Myojo 08/2010 Arashi "5x100" interview - Aiba
Aiba's interview from the 5x100 series in August's Myojo.
After Nino's wonderfully bitchy responses, let's move on to Aiba's, which are adorably humble and made of pure sunshine, as always.
(Aiba is 10-times easier to translate than Nino! His answers are so straightforward.)
5x100 Aiba Interview
Q1: What time did you go to sleep last night?
A: About 1am, wasn’t it?
Q2: This morning, what time did you get up?
A: Half past 8.
Q3: What was the first thing you did when you woke up?
A: Went back to sleep (laugh). But only for about half an hour!
Q4: How long does it take you to leave your house?
A: Today I took quite a bit of time. I had about 2~3 hours. But it’s usually about 1 hour.
Q5: What was the first thing you ate today?
A: Curry.
Q6: How much money are you carrying today?
A: I left my wallet in the transfer car. Zero yen!
Q7: What are the clothes you’re wearing today? (TN: Personal clothes, not the ones in the photoshoot.)
A: T-shirt, jeans, sandals.
Q8: What’s inside your bag today?
A: I’m empty-handed.
Q9: If you had to describe today’s mood as a type of weather?
A: Good weather.
Q10: What’s something you bought lately?
A: I bought a DVD.
Q11: What’s something you laughed at lately?
A: When I watched the “Denpa Shounen” DVD.
Q12: What’s something you cried at lately?
A: Nothing in particular.
Q13: What’s something that’s made you irritated lately?
A: Nothing really…
Q14: What’s something that surprised you lately?
A: Suddenly bumping into Shimura Ken on the street.
Q15: What’s something that’s got you excited/nervous lately?
A: I went to the cinema again for the first time in a while. The smell of popcorn got me excited! (laugh)
Q16: What’s something that’s got you in high spirits lately?
A: When I decided to eat some ice cream.
Q17: What’s something that’s got you down lately?
A: When I thought I wanted to train my body a bit, and ran a marathon. The next day I had muscle pain.
Q18: What’s something that’s got you worried you lately?
A: Nothing.
Q19: What’s something you’ve failed at lately?
A: Nothing, I don’t think…
Q20: Is there anything that’s caught your attention on the news recently?
A: Nothing in particular.
Q21: What home electronics have caught your interest lately?
A: I bought a new electric fan, right. I was using it backstage during my stage play, and when I was done, I brought it home.
Q22: What’s the last photo you took on your mobile?
A: Mt Fuji, I think.
Q23: In one day, how much mail do you have on your phone?
A: If I receive about 5 in a day, that’s pretty good right?
Q24: Other than phone calls and text messaging, what else do you often use your phone for?
A: I use the alarm every day. I also look at the weather forecast a lot.
Q25: What strap do you have on your phone?
A: Kinashi cycle. (TN: Same one as Nino, which they received from Kinashi Noritake of “Tunnels”.)
Q27: Who’s the person you’d most like to meet right now?
A: Mike Tyson, because I’ve recently watched a film of his.
Q28: Right now, where’s the place you’d most like to try going?
A: Brazil. I want to celebrate the Rio carnival.
Q29: We say “summer,” you say…
A: Concerts, I guess.
Q30: Do you like summer?
A: I love it.
Q31: Are you the seaside type? Pool type?
A: Sea!
Q32: What’s your favourite thing to eat at a summer festival?
A: Apricot candy, I guess.
Q33: What flavour of shaved ice do you like?
A: Lemon.
Q34: Were you the type to quickly finish your summer homework?
A: Not really…
Q35: What did you like to play as a child?
A: Baseball, I guess.
Q36: If you were a student, what kind of part time job would you like to try?
A: In the service industry. (TN: Serving customers in a hotel/restaurant)
Q37: What superpower would you like to have?
A: Spoon bending (laughs)
Q38: At home, what are you called?
A: I’m called “Masaa”
Q39: What type of girl do you like?
A: The heroine of “Kinnikuman”, Marishan.
Q40: If you’re dating someone, do you want to see them every day?
