Ohayou Minna:) Today's post is brought to you by the letter 'T', for 'tired', 'too much', and 'trepidation'...:S I don't know if it's the season or what, but I'm just on the edge of exhaustion at all times:S I would like to relax, not have so much stress...but I don't think it'll happen anytime soon.
So, to make everyone feel better, here is the translation of last week's MMA with Ohno the bathing beautyXP

Ohno: Arashi's Ass-ault...Children's Dinner;P
[Announcer: Taking the place of mother and fathers who are busy everyday, Arashi cook's children's dinner. Arashi's
Assault, Children's Dinner!]
Ohno: Hello everyone in Arashi.
[writing: see Ohno]
Nino: Hello!
Ohno: We have two sons at home...and they're rising with naughtiness
[writing: see Ohno]
Nino: It's 'full of naughtiness'! (Ohno read the Kanji wrong... glad I'm not the only one;P)
[writing: see Nino. Chiba-ken, Kashiwashi City, Father - Katou Nobu-san (32), demolition industry; Mother - Katou
Naoko-san (33), housewife. "We have two sons in our home who are full of naughtiness and always fighting...
I want to go on my first date in a long time with Papa, so please come cook dinner for our sons. We ask for your
kindness." She wants to enjoy their first date in a long time. Announcer: Today's request is from the Katou-san
couple in Chiba-ken, Kashiwashi City. They want Arashi to come cook dinner for their super naughty sons so they can
go out and enjoy their first date together in a long time. And so, without delay, they head to the home where the
naughty sons are waiting. writing: Narrator, Abe Chiyo (FujiTV)]
Ohno: They're all there huh.
[writing: see Ohno]
Nino: That's a problem~
Ohno: They're all there right?
Nino: Hello!
All: Hello~!
Naoko: This is the eldest, Seiya.
Nino: Seiya-kun? Yes.
Naoko: Yes, that's Seiya. This is our second son Takumi.
Nino: Takumi-kun.
Naoko: They're already incredibly naughty.
[writing: see Naoko]
Naoko: Takki's kind of a crybaby, so please take care of them.
Both: Onegai Shimasu
naoko: Onegai shimasu!
[writing: The Katou household's naughty sons. Oldest son Seiya-kun (5), likes mischief, favorite food - boiled/
stewed thing; Second son Takumi-kun (3), crybaby, favorite food - nattou. Announcer: These are the Katou household's
naughty kids. 5-year-old eldest son Seiya-kun, and spoiled, crybaby second son Takumi-kun, 3-years-old.]
Nino: Do the two of them have something they hate?
[writing: see Nino]
Naoko: Meat-type things are kind of (disliked).
[writing: see Naoko]
Naoko: Solid meat is-
Nino: Solid meat?
[writing: Disliked food, solid meat.]
Naoko: Solid things ne.
Nino: Solid thigns??
[writing: Request from the mother; please make a fantastic menu using meat<3 Announcer: The mother has requested
that they think up a fantstic menu using their disliked meat.]
Nino: Well, it's very sudden but both of you take care as you head out (on your date).
[writing: see Nino]
Naoko: We're going~!
[writing: see Naoko]
Seiya: Take care~!
[writing: see Seiya]
Nino: Yes.
[writing: Everyone's in agreement. Extremely opposed.]
Takumi: No~! I don't like it when Mama's not here!
[writing: see Takumi]
Ohno: You're not lonely?
[writing: see Ohno]
Nino: You're not lonely? You're just going to say 'take care'? Just 'take care'?
Ohno: You don't like them very much do you?
[writing: see Ohno]
Nino: He for sure likes them! No matter how you think about it.
[writing: see Nino. Announcer: They take charge of Seiya-kun and Takumi-kun, and Papa and Mama depart for their
first date in a long time. writing: Off to their first date in forever! Annoouncer: At which point-]
Takumi: Ma~ma!!
[writing: see Takumi. Absolutely bawling!!]
Takumi: Ma~ma~!!
Nino: Mama and Papa just left, but they'll be right back so wait for them.
[writing: see Nino]
