[ARASHI] The STORM isn't over, so don't Refrain...*thread #30*

[Beauty4123]

i've only seen the solo performances so far, but first i HAVE to say: MATSUJUN'S SOLO PERFORMANCE WAS TOTALLY EPIC! the whole video game screen was too hilarious! he kicked out nino! omg that was just too amazing. then the performance started and matsujun & his backup dancers.... this was totally a matsumoto jun performance, like seriously. he's such a dork but SO HOT at the same time! too gorgeous. now i know why he'll forever be my #1!

sho's performance of T.A.B.O.O. was AMAZING, as well! he is just so hot! the dancing & everything was just so perfect. really really hot!

aiba's performance of Magical Song was TOO ADORABLE! his glow in the dark jacket took me by surprise! i'm like "...." LOL. i loved his dance & i loved that little solo he had during the song. aiba will never fail to be cute. forever & always he will be adorable! and hot...

ohno & nino's performances were also amazing, although ohno's performance was kinda simple compared to the rest. i liked how they changed up the song a bit, though. shizuka no yoru ni is still so beautiful! and nino's performance was super cute, too! but wow, his pants were baggy, LOL. still cute, though!

i'm watching whatever else i can manage to find on YT later tonight, but so far this tour is super amazing. like, even though arashi are touring at the same stadium each year, each tour is so different! and they really step it up every year! that's one of the reasons why i'll always love them so much!

[KarenPang]

hard to believe Sakurai turns 29 today D: but happy birthday to him brother in law :p

bit off topic but tomorrow's Eito's Murakami's birthday 8D

[Beauty4123]

oh yeah! it's not tuesday yet by me, but i'll say it anyway: HAPPY BIIRTHDAY SHO!!!

treat karen's sister well...or else!

btw karen, how old does hina turn? i'm curious, lol. from eito, i only specifically know ryo & ohkura's ages.

[KarenPang]

Sakurai is officially 29 while for Murakami's case , he will turn 29 as well :O

interesting that both of them are 29 this year but what a day in difference it makes haha :p

[Beauty4123]

haha, sho looks so much younger if you compare them both, though! sho's really small, that's why. he's too cute to be 29!

[KarenPang]

my sister thought he will be 30 this year but nope , not yet :p

wonder what he's going to do to celebrate today ? maybe Ohno will give him free drawing lessons , cos you know ~_~

Aiba's drawings are horrible as well haha so

[dreamland2.0]

Happy b-day Sho!! Stay young!!

[KarenPang]

my sister shares the same birthday as Nino & earlier on she tweeted that there's a guy called Ninomiya in her lecture group in school

it's so not fair I tell you

[Beauty4123]

LOL that's hilarious! if i met someone who had the same name as...matsujun, they'd think i'm crazy because i'd be laughing like crazy!

if i could ever meet sho in my life, i'd let my brother give him some free drawing lessons, since my brother draws really well.

[KarenPang]

Aiba & Sakurai's drawings are downright terrible if not horrible in the group ~_~

It wouldn't hurt for them to go for some free drawing lessons , instead of their epicness being documented in so many episodes of their variety shows

then again , if not for this , they wouldn't bring in the laughters xD

[KarenPang]

JCB’s 50th year anniversary CM starring Ninomiya Kazunari



Arashi member Ninomiya Kazunari is a CM character for JCB, and today on January 25th, the new CMs for JCB’s 50th year anniversary have started airing.

There are two versions for the new CMs, a “1961 version” and a “Harisenbon version”. Both versions are simple in format and show Ninomiya promoting JCB’s 50th anniversary by using a numerical formula and a porcupine fish (Harisenbon) as examples.

Check out the CMs on JCB’s official site, here.

http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/01/jcb...miya-kazunari/

I don't understand the CM of Nino featuring those porcupine fishes haha but the numerical formula CM is a genius & straight to the point if not easy to understand

[KarenPang]

in case you cannot watch the 2 JCB CMs of Nino on JCB's website ...

[Beauty4123]

wow, nino's looking nice in those CMs!

he can teach me math anytime...

[KarenPang]

Arashi will attempt to set three world records starting tomorrow




Every new Arashi TV commercial has always delighted fans, but 60 new commercials will be aired on TV tomorrow as the group tries to break three world records, reports Oricon and Sankei News.

The group talked about their new commercial line up for KDDI’s Android au mobile phone IS03 at an event in Tokyo this morning.

Sixty versions of their new mobile commercial will go on air tomorrow in attempt to break the following world records: “Most number of versions of a TV commercial advertising the same product broadcast on regular TV within 24 hours”, “Most number of versions of a TV commercial advertising the same product broadcast on one pay-TV channel within 8 hours”, and “Most number of versions of a TV commercial advertising the same product broadcast within one 30-minute TV show”.

The challenge will begin on January 27, with Space Shower TV being the one pay-TV channel, and the “Music Lovers” TV show – to be broadcast on January 30 – to be the one 30-minute show.

It has been reported a special website, android-au.jp, will showcase all 60 commercials from 11am tomorrow, Japan time.

At the event, Arashi member Jun Matsumoto smiled confidently at the group’s challenge.

“We put everything we had into every commercial, and it was a lot of fun. I hope people can watch them,” he said.

