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I LOVE JAM!
A strong will that is hidden in his cuteness…! This gap does not become boring…!
Digging deeply into Ohira Shosei’s charms
The first solo appearance of Ohira Shosei, the “person in charge of beauty” in the global boy group JO1!
He told us a lot about the album “KIZUNA”, about the other members and pouch he produced ♡

PROFILE
Ohira Shosei
Made his debut in 2020 as a member of JO1, born from the survival audition program “PRODUCE 101 JAPAN”. He appears as a voice actor in the anime “Gunjou no Fanfare” along with the member Kimata Syoya.

1 Cute and ephemeral expressions as “JO1’s angel”
I think I am the strong type among the members, so you can also feel a gap in me being called “JO1’s angel”. But I am grateful that everyone calls me like this, so I will continue to be an angel! (laughs)

2 With his positive thinking he also inspires the people around him
In the last two years my personality became quite positive. Because you cannot accomplish anything if you think too much about it, I started to think that in this case I want to spend each day happily. I have also started to interact with the members in this manner.

3 You can’t stop the butterflies ♡ at his too amazing mischievousness
When I am eating with the members before the morning training, I enjoy that we report to each other what happened the day before! Also, on a free day some time ago I played games with Mame-chan and we went on a walk together… Somehow we are always together~ (laughs)

4 A beautiful face backed up by an inquisitive mind for beauty
Depending on the day I change the face lotion and I try not to keep on using the same lotion. I do this in order for my skin not to get used to it and so that it stays in a good shape. I use what is the best for my skin while researching beauty. Also, my recommendation is YSL’s “All Hours Liquid” as it makes your skin look beautiful and it doesn’t easily come off!

5 Also doing fandom activities together!? His anime fan side is also very interesting!
Anime is a part of my daily life (laughs). I even watch anime in a short pause during practice and refresh by it. My recommendation to women who are near the age of 30 is “SPY X FAMILY”! It is wonderful to watch how 3 protagonists live together as a fake family, gradually start to like each other and become more and more like a real family. Deepening the bond as if you are a family by spending time together even when you are not related by blood, is just like JO1!

When I listened to it once I was surprised what a good song it is (laughs)

What kind of album is “KIZUNA”?
This album features more mature songs, cute songs and also challenging ones. It became one that lets us feel our growth, too. So far I just rapped in a blind effort, but this time when I studied various artists by listening to their songs, recorded my voice on my smartphone and did it through trial and error, thinking “If I did it more like this it might be good”, I was able to ambitionally work hard on it and challenged it.

What exactly did you challenge?
I tried shouting and also vocal fry (a vocalization while the vocal cords are compressed). I would be happy if you paid attention to the differences in my voice. Furthermore, really good words are lined up in the lyrics of the featured songs. Among those, “With Us” has especially good lyrics! When you think the lyrics “After a long time We can finally stand here” can be placed with JO1 itself and the word “friends” in the song means “JAM”, the song becomes even more important. Since an arena tour has been decided for fall, I want to perform it in front of JAM as soon as possible. Also, after Sukai’s return we re-recorded “Dreamer” which is also featured on the album. The other day, when we sang it together for the first time in a while at the live rehearsals, I ended up overwhelmed by feelings. It is full of highlights, so I hope you listen to it a lot!

The pouch and mirror produced by Ohira Shosei is on sale now!

“Ohira Shosei from JO1 POUCH & MIRROR BOOK” on sale on 4th July 3289¥

A pouch with Ohira-san’s autograph as a 3D silver charm, and the set has a special feel with its exquisite mirror that features a hand drawn illustration (My image is that butterflies are absorbed by the captivating flowers.) of Ohira-san. “I also was particular about the dividers inside! It is very easy to use, so please love to use it!”