Japan’s Top Idol Band ARASHI Announces 4 Cities in Asia JET STORM Promotional Tour
ARASHI, one
of Japan’s top idols, made their first appearance in Singapore today. All five
members - Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun
Matsumoto – attended a press conference and fan meet session at Jewel Changi
Airport this afternoon. The event was part of “JET STORM”, a promotional tour
in Asia, aimed at getting closer to their fans beyond Japan.
Over 1,000
fans joined ARASHI members in Singapore at the event, where two special fan
zones were added to the venue to bring fans closer to their idols. As a
goodwill gesture to welcome ARASHI into Singapore, ARASHI members were
presented with Merlion plushies, as well as orchid bouquets.
During the
event, ARASHI expressed their gratitude to the fans from both Japan and overseas
for their support over the past 20 years. Fans can look forward to more social media
activities on their official accounts on five social media platforms - Twitter,
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Weibo.
On their
new music video “Turning Up”, Jun Matsumoto shared that the group had decided
to make their music available on music streaming services so that fans can continue
to enjoy their music whenever they want to, even after the group goes on hiatus.
Satoshi
Ohno gave an update on the upcoming concerts - on 15 & 16 May 2020, a concert
will be held at the new National Stadium in Tokyo. A concert in Beijing is also
slated to be held in Spring 2020.
When asked
on their reaction on the popularity of ARASHI’s official SNS accounts in various
regions shortly after the accounts were launched, ARASHI members shared that while
they were aware of the support by their overseas fans, it was a fresh new experience
receiving feedback based on what they shared on social media. They have been
sharing their JET STORM journey since this morning on social media and are delighted
with the fan reactions received.
Since their
debut in November 3, 1999 with the single "A・RA・SHI",
ARASHI has found widespread popularity, with an extensive fan base all over the
world, including in Singapore. On November 3, 2019, ARASHI celebrated the 20th
anniversary of their debut with a world’s first digital single “Turning Up”,
which has begun streaming worldwide on music services such as Spotify and Apple
Music. They have since launched official social media accounts on Twitter,
Instagram, Facebook, Weibo and Tiktok.
The JET
STORM tour, held on 10 and 11 November, consisted of press conferences held at
Jakarta, Singapore and Bangkok, the 3 Asian cities that ARASHI has yet to visit
for concerts so far. In addition, a press conference will also be held at
Taipei to thank fans for 20 years of unending support.
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