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Summer Break Endsss

I shall miss theee!!! TTwTT Today's my last day of freedom before classes start. I'm kind of nervous. I hope I can get in the classes.

Oh it's not Arashi-related at all, but I had so much fun drawing this, I decided to share it anyways.

 

Waterfall copy

It was so hot in my room, I ended up drawing this. It did cool me down though haha. Power of the mindddd. This was also background practice? I rarely draw backgrounds. xP And when I do, it's usually nature. >3> ..I find it a lot easier. XD

Happy 27th Birthday, Matsujun!

To my ichiban...not just in Arashi, but my ultimate ichiban. <3
Happy 27th Birthday!!!!
Thanks for the Junbait, then I would have known Arashi's greatness.
Don't overexert yourself, although it seems you are happy when you work hard. :)

I wish you all the happiness in the world! *cue hashiri dase~ hashiri dase~* xD

 

Junpyon

Super simple. xD;

I had the toughest time thinking of what to draw for your birthday. I had to ask Niki for help. xD
Because of her idea, I was able to think of something from it.
Arashi's birthday present to you, I throw it back to you. XD No matter how embarrassing you think it is, it suits you mighty fine!
WERK IT DISCO BALL!!!
<333

Con goods

*U* I wish I can have most! The bandaids, tote and all the mini uchiwas are my faves. ;w; <3

The tee shirt, I can replicate if I wanted to. XD

For all those going to their con, I hope you all have fun! :D Remember, fancams are love! xD /excited for con reports already

MS Movin' On + Troublemaker

I'm sure by now everyone has gone and seen it. XD I flailed so muuuuuch!!! I loved both performances! Love Movin' On even more than I did! And of course Troublemaker! Their performance was incredibly dorky and super cute! I forgot to mention their outfits. Can never go wrong with suits. *A* <3333333

I awegasm'd. <3

 

嵐、ＳＰメドレー【Ｍステ】

Today :)

was so fun.

Morning started out with a mail from Juju-chan! O: I flailed when I saw the content of the envelop! She really did bring Junpyon to my doorstep!!! My mom's face was O____O" when I started flailing. =3= Thank you so much! I did not expect that at all! He immediately climbed up my wall as soon as he had arrived.

 

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It's on the wall in front of my desk, so I can continually gaze up at his prettiiness. *3* <3 And it's also the wall aross my bed, so I can see it before I sleep and when I wake. Ehehehe~

Then I met up with 2 buddies and had Korean BBQ. :D Can never go wrong with all you can eat. Food is serious business. ^u^ Then went to karaoke for a little bit more than an hour. It was an Arashi marathon! xD From old songs, to new! They're pretty updated--upto My Girl. :') Sang some BB and 2ne1 also~ and some songs from animes. ^u^ Had so much fun! Next time again!!

Sho in Hitachi CM fanart

For Juju-chan, one of my dearest friends. <3 I hope you are enjoying your birthday in Maine! ^______^

Always, always thanks for being there for me. :)

I know you frequent LJ a lot, so I'll post this there soon. XD

 

Hitachi cm sho

I didn't notice the vacuum tube's perspective fail until after I finished errthang. ;__; I was too focused on getting the vacuum look like the one on the cm, I didn't see it ith Sho as a whole. OTZ.

Ehehe~

I'm very excited for Music Station! It's a JE dream collaboration for me! I love Arashi with SMAP, I love Arashi with TOKIO, and together it's just OMGYESSSSSSSS. ;w; <3333

Hmmm, what elseeee. Oh yes, Natsuniji. Watched the first and second subbed eps. Sometimes I get annoyed with Taiga's character, but I do love the dorky side. Ehehe~ It's too early for me to judge the drama, I guess we'll see until I watch more.

Oh yeah Kaibutsu-kun. I loved that drama, it's so cute and funny. But the cliche'd boss fight was just omglol *facepalm* XD

Currently listening to old Arashi songs. :'D Cause I've listened to the new album too many times ehehe~ :P Still lovin' eet.

Drawing a lot. But most usaully ends up unfinished. ^u^; I end up giving up halfway lol.

Hrmmmmm that's all~ :'))))

Oh yeah, lol at butt-hurt people. XD Movin' Onnnnnnn

I waste my time :D

with these unfinished shitties drawings. ^__^;
Posting useless things here again, just cause I'm glad I'm back. ;w;

 

Wipscollection

/passes out

You want the truth?? You can't handle the truth~!