Takumi: Uh-huh.
Ohno: Ah he's really suited to this.
Nino: They'll be right back.
Nino: Takumi-kun! You just drank that right there! What do you eat? Ne~ everyone?
[writing: see Nino. Slapstick?! Dinner preparation starts!! Announcer: Takumi-kun is done crying at long last.
After this, dinner preparation finally gets started! writing: The Katou household's naughty sons. Announcer:
Ohno-kun and Ninomiya-kun are making dinner for two naughty kids. Second son Takumi-kun has been weeping but now-]
Nino: What do you eat? Ne~ everyone? I found it!
[writing: see Nino. First sight of the cooking book! Announcer: Ninomiya finds a cookbook, and asks the two little
ones what they want to eat without delay.]
Seiya: This!
Nino: Croquettes?
[writing: see Nino]
Seiya: Croquettes!
[writing: see Seiya]
Nino: And Takkun?
Takumi: Croquettes. (writing)
Nino: Croquettes?
[Announcer: Which is to say that it's been decided that dinner tonight is croquettes. writing; see Announcer.
Announcer: So now everyone heads out to do some shopping! (writing)]
Ohno: Takkun, what do you want to eat? (writing)
Takumi: Poop croquettes! (writing)
Ohno: Poop croquettes? Shoul I really make them?! (writing)
Nino: Ah, this is kind of amazing everyone! What is this?
Ohno: What is this?
[Announcer: In reality this is a farm shop, lined up in front of the store are the kids' favorite food.]
Nino: Takumi, you like this? Wax gourd? (writing)
Takumi: I like wax gourd! (writing)
Nino: You like it? Do you like it Seiya?
Seiya: I like it! (writing)
Takumi: I like it~! (writing)
Nino: What was that all about just now?;P
[Announcer: That's right! The pair's favorite thing is wax gourd! (writing) writing: Mother, Naoko-san; "their
favorite foods ne, they're soft things, like wax gourd, they eat wax gourd quite often. They like boiled/stewed
wax gourd and also miso soup ne! They eat miso soup pretty much every day."]
Ono: Everyone pick what you like. (writing)
Seiya: Wax gourd! (writing)
Nino: What is wax gourd cuisine? (writing)
[writing: Challenging himself with wax gourd cuisine! Announcer: Ninomiya-kun makes a sudden change in menu! he's
challenging himself with wax gourd cooking!]
Seiya: This one! (writing)
Ohno: Which one Takkun?
Nino: That one. Potatoes! Potatoes...(writing)
Ohno: Potatoes...? (writing)
[writing: As requested he's fighting this battle with croquettes! Announcer: see writing. However-! writing:
Quickly proclaiming their surrender?!]
Ohno: I don't want to do croquettes~.
[Announcer: Eh?! You don't want to? writing: Today's dinner menu is!! Ninomiya, wax gourd cuisine; Ohno, croquettes.
Announcer: Making dinner in place of Mama. Ninomiya-kun is doing wax gourd cuisine, Ohno-kun is making croquettes. Even
after coming home from shopping Seiya-kun's tension is still high.]
Ohno: Seiya. seiya! Be quieya! (writing)
[writing: No very good...]
Nino: That doesn't really work you know!
Ohno: Seiya, what do you want to eat? (writing)
Seiya: Croquettes and wieners and... (writing)
Ohno: I don't want to do croquettes~ (writing)
[Announcer: Eh?! What are you saying that now for? writing: Cooking starts. Ohno's dinner menu, croquettes.
Announcer: Ohno-kun, who dislikes cooking, is trying to make croquettes for the children. First he takes off
the peel of the potatoes. writing: Ohno-style croquettes, peel the potatoes, take out the eyes. Announcer:
He gets extra points for painstakingly taking out the eyes. However, here some shocking words come out of Ohno-kun's
mouth.]
Ohno: Is this good enough? How do you make croquettes? (writing)
[writing: Doesn't know the way to make croquettes! Announcer: Eh?! You truly don't know?!]
Ohno: You cut these, boil them...mash them...um...smoosh some egg into them... put something like panko (flakes)
