This Is Arashi
2020 studio album by Arashi
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This Is Arashi (Japanese: This Is 嵐) is the seventeenth and final studio album by Japanese idol group Arashi, released through J Storm on November 3, 2020.[1]
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| Released | November 3, 2020 | |||
| Length | 42:39 | |||
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| Label | J Storm | |||
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Album
It was the group's final recording before entering an indefinite hiatus on December 31, 2020.[2][3] It was preceded by and includes the singles "Brave"; "Turning Up"; their first song primarily in English, "In the Summer"; "Kite"; their first entirely English song, "Whenever You Call"; and "Party Starters". "Do You...?" served as the lead song upon the album's release on November 3.[4]
The limited edition of the album includes a second disc with all songs from Arashi's 2020 digital EP Arashi Reborn Vol.1 and the other "Reborn" re-recordings of their earlier tracks, as well as a DVD or Blu-ray featuring the music videos for the singles.[1]
Reception
This Is Arashi debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, selling over 699,000 copies in its first week.[5]
The album was released for digital download and streaming on December 11, 2020.[6]
Promotion
An online concert pre-recorded without an audience at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo was streamed in promotion of the album on November 3, the day of the album's release. The concert, AraFes (short for Arashi Festival),[3] had been postponed from May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Arashi performed "Do You...?" on Music Station on November 6.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Show Time" |
| 3:43 |
| 2. | "Turning Up" |
| 3:03 |
| 3. | "I Can't Wait for Christmas" |
| 3:46 |
| 4. | "Whenever You Call" | 3:15 | |
| 5. | "Itsuka Byōshin no Au Koro" (いつか秒針のあう頃; Someday When the Second Hand Meets) |
| 3:30 |
| 6. | "In the Summer" |
| 4:49 |
| 7. | "Kite" (カイト; Kaito) | Kenshi Yonezu | 4:43 |
| 8. | "Brave" |
| 4:34 |
| 9. | "Party Starters" |
| 3:14 |
| 10. | "Do You...?" |
| 3:58 |
| 11. | "The Music Never Ends" |
| 4:04 |
| Total length: | 42:39 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Turning Up" (R3hab remix) |
| 2:46 |
| 2. | "A-ra-shi: Reborn" |
| 3:25 |
| 3. | "A Day in Our Life: Reborn" |
| 3:30 |
| 4. | "One Love: Reborn" |
| 3:22 |
| 5. | "Love So Sweet: Reborn" |
| 3:26 |
| 6. | "Face Down: Reborn" |
| 3:53 |
| Total length: | 20:22 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Do You...?" (Music video + making) | |
| 2. | "Brave" (Music video) | |
| 3. | "Kite" (Music video) | |
| 4. | "Turning Up" (Music video) | |
| 5. | "In the Summer" (Music video) | |
| 6. | "Whenever You Call" (Music video) | |
| 7. | "Party Starters" (Music video) |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] | 1 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[10] | 1 |