Words cannot express how much I love this old magazine interview from 15 years ago (!). I learned new things that I had never heard before, and learned more details about the things I already kn...
Preview Click on the link below to read Aiba’s latest interview from MORE, a wonderful piece that showcases the way he has matured and how he views many things, from work to the world around hi...
Hi everyone, this isn’t at all related to translations but I figured it would be a waste not to share with everyone else. For the past few weeks, I’ve been working on an online library of...
There was a review of the Japonism DVD making the rounds on Twitter that I really enjoyed and decided to translate. The review came from a Japanese website with a predominant interest in rock mus...
I really liked this latest issue of Nino’s It column and decided to translate it. Sometimes Nino can be very frank about his thoughts, especially towards things you would normally expect him to...
Here we have an interview with the producer for Aiba Manabu! I always love hearing what the staff they work with have to say about the members and this is no different, especially considering Aib...
Here’s the part on Nino with the director in charge of his Arashi ni Shiyagare segment! Reading these made me feel like they’re very well matched with their respective directors. Read on for ...
Translated the first of a series in TV Life where each director in charge of the five members’ segments in Arashi ni Shiyagare speak out and offer some behind the scenes scoop. Nino’s is up n...
This crosstalk is really old but it was simply too cute not to translate. Read on to find out what chibi Aiba and Nino bickered about, a rare display of monetary generosity from Nino, and more! ...
So little time, so much to do! Taking advantage of the fact that I don’t have work this weekend to do some translating. First up are all of the member Q&As from the latest tour pamphlet. They ...
Here is the second half of the member crosstalk from the FREESTYLE II artbook, where they revealed Aiba’s and Sho’s drawings and wrapped up with their thoughts about the exhibit and their att...
One more for the road before I head off to sleep. Took a break from Ohno’s artbook and decided to translate this instead. It’s hard to describe what exactly this was about, but he offered som...
Just got my copy of FREESTYLE II today and decided to translate the two interviews in it. One is with Ohno on his own, and one is with the other four members because they drew sketches of him aga...
Sorry for the lateness! Been swamped with work and life stuff so I didn’t get the chance to sit down and finish the rest of the Uraaratalk until now. They spent most of this discussing who in A...
Here is the second of three parts of their 39-minute talk that was included in the regular edition of their latest single! You can find a link to the first part in the post in case you missed i...
Here is the first part of three for their 39-minute long talk from the normal edition of their latest single! This part is mostly some dorky self-introductions and answering a couple of questions...
Here is the translation for entire Disc 2 from their latest concert DVD! I will not be subbing it, but there will be a subbing team (or two, or more?) that will be using my transcript. Enjoy! ...
Translated the latest volume of Nino’s serial column in MORE on a whim. This was pretty interesting to me since Nino is rarely so candid about his back pain, which the magazine also noted. I ...
Last part of Mary Kitagawa’s 10-page exclusive interview with Shuukan Bunshun is up! This part addresses the so-called neutral faction and also veers off topic to talk about Julie’s possible ...
Here is the second part of the 10-page exclusive interview which Mary Kitagawa had with Shuukan Bunshun. The bulk of this part is focused on the faction war issue, and a certain somebody makes a ...