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Wishes for our Captain 大野智!

お誕生日おめでとう！Happy 28th Birthday!!

LEADER

 

Looking forward to FREESTYLE Asia Tour & many more wonderful works!

Keep that smile!

 

嵐 ジャニーズ初！上海公演大盛況

For my record....yes I really hope they will come to South East ASIA, I mean SINGAPORE :P

http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/2008/11/17/0001571487.shtml

デビュー１０年目を迎えた人気グループ・嵐が１６日、９月にスタートした２度目のアジアツアー「Ａｒａｓｈｉ　Ｍａｒｋｓ　ＡＲＡＳＨＩ　ＡＲＯＵＮＤ　ＡＳＩＡ　２００８」のファイナル公演を中国・上海大舞台で開催した。ジャニーズとしては初めての上海公演。予期せぬトラブルもあったが、本番では「これぞ嵐」の躍動的なステージを披露。１万１０００人の現地ファンを興奮と感激の渦に巻き込んだ。

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　「アラシ　ライラ（嵐が来たぞ！）」-。初上陸の地・上海で、嵐がまさに嵐を巻き起こした。

　９月に東京・国立競技場からスタートした２度目のアジアツアーが、台湾、韓国に続き、上海でファイナルを迎えた。

　メンバーは、まず「記念すべき１０周年にここ上海で皆さんと過ごせて本当に幸せです」と中国語であいさつ。心をグッとつかんだ。

　ステージでも「感謝カンゲキ雨嵐」やデビュー曲「Ａ・ＲＡ・ＳＨＩ」を中国語で披露するなど３３曲を熱唱。さらに、高さ１５メートルから客席上空にまでせり出すゴンドラや、海外初披露となる１０トンの水を降らせる「ウォータースクリーン」。松本潤が無重力さながらに天井を逆さに歩く「ＭＪウォーク」などの演出で、雑技団の技を見慣れているはずの上海っ子の度肝を抜いた。

　現地ファンによる日本語の大合唱が巻き起こるなど会場は大興奮。お国柄の違いで中国当局から会場の設営などの規制がかかるなど、事前の準備は困難を極めたが、苦労が実っての公演成功に、メンバーの目にも熱いものが込み上げていた。

　松本は「待っててくれてありがとう。次のアジアツアーでまた上海に戻ってきたい。ウォーアイニーメン（愛してます）」と再演を約束。二宮和也も「待ってて下さった方たちの楽しそうな顔に、逆に力をもらえた」と感動を隠さない。

　アジアツアーも無事完走。「アジアって枠組みの中で活動していることを実感できた。視野が広がった」と櫻井翔。松本も「タイや東南アジアにも行きたい。３度４度とアジアツアーができるよう頑張る」と力強く続けた。今年が１０周年。メンバーは今回の収穫を糧に、さらなる１０年、その先を見据えていた。

CDTV - Top 50 Single Ranking

For my record....

Arashi - Beautiful days (No 1)

Arashi - TruthKaze no Mukae (No 46) 

 

CDTV - Top 50 Single ranking

credit : youtube

上海に嵐、アジアツアー初上陸で大旋風

sugoi!

http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20081117-430345.html

 

上海に嵐、アジアツアー初上陸で大旋風

 

　【上海１６日＝近藤由美子】嵐が東京、台北、ソウル、上海を回るアジアツアー最終公演を上海大舞台で行った。嵐のアジアツアーは０６年以来２度目だが、ジャニーズ事務所のアイドルが当地で公演を行うのは初めて。客席に限りなく近づこうとするジャニーズ得意の大がかりな演出に、中国公安当局からＮＧが続出。代替策として急きょダンスを増やすなどメンバーも臨機応変に対応し、パフォーマンスで華やかな舞台を演出した。

　フィナーレでは、リーダー大野智（２７）を筆頭にメンバー全員が乗り込んだゴンドラが高さ１０メートルまで上昇。その後、客席に向かってゴンドラがゆっくり進む中、二宮和也（２５）は身を乗り出して客席をのぞきこみ、ファンにピースサインを送った。この日、最もファンに近づいた瞬間だ。

