Waku Waku Gakkou 2013.06.30 Tokyo - Sunday Evening report
Last Tokyo report ~
Notes :
-I was listening to Japanese, taking notes in French/English/Japanese (but mostly French), and wrote this report in English, so please be indulgent on any mistake, whether content-wise or language-wise >_< My Japanese is still intermediate so I'm pretty sure there are mistakes here and there...
-Thanks a lot to yarukizero and boblemon for their reports, I could check if I didn't misunderstand something thanks to them ^w^ And really, writing a report is such a time-consuming and tiring task that in any case, they deserve a million thanks !
I got in at 3:05pm, checked my seat and then took my time to walk the whole dome circumference, to look more closely at the stage and the portraits ~
As for the drawings on the floor, the summer drawing had children playing on the right, a hill covered with sunflowers on the middle part and fireworks on the left. For the two autumn drawings, the colors were warm. In the first drawing there were hills, a setting sun, and children playing on the right. The second drawing was very similar, and on the left two rabbits were watching the sunset (with mochi piled up on their left ? Well, something round and white anyway). There was also something looking like sugar cane flowers on the very left. Finally, for the winter drawing, on the right after the snowflakes and fir trees, children were snowboarding.
Concerning the directors’ portraits, everyone wore suits except Aiba, but I’ll come to that part just afterwards x) Nino was first, he had his hair pulled back behind, wore big black glasses, and had wrinkles on his forehead and between his eyebrows. He was the 23rd school director. Ohno was almost bald, except for a few brown hairs on the side. He was the 26th school director. Jun had gray hair pulled on his left, and his moustache curved at its end x) He reminded me of a English nobleman from a few centuries ago lol He had wrinkles on his forehead, and the demarcation between his skin and his forehead skin was unmistakable, his real skin being fairer. The poor Photoshop work made me laugh XD (I guess they did it in a hurry a few years ago haha) Jun was the 28th school director. Sho had his gray hair pulled on his right, his glasses had black rimes only in the upper part, and had a small rectangular moustache. He was the 37th school director. And lastly, Aiba, by far the best portrait XDD From afar I had only noticed his curled brown hair and his white glasses, so it reminded me a bit of a mad scientist. And then, as I was under the portraits, I noticed his clothes… He wore a grand-mother’s outfit XDDDD Think the kind Queen Elizabeth II would wear x) His jacket was white (well, the portraits are mostly in black and white anyway), had a big collar and the buttons were oval with a gilded frame. Kudos to the staff for that HAHA He was the 43rd school director.
I found something explaining the school director numbers on Twitter, so for those interested ^^ Credits to @pop_nnmy.
2011 => 2012 => 2013
Birthday => Last name kanji strikes => Full name kanji strikes
Ohno 26, 14, 26
Sho 25, 25, 37
Aiba 24, 21, 43
Nino 17, 12, 23
Jun 30, 13, 28
Now back to the report ~
Around 4:30pm, staff came with lots of cameras in first base then a while later in third base, so I figured out magazines and TV stations were there tonight.
Just like this morning, I noticed it was always the same section that had the most empty seats (which got filled afterwards) before the event started. Maybe the checks are more thorough on that side ?
It started at 5:01pm ~
For the introduction video, after his transformation Jun is arms and legs spread, Sho crossed his arms and also had his legs spread, Aiba had an adorable pose : right leg spread, right arm blowing something, left arm spread high behind him ; overall, it reminded me of a clown, and with his Waku Waku Gakkou glasses, Aiba really was cute <3 As for Oh-chan, his arms were like Nino (right arm bent upwards, fist up, and with his left arm forming a regular angle) and his right leg bent inwards, he was cute as well ~
When they appeared onscreen, they had again a dorky pose >w<
At some point, I think when they had already arrived on center stage, Jun made a kime pose, right arm bent with his fist close to his left shoulder.
When Sho asked for Oh-chan’s “Waku Waku Gakkou kaikou shimasu” (The exciting school is starting), he said “oooonegai shimasu”, to which Ohno replied “wakariiiimashita” x) Then for Sho’s “cool” moment (about supporting us students), I felt that near the end of his sentence he had a moment of hesitation, because he wasn’t sure if Jun was gonna butt in again or not hahaha But Sho did his kime pose and Jun joined him right afterwards, Sakumoto was so cute !
When asking us to take notes, Oh-chan mentioned that we may have an exam lol
For the noticing things corner (by the way, I find it really funny that they imitated the cicadas’ voice last year in Osaka hahaha), Sho said his usual challenge sentence (if we accept their challenge) while pointing towards the camera, but it didn’t have the desired cool effect and made us laugh XD
This time, it was a “pretty easy” thing to notice ~ Near the goods stands, there’s a big screen displaying ads, and one of them involves Power Rangers. At the end of this ad, there’s a Power Ranger (red if I remember correctly) holding something with someone, and an address written below (to win the good I guess). And this someone was Aiba-chan ! Have to admit, he wasn’t shown in a small part of the screen or anything, so if one was watching at that time, it was impossible to miss Aiba-chan x) And indeed, even if the first two diffusions didn’t spark off any reaction, people noticed it the third time, and by the fourth fans were waiting in front of the screen with their mobiles to take pictures XD Some people even noticed it from the stairs leading to gates 32, 33 and 41 ~ As for me, I was in this area at that time, and there had been loud screams around 2:40pm, so I understood it had something to do with the noticing things corner. But I thought people were looking at the “umbrella attraction” (as I like to call it lol) behind the screen instead, and thought Oh-chan had ridden it.
In any case, this experience was proven more successful than the previous two others ~
Nino’s lesson ~
The fairy lights on the floor light up during the introduction video, and they’re jerky when the member’s image appears on screen.
At the beginning of the lesson, Aiba drank water and got scolded by Ninomiya-sensei x)
As for guesses about Nino’s lesson theme concerning something we do everyday, Sho’s one was eating, Aiba speaking, Jun wearing clothes, and Oh-chan suggested going to the toilets lol Nino noticed that Ohno didn’t look at him in the eyes while saying it x)
Also, members were laughing calling Nino “suya suya sensei” ~
Tonight, it was about Jun’s dream ! As for the picture on the screen : Jun running while looking back then ahead (with drops above his head), chased by a gangster pointing a gun at him. He often dreams of being chased by a stranger, things even get dangerous for him, but he wakes up before anything happens. He dreams of his teeth falling as well.
