Editing Arashi (section)

{{short description|Japanese idol group (1999–2020)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Arashi
| native_name      = 嵐
| native_name_lang = ja
| image            = ARASHI mengguncang Jakarta! 1m 5s.jpg
| image_size       = 400px
| landscape        = yes
| caption          = Arashi in November 2019<br />From left to right: [[Kazunari Ninomiya|Ninomiya]], [[Masaki Aiba|Aiba]], [[Jun Matsumoto|Matsumoto]], [[Satoshi Ohno|Ohno]], [[Sho Sakurai|Sakurai]]
| origin           = Tokyo, Japan
| genre            = {{flatlist| 
* [[J-pop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/tag/japanese%20teen%20pop/artists?setlang=en|title=Japanese teen pop Top Artists|website=[[last.fm]]|access-date=December 26, 2012}}</ref> 
* rock
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p683779|pure_url=yes}}|title=Arashi Biography|website=AllMusic|access-date=May 17, 2009}}</ref> 
* [[hip hop music|hip hop]]}}
| years_active     = 1999–2026 (planned)<ref name=kyodo_disband/>
| label            = {{flatlist| 
* [[Pony Canyon]] (1999–2001)
* [[J Storm]] (2002–2020)}}
| website          = [https://www.storm-labels.co.jp/s/js/artist/J0004?wovn=en Storm Labels]<br />[https://starto.jp/s/p/artist/10?lang=en Starto entertainment]
| current_members  = [[Satoshi Ohno]]<br />[[Sho Sakurai]]<br />[[Masaki Aiba]]<br />[[Kazunari Ninomiya]]<br />[[Jun Matsumoto]]
}}

[[File:ARS sign 2009-11-03.jpg|thumb|Autographs of Arashi members in 2009]]

{{Nihongo|'''Arashi'''|{{linktext|lang=ja|嵐}}||{{lit.}} "Storm"}} is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the [[Johnny & Associates]] talent agency. The members are [[Satoshi Ohno]], [[Sho Sakurai]], [[Masaki Aiba]], [[Kazunari Ninomiya]], and [[Jun Matsumoto]]. Arashi officially formed on September 15, 1999, in [[Honolulu]], Hawaii, and made their debut CD on November 3, 1999. The group was initially signed to [[Pony Canyon]] and released one studio album and six singles—beginning with their 1999 eponymous debut single before moving to the Johnny's subsidiary label [[J Storm]] in 2001, which was initially set up for their succeeding releases.<ref name="allmusic" /> While their debut single sold close to a million copies, the group took a mixture of pop and alternate/contemporary approach to its music which attracted core followers, but subsequently faced commercially slow sales.

With the release of their eighteenth single "[[Love So Sweet]]", Arashi began to gain commercial success as it was used as the opening theme song for the high-rating [[Japanese television drama|drama]] ''[[Hana Yori Dango Returns (TV series)|Hana Yori Dango 2]]'' whose protagonist is played by Matsumoto, making it one of the top five best-selling singles of 2007 in Japan and the group's first single to exceed 400,000 copies sold overall in nearly seven years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artv.info/ar0701.html#hanadan2|title=Hana Yori Dango 2 ratings|website=Artv|access-date=February 5, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100201233222/http://artv.info/ar0701.html| archive-date= February 1, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="annualchart2007">{{cite web|url=http://contents.oricon.co.jp/music/special/071218_01_01.html|script-title=ja:年間シングルランキング|language=ja|website=[[Oricon]]|date=December 18, 2007 |title=Oricon Music }}</ref> For the next two years, Arashi gained a number of achievements and records as they became the first artist to place the top two rankings on the ''[[Oricon]]'' singles yearly chart for two consecutive years with their singles "[[Truth / Kaze no Mukō e]]" and "[[One Love (Arashi song)|One Love]]" in 2008 and "[[Believe / Kumorinochi, Kaisei]]" and "[[Ashita no Kioku / Crazy Moon (Kimi wa Muteki)]]" in 2009, simultaneously topped the 2009 ''Oricon'' singles, album and music DVD yearly charts, and became the third artist in ''Oricon'' history to monopolize the top three best-selling singles of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/61012/full/|script-title=ja:(年間ランキング) 嵐、19年ぶりのシングル1位、2位独占|trans-title=(Yearly Ranking) Arashi reach 1st and 2nd spots for the first time in 19 years|date=December 11, 2008|language=ja|website=Oricon}}</ref><ref name="tokyograph_09rank">{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5601|title=Arashi sweeps 2009 sales rankings|date=December 18, 2009|website=Tokyograph|access-date=December 18, 2009}}</ref><ref name="2009_rank">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/71742/full/|title=嵐、史上初の"CD、DVD4 冠"達成～シングルTOP3独占は光GENJI以来21年ぶり|trans-title=Arashi is the first ever "CD, DVD 4-category champions". Monopolizing the Top 3 spots of the singles charts for the first time since Hikaru Genji 21 years ago|date=December 18, 2009|language=ja|website=Oricon|access-date=December 18, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091219194124/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/71742/full/| archive-date= December 19, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> In 2010, all six of Arashi's singles ranked within the top ten of the ''Oricon'' singles yearly chart, and their million-selling studio album ''[[Boku no Miteiru Fūkei]]'' was named the best-selling album of the year in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-7188|title=Oricon 2010 Rankings (Singles): AKB48, Arashi control Top 10|date=December 20, 2010|website=Tokyograph|access-date=December 21, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-7189|title=Oricon 2010 Rankings (Albums): Arashi, Ikimono Gakari|date=December 20, 2010|website=Tokyograph|access-date=December 21, 2010}}</ref> {{As of|2020|10}}, the group had sold over 58.8&nbsp;million copies of albums, singles and videos and became the best selling boy band in Asia.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2015/05/total-number-of-albums-and-singles-sold-by-arashi-reaches-30-million-copies-|title= Total number of albums and singles sold by Arashi reaches 30 million copies|date=May 20, 2015|access-date=May 20, 2015|work=Tokyo Hive|publisher=6Theory Media, LLC}}</ref> Since then, Arashi has continued to release chart-topping singles and albums, perform in sold-out concert tours, host a number of variety shows, and remain an influential figure in Japanese media.

On January 27, 2019, Arashi announced that group activities would be suspended as of December 31, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190127-00010000-spht-ent|title=嵐、2020年をもってグループ活動休止 ファンクラブサイトで電撃発表（スポーツ報知）|website=Yahoo! News|language=ja|access-date=January 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127082116/https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20190127-00010000-spht-ent|archive-date=January 27, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> On May 6, 2025 the group announced that they will end activities following a final tour in the spring of 2026.<ref name=kyodo_disband>{{cite web|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2025/05/524b6ac3a322-japanese-idol-group-arashi-to-disband-after-spring-tour-next-year.html|title=Japanese idol group Arashi to disband after spring tour next year|date=6 May 2025|publisher=Kyodo News|access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="ARS end act">{{Cite web |date=6 May 2025 |title=嵐、5人で再始動 来春開催ツアーもって活動終了へ【発表全文】 |url=https://mdpr.jp/music/detail/4559694 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506155453/https://mdpr.jp/music/detail/4559694 |archive-date=6 May 2025 |access-date=6 May 2025 |website=Model Press |language=Japanese}}</ref>