Five months after Arashi disbanded, Ohno Satoshi, the group's former leader, began a solo tour on November 1. He launched a premium fan club charging more than 30,000 yen soon after the breakup, and a man close to him is visible behind the operation, Daily Shincho reported.
Ohno, 45, had been absorbed in Miyakojima in Okinawa, and had begun considering moving there. He runs a pension open only to acquaintances on the island, along with a bar.
A manager who stays close
The man described as a television staffer accompanies Ohno in both his professional and private life. People around Ohno are worried, and his family has moved past anger, according to the report.
The source gives no name, employer or formal title for the man, and does not say what role, if any, he holds in the fan club or the tour.
The 2019 pause
On January 27, 2019, Arashi announced it would suspend activities. At a press conference, the group said Ohno's wishes were the reason.
Nikkan Sports reported the next day under the headline "Arashi to suspend activities at end of next year, respecting Ohno's wishes." The article traced the decision to June 16, 2017, when Ohno gathered the other four members and told them he wanted to end Arashi's activities.
“I don't have anything specific I want to do. I just wanted to try living freely for once, without being tied down by anything.”Ohno Satoshi, quoted by Nikkan Sports
The fan club fee and the solo tour place Ohno's earnings on a different footing from the group's. Arashi's suspension was framed at the time as a pause, and the disbanding five months ago closed that period.