[NEWS] Arashi Holds Event at Tokyo DisneySea: 7000 Fans Invited!



On November 20th in the evening, the popular five member group took over Tokyo Disney Sea to hold a special event. [Tokyo Disney Sea is a theme park adjacent to Tokyo Disneyland.] Artists such as Yazawa Eikichi and Tohoshinki have also performed events in the same place.

Arashi appeared at 'Mediterranean Harbor' on a boat. They sang a greatest hits medley in which they performed 6 songs including 'One Love' and 'A・RA・SHI'. At the last part of the show 44 Disney characters led by Mickey Mouse joined in. While fireworks went up, the Arashi members concluded the event with a dreamlike finale.

3500 pairs of fans, or 7000 people were invited to the event for free. 5 million applications had been sent. That meant that 1400 applications had been made for each highly sought after ticket. Matsumoto Jun wryly smiled and revealed "Even all my family members couldn't win a ticket." All five members had visited Tokyo Disney Resort countless times since they had been little, so they really enjoyed holding an event there. Group leader Ohno Satoshi said "We still can't believe it. It's a surreal experience."


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[PHOTO] Ohno Picspam From Mago mago Arashi Eps # 21











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[FANVID] Ohno's 29th Tanjoubi Fanvid



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[INFO] Oricon Singles Weekly Ranking (11.30.2009)



1. Yamashita Tomohisa - Loveless = 194451
2. EXILE - The Generation ~Futatsu no Kuchibiru~ = 43029
3. Arashi - My Girl = 42302
4. FUNKY MONKEY BABYS - Hero / Ashita e = 37677 
5. the HIATUS - Insomnia = 30489
6. YUKI - Cosmic Box = 20171 
7. Superfly - Dancing on the Fire = 17884
8. SLASH - Sahara - feat. Koshi Inaba = 16609 
9. MISIA - Aitakute Ima = 15804
10. Miliyah Kato - Why = 15189


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[OTHERS] HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Satoshi ^ _ ^



OTANJOUBI OMEDETOU !!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
to 
OUR LOVELY
OHNO SATOSHI
Hope you always get the best in your life!
Itsumo Ganbatte!!!


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[INFO] Oricon Albums Weekly Ranking (11.30.2009)



1. B'z - MAGIC = 340630
2. Shibasaki Kou - Love Paranoia = 41581
3. Michael Jackson - This Is It = 32660
4. Aya Hirano - Speed☆Star = 20342
5. Miyuki Nakajima - DRAMA! = 20094
6. Norah Jones - The Fall = 16258
7. Lady Gaga - The Monster = 14834
8. Otsuka Ai - Love is Best = 14018
9. Arashi - All the BEST! 1999-2009 = 13353 
10. Kiyoshi Hikawa - Enka Meikyoku Collection 11~Tokimeki no Rumba~ = 13295


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[NEWS] Arashi Members Sports Festival!



The Arashi members host a regularly broadcast TV program titled '嵐の宿題くん / Arashi no Shukudai-kun [lit. 'Arashi members' homework']'. The members tackle many challenges that are (erroneously) dubbed 'shukudai [宿題; homework]'! In one episode TOKIO member Nagase was the guest, and together they held a funny sports festival! Have any of you seen the broadcast?

The five Arashi members all wore identical sports jerseys and bandanas around their heads. They did not look at all like the Arashi that fans are used to seeing! The artists were divided into two separate teams each with three players. They competed in a 5 meter 'caterpillar race'. [In a 'caterpillar race' each team lines up single file, and the player at the front bends over with hands on the ground. Each successive player bends over and holds onto the ankles of the player in front of him; thus becoming a 'caterpillar'. The 'caterpillar' has to race around a cone or other object all the while making sure the 'caterpillar' formation doesn't fall apart.] Ohno, Matsumoto and Sakurai teamed up, while the other team's members were Aiba, Ninomiya and Nagase.

Since they usually perform as a group, fans probably would think they have great teamwork. It turned out things weren't that simple. Both teams were huffing and puffing while having trouble moving inside the narrow race track. The moment Nagase reached the finish line he shouted "I broke my personal record!" Which was a bit strange since Nagase had said it was his first time to compete in a 'caterpillar race'! It was actually Ohno's team that won the match. Why had team Nagase been so confident they had won?

If you were to participate in a caterpillar race, which Arashi member will you like to have on your team? If you were asked to form a team that has the most chance of winning, will the members be different?

