04.2012 Potato - Relationship Diagram part
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Relationship Diagram
Part 1 - Big analysis on how members think about each other!
“We want to know about the member’s relationships!” and so we have thoroughly asked about the other 4’s existence to each of them. We have also asked them to analyze their own personalities, so do check them ★
Everyone thinks this way about Sato Shori!
Kento: The most puzzling (lol)
Although his character is mysterious, he is sometimes sharp-tongued. There are too many mysterious episodes that I cannot explain it well in words! (lol) But I think maybe that part is what is good about Shori.
Marius: Ikemen boy
Not only his face, his heart is also an ikemen. He teaches me when I do not understand the choreography for the concert, and he also accompanies Sou-kun and I when we are practicing.
(Note: ikemen basically is a shortened form of iketeru men, which means men who are popular with girls or something close like that. But it can also be loosely used for handsome/cool men)
Fuma: Mysterious-chan
There are quite a number of times when I don’t understand what he’s talking about. The other day, he said, “I think that our concert has no special features in it.” “Eh?” I couldn’t understand (what he was talking about). I cannot comprehend this guy!
Sou: School friend
Shori-kun’s age is close to me, so he feels like a school friend. His personality is the gentle type and is usually quiet, although when Fuma-kun starts to tease Marius he also joins in to liven it up. (lol)
Shori: I am this kind of guy!
An unusual kid. No, I want to be unusual! I don’t want to be the same as other people, and because I think it is more fun to see it from personality-wise. Being the centre in between the 5 members (in terms of age), I am at the best position as I can talk about a lot of things to the ones on top and below.
Everyone thinks this way about Nakajima Kento!
Shori: Older brother existence
When I consulted him about the concert, first, he listened until I finished saying out everything about my feelings before he gave me his ideas. I wonder if it’s called having a broad-mind, he listens to the other person’s words from the start without denying anything, so it is very easy to talk to him.
Sou: Great consultation partner
Kento-kun listens to any type of consultation. Recently, I consulted him about high school and stuff like future life course; he talked earnestly to me like it is about his own stuff. His advices are also very precise.
(Note: In the first sentence, Sou says it in a grateful way, I phrased it such that it makes logical sense, hopefully it does. Also, about the “future life course”, the word itself has a few meanings, but basically it means “course”. I’m not sure which one Sou is particularly talking about, but I think the “future course” can be safely used here.)
Marius: Onii-chan who unifies the group (Note: onii-chan = older brother)
It’s not like it is his duty, but he really thinks about everyone and pulls us along. He would tell us, “This part of the choreography, confirm it ne,” even without the dance teacher telling (him/us about it).
Fuma: An irreplaceable existence
His character is typical of an only child. If he thinks this way, he will definitely not yield away. There are parts where I am also similar to him, so I guess we are a comrade in that sense. (Having been) doing (things) together, he’s the person I get along the best.
Kento: I am this kind of guy!
I think of it as a plus, but I have an intense up-down, so if I were to get into a slump, I am the type that will really feel down. At first, people may think that I am a difficult person. But when you get used to me, it seems that I’m actually a normal person.
Everyone thinks this way about Marius Io!
Shori: A kid I cannot comprehend (lol)
He’s a mysterious kid ever since we first met. At first, I don’t know why but he came and talked to me in Kansai-ben, “I’m a Kansai-jin~” (lol). There are times when he cannot properly explain his feelings and he’s cute when I tease him (about it).
(Note: Kansai-jin is basically a person born/bred in Kansai area. And Kansai-ben is the dialect in which Kansai-jin speaks in. Think Kanjani8 or the Kansai Juniors. 8D)
Kento: Mascot character
“Forever…” is what I want to put down, but he is one that will become gigantic when he turns into a certain age (lol). His shoe size is 26.5cm! I think that his cute side can only be seen right now so I am enjoying it.
Fuma: Teasing partner
Marius would charge at me saying things like, “Fuma-kun is weird,” so I would end up teasing him. Generally, we tickle each other and play. His way of speaking and posing are like a girl.