A professional analysis of the chasing dream (completely random but the music used during the reading is Gymnopédie n°1, Erik Satie) : it means Jun wants a change in his life, and it also means he has a strong mental. As for the teeth dream, it denotes worries about his health, or it could be simple stress. It often happens to people who can’t make mistakes with their speeches, like announcers, and Jun added that it’s true he has this dream if he was learning his lines just a bit earlier. Then Sho asked if he had already dreamt of being chased while his teeth fall out, making hand gestures (basically hands a bit like claws going from his mouth towards his ears) to illustrate it XD
Then Nino said “shitsurei shimasu” and called the suya suya set out ~
A double bed with brown sheets (technically, the blanket was brown and the sheets were in a slightly greyish brown) appeared on stage. On it, there were pajamas and a white curved body pillow. The pajamas, grey with brown stripes, were loose pants and a loose three-fourth sleeves tshirt and he had gotten them as a present in Yamanashi prefecture.
Afterwards Nino asked Jun questioned on his sleeping habits, and Jun actually has one more layer above his mattress, because he was told by a friend it was better for his body to sleep on. Then before entering his bed, Jun said “Oyasumi nasai. Sumimasen” and climbed in it. His big blanket seemed soooo nice, the puffy kind you can’t help feeling confy into. When asked about his pillow, Jun said he sometimes slept hugging it >w<
At first, he laid on his back, but at some point he switched to laying on his stomach and hugged his pillow (actually, towels turned into a pillow and being in the same place as a normal pillow) while doing it. Of course, we screamed because of the cuteness, and Jun obliged us by being even cuter : he put his right fist under his chin and smiled at us. Of course, more screaming haha (Nino took the opportunity to drink a bit x)) Then he told us he also sleeps on his side (right in this case), and when he demonstrated it, he was completely hugging the body pillow. Gosh, the cuteness (yeah, I’m biaised lol).
Besides, as a random detail, he was on the right side of the bed ~
Next they talked about his alarm, and he uses his cellphone with songs like Sakamoto Kyu’s Ue wo muite arukou (best known as Sukiyaki abroad) or Beach Boys’ Wouldn’t it be nice (suteki ja nai ka for the Japanese version).
Then the points talk came x) Sho mentioned “This student, Oh… *feigns trying remembering* Ohno-san”, saying he had had a really bad score haha From Jun’s point of view, he thought his habits fine, and didn’t think he was doing something bad. Nino reminded him he was the one deciding that lol And then… Jun got 100 points ! He was really surprised he had got a perfect score ~ But Sho butted in, saying they had wanted to see him fall x) Thus, the stage started rising hahaha Jun was repeating things like “If I’m gonna fall, then tell me the score’s meaning !” (“Point no imi oshiete !”), and Nino told us we had to shout “omedetou” (congratulations) to Jun during his slide x)
When sliding, Jun was yelling “yabai” and “ahh”, clutching his blanket and the bed XD The blanket also lift a bit up because of the wind. Arrived before gate 22, we screamed for him of course, and he quickly went on his knees, telling members he had found it exciting x) Then he got back on stage, and I think I saw him taking slippers from the bed, but it may have been a staff handling it to him as well. Then we got a professional opinion on Jun’s sleeping habits, explaining why he had got 100 points. Jun also mentioned that for his alarm, he doesn’t hear the intro part but wakes up when the singing starts.
Next, Nino announced the results of Sho’s beach date from yesterday ~ Sho : “Ojamashitemasu” (Sorry for intruding) lol
A 9 year old girl dreamt of swimming with Sho, but he drowned XDD Sho complained right away, saying he had learn how to swim at 3 hahaha Nino and Jun went to save Sho, but met a dolphin halfway and went somewhere with it LOL
There was also a dream where Sho proposed to go swimming, but again, he drowned hahaha Sho, outraged, repeated he learnt swimming at 3 x)
Another dream happened in a seafood restaurant. The girl couldn’t choose her dish, so Sho picked it out for her.
Lastly, a girl had dreamt of Aiba eating an asparagus, and complained she had wanted to have a beach date with Sho XDD
Then, for tonight’s dream ! Oh-chan was chosen and went before the sea panel, the same as Sho ~ His props were different though : a sleeveless kaki down jacket and a fishing rod with a red fish at its end x) Fishing date tonight ~ When we had to scent the card while looking at Oh-chan, some background music was played with seagulls’ cries, and Ohno feigned protecting his fish from the seagulls hahaha When Nino asked him for last words before closing this corner, Ohno told us : “Fish are good, but I also want to fish you” (Sakana wa ii kedo, kimi mo tsuritai) while pointing towards the camera, and that made us scream x) Members asked for a second take, this time filming his whole body, and we soon understood why : while saying that, Oh-chan bent his right leg inwards, that made the whole pose so cheesy XDD
Next lesson, Sho ! ^w^
When he said his lesson would be about money, Nino thanked him twice haha Also, when Sho mentioned the money classes in the US and UK, Nino said it was indeed important XD
Again, when Sho announced the quiz, he shouted “quuuuuuuuuuiz” ~
The first question was comparing a volley ball and a basket ball. Ohno made a funny face, his nose turned-up and upper teeth out x) All members chose A. Jun explained why first, saying the sewing involved for a volley ball was more important than for a basket ball, and then Aiba mentioned he had already bought a basket ball. Then he got confused, because a volley ball is light (Sho : So it’s cheaper because it’s lighter ?), while a basket ball is big so delicate… He wasn’t making much sense and the members picked on him lol Nino : “Can you not participate this time please ?” XD
Sho announced that the volley ball cost 3800 yen, so Aiba, who remembered having bought a 10,000 yen basket ball, chose his answer for B. And… The basket ball price ended up being 3500 yen HAHA Aiba’s comment : “Times have changed” XD As for the price explanation, Jun was right about it being related to the more numerous panels on the volley ball.
Second question : climbing bars against soccer goals (the price was for a pair). Everyone chose the climbing bars, Nino explaining it most likely takes a lot of time to make for safety purposes, because even if ten people climb on it, it’s fine. Ohno added that the bars can’t be slippery either, and Jun and Aiba also gave their thoughts. In the end, the climbing bars cost 360,000 yen, Aiba guessed 200,000 yen for the soccer goals, but they cost 350,000 yen. The climbing bars are indeed pricey for safety purposes and they’re handmade. During the explanation, don’t remember why but Sho-chan imitated climing a pole and it made us laugh.
Then on to the 円/clap part and the video. Jun drank during it, like Sho had during Nino’s lesson before. They actually drink quite a lot during the event, they just take care we won’t notice it much.
Sho thanked us for our attention (goseichou arigatou gozaimashita) and introduced the next teacher ~
Aiba’s lesson !
