4 posts tagged “arashi no shukudai-kun”
It's starting to seem like everyone is an Arashi fan...remember the shiatsu expert who appeared on 2008.06.09 Shukudai-kun?
Turns out he's an Arashi fan (!). He wrote about the taping on his website:
I appeared on Arashi no shukudai-kun, scheduled to air on Monday, June 9 2008, 11:58 pm!
Ever since I wrote the book Independent practice: teach yourself foot pressure points and reflexology, from time to time I get offers to be on TV saying, "Won't you please inflict pain on comedians through foot shiatsu?"However, I get tense even when delivering a wedding speech, and on many occasions I even became incoherent. I have social anxiety, and so I've refused such offers.
I had an extremely hard time deciding on this one, because this show is actually very familiar to me --- it is one of the few shows that my daughter and I happily watch together every week without fail.
My daughter is a big Arashi fan, and among them she has fallen completely head over heels for the gorgeous MatsuJun!Of course she also likes the other members, and she never fails to record all the shows they appear on.
There's the fact that this show is a late-night one, and that it is one of the few shows that I actually get to watch. Furthermore, it also serves as an enjoyable means of communication with my daughter, who is in high school.
So I consulted with my daughter, and promptly made the decision to accept the offer.Having said all that, I got through with the taping, but with the speediness of the show, and the fact that I was so nervous as expected, I missed most of my chance to explain as planned, and so for those who came to this site, wondering, allow me to apologize and explain about the pressure points.
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I abruptly inflicted pain without making such explanations on the show. I'm sorry, Fujiwara-san...With that, not onIy did I get to watch a show live as a viewer, but I even participated in it as well. It was a day filled with fun and regret --- ashamed of my belly fat, I wish I went on a diet beforehand, if only there was a bit more time.
After the taping, I was able to relax in a small room with Aiba-kun and Ohno-kun in such close proximity, and my sense of closeness with them grew stronger.
I ran into Nino-kun near the elevator going down, and he greeted me and shook my hand, and we rode the elevator together. It's a little something I can brag about to my daughter.
I didn't see MatsuJun or Sho-kun apart from the taping. Too bad!
I feel like I've become a bigger Arashi fan than my daughter!
☆ This is late, but from 2008.06.15 bay storm:
Ninomiya Kazunari-kun,
Happy birthday.
Do you remember your mom?
This is Kikuchi Momoko.
We worked together during this time last year on the drama Yamada Taro Monogatari, so I was able to greet you in person.
It's unfortunate that I'm not able to see you this year.
My sincere congratulations to you.
I see you're now 25 years old.
They say that as a man grows older, he becomes more refined, his character more mature, and he becomes more brilliant, so please spend your days happily and grow to be a cool man.
But of course you're already quite cool now (laughs). Sorry.
You know, I really love Nino-kun's acting.
I think the way you remember your lines and such strikes of genius.
Also, our co-stars all say that they find it so easy to act with Nino-kun.
I think this is proof of genius, so anyway, I have greater, higher expectations of your acting.
Please work hard and make us happy.
Also, there's one more thing --- it's my daughter.
She's seven years old this year, and Nino-kun is her first love, her idol.
She still says even now that she wants to marry you.
Her name is Sayuri by the way.
I gave her that name hoping she will become a pure lady like Yoshinaga Sayuri-san.
She's seven right now, but in about ten years she'll be 17.
Nino-kun will be 35 years old by then, so won't you consider her to be your wife? (laughs)
Pushing aside all other rivals.
As her mother, I would be grateful if you could make my daughter's dream come true.
And with that, I also become your real mother.
Nino-kun, this is important, so please let us know what you think of my daughter's feelings.
It's fine if you just tell us your feelings at the moment.
Please don't fail to answer (laughs).
Happy birthday.
p.s. Yoshikazu-chan's Arashi book
("BokuAra" for short) now has a publisher and is scheduled to be
released sometime in late July or early August. Congratulations~
*throws confetti*
◎ Shukudai-kun schedule, courtesy of Date Mikio of Sandwichman:
2008.02.25 Sandwichman
2008.03.03 Satoda Mai
Only a few more days 'til Leader's exhibit...I hope he doesn't mind, but Tada Shinya's
account of his premature sojourn to see it is so cute. He's the
composer of Itsu made mo, Kaze, Niji, and Still..., and he's an Arashi fan. Arashi even mentioned him becoming their fan in this
oricon style interview. He has said many times that Arashi changed
his life by picking Itsu made mo, and as a composer he'd be perfectly
happy making songs just for Arashi:
Come to think of it, my life has changed greatly
after crossing paths with the group called Arashi.
