The countdown on Atarashii Chizu reached zero on Christmas Eve, and the guys showered us with presents!!
- “Group” tweets at midnight
- 72 now released digitally with helpful how-to videos
- A 72 dance choreography contest, first prize a meet and greet with the guys!!
- An announcement of AbemaTV New Year’s special!!!
Merry Christmas Tweets
Celebrities being on Twitter is nothing new, but the way the guys wield it as both an individual weapon and then come together to put smiles on our faces is. ☺
メリークリスマス！してる人いた。#新しい地図72 #27Hunホンノちょっとテレビ pic.twitter.com/pTsoXSkyiE
— 草彅 剛 (@ksngtysofficial) December 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/ingkgrofficial/status/944583425268187137
メリークリスマス！してる人を撮ってる人いた。#新しい地図72 #27Hunホンノちょっとテレビ #香取慎吾 #稲垣吾郎 #草彅剛 pic.twitter.com/RKDFkOs3r3
— 香取 慎吾 (@ktrsngofficial) December 23, 2017
72 Digital Release
The theme song for 72 Hour Honne TV, 72, is now out for download across four digital platforms: Amazon Music, iTunes, Google Music, and recochoku.
For fans not residing in Japan and without Japanese credit cards, Amazon Music and Google Music don’t yet appear to be an option. Some fans reported success with iTunes using Japanese gift cards or JCB credit card. I can personally confirm that recochoku worked with a US credit card (I was also using a Japanese VPN, but I’m unsure if it requires that.)
The guys all took the time to sit down with us and record videos on how to download from all four sources.
Shingo and Recochoku
Goro and iTunes
Tsuyoshi and Google Music
Shingo and Amazon Music
72 Dance Choreography Contest
From December 25-January 25, Atarashii Chizu is accepting entries for dances for 72. It’s for the 2:37-3:38 section of the song only and the grand prize winner will attend a meet and greet with the guys! There will be 5 Zu-kun cushions as honorable mention prizes, but really? It’s all about the meet & greet!!
There are more details here (in Japanese.) If my cannot-dance-self can work up the courage to actually try to enter, I’ll post more details.
AbemaTV New Year’s Live Program
For a short 27 minutes, the guys will once again appear live on AbemaTV for 27Hun Honno Chotto TV (27Hun just a little TV). It airs January 1, 2018, at 0:45. What do they have in store for us?!
I think that covers all the presents from the Atarashii Chizu trio! Phew! They really like to spoil us! Not that I mind!!
With that, HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all my fellow NAKAMA!!