Feb 27 2008
New Feature: Quotation Qorner
Did I just give this feature the worst title ever? Possibly, but I’m kind of in a weird mood, so just go with it. I have a habit of collecting, amongst other things, translations of interesting things said by my favorite idols in interviews and such. Let’s just say that I have pages and pages and pages of word documents full of them, all sorted by category of course. I think it might be fun to share some of them with whatever readers might stumble upon my humble blog. Even if you’re not a Johnny’s fan, I guarantee that you’ll find at least some of them to be entertaining.
Ah, but what should be the themes for this first set? We’ll have to go with my two favorite types, stupid things Jin says and Arashi being all lovey about their group. Since these are by far my most prolific categories, you may expect more in the future. Where I didn’t do the actual translating, I’ve provided links to where I got them from. Credit where credit is due, right? I can’t promise that the translations I did are 100% accurate, but I think they’re pretty close.
Jin: Such an Adorable Idiot- Probably already known to any fan of KAT-TUN, but worth sharing anyway. I mostly got this particular set from a forum…but I forgot where. Gomen ne!
Jin: (During a concert MC) Thanks to all the fans who gave me a Japanese dictionary with the note ‘please get more intelligent soon’. (he has…problems reading Kanji sometimes, lol)
Koki: I’ve started going to the gym recently
Jin: Ah, but don’t eat too many proteins! It’ll make your eyebrows change color.
Jin: I often see molesters, especially on trains. There’s men and women. Actually… more men than women. *considers* Actually…it’s like 5 or 6 times more men than women.
(Out of nowhere when Nakamaru had been talking about his interest in space)
Jin: There are people living on Mars
Maru: Huh?!?!
Jin (totally serious): No really! It’s true!
Jin: I fell asleep on the train and missed my stop. You can’t blame me though! In my dream, I was also on the train, and when it was my stop, I got out like I was supposed to.
Jin: At the moment I don’t have a bed, so I sleep on a futon. I jumped on the bed I had before and now one of the metal pipes is bent and I can’t use it anymore.
Jin: One of my ancestors was Italian, so Italy is practically my hometown!
Arashi Wuvs Each Other -These are my favorite recent quotes, one per member! +1 more of nino because I love him
Nino: When there are the other four around, I don’t need other friends because it’s enjoyable, and that is enough for me.
Jun: Ah! He said it! He is the person in charge of saying “I love Arashi” *laughs*
May 2007, More Magazine
Sho: There’s a conclusion that I got recently, that for me Arashi are friends, work partners, and family… If asked, for our 10th anniversary how would we want Arashi to be, then the answer is, ‘to not change’ because I keep thinking that our present selves now are the best!
September 2007, Nikkei Entertainment
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Question: What do you treasure most?
Aiba: Arashi
2007, Myojo
Interviewer: Do you feel different when you’re working with the five members of Arashi than when you’re working alone?
Ohno: Different hmm? When I’m alone I sometimes think “Ah! The other members aren’t around!” When the five of us are together, I feel safe. They are guys that I really trust and so I really rely on them a lot. ha ha
Interviewer: Of course. It does seem like the relationship between Arashi’s members is always rapidly improving.
Ohno: It is, huh? I feel that way too. It feels like Arashi’s atmosphere has somehow been improving every year. Could this be the best year so far?
February 2007, H Magazine
Jun: The relationship with the members… I can’t really put it into words. I feel like it’s a combination of various things. If someone asks me “are you family?” I don’t think it’s that we’re family, but if someone asks, “Are you friends?” I don’t think it’s that we’re friends. It’s more like friendship and family combined. There are things that we can do because it’s us five. If it wasn’t the five of us, we couldn’t have done it!
2007, Myojo Magazine
Nino: We are able to do anything for each other. It’s because we trust each other that we’re able to go out and do the things we like (solo projects). Because there’s a place to return to. There’s this feeling of “I’ve finished what I wanted to do. Now I’m back”
January 2008, Nikkei Entertainment
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Lots of Warm Fuzzies!
~Celestia~