Maou Onsite Report Vol. 4
Vol.4 “超豪華ゲスト登場！！”
Very special guest appearance! !
I will give you a report on Ohno kun and Nnomiya kun's scene filmed the other day.
The day of the filming was a very hot day, a break from rain seeason, with the sun glaring.
However...those two must have been good boys! Filming was inside a tunnel so it was in a shade and the wind blew through the tunnel - so it was very comfortable filming condition. But both Ohno kun and Ninomiya kun had to wear suits, so unlike us staff (who must have worn light clothing) , they must have been still pretty hot...well...well done!
Ninomiya san arrived at the filming site with all smiles. When he was introduced as "first episode's special guest, Ninomiya Kazunari san!", staff clapped and cheered him. that's right...Maou's staff consist of many staf who also worked on Yamada Taro Monogatari from last year in which Ninomiya was cast as the leading character. So, he knew many of the staff. He was shaking hands and playing around with the staff and seemed very happy to meet the staff he worked with last year. However, when the filming started, he quickly wiped smiles off his face, played a "man" who faces Ohno-kun's character in all seriousness. he was also seen seriously discussing his character with Director Katou as well. There was a scene that showed Ohno-kun's face with no expression, and in stark contrast, Ninomiya kun glaring at Ohno kun...which sent shivers up my spine. The scene wound up to be very interesting. You cannot miss it!
Well, on the day of filming, many reporters came to the filming site hearing about Ninomiya san's appearance.
TV magazines, Idol magazines, Women's magazines...all together 13 publishers! As soon as they moved, cameras followed and it looked like some large scale relocatio of a tribe or something LOL.During the break, two of them were sitting side by side on chairs, seemed to be having fun talking with each other...and playing around...and from nowhere, cameras would appear and start taking photos. Ninomiya kun noticed, and said "look, we are getting the photos taken...let's see..." then they would do a "guts" pose, or hold hands (like a couple, clasping fingers ) responding in kind. If you are interested in seeing those scenes between the two, then please check out the magazines!
Once the filming was concluded, two of them were interviewed together. They were having such excellent conversation so I will report some of their conversation here.
―on Ohno-san's acting
nino: It is just great. His acting was so good that it made me think "have you ever seen such a great actor before in your life?"...he is just great just as I thought.
―what did you think of Ohno-san's "Maou's eyes"?
Nino: Once you look at them , its all over, isn't it? I dont think people have seen him look like that before. Probably a few times in his stageplays...so I would imagine people would be pleasantly surprised.
―Filming of Maou with you took such short time...
Nino: It feels so irresponsible...LOL but if I get invited again, I will come again. And there are three more...(sakurai, aiba & matsumoto) in Arashi...
Ohno: you should appear all the way through...let's do the same scene over and over...
Nino: even if we did it, it would not be meaningful! it would be like rebroadcast...maybe there is a possibility other three would appear?
Ohno: I would love them all to appear...
―Tips for surviving summer drama (filming)?
Nino: well, in my case, everyone was freindly on the set...so I did not get knocked down by the heat or anything...I somehow survived whining to others "ah~ its so hot~...but from what I hear...Maou does not have any friends on his side...LOL
Ohno: that's just the character~
nino: well, he has no one he can talk and whine to...so it probably will be very difficult for him...
―Ohno-san 's character is meant to be a lawyer with a dark side...well...we do not feel "darkness" in Ohno-san...do you have a dark side?
nino: it is a chance...tell them! LOL
ohno: well...I do have elements of darkness...as I play this character, I feel more and more darkness coming out...
nino: well...does that mean you have no dark side, then?