Aiba asked them if they were hungry, and after introducing the vegetables members picked on Aiba on the meaning of “vegetables approved by Aiba” x)
When asked what they’d like to eat, Sho said corn, Nino cabbage, Jun tomatoes, Ohno lettuce, then Sho and Nino repeated their choices and Aiba announced today’s dish : yaki curry ! (Baked curry) Nino was chosen as his assistant, and gosh, during the whole corner, Aimiya was so cute >w< People were saying “kawaii !” regularly as well ~
When Nino came to Aiba’s side, Jun pointed out they had similar shirts, except for their stains color (which obviously were their member color). The cuteness started from that and never stopped x)
In the beginning Nino said an “itterashai”, but don’t remember in which occasion… Maybe when he went over to Aiba’s side ?
As for the ingredients : asparagus, potatoes, pumpkin, tomatoes, cheese, and something curry-related. Aiba told Nino to wash the potatoes and Nino wanted to wash his hands first, but Aiba told him to wash the potatoes first lol Guess he was being careful about time ~
At some point, smoke came from the frying pan, which made Nino say a simple “sensei” and Aiba turned the fire off. Then, when Aiba said “wrap shimasu” (I’m wrapping it), Sho gave us a “yeah yeah” XD
Aiba changed his plate for an already warm one in the microwave, and started using the frying pan. He was about to pour oil in it when Nino asked him how much oil should be poured ; Aiba’s answer : one second XD Then Aiba asked Nino to explain how to cut an asparagus, which was demonstrated in yesterday’s lesson. Nino complained a bit he hadn’t been taught how to do that, but Aiba told him he had seen it yesterday so he should be fine x) Thus Nino started his explanation, but Aiba couldn’t help making comments, which resulted in a Nino asking Aiba to keep quiet hahaha The other members were laughing at the switching of teacher-assistant positions ~
When Nino cut his asparagus, the small part flew over near Sho XD He picked it up and brought it over to them. And as a random comment, Nino’s t-shirt is grey under his white and yellow shirt.
During the cooking, Aiba admitted he hadn’t been cooking lately, and that didn’t surprise me lol
Then after some time Nino asked if the vegetables in the frying pan weren’t burnt, so Aiba added “one second” of oil, which made us laugh of course XD Sho asked us not to do the same at home lol
In the frying pan, potatoes and pumpkin were on the right, asparagus in the middle and tomatoes on the left. Aiba poured curry on it, and it bubbled instantly. Nino noticed we hadn’t made an “ohhh” at the action, so we did one right away x)
Again, Nino made a comment about the smoke being too heavy, they both laugh and Aiba reduced the fire. Sorry I’m repeating myself but Aimiya really was cute >w< Both of them cooking is so funny to watch x)
Finally, Aiba told us to put “three seconds” of cheese on the curry, and ending up pouring the whole bowl lol Members picked on him of course !
Nino started serving rice in bowls, and they had three stripes made of sequins lol (I was like “Concert costumes aren’t sparkly enough, staff also had to add sequins on plates ?” XD)
They started eating, saying it tasted good, and there was again a small talk about the “seconds proportions”. At some point, Jun had some problems with his cheese because it didn’t cut off at all, so he had to roll up his spoon several times. Jun and Sho (at least) were also pushing off their mics while eating. Ohno made a “it’s too hot !” face after having a bite.
Afterwards Aiba introduced the main dish, and Nino had a dubious face while eating an asparagus.
By the way during the cooking, I had mothers around me, and their comments were so funny to hear while watching Aiba cooking x) Like “you should do it like that”, “isn’t it ready ?”, “ahh this is not good (after something was poured)”, stuff like that hahaha
We got the video, and when disappearing under the stage, Nino walked like Yoshimoto-sensei and Oh-chan a bit as well x)
Also, the first location in the video is in Nagano-ken, and the second one near Kyushu.
Everyone reappeared a bit before the end of the video, and Jun asked for a confirmation from Aiba : vegetables which main parts are roots are best harvest at the new moon, and vegetables which main parts are leaves at the full moon. Sho’s comment : “Since it’s the full moon period, let’s buy lettuce !” lol He was saying it as something one could possibly say in a given situation, not because it was the full moon, and of course he wanted to make us laugh.
Next, Jun’s lesson ~
During the introduction video, the fairy lights on the floor lit up with the member color.
Jun made again a comment about how we felt time has past up until now, and it was 6:39 pm.
When Jun announced the one minute running, members grimaced : Sho was saying “kuuuuuu”, Nino was sulking, and Ohno didn’t have an happy face either lol The moment Jun said one of them didn’t have to run at full force, Nino immediately lifted his head and looked at Jun, suddenly very interested lol
After a janken, the order was Aiba, Sho, Nino and Ohno. Aiba and Sho picked a ball and shoved it to the camera while shouting “kore da !” (This is it !”), but soon lamented at their white ball XD Then Nino picked the gold one, and of course, he was so proud ! x) Ohno grimaced at the same moment haha
They got down the stage to the starting line, and Sho-chan walked like Yoshimoto-sensei ~ On the starting line, the order was Nino, Sho, Aiba and Ohno. Sho-chan stretched his torso a bit, and this time, Nino properly bent down like other members. Jun tricked them with a false start again (he didn’t use the gun he had in his right hand), and of course members complained because they had started running for real, Nino included.
Members’ order during the race : Aiba, Sho, Ohno, Nino. Nino gave up running pretty quickly lol He even fell down after running/walking around half of the dome, but it was more from his will rather than an accident x) Also, the fairy lights on the floor were lit up during the race.
After a minute, Nino was still at the same place (yeah, after falling he just more or less stayed there XD), Aiba had run one and a third of the dome, Sho about one and a quarter and Ohno had just run a full lap. By the way, Sho had outrun Aiba around three quarters of the dome, but Aiba had outrun him again pretty quickly.
When they could stop, Aiba, Sho and Ohno fell on the floor, and Oh-chan’s face really was like he had just died haha Sho blurted out a “chikishou” (damn it) as well lol On the contrary, Nino was standing, completely fine x)
While going back on stage, Aiba and Sho waved at the audience, while Ohno was walking slowly, going up the stairs bending down like it was something really, really exhausting.
