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why not share the joy with other fans? ^__^ here i present some scans of Arashi singles.

truth / Kaze no Mukou e ( limited edition, the version with truth PV! )
  

truth / Kaze no mukou e ( RE, this is not the cover though ^^ but you already knew it right? )


Beautiful Days ( LE ) but it's.. i don't know. the quality shouldn't be bad but it looks odd ^__^' sorry.


Everything ( LE )


this order isn't very logical. well, either am i. so here is Believe / Kumori nochi, kaisei ( LE with Believe PV )
 

Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi ( RE as far as i know..   LE ^__^ ) they are so cool. hahah~~
 

enjoy! and please comment if you take some ^__^

there are days when you notice that life is just great! even though it's raining the whole day and it's cold. but i can't help smiling! there are three reasons for that!

first, it's August. i have always hated August. this year August is totally different for me though. why? because of the calendar page~~

 duh !

i don't even need other reasons but still have them.

reason number two. yesterday my dad gave me a box. it was a box of yatsuhashi (sweets of Kyoto. i LOVE them) i had sent in November. i wanted to buy something in Kyoto for my family. i opened the box. half of the yatsuhashi were still there! omg. but not anymore..
was it raw or not, i love yatsuhashi. i still can't believe they didn't eat it.

reason number three. well, i don't regard myself as a very smart person but still i should have known better. 
i didn't have any particular reason but i was just looking around some items in E-bay. Arashi cd's and singles. then i paid attention to 'Happiness'. i noticed the cover was the same as my copy of 'Happiness'. first i thought that it was really funny because usually i saw copies of 'Happiness' with a different kind of cover in stores. then i read the description.. limited edition. WHAT? don't tell me.. so i checked it out on Johnny's net. yeah. i have the limited edition of Happiness.

i had bought Happiness in a small little tiny cd shop in Asakusa (if my memory serves me right..) and i wouldn't have ever thought that shop like that had limited editions of ARASHI!

i'm glad i can share my happiness here<3

   

after three days i have to head back to Finland. i can't believe i have been here for almost ten months. time has never ever gone this fast! i still remember clearly the day we arrived in Tokyo, the huge storm in the first night. i remember the first week, hunting Arashi concert tickets and running around in Harajuku.. and September 6th, the day i will never forget! i saw Arashi. :} i remember all the other fans waving at me and pointing at my Aiba uchiwa. i remember the excitement when i realized the opening song was the first song i ever heard from Arashi. i remember the beginning of  "A.Ra.Shi" and i thought "hey i know this song, what was the title again..?" (i am really big fan of them but THAT stupid. hehe) i remember the storm after the concert, it was like a perfect ending for my stormy day.

then i got to see Chiba many times. i went to Yokohama many times and enjoyed Chinese food WAY TOO MUCH in its Chinatown. i got to see Arashi tv shows every week. i spent way too much money on.. yeah.. everything ;D i got to see GUAM! i came back from Guam on December 27th. then i read on magazine that Masaki spent his New Year's in Guam.. why? 

i got to see the cherry blossoms! and not just around Meguro but in various places. Ueno koen was really impressive! oh yeah, before the cherry blossoms i somehow managed to see Green Fingers at the Aoyama theater. Masaki was SO small! and he was SO good at playing his role. the butai was really really nice.

and i got to spend my 20th birthday here. i received loaaaads of presents, even from people i hadn't met before. how sweet is that? i got to meet many many people from all over the world.

 i got good experience with kids. i have to say it's hard to take care of three kids at the same time if they don't obey you! it's the hardest you know. think carefully if you guys want to have more than two kids.. ^__^ i got to share many things with the family i lived with. i got to see their lives closely and see the kids growing up. and i share lots of memories with the baby.. i swear i will never forget him.

and lastly, i got to see Sho again! ha ha!  he is so cool.

lots of things have happened but i still can't believe it's time to leave.

i will miss Japan more than i have missed anything else. i am sure i will come back here someday but when.. someone tell me?

there are too many things i haven't done or seen yet so that's why i know i'm coming back.

it kind of feels that i'm leaving home.

something really funny happened to me. i am about to go back to Finland soon but still i am lucky enough to get to see one of THEM.

this thing took place on Sunday, June 7th.

i finished my work earlier than usual, so i went to my room and turned on the TV. there was this 4 hour(?) Touch Eco special on Nittele. the show was hosted by Sakurai Sho !
i noticed that there were lots of fans on tv, right behind the studio.

