Sources
The internet has EVERYTHING, you just have to know where to look. :)
So if there is something you can't find, that does not necessarily mean it is not available, it only means, you are looking in the wrong places, and you haven't yet found the right source!
With that said, I count myself in the group that is still searching, but my collection of Arashi sources is steadily growing with every try.
I'm not writing this post to anyone in particular, so this is not trying to be an ultimate collection or anything like that, I just thought I'd put down some areas I've found, that are potential Arashi media sources on the net, mainly to have it here for my own convenience.
If anyone who reads this knows of other good tips, please share! :)
So here I go!
For subbed video, the first starting point should be these indexes:
Yuckie-chan's Arashi subbed videos index
JE-index
Useful general search areas:
LJ
(raws and subs)
Well, this one was obvious. XD Some basic communities I found so far are: arashi_on (which has it's own useful links section for easy navigation!), a_ra_shi , onlyarashifiles, gyakukaiten . From these you can find your way to subber teams, member-daily pages, specific drama communities in no-time. :)
Arashianfiles
(mostly raws, some subs)
If you are a novice fan like me, you might be going "wait...whatnow?" after having followed the link, since the site appears to be suspended. I'm providing that link in case it comes back up again, but until then you might want to try looking through the wayback machine archiving site: Arashian Files archive. The handful of MU links I tried there were still working fine, you just have to copypaste the url separately since the archive-site doesn't seem to like filestoring pages. So this remains to be a very useful source for older raws.
Aibakaland Forums
(subs)
Home of Stormy team fansubs and a nice Arashi forum besides. Lots of great things there! (I don't think they have links to raws, but I might be wrong.)
VOX
(probably raws and subs)
I have to mention vox, although I'm not really familiar with it yet. But I know that it holds many Arashi fandom blogs, so it's porbably a source worth checking out during a search. :)
Clubbox
(raws)
Korean filesharing site. The firsthand source of raws. Use it with IE browser, google for a tutorial, and you are ready to go. I just started experimenting with it, so I can't really give much info on it. Some Clubbox accounts I've seen credited include: Infinite Johhnys, ysy2021, kangjegu, my12, oc244 (personally I've only tried kangjegu so far, so I don't know what requirements are needed for the other accounts).
If you prefer your media streamed:
Youtube
Well, it's youtube. I don't have to explain how that works. XD
Keyhole TV
If you want it live, and are okay with timezone differences. :P
And last but not least, here is a personal site that sells Arashi related stuff:
http://johnnynouwasa.blogspot.com/
The blogger is currently in Japan, and gets the things from Japanese online stores and auctions. I bought a poster and a banner from him, and they both arrived safely and carefully packed. The store moved to Facebook, so those with an account, can check it out here: Kanemochi Johnny
So if there is something you can't find, that does not necessarily mean it is not available, it only means, you are looking in the wrong places, and you haven't yet found the right source!
With that said, I count myself in the group that is still searching, but my collection of Arashi sources is steadily growing with every try.
I'm not writing this post to anyone in particular, so this is not trying to be an ultimate collection or anything like that, I just thought I'd put down some areas I've found, that are potential Arashi media sources on the net, mainly to have it here for my own convenience.
If anyone who reads this knows of other good tips, please share! :)
So here I go!
For subbed video, the first starting point should be these indexes:
Yuckie-chan's Arashi subbed videos index
JE-index
Useful general search areas:
LJ
(raws and subs)
Well, this one was obvious. XD Some basic communities I found so far are: arashi_on (which has it's own useful links section for easy navigation!), a_ra_shi , onlyarashifiles, gyakukaiten . From these you can find your way to subber teams, member-daily pages, specific drama communities in no-time. :)
Arashianfiles
(mostly raws, some subs)
If you are a novice fan like me, you might be going "wait...whatnow?" after having followed the link, since the site appears to be suspended. I'm providing that link in case it comes back up again, but until then you might want to try looking through the wayback machine archiving site: Arashian Files archive. The handful of MU links I tried there were still working fine, you just have to copypaste the url separately since the archive-site doesn't seem to like filestoring pages. So this remains to be a very useful source for older raws.
Aibakaland Forums
(subs)
Home of Stormy team fansubs and a nice Arashi forum besides. Lots of great things there! (I don't think they have links to raws, but I might be wrong.)
VOX
(probably raws and subs)
I have to mention vox, although I'm not really familiar with it yet. But I know that it holds many Arashi fandom blogs, so it's porbably a source worth checking out during a search. :)
Clubbox
(raws)
Korean filesharing site. The firsthand source of raws. Use it with IE browser, google for a tutorial, and you are ready to go. I just started experimenting with it, so I can't really give much info on it. Some Clubbox accounts I've seen credited include: Infinite Johhnys, ysy2021, kangjegu, my12, oc244 (personally I've only tried kangjegu so far, so I don't know what requirements are needed for the other accounts).
If you prefer your media streamed:
Youtube
Well, it's youtube. I don't have to explain how that works. XD
Keyhole TV
If you want it live, and are okay with timezone differences. :P
And last but not least, here is a personal site that sells Arashi related stuff:
http://johnnynouwasa.blogspot.com/
The blogger is currently in Japan, and gets the things from Japanese online stores and auctions. I bought a poster and a banner from him, and they both arrived safely and carefully packed. The store moved to Facebook, so those with an account, can check it out here: Kanemochi Johnny