Tsuna Keito (Melto) and Obara Yuito (Towa) from Junon Magazine July 2019 Issue
Tsuna (T): I first met Yuito at the audition, if I’m not mistaken.
Obara (O): Yes, it was the audition for “Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger”. I soon recognized Kei-chan (Tsuna Keito) because he was the winner for Junon Superboy Contest Grand Prix
O: You greeted everyone with such clear voice, and looked so mature too.
T: After I knew I would colaborate with Yuito, I began to look up his profile, and found out that he’s a Junon Boy too. Moreover, he’s from 28th contest, while I’m from the 30th. “Doesn’t that make him my senpai, even though he’s younger than me?” so I thought (laugh). Because I’m actually rather shy, I was glad that I had certain topic when we first met. Junon was the easiest topic to talk about.
T: But Yuito and other cast members began to tease me a lot recently.
O: It’s the proof that I adore you (laugh). Kei-chan is good at paying back people, it makes me want to get avenged too. He’s also the closest to me in age, so I found he was easy to talk with.
T: We’re 4 years apart, aren’t we? But Yuito is really a responsible boy, I feel as if we were only 1 or 2 years apart. He also still has that cuteness of a seventeen year-old-boy, so it’s actually fun to be teased by him. Stuffs like those help us getting closer. At first, he politely called me “Tsuna-kun”, though.
O: At first, I called him “Tsuna-kun”, then it changed to “Tsuna”, but then I changed it back to “Tsuna-kun”. Now, I feel comfortable by calling him “Kei-chan” (laugh).
T: When he first called me “Tsuna”, I was so surprised, and was like “Huh? Why’s that?” (laugh).
O: To make everyone feel closer, the producer forbade us to use Keigo (polite speech). That’s why I ended up calling him “Tsuna” at that time. I thought “-kun” was also part of Keigo.
T: And then I told Yuito, “Don’t call me ‘Tsuna’, just 'Kei-chan’ is fine” (laugh). Even though I’m older, Yuito has been in entertainment industry longer than me. So I still look up to him as my senpai.
O: You really think so? (laugh)
T: I do, I do! Both as an actor and an entertainer, I regard you as the older one. Well, it’s not shown in how I act toward you, but I truly feel so.
O: (laugh) As a Junon boy, he’s my kouhai, but he’s also older than me, so I don’t know how to properly get along with him. That’s why, I think of Kei-chan as my senpai in life, and look up to him too.
T: Well, let’s say our relationship is about looking up to each other, then (laugh)
O: It’s been three months and a half since we began the filming of Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger, but I even can say that I may not be able to find another cast members as fun as them. Everyone really does have very nice impression.
T: That’s right. But…Yuito is the only one whose nice side I can’t find.
O: Huh, really!? So I have none!?
T: I lied, I lied (laugh). Well, Yuito is, firstly, cute. He’s also responsible and cool. Even though he’s younger than me, everytime I talk to him about the filming, I can learn a lot from that. It can be said that I get daily motivation from Yuito.
O: So glad! I don’t think I’ll have another chance to hear that much being said about myself directly. Please more!
T: I can’t say it frankly just like that (laugh)
O: No…, please say more! (laugh) Kei-chan is very good at treating people. He’s always smiling at whatever we do to him. He’s really a nice person. I don’t think he can even be angry.
T: Well, of course I can be angry too, you know? (laugh)
O: But you always put relationships with people around you at first, right?
T: You’re still young, but you can understand about it well (laugh) By the way, I have once visited Yuito’s house before, how does it feel to live alone?
O: When I think about my health, I try to do cooking myself. But, I heard Kei-chan doesn’t cook.
T: That’s right. I have a rice cooker at home. But I haven’t even taken it out from its box.
T: While I do have intention to cook, I still think it’s difficult to do.
O: It’s not that hard. You just need to wash the rice, put it into the rice cooker, and switch it on. Even I can do it using a saucepan, too.
T: Wow! Do you also cook the side dishes yourself?
O: I usually buy the side dishes at the convenient store. I always end up cooking the side dishes too much for myself, but if I cook too much rice, I can always put it into refrigerator and warm it later. It can be served fast that way, so I recommend it.
T: Hmm…, should I try to cook too, then? (laugh) Can you teach me how to cook in a way that I can easily understand?(laugh)
T: At the current time, we’re really full with the filming schedule. It would be nice if we could go somewhere together later.
O: I think we can easily get fired up by going to amusement park or something, right?
T: That’s certainly true(laugh)
O: Do you like amusement park’s attractions?
T: I love them! Especially the ones that can make you scream. You like them too, don’t you, Yuito?
O: Yeah, I like them very much! I even prefer going to the amusement park just to ride all the thrilling stuffs and scream. (laugh)
T: Same goes for me! You did say before that you wanted to try bungee jumping, didn’t you? How about taking trip with a car, doing the bungee jump, and then having a nice fancy dinner on the way home?
O: That sounds good! Though it somehow sounds like a thrill-loving couple’s date (laugh) But I do want to experience it in reality.
T: Yeah. But for now, we just need to give our best for Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger. Aside from looking forward to the new team member, I also want everyone to watch over Kou, Melto, and Asuna’s bond as childhood friends, and also Towa and Banba’s as brothers. Since Melto’s funny scene will also increase lately, I would be very happy if it can bring good mood for everyone too.
O: Yes, because I think we will be shown to be involved in various things in the future, I want everyone to watch over that too. Also, it’s intriguing to think about how Towa’s brother, Banba, will get involved among the other four. Of course, there will be the new warrior and equipments’ debut to be looked forward too. Please don’t miss it!
