Arashi on Wednesday

last update 2 May 2012

Do you realize it?

I thought that Arashi loved Wednesday so much :D

~intentionally or unintentionally~

most of Arashi single & album had be released on Wednesday.... ( really???? )

to answer your curiosity, check these :)

Debut in Hawaii on Wednesday, 15 September 1999

[1 st Single] A Ra Shi - Wednesday, 3 November 1999

[2nd Double A Side Single] Sunrise Nippon - Horizon - Wednesday, 5 April 2000

[3rd Single] Typhoon Generation - Wednesday, 12 July 2000

[4th Single] Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi - Wednesday, 8 November 2000

[1st Album] Arashi No.1 Ichigou: Arashi wa Arashi o Yobu - Wednesday, 24 January 2001

[5th Single] Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Iru - Saturday, 28 April 2001

[6th Single] Jidai - Wednesday, 1 August 2001

[7th Single] A Day in Our Life - Wednesday, 6 February 2002

[8th Single] Nice na Kokoroiki - Wednesday, 17 April 2002

[1st Best Album] Arashi Single Collection 1999–2001 - Thursday, 16 May 2002

[DVD Concert] All or Nothing - Wednesday, 12 June 2002

[2nd Album] Here We Go! - Wednesday, 17 July 2002

[9th Single] Pika☆NCHI - Thursday, 17 October 2002

[Ost] The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Pika☆NCHI Life is Hard Dakedo Happy - Wednesday, 30 October 2002

[10th Single] Tomadoi Nagara - Thursday, 13 February 2003

[3rd Album] How's It Going? - Wednesday, 9 July 2003

[11th Double A Side Single] Hadashi no Mirai - Kotoba Yori Taisetsuna Mono - Wednesday, 3 September 2003

[DVD Concert] How's it Going? Summer Concert 2003 - Wednesday, 17 December 2003

[12th Single] Pika★★NCHI Double - Wednesday, 18 February 2004

[4th Album] Iza Now! - Monday, 12 July 2004

[13th Double A Side Single] Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy - Hero - Wednesday, 18 August 2004

[2nd Best Album] 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004 - Wednesday, 10 November 2004

[DVD Concert] 2004 Arashi! Iza Now Tour!! Saturday, 1 January 2005

[14th Single] Sakura Sake - Wednesday, 23 March 2005

[5th Album] One - Wednesday, 3 August 2005

[15th Single] Wish - Wednesday, 16 November 2005

[16th Single] Kitto Daijoubu - Wednesday, 17 May 2006

[6th Album] Arashic - Wednesday, 5 July 2006

[17th Single] Aozora Pedal - Wednesday, 2 August 2006

[18th Single] Love So Sweet - Wednesday, 21 February 2007

[Ost] Kiiroi Namida Original Soundtrack Arashi-Sakerock - Wednesday, 4 April 2007

[19th Single] We Can Make It! - Wednesday, 2 May 2007

[DVD Concert] Arashi Around Asia Thailand-Taiwan-Korea - Wednesday, 23 May 2007

[7th Album] Time - Wednesday, 11 July 2007

[20th Single] Happiness - Wednesday, 5 September 2007

[DVD Concert] Arashi Around Asia+ in Dome - Wednesday, 17 October 2007

[21th Single] Step and Go - Wednesday, 20 February 2008

[DVD Concert] Summer Tour 2007 Final Time-Kotoba no Chikara- - Wednesday, 16 April 2008

[8th Album] Dream "A" Live - Wednesday, 23 April 2008 

[22th Single] One Love - Wednesday, 25 June 2008

[23th Double A Side Single] Truth - Kaze no Mukou e - Wednesday, 20 August 2008

[24th Single] Beautiful Days - Wednesday, 5 November 2008

[25th Double A Side Single] Believe - Kumori Nochi, Kaisei - Wednesday, 4 March 2009

[DVD Concert] Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo - Wednesday, 25 March 2009

[26th Double A Side Single] Ashita no Kioku - Crazy Moon Kimi wa Muteki - Wednesday, 27 May 2009

