22 posts tagged “nino kazunari”

June 13.. A day after the Independence Day.. We also got to celebrate our favorite tsukkomi's 26th birthday~ Yes.. He's 26..

The first Nino birthday bash really held a very special place in my heart *insert tears here* since his 25th birthday is the very first time that I've attended (and gathered courage) a fanmeet *WOOT* Um.. Can I say that this is my official Arashi fandom anniversary? But I became a fan in 2007.. So.. My Arashi Fanmeet Anniversary? XD Anyway.. The birthday bash was held at Alma-chan's house and it's my first time going there XD Actually, the first thing that I recognized as soon as I enter the party area was that Arashi pictures were huddled together with their graduation pictures.. Lolz~ Too bad I was too amused that I forgot to take a picture of it XD

What I liked best was the projector/white-screen available for viewing Arashi videos *claps* and I finally got the chance to watch the Kokuritsu concert! Yatta~ The uchiwas were displayed by the stair rails but again, I wasn't able to get a shot of it *hits self*

Our hosts, and very active at that, really made the bash fun by adding some 'kulit' factor into it..

We had our ever famous, fan introductions wherein they really can't help but stress the name "MASAKI AIBA".. As for the reason, lookie HERE.. Am I proud of it? NO~ But it's really funny and stupid that I actually made such lame mistake for too long XD We also had our can't-be-removed Trivia Game, followed by the three-legged race which was taken from AnS' Aiba-Lando~ The cheers/cheerdance was great but due to threats requests that the videos not to be placed for public viewing, sorry.. Public preview for "DUUURREEEEEAAAAAMMMM CHAAAAAANNNCCCEEEE~" is not avaiable..

We also had our raffle draw wherein attendees can win various personalized Arashi stuffs ^0^ I won one framed Arashi chibi pic.. It's in my so-called Arashi pile with my photobooks XD And we definitely had a lot of foods.. Foods.. Foods.. Did I mention foods?

Ever seen a somewhat mutated laptop with those small hard disk minions? No? Come join us in our future Arashi fanmeets and I'm sure you'll be able to spot one XD My hard disk is also there.. Um.. Somwhere? Lolz~ Notice how similar the hard disks are~ Lolz~

It'll be a sin to forget the cake, neh? So, my last post will be the cake pics and fan pics ^-^ The pics may seem that there are a few of us but in actuality, I think 40-50 fans attended..
 

Finally! What I've been waiting for! I found this video somewhere and downloaded the file. No need to expound on this more since we are talking about Arashi here.. This is the latest AU cellphone CM, which of course, starred Arashi.. I loved the phone Sho had.. Lolz! The part where Aiba made very careful movements to avoid the alligator made me laugh so hard! I'm gonna post the actual AU CM and the making of the CM. I also added some bits of the AU CM series.. There's one of Jun and Aiba, Sho and Ohno.

Enjoy and please do comment ^_^ Anyway, to those who are interested to visit the main website for AU phones, visit here.

[2008.04.02] Got all Arashi AU KDDI ads. Enjoy them! I do love the CM of Sho and Ohno.. Lolz! I don't mind being carried away like that as long as the one who caused it is any of the Arashi members..

[2008.06.11] Added some more AU CMs ^^ What we have here is Oh-chan's newest AU CM.. We have both the making and the actual CM ^^ The CM's really cute.. Actually, not the CM but Oh-chan.. Lolz!
Here's another set of AU CM collections for you to love. What do we have? The first one is Aiba's Mother's Day CM.. Next is the subbed version of ShoToshi CM ^^ Followed by MatsuJun with him watching a Spiderman movie.. It's kawaii.. Lolz! Then another one by MatsuJun and something with News >.< Lastly, a SakurAiba KDDI CM Quiz.

It's the 17th of June and yes~ He's 26 but I'm still a wee bit bitter that he DOESN'T look a bit like 26.. Same with Riida who'll NEVER EVER look he's 28.. Here are my 26 wishes/raves for him (I just wish I can fit everything in 26)..

1. All the good lucks on your upcoming drama and butai.. Honestly now.. Laughing when you don't understand something is definitely not right.. I don't know who will I call baka.. Aiba-kun for advising that to you or you for actually following the advice.. Demo since Nino-kun is doing it.. I'm sure nobody would care ^_^Y
   
2. If you want to cook Hayashi Rice, my kitchen is always open for you.. Um.. That is if Nino-wifeys won't kill me for it.. Keep those hands in practice for cooking neh? I love seeing Nino-kun cook.. And chop ingredients~ But not as much as I love seeing Sho-kun fail in cooking XD Gomen Sho-kun fans *bows* Evil me..
3. Can anyone please bring back Nino and the bouncing lemon-CM? I DEMAND MORE Nino-bouncing CM!!
   
