A little stock taking...
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coolohohOk. So to take stock of my status in terms of Arashi shows...
I'm very, very, very behind. It's been a whole month since I last watched any of their regular shows. There's something I'm still working on currently... hopefully I can get that out of the way soon and then I can watch my Arashi shows...
Yes I'm being intentionally vague I know. So much so for me wanting to... join Arashi-league and stuff? In the end I don't really want to share publicly what project I intend to do... nor do I want to make any promises, before I'm bad at keeping to promises, and some times I just don't have the motivation to finish things up. And before you know it a new video that's way more important and enticing comes up, and you work on the new video... and so on and so forth. Like the Hawaii news clips. And that ultra short 59 second Hawaii VSA teaser.
Good news is next monday is a holiday. Bad news is idk if i'll be able to finish catching up to a whole month of shows during that long weekend. If my parents insist on going out again, which they always do, that's my whole day gone. Or days even. And when they ask me what the hell am I doing at home, sitting in front of my lappy and getting fat, I don't want to answer either. And all they see is that I'm watching videos. Which well, is the truth.
I'm also... about 3 months behind TSD. Or more. Arghs. So many of their old shows that I've not watched too. And I dont think i'll be more free any soon haha.
So many Hawaii Arashi goodness coming up. Arghs Novemberrrrrrrrrrr!!!! Hawaii VSA on the 6th, and NHK documentary on the 7th. A freaking documentary! DOCUMENTARY. Of an idol group. Called Arashi. If that doesn't convince you how immensely CRAZY those 5 boys are than, what will? There are tons of idol groups in Japan, how many has gotten their own documentary? I've not research, but I can bet you the number isn't high. And it's not like... a documentary of a group that's... not really active anymore - a former legend. Arashi is making new peaks year after year still. Seriously... Crazy. These guys are crazy! And they are probably wondering like why everyone is so crazy over the very normal things that they do. Like how they interact with each other. They've always said that it was just normal for them. Because that's how they really are. And yet their member ai is killing scores of fangirls worldwide. Myself too, I love their member interaction the most.
Normal takes on a new meaning with them too. Performing in heavy rain and treating the rain like it's nothing more than special effects for example. For hosting Kouhaku four times in a row. They were the hosts on their second appearance too.... kinda crazy if you'd ask me? Sure there are others who have hosted the show longer, but considering how prestigious the show is, I think having a chance to host at all is an honor enough. It's the first time a group is hosting too. 24-hour tv too, they were main personalities for the event 4 times, and that's twice more than the nearest runner ups, says the Japanese wiki. Granted, the main personality for that event is pretty much an all JE affair... but still. CD and DVD sales too. Topping the charts and with genuine sale numbers - no voting tickets or tickets to handshake events to artificially inflate the sale numbers - always amazes observers.
Crazy, crazy crazy!
Definitely looking forward to the DVD and all the upcoming shows in Nov. Their tour too... the Dig Italian. Hahahaha! Covers and song titles were revealed today. I must say, I like the RE cover more lol! But I ordered the LE already, and as tempting as it might be, I will not get both versions. Saving that $$$ for their DVDs and other goodies to come would be a much better idea. I think I'm totally in a crazy mood now. Like an animal going free after being caged for too long. I'm finally indulging myself in all these little things since now at least it is my own money I'm spending. Not a good idea to spend too much though. I do need to watch out. Though that applies more to my over indulgence on food than on idol related merchandise. Considering that I have never been a fan of any idol group before, and never bugged my parents for money to buy CDs or to watch concerts. I guess that's why I'm being so... free with my money now. First the Waku Waku goods, now the LE dig italian. What's next? Hahaha. I'll like to get the Hawaii Blast dvd... but DVDs are more expensive and.... idk. Hahaha. We'll see when the time comes. As for dig italian concert goods... idk. Blast had some novel stuff, like the playing cards. The mug was nice too, but as with JE stuff they are expensive and I just spent a lot of $$$ on the waku waku stuff so I decided against it. The stainless steel bottle, which I've been telling myself I should start using but have yet it, and which is staring at me right now from my desk, looking ever so white and innocent, was the culprit. How much was it again? 44 bucks? or 45. Something like that.
Well speaking the dig italian... i'm assuming it was in a jweb entry that chipmunk sho talked about the naming? Still not read that yet. I think i'm gonna subscribe to the mobile jweb so that I can read the entries. Gotta check out on the pricing, but I think it's pretty erm, worth it? I mean like, if I buy a magazine with our boys in it, it's not cheap either... and I was pretty tempted to subscribe to the digital version of non-non, or maybe buy the issues with out boys in the cover. I think i'll take up the jweb subscription. More like I will. My heart is already into it hahahaha. As long as the price isn't sky high. I don't think it's too expensive though. And considering all the Japanese novels that I've been buying but not reading... I think the jweb would be a more worth while investment since I would actually read the entires. Yes now that I can understand them. And each of them posted something for the Hawaii blast too! No better time to subscribe then now! Sure I read a translation yesterday, but now... I want to read the original. To understand the full 100% meaning that they have meant to transmit. Meanings that could be lost in translation just because of the differences in language. Alright. Enough typing here. Let me go check jweb out!