A: I’d leave that to my partner [to decide]. It’s okay if it’s not every day, right?
Q41: If you’re dating someone, do you want to be in contact every day?
A: Once per day, I guess.
Q42: Are you the text-messaging type? Calling type?
A: Both.
Q43: For your ideal date, would you want to go out and have fun or have a laid-back time at home?
A: Outside.
Q44: Does anything change when you’re in love?
A: It becomes more fun, doesn’t it?
Q45: When it comes to love, what is vital?
A: A feeling of longing for your partner, I guess.
Q46: What do you want to do to the person you love?
A: I want to make everything really fun for them.
Q47: Are you bothered by your lover’s past romances?
A: I try not to be.
Q48: Have you ever been heartbroken?
A: I have.
Q49: When you’re heartbroken, what happens?
A: Well, you feel really down, don’t you?
Q50: What do you look for in a potential marriage partner?
A: There’s nothing in particular.
Q51: The words you’d use to propose are…?
A: I’m not married, so I don’t knooow~ (laugh)
Q52: How many children do you want?
A: 2 or 3, I guess~
Q53: What names would you give them?
A: Something like “Masaki Junior” maybe? Like Americans do, right? (laugh)
Q55: What do you think of as manliness?
A: Chest hair, I guess.
Q56: What do you think of as femininity?
A: Hands, I guess.
Q57: Regardless of gender, what kind of person can you get on well with?
A: Pleasant people.
Q58: Regardless of gender, what kind of person do you find it hard to get on well with?
A: People who aren’t refreshing-- or rather, people who aren’t straight-to-the-point.
(TN: He mixed up the words “sukkiri” - refreshing, and “hakkiri”- blunt/straight-to-the-point.)
Q59: If you could change places with an Arashi member for one day only…?
A: Riidaa would be nice, I guess. I could go fishing.
Q60: If you’re told at karaoke, “sing an Arashi song!”…?
A: I’d sing “A.Ra.Shi”.
Q61: _____ about Ohno-kun is awesome!
A: With Riidaa, everything’s awesome.
Q62: _____ about Sho-kun is awesome!
A: His muscles.
Q63: _____ about Nino is awesome!
A: Gamer.
Q64: _____ about MatsuJun is awesome!
A: He knows all about vitamin supplements.
Q65: ______ about Aiba-kun is awesome!
A: …Nothing!
Q66: What good points about Japan would you like to recommend to foreigners?
A: My hometown, Chiba. It’s my garden, so I’d be able to show them around everywhere! (laugh)
Q67: What’s your favourite word?
A: “The internal organs”
(TN: 「五臓六腑」 “gozouroppu” According to my Chinese friend, this is also a Chinese proverb meaning “superhuman”. Not sure which way Aiba meant it! It’s a weird word choice.)
Q68: What would you be happy to hear right now?
A: It makes me happy when I get praised, you know.
Q69: What’s your favourite colour?
A: It changes day by day according to my feelings.
Q70: What’s your favourite season?
A: Summer.
Q71: Why’s that?
A: It feels good.
Q72: What’s your favourite smell?
A: The sea. Because you get a bit sticky [from the sea salt], and it brings a nostalgic feeling.
Q73: What’s your favourite sound?
A: Can’t think of one.
Q74: What’s your favourite side-dish in a bentou?
A: Deep fried stuff.
Q75: What’s your most frequently-used phrase?
A: Don’t have one.
Q76: What are you collecting?
A: Nothing in particular.
Q77: What’s your most treasured item?
A: Arashi, I guess.
Q78: Honestly, what’s your weak point?
A: Nothing really… I can’t tell you.
Q79: Throughout your life, who have you received most inspiration from?
A: Magic Johnson. I met him once and played basketball with him, you see.
Q80: When you first meet someone, where do you look?
A: Their eyes, I guess.
Q81: What is the Aiba family precept?
A: “Try not to be a burden to people.”
Q82: What’s your favourite animal?
A: Dog.
Q84: What’s Aiba Masaki’s greatest weapon?
A: My recklessness.
Q84: If you were a different person, what would you think of yourself?
