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18 December 2009 @ 10:13 pm
I just recently created [info]yamapairaday and would like to get a helping hand or two to help me out there, so if anyone has the spare time and is interested, please reply to this post or PM me.
thanks in advance! :3

ps: mods if this is not allowed feel free to delete.


got the mods! you guys work quick! 8Dhearts
 
 
18 December 2009 @ 01:50 am
For those waiting on news clips of the press conference for the Oricon rankings with Arashi:


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credits: NinoHolic/arashipspbox

You can tell the boys were in really good mood for this, as they should be. :D Congrats once again to Arashi for dominating the Oricon rankings for 2009. ♥ Here's to an awesome 11th year as well!
 
 
18 December 2009 @ 04:58 pm
Heads up everyone!!  PROJECT #AIBAMASAKI ON TWITTER!! Date: 24th December 2009 Day: Thursday *GASP* Are you ready?? Before we decide on anything, let's VOTE!!
Poll #1500612
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 59

How successful was #tsuribaka?

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Mean: 7.19 Median: 7 Std. Dev 2.20
1 0 (0.0%)
2 0 (0.0%)
3 4 (6.8%)
4 3 (5.1%)
5 8 (13.6%)
6 8 (13.6%)
7 9 (15.3%)
8 9 (15.3%)
9 3 (5.1%)
10 15 (25.4%)
Poll #1500613
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 72

Shall we start another project on Aiba's birthday?

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YES!! Let's do this for our beloved Aiba chan, Xmas eve or not! *\(^o^)/*
68 (94.4%)

NO! It won't work out/ Not interested. ='(
4 (5.6%)

Poll #1500614
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 74

If yes, then shall we go with #miracleboy?

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Yes, definitely. It works out well with the festive season.
70 (94.6%)

No. It's not interesting enough. (If so, please post your suggestion in the comments page)
4 (5.4%)

Head this way for more details.. ) To the ever so kind mods, I hope you'll allow this post to be posted up on the community. Thank you! ^-^ PS: Just gotta say congrats to Arashi for monopolising Oricon's Yearly Rankings 2009! Yatta!!
 
 
17 December 2009 @ 09:56 pm


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18 December 2009 @ 09:28 pm

following [info]saladesu 's entry about the oricon's charts this year ^^

saikou da! <3



credit to MichMotoYukaJun02
x-posted
 
 
Arashi is the first ever "CD, DVD 4 category champions" ~ Monopolising the top 3 spots of the singles charts for the first time since Hikaru GENJI 21 years ago



The "42nd Oricon Yearly Rankings 2009" were announced on the 18th, and popular group Arashi has topped the singles, albums and music DVD categories, and has furthermore received the "Artist Top Sales" (ATS) award with 14.46 billion yen worth of total sales in the singles, albums, music DVD, music Blu-ray Disc categories, becoming the first ever "CD DVD 4 category champions". Also, their monopolization of the top 3 spots on the singles chart is the first in 21 years since Pink Lady in 1978 and Hikaru GENJI in 1988 (they are the third group in history), and the first ever to monopolize the top 2 spots on the singles charts for two years running, as well as the first to have 4 releases rank in the top 5.

In the 2008 rankings, Arashi monopolized the top 2 spots on the yearly single charts )
 
 
Current Mood: cheerful
Current Music: Shimokawa Mikuni - Sore ga, Ai deshou
 
 
18 December 2009 @ 02:58 pm
Title: Our Story Pairings: Mainly YasudaxOhkura. Also: YokoxSubaru, MaruxHina, RyoxUchi Rating: nc-17 Summary: Yasuda Shota works at a mental health and rehab clinic for young men. He meets and becomes enamored with a mysterious patient named Ohkura Tadayoshi. The line between psychologist and patient is blurred when they find themselves falling in love. After a tragedy, Yasuda looks back on his relationship with Ohkura and tries to figure out what went wrong. Plus, Murakami is a doctor. Yokoyama is a bumbling police officer. Subaru is a sex-addict. Maruyama is crazy. Ryo is a drug addict with anger management issues and Uchi also makes an appearance at some point. (Prologue | Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three | Chapter Four | Chapter Five | Chapter Six | Chapter Seven | Chapter Eight | Chapter Nine | Chapter Ten | Chapter Eleven | Chapter Twelve | Chapter Thirteen | Chapter Fourteen | Chapter Fifteen)
 
 
It's been months, but I finally finished translating the remainder of Sho's 50 Q&A from an issue of Pia. You can find links to the previous questions in the link below as well. Enjoy!

