Nikkei Entertainment, September 2012 (part 3-end)

[shiisnikki]

Arashi’s style and ideas of global activities (part 3)

In Japan, in the past 2-3 years, we also see many entertainers from various countries entering the market, so how do you feel about it? Sakurai san, I think, since you're also a news caster, perhaps there are many occasions when you come in contact with discussions about the weakening of

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[nadcomel]

thank you for the translation :)

[qinaaptx]

If only, if only, some fan who have a father and somehow friends of sho's father could meet sho and told them about this post and our comments in here :')

Thanks for the translation. I kind of understand their position, even though I kind of sad too.

Let's Kidnap ARASHI!

[abbeyxs]

Well, no matter how happy it would make me to see them come to Europe...I´m not sure if we really are enough fans to fill a stadium, so I guess it isn´t feasible. And I actually like the fact that they´re content with being active in Japan only. It proves how much they do their work out of passion and care for their fans, not for getting famous and rich And that, to me, it´s a good thing. But I would like it if Johnny would allow international fans to apply for FC membership, that would take us a step closer to them and it wouldn´t be a big burden on anyone, i think.... In the meantime, all I can do is save my money for a big splurge in Japan, one day:)))
Thanks for translating this and for you comments as well :D

[smileyjun]

(I don't know whether I posted a comment here or not since my Internet stuffed up so excuse me if you got double from me) Anyway, first off thank you very much for translating. Second, I do understand how hard it is for them to go international, but sometimes I think that they could do a little more, you know? For example, they could put English subtitles in the concert DVDs as an option. Or they could sell the con goods online at the Johnny's store but in English/Korean/whatever other language. These aren't hard things and they probably don't cost that much too. And how people are always subbing clips will probably go down too meaning the copyright issue won't be a problem anymore. However, business isn't my forte and I'm not nearly as smart as Johnny himself when it comes to marketing so he might have this reason why he can't do it and therefore, I'll just sit back and continue to support them in this arashi-less country:)

[victorianaomi_7]

thank you for the translation :)
i guess arashi can have more fans by making fan meetings. it won't be that hard and it doesn't take that much people to attend. i'm kinda wishing that arashi would like to make a fan-meet in indonesia :l
i don't really know though how much arashi costs for every appearance.