YAY! I have the magazine and thought this was the cutest article ever, I would scan the pictures in but my computer doesn't have enough space to run photoshop so if any of you have the pics I'd be much obliged if you could post them up?
Myojo 9/2005
ARASHI - The destined confession..."In my case, I would do it this way!!"
"What would you do!?" A DESPERATE SITUATION!
Love problems Q&A
You're in love with the same girl that your best friend is! What do you do?
Ohno: I would yield. Otherwise, i'd go together with my friend and ask her, "Which one of us do you like?"
Nino: I would give up.
Aiba: I would have a meeting with my friend and discuss about stuff like "which one of us should confess first?"
Sho: It can't be helped, can it? I would tell my friend that I will compete against him fairly using good sportsmanship.
Jun: But because of this, the girl I like shouldn't feel guilty about it.
When you aren't busy, your ex-girlfriend invites you out. What do you do?
Nino: If I'm free, I'd go.
Aiba: It depends on how I'm feeling at the time.
Sho: I think I'd normally go.
Jun: If I want to, I'll go.
Ohno: I'll go anywhere with her!
You accidentally let out a fart right in front of the girl you like! What do you do?
Ohno: I'd casually say, "Oops, I let out a fart." I wouldn't be very embarrassed.
Nino: Oh well. Because I don't really think much of it? (laughs)
Sho: I'd say, "Huh?! Oh no!" (laughs)
Aiba: I'd try to turn it into a compliment by saying, "wasn't that a great sound just now?" (laughs)
Jun: I'd turn red and apologize with a "sorry."
Your unrequited love is transferring to a far-away school. What do you do?
Jun: I really can't do it. I wouldn't confess my love. I think I'd give up.
Nino: I wouldn't do anything when she transfers. I'd give up.
Aiba: She'd probably end up leaving while i'm worrying and saying, "Oh no! What do I do?!"
Ohno: Last chance! I'd turn things around with one shot. There's no other option but confessing, right?
Sho: Well, there's always something else after.
The girl you like has been elected prom queen!(1) But the position of prom king hasn't been decided yet. What do you do?
Jun: I'd probably run for the position of prom king...I have to utilize this opportunity! (laughs)
Nino: Whatever...Run for prom king? I'd never do that!!
Aiba: What would I do? I don't think I could do it. I'd probably just watch from the crowd.
Ohno: I'd become a light that will always keep the spotlight on her!
Sho: In the manner of "Sekai no Chuushin de Ai wo Sakebu", I'd yell, "HELP ME PLEASE!" **
The girl you like is crying because her boyfriend dumped her. What do you do?
Nino: I wouldn't do anything, because there is no need to. My feelings for her and her break-up have nothing to do with each other.
Aiba: Oh man. I'd probably say, "it's okay!" I wonder if it's a good thing to say some kind words to her...It's probably best to leave her alone though.
Sho: I'd ask her, "What's wrong?" If she'll speak with me, I'll listen to her story. If she won't, I won't probe further.
Jun: I don't like to take advantage of someone's weakness but, I also hate to see the girl I like being sad so I'd comfort her.
Ohno: I'd say, "Go out with me!" Oh wait, is that not fair to her?
When you aren't around, your girlfriend messes around with your cell phone. (2) What do you do?
Sho: I would become irate.
Ohno: I first, I'd be shocked, because it's rude, you know? Then, I'd have no choice but to lose trust in her.
Nino: I'd say, "Isn't that my phone?" No matter the circumstances, that deed in itself is no good. I don't think I could go out with someone like that.
Aiba: I wonder if I would be that worried? But, Even if I say to someone like that, "Don't look!" and get angry, then they'd just look again the next time, right? So, I wouldn't say "don't look."
Jun: I'd ask her, "What was it that you wanted to see?" But, I don't have anything to be guilty of so I wouldn't mind too much.
Your girlfriend appears at the appointed meeting spot and here nose hairs are sticking out of her nose! What do you do?
Sho: I'd avoid talking about things like, "is she the type that that has long nose hair?(3)" and say, "I know it's a bit of a walk but, shouldn't we go to a restroom..."
Aiba: Usually, when girls bend over you can see a bit of their underwear, right? So usually their friend would quickly say, 'I can see your panties". I'd probably say it too, "Your nose hair is hanging out."
Nino: It wouldn't bother me.
Jun: I'd pay attention to the timing of it, and nonchalantly say it. But, If at all possible, before pointing it out I would like the hair to spontaneously go back into the nose. (laughs)
Ohno: At any rate, I'd laugh and remove it for her and say, "Mine also come out alot." (laughs)
Your girlfriend's homemade cooking tastes terrible. What do you do?
Nino: I'd say, "Tastes awful! Seconds please!" and pretend*** not to know whether it's good or not. (laughs)
Aiba: I'd nonchalantly say, "Huh? I guess it's just a difference of taste."
