Potato 2010 February Translation - Sho

[eggchan]

Here is more of the interview from the February issue of Potato! This time we have Sho talking about lots of different aspects on his view of promises ^^ I hope you all enjoy!!

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My notes are in italic like usual
T/N!!: The word 約束 (yakusoku) means 'promise', but in Japanese can also mean something similar to plans made with your friends/family. For example, if someone asks you if you want to go out to eat but you already have plans, you could reply something to the extent of "ごめんね、約束があるよ" (Gomen ne, yakusoku ga aru yo "I'm sorry, I already have plans") So please keep this in mind while reading this as the interview spans many different ways to interpret the word "promise" in Japanese.
Enjoy!

[Sakurai Sho]
[If I don’t make plans, I feel bad!]

Do you keep promises with people?
Generally, at the beginning of the week, I made a schedule for one week.  Because other than the stuff that’s been decided for me before hand for work, there are a lot of things that I have to decide for myself, too.  From the preliminary preparations for work, to memorizing lines, studying, and going out for a bite to eat with friends, I always decide that. And even if just one of those falls apart, I feel considerably bad.  (laugh) For example, if I plan to read up on some materials at night and I accidentally fall asleep, your plans get delayed, don’t they? This feeling reminds me of my school days when I was studying for a test. (laugh) I definitely keep my promises with people. It’s bad if you forget to go eat with a friend and such so I put it all in my cell phone memo pad, and then clear them one by one.  But even if the other person cancels because it becomes inconvenient for them, I don’t get irritated, I think “I can use this time for something else, so it’s okay”. If I were to say promises in the entertainment business were vague, they are. Well, if I sai it like an administrative specialist (basically what Sho plays in Tokujo Kabachi), it would be something like “Even verbal promises are a contract, so in the case that that is broken, it is capable of receiving a compensation for damages”. (laugh) (I hate you Sho for using legal terms on me XD)

What are some Sakurai family promises / rules?
I was strictly taught about greetings and showing thanks since I was a little kid. Isn’t this an example of the so called “house discipline”? We greet people every day, so I take and special account of it. And then there’s “Thank you” and “I’m sorry” engrained into my body. I worry about people who aren’t like that.  

What are some promises within Arashi?
In Arashi, we’re an extremely relaxed group of friends, so we don’t really make promises. Our manager makes up schedules for us really well, so he supports us by letting the people who come in early in the morning leave earlier in the evening, and he tries to take that into consideration.

Do you keep your plans for outings, and do you plan what you're going to do ahead of time?
In terms of friend’s birthday parties, I like to celebrate it and take the initiative and plan. For Arashi’s 10 year anniversary celebration, our friends planned a surprise party for us and I was really happy. They had remembered that a long time ago, I had said jokingly that if we were able to celebrate our 10 year anniversary, I’d want to do it luxuriously on a boat like our debut, and even though everyone is really busy they made the plans come to reality around the summer time. Actually, I had said that in thinking that it would be a party by me, for me, so I felt like I should help make the preparations. (laugh) But I was really moved that in order for me to not find out, even until the day of the party, my friends united and wanted to celebrate for me. I have to properly repay them somehow.

What is a promise that you hope the future wife will make?
I don’t really have anything special. Maybe that I hope that if they go out on a special occasion, they will put a little oomph into their outfit. (lol huh?)

Make a promise to the readers of 2010!
I will get a double catch worth 150 points on “Falling Pipe”, and get all of the targets on “Cliff Climb” on “VS Arashi”! (laugh) I definitely want to accomplish that.

Your recent state?

Once in a while if my work ends early, I go eat some food with my family and we all get each other up to date on what we’ve been up to lately. Well, for the most part it’s just my mom talking (laugh)

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Comments

[ciachan.livejournal.com]

oh gosh he's very well-organized, don't he?! i cant stand with a person like that coz he'll be boring me.. but what can i do, i loveeeee him >///<
he's well-ordered type but somewhere hope he can be more relaxed and enjoy his life coz sometimes being unorganized doesn't hurt you :D

love sho and love you for sharing this...
thank u for the translation :D

[shojun70v3.livejournal.com]

sho-chan is so cute :D
thanks a lot ^ ^

[tuski-no-hime.livejournal.com]

this is an awesome word concept that they are using! thanks so much for translating and sharing!! i really appreciate it! :)

i really enjoyed reading what his thoughts were! its very interesting!! though i wonder how long it'll be before he actually does a double catch. but then i dont think ive even seen him do falling pipe, lol! so im guessing he's going to have to talk to the other members and see if they'll even allow him!! i wonder how much convincing he's going to have to do. to get the guys to agree! *laughs* that would be really intersting to watch!! also in getting all the targets in cliff climb! *shakes head* i wish him all the best!! sho, gambatte!!

