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Arashi announced that their final tour ahead of disbandment is set to be held sometime in 2026. This be the group's first tour since their concert in 2020, just before they went on hiatus. The tour was announced via a video by Arashi, sent to their official fan club and its members, with the band stating:
"We have something we want to convey to you this time.It has been about four and a half years since we went on hiatus. In the last year before our hiatus, we were unable to perform in front of everyone due to the impact of COVID-19. In order to directly express our gratitude to all the fans who have supported us thus far, we are coming together as five once again and starting to prepare for a concert tour planned for next spring as Arashi..."
The statement continued:
"And with this tour, we will conclude our activities as Arashi... For the concert, to prioritize those who are members of the fan club watching this video, we will temporarily stop accepting new fan club membership applications. We are currently preparing for a tour next year with the help of various people in order to make it happen, but we are not in a position to share all the details at this stage."
The statement continued:
"As soon as things are decided, we want to share it first with our fans, in our own words.With the end of Arashi's activities, the fan club will also conclude its activities at the end of May 2026. However, for the next year, we will provide as much content as possible for our fan club members, so we hope you enjoy it."
The band ended the statement saying:
"Also, for those who are not currently in the fan club, we hope you will enjoy the next broadcast. Once again, we plan to gather as five people from now on and, with gratitude towards all the fans who have continued to support us, we hope to deliver content that will bring joy. Please look forward to it!"
Further details for the tour, as mentioned in the statement, will be announced in the near future. Interested patrons need to follow the band's socials to get further updates on the same as and when they are released.
Arashi released their last studio album in 2020
Alongside their latest tour back in 2020, Arashi also released their last studio album, This Is Arashi, on November 3 the same year. The album was their 17th studio album. While they did not release a new studio album, the group did release a few compilation albums, with the last, Ura Ara Best 2016–2020, being released on July 16, 2021.
Arashi, as a group, is best known for their records such as Love, Are You Happy? and Popcorn. Alongside their albums, the group have also had a long career in films and shows. They starred in the dramas V no Arashi, and Saigo no Yakusoku.
They also appeared in the three Pikanchi films, Pikanchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy , Pikanchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy and Pikanchi Life Is Hard Tabun Happy, as well as Kiiroi Namida (Yellow Tears).
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The group also appeared in radio shows that the Arashi no Kinyōbi, Sunday Special Arashi How's It Going? and Arashi Shinsai Fukkō Shien Tokubetsu Bangumi.
Arashi consists of Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. The group was founded in 1999 and released their debut album in 2001. The group first worked with Pony Canyon and then switched to J Storm.
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