Arashi Summer Tour 2006 pamphlet translation part 4

SATOSHI OHNO
"I like making things. Acting, dance, my hobbies. I like to imagine and create them my self. Recently, at last, those imagination in me are becoming true.....in reality."
I Like CREATION
His hobbies expanded fields from the two dimentional paintings to 3D clay objects.  He uses tender but bold expressions during stage plays.
On concert stage he dances like he has wings (and also does the choreography), and during variety shows he uses his quick reaction to make people laugh. Because there is such a big gap from his normal self; gentle and quiet, people say that he is born with a "special talent".
But Ohno Satoshi's talents are supported by his effort and hard work. Although he disagrees to this saying "me ? effort? no way (lol)", after reading this interview, everyone will agree that he is a man of effort.
"First, i just imagine"......his performance on the last day of the stageplay, or the final product of his work of art.
Then to reach those final destinations, he puts in great effort during the process making a bet whether he can reach, or even exceed his imagination. "i don't like to be binded by something that already exists" he says, and concentrates to reach the goal "his way".
As he speaks "recently, those imagination inside me are becoming true....in reality.", we cannot help but hope to see more in the future.
Not just my hobby....dancing, acting - I like creating them by myself
What i like.....? I love my hobbies (lol) I just like to "make" stuff since i was a little kid. Basically, i just loved to fool around with toys, and i think that links to why i love making stuff with clay. It started from calligraphy....then moved to painting....I was especially good at calligraphy. I think i was the best among the people who were learning at my school. It was really fun....and im the type of person who tries harder when they are given some credit for it (lol) When people are told that they are good at something, they become happy and try harder. When i was small, i had a friend who was really good at drawing...and that made me interested in drawing....and i've been doing it ever since. Now im starting to use clay and wood too.
Not just my hobby, even dancing and acting i love to "create" them myself. For example, i love imagining the things thats not on the script. I like to dose off thinking...."his mother probably died when he was young....so thats why he thinks like this" or "the story ends on this day, but what was everyone doing on the next day?".....and stuff. I've been imagining things like this since ever.....you see, im a little HENTAI. (lol) I'm really delusional......(lol) About everything. Like "oh it will be great if it turns out like this..." and "maybe that person is like....", about anyone....including about myself. But recently, those delusions become reality! It actually becomes true. The things im imagining will come true....its obvious when i do butai's. When they give me the script, i imagine about the back-scenes of the character, but i also imagine my self on the last day of stage, and what im doing. and in my imagination, im doing great...its my victory over the play. and real life, im actually doing great, so i think to my self...."wow....i won my bet" (lol) It's a battle between my imagination. So when im making my clay art, i imagine whats its going to look like at the end.....and i wont stop until it reaches that finish line in my imagintion (lol) I don't give up. Same goes for painting. I have this view inside me of how the painting will end up, and i say to my self "i can do it". That way of thinking hasn't changed since im a kid. I won't stop until i reach my goal. I put in more effort than other people ? I don't think so. It's just something i like to do, so its not effort. It's just i won't be satisfied without finishing it. Especially for drawings and clay. And maybe its the same for dancing and acting.
I love "making", but i hate to be "binded" by some rule. For example, i know i will learn new skills and technique if i go to art school, but i feel that i won't be able to think outside the box after i've learnt all those things. My brain will think "this is the only way to do this...". I just want to make the techniques an option. I don't want the techniques to stop me from moving free. It's not like there is a "one best way" to do things, so i try on something i believe is the best way to do things......and i fail....and fail (lol) but thats okay, its just the process for success. I belive those things will create originality to my piece of art. Recently, i have fun coming up with a new way to do things. Something original, that no one has ever done. So right now im planning to make something out of wood...and that's why i need a chainsaw (lol) Cutting wood with a chainsaw.....Yesterday, we were at a hotel for our movie filming.....and i found this wooden chair. I was staring at it for most of the time thinking......how is this thing stuck together ? Spending my time like that....thats what i do these days (lol)
If i think about it, i guess all the stuff i do it generated from my want to create things. That has been expending from drawing, clay....in terms of my job, dancing, acting....Recently, i'm interested in things i wasn't before. I like dancing from the beginning, but im interested in dancing a step further, so thats why i want to do the choreography. I used to dance to something that other people made, but now i try to imagine what i will do, if i had the opportunity to choreograph the song. I want to do it until im satisfied with it. So when im on the train, i move around a little....thinking of the choreography (lol) During that moment, im the "audience" to my dance. I make up the dance in my head, and in my imagination i'm dancing to that choreography....and im watching my self as a audience of that show. Then i go home and actually dance to the choreography.......but i don't have enough endurance to finish it off (lol) and i laugh at my self (lol) It's just recently how these things inside my self has come true in reality. I've always been imagining....but it was only a delusion. But now, i have the power and oppurtunity to make those "delusion" a reality. It's just fun to imagine.....that's enough for me (lol) Thats how much i live imagining stuff. I like imagining and creating. 

