Arashi

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Autographs of Arashi members in 2009

Template:Nihongo is a Japanese boy band officially formed on September 15, 1999, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and debuted on November 3, 1999, under Johnny & Associates. The group consists of five members: Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Initially signed to Pony Canyon, where they released one studio album and six singles, beginning with their 1999 eponymous debut single, they were moved in 2001 to the Johnny's subsidiary label J Storm, which was set up for their succeeding releases.<ref name="allmusic" />

Their eighteenth single "Love So Sweet", theme song for Matsumoto's drama Hana Yori Dango 2, was one of the top five best-selling singles of 2007 in Japan, and their first single to exceed 400,000 copies sold overall in nearly seven years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="annualchart2007">Template:Cite web</ref> In the following two years, Arashi became the first artist to place the top two rankings on the Oricon singles yearly chart with their singles "Truth / Kaze no Mukō e" and "One Love" in 2008, and "Believe / Kumorinochi, Kaisei" and "Ashita no Kioku / Crazy Moon (Kimi wa Muteki)" in 2009. They simultaneously topped the 2009 Oricon singles, album and music DVD yearly charts, becoming the third artist in Oricon history to monopolize the top three best-selling singles of the year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="tokyograph_09rank">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="2009_rank">Template:Cite web</ref> 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 was named the best-selling album of the year in Japan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:As of, the group had sold over 58.8 million copies of albums, singles and videos, becoming the best selling boy band in Asia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since then, Arashi continued to release chart-topping singles and albums, performed in sold-out concert tours, host a number of variety shows, and remained an influential figure in Japanese media.

On January 27, 2019, Arashi announced that group activities would be suspended as of December 31, 2020.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On May 6, 2025 the group announced that they will end activities following a final tour in the spring of 2026.<ref name=kyodo_disband>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="ARS end act">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="1999bio">Template:Cite web</ref> Then-president Johnny Kitagawa chose five trainees from the Johnny's Jr. 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".<ref>Template:Cite interview</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On November 3, 1999, they made their CD debut by releasing the single "Arashi", which became the theme song for the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup hosted by Japan in 1999.<ref name="1999bio"/> 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.<ref name="allmusic" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On April 5, 2000, Arashi released their second single, "Sunrise Nippon/Horizon", which debuted at number-one on the Oricon weekly singles chart selling 304,340 copies.<ref name="sunrise_nippon">Template:Cite web</ref> The next day, the group began their first concert tour at Osaka Hall.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In July, the group released their next single "Typhoon Generation", 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After holding more concerts in August, the group released their last single of 2000, "Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi". The single debuted at number two on the Oricon weekly singles chart and had first-week sales of 258,720.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Until the release of their tenth anniversary compilation album All the Best! 1999–2009, the album remained the group's best-selling album with overall sales of about 323,030 for nearly ten years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> From March 25 to April 30, 2001, the group embarked on their first nationwide concert tour Arashi Spring Concert 2001.<ref name="2001bio" /> The tour took place in Sendai, Osaka, Nagoya, Hokkaidō, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Kanazawa, Toyama, and Tokyo with an unprecedented twenty-six performances.<ref name="2001bio">Template:Cite web</ref> Before moving to a private record label by the end of 2001, Arashi released "Jidai" as their final single under Pony Canyon. 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.<ref name="jidai_award">Template:Cite web</ref>

2002–2005: J Storm and decline in sales

Arashi began 2002 by releasing their first single under J Storm. "A Day in Our Life" was used as the theme song for Sakurai's comedy drama Kisarazu Cat's Eye and debuted atop of the Oricon weekly singles chart selling 226,480 copies.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Their subsequent releases of the year, "Nice na Kokoroiki" and "Pikanchi", were used as the theme songs for the anime Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo and Arashi's movie Template:Nihongo respectively.

