Looking back on the five months
in <i>Terrace House</i>,

I feel like I went through an additional 
growth period after growing up.

So much that my knee joints hurt.

[COSTCO SUBS PRESENTS]

[Interview with a member who's leaving]

I never used to have 
a lot of close friends.

Nobody had really given me their 
honest opinion on my future before.

Clients always accepted my work,
saying, "That's great."

But the housemates gave me 
their straightforward opinions.

They told me things that I didn’t want to 
see or hear, things I’d been avoiding.

It was like going through a growth period.

[ON THE FIRST DAY]
My first impression 
of the original members...

I thought that Shohei would 
be much easier to talk to.

I thought he was just an ordinary person.

That was my first impression of Shohei.

Haruka came next.

You could tell what kind of person 
she is just by looking at her.

She's an actress and a model.

She seemed strong-willed 
and outspoken.

But once you get close, 
she's super sincere.

So I thought I'd probably come to like her.

When I first met Kenny,

I thought I would hardly 
talk to him until the end.

Maybe...

He was wearing his sunglasses 
on the back of his head.

Also, he was wearing leopard print...

He was like-- So I thought we 
wouldn't become close friends.

About Risako...

Actually, I couldn't see her well
because Haruka sat between us.

My first impression was just that 
she seemed to be a cheerful girl.

I didn't expect us to get close like that.

About Ruka...

If I hadn’t appeared on the show,
I might never have met someone like him.

He’s handsome, and...

I don't know how to describe him...

He’s like one of the popular kids 
in junior high school.

That was my first impression of Ruka.

[KENNY: KENJI YOSHIHARA]
I guess he loves Hawaii, the beach,

and he's been inspired 
by that kind of surf spirit.

He thinks that being more 
easy-going is very important.

So,

It was easy for me to talk to him 
because he doesn’t judge.

Initially I thought he was more of a workaholic,

but he does have a big heart.
My impression of him changed a great deal.

We talked about
money, contracts, and whatnot.

He was very open about these topics,

while bringing up actual examples.

He wasn't hesitant to reveal himself.

It was easy to imagine.

I realized that we were 
dealing with similar issues.

So I could easily open up to him 
about my future as an artist.

He’s an artist, but

he's constantly looking for other lucrative 
opportunities to expand his work.

I'd never met someone like that.

I can't make a living drawing just 
what I like. That's naive thinking.

Kenny taught me that other 
things are important, too.

[SHOHEI MATSUZAKI]
I guess he’s a good guy.

No, I’m sure he is.

So I wanted to get to know him better.
In the beginning...

I thought he was easy to talk to.

Sometimes he was really kind to me,

and sometimes he was in such a bad mood 
that you’d expect him to go “tsk” at you.

Well, sometimes it was like 
he went into switch-off mode.

So it was tough to live with him.

I’d wonder, “Which one is it 
going to be today?”

If you ask me whether or not 
I understood him...

I just took him as he is.

I’d never met anyone like him, 
so I couldn’t judge him.

Now, I sometimes grab a drink with Risako 
and everyone, and he’s much easier to talk to.

Initially...

I thought I wouldn't come to like him.

Well, I wasn't sure about my feelings.

I didn't get crazy about him right away.

[RUKA NISHINOIRI]
I just thought he wanted to go buy art supplies.

I thought he just wanted to get to know 
me as a housemate.

So I agreed to go with him.

Then, when he asked me out to dinner 
at the art supply store,

I was like, "Oh yeah, let's go!"

I didn’t expect him to have 
planned it out as a date.

I just enjoyed myself.

For a second I thought he would treat me

since he took me to the restaurant.

The thought crossed my mind.

I was thinking that it'd be strange 
to wait for him to pay.

Like, “Wait, he’s eight years 
younger than you!”

And then I just went like "It's on me!"

It's like...

If he’d just casually paid for me, 
it would’ve been easy to accept it.

[ABOUT RUKA'S FEELING FOR YOU]
Of course it made me happy.

Since we never talked so much
at the house,

I wondered what made 
him feel interested in me.

Honestly, I was more wondering than excited.

But yeah, I was glad, of course.

I did get butterflies
since he was so cute, but...

