17.08.23 Konya Kurabete Mimashita - Sakurai Sho's girl power and on ARASHI

[arashitranslation]

[Opening]
- When Sakurai-san sat he put his hands in between his thighs.
- When Tokui-san said that Sakurai-san was called "Shoko" in the programme, Sakurai-san said "I see~" in kawaii manner.

[Photo when he was 1 year 7 month old]
- Tokui-san said that his mouth opened, he looked like a clever boy and it was like he could appear in NEWS ZERO. Sakurai-san replied that "It's early~ (this quality was shown in such early photo)".

[Childhood life]
- Sakurai-san was boy's scout during childhood. But he withdrew after joining it for one week. There was a classmate who went back home with him together, though that classmate could not be said to bully him but that classmate was kind of meddling, and he disliked that and wanted to be strong, so he joined the boy's scout. But when he was in he found that that classmate was there too. So he withdrew from it right away.
- Sakurai-san entered Johnny's when he was junior high school grade 2. He applied it himself. He said that he was kawaii that time. When he was in metro, the high school girls around him said that he was kawaii and wondered if he was Johnny's Jr. So he thought that perhaps he could be in.

[Hobby]
- Sakurai-san has collection of snow dome.
- When all said that it was girl power Sakurai-san said it was not.
- When the snow dome is turned around and the snow in it flies, he thinks that it's beautiful.
- During PON! 1 or 2 years ago, he showed that photo of Raffles Hotel's snow dome being broken and water leaked out, and it was not longer a snow dome, but he kept it as decoration. It was Raffle's Hotel Singapore. And the hotel sent another snow dome to him after that PON! OA. Sakurai-san said that everyone is watching PON!.
- Sakurai-san goes for private journey around once per year, when he has break and is able to go overseas.
- When on trip, Sakurai-san put everything in a pouch. And all reacted very much to "pouch" claiming that it was girl power. He put stomach medicine, paper tissue, wet tissue, mouth wash, paper teeth brush, two lip creams in his pouch. He even carried the lip cream with him during filming.

[Hawaii during 15th anniversary]
- He went (diving) to see dolphins during break.

[Perfume]
- Sakurai-san likes good smell. He has diffusers at home. Tokui-san said that saying the word "diffuser" is girl power, because boys usually only say "that thing with good smell". He has diffusers at doorway, living room, and bedroom. Diffuser at doorway is cassis, that in living room and bedroom is jasmine.
- The perfume he is using now is made in France. He thought it is a manly smell but Tokui-san said it is adult female smell.

[Skincare]
- Sakurai-san doesn't do skincare.

[Chikan]
- When he was young and in train after concert at Yokohama Arena, his met chikan (molester) who kept touching his navel. He thought the episode was interesting so talked about it during MC in the concert next day, at that time he was not aware that it was the media report day, reporters came for coverage, so the news next day, it was supposed to be ARASHI Yokohama Arena concert accommodated several tens of thousands of audience, but the news turned to be "Chikan touching navel". And he understood well how females feel terrified when being molested. Matt said that it is a cue, touching the palm repeatedly, and if you grasp that finger it means "OK". Sakurai-san said it's dangerous.

[Shoko-like girl power in daily life]
- Breakfast is prepared soy milk, banana, and plain yogurt. He started having soy milk in breakfast because of influence of actresses. He had breakfast during makeup, then started filming.
- He started drinking cold brew coffee being influenced by Aoi Yu-san. He puts two teabags of cold brew coffee into water before sleep, puts ice in the morning, and drinks it in the morning and it is good.
- He likes roll cake since childhood. He buys roll cake in naruto shape in convenience store or supermarket. It was the taste of childhood. His mother needs to work, when he went home he was alone, or with his younger sister. Before his mother came back, they ate cake and waited. He passed his lonely moments with roll cake.
- In green room, Sakurai-san carries along his "My coaster", drinks latte. He has a mini fan connected to smartphone, and nail oil. He also has stretching pole influenced by Igawa Haruka-san.
- When Sashihara-san said that there is vibrating device for stretching, Sakurai-san said that Matsumoto-san has it, Sakurai-san was bit concerned about having the same item with member (being embarrassing having the same item).

