is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the
Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are
Satoshi Ohno
is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, radio host, artist, dancer, and choreographer. He is the lead vocalist and leader of the boy band Arashi, hence his nickname .
Ohno began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese ta ...
,
Sho Sakurai
(born January 25, 1982) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, news anchor, host and former radio host. He is a member of the boy band Arashi.
Sakurai began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent a ...
,
Masaki Aiba
(born December 24, 1982) is a Japanese singer, actor, television personality, radio host and dancer. He is a member of the boy band Arashi.
Aiba began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & A ...
,
Kazunari Ninomiya
, often called , is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, presenter and radio host. He is a member of the Japanese idol group Arashi.
His career began in the entertainment industry after joining the Japanese talent agency Johnny & As ...
, and
Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, 1999, in
Honolulu
Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...
, Hawaii, and made their debut CD on November 3, 1999. The group was initially signed to
Pony Canyon
, also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese mass media publishing company founded on October 1, 1966. The company publishes mainly physical home media on compact discs, including music, films and TV shows and video games. It is affiliate ...
and released one studio album and six singles—beginning with their 1999 eponymous debut single before moving to the Johnny's subsidiary label
J Storm
is a Japanese music and film company owned by Johnny & Associates. It was established on November 12, 2001, initially as a label for the Johnny's group, Arashi, after which it was named.
Aside from producing and releasing CDs and DVDs, the co ...
in 2001, which was initially set up for their succeeding releases.
While their debut single sold close to a million copies, the group took a mixture of pop and alternate/contemporary approach to its music which attracted core followers, but subsequently faced commercially slow sales.
With the release of their eighteenth single "
Love So Sweet
"Love So Sweet" is a Japanese song, and the eighteenth single, by the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing a bonus secret track and karaoke versions of the songs released in the single, ...
", Arashi began to gain commercial success as it was used as the opening theme song for the high-rating
drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...
''
Hana Yori Dango 2'' whose protagonist is played by Matsumoto, making it one of the top five best-selling singles of 2007 in Japan and the group's first single to exceed 400,000 copies sold overall in nearly seven years.
For the next two years, Arashi gained a number of achievements and records as they became the first artist to place the top two rankings on the ''
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
'' singles yearly chart for two consecutive years with their singles "
Truth / Kaze no Mukō e
is a single released by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on August 20, 2008 by their record label J Storm. "Truth/Kaze no Mukō e" was released in three formats: a regular edition and two limited editions. The regular edition comes with ...
" and "
One Love" in 2008 and "
Believe / Kumorinochi, Kaisei" and "
Ashita no Kioku / Crazy Moon (Kimi wa Muteki)" in 2009, simultaneously topped the 2009 ''Oricon'' singles, album and music DVD yearly charts, and became the third artist in ''Oricon'' history to monopolize the top three best-selling singles of the year.
In 2010, all six of Arashi's singles ranked within the top ten of the ''Oricon'' singles yearly chart, and their million-selling studio album ''
Boku no Miteiru Fūkei
is the ninth studio album by Japanese boy band Arashi. The album was released on August 4, 2010 in Japan under their record label J Storm in two editions: a first press version and a regular version. The album debuted at number-one on the ''Orico ...
'' was named the best-selling album of the year in Japan. , the group had sold over 58.8 million copies of albums, singles and videos and became the best selling boy band in Asia. Since then, Arashi has continued to release chart-topping singles and albums, perform in sold-out concert tours, host a number of variety shows, and remain an influential figure in Japanese media.
On January 27, 2019, Arashi announced that group activities would be suspended as of December 31, 2020.
History
1999–2001: Debut and departure from Pony Canyon
Johnny & Associates announced the group's debut on September 15, 1999, through a press conference aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii.
Then-president
Johnny Kitagawa
John Hiromu Kitagawa (Japanese name ; October 23, 1931 – July 9, 2019), known professionally as , was an American-born Japanese businessman and talent manager. He was the founder and president of Johnny & Associates, a production agency for nu ...
chose five trainees from the
Johnny's Jr.
is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male entertainers known as .
History 1962–1989
In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa's agency rent ...
division of the agency to become the members of Arashi, the Japanese word for ''Storm'', and to represent the agency's thrust of "creating a storm throughout the world". On November 3, 1999, they made their CD debut by releasing the single "
Arashi
is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, 1999 ...
", which became the theme song for the
FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup hosted by Japan in 1999.
It went on to become a major hit, selling 557,430 copies in its first week and almost a million copies by the end of its chart run.
On April 5, 2000, Arashi released their second single, "
Sunrise Nippon/Horizon
is the second single and first double A-side single by Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released on April 5, 2000 in two editions. While both the regular edition and limited edition contains two songs and its instrumentals, only the limit ...
", which debuted at number-one on the ''Oricon'' weekly singles chart selling 304,340 copies.
The next day, the group began their first concert tour at
Osaka Hall. In July, the group released their next single "
Typhoon Generation
is a song recorded by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on July 12, 2000 by the record label Pony Canyon. While both the regular and limited editions were released as a CD single containing two songs and its instrumentals, only the limited ...
", which debuted at number three on the weekly singles chart with 256,510 copies sold, and continued to chart for nine weeks before leaving the charts. After holding more concerts in August, the group released their last single of 2000, "
Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi
is a song by Japanese boy band Arashi from their debut studio album '' Arashi No.1 Ichigou: Arashi wa Arashi o Yobu!'' (2001). It was released on November 8, 2000 by Pony Canyon as their fourth single. The single was released in two editions. Wh ...
". The single debuted at number two on the ''Oricon'' weekly singles chart and had first-week sales of 258,720.
In January 2001, Arashi released their first studio album, ''
Arashi No.1 Ichigou: Arashi wa Arashi o Yobu!''. The album debuted at number-one on the ''Oricon'' weekly album chart with initial sales of 267,220 copies. Until the release of their tenth anniversary compilation album ''
All the Best! 1999–2009
''All the Best! 1999–2009'' (stylized as ALL the BEST! 1999–2009) is the third greatest hits album by Japanese pop boy band Arashi. The album was released on August 19, 2009 in Japan under their record label J Storm in two editions, a limited ...
'', the album remained the group's best-selling album with overall sales of about 323,030 for nearly ten years. From March 25 to April 30, 2001, the group embarked on their first nationwide concert tour ''Arashi Spring Concert 2001''.
The tour took place in Sendai, Osaka, Nagoya, Hokkaidō, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Kanazawa, Toyama, and Tokyo with an unprecedented twenty-six performances.
Before moving to a private record label by the end of 2001, Arashi released "
Jidai" as their final single under
Pony Canyon
, also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese mass media publishing company founded on October 1, 1966. The company publishes mainly physical home media on compact discs, including music, films and TV shows and video games. It is affiliate ...
. Used as the theme song for Matsumoto's drama ''
Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo 3'', it was named Best Theme Song in the 30th Television Drama Academy Awards.
2002–2005: J Storm and decline in sales
Arashi began 2002 by releasing their first single under
J Storm
is a Japanese music and film company owned by Johnny & Associates. It was established on November 12, 2001, initially as a label for the Johnny's group, Arashi, after which it was named.
Aside from producing and releasing CDs and DVDs, the co ...
. "
A Day in Our Life" was used as the theme song for Sakurai's comedy drama ''
Kisarazu Cat's Eye
is a Japanese comedy television show and movie series. To date, there have been two Kisarazu Cat's Eye movies: ''Kisarazu Cat's Eye Nihon Series'' (2003) and ''Kisarazu Cat's Eye World Series'' (2006).
Synopsis
The story follows a 21-year-old y ...
'' and debuted atop of the ''Oricon'' weekly singles chart selling 226,480 copies. Their subsequent releases of the year, "
Nice na Kokoroiki
is the eighth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions. While both the regular edition and limited edition contains the song and its instrumental, the two editions differ in covers and sizes: the regular edi ...
" and "
Pikanchi
"Pikanchi" (stylized as PIKA☆NCHI) is the ninth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition with the song and its instrumental and a limited edition with ", the insert song used throughout t ...
", were used as the theme songs for the
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
''
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo'' and Arashi's movie respectively.
Starting in 2003, the group would only release two singles every year until 2007. Both singles released in 2003, "
Tomadoi Nagara
is the tenth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in 2003 in two editions: a regular edition and a limited edition with a deluxe cover art. Both editions contain the same tracks. The limited edition includes a hidden tr ...
" and "
Hadashi no Mirai/Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono
is the eleventh single of the Japanese boy band Arashi and their second double A-side single. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing the karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and a limited editio ...
", debuted at number two on the charts. The song "Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono" marked the first time a member contributed to the penning of a single, as many of the group's songs are produced by other lyricists, composers, or musicians. Sakurai, who is the designated rapper of Arashi, has since written all the incorporated rap lyrics of the group's releases.
The year 2004 was Arashi's fifth anniversary since debut. They began the year by releasing their twelfth single, "
Pikanchi Double", in February as the theme song for their second movie . Selling 89,106 copies in the first week, it is Arashi's lowest-selling single to date. In celebration of their anniversary, the group released a greatest hits album ''
5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004'', which included their second 2004 single "
Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy/Hero".
In 2005, on New Year's Day, Arashi released their first concert DVD since ''How's It Going?'' in 2003 titled ''
2004 Arashi! Iza, Now Tour!!
''2004 Arashi! Iza, Now Tour!!'' is the fourth video album by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released by J Storm on January 1, 2005 and contains concert footage from their Iza, Now Tour, filmed at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on August 3, ...
''. From July 26 to August 24, they embarked on a summer tour titled ''One'' to support their
album of the same name. One of the highlights of the tour included the live performance their first single of the year, "
Sakura Sake
is a single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on 22 March 2005 through J Storm as the first single from their fifth studio album ''One'' (2005). The song was written by Takeshi Aida, Sho Sakurai, and Shin Tanimoto. "Sakura Sake" was re ...
", on top of , a transparent stage that travels over the top of the audience.
Invented by Matsumoto, "Johnny's Moving Stage" has since been used in a majority of Arashi's concerts to allow them to move closer to the audience seated at a distance from the main stage.
In November, Arashi released a theme song for the
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
-based drama ''
Hana Yori Dango
, is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio and set in Tokyo, Japan, and the fictional "Eitoku Academy" (an elite school for children from rich families). It tells the story of Tsukushi Makino, a girl fr ...
'', which starred Matsumoto as one of the lead actors. "
Wish
A wish is a hope or desire for something. In fiction, wishes can be used as plot devices. In folklore, opportunities for "making a wish" or for wishes to "come true" or "be granted" are themes that are sometimes used.
In fiction
In fiction a ...
" went on to sell an estimated 178,000 copies in its first week and over 300,000 copies by the end of its chart run, making it their first single to sell over 300,000 copies in total in nearly three years since "A Day in Our Life" in 2002.
2006: International activities in Asia
By 2006, the group's singles and albums were being released outside Japan. Their studio album, ''
Arashic
''Arashic'' is the sixth studio album of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The album was released on July 5, 2006 in Japan under their record label J Storm in two editions: a limited CD+DVD version and a regular CD version. The album was the first alb ...
