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[TRANS] Ueda Keisuke Long Interview from「Zenbu,Ore.」 Photobook PART 7 End

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Part 7 : "My dream is to support my family with this job"

A 2.5-dimensional stage became more famous, and I got a lot of popular works. A lot of people came to support me. I think that is a great appreciation. But as an actor, I do not want to be enclosed in one genre, I would like to challenge various works from now on. So if you knew me from 2.5 dimensional stage, I hope next time you come to see the other stages.

I have played a lot of young characters, such as cute younger characters. I think it is because the balance between my age and the small height and muscle of 166 cm matched the image of that role. But now that I am 26 years old, there should be a change from now on.  A special characteristic of young people who can compete with momentum and heat... it will come to the limit someday, and I am coming at that time soon. And in the latter half of my twenties, it becomes important what kind of weapons I draw out. For example, as a role it has to be a texture that allows "ordinary people" instead of "people with flowers", or you have to arrange a variety of new items. In order to do that, I think that it is important to meet a lot of people, not to mention broadening the range of knowledge. By talking with various people, having them know your own essence, you may get good advice and there are many things to get as people. I hope next time I can find something to connect. 

The actor has to be able to feel various people's experience, just like girls (LOL). Even though I am convinced of various things, I'm still wondering how is the feelings of a girl.  Among my male friends, I believe that I am the most understanding about girls' feeling, but I do not echo unexpectedly what I am thinking of being myself... woman is truly eternal mistery (LOL). So I want to know what kind of feeling it is, and I think that I want to understand maternal instinct. I am interested in what kind of feeling it would be if I do this work as a woman.

For the late 20s, I'd like to have more filial piety in the future. It becomes my support that my parents are happy for me to be independent as an actor now. I'm sure that continuing this work is the best filial piety, so I wish I could give back to it. I always think that I will get married someday and let my parents hold my child. Since I was twenty years old I was dreaming that "I will support my family with this job." Someday I will make it. Anyway I have to work hard now. It is very difficult to keep going. At that time I think that I want to be an actor who continues to be requested for a long time while changing my own form according to the needs of the time.

End of Part 7 and the whole interview

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[TRANS] Ueda Keisuke Long Interview from「Zenbu,Ore.」 Photobook PART 6

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PART 6 : “I don't want to give up because I like acting”

I joined an agency, and made my debut in 2007. Actually I was told by authorized person from stage plays, that he wanted me to play in "Shounen Onmyouji Uta Emaki". At that time, to be honest I didn't have interest in stage plays. It didn't feel right for me. But when I play the leading part at Sunshine Theater, I was supposed to appear in the small theater "Osaero" first. That was my debut work. It was my first time to act in stage play, so I got scolded many times when practice. I played role of a special battalion member. The battle scene was so intense that my nervousness was beyond the limit. At the last performance, I fell down because of dehydration. Thanks to other actors who backed me up, I wasn't in serious condition, but when I realized I was already in the backstage, feeling miserable because of my inexperience. Because of that experience, in "Shounen Onmyouji" I was able to encourage myself to do everything I can. Strangely, I didn't get nervous at all at performance. Maybe it's a good thing that I was scolded a lot at the practice. At that very moment, I sincerely thought that stage play is fun. This stage play was adapted from novel, and it has anime too. Nowadays, people call it 2.5D stage play, right? It was the beginning of my challenge, it feels like a fate. 

I am now working with a manager who scouted me for the first time. One time, there was a time when I was struggling to quit the entertainment industry. Around the time of my debut, I did part-time work everyday in order to live. It was hard for me to spend a lot of time unable to act in stage play. "What did I come to Tokyo for?" that's what I thought. As I saw JB friends active, I felt like I was left around. I am the type of person who keeps the trouble by myself, so I did not talk to anyone, nor my friends, because it was uncool. There wasn't anything fun. The only thing I have is plenty of time to think. I wish the time was shorter. At that moment, while having rambling conversation, there was a senior who said freely, "Surprisingly it will work." In that private unimportant conversation, I was able to lift my mood, and my thinking has changed. I act in the stage play not to be famous or stand out, I continue to act because I like it. 

