Her smile!

The way her face wrinkles up 
when she smiles is really cute.

She makes people happy.

[COSTCO SUBS PRESENTS]

[Interview with a member who's leaving]

When living in the house...

I thought there'd be more disagreements

or that we might not get along.

I thought we'd have more 
quarrels with the girls,

and that the guys' room 
would be a total mess.

But in reality,

I was able to make friends who are like 
family to me, which made me really happy.

[YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION OF THE GIRLS]
My first impression was that...

none of them really hit the spot for me.

My initial reaction was, 
"Oh, I probably won't fall in love here."

All three of them seemed 
very nice and they're all beautiful,

but I didn't feel drawn to any of them.

So I decided to just enjoy my time there.

[ABOUT RUKA NISHINOIRI]
Well...

At the time I was having doubts 
about the path that I'd chosen.

People of the same age usually face 
similar problems in their lives.

While I was dealing with concerns 
I had about my work,

he didn't even know what he wanted to do.

I regret that I wasn't able to motivate 
him the way I thought I could.

He wanted to enter a field he 
doesn't know anything about...

He knew so little about it that he didn't 
even know if he wanted to do it or not.

I just told him to give it a try, 
and then see if it's for him or not.

Haruka and Kaori told him to be 
more specific,

but there's hardly anyone who knows 
right away just what they want.

I think people like Ruka just need to 
try different things

and find out for themselves 
if they like it or not.

[SHOHEI MAKING DATE PLANS ON THE FIRST DAY]
I liked the way he just went for it.

But he stopped doing that soon after.

I was surprised to see that he 
wasn't usually that straightforward.

Actually...

Out of the three girls, 
Kaori, who's an illustrator,

was probably the one I wanted 
to talk to most.

But since Shohei sort of 
called dibs on her,

I was hesitant to ask Kaori out.

[THE GIRLS' COMPLAINT: "THE GUYS WON'T ASK US OUT"]
In my opinion,

asking someone out isn't the only way 
to let them know you're interested.

Like when eating together 
at the house for instance--

I thought it'd be better to convey it
through small gestures on those occasions.

Also, in case I fell in love with a girl,

I'd want to make her understand 
how I feel about her.

If I went out with the other girls

and was nice to all of them 
at the same time,

it's like I only chose her because 
out of the three she was the one I liked best.

And the girl I fell for won't 
get that I really like her.

But if I don't actively pursue 
any of them,

I'm exaggerating a bit, 
but if there's no kissing

and no messing around 
with the other two girls--

If I only have eyes for her, she's gonna 
be like, "Oh, he really likes me."

"He's acting differently now."

I think that way it's easier 
to understand.

But until it goes from just being 
romantically interested to being in love,

I didn't think I should be hitting 
on anyone. That's not my style.

The thing I said about wanting 
to be open about my love life--

Risako was giving me a hard time 
because of it,

saying I wasn't taking any action at all.

But what I meant is not making eyes at 
everyone or anything like that.

I meant that once I fall for someone,
I just want to be open about how I feel.

And once we become a couple, I don't want 
to hide my relationship from anyone

and I want to be able to tell people,
"This is the person I love."

That's what I meant with 
being open about my love life.

But I was somehow misunderstood.

The girls were like, "Kenny, why don't
you make a move already?"

But hitting on girls and being open 
about your love life,

I think these are two different things 
that should not be confused.

For me, falling for a girl, 
and then telling her how you feel--

that's what I think being open 
about your love life is about.

That's just how I feel.

[ABOUT KAORI WATANABE]
I'm not really someone who believes in

friendships between men and women.

But with Kaori, it was like...

We'd often drink together at night, 
just the two of us,

and we talked about work, our outlook on 
life and so on, in a very relaxed manner.

I'm not sure if Kaori feels 
the same way about me--

Actually, she's said before 
that I was the easiest to talk to.

Maybe the fact that 
we're close in age played into it.

But...

even regardless of age,

the things she was dealing with 
regarding her work,

like issues with her clients and so on--

Well, she's an artist, and I consider 
myself an artist as well.

Like...

how to deal with a client's request

without bending who you are, 
while still considering their ideas too.

We had similar issues we could talk about.

There was a lot of stress that 
had built up in those three months,

since my life was changing a great deal.

She was like an oasis for me 
during that time.

[ABOUT HARUKA OKUYAMA]
Haruka has her own unique style.

And I always felt that 
we wouldn't be a good match.

I'm not saying that I don't think 
of her as a great person,

but it's like I'm the south pole of a magnet
and she's the north pole.

I instantly felt that we wouldn't 
get along if we became a couple.

[WHAT HARUKA SAID AT THE OKINAWAN RESTAURANT]
It made me happy, and my heart kind of skipped a beat.

Most people wouldn't say this for fear of 
being disliked by the other person.

Maybe she just told me 
because we were living together.

She pointed out to me what she
thought was bad behavior on my part--

I was drunk, so I really don't 
remember what I said.

I even questioned for a moment 
if that was really what I'd said.

I thought maybe I'd just said something 
like, "Getting up at 5 am sucks!"

But when she told me flat-out 
that she disagreed with me,

I started falling for her a bit, or rather 
I thought she was really awesome.

She really made an impression on me 
during that scene.

Maybe if it'd been like that every night, 
I might've fallen for her.

[HARUKA AND RISAKO'S FIGHT]
Looking back, I definitely should've

gone after Risako at the time.

I really regret that now.

But I thought that going after her 
would throw the house into chaos.

I tried to be the grown-up but didn't 
make the right choice.

I thought way too much about it.

I really regretted not taking action 
in a situation in which

I should've shown her how 
important she is to me.

I realized that when watching 
myself on the show.

In that moment I was just... panicking.

And what I ended up saying was 
"This got kind of crazy."

And Haruka readily picked up on that 
and repeated it again and again.

It was a very bittersweet night.

[ABOUT RISAKO TANABE]
I can't really say myself

what it was that attracted me to her.

There wasn't anything in particular 
that made me start liking her.

That thoughtfulness she showed 
everyday towards Shohei or Ruka,

or her thoughtful behavior 
towards Kaori or Haruka--

seeing that, I realized more and more 
that she's a really good person.

When everyone was feeling down,

even if there was something 
that bothered her,

she'd always try to cheer everyone up 
without letting herself get dragged down.

She never talks bad about anyone.

Even as an observer, you'd expect her
to say something about Haruka.

But she never complained 
or badmouthed her.

I came to respect her for those traits.

And when we went out together,

I realized how cute she is.

All of that eventually made me 
fall in love with her.

[THE SONG YOU WROTE FOR RISAKO]
Even though I was rejected,

I still want to support her 
the best I can.

I want her to be happy,

and the best way I can express 
that is with music.

I wanted to give her a shout-out,

since she was worrying at the time 
about what she should do,

and maybe she still is, I don't know.

She had a lot on her plate,

and work wasn't always great.

And because of that

I thought I could give her some 
kind of shout-out on my platform.

So I... asked our fans to join me in that.

[YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH RISAKO FROM NOW ON]
Until she tells me flat-out,

"Not gonna happen. Stop liking me,"

I think I'll keep on pursuing her.

But I don't think we have to 
rush into a relationship.

I want us to have a close relationship,

without getting in each other's way 
while we pursue the things we want to do--

If we can motivate 
each other while doing so,

I think we don't have to 
be a couple.

But, I do want to be with her.

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