Starting in 2003, the group would only release two singles every year until 2007. Both singles released in 2003, "Tomadoi Nagara" and "Hadashi no Mirai/Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono", debuted at number two on the charts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Sakurai, who is the designated rapper of Arashi, has since written all the incorporated rap lyrics of the group's releases.<ref group="fn">For a list of the contributions Sakurai has made to Arashi's songs, please see his page.</ref>

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 Template:Nihongo. Selling 89,106 copies in the first week, it is Arashi's lowest-selling single to date.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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!!. From July 26 to August 24, they embarked on a summer tour titled One to support their album of the same name.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> One of the highlights of the tour included the live performance their first single of the year, "Sakura Sake", on top of Template:Nihongo, a transparent stage that travels over the top of the audience.<ref name="moving_stage">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="moving_stage" /><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite episode</ref> In November, Arashi released a theme song for the manga-based drama Hana Yori Dango, which starred Matsumoto as one of the lead actors. "Wish" 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2006: International activities in Asia

By 2006, the group's singles and albums were being released outside Japan. Their studio album, Arashic, 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="2006bio">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="aaa06_dvd" /> The group visited Taiwan, Thailand and South Korea, countries which later became part of their 2006 Asia tour, all in one day to hold press conferences and promote their Arashic album.<ref name="aaa06_dvd">Template:Cite video</ref> For two days, September 16 and 17, Arashi held their first concerts in Taipei at the Taipei Arena.<ref name="2006bio" />

Performing "Arashi", "Wish" and "Kitto Daijōbu", which was their first single release of the year, the group represented Japan in the 3rd annual Asia Song Festival in South Korea on September 22.<ref name="2006bio" /><ref name="Hankooki01" /> Almost two months later, they became the first group from Johnny's to perform individual concerts in South Korea.<ref name="2006bio" /><ref name="asia_con">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> According to The Korea Times, the concerts in Korea were decided because about 1,500 Korean fans gathered at the Incheon International Airport during the group's Jet Storm Tour.<ref name="Hankooki01">Template:Cite web, Retrieved June 7, 2007</ref> 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.<ref name="KBS01">Template:Cite web</ref>

The group traveled back to Japan and then released their second and final the single of the year "Aozora Pedal", which was written and composed by Japanese musician Shikao Suga and used for Sakurai's movie Honey and Clover.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="asia_con" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2007: Returning to the Japanese market

On February 21, the group released their first single of the year, "Love So Sweet", 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.<ref name="lovesosweet">Template:Cite web</ref> It is also Arashi's first single to sell more than 200,000 copies in a week in almost five years.<ref name="lovesosweet" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Their nineteenth single "We Can Make It!", released on May 2, also charted number-one on the Oricon daily and weekly charts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="2007bio">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="2007bio" /> On July 14, Arashi launched their summer tour titled Time – Kotoba no Chikara to support their seventh studio album Time. The album sold over 190,000 copies in its first week,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Also in July, the TBS drama production of the manga Yamada Tarō Monogatari, which starred Ninomiya and Sakurai, began. Arashi sang the theme song of the drama, titled "Happiness", 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.<ref name="annualchart2007"/> "Love So Sweet" was also named one of The Best 10 Singles in the 22nd Japan Gold Disc Awards in 2008.<ref name="jpndisc07">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="sunrise_nippon" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="fivedome">Template:Cite web</ref> The tour, titled Arashi Marks 2008 Dream-A-Live, consisted of ten performances, from May 16 in Osaka to July 6 in Sapporo.<ref name="fivedome" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The only other Johnny's artists who have done a five dome tour were SMAP and KinKi Kids.<ref name="fivedome" /> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> while the third leg was a first time trip to Shanghai. The concert in Shanghai also marked Johnny & Associates' first concert in China.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="year2008">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Their concert DVD Summer Tour 2007 Final Time - Kotoba no Chikara, released on April 16, also ranked as the second best-selling music DVD of 2008 and ranked sixth place in the general DVD category.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2009: 10th anniversary

The group released two double A-side 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="10thyrtour" /> They became the first artist to play at the stadium for three consecutive days.<ref name="10thyrtour">Template:Cite web</ref> Their third single of the year, "Everything", was released on July 1 and sold nearly 342,000 copies in the first week.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The album sold over 753,000 copies in the first week.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Thirteen days after the release, the album broke the one million mark, a first in Arashi's history.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It became the first album of 2009 to break one million.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="daily_mygirl">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="weekly_mygirl">Template:Cite web</ref> It was announced on November 17 that Arashi had thus monopolized the top four best first-week sales for singles of 2009.<ref name="weekly_mygirl" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On November 20, Arashi held an event organized by House Foods 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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, the two traditional participants, performed at Kōhaku.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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 news coverage on NTV.<ref name="winterolympics">Template:Cite web</ref> On January 6, Sakurai announced that Arashi would provide the theme song "Troublemaker" for his then-upcoming comedy drama.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The next day, Mezamashi TV aired the first preview of the theme song for the drama special Saigo no Yakusoku, the group's first drama together in nearly ten years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The theme song "Sora Takaku" was announced during the press conference for the drama special on December 15, 2009.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

