3 posts tagged “sho beat”

This is just the ending part of this week's Sho Beat. Just because Sho-chan talked a little bit about the performances of Step and Go. This is very short... ^^

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FM FUJI SHO BEAT presented by Sakurai Sho from Arashi. How was it?
Upcoming events.
The song you're listening now.
Arashi's new song, 21st single, Step and Go, will be released on February 20th, Wednesday.
The first press limited edition is CD and DVD. This is the video clip and the making.
The making have 40 minutes!!
We're talking for 20 minutes and 20 minutes are the making.
Well, these are included.
The regular edition will have a song called Fuyu wo dakishimete.
Eeeh... And also for TV...
February 18th, Monday, tomorrow, Fuji TV, HEY!HEY!HEY!
February 19th, Tuesday, NHK BS-hi, The Shounen Club Premium. This is the one aired on February 17th at NHK BS2.
The music programs...
The first one... I'll talk about it because it's already over... The first one that we did the shooting was the Music Fighter, the music program from Nihon TV.
It was the first moment.
At each one of the music TV shows, the song have a different measure, the length is different, so there is also a specific measure for the Music Fighter.
Then we had the rehearsal, we did the rehearsal till now, and then finally the first music program.
"Arashi-san onegai shimaaasu!"
Then we started like "tan tan tan... we're gonna step and go!"
We couldn't do ANYTHING right. Hahaha!
This time the division of the singing parts is very detailed.
And also the choreography, we're dancing a little bit.
No-one wasn't able to do it the right way, the dance was all messed up, and also at the Ohno-kun's solo part, Nino and Aiba-chan started to sing...
The staff was speechless...
Then we went like "Sorry, please let us try it one more time..."
The following time we did it correctly.
Also, the Shounen Club Premium, only at this program from BS, we're doing it full size. Since it's the full size, so we were guessing that it might have around 3 minutes and a half...
But then... 4 min! 4 min! 5 min! 4min 50! 4min 45!
Finally we knew the correct number.
4 minutes and 45.
Well, it's long ne.
Then, the first chorus, everybody is singing with a fresh/cool face.
The 2nd chorus, Aiba-kun's sweat was looking like after taking a bath, almost like a "waterfall"...
Then if you watch from the 2nd chorus, he was sweating in a way that you may ask "what the hell happened to this guy?"
So the amount of our movements is quite a lot.
And there... cherry blossom... there was something like a blossom blow, and since Aiba-kun was already sweating a lot it was sticking "petta peta, petta peta" at all his face. When it (the performance) was ending, it was full of flowers (confetti) stuck on his face.
Music TV shows, there were various things...
Please look forward to it.

From April 10th, Arashi's new variety program from TBS, will start.
And also, Yatter-Man, on spring of 2009 I'll be already waiting. So please look forward to it.
On this program we are waiting for your music-themed messages. And on The Select Sho we are waiting for themes / situations to which you would like to have a song related.
The reception for all of them is:
mail - sho@fmfuji.co.jp
S - H - O - @ - fmfuji.co.jp
FAX - Tokyo 03-3373-9700
Postcard - 〒151-0053 渋谷区代々木 1-21-12 FM FUJI
For both, in charge of SHO BEAT.
So this week we're going to end listening to Step and Go, new single which will be released on February 20th, within 3 days.
See you again in front of the radio on next week, Sunday at 6:30 in the afternoon.
Your partner was Sakurai Sho from Arashi. Bye bye!

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I wanted to post that one because it was really interesting and funny! Well... Sho Beat always is!! But this week Sho-chan talked about many interesting episodes, and told about how he helped Tegoshi-kun to write his rap. Sho-chan is sooo sweet!!!

Words in blue are my observations.
Many thanks to Tess-chan for the audio file ^__^

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People in front of the radio, konbanwa! Sakurai Sho desu!
Firstly let's check the news / incidents that happened on the date of today in 1982, the year when I was born.
This is from February 11th.
From Asahi Newspaper.

