DL2 Magazine Interview - Kujirai, Endou, Kotani, Zukkii, Adachi
Here's the second part of the purply/pinkish interview. ^_^
First part can be found here, along with a scan graciously provided by vera26. ^_^
Kujirai:Today’s interview was incredibly fun. “I’ll be able to meet with everyone after so long~,” I said. “I wonder if they’ve changed~.”Endou:We wouldn’t change that suddenly. *grin*Kujirai:That’s right. *grin* But I was too happy, and I was nervous.Kotani:But we rehearsed for so many months, and there were the Osaka performances and the Tokyo performances…it got to be like it was natural for us always to be together, so it’s strange that Tenimyu ended and we haven’t gotten together with everyone.Endou:It is, isn’t it?…Zukkii, are you listening?Zukkii:I’m listening~! I was thinking about how I think that I should say something good. *grin*Kujirai:My best memory is definitely crying aloud with everyone.Endou:I had decided that I wasn’t going to cry, so I didn’t cry. But the truth is…the first time we performed in Osaka on opening day, I pretty much looked like I was crying. That is to say, maybe I cried.Kotani:Wahh, this is the first time I’ve heard that.Endou:No, I was always thinking, “I wonder if we’ll really be able to do it. Aren’t we hopeless?” And then, the first time there was applause, instead of thinking that, it was always a good feeling, and when I thought, “It’s okay. We’re good at this!”, it touched my heart.Kujirai:That makes me happy.Zukkii:Adaachin grew, too.Endou:Really, his tension is unique, and at first I thought, what should we do?! Even when Zukkii, beside him, made a mistake, he didn’t follow.Adachi:For me, well, with Tenimyu, there were really a lot of feelings of “This is the first time I’ve done this in my life”…I just about became a different person, I think I grew. Everyone, thanks for getting mad at me. *grin*Zukkii:In the practice room, at first, there were certainly a lot of things that he didn’t understand, and his doubles with me didn’t mesh well, either, but…there was one moment when, poof! From then on, I really was able to think, “We’re becoming the Golden Pair.”Adachi:I’d always do stuff so that I’d be next to Zukkii, and when I realized that it was important to be aware so that we could see each other’s movements, the feelings appeared that we were naturally a pair. It was only no good from my side of things.Kujirai:Let's see. Kaidou didn’t have a lot of match scenes in “Side Yamabuki,” so with the exception of those scenes, I was constantly thinking about what I should do, how I could make it Kaidou-like. I did the things I was able to do, but…it was hard to grasp the character. [I had to go] longer and farther.Kotani:Taka-san had a lot of dramatic scenes, and there were difficult aspects to them, too, but actually, the feeling of “this is difficult” was almost never there, and every day I was thinking, “This is fun, isn’t it~?”Endou:As for me…I never understood Ryouma. He was an incredibly difficult character, and feelings-wise, I could by no means get into him. So I was surprised by the fact that, at the last greeting for the closing performance of “Side Yamabuki,” I was able to say, “I am Ryouma.” If I think about it now, as the performances piled up, Ryouma slowly entered into me, and at the end, we were able to overlap.Zukkii:Is that right...I remembered my smiling face. *grin* Oishi is the gentle vice-captain. Until then, I liked a stylish face, even in photographs, to the extent that I usually didn't smile very much. But playing Oishi, I was told by the people around me at home, “Your smiles are increasing,” and I was honestly happy. That's right, I was taught something by Oishi.
Let's firmly accept everyone's thoughts.
Kujirai:Yuuyan's (Endou's) first Ryouma was at the concert last year, wasn't it?Endou:Yep. Gahh. Yeah, that's right. I popped up in the opening, and suddenly I was a guy acting suspiciously. *grin* At the time, I didn't understand what was what...when I thought I should look out at the audience, there were too many people and I was nervous, and I looked around restlessly. *grin*Kujirai:In front of how many thousands of people?...It hasn't reached my imagination!Adachi:It's an “arena” concert; besides the main stage, there's also a stage in the middle of the audience, and it's connected by a passage through the audience to the stage. Let's run through the audience! And then, in the practice room and on stage, I want the me that has grown to be seen by everyone.Kujirai:Right, as Kaidou, I won't lose, I'm tough to the end. In the wide assembly hall, from the beginning to the end, let's do it with a sprint of all our power!Kotani:The truth is, my Taka-san hasn't said “Burning!” or “Great-o!” on stage yet! So for the concert, I really, really want to be burning.Zukkii:I'll sing my solos enthusiastically. Ah, that's if I'm asked to sing any, though. *grin* It's been decided! We're facing the performance, let's do voice training!Endou:“Dream Live” was my Tenimyu starting point. Last year, even though I followed, I did it with all my might, but this year, as Ryouma, I want to have fun to my heart's content; everyone who's coming to see us, too, I want you to make noise with all your hearts, shout with all your hearts, and have fun. On stage, we'll accept the feelings of the people in the guest seats with all our hearts.All:OK!
