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Arashi want your postcard art of your Beautiful World

 

Arashi have an announcement on JNet:

www.johnnys-net.jp/j/artists/arashi/bw_info01.html

They are inviting the fans to submit their postcard sketching of what 'Beautiful World' means. ^^

Rough translation of Arashi's message and how to participate information:
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ど～も嵐です。
Hel~lo, this is Arashi.
元気にしてますか？
Are you good?
僕らは元気にしてます。
We're doing fine.
今、僕らはコンサートのリハーサルを始めて、少しずつテンションがあがってきています。
Now, we have started the concert rehearsals. Bit by bit our excitement heightened.

そこで、皆さんも嵐のコンサートに参加しませんか。
So, wouldn't you like to participate in Arashi's concert?
あなたが思う“Beautiful World”を自由に想像して絵に描いて送って下さい。
Please send us an original imaginative drawing of your own thoughts on "Beautiful World".
今回のツアーで使用したいと思っています。
We thought of using them in this tour.

例えば、自分の好きな風景や、もの・笑顔・手・家族など、生命や温かみを感じるもの、その他ユニークなもの、何でもOK♪
For example, your favourite scenery, things/smile/hand/family, life or things which exudes warmth, other unique things, anything is OK♪
僕らと一緒にコンサートを作りましょう！
Let's create the concert together with us!

アルバム発売まであと少し。楽しみにしててね！
The album will be released soon. Please look forward to it yeah!
よろしく～。
Yoroshiku~ Best regards~.

Ohno Satoshi Ninomiya Kazunari
Sakurai Sho Matsumoto Jun (speech bubble: Draw as best you can! The colours are up to you♪)
Aiba Masaki Arashi (speech bubble: Everyone, if you draw, we'd be hap~py!!)

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【テーマ】｢あなたにとっての Beautiful World とは何ですか･･･｣
[Theme] "What is 'Beautiful World" to you?"

【応募締切】7/7(木)必着
[Deadline] Must be received by 7/7 (Thu)

【用紙】10×14.8cmサイズの官製ハガキのみ
※ハガキを複数枚合わせる等、上記サイズ以外の応募はできません。
[Paper] Only the standard (government)-issued 10x14.8cm postcards (kansei hagaki)
※ Only the above size is accepted.

【応募先】〒150-8550（郵便番号のみで届きます）
ファミリークラブ｢わたし、嵐のコンサートに参加したい!!｣係
[Send to] 〒150-8550 (It will be delivered just by writing the postcode)
Address to: Family Club "Watashi, Arashi no consaato ni sankashitai!!" (I want to participate in Arashi's concert!!)

※宛名面に、氏名・会員番号（FC会員のみ）・住所・電話番号を必ずご記入ください。
※ Sender's info, please include all these in your entry: Full name - Membership number (only for FC members) - Address - Phone Number

I think the invitation is open to all since it's on publicly-accessed JNet. ^^

Except they specified the use of "kansei hagaki" - government-issued postcard with the stamp already printed on the card. (...? I just googled ^^;)
I guess it must be the blank postcards issued by the Japan Post only available in Japan? No Word template/e-postcard you can print yourself?
Don't think you can make your own...?

See postcards here:

www.post.japanpost.jp/service/standard/two/type/normal.html

50 yen each (US$0.62).

A bit of reading on postcard sketching in English:
sketching.cc/articles/postcard.html

Not entirely sure of this, so if anyone can shed more light on this, I'd be grateful. Thanks. ^^
(Though I think this is only open to those in Japan. ^^;; But maybe if you have friends/relatives there, you can ask them to glue on your creation on the postcard and send it on your behalf. :P)

Anyway, what a fun idea. It'd be interesting to see how they're going to incorporate the drawings in the tour. ^^

P/S
You can watch an Arashi video message on JNet:

www.johnnys-net.jp/j/jfc_movie_main.html

It's only 1 min 30 secs. I haven't finished watching cause streaming doesn't work well here. -_-*

