five by treasured twenty
It's always a feat, a true celebration, whenever important Arashi dates come. Ppl post gazillion of arts, thoughts, and heartfelt messages.
Today it is a bit more emotional because the upcoming hiatus and the overwhelming feelings of gratitude. Arashi has been spoiling us so much. Only this week, there's so many announcement I am barely able to keep up. I had to take way too many moments, stepping out of classroom, sitting down for a minute, before I could go on with my days because their announcements were grand, important, and yeah send us all scrambling.
Last night I cried reading a great long post from an old fan who's been here almost as long as I was. I felt represented-i would've written the same lengthy one if only I had the wits. She talked about how brave Arashi was, how grateful we are to be able to stand here with them.
Scrolling through cute arts, long messages, video edits and long twitter threads of feelings this morning is truly heartwarming. We might not have met Arashi at the same time but we all here today to celebrate how these five people has given us so much, for our lives. I am soft.
One thread told a story about how she changed after meeting Arashi, how after she can reflect and gain more confidence, accept herself more cause there’s no need for faux perfection. You only need to work hard, try your best; it‘d be more than enough. I cried reading this.
The long post girl has been here for 13 years. The thread girl has been here for 6.5 years. I’ve been here for 11+ years. We all got here at different time but I can relate to any of their points because at the core of it Arashi has been that constant strong presence in our lives. Another girl said that she just realized that Arashi has been together for 20+ years which is longer than the time she knows her husband. And I cannot not sigh, because yes, I've known Arashi longer than most of my colleagues now, longer than most of my best friends.
A presence in my life longer than Arashi is L. It's 20++ years for us too, slightly longer than Arashi, but all the same one of my strongest friendships. And to have her in my life all these years is the only thing more beautiful than having Arashi in my life. Ilu, hon!
One twitter vid from Japanese senpai fan had me in ugly tears-which resulted into me writing this thread. The preview shows it’s going to be 5x20 and I was ready. But I wasn’t at all expecting a heap of old footage addition. I started crying at the 5th second.
It was Sho at 5x10 Kokuritsu aisatsu proudly stating he would choose the same road if he had to go back in the past. I remember this so well-his quote from "Oh Yeah" and how this quote had made me stronger by the days because it's better to have no regrets, no matter how painful. There's Nino in last Arafes saying he's proud to stand there. Ohno and Jun saying it was because of everyone them five could always celebrate, and Aiba saying Arashi is his reason of living. Im- Old cons backstage and performances brought so much memories of earnest hardwork. The downpour at 5x10 kokuritsu in pink suits. That moment when they sing 5x10 as the last encore in Beautiful World Kokuritsu-and how I still cry a bit sometimes to remember that we were then IN PERSON to be a part of the 70K people attending the awesome performance. That exact moment in their first Kokuritsu when they are in the middle of singing Step and Go, and just before Sho is leading them to dance to the other side of hanamichi, he turned to look at the others with a huge smile and received beaming nods from the other four.
By the end of the video I'm in tears, happy nostalgic and proud tears.
Why do I remember all these? The answer is actually simple. Because these moments have been there in points of my life when everything was horrible and Arashi is there to hold my hand throughout.
So, I will always remember. I hope I will. They taught me to remember important things, and I will adhere to that for as long as I am able. I wrote a long post last year, because it was my 10th year here, but I guess I am going to write another one this year.
At the end of this 5x20 feelings, I can only say thank you.
Thank you again and again and again for being there for me and for everyone else. I said this several times already but it’s always heartfelt: without you I won’t be here today being the person I am right now.
So this thread is messy and tearful and filled with sad smiles but I feel nothing but gratitude and happiness to know that I am here today, breathing and strong and alive because they are with me all the way.
Thank you, Arashi. Words will always fail me but feelings is fierce all the same.
Be it only 1.5 years left with you-I’m going to miss you so much.
Be it you’ll never return after few years into hiatus.
Be it all the fail and hardship ahead of us.
I will always thankful for being here through this decade in my life.
I will.
Always.
All this time and beyond.
Once again, congratulation on your 20th anniversary, guys.
It’s a day for celebration. And if the celebration turns a bit sentimental so be it.
Thank you. Happiest wishes. And all my love love for you.
*and I did this a million times already but the 'copying my tweets' tag has never been so true.
**in a way, I’m so proud of myself that I managed to write all the above without a single emoticon and/or random Japanese words. There’s time when it’s fun. And then there’s time-like this-when I feel the need to be extra serious. This was written while having tears in my eyes, so there.
