Duet: Yanagi and Endo

[none_neither]

Duet, June 2008!

Endo and Yanagi aka D-boys Leader and sub-leader.

I don’t really like doing current articles (I make it sound as though I’ve been doing articles forever). Endo tries to say “bicycle” as many times as he can in one article without letting anyone know he has nothing else going on in his life. Yanagi is all about the gym.. I mean, Family Communication and the role burping plays

 

Yuuya Endou

Recently, I’ve been shooting for the lead role in Shakariki, so I’ve been riding my bicycle non-stop. [1] Even before the start of filming, I went to Tateyama in Chiba in order to practice my cycling and would ride on mountain trails and along the coast.

For over three months, I was always on my bicycle.
Lodging together with D-boys’ (Suzuki) Hiroki and Channaka (Nakamura Yuuichi),
Daifugou [2] was popular. Err, one of our co-stars was a comedian and so we’d play the “Don’t laugh game”.
It’s a batsu game [3], where the punishment was done by all members, but, we’d have practice the next day and it became a hindrance. Midway, we stopped. (laugh)

For shooting my lines in Kansai-ben[4] were difficult.
My father is from Kansai, so I grew accustomed to hearing it from a young age, but, hearing and speaking are two absolutely different things.
The director would say “If you’re paying (too much) attention to your intonation so you can’t concentrate on the acting, your kansai-ben still won’t be any good.” and (then)
I wouldn’t be as conscious and was able to act.

On days off, we’d still get on our bicycles. (laugh)
At work, if I could get on my beloved bicycle, I would be incredibly happy.
But, for filming I couldn’t go at my own pace.
Recently, I bought a second one that’s a Pist (pistokure, a professional racing bicycle [5]) and would ride about Harajuku and Shibuya with friends, go shopping and talk about clothes.
Like this, this time spent hanging out and talking with friends about stuff I liked, I guess this is my relaxation.

 

Yanagi Koutarou

Right now, my current boom[6], is being tired and going to the gym.
Actually, up until recently, I was doing the stage “Memories 3”. At the wrap party, I ended up with a fever.
From June 20^th, I’ll be doing D-boys’ D-Stage Volume 2 so I won’t be able to go to the gym on a regular basis. Usually, after hitting the sandbag for three rounds I’ll get tired, but, now, I can manage about 9 rounds. Although, after about 4 rounds when I started thinking about going home, my trainer said “Hit my mitt”, I declined, then, just as I expected, muscular pain.
It’s good to (face) the things you can’t do saying “I can do it, but, at the times when you’re (too) tired, it’s better to not overdo it.

Parents often say things like, “impossible is forbidden” [7], but this goes in one ear and through the other. The things parents say aren’t usually heeded.
Everyone, you should listen to your parents.
And now, what I want to talk about is Family communication, in short famikomyu. It’s very important. I’ll be discussing famikomyu properly

For example, at home, when dinner arrives, you should greet it with “Mother”.
Then, when (she) says “What?” you should look her in the eye and say “Itadakimasu”. [8]
This is “mother communication”.
Of course, after the meal, you should look her in the eye and say, “Gouchisousama”. [9]
And then grin, and then mom will grin.
This is the most important thing of all.

This is famikomyu!

 

[1] I know what you’re thinking, it’s already the first line and I’m doing this. But, this line was really got going over well in English. It literally says that he’s been getting on his bike “with reckless abandon” while shooting.

[2] A trump card game.

http://www.geocities.com/isaoguide/sakrules.html

[3] Penalty game

[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansai-ben

[5] http://www.jitensha-life.net/pist/

[6] what he’s into lately.

[7] he uses “muri” for both “not to overdo it” and “nothing is impossible” or rather “never say never”. When you’re watching a drama next time, watch out for this, they say it A LOT, usually in the way we’d say “no way!”.

[8] Thanks for the food.

[9] Literally “it was a feast”

[x] hahaha I lied about the burping, sorry.

Thanks to Stefy for the article and for checking back some of the kanji for me. Clearly even with big scans, I am blind.

Comments

[grumpychild.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU for translating this!!! I HAVE to see this. Even if I won't be sure I can tell he's speaking kansai-ben...I MUST see it. I had no idea his father was from that region, interesting piece of info, but anyway, I really look forward to seeing Endou Y do more stuff... I really hope to see that ♥ SOMEHOW...:D :D

[none-neither.livejournal.com]

Btw, did you watch isshun?

It's so cute he called his father "ojisan" XD
But, I was happy to hearing his say that listening and speaking are two different things, because while slowly I'm beginning to grasp words in dramas, when I open my mouth the words don't came out the way I want them too ;_;

[grumpychild.livejournal.com]

Nope, I got lazy about downloading it D: If it's the Endou running drama. Gee, I wish I had, just to watch him, but...I got lazy. And I saw chinese subs, but...guess what, I got lazy D:

And then...yes, it's cute that he called him that!! :D
Ahh, but your understanding is there at least *huggles* it's nice to hear him say that, though :)

[none-neither.livejournal.com]

It's really REALLY boring. The first three are subbed in English and up on crunchyroll
http://www.crunchyroll.com/search?q=isshun&o=

So you can still see Endo bounce up and down in really tight tights. XD
But, I mean it, Endo is cute, but, it's boring.

[grumpychild.livejournal.com]

Thanks for ALL the warnings!! :)

I think I loaded the first episode in raws and I must've stopped cos it was...boring in Japanese. hahaha. XD;;;

[grumpychild.livejournal.com]

Oh, but it doesn't look familiar, but I remember loading one of the episodes...hmm. It's okay. It's not annoying, at least. Not yet, until the girl gets annoying.
Endou Y is really good at acting. Wow...
I wish he had more, bigger, roles, but I'm just glad he's in that period drama that's on now...

[none-neither.livejournal.com]

The lead gets kinda emo and annoying every now and then. But, Endo was really good in it. This icon is the lead's brother. Henshin!

I want to see Endo's bits in AtsuHime, but, I don't want to watch 50 episodes :(

[grumpychild.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, I love your description of him. Well, I feel Endou Y really shone in this drama. Why the bad hair...is it part of the character (it was a manga? book?)...sometimes I think they just overlook how goodlooking and talented EY can be! D:

Me too, I completely agree. I want to see him too, but ...the show is just too long D:
I should watch Zettai Kareshi for Kaji, right...apart from the storyline. Is it the robot-boyfriend show? :D

[none-neither.livejournal.com]

Sorry for taking forever to reply!

Did you finish it? I don't remember what it was based on, I don't think it was a manga. Ah getting old D:

yep that's the robot boyfriend show, do you want links to it? or would you rather torrents?
There's not much kaji though so I would probably give an episode or two a try and then decide if you want to keep watching it.

[grumpychild.livejournal.com]

Hi! no prblem!! :)

,...no, I didn't finish it. I think it was based on a manga indeed.

no, it's okay, thanks. i will watch on tudou. and besides...it's ...sad...T______T