[Translation] Wink Up Message Board June 2004
Another one! This one went pretty fast. This month two people write to each other about the same incident, Koichi writes to a mysterious masked man, and Dots and Taichi continue to be cheeky.
JUNE 2004
KinKi Kids
Domoto KoichiTo Black Mask-san (lol),
I got a text from you one night saying "What are you doing? Wanna go for a drink?" but I guess the signal was bad so I didn't read it until the next morning (lol). Sorry. Definately invite me again sometime. Of course, please come as Black Mask-san (lol).
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I like "Hotaru no Haka" [Grave of the Fireflies]. It really makes you think when you watch it, and it's a very moving film. I don't know about the characters. Which ones were there again? I haven't really seen that many Miyazaki films. Johnny's Jr.
Ueda TatsuyaTo everyone in TOKIO,
I was really moved at your concert at Budoukan the other day! I got goosebumps!! I was really moved by how good "Feel it!" and the ballad version of Kokubun-kun and Yamaguchi-kun's "Julia" were. It was like "Of course they're this good!" I was really glad Joshima-kun was so kind when you let us come up on the stage. The energy of the crowd was so intense it felt like the whole place was shaking, and the noise level was really cool. I really want us to be like that, so at our next concert there might be more TOKIO-esque things happening (lol). If you have the chance, please come to our concert too.
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
"I hate humans! But I love Ashitaka!" (Mononoke Hime [Princess Mononoke]) or "~Nausicaa". These people are really living their lives well. Most people probably don't think about bugs, right? I like that love for all creatures.TOKIO
Nagase TomoyaTo the following people,
To Uchi-kun. Let's give you a nickname. You're Ucchi! Okay, go around saying it, you're Ucchii!
To Tegoshi-kun. Let's give you a nickname too. Your nickname is Tesshii! Okay, remember it, you're Tesshi!
To Takizawa. And you're Takki. Okay, listen carefully, you're Takki!
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
Isn't it obvious! San from "Mononoke Hime"! With that cute face and blood around her lips, she's just so sweet I can't stand it (lol). Arashi
Matsumoto JunTo Brian Eno,
You...just what kind of person are you. What kind of brain do you have to make things like that! You make me mad! I love you! Just once, I'd like to meet you and talk to you. So until then, don't die (lol).
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
Right now I like "Mimi wo Sumaseba" [Whisper of the Heart]. I like the character Baron Hakushaku too. My favorite Miyazaki film changes with my mood each day.V6
Sakamoto MasayukiTo everyone in NEWS,
Next time you guys have work relating to volleyball, please let me participate. I want to play volleyball. Please think of me!
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I like all of Miyazaki's films, but if I had to pick one, I guess it'd be "Cagliostro no Shiro" [The Castle of Cagliostro].Johnny's Jr.
Koyama KeiichiroTo Sakurai (Sho)-kun,
I'm really glad we talked during "Engimono."! Because of your kindness, Sho-kun, I was able to have a really natural conversation with you. I always think about sending you a text, but then I worry about what to say... When I send one, please send a reply. Also, I'm turning 20 too, so I think it'd be great if we could go out to eat together!
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I really love "Majo no Tekkyuubin" [Kiki's Delivery Service]. That theme song really resonates in my heart.Johnny's Jr.
Nakamaru YuuichiTo everyone in TOKIO,
When we went to your concert as KAT-TUN, it was really fun when you let us get up on the stage at the end and pump up the crowd! We haven't had many chances to interact with our seniors, so I was overwhelmed with happiness. I want us to do our best so that we don't lose to TOKIO's 10 years of experience. I'd like to work with you all sometime in the future. I'm looking forward to that occation.
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
The girl that's the main character in "Mononoke Hime." The opening scene where she's eating meat and spits it out like "Peh!" is cool (lol).Johnny's Jr.
Taguchi JunnosukeTo the fans,
At long last, my comeback! (lol) I want to hurry up and get completely better and be on TV and in plays, so please cheer me on! Thank you all for thinking of me while I was gone!
