09.2008 Duet: Sho's Part
いっらしゃいませ!
Welcome!
I can't believe I almost missed Sho's part. >___< Forgive me, Sho.
Enjoy the translation~
24 Truth
Sakurai Sho
1. How was the 5 Dome Tour?
It was a lot of fun! Maybe there were times when I got scared by such places like the Dome in the past, but the audience and we should have been used to it now. Because we had the concert under the atmosphere of "enjoying the Dome," it was really fun. Between going to different places for the tour, we had about two weeks each time. That's why it was fresh every time, and it was fun ne. Extraordinarily.
2. Which part do you like the most about theis tour?
I liked the parade part. I like places like Disneyland, so I've seen parades ever since I was little. It's a wonder how I could be in this kind of parade ne. Also, I'm glad that I could be closer to the audience and saw their faces clearly.
[wait! i thought sho was the one who seemed most unhappy about the parade?! wasn't he the one who complained about the high collar of his sparkly, colorful dress costume, and how the bubbles from ohno's float in front of his kept on blowing into his face? o__o? which version is true? lol.]
3. How did you feel when you heard about the Asia tour?
It was like, "Oh, we can go again!" Last time "AROUND ASIA" was our "FIRST CONCERT in~". Because we think, "We'll go again!" we added the word "FIRST." I'm very happy that we can go to Asia again.
4. How did you feel when you heard about having a concert at Kokuritsu?
I said, "Seriously!?" I kept on thinking it was a joke. I played soccer before, so I'm happy that I can stand on the stage at Kokuritsu. When I was little, I had to walk past there to go to swimming lesson. There was a feeling like I've gone back there. After SMAP and Dreams Come True...that kind of talk is a shame. Really.
[i didnt' translate the last sentence very well. sho is being humble here coz he feels honored to be the 3rd group who performed at kokuritsu.]
5. What were your feelings when you went to see Kokurtisu?
We went there during the day before, but we went to see it again last night. The view of Shinjuki was beautiful. I hope we can make good use of that kind of night view.
6. What do you look forward to in the Asia tour?
Food. Last time we went, the food was delicious. I'm also looking forward to the reaction of fans in Shanghai since it'll be our first time there.
[sho sounds like riida when talking about food. lol. except sho didn't mention sho rong po...]
7. One Love is the theme song of the movie Hana Yori Dango Final. Any thoughts on the movie's special activities?
I'm glad that I could meet F4 and Tsukushi-chan. (laugh) Everyone in F4 was so cool!
8. The new song "truth" is the theme song of the drama Maou. Please talk about Maou!
(The interview took place before the airing of the 1st episode.) I really look forward to it ne. Really, I look forward to it a lot. Including thinking about when "truth" will be played in the drama.
[seems like sho isn't talking much about the movie/drama by other members...why...? T__T]
9. What were your feelings when you first heard "truth"/"Kaze no Mukou e"?
"truth" is...at the beginning, I couldn't imagine how the song would sound like. I didn't know how it'd be like before our voices were added in. "Kaze no Mukou e" is the Olympic theme song for NTV. It's a cheerful, positive song that has Arashi's style.
10. Please tell us anything interesting happened during the recording!
"truth" was recorded the day after we came back from Nagoya. I remember that I was still kinda suffering from my broken bone, but it didn't affect my singing. That's precious memory ne.
11. How's the dance like?
We were dancing pretty briskly. There's also the dance appeal in the PV, with the orchestra in the background. I think maybe we'll look cool. I can imagine that. (laugh)
[arashi is beyond cool/kakkoi in the truth pv! they're absolutely hot. xD]
12. About 24 Hour TV. This time, when you heard about being the main personality again after 4 years, how did you feel?
Mah, I was surprised ne. I was like, "We get to do it again!?" I'm a caster for the Beijing Olympics, then after that [I have 24 Hour TV], I'm really working hard for NTV. (laugh) They're really taking care of me!
13. 4 years ago, which was the hardest part?
The morning of the 2nd day. However, I shouldn't use "hard" to describe [because it wasn't hard]. Because it went by so fast.
14. Then, what was the most memorable?
It had to be the piano part, I guess. I had to play piano together with a handicapped person, and there were a lot of audience in Budokan, so I was nervous. But compared to me, I think she [handicapped pianist] was more nervous, right?
[i want to see this part! i want to see sho play the piano!! if i could play piano with sho, i'd die of nervousness + his hotness too. lol.]
15. About planning it, please talk about the content and current situation.
For me alone, I interviewed Murakami Takashi (who designed the chari-T-shirt), and then after there's "24 Hour TV x NEWS ZERO." There's the plan for outdoor filming and I think there'll be "ZERO." For the T-shirts ne, I like the pink one. Speaking of that, Murakami-san said he likes the pink one too.
[pink does look good on sho. the yellow one is pretty good too. ^^ and no, i didn't make up that chari-t-shirt pun.]
16. Your aspiration for this time's 24 Hour TV, please!
Mah, I want to have fun while doing it ne. I think it'll be a good memory for the last part of August and summer.
17.. Recently, are you worrying about anything?
I was thinking, "in Beijing (for the Olympics), how can I do laundry? " I was very worried. After all, I can't bring underwear for many weeks. (laugh)
[LOL! XD i can't believe sho is worrying about laundry and underwear. i can't stop laughing at this...]
18. Recently, did you experience anything emotional?
It has to be watching the night view at Kokuritsu. Because at the actual concert, we won't be able to see what we could. Near the platform for the torch. At that time, I felt touched too when I was at the torch's platform.
19. Recently, music that you often listen to is...?
We have recording for "Kaze no Mukou e" later. I have to write the right rap lyrics for it, so I've been listening to it recently.
20. What do you notice about your recent life?
Nothing really special ne. I recovered (from the broken bone), but I keep on trying to get more collagen/proteins?
21. What is something that you want to do/finish this summer?
I'll bring my own camera when I go to Beijing. In any case, I want to take lots of pictures. Well, that depends on the situation and if I have time.
22. Tell us about your recent life.
I interviewed many Olympic athletes. Yesterday, I went to interview soccer player Tadanari Lee. Unexpectedly, our manager's brother is a good friend with athlete Lee, so we had our manager talk to him. I was happy that I got to play with a Japanese representative.
[sho the sports-challenged guy playing with one of the best japanese soccer players. lol. but sho did play soccer before...so, yeah...]
23. Arashi will step into their 10th year soon. How do you feel about the "Arashi Festival" now?
That's fast ne. That's fast yo, really. 10 years ago, I was in my 3rd year of high school. In other words, I already went through 10 years since high school 3rd year? (laugh) I thought perhaps it was only 2~3 years. I really look forward to the things before our 10th anniversary.
24. What's the "truth" about Arashi?
We chat a lot in the resting/dressing room ne. Even though I don't think everything will be shown on TV, but we don't really have anything to hide. (laugh)
[i just love how arashi gets along with each other so well that they're always interacting naturally without any awkwardness. ♥]
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Ahhhh....! All the red is making my eyes hurt....Sorry for making you strain your eyes, but that's Sho's color and I'm doing that for every member. Sorry. I already made the red less bright. Also, some of Keio Boy's sentences seem to be kinda long, thus make it a little bit harder for me to understand...I hope you'll forgive my awkwardness.
If you'd like to see the scanlation for this, go HERE and thank eve_aida for her work.
Thank you all for reading!
Other parts: Jun, Ohno, Aiba, Nino