Finally rainy season ends and summer begins!! Btw I hate summer! With the humidity and the sunlight! Before coming to Japan, I haven`t thought to eat cold noodle or rice with cold soup stock. But now... I only think about having Zaru Soba for lunch! LOL
Nino & Ohno did Nagashi Soumen in this article, but I wonder if Japanese still do this activity during summer because I never see it... Maybe it depends on the place where you live!
Summer is the time for festival and street food!!
Tanabata, Obon, Nebuta, Firework Festival and other festival in different area throughout Japan! You can`t forget the Kakigori!
Anyway, regarding to this article, It`s really fresh looking at Nino doing activity outdoor! Somehow it feels not right! LOL The straw hat is cute! Both of them look cute!

Ninomiya & Ohno
This skillful pairing starts from making the stand for Nagashi soumen!
Having a loose lunch at early summer garden, a Nagashi Soumen Party!
N : My stomach is full!
O : Already on my limit (lol). Because I was hungry before we did Nagashi Soumen, I already had something.
N : Me too! Today, there is Nino-San`s filming after this. So I was thinking to finished my meals before and I ended up eat this much (lol).
O : Btw, you are amazing! You were good at cutting the bamboo!
N : really?
O : You didn`t hesitate when cut it.
N : It`s not something difficult to do…
O : No, the way you cut it was good. I made it when I tried to do it in your way.
N : I had in mind that bamboo would split in that way. Wait a minute! Someone was there near me, right? The one who even can make charcoal bamboo! (lol)
O : You were really skillful!
N : A young guy called Ohno Satoshi was there blessed me with that skill (lol). We somehow finished the stand for Nagashi Soumen very well!
O : Without fail! Is it our first time doing Nagashi soumen? No… I think we did it before during our debut day, right!
N : I think so! I still remember that it was hard for me who is left handed catching the soumen in the same way like the others did.
O : I see.
N : This time, they prepared it in the way that is easy for a left handed person like me to catch the soumen.
O : I see… Today I could understand your difficulties. You face many difficulties in daily routine!
N : No… no…
O : So sorry..
N : What? (lol) It`s not something that you need to feel bad! I never think being a left handed as a burden. It`s okay! (lol) Today was fun too!
O : Btw, who do you think the first person who had the idea to do Nagashi soumen?
N : I think because during the Obon there was a lot of gifts came and then they just wanted to try different style of eating. And someone must thought that flowing the noodle is the best way to eat everything.
O : You are right. More soumen can be eaten if you flow it.
N : You know somehow you feel sorry if you miss the noodle and let it flowed away even you know that you still can have it from the basin at the end of the stand.
O : Because you feel in that way, you also miss the next (lol). Today they prepared various kind of spice for us. Spices are good! Increase your appetite!
N : Spices are good!
O : Sho-chan doesn`t like myoga ginger.
N : He was! I wonder if he already overcome it!
O : Moreover, they prepared a very hot but delicious chili oil because they know that I like spicy food. It was my first time mixing chili oil with vinegar, but it was delicious.
N : That one was hot!
O : It`s been a while since I ate spicy food. That one was super hot! Even until before I never think that chili oil is hot.
N : Ohno-san, you are too excited! (lol) Do you eat soumen often?
O : Usually I don`t eat soumen but last year I received some, so I ate all of them. But I didn`t know how the portion of it, when I boiled three bundles, the volume became bigger.
N : It`s difficult talking about portion and other, right. But I ate a lot today!
O : We ate watermelon also as side dishes, so I cannot eat anything else. (lol)
Talking about work compilation [Freestyle II] and opening the exhibition!
N : It`s been 7 years since your first exhibition and it`s your work compilation but this time is which one? You want to exhibit it because you already made them or you made those because of the exhibition?
O : Aaaa….
N : The taste will change depend on your motive right?
O : This time is not as many as before but I already finished them first. I wondered if I could exhibit them with these numbers. I have a huge painting also this time.
N : A huge one!
O : Yes. I haven`t drown a big painting before.
N : How long it took?
O : It depends on the work.
N : I am asking about the big one (lol).
O : Around a month.
N : Ohh…
O : Nino, you have my work right?
N : I, I have it!
O : I drew every member`s face and gave it to you guys. It was you the first one I made. On your 17th birthday. I drew 17 characters of you. And then, I also gave you my original work!
N : Yes! I got it!
O : In exhibition 7 years ago, I was looking for illustration and the one who was chosen, I would make his figure and exhibit it.
N : I see…
O : Hey, you! (lol) You drew it! And you got chosen!
N : Ah… that one!
O : I don`t really understand why you chose baseball`s ball as the motive (lol)! But your design was interesting.
N : Yes! That was the one that Ohno Satoshi made!
O : We didn`t choose because you made it but the drawing itself was good. And I also gave it that figure to you! The other time I was looking at my figure collection and wondering why one is missing, in the end I remember that I gave it to you (lol). Nino, please go to Shanghai and put the missing one there (lol). Go and check the exhibition and give me some advice!
N : No no no! (lol) How could I advise you! Let`s go to the exhibition at Omotesando (lol)!
The state of Nino`s drama & movie filming!
O : In drama SP [Akamedama], you were together with Beat Takeshi, right? Did you talk to him during breaks?
N : Not much. For example, the story about his grandchild is Arashi`s fan.
O : Your line was quite long, right?
N : It was! Because It`s a rakugo!
O : You have to say your line, more than 1 minute long line quickly. Because I saw you practice your line alone in different room during the breaks.
N : It was really long (lol)!
O : You always get long lines, right! But because It`s you, you got it! You were amazing! How is about about [Haha to Kuraseba]?
N : I still have a long way.
O : You are plainly busy!
N : Yes! It`s not a noticeable one! (lol)
O : Did I choose a wrong word? But you are somehow busy. Aiba-chan was really busy with his drama. He worked hard pursuit by time.
N : He was!
O : But in Aiba-kun case, everyone who watch the drama thinks that he is busy during the time the drama is aired. But in your case, you are actually busy but no one notice it. You did your best to remember the lines alone!
N : As expected! You know me well! (lol)
O : And you went to the location, took the scene a little and went back home. You did those things plainly!
N : Yes! I worked hard plainly (lol).
O : Looking at people who are working hard at the backstage is really moved! One of our member is working hard and make appearance in a production is really deep!
N : I understand. People often ask our opinion about one of our member`s work, right? With just being able to appear in a production is already made us moved!
O : Yes! The moment when that work published was a relief one! By the way, you are going to have your birthday soon!
N : Yes.
O : … there is no need to do anything (lol).
N : Yes… It`s better that way (lol).
O : Let`s do the Tanaba wish together!
N : Wow… you are cute (lol)!
O : I wish this year too everything goes well…
N : Hahahahha. Without any injury.
O : Without any troubles and diseases.
N : Well done! (lol)
*Nagashi Soumen : fine white noodles served flowing in a small flume
*Soumen : fine white noodles
*Obon : festival of dead
*Rakugo : Japanese story telling
*Tanaba : Star festival!
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