how do i love thee? let me count the ways...3
also been long due...this entry ^^' gomen nasai...
akisukikawaii hope you'd also love this one! ^______^
anyway...more reasons why i love them...TO BITS! XDDDDD
DISCLAIMER: These are excerpts from translations made by junko_arasick)
[hontou ni arigatou for letting non-Nihonggo-speaking ARASHI fans understand them more through your translations. ^^]
AIBA MASAKI
On Captain & Sho-kun:
"...it's so weird because when we say 'bai bai', we know that we're going to see each other again in a few hours...time again for work...i love that kind of relationship. i can't get enough of it!" [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
On Nino:
"...i've also never seen nino tired. i don't think he shows that he is tired in front of me. even if he is actually tired, if i ask him to play video games with me, he joins." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
On Matsujun:
"...deep down, he is such a kind guy. i'm not sure if i can say this...but he is quite different from what he shows as his "character" on the outside. and i want him to remain like he is now, that's why i like him." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
MATSUMOTO JUN
On Ohno Satoshi-kun:
"even i can't explain his personality and what he's like. he doesn't really say his feelings or what he's thinking inside. but he gave me a text mesage 2 minutes before the last day of my butai. i think he wrote it with nino. what it said? it said 'congratulations on your last show! it's a party tonight!'" [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
On Sakurai Sho-kun:
"i think the way he uses words are very unique and original. i'm not sure what he thinks of his own piece of work, but from my point of view, his work is always 'new' and original." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
On Aiba Masaki-kun:
"...these days, he oftens makes advice on how we can make the show more interesting and fun. he has his own opinion and views on how he wants the show to become, and that's great because i was the only one who used to push forward arashi's opinion." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
On Ninomiya Kazanuri-kun:
"one thing i can say about nino is that he loves to have fun with the five of us, but he draws a clear line between the times we can fool around, and the times we have to be severe...i love it because i like working in a serious atmosphere." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
NINOMIYA KAZUNARI
On Captain:
"captain is a very kind person. even if it's the most unpleasant job...he will do it when it needs to get done." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
On the other members:
"...i'm having the greatest time with them right now. i realized how great arashi is. when i saw the variety shows with the four of them while i was in L.A....i think the four felt weird doing the shows on their own. but as a viewer of the show, it felt like nothing changed. they didn't change the style just because i wasn't there...i really felt happy by it. i felt like i had a room to go back. so it's actually nice to work on solo because i can be reminded that i'm not alone. i have a place to go back and the four are always with me." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
OHNO SATOSHI
On Sho-kun:
"...he's really in high tension for most of the time these days...or sleeping. he's the funniest thing for arashi right now." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
On Matsujun:
"...is a very busy guy. matsujen gets bombarded with jobs...and i think i won't be able to do that. i have to get them one by one. well, it's not that i couldn't do it, but i can't imagine myself handling it well. so matsujun is a very tough guy. he keeps an eye on everything, and i think he's the most grown up among arashi." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
On Nino:
"...never changes. i was really happy when i noticed that he hasn't changed a bit since he came back from L.A. he still play games all the time. he's going through a lot and maturing while he experiences a lot of different jobs, but that doesn't show on the outside. but i'm sure he has grown a lot inside." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
On Aiba-chan:
"...is the type of person who thinks a lot. unlike the other three, his inside show on the outside, so it's easy for me to tell what he's going through. when he's happy, when he's down...he can change his thinking quickly from one to another. when he's not thinking, he's really not thinking about anything. but when he is, he thinks deeply." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
SAKURAI SHO
On Nino:
"...doesn't change at all right? even though he goes to hollywood...it can't change him. and i think that's his strength. now i have the confidence that he won't change no matter what." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
On Aiba-chan:
"i spend most time with aiba-chan these days. we're together during work...and after that we go out to have drinks...i think we are becoming like...pure friends." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
On Matsumoto-kun:
"changed over the past year or so. like how he wore the stocking during 'G No Arashi'. he would have never done that if this was a few years before...i love how he's becoming more relaxed." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
On Ohno-kun:
"...i've noticed that he's doing quite a lot of reading these days, but it's all about art. so i always think he's an artist. he sometimes talk about doing an art exhibit. i wish he does it soon, because i really want people to see his work...the other day we were playing games, and ohno-kun got bored and started playing with clay...and i realized he was just staring at us. so i asked him what he was doing then he said ' i was wondering how people are shaped'. i think he's moving with his senses. and i love that." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]