I have no self-control and I'm well aware of that T_T Last paper tomorrow, and I should study hard for the "last spurt" but... Well it's multiple choice but it's Bio!!! so... Yeah.

This is part of Riidaa month I suppose :) I'll see about doing the other members. I definitely won't do them today though... If I do, someone please, please shoot me immediately >.< Anyway what really made me do this was really the first section in this interview... I love when they talk about their bonds and member ai ♥

This comes from Myojo's December 2008 issue, scans from cerraazizi in this post. Thank you ♥

The first scan is cut off at the side, so I guessed or left blanks. It's not a very important segment anyway :)



CONNECTED. OVERLAPPING. DEEPENING BONDS.
9 years since ..., slowly since their debut ... the members' bonds have truly been deepening. We asked them about the bonds they feel with the staff, close friends etc and the people around them. As a bonus, we included a test with which you can test your compatitability with the members ♥

Confirm it!
The "love" around us.
"Bond with the reader" test included



SATOSHI OHNO
Connected, eye-to-eye, even without words

The time when I feel the bond between the members would be concerts ne. How do I put this? ... At this point ne, it cannot be expressed in words yo. For example, when we pass each other on the stage, while high-fiving, our eyes meet and I feel as if our feelings become connected just like that (as he says so, he exchanges a look (1) with Sakurai who is in the same studio ☆). And then, the time when at the end of the concerts, the members line up and hold our hands up high, when we don't just hold hands normally, but do this (so saying, he clasps his hands together, fingers interlocking, like a couple would) ne (laughs). Even if someone makes a mistake somewhere, the rest will naturally cover up for him, and in the end, he can say "I made a mistake again yo" and even in the midst of failure everyone will just joke and laugh over it. I have to strip from my costume and while I'm putting them on they'll always instruct me with their eyes (2). During those times, I feel the teamwork that we have yo ne. Up till now, I felt it especially strongly during our first Asia Tour two years ago. It was really fresh and we'd nervously say "What's going to happen?", with an atmosphere of nervous excitement (3) about us, it was the feeling of approaching a first concert yo ne.

I'm very thankful for all the staff, because when it comes to work, I can't do anything without them. This applies to dramas, butais and even solo exhibitions. Especially during the time when I was doing my solo exhibition, since it was a challenge no one had taken up before, there was quite a lot of uneasiness, but even then there was a lot of enjoyment. Although at the start, the project began solely because I wanted to show my work to the fans so I wasn't fussy over the presentation, the people from the company and the staff were willing to work with me, which I'm thankful for, and in the course of which bonds with the staff were born ne. Because of everyone, the feeling of satisfaction was 100 points, a perfect score. I think compared to the solo exhibition I had thought of initially, I was able to do something good yo.

When I look at the audience during concerts, I catch sight of people who have been supporting us from a long time ago and naturally get the feeling like "Ah, she's here!", and I know immediately when I see those who seem to have only just begun supporting us yo. Whether its the fans from a long time ago or the new fans, I'm happy, and feel the same bond with them ne. When there are voices saying "I'm able to do my best at my studies or job!" or "I've been encouraged to do my best" when they see me on TV or in magazines, I myself am encouraged to do my best. We can do concerts precisely because everyone comes for them. From now on, too, I'd like to create lots more chances to deepen the bond I have with the fans. Please take care of me~!

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(1) "Mekubase" can mean both "wink" and "exchange looks". I chose the latter as I can't really picture Riidaa winking at Sho-chan (or maybe it's because the word "wink" makes me think of Jun in the We Can Make It PV), but for the Shotoshi fans out there... ^^
(2) I'm not too sure what he means here... I just gave the literal translation.
(3) "Wakuwaku" can mean both "excited" and "nervous" so I put them both since both fit the context... I'm sure they weren't only nervous about it! ^^

Also, yuckie_chan has translated the test of compatibility with the members so go here to do it ^^

Comments and corrections are very much loved ♥ *scurries off to study*

jiplusrs and undefinition, I better not see your comments till tomorrow...! Hope you're studying, which I should be doing too.