got work tmr but i was reading some "graveyard" ( aka 2ch) treads....there were certain things that were interesting...but for now i am going to write my thoughts on it
these are personal thoughts and opinions...you dont have to agree with me...
MCing of arashi
I have done Mcing before for school events and functions for more than 4 years so though my experience is not that great ...i am going to use it as a base level for comparison..
ok hmm....i am going to be frank here. For a first year doing MC for such a big event, the boys did an awesome job..seriously great..cause no matter how much ppl want to bash them, you try standing on the stage knowing that anything can change in the matter of seconds as millions of ppl watch you around the world and there are NO retakes...so please before you bash , think about that first.
secondly its good to note that arashi actually has the harder job than nao chan..and the reason is because there are SO many of them ..5 to be excat..if you ask the WHOLE of smap to do this show...you will see a different side of them too.. actually i was worried when i heard the whole group would be doing it and that they were ALL going to be on the same stage at the same time...i seriously was questioning this cause there WILL be those who look like white elephants...there are just TOO many ppl at the side at the same time.. i wished they really broke it up to like 3 and 2 and only at certain times have all of them on stage..
individual
Sho and Nino chan : i think they were the best of the 5 , sho was definitely used to this to the point that even when he fumbled on funky bunky..i mean funky monkey babies , it actually relaxed the atmosphere, and he recovered very quickly which was very pro. and Nino, he is the most natural out of the 5 ...very natural like even when he did his come backs/tsukkomi's it was actually hard for me to tell if that was add-libbed or scripted which was amazing !!..
aiba chan : i liked the fact that he was so high tension, that high tension really made the atmosphere very arashi chan ...like i said before ..aiba really creates the arashi chan atmosphere of high and alive :D and he is not afraid to embarass himself by being all high tension..and since its aiba we love it :D !!
jun kun: .....hmm....ok i will be honest..if nino made me question if what they said was scripted...jun often confirmed it for me that what they said were scripted...its the timing of when he says it..and the tone...not very natural..and sometimes forced...but i really love how he is trying really hard to keep things moving and really being part of the speech. and really when he really let loose and screamed YEAH AND GO AND YOSH !!that was when it was really aweomse :DD he really became better at the later part of the show
ohchan....ohchannnnnnnnnnn XD.............oh my gosh.....i LOVE you.............man where to start....I think if ohchan did MCing alone...he would be fine XD...but when with the rest...his nature of not speaking up comes in..and with the whole atmosphere...oh gosh ohchannn XD>.......ohchan...oh boy...i dont even know what to say...he looked ....hmm...not really there ?....like he was Not really there...his spoken lines were PERFECT and clear of mumblings and fumblings but gosh he had his usual off look and a bit lost XDDDD !!! but the BEST PART was tht he looked so off at the mc parts BUT he was SO SO SO ON during the perfs O_O !!! it was so scary because the change was FREAKING drastic...i tell you if you want to see how BIG his gap is in his character...WATCH KOUHAKU !!!>..ITS SO SCARY !!!...cause from a sloth ( YES THATS THE WORD !!! he looked like a sloth and the other 4 were the zoo keepers :D)..THEN kaibutsu kun came out and my GOSH O_O !!!! WHAT A CHANGE O______________O !!!......and then back to sloth...and THEN HE SANG !!!! and he sounded HEAVENLY !!! and then back to sloth...BUT THEN THE PERF !!!!! and he was BACK IN THE GAME :D ! ...and then back to sloth..XD>...hahahha
ok Nao chan
she was GREAT..really good !!! i love her tension and i think she is REALLY fun !!!! i really wished that she stood between the guys and the interaction would have doubled..cause really i think a main complain from the 2chs was that it was a bit divided...not much interaction between the groups...but then again i did see interaction..
