So it was announced today that Kusumi Koharu would be graduating from Morning Musume and Hello! Project in December. ( My thoughts on that, and a bit about Arashi... )

 

Don't know why I didn't post about this before, I've been home sick for 3 days, but Arashi officially broke a million with All the Best a few days ago, I'm so freakin happy for them! I might have cried a little when I found out XD

( click for more fangirling )

Just a quick post to express my happiness over Arashi's first week sales for All the Best. It sold 753,000 copies, and now holds the record for best first week sales in 2009. I honestly did not think it would do this well, and I'm ecstatic that it did. It's now officially their best selling album, with more than twice the total sales of their first album (which was their best selling until now). Further more, they've had a great second week as well, already selling 60k+ copies, for a total of 815k. I was worried that sales would drop a lot second week, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that sales actually went UP on the second day of week 2 (first day of week 2 was 28k, second was 33k). I can't wait to see third day sales! At this rate, I KNOW they can reach a million <3

EDIT: Random note, but my copy of the CD FINALLY shipped today. So hopefully I'll be seeing it soon...I'm waiting for it to hear the bonus track or whatever at the end of 5x10 that I've heard is so awesome. I originally promised myself I wouldn't listen to 5x10 until I got my copy, but I just couldn't wait for that lol

EDIT 2: So far second week sales are 90-something thousand, for a total of 850k. Also, Arashi is number 1 on the GLOBAL ALBUM CHARTS. Tell me that isn't awesome.
150k more to go guys! <3

I decided to do another ranking type post, this time of Arashi's top 10 (in my opinion) best singles! I don't think this needs much explaining, so...

( The List )

And that's my top 10! Thanks to anyone who reads this, I hope to make more posts like this soon. <3

I thought I would keep this updated, but I'm already failing at that. But I felt like posting something tonight. Just my thoughts on what's going on in the H!P/JE world. Hmm...what exactly is happening?

( Let's see... )

Anyway, that's all I've got for now. Hopefully I won't take forever to make another post. =]

My second JE post, yay! I felt like writing something here, but I didn't know what, so I came up with this: a ranking. Like "top 5 blah blah blah" - that kind of thing. I really like making lists/rankings (not sure why, but I do - whenever I'm bored at school I start writing lists of characters or songs or something on my page - weird I know) so I thought this would be fun. Especially since I can keep doing it, with different themes and such, whenever I feel like it. It will probably all be about Arashi though, unless I do an H!P version. =]

Anyway, on to the list! Today's topics will be:


( Top 10 Arashi Concert Performances (Group) )

And:

( Top 5 Arashi Concert Performances (Solo) )

Wow, that was long XD
If anyone bothered to read it, thank you! Keep in mind that these are only my personal opinions. There are also probably a lot I forgot about, since this was mostly off the top of my head. Still, if you're an Arashi fan and have not seen any of these performances/concerts, I definitely recommend that you do. ^_^

I think I will be doing this more, it was a lot of fun. =]

So, since I posted something JE related, I thought I'd write something about Hello! Project too, or more specifically the recent big events: the graduation of Arihara Kanna and Umeda Erika from C-ute and H!P.

( My thoughts on the issue... )

Wow that was long! I never write things like this, so it was fun to get some of my thoughts typed out. I think I'll keep doing this. ^_^

Hmm...so I haven't really used this journal much for actual posting, ne? Since no one reads it anyway, I was thinking I might use it for fangirling/ranting purposes. So all of my posts will probably be Johnny's and Hello! Project exclusive. I thought I'd start by filling out this thingy that I did before for band guys, except this time it would be JE version! Here goes:


1. List your top ten favorite men/footballers/celebrities/fictional characters.
2. Answer all the questions listed.
3. Make a post!
4. Whoever wants can do this. Spread the fun all around!


1. Ohno Satoshi
2. Ninomiya Kazunari
3. Aiba Masaki
4. Sakurai Sho
5. Matsumoto Jun
6. Ikuta Toma
7. Takizawa Hideaki
8. Akanishi Jin
9. Nakai Masahiro
10. Ueda Tatsuya

( Click for questions/answers )

Ah, this was totally Arashi biased <3

1. List your top ten favorite men/footballers/celebrities/fictional characters.
2. Answer all the questions listed.
3. Make a post!
4. Whoever wants can do this. Spread the fun all around!


1. Gabe Saporta
2. William Beckett
3. Patrick Stump
4. Ryan Ross
5. Ryland Blackinton
6. Bob Bryar
7. Pete Wentz
8. Jon Walker
9. Sisky (Adam Siska)
10. Mikey Way

- So, what do you like most about 2?
He has a really nice smile. And he can go from looking totally sexy one minute to looking completely adorable the next.

- If you could do anything to 4, what would it be?
I'd probably hug him. <3

- Who would you choose between 5 and 7?
It would depend, I guess. But really I don't think I could choose between them. They're both way too awesome.

- Out of a ten, how much would you rate 1?
10++++++++

- What do you find most attractive about 1?
His adorable dorkiness <3

- If you could go out with 3, what type of date would you go on?
I don't know, but it would probably be something very not first date like, and it would probably make us look like nerds but we'd love it.

