In the focus of attention.
Sparkling girls you can't get out of your head!

Oricon made it their business to completely analyse all "those young girls" that start to have a bright and sparkling presence in movies, doramas or commercials. You quickly get to know "those girls" in detail while they talk topics like their first love and their favorite type of men!!

Vol. 02 - Ishibashi Anna

Ishibashi Anna was the winner of "The 31st HoriPro Talento Scout Caravan" and already appeared in much-discussed works like "ROOKIES" or "Akai Ito". She had her first starring role in the movie "Kimi no Tomodachi" (Your Friends; 2008), a movie all about childhood friendship and puberty, and showed a very good performance. Let's find out what else is on the mind of this active senior high school student, even as far as her first love.

Profile

- Born: 1992-07-12
- Birthplace: Fukuoka
- Height: 163cm
- Blood Type: A
- Hobbies: dancing
--- big fan of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks (pro basbeball team)
--- her favorite motto is: "Throw a ball as hard as you can."
--- has an older and a younger brother
--- her favorite actress is Kobayashi Ryoko
--- wants to become like actress Ayase Haruka
--- her favorite dish are noodles (especially udon from her home town)
--- close friends with Goriki Ayame, Okamoto Azusa and Takizawa Karen

Career

2006
- Winner of "The 31st HoriPro Talento Scout Caravan"
2007
- Dorama Debut with "Shisso Holiday"
- became the image character for "Akaihane"
- became an exclusive model for "SEVENTEEN"
- appeared in the doramas "Juken no Kamisama" and "Shinuka to Omotta"
2008
- apppeared in the doramas "Saito-san", "ROOKIES" and "Akai Ito"
- appeared in the movie "Akai Ito"
- first starring role in the movie "Kimi no Tomodachi"
2009
- appeared in the dorama "Zeni Geba"
- will appear in the movie "The Shikisoku Generation"

The way to her debut

"My mind went black at the audition."

When I was 6, I was a huge fan of the group SPEED. I recorded every music show like "Music Station" and danced along with them. That's when I got possessed with the idea to enter the world of show business and I was like, "I don't care whether it's as singer, actress or model, I just want to become a performer no matter how!" Then, during my 2nd year in junior high, I saw a poster of the "HoriPro Talento Scout Caravan" sticking at the wall in one of those game center. I'm from the countryside and sometimes when I went to watch a movie, I once in a while exchanged the stub of the ticket for a medal at the game center and played some games.
That poster had pictures of Fukada Kyoko, Ayase Haruka and Ishihara Satomi. "Amazing! They all made their debut thanks to this audition", I was surprised and saw it as my big chance. Without much to loose I applied and made it through the prelimiary rounds. During the final elections I was so nervous that everything finished in the twinkling of an eye for me. In the end I came out as the winner. My mind went completely blank when they called my name and I was like, "What? Me?"

Anna the talento

"With more experience, it's difficult to re-try the same role."

The movie "Kimi no Tomodachi" was my first movie, I had to come to Tokyo for 2 whole months as a 14-years-old and had no sense of acting at all. I didn't have any friends in Tokyo and when I secluded myself into my shell, I realized that I'm actually very similar to my role Emi. More than trying to get into the crying scene, I just had to bring up my own true feelings. I didn't know anything, but because of that I maybe also didn't have a lot pressure. If I would do the same role again, now that I already gained some more experience, I would have to think about so much things that it actually would make it much more difficult to act.
While playing the same girl while she is 14 up until she's 20 years old, all the people who play my younger brother or my younger seniors are actually my seniors. In the scenes I might look like a self-important girl, but I immediately turn back into the junior as soon as there is the cut *laughs*. There is also a scene where I am driving a car and while I actually wasn't driving in that scene, it still was a lot of fun to get pulled.
After leaving the movie, I started to see a lot more clouds. Right after the movie I went to New Caledonia and when coming out of the airpirt, I saw a really beautiful cloud. Now I always take out my mobile phone when I see one and already took a lot of pictures since then. *laughs*

The things on Anna's mind?

