Translation: Wink Up 12/2009 - Arashi Whatever Ranking
Ahahahahahaha :"] Well, girls (guys?), I'm fully aware that this entry is supposed to be the next part of this talk. But, but, after reading the talk again I found that it would be rather confusing to my viewers without knowledge of the thing which I'm translating today: this so-called Arashi whatever ranking, which happened to be the topic of the later half of Arashi's discussion.
Well, don't worry, in this ranking too, you're going to hear from Arashi as they challenge themselves with the task of ranking... themselves LMAO
Winkup readers and Arashi decided
The Arashi whatever ranking (T/N: this name was NOT made up by me, ok?)
Announcing the results from last month’s reader survey! The members of Arashi will give us the answers to the same questions too!
Readers’ ranking, Arashi’s ranking, will there be any difference!? Everyone’s comment is also worthy of attention.
PART 1
Q - The person who is no.1 at acting spoilt is?
No.1 - Ninomiya Kazunari (3141 votes)
「Rather than “acting spoilt”, I’d say he’s good at getting people’s favor.」 (T/N: hmm… the phrase this reader use is “懐に入る” - literally meaning “getting into someone’s pocket”. This phrase's implication is quite subtle, nothing to do with its economic sound though. A person who is able to “懐に入る” is (roughly) someone that is capable of depending on others while retaining his/her own self-reliance. This “懐に入る” thing is a characteristic of girls highly valued by Japanese men - or so I have read, I certainly have no idea what it’s really like in Japan) 「Those eyes of his are definitely a foul play! (laugh)」 (T/N: these Japanese people have some pretty funny expression. This comment would roughly mean: Nino’s eyes are so attractive everyone can’t help wanting to spoil him. The word “foul play” here implies that he’s cheating (with his cute puppy eyes) to get everyone’s love) 「Because he’s too used to teasing his senpais」 「He only needs to approach someone with that smile and they will fall for him…」「Because he always seems to be working on some mischief」 「My image of him is that he will attach himself to anyone」 「He looks like he will act really spoilt with that cute face」
No.2 - Ohno Satoshi (1106 votes)
「”Please” - it looks like he will ask people to do things for him with this sentence and a smile」 「Maybe because of the way he talks?」 「His face is his greatest weapon」
No.3 - Aiba Masaki (842 votes)
「He is willing to offer his hand to anyone」 「His eyes are like those of a puppy」 (X Monster’s comment: why the heck is it that Aiba chan’s descriptions are all like this? LOL)
No.4 - Matsumoto Jun (380 votes)
「If he could act spoilt, he will surely attach himself to anyone ♥」 「Because his charisma seems to be of that type」 (T/N: meaning, this reader consider the people who can act spoilt to have a certain kind of charisma, and Jun’s charisma happens to be similar to that)
No.5 - Sakurai Shou (160 votes)
「If he ever acts spoilt I think he will be really cute!!」 「He looks like he will say a lot of “Mommy, mommy” when he’s at home」
No.1 - Ninomiya Kazunari
Ohno 「Nino. Because he’s able to get close to anyone」
Sakurai 「Nino. Because, after all, he has this image of being able to get affectionate with people older than him」
Aiba 「That should be Ninomiya kun. He kinda has that kind of image. He seems to be able to get familiar with people since the very first meeting」
Ninomiya 「I wonder who this should be. Maybe me. Because I’ve got a lot of things to talk about. Uhm, that’s true. I can have a friendly chat with anyone」
Matsumoto 「This should be Nino. It’s like, he has this certain side that is good at acting spoilt. Like, he’s really good at getting people’s favor… (T/N: Jun also used that “懐に入る” phrase, see explanation above :D) I’m extremely jealous of him (laugh)」
Q - The no.1 person you’d want to go on a journey with is?
No.1 - Sakurai Shou (2846 votes)
「From the booking of tickets onward, I can leave everything to him」 「He will make up a plan for the journey all by himself」 「We will have fun until we return home!」 「Because he seems like he knows about a lot of countries」 「I want to go visiting all the world heritage sites with him!」 「He would be the most amazing tour guide ever」 「He will explain to me about a lot of things」 「Somehow I feel like I would have no worry when I’m with him」 (X Monster’s comment: gosh, Shou kun’s images are all sophisticated as a rule LOL)
No.2 - Aiba Masaki (1097 votes)
「It will be fun. I want us to get lost together (laugh)」 (X Monster’s comment: drastic difference from Shou chan LMAO) 「No matter how bad the weather maybe we will be able to laugh together」 「Rather than our original goal, we would be able to find some nice memories during our journey」 (X Monster’s comment: does she mean that, going on a journey with Aiba chan, she will definitely NOT reach her goal?)
No.3 - Ohno Satoshi (712 votes)
「He looks like he would be worriedly running around even before the journey」 「I want to go fishing all 25 hours」
No.4 - Matsumoto Jun (613 votes)
「Having him escorting me would be incredibly nice」 「I would like to be in some romantic situation with him」
No.5 - Ninomiya Kazunari (360 votes)
「He seems to know a lot of trivial facts」 「He seems to know some interesting but little-known places ★」
No.1 - Aiba Masaki
Ohno 「Aiba chan. Because if I go with anyone else, we wouldn’t be able to make up a plan together and get into a fight」
Sakurai 「Aiba kun, I guess. Somehow he seems to always have more than enough curiosity. Our wavelengths are pretty much compatible」
Aiba 「Shou chan, I guess. (X Monster’s comment: OMG, these two people’s relationship is SO official ROFL Even the sentence they used were the same. “Aiba kun ka na. Nanka...” - “Shou chan ka na. Nanka...”) Somehow the places we usually go to in private overlap a lot; moreover, isn’t he really good at planning things? As for me, I can never decide on anything, so it would be pretty tiresome for anyone who goes with me, I think. I go on trips every year, but each time I return home feeling quite tired out. Did Shou chan really say that he wants to go on trips with me? It would be tiring you know? (X Monster’s comment: nah, Aiba chan, Shou kun wouldn’t care about such trivial thing as being tired)」
Ninomiya 「Riida. Isn’t it good not having to care about anything? Because we will go everywhere we want」
Matsumoto 「This gotta be Aiba kun. Looks like he will wake up a lot of miracles, it’s going to be fun (laugh)」
Q - The no.1 fashionable person is?
No.1 - Matsumoto Jun (2344 votes)
「Jun kun’s always cool with his individuality」 「Because he has so many hats waiting for him」 「He looks like he’ll change into another outfit just to go to the nearby convenient store」 「When he appears on TV shows, his appearance is also the most stylish」 「He always wear celebrity-like clothes」 「He seems to pay a lot of attention to accessories」
No.2 - Aiba Masaki (2256 votes)
「The outfits he chose in Mannequin 5 were splendid」 「The coordination of colors in his outfits are all pretty」 「He looks good even in clothes of very audacious colors」 (X Monster’s comment: couldn’t agree more with all of these comments. I’m a big fan of Aiba chan’s fashion sense ♥)
No.3 - Ninomiya Kazunari (694 votes)
「I have never seen him in something not fashionable」 「He understands really well about him own style」
No.4 - Sakurai Shou (199 votes)
「He’s simple but stylish」 「His style seems rough sometimes but is never pretentious」
No.5 - Ohno Satoshi (133 votes)
「Because his individuality is really strong」 「His fashion is simple but always shining」
No.1 - Aiba Masaki
Ohno 「Aiba chan. Since he has a lot of different clothes」
Sakurai 「Aiba kun, or MatsuJun. I guess I’ll go with Aiba kun. Because that person always manages to look really cute in all of his outfits」 (X Monster’s comment: ♥♥♥ no wonder why I luv you the most Shou chan XD Your idea is exactly the same as mine!)
