I'm an Arashi fan for their TV shows but can't help but think that it's just a little bit pathetic to be singing and dancing to such juvenile music at their age, let alone a group in their 40s such as SMAP. The only way I can wrap my head around it all is to view them as festival leaders than performers and I do appreciate that their concerts make a lot of people happy. There's no harm in it but there's absolutely no maturation or development of skill, either
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I really can't agree that Arashi as a group have talent even though I'm a fan. Matsumoto is nothing special, Aiba is there to be a clown, and Sho doesn't have a creative bone in his body as far as I can tell, thouh every group needs a straight man. And Johnny's is an agency with an incredibly low standard for talent. On top of which its rules about what its talents can and can't do does indeed impede an artist's creative development, in the rare case they have any to begin with. Luckily most seem to be in it for fortune and fame. Imagine what sort of movies Nino could star in if he wasn't bound by the morality clauses Johnny's has in place to protect the ridiculius fantasies of the female fans they try to squeeze every last penny from (including from the cynical concert lottery system that requires you be a paying member of a fanclub to apply for
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well... I have nothing to retort x'D but one particular part I totally agree is that they'll try to squeeze every last penny. (to be honest, I rather spend the money on healthy diet food or something rather than the fanclub membership)
the faction wars are like bullshit, I mean, each side are not allowed to appear on either one of the programs. but I don't see improvement from either of the sides.
ehm...i have tomatoes for you hahaha ^^ let's see...matsujun produced their concert and that's not not a special thing to do (just look at hawaii docu or suppin digi), sho created several arashi best songs like sketch, 5x10, take off!!!!! ( which the whole idea coming from looking at a figure of JAL plane on his desk, if that's not creative idk what is), Aiba is a clown ?? well at least he's not DJ love from sekai no owari LoL. I never get people complain about something already admitted, arashi knew they're not the best so...take what you get, and the whole FC thing, members also got exclusive booklets sent to their address so it's not like you pay for only "a chance" to ballot, actually i love how johhnys concert doesn't have premium or VIP seats , it's like they treat all fans the same ( obviously expensive scalper ticket is out of their authority)
5x10 was written by Youth Case, Take Off by Stephan Elfgren, and Sketch by Ninomiya. Lyrics are another matter but they are the easiest part of writing a song
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I see..and yeah i said arashi knew they're not that good, and if they can see that means fans can too, so what you do is just putting technical words to that fact but it is still the same like saying salt is salty
SMAP shouldn't disband because they're not good (and in this case is because internal feud) why since having less/no talent doesn't limit one's dreams.
For all i know FC member is not really the only requirement to ballot, because it written on johnnys site, excess ticket from FC ballot will be on sale in lawson but..you know the drills FC members are more than enough to take all that tickets so..who/what is the problem here...
and oh writing lyrics is easy but writing a good one is not.
n: i have to edit when i reread your reply sorry hehe...
I have to say I agree with you, I'm also an Arashi fan, but is rather sad hearing about this news for one part.. but for the other part, yeah! they're old, let the guys do whatever they want jajaja
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but one particular part I totally agree is that they'll try to squeeze every last penny. (to be honest, I rather spend the money on healthy diet food or something rather than the fanclub membership)
the faction wars are like bullshit, I mean, each side are not allowed to appear on either one of the programs. but I don't see improvement from either of the sides.
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I never get people complain about something already admitted, arashi knew they're not the best so...take what you get, and the whole FC thing, members also got exclusive booklets sent to their address so it's not like you pay for only "a chance" to ballot, actually i love how johhnys concert doesn't have premium or VIP seats , it's like they treat all fans the same ( obviously expensive scalper ticket is out of their authority)
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SMAP shouldn't disband because they're not good (and in this case is because internal feud) why since having less/no talent doesn't limit one's dreams.
For all i know FC member is not really the only requirement to ballot, because it written on johnnys site, excess ticket from FC ballot will be on sale in lawson but..you know the drills FC members are more than enough to take all that tickets so..who/what is the problem here...
and oh writing lyrics is easy but writing a good one is not.
n: i have to edit when i reread your reply sorry hehe...
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Very very well phrased haha =)
No tomato from me ;)
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hotdog without ketchup O_O...
geee.. that's not goood.... =P
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