Aragaki Yui New Year and Aragaki Yui Forever artwork by Yanashin

Aragaki Yui caps by Yu:




Just reposting the following because it's that time* of the year :D



*well almost, it's 11:11 PM Japan Time

Yui Aragaki visits Hawaii for BeeTV travel show

Tokyograph wrote:

"Actress Yui Aragaki (22) will have her own show on the mobile broadcasting service BeeTV. The show is called "Aragaki Yui no Joshitabi in Hawaii" and is described as a "therapeutic travel show" aimed towards women.

Aragaki will serve as the "navigator," presenting information about various aspects of Hawaii, ranging from food to fashion to beauty to power spots. In order to film the show, Aragaki actually traveled to Hawaii for her first time.

24 episodes were shot, with each one lasting about 3 minutes in length. Episodes are planned to be added every Sunday, though the first one will be available on New Year's Day (January 1).
Source: Mantan Web"

Forgottenyears wrote in community.livejournal.com/japan_now

"Aragaki Yui will star in a new program on BeeTV (mobile broadcasting service) titled, “Aragaki Yui no Joshi-tabi in Hawaii“, which will start distributing on January 1st, 2011.

The purpose of the program is to introduce a “healing” journey for girls, and Aragaki will navigate the roots of Hawaii to the latest information about the state, under the themes of “Gourmet”, “Fashion”, “Beauty”, and “Spirituality”.

Aragaki visited Hawaii for the first time for the shoot, and as soon as she saw the beautiful ocean view, she gave a faint exclamation. Aragaki enjoyed Hawaiian nails, local food, Hawaiian fashion, making macadamia nut chocolate, etc, during the stay.

“Aragaki Yui no Joshi-tabi in Hawaii” will have total 24 episodes (each episode is 3 minutes long), and it will be distributed every Sunday."

Finally, hyde's summary:

"Starting from Jan 1st, Aragaki Yui will be in a new program call "Aragaki Yui girls healing trip in Hawaii". She will act as a guide and intro us famous places from Hawaii.

This is the first time Aragaki Yui went to Hawaii, she will intro places which are great for healing souls of female. You will be able to see the wonderful seaview from the hotel where gakky stay plus other event like visiting a well known cloth shop which famous celebrities visit.

This program will let You discover a different type of Aragaki Yui.

Beetv is a paid broadcast service for cellphone (ya the program will only be shown on cell phone)

Aragaki Yui tour to Hawaii will have a total of 24ep and will be shown on every Sunday through beetv"

UPDATE: Yoshino found the following and I uploaded to my own imageshack:

Yui Aragaki Tokyo Heart Wallpaper for 2011

Scroll down for breaking Yui Aragaki in Hawaii photos...

Yui Aragaki in Hawaii official photos

Image credit mainichi.jp/enta/geinou/news/20101227mog00m200017000c.html
and www.hotexpress.co.jp/news/101227_yuiaragaki

I've sent the news to hyde and he will revert soon with the summary...

Aragaki Yui is ranked No 4 in a new Livedoor poll "female celebrities that you wish to watch soccer with, during this Christmas season"

Excerpt of the top 10 per news.livedoor.com/article/detail/5230582/

Topic: "female celebrities that you wish to watch soccer with, during this Christmas season"

1st: Nana Katase / 23 votes
2nd place: [Oshima Yuko] / 13 votes
3rd place: Maeda Atsuko / 11 votes
4th place: Yui Aragaki / 8 votes
: Nozomi Sasaki / 8 votes
: [...]
No. 7: Kojima Haruna / 7 votes
8th: Meisa Kuroki / 6 votes
9th: Nagasawa Masami / 5 votes
10th: [...]
: Horikita Maki / 4 votes
: Erika Toda / 4 votes
: Aoi Miyazaki / 4 votes
: Kitagawa Keiko / 4 votes
: Aya Ueto / 4 votes
: [...]
: Itano Tomomi / 4 votes

Once again, Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Merry Christmas everyone

Merry Christmas everyone!!!


Image Crop Credit Ken

Nie wrote:

I just want to follow up GAURI's post about Aragaki Yui being Changmin's (from DBSK) ideal girl.

