[poll] Arashi Concert Meeting Unofficial Poll
In light of Arashi's invitation to fans to participate in their 20th Anniversary Concert Tour Planning Meeting, I created an unofficial poll for fans who weren't in the fan club to submit their responses.
Here are the responses from the 290 participants!
Question: Pick 10 of your favorite Arashi singles!
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Question: Pick 5 of your favorite Arashi songs that aren't singles! All 5 Arashi members should have sung in the song.
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Question: Out of the 10 single songs you've chosen, please share an episode (a story or memory, or something you life) about 1 song.
When I was at the lowest point or my life, Arashi's Everything was the song that motivated me to get back on my feet after a phase of depression.Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi is one of my all time favourite song, because this song really help encourage me in difficult moments. It gave me such comfort during moments where it seem rather hopeless.
I don't really have an episode about Ai wo Sakebe, but... I just really like it, it's adorable and fun. Also, I learned part of the dance so I always dance to it XP
Bittersweet ~ the very first song I heard and watched the PV, and instantly fell in love with Arashi. I haven't looked back since that day in October 2014 even though I had been watching VSA on Australian TV for more than a year, without knowing they were idols! Long story but one I love to tell :)
Beautiful Days is the first Arashi song I memorized
Tsunagu came out when I was in Japan for the first time. I was overjoyed and Tsunagu is the song that symbolize that amazing moment.
Singing Happiness over and over at Karaoke until we had it memorised
Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi. To be honest, I didn’t know Arashi as what they are during the time I listen to this. The song is just one of my go to song because of my brother’s recommendation, since he love J-Pop. There are times during my studies where I felt like I’m hopeless, and I’m too weak to go through the hardness of learning things. Everything looks tough and I’m on the verge of breaking down and giving up. But like how Arashi and their songs sang the words of hope and courage to other people, it did so for my helpless and fragile self. The part where they goes “If you’re feeling crushed, don’t hesitate. Face your anger and weakness” speaks thousands of meaning. Giving up is not a choice nor decision. I made it through my tough foundation life and now I’m a proud medical student, like I’ve always wanted to be :D
Happiness was the first song I was able to listen to accidentally while watching some clips of ARASHI. I was just a starting fan at that time and getting to know ARASHI as a group. But the song really brought so much energy in me. It made me happy. So it is always going to be one of my fave from
Happiness - Probably the first of Arashi's PV that I watched (either that or Kitto Daijoubu tbh it was so long ago and my memory is failing me now ;__;) I remember watching the PV, and I thought Nino's very cute, then I watched YamaTaro, and I still think Nino's cute, but that was it. I only got into Arashi a few years later. I wonder why it took me so long to fall in love with all of them >__<
I learned the words to Kaze no Mukou e for to improve my Japanese. It was the MV that got me into the whole of Arashi.
Oh man. I have a lot. One of the fun ones is whenever I go to an aquarium, (or just even see a fish tank), I get the urge to play "I seek" because of SekaMuzu. I went to an aquarium in Singapore the other day with my friends, and I had to fight the urge to put on my earphones, play the song, and just zone out. Haha.
Tomadoi nagara was the first single that I bought by myself when I went to Japan.
I "found" Ashita no Kioku when I'm afraid about my future
Every new year eve, I wait for the year to change at 12 and listen to kansha kangeki ame arashi. It somehow gives me a positive push for the new year and my favorite arashi song quote comes from it 'we were born crying but we are probably strong in a pinch' it helps me a lot
For Ai Wo Sakabe I went to a (dance)studio on my own once a while ago and spent several hours there learning the entire choreography and made it into a one-man choreography(Because le me can't do 5 things at once haha). I didn't do it for any specific reason but perhaps it might come in handy one day if I go to a wedding or something ^_^
Endless Game: during the time it first came out, i’ve played it out loud for my family to hear several times. my mum NEVER fails to give the boys shit on their pronounciation of “warning”. 😂
kansha kangeki ame arashi.aku do not know why i choose this song ... But i really like this song ... every hear it, i feel warmth, power ... stiap words like soft strains whispering kuping.apalagi when the song is sung together, look very beautiful, melodious and warm hearted
believe is my first favorite arashi song
Truth always reminds me of Ohno playing Naruse. The release of maou was the same year I became an arashi fan. Ohno being my ichiban It was the best thing ever.
Wish remind me to Hanadan which was the reason why i becaming an Arashian since 2007. We can make it was the 1st PV i watched after i became Arashian :)
Its about Aozora Pedal. The Lyrics was so beautiful, while listening about this I always remember about the hard times I experienced in university, the struggle of studying. But it also the times when I got to draw so much 'colors' on my life together with my friends. So this song is really precious to me..
We Can Make It! When I first got into Arashi this was my favorite song and I would watch the pv on repeat and learn to pronounce the words.
Troublemaker- it’s the song that really drew me towards following arashi songs. Even if I have heard of Love so Sweet and Wish years ago before trouble maker
Truth! The biggest breakout of my life! The moment i fell in love with the song, the choreo, the red and black suits, the drama, the cameo! Everything! Its just mindblowing!!
"TRUTH. this song as OST Maou and ARASHI as singer, and ofc Ohno as main lead, was the bait, I became ARASHI FANS ^^.
start from watch the drama because Ikuta Toma in 2010, but Ohno acting intrigue me to know him, and surprise, he is ARASHI member, and he sang the OST. watch PV, wow Ohno Satoshi is so cool, he is the leader and best dancer. and start looking all about ARASHI. become 'un'official ARASHI internasional fans since Kagiheya era ^^."
Daylight - one of the first Arashi songs I've heard and loved; I remember trying to find it on Youtube. I somehow succeeded because someone uploaded his cover (and it's really good), but I still failed to find the studio recording of Arashi. (I was still a new fan back then haha)
Love so Sweet was the first Arashi song I memorized. I even carry along the lyrics with me wherever I go so I can memorize it - back in 2008, the days when I'm BECOMING THE fan
Hero is my first Arashi song so it will always hold a very special place in my heart. Instantly went from who are they to marathoning EVERYTHING! LoL
Love so sweet is the first song of arashi i’ve ever heard but at that time i didnt notice arashi is such a wonderful group. When i fall in love with arashi and relisten to their song i was like omg? This song is from arashi?? Only God’s know how much i regret why i never notice them..
The My Girl performance in Hawaii will always tighten my chest whenever I watch it back. Made me grateful to support such a wonderful group who have been working hard to achieve where they are now. Listening to My Girl just makes me emotional.
Out of these songs, my all time favorite high beat song is Believe.. The song is just too perfect . The music and their voice are just so mind blowing.. ❤ *Saiko* ❤
One love - i always use One Love lyrics as quote in my post at facebook...because of that i got new friends that have same interest in liking ARASHI
I was graduating from graduate school, and life was really going to change for me. I had to find a job, in an actual *career*, and it was so scary for me. Daylight helped pull me through, just repeating "zero to goal" whenever I was feeling over-anxious.
Monster is my first arashi song i heard and since then, it's become my favorite
"I choose Believe. Thanks to the song Believe, I am now an Arashian. The story goes way back in 2014... At first I wanted to download Believe by Kalafina but without realizing it, instead I have downloaded Believe by Arashi. Poor thing is that I don't even bother to look at the title of the song and I directly put that song into my Walkman. When I turned on my Walkman to listen to the song, I was shocked and say ""What song is this? But........it sounds great"" Then, I heard Sakurap. OMGoooooooooshhhhh..... and I was like ""What group is this??? This song is great and who is the guy who sings the rap part???? I like his voice!!!"" Starting at that moment, I ""STALK"" Arashi most of the time and since then, I'm a fan of them. I can't forget those amazing Arashi-finding memories. And every time Arashi performed Believe on their concerts, I feel emotional and cry at the same time because thanks to the song, ""watashi wa arashi no daifandesu~~" "Domou arigatou gozaimasu Believe no uta ~~~"
I just love hatenai sora, it gives you a courage
Sakura is very special as it's the first song that guide me to become a fan.. when I'm watching ouroboros..around when I just finish my high school.. even I already know about their existance & their debut song A.RA.SHI thanks to my cousin..
Sakura Sake is the song that got me into Arashi. I remember being mindblown by Sho's rap and it's the first time I watch any JE's mv(totally different than english mv that I grew up with) Plus the song is super hype and it's still in my playlist till today
Beautiful Days is my companion when my grandfather died
Troublemaker was the first single i bought with my paycheck.
Daremo Shiranai. The first time I heard the song live from Hawaii concert, I cried. I did not stop crying until the end.
Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi was the first song I had ever heard and was the song that got me into becoming a fan and got me out of a really dark period
Crazy Moon - I found the dance so difficult and thought Arashi did so well in it. They worked hard and were very cool. Really one of the songs that catapulted me into liking them!
Hatenai Sora has a really special place in my heart, whenever i hear that song i remember all the hardship in life i have been through and how i overcame them. Also it is the theme song of Nino’s drama where i can relate to his Character when i was still looking for a job before. Also that song was played in the piano by my Bias Sho kun in the training camp before. I can feel that song is really my arashi number one song aside from Still.😍
"Everyone in my final exam class laugh at me, my supervisor lecture either.
They said, I'll never moving forward like them. I hopeless...
but I ""believe"", everyone have own path.
I don't listen them, this is my movement, this is my life, I can find myself.
I pass, and now I work at TV station like I want."
I sang Beautiful Days at karaoke together with colleagues and also my Japanese managers. That was during my welcome party,and they were so surprised because I can sang it until the end although the lyrics is in Japanese.
I was so depressed that time because the pressure from my parents are so hard and I was barely alive because it was that time of University entrance exam, but Arashi's Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi cheer me up a lot, especially the part 'boku tachi wa tabun pinch ni tsuyoi'. I remember crying while listening this song and they give me a lot of power. It was also because this song I finally converted to Arashi :DD
Pikanchi double : i dont really know but if i hear this song my eyes will get teary or even worse i would cry like a baby
Sakura Sake must be my all time favorite. It's what got me into the fandom in the first place. Late 2008, I heard a friend sing it in class one day and was curious what it meant, she showed me the translations she wrote down and I was touched. She shared more songs and episodes of variety shows with me afterwards and by the time of Monster release I was already a hardcore fan.
One Love was the first Arashi song I listened to and liked. Those bagpipes somehow charmed me instead of turning me off. I listened to it on repeat for weeks
Truth, this song was let me what to know more about Arashi then become an Arashi's fan.
Sakura Sake makes the place lively and first song i memorize hehehe
Love so sweet was my first Arashi song. I saw them perform on music station. I think Tamori-san made a joke like love so suite because Nino talked about going overseas to film iwo jima
Truth. This song is the reason why I'm in this fandom, more than 10 years. No regret.
Aozora Pedal is one of my favorite songs. My dad loved it and he even requests me to play their performance on AAA 2008. I play arashi songs when I play games with my friend and he liked Aozora Pedal and Miles Away. He said it was relaxing.
