VS Arashi Golden [2015.03.12] part 1

[candywalla.livejournal.com]

I'm totally not procrastrinating at all. So sorry that I couldn't make this a regular thing, been caught up with other stuff (other fandom, lol so honest) So that's why I might be a bit too positive about the rating (I'm starting to doubt the point of that rating lols) but anyway. This is worth seeing. This is an episode where I couldn't stop laughing. Watch it. WATCH IT. :D

Wanted to stuff this into one post, oh well nevermind. BTW loads of screencaps ahead.

Rating: 4/5
Reason: Starting with our Arashi boys who seem to be in a perfect form as funny moments were coming one after another. The guests were also fooling around quite a lot but the plus one guests Tomochika and Ivan were splendid in how they interacted with our stormy boys. I would say that even Itou-san had a good moment :D The gameplay was also good and it was freshened with few new rules. I don't want to overpraise this but even the editing staff did their best in here :D
Recommend: Sho is definitely the winner here. Aiba and Nino, either as individuals or a pair are also perfect. We also had bits of Juntoshi moments there~
Key words: April Fools, Ivan, Tomochika



Sho firstly mentions that it is soon gonna be White Day [day 1 month after Valentines day where men give presents to women]
Jun here suggests Aiba to give something to his co-actors.


Aiba: Wait a second.
He turns to the audience and asks whether it's normal for a guy to give something even if he didn't receive anything.
Audience (in unison): Yes!
Nino: That's obvious since you receive [Valentine chocolates] just like that.


Sho: Then you can give deodorants to all of your co-actors.
Sho is referencing to the middle schooler Aiba who after being told that the girl wishes to have something consumable, he gave her a deodorant. Yeah.


The guest team for this episode are cast from the movie April Fools!
Sho: Firstly, what kind of movie is April Fools?
Erika: It's about April Fools.
Sho: I thought so. I was thinking about that.


Matsuzaka then tells us that it's about variety of lies, plenty of lies and it's a moving, entertaining comedy.
Sho then asks who is the member who would be the best in the games. Erika thinks that everyone has good reflexes so it should be fine.
Sho: When you speak about reflexes, I see a big boss standing over there.


Jun expresses his amazement how he never expected Sonny Chiba to come to VS Arashi [Hollywood star, starred in Kill Bill, holds black belts in multiple martial arts, hence Sho pointing out the good reflexes]. Sho then asks how S. Chiba feels about practicing the games and whether he has confidence.
Chiba: No.
Sho: No?


It's time to welcome the plus one guests - Tomochika (actress, comedian) and Ivan (fashion model, onee)!
Jun: It's an unusual combination, isn't it?
Tomochika: Certainly, I think so too.
But it turns out that they've been together in a regular show quite often.


Sho: Why did you enter in a bit of an embarrassed manner, Ivan?
Ivan: Well, that must be because my heart started to beat faster because of you, Sakurai-san.


Sho: ?
Nino: Why, why?
Ivan: You're an idol so I can't really tell.
Sho: Can't tell? There's nothing to tell!!


First game is Koro Koro Viking! First challengers are April Fools cast. Itou-san speaks to Erika Toda and says that they probably want to win over Arashi team.
Toda: Yeah, we want to win.
She says that's she's not confident that's why she will leave it to Tori Matsuzaka.



Itou-san then speaks to Matsuzaka and asks him about the combination with Erika Toda. Matsuzaka turns his head upwards.
Matsuzaka: I think it's alright.
Itou-san: Matsuzaka-san..
Matsuzaka: Yes?
Itou-san: I don't think you'll see me even if you turn your head that way.
Matsuzaka: I was wondering where I should look.


Sho: It's my first time seeing someone who is properly facing the Heaven's voice.
But they praise him for his seriousness. Before they start Itou-san reminds him that last time Koro Koro Viking was freshened with a new feature - there are no longer 7 balls but 6 and the 6th ball is actually not just one ball but 10 small tiny balls that have to be sent to the slots in 40 seconds, otherwise there are no points. That's why the first zone, the pink zone has been given much bigger importance than it has ever had. Itou-san is also really looking forward to the performance of the green zone. He calls Shigeyuki Totsugi-san.


