At the same time as JO1 made their debut he became a regular in the national treasure ikemen ranking! Although he has an outstanding star quality, once he leaves the stage, he is a fine young man who is a little shy and sincere, with a charm that people naturally love. “I was so nervous about shooting alone.” He laughed shyly and began to talk slowly about “Kawanishi Takumi”
Kawanishi Takumi Born 1999.6.23. From the prefecture of Hyogo. 170cm. Blood type B. Following the audition, he made his debut as JO1 in ‘20. The 4th single STRANGER is currently on sale. “Recently, I've been interested in acting, so one day I would like to challenge it!”
Tell us the 3 traits of an ikemen! 1. A good voice 2. Looks good with a beard 3. A strong body built “Isn’t a voice important? I’m muscular, but I can’t grow a beard, so I achieved about 20-30% of being an ikemen. Among the members Tsurubo is probably the closest. My ideal is Takenouchi Yukata.”
The experiences I’ve made as a working adult before the debut were surely no detour
I’ve joined JO1’s audition with pretty much no experience in singing and dancing. In school I devoted myself to baseball and after graduation I worked in a factory. Like this I spend my time in an environment with only other guys, so also the “everyday full of guys” as JO1, is comfortable for me. Nonetheless, I like my alone time, too, so in the beginning I was perplexed about living together (with the members). Apparently, I like it clean! But after getting used to it, it‘s amazing! Now I’m influenced by the other members so I’m relaxed when it’s a bit untidy (laughs). Among other artists, there are a lot of people who have taken lessons since they were kids, right? I took a completely different life path, but if I hear that it was a detour, I don’t believe that. The special characteristics of the sports clubs like good manners, greeting properly, waking early in the morning, are natural for me and I learnt them first handedly. It is because of my experiences that I can understand and grasp everything myself. Of course the perks of starting to sing and dance from early on exist. But I’m not like that. That’s why there are things that I acquired and know. My start was late, but I think that my experiences until now aren’t useless at all.
JO1’s goal of holding all 11 members in the center is really high.
JO1 is a group that really talks a lot with each other and I’m usually the one who listens. I don’t really want to deny the other’s opinion and I don’t like it when I’m taken in a weird way… so, I often end up thinking too much. Our leader does it earnestly so I who has the nature of a little brother might be spoiled. Everyone is strict to themselves. Our goal is really high. Our lessons are 6-7 hours each day and on top of that we do the things we want to learn like languages or piano, so actually it’s harder now than during the audition (laughs). It’s also because of the timing of the debut, but we were only able to perform in front of the fans once. We are seizing this period is a chance to grow, but in order not to forget the feeling of an audience, I rewatch the last episode of the audition and I also think “it was so good back then, I want to hear the “kyaaa” screams” (laughs) All members want to meet JAM soon and it can’t be helped, so we started to practise for the winter tour. Thankfully I was chosen as the center for the new single. However, I try not to think of it as something special. Right before going on stage, I really feel nervous, but I’m the type who comes into the song right when it starts and no matter how often I do image training during practise before, and the expressions that come out naturally were unexpectedly good. This time I feel the responsibility as the center, but we are a group in which all 11 members can be center, so without being too eager I will work hard with a strong feeling.
The family home is full of Kawanishi Takumi!? I’m perplexed by my too passionate mother (laughs)
Whenever I appear on TV, my mother sends me a LINE message “I watched it!” What surprises me the most is that in my room at home there are more than 50 magazines featuring JO1 placed! The CDs, too, and I’m happy to see this and the gratitude is conveyed, but more than this the feeling of “What’s that?” is strong and I can’t understand the feelings of my mother (laughs). I’m not too particular about my looks, so even when my style changes fitting to the concept of the songs, I will let them know what I want just in case, but I’m OK with everything they suggest. That’s why it’s like that, isn’t it? Pink hair, Cornrows and such. Compared to the other members, I feel like I often have weird hairstyles. “He is pitiful“ and I’m a bit worried, but that has also turned into a good feeling. However, the problem is my mother. She sends me her thoughts like “This make up was good.”, “that hairstyle suits you.”, so I’m not sure how to react, as a son this is a little hard (laughs) That’s also parental love, isn’t it?
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