Duet 2015.08: Johnny's WESTstyle vol. 06 (Hamada, Kamiyama)
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.
WESTstyle is a corner in duet where WEST members choose what they want to do. Because Hamada really wanted to cosplay, Hamada and Kamiyama cosplayed and talked about the photoshoot. You can see the pictures here. (mostly translated this because I thought the pictures were really neat)
yamazakey44 translated the main interviews, you can read them here: Hamada | Kamiyama | Kotaki | Shigeoka | Kiriyama | Fujii | Nakama
Hamada: My wish of "I want to do cosplay!" finally came true today!
Kamiyama: I thought you had awfully high tension, it's a project Hama-chan wanted to do huh.
Hamada: I feel like I've discovered a new me! For stage plays for example, I wanted to try a role that would wear clothes like this.
Kamiyama: Hama-chan has a "Japanese" image, but he can absolutely do a "western" image as well. The clothes and the hairstyle really match you, and you fit the appearance of the role of a villain perfectly!
Hamada: Since I've longed for the role of a villain from long ago, hearing you say that makes me happy! It also suits Kami-chan♥
Kamiyama: Really? If I wore colour contacts and put on a little make up, I could probably even take purikura? I was thinking something like that. No way, I've become this earnest over it... Putting on a lot of make up for cosplay was a first, and the photoshoot was fun. It seems like I'll become addicted to cosplay (laughs).
Hamada: During our junior era, we did a lot of cosplay. Mostly for comedy series (laughs). The truth is, I love doing cosplay, because I have a strong desire to change myself.
Kamiyama: Heh~. I also have a desire to change myself. That's probably why I keep changing my hair colour. You also restlessly change your hairstyle.
Hamada: It's true! When I change my hair my mood also changes. If I do a black perm it has an adult feeling, if my hair is short it feels young. If I comb it all back it makes me excited... That's right, there was a day where I was going out with Kotaki and Ryusei, and I happened to comb it all back, I was waiting outside, and at first no one realized who I was! When people were coming near me, I was afraid, thinking "oh no, oh no, is this the end of me?" (laughs)
Kamiyama: Ahaha! Everyone in WEST also has their own hairstyle preference.
Hamada: Speaking of cosplay, everyone cross-dressed in "Zundoko Paradise." The staff said "this is the cutest" and proceeded to recommend wigs to everyone, only they said mine would be the funniest! (laughs)
Kamiyama: Non-chan is by far the cutest! He even cross-dressed in the "Bari Hapi" PV, but he was really cute... Everyone reading, try to see, because he was really cute! If Non-chan was a girl I would be able to kiss him!? (shows a photo of Kotaki cross-dressing to Hamada)
Hamada: Ah... I would be able to as well...
Kamiyama: Right? Because it's still comedy-like, I want to see him try more serious make-up!
Hamada: I want him to also try false eyelashes. I think Ryusei would also be cute.
Kamiyama: It would be funny for the members of WEST in charge of being handsome to cross-dress. Since Junta-kun also has a neutral face, if he, Kotaki, and Ryusei were to cross-dress, they could try to be three beautiful sisters.
Hamada: Then, what kind of cosplay would you want Shige and Akito to do? At the very least, I want to see them do something with a gap.
Kamiyama: Because I've only ever seen Shige with black hair, what about a blond appearance?
Hamada: Yeah, yeah. Let's do a make-up transformation. Then, Akito... I want him to be adventurous~. Pro wrestler?
Kamiyama: That's not adventurous! (laughs) What about gyaru? With bright hair as well.
Hamada: It's decided! Then, you and I, what do we want to do next time in the series.
Kamiyama: I want to rent a studio and do a guitar session!
Hamada: Yeah! After, I want to be a ninja! Since a long time ago I've loved ninja manga characters, I want to try being them. But there aren't any characters that match Kami-chan huh~.
Kamiyama: Doing it would be good! And then if we do it I would be the hero. I just happen to be blond.