'', was released not only in Japan, but also in Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. The album was successful in Korea as the first 10,000 copies of the album were sold out on the first day, and it even topped the non-Korean sales charts on the third week of July.
In the midst of Arashi's summer concert tour ''Arachic Arashic Arasick Cool and Soul'', the group embarked on a publicity tour around Asia called ''Jet Storm Tour'' on July 31.
The group visited
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
,
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
and
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
, countries which later became part of their 2006 Asia tour, all in one day to hold press conferences and promote their ''Arashic'' album.
For two days, September 16 and 17, Arashi held their first concerts in
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
at the
Taipei Arena.
Performing "Arashi", "Wish" and "
Kitto Daijōbu
is the sixteenth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing a bonus track and karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and a limited edition containing a DVD with ...
", which was their first single release of the year, the group represented Japan in the 3rd annual
Asia Song Festival
Asia Song Festival, A-Song-Fe or ASF, is an annual Asian pop music festival held in South Korea, since 2004. It is hosted by Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE) and features artists from Asian countries. Participating ar ...
in South Korea on September 22.
Almost two months later, they became the first group from Johnny's to perform individual concerts in South Korea.
According to ''
The Korea Times
''The Korea Times'' is the oldest of three English-language newspapers published daily in South Korea. It is a sister paper of the ''Hankook Ilbo'', a major Korean language daily; both are owned by Dongwha Enterprise, a wood-based manufacturer ...
'', the concerts in Korea were decided because about 1,500 Korean fans gathered at the
Incheon International Airport
Incheon International Airport (IIA; ) (sometimes referred to as Seoul–Incheon International Airport) is the largest airport in South Korea. It is the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area and one of the largest and busiest airports ...
during the group's Jet Storm Tour.
[, Retrieved June 7, 2007] Arashi proved popular to Korean fans when their concert tickets were sold out in an hour, as some 150,000 people rushed to book tickets online.
The group traveled back to Japan and then released their second and final the single of the year "
Aozora Pedal
is the seventeenth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in three editions: a regular edition containing a bonus track and karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and two limited editions containing eit ...
", which was written and composed by Japanese musician
Shikao Suga
is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter from Tokyo known for writing the theme songs for several anime, movies and commercial ads. His name in kanji is . He uses katakana as his professional name.
Prior to career
Suga went to Kosei Gakue ...
and used for Sakurai's movie ''
Honey and Clover''. Although Arashi had planned to return to Thailand to hold a concert on October 7, it was canceled due to a
military coup d'état
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...
.
2007: Returning to the Japanese market
On February 21, the group released their first single of the year, "
Love So Sweet
"Love So Sweet" is a Japanese song, and the eighteenth single, by the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing a bonus secret track and karaoke versions of the songs released in the single, ...
", the theme song for the high-rating drama ''
Hana Yori Dango 2'', which peaked at the number-one spot on the ''Oricon'' daily and weekly charts.
It is also Arashi's first single to sell more than 200,000 copies in a week in almost five years.
Their nineteenth single "
We Can Make It!
"We Can Make It!" is the nineteenth single by Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released on May 2, 2007 through J Storm. It was included in the band's seventh studio album ''Time'' (2007). "We Can Make It" is a cover of "Love Is All Around" ...
", released on May 2, also charted number-one on the ''Oricon'' daily and weekly charts.
In April, the group performed in one of their largest concerts: ''Arashi Around Asia in Dome'', a continuation of their Triumphant Homecoming concert held in January, which was aimed to celebrate the successful Asia tour.
''Arashi Around Asia in Dome'' was held at the
Kyocera Dome in Osaka and at
Tokyo Dome, making it Arashi's first time performing there.
On July 14, Arashi launched their summer tour titled ''
Time – Kotoba no Chikara'' to support their seventh studio album ''
Time
Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to ...
''. The album sold over 190,000 copies in its first week, not only extending the group's string of number-one releases but also propelling the album to reach Platinum status by
Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).
Also in July, the
TBS drama production of the manga ''
Yamada Tarō Monogatari
is a Japanese manga series created by Ai Morinaga. The manga series, published by Kadokawa Shoten, ran from 1996 to 2000 with a total of fourteen volumes. After the regular series ended the author came out with another special volume abou ...
'', which starred Ninomiya and Sakurai, began. Arashi sang the theme song of the drama, titled "
Happiness
Happiness, in the context of Mental health, mental or emotional states, is positive or Pleasure, pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishin ...
", and released it on September 5 as their third single of the year. The year proved successful for the group as all of their singles ranked within the Top 30 of the annual ''Oricon'' charts, with "Love So Sweet" ranking fourth in single sales overall, making it the group's first single to rank within the Top 10 on the annual charts.
"Love So Sweet" was also named one of ''The Best 10 Singles'' in the 22nd
Japan Gold Disc Award
The is an award presented by the Recording Industry Association of Japan
The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Associa ...
s in 2008.
2008: Rising popularity in Japan
The group's success in 2007 sparked renewed public interest. In February, Arashi released their first single of the year, "
Step and Go", which debuted at the top of the ''Oricon'' weekly chart for having sold 324,223 copies, making it as the group's first single to exceed 300,000 copies sold in the first week since "Sunrise Nippon/Horizon" in 2000.
The same month, it was announced that the group would be doing a concert tour of the five major domes in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Sapporo.
The tour, titled ''Arashi Marks 2008 Dream-A-Live'', consisted of ten performances, from May 16 in Osaka to July 6 in Sapporo.
The only other Johnny's artists who have done a five dome tour were
SMAP and
KinKi Kids
is a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. KinKi Kids was formed in 1993 and officially debuted on July 21, 1997. With more than 30 million physical copies sold, they are one of ...
.
The tour also coincided with their eighth studio album, ''
Dream "A" Live'', which was reported to be a hit with male buyers by ''Oricon'' despite the fact that most releases by Johnny's artists are geared towards female teens and young adults. In the midst of the tour, Arashi released their twenty-second single "
One Love", the theme song for the
last production of the ''Hana Yori Dango'' trilogy. Like "Step and Go", the single sold over 300,000 copies in its first week and charted at number-one of the weekly singles chart.
As the start of the group's second Asia tour, Arashi became the third musical group—after SMAP and
Dreams Come True—to perform at the
National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo as their first major outdoor concert on September 5. The first two legs of the tour included a return to Taipei and Seoul while the third leg was a first time trip to Shanghai. The concert in Shanghai also marked Johnny & Associates' first concert in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. Almost a month after the release of "One Love", their twenty-third single, "
Truth/Kaze no Mukō e", was released. Debuting atop of the ''Oricon'' weekly charts, the double A-side single sold 467,288 copies. Before the group's concert in Shanghai on November 15, they released their fourth single of the year, "
Beautiful Days", which was used as the theme song for Ninomiya's drama ''
Ryūsei no Kizuna
is a detective novel by Keigo Higashino. It was serialized in Weekly Gendai from 16 September 2006 to 15 September 2007 and was published into one ''tankōbon'' volume by Kodansha on 5 March 2008. The novel was published in paperback format by ...
''. Although "Beautiful Days" only had a little over a month to chart before the ''Oricon'' charting period for 2008 ended on December 11, the single managed to climb up to be the tenth best-selling single of the year.
Their concert DVD ''
Summer Tour 2007 Final Time - Kotoba no Chikara
Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, with ...
'', released on April 16, also ranked as the second best-selling music DVD of 2008 and ranked sixth place in the general DVD category.
2009: 10th anniversary
The group released two
double A-side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company ...
singles, "Believe/Kumorinochi, Kaisei" and "
Ashita no Kioku/Crazy Moon (Kimi wa Muteki)", on March 4 and May 27 respectively. Both singles sold over 500,000 copies in first week sales, making Arashi the first artist to have two consecutive singles exceed the 500,000 mark within a week in seven years seven months since
Keisuke Kuwata
is a Japanese multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and frontman for the Southern All Stars, as well of his own solo band, the Kuwata band. He has also done a significant amount of scoring music for films. He went to Aoyama Gakuin Universit ...
.
At the end of June, Arashi announced their tenth anniversary tour ''Arashi Anniversary Tour 5x10'', which included three consecutive shows at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
They became the first artist to play at the stadium for three consecutive days.
Their third single of the year, "
Everything", was released on July 1 and sold nearly 342,000 copies in the first week. On August 19, Arashi released their greatest hits album ''All the Best! 1999–2009'', which featured most of their singles since debut, a new song with lyrics written by the members themselves, and a limited edition third disc containing ten of the group's selections. The album sold over 753,000 copies in the first week. Thirteen days after the release, the album broke the one million mark, a first in Arashi's history. It became the first album of 2009 to break one million.
On November 11, Arashi released "
My Girl" as their last single of the year. It debuted atop of the ''Oricon'' daily chart by selling about 178,000 copies on the first day and about 432,000 copies by the end of its first week.
It was announced on November 17 that Arashi had thus monopolized the top four best first-week sales for singles of 2009.
On November 20, Arashi held an event organized by
House Foods
is one of Japan's largest food manufacturers and brands. It began in 1913 in Osaka as Urakami Shoten and began selling curry in 1926.
House Foods is the world's largest manufacturer of Japanese curry, and is well known for its Japanese curry b ...
called ''Arashi in Tokyo DisneySea Premium Event''. Reserving the entire theme park for one night, the group performed a special medley of
Christmas songs and their own songs such as "Arashi" and "One Love", which made the Arashi the first celebrity to sing their own songs at
Tokyo DisneySea
is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, just next to Tokyo. It opened on 4 September 2001, at a cost of 335 billion yen. The Oriental Land Company owns the park, and licenses intellectual proper ...
.
Arashi attended the
60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen on New Year's Eve, making it not only the group's first time performing on the show but also the first time in twenty-one years another group from Johnny's other than SMAP and
Tokio
Tokio may refer to:
* , the capital of Japan, used primarily in non-English-speaking countries
may also refer to:
Music
* Tokio (band), a Japanese pop/rock band
** ''Tokio'' (album), their debut album
* Tokio Hotel, a German rock band
* Toki ...
, the two traditional participants, performed at Kōhaku.
2010: Continued success
On January 5, it was announced that Arashi would provide the song
"Yurase, Ima o" as the theme song for the
2010 Winter Olympics
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news coverage on NTV.
On January 6, Sakurai announced that Arashi would provide the theme song
"Troublemaker" for his then-upcoming comedy drama. The next day, ''
Mezamashi TV'' aired the first preview of the theme song for the drama special ''
Saigo no Yakusoku
is a Japanese drama special starring the members of Japanese boy band Arashi in their first drama together in nearly ten years.
Plot
Janitors Satoru Mashiko ( Satoshi Ohno) and Haruo Iio ( Kazuki Kosakai) are driving towards Energy Bio Corporat ...
'', the group's first drama together in nearly ten years. The theme song "Sora Takaku" was announced during the press conference for the drama special on December 15, 2009. Of the three newly recorded songs, only "Troublemaker" and "Yurase, Ima o" were included in the group's first single of the year released on March 3, with "Troublemaker" being the
A-side song.
On February 24, the 24th Japan Gold Disc Awards awarded Arashi the "Artist of the Year" prize and nine other awards in various categories. As a result, they became the first artist to win ten awards at once.
