Duet 2014/01
I am back, sort of! Sorry about the long absence...
What left the biggest impression in my private life this year was definitely graduating from university! Even looking back at it now, there were so many things I've learned. In any case, since I had to read and write a lot of texts, I feel like my writing skills improved a bit. Exchanging mails back and forth with my teachers was also something new. The way you speak there is also different from usual, so I used "watashi" (the normal, polite form for "I", which would not be used by guys in normal everyday conversion) for the first time in the mails (laughs).
Since it took 5 years, the graduation ceremony was very moving. Aside from being glad, I somehow felt a bit sad at the same time. My parents were also happy when they heard about my graduation. Well, they also were happy when I enrolled, but that was at the same time as my sister. So it seems like my parents were more concerned about my sister and it didn't impress them that much (laughs).
Since graduating, it feels like I have more time for myself. Of course I want to do my best at work and take on different new challenges in my free time.
I turned 30 this year, but at the moment of my birthday, I was shooting for "Henshin Interviewer no Yuutsu". When the clock struck 12, we were right before shooting an important climactic scene. In this tense atmosphere, they brought out a surprise birthday cake! I think even for the staff, the mood was like "I wonder if it's really OK to bring it out at this time...", but I was happy being congratulated by everyone.
We sang "Happy birthday", blew out the candles and then it was like "OK, now let's shoot!" (laughs). The shooting was incredibly hard. Maybe the hardest one in my life! I had a lot of lines and was staying overnight with everyone at the same place for the shooting. In the mornings, I was with my other co-actors in the large public bath, but you could always feel that atmosphere of "Can we do our best again today...!" But I think the difficult shooting made it a really interesting drama and since in the second half, more people make an appearance and the mystery will be solved, it would make me happy if people enjoyed it.
Because of that, my birthday was honestly over in a flash, but now I am actually aware of being 30. Before, I used to think "Since I'm in Johnny's, I really do not want to grow old" (laughs), but when you're young, there's a unique appeal to your 30s you cannot experience. That's why I am from now on also really enjoying myself.
Recently, I could take it easy privately for the first time this year, and lead something like a "human" life. I also went to an onsen by myself. I had delicious food, soaked in the onsen several times and just had a relaxing day off. At home too, I am taking it slowly and do nothing! The other day, I bought this wood deck for the veranda I was interested in before. I also got a table and chair for it, and immediately brought out bread and tea to have a break. I want to make use of it often before it gets cold. By the way, this year I was invited to play futsal a lot by (Kokubun) Taichi, but the timing was always bad and I couldn't go... I really want to make it happen within this year.
"楔-kusabi-" also fits the world view of the drama and I think it turned out really well as KAT-TUN new single. We chose the songs for the album with the Countdown live at the end of the year in mind, and we had a talk about it with all the members and took our time to make our decision. Basically we were focusing on not forgetting the KAT-TUN-identity, but you can also feel the new things we incorporated. I think we also brought out the best of KAT-TUN this time. That's why I confidently want to tell everyone: "Please listen to it!"
I am also happy that I can spend New Year for the first time in Osaka and that we can do a KAT-TUN only Countdown live! For the fan meeting event "Katsumode" in the new year, we want to do something completely different from the concert. I hope we can convey our feelings to everyone and want everyone to look forward to it.
What left the biggest impression in my private life this year was definitely graduating from university! Even looking back at it now, there were so many things I've learned. In any case, since I had to read and write a lot of texts, I feel like my writing skills improved a bit. Exchanging mails back and forth with my teachers was also something new. The way you speak there is also different from usual, so I used "watashi" (the normal, polite form for "I", which would not be used by guys in normal everyday conversion) for the first time in the mails (laughs).
Since it took 5 years, the graduation ceremony was very moving. Aside from being glad, I somehow felt a bit sad at the same time. My parents were also happy when they heard about my graduation. Well, they also were happy when I enrolled, but that was at the same time as my sister. So it seems like my parents were more concerned about my sister and it didn't impress them that much (laughs).
Since graduating, it feels like I have more time for myself. Of course I want to do my best at work and take on different new challenges in my free time.
I turned 30 this year, but at the moment of my birthday, I was shooting for "Henshin Interviewer no Yuutsu". When the clock struck 12, we were right before shooting an important climactic scene. In this tense atmosphere, they brought out a surprise birthday cake! I think even for the staff, the mood was like "I wonder if it's really OK to bring it out at this time...", but I was happy being congratulated by everyone.
We sang "Happy birthday", blew out the candles and then it was like "OK, now let's shoot!" (laughs). The shooting was incredibly hard. Maybe the hardest one in my life! I had a lot of lines and was staying overnight with everyone at the same place for the shooting. In the mornings, I was with my other co-actors in the large public bath, but you could always feel that atmosphere of "Can we do our best again today...!" But I think the difficult shooting made it a really interesting drama and since in the second half, more people make an appearance and the mystery will be solved, it would make me happy if people enjoyed it.
Because of that, my birthday was honestly over in a flash, but now I am actually aware of being 30. Before, I used to think "Since I'm in Johnny's, I really do not want to grow old" (laughs), but when you're young, there's a unique appeal to your 30s you cannot experience. That's why I am from now on also really enjoying myself.
Recently, I could take it easy privately for the first time this year, and lead something like a "human" life. I also went to an onsen by myself. I had delicious food, soaked in the onsen several times and just had a relaxing day off. At home too, I am taking it slowly and do nothing! The other day, I bought this wood deck for the veranda I was interested in before. I also got a table and chair for it, and immediately brought out bread and tea to have a break. I want to make use of it often before it gets cold. By the way, this year I was invited to play futsal a lot by (Kokubun) Taichi, but the timing was always bad and I couldn't go... I really want to make it happen within this year.
"楔-kusabi-" also fits the world view of the drama and I think it turned out really well as KAT-TUN new single. We chose the songs for the album with the Countdown live at the end of the year in mind, and we had a talk about it with all the members and took our time to make our decision. Basically we were focusing on not forgetting the KAT-TUN-identity, but you can also feel the new things we incorporated. I think we also brought out the best of KAT-TUN this time. That's why I confidently want to tell everyone: "Please listen to it!"
I am also happy that I can spend New Year for the first time in Osaka and that we can do a KAT-TUN only Countdown live! For the fan meeting event "Katsumode" in the new year, we want to do something completely different from the concert. I hope we can convey our feelings to everyone and want everyone to look forward to it.