With the release of their eighteenth single "Love So Sweet", Arashi began gaining commercial success as "Love So Sweet" was used as the opening theme song for the high-rating drama Hana Yori Dango 2, 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. 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" 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. 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.As of May 2015 the group had sold over 30 million records.
2014-Present: 15th Anniversary
Arashi released their 42nd single, "Bittersweet", on February 12, 2014. "Bittersweet" is the theme song for Matsumoto's drama, Shitsuren Chocolatier. On April 30, 2014, Arashi released their new single "GUTS!" which was used as the theme song for Ninomiya's drama, Yowakutemo Katemasu. In addition, Arashi released a live DVD/Blu-ray titled "ARASHI ARAFES '13 NATIONAL STADIUM 2013" on May 21, 2014. This features the group's live performance from September 22 of last year at the National Olympic Stadium. Following that, Arashi released their 44th single, "Daremo Shiranai" on May 28, 2014. The song was used as the theme song for the drama Shinigami-kun, starring Satoshi Ohno. The group's live DVD titled ARASHI Live Tour 2013 "LOVE" was released on July 30, 2014To celebrate their 15th anniversary, Arashi performed in Oahu, Hawaii on September 19 and 20, 2014. They also held the event "Arashi no Wakuwaku Gakkou 2014 Deepening the Bonds of Friendship" in June with live viewing in Shanghai and Singapore. During this event, the members of Arashi announced that they would be releasing a new album in the fall and holding a 5-dome tour. This was the largest 5-dome tour ever - with a total of 18 performances and an expected audience of over 840,000 fans. Still to celebrate their anniversary, all five members of Arashi starred in a spin-off movie of the "PIKA☆NCHI" series, 10 years after the previous release. The spin-off is titled "PIKA☆★☆NCHI LIFE IS HARD Tabun HAPPY" (read as "Pikanchi Half"), and this marked the first time in 7 years that the members would star in the same movie together, since "Kiiroi Namida", released in 2007.
Arashi released their latest album "The Digitalian" in October 2014. It contains 16 tracks, including "Bittersweet" from Matsumoto's drama "Shitsuren Chocolatier", "GUTS!" from Ninomiya's drama "Yowakutemo Katemasu", and "Daremo Shiranai" from Ohno's drama "Shinigami-kun".
It was announced by Oricon that the group is the artist with the highest total sales revenue in Japan for 2014, with ¥13.823 billion.
Arashi's first single of 2015, titled "Sakura", was released on February 25. "Sakura" was the theme song for the drama Ouroboros, starring actors Toma Ikuta and Shun Oguri. This marks the first time that Arashi is providing a theme song for a drama that does not star one of its members. The single sold 465,000 copies in its first week and topped the Oricon weekly ranking. Arashi released a live DVD, "ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii" on April 15, 2015. It was announced that the group will release their 46th single on May 13, 2015. The single is titled "Aozora no Shita, Kimi no Tonari" and is the theme song for member Aiba Masaki's drama, "Yokoso, Wagaya e".
Discography
Studio albums- 2001: Arashi No.1 Ichigou: Arashi wa Arashi o Yobu!
- 2002: Here We Go!
- 2003: How's It Going?
- 2004: Iza, Now!
- 2005: One
- 2006: Arashic
- 2007: Time
- 2008: Dream "A" Live
- 2010: Boku no Miteiru Fūkei
- 2011: Beautiful World
- 2012: Popcorn
- 2013: Love
- 2014: The Digitalian
- 2002: Arashi Single Collection 1999–2001
- 2004: 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004
- 2009: All the Best! 1999–2009
- 2012: Ura Ara Mania
Filmography
Aside from their music careers, Arashi has also appeared in dramas and movies, done radio shows, commercials, and acted as the main hosts for events. A short Fuji TV drama called V no Arashi became one of the group's first activities together as it was broadcast just about a month after the announcement of their formation in Hawaii. Although it would not be until 2010 would the group act in another drama together titled Saigo no Yakusoku, they have worked together on movies in 2002, 2004, and 2007.
