In which the line between a trick and a treat is thin to nonexistent: Shukudai 147
It’s almost Halloween!
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, mostly because of the cracktastic potential involved in a day where just about everyone is licensed to dress up as something or someone else.
Morning commute . . . blah blah blah stoplight blah-HEY! WAS THAT A JAWA ON A VESPA???
Let’s just say I have high hopes for Halloween and its awesomeness potential ^_^v
Anyhow. In honor of Halloween, I decided to picspam something with Arashi in ridiculous costumes, because even discounting concerts and Mannequin 5, there’s plenty of material there to work with.
This is totally the least flashy thing they had to wear that week:
I have a huge soft spot in my heart for Aiba’s sugoroku games, largely because the Christmas sugoroku in Shukudai 13 was a) one of the very first pieces of Arashi TV I ever saw and b) is one of the most hilarious pieces of Arashi television in existence. If you somehow have managed not to see it, I think you should stop reading right now and go download it.
When you consider the number of sugoroku episodes Arashi have endured over the years, it’s obvious that we’re not the only ones who enjoy the spectacle of moderately unscripted Arashi constantly in suspense based on the roll of an oversized and clearly sadistic die.
Because let’s face it, if good things (i.e. food) happen to Arashi, we win. If bad things happen to Arashi (possibly food), we win. When Arashi plays mystery!Sugoroku, we win. It’s that simple.
Apparently, in the early fall of 2009, however, staff-san decided that there just wasn’t enough fear involved in sugoroku anymore, so they added a new twist: they weren’t going to tell Arashi (or us) what the rewards or punishments were until they were a foregone conclusion.
And they started with a base level of ridiculousness which told us that the ante had definitely been upped:
This is before any of the punishments.
I think we can tell who in Arashi really get into cosplay.
You know who doesn’t?
Huzzah for pouty!Ohno \o/
I don’t think I’d seen him look this petulant since the amazing tuna debacle of Mago Mago 101.
Really, who decided to give these two the weapons? Poor planning, I say.
Probably one of my favorite aspects of the Okane ga nai episodes is how transparent they choose to make the production-cue cards, etc. are all in full sight.
Why the costumes? Because apparently, the last no money special had low ratings, clearly, what you need to do to get better numbers is to dress Arashi up in ridiculous outfits and have them play an evil board game on tv.
Aiba: I can’t believe you guys and your expensive tastes. Now look what I had to do D:
Jun *calculates the cost of Aiba's dilatancy tank and chooses to remain silent*
Aiba: AND the last time we did this, ratings were low, too. I don’t know why you guys hate me so much. *sulks*
Nino: We do have weapons, you know . . .
The moment where the rest of Arashi realize that the consequences of landing on a spot will be unknown until the fatal moment is kind of priceless.
The new face of evil:
A side effect of this, of course, is that they don’t even know what the ratio of rewards to punishments will be. But because staff-san clearly has the same sadistic love for them as we do . . . it’s not likely to be weighted towards rewards.
It’s a measure of Nino’s evil that a) he grasps this earlier than everyone else and b) this perversely makes his day better rather than worse.
So, each of the spaces is represented by a flag of a nation, and whatever is revealed under the flag has some sort of association with that country.
. . . which is how we end up with a . . . Mexican panda.
I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that Ogura has never seen a panda, Mexican or otherwise.
Ogura’s artistic lack notwithstanding, Aiba gets off comparatively easy: Jun is soon informed by the evil Korean restaurant fortune-teller that he has a hole in his heart and that unless he gets together with Sakana-chan, the aforesaid viper-tongued fortuneteller, he will never be loved.
Jun is clearly a fan of this plan.
As are OhMiya.
Further proof that this is just not Jun’s day-when Degawa lands on the super-spicy Thai food, it ends up hurting Jun much worse-Tom Yum does not make an enjoyable eye-wash:
Look how happy Ohno is when he learns he gets to be a panda and get rid of the heavy hat:
I think it’s pretty clear that Aiba has seen his fair share of pandas.
I guarantee that if you wear this tomorrow, you will not be caught in the embarrassing situation of being yet another panda Japanese foot soldier/standard-bearer at the office.
Alternatively, you could choose to be a Mexican panda doing a Cossack dance. That one is also pretty unlikely to be taken.
Check out how quickly certain members gang up to shove ice in Nino’s clothes when he fails at the Cossack dance.
Nino loses; we all win.
I have no idea what Ohno is doing here. Is it a threat? Pity? Fear of consequences? Was he just really that slow to bring the ice over?
It seems brutally unfair to Jun that, having been assaulted by Thai soup onece already, he lands on it for his own penalty.
It quickly becomes evident that most of the spaces are somewhat time-consuming . . . almost as if staff-san didn’t want Arashi to finish . . .
Did we mention that there’s a penalty for anyone who doesn’t finish during the 20 minutes of play?
Nino decides to move things along by making sure Degawa fails the Cossack dance quickly.
Notice how, in the name of efficiency, he already has the tub of ice ready.
