NINO - December MORE 2008 interview (part 2)

[barbosa2007]

Part 2 of the interview is out! Enjoy :)

 

 

 

Why he thinks that there’s a difference between being popular and being well-liked.

 

You know, in order to be able to experience an emotion about something, you need to put in energy right? And since I don’t wish to expend energy on negative feelings such as hatred, I simply don’t dislike people. On the other hand, when I like something/someone, since it generates positive energy I tend to cherish it all the more. However, it may be because I don’t outwardly express it, so it’s hard for people to understand me. That’s probably why I don’t have many friends my age. I always go drinking with people in their forties! (laughs). You know, people like (Takahashi) Katsumi-san, Katsumura (Masanobu)-san. (laughs)

 

In contrast, I’ve never thought about whether I was a well-liked person. If I had to choose between whether I was popular or unpopular, I probably would choose the latter. It’s true! If I weren’t favoured by people who had an interest in me, I wouldn’t think of myself as being popular. In my mind, being well-liked and being popular are two completely different concepts.

 

Someone who came to our concert could go, “Wow, Arashi is really well-liked!” But I wouldn’t translate that as being popular. I’m really happy when I receive such support [from the fans], but you know, it’s probably because you watch me from a distance that you’re able to continue liking me. For example, I like Takeuchi Yuko. (Translator’s note: Me too, Nino!) However, I like her from watching her movies and reading about her in magazines. My feelings towards her are somewhat a mixture of respect and illusions. I don’t want to ruin [this distance], so if an offer came for me to act with her in a project, I probably would be very vexed. That’s the same manner in which people like me. I think there would be very little people who would like the way I rush home after a live performance to play computer games. If there was someone who actually liked how I really was, I would think that’s quite pitiful! I would think, “Well, there are better men [to like] out there aren’t there!”

Comments

[ulilulelo.livejournal.com]

reading nino's interview is always fun ! I like his way of thinking :) thanks for translating and sharing ^^
“Well, there are better men [to like] out there aren’t there!” >> aww don't be condescend ..

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed :)

Nino's very unidol-like. I think fans find it a refreshing change from the flamboyant personalities that typically dominate JE.

[all4cyanide.livejournal.com]

think there would be very little people who would like the way I rush home after a live performance to play computer games.
THAT IS MY BOYFRIEND. He does the EXACT same thing. Doesn't bother me! ^^ That's pretty funny he says that. I'm pitiful? Wow. Heh. Nino's interviews are always so insightful. What he says is very true about illusions and watching from afar. Anyway, thanks for the translation!

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

Guys and gaming. Never ends, does it?

I think it requires a certain level of emotional maturity in order to emote the way he does in his dramas and movies. Despite his youthful appearance he is 26 after all.

[c-alen.livejournal.com]

thanks for translating.

[varziel.livejournal.com]

thanks for translating!
nino's awesome as always :)) i really love his way of thinking, i wonder how many times have i said that XD

My feelings towards her are somewhat a mixture of respect and illusions. I don’t want to ruin [this distance]

-- can you believe that this line almost made me cry? ♥ kazunari, you really are the best!

[angy85.livejournal.com]

“Well, there are better men [to like] out there aren’t there!”...why he is so pessimist?
hope he can find a girl suit for him!^^
Thanks for translating!:)

[nepheliads.livejournal.com]

Thanks for translating. :]

[kittycurious.livejournal.com]

If there was someone who actually liked how I really was, I would think that’s quite pitiful!
I guess I'm extra pitiful then, lol. Because I do the same thing. First thing I tend to do when I wake up is come down and play whatever game I'm obsessed with at the time, or just surf the net. lol, that's probably one of the reasons I like it and can understand why others do it. :)

My feelings towards her are somewhat a mixture of respect and illusions.
I feel that way towards Arashi, and other idols/celebs I like. Because no matter how much I say I like them, I don't actually know them. So I really just like the image they portray.

I wonder if the fact that while reading this and thinking
"Wow, we have similar ideas about things." is just another illusion?
Probably, lol.