Totsugi (abruptly looks upwards): Yes, yes?
Itou-san: Combination with Chiba-san-
Itou-san: I've been already telling that you won't see me even if you look that way!!



We find out that Totsugi-san has already acted together with S.Chiba before. And turns out that during their second meeting they went to Totsugi-san house. S.Chiba is asked what kind of atmoshphere did Totsugi's house have to which S.Chiba responds that Totsugi's house is quite big and they have a cute dog.
Chiba: Or there wasn't one?
Totsugi: Everything is a lie, isn't it?
As expected from the April Fools team!


Itou-san: But you definitely don't want to lose, right?
Chiba: This match is all about matter of chance?
The April Fools are doing quite well, even though they only sent 1 tiny ball out of 10, they were still better than Arashi as Arashi didn't manage to sent a single ball (out of those 10) so far. The score is pretty good, it's 270 points for April Fools team! Aiba praises the good gameplay.


Arashi are taking the spot to challenge the new version of Koro Koro Viking. Ninomiya here comments that the other team was really good and it's gonna be tough to overcome them. Then he suggests that maybe they should just let all the yellow balls go through to the last zone..


Jun: That's right, last time lots of them stopped in the pink zone. So they didn't make it to the last zone. That's why we should let them flow down till the end, once they arrive down. We don't have to worry much about -30.
Nino: As there's no minus 30 points when the balls fall, right?
That's right. Itou-san reminds them that since the 10 balls at the end are really small, the handicap of deducting -30 points whenever a ball falls has been removed.
Sho (in weird deep voice): I'm glad.


Then Itou-san notices the green zone.
Itou-san: Ivan-san, why did you want to be together with Sakurai-san?
Nino has been curious too, since earlier before.
Ivan (puts weird accent in random parts): You see, we could do groupwork together
Sho (puts on the same weird accent): But you know, me too..


Sho: Could you please explain something?
Sho: Just what is the connection between us two?
Sho: Just what? (genuinely confused)
Nino: That's fine, that's fine!


Ivan: We're bride and groom.
Ivan: That's why, I mean, sorry Aiba-kun.
Ivan: Even though I thought it would be Aiba & Ivan. [Ivan in Japanese is pronounced as Aiban]


Aiba: Eh? "Sorry?"
Sho: You've been dumped.
Aiba: Wait a second, wait.
Aiba: Sorry, sorry, eh?!



Aiba: I was not approaching you at all!
Nino: Give it up, give it up.
Aiba: Yes, I'm giving up. Excuse me.
Aiba: This is weird.



They manage the game pretty well, the last normal ball gets them 50 points and that's when the 10 tiny balls have already arrived. But wait a second. Something happened! Something happened in the pink zone where Ohno and Aiba were in charge.
Itou-san: Wait a second, what happened to the yellow balls?
Jun: Why is there just one? Why is there just one?
They finish the game after sending the single yellow ball left through the bridge. They earned 170 points, which is not so bad! But what happened in the game left them incredibly perplexed.


Nino: Wait a second, eeh, what did just happen now? Eeh?
Ivan: There was only one [yellow ball] in the end.
Nino: No, no, it must have been 10!
Jun: Weren't we supposed to send them daradaradara down once they arrived?


Nino: Yes, that's why we quickly sent the normal ball over.
Nino: But then when I turned around there was only one yellow ball.
Itou-san announces their points which doesn't make them very happy.
Itou-san: And then, Matsumoto-kun.
Jun: Yes?
Itou-san: This is the Arashi Mystery: The Disappearance of the Yellow Balls. (creepy BGM)



Jun is clearly frustrated.
Jun: That was the most fun part in this game.
Jun was apparently really looking forward to this part.
Jun: What was that?
Ohno (feebly): We stopped them.
Aiba and Ohno explain that when the rest was busy with the last normal ball, they wanted to send the small balls over but once they moved them, 9 of the balls fell down through the gaps.



