a few questions from a n00b

[ltgmars.livejournal.com]

Hi, everyone. I'm an old fan of Arashi but relatively new to the fandom, so I wanted to see if any of my fandom senpai would be able to answer some of my questions:


1. When was the member color scheme (Ohno blue, Sho red, etc.) officially decided? As early as the How's it going concert, they were wearing their colors, but as recently as Shukudai-kun, the colors aren't quite aligned (MatsuJun and Aiba have their purple and green switched).

2. How long did Sho have his belly button pierced?

3. In the Iza, Now Tour!! DVD, there are a few places where the boys sing using microphones, but Nino's wearing a headset instead. Why is that? Is it because they only had four working microphones, or is there some larger power at work here? (ETA: I should mention that I haven't noticed this Nino-headset thing in the earlier or later concert DVDs.)





Thanks in advance for your help!

Comments

[elleipsis.livejournal.com]

I think I can help a little with question 3?
When Nino was a Junior he broke some of the bones in his left hand, and damaged it, and now even though he is left handed, he has no real strength in that hand. It was shown a little when they took part in the rowing segment of Mago Mago Arashi, that he has no grip strength, and couldn't hold an oar, which was why, partly, he ended up the cox.
I think that is why he is usuing a head set rather than a mic, purely because his hand wouldn't be able to do it. I don't actually know how exactly he damaged his hand though.

That is what I think anyway, I could be wong^^ These are really good questions, and I'll be intrested to see the answers to the other ones as well^^

[ltgmars.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your answer. :D Maybe that has something to do with it, eh? He does use a microphone a lot of the time, but maybe it was particularly weak while they were recording this concert? *shrugs*

I'm hoping someone can answer my questions, too. I've been wondering for a few months now. XD

[turtle-yurippe.livejournal.com]

So how does he play the guitar/piano/DS with his hand?

[elementree.livejournal.com]

he can use his left hand, it just goes numb after awhile. like during concerts and stuff after awhile he can't hold the microphone anymore.

[turtle-yurippe.livejournal.com]

I see. Poor Nino. ;__;

[ai-nino.livejournal.com]

actually, he couldn't hold his mic during Iza Now tour coz he had an infection and his lymph node swollen that it hurt when he tried to hold the mic for long.

from http://tokki.vox.com/library/post/ninomiya-the-actor-or-the-idol-part-2.html:

"That was the case during the summer con, you can see that from the Iza Now! DVD, I was the only one with the headset since the beginning of the concert. That’s because I was unable to hold the microphone. I had some problems with the lymph area, there was an infection and I can not hold the mic for long. Even when I’m just changing during the concert it would hurt a lot too. Then I need to take these needles to help ease the pain, but taking the needles itself was very painful too. Really, that time was really tough ne.

[ckazu-yano.livejournal.com]

Ooh, thanks for this detailed information.

[inuhariko.livejournal.com]

That's a good link. Thanks for sharing!

[elleipsis.livejournal.com]

Ahh it was that! I'm sorry, I was just guessing from what I had heard about the problems with his left hand, lol, I got it wrong this time^^
Ahh that is really intresting, that it goes numb, thank you!
And you learn something new every day, so thanks for the information, and link about the infection he had. Poor Nino^^
Thanks, and I'm sorry I was way off there ^_^;;

[ai-nino.livejournal.com]

no, it's okay~ before this i thought he couldn't hold his mic before of a broken thumb, but that article made things clear ^^

but u're right about his left hand. it's not that strong (hence the weak grip). it's just that in Iza Now tour he had to use headset coz of that infection. but in other concerts, u can see that sometimes he sings without holding his mic to his mouth. maybe it's because his hand gets numb, or simply because he's lazy to do so XDDDDD

[ltgmars.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info! :3

[misazgraffito.livejournal.com]

Ah, I heard he damaged it doing some acrobatics. Then again, that's just hearsay!

[marvelgirlz.livejournal.com]

Nino said in Mago Mago Arashi that he fractured his left hand when he was young. The bones got all smashed real badly (hmm... thats what he said). When they measured their grip strength, his grip strength is only 27 (or 17 I forgot) which is considered surprisingly low. He said that this is why during concerts he cannot hold the microphone too long on his left hand. He must alternate between his left and right hand. I think his hand is not that weak to the extend that he cant play his Nintendo :)

[ltgmars.livejournal.com]

... fans are so scary sometimes. ><

[elementree.livejournal.com]

as for the other questions! i think sho's had his belly button pierced since he was 16... but don't quote me on that.

and as for the colors thing, i think it got switched because of their uniforms from G no Arashi.

