1 post tagged “himitsu no arashi-chan”

I know I'm a little late on this, but I was watching Time con videos. Maybe I'll post about that later. I found HnA quite interesting actually. It's very educational. Perhaps I should persuade my sensei to let the class watch it after the AP exams. I think we're watching Hanadan 1 & 2 too, yay! My Japanese class is just the best class ever! We watch dramas or videos every week. Sensei brought some Johnny's magazines to class a few times, and of couse, we get to fangirl in class! It seems like my sensei actually knows a fair amount of Johnny's stuff. XD

On to Himitsu no Arashi-chan! Just kinda like a summary and tons of screencaps. My understanding in Japanese is quite limited. In other words, I didn't understand everything they said, and I might have interpreted something wrong. I tried my best. I need more practice, by watching Arashi shows, of course! I'll put (?) next to the stuff that I don't really get. Basically, this post is just for me to practice some listening and translating skills. I just decided to take fewer caps after Aiba's report, cuz it got kinda annoying to crop, save, and upload.

Warning: Screencap spam!

Secrets of supermarkets in Japan revealed by Aiba-chan:

- special watch for notifying "technical difficulties" at cashiers (?)

- the bathroom doors are automatically lock employees in if they don't sanitize their hands. The actor employee is singing "Happiness"! Lol.

- national cash register festival/competition. Dude, they even have those...umm...what do you call them...those "dancers with feathers and skimpy clothing." Omg, all those cash registers with their high-pitched voices, big smiles, and enthusiasm.

- memorizing where the bar codes are can speed up the check-out process a lot

- cash register training room, voice practice, putting items in another basket in high speed (10 items within 7 secs!)

- the girl who won the competition and her instructor actually go on the show to demonstrate and teach

- Riida demonstrating how to be a cash register!! <33 This part is just way too cute! Riida has to end each sentence in a "high tone" so the customers can understand more easily. He's actually kinda slow, but that's ok! Aiba-chan reminds Riida to smile more. :DD He says the total cost wrong! Lol. And his fellow members are all pointing at him. XD It takes him 1 min 28 secs, while the girl only takes 26 secs! One of the guests also gets to try, and they say he looks more like the owner of a supermarket! Lol. For some reason, I think Nino would be a good and fast cash register...

- Why? Why? Why is this one guest so mean and not give Aiba-chan any points!? What's the problem with her?       >: ( Aiba, and Riida too, did a great job! Aiba only got "twirling wind" or tornado or twister...?

Secrets of pilots revealed by Nino-chan:

- in a pilot's suitcase: manual, map (for airplanes), white gloves, headset, passport, licenses, and sunglasses. To be a pilot, you need at least 5 different licenses. The most popular brand of sunglasses among pilots is "Ray-Ban," and American air force has been using them since 1930!!

- pilots have to pass the alcohol concentration test before flights. They can't drink within 8 hrs before their flights.

- pilots have to go through special body checks every 6 months. If you're fat, you can't be a pilot!

- the rice cooker that airplanes have costs 30,000,000 yen! That's like $300,000!!! The lady who shows her around seems very happy, perhaps a Nino/Arashi fan? Nino is standing at a place where it's physically in Japan, but Japan doesn't own the area.

- Nino tries lying on a first-class seat. He feels kinda embarrassed. It costs $14k/seat to fly to America! The flight attendant lady says, "If it's Nino-sama, then I think you can ride/afford it." XDDD Nino has so much fun at the comfy seat that he forgets his main mission: the cho-expensive rice cooker! 

- normal rice cookers have "radiation" stuff like cell phones, computers, etc. On airplanes, those special rice cookers operate without interfering the flight's navigation. (?)

- Nino gets to eat a full first-class meal! The new plates that the airline uses are much lighter too. By doing so, they can save $2 mil worth of gas!! Omg!

- Why do the passengers sit from the left side of the plane first? Not b/c of the luggage moving into the storage space on the right...The reason is b/c Europeans started loading their stuff onto their ships from the left side 2000 yrs ago!! Actually, planes and ships share a lot of common terms: captain, crew, cabin, (air)port. Nino has a weird way of clapping...using one hand to "clap" on his other arm.

- Nino got "Big Storm"!

Secrets of Claim Complaints revealed by Jun: (I found this pretty hard to understand, so I won't talk much about this one, sorry. It's kinda boring too...)

- people who manage claim complaints have a notebook, voice recorder, small telescope (for observing claimer's lifestyle and making guesses about his/her personality)

- a guy talks to a claimer for 1+ hour. I really don't understand what they're talking about.

- those "as seen on TV" companies have female voice actors talking to customers on phones (?)

- Jun got "Big Storm"! (me: Is it that good? cuz I seriously don't understand what the report is about...=_=)

Secrets of Aquarium revealed by Sho: (Yay, my ichi-ban presenting this! I love aquariums~♥ Going to an aquarium is probably my ideal date, lol. ) 

- Sho shows the audience a whaleshark in an aquarium in Okinawa. I like whalesharks, cuz they're harmless. They're huge! An adult one can be as long as 14m!

- mysterious snoring sounds in aquarium at night!!!!???? o_0!? Creepy...Hehe, it's just a seal! Kawaii na~It's called "chibi-ko". Cute.

- to clean an aquarium's tank, you need to be qualified by the country!? You must know how to dive.

- one aquarium has never cleaned the tank with sharks in it (cuz it's too dangerous, duh). Even shark teeth can be seen at the bottom of the tank. The little creatures in the sand clean up the tank!

- some aquariums open at night. The visitors use flashlights to observe the fish without any of aquarium's lights on. That's pretty cool. I'm kinda interested in going, but it's kinda scary cuz I'm afraid of the dark. >_< And Nino shouts out that he wants a report on that! Sho-kun, if you're going, I'm volunteering to go with you!!

- Sakana-kun (that crazy, hyper guy who went on GRA for 2 episodes, talking about fish and squid) worked part-time at the aquarium that Sho reported on.

- nobody pressed the buttons!!!??? Omg, what's wrong with you people! I'm seriously mad at them. Sho is so surprised. He has such a cute facial expression. Sho says, "Ehh-hhh-hhh...!?" How can anyone fail Keio Boy!!!??? Sho-kun, you did an excellent report! I don't understand my ni-ban, Jun's, report and he got a "big storm," while my beloved ichi-ban got a "small breeze" when he did such a good job!? Unfair...I'll stop whining.