... was during the MC portion of the NEWS Pacific Tour 2007 Concert (which fanboys Sho and Nino attended^^)

Meant to post this on or before Nino's birthday, but now's as good a time as any.

June marks my 1-year as an Arashi fan, so happy anniversary to me.. :)   (even though this concert was from 2007, I only watched it last year)

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Had no idea these even existed.  (Still extremely rare and hard to come by, I'm sure!)

Almost an out-of-body experience re-watching this in HQ after only having watched it in the standard LQ/MQ that's the norm (I think? at least for me those are the only qualities I've seen previously...) for Shukudai.  Wow, just wow. *O*

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Granted, I only watched all of 3-4 minutes of this in the morning...

Commentary #1:
But Nino's face looked extremely red.  Even before he got worked up.  Rough bender the night before? o.O

Commentary #2:
I am really happy to see Aiba looking well-rested and cute as a button, even though I know this was filmed before the Mikeneko Holmes CM...

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Another song that flew under the radar for me.  Until I finally watched the performance of it in the BW DVD several days ago, and has been on repeat since then.  It makes me quite emotional right from the opening solo lines sung by Oh-chan, but I especially tear up at his second solo section. ♥

君と出会ったこと
kimi to deatta koto
the moment we met

離れても忘れない
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*cough* So yes, this would be my 3rd picspam post in a row, re the exact same HnA episode, which btw I haven't even finished watching yet! 8D  But I just can't get enough of Nino, Nino's hands, and Ninoai, so here are a few more screencaps. :D <3

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Apologies, this is both a double and cross-post, but I wanted to see the caps in a larger size. :P

I think I need to just get a tumblr account or something. ^^

Note: Nino is the husband in this scenario. xD

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Nothing substantial, sorry. xD  I haven't even watched this yet. 

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Super short, but under cuts because might be spoilers.
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Finally watched it.  (the last one out of the three?)

Quick thoughts:

• Nino is super hot as hell in that black body suit; photos don't capture it quite as well as seeing him in action
• Shipping NinoxYuriko like crazy, so adorable together
• Did not think I would end up bawling my eyes out

I regret letting fear of scary things and aliens hold me back from ( Read more... )

Newbie question...

On the day of a CD or magazine's official release date, are the items available for purchase in-store, even in countries outside of Japan?

And yes, it is because I very much want today's TV Life, TV Pia, RE Your Eyes and Ohno's An-An (even though that one is not today.. or is it?).

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