translation => nikkei entertainment jan'08 rankings + arashi's part
i started to have loads more things to post now that i'm actually reading all those mags i bought. previously it was like:

*flips to ohmiya's page*
oh nino~~~~ohno, your eyes lol i'm embarassed
*throws winkup into rotting stash of overpriced imported japanese mags*

and i can't post rl cos it'll be all "MY BOSS HE'S *(&^7$%#4#%$#%^566546 + fist shaking, heart thumping, vein-popping" stuff. in short, i'll turn into godzilla.

i'm just too free on weekends.

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i only put in johnny's cos i'm superficial :O

arashi in bold, of cos.

drama:
001 kareinaru ichizoku - kimutaku (smap DUH of cos!)
003 hana yori dango - matsujun (arashi)
006 proposal daisakusen - yamapi (news)
012 yamada taro no monogatari - nino (arashi)
016 bambino! - matsujun (arashi)
019 kuitan2- noriyuki higashiyama
022 yukan club - yoko(k8), jin+junno (kat-tun)
025 haikei chichi ue sama- nino (arashi)
057 juken no kamisama - yamaguchi tatsuya (tokio)
072 tenshi ga kieta machi - koki (kat-tun)
075 uta hime - nagase (tokio), tacchon (k8)
081 sushi ouji - koichi (kinki), maru (kat-tun)
087 benkyou shiteitai! - nagano (v6) *pets*

variety:
001 SMAPXSMAP - SMAP (srsly, who else)
002 the! tetsuwan! DASH! - tokio* (japanese shows rly like exclaimation marks don't they?)
012 zubari iuwayo! - takki (txt)
016 the! sekai gyouten news - nakai (smap)
023 nakai masahito no kinyoubi no sumatachie - nakai (smap)
024 tensai! shimura doubutsu en - aiba (arashi)
033 utaban - nakai (smap; no wonder people say he's rich)
038 mentore G - tokio
043 nakai masahiro no burakku baraetei - nakai (smap)

movie:
03 hero - kimutaku (amazing. it was showing only in sept)
05 iwo jima kara no tegami - nino

single sales:
004 love so sweet - arashi (ignoring the fact that smap didn't released a single this year, they topped johnny's :DDD)
08 yorokobi no uta - kat-tun
010 hoshi wo mezashite － news
014 happiness - arashi
015 weeeek - news
019 zukkoke otokomichi - kanjani8 (congrats~)
021 brand new song - kinki kids
025 we can make it! - arashi
026 it's my soul - kanjani8
029 hey! say! - hey! say! 7

album sales:
039 39 - kinki kids
025 cartoon KAT-TUN II You - kat-tun (ok, this is the first time i've heard of this album. what's with the title??)
035 time - arashi
044 kj2 zukkoke daidassou - kanjani8
049 pacific - news

short article on arashi:
pickup artiste
TIME is the 7th album from arashi. since the release of the first album (sales >35k), sales of consecutive albums are within the range of 10-15k. TIME is the second biggest selling album from arashi, hitting the 27k mark (that's 2x that of 06's arashic people!!! they're rly getting popular). average sales of their singles in 07 were also high. compared with the other groups, they were second only to kat-tun. because arashi was always ranked 4th and below in johnny's(according to sales singles), it seems like they've started to make their mark as a best selling artiste.

article on arashi below singles ranking
the theme song of "hana yori dango 2", featuring matsumoto jun, "love so sweet" sold 40k. after their splendid debut in '99, they became a group with a plain image in johnny's(lol wut). in year 07, the sales figures of TIME are close to hitting 30k. this album is a "long sales" album which is a rare feature of johnny's albums. since its release, it has been moving within the top 100 of the weekly charts for over 5 months.

*someone tell me if the testuwan dash is interesting please. but if it's so interesting that i might jump to the tokio ship, then nevermind XD

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edit:

tego is anti kat-tun


to which jin says



PRIVACY, KEN, PRIVACY.


idk what to say to this but LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL


but you didnt D:


but that's only because HAPPINESS IS 12 INCHER. total logic. guys, stay 12 incher to be happy (it won't stop you from getting beaten up, but you can still be happy)

THIS IS GENIUS. COME HERE FOR MORE. OMG I'M GOING TO DIE LAUGHING.

kbye! i need to change out the pigs litter :D

editedit: the staff of GRA and arashi themselves needs to stop laughing! i can hear what the boys are saying over the din! it's like, nino is saying something and everyone laughes so i can't hear what he's saying XD