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Recently as part of a project for a TV program Arashi member Ohno Satoshi sat down to discuss art with pop artist Nara Yoshitomo. Ohno has gradually been cultivating his artistic side. Ohno asked Nara a question about a problem most fans probably weren't aware of. "How do you produce art when you get stuck? From a short while ago I've been going nowhere." Nara cheered Ohno with words of encouragement. "Getting 'stuck' is a sign that you are trying to improve yourself. If you don't struggle, you won't find inspiration." Ohno commented about their discussion. "It was a really great experience." He also said that afterwards he was able to start working on his painting again.
Nara said that he was surprised to find that Ohno was genuinely passionate about art. Since Ohno was so serious, Nara quickly found himself replying just as seriously as Ohno. "I was most astonished about how he has managed to stay motivated and create all those artwork; despite his tight schedule as a popular celebrity. When he was talking about art, he seemed genuinely happy. It was not part of his job. He was enjoying talking about something he loves, but he was also very serious about it...I really had fun!"
After they said goodbye, the following incident happened...While Nara got on his car, Ohno came out to see him off. From the window Nara called out to Ohno. "I told him 'If you run into any problems again, give me a call!" So I gave him my phone number, and as soon as I started driving my cell-phone rang. It's been a while since I last encountered someone so vigorous and youthful."
From the TV footage and their words, it was easy to see that both men truly thought that meeting each other was a great experience. Might the super-popular idol and world-class artist collaborate in the near future? Ohno seems to have taken a new step forward into a new field.

[Johnny's] Arashi大野智和奈良美智谈艺术

最近作为电视节目的一部分，Arashi成员大野智和流行艺术家奈良美智一起聊了聊天。大野智最近在培养自己的艺术兴趣。他问奈良美智一个大部分歌迷没有意识到的问题："当你遇到瓶颈时，你如何继续自己的艺术？不久前我有遇到过这种怎样都不对的境况。奈良美智用几句话鼓励了大野智："遇到'瓶颈'是你希望提高自己的一个标志。如果你没有努力，你就不会有创新。"大野智点评他们的讨论道："这是个超级棒的经验。"他事后还说他可以再次开始创作自己的画了。

奈良美智说他很为大野智对艺术的热情经验。因为大野智非常严肃认真，奈良美智也马上严肃认真了起来："我很惊讶他居然可以保持动力并创作这些艺术作品，而同时还有作为流行艺人的忙碌行程。当他说到艺术时，他似乎非常高兴。这不是他工作的一部分。他很享受谈论自己所爱的事情，但是他还是这么认真......我非常高兴！"

在互相告别之后，却发生了一个小事故......当奈良美智上车后，大野智出来目送他离开。奈良美智从窗口对大野智喊了几句，"我对他说'如果你再碰到问题，给我打电话！'所以我给了他一个电话号码，但是当我刚开始开车时，我的手机就响了。我已经很久没有碰到这样充满朝气和活力的年轻人了。"

在电视剪辑和他们的对话中可以看到，这两位的相遇可谓是惺惺相惜。这位超级流行偶像和世界级的艺术家会不会在不久的将来合作呢？大野智似乎要向新的领域踏出自己的一步了。