Tribute post: Remembering Himitsu no Arashi-chan

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

The End of an Era: Remembering Himitsu no Arashi-chan



In case you haven't heard, Himitsu no Arashi-chan is ending in March 2013, i.e. it's got around 2 months left! I thought it was time for a tribute post of sorts, so I hope this doubles up as a HnA introduction for the newer fans and a reminiscence for the older more experienced ones.

For the fans who were around since 2008, HnA was actually Arashi's first prime time show; it coincided with Arashi's meteoric rise of fame, even as Japanese audiences were on a Hana Yori Dango* high.

T/N: Both HnA and HYD were TBS programs, this explains the tie-ups between the two shows, such as the "Hana Yori Matsujun" Arashi-chan Special.

HnA began as an investigative "social studies" program, where the members uncovered the secrets (himitsu) of different subjects ranging from Disneyland to Instant Noodles. As the producers seemed to run out of interesting social trivia, they then delved into the infamous Ageha Princesses, a corner which was spearheaded by a rather enthusiastic Aiba.

Since then, HnA has undergone several changes, which included...

Aiba and Ohno hunting for hornets…

Jun and Sho doing extremely ordinary things in a super cool manner…

dumping the guys in ice cold water (a JE first, apparently)…

...before finally arriving at the format which exists today.

What are some of your favorite Himitsu no Arashi-chan moments? Share your memories here! The more pictures and gifs rainbows, the better!

Here's mine: I call this "The Difference Between A Model Student and Leader".


Screen caps and gif credits: jharashi, AST, Stormy, yuckie-chan

Comments

[cugami.livejournal.com]

Haunted House vacation was seriously among the best things they've done in HnA. It tops my list of favorite moments in HnA, followed the childminder and then the Mannequin 5 SP.

I obviously really like it when they go on location shoots lol I prefer the VIP limousine over the Share House.

I honestly hope HnA's ending has nothing to do with the in-fighting within the jimusho though :/

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

Haunted House is pretty funny! I had a guilty pleasure watching Jun do it for the Shiyagare New Year SP.

I don't think HnA is ending because of the infighting. The show's ratings have been going down and you can see that Arashi's filming the show at odd times (like after 10pm) due to conflicting schedules.

[cugami.livejournal.com]

That's true. While I'm happy for Sho and that still means that Arashi will show up eventually in this new show, I also feel sad that we just lost one show where Arashi are all together. Then again, I suppose they hadn't been showing up as 5 in HnA for over a year now unless it's SP.

I actually really liked the first format as well, when they get to go around and investigate stuff on their own. But I guess as their popularity got bigger, it became harder to send them out to locations without disrupting a crowd o.o or putting them in dangerous situations. That hornet trip was still fun though lol

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

Actually the Darts Trip and the Asu ni Kakeru Tabi trips were great! Too bad they aren't TBS projects. Oh well, Sho's a workaholic, so I'm sure he's happy about his new show. XD

[cugami.livejournal.com]

Ahaha I'm looking forward to the Darts Trip in particular this year XD