[Translation] Nino's "It" More October 2012 edition
"If I continue acting, I want to find different methods for each work, because it’s courteous to propose a new method to the co-workers at the shooting."
Some things are unintentionally being continued, while there are things that came to an end before he noticed. Ninomiya Kazunari’s path continues to an unpredictable future.
46th edition
"Continuance"
The location for today’s photoshoot is an old footwear shop in Asakusa that had started its business on the first year of Taisho Era. The elegant yellow color of Setta’s thong matches his hair that still has some of the yellow shades. “It’s hard to continue doing something, whatever it is, don’t you think?” That’s one of the things Nino always says. “Continuance” in work, variety shows and human relations is difficult, but it is valuable for this very reason. In September Arashi celebrates the 13th anniversary since its formation. They will also have a concert in Kokuritsu Kasumigaoka Stadium for the fifth year.
For Kokuritsu concert, as always, it will be great if we could hold a festival-like concert that everybody could enjoy. Just because it’s the fifth year, we don’t eagerly think that we have to do something new. I believe other members also think so. We don’t have the idea that “we want to show the new us” so much so that we would largely cross the rules or the existing image to show it.
He says that it’s also true for Arashi’s activities in general.
When we film a show or record CDs, it’s also like that. Rather than showing our inner sides or our intentions, first of all, our job is to respond to people’s demands. I also believe that now, maybe people are not demanding for “A new Arashi” that much. Of course everybody perhaps has their own different demands of Arashi, but I think what people want to see from Arashi is five members who get along very well and having fun. That’s why many such projects are offered to us. As for us, we don’t accept all of those [projects] and we also want to propose new things, but the cheerful and close Arashi until now is not a lie either. We naturally laugh because it is really fun to be together as five. It will be nice if we could respond to people’s demand while having fun like that.
However, Ninomiya’s way of thinking and the way he approaches his individual works are slightly different.
In my solo works, they are offered to me but to some extent, I am allowed to do what I like. But accordingly, I believe that I have to take responsibility. Especially in acting, I have my own ideas regarding “continuance”. That is, I have to act using different methods every time.
For example, this year, after filming “Platina Data”, I filmed drama special for 24 hour TV, but the drama is aired before the movie right? So I made an effort to not using the same method with the one I used in “Platina~”. That is the manner towards the audience, of course, and also towards the director and co-stars who created the film together. Because, it’s discourteous to use something that is born thanks to the people who work together with me in a [filming] location, in other shootings, right?
As an actor, through those encounters from time to time that stimulate me and make me struggle, I want to discover and offer something new. I think more than for myself who want to continue acting, it’s for the people who create the work together and for the people who watch.
That’s why as an actor, he is a man of high caliber, and many people want to work with him.
But you know, rather than “I want to work with Ninomiya Kazunari, at any rate.” I’ll be happier if it’s an offer that shows a passion towards the work. “I want to work with Ninomiya because I want to create this work.” I want to be a person who could make someone tells me that.
I’m glad I could continue working as Arashi and my solo works.
“Works as Arashi, and solo works, I can balance because I have both. I’m glad I have both,” says Nino. It seems that that simple thought is getting stronger as the years gone by. Continuing both is shaping the path we can only find in Ninomiya Kazunari.
I can’t divide things into major and minor, and it’s not necessary to do it either. I think it’s amazing to be able to create major works, whether it’s films or music. If major means using lots of money to aim for a huge audience, accordingly, the responsibility and pressure is heavier, right? (laugh). Being able to experience that to some extent is really meaningful for me.
On the other hand, in this era, I feel that the work people want to see is actually subdivided differently, depends on the people. If we consider that, perhaps we, as the conveyors, should change as well, instead of continuing what we’ve done up until now.
He’s not afraid to change. Intentionally or not, what should continue continues, while the ones that should come to an end will end.
Two years from now, Kokuritsu Stadium will undergo renovation. That’s why we don’t know until when we can have concerts at the venue whose name is Kokuritsu. Now people say “You hold concerts at Kokuritsu, it’s amazing.” But decades later, maybe there will be young people who don’t even understand the value of doing concerts at Kokuritsu (laugh). But I think it’s okay. New things are being born because there are things that get old.
The Era flows, and because of that, even if something had to end, “the act of continuing” has its value.
Nino's setta
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T/N: Taisho Era : 1912-1926
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