Sho: I'd say, "Delicious! But it doesn't really suit my taste."
Jun: I'd clearly say, "Sorry, it's not very good." If I don't do this, then she'll never get good at cooking, right? Because next time I want to eat something delicious.
Ohno: Anything I eat is good! I really won't be able to tell if my girlfriend's cooking is bad!
Your parents are against you seeing your girlfriend. What do you do?
Nino: It's none of their business is it.
Aiba; I'd ask why. I think it would be okay if I didn't stop seeing her. But if it's about marriage, well, that's another problem!
Sho: I'd be in trouble! I guess it can't be helped. But, it's not of their concern is it?
Jun: I wouldn't be bothered by it. It's their own problem.
Ohno: I'd ask them to think over what is it about her that they don't like.
You receive a love confession from good female friend of yours. What do you do?
Ohno: If I think, "Maybe this girl is pretty good after all?" I'll probably go out with her.
Nino: If I like her I'll go out with her, If I don't then I won't.
Jun: If you're just friends then you proabably won't go out.
Aiba: If I like her too, I'll go out with her.
Sho: Oh no...I'd find words to say to her that won't hurt her. Somehow, I'd like to keep things the way they are.
In the middle of a date, you end up in a quarrel with some punks. What do you do?
Ohno: We'd both run away. We'd win at running at least!
Sho: I'd say, "Excuse me, but I'm in a hurry..." and we'd run away!
Aiba: I'd whisper, "On the count of three..." and we'd run away together. If she's too slow, I'd grab her hand and pull her along with me.
Jun: I'd ask the punks, "Do you have a problem with us? We don't have any problems with you, so goodbye." and we'd take our leave.
Nino: I'd ask, "Did we do something? If you have a problem with us, we don't have have any problems with you" and pass through normally.
When you go to your girlfriend's room, it's messier than yours! What do you do?
Nino: I'd say, "What a mess." Nonetheless, I'm totally ok with it.
Aiba: I'd say, "What a mess! Let's clean it" and clean it up together.
Jun: I'd say, "Okay, shall we tidy it up?" and straighten up the room together. I'm rarely disillusioned.
Sho: I'd say, "Wouldn't it be better if it was a little cleaner?"
Ohno: I'd probably rejoice and say, "GREAT!<3" Because if you keep your room overly clean then you never feel settled in, right? You feel more at ease in a messy room.
When you go on a date to see a movie, your girlfriend wants to see a romance, but you want to see an action movie. Your opinions are divided on this issue. What do you do?
Sho: I'd see her romance movie and get my own when it comes out on DVD.
Nino: I'd go see her movie. I'd go by myself to see my movie.
Aiba: We'd rock paper scissors so there's no hard feelings. (laughs)
Jun: Rock paper scissors. We'll see whatever movie the winning person wants to see. If I lose then I'll comply with her wishes.
Ohno: I'd say, "Well then, when it's over wait for me, ok?" and we'd see our movies separately. (laughs)
You confess to the girl you've liked from afar for a long time and you get rejected. What do you do?
Nino: Give up.
Ohno: I'd give up without asking why. My feelings change fast~
Jun: If I feel like giving up I'll give up(5), depending on how much I like the girl.
Aiba: There's nothing more than just this? I'd say, "you can do it, Aiba!" to myself. But, wouldn't want to be in a situation like this.
Sho: Don't worry! Don't worry! Put it aside and go on!! (laughs)(4)
You witness your girlfriend and some guy you don't know walking together in a close manner. What do you do?
Sho: I'd do a 'WAIT A MINUTE!!" call.
Nino: I'd say, "Ah, they suit each other" and not think too much of it. I don't really get jealous much.
Aiba: I wouldn't mind. I'm not the type of person that's bothered by this.
Jun: In that case, I'd call her cell.
Ohno: I'd secretly go out with another girl too. (laughs) What a terrible guy I am.
You lost the gift that your girlfriend gave you. What do you do?
Ohno: I'd apologize, "I lost it, I'm sorry, it's my fault." and then we'd go together to buy a new one.
Sho: I'd frantically search for it. If I still can't find it, I'd write a 400 word essay of repentance. (6)
Aiba: I'd say at first, "It doesn't seem to be here...huh?!" And then truthfully apologize, "I lost it, sorry!"
Nino: I'd apologize with a "sorry!" I often lose things that people give me. Whenever that happens I apologize.
Jun: First of all, I'd search my room like my life depended on it. If after that I still can't find it no matter what, I'd probably tell her the truth.
When you go to a fortune-teller on a date, he/she tells you that, "You have the worst compatibility with each other." What do you do?
Sho: I'd say, "YOU'RE the worst. You're making empty predictions(7)."
Aiba: I'd say, "But I think we'll be compatible tomorrow!!"
Jun: I'd comfort my girlfriend by saying, "It's just a fortune-teller." You shouldn't let that kind of thing bother you, right?