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[NEWS] Arashi Takes the Top 4 Spots for Highest First Week Sales on the Oricon Charts



Currently celebrating their 10th anniversary, Johnny's Entertainment group Arashi has seen their popularity skyrocket in the past year. It seems they have no intention of slowing down as they have been added to the lineup for NHK's Red and White Singing Contest. 

Their newest single 'My Girl' has also become a hit, successfully earning them the top 4 spots on this year's Oricon singles chart with the highest first week sales. 'My Girl' has reached number 3 on the charts, just after 'Ashita no Kioku / Crazy Moon' and 'Believe / Kumorinochi Kaisei'. The fourth spot also belongs to them with their previous single 'Everything'. They seem to have effortlessly dominated the sales in the singles chart for 2009.

In addition, fans from all over the world were thrilled when they announced their appearance on NHK's Red and White Singing Contest. It is the first time that Johnny's Entertainment will be having four groups perform on the show. Arashi's popularity has continued to rise within this year, especially riding on the success of individual projects from all five members. To be invited to perform at the 60th Red and White Singing Contest during their 10th year seems very appropriate.


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[NEWS] Arashi 5 Members in the Same Drama in 10 Years!



Another news that a little bit different from before xD


嵐/Arashi, celebrating their 10th year, will appear at a drama,"最後の約束/Saigo no Yakusoku" with all the members together, and it has been 10 years since they appeared all together. The theme of the drama is "Bond" and it is a suspense drama that 5 people accidentaly meet as hostages of the huge building and fight against a terrorist. The latest costarring of 5 members was "Vの嵐/V no arashi," a mini-drama in 1999. Here are the members' comments.

大野/Ono:
"The experiences of our 10 years will be helpful on acting"

櫻井/Sakurai:
"It has been 10 years since 5 of us all appeared on the same drama. It is really happy to come back Fuji Television again. We will face against a terrorist because we are at the same building. The drama will have tensions and we hope to show different sides of ourselves."

相葉/Aiba:
"When we debuted, we did the drama together, so it feels like I'm home!"

二宮/Ninomiya:
"We did different things and hope to bring them together for this drama. We hope you to enjoy 'Arashi.'"

松本/Matsumoto:
"It is kind of embarrassing too that we all do the drama again. (laugh) But the script is great, and all the awesome staffs and actors...It will be the best drama for the new upcoming spring."

The special 10th anniversary year! Arashi did the national dorm tour starting from Kokuritsu Kyogijyo concerts in August, 3 days straight for the first time in history. The DVD released on 28th of last month, "All the BEST! 1999-2009" marked 500,000 sales, also first time in history of music DVD market. Arashi will never stop and nobody can stop them. 2010 seems to be Arashi's year again with their new drama in spring.


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[NEWS] Arashi's DVD First to Reach 500,000 Copies in Two Week Period



Popular idol group Arashi's music DVD has broken the records again. Released on October 28th, Arashi's '5X10 All the BEST! CLIPS 1999-2009' sold 73,000 copies in its second week, taking the number 2 spot on the November 16th Oricon rankings. The total sales have reached over 500,000 copies. In comparison, KAT-TUN's 'Real Face Film', released on January 22, 2007 sold a total of 476,000 copies after being released for almost 3 years. Arashi has broken the record sales in music DVD history, with the most sales recorded in a two week period.

'5X10 All the BEST!' sold 428,000 copies in the first week, earning the record of the highest first week sales, as well as the highest cumulative sales within a two week period.

In addition, new on the charts this week was idol group NEWS with their 'NEWS LIVE DIAMOND' DVD, which sold 142,268 copies, taking the first position in the ranking. The DVD was released on November 4th, becoming their fourth consecutive release that has reached number one. Their previous release, 'NEWS CONCERT TOUR pacific 2007-2008-THE FIRST TOKYO DOME CONCERT' sold 141,593 copies, breaking their own personal best record.


