Wink Up (January 2019) ☃❄
THIS INTERVIEW IS EVERYTHING. HAHAHAHAHAHA. SNOWMAN PLS.....
UNCHANGING...
This month's theme is "unchanging will", and we'd like to show these cool guys with powerful gaze.
During the 6 members' roundtable discussion, their usual selves are nowhere to be found!?
The theme is "Selfish Snow Man" (laughs).
"But I really want to act cool now..."
Sakuma: The theme this time is about "selfishness". Snow Man usually doesn't say selfish things, right?
Fukka: Right. But I heard about this theme earlier from the staff. So can I say one selfish thing?
Abe: eh, what is it, what is it?
Fukka: I know each of us in Snow Man has his own position... and I understand it's perfect that way. But... I really want to act cool now. That's why, please don't bully me anymore than this!
Hikaru: (immediately answers) that's fine if that's what you want.
Fukka: (looks happy) see~! Just as I've imagined! A while ago, I told the staff that "if I say this, this is what who will say", and made predictions. I can understand Snow Man very well~ (laughs).
Shota: That Hikaru will fall for your trick just like that.
Hikaru: (laughs bitterly)
Sakuma: ... alright, let's begin our talk ~ ♪
Fukka: oi oi, don't make it sound like we didn't talk about me! (laughs) But you know, I get bullied by everyone like this, but in reality, that wasn't my character. I was really shy when I was a kid.
Hikaru: certainly. If I or our seniors don't mess with him and leave him alone, he'd look like a cool person.
Abe: that's right! I went to watch "Cash~", the stageplay Fukka and Sakuma appeared in, and during the after-talk of the performance, their co-star said, "at first, Fukazawa-kun didn't even meet eyes with the female co-stars..." I was surprised and was like, whaat~.
Fukka: That's true story! Right, Sakuma!
Sakuma: You were really nervous. But if Fukka gets the cool role, who would take over Fukka's position?
Shota: Personally, I'd like to see Date-san and Fukka to have a character change.. (laughs)
Sakuma: But he's a royalty. I can't imagine bullying a royalty (laughs).
Abe: in the end, you can't really hide how you grew up no matter where you go (laughs).
Sakuma: Date-san, if you were to be teased the same way as Fukka, what would you do?
Date: It's okay with me... but I'll just snap normally.
Abe: after teasing you, we all have to do our best to follow up... it sounds hard to have that kind of character (laughs).
Fukka: For me, I think Hikaru would surprisingly fit the role.
Hikaru: I'm actually being bullied by Senga(Kento)-kun, you know.
Shota: I love it when Senga-kun sees Hikaru and say, "good morning, Iwamoto-san!" like he's in a low position.
Hikaru: I don't understand and I don't know how to react (laughs).
Shota: But I know Hikaru doesn't hate being bullied.
Abe: Even in our stageplay, "Ai to Seishun Kippu", he's the bullied character.
Sakuma: Ehhh, is that so!?
Hikaru: But the atmosphere was like I had no other choice but to be that role!
Shota: For example, Hikaru did something, the people around him would be like, "alright, alright" (laughs).
Sakuma: Eh, seriously?! Ahaha! I waa~nt to see that so bad!
Hikaru: Their like, "what would you prefer, Abechan? Shota would be this, right? As for Hikaru... Well, never mind."
Everyone: Ahahaha!
Date: that's the Hikaru that can't be seen in Snow Man. I wish we could all see that from behind (laughs).
Sakuma: But well, I could imagine Hikaru being like that somehow. His appearance is like this, but in reality, he's very friendly. He's good at communicating and reacts properly to people. That's why people let their guard down around him.
Shota: Exactly, and I was the opposite. At first, it's like I'm wearing this ridiculous "don't underestimate Johnny's" armor, but then in the latter half it got too heavy that I got unsteady on my feet (laughs).
Abe: that's right, Shota's shyness was extreme!
Fukazawa: I can somehow imagine that.
Abe: But that was only at first, right. Your true self gradually showed in the latter half.
Shota: I feel like the degree of shyness increases as I get older. And I'm like, since Hikaru and I are like this, isn't it better if everyone teases Hikaru instead.
Date: But if it's among Snow Man members, you're quite the bullied one, right.
Shota: Hikaru's friendly and Abechan is very considerate to everyone around him. I realized I'm no good when it comes to those things.
Hikaru: Seeing Shota like that, I tried not to leave him alone by himself. When they're teasing me, I dragged Shota into it.
Sakuma: Oh~ capable man!
Fukka: well I guess I can lend my character to Hikaru without any worries. I'll be taking the cool role now.
Date: (as if a warning) well, doing that after all the things Takizawa(Hideaki)-kun has done to raise you with that kind of character, I guess it's fine.