then i decided.

i knew where the Nittele studio is in Shimbashi.

so i headed for the studio to see if i was lucky enough to get a glimpse of my niban ! i wanted to see him SO BAD! one last time. of course the studio area would be crowded but maybe i could see him just for a second!

when i arrived the studio area, yes, it was crowded. lots of fans with uchiwas (i saw Aiba uchiwas too3<3) and Arashi Around Asia '08 bags and towels etc.. there was this huge line going up the escalator so i joined the line. when i reached the upper floor, i noticed that behind the glass there was the studio. the people were sitting backside to the glass (of course) but anyways. i could recognize him since i had just seen him on TV like 30 minutes ago (live ..!)

there he was. 5 meters away from me.

SAKURAI SHO!

after waiting 15 minutes, the MC's came outside from the studio. you can imagine the screaming.. first i didn't realize which one was Sho. but then after seeing a flash light i saw his face! wowwww. it looked so good.

i remember all the fans sighing and laughing when seeing Sho laughing and watching on our way. we were lucky enough to see them standing outside for almost 30 minutes.

after the program ended, Sho waved at the fans :) so nice of him.

he is gorgeous! i am really happy that i got my last chance to see one of my Arashi boys before going back to that freaking cold faraway land.

thank you wonderful world !

ps. pictures were forbidden but.. i couldn't resist. and i accidentally got a picture that has Sho's face and hand in it. actually, this picture has Sho in it too but all you can see is his white shirt hahahahahahah

guess whose car i saw last night on my way back home from language class.

KimuTaku's !

don't forget to watch his new drama, starting tomorrow ^^

AND!

i just got my FC letter from Arashi.

Nino is doing a stageplay and it's here in Tokyo from July 18th until August 11th.

and no news about new album.. STILL!

i have four consecutive days off now so i finally have some time to update my lj.. ^^ i want to post some pics i have taken during this year. is it too late to post Christmas illumination pictures? maybe i'll post them in December hehe!

 the first pic is taken in Enoshima. i went there with my friend to see the ocean and the sun was setting that time! too bad the Sun was behinf the mountains. nevertheless, i think the view was very beautiful. it was such a peaceful place, not so crowded and the sound of the waves was so comforting! 

 Tokyo Dome!! i didn't get inside the hall but i wandered around it and saw many interesting things there, such as Moomin cafe! Moomins are those cartoon characters that are pretty popular in Japan. they come from Finland! yaaaaay~~ i actually went to Tokyo Dome city yesterday too. my friend is a fan of the J-rock band Kra, who was having a small concert outside (it was free). we were late of course, and got to the concert place just when they finished playing.. >___< BUT!!! the band had a small event where they gave stickers to those fans who bought their cd there. so lots of fans were lining to see their big idols. we went right in front of the stage and just stared at the boys..! my friend decided to buy the cd so she went to talk to the boys as well. i was so high-spirited! it was amazing really. i kept smiling at the boys and once in a while the singer Keiyuu looked at me! i swear! he was so SMALL! and CUTE! i think it was great that Kra had an event like that. they belong to the same label as Miyavi, alice nine and the Gazette.. so i guess it's pretty popular. we were luckyyyyyy~~!

      couple of pics from Asakusa! it was very crowded during New Year's (of course !!). my Japanese teacher took me there with her daughter. then we went to a theme park. there was a space shot thingy which i tried. IT WAS SO COOL! i loved it! it didn't last very long but i really enjoyed it. and i saw how huuuuge Tokyo really is! impressive! yaaay~~

what else? pics from the Nihon telebi broadcasting center..? the shows are recorded there i think! i've heard that Arashi no Shukudai-kun is recorded on Wednesdays.. it was Wednesday when i went there so maybe the boys were in the building that time!! :D haha or maybe not.

