<figure id="attachment_470032" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-470032" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="309e21e8"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/06/d9713b3b2597103382968f35f697e939.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-470032" class="wp-caption-text">The five members held a press conference in January &#8217;19 and announced the suspension of &#8220;Arashi&#8221;. The members emphasized that the group was not breaking up.</figcaption></figure>
<h3> The future of the members&#8221; is a matter of concern.</h3>
<p> Arashi&#8217;s last tour &#8220;We are ARASHI&#8221; drew approximately 490,000 people for a total of 15 shows. On May 31, the final concert was held at Tokyo Dome, which was overflowing with people four hours before the show began. After the doors opened, fans who lost the battle for tickets enjoyed the &#8220;sound leak&#8221; outside, and tens of thousands of people enjoyed the afterglow after the show (second photo).</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The road to the grand finale, however, was by no means smooth. Since going on hiatus in 2008, the five had been discussing the possibility of performing in front of their fans one last time, but leader Satoshi Ohno (45) refused to take the plunge, saying, &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to be on the stage.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Sho Sakurai (44) persistently persuaded Ohno, saying, &#8216;If we don&#8217;t do this, we won&#8217;t be able to repay the members who continue to subscribe to our fan club,&#8217; and after six years of persistent efforts, they finally succeeded in bringing the project to fruition.</span></p>
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<p> What is interesting is the future of the members. Writer Akihiro Shimoda, author of &#8220;Johnny&#8217;s is 90% Effort&#8221; (Shinchosha), has this to say.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Mr. Sakurai has contributed an article on the Great East Japan Earthquake to &#8220;Newsweek Japan&#8221; with his signature. He will probably continue to be a caster and also engage in cultural activities. Mr. Ninomiya (Kazuya, 42) is an actor and Mr. Matsumoto (Jun, 42) is a successful director. Mr. Aiba (Masaki, 43) will continue to work mainly on variety shows as before. Mr. Ono will probably use this tour as a break from show business.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p> Will the group itself continue to exist?</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The group itself will continue to exist? Arashi Corporation, which manages the group&#8217;s copyrights and other rights, has not folded either,&#8221; said entertainment reporter Chikako Komai.</span></p>
<p> The group&#8217;s copyrights and other rights management company, Arashi, has not been disbanded either. The five members will go their separate ways, leaving &#8220;Arashi&#8221; as their &#8220;home.</p>
<figure id="attachment_470033" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-470033" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="45297b6d"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/06/cf1f6d442bed9be1ffcd897d9b0e887d.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-470033" class="wp-caption-text"> The area around Tokyo Dome, the venue of the concert, was packed with fans enjoying commemorative photos after the concert ended.</figcaption></figure>
<p> From the June 19, 2026 issue of &#8220;FRIDAY</p>


 Shinji Hasuo (1st photo) Kazuhiko Nakamura (2nd photo)

 Arashi's last tour "We are ARASHI," which drew 490,000 people for 15 shows, came to a grand conclusion with the final show on May 31. What is the "future" of the members and the continuation of the group itself?

Arashi’s 490,000-strong last tour finally comes to an end.

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