[MOD] Arashi Update #3

[acidae.livejournal.com]

It's been over a year since I've last done this, but I figured it might be of help to people, so... here goes:

It seems like while some of us do seem to know a lot about what's going on with Arashi lately, most of the community does not, whether because information were posted on communities that they were not a part of, or because some might consider the information common knowledge and not bother to post about it.

The purpose of these posts is to catch people up on the activities Arashi members are involved in; no fancy pictures or uploads, but plenty of information on what the group has been up to lately. I'll try to add as much as possible, and people are more than welcome to include their own information as well.



Concerts

ARASHI Time
- 47 shows in total spanning from July 14 to October 8
- Includes 4 additional shows at Osaka Dome and Tokyo Dome
- For dates and times, click here
- Concert merchandise:

Pamphlet - 2000 yen
Uchiwa (6 versions; group + individual) - 500 yen each
Poster (6 versions; group + individual) - 800 yen each
Clearfile (6 versions; group + individual) - 500 yen each
Photo set (6 sets of 4, group + individual) - 600 yen each
Postcard set - 900 yen
Sticker set (with tin container) - 1000 yen
Cellphone strap - 1200 yen
Shopping Bag - 800 yen
T-shirt - 2500 yen
Mug - 1000 yen
Towel - 3000 yen
Johnny's penlight - 1300 yen
Flashing bangle - 1000 yen


Stage Plays

Aiba Masaki - 忘れられない人 (Wasurarenai Hito)
- Two runs, first in Tokyo and later on in Osaka
- Starts on October 22nd and ends on November 11th in Tokyo (The Globe Tokyo), then from November 16th to November 18th in Osaka (Theater BRAVA!)
- Plays the role of Adam, a shy young man with a heart defect
- Was orginally an English movie by the name of "Untamed Heart", starring Christian Slater


Movies

Sakurai Sho - 木更津キャッツア: ワールドシリーズ (Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series)
- Released on DVD on May 2
- Is a sequel to the first Kisarazu Cat's Eye movie (storylines are independent of the TV series as far as I can tell)
- Reprises the role of Bambi

Ninomiya Kazunari - 硫黄島からの手紙 (Iwo Jima kara no Tegami)
- Released on DVD on May 22
- Includes premiere + press conference, behind the scenes footage and more
- Story deals with the Japanese perspective of the Battle of Iwo Jima that took place during World War II
- Complementary film to Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers", which deals with the American perspective
- Plays the role of Saigo, one of the soldiers in the war

Matsumoto Jun - 僕は妹に恋をする (Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru)
- Will be released on DVD on August 29
- Is based on a manga of the same title by Aoki Kotomi
- Story deals with the taboo of incest between a pair of 18 year-old twins as they struggle with their feelings for each other, both as siblings and as something more
- Plays the role of Yori, one of the twins

Ninomiya Kazunari - 鉄コン筋クリート (Tekkon Kinkreet)
- Will be released on DVD on September 25
- Limited edition comes as a box set with director's notes and includes the making of, premiere + press conference footage, cast interviews and more
- Is based on a manga of the same title by Matsumoto Taiyo
- Animated movie whose story revolves around the adventures of two orphans named Kuro and Shiro as they work hard to save their city from corporate demons, and also try to save themselves along the way
- Provides the voice for Kuro

Arashi - 黄色い涙 (Kiiroi Namida)
- Will be released on DVD on October 3
- Limited edition contains a bonus disc including the making of and a director's interview
- Is based on a manga of the same title by Nagashima Shinji
- Set in the 60s and follows the lives of five young men striving to achieve their goals amidst triumphs and failures
- Aiba plays the role of Inoue Shouichi, an aspiring singer
- Jun plays the role of Katsumata Yuuji, a young man struggling for independence
- Nino plays the role of Muraoka Eisuke, an aspiring manga artist
- Ohno plays the role of Shimokawa Kei, an aspiring painter
- Sho plays the role of Mukai Ryuuzou, an aspiring novelist


TV

Ninomiya Kazunari & Sakurai Sho - 山田太郎ものがたり (Yamada Taro Monogatari)
- Began airing on July 6th, 2007
- Airs every Friday from 10:55 to 10:54 PM on TBS
- Is based on a manga of the same title by Morinaga Ai
- Story is about a young man who is very poor but otherwise perfect in every way, struggling to support his large family while attending a school for rich kids
- Nino plays the role of Yamada Taro and Sho plays the role of Mimura Takuya, Yamada's best (and wealthy) friend

Ninomiya Kazunari - マラソン (Marathon)
- Set to air in Fall 2007
- Drama special
- Based on a 2005 Korean movie of the same title
- Story is about the struggles of an autistic boy attempting to finish a marathon under three hours, and the support offered by his mother
- Plays the role of Miyata Shotaro, the main character


Music

Single - HAPPINESS
- Expected release on Septenber 5
- Regular edition: Karaoke tracks
- Limited edition: Different cover with bonus song

Album - TIME
- Released on July 5
- Regular edition: Bonus song with 28 pg booklet
- Limited edition: Different cover, bonus disc with solo tracks

Single - We can make it!
- c/w song (Di-Li-Li) was the theme song for a C1000 commercial
- Released on May 2nd
- Regular edition: Karaoke tracks
- Limited edition: Different cover, bonus song, photo card set


Other

C1000 (CM)
- Uses "Oh Yeah!", a track from Arashi's most recent album, as the theme song
- Has been featured in two aired commercials (thus far) for a product called C1000 Lemon Water
- View CMs online here

