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

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Source: asianfanatic & japan_now
Currently celebrating their 10th anniversary, Johnny’s Entertainment group Arashi has seen their popularity skyrocket in the past year. It seems they have no intention of slowing down as they have been added to the lineup for NHK’s Red and White Singing Contest.
Their newest single ‘My Girl’ has also become [...]

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Oricon Charts: KinKi Kids, Michael Jackson, Arashi

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Credit : Tokyo Graph
Wed, November 4, 2009 (4:03am EST)
The latest KinKi Kids single, “Swan Song,” ranked #1 on the charts this past week with more than 160,000 in sales. This is their 29th consecutive number-one single, starting with their debut in 1997.
UVERworld’s newest song was #2 on the charts, followed by Nana Mizuki [...]

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Arashi’s Live Special Peaks at 29.8%

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This is really amazing.. i must say Arashi is amazing!! Take a look at the article below.
Website credit: Japan_Now
Japanese idol group Arashi held a three hour live special yesterday to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The special, which began at 7pm, was titled ‘Odoroki no Arashi! The Century’s Biggest Experiments! Impossible Feats [...]

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Oricon Charts 2009: Singles & Album Ranking

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How cool is Arashi really!!! haha! This is really amazing!!! Hopefully with their new single “My Girl”, they would be able to take top 3!!!
Single Top 150
*1 *,655,498 ***,*** Believe/曇りのち、快晴 / 嵐、矢野健太 starring Satoshi Ohno 09/03/04
*2 *,620,237 ***,*** 明日の記憶/Crazy Moon～キミ・ハ・ムテキ～ / 嵐 09/05/27
*4 *,418,623 ***,523 Everything / 嵐 09/07/01
Album Top 150
*1 1,307,760 [...]

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Arashi Celebrates 10th Anniversary! What Are the Fans’ Favorite Songs?

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Source: Music Japan
2009-09-16
On September 15th 2009, Arashi celebrated their 10th anniversary!
Even after 10 years, they continue to have an avid fan base, and there are no signs of their popularity diminishing.
Along with their careers as singers, they’re riding high on their successes as actors and newscasters as well.
10 years ago on [...]

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Arashi breaking records!!!

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YEAH!!! Arashi’s amazing really!! Check out this news.
Source: Tokyograph
Charts: Arashi, Kiyoshi Hikawa set records
Wed, August 26, 2009 (2:46am EDT)
As expected, the boy band Arashi dominated the charts this past week with their collection “All the BEST! 1999-2009.” The album sold 753,000 copies, setting their own personal record for first-week sales.
The album [...]

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VS Arashi is going GOLDEN!!!

wow!!! Arashi sugei na! I cant believe VS Arashi is going golden as well as instead of 30mins, it’ll be an hour long!!! This is super cool!
Source: Tokyograph
“VS Arashi” goes golden
Sat, July 25, 2009 (7:21pm EDT)
Fans of popular boy band Arashi will now be able to watch the group every week during golden time. [...]

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Aiba ちゃん in new drama!

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Yatta!!! Aiba Masaki will finally get a lead role!!! haha this is just great man!!! Ahhhhh i have to wait until October though!!!
Source: Tokyograph
Arashi’s Aiba stars in television drama
Sun, August 2, 2009 (5:26pm EDT)
Arashi member Masaki Aiba (26) is set to take on his first lead role in a drama series [...]

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Arashi’s new PV: Everything

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I am completely in love with this song!!! I reali reali love this song esp the part where Ohno sings his solo part. That part gets me! haha.. Also i tink the video is awesome.. nice sunset view!

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Charts: Arashi sells half a million

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Source: Tokyograph
Arashi’s latest single, “Believe / Kumori Nochi, Kaisei,” dominated the charts this past week. With roughly 502,000 copies sold, it has become the best-selling single of 2009 so far. It is also the first to break half a million in its opening week since KAT-TUN’s “Real Face” (754,000) in April [...]

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Oricon Ranking for Year 2008

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Ahhh it’s juz amazing how Johnnys dominate the charts. Ooohhh and Arashi has so many singles in the top 20.
I highlighted the Johnnys in pink.
Credit: Oricon
Singles
1. Truth/Kaze no Mukou e – Arashi 2. 2. One Love – Arashi
3. I AM YOUR SINGER – Southern All Stars
4. Kiseki – GReeeeN
5. Shuchishin [...]

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Himitsu no Arashi-chan [2008.07.10] Episode 14

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I really love all the Childminders episode. I wonder if they’re ever goin to do it again since now they have changed the format of the show.
For this episode, Nino and Matsujun went to take care of a toddler boy. I dunt rem wat was the boy’s celebrity mum called BUT [...]

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Arashi no Shukudaikun Episode 113 (2008.12.08)

  
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Omg i so so so so love this episode of Shukudai-kun. Very very funny and its a total Aiba episode! The guest was Ito Yuna.. She’s super pretty and she’s actually hawaiian. Well no, she’s japanese-korean but born and raised in Hawaii.
Also love Aiba-chan tryin his best to speak english! haha like “pine-appu”!! [...]

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Arashi takes top 2 spots on Oricon Charts!

  
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Wooooooo Arashi rocks this year man!!!!! Taking the top 2 spots!! Arashi arashi OH YEAH!
Arashi was the big winner with three of their songs making the list. They took the top two spots with “truth / Kaze no Mukou e” (618,000 copies) and “One Love” (524,000), while “Beautiful days” was #10 (422,000). Arashi [...]