Ohno: I'd encourage ourselves by saying, "If our compatibility is the worst, then we'll just have to try our best! (hahah, he says Ganbaru)
Nino: I'd say, "Huh? So what?!"
Your girlfriend begins to talk about breaking up. What do you do?
Ohno: I'd say, "I understand" and we'd break up immediately. It's probably because I did something wrong (laughs).
Nino: No matter what the cause of it is, I'd apologize with a "sorry!" If she wants to break up then I have no choice in the matter. I'd say, "Well, then that's what we'll do. Bye-bye."
Aiba: I guess it can't be helped! There no other choice but to break up if we were together reluctantly.
Jun: First, I'd listen to her story then, I'd think it over. If I understand where she's coming from then we'll break up.
Sho: I'd say, "Huh? What? Ah, I have bad reception so I'll call you again." By pretending to have bad reception, I can buy some time. (Wait, is this on the phone?!)
When you are out with your friends, all of sudden your girlfriend calls you and wants you to go out with her. What do you do?
Sho: I wouldn't go. I'd tell her, "I can't because I'm with my friends right now."
Aiba: If she knew that I was with my friends and called, I'd think, "What's up with that?" but if she didn't know then I'd invite her over and everyone would have fun together♪!
Nino: I'd say, "I'm with my friends now..."
Ohno: "Why?" I'd ask for a reason.
Jun: First, I'd listen to her reason (for calling), and if it's a circumstance where I have to go, i will. If it's a reason I can't understand (the importance of), then I'd say, "it's impossible for me to come right now."
When you wake up, you find that it's already the time when you are supposed to meet for your date! What do you do?
Sho: I'd call while running to the bus stop and munching on a pastry with milk in one hand!!
Aiba: First of all, I'd call and apologize to her with a "sorry!"
Nino: I'd call her and truthfully say "I just woke up! I'm sorry!"
Jun: I'd call her and say, "I'm sorry I'm going to be late." Then, I'd hurriedly get ready.
Ohno: I'd say, "Sorry, today's not a good day" and cancel the date. If she says she really wants to meet me then she can come to my house! (laughs.)
You ended up liking your girlfriend's little sister! What do you do?
Nino: I can't help it if I end up liking her!
Aiba: I would not like her sister! I say that but I just can't like her. Whoever wrote this question has been watching too many afternoon soap operas.
Sho: Ah, I won't tread on that territory. I would suppress my feelings.
Ohno: Her little sister is already shut out(**this he says in english)! I'd try not to go over to her house and pretend that her sister doesn't exist. But, if i break up with her then I don't know what i'd do. (laughs)
Jun: First of all, i'd break up with my girlfriend and think about what to do from there.
Notes:
(1) They say "the heroine of the school arts festival." That's basically the equivalent of prom.
** Ok, I don't know either. I have never read/watched that movie so I have no idea what he's referring to. I'm sure it's a very important scene because I've seen other references to this but I'm at a loss. Anyone seen/read it and would like to enlighten me on its significance?
(2) Looking at someone's cellphone without permission when they're not around is a very, very rude thing to do in Japan.
(3) You're all probably like, WTF is the deal with nose hair? It's just something really Japanese, think of it as having a really huge zit or lettuce in your teeth or something of that equivalent. Japanese people also (at least the Japanese people I know) have a big complex about hair and hair length of things that should not grow (ie eyebrows and nosehair) so that's what Sho means when he's musing about wether she's the type that has long nosehair because let's face it: some people can't help but have long nose hair.
*** マズいのか、うまいのか、わかんなくする。Whut? I think it's to put up a front of/to act like.
(4) Sigh, manly talk. しまっていこーぜいっ!!is what he says. えっ?!あまり分かんないよ
(5) えっ?「あきらめがつくんだったら、あきらめる。」って?
(6) hahaha, this is so typical of Sho. In Japan and China if someone does something wrong usually the parent/teacher will force them to write a "essay of reflection" on what they did wrong. He's also doing in on genkoyoshi, which is that special paper especially for writing japanese that you use in school.
(7) Japanese people are very suspicious and go to fortune tellers/do fortune related things a lot more often that we do. Sho actually says "reading air" which basically just means the fortune teller is full of crap.
My Own Comments: SHO IS THE PERFECT MAN. He actually doesn't exist because he's the perfect man.
Jun is such a ladies man. He's Smooth with a capital S.
Aiba is so stupid! Ahahahaha, I love him more than ever, he's so cute.
Nino is a heartless bastard but whatever that's hot.
But omg, Ohno? Funniest person ever. "Oops, I let out a fart." hahahahah. He's so 別に
about everything. Whatever, i'd date him.
Guys, discuss amongst yourselves!! Come on, let's get a dialogue going about who you'd date! (wow, when did I become a 12 year old girl?)