Today it is a bit more emotional because the upcoming hiatus and the overwhelming feelings of gratitude. Arashi has been spoiling us so much. Only this week, there's so many announcement I am barely able to keep up. I had to take way too many moments, stepping out of classroom, sitting down for a minute, before I could go on with my days because their announcements were grand, important, and yeah send us all scrambling.
Last night I cried reading a great long post from an old fan who's been here almost as long as I was. I felt represented-i would've written the same lengthy one if only I had the wits. She talked about how brave Arashi was, how grateful we are to be able to stand here with them.
Scrolling through cute arts, long messages, video edits and long twitter threads of feelings this morning is truly heartwarming. We might not have met Arashi at the same time but we all here today to celebrate how these five people has given us so much, for our lives. I am soft.
One thread told a story about how she changed after meeting Arashi, how after she can reflect and gain more confidence, accept herself more cause there’s no need for faux perfection. You only need to work hard, try your best; it‘d be more than enough. I cried reading this.
The long post girl has been here for 13 years. The thread girl has been here for 6.5 years. I’ve been here for 11+ years. We all got here at different time but I can relate to any of their points because at the core of it Arashi has been that constant strong presence in our lives. Another girl said that she just realized that Arashi has been together for 20+ years which is longer than the time she knows her husband. And I cannot not sigh, because yes, I've known Arashi longer than most of my colleagues now, longer than most of my best friends.
A presence in my life longer than Arashi is L. It's 20++ years for us too, slightly longer than Arashi, but all the same one of my strongest friendships. And to have her in my life all these years is the only thing more beautiful than having Arashi in my life. Ilu, hon!
One twitter vid from Japanese senpai fan had me in ugly tears-which resulted into me writing this thread. The preview shows it’s going to be 5x20 and I was ready. But I wasn’t at all expecting a heap of old footage addition. I started crying at the 5th second.
It was Sho at 5x10 Kokuritsu aisatsu proudly stating he would choose the same road if he had to go back in the past. I remember this so well-his quote from "Oh Yeah" and how this quote had made me stronger by the days because it's better to have no regrets, no matter how painful. There's Nino in last Arafes saying he's proud to stand there. Ohno and Jun saying it was because of everyone them five could always celebrate, and Aiba saying Arashi is his reason of living. Im- Old cons backstage and performances brought so much memories of earnest hardwork. The downpour at 5x10 kokuritsu in pink suits. That moment when they sing 5x10 as the last encore in Beautiful World Kokuritsu-and how I still cry a bit sometimes to remember that we were then IN PERSON to be a part of the 70K people attending the awesome performance. That exact moment in their first Kokuritsu when they are in the middle of singing Step and Go, and just before Sho is leading them to dance to the other side of hanamichi, he turned to look at the others with a huge smile and received beaming nods from the other four.
By the end of the video I'm in tears, happy nostalgic and proud tears.
Why do I remember all these? The answer is actually simple. Because these moments have been there in points of my life when everything was horrible and Arashi is there to hold my hand throughout.
So, I will always remember. I hope I will. They taught me to remember important things, and I will adhere to that for as long as I am able. I wrote a long post last year, because it was my 10th year here, but I guess I am going to write another one this year.
At the end of this 5x20 feelings, I can only say thank you.
Thank you again and again and again for being there for me and for everyone else. I said this several times already but it’s always heartfelt: without you I won’t be here today being the person I am right now.
So this thread is messy and tearful and filled with sad smiles but I feel nothing but gratitude and happiness to know that I am here today, breathing and strong and alive because they are with me all the way.
Thank you, Arashi. Words will always fail me but feelings is fierce all the same.
Be it only 1.5 years left with you-I’m going to miss you so much.
Be it you’ll never return after few years into hiatus.
Be it all the fail and hardship ahead of us.
I will always thankful for being here through this decade in my life.
I will.
Always.
All this time and beyond.
Once again, congratulation on your 20th anniversary, guys.
It’s a day for celebration. And if the celebration turns a bit sentimental so be it.
Thank you. Happiest wishes. And all my love love for you.
*and I did this a million times already but the 'copying my tweets' tag has never been so true.
**in a way, I’m so proud of myself that I managed to write all the above without a single emoticon and/or random Japanese words. There’s time when it’s fun. And then there’s time-like this-when I feel the need to be extra serious. This was written while having tears in my eyes, so there.