how do i love thee? let me count the ways...
rather of how, here are some of the countless reasons why i love the group named ARASHI.
and the list goes on and on...
DISCLAIMER: These are excerpts from translations made by
junko_arasick)
[hontou ni arigatou for letting non-Nihonggo-speaking ARASHI fans understand them more through your translations. ^^]
AIBA MASAKI
"...as an idol/singer, it's a joy for me to be able to do a concert and the difference between other jobs and concerts is that it's all Arashi's from beginning to end...our concert is ours...and we have the responsibility for its success." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"i think people are always stressed with something in their life. even the happiest people would have some kind of worry. but during concerts, people just forget about it...they scream, they sing, they look like idiots. but I can definitely tell that they are having fun and i feel really proud that i'm a member of a group that can make people be like that." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"i really think people need a place for them to just dump what they have on mind. It could be other people's concerts, and other stuff...but i'd be honored if that place is Arashi's concert. [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
MATSUMOTO JUN
"this is hard to explain but i like making concerts that attract audience by just watching. i like the idea of creating a oncert with the fan...i feel a responsibility to create a concert that makes the audience think, 'how fun! i want to join the fun!' rather than make them feel 'i have to join the concert so it will be more fun.'" [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"the most important thing is that people come to watch us...and it's not about how many people. if there weren't any audience, there won't be us, and we won't be trying to make the show happen. and if i can make the audience move with what i create, that's my pleasure and joy." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
NINOMIYA KAZUNARI
"doing a concert is a way for Arashi to express themselves. don't take this wrong but Arashi has their weakness, and the concert stage is a place where we can just forget about that, and say 'we're standing here, and this is us.'" [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
OHNO SATOSHI
"this year, i want to concentrate on creating somehing with the five of us...i want them to look at us and be proud of us as a five." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"why didn't we stop doing ohmiya SK after the first shot? well, basically because the costume was so expensive XD so we said, we have to make use of the costume and we did it again. then the executives of the jimusho got mad at us, they said 'what the heck is that?!' but the audience's reaction was better because it was the second time. that was our only hope. and i was so glad." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"the happiest time on stage is when i 'wow' the audience. if the strategy we discussed a million times go well, it feels great. and also when the fans look happy, i feel great as well. i want to make every fan look happy...so i watch the audience a lot. all the time. i notice people who comes to the concert a lot! i remember their uchiwas, and recently i remember their faces...of course i remember people who comes to the concert a lot! i remember you guys!" [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"i think arashi is looking forward to the concert more than fans do. i'm probably looking forward to it the most and i can't wait for it to start. this year, i'll look forward seeing you guys again, and i'll be watching you so you have to have fun! look at me too! don't forget to look at ohno satoshi *of course rida! ^^* don't forget to watch all the members of Arashi too!" [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
SAKURAI SHO
"when nino was gone, i felt Arashi grew even more. you know the three-legged thing that makes your video camera stand straight? i think arashi is like that...except we are five-legged. even if we only have four legs, we can still stand on our own. but with the five of us, we are more stable. so when nino was gone, all we could do was do our best without him. but when he came back, i realized how important it was to be with the five of us." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"you know how the album has each member's featured songs? i love it. it's like how boxing is done. the boxer is in the ring by himself but everyone else will be watching around the ring, and between each round, somone will come up to support by giving him water. i like this kind of support so rather than just plain solo, i want it to be solo-ish. i want someone to be in front, but the other four will also be supporting. i think this is new for Arashi since we were totally on our own for solos, and when we were with the five, we were treated equally." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"i want to show that both solo works and the work as 'Arashi' are successful. when we have solo work, it just seems like one person is going on TV or being on a movie, but that success is supported by the hard work of the other four." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"in the lyrics, i expressed my confidence & proud feelings towards Arashi and the kind of music Arashi had been doing. i think my feeling towards Arashi will be the same with the rest of them, so i guess i was able to write the lyrics as 'Arashi' and not as 'Sakurai Sho.'" [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
and the list goes on and on...
