Thanks for the recommendations. I'll give them a go.

Well, Arashi's bubble-gum pop only started around 2003. Before that, they're all disco, techno, rap kind of music.

i was quite shocked tat there wasn't an Arashi thread yet! glad that there is one now

alright, talking about Arashi, i would have to say that i knew who they were since they debuted, but i was more into Da Pump, Speed and Max. din take notice of them as they were ard my age and prancing abt on stage. i din like to see young boys dancing in the past, but have gotten used to it since i like the guys in JE.

i used to be into jpop, but after tackey and tsubasa, i begun to hear more kpop and fell in love with the dance and all.

came back to jpop bcos of namie amuro and the famous gokusen 1/2. since then, i started to notice matsujun and kame and jin much later. i also got my hands on ikebukuro west gate park during my trip to taiwan, and started noticing yamapi. i met more yamapi fans along the way and watched nobuta, kurosagi, dragonzakura, etc. then watched hana yori dango1/2, stand up, and got to know abt kawaii nino.

met an Arashi fan at work, and she influenced me with their variety shows! lol. we even went to get C1000-everything since there's a Japanese supermarket in town tat sells everything japanese!

my fave used to be sho when they first debuted, then it bcame aiba, cos of the drama Mukudono, then it bcame jun, then nino, and before i know it, i like all of them!! there's really no priority as in who i prefer most! heheh <3

La Familia is really a song about frenship. i'm kinda touched to know that such frenships exist in JE. though i hope that Akame can become like that too..

quite touched about the bonds of these 5 young men. i hope that Arashi can last and bring more fun and laughter into our lives!

I do know a few of the Jpop boybands and most of them are Johnny's Jr. but I have to admit that Arashi's songs are the only one I like and they are the only group that I can tolerate watching every performance. Actually, the only Japanese singers I like are Arashi and Utada Hikaru...I try my best to memorize their songs...I also like Boa but she's not Japanese . I know that most people would say that compare to the other boygroups in JE...Arashi seems to lack the pretty boy looks of most bands ...like KAT-TUN and NewS but these five guys are cuter and better looking (my own opinion ). I like their sound more. Each song is different unlike others who seem to have the same melody..only different lyrics. They may have weird customes but have you seen their DOME postcards?!! If you haven't, I suggest you look at Arashi Vox website...it's all there...scanned for our contentment. Honestly, the reason that got me interested in Arashi is because of Momo-chan or more popularly known as MatsuJun-kun. I think most fans from South East Asia started that way since he is the most popular from the group in this part of the world. But after knowing more about them and their music I have to say that, yes Momo-chan is still number 1 in my heart, but I love all the boys..I just love them. I think they are unique in their own way but most especially I love them because, from what I have read, they love and care for each other like they are brothers... Now, you don't see that often. The only other Asian group I know of who treat each other like family is S.H.E.

Eh, this sounds like you don't know their music that well..
I mean, Arashi has never made techno.
And they have lots of songs, even these days, that include rap parts which are usually written by Sho.

The main tracks of the latest singles (We can make it!, Kitto Daijoubu, WISH) are pop songs, yes. Aozora Pedal is a ballad.
But that doesn't make their music bubblegum pop. There are other tracks on the singles as well.
And if you, for example, check their latest album: I can only find WISH and Kitto Daijoubu that would match "bubblegum pop".

As for their music before 2003.
From albums ARASHI NO.1 ICHIGOU 嵐は嵐を呼ぶ and Here We Go! are pretty much like all their albums: pop, rock, ballads, songs with rap..

i just love jun and nino,,

too bad i heard that nino smokes~ thats a total turn-off, but he is cute!
everytime i hear "wish", i cant help but think of the guys from hana yori dango, it was as if they were the ones who sang the song!! >_<,

i just loved the way jun acted in hana yori dango, so convincing..so cool!!
i just started liking him because of that..!!

and now i totally love their new song
LOVE SO SWEET

it's so catchy!!

i love their new song We can Make it. i like it alot more then love so sweet also. can't wait for that single to come out

I defenitely agree with you, i love all johnny's artist but if you compare the songs and all arashi and kinki kids defenitely pwan them on tht side. They don't exactly fit the idol image, i always thougt they left tht image long time ago but the things tht attracts the fans are not by their looks instead of their songs and their personality. I never like boybands bcos i hate the crazyfandom, seriously i hate it but arashi fans are one of the nicest fans i ever encounter before. I like the fact they don't outshine each other.

