J-Excite » Arashi http://j-excite.com All Johnny's, All The Time Fri, 28 May 2010 23:52:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 New Releases for Arashi and KAT-TUN http://j-excite.com/2010/04/new-releases-for-arashi-and-kat-tun/ http://j-excite.com/2010/04/new-releases-for-arashi-and-kat-tun/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:15:49 +0000 misa http://j-excite.com/?p=410 Arashi Monster LE Preorder (Sold Out) Arashi Monster RE Preorder KAT-TUN Going! LE A Preorder KAT-TUN Going! LE B Preorder KAT-TUN Going! RE Preorder Exciting news for both fandoms! Arashi's new single, 'MONSTER', will be the theme for Ohno's new drama, which I forget the name of. It comes with the regular two editions, Regular and Limited which features a bonus DVD with the music video. KAT-TUN's new single will be the theme song for Kamenashi's new sportscasting gig, and comes in 3 editions; LE A, LE B and RE. The LE A comes with the music video and making of footage, and the LE B comes with two bonus tracks, solos by Nakamaru and Koki. Get preordering! ]]> Arashi Monster LE Preorder (Sold Out)
Arashi Monster RE Preorder

KAT-TUN Going! LE A Preorder
KAT-TUN Going! LE B Preorder
KAT-TUN Going! RE Preorder

Exciting news for both fandoms!

Arashi’s new single, ‘MONSTER’, will be the theme for Ohno’s new drama, which I forget the name of. It comes with the regular two editions, Regular and Limited which features a bonus DVD with the music video.

KAT-TUN’s new single will be the theme song for Kamenashi’s new sportscasting gig, and comes in 3 editions; LE A, LE B and RE. The LE A comes with the music video and making of footage, and the LE B comes with two bonus tracks, solos by Nakamaru and Koki.

Get preordering!

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]]> http://j-excite.com/2010/04/new-releases-for-arashi-and-kat-tun/feed/ 0 News Round Up! http://j-excite.com/2010/03/news-round-up/ http://j-excite.com/2010/03/news-round-up/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:11:53 +0000 Murr http://j-excite.com/?p=386 Dive in!]]> A lot has happened lately within Johnny’s Entertainment! But then, when you follow a popular organization like this, something is bound to be happening all the time, right? Anyway, let’s begin!

The 13th NIKKAN SPORTS WINTER 2010 DRAMA AWARDS winners have been announced, and to no-one’s surprise, Johnny’s has once again dominated the awards. But what else is to be expected when you leave the voting up to Japanese women in their 20’s? (Relevance bolded.)

Best Drama:

1 Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge
2 Code Blue Season 2
3 Tokujo Kabachi!!
4 Ryoma den
5 Hidarime Tantei EYE

Best Actor:

1 Kamenashi Kazuya (KAT-TUN)
2 Yamashita Tomohisa (NEWS)
3 Sakurai Sho (Arashi)
4 Fukuyama Masaharu
5 Yamada Ryosuke (HSJ)

Best Supporting Actor:

1 Kagawa Teruyuki
2 Tegoshi Yuya (NEWS)
3 Miyao Shuntaro
4 Uchi Hiroki (Johnny’s Jr.)
5 Asari Yosuke

In other news, Ueto Aya was spotted leaving Morita Go’s (V6) apartment, according to Josei 7. Apparently, rumors similar to this first appeared seven years ago. Could it be that their relationship is still going strong? (Click the picture for a larger view)

Tegoshi Yuya (NEWS) was reported to have been in a car accident earlier this week, according to FRIDAY. Rear-ending another vehicle (Sound familiar, Matsujun?) while exiting a parking lot, Tegoshi claimed that he thought the other vehicle was going to yield to him. Apparently not. Thankfully, though, both parties were unhurt in this incident.

Johnny’s Entertainment is seemingly working in collaboration with a Chinese entertainment agency to form a Chinese-Japanese boyband. Hunan TV has contacted JE and decided to hold a televised competition welcoming all Japanese and Chinese boys and men, ages 12-26, where the winners will form the new boyband and join Hunan TV as hosts for a new TV program. Source

Nintendo has released six CMs featuring Arashi’s Ohno Satoshi and Ninomiya Kazunari (commonly referred to as Ohmiya). They can be seen here. Watching the interaction between these two is amusing! Definitely a must-see. (Translations provided here!)

And that’s all for now! What are your thoughts on these items? Are Ueto and Morita cute together? Should Tegoshi have been paying more attention? And who do you think should have been first in those award categories mentioned above?

