shade of kim

└ Thank you for your reassuring words and presence~ 

whatever happens, I support you and Arashi

This is a tough and brave thing to do and I believe that having a break will actually inspire you more to do your very best on your work until your suspension

Enjoy your break !

Just control the tan, please. (if you’ll be fishing that is)

To Arashi,

Thank you. Ganbatte~

The group who gave cupcakes, with logos on top of it, to the members of media who attended the press conference where they announced their summer vacation? The same group who also entered the room while “Wild At Heart” is playing as their entrance music?

Arashi.

Only Arashi.

これが嵐です。

This is the Arashi we all love. The Arashi we all cherish, support and care about.

最後まで、みんなの前で笑顔を見せた嵐。

本当に素晴らしいグループ、嵐は。

嵐のファンになって、本当にありがたい気持ちがいっぱい。

これからも宜しくね〜

これは別れではなく、またいつか会いましょうね〜

Seeing them being able to make jokes, have fun, smiling and still being happy despite announcing their “hiatus” made me calm down and feel reassured that this isn’t a decision made by one but as a group. This is a decision they made because they trust one another. This is a decision they willingly made because they don’t want to go on without our dear Riida. That they decided this because they are 5, they are Arashi.

This is just a proof of just how amazing Arashi is, of how strong their bond is, of how selfless they are when it comes to their other members. A proof of their love for each other, for Arashi.

I haven’t seen the press event from start to finish yet, but here’s a quick translation of the couple of clips that I did see. 

Reporter: Are you disbanding?

Matsumoto: We are not disbanding.

Reporter: Was there anything that stood out to you during those discussions?

Oono: After we’d made the decision to go on hiatus and all gotten on the same page, the other members told me they want us to continue with a smile on our faces all the way to the end. That really shook me.

Reporter: Were there tears?

Oono: I of course felt very guilty, but at the same time I was amazed by these people. I thought I’m blessed to be in Arashi. No words could describe how I was feeling.

Reporter: While some may simply wish you a well-deserved break, some others may feel like going on hiatus shows lack of responsibility.

Sakurai: Regarding responsibility, we’ve set a period of two years for the purpose of expressing our gratitude. This is our sincere intention. We will use our words and our performances hoping our actions will convey this sincerity to our fans. You are free to judge our lack of responsibility based on these actions.

Reporter: There is a possibility of Oono being made into the bad guy in this scenario. Were any of the other members also harbouring feelings of wanting to quit but only waiting for someone else to bring it up?

tbh 

how

Raeon has NOTHING to do with Jennie or JenKai WHATSOEVER.

This is Sho Sakurai ❤️.

“We’re neither family nor colleagues. We’re not friends either. We’re under a whole new category, and we’re about the only ones who fit in there. And that is ARASHI.”