Scheduled Update #3 : Sign-Up Part Deux, etc..

Hello friends! How's everyone? Sorry for the late update. We had a little family get-together yesterday to celebrate birthdays. It was fun! Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend, as well.

Are you enjoying your Arashi Around Asia DVD? Looked so much fun! Definitely inspires us to work harder on this project! ^^

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Update highlights:

I. Official sign-up count as of May 28, 2007

II. Clarification on the postcard aspect of the project

III. For those who commented in the first post expressing interest in the project

IV. Project roll-out links

V. Update #4 preview

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I. As of today, we already have 15 people signed up. So we're looking for at least 3 more people to meet our minimum quota. The maximum is 98 so do promote our sign-up until this Thursday, May 31st. ^^ Just remember that if possible, please give us a link to where you're promoting it so that we can keep track where we're actually getting promoted.

II. We also want to make clear that if you sign up with us, you automatically are part of the postcard phase of the project. In other words, we don't require you to join the video but we do require you to be part of the jigsaw postcard.

III. We tried our best to track down the people who left a comment in the first post who wanted to join the project. However, if you did leave a comment back then and are still interested in joining us, kindly sign up in the official sign-up form found here. Please read the instructions carefully! Sign-up is only until Thursday, May 31 so do sign up as soon as you can!

IV. Our project has been rolled out in the following links (*Updated: 5/29/07):

1. splatteredjeans.livejournal.com (friends only post)
2. islandarling.vox.com
3. sassy-arashi.livejournal.com
4. aibakaland.forumup.org
5. luvsosweet.vox.com

V. For our next update:

1. We'll be giving the final count to the project sign-up.
2. And anything else that comes up. :)

Later!

(un)Scheduled Update #2 - Sign-Up, etc...

Hello! This is the second update. Sorry it's a bit late since we had some technical problems earlier. How's everybody? Hope everyone's doing well.

We know you're dying to hear details of the second update, but first we'll be taking this opportunity to introduce ourselves, jr Storm, to you. My name is Jean while my sister and partner in this project is Joan. We're from New York. We got Jun-baited into this whole Arashi fandom. Yeah, just wanted to throw that in there. We'd love to hear how you got into Arashi, too. ^^

Oh, and a disclaimer. I was reminded by this when I paid a visit to Julie's website for Arashi FC...We are not in any way affiliated with Johnny's Entertainment, J-Storm or anyone in Arashi. This is an independent project away from all the big honcho stuff.

All right enough with that...now for the real updates...

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As we mentioned in the last update, we were working on the sign-up sheet for the project.

Here's some good news...We finally have an official sign-up sheet found in the link below:

http://arashiaroundamerica.wufoo.com/forms/arashi-around-america-signup/

Sign-up ends on May 31, 2007 and there is only a limited amount of spots so check out the link and read the instructions there. Please read the instructions carefully!

For all those who have already expressed that they want to be part of the project, kindly fill out the sign-up form as well and be officially counted. ^^

Our privacy policy can be found here.

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We're working very hard on the project plan. So hang tight while we put the finishing touches to it. m(_ _)m

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To coincide with the launch of our sign-up sheet, we'll be promoting the project in the following websites / communities:

1. splatteredjeans.livejournal.com
2. islandarling.vox.com

If you would like to help us promote the sign-up by posting in your website / blog, just let us know beforehand by commenting to this post. That way we can also mention it in the list above.

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Anyway, for our next update:

- We will let you in on the current number of participants as of May 26, 2007.

- And if anything else comes up...^^;;

Until then! :)

- jr Storm

1st Ever Scheduled Update

Wow...

The outpouring of support is just amazing. You ALL are AMAZING!!
We can't even keep up with all your messages coming in... but we'll try our best to respond to everyone ^^

Thank you for the pledges of support, for spreading the word, and your eagerness to declare your love for Arashi!

In return, we pledge to keep you updated on the progress of this project. We'll let you know what've done so far and what our next steps will be. So, short of you all physically being with us, it will feel that you are indeed moving with this project every step of the way.

With that, we give you our first status update:

1. Status update schedule - After this status update, all status updates/highlights will be posted every Sunday at 6pm EDT/EST. We figured this makes it easier for you all to know when to expect the update. You can just bookmark the blog and check in on Sunday evenings! Of course, we'll still be posting in between updates and any major developments will be posted as soon as they come. Hopefully, once we have a mailing list set up we'll try to send you an alert after the weekly update has been posted or for any other big announcements.

2. Arashi Around America PV - The Arashi Around America PV has been uploaded to the blog. It was first launched at the "Show your love for Arashi" contest in Aibakaland. If you didn't get to see it or if you haven't had a chance to see it yet, you can now watch it right here! Simply click on the embedded video on the upper right hand corner of the first post and watch it load on the page itself...it's pretty neat actually...so go try it out!

3. Blog posting - People that don't have any google accounts can now post a comment on the blog! Originally, only people with google accounts can leave a comment, but we've been able to change that and let anyone comment.

In progress:
1. Project Plan
2. Sign-up Sheet
3. Project Roll-out

And that's it for the first update. Remember to watch out for the next one! The next update will be on May 20.

- jr Storm

Arashi Around America Tour Project

Fellow Arashi Fans, Welcome!
We're delighted you stopped by...

Find more information about the Arashi Around America Tour Project right here.
Read on, learn more and feel free to ask us any questions!

You can help make this happen! Everybody, stand up!

About the Arashi Around America Tour Project

So what is the Arashi Around America Tour Project?

Very simple...The Arashi Around America Tour Project is a bold endeavor by 2 sisters - both Arashi fans - to bring together Arashi fans all across America. By uniting the Arashi fans scattered around America, the project aims to send a clear and united message to Arashi: Your American fans love you!!

Eventually, we hope that in realizing they have a huge fanbase here, we can convince Arashi to have a concert here too!

How do we hope to accomplish this?

Glad you asked!

In two ways:

1. Jigsaw postcard initiative
2. Arashi Around America (AAA) Tour video

Jigsaw postcard initiative

Let us explain... a jigsaw postcard is one big postcard that will be cut up into many interlocking pieces - like a jigsaw puzzle. Each piece will be signed by an Arashi fan on one side. Afterwards, they will be sent to Japan to the Arashi Fan Mail address. Once each piece is put in place, it will reveal that all the little postcards combine to form one big postcard with a united message from Arashi's American fans. But how will Arashi know that they should piece together our jigsaw postcard? That's where the AAA Tour video comes in...

AAA Tour video

The AAA Tour video will be the culmination of the whole project. It will document us travelling from city to city, from Arashi fan to Arashi fan, from the East Coast to the West. Part of this video is showing each fan from different reaches of America holding their own piece of the jigsaw postcard and in the end, the video will show the puzzle being put together and what it will look like when it's complete. Also in this video is our request to Arashi for a concert here in America.

Seems like a daunting task? Sure does... but with your help we can make it happen.

Now the question is...America, how much do you love Arashi? We'd love to hear from you!!!

More details will be posted in the blog soon so stop by often!

About jr Storm productions

jr Storm productions is a collaborative effort of 2 sisters. The name jr Storm came from not only combining the initals of their names but also a play on 'J-Storm' - Arashi's prodcution company. By a happy coincedence, it formed 'jr Storm' which also could also mean 'junior' Storm - a miniature J-Storm.