translation => arashi @ non-no apr20 vol 8 + big bang!
THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I REFUSE TO UPDATE/COMMENT UNTIL MY CONNECTION IS SET RIGHT. I TYPED A TON AND IT WAS JUST WIPED OUT. ALL WIPED OUT I TELL YA. I'M SO PISSED RIGHT NOW.

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big bang pimping to arashi fans



this is what i'm listening to lately. NONSTOP. its rlyyyyyyyyyyyyyy good. i miss big bang. seung ri sings so well and he fanboys junsu.

i think i have a fetish for boys who fanboy, cos:



and gawd. TOPPPPPPPPPP

it helps that he looks like this:


although, lately, he looks like this:


i mean, srsly:


:(

but its ok, i'm sure he'll be bangin' fly (wtf, i fail at ghetto! yeah he'll be banging some flies lol laakjsdasljdaks ok i'll shutup now) soon.

unless chun's stylist became his.

. . . . .

ok, arashi non-no apr20 vol.8 translation, just the love questions part. too lazy to retype everything lkjskdjasjdasdklasdl its a worthy buy! there's more arashi in there than myojo, duet, potato, etc~

its quite a good read. if knowing your idol's worst date is very important to you.

BUT OF COS IT IS. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? IT IS CLASSIFIED RANK A KNOWLEDGE.

o: ohno
m: matsujun
a: aiba
s: sho
n: nino

i know you know who the letters stand for. i was just trying to be professional k. oh btw, my punctuation sucks. if it doesnt bother you much, read on~

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q: what are your memories of first love?
o: that was when i was in primary 5. we met again more than 10 years after that.
m: my kindergarten teacher. she was so cute!
a: primary 6. a girl with beautiful head shape (laughes)
s: a girl from hungary. at the end, i sent her off at narita. (me: narita airport)
n: i cant remember but it was a cute girl.

q: if you were a girl, which member would you want to 1) date 2)get married to?
o: 1) matsujun 2) perhaps nino, who seems to be able to spend time leisurely at home.
m: both would be me, wouldnt it! my virtues? everything! (laughes)
a: 1) sho chan. as for marriage.....i'll take a risk with leader! (laughes)
s: 1) aiba kun 2) leader. i'm aiming for the copyright fees of his artwork (laughes)
n: i dont want to pick anyone. we know each other so well that it wouldnt be fun anymore.

q: if you were to confess to the one who you feel is your destiny?
o: "i like you, i like you, i like youuuuuuuuuu~!" i'll go straight to the point and either win or lose! (me: he used 直球勝負 idk how to translate this exactly. literally straight ball win lose)
m: since she is my destiny, i wont need to say anything right? (laughes)
a: i'll be direct and say "i like you". the wait for the reply would be tough though (bitter laugh)
s: "i like you". the situation would become awkward. i would feel void being dumped!
n: because i dont want to put it lightly, how about something like "we shall die by each other's side"...(laughes)

q: what is the side of you which only your girlfriend would know?
o: perhaps its that i would become very aggressive with skinship. fufufu (laughes) (me: >_________________________________<)
m: what would it be? perhaps my face when i just woke up. i'll look very sullen.
a: i'll try hard to show my best side to her and appear intellectual! (laughes)
s: ehhh, i dont have any. i wont change no matter who i'm with.
n: this is a secret that only my girlfriend would know~(grin)

q: what is your 'selling point' with respect to love? something which you won't lose out to any of the other members?
o: i know fishing, i can cook, i can also draw a picture for her (laughes)
m: although i dont have anything that i can compete with others...perhaps by being the sweetest i can be to her? (me: he used あまえさせて. in chinese, this would probably translates to 撒娇? but argh, how do i translate this to english??)
a: i will tell her where my favourite play spots are, i'll give her the best time of her life!
s: that's difficult~ probably that i'm able to 'actively' bring her around to places. (me: i'm too lazy to think of a more accurate translation. sho used 'active' in his answer so i just pluck it from there~)
n: even if she's someone who doesn't have an interest in games, i'll show her how to have a good time with it!

q: decisively, what is love to you?
o: "something that bounds 2 together in marriage". this would be ideal.
m: "exhilarating and peaceful". although these 2 are opposites, both of them are equally important!
a: "the ultimate spice". because love makes me want to work hard everyday.
s: ummmm, "coloration". its important even though its not something essential.
n: "something you can enjoy by youself". because i like unrequited love. (laughes)

q: if arashi were to hold a 合コン, who do you think would be the most popular? (me: is there a word for 合コン?? it means 联谊, for the chinese. guys and girls get together, have a meal/drink, you know, those gatherings you see in doramas)
o: somehow...it would be matsujun or nino, wouldnt it?
m: it would be leader. because he's easy to talk to even if people are meeting him for the first time.
a: although i want to say its me (laughes), it would be matsujun.
s: matsujun. but of course i would be popular too! (laughes)
n: it would be jun kun. he seems to be the most gentle towards girls.