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[INFO] Oricon Singles Daily Ranking (11.10.2009)



1. Arashi - My Girl = 177725
2. EXILE - The Generation ~Futatsu no Kuchibiru~ = 67829
3. SID - One Way = 16239
4. Berryz Kobo - Watashi no Mirai no Dannasama / Ryusei Boy
5. SLASH - Sahara - feat. Koshi Inaba
6. Momoiro Clover - Mirai e Susume
7. Ikimonogakari - Nakumonka
8. Aya Kamiki, TAKUYA - W-B-X ~W Boiled Extreme~
9. Watari Roka Hashiri Tai - Kanpeki Gu-none
10. Maaya Sakamoto - Kobato Intro Theme: Magic Number


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[INFO] Oricon Albums Weekly Ranking (11.16.09)



1. Bon Jovi - The Circle = 67197
2. Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson This Is It = 66657
3. Sukima Switch - Nayuta to Fukashigi = 46384
4. Ayaka - ayaka's History 2006-2009 = 21306
5. Ryu Si Won - Kaleidoscope = 20476
6. Arashi - All the BEST! 1999-2009 = 17881
7. Nirvana - Live at Reading = 16704
8. ZEBRAHEAD - Panty Raid = 12484
9. Shibata Jun - Ghost Writer = 11881
10. Juliet - Fuyu Love = 11582


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[NEWS] Arashi Will Be Play in Dorama Together



It was confirmed on the 10th that the popular group, Arashi, will be in Fuji TV's special drama "The Last Promise" with all five of the members together, which is first since 10 years ago, and it will be aired next year in early spring.

It is a human suspense where the five coincidentally come upon a building hijack and face an unpredictable situation. It is the first time the leader Ohno Satoshi (28), Sakurai Sho (27), Aiba Masaki (26), Ninomiya Kazunari (26), and Matsumoto Jun (26) are co-star in a drama since "V no Arashi" from '99, right after their debut. The poster which have been shot for this drama has a mature atmosphere that makes us feel their growth of the 10 years.

In addition to recently starring in dramas, movies and stage plays solo and earning high reviews of their acting skills, their variety shows are popular with every ages. Their DVD "All the BEST! CLIPS 1999 - 2009", which was released on the 28th of last month, has sold 500,000 copies, which is a first in the history of music DVDs, and they are unstoppable.

Ohno says, "I want to act keeping 10 years worth of experiences and feelings in mind", and Matsumoto says "I am a bit embarrassed...(laugh), but I am looking forward to the day the five of us film together."


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[NEWS] Sho Will Be Play at Live-Action Drama Tokujō Kabachi!! Kabachitare!



Masako Ohara of the Kuwabata Ohara comedy duo has revealed in her official blog on Monday that Takashi Tajima and Takahiro Kochi's Tokujō Kabachi!! Kabachitare! 2 workplace manga will be adapted into a live-action drama series next January. The story centers around the employees of a legal document firm.

Ohara herself will appear in the first episode, while the main cast consists of Sho Sakurai (Honey and Clover, Yatterman) of the Arashi musical group and Maki Horikita (Always: Sunset on Third Street, Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva).

Tokujō Kabachi!! Kabachitare! 2 has been running in Kodansha's Weekly Morning magazine since 1999, and there are now 18 compiled book volumes published. Both the Tokujō Kabachi!! Kabachitare! 2 manga and the original Kabachitare! manga are the creations of Naniwa Kin'yudo creator Yuuji Aoki. The original Kabachitare! manga has already been adapted into a live-action television drama series in 2001 with a different cast and an average 19.3% rating. Naniwa Kin'yudo was adapted into two live-action television drama series in 1996 and 2007.

The Tokujō Kabachi!! Kabachitare! 2 television series will premiere in January on Japan's TBS network.


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[PHOTO] My Girl PV











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[NEWS] Arashi Ohno Satoshi Discusses Art with Nara Yoshitomo!



Recently as part of a project for a TV program Arashi member Ohno Satoshi sat down to discuss art with pop artist Nara Yoshitomo. Ohno has gradually been cultivating his artistic side. Ohno asked Nara a question about a problem most fans probably weren't aware of. "How do you produce art when you get stuck? From a short while ago I've been going nowhere." Nara cheered Ohno with words of encouragement. "Getting 'stuck' is a sign that you are trying to improve yourself. If you don't struggle, you won't find inspiration." Ohno commented about their discussion. "It was a really great experience." He also said that afterwards he was able to start working on his painting again.

Nara said that he was surprised to find that Ohno was genuinely passionate about art. Since Ohno was so serious, Nara quickly found himself replying just as seriously as Ohno. "I was most astonished about how he has managed to stay motivated and create all those artwork; despite his tight schedule as a popular celebrity. When he was talking about art, he seemed genuinely happy. It was not part of his job. He was enjoying talking about something he loves, but he was also very serious about it...I really had fun!"