It's like... at the moment,

I want to be with someone more reliable.

If I was younger, it would've been fun.

I have too much on my plate right now.

[PEPPE: GIUSEPPE DURATO]
I wasn’t sure how to interact with him
since he’s this super cheerful guy.

Looking at his drawings--

I'd been feeling down at the time, 
so there's that.

His drawings are amazing, plus he came to Japan 
with such extraordinary determination.

To be honest, at first I was embarrassed
to draw at the house while he was there.

But as I talked to Peppe,

I was embarrassed to think that way.

He finds good in others.

He praised me, but he also 
showed me where I needed practice.

He gives great feedback.

I hope I’ll be able to talk to him 
about my worries from time to time.

[RYO TAWATARI]
He's a jock kind of guy,

and he’s come very far playing basketball.

I said this in my entrance interview too,

but those who have been 
trying their best at sports,

even if they get treated 
unfairly sometimes,

they don't become stubborn,

and they can process it like, 
"It happens."

Many jocks are nice, 
so I like those kinds of people.

To be honest, I wanted to talk to Ryo more,

I wish he had moved in earlier... 
How should I put it--

I wanted to spend more time with him.

At the beginning of the show,
if he'd been one of the housemates,

I’m sure he’d been the first one 
I would’ve gone out to eat with.

He was really a nice guy.

He immediately fit in with 
everyone just like that,

and I could be myself around him.

I felt comfortable around him.

That's what I thought.

Now, if Ryo and anyone out of the other 
housemates had been there in the beginning,

Ryo would’ve been the first person
I would’ve wanted to go out with.

[RISAKO TANABE]
Risako is... Hmm...

She says what's on her mind.

No matter what you say, 
she doesn't get angry--

Well, she might get angry.

At first, I was worried 
about living with her,

since she's so young and energetic.

But she was totally different from
my first impression of her.

I'd never been friends with 
someone like Risako.

So I was anxious about what 
it'd be like, since she's so young.

But once we started living together,
I could see that she’s very polite.

I realized I like people who play sports.

I really like Risako.

I could talk to her about anything.

[HARUKA OKUYAMA]
I wondered if she'd try to entertain us.

or if she'd consider that kind of thing...

I'm exaggerating a bit, 
but I wondered if she'd burst into tears...

Because I don't know any actresses.

At first I was bracing myself against her,

but she was like...

Before bedtime, even off-screen,
she’d be like, “Kenny is kind of attractive!”

I realized that’s just her being herself.

As time went by--

She's easy to read.

When she was down, sometimes she’d 
just decide to stop thinking about it

and started playing with her phone…
I really came to like her.

At first, I didn't know how to interact with her,

but I got to know that 
that's her true color.

I’ve come to like her a lot and I’ve been 
able to open up to her more and more.

Although it took us some time 
to get close,

Hmmm… I think I made a really good friend.
I mean Haruka.

I'm sure she'll point out a lot of things 
even now after I moved out.

Like, "You've been slacking off lately, 
haven't you?"

I believe so.

Haruka said that she couldn't have
a heart-to-heart talk with me.

That reminded me of 
my attitude toward illustration.

I've been drawing what people like,

based on other people's preferences.

I figured my personality is like that, too.

So others might have a hard time 
getting to know me better.

Also, I sometimes refrain from speaking
my mind and step back.

I feel like Haruka removed the idea
from my mind.

[CAREER PROSPECTS]
Actually, I’ve been holding an art exhibition every year,

but this was the first time 
I held one in a gallery.

So I needed to get it together.

Because a lot of people would 
come to see my drawings,

people who knew me from <i>Terrace House</i>, 
and other people, too.

I was under a lot of pressure 
to make it a success.

I made a lot of new acquaintances, and I was 
really happy that so many people came.

I got really tough 
thanks to <i>Terrace House</i>.

I want to live up to the name recognition I got from 
<i>Terrace House</i> and go beyond that.

I really want to show 
everyone what I’m made of.

I've changed through <i>Terrace House.</i>

I've been unsure until now, 
especially when I just moved in.

But now...

I'll do my best not to be known just as
<i>someone who appeared on Terrace House</i>.

[Translated and Timed by koma]
[Reviewed by mrschap]