2chs say:
ahhahahaha OBVIOUSLY alot of ppl bashed arashi...ok not that bad but they said they could sing but nakai was better...
to me yes, Nakai is really great as an MC but one has to remember that in kouhaku's case Nakai has it easier ! its only one of him..he does not have to deal with other members who might talk at what time as him and coming in at what time and getting and making sure his other members are not akward..please..the comparison is not fair...Nakai has had a longer time in doing this, he knows how it runs, i can tell you from experience that the more times you go on stage and MC, it becomes second nature to you, you can tell me to mc the next daywith the script and i will be able to do it without worrying.. and even with new material coming in all of a sudden, it would not be that bad...look at sho chan ..he is very good at Mcing as a solo..it comes with practice..the same practice is needed to MC as a group..and MC LIVE as a group. and mind you MCing is different from hosting a show....MCings is alot of comments and introductions and complimentations without sounding scarcastic or lame.. ...its not easy...but i am not surprised at the remarks ppl are saying...they did replace smap nakai as host...ppl were already not happy from the start...but what i love is that actually everyone was already fearing the worst from reports...but hahahah it did not turn out that bad after all :D !!!!!!! in fact as a group they did awesome !! the chemistry between each other was there and they did not overide each other much in their speech ^_^
overall seriously the MCing was not bad at all !!...i bet that if they were given next year an opportunity to do it again..they will do it very very very well...they will know how to avoid things and how to ensure things run and i am sure jun kun will take charge of some stuff :D !!!cause we all know that when they take care of their own stuff...things turn out AWESOME !!! like their perfs
so now PERFORMANCE
OH MY GOSH ...WOW...i am IMPRESSED !!
things i noticed
1) nino tripped in monster perf
2) sho picked up his light stick too early
3) one person was pointing the light stick the wrong way
Other than that...
FLAWLESS PERFORMANCE !!
seriously amazing O_O!!!...in music station, Ohchan's mic box fell out at the last part of monster and he did a wrong step too..so i was a bit worried that things might happen here
thankfully it was really great at kouhaku !!!.. something great i noticed
1) ppl were clapping to troublemaker!! EVERYBODY in the hall :D !!!
2) arashi really mingled with the crowd :D !!!
3) ohchan's voice is like O___________________O !!!! ok he really REALLY SOUNDED AWESOME..like seriously AWESOME
4) for the special showcase, gosh the guys SOUNDED SO WONDERFUL AND PITCH ON AND PERFECt !!!!!! my gosh i was so proud because when you see this..( 2chs are bashing the akbgirls saying they cant sing live)
the first girl who sings is not akb and sounds great ...but the rest..O_O even i was shocked at how off pitched and weak they sound O_O...and to think i used to watch that anime when it first came out...puri cure..so really arashi sounded so GREAT LIVE !!!! i was so happy T_T <333
5) ohchan as kaibutsu...wow O_O again..he sounded perfectly kaibutsu kun and he was hilarious XD>..seriously i think he sounded great !!! i loved the song that came before kai kai kai...doko no kono kinoko...my gosh its SOOOO NIC E!!!and catchy :D !!!
6) uta no chikara
oh my gosh ......ohchan.....WOW...like WOW O_O !!! the POWER!!! NO ONE WILL DARE SAY HE CANT SING LIVE !!! in fact i was reading alot of ppl were shocked at his voice quality !!! yes he can sing :D !!! and even during monster O_O !!! now you WILL NOTiCE HIM !!! if you didnt already see him as one of the hosts..and his dancing in monster was like O____________O !!!
the cameraman was VERY VER Y ohno bias...and sho bias....but really i have never seen so much ohno on camera during a perf O_O !!! ok i was very happy XD>..opps XD
i think what shocked me was kimutaku's voice o_O....i didnt know it was a bit nasal O_O.....
7) ohchan will always be ohchan XD....i love what he said when he recieved the flag..." is it ok if i hold this ? " XD oh gosh dont ever change...he is really very humble....
and sho and nino were so so so cute leading him to get the flag..XD>..and ahhh the arashi rabu was everywhere :D !!!!