[happyfacesrock.livejournal.com]

"Maybe that I hope that if they go out on a special occasion, they will put a little oomph into their outfit." [I agree.... wtf?]
"Well, for the most part it’s just my mom talking (laugh)" [lololol]

Sho is just love. Thanks for this translation!

[pi-hiatus.livejournal.com]

that's one big promise that sho-chan is making XD i am looking forward to see those coming true, ganbatte kudasai <3

[frenz-4-everz.livejournal.com]

Quote: "Make a promise to the readers of 2010!
I will get a double catch worth 150 points on “Falling Pipe”, and get all of the targets on “Cliff Climb” on “VS Arashi”! (laugh) I definitely want to accomplish that. "

Yay! Ganbatte Sakurai ! You can do it! ^^

Thanks for the translation^^ amazingly lovely^^

[cassyclim8.livejournal.com]

wow he's so polite and organized....thanks for sharing....

[choberibad.livejournal.com]

thanks for this dear!
btw, where did you get that pic of ohno (ur avatar), looks so cute!

[eggchan.livejournal.com]

hmm... I don't remember where it's from.. ;_; sorry.. I think maybe a Myojo shoot?

I got it from nice_beam

[nadiah-kumako.livejournal.com]

hope that one day i can be well organized like sho-kun
really awesome
thanks ^_^

[guppy-chan.livejournal.com]

thank u for translating Sho's part. he is a well organized person (sadly i am not...) ahaha.. TQVM!!

[total-absence.livejournal.com]

Sho sure is a wonderful person. Working his best and doing his all to best to live his life of no regrets. I think I'm starting to look up to him as a real role model for me. He's turning into a real "idol".

I, myself, end up thinking a whole list of things I want to do in a day or some sort of schedule but I always, always ruin it somehow because I get so lazy lol and then I waste so much time. But I admire how he can manage to organize things for a whole week! AND actually accomplish all he needs to do. I need to be like that..

And thank you for translating this! I think I'm going to try out Sho's method of listing things in a cell phone note pad.. organize my time for a week.

[sinisterteacher]

Thanks for sharing! He is so anal. We are so alike. Down to scheduling everything in detail. I love him.

[lunatica20.livejournal.com]

Que bello, él es tan organizado. Muchas gracias por la traducción

[jadeswallow.livejournal.com]

sho is just so well organized..well i'm like that too but i often fail to accompalish my schedules..thanks!

[cookie-coffee.livejournal.com]

thanks so much for translating! it's amazing that sho-chan can stay so organised... even if i end up making a schedule, I usually don't end up getting through everything.

*cheers for sho-chan* DOUBLE CATCH!!! XD

[r34lpr1nc3ss.livejournal.com]

thank you for sharing.

[princessvaw.livejournal.com]

thank you for translating! I'm looking forward to the double catch thing. lol.

[anya131986.livejournal.com]

thanks for sharing!

[awa-naj.livejournal.com]

wow! he is really an organise guy....
somehow it gives me the image of perfectionist...
and i am really wait for he fulfill his promise on the VSA..lol..
thank you!

[inay91.livejournal.com]

Sho is really particular & well-organized ne.Well I'm not surprise because he came from well-educated family.No wonder he got no 1, when there is voting for celebrity you want to be prime minister of Japan.
Thanx a lot 4 translating & sharing it!
Luv ya!

[marvellaluey.livejournal.com]

This was an interesting article. Makes me admire Sho even more. His organization and his efforts to keep his promises to people. Good luck to him on his VS Arashi goals. Thanks very much for your translation.

[amai-yo.livejournal.com]

xD thank you, I like Sho! He's a really nice guy, deshou? 8D

[dumbtink.livejournal.com]

thanks for the translations! sho-kun's so lucky to have a bunch of good friends who celebrated arashi's 10th anniversary!

[showjuro.livejournal.com]

thanks for the translation.

LOL We'll see when Sho finally gets 150 for falling pipe XD

And no wonder I thought Sho was always being overly polite...

[ann0510.livejournal.com]

Thanks a lot for sharing this :D

he's such an organized guy...
"if they go out on a special occasion, they will put a little oomph into their outfit."
i read somewhere he prefered simple styled outfits
LOL!!!

but it was fun to read