Wink Up 07.2012 - NEWS never apart [Translation]
WINK UP 07.2012 - NEWS, I never want us to part...
KOYAMA
Agitation for the new beginning
With the BEST coming out we finally feel as we began moving. In these last lapse of time we had meetings with staff, we completed a lot of things, being in the place we reached now is a big emotion. There was a secret countdown on the record label homepage, right? I went to look at it many and many times. I wanted to share the same emotions of our fans who waited for us so much, waiting for something to happen there. It had a bigger impact than the one we expected, in the very moment the server crashed. It’s been a long time but there are people who waited for us, I was so happy and grateful. After the album there will be a single. A PV too. Then a tour. Right now we can see many concrete objectives, every day I feel nervous.
Excitement for the new beginning
I don’t feel anxious or weird. I feel very positive, like “From now on we can only go up!”. No matter what happens I won’t let myself down. I’ll just think “Ok, how can I overcome this situation?”. Then, the most important thing is fans power. Whenever I read the messages we receive on the shows I feel there are so many people standing just behind us. They’re not pushing us forward, they’re ready to support us if we’re going to fall behind. I feel their kindness. We’re all besides each other as “Team NEWS”, I want us to walk ahead all together. Sometimes we’ll be walking one step ahead and pulling holding their hands. I wish this relationship will go on from now on too.
[I love you Leader ç___ç ♥]
Thoughts in the BEST album
I think that there were many fans who wondered if we were going to record anew the old songs for the best album. We wanted this album to be a big collection of “NEWS until now”. Pointing it out to our fans once again to then be ready for the new beginning. The new NEWS that will start from now on are there because of the old NEWS. This time we let fans choose the songs to be inserted in the album. There is for example “Bambina”, I love this song too but NEWS mostly have soft songs, this one is different, it’s an attack song (lol), it was pretty unexpected to see it there. “I-za-na-i-zu-ki” is a good song too. Of course I’d like to release one day a best album of new NEWS too.
Memories of the solo songs
The song “Uri Sarang” was performed only on “The Shounen Club”, it has a part in Korean. I chose it because it’s a show that it’s aired in other countries too, and back then I just started studying the language. “Love Addiction” and “Private Hearts” are Koyama’s big numbers (lol). I sang those songs so many times. A lot of people asked me to record them in the past so I’m glad I had this chance.
The new beginning you'd like for your private life
Lately I’m interested in fashion again. It’s Massu’s influence. When we meet at work he always has cute things, he wears cool shoes, I ask him where he bought them and I’m gathering a lot of infos. Anyway there are parts of Massu’s fashion sense there are still nonsense to me (lol). Still, he’s very detailed about fashion so he always give me good advices, when I ask him “I’d like something like this” he answers “Then you could go to this shop, you might like its taste”. That’s why lately I’m shopping a lot, I’m surprised myself.
Latest news
I turned 28, I feel this year will be the best somehow. In reality, I turned 28 and NEWS had a new beginning, right? We’ll get to do a tour after so much time too, I can’t help but feeling excited.
MASSU
Agitation for the new beginning
I know that NEWS didn’t release much things but…I don’t feel like this is a new beginning. I just feel that we made our fans wait a lot of time and I want to express them my thankfulness. We had the option to immediately announce the new NEWS and start working but we didn’t that, because we really didn’t want an half-hearted work. We wanted to create something that could satisfy everybody, even if it took some more time. Probably fans thought “They’re doing nothing!” but I was close to think that I didn’t care if we needed one or two years to get ready. I say this, but somewhere in my heart I also wanted to have activities soon, this feeling was growing stronger. The record label gave us a push and this work came out…Yes, it was at the right timing.
[It's unexpected to read such a strong opinion from Massu...I'm kinda proud of him but...don't make us wait 1-2 years more, ok? XD]
Excitement for the new beginning
How many people waited for us…This is the thing that makes me the most nervous and excited. We receive many messages but we never got the chance to meet fans for real. Maybe I could as Tegomass Masuda but not as NEWS Masuda, it’s been really a long time. Everybody, are you looking forward for us?
Thoughts in the BEST album
Our beloved songs that we raised from the debut until now. Between them many things happened, they gathers all the memories connected to those moments. This time all these songs became a single thing in the best album, it’s a big breaking point…I think this is its meaning. I really love those songs, the album will collect all NEWS as a group, I want everybody to listen to it. It’s full of good songs, I can’t wait to listen to it myself.
