Editing Arashi (section)

===2010: Continued success===
On January 5, it was announced that Arashi would provide the song [[Troublemaker (Arashi song)|"Yurase, Ima o"]] as the theme song for the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] news coverage on NTV.<ref name="winterolympics">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/72184/|script-title=ja:嵐、新曲が日テレ・バンクーバー五輪＆ズームインテーマに決定|date=January 5, 2010|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 8, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100107234855/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/72184/| archive-date= January 7, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> On January 6, Sakurai announced that Arashi would provide the theme song [[Troublemaker (Arashi song)|"Troublemaker"]] for his then-upcoming comedy drama.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/graph/manga/20100106/ |script-title=ja:堀北真希：櫻井翔に「嫌われたい」？ いじめ役「気持ちいい」と ドラマ「特上カバチ！！」発表 |date=January 6, 2010 |language=ja |publisher=[[Mainichi Shimbun]] |access-date=January 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121105315/http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/graph/manga/20100106/ |archive-date=January 21, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The next day, ''[[Mezamashi TV]]'' aired the first preview of the theme song for the drama special ''[[Saigo no Yakusoku]]'', the group's first drama together in nearly ten years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5469|title=All 5 Arashi members to star in drama special "Saigo no Yakusoku"|date=November 21, 2009|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=January 12, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100215085922/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5469| archive-date= February 15, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> The theme song "Sora Takaku" was announced during the press conference for the drama special on December 15, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/71567/full/|script-title=ja:嵐、10年ぶり5人共演ドラマに「5人で1つの楽屋は新鮮」|date=December 15, 2009|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 5, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091217005906/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/71567/full/| archive-date= December 17, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> Of the three newly recorded songs, only "Troublemaker" and "Yurase, Ima o" were included in the group's first single of the year released on March 3, with "Troublemaker" being the [[A-side and B-side|A-side]] song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5192|title=Troublemaker (Regular Edition)|publisher=CDJapan|access-date=January 27, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100130103948/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=JACA-5192| archive-date= January 30, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

On February 24, the 24th Japan Gold Disc Awards awarded Arashi the "Artist of the Year" prize and nine other awards in various categories. As a result, they became the first artist to win ten awards at once.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/73672/full/|script-title=ja:嵐、『日本ゴールドディスク大賞』を初受賞！ 同賞史上初の10冠も達成|date=February 24, 2010|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=February 25, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100227081816/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/73672/full/| archive-date= February 27, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

It was announced on April 5 that Arashi would provide the theme song "[[Monster (Arashi song)|Monster]]", which was released on May 19 as a single, for Ohno's fantasy comedy drama based on [[Fujiko Fujio]]'s manga series ''[[Kaibutsu-kun]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20100405-OHT1T00068.htm |script-title=ja:６５時間嵐祭り！日テレ４３番組ジャック |date=April 5, 2010 |language=ja |publisher=[[Sports Hochi]] |access-date=April 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407074718/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20100405-OHT1T00068.htm |archive-date=April 7, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On May 24, "Monster" debuted at number-one on the ''Oricon'' weekly chart selling 543,000 copies in its first week, making Arashi the first act to have thirty consecutive singles rank in ''Oricon's'' weekly Top 3 since their debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/76555/full/|title=嵐、史上初のデビューから 30作連続TOP3入り|trans-title=Arashi Made 30 Consecutive First-Ever Top 3 since Their Debut|date=May 25, 2010|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=May 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-24/hatsune-miku-arashi-kaibutsu-kun-song-top-cd-charts|title=Hatsune Miku, Arashi's Kaibutsu-kun Song Top CD Charts|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 26, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100528102841/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-24/hatsune-miku-arashi-kaibutsu-kun-song-top-cd-charts| archive-date= May 28, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

[[File:東京ドーム 2010年11月 (5223321729).jpg|thumb|Arashi's concert at Tokyo Dome in November 2010]]

On June 5, it was announced that the group was to release their first studio album in two years and four months since ''Dream "A" Live'' (April 2008) and hold a nationwide concert tour at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo for four days and the five major domes in Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya and Fukuoka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20100605-OHT1T00018.htm |script-title=ja:史上最大の"嵐"！国立４日間＆５大ドームで８６万人 |date=June 5, 2010 |language=ja |publisher=[[Sports Hochi]] |access-date=June 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605140906/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20100605-OHT1T00018.htm |archive-date=June 5, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Although the four days are not consecutive, Arashi became the first to hold four concerts at the [[National Stadium (Tokyo, 1958)|National Olympic Stadium]] in the same tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6171|title=Ninomiya injures woman in accident, Arashi announces album and tour|date=June 4, 2010|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=June 5, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100608090504/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6171| archive-date= June 8, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

