I was going home on Monday night, April 6, and there were more people than usual on the subway platform. Most of them were women. A friend told me that they were fans of the boy band Arashi. I looked again and saw that they had bags and goods with “Arashi” written on them. Arashi is splitting up after more than 25 years together. The group goes back to 1999 when their debut song came out. They performed together for 20 years and became the best-selling boy band in Asia. Then they took a break in 2020, but they are back together now for their last live tour. Their final concert will be at the Tokyo Dome on May 31. I’m sure that a lot of fans will miss them.   (130 words)

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