TOKIO meets Arashi! A Miraculous 1 on 1 spontaneous talk!

[barbosa2007]

I hope this segment continues next year because the pairings have really good chemistry! The Ohno-Matsuoka pair was a given but I’m surprised at how the Joushima-Matsumoto pair worked out as well. 

Kokubun Taichi   X   Aiba Masaki – Cooking Men Combination

We bring you “Conversations about Men’s Meals” between Kokubun Taichi, who’s currently starring in a culinary program*, and Aiba Masaki, who’s hooked on cooking as a hobby. 

Translator’s note: Taichi is a regular member of the culinary show, Guru Guru Ninety Nine. 

Aiba: Does Taichi cook on a regular basis?

Kokubun: Only on TV shows, I guess?

Aiba: But you cook a fair bit of various cuisines, right? Wouldn’t it be good if you started doing it on a regular basis?

Kokubun: No, no. I’m fine with being a specialist at eating. It’s come to a point where I’m called an “Eating Genius” on the show. (laughs) Does Aiba cook?

Aiba: Sure I do. To the point whereby I even cook beef bowl from early on in the morning. 

Kokubun: Seriously? That’s amazing!

Aiba: Originally, it was a choice between eating a bento [packed lunch] or having a meal outside. Recently, I’ve become conscious of my salt intake. Normally, when I have the time, I’ve come to make my own meals. 

Kokubun: Oh, that’s praiseworthy. 

Aiba: I’ve also looked at Kentaro’s recipe book* and made some dishes. 

Translator’s note: Kentaro here refers to Kobayashi Kentaro the culinary expert. Incidentally, Kentaro has co-authored a book with Taichi entitled, Danshi Gohan. [lit: A Man’s Meal]

Kokubun: You’re kidding!? What did you cook?

Aiba: Fried rice!

Kokubun: Speaking of fried rice, when I appeared on “Arashi ni Shiyagare”, I made fried rice. That was a recipe which was taught to me by Kentaro-san. 

Aiba: If your teacher was Kentaro-san, people like us are totally no match for you! (laughs)

Kokubun: Hahaha! Come to think of it, you introduced your favorite yakiniku joint to me, yes?

Aiba: I’ve also gone to Taichi-san’s recommended yakiniku restaurant. After that, we went to play billiards and stuff. Then you started to talk to strangers and that made for a terrible memory. 

Kokubun: Hahaha! Now that you mention it, the two of us haven’t gone out lately. 

Aiba: Yeah, please invite me~!

Kokubun: Shall we go then. It’s winter, so how about a delicious hotpot? Sweating while eating Jjigae [Korea stew] is the best thing ever. I like to add instant ramen at the end. The feeling of junk food is pretty awesome. 

Aiba: I love that too!

Kokubun: Well, in the end, as long as it tastes great, a man’s meal can consist of junk food or whatever. And then top it off with some alcohol! (laughs)

Joushima Shigeru   X   Matsumoto Jun – Surprise!? Indoor type Combination

The common point between the two is… an unexpected “Indoor type”.

Matsumoto: Joushima’s private life is a mystery to me, so there’s lots of questions I would like to ask. 

Joushima: Well, ask anything!

Matsumoto: Hmmm, do you watch movies?

Joushima: Well, I don’t go to movie theatres. I pretty much watch DVDs at home. 

Matsumoto: What DVDs have you been watching lately?

Joushima: Hmmm, what would that be… TOKIO’s Live Concert DVD. 

Matsumoto: Was that to check on it?

Joushima: That’s right. I’m looking at the balance of the music and such. Well, it’s my job. On the other hand, what does Matsujun do?

Matsumoto: I go drinking with friends or watch stage plays. 

Joushima: Oh~ I thought you would be more active and do sports and such. 

Matsumoto: I’m rather an indoor type. 

Joushima: That’s the same as me! Most of the time, I drink with my friends in the neighborhood, and then drink at home. 

Matsumoto: Ah, do you go with the people from Johnny’s?

