mountains and oceans

Winkup solo interviews #1 - April : Jun

sometimes he really just goes right over my head with things.. like is he just weird.. or am I being dense and tired?? ):
I really have no confidence in the ending about happiness.. and 2nd to last about thinking of the past.. I just.. yeah.. he really likes run-on sentences sometimes :l

松本潤
　嵐のソロ表紙巻頭シリーズがスタート。発回は松潤が登場。「あまり作り込まずに、笑顔の写真を」という本人の意向により、決定した今回のロケ。写真家・梅佳代が切り取る、２６歳の“素”の表情。１０周年を迎える、０９年現在の“本音”。松潤の“今”が詰まった巻頭グラビアです。
   The beginning of Arashi's solo cover series. The first one up is MatsuJun. Along with his idea for 'smiling pictures, without putting in too much work', so also our location was decided upon. As taken by photographer, Ume Kayo, the 'natural' expressions of a 2625 year old. Moving into their 10th year, the 'true feelings' of the present, 2009. The photo-packed beginning tells of his "now".

今回の撮影は、ブルース・ウェバーみたいにモノクロの感じでとか、最初いろいろ考えたんだけど。だんだん…なんか、格好つけるのがはずかしくてなってきて（笑）。せっかくWinkupでやるならっていうことで、超アイドルっぽいのでやるのはどうかな？って。ベタだけど動物と一緒に撮影したりとか、基本的に笑ってる写真が取れるといいよねって。あんまり作らずに、ね。楽しかったです。こんなふうに、ゆったりとした撮影っていうのも、あんまりないよね。海っていうシチュエーションも、久しぶりで楽しかった。オレにとって海は、なんというか…“得る”ものはないんだ。ただ、“要らないもの”がなくなる。そういう場所。山と海を比較すると、そう思うんだよね。山って、やっぱり自然があるからエネルギーをもらえるんだけど…それは人によると思うけど、俺は海からはもらえなくて。でも、なんかすごく、キレイにしてくれるところなんだよね。
   The shots this time were almost like Bruce Weber's black and white feeling, I thought it over a lot at first though. Gradually... I guess, acting cool just became a bit embarassing. (laughs) Like if I'm going to do this for Winkup, why don't I just go all out idol-ish? 'It's kind of lame, but maybe shots with an animal, basically I'd just like to get some smiling shots.' Without creating anything too grand. It was fun. I don't get many of these comfortable photoshoots either. It's been awhile since we shot at the ocean, that was fun too. For me the ocean is... I don't get anything from it. However, I'll start to want things. That kind of place. At least if you compare the ocean to mountains. Mountains are just so natural, they give you a certain power... I know it's different for everyone, but I dont get that from the ocean. But it really does make things seem beautiful.

・“現在”の松本潤を知る７つのQ&A
Q今の自分の好きなところ、嫌いなところ
　あらたまって言われると…難しいね。嫌いなところは、自分勝手。よくないなぁとは思うけど…治らないね、これは（笑）。我慢できない。我慢強くない。っていうのは、オレの一番よくないところだね。で、自分の好きなところは…なんだろう？律儀。律儀だとは思う。
-7 questions to get to know the 'present' Matsumoto Jun
Q - What parts of your current self do you like and dislike?
   That's a little... difficult. I don't like my selfishness. I know it's bad... but I just can't resist. (laughs) I have no control. I'm so weak to it. So that'd be the worst part of me. Then, which part do i like... I wonder. Honesty. I think it's my honesty.

Q今、好きな色はなんですか？
　もう…ないね。今となっては、ない。昔はあったけどね。
Q - What color do you like lately?
   Really... none. At this point in life, none. There used to be one though.

Q今の悩みはなんですか？
　メガネが壊れてて、直しにいけてないんです…
Q - What are you troubled about lately?
   I broke my glasses, but I can't get in to get them fixed...

Q好みの女性のタイプは、変わりましたか？
　オレね、好みのタイプってないんだよね。でも、本当にキツイなぁと思うのは、空気が読めない人かな。空気が読めないのと、あまりにも空気が合わない人。
Q - Have the types of women you find attractive changed?
   I really don't have a type I perfer. But the one thing that really irks me is when they can't read the air around them. People who can't read the air around them, and those who really just don't fit with it either. 

Q今、好きな香りは？
　えっとね…レモングラスをたいた匂いが好き。で、自分が使ってる香水は、ここ２年ぐらい変わってない。それが何かっていうのは言わないけどね（笑）。だって、すれ違った人が同じ匂いだったらイヤじゃん。イヤだ。絶対イヤだ（笑）。
Q - What scent do you enjoy lately?
   Hmm lets see... I like the smell of lemon grass. Also, I've been using the same cologne for the past 2 years now. I'm not telling you which it is though. (laughs) I mean, it's just no good if I pass someone with the same scent. No good. No good AT ALL. (laughs)

Qこの１０年で、得たもの/失ったもの
　得たもの、か…。まぁ、ひとつだけ挙げるんだったら、“経験”じゃない？っていう言葉に、全てが集約されると思う。失ったものっていうと“時間”なのかなと思うけど…でもそれは、この１０年という時間はもう戻せないっていうだけで、別に何も失ってないと思うし。なんか、そういうことでしかないかな。どう過ごすか？どう過ごして行くのか？だと思うから。些細なことだけど、「あのときこうすればよかったな」とか思うことっていうのは、そう思ったときの経験があるから、また次に同じようなことが起こったときに対処の仕方があるだろうし、そういうときに自分の中で消化できればいいだけかなと思うから。過去を振り返ったってしょうがない。過去を振り返って得することなんてあるのかな？振り返らなきゃ覚えてない過去なんていらないんじゃないの？そんな振り返るようなことして、荷物とか増やしたくないし…なるべく身軽でいたい。もともとキャパが広い人間じゃないから。なるべく軽くしておかないと、容量がすぐいっぱいになっちゃうんです（笑）。
Q - What are the things you've lost and gained over these past 10 years?
   Things I've gained?... Well, if I can only give one, then 'experience'. It seems like that would sum it all up nicely. And the things I've lost would maybe be 'time'... but it's just that those 10 years will never be returned to me, I don't really think I've lost anything in particular. I guess, that's all you could answer. I think it's about 'How will you spend your time? How will you go about it?' This is just a trifle thing, but when you start thinking things like 'if only I had done this, at that time', it's all because of the experiences you have now.  If the same thing were to happen again, you'd have a way to deal with it now. As long as you can see that, I think that's enough. You can't help reminiscing on the past. But is there even anything you gain from looking back at it? You don't need those memories that force you to reminisce like that. Looking back to find new things like that, I really don't want to gain anymore luggage on the way... I want to go as light as possible. I've never had a huge capacity as a person to begin with. If I don't move around as light as possible, I'll be overloaded in no time. (laughs)

Q今、松本潤は幸せですか？
　幸せか幸せじゃないかっていうのは、さほど重要ではないんだよね。何が重要かって、“何をするか?”じゃない？今、自分が何を選択して、何をできるのか？っていうのが重要だし、それができる状況でしょう？それが幸せだよね。もうすでに。
Q - Are you happy right now?
   It's not really so important whether I'm happy or not. What is important then? "What are you going to do?" From here on, what will i choose, and what can i do?, that's what is important, those are the conditions to be able to do it, right? That's happiness. Just like that.