Review: ARASHI — Whenever You Call

Kei Rose
2 min readApr 21, 2021

This is the script for the corresponding video on my YouTube channel…

Hello and welcome if you’re new, welcome back if you aren’t to another video. Well, actually, welcome to everyone cause I got something new for you. As you can see, this is a review for ARASHI Whenever You Call.

First Impressions: Surprised by the English — mostly cause I was expecting Japanese or sumn. You can HEAR the 90s in this one…lol. Totally not a bad thing, though, I think it’s nostalgic. Mans dem a do some serious dancing too enuh!! I’m feeling this way too much — like I’m liking this song the further I get into it. The dancing while seated is a little weird looking, but I like this song, overall. This song oddly reminds me of Two Occasions by the Deele [insert song’s chorus here].

ARASHI is a group under Johnny and Associates talent agency. ARASHI, which literally means storm, consists of 5 members: Ohno Satoshi, Sakurai Sho, Aiba Masaki, Ninomiya Kazunari, and Matsumoto Jun. [insert each person’s photo when their names are said] They debuted in Hawaii in 1999 with their first single A.R.A.S.H.I, which became the theme song for the Volleyball World Cup hosted by Japan. Arashi was officially formed on September 15, 1999, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and made their CD debut on November 3, 1999.

What I liked: What do I even say about this song?! It’s nostalgic perfection! But, I have to note that, I like the fact that they are at least trying to make sure their English is audible and understandable [insert audio of chorus]. The imagery is also very nice [insert dance scenes]. Simple and to the point. It helps that the peninsula has forced us to stay away from each other, cause I can see the loneliness.

What I disliked: Nothing really. Except for the dancing while sitting [insert visuals]. I think I mentioned this already, but it mostly looks weird — nothing really wrong with it, I just feel awkward watching.

Do I understand the video: N/A It’s a typical 80’s, 90’s boy band vibe. That being said, they have done a good job of showcasing their emotion throughout the video.

This is a straight forward song so, I won’t bore you with repetition.

Well, we’ve come to the end of whatever this is. It was a shorter one, but I have been eyeing this group for a while and had fun. Thanks for watching thus far. Since you here tek d time to look at the red and blue button below. You can just look, dem nuh important. While you’re there, you can check the black line and mek mi know wah you see. After that, you can look for me in another video. Bye.

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