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Arashi Hunk Member Sho Sakurai fractures thumb

Arashi member Sho Sakurai has fractured his right thumb, it was learned on Sunday.

The group had been rehearsing on Sunday for a concert at Nagoya Dome when Sakurai accidentally fell from the stage. His hand was injured, and practice was halted so that he could be taken to the hospital. He later returned with his thumb immobilized, but he still performed with the group during the concert later that day. Sakurai admitted his injury to the audience, saying that it was the first time he had experienced a broken bone.

Sakurai's complete recovery is estimated to take about a month, but he expects to finish the rest of Arashi's current tour as planned.

it sounds painful =[
lucky that he's well enough to perform.
his effort should be appreciated greatly ^^

Charts: KAT-TUN, Superfly

Last week, NEWS had the #1 single with "SUMMER TIME," extending their streak of chart-topping singles to 9. This week, they were ousted by fellow Johnny's group KAT-TUN, who had their 7th consecutive #1 with "DON'T U EVER STOP." It sold close to 382,000 copies, giving it the biggest opening week of 2008 (previously set by KAT-TUN's "LIPS" in February).

Other entrants into the top 10 were Buono! at #4, Suga Shikao at #5, Ayaka at #6, and Kiyoharu at #9.

On the album charts, the self-titled debut album of Superfly (now a solo project) took the top spot with 123,000 copies sold. At #2 was actor Yutaka Mizutani with a self-cover collection titled "TIME CAPSULE," his first studio album in 22 years.

Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi also made the charts (at #5), as did indie rock group The Band Apart (#7).

Wed, May 21, 2008 (2:41am EDT)

yatta! KAT-TUN at #1..

im so proud of them..

they are really soaring high..

they have the best songs in JE..

i read that the LE of their album(DUES) was out of stock so it affected the album sales....

er 26 vs 7 for kattun and 9 for news
interesting
how would they beat this
kinki kids is still in the business and they still comes out with a single every now and them
although not as fast as anyone else
but they are still in there