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Part 3 of of light verses
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2019-09-15
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standing here, the five of us

Summary:

A thread of tanka
short poems five lines feelings
la la la la <3
of past memories dreams love
unchanging vivid colors

Notes:

For September—as much as I want to work on that lengthy 20th anniversary fic I’ve been dreaming of for years—I'll write an Arashi tanka series here instead, for each of Arashi years; updated daily on twitter all through the anniversary month and reformatted for easier navigation.

Tanka (短歌) is a genre of Japanese poem, rhymed like haiku but with 5 lines (!!) of 5-7-5-7-7 syllables each. It'd fit better for these five <3! This will also feature random quotes, song lyrics, and references. Each Arashi year, each hurdles, each expectation, each achievement, and each and every single one of them held heartfelt meaning; ずっとそばにいる〜 I also worked with an old fic of mine, one I did to showcase their first 10 years, and worked more with what I haven't done there.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

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1999年
unfamiliar
swaying boat uncertainties
now they are five storms
awkward smile nervous giggles
flashes of blinding future

*

2000年
high expectation
「the fifteen minutes is up」
harsh spotlights dim fast
our souls right here at sunrise
wipe your tears and smile again

*

2001年
calling storm in spring
and long idle summer days
save solve case play stage
climb mountain and dive into
sea to set forth new era

*

2002年
trudging way through pain
and complaints together with
our body and soul
then months in Shinagawa
life’s hard but are you happy

*

2003年
document press with
silly experiments and
unison chortle
is more important than words
for their bright barefoot future*

*

2004年
graduation then
sleepless summer night I’m glad
to be Arashi
toast with cheap champagne frosted
sponge cake sing wonderful world

*

2005年
five by five to One
moving the stage rowing the
boat leaving footprints
be grandson play air guitar
with our love song played through town

*

2006年
go around Asia
every day lucky our life
surprise skydiving
sakura blooms in autumn
fly kite boat experiment

*

2007年
news before homework
tuna of our gratitude
write dreams read as goals
with power of words let us
welcome our Time tomorrow

*

2008年
remarkable fight
time colors our days with light for
a brand new story
with one hundred years of love
singing to Tokyo night sky

*

2009年
singing love songs and
being able to smile with
everyone is best
dizzying celebration
from now on as well thank you

*

2010年
homework ended for
golden hour perfect we
are not but our last
promise reach endless snow sky
movin’ on just now we go

into new decade
nothing and everything change
buying house after
summer rainbow color shines
to lead winning of white team

*

2011年
we want we need to
do something for Touhoku
exciting lessons
heart and electricity
food applause and connection

opening drizzle
kick-the-can rock this always
shaking it singing
song you can find anywhere
fireworks into the distance

solving crime after
dinner with cute bow tie and
a pair of glasses
kneeling down to hold your hand
strongly always with you

*

2012年
action history
wild at heart and mystery
for heavy drama
and lighthearted comedy
to supernova next door

tell us your favorite
songs and we perform it for
you no back dancers
just us DJ and SK
magical song and hip hop

paradise for two
more beautiful than rainbow
mixin’ blues and soul
dancing on a roll with you
universe under starlight

*

2013年
glimmering dusk and
orange sky white sparkly suits
my harmonica
are you well although we are
busy I'll go to meet you


after a while a
trip together and you still
got that fanny pack
our sexy dancing swift moves
glittering contradiction


raise our sails and sing
our love on top of our lungs
to the sky for you
are our courage and lighthouse
shining my path and voyage

*

2014年
a bittersweet love
holding head high viva youth
everybody cries
in parade of dreams and hope
you will never be alone


to the beginning
youth memories pride and joy
we are still of five
week of celebrating hugs
tears and new memories


return from flying
over sunset by the shore
to everybody
are you ready our beating
hearts and hope in the darkness

*

2015年
cherry in the sky
one day holding head high as
you look back to the
past endless road connected
to today screaming our love


looking up yonder
welcoming nightfall bridge
of faraway dreams you brought
us this far slowly you showed
us these precious sceneries

the sky in our hearts
dance like flames flutter about
kindness is our pride
chasing different tomorrow
and walking on the same road

*

2016年
returning to where
we started meeting you up close
your smiles welcoming
you are always in our hearts
time passed and here we all are

summers always splash
keep on rolling from zero
everything’s alright
can you hear me there Japan
yeah we can hear you just fine

don’t you all get it
driving around town with my
homies promises
and phrases overlapping
our sailing days together

