Translation ♚ 55- Popolo 11.2019 (Kyomoto Taiga)

Hello
Popolo had a series where each member of SixTONES appeared per issue after their debut announcement. The first one is Taiga =) I had started translating the half this last September then couldn't find the time or energy to continue it and I thought that it's a waste to not post it (since Taiga talked about some things which he hadn't gone through details before) so I thought of asking help from ryomerisu (@Onyaaruhodo at twitter) and she gladly did it <3 please send her some thanks =)



-Translations are not 100% accurate
-Neither English nor Japanese is my native language
-Pls. feel free to correct me, thanks 
-feel free to share it to your heart's content =))

Overcoming failures, a fateful encounter came.

From the time I entered the office, I have comparatively prepared myself to enter Johnny's. Since I am a second generation, I didn't feel halfheartedly and my father who knows the intensity in world of show business did not want his son to enter the same world. In fact, I lived without having any contact with the entertainment world until Johnny-san talked to me when I was in 5th grade. Since I don't watch any music shows, I didn't even know that SMAP was Johnny's. But there was a time when I tried standing on the stage, I was moved by the world that I had experienced for the first time. Knowing the joy of moving my body dancing, as a child I thought "I could meet my new self with this" and told my father that I seriously wanted to try.

Have I ever I wanted to quit after that? That's only natural! That's a "Jr. Aru aru (it happens/ it's possible)" LOL. If I count the number of times I wanted to quit, I think it's 100 times (bitter smile). It's good to be packed with work. Because I do it with turning the hard things into fun things instead. But I feel negative when the work smoulders. The time that I wanted to quit the most was during Sexy Zone's debut. I had received the demo tape of Sexy Zone's song, I had my measurements taken for my costume, I had even answered magazine interviews. But in the end, the number of members had decreased and I wasn't chosen. The debut announcement was going to be in a performance in Imperial Theater, since Fuma was on another stage show so he can only come during the performance day, I served as Fuma's substitute holding the red rose until he came. In other words, I felt complicated because I sang Sexy Zone's song and did shinme with Kento with it before Fuma.

I was in 3rd yr high school at that time, and I've decided that I'll continue doing Jr. activities throughout my student years so I thought of that timing as my last chance, it felt like a senior high school who couldn't go to Koshien. Then, I called Johnny-san and told him "I'm quitting." I was told "What a waste. If that's what's good for you then I can't help it." And then the people around me who heard the rumor contacted me one after another. Everyone stopped me from quitting, they told me "don't quit" "if you want to do music, you can still do it in the present environment so think forward." Thanks to them, I wondered if I still need it, so I've decided that I will be trying my best until I'm 20 years old.

And then, on my 20 years old, the present group SixTONES was born, and it was a miracle that I have also met the musical Elisabeth which became my asset. However at the beginning, SixTONES was a dissatisfaction~ LOL. The group was not popular, we always had few ticket sales, probably around half of Snow Man's. But in 2017, we had the song "AMAZING!!!!!!", finally we have been acknowledged even by not our fans. It was the moment where I have finally found SixTONES who until that time I only see us as an imitation of KAT-TUN.

In spite of having strong individual personalities, the 6 of us be becoming united is a real deal.

My honest thought when I first heard about the debut was "seriously...?" It feels like a bird who had been always in a nest and when the time comes, it gets anxious and cannot fly outside LOL. Because we are in a nest for 14 years so there is a confusion when we were suddenly told that we can fly. Moreover, there will be various changes from now on, and there will be various restrictions, we also fear what if SixTONES character disappears too. Even if it's already decided, we will have a discussion with the people working in the field as much as possible to consider going through what things have been particular with SixTONES until now. For that purpose, i want to go with what i think, i feel and what i want to do without blurring. In other words, it might be the only preparation for the debut.

Right, the best fruit of debuting is how my grandpa, grandma, best friends and fans are all happy about it.
Deep from my heart i feel so grateful that I can repay their supports.

Then it took a month for the announcement at Tokyo Dome. I can recall that the situation became hard for me as the day approaching.Especially since I'm friends with many members of Travis Japan, I was only thinking about my friends' feeling. I've also had that kind of experiences, and for me Miyachika (Kaito), Shimekake (Ryuya) and Matsukura (Kaito) are my bestfriends among Jrs,and I don't want our relationship to break. I was worried on how to behave like before. On the day of the concert, Suto, Suno and Travis were all in the same dressing room so it got harder for me. During rehearsal, we pretended to announce other things, so they knew it (debut) really in the same time as the audiences. I know they're not people who will go sulky, but we've always been working together as the adult groups of Jrs so they must have many thoughts about it. But they are more mature than I had thought, they told me, "let's have a good meal sooner" after the show. I was so grateful.

What is SixTONES for me....it's probably "magic".It's something that is unprecedented because we acted together in drama "Bakaleya Koukou", then we were separated once and gathered again. In addition, each of SixTONES has a strong individuality, we look free and uncoordinated, but there is a sense of unity among us and to never wander from the critical moments.It's not like the 6 of us do it on purpose, but there is always the moment when our hearts become one when we stand on the stage, and I think it's an ideal group. That's a real deal if we can do it without even talking to eachothers.

The face of SixTONES is definitely Jesse, the guardian or mediator is Juri. Moodmaker is Shintaro. The healer but bullied character Kouchi, Hokuto who can follow precisely, honestly those 5 members are balanced. Actually, there are times when our MC is more cohesive without me (LOL),
there are times when I'm absent in concert because of musical work, and I thought it would be better for only 5 of them to continue with Jesse as the center. That's why I want to be the kind of person that can make people think, "with Kyomoto alone there is this much difference in the group". I want to be told, "Kyomoto is important more than I thought" LOL.

For that sake too, I have to extend the things I value now. Musicals, songs, and music making.
These are the color that only I have so far, I want to keep developing the skills that I have obtained. Then while improving myself and fighting for myself, I can return the value to SixTONES before I knew it. That is my future dream.