concert roulette #039
We now return you to your regularly scheduled sparkling. Thanks for the fun during sparklemonth!
Pre-January and our festivities I received Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Iru! LET'S DO IT.
You can watch this performance here (on youku, starting at 5:12) or here (on tudou, ALSO at 5:12, I should have seen that coming). I couldn't find it clipped out anywhere but if you do, let me know! I am not cool like Top with uploads and all because I am technologically incompetent, yep.
This is the second song of the concert, after A.Ra.Shi, and they are wearing these long sparkly coats that I started off liking and ended up LOVING, in one of those strange twists of sparkling. They are just so voluminous and shiny! I love it!
Ohno's little trot, so cute. <3
Sho and his SHO FACE.
And dear SPARKLE, Aiba and his AIBA HAIR. falkj;dfksadj THIS HAIR, I CAN'T TAKE IT, TOO PRETTY.
Nino and his minions.
Young Arashi, so adorable and excited! (Has this changed: not so much. <3)
MATSUEMU!
HIS FACE IN SHADOW EXCEPT HIS BRILLIANT MATSUGRIN.
SHOOOOOOOO.
I CAN'T LOOK AT AIBA WITH THIS HAIR FOR TOO LONG OR MY EYES START TO WELL UP. ... QUIET, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT. WE ALL HAVE SHAME, SOME OF US JUST BROADCAST IT ON THE INTERNET FOR ALL TO SEE.
SO GOOD SO GOOD MATSUJUN.
SOME THINGS ARE CONSTANT.
LIKE SHO'S FOND EYES.
CAREFUL NOT TO BLIND YOURSELF OVER THIS GLORY.
I am afraid that I would wear one of these coats. No... surely not... the fact that I am waffling over it kind of frightens me. :D
Matsujun wants YOU to love Arashi forever.
That Nino, such a star. <3
The way they keep their choreography FOREVER makes going back and watching these old concerts even more fun.
I feel like this hair is--you know what, we don't have to talk about this hair every time there's an Aiba cap. :D What about the REST OF HIM, OMG? ... That's not really better. What about how darling he is on the INSIDE, because I know we all adore that, too. <3<3<3<3<3 forever.
Oh Sho! I was thinking about it while watching this and I think that Sho is the one who has changed the least over the years. Or at least when it comes to concerts? I don't really know, all I know is I look at this Sho and think SHOOOOOOO and my heart recognizes him so firmly as the same as our dear Sho now. <3
Crooning with FEELINGS and then Matsugrinning, my heart is always overwhelmed by that abrupt transition.
Matsujun + crowd of adoring fans = the perfect symbiotic relationship.
YEP. <3<3
HOW ABOUT THE SHEER LENGTH OF HIS LEGS.
Oh right! Jun started it and here they are doing their greetings! It is SO WEIRD to have them doing greetings that I don't understand. :D JUN was the one to call it a festival! Ohno doesn't say HIII!! Nino doesn't say irrashaimase! WHAT WORLD ARE WE LIVING IN. Luckily, Aiba is here to give us some overly-excited to the point of incomprehensibility garbling so THAT'S REASSURING, AT LEAST. <3<3
HAPPY, PRETTY BLUR.
THERE ARE NO WORDS, OKAY.
Nino asserts his utter ownership over the crowd.
I AM OKAY WITH THIS. HERE IS MY FREE WILL, IT IS YOURS, NINO.
Ohno is a much more benevolent stealer of hearts. :D
fj;dlafka;skldjfsadlk;f!! YOU GUYS, THIS IS MY FAVORITE FACE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
He seems pretty pleased with himself, too. <3
"HEY LADIES!!" omg Sho never leave me. <3
SERIOUSLY, PLEASE BE THIS WONDERFUL FOREVER.
The gracious king among his subjects. Or... is he a priest, or a god? Do you spy any babies being held up so he can confer a blessing?
The way Leader enunciates ARASHI here is adorable.
Even these smaller venues are just so overwhelmingly populated. Such pressure!
SO MUCH POINTING.
I actually think Nino looks younger here. Not his face so much as how he holds it. <3
THAT IS SOME SERIOUS EFFORT BEING EXPENDED.
CUTIE PIE.
SHINY DORKFACE. (SERIOUSLY, THESE COATS, I LOVE THEM.)
Aiba's part here is relegating to fist pumping and saying "HEY!" and yet he does it with such enthusiasm! :D :D
A SEA OF PENLIGHTS ENTIRELY AT JUN'S COMMAND.
I haven't read a translation of the lyrics of this song in a long time but I love that their motions help to convey the message even in a language I don't understand. :D
This choreography is so vehement! I am very fond of it.
Aiba's face goes through some contortions here that make Ohno's earlier over-enunciation look completely normal.
SO GOOD. WHAT IS HIS FACE EVEN DOING. I LOVE IT. <3
And it's AIBA and a sparkle catches the light and ohhhhhh, concert, you know how to get me.
CUTE.
