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eggchanSo I'm finishing up the February issue of Popolo 
I had some extra time on my hands and wanted to translate, so here I am!
Please don't take this out of my journal without my permission. DO NOT claim these as your own. I spend a lot of time translating these, please be respectful. 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![Ninomiya Kazunari]
[In general, I don’t like making promises]
Do you keep promises with people?
Basically, I can’t keep them so I don’t like making promises. So I don’t make promises as much as possible. I mean, even though I’m happy if I’m contacted by a friend the baseball schedule has been decided, there’s always some stress during the actual day. And, there’s also a chance that I might have to cancel. I feel like a bad person (laugh). (Sad.. :\) Ah, but I’ve never thought that it’s okay to break them, so don’t misunderstand me! Memorizing my business promises makes me 30 minutes late. At that time I and my manager are in a pretty big rush.
What are some Ninomiya family promises / rules?
Rules? There aren’t things like that. I’ve never really been given things like orders from my parents. I’m definitely kind of a difficult person, I know that when I’m told to do something I rebel against it, so I think my parents just didn’t say anything to me. If I’m told to do something I won’t do it, and if I’m told that it’s okay if I don’t do something then I still don’t do it (laugh). (Then what exactly DO you do, Nino? lol) But if I decided to do something myself then I definitely do it.
What are some promises within Arashi?
To me, I really don’t have a good image of promises, so I can’t even think of making promises with Arashi. Well, if there was a promise that I would get an allowance from all the members every month, that would be pretty fun (laugh). (OMG Nino seriously you are a jerk lol) (When he is told about Leader’s promise to treat the members…) He’s always saying stuff like that. We don’t go out to eat with Leader a lot, so I don’t care (laugh). The other members say that they treat him and get treated by him.
What is a promise that you hope your future wife will make?
With the exception of time with the two of us, I’d like them to set aside some time for our own time (laugh). By nature, people don’t really like leaving things alone, and she has to understand that. Right, to have everything go smoothly, it’s better to just do things slowly (laugh).
Make a promise to the readers of 2010!
This year’s promises, hmm what are they? I’ll do my best to move. I’ll do my best at work~! And… again, I’ll to my best so we can have another concert! Right now Nino-chan said something good (laugh). I’m looking forward (laugh). (…..he called himself Nino-chan. T^Tb)
Your recent state?
At the end of the year, I’ve been filming for Arashi’s drama and “GANTZ”, so I don’t really have any time for myself. I’ve been feeling like it’s really a movie set while doing “GANTZ”. Cuz honestly I haven’t really done a whole lot of movies. At the filming for “Saigo no Yakusoku” I talked a lot with Fujiki-san (Naoto) and Otsuka-san (Nene). During that period, we were really busy and would wake up at 5 in the morning and be done around 6 in the evening~. I would go to sleep around the time that “Mezamashi TV” was starting. The secret to being healthy was… I guess giving up on one thing (laugh). If you did that, you can be healthy. In “Saigo no Yakusoku” I was with Fujiki-san who played my senior at the security center, but there weren’t many times when I was able to spend time with him. I guess Fuji Television has said that if they call it an “Arashi drama” it will sell, but I don’t think it can be just called an “Arashi drama”. I think everyone truly played their parts, and well… if you don’t watch it you won’t know (laugh). So, please look forward to it!
[Matsumoto Jun]
[I want to do lots of concerts this year too!]
Do you keep promises with people?
I think there is a side of the world that consists of promises, but I don’t really making promises to go out with friends or to have dinner. Even now, when I get invites to end of the year parties or new year parties, I answer them with “If I can go, I’ll go”. Generally I answer most promises like that. It also depends on how I feel that day, and when the time comes but I hate having no motivation to go but going anyway. Well, if it’s a reeeally laid back promise, then I can change it or cancel. What I like is on the day of, my friend contacts me and it works for me too, then I gather the other members that can go and finally we can get reservations at a good restaurant. That’s the best (laugh). That’s pretty tough though, and it’s more likely that my friend and my schedules don’t match up.