Sakurai Sho - Pia - 6/18/2009 (Q36-50 end)
 
 
Current Music: DBSK - Bolero
 
 
17 December 2009 @ 05:33 pm
[info]stepstomarrow
When granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.
 
 
18 December 2009 @ 10:19 am

UPDATE

Oricon single ranking, This year’s kanji was determinate 新(New)If you express music industry it must be 嵐. 2009 shows up Arashi’s great success. Following by domination of single no.1 & 2 at First part of year, My Girl that released November added no.3. This is 3rd group of domination of top 3 by single artist is since Pink Lady in 1979 and Genji Hikaru in 1988. Also Arashi got Everything in no.5. They accomplished first record that domination 4 tunes on top 5. Swinging tune, “Believe” and medium ballad “Ashita no Kioku” heart-warming My Girl and others, the way to express is different but each underlies a song to reach people. Their skill of message didn’t betray listeners that why this result and can’t deny this is the motivating force to dominate 2 straight years.Oricon album ranking, Original albums and best albums engage in fierce competition. The one who got top was Arashi following by single ranking. “All the BEST! 1999-2009” that sums up debut 10th anniversary is first million selling for their and dominate also yearly album ranking. Their exiting single CD sales may evoke spotlight of their carrier. Seems there’s greatest number of music fans who are interested in Arashi.Oricon Artist Total Sales ranking, Arashi who sold most each division of single, album & music DVD sold 14.66 billion yen. They got no.1 of Artist total sales. They dominated completely music industry of 2009. Each performance, pleasantness and briskness brought by the bond of 5 are full of charm that fascinate irrespective of age or sex. They did made such a big job at milestone of 10th anniversary. I’m expecting their 11th year performance.
press conf. aired  FTV & TBS & TVA
S: I actually can’t believe it. But as many supported us, it was a year I felt happiness. M:I’m happy, honestly. O: I don’t feel this is about us. I feel like dreaming. N: We are group not jump up. do step up. So I want to make progress step by step.A:  The vote that they listen our music can be tangible as figure. N: good luck! A: shut up! don’t bother me time to time.A:  I’m so honored. next year too I do like to make step one by one. and next year maybe make 3 steps then… M: Can you make it short? N: too long. A: so next year too make 3 steps then 2 steps year after next. N: no more one by one step. suddenly it comes to 5 steps!! / M:what was impressed was, it was year that our Ohno-san got tanned more than more.O: I get pretty white by now. Q: Did you inform to your family about Kohaku participation? N: I told “I participate Kohaku.” they said “I know that.” / O: Chinen-kun sent me a mail to my birthday.  “Happy birthday. Please do best Kohaku together.” M:It gets totally a mail from senior. Q: Kanji of year for you? A:嵐 N: you are explosively stupid! what happens today? I was surprised.A: I thought I told good one today. it is Arashi after all. it was first time I was told that explosively stupid for the first time. (MC tries to close.) M: we finish with this? / Q: Please close with message to fans. O: to “Japan”? N: What do you do send message to “Japan”? S:at least you can send message to “Japan”, O: Thank you all of “Japan” N: What’s this?
Value Press, male celebrityyou want to come to your end-year party, no.1 Arashi 20.2% no.2 Ryo Ishikawa 16.3 % no.3 Audrey 13.5%
Oricon style, Arashi exclusive interview. Q: at ceremony it seems like Aiba-kun was pleased most. A:  Last year I couldn’t attend this ceremony (Ohno-kun and Sakurai-kun attended.) I saw the scene in article. so I’m so glad to attend ceremony today and interview was fun too. (grin) Q: so trophy weight must be special for you? A&N:hefty. A: this weight of 2 years.N: it was amazing that we got trophy for all of us. (trophy of 4 crowns and a certificate) it must be rare that all have trophies and certificate.M:in addition each is different prize. S: so I realized it was good to be 5. M: not 6 (grin) Q: this record must be hard to break. Is it you break the record? All:oh, no.. M: Once is enough. (grin) Q: You have archived 10th year with very good news. Do you have any goal as group to go forward to next 5 and 10 years? S:  We don’t have form of goal. we talk always this kind of things. Q: Is it just like mental part? for example firing up your spirit. something like that? S: Leader says always…. O:… M: did you forget? (grin) O: Do never forget basics. S:  so, we don’t have specially goal. this (accomplishment of 4 crowns) is too high, so this can’t be our goal. M: this can’t be made however you target. Honestly we are lucky. Q: Arashi, the group that got such prizes, what part of yourself mostly preferred by all do you esteem objectively? S: Often told is “Tunes are good.” so I think we got good tunes.  As we don’t create songs so we got good staffs, I think. Q: I felt your obsessiveness of your music a lot.  you put new tune in best album and put your comments to DVD too. M: This is because, as this year each member communicated well with staffs, and we checked each phase each other for one goal. Q: I thought you elaborate. as you don’t create best album just like memorial one.M: it was not making memorial CD. as it was started from “what kind of album of this year” “what do we make?”  Q: I felt each music has your obsessiveness. That’s why each piece comes to be long sales building word of mouth about its reputation. M: I realize we supported by various people. Q: it is rare, the artist supported by old and young such vast range of generation. N: It must be total, it must be tune too but it must be fun to watch us? (grin)  As today’s interview was completely just like the “Arashi”. I think it must be included this part too.M: I’m glad to get prize with CD and really pleased to get prize with DVD too. As 5x10 included PV of 10 years it seems saving money but you don’t watch PVs if you don’t really like this artist.also concert DVD, this is not piece of work you just pick. So I think this no.1 is amazing. so pleased. (grin) S:  what we are told often,  “I like you 5 together”  as they like the balance of 5 including CD and DVD this comes to our strength I think. Q: and it was 20009 that there many people come out “In fact 'I’m Arashi fan”S: it is like hidden fans, something like that (grin) M: Why they’ve hid? After all 2009 it seems like Arashi got major finally at 10th year. (grin) all: boff S: and we comes back underground. (grin) N: then eclipse period starts. (grin) A: we can’t survive if we won’t go best.
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18 December 2009 @ 11:34 am
I wrote a concert report for Arashi at Tokyo Dome on the 4th December. It's long and rambling and I forget stuff. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
 