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VS Arashi [2008.11.29] Episode 33

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This VS arashi was a blast!!!!! Their junior Tegoshi Yuya from NEWS came on the program. And there was a new game too!!!
Lots of pics.
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Gifs credit: brandedwhite@livejournal

Matsujun getting mad at Ohno for calling his outfit cute. hahaha

Poor Leader!! haha

The attack of the DOS!!!

Dunt reali noe wat this guest’s name was but [...]

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VS Arashi Episode 29

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This is juz getting so so so funny… haha.. usually Ohno nevers messes up.. but lately maybe 2 or three times, he keeps failing at this game “Rolling Coin Tower”.. haha.. It’s so funny to watch. And everybody, including Sakurai was expecting Sakurai to fail.. haha… Leader is juz adorable.. [...]

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Arashi in ONE SHIRT.. haha

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This is really super cute.. This episode of himitsu no arashi chan was showing “fat” ppl. Den they got a shirt from the world’s fattest man, which he is in the Guiness World Record. Here u’ll c Nino, Aiba & Ohno in one shirt together.. haha DEN after that, Matsujun [...]

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Sakurai’s bad backflip!

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This is reali super funny. This episode of Arashi no Shukudai-kun was running on live. Nino decided to hynotise Sho into doin a backflip, as Sho juz cant do one at all so i guess it wld be funny if he were to do one. haha.. Sho den pretended not to wake [...]

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Silly Sakurai Sho moments on VS Arashi

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i juz had to include these two videos before sleeping.. haha.. sho-chan.. haha honestly how silly can u get… haha… u are reali the cutest thing on earth.. haha..

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Arashi on Haneru no Tobira (2008.09.24)

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oooooooo Arashi was juz sooooo funny.. haha.. i reali reali laughed my ass off.. oh Oh-chan y are u so so so so silly.. haha.. Ohno-man.. haha..
Here’s three subbed videos frm youtube..

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Arashi (Nov 08 Popolo translations)

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This is translated by the awesome change417@lj.

Q1. If you finish work early, will you…
hang out outside? (3) – Aiba, Jun, Sho
go home straight? (2) – Nino, Ohno
Aiba: If I don’t feel well, I’ll go straight home. But if I’m not tired, I’ll meet up with my friends. But sometimes it’s hard [...]

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Arashi is Alive Photobook

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YAHHHOOOOO.. haha went down to Bugis Kino today after work coz there was a 20% members sale.. Went to get like onli 2 mangas and also Oricon Style which had Kinki Kids on it. As i was paying for it, i saw right behind the cashier was the “Arashi is Alive” photobook… [...]

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Soon to come: Arashi on Hanetobi

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Kyyyaaaaaa….. i saw bits of the preview of Hanetobi which i tink will be showing on Sept 24th (wed) AND ARASHI IS ON IT!!! Yipeeee… haha… I see many many funny things that are going to happen. Haha.. esp Ohno doin his signature “Freestyle pose”.. haha..
Took some screencaps..

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Arashi no Shukudai-kun Episode 97 – [2008.08.18]

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Haha this episode is reali a Sakurai Sho episode… haha.. it got me laughing like mad.. haha.. Sho-chan was in a spaced mode.. haha… making silly comments.. haha always asking to go home by Nino.. letting Matsu Jun get mad at him.. haha.. oh Sho-chan wat else.. haha… even Ohno pushin [...]

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Arashi chart topping!!

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Oh wow wow.. how exciting.. haha
Credit: http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3700
Charts: Arashi spreads “truth,” Amuro still on top
Wed, August 27, 2008 (1:56am EDT)
Arashi’s newest single, “truth / Kaze no Mukou e,” dominated the singles chart this past week at 467,000 in sales. This sets the new 2008 record for opening week sales, surpassing KAT-TUN’s “DON’T U EVER [...]

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Songs that are on repeat mode lately..

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Been repeating these songs alot on my ipod and itunes…
- Arashi – PIKA☆NCHI
- Arashi – One Love
- Arashi – a Day in Our Life
- Arashi – Truth
- Kinki Kids – 涙、ひとひら
- Kinki Kids – 冬のペンギン
- Kinki Kids – 全部だきしめて
- Kinki Kids – Love is… ～いつもそこに君がいたから～
- V6 – 常夏VIBRATION
- TOKIO – Ambitious [...]

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Sho-chan… the cutest fool on Earth..

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haha… watching VS Arashi these couple of episodes has been freaking hilarious. Haha.. i mean reali funny.. firstly, as usual Sakurai Sho is juz reali bad at sports… so den when its time to play games, when he volunteers, he gets “ehhhhhhh…” from the audience.. haha… It’s sooo funny… And basically [...]

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Arashi no Shukudai-kun Episode 90 – [2008.06.30]

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Haha this has got me laughing like mad.. i love this episode. It’s Aiba’s segment called “Ai Land” where they play silly games sent in by the viewers. The scenes shown with the guests have been cut as they weren’t veri interesting, haha. So den they also try out some new games sent [...]

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It’s war at Kinokuniya…

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Today i juz had to go to kino to find whether my magazines were still there. First met yanki at Clake quay to pass her some stuff from Hansy.
Den the Kino at Liang court didnt have any of my magazines.. haiz.. den went over to Bugis and luckily managed to get a copy [...]

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Takizawa Rengou Vol. 344

This was juz a super cute entry that i read by Tackey… and super funny actions of Aiba chan and Ohno.. haha
Translation Credit: http://takki.us/
Takizawa Rengou Vol. 344
14 May
Otsukarechan
Iya~ Enbujou came to an end and I took a deep breath. Reverberations still remain, but now there’s Takitsuba’s new single!! 「Koi uta」
Feels good [...]

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