arashi finished performing already geee felt like twas a concert when jun shouted "we are arashi" hahaha loved how they changed their outfits from fuschia to white my niece who was watching with me was so amazed asking how did they changed and how fast it was hahahaha...
watching kouhaku now... hope it finishes before 12 so il have time to bathe before new years eve har3
happy birthday masaki aiba-by! celebrated last night with fellow fangirls... its a small but intimate celebration.... post celebration for oh-chan and pre-celebration for masaki baby!!!! gee to think ohno just turned 6 and aiba just 24 when i became arashi fan wow.... time flies really.... again happy bday masaki baby! and to my fellow aiba wifeys and arashi fans, cheers to more fangirling years!
advance merry christmas to all
its been almost a month since i last posted (last post was to greet aiba papa a happy2 birthday)...
its december already,,, christmas month... somehow i dont feel like its christmas.. a lot of things happened that makes me have mixed emotions about celebrating christmas... but then again i guess thats just how life is... we all experience ups and downs... but life must go on...
also, december is aiba's birth month :) he's turning 27 yay! when i discovered arashi masaki was just turning 24! gee time flies!
2009 will come to an end in a few days (i better make the most out of this post since i might not be able to post again before the year ends)... arashi celebrated their 10th year with a bang... starting with a 3-day concert in kokuritsu and ending their concert tour early next year at nagoya... wasnt lucky enough like my friends jen and she who were able to watch the 2 nights' con at sapporo, but im super hoping theyd go on their 3rd AAA next year! i wanna see them again!!!!
i gave into temptation of buying magazines with arashi in it (okei not all i dont have that money for it lols)... i just started last year and... i started computing how much ive spent on them... i was shocked lol i stopped computing when i reached a certain amount already (i could just imagine how much more money my more addicted friends have spent on them and other fandoms ehem ehem you guys know who you are)...
i didnt buy 5x10 cd and 5x10 dvd... im not really into buying cds and dvds... so i just go for other stuff... i was hoping theyd release an official photobook for their 10th year but looks like they wont tch3...
overall 2009 has been a great year... made new fan-friends whom i think id still be friends with even after our fangirling days are over... unfortunately i think i severed ties with some of them... if you get to read this post,,, you know who you are... im saddened by what happened... and i hope time will come when we're both able to forgive each other and forget what happened... i still consider you a friend...
this year i attended arashi parties like last year... i started with matsujun's last year as 1/2 of ohmiya, then aibakaland party (wearing yukatta)... missed riida's.. but was able to go to sakuraiba party as mirrorman yeah! missed nino's :( and for the first time i joined in organising a party... to celebrate matsujun's 26th birthday and arashi's 10th year... this time i didnt wear any costume... need to rest it becomes korny if i always go in costume har3... then there was ohno's bday celebration as well :)
i dont think il be able to share pix of ohno and arashi/jun party this year... for those who are connected with me thru fb, ohno bash pix are up already since last week... arashi/jun's will be uploaded probably early next year hahaha...
il be ending this post with the video cathy and i made for the opening of arashi/jun party... we do not own the vids used for this fanvid credit goes to the uploaders... my apologies i couldnt remember the uploaders (but if you recognise a vid uploaded by you please pm me so i can credit you), we were so in a rush we had to search and download everything and finish the video in just 2-3 weeks... so we could well relate with sho's friend who barely slept for 2 weeks to come up with the video shown for the party thrown for him by his buddies :).... we are not pros so there are some glitches, but please do not claim the vid as your own... feel free to download or share the vid just please give proper credits
we ended the video presentation with poppers lols
dl it thru mf
watch it thru vimeo
Im soooo glad I went(with my bro) at the airport. A meter away from
them *faints* Jong blocking my view of Onew is sooo WTF. I was on the
wrong side XDD But damn, thank God OUR EYES MET EVEN IF IT WAS JUST FOR
A SECOND OMFG. Thanks so much
ailamarie / ailamarie for the camera!!! Pasensha na girl sa istorbo XDv
Also posted HERE.