A: Idiot. (TN: “Aho”)
Q86: What if you became prime minister?
A: It’d quickly get someone to change with me. Like, “Change, change! It’s impossible for me!”
Q87: What is it that marks the fact someone has become an “adult”?
A: When certain things that you have to sacrifice become apparent.
Q88: When do you think that you became an “adult”?
A: I’m not an adult (laugh).
Q89: What does “Arashi” mean to you?
A: Something that I treasure.
Q90: Where in the house do you spend most of your time?
A: On the sofa.
Q91: At home, do you go barefoot? Wear socks? Slippers?
A: Barefoot or slippers.
Q92: When you’re feeling down, what do you do?
A: I don’t really do anything in particular.
Q93: Today when you get home, what do you plan to do?
A: I guess I’ll watch a DVD or something?
Q94: In your life right now, what is indispensable?
A: There’s far too many things, I don’t know.
Q95: In your life right now, what do you not have enough of?
A: Nothing in particular.
Q96: What do you wear to sleep?
A: Jersey.
Q97: There’s 3 days till the end of the world… What do you do?
A: I guess I’d want to one of the places that I’ve never been to before. If there’s fellow travellers with me when I’m told “three days left” who want to come with me!
Q98: What do you want to say to yourself, 10 years in the future?
A: Are you enjoying yourself?
Q99: What’s your dream right now?
A: To try my best to live every day without regrets.
Q100: Final words!
A: Thanks a lot, great job! (TN: “Otsukaresamadeshita”)
Sorry if there are any mistakes. Any other translators who've read the interview, corrections are welcome!
Feel free to repost/use for scanslations, but link back here if you do.
Coming up next... Ohchan!
Ah, also, does anyone know if scans of this Myojo have been posted on any of the comms? (Aug 2010) If not, I'll attach them when I post Riidaa's translation, because the photoshoots are quite cute. They're all photographed with either mystery children (what's with the children?) or cute baby animals.
Nino's responses are here.
Ohno's responses are here.
justwishaway has done an awesome translation of Jun's here, so be sure to check that out too.
Scans of all the interviews can be found HERE, at arashi_no_jidai
After Nino's wonderfully bitchy responses, let's move on to Aiba's, which are adorably humble and made of pure sunshine, as always.
(Aiba is 10-times easier to translate than Nino! His answers are so straightforward.)
5x100 Aiba Interview
Q1: What time did you go to sleep last night?
A: About 1am, wasn’t it?
Q2: This morning, what time did you get up?
A: Half past 8.
Q3: What was the first thing you did when you woke up?
A: Went back to sleep (laugh). But only for about half an hour!
Q4: How long does it take you to leave your house?
A: Today I took quite a bit of time. I had about 2~3 hours. But it’s usually about 1 hour.
Q5: What was the first thing you ate today?
A: Curry.
Q6: How much money are you carrying today?
A: I left my wallet in the transfer car. Zero yen!
Q7: What are the clothes you’re wearing today? (TN: Personal clothes, not the ones in the photoshoot.)
A: T-shirt, jeans, sandals.
Q8: What’s inside your bag today?
A: I’m empty-handed.
Q9: If you had to describe today’s mood as a type of weather?
A: Good weather.
Q10: What’s something you bought lately?
A: I bought a DVD.
Q11: What’s something you laughed at lately?
A: When I watched the “Denpa Shounen” DVD.
Q12: What’s something you cried at lately?
A: Nothing in particular.
Q13: What’s something that’s made you irritated lately?
A: Nothing really…
Q14: What’s something that surprised you lately?
A: Suddenly bumping into Shimura Ken on the street.
Q15: What’s something that’s got you excited/nervous lately?
A: I went to the cinema again for the first time in a while. The smell of popcorn got me excited! (laugh)
Q16: What’s something that’s got you in high spirits lately?
A: When I decided to eat some ice cream.
Q17: What’s something that’s got you down lately?
A: When I thought I wanted to train my body a bit, and ran a marathon. The next day I had muscle pain.
Q18: What’s something that’s got you worried you lately?
A: Nothing.
Q19: What’s something you’ve failed at lately?