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I like the boy in "Sen to Chihiro~" [Spirited Away]. Why? Well....I like people that stand out.KinKi Kids
Domoto TsuyoshiTo Domoto Tsuyoshi-kun and Ohno (Satoshi)-kun,
Domoto Tsuyoshi-kun. I know you have a lot going on, but please do your best and get through this year. I'll be watching over you from afar.
Ohno-kun. That's fine.
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
"Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa" [Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind], of course. My favorite character is Nausicaa too. She's super cute. She also has convictions. But I think it would be hard to go out with her. I think I'd be lonely while she's away fighting.V6
Miyake KenTo everyone that came to see my play,
To everyone that came to see Kenjamin over the last month at Tokyo Globe Theater or Osaka Mielparque. Thank you very much. I think there were even people who came from far away. I am truely grateful from the bottom of my heart. After reading this message board, please listen to "Arigatou no Uta" [Song of Thanks]. Okay, here it is, V6's "Arigatou no Uta!"
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I thought about it really hard, but I think it's "Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta" [Laputa: Castle in the Sky]. "Tonari no Totoro" [My Neighbor Totoro] and "Mononoke Hime" were good too.Johnny's Jr.
Ikuta TomaTo the following people,
To Taichi-kun. If you read the May issue of Wink Up, you'll see that Yaracchi commented "I played soccer with Taichi-kun and Nagase-kun." ... No one asked me to play! No one at all asked me to play!! What's that all about. Next time you play, give me a call.
To Uchi. I ran into you unexpectedly the other day. I was thinking "Some tall guy is coming" and then it was you. We stood there and talked for around 30 minutes, but when I heard that you'd played a character named "Toma" in One Piece, I felt kind of strange. That's right, whenever you text me it always comes out "Toma" [斗馬]. My name is spelled "Toma" [斗真]. Please properly remember it.
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I like Pazu and Sheeta from "Tenkuu no Shiro no Rapyuta." The scene where they're wrapped up in a blanket on the flying boat is awesome!Arashi
Ninomiya KazunariTo everyone,
Are you happy? I see. I'm happy too. Ah...I'm not really that happy. Aah, I'm not really that happy. That's how things are. That's how things are, right? Well, see you again soon.
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
What is it, I can't remember the name, but it's the one where they sang Country Road ("Mimi wo Sumaseba.") If they show Miyazaki's anime films on TV I usually watch them, but I'm not so into them that I'd go see them at the theater. As for my favorite character, I like the girl from that same movie. I think it's because she does things wholeheartedly. I don't know if she does things wholeheartedly or not, but that girl is cute.Johnny's Jr.
Yamashita TomohisaTo the following people,
To Massu. Let's keep doing push ups from time to time. Next time let's even go shopping...ah, maybe not shopping...,let's go shopping afterall (lol)!!
To all of the fans. Please buy our CD, if you can. It'd be great if you had lots of extra money...(lol).
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I like the cat in "Majo no Takkyuubin." It's cute how it pretends to be a doll and stuff. Johnny's Jr.
Yokoyama YuuTo Akanishi (Jin),
Why are you always changing your cell phone number? Why won't you tell me the new number? When you act like that....I like you (lol)!
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
"Lapyuta"! I can't help but love the purity of that girl!!V6
Nakano HiroshiTo Joshima Shigeru-kun,
Thanks for everything on "Ai no Apron." You've been eating for five years straight, haven't you. What is your stomach made out of? But it was fun. Let's go out to eat something good sometime.
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
"Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa" and "Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta." Even if I had to say which one I like better, both of these are good. I don't think I could pick a number 1.Johnny's Jr.
