Now with 20% more boybander . . . on second thought, probably 26%
It’s a day late, I know, but!
Happy birthday, bitterbee!!
Shukudai 120
And for your birthday, you get a bonus Johnny’s idol&hearts
No, I don’t know what the hell Jun is doing back there. I was mean enough to him last week, and it’s almost his birthday, so I’ll pretend not to notice that it looks like he’s unleashing Hadouken on Nagase. Hell, I’ll even give him a pass on the the electrocuted poodle hair. I hear he has to wear the see-through plastic suits from A.RA.SHI this week, and I figure he’s got enough to deal with right now. A poodle can only stand so much you know.
I know this is the face I always make when I’m visiting people. Also when I’m on TV.
So what’s got Nagase looking so much like an oversized disgruntled waiter?
And why is Jun looking smug and knowing while Ohno tries to imagine himself far, far away? I have a couple of hints for you.
Check out who’s affecting injured innocence:
Perhaps unsurprisingly, no one seems to buy their protests. I can’t imagine why.
On the other hand, I would not want to antagonize these two on their own turf ^^” It seems unwise.
Also . . . I never want to see this face on Nino again. It scares me. That is a vicious face *shudders*
Though, to be fair, Nagase looks like he could kind of take care of himself.
It may be just me, but both Sho and Jun look a little too happy about the adversarial atmosphere, and for the life of me, I can’t decide if they’re giddy at watching Nino and Aiba get chewed out by their senpai, or if they’re just gleefully anticipating the inevitable fallout. Perhaps both. Why choose sides when you can heckle everyone?
Clearly, Nino is utterly cowed by Nagase’s disapproval.
So Nagase’s complaint is that Nino and Aiba are not adequately respectful to their senpai.
I have no idea what he’s talking about. Clearly the man is delusional.
So his example is the way Aiba and Nino address Matsuoka, TOKIO’s drummer, and incidentally, the only man who routinely has taller hair than Ohno's *__*
To prove his point, Nagase asks the other members of Arashi how they address Matsuoka:
Sho: God I hope I get this right . . . erm . . . Matsuoka-kun?
Jun also passes, and probably not just because he paid attention to Sho’s answer.
When Nagase gets to Ohno, however, we start running into problems . . .
Tragically, Ohno didn’t pay attention to the honor students and he *gasp* tells the truth: Matsu-nii . . . ?
*blinks*
*considers*
*erupts*
Check out Sho’s expression here. I think he may be rethinking the wisdom of his seat placement.
Is it just me, or is Nino terrifying in this episode? *shudders*
On the other hand, Ohno's hands are really pretty&hearts
When confronted by the question as to whether he is stupid or not, Ohno wisely takes a second to think about his options for responding, and decides that discretion is the better part of valor.
Just to be sure that Ohno understands his situation, Sho informs him that he’s being yelled at. Because otherwise, you know, he wouldn’t be able to tell.
Because this is ambiguous.
Though I have to admit, Ohno does look a little taken aback.
Now that he knows that it will put him and Ohno on the same team, Nino drops the innocent act and fesses up to also calling Matsuoka his big brother.
Aiba also admits to the heinous crime. I have to say that I see no contrition on the faces of any of the offenders.
As the discussion moves on, it becomes increasingly unclear as to whether Nagase is upset that they’re calling Mastuoka by a pet name or that they aren’t calling him by one.
I foresee a great deal of respectful behavior in Nagase’s immediate future. No, really *coughs*
I think Nagase should show up on Arashi shows all the time&hearts
Especially considering his food choice: Beef you can really dig into. Check out Jun’s dazed expression here. His weekly feeding is going to be intense this time.
Not bad for a poodle-heaired extra from Flashdance
I am highly amused that the same man enraged by breaches of authority blithely explains that he asked for huge chunks of beef specifically because his doctor told him he couldn’t eat it *___*
Nino tries to wrap his mind around the logic, while Ohno considers making Nagase his personal hero.
. . . erm . . . consistency is the mark of a small and boring mind?
Our heroes await the arrival of epic meat. Ohno’s hair is standing at attention in anticipation.