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]]> http://j-excite.com/2010/03/news-round-up/feed/ 4 5×10 Concert DVD announced! (Updated!) http://j-excite.com/2010/02/5x10-concert-dvd-announced/ http://j-excite.com/2010/02/5x10-concert-dvd-announced/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:48:21 +0000 Murr http://j-excite.com/?p=361 A.Ra.Shi up until Everything, along with the song that they wrote for the fans, 5x10 and hidden track Attack It!. The content includes the August 29th Kokuritsu concert, a digest of the last Kokuritsu concert, and a digest of the 5 Dome Tour. Tracklist and buying links after the jump! Jump!]]> Good news people! Arashi’s 5×10 Anniversary Tour DVD has been announced. Right now, the release date is set for April 7th, 2010, with only one version. The price is around USD$65 for two discs. Apparently the setlist for the concert includes every single since their debut single, A.Ra.Shi up until Everything, along with the song that they wrote for the fans, 5×10 and hidden track Attack It!. The content includes the August 29th Kokuritsu concert, a digest of the last Kokuritsu concert, and a digest of the 5 Dome Tour.

I’m excited! With Kanjani∞ releasing their Countdown Con DVD on the 31st of March and Arashi releasing this not soon after, my pockets are echoing with sounds of my tears. I have an expensive hobby, don’t I… Anyway! This will be updated with sites to buy the DVD at as soon as they are released. I’m looking forward to Attack It! What songs are you guys looking forward to?

Tracklist:
Disc One:
感謝カンゲキ雨嵐 (Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi)
Step and Go
Lucky Man
We can make it!
風の向こうへ (Kaze no Mukou e)
Crazy Moon～キミ・ハ・ムテキ～(Crazy Moon~ kimi wa muteki)
PIKA☆NCHI
HORIZON
DANGAN-LINER
アレルギー (Arerugi)
ココロチラリ (Kokoro Chirari)
CARNIVAL NIGHT part 2
言葉より大切なもの (Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono)
Everything
瞳の中のGalaxy
アオゾラペダル (Aozora Pedaru)
台風ジェネレーション-Typhoon Generation-
曇りのち、快晴 (Kumori Nochi, Kaisei)
a Day in Our Life
Oh Yeah!
ハダシの未来 (Hadashi na Mirai)
Beautiful days
とまどいながら (Tomadoi Nagara)
WISH
Attack it!
truth
明日の記憶 (Ashita no Kioku)
A・RA・SHI
SUNRISE日本 (SUNRISE Nippon)
君のために僕がいる (Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Iru)
時代 (Jidai)
ナイスな心意気 (Naisu na Kokoro Iki)
PIKA☆NCHI
Hero
サクラ咲ケ(Sakura Sake)
きっと大丈夫 (Kitto Daijoubu)
Love so sweet
Happiness
Believe
５×10

Disc Two:
PIKA☆☆NCHI　DOUBLE
明日に向かって (Ashite ni Mukatte)
できるだけ (Dekiru Dake)
One Love
ファイトソング (Fight Song)
五里霧中 (Gorimuchuu)
A・RA・SHI
　
◆2009．8.30ダイジェスト（国立霞ヶ丘競技場公演より） (8.30.2009 Kokuritsu Digest)
◆DOME Tourダイジェスト（2009.9～2010.1 5大ドームツアーより） (Five Dome Tour Digest)

Neowing
CD Japan
YesAsia
HMV

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]]> http://j-excite.com/2010/02/5x10-concert-dvd-announced/feed/ 2 Sakurai Sho Confimed nude in AnAn http://j-excite.com/2010/01/sakurai-sho-confimed-nude-in-anan/ http://j-excite.com/2010/01/sakurai-sho-confimed-nude-in-anan/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:59:03 +0000 Murr http://j-excite.com/?p=302 Sakurai Sho, Keio boy, Captain Failboat himself, is confirmed to be featured nude in the next issue of AnAn magazine. Previous Johnny’s have been Akanishi Jin, Yamashita Tomohisa, Matsumoto Jun, and Kimura Takuya, amongst others. I’m DAMN excited.

To quote myself on the Arashi Forum, “NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA”.

YES GWEN. YES. IN YOUR FACE.

