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FC pamphlet Vol. 89] Arashi members talk about their favorite solos


FC pamphlet Vol. 89] Arashi members talk about their favorite solos

This translation was longer than I had expected so I decided to post it here on LJ as well. It's taken from the FC pamphlet, 20th anniversary issue. Enjoy!

FC pamphlet 89

-- Let me introduce a letter from the fans. “Amongst the member solos, I like Ninomiya-kun’s “Doko Ni Demo Aru Uta” the most. Which member solos do you like? – Inoue Kyoka-san, 17 years old, Kagoshima”

Jun: Shall we start with the Ninomiya solos?

Nino: Oh, so we’re all stating our favourite member solos, yes?

Sho: For me, it’s that one. The one where you danced a lot 3 years ago…

Jun: Oh, me too! That’s the one that came my mind straightaway. That’s “Mata Kyou To Onaji Asu Ga Kuru”, right?

Sho: That’s right! To have Nino dance that much, it left a strong impression on me.

Jun: I get what you mean!

Aiba: For me, it’s the one where everyone dressed up as mascots.

Sho: Ah, that’s “Himitsu”.

Jun: The Kokuritsu (Arafes ‘13) version, right? The one where (Aiba) wore the tiger mask.

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Nino: That was really well received by the audience, right?

Jun: No, I think it just bombed?

Everyone: (ROFL)

Ohno: For me, it’s that one. The song with the piano in 2007…

Nino: “Niji”?

Ohno: Oh yes, “Niji”!

Aiba: If I remember correctly, Leader could play a line from that song, right?

Ohno: Yeah, I still know how to play it. I learnt the song while sitting next to Nino.

Jun: Oh yeah! You guys were sitting next to each other in rehearsals and playing the song.

Everyone: ROFL

-- Next up, the Aiba solos.

Jun: I like “Amore”! The human bicycle and surfing were simply excellent. (laughs) Aiba-kun’s expression when he first saw the choreography from the choreography team left a huge impression on me. He was grinning from ear to ear…

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Aiba: I told the team, “I’m thinking of doing something like this,” so it made me happy how we were able to execute the performance the way I wanted it to.

Sho: For me, it has to be “Disco Star”!

Nino: I vote for “Disco Star” too.

Sho: That was so good!

Aiba: Sho-chan still does the Disco Star run for me. (laughs)

Nino: I think he’s done more Disco Star runs than the original guy?

Sho: I don’t think you know about this, but during (the 5x20 tour performance of) “Sakura Sake” farewell, I’m doing the Disco Star run diagonally across Aiba-kun, all by myself!

Everyone: ROFL

Ohno: “Disco Star” was the one with the portable shrine, right? I guess my vote goes to “Disco Star” too.

Sho: Along with “Magical Song”, Aiba-kun’s solos in recent years have a proper worldview! (laughs)

-- How about the Sakurai solos?

Nino: I guess it’s “T.A.B.O.O” for me!

Aiba: Damn, you stole my answer! (laughs)

Nino: We were featured in it too!

Sho: You guys were featured in it on my birthday! (laughs)

Jun: It was well worth the effort!

Nino: Totally, one hundred percent.

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Aiba: I like that one too, the one that goes, “Shiawase tte nan nano~ (What is happiness?)” What’s the title again?

Jun: It was from the Digitalian tour, right?

Sho: Aah, it’s “Hey Yeah”.

Aiba: Yeah, it’s the one where you start with a little monologue.

Ohno: For me, it’s the one where you have a moving house as part of your set… “Sunshine”, that’s the one, isn’t it? It’s the song where you messed up the choreography during the interlude.

Jun: Yeah, he messed up the choreography once, and in subsequent performances he worked really hard! (laughs) Once he knew we were watching backstage on the monitors, he kept looking into the
camera.


Sho: Aah, that’s right! (laughs) It was the first time we had monitors at the spots where we’d change our outfits. I heard you guys were really excited backstage. Since then, I’ve become really self-conscious…
(laughs)


Ohno: It was funny how you worked so hard at that performance. (laughs)

Jun: You were motivated because your fellow members were watching… Does such a group exist?

Everyone: ROFL

Jun: It’s difficult to list a favourite when they’re all so good, but I guess it’s “Hip Pop Boogie” for me.”

Sho: Thanks!

-- And moving on to the Ohno solos…

Nino: (cuts in) It’s “Bad boy”!

Aiba: I vote for “Bad boy” too. It was really funny. (laughs)

Nino: I wouldn’t forget the first day (he performed it)… We were thinking, “How would the fans feel when watching this performance?” (laughs)

Jun: The audience was chatting excitedly after it ended, right? (laughs)

Sho: You did many things during the interlude, right? That’s precisely when the members would watch from backstage. We would pull up the shutters or sliding doors.

Ohno: I did that for the members, you see. The people who were watching wouldn’t really understand. (wry smile)

Nino: We were looking out for the “difference”,  you see.

Aiba: If you’re seeing it for the first time, it’s hard to tell. (laughs)

Sho: Well, for me, it’s “TOP SECRET”. The one with the amazing interlude (choreography).

Ohno: Aah~!

Sho: That was amazing, seriously.

Jun: It’s “Akatsuki” for me. I liked the choreography with the fans, it was pretty.

-- Lastly, the Matsumoto solos.

Sho: It’s gotta be the MJ Walk. That’s “Yabai Yabai Yabai”. It’s amazing how he walked on the ceiling.

Ohno: Was it “Naked” where you performed topless?

Nino: That’s what makes it “Naked”!

Everyone: ROFL

Ohno: Yeah. That left a strong impression.

Nino: For me, it’s gotta be “Shake It!”

Aiba: Shake It! We did it a lot!

Sho: We sure did!

-- All the members performed to that song, right?

Sho: At Kokuritsu (Arafes ‘12), right?

Nino: We danced *so* much at Kokuritsu! It came to a point where I thought, “Is Shake It my own solo?”

Everyone: ROFL

Aiba: My favourite is the one with lots of personal photos.

Jun: Oh, “Baby Blue”?

Aiba: It felt very different from your usual style. It left a deep impression on me, it felt very warm.
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