mc: this is morning broadcast at 9am, but are the two of you are morning persons?
rei: i'm pretty good with mornings
shizu: super bad
mc2; oh no!
mc: if you have a day off, what time would you wake up?
rei: even at the latest, it would be around 9am
mc: yamashita-san looked so shocked to hear it lol
rei: to be honest, i just can't sleep that long... i'd just wake up
mc: then do you use your morning hours well?
rei: ... i'd love to, from now on!
mc: wait, wait. so you wake up at like, 9am, and then you just laze around?
rei: i do that often. i just want to get myself ready with ease, so i'd space out and such
mc: and yamashita-san, you looked quite shocked to hear it...
shizu: yes, i usually wake up in the afternoon...
rei: that's so cool!
mc: it's not cool! at all!
rei: right, sorry!
mc: what happened? like, do you stay up late on the night before a day off?
shizu: that's right. i probably goes to sleep around the time ozono-san wakes up
mc: 9am in the morning...?
shizu: yes
mc: what do you even do??
shizu: just spacing out...
mc: wait, wait, why are you both spending your time like that?
shizu: no, no, i really do! i do lay down on my bed...
mc: what time is that?
shizu: 12am
mc: wait so you are only getting ready for bed at that hour?
shizu: yes. then i do a lot of stuff then goes to bed
mc: like watching movies and such?
shizu: that's right. watching videos, browsing for clothes, playing games, and then before i knew it's morning already. i got freaked out and then goes to sleep
mc: what genre of videos do you usually watch?
shizu: i like to watch videos of people eating a lot
mc: does it makes you feel jealous to see them buying many different kinds?
shizu: yes, like, "man, that looks so delicious!"
national stadium
mc: it's amazing. but you does the two of you feel? with the scale of two days and potentially 70~80k audience
rei: it's truly unbelievable. i always invite anyone i meet to come and watch, as i feel so worried about it. i wonder if it will go well?
mc2: right, i'm sure there must be a lot of worries
shizu: when i first learned about it, it was so unreal. the shock and surprise was bigger. i'm a part of the group's 3rd generation, and when i saw the faces of the seniors when they heard the announcement, i strongly felt the desire of wanting to work hard. i'd like to stand there while carrying many thoughts in mind
mc: so you were watching them? your seniors?
shizu: yes. i was curious, so i looked at them like this, and they all had varied expressions showing on their faces. it made me thought that i need get myself together too
mc: and ozono-san, you are one gen above her, yes? then i am sure that you must have many feelings toward the journey that you have experienced to reach this point
rei: that's right. we have been able to perform at many different places before, and the concert director... asked us, "what is your dream?". and i talked with him about wanting to do a concert at the national stadium...
mc2: one of your dreams come true!
rei: yes, to know that it's coming true... it made me very happy
mc: so it is a [destination] shared by both 2ki and 3ki?
rei: yes, we both talked about it before. so we were feeling like, "it's happening"
mc2: and yamashita-san is someone from Kyoto, just like me! so you had to move all the way to Tokyo, yes?
shizu: i have always liked sakamichi and moved to Tokyo following my graduation from high school, and this is my third year of following the steps of my seniors. every day is so stimulating and fun!
mc: what kind of audition was it?
shizu: singing, dancing, showing one's special skill... then i passed after going through several rounds. and i wasn't able to find what my special skill is... and i made it this far with "i'm good at doing crane game" written on a paper
mc: i'm sure that you must have a lot of other things! but right, you first entered because of your love, and now that you have become a part of it... while i am sure that there must be things that you enjoy, just like you mentioned previously, there must also be things that makes you go "so something like his happen too" or other difficulties that you encounter?
shizu: i really struggled at first such as not being able to get used to doing photoshoot, but what surprised me the most when i first entered is how the seniors are TRULY so kind!
rei: i'm so glad to hear that~
shizu: the relationships between members in sakurazaka truly good, and so i felt how this is why sakurazaka is loved by many people, and gradually make more things happen
mc: so when you say, feel worried and want to talk about it with someone, there are so many seniors that you can talk with?
shizu: that's right. there are seniors who will listen to me from a serious conversation to the very trivial ones. in good way, we are not so clingy to them. there are a lot of seniors who speaks with their actions more than direct conversation, and i feel that we juniors naturally learn from [seeing] that
rei: aww it's making me blush!
mc2: and you yourself was a trainee, and moved from kagoshima! it must be difficult
rei: i commute by plane, and back then, i didn't even know how to i didn't know how to collect miles...
all: uwahhhh what a shame!!!
rei: now that i'm an adult, i really regretting not collecting the miles...
mc: so it was that frequent?
rei: yes. i have lessons on weekends. so i'd go to school, then goes to Tokyo on weekends
mc: then audition that ozono took was...?
rei: it's a bit special. we applied, passed, and then they decide to place us in nogizaka, (keyakizaka), or hinatazaka. the members who smoothly got assigned entered as the 2nd generation (of keyakizaka), then the remaining members who didn't go well was assigned to be "trainees" and have our own "trainee period" instead
mc: with what motivation did you go through that period?
rei: that time... the members who entered first looked so bright in my eyes...
