Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo is a DVD

DVD

A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

 release of Japanese boy band

Boy band

A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...

 Arashi

Arashi

is a Japanese boy band formed under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, which announced the formation of the group on November 3, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii...

. It was released on March 25, 2009 by their record label J Storm

J Storm

is a Japanese music and film company owned by Johnny & Associates. It was established on November 12, 2001, initially as a label for the Johnny's group, Arashi, after which it was named ....

. Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo documented the second day (September 6, 2008) of Arashi's first concert at the National Stadium

Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)

or National Stadium is a stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan that served as the main stadium for the 1964 Summer Olympics. It currently serves as the stadium where the Japan national football teams home matches and major football club cup finals are held.-History:The stadium was...

 in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

.

Tour information

During the group's performance in Tokyo Dome

Tokyo Dome

Tokyo Dome is a 55,000-seat baseball stadium located in Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo, Japan.The stadium opened for business on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of the Velodrome which was next door to the site of the predecessor ballpark, Kōrakuen Stadium...

 on June 15, 2008, it was announced that they would hold their second Asia Tour by the end of the year. Titled Arashi Marks Arashi Around Asia 2008, the tour began at the National Stadium

Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)

or National Stadium is a stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan that served as the main stadium for the 1964 Summer Olympics. It currently serves as the stadium where the Japan national football teams home matches and major football club cup finals are held.-History:The stadium was...

 in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, in which the group became the third musical act after SMAP

SMAP

SMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori...

 and Dreams Come True to hold concerts there. The tour then continued to Seoul, Taipei and Shanghai, a Johnny & Associates

Johnny & Associates

is a talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962. Johnny & Associates trains and promotes groups of male idols, collectively known as , in Japan.-1962–1989:...

 first.

Tour dates

• September 5: Tokyo, Japan
• September 6: Tokyo, Japan
• October 11: Taipei, Taiwan
• October 12: Taipei, Taiwan
• November 1: Seoul, Korea
• November 2: Seoul, Korea
• November 15: Shanghai, China

Set list

Special Footage

1. Arashi's Fight in Kokuritsu

Set list

1. "Overture"
2. "Love So Sweet
   Love so sweet
   "Love So Sweet" is the eighteenth single by the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing a bonus secret track and karaoke versions of the songs released in the single, and a limited edition containing a bonus track entitled "Fight Song"...
   
   "
3. "Oh Yeah!"
4. "Kitto Daijōbu"
5. "La Tormenta 2004"
6. "Happiness
   Happiness (Arashi song)
   "Happiness" is the twentieth single of the Japanese boy band, Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing the karaoke versions of the songs released in the single, and a limited edition containing a bonus track...
   
   "
7. "Hadashi no Mirai
   Hadashi No Mirai/Kotoba yori Taisetsu na Mono
   is the eleventh single of the Japanese boy band Arashi and their second double A-side single. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing the karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and a limited edition with a deluxe cover art.-Single...
   
   "
8. "Aozora Pedal
   Aozora Pedal
   is the seventeenth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in three editions: a regular edition containing a bonus track and karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and two limited editions containing either a DVD with the music video or the making-of video...
   
   "
9. "Hello Goodbye" (Masaki Aiba
   Masaki Aiba
   is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, television personality and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi.Aiba began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of...
   
    solo)
10. "Subarashiki Sekai"
11. "Tomadoi Nagara
    Tomadoi Nagara
    is the tenth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in 2003 in two editions: a regular edition and a limited edition with a deluxe cover art...
    
    "
12. "Still..."
13. "Lucky Man"
14. "Take Me Faraway" (Satoshi Ohno
    Satoshi Ohno
    is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, artist, and radio host. He is the lead vocalist and leader of Japanese boy band Arashi, hence his nickname ....
    
     solo)
15. "Niji" (Kazunari Ninomiya
    Kazunari Ninomiya
    , often called , is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to movie audiences for his portrayal as Private Saigo in the 2006 Clint Eastwood war film Letters from Iwo Jima.Ninomiya began his career in the...
    
     solo)
16. "Smile"
17. "Wave"
18. "Carnival Night Part 2"
19. MC
20. "Kaze no Mukō e"
21. "Re(mark)able"
22. "Truth"
23. "Step and Go
    Step and Go
    "Step and Go" is a song recorded by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released as a CD single in three editions: a regular edition containing instrumental versions of all the songs, a limited edition containing a DVD, and a special "Cubic Box" edition, which was only available to members of the...
    
