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How long it's been since I posted about arashi's anniversary here? Must be years...? Or maybe I never wrote about it here? My memories of it is that I always post something in my tumblr instead.

Talk about anniversary, while arashi is turning 19, my years with them isn't that long yet. In spite of that, it doesn't mean that those years filled with nothing (far from that!!!). Quite the opposite, all these years were so rich and I have nothing than gratitude that I know arashi. I feel very very very lucky indeed. I'm not even sure (still is) if I do deserve this. Knowing them I mean. Because I received (and continue receiving) a lot from them, while on the other hand I don't think I'm much of a help for them. I mean, I don't buy their singles/albums (ok, maybe I bought some) and I rarely buy their dvds. Honestly, I just enjoy what they provided freely. And that's a lot!!! Abundance!!!

A lot of times (every time, even) I got encouraged by listening to arashi songs, watching their concert/shows, or even just by listening their radio shows and reading the translation of their interviews/magazine appearances. That's why I'm very grateful to a lot of translators who voluntarily translates arashi's media and share them in this fandom. I really did read a lot and learned a lot. Without those translators I won't know this much about arashi.

There were the days when I was struggling with my final paper for college and received encouragement and motivation from arashi songs: to be free, sora takaku, mukae ni iku yo. Back then, boku no miteiru fukei is practically the soundtrack of my life, for a year at least.

There were the days when listening to aiba-chan's laughing in his radio shows is enough to boost my mood. It really brightened my day, to the point that I always listen to them in my trip from home to work to build my spirit up.

There were also the nights when I feel helpless and sooth my mind by listening to be with you and ohno's two and subarashiki sekai (my all time ultimate soundtrack).

Oh all those nights when I couldn't sleep and just put a whole of arashi's songs in my playlist to put me to sleep... Back then I couldn't sleep in a new place right away, so I always go to sleep while putting my earphone with the music playing. It was the period when I started to get overnight trips due to work. As a student (and child) I didn't get to travel a lot aside from going to grandparents' house in holidays, so I didn't get to experience overnight stays anywhere unfamiliar.

There were many other (hard/happy/sad/helpless) circumstances where again and again arashi help me through. Like when I watch aiba-chan's letter in 24hr tv or another shows that make me shed my tears, at the same time I feel so relieved that I was able to cry. It makes me think that sometimes crying can be soothing and calming too. Afterwards I usually feel refreshed and a lot better.

There are the days when I go on trip or doing my job with arashi's songs constantly playing in my head. Often I woke up in the morning with certain song ringing inside me... that was weird but usually put me in good mood. There are many happy, good times and hard or sad time... but I think overall it's all good. I'm just living my life while doing my best to truly feel and enjoy it anyway (singing ari no mama de ii🎵).
Thank you arashi, from now on too I'll be counting on you!!! Let's keep going!!! Yosh!!! 💪💪💪💪💪

It's just the same.
I'm quite busy at work and now that I get holidays I want to write something.
I think I get a little bit excited for Arashi's new single. The more exciting part for me probably the fact that the song is for Koshien. Now that's impressive. Reminds me of GUTS! somehow. And that brought me back to Yowakutemo Katemasu. I watched the drama last night. I can't believe it was 4 years ago!!! Time sure flies eh?
Talk about Arashi's recent singles, I was pretty taken away with Shiro ga Mau (rather than Find the Answer) but I have to say the couplings are even more catchy. The previous single, Doors, is a complete treat I say. It's been a while for Arashi to release that kind of song. It occupies my playlist for weeks, even months (until now).
Tsunagu was... I was speechless. It was supposed to be simple yet It run deep inside my head. I, who rarely buy a single, even contemplating whether I should take the regular version, just because I love the instrumental version as much as the full version. Yeah, I'm that maniacal. Honestly.
I'm okay with I'll be there, however. The performance were growing on me more than the song itself.

Lately I've been following Johnny's Jr. YouTube channel. When it was announced I was so happy and made a promise to myself to support them even just a bit. Like I always said, I like Johnny's in general and that's including the Jrs. Even when I'm not always watching them all the time, there were occurrences here and there where I bumped into them. I sometimes watch shokura, for example. One of my favourite part is to find senpai's songs I love to be performed by the Jrs.
So yeah, I'm quite familiar with some of the Jrs and the groups inside. SixTones for example, I quite knew them thanks to friends who like them around me. For a long time I couldn't differentiate shintaro from hokuto I even bought the wrong shop photos for my friend when I went for my Japan trip back then. Now, thankfully, I can separate them one from the other lol. But then I found myself... Eh, who's this guy that guesting in Nino's Black Pean? Obviously I found out by elimination. Not jesse, not juri, not taiga, not the mistaken twins, then... Of course. It's kouchi!!! Hahaha.
I am also familiar of Snowman group but I didn't really know the members' name and which one is whom, aside from the tall Ganchan (even though a friend has specifically crash-coursed me about them a while back).
As for Travis Japan, I'm pretty familiar to some of its members due to no other than their senpai's Arashi Japonism tour. I saw myself with my own two eyes the members when they backdanced Arashi in the concert. I've known Miyachika from Onii-chan Gacha (he's the one I like, more than Kishi Yuta's toi I have to admit), Noel because he caught my eyes in butai Shounentachi and such, and Shime-chan because Aiba mentioned him a lot. Like, A LOT. Of course it's also an advantage that he acted as Aiba's personal assistant for his solo, Mr. Funk. So yeah, shime has a big screen time and stole quite the attention there. Too bad the other 2 members I'm familiar with (because my friends couldn't stop talking about them): aran and myuto weren't part of the team who joined Japonism. Still... At that time I didn't know the other members' name, sadly. I think I was pretty lucky to be able to watch Travis Japan in Arashi's concert because they're pretty much didn't backed Arashi in Digitalian (which I also attended) nor the year after Japonism in Are You Happy? tour (which I didn't attend, conversely).
The other two younger Jrs group that is Hi Hi Jets and Tokyo B-shounen I just recently knew them and am learning about them. Their lineup looks great and they look like fun and interesting kids, I have to say. And did I mention that kids nowadays are generally tall? I was impressed. Those chibikos seems to be even growing taller this summer, it must be the growth spurt period for the boys. Good for them. I totally approve (nods, nods).

Okay, since this is getting longer than I thought it was I'll continue this post to part 2.

To be continued...