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

[matchaan.livejournal.com]

I'll definitely miss Himitsu, especially now that they won't be able to work with Othello (T ︵ T). I have a lot of favorites from this show. Ranking Derby! Hanadan SP! T-shirt record breaking Challenge! M5! Sho's double parka and Ohno's pineapple slider! (...which are copyrighted by both these dorks) Also the Childminder segment was my favorite! it was both awkward and adorable to watch, especially my darling Nino :3 those kids really gave them a hard time lol.

Oh and last but definitely not the least:

(in which I proceed to flail and squeal at my laptop because I love these two groups! I loved HnA because of Perfume's guestings in the show! gif credit: okdubu@tumblr)

Also contrary to popular belief (or maybe not), I personally feel that the new format segments like Share House were interesting to watch since they're at a time where they need to grow out of their Mago Mago/G no Arashi-ish days and be taken more seriously both as tv personalities and as mature people. it was nice to see them talk about their lives outside Arashi (like that one time where Sho talked about his 'fake date' at a butai with Fukishii Kazue lol). Although I don't mind watching a few airhead episodes every now and then! Hopefully they can get all 5 of them for a new show that gives them as much freedom to do interesting things both inside and outside the typical TV studio setup like Himitsu.

Thank you for posting this! Himitsu was what baited me back to the fandom after 6 years (began listening to Arashi at around '06, if my memory serves me right). This was the first Arashi show that I watched. Definitely glad to be back. I love this fandom :)

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

Hi, are you repeatedly editing your comment? I receive a notification in my inbox every time someone edits a comment and I've seen the same comment from you about 20 times now...

[matchaan.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, I'm sorry! must be our internet acting up again -___- it keeps hanging up on me.

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

Oh okay. I figured something must have been up.