Thank you for translating! :]

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed :)

Even if the image is pretty much an illusion and Johnny's are humans like us, that doesn't deny the fact that they're damn good entertainers. Love 'em.

[kittycurious.livejournal.com]

Very true!
They're all very good at their job <3

Feel the same

[menolly1019.livejournal.com]

It bothers me that I might just like their image, but at the same time I DO like it so I want to enjoy it.

But do I have any right to say I like them when I don't know them? But do I have any right to ever say I know them? I can't ever become friends with them aside from a miracle, so I can't ever say that I know them no matter how many interviews I read or shows I watch or songs I listen to. Even when you are friends with someone you can't say you know them because our inner thought are our inner thoughts. At the same time, there are things about ourselves that only other people can see.

What is legit?

I guess there's too much effort put into analyzing this, but it's all because of an emotion that I can't help that really bothers me.

So what exactly is the role of a fan?

Re: Feel the same

[kittycurious.livejournal.com]

The role of the fan is to support, I would assume, lol.

I feel all fans have the right to like what is presented to them. Arashi is Arashi, after all. If they were presented differently as a group Arashi would be a different group.
When I mentioned their image, I meant their individual images. Though I think Arashi tends to have a pretty honest one. Like, why would Nino say he plays video games all the time and call himself an otaku, when otaku aren't favored in Japan, unless it's true?
Granted one has to realize that even if what they show to the public is their natural-self, they don't act that way 24/7. So always smiling Aiba may actually not smile constantly off set.

When I really think about it; It is what it is, and we can't change that. If we like what we see then we like what we see. Whether or not they are as they present themselves to us irl is a whole other story altogether.

[okanoai.livejournal.com]

oh, thank you for translating! love his way of thinking. very deep and insightful.

arashi is BOTH well-liked AND popular!

[paranoid-faery.livejournal.com]

He sure does realise the gap between idol persona and private, I guess that makes him more humble too~

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

Nino is... realistic, I think. I think the members [of Arashi] don't take their popularity for granted, so that's kept them grounded.

[kipassusahmati.livejournal.com]

I was about to post my comment yesterday for the first part when my internet suddenly disconnected itself><

I really love Nino thoughts^^ If you get to work with Yukosan I ill be so delighted, yes, I love her too!!!

TQso much for your translations!!! I really enjoy them^^

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

I actually think Nino and Yuko look slightly similar, from the mole on their chins to their slightly oval faces.

Both of them have wonderfully expressive faces too.

[tararingo.livejournal.com]

oh,wow!
the thing coming on my mind when i read this is...
nino sugoi.
i cant find another word.ahahaa~ speechles.
but i guess he's right.about the distance,i mean.
though i would never know about it,right?ahahhaa
if only i have a chance to meet him in person...^^

[pititee.livejournal.com]

many thanks!
lov the way he give an interview,hilarious yet witty^^

[wendy138.livejournal.com]

What Nino said is actually true though. It's good that he's putting himself into perspective.

Thank you!

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

I too, like how the Arashi members are rather grounded in reality, despite their immense success.

[animenrock.livejournal.com]

i enjoyed reading this, thank you!

[higure-san.livejournal.com]

nino's interview at times are so deep and well-thought and often am amazed... thanks for translating~ ^^

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

I think people mistake his youthful appearance for innocence? He is 26 after all.

[flaminco.livejournal.com]

Thank you for translating!

[arashi-zutto.livejournal.com]

and people think he's cold???

probably after they read this, they would definitely change their perception of ichiban nino!

thank you for this! =)

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

Well, I do think he's cold! Actually, if I were to phrase it in English he would be rather introverted. Not that it's a bad thing, just strange for an idol as popular as he is.

[arashi-zutto.livejournal.com]

so maybe he is, but give him a chance and you'll see there's warmth in there and when you do you'll understand the person he truly is ^^,
one of the reasons i like him is that he's introvert, i admire that he's willing to take the back seat when he knows he can be the star if he wanted to..