I found another article talking about this issue, and Changmin praised Gakky quite a bit.
Here's the quote from the article

"If compared to the innocent and cute type of girls, I admire the beautiful women more. There are many criteria to be fulfilled in the requirements of my ideal type, but if I reveal too much, I will become the enemy of women. The criteria that I insist on are the girls who have proper manners, girls who like sports, and with an active and lively personality. Maybe other people will think that I am too greedy, but I still hope that she can try to understand me. I don't mind about the age difference though. I even said that I admire someone like Takeuchi, and recently I saw a poster of Aragaki Yui. I was surprised to see her becoming more mature, I feel "Whoa... she is really beautiful!".

Not that much of a news, but I just want to pointed it out.

Thanks Nie for sharing!!! Actually your news is better than mine!!!

Ken found a new poll at car.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20101222_416482.html

Aramatheydidnt posted the English translation:

A recent poll survey was done by Car Watch asking fans to choose which celebrity they wish to go for a drive with the most. The votings were tallied up and the winners for the Female Category was none other than Kanno Miho, while for the Male Category first place went to Fukuyama Masaharu.

Top Female Celebrities:

1. Kanno Miho

2. Kuroki Hitomi

3. Yoshinaga Sayuri

4. Takeuchi Yuko

5. Kitagawa Keiko

6. Becky, Ueto Aya, and Aragaki Yui (Three way tie)

9. Matsushima Nanako

10. Shinohara Ryoko

Please scroll down for hyde's scan of Junon featuring Gakky...

HYDE's scans - Aragaki Yui scans from JUNON2

Click to enlarge:

Yanashin's gift to everyone on her birthday

Happy 18th Birthday to Dearest Yanashin!!!

Yanashin's gift to everyone on her birthday...click to enlarge:



Thanks so very much Yanashin!!!

Aragaki Yui 2011 Wall Calender sales in Japan is ranked 7th among female celebs

Aragaki Yui 2011 Wall Calender sales in Japan is ranked 7th among female celebs...here's a cap of the TV news report...click to enlarge:


Credit Ken for the find...

UPDATE: However, ENTAME magazine (January 2011 issue) notes that Aragaki Yui 2011 Wall Calender sales in Japan is ranked 4th among female celebs...here's a family friendly scan...click to enlarge:

Aragaki Yui ranked 2nd in a new poll released moments ago at Goo Japan

UPDATE hyde's summary with thanks:

There are times when we feel puzzled or find it hard to answer another person's question. Here's a poll by magazine SPA! entitled "Which female celebrities is most suitable for making a puzzled face."

Aragaki Yui is ranked No 2 in this poll.

(^O^)/

Aragaki Yui ranked 2nd in a new poll released moments ago at Goo Japan (source below):

1 Ayase Haruka
2 Aragaki Yui
3 Aoi Yu
4 Nagasawa Masami
5 Tabe Mikako
6 Ueno Juri
7 Ishihara Satomi
8 Horikita Maki
9 Eikura Nana
10 Inoue Mao

Source:
http://ranking.goo.ne.jp/rankinglist/022id/
http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/5217176/
http://www.excite.co.jp/News/net_clm/20101218/Goorank_14708.html

I think it relates to celebrity looks (or face). I've sent hyde the links and he will summarize soon...

Meanwhile, Ken found the following images...re: a Christmas related prog and the other, about Gakky's upcoming radio prog Gakky Locks, which starts on January 1, 2011:

Yui Aragaki – Heavenly Days

I found a writeup at cobs.jp/news/nanapi/2010/12/post-6316.html and hyde graciously reverted the summary...edited excerpt:

''When you break up with your boyfriend or girlfriend, why not listen to some love song to heal your broken heart?

Aragaki Yui Heavenly Days is one of the songs recommended.

Heavenly Days is about someone which you love dearly is currently no longer by your side. With Aragaki Yui's pure voice, the song describes a girl's thoughts and the courage to walk to a new beginning!''

Yui Aragaki – Heavenly Days vid on YouTube (please refresh if the vid does not load below):

Bonus Translation:
I turn off the time to wake up before the alarm clock ressounds
I don’t know why but I can already remember you
I wonder if, before I know it, I’ll forget
even the miracle of being able to meet you for one hundred minutes
Will I end up forgetting even that I’ve forgotten?
Heavenly days, in the room in the pocket of my heart
I look for your vanished warmth
Even if there’s no way to feel you ever again, ah
I’m locking up those days that are still a bit warm
Tired of walking, I sat down and was at a loss, if you were with me
We could have talked about something like our unbearable dream’s fate
I couldn’t say it by the ticket barrier, I wanted to say
That I feel “Thank you” are maybe words
much sadder than “goodbye”
Heavenly days, I wonder if I could smile properly
At the scene of our last kiss, I couldn’t even
grasp your shivering hands, not even my tears fell, ah
Now that it’s too late, they overflow when I’m alone
Heavenly days, in the room in the pocket of my heart
I look for your vanished warmth
Even if there’s no way to feel you ever again, ah
Even if I stretch out my hands, you’re not here anymore
I’ll walk on under a new light