Aiba 「That’s Matsumoto kun. He seems to have a lot of clothes」
Ninomiya 「That should be Jun kun. Because I’ve been saying this for many years (T/N: he means he’s always given Jun’s name as the answer for this question), right now I can’t think of anyone else. Well, it’s Jun kun after all, that’s the reality」
Matsumoto 「I am. Or, I want to answer like that but… in terms of “Mannequin~”, that just can’t be me (laugh). If I consider the results from Mannequin, that person should be Riida actually.」
Q - Who seems to have the most male fans?
No.1 - Ohno Satoshi (2296 votes)
「Fishing?」 「There’s basically no reason to dislike him」 「He’s good at both singing and dancing, no wonder the guys like him too」 「Chinen kun is the most outstanding example… (laugh)」 「Because the guys at my school seem to like him a lot」 「He’s gentle and friendly so everyone is bound to like him」
No.2 - Sakurai Shou (1361 votes)
「I remember hearing his male fans cheering for him at a concert」 「My father said that he is cool even from the men’s point of view」 「He’s amazing but at the same time no good, that kind of feeling」
No.3 - Matsumoto Jun (866 votes)
「Because his facial expressions are always the most manly」 「He’s an existence to yearn for even from the men’s point of view」
No.4 - Ninomiya Kazunari (635 votes)
「Because he has a lot of skills」 「Even my great-grandfather knows about him!」
No.5 - Aiba Masaki (470 votes)
「Because it seems like he’s able to befriend anyone」 「Because he seems like he can get along well with everyone」
No.1 - Aiba Masaki
Ohno 「Aiba chan. Because he always puts his life on the line to compete against the animals」
Sakurai 「Nino, I guess. I will never forget Nino’s face the first time I met him after he returned from “Iwo Jima~”. He looked quite manly with that kind of fearless feeling. Well, I guess back then the impression I had was just that strong (laugh)」
Aiba 「Maybe Riida. Because he maybe considered a fishing fellow. He really does have that look, doesn’t he?」
Ninomiya 「Should be Aiba kun. Because he appears on “Shimura Doubutsu En”. Nice, isn’t it? That’s also the reason why he’s popular with the kids. So, my answer is Aiba kun」
Matsumoto 「It could be anyone, because each of them has their own good point. Shou kun is liked by many because, after all, he’s a newscaster… Aiba chan too, because he’s in “Doubutsu~”, his popularity with the children is really high. Nino has his “Iwo Jima~”, right? Riida is very popular among the okama, isn’t he? (laugh) So, the answer should be… everyone」 (T/N: hey, I hope all of you girls know what kind of person is an okama, right? It’s common sense LOL)
PART 2
Q - If you could switch places with a person for one day, who would that be?
No.1 - Sakurai Shou (1783 votes)
「I want to become so handsome at least once!!」 「Because my mom likes Shou chan very much, she’d definitely be happy to have Shou chan as her child」 「I want to try living his apparently very systematic way of life」 「I want to become Shou kun and tidy up my room (laugh)」 「I want to try saying “That is all for Ichimen”!」
No.2 - Ohno Satoshi (1332 votes)
「When I become Ohno kun, I will be all energetic and surprise everyone」 「I want to be close to Arashi and watch them while smiling together」 「Even if it’s only for one day, I want to try becoming Arashi’s leader!」
No.3 - Ninomiya Kazunari (958 votes)
「Because I want to be good at games」 「I want to try becoming such a sharp tsukkomi」 (T/N: tsukkomi is one of the two roles in a comedy duo. They are responsible for telling the boke (the other role) off for doing foolish things)
No.4 - Matsumoto Jun (793 votes)
「I want to experience the feeling of being such a handsome guy for one day」 「I want to experience his fully radiant lifestyle」
No.5 - Aiba Masaki (760 votes)
「I want to try coming to Shimura Doubutsu En」 「I want to fool around with all the members」
No.1 - The opinions are all different, so there’s no answer
Ohno 「Shou kun. I want to be a caster」
Sakurai 「Nino. He seems to know lots of ways to have fun at home, unlike me who goes out most of the time. I want to try staying at home and do something different. Also, I want to do magic」
Aiba 「I want to become MatsuJun and try putting on some disguise. MatsuJun himself says that no matter what kind of disguise he puts on he always get busted. I want to try getting a taste of that situation. I will wear some long wig and put on a hat… But I guess I will also get busted with that Akiba style. (T/N: Akiba is short for Akihabara, a famous shopping district in Tokyo, well-known for its anime/otaku goods. Imagine for yourselves what kind of fashion is associated with this district, or google it LOL) I want to experience something along that line」
Ninomiya 「Anyone is fine. Maybe Riida. Because he is good at fishing」
Matsumoto 「U~m… I want to try becoming everyone, for one day. But then, I… don’t want to become any of them (laugh)」
Q - Who is most suitable to speak pretentious lines?
(T/N: The word I translated into "pretentious" is "kiza". This one was quite hard to put into English, since there's no exact equivalence. When a guy says "kiza" lines, it means he's saying stuffs like "I love you", "you're mine", "let's kiss", etc - cheesy things like that - with an air of superiority (imagine Domyouji). Thank you topazera for asking and reminding me of this note which I ought to have put here)
No.1 - Matsumoto Jun (4411 votes)
「He seems like he’s able to say such lines really well」 「It looks like he also said such lines yesterday」 「Anyone would fall for those eyes of his」 「His face (laugh)」 「Because he’s the SEXY leader」 「Even in variety shows when he has to act out those lines, his acting is no joke」 「He never loses when it comes to words」 「He seems to be able to speak those lines anytime anywhere」
No.2 - Ninomiya Kazunari (671 votes)
「He seems to know a lot of such words ♥ (laugh)」 「Nino chan always does those pretentious actions at concerts」 「He seems like he would spoil me with those words」
No.3 - Sakurai Shou (230 votes)
「He is suitable to say those pretentious lines and gets all embarrassed (laugh)」 「If he carefully thinks about doing it, he will be able to」
No.4 - Ohno Satoshi (197 votes)
「He looks like he will be able to do it at the decisive moments」 「He seems to be able to speak those lines fluently」
No.5 - Aiba Masaki (120 votes)
「He looks like he’s able to say “I like you” or “I love you” to me even if he can't help blushing」 「It looks like he enjoys thinking about whether or not he should say those lines」
No.1 - Matsumoto Jun
Ohno 「MatsuJun. Because he does speak those lines」
Sakurai 「MatsuJun (instant reply). There’s no one more suitable than MatsuJun. On the other hand though, speaking pretentious lines is Arashi’s specialty, we would all say those whenever we are told to. It’s not a matter of whether or not we are suitable. I mean, pretentious lines are spoken in pretentious ways, right? I know because I speak those too」
Aiba 「The suitable one is MatsuJun, right? But I'd want to hear Riida speak those lines. If Riidas speak such words we’ll see a different side of him. There’s definitely a gap」
Ninomiya 「Jun kun. Because, he suits them, doesn’t he? He usually acts those types of roles in dramas, so if he isn’t suitable, that would be a problem」
Matsumoto 「No doubt it’s Riida. All of our members seem to suit those words, but Riida doesn’t have much of that image, right? Considering that fact, I’d want to hear him say those lines」
Q - The no.1 person who you can’t leave alone is?
