It's summer, that means that I am a bit grumpy because I don't handle the hot as well as the rest of the three seasons' weather. Actually London's summer is extremely hot this year and I wasn't ready for that :S

It also means that my laptop doesn't handle the heat nicely either (must be to sympathize with its owner) so I can't do more than one thing at a time... If I'm dling or uploading I can't really surf a lot or anything. It gets to me, making me grumpier.

* So Arafes voting finished and I'm quite pessimist... I don't think J's solo is going to be Naked... It looks, for what I've read around, that it's going to be Yabai-Yabai-Yabai. Don't get me wrong. I love that solo. He is uber cute in it. But that solo is already on DVD and Naked isn't... Well, I'm not going to repeat myself. It's done, it doesn't matter now.

I just hope that a lot of more people have voted for Oretachi no song, so at least we get that XDD It can so cute and fun!!

* Arashi travelled outside of Japan again. NY again! Lucky the NY fans! I wonder who will be the next one having a trip outside Japan (it doesn't count that Sho is going to Singapore next week). I mean, to Europe, mainly :P I was wondering... wouldn't they do an Olympics special around September that it's when the final decision between Tokyo/Madrid/Istambul is made? Maybe Sho could visit the candidate countries... Too bad that in September I won't be in Madrid *cries*

I would like to know more reports from fans who saw them in NY. So far there is only that account by that girl who posted/shared it everywhere. I know I may sound grumpy (hello weather!) but I don't think I would do that if I got the chance to meet them... Isn't it too much :S I dunno...

It seems Sho came back earlier to do the elections special at News Zero. There was this supposed pic of him at the airport (can I just flail about his t-shirt, backpack and cap?!? Love his travelling outfit <3!!) I would love to see some pic of the others... but I guess it can't be... *pout*

* Anyway, last week Shiyagare was so so cute!!!! I love that Nino visited an Spanish restaurant (actually it was a Meson that it's an slighly different thing, but I will just not go there XD) I absolutely uterly love his Spanish!!!! Can I have Nino speaking Spanish for an hour or so XDD

He said his lines so neatly!!! and even when the guy told him something wrong (corrected later at the place), he still did a great job. I can't handle Nino saying 'Por favor' (please). My crazy fics mine thinks of too many possibilities XDD

I really hope he enjoyed the 'tinto de verano' and the 'bocadillo de tortilla' because both things are very common in Bars in Spain!!!

Also, I could ramble and fail non stop about sakumoto being so awesome playing football (soccer) together!!! Can I also get them playing one-to-one football for an hour or so? with wet s-thirts or something XDD

* And, pics of Ohno with his head 'supposedly shaved' are out. I don't think I am going to be popular with this opinion, but I would have loved for him to actually shaved it. I would have loved they had allowed him to do it. I mean, aren't they always looking more or less the same? Aren't they like JE's good boys?

Wouldn't have that be a radical change that would have been accepted as something fresh? New? I mean... they are not allowed to do so many things? You see how Sho got his sides also almost shaved?

I would have love for him to go for a shave... It's so hot!! I would have love they could just get their hair really short if they want it! I am rebellious today XDD

Ohno is also looking strangely sexy, like in a 'let's go to do some meditation', kind of sexy XDD

Seriously, it's cool that they got such a nice make-up people, but Ohno is having such a long hair atm! Poor thing must be boiling! J must be having a hard time too... I wonder if it's the NHK drama why he can get his hair cut...

I do enjoy all the detectivesque stuff we do for the boys... They are so vague and secretive when they want! Also their management sometimes too... *sigh* But I do wish we could get more confirmation...

So, Ohno finally admitted he was in London and Paris with J. I still don't understand why J didn't mention he was with Riida in his Enjoy... but knowing J I bet it was because it's not for him to say... Now, I wonder if he did say that he went with Riida and Aiba to NY... Will have to track down that entry of Enjoy :S

Anyway, Riida was pretty careful about what he said which has led to a long discussion about what he did in both cities around twitter XDD

So they went to a concert. I guess that was in Paris. Although I've been trying to search for concerts that were held in Paris during the supposed days they went there... the only one that matches, if the dates are right, it's the Beyonce concert, as her concerts in Paris were on 24 and 25 April.

Btw, it may fit into what J likes in concerts. Check her tour promo video HERE.

He says it was 2 nights in Paris and 2 nights in London.

