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Utterly cute and brilliant, ne?! Love the artistic and imaginative aspect, as well as, the dorky and genki Arashi. It also reminds me of the silly little things that the boys have done on AnS and the Honey & Clover anime opening. Both of which I love to bits. ♥♥ The ending was so hilarious, Riida had spun and got pushed.

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How in the world did I miss this song??? Really, I’ve must have been living in my own little world when Dream-A-Live was released and probably, I didn’t bother to download the RE.

Once Again is simply pure awesomeness! Without doubt, it has become an instant favorite of mine! I love the dark composition along with smooth vocals of the boys, in perfect harmony. The rap sequence is arranged nicely just prior to the last chorus, fabulously sang by Sho-kun as always.

I would love to see this one live…unfortunately, the Dream-A-Live concert DVD has not been released yet. Mostly likely, it never will! Fancam, anyone??? Hopefully, the boy will have it arranged in a future one, let’s all pray!!

This is such an awesome fanvideo, the song fits perfectly with the scenes.

Here are the Kanji and English lyrics:

Once Again
Lyrics：Wonderland
Rap: Sakurai Sho
Music : Alfred Tuohey & Thanh Bui

もう一度　僕らは今　動き出した未来へ
漕ぎ出せ　胸に想い刻み込んで
つかみ取れるさ　手を伸ばせば　まだ
忘れていた　夢がそこにある

Once again, we’re moving towards the future now.
Starting to row, engraving the feelings in my heart.
I can reach out if I extend my hands,
the forgotten dreams are still there.

僕らずっと飛べなくて　空見上げ眺めてた
何にも出来ず当てもなく　ただ探し続けたあの頃

We can never fly, we look up to the sky.
Unable to do anything, without aim, we continued to search back then.
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I’m sharing another fave of me, Oh!Enka by Kanjani8. You know those fun crazy boys from Kansai.

I really like the historical context of the lyrics along with the mixture of enka and modern melodies. The hint of conservative-ism adds a local flair to the song — the boys’ love for their hometown, Osaka. Overall, the song is very catchy and genki, you feel so cheerful after listening to.

Here are the lyrics in Romaji and English:

Nande yaro naa…sakura miteru to, metcha setsuna nan nen
Oton, okan…ore mo itsuka wa
Shikkari hana sakashitaru kara na! Mitoite ya!

I wonder why…when I look at the cherry blossoms, it’s so bittersweet
Dad, Mom…someday
I’ll bloom, too! Just watch!
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Wow, the preview is already out.

This is so darn cute! ^^ I’ve always been a fan of stop-motion, so happy that this PV director decided to implement it. Looks like Arashi is riding on the salt boat (you know that one made by Sho-kun for the Odorokino Arashi SP) and Riida was able to recruit minions for his fishing expedition. Pure love ne! The boys must of had loads of fun making this; cannot wait to see the full version.

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Music Station aired its 1000th episode yesterday, omedetou to them! Here’s Arashi medley with their two newest songs:

This was such a fabulous performance, the boys were so genki and kakkoi. Unfortunately, Sho-kun could not make it, he is presently in Vancouver covering the Winter Olympics. Don’t we all wish we were there too?!

I love how they were able to incorporate him into the performance. As they always say, Arashi is a 5 members band and will be together no matter what. The hologram of Sko-kun at the end proves how sugoi technology in now. The ending was so darn cute ne!

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