Sakurai Sho interview translation - AnAn Jan 2010
Couldn't help myself after stumbling off the edge of a fandom cliff falling in love with Sho and being on an AnAn roll and all. Plus this is my fave one so far simply because of the page the text is on. Kame's was boring. Jin's was asses. Sho's is just lickable.
The serious actor, the handsom news caster, the carefree expression shown on variety shows. Yet different from all of that, who would have imagined Saukrai Sho was this sexy?
"I couldn't have imagined it myself! When I was contacted by AnAn I thought 'Are you for real?!'. Because, well, I don't play the role of the sexy member in Arashi, you know? (lol)."
Like a fearless young man, he bared his body without hesitation. It was a shock, the previously hidden Mr Sakurai touching [himself] all over.
"Unpredictability is how we have fun, and that's really important for our job, so if I surprised you then I'm happy. This was a big challenge for me personally, too."
Sakurai Sho, expressing sexiness and oozing masculinity from the inside out. What was he thinking about when the pictures were being taken?
"I really don't know what is sexy about me.* Today though, the light coming through the window was beautiful and I was able to really relax because of it. I think I was thinking about whether they would capture my everyday 'moments' with natural looking photos, and I wanted to be in good condition."
Both masculinity and beauty are displayed through his perfect body.** What's more, we heard he went through some hard training to be looking so defined.
"I've been training to get my body into shape for our concert since last year, but since I was going to be showing my body here, I wanted to do some preparation with Niha-chan***. It's been ten years since our debut, and we're in a happy [fortunate] situation where we get to do a lot of different things for our work. In the past we used to run around like mad, but these days I want to firmly face each challenge one at a time. If I don't do that, I'd be constantly pushed for time and it would keep slipping further and further away from me. If I don't put 100% of my strength into it, somewhere down the track I'll look back and think 'Ahhh~ I wish I had done that', and I absoloutely don't want to do that."
What is a man's sexiness? When we asked...
"What would you say..." and he politely took a moment to think of an answer. That is the reason Mr Sakurai's words resonate. "Well I wouldn't say that a man's sexiness is due to the figure of his body alone. Maybe you'd say it's more something that comes from the inside. That person's experiences, I don't think you can feel it just from glancing at them suddenly [casually]. I don't know if my body is going to look attractive to everyone this time, but having a girl turn and give me a sexy glance makes me happy. To be honest though, it's incredibly embarassing for me (lol)."
On the other hand, what is sexy about women for Mr Sakurai?
"For guys, there's no escaping mini-skirts and netted [fishnet?] tights, our eyes are just drawn to them and we think "Thanks for tha~t!"(4*), don't we? (lol). But sexiness and attractiveness are different to that I think. In the end I think their lifestyle and the way they choose to exist is what makes it, maybe. In particular for me though, I feel like it's the back (5*). Because you can't see your own back, it's naturally sexy.
Also the side expression I get if I suddenly call out to someone and they stop and say 'Hmm?', I feel like that's sexy. Aahhh, but girls are a cut above us boys, maybe I'm being decieved. I'm a bit oblivious to that kind of thing (lol). Well, maybe it's not so bad if guys don't really notice and get a little bit tricked by a girls sexy strategies (lol)."
Notes:
* YOUR ABS OM NOM NOM
**Heh, I wonder if the journalist is also a fanfic writer in the Arashi fandom...
*** The name of his personal trainer? I dunno, but I bet some Arashi fans can clear that up.
4* He said Azasu (in the text its 'azaa-su!' cute) which is slang for arigatou gozaimasu - bit like saying 'ta man/dude/mate' or whatever you use with your friends. Very casual, made me lol too cause his Japanese has been formal the whole way through and he suddenly busts out like "THANKS for the miniskirts!" Oh Sho ♥ mum can I keep him?
5* Has anyone else really started paying attention to people's backs after all these interviews where they're mentioned? I read Kame talking about it and thought 'psssh, weird', but then I couldn't stop looking at peoples backs, and now I think I'm developing a back fetish.
Do not repost this translation without permission.
Just want to pinch his little cheekie-weekies, mou mou mou. I mean on his face. Just realized how that sounds when his ass is hangin' out of his jeans on that pic up there, lol. I found this a lot easier than Kame's interview because there was a helluva lot less ambiguity in the sentences. Does it read smoother? Is there a difference to you guys?
And if anyone has gifs of Sho or pics of him pulling hilarious faces, bombard me with them, please. I'm smitten.
