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Post-sale #4

For Miah, whose fave member is Leader. Thanks for buying.

[2002.08] duet

[2002.08] duet

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People I look up to

Yes, there are people I respect, and that's everyone in the whole wide world (laughs). I mean, I think everyone's better than me. I'm probably the nadir of the entire human race...like KARE [the character he played in last year's PLAYZONE] (laughs). Joking aside, I do think that each and everyone has something that's worthy of respect.

Among those close to me, I really look up to my mom. I mean, even at my age, I can still talk easily with my parents. I've been listening to tales of their past trials and tribulations recently, and they were all stories that just made me go, "Wow, amazing!" My respect for them is renewed once again.

Yup, I really get along well with my mom. I can talk with her about anything, be it personal or work stuff, or just plain worries. In turn, my mom also consults with me about her problems. In a way, she's like my best friend.

Friends

I've been hanging out a lot these days with this guy who's a bit older than me, who works as a regular salaryman. He's a friend of someone from my neighborhood, and that's how we became close. The other day we were like, "I wanna eat bento outdoors," and so he, his girlfriend, and I got together by the river in our neighborhood. I took pictures of the two of them and stuff, which made me feel a bit lonely (laughs).

He's also in a band, and he's got some honest-to-goodness recording equipment in his house. At first we were composing songs together and seriously recording them and all, but lately we've gotten bored with recording music. Right now we're recording a short radio play. We've split it up between male and female roles, and say lines like, "Would you like some wine?" "Certainly..." It's ridiculous, and we really get such a kick out of it (laughs). Hey, it's not everyday you find someone who's willing to do crazy stuff with you. For me he's invaluable.

Arashi members

They're an irreplaceable presence in my life; it's like I wouldn't know what to do if they weren't around! We're always goofing around together. If ever they just up and disappear...I'd be devastated, and surely cry my eyes out (laughs).

Post-sale #3

For naj, whose fave member is MatsuJun. Thanks for buying.

[199X.XX] ?

[199X.XX] ?
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Top three things I'm into right now: sleep, play, and learn.

First, 'sleep'. Lately, I get really giddy whenever I look at a futon. It fills me with feelings of joy (laughs). I'm happiest when I'm sleeping in a futon. One really needs a futon to sleep like a log. But when I'm exhausted, there are times when I don't reach the futon and just fall asleep on the sofa.

As for 'play', I'm always like watching videos and playing video games with fellow Jrs. The ones I've been hanging out with a lot these days are, as expected, Aiba-kun and Yokoyama-kun, who are in the movie with me. The three of us have pretty much different personalities --- there's like the spaced-out one, the noisy one, and the quiet one (laughs). But it's always fun when the three of us are together. It would be great if we could go shopping together though...

And lastly, 'learn'. I'm learning a lot on the job lately, mainly movie acting, dance, and talk. About acting, reading the script by myself gets me thinking about lots of different stuff, and I feel that I've improved quite a bit, but I wonder if that's really the case (laughs). I still have a lot to learn about talk. It's hard 'cause you really need to kick your mind into high gear, but it's a must when appearing on variety shows, so I really want to get better at it. When I finish working on the movie, I'm going to work harder on dance and talk.

By the way, 'juice rock-paper-scissors' is all the rage on the movie set nowadays. The staff and like everyone play rock-paper-scissors, and the person who loses buys juice for everyone. I haven't lost yet, you know. Also, it's not in my top three, but recently I've been watching SMAP's SU everyday. I never get tired of it even if I watch it every single day; it's that fun.