―This month we have a special topic. You went on an overseas tour, did anything interesting happen?
Aiji「It did. One thing that happened I would even call rather extreme! The live in Munich collided with the Football Champion League. So, on the day of the live, we were told that they were going to show the match on big screen, just next to the venue. 」
maya「Therefore we had no choice but speeding up the schedule. On Twitter, we asked the fans who were already lined up outside if they could co-operate and tell everyone that the starting time had been brought forward, that the live was going to start before schedule. If you don’t have Twitter it’s absolutely impossible though. 」
Aiji「”OK! Leave this to us!” they said, everyone really helped us and did their best to save the situation. 」
maya「I think it’s different in Japan, such a thing would not happen there. At some lives the starting time was postponed, and at some it took 14 hours from the rehearsal until the actual performance (bitter smile). And it made no sense having a rehearsal 14 hours earlier (laughs). I don’t think I’ll be able to do my best with only yesterday’s practice…….」
Aiji「Though if you were, we could sleep more in the mornings…… I’d like that (laughs).」
―What a pity…… (bitter smile). Isn’t there a funny story? Did you eat any tasty food?
Aiji「In Mexico I had potato chips, then my stomach became upset (laughs).」
―Huh!? That usually just happens with raw food, doesn’t it? I’ve never heard of anyone getting an upset stomach from potato chips……
Aiji「Right? that’s what I thought too. But the whole staff got a stomach ache, and as we looked back on what we’d been eating the day before, the conclusion was that everyone had been eating potato chips!」
maya「It surely contains a lot of fat too doesn’t it.」
Aiji「It sure does.」
maya「It also seems that when we travel far away, I want to eat at McDonald’s. And then drink cola, right? I drink an excessive amount. I wonder if it’s because of the climate. I rarely go there in Japan, but for some reason I’ve got this idea, like “I wonder, what‘s McDonald’s like in this country?”(laughs)」
―I definitely understand that idea! But, isn’t it the same in the whole world? The menu, and the taste?
maya「Nah, it’s roughly the same, but it differs a little from one place to another. It’s good fun too,」
Aiji「That last time, you were the only one who didn’t get an upset stomach maya, weren’t you?」
maya「True. The water didn’t affect me either. The water we drank on the tour was sometimes considerably dirty, but I was OK. So now, I’m tempted to go to India.」
―Huh!? Why do you suddenly want to go to India?
maya「In order to test myself. (laughs)」
Aiji「So in the end, it’s about how much your stomach can deal with? Isn’t it?」
maya「That’s right! I wonder how much it takes before I get a stomach ache. I wanna know my own criteria (laughs). 」
Aiji「Sure. Well, that’s going to be very harsh journey, then.」
―Really (laughs). You don’t have to cross the line on purpose though…… So, did you do any sightseeing?
maya「We did. We all went to the Mexican pyramids together. I wish I would’ve had time for lots of shopping too. Ah, I did find one very shocking thing though! Goods of us.」
Aiji「In other words, fake goods. I know our own merchandise, the originals, are of good quality, right? (laughs). So I was kind of surprised by the high quality of that other stuff, I almost bought some without realizing. Goof grief! (laughs) 」
maya「It’s illegal, so don’t buy it!」
WINK UP*177 PHOTO by BAKU KOBAYASHI TEXT by NAOKO TAKEICHI
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This interview was featured in WINK UP’s 2012 August issue - Credits and translated by / milktune.
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