2015 Repost from LJ: Aiba and Ohno in TV Life, August 29 - September 11

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TV Life 8.29-9.11 (Issue 19, 2015) “Arashi Is “Just doing it to do it” (It’s not like that, is it?)

***2015 archive***

Leader & Aiba-chan confess their impressions of their juniors!

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How did you feel, engaging playfully with the members of Hey!Say!JUMP?

Aiba: Because I had known JUMP before “WakuWaku Gakkou”, there was this amazing closing of distance between us. It was a really fun experience.

Ohno: Yeah, until now, it felt like there was this column looming between us, dividing us. It was great to be able to smash that down. I think everyone is happy about that.

Aiba: During “WakuWaku” in Osaka, we all went and had a meal together. Later, we went again and had dinner together following Kyocera Dome. We became very accustomed to each other in such a place.

Can you give me your impression of each of the members?

Aiba: Inoo (Kei) kun is … cute!

Ohno: Yeah (laughs). He’s such a lovely person.

Aiba: I think he has a childlike cuteness?

Ohno: He is an adult but has a youthful look.

Aiba: Oh yeah. He’s cute in a very pure way.

Ohno: Yuto Nakajima kun ….

Aiba: He’s “Hanzawa Naoki”?

Ohno: Yes, it’s “Hanzawa”!

Aiba: He starred in “Hanzawa”, a drama I watched and became addicted to.

Ohno: We always think of him from that drama first, but he’s also a Hey!Say!JUMP member (laughs).

Aiba: Well, I always only think of him as an actor. I don’t know why! (laughs).

Ohno: hehehe (laughs).

Aiba: My impression of Taka (Takaki Yuya) is … Yankee! (laughs)

Ohno: Did you say Yankee?! (laughs)

Aiba: What? He’s Yankee…ish. (laughs). He was immediately like, “You can just call me Taka” and he was always calling me during “WakuWaku”. "Let’s go out to eat!“ However, I haven’t gone with just him yet…My impression of Yabu (Kota) kun is that he used to be really small.

Ohno: Ah yeah, he was tiny.

Aiba: That image is still so strong in my mind, even though it’s not true anymore. He still feels like a little brother.

Ohno: I agree.

Aiba: He was so little. It was like he just grew up so suddenly. What do you think of (Okamoto) Keito-kun?

Ohno: It seems like he’s following in those footsteps…

Aiba: Whom? (Okamoto) Kenichi?

Ohno: Yeah. I can always really see that they are father and son. It strikes me every time I see his face. (laughs)

In the wake of the "WakuWaku Gakkou”, did you bond with anyone enough to share contact information?

Aiba: Yes, I shared mine with Taka.

Ohno: I shared mine with Keito and Hikaru Yaotome. If the timing is good, I’d like to hang out with them sometime.