After they said goodbye, the following incident happened...While Nara got on his car, Ohno came out to see him off. From the window Nara called out to Ohno. "I told him 'If you run into any problems again, give me a call!" So I gave him my phone number, and as soon as I started driving my cell-phone rang. It's been a while since I last encountered someone so vigorous and youthful."

From the TV footage and their words, it was easy to see that both men truly thought that meeting each other was a great experience. Might the super-popular idol and world-class artist collaborate in the near future? Ohno seems to have taken a new step forward into a new field.


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[NEWS] Arashi DVD Ranking, the 1st!/Arashi DVD



Arashi, celebrating 10th anniversary, released a new DVD "5×10 All the BEST! CLIPS1999-2009," and ranked No.1 on 9.November in DVD sales. It is a new record as they have sold 428,000 copies, which exceeds even KAT-TUN's "Real Face Film" DVD with a total sale of 374,000 copies. Arashi broke another record of DVD sales, because it is the first time that a Music DVD exceeds 400,000 copies on the first day.

This DVD was released to celebrate 10th anniversary in addition to their best album "All the BEST! 1999-2009" in August. This collection (2 DVDs/ 31songs) includes all the music videos starting with their debut single "A・RA・SHI" from 1999, to "明日の記憶/Ashitano Kioku/Crazy Moon~キミ・ハ・ムテキ/Kimi・wa・muteki~" from 2009 with "Lucky Man". As as of today, 1,340,000 pieces have been sold, and it's bound to be a million-seller!


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[NEWS] Arashi's DVD Breaks Records at 420,000 Copies



Super popular idol group Arashi released their latest DVD, 5x10 All the BEST! CLIPS on the 28th last month. Selling 428,000 copies, they broke the previous record held by Kat-Tun for their March 2006 release of Real Face Film. Not only did they set a new record, but their 5x10 All the BEST! CLIPS is the first music DVD to sell past 400,000 copies. It comes as no surprise that Arashi took the top spot on the Oricon Charts for November 9th. Similar to their compilation album, All the BEST! 1999-2009, released back in August, the DVD is to commemorate Arashi's 10th anniversary.


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[INFO] Oricon Albums Monthly Ranking (October 2009)



1. ayaka - ayaka's History 2006-2009 = 354674
2. Backstreet Boys - This is Us = 199968
3. Yuzu - Furusato = 181006
4. GLAY - The Great Vacation Vol.2 ~Super Best Of GLAY~ = 151385
5. MADONNA - Celebration = 139490
6. Aqua Timez - The BEST of Aqua Timez = 136151
7. Hexagon All Stars - We Love 2009 Hexagon = 97091
8. Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson This Is It = 73709
9. m-flo - M-F10 ~10th Anniversary Best~ = 68518
10. Arashi - All the BEST! 1999-2009 = 64276

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[NEWS] Best Jeanist: Kamenashi, Koda win fourth



The 26th annual Best Jeanist awards were presented on Sunday. For the fourth consecutive year, KAT-TUN member Kazuya Kamenashi and singer Kumi Koda were voted #1 in the public selection category.

More than 70,000 votes were counted between October of last year and this past August. Kamenashi won another clear victory with almost 26,000 votes, while Arashi's Masaki Aiba came in second with about 8,500 votes. Koda, on the other hand, received 7,000 votes to beat aiko (5,500 votes).

This gives both Koda and Kamenashi a chance to win their fifth awards next year, which will place them in the "hall of fame" and remove them from future ballots. So far, Takuya Kimura, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Ayumi Hamasaki have been put in the hall of fame.

For the committee selection awards, the winners were Miyuki Hatoyama (the wife of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama), DAIGO, and the group SPEED. In the international category, which was established last year, Taiwanese actor Jerry Yan received the award.


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[NEWS] Charts: KinKi Kids, Michael Jackson, Arashi



The latest KinKi Kids single, "Swan Song," ranked #1 on the charts this past week with more than 160,000 in sales. This is their 29th consecutive number-one single, starting with their debut in 1997.

UVERworld's newest song was #2 on the charts, followed by Nana Mizuki and Morning Musume. BoA also made the top ten with her new single at #8.

On the albums chart, Michael Jackson's "This Is It" was #1, selling close to 74,000 copies. Also in the top ten were The Gospellers (#2), The Cro-Magnons (#5), JAY'ED (#6), Junichi Inagaki (#9), and Chihiro Onitsuka (#10).