Memories of the solo songs
Back then I wanted “Akatsuki” to be very Japanese, I suggested it to the staff and they said “You shouldn’t do it”, a perfect no good. There’s no way I could be satisfied, right? (lol) I said “I really want to try!” and I started giving many ideas, in the end they accepted. If there are good reasons I’m ok with being opposed but if I’m not satisfied I have a lot of self-confidence and I fight back. I have this passionate memory.
The new beginning you'd like for your private life
I want to travel with Nakamaru-kun! The last time we did it was two years ago to Hawaii, I guess. Our schedules never match so there are many obstacles for us to go together abroad. Moreover Nakamaru-kun works in a regular live show, doesn’t he? It sounds impossible... Right, I want to go to Hokkaido! I want to go pick asparagus in Hokkaido (lol). Talking about Nakamaru-kun, some time ago I went to KAT-TUN concert. I didn’t know that day they were recording the DVD. They called me up on the stage too, I’m sorry if I will be in the DVD! (lol) But if I will be there I will surely buy a copy (lol). I feel KAT-TUN very close. Our ages are similar too, I feel like we’re siblings. I support them a lot, I know they do the same with us, we’re good rivals. I wish we’ll always stay in this relationship giving each other good stimulus.
[Picking asparagus in Hokkaido...wow...sounds fun... >_>]
Recent news
I wonder how can I change my hairstyle for “Haiiro no Canaria”. My role involves music too, so maybe I could have “that kind” of hair. Eh? What kind of hair do musician around me have? Well, awesome ones. Somebody has long hair, other Mohicans, other very regular styles. Well, right now long hair are impossible, Mohican too…after all I will keep my hairstyle (lol).
TEGOSHI
Agitation for the new beginning
I’m very nervous for the release of “NEWS BEST” and then I want to do lives! I got to go on a stage with Tegomass but NEWS have a completely different taste, isn’t it? Tegomass is all about “listening” while with NEWS it turns into a “party to enjoy all together”. I look forward to the noise we will be able to make. Becoming four our dance formation changed, it will be difficult to memorize it. If we don’t think well to our positions we might bump into each other on the stage…about this, first of all I have to remember all the steps (lol). Because usually I forget them so easily. Anyway I love to dance, I won’t get tired even if I do it for 10 hours, so it’s fine!
Excitement for the new beginning
I really hate to cry in front of people, I don’t want to do it. Nevertheless, when I’ll step on the stage with NEWS next time…when I think about that I feel in trouble (lol). Actually I burst to tears without hesitations also during the last Tegomass tour. So in NEWS case…No, no! I will endure it! I don’t want to show to fans my crying face, I want them to see my smile!
[This is so sweet! Unexpected from Tego XD I think everybody will cry though ><]
Thoughts in the BEST album
Many things happened to NEWS until now but, to us the biggest revolution was this time, we came back to life. We’ll release this best album collecting all that NEWS has been until now and we’ll be able to start anew in four. It’ll be a big breaking point, it’s a meaningful album. That’s why we asked fans to choose the songs for it. Personally I knew that “Bambina” would have been voted. Because when we sing that song live everybody get really excited and have a lot of fun. Then I was expecting “Forever”. The unexpected ones were “Cherish - Remixed” and “Dreams”. We inserted a lot of songs and the people who will listen will feel many memories…it’s a complete album.
Memories of the solo songs
I created “Gomibako” with Shige, singing it I immediately loved it, it’s a very good song. I wrote the lyrics from the point of view of a trash bin. It says “I can be your outlet. I can accept everything”, it’s wonderful. “Ai nante” is the representative of my solo songs, the one I sang the most. Also during “Dream boys”. Then when I went to karaoke with Takaki-san he asked me to sing it and we sang it together. It was really cool of him to request that song (lol).
[Praising his own lyrics like that... XD]
The new beginning you'd like for your private life
Of course 100% soccer! Lately my legs hurt so I had to stop playing. If I don’t move my body I might die…I’m like a tuna (lol). I can’t help it, I want to run behind a ball again! I’m the captain of my team, I have to show my face during matches. But only watching them? It’s like sitting in front of a delicious meal when you’re fasting…it’s painful like that (lol). I think I might start again from next weekend. Ahh, I just want to dash!