ONE OF THE INSTRUCTORS WAS IN THAT EPISODE!! omg. i was laughing so much :D do you remember the small old guy with a beard? maybe the guys called him　ａｓ　ｍａｓｔｅｒ？？

ｓｍａｌｌ　ｗｏｒｌｄ　ｉ　ｇｕｅｓｓ．
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if89yMBhJeo

that's him!!!!!!! haha we did those practises today!!!! omg i have touched someone who touched Aiba omg.

btw, this thing really works. i have been giggling all day. i will list laughter yoga as my hobby from now on.
 

so sorry for not updating my lj for a while. but here is something
 

now i post some pics!

i am the luckiest au pair of all ^^ ..

and i know it's late but happy new year for everyone~!! 2009 right? important year i guess! hyde 40 years, me 20 years, Arashi 10 years.. woah.

hahahahahah MatsuJun after a long day? i have to try that :DDDDDDDD

again! it's fun!

let's try it with the members of L'arc~en~Ciel. last time i did it i got 'tetsu - the freshmaker' hahaha so funny

sorry heart_dance i stole this from you. i just needed something to do.

1. Spider the lamb

2. my jacket

3. a stuffed Hard Rock cafe halloween teddybear :D

Three things on your shelf:
1. medicine

2. underwear

3. i don't really have a shelf.. :DDD

sorry i don't know how i mixed this end like this.

have you guys heard Promise by MiCHi? don't you think it's good? or is it just my imagination or do i really like her? :D

hehe luckily my pay day is on 25th.. http://www.larc-en-ciel.com/jp/popup/hxmas08-goods/goods.html :D Hurry Xmas Hurry!

mie kavin siis Chibassa viime sunnuntaina, isanpaivana (kaikki kuvat on siis otettu siella). olipa muuten hyva tapa juhlistaa isanpaivaa. kaytiin soballa (ohutta nuudelia), karaokessa, kierreltiin kaupoissa ja kaytiin kahvilla ja sitten illallisella miun suuuuuren idolin vanhempien ravintolassa. kiinalainen ruoka on kylla nii herkkua! me syotiin kanaa ja sellasta sobaa taas ja sitte jalkkariks oli mansikoita joiden sisalla oli jatskia! tosihyvvvaa mutta kylmaa :D

Chiba on siis junalla semmosen tunnin paassa Tokion Akihabarasta. kysyin kaveriltani etta miten paljon siella asuu ihmisia, se arvioi etta noin miljoona. Chiba on siis paljon pienempi ku Tokio mutta miusta se on tosi kiinnostava paikka. heti kun sinne paasin ja kierreltiin siina juna-aseman ymparilla, miellyin jo siihen paikkaan. tietysti kun siella oli paljon jouluvaloja nii se anto hyvan mielen myos :) siina juna-aseman ymparilla on lahella paljon eri paikkoja, just niinku karaoket tai pelihallit tai Parco -ostoskeskus. siella on siis aika helppo liikkua, mika lisas kylla Chiban pisteita miun silmissa! mie kylla tykkaan Chibasta. haluan pian takas! ^^

ai niin joo, siella kiinalaisessa ravintolassa ku oltiin maksettu nii me saatiin tavata sen miun idolin isa! se oli aika pieni, varmaan miun pituinen n.165cm? miusta aika jannaa koska sen poika on kuitenki melkeen 180cm :DDDD se isukki oli tosi mukava, silla on pian synttarit nii mie annoin sille synttarikortin. sitte annoin sille sellasen kassin missa oli lahja sen pojalle ja se lupas valittaa sen sille! tosi mukava tyyppi ja HIRMU hyva kokki!

something in English too.

Chiba is such a cool place! i liked it a lot. even though it is smaller than Tokyo, it's really interesting. it's easy to move around there, many good places are near the main train station. there were lots of Christmas lights and decorations around the station which gave me a really good impression. i think i had kind of cosy feeling about Chiba. some pics from Chiba! that train picture is taken in Makuharihongo, so are the food and signature pics (which i took at the restaurant)

lol. hahaha i don't know how could i describe this excitement. i am so excited. well.

i love Chiba. it's just so nice place! it feels so cosy and i guess all the Christmas lights there gave me a good impression. i want to go back soon ^^ all the food i ate there.. so delicious. especially at the Aiba restaurant! yummyyyy! 

i met Masaki's dad. i wouldn't regocnized him if i hadn't known he's the cook there. hahhahaha i gave him a birthday card. he is pretty small! maybe Masaki's mom is taller?

i am now a member of the official Arashi fan club.

yeah. i am happy! just a moment!

pahoittelut etten oo aiemmin kerennyt kirjottelee tanne mitaan mutta nytte pistelen taas vahasen kuvia! taalla Tokiossaki alkaa vahan viilenemaan pain. ei oo enaa shortsikeli ^^ ja sitte kuvia kuvia kuvia!
 

taa eka kuva on Megurokawasta, joka on tassa meidan tosi lahella. voi vaan kuvitella milta taa nayttaa sitten kevaalla kirsikankukkien aikaan! vesi ei oo kylla yhtaan puhdasta.. ei siina mitaan kalojakaan ole mutta miusta se on silti kaunis noiden puiden kanssa. siella on tosi mukava kavella ja kuunnella musiikkia!

meilla oli taalla synttarit nii piti ottaa herkuista vahan kuvia ^^ namnam oli hyvaa!!