Each commercial introduces a different feature or application on KDDI au’s Android smartphone.

At the event, Masaki Aiba showed one feature of the mobile phone by speaking into the Google Translate feature to send his team member a love message in another language.

“I love you, (Kazunari) Ninomiya,” he said.

“I don’t love you,” Ninomiya replied.

http://momoedgewood.wordpress.com/20...ting-tomorrow/

[Bigtop]

Oh dear... This could be really interesting...

[KarenPang]

Masaki Aiba surprised his little brother is getting married before him

While memories of taking on the host role of last year’s Kohaku are still fresh in their minds, Arashi have already established a solid popularity and there is no doubt they will continue to be a big success this year. In amidst it all, we caught up with Masaki Aiba, the calm one. Here we’ll let you have a small peek at the interview.

Aiba-san says his family is his rock.

“I’ll call them up a lot to ask, ‘do you want to go out for dinner?’, and we’ll go out as a family. My family runs a Chinese restaurant and the other day they asked me, ‘what should we put on the new menu’ (laughs). How am I supposed to know.

“Just recently, my little brother surprised me by saying he was going to get married. I’d met his girlfriend a number of times, and she’s had dinner with us, but, I can’t help but feel that he beat me to it really easily (laughs).”

Having just turned 28 himself, Aiba-san contined to tell us about his reaction.

“I’d always felt that marriage was something still way down the line, but now it feels quite close,” he said.

So what kind of woman would he want to marry himself?

“I’d rather be with a woman who is straightforward and puts her best effort into everything than someone who’s always formal. It would be great if we could encourage each other for the better.”

You seem like you’d look after a girl, but what if you abandoned her to hang out with your guy friends!?

“No, of course not. I’d even bring her along when we play baseball. I’d be like, ‘you, be our manager’. I’d make sure that we can enjoy things together!!”

Perhaps the force behind Aiba-san’s unlimited energy isn’t just his fellow Arashi members or fans, but also his family…

http://momoedgewood.wordpress.com/20...w-translation/

[KarenPang]

Arashi’s leader Ohno Satoshi gives first “Otoshidama” to the members



Arashi member Ninomiya Kazunari made an appearance on NTV’s “The Sunday NEXT” (Sunday Morning Informative Program) that was broadcasted on January 23rd. The corner in which Ninomiya made a guest appearance on was “Dokumitsu Taidan“, and he talked with one of the main hosts of the show, Tokumitsu Kazuo.

During the talk, Ninomiya confessed about his “first surprise” of 2011. According to Ninomiya, the “first surprise” happened during JE’s traditional “Hatsumoude (first shrine visit of the New year)”. Every year, Johnny’s boys receive “Otoshidama” from their big senior, Higashiyama Noriyuki of Shonentai at the shrine, and Ninomiya says that receiving “Otoshidama” from Higashiyama makes him feel that a New Year has come.

However, this year, Arashi’s leader, Ohno Satoshi, started giving out the “Otoshidama” to the members which was for very first time. While other Arashi members were confused by Ohno’s gift, he said bashfully, “It’s because I turned 30 years old.” When members refused to take the “Otoshidama” from Ohno, he said, “It’s okay. I want to give this to you guys.” Ninomiya also confessed that Ohno’s “Otoshidama” was ￥10,000 per member.

According to Ninomiya, it was the most surprising Otoshidama he has ever received.

http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/01/ara...o-the-members/

omg Ohno D: & I can do with a lot of things with 10,000 Yen man T_T

[Beauty4123]

LOL oh nino. always the meanie! "i don't love you"

but wow, 60 commercials?! go break that record, arashi! btw, those black suits...

[KarenPang]

Arashi to challenge Guinness World Records with 60 CMs for au

Popular boy band Arashi attended the screening of au’s newest Android commercial on the 26th, where they revealed some very ambitious plans.

According to Oricon, Arashi will be attempting to break three Guinness World Records with their latest series of endorsements for the Android phone. These records include: broadcasting the most versions of the same CM within twenty-four hours, broadcasting the most versions of a single CM within eight hours on a single channel (more than fifty-eight), and broadcasting the most versions of the same CM during a thirty-minute television program (more than ten).

Arashi will attempt to break the twenty-four hour record on the 27th of this month, and will simultaneously attempt the eight hour record on Space Shower TV. The thirty minute record will take place during the Music Lovers episode scheduled for January 30th.

During the CMs, the members of Arashi will introducing some of the various applications and and features of the Android smartphone. “We had a good time putting all our efforts into making these… I’m sure you’ll see it too,” said Matsumoto Jun with a smile. In spite of the huge number of commercials, Aiba Masaki also seemed positive about the result stating, “Shooting these CMs was so much fun that when we finished, it didn’t feel like much.”

One of the new features that Arashi will play with during the CMs is a Google Translate application, which translates foreign words via voice into Japanese. “Ninomiya (Kazunari) loves it,” said Aiba. Ninomiya quickly denied the statement, resulting in laughter over his “confession.”

All 60 CMs will be available for viewing on au’s official website beginning January 27th, 11 AM JST. Find out whether or not they break the records on the 27th and the 30th!

http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/01/ara...60-cms-for-au/

[Beauty4123]

arashi in suits = it just never fails! the CM looks really cool, too!