VS Arashi 2017.05.11: OP Talk + Extra Q&A Translated

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Here is my translation of VS嵐2017年5月11日 OPT, plus some extra Q&A Talk:

S: Alright, for today's "VS Arashi", let us please start with Ninomiya-san.

N: This time, I have one information from Getsu 9¹. (To A) Last time I talked about you going to an onsen², right?

A: Eh, why didn't the information come to me?

N: "Kizoku Tantei" second cameraman, Mimura-san.

A: Ah, Mimu right? He's been a cameraman here at VS for a long time.

N: Yeah, that's the one.

A: Yes, yes.

N: I wonder if he is the only staff-san Aiba-san talks to (casually).

S: Because (Mimura) has been working here for a long time.

A: Yeah.

N (reads quote from Mimura) "Every time we had to shoot plenty of takes/scenes on the site, during the latter half of the shoot, Aiba-san would sneak up to me with an unusual (maybe desperate) look on his face, and ask, 'How much longer will it take?' "

(Laughter; Aiba hides face in embarrassment)

S: I can relate... Director-san!

N: "...Since he has that look on his face, I always answer a time that it is shorter than it actually takes."

(Laughter)

N: Aiba-san, he gives you a time that is shorter than it really takes.

A: Ah, so that's why, that Mimu, you see. He won't let me see the script. Everything's written on the script, right? Like how many scenes left to shoot.

N: Well, yeah. If you could count it, you would know.

A: Right. And so without letting me see the script, he always told me a shorter time estimate like, "There's 20 more or so, I think"...

N: At such times, there'd probably be around 36 takes. Sorry.

A: It was quite long. The shooting. That's why (I asked the question), during that time...

S: Ah, what time was it?

A: That time, (we filmed) up to 5 am or something.

(Everyone: Eh!?)

A: It happens, right? Something like that happened to all of you too, right?

S: Me, I'm filming a movie³ right now but there was this really long scene, around 12 pages long, it was a~ll dialogue... "Oh man, this is gonna be hard, this will probably take up to 2-3 o'clock in the morning," I thought. Little did I know, we were done by 4 pm.

A: Eh~!

S: Free time~! "What shall I do? What will I do today!?" There's also the opposite, right?

A: I guess so.

End of OPT

Guests:

Team Hyogo: Shinohara Shinichi, Jinnai Tomonori, Ryoga Haruhi, Hashimoto Sunao (Ginshari), Yui P (Okazu Club), Asahina Aya

Plus One: Jinnai Takanori, Shigemori Satomi

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Extra Translation!!

During this episode, Tanioka-ana (announcer) asked each member the question:
"Who was the first celebrity you met/seen in person?"

I won't translate some of the other lines, and just go straight to the members' answers:

Ohno's answer: Kuwano Nobuyoshi

"Around the time I was a first grader in elementary school, I saw Kuwano Nobuyoshi-san. Kuwa-man!⁴ At that time, Shimura-san's⁵ "Daijoubudaa~" (It's all right) was really popular. I was in my hometown, waiting for a traffic signal, when I saw what looked like a location bus⁶, (someone's head) peeked out (the window) and it was Kuwa-man, lowering his sunglasses like this. Frankly, I thought, what I wanted to see was Shimura-san."

Nino's answer: Takizawa Hideaki

"I can only remember the time I was in Jr. but for me, it was Tackey.

(Others react: "Eh?" Aiba asks him "You didn't meet any other celebrity before Tackey?")

Well, I may have but Tackey is what comes to mind at the moment. So... when I went to the audition, there was Tackey

at the audition site. He was wearing a light blue and white short-sleeved shirt and chino pants, with "All Star" (Converse) shoes. At that time of Jr., he was wearing casual clothes you see in a magazine. He was in that get-up when I saw Tackey."

Sho's answer: Japanese delegates of the 1994 FIFA World Cup

"When I was in 5th or 6th grade in elementary school, I was at the team's last practice for the 1993⁷ Soccer World Cup, I think. (Ruy) Ramos-san was there, Kitazawa (Tsuyoshi)-san, (Maekawa) Kazu(ya)-san, etc. At that time, pre-teen me was there waiting at the place where all the team members were passing by. Of course, since it was after their practice, they were heading straight to their bus but Tsunami (Satoshi)-san paused and "pon-poned" (patted) my head. Wow, I thought to myself, '(Probably if he grows up to be a soccer player) If I'm going to meet a child, I'm going to 'pon-pon' his head!' "

Jun's answer: Nakamura Masatoshi, Sawada Kenji

"On my last year in kindergarten, I think, my friend's mother who really liked what seemed to be some music show at the NHK Hall, took me with them (to watch it). At that moment, the moderators were Nakamura Masatoshi-san and Sawada Kenji-san, it was the first time I saw them."

Aiba's answer: Rusher Itamae

"When I was in elementary school, I was on TV. I was playing through the rounds (of a game show called "Super Mario Stadium"⁸). At the final round, I was doing PK and Rusher Itamae-san stopped (my ball).
(Here, they discussed briefly, trying to remember how the game was played at that show, details below)
At the final's PK, I kicked the ball directly in front of Rusher Itamae-san, and he intercepted it. I hated Rusher Itamae-san for three days."

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[1] Fuji TV's 9pm drama slot currently showing Aiba's drama, "Kizuno Tantei". ↑

[2] That "last time" was during an OPT when Nino delivered the Ep4 script of "Kizuno Tantei" to Aiba, which was an episode about going to an onsen. ↑

[3] Sho is currently filming the movie: "Laplace's Witch" ↑

[4] Kuwano's nickname. ↑

[5] Ken Shimura. He and Kuwano worked together in the same program. ↑

[6] Bus used to transport cast to location shootings. ↑

[7] He said "1993" but he wasn't sure. Actually, it was 1994, because Tsunami Satoshi wasn't part of the team in 1993. ↑

[8] Show held from 1993-1999. Consists of quiz games, and football matches for kids. For the final round, each contestant will kick the ball towards the goal like in the style of "PK" or "penalty shoot-out". Rusher Itamae was one of the semi-regulars on the show. ↑