　ジャニーズとしても初の上海公演。松本潤（２５）が「初めての場所だから大変なことも多かった」と振り返ったが、アジアツアー用の演出変更を余儀なくされた。当地ではジャニーズが得意とする客席に近づく移動式ステージや火の演出など派手な演出はあまり例がない。さらに、安全面への配慮からか、日本では一般的なレーザー光線の使用まで、公安当局からことごどく「待った」を掛けられた。

　そのため、この上海公演だけで準備には半年以上もかけた。スタッフの粘り強い交渉で、フィナーレで水１０トンを使用したウオータースクリーン演出や、高さ１０メートル以上でのゴンドラ使用、松本が開発した逆さづりでの空中歩行「ＭＪウォーク」の披露まではこぎつけた。関係者によると、通常の海外公演よりはるかに多い７０人のスタッフを日本から派遣。水の演出はタンクなどの機材を日本から持ち込んだ。

　万全な態勢を整えても当局の判断に時間がかかる演出も多く、当日まで演出が確定しなかった。だがフォーメーションの乱れもなく、メンバーは慣れない中国語の歌唱やあいさつも完ぺきにこなすなどの集中力と団結力を発揮。逆境を、逆にツアーの集大成となるステージに仕上げた。相葉雅紀（２５）は「放心状態です」と充足感に浸った。

　櫻井翔（２６）は「今回初めての上海でしたが大きな１歩になったと思う」。二宮は「未来が広がるコンサートになりました」。グループ結成１周年を迎えた会見で櫻井が「まだ小嵐です」と話してから９年。本物の嵐となってアジアを駆け抜けた。

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Aiba chan stage play - Green Fingers !!!!

Finally its YOUR TURN !

Just read from Jen's & Kikinini's blog

[Title : Green Fingers]

• Aoyama Theatre  23 Feb - 10th Mar 2009 
• Umeda Art Theatre 20th Mar - 23rd Mar 2009  

 

Hope to catch this! Depends on my next year's budget $$$ for Arashi....

Korean Seafood dinner

Live SQUID!!! When I put the sliced squid on the veg, dipped with chilli paste with wasabi....the squid still moving aHHHhhh....

 

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Fresh oysters yummy!!!

 

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Raspberry wine is cheap & good!

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Seasonal fish served grilled

 

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 complimentary sunny side up *0*

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Last dish - HOT spicy soup with fish roe & intestine...

 

 

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All these only cost 50,000 won!!! We have 2 persons sharing...so less than S$30/-

Mt Namsam (Namsam Park)

 

Day 3 : My morning to NAMSAM PARK (by cable car) for some sightseeing

 

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LOVE LOCK? I was so tempted toget one for ARASHI & wish that next Asia con will be held in SINGAPORE!

 

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Can see me in the picture?

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@ the Teddy bear shop

 

 

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At last - my lunch KOREAN PIZZA with Citron tea drink

 

 

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Anna Bini (@ Apgujeong Seoul)

Really nice Italian Restaurant I went (before heading to the last con!)

 

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Here's my set lunch course (w35,000)

 

4days4nites in SEOUL for Arashi

Had a wonderful time in Seoul! Feeling REFRESHED & REJUVENATED!

Thank you Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Seoul!

 

Sharing the pictures I took while in Seoul and of which 2 days are spent @ olympic park (hey! hey!) 

Alot taken of food i ate with handphone :-)

1) CON HALL VENUE

 2) WALK from subway station to the fencing gynamsium

3) FOOD !!!

Upon arrival in Seoul, the first place I went is for Samgyetang (Korean Ginseng Chicken)

 

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next day, thk I dint really have much FOOD cos I was at Olympic park...buying con goods, got my ticket for my first show....& ended mag shopping @ Kyobo.

but managed to get "free" food outside another gymnasium having some food fair hee hee

yes it is something I have craving for long time tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes) & fish cake (oden style)

 

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In Korea, there's quite a number of donut places e.g. dunkin donuts.