4. Regarding hands, please do continue on practicing magic..  You indeed are a MAGICAL BOY~ Ok.. That's lame.. XD
5. Always keep your HAMBAGAA Hands on Ohno.. OhMiya is always LOOOOOVED~ Add a wee bit of AiMiya while you're at it, ne? With sugar on it~
   
6. Always keep watch of A.M.O.S, ne? Watch over each other..
   
7. Oh~ And please do treat them out sometimes~ Being stingy is not ALWAYS good..
   
8. Continue on with your bratty ways.. Keep those witty remarks coming.. AnS is full of fun with your unexpected/expected remarks.. It makes even the boring episode worth watching~ WE LOVE THEM~
9. STUDY ENGLISH~ Surprise that blond sensei the next time you go on some foreign press con.. Not that you failed to impress us.. We just want you to impress the blond sensei.. I really can't get that incident off my mind XD Oh.. English can also help you in international online games *nods nods*
10. Please do share/update us with some of your game news.. I miss them T-T
    
11. TELL US WHERE THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH IS!! Erm.. I mean, do continue on looking young..
12. Please do continue your grand acting skills~ You deserve 3 room full of trophies.. I watched Marathon and Door-to-Door consecutively on a Sunday night.. The next day I went to work, most of my officemates thought that I broke up with my BF because I have very swollen eyes.. You have the ability to scare us, make us cry, make us laugh and simply make us go "Awww~ Nino-kun"
13. I simply adore your calmness on tough and stressing situations.. I wish I have that skill XD
14. Keep on looking adorable.. I just simply adore Nino-kun's eyes! I sure hope you'll have more close-up shots.. With bright brown eyes~
15. ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL FILM!!! For some unknown reason, I want to see Nino and Jackie Chan or Jet Li together.. Rush Hour 4 anyone? A dream come true if this ever happened..
16. Or another Arashi movie~ Arashi drama? This will be one cool drama if ever *remembers V no Arashi days*
17. Nino-kun is the type who would get obsessed on something whenever he had his mind on it neh? Please do take thorough rest when you need them.. We all know how much you love Arashi and Arashi's fans demo we definitely want to see you guys safe and healthy.. So.. Please always put your health as top priority, ne?
18. Yes~ You're sexy~ Please do continue on looking sexy.. A photo shoot with wet look is loooooved~
19. SCARVES~ I wish A.M.O.S or anyone would give you scarf on wour birthday~
20. Nino and host do come together.. Same goes with helium gases.. Lolz~
21. Very few people can add oozing sex appeal into looking dorky.. And you're on top of our list~ If all dorky/nerdy students looked like Nino-kun, I won't mind attending classes every single day..
22. Please do watch over Aiba-kun when going home together XD We fans tend to get too worried with Aiba-chan whenever he goes home after a tiring day..
    
23. Please continue your already grand career with Arashi.. Arashi will never be Arashi without Nino-kun ^-^
24. Thanks sooo much for continuing on with your career even if there are times when you want to give up..
    
25. May your individual career and career as an Arashi member continue to boom for another year (and I'll mention this wish again on your next birthday)
26. This may sound cheesy but you do served as one of our inspiration.. Your voice, your moves, your aura, your personality simply made us feel that you indeed are worthy of all our time (and bandwidths).You definitely exceeded your fans' expectations and you do continue to awe us~
    
    

A huge thanks to you, to Arashi, to Kitagawa-san, to the person who sent your resume to JE and most especially to your mom for bringing you to Earth (that sounded like a failed attempt on picking up/impressing somebody).. And for bribing you to enter JE.. ALL THUMBS UP TO YOUR MOM!!!

We'll continue to support Nino-kun and HELL YES!! WE'RE PROUD ARASHI AND NINO-KUN FANS! DEAL WITH IT!!! Happy birthday to my dearest ni-ban, favorite tsukkomi and member of the most beloved OhMiya duo~

June's fast approaching and we all know that our beloved tsukkomi's birthday is close.. So, to those who are interested, we will be holding a Nino Birthday Bash!

For more info, please do track/keep watch of this or better yet, feel free to inform me using the following contact details:

YM: lei.bautista@ymail.com
MSN: lei.bautista@live.com
GMail/GTalk: lei.bautista112984@gmail.com
LJ: leiyah-chan.livejournal.com

All Arashi fans are very welcomed to join ^-^ Cross-posting on LiveJournal and Arashi-related groups ^-^ Domo and see you all on the 13th of June! You can contact the party organizers through the link below and please please please PLEASE VISIT THEIR LJ SITES FOR MORE INFO.. To those who are heading straight for Pura's place, PM me so I can email you the sketch/map.

Pura: http://pura-chan.vox.com
Lui: http://addictine.livejournal.com / Nino Bday Bash Post / +639063164207 / +639219927577

I finally got it! OMG!

I was so ecstatic after receiving the photo book! Actually I was a bit pissed off at first since the mailman didn't delivered it right in our office.. I have to go out and claim the parcel from the post office.. To add, it started raining while I was on my way.. But then, as soon as I had the parcel in my hand, I immediately opened it and.. Voila! ARASHIGOTO!

