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※ Ohno-san Q&A
O: Thank you very much for coming to this press conference in your busy time in spite of sudden invitation. We have sent comments to our fans a while ago. May I announce once again, we, ARASHI, decided to suspend our group activities after 31 December 2020. While it is very self-centered, we would like to take this opportunity to convey this to you from our own words. Thank you for your support today.
Q: Once again, please tell us the particulars that led to this conclusion?
O: In around mid June 2017, I gathered the other four members to talk about my thoughts and my feelings, that I would like to stop my activities as ARASHI for once. I told the other four members that I would like to try living a free life for once, after that, we had discussions again and again, and came to a decision that ARASHI group activities would be suspended after 2020.
Q: Please tell us the details of how the discussions were conducted and how the agreed decision was resulted.
O: In mid June 2017, I gathered the four members for the first time to reveal my feelings, after that, I met each member one by one, properly listened to their thoughts one by one, after that, we five gathered again, we had a lot of discussions again and again, at last staff of Johnny’s participated in our discussions, in February 2018 we reported to Johnny’s, and then we had more discussions, and then we came to this decision in June 2018.
Q: I would like to ask Ohno-san, in the message announced to fans, you said “I want to try living a free life for once without being tied by anything”, what does it mean in particular?
O: Though I have not decided in detail what I would like to do during the suspension, speaking of free life, of course I would like to try leaving this (entertainment industry) world for once and seeing the sceneries that I have not seen before. I also think that I have not experienced a common life since I have entered this world, I am also interested in it, but I have no detailed plan what I would like to do.
Q: Even if you live a free life, you are still a talent of Johnny’s, and a member of ARASHI, right?
O: Right. At first, when I reported to others including my members that I wanted to end the activities, when it came to thinking to end the activities, I thought that indeed I had to quit this agency otherwise it would not be an end to me, however, while I had the discussion with members and the agency staff, there was discussion as it might be fine to take a break, so though I belonged to the agency, after the deadline of discussion, though I did not discover anything I would like to do, I think that I would like to take time to take a break and think about it.
Q: When did Ohno’s thought come to a trigger to this decision?
O: Frankly saying, there was no trigger. Rather than thinking about it all the time, about three years ago, such feeling and thought started growing, and it gradually became stronger, this is the present situation.
Q: Was about around the time after the Hawaii concert?
O: A while after the concert completed, I had other work, from that point, there were some changes in my feelings, yes.
Q: The scenery of Hawaii was special, right?
O: Right so. I returned to Japan from there, though I could not recall the details, since the completion of 15th anniversary, when I worked on my works, when I was allowed to work on individual works, though it was gradual, such feeling started to grow.
Q: Has there been something like sense of accomplishment?
O: Sense of accomplishment ... frankly saying, during 10th anniversary and 15th anniversary, of course there was sense of accomplishment, but in myself I did not have a feeling that I have accomplished it, indeed at that time, I also did not have such feeling during Hawaii, really the feeling gradually started to grow.
Q: Will Ohno-san take a rest of entertainment activities from 2021?
O: Right so. Yes.
Q: You will stop your work for a period of time?
O: Right, I would like to stop for once to spend some time to reconsider myself for once. In terms of work, yes I shall take a break of my works.
Q: What would you think how long would the break be?
O: Though I have not thought about the details to that, while I shall run through to the end of 2020 as ARASHI, with the feeling that time, I think that my thoughts would come out when I take a break after that, so I have no idea now.
Q: However, I think that there are a lot of fans waiting for revival in terms of this suspension of group activities, and I think members are also waiting for the revival, though a rough idea, would you let us know how long it would be, or whether you are already tired of the work ...
M: It’s difficult to answer (giggle).
O: Really, roughly ...
S: But you haven’t decided at all, right? (giggle)
O: I haven’t decided.
A: Could you tell how long? (giggle) Roughly. We don’t know too, roughly how long.
M: Right, I hope you’d tell us if you’ve decided (giggle).
A: Would you tell us? (giggle)
N: Right.
O: I haven’t decided! (giggle) I’m sorry.
N: Excuse me.
Q: So you are not taking a break because you are tired, right?
O: I do not feel in myself that I am tired. I have a strong wish that I would like to leave for once, stop for once, and reconsider myself, indeed. It is not that I am tired, no.
Source:
https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1818329
https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1818338
https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1818370
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