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[Interview with a new member]

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My name is Ikezoe Shunsuke.[br][br]

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I'm 21 years old.

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I'm working on becoming [br]a hair and makeup artist.

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[REASON FOR MOVING IN][br]The reason I want to join is...

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Well, personally, I...

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My last girlfriend [br]was about two years ago.

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But, around that time, [br]I started to question my sexuality,

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and whether I wanted to [br]date girls or guys.

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At first, before I could even[br]figure out how I felt,

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I struggled to acknowledge my sexuality.

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"This isn't about romantic attraction,

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but just the type of person [br]I'm interested in",

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I kept telling myself that.

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But I began to realize that wasn't true,

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and worry that I was different.

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I researched on the Internet,

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but there wasn't much information [br]available on this topic,

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so I wasn't sure what to do.

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I realized it was something [br]I wanted to define within myself,

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so if I could live with [br]both girls and guys

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and challenge myself,

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then I might learn something about myself.

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That's my main reason for moving[br]into Terrace House.

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[HAVE YOU COME OUT TO YOUR FAMILY?][br]I haven't told anyone.

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Probably, my parents will be surprised,

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but I'm closest with my older sister

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and I think she'll be the most surprised.

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[WHAT IS KEEPING YOU FROM TELLING?][br]When I applied to Terrace House...

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I'm not hiding right now, [br]but I don't like this version of myself

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who is indecisive and [br]unable to communicate my feelings well.

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I want to learn to be more open.

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Even though it's not gonna be easy,[br]I think this could be a great opportunity,

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so I'm focusing on the positives.

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The topic of sexuality is very difficult

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One of the reasons I want to [br]work on hair and makeup.

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is that I'm so grateful [br]for the acceptance I've received.

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The hair and makeup industry is[br]very LGBT-friendly.

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It has a lot of [br]Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual representation.

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And if I can ever get a job in this field,

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I think there will be a lot of people [br]who are understanding of my sexuality.

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But starting tomorrow,

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I will be living with people [br]from all kinds of occupations

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and I think there might be [br]a few that are judgmental,

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or guys who may not show any disapproval,[br]but internally feel weird about it.

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That's what I'm most scared of.

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[INTEREST IN HAIR AND MAKEUP][br]When I was in sixth grade,

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my sister put color contacts on me.

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And at the time I didn't like it,

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but really, once I looked in the mirror

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I really liked how my face had changed.

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After that, my sister showed me [br]how to shape and draw my eyebrows

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and we started to do that [br]kind of thing a lot.

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In the beginning, I just liked[br]seeing my own face change,

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but I started to realize that[br]I wanted to do this for other people.

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Last December, I started[br]to look into the requirements

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and tomorrow I have an exam.

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I'm very nervous.

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[EVER HAD FEELINGS FOR A GUY?][br]I haven't really said "I like you"

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to that many people.

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And I haven't gone on that many dates.

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Even if I was interested,[br]

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I didn't say anything [br]and I hid my feelings.

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There was someone I was interested in,

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but I didn't make any moves and

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I wasn't able to confess my feelings.

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So I hope that living in Terrace House,

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will be my chance to learn to[br]go for it when I'm interested in someone.

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[WHAT'S YOUR TYPE?][br]Very feminine girls or masculine guys,

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I think that would be the type [br]I'm most interested in.

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But I don't like guys with long hair...

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I like short hair.

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For girls, though, I like long hair.

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I'm not very muscular, [br]so I prefer people who are strong.

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[IF YOU LIKED TWO PEOPLE][br]If I started to like two people,

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I'd go on a date with each of them,

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and I would go with my gut feeling,

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choosing the person that I had the[br]strongest feelings for initially.

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I really...

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I used to feel that since I am a guy,[br]I had to take girls out.

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I had that mentality ingrained in me.

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But I've grown out of that mentality,

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And I decided to go after [br]whoever I'm interested in.

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And if there's a guy [br]who I'm interested in,

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I want to tell them and see how it goes.

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I want to get to know them and [br]go out to eat together.

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I want to be in a relationship [br]with that kind of person.

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[Translated by kurisuke][br][Timed by gabweeb]