Such a nice boy.
I’m not even going to comment on this.
At a certain point, the show becomes somewhat unhinged as it becomes a running impotence joke regarding Sho.
>_>
Oh, Japan.
Aiba gets very . . . handsy here, and . . . I’m sure he’s just trying to help Sho with his swan problem . . . and . . .
So. Incredibly. Wrong.
The really awesome part here is that Sho acknowledges that the embarrassing part is the flaccidity of his swan, and then proceeds to surreptitiously fix it, lest anyone get the wrong idea about the manliness of a man wearing a long silk dress and tutu.
All better now.
Also, how is it possible that Sho misses the chance to do a double swan joke in this episode??
Unsurprisingly, Panda Soldier is unfazed by spicy Thai soup.
Speaking of tasty goodness, Nino manages to land on what appears to be the only unambiguously positive spot on the board, which yields a churro . . .
. . . which he then proceeds to eat in a completely non-suggestive and innocent way.
The swan receives an inordinate amount of attention as Sho is transformed into Tutankhamen.
Okay, guys. If you were really serious about finishing this game on time, you would not have the somewhat OCD guy be the one to daub Sho’s face with gold paint.
Once again, I am forced to reflect upon the glamorous life of a Japanese idol.
Sho is stunned by the spectacle of Ohno’s swan.
Ohno: We did good there, buddy! *pats*
Because Sho’s life isn’t hard enough already, he "wins" the opportunity to bite into a habanero.
Tragically, if not surprisingly, no one makes it to the end, and thus Arashi is subjected to a horrible fate.
Staff-san lets this sink in for a few moments-after such trials, what would constitute an appropriate punishment game??
Poor Ohno looks like he’s going to cry >_<
Seriously, whenever Arashi loses, we win: surreal air guitar!
So, I had already decided to do this episode when I saw the new PV last night, which made me ridiculously happy.
Is it just me, or is that PV a love letter to the fans and staff of the G no Arashi/Shukudai type?
Also it’s one of the first videos to make me laugh out loud-repeatedly-in years. So much cracktastic fun&hearts
Probably my favorite part:
Okay, I give. What in the hell is Aiba wearing??
You know you don't really care, because my hair is pretty.
Admit it.
Damn. Fine. Whatever.
OMG first picspam in forever ^^;;
Anyone have Halloween plans?
*waves*
Edit
My Halloween nails! This would be my first attempt at anything approaching nail art ^^;
Halloween Nails
Cover Girl Midnight Magic, with Essie Matte about you for the base. Wet n Wild black creme for drips
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, mostly because of the cracktastic potential involved in a day where just about everyone is licensed to dress up as something or someone else.
Morning commute . . . blah blah blah stoplight blah-HEY! WAS THAT A JAWA ON A VESPA???
Let’s just say I have high hopes for Halloween and its awesomeness potential ^_^v
Anyhow. In honor of Halloween, I decided to picspam something with Arashi in ridiculous costumes, because even discounting concerts and Mannequin 5, there’s plenty of material there to work with.
This is totally the least flashy thing they had to wear that week:
I have a huge soft spot in my heart for Aiba’s sugoroku games, largely because the Christmas sugoroku in Shukudai 13 was a) one of the very first pieces of Arashi TV I ever saw and b) is one of the most hilarious pieces of Arashi television in existence. If you somehow have managed not to see it, I think you should stop reading right now and go download it.
When you consider the number of sugoroku episodes Arashi have endured over the years, it’s obvious that we’re not the only ones who enjoy the spectacle of moderately unscripted Arashi constantly in suspense based on the roll of an oversized and clearly sadistic die.
Because let’s face it, if good things (i.e. food) happen to Arashi, we win. If bad things happen to Arashi (possibly food), we win. When Arashi plays mystery!Sugoroku, we win. It’s that simple.
Apparently, in the early fall of 2009, however, staff-san decided that there just wasn’t enough fear involved in sugoroku anymore, so they added a new twist: they weren’t going to tell Arashi (or us) what the rewards or punishments were until they were a foregone conclusion.
And they started with a base level of ridiculousness which told us that the ante had definitely been upped:
This is before any of the punishments.
I think we can tell who in Arashi really get into cosplay.
You know who doesn’t?
Huzzah for pouty!Ohno \o/
I don’t think I’d seen him look this petulant since the amazing tuna debacle of Mago Mago 101.
Really, who decided to give these two the weapons? Poor planning, I say.
Probably one of my favorite aspects of the Okane ga nai episodes is how transparent they choose to make the production-cue cards, etc. are all in full sight.
Why the costumes? Because apparently, the last no money special had low ratings, clearly, what you need to do to get better numbers is to dress Arashi up in ridiculous outfits and have them play an evil board game on tv.
Aiba: I can’t believe you guys and your expensive tastes. Now look what I had to do D:
Jun *calculates the cost of Aiba's dilatancy tank and chooses to remain silent*
Aiba: AND the last time we did this, ratings were low, too. I don’t know why you guys hate me so much. *sulks*
Nino: We do have weapons, you know . . .
