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[ICON] DANCEROID - The Next Wave of Pop Idols Born of a New Generation（3/3）
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We hope DANCEROID videos give you a lift.
ab: asianbeat is a site for Japanese pop culture. It there anything that you are into right now?
Itokutora: I’m into Twitter. I like the anime “Rurouni Kenshin” and my favorite character is Kenshin – because he is ‘deretsun.’ Deretsun is the opposite of tsundere. Normally he is delicate, but when the moment arrives he turns serious. I want to find a three dimensional (real life) deretsun!
Maamu: I like the anime “Evangelion” and “Eden of the East.” I want to marry the character Takizawa in Eden of the East. Recently I’m into video games too, like “Persona 4” which is a game-type animation. So you can see I like games and anime.
Itokutora: I’m into Twitter. I like the anime “Rurouni Kenshin” and my favorite character is Kenshin – because he is ‘deretsun.’ Deretsun is the opposite of tsundere. Normally he is delicate, but when the moment arrives he turns serious. I want to find a three dimensional (real life) deretsun!
Maamu: I like the anime “Evangelion” and “Eden of the East.” I want to marry the character Takizawa in Eden of the East. Recently I’m into video games too, like “Persona 4” which is a game-type animation. So you can see I like games and anime.
Kozue: I like Hello Project. I know everyone likes it but I especially like Berryz Kobo’s Tsugunaga Momoko (AKA Momochi). But I also like Morning Musume, S/mileage and ℃-ute. My favorite anime is “The Prince of Tennis.” My favorite 3 characters are Oshitari Yushi, Atobe Keigo and Fuji Shūsuke.
Yuzu Hime: I like video games – horror games and gal games. I like the ‘gal’ games where the lead boy tries to win the girl’s heart in a romance simulation game. I like the 2 dimensional female game characters. So I prefer gal games to ‘otome’ games where the girl tries to win the boy’s heart.
ab: In recent years Nico Nico Douga has been under the spotlight as a unique kind of new media. What do you think about this attention?
Itokutora: It’s fantastic. We have many opportunities to travel overseas, and whenever we go to an expo or event with a Nico Nico Douga booth you can really feel the whole world is watching. And the official Nico Nico Douga events are hot too. The other day there was a Nico Nico Dancemaster event where “Odotte-mita” was the main attraction and we 4 performed to a great crowd who really got going. It was great fun and it made me really appreciate Nico Nico Douga.
ab: What do you think of the popularity of Japan’s pop culture abroad?
Kozue: I think it’s really interesting.
Itokutora: I think it is a great economic stimulus.
Kozue: The attention to minute detail that overseas cosplayers pay is great. It’s as if they had jumped out of the 2-dimensional screen. And they have such great body proportion too - it’s not fair! Metal gear (action game) etc. are just too real!
Yuzu Hime: The detail in recreating the costumes is intense.
Itokutora: They are so wrapped up in it, and they’re perfectionists. I admire their attitude.
ab: Do you cosplay?
Yuzu Hime: I used to be a cosplayer you know! When I was in high school I often joined in cosplay events.
Itokutora: We are all interested in it. We were able to perform in the SEGA booth at the Tokyo Game Show and we all cosplayed as VOCALOID. The characters we cosplayed were Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, Kagamine Rin & Len and MEIKO.
ab: What does the future hold for DANCEROID?
Itokutora: The 4 of us want to debut overseas and we are yet to do a national tour as well. So we’d like to put out a new DVD and then travel around, meeting all our fans in Japan and overseas.
ab: Do you have a message for all the young users visiting our website?
Itokutora: I wish I was young again! We are all adults now (lol).
Yuzu Hime: Try as many different things while you are young and take in as much as you can.
Maamu: And maybe you could “take in” some DANCEROID videos on Youtube and Nico Nico Douga while you’re at it too.
