More 2012.12 - Nino's 'It'
Day... 20(? I don't remember any more...) of the daily-Nino-posts-for-a-month.
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It {一途}
Although in a job that involves expressing emotions, he isn't a slave to his own emotions. Nonetheless, the path he walks to this day is one on which he wholeheartedly embarks.
Chapter #48
Sudden Tears
This year was the third time they were chosen as the main personalities for the annual '24 Hour TV'. Ninomiya Kazunari had been unusually tearful. At the scenes where Hokuto Akira-san had read her letter to her family at the start of the marathon, or when the young girl challenged herself to climb Mount Yakushima without any regrets... Though seldom sentimental, he showed a rare display of emotions.
“Well actually, I do cry a fair bit. It's just that my reasons for crying may differ from other people. I used to cry all the time when I was a child. Not that I have any distinct memory of this, but I guess I didn't know any other way to express myself other than through crying. I didn't go out much, so when I had stomachaches; when I was lonely; when I hated something... I couldn't muster the words to describe these negative emotions, so I cried instead. All other emotions were seldom expressed. I wasn't the type to burst into hearty laughter or show great joy (laughs) . I'd just quietly cry somewhere. As far as I can remember, all I did was game or play baseball. I was a tiresome child. Even so, since all I did was cry, it means I'm actually easily moved to tears, right?”
Although a cry-baby by nature, gradually the frequency of crying decreased as he matured - as did the reasons for his tears.
“With regards to work, I almost never cry. That's especially the case in situations where most people are likely to cry, like during concerts or the crank-up for dramas. For instance, during the start or end of concerts, you feel deeply moved. But I'm unlike Aiba (Masaki)-kun with the tears there (laughs). For dramas too, although I do feel that sense of accomplishment in overcoming a tough scene, I'll just be happy that it's over. For example, at the crank-up for a drama filming, a normally cool person might cry. Upon seeing their tears, you'd think, 'So they're actually quite passionate, that's great'. But that's just not the case for me.”
Although it may sound cold, he does have his reasons.
“The reason I don't cry at the actual scene is because I think about previous moments. For concerts, I imagine the last deeply moving moment such as at the crank-up for a drama so I don't get sentimental. As emotional as the members can get during concerts, I tend to switch to a calmly objective view. As much as I might be blessed on set with a great piece for dramas and movies, when it comes to the crank-up, I just think about how I'd like to work with everyone again someday. So I figure in order to do that, I have to develop my abilities to the point where I can call everyone together again. I was the one being invited here this time around, but someday. In order to do that, I need to accumulate more achievements first... And as such, I guess tears don't come so easily.”
So it's not tears from being touched by the invaluable relationships and trust gained on set, but from the rebirth of new aspirations. Very manly.
In the past, on seeing the great efforts of a staff member I'd worked together with, I'd cry by myself.
“But you know, though I don't cry with regards to related parties, in the past I'd often cry if I saw some staff member I'd previously worked with giving it their all on another project. Like when I saw the name of someone who used to be an assistant director listed as director in the credits, I'd cry about it at home alone. I do that when I receive unexpected mail (via mobile phone) too (laughs). Same goes for '24 Hour Television' - I'm the type who's more likely to cry for others than for myself.”
As there are various types of tears, to each his own path to crying too.
“Be it in dramas or movies, regardless of how tear-jerking the performance or scene is, that's not all there is to it. For a typical high school drama, you'd have students and teachers alike building it up with all these touching lines, then there might be a development like, right, let's cry - time to turn on the waterworks! which is all well and good.
Personally though, I prefer a performance of 'sudden tears'. Real raw human emotions are about unrestrained tears unexpectedly, suddenly, gushing forth. Say for instance that a usually calm old man happens to hear the word 'war' on TV; he suddenly loses his composure and can't stop his tears from falling. In other words, I think what makes people cry is their life experiences and memories up to that point. So if that's conveyed to onlookers, they would probably cry too. Same goes for crying from watching the Olympics or '24 Hour Television'. It's not a matter of the life of the people concerned being explained in words; it's conveyed in the contest itself - just watching alone will make you cry. For dramas and movies, the explanation is probably necessary, though I'd prefer to portray it in a manner that requires no explanation in its expression.”
“Not wanting to explain” means that emotion and expression are no coincidence. Everyone always lives vicariously through a performance in some way - or at least there are those who believe so.
“Since I've acted crying before and I'm not one who easily cries to boot, I'd probably be relatively calm if someone were to cry in front of me. A girl's tears definitely have no effect on me (laughs).”
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Kazunari Ninomiya
Born 17th June 1983 in Tokyo. The DVD for his 24 Hour Television drama SP 'Soaring the Sky in My Wheelchair' goes on sale 14th November. When asked about girls' tears... “If a girl cries whilst giving a blow-by-blow account of what made her cry, I'd say that's very composed of her (laughs). If you want to use tears as a weapon and you're not crying from emotions alone, don't cry whilst reading your companion's feelings! …That's what I can't help thinking about feigning tears (laughs)”
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>> 'It' column by Yoshi Rei from the December 2012 MORE magazine.
>> Photography by Emori Yasuyuki.
>> Scans from 티엘.
>> Any corrections/suggestions/feedback? Feel free to give me a shout ^__^
>> Not too fussed about credit/re-use as long as no profit or harm comes from it.