"Fashion, three very distinct styles. In case it's observed by a camera at fixed points."

"In front of Shibuya Koen-dori Parco Main Building (渋谷公園通りパルコ本館), in front of Shinjuku Oh-dori Kinokuniya Bookstore (新宿大通り紀伊国屋書店), in front of Harajuku Omote Sandou Green Fantasia (原宿表参道グリーンファンタジア), those places were chosen as a fixed point for observation."

Those fixed places were observed.

"Then Shibuya is teenager, young."

"young"... I hadn't listened that word for a while... "young"... Haha...

"Shinjuku is adult. Harajuku is junior type, for junior high and high scool students.
Observing every month, with a camera, the fashion of the women walking on the street, since 3 years ago, the data of the Parco managed to distinguish the subtle difference between 3 towns that are considered one town for the youth."

Of course, nowadays the fashion in Shibuya / Shinjuku / Harajuku, still must be kinda different in each place.
The other day... when was that? Maybe Sunday?
I went to Harajuku after a long time.
Even though it was on Sunday, there was a LOT of people.
It was looking like a festival, I was astonished by the great number of people.
Hai.

So now I would like to introduce one mail.
From radio name eriko-san.

Sho-kun konbanwa.

Konbanwa.

Thank you so much for always talking about interesting things.

Arigatou gozaimasu.

By the way, the new song Step and Go, the other day I could listen it at FM radio. It's a very lilting song, having a fresh style, and it's very pleasant to listen.

Arigatou gozaimasu.

On spring, seems that it'll encourage many people who are aiming for a new start. Also for my daughter, who graduated high school this year and managed her dreamed entrance to the College of Pharmacy, that song takes off her worries/insecurity about the future. She is very happy saying that it matches perfectly when walking through the row of cherry blossom trees on her way to school.
Also, the rap. Words like petals, buds, bud, courage. The sound of harmonica playing at the background is very well overlapped. My heart beat faster with the flow which makes me feel the breathe of the life. I would like to hear more about Sho-kun's thoughts/wills, together with the high speed rap part. I'm looking forward to it.

Well, this time, we received the song, and then I saw the lyrics, and then... well... there was a big and evident theme about something like... graduation, new beginning...
But I was told to write a rap that could be positive, like a kind of cheering song.
And I thought "What should I do now..."
What I mean is that... There is a song called "Still...", included as a coupling of Happiness. And with that song, I already wrote everything that I had.
Then I was thinking... "new beginning... I don't have nothing to say about it anymore! What shall I do now..."
But when the first line of the rap came out, that part of "Hanabira mai chiri yuku koro", then I could write everything at once. That's it.
So that part, refering to the first line, was the marked part.
Well, since it hasn't been released yet, I think it wasn't possible at all to see the lyrics card, so after it has released, I think I would like to talk about the rap with more details.

This time there was an interesting thing during choreography.
This time we did a "choreography competition".
Well, it was like an experience, we were talking that we wanted to do some funny things this time, or like, "let's change the image of the movements from the one until now".
We asked the dancers to make a choreography, and then each one took a video of that. Then we would decide after watching each choreography.
Fufu... But well... I thought "We became so important..." Hahahaha!
Well, we did such thing because we wanted to try something new.
And someone!
When we thought "Ah! That choreography is interesting!"
And we decided to ask that person.
But then... I heard that this person knew me.
And that this person is a kouhai from elementary school, 2 years younger than me.
But I didn't realize who was, even after seeing the name.
However it was sure that this person knew me.
So I asked for a search to another kouhai, 2 years younger than me.
Who who who who? I... know that person?
Then I was told that I should know because he used to play with Sho-san at brass band. Then it turned like... I'll probably know when I see him.
And when we were having a meeting about "Utaban", with all the 5 members and the staff, that choreography teacher came in...
"Aaaaahh... so it was you!" Hahahaha!!
"Aaaaahh... so it was you!"...
I DID know him, though I didn't recognize by his name.
The members and the staff didn't understand anything.
They were asking "EH?? Do you know each other??"
So we met each other after a long time. I hadn't seen him since we were at high school.
Well, such useless to praise a kouhai, but he really did a very nice choreography.
The movements of the 5 members are very interesting, so please wait with anticipation for the music programs.

