the first time i looked at him, like REALLY looked at him was their PV, kotoba yori daisetsu na mono.
i loved his hair back then, he looked so pretty <3
i dnt know he was the rapper cause i dnt stay to watch the whole PV but i thought he was the most good looking one in the group (because i am very superficial so i was trying to decide who i should like, sho or aiba since everyone else were uh.. not exactly looking their best. and i dnt nino cause he seem too little boy! NO OFFENSE TO ANYONE!!!).
and he has been my favourite arashi member since day one!!

My first impression....well, I didn't really have one. D: Besides being the rapper. I first saw him in We Can Make It! and I had an opinion for each of the members..except Sho. Ahh, sorry Sho-kun!! I did think you were awesome at rapping though! And I still do!

When I first 'discovered' Arashi, I noticed Matsumoto Jun mainly cos he was the reason I went to read up more about the group. After watching numerous Arashi-related variety shows, I was just drawn to Sho!! Especially when he smiles and laughs and behaves in a generally silly yet adorable manner. But watching him play with kids was definitely 'it' for me!!

actually, one of my friends was REALLY into him, although i had no idea why. I thought that he looked REALLY funny. I'm not really into rap at all, so i was never really interested when he started rapping in the songs. But he has swayed me, i now like arashi rap, especially sho when he starts rapping!

as i got to know him more, he seemed to me like a really sweet and funny guy, he is one of my favorites, even though i luv them all!

The first thing I saw on Sho was the video of him getting angry that Jun called him at 4:00 am, I thought he was the spoiled/irritated/bad boy leader of the group... lol. Thank goodness he's the opposite. I was sooooooo off. He's like an adorable chipmunk/teddy bear/sweet heart who happens to be really smart, respectful, silly, hot, amazing... okay I'll stop now.

I've told this before but after seeing HYD I wanted to know about Arashi. I found Wish PV. I wached it. And absolutely hated that dorky guy on the roof trying too hard to be seen! T_T;
That was naturally our darling Sakusho.
I wanted to know who he was (I'm funny that way..know your enemies, ne..? O///o) and the more I found out about him the more I flailed. Keio..kids..sillyness..sports looser..okaasan to Arashi boys..
*wiping drool from keyboard..*
Right, but that was it for me. After that I've never changed my ichiban.

I remember the only Arashi member I had a face to put with a name was Matsumoto Jun, and so when I made up random little stories in my head, Aiba was Ohno and Ohno was Aiba. Sho and Nino were the only ones I got right randomly.
When I finally learned the names correctly, and then started with the music videos, I kinda looked down on Sho and rapping. That was mainly because I hate American rap, but then I started to realize that Japanese Rap was pretty cool compared to other raps.
I also thought he was the leader, just because he seemed to have that aura. yeah, that's all I'm gonna write...

i absolutely did not imagine him to be a rapper! i thought he the.. uhm.. the guy who could do everything in Arashi.. hahah like.. cook, back flip and stuff! but him not knwng how to back flip made me like him!! haha coz not being able to back flip made him stand out in ARashi!!! hahha

I thought he needed a haircut.
LOOOOOOOOOOOL XD

It was a Love So Sweet performance on Music Station, and he had that really long hairstyle way until Happiness era, and I kept thinking, "SOMEONE BRING A SCISSORS."

Oh, and somewhere during the performance I caught him talking to Nino off the mic and I was like DUDE YOU'RE ON NATONAL TV D: And I didn't like him because he was... so unremarkable compared to Jun. BACK THEN. XD

I only knew Arashi as "that group that the HYD guy was in". My roommate really liked Arashi and she was in love with Sho. For the longest time I didn't know why. I was forced to watch their videos. I also thought that Sho was just "that rapper guy". I was surprised he finished University too.

I guess I had quite a low opinion of Sho haha, I guess because I watched old footage and he always looked grumpy/angry. Like I think it was during a phase.

Now when I think of Sho, I think of this smart guy who is so goofy. He is scared of everything it seems but he always volunteers. Also he definately looks a lot happier, or there is a brighter aura around him now. I like that a lot more now.

my first impression of sho was, he was a down to earth person. and i was correct!^^ coming from a politics-related-family, he surely got the guts to join the entertainment business..^^

i thought his name was COOL.

alliteration, you know? Sakurai Sho.
and i thought he was a really talented rapper as well.

i cant really remember where i first saw him but my first impression of him was that he seems sophisticated and snobby. sorry sho! but its totally not true just an impression i totally love him now! and i didnt think he was the rapper kinda guy

sakurai sho.. i dont really remember the first time i saw him but i remember that he was rapping! and, this is mean haha, i thought "meh, another japanese guy trying hard to rap" *gets killed*

but yeah, that's what i thought the first time i really noticed him! haha!

First time I saw him was a picture that my sister in law showed me and asked me which one I liked and I picked Sho...I was like ikemen (handsome) guy only later did she tell me about his education and how smart he is. After watching some of their shows I can see that on one side he is carefree and is silly but in kind of an innocent cute way but then when he is on News Zero it is just the complete opposite and he is just kakoii not to forget when he is wearing a suit