2007.08.24: Radioshow (ARASHI DISCOVERY) - "AMONG HUNDRED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE"

[mount_deer]

So, counting down to the 9th anniversary since that 'fated meeting' at Tenjin Festival in Osaka, which will be in 2 weeks' time; I'm posting yet another mention of this special occasion.

As usual, Ohno answered questions from his listeners. For this particular question though, he wasn't even answering it for most of the part.

"夏から秋にかけては各地でいろいろなお祭りがありますね。お祭りにはたくさんの屋台が出ますが、リーダーはお祭りといえば何の屋台が好きですか？"

なるほど。お祭りねぇ、行ってないですねぇ、最近はめっきり。
まぁ、屋台。う～ん、何だろうな？
僕ね、りんご飴とか好きですね。うん。でも、そんなに食えないんですよね(笑)。
でもね、僕、お祭りでね、一つね、すごいなぁと思うのがね、三年前ぐらいの大阪の天神祭に僕行ったんですよ。
そん時はちょうどね、次の日が大阪で嵐のね、コンサートあったの。
だから一日前に行ってマネージャーと「遊び行こうよ」つって行ったんですよ。
で、ずーっと歩いてて、そんでね、花火見たりしてね。マネージャーと二人で(笑)　
そんで歩いてたら、なんと何十万人もいる中から櫻井翔がいたんです。
で、翔くんが俺を見っけたのかな？
翔くんも一日前に入ってて、友達とお祭り来てて。
偶然ですよ、あれ。何十万人の中から嵐を見つけたっていうね。
「これは奇跡に近いんじゃねのか!?」って思ってね、翔くんと未だに話してますね。
ええ。夏になると「あれはすごいよね」って。

"From summer till autumn there's various festival being held at different places. There's a lot of 'yatai' (food carts) during these festivals; Leader, which yatai do you prefer?"

I see. Festivals... I haven't been to any... especially nowadays.
Well, yatai. Hmmm, which would it be?
I like candied apple. Yeah. But I don't really eat it all that much, eheh.
But you see, for me, when it comes to festivals, there's one thing that I thought was so amazing; about 3 years ago I went to Tenjin Festival in Osaka.
That was just about the time when Arashi will be having concert in Osaka the next day.
That's why the day before I said to my manager "Lets go and check it out~" and went with him.
Then we walked the whole time, watching the fireworks, ne. Together with my manager, hehehe.
When we were walking, there was Sho Sakurai; among hundred thousands of people.
Did Sho-kun spot me too?
Sho-kun also arrived in Osaka earlier, and went to the festival with his friends.
It was so unexpected, that meeting. To find an Arashi member among hundred thousands of people.
I thought, "Ain't this close to a miracle?"; even till now Sho-kun and I still talk about it.
Yeah, when summer comes we'd reminisce, "That was amazing, ne."
 

Comments

[mount_deer]

Awww, don't be too hard on yourself. *hugs*

I totally understand, because I'm also quite awful on commenting xD. Despite whatever I might feel when I read stuffs, when I can't find the words to express, this OCD part of me just resists leaving simple comments. Then I tell myself, maybe when I get home... maybe when tomorrow comes... maybe when I have better ways to convey my thoughts... weeks turns to months, and... you know how that goes xD. It's always awesome to receive comments, that's for sure; but I try not to judge when people don't. That's why I make it a point to reply on all the comments I receive, to remind myself of how challenging that can be. THIS particular comment you made here shall sustain me till you come to share your thoughts next time, I promise, so don't you worry about it

Ooh, plane rides! Sadly,I haven't been on many; but I do love them too~ So I can imagine the excitement! Guh, preparation-related stress xD I'm sure, it's gonna be so much fun, an extended slumber party, somewhat? I still can't believe it's your first time meeting her! I mean, you both really clicked; it's awesome seeing you girls interacted around online and it also shows in how you wrote the awesomeness that was BC (no, I'm totally not stalking *ahem*) Really, do have fun, dear angels!

Like you, I also would appreciate it if the original transcription is included in translations; because it's useful for Japanese learners and also because many things can be lost in translations so it's nice to provide ways for some readers who has certain degrees in Japanese reading comprehension to grasp the actual nuance and context that couldn't be fully conveyed in English. And yes, with audios, transcriptions make it easier to know what they're actually saying. Seriously I respect anyone who does transcripting for full radioshows on regular basis because even for snippets like this, even simply verifying transcriptions can take me an hour or two.

Thanks again for sharing your thoughts <3

[tangiblewhimsy]

That's why I make it a point to reply on all the comments I receive, to remind myself of how challenging that can be.
^This. This exactly. I try to reply to every single comment someone leaves me, even if someone comes through and leaves a comment on a ton of different entries all in one go. I also thank everyone who leaves me comments, even if it sounds kind of cheesy because, hey, I really do appreciate the effort, even for simple comments.

The last time I was on a plane (and it was also the first time I ever traveled by plane) it was to see honooko while she was living in South Korea. This fandom has taken me more places around the world in 4 years than the rest of my life. o_o

And don't worry about being a stalker, I honestly kind of have to laugh (happily and good naturedly!) when people say such things to us because it's kind of incredibly that it's something people even think about. Someone left a comment over at Stand A Little Closer once saying that she thought of nicefinalbeam and I as one being, we just jelled so well together in her mind. I just... That's hilarious and wonderful to me, and also a little baffling. So I'm definitely excited to see her and spend some much-awaited time together.

It seems like providing transcriptions along with translations is becoming a more frequent thing in this fandom, and I think it's a wonderful, wonderful trend for all of the reasons you listed. So yeah, since you wondered if anyone gets anything out of it, I definitely do!

[mount_deer]

*hi5s* if thanking everyone who leaves comments makes one sounds cheesy, then lets be cheese together XD.

Wow, I can sort of relate with what you said about the fandom taking you to more places; but it's always feel rather surreal thinking how some ppl may simply diss fandom of being intangible but it actually opened up so much opportunity for life experiences.

Just recently a friend of mine mistaken you for erin; but you know, I swear when one of you posted up something somewhere; I always have to do a double take to confirm which one of you was it despite the obvious difference of userpics. I think it's more of the aura that you both let off, ppl tend to sniff that one first. xD

Even when I discovered BC w/o knowing your identities, at first I even thought it's a single person doing two roles. I'm not saying this to mean that the 2 characters were the exact same, because they weren't; but I thought it's impossible for 2 people to have that much chemistry online because seriously it felt like looking at yama on-screen and you know that most of the time it's because of the long years of them being together xD.

I will keep my motivation in typing out transcription all the more now! I appreciate your encouragements for this <3