Perfume to hold a rice ball party on variety program “Himitsu no Arashi-chan!”

Perfume will be guest starring on the August 9th broadcast of TBS’s variety show “Himitsu no Arashi-chan!” This will be Perfume’s third time on the program, the first was in July 2010 for show segment “VIP ROOM” and the second in July 2011 for segment “VIP Limousine”. This time, the ladies will be appearing in the “Arashi Sharehouse” segment, and …


Drama Prime Time Report – October 17th~20th

Getting ready for an evening full of dramas! ("Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu" - Fuji TV)

Getting ready for an evening full of dramas! ("Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu" – Fuji TV)

For this week’s first of two Drama Prime Time Reports, we get to look at six new fall dramas, four of them reaching ratings of 17.0% and beyond, and a very stable “Kaseifu no Mita“.

On Monday, Fuji TV aired the first episode of …


Perfume to appear on the next episode of “Himitsu no Arashi-chan!”

On the July 21st episode of Arashi’s variety show “Himitsu no Arashi-chan!“, electropop trio Perfume will make a special guest appearance!

For the upcoming episode, the members of Arashi will take their guests to various places by car in a summer vacation special, “VIP Limousine“. Since this will mark the first time that Perfume will be shooting in this location, Arashi …


What is the best Johnny’s Entertainment TV program?

The men of Johnny’s Entertainment are everywhere, and their shows are interesting, entertaining, and funny.

As such, Goo took it upon themselves to ask their readers which Johnny’s program they felt was the best, and after 22,467 votes, we have our ranking!

Check it out below!


Arashi & Disney fellows’ collaboration on Himitsu no Arashi-chan!

On the latest episode of Arashi’s variety show, Himitsu no Arashi-chan which aired on March 31st, Disney’s biggest star, Micky Mouse made a guest appearance.  The corner Micky appeared was called the VIP ROOM, and this was the 2nd time for Arashi to co-star with Mickey.  (Arashi has held special christmas live in Tokyo Disney Sea on November 20th in …


Arashi’s secrets will be revealed on this week’s “Himitsu no Arashi-chan”

On the March 3rd episode of Arashi’s hit variety show, “Himitsu no Arashi-chan“, the singers will reveal secrets they’ve kept from even their own group members!

The guest in the segment called “VIP Room” will be singer-songwriter aiko, and she will talking about the real life experiences behind her three most popular singles. In addition, she asks …


‘Music Lovers’ announces set list for upcoming aiko episode

We previously reported that singer-songwriter aiko would be appearing on two consecutive episodes of “Music Lovers” to celebrate the release of her first best albums. The show has just confirmed the set list for the episode airing on February 27th!

aiko will be performing a medley of her hit tracks from “Matome I” for this first episode; this …


Arashi makes Ashida Mana’s dreams come true!

Arashi’s popular variety show, “Himitsu no Arashi-chan”, welcomed child actress Ashida Mana to one of the corners. Ashida was featured in the “VIP ROOM” segment, and consequently, this week’s episode was titled, ” Arashi makes Mana-chan’s dreams come true special”!

When questioned about what her dreams were, Mana cutely responded…


Drama Prime Time Report – December 6th/7th/8th/9th

Oshima Yuko...under the knife?

Oshima Yuko…under the knife?

Monday this week started strong with a cute and temporarily kidnapped Oshima Yuko in Episode 3 of the two hour drama series, “Bengoshi Ichinose Rinko“. Only 10.8% watched this drama though, thanks in large part to a reinvigorated “Nagareboshi“. Many viewers wanted to see the outcome of the surgery of Risa (Ueto Aya) and Maria (Kitano …


Yamada Yu smells the Arashi members on “Himitsu no Arashi-chan”

Yamada Yu made an appearance on the “VIP ROOM” corner of  ”Himitsu no Arashi-chan“, broadcasted on December 9th. While on the show, she confessed that she had a “scent fetish”, and that she loves guys who smell like baby’s milk.

Naturally, this encouraged others to goad Yu into smelling the Arashi members to see if they matched up to her preferences. Yu was …


Koda Kumi appears on “Himitsu no Arashi-chan”!

Koda Kumi appeared on Arashi’s variety show, “Himitsu no Arashi-chan” which aired on December 2nd.  The corner she made an appearance was the “VIP ROOM“, and it seems she had a lot of fun.

Enjoy the episode below!

Part 1

Koda’s impressions of Arashi members.
-Sakurai Sho → Jaw mirror ball
-Ohno Satoshi → Beach Sandals
-Ninomiya Kazunari → Yellow hat
-Aiba Masaki → His hair splits …


“Ranking Derby” holds a special Ninomiya Kazunari-themed episode!

One of the corners on this week’s episode of “Himitsu no Arashi-chan” was ‘Ranking Derby‘, which ranks Arashi members according to survey results from ordinary citizens. These surveys are often based around different themes, and this week’s episode had an especially hilarious one!

When the producers checked on who was at the bottom the most, it was Ninomiya Kazunari.  Therefore, they decided …


Gorgeous guests on this week’s Himitsu no Arashi-chan!

On the November 11th episode of “Himitsu no Arashi-chan”, Toda Erika, Oguri Shun, and Kasahara Hideyuki were invited to guest on Arashi’s variety show.

Toda was the guest for “VIP ROOM”, and some interesting details about the star were revealed. Meanwhile, Oguri Shun and Kasahara Hideyuki made their appearances for the “Mannequin Five” corner as Arashi’s opponents. The theme of “Mannequin Five” this week was “Best clothes for a date.”

Check the episode after the jump!


Arashi VS Kanjani8 on Himitsu no Arashi-chan!

As we reported earlier, all Kanjani8 members made an appearance on Arashi’s variety show, “Himitsu no Arashi-chan” which was broadcasted on October 28th.  The confrontation between Arashi and Kanjani8 occurred on the “Mannequin Five” corner.  Kanjani8 members asked Arashi for a request, that if they won, Arashi would change the title of the show to “Himitsu no Kanjani-chan!” (or even …


Ayase Haruka & Aoi Yu appears on Himitsu no Arashi-chan

Popular actresses Ayase Haruka and Aoi Yu made an appearance on Arashi’s variety show titled Himitsu no Arashi-chan (TBS) on October 21st.

Ayase Haruka made an appearance on a corner called “VIP ROOM.” In the show, Ayase Haruka who is ranked #1 in various survey polls such as ideal wife and ideal girlfriend, shows off her specialty food, Negi …


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