[ARASHI] The 33rd thread ~ 45th single Sakura (25.2)

[Bigtop]

Yay new album!!!

[inspire_rmx]

Originally Posted by Bigtop

Yay new album!!!

Second to that! can't wait

[Beauty4123]

I'm so incredibly happy to hear that Arashi will be releasing a new album in the fall!!! I totally can't wait.

[KarenPang]

Perfume will appear on the 24th July episode of VS ARASHI



https://twitter.com/zeroMondayARS/st...89140386529280

[KarenPang]

BEST-SELLING J-POP RELEASES

Super Junior once again shows their appeal as Dong Hae and Eun Hyuk's Japanese album Ride Me – the only Super Junior-related Japanese CD release this year so far – topped our J-pop bestseller list for the first half of 2014. However, Arashi is the overall winner, occupying four out of ten spots on the chart. Like last year, the girls' side is represented by AKB48 and T-ara, with Girls' Generation joining in at eighth place.

http://www.yesasia.com/global/0-0-0-...d-article.html

[KarenPang]

Tower Records Releases Sales Charts For The First Half Of 2014

Today Tower Records, one of the largest sellers of physical music in Japan, released their mid-year chart for 2014.

Music DVDs

1. Arashi - ARASHI Arafes ’13 NATIONAL STADIUM 2013
2. Kanjani8 - KANJANI8 LIVE TOUR JUKE BOX
3. SHINee - JAPAN ARENA TOUR SHINee WORLD 2013 ~Boys Meet U~
4. Perfume - Perfume Clips
5. Amuro Namie - namie amuro FEEL tour 2013 -
6. Big Bang – BIGBANG JAPAN DOME TOUR 2013~2014
7. Kis-My-Ft2 - SNOW DOME no Yakusoku IN TOKYO DOME 2013.11.16
8. Perfume - Perfume 4th Tour in DOME “LEVEL3″
9. One Direction - One Direction THIS IS US Blu-ray and DVD Set
10. SEKAI NO OWARI - Honoo to Mori no Carnival in 2013

http://aramajapan.com/chart/tower-re...-of-2014/2814/

[KarenPang]

Boku no Miteiru Fuukei came in at #1 in this list titled 15 Awesome Albums for Beginners to J-Pop

1. Arashi's Boku no Miteiru Fuukei

If there's anything that makes the J-Pop industry tick, it's idol groups, and standing at the top of the male idol pack is Arashi, the leading act from Japan's top male talent agency, Johnny's Entertainment. Japan loves pretty much everything they do from their albums to their various television appearances, so they're the natural first step in learning more about what makes a good boy group in Japan. Boku no Miteiru Fuukei features a fun blend of genres and influences, making each of the twenty tracks a unique listen. All five members also have solos on this album, giving you a chance to hear their chops outside of the larger group.

http://media.goboiano.com/original/1...nners-to-j-pop

Honestly , I disagree with some of the albums being mentioned in this list . Like , I'm a big ARASHI fan but I wouldn't recommend Boku no Miteiru Fuukei to someone who wants to get into JPop (that should have been either Time or ARASHIC which're both still excellent albums til now)

[KarenPang]

Arashi's movie 'PIKA☆★☆NCHI' to be shown in four additional cities

It has been announced that Arashi's upcoming movie "PIKA☆★☆NCHI" (Pikanchi Half) Life Is Hard Tabun Happy" (directed by Kimura Hisashi, to be released on August 1) will be released in 4 additional cities outside Tokyo.

The movie was originally meant to be only shown in 1 hall at the Tokyo Dome City Hall for 1 month. However, the total 250,000 tickets were sold out within one day after sales launched on July 13 and the tickets became as hard to obtain as their live concert tickets. When the tickets first went on sale, ticket sites such as Lawson's online system experienced server delays. Even though it is only a movie screening and fans will not get to meet the members, the tickets still sold out by the next day.