[kat-esque.livejournal.com]

I think there would be very little people who would like the way I rush home after a live performance to play computer games.
THAT'S ADORABLE. ♥
I suppose i'm 'pitiful' since I think that's cute...:D

Thank you for translating :]

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

I would say that's rather human. Internet and gaming addictions are rather common nowadays and people are unabashedly immersed in it. I guess that's why we're all here yeah? ;)

[akakame-pi.livejournal.com]

Thanks again for translating and sharing ^^

Nino's way of think is very intersting :) To be poplular or well-liked, ne

For me to be popular is when there are many people knows about you and to be well-liked is when you have someone actually like you the way you are not just knowing you because they saw you from somewhere. But what Nino had said was intersting too.

Nino prefered someone who actually likes him the way he is and of who he really is when he's not working, ne ^^ I think that's really important point too.

But I won't want him to think it's a pity if someone actually like him though. I'm sure there is someone will accept him the way he is as Ninomiya Kazunari as himself not as a well-known person when he's working. :)

[barbosa2007.livejournal.com]

I had difficulties translating the term "moteru" and "ninki aru", both of which actually mean popular in Japanese. I managed to substitute "ninki aru" with the term well-liked because that's where I think the nuance lies.

[pi-hiatus.livejournal.com]

“Well, there are better men [to like] out there aren’t there!”

haha, is such a nino's comment, sharp, sarcastic and deep in all one comment. that's not pitiful, i am sure many fans like him as how he is.

[waku-waku.livejournal.com]

thank you for translating! I seriously enjoy reading your translations!
i kinda agree with him in keeping that kind of "gap" though it's such a nice experience to to like be with the person that you are liking..

thanks for sharing! :)

[tsuriken.livejournal.com]

"And since I don’t wish to expend energy on negative feelings such as hatred, I simply don’t dislike people... However, it may be because I don’t outwardly express it, so it’s hard for people to understand me... If I weren’t favoured by people who had an interest in me, I wouldn’t think of myself as being popular."

One reason why I like Nino is probably that I share similar sentiments with him regarding some things, he just feels that much closer as a person~

"...but you know, it’s probably because you watch me from a distance that you’re able to continue liking me."

And of course he would also say things like that(which I also agree with), which makes me think this closeness is part of an illusion. But still the five of them are undoubtedly excellent entertainers, and I'm still thankful for the Arashi crack they bring into my life. I think Nino tries to hide himself too much because he's afraid of getting hurt... but I really hope he finds the one he can open up to someday in the future.

[snow-chibi.livejournal.com]

" ... it’s probably because you watch me from a distance that you’re able to continue liking me . "

I completely agree with that . I remember watching one of the programs they were in and as I watched him more closely I thought , " If we become acquainted , there is a big chance he`ll be the very first person I`ll hate . "

Hmmm ... would a psychologist go crazy talking to someone like Nino ? I wonder ...

[snow-chibi.livejournal.com]

Ehem , forgive my manners .

Thanks for translating ! =)

[auriga-capella.livejournal.com]

you are so great in translating, i easily read your sentences, without carefully and find the other words in my language :))
thank you for sharing and translating.
thanks alot :))

[schweetmisery.livejournal.com]

this interview just makes me like Nino even more!! hehe
thanks~

[heo-sua.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much :D

[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

I think my son might like him the most because they're similar I guess. He identifies with him. He's very sweet and good natured but hates being the center of attention. Although sometimes he has had to be. Also outwardly - he can come across as a mischief maker. While he does have friends and seems to have no problems in school, he's actually a little introverted too. Reading this interview kind of made me realise actually how scarily - and I don't know if this is a good thing or not - like Nino Darian actually is! *sigh*


Plus yeah the gaming addict thing is totally the same too. *more sighs*

But I bet his mother loves him to itty-bitty little pieces. She must be so proud of him and his achievements.

Thank you, I think this is more insightful than you'd ever thought possible huh! ^_^