Back when I did nothing but wander about Tokyo,
riding the subway, demo tape in hand,
I never would have imagined that the day would come
when the super group known as Arashi would sing a song of mine.To Arashi and their management, who lent their ear
to a song by an unknown singer-songwriter such as me,
I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
You can listen to his music here, and watch him perform live here (← I really like this song)
From rain-soaked Shibuya, I walked up the slope to the direction of Harajuku.
To go to Omotesando.
Not that I was scrimping on train fare.
Somehow I just felt like walking in that winter town.
I'm saying it again, but I wasn't in any way scrimping on train fare (laughs)Although it wasn't that great a distance,
that day was quite cold.
For the first time I felt so sorry
for the guys and girls handing out Hot Pepper in the streets.Even so, I still headed there (laughs)
Yes. To Omotesando Hills.Why, you ask!?
Speaking of Omotesando Hills...
Isn't it where they're holding the exhibit of Arashi's Ohno-san!!
But...it's so strange...
Arriving at Omotesando Hills...
There's absolutely no feeling of excitement...
Strange. This is strange.
I mean, it wouldn't be strange at all if the whole of Harajuku
is suffused with Ohno-san's color.Why.
After wandering about Omotesando Hills for a while,
I went over to the reception area, feeling weary,
and asked with what was probably quite a disappointed expression:
"Uhm, just where exactly are they holding the exhibit of Arashi's Ohno-san?"
The receptionist then replied:
"Thank you.
That's next month, February""Huh!?"
The Yajiuma morning news I saw while half asleep,
after completing a song in an all-nighter, after continuing days of songwriting.
The news about the exhibit featured there.
The days (and even those I wasn't too sure about...)
and the words 'Omotesando Hills' were the only things that registered (laughs)
I was the very picture of overeagerness.The receptionist's expression was like, "Just how much does this guy like Arashi?"
but even so, she kindly corrected me, saying it's a month away.
I really gave her a lot of trouble,
and looking back at it now I feel really bad about it (laughs)So there you have it, I completely jumped the gun,
but I'm sure there were others like me, right!?
(Since I myself screwed up)
If there's someone who did the same thing as me,
please come forward!! (laughs)Tada Shinya
2008-01-25 23:55
★ Yoshikazu-chan plans to release his Arashi book this spring:
Part 1: The Calm Before the Storm
Everything up until he attended their concert at Kyocera Dome last spring, after overcoming many obstacles
Part 2: Sudden Storm
He tries to figure out why he, before he knew it, became a big Arashi fan all of a sudden
Part 3: Looking Back, It's the Storm
His own personal analysis of Arashi's appeal
Can't wait 'til spring~
Best looking fanvid I've seen: Doumyouji x Nobu (Nino in Handoc!!!)
Asakusa Kid wrote about Arashi on their blogs. From Suidobashi Hakase:1/29, Tuesday
Entered Nippon Television, Shiodome at 1:45 pm.
Arashi no shukudai-kun taping. (scheduled to be aired on 2/18)
Together with Ogura Tomoaki,
Arashi (Ohno Satoshi, Sakurai Sho, Aiba Masaki, Ninomiya Kazunari, Matsumoto Jun).First time to work with the members of Arashi.
For one thing, we're 20 years apart in age.
So apart that until today, I couldn't put the members' faces and names together.But speaking of Arashi's popularity in our midst......
The writer Takeuchi Yoshikazu-san, well over 50, has proclaimed himself to be an Arashi fan,
to the point of setting up a blog where he writes only about Arashi.Before the actual taping, the 60-year-old Ogura Tomoaki-san also praised them profusely, saying,
"There's no better group than this".'Homework! Research and report about smelly and delicious food'
'Asakusa Kid picks their 3 most dangerous work'
'Legendary men of the entertainment world! Kusano Hitoshi, Ogura Tomoaki'
'Pushing sumo match'
Etc. etc., happily we did them together.The pushing sumo match, where I battled against all the Arashi members,
had quite a miracle ending.And the Ogura Tomoaki Super Athlete Legend that I revealed ---
the real thing was better than hearsay this time around.I encountered for the first time surstromming,
the world's smelliest fermented food product.