BOSS.
I don't really understand their pants. Not that this is an unfamiliar feeling with Arashi concerts. There should be group therapy for this (I VOLUNTEER SPARKLEHOLE except we might kind of be doing that already) where we'd go around in a circle and go, "I don't understand what Arashi are wearing and THAT'S OKAY." Or, if it's that sort of outfit, "I don't understand why I love what Arashi are wearing and THAT'S OKAY." UNDERSTANDING: OVERRATED, LOVE: INEVITABLE.
"I love you!"
"Yes, you."
"And you!"
"And especially you!"
HIS EYES ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY WIDE AND NARROWED WITH FEELINGS, I AM CONFUSED.
SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH YOU, OHNO, YOU ARE TOO DAMN DELIGHTFUL.
I had a hard time choosing which concert I wanted to sparkle for this assignment because this song lends itself to so much running and fun and smiling and awesomeness. Then I realized we'd only done one song from How's It Going, ever, not helped by Top not having seen the concert yet, and my choice was clear.
PLUS I AM WEAK TO SPARKLES.
AND (AS I THINK I MAY HAVE MENTIONED) THIS HAIR.
... Sometimes I like to imagine a universe where Nino was made the rapper instead of Sho.
Sighhhh, young Jun! So many feelings inspired. <3
IT IS A SIGN OF HOW SPARKLY THESE COSTUMES ARE THAT I THOUGHT THE LIGHTS ON THE CHERRY-PICKER IN THE BACKGROUND WERE A PART OF IT, LIKE SOME SORT OF SPARKLY BELT FLYING AROUND FROM THE FORCE OF SHO'S WAVING.
Pretty freaking cool.
NINOOOOOOO. <3<3
And go!
Yay!
Jun's voice sounds so hoarse!
SUCH A FITTING SEND-OFF. <3<3<3 LEADER!
Let's see, SONG! And then to spin for Top's assignment... but first, I will announce that I have updated the lists! SCENE IS AVAILABLE. OH YEAH. LET'S DO THIS.
*phwoooooooooooooooooosh*!
Kumori Nochi, Kaisei! I DIDN'T CHEAT, I SWEAR TO SPARKLE. Reasons it may seem like I'm cheating: 1. this is my favorite Ohno solo (if you're not a fan of it that's fine as long as you remember: don't talk shit in the sparklehole!), 2. Top JUST finished watching Uta no Onii-san for the first time. (Ahaha, and #2 on the list provided by the randomizer is NIJI so she was on the edge of something even more overwhelming. :D)
THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN. ♥
Pre-January and our festivities I received Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Iru! LET'S DO IT.
You can watch this performance here (on youku, starting at 5:12) or here (on tudou, ALSO at 5:12, I should have seen that coming). I couldn't find it clipped out anywhere but if you do, let me know! I am not cool like Top with uploads and all because I am technologically incompetent, yep.
This is the second song of the concert, after A.Ra.Shi, and they are wearing these long sparkly coats that I started off liking and ended up LOVING, in one of those strange twists of sparkling. They are just so voluminous and shiny! I love it!
Ohno's little trot, so cute. <3
Sho and his SHO FACE.
And dear SPARKLE, Aiba and his AIBA HAIR. falkj;dfksadj THIS HAIR, I CAN'T TAKE IT, TOO PRETTY.
Nino and his minions.
Young Arashi, so adorable and excited! (Has this changed: not so much. <3)
MATSUEMU!
HIS FACE IN SHADOW EXCEPT HIS BRILLIANT MATSUGRIN.
SHOOOOOOOO.
I CAN'T LOOK AT AIBA WITH THIS HAIR FOR TOO LONG OR MY EYES START TO WELL UP. ... QUIET, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT. WE ALL HAVE SHAME, SOME OF US JUST BROADCAST IT ON THE INTERNET FOR ALL TO SEE.
SO GOOD SO GOOD MATSUJUN.
SOME THINGS ARE CONSTANT.
LIKE SHO'S FOND EYES.
CAREFUL NOT TO BLIND YOURSELF OVER THIS GLORY.
I am afraid that I would wear one of these coats. No... surely not... the fact that I am waffling over it kind of frightens me. :D
Matsujun wants YOU to love Arashi forever.
That Nino, such a star. <3
The way they keep their choreography FOREVER makes going back and watching these old concerts even more fun.
I feel like this hair is--you know what, we don't have to talk about this hair every time there's an Aiba cap. :D What about the REST OF HIM, OMG? ... That's not really better. What about how darling he is on the INSIDE, because I know we all adore that, too. <3<3<3<3<3 forever.
Oh Sho! I was thinking about it while watching this and I think that Sho is the one who has changed the least over the years. Or at least when it comes to concerts? I don't really know, all I know is I look at this Sho and think SHOOOOOOO and my heart recognizes him so firmly as the same as our dear Sho now. <3
Crooning with FEELINGS and then Matsugrinning, my heart is always overwhelmed by that abrupt transition.