Kozue: When you are young you probably have a lot of hang-ups, as I did when I was your age. But I hope that by watching a DANCEROID video you can forget all your worries, feel refreshed and go to school feeling good. We want to make you smile. Let’s all make a cycle of happiness♪
(Interview： 2011.11.12)
Yuzu Hime: I like video games – horror games and gal games. I like the ‘gal’ games where the lead boy tries to win the girl’s heart in a romance simulation game. I like the 2 dimensional female game characters. So I prefer gal games to ‘otome’ games where the girl tries to win the boy’s heart.
ab: In recent years Nico Nico Douga has been under the spotlight as a unique kind of new media. What do you think about this attention?
Itokutora: It’s fantastic. We have many opportunities to travel overseas, and whenever we go to an expo or event with a Nico Nico Douga booth you can really feel the whole world is watching. And the official Nico Nico Douga events are hot too. The other day there was a Nico Nico Dancemaster event where “Odotte-mita” was the main attraction and we 4 performed to a great crowd who really got going. It was great fun and it made me really appreciate Nico Nico Douga.
ab: What do you think of the popularity of Japan’s pop culture abroad?
Kozue: I think it’s really interesting.
Itokutora: I think it is a great economic stimulus.
Kozue: The attention to minute detail that overseas cosplayers pay is great. It’s as if they had jumped out of the 2-dimensional screen. And they have such great body proportion too - it’s not fair! Metal gear (action game) etc. are just too real!
Yuzu Hime: The detail in recreating the costumes is intense.
Itokutora: They are so wrapped up in it, and they’re perfectionists. I admire their attitude.
ab: Do you cosplay?
Yuzu Hime: I used to be a cosplayer you know! When I was in high school I often joined in cosplay events.
Itokutora: We are all interested in it. We were able to perform in the SEGA booth at the Tokyo Game Show and we all cosplayed as VOCALOID. The characters we cosplayed were Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, Kagamine Rin & Len and MEIKO.
ab: What does the future hold for DANCEROID?
Itokutora: The 4 of us want to debut overseas and we are yet to do a national tour as well. So we’d like to put out a new DVD and then travel around, meeting all our fans in Japan and overseas.
ab: Do you have a message for all the young users visiting our website?
Itokutora: I wish I was young again! We are all adults now (lol).
Yuzu Hime: Try as many different things while you are young and take in as much as you can.
Maamu: And maybe you could “take in” some DANCEROID videos on Youtube and Nico Nico Douga while you’re at it too.
Kozue: When you are young you probably have a lot of hang-ups, as I did when I was your age. But I hope that by watching a DANCEROID video you can forget all your worries, feel refreshed and go to school feeling good. We want to make you smile. Let’s all make a cycle of happiness♪
(Interview： 2011.11.12)
[INFO]
[PROFILE]
DANCEROID / Dance Unit
■History
DANCEROID is a dance unit formed to perform in the “Odotte-mita” category of the Nico Nico Douga video site. They have been uploading their own videos on Nico Nico Douga while appearing as DANCEROID at numerous events. They have had many offers to perform overseas and have been to events in Singapore, USA and China.
■Web Site
Official Home Page http://danceroid.jp
Twitter
DANCEROID http://twitter.com/#!/danceroid_jp
いとくとら http://twitter.com/#!/ikr828
愛川こずえ http://twitter.com/#!/aikawa_kozue
まぁむ http://twitter.com/#!/maam_twi
柚姫 http://twitter.com/#!/yuzukingdam
DANCEROID / Dance Unit
■History
DANCEROID is a dance unit formed to perform in the “Odotte-mita” category of the Nico Nico Douga video site. They have been uploading their own videos on Nico Nico Douga while appearing as DANCEROID at numerous events. They have had many offers to perform overseas and have been to events in Singapore, USA and China.
■Web Site
Official Home Page http://danceroid.jp
DANCEROID http://twitter.com/#!/danceroid_jp
いとくとら http://twitter.com/#!/ikr828
愛川こずえ http://twitter.com/#!/aikawa_kozue
まぁむ http://twitter.com/#!/maam_twi
柚姫 http://twitter.com/#!/yuzukingdam
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