What are some Matsumoto family promises / rules?
I was brought up with rules about how you should only have the things that are essential, but there weren’t really a lot of rules. I wasn’t really told about taking responsibility for things or minding your manners. (OH. Everything makes sense now, Princess lol)
What are some promises within Arashi?
Recently there have been work related things, so we have been together a tremendous amount but even during when we don’t have any time I want to go at least once with the members to eat some food. This year was also our 10 year anniversary, so we were able to do that. Even though between the members we didn’t really “promise” to do it, everyone does it moderately.
Make a promise to the readers of 2010!
I won’t be able to do this until it actually happens, but I am going to persistently go after doing a tour. Arashi is able to have concerts every year, and I really take the fact that we can communicate directly with the fans as something very important. Also, the biggest job is doing concerts that we can make with our own power. On both sides, I think that concerts are really important. Last year’s tour too, we truly went to so many places and I thought that we conveyed our thanks to everyone for our 10 year anniversary. But we had a lot of individual activities, and we had a lot of other various 10 year anniversary events, so we couldn’t go to more places. That’s why I want to challenge that in our 11th year. Even if we have to go somewhere that is pretty far away, my hope is that we can make going to see everyone come true.
What is a promise that you hope your future wife will make?
Well, I can’t imagine what I’ll be like in the future, but I’d like her to make her own food as much as possible (laugh). It doesn’t have to taste like restaurant food, homemade flavor is good. And, occasionally I’ll help out too (laugh).
Your recent state?
I was really shocked that we weren’t chosen for the “Johnny’s Athletic Meet” (laugh). Even though I told the members and senpai who were also going at the countdown that I was really excited for it… I think it had to do with my schedule, so it couldn’t be helped (laugh). We were filming for “Saigo no Yakusoku” until the middle of December, and before that I also had “Wagaya no Rekishi” and, well… I was busy. Me and Meisa-chan (Kuroki) focus on dramas, so for the both of us to have strong willed characters was really fun to play (laugh). The situation in the drama is set in a building where people work, so the location didn’t change and we were able to concentrate and shoot it which was good. It felt very speedy, and I think you’ll be able to see it all come out in the show.
Aiba's Interview Sho's Interview Ohno's InterviewAlso. I managed to watch the first half of the debut in Hawaii video, and just finished the part where Jun is on drugs and wakes everyone up. I've seen this video countless times, but I seem to always forget about this part:
HOW ADORBS IS THIS??
I demand more Arashi sleeping together videos!!Oh yeah, and:
It's okay, Ohno. We understand.
I think this video is in some serious need of
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Date: 2010-03-28 04:43 am (UTC)World tour!
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Date: 2010-03-28 04:47 am (UTC)Is Nino spooning Sho??? SakuMiya!!!
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Date: 2010-03-28 04:48 am (UTC)Yes. Yes he is 8D Isn't it adorable ;^;b
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Date: 2010-03-28 05:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-28 05:08 am (UTC)Love that gif XD
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Date: 2010-03-28 05:19 am (UTC)moveon.org petition for more bed-sharing? I'm in!
I love reading Nino interviews :Db
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Date: 2010-03-28 05:27 am (UTC)Thanx a lot 4 translating & sharing it!
Luv ya!
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Date: 2010-03-28 05:35 am (UTC)Thanks for translating! :D
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Date: 2010-03-28 05:45 am (UTC)I read over that part so quickly and then I just copied and pasted the questions. Wow.
Thank you for pointing that out I feel dumb now XD;
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Date: 2010-03-28 07:34 am (UTC)hahaha
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Date: 2010-03-28 07:56 am (UTC)Nino is still adorably bratty but he's dedication to acting is obvious. Especially his respect to the other actors in Saigo no Yakusoku =)
Jun on e other hand really thinks a lot abt making other ppl happy, unless when he's in his cloudy mood of course. lollers.