It was announced on April 5 that Arashi would provide the theme song "Monster", which was released on May 19 as a single, for Ohno's fantasy comedy drama based on Fujiko Fujio's manga series Kaibutsu-kun.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Arashi's concert at Tokyo Dome in November 2010

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Although the four days are not consecutive, Arashi became the first to hold four concerts at the National Olympic Stadium in the same tour.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The group's song "Love Rainbow" was used as the theme song for the romance drama Template:Nihongo starring Matsumoto and Yūko Takeuchi.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> "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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Together with Ohno's solo single Template:Nihongo, 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Arashi provided the theme song "Dear Snow" for the live-action movie adaptation of the award-winning Ōoku: The Inner Chambers manga starring Ninomiya and Kou Shibasaki.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="week">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In September, Japan Airlines (JAL) launched a domestic Boeing 777-200 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The group released their sixth single of 2010, "Hatenai Sora", 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The group became the first male artist to achieve six number-one singles in a year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On December 31, 2010, Arashi co-hosted the 61st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen with Nao Matsushita, becoming the first group to host the show.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="gda2011">Template:Cite web</ref> It was announced on January 15, 2011, that Arashi would release the song "Lotus" as a single on February 23, 2011. "Lotus" was also adopted as the theme song for Aiba's drama Bartender.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As a result, Arashi became the first artist in Oricon history to sell over four million DVDs.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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. 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.<ref name="tour2011">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On October 19, 2011, NHK announced Arashi and actress Mao Inoue as the hosts for the 62nd NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. This was the second year in a row for Arashi to be in charge of the White Team.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and over 530,000 copies in the first week.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The group was the 2nd artist by total sales revenue in Japan in 2011, with ¥15.369 billion.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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 and Arashi (This position later became fourth highest after the 2013 release of Calling/Breathless").<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Later in March, Arashi revealed their second single for 2012 and 38th in total, "Face Down". The single was released on May 9 and was the theme song for Ohno's drama Kagi no Kakatta Heya. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On October 31, Arashi released their 11th studio album, Popcorn. The album sold over 750,000 copies and was certified for a Triple Platinum by the RIAJ. 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 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."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The group was the 3rd artist by total sales revenue in Japan in 2012, with ¥10.454 billion.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The first video preview for "Calling" was unveiled on February 5 with an introduction by Aiba referring to his drama as "medical suspense entertainment". <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On October 23, the group released their twelfth studio album, Love. The album sold over 670,000 copies in its first week.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Love Live Tour ran from November to December 2013. Oricon awarded Arashi with six awards this year, including the highest total sales award.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Arashi hosted the 64th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2014: 15th Anniversary

Arashi released their 42nd single, "Bittersweet", on February 12, 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> "Bittersweet" is the theme song for Matsumoto's drama, Shitsuren Chocolatier. On April 30, 2014, Arashi released their new single, "Guts!",<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which was used as the theme song for Ninomiya's drama, Yowakutemo Katemasu. 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Following that, Arashi released their 44th single, "Daremo Shiranai", on May 28, 2014. The song was used as the theme song for Ohno's drama Shinigami-kun.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The group's live DVD titled Template:Ill was released on July 30, 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

To celebrate their 15th anniversary, Arashi had concerts in Oahu, Hawaii, on September 19 and 20, 2014 titled "Arashi Blast in Hawaii".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They also held the event "Arashi no Wakuwaku Gakkou 2014 Deepening the Bonds of Friendship"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in June with live viewing in Shanghai and Singapore.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> All five members of Arashi starred in a spin-off movie of the Pikanchi series, 10 years after the previous release. The spin-off, titled Pikanchi Life is Hard Tabun Happy (read as "Pikanchi Half"), marked the first time in seven years that the members starred in the same movie together, since Kiiroi Namida, released in 2007.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Arashi co-hosted the Template:Ill on New Year's Eve (their fifth consecutive year) with actress Yuriko Yoshitaka and announcer Yumiko Udo as general moderator.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2015: Japonism