on them and cook them (writing)
[writing: Is thi really okay?! Announcer: Well, that's certainly how it is, but is this okay?!]
Ohno: I just don't have any sense for this huh~. (writing)
[writing: Ohno-style croquettes, cut them small to make it easy for the heat to penetrate, and boil them. Announcer:
see writing. writing: Memo, the aim is to make it so the chopsticks can penetrate halfway. Announcer: see
writing. MM, up to hre it's got a fairly good feel to it. Ohno-kun, ganbatte! writing: Mash the boiled potatoes.
Announcer: see writing. But, something's kinda weird...]
Ohno: Ah, it broke...(writing)
[writing: Look what you did... Announcer: Hey, hey!]
Ohno: This isn't what you're supposed to do it with huh~. My mother did it with this. (writing) There isn't one?
Ah, there is one! (writing)
[Annoucner: That's right! That one, that one!]
Ohno: Eh! This is fun~;P There we go, there we go. This is fast.
[writing: The request was to use meat... Announcer: By the way Ohno-kun, you have to use meat, as in the request
from Mama.]
Ohno: Hey ne, what should I do? Meat? Put meat in? Meat...solid meat, they can't eat solid meat? (writing)
[writing: Ohno-style croquettes, cut the meat very finely. Announcer: Today's children dislike solid meat. But
he wants to somehow make it delicious for them to eat. While thinking about it, first he cuts the meat very finely.
writing: Ohno-style croquettes, cut the dilsiked item much finer. Announcer: see writing. That's Ohno-kun style!
And, put that meat and even more finely cut onions into a pan and season with pepper and salt. writing: see
Announcer. Announcer: Mm, what kind of feel does today's cuisine have, Ohno-kun?]
Ohno: Ah, it smells good! (writing)
[Announcer: Well to this point it seems to be in a favorable state. And then! (writing)]
Ohno: What?
Nino: He's XXXing.
[Announcer: Eh?! What's happened? writing: Ohno & Ninomiya's first experience is a hard fight! Announcer: After
this, Ohno-kun and Ninomiya-kun's big incident and hard fight! Today's dinner menu is Ninomiya's wax gourd cuisine
and Ohno-kun's croquettes. writing: see Announcer.]
Ohno: Ah, it smells good!
[Announcer: It looks like it's going well. And then! (writing)]
Ohno: What?
Nino: He's pooping. (writing)
Ohno: Eh?
Nino: He's pooping. Because he's reluctant, he's pooping standing up. (writing) Come help me. Did it come out Takkun?
(writing)
Takumi: Not yet. (writing)
Nino: See, he said not yet. He's doing it.
[Announcer: Since Takumi-kun is still small, when Mama isn't around he can't use the toilet by himself. writing:
Clearly!! Diaper-change.]
Nino: Yes. To the toilet.
[Announcer: This is Ninomiya-kun's first ever diaper-change! Please take care of it!]
Nino: Leave this here. When you take it off, wipe with this. Can you wipe it yourself? (writing)
[Annoucner: Ohno-kun doesn't have any experience with this either.]
Nino: It stinks!! It's been awhile since I've seen something like this! Ah~ I'm extremely~ scared~ I'm taking
it off? Takkun. (writing)
[Announcer: Ohno-kun is there too, changing the diaper. When you're taking care of the cute children, you have
to be able to do anything ne.]
Nino: All right! All done! (writing)
[Annoucner: With the two of them they somehow managed to finish the diaper-changing. And then an email from Papa
and Mama, in the middle of their date... (writing) writing: Please put the two of them in the bath!! Announcer:
It seems that they want them to put the two of them in the bath.]
Nino: Yes! Everyone gather round. An email came from Mama and Papa. People going in the bathtub~ (writing)
Seiya: Yes! (writing)
Nino: And Takkun?
Seiya: Who will we be getting in with? (writing)
Nino: The two of you - You're not getting in Takkun? (writing)