Like I said, Nagase should come to Arashi shows more often.
As Nino wheels in the ‘Super Steak,’ I find myself questioning his motives and clear glee . .. is this about repairing his relationship with Nagase, eating delicious food, or is there some devious evil at work? I don’t know, like feeding a man food his doctor specifically prohibited?? You be the judge.
While all of Arashi stands agog at approximately 3 ½ pounds of sizzling meat, Nagase calmly assesses his target. (seriously, you should click on this picture to get the full size; their expressions are hilarious ^_^)
Behold approximately $350 of beef.
O__o
. . . now, you all know that I like the boys to eat substantial, calorie-laden foods . . . but that is a lot of fat . . . did that cow subsist entirely on a diet of Twinkies and Zebra Cakes?
Nino shows his true colors while Nagase is still flummoxed by the fatty beef . . . He starts incessantly calling Nagase Nii-san.
This goes about as well as one might expect.
Going by body language alone, I’m calling Nino the winner of this round.
Honestly, I don’t know if I should be impressed or horrified. A little of both?
Clearly, I am not the only one having these thoughts.
Nagase anticipates growing breasts chest hair.
Next up, we have the leaning tower of hamburger.
At $85, it includes 2.6 kg of beef *___*, 7 heads of lettuce, ten tomatoes and 10 onions . . .
And at the top, the most important touch:
Discussions as to how one approaches this burger take place.
Sometimes, Jun is such a nice boy.
That . . . that is commitment ^^”
And the crowd goes wild!
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? So I guess Nagase got what he came for?
Watching Aiba chow down is always a good thing&hearts
Why don’t we get to see more of Nagase on AnS?
Chipmunk cheeks make a strange juxtaposition with skull t-shirt and leather jacket, I tell you.
Someday, I think we should just have a show where Sho and Ohno eat copious amounts of various food and then recommend it to each other and watch the other one eat. Because, seriously, they’re awesome at that, and I love every voyeuristic second of it&hearts
*can’t look away*
I-it’s like food porn ^^”
Just so you know, I’m an American, and I’ve never seen a burger nearly that big. So go ahead and play Born in the USA, but I’m not buying it :P
You know why Nino and Sho look so aghast?
Check out Jun’s giant hamburger-eating technique:
*shakes head*
I think he really missed the spirit of this segment. I bet he eats pizza with a fork and knife, too. OH WAIT, HE DOES.
Huh. Apparently, he needs the leather jacket to really get in the spirit of things. Or maybe he just likes making Sho strip. Or both.
I think we should make Jun wear the leather jacket every single episode of Shukudai. Also, Nino needs one.
Also, I think I need an icon of this:
Thus, Jun finally avenges himself on those cows from Mayonaka.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!! At last, my revenge is complete!
Also, why the hell isn’t Nino eating? He loves hamburgers? He has hamburger hands. FAIL, Shukudai, fail DDD:
And since Nagase hasn’t yet adequately defied his doctor, he is given the chance to realize his most cherished beef-related dream . . .
>_>
I wish I were kidding about that, but I’m not.
45 pounds of beef?
This episode really makes me love Nagase&hearts
Sadly, some dreams . . . don’t get realized in quite the manner we imagine. Who knew that kabob fresh off a rotisserie would be hot???
Those are some very bad people there&hearts
Following the feast, it’s time to work off all that meat with a Sports Day!
OhMiya, what the hell?
Though it’s awesome, I’m going to skip the long jump because it’s really awesome in motion, but not quite as impressive in caps.
I’m kind of digging this look on Ohno. Poodle-Rambo-Jennifer Beals, though . . . not so much.
After the long jump, there’s team charades, i.e. ‘excuses for idols to crawl all over each other in increasingly suggestive ways.’
For example, This is supposed to be a giraffe.
Ogura is the judge, and he decides if a pose passes or not. In other words, if the pose doesn’t include enough fanservice, you fail.
And the moment of truth: Tokyo Tower!
I can’t believe Ogura passed that. Where was the raging homoeroticism?
Oh right; that was the motorcycle?
Nope; not gay enough D:
Much better :D
Finally: the Hamburger!
