You gotta love Arashi

Yo minna! So we gonna talk a bit about Arashi. Everybody loves Arashi! The band was formed in 1999 and right now they break record after record!

Origin: Tokyo, Japan

Genres: pop, R&B, hip-hop, rock

Years active: 1999 – present

Website:http://www.j-storm.co.jp/arashi/

Members: Matsumoto Jun, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, Satoshi Ohno, Sakurai Sho

As you know, on March 3rd, Arashi released the song “Troublemaker”, the theme song for the dorama Tokujo Kabachi starring Sakurai Sho. On the day of the single’s release, it debuted at number-one the Oricon daily singles chart by selling about 232.000 copies. On the Oricon weekly singles chart, the single debuted at number-one and sold about 542.000 copies, making Arashi the first group to have their weekly singles sales exceed 500.000 for two consecutive years since B’z in 2001. Aaaaaaaaaannnnndddd i’m addicted to it. So let’s hear it and sing it!

Arashi – Troublemaker / lyrics

Iro toridori no masuku kabutte
Itsuwari no kyara wo enji kitte
Boku wa hitoguchi kajitsu kajitte
Warukunaitteka iin ja nai

Terebi rajio no noizu yabutte
Kimi no egao yake ni mabushikute
Nayami no tane wa dokoka e tonda
Akkerakande iin ja nai

Are you ready kanpeki nante nai
Sweet sweet saidaikyuu no soul
Do it do it tanjun na kurai
Hajikero Movin’ now! Movin’ now!

Are you ready sainan datte mo
Sweet sweet sou let’s go no sain
Do it do it zuzushii kurai
Mae muke Movin’ now! Movin’ now!

Wasurekaketa yume wo megutte
Nakushikaketeta ai wo sagashite
Kimi no namida mou iranai sa
Mou osoi nante koto wa nai

Uzou muzou no uwasa megutte
Kaze ga niwaka ni machi wo samashita
Koko wa egao de furezu kawashite
Akkerakande iin ja nai

Are you ready kangaechuu wa nai
Sweet sweet senzai ichiguu no chansu
Do it do it te ni iretan nara
Kakenuke Shake it now! Shake it now!

Are you ready seikouhou wa nai
Sweet sweet kono shunkan no jyu-su
Do it do it nomi hoshitan nara
Tsuranuke Shake it now! Shake it now!

Kagayaki wo himeta ha-to bi-to
Kizande yuku no sa
Dare ni mo yuzurenai (mune no oku ni wa)

Hikari ga aru yo
Sanzan na hi mo (sanzan na hi mo)
Saikoukyuu no sumairu (saikoukyuu no sumairu)
Zuzushii kurai

Hajikero Movin’ now! Movin’ now!

Are you ready kanpeki nante nai
Sweet sweet saidaikyuu no soul
Do it do it tanjun na kurai
Hajikero Movin’ now! Movin’ now!

Are you ready sainan datte mo
Sweet sweet sou let’s go no sain
Do it do it zuzushii kurai
Mae muke Movin’ now! Movin’ now!

Kagayaki wo himeta ha-to bi-to

Arashi – Troublemaker / lyrics translation

Wearing a colourful mask
Portraying a fake character
As I bite a mouthful of fruit
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Defeated by the noise of TV and radio

Your smile is incredibly dazzling
The cause of worry was blown off somewhere
Isn’t it great to keep our minds blank?

Are you ready? There’s no such thing as perfection
Sweet, sweet soul of the ultimate grade
Do it, do it as simple as it is
Make a blast as we’re movin’ now! Movin’ now!

Are you ready? Even when we face disasters
It’s a sweet, sweet sign of “yes, let’s go”
Do it, do it without feeling ashamed
Go forward as we’re movin’ now! Movin’ now!

Circulate the dream which is about to be forgotten
Search for the love which is about to disappear
I don’t want your tears anymore
There’s no such thing as being too late
As the chaotic rumours are being circulated
Suddenly the winds woke the city up
While we’re exchanging in smiles without even waving here

Isn’t it great to keep our minds blank?

Are you ready? It’s not something merely in consideration
This chance which comes once in a lifetime
Do it, do it when you can get a grasp of it
Keep running and shake it now! Shake it now!

Are you ready? There’s no secret to success
The sweet, sweet juice of this moment
Do it, do it if you drank it all up
You can break through and shake it now! Shake it now!

The heartbeat hiding its beam
Is being carved
Not entrusting it to anyone else (behind the heart)

There’s a light indeed
Even in disastrous days (even in disastrous days)
The best of smiles (the best of smiles)
Without being ashamed
Make a blast as we’re movin’ now! Movin’ now!

Are you ready? There’s no such thing as perfection
Sweet, sweet soul of the ultimate grade
Do it, do it as simple as it is
Make a blast as we’re movin’ now! Movin’ now!

Are you ready? Even when we face disasters
It’s a sweet, sweet sign of “yes, let’s go”
Do it, do it without feeling ashamed
Go forward as we’re movin’ now! Movin’ now!

The heartbeat hiding its beam

Jaa ne!

J-news Friday!

Yo minna! The time has come for another round of J-news Friday! I actually like this section as well as the cosplay one… I still have to find a day for reviews tho. I’ll figure something out.

Anywayz, let’s get started!

• Last week i wrote about the accusations towards Nick Simmons and Publisher Radical Comics. They’re being accused that thei manga series “Incarnate” copies imagery from Tito Kubo’s “Bleach”. Well the public finally has an official answer from 21 year old Nick Simmons. Read the statement and the whole article here.

• OMG OMG OMG!!! You gotta see this! Hello Kitty Nike shoes?? They’re awesome! There are lots of models, many colors and me has to have them! You can see some models and read the whole article here.

• The Japanese celebrated Hinamatsuri (Girl’s Day) on March 3rd. Platforms covered with a red carpet are used to display a set of ornamental dolls (hina-ningyo) representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants and musicians in traditional court dress of the Heian period.  Actually, my Japanese pen-pal told me about this so i will just recommend you read more about Hinamatsuri here and here.

• Tamaki Hiroshi revealing an unknown side of his in an iterview on “alive”. Read the interview and the whole article here.

• Arashi’s new single “Troublemaker” has been released on March  3rd. It is used as the theme song for the j-dorama Tokujo Kabachi where Sakuari Sho is starring. The single is highly evaluated by all members so this may be one of the best pop songs of Arashi ever! Read the whole article here.

• A full trailer has been released for the upcoming movie “A Crowd of Three” starring Matsuda Shota! You can watch the trailer and read the whole article here.

Okeeeey that’s all folks! Hope you enjoyed this week’s news. Another week is gone… Have a great weekend everyone!

Jaa ne!