Riida says that both went to the Louvre but I inferred from Jun's Enjoy that he was by himself in London, to check Big Ben and Westminster... :/

And for what Riida says about him having to stay at the hotel, i guess that was the time when J went shopping (as fans' reports said)?

But it seems Ohno did have time to go with or without J to get some t-shirts for the members... If he went to the Beatles shop as he said, I want to cry! that is not far from my house!

Some fans think that while in London they should have checked the David Bowie exhibition being held at the V&A museum... They could, honestly, but I am sorry for the poor guy/woman who had to get the tickets for them... It's pretty sold out for pre-order/online tickets :S I haven't been able to go myself yet! *cries*

I wonder what that deadline and secretive stuff that had to be done at the hotel was... Oh I need to know!!!

(thank you to twosen for the translation of this morning's AD ;)

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This rumor, so far, is confirmed as RUMOR... It seems the person who spread it apologized ¬¬

Now, it also seems that there is this rumor going around that Aiba is the one starring in the 24h tv drama... Not confirmed just yet... but if the rumors are true... I don't really know what to think. Part of me is happy because I am happy that Aiba gets more drama roles and the title I have seen around it's just too sweet and fits Aiba nicely... BUT, and it's a big but, if the rumors are true and it deals with lung illness, I don't really like it.

Maybe I am weird but I don't like when dramas link to things that happen in reality (Aiba and his lungs) so for me that is a bit tasteless, for a lack of another word...

Also, if rumors are right and O-chan is his doctor. Honestly, isn't that a consolation price for Riida?! I mean if I were a Ohno ichibaner I would be furious! Apart from the fact that I love Ohno's acting, but I doctor is not the first thing that comes to mind when I think about next Riida's acting job :S

Some said something was mentioned at Miyaneya today but I haven't been able to find it so far (still checking)...

And for what I can tell, those I follow around wb who are Aiba fans haven't said a word, so I tend to think that it is a rumor until I get confirmation of it...

and it seems a pity to me they go to waste...

Riida was on a roll with me today (eh, yesterday!) I loved him at VSA (Pinball Runner!) and I loved him with all the exercising stuff at HnA (as Nino stated that he wouldn't be trying them ¬¬)

Besides, I always admire flexibility (even more on men):




The thing is that at this point I was kind of getting worried for him... Don't want him to hurt himself... :S
But the faces, oh, those were glorious...


See?


... hehe


don't get crossed Leader, you were adorable *hugs him*

In less than 12 hours, MS! Yay! Can't. Wait.

Haven't watched VSA properly, will do now... but just after watching the pics from weibo I can do so flailing...


because Jun looks just too cute with his new hair cut and he did awesome in Pinball runner... and he was so handsome and ashdfalkshdfkashfkashfdlkasdhflaksdhf, yes! He did!

And they were cute at the beginning with no Aiba (based on caps, haven't seen it!) and Aiba was just to cute in some moments like in the bowling part

And Sho looks really idol-less due to this normal-looking eyebrows but he looks just too cute and too hug-able and have such a need to go and pat him...

And I don't know how I feel about also sharing b-day with that girl from Last Hope and Yama Taro... Truth be told, I liked her in Yama Taro, more or less and she seems fine sometimes, but some others... :S She goes into that category of Japanese actresses that I feel a bit blah about (i.e. Horikita Maki)


Also... I am so deeply in love with Tokei Jikake no Umbrella choreo... To talk about Arafes sounds like old news but for me, apart from, Happiness and Shake it!, Gimmick Game, Love Situation and Face Down performance, my absolutely favorite parts are (of course) DJxMJ + La Tormenta + Tokei! Maybe it is every single second of the DJxMJ -Masaki.com and Magical Song are just <3<3<3<3<3-, maybe it's related to those hot outfits (especially Jun's), maybe is the sakumoto moment at the beginning of La Tormenta, or maybe how hot and focused they look during the Tokei dance. And knowing Ohno's created it... make my heart doki doki (I can't recall Superfresh's too well, but although I liked that one too, I prefer Tokei's more!

Btw, which other choreos did Ohno create? I know I read it somewhere but didn't keep the link or write them down *headdesk*

Oh! and Breathless confirmed as Platina Data's theme! I am so curious about it!! When will we get a sneak preview of it? or of Calling's PV? I am not picky! But, NOW!!! *waiting impatiently*

Yes, Sho says he has it all!

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Some people from my friend list commented on it and I got the 'confirmation', I suppose... So mark your calendars and get your piggy banks ready.

