AKB48 Iwata Karen
I am allowed to interview to Sendai people`s, Miyagi Prefecture-born Karen Iwata-san! ! Was 12 years old at the time currently she is also a 16 years old schoolgirl. I was back at the thought of four years. 2015.03.05
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Interview for 3.11 vol.4
Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture born. From junior high school freshman of childhood, and started working as a research student of AKB48. Currently, a member of the team A, 16-year-old who are active both academic and entertainment activities while active as high school students idol .
Determination of words of mother for 12-year-old
We will continue to ask for such as your job today is to be related to the northeast and Iwata's experience.
Thanking you in advance.
When there is a disaster in March of the year -2011, Iwata-san was elementary school. At that time met the earthquake in, it becomes junior high school students in the next month of April, has been your success as a trainee since in junior high school and ...
Well. Admission and be joined at about the same time in AKB48, and began the activity from junior high school freshman year.
Is junior high local Sendai?
Tokyo. Since originally went to elementary school in Sendai, really had decided to go to as it is included junior high school. But, whenever you pass through the examination of AKB48, and I became distressed gradually "helpless" at final audition. Somehow, because it was the feeling that audition as one of the experience, since this thing was not talking to his father and family, it was time to have been consulted mother and the "How ?". Honestly, to have also decided junior high school, or rather dubious, the first time, his appearance to act as AKB48, was not able to honestly too imagine.
And was going to work hard in AKB48 until you change schools, when because there was an earthquake in the. Later on its gave for to me to birth.
What is the decision?
"This is not right if I have the activities of AKB48" After the earthquake happened I thought, I did not know what either is said also to the family, and I thought it was me to give up. Final audition was scheduled after a few days of the earthquake, but was not going to go. This is thought of me keep saying quit to God that time, it was reportedly me not to go to mother. And then, the mother who had came much about the audition, if you give up "If here, Karen will become an ordinary public Iwata Karen. I also might be able to, only that it is to be limited of me. With the intention of much representative northeast after entering when was it in AKB48, with a prepared, and will recognize anyone said anything, it was me saying little, even not a do some things that you can do to the Northeast and hometown? ". Of course AKB48 that has started immediately the "project for someone [Dareka no Tame ni]" is knew. So, if you certainly here and now give up may not remain anything, I thought it was. This I possibility to enter the AKB48, as soon go to see a concert in his hometown, even a little, As soon going to meet with handshake meeting, the seniors of existence that everyone longs in Japan, I'll let meet the children of the affected areas It is also I think the wind it 's such might be. So I was decided to attempt to enter AKB48.
Then I lived in Tokyo much, it is active in high school now.
Yes, it is 1st year of high school. It is 2nd years of high school this year.
From the earthquake occurs, Such like maybe feeling changes in the living environment, I think that there was so many. And part you think me that among in changes in their feelings was greater from those days, from the time when the earthquake happened, Do you have feelings and thoughts that do not change much?
There was a most change, was affected areas visit that I had to participate at the time of the first-time student. It is time that I had let go in. Until then, not even one of my friends, had been spent to not say I'm going to Tokyo and work hard as AKB48, It can not be said from their mouth that mean. Also itself that auditioned, since anyone did not say also, do you not it like became idol suddenly because earthquake felt. After all, everyone was thinking about me. Of course some many people cheer to us as fans, Once they have bad way, was also said to be like a thing are using the earthquake .... So when conflict is a research student and really wonder if good in this, there was much.
But as a research student of AKB48, so terribly was busy at that time, even while suffering such a thing, ... time is only minutes gone wait much longer, while the feeling that want to go local, not at all willing still reconstruction able to see the hometown, and to it was the to me was scared middle school students, while not know what is tell me everyone from around, because there was also felt that came out to Tokyo I think it is pulled back hair, to go to the home of the land anxiety to was also increased. I went to visit the affected areas, while I think that me wonder applied any voice, to have some sort of resolution, or is not it out to the scary while also stage. Then friends have came to watch in surprise, "Karen-chan, welcome back" when everyone was waiting for me to make a banner .
