[ARASHI] The 33rd thread ~ 45th single Sakura (25.2)

[KarenPang]

Arashi to release new album 'THE DIGITALIAN'

It's been revealed that Arashi will release their new album "THE DIGITALIAN" on October 22.

The album will feature Arashi's already released singles such as "Bittersweet", "GUTS!", and "Dare mo Shiranai", as well as many new songs including the members' solo numbers. It will be released in both limited and regular editions. The limited edition will come with a DVD containing the PV and making footage for the album's lead track (currently untitled). Furthermore, the regular edition will come with 1 bonus track.

Shortly after the album's release, Arashi will hold their 5 major dome tour 'ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2014' from November to December.

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/201...he-digitalian-

[Bigtop]

Finally! It's about time for ARASHI to release A NEW ALBUM!!! (They do this pretty much annually in recent years, during autumn season, right?)

[KarenPang]

YesAsia's description of THE DIGITALIAN

Ahead of their winter 2014 dome tour, Arashi is releasing brand new album The Digitalian! The superstar boy band, now celebrating its 15th anniversary, has embraced a new sound for this album, adding plenty of EDM and electronica elements into the tracks. Fans will surely be surprised and delighted by Arashi's bold foray into the digital! The album features chart-topping singles Bittersweet, GUTS! and Dare mo Shiranai.

http://www.yesasia.com/global/the-di...0-en/info.html

[KarenPang]

ARASHI will perform live from Hawaii in 2 weeks' time at MUSIC STATION

2014/09/26

1. ARASHI
2. AKB48
3. JUJU
4. Superfly
5. SEKAI NO OWARI
6. Sexy Zone
7. Porno Graffitti

[Beauty4123]

Not only do I absolutely love the album title ("THE DIGITALIAN" sounds super cool! ) I absolutely love the fact that this album will have an EDM sound to it! I just love EDM so, so much. I'm so totally excited for this album & I already can't wait for October 22nd!

[KarenPang]

Artist line up for MUSIC STATION's 3-hour special revealed

The artist line up for TV Asahi's 'MUSIC STATION 3-Hour Special' has been revealed.

At this time, it's been revealed that Arashi, AKB48, JUJU, Superfly, SEKAI NO OWARI, Sexy Zone, and Porno Graffitti will be performing on the upcoming broadcast.

The show will announce the results of 'MUSIC STATION BEST Performance Chosen by Artists'. Also, as a part of Arashi's 15th anniversary project, MUSIC STATION's official website is currently asking its viewers to submit their favorite scene of Arashi out of 104 appearances on the program. The group will make their appearance on the 3-hour special live from Hawaii.

'MUSIC STATION 3-Hour Special' will air on September 26 at 7:00 pm.

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/201...ecial-revealed

[KarenPang]

Some of ARASHI's songs have been given the musical box treatment

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...7wLCe2tB64DJJe

Man this's so cool

[KarenPang]

Happy 15th anniversary to ARASHI !

[Bigtop]

15 years... Whoa... But why did they NOT do some best album unlike five years ago on their 10th anniversary? I know they've got Hawaii to do, but...

[KarenPang]

Stage setup for ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii



https://twitter.com/smaparashi_luv/s...65093305495553

Looks really good

[AyuGAME]

wow..the stage is huge

[Beauty4123]

Happy 15th anniversary to the boys who I love so very much! Here's to many more years of being so loveable & adorable, and to lots more incredibly amazing music, too!

[KarenPang]

Promoter Tom Moffatt says Arashi Blast in Hawaii will be among his biggest concerts

Hawaii promoter Tom Moffatt said the Japanese supergroup Arashi’s pair of shows this weekend at Ko Olina Resort that are costing $8 million to produce will be among the biggest concerts he’s ever been a part of.

“It’s probably the biggest concert ever in Hawaii that’s been completely created in an open situation,” Moffatt told PBN Monday. “The other concerts I’ve had, the big ones, have been at Aloha Stadium. I’ve done concerts at the old stadium, the Blaisdell Concert Hall, the Blaisdell Arena, the Waikiki Shell and various Neighbor Islands and various Neighbor Island countries, but this is one of the biggest things, if not the biggest, thing I’ve ever been associated with.”

