Oh sweet sweet Aiba-chan ♥ He cried during Time concert... ;__; during 'Thank You' and then during 'Be With You'... His voice broke and tears swelled up, similiar to what happened during 'Hero' in 24 Jikan Terebi after reading his letter. He's the one who shows his heart more openly than the others. Really Aiba-chan... I love your pure heart. Nino almost cried too. Because it was their last concert for the summer.
tayuri has kindly translated their messages
here.
Aiba-kun cried huh. This is really the kind of group that Arashi is. We may be bad at singing, we may be bad at dancing too, and the things we talk about may not be interesting... but. All of it. Everything we do, has feeling in it. With hopes that everyone is enjoying them, wondering if people are enjoying what we do, we're always thinking of all of you as we perform these concerts. -- Ninomiya Kazunari [Translated by
aatash]
The entire concert was amazing and 3 hours flew by quickly without me realizing it because their performances were powerful and heartfelt. Even though I have watched the fancams before, it was nothing compared to the real thing on dvd. (Sure I still like fancams because they offer other juicy details that are edited out in the dvd.) The smoke, the laser, the fire, the moving platforms and the energy of 55,000 fans will truly bring your tension up. But of course, the main reason is ARASHI. It's so hard to pick a favorite but some performances stand above others. ♪ "Cry For You" is definitely among my top faves. For me, that was like the climax of the concert the way they went all out. I love that song! "Jidai"/"Yes No" because the remix, the energy and those black&gold costumes worked together wonderfully. "Yabai Yabai Yabai" because MJ walk was even more amazing than the first time I saw it and it must say something about Jun to make it look so perfect and effortless to walk on the ceiling. "Niji" because if the song is beautiful is not good enough, having sweaty Nino with glasses playing the piano would be. "Friendship" because Aiba-chan is choooo kawaiii! I kinda miss his fluffy perm. "Love Situation" because omg Jun's biceps and JunxOhno vs AibaxNinoxSho is awesome. "Be With You" because their voices were so beautiful in that ballad and Aiba-chan cried. "Fight Song" because Jun lost the janken to go on the rope jump thingy and there was AibaJun moment. <3 "Hero" because infamous Ohmiya kiss was recorded!! XDD "Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi" because it almost always makes me feel like crying/smiling with so much love and gratitude for Arashi. ♥ ♥ ♥ Seriously there are too many favorites.
Aiba-chan gets attacked by fangirls, kids and animals alike wherever he goes. ;D
I also watched last week's TSD Sp segment on Aiba-chan with panda cubs. As if Aiba-chan wasn't cute enough, they put him together with 9 panda babies!! It was so endearing. The way Aiba took care of the three pandas with utmost care and attention. The way shy and weak Men-chan (panda with yellow bandana) became attached to him like a baby to his mother. The way Aiba kept saying to Men-chan 諦めんな and やれば出来るよ. The way he kissed Men-chan and his eyes were speaking to Men-chan with so much warmth and encouragement. The way Men-chan listened to him and tried to climb the hill again. Oh so many touching moments. ♥