[JO1] Domani 220520 - 220528

Vol.1: https://domani.shogakukan.co.jp/721698/

‘In these two years it has become insanely strong’ JO1’s Ohira Shosei introduces the songs of ‘KIZUNA’

JO1 reached the 3rd year since their debut and released their 2ND ALBUM ‘KIZUNA’. In order of the featured songs we will introduce them in Domani’s usual style.

ZERO

Ruki-kun is without a doubt the one who pulls the strings of JO1.

In the same way as the lyrics ‘on top of the small palm of your hands’, the one who pulls the strings (=holds up) JO1 is Ruki-kun (insists). We often have meetings within the members, and after another member says something, Ruki-kun will conclude it. In the meetings it often happens that everyone loses track, struggles with something or does not know the answer. But, Ruki-kun overlooks the situation and sums it up as ‘Now, that’s a different talk, right?’ or ‘I suppose that’s what it is, right?’. It is perfect that he was selected as the main personality for All Night Nippon X!
There is the term ‘destiny’ in the lyrics, but some time ago I went to the conbini at a different time than Ruki, but we bought the exact same things (carbonated drinks and sweets)! We were surprised that all the things that we would not have miraculously bought were the same.

Before going to sleep I apply skin lotion and let Ghibli music soak through me.

By the way, speaking of ‘ZERO’, in order to let my skin return to ‘ZERO’ every night, I try to sleep after calming down by listening to Ghibli music after skin care. I believe that your skin shows your state of mind. I let music soak through me, so maybe that’s why my skin is glowing.

With Us

My current amusement is to play pranks on Takumi-kun and watch his reactions.

There are the lyrics ‘Always With Us’. I often spend time with Mame and Junki-kun lately. When I am with these two I relax. When I wondered why, I noticed that a big factor is that we three are not from a big city. Also, the three of us did sports and we also like the same artists. I guess because we all have these things in common, they are people I can relax with when I am with them.
The member I enjoy messing with is Takumi-kun. His reactions are really funny and I end up unintentionally playing pranks on him (laughs). When Takumi-kun notices this, he will try to take revenge but to prevent this I make sure to run away as fast as I can (laughs).

I still cannot believe that my beloved Stray Kids-san provided a song for us!

Just like the lyrics ‘After a long time We finally stand here’, we reached a lot of places that made me happy to stand there after becoming JO1. When we went to South Korea about a year after our formation, the studio which we happened to use for a shooting was a place where Stray Kids-san also did one! I love Stray Kids-san, so I was super excited, saying ‘Wow! This place!’ (laughs). I was also so happy when they provided us with the music for ‘YOLO-konde’. So much that I still cannot believe it. I think it became an occasion that made me want to actively participate in songwriting. For example, a Japanese lyricst will always translate the Korean lyrics, but I would like to be involved in this.

Walk It Like I Talk It

I think I might be the member who is mentally the strongest

Just like the phrase ‘Even with a cold look and words It’s useless to kill’ I think I might be the member who is mentally the strongest. I feel, back during our debut days, I was the weakest one, but after making various experiences I became able to ease up in a good way and even when I am troubled I started to think ‘Everything is gonna be alright’ and I was able to become a really positive person. I feel that in these two years my personality completely changed for the better.
Kimacchan seems strong but he is very delicate. Also, Junki-kun has an image of the most cheerful one by far, but he is also surprisingly delicate. Because saying positive things loudly itself is “self-suggestion” as he even calls it (laughs).

Keigo-kun is usually fooling around a bit

By the way, the one who can change the atmosphere somewhere in a moment is Sato Keigo. Even in serious meetings, if I take a look at Keigo-kun, he will make a funny face. He usually fools around a bit (laughs). This is something good about him!

Vol 2: https://domani.shogakukan.co.jp/722866

Sho-kun would be greedy with his wishes.

Touch!

No matter how you look at it, Yuzupon is versatile

This song is a cutish love song and I think the one who would be cute if he fell in love would be Ren-kun. He has a strong mentality and no matter what happens he never wavers or becomes agitated. But I think you could see a different side of him if he fell in love!
Also, following the title, what makes me happy to touch are puppies. For the filming of the ‘With Us’ MV a puppy came. It was so cute which healed me! If I had a dog, a small one would be nice. I have the image of small dogs being fluffy (moko), so I think I would name it Moko. Ohira Moko, it’s cute, isn’t it? (laughs)
Just like the lyrics ‘You are my only reason for living’, when I think as long as I have just this I can live, it is ‘Yuzupon’! No matter how you look at it, Yuzupon is versatile. But giving up tofu is also hard. I could eat it every day.

