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Follow SMAP, Kinki Kids! Arashi will have a 5 MAJOR DOME TOUR!

The popular group Arashi announced that they will have their first 5 national major dome tour from 5/16 to 7/6. They are the third group to do this after SMAP and KinKi Kids. They plan a fabulous stage which will introduce a new stage item. After successfully completing their first oversea tour 2 years ago, and last year's Osaka and Tokyo Dome Concerts, Arashi continues to move on.



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Arashi goes on to conquer the nation's 5 major domes: Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, Sapporo. Startig with Kyocera Dome Osaka on 5/16, they will complete 10 performances until Sapporo Dome on 7/6, aiming to have 440000 people.



Arashi had a successful overseas tour 2 years ago in Taiwan and Korea. Last year as a returning concert, they held 9 performances at Yokohama Arena and Osaka-jyo Hall, but had 350000 people apply for tickets when they could only accomodate 135000 people. Even after the nation-wide tour, 380000 people could not get tickets for Tokyo and Osaka concerts, so they added Dome Concerts in Septemeber and October.

The members are ecstatic. Sakura Sho (26) says "I'm just really happy. I hope we can create a big footstep for our 10th anniversary next year. It feels like the concerts in Asia, the concerts last year, and everything combined together brought us here right now. I hope to make it a concert where people who come can receive happiness and strength. Aiba Masaki (25) says "I'm really pumped up for this huge challenge. We plan to make it a huge success, but I just hope it will be successful. I'll even work to the point of falling down."

The concerts plan for a "new mechanism." In Arashi's previous concerts, they created a "moving stage" where the stage moves above the arena seats, awing the audience. Sakurai comments that this time's mechanism will also awe the audience.

The tour title is "ARASHI Marks 2008 Dream-A-live" The members gave ideas, and chose Sakurai's. "The 'Marks' means to make Arashi's mark in 2008," says Sakurai. The "Dream-A-live" is for the concert theme of living between reality and dreams, having a dream as we live.

9 years since their debut in November of 1999. They will continue to run at full speed this year.

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This year there will be the summit in Hokkaido as well as the Beijing Olympics. The producer of Arashi's concert says "We hope to have some relevance with the summit and the olympics," making it a great concert headed towards next year's 10th anniversary. He says "it is a pleasure to be able to have a 5 dome tour in an eventful year. We hope to have everyone imagine what Arashi will be like next year."

- Matsumoto Jun (24): The concert theme is between dreams and reality. The dream-like entertainment world, ourselves on TV and our raw selves. We'll create a stage showing everything using the dome. We'd like to enjoy the pre-anniversary year.

- Ninomiya Kazunari (24): I hope to be just ourselves, without any worries, so that the fans can enjoy it.

- Ohno Satoshi (27): I'd first like to thank the fans and staff. I hope to make the dome festival successful along with everyone, as we did for last year's Tokyo and Kyocera Dome Osaka Concerts.

Yay exciting! Even though I'll never be able to go D:

I wonder how they're going to connect it with the Beijing Olympics? And when my city (Vancouver) hosts the Winter Olympics in 2010, will they have a concert to connect to that? Haha.

The "new mechanism" sounds so mysterious.

Thanks for reporting, petto

That's definitely good news to hear!! Wow, I feel so very proud as a fan! :D

As far as concert themes and names go, they tend to choose Sho's idea huh? Last year's con's "Time" was also his idea right? I'm not sure if this theme's make any sense when you read it in one go... "ARASHI Marks 2008 Dream-A-live" but his description sure makes it sound so pretty~

I'm curious as to what the new mechanism is too. Domes are so huge, wonder what they'll do with all that space. Kyaaa I can't wait for the DVD already ^^;;;

Thank you for sharing, pettochan!

Thanks for always translate the Arashi news so fast! ^____^

between dreams and reality ne....


Thank you!^^

cool news ^^ they go to the Kyocera Dome Osaka, they date on that is the day after my birthday ^^

*dies and goes to heaven* I'm so happy for them! And already excited for the DVD!!! They seem to becoming so successful. Only SMAP and Kinki Kids have done this before them!!

Congrats Boys!!!

What's this about the Olympics though?? I'm kinda confused.

yay yay

Thank you so much for the news Petto!

I'm so excited! I'm so proud! This is definitely a great year for ARASHI!
*faints from over excitement*

5 domes? I can't believe only SMAP and Kinki Kids have done it before.

Wow, I really want to visit Japan.

Thank you for translating and bringing us such good news!

Congratz to Arashi! 5-Dome tour! Only SMAP and Kinki Kids have done it before! Wow, proof of Arashi's popularity sky-rocketed and still going up! Yatta! I'm really excited for them.

New mechanism? I wonder what it'll be...something related to the theme of living between reality and dream? Like Jun said, "The dream-like entertainment world, ourselves on TV and our raw selves. We'll create a stage showing everything using the dome. " *trying to form images in my mind* I can't wait to see it! Too bad that I don't live in Japan...

The tour is from May to early July. I wonder if they'll have a summer tour also. Or better yet, a summer tour around the world to celebrate their 10th anniversary a bit early! I can only hope...

Thanks a lot petto-chan for your translations~!!

And congratulations to Arashi, though I'm a bit sad that it's not the Summer concert....TT____TT (with Arashi's new album's songs)

But I hope the Summer concert will be held too, so we can enjoy it much much more!!

Oof. Its during the 3month summer hols for me!!!

Now I reeaally want to be there. ..I wonder....will anyone be getting together to go to Japan for the this?

Thanks for the info =)

I'm pretty sure this will have to be their "summer" tour. They announced that they will be releasing an album in late April for the tour, and also the fact that they'd like to fit more concerts in, but at this point, the 10 performances are all they have time for.

Thanks for the info..petto!
This is really a BIG news! I'm so glad that they finally have their 5-Dome tour It's really hard to get their concert tickets in the past (I fail) and there will be more more tickets for their dome tour..I can't imagine that how grand it is!!
Can't wait their new album on April..the song "Step and Go" is my energy for everyday ^^
Just what our boys said: We're gonna step and go to a brand new story..the concerts will be the great performance and first step for their pre-10th anniversary

Wow. We, Arashi fans, have been bombarded with a lot of good news in rapid succession while the second month of 2008 hasn't even ended. This Dome concert tour is really a big step for Arashi. I'm really proud of them, especially now that I've come to learn that this kind of tour is uncommon among Johnny's - an indication of their getting bigger, starting to level themselves with the national idol, SMAP and the ever-popular Kinki Kids. Yes, CONQUER JAPAN, ARASHI!! We're all behind you!

Sugoii ne~~ a lot of good news this year. They seem to becoming so successful. I personally happy with this news. It means our lovely boys became more popular. This is really a big chance for them to make a goal this year. 5 domes? only SMAP and Kinki Kids have done it before? WOW!! Subarashii~~ I feel so proud as a fan!

Too bad i can't even go to see their concert, but i really excited for the DVD! can't wait!!!