ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×10 [DVD] USD68. First Press edition, Japan version. In original shrink wrap.

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Happy New Year FL! Many group interactions and reunion in JCD! Have a feeling Junkun planned alot, thats why it was almost seamless ( Read more... )

Really enjoyed the MS live telecast from ARASHI BLAST in Miyagi!!! Riida looked really genki and happy, which soothed my worries about him.
The way he stared and smirked at the camera at the end, it's almost like giving the finger to the media -- "TAKE THAT YOU SUCKERS! I'LL NOT GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT!!!"( Read more... )

"Geinokai wa kibishii..." [The entertainment industry is harsh...]

Wise words that resounded in Kokuritsu Stadium on Aug 22 and reinforced by Nino when he missed his lines in Sora Takaku!!

Came on subway line and entered via Aoyama gate at 4.15pm. Got up close and personal with this:
PS. It changes to members colors at night.

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At the request of my f-list, I am sharing some live performances from the concert recorded and converted by me.
Due to the horrid sound system in Kokuritsu that day (I still wonder WTH the sound technicians were up to!) , some of the recordings were really not ideal but I've tried my best to reduce the noise and converted all files at 320kbps.

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Blessed with fine weather today, our boys flags flying proudly atop Kokuritsu National Stadium.

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A day to remember the experiences...Maybe(?) will write a proper report when I gather my thoughts and the biting cold goes away...

The morning

Day started not so well as I was running late...was to have met friends at 7am to hit the con goods stand but only managed to show my face before 7.30am...and I wasnt too interested in breakfast (or maybe was ( Read more... )

An epic experience deserves an epic report, here's mine including the Kokuritsu Kasumigaoka Concert on Day 1, 2009.08.28. Please bear with me if you will.

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2 articles featuring 5x10 on Aug 28 from today's Japanese papers, Sponichi and Sports Hochi.

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By that, I mean the con was big in every way!!!

We went there after visiting Johnny's shop at 10.30 as it was too crowded and we only managed the get the number for 10.30 entry...

The crowd was so damn bad that it was like a weekend and not Friday morning at all...when we spotted someone with con goods queueing in front of us, our hearts went doki ( Read more... )