Arashi's first single of 2015, titled "Sakura", 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The single sold 465,000 copies in its first week and topped the Oricon weekly ranking.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In addition, the DVD/Blu-ray of Arashi starring movie Pikanchi Life is Hard Tabun Happy was released on the same day.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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" which is the theme song for member Aiba Masaki's drama, Yōkoso, Wagaya e.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The single sold 501,010 copies in its first week and became Arashi's second chart-topping single of the year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Arashi released their 47th single on September 2, 2015, titled "Ai o Sakebe" which was used as the background song for the Recruit Zexy commercial.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On September 19, 20, 22 and 23, Arashi held a series of concerts titled "Arashi Blast in Miyagi" in Miyagi Stadium. 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On October 21, the group released their fourteenth studio album, Japonism. 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> To celebrate their 17th anniversary, Arashi announced that they would continue the Japonism tour in 2016 with "Arashi 'Japonism Show' in Arena".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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-').<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Arashi's album Japonism was the highest selling album of the year in Japan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> "Aozora no Shita, Kimi no Tonari", "Sakura" and "Ai o Sakebe" ranked 9th, 11th and 12th respectively on the end of year singles ranking.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Arashi attended the 66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen as part of the white team, and hosted the Johnny's Countdown 2015–2016 concert.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2016: Are You Happy?

Arashi's first single of 2016, "Fukkatsu Love" was released on February 24. The single was composed by Tatsuro Yamashita and the lyrics were written by Mariya Takeuchi. The single was used as the background song for NTT Docomo d hits.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The single sold 485,006 copies in its first week and topped the Oricon weekly ranking.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On May 18, the group released their first double A-side single titled "I Seek/Daylight" since 2013's "Calling/Breathless". The single was used as the theme songs for Sekai Ichi Muzukashii Koi 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On December 31, Arashi attended the 67th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They became the first artist to receive this award five times during their career.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It topped the Oricon charts, selling approximately 650,000 copies in its first week.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On June 28, Arashi released their 52nd single titled "Tsunagu", which was used as the theme song for the film Shinobi no Kuni.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The single sold 389,000 copies in its first week and topped the Oricon weekly ranking.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They also announced in July 2017 that they would embark on a five dome concert tour from November 17, 2017, to January 14, 2018.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The 53rd single will be released on November 8, 2017, titled Template:Nihongo. It will be used for Sho Sakurai's upcoming drama Saki ni Umareta Dake no Boku.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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, Template:Nihongo, was used for Nippon Television Network's broadcast of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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". Arashi's concert tour featured more than 2 million Swarovski crystals in their backdrop, gondolas and costumes. The crystals used on the backdrop, were later given by them to all the members of their fan club as a present.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In October 2019, Template:YouTube was opened with 5 official music videos: "Happiness", "Love So Sweet", "Monster", "Truth" and the one that is their signature song "A-RA-SHI",<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and later, live versions of the songs. In addition, on November 3, 2019, they made a live announcement in their YouTube channel of the release of the official social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Weibo), as well as a new music video ("Turning up") and information about the international digital download and streaming of their musical catalogue.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> One day before the tour, on November 9, Arashi appeared before the new Emperor and Empress 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".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Arashi appeared at the opening ceremony of the (New) National Stadium, along with group Dreams Come True, in the event called Template:Nihongo, on December 21.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> They announced that, after that, and before the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, they would hold two concerts there, scheduled for May 15 and 16.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On December 13, 2019, 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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, which, as the group, also celebrated its 20th anniversary. The video has the 5 members of the group 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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On February 17, 2020, an announcement was made at their official Johnny's site<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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. The news was confirmed by the group via video shared in their official Weibo page,<ref>Template:Weibo</ref> and later on covered by Sakurai Sho during his NTV's News Zero newscast.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

As of April 17, 2020, Arashi announced that Arafes 2020 would have to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>