Uchi HirokiTo (Ikuta) Toma,
We've run into each other twice in that train station downtown, haven't we (lol). The first time I didn't notice until we'd almost passed each other, and right as we were passing I said "Oh! What a coincidence!" Then the second time, when I realized it was you I felt like "What the hell Toma, are you a stalker?" And then we stayed on the platform talking as train after train went by on the Yamanote line. What are you always doing in the train station like that? (lol)
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
"Tonari no Totoro." I've loved it since I was a kid, I used to collect the goods and stuff. I still have a lot of Totoro goods in my house. Tackey & Tsubasa
Imai TsubasaTo Kusanagi (Tsuyoshi)-kun,
I watched all of the episodes of "Boku to Kanojo to Kanojo no Ikiru Michi" [The Way We Live]. I set it up to record every week. I looked forward to the next episode every week, and that's possibly the longest a week has ever felt for me (lol). During the finale, there were three parts that made me cry. I even started crying twice during the ending credits of the original. My favorite scene is they tell Rin's teacher to "Please get serious." The drama was overflowing with human kindness, and it made me feel that the love between parent and child is really great. Tsuyoshi-kun, of course I already like you as my senior, but I've become a fan of you as an actor. I of course bought the DVD for "Yomigaeri" too.
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I don't have one. I don't like them~. I can't watch them because I have this image that the world in them is scary. Bugs and stuff come out, right (lol)?TOKIO
Kokubun TaichiTo the editor-in-chief of Wink Up,
I have a radio show on Bunka Housou, but lately I've been getting these letters from listeners seriously scolding me, saying things like "Taichi-kun, why do you tell lies like that?" and "Taichi-kun, I don't think it's right to do things like that." Well, I really do mess around a lot. But still, about that. Aa~ah, who am I really writing a message to (lol). Oh yeah, editor-in-chief, please let me have a corner in Wink Up called "Taichi's Complaints" (lol).
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
"Sen to Chihiro~" was released in America, but for that to happen someone had to help. It was the president of the company that made "Toy Story," Pixar. He was a huge fan of Miyazaki's anime, so he said "If there's some way I can help, I'll do anything."
General note: Where I could, I used the official English titles of the movies and dramas mentioned. Most of the time these aren't exact translations of the Japanese titles, but I figured in this case the official English names would be better known. I only wrote them out the first time each title is mentioned.
Please do not repost these translations without permission. Scans for this issue were provided by ina. Comments and corrections are always appreciated!
JUNE 2004
KinKi Kids
Domoto KoichiTo Black Mask-san (lol),
I got a text from you one night saying "What are you doing? Wanna go for a drink?" but I guess the signal was bad so I didn't read it until the next morning (lol). Sorry. Definately invite me again sometime. Of course, please come as Black Mask-san (lol).
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I like "Hotaru no Haka" [Grave of the Fireflies]. It really makes you think when you watch it, and it's a very moving film. I don't know about the characters. Which ones were there again? I haven't really seen that many Miyazaki films. Johnny's Jr.
Ueda TatsuyaTo everyone in TOKIO,
I was really moved at your concert at Budoukan the other day! I got goosebumps!! I was really moved by how good "Feel it!" and the ballad version of Kokubun-kun and Yamaguchi-kun's "Julia" were. It was like "Of course they're this good!" I was really glad Joshima-kun was so kind when you let us come up on the stage. The energy of the crowd was so intense it felt like the whole place was shaking, and the noise level was really cool. I really want us to be like that, so at our next concert there might be more TOKIO-esque things happening (lol). If you have the chance, please come to our concert too.
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
"I hate humans! But I love Ashitaka!" (Mononoke Hime [Princess Mononoke]) or "~Nausicaa". These people are really living their lives well. Most people probably don't think about bugs, right? I like that love for all creatures.TOKIO
Nagase TomoyaTo the following people,
To Uchi-kun. Let's give you a nickname. You're Ucchi! Okay, go around saying it, you're Ucchii!
To Tegoshi-kun. Let's give you a nickname too. Your nickname is Tesshii! Okay, remember it, you're Tesshi!
To Takizawa. And you're Takki. Okay, listen carefully, you're Takki!
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
Isn't it obvious! San from "Mononoke Hime"! With that cute face and blood around her lips, she's just so sweet I can't stand it (lol). Arashi
Matsumoto JunTo Brian Eno,
You...just what kind of person are you. What kind of brain do you have to make things like that! You make me mad! I love you! Just once, I'd like to meet you and talk to you. So until then, don't die (lol).
