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Okay, okay, nobody has to tell me that Arashi no Shukudai-kun ending is not the end of the world. I know it's just a television show and that they end all the time. I know Arashi isn't ending.



But you guys, Shukudai-kun is what brought me to the dance, so to speak. I liked Arashi's music for a few years before I found out that had a show. [livejournal.com profile] lazulisong showed me a picture from one of the early episodes, related a few dork-tastic antics, and I went looking--and I will forever be in her debt on this one. Sure, sure, the first clip I found was backstage at Sendai (thanks, Ohmiya) but it was AnS that I began to watch and was my first real introduction to Arashi and their dynamic.

It was my first Arashi show and I loved it with all my heart. I loved the food homework (and [livejournal.com profile] flange5 has done some awesome recaps of their adventures with food) and I loved the chat portion and all the stupid games and general dorkery. AnS made me go back and watch D and G. It was the reason I tuned into HnA and VSArashi. Watching the boys in AnS made me look up the concerts. They promoted Maou and I got into Jdramas because of it.

Every week AnS was a little bit of joy. Even if I couldn't watch there were picspams and recaps and translations to be had and there was joy. My boys were so funny and Ogura loved his idiot grandsons so much and they all ran wild together and made their guests and their staff and each other laugh and me right along with them. They made my husband laugh and they made my kids laugh and they made my kids' friends laugh and they filled my house with such warmth.

Arashi will move on and have other shows and I'll go right along with them and be happy and laugh and feel joy. But I'll miss the nipple t-shirts, the AibaLand games, the scary ass food, the no-money specials, the big box of guests and, most especially, Ogura.

I laughed a lot during the last episode but I also cried when they played 5x10. I cried when Ogura gently asked Nino to do a magic trick. I cried when I read Aki's translations of what they said before they blew out the candles. And some of it was sorrow but so much of it was just plain happiness.

Thank you, AnS, for giving me Arashi. You will always be my special favorite.

/teary-eyed sap-dripping
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