S: Once again, we are Arashi!

M: Its hot ne!

A; Yeah I see steam coming out. Totally.

M; Well, people normally do not see steam coming out right (laughs)

S: It is during times like this where the Jumbo uchiwa comes into use. And for the kids, there are the mini uchiwas.

O: Its great, isn’t it, the latest ones

S: Well, with today’s final concert, we close the Arashi Summer Tour.

A: Its very sad, Shochan, don’t say things like that.

N: Don”t say things like that!

M: Well, if there is a beginning, there has to be an end too, right?

A: Yes, that is so, for sure.

S: Oioi, why were you guys so harsh on me when I said that and so nice to MatsuJun (when he said equally ominous things)

A: Well, Today, MatsuJun, he was mad at me. During the opening, when we were on the carts, we have this unspoken rule between us where we have to take off our jackets right? But the fans were so passionate and enthusiastic that I was so happy and kept on waving my hands. So then MatsuJun came to where I was and he went “Oi, Take off your jacket!!”

M: I didn’t say it like that! (Laughs) By the time I start to speak, everyone is supposed to get rid of their jackets right?  We have been doing it all through the tour, haven’t we? But this person, from the time we started doing the Final in Osaka Dome, he did not take off his jacket by the time I was greeting the fans. “This idiot is so slow…. Maybe he forgot?” I thought, and at that point in time, he looked at my face and I gave him the “TAKE OFF YOUR JACKET” look and he took it off. Today his tension is really high ne, he kept on looking out and waving at the fans. He didn’t show any tendancy to take off his jacket.

A: Well, I was very moved.

M: Then, when it got to the end of Shokun’s greeting, I was thinking “If I don’t tell him, he wont go and take off his jacket.”  So I went near him and said “Oi, take it off!”

S; Well, it was good that he took it off. Can you imagine when everyone is singing “Oh Yeah” in their pink shirts and this guy is the only one there dancing with the hugh feathers on his jacket.

A: Yah, and then when I am waving my hands in the cheoreography the feathers will then poke into my face.

S; Yes yes, this time for the Dome concerts, our costumes have changed. Lets show it off. (takes the jacket with the huge feathers into his hands)

O: this thing is amazing.

M; Are we going to wear this thing again!!?

A; Sho-kun, when you wear that, do you think you can fly?

S: Hey can you please stop pretending that you don’t know what is going on?

A: Sorry, sorry, somehow, my tension is up and then I said everything. I didn’t choose my words properly. (laughs)

S: (putting on his jacket) Isn’t this great? You can do the shaking? Look at the distance between my face and the feathers. (Starts dancing and then the feathers starts poking into his face. The other four sort of walk away from him and stare at him coolly.)

N: Shochan, what on earth are you doing?

M: Is you like it that much, you can bring it home!

A: That part is over!

O: Let’s forget about the past

A: We have decided to move forward.

S: Isn’t this thing great? When I wear this, the fans on the 2^nd floor can see me too! (Puts on the jackets and moves his shoulder furiously) OI!!!

N: They can see you too even without that thing! (lauhghs)

S: it seems like Shokun is most moody about the feathers

N: Yah that is because his shoulders are stiff.

S: OI!

M: Is that because of his muscles?

A: Shochan”s muscles are fantastic.

S: (Flexes his muscles and puts on a bright smile)

M: Yes yes, isn’t time where you can develop your muscles further?

S: Develop my muscles?

N: Hey look at this, this is Shochan’s PET BOTTLE. This is Aibachan”s (Shows up Sho”s and Aiba’s PET Bottle. Sho”s  is distinctively crushed)

A: He has great lung capacity

N: Can you please explain?

A: See how he drinks his water

S: (Crushes a PET bottle whiles drinking from it)

A: You don’t have to put so much strength into it right?

N: You should crush it after you drink it not when you are drinking it right?

O: I don’t understand why he has to put in so much strength when he is drinking

S: Well, if I don’t put strength into it then there is no meaning!  Can all of you drink it in one breath? If I do not have this strength I cannot drink it! (Members roll around in laughter)

A: Conversely, you are weak? If you push it, then you cannot drink.

N: So you are not strong, but weak!

A: Yes he is weak, he is the worst among us at arm wrestling.

S: Oi!! Oh we are not on TV now, so you can say it!

M: But we are being filmed (laughs)

S: Well, we don’t know if the MC will be inside or not right? It will be decided later.

M: What do you feel about it now?

S: Well, at this present moment, I feel like wanting to add it in. (laughs) Right, On Oct 17^th our first dome concert, “Arashi Around Asia + in Dome” DVD will be on sale. Included in there is also the MC. In there you can see us, and like we appear there, we totally have No Plan about what we were talking about. Therefore I cannot remember what we talked about. But according to Matsumoto-kun….

M: It was very interesting!! I was watching it when I was having my dinner.

A: He could eat three bowls of rice while watching it.

S: So the DVD is like the accompanying dishes to the rice?

M: yes it can. It can be ours (accompanying dish)

A: Yes I agree.

S: How come you are so agreeable with Matsujun today!

N: That is because he got Jun mad at him at the opening.

S; Isnt’ that always the case?

A: (laughsing) Ok lLet me change the topic – yesterday we were having the concert here too right? So when you work up a sweat, when you go home, you cannot just fall asleep immediately right?  Then since I was so happy I had a drink and without realizing it, I felt asleep. The next morning when I woke up, I have holding on to my cell phone. I was wondering what happened and then when I saw it, I had all four of your mail addresses on it and I was about to send out a mail “ Arashi is the best! The best!”  When I woke up I went “WAH!!” and erased it.

O : You weren’t having a dream?

S: Well during our first dome concert, I also typed “ Tomorrow lets do our best!” and then was in two minds if I should send it.

A: AAHH I know your feeling !!

M: Well if you guys had already gone to that extent, then you should have sent it!

A: Its embarrassing !

S; Yeah, after that you guys will have a lot of things to say.

N: I wont say anyting!

S: Yes we are full of love.

A; You guys will ridicule us.

M: we wont ridicule you!

O: We wont say anything.

N: But I don’t have your address in my contacts list. So when a mail comes that says “Arashi Saikou!” I would think that someone is poking fun at me.

A: Hey you guys are so bad. Hmm its lucky I didn’t send out the mail. I would be hurt!

O: This guy keeps on changing his mail address ever so often, I don’t understand why! (laughs)

N: Because I think that I will receive mails like that.

A: Well we are not at the final concert of Tokyo Dome right. For this summer’s concerts. So as we are wrapping up, our tension is very high.

S: Well we have done 2 Dome concerts this year. Everyone, Thank you very much

(FANS CLAP)

A: Yes I am really very happy.