 

sitte kaytiin Shinjukussa, siella oli tollanen iso flea marketti, kirppari, mista tein kivoja loytoja! yhden vanhan cd-levyn sadalla jenilla (alle euro), Pokemon joulupehmolelu joululahjaksi yhelle noista lapsista + idoleitten valokuvia pilkkahinnalla ^^ kiva paikka!
 

tassa on yksi temppeli (ja sen ymparistoa, tollanen lampi missa oli ihania punasia kaloja!) Shinjukusta, en kylla sen nimea hoksannu edes kattoa mistaan. kuvia vaan rapsin!

viela viimeset kuvat Shinjukusta, siella on paljon vakea ja kauppoja, karaokepaikkoja, elokuvateattereita ja kaikenmoista! ^^ hauska paikka! .. mista tulikin mieleen, kantsii kattoa Get Smart, se on loooistava :D 

valitettavasti en kylla ottanu meidan Halloweenpirskeista kuvia.. mutta hostvanhemmat otti kuitenki. mie pukeuduin vampyyriks! meilla oli tassa sellaset pienet grillijuhlat ja kaikki naapurit oli paikalla. oli vaikka mita herkkuja ja eri maista! oli hauskaa :)

ens viikonloppuna lahden kaymaan CHIBASSA! ja sita seuraavana viikonloppuna reissu Kiotoon! pitaa ottaa siella sitte paljo kuvia. mut tammosta talla kertaa ^^ elkaa paleltuko sinne Suomeen.

in English!

sorry for my late update.. but here are more pics agaaain.

the first pic is taken from Megurokawa, which is pretty close from our home. it's really peaceful and relaxing to walk around the river and listen to music.. the water is not very clear and i think there are no fish in the river. in spite of that it's really beautiful.

haha in next pic you can see some sweets and cookies. we had a birthday party here and everything looked so delicous so i HAD to take a picture :D

the other pictures are taken from Shinjuku. there was this big flea market right next to a park, where i found some good stuff! i paid 100 yen for KinKi Kids' C Album :D and i found some Kanjani 8 JE photos, six photos by 50 yen (normal price is 150 yen each + they are old so even more than 150 yen) + a stuffed Pokemon as a Christmas present for one of the kids. 

then there was this temple in Shinjuku. it was really beautiful, of course. there was a small pond and lots of red fish in it! Ohno would love it 

i want to share these three pics too. of course i went there again. au no niwa de.. and then another picture of Nino. he is everywhere~! have you watched Ryusei no Kizuna? it's really interesting!

felicidades a Fernando Alonso. es el mejor ^^

katoin just Japanin GP:ta eli siis formuloita ja miun lemppari Alonso voitti!!! en kattonut sita Singaporen GP:ta jonka Alonso myos voitti, niin nautin siis tosi paljon taman kisan katsomisesta. en oo nahnyt Fernando Alonsoa voittamassa vuoteen! ja viela Japanissa, se on jotenki nii erikoislaatuista. ihan mahtavaa :)

pistan vahan kuvia Shibuyasta, kun sadepaivana menin sinne Starbucksiin istuksimaan ja otin kuvia. siella oli sellasia mainoksia tulevista telkkariohjelmista niin piti kaverille ottaa niista kuvia! ei sen kummempia talla kertaa.

