Potato 2015.11: Kiriyama Akito
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.
The theme for this month was warmth due to the cold season approaching, so they were asked about heartwarming moments and things that make them warm, as well as their recent status. (Interviews were conducted in September)
A heartwarming moment?
When I call my pet ferrets' names. Right now, my older brother's room is being used as a free-range room for the ferrets, but when I call out "Todoroki", he'll definitely come over to me. He's remembered his name because I've called it many times. I'm completely ignored by the female, Cocona, because she hasn't remembered her name yet (laughs). Well, Cocona is cute though. Once Cocona has also remembered her name, she'll probably come over.
Think of a heartwarming episode with the members
Even though it was the day before my birthday, the members sent me messages anyway, so I did an ordinary tsukkomi: "it's tomorrow. Please contact me tomorrow", but while they knew that, they intentionally sent it the day before. Knowing that made me feel warm and fuzzy. With that same feeling, as usual, I properly send messages to celebrate the members' birthdays. Choosing presents to give is also fun. I listen to what people want for a present. Because it's better to get things that people want, right? For Kotaki's birthday, he said he wanted a microwave, so I got him one.
What kind of warm food do you want to eat when it's cold?
Nabe! I like all kinds of nabe. It's something you can eat by yourself, right. I like that you can eat it with everyone. If I'm in the mood to eat nabe, I would probably choose tonyu nabe. Because I like spicy things, adding citron pepper makes it delicious. Rather than the spiciness of kimchi, I like the spiciness of seasonings. I've made it myself, but I'm a not person in charge of making nabe at all (laughs).
When do you feel lonely?
After lives. After tens of thousands of people saying "waah", being at home by myself is painful. It's probably the excess adrenaline from lives. Going from that condition to being by myself is lonely. At those times, I go out to eat with members. Because when someone is with me, my loneliness disappears.
During a date, a phrase you'd say to make her heart squeeze
"Let's hold hands". Ideally I'd want to try saying it in an ordinary situation, like walking down the street together. If she seems cold, I'll also buy something warm to drink for her, and because I think my hands are warm, I'll warm hers by holding them.
Recent state
For Little Tokyo Life, I went to Oimachi for the location shoot. I think you'll understand if you see it, but that location shoot was really difficult. And yet, the three teams at that time were three people, three people, and myself (laughs). But actually, when filming started, I didn't have that much trouble. I even realized that I'm good at talking to people. At the same time, I thought I was blessed to be lucky with people. I would think "this person!", and then I generally wouldn't fail. The food at the shops I was brought to was really delicious!
Translated using scans from yoshiko_mama
The theme for this month was warmth due to the cold season approaching, so they were asked about heartwarming moments and things that make them warm, as well as their recent status. (Interviews were conducted in September)
A heartwarming moment?
When I call my pet ferrets' names. Right now, my older brother's room is being used as a free-range room for the ferrets, but when I call out "Todoroki", he'll definitely come over to me. He's remembered his name because I've called it many times. I'm completely ignored by the female, Cocona, because she hasn't remembered her name yet (laughs). Well, Cocona is cute though. Once Cocona has also remembered her name, she'll probably come over.
Think of a heartwarming episode with the members
Even though it was the day before my birthday, the members sent me messages anyway, so I did an ordinary tsukkomi: "it's tomorrow. Please contact me tomorrow", but while they knew that, they intentionally sent it the day before. Knowing that made me feel warm and fuzzy. With that same feeling, as usual, I properly send messages to celebrate the members' birthdays. Choosing presents to give is also fun. I listen to what people want for a present. Because it's better to get things that people want, right? For Kotaki's birthday, he said he wanted a microwave, so I got him one.
What kind of warm food do you want to eat when it's cold?
Nabe! I like all kinds of nabe. It's something you can eat by yourself, right. I like that you can eat it with everyone. If I'm in the mood to eat nabe, I would probably choose tonyu nabe. Because I like spicy things, adding citron pepper makes it delicious. Rather than the spiciness of kimchi, I like the spiciness of seasonings. I've made it myself, but I'm a not person in charge of making nabe at all (laughs).
When do you feel lonely?
After lives. After tens of thousands of people saying "waah", being at home by myself is painful. It's probably the excess adrenaline from lives. Going from that condition to being by myself is lonely. At those times, I go out to eat with members. Because when someone is with me, my loneliness disappears.
During a date, a phrase you'd say to make her heart squeeze
"Let's hold hands". Ideally I'd want to try saying it in an ordinary situation, like walking down the street together. If she seems cold, I'll also buy something warm to drink for her, and because I think my hands are warm, I'll warm hers by holding them.
Recent state
For Little Tokyo Life, I went to Oimachi for the location shoot. I think you'll understand if you see it, but that location shoot was really difficult. And yet, the three teams at that time were three people, three people, and myself (laughs). But actually, when filming started, I didn't have that much trouble. I even realized that I'm good at talking to people. At the same time, I thought I was blessed to be lucky with people. I would think "this person!", and then I generally wouldn't fail. The food at the shops I was brought to was really delicious!
Translated using scans from yoshiko_mama