*What each member of Arashi thinks about Aiba-chan*
taken from H December issue
1 What's your favourite work among Aiba's past works?
Ninomiya: 'Shinjuku Boy Detectives' He seems to have been spending hard time while he was working on this.
Ohno: 'Tsubame no Iru Eki' Because it was the one he made his first appearance on the stage.
Sakurai: 'Tsubame no Iru Eki' Because I could feel very much through his performance this stage was really important to him.
Matsumoto: 'Tsubame no Iru Eki' I remember him having working on this very hard. It was impressive.
2 What do you think is Aiba's most selling point as an actor?
Ninomiya: He can't do the same thing twice..., ah, I mean he DOESN'T do the same thing twice.
Ohno: Just the way he is.
Sakurai: He faces his role honestly and sincerity, which is not only in acting but whenever he does his jobs, though.
Matsumoto: He always does his job as hard as he can.
3 If you were a producer, what kind of role in what kind of work would you want him to play?
Ninomiya: A true history of Mutsugoro Kingdome, as a role of Mutsugoro.
*About 'Mutsugoro'; His real name is Masanori Hata, he's a famous novelist and a biologist. He owns Mutsugoro Kingdome which is his private zoo.
Ohno: Very emotional role.
Sakurai: A role who is at a loss about his life as being burdened.
Matsumoto: How about a story about a boy who loves running but is no longer able to run?
4 Aiba's attractive point and weak point.
Ninomiya: Sometimes he pretends he can read the atmosphere even though he can't, that is his attractive point and weakness too.
Ohno: Sometimes he becomes boyish.
Sakurai: Hyper tension that makes people surrounding him happy... but sometimes he is overcome with his own tension.
Matsumoto: Attractive point is his cheerful character, and weakness is being natural fool (laugh).
5 What Aiba has and you don't, and what do you envy him at?
Ninomiya: Popularity.
Ohno: His being very fast runner.
Sakurai: He expresses his emotions honestly. He even makes me happy whenever he is happy somehow.
Matsumoto: Such a cheerful character, which I can't be.
6 What do you want Aiba to improve?
Ninomiya: Nothing in paritcular.
Ohno: Don't walk around at the back stage in only underpants.
Sakurai: Don't reply to Cc mails by Cc mails. I always get confused to receive incoerent mails ex;
'I'd like sushi!'
Matsumoto: Never being in the right place at concerts, and he always makes mistakes in very easy choreography..., which is funny though.
7 What has he changed most since debut?
Ninomiya: He's been becoming more like a comedian.
Ohno: He's gained a stronger sense of responsibility.
Sakurai: Reconsider what he's done during the day and tries to reflect on the next job. He might have been doing since past, but now he tends to show more with words.
Matsumoto: More taking a positive attitude toward telling his opinions and taking into actions.
8 If you express Aiba in colour, what colour would he be? and why?
Ninomiya: Various.
Ohno: He changes in many different colours. I feel so as watching him.
Sakurai: Yellow, nothing but vivid yellow, as vivid as piercing the eyes.
Matsumoto: Orange, that's what he usually wears in TV. Supposedly orange not yellow.
I'd love to hear your opinions on those questions about Masaki babe! 