in English.. ^^ 

Fernando Alonso is the best ever! how come he won again? maybe the other F1 drivers just suck hehe. nooo, he is just that good. REALLY good. the best! i wonder if he is celebrating his victory somewhere in Tokyo.. ^^ i am really happy for him. i can't remember when i experienced this kind of happiness! it was probably when i saw Arashi live. this feels good :D

i share some pics from Shibuya. here are some Hey! Say! JUMP guys and Ayumi Hamasaki CMs, and a view from Starbucks cafe. the NEWS picture is taken in front of LAWSON, every LAWSON has that kind of NEWS posters. Ryo and Massu look really funny :D

noniin pistan nytte parista paikasta kuvia, Ebisu Garden Placesta ja Harajukusta. tuo Ebisu Garden Placen kivipatsas on kuuluisa kun siina oli yks ihana kohtaus eraassa draamasarjassa. en siis ollut ainoa joka siella otti kuvia vaan ihan japanilaisiaki oli paljon ottamassa ^^ muutenkin tuo koko paikka oli tosi nayttavan nakoinen, sellainen aukio ja siella oli puistoa vieressa ja erittain kuvauksellinen paikka siis! miun piti kylla kavella sinne mutta satoi ja.. laiskotti ^^

sitten kuvia Harajukusta ^^ siella kylla meni aikaa kun kateltiin vahan paikkoja. kaytiin ekana Meiji-temppelilla jonne en uutena vuotena ihan onnistunut paasemaan, kun olisi pitanyt jonottaa tosi pitkaan. oon kuullut etta se ois Japanin suosituin temppeli (erityisesti uuden vuoden aikaan?). siella oli parit haat menossa, haakimonot on tosi nayttavan nakoisia! harmitti vaan haaparin puolesta kun kaikki turistit otti niista kuvia.. (itsekin syyllistyin tahan.) en pista tanne julkiseen esittelyyn sellasia kuvia missa nakyy haaparin kasvoja mutta tuon takaapain otetun kuvan jaan taalla! itse temppeli on myos tosi vaikuttava! vetaa puoleensa paaaaljon turisteja.

ja sitten viela puistokuvia! siella oli tuollainen tyttoryhma joka tanssi (epailen etta ne oli Kanjani 8:n koreografioita :D) ja tietysti Elvikset oli kans tanssimassa. siella oli myos paljon liverokkibandeja soittelemassa ja ne kuulosti ihan hyvalta! ^^ siella oli tosi hyva fiilis kylla kavella ja katella vaan.

mie sain vihdoin aikaseks ostettua kengat! kiertelin ja kaartelin ympari Shibuyaa ja kavelin Meiji-dooria ja tajusin olevani Harajukussa :D piti sitten ostaa sielta Crocsit. vapaapaivat on kylla mukavia :)))))) viela kun telkkarin ja cd-soittimen saisin omaan huoneeseen (nain sellasta unta viime yona..) niin siina ois jo tarkeimmat! tana iltana VS Arashi SP!<3

in English~! ^^

i promised to post some pics from Ebisu so this is what i got ^^ i got goosebumps and my heart started to beat so fast when i saw that rock statue thingy at Ebisu Garden Place. i was just walking and looking around when i suddenly saw it! just the idea that Jun has been there was enough to drive me crazyyyy. i wasn't the only one taking pics there so i guess many people watch HanaDan in Japan! and it was extra cool because it was raining when i arrived there.

next pics are from the Meiji temple! it was huge! there were lots of tourists taking pics. we saw some wedding couples there too, it was magnificent! i felt sorry for the couples though because tourists were taking pictures of them (sorryyyy >__<). it would be a wonderful place to get married :D

i took some pics when we were walking in the park near Yoyogi hall, i suppose they are from Yoyogi park :DD in the first Harajuku pic there was a group of girls dancing. there were seven girls and i am pretty sure they were doing Kanjani 8 dances :DD then there were live bands too! it was really cool to see those rock bands performing, especially because i have always liked live music. and of course there were those Elvis guys dancing!

i had a day off today so i just walked around Shibuya and Harajuku. i wouldn't have realized that 'Happy Birthday' was released if i hadn't seen the NEWS car driving in Shibuya. it had HUGE Happy Birthday pictures on it and they played Happy Birthday pretty loud :D i felt so happy when i saw it! i guess the new single is the best present that NEWS can give to their fans who have birthday coming closer ^^ lucky fans! oh and tonight is the VS Arashi SP! i am reaaally looking forward to it! the guys were actually promoting it today on TV but i didn't see any of those promotions. does anyone know where i can see today's Waratte iitomo? Aibaa >__< (was Daigo in it too??!?!?!)
 

i still haven't received a letter from the Arashi fan club but it may take weeks for it to arrive. i have to be patient ^^ but i caaaaan't!