WHITE SCORPION Serialization [Part 3] NICO: “I jumped in thinking it was my last bet.

The idol group “WHITE SCORPION” (White Scorpion), produced by Akimoto Yasushi, was formed through the “IDOL 3.0 PROJECT” audition held for about six months from April ’23.

They debuted on December 7, 2011 with the single “Gaze Sniper,” and their third single “Emergency Measures” was released on February 7, 2011.

A special series of articles on the girls’ personal lives has begun.

In this third installment of the series, we present a long interview with NICO!

Because of her idol experience in the past, she has a lot to say about herself.

You made your debut in December as a member of WHITE SCORPION. What do you feel about your activities now?

I think it’s hard to go to bed early and get up early (laughs). I used to go to bed at any time I wanted and wake up at any time I wanted, so my life has changed completely since joining WHITE SCORPION. I feel very happy that I have so much to do every day. Now that I am on the threshold of my dream, I have to work even harder.

─ Did you have a somewhat irregular lifestyle before?

When I lived in my hometown in Toyama, if I had nothing to do, I would get up around noon, have a leisurely dinner, go for a drive to the ocean with friends, and return home after watching the sunrise (laughs). (Laughs.) I loved looking at the local sea, and I would go to the sea even when I wanted to think. But I got away from those days and came to this world.

─ ─ Were you no longer satisfied with your “normal” life in your hometown?

Since I was in junior high school, I couldn’t imagine a future in which I could go on to a normal high school. My mother was a nurse, so I guess there was an option to go into that field, but it was a bit difficult with my academic ability (laughs). (Laughs.) So, I wanted to do something that I couldn’t do in Toyama! 　I thought to myself.

And that is how I ended up becoming an idol.

I saw AKB48, Momoiro Clover Z, and Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku collaborate at the FNS Music Festival. I thought idols were cute and sparkling, and I thought, ‘I want to do something like that too! I thought, ‘I want to do something like that, too! Then, my mother, who liked BiSH’s music, found an audition sponsored by WACK (the entertainment agency to which BiSH belongs). I applied for it in the spring of my second year of junior high school.

─ ─ In WACK, she was a member of the project group WAgg. However, their activities ended in October 2010, and they were no longer under contract with their agency.

I learned a lot of etiquette during my time in WAgg, and I think that’s why I’m here now,” he said. When it was decided that I would debut with WHITE SCORPION, I called Mr. Watanabe (Junnosuke, representative of WACK) first. He said, “I’m sorry I couldn’t do anything for you,” but I told him, “I will go beyond the past! I told him (laughs). I am now putting my life on the line for WHITE SCORPION, and I want people to see that.