Arashi, pros and cons to postpone worldwide distribution of new song.
On June 2, Arashi announced that they will release the latest digital single “Party Starters” on official Twitter. But a few hours after they turning around and the group announced “postponed release” with an email message deliver to the fan club members. Arashi said that they took into consideration the influence of demonstrations in United States, but for fans are pros and cons.
“According to an email issued by the fan club, the new song "Party Starters” was originally scheduled for World wide release on June 12. As the situation became more serious, it was concluded that the release was postponed after considering the “impact on the American music industry”.“ (A reporter familiar with Johnny’s)
"The protest in the US” conducted a strike called “Blackout Tuesday” on June 2 Music distribution services such as Apple Music and Spotify also agreed with this, and set restrictions on normal functions, and Apple Music temporarily displayed the hashtags of “TheShowMustBePaused" and “BlackLivesMatter”.
Against this background, many fans commented on Arashi’s postponement of music distribution, saying, “We decided to postpone the release of Arashi’s new song not only in Japan but also in the world. "I was surprised by the scale of the product because of the postponement of the release. Arashi is a world-class superstar.”
However, because they stopped their group activities during the whole year, some fans said, “I have to wait, but considering the limited time of Arashi, there may be a pre-release in Japan. I wonder, "Is Arashi looking at American fans rather than Japanese fans?” “It’s a digital single, so even if there’s a demostration, people who want to buy may buy it.”
“How many Arashi fans do you have in the United States? Is the world so important? You can’t leave fans anymore.”
Regarding Arashi, due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the “Arafes 2020 at National Stadium”, which was scheduled to be held at the National Stadium in Tokyo in May, was postponed. So, why don’t we just act for our fans in the country?“ "Who is Arashi working for? The fans are completely left behind, just waiting for a concert that I don’t know what to do…”
It seems that there are many people who have a lot of complaints [cyzo woman]
On the other hand, Johnny’s fans who saw these comments said, “I think it’s really dangerous if you think that "Arashi took America than Japanese fans”. Isn’t just Arashi’s problem"
Note: translation for june 4 _By A~san
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