The appealing part of stage play is the absolute amount of heat that only put out raw. Being careful by concentrating at that moment, I like the role given to me in the stage, so I will do my best from now on. It's 9 years after debut, it's really fast, right? Since I joined JB contest and decided to be an actor, I felt that something in me has changed. Until then it was just about a happy school-life and part-time work, being proud of my young parents at classroom visit, and a willing to get married as soon as possible so I wanted to be a stable civil servant. Such myself entered this world, for the first time I was inquiring mindset, for the first time I hit the wall. Even for those who instructed me, I was also cheeky at first. I stubbornly acted as "This is me, so what?" and did not listen to people's saying. 

But I truly hate myself who is tossing like that. Then I met people who told me not to do that. I realized they told me because they thought of me. That changed the way I interacted with people. In order to create a good work, trust is important. Not only striking, but sometimes we need to compromise. Now I learned how to care about other people's saying, and think more how to express my opinion.

End of Part 6

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[TRANS] Ueda Keisuke Long Interview from「Zenbu,Ore.」 Photobook PART 5

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PART 5 : “The tears couldn't stop on the results of the contest”

 I applied for Junon Super Boy Contest in 2006, when I was in the 2nd year of high school. Because the documents that my sister sent without my permission failed in previous year, so I felt challenged to try for revenge. Best 10 result was announced when I was working at Fresco, I knew from the mobile site. At that time, I seriously thought if I didn't remain in Best 10 after I came that far, it would be so lame. I hid it from people around me, but there was a junior who read JUNON and he was aware when it was Best 40 announcement, so the school knew it ever since. When they supported me and said "Do your best!" I was very happy, but my feeling in a few months of waiting reader's polling result was not that comfortable (LOL).

 When I remained in the Best 10, I got the announcement via phone call. Since we had to show special skills in the final selection, I was thinking a lot. My father played guitar when he was student, so I was practicing to play guitar while being taught by him. The song was Fujii Fumiya's TRUE LOVE. I like J-pop dance but since I was a kid, my parents always played old generation's songs. So, I naturally picked that kind of song. My heart was beating so fast on the stage. It's the first time I performed on the stage, in front of 1500 audiences from International forum. That was shocking (LOL) In the middle of song, I was too nervous that my voice didn't come up well, and I rushed up. It was embarrassing~ In the fashion show, I wore local festival's happy coat. The theme was "Full of Manly Spirit, This is Naniwa Style Festival!" Come to think of it, it was really bad naming (LOL) In acting performance, I had to confessed to Nankai Candies' Shizu-chan, with my own dialogue. If I'm not mistaken, it was... "I have sumthin to tell ya" (in Kansai dialect), and then I shouted without microphone "I LIKE YA!!!!" At that time I liked cheesy trendy drama (LOL) I confessed with all my might, and was hugged by Shizu-chan, I remember the venue was like "Kyaaa!" The head of jury was madly in love with that confession (LOL) I was really happy when they praised me.

When the result was announced, I cried on the stage. It was because I didn't get any of the awards, I felt depressed. Even in the car, on the way back to Osaka, my tears wouldn't stop. I pretended to sleep because I didn't want to talk to anyone. But my mother realized it and asked me "What do you want to do now?" and I answered "I’m upset. I’m frustrated. If I get a call from a company for interview, I think I will take it." Until that time, after I graduate from high school, I planned to be a civil servant. I even studied to be civil servant. Yet I wanted to challenge entertainment world. My mom accepted my intention. Now that I think about it, the words I've always been told ever since I was a kid : "When you decide to do something, you have to finish it!" equal to "Do what you want to do." Thus, I think my parents who pushed me from the back are really amazing. I'm really grateful.

End of Part 5

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[TRANS] Ueda Keisuke Long Interview from「Zenbu,Ore.」 Photobook PART 4

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Part 4 : “Being supported by people from my hometown”

My best friends who accompanied me from elementary school until high school were Imai & Tatsumi. We went through high school entrance exam together, and always played soccer together. We were like a trio (LOL) We always rode our bike together to school. After school we visited each other’s house, we were chit-chatting while eating ice cream that auntie gave us, and went home when it’s going dark. We played game together, went to karaoke, and told each other’s “Small-town Romance” (LOL) Even when I got into the final selection of Junon Boy Contest, they went all the way from Osaka to cheer on me. I had been really supported by those two.

