Five: A Farewell Song That Feels Like Home

A final song that feels like a sunrise. We dive into ARASHI’s “Five” with full hearts, tracing the way bright production, tight harmonies, and lyrical nods to their history create a farewell that lifts instead of lingers in sorrow. From the first grin-to-tears listen to the wave of memories sparked by the MV’s visual echoes, we map how one track can carry years of friendship, inside jokes, and stagecraft without leaning on cliché goodbye tropes.

We also sit with the week’s emotions around Ohno’s announcement and what choosing freedom looks like after decades of service to fans. Rather than disappear, the group offered a ritual of closure: a new single, a dome tour, and room for everyone to say thank you. We love the return of longtime collaborators (Hikari and Tomoki Ishizuka), the smart 5:55 release flourishes, and the record-setting Oricon response that shows how powerful this community still is. Along the way, we talk authenticity—why Arashi’s variety moments, kindness offstage, and consistent chemistry make nostalgia feel earned—and share fan reflections that capture the blend of joy and ache.

If you’re searching for context, catharsis, and the small details that make “Five” sparkle, this conversation is for you. We celebrate what was built together, look ahead to five bright individual paths, and hold space for all the feelings that come with a beautiful ending. Stream the episode, then tell us which lyric or MV moment hit you hardest. If this resonated, subscribe, share with a fellow fan, and leave a five-star review to help others find the show.

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Transcript

Setting The Stage: Why Five Matters

Speaker 0:20

Welcome everybody to another episode of Music Elixir with me, Sarashi and Miss DJ Panic. So what's the plan?

Speaker 1 0:31

You're looking at me. Like, what's the plan? You know what the plan is.

Speaker 0:35

I know what I know I know what the plan is, but you always announce the plan.

Speaker 1 0:40

Oh, so okay. Today we are doing a special episode because on March 5th, a very special group. It was on fourth. Yeah.

Speaker 0:52

March 4th. On the fourth was the song, the fifth was the video.

Speaker 1 0:56

Oh, okay. See? Why don't you introduce? I should actually leave this episode for Sarah to like start.

Speaker 1:06

Well, not completely, but I was gonna say, we said that we were gonna do a lot of stuff for Women's Month, but this is a sort of special exception. And we're women who love this group. So that works. And in case you haven't been able to sort of figure out this crypticness that we've been doing. If you know, you know. We're gonna be talking about Arashi. Oh uh. And their new song, Five. Their last song, Five. Mm-hmm. I'm gonna cry five.

Speaker 1 1:43

I think we I cried a lot of tears, a lot of t-shirts were used when the song was released, I have to say.

Speaker 1:52

Absolutely, yes. You know, I was like the very first time I listened to it, I started smiling right away. Like I could feel my face was just this big grin. I had the same feeling, yes. And then tears started flowing. So I'm smiling and crying and laughing and going, Oh, they said kokoro, and oh, they said I was like, oh my heart, their heart.

Speaker 1 2:21

Thank you. Uh Did you start it crying right away, or when Ono started to sing?

First Listen Reactions And Tears

Speaker 2:28

Um, I think I really sort of started to cry when they all came in together singing. You know, so the little the hook, the chorus, whatever you want to call it. I was like hearing all their voices together. You know, the individual, like I was like, oh, it's Sho, oh Jun, oh Aiba, oh Nino. And then Ohno, of course, I was like, oh, he sounds amazing as ever. Because as everyone knows, Ohno's my boy, always has been. But when they all were singing together, that harmonizing, that's when the tears started to just flow and they didn't stop. They didn't stop. And then, of course, the video came out, and I was watching the video, and I'm crying because there were so many things about it that were reminiscent of older things, and same thing with the song. It's got a very, you know, retrospective feel to it. So there's sounds that are old, they're incorporating years of legacy into this one song, but it also sounds fresh and new. So it was just so incredibly emotional for me because I'm like, oh, that's almost like Love So Sweet. Oh, that's like a clip of music from one. And this I was like, oh, I'm getting flooded with like memories and visions and emotions, and I was like a total mess. And then, like I said, with the video, there were you know, scenes that were like previous videos, flashbacks to younger days and and all the things, like parts of it, it looked almost like they were driving through Hawaii, which is where they debuted. They spent a lot of time there. They did their one of their RSH blast 15th anniversaries in Hawaii. You know, I mean, there was just so much. I'm starting to cry now. Oh my god. I usually keep the tissues in the middle and today I just go ahead. I'm gonna be so emotional. And then I was thinking about, as many people know, I had never changed my ex Twitter image after they went on hiatus. I've had that ARASHI thing, and I was I was like, you know, I think I might have to on May 31st, when they officially end their group activities, I will finally change my maybe I'll hang on to it a little longer, but I said I was gonna keep it until they came back, until the bitter end, so that's my plan. But oh my god, this was just such an amazing gift from them to the fans. And it must have been so hard because also like the day before this came out, Ono had made that statement about he's retiring from he's leaving the company, everything, you know, he's like, Thank you for the 32 years of my life that I've spent doing this, but I need my freedom, I need my peace, I need my me time, which we've always understood and we've always allowed him, but um or I shouldn't say allowed, but yeah, everyone understood where he was coming from, or most of us did. I'm sure some people were like, no, no, no. Yeah. But so it's just been an emotional week with this. Him making his announcement, then the song coming out, the video coming out. Ugh, it's just like I said, I'm already crying.