Back to their desks, Nino took notes, and Sho threw a water bottle to Aiba. Then Sho went to Nino’s desk to take something, Nino handed it over so Sho replied “thank you” (in English) ; he had talked in a small voice not to be heard, but his mic got it anyway. Then a few seconds later, Nino threw a water bottle at Sho sitting behind him, and since the audience had been paying more and more attention to the whole thing (instead of listening to Jun’s explanation), we screamed at that time. Jun had an unhappy face XD The cameras showed Sho drinking, Aiba wiping his sweat, and finally Jun commenting “We’re in the middle of classes right now !” lol
Jun got to properly explain his letter which was coming next, but at some point during the explanation, the camera showed us Oh-chan’s still very tired face ; that made the dome laugh x)
Nino proposed himself again to read Jun’s letter (“boku wa yomimasu”), invoking he was known in Arashi for being the person to do the nasty things others don’t want to do lol
During the reading, at the health part, there’s something along the lines of “karada wa tabun daijoubu” (your body/health is probably okay), and Nino tripped a bit on the “tabun”.
After the reading, Jun said like this morning that it was a strange feeling, and he felt a bit embarrassed as well, but was still happy. Meanwhile, we got again a glimpse of Oh-chan’s face, and it was still dead XD
Afterwards someone got chosen in the audience to read her letter, and this time it was first base, raw 40, seat 247. Her name was Haruka, 18 years old, from Saitama, and she hadn’t found a dream yet.
Then Jun gave us homework, to do our best to realize our letter’s contents.
Even after all that, when the camera showed Ohno, he still had a tired face XD That would make us laugh everytime x)
Jun announced it’d be Sho doing the video letter tonight, and at the mention of his name, Sho put his hand on top of his head vertically, palm facing forward lol Then he had a small panic moment, “Dou shiyou ? Maji ka ? Maji da” (What should I do ? Is that for real ? It is), and we laughed at his conversation with himself x) Jun asked him if he was ready (“junbi ii ?”), and Sho started : “Yahooo. (laughs) Me of 2023, konnichiwa. It’s the me of 2013 (2023 no ore, konnichiwa. 2013 no ore desu).” He mentioned being in Tokyo Dome right now, and the dome is filled with lots and lots of people (Jun filmed the audience in a circular movement). He talked about his wish to come back here and see his letter here. Even if the place ends up being different, he wants to be with the members. Then he stammered a bit but quickly got a hold of his speech again.
His dream : wear with the members a transparent red chanchanko (padded sleeveless kimono jacket) HAHAHA (Claps and screams from us) The members were filmed at that time, and of course they made big gestures with their arms x)
Sho also commented : “You noticed it. Watakushi (very polite form of “I”) talk alone too much” XDD
He concluded reiterating his wish to see this video in the dome with everyone ten years later, added “mae wo muki, ue wo muki” (face forward, face upwards), and said a “bye” while raising his right hand.
Sho’s letter was the most serious of the three we had up until now, but despite the seriousness it still had funny parts, so I found it really good ^^ The members were surprised because it was the first time they had heard of Sho’s “dream” XDD
Last, Oh-chan’s lesson ~
Ohno asked members what “nakama” made them think of, and Nino replied sports, Jun tomodachi (friends), Aiba members, Sho Arashi, which Ohno repeated. He asked them why they thought Arashi members are good friends, and on to the two videos ~
For the VS Arashi one, Jun mentioned it had been taken at seven in the morning, so it didn’t help him having a more controlled reaction lol And for the personality traits one, Jun commented at “Arigatou, dokodemo nugu” (Thank you, undress anywhere) that saying thank you is strange XD (Arigatou tte, okashii deshou !)
By the way, I find it pretty amazing they can still react that well (laughing hard and stuff) to something they must know perfectly well already. So many years in the entertainment industry and regularly appearing in TV shows sure must have helped a lot…
After the videos, Sho commented that despite everything else, there was still a good talk in the videos, the meeting by coincidence which could actually be fate. =) Then they talked about Sho without Sho, his tank tops being the conversation topic. At some point he countered that he couldn’t possibly always be wearing tank tops, and while saying that, he was undressing himself… And feigned surprise at founding he was wearing a tank top lol His conclusion : “I do love tank tops !” (Yappari watakushi tank top daisuki) XD
Ohno also defended his personality traits choices, invoking that Nino’s kimegao isn’t even something he was asked to do by the jimusho, and for Aiba, it’s something natural. Then the topic came down to Ohno’s personality trait : Nino answered sleeping, Jun fishing x)
Afterwards the conversation landed on Aiba’s personality and his onee reaction in the VS Arashi video. To prove the onee point, Sho mentioned Aiba’s portrait, in which Aiba wears women clothes XDD Aiba said when he entered he was the most surprised to see that, and that it was the staff’s fault x)
Next corner, in which we participated ~ Bloc A started clapping to the beat before Oh-chan had explained what to do lol So yeah, the audience isn’t exactly different everytime x) When Jun was given the snap part (my section again x)), he smirked and did a lot of snaps towards us, in a rolling movement ~ Sho warned his section again not to start too strongly right away since they’re doing it the longest, and when it was about to start, Nino pointed his two indexes towards the camera.
After we did it, Sho said Nino’s side had been perfect, and Aiba commented his section had also done well. We clapped for them ~
All five lessons had come to an end, and Sho, being the MC, quickly allowed members to say a few things. Nino talked about seeing Oh-chan in a dream, and made him repeat his “Fish are good, but I also want to fish you” line ~ Jun and Aiba made comments as well, and then… Sho-chan said he had announcements to make, so everyone got excited right away and screaaaamed !
They announced Arafes for September 21st and 22nd at 5:30 pm, and this time we’ll be able to vote for ten songs in each category, that was such a great news =D (I remember having a headache last year picking only three songs in each category lol) The voting period will be longer as well, which is also cool ^^
Next, they announced a new album ! Title still undecided, but they’re gonna release something in a few months ~
Then, after these two news already… They announced a dome tour, and the dates appeared on screen ! ^w^ Was so surprised we got them so early Oo But hey, won’t complain, Johnny’s made us wait so long for the Waku Waku announcement that having dates earlier can’t hurt… The tour starts in Nagoya on November 8th, 9th and 10th, then it’s Sapporo on the 15th, 16th, 17th, Osaka on the 22nd, 23rd, 24th, Tokyo on December 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and Fukuoka on the 20th, 21st, 22nd.
Finally, they sang Furusato. Nino’s voice trembled a bit near the end. Also, when the songs ends Sho always bows deeply and for quite a long time, it always lefts an impression on me. They rode the hanamichi, and near gate 25, Jun made a comment again to Nino about uchiwas wishing him happy birthday. During the last comments, Jun asked us to keep our letters preciously, and did a kime pose with his arm. As for Sho, he told us a few times : We’ll see each other again in Kokuritsu !
It ended a bit before 8, so it was slightly longer than the two previous shows.
Have to admit, I left the dome with mixed feelings because I was expecting Nino’s birthday… And I know I wasn’t the only one TTT_TTT
But well, in any case, I’ll come back in two weeks for Osaka !
