duet march 2009 translation

May 14, 2009 13:40

i translated the main article and SECRET FACE. =)

honmei choco: chocolate given out of love
giri choco: chocolate given out of obligation (for example to your boss, fellow classmates)

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Valentine’s & White Days★Perfect Research Report×6
KAT-TUN
KAT-TUN releases the eagerly-awaited new song ‘ONE DROP’ this February 11. What kind of Valentine’s & White Days have they experienced before? We bring you the perfect report of real memories interspersed with romantic fantasies♪ After all, those are days that people will take note of at any age!?

Kamenashi Kazuya

● My heart beat really fast during Valentine’s Day up till around primary school. What I remember is receiving chocolates from a girl in my class in Primary 4. She was the most popular girl of the grade and I was really elated to receive chocolates from her suddenly (laughs). She brought it over to my house on Valentine’s Day and well, we were in Primary 4 so she didn’t confess or anything. She just said, “Here!” normally but I was happy. It wasn’t homemade but that was of no consequence at all. Like I thought, feelings are important when giving presents, not just on Valentine’s Day. She really conveyed her feelings well by coming all the way to give them to me. Supposing I can receive something from someone now, it doesn’t matter if the chocolate is good or not. Because anything will make me happy if it’s from someone I like!

● It’s not like I’ve lost interest in it but to be truthful, after I became an adult, I don’t care much about not just Valentine’s Day, but special events as well. Though it goes without saying, I normally have work on Christmas, my birthday, etc. …However, well, men can receive presents at any age so I’m happy (laughs). Besides, I think, “Is there such a thing as giri choco!?” In primary school, there was a girl who gave homemade chocolates to me every year. There was a little chocolate on top of strawberries. That girl always distributed them to everyone in class so I knew it was giri choco but I was happy with that. I think that people have various relationships and because of that they’re able to have conversations with one another and it’s good to have more exchanges. Last year!? Hmm, I certainly received from many but I’ll keep the details a secret (laughs). But I don’t think there exists a guy who thinks it’s a nuisance to receive chocolates.

● If I get chocolates then I want to reciprocate on White Day. Because if I received honmei choco, I think it’s only manners to convey your own thoughts to her, whether it’s a YES or even a NO, since she’s being straightforward. Even now, if I receive giri choco, I’ll reciprocate. Though I can’t help it if I can’t meet her due to work… When I was little, I intended to do so and bought the chocolate, but there were many times when I missed the timing and thus the opportunities to pass them. However, thinking back now, perhaps I was shy to hand them over to girls when I was just a child myself!? Oh yes, I gave a baseball character key ring to the girl who gave me chocolates in primary 4. At that time I confessed but I was rejected…(cries). “Eh!? Those weren’t honmei choco?” as my heart was slightly rammed into (laughs). After more asking, it seems they were honmei choco but she didn’t want feelings to develop. I somehow understand, and somehow don’t… Women’s feelings are complicated~ (laughs).

Akanishi Jin

● I feel like Valentine’s Day is an event for girls. That’s probably why I’m not really aware of it. Men don’t get excited about it like it’s Christmas. Since I’m doing this job, it seems I’m thought to have received many chocolates but I don’t receive any chocolates personally from anyone I know in private. I also don’t have any memories of being confessed to on Valentine’s Day. Every year, I’m working and I receive chocolates from my friends or the staff at work occasionally~. I also didn’t receive any when I was a student. I’ve a sweet tooth so any number of chocolates would be OK. That and I’ll be happiest if I received handmade chocolate. I’d feel like she did it with all her might~ and just that makes it really delicious.

● When I was young, my grandmother would give me chocolates with whiskey in them every year. It was different from the normal chocolate I ate and it seemed like I was an adult somehow. As it’s a sweet, it’s actually different from the real deal, but the whiskey flavour just gave off an adult feel. I might love that taste because of my childhood. When I eat that chocolate, it feels like it’s a special day and I’m very happy. But since I became an adult and am working, I don’t meet my grandmother and don’t receive the chocolates. When you talk about Valentine’s Day, I still recall that whiskey chocolate’s taste.