No.1 - Ohno Satoshi (2798 votes)
「If left alone, he’ll end up being absorbed into the sea (laugh)」 「I feel like a mother just by looking at him」 「If I take my eyes off of him, he will definitely end up in some troubles」 「Looks like he’ll drop dead if we leave him alone」 「You see, he’s left alone too much and ended up being so tanned (laugh)」 「If we treat him badly, during TV shows, he wouldn’t utter a single word」
No.2 - Aiba Masaki (1533 votes)
「When Aiba chan is feeling down I get really worried」 「In Arashi he seems like the most emotional person」 「I don’t want to take my eyes off the miracle boy」
No.3 - Sakurai Shou (1038 votes)
「He is really smart, but can be quite a no-good sometimes. I just can’t leave him alone」 「From time to time he gets into some pretty pitiful situations」
No.4 - Ninomiya Kazunari (180 votes)
「Because he’s likely to enter a world of his own」 「Because he likes to pull a lot of pranks」
No.5 - Matsumoto Jun (80 votes)
「I bet he really hates loneliness…」 「I think it would be dangerous to leave him alone」
No.1 - Ohno Satoshi
Ohno 「Nino. Because quite often he would play some trick on me」
Sakurai 「Ohno san, I guess. Because he seems to be okay by himself if we leave him alone, if we ever leave him alone just once, we’d end up always leaving him alone」 (T/N: that this sentence sounds weird is not my fault (T__T), blame it on Shou chan who used 3 “leave him alone” in succession LOL)
Aiba 「Should be Riida. Because he would never use sunblock if it’s up to him. I think we need to buy him some sunblock. SPF50 or something」
Ninomiya 「Riida. If we leave him alone he would just end up getting darker and darker」
Matsumoto 「Isn’t that Riida? For example, if some other member doesn’t talk, it (our talk) wouldn’t be too dispirited. But if it’s Riida who doesn’t talk, everyone will immediately get down-hearted, right?」
Q - The person who seems to have the most friends is?
No.1 - Sakurai Shou (2507 votes)
「I have this image of him always telling stories about going to wedding ceremonies on magazines」 「Because he himself said so」 「Because he will never betray his friends」 「I think he often meets and gets along with a lot of people through his job as a caster」 「Because he’s very trustworthy」
No.2 - Aiba Masaki (1792 votes)
「He seems able to talk with any kind of living beings」 「He would be able to get everyone involved with his tension」 「He will never say bad things about anyone」
No.3 - Matsumoto Jun (747 votes)
「He seems to always be surrounded by people」 「It looks like he knows a lot of techniques to make friends」
No.4 - Ninomiya Kazunari (417 votes)
「I think in reality there’re not too many people who would be on the exact same wavelength as him, but from his heart there must be a lot of people he considers his friends」 「He should attract a lot of people because he’s so friendly」
No.5 - Ohno Satoshi (164 votes)
「He’s loved by everyone ♥」 「He would be really sweet while being with his friends」
No.1 - Sakurai Shou
Ohno 「Shou kun. Because he seems to know many types of people」
Sakurai 「Recently that should be Nino. Because he keeps mentioning names after names in his talks. He seems to go out to eat a lot too」
Aiba 「Isn’t this Shou chan? He seems to have a different plan everyday」
Ninomiya 「Shou kun, I guess. Somehow he has friends from many different fields」
Matsumoto 「This must be Shou kun after all. Why do I think so… like, his image is that it’s really nice to hang out with him」
Q - The no.1 naughty kid is?
No.1 - Ninomiya Kazunari (4197 votes)
「He seemed to seriously have fun on “Nino Arashi”」 「His face when he gets to do whatever he wants is…」 「He’s interesting because he’s always simple」 「That he loves to pull pranks is written on his face」 「He’s always so lively on “Nino Arashi” and such」 「He always seems to be scheming something」 「All those pranks are always revolving around in his head」
No.2 - Aiba Masaki (666 votes)
「He looks like he would assemble all of his pranks inside a note」 「He’s always in the middle of thinking up a prank」 「Looks like he usually plays pranks on the other members」
No.3 - Matsumoto Jun (424 votes)
「He maybe unexpectedly naughty」 「He will innocently pull some pranks on the other members」
No.4 - Ohno Satoshi (193 votes)
「He’s an M, but sometimes he can well become an S, maybe」 (T/N: no, I’m NOT going to explain again what S and M stand for) 「For him, I guess pranks equal freedom, and he seems to like that」
No.5 - Sakurai Shou (149 votes)
「He’s the type that would play tricks on people」 「Because he’s very smart」
No.1 - Ninomiya Kazunari
Ohno 「Nino. Once, in the middle of a meeting, he started sending us pictures of his mother」
Sakurai 「Nino. I suddenly realized it when I watched the recent “Shukudai kun”, when we were in the middle of a yakiniku story with Ogu san, he would start saying some nonsense to Ogu san. Through these variety shows, he has somehow become a person capable of doing many funny and weird things」
Aiba 「That’s Nino. He just really enjoys pulling pranks」
Ninomiya 「That would be me. Who else? I can’t recall any other member doing those」
Matsumoto 「I wonder who… Aiba kun. Maybe, I just have that feeling」
PART 3
Q - When he has kids, this person is most likely to dote on his children
No.1 - Aiba Masaki (2186 votes)
「If he had children, he would constantly say to them “good kid, good kid”」 「He would stick to his cellphone waiting for calls from his kids」 「He would tell his kids “you’re so cute” everyday!」 「He would always be thinking about his children with a big grin!」 「”Isn’t he/she cute?” - he would be saying that to everyone」
No.2 - Sakurai Shou (2175 votes)
「I can imagine him using every chance he has to take photos of his children」 「He would tell his kids “Come give papa a kiss ♥”」 「He would surely treasure his family」
No.3 - Ohno Satoshi (591 votes)
「He will neeeeever want to be apart from his children?」 「Even though he’s always going with his own pace, he seems like he would very carefully watch over his children」
No.4 - Matsumoto Jun (426 votes)
「He seems likely to have a strong feeling for his children」 「I guess he’d be actually weak when it comes to his own children」
No.5 - Ninomiya Kazunari (250 votes)
「Unexpectedly, I think he would be the one who dotes on his children most」 「Even if it’s Nino, I bet he would also be happily frolicking around with his children!!」
No.1 - Matsumoto Jun
Ohno 「MatsuJun. He always seems to have the most fun with children」
Sakurai 「Quite unexpectedly, that would be MatsuJun. He once said that he really likes the children to call him “Jun”. As if he’s a friend of theirs, that kind of feeling」
Aiba 「Err~ everyone. As for me, right now everyday I’m working together with a child for my drama. I think everyone will dote on his children. It’s the same for all the men in the world」
Ninomiya 「That’d be Ohno kun I guess. He doesn’t seem to go away from his family very often, does he?」
Matsumoto 「Errrr… This is difficult. I think everyone will do. Because everyone is really affectionate」
Q - Who would be the most devoted to his girlfriend?
