[OWV] Shinobi’s, room. 221102

Source: https://youtu.be/Qd07b9H7Hj0

[JO1] Shinobi’s, room. 230125

Source: https://youtu.be/kC7JRlP6iz0

[OWV] Instagram Live 221014

Katsunari sharing a behind story of the tiktok with JO1

[JO1] Last MC at KIZUNA tour Fukuoka show 220923

based on this transcription: https://natalie.mu/music/news/494733

Before the last song the members made their greetings one after another.
Kawashiri put his feelings into words while wiping away his tears:
I think in one’s life there are a lot of happy and lucky moments, but there are surely also bitter times. In such times you often hear, “If you add one more stroke to ‘bitter’ it turns into ‘happiness’.”, but I always wondered “Where should I take that one stroke from?” Just like I said in the beginning, JAM have the power to turn nothing into something. When we have a hard time… JAM make us happy. We also want to become such an existence for everyone and I believe we should become like that, so please always stay at our side. I’m proud and happy that I was able to come to Fukuoka with such powerful members. But this is not the end, so until we meet again. I love you!”
TN: 辛い - bitter, painful, tough (& more meanings) 幸せ - happiness, luck, blessing (& more)

Shiroiwa Ruki reminisced about his past activities that once took him to Fukuoka but the audience was only 3,4 people:
Back then I wondered why I was even standing on stage, if I could even be of help in life and eventually I gave up my dream, but after all these years I see a completely different stage in Fukuoka. Thank you very much for opening a way of living for me, for meeting me, for liking me and for bringing me back to life. There is only one thing I felt today. I felt that even if I was born again I want to stand on stage for everyone again.
He strongly declared his gratitude for JAM.

[…]

Before the last song, Kinjo sincerely conveyed:
I want you to keep on voicing your dreams. Because a dream you keep for yourself is nothing but a mere dream. Before I became part of JO1 I thought so. But a dream you share with someone else becomes reality. I think that’s what today is about. I believe that if it’s JO1 and JAM, we can make everything come true. Hence, please keep on voicing your dreams. We will live up to those expectations, too. The bonds we felt here today, let’s continue to draw them into the sky together.
which earned him a wide applause from the audience.

[OWV] Instagram live 220622

[JO1] BiST editorial department livestream 220518

👩🏻: Let’s talk about the dancer leader Kawashiri Ren-san. We thought he was someone cool and sexy but actually he was smiling the whole time. […] During the interview he showed us his scalp, while parting his hair and saying that his hair had two tones, dark purple and a more pinkish one. We had the impression that he was excited about the refreshments and has a friendly side. But once the shooting started he turned into a different person and exploded with cool facial expressions and graceful and melancholic poses. His artistic beauty changed the atmosphere in the studio.
When the interview was over he greeted “thank you for your hard work today” and we were about to leave, he cutely trotted over to us to ask for the leftover fruits from the refreshments saying “Ah the fruits fruits ♪”, so we gave him all of them. He gave us a big smile in return and happily left. Isn‘t he fantastic?

👩🏻‍🦰: Yes. There is another charming scene. Right after the shooting ended, the interview started and for this, Kawashiri-san went to a table together with the staff and the staff had both of their hands full with a computer, interview materials, a recorder and so on and for this staff member Kawashiri-san quickly drew back the chair. It was really a gentleman-like behaviour and I couldn’t help but think how cool he is.
Kawashiri-san is amazing. When you see him performing, his dancing is really skilful and his expressiveness is impressive, but the real him is fluffy and soft and this might be the biggest gap I experienced in 2022.

👩🏻: oh! The comments also say “Ren-chan is too cute” or “Ren-kun loves fruits”. So everyone is impressed by this episode. But if you look at the total, he showed us a lot of different expressions and choosing pictures for the magazines became a struggle. His pictures are really good, right?