The talk became too long...
But well, it'll be released on February 20th, 21st new single, Step and Go by Arashi.

.....Step and Go.....

Release on February 20th, Arashi new single, Step and Go.

COOL BEAT SELECTION

FM FUJI SHO BEAT presented by Sakurai Sho from Arashi. From here, Cool Beat Selection.
On this corner we'll pick up musics send by streat / club / shop.
This week we have "club version".
The artist we picked up is DJ ZIN who plays mainly at the clubs of Tokyo.
I would like to ask ZIN-san, directly by phone, the latest club sound.
ZIN-san!

DJ ZIN: Doumo. I am DJ ZIN.

Doumo! Yoroshiku onegai shimaaasu!

DJ ZIN: Yoroshiku onegai shimasu!

What will you introduce today?

DJ ZIN: The song that I'll introduce today is "Get your hit together", TI feat. Lil'Kim.

Huuum... What kind of artist?

DJ ZIN: Nowadays TI is getting recognition and became almost the center of the black music world, and seems that this year he'll continue to surprising us.
This time he did a collaboration with Lil'Kim, aka Queen Bee, also the producer is Lil Jon, so it'll certainly hit well sellings.

Heee... Lil'Kim... is having releases recently?

DJ ZIN: Oh well, little by little... after this year has begun, she is releasing.

Heee... Really? And what is the key point for listening it?

DJ ZIN: Well, as a key point, viewing the club music world of now, it's done in a very straightforward way. Also the interaction between TI and Lil'Kim, the perfect rap, and the track of Lil Jon are matching perfectly.

Huum... I'm waiting with anticipation.

DJ ZIN: Eeeh... It'll certainly be a long hit at the clubs.

Heee... So ZIN-san, please, introduce the song.

DJ ZIN: So please listen. Get your hit together by TI feat. Lil'Kim.

Arigatou gozaimashita!

.....Get your hit together.....

Get your hit together by TI feat. Lil'Kim.
That was the Cool Beat Selection.

LISTENERS' BEAT

From here, the Listeners' Beat.
So I'll introduce mainly the messages related to music, received from the listeners.

Firstly, from radio name ban-pan-san.

Sho-kun konbanwa.

Konbanwa.

I always enjoy listening every week.
The other day I was watching Countdown TV. Then the 22nd position at the ranking of the week, was PIKA☆☆NCHI DOUBLE. And Nice na Kokoroiki ranked in at 21st.
I'm very happy that they ranked in, but it made me wonder why at this period, and why PIKA☆☆NCHI DOUBLE and Nice na Kokoroiki... I thought it was strange. Was there something related to those 2 CDs? Please tell me.

I asked about it just now... What was that? 12cm?
CD of 8cm, well, the small version CD was re-released as a 12cm CD.
But then they ranked in, right!?
This is amazing!
If they ranked in, I suggested to re-release everything in this size. But then J-storm -san told me that "All of them are already done."

Talking about PIKA☆☆NCHI DOUBLE... Talking about PIKA☆NCHI, there is a memory...
PIKA☆NCHI was a film ne... of Arashi.
"Seishun wa PIKAICHI, dakedo HARENCHI".
So abbreviating that, PIKANCHI. Just putting those words together.

(There is a phrase that says "Youth is PIKAICHI, but also HARENCHI"
PIKAICHI means the most clever thing/person.
HARENCHI means... how can I say... a shameless thing/person... take it as "H thoughts".)