I don't have any ideas on how to scan the images though T_T Poor me but then, I'll be posting the translations here! The photo book contains a lot of Arashi pics from 1999-2005. Yes, it's a back issue but who cares?! Lolz! A very interesting photo book indeed.. I can't place everything here in once bunch since it's gonna be a long.. Long entry.. Imagine.. A.M.N.O.S 10,000 words interview.. Lolz! Get ready to read, minna!

Thanks to say_it_again @ LJ for the translations and links!

10,000 Words Interview: Aiba || MatsuJun || Nino || Ohno || Sho
Funny Flashback Interview: Clickeh

Enjoy! Comments are very well loved..

Yup.. Our beloved Sho-kun got into an accident while rehearsing for their concert.. He fell on the stage and he was able to perform the Dream "A" Live concert with a bandaged hand.. Poor Sho-kun.. He's not the clumsy type, neh? If it's Aiba, I'll understand it.. Demo.. Hm.. Maybe he's sticking too much with Aiba lately but his clumsiness rubbed a bit on Sho.. Lolz! Anyway..

Now, now.. Be fore you guys go crying.. He's ok now. From what I've heard, Nino was the only one who saw the whole accident.. So.. He was with Sho until the hospital.. They also told Sho that he can skip the concert after what happened to him but Sho insisted to come (aww.. Sho love his fans a lot..) So, Arashi did some changes with the choreography so that Sho can perform with them without the need to dance or do some difficult routines.. He did the concert with a bandaged hand though..

-Giggles- Aside from the Arashi love, I also read that there's a wee bit of love triangle which formed all throughout the incident.. Aiba - Sho - Nino Rabu Triangle.. Lolz! Aiba was the one who did Sho's eye makeup and from a reliable source of mine, he even volunteered to bathe Sho.. Lolz! During the performance, Sho can't even take the bottle cap off his drink, so Nino did this for him.. Aww.. Um.. He can't even zip his own zipper >.<

Here's an actual post from Aivana ^^ Arigatou for the information!

Sho chan broken joint of his right thumb.

According from what NINO chan who witnessed said, Sho chan flew sideways like a human cannon and thought that Sho chan hit his head. Sho chan's right sleeve of his shirt of costume was cut. Aiba chan helped Sho chan change his clothes and Aiba chan did Sho chan's eye make up.

Well, Sho kun was injured..
Sho: I've lived for 26 years and this is first time ever..
Aiba: First time? It's a bone fracture! ! Have you broken your bone?.
Sho: I have. 3 times. I did a hip joint. It was hip joint. Hip joint!!

Enough of Aiba san's talk. Let's hear Sho san's story in detail.

Sho: Let me explain it!  It's a joint of a right thumb. (showing it on big screen) I fell from a stage, and NINO was just there watching it..
Nino: I happened to watch that, He was turning while he fell, first I thought he hit his head.. Then thought it could be his side.
Sho: I'm alright! (Sho chan shows his cast. and showing his muscle saying this is fine too) I had Soba for lunch. It was very inconvenient since it was my right hand. I ate with fork. It was hard to wear pants. The little things became hard to do.  (Sho chan tried to drink water. A member rushed up at once and removed the lid. As usual Sho chan drank it while crushing the bottle) Aiba kun put the make-up on for me today
Aiba: From now on, I will do everything for you! (Sho chan and Aiba chan hug each other, then Sho chan touched Aiba chan's back..)
Sho: It's Bisho Bisho soaked. It's making a Bisho Bisho noise
Aiba: That's right. It's Bisho Bisho. Shall we take shower?
Sho: There are 2 showers. MatsuJun already using one of them, and ask who wants to take it and Aiba chan and I raise our hands. And Aiba chan insists to take it together.
Nino: You want to take it together huh?
Aiba: No, just want to take a shower. That's all!

At the Encore..
Aiba: I felt how thankful that I was able to do this with the five of us, right? Sho!
Sho: I am sorry that I couldn't show my marvelous dance to the audiences who were looking forward to this for long time. I am sorry that I couldn't show my marvelous dance.. What?!

You know, Sho san, I hear laughing

Sho: I was able to do it until the end while being helped by members. Thank you very much.

Hi again Arashi fans! I haven't posted for quite some time neh? It's because no one comments on my journals.. -pouts- kidding! It's because I'm quite busy these past few days.. Anyway.. What I have here is an actual translation (by SumoBoy) from MISS MAGAZINE. Enjoy reading! ^^ Oh.. To those who want to get the actual pic, you can either visit Sumoboy's LJ account or PM me ^_~

Sho - Shochan is a serious guy. But when we were doing the dorama together, he became more interesting. But that is maybe due to the dorama as well as wanting to make the fans happy at the concerts.

Aiba - Aibakun is also a serious guy. He is always thinking about how to make the programme more interesting or increase the viewship. Although he would potentially go skydiving because he likes it, he is the kind of person that would do skydiving even tho he was scared of it, if it would make the programme more interesting.