This year, I want us "five" to create something together. I want people to look at us as a "five" and be impressed by "us"
Last year's highlight was that....moving stage! That was fun! I think the audience was surprised, but we were also surprised too ! (lol) The whole show was interesting, and i remember myself having a lot of fun too. This year, i want to concentrate on creating something with the five of us. I still think the stage set is important too, but i want to impress the audience with just what "we" are doing. Like our dance. I'm sure there will be solo parts, and i can't really say much because its still under discussion, but we are thinking of something that will surprise the audience. (lol) But i also want to dance with the five of us. The album this year has a lot of songs that we can dance to, so im sure the concert will be like that as well. And on top of that, we might include something extra that will make the fans feel happy. I want them to look at us and be proud of us as a five. 
We've been doing concerts every year, and im views towards it changed during those years.....Especially because i did my solo concert. I had so much in mind that i wanted to do. When i experience a lot of stuff, that influences my imagination, and so i'll have more and more ideas (lol) And im happy if those imagination become reality. I noticed that solo concerts are very different from Arashi concerts where theres the five of us. It's arashi's concert....so everyone will have different things they want to do and we will discuss that. But it was so fast for the solo because i was the only one on the show. I had my ideas and i was able to make things go my way.....But its harder when theres the five of us. I just came back from a concert discussion, and i've realized how difficult it is for us to talk about the concert. There's five people, so its five times harder compared to the solo concert. I'm sure i'll have songs that i can do the choreography to. I like to do the choreography....because.....i don't have to memorize the dance (lol) Well, not just that.....when i listen to a song, i normally have a broad idea and i want to make that happen. I guess i want to dance by myself, rather than memorize a dance that someone else thought of. But this year its harder....because i've lost all my energy and power....I haven't worked out in ages....and i want to start working out, but i can't because im taking a movie. And it'll be weird if a painter is really macho (lol) It's going to be surreal (lol) My role is a poor painter.....so right now, i can't work out. But i'll be ready for the concert and try my best not to injure anywhere. 
About OmiyaSK, we're still in the middle of a discussion.....so i don't know whats going to happen. when we did that for the very first time, i was very nervous. Well, nervous isn't the right word.....it was the first time for arashi to do something funny during a concert. Something comical. When we started doing OMSK for the first time........the audience were shocked....in a bad way (lol) I'm sure they didn't like it at all (lol) I like to surprise the fans, but it was the first time we surprised them with something comical so i didn't know what was going to happen...so i was worried. But in the end, the audience started to accept it (lol) Why didn't we stop doing OMSK after the first shot ? Well, basically because the costume was so expensive (lol) So we said, we have to make a use of the costume...and we did it again. Then the executives of the jimusho got mad at us (lol) they said "what the heck is that?!" (lol) But the audience's reaction was better because it was the second time (lol) That was our only hope (lol) And i was so glad. So we did it again last year although they got mad at us.....but they stopped saything stuff. So if it's possible, i want to do it again in the future (lol) So maybe we might do it again this year. Whether OMSK will be included in the show is decided by timing, so if there is a gap between a song, we'll say "oh!  then....let us do our OMSK" (lol) This year we have a lot of new songs from the album, so im not sure there is space for it though. We don't know until the very end. The stuff we do at OMSK is gets decided last minute too. Our discussion ends in a second, and the choreography is done in few minutes....(lol) But during the real stage we go crazy (lol) After the concert, we'll go back to our restroom and watch the recording of the days show, just the OMSK bit (lol) and we'll be laughing our asses off (lol) I'm happy if OMSK will be like a bonus for Arashi's concert (lol) Do you think that's okay ? No ?  (lol) So we still don't know if we are going to do OMSK this year again, but if we do, please have fun!
When im on stage....im just really happy and having a fun time. I try not to think too much, and see what happens on stage. Every time there is a concert, i just go up on stage and feel how its like. But the first day and the last day might be special. The first day too, but especially the last day of the concert tour. I think a lot during the last concert. I think to myself..."this is the last...there's no other chance for me to do this concert again". So i'm even excited before it starts. A live concert is very different from a butai, because there's the five of us. Every time there is a new discovery, and the atmosphere changes according to time and place we do the concert. The time im happiest ? When the concert is over (lol) When the concert ends with no injury im relieved and thank the staff. It feels great because im all sweaty, and i had tons of fun during the concert. The happiest time on stage is when i "wow" the audience. If the strategy we discussed a million times go well, it feels great. And also when the fans look happy, i feel great as well. I want to make every fan look happy, and i want to have direct contact with every fan ! So i watch the audience a lot. All the time. So i notice people who comes to the concert a lot ! I remember their uchiwa's, and recently i also remember their faces. When im singing, I think "oh thats the girl with that uchiwa..." (lol) Of course i remember people who comes to the concert a lot! I remember you guys ! (lol) I feel happy if the fans are happy. I think arashi is looking foward to the concert more than the fans do (lol) I'm probably looking forward to it the most (lol) I can't wait for it to start. This year, i'll look foward seeing you guys again, and ill be watching you, so you have to have fun ! LOOK AT ME TOO! don't forget to look at ohno satoshi ! (lol) Don't forget to watch all the members of ARASHI ! (lol)


Comment: oh-chan....the last few lines are so great.........*sob* of course i will be watching you !!!!! *pulls out operaglass*
and look at my emoticon ! : )