You know my Japanese is no good but I definitely heard it being announced at Ohno's Arashi Discovery today (well, on Monday in Japan, here it's still Sunday ;)) and I got confirmation reading some weibo posts after that.

Arrghh! I hate all the nervous-breaking waiting until I manage a preorder! o.O'

Some people from my friend list commented on it and I got the 'confirmation', I suppose... So mark your calendars and get your piggy banks ready.

You know my Japanese is no good but I definitely heard it being announced at Ohno's Arashi Discovery today (well, on Monday in Japan, here it's still Sunday ;)) and I got confirmation reading some weibo posts after that.

Arrghh! I hate all the nervous-breaking waiting until I manage a preorder! o.O'

It was an okayishhh drama. I mean the cast was awesome and Ohno was really good. I actually enjoyed him a lot there. The chemistry between him and Yui was great too, I think.

For me it looked like one of these movies full of plot twists that you kind of know will be coming (some of them, not all, I am not that good) and that gets most of the character link to each other in some way.

Ohno's part is kind of hugable... the guy really wants to be a superhero and when the chance comes, he really tries. Besides I think Ohno looks mighty find in this drama, so that was another reason to enjoy it.

However I do admit that it was a bit boring in some parts, actually not-Ohno parts.

Sho's and Jun's cameos were so shorts!!! I didn't get the chance cap Sho, but seeing Kageyama with one of his disguises... *cries* I missed him so much. And Jun's cameo... I laughed so much. He's always the lucky guy...



( I did get a cap of Jun and some other stuff, so spoilers ahead )

It was an okayishhh drama. I mean the cast was awesome and Ohno was really good. I actually enjoyed him a lot there. The chemistry between him and Yui was great too, I think.

For me it looked like one of these movies full of plot twists that you kind of know will be coming (some of them, not all, I am not that good) and that gets most of the character link to each other in some way.

Ohno's part is kind of hugable... the guy really wants to be a superhero and when the chance comes, he really tries. Besides I think Ohno looks mighty find in this drama, so that was another reason to enjoy it.

However I do admit that it was a bit boring in some parts, actually not-Ohno parts.

Sho's and Jun's cameos were so shorts!!! I didn't get the chance cap Sho, but seeing Kageyama with one of his disguises... *cries* I missed him so much. And Jun's cameo... I laughed so much. He's always the lucky guy...



( I did get a cap of Jun and some other stuff, so spoilers ahead )

I am sorry for the crappy quality but why hello Matsujun, making good use of those trained muscles...


Don't try to be cute...


and to complete the trio of gifs, OTP moment (have you noticed the three sakumoto fans at the back)
Jun: Have you seen these three idiot?
Sho: Yes, they are making me feel uncomfortable.
Jun: What is that stupid thing about a kiss? On national tv of all places?!
Sho: *blushing* Yes, idiots...

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This should have been crossposted but the post didn't appear so I posted it myself. I know I will probably get this post twice later...

I am sorry for the crappy quality but why hello Matsujun, making good use of those trained muscles...


Don't try to be cute...


and to complete the trio of gifs, OTP moment (have you noticed the three sakumoto fans at the back)
Jun: Have you seen these three idiot?
Sho: Yes, they are making me feel uncomfortable.
Jun: What is that stupid thing about a kiss? On national tv of all places?!
Sho: *blushing* Yes, idiots...

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This should have been crossposted but the post didn't appear so I posted it myself. I know I will probably get this post twice later...

I wasn't going to post because I am doing some importing... (guess you know what it is about) and I don't really know what I will do with the comments and posts left out of that...

But well, I saw a bit of the interview Sho did in News Zero and the man he interviewed got emo and all... so I think it can be good to watch.

And being honest, Sho looked too hot in suit (as usual). Right after, Matsunii and Ohno appeared in the first special promoting their Sunday SP together... (I know they talk about Sho and Tokio's leader but I had the volume off, so can't know what it was about).

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My two cents about the couple of rumors/stuff going around.

1. I don't think there will be a nude photo book... but if there is one (please let it be true!) poor people at cdjapan, hope they have the site ready for that...

