[Translation] DUET 2011.04 - NEWS & SWITCHES
DUET 2011.04 - NEWS & SWITCHES
KOYAMA
-When did you feel the "Work switch" work recently?
I guess going to locations for "News every.". The switch goes on every time I go to the place before the filming to greet the staff. Some days ago I went to film the big catch of Kanburis (a specie of fish) in Toyama, it was snowing a lot. I wanted to convey the big job everybody was doing there so much that I couldn't even notice the cold.
-How do you become when the "Play switch" is on?
I don't think I change that much. Well, when I'm with friends I can't talk lucidly as I do in "News every." (lol). Recently I went to eat Nabe with a male friend and we started to talk about serious matters about the future. He told me "You now start to sound like one of your age" (lol).
-In which moments do you go in a "Complete OFF mode"?
When I want to enjoy reading all by myself. Although I can't stay still too many time when I'm at home. Lately I go in my Complete OFF mode when I go to take a walk, then in a big library to choose books for around one hour and then when I go in a bar to read drinking an ice tea. That's my only way to get full relax. Reading books I can forget about the haste in which we are everyday, I like it because I feel that I'm using my time with grace. I talked about it in the last issue too, recently I'm hooked to Higashino Keigo's mystery books!
-What kind of girl makes your switch to go ON?
If the feelings match I naturally go in ON mode about a girl. Because when I meet somebody for the first time and I get excited talking to her I immediately get interested: "What kind of person is she? I'd like to talk to her again!". I'm also usually attracted by people at first sight. Because my Love Switch is ON~ And then I get quickly high, everybody who sees me can easily tell that (lol). Isn't everybody like this too? When you're in love, unrequired or not, you're always in a good mood, right? You want to talk to her, see her also with other friends, you become really active. I think that also the girl can understand my approaches easily. My Love Switch goes OFF instead when I hear girls talking in a not girlish way. Something like "OO nanjane?" it's a very rude way to talk...
-Something that you were really ON about lately?
I started to be in a daze about moving my body again after many time. I don't get fat so I don't need a diet but when I've got time I want to try to build up my body. Lately I started to go to a gym. I want to endure it for a while so that I can train my muscles nicely. Last year I started training but I just stopped. "Continuation is strenght", I'll do my best!
-Can you tell the difference between ON and OFF modes in the members?
When Ryo-chan is in the ON mode he's really quick at moving! Yamapi is always so stoic and prefessional that when he's OFF he turns silly and you can see his playful character (lol). Massu is always the same, just as the fans see him. During the meetings for the concert he's really ON and talks a lot. Tegoshi when is ON is "The Idol!" because he always can do everything that an idol should do perfectly. I respect him! Everybody is much cooler when they're ON but there's somebody who is wonderful in his OFF mode, Shige (lol). He has lots of hobbies and rules. Private Shige is really cool. Even though he's still ashamed to wink to the camera and blushes a lot... (lol). Don't you want to see a more idol-like Shige?
[NO. I want him to be himself <3]
MASSU
-When did you feel the "Work switch" work recently?
I think it was when Tegomass released "Aoi Bench". I was really nervous! We never did covers before, I felt like there was a big hurdle in front of me. We had to keep the image of the original song and also to add the Tegomass touch. Isn't it frustrating when you can't overcome a problem? I wanted to express the beauty of the song to the fans of the original one and to the fans listening to it the first time with our version, we did our best to do it and it came out well! Usually anyway my work mode doesn't switch so suddenly. During lives or shooting dramas there are many preparations to do, make-up, clothes, the stage, etc, so I change little by little doing all them. During shootings for magazines the time is shorter so I think that it's there that you can see me at the most close to natural.
-How do you become when the "Play switch" is on?
I don't particularly change. When I went to climb Mt.Fuji the tension was high since the preparations. You know, last year I didn't make to the top, I'm still full of sense of revenge. I haven't planned it yet though...Somebody wants to reach the top of Fuji with me?
-In which moments do you go in a "Complete OFF mode"?
Mood! In the days in which I want to go completely OFF I just slack around reading fashion magazines and watching TV. Only in the evening I feel moved realizing that I spent the whole day in luxury. In my day-off I usually go to eat dinner with friends, I use to take a shower 2 hours before going out. Then I drink some milk or soy milk, I choose careful my clothes, then I go out, without any haste. It's nice to go to a meeting after a milk tea. I love to have some time on my own ♥
[Boooooring LOL]
-What kind of girl makes your switch to go ON?