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
Right now I like "Mimi wo Sumaseba" [Whisper of the Heart]. I like the character Baron Hakushaku too. My favorite Miyazaki film changes with my mood each day.V6
Sakamoto MasayukiTo everyone in NEWS,
Next time you guys have work relating to volleyball, please let me participate. I want to play volleyball. Please think of me!
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I like all of Miyazaki's films, but if I had to pick one, I guess it'd be "Cagliostro no Shiro" [The Castle of Cagliostro].Johnny's Jr.
Koyama KeiichiroTo Sakurai (Sho)-kun,
I'm really glad we talked during "Engimono."! Because of your kindness, Sho-kun, I was able to have a really natural conversation with you. I always think about sending you a text, but then I worry about what to say... When I send one, please send a reply. Also, I'm turning 20 too, so I think it'd be great if we could go out to eat together!
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I really love "Majo no Tekkyuubin" [Kiki's Delivery Service]. That theme song really resonates in my heart.Johnny's Jr.
Nakamaru YuuichiTo everyone in TOKIO,
When we went to your concert as KAT-TUN, it was really fun when you let us get up on the stage at the end and pump up the crowd! We haven't had many chances to interact with our seniors, so I was overwhelmed with happiness. I want us to do our best so that we don't lose to TOKIO's 10 years of experience. I'd like to work with you all sometime in the future. I'm looking forward to that occation.
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
The girl that's the main character in "Mononoke Hime." The opening scene where she's eating meat and spits it out like "Peh!" is cool (lol).Johnny's Jr.
Taguchi JunnosukeTo the fans,
At long last, my comeback! (lol) I want to hurry up and get completely better and be on TV and in plays, so please cheer me on! Thank you all for thinking of me while I was gone!
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I like the boy in "Sen to Chihiro~" [Spirited Away]. Why? Well....I like people that stand out.KinKi Kids
Domoto TsuyoshiTo Domoto Tsuyoshi-kun and Ohno (Satoshi)-kun,
Domoto Tsuyoshi-kun. I know you have a lot going on, but please do your best and get through this year. I'll be watching over you from afar.
Ohno-kun. That's fine.
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
"Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa" [Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind], of course. My favorite character is Nausicaa too. She's super cute. She also has convictions. But I think it would be hard to go out with her. I think I'd be lonely while she's away fighting.V6
Miyake KenTo everyone that came to see my play,
To everyone that came to see Kenjamin over the last month at Tokyo Globe Theater or Osaka Mielparque. Thank you very much. I think there were even people who came from far away. I am truely grateful from the bottom of my heart. After reading this message board, please listen to "Arigatou no Uta" [Song of Thanks]. Okay, here it is, V6's "Arigatou no Uta!"
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I thought about it really hard, but I think it's "Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta" [Laputa: Castle in the Sky]. "Tonari no Totoro" [My Neighbor Totoro] and "Mononoke Hime" were good too.Johnny's Jr.
Ikuta TomaTo the following people,
To Taichi-kun. If you read the May issue of Wink Up, you'll see that Yaracchi commented "I played soccer with Taichi-kun and Nagase-kun." ... No one asked me to play! No one at all asked me to play!! What's that all about. Next time you play, give me a call.
To Uchi. I ran into you unexpectedly the other day. I was thinking "Some tall guy is coming" and then it was you. We stood there and talked for around 30 minutes, but when I heard that you'd played a character named "Toma" in One Piece, I felt kind of strange. That's right, whenever you text me it always comes out "Toma" [斗馬]. My name is spelled "Toma" [斗真]. Please properly remember it.
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I like Pazu and Sheeta from "Tenkuu no Shiro no Rapyuta." The scene where they're wrapped up in a blanket on the flying boat is awesome!Arashi
Ninomiya KazunariTo everyone,
Are you happy? I see. I'm happy too. Ah...I'm not really that happy. Aah, I'm not really that happy. That's how things are. That's how things are, right? Well, see you again soon.