[an an photo]
- He said that he wanted his butts to be seen.

[ARASHI]
Tokui-san: It's tough being member of ARASHI isn't it? If you were in junior high school again, would you be ARASHI again?
Sakurai-san: I think I would.
Goto-san: There is limitation in daily life, you can't have romance.
Tokui-san: You can't rent porn video. There are lots of such limitation.
Sakurai-san: I wanted to do it (become ARASHI), so I did it (became ARASHI).
Tokui-san: Of course, you are loved by everyone, but there must be tough moments (living as ARASHI).
Sakurai-san: No, nothing changes.
Goto-san: You can't get drunk, if being ARASHI.
Shelly: You can't have romance freely.
Sakurai-san: Is it so...? Nothing changes (in my life)...
Goto-san: When you see the billboard stating "ARASHI CD on sale", you'd think "I am ARASHI~".
Sakurai-san: Speaking of this, when I was in stand-up soba restaurant, in daytime there were lots of salarymen in it, when I finished my meal and went out, I saw a big poster, and I thought "Uwa~ ARASHI!" (laughed).

[Announcement]
In the upcoming 24HTV, Sakurai-san went to Fukushima Prefecture 6.5 years since the nuclear disaster. He did coverage to a 15-year-old youngster who returned to his home in Okuma Town in the difficult-to-return zone the first-time since the disaster, and assisted in the seniors who continued to protect the town. At Budoukan, with the choir formed by the students of Fukushima who think about their hometown, they will perform ARASHI's "Furusato".

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26 Aug - 27 Aug 2017
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Comments

[azalia00]

thank you:)

[arashitranslation]

You are welcome :)

[shofa]

Thank you for sharing xD
Lol Tokui san..you are wrong..Sho, Ohno, Aiba shared pirn cd tho...looll

[arashitranslation]

ahahaha yes... that Shukudai episode was classic! :)

[falkner]

Thank you for the translation! I find it kind of awkward how they insisted so much on those questions like, "Don't you wish you weren't in Arashi so you had more freedom for these things?" because not having experienced an adulthood without all the media attention of being part of Arashi, he can't really compare and give a straight answer. It feels like they just wanted to goad him into saying he wouldn't be part of Arashi again if he could choose :\

[arashitranslation]

I think this is kind of a question that the TV programme team thought audience would be interested in knowing... In a way this may tell how busy and overwhelming ARASHI is. You won't ask such a question to an idle person. So... I shall see this an opportunity for ARASHI to convey (again) how much they love ARASHI. If you would manage to watch the programme (people cut this part and put it on twitter I think) you would find out how kakkoii Sho-san replied. I am touched by his firm and sincere reply :)

[winkychan]

Thank you dear!

"He said that he wanted his butts to be seen."
Best part actually ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[arashitranslation]

His doyagao when saying this XDD He is so cute :)

[learashi]

Those questions seem a bit mean in a way, especially the ones about Arashi. They tend to harp on the same point over and over.
Thanks for this 💜

[arashitranslation]

A question often asked by various people... I am touched by Sho-san's answer. I am sure all ARASHI members will answer the same :) And Sho-san's answer is so kakkoii... "Because I wanted to do it I did it", love his way of being so clear about his own life *heart*

[agustin1982]

Thank you for the translations :D

[arashitranslation]

Thanks for reading :)

[tokyogirl]

hahha. i LOL-ed reading this.

[roo_kie]

For this show, I hoping there will be a subbing community to sub the whole show!!!! :))))
I kind of not understand the girls power stuff, since for me Sakurai-san is really manly!! XD
His answer so about if he can turn back time really sincere. He can't see himself becoming someone else, even though He will still become a great person even though He is not in Arashi. :P
Thank you so much for translating this!!!

[arashitranslation]

Girl power is sort of a forever neta in Japanese variety shows :)

Love Sho-san loving ARASHI so much :)