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Here's a well researched and relaxed interview with Michieda Shunsuke by Mini magazine! It felt like Micchi was chatting with a fellow NaniFam, and the interviewer clearly knew their interview subject.

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( Daigo texted me to say, "Are you feeling okay?" )

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Hi folks, since the Naniwa Danshi international fandom is relatively new, I've compiled a guide to help newcomers to Johnny's and Naniwa Danshi get started. This guide has been inspired by Winkychan's comprehensive Arashi resources guide.

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( Read more... )

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There's no lack of member affection in this issue of Sho's Otonoha!

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( Shall we go somewhere together? )

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Nino sat down with Sports Hochi recently to talk about what has changed during Arashi's hiatus and the future he sees for Arashi.

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( Above anything else, the members made Arashi their first priority )

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ViVi magazine sat down with Michieda Shunsuke and posed him 23 questions from Naniwa Danshi's fans.

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( Which senpai do you want to grow closer to? )

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Here are the lyrics to Naniwa Danshi's 2nd single, "The Answer"!

"The Answer" is a thrilling tune interwoven with mysterious and dramatic elements. With a strength that saves one out of the darkness, the intense and fast-moving track will echo in your mind as a full-on dance tune.

Watch on YouTube

( Ray of light in my eyes )

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Myojo magazine celebrated Sexy Zone's 10th Anniversary and each Sexy Zone member could invite a special guest with which they'll hold a one-on-one dialogue. For his guest, Fuma chose Nino. Enjoy their witty banter below!

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( I'm curious why you chose me for Jyanino Channel. )

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The Naniwa Danshi members have a frank discussion about their future.

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( What do you want Naniwa Danshi to be? )

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In case you haven't already seen me tweeting about them, Naniwa Danshi is the latest group to debut from J&A! Here's a translation of "Time View", which is a song written by one of their members, Michieda Shunsuke. You can listen to the song on YouTube here or watch the performance on Bilibili here.

The melody was composed by Kawaguchi Susumu, who has writing credits on Arashi's "Starlight Kiss", "Hit the floor" and "Sounds of Joy".

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( The multitude of lights that we can see from here, took our breath away and made us tear )

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Arashi filmed a backstage segment on November 3rd, after their surprise appearance at the 5x20 Film screening. The video was posted to the FC site to commemorate the nationwide release of "Record of Memories". Not gonna lie, I think I teared up a bit when I heard Ohno's voice.

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( This is Matsumoto. Call me back! )

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I'm back with another Otonoha translation! Sho reveals more details about the messages and presents he received for his birthday.

( Of course I'd fall for him! )

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Hi everyone! It's been a looong while, hasn't it? I missed reading about our famous 5 and asked

Someone suggested that I translate the "This is Arashi" pamphlet round-table, so here it is! I'm sorry that I only translated the excerpts as I don't have the stamina to plough through full translations these days.

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( We'll leave our see-through outfits behind?? )

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For his first article in MORE's IT series, Nino talks about his views on acting and directing, relationships and time.

( Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. )

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It makes me happy to see my fandoms collide!

NEWS' Masuda celebrated the 5-year anniversary of his corner on JWeb, and Arashi's Matsumoto Jun sent in a question for the occasion.

( Which Johnny’s senpai does Masuda Takahisa find the hardest to deal with? )

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In late December, Arashi posted an FC video where they reflected on the different aspects of ARAFES 2020!

Here's Part 2 of the series! The members discuss the Greetings Shuffle and their thoughts on Jun's solo, Shake It!

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

( So you do know what it’s like to stop a conversation for one and a half seconds! )

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In late December, Arashi posted an FC video where they reflected on the different aspects of ARAFES 2020!

The translation is 13 pages long on my Word document so far so I'll be splitting the translation in a series of posts.

In Part 1, the members discuss the song rankings based on the fans' votes and their thoughts on dancing to Love Situation.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

( You're still living in Arafes, right? )

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We actually heard from Jun! Besides that short appearance in Sho's birthday message and the NHK Taiga drama announcement, of course.

Here's the translation of Jun's latest Jweb blog post, Enjoy.