Leiyah’s Neighborhood

Ok, so I know this is really late, but due to my crazy life at the moment, surely you can forgive me?

 I almost DIED when Jun got so freakin’ happy that someone brought up Sho’s fake jeans (on Music Lovers).

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I bet Jun’s fashion savvy heart almost died when he first saw them…whenever that was…and has said something to Sho, but has been dying for someone else to say something, too.

 Poor Sho looked really embarrassed.

 They do look comfy, though…nicely deceitful.

 Really, Jun has no room to talk, because he’s made several more fashion no no’s than Sho ever has…although these pants are pretty bad. XP Nino is probably the only one who has made more bad fashion choices than Jun…but they may be equal. I think only Ohno has really consistently been within decent fashion choices…which I find hilarious. I can’t think of a time when I really disliked his clothes (even though they may not have been super fashionable like Jun is usually) but I can think of a time for each of the other members when I didn’t like their clothes…

Interesting.

It's a TRAGEDY...

"More than 150 people are feared dead after a passenger plane swerved off the runway at Madrid's Barajas airport. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7572643.stm

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Hai haaaaaaaaaii .. after long I finally decided to post the 4th GERMAN chapter of my fanfic.

GOMENE minna .. I think this is not really a great chapter .... had real problems with writing and my feelings at that time and wasn't able to change the fic afterwards anymore. So .. I really hope it's not as bad as I think it is ^^;;;;

Decided that I will write 5 chapters .. so ... there will be one more + epilogue. I will give my best for those 2 chapters .. so that they will be much better again ^.~

Please head over to the German Arashi forum to read my German chapter:

http://arashi.forumup.com/viewtopic.php?t=210&mforum=arashi

Will translate the chapter into English as soon as possible ^.^

Okay... first off, some Sonic Riders screenshots...

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The clip of Sho chan as main newscaster from fail to success is funny XDD He still dared to call it "完璧" (perfect) after that despite failing to interview a few of the atheletes, and hence earning a few laughs at the background XD But i don't blame him.. Phelps got away too fast on top of that tight security. Poor him had to wait an hour without getting any interview done

Angry

Somehow i feel DoS about it that he failed XDD *muahaha* Well..reason being is that it's basically how fangirls are ignored when any of the arashi guys are spotted in public..and when you tail them, they pretend they didn't see you and security stops you.. No autographs, photographs, etc... Of course the treatment is different during the concert ne ^^;

There was another scene that he was pushed right at the back of the queue XD once again didn't get to do an interview...it was so cute when he did that tongue- clicking sound in frustration :D

Grr

Feeling DoS again coz that's how it feels when we are trying to grab your autograph board but another fangirl gets it and we get pushed back!! It happened 3 times to me in the same concert (the guys kept throwing to the same area!) and it was choooou mukatsuku!! >_<

But i'm glad the chipmunnk didn't give up despite his multiple failures. He got to interview a few other atheletes thereafter.. and i should think his proudest moment was when Hamaguchi senshu putting the Olympic Bronze medal around his neck XDD Sho chan looked really happy ^^ I was rooting for her to get a gold but zannen..  

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Hmm..if I didn't hear wrongly, I think Hamaguchi senshu said the first person she wanted to put the medal on was Sakurai kun?!?? Maybe i'm over-reading the situation.......but based on past The Moments interviews with Hamaguchi san as well........ is it only me that thinks she has a thing for Sho chan?? XDDD Ahh..why not ne? He's one hot newscaster!! hehe

I wonder if he got to eat his Peking Duck, siao long bao and mabo tofu over the weekend too XD

Credits to mochi ♥

PS: Totally loved this week's shukudai kun! sho chan was uber cute again with the rest bullying him and woohoo to Ohchan and Shochan for that extra kyaaa factor :D

ah.. amused!!! lols.. so today.. Arashi (well more like Jun kun, Aiba chan and Ochan) appeared twice in the top 10.. honestly.. all this popularity is getting quite scary.. 8D tells you to say how much ppl now are following up on their stuff nya..

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and also.. as Nemo buddy pointed out XDDD they are number one under the search for 'names'.. well to be more exact the most searched under the name Arashi 8D woohoo.. amusedddddd...

