If it was only dance, there are professional dancers. And be it acting, we won't be a match to someone who concentrates on that. Then, if you ask what should we do, even though we suck at it, we have to do our best and give it our all. That's why I usually want to show that I'm putting everything into it.

-Inagaki Goro, Professional Shigoto no ( Read more... )

The professional is...
A first class amateur. Like first grade or second grade. Something like the best runner-up. We know we're one of those.

-Nakai Masahiro, Professional Shigoto no Ryuugi SMAP SP 2011.10.10

translation from smappiesubs from their subs here

I don't have quotes from Joushima-Leader, but Happy 41st anyway!

Believing in the power of entertainment
I believe in entertainment. If I didn't, I wouldn't be able to do this. I'm here unconditionally, and my partners are here too. What I myself can do... Those people smile in a way that makes you think, "Aren't those children?" That is amazing. Because there are people who turn their feelings toward us, I ( Read more... )

Shingo: Recently, I went to Omotesando Hills. I walked there from top to bottom.

Ueda: But all the people in Omotesando must have moved towards you, right?

Shingo: Well...How do I say it... Years ago, there was a period when I thought it was annoying, so I always disguised myself before doing everything. But when I'm on TV, I say "Please support ( Read more... )

Yanai Tadashi (President of UNIQLO): But isn’t “popularity” itself an ability?

Nakai Masahiro: I don’t know. In my world, selling lots of CD and making a lot of money in the box office do not necessarily equal popularity. It is not guaranteed that songs sung by good singers will become big hits. I think “popularity” is a strange thing.Y: SMAP’s ( Read more... )

"Just now Son-san mentioned the word “dream,” in my case people always tell me my work is “the work that grants people their dreams.” However, whether it is a movie or singing, it cannot be done without people in the background: people who film us, people who listen to what we have to say, people who composed the music. It is a combination of ( Read more... )

Lyrics:

いつか　もし子供が生まれたら
     itsuka moshi kodomo ga umaretara
          If one day we have child

世界で二番目にスキだと話そう
     sekai de niban me ni SUKI da to hanasou
          I'll tell him that I love him second best in the world

君もやがてきっと巡り合う
     kimi mo yagate kitto meguriau
          "One day you'll meet someone special

君のママに出会った　僕のようにね     kimi ( Read more... )

Lyrics:
「ありえない」って現実　まわり見れば

「arienai」 tte genjitsu mawari mireba
If the reality around you tells you it's "impossible"
着こなしているんじゃなく　着せられてる

kikonashite irun jyanaku kise rareteru
Don't let it dress you; dress it up!
ガマンは正義じゃない　気付けよ

gaman wa seigi jyanai kizuke yo
Realize that enduring things isn't what's right

-Style by Kimura Takuya

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君が　君でいることが　とても美しい

kimi ga kimi de iru koto ga totemo utsukushii
The way you are is very beautiful
忘れないでいて

wasurenai de ite
Please don't forget that
いつまでも　君こそ我が誇り　Dear WOMAN

itsu made mo kimi koso waga hokori Dear WOMAN
I am always proud of you for who you are, dear woman

-Dear Woman by SMAP

Lyrics and romanization by taemun here ( Read more... )