Takumi: Nope. (writing)
Nino: Captain~!
Ohno: Yes?
[Announcer: It seems that Takumi-kun doesn't want to get into the tub no matter what. This time Ohno-kun tries
persuading him.]
Ohno: Taku-chan! Let's get in the bath! (writing)
Takumi: *blubbering*
Ohno: You don't like it? You hate the bath? (writing)
Takumi: No~!
Ohno: You don't want to get in?
Takumi: I don't like the bath! I don't like the bath! (writing)
Ohno: Why? You go in there normally right? Come in with me, I'll go first...I'll go first, we have to get clean.
[writing: Rejection!]
Nino: It'll be like when you go in with Papa and Mama.
Ohno: You'll get clean.
Takumi: (I'll go in) because I'll be washing my butt. (writing)
Nino: Cause you'll be washing your butt.
Ohno: washing your butt-hahaha! I'll wash your butt for you! I'll wash your butt nice and clean for you(writing)
Nino: You can just get clean and get out.
[writing: Agreement.]
Ohno: It'll be fun.
[Announcer: Thank goodness. Well then, let's get into the bath!]
Nino: Take off your socks.
Seiya: I'll how you my nakedness! (writing)
Nino: You'll show me!
Takumi: Am I washing my hat too? (is that...slang for something...>_<) Am I washing my hat too? (writing)
Ohno: All of a sudden your tension has changed huh. (writing)
Nino: Hey, that's dangerous! Get in. Huh?! You peed! (writing)
Ohno: You suprised me!
Nino: All right...
Seiya: It's over here!
Nino: You know that's no good. Why would you-
Takumi: It's here!!!!
[writing: Parental affection]
Nino: Why? Why'd you do that, it doesn't make sense...All right! Go!
[Announcer: Since Ninomiya-kun hasn't started cooking yet, Ohno-kun's in charge of the tub. writing: Big uproar!]
Ohno: Please stop. The hot water will disappear! Ah, I'm tired! Get in slowly, everyone. The bath is something
you're supposed to go in slowly. (writing)
[writing: Escalating!]
Ohno: All right! Let's get out! (writing)
[writing: Done... Announcer: Ninomiya-kun starts his cooking (writing). he's challenging himself with his first
wax gourd cuisine.]
Nino: Do you take the (wax gourd's) skin off? (writing)
[Announcer: As you would expect from someone skilled at cooking, he's taking the wax gourd problem in stride.]
Nino: Taking the skin off seems suitable. It would be better to cut it slices to chop it up. Cut it, then take
the skin off after. (writing) It's good right? Cause I just don't know...
[Announcer: While being a little lost, Ninomiya-kun has started cooking with his first wax gourd. First he takes
of the tough skin and, thinking of the kids, cuts it into easily-eatable pieces. writing: Ninomiya-style wax
gourd cuisine; cut into bite-size pieces. Announcer: Cooking is love. You can't forget about the ones you are
cooking for; that is Ninomiya's skill point.]
Nino: Slicing it's good right?
[Announcer: After cutting the wax gourd, this time he prepares the meat. writing: Ninomiya-style wax gourd cuisine,
finely cut the beef. Announcer: It's not just cutting the meat finely, but removing the muscle and fat to amke it
easier to eat (writing). With regards to the cooking knowledge he has these words, as expected.]
Nino: It'll be easier without the muscle ne.
[Announcer: And then~!]
Seiya: Hello! (writing)
Nino: Hello. How was he? Your neighbour? What did you come to do today? What aer you doing? (writing)
Seiya: I can't move! I can't move! (writing)
Nino: Now there was no point in you getting in the bath! (writing)
Seiya: I got in the bath! I didn't wash my head either! (writing)
Nino: The fact that you'er using 'either' is strange...
Ohno: You'll catch a cold! (writing)
Nino: You're no good either. Couldn't you wipe him down somewhere else! You don't have to come all the way here
to do it. (writing)
[Announcer: Ohno-kun, be a proper papa please.]