Recent news
Many people is giving me suggestion for our 3-people trips on “ItteQ”. I watched it too, it’s absolutely funny! (lol) So much fun that I watched it 3 times (lol). I was playing with the toy hammer with such a face…that was bad (lol). Of course we never film scenes more than once. The last slide was the best, right?
Usually I’m not like that but it seems that I became a little comedian (lol). When my mom saw me doing the Haka dance in New Zealand she praised me “Aren’t you a real idol! Do your best!” . I thought “Aren’t I? I know, I know!”. Soon I will fly to China for another location, all alone. After the experience of that trip with the other two I will feel very lonely (lol).
SHIGE
Agitation for the new beginning
Honestly I’m happy. A best album usually is a breaking point but in NEWS case it also has the meaning of a new start. That’s why I feel really nervous. The time that fans had to wait was absolutely long for us too. I talked with many people, sometimes I also received strict, intense words, my pride was all ragged (lol). Anyway, thanks to this I think I became mentally stronger. There’s no use on being spoiled, things are serious now. Well, not that until now they weren’t (lol). I thought to so many things. So many that I ended up thinking things as “What is being an idol after all?” (lol). In the meantime I got to release my novel, many people praised me but somebody told me “You’re escaping from being an idol, huh” or “You finally did something you’re good at”. Inside my heart I wanted to say “What the hell are you saying! Don’t decide by yourself I’m no good at being an idol!”, I was really frustrated. That’s also why I feel nervous now that we’re working again, it may sound really conventional but I really want to do my best.
[Wow, I'm so impressed. I feel kinda sorry because I bashed him many times too, well, not in a mean way of course XD But I'm glad that he's finally fired up about his job, I look forward to see him doing his very best from now on. Doesn't matter if he's not a conventional idol, that's his charm ♥]
Excitement for the new beginning
I’m doing all the things I have to do desperately right now…I really don’t have the time to feel excited. The other members too are busy thinking lately, I want to build up my self-confidence. I know that in the past I had moments in which I was about to give up. I thought things as “This isn’t my place” or “Even if I show up here people will say I’m wrong”. Now that we’re restarting I must try to not make people think “What were you doing in these last two years?”.
[Finally! Stop undervalue yourself!]
Thoughts in the BEST album
“NEWS BEST” is a very simple title but all the members agreed that maybe being this straight it might have a bigger impact, it might convey our message to the fans who waited for us. We inserted a special disc with the songs chosen by fans, there are unexpected and old songs too, “Dreams” for example. Then there’s “Endless Summer” that we only performed once during a live. I love that song too. Then in the solo songs disc Tegoshi chose “Gomibako” which is a song I composed, I’m very happy.
Memories of the solo songs
I did two versions of “Shalala Tambourine” to use on the PV. This time looking at the line up of my solo songs I understood once again how lost I was (lol). I was much younger, they are all quite embarrassing, but listening to them again I thought they might work after all (lol).
The new beginning you'd like for your private life
A lot of things. Like…I should try to do Umeboshi this year too (lol). Then I want to read books, play guitar, because lately I’m neglecting it a little, I want to start again with it. I practice from time to time but I’m not comfortable enough to play in front of people. I want to go on with it until I will be able to go on stage with a guitar.
Recent news
It’s a quite old story, during the Golden Week I met a lot with my university friends. There was also the wedding of my friend. I went there late, the couple went away already so I watched the pictures of the ceremony on a friend’s digital camera. My friend looked so different, so much that I thought “Is this him!?”. What? If I want to get married now? No, no, no! It’s too embarrassing, like a batsu game! (lol) Well, if my girlfriend will absolutely want to do it I will agree. But I would be so embarrassed that before the ceremony I would lose 5 kilos (lol). Well, my parents and friends would say that I should have a ceremony. I talk like this but actually I would say the same seriously to my friends (lol). I know it’s right but when it’s about me…the cut of the cake, the promise kiss in front of everybody…it’s too embarrassing, I really can’t~ (lol).
[*facepalm* This last part kinda irritates me =.= He's impossible]
Lalalalala~ The covers for Chankapaana and the titles of the songs are wonderful~ I can't wait anymore~ ♪