There was a coverage of magazine where they featured 10 harenchi questions related to Arashi.
Then we answered those harenchi questions with our sincerity, I repeat, with sincerity. We were asked about, so we answered honestly.
Eeeh... Then after the paper was done, our boss got REALLY angry with us.
Hahahaha...
We were told to have more conscience about TPO (time, place, occasion/opportunity)
Of course that's right ne...
But we just answered the questions seriously/honestly...
I couldn't imagine that they would be so angry with us...

Well, let me continue, from radio name mai-san.

Sho-kun konbanwa.

Konbanwa.

I saw the Able CM. I'll take the University entrance exams next year. I'll do my best to be able to say that I passed.

Huuum... Ganbatte kudasai!

Is there any "side story" during the filming of this CM?

This time, there is a version of passing the University entrance exam, and also... Eeeh... an appointment version. Eh? Well, it can be taken in different ways...
Eeeh... There are two meanings, the achievement of an appointment, and also the moving for a worker, when that person managed to move to the aimed place.
When I say "I passed!!" that makes me in doubt.
Well, I... am 26 years old. But if I'm saying "I passed!!" so this is a role of a 17, 18 years old teenager.
That one, for me, who palyed the role of a high school student on "Yamada Taro Monogatari", it made me wonder about doing such thing.
But the president of Able was there and he is very young. I think he is 40 years old.
A very cool person.
And that president is a huge fan of "Kisarazu Cat's Eye".
"I was watching Bambi!! I really like it! Bambi!"
Then I thought "WHY they didn't ask me at THAT time?"... Hahahaha!!
The time had passed already. I'm already old...
So if only they asked me to do it when I was Bambi, then I think I wouldn't have nothing to complain...
But well, I'm really grateful for letting me do it.

Next, from pen name airinman-san.

Sho-kun konbanwa.

Konbanwa.

I'm sending this message because I would like to hear your opinions/thoughts.
I heard that the other day you went with Nino-chan to the Dome concert of NEWS.
Seems that you also participated in the concert, riding a moving cart.

Fufufu...

How is to participate in a concert of another group?
Is it true that you helped Tegoshi-kun to write his rap part, in the song that introduces the NEWS members?

That's it...
Yes!
It was some time ago, think it was on January 10th.
Since NEWS were doing a Dome concert for the first time, I went there.
Why I thought to go was because... well, the first time in Dome... maybe it's because we did the same recently, so I wanted to watch it.
That's one of the reasons, and also, during the World Cup Volleyball, Tegoshi-kun of NEWS came... and after that we went to eat dinner.
Then we get along... started to send mails and such.
Then I got a message from Tegoshi-kun, saying "Sho-kun, how do you write a rap?"
Then I replied explaining and telling the procedures of how I write a rap. And told him that if he was willing to write one, and if it doesn't bother him, I could give some advices.
They have a rap to introduce the members in the concert, so he was writing it, and... huum... asked me if I could help him.
Then I asked when they were doing the recording and I heard that they were doing the recording these days.
That recording studio... I'm going there. Then I went to the recording studio.
He was trying to write the introducing rap of Yamashita-kun. It was so funny.
Since I don't know much about Yamashita-kun... firstly, "So Tegoshi-kun, what kind of person is Yamashita-kun?"
"Oh well... I think he is "my pace"..." (someone who has his own opinion and likes to do what he wants to do and doesn't care much about what the others will think about that.)
"Hai. My pace..."
"Also he'll be in a film called Kurosagi"
"So it'll include the word Kurosagi. Hai. Hai. Hai."
"What kind of story is Kurosagi?"
We started like this and took some words from here and there. Then I recorded a sample rap and Tegoshi-kun was writing while listening to that sample.
So it was my first time, writing a rap for another person, it was really difficult, but I had fun.
Hahaha! I was feeling like some writer.
It was interesting!
And also, the NEWS concert, concert goods, T-shirt, and I was also holding the pen-light...
I really enjoyed a lot.
I had lots of fun, of course.
There are many nice songs ne, NEWS.
It was a very nice concert.
I was doing whatever I wanted there...
They were filming on that day, so if it turns to be a DVD, probably I would appear on it, so I'm wondering about it.
I also went to the Hey!Say!JUMP one too.
It's looking like a "storm" of concerts of kouhai.
I wonder who is the next to have a concert.
Next time, I would like to go to the concert as well.