q: what would your ideal date?
o: fishing! (immediate answer) because it feels good being out at sea.
m: space journey. because its great that no one else is around (laughes).
a: to play golf/baseball and get our spirits up.
s: if she likes travelling, i'll be happy if we could go on a trip together.
n: she would handle everything and be like, "just leave it to me!"

q: if you were to speak of the date that was a failure, one which you would never forget?
o: we went to a ramen shop in the middle of summer and the place had no airconditioning.
m: the one where we returned late and caused her to break the curfew.
a: uhmmm, there isn't any. it has always been a great success! (laughes)
s: because it's fun just being together, you can't call it a failure!
n: there isn't any. since birth, i've always been successful at this (proudface) (me: i didn't put that proudface in, non-no put it in brackets at the end of nino's answer lol)

q: tell me the 3 conditions that you require your girlfriend to fulfil!
o: to be gentle and to have the same hobbies as me...ideally we would be equals in the relationship.
m: ideally, she would have to be smarter than me, to be able to read the atmosphere and is honest.
a: we would be able to talk about anything. is good at sports. have similar values.
s: smiles a lot and is gentle. just this would be enough.
n: is female and is able to speak japanese. its best if she is innocent and pure.

q: with respect to girls, what is the gesture that makes you go 1) this is good and what is the kind of speech that 2) destroys your illusion?
o: 1) the posture she attains when she's vexed/being regrettable. isn't that cute? (laughes) 2) 'gyaru' language. (me: please google for the explaination cos i'm perplexed as to how to explain this)
m: when she's arranging her hair, i'm weak to that (me: you know that finger sweeping fringe behind ear gesture?). its ok to have bad traits as long as she pays attention and corrects them.
a: its actually her scent and 手フィチ (me: awww, i rly have no idea what this means, probably slang). 2) probably harsh words. edit: i read wrongly! it was フェチ (fechi) not　フィチ (fichi). fechi means fetish. thanks to tinybluemarble furokugal divid_chan for helping me. not forgetting all the rest who commented to help :D
s: red cheeks are cute. i'm bad with people who do excessive skinship.
n: 1) when she's clearing her throat. 2) none. because i was brought with ladies around me. edit: i made a mistake. it had been corrected with help from my japanese teacher~ you will never read this but thank you murata sensei~

q: what is the 勝負present that you wish to present to The One? (me: again 勝負 is used. means you either take the whole cake or lose it all)
o: something i made myself. i just said something good! (laughes)
m: underwear and accessories that are famous for being 'binding' (laughes) (me: for ladies probably that would be rings and men, ties)
a: that's difficult! please tell me if you have something good in mind!
s: something that she had expressed desire for previously. i'll bear that in mind and buy it for her.
n: i'm bad at surprises. i'll ask her directly what she wants.

q: what is it about women that you just couldn't understand?
o: their way of thinking "i want to be together all the time". it would be impossible for me because it's essential that i have my own time.
m: once our hearts are apart, she'll forget about me in an instant. i simply can't comprehend how they can possibly shut one out just like that!
a: there are so many things that i do not understand~ when her temper turns foul, for example (bitter laugh).
s: during a quarrel, for example, they gradually become more and more emotional. i think it would be better to talk things through logically.
n: when their mood drops all of a sudden. and they refused to say why even when asked. its a real mystery.

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as usual, corrections are very very appreciated :)

aiba's idea of a good date would be my worst date and ohno, JUST FAIL. where did he ever get the idea that he can cook? and if he hands me the fish to clean after the fishing trip (like how he once said he will hand the fish to his gf to clean in an interview), i'll slap him so HARD with its tail. but that would make me epic fail with all of them. its ok. i'll just clear my throat like mad and hook up with nino.

:D

oh, btw. there's this chart that they mapped out, detailing the guys relationship with others in the industry. THERE'S CHINEN LINKAGE TO OHNO WITH THE WORD 'ADMIRE' ON THE ARROW. LAKSJDKJASJDLASDLASL and there wasn't any links between the boys at all EXCEPT FOR OHMIYA WITH THE WORDS 'RABU RABU' COMPLETE WITH HEART SIGNS. OH OH OHOHOHOH THERE'S RYOxMJ LINKAGE. WHY IS THIS IN CAPS? XD WORDS ON THE ARROW SAYS 'KAWAII KOUHAI'. LOL RYO, YOU'RE ANYTHING BUT KAWAII. NON-NO, YOU DID YOUR HOMEWORK. A++++++++++++++++++ FOR YOU. the chart was quite a revelation. for eg, i didnt know sho is good friends with satoshi tsumabuki and crystal kay. and aiba is good friends with kazama. wish i have a scanner :/

bye guys, gotta sleep, its already 245am. laksjdkljaslda i hate my internetz :(

p.s.: sorry for not replying to comments but i've reached the end of my tether with the connection.

but i'm still posting XD

p.p.s.: i didnt check for errors, apologies but retyping sizzled my brains.