Songcraft, Legacy References, And MV Nostalgia

Speaker 1 6:00

Well, anyway, nothing lasts forever. No, no, lasts forever. And you know, it's yeah, we're glad that the guys have come back to just say a a last yeah, a goodbye to everybody, or see you later because they're gonna be doing their own individual thing. Yeah, it and I want to say that our Asians be very grateful because there's some bands that just just like okay, we're gonna be on hiatus. All right, we're not doing anything. And it's just like whatever come back. Exactly. Yeah. So to just leave everybody high and dry, but not Arashi. They're just like, I think it's time to say goodbye. You know, or see you later. We're just gonna go on our own ways, we're gonna do our own thing. Of course, we kind of expected of Ono being like, I am done with the entertainment industry. He's been done for a long time. I am done. I just want to do all the things. I just I'm I'm done being an idol. Yeah. And yeah, you have many of your youth, your years as an idol. So yeah, you deserve it.

Speaker 7:07

Well, he spent more of his life in that role than he has just being Ono, you know what I mean?

Speaker 1 7:14

So for those who are angry of his decision, that's your own fault. Exactly. That's your own fault. Everybody else who applaud him and thank him from the bottom of their heart of what he had done through many of his many, many years, hey, it's it's that's what he wants.

Speaker 7:33

We've always had that mindset though. Yeah. Because we've said he deserves his time, he deserves his peace, you know, and it's just Yeah. And I I wanna zoom back real quick to what you were saying about other bands like going on hiatus and then just they dissolve. I am so happy and so grateful for this gift, because it is a gift. They didn't have to, they didn't have to do a new song, they didn't have to plan a whole tour, you know, five-dome tour. They didn't have to do any of that. They could have come in and just said, we've reached the point where we realize we're not coming back. They're like, we're not gonna do that. We are going to dissolve, but we're going to give you some music to remember us by a show, several shows, to to say your farewells as well. You know, it's not just about them leaving, it's about the fans being able to say goodbye too.

Speaker 2 8:33

Yeah.

Speaker 8:34

And that is so amazing because a lot of artists don't do that. Again, you know, they just they're like, we're having whatever, this trouble, that trouble, we're just we're done. Yeah. Arashi. They're like, we're we're gonna do this right. And it's and they don't owe it to the fans, but I feel like that's their perception of do for doing this. They're like, we want to give the fans something. We want to give, we want to give them closure. And that's amazing, and they're wonderful. I am sorry, everybody. You're gonna hear me like wavering and crying this whole episode, but and you know, that's this episode is also like a grieving episode.

Speaker 1 9:22

I wanna I don't know if I want to say that word. Cathartic. Is that the word I'm looking for?

Speaker 9:26

Like it's a release. It's uh yeah.

Speaker 1 9:28

We're here. Um it's um celebration of Arashi. Yes, you know, it's a celebration of Arashi. You know, we're gonna probably gonna have another celebration of Arashi. Oh, I'm sure May 31st is the last concert. We are here wishing and hoping for a live stream, you know.