--- Your biggest failure until now?
I have a lot of small failures. I trip a lot and before I realize it, I already have some big bruises on my legs *laughs*. Recently I also had lunch out by myself and when walking down to the basement, I tripped. It was a rainy day and I was wearing sandals, it was easy to slip. I slipped down about 3 steps and unintentionally cried "OUCH!". Two people in that diner pointed at me and laughed, it was really embarrassing and a great shock for me... *laughs*.

--- Tell us about your first love.
It was in kindergarten. He was a noisy boy and chatted a lot. I don't know why I liked him, but I remember how we often played together in the sand pit when we had some time off. Sure, you could say that I played with everyone in the sand pit, but it seems like that I particularly talked and looked to him the most... or something like that *laughs*.

--- What type of men do you like?
A considerate person who is able to understand my feelings or perhaps I should say a person who is able to worry about me. For example he should always carry the luggage, or at least twice as much as I do when there's really a lot to carry. His appearance... he should be good-looking *laughs*, like Adam Brody from "The OC". I also often fall in love with manga characters *laughs*. Takuma from the manga "Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu", I love him so much!

Anna's Rankings

Words that make you happy.
- 01 - "Are you a halfy?" (of mixed race)
- 02 - "You are like an adult."
- 03 - "You are beautiful."

I completely adore the American culture and fashion, I'd love to become an American person, but I can't *laughs*. I'm still happy when somebody calls me a "halfy". I'm 16 right now, it's also the time when you want to become an adult. I want to get called "beautiful" rather than "cute", because it makes me feel more like an adult and therefore a lot more happier. Ayase Haruka thinks that I'm beautiful.

What things are you into right now and why?
- 01 - "The OC"
- 02 - Juicer
- 03 - class shuffle

I love Mischa Barton and so it's naturally that I love "The OC". I don't want to watch it until the very last episode of season 4, but I always watch it when I'm feeling down and it immediately lifts up my spirit. I don't like the idea of having finished watching every episode *laughs*. Juicers that are able to make juice without any of the skin and seeds, I think they are so "amazing".

Your favorite mangas.
- 01 - "Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu"
- 02 - "Detective Conan"
- 03 - "Sand Chronicles" (orig: Sunadokei)

"Boku no Hatsukoi" was the first manga that made my cry. Takuma loves Mayu, but "they won't be able to be together for much longer" because of his heart disease and it's so painful to watch him being that cold towards her for that reason. The criminals never win against "Conan", but it's a lot of fun to re-think the whole scenario once "it makes click" and you understand the tricks. "Sand Chronicles" is very heartrending too, that's why I love it.

Anna's Choices

--- The one thing you would like to have with you on an unpopulated island.
Answer: Ponzu
On an unpopulated island you can go fishing and eat the fish after making some fire to grill it, right? However, it won't be delicious without any ponzu! *laughs* You know, I love ponzu. I can't eat anything without it. *laughs*
[Note: Ponzu is a sauce made of soy sauce and citrus juice.]

--- What would you want for your last supper?
Answer: Udon from my home town
There's a place I often go to after school ever since I was little. I absolutely love the udon they make there. The boiled chicken meat, the delicious soup and springy noodles that lack any kind of springiness. *laughs* They lack springiness, but they are still delicious!

--- Would you like to get reborn as a man or a woman?
Answer: Woman
I have to choose woman, there are simply too many things that you can only enjoy as a woman. Fashion and make-up, hot springs and stone saunas and especially having a blast singing songs of AKB48 at a karaoke. *laughs* I think it's a lot of fun to be a woman.

--- Can you confess right to one's face? Or rather per letter or mail?
Answer: Mail
I would be too embarrassed doing it personal! *laughs* You can't say "I love you" right to one's face! When it's per mail, you are like, "it won't matter once it's send." *laughs* Though, even mail seems impossible to be honest.