TN: The first part of the following was still listed under ‘Touch!’ in the interview but it actually refers to ‘Love & Hate’.

Love & Hate

Takumi-kun’s performance has a shine he can only do.

There are the lyrics ‘I am so drawn to you that I want to hate you’ and what I am drawn to right now are Takumi-kun’s performances. I really like the feeling of awakening. That shine is unique to Takumi-kun. So much that you will not believe that he was inexperienced in both dancing and singing during the audition. When I look at the total, he might even be the most skilled member right now.

I love versatile silicone sheet masks!

My personal ‘LOVE[d]’ beauty goods are silicone sheet masks that you put on top of normal ones. Not only do they keep the mask in place, they also prevent them from drying out, so they are amazing. I can do the chores in the meantime and I am using them daily. I use a sheet mask every day if it is possible.

Ryuuseiu

Sho-kun would be greedy with his wishes.

There are the lyrics ‘If you wished upon the stars’ and I think Sho-kun would be the one who greedily makes wishes when he sees a shooting star! He seems to be the one who would say ‘Alright. Alright’ and makes as many wishes as he can, hoping ‘one of those will come true’ (laughs).
On the contrary, the one who would carefully select only one wish would be Ren-kun. Thinking of this, these two are true opposites. This has become a really good balance and they feel like a good married couple. I feel really glad that these two are in the group.
If I wished for something now… what could it be? I want to have a body I think of as beautiful. I want to train my body more and grow my hair longer. I want to get closer to my ideal figure.

I want Shion’s special skill of being to to instantly reply the calories of something to be more known

By the way, there are the lyrics ‘shine more’ and I hope that Shion’s side of knowing the calories just by looking at the food can be more recognised (laughs). He is usually right! It seems like his father told him ‘Be careful not to consume too many calories’ and he has been aware of this since a while. When I choose products in the conbini for example, I ask ‘Shion, how many calories (has it)?’ and he will quickly tell me those. This is just too amazing and I really suspect that he might have a scouter (a device from Dragon Ball that measures the fighting strength of the opponent) (laughs).

Vol. 3: https://domani.shogakukan.co.jp/722869

Maybe, everyone likes me (laughs)

Move The Soul

My recent trouble is to keep up with Mame-chan’s games (laughs)

This song sings of ‘victory and defeat’ and right now I think the member who is the most competitive is Mame-chan. We often play FPS games (first person shooter games) together, but when he loses he says with a straight face ‘Next! Next! Next!’ (laughs). Without inserting a break, he says ‘Let’s keep going!’ and starts the next one. However, the enemies are quite strong and he can barely win… If that is the case, Mame-chan is absolutely not satisfied until he wins. I get dragged into this and my recent worry is whether I can keep up with this for a long time (laughs).

I am currently studying Chinese

There are the lyrics ‘Beyond myself’ and there are a lot of things that I want to challenge after coming out of my shell. Right now I am putting my strength into my Chinese studies. I want to do something no one has done as JO1 yet. I think we will improve both as a group and individually by doing this, so I am studying hard.

Algorithm

I am listening to Keshi-san’s music in the morning.

In my algorithm I often incorporate Ghibli related things. My favourite Ghibli movie is ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’. Howl is just cool and more than anything the art is so beautiful. I try to reflect the colours I like in this movie in my makeup and fashion.
In the morning, I listen to a ‘into the morning playlist’ selected by the streaming service. I especially like Keshi-san’s music which is often played. KIZUNA

Maybe, everyone likes me

This time the album title is ‘KIZUNA’. Speaking of bonds, I was unable to practise with the other members for two days due to some other schedule. Afterwards, when I finally went to the practice again, Junki-kun told me ‘If you are not here, I miss you’. Mame said pretty much the same, which made me happy. Maybe, everyone likes me (laughs). Of course, I love everyone, too.
Lately thanks to me being known to like beauty and makeup I can also often do schedules related to beauty. I was especially happy to be in charge of the makeup for ‘YOLO-konde’. I gathered reference material for everyone and was able to instruct ‘use this colour for the eyes and that one for the lips’. It was hard, but it felt extremely rewarding. If I get the chance, I would like to challenge it one day again.