Truth - my first year as an arashi fan
This is hard because there's too many episodes. But I want to share the most recent memory I have. I went to Japan during autumn 2017 for the first time and one of the first thing that I wanted to do was to buy an Arashi single and album at Tokyo. The feeling of excitement of able to purchase their work by my oen hands overwhelmed me. I got teared up while listening to the demo single at a music shop in Ginza. The song that was playing was Doors ~Yuuki no Kiseki~ and the song is already beautiful by itself, but everytime I listened to it again the melody will bring me back to that exact moment in Japan, and I'll cry out of happiness.. Arashi's music brings me back home.
Hatenai Sora - this my most favorite arashi song. once i feel so depressed and down, when i listened this song even not really understand the meaning somehow i feel so touched and feel like gonna crying :") i feel a bit motivated after listening this song
Nino's solo line in Breathless!!
"Truth - I fall in love in Arashi after listened to this song. "
Truth was my first Arashi song and it made me their fan. It is my all time favourite song of Arashi.
Face Down introduced me to hormone overload, what with all the red-and-black, leather, stick-to-Sho's-ass-and-legs pants, cho kakkoi hairstyles and V-necks that I just die for. Of course, the sofas and couches that have influenced many a fanfic (especially sakumoto for I'm a goner shipper). Sorry it isn't exactly an episode, but just... such love for this mecha mecha kakkoi song. A for-sure-to-get-me-fidgety-and-swaying-to-the-beat song!
My first PV is Believe. It still embarrassed, when I was 6th grade.. I downloaded in super low quality video. they seems blurry but by listen the song, that's great, powerful words n still encourage me till now.
Endless Game, pretty much summed up was what I had been experienced at a particular bad time in my life. I felt everything around me was chaotic but I didn't want changes in anything and Endless Game made me think I am not alone having a bad time. It was comforting to know that and that a "reset" is not a bad thing. Scary, but if you need to, do it. And I did.
I love We can make it ! This song gives me so much energy, when I feel down because study or illness. It gives me positive vibe
I chosed Hatenai Sora as one of my favorite Arashi single. Whenever I feel lonely, alone, sad and stressed out about something, this song cheers me up. Making me realized that though there are downs in your life you shouldn't be given up cause there's always hope and tomorrow will come.
Typhoon gen really stuck with me since i first heard it
Kitto Daijoubu is the song that made me love Arashi, so it will always be special!
Wild at heart is the song that made me drown to them and help me sooo much in the early months i adapted into society
Truth - I became Satoshi fan from the drama series Maou
Wish was their first song that i knew, and i thought Arashi's music similar like wish, till i watched KCE and i listened to a day in our life, and i was blown away that arashi have a song as cool as that! That when i realized i am their fan.. fav "a day in our life" perform at ima iza tour and at shounen club (only 4 of them, nino just doing his hollywood thing lol)
face down - not my first arashi song (it was beautiful days of ryuusei no kizuna ost) but it made aware of them. i'm a kpop fan and shinee just got their single sherlock coming out in 2012 and then i found arashi on the same page(?) of rec and i remember rolf watching their live perf on MS i've always thought kpop>jpop and i didnt think jpop act would dance as hard as kpop but ANYWAY.. i think they were kinda cool back then performing face down dance--and look where i am now hehe
I'm choosing I'll be there because it was the first physical single that i bought after i became their fans and it was also my first cd music that i ever bought.
I was always attracted by drama theme songs, Hanadan series love romance really wasn’t my type. But WISH-LSS-OL just melted me. Especially Wish played on Sho Beat and Sho teased his lil bro could be recognized on street coz he can hum along the melody before the single was released.
Love Rainbow thats my wake up song...
Well I chose Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi. The reason is simple because of the lyrics. Well as someone who used to have depression this song gives soothing vibes to me. :)
(Arashi debut song) Arashi members dancing with noise cancelling ear phones and had to dance to their song blindfolded and without hearing the music.
In an effort to lose weight I started running on a treadmill. To help keep me motivated, I listen to Arashi while running. Troublemaker always gets me going - especially when at a slump. Love it when that song comes on :)
Happiness is my wake up/alarm aong
a Japanese television crew came to my universi In The Netherlands and when they interviewed me about Arashi, they asked me to sing a song of then and I chose Happiness. It was very embarrassing for me but since then the song has learnt me how muchI love this group and they literally fill me with happiness.
Pikanchi double is the first song I subbed and translated, so it has a lot of sentimental value to me. The lyric is also one of my favorites
Power of paradise is an Arashi song that released while i was create my thesis... It's really help me to survive. and then... Now i have my first job. Haha. Thx for you guys....
The bass in Fukkatsu Love gets me every time.
I'll always remember Happiness the most, because in the TIME concert, they went fron the ballad Be With You to Happieness, and Arashi captivated both moods so well and transitioned betweem them flawlessly. Also I loved that Aiba was in tears to running with a huge smile on his face!!
Kaze no mukou e is an insipiration song and perfectly fits as an olympic song.
I like pikanchi double, because of this song, I like Sakurai Sho
I used a line from Sakura Sake as my yearbook quote.
Kitto daijobu my cheering song
Happiness was the first Arashi PV I ever watched! It was what got me into Arashi, so I'll always be grateful for t and for the random Ohmiya pregnancy gag that made me laugh for the first time at these nerds.
I have a soft spot for Meikyuu Love Song, I really love this song because the lyrics so beautiful
For me, it's Jidai where I know Arashi. I have like Kindaichi shounen no jikenbo due to my brother's influence and it was him who lend the dvd and manga. I amazes with their voice and become their fans
Pikanchi double. My depression was on its peak when I was 16. It was one of the hardest struggle I have ever experienced in my life and listening to it encourage me to leave and break free from the toxic environment I had been livin for my entire life.
I became a fan around Kitto Daijoubu era and its dance fascinated me, I tried showing to my husband but he was unimpressed and looked at me like I had gone back to being a crazy teenager.
every time I was sad then I heard kansha kangeki ame arashi, my sadness diminished and I could smile again
‘Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi’ at Blast in Miyage was simply beautiful. It was a gorgeous version and you could see the emotion it evoked in the audience.
In short, Sakura was basically the song that finally pulled me to Arashi
Kitto Daijobu is my "pick me up" when things go wrong all day. It reminds me that things go up and down in life, and things can't stay shitty forever.
"fukkatsu love it's like difficult of love. someone who has never fallen in love, fall in love at first sight and to be able to take his heart,
is in dire need of struggle."
Whenever I hear "Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi", I always remember the clip played in Music Station of the compilation of their 1st to 98th appearances in Music Staton. So nostalgic~
I become arashi fan when step and go was released and i watched them singing that song in music station aired at local tv for the first time after knowing J from Gokusen's drama.
"Wish, first Arashi song I knew, I'm jun bait from Hanadan hehehe...
1 more yaaa, a.ra.shi. I always wait for this song everytime I watch their Concert DVD"
I was out shopping one day and I came across this store that had a Day in Our Life playing. I stopped walking and just started to waltz around the store mouthing the lyrics. My friends looked at me and we started to sing to the song. Embarrassing but overall fun because the staff on duty played along with us as well.
Lotus is in my favourite top three Arashi songs.
The first ever Arashi song that i listened to is One Love. It will always be my favorite song and a very memorable one bcs i knew that song from a book that i really liked.
BELIEVE was the first song I was really around for, fandom-wise, and I've always listened to it when trying to gain confidence. I listen to it before job interviews and since I'm now job hunting again, I'll be turning to Arashi and BELIEVE to support me like they always have.
When Bittersweet was released, I was heartbroken because of unrequited love. It described how feel at that moment. So, each time I listened to the song, it reminds me of the moment I have with that guy
Believe
"心にずっと抱いてる
この夢きっと叶うはず
泣いて笑って進んでゆく
This lyrics helped me getting trough to achieve my dream. "
Ashita no Kioku is the song I listen to when I wanna cry and let out everything
For Pikanchi Double, its a song that make me remember my High school time
Everything. Their back when they walk together will forever be ingrained in me. I thought, this is not a pv, this is a story of Arashi.
I can never forget all of them to be honest each hold a special memory! But I'll have to go with Hero it always fills me up with motivation and happiness and nostalgia it's has been one my all time fav songs from Arashi for 11-12 years! It is also one of the first Arashi songs/music videos I ever saw so I can never forget it! It is also one my mother's fav songs. I remember I had the dance moves choreographed few yrs back and every single night after my mom finishes work we used to sit outside and I used to play it on my tape recorder which I used to record the song from my pc. I used to sing and dance for her and we used to listen to many Arashi songs together my mom loves Arashi! I can keep going but I will stop here.
I've become Nino's fans since 2010 but didn't even interested with JPOP and Arashi
But i changed my mind after watch Troublemaker PV
I love the concept and how they're not like the other boyband who trying to be cool
And now, it's already my 7th years i become Arashi fan"
Pikanchi double always makes me think about my younger years, when I thought I had everything in the palm of my hand. The line "we were so young, we were just so young" just gets me everytime.
the dance break in face down
"There is a one point in my life when I was diagnosed as severe clinical depression. At those times, Arashi made me laughs and take my minds off things. Especially Hero lyrics. When I had to drag myself to finish my study despite my illness, I read the lyrics everyday. To force myself to move. At least a bit
“There are times when everyone thinks they can't go on anymore
Without giving up, a bit at a time Up! Up! Up! Up! Higher” Arashi helped me during my depression. I am better now thankfully. Arashi saves me. I’m forever indebted to them"
I'm a firm believer of Sakurap, and Believe has the best Sakurap recorded in a single. Don't at me.
When they sang the ai who sakebe on top of the glove during their live concert, it just feel like they are yelling their love. It feels like their voice is echoing throughout the dome
Love so sweet is the first song of Arashi I listened
I first realised "domyouji from hanadan" and "shouhei from stand up" are in the same group when i watch Kotoba yori taisetsu na mono pv
Truth was the first single that came out after I became a fan, so it'll always hold a special place in my heart.
One Love is my morning alarm song so me and my husband always says “good morning” to each other when it plays; also, it was the first song to play at my weeding reception.
Face Down was the first Arashi's Pv that I watched
My first time to saw arashi song is "believe " i love this song so much
The first song I heard from them was face down helped me overcome some difficulties in my life and since then I love arashi
Happiness is the song that brings back beautiful memories, also thanks to the songs of arashi I was able to find some nice friends ♡
First time I listen to Kotoba Yori with translation, I cried due to its lyrics. The song feels like a warm blanket, makes me feel like I am enough.
Tomadai Nagara is a recent favorite. I had never heard it before but I loved it immediately. There's just something about it even if it is an Ohno solo in disguise.