Ohno: ...basically, less than other people...so it makes it harder for me but I am doing my best concentrating on it...
nino: I guess someone with dark side playing this role would not be as interesting...a person without a dark side playing the character of Maou makes it interesting...doesn't it?
nino: He was dark when he was young.
ohno: I am still young LOL
nino: He was "sharp" (spiky...? not sure how to translate this one...not sharp as in clever sharp...that is for sure...he meant more "dark" spiky personality...aloof? maybe? ) so sharp I could not believe there was a person who could be as sharp as he was...if you knew him back then, you would not have had any problem accepting that Ohno-san is cast as Maou...when he was in his teens, he was so dark I cannot even tell you how dark he was here...LOL he got "rounded" (mellowed I think...) ...he used to be sharp/spiky ...
Ohno: was NOT!
Nino: you were so... ! see? they do not realise it! those who were sharp/spiky in youth do not realise that they were! LOL
Ohno: Is that so? LOL
Nino: taht is right...it has been a long time seeing you being "sharp"
―please tell us scenes of interests in Maou drama
Ohno: it is my first experience with drama...so I was fumbling through at the beginning...but I think the atmosphere of the filming set will gradually improve...and I hope that I can concentrate and become a good Maou...well...not good...but BAD maou.
Nino: well, I will only be appearing in the first episode...but after that, continuing onto second episode, third episode... as the stories unfold, I am sort of expecting there is going to be development of a story...and when we realise "I was actually Maou" ! and at the end, if yo scratch the poster's ohno san's bit, it reveals Ninomiya Kazunari...that kind of development is highly anticipated by me...LOL well, I am thinking of a way to somehow become a regular cast...well, it is a very serious drama but the relationship of the characters are so well thought of...so...I think it would be nice if people could enjoy such element of this drama...hey, I said such a clever thing here LOL.
Well, laughter never stopped during the interview just as you can imagine from the above report. Ohno-kun seemd to be relaxed thanks to Arashi member on filming site and he seemed to speak a lot more than usual.
Such two good friends cast on opposite side...you should not miss it!Well...Ninomiya kun is hoping to become Maou instead of ohno kun...LOL Well, the scene would be a rare one which can be only seen on 4th July...don't miss it!
Comments
How interesting, Ohno was "sharp," Nino says... wow...
hahaha, Nino is hoping to become Maou, if you scratch the posters... hahaha... silly boy.
Thank you for the translation!!
I love to know that Nino, and probably all the Arashi members, are in a way supporting Oh-chan in his first drama. And Oh-chan like wanted them to cast in the show one by one >.<
Anyway...thanks for the comment!
Usually in his stageplay, he sounds more involved with the people. But it could also because when doing stageplay he got to interact more with other people during rehearsal while in drama filming, I think they don't have as much rehearsal and would just film (good if you could do it in on go, but even if you made NG you could just take it again, right?)
Riida probably look the happiest among Arashi because Arashi members know him best. They know that he's spacing out, and not because he's not feeling good. Like, with them, silence is not awkward. You know how you feel it's awkward to be in silence when you're with other people, and then you think hard and try to find something to talk to, but you couldn't.
I'm glad Nino was in the first episode. With him shooting there, people in the set might see that Riida's actually approachable, just not in the usual sense. But also worried about times when Nino wouldn't be there later.... But I believe that Riida would be able to manage it^^
But I think I understand what you mean.... I can't think of a better word for it and sometimes people think something else when they hear 'sharp' in English, but... sharp like knives. xD teenage rebel indeed! They do say that about him, don't they...
It still amazes me how they are to be in one dorama scene. I still smile every time I see CMs and Nino's face is just soo there. It really is so exciting! It so cute how they have such good relations and they just love joking around set but they change on screen, and be back to being dorky again ;)
ohno sharp. true, because he is a pufferfish XD
aah nino.. nice subtle hints on things to come. he might not anly be guesting in just one episode.... (welll......i've watched the original ^^;;;;).
the website updated with Maou goods! there's G-shock (watch), harmonica in a box. Galanthus glasses and the cards, notebooks and others. The harmonica reminded me of Aiba ^^
THANKS FOR THE TRANSLATION OZARASHI-SAN