barbosa2007 | DUET December 2009 - Ohno Interview (Reply)

The people at DUET magazine sat down with the members of Arashi as they welcome their 10th year anniversary together. Here, the future and current activites of Arashi are discussed.

A portrait of Ohno Satoshi - Now and 10 years later.

Myself, 5 years later:

I’ll be fishing! (laughs) I’ll probably be fishing for the rest of my life. I think it’s time an offer for a fishing program came my way, don’t you think? For fishing to become my job… (laughs) If I could hold an exhibition that would be great. I could showcase what I’m drawing now. In my personal time, I would like to travel overseas. I wonder if I could do it without having to wait for another 5 years… (laughs) If I could go, it would be somewhere down south. I don’t think I would find Europe interesting. I would like to take a week off. I’ll definitely go somewhere in 5 years’ time. (laughs)

Myself, 10 years later:

I want to become a man who can carry off a beard. And I would like for people to accept my sunburnt look. (laughs) The past 2 to 3 years has gone by in a blur, and I think the next 10 years would probably go by in a flash too. I think the next 10 years would definitely flow by more much quickly than the past decade. I don’t think anything will change.

[translator’s note: it’s interesting that Riida takes a totally different stance from MatsuJun. I do think it’s their work ethic at play here. Riida seems to go with the flow while Jun seems to want to capture every moment.]

Somehow, I want to build a house. It may look like it’ll topple over any moment but it won’t, a house that has a ambivalent sense of balance. (laughs) I like to live on the edge! And stuff like that. I would love to play around like that.

Myself, 20 years later:

I’ll be 48…? I’ll be wondering the world. (laughs) I won’t be doing any work! If I could carry tonnes of fishing rods and wander around the fish fishing, I’ll be satisfied.

Arashi, 10 years later:

I think Nino wouldn’t change one bit. Wouldn’t he grow to suit a beard? I want him to be able to pass off the look. (laughs) He’ll probably host a late night show too. For Aiba-chan, I hope that he’ll be able to talk with animals like it’s a natural thing to do. As he carries on doing his experiments, I wish that he’ll chance upon the discovery of the century. As for Sho-kun, I hope his drawing would improve somehow. Just once, I would like to see him draw Totoro properly! (laughs) I would love to see Matsujun direct an overseas production, something along the lines of an illusionist show or a world class production. If it were Matsujun, he could do it! And I would like for him to be blond. Hasn’t he always sported black hair? Although I think he really suits black hair, I would like to see him in blond for once. And I would like for his face to become thinner. (laughs) Ten years later, Arashi will still be working with a great vibe like it is now, right?

Recent stuff:

It’s mostly along the lines of drawing. I start off from something small and quietly progress from there. Although I can’t possibly make time to draw everyday, somehow the artwork just progresses bit by bit. And I’m enjoying it as I go along. With regards to the tour, didn’t we get a great deal of refreshments in Osaka? Stuff like okonomiyaki and takoyaki. I have the memory of constantly feeding on those things! We had a great time. It was our second dome tour, so we knew our way around the concert hall. Each time we entered the stadium, it felt rather nostalgic. I was able to savour properly this time round what I missed out on last year when we performed at the dome.