No way.
I couldn't date him... That's impossible.
[COSTOCO SUBS PRESENTS]
[Interview with a member who's leaving]
I had a blast.
When I came back from work, there was always someone there to welcome me.
We’d say, ”I’m home,” and, “Welcome home.”
It felt like I was just hanging with friends all night.
Being surrounded by close friends like we are a family is an unusual experience.
I really enjoyed Terrace House.
[KAITO NAKATA] I think I got along with Kaito especially.
We would go skateboarding, and he would teach me.
Since Shun usually hung out with Aya, Yui, and Maya,
I spent a lot of time with Kaito.
We talked about a lot of stuff.
I feel like that’s why I bonded with him more.
[AIO FUKUDA] Aio is… How do I put it…?
By the time I realized it, we were already pretty close.
Well, we did smoke outside together, so…
You know how he has that kind of personality...
Sometimes he would be kind of brooding to himself about something.
So I would listen to him a lot.
Now that I've left, he probably doesn't have anyone he can tell his worries to.
I used to listen to him about pretty much anything.
[SHUNSUKE IKEZOE] When I hung out with Shun and heard the reason why he left Terrace House...
It's not like he said, “I like you, will you be my boyfriend?”
So I just listened to him and thought, “That’s great. Thank you.”
No way.
I couldn't date him... That's impossible.
No matter how much I think about it, I can’t imagine dating a guy.
That would be impossible.
If he were to change himself to look just like a woman, I might think about it.
[THE DATE WITH SHUN] I had a lot of fun.
It was fun getting inside the ball too.
Usually, Shun was pretty lively at home,
but then other times he would look very serious and seemed to be lost in his thoughts.
I wondered what he was thinking.
While seeing him have fun, I thought, “He’s just a cute younger guy.”
He showed different sides. It was interesting.
[SHUN’S FEELINGS FOR YOU] I was surprised and glad...
because I heard that Shun joined Terrace House in order to find an answer to his question.
I was happy to hear that he said, “I came to understand myself thanks to you.”
[MAYA KISANUKI] I have fun talking and spending time with Maya.
There was a place I wanted to go, so I just invited her.
Yeah, it was fun. It was fun in it’s own way.
Normally, if you liked someone, you'd feel sexually attracted to them, right?
I didn’t really have that feeling for Maya.
Maybe it was because of the location, though.
I mean, I guess you usually wouldn't feel like being intimate at a brewery, though.
I think even if we changed the setting though, I wouldn't feel attracted to her that way.
So I just took her to the places I wanted to go in Karuizawa. That’s all.
[RISAKO TANIGAWA] I was kind of relieved when she moved into Terrace House.
Since she is 2 years older than me,
I thought she should be easy to talk to.
I think it might be a little hard for her to be popular with guys in a unique environment like Terrace House.
In everyday life, she's probably really popular since she's a model and pretty.
I know I probably take the cake on being hard to deal with.
But in her case...I mean...
I can't... I can't tell how much is genuine.
She sometimes seems like she wants attention.
She often showed that aspect of herself.
That's probably fine for guys who like that kind of thing and find it cute.
After Aio asked her out, I realized that aspect of her is probably why he wasn't attracted to her like that.
[ABOUT “AN EXCURSION TO CHOOSE MY GLASSES”] When Risako and I were in the living room,
she asked me, “How about your love life?”
So I said, “There is an opportunity to help pick out new glasses for me coming up."
I was just joking the same way I joked to Aya when I said, “Am I your driver?”
Maybe...
the way I asked annoyed her.
I didn’t really mean it was as an actual date, I was just joking around.
She just replied, “Okay, okay.”
I wanted to get new glasses soon, so I asked her when should we go.
Then she was like, “Ah... I’m okay.”
It's not like I'm super easy to get along with either, so...
I didn’t really get upset at her.
I got rejected even though I wasn't even asking her out!
[HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU WERE REJECTED?] If I made her think I like her, I want her to know that wasn't the case.
I wasn't hurt about it since it's not like I liked her like that or anything. I was like, "Alright."
Maya told me later about what Risako thought,
and it made sense.
So I thought, “Sorry about that.” I felt bad for Risako.
If I had a thing for Risako even a little bit, I would've felt pretty hurt.
Like, “Wow, for real?” and that would've bothered me.
I don't have any feelings for her, so I didn't feel anything about it.
It was no big deal.
[WHAT DID YOU FAIL AT IN TERRACE HOUSE?] Hmmm...
My looks have never helped me to be more popular with women.
Seriously.
I often get, “You look you don’t want romance.”
It's hard for me to get close to people...
Well, not that exactly.
It just takes me a longer time to open up.
Basically, I haven't been popular because I’m not attractive as a person.
No, not really.
If I had joined Terrace House for romance, I would be frustrated.
If I was thinking like, "I'm going to find love!" the way I left would've made me frustrated.
But my reason for applying wasn’t to find love.
Not at all.
[HOW WAS YOUR LIFE AT TERRACE HOUSE GOING?] I was hoping to find inspiration for new business ideas by living with others.
I was able to put myself in their shoes. If I were Kaito, Aio, or Maya...
That's what I was looking for in the first place.
More than anything, I didn't only gain that,
but we became like family.
Maybe we could even work together in the future.
I hope to do my best...
so that I can do the work I really want to in the future.
That's what I think.
[Translated and Timed by koma] [Reviewed by supercupi]