▲Tomochi Ono
"Don't want to be bound by anything, I want to live a free life." Five years ago, Arashi's captain Tomochi Ono (41 years old) told the four members this. Ono, who stopped doing activities on December 31, 2020, visited Miyakojima during the Johnny's Jr era, and has loved it since then. He rented a single-family house in the center of the island about 5 years ago. Now a business partner named A is in charge of promoting business plans related to Miyakoshima vacation tourism.
Except for Ono, other members of Arashi are also doing personal activities smoothly.
"Sakurai (40 years old) has broadened his work scope as a news program anchor and host. Jun Matsumoto (38 years old) will star in next year's NHK Ogawa drama "What to Do Ieyasu". After getting married early and becoming a father, Ninomiya Kazuya (39 years old), Aiba Masaki (39 years old)'s wife was also pregnant a few days ago." (Entertainment reporter)
▲Miyoshima Land promoted and developed by the tourism and vacation company with Tomoto Ono as the president. The area is 1,200 square meters, which is about the same size as the Tokyo Dome.
On the other hand, Ono never appears in public and lives the "free life" he expects. On November 3 last year, in the stage speech of the concert movie held on Arashi's debut anniversary, the four members gathered together again after a long time, and Ono did not appear on the stage.
"He seemed to be in frequent contact with the members. In his speech on the stage, he also read a brief message from Ono, 'I live a good life now, please rest assured'." (Entertainment reporter in the previous article)
Despite this, many fans are still looking forward to the day when Arashi's five people gather again. In January this year, Matsumoto starred in "Zhuoji Masahiro's Smile SP to Friday" (TBS TV). When Masahiro Nakagi asked about when the group event will restart, Matsumoto answered this.
"There is no clear time. Let's talk about it when the conditions are ripe (restart). However, my statement may be a bit stiff, and it is still impossible to determine whether there is this."
For Ono, Arashi is like a family member who has accompanied him for a quarter of a century. Ono once described Arashi as "nothing else besides treasures" and said so.
"In most of my life, 20 years of life are mist, so it will shine forever."
It is reported that the theme of "24 Hours TV" (Japanese TV Station) will be broadcast from August 27 to 28 this year is "Now I want to convey the idea to the person I want to meet." The main host is Ninomiya.
"Literally, it is the message the members convey to Mr. Ono. However, it is said that Mr. Ono has no reservation for live broadcasts now. But it is also possible to comment like in his stage speech last year to respond to Mr. Ninomiya's call." (Related persons from Japan TV)
Arashi's fans and related people are also very concerned about the 25th anniversary of their formation that will be held in 2024.
"It is not yet decided whether 5 people can get together, but it is expected that a large-scale event will be held in the future next year. While respecting Mr. Ono's intentions, with Mr. Matsumoto as the center, the members are exploring various possibilities." (Entertainment reporter in the previous article)
※Female seven September 1, 2022
