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I just watched newest episode of ARASHI& #39;s diary: Voyage...kinda feel emo. Now I hv an urge to start rambling abt how I rediscovered ARASHI. Little did I know that I would feel this way towards them. Kindly mute this thread if you& #39;re not interested bc it will be long
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I knew ARASHI since junior high school. Back then, when I was in manga class, my sensei played their songs most of the time. Happiness, One Love, Love So Sweet, Attack It!, Sakurasake, were songs I remember the most (though I didn& #39;t know all the songs& #39; title that time)
Sadly, I had already got into deep to another fandoms (bands, u know, All Time Low, ARTTM, etc?). I thought "nah I won& #39;t listen to j-pop beside animes opening and ending, j-rock still ok tho" I AM SORRY I hate my younger self I WAS TERRIBLY CLOSE-MINDEDhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht">
However, deep inside, their songs are my guilty pleasure. I remember jamming to Hana Yori Dango& #39;s theme song, Wish. But I kept it as low-key as possible :(
I grew up liking more and more bands from many genres! I had some comfort genres (pop punk, power pop, emo, etc?). That was a great time, when I discovered Knuckle Puck, The Wonder Years, Neck Deep, Tigers Jaw, etc. I love them! I love their music! But I wanted more
I discovered more and more bands from Japan. I fell in love. ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, ELLEGARDEN, MY HAIR IS BAD, etc. I widened my horizons, my perspective. Sadly I was still a close-minded moron who thought "bands are cool I don& #39;t need anything else"
Fast forward to 2020. The pandemic hit us. I was desperate. I couldn& #39;t find any source of happiness since everything seemed gloomy. I needed something to lift up my soul. Thank God, my sister told me "hey you should watch ARASHI& #39;s storytelling series on Youtube!"
ARASHI? memories flooded in my head. Their name reminded me of a simpler time when I was younger. Nostalgic. I tried watching some episodes of ARASHI& #39;s kamishibai series. I laughed a lot. I had fun. That was the time I finally realized, "I need them in my life".
5 middle-aged men, telling stories to lift up children& #39;s soul (not only children& #39;s tho haha). Their idea was brilliant. I started following their social medias, started rediscovering their songs (thanks Jun!), started watching their live concert on Youtube (thanks again Jun!)
That was quick. I couldn& #39;t stop jamming to their songs. Happiness, PIKA☆NCHI, PIKA☆☆NCHI DOUBLE, A.RA.SHI, Kimi no Tame ni Boku Ga Iru, Sakurasake. I couldn& #39;t stop watching their live concert video. Gori-Mucyu, Fight Song, Summer Splash!, Hadashi no Mirai...
I cried listening to PIKA☆☆NCHI DOUBLE and Yasashikutte Sukoshi Baka. I smiled so big while listening to Love Situation and Ai Wo Sakebe. I was head-banging to Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono and Brave. They have songs for every situation. More, more, and more. I fell deeper.
Afterwards I started digging their life stories. I began watching ARASHI& #39;S Diary Voyage (cried a little!). I started watching older clips of various ARASHI& #39;s reality shows before watching the newer ones. I& #39;ve noticed something& #39;s never changed: their bond. Their friendship.
Before I realized I already hv fallen for all of them! I love their energy. I love their passion. I love their friendship. I love watching them smile, laugh, sing, and dance. Something wonderful grew inside of me. Never in my life I& #39;ve felt this way towards a group of idols!
Ohno Satoshi, Sakurai Sho, Aiba Masaki, Ninomiya Kazunari, and Matsumoto Jun. Each of you radiates colors I never knew I needed before! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you for being there when I needed the most (it may sounds crazy but yes they were?)
I am so sorry I& #39;ve only rediscovered you this year, one year before your hiatus. I am so sorry I put you down years ago (yes I was a moron lol!). I& #39;m very grateful to be able to support you before your hiatus :& #39;D please take care of yourself and have a good resthttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blaues Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💚" title="Grünes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Grünes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💛" title="Gelbes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gelbes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💜" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz">
To wrap up this thread, hi @arashi5official if you happen to read this thread (not in a million way tho! lol) you just got a new (big) fan! Thank you for widening your storm, a bright-colored storm that brings 5 colored-rainbow to the world!
Nb: I& #39;m sorry for my messy grammar on this shameless love letter HAHA
STAN ARASHI Y& #39;ALL!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blaues Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Blaues Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💚" title="Grünes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Grünes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💛" title="Gelbes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gelbes Herz">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💜" title="Violettes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Violettes Herz">
STAN ARASHI Y& #39;ALL!
