[2014.02] Too Young, Too Jaded
This is unusual. It's not the end of February yet, but I feel compelled to write some sort of reaction to the translation of Sho's pages in the last Rola magazine, as released by yun-miyake. The last question posted in the partial translation of the magazine interview goes,
"No, no, it’s not something like that. For me, love is also important, but I personally don’t consider it as a priority (laugh). That’s why I think I would choose friends than love, I am sorry for answering something like this on female magazine, but that’s what I feel (laugh)." (c) yun-miyake.livejournal.com.
Now I'm not one who believes in romance the way some people subscribe to it as the primary driving point of their lives, but I have to admit I'm slightly bothered by the fact that my idol - who, naturally, in my eyes deserves happiness just as much as any other person, if not, even more than any other person simply because he is beyond awesome - is jaded about love. Or romance. Whichever. Translations are funny. I never understand what the original speakers really want to say. That's not to say the translator is at fault - I'm taking Translation Theory this semester, so I think I know a bit about what I'm talking about. Japanese is just really funny in that it puts too much restraint on all things related to the open expression of love. Kataomoi isn't just a crush, it's a lower form of unrequited love. Ren-ai could be romance or romantic love, or something along those lines. You get the drift.
The point is, Sakurai Sho the Superstar sounds like he's given up all hope in finding the love of his life. This is very sad news for me. I want this man to be happy. For myself, I'm skeptical, too, that I'll find true love in this planet with 10B+ other people or so, but that's just me. I'm not one to talk, being so jaded about finding my 'other half' or whatever it's supposed to be called, but I am a bit sad that Sakurai Sho is so pragmatic about love. It's supposed to knock you off your feet, dazzle you, blind you, make you do stupid things, make you go insane, isn't it? I know I've no say in his life - duh, I'm just a fan, he probably isn't even reading this - but I do do do so want him to find the love of his life. It's too early to give up, Sakurai Sho.
And if you've already found the love of your life only to lose her, don't tell me you're going to spend the rest of your life with this pragmatic, annoyingly level-headed opinion that friendship and love can be placed on the same scale. I don't know crap about love; friendship is just as difficult to understand. But really, Sakurai Sho, what makes you think you can't have both?
Some people who may have the utter misfortune of reading this half-awake, half-asleep monologue may say things like, You don't understand and you're mistaken - he hasn't given up on love, he just thinks friendship is important, and that's really great of him, he's such a good friend. Maybe I did misunderstand some parts of what he said. But, ladies and gentlemen, there it is plain as day. The man doesn't consider love a priority. Love, of which we've written thousands and thousands of words only to always fall short in providing an adequate definition. I wish, Sakurai Sho, that the fairy godmother of Valentine's Day - or Single Awareness Day, whichever religion you practice - may bring you love soon. Or at least hope that it exists out there for you.
Grr. Happy Valentine's Day all.
"No, no, it’s not something like that. For me, love is also important, but I personally don’t consider it as a priority (laugh). That’s why I think I would choose friends than love, I am sorry for answering something like this on female magazine, but that’s what I feel (laugh)." (c) yun-miyake.livejournal.com.
Now I'm not one who believes in romance the way some people subscribe to it as the primary driving point of their lives, but I have to admit I'm slightly bothered by the fact that my idol - who, naturally, in my eyes deserves happiness just as much as any other person, if not, even more than any other person simply because he is beyond awesome - is jaded about love. Or romance. Whichever. Translations are funny. I never understand what the original speakers really want to say. That's not to say the translator is at fault - I'm taking Translation Theory this semester, so I think I know a bit about what I'm talking about. Japanese is just really funny in that it puts too much restraint on all things related to the open expression of love. Kataomoi isn't just a crush, it's a lower form of unrequited love. Ren-ai could be romance or romantic love, or something along those lines. You get the drift.
The point is, Sakurai Sho the Superstar sounds like he's given up all hope in finding the love of his life. This is very sad news for me. I want this man to be happy. For myself, I'm skeptical, too, that I'll find true love in this planet with 10B+ other people or so, but that's just me. I'm not one to talk, being so jaded about finding my 'other half' or whatever it's supposed to be called, but I am a bit sad that Sakurai Sho is so pragmatic about love. It's supposed to knock you off your feet, dazzle you, blind you, make you do stupid things, make you go insane, isn't it? I know I've no say in his life - duh, I'm just a fan, he probably isn't even reading this - but I do do do so want him to find the love of his life. It's too early to give up, Sakurai Sho.
And if you've already found the love of your life only to lose her, don't tell me you're going to spend the rest of your life with this pragmatic, annoyingly level-headed opinion that friendship and love can be placed on the same scale. I don't know crap about love; friendship is just as difficult to understand. But really, Sakurai Sho, what makes you think you can't have both?
Some people who may have the utter misfortune of reading this half-awake, half-asleep monologue may say things like, You don't understand and you're mistaken - he hasn't given up on love, he just thinks friendship is important, and that's really great of him, he's such a good friend. Maybe I did misunderstand some parts of what he said. But, ladies and gentlemen, there it is plain as day. The man doesn't consider love a priority. Love, of which we've written thousands and thousands of words only to always fall short in providing an adequate definition. I wish, Sakurai Sho, that the fairy godmother of Valentine's Day - or Single Awareness Day, whichever religion you practice - may bring you love soon. Or at least hope that it exists out there for you.
Grr. Happy Valentine's Day all.