[259] The One with the Big Secret

O P E N I N G

          ▪ Hidamari no Kanojo trailer [ 1 ]
               ▪ Jun plays ad executive who meets up with old childhood friend (Ueno) and falls in love
               ▪ But Juri’s character is keeping a secret… *dundundun~~~~*
               ▪ *SPOILER* It is not a disease but YOU’LL NEVER GUESS WHAT IT IS!!!

N E W S ( A P R I L  2 7 - M A Y 1 0 )

     Sempai/Arashi
          ▪ VS Arashi, May 2 [ 1 ]
               ▪ Higashiyama fights for ‘Ikkyu-san 2’ team starring Fuku-kun
               ▪ Suzuki Fuku has gotten so much bigger!!! XDD
               ▪ (And better at promotion. M: Aiba, he’s better than you)
               ▪ J tries to put Higashiyama on the spot and Higashi just takes it
               ▪ Sho decides to have some fun during Pinball Runner, at the runner’s (J) expense XD
               ▪ Walking in a circle, the members yell a number then switch XD
               ▪ AWW!! Nino gave Fuku a Kamen Rider doll for his b-day last year <3
               ▪ H: Nino? But he’s such a cheapskate! Fuku: Higashiyama also gave me a gift
               ▪ H: Yeah, I think I gave him 10,000 yen ($120) (show off!!)
               ▪ MJ makes Oomiya show the parody they do of Sennen Medore and, amazingly, they mess up!
               ▪ Even tho Higashiyama even shows them example!!

     TOKIO/Kanjani8
          ▪ Ryo on TOKIO Kakeru, May 8 [ 1 ]
               ▪ Promoting ‘Kencho Omotenashi ken’ movie with Horikita Maki
               ▪ Guess the reading of the kanji for the dish! game
               ▪ Ryo does not read ero books!!
               ▪ Ryo shows off to Maki by picking up weights (but impresses no one!)
               ▪ Maki talks to herself at home

     V6/Kanjani8
          ▪ Okada and Ryo on NEP League SP, Apr 29 [ 1 ]
               ▪ Okada is promoting ‘Toshokan Sensou’ movie
               ▪ Okada (sort of) shows off his English
               ▪ Then is worried about the mistake trap game but ends up doing REALLY well!
               ▪ Okada is slow at finding common words (he’s REALLY bad at word games, remember TOKIO KAKERU)
               ▪ ALWAYS last to enter answer XD
               ▪ There’s a lot of “Ekimae-eki”s!! (?_?)
               ▪ Thankfully, regardless of Okada’s uselessness (except trap game), they were able to win!
               ▪ Ryo is promoting ‘Kencho Omotenashi ken’ movie with Horikita Maki
               ▪ Ryo is the Quiz King (100% answer rate)
               ▪ Sadly, Ryo is losing his answer rate
               ▪ Instead, Maki shows off during the kanji quiz (Ryo gets zero as he gets stuck on the one she did)
               ▪ Which do Japanese eat more? Fish or meat? Maki: I like meat. All: MEAT!
               ▪ Lose 100 000 yen prize on LAST question!

     Kinki Kids
          ▪ Tsuyoshi's Shamanippon concert to be released on DVD [ 1 ]
               ▪ Filmed in Tsuyoshi’s hometown of Nara
               ▪ Includes documentary with making of, rehearsal and more!
               ▪ Comes with poster

          ▪ Tsuyoshi on Music Station, May 3 [ 1 ]
               ▪ Show picture of Tsuyoshi at 18
               ▪ He looks SOO different!! Almost… American???
               ▪ Performs cover of ‘I LOVE YOU’
               ▪ Soulful ballad
               ▪ Beautiful stage with fog, lights and trees in background
               ▪ Tress then light up, beautiful effect

     Kinki Kids/NEWS
          ▪ Tegoshi on Domoto Kyoudai, May 5 [ 1 ]
               ▪ Guested with Naoto who he plays soccer with sometimes
               ▪ Tegoshi is the captain of a soccer team on the side
               ▪ Pays for playing field then sends out info to players
               ▪ Soccer bowling: Kinki vs NaoTego
               ▪ Tsuyoshi kicks well but Koichi COMPLETELY misses
               ▪ Tegoshi gets serious and removes his boots, but misses
               ▪ Tegoshi KILLS it, hitting all but one pin!!
               ▪ Koichi hits the backboard a few too many times and loses to NaoTego
               ▪ Batsu: Tsuyoshi does Antonio Oki impression
               ▪ Batsu: Koichi does gag with stuck leg
               ▪ Koichi calls Tego’s kittens as cat monsters (bake neko) XD
               ▪ Tegoshi considers all his fans to be his girlfriends
               ▪ Tego-chan shows off (unembarrasedly) his idol poses
               ▪ Kinki shows they can do it too
               ▪ Tegoshi and Naoto perform (with Kinki as backup) cover of ‘Ue wo muite arukou’

     Arashi/Kanjani8
          ▪ Oricon Charts [ 1 ]
               ▪ April 22 – 28
               ▪ K8’s ‘Hesomagari’ single surpassed ‘Aoppana’ with 295k+ copies sold!!
               ▪ Topped singles chart
               ▪ Arashi topped Music DVD and Overall DVD charts with ‘Popcorn’ concert
               ▪ Sold over 580k copies!!

     Arashi/Sexy Zone
          ▪ Oricon Charts [ 1 ]
               ▪ April 29 – May 3
               ▪ Sexy Zone sold 138k copies and topped singles chart!
               ▪ Arashi tops Music DVD and Overall DVD charts for second week in a row!!
               ▪ Sold additional 50k+ copies for a total of 631,180 copies sold in TWO WEEKS!!

     Sexy Zone
          ▪ Real Sexy!/Bad Boys single and PV [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]
               ▪ Real Sexy PV
               ▪ Princes from fantasy worlds???
               ▪ Is this an episode of Final Fantasy?!?
               ▪ Driving around in air ships
               ▪ Using their magic powers to save the world and scare off Navi (I mean, the purple alien)
               ▪ Meanwhile, rest of Sexy Zone are trapped in an electric beam cage
               ▪ Prince Sexy Zone then retrieve their power stones to save rest of Sexy Zone (plus juniors)!
               ▪ YAY! The day is saved (Final Fantasy game over!)
               ▪ Real Sexy: Good but not amazing
               ▪ Bad Boys: Expectedly rock. Good beat!
               ▪ High!! High!! People ~movie remix~: Makes you want to get up and dance! High energy song!
               ▪ Just Ima Shika Nai: Solid song with a rock beat in the core.
               ▪ Making and Documentary of Trip to New York
               ▪ Only 3 members got to go
               ▪ Fuma: “We’ll enjoy NY on behalf of the other two”
               ▪ Kami is jealous; “THEY WERE SO CLOSE!!!”
               ▪ They go up Empire State Building, ride in a carriage

Songs used in this week's podcast are from
Sexy Zone's One Sexy Zone album.