- Why is 10 not higher up your list?
Mostly because people are just on there in the order I thought of them. And also because I was debating about putting him on there (it was between him, Michael Guy Chislett, and someone from the Used {probably Bert or Quinn})

- So what does 10 have to do to be brought higher up?
Nothing really, though I totally wouldn't mind him dressing up as a vampire or something sexy like that.

- What would be the ideal situation for you for 2 and 4?
Idk, um...something NC-17? haha

- Marry, shag or kiss - 4, 6, 8.
marry Bob, kiss Jon, shag Ryro

- What do you hate most about 7?
Nothing at all. Honestly, there are so many Pete Wentz haters, and I can't figure out why because he's amazing.

- Have you ever thought about how you'll react when you meet 3?
I don't even know. Patrick Stump is like my idol. I'd either be super nervous and not say anything, or freak out and talk like a mile a minute. I hope if I ever do meet him I don't seem to weird though...I bet he'd be really awesome to talk to.

- Have you seen 1 and 2 together on tv before?
Not on TV that I can think of, but I've seen videos of them together. :)

- Have you ever dreamt about 6?
I can't really remember. I know I've had dreams that included members of his band, I just can't remember specifically if he was one of them.

- Who would you take to a prom/ball with you?
Ryland Blackinton, for two reasons. One, he would be really awesome to hang out with. Two, he looked amazing in that Cobra prom pic thing <3

- Cuddle, glomp or kiss - 1, 3, 5.
cuddle Patrick, glomp Ryland, kiss Gabe

- If you could give anything to 10, what would it be?
Something really cool and unique. Or coffee XD

- Out of all of them - who would you:
Kick? I would never kick any of them! lol
Kiss? Gabe <3
Pinch cheeks? Jon or Patrick, lol.
Runaway with? Bob
Act like an idiot with? Sisky or Ryland for sure
Take to see your parents? Patrick
Bungee jump with? Pete
Cross dress with? Ryan or William
Swap lives with for a day? lol I have no idea... I'll say Pete

Okay so I totally planned to write here after my first day of school...last Monday. Yeah, didn't happen. I could blame it on things being hectic, but really I'm just lazy. And now I'm stressing because I was sick earlier, and therefore slept all afternoon instead of doing homework, and I have a ton of important stuff due tomorrow. As if I'm not already behind. But I will catch up! Somehow. On the bright side, I love my classes/teachers for the most part. SAT Math is good because it's easy, and I don't feel too bad not paying attention because it's a completely unnecessary class for me to take. Government is surprisingly interesting, Geometry and Chemistry could definitely be worse, Creative Writing is a lot of fun, and English and Spanish aren't bad. All in all looking to be a good year if I can get my shit together. On a completely different note, I just listened to I Don't Care, and am very happy with it. Definitely think I am going to like Fall Out Boy's new CD, a lot. And I'm totally in love with the song Nearly Witches ( The Paul Revere Jumpsuit Apparatus? Riiight. Because it clearly couldn't be our good friends from Panic...).

Ughh. I am so stressed right now, which is the last thing I need the night before I start school. I should be sleeping right now, but I don't even have my notebook or any of that shit together, so it looks like I'm just going to be tired tomorrow. And summer reading? Yeah, no. Great way to fail first quarter already!



Now I am going to set my notebook up and go to bed (if my dog will leave me alone, she's so cute!) and hope that my day will go better tomorrow.

Okay, so I just got a myspace message from my 5th grade boyfriend, who I have not seen/talked to in like 4 or 5 years at least. It's nice to hear from him, if not a little random and weird...just not what I was expecting at 2 am on a Friday night (okay well technically Saturday morning, whatever). So yeah...I don't know, just felt the need to write about that. *runs off to read fan fiction*

Just got out of the shower and I am ready for bed! Figured I'd write in here first though. I still can't believe I'm starting school in 4 days, it's so weird...especially because I'm not going to be a freshman anymore. It's crazy how fast time goes by. I remember when I was like 10 all I wanted was to be in high school and be a teenager and all of that, and now that I'm finally there it's so much different than I had imagined it to be, though I guess in a lot of ways it's better. It just isn't a big deal to me anymore. I am still kind of psyched about turning 16 though (which won't be til March, but whatever...), even though I'm not having the huge party I'd always pictured or anything like that. I am going to use it as an excuse to get my parents to buy me a more expensive than usual gift. Also my mom agreed to let me get my lip pierced if I keep my grades up, because she's awesome like that, and I am very excited about that!

Now, off to check my myspace, work on the summer reading I'm supposed to have done by Monday (hah, yeah...right...), and then go to sleep. I am tired and now I'm apparently being drafted into a plot to help my best friend (well one of them, who is coming over bright and early tomorrow...love you Stacy) get rid of some guy...should be interesting, lol. Night! <3

Well, I haven't been in many relationships, and I kind of suck at being romantic. I was in a long distance relationship with a guy though, and once for his birthday I wrote him a poem and recorded myself singing one of his favorite songs, since he loved to hear me sing. I thought it was kind of romantic. ^_^