[COSTCO SUBS PRESENTS]

[Interview with a new member]

My name is Kaori Watanabe.

I'm an illustrator.

I'm 28 now.

[WORKING AS AN ILLUSTRATOR]
My work is mostly fashion-related,

so I mainly draw people

and also clothing, of course, 
like fashion projects and such.

I do illustrations for magazines,

I go to events and draw portraits,

and I also collaborate with brands.

[YOUR WAY TO BECOMING AN ILLUSTRATOR]
When I was an employee at a company,

I used to draw on the side

and share my drawings 
on social media.

I gradually started getting job offers

and before I knew it I'd 
become an illustrator.

When you have a second job, 
you have stability,

but you can still do what you like to do.
I was glad I could do both, but...

I just wanted people to know 
that I was being serious about it.

I didn't want them to think that 
I'm just doing it on the side.

I wanted to focus 100% on my 
work as an illustrator

and let people know that 
this is what I want to do.

I gradually came to think like this
and got more motivated.

And when my work as an illustrator 
started paying me enough to get by,

I decided to become independent.

[YOUR REASON FOR MOVING INTO TH]
For me to be starting out now

as an illustrator is pretty late,

which is because I'd been 
working at a company before that.

I'm 28 now.

Most people I know are getting 
married and having kids,

and they've all settled down.

Part of me really admires that, but...

I still want to give it my best for a while,

but at the same time I've been telling 
myself that it may be too late for that.

That's when I thought...

<i>Terrace House</i> is a show where people who 
have dreams and goals all live together

And I wanted to put myself 
in a place like that.

[ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE]
I was in a relationship until the end of last year.

I've gradually gotten over him.

But up until then...

I've always had goals like 
"I want to study abroad" or

"I want to go to this university"

I thought that if I got a boyfriend, 
I'd probably get lazy.

Well, I'd go on dates and there were 
some people I was interested in, but...

I've only had two relationships.
One when I was at university

and the other after I'd started 
working at my company

and shortly before I started 
doing freelance work.

I went out for quite some time 
with both of them.

[WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE]
I have two patterns.

One is, I'll fall in love instantly

and I can't see anything and I can't think 
about anything except that person.

Which is pretty crazy, kind of dangerous.

The other one is, while chatting 
I kind of start thinking,

"I may really like this guy..."

Those are my two patterns.

But either way there are times 
when I can't think straight anymore.

Which isn't good.

[WHAT'S YOUR TYPE?]
I usually don't start liking someone

because of their looks.

But of course I like good-looking guys.

I do like people who do creative work.

But... You know...

It's great if they're trustworthy, too.

If I think about what kind of people 
I've been interested in so far...

I think most guys who were in sports 
clubs at school are good guys.

Whether it was friends of mine 
or someone I liked,

I've always had a good impression of them.

I really like people like that.

I like the jock types.

[Translated & Timed by MrsChap]
[Reviewed by koma]