-> By Sho-kun
thanks sho-chan we also love you!
thanks to Aiba-chan, Nino-chan and Jun for greeting us today :D. Ohno very sleepy guy, and about Shokun i think he saw us too, but not sure about this...
okay gonna go dinner w/ the girls
see ya later!!
Muahahahaha Juniors saw us! Dunno his name but this junior was going to dome and we came back from buying goods muahahahaha
I've cried so much, SO much,....
I liked it, i liked it so much!
My seat was VERY good, so i had Jun, Nino and Shochan in front of me, just 1 meter of distance, and nobody in front of mine (my seat was hanamichi in arena :D). Sadly since was first row (if we talk about facing to hanamichi), Jun was looking at the far away rows when he passed by, and sho-chan and Nino-chan was looking at the other arena block. Anyways, later when Nino was in the big cart, (so the right hanamichi), he was waving cute and such, and when he saw our flag, started to wave too fast and like surprised :D so yes i think we've been seen xDD. My friend from her seat also saw us xD (we were acting very nice, nothing like flag in over our heads and things like that ^^)
When the con started (it started late, caz the dome so crowded, we entered around 6.05pm or 6.10), i heard "smile again~~" and i started to cry so badly! My legs was shaking so bad, i almost had to sat down...really, so surprised i reacted like this, so yes i was all this nice song crying a lot, i was so touched, and their voices so good!!
Then there was this Lucky Man song with the members introductions, Oh-chan kawaii!! This one they performed it at the backstage so i had a nice view of their butts <33
I don't remember many things of the con really, tomorrow i'll take notes!
Crazy moon performance, omg so good! If im not wrong, they did it at center stage so my view was damn good w/ no need of binos either, they are in such good synch! They were really really cool!
Aiba solo was CHOO atsui desu, very very good one, wah sasuga Aiba-chan, dancing so cute and this rockish music of Pikanchi, yes i think was the solo i loved the most hai :D
Then oldies songs, very nice too hahaha and funny, some lyrics are a bit :/ hahahaha
Carnival Night! Hahahahaha so funny and good when u're at con! hai hai, our boys funny too!
Nino and his KotobaYori song, i loved it and i have to tell you, Nino, in real life, meeting him in person is chooo kakkoii!! When i had him at 1 meter, i saw he has such cute face! Okay, he's very skinny, but really, his face...omg..nino-bait desu!!
Everything song was really cute, had some Tokyo pics on the main screen, really nice one, and our boys singing was very good, hai :D
Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy, haha Ohmiya deshou, this time ne was Ohchan the one who put his arm/hand in Nino's butt, so Nino kept looking at Ohchan, and then Ohchan was like "sorry sorry!" he was even like this when the lights of their side went out, so cute <3
Since im very sleepy now, and dont remember much i'll point out some things::
- MC : talking that there is a long time since they came to sapporo and also long time alr since their last con, that Sapporo is cold (i dont think so!), and talked about Arashi week, which shows they were and such, who made the 3d glasses and who bought them xD. Then Ohchan talked about going fishing i think, and also, someone about he meet someone who was his fan xD. Then Jun went near Shochan, to say "Sho-kun ne, " and started explaining i think about hanging in the air, dont remember, but so cute how he was doing monomane of Sho, and calling him Sho-kun!! Bfore this i think, Jun was stripping himself, so people near him started to scream, and I saw him like telling "shut uppp" with his finger on his lips, but very cute, then when he stripped himself the t-shirt all Dome went nuts and boys stopped the convo xDD of course the cameraman was focusing on Jun xD, he said "It's to not get a cold!".
OH yes!! And they were talking normally, when suddenly Aiba said: "Sho-chan, etto..you zipper...ur pants are not zipped up" hahah DAMN why i wasn't using binos at that time!!! xD
Then again, they were talking about their next projects, Nino telling us to buy Mario Brothers, and that he was so happy doing the CM, Sho-chan also talking about the drama that will do w/ the horikita Maki, and then he went like: "hmmm who else will be in this drama..." and Jun started to telling the names of people that will act in Sho's drama (i was so shocked!!) Then, about Jun's sp drama, and he was talking about his grandpa? not sure about this, but maybe caz the era was long ago, maybe his ojiisan was around this era, so he was saying sth about "ojiichan".
- After the MC, choo kakkoii performances, and Jun as always near Ohchan doing baka things.
- A.Ra.Shi costumes! OMG hahahahaha this time i used my binos! Too funny to not use it, i was focusing at Shochan's nipples, and then he covered them like "oh itai, itai" hahahaha KAWAIII!!!!!!!!!!! And omg, Aiba body SO good!!!
- One Love, of course, our JunJun failed in his Hyakunen....i fear to listen to him tmr... xD
- In this song...i dont remember now, Ohchan sung the phrase very very funny, so Nino was laughing too much to sing and missed his line, of course, at the end of this song, Ohchan again repeated this phrase xD
- At the very end of the concert, Jun was speaking a bit, and he made a mistake, so we all laughed xDD. He "got angry" and did sth like "okay im going now baibai", so we all were like: "EEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!", and asked him to come back xD, then Shochan "scolded" us saying that Matsujun is so sensitive! We cant laugh at him, so then he came back and started talking like a cute spoiled kid "but but...they...." hahah SO CUTE!!
