Oh god, that question. The short answer would be: right now it's Jun. What drew me to Arashi back then was the dynamic between the members, not necessarily a member, since I change my favourite member about as easily as they change hair colours.
Prepare yourself for the long answer. Looong. I have a love/hate relationship with all of them. But, again, I love the dynamics between them.
Aiba is a genuinely nice person and manages to make me smile unconsciously, but I absolutely cannot stand his acting. At all. Yet awesome people skills! I would give up a lot to get a show which involves him + grandparents à la Mago Mago! Would instantly make me sway towards him as a favourite member! And he is super pretty - even Jun once admitted that is hair is otherworldly ;) Plus: best smile ever! I like Jun much better now than a couple of years back, when he was trying so, so hard to be DoS and cool. Now he is reverting back to his Junior-self (seriously, I will make you watch those 8ji Da J! episodes, if you haven't already, because there is crooked-toothed precious Junbug!). Just look at the gif you posted. Also, he is surprisingly self-conscious and unsure. He had those weird phases of trying to find himself, which involved painted nails, a bratty character and general awkwardness. Now he is much more centered and calm. Which I like. Baby's all grown-up ;) Nino and his multitude of talents stun me. And I was actually worried for him during that period three years back when he almost couldn't walk due to his back problems and he still kept going. I like his snark, but I wish he could sometimes be less of his trolling self. Which is a mask, imho, seeing as he is the member to grumble the most about having to take care of kids/animals/grandparents, yet he handles them the best - he is so natural with them. Sho is hard to place. He was so conceited as a teenager, but mellowed during the past couple of years (umbrella incidents aside...). He is a workaholic, which is something I like - scheduling every single day, even holidays, is something I do, too... He sometimes gets too much into his fail!character - he is actually much more athletic than he pretends to be. Sho in drag is awesome. As is Sho with babies/kids. Give me a show which has either of those elements and he will be my favourite :D Leader. I like him okay, but then he suddenly dishes out amazing paintings or awesome dramas or cool performances. I love that gap. Yet I cannot decide on whether I am annoyed at his dazed character or whether I just don't get him...
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Prepare yourself for the long answer. Looong. I have a love/hate relationship with all of them. But, again, I love the dynamics between them.
Aiba is a genuinely nice person and manages to make me smile unconsciously, but I absolutely cannot stand his acting. At all. Yet awesome people skills! I would give up a lot to get a show which involves him + grandparents à la Mago Mago! Would instantly make me sway towards him as a favourite member! And he is super pretty - even Jun once admitted that is hair is otherworldly ;) Plus: best smile ever!
I like Jun much better now than a couple of years back, when he was trying so, so hard to be DoS and cool. Now he is reverting back to his Junior-self (seriously, I will make you watch those 8ji Da J! episodes, if you haven't already, because there is crooked-toothed precious Junbug!). Just look at the gif you posted. Also, he is surprisingly self-conscious and unsure. He had those weird phases of trying to find himself, which involved painted nails, a bratty character and general awkwardness. Now he is much more centered and calm. Which I like. Baby's all grown-up ;)
Nino and his multitude of talents stun me. And I was actually worried for him during that period three years back when he almost couldn't walk due to his back problems and he still kept going. I like his snark, but I wish he could sometimes be less of his trolling self. Which is a mask, imho, seeing as he is the member to grumble the most about having to take care of kids/animals/grandparents, yet he handles them the best - he is so natural with them.
Sho is hard to place. He was so conceited as a teenager, but mellowed during the past couple of years (umbrella incidents aside...). He is a workaholic, which is something I like - scheduling every single day, even holidays, is something I do, too... He sometimes gets too much into his fail!character - he is actually much more athletic than he pretends to be. Sho in drag is awesome. As is Sho with babies/kids. Give me a show which has either of those elements and he will be my favourite :D
Leader. I like him okay, but then he suddenly dishes out amazing paintings or awesome dramas or cool performances. I love that gap. Yet I cannot decide on whether I am annoyed at his dazed character or whether I just don't get him...