Matsujun + crowd of adoring fans = the perfect symbiotic relationship.
YEP. <3<3
HOW ABOUT THE SHEER LENGTH OF HIS LEGS.
Oh right! Jun started it and here they are doing their greetings! It is SO WEIRD to have them doing greetings that I don't understand. :D JUN was the one to call it a festival! Ohno doesn't say HIII!! Nino doesn't say irrashaimase! WHAT WORLD ARE WE LIVING IN. Luckily, Aiba is here to give us some overly-excited to the point of incomprehensibility garbling so THAT'S REASSURING, AT LEAST. <3<3
HAPPY, PRETTY BLUR.
THERE ARE NO WORDS, OKAY.
Nino asserts his utter ownership over the crowd.
I AM OKAY WITH THIS. HERE IS MY FREE WILL, IT IS YOURS, NINO.
Ohno is a much more benevolent stealer of hearts. :D
fj;dlafka;skldjfsadlk;f!! YOU GUYS, THIS IS MY FAVORITE FACE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
He seems pretty pleased with himself, too. <3
"HEY LADIES!!" omg Sho never leave me. <3
SERIOUSLY, PLEASE BE THIS WONDERFUL FOREVER.
The gracious king among his subjects. Or... is he a priest, or a god? Do you spy any babies being held up so he can confer a blessing?
The way Leader enunciates ARASHI here is adorable.
Even these smaller venues are just so overwhelmingly populated. Such pressure!
SO MUCH POINTING.
I actually think Nino looks younger here. Not his face so much as how he holds it. <3
THAT IS SOME SERIOUS EFFORT BEING EXPENDED.
CUTIE PIE.
SHINY DORKFACE. (SERIOUSLY, THESE COATS, I LOVE THEM.)
Aiba's part here is relegating to fist pumping and saying "HEY!" and yet he does it with such enthusiasm! :D :D
A SEA OF PENLIGHTS ENTIRELY AT JUN'S COMMAND.
I haven't read a translation of the lyrics of this song in a long time but I love that their motions help to convey the message even in a language I don't understand. :D
This choreography is so vehement! I am very fond of it.
Aiba's face goes through some contortions here that make Ohno's earlier over-enunciation look completely normal.
SO GOOD. WHAT IS HIS FACE EVEN DOING. I LOVE IT. <3
And it's AIBA and a sparkle catches the light and ohhhhhh, concert, you know how to get me.
CUTE.
BOSS.
I don't really understand their pants. Not that this is an unfamiliar feeling with Arashi concerts. There should be group therapy for this (I VOLUNTEER SPARKLEHOLE except we might kind of be doing that already) where we'd go around in a circle and go, "I don't understand what Arashi are wearing and THAT'S OKAY." Or, if it's that sort of outfit, "I don't understand why I love what Arashi are wearing and THAT'S OKAY." UNDERSTANDING: OVERRATED, LOVE: INEVITABLE.
"I love you!"
"Yes, you."
"And you!"
"And especially you!"
HIS EYES ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY WIDE AND NARROWED WITH FEELINGS, I AM CONFUSED.
SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH YOU, OHNO, YOU ARE TOO DAMN DELIGHTFUL.
I had a hard time choosing which concert I wanted to sparkle for this assignment because this song lends itself to so much running and fun and smiling and awesomeness. Then I realized we'd only done one song from How's It Going, ever, not helped by Top not having seen the concert yet, and my choice was clear.
PLUS I AM WEAK TO SPARKLES.
AND (AS I THINK I MAY HAVE MENTIONED) THIS HAIR.
... Sometimes I like to imagine a universe where Nino was made the rapper instead of Sho.
Sighhhh, young Jun! So many feelings inspired. <3
IT IS A SIGN OF HOW SPARKLY THESE COSTUMES ARE THAT I THOUGHT THE LIGHTS ON THE CHERRY-PICKER IN THE BACKGROUND WERE A PART OF IT, LIKE SOME SORT OF SPARKLY BELT FLYING AROUND FROM THE FORCE OF SHO'S WAVING.
Pretty freaking cool.
NINOOOOOOO. <3<3
And go!
Yay!
Jun's voice sounds so hoarse!
SUCH A FITTING SEND-OFF. <3<3<3 LEADER!
Let's see, SONG! And then to spin for Top's assignment... but first, I will announce that I have updated the lists! SCENE IS AVAILABLE. OH YEAH. LET'S DO THIS.
*phwoooooooooooooooooosh*!
Kumori Nochi, Kaisei! I DIDN'T CHEAT, I SWEAR TO SPARKLE. Reasons it may seem like I'm cheating: 1. this is my favorite Ohno solo (if you're not a fan of it that's fine as long as you remember: don't talk shit in the sparklehole!), 2. Top JUST finished watching Uta no Onii-san for the first time. (Ahaha, and #2 on the list provided by the randomizer is NIJI so she was on the edge of something even more overwhelming. :D)
THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN. ♥