So on this program we're waiting for music related messages from everyone.
mail - sho@fmfuji.co.jp
S - H - O - @ - fmfuji.co.jp
FAX - Tokyo 03-3373-9700
Postcard - 〒151-0053 渋谷区代々木 1-21-12 FM FUJI
For both, in charge of SHO BEAT.

That was the Listeners' Beat.

FM FUJI SHO BEAT presented by Sakurai Sho from Arashi. How was it?
Upcoming events.
February 20th, the new single Step and Go will be released.
For the First Press Limited Edition it includes a DVD. And in the Regular Edition, the coupling Fuyu wo dakishimete is recorded.

And also, this... there is a lot!
I'll announce the schedule for music TV show appearences.
February 14th, Thursday, TBS Utaban.
15th, Friday, TV Asahi MUSIC STATION.
And, 15th, Friday, Nihon TV MUSIC FIGHTER.
17th, Sunday, NHK BS The Shounen Club Premium.
Then on February 18th, Monday, Fuji TV HEY!HEY!HEY!

So 1,2,3,4, 5! We'll appear.
Those, each one will have a different size for the song, so there will be parts where we're doing the choreography, some parts that will be cut off, I think each one will be different, so please look forward to it.

And also, Yatter-Man, nation-wide road show on spring of 2009.

On this program we are waiting for your music-themed messages. And on The Select Sho we are waiting for themes / situations to which you would like to have a song related, chosen by me.
The reception for all of them is:
mail - sho@fmfuji.co.jp
S - H - O - @ - fmfuji.co.jp
FAX - Tokyo 03-3373-9700
Postcard - 〒151-0053 渋谷区代々木 1-21-12 FM FUJI
For both, in charge of SHO BEAT.

So this week we're going to end listening to Fuyu wo dakishimete, recorded in the Regular Edition of the Arashi's new single Step and Go which will be released on February 20th.
See you again in front of the radio on next week, Sunday at 6:30 in the afternoon.
Your partner was Sakurai Sho from Arashi. Bye bye!

.....Fuyu wo dakishimete.....

-END-

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I probably won't be able to translate Sho Beat regularly. That one is specially for Aivana-chan ^___^

People in front of the radio, konbanwa! Sakurai Sho desu!
Firstly let's check the news / incidents that happened on the date of today in 1982, the year when I was born.
This is an excerpt from Asahi Newspaper.

"Hydrogen bike ran.
Sumitomo Metal Industrial which aims to enter the chemical sector, converted used/second-hand motorcycle, and had recently succeeded in letting them run using hydrogen as a fuel.
Although it carried a tiny engine of only 55CC, the combined power of the Group made it possible to develop a new technology."

This is amazing.

"The road for the effective use of hydrogen had its entrance open. Since the hydrogen is safe and clean there is also an aim to inform that it can also lead to the prevention of exhaust pollution."

That's what is informed.

"The only drawback is that the performance is slightly disappointing.
The maximum speed is 30km/h."

Fufufufu!

"The distance covered at once is 3km.
It's still impossible to be used in practice."

That's what is informed. I wonder what was the result after all. Did the hydrogen bike run? What happened after that is not published on this newspaper now. Well, we can notice that since this age there was already a concern about the environment ne.