2. the mysterious 'announcement' to be made during the TokioxArashi SP on Sunday... I hate that they announce an announcement (wtf!) I still resent that Jun said 'I have an announcement for next week's radio show...' you know what I mean? I will spare you of my paranoid thoughts because we are in Christmas ( more )

Arashi's managers meeting:

Band manager: Well, did you do the survey as we agreed?
Managers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Yes.
Band manager: And?
Manager 2 (scratching his head): Nothing. No satisfactory result...
Band manager: How comes?
Manager 5: We asked all the Arashi fans we know...
Manager 1: As you say we kept it low profile...
Manager 5: and the results don't help us really...
Band manager: Elaborate please.
Manager 2 (holding a big sheet of paper with graphics on it): Well... Look at it yourself: Juntoshi fans 24, Yamapair fans 24, Sakumoto 24. It's a tie!!
Manager 3: It seems that we will only have janken pon left to decide this...
Manager 4: We are Arashi managers, we can't do that. We are professionals. There has to be another way...
Band manager (holding the bridge of her nose): Did you ask different people about this?
Managers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: No.
Band manager: How in hell you did it?
Manager 1: We got the staff we usually work with, invite them to coffee and asked them with cameo they would prefer as you said.
Band manager (eyeing them warily): I should have done it myself.
Manager 5: What do we do then?
Band manager: Tell the guys at Fuji TV that the three have to appear in the same drama, we don't care which one.
Manager 1: Aye sir.


Fuji TV writers room:

writer 1 (pulling his hair desperately): There is no way this will look flawless!! Too many characters to fit in for a cameo! They don't know what they are asking from us!!
female writer 2 (over-excited): I got it, I got it!
writer 1 (eyeing her cautiosly): how?

female writer 2 (dreaming kind of look in her face): Imagine: Ohno san's character is walking down the street and sees a great limousine parked at the side of the road. The glass from the back seat lowers and Kageyama invites him in. Ohno san's character accepts. After a while, as the limousine has been parked there for a while, Matsujun's detective who was having a coffee break nearby gets suspicious, walks to it and knocks on the back seat glass. Ohno san and Sakurai san, lower the glass, looking dishevelled and with grins on their faces invite him in.

writer 1 (exasperated): You've been writing fics again, haven't you?
female writer 2 (blushing): maybe?

48 hours later:

writer 101: I got it!

writer 1 (almost dead): Yes?

writer 101: The main thing is that they share a scene right?

all writers nod.

writer 101: Ohno san's character is being questioned about the abduction by the detective in charge of the case. They are in the police precint and Matsujun's detective walks in and says 'How it is going?' as he walks to his desk/office, and Ohno san looks his way. Bingo! You get them in the same scene.

writer 101 (contin.): And when Ohno san leaves the police station and walks down the street he and Sakurai san's Kageyama pass each other while Kageyama is in his way to have his tea and they exchange looks.

writer 1: Fans are gonna kill us...

female writer 2: So, can we think in the sakumoto cameo in Nazodi already???


**note: Hope you get the irony... 

Arashi's managers meeting:

Band manager: Well, did you do the survey as we agreed?
Managers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Yes.
Band manager: And?
Manager 2 (scratching his head): Nothing. No satisfactory result...
Band manager: How comes?
Manager 5: We asked all the Arashi fans we know...
Manager 1: As you say we kept it low profile...
Manager 5: and the results don't help us really...
Band manager: Elaborate please.
Manager 2 (holding a big sheet of paper with graphics on it): Well... Look at it yourself: Juntoshi fans 24, Yamapair fans 24, Sakumoto 24. It's a tie!!
Manager 3: It seems that we will only have janken pon left to decide this...
Manager 4: We are Arashi managers, we can't do that. We are professionals. There has to be another way...
Band manager (holding the bridge of her nose): Did you ask different people about this?
Managers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: No.
Band manager: How in hell you did it?
Manager 1: We got the staff we usually work with, invite them to coffee and asked them with cameo they would prefer as you said.
Band manager (eyeing them warily): I should have done it myself.
Manager 5: What do we do then?
Band manager: Tell the guys at Fuji TV that the three have to appear in the same drama, we don't care which one.
Manager 1: Aye sir.


Fuji TV writers room:

writer 1 (pulling his hair desperately): There is no way this will look flawless!! Too many characters to fit in for a cameo! They don't know what they are asking from us!!
female writer 2 (over-excited): I got it, I got it!
writer 1 (eyeing her cautiosly): how?

female writer 2 (dreaming kind of look in her face): Imagine: Ohno san's character is walking down the street and sees a great limousine parked at the side of the road. The glass from the back seat lowers and Kageyama invites him in. Ohno san's character accepts. After a while, as the limousine has been parked there for a while, Matsujun's detective who was having a coffee break nearby gets suspicious, walks to it and knocks on the back seat glass. Ohno san and Sakurai san, lower the glass, looking dishevelled and with grins on their faces invite him in.

writer 1 (exasperated): You've been writing fics again, haven't you?
female writer 2 (blushing): maybe?