The first time I know about Arashi is when i watched Hanadan, and i like to listen 'one love' again and again. Also since i like MatsuJun, i started to search anything regarding MatsuJun and from that i come to know about Arashi and become their fan 😊
We Can Make It, aside from Love So Sweet, is one of the singles where I got to learn and know Arashi. It was one of their new releases where I became a fan of the group.
As much I like how crazy good Endless Game is (its my number 1 Arashi single of all time), it was Believe that made me noticed how Arashi worked like a well-oiled machine. The way they shifted pair by pair then by 2-3 seamlessly, effortlessly. Superb group cohesiveness. I said to myself, I will support this group for as long as I can.
Step and go was the first song that caught my ears
Happiness is Arashi's first song that i heard because Yamada Taro Monogatari. It's melody is cheerful and the lyrics is full of meaning as we expected of Arashi's song, it gives spirit to my day.
"Honestly I want to choose kokoro no sora, but it wasn't in the list. So I choose Happiness as my favorite song. I know this song as Yamatarou OST, I dont know arashi yet those time, but I was falling love with nino and the story and the song. I get this song when I was in my way to reach my dreams. This song really boost my mood every time I need encouragement but no one do it for me. So this song really the important song for me. This song also make me know about arashi and so many encouragement songs they have. I've bought some of their singles and albums and really love the them as they always support me from behind. I can move forward when I down, I can be happy after a breakdown because of their songs. That why happiness is really my important song and base of my love to arashi.
Happy Anniversary Arashi san!!!
Keep share your love and encouragement for all!"
"Troublemaker
I've become Nino's fans since 2010 but didn't even interested with JPOP and Arashi
But i changed my mind after watch Troublemaker PV
I love the concept and how they're not like the other boyband who trying to be cool
And now, it's already my 7th years i become Arashi fan"
Happiness - Around the time they were promoting this, our local mall had mannequins wearing skinny jeans of different colors. It reminded me so much of their Happiness stage outfits. :)
Wild at heart was the one that made me finally check arashi out instead of just watching Matsumoto Jun's drama like I always do in the past years so it has a special place in my heart. ❤️
Fukkatsu love. Well, this song made by famous songwriter and famous musician. Unlike the other there is same part to sing. So I like this song have a story from the beginning until the end.
Meikyuu Love Song. This is my drive to work song. It puts me in a good mood so that I can start the day on a high note
TRUTH, is the Arashi song that got me into Arashi and turned my eyes onto Masaki
For my best friend's wedding, our group of friends secretly filmed a video of us dancing and singing along to Ai wo Sakebe, and we played her the video on the morning of her wedding as a little surprise.
I don't have an "episode" but Happiness is always great motivation when I'm about to give up exercising
My Girl - The PV is like a dream come true~~~
I find 'We Can Make It' super motivating, it always gets me through tough days at work. Though I have been following Arashi for more than 10 years my Japanese hasn't improved that much so maybe it's mostly the English but I also find the melody gives me a boost.
Pikanchi Double - I once had a bad day at work and I listened to this song and cried to release my frustration
A.RA.SHI when sung with fans in con has this special feeling of belonging. It is my fav part of a con
Kimi no tame ni boku ga iru always encourage me that it's okay to like idol because everyone have their own reasons to be alive.
Sakura Sake - the first song that made me hooked to the group Arashi instead of only Matsumoto Jun (Hanadan)
I remember trying to memorize the lyrics of a Day in Our Life almost everyday back in my college days.
Truth was the first Arashi song I heard, after watching Maou I always feel like I might cry whenever it comes on LOL
I was doing my final assignment for college when to be free was out and somehow it encourages me to finish my assignment as soon as possible... It's a really uplifting song.
I cried hearing tsunagu in the movie hall when I went to see shinobi no kuni in my country's theatre. The experience was unreal because I never ever thought I could ever watch an arashi member movie in my country.
I just really really like love rainbow
I was in japan for an event that this school held for. I was just in time when meikyu love song was released. Some of the girls knew i'm arashian and they copied their single and gave it to me. It was very touching.
Re Daylight: it is my thesis song. Whenever I feel down or whenever I feel like I’m going to fail, this song never failed to remind me of who I am. That as long as I have hope, everything will be okay.
Well, keeping this short, Endless Game means a lot to me as it came out along with Kazoku Game when I visited Japan the first time. Through Kazoku Game and Endless Game, I discovered Arashi.
One love! The time when I got heated up with Hanadan which led me straight to Arashi! 🌈
I became a fan after watching Hanadan and listenibg to Love so sweet. So this song has a very special place in my heart.
Fukkatsu LOVE since it is the released single at that time I entered the fandom.
Endless Game, the very main reason I got fallin' in love with Arashi. Uncommon reason, I think. But it is real.p
We can make it! was my first Arashi song, so it will always be my favourite!!
Face Down was the single that made me become a fan.
The rap lyrics in Sakura Sake is so good. Every time I am feeling like things are not going anyway and I am stuck being unable to do anything, I listen to it and cheer up a bit.
I think Ai wo sakebe is such a happy song. I love the PV and the dance choreo
face down was my first arashi song!
Aozora Pedal - first time for Arashi to have a movie-like PV and with shochan as 'lead' even! 😊
To Be Free is my liberation song. I can't count the times I've spread my arms to that one and forgotten about life's hardships during walks around my countryside hometown.
I cried every time they sing Pikanchi Double in concert. Hahahaha
Ahhh man I just feel like truth combined with Ohno's acting in Maou was such a turning point for Arashi/fandom, taking things to another level post-hanadan-wave with the kinds of different styles they could do and spaces they could occupy, and I feel #blessed to have witnessed it in real time. (Also I'll never forget sitting outside a Cheesecake Factory with a college friend and changing the lyrics to "No matter what kind of cheesecake it is, we can eat it.")
A.RA.SHI - For the longest time, I thought Sho was saying 'jig so so'. It was around their 15th anniv when I found out it was 'Check it soul soul' 😂😂😂
I remember binge watching ryuusei no kizuna when I first entered the fandom a few years ago and every time beautiful days started playing during the intro tears never ceased to well up in my eyes; it was that good as a song which complemented the entire drama and it just compelled me to fall deeper in love with arashi as well
It's rare to find a JPOP PV play on TV in my country so when Arashi's STEP AND GO played, I got so excited that I ended up sleeping late waiting for other PVs.
Face down. The first time i saw the performance of it was just when i became an Arashi fan. I was blown away. They were in black and looked so cool!! Even though i didn't understand what they were singing it pulled me more and more into the arashi world. Also Jun stole me heart ever since i saw that performance 😍💜
I will go with the same answer. Listen to Hatenai Sora help me a lot after my father's death in 2011. It will always have a special place in my heart. and after that I met a lot of Arashians in my country and became friends.
One love - definitely my most favorite Arashi song. The music, the lyrics, and Jun solo part in this song, everything is perfect. Also, It was Hanadan series that got me know Jun and Arashi so all the Hanadan songs are quite meaningful to me. I want to play One love in my wedding T____T
Love So Sweet was the first ever song that I know from Arashi thus I will be happy and sing along all the time when it is added in any concert! Plus I will definitely play this song at my wedding in the future haha
truth is my favourite alarm! It's good to wake up with the rhythm and Ohno's voice at the beginning :D
Kotoba yori is stand up’s theme song and stand up was a very important drama for me, and it was just moving
At my frd's wedding Love So Sweet started playing to give us the bride and groom figures
Happiness was the first song I heard of arashi, I was in high school having a hard time but finding a group that was all about positive things, saved me
I becoming even obsessed with Arashi because of Truth..i am already their fan before but mostly for dramas and variety show while casually listen to their song..but after Truth i become more invested with their music and try to listen to all the older songs i missed and appreciate their singing more
I picked We Can Make It! bcos during my tough times in life, the song encourages me to continue to pursue my dreams just like the lyrics does too.
Before knowing about Arashi, I have listened to Kitto Daijoubu. I was the type of person then that dislikes rap music but surprisingly ... I loved it very much. It was only a short version and I didn't know the title of the song or the name of the artist. I did saved that short version though and listen to it once in awhile. When I became an Arashi fan and came across this single, I was like, "Aaaaah! That's the song from before!!!" And with that, this may
be funny but I'll say it, I thought that I was fated to be an Arashian 😁
My Eyes - somehow it helped me out of a slump! 😊
Monster is the first single i watched when i just entered arashi's fandom
Actually, I really don’t know what this section mean. But I’ll trying to tell my episode about 1 song I’ve chosen. It is Ashita no Kioku. In 2012, my senior and I choose this song for karaoke contest in an event. And that memories doesn’t dissapear from my life.
Truth shook me. It's different from their usual type of song, but if fits them perfectly. Their first performance of truth in kokuritsu shook me
I would like share my Monster’s episode. This song was pretty cool with its music and with the dance, of course in the PVs too. This monster was mostly played all over my house, because of my little sister who’re not Arashi’s fans, liked this song! In her laptop has its PV too! I’m very excited.
I used to listen a lot to "We Can Make It!" on my way to university back in college (some years ago). There came a point when I felt really tired and lost, I felt I was inferior to everyone around me back then. I didn't know if I should continue, I didn't have motivation anymore, and was crying almost everyday. Listening to this song gave me a lot of courage, it made me feel that I'm not alone and it cheered me up tons. It wasn't only this song, but Arashi really made me push through everything that time.
My Girl holds a special place in my heart because it was the very first Arashi song I ever heard/first time I ever saw them. (Music Station)
I'm awful sharing stories but all I can say is Kotoba Yori reminds me good times of my youth
Face Down was released when I was on exchange in Japan; I remember going to the nearest Tsutaya to listen to it with the really good headphones, and feeling the bass beats reverberating and sending chills down my back. Still one of my favourite Arashi songs of all time.
Happiness is the song that got me through my hardest times. It's completely infectious and I can't hear it without picturing the PV.
When believe was released i use it as my morning alarm. I was at univ at thar time and since i live in Chile it's really weird to listen to japanese songs. Anyway my alarm sounded once in the middle of the class whilw i was at the toilet. When i came back to the class everyone was looking at me ... since then and for many years after people call me otaku (lol)
Love So Sweet the very first song that I keep listening to since becoming an arashian
I had a dream about Kotoba Yori Taisetuna Mono playing in my head as I was approaching the Narita Airport. It was so weird because I have been to Japan but not to Narita, and at that year I was able to attend Arashi concert for the first time....and weirdly, Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono was on the tracklist. I cried so much because at that year (2016) I have been a fan of 8 years and never I thought I would be able to see arashi with my own eyes
Face Down is the reason I got into them.
Even though I have quite a few Arashi songs I would consider to be higher on my list of favorites "Dear Snow" is a song that got me through winter depression before a few times & that's why it has a really special place in my heart. I struggle from Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) for as long as I can remember, and yearly.. as soon as I feel it approaching 'Dear Snow' is the first song I reach for to calm my mind & use it as a way to release sadness. Its almost kind of ironic.. because of my SAD I hate the winter, and Dear Snow is such an obvious winter song and yet it helps me get through gloomy winter days.