Well... I turned 26 years old in January 25th.
Oh well... I always think that... As I was born in January, my birthday is already in the beginning of the year.
Because of that... I always say to everybody around me that I am 26 years old, even when I am still 25.
Then, just now the manager said "Sakurai-san, Sakurai-san turned 27, right?".
Hahaha...
"EH? Sakurai-san is 26? EH? You're 1 year older than Aiba-san ne? EH? EH?".
The manager was in panic saying things like that.
OK! From now on I think I'll say my correct age!
Again, now I am 26 years old.
I received a bunch of mail, postcard, etc. Thank you so much!
Well, this week I want to play that song again.
Arashi, release on February 20th, 21st new single, Step and Go!

.....Step and Go.....

Release on February 20th, that was Arashi's new single, Step and Go!

COOL BEAT SELECTION

FM FUJI SHO BEAT presented by Sakurai Sho from Arashi. From here, Cool Beat Selection.
On this corner we'll pick up musics send by streat / club / shop.
This week we have "shop version".
The shop we picked up is Dance Music Record Shibuya Store.
To continue from the past week, we asked the latest release recommended by Suzuki-san who is in charge of house music.
So please, your comment and the song!

Suzuki-san: I am Suzuki Masahiro of "House Buyers" from Dance Music Record Shibuya Store.

Doumo!

Suzuki-san: What I'll introduce this time is "Check the flow" of Groove Man.
What I'll introduce this time is a little bit different from the ones untill now.
This is a music that sounds like techno. This style is called "tech-disco". A recent example for this is the theme song of Kojima Yoshio-san which is actually a "tech-disco" from Germany.
What I'll introduce this time is one of the releases of a Japanese techno label called Carizma.
The artist Groove Man had also being picked up on Ishino Takkyuu-san's chart and this artist is attracting a lot of attention.
This time it became a very "upper" song. Specially the second song, the one called "Tech Noise", is very "upper" and sounds like the theme song of Kojima Yoshio-san which I mentioned right now. I think it'll concentrate a great energy at the floor.

Fuee～ (Sho-chan imitating Kojima Yoshio XDDD Remember Kojima Yoshio-san? He went to Shimura Doubutsuen some time ago. Aibachan doing "Sonnano kankei nee～!!!" with him...)

Suzuki-san: So please listen, Tech Noise by Groove Man.

.....Tech Noise.....

This is exciting ne!
Well, Suzuki-san recently has introduced a kind of "comfortable" house music... So I have a feeling that it had been a long time that I haven't listened to an agitated house music like this one.
Thank you.
Eee... Tech Noise of Groove Man introduced today can be purchased at Dance Music Record Shibuya Store.
Dance Music Record Shibuya Store, phone number is 03-3477-1556.   03-3477-1556.
Also you can check the informations about the latest releases of Dance Music Record at their home page and also at their mobile website.
Home page is www.dmr.co.jp
www.dmr.co.jp
Mobile website is morder.jp/dmr/
M - O - R - D - E - R - .jp/dmr/
That was this week's Cool Beat Selection.

LISTENERS' BEAT

From here, the Listeners' Beat.
As this week is the last week of the month, I would like to answer the requests received at the The Select Sho.

Firstly, from radio name yukiko-san.

Sho-kun konbanwa!

Konbanwa.

This is the first time I send a mail.

Eee...
In the end of 2007, I was watching Kohaku (NHK Kohaku Utagassen) by chance and when I saw the lyrics of Makihara Noriyuki-san's GREEN DAYS I ended up crying.
That part of the lyrics,
"I'm glad. I didn't end up my day still misunderstanding that this world is terrible. It's because I was with you."
really touched my heart.
For me the songs of 2007 that touched my heart and made me cry were Love so sweet and this GREEN DAYS.
Sho-kun, do you have a song that touched your heart and made you cry?
I'll be waiting with anticipation for Sho-kun's and also Arashi's activities/works in 2008.

Arigatou gozaimasu.
It's not that I cried, but one song in 2007 that really stuck my heart, for me, was that song.
Douzo!