Ohno: Stay still. (writing)
[writing: Parental affection. Announcer: By the way Ninomiy-kun, what is your menu that's using wax gourd?]
Nino: I'll put in some chicken stock, and put in some wax gourd. I'll put in the beef, and lastly the sesame oil.
(writing) That's good right?
[writing: Ninomiya's dinner menu, Chinese soup with wax gourd. Announcer: see writing. writing: Ninomiya-style
Chinese soup with wax gourd, put in the chicken soup stock.]
Nino: so, just let this heat up.
[Announcer: First he puts in the shredded wax gourd and lets it gradually dissolve into the soup (writing).]
Nino: If I lose here, definitely don't call me again ne! (writing) For this segment...
[writing: He has confidence! Announcer: it seems he has a fair amount of confidence in this menu.]
Nino: When would be a good time to put in the meat? I guess I'll put them meat in already! (writing)
[Announcer: Here he adds in the meat that's had the muscle removed (writing).]
Nino: Well, this is kind of, Asian-cuisine-ish.
[Annoncer: Mm, it looks good! here he readies the eggs. Once they're stirred up, they go inside the pot. writing:
Ninomiya-style Chinese soup with wax gourd, put in the stirred egg, add sesame oil to enhance the fragrance.
Announcer: see writing. The Ninomiya-style Chinese soup with wax gourd has been completed! (writing). This is
his first wax gourd cuisine; so, what's the flavor like?]
Nino: It's okay! (writing)
[Announcer: Ohno-kun also resumes making his croquettes. So, will he be able to make them skilfully? writing:
Ohno-style croquettes, mix the fried meat and onions with the mashed potatoes. Announcer: see writing. Here he
dip it into the egg mixture and covers it in panko. writing: see Announcer. Announcer: Although Ohno-kun is
apparently not very good at cooking, things seem to be going pretty well. Up til now there haven't been any
major misses. In the end you would fry these in cooking oil. Ohno-style well-browned croquettes are completed!
(writing). But...]
Ohno: It got all hard...(writing)
Nino: Are these it?
Ohno: Like that?
Nino: They'll definitely be a big success.
Ohno: They got burnt. (writing)
Nino: Captain's fried things are fundamentally all in high heat ne. (writing) All in high heat ne.
[Announcer: Which also means, dinner is done! writing: Request menu completed!! Announcer: First is Ohno-kun's
hot-hot croquettes. writing: Ohno-kun-made well-browned croquettes. Announcer: The lightly burnt outsides make
for a tolerable accomplishment. And Ninomiya-kun's created Chinese soup with wax gourd (writing). He made the
wax gourd the kids love into a hot-hot soup. writing: Dinner time!]
Nino: Okay Th-
seiya: Thanks for the food! (writing)
Nino: Yes.
Ohno: Thanks for the food.
Nino: Yes. Eat it.
Seiya: Yes, I already ate!
Nino: You haven't eaten anything! Eat the croquettes.
[Announcer: First are Ohno-kun's croquettes.]
Ohno: Is it delicious? (writing)
Seiya: Yup (writing)
Nino: It's delicious?
Seiya: Yup.
Nino: Ah, seriously?
Ohno: Takkun, eat this.
Seiya: Is it unpleasant?
Takumi: It's unpleasant. (writing)
[Announcer: Next is Ninomiya-kun's Chinese soup with wax gourd.]
Nino: You don't use the chopsticks, use this.
Ohno: Drink this.
Takumi: I don't wanna~. (writing)
Ohno: Takkun, drink it. Just a little is okay. Here, drink this.
Nino: Takkun, what about it? Would you say it's delicious?
Ohno: Delicious?
Seiya: Delicious~!
Takumi: It's like the croquettes.
Seiya: Unpleasant~?!
Takumi: Like the poopy croquettes. (writing)
[Announcer: Don't say that kind of thing, it's your beloved wax gourd.]
Nino: Did you drink it? Okay. Is it tasty? (writing)
Seiya: Yup. (writing)
Nino: There we go!
Seiya: Wax gourd...
Nino: Ah look! Wax gourd. What about the wax gourd? Is it tasty? Takkun, wax gourd.