I'm very, very, very behind. It's been a whole month since I last watched any of their regular shows. There's something I'm still working on currently... hopefully I can get that out of the way soon and then I can watch my Arashi shows...
Yes I'm being intentionally vague I know. So much so for me wanting to... join Arashi-league and stuff? In the end I don't really want to share publicly what project I intend to do... nor do I want to make any promises, before I'm bad at keeping to promises, and some times I just don't have the motivation to finish things up. And before you know it a new video that's way more important and enticing comes up, and you work on the new video... and so on and so forth. Like the Hawaii news clips. And that ultra short 59 second Hawaii VSA teaser.
Good news is next monday is a holiday. Bad news is idk if i'll be able to finish catching up to a whole month of shows during that long weekend. If my parents insist on going out again, which they always do, that's my whole day gone. Or days even. And when they ask me what the hell am I doing at home, sitting in front of my lappy and getting fat, I don't want to answer either. And all they see is that I'm watching videos. Which well, is the truth.
I'm also... about 3 months behind TSD. Or more. Arghs. So many of their old shows that I've not watched too. And I dont think i'll be more free any soon haha.
So many Hawaii Arashi goodness coming up. Arghs Novemberrrrrrrrrrr!!!! Hawaii VSA on the 6th, and NHK documentary on the 7th. A freaking documentary! DOCUMENTARY. Of an idol group. Called Arashi. If that doesn't convince you how immensely CRAZY those 5 boys are than, what will? There are tons of idol groups in Japan, how many has gotten their own documentary? I've not research, but I can bet you the number isn't high. And it's not like... a documentary of a group that's... not really active anymore - a former legend. Arashi is making new peaks year after year still. Seriously... Crazy. These guys are crazy! And they are probably wondering like why everyone is so crazy over the very normal things that they do. Like how they interact with each other. They've always said that it was just normal for them. Because that's how they really are. And yet their member ai is killing scores of fangirls worldwide. Myself too, I love their member interaction the most.
Normal takes on a new meaning with them too. Performing in heavy rain and treating the rain like it's nothing more than special effects for example. For hosting Kouhaku four times in a row. They were the hosts on their second appearance too.... kinda crazy if you'd ask me? Sure there are others who have hosted the show longer, but considering how prestigious the show is, I think having a chance to host at all is an honor enough. It's the first time a group is hosting too. 24-hour tv too, they were main personalities for the event 4 times, and that's twice more than the nearest runner ups, says the Japanese wiki. Granted, the main personality for that event is pretty much an all JE affair... but still. CD and DVD sales too. Topping the charts and with genuine sale numbers - no voting tickets or tickets to handshake events to artificially inflate the sale numbers - always amazes observers.
Crazy, crazy crazy!
Definitely looking forward to the DVD and all the upcoming shows in Nov. Their tour too... the Dig Italian. Hahahaha! Covers and song titles were revealed today. I must say, I like the RE cover more lol! But I ordered the LE already, and as tempting as it might be, I will not get both versions. Saving that $$$ for their DVDs and other goodies to come would be a much better idea. I think I'm totally in a crazy mood now. Like an animal going free after being caged for too long. I'm finally indulging myself in all these little things since now at least it is my own money I'm spending. Not a good idea to spend too much though. I do need to watch out. Though that applies more to my over indulgence on food than on idol related merchandise. Considering that I have never been a fan of any idol group before, and never bugged my parents for money to buy CDs or to watch concerts. I guess that's why I'm being so... free with my money now. First the Waku Waku goods, now the LE dig italian. What's next? Hahaha. I'll like to get the Hawaii Blast dvd... but DVDs are more expensive and.... idk. Hahaha. We'll see when the time comes. As for dig italian concert goods... idk. Blast had some novel stuff, like the playing cards. The mug was nice too, but as with JE stuff they are expensive and I just spent a lot of $$$ on the waku waku stuff so I decided against it. The stainless steel bottle, which I've been telling myself I should start using but have yet it, and which is staring at me right now from my desk, looking ever so white and innocent, was the culprit. How much was it again? 44 bucks? or 45. Something like that.
Well speaking the dig italian... i'm assuming it was in a jweb entry that chipmunk sho talked about the naming? Still not read that yet. I think i'm gonna subscribe to the mobile jweb so that I can read the entries. Gotta check out on the pricing, but I think it's pretty erm, worth it? I mean like, if I buy a magazine with our boys in it, it's not cheap either... and I was pretty tempted to subscribe to the digital version of non-non, or maybe buy the issues with out boys in the cover. I think i'll take up the jweb subscription. More like I will. My heart is already into it hahahaha. As long as the price isn't sky high. I don't think it's too expensive though. And considering all the Japanese novels that I've been buying but not reading... I think the jweb would be a more worth while investment since I would actually read the entires. Yes now that I can understand them. And each of them posted something for the Hawaii blast too! No better time to subscribe then now! Sure I read a translation yesterday, but now... I want to read the original. To understand the full 100% meaning that they have meant to transmit. Meanings that could be lost in translation just because of the differences in language. Alright. Enough typing here. Let me go check jweb out!
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Date: 2014-10-03 02:14 am (UTC)Just had to tell you that!
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