The group's song "[[Love Rainbow]]" was used as the theme song for the romance drama {{Nihongo|''Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku''|夏の恋は虹色に輝く|Summer Love Shines in Rainbow Colors}} starring Matsumoto and [[Yūko Takeuchi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/78064/full/|title=嵐・松本潤、理想の出会いは「一目惚れ」竹内結子と初月9主演|date=July 12, 2010|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=July 13, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100715092538/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/78064/full/| archive-date= July 15, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> "To Be Free", Arashi's third single of 2010, became the group's twentieth consecutive number-one single since "Pikanchi Double" (2004) on July 13.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/78081/full/|script-title=ja:嵐が約10年ぶり快挙 グループ＆ソロで1・2位独占|date=July 13, 2010|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=July 13, 2010}}</ref> Together with Ohno's solo single {{Nihongo|"Yukai Tsukai Kaibutsu-kun"|ユカイツーカイ怪物くん}}, which was released on the same day as "To Be Free" and placed at number-two, Arashi and Ohno accomplished the rare feat of a group and a solo artist from the group simultaneously taking the top two spots for the first time in nearly ten years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6344|title=Charts: Arashi, Hey! Say! JUMP|date=July 14, 2010|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=July 15, 2010}}</ref>

Arashi provided the theme song "[[Dear Snow]]" for the live-action movie adaptation of the award-winning ''[[Ōoku: The Inner Chambers]]'' manga starring Ninomiya and [[Kou Shibasaki]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/4903648/ |title=嵐新曲「Dear Snow」が実写映画「大奥」主題歌に |date=July 23, 2010 |language=ja |publisher=Livedoor News |access-date=July 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328102647/http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/4903648/ |archive-date=March 28, 2012 }}</ref> On August 10, Arashi's ninth studio album ''Boku no Miteiru Fūkei'' placed at number-one on the ''Oricon'' weekly album chart, selling around 731,000 copies.<ref name="week">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/78894/full/|script-title=ja:嵐、1週で年間売上トップ に 自己最高のオリジナルアルバム初週73.1万枚|date=August 10, 2010|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=August 10, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100818170456/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/78894/full/| archive-date= August 18, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> The album maintained its number-one spot in the second week, making it Arashi's first studio album to lead the ''Oricon'' weekly album chart for two consecutive weeks. By selling around another 125,000 copies, the album has sold a total of 856,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/79113/full/|script-title=ja:嵐、デビュー以来初のオリジナルアルバム2週連続首位|date=August 17, 2010|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=August 17, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100818170336/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/79113/full/| archive-date= August 18, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> In September, [[Japan Airlines]] (JAL) launched a domestic [[Boeing 777#777-200|Boeing 777-200]] bearing both the images of the members of Arashi and the title of their ''Boku no Miteiru Fūkei'' album, which was sold with a specially designed cover in-flight. Japan Airlines will use the ''Arashi Jet'' until January 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6580|title=JAL launches Arashi Jet|date=September 4, 2010|publisher=Tokoygraph|access-date=September 5, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100907031722/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6580| archive-date= September 7, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=特別塗装機「JAL 嵐JET」が就航！|url=http://press.jal.co.jp/ja/release/201009/001620.html|language=ja|publisher=Japan Airlines|date=September 4, 2010|access-date=September 4, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100906023146/http://press.jal.co.jp/ja/release/201009/001620.html| archive-date= September 6, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

The song "Love Rainbow" was released as a single on September 8. It debuted at number-one on the ''Oricon'' weekly singles chart and sold around 529,000 copies, making "Love Rainbow" the group's third 2010 single to surpass 500,000 copies sold in the first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/80015/full/|script-title=ja:嵐、月9主題歌で21作連続首位 今年3作目のシングル初週50万枚超え|date=September 14, 2010|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=September 14, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100916211710/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/80015/full/| archive-date= September 16, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> On October 12, ''Boku no Miteiru Fūkei'' sold a total of a million copies, making it the group's first studio album to sell over a million copies and the first album in Japan to reach a million copies sold in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6792|title=Arashi's "Boku no Miteiru Fuukei" reaches 1 million|date=October 12, 2010|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=October 13, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101017191533/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6792| archive-date= October 17, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Additionally, "Dear Snow" was released as a single on October 6 and became Arashi's fourth 2010 single to sell over 500,000 copies in the first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/80933/full/|script-title=ja:嵐、今年4作目のシングル初週50万枚突破 22作連続通算29作目首位|date=October 12, 2010|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=October 13, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101016052525/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/80933/full/| archive-date= October 16, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

The group released their sixth single of 2010, "[[Hatenai Sora]]", on November 10. The single sold 572,000 copies in its first week, surpassing the group's old personal record of 557,000 copies sold in the first week set by their debut song "Arashi" in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/82082/full/|script-title=ja:嵐、男性歌手最速11年でシングル通算30作目首位 史上3組目の快挙|language=ja|date=November 16, 2010|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=November 16, 2010}}</ref> The group became the first male artist to achieve six number-one singles in a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6996|title=Arashi breaks personal record with "Hatenai Sora"|date=November 15, 2000|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=November 16, 2010}}</ref> On December 31, 2010, Arashi co-hosted the [[61st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen]] with [[Nao Matsushita]], becoming the first group to host the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6926|title=Arashi, Nao Matsushita to host 61st Kohaku Uta Gassen|date=November 3, 2010|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=November 4, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101106101315/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-6926| archive-date= November 6, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mainichi.jp/enta/geinou/news/20101104ddm041200120000c.html |script-title=ja:ＮＨＫ紅白歌合戦：今年の司会に松下さんと嵐 |date=November 4, 2010 |language=ja |publisher=[[Mainichi Shimbun]] |access-date=November 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108133538/http://mainichi.jp/enta/geinou/news/20101104ddm041200120000c.html |archive-date=November 8, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>