Fans - Regarding concerts, fans spend time and money to come to see us and therefore we will do our best to ensure that all fans are treated equally. Therefore there is no 'platinium' class tickets. As long as people want to come to the concerts, we will continue with it. But i think the concerts are filled with passionate energy. If this energy is collected and directed together in one direction, i think it might probably be able to move Japan. (laughs)

Riida - He is a genius at art, but he is also an expert in being able to finish his work early. As would be expected from a ri-da-. (laughs). If he is in fix about what to choose, he will choose the option that would allow him to finish his work earlier. So he is the type that, even if he were afraid of skydiving, he would do it, because he wants to finish his work and go home early.

Jun - Jun has changed. it is enjoyable to see him slowly shifting from saying'I cannot do this..' to a 'If i do this, it would be interesting ne.' mode.For example saying things like 'Its unexpected that i can do this'

Arashi - No matter what I did or what happened, when it comes to a crunch, it would be Arashi that would come to provide help.

It's been some time since my last post.. Anyway.. I will be updating my fanfic by tomorrow so.. Please do read on it ^^ I appreciate readers a lot.. Anyway.. A quick post on something I found on YouTube.. I really find this funny and cute.. So.. I need to show it to you guys.. I love the reaction of one of the guys when he raised the 'NO' sign.. Lolz! Here's Kawai Fumita on Shonen Club doing a fantastically superb imitation of MatsuJun! Enjoy!

Another video post! Here's one of MatsuJun dancing Pop Dance.. Kytana's gonna love me for this.. Lolz! I dunno where I got it but he looks good in it.. So.. I posted.. Guys, wanna impress your GFs? Do follow MatsuJun's move.. If possible, do get some of his great facial features.. That'll immediately make your GF's fall over you all over again.. Lolz!

It's from I dunno.. While watching (again) the Tensai Shimura episode where Aiba went to my country (which also made me want to hit myself for not being an Arashi fan during that time since the zoo Aiba went is quite close to my home T_T) I saw this video in my collection and decided to share it.. Something no Arashi series where Aiba-chan and Oh-kun tried to speak English and it turned out to be funny! I would teach them for free though.. I felt a wee bit bad for it but at the same time, I was laughing my head off.. Gomen Ai-chan, Oh-chan.. But we still love you.. Aiba-chan did got one right.. Lolz!

And last but not the least.. A video where Arashi does some recording ^^ Notice their looks and some unsatisfied expressions.. To top those, they looked a bit tired, neh?

As Jo watched Sho being placed in a tense situation, she suddenly laughed then gave a smile at Johnny. “If you quit staring at my models from the photos, then you would have seen Sho’s reply.” She said and the rest of the eyes flew at her direction. “He simply nodded his head since he was taking a sip from his drink, neh?” At this, Arashi nodded, excluding Sho took a big gulp of his drink. “No need to get uptight over such small matters, Johnny-san.. These guys won’t last 9 years if they weren’t abiding to JE’s policies..”

Johnny nodded at this then laughed at Sho. “You should’ve simply told me that you have answered..” He pointed out.

“How could he since you had your right eyebrow raised and looked as if you were about to pounce on him..” Jo answered good naturedly then smiled as Johnny gave her a dirty look. She simply shrugged it off. Johnny then laughed and agreed at her words, turning his head to look at the remaining photos and Jo gave a very obvious relieved sigh. One which only Arashi can see. She then looked at Sho then winked, giving a thumbs up signal.

Jun closed his eyes for a moment and thanked Jo. She was remarkable. She can easily see other’s problem. Aiba nudged Jun to imply that he was also relived at Jo’s reply. Nino took another sip if his drink since his throat suddenly went dry through the ordeal and Ohno simply played with the pages of the photobook in front of him, as if calculating what happened and relieved that it passed. Jun’s eyes looked up to Sho and smiled as the rapper gave a smile of relief in return.

“Anyway Johnny, I wanted to talk to Arashi personally.” Johnny quirked his eyebrows once more and Jo frowned at this. “And you really should stop that.. As you have your JE policy, I also have my own and one of them is personally talking to my models, which in this case happened to be Arashi..” Johnny was about to comment and Jo raised her hand in a sign which told Johnny that she will not have any of his words. “I think you’ve heard how stubborn I can be, Johnny-kun and I'm telling you that I am definitely more stubborn than you can ever imagine.. I won’t let you leave until I have some words with Arashi..” She pointed out. “I won’t sexually harass them or anything, for Kami-sama's sake.. I have Rina and Mako to do those tasks..  I leave those pleasures to them..” She added and laughed. Seeing that Johnny refused to even budge out of his seat, she then gave a playful sigh.

“Okay.. How about this.. As temptingly delectable MatsuJun may seem to me..” At these words, Jun’s eyes widened in orbs and the rest of the Arashi members, including Johnny looked at her in an aghast manner. She then raised her right hand. “I hereby promise not to lay any hands nor body parts on MatsuJun as long as there’s anyone in the room.. I also promise to keep a 2 meter distance from him and restrain myself from literally jumping and harassing him within my vicinity.. Clothes ripping is also a definite no-no as long as the contract is proved valid..” She then brought her hand down, laughing as she saw Jun literally gaping at her words. She beamed at him then pointed at herself. “Jun-bait.” She agreed and shook her head afterwards. “And I promised myself that I won’t admit it to anyone..”

