A lot of questions were asked, very briefly mentioning some ( i am not going to translate everything, it feels wrong to, i just want to everyone to know Tsuyoshi's intentions):
(The front part is an apology where he apologized to the fans, to SMAP for doing something embarrassing like this, and bringing trouble to everyone. He will do a self reflection, and he is very sorry.)
Q: Do you usually drink a lot? What's your alcohol tolerance like?
T: It depends on the situation, sometimes high, sometimes low...
Q: When did you regain your consciousness ?
T: When I realize what had happened, i was already at the police station...I kept asking myself, is this a dream? Or this is real? It was all hazy.
Q: Have you met your members?
T: I have not seen them, but I have called them. (many pauses in here. Up to now, he has been answering every single question honestly, and seriously, but once the reporters asked about the members, something seemed to break in him, and you see him tearing up here.) I called Nakai-kun, Kimura, goro-san and shingo... I said sorry to them, sorry for bringing trouble. They were concerned about my well being, the condition of my body (he was sick yesterday and was given a drip) They listened carefully to what I had to say, and said it's ok, told me to take care of my health. Everyone's very gentle with me.
Q: You had a drip infusion yesterday?
T: Yes, because I was in the same room the whole time, I got a little sick.
Q: Had you have similar drunken episodes in the past?
T: I once drank with Shingo, and when I came to, i was only wearing my underwear.
Q: Will you still drink after this?
T: I wont be drink right now again. But when I learn how to drink properly like an adult, I will do it again. (Good answer Tsuyoshi, and a responsible answer, rather than just giving everyone an empty promise that says "I swear never to do it again, " it's better to face it like an adult, and learn how to do it the right way. I feel so touched!!)
Q: (Were you drinking because) you felt pressure?
T: No, I wasn't stressed
Q: Then when you do feel like drinking?
T: (very very long pause, you can see Tsuyoshi almost crying, this really hurts me, I am so sure he's stressed, he just can't say it because jimushou won't allow him to. I mean being an ex-heavy drinker myself, the only time I felt like I needed to drink was when i was depressed. No sane human being would want to sell their lives to alcohol like that.).... I drink because I think I like to. Usually, I like to drink after work. It makes things fun.
(Apology to fans....)
Q: What do you feel now?
T: Pain (*tears*)
Q: (Haha, this line is beyond me, I need my japanese dictionary which is at home now, but I think this is what the reporter is saying).. While you are saying that you are feeling very pained, you can also hear loud proclamations of support from the fans right?
T: I am very happy with regards to that. I will be reflecting on my actions.
Q: You are feeling pained because you are unable to meet your fans?
T: I am very grateful to everyone's support, but I really need to do some self reflections.
Q: Do you want to return to your members?
T: I would like to return immediately, but I have to do some self reflections first. As for when i can go back, this is not something that I can decide on my own. I would really love to be with the members still... (I watched this for the 10th time already, and this still makes me want to cry.)
Q: What is SMAP to you?
T: Very very important. (I remember in 2001 when the Goro had his incident, this question was asked as well, and Goro's answer was "everything".)
You can see Tsuyoshi's sincerity in this whole thing, and I maintain my stand that his drunken episodes have more to them than he claims. I hope that people who have been laughing would stop laughing. Jenn is right, what's is important, is not how this whole incident affects the image of Johnny's or the image of SMAP, but how it would hurt Tsuyoshi. Being the docile person he is, he must be taking it hard, so I hope that no matter if you are an arashi fan, or a Kattun fan, or news fan, as long as you love Johnny's, you would stop laughing and give him some support. If you would like to show your support, you can look at the post
here . I would probably never write a fan letter in my life, not even to Koichi, but this, because I empathize so much, i think I will write him one.
Ok, that's all, this is a heavy post to make really.
*PRESENTATION TIME AGAIN. >.<*
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