Girls who know about style, somebody who can say "I love clothes!" or "This look nice on you". Because this would mean that our tastes are similar. Isn't important to have matching hobbies? Moreover, I like girls with soft, kind character, if they're moderately calm I'd totally go after them. I'm the type who prefers to catch instead of be caught. Anyway even if she's close to my ideal if she talks in a rude way or has a weird way of talking I get cold. I'd be careful if she says "It doesn't fit you" maybe.
[Massu chaser? >_> LOL and basically he just wants a girl to praise his style XD]
-Something that you were really ON about lately?
I've been buying lots of stick gums in the last half year. I've bought some once because I've heard that powder gum was a trend, so I thought that it was a lot of time that I didn't eat gums. That's how I found again the goodness of gums! The way they're all nicely packed one by one. How they have the shining paper under the colored one. Powder gums can't compete with it! (lol). Stick gums are the best. Try it everybody!
[WHY?]
-Can you tell the difference between ON and OFF modes in the members?
Shige's the most easy to understand. When we're in the dressing room doing nothing and I try to talk to him "Nee, Shige..." I often find him sleeping leant on the table. If you search for him he's always sleeping (lol). The others are not like that so he catches a lot of attention. I'd never sleep for example. It's everybody's freedom to do whatever they want if they are able to switch to work mode at any time. That's why we leave him as he is (lol).
[Awwww leave him alone!! XDD]
SHIGE
-When did you feel the "Work switch" work recently?
No matter what kind of job it is, I switch during the make-up. Today too for the shootings I'm completely ON! To me it's also important drinking a strong French roast coffee. If I don't drink a coffee everyday I feel like I didn't wake up. Last year watching "Otonari" I bought a coffee mill, I can't go back until then. The goodness of grinded coffee...Using a dripper for each cup, using a kettle with a smaller mouth so that the coffee will be better. I also have an elettric kettle but my friend burnt it on the stove so now I'm using a normal one. It's inevitable, coffee from grinded beans is the b...eh? What was the question? (lol)
[My beloved boring guy <3]
-How do you become when the "Play switch" is on?
Being busy with the preparations. Preparations are important for work too but when you want to do something on your own you have to prepare everything from the beginning. For example to go to fish. You have to go out in the first morning so you need to prepare everything from the night before. You have to choose the tools and prepare them with the oil. When I go out on a trip I have to buy tickets and book the place to stay at least one week before, then I choose the places I want to visit, I research about the food and the restaurants. Well, I could also go to eat in random shops though. Also the meetings before a travel are funny. This January I went to Korea with friends, I was shocked by the taste of Yakitori on the plane (lol) This became another good memory.
-In which moments do you go in a "Complete OFF mode"?
Never. Also in my days-off I always have some plans to do one thing or another, I always move. I wake up late, I go to watch movies or to train in gym, I go to eat dinner with friends. Once back at home I watch DVDs, then I do chores and the washings. I put some kitchen bleach to wash dishes and teapots so that tea stains will...geez. I'm talking about how to remove tea stains. My idol's components amount to zero (bitter smile). That's how much OFF I can go...
[LOL I really, proudly, deeply love him]
-What kind of girl makes your switch to go ON?
I guess girls who seems deep. A girl who can talk about things I don't know suddenly and without doing sarcasm. Then, somebody with my same hobbies, with a way of thinking similar to mine, if she also smiles a lot I'd invite her to meet again without doubts. I'd also like to hang out with a girl who speaks her mind, who's confortable with boys* and a little imp though (lol). But maybe in reality it would be a little troublesome, right? Yeah, I better stop.
[No comment...who knows me knows]
[*Otoko nareshiteru onna -> A girl who can talk confortably with guys, who can look at their faces while speaking, not afraid of phisical contact with people. Somebody used to hang out with male friends]
-Something that you were really ON about lately?
Since last here I said around that I'd like to gather vynil records so I received a lot of western music's ones by my friends. Also as a study of English when I've got some time I like to listen to them reading the lyrics and searching the meaning of them. I started with The Beatles and I finally understood why their songs are so famous. I guess I'm late. It's like the lyrics that before I only knew by ears following the melody now got closer to my heart...that's how much I like it.
-Can you tell the difference between ON and OFF modes in the members?
With Koyama is very easy to understand. He says whatever is in his mind. He's the leak guy (lol). Tegoshi who always says sparkly idol-style things when he's ON, in OFF mode he's very manly and serious. He doesn't want to lose and he's straight towards anything. I think that Tegoshi is the member with the most violent gap between the OFF and ON mode. On the contrary Yamashita-kun is always the same. The silent cool boy.
