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<h2> My &#8220;big brother&#8221; is &#8220;a person with a large capacity.</h2>
 Sho Sakurai, 43, of Arashi, appeared as a guest on &#8220;timelesz no Jikan Desu&#8221; (TBS), a program featuring timelesz that aired on June 17, and also served as the MC for the final screening of &#8220;timelesz project -AUDITION-&#8221; (aka &#8220;Taipro&#8221;), an audition program exclusively distributed on Netflix. Fans were delighted by the appearance of Sakurai, who has been keeping an eye on timelesz as he also served as MC for the &#8220;timelesz project -AUDITION-&#8221; (a.k.a. &#8220;Taipro&#8221;), an audition program distributed exclusively on Netflix. Sakurai is said to be a man who is admired by many of his juniors.
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 Fuma Kikuchi (30), who is also a senior at Keio University, was present at the final judging of &#8220;Taipro,&#8221; which decides the fate of timelesz.
 Sakurai then participated as the first guest in &#8220;It&#8217;s time for timelesz,&#8221; the first golden and prime time slot on TBS, and added a touch of color to the program. When his appearance was confirmed, fans of timelesz were,
 Sho-kun was thrilled to be the first guest!
 Sho-kun Sakurai as the first guest is just amazing. I can&#8217;t thank you enough for supporting and watching over timelesz in so many ways, including the &#8220;Taipro&#8221; finals.
 Sho-kun, you are always there for us when we need you. I&#8217;m sure Fuma must be happy to have his brother on his show.
 Kazuma must be thrilled to have his big brother on our show,&#8221; he said. Sakurai also supported timelesz on their first location in Hawaii after the new organization was formed.
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 In the Hawaii footage included in the DVD of the limited first edition A of timelesz&#8217;s album &#8220;FAM&#8221; released on June 11, there was a scene in which Kikuchi read a message from Sakurai. The members had visited &#8220;Wolfgang&#8217;s Steakhouse&#8221; there, and Sakurai first expressed his words of labor to timelesz and the staff. Sakurai began his speech with a few words of appreciation to timelesz and the staff, &#8220;Today&#8217;s meal and drinks at Wolfgang&#8217;s are all from my heart.
 For timelesz, such a gift from his senpai must have been an unforgettable memory. Sakurai enjoys the support of many of his juniors, including former KAT-TUN member Tatsuya Ueda (41), Kis-My-Ft2 member Kennaga Senga (34), Keio connection Kikuchi, and junior ACEes member Yuto Nasu (23). Sakurai&#8217;s appeal seems to lie in the fact that even though he is a senior, he treats his juniors without being extravagant.
 Sakurai is well educated and has a strong intellectual image as a newscaster, but he is also known as a rapper in Arashi. Many junior members of Arashi admire his rap singing style, which is called &#8220;Saku-rap. In a past interview with a magazine, Nasu, a junior member of Arashi, said that he was invited to a &#8220;rap workshop&#8221; held by Sakurai. He was busy teaching his knowledge and skills to his juniors, and also playing the role of nurturing the younger generation.
 Ueda, who worships Sakurai so much that he calls him &#8220;big brother,&#8221; mentioned Sakurai&#8217;s name as &#8220;a person with a big capacity&#8221; on his radio program &#8220;Tatsuya Ueda&#8217;s Pirates Radio&#8221; (bayfm) broadcast on May 24.
 He is also very considerate to his juniors. That&#8217;s what&#8217;s so great about him. I learn a lot from him. I learn a lot from him. I learn that if he does something like this, the junior members would be happy, and they would adore him. Recently, I had dinner with Rinne (Rinne Sugata of Junior B&amp;ZAI), and Rinne also said, &#8220;Ueda-kun is really good at what he does. I understand why Ueda-kun really looks up to Sho-kun. That&#8217;s the kind of thing I want to pass on. I want to pass on to my juniors the good points and things that I am happy to have them do for me.
 He also explained the reason for his respect for Sakurai.
 As announced, Arashi will end its group activities after next year&#8217;s spring tour. I hope that he will continue to show his cool back to his juniors through his remaining Arashi activities.

 Yusuke Kondo

 Arashi's Sho Sakurai appeared as a guest on timelesz's TV program, and fans were delighted to see him, who has been watching over timelesz. What is the charm of Sakurai, who is adored by many of his juniors?

Sho Sakurai, Arashi, who watches over and supports timelesz “What is the charm of being adored by many junior members?

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