It was announced on April 5 that Arashi would provide the theme song "
Monster
A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...
", which was released on May 19 as a single, for Ohno's fantasy comedy drama based on
Fujiko Fujio's manga series ''
Kaibutsu-kun
is a shōnen manga and anime series by Fujiko A. Fujio named after its protagonist. The first series was broadcast on TBS from April 21, 1968 to March 23, 1969. The second series was broadcast on TV Asahi from September 2, 1980 to Sept ...
''. On May 24, "Monster" debuted at number-one on the ''Oricon'' weekly chart selling 543,000 copies in its first week, making Arashi the first act to have thirty consecutive singles rank in ''Oricon's'' weekly Top 3 since their debut.
On June 5, it was announced that the group was to release their first studio album in two years and four months since ''Dream "A" Live'' (April 2008) and hold a nationwide concert tour at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo for four days and the five major domes in Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya and Fukuoka. Although the four days are not consecutive, Arashi became the first to hold four concerts at the
National Olympic Stadium in the same tour.
The group's song "
Love Rainbow
"Love Rainbow" (stylized as Løve Rainbow) is a song recorded by Japanese boy band Arashi, for their tenth studio album, '' Beautiful World'' (2011). It was released as a CD single on 8 September 2010 under the record label J Storm. "Love Rainbow" ...
" was used as the theme song for the romance drama starring Matsumoto and
Yūko Takeuchi. "To Be Free", Arashi's third single of 2010, became the group's twentieth consecutive number-one single since "Pikanchi Double" (2004) on July 13. Together with Ohno's solo single , which was released on the same day as "To Be Free" and placed at number-two, Arashi and Ohno accomplished the rare feat of a group and a solo artist from the group simultaneously taking the top two spots for the first time in nearly ten years.
Arashi provided the theme song "
Dear Snow
"Dear Snow" is a song recorded by Japanese boy band Arashi for their tenth studio album, '' Beautiful World'' (2011). It was released as a CD single on 6 October 2010 through J Storm. "Dear Snow" was the theme song for member Kazunari Ninomiya's ...
" for the live-action movie adaptation of the award-winning ''
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers'' manga starring Ninomiya and
Kou Shibasaki
is a Japanese actress and singer who has performed in television shows, movies, and commercials. She is managed by Stardust Promotion.
Biography Acting career
Shibasaki debuted in 2000, when she portrayed Mitsuko Souma in '' Battle Royale.'' ...
. On August 10, Arashi's ninth studio album ''Boku no Miteiru Fūkei'' placed at number-one on the ''Oricon'' weekly album chart, selling around 731,000 copies.
The album maintained its number-one spot in the second week, making it Arashi's first studio album to lead the ''Oricon'' weekly album chart for two consecutive weeks. By selling around another 125,000 copies, the album has sold a total of 856,000 copies. In September,
Japan Airlines (JAL) launched a domestic
Boeing 777-200
The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet.
The 777 was designed to bridge the gap betw ...
bearing both the images of the members of Arashi and the title of their ''Boku no Miteiru Fūkei'' album, which was sold with a specially designed cover in-flight. Japan Airlines will use the ''Arashi Jet'' until January 2011.
The song "Love Rainbow" was released as a single on September 8. It debuted at number-one on the ''Oricon'' weekly singles chart and sold around 529,000 copies, making "Love Rainbow" the group's third 2010 single to surpass 500,000 copies sold in the first week. On October 12, ''Boku no Miteiru Fūkei'' sold a total of a million copies, making it the group's first studio album to sell over a million copies and the first album in Japan to reach a million copies sold in 2010. Additionally, "Dear Snow" was released as a single on October 6 and became Arashi's fourth 2010 single to sell over 500,000 copies in the first week.
The group released their sixth single of 2010, "
Hatenai Sora
is a song by Japanese boy band Arashi from their tenth studio album '' Beautiful World'' (2011). It was released as a CD single on 10 November 2010, through J Storm. "Hatenai Sora" was the theme song for the television drama ''Freeter, Ie wo Kau' ...
", on November 10. The single sold 572,000 copies in its first week, surpassing the group's old personal record of 557,000 copies sold in the first week set by their debut song "Arashi" in 1999. The group became the first male artist to achieve six number-one singles in a year. On December 31, 2010, Arashi co-hosted the
61st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
The , referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", aired on December 31, 2010 from NHK Hall in Japan.
This was the last time the Kōhaku was broadcast in analog television transmission. As of July 24, 2011 the digital television switchover throughout ...
with
Nao Matsushita, becoming the first group to host the show.
2011: ''Beautiful World''
On January 5, 2011, the 25th Japan Gold Disc Awards awarded Arashi the "Artist of the Year" prize for the second year in a row.
It was announced on January 15, 2011, that Arashi would release the song "
Lotus
Lotus may refer to:
Plants
*Lotus (plant), various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly:
** ''Lotus'' (genus), a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae
**Lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic Asian plant also ...
" as a single on February 23, 2011. "Lotus" was also adopted as the theme song for Aiba's drama ''
Bartender''.
Released on January 26, 2011, Arashi's music DVD ''Arashi 10–11 Tour "Scene": Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fūkei – Stadium'' sold 618,000 copies in its first week, making it the first music DVD in ''Oricon'' history to sell over 600,000 copies in the first week. The DVD sold another 59,000 copies, bringing the total to an estimate of 677,000 copies sold and pushing the group's overall music DVD sales to 4,014,000 copies. As a result, Arashi became the first artist in ''Oricon'' history to sell over four million DVDs.
In early May 2011, the group announced their new tour with concerts in July, September, and January 2012 called the "Beautiful World Concert Tour". The group then announced on May 19, 2011, that they will hold charity events at Tokyo Dome for three days starting June 24, 2011, release their tenth studio album titled ''
Beautiful World'' on July 6, 2011, and start their nationwide concert tour on July 24, 2011. According to Matsumoto, the title was chosen to reflect on Arashi's thoughts on the future of Japan after the
2011 Tohoku earthquake
Eleven or 11 may refer to:
*11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12
* one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11
Literature
* ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn
*''El ...
. Their nationwide tour was held at four of the five major domes and the National Olympic Stadium, making it the group's fourth consecutive year performing at the stadium.
On June 22, 2011, ''Oricon'' announced that the group's second music DVD ''Arashi 10–11 Tour "Scene": Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fūkei – Dome+'' sold 539,000 copies in its first week of sales, pushing their all-time DVD sales to 5.282 million, making them the first Japanese artist to sell over five million DVDs.
On October 19, 2011, NHK announced Arashi and actress
Mao Inoue
Mao Inoue (born January 9, 1987) is a Japanese actress. She debuted as an actress when she was five years old. She is best known to Japanese television drama audiences as in , as Makino Tsukushi in the popular ''Hana Yori Dango'' series, and ...
as the hosts for the
62nd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
The , referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", aired on December 31, 2011 from NHK Hall in Japan beginning from 7:15 p.m. JST.
The year's theme was "Ashita o Utaou" ("Let's sing for tomorrow"), which aimed to spread positive thoughts to a country ...
. This was the second year in a row for Arashi to be in charge of the White Team.
On November 2, 2011, the group released their 36th single "
Meikyū Love Song". "Meikyū Love Song" was adapted as the ending theme song for Sakurai's drama ''
Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de''. The single sold over 240,000 copies on the first day and over 530,000 copies in the first week.
In December 2011, it was announced that Arashi topped four categories in the 2011 ''Oricon'' yearly rankings. ''Beautiful World'' sold a total of 908,000 copies, making it the top-selling album of 2011 in Japan. This marks the third consecutive year that Arashi has topped the ''Oricon'' yearly album chart, being the first artist to do so in twenty years. This year's ranking also marks the third consecutive year that Arashi has topped the music DVD charts as ''Arashi 10–11 Tour "Scene": Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fūkei – Stadium'' sold 793,000 copies, making it the best selling music DVD in ''Oricon'' DVD ranking history. The second best selling music DVD for 2011 was Arashi's ''Arashi 10–11 Tour "Scene": Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fūkei – Dome+'', which sold 673,000 copies. The group was the 2nd artist by total sales revenue in Japan in 2011, with ¥15.369 billion.
2012: ''Popcorn''
On March 7, 2012, Arashi released their 37th single, "
Wild at Heart". "Wild at Heart" was the theme song for Matsumoto's drama ''
Lucky Seven''. The single sold 550,000 copies in the first week, making it the group's third highest first week sales after
Hatenai Sora
is a song by Japanese boy band Arashi from their tenth studio album '' Beautiful World'' (2011). It was released as a CD single on 10 November 2010, through J Storm. "Hatenai Sora" was the theme song for the television drama ''Freeter, Ie wo Kau' ...
and Arashi (This position later became fourth highest after the 2013 release of Calling/Breathless"). Later in March, Arashi revealed their second single for 2012 and 38th in total, "
Face Down Face Down may refer to:
Music
* Face Down (band), a Swedish post-thrash/death metal band
* Facedown Records, a Christian record label based in California
Albums
* ''Face Down'' (album), a 1999 album by Serial Joe
* ''Facedown (album)'', a 2004 al ...
". The single was released on May 9 and was the theme song for Ohno's drama ''
Kagi no Kakatta Heya
is a 2012 Japanese Getsuku television drama series distributed by Universal Pictures under the locked-room mystery genre broadcast by Fuji Television from April 16 to June 25, 2012. It is based on the Kei Enomoto novel series by Yusuke Kishi titl ...
''.
In late April, the release date of June 6 was announced for their 39th single
Your Eyes, which is the theme song for Aiba Masaki's NTV drama ''Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri'' (三毛猫ホームズの推理). Not since "Dear Snow" and "Hatenai Sora" (Beautiful World) in 2010 have two singles been released within a month of each other. "Face Down" and "Your Eyes" sold 526,000 and 478,000 copies in the first week respectively. In addition, Arashi released a music DVD titled ''Arashi Live Tour Beautiful World'' on May 23, which sold approximately 572,000 copies in the first week.
On July 20, 2012, Arashi announced a concert titled "Ara-fes" which was held at the
National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on September 20 and 21 of the same year. This marked the fifth consecutive year in which the group has performed at the National Olympic Stadium. It was announced that the group would also perform there in 2013. Proposed by the Arashi members themselves, the concept of "Arafes" is that the set list was determined by fan voting, from a total of 240 songs including singles, couplings, and album tracks. A total of 44 tracks were chosen to be performed.
On October 31, Arashi released their 11th studio album, ''
Popcorn
Popcorn (also called popped corn, popcorns or pop-corn) is a variety of corn kernel which expands and puffs up when heated; the same names also refer to the foodstuff produced by the expansion.
A popcorn kernel's strong hull contains the se ...
''. The album sold over 750,000 copies and was certified for a Triple Platinum by the
RIAJ
The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969.
The RIAJ's activities include p ...
. The Popcorn Live Tour ran through December into January and was reported as of December 15 to have attracted 730,000 people with 16 shows. Arashi hosted the ''
63rd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
The , referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", aired December 31, 2012 from NHK Hall in Japan beginning from 7:15 p.m. JST.
Broadcast
On December 18, 2012, NHK announced it will broadcast Kōhaku live using ultra-high-definition television t ...