I’m very sad to say that this doesn’t pass.
. . . Actually, I just lied there. Because the last one failed, we get this, too:
Ohno: Wait, are we really going to do this in front of a camera?
Yeah . . . because when I see this, ‘hamburger’ is the first thing that comes to my mind.
Really, how is Nagase’s team supposed to compete with that?
Hmmm . . . promising . . . but I don’t know . . .
Better . . .
>_>
Moving on . . .
Amusing, but it’s kind of missing something . . .
I . . . what?
Sho and Ohno can’t believe that this actually triumphs over their glorious fanservice, and I’m kind of on their side on this one.
Wow, this really was a tl;dr post. Kudos and hugs to any of you who actually made it all the way through ^^”
So, bitterbee, I hope you enjoyed your extra dose of idol? I hope your foot feels better soon and that the semester starts off well. I was just thinking that we met almost exactly 14 years ago *___* I can’t even wrap my brain around it ^^” We should celebrate the next time we visit with ice cream and dramas and concerts and drinking games ^_^
In other news, some of you probably know that on my roadtrip, I ended up watching YTM, HYD1, and some of Gokusen 1 with my mom. She demanded HYD2 for her birthday (Tuesday), and then let slip in conversation on the phone the other day that she had been googling Arashi to find more of their dramas, and generally to find out about them &hearts I feel an inordinate sense of accomplishment here. Now I just need to bait in my friend at work, so I'll have someone in TX to fangirl with in addition to the Boy.
First days of class done \o/ I haven’t taught my medieval class yet, and haven’t finished the syllabus, because I am a big slacker who slacks. It will be done by Monday, I swear.
Also, spent 2 ½ hours waiting to drop off She Who Must Not Be Named at the clinic to remove her kitten-producing bits DDD: I was almost late to class >_<
She handled it pretty well, but does have a bit of a baleful stare on her right now:
I can’t really blame her ^^”
/random
Anyway, I hope all of you are well ^_^ My next few weeks are likely to be pretty insane, mostly due to my own crap productivity over the summer, so if I’m a bit laggy on response time, it’s not about you ^^”
*waves*
Happy birthday, bitterbee!!
Shukudai 120
And for your birthday, you get a bonus Johnny’s idol&hearts
No, I don’t know what the hell Jun is doing back there. I was mean enough to him last week, and it’s almost his birthday, so I’ll pretend not to notice that it looks like he’s unleashing Hadouken on Nagase. Hell, I’ll even give him a pass on the the electrocuted poodle hair. I hear he has to wear the see-through plastic suits from A.RA.SHI this week, and I figure he’s got enough to deal with right now. A poodle can only stand so much you know.
I know this is the face I always make when I’m visiting people. Also when I’m on TV.
So what’s got Nagase looking so much like an oversized disgruntled waiter?
And why is Jun looking smug and knowing while Ohno tries to imagine himself far, far away? I have a couple of hints for you.
Check out who’s affecting injured innocence:
Perhaps unsurprisingly, no one seems to buy their protests. I can’t imagine why.
On the other hand, I would not want to antagonize these two on their own turf ^^” It seems unwise.
Also . . . I never want to see this face on Nino again. It scares me. That is a vicious face *shudders*
Though, to be fair, Nagase looks like he could kind of take care of himself.
It may be just me, but both Sho and Jun look a little too happy about the adversarial atmosphere, and for the life of me, I can’t decide if they’re giddy at watching Nino and Aiba get chewed out by their senpai, or if they’re just gleefully anticipating the inevitable fallout. Perhaps both. Why choose sides when you can heckle everyone?
Clearly, Nino is utterly cowed by Nagase’s disapproval.
So Nagase’s complaint is that Nino and Aiba are not adequately respectful to their senpai.
I have no idea what he’s talking about. Clearly the man is delusional.
So his example is the way Aiba and Nino address Matsuoka, TOKIO’s drummer, and incidentally, the only man who routinely has taller hair than Ohno's *__*
To prove his point, Nagase asks the other members of Arashi how they address Matsuoka:
Sho: God I hope I get this right . . . erm . . . Matsuoka-kun?