DISCLAIMER: These are excerpts from translations made by
junko_arasick)
[hontou ni arigatou for letting non-Nihonggo-speaking ARASHI fans understand them more through your translations. ^^]
AIBA MASAKI
"...as an idol/singer, it's a joy for me to be able to do a concert and the difference between other jobs and concerts is that it's all Arashi's from beginning to end...our concert is ours...and we have the responsibility for its success." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"i think people are always stressed with something in their life. even the happiest people would have some kind of worry. but during concerts, people just forget about it...they scream, they sing, they look like idiots. but I can definitely tell that they are having fun and i feel really proud that i'm a member of a group that can make people be like that." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"i really think people need a place for them to just dump what they have on mind. It could be other people's concerts, and other stuff...but i'd be honored if that place is Arashi's concert. [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
MATSUMOTO JUN
"this is hard to explain but i like making concerts that attract audience by just watching. i like the idea of creating a oncert with the fan...i feel a responsibility to create a concert that makes the audience think, 'how fun! i want to join the fun!' rather than make them feel 'i have to join the concert so it will be more fun.'" [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"the most important thing is that people come to watch us...and it's not about how many people. if there weren't any audience, there won't be us, and we won't be trying to make the show happen. and if i can make the audience move with what i create, that's my pleasure and joy." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
NINOMIYA KAZUNARI
"doing a concert is a way for Arashi to express themselves. don't take this wrong but Arashi has their weakness, and the concert stage is a place where we can just forget about that, and say 'we're standing here, and this is us.'" [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
OHNO SATOSHI
"this year, i want to concentrate on creating somehing with the five of us...i want them to look at us and be proud of us as a five." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"why didn't we stop doing ohmiya SK after the first shot? well, basically because the costume was so expensive XD so we said, we have to make use of the costume and we did it again. then the executives of the jimusho got mad at us, they said 'what the heck is that?!' but the audience's reaction was better because it was the second time. that was our only hope. and i was so glad." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"the happiest time on stage is when i 'wow' the audience. if the strategy we discussed a million times go well, it feels great. and also when the fans look happy, i feel great as well. i want to make every fan look happy...so i watch the audience a lot. all the time. i notice people who comes to the concert a lot! i remember their uchiwas, and recently i remember their faces...of course i remember people who comes to the concert a lot! i remember you guys!" [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"i think arashi is looking forward to the concert more than fans do. i'm probably looking forward to it the most and i can't wait for it to start. this year, i'll look forward seeing you guys again, and i'll be watching you so you have to have fun! look at me too! don't forget to look at ohno satoshi *of course rida! ^^* don't forget to watch all the members of Arashi too!" [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
SAKURAI SHO
"when nino was gone, i felt Arashi grew even more. you know the three-legged thing that makes your video camera stand straight? i think arashi is like that...except we are five-legged. even if we only have four legs, we can still stand on our own. but with the five of us, we are more stable. so when nino was gone, all we could do was do our best without him. but when he came back, i realized how important it was to be with the five of us." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"you know how the album has each member's featured songs? i love it. it's like how boxing is done. the boxer is in the ring by himself but everyone else will be watching around the ring, and between each round, somone will come up to support by giving him water. i like this kind of support so rather than just plain solo, i want it to be solo-ish. i want someone to be in front, but the other four will also be supporting. i think this is new for Arashi since we were totally on our own for solos, and when we were with the five, we were treated equally." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"i want to show that both solo works and the work as 'Arashi' are successful. when we have solo work, it just seems like one person is going on TV or being on a movie, but that success is supported by the hard work of the other four." [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]
"in the lyrics, i expressed my confidence & proud feelings towards Arashi and the kind of music Arashi had been doing. i think my feeling towards Arashi will be the same with the rest of them, so i guess i was able to write the lyrics as 'Arashi' and not as 'Sakurai Sho.'" [Natsucon Pamphlet 2006]