A: Nothing, I don’t think…
Q20: Is there anything that’s caught your attention on the news recently?
A: Nothing in particular.
Q21: What home electronics have caught your interest lately?
A: I bought a new electric fan, right. I was using it backstage during my stage play, and when I was done, I brought it home.
Q22: What’s the last photo you took on your mobile?
A: Mt Fuji, I think.
Q23: In one day, how much mail do you have on your phone?
A: If I receive about 5 in a day, that’s pretty good right?
Q24: Other than phone calls and text messaging, what else do you often use your phone for?
A: I use the alarm every day. I also look at the weather forecast a lot.
Q25: What strap do you have on your phone?
A: Kinashi cycle. (TN: Same one as Nino, which they received from Kinashi Noritake of “Tunnels”.)
Q27: Who’s the person you’d most like to meet right now?
A: Mike Tyson, because I’ve recently watched a film of his.
Q28: Right now, where’s the place you’d most like to try going?
A: Brazil. I want to celebrate the Rio carnival.
Q29: We say “summer,” you say…
A: Concerts, I guess.
Q30: Do you like summer?
A: I love it.
Q31: Are you the seaside type? Pool type?
A: Sea!
Q32: What’s your favourite thing to eat at a summer festival?
A: Apricot candy, I guess.
Q33: What flavour of shaved ice do you like?
A: Lemon.
Q34: Were you the type to quickly finish your summer homework?
A: Not really…
Q35: What did you like to play as a child?
A: Baseball, I guess.
Q36: If you were a student, what kind of part time job would you like to try?
A: In the service industry. (TN: Serving customers in a hotel/restaurant)
Q37: What superpower would you like to have?
A: Spoon bending (laughs)
Q38: At home, what are you called?
A: I’m called “Masaa”
Q39: What type of girl do you like?
A: The heroine of “Kinnikuman”, Marishan.
Q40: If you’re dating someone, do you want to see them every day?
A: I’d leave that to my partner [to decide]. It’s okay if it’s not every day, right?
Q41: If you’re dating someone, do you want to be in contact every day?
A: Once per day, I guess.
Q42: Are you the text-messaging type? Calling type?
A: Both.
Q43: For your ideal date, would you want to go out and have fun or have a laid-back time at home?
A: Outside.
Q44: Does anything change when you’re in love?
A: It becomes more fun, doesn’t it?
Q45: When it comes to love, what is vital?
A: A feeling of longing for your partner, I guess.
Q46: What do you want to do to the person you love?
A: I want to make everything really fun for them.
Q47: Are you bothered by your lover’s past romances?
A: I try not to be.
Q48: Have you ever been heartbroken?
A: I have.
Q49: When you’re heartbroken, what happens?
A: Well, you feel really down, don’t you?
Q50: What do you look for in a potential marriage partner?
A: There’s nothing in particular.
Q51: The words you’d use to propose are…?
A: I’m not married, so I don’t knooow~ (laugh)
Q52: How many children do you want?
A: 2 or 3, I guess~
Q53: What names would you give them?
A: Something like “Masaki Junior” maybe? Like Americans do, right? (laugh)
Q55: What do you think of as manliness?
A: Chest hair, I guess.
Q56: What do you think of as femininity?
A: Hands, I guess.
Q57: Regardless of gender, what kind of person can you get on well with?
A: Pleasant people.
Q58: Regardless of gender, what kind of person do you find it hard to get on well with?
A: People who aren’t refreshing-- or rather, people who aren’t straight-to-the-point.
(TN: He mixed up the words “sukkiri” - refreshing, and “hakkiri”- blunt/straight-to-the-point.)
Q59: If you could change places with an Arashi member for one day only…?
A: Riidaa would be nice, I guess. I could go fishing.
Q60: If you’re told at karaoke, “sing an Arashi song!”…?
A: I’d sing “A.Ra.Shi”.
Q61: _____ about Ohno-kun is awesome!
A: With Riidaa, everything’s awesome.
Q62: _____ about Sho-kun is awesome!
A: His muscles.
Q63: _____ about Nino is awesome!