Notes :
-I was listening to Japanese, taking notes in French/English/Japanese (but mostly French), and wrote this report in English, so please be indulgent on any mistake, whether content-wise or language-wise >_< My Japanese is still intermediate so I'm pretty sure there are mistakes here and there...
-Thanks a lot to yarukizero and boblemon for their reports, I could check if I didn't misunderstand something thanks to them ^w^ And really, writing a report is such a time-consuming and tiring task that in any case, they deserve a million thanks !
I got in at 3:05pm, checked my seat and then took my time to walk the whole dome circumference, to look more closely at the stage and the portraits ~
As for the drawings on the floor, the summer drawing had children playing on the right, a hill covered with sunflowers on the middle part and fireworks on the left. For the two autumn drawings, the colors were warm. In the first drawing there were hills, a setting sun, and children playing on the right. The second drawing was very similar, and on the left two rabbits were watching the sunset (with mochi piled up on their left ? Well, something round and white anyway). There was also something looking like sugar cane flowers on the very left. Finally, for the winter drawing, on the right after the snowflakes and fir trees, children were snowboarding.
Concerning the directors’ portraits, everyone wore suits except Aiba, but I’ll come to that part just afterwards x) Nino was first, he had his hair pulled back behind, wore big black glasses, and had wrinkles on his forehead and between his eyebrows. He was the 23rd school director. Ohno was almost bald, except for a few brown hairs on the side. He was the 26th school director. Jun had gray hair pulled on his left, and his moustache curved at its end x) He reminded me of a English nobleman from a few centuries ago lol He had wrinkles on his forehead, and the demarcation between his skin and his forehead skin was unmistakable, his real skin being fairer. The poor Photoshop work made me laugh XD (I guess they did it in a hurry a few years ago haha) Jun was the 28th school director. Sho had his gray hair pulled on his right, his glasses had black rimes only in the upper part, and had a small rectangular moustache. He was the 37th school director. And lastly, Aiba, by far the best portrait XDD From afar I had only noticed his curled brown hair and his white glasses, so it reminded me a bit of a mad scientist. And then, as I was under the portraits, I noticed his clothes… He wore a grand-mother’s outfit XDDDD Think the kind Queen Elizabeth II would wear x) His jacket was white (well, the portraits are mostly in black and white anyway), had a big collar and the buttons were oval with a gilded frame. Kudos to the staff for that HAHA He was the 43rd school director.
I found something explaining the school director numbers on Twitter, so for those interested ^^ Credits to @pop_nnmy.
2011 => 2012 => 2013
Birthday => Last name kanji strikes => Full name kanji strikes
Ohno 26, 14, 26
Sho 25, 25, 37
Aiba 24, 21, 43
Nino 17, 12, 23
Jun 30, 13, 28
Now back to the report ~
Around 4:30pm, staff came with lots of cameras in first base then a while later in third base, so I figured out magazines and TV stations were there tonight.
Just like this morning, I noticed it was always the same section that had the most empty seats (which got filled afterwards) before the event started. Maybe the checks are more thorough on that side ?
It started at 5:01pm ~
For the introduction video, after his transformation Jun is arms and legs spread, Sho crossed his arms and also had his legs spread, Aiba had an adorable pose : right leg spread, right arm blowing something, left arm spread high behind him ; overall, it reminded me of a clown, and with his Waku Waku Gakkou glasses, Aiba really was cute <3 As for Oh-chan, his arms were like Nino (right arm bent upwards, fist up, and with his left arm forming a regular angle) and his right leg bent inwards, he was cute as well ~
When they appeared onscreen, they had again a dorky pose >w<
At some point, I think when they had already arrived on center stage, Jun made a kime pose, right arm bent with his fist close to his left shoulder.
When Sho asked for Oh-chan’s “Waku Waku Gakkou kaikou shimasu” (The exciting school is starting), he said “oooonegai shimasu”, to which Ohno replied “wakariiiimashita” x) Then for Sho’s “cool” moment (about supporting us students), I felt that near the end of his sentence he had a moment of hesitation, because he wasn’t sure if Jun was gonna butt in again or not hahaha But Sho did his kime pose and Jun joined him right afterwards, Sakumoto was so cute !
When asking us to take notes, Oh-chan mentioned that we may have an exam lol
For the noticing things corner (by the way, I find it really funny that they imitated the cicadas’ voice last year in Osaka hahaha), Sho said his usual challenge sentence (if we accept their challenge) while pointing towards the camera, but it didn’t have the desired cool effect and made us laugh XD
This time, it was a “pretty easy” thing to notice ~ Near the goods stands, there’s a big screen displaying ads, and one of them involves Power Rangers. At the end of this ad, there’s a Power Ranger (red if I remember correctly) holding something with someone, and an address written below (to win the good I guess). And this someone was Aiba-chan ! Have to admit, he wasn’t shown in a small part of the screen or anything, so if one was watching at that time, it was impossible to miss Aiba-chan x) And indeed, even if the first two diffusions didn’t spark off any reaction, people noticed it the third time, and by the fourth fans were waiting in front of the screen with their mobiles to take pictures XD Some people even noticed it from the stairs leading to gates 32, 33 and 41 ~ As for me, I was in this area at that time, and there had been loud screams around 2:40pm, so I understood it had something to do with the noticing things corner. But I thought people were looking at the “umbrella attraction” (as I like to call it lol) behind the screen instead, and thought Oh-chan had ridden it.
In any case, this experience was proven more successful than the previous two others ~
Nino’s lesson ~
The fairy lights on the floor light up during the introduction video, and they’re jerky when the member’s image appears on screen.
At the beginning of the lesson, Aiba drank water and got scolded by Ninomiya-sensei x)
As for guesses about Nino’s lesson theme concerning something we do everyday, Sho’s one was eating, Aiba speaking, Jun wearing clothes, and Oh-chan suggested going to the toilets lol Nino noticed that Ohno didn’t look at him in the eyes while saying it x)
Also, members were laughing calling Nino “suya suya sensei” ~
Tonight, it was about Jun’s dream ! As for the picture on the screen : Jun running while looking back then ahead (with drops above his head), chased by a gangster pointing a gun at him. He often dreams of being chased by a stranger, things even get dangerous for him, but he wakes up before anything happens. He dreams of his teeth falling as well.