Jun also passes, and probably not just because he paid attention to Sho’s answer.
When Nagase gets to Ohno, however, we start running into problems . . .
Tragically, Ohno didn’t pay attention to the honor students and he *gasp* tells the truth: Matsu-nii . . . ?
*blinks*
*considers*
*erupts*
Check out Sho’s expression here. I think he may be rethinking the wisdom of his seat placement.
Is it just me, or is Nino terrifying in this episode? *shudders*
On the other hand, Ohno's hands are really pretty&hearts
When confronted by the question as to whether he is stupid or not, Ohno wisely takes a second to think about his options for responding, and decides that discretion is the better part of valor.
Just to be sure that Ohno understands his situation, Sho informs him that he’s being yelled at. Because otherwise, you know, he wouldn’t be able to tell.
Because this is ambiguous.
Though I have to admit, Ohno does look a little taken aback.
Now that he knows that it will put him and Ohno on the same team, Nino drops the innocent act and fesses up to also calling Matsuoka his big brother.
Aiba also admits to the heinous crime. I have to say that I see no contrition on the faces of any of the offenders.
As the discussion moves on, it becomes increasingly unclear as to whether Nagase is upset that they’re calling Mastuoka by a pet name or that they aren’t calling him by one.
I foresee a great deal of respectful behavior in Nagase’s immediate future. No, really *coughs*
I think Nagase should show up on Arashi shows all the time&hearts
Especially considering his food choice: Beef you can really dig into. Check out Jun’s dazed expression here. His weekly feeding is going to be intense this time.
Not bad for a poodle-heaired extra from Flashdance
I am highly amused that the same man enraged by breaches of authority blithely explains that he asked for huge chunks of beef specifically because his doctor told him he couldn’t eat it *___*
Nino tries to wrap his mind around the logic, while Ohno considers making Nagase his personal hero.
. . . erm . . . consistency is the mark of a small and boring mind?
Our heroes await the arrival of epic meat. Ohno’s hair is standing at attention in anticipation.
Like I said, Nagase should come to Arashi shows more often.
As Nino wheels in the ‘Super Steak,’ I find myself questioning his motives and clear glee . .. is this about repairing his relationship with Nagase, eating delicious food, or is there some devious evil at work? I don’t know, like feeding a man food his doctor specifically prohibited?? You be the judge.
While all of Arashi stands agog at approximately 3 ½ pounds of sizzling meat, Nagase calmly assesses his target. (seriously, you should click on this picture to get the full size; their expressions are hilarious ^_^)
Behold approximately $350 of beef.
O__o
. . . now, you all know that I like the boys to eat substantial, calorie-laden foods . . . but that is a lot of fat . . . did that cow subsist entirely on a diet of Twinkies and Zebra Cakes?
Nino shows his true colors while Nagase is still flummoxed by the fatty beef . . . He starts incessantly calling Nagase Nii-san.
This goes about as well as one might expect.
Going by body language alone, I’m calling Nino the winner of this round.
Honestly, I don’t know if I should be impressed or horrified. A little of both?
Clearly, I am not the only one having these thoughts.
Nagase anticipates growing breasts chest hair.
Next up, we have the leaning tower of hamburger.
At $85, it includes 2.6 kg of beef *___*, 7 heads of lettuce, ten tomatoes and 10 onions . . .
And at the top, the most important touch:
Discussions as to how one approaches this burger take place.
Sometimes, Jun is such a nice boy.
That . . . that is commitment ^^”
And the crowd goes wild!
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? So I guess Nagase got what he came for?
Watching Aiba chow down is always a good thing&hearts
Why don’t we get to see more of Nagase on AnS?
Chipmunk cheeks make a strange juxtaposition with skull t-shirt and leather jacket, I tell you.
Someday, I think we should just have a show where Sho and Ohno eat copious amounts of various food and then recommend it to each other and watch the other one eat. Because, seriously, they’re awesome at that, and I love every voyeuristic second of it&hearts
*can’t look away*
I-it’s like food porn ^^”
Just so you know, I’m an American, and I’ve never seen a burger nearly that big. So go ahead and play Born in the USA, but I’m not buying it :P
You know why Nino and Sho look so aghast?