Nino: What the heck were you doing?!!
Aiba: But it's not our fault!
Nino: What the heck were you doing?!!
Aiba: No, no.
Aiba: It was an illusion~





Next game is Dual Curling!! They introduce the challengers and right after that, Itou-san asks Sho whether the air in the studio is polluted. Seems like Sho has been curious about the sudden masked characters too.



Matsuzaka then suddenly takes off his mask and explains(what was the point of wearing it then?!:D) that Toda actually wears a mask in the movie. So they are wearing it for promotion purposes apparently. Practical Sho responds:
Sho: But then you can't talk which is not so marketable for variety...
Erika: Let's roll it.


Sho: You talk?
Nino: No, she's not. She's not talking.



Now we want to focus on the game but before that, Itou-san announces another change in the game. The 30 points slot now has a slightly different pattern of moving so it's more difficult to predict when to shoot the stones.
Jun: Isn't this disadvantaging Arashi team?
Jun is probably pointing out at the fact that movement is causing the slot to be open mostly for the rival's side.
Itou-san: Yes, if you look at the movement it's as if it was saying "It's bad for you Arashi, rival, just go ahead"
Itou-san: But nevertheless, the conditions are the same for both teams.
As if :DD


And just a little bit before they really start, Nanao-san asks Tomochika-san about something related to a photo Tomochika once asked her to give her and stuff. They were apparently starring in the same drama so they talked a little bit about it but then Nino catches their attention.
Nino: Excuse me everyone, while you're talking Chiba-san has been training his abs.
Nino: Let's do it already!


Even though it seemed to be a quite a disadvantage for the Arashi team, in this case it was quite the contrary. They did very well and Sho managed to insert quite a lot of stones into the slot.
Jun: Isn't this way better then?
Sho: For me personally, this is good.
But the opponent team also managed to get two inside, one of them with the double points.


It's turn for second round and Toda-san claims that this might work for her. This receives an admiring "Whoah" from the audience.
Ivan: That was manlier than me.
Meanie Jun: Bit you are quite manly.


Then Itou-san asks Chiba.
Chiba: You won't know until you try.
They ask him whether he has it all calculated.
Chiba: The moment [the duration] equals the moment when you jump down onto a moving train from a bridge.
Nino: (points at Jun) You will definitely not win this! Impossible!
Jun: Since we haven't jumped down like that yet.
Then we get to know that Chiba-san aimed for Olympics during until university days. Turns out in the artistic gymnastics.
Chiba: That's why I was thinking whether I would be quicker than the shot stone.


This time both of the teams are not very successful as those in the previos round as none of them manages to get a stone into thes slot.
Nino: I'd rather not say this in front of my senior but still, what was the point of watching this?





It's time for Bank Bowling! The first challengers are MatsuJun and Tomochika!
Aiba: Nee-san, nii-san! [older sister, older bro]
Tomochika is asked about being in combination with Jun.


Tomochika: Just right.
She said that with a word "bacchigu-" [apparently from word "bacchiri" = just right and "guu" from English word "good"] that is not heard very often, that's why Sho said it's been a long time since he heard it. For some reason Jun turns to her and addressing her as Akina-san, to which Tomochika immediately responds in talking in a very low voice, apparently imitating Akina Nakamori's recent comeback in Kouhaku.  (I couldn't understand at first why Tomochika was speaking in such low voice, now after seeing that video I do :DDD)


She rambles on and on
Nino: We can't hear her at all.
Jun: You made a comeback just recently right?
Tomochika: Yes that's right. (mumbles something)
Nino: We couldn't hear anything other than the "That's right"
Tomochika continues but Itou-san cuts in
Itou-san: Well then, get to your positions please.
Tomochika: I was still talking!!



They get on with the game finally and earn 84 points!
Sho now gives Tomochika another opportunity to imitate someone, this time it's Fujiwara Noriko (the one who wanted to take a photo with a big fat snake in HnA episode together with Sho and MJ) Which made Jun laugh so much that his laugh reminded everyone of Paako-san.


