１０周年おめでとう！
For the boys’ 10th Debut Anniversary, I’ve put together a very random (very long!) picspam ^^
But first, my disclaimer: I’ve collected these scans from a ton of places, and honestly don’t remember what came from where… I don’t mean to take any credit for them at all; I really appreciate the work that everyone did scanning them in and putting them up. So if you see any that are yours and you would like me to remove them, please let me know and I’ll do it ASAP.
The only thing I will take credit for are the screenshots, as I took all those myself (tho I got the files from elsewhere).
With that outta the way, let’s start, yeah?
10 years ago today, 5 of the greatest dorks ever to grace the earth made their CD debut. Their name? That’s right, say it with me:
ARASHI!
Don’t they just look wonderfully gorgeous? Of course they do. They’re idols; it’s in their job description. And we love them when they look good like this.
But I think we all can agree that we love them more when they’re being their dorky selves, like in this shot:
Or this one:
Or this one:
But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's just start at the beginning and introduce the members, shall we?
Arashi's DoS tantou, MatsuJun
Sho, our favorite newscaster
The ever genki, animal-loving Aiba-kun
Gamer and magician, Nino
And of course, Arashi's fearless Leader, Oh-chan
Was that too far in the beginning? Lol, sorry, I couldn't help it; their baby pictures were TOO adorable!
Lemme try that again: Here are the members!
Our lovely DoS MatsuJun, whose dorky smile I love
I also at times suspect that he's the biggest dork of them all, deep down. Don't you agree?
He does have a most wonderful smile though.
I really wish he would smile like this ALL THE TIME! But then again maybe not; it usually means he's plotting something involving embarrassment for a fellow member.
Wait... is that really a bad thing? ^_~
But of course, any intro of MatsuJun wouldn't do him justice without some actual good pics of him:
And I know a good number of you would love to join him in this pic ^^ You're welcome for the naughty mental images~
^^ Vito was so much <3
And my personal favorite:
>.< "Yabai x3" is right
Next up is the King of Fail, Sho~!
A dork if there ever was one
But a very lovable one, at that ^^
Did I mention this guy graduated from Keio University in economics?
I must say though, that of the group, I love Sho's smile and laugh the best. NEVER fails to make my day.
And it doesn't hurt that he's just plain hot (when he wants to be):
Who else LOVED Kamiyama like I did?
..... (*at a loss for words*)
Wait, how did this pic get here?!
Guess that goes to show that you can't really separate Sho from his fails (which I think are actually really HUGE WINS, but that could just be me)
Aiba-kun's the next one. He'll always hold a special place in my heart, since I wouldn't have discovered Arashi if it weren't for him.
Thank you TSD!
I find it amazing that I don't have many good "dork" Aiba-kun pics (of him alone, anyways), so for now please make do with these:
Lol, I just found this part so hilarious
LOVE this pic... if Aiba-kun showed up at my door like this... >.<
Aiba-kun really should do his hair like this more often, yes?
You know you want to join him...
And it would be a shame for me to NOT have Aiba-kun w/a cute furry animal, as TSD is what started it all.
The fourth member is my one and only ichiban, Nino~!
It was extremely hard for me to pick out just a few of my fave Nino pics... he is, by himself, about 60% of my pic collection. But here they are, enjoy them in all their uninterrupted glory (b/c if I started commenting on each of them, we'd be here all day):
(>.<)
I HAD to end w/this, a shot from my favorite scene in the entire Yamada Tarou drama (which I highly recommend, if you haven't seen it yet)
And finally, Arashi's Riida!
Most of you probably know Riida best for this facial expression:
That's right, the "blank" expression.
But in spite of his unemotional-ness at times, I have to give Riida the prize for best facial expressions. Seriously, he makes the most hilarious faces when he's so inclined:
And my favorite:
What brought this on I have no idea, but it's awesome!
And is it just me, or is Riida getting more adorable as he gets older?
Lol, I read that apparently Riida didn't like the smell of these flowers.
This was such an endearing little smile; my heart just melted ^^
Not exactly "cute," I've just always liked this pic
And that's all the members! They are, as I've said, a bunch of dorks. Actually, the only thing better than watching them be dorks, is watching them be dorks together.
Observe:
Such a shame the camera focused on the wrong thing, lol.
Way to balance your weight there, guys.
Whatever Sho said to make them laugh like that, he sure looks proud of himself for it, haha.
Oh Riida...
Sometimes I wonder, really.
Giving them a camera and turning them loose results in weirdness like this.
See what I mean?
Ahaha, Nino falling victim to the dreaded "kutsushita bakudan" that attacked Riida in D no Arashi (remember that?)
This makes me smile; they look like they're having a blast fighting each other over that watermelon ^^
Can someone please tell them that's not how it's supposed to work?
I won't ask, Sho
Again Sho, I won't ask
And now Riida's been dragged into it!
This pic makes me happy; mostly b/c of Aiba-kun ^^
This, my friends, is a perfect example of why I love Nino ^^ (and a completely unrelated note, but they look fabulous in Wa-fuu clothing, do they not?)
Yes, Arashi is a bunch of dorks, but in the end they still always manage to be incredibly, wonderfully kakkoii, especially in concerts:
(And if this wasn't one of the best parts of the Kokuritsu 2008 con, I dunno what was)
(>.< Niji <3333333 )
No kidding
B/c how you're supposed to resist them here I don't know
MatsuJun's smile = <3
Finally though, it's not the crazy insane dorky-ness, the amazing hot-ness, the concerts you want to dance along with, or the wonderful music that makes us love Arashi.
While these are all great reasons, you know the biggest reason why we love them.
Yup.
Member ai!
Come now, like this would be a proper picspam w/o some of that Arashi love~!
Are you feeling the love yet? No?
In that case...
How about now?
No?!
Then...
I dunno about you, but I'm feeling the Arashi love~ ^__^
Oh yes, I am.
I think that just about brings me to the end of this picspam...
Oh boys, don't give me those looks!
All good things must unfortunately come to an end... except for one: you boys continuing to spread your happiness and love and sparkly rainbows and awesomeness to us fans around the world!
So come on, send us off with those dazzling idol smiles of yours!
That's more like it!
Congratulations Arashi, for 10 years well done!!
I look forward to the storm you'll create in the next 10 years and beyond!