--- Would you like to get confessed right to your face? Or rather per letter or mail?
Answer: I'd be happy either way.
The word "love" makes me happy alone, it doesn't matter whether it's per telephone or personal. However, many of my friends think that "a mail is no good." True, there are a lot prank mails. *laughs* Prank mails are the worst!

--- At what age would you like to get married?
Answer: 24
My mother married with 24. However, year after year I seem to become much more different compared to my mother. My mother knows a lot of things. I always consult her when it comes to buying a new telephone or other eletric appliances, "You don't need that feature." and so on. I respect her a lot. I have a feeling that I will be 24 in not time and that it might be impossible to get married by then. *laughs* A plain subdued wedding would be nice. For my honeymoon I would like to go to France and visit the Louvre.


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Written by: jyoyu.blogspot.com
Most pictures are from the movie "Kimi no Tomodachi"
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In the focus of attention.
Shining girls you can't get out of your head!

We completely dissect all the brightly shining girls from the movies, doramas or commercials who stick in your head and make you think, "Who is that girl!?" From their first love to their ideal type of man, we'll approach and ask them about all the interesting details.


Vol. 01 - Kawaguchi Haruna

This time it will be about Kawaguchi Haruna (14) who is currently working as a model for "seventeen". She has recently been appointed for the commercials of "Mitsui ReHouse" and "Pokari Sweat" which gave her the title of the next "commercial queen". Let's approach this beautiful young girl Haruna who is expected to flourish from this spring on!

The road to her debut
"I really didn't think that I would pass!"

I'm living in Nagasaki. The sea is really pretty and once in a while we would go out fishing with a boat. We usually spend most of the time in karaoke (laughs). However, I could also spend a whole day just talking with my friends. It was fun like that every day and I didn't have any intentions of entering the world of show business, but then one friend recommended me to go to the model audition for "nicola" and I passed.
I was completely nervous during the first photo shooting. It was as if everyone else was smiling in the magazine, except for me who was nothing but stiff (laughs). For about 1 year I closely watched the photo shootings of my seniors and learned a lot of things by watching them. I finally got more used to the whole thing.
During the auditions for the commercials of "Mitsui Rehouse" and "Pokari Sweat" we had to go through an interview and show some simple acting, but I again was so nervous that don't even remember what I did. I was really surprised when I suddenly got a call from my agency and they told me that I passed! "Eh? Damn!" I answered (laughs). My feelings were a mix of happiness and "Will I be okay?"-like anxiety. However, I then imagined how my friends and family would see me on TV in those commercial and really started to like that idea.

Haruna the star
"Humming and soccer, there were a lot of new experiences!"

All I could think about during the filming for the "Rehouse" commercial is not to ruin the image of the "Rehouse Girl". It's a calm and gentle girl, right? But I'm the total opposite. I'm more the type who runs around at school and you would call, "She's vigorous, isn't she?" (laughs), but I tried my best.
When shooting a commercial you have to be careful about much more things than during a photo shooting for a magazine. It would be awkward to make an odd sound out of negligence, and other things like that (laughs). There is this scene where I'm humming. I got the tune beforehand and recorded it on my mobile phone to help me remembering it, they've even played it in between the actual filming, but in front of the camera it simply didn't want to come out of my mouth. That's also different from magazine shootings, there are much more people around you which makes you so nervous that your mouth is starting to tremble. The director kept on saying "You'll be alright" throughout the whole filming and I eventually was able to sing in the middle of recording.
I also had to practice for the soccer scene in the "Pokari Sweat" commercial. I was in the badminto club, you know. Sometimes we played soccer during PE, but I always was the keeper and never kicked a ball. Even my first try at passing the ball looked really funny. It got a little better when a very skillfull senior high school girl taught me not to shoot with the tip-toe but the instep.
Also, in order to make a realistic facial expression after drinking and saying, "Aah! So good!", I ran together with the extras prior to the filming, so that my body would be really tired. I'm a junior high school student, so I was a bit anxious when talking with the high school students there, but they've all been very kind. It was a lot of fun.

