How's It Going? is the third studio album by Japanese boy band Arashi. The album was released in Japan on July 9, 2003, under their record label J Storm in two editions: a regular and limited edition, with the latter bearing a different cover art and a booklet. It was released digitally on February 7, 2020.[2][3]

How's It Going?
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 9, 2003 (2003-07-09)
GenrePop, rock, R&B
Length65:23[1]
LabelJ Storm
Arashi chronology
Here We Go!
(2002)
How's It Going?
(2003)
Iza, Now!
(2004)
Singles from How's It Going?
  1. "Pikanchi"
    Released: October 17, 2002
  2. "Tomadoi Nagara"
    Released: February 13, 2003

Singles

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The album contains the singles "Tomadoi Nagara", theme song for the drama Yoiko no Mikata starring Sho Sakurai and a new version of "Pikanchi", the theme song for the movie Pikanchi: Life is Hard Dakedo Happy, which all five members of the group co-starred in.

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Tomadoi Nagara" (Album version)Hiroo OoyagiOoyagiOoyagi5:27
2."Crazy Ground no Ōsama"Hiroaki OhnoOhno4:02
3."Lucky Man"
  • Yukie Ozaki
  • Sakurai
Takehiko IidaNaoki Ōtsubo5:01
4."Shinchōsa no Nai Koibito"TakeshiSeikō NakaokaNakaoka6:15
5."Only Love"Makoto Atoji
  • Ashley Cadell
  • BJ Caruama
  • John Collins
Tomoki Ishizuka4:35
6."Arashi no Mae no Shizukesa"AtojiAkio ShimizuHa-j4:16
7."Blue"Kōsuke MorimotoMorimotoHa-j5:38
8."Walking in the Rain"Spin
  • Brian Hobbs
  • Jany Schella
  • Christian Svensson
Jun Abe3:53
9."Palette"
  • Takeshi
  • Sakurai
Masayuki IwataIwata3:52
10."Dekirudake"Takeshi AidaMorimotoŌtsubo4:40
11."Te Agero"Yōji KubotaPatrik LiotardChokkaku4:37
12."15th Moon"KubotaFace 2 FakeFace 2 Fake4:11
13."Donna Kotoba de"Makihiko ArakiArakiAraki4:05
14."Pikanchi" (Album version)AidaShin TanimotoChokkaku4:50
Total length:65:23

Charts and certifications

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References

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  1. ^ "嵐/How's it going?" (in Japanese). Tower Records. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. ^ "旧譜オリジナル・アルバム(全16タイトル)デジタルリリース決定". Johnny's net (in Japanese). February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "嵐のオリジナルアルバム16作品256曲、明後日デジタル配信スタート". natalie.mu (in Japanese). February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  4. ^ 2003年07月第3週のアルバムランキング情報. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  5. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Arashi – How's it going?" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. July 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018. Select 2003年7月 on the drop-down menu
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