A professional analysis of the chasing dream (completely random but the music used during the reading is Gymnopédie n°1, Erik Satie) : it means Jun wants a change in his life, and it also means he has a strong mental. As for the teeth dream, it denotes worries about his health, or it could be simple stress. It often happens to people who can’t make mistakes with their speeches, like announcers, and Jun added that it’s true he has this dream if he was learning his lines just a bit earlier. Then Sho asked if he had already dreamt of being chased while his teeth fall out, making hand gestures (basically hands a bit like claws going from his mouth towards his ears) to illustrate it XD
Then Nino said “shitsurei shimasu” and called the suya suya set out ~
A double bed with brown sheets (technically, the blanket was brown and the sheets were in a slightly greyish brown) appeared on stage. On it, there were pajamas and a white curved body pillow. The pajamas, grey with brown stripes, were loose pants and a loose three-fourth sleeves tshirt and he had gotten them as a present in Yamanashi prefecture.
Afterwards Nino asked Jun questioned on his sleeping habits, and Jun actually has one more layer above his mattress, because he was told by a friend it was better for his body to sleep on. Then before entering his bed, Jun said “Oyasumi nasai. Sumimasen” and climbed in it. His big blanket seemed soooo nice, the puffy kind you can’t help feeling confy into. When asked about his pillow, Jun said he sometimes slept hugging it >w<
At first, he laid on his back, but at some point he switched to laying on his stomach and hugged his pillow (actually, towels turned into a pillow and being in the same place as a normal pillow) while doing it. Of course, we screamed because of the cuteness, and Jun obliged us by being even cuter : he put his right fist under his chin and smiled at us. Of course, more screaming haha (Nino took the opportunity to drink a bit x)) Then he told us he also sleeps on his side (right in this case), and when he demonstrated it, he was completely hugging the body pillow. Gosh, the cuteness (yeah, I’m biaised lol).
Besides, as a random detail, he was on the right side of the bed ~
Next they talked about his alarm, and he uses his cellphone with songs like Sakamoto Kyu’s Ue wo muite arukou (best known as Sukiyaki abroad) or Beach Boys’ Wouldn’t it be nice (suteki ja nai ka for the Japanese version).
Then the points talk came x) Sho mentioned “This student, Oh… *feigns trying remembering* Ohno-san”, saying he had had a really bad score haha From Jun’s point of view, he thought his habits fine, and didn’t think he was doing something bad. Nino reminded him he was the one deciding that lol And then… Jun got 100 points ! He was really surprised he had got a perfect score ~ But Sho butted in, saying they had wanted to see him fall x) Thus, the stage started rising hahaha Jun was repeating things like “If I’m gonna fall, then tell me the score’s meaning !” (“Point no imi oshiete !”), and Nino told us we had to shout “omedetou” (congratulations) to Jun during his slide x)
When sliding, Jun was yelling “yabai” and “ahh”, clutching his blanket and the bed XD The blanket also lift a bit up because of the wind. Arrived before gate 22, we screamed for him of course, and he quickly went on his knees, telling members he had found it exciting x) Then he got back on stage, and I think I saw him taking slippers from the bed, but it may have been a staff handling it to him as well. Then we got a professional opinion on Jun’s sleeping habits, explaining why he had got 100 points. Jun also mentioned that for his alarm, he doesn’t hear the intro part but wakes up when the singing starts.
Next, Nino announced the results of Sho’s beach date from yesterday ~ Sho : “Ojamashitemasu” (Sorry for intruding) lol
A 9 year old girl dreamt of swimming with Sho, but he drowned XDD Sho complained right away, saying he had learn how to swim at 3 hahaha Nino and Jun went to save Sho, but met a dolphin halfway and went somewhere with it LOL
There was also a dream where Sho proposed to go swimming, but again, he drowned hahaha Sho, outraged, repeated he learnt swimming at 3 x)
Another dream happened in a seafood restaurant. The girl couldn’t choose her dish, so Sho picked it out for her.
Lastly, a girl had dreamt of Aiba eating an asparagus, and complained she had wanted to have a beach date with Sho XDD
Then, for tonight’s dream ! Oh-chan was chosen and went before the sea panel, the same as Sho ~ His props were different though : a sleeveless kaki down jacket and a fishing rod with a red fish at its end x) Fishing date tonight ~ When we had to scent the card while looking at Oh-chan, some background music was played with seagulls’ cries, and Ohno feigned protecting his fish from the seagulls hahaha When Nino asked him for last words before closing this corner, Ohno told us : “Fish are good, but I also want to fish you” (Sakana wa ii kedo, kimi mo tsuritai) while pointing towards the camera, and that made us scream x) Members asked for a second take, this time filming his whole body, and we soon understood why : while saying that, Oh-chan bent his right leg inwards, that made the whole pose so cheesy XDD
Next lesson, Sho ! ^w^
When he said his lesson would be about money, Nino thanked him twice haha Also, when Sho mentioned the money classes in the US and UK, Nino said it was indeed important XD
Again, when Sho announced the quiz, he shouted “quuuuuuuuuuiz” ~
The first question was comparing a volley ball and a basket ball. Ohno made a funny face, his nose turned-up and upper teeth out x) All members chose A. Jun explained why first, saying the sewing involved for a volley ball was more important than for a basket ball, and then Aiba mentioned he had already bought a basket ball. Then he got confused, because a volley ball is light (Sho : So it’s cheaper because it’s lighter ?), while a basket ball is big so delicate… He wasn’t making much sense and the members picked on him lol Nino : “Can you not participate this time please ?” XD
Sho announced that the volley ball cost 3800 yen, so Aiba, who remembered having bought a 10,000 yen basket ball, chose his answer for B. And… The basket ball price ended up being 3500 yen HAHA Aiba’s comment : “Times have changed” XD As for the price explanation, Jun was right about it being related to the more numerous panels on the volley ball.
Second question : climbing bars against soccer goals (the price was for a pair). Everyone chose the climbing bars, Nino explaining it most likely takes a lot of time to make for safety purposes, because even if ten people climb on it, it’s fine. Ohno added that the bars can’t be slippery either, and Jun and Aiba also gave their thoughts. In the end, the climbing bars cost 360,000 yen, Aiba guessed 200,000 yen for the soccer goals, but they cost 350,000 yen. The climbing bars are indeed pricey for safety purposes and they’re handmade. During the explanation, don’t remember why but Sho-chan imitated climing a pole and it made us laugh.
Then on to the 円/clap part and the video. Jun drank during it, like Sho had during Nino’s lesson before. They actually drink quite a lot during the event, they just take care we won’t notice it much.
Sho thanked us for our attention (goseichou arigatou gozaimashita) and introduced the next teacher ~
Aiba’s lesson !