Speaker 9:51

This even I think it was as of a couple of days ago, I saw an article that they're still not sure if they're going to do anything. I really hope they do. You know, I mean it wasn't Arashi saying that it was that as far as the entertainment industry, as far as Starto entertainment is, there's nothing planned yet. But I'm really hoping they do. And I just realized too, they're ending things in the fifth month.

Speaker 1 10:18

Yep.

Ono’s Announcement And Processing The End

Speaker 10:18

Like everything is just so magically five with them. Yeah. So it's just incredible. I um I'm in shock, I'm in awe, I'm happy, I'm sad. There's so many things going on, right? And it's such a I don't great song. What a good way to go out. You know what I mean? Like in the fact that they're doing just one. They're like, this is our big gift to you. Yep. Oh man. I see you're sniffling too.

Speaker 1 10:53

Of course. I must. I'm not made out of stone. You know I have cried here too. But yeah, it's the song is nostalgic. I mean, everybody feels the same way. It's just it's just out of she. It's an audashi song. And it's uh remember us, but you know, we're we're we're still gonna be around. We're just gonna see you later. We're just gonna, you know, part our own ways and just do our thing. And Sarah just turned off her phone just in case if you're gonna be able to do it last time.

Speaker 11:24

Because of the last, yeah. Our last I was like, oh, I better shut this up.

Gratitude For A Proper Goodbye

Speaker 1 11:28

See if you let if you heard that episode, Sasphone really blue. I'm like, what is that? But uh she kept it on the episode. Keep it on the episode. That's funny. So I found an article now. We're gonna find and talk about some articles that uh we have seen out there, of course. Um, Oracon. I actually I found this one that I like so much from Oracon. It's gonna be a translated, really quick um snippets of that actual article, which is the uh when they surprise with a karaoke of the song five. So, and I'm reading not revealed, this is uh translated. So RSH surprised fans on March 4th with the release of their new digital single 5. Their first new song in about five years and five months. The track drop with a fun twist. It was available at karaoke the very same day. Karaoke damn or D AM, which is the company, even lean into the theme, announcing the song number 5555- or hyphen five five on social media, proudly posting about it at 5 55 a.m. This is why I love this article. Uh inviting fans everywhere to celebrate by singing along. Five was written by longtime Arashi collaborator Hikari with music by Hikari and Tomoki Ishizuka, who also arranged the track. Both have been roots in the group's catalog, and the lyrics even echo a line, reminiscent of Arashi's debut song Arashi. Uh, the single quickly shot at two number one on both the Oricon Daily streaming and daily single, ranking for March 4th, uh setting new personal records for the groups with over 3 million streams and more than 74,000 downloads in a single day. The release comes just ahead of Arashi's upcoming 5 Dome Tour, Arashi Live Tour 2026. We are Arashi, which begins March 13th. Oh my god, my birthday. So yeah, wish upstairs. But anyways, in Sapoto and wraps May 31st on Dome on Tokyo Dome, after which the group has announced they will conclude their activities. That's why I'm like, I'm gonna book I'm picking this article. I know there's been other articles since, but this one was so much fun because this Nikaraoke company, it was like, it just gotta be so much fun. Let's do it like this and this and this. And five, five, five. Come on, five, five, five, five, five, why not? And I'm like, you know, you get the right the right lit message, and people were all the fans were out there, I'm sure. Let's go think. Oh my god.

Speaker 14:36

Well, I was gonna say it's funny because the 5 55 a.m. that's when we were doing all those Arashi episodes. Yeah, that's what we were doing. We would put them up to drop at 5 50 our time, but 5 55 a.m. Yep. Yeah. In honor of Arashi. Yes. I was gonna say too, the the release of the song, it was technically, you know, at midnight on the fourth, but it was my birthday here when the song dropped. So so it the song came out on my birthday, the tour starts on your birthday, yeah. You know, it's all good. And I well, and I was gonna say too that um Oricon was saying that uh both the number of daily plays and daily downloads reached a personal high for the group, Arishi, number one, and the number of plays on the first day of distribution was the highest in Oricon's history. So I mean that's the power of Arishi, right? Yeah. They've yeah, I think they hold the record for like the number ones, most number ones. Yeah. But wow, yeah, they're it's incredible.