 
17 December 2009 @ 11:10 pm
[5] Nishikido Ryo
[2] Teppei Kokei
[3] Yamada Ryosuke


PREVIEW




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Posting the scanlation of Ninomiya Kazunari in Fineboys November 2008 and Matsumoto Jun in Wink Up June 2009..the scans of Ninomiya Kazunari credit to [info]yuckie_chan and the articles were translated by [info]capncosmo.. the scans of Matsumoto Jun credit to [info]jesychan and the articles were translated by [info]ryan87ogawa..

 
 
Current Mood: awake
 
 
17 December 2009 @ 07:32 pm
Hello,

Well, as you can see, I can't bring you the subs today u_u This project is something my friend and I wanted to do ot our own pace but personal life is kicking us, especially me, quite hard. These exams are very important and decisive for me so I have to give the best of me so...

Since we don't want to drop the project at all, ans since I feel bad that because of my total lack of time I couldn't keep the subbing going, I'm asking here for some help. Is there anyone here interested in doing the subbing and timing part? My friend is still translating but I really don't have enough time to sub u_u It should be someone that knows a bit about the programs and all, so if you want and can, please leave a message here with your email and I'll contact you with the details :)

Thank you so much in advance and I'm really sorry about this u_u
 
 
18 December 2009 @ 12:07 am
I just found it on youtube, been longing to see this until today :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7dfxXTIoPg

Please do delete this post if not allowed. Thank you <(_"_)>

 
 
17 December 2009 @ 10:13 pm
Hello everyone! I bet you have enjoyed the Best Artist performances as much as i did!

We have subbed the talks!


Although the videos may be short, they are still worth a watch!





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17 December 2009 @ 06:03 pm
Kanji, Romanji, and Translation of Skyuun Bazooka and Orion! (Skyuun) (ORION) If you have a request, just comment in any of my posts! I'll try to work on it as soon as possible! (If you're okay with my sucky work that is XD)
 
 
17 December 2009 @ 07:58 pm
yesterday was very cold in Japan.. and yamapi had to leave his house very early for his work? or something else? (he didn't mention) read on..
 
 
17 December 2009 @ 11:12 am
icons [37] tegomass preview:
 
 
Current Mood: bored
 
 
17 December 2009 @ 04:53 pm
So, I finally got around to writing my concert reports for the Tokyo Dome shows. It is a report in three parts!

Part one: pre-show report - this is mostly me freaking out that something would go wrong, but there's other stuff too.

Part two: actual concert report 4/12 - this is a comprehensive (if at times over-emotional and hysterical) song-by-song breakdown of the concert, as best I can remember it.

Part three: actual concert report 6/12 - this is a less comprehensive report on what I can remember of the Sunday show, as most of it is covered in the comprehensive Friday report.

Probably everyone is sick of reading con reports by now, but I figure it's good to have different perspectives on things, right?!