to see how far arashi has come since then.

KarenPang 7th August 2010 05:09 PM

yeah their selling/charting power was really terrible

I still remembered that time when they released Step and Go , OMG I was SO pissed that they were #1 because I was so Ken Hirai baited that time & I was hoping that his 1st double A-side single would get #1

but nooo it didn't & instead ARASHI took it & I WAS SO ANGRY :roflmao

Looking back , I now find that incident HILARIOUS :laugh & I couldn't help but laugh at it now xD

I find it quite hard to believe that I already listen to them & also Johnny's in particular for already close to 2 years now :thud

Beauty4123 7th August 2010 05:15 PM

haha, that's hilarious! :laugh are you still a ken hirai fan? :P

i became a "real" fan during the summer of 2008, but i was following arashi ever since the day the step and go PV came out (it was in february 2008, i think). i remember ayaka's te wo tsunagou PV also came out on that day. such memories :weep


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