Speaker 1 15:49

That's why a lot of people feel the way they feel because of how much love and how how I don't know how much love they are and how how much love they give to fans and how genuine they are. What you see on stage is also what you see in public, you know? They definitely not a fake group, because we have experienced fake members where they're all on stage this, but then when you see them face to face, you know, like there's you heard that saying, don't meet your heroes, you know, or those that you see them one way, and then when you really meet them, you're like, Oh, you're not what I expected. But when it comes to RShi, what I have seen from fans and also within my media, this still true and true. Whatever you see on what you see on stage and they're projecting on stage, they also project on their personal time. You know, they're not faking it. They if they feel angry, don't feel angry. You know, either way, you and we have experienced Nino's being angry.

Hope, Livestream Wishes, And The Magic Of Five

Speaker 17:04

Oh, you know, yeah, watching all those, like all their variety shows and all of that stuff, like seeing they're so real. And my sister and I actually we talked about that because I made her listen to the song with me, and she cried too. We were talking about, you know, as much as like everybody has that idol image and they're trained to behave a certain way as idols and all of that. I was like, when you watch the shows they did, a lot of them were them like going out into the countryside and helping, you know, little old couple on their farm. And I was like, you can't script that. You can't script Iba like giggling and laughing and having a beer with the old farmer, and you can't, you know, script Ono helping the grandma cook in the kitchen and stuff, you know what I mean? Like these are like you can prompt it, but the way they reacted was just too natural and too, you know, and some of the things when they were off doing their little group, you know, team building exercises. We watch one of those things, they were out in the woods doing zip lining and stuff. Yeah, like the look on June's face, some of the time when he's like, I'm not doing that.

Speaker 2 18:22

You know what I mean?

Speaker 18:23

Like, like that was him. That was not that was not the director being like, Okay, look, look annoyed. Because you know he wasn't annoyed.

Speaker 1 18:32

Not June, not June, you will tell you Mr. D.Va. Oh god, Nino, call him well, not Nino, but it's like whoever was when they were in California and the group calling Mr. D.Va.

Speaker 18:50

The D.Va level.

Speaker 1 18:51

Yeah. But June was so like proud of that. He's like, exactly.

Speaker 18:58

Well, because he's like, I have a vision, I have a plan. Yeah, this is how I want it to be, and those people were not doing what I want. Exactly. Oh, he's like the control freak. That's yeah, which is definitely diva, yeah, diva quality, but funny, and like I said, where this is he gets the results, he has a vision, he wants something to be a certain way. Think about how incredible all the concerts and stuff we've watched. Every everything is just so beautiful and so epic, and that's yeah, that's what it takes. And he's proud of the divinous, he owns it. Exactly. It's like I've worked hard for this title.

Speaker 1 19:49

I'm owning it. Owning it. Yep. So my goodness. So um, I actually, besides that, I grab uh five comments from different fans. Um, I'm just gonna I'm gonna read them and we can talk about them. Um one fan says the title five isn't just a number, it symbolizes the unbreakable bond between the five members of Arashi. Since their formation, they have never had a lineup change, and this song serves as a heartfelt tribute to their enduring friendship and shared journey. This song reminds me so much of the words of Matsumoto Jun and Voyage. It is like when you have a dream and you have to suffocate it till death. Well, the dream is coming to an end on May 31st. It is nostalgic, it's sad, but nothing lasts forever. I'm feeling sad but happy because they came back once more to keep the promise they made up made to us. And after all, that is love. Thanks for all the love and dreams, Arashi. This fan said it just like we've just said, she just great, she or he. This fan just like right there. And yes, we heard that from Matsuju when he says strangling it to death, you know.

Speaker 21:19

Taking something you love and just strangling it to death.

Speaker 1 21:23

Yeah, uh when he said that, I was like, yo, whoa, the power of Matsuju, his words, you know, they they you know, yeah.

Speaker 21:36

No, I I saw that comment too, and I was like, that the very first like two, three lines, I was like, that's perfectly sums it up, you know what I mean? Yeah, it's heart wrenching but beautiful.