It’s important to note that Moffatt is no stranger to big-time concerts: he's the man who brought such big acts as Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones and Michael Jackson to the Islands. The Arashi Blast in Hawaii shows won’t be the largest concerts by attendance — Moffatt notes that the Michael Jackson shows in 1997 drew 60,000 people to Aloha Stadium.

Stage construction for the concerts, which will take place on Friday and Saturday, is currently underway. Shipped in from Japan, the stage will stand 63 feet tall, and be 280 feet wide and 64 feet deep. It will also feature movable stages, a staple of the boy band’s concerts in Japan.

“In this one, most of the stage is going to come over the audience with the performers on stage,” he said. “It’s going to be wild.”

In addition, there will be 13 high-definition screens.

About 100 to 250 people have been setting up the venue at Ko Olina’s Naia Lagoon 3 for the past week. Moffatt expects 500 people will be needed to work at the concert on Friday and Saturday. The estimated cost of the production is $8 million.

Louis Leal, staging manager of Hawaii Stage & Lighting Rentals, said the company erects scaffolding and staging using eight-foot horizontal ledgers. The company owned 1,600 of them, but needed 4,000 for this show alone and had to order the additional pieces from Bil-Jax, a steel manufacturer in Ohio.

Leal has 30 years of experience in the business in Hawaii — his first show was The Police at Aloha Stadium in 1984. When he had heard about the concert, he watched the Arashi's 10th anniversary show, which he said was filled with "gags," or lots of moving parts. Leal said there have never been this many moving parts for a concert in Hawaii, ever.

“Nobody has ever done a show like this, ever, where you start from scratch and build," Moffatt said. "The stadium concerts, we had pre-made stages that were broken apart and brought here, the pieces put together like a puzzle. This one, we just started from scratch and built from the ground up.”

No backpacks will be allowed during the concerts, and neither will outside food and beverages. Arashi will provide a souvenir concert seat to all ticketholders, so lawn chairs, backrests, blankets and cushions will not be allowed. It’s also a dry event and no alcohol is allowed.

As of Monday, tickets to the concert were still available, but Moffatt said he expects the concerts to sell out. Maximum capacity is 15,000 for each show.

PBN previously reported that the concert is expected to bring in more than $18 million in direct spending and more than $100 million in advertising and public relations exposure.

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/n...n.html?ana=twt

[KarenPang]

Hawaii Braces for Arashi

that’s one of the headlines running in local Hawaii news for days now. It’s not everyday or a lot of times we see Jpop acts on concerts outside Japan- a huge scale at that, and being covered locally widely. This is the first time Arashi (storm in English) is playing in the US.

It took the Hawaii Tourism Authority 2 years and a 15th year celebration to lure Arashi in. According to concert promoter Tom Moffatt “Of all the concerts I’ve done, I think this is the biggest. To build a stage like this from scratch, the number of high definition screens, nobody has ever done that before.” He added “You know, I’ve done great acts like the Rolling Stones and Elvis…but the excitement level on this one is, because the media involvement, is unprecedented, really.”

The stage is almost ready. Part of the draw of the concert for locals who haven’t even heard of the group Arashi before or who would not even understand them, is to see what the show is about, seeing the huge stage being constructed. By any definition, this is a $8 million worth of production- which was paid for by the band. They’re bringing the largest stage in Hawaiian history at 63 feet high and 280 feet wide, moving platforms and 13 HD screens, which took dozens of sea and air cargo containers to bring, to Hawaii.

How are they being received? Watch local Hawaii news coverage on the upcoming concerts.

Since the concerts are expected to pump to pour $20 million into the local economy, it is being covered by local media. 15,000 people are coming from Japan and another 15,000 local fans who have bought tickets. 4,000 additional tickets were added for each night.

Arashi will be holding their 15th year anniversary concerts on September 19 and 20 starting 5:30 pm (Hawaii Time)

Although the local reports tackle more on the gains for Hawaii and how it can be a game-changer for large scale acts, there are hopes that we can see more Japanese acts perform outside.

http://aramajapan.com/news/music/con...r-arashi/9554/

[KarenPang]

Which song has lyrics that are just way too sexy?

Goo Ranking polled 1,121 people to find out what song lyrics they felt were ‘too sexy’. These were songs that didn’t need a video to make you blush and look away, but songs that could do that just with their choice in words.