    "
24. "A Day in Our Life"
25. "Tell Me What You Wanna Be?" (Jun Matsumoto
    Jun Matsumoto
    , often called by the portmanteau nickname , is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Dōmyōji in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which he won GQ Japan's Man Of...
    
     solo)
26. "Ichioku No Hoshi"
27. "Sirius"
28. "Hip Pop Boogie" (Sho Sakurai
    Sho Sakurai
    is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, newscaster, host and former radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi....
    
     solo)
29. "Arashi"
30. "Pikanchi Double
    Pikanchi Double
    "Pikanchi Double" is the twelfth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing the karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and a limited edition with a deluxe cover art and a bonus track.-Single information:"Pikanchi...
    
    "
31. "Asu Ni Mukatte Hoeru"
32. "One Love
    One Love (Arashi song)
    "One Love" is the twenty-second single of the Japanese boy band, Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing the karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and a limited edition containing only the title track and a DVD of the music video...
    
    "

Encore 1

1. "Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi
   Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi
   is the fourth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions. While both the regular edition and limited edition contains two songs and its instrumentals, the two have different covers and only the limited edition included a set of stickers.-Single...
   
   "
2. "Fight Song"
3. "Kaze"
4. "Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono
   Hadashi No Mirai/Kotoba yori Taisetsu na Mono
   is the eleventh single of the Japanese boy band Arashi and their second double A-side single. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing the karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and a limited edition with a deluxe cover art.-Single...
   
   "

Encore 2

1. "Sakura Sake
   Sakura Sake
   is the fourteenth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in two editions: a regular edition containing the karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and a limited edition containing a DVD with the music video of the single....
   
   "
2. "Wish"
3. "Gori Muchu"

Chart performance

The DVD sold 230,000 copies in its first week and held the record for highest first week sales of 2009 until the release of the group's music video collection DVD 5x10 All the Best! Clips 1999–2009 on October 28, 2009. It is also the fourth in history for first week sales among music DVDs to date (behind their own 5x10 All the Best! Clips 1999–2009 of 428,000, KAT-TUN's

KAT-TUN

KAT-TUN is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates in 2001. The group's name is an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name until the departure of Jin Akanishi in 2010. As of 2010, KAT-TUN stands for Kazuya KAmenashi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda,...

 Real Face Film of 374,000 and SMAP's

SMAP

SMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori...

 Live MIJ of 281,000), the first DVD to top the comprehensive sales category for three consecutive weeks, and the first music DVD in history to hold the number one spot in the first half of the year in Japan.

By the end of 2009, Oricon announced that the DVD was the second best-selling music DVD of the year in Japan, right after 5x10 All the Best! Clips 1999–2009.

In 2010, Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo sold another 85,453 copies, making it the thirty-eighth best-selling DVD overall for 2010 in Japan.

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Japan Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Weekly Music DVD Chart	1
Japan Oricon Yearly Music DVD Chart	2
Japan Oricon Yearly Comprehensive DVD Chart	3
Chart (2010)	Peak position
Japan Oricon Yearly Comprehensive DVD Chart	38

Sales and certifications

Country	Provider	Sales	Certification
Japan	RIAJ Recording Industry Association of Japan The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry...	428,256	Platinum

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Distributor
Japan		DVD DVD A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....  (JABA-5046)	J Storm J Storm is a Japanese music and film company owned by Johnny & Associates. It was established on November 12, 2001, initially as a label for the Johnny's group, Arashi, after which it was named ....
South Korea		DVD (SMDVD031)	SM Entertainment SM Entertainment S.M. Entertainment is an independent Korean record label, talent agency, producer, and publisher of pop music, founded by Lee Soo-man in South Korea...
Taiwan		DVD (JAJDV57018/9)	Avex Taiwan
Hong Kong		DVD	Avex Asia

Japan Gold Disc Awards

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| 2010
| Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo
| The Best Music Videos
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External links

• Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo at J Storm
  J Storm
  is a Japanese music and film company owned by Johnny & Associates. It was established on November 12, 2001, initially as a label for the Johnny's group, Arashi, after which it was named ....
  
  
• Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo at Oricon
  Oricon
  , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...