Arashi participated in the special online event We Are One: A Global Film Festival on June 3, 2020, with a musical performance. With a message in English, Arashi greeted the fans. Member Jun Matsumoto commented: “We prepared special performance videos. We can’t be there with you right now, but please enjoy online at home". Member Sho Sakurai continued with a grateful message to those in the frontline: “We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank all the medical workers and essential workers who put their lives at risk for us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts”, before introducing the music videos, which included their song "Hope in the Darkness", never released before in digital form.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Additionally, Arashi announced that their first album since 3 years and also the last before their hiatus, titled This Is Arashi, would be released on their 21st anniversary of their CD debut, November 3, 2020.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On October 12, it was announced that Arafes 2020 would take place on November 3, Arashi's CD debut anniversary day.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A special page opened for the event revealed that it would be an online concert, open to both fan club members and non-members.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As a result, an estimated 10 million people were able to watch the stream.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On November 12, 2020, their participation in Fuji TV's music program FNS Kayōsai was announced. This year would represent their 22nd appearance on the program, but the first to appear on both days.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On December 30, The group won the Special Honor Award at the 62nd Japan Record Awards.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Arashi was active until the last day before the hiatus. They announced on their official fan club a live concert for the 31st,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> while NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen announced their appearance on the 71st edition, making it the 12th time for them there.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2021–2023: Hiatus

Although Arashi was on hiatus starting from 2021, back in November 2020, they announced via their official fan club that the fan club would continue delivering content,<ref name=jcast1>Template:Cite web</ref> and they continued to make releases, although primarily compilations of their musical activities prior to the hiatus. Apart from Ohno, who wished to be absent from public appearances, the remaining Arashi members continued activities but as individuals, whether through variety shows, acting or on YouTube.<ref name=jcast1 />

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film was recognized as the first live film in history to reach No. 1 at the domestic box office, as well as being the No. 1 grossing live film of all time by a domestic artist. In March 2022, the film was redistributed in Japan, and screened also in the United States. On December 23, 2023 it was revealed that the film would be screened nationwide on New Years Eve, as a "vocal support screening", a first for Dolby Cinemas. It will display a special message from the group's members before the screening.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Until 2023, Arashi was one of the Johnny's groups that appeared in a large quantity of commercials, either as a group or as individuals. That ended in September, after the Johnny Kitagawa sexual assault hearings. Most of the businesses that held commercial contracts with Johnny's announced that they would stop using Johnny's talent in their commercials and promos, while only a few where considering to continue, depending on the agency's actions. Among the companies that decided to stop using Johnny's talent, either permanently or temporarily, that have ties to Arashi and the members, are Morinaga,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Asahi, Tokio Marine Nichido,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kao,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Daiichi Sankyo,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and JAL.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As of 14 September 2023, only Aflac Japan declared the possibility of an individual contract for Sakurai,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> while JCB recognized the 13-year history they had with Ninomiya and lamented having to let him go for the time being.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

After the press conference given by J&A's new president and vicepresident, Noriyuki Higashiyama and Yoshihiko Inohara, respectively, on October 2, where the future of the agency was revealed, Sakurai, as Monday's newscaster in NTV's News Zero, the same day of the conference, revealed that the 5 members had been in contact and had been briefed about some of the decisions taken by the agency. When asked by main caster Yumiko Udo about the plans of the group, given the possibility of establishing individual or group contracts with the new agency that would be responsible of the talent, as stated in the conference, Sakurai replied, "Is it a contract between the new company and an individual corporation, or Arashi Co., Ltd.? Is it a contract with the group, the individual. or both? I think we need to put all the possible options on the table and think carefully."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> All members, except for Ohno, have continued to have individual works, so the decision taken could affect the outcome of the group as a whole.

Ninomiya announced he would become independent from the agency on 24 October 2023. Regarding his participation as member of Arashi, he said he would continue to work together with the rest when they resume activities, stating that he would continue being part of Arashi from the following day and as long as Arashi exists.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2024: Hiatus in the year of the 25th Anniversary

The group donated ¥67.5 million yen to support the victims of the January 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake. This came after discussions the members had on how they could provide assistance. Arashi posted a heartfelt message on their social media accounts, signing off with each one of the members' names at the end.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> The money came from the December 31, 2023 special screening of their concert movie "ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×20 FILM “Record of Memories”"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On April 10, 2024, the fan club received a report that Arashi had established a company with the five members, that was later shared on Starto Entertainment's website. The report featured wording that referred to independent activities and decision-taking while considering the fans that have continued to support them. The news of this report resulted in spiking trends across SNS and social media that remained hopeful for news of the group's return to the music scene.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On April 12, 2024, Oricon released its "Reiwa Ranking" lists. Arashi's album "5×20 All the BEST!! 1999-2019' won first place in the "Album sales ranking" for the 5-year period, with over 2 million units sold.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the Music DVD / BluRay division, Arashi's "ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×20" took the first place in the BluRay ranking, with 639,964 units sold, while it, "5×20 All the BEST!! CLIPS 1999-2019" and "Arafes 2020 at Japan's National Stadium" took the 3 top spots in the Music DVD / BluRay combined ranking, with a sales total of 1,073,982, 849,263 and 784,360 units, respectively.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On April 19, 2024, lawyer Takashi Shinomiya, representative director of Arashi's company, posted on his X (previously Twitter) that a group agent contract had been established between Arashi and Starto. A similar contract was established by Tokio, making Arashi the second group with a group agent contract with the new agency.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>