● I suppose that for girls, Valentine’s Day is the chance for them to confess. For me, I think it’s best to be able to convey my feelings anytime throughout the year when I feel like it. But maybe it’s good that Valentine’s Day present a chance for those who can’t really gather up courage to confess. Put a letter and chocolate in the school’s shoe locker or inside the desk. If you get an OK, you might be able to have a date after school the next day. Since I don’t have a shoe locker or desk now, it’s impossible to be confessed to in that situation. If you don’t have someone you like, isn’t it ok to give giri choco to your male friends? It’s a once-in-a-year event and girls enjoy it. Valentine’s Day chocolates have fancy wrappings. Just putting one in a cute box gives off a luxurious feel. There’s no guy who will not be happy if he receives it. I think it’s ok to give giri choco in a lighthearted way, like let’s remain good friends. Even if it’s giri choco, I’d be happy receiving them and I reciprocate on White Day. However, as I didn’t receive chocolates recently, I spend White Day without being aware of it (laughs). Cookies are good for giri choco reciprocation. A sweet food for another sweet food. If I receive honmei choco, and the reply is an OK, I’ll give her a present that matches her likings. And I want to have a fun date with her.

Taguchi Junnosuke

● Thinking about it now, Valentine’s Day is for those still in school. I haven’t heard of adults confessing on Valentine’s Day. I would spend February 14th without realizing it’s Valentine’s Day if no one tells me. Of course I’d be happy if I received chocolate, but I probably won’t be nervous about whether I would receive something from someone, like I did in primary or middle school. I really looked forward to Valentine’s Day back then. I couldn’t return the favour. I was shy about going all the way to her house to hand her the chocolates. That’s what is troubling guys. So everyone, when you give boys in school chocolates and your actions are not reciprocated, don’t take it to heart.

● As you become an adult, you can’t experience the heart-throbbing feelings of Valentine’s Day, so I want you to enjoy Valentine’s Day while you’re still in school. If there’s someone you like, it’s the chance to confess boldly! February 14th is just before the spring holidays, if your confession doesn’t work out, you can reset your feelings during the holidays. For those handing out chocolates, the front of the shoe locker is a good place, for sure. Call him out at a quiet time after dismissal… It’s somewhat romantic. Boys also get nervous. Ah, check in advance to see if there is anyone around. And, after handing him the chocolate, it’s best to say straight, “I like you. Please eat this.” If the boy has club activities, it’s probably good to give him chocolates with a face towel. He can use it for anything during club activities, like washing his face or wiping off his perspiration.

● I say all this, but I myself don’t have any such a normal experience of being confessed to. When I open my shoe locker, the chocolates all came tumbling down! I wish I had such a manga-like experience. But in this era, it might be a little scary eating chocolate you don’t know who put into your locker. Considering this, it’s best to hand the chocolate over face to face. Though there are probably other things to give other than chocolate, no item conveys the Valentine’s atmosphere like chocolate does. But it perhaps is better not to receive so many. Then it’s like cherishing and eating special chocolates that you can only eat during Valentine’s Day. Although I have a sweet tooth, I can’t eat so many chocolates. Reciprocation? I do it properly. It’s not the spring holidays now (laughs). When White Day approaches, various cute sweets suitable for reciprocation are sold at convenience stores. I’ll probably give those to reciprocate being given giri choco. If I received honmei choco, what should I give… yes~… a house! (laughs) It’d be the greatest surprise. Well, it’s just a joke. People often say triple reciprocation. To buy something that’s more than 3 times the value of what you get. I don’t like that so how about negative triple reciprocation? Hmm!? Negative 3 times…?? (laughs)

Tanaka Koki

● Last Valentine’s Day… I received 3 chocolates personally from people I know (cries). And one of them was from a friend’s mother… As every year, I receive few chocolates, that friend’s mother is a precious presence (laughs). Though I’m doing such a job, I don’t receive as many chocolates as the friends around me. That reminds me, my friend who works part-time at a karaoke bar said that he received 5 chocolates. I lost… (cries). To a guy, it feels great to be able to receive something, and it just ends like that if he didn’t receive anything. If I have a girlfriend, we’d go on a date and I’ll receive something on Valentine’s Day and we’ll have a fun time. It’s good that I managed to receive 3 last year, but I may get depressed if the number returns to zero~. I wish my friend’s mother would give me one this year.

● When I was in high school, I got chocolates in front of my shoe locker. I was told, “This is for you,” and I replied, “Thanks”. That kind of situation only happens to students. They make for good memories. By the way, if I am to give an advice, it’d be to take note of the size of the chocolate you give. I once received a whole handmade, round, chocolate cake but it was too big. But it was made with considerable effort and on the way home I eat all of it while saying, “It’s delicious, it’s delicious.” I appreciate that it’s handmade but it’s really tough to finish the entire thing. So everyone, check if the other party likes sweet food and choose a size that’s just right. By the way, I like chocolate with crunchy bits or almonds added in them. I’ll be even happier if the sweetness is moderate. Something other than chocolate? Hmm, I’ll probably happy if I can receive accessories. That’s right, I can wear accessories on me all the time as well.

