It was announced on the 3rd AKB48 Kouhaku Taikou Uta gassen on the 17th that they will be performing on March 29 next year at Tokyo's Kokuritsu Kyogijō. This drew the ire of some Arashi's fans, as they could not accept AKB48 using the so-called "holy land" of Arashi according to their fans.
"It's so frustrating that AKB will be performing at the Kokuritsu."
"Sorry to say this, but it's not something that someone like AKB can just trample on."
"But why----!!! That place is a sacred venue!!"
"The Kokuritsu is Arashi and the Arasick/Arashick/Arachic's mecca."
"I cannot forgive these cheaters who use handshake passes and other weird stuff to increase their sales for using the place that Arashi has won the rights to use fair and square."
"I hate AKB who copies Arashi's stage and goods, and can't even sell CDs if it wasn't for handshake passes. Kokuritsu should've just stopped with ARAFES."
"So AKB will be performing at the Kokuritsu? Arashi-san isn't the last? (skipped) Why do you have to imitate Arashi-san?"
Another thing of concern is the ARAFES 2013 live DVD. The DVD for last year's ARAFES was announced during mid-November, but there's still no word of their DVD for this year as of December 18. Fans are now beginning to speculate that the MCs where they said "the last artists on Kokuritsu" will be cut from the DVD; if it even gets released at all.
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"It's so frustrating that AKB will be performing at the Kokuritsu."
"But the Kokuritsu is Arashi's sacred grounds..."
"Sorry to say this, but it's not something that someone like AKB can just trample on."
"But why----!!! That place is a sacred venue!!"
"The Kokuritsu is Arashi and the Arasick/Arashick/Arachic's mecca."
"I cannot forgive these cheaters who use handshake passes and other weird stuff to increase their sales for using the place that Arashi has won the rights to use fair and square."
"I hate AKB who copies Arashi's stage and goods, and can't even sell CDs if it wasn't for handshake passes. Kokuritsu should've just stopped with ARAFES."
"So AKB will be performing at the Kokuritsu? Arashi-san isn't the last? (skipped) Why do you have to imitate Arashi-san?"
Another thing of concern is the ARAFES 2013 live DVD. The DVD for last year's ARAFES was announced during mid-November, but there's still no word of their DVD for this year as of December 18. Fans are now beginning to speculate that the MCs where they said "the last artists on Kokuritsu" will be cut from the DVD; if it even gets released at all.
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