Aiba asked them if they were hungry, and after introducing the vegetables members picked on Aiba on the meaning of “vegetables approved by Aiba” x)
When asked what they’d like to eat, Sho said corn, Nino cabbage, Jun tomatoes, Ohno lettuce, then Sho and Nino repeated their choices and Aiba announced today’s dish : yaki curry ! (Baked curry) Nino was chosen as his assistant, and gosh, during the whole corner, Aimiya was so cute >w< People were saying “kawaii !” regularly as well ~
When Nino came to Aiba’s side, Jun pointed out they had similar shirts, except for their stains color (which obviously were their member color). The cuteness started from that and never stopped x)
In the beginning Nino said an “itterashai”, but don’t remember in which occasion… Maybe when he went over to Aiba’s side ?
As for the ingredients : asparagus, potatoes, pumpkin, tomatoes, cheese, and something curry-related. Aiba told Nino to wash the potatoes and Nino wanted to wash his hands first, but Aiba told him to wash the potatoes first lol Guess he was being careful about time ~
At some point, smoke came from the frying pan, which made Nino say a simple “sensei” and Aiba turned the fire off. Then, when Aiba said “wrap shimasu” (I’m wrapping it), Sho gave us a “yeah yeah” XD
Aiba changed his plate for an already warm one in the microwave, and started using the frying pan. He was about to pour oil in it when Nino asked him how much oil should be poured ; Aiba’s answer : one second XD Then Aiba asked Nino to explain how to cut an asparagus, which was demonstrated in yesterday’s lesson. Nino complained a bit he hadn’t been taught how to do that, but Aiba told him he had seen it yesterday so he should be fine x) Thus Nino started his explanation, but Aiba couldn’t help making comments, which resulted in a Nino asking Aiba to keep quiet hahaha The other members were laughing at the switching of teacher-assistant positions ~
When Nino cut his asparagus, the small part flew over near Sho XD He picked it up and brought it over to them. And as a random comment, Nino’s t-shirt is grey under his white and yellow shirt.
During the cooking, Aiba admitted he hadn’t been cooking lately, and that didn’t surprise me lol
Then after some time Nino asked if the vegetables in the frying pan weren’t burnt, so Aiba added “one second” of oil, which made us laugh of course XD Sho asked us not to do the same at home lol
In the frying pan, potatoes and pumpkin were on the right, asparagus in the middle and tomatoes on the left. Aiba poured curry on it, and it bubbled instantly. Nino noticed we hadn’t made an “ohhh” at the action, so we did one right away x)
Again, Nino made a comment about the smoke being too heavy, they both laugh and Aiba reduced the fire. Sorry I’m repeating myself but Aimiya really was cute >w< Both of them cooking is so funny to watch x)
Finally, Aiba told us to put “three seconds” of cheese on the curry, and ending up pouring the whole bowl lol Members picked on him of course !
Nino started serving rice in bowls, and they had three stripes made of sequins lol (I was like “Concert costumes aren’t sparkly enough, staff also had to add sequins on plates ?” XD)
They started eating, saying it tasted good, and there was again a small talk about the “seconds proportions”. At some point, Jun had some problems with his cheese because it didn’t cut off at all, so he had to roll up his spoon several times. Jun and Sho (at least) were also pushing off their mics while eating. Ohno made a “it’s too hot !” face after having a bite.
Afterwards Aiba introduced the main dish, and Nino had a dubious face while eating an asparagus.
By the way during the cooking, I had mothers around me, and their comments were so funny to hear while watching Aiba cooking x) Like “you should do it like that”, “isn’t it ready ?”, “ahh this is not good (after something was poured)”, stuff like that hahaha
We got the video, and when disappearing under the stage, Nino walked like Yoshimoto-sensei and Oh-chan a bit as well x)
Also, the first location in the video is in Nagano-ken, and the second one near Kyushu.
Everyone reappeared a bit before the end of the video, and Jun asked for a confirmation from Aiba : vegetables which main parts are roots are best harvest at the new moon, and vegetables which main parts are leaves at the full moon. Sho’s comment : “Since it’s the full moon period, let’s buy lettuce !” lol He was saying it as something one could possibly say in a given situation, not because it was the full moon, and of course he wanted to make us laugh.
Next, Jun’s lesson ~
During the introduction video, the fairy lights on the floor lit up with the member color.
Jun made again a comment about how we felt time has past up until now, and it was 6:39 pm.
When Jun announced the one minute running, members grimaced : Sho was saying “kuuuuuu”, Nino was sulking, and Ohno didn’t have an happy face either lol The moment Jun said one of them didn’t have to run at full force, Nino immediately lifted his head and looked at Jun, suddenly very interested lol
After a janken, the order was Aiba, Sho, Nino and Ohno. Aiba and Sho picked a ball and shoved it to the camera while shouting “kore da !” (This is it !”), but soon lamented at their white ball XD Then Nino picked the gold one, and of course, he was so proud ! x) Ohno grimaced at the same moment haha
They got down the stage to the starting line, and Sho-chan walked like Yoshimoto-sensei ~ On the starting line, the order was Nino, Sho, Aiba and Ohno. Sho-chan stretched his torso a bit, and this time, Nino properly bent down like other members. Jun tricked them with a false start again (he didn’t use the gun he had in his right hand), and of course members complained because they had started running for real, Nino included.
Members’ order during the race : Aiba, Sho, Ohno, Nino. Nino gave up running pretty quickly lol He even fell down after running/walking around half of the dome, but it was more from his will rather than an accident x) Also, the fairy lights on the floor were lit up during the race.
After a minute, Nino was still at the same place (yeah, after falling he just more or less stayed there XD), Aiba had run one and a third of the dome, Sho about one and a quarter and Ohno had just run a full lap. By the way, Sho had outrun Aiba around three quarters of the dome, but Aiba had outrun him again pretty quickly.
When they could stop, Aiba, Sho and Ohno fell on the floor, and Oh-chan’s face really was like he had just died haha Sho blurted out a “chikishou” (damn it) as well lol On the contrary, Nino was standing, completely fine x)
While going back on stage, Aiba and Sho waved at the audience, while Ohno was walking slowly, going up the stairs bending down like it was something really, really exhausting.
Back to their desks, Nino took notes, and Sho threw a water bottle to Aiba. Then Sho went to Nino’s desk to take something, Nino handed it over so Sho replied “thank you” (in English) ; he had talked in a small voice not to be heard, but his mic got it anyway. Then a few seconds later, Nino threw a water bottle at Sho sitting behind him, and since the audience had been paying more and more attention to the whole thing (instead of listening to Jun’s explanation), we screamed at that time. Jun had an unhappy face XD The cameras showed Sho drinking, Aiba wiping his sweat, and finally Jun commenting “We’re in the middle of classes right now !” lol
Jun got to properly explain his letter which was coming next, but at some point during the explanation, the camera showed us Oh-chan’s still very tired face ; that made the dome laugh x)
Nino proposed himself again to read Jun’s letter (“boku wa yomimasu”), invoking he was known in Arashi for being the person to do the nasty things others don’t want to do lol
During the reading, at the health part, there’s something along the lines of “karada wa tabun daijoubu” (your body/health is probably okay), and Nino tripped a bit on the “tabun”.
