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Her smile!

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

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She makes people happy.

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[COSTCO SUBS PRESENTS]

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[Interview with a member who's leaving]

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When living in the house...

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I thought there'd be more disagreements

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or that we might not get along.

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

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

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But in reality,

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

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

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none of them really hit the spot for me.

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

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

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

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So I decided to just enjoy my time there.

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[ABOUT RUKA NISHINOIRI]
Well...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Haruka and Kaori told him to be 
more specific,

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

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I think people like Ruka just need to 
try different things

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

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

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But he stopped doing that soon after.

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

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Actually...

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

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was probably the one I wanted 
to talk to most.

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But since Shohei sort of 
called dibs on her,

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I was hesitant to ask Kaori out.

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

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

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Like when eating together 
at the house for instance--

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

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

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

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If I went out with the other girls

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

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

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

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

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

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and no messing around 
with the other two girls--

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

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"He's acting differently now."

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I think that way it's easier 
to understand.

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

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

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

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Risako was giving me a hard time 
because of it,

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saying I wasn't taking any action at all.

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

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

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

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

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

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But I was somehow misunderstood.

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

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

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

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

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

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That's just how I feel.

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

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friendships between men and women.

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But with Kaori, it was like...

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

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

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

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

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

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But...

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even regardless of age,

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the things she was dealing with 
regarding her work,

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like issues with her clients and so on--

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

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Like...

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how to deal with a client's request

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

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We had similar issues we could talk about.

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

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since my life was changing a great deal.

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She was like an oasis for me 
during that time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Maybe she just told me 
because we were living together.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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She really made an impression on me 
during that scene.

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

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

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gone after Risako at the time.

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I really regret that now.

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

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

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I thought way too much about it.

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I really regretted not taking action 
in a situation in which

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

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I realized that when watching 
myself on the show.

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In that moment I was just... panicking.

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

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

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It was a very bittersweet night.

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

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what it was that attracted me to her.

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

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That thoughtfulness she showed 
everyday towards Shohei or Ruka,

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or her thoughtful behavior 
towards Kaori or Haruka--

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

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When everyone was feeling down,

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even if there was something 
that bothered her,

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

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She never talks bad about anyone.

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

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But she never complained 
or badmouthed her.

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I came to respect her for those traits.

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And when we went out together,

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I realized how cute she is.

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

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

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I still want to support her 
the best I can.

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I want her to be happy,

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

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I wanted to give her a shout-out,

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

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

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She had a lot on her plate,

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and work wasn't always great.

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And because of that

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

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

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

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"Not gonna happen. Stop liking me,"

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I think I'll keep on pursuing her.

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

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I want us to have a close relationship,

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

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If we can motivate 
each other while doing so,

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

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But, I do want to be with her.

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