Charts, Oricon Records, And Tour Dates

Speaker 1 21:52

It is um Another fan says um for a long time, Arashi songs have always given me energy, they were Easy to remember, easy to listen to, always with me no matter where I went, and a part of my life. Seeing the voices and smiles of all five together, thinking it might be the last song makes my heartache. Thank you for giving us a new song at the end. Thank you for being together as five right up to the very end. It's a wonderful song. I have uh another fan. Oh, reading another fan comment. Even after this banding, the five of us will always be comrades, best friends. And I think that won't change. So everything is packed into this song, right? The close knit Arashi. Please run all the way to the end. Oh, that's cute. Um, Arashi's activities may be coming to an end. This is from another fan. But watching this music video made me realize that Arashi themselves will never disappear. I feel a little lighter and brighter in my heart. Thank you very much. So this comment was actually from YouTube that I found. And then last comment, last Arashi comment that I found that I like. It's been a while since I listened to an Arashi song, but their sparkle is still alive and well, isn't it? The heart of all five remain unchanged. I hope everyone finds happiness in their private lives too.

Speaker 23:37

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Definitely. Actually, I was gonna say, and there there was one comment I saw too that I was like, I think that this is how everyone feels. And you and I actually already talked about it. That's how we were, but smiles and tears all the while watching my man band in the last MV they will ever have. Thank you, Arashi.

unknown 24:02

Yes.

Speaker 24:03

And it's true, yeah. You're it's overwhelming. It really is. You're you're happy, you're sad, you're excited about it, but you know it's the end. And I think the other thing, what I really like is this song is still upbeat. It's still joyful sounding and happy. It's not like a it's not a farewell song in the sense of like, we're done, this is it, my last goodbye. You know, it's not it's not Frank Sinatra's My Way where you're like, wow, what a bummer. This is lifting you up and making you happy and saying, We will always be together in our hearts, in our minds. You know what I mean? This they've built a legacy that's gonna live on for ages to come. Oh yeah. And it's just so awesome. And I liked the other day before the song came out that Nino posted on on X and was like, please enjoy it here. Wait, what did he say? In just one hour, Arashi's latest song will be available for streaming. Please listen with all of your individual emotions. I personally love it. Latest song. So he's just like, however, you need to deal with it, do it. He knows.

Speaker 1 25:22

We love our Nino. He's blunt, he's just telling you how it is. He's always like, I know what's gonna happen. You know, then enjoy the way you like. If you're gonna cry, cry if you're gonna laugh, or you're gonna just joyfully sing with us, or you know, enjoy. Enjoy the way you want.

Speaker 25:38

Yep, your emotion, you're gonna have lots of emotion. Oh, yeah, definitely. And then he also, after the song came out, because Nino is the only one who's really on social media. Yes, he says, Thank you so much to everyone who listened to five. I've been getting tons of feedback. Thanks to all of you, I'll be able to see a whole new view again. Thank you.

Why Arashi’s Authenticity Hits So Hard

Speaker 1 26:03

No, so I know we love you, Nino. Nino's so awesome.

Speaker 26:11

Wow, I'm just whoever gets to go to the these concerts. Yes, wow, just it's gonna be amazing, incredible, and it's so emotional. Oh, yeah. The crying, the yelling, collective 60,000 people crying. I don't know.

Speaker 1 26:33

The crying, the yelling. Oh my god, the people who are just gonna. You're already your adrenaline is gonna is already high in just on that, just waiting to get into the venue. I know, right? Get to your seat, you're still antsy and like nervous and excited. Then you have the lights go down, and that's when everybody's you know, pent up, just raw energy, just screams out life for Arashi. And when the boys come out. Oh, I know, right? That's the bring box of tissue. You know what they should do on each, you know, um dump tour? Each seat should have their own box of tissues. Because that's what you need. Everybody should have a box of tissues with this command.

Speaker 27:24

They should make a commemorative box.

Speaker 1 27:26

Oh my god, that will be more merch. The last thing, more merch. But this should be freebies, you know. Well, actually, Japan should give you free tissues. They should do that. They should do that or on or when they are going into their seats, you just give them tissues. You know, my oh my god.

Speaker 27:45

Even those little individual packs with like just an RSH sticker holding it closed, you know, something.

Speaker 1 27:50

Yes. Everybody should have the you should it should give away tissues. Definitely. This is just it's gonna be needed, well needed.

Speaker 27:59

Oh, definitely. You're gonna need them on stage too. I mean, I you know Iba's gonna be cracked.