Sakura Sake will always be a jam during concerts😊
"Face down
The first song I heard from Arashi
was Love so sweet, but with Face down I fell in love with Arashi ..
I love Arashi so much
Greetings from Mexic"
"When I feel sad Kotoba yori taisetsu na mono, I always rejoice in my heart"
Love So Sweet is basically the reason why I'm answering this survey in the first place lol. It holds a special place in my heart as it all started with Hana Yori Dango. It's been more than 10 years since I watched it, and I owe it all to Hanadan because I got to know 5 adorable dorks who make my life happy.
Happiness was the first song who I save in my mp3. I listen that song everyday!
I had feel really down and stressful during my final year of study and i will listen the music when i feel it. Sakura sake, one of the song that can give me some spirit and inspire me to not give up.
Happiness is a song that no matter how I feel I will always sing. If I'm sad I will sing the song crying which I have in the past, but it will automatically make me happy afterwards.
fukkatsu love. The lyrics are so poetic. I'm want to fall in love again because of this lyrics. Fit perfectly fine with arashi profile.
Happiness - I think this is the first song that I actually be a fan of Arashi music and start to listen all of their album
"First Arashi's song I know is WISH (when Hanadan was airing in my country's national tv) and I just fall in love with the song since the first time hearing it. I even hadn't know about Arashi at that time ^^ And when I started to get interested in Arashi I was happy to find that my fav song is sung by them. It feels like destiny xD "
I try to fully memorize a Day in Our Life lyrics from the first time I listened to that song. It takes 2 years lol, but I'm proud of myself to be able to memorize and sing it (almost) without reading the lyrics cheat.
Daylight was very inspirational and encouraging song. When the world feels like it is falling to pieces it reminds me that everything will be fine. There is a future waiting for you and "Zero to Goal" are good words to remember and live by.
About truth, it was my first Arashi's song. As soon as I heard it, I simply fell in love with the tune. To add it up, the music video was also very cool and chic.
every time I hear aozora pedaru i feel my youth days especially this one of the first song i Heard and it feels nostalgia
Kotoba Yori was and still is my absolute favourite Arashi song of all time. It was one of the first songs I discovered when I got into Arashi. When I finally got a chance to see them live, being able to sing the call and response back to Ohno made it even more special.
My Girl - specifically the Hawaiian version. Blast in Hawaii was my first Arashi concert. I made new friends and have kept in contact with them since, and have even gone on more trips with them. My mom loves this version as well.
Sakura sake was the first ever song I’ve heard from Arashi and made me want to know more about them. At first when I saw Ohno I didn’t think he looked like an idol, but lo and behold he turned out to be my bias in Arashi. 💙
Daylight was one of the first songs I got really attached to when I got into Arashi, I spent a 14 hr flight listening to this, but they never performed it full so I want it in full ver~
My Girl, helped me get through a loved one's passing.
Wish, Hyd1 where i met Matsujun. this song only place 2nd to One Love.
Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi. I always have special spot within myself for this song. It has the same vibes with A.RA.SHI but on slower tempo. I, somehow can feel their happiness, their friendship, their warmness in this song. Be it when I watch its PV or whenever they sing this song in their concerts.
Ai wo Sakebe released at the time I have to living alone for the first time. So somehow, it leave some impression.
I love about GUTS very much especially when the yowakute mo kattemasu drama released, and i really love when nino acting like a sensei, i love him every time tho ♥♥♥
Truth is the song one of the drama I could watch with my mom before she passed away, so it's kind of a nostalgic song. What's more, Ohno was incredible in Naruse's role.
I feel like there is a story with each one of them. And wow, choosing those was hard. “To be free” is simply sort of a hymn to my dream and my path towards it. It gives me so much strength and support.
Love so Sweet. This is the first Arashi song I listen. I listening from radio and really love it. I found about Arashi because of this song :)
I am now confused about life. I'm graduating soon, and I'm confused whether I will follow my parents' wishes to work as this and that, or I will follow my passion and dream. In the current storm, I always listening to Arashi's songs. One of them is Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono. It gives me courage. It tells me to move forward, straightly, not afraid of what will come, while keeping a 'favorite melody' in my heart and play it again and again, so I won't lose my way.
I pursued film as a course partly because of my interest in making music videos and Aozora Pedal MV was a big thing in my heart. I knew I wanted to do something like it
I started to like arashi by listen to "GUTS!". So i love this song in a particular way.
"""Happiness""
This song is not my most favorit song, but since I got the answer about it lately, so I choose this song.
My fave line is ""if you think about consequences of your memories, it's lately isn't it?""
This line really struck me hard, make me think ""a~h, that's right, why not just enjoy the moment!!"" :)))
It's really shallow story ne~
Untill recently, I don't know why I felt like wanna crying while listen this song. I always felt somehow kind of sad and lonely, but since Nino said this song is must be made by piano, and it's a sad song at first, made me think, maybe that's why!"
Love so sweet - the song that introduces me to Handan and jun baited shortly after 😁😁
Endless Game was the first Arashi song I've heard and I spent two months trying to learn it because I was new with Japanese xD
Hitomi no naka no Galaxy was the song that lured me to this fandom even just an incomplete (it's not released yet) made me in tears.
"When i was in 12th grade, for my last PE exam was to do aerobic
so i used a part from Aozora no Shita, kimi no tonari choreography "
When Nino cried singing Beautiful Days, I thought about my grandma and how the lyrics fit perfectly. Even now, the song triggers memories of my grandma
Kaze no mukou e. This song has been so special to me, when I was a beginner fan I found this one in youtube by surprise; at first I liked the rhythm, but just after I read the translation lyrics I started to cry a lot because it was so beautiful, it really hit me, I was a kid/teenager by that time, had self issues and just listening to that song I was relieved and happy again, so after that, arashi has been my source of strength and happiness, I immediately wanted to know moooore and moooore about them because that feeling was incredible, and I wanted to feel it again. Arashi is the best thing happened on me ❤️❤️
Sakura is my beloved song. I know arashi since that single. I remember that I watched the performance on Shiyagare and fell in love instantly haha xD since Sakura I'm Arashi fan.
Beautiful Days is the first song that I heard for the first time. I was 11 years old that time and since then, I've fallen in love with Arashi.
"I always wanted Ashita no kioku single but I didn't have the money when it was released. Years passed and I met my bff and I learnt that she wanted that single too. Any international fan know how difficult is to buy a new and unopened limited edition Arashi's single especially if you are from South america. So, one day I found it!!!! but there was only one copy. I immediately bought it, and it was the first gift I gave to my bestie on her birthday."
For my birthday 7 years ago, my guy friends made a parody of the Love So Sweet PV. I was going through something at that time and it really helped to cheer me up.
Kanaka kangeki ame arashi. It’s such a beautiful song that makes me feel like there are people who are always there and to keep going.
"Its Good to Be Bad" the song is song great and everytime listening to it, ill imagine them to perform this in concert.
We Can Make It - It was this song & Kitto Daijobu that got me into Arashi. In KD, I thought they were so fun & so silly that I got really interested in them. Then I saw WCMI, it's what sealed the deal.
My Girl will always be memorable to me cause this was the latest single when I first got to know Arashi, and fell for them the moment I watched the pv. So everytime this is played, I always remember that moment and always thankful for knowing this awesome group.
Typhoon Generation released on my birthday ❤ I love this song so much. When I watched the PV for the first time in 2008, Sho's hairstyle attracted me a lot. Then I tried to make my hair style same with him. Then my mom saw and yelled me aloud because she didn't like it at all LOL It was nostalgic! :)
When they sing Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi in AAA + in DOME they made me cry especially when Sho scream Domo Arigato. I was just starting getting into Arashi and it was my first time watching the whole concert of them and it was also that first time hearing that song and I only understand Arigato and smile again but they made me cry because they made me feel how thankful they were and happy to be there with their fans.
Once during the race I was very nervous. At that moment, I was hearing Arashi's song. Until the "Power Of The Paradise" turns for some reason, the song gives a boost. So I have a little self-confidence. I followed the race with confidence. Hearing the lyrics alone, makes me feel confident.
Love so Sweet baited me into Arashi! It was so catchy! I remember googling the lyrics I've heard (it's mostly woooh oh oh yeah yeah yeah) from a locally dubbed HanaDan2! With all the speed and contents of the dialup internet back then, I managed to find arashi. Oh that effort!
One Love: this is the first somg i hear of Arashi and becoming fan ever since! I will have one love as my wedding song theme ... hahaha :D!
Hatenai Sora - I introduce this song to my sister after her company laid off her job - she depressed. Thank you for this song, i recover my sister back. She also fan of Arashi....until now. Thank you for this beautiful song, it helped TT
I love GUTS because it's one of the first songs I ever heard when I was searching for Arashi songs and MVs! It's so energetic and I love the MV and all the live performances and photos.
Truth is the song that got me interested in Arashi, and it's one of only a few songs that I know all the lyrics to.
My husband has been very tolerant and supportive of my fangirling. When we got married, One Love was the song for our wedding dance. He had never danced before, and he tried so hard to remember all the moves. The love in his eyes when he looked at me while we were dancing is something that I always remember whenever I hear the song now.
Daylight was released around the time I became a fan and it is now the theme song of my adulthood.
Tsunagu is one of my favourite Arashi songs ever. I love the sound, lyrics, choreography just everything! I know it by heart and whenever i hear it i start singing. It also reminds me of Kobayashi Mao because she died a day before Arashi performed it on MS. I followed the family for a few years before that and it touched me a lot. Also how Sho cried and everything, this is something I won’t forget. I also love Shinobi no kuni sooo yeah it’s a perfect song with lots of emotions for me.
After watching a few episodes of shitsuren chocolatier i was addicted to the theme song which was bittersweet. The subsequent dramas i watched were somehow also the dramas of arashi or had arashi songs as their theme songs. As such i became curious about arashi. And that was how i joined the arashi fandom haha.
Troublemaker is the first performance of Arashi I saw.It was on 2015 Music Day .I really like this song it will be my always in my memory because it's really the first song of Arashi that I was impressed about.
"Wish was the first Arashi song I ever heard, so it had to be in the top ten!
I was Jun baited when I saw Hanadan and the first Arashi song I bought was Wish. "
I didn't really pay any attention to Arashi's lead song prior to Truth but after listening and watching it i started digging more Arashi song
Tomodai nagara is my first song that I know Arashi.
The Arashi single that I first liked was Step and Go. That song really made me an Arashi fan
I almost crying when read the lyrics of my girl while listening to it, it really suited the drama!
Your Eyes gives me a ease and vital feeling.
Breathless: it was the first Arashi’s video clip I’ve ever watched. I was struggling to distinguish all of them...
hero is one of my favourite, and whenever I’m discouraged, nervous or upset, listening to hero would make me feel better and give me courage. It is a very emotional yet motivating song. :”)
"We Can Make It!" gave me strength and courage when I was deciding on a major career shift.