*

2017年
us taking detours
knowing unseen paths ahead
until that fateful
day even with great sorrow
do believe it's not goodbye

listen we are one
even when we are apart
we are by your side
tell me what beat would you like
beat goes on shout it out loud

unchanging even
if you’re away beyond the
night sky you always
be our scenery our hope
as this journey continues

*

2018年
for countless meetings
to find the answer to see
the light to convey feelings
to treasure our days to keep
walking toward tomorrow

making promises
seeing them through and through and
wanting to meet you
reaching out with open arms
spending precious time with you

*

2019年
our sole wish is a
warm future for you and me
light of hope someday
your song so gentle it hurts
but still hand in hand onward


laughing for real cry
together worry and live
one for all for you
every step lead to today
standing here the five of us

Notes:

Due to character limits, I exclude several ‘obvious’ references and tone down the commentary. :D

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1999年・The phrase ‘swaying boat’ is the exact wording of 5x10.

2000年・Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi was the ending theme of Nino’s drama Namida Fuite.

2001年・Tagline for Arashi’s very first late night show Mayonaka no Arashi was「山なら登れ、海なら潜れ、崖なら飛べ—if it's a mountain climb it; if it's the sea dive in, if it's a cliff fly over it」.

2002年・Trudging our way is 「てくてく歩く」from Michi in Pika☆nchi. 「全身ぜんれい~body and soul~」is from A Day in Our Life.

2003年・ Document Press was what apparently the "D" in D no Arashi stands for.

2004年・Arashi’s first first 24 Hour TV and Aiba’s letter. Also that cosplay D no Arashi episode.

2005年 ・Air Guitar series in G no Arashi started on December. Last line was from the first line of Wish.

2006年・AAA Tour and Kitto Daijoubu. Also from the very first Odoroki no Arashi SP.

2007年・’Shukudai’ means homework. Also that epic 101th MMA when they went around Fuji TV building with a 101万yen tuna. Lyrics are from We Can Make It and the concert title Time: Kotoba no Chikara mixed up with Happiness..

2008年・2nd and 3rd line from Step and Go. The rest refers to their first Kokuritsu concert and re(mark)able.

2009年・2nd and 3rd line was a quote from Sho: “This is what I think every year but, being able to smile with everyone is the best”.

2010年・Last line of the 1st was from Movin’ On, the first song from Boku no Miteiru Fuukei. Arashi ended 2010 winning Kouhaku with the White team.

2011年・Their first Waku Waku Gakkou; 4th and 5th line are titles of their lessons. Beautiful World in Kokuritsu and an ode to Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de and its ending theme Meikyuu Love Song.

2012年・1st and 3rd featured their dorama’s titles and solo songs. 2nd tanka is Arafes 2012.

2013年・Hello Goodbye from last kokuritsu for Arafes Final, their trip to NY for Paradox, and Ai wo Utao from LOVE.

2014年・An unforgettable nickname in Yakai, and from GUTS and Bittersweet; bits of the anniversary Hawaii trip and Digitalian Tour.

2015年・From Sho's Otonoha (2014.09.15): “Some day when the present has turned into the past and we look back on this we should hold our heads high" and the first line of Bokura ga Tsunaideiku; the rewrite of Hip Hop Boogie in Miyagi Blast, and; Japonism reference galore.

2016年・From Tadaima for Japonism Arena Tour; Sho was in Rio for the Olympics in the summer, and Miles Away <3

2017年・The saddest set I had to write. First is mostly from Still…; second is UB and Come Back unit songs; third is Song for You.

2018年・The only set that doesn’t have any reference, merely my own take on 2018 Arashi, of them being unusually quiet, taking care of each other first, and preparing for the big ‘announcement’.

2019年・The last line was the first thing I wrote back when I started this. Jun’s “akaruii tte ii na, arashi no mirai—it’d be nice for Arashi to have a bright future”, was from Shouten corner in last August 24 Hour TV. Also, with bits of 5x10, 5x20, Kimi no Uta, and Brave.

I thoroughly enjoy this emotional walk down memory lane—something like my own Kinenkan board, visiting old bookmark pages, listening to old songs, and digging through my old blogs. I also rediscovered this amazing Nino quote in an interview back in 2009: “I know that idols are cool when they retire manfully at their peaks, but we’re not manly. (笑) We’ll be clinging on forever!” I saved it back then for the laugh, but here we are now 10 years later and Nino still said the same thing, “We’ll always be Arashi” in his January statement. I love him. I love them. It has been a wonderful journey so far, and I will be clinging on forever.

Thank you for enjoying this with me all through September <3!

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