[twothreefour.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure which interview it was but Nino mentioned that at the same time he was also appearing in a drama and had overworked himself so much that he could not hold the microphone as much as usual, and that he was in and out of the hospital during the tour for treatments. D:

[ladysakurai.livejournal.com]

i'll try to answer too, although it might not really 100% correct ;p
gomen ne..

3. Nino always switching hands when holding his microphone because of the reason that marvelgirlz & e_r_i said. But on that particular iza con dvd, i think its because he broke (?) his left thumb, rumour said because some fans got over excited and pulled it too hard. You can actually see that his thumb was in a bandage of somekind, plus in earlier concert days, he was still playing the guitar. so maybe it happened just before that recording for dvd day? You can also noticed in the beginning of the dvd that nino's [i think it was his right hand] had some kind of white cotton. kinda like the one you got after getting a shot/injection.

2. not really sure about this, but i've seen it since early days of arashi..

1. again.. not sure LOL but its always red for sho, yellow for nino, purple for mj, blue for riida, and green for aiba. its even 'stated' on the ONE con uchiwas. [Nino's background colour is yellow, shos is red etc]

but yeah.. these days, you can't really pin point that anymore, its still that 5 colours but they switch around. not sure why...

[eggchan.livejournal.com]

I think they just like to confuse us xD

[ladysakurai.livejournal.com]

that... is a possibility too ^^ LOL

[eggchan.livejournal.com]

LOL

I only say that because they always have it ALMOST right. Like, 3 of them will be wearing the right colors, and then 2 of them will switch. XDD

*shakes fist* I'm always like, "WHY? WHY MUST YOU DO THAT??" at my TV when it's really not that big of a deal, but it bothers me XD

[ladysakurai.livejournal.com]

LOL.. i know the feeling though. I'm like that too :p
Its like, if you wanna switch colours, then why not all 5 of you do it together, not just 2-3 people.
I was always like.. ooh okay, mjun & aiba is wearing one's another colour.
Why is that?? The clothes don't fit?
ROFL
they like to make us think too much ^_____^

[eggchan.livejournal.com]

I think they do. XD

IT'S WORKING D:

[booksandsarcasm.livejournal.com]

Augh! Sorry to butt in but for awhile I would be bothered by that too. I'd be like: 'Oh how cute, they're all wearing their colors today. ♥- what? Wait... YOU TWO! D:' And then I'd stick my fingers on the screen like I'd be 'switching' their colors back. x.x I'm so weird. I don't really do it anymore though. But I still notice. xDD

[leelamii.livejournal.com]

'Oh how cute, they're all wearing their colors today. ♥- what? Wait... YOU TWO! D:'

Same here! :"D

[autumn-ryu.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry this isn't gonna help you but...in the last pic Jun looks like he grew an extra arm! XDDD

[m-andehz.livejournal.com]

OMG *Lol*

[jocularreaction.livejournal.com]

lol :D

...is he wearing a long skirt too?!?! *scratches head*

[slashedsilver.livejournal.com]

ROFL! I totally didn't notice! :D

[mynamelessname]

1) They've always used similar colors, but I think they were permanently set at Ohno/Blue, Nino/Yellow, Matsujun/Purple, Aiba/Green, and Sho/Red during the Arashi era, which was 2006, but the TV shows don't always follow that.

2) Your question about Sho's bellybutton piercing is kind of answered here.

[ltgmars.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your help! :D

[booksandsarcasm.livejournal.com]

Everyone had already pretty much answered all your questions but... xD *flails* A new Arashi fan. I don't know why I find this so cute. xDD How did you get into them if you don't mind me asking? :3

[ltgmars.livejournal.com]

So basically the story goes something like this: Years ago, a friend uploaded the Wish PV for me (first Arashi PV! Historic moment. XD), and I liked it but didn't really think too much about it. I'd had some random songs from them in my consciousness for a while, but again, I just pushed it out of my mind. Maybe a couple of years after that, I found the PV on my computer, shoved into a random folder where I didn't really look. I decided to look up some other Arashi PVs, which is when I watched SUNRISE Nippon and fell in love with them. (This also solidified my favorite as Nino, since I found him really charming in a plain, boy-next-door kind of way.) Again, they entered my consciousness, but I didn't give them too much thought.