Thank you for translating these 2 DoS-es ^_^
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Date: 2010-03-28 10:05 am (UTC)btw, where did you get the vid for the gifs? i'm interested to watch it (:
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Date: 2010-03-28 10:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-28 10:15 am (UTC)Thank you for sharing the translation! (^ ^)
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Date: 2010-03-28 11:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-28 12:00 pm (UTC)He seriously raise an eyebrow at close to everything he says about his lifestyle or personality. And am thrown off my computer chair when I read his thoughts on the world and his life... Hum... Nino, you are unlike any other person I've "met" in my life.
Jun > Here he speaks of his willingness to have more concerts to express his gratitude to the fans directly, but gratitude... that is not what I feel he conveys during concerts. His smiles to the fans - I don't see them as genuine smiles to the fans, for the fans, such as in Aiba's case. How could I express this more clearly.... I feel Jun's smiles are directed at cameras, at are part of the image he wants to create.
But then, I guess my opinion could change when I do attend a concert of theirs.
(And I survived the friend-cut? ;P)
Thanks, Eggchan for those translations. ^_^
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Date: 2010-03-28 12:01 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-03-28 12:36 pm (UTC)Thank you very much for translating!
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Date: 2010-03-28 02:35 pm (UTC)thank you! it was nice to read these interviews *hugs*
fun gifs! it's Nino and... Aiba?
following the white rabbit... I mean, the link XD
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Date: 2010-03-28 02:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-28 03:27 pm (UTC)It's so rare that I read translations from magazines lol, I feel so guilty XD!
But since 2 weeks I've said to myself "NAT, please at least read what Nino is saying èoé èoé èoé!!!!"
So yeah, here I am haha XD
Thankies thankies~
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Date: 2010-03-28 03:52 pm (UTC)I love the pictures that you add! They are so adorable. xD
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Date: 2010-03-28 04:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-28 04:31 pm (UTC)Next time, I shall just go with: Thank you for sharing~
*teasing*
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Date: 2010-03-28 04:33 pm (UTC)Are we talking of the first gif?
Man.. I see Sakuraiba there. o_O
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Date: 2010-03-28 04:36 pm (UTC)I do agree with you on Nino, though. He really has his own opinion on things and doesn't really care about what other people think or say. Which seems to be very contrary to what they teach you in Asian populations. But I also think that he is a very interesting person in that way. He would probably be really frustrating to argue with, though XD;;
As for Jun.. I feel that most of the time his smiles are genuine. There are some times when he does look at the camera and just smile, but I think there is also some truth to that too.. I mean.. if I was standing in an arena full of people screaming my name, I think it would be impossible for me to not smile XD;
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Date: 2010-03-28 04:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-28 04:42 pm (UTC)I want in too!! T_T
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Date: 2010-03-28 04:47 pm (UTC)I'm glad to hear you feel Jun's smiles are genuine.., because that is not the feeling I get from them. I might have become negatively biased towards him. *ponders*
Have a good afternoon!! :D
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Date: 2010-03-29 12:51 am (UTC)more concert jun-sama..yay..
and agree with him, home cooking the best TASTE!!!
nino..please do ur best in GANTZ!!
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Date: 2010-03-29 02:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-29 05:41 am (UTC)never mind, i'll try looking somewhere else for it XD
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Date: 2010-06-04 12:28 pm (UTC)My bad.
Thank you egchan for these interviews. really enjoy it, especially since felixkeep did a nice scanslation of it ^ ^
ps. I also watched that video in Hawaii, my first reaction was 'From now on, I have to remember that Jun is the youngest, and by that maybe the most bratty and that naughty will be out once in awhile' and I haven't change my opinion since then XDDD
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Date: 2010-08-29 04:58 am (UTC)that is a very energetic riida you have there in your gif! hahha
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Date: 2010-08-31 04:17 am (UTC)I want to translate this into Vietnamese, and I will keep proper credit, so hope you'll agree ^^
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