Y ahora, tras el final del programa y su vuelta a Japón, Kawaguchi Yurina se encuentra bajo Universal Music Japan y ya ha presentado su esperado debut en solitario con Look At Me. Esta canción es muy especial en muchos aspectos, ya que no solo supone el inicio de una era para ella sino que además se ha involucrado en la letra de la canción. A pesar de que Kawaguchi Yurina ya había comenzado su carrera en Japón, su paso a la fama mundial llegó cuando la artista se presentó como trainee japonesa de Girls Planet 999 en Mnet. La artista consiguió capturar el corazón de todo el público y se convirtió en una de las favoritas del programa de principio a fin.
Para celebrar su debut BA NA NA ha podido entrevistar en exclusiva a Kawaguchi Yurina con la que hemos hablado de su pasado, presente y futuro en la industria, su paso por el programa y además ha mandado un vídeo saludo a todos sus fans.
¡Descubre la entrevista con Kawaguchi Yurina!
Yurina, your life has changed a lot this last year. After Girls Planet 999, your popularity has exploded internationally and now you debut as a soloist. How have your live changed these last months? How do you feel?Girls Planet 999 really was a huge turning point in my life. I’m really able to appreciate the opportunity I have now, because of my experience on Girl Planet 999. If you told me that I would be debuting as a solo artist while in the plane on my flight back to Japan, I wouldn’t have believed you. I really can’t express my thanks to all of my fans, and the people I’ve met along the way to now.
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You grew up in Japan and started your first steps there, as an actress, singer or even in Disney shows. What do you remember from that time?I feel like that a lot of my experience as an idol, and an actress, are strengths for me now. There were a lot of difficult experiences I had in the past, but I now realize that those were all necessary things for me to go through, to be here now. I hope that I can continue to stay active as an artist, model, and actress, and show the different sides of Kawaguchi Yurina to everyone.
When and how did you become interested in music? Who would you say are your main musical influences?Growing up, my mother was a fan of BoA, so it was common for me to hear BoA’s music in the car, at home, and watch her music videos from the time I was in pre-school. That was my first major exposure to music that sparked curiosity for me. From elementary school, I looked up to Girl’s Generation, and Kara. I went to Anzen Chitai’s live show as well with my parents; I was really impressed by Koji Tamaki’s expressiveness and still go to his orchestra shows to this day.
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What difficulties have you encountered meanwhile preparing for your solo debut and what have you learned from this important professional step?I went into Girls Planet completely unprepared; after returning to Japan and getting the opportunity to debut as a solo artist I dove headlong into vocal and dance training. I had to work at fixing a nasal singing voice, projecting my voice and other things. I’ve also been learning a few foreign languages so that I can better communicate with my fans.
You have written the lyrics for your single “Look At Me”. What inspired you to write this song? How was the creative process?I really had so many experiences during my time on Girls Planet, so I poured those feelings and thoughts into the lyrics. The bridge part of the song “No matter what pains or failures you have, no one will remember tomorrow, like a withering flower I send my prayers to the sky”; are a part of the lyrics I really put a lot of thought into.
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Your time on Girls Planet 999 won us all over and the fans showed you a lot of love. How was the experience? What was the best and the most difficult during the whole program?During my time on Girls Planet, I was able to spend time with girls from Korea and China, and people from all over the world were cheering for me. I was able to learn many new things culturally, and everything was so new to me! I thought to myself “the world is really such a wide place.” Filled with things that I know nothing about and have never seen or experienced. I feel like that was the best part of participating in Girls Planet for me and helped me grow.The most difficult memory for me was during the 1st individual voting round. Once the round ends, girls that you worked hard with, you have to say bye to, and they must leave. I can’t really put into words how it feels, even though I knew that those were rules of the show. And during “Missing You”, I felt that I really needed to take on the killing part of the song and took on the responsibility. I feel like I couldn’t do it to the best of my ability. The other members really supported me, and got through it, but I still feel frustrated when I think about it.
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We want your fans to get to know you better and we have a question that we always ask to all of our interviewees. Do you have any hidden talents? (Cooking, sports, playing instruments…)I can get super focused on things that I like. I can work non-stop on a 1000-piece puzzle for hours, and watch movie series that I like non-stop, like Harry Potter, Avengers etc; to the point of not even being able to hear when people call my name!
You have a long solo career ahead of you, but we would like to know about your professional challenges. What style of music or visual concept would you like to challenge yourself with?I want to challenge myself with different creatives moving forward, but all uniquely Kawaguchi Yurina.
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If you had to describe yourself as an artist, what phrase or word would you use and why?Kawaguchi Yurina. I want to just be able to show you who I really am in many ways moving forward.
Do you have a goal in mind as an artist? What is it and why?I don’t have any particular goal for now. I just want to focus on taking things step-by-step and continue to make memories with my fans!
Could you send a message to all your fans in Spain and Latin America?Thank you all so much for continually supporting me! I’ll keep working hard so that I can go and see you all and perform. I hope that you continue to support me! I love you all!
Thank you for this comprehensive interview. I've learned a lot about Yurina
ResponderEliminarAww thank you so much for the interview, really enjoyed yurina speaking in Spanish! 💜
ResponderEliminarThank you very much for the great interview! Yurina is really cute lol 💘💘💘💘💘
ResponderEliminargracias son lo maximo
ResponderEliminarmuchas gracias por la entrevista!!! <3
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