Oh my goodness! I had a small small moment in getting to like Japanese music. Which pretty much included....the Johnnys and a couple of other bands (asian kung fu, suga shikao...a few others). I have GOT to say that the one that I keep liking the best is Arashi.
Johnny's Music kinda...takes some getting used to, but Arashi's music recently is really cool to listen to~~ Lifts me up and makes me energetic.
I remember hearing something about them.....baaaaaaaaaaaaack in the day. I was like...so young! hahaha. I'm 20 now, so...they must have debuted awhile ago.
Anyway, I love how multi-talented they are and how their personalities are just so fun to watch. Sure, they're old, but they're still so cool! Thanks for making a thread on them. Maybe I'll come drop by occasionally and help translate something or the other.

yeah i too am a newbie to arashi..LOL i fell in love with matsumoto in hana yori dango.. i think he was extra cool and awesome to the max!!! LOL but all my friends are like OMG hes not good looking at all...and im like *gasp* meh i think hes cool... LOL i really like their new song we can make it...i was listening and watching their pv all morning..LOL its so CUTE!!! anways my favourite is matsumoto..i was wondering if anyone has seen the clip of jun vs jin..LOL its hilarious..well i was just wondering if jun was purposely acting like that or not.. i also like aiba and nino..i really wanna watch nino in letters from iwa jima and the new movie with all the arashi members and also the new drama matsumoto is in..bambino! LOL its funny cause i never took notice when i was in love with kat-tun...== if only i knew how cool they were..LOL well thats all for now..LOL _beckies =]

My fave Jun drama is Kimi Wa Petto. Have you seen it? It's absolutely worth watching!

Jun vs Jin clip was funny Jun was making fun of the fact that he actually debuted 7 years ago (1999) while KAT-TUN debuted just a while ago (in that clip).

Iwo Jima is a good movie. I'm not into war movies, but I went to watch it as Nino starred in it. The way he played his character was amazing.

hahaha i think most arashi fans here got to know the band because of matsujun and his many dramas...

i agree, arashi and kinki kids (particularly dots and his crazy endlicheri project) produce some of the best songs along with shonentai and in terms of music kattun and news are way behind...

i like we can make it a lot, i don't think it's way better than love so sweet, i think they're both good... in terms of fast songs, i kitto daijoubu and a.ra.shi still top my personal arashi charts...

excited to see the we can make it pv, the preview looks good...

We can make it pv are out isn't it? i think i just downloaded it this morning but haven't got the chance to watch it. A lot of people says tht the mv are really funny and all.

yeah i saw the pv right after i made the comment... i love it, it reminds me of a.ra.shi pv what with all the whites and the saturated colors... ahh the wonders of green screen and composite graphics...

oh, i also like the song as the op theme for bambino! that opening clip makes me happy everytime i see it...

this is the link to the jun vs. jin "fights" they're pretty funny. haha enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b4bDH_vMgc

and don't worry there are subbs

^-----------I remember watching those a long time ago! They were so funnY! MatsuJun can be so mean, but I love it when he picks on Akanishi-kun! Hahahahahaha. Makes my day~~~*

Jun smokes too. I wish he didn't but what can we do? In fact all of them do, but they are trying to quit (or already have?) because of Aiba who has lung problems or something like that.

I just discovered that Ohno is a really good singer and has a nice voice. I've heard how he has a good range and everything but I never thought he was really so good. He has such a baby face too and never seems to age despite being the oldest.

I remember watching this clip of young Nino, Jun and Ohno getting hypnotized. It's hilarious, poor lil Jun. Here it is if anyone's interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtOtDb8VQ5Y

hahaha love how jun just pwns jin every single time... i still like the ohno vs nakai fights on utaban better though...


what? but i thought it's a well-known fact that riida has the best voice in arashi...

i have GOT to have this....