Joushima: No, no~ I mean, I don’t know anyone’s mail address. The ones I do know are those of my fellow members. 

Matsumoto: Eh~ Do the members of TOKIO text each other?

Joushima: Yes, but it’s about work. How about Arashi?

Matsumoto: We do~ Recently, Sho-kun sent me a mail about how interesting Aiba-kun’s photo was. [It was a picture of him from Tensai Shimura Doubutsuen.] (laughs) Please bring me drinking next time!

Joushima: Sure thing ~ Where shall we go?

Matsumoto: If I could come then anywhere’s fine, really. I would like to listen to you at a slow and measured pace at a bar or something.

Yamaguchi Tatsuya   X   Sakurai Sho – Somehow, a Near Miss Combination

The duo which has many points in common, but no point of interaction.

Yamaguchi: I’ve worked with Arashi quite a fair bit, but somehow I’ve never gotten a chance to interact with Sakurai. For Aiba, we were together on “Shimura Doubutsuen”, and for Ohno-kun, it was “Kaibutsu-kun”, right? I’ve gone for meals with Matsujun and Ninomiya. The only person I don’t know is Sakurai. 

Sakurai: “You don’t know”… (laughs) I’ve had the privilege of meeting you during a recording of yours. 

Yamaguchi: That’s right. We both have recordings for Mondays, yes? And we also got excited talking about how our birthdays were on the same month just a little while ago. Next year, I will turn 40 exactly, while Sakurai will turn exactly 30 years old. 

Sakurai: That’s right, that’s right!

Yamaguchi: And there’s another common point between the both of us, which is the fact that we both appear on live broadcasts. 

Sakurai: That’s true. I was told this by Joushima-kun just now. He said that live broadcasts end at a fixed time, so it’s nice that the two of us can accurately predict the time. 

Yamaguchi: Well, that’s one aspect of it. (laughs)

Sakurai: At a glance, it seems like we have a lot in common when in actual fact, we’re a pair that consists only of vague near misses. (laughs) Next time, please invite me to the sea or something~!

Yamaguchi: Are you saying this for real? You look like the type who would be reading the news at home while I’m doing outdoor activities. 

Sakurai: Well, you’re not wrong about that. (laughs) 

Yamaguchi: You had your debut event at Hawaii, right? Let’s go to Hawaii then. 

Sakurai: I haven’t been to Hawaii much… 

Yamaguchi: Then let’s go eat nonsensical Japanese food. Like Spam Sushi or Sushi Roll. I like stuff like that. 

Sakurai: I get what you mean. Novel types of sushi, right? By all means, when the opportunity arises!

Nagase Tomoya   X   Ninomiya Kazunari – The Unrivalled Music Lovers Combination

The duo which unconsciously becomes maniacal once they talk about music!

Nagase: Normally, where does Nino write his music? 

Ninomiya: Pretty much at home. When inspiration hits, I’ll write it. 

Nagase: And how do you write your music?

Ninomiya: I use a music composition software. 

Nagase: Me too. Which sounds do you input into the software first?

Ninomiya: The drums, I guess? First, I put in the bass (on-beats) and the snare drums (off-beats)…

Nagase: Uh huh. And then you input the bass and keyboard, and sing the song… It seems like this topic may veer into pretty maniacal terrain. (laughs)

Ninomiya: True. (laughs) I’m worried that the readers may not be able to follow, so let’s change the topic.  Shall we talk about the songs which we like from each other’s group?

Nagase: For me~ Hmmm… “Monster” is nice. I think it’s good that Arashi’s songs bring out the Arashi factor properly. 

Ninomiya: That makes me happy. For me, it would be “AMBITIOUS JAPAN”. That’s good~ Good!

Nagase: Nothing besides “good”?

Ninomiya: No, no. That is because it would be presumptuous of me to evaluate the song. 

Nagase: Dahaha. By the way, if the two of us were to compose a song together, what kind of song would it be?

Ninomiya: A love song?

Nagase: Sounds good~ Then the opening will go like this, “Kill You”.

