D No Arashi - Wikipedia

2003 Japanese TV series or program

D no Arashi
Genre	Variety show
Directed by	Shinsuke Miura
Presented by	Arashi
Narrated by	Kiyoshi Kobayashi[1]
Opening theme	"Fever" by Patti Drew[2]
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	116
Production
Producers	Toshio Matsuzaki Yuko Iizuka Kenji Suga
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	Nippon TV
Release	July 2, 2003 (2003-07-02) –September 28, 2005 (2005-09-28)
Related
C no Arashi! G no Arashi!

D no Arashi (Dの嵐!, Document Press Arashi!) was a Japanese variety show hosted by boy band Arashi. It ran from July 2, 2003 to September 28, 2005 on Nippon Television. It aired every Wednesday from 24:50 to 25:20 (JST). D no Arashi! was Arashi's fifth variety show to be aired on NTV, and the second in the CxDxG no Arashi! series.

History

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D no Arashi! began in March 2003 as a segment of C no Arashi!, a show where Arashi handled claims on behalf of various companies and organisations in Japan.[3] In the pilot episode, Sakurai reported on a student with all 1's (the lowest score) on his report card.[3] The title of the next series, G no Arashi, was decided by playing darts in the final episode.[4]

In Document Press Arashi, at least one member acted as a reporter and documented various topics.[5] In October 2004, the show was revamped into a "Fool's Curiosity" competition.[6] Arashi split into one MC and two teams of two and tried to pique a special guest's curiosity with unusual experiments, information, and interviews.[6][7]

Segments

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There were eight segments (or corners) in D no Arashi, six of which were member segments. Each member had their own corner on the show where they would lead the other members or introduce a topic.

T no Arashi!

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"T no Arashi! (provisional title)" was Sho Sakurai's corner. The "T" stood for Tōkō (投稿, submissions). Sakurai would introduce supposedly unbelievable pictures of things, such as strange bus stops, submitted by viewers of the show.

Corner guide
Air date	Topic
2003-07-23	Bus stops
2003-08-06
2003-09-10	Enormous things
2003-09-17
2003-09-24	Looking at things at a different angle
	Bus stops
2003-10-15	Stations
2003-10-22	Menus
2004-01-21	Toilets
2004-03-10	Short things
2004-05-19	Things that make you think "Is this real?"
2004-09-08	Horror pictures
2005-02-16	Magazines

C no Arashi

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Different from their preceding show's concept, the "C" stood for "Contest" instead of "Claim". With themes such as person with the longest tongue or person who is most flexible, the members of Arashi would watch each contestant demonstrate and vote for who they thought was the best.

Corner guide
Air date	Contest
2003-10-29	Strangest adult voice that did not break
	Best natural perm
2003-12-24	Most flexible body
	Skinniest body
2004-03-31	Most idiotic face
	Most dramatic difference between face with and without make-up
2004-06-09	Longest tongue
	Best death scene
2004-06-23	Most dramatic difference between former yankees before and after rehabilitation.
2004-08-11	Longest tongue

A no Arashi!

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Masaki Aiba's corner. Aiba would propose, often pointless, experiments for the other members of Arashi to try out.

Corner guide
Air date	Experiments
2003-11-19	What will happen if you put a rubber ball, a rose, toothpaste, an egg, tofu and ramen into liquid nitrogen?
	What will happen if you drop a heated pachinko ball into a block of ice?
	If you equally mix pepper and sugar in water, will it taste spicy or sweet?
2003-12-03	How many meters is the limit of drinking from a straw?
2003-12-17	What will happen to a chameleon's skin if you leave it in the dark?
2004-01-14	Is it possible for a person to be lifted up into the air using balloons?
2004-01-21	What will happen if you pour water, honey, oil and ice into a container? Will it stay in that order?
	Why is it when you pour oil into a large container with a small container inside, the small container becomes invisible?
2004-03-03	Will the motorbike courier walk or use his motorbike if you request for a package delivery to the building right next door?
2004-04-21	How long will it take for instant noodles to cook in cold water?
2004-05-19	What will happen if you filter coffee, tea and orange juice through a water purifier?
	If you place a heater near an electric fan, will the wind become warm?
	What will happen if you throw a cream pie at a fencing mask?
	What will happen if you wrap a cold compress around a canned drink?
2004-07-28	If you place a boombox into a bag of helium, will the sound change?
	Will a cymbal-banging monkey toy be able to crack open an egg?
	Will the kettle whistle if you put dry ice in instead of water?
	What will happen if you put dry ice into syrup?
	What is the taste of sugar after drinking lemon juice and licking salt and pepper?
	Is it possible to make an "A" on the human body using hot and cold plasters?
2004-09-01	Can a vacuum suck in a person?
2004-09-29	Can you drink juice using a chikuwa, a recorder and a lotus root as a straw?
	How long does it take for electricity to travel?
	What is the taste of a heated banana, shortcake, hiyashi chūka, nattō, jelly and sushi?
	Can two people, who are not talking to each other directly over the phone, be able to talk to each other by fitting two telephone receivers together?
	What is the taste of peanuts, fava beans, almonds and soybeans after you run them through a coffeemaker?
2005-03-16	Do things spin in the opposite direction in the Southern hemisphere?
	How do Australians draw feces?
	Can a radio from Japan receive Japanese radio stations in Australia?
	What is the direction of the magnetic needle of a compass in Australia?

Ni no Arashi!