- Oh yes, in some song someone missed the line, i think was Fight Song ^^
Con started at 6.15 and ended near 9.30, 2 Encores.
Baaibai!
I have had this song on repeat for the whole day. I love the PV! Action-packed, bad-assness all around.
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Tour Dates
11/14/09
Double Door Chicago, IL
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Such a nice night for mid-November at the 400 Bar. Athletes in Slacks (myspace) warmed up the crowd with their laidback loungey harmonizing sound that only two keyboarders and a guitarist can produce. The band claims all their songs are about love, except later on their hour-long set, they introduced a song about hating two guys from New York. They did finish strong with a cover of INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart", and that's what really matter.
The first time I heard about Swedish band Little Dragon, was in January. Ceji was really into them. Since we generally like Swedish bands here, I did try and keep up with their whereabouts. As it turns out, they're in the middle of their tour through the US to promote their sophomore album, Machine Dreams. Although the band's been here already, they confessed last night that this was their first time in Minneapolis.
They didn't do Ceji's favorite "Recommendation" song, but I though hands-down their best song played was "After The Rain", complete with an amazing ending.
From what I heard from their live set, their new songs seems to drifts from the R&B and Jazz influence to more electro and beats. I think the combination works well for them, especially since I like their big beats/electronica sound.
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I've been to a lot of shows lately, and I can tell you that this was one of the best shows yet. They're heading their way to the East Coast, so definitely check them out. If they're not heading through your city, you should check out Machine Dreams, out now on Peacefrog Records.
) ♥ little-dragon.se ♥ myspace.com/yourlittledragon I am not a fan of TVXQ/DBSK/Tohoshinki (or the group with the many acronyms) per se but like always, I listen to any kind of music regardless and then I sit on the fence to watch the fireworks exploding all around. As the lawsuit between the three members versus SM Entertainment continues (with no end currently in sight) and the sudden cancellation of their supposed all-last concert in Shenzhen, China (so sorry for my friend's cousin who was so intent on going and have had everything booked for next weekend - i understand thoroughly how it feels), I was reading the translation of a particular article and something caught my eye:
One agency representative stated, "Setting aside who was right and who was wrong, I worry that such a group might disband. Even when you ask promoters in Japan, the group's popularity is no joke. There are countless Japanese promoters who level them with Arashi who is the most loved group in Japan. They're a group who has the talents to become Asia's best and it is unfortunate that such an event happened."
Source: [osen+DNBN]
Translation credits: jeeelim5@tohosomnia.net
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Interesting indeed.
But too bad.
19 Nov - The Step Inn Fortitude Valley, Queensland w Mexico City & Sue Ray
27 Nov - The Tote Melbourne, Victoria. w James McCann’s Dirty Skirt Band, Black Pony Express & Little John.
An honourable mention also has to go to Jamie Hutchings. I'm sure he's being playing shows in some form or another since before the dawn of time. Always enjoyable.... and, it seems, about to embark on a tour of europe, so if you're over that way, be sure to keep your eyes and ears peeled. Or maybe just look at his website for tour dates (might be easier).
20 Nov 2009 - MUM at World Bar, Kings Cross, Sydney, 21 Nov 2009 - The Clubhouse (formerly Empire Corner Bar), Fortitude Valley
I'm in Sapporo already! In this super hotel <3333
Watched Msta, our boys so cuteee!! There was an Ohmiya moment, and lots of times SJ was paired up singing there (they could come closer though ¬¬)
I've just watched Nino's Super Mario Bross cm!! Kakkoii!!!
Hahaha Japan is being an adventure, we got stopped by policemen in the airport, caz they were checking non-japanese people, i could talk to them in my rusty japanese, and finally I made friends w/ the policeman who was checking my passport, so he even explained me why they checking people (caz Obama president is here!), and then i told them that we're here for vacation, and for concert, so then he was like, ohh..."johnny's kana?" me: "aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh...................yup ^^;;;", then he even asked me which one i like muahahahaha xD
And this hotel...i'll take pics later, it's like a suite, really SO good <33
Yesterday nite we didn't sleep caz we were making our uchiwa, so we took a nap as soon as we finished lunch today in the hotel.
Okay! Just few hours left for Arashi's con!! I'm so excited!!
I'll write a report of the con!! Promise!!
Ja ne!!
All the talk about NHK and Kohaku reminded me of the other year-end music programmes. Usually by this time, we would have an idea of where our boys will be performing but...
Is there none this year? Where is NTV's Best Artist? Why is only SMAP mentioned in FNS? Why cannot I get Arashi on YTV's Best Hits with Big Bang and Kanjani 8? Will Music Station Super Live still be happening too?
Weird.
Everything is so quiet this year. Well, at least I am getting Arashi with Sid for tomorrow's Music Station.
If I get lost in Japan....
just know that I'm.....
HAPPY.
WEEEEEEE~! =D