TEGOSHI
-When did you feel the "Work switch" work recently?
I could feel the switch going ON while we Tegomass sing the new song "Aoi bench"! When we went to a music tv show we sang it in front of many other artists. It wasn't a match or anything but everybody was very serious about the song so I felt like I couldn't lose.
-How do you become when the "Play switch" is on?
Anywhere there are 23 years old boys (lol). When I go out with friends the spirits get naturally high. I have many friends older than me but they're all guys with a big playful spirit. To me they are the best friends ever, also when we get all high being stupid. That's why even if I'm tired I can feel good again going to play soccer with them. When I have a day-off I'm totally going to play soccer without saving energy and giving all myself to the chase of the ball.
-In which moments do you go in a "Complete OFF mode"?
When I have no plans to play soccer there are also days in which I don't see my friends. When I can be all alone I go in my Complete OFF mode. In those days I go to see movies or to eat dinner. Now I'm on diet so I like to go to Japanese restaurants to eat helthy food. Vegetables are good to health and you can eat a lot of them so I'm always satisfied.
-What kind of girl makes your switch to go ON?
The girls who make my switch ON are the ones who are always smily like they're having good time and who can put all themselves into something. Girls who have dreams and objectives have a charm with their sparkly expressions. If I see a girl who makes me think "I want her as girlfriend!" I can't stay still. I'm like this since the elementary school (lol). I was always pushing, pushing and keep on pushing on the girls. I kept inviting her to play or to eat with me, it was so easy to tell my feelings. Instead my mode goes OFF with girls who can't read the atmosphere. When everybody's having fun and somebody ruins it saying "That's stupid!", these kind of cold girls are somehow... My mode goes OFF also with girls who are immediately very friendly and free. If I think it's no from the first time I don't enter in love mode anymore. The first impression is really important.
-Something that you were really ON about lately?
Maybe travels. I went to Okinawa for around a week in January. I spent some relaxing time in that warm place. I ate a lot of good things, like Tofu and my beloved Goya Chanpur. I also did Winkboard in open sea, it was funny! Next time I want to do a trip alone leaving with the train. The ideal place would be somewhere full of nature where I can relax! I love trips with "relax" theme.
-Can you tell the difference between ON and OFF modes in the members?
I can't! I think that members aren't the type to change a lot when they're excited. Yamashita-kun and Kei-chan are always the same, when they work or not. Shige is always calm, cool and collected (lol). Ah, Ryo-chan when is playing guitar he's always in ON mode. He has the face of a kid with his favourite toy. Then, Massu is always very silent but during concerts he talks a lot. Eh? Wait! The one with the most violent gap between ON and OFF mode is me!? (lol) When I'm on stage my tension is very high so I'm invincible and I can say lots of stuff like "Let's love each other!". Watching the DVD I wonder if the other members are ashamed because I am a lot! (lol)
RYO
-When did you feel the "Work switch" work recently?
Basically I have no switches. Before a concert I enter in the mood "I'm going to do my best!" inside myself but when I'm working and in my private life I always feel that "I am what I am". That's why when fans see me on the street I think they can see my usual character. I guess my mode would turn into "shyness" though (lol). That's why sometimes I can't answer properly when people tries to talk to me. It's not that I'm cold but I'm embarrassed! Ah, I have a story about my "Work switch" in OFF mode. During the New Year celebrations I had a long holiday and the first work of the new year was a shooting for a magazine. That day I was in a good mood thinking that the new year was beginning but the location of the shooting was outside and it was so cold. My tension went immediately out and all the energy I had went away (lol)
-How do you become when the "Play switch" is on?
I love to play around being noisy with my friends so I want to be completely in the mood for it. That's why I get so high. Anyway I'm the type who wants to be very satisfied both in private and work life. I think that you can't go on working a lot and never going out. Of course though you must be careful that this doesn't effect your work.
-In which moments do you go in a "Complete OFF mode"?
I'm an extreme guy so when I'm playing I'm doing it with all myself but I can also be in the mood to stay home, in those cases I can stay home also for a whole week. This mood comes regularly. It usually starts when I feel down for a failure and suddenly also going out to eat it's a bother. There are many times in which I don't feel like meeting anybody, sometimes I don't even eat and stay on the sofa all day. When I'm like that my friends always ask me if I caught a cold when they call me. Because not talking for a whole day the voice get hoarse (lol)
-What kind of girl makes your switch to go ON?