Ninomiya: Eh!? (laughs)

Nagase: And we’ll finish off with “I Love You”. That’s it~

Ninomiya: So it’s a slightly warped expression of love. 

Nagase: That’s right, that’s right. This is a song about being crazily in love. (laughs)

Matsuoka Masahiro   X   Ohno Satoshi – The Superhuman Power Combination

A dialogue between the superheroes EIJI and Kaibutsu-kun! 

Ohno: Although I used various superpowers in my role in “Kaibutsu-kun”, Matsu-nii also used superpowers in Psychometrer EIJI, right?

Matsuoka: The tough part about dramas with superpowers has got to be the visual effects. We handle it using CG now, but for me 14 years ago, everything was analogue so it was really tough. Or perhaps I should say that last time, it was terrible when I was filming for the Saturday 9PM drama slot. (laughs) It’s like, “I’m not gonna let you sleep!”

Ohno: Eh! There’s nothing like that nowadays. 

Matsuoka: Right? Nowadays things are done properly. So what were the reactions from people around you after filming “Kaibutsu-kun”?

Ohno: Simply put, I came to be called “Kaibutsu-kun” more often than “Ohno-kun”, I guess. Matsu-nii, did anyone tell you to show them your superpowers?

Matsuoka: if anyone said that to me, I’d send them flying. (laughs)

Ohno: [bursts out laughing]

Matsuoka: Well, if you were to talk about a special ability of mine, Ohno has it too. It’s the ability to not be a celebrity. (laughs) There’s no guy that can be that ordinary. That’s my special ability. 

Ohno: I don’t understand it myself… What I feel from Matsu-nii is an engulfing power, I guess. When we’re together, I feel at peace and it seems like we can always stay together.* I mean, more than a celebrity, Matsu-nii feels like “Matsuoka Masahiro”. (laughs) There’s no element of an idol in there. (laughs)

Translator’s comment: I have no idea how to phrase this so that it sounds less weird. >_<

Matsuoka: Nope. I told Johnny-san that I didn’t like that. 

Ohno: You could properly reject Johnny-san. (laughs)

So readers, which was your favorite senior-junior pairing?

Comments

[ministryofbees.livejournal.com]

Thanks for translating this! <3

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

Whoa, that's fast! Hope you enjoyed!

[slants-of-light.livejournal.com]

yay!!:) i've been waiting for this:D

thank you so much for translating!! ^__^

this really made my night!! XD

[misnangy.livejournal.com]

"The duo which has many points in common, but no point of interaction." lol So true...

I love the interraction between Nino and Nagase, they look like good friends when they talk about music. The other talks seems more like a promo for drama, shows etc... except maybe ohno who's totaly matsuoka's fanboy lol

thank you for translating~

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

How are you doing? Nice to hear from you!

Aiba and Taichi do go out in their own leisure time. There's always talk about Aiba going golfing or somet other activity with Kokubun.

[sinisterteacher]

Thanks for the translation. I love these two groups and their interactions are always hilarious. XD

[edneichon.livejournal.com]

sugoi *o*
thanks a lot x sharing this translation ^^

[catatonic-17.livejournal.com]

love love Arashi interacting with other JE groups. Whether its their sempai or kouhai, their interactons are always so genuine. There's no hint of any pretense or false warmth. Love it.

[ninodaisuki83.livejournal.com]

Awesome! Thank you for translating this~! <3


Starting reading during a lull at work and want to finish but I think I will have to wait until I get home. :P

[ninodaisuki83.livejournal.com]

Oh lord, I just read the exchange b/t Nagase and Nino.


"Kill you.. . ........... . .. . . .I love you."


ROFL! I want to hear this song! XD

[reiki74h.livejournal.com]

Thanks for translating this! I had so much fun reading it. XD I love the OhnoxMatsu-nii pair best though. The two of them are so close. AibaxTaichi pair is nice too. My favourites from both groups together. =D

[all4cyanide.livejournal.com]

I need to hear Nagase and Nino's song now. "Kill you"? LMAO That just needs to happen. XDDDDD


Thanks so much for translating this!

