Arashi's members are:
相葉雅紀 (Aiba Masaki)
松本潤 (Matsumoto Jun)
二宮和也 (Ninomiya Kazunari)
大野智 (Ohno Satoshi)
櫻井翔 (Sakurai Sho)
Over the years the members have grown in popularity - both individually and as a group, leaving behind a string of successful TV shows, dramas and stageplays as well as their music.
In 2008, they had a extremely successful year with the group achieving the Top 2 spots on the Oricon Yearly charts with truth/Kaze no Mukou e and One Love. Apart from that, they were the 3rd artist from Johnny's to hold concerts at 5 major domes in Japan and also, the 3rd artist to perform at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
On December 18, 2009, Oricon announced that Arashi topped the annual singles, albums and music DVD rankings for 2009 in Japan. All of the group's 2009 singles ranked within the top five placings on the Oricon singles charts: Believe/Kumorinochi, Kaisei at number one, Ashita no Kioku/Crazy Moon: Kimi wa Muteki at number two, My Girl at number three and Everything at number five.
With monopolization of the top three spots on the singles chart, Arashi became the first artist in twenty-one years and the third artist in history - after Pink Lady in 1978 and Hikaru Genji in 1988 - to do so.
Furthermore, the group became the first artist in history to monopolize the top two spots on the singles charts for two consecutive years and to have four releases in the top five.
Their compilation album, "All the Best! 1999-2009", became the best-selling album of 2009 in Japan by selling over 1.43 million copies, making it the first time the group has topped annual album charts.
As for their music video collection DVD - 5x10 All the Best! Clips 1999-2009 and live concert DVD - Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo, both claimed the number one and two spots on the annual music DVD charts respectively, making it the first time they have also topped annual music DVD charts.
Due to their high sales for 2009, Oricon declared Arashi the best-selling artist of the year and awarded them the "Artist Top Sales" (ATS) award with 14.46 billion Japanese yen (approx. US$161.25792 million) worth of total sales in the singles, album, music DVD and music Blu-ray categories.
As a result of having dominated three separate charts and emerge as the best-selling artist of the year, the group became the first artist in the forty-two years of Oricon's history to have such a record in the same year.
Shake it !
嵐 Lyrics
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Shake it, shake it, shake it body
Shake it, shake it, shake it body
Shake it, shake it, shake, shake, shake
密やかな策略のもとで
激しく燃やしてくれないか?
軽そうな態度から大人染みてる face と fake
渦巻く情熱を分け合って
揺らぎ合うならそれは step by step
とけ合うならば いっそ night and day
本能が望むままに
揺れな dance, dance, dance 夜に紛れては
Sad and cry な君を攫う
ほら簡単じゃん 思いのままに
今以上 強く掻き乱してよ
Dance, dance, dance 肌で感じれば
散々愛について語らうより簡単じゃん 言葉じゃなく
身体でビートを感じてくれ yeah
Shake it, shake it, shake it body
Shake it, shake it, shake it body
Shake it body 今夜 No.1の shiny girl
君は super funky style で言うなら gorgeous さ
Dance dance 頭の先から bounce, bounce 足の先まで
Beat に乗っかっちゃいな 耳の奥 鼓膜に count down
激しく求めつつも gentle style
それを受け取る君は lonely girl
重ね合うなら ここで I'll show love
情報に染まる前に
今は dance, dance, dance 喉を嗄らすまで
Your just dance 求めればいい
ほら簡単じゃん 思いのままに
身体でビートを感じてくれ
what's this?
Shake it, shake it, shake it body
Shake it, shake it, shake it body
Shake it, shake it, shake it body
Oh 揺れな dance, dance, dance 夜に紛れては
Sad and cry な君を攫う
ほら簡単じゃん 思いのままに
今以上 強く掻き乱してよ
Dance, dance, dance 肌で感じれば
散々愛について語らうより簡単じゃん 言葉じゃなく
身体で 頭で 心でビートを感じてくれ yeah
Shake it, shake it, shake it body
Shake it, shake it, shake it body
Shake it, shake it, shake it body
Shake it, shake it, shake, shake, shake
The lyrics to 嵐's song "Shake it!" speak about a desire for passionate and intense connection between two people. The song starts by referencing a secret strategy and asks if the other person can set their passion on fire. The lyrics describe a face and attitude that may appear light-hearted, but actually carry a sense of maturity and fakeness. However, the singer finds that appealing.