Ohno: Ne, wax gourd. Eat it, eat it. Open up~. Is it delicious?
Takumi: It's like the poopy croquettes. (writing)
[writing: Judgement, which one was the most delicious? Announcer: So, it's judgment time! Seiya-kun, Takumi-kun,
decide which one of them was the most delicious ne. writing: Judgement; raise your hand for whichever one was the
most delicious.]
Nino: All right, everyone! The two of you will judge which one was the most delicious. So...the people who thought
the croquettes were the most delicious?
Seiya/Takumi: Ye~s.
[writing: The well-browned croquettes, Ohno-kun's victory!]
Takumi: The poopy croquettes were the most delicious. (writing)
Nino: You can only call them poopy croquettes huh? That's from how they were made huh?
Takumi: They're poopy croquettes.
[Annoucner: which means that we'll leave the kitchen clean-up to the loser, Ninomiya-kun;P (writing)]
Nino: I think being a parent is a lot of trouble. I've already...the Ninomiya household blood will end with me
I've decided. It was a waste huh, though I made a good one today...(writing)
[Announcer: There there, work hard next time as well!]
Naoko: We're home~! (writing)
Nino: They're back!
Ohno: They've returned.
Nino: Welcome.
[writing: Submission of the dinner presentation.]
Nino: Today went like this.
Naoko: Yse! Thank you! Ah, that looks good! The croquettes...
[writing: Arashi's Assault, Children's Dinner; File No.5, the Katou household. "I made my first proper cuisine!
But when I thought they'd eaten it they'd tossed it out of their mouths." - Satoshi. "In the end they couldn't even
eat one bite. What did I come here for? That's it. I came to change diapers..." - Kazunari. Announcer: Next they're
assaulting your house!! (writing).]
Nino: Which is to say, we went to make children's dinners!
Ohno: Children...children are amazing ne~.
Nino: Amazing! How was it when 'Old man' was younger? (he calls Ohno Ojisan now??)
Ohno: I injured myself in the hand. (writing) The lids on canned goods? Those are extremely dangerous around the
edges. They told me [Definitely do not grab onto it!], and I had an unbelievable urge to grab onto it ne. (writing)
[writing: It's dangerous, so please don't imitate him!!]
Nino: You're making an extremely bad face;P
Ohno: I just gripped it, and it cut me all over, and I went like that to the Nishiyama surgical department. (writing)
[writing: Where?]
Sho: 'That' Nishiyama surgical department?
Ohno: That Nishiyama surgical department.
Nino: How was it for everyone else?
Sho: My dream when I was small was to be "Change Pegasus" ne. (a role in a 1985 drama). When I'd watch "Change
Pegasus" I'd be like "Change Pegasus"~ (does arm motions) (writing)
[writing: Stiff]
Nino: Hey, you're really getting all stiff ne. You don't have to do that.
Aiba: My dream when I was small was...I wanted to become a pro-wrestler. (writing)
Nino: Ah, I see. And Matsumoto-san? (writing)
Aiba: Hey!
[writing: The end]
Aiba: Listen some more! More.
Jun: I wanted to become Songokuu ne. (from Dragonball) (writing)
Sho: Even now? (writing)
Jun: Even now. (writing)
[writing: Agreement?]
Sho/Aiba: Ohhh...is that so.
Jun: I pretty much want to become him.
Nino: I wanted to be something like a pro baseball player ne! You didn't want to become a soccer player, or some
other kind of player everyone? (writing)
Sho: When I was 3-5 years old I wanted to tighten alignments. (writing)
Aiba: Ahh, I see ne~. When you were 3-5 years old HikaruGenji was super super in-style right? (1980s boyband that
was kind of like the forebears of SMAP) (writing) HikaurGenji...
Sho: Wasn't it a little after that? How old are you in reality? (writing)
Aiba: Me?;P
[writing: Age misrepresentation?]
Sho: That would make you extremely old if you were around for that!

