[JO1] Hot Pepper 211224

Kawashiri Ren x Ohira Shosei x Tsurubo Shion

Kawashiri Ren
Born 1997.3.2. Blood type O. From the prefecture Fukuoka. JO1’s dance leader. His gorgeous and elegant dance is the highlight that creates a world view to the detail in every song!

Ohira Shosei
Born 2000.4.13. Blood type A. From the prefecture of Kyoto. JO1’s juvenile beauty leader. He burns with a passionate will more than anyone else and he continues to show a rapid growth in singing, rapping and dancing.

Tsurubo Shion
Born 2000.12.11. Blood type A. From the prefecture Shiga. A charming “alien” with a low tone rap. In charge of visuals as recognized both by himself and others. Loves his family and members.

Pink Issue

“On my last day I want to surely eat the food my mother made.”

Do you have a “reward” dish?
Shosei: Donuts from the conbini. I especially love the whipped cream that is inside!
Shion: Once a week I order kaisendon (seafood rice bowl), but the avocado, salmon, tuna and cucumber are so delicious.
Ren: For me it’s Sushi, yakiniku, fruits and chocolate.

Please tell us what you would want to eat on your last day.
Shion: I have decided that already. The potato salad I’ve made!
Ren: I tried the one Shion self made and it was delicious.
Shosei: For me it’s the Hayashi rice my mother made. It’s the most delicious in the world.
Ren: For me it’s a bento made by my mom.
Shion: Everyone answered “mom”. Also my potato salad. Because I make it myself but the receipt is from my mother (laughs)

Is there a recent episode of having a meal with the other members together?
Ren: Sho-kun made Hayashi rice for me.
Shion: I went to eat yakitori with Kimata. We also ate it to celebrate my 20th birthday, but recently we went again. We ate too much and together we were miserable (laughs).
Shosei: Some time ago, we had a takoyaki party in my room. Pretty much everyone came, right?
Shion: The ones who wanted to eat gathered.
Shosei: It’s something we can do because we all live together.
Shion: It really felt like a student gathering. We had fun while saying “so delicious~”.

If you went back to your hometown, is there any beloved “hometown dish” that you want to eat?
Shion: Shiga’s Funazushi. I can eat it for sure, but I’ve heard that the smell is unique, but I hope you will try it.
Shosei: Niku Udon from a okonomiyaki store in Kyoto.
Shion: There is udon besides that it’s an okonomiyaki store?
Shosei: Both are delicious, but I prefer this niku udon. It’s a store that people who know about it go to…I forgot the name of it, I’m sorry!
Ren: I like Ramen and motsu nabe and the meitai motsu nabe from Kyushu style restaurants.
Shion: The best. Only what you like!
Shosei: (looked motsu nabe up on his phone) wow~ it looks delicious!
Shion: you get that it’s absolutely delicious just by looking at a picture.
Shosei: Let’s go to eat with everyone!

Orange Issue

Your beauty routine every morning or every evening?
Shosei: After waking up in the morning and after bathing I drink kireeto lemon. Really thanks to this my skin doesn’t become irritated. How about Shion?
Shion:… What should I say? I’m really not doing anything… (laughs)
Shosei: You started to be aware of your eating habits. That you don’t eat much after 6pm for example.
Shion: Ah that’s right! Also, I watch one anime (episode) per day to restore myself mentally.
Ren: I drink lots of water. I try to drink hot spring water.
Shion: Hot springs water? Is that bath water?
Ren: No no (laughs) It‘s drinkable water that has minerals from a hot spring (laughs)

Who do you think is someone with a high aesthetic sense?
Shion: Eh, people who don’t stink.
Shosei: (laughs) Well, true. I think people whose speech is beautiful and people who are aware of their eating habits have a high aesthetic sense.
Ren: People who have a stance and manners.
Shion: My posture is really bad… (laughs)* But really, I think besides me all members have a high aesthetic sense. Shosei’s skin is somehow very beautiful. He doesn’t even have pores!
TN: Shion seems to make a joke because 姿勢 can both mean mental and physical stance/posture. Ren seems to refer to the mental one while Shion seems to mean the physical one

Lastly, what kind of year do you want to make in 2022?
Shosei: I want to work more closely with JO1 and I hope it will be a year in which I can enjoy each day and in which I improve.
Shion: My goal is to double the current SNS followers!
Ren: Oh~ that’s good! Well for me, I want to challenge myself more for JAM and for our next year.

What kind of challenges do you want to try?
Shosei: I would like to do voice acting again. I want to practise more and appear as a voice actor again!
Shion: Of course there are JO1’s activities, but I would like to appear as a Yankee in a Yankee movie!
Ren: I want everyone to listen to my self composed song.
Shion: Ren-kun also made the theme song for PROCESS JO1.
Shosei: In the demo version, Ren-kun sings, but it’s the same as the demo versions we always get from Korea. I thought “what a pro!” He is that good!

Blue Issue

Our secret trick not to get stressed is to gather in our leader’s room!

What is your must beauty method? Shosei: Doing my base makeup neatly. Recently we have been very busy and my skin has become irritated, so I have to do my best with the base make-up. Also, I use eyeshadow to make my eyes look a little more upward. Because of my droopy eyes.
Shion: My face is massaged before the make-up is applied. Also my shoulders. It feels good.
Ren: I don’t know much about hair styling and make-up, so at least I do my best in regard to the care and I leave the set up to the pros (laughs)

Is there a hair style or a hair colour you want to challenge next?
Shosei: I would like to keep my hair dark for a long time.
Shion: Aren’t you going to bleach them anymore?
Shosei: Well it’s because my scalp is kinda dead (laughs) Because I dyed them for more than 3 years. I might like to try to black long hair. I want to grow them longer.
Ren: I’m the opposite of Shosei and I want to have a flashy hair colour. Like yellow or neon green. I would also like to try white or silver again.
Shion: I would like to add extensions!
Ren: Oh! That’s something new!
Shion: It’s not a must, but I would like to add it as a point.

Do you have some trick to let go of stress?
Shosei: It’s hard for me to be alone, so I always try to talk with the members. Rather than being alone, chatting with the members relaxes me.
Shion: That makes me happy!
Ren: Well, let’s do it in our leader’s room tonight!
Shosei & Shion: Let’s go! (laugh)
Shion: I don’t get stressed out to begin with. Because I’m always doing what I want to! (laughs)
Ren: I don’t know much about stress relief methods, so please tell me your recommended ones!
Shosei: Ren-kun always seems to think a lot in his head, so I want him to go to the oxygen capsule and get a good sleep.
TN: Oxygen capsules seem to be the new trend in Japan to help stressed workers to relax. It’s like an oxygen tank with 85+% oxygen as breathing gas where you can lie and sleep. They claim to help you relax and give you a better sleep.

If you had to give beauty advice to the readers and JAM?
Shosei: Try to let the lotion soak in slowly and carefully.
Shion: Health is precious, so let’s build proper muscles!
Ren: I think the quickest way to become beautiful is to smile, so let’s do our best without overdoing it and laugh a lot!
Shosei: That’s so good! Well said!