'' on New Year's Eve for their third consecutive year with actress
Maki Horikita. Ninomiya declared, "I want to win this year." Sakurai added, "We want to do something new as artists."
The group was the 3rd artist by total sales revenue in Japan in 2012, with ¥10.454 billion.
2013: ''Love''
On January 11, Arashi announced that their 40th single "
Calling/Breathless" would be released on March 6. The double A-side single features the themes for Aiba Masaki's Fuji TV drama ''Last Hope'' and Ninomiya Kazunari's feature film ''Platina Data'' (プラチナデータ). The first video preview for "Calling" was unveiled on February 5 with an introduction by Aiba referring to his drama as "medical suspense entertainment".
Arashi's live DVD ''Arafes'', released on December 26, 2012, reportedly sold over 624,000 copies and as of the end of January remains in the leading position of the Oricon charts, entering the fifth week in this position. The succeeding DVD concert was revealed on March 16, titled after the 2012 album of same name "Arashi Live Tour: Popcorn".
After the release of the double sided single "Calling/Breathless", it was soon announced by
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
that the single had sold a record number of copies in its first week, at approximately 756,000. This sales record makes their 40th single the most successful in terms of first week sales. The single later went on to sell over 853,467 copies. Arashi announced their 41st single, "Endless Game" on April 9 during a press conference for drama "
Kazoku Game" which was attended by star of the aforementioned, member Sakurai Sho. The single was announced for a May 29 release date.
On September 21 and 22 Arashi once again held Arafes concerts in the National Olympic Stadium. This marked their sixth consecutive year of performing in the stadium. They also embarked on a dome tour which lasted from November 8 until December 22.
On October 23, the group released their twelfth studio album, ''
Love
Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of ...
''. The album sold over 670,000 copies in its first week. The Love Live Tour ran from November to December 2013. Oricon awarded Arashi with six awards this year, including the highest total sales award.
Arashi hosted the
64th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
The 64th NHK Red & White Year-End Song Festival (第64回NHK紅白歌合戦) was aired on December 31, 2013. This edition's theme was "歌がここにある" ("Uta ga Koko ni Aru", "The Song Is Here") and the captains were Arashi (Shirogumi) and H ...
on New Year's Eve for their 4th consecutive year with actress
Haruka Ayase.
The group was the 1st artist by total sales revenue in Japan in 2013, with ¥14.192 billion.
2014: 15th Anniversary
Arashi released their 42nd single, "
Bittersweet
Bittersweet, bitter-sweet, or bitter sweet may refer to:
Biology
* A vine in the nightshade family, ''Solanum dulcamara''
* Some species of vines in the genus ''Celastrus'', including American bittersweet (''C. scandens'') and Oriental bitters ...
", on February 12, 2014. "Bittersweet" is the theme song for Matsumoto's drama, ''
Shitsuren Chocolatier
, also known by its French subtitle , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Rinka'' magazine starting in 2008, moving to '' Monthly Flowers'' magazine in 2010 where it comp ...
''. On April 30, 2014, Arashi released their new single, "
Guts!
"Guts!" is the 43rd single released by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on April 30, 2014. "Guts!" was used as the theme song for the drama '' Yowakutemo Katemasu'' starring Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya. It was the sixth best-selling s ...
", which was used as the theme song for Ninomiya's drama, ''
Yowakutemo Katemasu
is a Japanese television drama series based on the non-fiction novel by Hidemine Takahashi.
Kazunari Ninomiya, who is a member of the idol group Arashi, played the lead role. Kasumi Arimura played a supporting role as a manager for the High Schoo ...
''. In addition, Arashi released a live DVD/Blu-ray titled ''Arashi Arafes '13 National Stadium 2013'' on May 21, 2014. This featured the group's live performance from September 22 of the previous year at the National Olympic Stadium, and was the first time that their concert DVD was also released as a Blu-ray. Following that, Arashi released their 44th single, "
Daremo Shiranai
"Daremo Shiranai" (誰も知らない, "Nobody Knows") is a Japanese-language song and the 44th single released by Japanese boy band Arashi. "Daremo Shiranai" was used as the theme song for the drama ''Shinigami-kun'' starring Arashi member Satosh ...
", on May 28, 2014. The song was used as the theme song for Ohno's drama ''
Shinigami-kun
is a Japanese television drama series based on the manga of the same name by Koichi Endo. The screenwriter is Hiroshi Hashimoto who is known for '' Thermae Romae 2'' (2014) and '' Flying Colors'' (2015). Satoshi Ohno, who is a member of the Japan ...
''. The group's live DVD titled ''Arashi Live Tour 2013 "Love"'' was released on July 30, 2014.
To celebrate their 15th anniversary, Arashi had concerts in Oahu, Hawaii, on September 19 and 20, 2014 titled "Arashi Blast in Hawaii". They also held the event "Arashi no Wakuwaku Gakko 2014 Deepening the Bonds of Friendship" in June with live viewing in Shanghai and Singapore. During this event, the members of Arashi announced that they would be releasing a new album in the fall and holding a 5-dome tour. There were 18 performances altogether, and an accumulated total of over 840,000 fans attending, making it their largest dome tour to date. Still to celebrate their anniversary, all five members of Arashi starred in a spin-off movie of the ''Pikanchi'' series, 10 years after the previous release. The spin-off is titled ''Pikanchi Life is Hard Tabun Happy'' (read as "Pikanchi Half"), and this marked the first time in seven years that the members starred in the same movie together, since ''Kiiroi Namida'', released in 2007.
Arashi released their thirteenth studio album, ''
The Digitalian'', in October 2014. It contained 16 tracks, including "Bittersweet" from Matsumoto's drama ''Shitsuren Chocolatier'', "Guts!" from Ninomiya's drama ''Yowakutemo Katemasu'', and "Daremo Shiranai" from Ohno's drama ''Shinigami-kun''. Arashi hosted the
65th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen on New Year's Eve for their fifth consecutive year with actress
Yuriko Yoshitaka.
It was announced by Oricon that the group is the artist with the highest total sales revenue in Japan for 2014, with
¥13.823 billion.
2015: ''Japonism''
Arashi's first single of 2015, titled "
Sakura
A cherry blossom, also known as Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of many trees of Prunus, genus ''Prunus'' or Prunus subg. Cerasus, ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''. They are common species in East Asia, including China, Korea and especia ...
", was released on February 25. "Sakura" was the theme song for the drama ''Ouroboros'', starring actors
Toma Ikuta and
Shun Oguri. This marked the first time that Arashi provided a theme song for a drama that did not star one of its members. The single sold 465,000 copies in its first week and topped the Oricon weekly ranking. In addition, the DVD/Blu-ray of Arashi starring movie ''Pikanchi Life is Hard Tabun Happy'' was released on the same day. The DVD and Blu-ray sold 72,000 copies and 88,000 copies in its first week respectively and topped both the Oricon DVD and Blu-ray Disk weekly rankings. The first week sales of 88,000 copies is the highest record for any Japanese movie on Blu-ray.
Arashi released a live DVD, ''Arashi Blast in Hawaii'' on April 15, 2015. On May 13, 2015, they released their 46th single titled "
Aozora no Shita, Kimi no Tonari
is the 46th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on May 13, 2015. The single was released in two editions: a first press/limited edition and a regular edition. The first press/limited edition contains the B-side "Dandelion" and the ...
" which is the theme song for member Aiba Masaki's drama, ''
Yōkoso, Wagaya e''. The single sold 501,010 copies in its first week and became Arashi's second chart-topping single of the year. Arashi released their 47th single on September 2, 2015, titled "
Ai o Sakebe
is the 47th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on September 2, 2015 under their record label J Storm. "Ai o Sakebe" was used as the background song for the Recruit Zexy commercial. The single sold 462,550 copies in its first wee ...
" which was used as the background song for the Recruit Zexy commercial. The single sold 463,000 copies in its first week and topped Oricon's weekly single ranking. This became their 36th consecutive single to top Oricon's weekly single ranking.
On September 19, 20, 22 and 23, Arashi held a series of concerts titled "Arashi Blast in Miyagi" in
Miyagi Stadium
, also known as the for sponsorship reasons, is an athletic and football stadium in the town of Rifu in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The stadium's capacity is 49,133. The crescent-shaped roof extending past the edge of the stadium is meant to ev ...
. The concerts were part of the second installment of "Arashi BLAST" which started in Hawaii the previous year. These concerts were meant to aid the reconstruction of the disaster area which was affected during the 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake. The concerts brought together an accumulated total of 208,000 fans, and marked the first time in eight years that the group performed in the
Tōhoku region
The , Northeast region, or consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. This traditional region consists of six prefectures (''ken''): Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata.
Tōhoku retains a ...
.
On October 21, the group released their fourteenth studio album, ''
Japonism
''Japonisme'' is a French term that refers to the popularity and influence of Japanese art and design among a number of Western European artists in the nineteenth century following the forced reopening of foreign trade with Japan in 1858. Japon ...
''. It contained 20 tracks, including "Sakura" from the drama ''Ouroboros'', and "Aozora no Shita, Kimi no Tonari" from Aiba's drama ''Yokoso, Wagaya E''. The album sold over 950,000 copies and was certified for Million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. To support the album, Arashi embarked on a dome tour hitting the 5 major domes, from November 6 until December 23. With the wrap up of the tour, Arashi had mobilized 10,163,000 of concerts attendees in their last 17 years, setting a record number of attendees in the shortest number of years. To celebrate their 17th anniversary, Arashi announced that they would continue the Japonism tour in 2016 with "Arashi 'Japonism Show' in Arena". This would be their first Arena concert tour for 9 years (their last being the 'Arashi Summer Tour 2007 Time -コトバノチカラ-').
Arashi's album ''Japonism'' was the highest selling album of the year in Japan. They also topped the music DVD charts with their ''Arashi Blast in Hawaii'' concert film as well as the music Blu-ray charts with ''Arashi Live Tour 2014 The Digitalian''. "Aozora no Shita, Kimi no Tonari", "Sakura" and "Ai o Sakebe" ranked 9th, 11th and 12th respectively on the end of year singles ranking. Arashi attended the
66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
The was the 66th edition of NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2015, live from NHK Hall from 19:15 (JST) to 23:45 (JST), with a 5-minute break for latest news. This is the 27th Heisei Era edition. Broadcasting time was announced on Sep ...
as part of the white team, and hosted the Johnny's Countdown 2015–2016 concert.
It was announced by Oricon that the group is the artist with the highest total sales revenue in Japan for 2015, with ¥14,328 billion.
2016: ''Are You Happy?''
Arashi's first single of 2016, "
Fukkatsu Love
is the 48th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on February 24, 2016 under their record label J Storm. "Fukkatsu Love" was used as the background song for the NTT DoCoMo d hits commercial. The single sold over 485,000 copies in i ...
" was released on February 24. The single was composed by
Tatsuro Yamashita and the lyrics were written by
Mariya Takeuchi
is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Regarded as an influential figure in the city pop genre, she is one of the best-selling music artists in Japan, having sold over 16 million records, and has received several accolades. Her husband is Tatsu ...
. The single was used as the background song for NTT Docomo d hits. The single sold 485,006 copies in its first week and topped the Oricon weekly ranking.