“That was.. Surprising..” Jun commented as he flushed slightly at those words and the group fell into a roar of laughter. “OI!” He shouted at the others but he himself fell into a fit of laughter. Jo gave a very uneasy look as she blushed a birght red color. “That could be a famous line when we do our Shukudai shows..”

“Very well then, with those words, I think I can trust you..” Johnny agreed and Jo called in for Rina through her intercom. She then instructed Rina to take Johnny into their photo gallery and show him around. “If the gallery contains girls in summer wear, I can leave Arashi to your for an hour or so..” Jo laughed at this and Rina agreed that there is indeed such photos inside the gallery. “Good.. Toodle-oo then..” Johnny waved and followed Rina out.

“And after humiliating myself with such promise, I still will say that I am a fan of MatsuJun..” She finished and smiled at him. “Mako is all for Sho .. Though I think he's kinda sliding a wee bit for OhMiya tandem.. And Rina is our infamous SakurAiba fan..” She informed them as they laughed. “Keep clear from their sights when their eyes held a certian spark in them.." Jo suggested over Arashi's laughter. "I do hope I didn’t scared you, MatsuJun..”

Jun shook his head. “That was.. Quite original..” He admitted, feeling a wee bit light headed and giddy. "That was the first time someone ever gave such proposal to Johnny.."

“Oh.. He’s very very happy with it actually..” Aiba commented and hid behind Ohno as Jun reached for him. “Missed me..” He simply commented then stuck out his tongue at Jun. Nino, who saw all these, rolled his eyes and mumbled 'How mature..' for Jo and Ohno to hear, earning a laugh from the trio.

Jo laughed at this then looked at Sho. “And I’m very sorry for the tight situation I placed you in before..”

Sho shook his head in reply. “No. Actually, I really wanted to thank you for saving me back then..” He admitted and bowed his head. “Thanks a lot.”

Jo smiled at this and waved her hand in a manner which said it was not a big deal. She then twisted her mouth in a manner which looked a smirk. "Follow policies.. HAH! Those who literally followed every policies lined up for them had their careers ended after a year or so.." She added, shaking her head. “So.. Whoever she is might be someone you really treasure the most, neh? Sho-kun?” She said and all heads turned her way. “What?! You don’t expect that I wouldn’t notice it right? Your eyes are a dead giveaway Sho-kun.. Aside from the fact that I'm a photographer, I'm also female to remind you.. We are quite sensitive with matters of the heart..” She said then sat at the edge of her desk. “You didn’t deny her even in front of your boss. I was really amazed with that.. And to add.. That girl really receives a medal for bravery and loyalty that she agreed to be in such a secret relationship with you..” She finished.

Sho smiled at this and nodded. “She is indeed remarkable..” He commented and Jo caught that spark in his eyes. He was positively relieved. He was sure that Jo would keep it as a secret and he was thankful that he won’t have to worry about hiding his relationship from her. She was obviously supportive of it.

Jo nodded and looked at them once more, her expression changing to one of a serious photographer. “I’ll keep it short and sweet.. We’ll start the shoot next Monday since Johnny said it’s the day wherein all of you are free, though you all have to be back at the studio around 7PM for Shukudai.. I hate tardiness as you all know and any incident like before, I would literally walk out from you guys.. I will also be having your numbers and please do expect personal calls from me about work.. If any incident was to happen and causing any of you not be able to attend the shoot, please do inform me ahead of time. I dislike runing my scehdules for something I will not be able to do..” She finished then took a quick breath.

Arashi was taken aback by her professional manner. ‘So, this was the professional Jo.. Scary..’ Jun thought as he looked at her. But.. As scary as she may seem, she had that certain air of dignity in her. He noticed Aiba writing something into his palm top and smiled as he saw that those were Jo’s words. Aiba, being absent-mided as he is, he realized that he didn’t want to see Jo angry.

Jo straightened up and continued her words. “During photo shoot I can be a wee bit touchy especially on fixing hair and clothings. If you hate to be touched in a certain manner, inform me and I will stop. If not, bear the feeling of having a female touching you.. I tend to be very straight forward when commenting during work.. I tend to call models “baka” and I do tend to get into disagreements with some of them. If you carry those anger even after work, I don’t care but for me, those emotions will be left at the work place, completely forgotten after work.. I’m a perfectionist.. If I am not pleased with a shot, I can repeat those shots again and again until I’m pleased with it.. Such acts can last a hour or two.. Worst, a day. Bear with it.. And that’s it..” She finished and nodded. “Will I be hearing anything from you guys? Any objections on my policies?”

Arashi simply shook their heads meekly and she smiled at this. “You just seen a professional part of me.. I can be scarier on an actual photo shoot and before deadlines.. Try to bear with me then..” She admitted as she took a bow in front of Arashi. “OK then, we can now call Johnny. I know you guys are perfectly tired from today.. Thanks a lot for coming.” She said and walked to each of them, giving them a firm hand shake.

