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※ All Members Q&A (II)
Q: While Ohno-san bears the responsibility of performance such as singing and dancing, and you are going to put down this responsibility for once without deciding the period of time. When the other members understood this and decided to be “I see. Let us go for this”, did each of you think about “What would I do then?”?
A: Do you mean after 2020? Now I cannot imagine what feeling it would be at that time, so now I shall work to my utmost on what we have decided in this period of time that we have decided, after that I shall think about what I shall further do, but I have no plan of taking rest after 2020.
M: It may be a timing for me to have new challenge on things that I have not done before, though now I have not decided in detail what I would like to challenge at that timing, I think that when I search and find the thing I would like to challenge, that would be the timing for me to take the challenge. But above all, we shall think about various works so that we five and our fans would pass the time together with joy until end 2020.
S: Because we work as a group, of course as a choice, there was a choice that ARASHI would continue even with one or two members taking rest. However, we took the choice that “ARASHI is not ARASHI if not with these five people”, “we shall not continue if not with these five people”. While the timeline 31 December 2020 is announced today, my mind is only full of ARASHI’s works until 31 December 2020, I do not imagine what I would do after that, I cannot imagine. I feel that my mind is full of ARASHI’s works.
N: I feel quite the same, to be precise, I have not thought about anything about my individual work from 2021. Therefore, because it is extremely fortunate and joyful that we five are able to work together until the very end of 2020, first of all, now I can only think about working my best on this, and making as many and long memories with the people supporting us as possible, even one more or one second longer.
Q: There are many programmes named after ARASHI which are popular, will they also end after 2020?
M: Because we have not directly discussed this decision with staff, we do not know when the programmes would last, because we would like to announce this decision to our fans first, after that we shall have thorough discussion with the staff of our programmes and make the decision.
Q: While you said your mind is full of ARASHI’s works, and a big decision has been made, is there an ARASHI song that is reminiscent to you?
N: It is difficult to choose.
S: How many singles do we have now?
A: Eh, 56. ARASHI has 56 singles.
N: Not counting the coupling songs.
A: If also counting the coupling songs, we shall have several hundred of songs.
M: ... We could not think about any (giggle).
A: Sorry (giggle).
S: Completely off in this question.
Q: Any song or event that you could remember?
N: But this is somehow different, had we been disbanded, there would have been something like reminiscence as a connection to a particular moment. Indeed because we are taking a break for once, there is temperature difference between (ourselves) and people who are watching us, it would be great if there can be clear words to illustrate this, but, how to say ... to put it flat, the answer would be “no”.
All: (giggle)
S: Because there are too many songs.
A: “No” in good meaning (giggle).
N: It feels that we have too many songs (so it is impossible to choose one).
Q: Just then, Matsumoto-san said that you also had thought about suspending the group before, in a TV programme five years ago, Ohno-san, Ninomiya-san, Sakurai-san also said that you had thought about quitting ARASHI, do you remember that?
S: It was when we debuted.
N: I think it was about when we debuted.
M: I think that it was the time when we debuted, right? That they mentioned when they wanted to quit.
S: To be exact, after I became ARASHI, I had not thought about quitting, even for once. I think that you are referring to the story when we debuted. I had thought so because when ARASHI was formed and we became members, I had not thought that we would have group activities, when I was a Johnny’s Jr. I had not thought that such thing could happen. Did you feel the same?
O: When we debuted, I felt like I debuted without knowing anything.
M: It was when Ohno-san turned off your mobile phone, right? (giggle)
O: Right right, before I debuted.
Q: You said that through the many discussions the bonding between the members was deepened, and the feelings of the members were understood by each other, in it, please tell us if there were any words that made you touched and cry.
O: When our individual opinions and feelings were put together, the other four members said “Let us walk to the very end with smile”, and, really, when I met them one by one, among the comments they four announced, I also heard those words when we two met, indeed I thought that they agreed with the decision one by one through the many discussions. How to say, we did not have weird dispute, and we did not have weird clash too, including my thoughts as well, we came to a place where we five felt the calmest, the thoughts of the other four members resonated in my heart, I felt strongly that “ARASHI is five”.
Q: What did they say?
O: I could not express it in words. I seemed becoming emotional, thinking about what they are saying. With tears, yes.
Q: I think ARASHI is very gentle to fans, and is very much the “model student” in terms of idol.
S: Thank you (giggle). I am happy to hear that (giggle).
Q: This time you set a period of two years before suspension, and you have planned live tour to meet more fans, and then, even in this press conference you show us your bonding in good terms, and even in the comments you announced, you apologise to the fans, I think that there are fans who do not know what to do. At this stage if you could say something as you please, is there anything you would like to say what you would like fans to do? In Matsumoto-san’s article there are words “I want you to have fun”. I understand that because ARASHI has been working all along for your fans. So on the contrary is there anything you would expect from fans? (By NTV Announce Aoki Genta)
S: You are in such heat, indeed. Thank you.
