Arashi Announces End of Band’s Activities After Its Final Tour Scheduled for Next Spring

The five members of Arashi, from left, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Satoshi Ono, Jun Matsumoto and Kazunari Ninomiya
The Yomiuri Shimbun
19:45 JST, May 6, 2025
The popular five-member boy band Arashi announced that they will end their activities after their concert tour scheduled for next spring.
The group, which released its first CD in 1999, has been on hiatus since the end of 2020. After discussing their future, they decided to end their activities.
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