Speaker 1 28:05

But those fans who was are going to wear makeup, you gotta wear waterproof makeup. You know, be sure to wear waterproof makeup because this just the tears are gonna be rolling. I probably will not wear any makeup, but my eyes will be like, huh. Like blood. Oh my god. Like people will be like, what's wrong with your eyes? What happened?

Speaker 28:31

Because I'll be crying. Well, like I said, you know Iba's gonna be crying up on stage. And only Ona will cry because he he and Iba always cry. They get overwhelmed. I think I have seen all of them a little teary-eyed on stage, but yeah. Show tries to be a little more stoic.

Speaker 1 28:55

Yeah, yeah, he really holds it in.

Speaker 28:57

And June tries he tries to act tough too, and but they all they all break down once in a while. So yeah. It'll be many tears, many tears.

Speaker 1 29:09

Yeah. Oh gosh. Look at that box. The box underneath the blue box. What is it?

unknown 29:19

Oh, a five.

Speaker 1 29:20

Yeah. We've been seeing five everywhere. I know. Manifesting fives. Five, five, five, five, five, five. Wow. All right. So this is just the beginning. Mm-hmm. This is just the beginning of an amazing journey. Yes. It's an amazing journey.

Speaker 29:39

Yes, it is. And wow. It's all happening so fast. Yes. It's like two months.

Speaker 1 29:45

Yes. Last year we were complaining about no tour for you. Let's see if something for us. Nothing. And even orations in Japan. I couldn't get tickets.

Fan Voices: Love, Closure, And Legacy

Speaker 30:00

I know, yeah. It was like crazy. But I was gonna, you know, and I'm thinking too, like, they've they've been giving little clips from like fan club stuff to the rest of us. Not full, you know, whatever message they were doing and stuff. But did you see the one? Oh gosh, it must have been a a few weeks ago, maybe even last month. They sort of redid the video for happiness. No, oh my god, it was so awesome. It was so cute. And like I said, I don't know what exactly it was from. It was just like a little short reel or whatever on uh Instagram on X. And it was just like the scene of them sitting at the picnic table, all talking, the the surfboard when they go walking by, you know, stuff like that. And they sort of redid that same sort of imagery in the new video, but they've just been having so much fun hanging out. Yeah, you know what I mean? They've been doing all these little things, and you can tell that they're comfortable with each other. Yeah, probably everybody else is like, ooh, like, you know, content and stuff, and Ono's like, well, I just uh I'm cool hanging out with you guys, and I guess if you know He's like, okay, let's do this work so then we can go get you know food and and drinkies.

Speaker 1 31:24

He's all for that. He likes the end of it.

Speaker 31:27

They made him drive. Now that he's got his license, they made him drive.

Speaker 1 31:31

Oh my god, I saw that. Ono was driving. He looks so cute. I know he's like what 43?

Speaker 31:40

45.

Speaker 1 31:41

Oh my god.

Speaker 31:42

He's gonna be 46 this year.

Speaker 1 31:44

Oh my god, 45 years old, still looks cute. I know, right? Lucky, lucky, he's probably like, I'm a man. Why are you calling me cute? Why? But it's because you do. With a nice tan. Yeah, yeah. He's been fishing a lot.

Speaker 32:02

Well, he always, always broke that rule. He's like, I'm tan, I'm tan.

Speaker 1 32:08

Like outside a lot. Um I mean, that's great. Well, wear someone's TF, boo. Please wear a hat. You know, just be careful with your skin. Take care of your skin.

Speaker 32:18

You know? Definitely. Him and Iba, though, they like to get a tan once in a while.

Speaker 1 32:27

I like that everybody came back to their old like hairstyles.

unknown 32:31

Yeah.

Speaker 32:33

I don't think Ono ever really once he I when was it? Probably around 2004, 2005 is when he started that hair. He hasn't hasn't switched up from that hairdo, except maybe briefly because he did a couple of movies, but like his hair has been that crazy, like swept up, almost spiky hair for years. When they debuted, he had sort of long, almost shoulder length hair. It was cute, but I've this has been his signature look. He hasn't changed it. Everybody else has done all kinds of stuff. He's like, nope.

Speaker 1 33:11

Juno, you know, Juno something will have highlights, we'll have this, and maybe long permed. Yeah.

unknown 33:18

You know.

Speaker 1 33:18

Juno's like, I need to change. I need to change.