No.1 - Aiba Masaki (1937 votes)
「He seems like he would be willing to do many things just to make her happy」 「He would even risk his life for her」 「He would take her anywhere she wants」 「He would care for her from with all his heart」 「It seems like he loves creating events for her sake」 「Talking about being devoted, I think he would always have fun with her」 「He would go to meet her as soon as his work is over」
No.2 - Sakurai Shou (1667 votes)
「He looks like he’ll be so devoted that his girlfriend feel troubled…」 「He’s the exact opposite of the calculating type」 「He would always listen to her and comfort her」
No.3 - Matsumoto Jun (826 votes)
「Because he would want to monopolize her」 「He would always treasure their anniversaries」
No.4 - Ninomiya Kazunari (661 votes)
「He always appears to be cool but I think he’s the type to fall madly in love」 「I would want him to be like that」
No.5 - Ohno Satoshi (538 votes)
「He would always care about her」 「Maybe」
No.1 - Aiba Masaki
Ohno 「Shou kun. I think he’ll properly take care of her」
Sakurai 「Aiba kun I think. Recently he has been talking about making breakfast, hasn’t he? That’s why I think he would do stuffs like making breakfast and waiting for his girlfriend. But I have an image of him making all heavy dishes such as gyuudon or katsu sando for breakfast (laugh)」 (T/N: wikipedia has an entry named gyuudon, and this is katsu sando)
Aiba 「Nino. He doesn’t go out to much, does he? Therefore he would have time to care for his girlfriend. Even when he’s playing games. Shou chan does not stay at home much, right? Ohchan has his fishing, right? MatsuJun seems to care more about himself, right? That’s why it’s Nino」
Ninomiya 「Aiba kun, I think. There’s no reason, I just think so. If he has a girlfriend, he would always think about her, probably. … That’s not exactly being devoted either. Just the feeling」
Matsumoto 「I have never seen such a situation. Somehow I can’t imagine it. Maybe, I am? … There’s no way I would say that (laugh)」
Q - “I would choose this person as my…” lover ・ husband ・ friend ・ brother ・ cousin - fill in Arashi’s names accordingly!
(T/N: (1) I use the word “husband” for convenience’s sake, also to maintain parallelism; the Japanese text should be literally understood as “the person I get married to”. You will see me and my translation get into trouble because of this distinction in the Arashi’s ranking part LOL
(2) “cousin” should be “second cousin” actually, as in, a very distant relative, hence if you look at the magazine you will see the members chosen as no.1 here display some very dissatisfied expression ROFL)
Lover
No.1 - Ninomiya Kazunari (1471 votes)
No.2 - Aiba Masaki (1295 votes)
No.3 - Sakurai Shou (1097 votes)
No.4 - Matsumoto Jun (1042 votes)
No.5 - Ohno Satoshi (723 votes)
Husband
No.1 - Sakurai Shou (2081 votes)
No.2 - Matsumoto Jun (1146 votes)
No.3 - Ohno Satoshi (977 votes)
No.4 - Aiba Masaki (816 votes)
No.5 - Ninomiya Kazunari (607 votes)
(X Monster’s comment: WTH? So Nino will have a lot of girlfriends, but none of them is willing to marry him? LMAO)
Friend
No.1 - Aiba Masaki (2045 votes)
No.2 - Ninomiya Kazunari (1165 votes)
No.3 - Ohno Satoshi (989 votes)
No.4 - Matsumoto Jun (857 votes)
No.5 - Sakurai Shou (571 votes)
(X Monster’s comment: isn’t Shou chan supposed to be the person with the most friends? LOL)
Brother
No.1 - Sakurai Shou (1451 votes)
No.2 - Ohno Satoshi (1231 votes)
No.3 - Ninomiya Kazunari (1077 votes)
No.4 - Aiba Masaki (945 votes)
No.5 - Matsumoto Jun (923 votes)
Cousin
No.1 - Ohno Satoshi (2394 votes)
No.2 - Matsumoto Jun (1502 votes)
No.3 - Sakurai Shou (1051 votes)
No.4 - Ninomiya Kazunari (369 votes)
No.5 - Aiba Masaki (313 votes)
Lover: Ninomiya Kazunari
Person to get married to: Sakurai Shou
(T/N: see, this is the part where I get into trouble if I insist on upholding parallelism. Please excuse the flaw in my English grammar just for this part LOL)
Friend: Sakurai Shou
Brother: Ohno Satoshi
Cousin: Matsumoto Jun
(T/N: the following comments can be considered as Arashi making the choices for the female readers. But, oh well, you’re free to interpret their choices however you like. No matter if the guys are choosing for the readers or choosing for themselves, these answers have some implications of their own, right? Hehehe)
Ohno 「Lover is Nino, getting married to Aiba chan, friend is Shou kun, brother is me, cousin is MatsuJun」
Sakurai 「Getting married to… should be me, right? Lover is Nino, friend is MatsuJun, brother is Aiba kun, cousin is Riida. I am the only instant answer? Because, you see, I am the ideal papa here. Ohno kun, even if you only see him once a year, he would just stay unchanged」
Aiba 「It’s sad being the cousin, isn’t it? Lover… everyone is nice. Because they are all good guys. (X Monster’s comment: oh, Aiba chan, you’re considering this quite seriously, aren’t you?) I guess MatsuJun then. Getting married, should be to Shou chan, because he gives people a sense of stability. Friend is Nino, brother is Riida, cousin is me. Meeting once a year is fine. For me, once a year is just fine」
Ninomiya 「Filling in our names according to our ages is fine too, right? Lover is Riida (X Monster’s comment: dear Nino chan, you don’t have to employ such a flimsy excuse as “according to our ages” to put Riida’s name into the “lover” position. We all understand and support your relationship LOL), getting married is to Shou kun, friend is Aiba san, brother is me, and cousin is Jun kun. Because Shou kun is reliable, Riida doesn’t talk much, so it’s comfortable being with him. It’s perfect. Filling in names according to our ages turns out to be very fitting」
Matsumoto 「(hesitating a lot with his answers) Well… I don’t have such feelings about them. This, or that… I got it! This one, please absolutely make sure to record them. I will answer these questions now, and from here on please don’t ever ask me such questions again. Hmm… I don’t want to go out with any of them, I don’t want to get married to any of them either! Because, you see, I’m not a girl (laugh)! I will give the answers just because it’s our 10th anniversary but… don’t ever ask them again (reluctantly). Okay, then? Lover, Nino, I guess. Because there seems to be a lot of incentives (laugh). Then, the person to get married to is Aiba kun. Friend is Shou kun. Because I’ve been hanging out with him a lot since the Jr. days… Recently we don’t hang out that much anymore but in terms of having fun, he and I have a lot in common. Brother is Riida. And I am the cousin. It would be sort of awkward if you meet me after a long time. Seeing each other once in a while is just about right (laugh)」 (X Monster's comment: ROFL, Jun, you know, it's not like they're going to force you to go out with / get married to the person you name...)
Point 1: someone please slap me hard, really hard, if I ever attempt to format my translation again. This entry totally murdered me...
Point 2: the second part of the talk will come up later, soon, I promise, because I'm temporarily having a break from exams
Point 3: if you have enough free time to drop me a comment, try answering the lover ・ husband ・ friend ・ brother ・ cousin question too when you're at it :D
My answer comes first: lover - Shou chan, husband - Aiba chan, friend - Nino, brother - Jun, cousin - Riida (T__T I'm so sorry Riida, but this is the only way I can possibly fit all 5 of you into this)
I remember in the first season of cartoon KAT-TUN they used to give similar questions to the guests too. Oh but because they have 6 members there's an additional role for the family pet. For KAT-TUN, my choices would be: lover - Kame chan, husband - Maru, friend - Koki, brother - Junno, cousin - Jin, pet - Tatchan. It's pretty funny how the people at the same position I choose for Arashi and KAT-TUN have mostly nothing in common LMAO Is Kame chan similar to Shou kun in ANYway???
