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Satoshi Ohno

Satoshi Ohno, the oldest member of Arashi, is the reluctant "leader" of the group after winning against Sho Sakurai in a round of rock-paper-scissors on senior Shōnentai's variety show.He is the oldest person in the group and often sings the lead vocals. Back when Arashi first debuted and before he was elected leader, Ohno was told by Johnny's to be the "Dance Leader".Fellow members and other artistes from the same company alike have openly expressed their admiration for Ohno's dancing. He is also one half of the Arashi skit duo Ohmiya SK, partnering Kazunari Ninomiya. Out of all the members, he has appeared in the fewest dramas, preferring to do stage plays or focus on his art. He performed his first solo concert on January 29, 2006. In 2008, he became the first artist in Johnny's to hold an art exhibit, which was entitled "Freestyle".

Sho Sakurai

Sho Sakurai sings most of the rap parts (known to fans as "Sakurap"), the lyrics of which he also writes. Sakurai was the first in the group to perform in a solo concert, The Show, on January 14, 2006. He is currently a Monday co-host of NTV's News Zero, on which he became the first idol to host an election special. Sakurai is arguably the best-educated member of the group, having graduated from Keio University, a Japanese university. During the early years after Arashi's debut, Sho was appointed by the Johnny's to be the "Study Leader".

Masaki Aiba

Masaki Aiba is the tallest member of the group, with a distinctive breathy voice. He was once hospitalized after fainting due to the collapse of one of his lungs and was forced to stop playing the saxophone due to the operation he had to undergo. Aiba interacts with various wild animals as a co-host of the TV show, Tensai! Shimura Doubutsuen. He also excels in sports, especially basketball. He has been known to have considerably short attention span and often jumps between topics during talks and interviews, thus earning himself his reputation as the endearing, flaky member of Arashi. Sometimes Aiba makes some mistakes with Japanese, particularly in reading kanji. He can be seen making various reading mistakes in talk shows and live performances. During the earlier years following Arashi's debut, Aiba was appointed the "Image Leader" of Arashi.



 

Kazunari Ninomiya
 

Kazunari Ninomiya, nicknamed Nino, is the first member of the group to crossover to American films as he starred in Clint Eastwood's Japanese language film, Letters from Iwo Jima. During Arashi's early years, Johnny's appointed Ninomiya as the "Performance Leader".He plays the guitar, bass, piano, drums, harmonica, composes songs and writes lyrics. However, he is usually seen with a game console in hand instead and had publicly admitted that he was an otaku when he was an elementary school student.He is the first Johnny's talent and the current youngest male actor to be a recipient of the Individual Award in the television category of the 46th Galaxy Awards in 2009.



 

Jun Matsumoto

Jun Matsumoto, nicknamed MatsuJun, is the youngest member of Arashi. Matsumoto is known for his starring roles in popular dramas such as Gokusen and the Hana Yori Dango trilogy. During the years after their debut, he was appointed by the Johnny's as the "Comedy Leader". In 2008, Matsumoto was one of the recipients of the GQ Japan's Man Of The Year Award under the Singer/Actor category.