Although still on hiatus, and with no news about a return to the concert arenas, Arashi continued to be active behind the scenes, as they celebrated their 25th anniversary. In a message to their fan club, and later revealed through their social media, on September 15, 2024, Arashi shared 6 projects to celebrate their anniversary with the fans:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

• 12 concerts that were in DVDs, made into Bluray to be released on November 3
• A live screening of their concert "ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×10" in November 3 for fan club members, and November 6 for the general public. It was expected to be viewed 505 times in around 22 cinemas around Japan.
• The upload of ALL music videos in their YouTube channel on November 3
• A special edition of "5×20 All the BEST!! 1999-2019" in Dolby Atmos®
• Their song 'Kimi no Uta' made into a picture book, on sale November 3
• All starting on September 15, anniversary of their formation, with the opening of a special site, "My best Arashi", in which fans would be able to vote for their favorite 5 songs from among the 423 released so far.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2025

Ninomiya attended freelance announcer Tomoaki Ogura's memorial "Farewell Party" on March 17, 2025. Ogura was one of the first reporters to interview them on their debut day in Hawaii, was their co-host on Arashi's program "Arashi no Shukudai Kun" (2006–2010), covered Arashi's first concert in 2008, and kept an eye on their activities, both on and off the screen and stage, all the way to their hiatus. In an interview after the vigil, Ninomiya said that Ogura had been like a father for them.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Sakurai had previously commented on behalf of the group when the news of Ogura's passing was reported in December 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

End of activities announcement

On May 6, 2025, Arashi announced that they would end activities as a group following a final tour in the spring of 2026. In their statement, the group said the surrounding environment and each member's individual circumstances had changed. They concluded they should all come together as Arashi to "hold a concert that would allow us to express our thanks directly with the kind of in-person performance," that had not been possible because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they added.<ref name=kyodo_disband/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They also mentioned that the fan club would stop accepting new memberships for the time being, to give preference of tickets to the current members, but that it would resume at a later date, until its closing in May 2026.<ref name="ARS end act" />

Discography

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• Arashi No.1 Ichigou: Arashi wa Arashi o Yobu! (2001)
• Here We Go! (2002)
• How's It Going? (2003)
• Iza, Now! (2004)
• One (2005)
• Arashic (2006)
• Time (2007)
• Dream "A" Live (2008)
• Boku no Miteiru Fūkei (2010)
• Beautiful World (2011)
• Popcorn (2012)
• Love (2013)
• The Digitalian (2014)
• Japonism (2015)
• Are You Happy? (2016)
• Untitled (2017)
• This Is Arashi (2020)

Filmography

Template:Further Aside from their music careers, Arashi has also appeared in dramas and movies, done radio shows, commercials, and acted as the main hosts 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,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> they have worked together on movies in 2002, 2004, and 2007.

Since 2001, Arashi has hosted their own variety shows, starting with Mayonaka no Arashi on NTV.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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, 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 and Golden Rush Arashi.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Besides their NTV Template:Nihongo 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2010, NTV began to broadcast another Arashi-hosted primetime show titled Arashi ni Shiyagare, which aired every Saturday at 10:00 p.m JST.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> With the impending cease of activities closing in, NTV revealed that Arashi ni Shiyagare would stop airing by the end of 2020.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Endorsements

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Arashi Meets A350 jet at Haneda International Airport

Many of Arashi's singles have been used as theme songs for their dramas (such as Ninomiya's Stand Up!! and Ohno's Maō), movies (such as Matsumoto's Hana Yori Dango Final and Sakurai's Yatterman), and commercials.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite episode</ref> Nearly every year, the group endorsed products for different companies such as Coca-Cola, House Foods, and au by KDDI.