From Tamabukuro Sujitaro:
2008/1/29 (Tue)
The members of Arashi
The 'Arashi fever' that Takeuchi-san talked so passionately about
during last summer's Psychic Meeting.It completely got to me too.
Being thrilled even when the Arashi members who are younger
go at me saying, "Tama-cha~n"!
Sounds fun, can't wait to watch. And they actually know Yoshikazu-chan lol (maybe they brought him up?).
Big MatsuJun fan Ooshima Miyuki (member of Morisanchuu, previous Shukudai-kun guest) writes about Arashi on her diary. Seems she's now a fan club member and has applied for summer con tickets. Cute...
Addendum: Her previous entry is also about Arashi. It's so cute! Reminds me of Nianna-chan's. Her husband (some rich and famous screenwriter and personality) wrote about Arashi too. These are old, but maybe others might enjoy reading them too, so here's a very rough trans:
Suzuki Osamu
February 26, 2007
Right now, my wife is crazy over Hana Yori Dango. I think she also watched Part 1, but this time it has intensified. Not only that, it seems that she likes Matsumoto Jun. Whenever we go to, say, the convenience store, she stealthily checks out TV magazines for Matsumoto Jun articles. When I come closer, she quickly closes them, like she's trying to hide them from me. She keeps saying, "It's not MatsuJun per se that I like; it's the MatsuJun who plays Doumyouji that I like." I've never seen my wife make such desperate excuses. To be quite honest, lately I'm jealous of MatsuJun. At home, Arashi's new song (the HanaDan theme song) is always on constant repeat, even I have gotten to memorize it. My wife says, "If ever there's a HanaDan quiz, I bet I'd reach the finals!", but I doubt such competition exists. However, it's rare to see my wife this absorbed in something, and although I do feel some jealousy towards MatsuJun, I find it charming to see my wife watching Hana Yori Dango with her eyes all alight.
Ooshima Miyuki
March 29, 2007
Lately I've become so addicted to Hana Yori Dango 2. Every Friday I got so excited, but we have a TV show on Saturday mornings, and we leave for Osaka every Friday evening for that, so I couldn't really watch. When I got home on Saturdays, I watched the HanaDan episode I recorded twice, and for a week after that I watched it again once a day without fail. I looked up where they did their location shoots, and went to the spots whenever I had some free time. Not only that, I became a fan of Matsumoto Jun, and ultimately a fan of Arashi. (Hello there fellow Jun-bait!) My husband is totally fine with it; his presents for me on White Day were Arashi goods, which I'm totally grateful for. And to think the last time I became a "fan" of someone was in middle school, with Alcindo. I was such a huge all-out Alcindo fan; I really shone back then. All I watched were Kashima Antlers soccer games on SKY PerfecTV. And even though no one asked me or anything: how long it took Alcindo to make a goal, who he made a toss to, how many times he fell down --- I wrote down his scores in minute detail. When Alcindo laughed, I also laughed; when he cried, I also cried.
Those days were such fun. And now, it is like a repeat of those times. Thanks to Arashi, everyday is so fun; I can't help it. (Exactly!!!) Then I learned that they wanted us to appear on Arashi-sama's TV show, Arashi no Shukudai-kun. For an Arashi fan such as myself, it was such incredible good news. I hadn't been that excited since Owarai Ultra Quiz. During the couple of days from the time it was decided until the actual taping, I absolutely couldn't stand still. I was panic-stricken, but it turned out that I had a strong ally very close to me. That person was my younger sister. It turns out she is a member of Arashi's fan club. I was her older sister, but I had absolutely no idea. I was still sorely lacking in Arashi knowledge, so my sister showed me her Arashi CDs, PVs, fan club bulletins, etc., explaining them to me while doing so. It was very encouraging.
With that, early in March, we went to tape Arashi no Shukudai-kun. Adrenaline sure is a scary thing, isn't it --- I remember it being fun, but what I talked about with Arashi-sama, what I did...I can barely recall. I think we did sumo wrestling...The day after the taping, Ninomiya-kun wrote about us on his diary. He said the taping was fun. Ahhh, what a kind person. I have to hurry with my fan club application...
I think our episode's going to air soon. I'm also looking forward to it. I'm abnormally hyper in it, but please do watch Arashi no Shukudai-kun.