What does Haruna have on her mind?!

--- What was the greatest mistake you did so far?

I fell when I tried to stand on my tiptoes ontop of the pillar of my bunk bed and broke my elbow (laughs). I wanted to show my friends how I can stand on that ball-shaped spot (?) in front of the 4 pillars. Usually I can stand on it and it looked like it would go well this time as well, but then I suddenly fell. We went to the hospital and it was so painful that I started to cry. I had to be hospitalized for about 2 weeks and even now my friends tell me, "That was really dumb back then." (laughs)

--- When was your first love?

In kindergarten. He was the tallest of all boys in the kindergarten. In about 60% of all my photos from my time in kindergarten I can be seen together with him. I guess I probably went close to him by myself. He was a very reluctant child, but I often asked him to play with me (laughs). Of course I didn't really think about it, since I was still too young at the time. Now it's pretty much impossible for me to call out to someone like that (laughs).

--- What kind of man do you like?

An interesting person! Someone that can make me laugh. And we have to like the same food. I want to eat my favorite food and then be able to say together, "It's delicious!" So I guess a person without any certain likes and dislikes would be great. I already have enough likes and dislikes for both of us (laughs). I love dried plums, so a person who doesn't like them would already not stand a chance (laughs).

Haruna~Ranking

Best 3 - Happy things you like to hear from others
01 - Thank you
02 - It's fun to be together with you
03 - You are really mindful

When somebody tells you "Thank you", then you are "really glad that you did it". Recently I made stew for my older sister and she gave me a thank you, even though I made a few mistakes. I put in Japanese pepper and mustard (laughs). It also makes me happy when my friends can be at ease around me and I often try to pay to attention to other people, like when they want to sleep and so on.

Best 3 - The things on your mind and why
01 - Soccer
02 - Musical
03 - Character goods from this place

Playing soccer was so much fun during the filming of the "Pokari Sweat" CM that I even think about starting a soccer club at our school. When I watched the "Lion King" musical, it was so touching that I cried from the beginning to the end (laughs). I also collect a lot of character goods like the Hello Kitty strap and key chain that's only available in Kyushu.

Best 3 - Your favorite comedians
01 - HikingWalking
02 - FUJIWARA
03 - Abekouji

I love the HikingWalking from the olden days. Q-chan (Suzuki Q-Taro of HikingWalking) is funny. I can also tell from his face that he must be a very nice person. FUJIWARA-san's jokes are very briskly and I like how they always end with a bang. Abe-san's jokes are funny too and I love his character and way of talking.

Haruna's Choice

--- What would be the one thing you would want to bring with you to an unpopulated island?

Answer: Knife
I can use it to eat a caught fish. There wouldn't be a rod on an unpopulated island, so I'd had to catch them with my bare hands! There are no paths either and I imagine that there would be a lot of ropes which makes it difficult to walk. You could use that knife to cut those ropes, too.

--- What would you want for your last supper?

Answer: Rice ball
I've been loving rice since junior high school. Usually I never really ate cooked rice before, but now I can't go to school without it anymore (laughs). That's why I would want nothing more than a rice ball during my final moments. Filled with dried plums, of course! Rice with dried plums, candy with plum flavor, I simply love plums.

--- Would you like to be born again as a man or a woman?

Answer: Woman
Women are more fashionable after all, I guess. Even now I'm already wearing many different dresses. It takes a lot of time to choose clothes when you have to take care about finding matching tops and bottoms. It's much easier for a dress, because it's only 1 piece and you can select it right away (laughs), that's why I like to wear dresses.

--- At what age would you like to get married?

Answer: 23
My manager is a woman too and she's 23 years old. Spend some time together for about a year and experience various things to become an adult, and then get married (laughs). 20 would a bit too early and 25 a bit too late. That's why I think 23 would be the perfect age in the middle.


Written by: jyoyu.blogspot.com / Source: Oricon
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