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ladies.. it's not gonna be a easy battle this time.. LOLs. as much as i can say for the second blast of live photos.. DO NOT MISS OUT on the ones that came out today.. cause HOLY HELL XD

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8/14 Dream A Live [live photos second round]

Matsujun x 12

Aiba chan x 12

Nino x 12

Ochan x 12

Sho kun x 12

Group x 7 (kinda small but deal w/ it XD)

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8/20 Truth/Kaze no Mukou e [not complete]

Matsujun x 15

Sho kun + Sho kun x 15

Nino x 15

Group x ? + Mix x ?

It was really difficult to get tickets for this. I eventually had to buy it off of someone else. But...I guess the price was decent compared to the other resales (>.<) The seat was actually also not too bad. It was at least on the second level this time, not the third <(^.^) It was at the very back of the level, but it was a good view. (^.^)v

I went to the dome right after classes were over, after a stop at the convenience store for a bit of snack. I wanted to make sure I had enough time to get all the goods I wanted. And, I did. With lots of time to spare (^.^; ) By the time I was done getting everything and had settled down against a wall outside my gate, there was still almost 2 hours before doors opened (>.<) Haha. Oh well. Better early than late.

Outside Gate 6 two hours before doors, and one hour before doors, and also while in line.
     

I got in line fairly early, so it was real quick before I got to go inside. I quickly found my seat. Was a tad disappointed that it was at the back, but was happy that it was a really good view. I was facing the center stage from the left side, and could see both the front and back stages clearly. It was nice. (^_^) Here's a sneaky cellphone picture (>.>)

I'm going to try and write as much as I can, but my brain is so dead right now I might be forgetting a lot.

Ok, so, the tour title is: "Natsu da! Tour da! Wahaha!" And so that was what was being announced every now and then, as if we don't already know where we're at (^.^; ) But it was funnly because about five minutes before start, the same announcement came on, except at the "Wahaha" part, it was the opening of the song "Wahaha"! So we all jumped to our feet thinking that was the opening song, but no. (-_-) They were totally just tricking us (>.<) Haha. But it was hilarious. Hahaha.

And so, finally, the concert started (>.<) It began with all seven of them walking from the front stage to the back stage in a line down the aisle in the middle of the arena. As they were walking, the camera zoomed in on them one at a time, with the big screens freeze framing and introducing them with their names. When they all got to the back stage, Maru, Shota, and Ohkura all went to their instruments and they started with "Dreaming Blood". (^_^) Immediately the whole dome started to sing along. This is why I like JE concerts, we all get to sing along (XD) I forgot what the second song was, but they immediately went into that, and then immediately went into the third song, which was "Misetekure"! (XD) Yes. I love that song (>.>)

After that I don't remember much about song orders or member formations. Haha. I was too busy watching and singing along to make mental notes of everything. But yes, I did get teary-eyed. Throughout all the first three songs (-_-) I thought it wasn't going to happen, but it did. ::sigh::

So...uh...I don't really remember enough to be making coherent sentences about the rest of the concert, so I'll just bullet-point the rest (^.^; )

~ Ohkura was adorable.
~ The sound system was whack. They were all having troubles with their mics throughout the concert, which was sad (T.T)
~ Shota, for some reason, didn't have a big impact on me. Hm. I think there's just too many of them so my attention kept going back and forth <(^.^)
~ They didn't sing full versions of their songs, another disappointment (-_-) But this way they got to pack in a lot of songs.
~ For some reason I never realized that "Osaka Romanesque" was all about me (XD) (It's about Midousuji, Umeda, Shinsaibashi, and Namba, pretty much where I spend most of my days. Haha)
~ Ohkura was hot.
~ Everybody loved Ryo and Subaru. I can't blame them (^_^)
~ Even though their mics were shit, they sang their hearts out and I love them for it (^___^)
~ They really like Osaka. And I'm proud to be from Osaka (>.<) Haha.
~ Their MC's were really funny, from what I could understand of it (^.^; )
~ The concert felt waaay too short by the end. It definitely did not feel like almost 3 hours (-_-)
~ There was no Eito Ranger!!! (>O<)
~ There was OhkuraxRyo action in their duet. Oh yea (^.-)
~ Subaru and Shota did a really touching duet. It was heart-wrenching, even through their messed up sound (>.<)
~ Yoko and Maru did a duet with Hina on keyboards. Again, shitty sound system (-_-)
~ Oh. Yes. We did do Paaaan! (^___^)
~ Ohkura is getting better at drums! Yay! And he played taiko! (^O^)
~ Maru pretended to play a traditional Japanese flute for the beginning of "Naniwa Iroha Bushi" (XD)
~ OhkuraxMaruxShota instrumental was very awesome. They are getting so much better.
~ They didn't sing "One" (T~T)
~ There were swords. And pretty red Japanese umbrellas. Together. (^_^)
~ They sung "Puro Pera"! (^O^)
~ Ohkura introduced himself as "Tsubaki Jun" for the member intros. And came out as Kenji for the encore (XD)
~ Yoko forgot the words to one of the songs, which he wrote, and they all yelled at him afterwards (XD). He then told them that they should all tell him when his part is coming up during the song (XD)
~ Hina also forgot to start singing at one point, but managed to get it in time.

