SB19 and ARASHI fans collaborate on streaming parties
Sometimes people dread to go on social media because they’re afraid of trolls and toxic individuals. The fans of Pinoy pop (P-pop) idol group SB19 and Japanese boy band ARASHI, however, proved over the weekend that social media still has the power to unite and inspire.
As reported by Bandwagon, the fans of SB19 (A’TIN) and ARASHI (ARASHIANS), joined forces to hold two streaming parties. They held a YouTube streaming party on Oct. 17 and a Spotify streaming party on Oct. 18. Their goal? To put the spotlight on Asian pop music and introduce people to the songs of their respective idols. The collaboration was so successful on social media that #YTPartyARASHIxSB19 even trended at No. 1 on Twitter in the Philippines on Oct. 17. The hashtag also trended in Japan for over six hours, with over 67,000 tweets, according to a tweet by @ArashionMTVFLS that was brought to Digital Life Asia’s attention by @SB19RTSquad126.
Healthy competition
Here’s what Bandwagon said in its article about the remarkable collaboration.
“Over the weekend, A’TINs and ARASHIANs took over YouTube and Spotify as they held streaming parties to share music by their idols. The event helped music fans explore and appreciate offerings from their favorite J-Pop and P-Pop acts, who both come from different generations in the industry.”
It’s practically unheard of for two different fandoms to collaborate on such a scale. What makes it even more remarkable is that SB19 and ARASHI both have a devoted social media following. Because of this, the two fandoms often face off when voting for their idols in music shows. This includes MTV’s Friday Livestream, where fans send in their music requests.
Instead of becoming bitter rivals and toxic fans, however, the fans of SB19 and ARASHI show respect for each other’s idols and fandoms. In fact, a tweet by @SB19ATinJapan that Bandwagon cited shows that the collaboration even got a shout-out from MTV’s Friday Livestream host Kevan Kenney.
Promoting Asian pop
The final ranking for last week’s Most Requested Artist on MTV’s Friday Livestream was SB19 at No. 1 and ARASHI at No. 2. With this, SB19 became the Most Requested Artist for the sixth week in a row. This was its seventh week in total.
SB19 is composed of Sejun, Josh, Stell, Ken, and Justin. They have made history as the first Filipino act trained under the Korean Idol System to debut in the Philippines. For three years, ShowBT, a South Korean entertainment company that branched out into the Philippines, made them go through the same rigorous process that every trainee in South Korea undergoes to become a K-pop idol.
They became the first Filipino act to enter the Billboard Next Big Sound chart. Then they made history again as the first Filipino act to land on the Billboard Social 50, where they would become a fixture, reaching as high as No. 2, behind only the mighty K-pop boy band BTS.
ARASHI was officially formed on Sept. 15, 1999, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The group is composed of Aiba Masaki, Matsumoto Jun, Ninomiya Kazunari, Ōno Satoshi, and Sakurai Shō. They released their debut CD on November 3, 1999 with the single “Arashi’, which sold nearly a million copies. In 2005, they created the theme song “Wish” for the popular manga-based Japanese drama “Hana Yori Dango”, which starred Matsumoto as one of the lead actors. In September, ARASHI launched their first all-English song, “Whenever You Call‘, which is written and produced by Bruno Mars.
ARASHI is Asia’s bestselling boy band, having sold over 54 million copies of albums, singles, and videos as of last year.
Thank you for this article. It was really fun to have collab with Arashians, being nice people. Have met friends with them and it was fun interacting with them too. Looking forward to more collabs with their fam. 😉
Nakakatuwang may mga japanese fans na willing maka collab sa streaming party ang mga A’TIN.
I was happy to meet new friends ☺️☺️, thanks for this article. As our pinuno always, always choose to be kind. And as Ken say, nobody hate to people who keep to be kind and humble.
Nakakakilig po. Napakabait ng Arashians. This is a very good experience for me as an A’TIN. It’s an HONOR. THANK YOU
Thank you very much for this article, Digital Life Asia! I’m an A’TIN and I did love the streaming parties happened during the weekend in a sense I was able to know Arashi and to listen to those great songs of Arashi. It was also a wonderful moments I personally want to cherish because both fandoms really showed respect and appreciation to others. I really enjoyed it!
Thank you for the article! It was an honor to collaborate with Arashians. They are very nice and sweet.
Healthy competition indeed
Thank u po sa paarticle what a nice and a great experiences for us A’tin to collab the one of d biggest fandom around da world po .Arashians fandom are so polite and appreciated .
I was really amazed hearing the articles and news about the collaboration of the two fandoms. I am an A’TIN and hoping more people will recognize the Asian music specially PpoP and Jpop as well.
The best fandoms and idols.
Good to know that two fandoms support each other’s idols. This is so wholesome.
Proud of my FAMdom (A’TIN 💙) I also liked the playlist that the fanbases made. Our Pinunong Sejun said that we should “always choose to be kind.” There’s always a room for unity amidst competition. Hopefully that this will set an example to all other fandoms out there. STAN your idols without dragging down anyone. 🙂
As an Arashian, I was pleasantly surprised of how kind and nice A’tin were to us. I was so happy to collaborate with them in the streaming parties. I look forward to our friendly rivalry on Fridays, and I hope there is another collab in the future
I’m an Arashian fan.. Too bad i didn’t know about the collab.. But anyway.. Im still so Happy that my Arashi is finally coming out to the world. I Love them.. For me they are the kindest and the Best. God bless them.