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How have you been doing?

It feels like it's getting a little warmer recently..
And the pollen is terrible

This is the most bothersome period for me..
Let's hold up against it, those with hay fever.

There are various things to watch today ne.

Have you watched them?

Of course, I've watched them too.
The digest clips for Arafes and This Is 嵐.

It's been a while since we saw Arashi. (Laugh)

For me, I did the checks, but I still felt nostalgic.
But I remember it like it happened just yesterday.
The order of the Arafes setlist, the things we did; I didn't forget them.

Although it's a digest, I think it conveys the feeling of fun so please try to watch it.

There is also the Netflix release today.

I watched it again as well.

Yeah, it's nostalgic.

Once again, I feel thankful to the director and staff for following us around for such a long period of time.
There were times where I showed annoyance on my face right? (LaughLaugh)
But I think it's really meaningful that we get to record the behind-the-scene part of this milestone, rather than just the front of it.

I also saw the tweets from fans.

A good song will needs a good timing (Laugh)

I know that! (Laugh)

No, but
These guys from Arashi suddenly released it all together in 1 day (Laughs)

Well, please watch them slowly when you have time.
Don't miss it

The lead-up to 31 Dec 2020.

Spoilers ahead.

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Happy Valentine's!  

Wishing all a day filled with love - all types of love!  

Below is a translation of part of TV Guide 20.12.19-21.01.04 where #Arashi talks about what each member means to 嵐

嵐にとって〇〇とは〇〇である

To Arashi, _____ is ______.

To Arashi, Ohno is...

S: A pillar of strength. I'm sure everyone knows this - he is like a soul of talent. When he performs on stage, that is precisely artistic talent. Although he doesn't say much, I feel that he is supporting my back. I think that is extremely significant for Arashi.

A: Riida. I'm really glad that Ohno-san is our leader. I think he's the new image of a leader and ultimately, a reliable person. It's difficult to express in words what is 'new', but it's probably because Ohno-san is our leader that Arashi has this kind of atmosphere.

N: A choreographer. When he choreographs for Arashi, he says, "I'm choreographing based on what I think fans want to see." I think he can make those considerations because it's him.

M: The hand meant to express. For sure, his artworks come to mind and with his intricacy and dexterity, many things get expressed by his fingers. By his hands he expresses various things. In our case, his dancing too. His hands come to mind most when I think about his characteristic.

To Arashi, Sho is...

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This is probably obsolete since the official subs are out (awesome!!) but a friend wanted them and it's not the tear-inducing bits so here it goes~ 

And this is the part where they spoke about fanvid submissions.  The 5x20 one they mentioned is here (I'd like to think :D)  

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Final Arashi ni Shiyagare episode

Individual viewership rating: 11.9% (prog's highest)
Average number of viewers (est): 14.943mil  
Total unique viewers who watched at least 1 min (est): 40.128mil*  

*Japan's population is 126mil so...31% of the population tuned in!?

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Translation of this non-fan, non-industry person post here, under the cut.

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I’m not a fan of Josei Jishin’s articles, but this article gave some insights on how busy they were in the last week of the year, as well as how they are appreciated by different TV stations and people working in the industry.

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Matsumoto Jun's effort in Arashi's "Last one week"...Rare participation in Kouhaku discussions by the artiste himself

It was just past noon on 25 December; a week left before Arashi's hiatus. We found Matsumoto Jun in Tokyo. What caught our eye was the fact that he was wearing short-sleeved T-shirt in the cold weather.

He left the building which houses a gym he frequented. Holding a down jacket in his hands, he got onto a car driven by an agency personnel.

All members of Arashi gathered for meetings and rehearsals starting from the noon of the 25th. They were to perform at the Music Station SP that night. It was about 11pm by the time everything ended (industry personnel).

By the way, on the day before, the 24th, the live broadcast of final episode of Fuji TV's program, VS Arashi, ended. It was probably difficult to go to the gym in the midst of this packed schedule, but perhaps the desire to show his professionalism to his fans roll the very last moment spurred him to do the physical training.

A TV station personnel said that he was simply impressed by the sight of Arashi's "Last one week".

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Following the article on the reach rating trend at Kouhaku 2020, this article adds further information on the viewership ratings for the show.  

1) The highest household viewership rating was 47.2%, at the time when Arashi performed Happiness.  

2) The highest individual viewership rating was 35.5%, which was also during Arashi's performance.

3) Arashi appeared at 9:42pm. At 9:43pm, the viewership rating became 44%, gradually increasing by the minute to 47.2% at 9:52 during their third song Happiness.  

4) Other performances:
2 - LiSA's (46.6%)
3 - MISIA (44.5%)
4 - GReeeeN (43.6%)
5 - Official Higedandism (43.5%).

5) Outside of the performances, the highest rating was 45.7% at 11:42pm, the segment which recapped the show and announced Team Red as the winning team. 

Chart of past viewership ratings for Arashi's Kouhaku performances, average viewership ratings for Kouhaku's second half, and the ratings achieved by the performance with highest ratings. 

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Only translating the Arashi-related part.

Timing of highlights

What's different from previous years is the timing of the highlight.

The lineup after 21:30 comprised GReeeeN, Arashi and LiSA, 3 performers who received a lot of attention this year. By placing them at this early timeslot, this splendid strategy caused the reach rating to increase by more than 4%.

GReeeeN is a vocal group which sang "Hoshikage no Yell", the theme song for the morning drama "Yell".

That morning drama's broadcast was affected by the Corona pandemic and became irregular. Its contents also had to be changed. Furthermore, the deceased Shimura Ken was also part of the cast. As such, it became a much discussed topic. The group had never revealed their looks and was set to appear in the form of a virtual reality performance, making it a much discussed topic.

Not to mention Arashi's last performance before their hiatus.

Between the songs performed, each of the 5 persons gave greetings. During the final song "Happiness", the highest reach rating of 32.86% was recorded. It is a Kouhaku performance that will be etched in memories.

In addition, LiSA, who sang songs including the theme song to Kimetsu no Yaiba, Japan's highest grossing box office movie in history, also put up a good fight.