Kento x Shori - Looking back on the Heisei era
A fashion style that was done in the Heisei era was the “feminine” style. Putting Sato Shori and Nakajima Kento in that era we made them try out borderless fashion.
Shori: When I put on this outfit, my hands started vogueing automatically (laughing). (t/n: vogue is a highly stylised, modern house dance originating in the late 1980’s) Kento: But feminine and borderless fashion is something everyone wears nowadays, isn’t it? I would have loved wearing that type of fashion during that era, fashion like Ryucheru-san and Yumeya Masaru-san... it’s magnificent. Shori: Ah~ I see. Kento: I think it’s great.
Speaking of fashion in the Heisei era, what comes to your mind?
Shori: Kimura (Takuya)-san, right? I did the style that Kimura-san was wearing. Kento: Your hairstyle as well. I also want the Kento hairstyle to become a trend. Shori: Even Johnny’s Juniors follow the brands Kimura-san often wore. Longing for them I felt like buying it from them for money (laughing). Kento: Johnny’s are certainly in love with their seniors style. Shori: You copy them where you can. From denim t-shirts to baseball caps, they’ve been wearing them. There’s even a fraction for caps (laughing). Kento: What about Shori? Shori: I’m in the caps fraction (laughing). Kento: So it’s baseball caps. You’ve also been wearing the New Era caps. Shori: Right now I’m not wearing it though. Kento: I see you’re not wearing it! Shori, when there was a hat boom, you would always wear them all the time, I was like when will I ever see Shori’s face properly? (laughing) Shori: Haha. During that time it was only Johnny-san who would see my face properly. Kento: So you would take off your hat in front of Johnny-san. You’re truly polite (laughing). Shori: Ah, also, speaking of Heisei, there’s a wallet chain that was passed to everyone once (laughing). Kento: Wow (laughing). I will do that!! I will attach it to my pants (laughing). Shori: I did it~! Kento: I admire Kimura-kun. That’s why I was also wearing the Red Wing boots~ Shori: For a while everyone was wearing Red Wing boots (laughing). Kento: After that it was the MA-1 jackets. Shori: And after that the Supra sneakers. Kento: I was wearing the Supra sneakers together with Justin Bieber! Johnny’s are growing up while looking up to their cool seniors’ fashion. Right now there is no such person who could be a fashionista.
On the other hand, what about Heisei girls’ fashion?
Kento: Girls were imitating Amuro Namie’s fashion. With uniforms it was trendy to wear loose socks and when I was a kid I saw them as erotic socks (laughing). From that time on... I was already a pervert~ Shori: A pervert? Kento: A perv isn’t made in one day (laughing) (t/n: Kento referred to the quote “Rome wasn’t built in one day” here) After Amuro’s fashion, wasn’t it idol culture? Like Morning Musume. They were around since back then. Shori: Aah, you’re right. Kento: But right now, not everyone is following a trend like Amuro’s fashion. Because we have too many options available. Shori: True. In a good way, everyone can express their personalities differently.
Lastly, what do you think of the fashion in this day and age?
Shori: The brands from around Ura-Harajuku, I have a hunch that they are going to become a big trend once again. Kento: Indie designers are doing good. But I feel like they are becoming more of a big thing out in Asia rather than Japan. After that, I think make-up for men is going to become even more common than now. Shori: Well, it’s thanks to fraudulent make-up that I’ve made it this far. Kento: It’s because you’re good-looking~ That fraudulent make-up goes well with your face~ (laughing).
Keep in mind I am not a native speaker therefore there might be mistakes in my translations. Also I’m not exactly translating word for word. Feel free to correct me in my ask box any time you want, I’d appreciate it! I apologize if someone already translated something before me and I didn’t notice, I hope you don’t mind.
Credit goes to nylonrn @ Twitter for the scans, thank you!