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Question: Pick 10 of your favorite Arashi singles!
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Question: Pick 5 of your favorite Arashi songs that aren't singles! All 5 Arashi members should have sung in the song.
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Question: Out of the 10 single songs you've chosen, please share an episode (a story or memory, or something you life) about 1 song.
When I was at the lowest point or my life, Arashi's Everything was the song that motivated me to get back on my feet after a phase of depression.Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi is one of my all time favourite song, because this song really help encourage me in difficult moments. It gave me such comfort during moments where it seem rather hopeless.
I don't really have an episode about Ai wo Sakebe, but... I just really like it, it's adorable and fun. Also, I learned part of the dance so I always dance to it XP
Bittersweet ~ the very first song I heard and watched the PV, and instantly fell in love with Arashi. I haven't looked back since that day in October 2014 even though I had been watching VSA on Australian TV for more than a year, without knowing they were idols! Long story but one I love to tell :)
Beautiful Days is the first Arashi song I memorized
Tsunagu came out when I was in Japan for the first time. I was overjoyed and Tsunagu is the song that symbolize that amazing moment.
Singing Happiness over and over at Karaoke until we had it memorised
Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi. To be honest, I didn’t know Arashi as what they are during the time I listen to this. The song is just one of my go to song because of my brother’s recommendation, since he love J-Pop. There are times during my studies where I felt like I’m hopeless, and I’m too weak to go through the hardness of learning things. Everything looks tough and I’m on the verge of breaking down and giving up. But like how Arashi and their songs sang the words of hope and courage to other people, it did so for my helpless and fragile self. The part where they goes “If you’re feeling crushed, don’t hesitate. Face your anger and weakness” speaks thousands of meaning. Giving up is not a choice nor decision. I made it through my tough foundation life and now I’m a proud medical student, like I’ve always wanted to be :D
Happiness was the first song I was able to listen to accidentally while watching some clips of ARASHI. I was just a starting fan at that time and getting to know ARASHI as a group. But the song really brought so much energy in me. It made me happy. So it is always going to be one of my fave from
Happiness - Probably the first of Arashi's PV that I watched (either that or Kitto Daijoubu tbh it was so long ago and my memory is failing me now ;__;) I remember watching the PV, and I thought Nino's very cute, then I watched YamaTaro, and I still think Nino's cute, but that was it. I only got into Arashi a few years later. I wonder why it took me so long to fall in love with all of them >__<
I learned the words to Kaze no Mukou e for to improve my Japanese. It was the MV that got me into the whole of Arashi.
Oh man. I have a lot. One of the fun ones is whenever I go to an aquarium, (or just even see a fish tank), I get the urge to play "I seek" because of SekaMuzu. I went to an aquarium in Singapore the other day with my friends, and I had to fight the urge to put on my earphones, play the song, and just zone out. Haha.
Tomadoi nagara was the first single that I bought by myself when I went to Japan.
I "found" Ashita no Kioku when I'm afraid about my future
Every new year eve, I wait for the year to change at 12 and listen to kansha kangeki ame arashi. It somehow gives me a positive push for the new year and my favorite arashi song quote comes from it 'we were born crying but we are probably strong in a pinch' it helps me a lot
For Ai Wo Sakabe I went to a (dance)studio on my own once a while ago and spent several hours there learning the entire choreography and made it into a one-man choreography(Because le me can't do 5 things at once haha). I didn't do it for any specific reason but perhaps it might come in handy one day if I go to a wedding or something ^_^
Endless Game: during the time it first came out, i’ve played it out loud for my family to hear several times. my mum NEVER fails to give the boys shit on their pronounciation of “warning”. 😂
kansha kangeki ame arashi.aku do not know why i choose this song ... But i really like this song ... every hear it, i feel warmth, power ... stiap words like soft strains whispering kuping.apalagi when the song is sung together, look very beautiful, melodious and warm hearted
believe is my first favorite arashi song
Truth always reminds me of Ohno playing Naruse. The release of maou was the same year I became an arashi fan. Ohno being my ichiban It was the best thing ever.
Wish remind me to Hanadan which was the reason why i becaming an Arashian since 2007. We can make it was the 1st PV i watched after i became Arashian :)
Its about Aozora Pedal. The Lyrics was so beautiful, while listening about this I always remember about the hard times I experienced in university, the struggle of studying. But it also the times when I got to draw so much 'colors' on my life together with my friends. So this song is really precious to me..
We Can Make It! When I first got into Arashi this was my favorite song and I would watch the pv on repeat and learn to pronounce the words.
Troublemaker- it’s the song that really drew me towards following arashi songs. Even if I have heard of Love so Sweet and Wish years ago before trouble maker
Truth! The biggest breakout of my life! The moment i fell in love with the song, the choreo, the red and black suits, the drama, the cameo! Everything! Its just mindblowing!!
"TRUTH. this song as OST Maou and ARASHI as singer, and ofc Ohno as main lead, was the bait, I became ARASHI FANS ^^.
start from watch the drama because Ikuta Toma in 2010, but Ohno acting intrigue me to know him, and surprise, he is ARASHI member, and he sang the OST. watch PV, wow Ohno Satoshi is so cool, he is the leader and best dancer. and start looking all about ARASHI. become 'un'official ARASHI internasional fans since Kagiheya era ^^."
Daylight - one of the first Arashi songs I've heard and loved; I remember trying to find it on Youtube. I somehow succeeded because someone uploaded his cover (and it's really good), but I still failed to find the studio recording of Arashi. (I was still a new fan back then haha)
Love so Sweet was the first Arashi song I memorized. I even carry along the lyrics with me wherever I go so I can memorize it - back in 2008, the days when I'm BECOMING THE fan
Hero is my first Arashi song so it will always hold a very special place in my heart. Instantly went from who are they to marathoning EVERYTHING! LoL
Love so sweet is the first song of arashi i’ve ever heard but at that time i didnt notice arashi is such a wonderful group. When i fall in love with arashi and relisten to their song i was like omg? This song is from arashi?? Only God’s know how much i regret why i never notice them..
The My Girl performance in Hawaii will always tighten my chest whenever I watch it back. Made me grateful to support such a wonderful group who have been working hard to achieve where they are now. Listening to My Girl just makes me emotional.
Out of these songs, my all time favorite high beat song is Believe.. The song is just too perfect . The music and their voice are just so mind blowing.. ❤ *Saiko* ❤
One love - i always use One Love lyrics as quote in my post at facebook...because of that i got new friends that have same interest in liking ARASHI
I was graduating from graduate school, and life was really going to change for me. I had to find a job, in an actual *career*, and it was so scary for me. Daylight helped pull me through, just repeating "zero to goal" whenever I was feeling over-anxious.
Monster is my first arashi song i heard and since then, it's become my favorite
"I choose Believe. Thanks to the song Believe, I am now an Arashian. The story goes way back in 2014... At first I wanted to download Believe by Kalafina but without realizing it, instead I have downloaded Believe by Arashi. Poor thing is that I don't even bother to look at the title of the song and I directly put that song into my Walkman. When I turned on my Walkman to listen to the song, I was shocked and say ""What song is this? But........it sounds great"" Then, I heard Sakurap. OMGoooooooooshhhhh..... and I was like ""What group is this??? This song is great and who is the guy who sings the rap part???? I like his voice!!!"" Starting at that moment, I ""STALK"" Arashi most of the time and since then, I'm a fan of them. I can't forget those amazing Arashi-finding memories. And every time Arashi performed Believe on their concerts, I feel emotional and cry at the same time because thanks to the song, ""watashi wa arashi no daifandesu~~" "Domou arigatou gozaimasu Believe no uta ~~~"
I just love hatenai sora, it gives you a courage
Sakura is very special as it's the first song that guide me to become a fan.. when I'm watching ouroboros..around when I just finish my high school.. even I already know about their existance & their debut song A.RA.SHI thanks to my cousin..
Sakura Sake is the song that got me into Arashi. I remember being mindblown by Sho's rap and it's the first time I watch any JE's mv(totally different than english mv that I grew up with) Plus the song is super hype and it's still in my playlist till today
Beautiful Days is my companion when my grandfather died
Troublemaker was the first single i bought with my paycheck.
Daremo Shiranai. The first time I heard the song live from Hawaii concert, I cried. I did not stop crying until the end.
Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi was the first song I had ever heard and was the song that got me into becoming a fan and got me out of a really dark period
Crazy Moon - I found the dance so difficult and thought Arashi did so well in it. They worked hard and were very cool. Really one of the songs that catapulted me into liking them!
Hatenai Sora has a really special place in my heart, whenever i hear that song i remember all the hardship in life i have been through and how i overcame them. Also it is the theme song of Nino’s drama where i can relate to his Character when i was still looking for a job before. Also that song was played in the piano by my Bias Sho kun in the training camp before. I can feel that song is really my arashi number one song aside from Still.😍
"Everyone in my final exam class laugh at me, my supervisor lecture either.
They said, I'll never moving forward like them. I hopeless...
but I ""believe"", everyone have own path.
I don't listen them, this is my movement, this is my life, I can find myself.
I pass, and now I work at TV station like I want."
I sang Beautiful Days at karaoke together with colleagues and also my Japanese managers. That was during my welcome party,and they were so surprised because I can sang it until the end although the lyrics is in Japanese.
I was so depressed that time because the pressure from my parents are so hard and I was barely alive because it was that time of University entrance exam, but Arashi's Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi cheer me up a lot, especially the part 'boku tachi wa tabun pinch ni tsuyoi'. I remember crying while listening this song and they give me a lot of power. It was also because this song I finally converted to Arashi :DD
Pikanchi double : i dont really know but if i hear this song my eyes will get teary or even worse i would cry like a baby
Sakura Sake must be my all time favorite. It's what got me into the fandom in the first place. Late 2008, I heard a friend sing it in class one day and was curious what it meant, she showed me the translations she wrote down and I was touched. She shared more songs and episodes of variety shows with me afterwards and by the time of Monster release I was already a hardcore fan.
One Love was the first Arashi song I listened to and liked. Those bagpipes somehow charmed me instead of turning me off. I listened to it on repeat for weeks
Truth, this song was let me what to know more about Arashi then become an Arashi's fan.
Sakura Sake makes the place lively and first song i memorize hehehe
Love so sweet was my first Arashi song. I saw them perform on music station. I think Tamori-san made a joke like love so suite because Nino talked about going overseas to film iwo jima
Truth. This song is the reason why I'm in this fandom, more than 10 years. No regret.
Aozora Pedal is one of my favorite songs. My dad loved it and he even requests me to play their performance on AAA 2008. I play arashi songs when I play games with my friend and he liked Aozora Pedal and Miles Away. He said it was relaxing.