Will post more pics and a detailed fan account later after the concert ^_^
LOL @ Onew♥. I wonder what he's doing. I was just snapping shots as we're walking sideways XDD
Jong blocking my view of Onew T_T
Look under Jong's chin... that's Onew ><
That's Minho infront of Jong.
Look at Key in full make-up. Hehehe. Sooo pretty
Again, Jong blocking my view of Onew, but this time he's is visible! Hahaha. My Onew♥♥♥!!!!! Why am I on the wrong side ><
A clearer view of Key♥'s side view.
Off to CCP! Waaaaaaa! SHINeeeeeeeeeee ^______^
8 days is too short for Sapporo, Tokyo and Osaka.
I was able to watch a lot of CMs ( Nino's, my girl single, AU), My girl drama last friday,
New Zero and Shukudai plus Utaban last Tuesday while our Japanese friend translated for us...hehehe!
Arashi hunting is so much fun.
A bookstore in Sapporo
You will love the trains....
Who wouldn't miss them in magazine stores, especially if you have them on cover!
My Girl was no.1 last week in HMV
Ofcourse , Harajuku...
If only i could stay longer and hunt the real ones...
Sapporo is not a very good place for someone like me who comes from a tropical country..lol..super cold! but if it's for Arashi i will go as far as Mars or to Jupiter to see them.
The passage way to the dome is too narrow for the thousands of fans flocking the noah's ark...If i'm not mistaken there are only 2 ways to go in and out of the dome.
even the subway gets too crowded before and after the concert.
It rained on the first day..didn't queue for goods but God heard our prayers...
The sun shone for a while on the 2nd day...and i got my goods really fast
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The boys mentioned during the 2nd day MC about a lot of fanboys present.I agree! I even noticed there are more kids and couples . I saw this old couple and the husband knows furi for some songs.lol
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Tickets here are cheap (compared to Tokyo and Nagoya) and there were many tickets available online a few weeks before i made a decision. I had no choice but to go because my original plan was Osaka which was impossible at that time.
Surprisingly, eventhough the dome is big..the 1st floor and the second floor are not too high that's why you can see the boys clearly down the arena.
My first day, i had a good seat at the right side of the stage...stands but close enough to see the hanamichi. Jun was always on our side.kyaaaaaa!
Never mind my second day, but I'm thankful at least i was there. (laughs)... in fairness, the seat was ok and we got decent view.
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The MCs for both nights were so funny...it was so difficult to react on time, blame it on my super poor nihonggo. But my favorite would be the fanboys shouting they like Arashi. Honestly,I wanted to shout too, ARASHI, MAHAL KITA!
I wonder if they will hear me...
Last year, it was Sho kun...but this time around, that BRAT who kept on promoting Mario,made this gorgeous face during typhoon generation and gave me my fave solo for this tour became my concert ichiban. He was so kakkoii! I hope i get over with him soon because it's seriously yabai if i don't!
The backdrop is so amazing. I think i saw that style in Madonna's Confessions concert tour.
If most of you feel that Everything is a forgettable song then you should see the concert.The video is too beautiful.
For me,Ichioku no hoshi's counterpart this year is Bokuga boku no subete .I love the perf and they danced to it.
Aside from Believe, my fave parts of the show were the medleys
and the part where they were at the hanamichi moving around the arena. It started from A day in our Life, Hadashi and Oh yeah! Super fun!
This concert is super special for me because it's their anniversary tour.
Both nights, they played with my emotions.
The opening gave me goosebumps.
I seriously cried during Ashita no kioku .I lost my super exotic contact lens ( without grade) on my right eye at the height of the concert because of too much tears...I realized that i was wearing only one at the train when i checked myself on the mirror.lol
The video after that just makes me so proud of them ( video of their achievements) and the tears continued...
then,they came out with the raincoat costumes and made me laugh all of a sudden.
and the 5x10 song, i broke down again.
I have seen Arashi in 2 venues last year but their japan shows are the best.
Bigger stage, the video wall, the little fireworks during Believe,fire during Truth, the colorful water fountains during Jun's solo.
The atmosphere is quite different compared to overseas shows.
Again, Arashi took away my heart (and my money)
and it's still left in Japan.
I don't know how to take it back.
It didn't come home with me...
I miss them so much!