Himitsu no Arashi-chan (ひみつの嵐ちゃん) is an hour-long variety show hosted by Arashi. This week’s episode is composed of two segments – Share House and Otona wa Dekite Touzen Show (オトナはできて当然 Show) – and Matsumoto-kun and Ninomiya-kun are the hosts.

I don’t think they even get comfortable in the share house before the doorbell rings. MatsuJun and Nino-kun comment that the guest for this week is a rarity (珍しい – mezurashii – a word you’ll hear a lot in this scene). Apparently, Chara-san doesn’t do many shows like this. They’re skipping the seating arrangement confusion bit these days, so she gets settled in without delay.

Right away, I realize I’m going to have trouble with Chara-san, because she speaks softly and slowly. Sure, that makes it easier for me to understand her, but she was putting me to sleep. MatsuJun points out her low volume, but it doesn’t improve things much at all. Things get even worse when MatsuJun actually asks what they should talk about, and it’s such a difficult question that Nino-kun puts on this face:

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