Arashi's talk from the same magazine: part 1 and part 2
Well, don't worry, in this ranking too, you're going to hear from Arashi as they challenge themselves with the task of ranking... themselves LMAO
Winkup readers and Arashi decided
The Arashi whatever ranking (T/N: this name was NOT made up by me, ok?)
Announcing the results from last month’s reader survey! The members of Arashi will give us the answers to the same questions too!
Readers’ ranking, Arashi’s ranking, will there be any difference!? Everyone’s comment is also worthy of attention.
PART 1
Q - The person who is no.1 at acting spoilt is?
No.1 - Ninomiya Kazunari (3141 votes)
「Rather than “acting spoilt”, I’d say he’s good at getting people’s favor.」 (T/N: hmm… the phrase this reader use is “懐に入る” - literally meaning “getting into someone’s pocket”. This phrase's implication is quite subtle, nothing to do with its economic sound though. A person who is able to “懐に入る” is (roughly) someone that is capable of depending on others while retaining his/her own self-reliance. This “懐に入る” thing is a characteristic of girls highly valued by Japanese men - or so I have read, I certainly have no idea what it’s really like in Japan) 「Those eyes of his are definitely a foul play! (laugh)」 (T/N: these Japanese people have some pretty funny expression. This comment would roughly mean: Nino’s eyes are so attractive everyone can’t help wanting to spoil him. The word “foul play” here implies that he’s cheating (with his cute puppy eyes) to get everyone’s love) 「Because he’s too used to teasing his senpais」 「He only needs to approach someone with that smile and they will fall for him…」「Because he always seems to be working on some mischief」 「My image of him is that he will attach himself to anyone」 「He looks like he will act really spoilt with that cute face」
No.2 - Ohno Satoshi (1106 votes)
「”Please” - it looks like he will ask people to do things for him with this sentence and a smile」 「Maybe because of the way he talks?」 「His face is his greatest weapon」
No.3 - Aiba Masaki (842 votes)
「He is willing to offer his hand to anyone」 「His eyes are like those of a puppy」 (X Monster’s comment: why the heck is it that Aiba chan’s descriptions are all like this? LOL)
No.4 - Matsumoto Jun (380 votes)
「If he could act spoilt, he will surely attach himself to anyone ♥」 「Because his charisma seems to be of that type」 (T/N: meaning, this reader consider the people who can act spoilt to have a certain kind of charisma, and Jun’s charisma happens to be similar to that)
No.5 - Sakurai Shou (160 votes)
「If he ever acts spoilt I think he will be really cute!!」 「He looks like he will say a lot of “Mommy, mommy” when he’s at home」
No.1 - Ninomiya Kazunari
Ohno 「Nino. Because he’s able to get close to anyone」
Sakurai 「Nino. Because, after all, he has this image of being able to get affectionate with people older than him」
Aiba 「That should be Ninomiya kun. He kinda has that kind of image. He seems to be able to get familiar with people since the very first meeting」
Ninomiya 「I wonder who this should be. Maybe me. Because I’ve got a lot of things to talk about. Uhm, that’s true. I can have a friendly chat with anyone」
Matsumoto 「This should be Nino. It’s like, he has this certain side that is good at acting spoilt. Like, he’s really good at getting people’s favor… (T/N: Jun also used that “懐に入る” phrase, see explanation above :D) I’m extremely jealous of him (laugh)」
Q - The no.1 person you’d want to go on a journey with is?
No.1 - Sakurai Shou (2846 votes)
「From the booking of tickets onward, I can leave everything to him」 「He will make up a plan for the journey all by himself」 「We will have fun until we return home!」 「Because he seems like he knows about a lot of countries」 「I want to go visiting all the world heritage sites with him!」 「He would be the most amazing tour guide ever」 「He will explain to me about a lot of things」 「Somehow I feel like I would have no worry when I’m with him」 (X Monster’s comment: gosh, Shou kun’s images are all sophisticated as a rule LOL)
No.2 - Aiba Masaki (1097 votes)
「It will be fun. I want us to get lost together (laugh)」 (X Monster’s comment: drastic difference from Shou chan LMAO) 「No matter how bad the weather maybe we will be able to laugh together」 「Rather than our original goal, we would be able to find some nice memories during our journey」 (X Monster’s comment: does she mean that, going on a journey with Aiba chan, she will definitely NOT reach her goal?)
No.3 - Ohno Satoshi (712 votes)
「He looks like he would be worriedly running around even before the journey」 「I want to go fishing all 25 hours」
No.4 - Matsumoto Jun (613 votes)
「Having him escorting me would be incredibly nice」 「I would like to be in some romantic situation with him」
No.5 - Ninomiya Kazunari (360 votes)
「He seems to know a lot of trivial facts」 「He seems to know some interesting but little-known places ★」
No.1 - Aiba Masaki
Ohno 「Aiba chan. Because if I go with anyone else, we wouldn’t be able to make up a plan together and get into a fight」
Sakurai 「Aiba kun, I guess. Somehow he seems to always have more than enough curiosity. Our wavelengths are pretty much compatible」
Aiba 「Shou chan, I guess. (X Monster’s comment: OMG, these two people’s relationship is SO official ROFL Even the sentence they used were the same. “Aiba kun ka na. Nanka...” - “Shou chan ka na. Nanka...”) Somehow the places we usually go to in private overlap a lot; moreover, isn’t he really good at planning things? As for me, I can never decide on anything, so it would be pretty tiresome for anyone who goes with me, I think. I go on trips every year, but each time I return home feeling quite tired out. Did Shou chan really say that he wants to go on trips with me? It would be tiring you know? (X Monster’s comment: nah, Aiba chan, Shou kun wouldn’t care about such trivial thing as being tired)」
Ninomiya 「Riida. Isn’t it good not having to care about anything? Because we will go everywhere we want」
Matsumoto 「This gotta be Aiba kun. Looks like he will wake up a lot of miracles, it’s going to be fun (laugh)」
Q - The no.1 fashionable person is?
No.1 - Matsumoto Jun (2344 votes)
「Jun kun’s always cool with his individuality」 「Because he has so many hats waiting for him」 「He looks like he’ll change into another outfit just to go to the nearby convenient store」 「When he appears on TV shows, his appearance is also the most stylish」 「He always wear celebrity-like clothes」 「He seems to pay a lot of attention to accessories」
No.2 - Aiba Masaki (2256 votes)
「The outfits he chose in Mannequin 5 were splendid」 「The coordination of colors in his outfits are all pretty」 「He looks good even in clothes of very audacious colors」 (X Monster’s comment: couldn’t agree more with all of these comments. I’m a big fan of Aiba chan’s fashion sense ♥)
No.3 - Ninomiya Kazunari (694 votes)
「I have never seen him in something not fashionable」 「He understands really well about him own style」
No.4 - Sakurai Shou (199 votes)
「He’s simple but stylish」 「His style seems rough sometimes but is never pretentious」
No.5 - Ohno Satoshi (133 votes)
「Because his individuality is really strong」 「His fashion is simple but always shining」
No.1 - Aiba Masaki
Ohno 「Aiba chan. Since he has a lot of different clothes」
Sakurai 「Aiba kun, or MatsuJun. I guess I’ll go with Aiba kun. Because that person always manages to look really cute in all of his outfits」 (X Monster’s comment: ♥♥♥ no wonder why I luv you the most Shou chan XD Your idea is exactly the same as mine!)