As she reached Jun, she smiled and shook his hand. “To tell you frankly, I only became your fan after watching 'Kimi wa petto'.. And I really don’t have any plans on harassing you or anything..” She admitted then gave him a wink of acknowledgment before opening the door, allowing them to exit.

Jun, on the other hand, was simply smiling at her and he was feeling certain tingles as their hands met. Jun was aware of the fact that he liked her personality but was afraid of her professional side. He was still confused on the reason why he was thinking of such matters even. He was walking towards Liason lobby and searched for Aiba. As soon as he saw him, he tugged him towards a corner. “What do you think of her?” Jun simply asked and Aiba smiled erratically. “If you gave me a smart ass or a hentai-ish answer, I’ll hurt you.. Honestly.. I would..”

Aiba laughed at this. “Professional, mature, good reader of emotions and inner thoughts.. Quite scary.. But there’s still a soft side in her which you find amusing, neh?” He asked and Jun nodded. “So.. You're delectable, neh? Are you thinking of the same about her?” Jun flushed at his question then decided not to answer, leaving Aiba laughing.

‘Hell, yes! I find her delectable, Aiba-chan..’ He inwardly thought and gave Jo another waning look as she talked to Tomi about something wherein she animatedly laughed as Tomi frowned. She turned towards them and caught MatsuJun looking at her. She smiled and gave a small wave of goodbye which Jun returned. ‘Interesting, delectable and sweet.. I really do wanted to know her more..’ He thought one last time as he followed the rest and gave Jo and the Liason group one last wave before they exit the premises.

Jun’s eyes followed the young photographer as she walked into the conference room. Like the rest of the group, he was surprised that the person Johnny referred to as very professional, short tempered and mature happened to be the very same girl she saw near the vendo machine. Young and witty but had proved that not all youth these days only knows how to have fun. ‘Interesting..’ Jun thought and gave an inward smile at the fact. Jun snapped out of his reverie when he saw Aiba trying not to laugh. ‘Damn.. Aibaka really does see through me..’

If there’s someone in Arashi who can easily read in between the lines, it would be Aiba. He may seem clueless and childish most of the time but it was Aiba whom they can easily talk to. He may not give the smartest advice but he does listen with full interest and attention when one talks about something. And at this point, he reads Jun’s thoughts but decided not to pester him with it. Realizing this fact, Jun also wondered why he was thinking on such matters. He was paired with countless girls on various projects. There were even rumors on girls who were linked with him but he simply ignores them. As a matter of fact, whenever he got close (in a friendly manner) to a girl, it was because the girl approached him first. That’s why he was very confused as to why his thoughts ran in only one direction and that is, he wanted to know Jo more.

‘No!’ He stopped himself. ‘I only find her cute and I’m a sucker for anything or anyone cute!’ He reminded himself as he sat down the chair by the table. ‘This is business and nothing more! I’ve met a lot of girls and she is just one of them.. An acquaintance and nothing more..’

Jo opened the door wide as she walked into the mini conference room of Liason, allowing Johnny and Arashi to enter and be seated before she sat on a chair herself. After the interesting encounter she had with Johnny, she was placed in a good mood. She was not a fan of Arashi but she had to admit, she now realized why Rina and Mako was so into the group. All five were handsome, carries a certain air of confidence and famous. Very, very famous in fact.. As soon as she told some of her photographer friends that she will be having magazine photo shoot job with Arashi, they all fell in awe and congratulated her.

Before arranging this meeting with Arashi, she researched some facts about them, wanting to know something about the group and the personality of each member before diving into work with them. She downloaded mp3s and listened to them. She even asked Rina and Mako to lend her their shows, dramas and concerts. Listening and watching them amused her in more ways than one. She learned that all of them started at an early age and was trained by the agency to turn into idols. She was amazed by the number of their fans worldwide and she was immediately taken in by their series and movies.

Ohno, in her perspective, was a quiet person. Though he was referred as the leader of the group, it is obviously seen that he gives his group freedom to voice out their opinions and suggestions. There are times when he gets unsure of his status as their leader but the rest kept on insisting that he is one and he does act as a very effective leader of the group. Jo was also mesmerized by his powerful voice. It’s not a wonder why he was referred to as Arashi’s lead vocals. In terms of vocals, she thought of Nino as another powerful singer. Being a guy with high pitched voice, she was amazed at how he can control it. Personally, she made a mental note that she would have a difficult time getting along with him. To her, Nino was the one who showed least interest in some of their tasks but one thing Jo finds attractive in Nino is that once he got into something and finds it interesting, he would continue the task and will do his beat at it.