8) truthfully speaking...i really thought the red team would win this time...O_O...because seriously the girls had really good perfs...like REALLLY strong and powerful vocals and meaningful songs and very interactive...like AAA...i LOVE that song but it was so flat when they performed it O_O...i think in the first part of the show...i really think that only FMB was amazing !!!!! wow like WOW i love the song !!! the girls were really better in the first half...but i did not like the akb48 songs...esp heavy rotation..my gosh its so annoying >_<...i can officially say i hate that song..no matter HOW many times i hear it....beginner is much better..but the dancing was not great..and i can tell its a play back..but oh well the song is good :D !! ..pony tail i always found nice..so that was pleasant but the sheer amout of ppl are so off putting...*faints*..but either way...i was shocked at their rating O_O ...if its true i will really be shocked O_O...angela aki my gosh <3333333333333333333333 she is awesome :D !!! her voice is like chocolate :D !!!
9) monster, troublemaker WHOLE perf was AMAZING....really well put together...REALLY well put together!! well done jun kun !!! it was so enchanting and really enticing to watch ...really looked so professional !!! in fact i did not notice the mistakes until i watched it over and over again :D !!! but it was so well done !!! and ohchan can dance freaking well O_O !!!
10) like i mentioned earlier...i relaly think from this show...those who NEVER understood the ohchan gap....well you will understand it now...its scarily real and very true...he comes to LIFE when he is performing O_O !!!>...
would i want them to host again ?
yes i would love them too...they deserve to prove themselves better because we know they can do even better. and seriously the ratings were good !...increased so much everywhere :D !! and alot of them had huge amounts of increase !!! and seriously the mcing was not that bad and seriously speaking if it was anyone else i wont even bother...about the mcing..i am more concerned with the perfs anyway...and i have seen horrible mcing before and they were find...at least there were no ackward pauses and weird remarks and things moved great ^_^ !!!
yup so thats abt it!!
work is going to start tmr...so hiaz..posting will decrease i think ...sucks..~_~...i cant believe the new year has started...but so many things have happened for alot of other groups in JnA !!! so many releases, CMs, and others..but nothing for arashi so far T_T....i wonder why..
i watched AniS :D !! very FUN !!!
and countdown...to me was..ok i guess....but something was missing..XD>...and even in that other johnny show...arashi was missing again....and i seriously think ohchan sings so well :D !! and gosh NINO !!! WOW HIS VOICE :D!! the emotion was great in boku no furusatoooo
gotta go bathe now and back to work...T_T
totwi~
Overall.
I think, the first time always a big one, whether to be nervous, mixing mistake, or jumbling out words, and well.....it did turn out enjoyable. They were really serious (well for the 3, the 2 of them......maybe not really XDD ) n a bit stiff.
And, when I think, they had MCing priority before the performance, it was relatively normal as the attention was splited, and still they managed to bring the stage n people in it to enjoy their perf and just had fun. After taht had to rush tot he roof for JCD live too wwwooooo......in the middle of snowing too >_< brrrrr.......
A second MCing for Kouhaku? I would love to see it.
My sister wouldn't even bother to watch/DL Kouhaku if Arashi wasn't in it (just like last year) XDDD.
Hmm...when you said it, true ne, Kanjani, Kattun, News, SMAP, HSJ, Dai-senpais too, all were having releases things. Hm..........
Maa...maa....maaa, all in consideration, I can't wait to see their activites for 2011.
Speaking of which, it's late but still wanna say it before you off >_<
Merry X Mas 2010
Happy New Year 2011
and Happy merry new Day of 2011
Let's have fun again this year.
pps. Did you watch MSSL 2010? Arashi's is the best, even beat Kouhaku's for me XDD. Can't help but noticied how the crowd went crazy for them (even though SMAP also went down n stayed pretty long down there, it just wasn't that 'stampede' XDD, gomen I'm biased).
But, yuzu's one is kinda ..bothering......Is that scripted?
Posted by: yuui1010 | 01/03/2011 at 10:27 PM
hey dear :D
thanks so much !!!
MERRY 2010 christmas !!
and happy new year 2011 TOO !!!!! <33
i know i think the guys did a great job !! i dont really think they were too stiff ..thought it was more serious instead...i watched nakai host on kouhaku and when i first saw it i thought he was a bit stiff too and then i realised oh...actually its just that he is more serious..so i guess stiff most of the time = serious XD..hahaha the guys got better through the night though :D !!! so that was good !!
