WHITE SCORPION Serialization [Part 3] NICO: “I jumped in thinking it was my last bet.
A special series of articles on the true faces of the idol group "WHITE SCORPION," produced by Akimoto Yasushi, has begun!
How did you find out about the WHITE SCORPION audition?
I hadn’t been following any idol-related information for about a year. But for me, who had moved to Tokyo in the second year of junior high school and had been active as an idol for about four years, my daily life after returning to my hometown seemed a bit boring. At that time, my mother found this audition again. When I looked at the details of the audition, I saw that one of the concepts of the project was ‘aiming for the world,’ so I thought that this would be the place where I could fulfill what I was looking for.
So I applied for the audition, thinking it was my last gamble and that I wanted to be an idol again. I knew the satisfaction that can only come from being an idol, and I couldn’t go back to my daily life. So I went into the contest with the strong feeling that it was my last gamble.
─ ─ After all the emotions swirling around you, I think you imposed something on yourself by making it your “last gamble. What did you gain during the audition period?
I had a fear of being on stage because of my past experience as an idol, and there was a part of me that thought about what I was going to say. But there were many girls in this audition who had no idol experience, and they had the strength to say what they did because they knew nothing about it. Hearing their words made me realize that I was starting from scratch with them in this group, and that I should not be afraid to express what I wanted to say. I feel that I received such honest feelings from everyone.
I would like to participate in the Coachella Festival someday!
─ I’m sure you went through some tough times during the audition process.
There was a girl who I became very close with through the audition, but she didn’t make it. I was very emotional and sad, thinking that we had worked so hard together up to this point.
─ Through the audition process, did you see what you are lacking now?
Through the audition process, did you find out what you are lacking now? I have always had a tendency to think too deeply, and I am not good at looking at myself objectively. So when I think about something, I need to take a breath and learn to look at myself calmly.