Aiba 「That’s Matsumoto kun. He seems to have a lot of clothes」
Ninomiya 「That should be Jun kun. Because I’ve been saying this for many years (T/N: he means he’s always given Jun’s name as the answer for this question), right now I can’t think of anyone else. Well, it’s Jun kun after all, that’s the reality」
Matsumoto 「I am. Or, I want to answer like that but… in terms of “Mannequin~”, that just can’t be me (laugh). If I consider the results from Mannequin, that person should be Riida actually.」
Q - Who seems to have the most male fans?
No.1 - Ohno Satoshi (2296 votes)
「Fishing?」 「There’s basically no reason to dislike him」 「He’s good at both singing and dancing, no wonder the guys like him too」 「Chinen kun is the most outstanding example… (laugh)」 「Because the guys at my school seem to like him a lot」 「He’s gentle and friendly so everyone is bound to like him」
No.2 - Sakurai Shou (1361 votes)
「I remember hearing his male fans cheering for him at a concert」 「My father said that he is cool even from the men’s point of view」 「He’s amazing but at the same time no good, that kind of feeling」
No.3 - Matsumoto Jun (866 votes)
「Because his facial expressions are always the most manly」 「He’s an existence to yearn for even from the men’s point of view」
No.4 - Ninomiya Kazunari (635 votes)
「Because he has a lot of skills」 「Even my great-grandfather knows about him!」
No.5 - Aiba Masaki (470 votes)
「Because it seems like he’s able to befriend anyone」 「Because he seems like he can get along well with everyone」
No.1 - Aiba Masaki
Ohno 「Aiba chan. Because he always puts his life on the line to compete against the animals」
Sakurai 「Nino, I guess. I will never forget Nino’s face the first time I met him after he returned from “Iwo Jima~”. He looked quite manly with that kind of fearless feeling. Well, I guess back then the impression I had was just that strong (laugh)」
Aiba 「Maybe Riida. Because he maybe considered a fishing fellow. He really does have that look, doesn’t he?」
Ninomiya 「Should be Aiba kun. Because he appears on “Shimura Doubutsu En”. Nice, isn’t it? That’s also the reason why he’s popular with the kids. So, my answer is Aiba kun」
Matsumoto 「It could be anyone, because each of them has their own good point. Shou kun is liked by many because, after all, he’s a newscaster… Aiba chan too, because he’s in “Doubutsu~”, his popularity with the children is really high. Nino has his “Iwo Jima~”, right? Riida is very popular among the okama, isn’t he? (laugh) So, the answer should be… everyone」 (T/N: hey, I hope all of you girls know what kind of person is an okama, right? It’s common sense LOL)
PART 2
Q - If you could switch places with a person for one day, who would that be?
No.1 - Sakurai Shou (1783 votes)
「I want to become so handsome at least once!!」 「Because my mom likes Shou chan very much, she’d definitely be happy to have Shou chan as her child」 「I want to try living his apparently very systematic way of life」 「I want to become Shou kun and tidy up my room (laugh)」 「I want to try saying “That is all for Ichimen”!」
No.2 - Ohno Satoshi (1332 votes)
「When I become Ohno kun, I will be all energetic and surprise everyone」 「I want to be close to Arashi and watch them while smiling together」 「Even if it’s only for one day, I want to try becoming Arashi’s leader!」
No.3 - Ninomiya Kazunari (958 votes)
「Because I want to be good at games」 「I want to try becoming such a sharp tsukkomi」 (T/N: tsukkomi is one of the two roles in a comedy duo. They are responsible for telling the boke (the other role) off for doing foolish things)
No.4 - Matsumoto Jun (793 votes)
「I want to experience the feeling of being such a handsome guy for one day」 「I want to experience his fully radiant lifestyle」
No.5 - Aiba Masaki (760 votes)
「I want to try coming to Shimura Doubutsu En」 「I want to fool around with all the members」
No.1 - The opinions are all different, so there’s no answer
Ohno 「Shou kun. I want to be a caster」
Sakurai 「Nino. He seems to know lots of ways to have fun at home, unlike me who goes out most of the time. I want to try staying at home and do something different. Also, I want to do magic」
Aiba 「I want to become MatsuJun and try putting on some disguise. MatsuJun himself says that no matter what kind of disguise he puts on he always get busted. I want to try getting a taste of that situation. I will wear some long wig and put on a hat… But I guess I will also get busted with that Akiba style. (T/N: Akiba is short for Akihabara, a famous shopping district in Tokyo, well-known for its anime/otaku goods. Imagine for yourselves what kind of fashion is associated with this district, or google it LOL) I want to experience something along that line」
Ninomiya 「Anyone is fine. Maybe Riida. Because he is good at fishing」
Matsumoto 「U~m… I want to try becoming everyone, for one day. But then, I… don’t want to become any of them (laugh)」
Q - Who is most suitable to speak pretentious lines?
(T/N: The word I translated into "pretentious" is "kiza". This one was quite hard to put into English, since there's no exact equivalence. When a guy says "kiza" lines, it means he's saying stuffs like "I love you", "you're mine", "let's kiss", etc - cheesy things like that - with an air of superiority (imagine Domyouji). Thank you topazera for asking and reminding me of this note which I ought to have put here)
No.1 - Matsumoto Jun (4411 votes)
「He seems like he’s able to say such lines really well」 「It looks like he also said such lines yesterday」 「Anyone would fall for those eyes of his」 「His face (laugh)」 「Because he’s the SEXY leader」 「Even in variety shows when he has to act out those lines, his acting is no joke」 「He never loses when it comes to words」 「He seems to be able to speak those lines anytime anywhere」
No.2 - Ninomiya Kazunari (671 votes)
「He seems to know a lot of such words ♥ (laugh)」 「Nino chan always does those pretentious actions at concerts」 「He seems like he would spoil me with those words」
No.3 - Sakurai Shou (230 votes)
「He is suitable to say those pretentious lines and gets all embarrassed (laugh)」 「If he carefully thinks about doing it, he will be able to」
No.4 - Ohno Satoshi (197 votes)
「He looks like he will be able to do it at the decisive moments」 「He seems to be able to speak those lines fluently」
No.5 - Aiba Masaki (120 votes)
「He looks like he’s able to say “I like you” or “I love you” to me even if he can't help blushing」 「It looks like he enjoys thinking about whether or not he should say those lines」
No.1 - Matsumoto Jun
Ohno 「MatsuJun. Because he does speak those lines」
Sakurai 「MatsuJun (instant reply). There’s no one more suitable than MatsuJun. On the other hand though, speaking pretentious lines is Arashi’s specialty, we would all say those whenever we are told to. It’s not a matter of whether or not we are suitable. I mean, pretentious lines are spoken in pretentious ways, right? I know because I speak those too」
Aiba 「The suitable one is MatsuJun, right? But I'd want to hear Riida speak those lines. If Riidas speak such words we’ll see a different side of him. There’s definitely a gap」
Ninomiya 「Jun kun. Because, he suits them, doesn’t he? He usually acts those types of roles in dramas, so if he isn’t suitable, that would be a problem」
Matsumoto 「No doubt it’s Riida. All of our members seem to suit those words, but Riida doesn’t have much of that image, right? Considering that fact, I’d want to hear him say those lines」
Q - The no.1 person who you can’t leave alone is?