Hamada: All right. Next time, we'll challenge a guitar session or ninjas♪
Translated using scans from yoshiko_mama
WESTstyle is a corner in duet where WEST members choose what they want to do. Because Hamada really wanted to cosplay, Hamada and Kamiyama cosplayed and talked about the photoshoot. You can see the pictures here. (mostly translated this because I thought the pictures were really neat)
yamazakey44 translated the main interviews, you can read them here: Hamada | Kamiyama | Kotaki | Shigeoka | Kiriyama | Fujii | Nakama
Hamada: My wish of "I want to do cosplay!" finally came true today!
Kamiyama: I thought you had awfully high tension, it's a project Hama-chan wanted to do huh.
Hamada: I feel like I've discovered a new me! For stage plays for example, I wanted to try a role that would wear clothes like this.
Kamiyama: Hama-chan has a "Japanese" image, but he can absolutely do a "western" image as well. The clothes and the hairstyle really match you, and you fit the appearance of the role of a villain perfectly!
Hamada: Since I've longed for the role of a villain from long ago, hearing you say that makes me happy! It also suits Kami-chan♥
Kamiyama: Really? If I wore colour contacts and put on a little make up, I could probably even take purikura? I was thinking something like that. No way, I've become this earnest over it... Putting on a lot of make up for cosplay was a first, and the photoshoot was fun. It seems like I'll become addicted to cosplay (laughs).
Hamada: During our junior era, we did a lot of cosplay. Mostly for comedy series (laughs). The truth is, I love doing cosplay, because I have a strong desire to change myself.
Kamiyama: Heh~. I also have a desire to change myself. That's probably why I keep changing my hair colour. You also restlessly change your hairstyle.
Hamada: It's true! When I change my hair my mood also changes. If I do a black perm it has an adult feeling, if my hair is short it feels young. If I comb it all back it makes me excited... That's right, there was a day where I was going out with Kotaki and Ryusei, and I happened to comb it all back, I was waiting outside, and at first no one realized who I was! When people were coming near me, I was afraid, thinking "oh no, oh no, is this the end of me?" (laughs)
Kamiyama: Ahaha! Everyone in WEST also has their own hairstyle preference.
Hamada: Speaking of cosplay, everyone cross-dressed in "Zundoko Paradise." The staff said "this is the cutest" and proceeded to recommend wigs to everyone, only they said mine would be the funniest! (laughs)
Kamiyama: Non-chan is by far the cutest! He even cross-dressed in the "Bari Hapi" PV, but he was really cute... Everyone reading, try to see, because he was really cute! If Non-chan was a girl I would be able to kiss him!? (shows a photo of Kotaki cross-dressing to Hamada)
Hamada: Ah... I would be able to as well...
Kamiyama: Right? Because it's still comedy-like, I want to see him try more serious make-up!
Hamada: I want him to also try false eyelashes. I think Ryusei would also be cute.
Kamiyama: It would be funny for the members of WEST in charge of being handsome to cross-dress. Since Junta-kun also has a neutral face, if he, Kotaki, and Ryusei were to cross-dress, they could try to be three beautiful sisters.
Hamada: Then, what kind of cosplay would you want Shige and Akito to do? At the very least, I want to see them do something with a gap.
Kamiyama: Because I've only ever seen Shige with black hair, what about a blond appearance?
Hamada: Yeah, yeah. Let's do a make-up transformation. Then, Akito... I want him to be adventurous~. Pro wrestler?
Kamiyama: That's not adventurous! (laughs) What about gyaru? With bright hair as well.
Hamada: It's decided! Then, you and I, what do we want to do next time in the series.
Kamiyama: I want to rent a studio and do a guitar session!
Hamada: Yeah! After, I want to be a ninja! Since a long time ago I've loved ninja manga characters, I want to try being them. But there aren't any characters that match Kami-chan huh~.
Kamiyama: Doing it would be good! And then if we do it I would be the hero. I just happen to be blond.
Hamada: All right. Next time, we'll challenge a guitar session or ninjas♪
Translated using scans from yoshiko_mama