A lot of you probably won’t be too surprised with the songs on this list, but I do feel the #1 spot rightfully deserves it with lyrics like “leave your seed inside of me! It’s okay if you don’t love me… because I don’t love you”. I mean, yikes!

Check out the full list below the cut and let us know what song you think would fit the list!

10. Otsuka Ai – “Kuroge Wagyu Joshio Tan Yaki 680 Yen”
9. Koda Kumi – “Ima Sugu Hoshii”
8. AAA – “Kuchibiru Kara Romantica”
7. Chouchou P – “E? Aa, sou.”
6. Ninomiya Kazunari (Arashi) – “Gimmick Game”
5. flumpool – “Quville”
4. NEWS – “Bambina”
3. L’Arc~en~Ciel – “XXX”
2. Sakurai Sho (Arashi) – “T.A.B.O.O”
1. Acid Black Cherry – “Black Cherry”

http://aramajapan.com/news/music/whi...too-sexy/9600/

[KarenPang]

The song list for MUSIC STATION's 3-hour special revealed

TV Asahi will broadcast its 'MUSIC STATION 3 Hour SP' on September 26 at 7:00 pm. At this time, the songs that each participating artist will perform has been revealed.

AKB48, Superfly, and Sexy Zone will all perform a special medley. In addition, Arashi will deliver their special medley, which includes their debut song "A・RA・SHI", from Hawaii, where they held their debut press conference.

You can check out the complete song list below.

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Arashi - Special medley including "A・RA・SHI"
AKB48 - Special medley
JUJU - "Yasashisa de Afureru You ni", "Last Scene"
Superfly - Special Medley
SEKAI NO OWARI - "Dragon Night"
Sexy Zone - Special medley
Porno Graffitti - "Apollo", "Oretachi no Celebration"

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http://www.tokyohive.com/article/201...ecial-revealed

[KarenPang]

ARASHI performed at Honolulu as part of their ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii

And here're today's setlist - http://setlist-live.com/arashi/9316.html/

[Bigtop]

2. Sakurai Sho (Arashi) – “T.A.B.O.O”

Oh, seriously...how is "T.A.B.O.O" 'too sexy'?

[KarenPang]

ARASHI performed at Honolulu as part of their 2nd ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii concert date

And here're yesterday's setlist - http://setlist-live.com/arashi/9324.html/

[KarenPang]

Arashi celebrates 15th Anniversary in Hawaii & boosts local economy

Arashi held two 15th anniversary concerts on September 19th and 20th in Hawaii. This was special for the group, because they debuted in Hawaii in September 1999.

Every 50 minutes, vehicles from Honolulu brought excited fans to the high class Ko Olina Resort to get their Arashi fever on.

Each day attracted 15,000 fans and Arashi made a grand entrance to their concerts by flying in on a helicopter. Ninomiya Kazunari (31) screamed out to the fans, “Arashi has arrived!”. The unit performed their debut song “A-RA-SHI” and other hit songs that they’ve made over the past 15 years. They even performed with a Hawaiian band as the sun set behind them. The enormous production is something fans who attended the event will never forget.

15 years ago on September 15th, the band was announced via a press conference on a cruise ship off the coast of Honolulu. They had just gotten the five boys together a few days prior to the announcement and with that their hopes and fears were ‘set sail’.

The five members have had to jump over numerous hurdles in their career, but now they have grown to be Japan’s representative pop group. Leader Ohno Satoshi (33) broke into tears, “15 years ago things felt a bit gloomy… But now, things don’t feel gloomy at all.”

Sakurai Sho (32) spoke as tears swelled in his eyes, “I felt uncomfortable by our name ‘Arashi’ (storm) 15 years ago. But now it gives me a sense of pride and love. Because of that, we were able to come back to our roots in Hawaii.” Matsumoto Jun (31) kept it short as the five members cried, “To my fellow members, thank you. I’m so happy I get to do this with you five guys.”

In total 30,000 people came to see Arashi and a lot of fans even flew in from Japan. The two day event is said to have brought in 20,700,000 dollars to the local economy. Needless to say, this event was on a scale Hawaii has never seen before.

The intense impact and beautiful tears – Arashi’s Hawaiian concert is going to be a new legend among fans.

http://aramajapan.com/news/arashi-ce...-economy/9824/
http://www.honolulupulse.com/2014/09/pics-arashi-2014/