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AERA Dec 2013 - 10 Questions For Arashi, Here and Now
This was a pretty meaningful Q&A! Aera sits down with Arashi and talks about topics ranging from stress relief to what Arashi means to them.
10 questions that will inform you about Arashi as they are right now
Q1: What is Arashi to you?
Q1: What is Arashi to you?
Ohno: Something irreplaceable. It’s my treasure, for sure.
Sho: A huge project called “Arashi”. Arashi doesn’t just comprise of the five of us. We have managers, staff members, and many other people who help us realize this huge project, of which I am a part of, a frontman of sorts, I guess.
Aiba: It’s a great dream, I would say. The dreams of many others ride on my dream too.
Nino: Arashi is Arashi. Hmm… I can’t say anything but.
Jun: Arashi is nothing but Arashi. It’s something that’s incomparable; but if I had to compare Arashi to something, I would say they’re family, I guess. If I didn’t have to, then they would be in a genre separate from friends and family, called, “Arashi”.
Q2: What is your role within Arashi?
Ohno: Hmm… I don’t know. I’m a member of Arashi, I guess.
Sho: I think I often consolidate our thoughts as a group. I convey [our thoughts] to the staff, or communicate it to the public.
Aiba: I don’t really have a role. Everyone adapts to the situation at hand, I think.
Nino: I’ve never thought about it… I think when the situation calls for it, everyone would just rise to the occasion and fill in whatever is lacking, don’t they?
Jun: I’m the one who decides what we should play with.
Q3: Analyze your own personality.
Ohno: I’m lazy and impatient. I’m also surprisingly stubborn. Basically, I don’t compromise.
Sho: I would say I’m a cautious person. Even while studying for exams, I’ll remain anxious until I study everything which I think will be tested. [T/N: Me too, Sho!] I’m the kind of person who avoids risk like the plague.
T/N: The proverb which Sho used here is, “To knock on a stone bridge before crossing it.” In fact, he literally says, “After knocking on a stone bridge once, I’ll knock it again just to be on the safe side.”
Aiba: It’s impossible to analyze. I’m thinking that it would be better if I didn’t grasp it so clearly myself.
Nino: I’ve never really thought about it. Although in the past, people have often told me that I was weird. Well, I’ve lived for 30 years, so it’s kind of sad if I were to summarize what I was in two to three sentences! (laughs)
Jun: I’m neurotic and sketchy. Neurotic in the sense that I don’t like it when people get clingy. (laughs) I’m also sketchy in the sense that, if something doesn’t bother me, I could care less about it.
Q4: What is the one thing you’d most like to do right now?
Ohno: Fishing. Anywhere, any fish will do, I just want to go fishing. The joy of fishing? I can’t summarize it in one sentence. Frankly speaking, if you were to ask me what my favorite thing in the world was, it would be fishing.
Sho: Travel. I want to go to Myanmar, Laos, Cuba… I think there would be things that I could only see in this period.
Aiba: I’d most like to psyche myself up for the live tour.
Nino: Whatever work that I have right now.
Jun: I’d like to go traveling. It could be a domestic or overseas holiday. I just want to chill out somewhere.
Q5: When was the last time you cried?
Ohno: I’ve not cried recently.
Sho: During my assignment on 24 Hour Television, I played a piano accompaniment for a group of students from the disaster area of Iwate; it was a graduation ceremony for them. When I thought about how they managed to have a graduation ceremony, my tears started flowing.
Aiba: I cried while [watching] sports. I love Koshien. [T/N: The Japan’s High School National Baseball Tournament.] I went for one match in 2013. It was a regular seat in the outfield bleachers. When I see [these passionate high school students battling it out], I end up crying. I love playing and watching baseball, although I have absolutely no time for that right now.
Nino: I wonder when… I was pretty moved during 24 Hour Television.
Jun: About a week ago. I saw an old Japanese film and cried. It was a human drama.
Q6: Which world events concern you?
Ohno: I haven’t been watching the news recently… I do know the fishing spots of various species of fish though. (laughs)
Sho: After having the privilege of reporting the news, it’s hard for me to say.
Aiba: I try my best to watch the news. Of course, with News Zero and all.
Nino: Nothing really concerns me.
Jun: For future events, it would be the Olympics. I’m surprised that [Tokyo] was awarded the chance to host the Olympics, and I’m interested in how Tokyo and Japan will evolve after 7 years. I wonder what kind of Olympics I will get to see.
Q7: Are you comfortable being naked in front of other members?
Ohno: We get into the baths together during our tours, so I’m not particularly bothered.
Sho: There is nothing to be embarrassed about. I’m okay with showing anything. (laughs)
Aiba: I’m completely fine.
Nino: I’m fine, I guess? If there’s a reason for it, I’m okay with being totally naked.
Jun: It doesn’t really bother me. There isn’t much of an opportunity anyway.
Q8: How do you relieve stress?
Ohno: Sleep! Nothing but sleep. I’ll drink a little (alcohol), and go to bed.
Sho: I’d talk about nothing with my friends and buddies from school over some drinks. I hardly ever drink in private with my colleagues.
Aiba: Simply put, I’d go for a full body massage. As the years go by, I try to take care of my body. If I didn’t do it, my fatigue would wear off less easily.
Nino: I don’t really accumulate stress. Rather, my personality is such that I can’t accumulate stress. I don’t pretend to like something that I hate, and I handle things accordingly. I’m relatively honest in living my life.
Jun: I go for drinks with my friends. I do have close friends. Since the past, I think that I’ve always been saved by others.
Q9: Where would you like to travel with the other 4 members?
Ohno: Hakone. When we had a day off, the four of us all went there, but only Sho-kun couldn’t come because he had work. We said that the five of us would go together the next time, but we’ve left it hanging since.
Sho: Hawaii, where we had our debut, I guess.
Aiba: Hawaii, where we had our debut conference. We have memories of that place.
Nino: I don’t think we’ll be going anywhere. We spend so much time together. (laughs) Usually, [we] would want to spend time alone [after having spent so much time together].
Jun: Hawaii, I guess. I chose it somehow, since it was where we debuted.
Q10: What is the one thing which you treasure the most right now?
Ohno: The time spent on my hobbies. The time spent by myself. In times like these, I feel like I could be my natural self. I also space out by myself after getting home.
Sho: Aspiration. I’m terrified of staying safe.
T/N: Sho is talking about being lulled into a false sense of security.
Aiba: I don’t wish to ever cut any corners in everything that I do. I hope to take on each and every task in all sincerity.
Nino: If I had to rank it in order, it would be my own life. Arashi, my work, friendships would rank below that.
Jun: My feelings. Or rather, I’ve come to be more concerned about my feelings. Although I don’t exactly think about whether they are enjoyable or correct.
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