To meet with the fans demand, the movie will now also be screened in Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka. Including Tokyo, a total of 363,000 tickets will now be available to fans. Arashi's leader Ohno Satoshi (33) commented, "I hope that people outside Tokyo will also be able to enjoy a piece of Arashi's history in 'Pikanchi'."

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/201...itional-cities

[KarenPang]

Arashi Previews 'Pika☆nchi 2.5' Movie and Expands Screening

Originally set for a limited screening at the TOKYO DOME CITY HALL for the whole month of August, Arashi’s movie “PIKA☆★☆NCHI LIFE IS HARD Tabun HAPPY” screening will be expanded to four more cities. It has sold-out all 250,000 tickets within the day after sales launched last July 13. To make the movie more accessible to fans, extra screenings are now scheduled in Hokkaido, Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. The movie is set to mobilize an audience of 363,000.

As part of the group’s 15th year anniversary, this movie spin off comes 10 years following the 1st and 2nd movies in 2002 and 2004. The second movie is also widely referred to as Pikanchi Double, but this release is being positioned as Pikanchi 2.5, not Pikanchi Triple. The reason for this will be revealed during the movie.

V6′s Inohara Yoshihiko provided the movie’s draft. The first movie is based on his life story and Inohara is also expected to appear in the new movie. Other casts include Mizukawa Asami, Akiyama Natsuko, Uechi Haruna, and Matsubara Chieko.

Movie plot:

Set in Yashio Danshi, a large scale apartment complex in Shinagawa Ward. Shun (Aiba), Bon (Matsumoto), Takuma (Ninomiya), Haru (Ohno) and Chu (Sakurai), five men who spent their youth in the area, grew up and all too quickly went their separate ways. However, certain circumstances brought the group back together again for the first time in ten years.

In their hands, they held the notebooks Haru had given the four of them ten years ago when they set off on their own. “From now on, whenever something difficult or great happens, write it in here,” the young man said. The five men start talking about the ten years they’ve been apart while referencing their notebooks. Now that they’re in their thirties, issues that weren’t a problem in the past have started cropping up.

What troubles do each of them possess? And what is the reason they’ve gathered for the first time in ten years?

Additional Screening

Hokkaido: Oct 28-Nov 2
Nagoya: Dec 20- Dec 21
Osaka: Nov 5- Nov 19
Fukuoka: Nov 3- Nov 8

Movie Preview

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x21...om=embediframe

http://aramajapan.com/news/tvmovie/a...creening/4026/

[KarenPang]

[DVDRIP] 嵐 - ARASHI Live Tour 2013 "LOVE"

http://jpfiles.blog138.fc2.com/blog-entry-8505.html

[KarenPang]

[DVDISO] 嵐 - ARASHI Live Tour 2013 “LOVE"

http://jpfiles.blog138.fc2.com/blog-entry-8570.html

[KarenPang]

ARASHI Live Tour 2013 “LOVE” is certified Double Platinum for shipment of 500K copies

http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201407.html

[KarenPang]

'ARASHI BLAST IN HAWAII' Set At Ko Olina Resort

Where exactly is Arashi holding their 15th year anniversary concerts in Hawaii? The group is going back to Hawaii, the place of their debut, on September 19 and 20 to hold ‘ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii’. Expected to draw about 30,000 fans, it was confirmed that the concert will take place at Ko Olina Resort in West Oahu. They will be performing on a special open-air stage with a view of the ocean, set up on a vacant oceanfront parcel between the first and second lagoons of the resort, near the Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa. The influx of mostly Japanese visitors who will be attending the concerts should provide a huge economic boost to the area.

Open to mostly FC members, a package comes with the concert ticket, tour and accommodation (3-5 days). Arashi is currently the spokesperson for JAL (Japan Airlines) but since they don’t have enough for the planned 100 chartered flights, all airlines that have regular flights to Honolulu will be used to ferry attendees.

Expensive? Yes, it comes at 270,000-550,000 Yen per person depending on which package a fan will avail. If fans have not saved enough for this once in a lifetime event, they can still choose to go to the group’s Dome Tour (also their largest Dome Tour) scheduled towards the end of the year.