First part can be found here, along with a scan graciously provided by vera26. ^_^
Kujirai:Today’s interview was incredibly fun. “I’ll be able to meet with everyone after so long~,” I said. “I wonder if they’ve changed~.”Endou:We wouldn’t change that suddenly. *grin*Kujirai:That’s right. *grin* But I was too happy, and I was nervous.Kotani:But we rehearsed for so many months, and there were the Osaka performances and the Tokyo performances…it got to be like it was natural for us always to be together, so it’s strange that Tenimyu ended and we haven’t gotten together with everyone.Endou:It is, isn’t it?…Zukkii, are you listening?Zukkii:I’m listening~! I was thinking about how I think that I should say something good. *grin*Kujirai:My best memory is definitely crying aloud with everyone.Endou:I had decided that I wasn’t going to cry, so I didn’t cry. But the truth is…the first time we performed in Osaka on opening day, I pretty much looked like I was crying. That is to say, maybe I cried.Kotani:Wahh, this is the first time I’ve heard that.Endou:No, I was always thinking, “I wonder if we’ll really be able to do it. Aren’t we hopeless?” And then, the first time there was applause, instead of thinking that, it was always a good feeling, and when I thought, “It’s okay. We’re good at this!”, it touched my heart.Kujirai:That makes me happy.Zukkii:Adaachin grew, too.Endou:Really, his tension is unique, and at first I thought, what should we do?! Even when Zukkii, beside him, made a mistake, he didn’t follow.Adachi:For me, well, with Tenimyu, there were really a lot of feelings of “This is the first time I’ve done this in my life”…I just about became a different person, I think I grew. Everyone, thanks for getting mad at me. *grin*Zukkii:In the practice room, at first, there were certainly a lot of things that he didn’t understand, and his doubles with me didn’t mesh well, either, but…there was one moment when, poof! From then on, I really was able to think, “We’re becoming the Golden Pair.”Adachi:I’d always do stuff so that I’d be next to Zukkii, and when I realized that it was important to be aware so that we could see each other’s movements, the feelings appeared that we were naturally a pair. It was only no good from my side of things.Kujirai:Let's see. Kaidou didn’t have a lot of match scenes in “Side Yamabuki,” so with the exception of those scenes, I was constantly thinking about what I should do, how I could make it Kaidou-like. I did the things I was able to do, but…it was hard to grasp the character. [I had to go] longer and farther.Kotani:Taka-san had a lot of dramatic scenes, and there were difficult aspects to them, too, but actually, the feeling of “this is difficult” was almost never there, and every day I was thinking, “This is fun, isn’t it~?”Endou:As for me…I never understood Ryouma. He was an incredibly difficult character, and feelings-wise, I could by no means get into him. So I was surprised by the fact that, at the last greeting for the closing performance of “Side Yamabuki,” I was able to say, “I am Ryouma.” If I think about it now, as the performances piled up, Ryouma slowly entered into me, and at the end, we were able to overlap.Zukkii:Is that right...I remembered my smiling face. *grin* Oishi is the gentle vice-captain. Until then, I liked a stylish face, even in photographs, to the extent that I usually didn't smile very much. But playing Oishi, I was told by the people around me at home, “Your smiles are increasing,” and I was honestly happy. That's right, I was taught something by Oishi.
Let's firmly accept everyone's thoughts.
Kujirai:Yuuyan's (Endou's) first Ryouma was at the concert last year, wasn't it?Endou:Yep. Gahh. Yeah, that's right. I popped up in the opening, and suddenly I was a guy acting suspiciously. *grin* At the time, I didn't understand what was what...when I thought I should look out at the audience, there were too many people and I was nervous, and I looked around restlessly. *grin*Kujirai:In front of how many thousands of people?...It hasn't reached my imagination!Adachi:It's an “arena” concert; besides the main stage, there's also a stage in the middle of the audience, and it's connected by a passage through the audience to the stage. Let's run through the audience! And then, in the practice room and on stage, I want the me that has grown to be seen by everyone.Kujirai:Right, as Kaidou, I won't lose, I'm tough to the end. In the wide assembly hall, from the beginning to the end, let's do it with a sprint of all our power!Kotani:The truth is, my Taka-san hasn't said “Burning!” or “Great-o!” on stage yet! So for the concert, I really, really want to be burning.Zukkii:I'll sing my solos enthusiastically. Ah, that's if I'm asked to sing any, though. *grin* It's been decided! We're facing the performance, let's do voice training!Endou:“Dream Live” was my Tenimyu starting point. Last year, even though I followed, I did it with all my might, but this year, as Ryouma, I want to have fun to my heart's content; everyone who's coming to see us, too, I want you to make noise with all your hearts, shout with all your hearts, and have fun. On stage, we'll accept the feelings of the people in the guest seats with all our hearts.All:OK!