Since 2008, Arashi appeared in au by KDDI's exclusive mobile phone commercials.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2010, Arashi began endorsements for Nintendo, appearing in Wii Party commercials to promote the game.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The group appeared in the Mario Kart 7 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.

Arashi collaborated with Japan Airlines since 2010 in several campaigns,<ref name="ELT Arashi Thanks Jet">Template:Cite web</ref> which included the commercial ads, as well as their portraits in a series of planes. Ohno's art was displayed in Japan Airlines "JAL Fly to 2020" Olympic campaign in 2015, as part of the design on the planes. Under the theme of "Hope for the future", the aircraft showed colorful flowers, Mt. Fuji, the four seasons, and people looking into the future, with Arashi's faces in the center of the design, under a five member-colored rainbow. JAL's Fly to 2020 aircraft operated from 27 June 2015 until 10 April 2016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2016, the ads showed Miyajidake Shrine.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Arashi celebrated their 20th anniversary starting with a collaboration campaign called "Arashi Thanks" (it included the so-called "Arashi Thanks Jet" which showed the members' images from 2010)<ref name="ELT Arashi Thanks Jet" /> in 2019, continuing with Template:Nihongo, started on January 13, 2020, with JAL's official YouTube channel release of the main ad, as well as the "making of" video the following day.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After the group's hiatus announcement and start, and the world's activity suspension because of the COVID-19 pandemic, members Matsumoto and Sakurai took over with an ad campaign series for the airline's economy fare line in 2021, promoting local tourism.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Among the songs used for the campaigns, "movin' on" (2010),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> "Yume ni Kakeru" (2016),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and "Sky again" (2018),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2004, "Hero" was used as the theme song for the 2004 Summer Olympics news coverage on NTV. In 2008, "Kaze no Mukō e" was used for the 2008 Summer Olympics on NTV.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2010, their song "Yurase, Ima o" was used as the theme song for the 2010 Winter Olympics news coverage on NTV.<ref name="winterolympics"/> For NTV's coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics, 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 made its official debut on the NHK year-end show Kōhaku Uta Gassen, and was considered as the network's support song for the games' broadcast, as well as their sports programs.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On April 8, 2010, the Japan Tourism Agency 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In December 2019, Arashi was appointed goodwill ambassador to China, to help promote cultural and sports exchanges with them, before the Olympics, from January 2020 until the end of the year. The Japanese Foreign Ministry 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Chinese Embassy in Tokyo congratulated Arashi via Twitter,<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> while Arashi posted the information through their official Weibo page.<ref>Template:Weibo</ref>

Commercials

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• Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings
  • Coca Cola (2003)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Hawaii state government
  • "Stand Up, Hawaii!!" campaign (2002)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• House Foods
  • Ozack (2003–2005)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Tongari Corn (2007–2008, 2010–2011)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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• KDDI
  • au by KDDI (2008–2011)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Kirin Company
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• McDonald's Japan (2001)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Morinaga Milk Industry
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• Nintendo
  • Wii Party,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Mario Kart 7, Nintendo 3DS, other Nintendo campaigns in pairs and individually
• Parco Co., Ltd.
  • Parco Grand Bazaar (2004)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Other activities

Charity

In 2004, the group was appointed to be the main personality supporters for NTV's 27th annual telethon 24-Hour Television.<ref name="24hrtv08">Template:Cite web</ref> With the theme being Template:Nihongo, 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The 31st annual 24-Hour Television focused on the theme of Template:Nihongo, 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2012, Arashi was chosen to host the annual telethon, making it their third time being appointed as the main personality for the program.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The program was focused on the theme Template:Nihongo 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 Template:Nihongo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2019, Arashi hosted 24-Hour Television for the 5th time (2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2019) (24時間テレビ)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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's Kazutoshi Sakurai.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The single was released in digital form on June 22, and on CD on August 12.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="tour2011" />

As part of that tour, Arashi started the Waku-Waku School of ArashiTemplate:Small as a charity event, and repeated it every year since until 2019.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> <ref name="auto1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="juliet0415.blogspot.com">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

• 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

• 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)<ref name="juliet0415.blogspot.com"/><ref name="auto1"/>
  • 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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. 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".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 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.

