Arashi is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, 1999, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and made their debut CD on November 3, 1999. The group was initially signed to Pony Canyon and released one studio album and six singles—beginning with their 1999 eponymous debut single before moving to the Johnny's subsidiary label J Storm in 2001, which was initially set up for their succeeding releases. While their debut single sold close to a million copies, the group took a mixture of pop and alternate/contemporary approach to its music which attracted core followers, but subsequently faced commercially slow sales.
| Native name | 嵐 |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop, rock, R&B, hip hop |
| Years active | 1999–2020 (2020) (indefinite hiatus) |
| Labels | Pony Canyon (1999–2001), J Storm (2001–present) |
| Members | Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, Jun Matsumoto |
About Arashi
Five-member J-pop boy band who won Billboard Japan Music Awards for their singles "Troublemaker," "Aozora no Shita, Kimi no Tonari," and Are You Happy?" The group toured and performed regularly until they announced an indefinite hiatus in 2020.
Achievement of Arashi
In late 2019, the group was made goodwill ambassador to China. They were also the face of Japan's "Endless Discovery" national tourism campaign.
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