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, 16th September 2006.

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for the translation of the article. ^^

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FANS RAISED THE ROOF WITH SHRIEKS DURING ARASHI'S CHINESE RENDITION OF "KANSHA"! Shanshan has left, but the storm "Arashi" has turned Taipei Arena upside down! The popular Johnny's idol group "Arashi" of Japan carried out the first show of their Taipei concerts tonight at Taipei Arena. The entire arena of 9000 fans were excited beyond belief, and aside from making a big show of their Chinese knowledge, the five of them exhibited an immeasurable amount of sincerity. The total of all the songs performed during the show came up to 30 including group songs and encores, in addition to the equipment that had been transported to Taiwan from Japan, resulting in a moving, transparent stage and lighting and sound systems worth two hundred million dollars (Taiwanese dollars). They also sang a Chinese version of "Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi" with extreme sincerity. Arashi's genuine feelings towards their Taiwanese fans were crystal clear. As the representatives of Johnny's reattempt to open its doors to the rest of Asia, it is the first time that all five members of Arashi has grouped together for concerts in Taiwan. Continuously using "We are" to the mirth of everyone present, they indicated extreme incredulity to have been able to step into the first day of their eighth year together by holding a concert in Taiwan. Partnered with the dazzling lights and transparent moving stage that fully occupied our sights, the group's occasional tendency to walk around throughout the arena in addition to the help of legendary comedy duo "Ohmiya SK" rendered the entirety of all 9000 fans at the concert unable to respond with nothing but screaming and more screaming! Hilarity ensued when all five members introduced themselves during their mid-concert break. Aiba Masaki also attempted to rectify the calling of his name, asking everyone if they could stop using his name directly; in addition to the atmosphere that couldn't get any more joyous, they told everyone in earnestly spoken Chinese, "Sorry for making everyone wait, we've finally come to Taiwan." They also reviewed footage of their July 31st trip to Thailand, Taiwan and Korea. Nothing was funnier in the entire concert than the duo "Ohmiya SK" consisting of group leader Ohno Satoshi and Ninomiya Kazunari. Not only were their get-ups funny, the entirety of the hilarious lyrics to the song they sang was also translated into Chinese. Matsumoto Jun began to ask the audience present whether or not they would be just as excited without the other three members, and Aiba Masaki said if it was really so cool they would just fool around for the entire duration of their concerts like that then, to which nearby Sakurai Sho immediately refused. The concert began with a review of all of their music videos released since their debut in 1999, and proceeded to an official start with "A-RA-SHI" as the opening song, at which all 9000 fans immediately stood up for. They sang 30 songs in total, rounding the concert out with songs from their debut single to their latest single "Aozora Pedal". The most touching part by far was the fact that they actually sang "Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi" in Chinese; fans were also coaxed into singing during their encore song "WISH", and amidst the music to their debut single "A-RA-SHI" at the very end, Arashi's first concert in Taiwan ended on a perfect note. They will be continuing their stay at Taipei Arena with their second concert tomorrow night, and are scheduled to fly back to Japan the day after.

Wish you were there? 9000 fans, 30 songs, speaking and singing in Mandarin (when did the find time to practice?!), Ohmiya SK (+ 3 jealous guys :P)!!! Ha...ha...ha... Arashi saikou! The fans were great too! ^^V Am looking forward to reading fans' experiences of the concerts... And pics too! Heh...heh...heh...

From the fans report, seems like Nino and Ohno also harassed Sho when he raps and then Sho touches Aiba's butt too during the concert. They are just always being themselves everywhere they go! XDDD

i know someone who was really really high last night, and still is high, and will continue to be high since she's watching again later. i soooo envy her. willw ait for her full report when she get back

she said they sang BLUE. OMFG.. i looooooove that song! Ohno's angelic voice. kyaaaaaaa~

9000 fans, more small stadium.. but better! more near to them!

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gahhh i read this in LJ. and i read it here again. I WISH I WAS THERE SOO BADLYY!! I wanna hear the revised versions of Wish, Blue, and Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi!! i hope they make a DVD of it..*prays with everyone else* this is at least one I can understand.. and definately some fan reports & pictures ^^

Reading the reports made me tear up...
wished i was there, really, really.

so proud of them all.

REALLY WANT THE DVD TO COME OUT. please let it be released...*cries*

arrrgggg...how i wish i could be there TvT...they're so near to hk...n i heard that aiba n jun came to hk secretly few days ago for "tensai"...T^T. SO CLOSE!!

oh my gosh.... I'm totally speechless... 30 songs and moving stage!!!!
If they do less than that in Thailand, I'm gonna cry T-T... Sadly, it's a joint concert between Arashi & GolfMike I'm afraid they'll perform less...

Whatever it is, you're still the best Arashi!!! We'll be waiting!

So sad Arashi will only perform 40-50 mins at Thai Concert. : (
Taiwan fans are sooooooooo lucky!!!

ahh, i read on nino's game nikki that the screaming and cheering at the taiwan concerts were so loud that they caused him to mess up a few times during one of the dances, lol

i wish i could've been there~ :( even though i wasn't a big fan of the airport-themed concert goods...