Meanwhile, Arashi's new DVD "5x10 All the BEST! CLIPS 1999-2009" took the top spot on the overall DVD charts. At 428,000 copies sold, it set the record for highest first-week sales of a music DVD, surpassing the 374,000 of KAT-TUN's "Real Face Film" in 2006.


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[INFO] Oricon DVD Weekly Ranking (9 November 2009)



  1. Arashi - x 10 All the Best! CLIPS 1999-2009
  2. EXILE – EXILE LIVE TOUR 2009 “The Monster”
  3. TVXQ - HISTORY in JAPAN vol. 4
  4. Tom Hanks – Angles and Demons Collector’s Edition
  5. Animation – Secong volume ambivalence MAIMAI Bakemonogatari (Limited Edition)

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[INFO] Oricon Albums Daily Ranking (11.02.2009)



1. Bon Jovi - The Circle = 7477
2. Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson This Is It = 6609
3. Sukima Switch - Nayuta to Fukashigi = 5571
4. Ryu Si Won - Kaleidoscope
5. Ayaka - ayaka's History 2006-2009
6. Arashi - All the BEST! 1999-2009
7. Shibata Jun - Ghost Writer
8. Nirvana - Live at Reading
9. GLAY - The Great Vacation Vol.2 ~Super Best Of GLAY~
10. Hexagon All Stars - We Love Hexagon II


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[NEWS] Arashi's Live Special Peaks at 29.8%



Japanese idol group Arashi held a three hour live special yesterday to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The special, which began at 7pm, was titled 'Odoroki no Arashi! The Century's Biggest Experiments! Impossible Feats SP and Miracle Experiments Live Broadcast!' (from NTV). According to numbers from video research, the average ratings from the Kanto region was at 23.5%, peaking at a record of 29.8%. Airing at the same time was the Japan Series baseball game between the Yomiuri Giants and the Nippon Ham Fighters, which had average ratings of 16.4% on Fuji TV.

The three-hour live broadcast wrapped up Arashi CHALLENGE★week (from October 25th to November 1st), in which Arashi took over NTV studios for more than 50 hours of broadcast to mark their 10th anniversary. They specially prepared a flying stage and introduced 3D effects to their performance by using enhanced glasses.

In the Japan Series, Nippon Ham pitcher Darvish made his return to the mound after battling injuries. In addition, the drama 'JIN' airing on TBS at 9pm, maintained the same ratings from the previous week at 17.2%.


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[NEWS] Arashi Members Appear in TV Ads: Attend Press Conference



On October 29th the Arashi members Ohno Satoshi and Aiba Masaki attended the press announcement of several TV commercials that promote a new line of cell phones. In the TV ads the five Arashi members appear wearing all-black outfits. They discuss freely the selling points of the new mobile phones. During the conference Ohno and Aiba displayed a newly added feature of one of the cell phones; it enables the user to take 20 photos in rapid succession. Ohno was impressed, and seemed eager to try out a 'new career'. "I never realized cell phones have become so advanced! Maybe I should become a photographer."

Aiba immediately cut in. "Johnny's members aren't allowed to have side jobs!" Everyone at the conference chuckled. Aiba said that they had filmed four different versions of the commercials, and he was very pleased with the results. "I think we were able to act naturally. They don't look scripted."

In one of the versions Arashi check out a slide type phone that has the thinnest body among all phones sold by the company. The members say "It's so thin it almost feels like it doesn't exist. Hey, that's just like our leader's [Ohno's] stage presence!" Ohno acts as if he were really pained and sits on the floor dejectedly. "Yeah, I really don't have much of a stage presence. It's the perfect phone for me."

With the abovementioned version of the TV ad in mind, Aiba tried to 'mend fences' by praising Ohno. "Actually, he [Ohno] is always looking out for the other members. He's the leader, and a vital part of the team."

At the conference Aiba and Ohno also competed in a penalty shootout. They told reporters that they had no experience playing soccer. They went head to head twice and both matches ended with a draw. The two members said "Let's play another game so we can decide who's better!" As the staff scrambled to prepare for another match, Aiba said "Are we running out of time? [To the reporters] Please wait a moment!" As with the filming, they seemed at ease during the press conference! Lastly they commented that they were able to promote the cell-phones in a 'natural way' without getting pushy.


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[SCAN] NonNo 2009 (Ohmiya + Yamapair)







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[SCAN] NonNo 2009 (MasaToshi)






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[SCAN] Uta no Oniisan DVD cover









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[SCAN] Myojo 2008











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