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]]> http://j-excite.com/2010/01/sakurai-sho-confimed-nude-in-anan/feed/ 2 The fields are getting a little stormy… http://j-excite.com/2010/01/the-fields-are-getting-a-little-stormy/ http://j-excite.com/2010/01/the-fields-are-getting-a-little-stormy/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:59:40 +0000 misa http://j-excite.com/?p=300 Caught in the Storm Of all the people I would have thought would transfer into the Johnny's fandom, Maize was probably the last I'd expect. After spending 8 years in the Hello! Project fandom, she has finally decided to step into the world of Johnny's, of course, starting with Arashi. It's always nice to see that new fans are being created, and I'm sure Maize's blog will be a fantastic read as she indulges herself into this amazing new fandom. Please check it out! ]]> Caught in the Storm

Of all the people I would have thought would transfer into the Johnny’s fandom, Maize was probably the last I’d expect. After spending 8 years in the Hello! Project fandom, she has finally decided to step into the world of Johnny’s, of course, starting with Arashi. It’s always nice to see that new fans are being created, and I’m sure Maize’s blog will be a fantastic read as she indulges herself into this amazing new fandom. Please check it out!

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]]> http://j-excite.com/2010/01/the-fields-are-getting-a-little-stormy/feed/ 0 Which of your Johnny’s is M?! http://j-excite.com/2010/01/which-of-your-johnnys-is-m/ http://j-excite.com/2010/01/which-of-your-johnnys-is-m/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:36:07 +0000 Murr http://j-excite.com/?p=292 Mabushii Mirai e Wonderful DIVE!]]> This is interesting. You have to wonder how these rankings/lists are done… Who has the time to sit and wonder to themselves “Which of our celebrities are the most masochistic?” Well, apparently the people in Japan do!! And good thing. Because they come up with lists like this. Keeps me entertained for hours.

Aramatheydidn’t@livejournal thankfully has translated a whole article regarding this, so if you are confused (and why wouldn’t you know if you’ve been in this fandom for this long 0_0) , click on the link for more information about being… ‘M’. Anyways, here’s the list! :D

Top 30 Rankings
1. Wentz Eiji
2. Daigo
3. Yamada Shintarou
4. Koike Teppei
5. Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (SMAP)
6. Eita
7. Aiba Masaki (Arashi)
8. Sugiura Taiyou
9. Kokubun Taichi (TOKIO)
10. Taguchi Junnosuke (KAT-TUN)
11. Yamamoto Yusuke
12. Mizobata Junpei
13. Hayami Mokomichi
14. Domoto Kouichi (Kinki Kids)
15. Miura Haruma
16. Masuda Takahisa (NEWS)
17. Miyake Ken (V6)
18. Mizushima Hiro
19. Yamashita Tomohisa (NEWS)
20. Koizumi Koutarou
21. Tegoshi Yuya (NEWS)
22. Ikuta Toma (Jr.)
23. Hideaki Takizawa (Tackey & Tsubasa)
24. Okada Masaki
25. Satou Takeru
26. Tanihara Shousuke
27. Shirota Yuu
28. Hosokawa Shigeki
29. Nishikido Ryo (Kanjani∞/NEWS)
30. Mukai Osamu

So… according to this list, 4/6ths of NEWS is M. Really? That is… so damn amusing XD. But I only believe that Ryo is M while with Kanjani… It’s true! He’s kind of S with NEWS. I don’t know about the others…. How do you guys feel about this?

PS I have a question. Where the hell is Maruyama (Kanjani)!? He’s like… the most noticeably M Johnny I’ve ever seen!!!

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]]> http://j-excite.com/2010/01/which-of-your-johnnys-is-m/feed/ 4 Sho is voted GQ’s Man of the Year http://j-excite.com/2010/01/sho-is-voted-gqs-man-of-the-year/ http://j-excite.com/2010/01/sho-is-voted-gqs-man-of-the-year/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:01:21 +0000 crimsonblades http://j-excite.com/?p=276 here. So proud! I love Sho, I think he is not only well spoken, but incredibly smart, and dedicated. Oh ya, and hot. So congratulations to him!!]]> See here.

So proud! I love Sho, I think he is not only well spoken, but incredibly smart, and dedicated. Oh ya, and hot. So congratulations to him!!

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]]> http://j-excite.com/2010/01/sho-is-voted-gqs-man-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Oricon Top Ten Artists 2009 Edition http://j-excite.com/2009/11/oricon-top-ten-artists-2009-edition/ http://j-excite.com/2009/11/oricon-top-ten-artists-2009-edition/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:11:19 +0000 misa http://j-excite.com/?p=264 Tokyograph. The official Oricon list of the top ten most popular artists of 2009 is out, and Arashi isn't #1. How shocking?! #5 is still great, though! Great work- you had a fabulous year!]]> Tokyograph.

The official Oricon list of the top ten most popular artists of 2009 is out, and Arashi isn’t #1. How shocking?! #5 is still great, though! Great work- you had a fabulous year!

