2013 December SEVENTEEN [ Hashimoto Ai x Koura Kengo ]
Tell me your source of power to survive the drama shooting!
Hashimoto: "When I'm hungry I eat and when I feel sleepy I sleep.. I wonder if I can continue to swing this way with these desires. Yesterday, I ate Uji-Matcha Shaved Ice in the middle of the night, around 2 A.M. "
Kora: "Before I sleep now , I would go to drink. There are also days where I drink on my own in the house, or I would go to my friend's shop, and sometimes I spend the time chillin'."
[Ai's refined face as seen by Kora-kun..!!]
Ai's refined OOOO face as seen by Kora-kun!
In fact, the two had experience co-starring in a drama earlier, what's your impression after being reunited for the first time after a year and a half this time?
Kora: "Because there were many heavy scenes in the previous work, we hardly spoke during our free time too."
Hashimoto: "In addition to that, I wanted to get along with each other but I didn't take the initiative, just like that our filming ended in that state (laughs). But, this time I think we're able to talk normally. Even though, at first they were really only stories of (The hometown of these two people) Kumamoto."
Kora: "Yeah, they were nothing but stories of Kumamoto. As we talked, It turned out that our neighborhood is amazingly close. If she lived either in front or across the bridge, we at least attended the same junior high school."
Hashimoto: " 'Have you went to the delicious shop over there?', those kind of core topics were raised."
Kora: "Talking to Ai-chan, I forget that she's only 17 years old. Her level from my 17 years old self is clearly different, somehow, like a senpai? There's such atmosphere."
Hashimoto: "You told me I have 'Anna Sui' face"
Kora:" Yeah. AI-chan got an 'Anna Sui' face!"
Hashimoto: " When he heard me ask 'What's Anna Sui? Is that a cosmetics?" , it seems like it's the clothes of Anna Sui."
Kora: "The products there give off a soothing feeling."
Hashimoto: "When I was told that, like this (narrowed her eyes forming a sanpaku), I think that I left an Anna Sui-like face (laughs)."
The scenes with the explosion and I was tied down… there were a lot of memories!
Kurumi played by Ai, solves crime incidents using Mathematics. Are the two people good at math?
Kora: "I'm really weak at it, by the time sin, cosine, tangent came out, I was already in my helpless state."
Hashimoto: "I like my teacher in Mathematics during Junior High, I was not particularly aware of my weakness there. But, I was bad at Science and Social Studies. Teachers are important."
Kora: "That's true, I feel like your likes and dislikes towards a subject changes on your impression on the teacher. For me, I like Language and Social Studies. During primary school, without meaning to I remembered all the capitals of the world. Now, it's completely useless (laughs). "
Hashimoto: "Eh~ amazing! Then… Bhutan's capital is..?"
Kora: " …. Oh no! I don't know! Please leave it to the me from the old days who could answer (laughs)."
In the drama, there's a combi only formed to face incidents, the atmosphere of these two people is perfect. Please tell us a memory from the filming site.
Kora: "During break, for some reasons we played air badminton together, that was fun."
Hashimoto: "We did~ (laughs) Though I had zero chance (laughs)."
Kora: "And then, in the scene with the two wound up in ropes, it was a strange experience, I was glad. I laughed seeing Ai-chan being tied up."
Hashimoto: '' He laughed so much saying ' The tied rope forms the shape of a diamond~!! ', while I said 'Right.' "
Kora: "As expected of Aichan, her reaction is adult-like (laughs)"
Hashimoto: "What I remember is, during the explosion scene, Even though it was only in production, Kora-san's scream of ' Ooh-' in the original surprised me. It was out of instinct (laughs). Even the staffs at the site were pointing at him and saying 'this guy~ (laughs)' "
Kora: "My imagination for that explosion was powerful, I was completely caught off guard."
Lastly, please tell the highlights of the drama for the ST readers!
Kora: "Once you've seen, you'll be anxious of the sudden development that even us, who does it, are not informed of in advance. I thought It's good for the viewers. And then, this is not a mere flattery, but Ai-chan's comical act is also included in the highlights. Although it is my first time to see such performance of Ai-chan, there's uniqueness and originality, it should be absolutely interesting for the readers."
Hashimoto: "The script is complicated. As a mystery, it's a very enjoyable work. But, people who are not interested in mystery can also enjoy this, because my character does all the silliness (laughs), It's alright to pay attention to either of them! "