Josei Joshin spoke to some TV staff to understand Arashi's battle in their last week in the lead up to the hiatus.

Arashi's Battle in their last weekJun was spotted exiting his gym on 25 Dec. Arashi had just wrapped up the final episode of VSA the day before. On Christmas afternoon, Arashi members gathered for a meeting and rehearsal for Music ( Read more... )

Here's a translation that I did on Twitter a few months back when Arashi announced the "This is Arashi" concert. I'm so glad and relieved that they managed to pull off this concert without any major incident and enter the hiatus on such a high note.


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VSA producer Kan Tsuyoshi posted a moving tribute to Arashi on his LINE blog. I've translated the entry here.


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Withnews published this moving article which depicted a mother's fan letter to Arashi, 7 years after she had passed away. Her son received the letter in his first year of high school, as Arashi celebrated their 21st anniversary.


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Arashi announced a bunch of very exciting news on their birthday today! Check out the details in the translation of the Fan Club message below.


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I had the opportunity to rewatch Untitled on Youtube and once again, I'm struck by the beauty of "Song For You", a song Arashi dedicated to their fans.


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SPOILER ALERT.


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This translation was longer than I had expected so I decided to post it here on LJ as well. It's taken from the FC pamphlet, 20th anniversary issue. Enjoy!


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This whole segment is dedicated to the SS Walk, which is Sho's version of the MJ Walk. Guess how Sho pulled it off?


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This was an old project which I started back in 2014 when the Kokuritsu Photo Book was first published. This post picks up on the Arashi cross-talk discussing the 5x10 Anniversary concert, heavily featuring the see-through outfits.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

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