On May 18, the group released their first double A-side single titled "
I Seek/Daylight
"I Seek/Daylight" is the 49th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on May 18, 2016 under their record label J Storm. "I seek" was used as the theme song for the drama ''Sekai Ichi Muzukashii Koi'' starring Arashi member Satoshi Ohno ...
" since 2013's "Calling/Breathless". The single was used as the theme songs for ''
Sekai Ichi Muzukashii Koi
is a 2016 Japanese television drama series broadcast by Nippon TV. It received a viewership rating of 12.9% on average.
Plot
34-year old Reiji Samejima is the successor of a traditional Japanese inn and a company president who has expanded the ...
'' starring Ohno, and 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi starring Matsumoto. The single sold 737,951 in its first week and topped the Oricon single chart. It retained the number one position for the following week by selling an additional 48,420 copies. On September 14, Arashi released the single "
Power of the Paradise". The title track was used as the theme song to NTV's coverage of the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
On October 26, Arashi released their fifteenth studio album, ''
Are You Happy?'' The album sold over 636,000 copies in its first week and topped the Oricon charts. To support the album, Arashi held a live tour from November 2016 to January 2017, performing at all the major dome stadiums in Japan. ''Are You Happy?'' went on to become the highest selling album of 2016 in Japan. It was also announced that Arashi had the highest total sales revenue in Japan for 2016, with ¥12.183 billion and topped the music Blu-Ray charts with "Arashi Live Tour 2015 Japonism" and "Arashi Blast in Miyagi". On December 31, Arashi attended the
67th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
The was the 67th edition of NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2016, live from NHK Hall from 19:15 (JST) to 23:45 (JST), with a 5-minute break for the latest news. This is the 28th Heisei Era edition. The broadcast schedule was announ ...
as part of the white team, with group member Aiba hosting alongside
Kasumi Arimura. For the first time, Arashi were chosen to be this year's "ootori", the act chosen to perform last and close the show.
The group was awarded the 2016 Artist of the Year award by the
RIAJ
The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Association, and adopted its current name in 1969.
The RIAJ's activities include p ...
. They became the first artist to receive this award five times during their career.
2017: ''Untitled''
Arashi released their first single of 2017, "
I'll Be There", on April 19, which served as the theme song for the drama ''Kizoku Tantei'' starring Masaki Aiba. In addition, the group released a live DVD, ''ARASHI Live Tour 2016–2017 Are You Happy?'' on May 31. The limited edition of this DVD also features their concert in Yokohama Arena in August 2016 from their "Arashi 'Japonism Show' in Arena" tour. It topped the Oricon charts, selling approximately 650,000 copies in its first week. On June 28, Arashi released their 52nd single titled "
Tsunagu
"Tsunagu" is the 52nd single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on June 28, 2017 under their record label J Storm. "Tsunagu" is the theme song for the film ''Shinobi no Kuni'' starring Arashi member Satoshi Ohno. The single sold over 380 ...
", which was used as the theme song for the film ''
Shinobi no Kuni
is a Japanese novel written Ryō Wada and published by Shinchosha in May 2008. A manga adaptation illustrated by Mutsumi Banno was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Monthly Shōnen Sunday'' from May 2009 to February 2011. A live-action film, '' Mu ...
''. The single sold 389,000 copies in its first week and topped the Oricon weekly ranking. They also announced in July 2017 that they would embark on a five dome concert tour from November 17, 2017, to January 14, 2018.
On October 18, Arashi released their sixteenth studio album, ''
Untitled''. The regular edition contains 18 tracks, including 3 previously released singles, 4 unit songs, as well as Arashi's first attempt at a
suite
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Arts and entertainment
*Suite (music), a set of musical pieces considered as one composition
** Suite (Bach), a list of suites composed by J. S. Bach
** Suite (Cassadó), a mid-1920s composition by Gaspar Cassadó
** ''Suite' ...
that incorporates melodies from various genres into a song of over 10 minutes and is said to represent the group's past, present, and future. The 53rd single will be released on November 8, 2017, titled . It will be used for Sho Sakurai's upcoming drama ''Saki ni Umareta Dake no Boku''. The single also included a song titled "NOW or NEVER" which used as the theme song for ''Puzzle and Dragon'' commercial.
2018: 20th Anniversary Tour
In 2018, the group started by announcing a new single titled "
Find the Answer". The single was used as the theme song for the drama ''99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi – Season II'' starring Jun Matsumoto. The coupling song included in the regular edition, , was used for Nippon Television Network's broadcast of the
2018 Winter Olympics
, nations = 93
, athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women)
, events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening =
, closing =
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, cauldron = Kim Yun-a
, stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
, winte ...
in
Pyeongchang
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, which featured Sho Sakurai as the main newscaster.
In November 2018, Arashi began their 20th Anniversary tour, the ''Arashi Anniversary Tour 5x20''. They performed a total of 18 shows at the five major domes in Japan. On December 23, they announced an additional 32 dates, bringing the total scheduled performances to 50. With an expected 2.43 million total concert attendees, it is the group's largest tour to date, and also the largest tour in Japanese history. In addition, their
20th anniversary album was released on June 26, 2019, featuring all the singles from the group's 20-year history and their new song, "5x20".
2019: Hiatus announcement and 20th anniversary
On January 27, 2019, the group announced on their official fan club website that they would cease all group activities after December 31, 2020. The statement was published through a video where all five members of the group appeared together. The announcement trended on Twitter.
In October 2019, an official YouTube channel was opened with 5 official music videos: "Happiness", "Love So Sweet", "Monster", "Truth" and the one that is their signature song "A-ra-shi", and later, live versions of the songs. In addition, on November 3, 2019, on their YouTube channel, they made a live announcement of the release of the official social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Weibo), as well as a new music video in their YouTube channel ("Turning up") and the international digital release for download and streaming of their musical catalogue.
They also announced a 2-day Asia tour called "Jet Storm", visiting Taipei, Jakarta, Singapore and Bangkok on November 9 to 11, as well as concert in Beijing for Spring 2020, through their official Instagram account. One day before the tour, on November 9, Arashi appeared before the new
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and
Empress
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, for the public celebration of his enthronement, participating in a congratulatory song called "Ray of water", singing the third part of it, "Journey to Harmony".
Arashi appeared at the opening ceremony of the (New) National Stadium, along with group Dreams Come True, in the event called (National Stadium Opening Event: Hello, Our Stadium), on December 21. They announced that, after that, and before the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, they would hold two concerts there, scheduled for May 15 and 16.
On December 13, Arashi announced a documentary about their career and their feelings as they approach the group's hiatus. The documentary, called ''Arashi's Diary ~ Voyage ~'', would be distributed on Netflix worldwide from December 31, 2019, being available for one year. On December 23 they had a surprise for the fans, as their YouTube channel revealed a teaser video for the song "
A-ra-shi: Reborn", in collaboration with the anime ''
One Piece
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'', which, as the band, also celebrated its 20th anniversary. The video has the 5 members of the band mingling with the crew from the anime, up until the moment when Arashi is to give a concert. The full video was released on January 4, 2020
2020: Towards the hiatus and ''This Is Arashi''
It was revealed on February 5, 2020, in their official site at
Johnny's, that, on the 7th, they would be releasing all 16 albums (except for compilation and soundtrack albums) in digital form, in total, 256 songs.
On February 17, 2020, an announcement was made at their official
Johnny's site about the cancellation of the concert that they had planned for Beijing in Spring 2020. The cause referred to was the recent
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The news was confirmed by the group via video shared in their official Weibo page, and later on covered by
Sakurai Sho
(born January 25, 1982) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, news anchor, host and former radio host. He is a member of the boy band Arashi.
Sakurai began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent a ...
during his
NTV's ''News Zero'' newscast.
As of April 17, 2020, Arashi announced that Arafes 2020 would have to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On September 15, on the official page at Johnny's net, an announcement was made that Arafes 2020 at National Stadium would be held, pending more information. Additionally, Arashi announced that their first album since 3 years and also the last before their hiatus, titled ''
This Is Arashi
''This Is Arashi'' (Japanese: ) is the seventeenth studio album by Japanese idol group Arashi, released through J Storm on November 3, 2020. It was the group's final recording before entering an indefinite hiatus on December 31, 2020. It was preced ...
'', would be released on their 21st anniversary of their CD debut, November 3, 2020.
A collaboration with singer-songwriter
Bruno Mars was announced on their social media and official page. The result, "
Whenever You Call", the first full English song for the group, was released September 18.
On October 12, it was announced that Arafes 2020 would take place on November 3, Arashi's CD debut anniversary day. A special page opened for the event revealed that it would be an online concert, open to both fan club members and non-members. Several days later, an English page was opened, where audiences not belonging to the fan club could see the stream, also offering a choice of watching with English subtitles. The online concert was available in a repeat streaming from November 6 to 8. With this re-distribution, ticket sales were again open for people who had not bought on the original date, or for those that had bought from the Japanese site and had learned that the English site had English subtitles. As a result, an estimated 10 million people were able to watch the stream.
In a message to members of the fan club, posted on November 12, 2020, they revealed they would have a concert on December 31. The live performance concert, called "This Is Arashi", similar to Arafes 2020, was held with no audience, but with online live streaming. On November 12, 2020, their participation in
Fuji TV's music program ''
FNS Kayōsai'' was announced. This year would represent their 22th appearance on the program, but the first to appear on both days.
On December 30, The group won the Special Honor Award at the
62nd Japan Record Awards
The was held on 30 December 2020.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Best Album Award, Songwriting Award, Composition Award, Merit Award, and Planning Award were not presented.
Presenters
* Riho Yoshioka
* Shinichiro Azumi (TBS Announcer)
W ...
.
Arashi was active until the last day before the hiatus. They announced on their official fan club a live concert for the 31st, while
NHK's ''
Kōhaku Uta Gassen
, more commonly known simply as ''Kōhaku'', is an annual New Year's Eve television special produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on television and radio, nationally and internationally by the NHK netw ...
'' announced their appearance on the 71st edition, making it the 12th time for them there.
2021–present: Hiatus
Although Arashi is currently on hiatus starting from 2021, back in November 2020, they announced via their official fan club that the fan club would continue delivering content,
and they continue to make releases, although primarily compilations of their musical activities prior to the hiatus. Apart from Ohno who wishes to be absent from public appearances, the remaining Arashi members are continuing activities but as individuals, whether through variety shows, acting or on YouTube.
The Arashi concert film, ''Arashi Anniversary Tour 5×20 Film: Record of Memories'' had its world premiere at the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival on June 12, 2021. In a video message, member Jun Matsumoto said that due to the pandemic, many of their planned concerts could not take place and the film is a part of their gift of thanks to everyone who waited for them. They also released ''Arafes 2020 at National Stadium'' on Blu-ray and DVD on July 28, 2021. It topped the Oricon video chart with first-week sales of 647,783 copies.
Arashi had success on the charts in 2021 with the release of the digital albums ''Ura Ara Best (1999–2007, 2008–2011, 2012–2015, 2016–2020)'' and ''5×20 All the Best!! 1999–2019 (Special Edition)'' on July 16. The five albums occupied the top five of the Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking chart in the week after release, making it the first time the band monopolized the top five on a Japanese chart.