Since 2001, Arashi has hosted their own variety shows, starting with Mayonaka no Arashi on NTV.On NTV, the group was a regular late-night presence as they had a string of shows that aired around midnight: C no Arashi, D no Arashi, G no Arashi, and Arashi no Shukudai-kun. Before VS Arashi was moved from an afternoon timeslot to Golden Time in 2009, Arashi was also a regular afternoon presence on Fuji TV as they had a string of shows that aired around 1:00 p.m. (JST) since 2002: Nama Arashi: Live Storm, Arashi no Waza-Ari, Mago Mago Arashi and Golden Rush Arashi
Besides their NTV Odoroki no Arashi! Seiki no Jikken Gakusha Mo Yosoku Fukanō (驚きの嵐!世紀の実験 学者も予測不可能 Surprising Arashi! Experiments of the Century: Impossible for Scholars to Predict?) television specials that would air almost twice a year around 7:00 p.m. (JST), Arashi did not have any variety shows that aired during primetime until TBS gave the group their first primetime show titled Himitsu no Arashi-chan in 2008.In 2010, NTV began to broadcast another Arashi-hosted primetime show titled Arashi ni Shiyagare, which airs every Saturday at 10:00 p.m JST.
Japan Gold Disc Awards
The Japan Gold Disc Awards is an annual music awards ceremony established by the Recording Industry Association of Japan in 1987. Arashi has received twenty-two awards.| Year | Recipient | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Love So Sweet" | The Best 10 Singles | Won |
| 2009 | "Truth/Kaze no Mukō e" | Single of the Year | Won |
| The Best 10 Singles | Won | ||
| "One Love" | The Best 10 Singles | Won | |
| "Beautiful Days" | The Best 10 Singles | Won | |
| Summer Tour 2007 Final Time | The Best Music Videos | Won | |
| 2010 | Arashi | Artist of the Year | Won |
| "Believe/Kumorinochi, Kaisei" | Single of the Year | Won | |
| The Best 5 Singles | Won | ||
| "Ashita no Kioku/Crazy Moon" | The Best 5 Singles | Won | |
| "Everything" | The Best 5 Singles | Won | |
| "My Girl" | The Best 5 Singles | Won | |
| All the Best! 1999–2009 | Album of the Year | Won | |
| The Best 5 Albums | Won | ||
| Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo | The Best Music Videos | Won | |
| 5x10 All the Best! Clips 1999–2009 | The Best Music Videos | Won | |
| 2011 | Arashi | Artist of the Year | Won |
| Boku no Miteiru Fūkei | Album of the Year | Won | |
| The Best 5 Albums | Won | ||
| "Troublemaker" | The Best 5 Singles | Won | |
| "Monster" | The Best 5 Singles | Won | |
| Arashi Anniversary Tour 5x10 | The Best Music Videos | Won | |
| 2012 | Beautiful World | The Best 5 Albums | Won |
| Arashi 10–11 Tour "Scene": Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fūkei – Stadium | The Best Music Videos | Won | |
| Arashi 10–11 Tour "Scene": Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fūkei – Dome plus | The Best Music Videos | Won | |
| 2013 | ARASHI LIVE TOUR Beautiful World | The Best Music Videos | Won |
| 2014 | Love | Album of the Year | Won |
| Love | Best 5 Albums | Won | |
| ARASHI LIVE TOUR Popcorn | Best Music Videos | Won | |
| ARASHI Arafes NATIONAL STADIUM 2012 | Best Music Videos | Won | |
| 2015 | Arashi | Artist of the Year | Won |
| The Digitalian | Best 5 Albums | Won | |
| ARASHI ARAFES '13 NATIONAL STADIUM 2013 | Best Music Videos | Won | |
| ARASHI Live Tour 2013 "LOVE" | Best Music Videos | Won |
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