Heal ・・・・・ Micro of Def Tech feat. Ito Yuna, WISE, PJ, BIGGA RAIJI and Primary Color Allstars

From the solo album of Micro-san of Def Tech, Heal feat. Ito Yuna, WISE, PJ, BIGGA RAIJI and Primary Color Allstars.
It's like... Sounds like Heal the World of Michael Jackson... a little bit like... looking the world in macro way... huum... observing from afar... this is a song that looks like "there are so many sad things in this world ..."
But also there is a strong message concerning about how this world will be observed by eyes of the kids. So that song... I was listening a lot in the end of 2007.

That's it. Let me continue.

From radio name [saikin toki ga tatsunoga hayaku kanjimasu] -san. (radio name "recently I feel the time pass faster")
Hahahaha... This is already a sentence!

Happy New Year!

Omedetou gozaimaaasu!

I always enjoy list... (Sho-chan misspeaking XDD) listening.

Arigatou gozaimasu!

Finally it's 2008 ne.
I have something new that I would like to start from this year.
That's to take English classes.
Recently I had the chance to talk to someone from India.
That person was speaking English very well although this is not their native language. But I couldn't speak like I imagine and that made me feel frustrated.
So Sakurai-san, do you have something new that you would like to start or something that you would like to challenge this year?

I already talked about it last week, but I started to take English classes too.
And another thing... it is not the native language at India?
It was originally a British territory, so I thought it was English and Hindu.
It's a little bit different from the request but this week I would like to go like this...

.....playing.....Indian pop song that Sho-chan bought in a bazaar at India.....

Well... It'll be about something that happened recently, but... Eeeh... I... on January 1st, from New Year's day, I went to India, for a travel.
Hahahaha...
After finishing Countdown, I went to Hatsumoude (visit to shirines/temples during the first days of the New Year), and right after that, I made my way to Narita (Narita International Airport) without sleeping... Eeeh... I made such miracle.
Eeeh... I went to an India trip!
When I decided to go, it was on December 26th, 27th... it was really near the end of the year... It was decided like "oh well... I think I am going to India....." so I was surprised that I managed to catch it.
It was really enjoyable!!
People often say that there are people who adapt and people who doesn't.
Well, for me, since I spent a short time there, I'm not able to judge. Anyway, I really enjoyed a lot!
And talking specifically about physical condition and health... My father also told me that, to take care with water.
Well... basically I was told to never drink tap/faucet water... and to take care when brushing the teeth too.
Such things are also written on the guide book.
Then I took water.
But I didn't have any stomach-ache. I was feeling very healthy. It was a VERY fruitful trip.
Then... Firstly, when we arrived there at night... I think it was about midnight... So it was 11 or 12 o'clock of New Year's day.
In the middle of the night I went to take a walk around the city... with my friend.

Fufu... That song is nice!

Since there are few street lights, the town is dark.
And there wasn't anyone!!
The city was so quiet that I thought where are the 1.1 billion people that are supposed to be in India??
Well, if I say... it was scary. It looked like a ghost town.
Then when I was walking with my friend at night, a dog on our side... since there were lots of dogs on the street... wan wan wan wan wan!! kyan kyan kyan kyan kyan!!
Yabai! They scared me. But then I suddenly heard "moooooh" and a cow came out behind me.
Hahaha... I was surprised to see a cow on the street...
Yes. Hinduism... probably... I think Lord Shiva... the animal used for transportation is a cow so it is a sacred creature. Of course the fast food are also not prepared with beef patty.
And also those cows on the street... people of the town treat them as a sacred creature. So there are quite a lot of cows on the street. At the town.
That was interesting too.
If you're waiting on the traffic light, an elephant is also waiting on the traffic light very normally.
Well, there were so many things...

