I will write in colorfull manner since nothing is as sparkly and flashy as the Arashi boys! As I'm fairly new to this fandom, I think its not too late to explain myself WHY ARASHI ?
seriously people will never get it..unless, you earnestly learn about them..then only you'll get what I mean. Arashi is not just another boy bands. There are almost nothing if you compared to the ever super perfect idol, TVXQ. But what makes Arashi mega popular in Japan? What make them sell half a million copies a week, since 2008 for almost every of their single released? What is it that these five not so good looking guys have to fill every seats in Kokuritsu and domes in Japan in every of their concert? What is so good about them that make them deserved three variety shows showing in prime time?
I get too excited when I talk about Arashi. They turn my life up side down. and not too mention, they were responsible for luring me away from my other fandoms. I started off as a successful KPOP fangirl and suddenly i found myself drowning in Arashi fandom.. . I believe I'm one of a few people who get into the fandom not because of Jun bait. I watched Handan like 2 years ago but I don't give a damn. May be cause I hate Oguri Shun so much (the guy playing Hanazawa Rui) . LOL. I was actually the rare breed of Nino-bait fan.I fall in love with Nino on the very first time that I laid my eyes on him. He's so freaking cute in Yamada Taro and I thought Sho chan look like a girl. hohohoho :DDD *i blame your inappropriate bang and long hair Sho chan.gomen*
Then, I started google-ing about Arashi and watched their AAA2008 Concert. Jaw drop people. They look super amazing on stage. I didn't even know any of their songs but I manage to sit for the whole 3 hours of their concert without skipping any part..their energy, the moving stage, the water fountains, the 70 000 audiences, the ballons and fireworks .. just WOW me. I never seen such an epic concert before.. and when I watched their "5x10 Anniversary Tours" .. that was like a thousand times better than AAA2008. These guys are not human.. I don't even know how ~ but they really got me.
I love Arashi for being NOT PERFECT. yes. You heard me. NOT PERFECT. Two years in kpop fandoms I've seen idol image for being so perfect and unreachable. Like idols is not a regular guy, they are perfect.flawless. They must look amazing and sounds amazing too. But ARASHI.. LOL. these guy is super famous because they are so FAIL. FAIL is definitely a word to describe ARASHI. They are not afraid to look stupid or being humiliated on national tvs even till now. Yes, Sho chan. I'm especially referring to your double-parka.
The best thing about Arashi is they love each other so much. No one in Arashi is underdog. you know~ like no one is super famous and over shadowed one another. Popularity among members are fairly equal. How is this possible? Even if without Arashi, all of them are considered successful individually. Sho Sakurai, the smart one. He's an economic graduate from Keio University ( the so called Ivy League in Japan) , in charge of rapping in Arashi , a newscaster and he act in few movies and dramas too. Ohno Satoshi .. well, Riida (leader) was one of the best singer in Johnny's history. He dance and sing well, make people think that he was lipsync when he's actually singing live. He has an amazing talent in art too, he hold an art exhibition in 2009 if I'm not mistaken. Not to mention ..he's a fishing maniac, he spend more 24 hours on boat ...fishing. LOL. that is still considered as one of Ohno special ability. Aiba was in charge of variety . He's a star in TSD.. during concert, he tends to get so excited and sings other people lines and forgot his dance moves. (baka aiba is baka) Ninomiya ; he's the actor in Arashi. I can't explain more about this, you have to see him on dramas/movies & then you'll know how good he is. His Hollywood venture is one of the prove of his acting ability. MatsuJun, genius behind Arashi concert. Moving stage? that was his idea, he cares a lot about technical aspects in concert, like how audience in last seat saw them and stuff.. Plus, he's a good actor too, not as good as Nino but well....he's good.
TOGETHER, They complete each other as ARASHI. Their member ai (LOVE) is so real that even you can feel it. Its not fake or just look "close" on TV like any other boy band. Arashi is real. I remember when Sakurai suddenly had a muscle cramps when he win on Mannequin 5 SP, it was caught off guard.. I can't seems to forgot their reaction, MatsuJun was fast yknow~ heading to Sho, and they were all like "daijobbu?"( are you ok? ). Aiba's letter..never fail to make them cry shamelessly on TV. These guy never fake their love towards each other. It was so beautiful to watch.
Lastly, I've said this before and I'm going to say this again. I may not be there from the start, but I will stay with you till the end. No matter what happen. To Sho, Nino, Jun, Aiba & Ohno : I'm glad I'm an Arashian :)
Warning: The longest shit that I ever wrote..i didn't even bother to re check grammar or spelling. please just forgive me.HAPPY 11TH ANNIVERSARY BOYS