● Actually I want to see the scene of confessing once on Valentine’s Day. It’s not like I want to be confessed to in this way, I just genuinely want to see it. Often, there are people in mangas who say, “I am your present”, aren’t there? I’m interested in whether there are such people in reality. Because I think I’d reply, “Huh?” if someone says that to me (laughs). Well, I think guys will be happy to receive not just chocolates or items but also things given with thought. But I’ve decided not to reciprocate if given giri choco. Otherwise, I can’t convey my feelings properly when given honmei choco. Because I want to give only to the one I like, and don’t want to be thought of as someone who can give it to just anybody. Ah, though I don’t reciprocate for giri choco, how about a chu? Nonchalantly like how foreigners greet each other. If so, I’d also have to chu my friend’s mother who gives me chocolate every year (laughs).

[chu: kiss]

Ueda Tatsuya

● I looked forward to Valentine’s Day when I was a student. When I was in primary school, I only played with girls and so I received many chocolates. Even my elder sister’s friends gave me chocolates. Because I went to cram school and had really really good grades, that time was the peak of my popular days. But as I progressed to upper primary, I gradually became less popular and by the time I entered middle school I was markedly unpopular (laughs). Nevertheless, as I was optimistic, I thought, “Ah, it’s impossible to bring sweets to school that’s why no one can give me chocolates.” And I imagine that someone will bring it to my house but no one came… So I was like, huh? (laughs). However, there was just once in my middle school days when I was confessed to. She told me suddenly on the way home and in any case I was embarrassed. I was teased by my male friends. Thinking about it now, those feelings can only be felt by adolescent boys. After I entered high school, I was able to say thanks straight. I have received chocolates while I was in the train. It seems she saw me on the way to school and liked me. I was shocked. But very happy. It’s a good memory form schooldays.

● If I went to a co-ed school, Valentine’s Day would be much more fun. I’ll be confessed to in school, and say, “Then, shall we go home together?” and start dating. These fantasies of mine are really strong (laughs). Because I spent my 3 years of high school in an environment full of guys. Seas of images filed my mind continuously (laughs). In terms of greed, I want to receive 100 chocolates for Valentine’s Day. Though I can’t eat so many all by myself, there’s a meaning in receiving them. It’s ok if I receive handmade chocolates from someone I know, but if they’re from someone I don’t, then it’s weird…probably. Be careful of how you hand over giri choco. It’s best to give them in front of everyone by saying, “Here, this is for you.” If you give it when you’re alone together, the boy might think, “Ah!? Perhaps she likes me!?” and be excited. Make it easy to differentiate between giri and honmei.

● In the past I totally didn’t reciprocate on White Day. Somehow I don’t like to be anticipated. Then one time a girl was angry with me and gradually I reciprocated. As manners of the working class, you have to dutifully reciprocate when you receive something. By doing that, I became an adult little by little (laughs). But I don’t like girls who take for granted reciprocation and think, “In return for chocolate I want branded goods”. I definitely don’t want to give this kind of girl anything. In contrast, I want to give anything to a girl who gets elated even by some small sweets. Because it’s the thought that counts. By the way, I’ll be in the middle of a stage play this Valentine’s Day. I can anticipate receiving chocolates from my co-stars or the staff (laughs).

Nakamaru Yuichi

● What I remember the most about Valentine’s Day is the time when I was a middle schooler, on the way home if I’m not mistaken, and ambushed by a junior who gave me a present suddenly. I totally had no idea who she was and was taken aback by that suddenness. Moreover the handmade cake was super huge. It was an entire cake with a diameter of about 30 cm. I was truly shocked by that. I couldn’t finish it all on my own and I remember taking it home and sharing it with my family. Oh yes, I have memories of my family, of receiving chocolates from my mother when I was little. Recently she doesn’t do it at all. Well, as expected, when you reach my age, normally you don’t receive anything from your family (laughs).

● I have the tendency to feel touched if I’m surprised when someone gives me chocolate (laughs). Not just for Valentine’s Day, but also for birthdays and such. Being given a present that I like at an unexpected place is just great. Just thinking that the other party properly thought about me and prepared this for me… It makes me very happy. If the girl is someone I like or someone I’m dating, handmade chocolate is definitely the best!! I’ll be even happier if a card comes attached with it as well. It can be any kind of chocolate!! Ah, but there are some that give off a high-class vibe with hard~ silver lumps of sweets or something that are set in chocolates. You’d help me out if they came without those (laughs). That’s the only thing that I can’t deal with that.

