TV Guide 6/3~6/9, 2017. Nino and Sho short Interview for VS Arashi Guide #58

[aibanokokuhaku]

Who is the best at using chopsticks? One of you? Aiba?

Today's theme is “the power of the vessel”. I guess it is dealing with extreme dexterity.

That has a clever image. I would say using it in a crowd is hard.

(laughs) What about catching a tennis ball? That's extremely difficult.

They're so big so that's what makes it hard.

I forget the details, but when I was little I practiced something with 6 chopsticks. If you can actually do it well, it is a good trick and increases your confidence. You can use it anywhere (laughs)

That's not something I would think of doing at home. (laughs)

Did you practice with chopsticks when you were a child?

I'm left handed so I practiced using them well a lot.

I still need to practice. Like still, if I am eating fish, I cannot separate the fish bone from the flesh beautifully yet. I'm not good at it. Aiba definitely has the upper hand there.

That's true.

You can do it pretty well too though, Nino?

Somehow. I am glad that you noticed it!

I thought so when we would eat together at work.

I am always buying convenience store food during lunch break, so I use those wooden chopsticks a lot.

Test: Who is more dexterous with chopsticks? Sho or Nino?
Rule: Measured by who can transfer the balls (various sizes and types) in 30 seconds.
Time Up! Final Score: Sho – 9, Nino – 8. WINNER: Sho!

The pair had to move the balls from the navy blue basket to a gray basket. If they moved their body with their arm, that ball didn't count. Sakurai had started with the tennis ball, but he quietly gave up on it, whispering, “Ah, it's useless”. The tennis ball was the only one Sakurai had left, but Ninomiya had both the tennis ball and a small green ball in his navy blue basket at the timer.