M: We really have been working with joy, we have nothing but gratitude to our fans. Because speaking of our lives, we have visuals which can only be made if our fans and people coming to our lives buy the penlights, and we make the visuals together ... they have the option not to buy the penlights, but they buy it, and because they buy it, we can make the visuals, and we can see scenery in every live, so we have nothing to our fans but gratitude.
S: I think there are really many situations that I think would be as we please, when we did our first dome tour, originally we did tour of arena size (※凱旋記念公演ARASHI AROUND ASIA), as a result we were allowed to do it at Toyo Dome in a form of looking it back (※凱旋記念最終公演 ARASHI AROUND ASIA+in Dome).
When I become adult of course I know, there are issues like schedule, there are people who think it better to have the live at arena because they can see us up close. As we are asked about doing things as we please, if I am to answer Aoki-san’s question, this (suspension of group activities) would be the last thing we do as we please, right?
Q: While the 2019 tour is already announced, would it be fine for fans to cry? Or would you like to see them smile?
M: This is not something we can decide (giggle).
N: You are already crying, in your case (giggle).
M: Of course we would like to spend the time with our audience joyfully, but everyone has different thoughts, as also written in my message, because of course it would take time for our fans to understand our decision, we are happy just by our audiences coming to the concerts, and it would depend on the audience how they would like to listen to our songs and watch our performance in our concerts.
Q: Lastly, I would like Sakurai-san to face the camera and give the audience a message, because I think there are young people who cannot study at all at this moment. Today is Sunday, and from tomorrow, Monday, schools will begin the semester, would you please send a message to the students?
S: Is it OK for me to do this?
A: Please~
M: So you represent us~
N: So this is a nomination, isn’t it?
Q: I think the duty of student is to study.
S: I also think so.
M: So would you represent us to give a message?
S: Right, because this is the order from Aoki-san. Dear students, please do your best on your study. I have started my entertainment work since I was a junior high school student, and I worked hard on my study while working. It is your turn now. Let’s work your best on your study~ ... What is it?
All: (giggle)
S: Look, this will become like this, right?
Q: Thank you.
M: This is it, right?
S: Is it fine for me to give a message like this?
Q: This is very good. Thank you.
S: Thank you for various considerations.
Q: What is the reason of having this break in end 2020?
S: There are two points, first of all, as Matsumoto just said, we would like to spend enough time to express our gratitude to many people, in addition, as said just then, there are countless TV broadcasters, sponsors, and staff who are taking care of us, it would take time to explain and act so that they would agree with our decision.
Q: Is it because the future works are already confirmed so that the timeline 2020 is set?
S: I have no confirmed future work at all ... Who heard that you have?
A: Perhaps live, the live is announced.
N: Lives in 2019.
M: Though we have a lot of things that we would like to do.
All: Yup.
Q: What would you like to do?
M: First of all, when we work on our concert tour we also want to celebrate our 20th anniversary like doing an event that everyone can have fun together, and as we did in our 10th anniversary, we would like to make a best album summarising our 20 years and video clips. There are a lot of things we want to do. Yes.
Q: Is there anything Ohno-san would like to do?
O: In these two years I would like to express my gratitude to our fans as possible, and we shall have lives, let’s think about what we shall do together.
Q: What is ARASHI to Ohno-san?
O: ARASHI. It’s ... difficult to express by words. It is nothing by treasure to me, ARASHI is my life, really I have been ARASHI for 20 years who is more than half of my life, it shall be shining in my heart forever.
Q: Did you report to Johnny (Kitagawa)-san? What did he say?
O: Johnny-san said “I think that this is not something I can decide, this is something we all decide. In these 20 years, you really worked very hard, thank you”.
Q: Now the concerts are on show, is this concert confirmed after you all decided the timeline of end 2020, a concert to express gratitude to your fans?
M: There is also such thought. When we started to think about it, we have not come to a conclusion on our discussion. However this was one of the reasons that we decided to do this many number of concerts. But, more than anything, when we are allowed to do concerts every year, the reality is that every year there are many fans who cannot come to our concerts, so in this 20th year which is a time-mark, in this year which we are to celebrate the anniversary, we said that we hoped to do any many concerts as possible so that more people could come to watch our concerts, this is the reason that we do so many concerts.
Q: No concert is planned in November which is the anniversary month of your debut, is there anything you are thinking about to do in November?
M: We have no plan. U-m, though it would be great if there would be some activities. There is issue on venue, and we hope that many people can see us, because there is only one day for this 3 November that is our debut day, no matter where we do concert there is limited number of people who can watch it, so it would be great if we can find a way to share this day with more people. It may or may not be possible.
Q: We are looking forward to this.
M: We shall try our best.
Q: After this announcement, will the formation of the tour be changed?
M: The concert will not be changed because of this announcement. The concert may simply change a bit because of songs we are going to release, rather, we shall continue thinking about how to do the concert after the announcement. Therefore it will not be changed because of this announcement.
Q: I think that the concert this time had a content that makes audience strongly aware of “five people”, is this deliberately shown?
M: Rather than deliberate, I think that things just turned to be like this naturally. This is the thing we wanted to show the most.
Source:
https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1818329
https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1818338
https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1818370
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