● I think giri choco exists totally. If you’re in middle school, I think it’s ok to give them to a senior who’s been taking care of you during club activities. Well, if you let me say it, there was also a time when I was popular!! Including giri choco, I received many before but last year I got a countable number of chocolates personally from people I know. Of course they were all giri choco… (cries). Well, the environment now is different so I can’t help it (laughs). If there’s something I want to say about this, it’d be that there’s no guy who would be troubled if he received chocolate. And if I received chocolates, I reciprocate on White Day! I reciprocated too, when I was popular, without being bragging about it (laughs). In the past, I heard that a friend’s brother would consistently buy throat lozenges from the convenience store as reciprocation of receiving either honmei choco or giri choco, and I thought it was wild and manly!! Though I looked up to him, as expected, I couldn’t do it. I bought and reciprocated with proper sweets (laughs). What will I do now~!? If I received giri choco, I’d reciprocate with something. If the girl is someone I’m dating or I like at the moment, I’ll ask her out for a meal. I’m already an adult and instead of sweets or something, I’ll reciprocate with the meal itself. I won’t reserve seats at an extremely high-class restaurant or make a big fuss about it but I think I want to insert some surprise elements.

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KAT-TUN Well-received! Serial Publication

SECRET FACE vol.34

New single ‘ONE DROP’ SPECIAL COMMENT×6

A smile after tears.

The single ‘ONE DROP’ goes on sale February 11th! This song, which is the theme song of the drama ‘Kami no Shizuku’ (Nippon TV Tuesdays from 10 p.m.), starring Kamenashi Kazuya, teaches you to wait for the smile at the end of experiencing tears. The 6 of them talk about such a forward-looking piece!

Kamenashi Kazuya

I think this song has a great impact and matches the drama ‘Kami no Shizuku’ perfectly. I like it on the whole but especially the falsetto. Everyone please remember and sing it! Also, the coupling song ‘On My Mind’ materialized as I actually made a plea to the staff because I wanted to sing it. I was really glad to be able to sing it as it has a really likeable R&B feel!

Akanishi Jin

Actually I don’t really listen to rock songs like ‘ONE DROP’. Because I usually listen to R&B or club music. However, singing it was refreshing and as it was very easy to sing, the recording went smoothly. As this song has a catchy melody and is easy to sing, please sing it at karaoke. The point to singing this is to not be particular about the fine parts but to sing with vigor!

Taguchi Junnosuke

From now on, ‘ONE DROP’ will be added to my karaoke repertoire (laughs). I like it this much and it’s easy to sing. However, on the whole, the key is high for falsetto so it was tough to sing and recording was a bit hard… The video clip was taken in late December in Zushi, Kanagawa Perfecture, and I went to a restaurant with Koki during the interval. I ate the jack sashimi set and I was surprised at the large size of the sashimi! It was super delicious!

[jack: a kind of fish. sashimi: sliced raw fish.]

Tanaka Koki

I like ‘ONE DROP’! It’s cool and catchy. The most beautiful part is, though the falsetto part of ‘BYE-BYE’ is beautiful, no matter what, it has to be my rap (laughs). We sing about saying goodbye to the past and moving forward positively. But I want to tell those who listen to it that because you can’t turn back time even if you can’t take back the past, so you have to look to the future. The good part about the video clip? Of course it’s me (laughs).

Ueda Tatsuya

Because this song has falsetto, people who listen to it will find it easy to remember and to sing. Though we sing “BYE-BYE” in falsetto so many times, I’m sure that’s what leaves an unforgettable impression! In the video clip, 6 limousines were used and so there’s a gorgeous feel. However, my shoot was the last, in the morning, so I might look sleepy (laughs). Please check out such a face of mine in the video clip! (laughs)

Nakamaru Yuichi

Although ‘ONE DROP’ is a rock song, the music isn’t hard on your ears! Nevertheless, it’s easy to sing and is a good song with falsetto that leaves a deep impression! I’m sure people listening to it will become forward-looking as the lyrics are positive. Kame always says that he likes the coupling song ‘On My Mind’, but all of us do too. But it was difficult to sing! You can’t sing it with vigor. It’s a song that tests singing skills so the recording was tough.

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kat-tun = kyaa~, translations

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