Category: Japanese

[The] Arashi’s posters, which are for promotion of the new drama “Saigo no Yakusoku/最後の約束 (lit. The Last Promise)”, are hijacking Omotesando station from December 28th. The drama will be aired from January 9th and it has been 10 years since all five members play the lead roles in one drama together.

Big images of five members are shown on the posters, with their mouths taped up and tied according to the story. These posters are put up on ten pillars in the station, and at the same time, tied up with real ropes! In addition, there is one special large-size poster with 5.8m in width and 2m in height. “We are held hostages in the drama, but we will hijack the Omotesando station at the beginning of the New Year! Please don’t untie the rope.” said Jun Matsumoto. The posters will be displayed until January 3rd. You should better go and check it out!

From Music Japan

CM for Saigo no Yakusoku and Sho-kun’s docudrama

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68uRNxq780c

I’m getting more and more existing after seeing the trailer, love the suspense aspect. Jun-kun was so darn cute with his comment, Please don’t untie the rope. He is such a masochist at heart! I would love to see the pillars, who wouldn’t want to see half-naked Arashi, ne. :glassy:

UPDATE:
Kyaa~~~ Look what I’d found. Thanks to fybabe, the pictures of these smoking hot, noseblooding posters can be found at Flickr. XO

My mind went blank after seeing these, really wish I was in Japan to see them up-close and personal. This was such an awesome PR move and definitely draws attention. I’m sure massive fangirls are swamping the station now…hehe.

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The press conference for the drama special was held today.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdmWy99CLqA

I’m quite excited to see the additional cast for the special. The ones present at the conference were Kuroki Meisa, Fujiki Naohito, Otsuka Nene and Tsugawa Masahiko. The others include Kitamura Yukiya and Kosakai Kazuki (found this info on D-Addict). It’s such a strong cast, ne! I’ve seen most of the others works and am delighted to see that Arashi will be interacting with them.

Kyaa~~ It was also announced that the themesong will be sang by our boys, its title is Sora Tataku/ High Sky.

Arashi is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and now for the first time in 10 years they will all appear in the same drama. They recently attended the press conference of the upcoming drama ‘最後の約束 / Saigo no Yakusoku [lit. ‘Last Promise’]’. Since it’s been a while since they last acted together in the same drama, Matsumoto Jun said he was savoring the experience. “It is a whole new experience to see all five of us inside the same dressing room for a drama.” Ohno Satoshi also said he was enjoying the novel situation. “If feels kind of strange. I can’t wait to see it on TV.” The main soundtrack ‘空高く / Sora Takaku [lit. ‘Sky High’]’ performed by Arashi was especially written for the drama.
The main focus of the drama is the bonds shared between people. The Arashi members play the roles of 5 unrelated men who just happen to be inside a building that is taken over by criminals. The serious suspense drama shows the changing relationships among the 5 men and other people left stranded inside the building. The last time the members all appeared together was in the 1999 drama ‘Vの嵐 / V no Arashi’. Ninomiya Kazunari commented “I’m happy that we are getting a chance to create something together.” Sakurai Sho also sounded excited. “It was a bit funny seeing the members each developing their roles right beside me.” Aiba Masaki was asked the highlight of the drama. “This is a realistic drama about 5 men trapped inside a building, and it also has some aspects of fantasy in it too.” Since it wasn’t exactly the serious comment everybody had been expecting, it caught both the cast and staff off-guard. Matsumoto summarily dismissed Aiba’s claims and made everyone laugh. “There are absolutely no elements of fantasy! It’s a fast paced drama, and you can’t afford to miss any of the scenes. All the characters have different reasons for being in the building.” The New Year special drama ‘最後の約束 / Saigo no Yakusoku’ will be broadcast on January 9th.

From Music Japan

Preview and coverage of the filming:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIeCCJEAjTM

Truly looking forward to this, only a few more weeks before it airs. 2010 will be another awesome year for Arashi!

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