No.1 - Ohno Satoshi (2798 votes)
「If left alone, he’ll end up being absorbed into the sea (laugh)」 「I feel like a mother just by looking at him」 「If I take my eyes off of him, he will definitely end up in some troubles」 「Looks like he’ll drop dead if we leave him alone」 「You see, he’s left alone too much and ended up being so tanned (laugh)」 「If we treat him badly, during TV shows, he wouldn’t utter a single word」
No.2 - Aiba Masaki (1533 votes)
「When Aiba chan is feeling down I get really worried」 「In Arashi he seems like the most emotional person」 「I don’t want to take my eyes off the miracle boy」
No.3 - Sakurai Shou (1038 votes)
「He is really smart, but can be quite a no-good sometimes. I just can’t leave him alone」 「From time to time he gets into some pretty pitiful situations」
No.4 - Ninomiya Kazunari (180 votes)
「Because he’s likely to enter a world of his own」 「Because he likes to pull a lot of pranks」
No.5 - Matsumoto Jun (80 votes)
「I bet he really hates loneliness…」 「I think it would be dangerous to leave him alone」
No.1 - Ohno Satoshi
Ohno 「Nino. Because quite often he would play some trick on me」
Sakurai 「Ohno san, I guess. Because he seems to be okay by himself if we leave him alone, if we ever leave him alone just once, we’d end up always leaving him alone」 (T/N: that this sentence sounds weird is not my fault (T__T), blame it on Shou chan who used 3 “leave him alone” in succession LOL)
Aiba 「Should be Riida. Because he would never use sunblock if it’s up to him. I think we need to buy him some sunblock. SPF50 or something」
Ninomiya 「Riida. If we leave him alone he would just end up getting darker and darker」
Matsumoto 「Isn’t that Riida? For example, if some other member doesn’t talk, it (our talk) wouldn’t be too dispirited. But if it’s Riida who doesn’t talk, everyone will immediately get down-hearted, right?」
Q - The person who seems to have the most friends is?
No.1 - Sakurai Shou (2507 votes)
「I have this image of him always telling stories about going to wedding ceremonies on magazines」 「Because he himself said so」 「Because he will never betray his friends」 「I think he often meets and gets along with a lot of people through his job as a caster」 「Because he’s very trustworthy」
No.2 - Aiba Masaki (1792 votes)
「He seems able to talk with any kind of living beings」 「He would be able to get everyone involved with his tension」 「He will never say bad things about anyone」
No.3 - Matsumoto Jun (747 votes)
「He seems to always be surrounded by people」 「It looks like he knows a lot of techniques to make friends」
No.4 - Ninomiya Kazunari (417 votes)
「I think in reality there’re not too many people who would be on the exact same wavelength as him, but from his heart there must be a lot of people he considers his friends」 「He should attract a lot of people because he’s so friendly」
No.5 - Ohno Satoshi (164 votes)
「He’s loved by everyone ♥」 「He would be really sweet while being with his friends」
No.1 - Sakurai Shou
Ohno 「Shou kun. Because he seems to know many types of people」
Sakurai 「Recently that should be Nino. Because he keeps mentioning names after names in his talks. He seems to go out to eat a lot too」
Aiba 「Isn’t this Shou chan? He seems to have a different plan everyday」
Ninomiya 「Shou kun, I guess. Somehow he has friends from many different fields」
Matsumoto 「This must be Shou kun after all. Why do I think so… like, his image is that it’s really nice to hang out with him」
Q - The no.1 naughty kid is?
No.1 - Ninomiya Kazunari (4197 votes)
「He seemed to seriously have fun on “Nino Arashi”」 「His face when he gets to do whatever he wants is…」 「He’s interesting because he’s always simple」 「That he loves to pull pranks is written on his face」 「He’s always so lively on “Nino Arashi” and such」 「He always seems to be scheming something」 「All those pranks are always revolving around in his head」
No.2 - Aiba Masaki (666 votes)
「He looks like he would assemble all of his pranks inside a note」 「He’s always in the middle of thinking up a prank」 「Looks like he usually plays pranks on the other members」
No.3 - Matsumoto Jun (424 votes)
「He maybe unexpectedly naughty」 「He will innocently pull some pranks on the other members」
No.4 - Ohno Satoshi (193 votes)
「He’s an M, but sometimes he can well become an S, maybe」 (T/N: no, I’m NOT going to explain again what S and M stand for) 「For him, I guess pranks equal freedom, and he seems to like that」
No.5 - Sakurai Shou (149 votes)
「He’s the type that would play tricks on people」 「Because he’s very smart」
No.1 - Ninomiya Kazunari
Ohno 「Nino. Once, in the middle of a meeting, he started sending us pictures of his mother」
Sakurai 「Nino. I suddenly realized it when I watched the recent “Shukudai kun”, when we were in the middle of a yakiniku story with Ogu san, he would start saying some nonsense to Ogu san. Through these variety shows, he has somehow become a person capable of doing many funny and weird things」
Aiba 「That’s Nino. He just really enjoys pulling pranks」
Ninomiya 「That would be me. Who else? I can’t recall any other member doing those」
Matsumoto 「I wonder who… Aiba kun. Maybe, I just have that feeling」
PART 3
Q - When he has kids, this person is most likely to dote on his children
No.1 - Aiba Masaki (2186 votes)
「If he had children, he would constantly say to them “good kid, good kid”」 「He would stick to his cellphone waiting for calls from his kids」 「He would tell his kids “you’re so cute” everyday!」 「He would always be thinking about his children with a big grin!」 「”Isn’t he/she cute?” - he would be saying that to everyone」
No.2 - Sakurai Shou (2175 votes)
「I can imagine him using every chance he has to take photos of his children」 「He would tell his kids “Come give papa a kiss ♥”」 「He would surely treasure his family」
No.3 - Ohno Satoshi (591 votes)
「He will neeeeever want to be apart from his children?」 「Even though he’s always going with his own pace, he seems like he would very carefully watch over his children」
No.4 - Matsumoto Jun (426 votes)
「He seems likely to have a strong feeling for his children」 「I guess he’d be actually weak when it comes to his own children」
No.5 - Ninomiya Kazunari (250 votes)
「Unexpectedly, I think he would be the one who dotes on his children most」 「Even if it’s Nino, I bet he would also be happily frolicking around with his children!!」
No.1 - Matsumoto Jun
Ohno 「MatsuJun. He always seems to have the most fun with children」
Sakurai 「Quite unexpectedly, that would be MatsuJun. He once said that he really likes the children to call him “Jun”. As if he’s a friend of theirs, that kind of feeling」
Aiba 「Err~ everyone. As for me, right now everyday I’m working together with a child for my drama. I think everyone will dote on his children. It’s the same for all the men in the world」
Ninomiya 「That’d be Ohno kun I guess. He doesn’t seem to go away from his family very often, does he?」
Matsumoto 「Errrr… This is difficult. I think everyone will do. Because everyone is really affectionate」
Q - Who would be the most devoted to his girlfriend?