Truth - my first year as an arashi fan
This is hard because there's too many episodes. But I want to share the most recent memory I have. I went to Japan during autumn 2017 for the first time and one of the first thing that I wanted to do was to buy an Arashi single and album at Tokyo. The feeling of excitement of able to purchase their work by my oen hands overwhelmed me. I got teared up while listening to the demo single at a music shop in Ginza. The song that was playing was Doors ~Yuuki no Kiseki~ and the song is already beautiful by itself, but everytime I listened to it again the melody will bring me back to that exact moment in Japan, and I'll cry out of happiness.. Arashi's music brings me back home.
Hatenai Sora - this my most favorite arashi song. once i feel so depressed and down, when i listened this song even not really understand the meaning somehow i feel so touched and feel like gonna crying :") i feel a bit motivated after listening this song
Nino's solo line in Breathless!!
"Truth - I fall in love in Arashi after listened to this song. "
Truth was my first Arashi song and it made me their fan. It is my all time favourite song of Arashi.
Face Down introduced me to hormone overload, what with all the red-and-black, leather, stick-to-Sho's-ass-and-legs pants, cho kakkoi hairstyles and V-necks that I just die for. Of course, the sofas and couches that have influenced many a fanfic (especially sakumoto for I'm a goner shipper). Sorry it isn't exactly an episode, but just... such love for this mecha mecha kakkoi song. A for-sure-to-get-me-fidgety-and-swaying-to-the-beat song!
My first PV is Believe. It still embarrassed, when I was 6th grade.. I downloaded in super low quality video. they seems blurry but by listen the song, that's great, powerful words n still encourage me till now.
Endless Game, pretty much summed up was what I had been experienced at a particular bad time in my life. I felt everything around me was chaotic but I didn't want changes in anything and Endless Game made me think I am not alone having a bad time. It was comforting to know that and that a "reset" is not a bad thing. Scary, but if you need to, do it. And I did.
I love We can make it ! This song gives me so much energy, when I feel down because study or illness. It gives me positive vibe
I chosed Hatenai Sora as one of my favorite Arashi single. Whenever I feel lonely, alone, sad and stressed out about something, this song cheers me up. Making me realized that though there are downs in your life you shouldn't be given up cause there's always hope and tomorrow will come.
Typhoon gen really stuck with me since i first heard it
Kitto Daijoubu is the song that made me love Arashi, so it will always be special!
Wild at heart is the song that made me drown to them and help me sooo much in the early months i adapted into society
Truth - I became Satoshi fan from the drama series Maou
Wish was their first song that i knew, and i thought Arashi's music similar like wish, till i watched KCE and i listened to a day in our life, and i was blown away that arashi have a song as cool as that! That when i realized i am their fan.. fav "a day in our life" perform at ima iza tour and at shounen club (only 4 of them, nino just doing his hollywood thing lol)
face down - not my first arashi song (it was beautiful days of ryuusei no kizuna ost) but it made aware of them. i'm a kpop fan and shinee just got their single sherlock coming out in 2012 and then i found arashi on the same page(?) of rec and i remember rolf watching their live perf on MS i've always thought kpop>jpop and i didnt think jpop act would dance as hard as kpop but ANYWAY.. i think they were kinda cool back then performing face down dance--and look where i am now hehe
I'm choosing I'll be there because it was the first physical single that i bought after i became their fans and it was also my first cd music that i ever bought.
I was always attracted by drama theme songs, Hanadan series love romance really wasn’t my type. But WISH-LSS-OL just melted me. Especially Wish played on Sho Beat and Sho teased his lil bro could be recognized on street coz he can hum along the melody before the single was released.
Love Rainbow thats my wake up song...
Well I chose Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi. The reason is simple because of the lyrics. Well as someone who used to have depression this song gives soothing vibes to me. :)
(Arashi debut song) Arashi members dancing with noise cancelling ear phones and had to dance to their song blindfolded and without hearing the music.
In an effort to lose weight I started running on a treadmill. To help keep me motivated, I listen to Arashi while running. Troublemaker always gets me going - especially when at a slump. Love it when that song comes on :)
Happiness is my wake up/alarm aong
a Japanese television crew came to my universi In The Netherlands and when they interviewed me about Arashi, they asked me to sing a song of then and I chose Happiness. It was very embarrassing for me but since then the song has learnt me how muchI love this group and they literally fill me with happiness.
Pikanchi double is the first song I subbed and translated, so it has a lot of sentimental value to me. The lyric is also one of my favorites
Power of paradise is an Arashi song that released while i was create my thesis... It's really help me to survive. and then... Now i have my first job. Haha. Thx for you guys....
The bass in Fukkatsu Love gets me every time.
I'll always remember Happiness the most, because in the TIME concert, they went fron the ballad Be With You to Happieness, and Arashi captivated both moods so well and transitioned betweem them flawlessly. Also I loved that Aiba was in tears to running with a huge smile on his face!!
Kaze no mukou e is an insipiration song and perfectly fits as an olympic song.
I like pikanchi double, because of this song, I like Sakurai Sho
I used a line from Sakura Sake as my yearbook quote.
Kitto daijobu my cheering song
Happiness was the first Arashi PV I ever watched! It was what got me into Arashi, so I'll always be grateful for t and for the random Ohmiya pregnancy gag that made me laugh for the first time at these nerds.
I have a soft spot for Meikyuu Love Song, I really love this song because the lyrics so beautiful
For me, it's Jidai where I know Arashi. I have like Kindaichi shounen no jikenbo due to my brother's influence and it was him who lend the dvd and manga. I amazes with their voice and become their fans
Pikanchi double. My depression was on its peak when I was 16. It was one of the hardest struggle I have ever experienced in my life and listening to it encourage me to leave and break free from the toxic environment I had been livin for my entire life.
I became a fan around Kitto Daijoubu era and its dance fascinated me, I tried showing to my husband but he was unimpressed and looked at me like I had gone back to being a crazy teenager.
every time I was sad then I heard kansha kangeki ame arashi, my sadness diminished and I could smile again
‘Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi’ at Blast in Miyage was simply beautiful. It was a gorgeous version and you could see the emotion it evoked in the audience.
In short, Sakura was basically the song that finally pulled me to Arashi
Kitto Daijobu is my "pick me up" when things go wrong all day. It reminds me that things go up and down in life, and things can't stay shitty forever.
"fukkatsu love it's like difficult of love. someone who has never fallen in love, fall in love at first sight and to be able to take his heart,
is in dire need of struggle."
Whenever I hear "Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi", I always remember the clip played in Music Station of the compilation of their 1st to 98th appearances in Music Staton. So nostalgic~
I become arashi fan when step and go was released and i watched them singing that song in music station aired at local tv for the first time after knowing J from Gokusen's drama.
"Wish, first Arashi song I knew, I'm jun bait from Hanadan hehehe...
1 more yaaa, a.ra.shi. I always wait for this song everytime I watch their Concert DVD"
I was out shopping one day and I came across this store that had a Day in Our Life playing. I stopped walking and just started to waltz around the store mouthing the lyrics. My friends looked at me and we started to sing to the song. Embarrassing but overall fun because the staff on duty played along with us as well.
Lotus is in my favourite top three Arashi songs.
The first ever Arashi song that i listened to is One Love. It will always be my favorite song and a very memorable one bcs i knew that song from a book that i really liked.
BELIEVE was the first song I was really around for, fandom-wise, and I've always listened to it when trying to gain confidence. I listen to it before job interviews and since I'm now job hunting again, I'll be turning to Arashi and BELIEVE to support me like they always have.
When Bittersweet was released, I was heartbroken because of unrequited love. It described how feel at that moment. So, each time I listened to the song, it reminds me of the moment I have with that guy
Believe
"心にずっと抱いてる
この夢きっと叶うはず
泣いて笑って進んでゆく
This lyrics helped me getting trough to achieve my dream. "
Ashita no Kioku is the song I listen to when I wanna cry and let out everything
For Pikanchi Double, its a song that make me remember my High school time
Everything. Their back when they walk together will forever be ingrained in me. I thought, this is not a pv, this is a story of Arashi.
I can never forget all of them to be honest each hold a special memory! But I'll have to go with Hero it always fills me up with motivation and happiness and nostalgia it's has been one my all time fav songs from Arashi for 11-12 years! It is also one of the first Arashi songs/music videos I ever saw so I can never forget it! It is also one my mother's fav songs. I remember I had the dance moves choreographed few yrs back and every single night after my mom finishes work we used to sit outside and I used to play it on my tape recorder which I used to record the song from my pc. I used to sing and dance for her and we used to listen to many Arashi songs together my mom loves Arashi! I can keep going but I will stop here.
I've become Nino's fans since 2010 but didn't even interested with JPOP and Arashi
But i changed my mind after watch Troublemaker PV
I love the concept and how they're not like the other boyband who trying to be cool
And now, it's already my 7th years i become Arashi fan"
Pikanchi double always makes me think about my younger years, when I thought I had everything in the palm of my hand. The line "we were so young, we were just so young" just gets me everytime.
the dance break in face down
"There is a one point in my life when I was diagnosed as severe clinical depression. At those times, Arashi made me laughs and take my minds off things. Especially Hero lyrics. When I had to drag myself to finish my study despite my illness, I read the lyrics everyday. To force myself to move. At least a bit
“There are times when everyone thinks they can't go on anymore
Without giving up, a bit at a time Up! Up! Up! Up! Higher” Arashi helped me during my depression. I am better now thankfully. Arashi saves me. I’m forever indebted to them"
I'm a firm believer of Sakurap, and Believe has the best Sakurap recorded in a single. Don't at me.
When they sang the ai who sakebe on top of the glove during their live concert, it just feel like they are yelling their love. It feels like their voice is echoing throughout the dome
Love so sweet is the first song of Arashi I listened
I first realised "domyouji from hanadan" and "shouhei from stand up" are in the same group when i watch Kotoba yori taisetsu na mono pv
Truth was the first single that came out after I became a fan, so it'll always hold a special place in my heart.
One Love is my morning alarm song so me and my husband always says “good morning” to each other when it plays; also, it was the first song to play at my weeding reception.
Face Down was the first Arashi's Pv that I watched
My first time to saw arashi song is "believe " i love this song so much
The first song I heard from them was face down helped me overcome some difficulties in my life and since then I love arashi
Happiness is the song that brings back beautiful memories, also thanks to the songs of arashi I was able to find some nice friends ♡
First time I listen to Kotoba Yori with translation, I cried due to its lyrics. The song feels like a warm blanket, makes me feel like I am enough.
Tomadai Nagara is a recent favorite. I had never heard it before but I loved it immediately. There's just something about it even if it is an Ohno solo in disguise.
The first time I know about Arashi is when i watched Hanadan, and i like to listen 'one love' again and again. Also since i like MatsuJun, i started to search anything regarding MatsuJun and from that i come to know about Arashi and become their fan 😊
We Can Make It, aside from Love So Sweet, is one of the singles where I got to learn and know Arashi. It was one of their new releases where I became a fan of the group.