I DID WATCH IT !!! YES i know they looked like a stampede !!! i was so shocked ! cause they were running and pushing and like screaming and i was like O__O !!! hahahahah XD will defintiely post a big one on that soon !! hopefully soon T_T...
Have a wonderful wonderful week and year ahead yuui chan!
Posted by: Totwi~ | 01/03/2011 at 11:24 PM
i love your opinion.... <3
about Oh-chan......huaahahahaha.... XDDDD
i totaly agree with you
his gap was too big!
when MCing, he only read the script... he didn't add anything...
but he tried once when he did the MC only with Nino...
yet that bratty Nino didn't give him a chance... XDDD
plus his voice was so small, it was sound like he just mumblings himself... I bet he want to say something but Nino already take the part so he stoped.... kawaisoooo....
Posted by: tenmon | 01/04/2011 at 06:36 PM
i love what you analyze about the boys in kouhaku and i agree much with what you said. nino and sho can seriously host their own variety show which will probably take place soon, especially nino as his reaction and quips are so good and natural.
and i have to take my hat off to aiba for being so hyper from the beginning and high tension that he is not affected by the nervous atmosphere and gives off his natural vibe as he is. i guess the most unnatural and stiff out of all is jun as he is usually the most nervous in such events and i can see him trying really hard.
and ohno omg lol i was so nervous for him whenever he speaks. and i agree that he tends to rely on the members to speak when he's with them, and he look like he lost his soul somewhere in the middle. he look like he is drowsy and his eyes are empty. but when they perform everyone will be shocked as usual, they will be like "who is that?" lol i love his huge gap and honestly whenever they perform i can't shift my focus away from him to other members at all as he shines too brightly, so usually i repeat their performances multiple times again to watch other members. and i guess for many people who always think they lipsync, this should be concrete proof that with ohno around they sound the same as their cd does even during live.
a very much ohno-biased comment but then again, who can help it? lol
Posted by: Melody | 01/05/2011 at 08:57 AM
OHHH,you're back. Welcome.
About Arashi MCing I thought it was OK....for first time on super big event *not the same as JCD*...they look nervous and stiff^, not so freely like their usual.....but they carried safely till the end.
Nino was superb with his part, I can't tell at all that what he say was scripted! Sho kun was as expected good with much experience as caster and mc-ing their tv shows, Aiba chan was so cheerfull and pay attention ^^, Ohchan XD! He's not just little lost like you said but really lost to me XD! Make me want to see him alone as MC... so much possiblelity to what he would do ^^ I would love to see that! Matsujun was in my opinion trying too hard, He would be better if he can be a bit lose *he can take some lose from Ohchan....so he can be a bit allert and not lost all the time XD*
Like you, I thought this time red team will win, too. They really had good list of performances. Dream Come True was awesome! I myself choose the red for the WHOLE show *don't kill me ><* I only like Arashi on the white.
I love Furusato!!!! It's been awhile since I really like their slow tempo music this much. I love Mada Ue Wo and Gift.....but not this much since Sirius! I lost count how many I played that part! I think the whole perf from the beginning of the narration until the end was brilliant. The song intro and a bit pause *like only 1 second* on Ohchan beginning part before the solo piano.....his shoting and calm voice so strong and in harmony with the piano *I think the arragement with solo piano was awesome*.....then come Nino's part with his high and emotional voice and add the more string and instrumental.....Sho voice *I don't know why but he sound Jiggy? springy? I don't know the word* a little different to me....Aiba chan nasal and playfull voice *sound like he was smiling or trying not to laugh as he sing?! Do I make sense??* .... and Junjun on pich voice.....and the chorus....Ohchan's and Nino's voices were really clear, I can hear the both of them on top the bunch of background singers! And they harmonized so good! I would love to hear the longer version! I want to say I LOVE Youth Case and Hydrant!!!
WOW! I write so much ^^
Posted by: yanchan | 01/06/2011 at 04:17 AM