No.1 - Aiba Masaki (1937 votes)
「He seems like he would be willing to do many things just to make her happy」 「He would even risk his life for her」 「He would take her anywhere she wants」 「He would care for her from with all his heart」 「It seems like he loves creating events for her sake」 「Talking about being devoted, I think he would always have fun with her」 「He would go to meet her as soon as his work is over」
No.2 - Sakurai Shou (1667 votes)
「He looks like he’ll be so devoted that his girlfriend feel troubled…」 「He’s the exact opposite of the calculating type」 「He would always listen to her and comfort her」
No.3 - Matsumoto Jun (826 votes)
「Because he would want to monopolize her」 「He would always treasure their anniversaries」
No.4 - Ninomiya Kazunari (661 votes)
「He always appears to be cool but I think he’s the type to fall madly in love」 「I would want him to be like that」
No.5 - Ohno Satoshi (538 votes)
「He would always care about her」 「Maybe」
No.1 - Aiba Masaki
Ohno 「Shou kun. I think he’ll properly take care of her」
Sakurai 「Aiba kun I think. Recently he has been talking about making breakfast, hasn’t he? That’s why I think he would do stuffs like making breakfast and waiting for his girlfriend. But I have an image of him making all heavy dishes such as gyuudon or katsu sando for breakfast (laugh)」 (T/N: wikipedia has an entry named gyuudon, and this is katsu sando)
Aiba 「Nino. He doesn’t go out to much, does he? Therefore he would have time to care for his girlfriend. Even when he’s playing games. Shou chan does not stay at home much, right? Ohchan has his fishing, right? MatsuJun seems to care more about himself, right? That’s why it’s Nino」
Ninomiya 「Aiba kun, I think. There’s no reason, I just think so. If he has a girlfriend, he would always think about her, probably. … That’s not exactly being devoted either. Just the feeling」
Matsumoto 「I have never seen such a situation. Somehow I can’t imagine it. Maybe, I am? … There’s no way I would say that (laugh)」
Q - “I would choose this person as my…” lover ・ husband ・ friend ・ brother ・ cousin - fill in Arashi’s names accordingly!
(T/N: (1) I use the word “husband” for convenience’s sake, also to maintain parallelism; the Japanese text should be literally understood as “the person I get married to”. You will see me and my translation get into trouble because of this distinction in the Arashi’s ranking part LOL
(2) “cousin” should be “second cousin” actually, as in, a very distant relative, hence if you look at the magazine you will see the members chosen as no.1 here display some very dissatisfied expression ROFL)
Lover
No.1 - Ninomiya Kazunari (1471 votes)
No.2 - Aiba Masaki (1295 votes)
No.3 - Sakurai Shou (1097 votes)
No.4 - Matsumoto Jun (1042 votes)
No.5 - Ohno Satoshi (723 votes)
Husband
No.1 - Sakurai Shou (2081 votes)
No.2 - Matsumoto Jun (1146 votes)
No.3 - Ohno Satoshi (977 votes)
No.4 - Aiba Masaki (816 votes)
No.5 - Ninomiya Kazunari (607 votes)
(X Monster’s comment: WTH? So Nino will have a lot of girlfriends, but none of them is willing to marry him? LMAO)
Friend
No.1 - Aiba Masaki (2045 votes)
No.2 - Ninomiya Kazunari (1165 votes)
No.3 - Ohno Satoshi (989 votes)
No.4 - Matsumoto Jun (857 votes)
No.5 - Sakurai Shou (571 votes)
(X Monster’s comment: isn’t Shou chan supposed to be the person with the most friends? LOL)
Brother
No.1 - Sakurai Shou (1451 votes)
No.2 - Ohno Satoshi (1231 votes)
No.3 - Ninomiya Kazunari (1077 votes)
No.4 - Aiba Masaki (945 votes)
No.5 - Matsumoto Jun (923 votes)
Cousin
No.1 - Ohno Satoshi (2394 votes)
No.2 - Matsumoto Jun (1502 votes)
No.3 - Sakurai Shou (1051 votes)
No.4 - Ninomiya Kazunari (369 votes)
No.5 - Aiba Masaki (313 votes)
Lover: Ninomiya Kazunari
Person to get married to: Sakurai Shou
(T/N: see, this is the part where I get into trouble if I insist on upholding parallelism. Please excuse the flaw in my English grammar just for this part LOL)
Friend: Sakurai Shou
Brother: Ohno Satoshi
Cousin: Matsumoto Jun
(T/N: the following comments can be considered as Arashi making the choices for the female readers. But, oh well, you’re free to interpret their choices however you like. No matter if the guys are choosing for the readers or choosing for themselves, these answers have some implications of their own, right? Hehehe)
Ohno 「Lover is Nino, getting married to Aiba chan, friend is Shou kun, brother is me, cousin is MatsuJun」
Sakurai 「Getting married to… should be me, right? Lover is Nino, friend is MatsuJun, brother is Aiba kun, cousin is Riida. I am the only instant answer? Because, you see, I am the ideal papa here. Ohno kun, even if you only see him once a year, he would just stay unchanged」
Aiba 「It’s sad being the cousin, isn’t it? Lover… everyone is nice. Because they are all good guys. (X Monster’s comment: oh, Aiba chan, you’re considering this quite seriously, aren’t you?) I guess MatsuJun then. Getting married, should be to Shou chan, because he gives people a sense of stability. Friend is Nino, brother is Riida, cousin is me. Meeting once a year is fine. For me, once a year is just fine」
Ninomiya 「Filling in our names according to our ages is fine too, right? Lover is Riida (X Monster’s comment: dear Nino chan, you don’t have to employ such a flimsy excuse as “according to our ages” to put Riida’s name into the “lover” position. We all understand and support your relationship LOL), getting married is to Shou kun, friend is Aiba san, brother is me, and cousin is Jun kun. Because Shou kun is reliable, Riida doesn’t talk much, so it’s comfortable being with him. It’s perfect. Filling in names according to our ages turns out to be very fitting」
Matsumoto 「(hesitating a lot with his answers) Well… I don’t have such feelings about them. This, or that… I got it! This one, please absolutely make sure to record them. I will answer these questions now, and from here on please don’t ever ask me such questions again. Hmm… I don’t want to go out with any of them, I don’t want to get married to any of them either! Because, you see, I’m not a girl (laugh)! I will give the answers just because it’s our 10th anniversary but… don’t ever ask them again (reluctantly). Okay, then? Lover, Nino, I guess. Because there seems to be a lot of incentives (laugh). Then, the person to get married to is Aiba kun. Friend is Shou kun. Because I’ve been hanging out with him a lot since the Jr. days… Recently we don’t hang out that much anymore but in terms of having fun, he and I have a lot in common. Brother is Riida. And I am the cousin. It would be sort of awkward if you meet me after a long time. Seeing each other once in a while is just about right (laugh)」 (X Monster's comment: ROFL, Jun, you know, it's not like they're going to force you to go out with / get married to the person you name...)
Point 1: someone please slap me hard, really hard, if I ever attempt to format my translation again. This entry totally murdered me...
Point 2: the second part of the talk will come up later, soon, I promise, because I'm temporarily having a break from exams
Point 3: if you have enough free time to drop me a comment, try answering the lover ・ husband ・ friend ・ brother ・ cousin question too when you're at it :D
My answer comes first: lover - Shou chan, husband - Aiba chan, friend - Nino, brother - Jun, cousin - Riida (T__T I'm so sorry Riida, but this is the only way I can possibly fit all 5 of you into this)
I remember in the first season of cartoon KAT-TUN they used to give similar questions to the guests too. Oh but because they have 6 members there's an additional role for the family pet. For KAT-TUN, my choices would be: lover - Kame chan, husband - Maru, friend - Koki, brother - Junno, cousin - Jin, pet - Tatchan. It's pretty funny how the people at the same position I choose for Arashi and KAT-TUN have mostly nothing in common LMAO Is Kame chan similar to Shou kun in ANYway???
Arashi's talk from the same magazine: part 1 and part 2