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12 October 2009 - Nino
stars in live-action "Gantz" movies
Hiroya
Oku's sci-fi action manga "GANTZ" is being adapted into two
live-action films planned to be released in 2011. The movies will star
Arashi's Kazunari Ninomiya (26) and actor Kenichi Matsuyama (24).
Shinsuke Sato is directing the films, which have reportedly been given
a budget of 4 billion yen, with lots of CG involved. It is said that
producers are aiming to make the film suitable for general audiences,
which means that it may likely lack the violence of the original manga.
"GANTZ" has been serialized in Young Jump since 2000. Kei Kurono (Ninomiya)
and Masaru Kato (Matsuyama) are two young man who should be dead after
a train accident, but they are summoned back to life by an entity
known as GANTZ. Under GANTZ's orders, the two are repeatedly sent on
missions to fight against alien beings. So far, 26 volumes of the
manga have been released in Japan, selling more than 10 million copies
combined.
Although Kei and Masaru are high school students in the manga, their
characters will be older in the movie. Kei has been turned into a
college student looking for work, while Masaru is already working and
taking care of his younger brother. The two childhood friends happen
to meet again on a subway platform.
Oku's manga is still being serialized, but the two movies will tell a
complete story with an original ending.
Filming is scheduled to start next month. The first movie is expected
to hit theaters in winter 2011, while the second is slated for spring
2011.
Source:
tokyograph.com
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11 October 2009 - NEW
SINGLE
My Girl - New
single release from Arashi including the theme song of the TV drama
"My Girl," starring Masaki Aiba. Also includes the theme song of the
TV drama "0 Go Shitsu no Kyaku," "Tokei Jikake no Umbrella." Limited
edition includes bonus DVD with a music video of "My Girl."
Release date :11
November 20009
Track listing :
Limited
Edition
1. My Girl
2. Tokei Jikake no Umbrella
3. My Girl (Music Video)
Preorder now on
CDJapan II
YesAsia
Regular Edition
1. My Girl
2. Tokei Jikake no Umbrella
3. To be announced
4. My Girl (Original Karaoke)
5. Tokei Jikake no Umbrella (Original Karaoke)
6. To be announced (Original Karaoke)
Preorder now on
CDJapan II
YesAsia
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22 September 2009 -
Arashi tops '09 album sales
Arashi's "All the BEST!
1999-2009" has just captured the crown for the highest sales of any
album in 2009. The collection has now sold 1.240 million copies,
barely passing Mr.Children's "SUPERMARKET FANTASY."
"All the BEST!" sold 753,000 copies in the first week after its
release on August 19, setting this year's record for first-week sales.
Now, in its fifth week, it sold 40,000 more copies to push it past the
1.239 million total of Mr.Children's album. That one, however, has
been on sale for 41 weeks, starting in December 2008.
Arashi already holds this year's current highest selling single
("Believe / Kumori Nochi, Kaisei" with 655,000 copies) and music DVD
("ARASHI AROUND ASIA 2008 in Tokyo" with 401,000 copies).
Source:
tokyograph.com
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21 September 2009 - NTV
plans "Arashi Challenge Week"
This November, the
five-member boy band Arashi celebrates their 10th anniversary. In
connection with that, NTV has announced an "Arashi Challenge Week" for
this fall, which will have the group's members appear on the network's
major shows for a full seven days, culminating in a live broadcast
special.
At least one Arashi member is scheduled to appear on each of the
programs, which range from "Zoom In!! SUPER" in the morning to "NEWS
ZERO" at night. The other shows include "Jinsei ga Kawaru Ippunkan no
Fukaii Hanashi," "Majotachi no 22 Ji," "Guruguru Ninety-Nine," "Kinyo
Roadshow," "Tensai! Shimura Doubutsuen," and "Gyouretsu no Dekiru
Houritsu Soudanjo." The total running time of all of the shows is
expected to be more than 50 hours.
On the last day, all five members will appear on a live special. The
special is planned to include a new segment of the "Can we get to
Tokyo Bay by boat?" series, which experiments with boats made from
different materials, such as toy building blocks, but has always ended
with the boats sinking. The special will also feature musical
performances by the group and some past video footage.
Source:
tokyograph.com
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02 September 2009 -
Arashi reaches 1 million
SMAP managed to come out on
top of the weekly charts with their newest single, "Sotto Kyutto /
Superstar." The song ended its first week with close to 105,000 in
sales, overcoming the early lead taken by girl group AKB48's "Iiwake
Maybe." The girls were not far behind at #2 for the week, with 91,000
copies sold.