On the day it was raining certainly. A lot of people are waiting for me not use an umbrella though it was raining, I thought it was to see figure of me "will I had to lost." And There are those who are cheering to me, I though I work hard in Tokyo become a AKB48 in my mouth, even if not told me, everyone had known me. Say not have it there was wonder me it is also everyone know me on the environment, it was cried really at that time. Also joy when was come back, also warmly welcomed fan me of you, Rikuzentakata of everyone, sooo sparkling eyes in the little bitty children of expression that was me watching us also much still there is not forgotten. I have to work hard even now, while remembering the first time that the affected areas visit to the term, I will sometimes called.
Unchanged thoughts, I thought myself alone, than as Karen Iwata of a single individual, is that Even do it can do is limited. Believe the words of the mother, "I do not do anything in my one forces, might not there is anything I can do if as AKB48" far from immediately after an earthquake we are doing at think so. So, to become thinking about what it is and hometown, Is not there occasionally shaking even recently. Then, epicenter wonder if more of the Northeast? You've to think immediately such kind of things. If you really there to be able to do something I, think me want to go doing anything is not changed much.
The wishes of the reconstruction from Tokyo to Tohoku
"Willing anything" and had been saying and, when you are yourself, etc. affected areas visit by being entered into AKB48 it had been participated in the "flowers bloom project". How did you think when you got the story?
The story, I thought me first "Is it fine?" Indeed. And because it was just people who such as veteran bignames, "Certainly all come from Sendai, this luxurious in the performer of you wonder say I entered?" There was a thought. I was just really nervous, but I felt also awesome, "It can be something as AKB48" which I thought at the time that I was affected, since I thought wonder if not it a kind of thing, that. We're going to do it sincerely grateful was.
Then solo version also had the opportunity you are able to recording, but had participated in while I think "Its really okay?!". I became very indebted to Kanno's composer. Actually that solo version, entered into recorded much during the 1st booth, such treble portion kind is also quite difficult, I had let me retake again and again. But really thanks to everyone, it became really nice piece to go with also very convincing myself.
Still, Even fan said, "Karen-chan "Hana ga Saku" likes" or, attendance to hear the always solo version of Karen-chan when you go to work aboard the car." When said that is really happy . After, at school almamater of elementary school that focuses on Choral Competition, but I have a yearly Choral Competition, and I went to interview on the show's NHK to that time, 5 graders in chorus the "flowers bloom" had sing. My junior, with me are sang hard was impressed with the appearance the hope of thus revive my singing songs. It was really thankful.
This project is for Iwata-san, I think it was a very big opportunity involved with people of mogul. The person who I met in time but I think had just those who are Yukari in Tohoku, everyone are there have have the same thought?
Flowers on NHK's music program that were asked to sing the bloom in the solo, I had to sing along with such as Arakawa Shizuka and Nishida Toshiyuki. Since the CD recording was separately, we were able to meet for the first time you at that time. But, have got it too longer nervous, not speak anything .... Chair in waiting room is I had a few minutes people, but I, for some reason much while standing "thank you" or to say, while I had not not sit. At that time Toshiyuki Nishida "Karen-chan come to sit [ほら座んなー](Its local dialect)" saying to me, and everyone warm around, I thought Wow friendly with me northeast people. Unique accent also gave me a warm place. And much become a moment to really feel such as homecoming to hometown. Hometown is the same thing, Tohoku people of specific heat, I think, tenderness ev everyone is samelike that, I thought it was.
And was supported at the time of the feelings of Iwata-san, family, people of fan, and I it was a strong desire to Iwata's its hometown.
And in fact, interview continues still!
Talk of reconstruction and first CM also appeared to have been ask. Please please stay tuned
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