In this shooting, I visited my hometown after a long time, it was very nostalgic. I lived in Hyotanyama only until I was in the 3rd grade of high school, because my parents moved to different location. Come to think of it, the city changes a lot, like the fountain in front of the station, the city mall was renovated and so clean. When I walked by that place, I met Tatsumi's mother. I was surprised. She said she couldn't recognize me (LOL) In the Fresco, I visit my ex co-workers and they remembered me. I was so happy with such reunion. I also went to kindergarten and high school to revive a lot of memories. The landscape of Mt. Ikoma, which is visible from the town, remains the same over the time. That kind of scenery, the local people that I have not seen in a long time, and everyone is also involved in shooting, I feel the warmth from them. Again, I feel so grateful being grown up in this peaceful town.

I also visited the house of my paternal grandparents which I haven't visited for so many years. The house's gate was always elegant, it's like the gate of an old inn. There's a good atmosphere on the veranda and the garden. My grandpa is the person who has dignity, he was pretty scary back then, but as he gets older, he's really nice now. My grandma, everytime there's an event, she always takes care of cuisine. She likes hospitality. This time, she made okawa (rice with red beans) and cucumber pickles. It's unusually really delicious cookings, I think she was really enthusiastic to make it (LOL).

I also ate okaki (crackers) I haven't eaten in a long time. It tasted like sweet sugar soy sauce, the outside part is crispy, but it's fluffy inside. And it was insanely delicious because it's fried! Actually this house is going to be rebuilt. I feel lonely, but I can leave the last picture in photobook, and my grandparents are also pleased, so I feel grateful for that.

End of Part 4

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[TRANS] Ueda Keisuke Long Interview from「Zenbu,Ore.」 Photobook PART 1

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PART 1 :  I hated the fact that I look like a girl

I often get told that my face is inherited from my mother. But when I look at my toddler photo, I look exactly like my father. In those days, I had a weird habit. I often slept on my dad’s tummy (LOL). My father’s tummy was not that big, but from the point of view of the-little-me, it was so big and comfortable.

My family consists of my parents, 3 sisters who are 2 years older than me, 1 year younger than me, and 8 years younger than me. Since I grew up with my sisters, my hair is also so smooth, and I wore hand-me-down clothes from my older sister, I was often told that I looked like a girl. Since I was kid, I was extremely shy, and wasn’t naughty at all. Maybe because of that. I hated it so much. For example, if my neighbor said that I was cute, just like praising a girl, I would sulk over that. But when I saw again my photo of that time, somehow I understand. I can’t help it. No wonder they said I looked like a girl! (LOL)

The place I was born and grown up, Hyotanyama, Higashi-Osaka city, is a very peaceful countryside. Speaking of kid’s play, we usually caught a tadpole shrimp and crayfish which were swimming in rice fields, or ran in the open field.

On holidays, I usually go somewhere with my family by car. Every winter, we usually go to sky slope in Nagano to go skying, and playing with sled. We even went to Tokyo Disneyland from Osaka by car. We went in the middle of the night, arrived in the morning, and played until evening, and drive back in the middle of the night. Something like that. That’s why most of the quality time with my family is spent in the car. We really went to a lot of places.

My kindergarten was Christian private school. I wore elegant uniform, I wore a blue beret, and brought a bag like a pochette. On Valentine Day, I got around 20-30 chocolates from girls. Without realizing that I was popular, I simply felt happy receiving a lot of chocolates. When I arrived at home, my mother said with fairly normal reaction, “I wonder if you can eat this many” (LOL). When White Day came, I went to buy the marshmallows with my mother, and returned properly to everyone.

My first love was a girl with medium haircut. Our parents get along well with each other, and I also remember having a field trip with her. She was very lively girl, she aggressively held my hand, and I was quietly going with the flow (LOL).

End of Part 1.