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Hi there!

Here's another cute little project I've had the honour to be asked to collab with! eheh

Itadakimini (on twitter @itadakimini) and I translated this interview togerther (although, I have to say she did most of the job and corrected me where I wasn't sure lol)

Anyway, hope you enjoy it! 💎

Popolo - April 2022 issue

❤️ Jesse

Q1. Where do you want to be kissed besides your lips?

Forehead kiss that I received from my parents’ affection

Since my dad is American, I normally received kisses on the forehead, head, and cheek. So it can be anywhere for me, including the lips, but I prefer my forehead. Also, since I had the affection from my parents, I’d like to feel it again!

Q2. What’s your ideal situation for a kiss?

Fall down and kiss like in a drama scene?!

My ideal type of kiss is the one that resembles a drama scene where (let’s say) I’m joking around with a girl and our lips meet when we fall down. I’ll be like “Oh, I’m sorry!! But the one we had just now was surprisingly good, wasn’t it?”, and I’d kiss her once again! (lol)

Q3. Have you kissed someone recently?

I kissed that person’s forehead ♡

I kissed Hikakin-san’s forehead when we had a YouTube collab. Recently, we have this joke where we often say things like “Are you getting sleepy? Come here, I’ll put you to bed. *kisses*”. I’m the only one who can do that to Hikakin-san!

Q4. Is it possible for you to be kissed by a girl first?

I think it’s a girl who has affection!

Of course! I don’t hate it. I would think that’s a girl who’s affectionate. It’s an easy thing to do when we know it’s a mutual love, but I’d be surprised if it’s the other way around. But I won’t lose interest in it. I want her to kiss me~! (lol)

Q5. Are you the type of person who would give a “I’m leaving” and “good night” kiss?

I want to kiss anytime!

I want to do it! I will do it! I’d kiss her in general. Not only for “I’m leaving” and “good night”, but I’d like to do it anytime! It’s the easiest way for us to understand (that we love each other). I might be anxious instead if we don’t do it!

Q6. If you were a girl, who would you want to kiss?

The cool guy Kimura-san and Hokuto?!

I’d go for Hokuto if it were to be among the members. His lips seem nice when he drinks miso soup, so I’d like to try. I wonder how it would be if it were with Kimura-san? If he’s not good at it, my heart would skipped a beat instead at that unpredictability ♡

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💗 Taiga

Q1. Where do you want to be kissed besides your lips?

I want someone who would also love my belly

But if I were a dog, anywhere would make me happy. Well then, I chose my belly (lol). I have a gastroptosis condition, so it sticks out easily, and is a little bit flabby. It would be nice if someone would kiss and love that kind of belly.

Q2. What’s your ideal situation for a kiss?

If it’s just the two of us in a regular day

I like kisses that feel like “is this a mutual love?”, where we both still don’t know about each other’s real feelings within this heart-pounding phase. For me, it’d be when it’s just the two of us in a casual way, like going home together occasionally.

Q3. Have you kissed someone recently?

I kiss my dog constantly every day

It’s an everyday thing to do with my dog. She always licks me when I wake up in the morning or when I return home. She gets sleepy and hates it whenever I kiss her, but I like going against her will (lol).

Q4. Is it possible for you to be kissed by a girl first?

I’d be confused, but it’s possible!

I would get startled, but it’s acceptable. If it’s someone that I don’t date, I’ll be confused while thinking “which one is this?”. If I have the time to think about it, I’ll be like “is she the type of person who does it easily? Or is it because she likes me?”

Q5. Are you the type of person who would give the “I’m leaving” and “good night” kiss?

I’m the type of person who doesn’t expect the nerves

Besides preventing the relationship from getting worse, or some kind of mannerism prevention, I’ve seen something like reducing the stress by kissing. I heard that kissing has an effect on the nerves inside our body, so I want to do it.

Q6. If you were a girl, who would you want to kiss?

No one!! (lol)

I don’t want to do it! (lol). I’ve thought about it, but found none. I’ve also cancelled my answer on a question that went like “If you were a girl, who would you date among the members?”, and even when I tried to think “a kiss will grow from there”, it’s still hard for me. (lol)

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🖤 Hokuto

Q1. Where do you want to be kissed besides your lips?

A sad kiss on the cheek.

There was a scene where I was kissed on the cheek in a drama I starred in. That was an extremely heartrending scene, so it really left an impression on me. When I saw it airing, I thought it would have been nice not to have the lips implied, but going for the cheek instead.

Q2. What’s your ideal situation for a kiss?

A cliche setting where we just laugh about it.

A normal clichè scene which isn’t too romantic would be okay for me. For example, I would like to try kissing on the Ferris Wheel and have my partner say: “Eh, for real?!” while going for a small kiss and, then, I want us to laugh at each other and say: “That’s too goofy~!”

Q3. Have you kissed someone recently?

Just a few days ago, with that member

I wonder if I did it recently? Oh, I was kissed by Jesse when we got carried away by the excitement of a joke some time ago! Of course, it wasn’t on the lips, but it was on my head (lol). Jesse often jokes around and he kisses the members frequently.

Q4. Is it possible for you to be kissed by a girl first?

Why should it be bad?

A kiss from a girl, I think that’s totally okay. It doesn’t matter who does it first, because it makes me happy when someone kisses me when they think they want to kiss. On the contrary, I would go “why aren’t they allowed to do that?”

Q5. Are you the type of person who would give the “I’m leaving” and “good night” kiss?

If my partner expects it

It might not reach to an extent where it has to be me who wants it first. Even if that’s the case, I’ll be like “is this okay~?”. I’m happy if my partner says she wants a kiss for when “I’m leaving” and for the “good night”, so of course I’d do it.

Q6. If you were a girl, who would you want to kiss?

Hmm, no one is concerned!

