Potato 2015.08: Kotaki Nozomu
Note that I am self-taught, and not a native Japanese speaker. There may be errors. Feel free to share, but please don’t claim this as your own translation. Corrections are welcome.
This month, he talks about what he thinks a "can-do" person is, a time he thought he was one, a member he considers dandy, his fashion preference, and his recent status.
(Potato bolded certain parts of what he said, so I tried to match. please let me know if it's too distracting, I'll remove it)
What kind of a person is a "can-do person?"
Those that are prompt in their work won't lose much. You can feel safe leaving things to them, people trust them, and they're respected. They can have a wide field of view. People who can build a solid relationship with others. Someone who can do both work and love. Being in love is not a burden to the other person. They can think of their partner the most. I said a lot, but I think I'm currently far off from that. Well, I can probably make relationships with people. After all, due to my age, I can probably afford to idle (laughs).
"I can do it!" What moment do you think that?
On the first day of the Paripipo tour, I actually messed up "Manbo de WEST!". I couldn't change my clothes in time. Before, when I changed clothes, I did it earnestly in a rush, but this time, I changed immediately while thinking "no matter where I exit it'd probably be unnatural wouldn't it". Although I caused a happening, I can probably still do the corresponding part after, I think. But it's important that I didn't mess it up before that time. (Kiriyama: No, you could do it because we covered for you! (laughs))
Which member is the most "dandy?"
Isn't it Hama-chan? He can like everyone. I don't think there's anyone that he dislikes. He also has manly places, when we go out to eat if I jokingly say "thanks for treating me" he'll say "I was originally going to pay" and then he pays. While he may not give off the air of a senpai, he can only do things like that because he has a lot of experience. Well, he'll stumble over his words in a pinch though (laughs).
Tell us about a fashion preference you have
Because I'm going to play fustal after this, I'm wearing a denim shirt, sweatpants, and sandals. It's an outfit of someone who doesn't care about their appearance. My basic everyday clothing is probably elegant slimming pants. I like the ones I have that are a foreign brand from Paris. Right now I want white sneakers, but a bit before that, in the fall, I wanted a red leather jacket.
Tell us about your recent status
Recently I had a "takoyaki party" with friends. I just want to say something. Putting natto kimchi in it is bad! It really smelled. Also tuna mayonnaise is no good! By the way, my favourite is kimchi cheese. Our new song "Bari Hapi" is a song about wishing for world peace. Lucky Ikeda-san's choreography is catchy!
Translated using scans from yoshiko_mama
This month, he talks about what he thinks a "can-do" person is, a time he thought he was one, a member he considers dandy, his fashion preference, and his recent status.
(Potato bolded certain parts of what he said, so I tried to match. please let me know if it's too distracting, I'll remove it)
What kind of a person is a "can-do person?"
Those that are prompt in their work won't lose much. You can feel safe leaving things to them, people trust them, and they're respected. They can have a wide field of view. People who can build a solid relationship with others. Someone who can do both work and love. Being in love is not a burden to the other person. They can think of their partner the most. I said a lot, but I think I'm currently far off from that. Well, I can probably make relationships with people. After all, due to my age, I can probably afford to idle (laughs).
"I can do it!" What moment do you think that?
On the first day of the Paripipo tour, I actually messed up "Manbo de WEST!". I couldn't change my clothes in time. Before, when I changed clothes, I did it earnestly in a rush, but this time, I changed immediately while thinking "no matter where I exit it'd probably be unnatural wouldn't it". Although I caused a happening, I can probably still do the corresponding part after, I think. But it's important that I didn't mess it up before that time. (Kiriyama: No, you could do it because we covered for you! (laughs))
Which member is the most "dandy?"
Isn't it Hama-chan? He can like everyone. I don't think there's anyone that he dislikes. He also has manly places, when we go out to eat if I jokingly say "thanks for treating me" he'll say "I was originally going to pay" and then he pays. While he may not give off the air of a senpai, he can only do things like that because he has a lot of experience. Well, he'll stumble over his words in a pinch though (laughs).
Tell us about a fashion preference you have
Because I'm going to play fustal after this, I'm wearing a denim shirt, sweatpants, and sandals. It's an outfit of someone who doesn't care about their appearance. My basic everyday clothing is probably elegant slimming pants. I like the ones I have that are a foreign brand from Paris. Right now I want white sneakers, but a bit before that, in the fall, I wanted a red leather jacket.
Tell us about your recent status
Recently I had a "takoyaki party" with friends. I just want to say something. Putting natto kimchi in it is bad! It really smelled. Also tuna mayonnaise is no good! By the way, my favourite is kimchi cheese. Our new song "Bari Hapi" is a song about wishing for world peace. Lucky Ikeda-san's choreography is catchy!
Translated using scans from yoshiko_mama