Long time no translate ( Read more... )

Went to the Arashi concert on Dec 8 and wrote down a few things about the MC and last speeches from memory. I originally meant to only post this to Twitter but it became much longer than I expected! However, this was all typed on my phone so please excuse any typos.

( 5x20 tour MC talk and closing speeches - Dec 08, 2018 )

Ohno's new movie had its North American premiere in Toronto tonight, and director Nakamura Yoshihiro was in attendance. He was awarded a Special Director's Award prior to the movie and held a Q&A session afterward ( Read more... )

Okay, this is a very old magazine article dating 15 years back (!), but I really love the entirety of it and couldn't resist translating in order to share it with more people ( Read more... )

Been so long since I last posted any translations here. How are you guys doing ( Read more... )

There was a review of the Japonism DVD making the rounds on Twitter that I really enjoyed and decided to translate. The review came from a Japanese website with a predominant interest in rock music and I enjoyed the fact that it focused a lot more on the production side of things.

Enjoy, and feel free to share your own thoughts on the concert!

( RO69 - Japonism DVD review )

I really liked this latest issue of Nino's It column and decided to translate it. Sometimes Nino can be very frank about his thoughts, especially towards things you would normally expect him to be blase and vague about. In this one, he talked about the hypothetical situation of somebody leaving Arashi. KAT-TUN was also mentioned ( Read more... )

I still have the TV Life series on the individual Shiyagare segments left to do (and promise to finish), but I couldn't resist translating this one first because it's an interview with the producer for Aiba Manabu. I always love hearing what the staff they work with have to say about the members and this is no different, especially considering Aiba ( Read more... )

Here's the part on Nino with the director in charge of his Arashi ni Shiyagare segment! Reading these made me feel like they're very well matched with their respective directors. Read on for the praise that gets heaped upon Nino this time ( Read more... )

I have to head off to bed soon so I was only able to translate this one first-- Nino's director also talked about his segment but I'll try and get that done tomorrow.

In the meantime, read on for all the praise for Aiba from the director in charge of his segment on Arashi ni Shiyagare!


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