Girls who bring pocket tissues. When they give you one so casually, they can affect my mood. Instead the thing that makes me cold is a girl who has a weird way of holding the chopsticks and bad manners, no matter how cute she can be. When my mode is ON I go to the attack. I'm the attacker Nishikido!! (lol) I can call her everyday and ask her out everyday. If she refuses I'll say "Ok, I'll try again tomorrow!", I want to convey all my feelings to her. Since it's so natural my friends always understand when there's somebody I like. Because I become super kind and I don't go to meetings. I'll absolutely go to pick her and bring her back home. If I understand that it's a total no I quickly give up though. Because I'm afraid of being dumped (lol).
[So cute XD]
-Something that you were really ON about lately?
Nothing...I'd like to obtain the licence as mantainer of boats but in reality I didn't even start...I have a little thing! Recently I went to do shopping with a friend and we said: "Who lose at Janken will pay everything". I was really nervous. In the end I won and my friend bought me some black colduroy pants and a hat!!
-Can you tell the difference between ON and OFF modes in the members?
The other members' private life is a mystery to me so I can't tell. Pi when at work is always ON. I can feel his professionality. But when we're out together he's an unbelievable idiot (lol). It's a very definite gap.
[He's the only one who can call so casually Yamapi an idiot :D]
YAMAPI
-When did you feel the "Work switch" work recently?
My Work switch goes ON basically when I do a performance. The transformation is necessary, I can't do that as myself. Anyway the change is never too clear and definite, it switches by itself, I'm not conscious of it. Also the OFF mode works like this. Recently I never realize when I enter in the mode so probably it'll go on like this (lol)
-How do you become when the "Play switch" is on?
When I know that the next day I don't have work I usually think "Good! Today I can go out!" but how do I become? Basically I'm very normal. Very natural. I'm not able to change myself so I'm always flat...well, when I drink too much I become a little "YEEY!" (lol). When I go to karaoke I sing western songs and get very excited. I sing a lot, for example Beatles' songs. I also usually sing NEWS and solo's songs because people request them.
-In which moments do you go in a "Complete OFF mode"?
My Complete OFF mode from life works only when I sleep. Maybe I go OFF also when I enter my own world staying alone to watch movies or listening to music.
-What kind of girl makes your switch to go ON?
I don't really know by myself (lol). The things that attract me are always a little different from time to time, I don't get too interested to girls who are only beautiful. I can't express it with words but I go ON when I can feel something, like "Ah!". Then I start to chase her with my eyes. I glare at her so much that I can look creepy (lol). Then I think that I should try to talk with her and I do my best. I can't tell when my switch turns ON for a girl but I can easily say when it goes OFF. With girls who don't know manners, who are mean or who lie. Not only to me, also when they're like that with other people, it makes me say "Eh? She's like this?". Thinking that that may be her real nature makes you turn cold, doesn't it?
-Something that you were really ON about lately?
The most of times I watch movies on DVD at home but recently I went to the cinema with a friend to see "Unstoppable". It was so powerful, thrilling, a really enjoyable action movie. Anyway usually I'm interested to life dramas movies. Or better, usually I'm not interested in other movies but those. I like movies focused on human relationships. "Ashita no Joe" is a big life drama movie, it talks about passion and stimulus, the obsession quite awful of not wanting to lose to somebody. That's why I'm ON about "Ashita no Joe" (lol)
-Can you tell the difference between ON and OFF modes in the members?
Tegoshi's ON is reflected on "Tegoshi's smile". When the cameraman says "Smile!" he's always ready to show a perfect immediate smile. Shige is quite the same too. Ryo-chan is pretty perfect too. They're amazing. I can't really do that. You never saw a good fake smile from me, right? (*He tries to smile stretching his face*) See? I'm doing this job since 15 years but I've never been able (lol). It's not because I'm unsociable, it's that I can't smile if there's nothing funny, I can't lie to my own feelings...During concerts or TV shows, when I'm having fun or I'm happy I smile a lot. I just can't fake smiles. I think that Tegoshi who can do it anytime is a genius. He's a real idol. Only him is able to say "I wub ewybody!". Tegoshi is a god!
[Ahahahahahahaha XDD]
Hello!
How are you all? I'm pretty fine ^^
I passed the JLPT and I'm always busy with lessons and unexpectedly with some social life :D
Today there was Shige's SP drama and it was really interesting, Shige was so cute and cool!! *____*
I hope we'll get the Raw soon, maybe with NEWSmafia we will do something about it... Nyahaha *w*