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arashi_onReading about Arashi in local English newspaper is quite rare so I'm really excited to come across this article by Fong Leong Ming of News Straits Times (yup, one of the most read local English newspaper):
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/Features/20081221201129/Article/indexF_html
Just scroll down a bit and you'll see the Arashi. Its a small write up but the writer summed up very positively on Arashi. Hope to see more Arashi in Malaysian news!
"- Boyband Arashi has seen a steady rise in popularity in recent years and for good reason: They have just finished a successful Asian tour, all their four singles released this year have debuted at No.1 on the Japanese pop chart (with sales exceeding 350,000 copies for each single); their single truth/Kaze no Mukou e is currently riding high in Japan; and two of the members — Matsumoto Jun and Ninomiya Kazunari — have made a name for themselves as actors of note (the former stars in popular series Hana Yori Dango while the latter has a role in Clint Eastwood’s Letters From Iwo Jima.
Arashi made its debut in 1999 in Honolulu, making its mark with debut single A.RA.SHI, which became the theme song for a world-class volleyball tournament hosted by Japan the same year.
To date, the group has released 10 albums and 24 singles. Its latest single is Beautiful Days, which has been picked as the theme song for Japanese television drama Ryusei no Kizuna."
Unfortunately I didn't buy the NST on that particular date (21/12/2008). If any Malaysian got a copy, do share a scan (or picture by mobile will do too)."
Thank you so much to
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kuronology for the scan!THANK YOU MISS FONG FOR THE LOVELY WRITE UP! m(_ _)m
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Date: 2008-12-27 03:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-27 03:36 am (UTC)I was quite surprised to see the article. This is the first one I've read and its from a major newspaper :D
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Date: 2008-12-27 03:31 am (UTC)Arashi will soon be known world wide!! Yey~
Thanks for posting ^^
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Date: 2008-12-27 03:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-27 03:37 am (UTC)THANK JOO FOR FINDING THIS!
Arashi in new straight times! cooll! XD
do u think it'd be on regular paper? as i not OL? XD
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Date: 2008-12-27 03:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-27 03:49 am (UTC)*hopes too*
owwhh! btw, since u're from msia,
befriend?
i'm Jade =D
i'm in Puchong! =D
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Date: 2008-12-27 04:09 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-12-27 04:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-27 04:05 am (UTC)I'm willing to scan this if you guys want it...
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Date: 2008-12-27 04:09 am (UTC)I will print it out later and framed itno subject
Date: 2008-12-27 04:26 am (UTC)I made a mistake in the file name, it's from the 22/12/2008 edition. It's just in a small column, but good enough just to see the boys in the local newspaperâ„
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Date: 2008-12-27 04:47 am (UTC)Thank you!
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Date: 2008-12-27 08:30 am (UTC)"there's no stopping arashi"
oh man. i think im gonna be very, very damn high for a while (@.x)
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Date: 2008-12-27 04:57 am (UTC)thanks for sharing!
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Date: 2008-12-27 05:00 am (UTC)oh my, ILU Ms Fong !!
and in NST, good way to start, Arashi <3
thanks for sharing :)
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Date: 2008-12-27 05:12 am (UTC)Thank you for sharing!!
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Date: 2008-12-27 05:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-27 06:29 am (UTC)u are my soul!! soul!!
thanks for sharing~
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Date: 2008-12-27 09:36 am (UTC)ne minna,how bout try to write on Galaxie n any entertainment mag about Arashi~~ from there we would know how many fans in Malaysia n promote them in here~~ (i'm aniera from malacca~ yoroshiku~)we never know our luck if we never try~
believe it or not, i've wrote one to Oprah show!! *hides*
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Date: 2008-12-27 09:40 am (UTC)Do still want the issue of this NST?
I can get it 4 U if you want..
Reply 2 me as soon as possible..
TQ..
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Date: 2008-12-27 02:40 pm (UTC)I LOVE YOU MISS FONG OF NST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Date: 2008-12-27 02:54 pm (UTC)so happy~~~
thank u for sharing this great news!
There's no stopping Arashi
Date: 2008-12-27 05:38 pm (UTC)We love yaaaa!!
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Date: 2008-12-28 05:08 am (UTC)They should post in The Star because many people buy this newspaper
Anyway,I glad they been mentioned in malaysia newspaper
Wish they will be well known in malaysia =D
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Date: 2008-12-28 06:37 am (UTC)aaa this makes me even prouder about them
sankyu for sharing ne ^___^
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Date: 2008-12-29 01:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-29 05:47 pm (UTC)I'm so glad that Arashi's getting this attention. =)
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Date: 2008-12-29 07:16 pm (UTC)finally our boys appeared in our local newspaper~!!
yatta~!!!
nway, thanks to miss Fong for putting up the story of our boys...hope to see more n more stories of them after this *yay*
n also, thanks puru for sharing this ^^;
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Date: 2010-06-18 05:10 pm (UTC)