Credit: jslyrics and www.jay-han.com/2007/12/06/yui-aragaki-heavenly-days-lyric-romaji

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Yui Aragaki ranked joint 17 in CM Queen of 2010

First, hyde summarized a CM news writeup from diamond.jp/articles/-/10442:

"I look through the news, here's a fast one:

In the new Toyota CM, Gakky asked people, "do you apply for a day off during your children's birthday (to accompany them), Ari?"

75% of 20~30 age old said "Ari" which mean ''Yes''

70% of 40 age group said "Ari"

50% of 50 age group said "Ari"

37% of 60 age group said "Ari""

Meanwhile, dt338 found the following at aramatheydidnt which relates to CM:

"Today, broadcast monitoring company Nihon Monitor announced the CM Queen of 2010. Representing 13 companies, Aya Ueto (25) topped the ranking for a second consecutive year. In total, Ueto has been crowned CM Queen five times (2004 ~ 2006, 2009 ~ 2010).

13 companies
1. Aya Ueto
12 companies
2. Saki Aibu
11 companies
3. Aoi Miyazaki
10 companies
4. Yu Aoi
4. Nozomi Ohashi
9 companies
6. Yukina Kinoshita
6. Haruna Kojima (AKB48)
6. Becky
8 companies
9. Yuki Amami
9. Aiko Uemura
9. Yuko Ohshima (AKB48)
9. Nozomi Sasaki
9. Yukie Nakama
9. Atsuko Maeda (AKB48)
9. Sae Miyazawa (AKB48)
9. Mayu Watanabe (AKB48)
7 companies
17. Mao Asada
17. Yui Aragaki
17. Tomomi Itano (AKB48)
17. Yuki Kashiwagi (AKB48)
17. Shihori Kanjiya
17. Keiko Kitagawa
17. Mariko Shinoda (AKB48)
17. Ryoko Shinohara
17. Erika Toda
17. Riisa Naka
17. Nao Matsushita"

Finally, I found the following Yui Aragaki photo on a Yahoo Auction:

Yui Aragaki NTT CM part 4 released

Chiakin found a preview of an upcoming ''School of Lock'' book:





Yui Aragaki NTT CM part 4 released at ntt-east.co.jp (flash heavy site)...

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Yui Aragaki new BLT card

Credit: net.blt.tv/goods/yuicard_05.html

My thanks to forgottenyears who wrote the following at community.livejournal.com/japan_now/1278760.html:

Goo Ranking: What Young Female Celebrity Do You Want To Spend Christmas With?
Christmas is coming up soon so the website Goo decided to ask it's users which young female celebrity would they want to spend Christmas with.

[1] Aragaki Yui
[2] Ayase Haruka
[3] Ueto Aya
[4] Horikita Maki
[5] Nagasawa Masami
[5] Miyazaki Aoi
[5] Aibu Saki
[8] Kitagawa Keiko
[9] Toda Erika
[10] Kato Rosa

source: thanks to dt338,gakky.org for the tip & link and hyde for title translation

Thanks to dt338 for informing forgottenyears, and if I may echo dt338, "livejournal members please support by posting at the talkback" at community.livejournal.com/japan_now/1278760.html

Thank again hyde for the translation!!!

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Yui Aragaki ranked the Top young female celebrity that Goo Japan readers want to spend Christmas together

Yui Aragaki ranked the Top young female celebrity that Goo Japan readers want to spend Christmas together!

UPDATE: Here's my friend hyde's summary:

"As Christmas is coming near, here is a poll with the topic as "Which
young female celebrities that you wish to spend your Christmas with?"

Aragaki Yui is ranked 1st in this poll"

Source (Google translate link): translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://news.goo.ne.jp/article/gooranking/life/gooranking-14733.html

Goo is a major portal in Japan btw...please scroll down for more...