But a few months ago, I decided on the fly to go look up more Arashi PVs, and thanks to Sakura Sake and Truth, I was hooked. It's been pretty downhill from there -- learning about all of the members, getting acquainted with all of their music, and realizing that Nino is way more loud and obnoxious than his boyish face lets on. (But I like him this way, too. XD) Now, I keep up with their current shows, and I'm working my way through their older shows. I've also recently blown a ton of money getting caught up with the concert DVDs (I'm hoping my last batch, which includes all of the out-of-print LE versions from All Or Nothing to AAA in Dome, will come in sometime next week).

So yeah, basically I've liked their music for years, but I've only actively liked them as people for the past few months. Catching up's been a doozy, but I'm happy that I joined the fandom when I did. I'm having a ton of fun, just in time for their tenth anniversary. :3

And that's my Arashi story! :D

[acidae.livejournal.com]

I didn't really notice whether or not Sho had his belly button pierced in all the half naked shoots from pre-1999/debut time - I'll have to check my magazines for that - but he's had it pierced since 2000 at the very least.

As for the first question (since others have already answered #3), I don't think they ever really bothered trying to give them set colours until their ONE tour in 2005-- that is, being specifically linked to certain colours in official goods and so forth. Up until then, Aiba was given the colour yellow quite often too; I think Sho and Ohno have probably been the most consistent in having the same colours.

The TV shows are probably different because they've been using those colours (eg. pinkish purple for Aiba, green for Jun) since before they decided on representative colours, so they probably kept it going for the sake of consistency.

Hope that helps!

[decimatedreams.livejournal.com]

I know Sho had it pierced right befrore their debut ... I read somewhere he pierced it when he was 16. But I've only seen it in pictures dating from around 2000. So maybe it was when he was 17/18-ish? In the first AAA at the Taipei concert he still had it, so at *least* 4 years, maybe more. I haven't seen any pics from 2005 onwards where he's had it, but maybe someone can prove me wrong?

[makino-sanbr.livejournal.com]

About the colors i read that in TV shows in depending on different TV channels the colors could change.
Like in 'G no Arashi', aiba was purple and Jun was green...

But i think they set in ARASHIC pamphlet the colors like we use now.

Sho - red http://api.ning.com/files/mFUnqyjkvkeoCm7xvfiJxEhlxULbcDYSv98Uxi77vJfYLDMeOqPPnrhwzpb4PQ6eQj9E3xDa9gVLykO3zA-zhkJF1vc2TWzY/summertour06pam45.jpg

Ohno - Blue
http://api.ning.com/files/mFUnqyjkvker5s19qzUBXCeK0u*jnv2VuD5MOS8O6UIS5dO4h2S9o30HQ6xSzDP-unWE2ZLCVqc290n9VbeYg0*nlU8h2hid/summertour06pam39.jpg

Nino - Yellow
http://api.ning.com/files/0658gCeH17*KzZmXCBWWnfcIH*0iMZMESPmhWSI0yypXZ13NFD4YVqoC5k7GZdIwZZf7pX-1mOBuAGR1lFZoAkIgzGGa0BvJ/summertour06pam29.jpg

Jun - Purple
http://api.ning.com/files/QGZHGUZMhrHEDMODJBD2LmbuXg66NGR2hnPRo*s5SYYeRfdkzVs6wuZrASUXUdcfHxt9KJwC5cwGxp1IZ7JjxihB5YCIXEDE/summertour06pam21.jpg

Aiba - Green
http://api.ning.com/files/QGZHGUZMhrG0n6cTHjpiCnVqobwHrRJPodPBj3zsapnIjgOjMoVTewzQsiDx0Nasdy80mz4t2k*ujeOSnDQC14Jaqcg-TAFr/summertour06pam13.jpg
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[primroseshows.livejournal.com]

Those scans are from the ARASHIC pamphlet? I hope you don't mind if I save them, I think they're gorgeous. :)

[nana-komatsu7.livejournal.com]

Basically Jun and Aiba switch their colors only on Ntv programs ^^

[ltgmars.livejournal.com]

Historic moment. I love this color scheme. Thanks for the info! :3

[slowcharlotte.livejournal.com]

1. i can see so many diff answers already. im just adding ;p
original colour: matsujun purple, aiba green.
but their variety TV shows are under diff channels (i forgot which is under which, maybe you can check that out?)
so the colour co-ordination is quite off.. (btw, aiba is PINK XD hahah they cant give anything more gay than that to aiba LOL)

[nachosnpaprika.livejournal.com]

About question 1, I think that the colours thing is an unofficial thing ne. As Arashi always mentions, almost all of them are of blood type A, so they kind of fall into a routine after a few times, hence the colour thing.
Or, I think sableheart has a pretty good explanation of the colour thing and how it was decided, you can find it here
http://sableheart.vox.com/library/post/the-five-colours.html