Arashi released ''This Is Arashi Live 2020.12.31'' on December 29, 2021. According to Oricon, it achieved first place in three video categories at the same time with first-week sales of 637,000 copies and with this, their works have had sales of more than 500,000 copies in the first week for nine consecutive years.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
Arashi No.1 Ichigou: Arashi wa Arashi o Yobu!'' (2001)
* ''
Here We Go!
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'' (2002)
* ''
How's It Going?
''How's It Going?'' is the third studio album by Japanese boy band Arashi. The album was released in Japan on July 9, 2003, under their record label J Storm in two editions: a regular and limited edition, with the latter bearing a different cover ...
'' (2003)
* ''
Iza, Now!
is the fourth studio album of Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on 21 July 2004 through J Storm. Two singles were released from the album: "Hadashi no Mirai/Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono" and "Pikanchi Double". The album debuted at number ...
'' (2004)
* ''
One
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'' (2005)
* ''
Arashic
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'' (2006)
* ''
Time
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'' (2007)
* ''
Dream "A" Live'' (2008)
* ''
Boku no Miteiru Fūkei
is the ninth studio album by Japanese boy band Arashi. The album was released on August 4, 2010 in Japan under their record label J Storm in two editions: a first press version and a regular version. The album debuted at number-one on the ''Orico ...
'' (2010)
* ''
Beautiful World'' (2011)
* ''
Popcorn
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'' (2012)
* ''
Love
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'' (2013)
* ''
The Digitalian'' (2014)
* ''
Japonism
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'' (2015)
* ''
Are You Happy?'' (2016)
* ''
Untitled'' (2017)
* ''
This Is Arashi
''This Is Arashi'' (Japanese: ) is the seventeenth studio album by Japanese idol group Arashi, released through J Storm on November 3, 2020. It was the group's final recording before entering an indefinite hiatus on December 31, 2020. It was preced ...
'' (2020)
Filmography
Aside from their music careers, Arashi has also appeared in dramas and movies, done radio shows, commercials, and acted as the main
hosts
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for events. A short
Fuji TV drama called ''
V no Arashi'' became one of the group's first activities together as it was broadcast just about a month after the announcement of their formation in Hawaii. Although it would not be until 2010 would the group act in another drama together titled ''
Saigo no Yakusoku
is a Japanese drama special starring the members of Japanese boy band Arashi in their first drama together in nearly ten years.
Plot
Janitors Satoru Mashiko ( Satoshi Ohno) and Haruo Iio ( Kazuki Kosakai) are driving towards Energy Bio Corporat ...
'', they have worked together on movies in 2002, 2004, and 2007.
Since 2001, Arashi has hosted their own
variety shows
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, starting with ''
Mayonaka no Arashi'' on
NTV. On NTV, the group was a regular late-night presence as they had a string of shows that aired around midnight: ''
C no Arashi'', ''
D no Arashi
was a Japanese variety show hosted by boy band Arashi. It ran from July 2, 2003 to September 28, 2005 on Nippon Television. It aired every Wednesday from 24:50 to 25:20 ( JST). ''D no Arashi!'' was Arashi's fifth variety show to be aired on NTV, ...
'', ''
G no Arashi'', and ''
Arashi no Shukudai-kun''. Before ''
VS Arashi'' was moved from an afternoon timeslot to
Golden Time in 2009, Arashi was also a regular afternoon presence on Fuji TV as they had a string of shows that aired around 1:00 p.m. (
JST) since 2002: ''
Nama Arashi: Live Storm'', ''
Arashi no Waza-Ari'', ''
Mago Mago Arashi
was a Japanese variety show that ran from April 9, 2005 to October 6, 2007 on Fuji TV. Aired from 13:00 to 13:30 ( JST), it was the third variety show on Fuji TV to feature the musical idol group Arashi.
Segments
Being Grandchildren for a Day
i ...
'' and ''
Golden Rush Arashi''.
Besides their NTV television specials that would air almost twice a year around 7:00 p.m. (JST), Arashi did not have any variety shows that aired during primetime until
TBS gave the group their first primetime show titled ''
Himitsu no Arashi-chan'' in 2008. In 2010, NTV began to broadcast another Arashi-hosted primetime show titled ''
Arashi ni Shiyagare'', which airs every Saturday at 10:00 p.m JST. With the impending cease of activities closing in, NTV revealed that Arashi ni Shiyagare would stop airing by the end of 2020.
Endorsements
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Nearly every year, the group endorses products for different companies such as
Coca-Cola
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,
House Foods
is one of Japan's largest food manufacturers and brands. It began in 1913 in Osaka as Urakami Shoten and began selling curry in 1926.
House Foods is the world's largest manufacturer of Japanese curry, and is well known for its Japanese curry b ...
, and
au by KDDI
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. Since 2008, Arashi has been appearing in au by KDDI's exclusive mobile phone commercials. In 2010, Arashi began to endorse for
Nintendo
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Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produce ...
by appearing in all of the ''
Wii Party
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'' commercials to promote the game. After appearing in ''Wii Party'', the group also appeared in all of the ''
Mario Kart 7
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As with the previous games in the ''Mario Kart'' series, players participate ...
'' commercials to promote the game in 2011. To promote the
Nissan Serena in 2012, the group starred in a commercial with "Kakenukero!" (from ''Popcorn'') as the theme song. Most of Arashi's singles have been used as theme songs for dramas such as ''
Stand Up!!
is a Japanese television drama which ran weekly for three months in 2003. The drama, which stars Kazunari Ninomiya of Arashi and Tomohisa Yamashita of NEWS, centers on the lives of the last four virgins left in their highschool as they struggle ...
'' and ''
Maō'', movies such as ''Hana Yori Dango Final'' and ''
Yatterman'', and commercials. To celebrate their 20th anniversary, Arashi made a collaboration with
Japan Airlines; this collaboration includes commercial ads, as well as their portraits in a series of planes. The ad campaign is called and it started airing January 13, 2020, while JAL's official YouTube channel would release the main ad, as well as the "making of" video the following day.
In 2004, "Hero" was used as the theme song for the
2004 Summer Olympics
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news coverage on
NTV. In 2008, "
Kaze no Mukō e Kaze may refer to:
* KAZE, an American radio station located in Texas
* KAZe, a Japanese video game developer
* Kazé, a French publishing company
* Kaze-Forces for the Defense of Democracy, a political party in Burundi
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* ''Kaze'' (telev ...
" was used for the
2008 Summer Olympics
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on NTV. In 2010, their song
"Yurase, Ima o" was used as the theme song for the 2010 Winter Olympics news coverage on NTV.
For NTV's coverage of the
2012 Summer Olympics
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, the theme song is called "Akashi" from ''Popcorn''. For the
Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Arashi collaborated with singer-songwriter
Kenshi Yonezu on a new song titled "Kite." The song makes its official debut on the
NHK year-end show
Kōhaku Uta Gassen
, more commonly known simply as ''Kōhaku'', is an annual New Year's Eve television special produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on television and radio, nationally and internationally by the NHK netw ...
, and will serve as the network's support song for the games' broadcast, as well as their sports programs.
On April 8, 2010, the
Japan Tourism Agency
The , JTA, is an organization which was set up on October 1, 2008 as an agency of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. appointed Arashi as the navigators for their "Japan Endless Discovery" national tourism campaign. Arashi appeared in commercials, which aired in East Asia, to encourage people from overseas to visit Japan.
In December 2019, Arashi was appointed
goodwill ambassador to China, to help promote cultural and sports exchanges with them, before the
Olympics
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, from January 2020 until the end of the year. The
Japanese Foreign Ministry
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The ministry was established by the second term of the third article of the National Government Organi ...
explained that the group, selected based on their popularity in both countries, could play a key role in accelerating people-to-people exchanges between the countries. The
Chinese Embassy
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in Tokyo congratulated Arashi via Twitter, while Arashi posted the information through their official
Weibo Weibo may refer to:
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** NetEase Weibo (), launched by NetEase
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page.
Other activities
In 2004, the group was appointed to be the main personality supporters for NTV's 27th annual
telethon ''
24-Hour Television''.
With the theme being , it was broadcast live for about twenty-four hours from August 21 to 22. In 2008, Arashi was once again the main personality supporters for the telethon. The 31st annual ''24-Hour Television'' focused on the theme of , and it was broadcast live from August 30 to 31. The telethon raised ¥1,083,666,922 (approx. US$11,902,822.61) in donations, which is the second-highest amount of donations in ''24-Hour Television'' history to date. In 2012, Arashi was chosen to host the annual telethon, making it their third time being appointed as the main personality for the program. The program was focused on the theme and raised ¥1,168,471,704 (approx. US$14,000,394.26) in donations. In 2013, Arashi was once again chosen as the main personalities of the telethon, making them the first to take this role for two consecutive years and their fourth overall. The 36th annual ''24-Hour Television'' focuses on the theme of . In 2019, Arashi hosted 24-Hour Television for the 5th time (2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2019) (
24時間テレビ)
On November 4, 2011, Arashi reportedly donated approximately 300 million yen to the disaster-stricken regions in northern Japan. The group split their donations between the Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures, with each one receiving about 100 million yen. About 50 million yen comprises the members’ total royalties received from the sale of the pocket edition of their book ''Nippon no Arashi''. The remaining amount comes from the publisher's revenues on the book and from the sale of goods at their charity event at Tokyo Dome in June.
On February 22, 2012, Arashi visited the temporary houses in
Shichigahama, Miyagi and spoke with victims of the disaster. They also held a mini concert for 500 people, singing 11 songs over a period of one hour and shaking hands with everyone who attended.
On May 13, 2020, it was reported that Arashi and other Johnny's artists would be included in the temporary unit "Twenty★Twenty", as part of Johnny's charity project
"Smile Up Project", to sing the song ''"Smile"'', written by
Mr. Children
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's
Kazutoshi Sakurai
is a Japanese musician. He composes and writes almost all of the songs for his band Mr. Children, in addition to writing lyrics and singing for his solo project group Bank Band. In 2006, Sakurai ranked No. 8 in HMV's "Top 30 Best Japanese Singe ...
. The single was released in digital form on June 22, and on CD on August 12.
Waku-Waku School of Arashi
After the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in March, Arashi considered canceling their "ARASHI LIVE TOUR Beautiful World" concerts scheduled from June 24 to 26, 2011, at Tokyo Dome. However, in April, they decided to use those three days to hold charity events instead. Part of the proceeds from a possible total audience of 225,000 were donated to charity. The release of a pocket-sized version of their book ''Nippon no Arashi'', which originally distributed to 40,000 schools in 2010, was also announced on May 19, 2011. All of the revenue was donated to charity.
As part of that tour, Arashi started the ''Waku-Waku School of Arashi'' as a charity event, and repeated it every year since until 2019.
In all of the events, one of the members would offer the "class" as teacher, while the rest of the members acted as students. Starting in 2015, other
Johnny's groups' members would participate as students / assistants to Arashi.