Magazine reprints

Arashi outsold many of the magazines they appeared in, resulting in an unexpected event: publishers having to reprint their magazines. The first magazine reprint was of ANAN issue 1693, released on January 20, 2010, with Sakurai on the cover. Until then, it was said that "reprinting a weekly magazine is impossible" because the next issue would come out while the magazine was being reprinted, due to the publication cycle of weekly magazines. However, the sales were so high that it was impossible to overturn this common sense. Bookstores continued to sell out even after printing more than twice the usual number of copies. Another magazine that was reprinted was the 35th anniversary special issue of the idol magazine "POTATO" in 2018, when Arashi appeared on the cover. Another one was NHK's "Minna no Uta April/May issue", released on March 18, 2020, which was reprinted before its release, with the first edition having six times the usual number of copies. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The latest, as of June 2025, is Casa Brutus, with Sakurai on the cover. This one has been reprinted three times, a first for that publication.<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>

Awards and nominations

In 2009, Oricon 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 categories.<ref name="tokyograph_09rank" /><ref name="2009_rank" /> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Billboard Japan Music Awards

The Billboard Japan Music Awards is an annual music awards ceremony established by Billboard. Arashi has received eleven awards.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Guinness World records

Biggest-selling album worldwide is a yearly recognition by Guinness World Records, the primary international authority on the cataloguing and verification of top rankers and record breakers since 1955.

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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 in 2014.

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Japan Gold Disc Awards

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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Music Awards Japan

The Music Awards Japan (MAJ) is the largest international music awards in Japan, organized by the Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA), a general incorporated association established by five major music industry organizations: the Recording Industry Association of Japan, the Japan Music Enterprises Association, the Federation of Japanese Music Producers, the Japan Music Publishers Association, and the Japan Concert Promoters Association.<ref name="Nat MAJ2025">Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Awards table |- ! scope="row" | 2025 | "Love So Sweet" | Best Domestic Idol Culture Song Award | Template:Nom | Award ceremony: May 21–22, 2025<ref name="Nat MAJ2025" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:End

Television Drama Academy Awards

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Template:Awards table |- | 2001 | "Jidai" | rowspan="28"| Best Theme Song | Template:Won |- | 2002 | "A Day in Our Life" | Template:Nom |- | 2003 | "Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono" | Template:Nom |- | 2004 | "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy" | Template:Nom |- | rowspan="2"| 2007 | "We Can Make It!" | Template:Nom |- | "Happiness" | Template:Nom |- | 2008 | "Beautiful Days" | Template:Won |- |rowspan="2"| 2009 | "Ashita no Kioku" | Template:Won |- | "My Girl" | Template:Nom |- |rowspan="3"| 2010 | "Troublemaker" | Template:Nom |- | "Monster" | Template:Won |- | "Love Rainbow" | Template:Won |- | 2011 | "Hatenai Sora" | Template:Won |- |rowspan="3"| 2012 | "Wild at Heart" | Template:Won |- | "Face Down" | Template:Won |- | "Your Eyes" | Template:Nom |- | rowspan="1"| 2013 | "Endless Game" | Template:Won |- | rowspan="3"| 2014 | "Bittersweet" | Template:Won |- | "Daremo Shiranai" | Template:Won |- | "Guts!" | Template:Nom |- | rowspan="2"| 2015 | "Sakura" | Template:Won |- | "Aozora no Shita, Kimi no Tonari" | Template:Won |- | rowspan="2"| 2016 |"I Seek" | Template:Nom |- | "Daylight" | Template:Won |- | 2017 | "I'll Be There" | Template:Nom |- | rowspan="3"| 2018 | "Doors (Yūki no Kiseki)" | Template:Won |- | "Find the Answer" | Template:Nom |- | "Kimi no Uta" | Template:Nom Template:End

Weibo Starlight Awards

Template:Awards table |- | rowspan="2"| 2020 | rowspan="2"| Arashi | Microblogging New Artist of the Year<ref>Template:Weibo</ref><ref>Template:Weibo</ref> |Template:Won |- | Influencer (Asia-Pacific)<ref>Template:Weibo</ref> | Template:Won Template:End

Dolby Cinema Japan Awards

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See also

• Album era
• List of best-selling music artists in Japan

Further reading

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External links

• Official Japanese website
• Official English website
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• Arashi at Yahoo! Music Japan
• Arashi 25th Anniversary Special Site