[Translation] Winkup 2007-10 - SWITCH
SWITCH
If you could switch places with one member for only 1 day, who would it be and what would you like to do? Or, changing bodies with that person, I don’t want it to happen! Is there someone who says that?
Each of them answered this question seriously and with some trouble~
IGO AKUN:
Because all the members do this or that properly, it would be terrible being replaced with either of them~. Among the five of us, I'm probably the most suitable (laugh). That's a relief (laugh). Therefore it'd be good continuing being me, right? (laugh)
Though without switching bodies, if I can get the physical skills of someone while staying myself, I'd definitely want to try it! For example, transferring all of Ishigaki's piano skills to me. Wouldn't that be cool! But because that is inexcusable to the person who transferred his skill to me, being just a copy would be good, right? (laugh)
But inspite of saying things like I want to copy the skills, I want to avoid Ishigaki turning into me. Like, I'm afraid he'd be doing self-indulgant things during that time (Laugh). Besides, I'm sure that definitely no one will want to switch places with me! Because now they surely don't want to return to their teenage years, right?
YODOGAWA YOSHIHIRO:
If it’s switching bodies, I wonder if it should be Akun? Because I think I want to try how it feels to be not Japanese (laugh). If I had Akun’s appearance, what kind of reaction would other people have? Wouldn’t you want to find out (laugh)?
Moreover foreigners kind of have the image of basically having a brighter personality and being more energetic than Japanese people, and I long for that a little bit. So being like that forever might be bothersome, but for 1 day I would like to become Akun!
The person that I don't want to turn into me is ... Yone. The reason is, I think that when people first meet Yone, they'll feel scared (laugh). When you know him for longer, you begin to understand he's not scary, but just one day is probably impossible (laugh). I guess by saying so it means I’m making a bad impression? Therefore I want Yone to forgive me (laugh).
ISHIGAKI DAISUKE:
If we were to switch, I want to become Yodogawa and play drums at a live or something. Actually I'm also in the middle of practicing drums. When we were doing a recording for a programm in Osaka and had free time, I played around by beating on the drums there and got hooked. Then after that, I was taught by Makino-kun (FiVe) and when I take a break from hand practice, I play the drums!
Drums has a very different image from keyboards, and the way it seems flashy and manly is cool. Because I could be like that immediately if I turned into Yodogawa, I would like to become him and beat (the drums) as hard as possible!
The one I wouldn't want to become me is Yone. That guy, when he's enthusiastic about something, he has only that one thing on his mind, and even when you contact him, he doesn't reply at all. Therefore, if I changed places with him at this time, it seems like I would have to apologize about various things on the next day. I think that would be terrible! (laugh)
FUJIIE KAZUYORI:
If I had to choose, I guess I'd want to be Ishigaki. That guy, doesn't he have perfect hearing? I want that. If I could experience that state of being once, even when I return to being me, the perfect hearing might not wear off (laugh). If that was the case, that would be quite lucky! (laugh) Moreover, it would be great if I could play the piano! In that one day where I'm Ishigaki, I want to memorize his hard-practiced piano skills and then play piano when I'm myself again.
As for the reverse, everyone is no good. The reason is, if Yodogawa was me, because he's usually quiet to the extent where everyone asks "You're not alright, are you?", it seems like I'd have to be worried. And if it was Akun, doesn't he seem like he'd play around? That would also ruin my tough appearance (laugh).
If Yone was me, he'd change me into being like him, and I kind of want to avoid seeming like that as well. When I think about it, I guess the one closest to me in character is Ishigaki. If there was a body switch with one out of those four, he'd be the one with no resistance. But really, to be honest, that's no good either (laugh).
YONEMURA DAIJIRO:
I don’t want to switch places with anybody. Even if it was someone other than the members. There are people I admire, but even if I turned into them, there just wouldn’t be any meaning to it! I would like to become a bird, though (laugh)! Because I keep thinking, “I always want to fly!” (laugh) Because it’s impossible in reality, I thought maybe I could do it at least in a dream and I go to sleep thinking, “Today I’ll dream about flying in the sky!” But unfortunately I haven’t dreamed about it so far (laugh).
Who I don’t want to become me is either Yodogawa or Akun. Yodogawa would learn my secrets during the time being me and then one day he would unthinkingly expose them (laugh). Even though it would probably be without any bad intentions (laugh). For Akun, it’s because he’s the type who talks to girls calmly. I usually don’t talk to girls, so if my guy friends saw that, it seems like they’d say, “That guy has changed” and that’s no good! Therefore, being a bird is obviously the best choice (laugh)!
Translator's Notes
* As always: I'm not perfect at Japanese, so there might be minor mistakes in this. Please keep that in mind :D
* Poor Yone isn't very popular when it comes to body-switching, huh? ;)
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