Looking back on the 10 years that WEST. has been running with a record of major incidents! And, they will compete against the "Nino-san" team for delicious gourmet food

■ “All the members were crying (at our first Dome concert). Some were crying during the rehearsal.” (Kamiyama Tomohiro)

WEST., who are celebrating their 10th anniversary since their debut this year, will appear on “Nino-san,” which will be broadcast on Nippon Television from 10:25 on July 28th.

At the beginning of the program, the question was asked, “What is your relationship with Nino-san (MC Ninomiya Kazunari)?” To which Kiriyama Terushi replied, “I heard a rumor that Ninomiya-kun used to have a picture of me as his cell phone wallpaper!” Ninomiya then revealed his own reason, causing the studio to erupt in laughter.

Then, regular on the show, Kikuchi Fuma (timelesz), said, “I’m almost the same age as Kotaki (Nozomu),” and “I go out to eat with the WEST. members quite often,” to which Nakajima Junta chimed in, “But there’s something I want to say, on Yoni Channel…”, leaving Ninomiya and Kikuchi flustered and a verbal battle ensued.

■Celebrating the 10th anniversary! Looking back at WEST. history with a record of major incidents!
The program will look back on WEST.’s 10-year history, highlighting some of their most significant incidents.

WEST. debuted in 2014 with the single “Eejanaika”. Behind the scenes of their brilliant debut, they were actually thwarted right from the start. Ryusei Fujii confessed that the day of their debut was an unexpected ○○, saying, “The seven of us have really worked hard since our junior days, and we were really fired up to take the top!”

One year after that memorable debut, Kiriyama was selected to star in NHK’s morning drama. He was the first member to decide to move to Tokyo, but the tragedy that struck him is also revealed. When asked about the work that marked a turning point for him as an actor, Shigeoka Daiki revealed that he was told “certain words” by a senior co-star, and that “from that point on, things became a lot easier.”

And just three years after their debut, their long-awaited dome concert was realized. Both Ninomiya and Kikuchi were amazed, saying, “It’s so fast,” and “No matter what you say, it’s so fast.” Kamiyama Tomohiro recalled the joy of standing on the long-awaited stage, saying, “All the members were crying. Some were crying from the rehearsal.” Ninomiya then looked back on their first dome concert and spoke of Arashi’s hardships, saying, “It’s a strange story, but we were told that we might not be able to get an audience, so we did ____.”

The “Fujii Ryusei Incident” that occurred in the first year of the long-awaited Dome was the trigger for Fujii’s strange episodes to be revealed one after another. In addition to important topics of the 10th anniversary such as “appointment as special supporter of the World Cup Volleyball” and “group name change”, the secret incidents of the members such as “Kamiyama family members banned”, “Behind the scenes of Kotaki Drama Award…”, and “Shigeoka’s walking vibe” are told with love and humor.

Also, the most airheaded member of the group, Hamada Takahiro (the official spelling of “Hama” is “I” itself), creates a mysterious “coffee incident” whirlwind during the recording, asking, “What time am I supposed to make coffee?”

■What kind of gourmet food is WEST. interested in?
In the “Guest Request Research” corner, the two members of Kagaya investigate the gourmet food that WEST. members are most interested in at the moment. Nozomu Kotaki is interested in the latest Korean gourmet food. For Kotaki, who says that his “latest knowledge stops at ‘Cheese Dakgalbi,'” the Kagaya team heads to Shin-Okubo, the mecca for Korean cuisine. What kind of donuts have just arrived in Japan and what kind of bouncy Korean sweets are all the rage among teenage girls?

Meanwhile, Hamada’s desired gourmet food is the extremely popular Niboshi Ramen, which he is very curious about. This ramen, which is so popular that it sometimes sells out in an hour and has people lining up, has appeared in the studio. So, a game battle between WEST. and Nino’s team will be held, with the coveted ramen at stake.

The challenge is “How much do you know each other!? Member Synchro Quiz”. The other members predict how one member will answer a given question. The one with the most synchronized answers wins, making it a game that will test the bond between the members.

The topic that the WEST. team drew was “Hobbies,” but the person whose hobby they chose to answer could be decided by their opponent, Nino’s team, so they never expected that they would be attacked on that point! A hilarious battle broke out as the two teams tried to figure out what to do with each other.

Celebrating their 10th anniversary since their debut, WEST. have shared the good times and the bad, so there is no way they could lose when it comes to understanding each other better. Will it be the victory of Nino’s team, whose understanding of each other deepens day by day through a series of casual conversations? Be sure to tune in to find out the outcome of this battle where no one will give an inch.