Meanwhile, merchandise for “ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii” which will only be sold in Japan has started selling. Scheduled for July 31- August 31, good sale is held at an exclusive venue of “Shio Haku 2014″ event in Shiodome, Tokyo.

The live photo album (as part of the Hawaii Blast Official Concert Goods) includes long interviews with the five Arashi members, their memories at Kokuritsu, and many more interviews for a total of 712 pages.

http://aramajapan.com/news/music/con...a-resort/6441/

[KarenPang]

Plastic surgeon Dr. Mikiya Takasu releases list for Top 20 most sought after male faces

Japanese plastic surgeon Dr. Takasu Mikiya released a Top 20 ranking of the top faces males seek when coming to him for plastic surgery consultation via his blog .

Data was collected by Takasu Clinic Research from April-July of this year .

1) hyde (L'Arc~en~Ciel , VAMPS)
2) TAKAHIRO (EXILE)
3) Miura Shohei
4) DAIGO (BREAKERZ)
5) Okada Junichi (V6)
6) Fukuyama Masaharu
7) Miura Haruma
8) Gackt
9) Mizushima Hiro
10) Kimura Takuya (SMAP)
11) Ikuta Toma
12) Oguri Shun
13) Satoh Takeru
14) Sakurai Sho (ARASHI)
15) Matsuda Shota
16) Tsumabuki Satoshi
17) Ichihara Hayato
18) Matsuzaka Tori
19) Tamayama Tetsuji
20) Yamada Ryosuke (Hey ! Say ! JUMP , NYC)

http://ameblo.jp/drmikiya/entry-11909798300.html

Nobody wants to look like MatsuJun ? idk xD

[KarenPang]

The Reason Why Sakurai Sho Became A Rapper

While many people may not consider Sakurai Sho of Arashi to be a serious hip hop artist, Real Sound reveals his initial inspiration to become a rapper and analyzes his rapping style, making the case for his seriousness as a rapper.

Currently, [as of the time of the publication of the source article] Sakurai show can be been in the Kao “Essential” CM, revealing what he has learned at Johnny’s during the period of 20 years.

Sakurai, along with Aiba Masaki represents the two who are not especially good at dancing among the members. In yesterday’s episode of VS Arashi, Matsumoto Jun pointed out how they both forget the dances saying, “[Even though Sakurai and Aiba remember the choreography] They are the type to fall behind.” However, the revelation that took 20 years to cultivate tells that he is a serious and hardworking person.

Of course that attitude lives within Arashi’s songs. It is a well-known truth that Sakurai’s earnest introduction of rap made rap popular among all of Johnny’s. His style of rap= Sakurap, so it has the appeal of his diligent personality, which is why it harmonizes with invigorating idol pop.

Sakurai gained a full blown interest in rap in the third year of junior high school. According the the 2012 “Television zoom!!”, “There was a hip hop event in Hibiya’s Open Air Concert Hall, and that was really big for me,” he said. Here, he is probably referring to the legendary hip event Sanpin CAMP that was held on July, 7 1996 at Hibiya Open Air Concert Hall. Sanpin CAMP is is the legendary event where the mass gathering of artists such as ECD, YOU THE ROCK, ZEEBRA, RHYMESTER, DEV LARGE, SHAKKAZOMBIE, SOUL SCREW, and other artists who have now given a big influence to the rap and hip hop seen. Sakurai’s roots lay here.

In rap, there are components such as flow, rhyme, and lyrics, but Sakurai’s rap doesn’t have the currently popular thoroughly Americanized western music style. His rap has the distinct essence of clearly pronounced Japanese and words that are applied like Haiku, a style which came to a rise in the 90′s. His raps are not tricky, and by using vowels he rhymes steadily and is very easy to listen to. His rhymes also have a strong sense of message. He is smart with his selection of words. While this type of style might feel a bit insufficient to ears that are accustomed to hearing the now popular hip hop that showcases flow and timing, it still reaches a lot of people. It can be said that with such innocent raps that have been successfully crafted into his image, Sakurai’s raps have been established as an important part of Arashi’s music.