I never even thought about this! If I think from time and hygiene-wise, I don’t necessarily want to do it… Even I got worried if it’s with SixTONES members (lol). It makes me more cautious with my own hygiene than usual.

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💙 Juri

Q1. Where do you want to be kissed besides your lips?

I don’t want to be kissed, but I’d go for the cheek.

On my cheek, I think? Truthfully speaking, I basically don’t want it to be anywhere else. If I were to be kissed other than my lips, I would go with nothing but my cheek if I think about it in a common sense category. I’m going to repeat this again, but I really don’t want it to be done!

Q2. What’s your ideal situation for a kiss?

While I don’t notice it…

For me, creating a romantic situation is absolutely impossible! Furthermore, I don’t want to kiss as much. Even so, if I had to do it, I want to feel it lightly when I’m not aware of it, while I’m sleeping, for example.

Q3. Have you kissed someone recently?

I expressed a lot of love at the end of the year

The most recent kiss I had was at the end of last year, when I kissed my older brother’s dog. I received lots of them from the dog too /laugh/. That’s a big expression of love for dogs, so I’m willing to accept kisses from them.

Q4. Is it possible for you to be kissed by a girl first?

Basically none! I might refuse it

I don’t have principles of kisses coming from a girl first. It would be fine if that happened while I’m asleep, but if she were to force her way through it when I’m awake, then I might end up saying: “Stop it!”

Q5. Are you the type of person who would give the “I’m leaving” and “good night” kiss?

I don’t like being clingy

I won’t do that. I wouldn’t mind if a person who likes to do that would do that, but I don’t really understand what’s so good about it. I think that just saying “I’m leaving” or “Good night” is okay. I don’t really like clinging.

Q6. If you were a girl, who would you want to kiss?

Kochi, who is likely to be a light kiss

If I were a girl and had to choose among the other members, I guess I’d go for Kochi? Since it looks like it’d end up quickly. It would feel like we’d go for a light kiss that could end up quickly. The other members are likely to go for more passionate stuff, somehow /laugh/.

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💚 Shintaro

Q1. Where do you want to be kissed besides your lips?

My head! It’s cute and gives a sense of security

It would be fine on the head. There was a cute video on some foreign SNS, where a father kissed his child on the head to lull them to sleep, and, also among SixTONES, Jesse was popular for doing this. I also had this done, and it gives a sense of security.

Q2. What’s your ideal situation for a kiss?

A heart throbbing drama-like kiss

I want to kiss like in a drama! Some situations full of unrealistic feelings all around would be good, such as a cute kiss with fireworks as a background ♡, or in a castle at DisneyLand. I want a heart-throbbing kiss which makes you squeal ♡.

Q3. Have you kissed someone recently?

I have my full face kissed every day!

I do, every day! I have my face kissed by my dog Shelly. She wakes me up every morning licking my face, making an expression like telling me “Food ♪”, so I get up and give her food in my morning routine /laugh/.

Q4. Is it possible for you to be kissed by a girl first?

It’s okay for her to show me her honest feelings

I think it is! I don’t think about “if the kiss goes from a girl, (the guy) might draw back”, and she doesn’t need to wait for it because she is the girl. If it’s about holding back and throwing away the love, why don’t you just be honest with your feelings?

Q5. Are you the type of person who would give the “I’m leaving” and “good night” kiss?

I think it would only be a good night kiss?

I’m the type of person who’d still be okay if I don’t do it. The “I’m leaving” kiss makes me think “I could’ve rushed and left the house!”, and the “welcome home” kiss makes me think “I could’ve entered the house sooner!”. So I think it would only be a “good night” kiss for me.

Q6. If you were a girl, who would you want to kiss?

Take predominance as Yamada-kun.

Yamada (Ryosuke)-kun. If it were to be with Yamada-kun, I could boast about it. I’d say it without hesitation, “I kissed Ryosuke”, I’d address him using his first name without any honorifics to show how intimate we are, but also because I want to brag and show off in front of all my friends /laugh/!

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💛 Kochi

Q1. Where do you want to be kissed besides your lips?

Somewhere that feels more natural than the lips

There really isn’t any place where I’d say “No way”, but if I had to, the head would be okay. If you go for a light kiss on the head, rather than the lips, it has a cool image, it kind of gives foreign movies vibes.

Q2. What’s your ideal situation for a kiss?

A kiss that filled with the feeling of youth

It might sound childish, but, even as an adult, I yearn for a reward kiss from a girl when I gave my best for something, -like- in a baseball manga. Somehow, it’s okay to have it more youthful.

Q3. Have you kissed someone recently?

A passionate kiss with the tamago-dofu?!

The other day, I bought tamago-dofu but I couldn’t be bothered to put it in a plate, so I just sucked it up from the pack it was in and ate it, going for a “Chuuu” as a resolution! /laugh/. Certainly, if someone were to see it, they would have thought: “What is this person doing?”.

Q4. Is it possible for you to be kissed by a girl first?

There are no rules for “I want to kiss you”!

I’m totally fine with it. It’s not like that’s something a man has to ask, if she happened to have a feeling of “I want to kiss”, then I want her to take action as it is. There’s no rule for that, you know!

Q5. Are you the type of person who would give the “I’m leaving” and “good night” kiss?

A kiss is the energy for one day

I think both are okay~. But, well, that could be possible. Especially if you think that each will do their best either at work or with the chores for the day, with a kiss, then I don’t think it’s ever better not to kiss.

Q6. If you were a girl, who would you want to kiss?

Someone that I admire and want to kiss is…….

I want to kiss a dolphin /laugh/. When you watch those shows with dolphins at the aquariums, it’s pretty common for the caretakers to kiss the dolphins, isn’t it? When I see that kind of stuff, I admire it and think it’s cu~te.