Speaker 33:21

Nino, Nino, maybe has been the also like second most consistent with the hairdo. I would say. Yeah. Show's gone sort of a couple of different ways. He's been pretty steady in his hair, hairstyle recently, though, the past ten years. So yeah, but oh no, that look is just perfect for him. I hope he keeps it till his hair falls out.

Speaker 1 33:47

You know what I mean? Doesn't look like any signs of like boldness.

Speaker 33:52

No, yeah, it's maybe a little thin, but you know.

Speaker 1 33:57

No, but they'll look amazing. So they do. All right. Let's see what happens when the tour starts. I know. I can't wait to see like the costuming and the sets.

Speaker 34:07

Everyone, just to let you know, we are recording on March 7th. Which is also the anniversary of Wild at Heart. Just so people know. Our she song Wild at Heart 2012. So I believe 2012.

Speaker 1 34:22

You better, you're the you're the iration here. Came in second. Anyways. So any last words, or that's it? I think probably we're good. I mean, unless you wanna, I don't know. No, just to say thank you, Arashi, for all you have done for your 20 plus years in in the industry, from being actors, from being comedians, also just variety shows, uh, just hosting shows, uh, just being the amazing idols that you are.

Speaker 34:58

All the incredible concerts you've given us.

Speaker 1 35:00

Exactly. Uh, some from from being also a producer, hello June. Not to say, you know, you have for all all your hard work. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Yes, jeez.

Speaker 35:18

Love, love, love, love. So I know, yeah, yeah. Oh my god. Like, yeah, this is it's the end of a journey for me too.

Joyful Farewell: Upbeat Not Goodbye

Speaker 1 35:30

I know this is it for Arashi. But for show, Taiba, Ono, June, and Nino, let's see what's gonna happen. Their future is so bright for all five of them. Yes, it is. The one that we I know we're all gonna be like really pay attention to, even though he said he will no longer be in the music and or you know, in the industry, entertainment industry. Yes. It's oh no.

Speaker 36:00

See, yeah, see what happens. He might become a hermit, hide away in a little cave somewhere.

Speaker 1 36:07

Either that or he will be another, you know, renowned uh visual artist. Artist, yeah. You know, if he has his art. Anything anything could happen. He has his visual art. So it that's another one that we're like, yeah, we're supporting 100%.

Speaker 36:24

When it's the art gallery. Well, this is like even though it's an ending, it's also a beginning. Yeah, a whole new chapter for all of them in everything they're gonna do, you know.

Speaker 1 36:35

We welcome endings so we can have new beginnings.

Speaker 36:38

Beginnings, yes.

Speaker 1 36:39

Yes, absolutely, and I can't wait for these new beginnings. Five of them. I know five of them because we love them that much, yes. Anyways, so everybody, thank you for listening to this emotional but happy episode about Arashi.

Speaker 37:01

Yeah, celebration of Arashi.

Speaker 1 37:03

Celebration of Arashi. So please, please rate reviewing, share, share, share.

Speaker 37:09

Please give us five stars because we love Arashi and they're five. Yes, and we love constellations, which they do too. They reference some galactic universal stuff in their song five. So listen to it. I know a lot.

Speaker 1 37:24

So please, somebody's been listening to the podcast. They've been listening to the podcast. I told you the industry in Japan has been listening to the podcast, anyways. Thank you very much for putting us in your lyrics. I know the Lulu time. I'm being the Lulu. We put it out there. Is it Japanics Elulu time, all right? So also become a subscriber so we can maintain the podcast, right?

Speaker 37:48

Right. Archive this episode, all the previous episodes. We've got plenty of Arashi episodes that you can go back and check out, relive all the emotions and memories with us again and again. So that's why we need subscribers to help us, you know.

Speaker 1 38:03

And our first episode was Arashi.

Speaker 38:06

Yes, it was. Well, the first, very first one was just us rambling and being like, Yeah, we're gonna give this a shot. But our first our first real episode content episode. Let's put it that way. Our first content was talk about emotional. That was like Oh my god. We had just watched the final concert. Oh, and that was what five years ago. Mm hmm. Wow.

Speaker 1 38:32

A noble five reference, my friend. Yes, indeed. Ah all right. So until next time.

Speaker 2 38:39

Bye bye, Johnny