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Named after the Japanese word for storm, Arashi were meant to take the world by storm, and they did that, at least for its East Asian part. They also managed to combine resonant fame with career longevity not very typical for a boy band, which is to be credited to the inclusion of hip-hop, R&B, and rock elements in their music, giving them a greater identity than that possessed by other acts established by Johnny & Associates -- the prime Japanese male idols manufacturing agency that created Arashi. Johnny & Associates debuted the band in 1999 in Honolulu, to which Arashi have returned several more times since; deciding on the bandleader in a paper-rock-scissors game on a TV show (the winner was Satoshi Ohno), Arashi began recording singles, the first of which, "A-RA-SHI," served as the theme song of the Volleyball World Cup of 1999 held in Japan. The single's sales approached one million copies.

Between 1999 and 2001 Arashi worked with Pony Canyon, but after their first full-length release, Arashi No.1 Ichigou Arashi Wa Arashi O Yobu!, they switched to J-Storm, which was created by Johnny & Associates specifically to promote the band. J-Storm did a good job: Arashi's next two albums, Here We Go! (2002) and How's It Going? (2003), both charted at number two, all the band's subsequent singles and albums topped the charts, and every single after 2002 became a theme song for a movie, drama, or anime series. Arashi also released several DVDs and two more singles compilation, not to mention a number of TV and radio programs hosted by bandmembers, who also starred in various movies and TV series. In 2006, Arashi broke into the foreign market, releasing the album Arashic in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and South Korea, where it reached number one on the non-Korean albums charts. The LP was promoted by a tour in Taiwan and South Korea (the show in Thailand coincided with a putsch and was thus canceled).

The ninth album, Time (2007), sold 190,000 units it its debut week and allowed the band to gather a total audience of 200,000 for its gigs at the domes of Osaka and Tokyo. Touring extended into 2008, when Arashi played a five-dome show in Japan, as well as gigs in Taipei, Seoul, and Shanghai. The band also scored high ratings for its prime-time show on the TBS network, and claimed the top two places on the Oricon yearly single charts for 2008 with Truth/Kaze No Mukou E (number one) and One Love (number two) -- an achievement not seen in Japan in 19 years. Their eighth studio album, Dream Alive, went on to sell more than 300,000 copies. ~ Alexey Eremenko, All Music GuideMore

Fan Comments

Oct 19th, 2:26am
love arashi!
nino is my fave member!
love all 5 of u. arashi will be different without anyone of u.
5 x 10. i want to see a 5 x 20 ten yrs later!
ohmiya SK :)
Oct 17th, 3:11am
Arashi :x adorkable :x forever loving u 5 baka. as a fan in my country once said: "Thank you for giving me a dream" :x
Oct 16th, 5:54pm
I love you Arashi~! Never leave! Oh-chan, you make my day! Nino-chan, you are adorable! Sho-chan, I love you! Aiba-chan, you are so kawaii I could hug you! Jun-chan, you have cool hair! Arashi for dream! You are my soul soul!
Sep 9th, 9:53pm
subARASHI!!!!!!
Aug 31st, 9:36pm
i love arashi!
sho kun and nino kun!!
Aug 29th, 3:07pm
NINO CHAN KAWAII
ARASHI ARASHI FOR DREAM!
OHMIYA SK KAWAII DESU!
NOW THEY HAVING A 10TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT!
AND TOMORROW IS JUN'S BIRTHDAY!
AND TOMORROW THEY ARE HAVING THE CONCERT AT KORKORITSU!
I THINK THE START OF THE CONCERT THEY STARTED FLYING IN THE AIR COMING OUT
SO COOL!
CAN SOMEONE UPLOAD THE HIDDEN TRACK OF THE 5 X10~
THANKS!
I WOULD APPRECIATE IT!
ARIGATO GOZAIMASU!
Aug 28th, 3:29pm
Ohchan, daisuki dayo!
Aug 19th, 1:18pm
arashi. arashi. FOR DREAM!!
minna, ganbatte ne?
Aug 10th, 5:42pm
wish u good luck on your 5x10 tour starting this august! minna, ganbatte yo~!!
Aug 1st, 2:51pm
Luv ARASHI...ohno nino kawaiii...........