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Converted cm to inches:
10x14.8cm ~ 4' x 6'

If you're mailing from overseas, I'm not sure if your post office would accept a postcode as sufficient enough for the recipient's address, so just in case,

Family Club
"Watashi, Arashi no consaato ni sankashitai!!"
Shibuya 1-10-10
Miyamasu Tower B1F
Shibuya ku, 150-8550 Tokyo
Japan

ファミリークラブ｢わたし、嵐のコンサートに参加したい!!｣係
〒150-8550
東京都渋谷区渋谷1-10-10　ミヤマスタワーB1F

Map and address on JNet:

www.johnnys-net.jp/j/_ppp/jfc_map.html

Aiba is really testing my resolve not to listen to any of the songs from the new album. ^^;;

I read that he leaked two more songs on his radio. Tooku Made from the JAL CM and his solo song, Jyanakute.

Oh Aiba... Why are you so tempting? ^^;;

Apparently Toma mentioned in is Jweb that he watched the DOME+ DVD with his brother, Sho and some other people. And that Sho appeared in his dream. XD

Whoever have access to Toma's Jweb, please confirm. ^^

Summer is here, Arashi love is blowing in full force~

Arashi Scene DOME+ DVD is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!

Let's talk about the brilliant production that is Scene DOME+ DVD. ^^

First, let me do a shout out to Arashi's choreographers: Tadako and Tsuru.
Mada ue wo was freaking hot~<3
Much love for choreographing that. ^^ After a long wait and building anticipation to watch that performance, honestly, you guys do not disappoint.
That was just W-O-W!!! o_O!!
I can watch it over and over and over again. ^^

Stage producer, Tsuyoshi Yamato, much love to you too. Totally enjoyed the stage settings, transitions, camera work and etc etc. ^^

If you're thinking, 'Well, isn't it enough to watch the Kokuritsu one? They're from the same tour anyway.'
All I can say is, 'Heck NO!'

The atmosphere and presentation are really different from Kokuritsu. It feels much closer and more intimate in the Fukuoka Dome.
Maybe it's because the Concert and DVD Staff are already familiar with the Dome concert production,
or maybe because the Dome is indoor and much smaller in comparison to Kokuritsu,
or maybe because it was their final stop of the tour,
or maybe because it was held in a new season and a new year...

You MUST watch it! Too many scenes to write down to do justice to the DVD.
The encores were so much fun. ^^ Still... as the finale is just~<3

Oh, they included the MC in the concert just as is... Almost.
They took out some parts of the MC which was already shown on Tetsuko no Heya SP when the hostess went behind the scenes of Arashi concert.
Arashi's MC is funny as always. :D

And I haven't even gone to Disc 3 with Arashi's Training Camp, behind the scenes of album jacket shoot and the making of and PV of Mada Minu Sekai He. XD

We really should have more non-Tokyo Dome versions. Can we have Sapporo Dome next time, please? mOm

Anyway, Disc 3 in the LE has all kinds of epic scenes.
One of my favourites is Sho playing Hatenai Sora on the piano. ^^
The other members listening, encouraging and looking affectionately at him~<3
I hope Sho'd be playing piano in the coming tour.
Thank you to Jun and Nino for the push. High five!
Sho was hesitant and unsure when he played, there were mistakes, but that scene was so much love~<3

About Mada minu sekai he...
Well, hello~<3
Choreography is out of this world. XD

Ha...ha... I think the concept for this music video is 'alien' or space explorer.
Just like the song title, heading towards a yet unseen world.
The hairstyles, Aiba's purple contact lenses and the backgrounds used.
I hope Arashi would perform in the black costume on tv someday.
I love Sho's black costume~<3 Bias is obvious. XD

The director and the set were the ones from A.Ra.Shi. Lots of colour and flashing lights.
So a warning here for those who can't stand flashy photography.
Seems like the colour and brightness came back with a vengeance after the much muted palate in their previous PVs. XD

I wonder how the Beautiful World tour would be like.
We also got a short glimpse of the tour meeting in the DVD. When Aiba suggested 'Sketch', I knew it would be awesome. XD
Love love love that song. ^^
Hope they would include that in the set list.