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
What is it, I can't remember the name, but it's the one where they sang Country Road ("Mimi wo Sumaseba.") If they show Miyazaki's anime films on TV I usually watch them, but I'm not so into them that I'd go see them at the theater. As for my favorite character, I like the girl from that same movie. I think it's because she does things wholeheartedly. I don't know if she does things wholeheartedly or not, but that girl is cute.Johnny's Jr.
Yamashita TomohisaTo the following people,
To Massu. Let's keep doing push ups from time to time. Next time let's even go shopping...ah, maybe not shopping...,let's go shopping afterall (lol)!!
To all of the fans. Please buy our CD, if you can. It'd be great if you had lots of extra money...(lol).
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I like the cat in "Majo no Takkyuubin." It's cute how it pretends to be a doll and stuff. Johnny's Jr.
Yokoyama YuuTo Akanishi (Jin),
Why are you always changing your cell phone number? Why won't you tell me the new number? When you act like that....I like you (lol)!
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
"Lapyuta"! I can't help but love the purity of that girl!!V6
Nakano HiroshiTo Joshima Shigeru-kun,
Thanks for everything on "Ai no Apron." You've been eating for five years straight, haven't you. What is your stomach made out of? But it was fun. Let's go out to eat something good sometime.
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
"Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa" and "Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta." Even if I had to say which one I like better, both of these are good. I don't think I could pick a number 1.Johnny's Jr.
Uchi HirokiTo (Ikuta) Toma,
We've run into each other twice in that train station downtown, haven't we (lol). The first time I didn't notice until we'd almost passed each other, and right as we were passing I said "Oh! What a coincidence!" Then the second time, when I realized it was you I felt like "What the hell Toma, are you a stalker?" And then we stayed on the platform talking as train after train went by on the Yamanote line. What are you always doing in the train station like that? (lol)
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
"Tonari no Totoro." I've loved it since I was a kid, I used to collect the goods and stuff. I still have a lot of Totoro goods in my house. Tackey & Tsubasa
Imai TsubasaTo Kusanagi (Tsuyoshi)-kun,
I watched all of the episodes of "Boku to Kanojo to Kanojo no Ikiru Michi" [The Way We Live]. I set it up to record every week. I looked forward to the next episode every week, and that's possibly the longest a week has ever felt for me (lol). During the finale, there were three parts that made me cry. I even started crying twice during the ending credits of the original. My favorite scene is they tell Rin's teacher to "Please get serious." The drama was overflowing with human kindness, and it made me feel that the love between parent and child is really great. Tsuyoshi-kun, of course I already like you as my senior, but I've become a fan of you as an actor. I of course bought the DVD for "Yomigaeri" too.
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
I don't have one. I don't like them~. I can't watch them because I have this image that the world in them is scary. Bugs and stuff come out, right (lol)?TOKIO
Kokubun TaichiTo the editor-in-chief of Wink Up,
I have a radio show on Bunka Housou, but lately I've been getting these letters from listeners seriously scolding me, saying things like "Taichi-kun, why do you tell lies like that?" and "Taichi-kun, I don't think it's right to do things like that." Well, I really do mess around a lot. But still, about that. Aa~ah, who am I really writing a message to (lol). Oh yeah, editor-in-chief, please let me have a corner in Wink Up called "Taichi's Complaints" (lol).
What's your favorite Miyazaki Hayao anime and character?
"Sen to Chihiro~" was released in America, but for that to happen someone had to help. It was the president of the company that made "Toy Story," Pixar. He was a huge fan of Miyazaki's anime, so he said "If there's some way I can help, I'll do anything."
General note: Where I could, I used the official English titles of the movies and dramas mentioned. Most of the time these aren't exact translations of the Japanese titles, but I figured in this case the official English names would be better known. I only wrote them out the first time each title is mentioned.
Please do not repost these translations without permission. Scans for this issue were provided by ina. Comments and corrections are always appreciated!