[27th Single] Everything - Wednesday, 1 July 2009

[3rd Best Album] 5x10 All the Best! 1999–2009 - Wednesday, 19 August 2009

[DVD] 5x10 All the Best Clips 1999-2009 - Wednesday, 28 October 2009

[28th Single] My Girl - Wednesday, 11 November 2009

[29th Single] Troublemaker - Wednesday, 3 March 2010

[DVD Concert] Arashi Anniversary Tour 5x10 - Wednesday, 7 April 2010

[30th Single] Monster - Wednesday, 19 May 2010

[31th Single] To be Free - Wednesday, 7 July 2010

[Ost] Yukai Tsuukai Kaibutsu-kun - Wednesday, 7 July 2010

[9th Album] Boku no Miteiru Fuukei - Wednesday, 4 August 2010

[32th Single] Lφve Rainbow - Wednesday, 8 September 2010

[33th Single] Dear Snow - Wednesday, 6 October 2010

[34th Single] Hatenai Sora - Wednesday, 10 November 2010

[DVD Concert] Arashi 10-11 Tour "Scene" ~Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fuukei~ Stadium - Wednesday, 26 January 2011

[35th Single] Lotus - Wednesday, 23 February 2011

[10th Album] Beautiful World - Wednesday, 15 June 2011

[DVD Concert] Arashi 10-11 Tour "Scene" ~Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fuukei~ Dome+ - Wednesday, 15 June 2011

[36th Single] Meikyuu Love Song - Wednesday, 2 November 2011
[37th Single] Wild at Heart - Wednesday, 7 March 2012
[38th Single] Face Down - Wednesday, 9 May 2012
[DVD Concert] Arashi Live Tour Beautiful World - Wednesday, 23 May 2012
[39th Single] Your Eyes - Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Arashi tops Oricon yearly album ranking & music DVD ranking for 3 consecutive years

It was announced that Arashi dominated both Oricon yearly album ranking and Music DVD ranking for 2011.


The No.1 selling album in 2011 is Arashi’s “Beautiful World” which was released in July and sold 908,000 total copies.  This is the third consecutive year that Arashi has topped the Oricon yearly album chart (“All the BEST! 1999-2009” in 2009, “Boku no Miteiru Fukei” in 2010).

No.1

No.1 in 2009

No.1 in 2010

In addition, they are the second artist who achieved 3 consecutive yearly #1 albums in 20 years after Matsutoya Yumi made the record during 1989 ~ 1991.  For a male artist, Inoue Yosui previously made the record for toping Oricon’s yearly album chart for 2 consecutive years (in 1974 ~ 1975).  However, this year, Arashi beat Inoue’s record with their 3 consecutive years #1s.


Not only the album chart, but Arashi also topped the Music DVD chart for 3 consecutive years with their live DVD “ARASHI 10-11 TOUR ‘Scene’ ~Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fukei~ STADIUM“, released back in January (“5×10 All the BEST! CLIPS 1999-2009” in 2009, “ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×10” in 2010).  Moreover, “ARASHI 10-11 TOUR ‘Scene’ ~Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fukei~ STADIUM” sold 793,000 copies making it the best selling music DVD ever for Oricon’s DVD ranking history, which started in 1999.  The No.2 best selling music DVD  is also Arashi’s, their “ARASHI 10-11 TOUR ‘Scene’ ~Kimi to Boku no Miteiru Fukei~ DOME+”  DVD (released in June) sold 673,000 copies.

No.1

No.2

No.1 in 2009

No.1 in 2010

The sum of Arashi’s sales for music DVDs was 10,170,000,000 yen leading to a #1 ranking in the music DVD sales category as well.  In total, the group topped 4 categories this year.


But it seems Arashi have to be satisfied for their 2 singles which only ranked on No.6 "Lotus" sold 625,935 copies and No.7 "Meikyu Love Song" sold 614,131 copies for best selling single in 2011.

source: oriconstyle