Aragaki Yui is ranked number 2 due to her greatly loved POCKY CM

First, hyde found a photo by aragaki yui collection of Gakky within the pages of CM NOW - Jan 2011 issue:



Looks like candids from Gakky's Toyota Ractis CM shoot...

Speaking of CM, I found yet another ranking news at excite.co.jp/News/net_clm/20101209/Goorank_15514.html and hyde summarized as follows:

"Here's a new poll with the topic, "which celebrities left a deep impression with their CM which include dancing in it"

Aragaki Yui is ranked number 2 due to her greatly loved POCKY CM which was a hit back in 2006"

Finally, an excerpt of a post by kate of ikutatomalove.blogspot.com:

"oh, this is not related to hanamiz, but about gakky.

Yui Aragaki gives fans a chance to stargaze with her

WOW. a 2-day overnight fan club event.
they get to look at daytime stars (???) and have other fun activities. it sounds SO COOL!!! and i've never heard of some1 doing something so unique with her fans. sugoi ne!! ~___~"

If I may repost the report by tokyograph:

"Yui Aragaki gives fans a chance to stargaze with her

Actress Yui Aragaki (22) has announced that she will hold a special 2-day overnight fan club event called "Aragaki Yui to Mahiru no Hoshi wo Miyou" ("Let's Stargaze at Daytime with Yui Aragaki"). The unique tour-like event will take place on November 27-28 at Lake Shirakaba in the Nagano prefecture.

As the name suggests, the event will include a daytime stargazing activity with Aragaki on the second day, but there are several other activities planned leading up to it, such as a documentary screening, a quiz competition, a "Yui Aragaki museum" featuring special goods, a talk event, and a group picture.

As Aragaki says on the event's website, "It seems that daytime stars are not something you can see very easily. So that day, you may be able to see them, or maybe not, but first of all, I would like it to be an opportunity for all of you and me to gather and meet.""

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Congrats to Yui Aragaki for her success in 2010!!!

Exclusive to Yui Aragaki - Aragaki Yui - gakky.org, photos I took using my cell phone cam, this time from the January 2011 issue of this mag:



Basically this issue is all about the best in Japan Entertainment for 2010. And for the Actress Under 25 (years old) = U-25, Yui Aragaki had the highest points (80):




Congrats to Yui Aragaki for her success in 2010!!!

Please click Older Posts for 2 polls - 1 funny and the other pretty awesome - Aragaki Yui came in 2nd and 3rd respectively...

2 polls - 1 funny and the other pretty awesome - Aragaki Yui came in 2nd and 3rd respectively

2 polls - 1 funny and the other pretty awesome!!!

First, the funny one found by Ken and translated by hyde:

Here's a ranking with the topic as "Female celebrities that you wish that will help clean your ear"  (!!!)

Aragaki Yui is ranked No 2 in this poll

1位　綾瀬はるか　29.5％
2位　新垣結衣　25.9％
3位　宮﨑あおい　17.4％
4位　相武紗季　13.4％
5位　北川景子　12.9％
Credit to COBS ONLINE

Second poll...this one is pretty awesome!!! Just click on the link and see the famous Japanese actress in front and behind Aragaki Yui in ranking:

yahoo.co.jp/movie03

Herewith, hyde's summary from a find by Ken, credit to Yahoo Japan:

The Yahoo Japan movie vote has ended and Aragaki Yui is ranked No 3 in the main female Leading actress.

Off-topic (not about polls), I found a news release this afternoon, and hyde has reverted that there is a Aragaki Yui wallpaper that is available to Japanese subscribers of certain cellular/mobile service providers in Japan.

Here's the sample:

Please scroll down for Toma Ikuta and Yui Aragaki nominated for their performance in Hanamizuki and artworks by annabee...

Toma Ikuta and Yui Aragaki nominated for their performance in Hanamizuki

This just in, according to headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20101207-00000029-flix-movi posted at 9:06 pm Japan Time:

Toma Ikuta and Yui Aragaki nominated for their performance in Hanamizuki...

Please scroll down for artworks by annabee...

Aragaki Yui artworks by annabee, DU, HAN, MOLLY and WA

Aragaki Yui artworks by annabee:










Aragaki Yui artwork by DU:



Aragaki Yui artwork by HAN:



Aragaki Yui artwork by MOLLY:



Aragaki Yui artwork by WA:

Please click Older Posts for High Quality caps by chuanchuanfen...

Yui Aragaki Tokyo Heart high quality caps by chuanchuanfen