Heard alot from friends about KRISPY KREME! yes yes it is really GOOD (esp honey glazed one given free by the shop) oh yes, that's the place I found the PC for me to update con details. 

 

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After con & exercising ha ha as what nino said in his nikki, I was REALLY hungry, finished everything inside this bowl. Cannot rem name but its octopus with red pepper sauce in hot stone bowl. OISHII! By the time I got back to my hotel, it has already passed MIDNIGHT!  

 

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I will update more tomorrow....!

Seoul Last con (update!)

hey hey managed to borrow a laptop to update before returning to Singapore tom :)

I had a really good seat last night when a fan requested me to swop my seat with hers so she can sit with her friend

guess what? it was a eye level when the "trolley" passes by & I can see Aiba chan, captain & Jun SO UP CLOSE!

Saikou da!

I thought going to con alone will not be fun...no no it will not be for a ARASHI con, you can enjoy even alone!

befriended a korean lady beside me (Jun fan)....we cannot really communicate...so we speak very little jap to try to understand each other before con start. ha ha

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ok here comes the MC part for the LAST con (yes 4 encores & last song was FIGHT SONG!)

• it was really cold outside but extremely HOT inside the con hall. They thk we fans there persire as much as them cos we are all jumping, singing & dancing along with them! Then Jun asked fans to fan them...so imagine the whole hall, every one hold uchiwa was fanning for them...(we dare not disobey Jun sama)

 

• Sho mentioned coordinated shouting of "arashi! arashi!..." during con performance was impressive, at the same time we can sing along with them... 

 

• again they spoke about Ohchan's Maou & Sho asked fans if they are surprised that ohchan got the role...& if they think he suits the role...Fans said "YES!" he suit the role of maou...and leader got upset, I think he did say "nande" haha. They mentioned bit of nino new drama Ryusei & fans told them they have watched too!

 

• Nino then recalled 2 years ago, they asked fans about their age...so after 2 years..have they aged or become younger.

The boys lined up first according to their previous assigned age, of course Sho was FAR behind at the age of 30, while nino at 11 yrs old.

Nino - Ohchan - Aiba - Jun - Sho

Started with JUN previously ...at 25(?). Jun thks he should look younger cos with his new haircut (short fringe - cut too short by mistake). He was making all these CUTE expression....so kawaii!!! (no more Do S). So we finally decide he should be 20.

AIBA initially it seems that consensus is aiba has aged...so Sho was very happy & he said pls come here...(ha ha. but in the end we decide that Aiba chan is now younger at 25 instead of 28 (so sorry I cannot rem exact age)

LEADER who thk he has AGED, but fans thk he is younger at 15

NINO seems to have also grown younger now below 11, where

SHO fortunately also younger now at 28 (i thk)

 

• When the boys wanted to end the talk with the song....KAZE no MUKAE, fans wanted more so we are making really loud noise...guess what

SHO did monomane (3 acts!) last one was on the popular girl group with their song "nobody knows(?)". He was CUTE & he seems to rem their dance steps too!

then again we wanted more

so next was NINO - and he did monomane of Doraemon's character, GIANT's sister...(kawaii!)

we wanted Aiba chan too! but he said he cannot...haha

so he said how about A no ARASHI pose for all...the whole con hall did "A no ARASHI!" (my first time - I am so happy!)

 

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At the end...Jun mentioned about having the THIRD asia con! asked fans to wait for them...

Hope next time Singapore will also be one of the con venue!

Thats all I can remember, will update more if I recall...

 

 

p.s. I really had a wonderful time in Seoul!  The best you can ask for 1st & last con! I must say Korean fans are really ATSUI!

Thanks to this Arashi around asia in seoul, I was able to meet greyhaven & onlykaytee from vox! Hope to see u gals soon too! We had a great time!

 

 ADD : just recalled we sang happy birthday to celebrate the boys moving into their 10th YEAR! That was at the end of the con after one of the encores...