Behind the scenes! - The HnA staff tell us about Arashi

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The people at Monthly the Television carried out a thorough interview of the staff who work with Arashi behind the scenes! The staff told us their stories of the reasons behind Arashi’s charm. We’ll investigate the reasons as to why these 5 guys are so well loved and their real faces at the workplace! 

Who takes the longest? Behind the scenes on Mannequin 

“We inform Arashi of the theme 2 weeks before the episode is to be filmed. They then look through the fashion magazines, tell us what they would like, and we have a meeting about it. Matsumoto-kun takes the longest time. Surprisingly, Aiba-kun takes quite some time too. As for Sakurai-kun, he spends a lot of time stressing out, going, “Oh no, what do I do, what do I do?” (laughs) If an idea strikes Ninomiya-kun, he’s pretty fast. Comparatively, Ohno-kun finishes in the blink of an eye.”

The theme for the clothes during the SPs are decided by the members. During the shopping period, Ninomiya hardly tries on anything, Sakurai keeps a ton of clothing, Ohno heads for the shops besides the clothing stores.

The impetus for “Share House” was the VIP Limousine episode where Ninomiya-kun and Matsumoto-kun visited Becky’s house, the Sakurai-kun and Aiba-kun’s two-man tour and Ohno-kun’s fishing corner. Without the production department intervening in the location filming, it gave forth an unique atmosphere, and it’s interesting how serious conversations can develop from it. We came from the vantage point of wanting that free and easy feeling.

During the filming, Matsumoto takes note of whether the guest’s outfit would look appropriate with or without slippers, and therefore Arashi would wear their slippers accordingly. 

For shellfish enthusiast Sakurai, Aiba suggested having a shellfish meal by the sea.

The staff sought information about fishing from Ohno

“Speaking of Arashi-chan, you’d think of the popular corner ‘Mannequin Must Item’. Although it’s just one corner, the scale progressively grew larger, and it feels as if Arashi is driven into a corner. (laughs)” says producer Mr. Mishima. “The person who goes all out for the win, loses, feels regretful and depressed is Matsumoto-kun. (laughs) Although Sakurai-kun and Aiba-kun have lost in the SPs, the two of them did choose their outfits seriously, but the moment they saw all 5 outfits together, they get this feeling, “Ah, I think I blew my chances.” They then get anxious, and during the results announcement, they’d go, “I knew it…” When Matsumoto-kun won at the SP, he said something along the lines of, ‘Maybe I should buy the outfit…’”

The Ohno who eats during the Mannequin location shoots and has a tendency to go off track undergoes a complete personality change during the Fishing segment!?

“We wanted to bring out Ohno’s charm when he’s alone, so we started the Ohno Fishing Club. During the episode where Nakama Yukie-san came as a guest, many viewers wrote in to say that they changed their minds about Ohno-kun’s manliness. Ohno-kun also told us about various fishing information, such as, ‘If you want to catch this fish, this bay would be good. For the sake of TV, this the fish over here do jump, but if you’re considering the season…’”

The Sakurai and Aiba Two Men tour also got rave reviews. 

“The proposals for making Sakurai-kun happy came almost exclusively from Aiba-kun. Sakurai-kun, who always takes the lead during Arashi-chan, became the recipient this time round. Actually, Sakurai-kun almost never takes charge during the Share House segment. On the contrary, Aiba often facilitates the discussion. Even when the guest has finished speaking in general, the staff flashes a cue card that says, “Go on,” and keeps the cameras rolling. It’s really great when Aiba-kun is at his wits’ end. (laughs)”

During Yokoyama-kun’s talk, Ninomiya answered that he would like to try out variety shows in the future. 

“Even though he seems rather carefree, he gives me the feeling that he’s thinking about various things. That’s the way he is: he doesn’t draw attention to it at all. After listening to Yokoyama-kun’s talk on Share House, I felt that he cares twice as much for variety as compared to the average person.”

What is one side of Arashi that has struck you deeply?