Talking about the DVD could go on and on. There is so much goodies packed into the three discs to flail about. ^o^
Arashi and the entire production team sure know how to treat the fans. ^^
Shame they didn't include Ohno's birthday. Maybe next time? :P

Ah... One scene which made me smile is that of a father and his son in the audience.
The boy on the chair (?) with the dad standing behind him. I wonder if the mother was there as well. So cute. ^^
The white banner revealed with 'Otsukaresama' from the fans and staff was sweet too. So much love, Arashi fandom~<3
How can you not feel the love?

Arashi concerts and DVDs totally spoiled me for anyone else. They were just so freaking good~<3
Watch it and you will understand what I mean. They set the bar high yo. ^^

Anyway, what's your favourite scenes from the DVDs? Highlights? Notable parts? Want to hear from you too. ^_^

Arashi Waku Waku Gakkou @ Tokyo Dome tickets will be available to the public. ^^

Participating ticket agencies listed on JNet will start selling the tickets on Saturday, 18 June 2011 from 10:00 a.m.

Price: 4 000 Yen (~US$50)

I added the websites for reference.

CNプレイガイド ：（初日特電）0570-00-0056
CN Play Guide: cnplayguide.com

ローソンチケット ：（初日特電）0570-00-0013
Lawson Ticket: l-tike.com

イープラス ：（初日特電）0570-06-9930
E Plus: eplus.jp

チケットぴあ ：（初日特電）0570-02-8813
Ticket Pia: t.pia.jp

キョードー東京 ：（初日特電）0570-08-9988
Kyodo Tokyo: kyodotokyo.com

If you're in Japan, it's worth a shot to go to Arashi Waku Waku School. ^^
Good luck!

Jyakuchu Miracle World (the Ohno art documentary) is currently airing on NHK World Premium.
If you can watch Kouhaku, then you can watch this too. ^^

So Aiba leaked 'Mada minu sekai e' on his radio show. ^^
We can always count on Aiba for first previews. :D

I'm determined to hold off til the Dome+ DVD comes out.in less than 2 weeks. ^^

Both GANTZ films in New York, July 2011 ^^

If you guys are in New York in the first two weeks of July, you are in for a double treat. ^^

The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) will be held July 1st ~ July 14th, 2011.

GANTZ and GANTZ 2: Perfect Answer are included in the line up. ^^
More importantly, the movies will be screened WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES!!!! ^o^

Extracts from:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/05/31/2011_new_york_asian_film_fest_lineup_announced/#

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The New York Asian Film Festival is presented in association with the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Japan Society’s Japan Cuts: Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema.

Tickets are on sale both at the box office and on-line. Discounts are available for Film Society members.
 
Screenings will be held at the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater (located at 165 West 65th Street, between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway) and Japan Society (333 East 47th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues).

GANTZ (2011, 110min) – New York Premiere
Director: Shinsuke Sato
Country: Japan
Based on Japan’s existential sci fi action manga, GANTZ follows two teens who, after trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth.
The cast includes Ken’ichi Matsuyama, Takayuki Yamada, Kanata Hongo, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yuriko Yoshitaka.

Presented with Japan Cuts: Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema, GANTZ will screen in Japanese with English subtitles.
 
GANTZ 2: PERFECT ANSWER (2011, 130min) – North American Premiere
Director: Shinsuke Sato
Country: Japan
The sequel finds the two teens now tasked with the job of fighting the aliens from Planet Black Suit.
Returning cast members include Ken’ichi Matsuyama, Takayuki Yamada, Kanata Hongo, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yuriko Yoshitaka.

Presented with Japan Cuts: Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema, GANTZ 2: PERFECT ANSWER will screen in Japanese with English subtitles.
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You guys are going to have so much fun~ Two films in one go!!! Lucky~<3