Super chief (+ Perfume)

◎ Watched Jounetsu tairiku with YamaP and felt like watching more random eps; it's a riveting program. Now I know the artist responsible for the creepy-yet-fascinating little girls who grace eian's Vox. And this made me TT_TT:

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Super chief
2008-03-03 02:56:58

Arashi's Aiba Masaki-san who was a fire chief for a day.

After rising to a height of up to 30 meters on the ladder truck, Aiba-san said this when he came down: "I thought I'd be more used to it than most people, but it was so scary." Actually, he also said this:

"It's not scary at all when there are fans below."

It was an offhand remark, but I thought it was such an Aiba-san thing to say.

The fear disappears when there are people who support and look on.

I come to understand the intensity of Aiba-san's professionalism and his sense of wanting to give a good performance.

Conversely, I also felt the greatness of the fans' power, the power of their cheers that could make Aiba-san forget his fears.

Aiba-san who was called 'super idol' during his junior days.
His cheerful, open, and lovable personality has never changed.

The sincerity of performing all the exercises that day with the utmost effort.
He even made everyone feel at ease with the crotch joke.

The reporters were also energized by Aiba-san.

I thought, "It was early in the morning, but I'm glad I came."
It seems that everyone also thought the same, and heading home to the train station, everyone was all smiles.

♡ Kapitbahays, meron pala tayong kababayan na binigyan ni Aiba-chan ng gintong payo (or not):

[2006.05.16] TOMORROW

Kongouchi Takeshi

Hello, ako si Bambi. Isa akong Pilipino na galing Manila. Ang pinakagusto ko na member ng Arashi ay si Jun-chan. Ang cute n'ya kasi e. Ang problema ko ay tungkol sa trabaho ko ngayon. Nagtatrabaho ako ngayon sa isang nightclub. Ang sistema nila ay uriage *, at mahirap talaga. Nagpi-pile up na rin ang stress. Kung pwede lang sana gusto ko ng ordinaryong trabaho. 'Yun lang. Transsexual nga pala ako. Maraming salamat.

* [ hindi fixed na sweldo kundi base sa ginastos ng customer; i.e. konting ginastos = konting sweldo ]

Sorry po pero hindi ko talaga naintindihan 'yung sinabi niya.

Hahahahaha

Anong sinabi niya? 'Yung naintindihan ko lang ay na si Jun-chan ang gusto niya.

Sabi niya transsexual daw siya.

At isa siyang Pilipino, 'di ba?

Oo.

Ano 'yung tinanong niya?

Basically hindi ba na gusto niya ng ordinaryong trabaho?

Ah...

Mahirap ang sistema ng nightclub...

Ang lakas ng kanyang lip/breath noise. Ah, gets ko na. Gusto niya ng ordinaryong trabaho.

Oo. Paano kaya 'yan...Isa siyang transsexual galing sa Pilipinas.

Hindi ba sa buhay ngayon, okey na 'yung the fact na makakuha lang ng trabaho.

Totoo 'yan.

Kaya sa palagay ko, 'kitto daijoubu'! (okey lang 'yan!)

♪Kitto daijoubu

Maraming salamat, pero feeling ko hindi 'kitto daijoubu' ang problema niya...

Hahaha e kasi naman pag 'di ko sinabing 'kitto daijoubu' hindi mo ipi-play yung kanta.

Aiba-san, salamat sa iyong mga payo sa buhay!