Am I the only one who thinks it’s high time for another Arashi movie or drama? After all, the last one they had together was SAIGO NO YAKUSOKU in 2010. And this is their 15th year so a return to the big screen after the PIKANCHI films (2002 and 2004) and KIIROI NAMIDA (2007) would…
Confession: It makes me uncomfortable looking at photos of CNBlue at airports, on their way to wherever, eating at restaurants etc. But it makes me cringe when the photos are taken at such close range. It’s not just CNBlue but celebrities in general, and Korean stars in particular. Sure, as public figures, it’s part of…
Pop culture was my favorite topic in social anthropology and perhaps one of those times I didn’t really mind the gazillion of papers I had to write in university. So imagine my glee when I read that Meiji University offers a course on… wait for this… Arashi. After having gone back to school two years…
Not-so-breaking news: Arashi will perform GUTS, the theme to Nino’s drama, in TOKYO DOME for SHIYAGARE. In TOKYO DOME. For one song. Not even a concert. Or, as what they will call in K-pop, a showcase. Many artists dream of performing at KOKURITSU and TODOME. And here’s Arashi using it for one bloody…
What’s your ultimate fangirl dream? buy all your idols’ CDs/DVDs/BDs watch them perform live shake their hands talk to them in person and not just to their photos or videos go on a date with them be their wife I should do a poll on this, it would be interesting to see the results. And…
Two months ago, I started tweeting #loveletterstomyUncle, addressed to the grand old man of Johnny’s Entertainment. I was bored and wanted to entertain myself out of my impatience waiting for the announcement on Arashi’s DVD releases and concert tour dates. I actually had a lot of fun writing these letters and for posterity’s sake, I…
One can never underestimate the power of pop culture. It is more influential than any government or religion as evidenced by what I have observed on my timeline the last few days. A president can never stop anyone from tweeting lest be accused of curtailing freedom of speech; and Holy Week has never stopped us…
Yeah yeah, it’s another Arashi post. It shouldn’t be a surprise anymore. This photo is what inspired me to write this post: Have you ever wondered how Arashi manages the balance among themselves? I wonder about it all the time. And for the following reasons: They are five very different personalities. They may…
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