After the reading, Jun said like this morning that it was a strange feeling, and he felt a bit embarrassed as well, but was still happy. Meanwhile, we got again a glimpse of Oh-chan’s face, and it was still dead XD
Afterwards someone got chosen in the audience to read her letter, and this time it was first base, raw 40, seat 247. Her name was Haruka, 18 years old, from Saitama, and she hadn’t found a dream yet.
Then Jun gave us homework, to do our best to realize our letter’s contents.
Even after all that, when the camera showed Ohno, he still had a tired face XD That would make us laugh everytime x)
Jun announced it’d be Sho doing the video letter tonight, and at the mention of his name, Sho put his hand on top of his head vertically, palm facing forward lol Then he had a small panic moment, “Dou shiyou ? Maji ka ? Maji da” (What should I do ? Is that for real ? It is), and we laughed at his conversation with himself x) Jun asked him if he was ready (“junbi ii ?”), and Sho started : “Yahooo. (laughs) Me of 2023, konnichiwa. It’s the me of 2013 (2023 no ore, konnichiwa. 2013 no ore desu).” He mentioned being in Tokyo Dome right now, and the dome is filled with lots and lots of people (Jun filmed the audience in a circular movement). He talked about his wish to come back here and see his letter here. Even if the place ends up being different, he wants to be with the members. Then he stammered a bit but quickly got a hold of his speech again.
His dream : wear with the members a transparent red chanchanko (padded sleeveless kimono jacket) HAHAHA (Claps and screams from us) The members were filmed at that time, and of course they made big gestures with their arms x)
Sho also commented : “You noticed it. Watakushi (very polite form of “I”) talk alone too much” XDD
He concluded reiterating his wish to see this video in the dome with everyone ten years later, added “mae wo muki, ue wo muki” (face forward, face upwards), and said a “bye” while raising his right hand.
Sho’s letter was the most serious of the three we had up until now, but despite the seriousness it still had funny parts, so I found it really good ^^ The members were surprised because it was the first time they had heard of Sho’s “dream” XDD
Last, Oh-chan’s lesson ~
Ohno asked members what “nakama” made them think of, and Nino replied sports, Jun tomodachi (friends), Aiba members, Sho Arashi, which Ohno repeated. He asked them why they thought Arashi members are good friends, and on to the two videos ~
For the VS Arashi one, Jun mentioned it had been taken at seven in the morning, so it didn’t help him having a more controlled reaction lol And for the personality traits one, Jun commented at “Arigatou, dokodemo nugu” (Thank you, undress anywhere) that saying thank you is strange XD (Arigatou tte, okashii deshou !)
By the way, I find it pretty amazing they can still react that well (laughing hard and stuff) to something they must know perfectly well already. So many years in the entertainment industry and regularly appearing in TV shows sure must have helped a lot…
After the videos, Sho commented that despite everything else, there was still a good talk in the videos, the meeting by coincidence which could actually be fate. =) Then they talked about Sho without Sho, his tank tops being the conversation topic. At some point he countered that he couldn’t possibly always be wearing tank tops, and while saying that, he was undressing himself… And feigned surprise at founding he was wearing a tank top lol His conclusion : “I do love tank tops !” (Yappari watakushi tank top daisuki) XD
Ohno also defended his personality traits choices, invoking that Nino’s kimegao isn’t even something he was asked to do by the jimusho, and for Aiba, it’s something natural. Then the topic came down to Ohno’s personality trait : Nino answered sleeping, Jun fishing x)
Afterwards the conversation landed on Aiba’s personality and his onee reaction in the VS Arashi video. To prove the onee point, Sho mentioned Aiba’s portrait, in which Aiba wears women clothes XDD Aiba said when he entered he was the most surprised to see that, and that it was the staff’s fault x)
Next corner, in which we participated ~ Bloc A started clapping to the beat before Oh-chan had explained what to do lol So yeah, the audience isn’t exactly different everytime x) When Jun was given the snap part (my section again x)), he smirked and did a lot of snaps towards us, in a rolling movement ~ Sho warned his section again not to start too strongly right away since they’re doing it the longest, and when it was about to start, Nino pointed his two indexes towards the camera.
After we did it, Sho said Nino’s side had been perfect, and Aiba commented his section had also done well. We clapped for them ~
All five lessons had come to an end, and Sho, being the MC, quickly allowed members to say a few things. Nino talked about seeing Oh-chan in a dream, and made him repeat his “Fish are good, but I also want to fish you” line ~ Jun and Aiba made comments as well, and then… Sho-chan said he had announcements to make, so everyone got excited right away and screaaaamed !
They announced Arafes for September 21st and 22nd at 5:30 pm, and this time we’ll be able to vote for ten songs in each category, that was such a great news =D (I remember having a headache last year picking only three songs in each category lol) The voting period will be longer as well, which is also cool ^^
Next, they announced a new album ! Title still undecided, but they’re gonna release something in a few months ~
Then, after these two news already… They announced a dome tour, and the dates appeared on screen ! ^w^ Was so surprised we got them so early Oo But hey, won’t complain, Johnny’s made us wait so long for the Waku Waku announcement that having dates earlier can’t hurt… The tour starts in Nagoya on November 8th, 9th and 10th, then it’s Sapporo on the 15th, 16th, 17th, Osaka on the 22nd, 23rd, 24th, Tokyo on December 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and Fukuoka on the 20th, 21st, 22nd.
Finally, they sang Furusato. Nino’s voice trembled a bit near the end. Also, when the songs ends Sho always bows deeply and for quite a long time, it always lefts an impression on me. They rode the hanamichi, and near gate 25, Jun made a comment again to Nino about uchiwas wishing him happy birthday. During the last comments, Jun asked us to keep our letters preciously, and did a kime pose with his arm. As for Sho, he told us a few times : We’ll see each other again in Kokuritsu !
It ended a bit before 8, so it was slightly longer than the two previous shows.
Have to admit, I left the dome with mixed feelings because I was expecting Nino’s birthday… And I know I wasn’t the only one TTT_TTT
But well, in any case, I’ll come back in two weeks for Osaka !