For SMAP, "Sotto Kyutto" is their 11th consecutive (22nd overall) #1
single. It is also their 44th consecutive top ten single, which puts
them one ahead of B'z. Ayumi Hamasaki has also released 44 top ten
singles, though hers are not all consecutive.
Three "K-On!" character singles ranked highly, occupying the #3, #5,
and #6 spots. Spitz came in at #7, while abingdon boys school took #8
and Buono! took #10.
On the album charts, Arashi kept the #1 seat with their "All the BEST!
1999-2009," which sold an additional 233,000 copies for the week. On
the daily charts of August 31, in the album's 13th day on sale, the
album reached 1 million in total sales, making it Arashi's first
million-seller. It is also the first album of 2009 to break 1 million.
Acid Black Cherry's new album charted at #2 with 78,000 copies sold. A
pair of best albums by Vocaloid virtual idol Miku Hatsune ranked #4
and #5. Other new releases in the top ten were a drama CD for "Hetalia:
Axis Powers" (#6), a best album by capsule (#7), a soundtrack for "PLAYZONE
2009" (#8), and a mini-album by Hiroshi Kamiya (#9).
Source:
tokyograph.com
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26 August 2009 - Arashi's "All the Best" sets records
As expected, the boy band
Arashi dominated the charts this past week with their collection "All
the BEST! 1999-2009." The album sold 753,000 copies, setting their own
personal record for first-week sales.
The album also sets the record for opening week sales during the 2009
period. The previous highest was Mr.Children's "SUPERMARKET FANTASY,"
which sold 708,000 copies when it was released this past December.
That album has already become a million seller, suggesting that
Arashi's album will likely achieve that milestone as well. If it does,
it will be their first million seller.
Aside from Arashi, the week's top ten included new releases from Big
Bang (#3), MINMI (#5), Denki Groove (#6), and Hi-Fi CAMP (#8).
On the singles chart, Kiyoshi Hikawa also set a record. His "Tokimeki
no Rumba" sold 68,000 copies to become his third chart-topper, which
is the most for a solo enka artist.
TOKIO (#3), Yuko Hara (#5), The Gospellers (#7), Tatsuro Yamashita
(#8), and Ayabie (#10) also entered the top ten.
Source:
tokyograph.com
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22 August 2009 - NEW
PHOTOBOOK
Sekai wa Arashi wo
Matteiru! (The World awaits the Storm!) - Photobook release
from ARASHI commemorating 10th anniversary since their debut. A5,
All-color, 112-page.
Pre-order now at CDJapan
Yet another photobook... I
wonder how many photobooks commemorating Arashi's 10th anniversary
would be released.
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03 August 2009 - Aiba
Stars in Television Drama
Arashi member Masaki Aiba
(26) is set to take on his first lead role in a drama series this
fall. He will star in TV Asahi's "My Girl," his first series since
"Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru" in 2003.
Aiba, who is more known for appearing in variety shows than in dramas,
said that he wants to show his fans a "completely different Masaki
Aiba" from his usual self.
"My Girl" is based on a manga by Mizu Sahara (an alternate pen name of
mangaka Sumomo Yumeka), currently being serialized in Shinchosha's
Weekly Comic Bunch. The comic is described as an "ultimate love story"
about a young man named Masamune Kazama (Aiba). During high school, he
had a girlfriend four years older than him, but she suddenly left one
day. Six years later, he receives news that she has passed away. In
addition, she secretly gave birth to Masamune's child, whom he finally
meets and decides to raise.
TV Asahi will broadcast "My Girl" in its Friday 11:15pm time slot,
starting in October.
Source:
tokyograph.com
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01 August 2009 - NEW
PHOTOBOOK
Arashi 10th Anniversary
Commemoration Limitation Preservation Edition Arashi no 10 Nen
Release date : 25
August 2009
Pre-order now at CDJapan |
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27 July 2009 - "VS
Arashi" Goes Golden
Fans of
popular boy band Arashi will now be able to watch the group every week
during golden time. Their show "VS Arashi" on Fuji TV is moving from
its Saturday afternoon time slot (12:59pm-1:30pm) to an hour-long time
slot on Thursday nights at 7:00pm. This will be Arashi's first show
during golden time hours.
"VS Arashi" has been on the air since April 2008. Each episode
features Arashi competing against different guest celebrities in a
variety of games, such as "Falling Pipe" and "Cliff Climb."
The show will air in its new time slot starting this October.
Source:
tokyograph.com
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