As she was making a mental notes of her past observations (while listening and commenting on small discussions with Arashi and Johnny), she then continued her inward observance on the rest of Arashi members. Her eyes then landed on the group’s rapper, Sho. She was too shocked when Mako (being an ultimate Sho fan), told her that he came from an elite family. Having a father with government position and a professor of a mother, Jo was shocked that Sho was able to pursue his entertainment career. During this part, she also realized that she had met his parents on one of the government gathering where she was hired to be the occassion's official photographer. She also remembered the time when she had a small conversation with Sakurai-san when he mentioned that he had a son who was in the entertainment industry. Jo, since she just returned from France at that time, was clueless on whom the person was talking about. Jo instantly remembered that Sakurai-san was not too happy with this fact but there was a certain proud spark in his eyes whenever he talked about his son’s achievements and fame. Then we have Aiba; the most cheerful and lively one in the group. He was referred to as the group’s baka person because of his senseless comments but Jo knew that he was the one who is closest to every Arashi members. Aiba had this aura which can befriend anyone. As Rina (a die-hard SakurAiba fan) said, Aiba can make even the toughest person open up for him and after seeing Aiba that day, Jo can’t argue with that fact. To her, Aiba was the one whom she can openly talk to and she was sure, a hundred percent, that she won’t be having trouble with him.

Lastly, Jo looked at the group’s fashion-guru and so-called woman expert, Jun. Being known to the fact that he was personally chosen by Johnny, she was sure that there was something with this person that Johnny found special. Truth to be told, Jo cannot still decide on this person’s personality. As she watched their series, shows and movies, she still cannot grasp on Jun’s personality. All she can surmise is that he easily gets irritated, had a certain air in him which shouts ‘look up to me!’ and most of Arashi and Jun fans called it the 'Do-S syndrome'.. But if there’s one thing she’s certain about, Jun is positively passionate with his work. A bit hard to understand but he's someone she can work with. And as much as she tried to hide it, she have to admit that she was Jun-baited.. Despite the collected persona and ‘touch-me-not’ aura, she grew a liking on how he carries those outrageous concert outfits and of course, superb acting. But then, she made sure that her fanatic side would always be kept in check and not be like those absurdly stalking fans.

“So, what do you think of my boys?” Jo quickly looked up as Johnny asked the question. She inwardly thanked the gods that she was done with her internal recollection as Johnny shot his question. Her eyes landed immediately on Arashi as she heard the frustrated groans and hid her laughter as she saw Arashi rolled their eyes. “WHAT?!”

“You asked as if you own us or something..” Nino complained as he took a sip of the juice Tomi placed for them.

"My boys indeed..” Ohno repeated the exact phrase as he sighed. “Are we items which you have placed under bidding and asked for a buyer to comment on? We’re people, Johnny-san.. H-U-M-A-N-S..” Ohno spelled the last words to emphasize his point as Johnny continued to look unabashed by his talent’s reactions.

Johnny’s eyes widened comically at this. “I do own you, Nino-kun..” He stated in a matter of fact tone. “In fact, I invested quite a lot for you guys and I can say that I officialy have my brand on you..” He added as he gave a satisfying laugh. “You all are under my mercy..” He joked as he crossed his leg, getting comfy on his seat.

“Well and precisely said..” Sho commented and railed back as he received the glares from his group. “I didn’t said I was happy with it!” He added.

Jo gave a soft laugh at the exchange. She was relieved that this group, as famous as they are, were able to get along well with their boss. As far as she knew, Johnny only talks this way to his talents who had proved their worth and no doubt, Arashi was able to pass Johnny’s expectations. “Well, aside from the fact that you already know that I positively hate tardiness, they are way beyond famous so I can say they’re professionals in the modelling field.. I don’t know what else you wanted to hear from me Johnny-san.” She safely answered. “Fishing for compliments, Johnny-kun?” She jokingly added, earning a laugh from the group.

“Not quite.. We got a daily dose of compliments from fans already..” He admitted off-handedly and Jo didn’t retorted back since she herself knew that this was true. “We can start on who you think you can easily befriend with.. Or.. Do you think they can be a problem to you?” Johnny pressed on. Jo looked at Arashi at this and was a wee bit surprise that they were also waiting for her honest opinion on them. “Go on.. If one of them reacted quite violently, I can immediately replace KAT-TUN with them.” At this comment, the conference room was filled with Arashi’s replies of “EH?!”s and “NANI?!”s. At this, Jo realized that KAT-TUN was probably their virtual rival in all of the JE team.

“Well, I don’t think I have problems working with Riida-kun, Masaki-kun and Sakurai-san..” She admitted, earning smiles from the three. “Though I may have a problem with Matsumoto-san and Kazunari-kun..” She added then quickly added an explanation. “I’m not saying that you guys are not what I’m expecting you to be but I was inclining more on the professional side!” She finished, blushing a bit as she caught Nino and Jun’s amused looks. Relieved that they are not offended, she continued. “From my reference, which also happened to be photographers Arashi had worked with, Nino and Jun are the.. Um..” She stopped as she searched for a right word to describe their personas without offending them. “The.. ‘Touch-me-not’ types..” She finished, hoping that they got it.

Johnny laughed at her comment and nodded. “They do give that aura, don’t they?” He returned then smiled. “Personally, I can’t say that would be a problem, neh?”