👩🏻‍🦰: That’s right. The expressiveness of all three was just too good and the cameraman also got into high spirits and took so many pictures. So when the staff chose (which ones should come into the magazines) we had a hard time. Normally, we watch the shootings commenting “so cool/cute/fantastic”, but it was such a great shooting that we were just grateful to them, saying “Thank you very much”.

[OWV] 60 sec challenge

[JO1] Ren Birthday Livestream

Q&A time Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGxfyI3SvYw&t=7s

[OWV/JO1] Honda Kosuke about Kawashiri Ren in PDJ S1

[JO1] Starlight Deluxe Behind Interview

Q: What did you think when you were entrusted with the "Space etiquette room"?
Ren: Space etiquette... I had no idea about it, so I could only imagine it back then and I was not sure what I should do but it was the corner I did with Takumi together, so while we discussed 'Isn't this good?' 'Isn't this better?' we managed to do it with a lot of fun.

Q: You created the "Space etiquette room" immediately, but where did you get the inspiration for it?
Ren: We were both dressed in costumes of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, so we decided on the concept that incorporated that kind of easily recognisable movements, and created this together.
Takumi: It was the first time for me, too, to express thank you, I'm sorry and so on with my body, so it was very difficult but... but when I tried it, It seemed it had been fun and was incredibly well received, so I think we were able to do it in a very fun atmosphere. Well... Well... like this? (shy smile and does the neck movement of the dance)

[JO1] Elle 211127

[JO1] Preview for the audio book 201002

[JO1] Instalive 201229 snippets

[JO1] Ren's profile from the talk event 210725

Ren‘s profile

My name is REN KAWASHIRI
Everyone calls me Ren-kun
I‘m a fiiiiiish who was born on 1997.3.2
My blood type is O and I think I have a gentle personality
My skill is the werewolf game and my hobby is to cut clothes
My charm point is my laughing
What I want the most is a peaceful world ☺︎
TN: For his star sign he wrote うぉぉぉっ！ which sounds super cutely so I decide to use something more cutely sounding for the translation too

What would you do if you went to the future?
Buying a history textbook
Your sensitive point?
When the schedules gets mixed up
What would you do if you won 100M yen in the lottery?
Creating a secret base
The hair colour you want to try next?
Neon green
If you released a book, how would it be called?
egilbo esselbon
TN: This is backwards for noblesse oblige, meaning “nobility extends beyond mere entitlement and requires people who hold such status to fulfill social responsibilities”
Something that the members did that made you happy?
Got pants from Junki
What would change if you were born again?
Myself
If you expressed yourself in kanji?
変 (strange, unexpected)

Association game
Cool：Takumi
Pretty：Shosei
Funny：Shion
Stylish: Keigo
Smart：Junki
Going to Karaoke together？：Syoya
Cute: Mame
Gentle：Sho-kun
Riako：Ruki
Admire：Ruki
Airhead：Syoya
Change places with?: Sukai

My best 3!
Line messages
Sho-kun
Syoya
Takumi

Members about Ren:
Named Pretty by: Shion
Named cute by: Sukai
Named stylish by: Sho
Members that admire him: Sukai, Sho
Named smart by: Sho, Mame, Ruki, Keigo, Junki, Syoya, Shosei
Going to Karaoke together? (Syoya answered everyone)
Members that want to exchange places with him: Takumi, Sho

[JO1] Shion's Letter to Ren (KCON 4U 210623)

To the 3 years older Kawashiri Ren-kun. I met you for the first time in Tokyo at the 3rd time of the audition... at the third audition. We didn’t talk back then, but I kept it as a memory. The audition became and once everyone was at the cafeteria, there I met you and we talked a bit. We talked that you were really into dancing.. During the class evaluation you danced and performed like a god and went to the A class. I could go on and on, but I’m not going to. I’m with you for 2-3 years now, but really each time you really take care of my dancing and help me. There is also a leader, but... well leader is number 1, but there are also times when the leader can’t do the work. So when it happens, you support us. You are amazing and when you stand in front of everyone and teach us dancing, there might be times when you get annoyed, but I really like about you that you hide that and teach us kindly.