(random title that just popped in my head LOOOOL)
So a bit of misunderstanding. My last post is not targeted to ANYONE. It's just the reviews in general. And my main purpose of the post was to counter all the bad reviews. One, because when I haven't listened to the album yet, I read all the reviews and got very discouraged. The few praises gave me hope for this new album. And I figured, Arashi would want me to pimp out their new album. :') And so I did, to give those who are looking for a more positive feedback. Could I have critiqued it? Yes, I could have, but I purposedfully left out the bad points, since I noticed there were many of those already and therefore, I focused on the good.

I didn't think I'd be the black sheep after trying to save Arashi some face. XD Really? Really guys?

I think true talent lies in the ability to pull off many types of genres, and I believe (IMHO), that Arashi was able to do just that. Although being consistent is totally fine, consistency won't exactly be engraved in the music world for very long. People are always going to crave for new things, and change. If you keep doing the same things, you're playing it the safe way, and how will you grow as an artist? The group is currently experimenting different kinds of styles, and I think that's a great thing. If it doesn't sell, they'll find a way, or go back to old music styles that suit them. But I found that this kind of album appealed to another group, and that's great. I like techno-y music myself, and I wouldn't mind it thrown in there. It's not like EVERYTHING in the album was techno-y and autotuned.

So just for their sake, let's do our best to support them? And I'm sure the fans will be rewarded by another jewel like 5x10. *currently listening to the song* Gah how soothing. <33333

Like I said, this post, and the last aren't meant to offend anyone or start some sort of blog wars (although the thought is a little bit funny *readies the verbal cannons* xD). I'm trying to clear a misunderstanding here, as well as sharing more of my opinions. I'm not forcing you to like the album or anything, I'm simply reiterating on why the album deserves a second chance.

Here's something I drew for you all. :'3 And to make up for the continues wall-of-text XD

A Rant and a Positive Album Review :)

I listened to the Boku no Miteiru Fuukei album, and everything was an eargasm.
Then I caved and read a LOT and I mean A LOT of album reviews on LJ.

And this is what I do NOT get. Well me and Niki. We were basically conversing about this stupid thing the whole time.

Arashi is known for versatile music. They have poppy music, rock-ish music, rap, techie, angst, ballads etc etc. Solos especially. Because it's their own personalities into their solo. And everytime Arashi releases something different, it's like "THIS IS SO NOT LIKE ARASHI! /whine whine" And I even see comments like "They always sound the same! /whine /whine" Yeah Arashi can't please everyone, but this is ridiculous. If you've listened carefully, the singles they have been releasing consecutively actually sounds different from each other. What makes a song Arashi-like anyways? I think it should be Arashi singing their own song, doing their thing and loving it. XD

"If they want to listen to the old stuff, go listen to their older albums! We are in the 2010 people." -Niki

I second that! xD But to each their own I guess.

Now on a more POSITIVE note. Here's a more positive review of the album. Just to counter all the sadness, I'm going to stay on the positive. :') (and I'll uh, skip the previously released singles cause well, we all know them already. :D)

DISC ONE
Movin' On - I love the beats, my head bops to the beat, and of course, vocals are harmonious and yet I can tell who's singing what. I'm very into it. Sakurap is OHHHBBY MORE <3 This whole song got me smiling from ear to ear. :)

Mada Ue Wo - this song is absolutely LOOOOVE. There's not much to say everything about it is eargasm! And I wanna learn the Sakurap here so badlyyyyyyy. BADLLYYYY. I'll end up feeling so beast after rapping it. XD

Refrain - I listened to this many times before the album was released, and ever since then it's been on loop. I see it as an ending of an anime, and it sounds...peaceful, yet bittersweet. And I don't know the lyrics translations yet. xD The chorus is very catchy.

 
T.A.B.O.O. - I hear something about it being Kattun like. Shit, the only similarity with Kattun is the title. XD Kattun has a song called Taboo. Maybe it's cause...it's rockish? Is that what makes it like Kattun? Pfft. And I hear something about Gackt pulling it off better? I'm not sure or remember anymore cause I tried to zone out some of the things that do not make sense to me. Love his Engrish btw. And the song and beats feel like it would be an opening theme to an action-like anime. XD (sorry for anime references I've been back into them nowadays) Can't wait for the perf.

Circus -  Already the beginning interlude caught my attention. Oooh it's kind of dark and mysterious. I like this a lot. The tempo is great. I like how it went from slow and mysterious and the chorus was more powerful and love that it's not shy of beats.