If there are people who like hip hop and Japanese rap but haven’t properly listened to Sakurai’s raps, then they should listen to “Believe,” which has positive and cheerful lyrics, “still…” which has the harmony of a melodious track and expressive lyrics, and “Subarashiki Sekai,” which has spectacularly descriptive lyrics. As for Sakurai’s rap, these songs should be shown that he is a serious artist.

http://aramajapan.com/news/music/the...a-rapper/5510/

I agree with the last paragraph as they mention 3 of my fave songs that includes Sakurap

[KarenPang]

Happy 31st birthday MatsuJun

[Beauty4123]

Happy Birthday to my love, Matsujun!

[KarenPang]

Arashi's 2-day live in Hawaii to live broadcast in theatres across Japan

Arashi will be holding a two-day live called 'ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii' on September 19 and 20 to commemorate their 15th anniversary. It's also been revealed that the concert will be available for live viewing in 209 movie theatres across Japan.

Hawaii is a special place for the members of Arashi as they held their debut press conference on a cruise ship off the coast of Honolulu. Fans in Japan who weren't able to get their hands on tickets will be able to enjoy the performance on the big screen.

Ticket pre-reservations for the live viewing will take place via Arashi's official website until September 7.

[ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii (Local Time)]

Friday, September 19 - Ko Olina, island of Oahu
Saturday, September 20 - Ko Olina, island of Oahu

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[ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii Live Viewing]

Saturday, September 20 - in 209 movie theaters nationwide
Sunday, September 21 - in 209 movie theaters nationwide

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/201...s-across-japan

[KarenPang]

Arashi to appear on MUSIC STATION live from Hawaii

TV Asahi's 'MUSIC STATION' will broadcast its 3-hour special on September 26. It's been revealed that Arashi will make their appearance on this show live from Hawaii.

The 3-hour special will commemorate MUSIC STATION's 105th episode since it first aired in October of 1999. Arashi will perform a "Hawaiian version" special medley including their debut song "A・RA・SHI".

Member Aiba Masaki commented, "We are happy to make an appearance on MUSIC STATION in our 15th anniversary year from the place where we made our debut." He continued, "In 15 years of Arashi history, this will be our first live broadcast from overseas so we are very excited! We will send out the aloha atmosphere!"

Arashi will hold their 15th anniversary live on September 19 and 20 on the island of Oahu. They are expected to perform in front of 30,000 people during the two days. The concert will also broadcast live in 209 movie theaters across Japan.

The 3-hour special of 'MUSIC STATION' is tentatively titled 'MUSIC STATION BEST Performance Chosen by Artists'. TV Asahi will conduct a questionnaire asking artists "Whose performance on MUSIC STATION has left the biggest impression on you?".

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/201...ve-from-hawaii

[KarenPang]

ARASHI will release their 13th album THE DIGITALIAN on 22nd Oct

2 editions , CD & CD + DVD

http://www.johnnys-net.jp/page?id=di...il&dataId=2326
http://www.j-storm.co.jp/arashi/disco/album/a_17.html

CD + DVD

Thirteenth album from Arashi contains songs with digital sounds, members' solo songs, hit tunes in 2014 "Bittersweet," "GUTS!," "Daremo Shiranai," and more. This edition features special packaging and comes with a lyrics & photo booklet plus a bonus DVD featuring a music video and making-of. *Cover artwork corresponding to the regular edition and the limited one are different from each other. *The DVD disc is encoded for region 2 (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and no subtitles are included.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOIKT-1048

CD

Thirteenth album from Arashi contains songs with digital sounds, members' solo songs, hit tunes in 2014 "Bittersweet," "GUTS!," "Daremo Shiranai," and more. Regular edition contains 17 tracks total, including an exclusive bonus track and comes with a lyrics booklet. *Cover artwork corresponding to the regular edition and the limited one are different from each other.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/JACA-5445