Was scanning through the iro forum...finally added a long post about my opinions on Ohno in the Readables research thread. It really got me to reflect on how much my opinion about him has changed, from the time when I was just a wide-eyed, blur fan who could hardly tell the guys apart to now, when I understand them more. I can't help but realize, "Wow, all of them have grown". And it's true. The guys have changed a lot, not just physically but in other aspects. I think the most major change is that they're definitely more close-knit now that they used to be.
Whenever I read what the others say on the thread about Ohno's mum buying all his clothes for him etc, I kind of recall something i read on a Japanese forum a couple of months back--someone said that she saw Ohno buying clothes with his girlfriend, and added that although he says on TV and in mags that his mother buys clothes for him, actually mother=girlfriend. I don't know how true it is, it'd be considered a rumour anyway, but it is possible isn't it? XD But if it's true that whenever Ohno mentions his mother he actually means his girlfriend--just some pondering. Don't even know for sure if he HAS a girlfriend
But I'm also wondering, whenever fans say they saw an idol with a girl at this place and that place, do they ever consider that the girl may be a relative? With the exception of Aiba, all the Arashi guys have sisters...The more I think of it, the more likely it seems that when someone on a forum makes a huge fuss about having seen so-and-so with a girl who's probably his girlfriend...there are such things as normal friends going out, or siblings on an outing together! 2 fans reported seeing Sho with his sister and younger brother in town XD.