* WAKU-WAKU SCHOOL OF ARASHI 2011 - 5 Classes to Make Each Day Shine Brighter- (Tokyo Dome, June 24/26, 2011)
** Ninomiya-sensei "Heart pounding (Body) lesson"
** Matsumoto-sensei "Shock! (Electricity/Energy) lesson"
** Aiba-sensei "Munching (Food) lesson"
** Sakurai-sensei "Clapping (Giving Praise) lesson"
** Ohno-sensei "Hello (Expressing Thanks) lesson"
* WAKU-WAKU SCHOOL OF ARASHI 2012 - 5 Classes to Make Each Day Shine Brighter- (Tokyo Dome, June 16 & 17, and Kyocera Dome Osaka, July 14/16)
** Ninomiya-sensei "Hard Headed (Stretching the Mind) lesson"
** Sakurai-sensei "Gulping (Water) lesson"
** Aiba-sensei " Munching (Food) lesson"
** Matsumoto-sensei "In the first place (Beginnings) lesson"
** Ohno-sensei "Ha Ha (Laughter) lesson"
* WAKU-WAKU SCHOOL OF ARASHI 2013 - 5 Classes to Make Each Day Shine Brighter-(Tokyo Dome, June 29 & 30, and Kyocera Dome Osaka, July 13 & 14)
** Ninomiya-sensei "Zzzzz (Sleep) lesson"
** Sakurai-sensei "Cha Ching (Money) lesson"
** Aiba-sensei "Munching (Food) lesson"
** Matsumoto-sensei "Tick tock (Time) lesson"
** Ohno-sensei "Lively (Individuality/Friends) lesson”
* WAKU-WAKU SCHOOL OF ARASHI 2014 - Camping out at the Dome to strengthen friendships -(Tokyo Dome, June 28 & 29, and Kyocera Dome Osaka, June 7 & 8)
** Ninomiya-sensei "It is wonderful to join forces with friends"
** Sakurai-sensei "The right way to make friends"
** Aiba-sensei "Eat lunch with your friends to get to know them better"
** Matsumoto-sensei "Thinking about our friends"
** Ohno-sensei "Encounters and Nurturing"
* WAKU-WAKU SCHOOL OF ARASHI 2015 - Lessons about the 4 Seasons to Make Japan More Enjoyable- (Tokyo Dome, June 27 & 28, and Kyocera Dome Osaka, June 6 & 7)
(Guest Students / Assistants: Hey! Say! JUMP)
** Ninomiya-sensei "Early summer 'Japanese people and rice making'"
** Matsumoto-sensei "Mid-summer 'Inheriting tradition and passing it on to the next generation'"
** Ohno-sensei "Fall 'Japan's tea ceremony and hospitality'"
** Aiba-sensei "Winter 'Year end and New Year's Eve'"
** Sakurai-sensei "New Year 'Call forth good fortune for the new year! & Remember your new year's resolutions'"
* WAKU-WAKU SCHOOL OF ARASHI 2016 - 5 Research Projects to Make Each Day Shine Brighter -(Tokyo Dome, June 25 & 26, and Kyocera Dome Osaka, June 18 & 19)
(Guest Students / Assistants: Johnny's WEST)
** Ninomiya-sensei "Important lessons we can learn from the toilet paper core”
** Matsumoto-sensei "A person with good luck, a person with bad luck – the true nature of luck"
** Ohno-sensei "The more you know about fish, the tastier they are"
** Aiba-sensei "Core strengthening – how it can make your everyday life healthier"
** Sakurai-sensei "Considering the present and the future, beyond the starry skies"
* WAKU-WAKU SCHOOL OF ARASHI 2017 - Health Education for a Brighter Future – (Tokyo Dome, July 7 & 8, and Kyocera Dome Osaka, June 17 & 18)
(Guest Students / Assistants: Sexy Zone)
** Aiba-sensei "Learning to love exercise (Sports)"
** Matsumoto-sensei "Making nervousness work in your favor"
** Ninomiya-sensei "The foundation of human beings – digestive health"
** Ohno-sensei "Why do people cry? The effects of tears"
** Sakurai-sensei "Considering masculinity and femininity"
* WAKU-WAKU SCHOOL OF ARASHI 2018 - 5 Club Activities to Make Each Day Shine Brighter-(Tokyo Dome, June 30 & July 1, and Kyocera Dome Osaka, June 9 & 10)
(Guest Students / Assistants, called this time club members: Sexy Zone)
** Aiba Captain "Occult studies club"
** Matsumoto club leader "Touching soil club"
** Ninomiya club leader "Exploration club"
** Ohno club leader "Sweets club"
** Sakurai club leader "Dodge ball club"
Until 2018, the ''Waku-Waku School of Arashi'' events raised over ¥2 billion (US$180 million) in donations.
* WAKU-WAKU SCHOOL OF ARASHI 2019 – Jump the time and space – (Tokyo Dome, June 29, and Kyocera Dome Osaka, June 23)
(Guest Students / Assistants: Hey! Say! JUMP)
** Aiba-sensei "Hawaii and Arashi"
** Matsumoto-sensei "Costumes/Fashion"
** Ninomiya-sensei "Music"
** Ohno-sensei "Dance"
** Sakurai-sensei "Photography"
This year was to be considered the last of Arashi's participation in the ''Waku-Waku School of Arashi'' series, with the members hoping one of the Johnny's groups would take over. But in 2020, they would be moved to re-open it for the last time before going on hiatus, to help out the medical staff attending patients in the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
. In this occasion, fans from both the fan club and general public could get to see the Arashi sensei and students online, through a pay service established by Johnny's group's social service "Smile Up! Project". Fan club members would get to see it several days before the general audience.
* WAKU-WAKU SCHOOL OF ARASHI 2020 – Be aware every day – (Online – through Johnny's Net's Fan Club access for members, and a still undisclosed way for general public)
** Aiba-sensei "Let's move the body"
** Matsumoto-sensei "Let's think about the meaning of 'waiting'"
** Ninomiya-sensei "Let's say thanks now"
** Ohno-sensei "Let's draw a picture"
** Sakurai-sensei "Let's know about the new coronavirus"
All viewings are on individual days, starting with the class given by Ninomiya on May 2 for fan club members and on the 8th for general public, and last about 20 minutes.
Awards and nominations
In 2009, ''
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
'' declared Arashi the best-selling artist of the year and awarded them the "Artist Top Sales" (ATS) award with 14.46 billion yen (approx. US$172,875,357.81) worth of total sales in the singles, album, music DVD, and music
Blu-ray
The Blu-ray Disc (BD), often known simply as Blu-ray, is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 2005 and released on June 20, 2006 worldwide. It is designed to supersede the DVD format, and capable of sto ...
categories.
In 2010, Arashi became Japan's top-selling artist for the second year in a row, with more than 17.16 billion yen (approx. US$204,321,424) worth of sales in seven categories: total gross sales for an artist, total gross single sales for an artist, copies sold for an album, gross sales for an album, copies sold for a music DVD, gross sales for a music DVD, and total gross music DVD sales for an artist. In the "52nd Oricon Annual Ranking 2019", Arashi was awarded the prize for the highest in total sales by artist of the year, for their album ''5×20 All the Best!! 1999–2019'' and the video clip collection ''5×20 All the BEST!! 1999–2019'', which, combined, sold over 20.33 billion yen in the album, music DVD, and music Blu-ray categories. The album had become the first double million seller by September for both Arashi and
Johnny's Office.
Billboard Japan Music Awards
The
Billboard Japan Music Awards
''Billboard Japan'' Music Awards are an annual set of music awards, founded by ''Billboard Japan
''Billboard Japan'' is a sister organization of the U.S.-based music magazine '' Billboard''. It is operated by the Japanese Osaka-based company Hans ...
is an annual music awards ceremony established by ''
Billboard
A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...
''. Arashi has received eleven awards.
, -
, rowspan="2", 2010
, rowspan="2", "
Troublemaker
Troublemaker, The Troublemaker, Trouble Maker, or Trouble Makers may refer to:
Film
* Troublemaker Studios, a Texan film production company founded by Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellan
* ''Trouble Makers'' (1917 film), a lost silent film dra ...
"
, Hot 100 of the Year
,
, -
, Hot 100 Singles Sales of the Year
,
, -
, 2012
, Arashi
, Top Pop Artist
,
, -
, rowspan="2", 2013
, ''
Love
Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of ...
''
, Top Album of the Year
,
, -
, Arashi
, Top Pop Artist
,
, -
, 2014
, "
Guts!
"Guts!" is the 43rd single released by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on April 30, 2014. "Guts!" was used as the theme song for the drama '' Yowakutemo Katemasu'' starring Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya. It was the sixth best-selling s ...
"
, Hot 100 of the Year
,
, -
, rowspan="2", 2015
, "
Aozora no Shita, Kimi no Tonari
is the 46th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on May 13, 2015. The single was released in two editions: a first press/limited edition and a regular edition. The first press/limited edition contains the B-side "Dandelion" and the ...
"
, Top Single Sales of the Year
,
, -
, ''
Japonism
''Japonisme'' is a French term that refers to the popularity and influence of Japanese art and design among a number of Western European artists in the nineteenth century following the forced reopening of foreign trade with Japan in 1858. Japon ...
''
, rowspan="2", Top Album of the Year
,
, -
, 2016
, ''
Are You Happy?''
,
, -
, rowspan="2", 2019
, rowspan="2", ''
5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019
''5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019'' (stylized as 5×20 All the BEST!! 1999–2019) is the fifth greatest hits album by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released through J Storm on June 26, 2019. The album debuted at the top spot of the Oricon Wee ...
''
, Hot Album of the Year
,
, -
, Top Album Sales of the Year
,
Guinness World records
Biggest-selling album worldwide is a yearly recognition by
Guinness World Records
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
, the primary international authority on the cataloguing and verification of top rankers and record breakers since 1955.
, -
, 2020
, ''
5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019
''5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019'' (stylized as 5×20 All the BEST!! 1999–2019) is the fifth greatest hits album by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released through J Storm on June 26, 2019. The album debuted at the top spot of the Oricon Wee ...
''
, Biggest-selling album worldwide (current year)
,
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
The Global Top Album of the Year is an award established by the
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a non-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland and founded in Italy in 19 ...
in 2014.
, -
, 2020
, ''
5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019
''5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019'' (stylized as 5×20 All the BEST!! 1999–2019) is the fifth greatest hits album by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released through J Storm on June 26, 2019. The album debuted at the top spot of the Oricon Wee ...
''
, Global Top Album of 2019
,
Japan Gold Disc Awards
The
Japan Gold Disc Award
The is an award presented by the Recording Industry Association of Japan
The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Associa ...
s is an annual music awards ceremony established by the
Recording Industry Association of Japan in 1987. Arashi has received fifty-eight awards.
They hold the record for the most wins in the Artist of the Year category with seven wins.
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, 2008
, "
Love So Sweet
"Love So Sweet" is a Japanese song, and the eighteenth single, by the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing a bonus secret track and karaoke versions of the songs released in the single, ...