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Kazunari Ninomiya's corner. Ninomiya would pull pranks on the other members.

Corner guide
Air date	Prank
2004-02-11	Arrest of a staff member in the middle of filming
2004-02-18	Fake tempura in a bento
2004-03-31	Fake bear in the van
2004-07-21	Vomiting fake blood
2004-09-08	After a multitude of encores, the members return to find elderly women demanding for another encore in their dressing room
	Having the concert audience call out for "Ninomiya" instead of "Arashi" for an encore
2004-09-22	Sudden spray of carbon dioxide from the ceiling
2005-02-09	Tricking Tetsurō Degawa into thinking he is pranking the other Arashi members while he is actually the one getting pranked
2005-07-27	Isolating Ohno in a room where a fake suicide occurred

M no Arashi!

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Jun Matsumoto's corner. With the "M" standing for Mendokusai (めんどくさい, troublesome), Matsumoto would go out and do troublesome jobs.

Corner guide
Air date	Requester	Job
2004-07-14	Aiba	Picking up trash off Route 357
2004-08-18	Ohno	Cleaning up a river
2004-09-01	Sakurai	Taking pictures of Sakurai during the concert
	Ninomiya	Becoming Ninomiya's private backup dancer
	Aiba	Piggybacking Aiba during the concert
	Ohno	Throwing confetti over Ohno
2004-12-08	Staff of D no Arashi	Cleaning the staff room

O no Arashi!

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Satoshi Ohno's corner. Ohno would randomly select two out of 100 photos and draw the two subjects together in one drawing using his own imagination.

Corner guide
Air date	Combinations
2004-08-18	Washroom sign and Saigō Takamori
2004-09-08	Baseball and a flamingo
2004-09-29	A statue of Hachikō and Ninomiya
2004-12-01	Moyai statue and kettle
2005-02-02	An injection and a blue ogre
2005-04-13	Ferris wheel, Rubik's Cube and a lion

Distribution

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Home media

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VAP released all three series in a collection of two DVDs titled C×D×G no Arashi! Vol.1 and Vol.2. The DVDs peaked at number 3 and number 4 on the Oricon DVD chart.[8][9]

References

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1. ^ "C×D×G no ARASHI! vol.2 [DVD]" (in Japanese). CD Journal. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
2. ^ "What is the song that plays in the opening of "D no Arashi"?" (in Japanese). CD Journal. December 9, 2003. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
3. ^ a b "C no Arashi". C no Arashi. Episode 116 (in Japanese). September 28, 2005. Nippon Television. Archived from the original on April 16, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
4. ^ "D no Arashi". d no Arashi. Episode 36 (in Japanese). March 12, 2002. Nippon Television. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
5. ^ "D no Arashi". D no Arashi. Episode 1 (in Japanese). July 2, 2003. Nippon Television. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
6. ^ a b "D no Arashi". D no Arashi. Episode 67 (in Japanese). October 13, 2004. Nippon Television. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
7. ^ "NTV Entertainment" (PDF). Nippon Television. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
8. ^ "C×D×G no ARASHI! Vol.1" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
9. ^ "C×D×G no ARASHI! Vol.2" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 21, 2018.

External links

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• Official D no Arashi website (in Japanese)

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Albums	Studio Arashi No.1 Ichigou: Arashi wa Arashi o Yobu! Here We Go! How's It Going? Iza, Now! One Arashic Time Dream "A"live Boku no Miteiru Fūkei Beautiful World Popcorn Love The Digitalian Japonism Are You Happy? Untitled This Is Arashi Compilation Arashi Single Collection 1999–2001 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004 All the Best! 1999–2009 5x20 All the Best!! 1999–2019 EPs Arashi Reborn Vol.1
Singles	"Arashi" "Sunrise Nippon / Horizon" "Typhoon Generation" "Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi" "Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Iru" "Jidai" "A Day in Our Life" "Nice na Kokoroiki" "Pikanchi" "Tomadoi Nagara" "Hadashi no Mirai / Kotoba yori Taisetsu na Mono" "Pikanchi Double" "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy / Hero" "Sakura Sake" "Wish" "Kitto Daijōbu" "Aozora Pedal" "Love So Sweet" "We Can Make It!" "Happiness" "Step and Go" "One Love" "Truth / Kaze no Mukō e" "Beautiful Days" "Believe / Kumorinochi, Kaisei" "Ashita no Kioku / Crazy Moon (Kimi wa Muteki)" "Everything" "My Girl" "Troublemaker" "Monster" "To Be Free" "Love Rainbow" "Dear Snow" "Hatenai Sora" "Lotus" "Meikyū Love Song" "Wild at Heart" "Face Down" "Your Eyes" "Calling / Breathless" "Endless Game" "Bittersweet" "Guts!" "Daremo Shiranai" "Sakura" "Aozora no Shita, Kimi no Tonari" "Ai o Sakebe" "Fukkatsu Love" "I Seek / Daylight" "Power of the Paradise" "I'll Be There" "Tsunagu" "Doors (Yūki no Kiseki)" "Find the Answer" "Natsu Hayate" "Kimi no Uta" "Brave" "Turning Up" "A-ra-shi: Reborn" "Love So Sweet: Reborn" "Kite" "Whenever You Call" "Party Starters"
Videos	2004 Arashi! Iza, Now Tour!! Summer Tour 2007 Final Time – Kotoba no Chikara Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo 5x10 All the Best! Clips 1999–2009
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