Fukka: ! (speechless)
Sakuma: Oops, that's a critical hit! (laughs)
Shota: he's on the verge of death. Even a small fry can finish him now.
Fukka: ..... you're right. that's it. From now on too, I'll protect this character!
Shota: It'll trouble us otherwise. I mean, having a cool guy would attract people to become Snow Man's fans, right? That means if it'll be Fukka, we're gonna stand there and talk like, "oh~ our good-looking member", right?
Sakuma: If we're doing that seriously.... that's gonna be a comedy show. (laughs)
Shota: can I also say something selfish?
Hikaru: looks like that's something big. (laughs)
Shota: It's just that, lately it's calming to be alone. Now, Snow Man is divided into 3 people per dressing room. But is it alright if I get to have a room for myself?
Date: Eh, you mean 1:5!?
Shota: Yes, I want to experience it for a day.
Fukka: Even if it becomes 1:5, Shota gets lonely easily so he'll go to our room.
Abe: and then there will be one empty room. (laughs)
Shota: there's a big possibility for that. But I also want to have time to be alone.
Abe: But I can somehow understand that. Like a sharehouse kind of thing. I like that.
Sakuma: ah, like there's a space for sharing and then there's a private room, right. If that's the case, I'll support it!
Abechan: the problem here is what we should do with the dressing room, make it a private room or not (laughs).
Date: But if it ends up being about the same size as the toilet, I'll only be standing and I don't want that (laughs).
Sakuma: Ahaha! that's a crazy room. If SixTONES visit us, they'll be surprised (laughs).
Shota: How about our unselfish Abechan, don't you have any?
Abe: Eh~ but you've already listened to my selfishness, back when I took a break to focus on my exams. I don't have the "right to be selfish" anymore (laughs).
Everyone: Oooooh~
Hikaru: I also don't have any.
Fukka: how about Date-san?
Date: Eh, but aren't I really stubborn? I feel like even without me noticing, you listen to my selfish requests.
Sakuma: I'm also the same type. I do what I want to do so I don't make an effort just to say selfish things... Ah, but I have one request.
Hikaru: what, what? Anime?
Sakuma: Correct! As expected. Let's go watch my recommended anime movie! With all 6 of us sitting in one row.
Everyone: eeeeeeeeeeee~~ (complaining)
Sakuma: What, didn't you ask me to say something selfish? Let's all go buy popcorn!
Date: movie is kinda hard. there's no way to escape (laughs).
Sakuma: of course! that's the kind of place a movie theatre is!
Shota: if it's just about eating popcorn during our free time, then it's okay...
Date: how about you introduce anime goods.
Sakuma: (ignores them completely) Okay. All 6 of us, let's listen to my favorite anime song in a concert! I heard there's a lot of things you'll learn when you watch an anime concert!
Date: but then, would we enjoy it even though we know nothing about anime?
Sakuma: at least I will enjoy.
Hikaru: everyone knows here that you'll enjoy (laughs).
Fukka: about that concert, do you carry psyllium on both hands?
Sakuma: yes, of course. that's a given.
Date: and then we'll do otagei too?
Sakuma: Oh no, we won't. That's something you do for underground idols' concerts.
Fukka: hehh~ there are various types!
Sakuma: Yep yep. If you do that, you get thrown out. By the way, I won't do otagei, but my right hand would be swinging in the air passionately.
Hikaru: wait, try to imagine. Snow Man passionately swinging our hands with psyllium...
Sakuma: nice, right~ passionate, right~! I also want everyone to experience it!
Shota: according to the staffs, Miyata(Toshiya)-kun and Sakuma watched while crying, right?
Sakuma: Yes. I was crying out loud. Just a few weeks after Miyata-kun did a concert in Seibu dome, we went to that same place to watch an anime song LIVE as audience...
Shota: It was the same place he was standing before, right. I kinda understand why he would cry.
Date: somehow, there's a romantic side to the story, ne.
Fukka: I understand Miyata-kun's tears. But Sakuma is simply crying.
Sakuma: You don't need a reason to cry! After the concert, we went to a family restaurant. "That song was good, right!", "isn't that performer amazing!?", we had fun talking about things like that. That's fun, you know~! We also looked at the goods we bought.
Hikaru: I got it. Based on our discussion today, the selfish request we will accept is Shota's!
Sakuma: Eh, you're rejecting my selfish request?
Abe: But you know, after listening to Sakuma's story, I was thinking our fans who go to our concert also look forward to it the same way, motivated the same way, right.
Sakuma: yes, yes, that's right! It's applicable to our own job. And with that, you're gonna ignore my selfish request!? Please look forward to our next report!