Sou: Cute little brother
Marius is like a little brother, and the part where he would immediately show his feelings on his face is cute. The other day too, Marius jokingly said (to me), “(You’re) small ne,” and I tickled him as a revenge, he (ended up) sulking. (lol)
Marius: I am this kind of guy!
Because I am the youngest, I am everyone’s little brother. I don’t really understand my personality, but maybe I’m a bit short in temper. When everyone is chatting, I would suddenly change the topic of conversation, so I think I am also a kid who cannot be predicted. (lol)
Everyone thinks this way about Kikuchi Fuma
Shori: Bashful aniki
He would pull us along by giving ideas about the dance and organization steadily. He would say things like “I will never do those kind of things,” and get embarrassed, but in reality he is an older brother who would properly do things for us. (lol)
(Note: Aniki is similar to onii-chan, just sounds a bit rougher. No idea what “organization” Shori is talking about, but it’s probably about concerts or dance formations or stuff like that.)
Kento: My buddy
He’s usually beside me, always my partner in symmetry. The side that he shows to the younger 3 is something of an older brother, and he has (good) parts that I do not have. Maybe it is because he has siblings (at home), so he’s used to it. I think he’ll become a good father.
Marius: Person who teases me
There are times when he is kind, but he usually trying out all kinds of methods to tease me! But I think he expresses it that way because he thinks I am cute, it is the evidence that the 2 of us gets along well ★
Sou: Onii-chan
Fuma-kun is an older brother-like existence. Being beside him calms me down, and he even accompanied me at the train station platform until I get on the train to go home. He’s manly and is really a kind person.
Fuma: I am this kind of guy!
The people around me tell me that I am kind but because I have a sharp tongue, the things I want to say are not properly communicated. It seems that the members think that I am a free and uncontrolled guy. It’s because when I am with the members I would sing by myself.
Everyone thinks this way about Matsushima Sou!
Shori: First little brother character
It was about 4 months difference only, but he is my first kouhai (note: kouhai = junior) ever since I entered the agency. I remember that I was really happy and got into high spirits. But at first, I was a bit perplexed because I didn’t know how to communicate with someone younger than me (lol).
Kento: Super serious
He is someone who gets serious in doing every single thing, and someone whose emotions (joy, anger, pathos and humor) are clearly defined. There are times when he gets sad, there are times when he is angry and there are times when he is happy. He is someone who honestly expresses his emotions; (in that way) I think he is a serious person.
Marius: The friend I like a lot
In between the members, Sou-kun’s age is the closest to me and that makes me feel even more of a “friend”. When he’s serious, when he’s interesting, when he’s happy… Sou-kun is a person who has a lot of expressions.
Fuma: A little brother who depends (on me)
“How is this choreography done?” “Where is that clothe from?” He would ask a lot of such questions, he’s like a little brother. The other day too, I brought him out for shopping together. That’s why, recently, Sou’s and my clothes are getting similar. (lol)
Sou: I am this kind of guy!
I cannot even imagine what kind of person everyone thinks of me. I am the type that will work hard to answer people’s expectation of me, so for now, I’ll answer to whatever the members throw at me.
Me is alive~! 8D
Sexy Zone stuff is not only easier to read and translate, they’re really cute! Shori is the cool mysterious guy who wants to be unusual, or maybe you can put it down as “unique”. Then there’s Kento who can live as a counsellor or psychiatrist if he’s not an idol. There’s also the other older brother who is shy, really kind, but loves to tease and fool around with Marius, who is too cute for words but apparently has the potential to grow as tall as 185cm?! Lastly there’s the serious little Sou who has quite a few stuff he’s thinking about in that little brain of his.
I think Sexy Zone will go far. Good luck, you all!! \8D/
Forgive my rants there… I thought flailing and adding my comments on the interview itself would be bad, so I dumped everything below. Fufufu~
Please do not re-translate this into other languages or repost it or claim it as yours in one way or another. Ask me if you’re unsure? ;)
It isn’t really mine either; all I did was translate it. Hope you enjoyed it! And comments would be loved! xD