Next is our legendary bowling pair, Nino and Aiba!
Aiba says that there couldn't be a better pair chosen for today's game. Nino then reveals that the two of them were practicing a new technique they wanted to try.
Nino: But after seeing all of this, we won't do it.
Aiba says that they want to save this secret technique for later.
Nino: Secret technique?


Sho: Toda-san, do you want to see this secret technique?
Toda: No, not at all.
In the end, we don't even get to see the whole playthrough but a narration :D They only got 39 points.
Jun: Do you think you would knock down the red pin if you used your secret technique?
Nino: That's a sure thing.
Nino: Since it's written in characters for "without fail", "kill", "technique". [必殺技]


Itou-san: Toda-san, do you want to see that secret technique?
Toda: I'm not really interested.
But then she agrees to see it briefly.



Time for exhibition! It turns out to be an interesting technique! How will it turn out?


I see.


Boys are immediately trying to hide.


Sho: Give me back my time!!!!!
Raging Sho :DD Not even 3 exclamation marks are enough to express his fury :D Imagine how many cultural monuments could Sho-chan flick through in that amount of time instead.
Aiba (feebly): We're sorry!


Now it's turn for the opponent team. The first pair is Toda and Matsuzaka. Toda is still flowing with confidence as she exlaims that they are able to knock down the red pin.
Ivan: You're a man, aren't you?
Tomochika adds that Toda's eyes are really burning with seriousness, and thinks that Toda is able to snatch the championship. Everyone tries to correct her that this is not and individual tournament :D


Then Matsuzaka is asked about the connection between their characters, a both of them are the main characters.
Matsuzaka: There's quite a lot of connection.
Matsuzaka: I can't say them though.
He explains that it's all hidden in the plot.
Jun: Then, tell us your role, Totsugi-san.
Totsugi: I can't really tell it.


Nino: What can you tell?
Totsgui: That I appear in it! [in the movie]
Nino slaps him on his thigh :D
Of course he's in it, otherwise he wouldn't be in VS Arashi in the first place.


In the end they weren't able to knock down the red pin. Although it was very close.
Matsuzaka: This is quite difficult, isn't it?
Matsuzaka: What's the trick?


Sho: Aiba-san, what's the trick?
Aiba: I'm the one who wants to know.


Turn for the next pair. Nanao and Totsugi. Both of them seem very decisive and Totsugi with burrning flames in his eyes even says
Totsugi: Anyone can do this if you just do your best.
Sho: So passionate!


In the end it was a narration. We know what it means when it's a narration right? :D No good results With this, the score is 538 for April Fools team and 539 for Arashi Team.
Sho: Thank you very muuuuch~
Arashi is leading by one point.

Thank you for reading so far~
Go to part 2

Comments

[dekishimeta.livejournal.com]

As expected from the Golden episode, so full of fun!
Korokoro viking never fails to to get me to scream and shout as I watch the game.

Aiba looks nice in the outfit!

Thanks for the review, was gasping when I saw the time you published the review >0<

[candywalla.livejournal.com]

Haha that game can be so intense sometimes :D

Oops, I was hoping no one would notice that haha :D

Thank you for reading <3

[noinhere.livejournal.com]

thanks, im really enjoyed it. Poor aiba and nino  because their technique is not working.

[helenmaldon.livejournal.com]

"Imagine how many cultural monuments Sho could flick through in the time" LOL! xD
Thanks for this!

[azalia00.livejournal.com]

*wants you back in our fandom!*xD
thank you for the review!:)

[candywalla.livejournal.com]

aww how sweet >w< here, a cookie *gives a cookie*

you're welcome :3

[atanah.livejournal.com]

Thanks a lot for ths, their secret technique was a total fail, it's a fun episode :)

[heeaza.livejournal.com]

they always made us laugh...our boys never failed us

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[rennerarruda.livejournal.com]

Where can I download this show? =]

[ashley-2812.livejournal.com]

Wow! Thanks for your review! Sho is rock!!!!

[ohnino.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the review! I didn't even realise I'd missed this episode!

[beverly98.livejournal.com]

thanks for sharing!!

[riman]

i am on a vsa spree