Check out Jun’s giant hamburger-eating technique:
*shakes head*
I think he really missed the spirit of this segment. I bet he eats pizza with a fork and knife, too. OH WAIT, HE DOES.
Huh. Apparently, he needs the leather jacket to really get in the spirit of things. Or maybe he just likes making Sho strip. Or both.
I think we should make Jun wear the leather jacket every single episode of Shukudai. Also, Nino needs one.
Also, I think I need an icon of this:
Thus, Jun finally avenges himself on those cows from Mayonaka.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!! At last, my revenge is complete!
Also, why the hell isn’t Nino eating? He loves hamburgers? He has hamburger hands. FAIL, Shukudai, fail DDD:
And since Nagase hasn’t yet adequately defied his doctor, he is given the chance to realize his most cherished beef-related dream . . .
>_>
I wish I were kidding about that, but I’m not.
45 pounds of beef?
This episode really makes me love Nagase&hearts
Sadly, some dreams . . . don’t get realized in quite the manner we imagine. Who knew that kabob fresh off a rotisserie would be hot???
Those are some very bad people there&hearts
Following the feast, it’s time to work off all that meat with a Sports Day!
OhMiya, what the hell?
Though it’s awesome, I’m going to skip the long jump because it’s really awesome in motion, but not quite as impressive in caps.
I’m kind of digging this look on Ohno. Poodle-Rambo-Jennifer Beals, though . . . not so much.
After the long jump, there’s team charades, i.e. ‘excuses for idols to crawl all over each other in increasingly suggestive ways.’
For example, This is supposed to be a giraffe.
Ogura is the judge, and he decides if a pose passes or not. In other words, if the pose doesn’t include enough fanservice, you fail.
And the moment of truth: Tokyo Tower!
I can’t believe Ogura passed that. Where was the raging homoeroticism?
Oh right; that was the motorcycle?
Nope; not gay enough D:
Much better :D
Finally: the Hamburger!
I’m very sad to say that this doesn’t pass.
. . . Actually, I just lied there. Because the last one failed, we get this, too:
Ohno: Wait, are we really going to do this in front of a camera?
Yeah . . . because when I see this, ‘hamburger’ is the first thing that comes to my mind.
Really, how is Nagase’s team supposed to compete with that?
Hmmm . . . promising . . . but I don’t know . . .
Better . . .
>_>
Moving on . . .
Amusing, but it’s kind of missing something . . .
I . . . what?
Sho and Ohno can’t believe that this actually triumphs over their glorious fanservice, and I’m kind of on their side on this one.
Wow, this really was a tl;dr post. Kudos and hugs to any of you who actually made it all the way through ^^”
So, bitterbee, I hope you enjoyed your extra dose of idol? I hope your foot feels better soon and that the semester starts off well. I was just thinking that we met almost exactly 14 years ago *___* I can’t even wrap my brain around it ^^” We should celebrate the next time we visit with ice cream and dramas and concerts and drinking games ^_^
In other news, some of you probably know that on my roadtrip, I ended up watching YTM, HYD1, and some of Gokusen 1 with my mom. She demanded HYD2 for her birthday (Tuesday), and then let slip in conversation on the phone the other day that she had been googling Arashi to find more of their dramas, and generally to find out about them &hearts I feel an inordinate sense of accomplishment here. Now I just need to bait in my friend at work, so I'll have someone in TX to fangirl with in addition to the Boy.
First days of class done \o/ I haven’t taught my medieval class yet, and haven’t finished the syllabus, because I am a big slacker who slacks. It will be done by Monday, I swear.
Also, spent 2 ½ hours waiting to drop off She Who Must Not Be Named at the clinic to remove her kitten-producing bits DDD: I was almost late to class >_<
She handled it pretty well, but does have a bit of a baleful stare on her right now:
I can’t really blame her ^^”
/random
Anyway, I hope all of you are well ^_^ My next few weeks are likely to be pretty insane, mostly due to my own crap productivity over the summer, so if I’m a bit laggy on response time, it’s not about you ^^”
*waves*