mc: they are still your gemmates, after all
rei: that time i didn't even expect us to become gemmates... but the members who i worked together with in that period became my gemmates now... i think that we have a special bond that was created in that period...
mc: but do you ever feel frustration?
rei: frustration... right. but i really had no self confidence, so i was just happy to have something i can pour myself in. just like shii, i took the audition when i was in my third year of HS... and i went to a HS that focuses on academics, so everyone was already deciding what university they want to go to or what their future plan is. i was watching them while feeling jealous about it. i didn't have any particular job that i want to do, and the time i spent watching idols was the only moment that makes me feel happy, so i decided to apply as not to have any regrets
mc: i think that each group has their own strong points, and when it comes to sakurazaka, is something akin to the (group's) performance (ability), yes? i am sure that it is something that your fans also take pride in, but how does you feel toward performance?
rei: there is a period where we learn the choreo, where we match the timing of the movement or the angle of it. and there, regardless of seniority, members would say things like "i want to synchronize here" or "can we take a minute?"
mc: yamashita-san, as a 3ki member, do you also agree that the vibe is one where anyone can say what they have in mind?
shizu: that's right. even i speak up
mc: it must have been difficult to do when you first join? or is that not the case?
shizu: it's a bit special in my case. i was a member of a dance club, and my club has the same attitude, where everyone speaks up their mind because they think of the group more than they are being considerate of the seniors. there are no hard feelings, and i learned a lot like, "i didn't notice that, but she did!"; so i'd say something like, "does you feel unsure about this?" to my senior and have them bring it up. while i did say it like that, i still voice out my thoughts
mc: then does the seniors are conscious of making that kind of vibe?
rei: yes. we, the 2ki, saw how our seniors the 1ki communicates with each other. there are also moments where they listen to the opinions of the 2ki. so just like them, we are also consciously trying to erase our "seniority" as much as we can, in a good meaning
mc: but i'm sure that being told that your performance is good, that your dancing is good and such must be giving you pressure. the way it also became the reason someone come to watch your concert. what do you feel about the pressure?
rei: we feel nervous every time! everyone does their best to remember the choreo up to the very last minute, then tackles the actual performance
mc: what of the domes?
shizu: it was amazing. we did three days at todome and two days at Kyocera. but to know that we will be doing "five days of dome performance", a phrase i have heard somewhere before... it made me feel, "i'm really doing this?". i'm from Kyoto, but Kyocera dome is strong symbol of Osaka, so i was really happy to be able to stand and perform there. but at the same time, watching the concert director, dancers, and others face the event with as much seriousness as we do made me feel that we MUST make the performance as success. it did give me pressure, but i gradually feel the enjoyment and i really like that period of finding out how the concert will look like
mc: so you are the kind of person who turn pressure into enjoyment?
shizu: that's right. though, that is just how it's like for me personally
mc: you are like who goku who gets excited whenever he meets a strong enemy
shizu: ofc i won't be able to feel this way if i do it alone, but i can proudly say that the group i am a part of is a wonderful one, so i feel excited during preparation period as i can't wait to show everyone my group and to make more people know about it
mc: then, what about ozono-san?
rei: in this tour, we have no mc sessions at all...
mc: that part is amazing too. it's truly something that is faced with just performance
rei: i think that about this whenever we finish a concert: "so humans can break our own limits". at first i felt worried that we won't have enough stamina for it, but as we progress through the rehearsal, i thought, "huh i'm not out of breath yet". it was a period of time where i was able to feel the growth of my stamina
mc: how did it came to be decided to have no mc sessions at all?
shizu: they did ask members a question, didn't they? "if this concert has no mc sessions, will it be tough on you?"
rei: "if you need it, then we will find a timing to put it in". so we tested it fully in rehearsal first. they did prioritize our stamina, but the members are eager about it, so we went and did it... we were feeling like, "if that way is cooler, than we want to do it"
mc: since when does something like that become the sakurazaka style?
rei: ofc we have normal concerts where there are mc sessions in-between, but the concert director would always say, "just be sure to hurry up and go back on stage! don't give any moment to let the enthusiasm of the audience cool down!". he told us that doing that would have the smoothest transition between songs and it would keep the energy on, and certainly, if there is no mc then the energy will always stay high. I've thought about it at the time... and in that moment, it was decided that we will give it a try in this tour as well as the dome performances
mc: it must have been something challenging
rei: it was a challenge that we took on for several months, but i think that it was something worth doing for the sake of the entire show. so we as well as the concert staff agreed to give it a try
mc: did the do of you do something to increase your stamina? outside of lessons
shizu: well, i eat a lot! not just in large amount, i just... keep eating
mc: well you did mention watching videos of people eating!
shizu: i love to eat. i love junky food. i love oily food, i love it even when it is charred
mc: but i'm sure that you must also be thinking of your appearances
shizu: i think that the more i think about it, the more i will feel down about it. so while it should not be something that i do, i doesn't think much about it
mc: so in any case, you just eat what you want
shizu: that's right. i thought that it'll be fine since i dance!
mc2: i'm sure your mom would like you to have a more balanced nutrition
shizu: i keep it a secret from her
mc: then what about ozono-san?
rei: i feel shy to say it after now, but i properly did serious aerobic exercises
mc2: that's the normal way to do it
rei: i did it because i feel worried about my stamina
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