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Translation & Subtitles: thoseguiltyeyes | scandal-heaven.com

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Hello, RINA here!

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Today, I will be doing my first Q&A on this channel.

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I will be answering a few questions that were submitted in response to my Instagram Story.

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Thanks so much for submitting so many questions!

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Let's get to the first question.

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How has your YouTube experience been so far?

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Good question!

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Thanks to you guys, it's been fun to do this at my own pace.

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Before I started my channel,

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I was a little nervous as to how you guys would react to it,

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but you guys have had even happier responses to it than I thought you would,

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and I've gotten many warm comments.

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I think I'll be able to have fun with this.

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I have a lot of social media accounts, but...

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How should I put this...

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But it's like YouTube is a get-together of only my favorite people.

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It's only been a few weeks,

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but it's thanks to your responses that this has been a lot of fun.

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Let's go to the next one.

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Q. If you weren't in SCANDAL, what kind of job would you have?

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This was asked a lot, surprisingly!

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Hm...

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This might be a non-answer, but I can't even imagine that!

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If I hadn't been in a band,

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then maybe I would have tried to be an entertainer, or someone who performs in front of an audience.

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But I'm so glad that I have SCANDAL. I think that every day.

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On to the next one.

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Q. How many years did you attend Caless, and why did you decide to attend?

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This question makes me think that this person really knows our history.

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The impetus for starting the band was us meeting at Caless, a dance & vocal school in Osaka,

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and then forming a band.

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The reason why I decided to attend was <i>not</i> because I found out about Caless myself, went there for an audition, and was accepted into the school.

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I had gone to a completely different audition,

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and someone who I met there,

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they were someone who worked at a record label.

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They said that there's a dance &amp; vocal school in Osaka,

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and asked if I'd like to try studying there and growing my repetoire.

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He recommended me and introduced me to teachers there.

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That's how I learned about Caless and started taking lessons there.

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Even now, we both make sure to exchange messages once a year during New Year's.

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The other day too we talked on [the messaging app] LINE.

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They discovered me and paved a way for me to the music industry,

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so I'm still grateful to them to this day.

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I forgot what I was supposed to be talking about...[br]I took lessons for about three months! (So short)[br]The band formed right after that,[br]And I also attended during our indie days.[br]I think about two years?

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Q. Was there anything you were nervous about when you first started living on your own?

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Let's see...

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I moved to Tokyo in my second year of high school.

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I moved from Nara Prefecture to Tokyo.

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At that time our vocalist HARUNA and I were the only ones who moved to Tokyo,

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and the two of us were going around here doing promo gigs.

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HARUNA and I were living together at first.

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TOMOMI and MAMI then moved to Tokyo after graduating from high school in their hometowns,

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and the four of us were living together.

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I later graduated high school and then began living on my own.

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I think I was more nervous about moving to Tokyo.

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I had already gotten used to living in Tokyo by then,

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and I had the support of the other members and our staff members,

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which is why I didn't have many worries.

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I was a second-year high-school transfer student when I moved to Tokyo,

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so I had no idea at all how the trains worked.

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That was the thing I was most worried about.

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HARUNA and I lived in the Sancha (short for Sangenjaya) area of Tokyo when we first moved here.

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I would go from Sancha to Shimokitazawa by bus,

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and then go from there to the Tsurukawa Station via an Odakyu line,

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and then go from there to my school by bus.

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I had no idea where to switch trains or which platform to go to,

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so I was late on my first day of school!

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And I was a transfer student too!

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That's what I was nervous about.

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I was like, "Will I be able to get home?"

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I thought that the next day too,

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but starting from the next day I made a friend at school that said they would walk with me until we had to split up.

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I was helped by everyone.

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I was so nervous back then about taking the train.

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Also, the difference between my hometown and Tokyo was extreme.

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The stations in Nara Prefecture are unmanned, like the one by my home,

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and there would be boxes to put in your ticket.

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They've since been updated and are now like normal [electronic] ticket gates.

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It was difficult for me to grasp back then,

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how the number of people, the number of trains, the number of Lawson [convenience stores]

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were way different from what I was used to.

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It made me want to cry!

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But those were good memories!

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Q. How do you psych yourself back up when your motivation's low?

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Good question...

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I too have times when I feel down, get hurt, and can't get motivated no matter what.

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Hmm...

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I think what helps me the most is watching a favorite movie or drama series for a change of pace,

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or do my nails.

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There are also times when you still can't find a solution.

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Try talking to someone who understands you,

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which could help you get back on track and get you motivated.

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It'll help you turn things around.

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Q. I'm a shy person. What are you careful with when interacting with people?

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I see.

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I'm not really a shy person,

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at least when it comes to work (haha).

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Like when people come to greet us in the dressing room, or when we go to meet someone,

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I'll often take the lead and start talking first.

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It's like I'm fully flipping my switch to "on."

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When I meet someone new while we're working,

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I'm aware of trying to start or connect the conversation.

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The members of the band are quite shy by nature

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and aren't super outgoing at all,

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but when working they try and take the initiative as much as possible

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and set a good ambiance as best they can.

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They try their best.

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This person said they're a shy person,

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but I think it's better if you don't tell others you're a shy person.

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Like, I think saying that in itself builds walls.

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I think it could be good if you tried speaking about a small topic

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and give the listener cues that you're listening.

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Communicate gently without shutting yourself down.

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You don't have to push yourself too hard.

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Onto the next one.

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Q. Do you want to get married?

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I got a lot of questions like that!