As the song progresses, it talks about sharing and swaying with a whirlwind of passion, taking steps together, and melting into each other day and night, guided by instinct. It encourages the other person to dance, letting go of sadness and tears, and urging them to shake things up even stronger. The lyrics emphasize the importance of feeling the beats in their bodies rather than just talking about love, and enjoying the dance of emotions.
The chorus repeats the phrase "Shake it, shake it, shake it body" multiple times, reinforcing the idea of letting go, expressing oneself through movement, and embracing the freedom and joy it brings. The song ends by highlighting that dancing and feeling the beats in the body, head, and heart is easier and more fulfilling than trying to talk about love extensively.
Overall, "Shake it!" is a playful and energetic song that encourages embracing passion, expressing oneself physically, and finding connection through dance and rhythm.
Line by Line Meaning
Shake it, shake it, shake it body
Let go and move your body energetically
密やかな策略のもとで
Under a secret plan
激しく燃やしてくれないか?
Can you burn passionately?
軽そうな態度から大人染みてる face と fake
From your carefree attitude to your mature face and fake persona
それなんかイイじゃん
That's fine, isn't it?
渦巻く情熱を分け合って
Sharing our swirling passion
揺らぎ合うならそれは step by step
If we sway together, it's step by step
とけ合うならば いっそ night and day
If we melt together, then let it be night and day
本能が望むままに
As our instincts desire
揺れな dance, dance, dance 夜に紛れては
Dancing, dancing, dancing, hidden in the night
Sad and cry な君を攫う
Capturing you in your sad and crying state
ほら簡単じゃん 思いのままに
See, it's easy to do as you please
今以上 強く掻き乱してよ
Even more, fiercely disrupt
Dance, dance, dance 肌で感じれば
Dance, dance, dance, if you feel it on your skin
散々愛について語らうより簡単じゃん 言葉じゃなく
It's easier than talking about love in detail, not with words
身体でビートを感じてくれ yeah
Feel the beat with your body, yeah
Shake it body 今夜 No.1の shiny girl
Shake that body, tonight's number one shiny girl
君は super funky style で言うなら gorgeous さ
You, with your super funky style, are simply gorgeous
Dance dance 頭の先から bounce, bounce 足の先まで
Dance, dance, bouncing from head to toe
Beat に乗っかっちゃいな 耳の奥 鼓膜に count down
Get on the beat, counting down from the depths of your ears
激しく求めつつも gentle style
While passionately longing for it, with a gentle style
それを受け取る君は lonely girl
You, who receives it, are a lonely girl
重ね合うなら ここで I'll show love
If we stack up, I'll show you love right here
情報に染まる前に
Before being tainted by information
今は dance, dance, dance 喉を嗄らすまで
Now, dance, dance, dance until your throat is hoarse
Your just dance 求めればいい
You just need to seek your own dance
what's this?
What's this?
Oh 揺れな dance, dance, dance 夜に紛れては
Oh, dancing, dancing, dancing, hidden in the night
Sad and cry な君を攫う
Capturing you in your sad and crying state
ほら簡単じゃん 思いのままに
See, it's easy to do as you please
今以上 強く掻き乱してよ
Even more, fiercely disrupt
Dance, dance, dance 肌で感じれば
Dance, dance, dance, if you feel it on your skin
散々愛について語らうより簡単じゃん 言葉じゃなく
It's easier than talking about love in detail, not with words
身体で 頭で 心でビートを感じてくれ yeah
Feel the beat with your body, your head, your heart, yeah
Shake it, shake it, shake it body
Let go and move your body energetically
Shake it, shake it, shake it body
Let go and move your body energetically
Shake it, shake it, shake it body
Let go and move your body energetically
Shake it, shake it, shake, shake, shake
Let go and shake, shake, shake
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: The Sendai Sepia
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