A: Gamer.
Q64: _____ about MatsuJun is awesome!
A: He knows all about vitamin supplements.
Q65: ______ about Aiba-kun is awesome!
A: …Nothing!
Q66: What good points about Japan would you like to recommend to foreigners?
A: My hometown, Chiba. It’s my garden, so I’d be able to show them around everywhere! (laugh)
Q67: What’s your favourite word?
A: “The internal organs”
(TN: 「五臓六腑」 “gozouroppu” According to my Chinese friend, this is also a Chinese proverb meaning “superhuman”. Not sure which way Aiba meant it! It’s a weird word choice.)
Q68: What would you be happy to hear right now?
A: It makes me happy when I get praised, you know.
Q69: What’s your favourite colour?
A: It changes day by day according to my feelings.
Q70: What’s your favourite season?
A: Summer.
Q71: Why’s that?
A: It feels good.
Q72: What’s your favourite smell?
A: The sea. Because you get a bit sticky [from the sea salt], and it brings a nostalgic feeling.
Q73: What’s your favourite sound?
A: Can’t think of one.
Q74: What’s your favourite side-dish in a bentou?
A: Deep fried stuff.
Q75: What’s your most frequently-used phrase?
A: Don’t have one.
Q76: What are you collecting?
A: Nothing in particular.
Q77: What’s your most treasured item?
A: Arashi, I guess.
Q78: Honestly, what’s your weak point?
A: Nothing really… I can’t tell you.
Q79: Throughout your life, who have you received most inspiration from?
A: Magic Johnson. I met him once and played basketball with him, you see.
Q80: When you first meet someone, where do you look?
A: Their eyes, I guess.
Q81: What is the Aiba family precept?
A: “Try not to be a burden to people.”
Q82: What’s your favourite animal?
A: Dog.
Q84: What’s Aiba Masaki’s greatest weapon?
A: My recklessness.
Q84: If you were a different person, what would you think of yourself?
A: Idiot. (TN: “Aho”)
Q86: What if you became prime minister?
A: It’d quickly get someone to change with me. Like, “Change, change! It’s impossible for me!”
Q87: What is it that marks the fact someone has become an “adult”?
A: When certain things that you have to sacrifice become apparent.
Q88: When do you think that you became an “adult”?
A: I’m not an adult (laugh).
Q89: What does “Arashi” mean to you?
A: Something that I treasure.
Q90: Where in the house do you spend most of your time?
A: On the sofa.
Q91: At home, do you go barefoot? Wear socks? Slippers?
A: Barefoot or slippers.
Q92: When you’re feeling down, what do you do?
A: I don’t really do anything in particular.
Q93: Today when you get home, what do you plan to do?
A: I guess I’ll watch a DVD or something?
Q94: In your life right now, what is indispensable?
A: There’s far too many things, I don’t know.
Q95: In your life right now, what do you not have enough of?
A: Nothing in particular.
Q96: What do you wear to sleep?
A: Jersey.
Q97: There’s 3 days till the end of the world… What do you do?
A: I guess I’d want to one of the places that I’ve never been to before. If there’s fellow travellers with me when I’m told “three days left” who want to come with me!
Q98: What do you want to say to yourself, 10 years in the future?
A: Are you enjoying yourself?
Q99: What’s your dream right now?
A: To try my best to live every day without regrets.
Q100: Final words!
A: Thanks a lot, great job! (TN: “Otsukaresamadeshita”)
Sorry if there are any mistakes. Any other translators who've read the interview, corrections are welcome!
Feel free to repost/use for scanslations, but link back here if you do.
Coming up next... Ohchan!
Ah, also, does anyone know if scans of this Myojo have been posted on any of the comms? (Aug 2010) If not, I'll attach them when I post Riidaa's translation, because the photoshoots are quite cute. They're all photographed with either mystery children (what's with the children?) or cute baby animals.
Nino's responses are here.
Ohno's responses are here.
justwishaway has done an awesome translation of Jun's here, so be sure to check that out too.
Scans of all the interviews can be found HERE, at arashi_no_jidai