"
, The Best 10 Singles
,
, -
, rowspan="5", 2009
, rowspan="2", "
Truth/Kaze no Mukō e"
, Single of the Year
,
, -
, The Best 10 Singles
,
, -
, "
One Love"
, The Best 10 Singles
,
, -
, "
Beautiful Days"
, The Best 10 Singles
,
, -
, ''
Summer Tour 2007 Final Time''
, The Best Music Videos
,
, -
, rowspan="10", 2010
, Arashi
, Artist of the Year
,
, -
, rowspan="2", "
Believe/Kumorinochi, Kaisei"
, Single of the Year
,
, -
, The Best 5 Singles
,
, -
, "
Ashita no Kioku/Crazy Moon"
, The Best 5 Singles
,
, -
, "
Everything"
, The Best 5 Singles
,
, -
, "
My Girl"
, The Best 5 Singles
,
, -
, rowspan="2", ''
All the Best! 1999–2009
''All the Best! 1999–2009'' (stylized as ALL the BEST! 1999–2009) is the third greatest hits album by Japanese pop boy band Arashi. The album was released on August 19, 2009 in Japan under their record label J Storm in two editions, a limited ...
''
, Album of the Year
,
, -
, The Best 5 Albums
,
, -
, ''
Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo''
, The Best Music Videos
,
, -
, ''
5x10 All the Best! Clips 1999–2009''
, The Best Music Videos
,
, -
, rowspan="6", 2011
, Arashi
, Artist of the Year
,
, -
, rowspan="2", ''
Boku no Miteiru Fūkei
is the ninth studio album by Japanese boy band Arashi. The album was released on August 4, 2010 in Japan under their record label J Storm in two editions: a first press version and a regular version. The album debuted at number-one on the ''Orico ...
''
, Album of the Year
,
, -
, The Best 5 Albums
,
, -
, "
Troublemaker
Troublemaker, The Troublemaker, Trouble Maker, or Trouble Makers may refer to:
Film
* Troublemaker Studios, a Texan film production company founded by Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellan
* ''Trouble Makers'' (1917 film), a lost silent film dra ...
"
, The Best 5 Singles
,
, -
, "
Monster
A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...
"
, The Best 5 Singles
,
, -
, ''Arashi Anniversary Tour 5x10''
, The Best Music Videos
,
, -
, rowspan="3", 2012
, ''
Beautiful World''
, The Best 5 Albums
,
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, ''Arashi 10–11 Tour "Scene": Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fūkei – Stadium''
, The Best Music Videos
,
, -
, ''Arashi 10–11 Tour "Scene": Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fūkei – Dome+''
, The Best Music Videos
,
, -
, rowspan="1", 2013
, ''Arashi Live Tour Beautiful World''
, The Best Music Videos
,
, -
, rowspan="4", 2014
, rowspan="2", ''
Love
Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of ...
''
, Album of the Year
,
, -
, Best 5 Albums
,
, -
, ''Arashi Live Tour Popcorn''
, Best Music Videos
,
, -
, ''Arashi Arafes National Stadium 2012''
, Best Music Videos
,
, -
, rowspan="4", 2015
, Arashi
, Artist of the Year
,
, -
, ''
The Digitalian''
, Best 5 Albums
,
, -
, ''Arashi Arafes '13 National Stadium 2013''
, Best Music Videos
,
, -
, ''Arashi Live Tour 2013 "Love"''
, Best Music Videos
,
, -
, rowspan="5", 2016
, Arashi
, Artist of the Year
,
, -
, rowspan="2", ''
Japonism
''Japonisme'' is a French term that refers to the popularity and influence of Japanese art and design among a number of Western European artists in the nineteenth century following the forced reopening of foreign trade with Japan in 1858. Japon ...
''
, Album of the Year
,
, -
, Best 5 Albums
,
, -
, ''Arashi Blast in Hawaii''
, Best Music Videos
,
, -
, ''Arashi Live Tour 2014 The Digitalian''
, Best Music Videos
,
, -
, rowspan="4", 2017
, Arashi
, Artist of the Year
,
, -
, ''
Are You Happy?''
, Best 5 Albums
,
, -
, ''Arashi Blast in Miyagi''
, Best Music Videos
,
, -
, ''Arashi Live Tour 2015 Japonism''
, Best Music Videos
,
, -
, rowspan="2", 2018
, ''
Untitled''
, Best 5 Albums
,
, -
, ''Arashi Live Tour 2016–2017 Are You Happy?''
, Best Music Videos
,
, -
, 2019
, ''Arashi Live Tour 2017–2018 Untitled''
, Best Music Videos
,
, -
, rowspan="4", 2020
, Arashi
, Artist of the Year
,
, -
, rowspan="2", ''
5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019
''5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019'' (stylized as 5×20 All the BEST!! 1999–2019) is the fifth greatest hits album by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released through J Storm on June 26, 2019. The album debuted at the top spot of the Oricon Wee ...
''
, Album of the Year
,
, -
, Best 5 Albums
,
, -
, ''5x20 All the Best!! Clips 1999–2019''
, Best Music Videos
,
, -
, rowspan="5", 2021
, Arashi
, Artist of the Year
,
, -
, ''
This is Arashi
''This Is Arashi'' (Japanese: ) is the seventeenth studio album by Japanese idol group Arashi, released through J Storm on November 3, 2020. It was the group's final recording before entering an indefinite hiatus on December 31, 2020. It was preced ...
''
, Best 5 Albums
,
, -
, "
Kite"
, Best 5 Singles
,
, -
, rowspan="2" , ''Arashi Anniversary Tour 5x20''
, Music Video of the Year
,
, -
, Best 3 Music Videos
,
, -
, rowspan="3", 2022
, rowspan="2", ''Arafes 2020 at National Stadium''
, Music Video of the Year
,
, -
, Best 3 Music Videos
,
, -
, ''This is Arashi Live 2020.12.31''
, Best 3 Music Videos
,
Japan Record Awards
The
Japan Record Awards is a major music awards show held annually in Japan by the
Japan Composer's Association. Arashi's agency,
Johnny & Associates, have declined nominations to the Japan Record Awards since 1990, however, at the 2020 ceremony, Arashi was honored with the newly created Special Honor Award, an award that recognizes prominent figures who have garnered widespread support throughout the years and contributed greatly to the development of music as culture.
, -
, 2020
, Arashi
, Special Honor Award
,
Television Drama Academy Awards
The Television Drama Academy Awards is a quarterly Japanese drama awards ceremony held by the magazine ''The Television''. Arashi has received fifteen awards from twenty-eight nominations.
, -
, 2001
, "
Jidai"
, rowspan="28", Best Theme Song
,
, -
, 2002
, "
A Day in Our Life"
,
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, 2003
, "
Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono"
,
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, 2004
, "
Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy"
,
, -
, rowspan="2", 2007
, "
We Can Make It!
"We Can Make It!" is the nineteenth single by Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released on May 2, 2007 through J Storm. It was included in the band's seventh studio album ''Time'' (2007). "We Can Make It" is a cover of "Love Is All Around" ...
"
,
, -
, "
Happiness
Happiness, in the context of Mental health, mental or emotional states, is positive or Pleasure, pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishin ...
"
,
, -
, 2008
, "
Beautiful Days"
,
, -
, rowspan="2", 2009
, "
Ashita no Kioku"
,
, -
, "
My Girl"
,
, -
, rowspan="3", 2010
, "
Troublemaker
Troublemaker, The Troublemaker, Trouble Maker, or Trouble Makers may refer to:
Film
* Troublemaker Studios, a Texan film production company founded by Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellan
* ''Trouble Makers'' (1917 film), a lost silent film dra ...
"
,
, -
, "
Monster
A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...
"
,
, -
, "
Love Rainbow
"Love Rainbow" (stylized as Løve Rainbow) is a song recorded by Japanese boy band Arashi, for their tenth studio album, '' Beautiful World'' (2011). It was released as a CD single on 8 September 2010 under the record label J Storm. "Love Rainbow" ...
"
,
, -
, 2011
, "
Hatenai Sora
is a song by Japanese boy band Arashi from their tenth studio album '' Beautiful World'' (2011). It was released as a CD single on 10 November 2010, through J Storm. "Hatenai Sora" was the theme song for the television drama ''Freeter, Ie wo Kau' ...
"
,
, -
, rowspan="3", 2012
, "
Wild at Heart"
,
, -
, "
Face Down Face Down may refer to:
Music
* Face Down (band), a Swedish post-thrash/death metal band
* Facedown Records, a Christian record label based in California
Albums
* ''Face Down'' (album), a 1999 album by Serial Joe
* ''Facedown (album)'', a 2004 al ...
"
,
, -
, "
Your Eyes"
,
, -
, rowspan="1", 2013
, "
Endless Game
"Endless Game" is the 41st single released by Japanese boy band Arashi. "Endless Game" was used as the theme song for the drama '' Kazoku Game'' starring Arashi member Sho Sakurai. It reached number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and was the 10 ...
"
,
, -
, rowspan="3", 2014
, "
Bittersweet
Bittersweet, bitter-sweet, or bitter sweet may refer to:
Biology
* A vine in the nightshade family, ''Solanum dulcamara''
* Some species of vines in the genus ''Celastrus'', including American bittersweet (''C. scandens'') and Oriental bitters ...
"
,
, -
, "
Daremo Shiranai
"Daremo Shiranai" (誰も知らない, "Nobody Knows") is a Japanese-language song and the 44th single released by Japanese boy band Arashi. "Daremo Shiranai" was used as the theme song for the drama ''Shinigami-kun'' starring Arashi member Satosh ...
"
,
, -
, "
Guts!
"Guts!" is the 43rd single released by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on April 30, 2014. "Guts!" was used as the theme song for the drama '' Yowakutemo Katemasu'' starring Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya. It was the sixth best-selling s ...
"
,
, -
, rowspan="2", 2015
, "
Sakura
A cherry blossom, also known as Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of many trees of Prunus, genus ''Prunus'' or Prunus subg. Cerasus, ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''. They are common species in East Asia, including China, Korea and especia ...
"
,
, -
, "
Aozora no Shita, Kimi no Tonari
is the 46th single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on May 13, 2015. The single was released in two editions: a first press/limited edition and a regular edition. The first press/limited edition contains the B-side "Dandelion" and the ...
"
,
, -
, rowspan="2", 2016
, "
I Seek"
,
, -
, "
Daylight
Daylight is the combination of all direct and indirect sunlight during the daytime. This includes direct sunlight, diffuse sky radiation, and (often) both of these reflected by Earth and terrestrial objects, like landforms and buildings. Sunligh ...
"
,
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, 2017
, "
I'll Be There"
,
, -
, rowspan="3", 2018
, "
Doors (Yūki no Kiseki)
is the 53rd single by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on November 8, 2017 under their record label J Storm. "Doors (Yūki no Kiseki)" was used as the theme song for television drama ''Saki ni Umareta dake no Boku'' starring member Sho S ...
"
,
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, "
Find the Answer"
,
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, "
Kimi no Uta"
,
Weibo Starlight Awards
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, rowspan="2", 2020
, rowspan="2", Arashi
, Microblogging New Artist of the Year
,
, -
, Influencer (Asia-Pacific)
,
Footnotes
See also
*
Album era
*
List of best-selling music artists in Japan
References
Further reading
*
*
External links
Official Japanese websiteOfficial English website*
Arashiat
Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music was a brand under which Yahoo! provided a variety of music services, including Internet radio, music videos, news, artist information, and original programming. Previously, users with Yahoo! accounts could gain access to hundreds of ...
Japan
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