flytotheworld | 44. translation: preview for matsumoto jun in "cut," 12.2008

Mah homegurl

agentduckiechan hooked it up with scans of Jun's interview from the December 2008 issue of "CUT" and I had to start translating it. Here's the behind the scenes comments about it. If you haven't seen it, um... you're missing out. Like, for real. I... my brain, how does it work. Can't think. Can't breathe. Stupid sexy Jun.

Behind the Scenes
(Cover Story) Matsumoto Jun

For CUT's first special sexy man shoot, we thought, wouldn't it be fun if we did a photo story with Matsumoto Jun-san?

Matsumoto-san arrived right on time to the photoshoot location and asked "so what should I do today?" "Like, using a blindfold, putting fruit in your mouth, tying up your hands, that kinda thing. Whaaaaat do you think?" and the explanation had him flustered. It's definitely different from a normal photoshoot, so he was nervous. All that had been decided was the title of "Secrets Unfolding One Night in a Hotel Room," and we started the shoot. Matsumoto-san and everyone on the staff threw out their various ideas and we did the dazzling shoot.

But Matsumoto-san -- with his professionalism -- checked over everything and approved. Although he couldn't help but be nervous, the moment he got in front of the camera, he did exactly what we asked. It makes sense since he was bound, blindfolded, and submerged in the bathtub, right? Even though he asked, "isn't it kind of erotic? Is this cool? (laughs)" and unwillingly went along with our shoot, the shots are really pretty stylish, don't you think? By the way, the photo on this page is an off-shot. We thought it was a little too sexy, so that size of it is just about right, don't you think? (Ueda Tomoko)