Haha, after avoiding it last time Ohno and Nino were finally forced to face the dreaded diaper-change!XD And then Ohno hops in the tub with those two...hopefully he's started a trend ne!;P *already imagining a certain someone....*:3 Speaking of whom, it's absolutely adorable that he still wants to be Goku, he didn't even blink when he said it:) Dreams die hard ne...

I did one more short translation...but it's a surprise you will have to wait and see:D So, I'll put up another older article I've been saving.

From Topstage Dec. '06, I don't remember where I got it from but credit goes to that kind soul:)




Artist News Special Part 2

Very bashful over a girls' manga character?! Matsumoto Jun, movie [Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru] theatre
greeting report. Premiering for the second time as a movie early in the new year, 07', [Boku wa Imouto ni Koi
wo Suru]. Finally receiving his first starring role in this work, Arashi's Matsumoto Jun spoke of matters of
the heart at the completion announcement interview he attended on September 29th.

His first starring role in a movie is about forbidden love!
MatsuJun's unthought of reason for being shy is?!

The forbidden love of an older brother and younger sister in a set of twins is the shocking content accumulating
many topics in [Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru]. At the press conference Matsumoto Jun, who played the main
character, Yuki Yori, in his first starring movie role, spoke of his warm thoughts in regards to the work.
[I really liked the original this time, when I was reading it the way this boy Yuki thinks, the way his feelings
progress was materialising inside me extremely smoothly until the very end. The first time I met Ando Hiroshi (the
director) "This is how I see myself interpreting Yori" is what I talked about, and it became a conversation
about "Well, then let's go in that direction", and at the location it was kind of 'it would be better to make
this fun', I was thinking when we did it.]
The orignal work is a big hit comic with 6 million total units sold. The role Matsumoto Jun is playing is a male
character in a Girl's manga that, due to his coolness has received superior ratings and won the adoration of young
females. Being that it was a girl's manga there were also affectation-laden lines that Matumoto Jun spoke to
younger sister Iku's Eikura Nana that caused her to burst into laughter. [In an extremely serious scene, although
there was a scene where I had to speak some affected lines, when I finished saying them Nana-chan was roaring
with laughter. Since it is a Girl's manga after all, although it makes girls happy to say it, when a guy does it,
there are also times when it's embarrassing to have it said right to your face. I had planned to really try
hard (laughs).]
The laughingly wounded Matsumoto was mixing in jokes, and Eikura returned, [I'm sorry. I laughed even though
it was coming across that you were nervously being earnest.] Though the pair were joking back and forth in the
presentation, in the work they were magnificently acting the tenderness of the unjoined hearts of the siblings.
The location of this pure love is definitely on screen!

Poor Jun, that's not nice...>_< Getting laughed at when trying to convey something like that:S I like how he talked about feeling the character, and discussing his portrayal with the director, he takes everything very seriously ne? So hard-working...

Also, a tiny little bit from December Popolo that I thought was cute<3




Things that use vinegar-rice suit him.
Although I eat a lot of local delicacies in my area, when I'm moving about it's most likely Saba (marinated
mackerel) Log Sushi (kind of like strudel in shape). Because they sell it even at Haneda (airport) or Tokyo
Station (train) ne. Since I like pretty much any type of vinegar-rice, I also eat Chirashi Sushi (assorted
ingredients atop sushi rice in a bowl) a lot.