[giantbunny.livejournal.com]

Thank you for translating!

[silgari.livejournal.com]

OMG Thank u so much for the translation! You should totally link this post at TOKIO comm *______* And I can't choose a fav senior-junior pairing... IT'S TOO HARD

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

Whoa your icon. O_o

I'm not a member of the TOKIO comm but you can post this over there as a cut with a link back to my LJ if you want. Glad you enjoyed!

[mellastella.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

They're so interesting and funny! I love Arashi and I like TOKIO, so a combo of the two is perfect for me. :)

[risuw-chan.livejournal.com]

thanks for translating^^
well maybe i'm bias but matsuniixohno conbi would never fail to make me squee in delight
ohno acted like spoiled child when he's with matsunii so XDD

[thariamon.livejournal.com]

well for me, Aiba and Taicchi-kun pairing is the best... not to be biased because of Taichi but among all the conversations, I think is the one that felt more natural :P

[hanaismail.livejournal.com]

Nagase: Sounds good~ Then the opening will go like this, “Kill You”.
Ninomiya: Eh!? (laughs)
Nagase: And we’ll finish off with “I Love You”. That’s it~

OH nagase xDD
i really hope they do compose one song together.

thanks for translate this <3

[nino-luv.livejournal.com]

I love to see interactions between JE grp.
Im surprised Taichi didnt get pair up with Nino. It can be a bratty combination.
I wanna see V6xArashi now :D

[ohmiyaplz.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!

Lol these were all so awesome~

AND FOR SOME REASON I COULDN'T GET OFF THE FACT THAT JOUSHIMA AND JUN'S FACIAL EXPRESSIONS WERE LIKE THE SAME IN THAT PICTURE EXACTLY and yeah. T____T

GAHHH OHNO WHY YOU SO CUTE? HIS PICTURE AHSLJAHSJH♥

[ginger001]

Thank you for this!!! ^^ Nino-Nagase one was probably the most interesting... I wish they could have kept going talking about how they compose music u.u

[capacheno.livejournal.com]

love yama but cant be bias here. lol
aiba's and taichi's conversation was nice.
however my favorite is nino and nagase.
it was really interesting and had me laughing.
them talking about music totally got me thinking.."ooouuuhhhh..." XD
hahaha, overall everyone's conversation is interesting.

thanks. i really enjoyed this. ^^

[tei-920.livejournal.com]

thank you so much for translating and sharing this.. really enjoyed reading this..

[mikivanalen.livejournal.com]

Thanks you for this! I feel the junior-senior relationship with jun and sho. I really like nagase-nino pair, they are both sharp-tongued!!

Ninomiya: A love song?
Nagase: Sounds good~ Then the opening will go like this, “Kill You”.
Ninomiya: Eh!? (laughs)
Nagase: And we’ll finish off with “I Love You”. That’s it~

This part killed me!! lol

[iloveohmiya.livejournal.com]

Huwaaa~ My fave groupssss.. *u* Huuuu~ I enjoyed reading this all too much and laughing all too much. Thanks so much for translating this! :3

[nunuuu.livejournal.com]

THIS WAS TOO MUCH ADORBS, REALLY.

Taichi and Aiba do seem they'd be rather random and manly and giggly with each other, no? (SCP appearances of Aiba come to mind, lol.) Leader and Matsujun are so friggen cute I JUST CAN'T LOOK AT THEIR FACES.

Gussan and Sho look super sparkly. No, I don't know what I mean by that. Like, probably if I saw them together walking down the street I'd be majorly star-struck because they're just so blinding. Nagase and Nino is perfect. WE NEED THAT SONG TO HAPPEN OMFG.

And well, Ohno and Matsu-nii. It's a given. <3

Thanks for sharing this with us!

[ms-pretense.livejournal.com]

oh, i love hoe Arashi got paired with TOKIO..
while Arashi is my ichiban JE group, TOKIO is one of few JE group that I like..:)

[ladysummer664.livejournal.com]

Matsu-nii + Satoshi combo both my fav Johnnys ♥