I love Ohno vs Nakai too

It is well-known fact that Rida has the best voice, not only among Arashi members, but among Johnny's.
His singing skills are amazing, not to mention his dancing skills.


My copy of the new single was shipped today!
It's cool that cards come with the LE.

Ridaa is definitely a good singer and I found that out when I watched a live performance of Love So Sweet in Music Station. He really has range.

Ohno-chan defintely deserves to be called Ridaa of Arashi since he is the oldest in the group and you can definitely see that he truly cares for the members. He is also very artistic. I saw pictures of the clay art he did..it was amazing...and also his drawings.

Sho-chan is the smartest in the group and his rapping is too cool. His voice is suited for rapping.

Aiba-chan...what can I say. He is so cute and he gets cuter when he acts all baka which is not acting since he is really like that in real life.

Nino-chan...i love it when he does those flips out of nowhere. He looked very mature in Letters From Iwo-Jima.

Finally, Jun-kun...or Momo-chan , isn't it obvious that he is my favorite. He may not have the best voice..but boy can he dance. But I think that his best quality is his acting ability. A lot of people didn't exactly like that he was cast as Domyouji since most think that he doesn't look like Jerry Yan. But Momo-chan prooved them all wrong because he blew them away with his acting. He truly is an gifted artist.

For Arashi fans out there....please check out Arashi vox and Aibakaland forum...these are great sites for Arashi fans.

HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im a very big fan of ARASHI!!!!!!
my fav ever !!!! hahahahaha
my fav member is sho-kun
anyway i do love them all
they are crazy, but they are full of abilities at the same time
dat's why i cant stop loving and supporting them HEHE

the latest single is so nice!!! i love the mv as well
they look really bright+cheerful
and this mv makes me think of ARASHI in the past
when they were young >///////< how kawaii they are HEHEHE
WE CAN MAKE IT!!!!!
i wont forget to buy this one..... of course!!! i will buy it ^^
hehe

thx for sharing some pics as well ^O^

I'm addicted to Love So Sweet. It's...sweet 8D
Usually, I wouldn't like a song like this, but...I do now xD

We can Make it is the theme song for Bambino, right? I like that song..and Love So Sweet too! <333

"We can make it!!" it's so addicting,, I can't stop myself from singing it!!
I also love the PV~ they were all so cute!! especially nino..sho's rapping was also great!! Jun danced liked there was no tomorrow
and as for Aiba, he always gives his best.. Ohno was also doing great.. They all looked they were having fun!!

oh my.... i just got into them recently!

their newest single We Can Make It is really indeed addicting

LOL, elise~
you finally watched the PV? ;_; i thought it didn't work on your pc? oh anyway.

i thought Love so sweet was more addicting than We can make it.
i don't know, maybe it's just me. but, yeah. maybe its because i watched hanadan 2 times already and i memorized the whole first verse by singing Love so sweet. haha

hey guys, i've been thinking about this one performance but i can't place it and i can't remember what song it's for (i think it's either love so sweet or we can make it)... so it's the one where they dance on like glass panels that were raised and became a set of steps... any ideas?

do you mean "Right Back to YOu"? its from their Iza Now concert right?

heres a video of it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ldtt5w93eWU

thats the only one i can think of right now. or do you mean their end of the year countdown while they were wearing the pink suits in 2006?

Johnny's Year End Countdown- 2006-2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFROGgHQ0tY

i thought it was weird that they're wearing pink suits. but johnny entertainment guys all have strange suits. if you watch all of the parts you see the different groups wearing strange clothes

Johnny's Year End Countdown 2005-2006

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hjkr158Js8

ARASHI rocks... love jun! they're so talented, funny and intelligent... aside from singing, they can act well too...

anyone know any good arashi english forum?
thx

I only go this forum

http://aibakaland.forumup.org/

It's like i'm promoting them but it's the only johnny's forum tht i joined bcos the members over there are really nice and you can gain a lot of info about them especially if you're new to them just like me:).

I love Arashi too!!! My favorite used to be Jun but now I'm stuck on Nino. He's so kawaii and I love he solos.

Lol Can anyone recommend some really good Arashi songs??

I listen to there music
but I dun think I have bought a single JE cd except for KinkiKids.

I'm not sure wether you're going like it since different people different taste.