One of them is... I went to a city called Agra to visit the World Heritage Taj Mahal, a very big mosque of Islam.
Agra... actually it takes 2 hours to get there by train. So I wanted to go by train but I was told that it was impossible to take the train at a very short notice.
So we ended up going by car, taking 5 hours to arrive in Agra.
Then we saw the Taj Mahal.
Then we decided to wait until evening... and saw the Taj Mahal lit by the evening sunshine.
Also the Agra Fort... that fort... well, we went sight-seeing normally.
Then at about 5 or 6 o'clock in the evening... we went out of Agra.
To go back to Delhi. Then it takes 4hours, 5 hours again.
Then we arrived in Delhi.
But the car started to make noise like "dudun dudun dudun..."
Then I thought "hey, hey, what is happening with this car!?"... It was punctured... the car (the tyre)
Then I thought "What will they do with that? Maybe they will call someone..." but we went back that way... slanting slightly to the right... and getting back to the hotel.

And of course... At the time of leaving... we made our way to the airport. Now the car stalled on the way. So we made our way to the airport on foot...
Hahaha! It was wonderful! Those happenings are also funny!
There was a guide who was conducting us.
After sight-seeing, we thought that it wasn't interesting to visit only those places introduced on the guide book. It IS interesting, but in fact there is no contact...
So I was wondering where should I go... for example a bazaar... what else... huuum... I went to the innermost parts of a normal/common town... And also I went to the Delhi Train Station.

Undoubtedly, there is a lot of people. And... honestly, that image of India, featured in magazines, a place where the wealthy is increasing a lot... for me, I don't have that impression.
Huum... The number of poor people is absolutely greater. I understand that it becomes this way since the place is populous, but it's absolutely greater. From this point of view, it was good that I came back after realizing that.
Well, if I say something like "news", they're building a new airport and also a subway for the Asian Games.
There are many constructions.
The strong impression I had is that they're working on redevelopment of the city.

That CD of now too... I went to a bazaar... and told that I wanted a CD.
I wanted to listen to Indian pop and Indian classic and also Indian dance music.
That one is included in the CD of Indian pop.
The Indian dance music is really cool.
Of course, if Goa has... so I think in the middle, at the main territory, India has trance music as well.
Anyway, I felt something familiar related to hip hop. Think you already listened that, there is a song of JZ, (Sho-chan singing ^^;;;) "tein te te te tein... tein te te te tein!", those songs are sampled from musics of India.
There are lots of pleasant music, so it was very interesting.

Oh well... it was very fruitful!
Although it was a travel decided suddenly.
I think it is a very interesting country!
Actually I wanted to go to the Ganges River too, but from Delhi to Ganges River, it takes 11 hours by train. Did you know that?
I really wanted to go there.
But that's why I couldn't go.
Also the airplanes... I heard that there are only 3 flights per day.
I didn't have much time.
But I had a contact with the culture of India.

.....Fuyu wo dakishimete.....

FM FUJI SHO BEAT presented by Sakurai Sho from Arashi. How was it?
Upcoming events.
The 21st new single Step and Go will be released on February 20th.
For the First Press Limited Edition it includes a DVD. A DVD had not being included since Aozora Pedal.
Step and Go video clip, and also a making are included.
For the Regular Edition, the coupling Fuyu wo dakishimete. That one is well-known as a CM song.

And also, "Yatter-Man", nation-wide road show on spring of 2009. Please look forward to it.

On this program we are waiting for your music-themed messages. And on The Select Sho we are waiting for themes / situations to which you would like to have a song related, chosen by me.
The requests received on this corner will be answered together in the end of the month.
The reception for all of them is:

mail - sho@fmfuji.co.jp
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For both, in charge of SHO BEAT.
So this week we're going to end listening to Arashi's Fuyu wo dakishimete, recorded in the Regular Edition of the new single Step and Go which will be released on February 20th.
See you again in front of the radio on next week, Sunday at 6:30 in the afternoon.
Your partner was Sakurai Sho from Arashi. Bye bye!

.....Fuyu wo dakishimete.....

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