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A LOT of them.

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I also got a lot of them from people overseas too.

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Well...

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I'm currently 28, and on August 21st of this year I'll be turning 29.

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A lot of people get married around this age,

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but as for myself...

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I don't have an age by which I want to get married,

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and I don't feel rushed at all.

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Like, I haven't...

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I haven't really considered it realistically...

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That's where I'm at right now.

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If you ask me if I really want to get married right now, I don't.

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But I do think that that's one form of happiness.

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If a time ever comes when I want to get married, then that's good too.

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At that time, I hope you guys can congratulate me and support me.

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I'm just going to let it happen naturally.

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But if you call marriage the peak of happiness,

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that's not what I feel it is.

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Q. What perfume do you use?

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I also got a lot of questions about this from girls.

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Hold on a sec. I'll go get it.

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Still, I don't often wear perfume.

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When I do use it, I always use this one.

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How should I show it?

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It's hard to see it. Maybe like this?

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Did it work? It's this one.[br][br]CHANEL N°5 L'EAU Eau de Toilette (Spray)

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It's a Chanel perfume.

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I've been using this for a long time.

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I don't use it that often, though.

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It smells really nice. It's my favorite.

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I'll put the name of it in the on-screen text.

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I also surprisingly got a lot of questions about this.

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Q. What laundry detergent do you use?

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It's super ordinary! It's a pink laundry detergent pac.

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What's its official name?

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I'll put that in the subs too.[br][br]Bold Gel Ball 3D, Relaxing Premium Blossom Fragrance

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Laundry detergent pacs are convenient and smell great. Yep.

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Q. Is there something you've been hooked on during this stay-at-home period?

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There is!

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Well...

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I've talked about this in various places so I'm sure a lot of people know this,

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but I watched the anime "Atashin'chi" every day.

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I was so hooked on it! It was so cute!

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What supported me during this time was definitely "Atashin'chi."

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Watching it as an adult,

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it was something good amid these days where nothing was happening.

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A lot of things resonated with me.

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There are a few gaps between how we think now from when it was made [in the early 2000s] in the lines and scenes.

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I can't name all of them, though.

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I want everyone to be kind-hearted.

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I don't know if that summing it up like that makes sense, though.

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First, I watched the entirety of "Atashin'chi"--it goes up to season four.

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And then I watched [the sequel series called] "Shin Atashin'chi,"

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and then I watched the "Atashin'chi" movie.

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All of them were great.

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I really love the character called Mother.

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She's adorable♡

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Onto the next one.

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Q. Is there a drama series you're currently watching?

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Yes, there is. What I'm watching right now is "American Horror Story" on Netflix.

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It's a series aimed towards adults so there are a lot of dark scenes.

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I'm having fun watching it every day while learning about a lot different things.

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I'm currently on season three.

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It's scary, but it's fun to watch.

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Onto the next one.

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Q. Do you wear colored contacts?

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I also got a lot of questions about this.

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I don't wear them. I don't have anything in my eyes right now.

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Could you tell? My eyes are bare.

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Onto the next one.

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Q. Do you diet? If you know anything that's effective, please tell us.

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I'm not dieting at all right now.

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It's been several years.

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When we had our major label debut,

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or actually when we were on an indie label,

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we were quite a bit.

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We were working towards our major debut

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and people at our managing office said that we should be toning ourselves up a little more,

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and we were doing that.

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But thinking about that now, we were really influenced by others back then.

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From middle to high school,

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girls' bodies store fat to an extent as they mature into women,

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and I really don't think you should go against that.

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That [time frame for us] was around 14 years ago,

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and I think we, our staff, and the world as a whole feel completely different about that now.

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I thought that being thinner was more beautiful or cute,

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but I really do think that everyone's bodies are different and are perfect the way they are,

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so I don't want people to do unreasonable diets.

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I want you guys to be healthy.

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As for effective diets,

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I think both eating well and exercising are important.

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(I suddenly ran out of breath)

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It takes a lot of stamina to not waver when drumming,

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so I have no plans at all to [do any dieting] right now.

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I want to eat good food!

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Onto the next one.

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Q. Is it not good to prioritize work over friends or a boyfriend?

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I see.

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Hmm...

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I thought that was fine to do.

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I'm also someone who prioritizes work over everything else.

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But when you have a boyfriend or want to have fun with friends,

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I think it's normal to prioritize work.

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I think everything's connected, though.

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By working hard, you can do more things and have more fun when you see your partner.

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When I talk with my friends, we often talk about work.

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I think everything's connected in a circle,

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so I think that prioritizing work and doing your best are good things.

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Onto the next one.

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Q. What name is best to call you by?

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I don't really have any nicknames.

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I'm called "RINA-chan" or just "RINA,"

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And I'm happy to be called either.

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I think "RINA-chan" or "RINA" is simpler than saying a nickname.

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These were the questions I picked out and answered!

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It feels weird to be talking all by myself at home.

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I'll be editing this myself and posting it.

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It was interesting.

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There were a lot of things I don't talk about in music magazine interviews and the like.

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When I first started my YouTube channel,

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I thought that it would be okay if I didn't speak in my videos--

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That it would be okay not to speak.

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I thought I'd just use on-screen text along with a video, but...

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I ended up speaking!

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Well, I'll try out all sorts of things.

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Things that I'd like to try out will take shape.

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Leave a comment with any thoughts you have.

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Please click the like button and subscribe to my channel too!

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I'll be thinking of what to post next,

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So please look forward to it!

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Thanks so much!