Hadashi No Mirai
pika**nchi double
pikanchi
Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi
Hero
-Hey Hey Lovin' you
-Lai-Lai-Lai
Hitomi no naka no Galaxy
Tomadoinagara
Fuyu No Nioi
Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono
Sakura Sake
Aozora Pedaru
Tochuu Gesha

It's a lot but you can check it out at arashian files, arashi has a lot of nice songs but the one tht i listed are my fav.

[DVD] 20061110~12 ARASHI FIRST CONCERT 2006 in Seoul DIGEST Part 1 [happyday].avi (478.2 MB)
[DVD] 20061110~12 ARASHI FIRST CONCERT 2006 in Seoul DIGEST Part 2 [happyday].avi (552.4 MB)
TABIDACHI NO ASA [at Yokohama Arena].avi (145.7 MB)
2006.09.23 Fan Meeting at Melon AX.avi (250 MB)
2006.09.21 2006 ASIA SONG FESTIVAL.avi (508.2 MB)
ARASHI FIRST CONCERT 2006 in Taipei 01.avi (702.6 MB)
ARASHI FIRST CONCERT 2006 in Taipei 02.avi (543.9 MB)
ARASHI FIRST CONCERT 2006 in Taipei 03.avi (526.3 MB)
ARASHI FIRST CONCERT 2006 in Taipei 04.avi (439.6 MB)
ARASHI FIRST CONCERT 2006 in Taipei 05.avi (655.5 MB)
2006.08.31 ARASHI-ARACHIC-ARASICK ~Cool&Soul~ DIGEST.avi (498.1 MB)
2006.07.31 JET STORM in Bangkok+Taipei+Seoul.avi (680.9 MB)

available at http://clubbox.co.kr/aibakaland

The DVD is great. I haven't received my copy yet, but I have watched all the vids of it few times already

can someone provide pics of their weird outfits because i hear and ead that JE had the most weirest outfits.

there are so many...watch their videos on youtube...just type arashi...look for their concerts like iza now or one concert...

^ jun! looking so cute ^^
thanks for uploading those scans ^^



yay thank you! i've been looking for an arashi forum since.. forever

so i didn't realize someone responded to my question, but thanks a lot! anyways, no, none of those is the perf i'm looking for... i remember arashi looked pretty slick in maybe white suits i'm not sure and yah glass panels that were raised from the stage to different heights and became a set of steps...

oh the stage for johnny's countdown was all kinds of fabulous but let's not start talking about their wardrobe cos i can go on and on about that skunk of a wig on dots' hair...

thanx

I tried to buy there album
but it was all sold out, I'm on j-pop overload right now but I'm listening to too much KinkiKids, I have been dying to try Arashi for ages lol.

I only hear a couple of songs but I want a album man.

awww, right now im soo crazy for Aiba. I swear, there's something about him that makes me go gaga for him. <<333.

im getting there, in liking their past songs, but their recents ones i love them very much. omg, lately ive been watching their shows, and self-cam videos that they did backstage during their perf or concerts. oh man, i didnt know about ohno and nino (best friends), how they're soo "close" to each other. hahaa.

you guys should search on youtube, of nino and ohno in bed together. . . LOL. it was part of this 24 hr. show thingie.

AIBBBAAAAAA, i wonder if he has a gf. . . . <<<333333.

^Lol everyone loves Aibo Masaki, he's a cutie:)

but my niece has a crush on Matsujun
it's so cute.

i am looking for a video that has Jun and Ohno i think dancing in the beginnning do you guys know what i am talking about?



///never mind..i found it yesterday forgot to reply..

^ Are you talking about a PV or a live perf or a concert? Is it new or old?

im so fugging excited about the new album...

no pre-orders yet , huh?

i think im going poor right now...

gah, after the AAA dvd another one, ne?

i really need to save money again.

Hehe, I'm currently obsess w/Nino. He's so cute well actually they are all cute

New album is available for pre-orders in CDJapan and YesAsia.
Though the LE was sold out in CDJapan yesterday - even I didn't manage to order it there but from YesAsia.

i have seen that one...and it's so funny...if you don't know themyou might think they are gays sleeping together like that , hugging each other...