The moment where the rest of Arashi realize that the consequences of landing on a spot will be unknown until the fatal moment is kind of priceless.
The new face of evil:
A side effect of this, of course, is that they don’t even know what the ratio of rewards to punishments will be. But because staff-san clearly has the same sadistic love for them as we do . . . it’s not likely to be weighted towards rewards.
It’s a measure of Nino’s evil that a) he grasps this earlier than everyone else and b) this perversely makes his day better rather than worse.
So, each of the spaces is represented by a flag of a nation, and whatever is revealed under the flag has some sort of association with that country.
. . . which is how we end up with a . . . Mexican panda.
I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that Ogura has never seen a panda, Mexican or otherwise.
Ogura’s artistic lack notwithstanding, Aiba gets off comparatively easy: Jun is soon informed by the evil Korean restaurant fortune-teller that he has a hole in his heart and that unless he gets together with Sakana-chan, the aforesaid viper-tongued fortuneteller, he will never be loved.
Jun is clearly a fan of this plan.
As are OhMiya.
Further proof that this is just not Jun’s day-when Degawa lands on the super-spicy Thai food, it ends up hurting Jun much worse-Tom Yum does not make an enjoyable eye-wash:
Look how happy Ohno is when he learns he gets to be a panda and get rid of the heavy hat:
I think it’s pretty clear that Aiba has seen his fair share of pandas.
I guarantee that if you wear this tomorrow, you will not be caught in the embarrassing situation of being yet another panda Japanese foot soldier/standard-bearer at the office.
Alternatively, you could choose to be a Mexican panda doing a Cossack dance. That one is also pretty unlikely to be taken.
Check out how quickly certain members gang up to shove ice in Nino’s clothes when he fails at the Cossack dance.
Nino loses; we all win.
I have no idea what Ohno is doing here. Is it a threat? Pity? Fear of consequences? Was he just really that slow to bring the ice over?
It seems brutally unfair to Jun that, having been assaulted by Thai soup onece already, he lands on it for his own penalty.
It quickly becomes evident that most of the spaces are somewhat time-consuming . . . almost as if staff-san didn’t want Arashi to finish . . .
Did we mention that there’s a penalty for anyone who doesn’t finish during the 20 minutes of play?
Nino decides to move things along by making sure Degawa fails the Cossack dance quickly.
Notice how, in the name of efficiency, he already has the tub of ice ready.
Such a nice boy.
I’m not even going to comment on this.
At a certain point, the show becomes somewhat unhinged as it becomes a running impotence joke regarding Sho.
>_>
Oh, Japan.
Aiba gets very . . . handsy here, and . . . I’m sure he’s just trying to help Sho with his swan problem . . . and . . .
So. Incredibly. Wrong.
The really awesome part here is that Sho acknowledges that the embarrassing part is the flaccidity of his swan, and then proceeds to surreptitiously fix it, lest anyone get the wrong idea about the manliness of a man wearing a long silk dress and tutu.
All better now.
Also, how is it possible that Sho misses the chance to do a double swan joke in this episode??
Unsurprisingly, Panda Soldier is unfazed by spicy Thai soup.
Speaking of tasty goodness, Nino manages to land on what appears to be the only unambiguously positive spot on the board, which yields a churro . . .
. . . which he then proceeds to eat in a completely non-suggestive and innocent way.
The swan receives an inordinate amount of attention as Sho is transformed into Tutankhamen.
Okay, guys. If you were really serious about finishing this game on time, you would not have the somewhat OCD guy be the one to daub Sho’s face with gold paint.
Once again, I am forced to reflect upon the glamorous life of a Japanese idol.
Sho is stunned by the spectacle of Ohno’s swan.
Ohno: We did good there, buddy! *pats*
Because Sho’s life isn’t hard enough already, he "wins" the opportunity to bite into a habanero.
Tragically, if not surprisingly, no one makes it to the end, and thus Arashi is subjected to a horrible fate.
Staff-san lets this sink in for a few moments-after such trials, what would constitute an appropriate punishment game??
Poor Ohno looks like he’s going to cry >_<
Seriously, whenever Arashi loses, we win: surreal air guitar!
So, I had already decided to do this episode when I saw the new PV last night, which made me ridiculously happy.
Is it just me, or is that PV a love letter to the fans and staff of the G no Arashi/Shukudai type?
Also it’s one of the first videos to make me laugh out loud-repeatedly-in years. So much cracktastic fun&hearts
Probably my favorite part:
Okay, I give. What in the hell is Aiba wearing??
You know you don't really care, because my hair is pretty.
Admit it.
Damn. Fine. Whatever.
OMG first picspam in forever ^^;;
Anyone have Halloween plans?
*waves*
Edit
My Halloween nails! This would be my first attempt at anything approaching nail art ^^;
Halloween Nails
Cover Girl Midnight Magic, with Essie Matte about you for the base. Wet n Wild black creme for drips