BLT - QED
I enjoy acting without being too conscious of the fact that I’m playing the “role of a high school student”!
After becoming an outstanding member of Morning Musume, this will be your first leading role in a drama! You’re supposed to play the role of a high school student at the age of 22, was it difficult to act the part?
“Without thinking too much about how a high school student would act, I just act like how I would in that situation because Kana-chan isn’t an overly cutesy girl and her personality resembles mine in many ways. I guess being similar in certain aspects makes it easier for me to play her role. But what’s different about her is that she’s quite aggressive. I don’t think I meddle with others’ affairs like she does. (lol)”
Are you getting along with the other actors?
“Nakamura (Aoi)-kun is a real high school student, so he’s as youthful as you’d expect. (lol) When I first met Ishiguro (Ken)-san, I was really nervous. He plays the role of my father, but his face was so close to mine in our first scene. *embarrassed* Ishiguro-san is very kind and he even came to me to give me the advice that ‘it’s difficult to express emotions when you blink too much.’. I thought he’s as amazing as I expected him to be.”
Then please tell us what we should pay attention to when watching the drama!
“The story is about Kana-chan played by me and Touma-kun played by Nakamura-kun solving different cases e.g. murder cases, problems on campus etc. The story is full of variety and since the episodes are self-contained, you can watch it at ease without having to worry about missing an episode. But the drama gets more and more exciting as it nears it’s final episode, so I recommend to you to watch all of them!”
By the way, are you good at guessing the criminal in detective stories?
“Not at all… When I read a book and try to guess the criminal, I ALWAYS pick the wrong person. (lol)”
