Arashi

Article summary

was a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates in 1999, consisting of five members: Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. The group was announced on September 15, 1999, aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii, and officially debuted on November 3, 1999. It remained with Johnny & Associates until 2023, when they became part of Starto Entertainment under an agent contract. They were initially signed to Pony Canyon, where they released one studio album and six singles, beginning with their 1999 eponymous debut single. In 2001 they were moved to the Johnny's subsidiary label J Storm, which was set up for their succeeding releases. Their eighteenth single "Love So Sweet", theme song for Matsumoto's drama Hana Yori Dango 2, was one of the top five best-selling singles of 2007 in Japan, and their first single to exceed 400,000 copies sold overall in nearly seven years. In the following two years, Arashi became the first artist to place the top two rankings on the Oricon singles yearly chart with their singles "Truth / Kaze no Mukō e" and "One Love" in 2008, and "Believe / Kumorinochi, Kaisei" and "Ashita no Kioku / Crazy Moon (Kimi wa Muteki)" in 2009.…

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of formation: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. members: 5 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. members: 5 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. release date: 2011-01-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. release date: 2012-12-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. release date: 2014-02-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. release date: 2014-05-21 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. release date: 2014-05-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. release date: 2014-07-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
20. release date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
21. release date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
22. release date: 2015-04-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
23. release date: 2015-09-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
24. release date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
25. release date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
26. release date: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
27. release date: 2017-11-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
28. release date: 2019-06-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
29. release date: 2020-01-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
30. release date: 2020-11-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
31. release date: 2021-07-28 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
32. release date: 2021-12-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
33. release date: 2010-01-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
34. release date: 2020-03-18 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
35. students: 4 Seasons — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of formation is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the members is "5 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the members is "5 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the release date is "2011-01-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the release date is "2012-12-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the release date is "2014-02-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the release date is "2014-05-21". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the release date is "2014-05-28". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the release date is "2014-07-30". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. The record states that the release date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
22. The record states that the release date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
23. The record states that the release date is "2015-04-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
24. The record states that the release date is "2015-09-02". What evidence would count against this claim?
25. The record states that the release date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
26. The record states that the release date is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
27. The record states that the release date is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
28. The record states that the release date is "2017-11-08". What evidence would count against this claim?
29. The record states that the release date is "2019-06-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
30. The record states that the release date is "2020-01-04". What evidence would count against this claim?
31. The record states that the release date is "2020-11-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
32. The record states that the release date is "2021-07-28". What evidence would count against this claim?
33. The record states that the release date is "2021-12-29". What evidence would count against this claim?
34. The record states that the release date is "2010-01-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
35. The record states that the release date is "2020-03-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
36. The record states that the students is "4 Seasons". What evidence would count against this claim?
37. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
38. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378376344