Aiba nodded at this fact. “Though these two may look snobbish..” He was cut short as Jun and Nino threw a piece from the nuts they were nibbling on, indicating that they are not too flattered at his choice of words. “Anyway.. They are really nice.. It may take time for one to adjust with them but they are quite friendly.. All you need are the right words and coaxing abilities, then you’ll have them at your fingertips!”

“And now, he referred to me and Nino as kids..” Jun hissed as he gave Aiba a whack on the head. “Baka..” He mumbled and folded his arms at his chest. “It’s just that unlike Aiba, we seldom speak and open up to those we just met..” He admitted and Nino nodded in affirmation.

“Maybe you’re description for us are correct..” Nino admitted then smiled. “But we will do our best to meet your expectations, Sashika-san..” He finished, earning a lot of agreement from Arashi. “And do work on your choice of words, Aiba.. It irritates me..” He said and Aiba simply smiled his reply.

“Good to hear that then..” Jo said then smiled as she placed her elbows on the table and propped her chin over her hands. “No wonder you were chosen as Yamada Tarou, Kazunari-kun.. That smile of yours is quite addicting.” She commented and Nino scratched his head from embarrassment and mumbled thanks. “And please do call me Jo.. I think I’m the youngest one in the group..”

Jun bit his lower lip at Jo’s comment on Nino. Jealousy? He doesn’t know but he was quite irked at Nino. He quickly brushed the thought then smiled. “Are you? Nino and I happened to be the youngest here..” He added as he looked at her.

Jo nodded in reply. “Born in 1984, only I was born on October 29.. I’m currently 23. So, calling me Sashika-kun or Sashika-san makes me feel I’m way over your senior..” She said then looked at Jun as she tilted her head to the side. “Also.. Unlike Nino, your smile is more of charming people rather than amusing them..” She commented and heard the rest laughed at the comment. As she realized what she said, she bowed her head in apology. “Gomen.. I was used on commenting on people’s smiles since I’m a photographer and all..”

“Jo-chan then!” Jun simply said then waved his hand in a non-offending manner as she made her comment. His irk for Nino was placed with amusement. “No worries.. We’re used to it.. People often say the same thing” He joked then the rest laughed once more..

“Do-S in the house, y’all!” Sho rapped as other laughed more. Jun gave a Domyouji-like smile at them then settled in his seat. Truth to be told, all were relieved that they can talk like this. It was a start of a good working relationship between Liason and JE.

“Another thing..” Jo added as she remembered something. “If there’s something I need to know about your schedules, I mean aside from the common work-related schedules, I would appreciate it if you would tell me when’s your day off and such..” She suggested. “I hate it when your girlfriends come barging in here and start attacking me on taking your time and ignoring them..”

And after that comment, everybody went silent. Jo looked around and she saw Arashi had their eyes downcast but still trying to look as if nothing was happening. Jo, being a very experienced photographer can immediately detect their sudden change in expressions, especially Sho’s. ‘Did I asked a wrong question?’ She asked herself, wondering what's the cause of the sudden change in their expressions.

Johnny laughed at this. “Looks like you are not oriented with our policies, Jo..” He stated. “While they are in JE, they are not to be involved in serious relationships since it can destroy their concentration, thus causing havoc to their work..” Johnny said and laughed as Jo’s eyes widened in surprise. “It’s been a part of the working contract and Arashi can attest to this..”

Arashi members nodded and agreed on this. All except Sho who suddenly turned quiet and literally paled. ‘Uh-oh.. Me and my big mouth..’ Jo thought as she realized she placed one of them in a tight spot and mentally cursed herself for this mess.

Sho’s mind was reeling. He didn’t expect this coming and he can’t blame Jo for this. She was just doing her part. He looked at the rest of Arashi and they also gave him a look which said that he should agree with Johnny. Problem is, Sho was the type who hates lying and agreeing would mean denying Hikari. Aiba bit his lower lip as Ohno looked from Johnny then back at Sho.

Johnny was looking at the photos on the wall as they agreed but as he didn’t heard Sho’s reply, his attention returned to him and he quirked his right eyebrow. Not a good sign and Arashi knew this. He was still expecting a reply from Sho. “Well Sho? I didn’t heard you..”

Jun noticed the tension around the room then laughed. “Come on, Johnny-san.. You know Sho’s answers.. We are all aware of that line..” He said, hoping that Johnny would simply get off the topic.

“That’s right, Johnny-kun!” Aiba added enthusiastically, trying to replace the dead air rising in the room.  Nino and Ohno also attested to this fact, saying that there’s no need to state that policy since they were all too aware of JE’s rules.

“No.. You know me.. I want the answer coming out from the person’s mouth..” He finished. The tone of his voice was in a ‘final decision’ tone and he returned to Sho. “We’re waiting, Sakurai..” Johnny said in a very deep tone. He used Sho's surname.. Not a good sign..

Sho swallowed the sudden lump in his throat as he struggled to answer. “I.. I.. Um..” He stammered as he looked around for help. ‘Kami-sama.. Help..’ He prayed and this was the only time Sho thought that lying can sometimes be a good thing.