48 hours later:

writer 101: I got it!

writer 1 (almost dead): Yes?

writer 101: The main thing is that they share a scene right?

all writers nod.

writer 101: Ohno san's character is being questioned about the abduction by the detective in charge of the case. They are in the police precint and Matsujun's detective walks in and says 'How it is going?' as he walks to his desk/office, and Ohno san looks his way. Bingo! You get them in the same scene.

writer 101 (contin.): And when Ohno san leaves the police station and walks down the street he and Sakurai san's Kageyama pass each other while Kageyama is in his way to have his tea and they exchange looks.

writer 1: Fans are gonna kill us...

female writer 2: So, can we think in the sakumoto cameo in Nazodi already???


**note: Hope you get the irony... 

So hot lately, Riida.
Wish you the best! Before I knew you, I didn't know an idol so gifted in all departments who also have so many hobbies... That makes you more interesting ;) and closer to us, in some way.
Hope the upcoming year will bring you even more happiness, and an interesting and serious drama role *cough* because if not, my friend cypros is going to depressed forever *cough*
Hope he gets cool presents from the boys, but above all, the chance to sleep for at least 8 hours (straight) or going fishing, after this crazy week where he has been living in NTV, he deserves it!

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So hot lately, Riida.
Wish you the best! Before I knew you, I didn't know an idol so gifted in all departments who also have so many hobbies... That makes you more interesting ;) and closer to us, in some way.
Hope the upcoming year will bring you even more happiness, and an interesting and serious drama role *cough* because if not, my friend cypros is going to depressed forever *cough*
Hope he gets cool presents from the boys, but above all, the chance to sleep for at least 8 hours (straight) or going fishing, after this crazy week where he has been living in NTV, he deserves it!

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I'm back from Japan. Yes, it was amazing! Yes, I want to post about! No, I can't right now! Why? because in less than 48 hours I have to get in a ferry and I haven't packed all I have to. Where? to my new home in the UK that I really hope I like... However, my days are going to be pretty busy, so the posting will have to wait to be made at nights... at least this month, I think... let's see how it goes... but I got a brand new HTC with Android phone which will allow me to keep track of things easily although I won't be able to make mega posts with pics (I think)...

Anyway, just to say that I'm fine, happy (really, I miss Japan too much already). The Arashi concerts: all kind of awesome awesomeness! I'll try to talk about them soon (when nobody would care about what happened in Sapporo ages ago, I'm afraid, but I want to anyway)

I know about the two SP in the fall for Ohno and Nino and the (persistent) rumor of Sho's drama... but have I missed something else important? it's impossible for me to go so back in entries in LJ, and checking community by community and friend by friend it would be something I don't have time for...)

I've been reading super cool sakumoto fics lately. I want to say 'THANK YOU!' to all of those authors because they really made my days lately (if they were happy ending fics, that is ;))

I'm back from Japan. Yes, it was amazing! Yes, I want to post about! No, I can't right now! Why? because in less than 48 hours I have to get in a ferry and I haven't packed all I have to. Where? to my new home in the UK that I really hope I like... However, my days are going to be pretty busy, so the posting will have to wait to be made at nights... at least this month, I think... let's see how it goes... but I got a brand new HTC with Android phone which will allow me to keep track of things easily although I won't be able to make mega posts with pics (I think)...

Anyway, just to say that I'm fine, happy (really, I miss Japan too much already). The Arashi concerts: all kind of awesome awesomeness! I'll try to talk about them soon (when nobody would care about what happened in Sapporo ages ago, I'm afraid, but I want to anyway)

I know about the two SP in the fall for Ohno and Nino and the (persistent) rumor of Sho's drama... but have I missed something else important? it's impossible for me to go so back in entries in LJ, and checking community by community and friend by friend it would be something I don't have time for...)

I've been reading super cool sakumoto fics lately. I want to say 'THANK YOU!' to all of those authors because they really made my days lately (if they were happy ending fics, that is ;))

This Saturday's shiyagare has been great. I don't remember properly but I think I've watched it already around 3 times...

Queen Sho is the best thing ever!! Although King Ohno is not bad either...




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This Saturday's shiyagare has been great. I don't remember properly but I think I've watched it already around 3 times...

Queen Sho is the best thing ever!! Although King Ohno is not bad either...




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