Tongari Corn (CM)
- Has been featured in three aired commercials (thus far) for this product

WFP (United Nations World Food Programme) (CM)
- Narration by Ninomiya Kazunari


Regular TV
(These are shows that Arashi, whether individually or as a group, are regularly featured on)

嵐の宿題くん (Arashi no Shukudai-kun)
- Features all five guys in a studio setting
- Airs every Monday from 11:55 to 12:26 AM on NTV
- Talk show format focusing on guests rather than the guys, with a guest (or two or three) coming on the show each week and proposing a 'homework' topic (a type of food they'd like to see more variety of)

まごまご嵐 (Mago Mago Arashi)
- Features all five guys, though usually only two people go out for outdoor scenes per episode
- Airs every Saturday from 12:00 to 1:56 PM on Fuji TV
- Is actually a half-hour segment that is part of a show called バニラ氣分! (Vanilla Kibun!)
- Theme of the show is focused on Arashi becoming grandsons for a day to old couples in various parts of Japan
- Alternates with episodes of two members travelling to different joukamachi (castle towns) in Japan, competing with another guest team of two in a scavenger hunt-like game
- Also includes alternate segments called Arashi no Kodomo Bangohan in which two members babysit children of a household for a day and compete with one another to cook the best dinner as voted by the kids

Aiba Masaki - 天才！志村どうぶつ園 (Tensai! Shimura Doubutsuen)
- Features only Aiba out of the group as a regular host on the show
- Airs every Thursday from 7:00 to 7:58 PM on NTV
- Basically a children's show with a focus on animals, both domestic and wild, as the theme
- Occasionally has segments with outdoor footage of Aiba going to various zoos and undertaking the tasks of a zookeeper

Sakurai Sho - NEWS ZERO
- Features only Sho out of the group as a regular news caster on the show
- Airs every Monday from 10:54 to 11:55 PM on NTV
- Basically a news program with featured reports by Sho


Regular Radio
(These are the radio shows that Arashi hosts individually)

Aiba Masaki - 嵐・相葉雅紀のレコメン!アラシリミックス (Arashi・Aiba Masaki no Recomen! Arashi Remix)
- Airs on Fridays from 12:00 to 12:30 AM on Bunka Station

Matsumoto Jun - 嵐・Jun Style! (Arashi・Jun Style!)
- Airs on Saturdays from 10:20 to 10:50 AM on NACK5

Ninomiya Kazunari - Bay Storm
- Airs on Sundays from 10:00 to 10:30 PM on BAY FM

Ohno Satoshi - Arashi Discovery
- Airs on Fridays from 6:50 to 6:55 AM on FM Yokohama

Sakurai Sho - Sho Beat
- Airs on Saturdays from 5:30 to 6:00 PM on FM Fuji



Aaaand that's it! Hope that was of at least some help to everyone :)

Comments

[shini-no-shisha.livejournal.com]

wondering can you tell em when Sho's new movie Kisarazu came out on dvd?

[acidae.livejournal.com]

I thought it might be old news so I left it out, but I've added it now :)

[shini-no-shisha.livejournal.com]

well I knew it was out already but I was confused as to when since his movie was never uploaded anywhere ;_;

[macncheesegal3.livejournal.com]

Ohno's radio show is only 5 minutes 0.o....thank you for putting this all together^^...

[suketeru.livejournal.com]

this was a nice idea. otsukaresama deshita ^^ but i'm confused by Oono kun's radio show. does it last only 5 minutes ? and at 6:50 in the morning !?! there is NO WAY i would agree to do a 5-minute radio show at 6:50 AM !! no wait, scratch that. i might do that for the right price hihihi ^^ (Oono kun, do you need company !?! ^^) his and Jun kun's radio shows are the only ones i haven't heard yet -ugh so much going on.

gotta check if Iwojima kara no tegami was released on DVD here. I must admit i was a bit disappointed by the subs when i watched it at the cinema.

i thought there was gonna be some kind of feedback or download of Sho kun's coverage of the elections. wasn't that about 2 weeks ago? haven't heard anything. maybe i got the dates wrong. TV here didn't mention anything about elections in Japan. O___O

[acidae.livejournal.com]

Ohno's radio show is indeed five minutes long, and airs early in the morning :) I think his shows are prerecorded though, which seems to be fairly common in Japan.

[suketeru.livejournal.com]

recorded? well i feel a bit better for Oono kun, though i don't get why the others have a 30-minute show while he has 5 minutes only... hmmmm, would it by any chance have anything to do with the fact that he doesn't like to talk much!?!! that sounds reasonable. maybe 5 minutes is a good compromise ^^

[15thmooon.livejournal.com]

Thanks for doing this, when I was newer to the fandom getting information like what mma and AnS was about was pretty much nowhere.
This will help others a lot thanks :)

[saturnianlove.livejournal.com]

You are such an A+ mod (: This is so helpful, especially for the newer people. But you already knew that.

[x-reggg.livejournal.com]

- Airs every Friday from 10:55 to 10:54 AM on TBS

isn't this 10:55 to 11:54PM? D:

[acidae.livejournal.com]

Whoops-- you're totally right! I make typos everywhere if you look close enough XD Fixed it, thanks!

[x-reggg.livejournal.com]

no problem ^_^

sincce i totally messed up my html @__@

[divid-chan.livejournal.com]

Thanks for all the information! ^_^ Just one thing...doesn't Tensai! Shimura Doubutsu En now air on Saturdays (not too sure about the time though)? I think it was changed not long ago...