Gift - I'm a sucker for ballads. I feel it focuses on their vocals with the lack of background and loud instruments. The vocals are great, as always. Goosebumps when notes are delivered properly. I gotta say, Ohno really does pwn. But the rest didn't fail to impress either. <3

Come Back to Me - I love the autotune actually. It fits very well, since he's going for a techno-y feel. I actually really love how Jun experiments with his solos. He wants to try everything, and it's amazing. It's better than just staying consistent and predictable. Cause I honestly didn't expect this from him. He  never ceases to amaze me. I can rave to this song. And his Engrish. <3 I thought the Jump Jump Jump Around was Sho for a moment though. XD Until I heard the trails of Jun's voice at the end of Around. XD This solo was sick. :) Definitely excited for the perf. Some bias goes into this probably, but I have really been into the techno-y stuff recently though. Which made me even more herpes when I hear this. 

Magical Song - OMG SO CUTE. XD I love this song. Listening to it makes me feel like puking rainbows as I ride a unicorn in La La Land. Yes, that's a good thing. The song fits his happy and cute personality, and I can only imagine the performance. Especially his outift. *still can't get over his uber cute fashion style for his solos* This song can be seen as a more female-like song. But come on, why do we generalize songs based on gender? I've heard some girl groups sing some pretty thug-ish songs. Why can't it be the other way around?

Let Me Down - The ''ah ahhh ah x2" is pretty damn sexy. This song is seductive like, I feel. I really see Arashi's doing many more kinds of songs, and I'm so proud. Sho's sexy Sakurap. Gaaah, I'm at a loss already. <3 Someone stop these men. Gah so sexy. Love this song. XD

DISC TWO

Don't Stop - This seems so fun to sing, I will definitely try to learn the lyrics to this. This is a more pop-py song, and enjoyable. This makes a good opening song to a drama. xD Niki, or Yugi! Make an opening vid for me to this song!!! *U* Hahaha just kidding. But if you do make it I wouldn't be displeased. >3>;

Shizuka no Yoru ni - OMGGGG. I'm sure everyone is in the same page with me on this one. Hail the sexy vocal-ed and talented leader! m(_ _)m <3 He has such a soothing voice. I always look forward to his solos. I pretty much look forward to everyone's, but you know. I'm a sucker for his vocals. ;w; Nothing much to say on this one, it's a darn good solo. Sincere and modest vocals. He never fails to impress. Augh, I wanna jump this man most especially when he sings dammit.

Mukae ni Iku yo - I like the short beginning interlude. :) It's a song that I bet I can get really into after listening a few more times. Because I really like songs when tempo is first slowed, but the chorus is a bit faster. The instruments...is it a harmonica? I fail at naming 'what's that instrument?' xD hahaha. But whatever it is, I like it a bit. :') 

1992*4##111 - haha little imp confusing us even with the title. What is this? Like... a Jazzy song? And in the beginning...is it Nino scatting? Don't misunderstand my "..." it doesn't mean I hate it, it means I'm unsure. XD Haha this song is cute. Nino is cute. I see him singing this as he is skipping in the streets, swaying a clear umbrella while it's drizzling. It's the image I get. It's a really cute cartoon-y song. xD The playful piano reminds me of Kumori Nochi, Kaisei. :'3

Kagero - From the start, I already really really love the beginning interlude. And pretty much after that, it flowed. Oh oh, this is a song I'd most likely keep playing on loop. Definitely. I love the background, beats, and their voices. It seems like...an ending for an anime. *gets kicked* Okay I'm sorry, but it does! xD I just imagine an anime'd Arashi swooping in from the sky, then a transition to another member running happily across a grassy field, going against the wind in bird's eye view. Sorry, I wanna be an animator okay! *bricked* XD Basically, I like this song. *shuts up*

Summer Splash! - Sakurappppp, you pwn so much!! I wish to master you!!! TTuTT <3 Singing this song will definitely get me tongue twisted haha. It's not like Attack It!, but still something I can't sing aside from the calmer parts and chorus. Song is very summery. I wish this had a PV. Arashi in their swim shorts at the beach...playing beach volleyball...diving in the sand...then later on playing waist-deep in the sea, splashin each other playfully. =///= Dreams do come true, don't they?

And there's my thoughts and opinions on other people's opinions and thoughts about this album. Hahaha. XD 

Here's another person who shares pretty much the same opinion as me:  http://kiwiniki-jas.livejournal.com/41709.html

If you want to read a shorter positive review cause mine was like OMGLOLWALLOFTEXT, I suggest you read hers.