Others: Akanishi Jin, Kamenashi Kazuya (2009), Kamenashi Kazuya (2010)
The serious actor, the handsom news caster, the carefree expression shown on variety shows. Yet different from all of that, who would have imagined Saukrai Sho was this sexy?
"I couldn't have imagined it myself! When I was contacted by AnAn I thought 'Are you for real?!'. Because, well, I don't play the role of the sexy member in Arashi, you know? (lol)."
Like a fearless young man, he bared his body without hesitation. It was a shock, the previously hidden Mr Sakurai touching [himself] all over.
"Unpredictability is how we have fun, and that's really important for our job, so if I surprised you then I'm happy. This was a big challenge for me personally, too."
Sakurai Sho, expressing sexiness and oozing masculinity from the inside out. What was he thinking about when the pictures were being taken?
"I really don't know what is sexy about me.* Today though, the light coming through the window was beautiful and I was able to really relax because of it. I think I was thinking about whether they would capture my everyday 'moments' with natural looking photos, and I wanted to be in good condition."
Both masculinity and beauty are displayed through his perfect body.** What's more, we heard he went through some hard training to be looking so defined.
"I've been training to get my body into shape for our concert since last year, but since I was going to be showing my body here, I wanted to do some preparation with Niha-chan***. It's been ten years since our debut, and we're in a happy [fortunate] situation where we get to do a lot of different things for our work. In the past we used to run around like mad, but these days I want to firmly face each challenge one at a time. If I don't do that, I'd be constantly pushed for time and it would keep slipping further and further away from me. If I don't put 100% of my strength into it, somewhere down the track I'll look back and think 'Ahhh~ I wish I had done that', and I absoloutely don't want to do that."
What is a man's sexiness? When we asked...
"What would you say..." and he politely took a moment to think of an answer. That is the reason Mr Sakurai's words resonate. "Well I wouldn't say that a man's sexiness is due to the figure of his body alone. Maybe you'd say it's more something that comes from the inside. That person's experiences, I don't think you can feel it just from glancing at them suddenly [casually]. I don't know if my body is going to look attractive to everyone this time, but having a girl turn and give me a sexy glance makes me happy. To be honest though, it's incredibly embarassing for me (lol)."
On the other hand, what is sexy about women for Mr Sakurai?
"For guys, there's no escaping mini-skirts and netted [fishnet?] tights, our eyes are just drawn to them and we think "Thanks for tha~t!"(4*), don't we? (lol). But sexiness and attractiveness are different to that I think. In the end I think their lifestyle and the way they choose to exist is what makes it, maybe. In particular for me though, I feel like it's the back (5*). Because you can't see your own back, it's naturally sexy.
Also the side expression I get if I suddenly call out to someone and they stop and say 'Hmm?', I feel like that's sexy. Aahhh, but girls are a cut above us boys, maybe I'm being decieved. I'm a bit oblivious to that kind of thing (lol). Well, maybe it's not so bad if guys don't really notice and get a little bit tricked by a girls sexy strategies (lol)."
Notes:
* YOUR ABS OM NOM NOM
**Heh, I wonder if the journalist is also a fanfic writer in the Arashi fandom...
*** The name of his personal trainer? I dunno, but I bet some Arashi fans can clear that up.
4* He said Azasu (in the text its 'azaa-su!' cute) which is slang for arigatou gozaimasu - bit like saying 'ta man/dude/mate' or whatever you use with your friends. Very casual, made me lol too cause his Japanese has been formal the whole way through and he suddenly busts out like "THANKS for the miniskirts!" Oh Sho ♥ mum can I keep him?
5* Has anyone else really started paying attention to people's backs after all these interviews where they're mentioned? I read Kame talking about it and thought 'psssh, weird', but then I couldn't stop looking at peoples backs, and now I think I'm developing a back fetish.
Do not repost this translation without permission.
Just want to pinch his little cheekie-weekies, mou mou mou. I mean on his face. Just realized how that sounds when his ass is hangin' out of his jeans on that pic up there, lol. I found this a lot easier than Kame's interview because there was a helluva lot less ambiguity in the sentences. Does it read smoother? Is there a difference to you guys?
And if anyone has gifs of Sho or pics of him pulling hilarious faces, bombard me with them, please. I'm smitten.
Others: Akanishi Jin, Kamenashi Kazuya (2009), Kamenashi Kazuya (2010)