This crosstalk is really old but it was simply too cute not to translate. Read on to find out what they bicker about, a rare display of monetary generosity from Nino, and more!

( Potato - Nino x Aiba - 07/1998 )

Aaaand they're done! I'll try and get started on the group crosstalk tomorrow, but in the mean time please enjoy these Q&As.

Comments are always welcome; enjoy!

ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2015 Japonism - Q&As
Aiba | Jun | Nino | Ohno | Sho


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Here's Ohno's part! Only one more to go.

ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2015 Japonism - Q&As
Aiba | Jun | Nino | Ohno | Sho


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Nino's now! The answers are definitely Nino-esque, I had a few chuckles myself while translating this one!

ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2015 Japonism - Q&As
Aiba | Jun | Nino | Ohno | Sho


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Next up is Jun's! He talks at length about the penlight from this tour and how brilliant it is-- definitely buy one if you can!

ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2015 Japonism - Q&As
Aiba | Jun | Nino | Ohno | Sho


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So little time, so much to do! Taking advantage of the fact that I don't have work this weekend to do some translating. First up are Aiba's Q&As from the latest tour pamphlet, but hopefully all of the members' Q&As will be done by tonight.

Won't be crossposting these anywhere else until I get them all up, so enjoy the sneak peek!

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Here is the second half of the member crosstalk from the FREESTYLE II artbook, where they revealed Aiba's and Sho's drawings and wrapped up with their thoughts about the exhibit and their attempt at drawing Ohno again after so many years. I also included Ohno's own message to the other members after seeing what they drew as a bonus ( Read more... )

One more for the road before I head off to sleep. Took a break from Ohno's artbook and decided to translate this instead. It's hard to describe what exactly this was about, but he offered some interesting analogies and food for thought.

At any rate, I hope you'll enjoy reading!


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Just got my copy of FREESTYLE II today and decided to translate the two interviews in it. One is with Ohno on his own, and one is with the other four members because they drew sketches of him again to celebrate the launch of his second art exhibit. Instead of leaving messages for him, they did a long crosstalk together and saw what each other drew ( Read more... )

Sorry for the lateness! Been swamped with work and life stuff so I didn't get the chance to sit down and finish the rest of the Uraaratalk until now. They spent most of this discussing who in Arashi would be the most feminine and then ranked themselves as per a fan's request. According to some fan tweets, they recorded this talk after VSA filming ( Read more... )