When we held a live performance during the program [T/N: That was the episode where Kuroki Hitomi came onto the show], we had a meeting with Arashi to ask about the set list. When they voiced their opinions, I thought, “That’s Arashi for you.” Even during the rehearsals after that, I was shocked at how they memorized the choreography in the blink of an eye, and they were able to respond deftly choreographer’s instructions. Although it was a 2 hour rehearsal, I felt that they memorized it pretty quickly.” To have seen it in the flesh, I thought, “Wow, Arashi has such a brilliant presence…”


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Comments

[she746.livejournal.com]

Thank you...
So sad that the show must end.. T-T

[takakuflyme.livejournal.com]

thanks for sharing this --- and at such a critical point in the show's history. knowing that HnA will be ending, it is nice to reflect on how much the members have grown in their MC skills and in their own skin since the first episode. and i really appreciate how this interview captures the staff's presence because it's so easy to forget the hands behind the scenes.

i'm not surprised at all at the analysis of their Mannequin 5 personalities haha. i really liked Sharehouse because i felt like that type of setting made Arashi more intimate with the audience, as opposed to a setup in which other people hosted. (for me, that was the weak point of VIP Room, since i could never figure out why they didn't let Arashi run the show.)

there are a ton of "corners" throughout the run of HnA, and i think the constant change was probably one of challenges for the producers. like, what formula works best? but it's nice to see that the corners have helped Arashi become chameleons in adapting to different atmospheres. even though the corners mentioned in the article are the more recent ones, i just wanted to say that i also liked the old shows - the ones that actually were "himitsu" shows - which were the very beginning episodes. i also have very fond memories of the guys doing the Childminder episodes; so cute!

again, thanks very much for sharing the translationg!

[ky09.livejournal.com]

*___* memories~

thanks for translating! :DD

[mjscev.livejournal.com]

thanks for sharing this. the staff really knows how to bring out Oh-chan's charm, aren't they?

[jinx143.livejournal.com]

Thanks for translating. Arashi is really amazing. I love them even more after reading this. And I am happy to be in Arashi fandom. (^_^)

[lemoniiez.livejournal.com]

Thank you for translation. I really like himitsu no arashi-chan. I'm so glad when I read this. I can feel how much they tried hard for this program.

[adeyakana.livejournal.com]

this is really good
we can see how hard work of Arashi on the show
thank you for sharing this

[nakabibighani.livejournal.com]

this was such an interesting read! especially the part about choosing clothes for mannequin :)

[cathy-25.livejournal.com]

arigatou!!

[amri48.livejournal.com]

thanks for sharing:)

[mokona-chu.livejournal.com]

Thank You!!!

[midoriaoi.livejournal.com]

uwah,isnt Arashi that brilliant?! Thanks for this! They arent that idols who just sit and wait then complain..you'll gonna love them or LOOOVVEE them! HNA will surely be missed by all! thanks to Arashi and to staff-san who made this show something that will be remembered by all!

...also,thanks for sharing~
*sobs! Hugs!

[tippyrose.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for sharing. Reading this is super fun.

[saru-k.livejournal.com]

Thanks for translating and sharing this! :3

[ministryofbees.livejournal.com]

Missing HnA more and more. Thanks a lot for translating this wonderful article! Reading how they are behind the scenes just makes me love them even more.

[meenutrust.livejournal.com]

So much love~ its interesting to read about how the idea for share house came around! And lol at Ohmiya being the fast and furious XD

[senna23.livejournal.com]

I am speechless, I loved this interview. Arashi is the best!!! <33 (I feel bad that this show is going to end soon)

[livinbyfaith01.livejournal.com]

Seriously sad HnA is ending. The staff of HnA surely know what the people want to see when it comes to these boys. They were forced to do proposals, cosplay, dumped in ice, being rated and many other things. Thanks for the laughs!!!

[eveshine.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing this..It's sad that HnA is ending soon..It is a wonderful show..I will miss it for sure.

[qeqeqe.livejournal.com]

even ohno who don't really show his hardwork during recording has such a work ethic and thinking for the show willingly. we only see they fool around in tv, actually they really serious and work really hard on it. so proud to be fans.

thank you for this.

[ohsyojdub.livejournal.com]

Am gonna surely miss this show.
Thanks for this~

[cookie-froggie.livejournal.com]

thank you so much for translating this! <3

[inachan89.livejournal.com]

The time when Nino hated talking has long gone ne?andi didn't think they'd think that much for the normal ep of Mannequin 5!!
I'm sad Himitsu is ending,even if lately i didn't like it very much,i watched only for the boys....

Thanks for this^^

[risuw-chan.livejournal.com]

woah, it really is interesting articles, really thanks for translating it, and i can't help but getting more inspired by the way they think differently and completed each others

[candle-sho.livejournal.com]

thanks for the translating...
actually i have a bad day... and now i can smile like nothing happens before.
ARASHI is really made my life shining brightly ^^