As much I like how crazy good Endless Game is (its my number 1 Arashi single of all time), it was Believe that made me noticed how Arashi worked like a well-oiled machine. The way they shifted pair by pair then by 2-3 seamlessly, effortlessly. Superb group cohesiveness. I said to myself, I will support this group for as long as I can.
Step and go was the first song that caught my ears
Happiness is Arashi's first song that i heard because Yamada Taro Monogatari. It's melody is cheerful and the lyrics is full of meaning as we expected of Arashi's song, it gives spirit to my day.
"Honestly I want to choose kokoro no sora, but it wasn't in the list. So I choose Happiness as my favorite song. I know this song as Yamatarou OST, I dont know arashi yet those time, but I was falling love with nino and the story and the song. I get this song when I was in my way to reach my dreams. This song really boost my mood every time I need encouragement but no one do it for me. So this song really the important song for me. This song also make me know about arashi and so many encouragement songs they have. I've bought some of their singles and albums and really love the them as they always support me from behind. I can move forward when I down, I can be happy after a breakdown because of their songs. That why happiness is really my important song and base of my love to arashi.
Happy Anniversary Arashi san!!!
Keep share your love and encouragement for all!"
"Troublemaker
I've become Nino's fans since 2010 but didn't even interested with JPOP and Arashi
But i changed my mind after watch Troublemaker PV
I love the concept and how they're not like the other boyband who trying to be cool
And now, it's already my 7th years i become Arashi fan"
Happiness - Around the time they were promoting this, our local mall had mannequins wearing skinny jeans of different colors. It reminded me so much of their Happiness stage outfits. :)
Wild at heart was the one that made me finally check arashi out instead of just watching Matsumoto Jun's drama like I always do in the past years so it has a special place in my heart. ❤️
Fukkatsu love. Well, this song made by famous songwriter and famous musician. Unlike the other there is same part to sing. So I like this song have a story from the beginning until the end.
Meikyuu Love Song. This is my drive to work song. It puts me in a good mood so that I can start the day on a high note
TRUTH, is the Arashi song that got me into Arashi and turned my eyes onto Masaki
For my best friend's wedding, our group of friends secretly filmed a video of us dancing and singing along to Ai wo Sakebe, and we played her the video on the morning of her wedding as a little surprise.
I don't have an "episode" but Happiness is always great motivation when I'm about to give up exercising
My Girl - The PV is like a dream come true~~~
I find 'We Can Make It' super motivating, it always gets me through tough days at work. Though I have been following Arashi for more than 10 years my Japanese hasn't improved that much so maybe it's mostly the English but I also find the melody gives me a boost.
Pikanchi Double - I once had a bad day at work and I listened to this song and cried to release my frustration
A.RA.SHI when sung with fans in con has this special feeling of belonging. It is my fav part of a con
Kimi no tame ni boku ga iru always encourage me that it's okay to like idol because everyone have their own reasons to be alive.
Sakura Sake - the first song that made me hooked to the group Arashi instead of only Matsumoto Jun (Hanadan)
I remember trying to memorize the lyrics of a Day in Our Life almost everyday back in my college days.
Truth was the first Arashi song I heard, after watching Maou I always feel like I might cry whenever it comes on LOL
I was doing my final assignment for college when to be free was out and somehow it encourages me to finish my assignment as soon as possible... It's a really uplifting song.
I cried hearing tsunagu in the movie hall when I went to see shinobi no kuni in my country's theatre. The experience was unreal because I never ever thought I could ever watch an arashi member movie in my country.
I just really really like love rainbow
I was in japan for an event that this school held for. I was just in time when meikyu love song was released. Some of the girls knew i'm arashian and they copied their single and gave it to me. It was very touching.
Re Daylight: it is my thesis song. Whenever I feel down or whenever I feel like I’m going to fail, this song never failed to remind me of who I am. That as long as I have hope, everything will be okay.
Well, keeping this short, Endless Game means a lot to me as it came out along with Kazoku Game when I visited Japan the first time. Through Kazoku Game and Endless Game, I discovered Arashi.
One love! The time when I got heated up with Hanadan which led me straight to Arashi! 🌈
I became a fan after watching Hanadan and listenibg to Love so sweet. So this song has a very special place in my heart.
Fukkatsu LOVE since it is the released single at that time I entered the fandom.
Endless Game, the very main reason I got fallin' in love with Arashi. Uncommon reason, I think. But it is real.p
We can make it! was my first Arashi song, so it will always be my favourite!!
Face Down was the single that made me become a fan.
The rap lyrics in Sakura Sake is so good. Every time I am feeling like things are not going anyway and I am stuck being unable to do anything, I listen to it and cheer up a bit.
I think Ai wo sakebe is such a happy song. I love the PV and the dance choreo
face down was my first arashi song!
Aozora Pedal - first time for Arashi to have a movie-like PV and with shochan as 'lead' even! 😊
To Be Free is my liberation song. I can't count the times I've spread my arms to that one and forgotten about life's hardships during walks around my countryside hometown.
I cried every time they sing Pikanchi Double in concert. Hahahaha
Ahhh man I just feel like truth combined with Ohno's acting in Maou was such a turning point for Arashi/fandom, taking things to another level post-hanadan-wave with the kinds of different styles they could do and spaces they could occupy, and I feel #blessed to have witnessed it in real time. (Also I'll never forget sitting outside a Cheesecake Factory with a college friend and changing the lyrics to "No matter what kind of cheesecake it is, we can eat it.")
A.RA.SHI - For the longest time, I thought Sho was saying 'jig so so'. It was around their 15th anniv when I found out it was 'Check it soul soul' 😂😂😂
I remember binge watching ryuusei no kizuna when I first entered the fandom a few years ago and every time beautiful days started playing during the intro tears never ceased to well up in my eyes; it was that good as a song which complemented the entire drama and it just compelled me to fall deeper in love with arashi as well
It's rare to find a JPOP PV play on TV in my country so when Arashi's STEP AND GO played, I got so excited that I ended up sleeping late waiting for other PVs.
Face down. The first time i saw the performance of it was just when i became an Arashi fan. I was blown away. They were in black and looked so cool!! Even though i didn't understand what they were singing it pulled me more and more into the arashi world. Also Jun stole me heart ever since i saw that performance 😍💜
I will go with the same answer. Listen to Hatenai Sora help me a lot after my father's death in 2011. It will always have a special place in my heart. and after that I met a lot of Arashians in my country and became friends.
One love - definitely my most favorite Arashi song. The music, the lyrics, and Jun solo part in this song, everything is perfect. Also, It was Hanadan series that got me know Jun and Arashi so all the Hanadan songs are quite meaningful to me. I want to play One love in my wedding T____T
Love So Sweet was the first ever song that I know from Arashi thus I will be happy and sing along all the time when it is added in any concert! Plus I will definitely play this song at my wedding in the future haha
truth is my favourite alarm! It's good to wake up with the rhythm and Ohno's voice at the beginning :D
Kotoba yori is stand up’s theme song and stand up was a very important drama for me, and it was just moving
At my frd's wedding Love So Sweet started playing to give us the bride and groom figures
Happiness was the first song I heard of arashi, I was in high school having a hard time but finding a group that was all about positive things, saved me
I becoming even obsessed with Arashi because of Truth..i am already their fan before but mostly for dramas and variety show while casually listen to their song..but after Truth i become more invested with their music and try to listen to all the older songs i missed and appreciate their singing more
I picked We Can Make It! bcos during my tough times in life, the song encourages me to continue to pursue my dreams just like the lyrics does too.
Before knowing about Arashi, I have listened to Kitto Daijoubu. I was the type of person then that dislikes rap music but surprisingly ... I loved it very much. It was only a short version and I didn't know the title of the song or the name of the artist. I did saved that short version though and listen to it once in awhile. When I became an Arashi fan and came across this single, I was like, "Aaaaah! That's the song from before!!!" And with that, this may
be funny but I'll say it, I thought that I was fated to be an Arashian 😁
My Eyes - somehow it helped me out of a slump! 😊
Monster is the first single i watched when i just entered arashi's fandom
Actually, I really don’t know what this section mean. But I’ll trying to tell my episode about 1 song I’ve chosen. It is Ashita no Kioku. In 2012, my senior and I choose this song for karaoke contest in an event. And that memories doesn’t dissapear from my life.
Truth shook me. It's different from their usual type of song, but if fits them perfectly. Their first performance of truth in kokuritsu shook me
I would like share my Monster’s episode. This song was pretty cool with its music and with the dance, of course in the PVs too. This monster was mostly played all over my house, because of my little sister who’re not Arashi’s fans, liked this song! In her laptop has its PV too! I’m very excited.
I used to listen a lot to "We Can Make It!" on my way to university back in college (some years ago). There came a point when I felt really tired and lost, I felt I was inferior to everyone around me back then. I didn't know if I should continue, I didn't have motivation anymore, and was crying almost everyday. Listening to this song gave me a lot of courage, it made me feel that I'm not alone and it cheered me up tons. It wasn't only this song, but Arashi really made me push through everything that time.
My Girl holds a special place in my heart because it was the very first Arashi song I ever heard/first time I ever saw them. (Music Station)
I'm awful sharing stories but all I can say is Kotoba Yori reminds me good times of my youth
Face Down was released when I was on exchange in Japan; I remember going to the nearest Tsutaya to listen to it with the really good headphones, and feeling the bass beats reverberating and sending chills down my back. Still one of my favourite Arashi songs of all time.
Happiness is the song that got me through my hardest times. It's completely infectious and I can't hear it without picturing the PV.
When believe was released i use it as my morning alarm. I was at univ at thar time and since i live in Chile it's really weird to listen to japanese songs. Anyway my alarm sounded once in the middle of the class whilw i was at the toilet. When i came back to the class everyone was looking at me ... since then and for many years after people call me otaku (lol)
Love So Sweet the very first song that I keep listening to since becoming an arashian
I had a dream about Kotoba Yori Taisetuna Mono playing in my head as I was approaching the Narita Airport. It was so weird because I have been to Japan but not to Narita, and at that year I was able to attend Arashi concert for the first time....and weirdly, Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono was on the tracklist. I cried so much because at that year (2016) I have been a fan of 8 years and never I thought I would be able to see arashi with my own eyes
Face Down is the reason I got into them.
Even though I have quite a few Arashi songs I would consider to be higher on my list of favorites "Dear Snow" is a song that got me through winter depression before a few times & that's why it has a really special place in my heart. I struggle from Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) for as long as I can remember, and yearly.. as soon as I feel it approaching 'Dear Snow' is the first song I reach for to calm my mind & use it as a way to release sadness. Its almost kind of ironic.. because of my SAD I hate the winter, and Dear Snow is such an obvious winter song and yet it helps me get through gloomy winter days.
