T2 interview ahoy~ :D
I swear TeniMyu tries to kill me. Today, on the mobile site, they uploaded this long-ass interview with Tsuji and Shouta about their feelings on the show ending and parts of the final Rikkai match second half ;___; I'm not going to translatet the whole thing, because it really is pretty long, but one of my absolute favorite parts is this:
Tsuji: "It's mine and Shouta's second time to have a match together, but the biggest difference between last time and this time is that we had a song this time... We sang about the feelings we had for each other as partners, working in songs from previous shows. That was really big."
Shouta: "Yeah. It was really tough getting the singing and dancing to match up. And on top of it all the song itself was pretty up-tempo..."
Tsuji: "It's like, we really wanted to sing it happy and brightly, but honestly we were working hard the whole time! (haha) While having a good time, of course."
Shouta: "Yup, and we also practiced a lot to sync our breathing. Like sitting around with Tsuji-kun reading the same script together."
Tsuji: "We did that~"
Shouta: "Or after rehearsals we'd go out to dinner together and talk about stupid stuff, or about performances."
Tsuji: "Now that I think about it, we've spent more time together just the two of us than any of the rest of the cast."
Shouta: "Yup--and I think that's why, with each passing show, it felt more and more like, 'Ah, our breathing's in sync~'"
--So tell us about the graduation scene in the winter shows.
Shouta: "My first thought about the graduation scene is that it was a dark, sad time. So I wanted to really honestly portray Kikumaru's feelings of sadness, but we were actually told, 'The Golden Pair should have a bright, happy conversation.' We'd had to sing a song about parting ways during the summer shows, so I really couldn't help but feel sad...but Ueshima-sensei told us, 'You should be an Oishi and Kikumaru who've overcome their sadness and are purposefully speaking to each other normally,' and when I heard that, I started to understand and agree, and wound up doing it to my satisfaction. Like, it's fine to just listen to what Oishi has to say and respond naturally, without betraying my feelings."
Tsuji: "That first time when I call out, 'Eiji'..."
Shouta: "There were about 20 different versions of that name-calling! (haha)"
Tsuji: "I'd change up how I said it a lot of the time, but Shouta would always get right on board and go along with it, so I was always able to act really naturally."
I know most others on the flist haven't seen it yet, but I always thought it just...felt a little weird and forced for Eiji and Oishi to be so normal and happy after their graduation. I guess I can see how they would be? That Eiji, despite his feelings of sadness, wouldn't want to show them in front of everyone and would try to be happy and genki, but...I really really wanted to see Tsuji and Shouta just lay it all out there as their characters ;_;
Ah well, at least we got to see them baring it all at senshuuraku as themselves XD also sdfsudhfisufsd sharing scripts and spending more time with each other than anyone else. ANYONE ELSE BITCHES. even baba?!
Tsuji: "It's mine and Shouta's second time to have a match together, but the biggest difference between last time and this time is that we had a song this time... We sang about the feelings we had for each other as partners, working in songs from previous shows. That was really big."
Shouta: "Yeah. It was really tough getting the singing and dancing to match up. And on top of it all the song itself was pretty up-tempo..."
Tsuji: "It's like, we really wanted to sing it happy and brightly, but honestly we were working hard the whole time! (haha) While having a good time, of course."
Shouta: "Yup, and we also practiced a lot to sync our breathing. Like sitting around with Tsuji-kun reading the same script together."
Tsuji: "We did that~"
Shouta: "Or after rehearsals we'd go out to dinner together and talk about stupid stuff, or about performances."
Tsuji: "Now that I think about it, we've spent more time together just the two of us than any of the rest of the cast."
Shouta: "Yup--and I think that's why, with each passing show, it felt more and more like, 'Ah, our breathing's in sync~'"
--So tell us about the graduation scene in the winter shows.
Shouta: "My first thought about the graduation scene is that it was a dark, sad time. So I wanted to really honestly portray Kikumaru's feelings of sadness, but we were actually told, 'The Golden Pair should have a bright, happy conversation.' We'd had to sing a song about parting ways during the summer shows, so I really couldn't help but feel sad...but Ueshima-sensei told us, 'You should be an Oishi and Kikumaru who've overcome their sadness and are purposefully speaking to each other normally,' and when I heard that, I started to understand and agree, and wound up doing it to my satisfaction. Like, it's fine to just listen to what Oishi has to say and respond naturally, without betraying my feelings."
Tsuji: "That first time when I call out, 'Eiji'..."
Shouta: "There were about 20 different versions of that name-calling! (haha)"
Tsuji: "I'd change up how I said it a lot of the time, but Shouta would always get right on board and go along with it, so I was always able to act really naturally."
I know most others on the flist haven't seen it yet, but I always thought it just...felt a little weird and forced for Eiji and Oishi to be so normal and happy after their graduation. I guess I can see how they would be? That Eiji, despite his feelings of sadness, wouldn't want to show them in front of everyone and would try to be happy and genki, but...I really really wanted to see Tsuji and Shouta just lay it all out there as their characters ;_;
Ah well, at least we got to see them baring it all at senshuuraku as themselves XD also sdfsudhfisufsd sharing scripts and spending more time with each other than anyone else. ANYONE ELSE BITCHES. even baba?!