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]]> http://j-excite.com/2009/11/oricon-top-ten-artists-2009-edition/feed/ 0 Yatterman a.k.a. The Movie About Underwear http://j-excite.com/2009/11/yatterman-a-k-a-the-movie-about-underwear/ http://j-excite.com/2009/11/yatterman-a-k-a-the-movie-about-underwear/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:27:33 +0000 crimsonblades http://j-excite.com/?p=249 underwear...that was actually the first thing I thought of when I saw the it. So onto a review. I watched it on the train ride home from visiting a friend, and all-in-all I thought it was a pretty cool movie. It struck me as really childish, and something that would be catered towards a younger audience, but it wasn’t unbearable to watch. I think it appeared childish to me because of the uncomplicated plot, and the misspelling of words like Narway, and Ogypt...cute, but very childish. Though there were also some parts which were pretty perverted (Yatter-wan getting a nosebleed from Doronbo's mecha), so I’m not quite sure what to classify it as. To be honest, I was only watching it for Sho at the beginning, but it was actually an all right movie. Sho wasn’t as cool as I had hoped he would be in his role (not like I really knew what to expect), but he was still cute regardless. And the scenes with Gan and #2 were really cute. As I had no idea about anything related to Yatterman, and having only played the Japanese Nintendo DS games very briefly without understanding the text parts, I feel that the movie was pretty explanatory to viewers who had no knowledge of it at all. Though it also wasn't too verbose so that people who did already know about it would get bored watching the explanations take place. I thought that was a pretty good call from the director, and the way it was done was good. Though it was a random break in the movie, and it clearly reminded the viewer that it was a movie they were watching, I think it added to the experience of it. The ending was really touching as well. I will definitely keep the movie, but I don’t think I would watch it again. And if I do, it would have to be much later, after I’ve forgotten most of the details and plot. Has anyone else seen it? Thoughts?]]> …okay, so personally, I think the Yatterman symbol looks like underwear…that was actually the first thing I thought of when I saw it.

So onto the review. I watched it on the train ride home from visiting a friend, and all-in-all I thought it was a pretty cool movie. It struck me as really childish, and something that would cater towards a younger audience, but it wasn’t unbearable to watch. I think it appeared childish to me because of the uncomplicated plot, and the misspelling of words like Narway, and Ogypt…cute, but very childish. Though there were also some parts which were pretty perverted (Yatter-wan getting a nosebleed from Doronbo’s mecha), so I’m not quite sure what to classify it as.

To be honest, I was only watching it for Sho at the beginning, but it was actually an all right movie. Sho wasn’t as cool as I had hoped he would be in his role (not like I really knew what to expect), but he was still cute regardless. And the scenes with Gan and #2 were really cute.

As I had no idea about anything related to Yatterman, and having only played the Japanese Nintendo DS games very briefly without understanding the text parts, I feel that the movie was pretty explanatory to viewers who had no knowledge of it at all. Though it also wasn’t too verbose so that people who did already know about it would get bored watching the explanations take place. I thought that was a pretty good call from the director, and the way it was done was good. Though it was a random break in the movie, and it clearly reminded the viewer that it was a movie they were watching, I think it added to the experience of it.

The ending was really touching as well. I will definitely keep the movie, but I don’t think I would watch it again. And if I do, it would have to be much later, after I’ve forgotten most of the details and plot.

Has anyone else seen it? Thoughts?

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]]> http://j-excite.com/2009/11/yatterman-a-k-a-the-movie-about-underwear/feed/ 0 Arashi & KAT-TUN Sue Publishing Company http://j-excite.com/2009/09/you-know/ http://j-excite.com/2009/09/you-know/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:02:01 +0000 Murr http://j-excite.com/?p=138 Are There Hot Ones of Them? Arashi & KAT-TUN sue publishing company So apparently someone has tried to make some money ILLEGALLY off of our boys! D: Under the guise of an unauthorized biographies and stuff, he actually published a photobook. Too bad he's not authorized to use it. PUBLISHING FAIL. Srsly, if you wanna print photobooks of them, just go work for Johnny... But... you know... If the books are cheaper than an actual PB from Johnny's then I'd buy it - NO. I WILL ONLY SUPPORT THE REAL THING!!! >__>]]> Are There Hot Ones of Them?
Arashi & KAT-TUN sue publishing company

So apparently someone has tried to make some money ILLEGALLY off of our boys! D: Under the guise of an unauthorized biographies and stuff, he actually published a photobook. Too bad he’s not authorized to use it. PUBLISHING FAIL. Srsly, if you wanna print photobooks of them, just go work for Johnny… But… you know… If the books are cheaper than an actual PB from Johnny’s then I’d buy it - NO. I WILL ONLY SUPPORT THE REAL THING!!!

>__>

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