On June 28th, it was announced that Arashi’s Aiba Masaki will be the narrator for the first Japanese nature documentary that uses Japan as the film setting.
The documentary – titled “Nippon Rettou: Ikimonotachi no Monogatari” (The Japanese Archipelago: A Story on the Inhabitants) – will focus on the beautiful seasonal setting of Japan and the “family love” that …
On June 26th, Arashi held a charity event, “Arashi no Waku Waku Gakkou”, in the Tokyo Dome, and at this event, Ninomiya Kazunari (28) was asked about the rumors regarding him and Sasaki Nozomi (23). He commented, “We are just normal friends.”
This rumor began back in May when the public started questioning the relationship between them.
One …
In Arashi’s latest CMs, the men show you various Android au phones that fit your tastes.
Do you want a full keyboard? Do you want a phone with 3D abilities? Do you want a phone that is tough? No problem, Arashi has you covered!
Check out the funny CMs below!
Previews of songs off Arashi’s highly-anticipated new album “Beautiful World” have been revealed!
The previews are of the tracks “Negai“, “Morning Light“, and “Rock this“, all of which have their own distinct feels. Additionally, the full audio for “always” has been unveiled through the radio.
Check out the songs below and let us know what you think!
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“Morning Light”
“Negai”
“Rock this”
“always”
Popular group Arashi held a charity event, “Arashi no Wakuwaku Gakkou“, for disaster relief at the Tokyo Dome!
As tokyohive reported previously, each Arashi member became a “teacher” by turns and gave the “students” lectures, making the Tokyo Dome like a big classroom.
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The event was held for three days from June 24th to 26th, when it was originally scheduled …
With the end of June rapidly approaching, the first half of 2011 has shockingly come to an end, and Oricon recently disclosed the top selling singles, albums, and DVDs since January 1st. Now they have also disclosed just how much the top acts have made these past six months in monetary terms.
AKB48 has proved to be …
Oricon recently revealed the results on the first half year rankings for 2011! Check out the Top 10 in the various categories below.
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1. “Everyday, Kachuusha” – AKB48 : (1,499,026)
2. “Sakura no Ki ni Narou” – AKB48 : (1,076,916)
3. “Lotus” – Arashi : (624,865)
4. “Why? (Keep Your Head Down) – Tohoshinki : (284,410)
5. “Banzai Venus” – SKE48 : (270,208)
6. “Let’s try …
Below is the latest result of Oricon’s Weekly Charts for the week of June 27th.
Check it out!
This week, Arashi released their live DVD “ARASHI 10-11 TOUR “Scene”~Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fuukei~ DOME+,” selling 539,000 copies in the first week, putting them on top of the 6/27 Weekly Oricon Chart. Up until then, Arashi sold 4.74 million copies of their DVDs and now including their latest DVD they’ve broken the 5 million threshold and have sold …
Arashi has just updated their official website with more information on their highly-anticipated new album, “Beautiful World“!
As we previously reported, the album will come in two different versions: a limited first press version, and a regular edition. The limited edition version of “Beautiful World” comes with a “special package” and an exclusive 48-page lyric booklet. The regular version is …
A radio rip of Arashi member Ninomiya Kazunari’s solo song, “Doko ni Demo Aru Uta”, has been released!
“Doko ni Demo Aru Uta” will be a track on Arashi’s upcoming album, “Beautiful World”, which will hit stores July 6th.
Check out the full song below!
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“Doko ni Demo Aru Uta”
Thanks to bawang for the tip!
Full radio rips of the songs “Tooku Made” and “Janakute” from Arashi’s upcoming album “Beautiful World” have been revealed!
“Tooku Made” is an upbeat number backed by a bright orchestra and a nice beat, while Aiba Masaki’s solo song “Janakute” has a much more funky feel to it. A radio rip of Ohno Satoshi’s solo song “Hung up on” …
Once again, Arashi and Nintendo have paired up to deliver a new set of fun CMs!
This time, Arashi’s Ninomiya Kazunari (27) and Matsumoto Jun (27) give additional details about Nintendo 3DS‘, “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS”, which is scheduled to hit stores on June 16th in Japan. Both Ninomiya and Matsumoto explain …
“Daiichi Kosho“, a karaoke system company, have revealed the top picks for their karaoke request ranking. The survey period spanned from the beginning of 2011 up until June 11th, and ranks the most popular karaoke songs for the first half of 2011.
AKB48 managed to dominate the first half of 2011, as well as Korean idols KARA and Shoujo …
Earlier this month, powerhouse group Arashi revealed the track list to their new album, “Beautiful World“, which is set to release on July 6th.
On the list of songs was Ohno Satoshi’s solo song, “Hung up on“. The song is written by Iori, with rap lyrics written by fellow member Sakurai Sho.
Just recently, a radio rip was leaked online, so check …