>> More MORE
Sharing the Nino-love is much encouraged <3
[originally posted 2012-11-13 03:43:00]
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Enjoy!
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It {一途}
Although in a job that involves expressing emotions, he isn't a slave to his own emotions. Nonetheless, the path he walks to this day is one on which he wholeheartedly embarks.
Chapter #48
Sudden Tears
This year was the third time they were chosen as the main personalities for the annual '24 Hour TV'. Ninomiya Kazunari had been unusually tearful. At the scenes where Hokuto Akira-san had read her letter to her family at the start of the marathon, or when the young girl challenged herself to climb Mount Yakushima without any regrets... Though seldom sentimental, he showed a rare display of emotions.
“Well actually, I do cry a fair bit. It's just that my reasons for crying may differ from other people. I used to cry all the time when I was a child. Not that I have any distinct memory of this, but I guess I didn't know any other way to express myself other than through crying. I didn't go out much, so when I had stomachaches; when I was lonely; when I hated something... I couldn't muster the words to describe these negative emotions, so I cried instead. All other emotions were seldom expressed. I wasn't the type to burst into hearty laughter or show great joy (laughs) . I'd just quietly cry somewhere. As far as I can remember, all I did was game or play baseball. I was a tiresome child. Even so, since all I did was cry, it means I'm actually easily moved to tears, right?”
Although a cry-baby by nature, gradually the frequency of crying decreased as he matured - as did the reasons for his tears.
“With regards to work, I almost never cry. That's especially the case in situations where most people are likely to cry, like during concerts or the crank-up for dramas. For instance, during the start or end of concerts, you feel deeply moved. But I'm unlike Aiba (Masaki)-kun with the tears there (laughs). For dramas too, although I do feel that sense of accomplishment in overcoming a tough scene, I'll just be happy that it's over. For example, at the crank-up for a drama filming, a normally cool person might cry. Upon seeing their tears, you'd think, 'So they're actually quite passionate, that's great'. But that's just not the case for me.”
Although it may sound cold, he does have his reasons.
“The reason I don't cry at the actual scene is because I think about previous moments. For concerts, I imagine the last deeply moving moment such as at the crank-up for a drama so I don't get sentimental. As emotional as the members can get during concerts, I tend to switch to a calmly objective view. As much as I might be blessed on set with a great piece for dramas and movies, when it comes to the crank-up, I just think about how I'd like to work with everyone again someday. So I figure in order to do that, I have to develop my abilities to the point where I can call everyone together again. I was the one being invited here this time around, but someday. In order to do that, I need to accumulate more achievements first... And as such, I guess tears don't come so easily.”
So it's not tears from being touched by the invaluable relationships and trust gained on set, but from the rebirth of new aspirations. Very manly.
In the past, on seeing the great efforts of a staff member I'd worked together with, I'd cry by myself.
“But you know, though I don't cry with regards to related parties, in the past I'd often cry if I saw some staff member I'd previously worked with giving it their all on another project. Like when I saw the name of someone who used to be an assistant director listed as director in the credits, I'd cry about it at home alone. I do that when I receive unexpected mail (via mobile phone) too (laughs). Same goes for '24 Hour Television' - I'm the type who's more likely to cry for others than for myself.”
As there are various types of tears, to each his own path to crying too.
“Be it in dramas or movies, regardless of how tear-jerking the performance or scene is, that's not all there is to it. For a typical high school drama, you'd have students and teachers alike building it up with all these touching lines, then there might be a development like, right, let's cry - time to turn on the waterworks! which is all well and good.
Personally though, I prefer a performance of 'sudden tears'. Real raw human emotions are about unrestrained tears unexpectedly, suddenly, gushing forth. Say for instance that a usually calm old man happens to hear the word 'war' on TV; he suddenly loses his composure and can't stop his tears from falling. In other words, I think what makes people cry is their life experiences and memories up to that point. So if that's conveyed to onlookers, they would probably cry too. Same goes for crying from watching the Olympics or '24 Hour Television'. It's not a matter of the life of the people concerned being explained in words; it's conveyed in the contest itself - just watching alone will make you cry. For dramas and movies, the explanation is probably necessary, though I'd prefer to portray it in a manner that requires no explanation in its expression.”
“Not wanting to explain” means that emotion and expression are no coincidence. Everyone always lives vicariously through a performance in some way - or at least there are those who believe so.
“Since I've acted crying before and I'm not one who easily cries to boot, I'd probably be relatively calm if someone were to cry in front of me. A girl's tears definitely have no effect on me (laughs).”
- - - - -
Kazunari Ninomiya
Born 17th June 1983 in Tokyo. The DVD for his 24 Hour Television drama SP 'Soaring the Sky in My Wheelchair' goes on sale 14th November. When asked about girls' tears... “If a girl cries whilst giving a blow-by-blow account of what made her cry, I'd say that's very composed of her (laughs). If you want to use tears as a weapon and you're not crying from emotions alone, don't cry whilst reading your companion's feelings! …That's what I can't help thinking about feigning tears (laughs)”
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>> 'It' column by Yoshi Rei from the December 2012 MORE magazine.
>> Photography by Emori Yasuyuki.
>> Scans from 티엘.
>> Any corrections/suggestions/feedback? Feel free to give me a shout ^__^
>> Not too fussed about credit/re-use as long as no profit or harm comes from it.
>> More MORE
Sharing the Nino-love is much encouraged <3
[originally posted 2012-11-13 03:43:00]
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