Maquia December 2008 Translation
Remember when I talked about Arashi's attractiveness here? Well, now they talk about it in Maquia!! I'm sorry if the translation is bad, but sometimes I was like...."What?? I don't understand!!" But I tried my best to make it understandable!!! Please don't steal my translation. I worked so hard on this and it would be easier to just not post this.
Oh yes, and scan credits go toarashi_yuuki
Maquia December 2008 (the part with the single pictures)
Nino
A woman's natural heart is bewildering: Alone boy's attraction
Nino: Interest in the opposite sex, that's a difficult thing to understand, isn't it? Only people while having an imagination but living animals, more than easy to understand full throttle sexy, having fun in a dream for a moment and we can't forget.......... Usually sexy and cool are even boring. For idols, sometimes, we are the ones making a representation. That is the balancing sense that everyone in Arashi excels at, I think.
Interviewer: As a 25-year-old young man, you must be lonely. From the deepness of overflowing words, a small amount of poison exists. For actors, a high evaluation even if you obtain the "But I'm an idol" declaration, even variety shows your story, other people's pentration sinks in. Isn't it a before it comes out, an out of the ordinary impression remains.
Nino: Foundationally, since I'm weak at people, I like being alone, and I don't want to show off.
Interviewer: While that may be true, you have kind and lonely eyes, and that's what people seem to call you. Since words and facial expressions aren't coincidence, it's not how you can measure true feelings. If you love something it seems bewildering.
Nino: If I had a sweetheart, I would like to spend time together. But, if I chase after her, it might be better to chase after being at ease. Honestly, my hobbies are magic and enthusiast. I don't want to say something like, "Go out with me because you seem sad." (Laughs).
Riida
I want to show the world to him only: An aloof artististic attraction
Interviewer: Solo concert opening, art work he made and personal exhibiton "Freestyle" opening, etc., while affilated with Arashi, Ohno Satoshi brings about an aloof artistic mood. Among the members, he has eminent singing abiltiy, he's a dancing and art genius, a surronding evaluation and result, and he doesn't seem to worry about much he can see. Looking in as an outsider, he projects an unselfishness, and that, an evaluation of standards, which the world and other people self's outside aren't, to the end there is an inside, even if an inside out confidence exists.
Ohno: Things I like I do at times, and it becomes that I can't see my surroundings because I'm into it so much, and it can be an innocent thing as it feels good. The more I like it the more I want to know about it, and I want to investigate it, and I just want to do it. Even if it's just one thing, I find I'm in a dream, and it doesn't come to an end, and I'll just naturally do it and won't put effort into it again. I think about important things, but when I'm alone, I'm definitely not worried about time.
Interviewer: To touch on his singing voice, he seems to be holding a good virtue alone. It's abundant (alone time), to the point of being enviable. At times his loneliness shakes up his adversaries, alone and on the contrary, he chooses at his own will. This kind of his choice of a cold and strong feeling, and someone who doesn't depend on appearance from attraction begins to materialize.
Aiba
Right now, tries to touch viewers: A pure, organic attraction
Interviewer: On one of Maquia's pages, a beach picture appears, and suddenly, "I want to go swiming in that ocean!" he says, and without worry, smiles. He has a dark suntan, and we ask why....
Aiba: It's because I'm so active. Even if I'm busy and try to take a day off, naturally during a break I like to be moving. But during summer break in elementary school I got tanned. I wanted to swim and run and it boiled up in my body, and I could barely surpress the urge. (laughs)
Interviewer: Pure and not worried about decorations along with kindness. He makes the stages of live and variety shows so that the audience can enjoy themselves with all his power. That kind of him, "healing attraction," has an effect on lots of women.
Aiba: At the time of our debut, we had heightened feelings (towards fans?)but, now not so much. Even if it's live, even if it's a show, if I'm not having fun from my heart, people can see that and they can't have fun. Boys aren't decorated but can still be cool, you know. They get noticed if they wear western clothes and live simply. Is that how an adult is? (Laughs)
Interviewer: A naked self slips away man's spirit, accomplishes to the core attraction. Do you think you attract those kinds of girls? [T/N: here's one of those "what???" parts]
Aiba: A woman who has simplicity and transparency. A beautiful appearance and aesthetic, someone who works on giving life their all is good. Guys with the wrong girl think " A body decorated is beauty." But, the heart isn't decorated, and I want it to be transparent and simple.
Jun
It increases the extent of shining which is loved dearly: In a season of charisma set free the gold attraction
Interviewer: Now Johnny's live 18th time says moving stage plan, Matsumoto Jun. From his junior era to live appearances, better than anyone he knows how to show it and can so thinks about it, live service soul and with vitality, sometime says, "I want to see everyone's beautiful faces!" to the point of enchanting the audience, and at the heart's cue, word starts to fly.
Jun: From the stage, you can see the audience really yelling and shining. But, we can't really think about everyone's happiness, and unconciously words come out of our mouths. We give ourselves that love definitely, and together the same enhacements we say it, I think. But, usually can we say it? we think, and if we say it, we definitely don't say it (laughs).
Interviewer: You have charisma, and among the members it's mostly "I do it to look like an idol" and his self-conciousness, lately you don't betray fans' expectations, and are more than sexy, and it seems to become something that starts to come out of a man's attractiveness.
Jun: As for me, usually my life is really fertile. Family and friends definitely have my life, and I do various things outside, I think, from now on, since I'm going into the second half of my twenties, I think my feelings become myself.
Sho
Behind a manly man exists a longed after bravery: An attractiveness that makes women's motherly instincts awaken
Born in Tokyo's port ward, dreaming to get into Keio University since he was a child, after Arashi's formation and while working having to take classes at the same time, and graduating with a degree in economics. Growing up seeing the good situation's sweet temptations, while boasting a upper level top idol status, showing on variety shows a charming side, the most joking facial expression in all the members, he gets the place of the best. Also, with news program caster duties, movie "Yattaman" which presents a new sitiuation in life with challenges, personally writing rap lyrics by himself. While being satisfied with present conditions and having a super elite title, he dives into new potential. Occasionally projecting a clumsy (self) to the point of being brave to keep doing it, his motherly instinct should tickle many people.
Sho: Various things are challenging, if it's tough, even though it's tough, interesting things win. The result of work opening doesn't lose since I don't hate it, the same generation won, I think, but, there are lots of laughs in the midst of work. No matter what kind of awesome things, no matter how great, as I thought people without pride are cool, I don't forget I also have a modest atittude, I think I want to become a person who considers others.
Interviewer: No matter how popular he gets, with a great effort he isn't lazy, and he always shows kindness to other people. As he talked about the male image, now, in front of our eyes he used polite language to answer the interview with, and Sakurai Sho's character is this.