Sakura Sake will always be a jam during concerts😊
"Face down
The first song I heard from Arashi
was Love so sweet, but with Face down I fell in love with Arashi ..
I love Arashi so much
Greetings from Mexic"
"When I feel sad Kotoba yori taisetsu na mono, I always rejoice in my heart"
Love So Sweet is basically the reason why I'm answering this survey in the first place lol. It holds a special place in my heart as it all started with Hana Yori Dango. It's been more than 10 years since I watched it, and I owe it all to Hanadan because I got to know 5 adorable dorks who make my life happy.
Happiness was the first song who I save in my mp3. I listen that song everyday!
I had feel really down and stressful during my final year of study and i will listen the music when i feel it. Sakura sake, one of the song that can give me some spirit and inspire me to not give up.
Happiness is a song that no matter how I feel I will always sing. If I'm sad I will sing the song crying which I have in the past, but it will automatically make me happy afterwards.
fukkatsu love. The lyrics are so poetic. I'm want to fall in love again because of this lyrics. Fit perfectly fine with arashi profile.
Happiness - I think this is the first song that I actually be a fan of Arashi music and start to listen all of their album
"First Arashi's song I know is WISH (when Hanadan was airing in my country's national tv) and I just fall in love with the song since the first time hearing it. I even hadn't know about Arashi at that time ^^ And when I started to get interested in Arashi I was happy to find that my fav song is sung by them. It feels like destiny xD "
I try to fully memorize a Day in Our Life lyrics from the first time I listened to that song. It takes 2 years lol, but I'm proud of myself to be able to memorize and sing it (almost) without reading the lyrics cheat.
Daylight was very inspirational and encouraging song. When the world feels like it is falling to pieces it reminds me that everything will be fine. There is a future waiting for you and "Zero to Goal" are good words to remember and live by.
About truth, it was my first Arashi's song. As soon as I heard it, I simply fell in love with the tune. To add it up, the music video was also very cool and chic.
every time I hear aozora pedaru i feel my youth days especially this one of the first song i Heard and it feels nostalgia
Kotoba Yori was and still is my absolute favourite Arashi song of all time. It was one of the first songs I discovered when I got into Arashi. When I finally got a chance to see them live, being able to sing the call and response back to Ohno made it even more special.
My Girl - specifically the Hawaiian version. Blast in Hawaii was my first Arashi concert. I made new friends and have kept in contact with them since, and have even gone on more trips with them. My mom loves this version as well.
Sakura sake was the first ever song I’ve heard from Arashi and made me want to know more about them. At first when I saw Ohno I didn’t think he looked like an idol, but lo and behold he turned out to be my bias in Arashi. 💙
Daylight was one of the first songs I got really attached to when I got into Arashi, I spent a 14 hr flight listening to this, but they never performed it full so I want it in full ver~
My Girl, helped me get through a loved one's passing.
Wish, Hyd1 where i met Matsujun. this song only place 2nd to One Love.
Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi. I always have special spot within myself for this song. It has the same vibes with A.RA.SHI but on slower tempo. I, somehow can feel their happiness, their friendship, their warmness in this song. Be it when I watch its PV or whenever they sing this song in their concerts.
Ai wo Sakebe released at the time I have to living alone for the first time. So somehow, it leave some impression.
I love about GUTS very much especially when the yowakute mo kattemasu drama released, and i really love when nino acting like a sensei, i love him every time tho ♥♥♥
Truth is the song one of the drama I could watch with my mom before she passed away, so it's kind of a nostalgic song. What's more, Ohno was incredible in Naruse's role.
I feel like there is a story with each one of them. And wow, choosing those was hard. “To be free” is simply sort of a hymn to my dream and my path towards it. It gives me so much strength and support.
Love so Sweet. This is the first Arashi song I listen. I listening from radio and really love it. I found about Arashi because of this song :)
I am now confused about life. I'm graduating soon, and I'm confused whether I will follow my parents' wishes to work as this and that, or I will follow my passion and dream. In the current storm, I always listening to Arashi's songs. One of them is Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono. It gives me courage. It tells me to move forward, straightly, not afraid of what will come, while keeping a 'favorite melody' in my heart and play it again and again, so I won't lose my way.
I pursued film as a course partly because of my interest in making music videos and Aozora Pedal MV was a big thing in my heart. I knew I wanted to do something like it
I started to like arashi by listen to "GUTS!". So i love this song in a particular way.
"""Happiness""
This song is not my most favorit song, but since I got the answer about it lately, so I choose this song.
My fave line is ""if you think about consequences of your memories, it's lately isn't it?""
This line really struck me hard, make me think ""a~h, that's right, why not just enjoy the moment!!"" :)))
It's really shallow story ne~
Untill recently, I don't know why I felt like wanna crying while listen this song. I always felt somehow kind of sad and lonely, but since Nino said this song is must be made by piano, and it's a sad song at first, made me think, maybe that's why!"
Love so sweet - the song that introduces me to Handan and jun baited shortly after 😁😁
Endless Game was the first Arashi song I've heard and I spent two months trying to learn it because I was new with Japanese xD
Hitomi no naka no Galaxy was the song that lured me to this fandom even just an incomplete (it's not released yet) made me in tears.
"When i was in 12th grade, for my last PE exam was to do aerobic
so i used a part from Aozora no Shita, kimi no tonari choreography "
When Nino cried singing Beautiful Days, I thought about my grandma and how the lyrics fit perfectly. Even now, the song triggers memories of my grandma
Kaze no mukou e. This song has been so special to me, when I was a beginner fan I found this one in youtube by surprise; at first I liked the rhythm, but just after I read the translation lyrics I started to cry a lot because it was so beautiful, it really hit me, I was a kid/teenager by that time, had self issues and just listening to that song I was relieved and happy again, so after that, arashi has been my source of strength and happiness, I immediately wanted to know moooore and moooore about them because that feeling was incredible, and I wanted to feel it again. Arashi is the best thing happened on me ❤️❤️
Sakura is my beloved song. I know arashi since that single. I remember that I watched the performance on Shiyagare and fell in love instantly haha xD since Sakura I'm Arashi fan.
Beautiful Days is the first song that I heard for the first time. I was 11 years old that time and since then, I've fallen in love with Arashi.
"I always wanted Ashita no kioku single but I didn't have the money when it was released. Years passed and I met my bff and I learnt that she wanted that single too. Any international fan know how difficult is to buy a new and unopened limited edition Arashi's single especially if you are from South america. So, one day I found it!!!! but there was only one copy. I immediately bought it, and it was the first gift I gave to my bestie on her birthday."
For my birthday 7 years ago, my guy friends made a parody of the Love So Sweet PV. I was going through something at that time and it really helped to cheer me up.
Kanaka kangeki ame arashi. It’s such a beautiful song that makes me feel like there are people who are always there and to keep going.
"Its Good to Be Bad" the song is song great and everytime listening to it, ill imagine them to perform this in concert.
We Can Make It - It was this song & Kitto Daijobu that got me into Arashi. In KD, I thought they were so fun & so silly that I got really interested in them. Then I saw WCMI, it's what sealed the deal.
My Girl will always be memorable to me cause this was the latest single when I first got to know Arashi, and fell for them the moment I watched the pv. So everytime this is played, I always remember that moment and always thankful for knowing this awesome group.
Typhoon Generation released on my birthday ❤ I love this song so much. When I watched the PV for the first time in 2008, Sho's hairstyle attracted me a lot. Then I tried to make my hair style same with him. Then my mom saw and yelled me aloud because she didn't like it at all LOL It was nostalgic! :)
When they sing Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi in AAA + in DOME they made me cry especially when Sho scream Domo Arigato. I was just starting getting into Arashi and it was my first time watching the whole concert of them and it was also that first time hearing that song and I only understand Arigato and smile again but they made me cry because they made me feel how thankful they were and happy to be there with their fans.
Once during the race I was very nervous. At that moment, I was hearing Arashi's song. Until the "Power Of The Paradise" turns for some reason, the song gives a boost. So I have a little self-confidence. I followed the race with confidence. Hearing the lyrics alone, makes me feel confident.
Love so Sweet baited me into Arashi! It was so catchy! I remember googling the lyrics I've heard (it's mostly woooh oh oh yeah yeah yeah) from a locally dubbed HanaDan2! With all the speed and contents of the dialup internet back then, I managed to find arashi. Oh that effort!
One Love: this is the first somg i hear of Arashi and becoming fan ever since! I will have one love as my wedding song theme ... hahaha :D!
Hatenai Sora - I introduce this song to my sister after her company laid off her job - she depressed. Thank you for this song, i recover my sister back. She also fan of Arashi....until now. Thank you for this beautiful song, it helped TT
I love GUTS because it's one of the first songs I ever heard when I was searching for Arashi songs and MVs! It's so energetic and I love the MV and all the live performances and photos.
Truth is the song that got me interested in Arashi, and it's one of only a few songs that I know all the lyrics to.
My husband has been very tolerant and supportive of my fangirling. When we got married, One Love was the song for our wedding dance. He had never danced before, and he tried so hard to remember all the moves. The love in his eyes when he looked at me while we were dancing is something that I always remember whenever I hear the song now.
Daylight was released around the time I became a fan and it is now the theme song of my adulthood.
Tsunagu is one of my favourite Arashi songs ever. I love the sound, lyrics, choreography just everything! I know it by heart and whenever i hear it i start singing. It also reminds me of Kobayashi Mao because she died a day before Arashi performed it on MS. I followed the family for a few years before that and it touched me a lot. Also how Sho cried and everything, this is something I won’t forget. I also love Shinobi no kuni sooo yeah it’s a perfect song with lots of emotions for me.
After watching a few episodes of shitsuren chocolatier i was addicted to the theme song which was bittersweet. The subsequent dramas i watched were somehow also the dramas of arashi or had arashi songs as their theme songs. As such i became curious about arashi. And that was how i joined the arashi fandom haha.
Troublemaker is the first performance of Arashi I saw.It was on 2015 Music Day .I really like this song it will be my always in my memory because it's really the first song of Arashi that I was impressed about.
"Wish was the first Arashi song I ever heard, so it had to be in the top ten!
I was Jun baited when I saw Hanadan and the first Arashi song I bought was Wish. "
I didn't really pay any attention to Arashi's lead song prior to Truth but after listening and watching it i started digging more Arashi song
Tomodai nagara is my first song that I know Arashi.
The Arashi single that I first liked was Step and Go. That song really made me an Arashi fan
I almost crying when read the lyrics of my girl while listening to it, it really suited the drama!
Your Eyes gives me a ease and vital feeling.
Breathless: it was the first Arashi’s video clip I’ve ever watched. I was struggling to distinguish all of them...
hero is one of my favourite, and whenever I’m discouraged, nervous or upset, listening to hero would make me feel better and give me courage. It is a very emotional yet motivating song. :”)
"We Can Make It!" gave me strength and courage when I was deciding on a major career shift.