My brain is so fried, so I'll try to fill in some stuff in actual sentences (>.>)

Their MC. Was funny. (XD) I only understood about half of it, but that's fast Kansai-ben for ya. (-_-) Yoko talked for most of it, about some hilarious keitai mishap with Hina. They also introduced Ohkura's drama, but they said "Yasuko and Taro" at first. (XD) Then they said "Yasuko to Hanako"! (XD) Hahaha. Sooo hilarious. Then Ryo kept messing up the name for his new drama too! Haha. Which will start sometime in October, he doesn't know when. <(^.^)

Ryo also went to see "Ponyo" with another guy. (XD) He said it was really good and gave it praises. Haha. He was so cute talking about it. At the end of the MC Maru and Hina introduced that the next number would be the Kansai Jr's, but Yoko thought they forgot to mention that it was the Jr's so he went back on stage to try and "be the hero" by pointing it out, but they had already said it. (XD)

There was other funny stuff, but...I just don't understand Kansai-ben! (>.<) And they talked really fast (>.>)

We managed to get them to come out for two encores. Yay! (^O^) It was "Wahaha" for the first encore, and "Osaka Sukiyanen" for the second. (^_^) During "Osaka Sukiyanen" they did the member extros, although Yoko didn't say anything (XD) Haha. We wanted a third encore, but alas, we didn't get one (-_-)

But! Here are the con goods I got (^.^)v
                 

I got a T-shirt, pamphlet, postcard set, pass case (for your train tickets/passes), photosets, and a penlight. The pass case is for Shota, although I really like Ohkura (if you couldn't tell >.<). But I don't like green, and I think of Ohkura when I think of Shota, so it kinda works (>.>) Not that I don't like Shota. I like him too. (^_^) I like everyone, but I really don't need seven pass cases (^.^; ) A problem when there are many members in a band and you like them all. (-_-)

I got both photosets for each member as well as both sets for the group pictures. It's a tad difficult to lay them all out, so I left them in their packets. There are four pictures in each pack. (^_^)v

And now my arm is tired (-_-)

x-posted to my lj

I had been looking forward to this concert for a while. I don't know much about them, but I did find out about them from their first single, which I can't say much for other bands I'm into (>.<) But I had gotten lazy about keeping up with them constantly, and only checked in every now and then. So I was really excited to find out they had a concert near me while I was here.

However, it was not a one-man like I had originally thought. (-_-) There were three other bands in front of them. I guess that's better than them going up first. ::sigh::

But the other bands weren't...all that great. The first one was ok. Would pass for a decent opening band. The second group I actually liked, and am planning on going to another of their concerts. They were a nice happy alternative/indies band. (^_^) But the third one just sucked. They were way too emo. Ugh. It was probably a slightly happier version of American emo, but still. Was not happy with unexpected emo when I went to see good rock (>.<)

And yet, when One OK Rock finally came up, they were also very emo; in the sense of looks. Please, Japanese indies bands, lose the emo haircuts! (>o<)

Ok.

Other than that, One OK Rock was really awesome. It was sad that they only had 30 minutes of play time, but we did call them back for an encore. (^_^) They were really a lot of fun and it was good to rock out. I wasn't feeling well so I pretty much stayed in the back, but I had a really good view and was still able to do my thing, so it was tons of fun. I would definitely go see them again. (^_^)

They had two MC's, although I can't remember much of what they said now (>.>) Something about one of the member's mom's food being really good? (o.O) I forgot. But one of them is American, although spoke really weird English. They all told him to say something in English, so he just said, "You're welcome." Haha. It was funny though. They had really good energy.

The goods I bought there:
     

They actually just released their second album, but I bought the first album instead (^.^; ) It has more of the songs I know on it. Hehe. <(^.^)