This month's Arashi event.
Buying a digital camera and taking lots of pictures.
Although I said last month there was a digital camera I was interested in, I immediately went out and bought it.
When I went to use it it was, as I thought, really fun due to it's convenience <3 The feeling of it hanging around
my neck, even now it's in my bag. I took tons of pictures of the other members at the Taiwan performance. It would
be nice if the pictures I took could be published somewhere sometime ne.

Ohh, I *love* Saba...I've never had the log sushi before, but I eat it raw every time I go for sushi, it's one of my favorites<3 I'll have to try it sometime...And I so want to see those pictures he took of the other members, I think his point of view would be very interesting, and I'm sure there'd be a lot of candid ones tooXD

I also did a short digest of what happened in FNS on my Vox blog, I'll post it here too for those who may not have seen it:)

Haha, ah the pink suits of blinding...back again;P FNS was a super cute performance (unlike some I'm not yet sick of Kitto Daijoubu, especially after the miserable day I had today), but those suits have got to go...^^; Just like everyone said Jun was ultra-genki, and love love *love* his hairXD So much better than the poodle he was wearing for Ping Pong:3 He really does change like every week, it's impossible to guess what he;ll look like next...itsumo tanoshimi shite imasu:D

At the beginng when GAM (which I at first thought was a reflection on the amount of leg their outfits were showing;P) takes off, Jun says 'It kind of looks like we're the only ones out-of-place here, is this okay?' {he doesn't like the suits eitherX3) The hosts are all 'It's fine, waht are you talking about' but Jun and Aiba both apologize for them sticking out like sore thumbs, so cute;P Then the woman says 'The Asia tour was a great success ne?', they say 'yes thank you' and she says 'how was it Jun-san'?. Jun says 'Ah, it was extremely fresh ne. Um, it was just the beginning, Taiwan, Korea, although we couldn't go to Thailand we went to those two counties and no matter where we went they were extremely excited for us, everyone even sang along in Japanese and conversely it was us who were moved by it ne.' The woman asks 'Were there any kind of mistakes?' and Jun says 'Mistakes?' and looks pointedly at Aiba, the woman says 'Ah it seems like there were ne' but Aiba says 'There were no mistakes at all', Nino agrees, Aiba repeats himself and Nino says 'It was a great success.'


MischievousgrinHehe, here's his mischievous grin after that little bit of fun:D Then the woman asks if they want to be more and more together in this coming year and Sho replies 'Well ne, 2006 was a erally full year, I think we'd like to work hard for an even fuller year.' The man says 'Yes?' and Jun says 'Yes! That's how it is!' (adorkably too:3) and the man asks them to go stand by while GAM (ugh...wasn't there any other acronym available??;P) sings 'Thanks', followed by Arashi's 'Kitto Daijoubu'. Was it just me or did Sho's voice at the beginning of the song sound kind of flat and nasal? I was wondering if he had a head cold or something:S Wouldn't be surprised after all the stuff they're doing...And Jun did his 'too-cool' model walk to the front, the swagger I still can't decide if I love or laugh at;P

I love that part where they say 'Ai ja nai?' and make hearts with their hands...the rest of the choreography leaves me cold for the most part, but I love that bit...so, pretty screencapsX3




Also, it seemed to me that during that part when Jun and Sho are supposed to slide past under the other three's linked arms Jun's part looked kinda awkward, I don't know if it was him being at a funny angle or something with Aiba and Nino's arm bridge, but it looked weird...^^; When Jun sung his little solo line the way he winked was just too cute, I wanted to get a screencap but he kept coming out either blurry or something...and I really wanted a good one too, cause it was so adorable:3 Plus at the end he seemed really hyped up, I just wanted to kiss himXD But poor Arashi, Johnny's couldn't come up with something a little more dignified...? Especially when everyone else was all sequins and satin:S Still, they look good no matter what they wear:)

疲れています。。。