Sara Kozawa, who has been an actress for a year and a half, reveals the secret to memorizing long lines: “It’s easiest to remember when I’m doing sit-ups.

After staring straight at the FRIDAY reporter and saying this, the 18-year-old’s true face suddenly peeked out. When we asked him how he learned the long lines, he replied, “I found a trick in this film.

He said, “I found a trick with this film. You can memorize them while doing muscle training (laughs). I push myself with muscle training so that I can get the lines out in any difficult situation, and I try to memorize the lines when I am out of breath and not thinking straight. I do sit-ups, squats, and back training with my own body weight. At first it was very hard, but as I practice more and more, the number of times I can do it increases and I feel a sense of accomplishment. I think I can remember the lines best when I’m doing sit-ups.”

Kozawa’s explosive performance made us forget that she is only in her second year of acting. In 2010, with no experience in the entertainment industry, Kozawa entered the open audition program “The Day I Become an Actress” Season 2 and was selected as the grand prix winner out of 5,500 applicants. During the six-month audition process, a change happened to her that led her to become an actress.

I actually entered the audition to give up my dream of becoming an actress,” she said. So even though I passed the screening, I was always anxious, wondering if it was okay for me to be like this. I was able to change because I made friends. At first, I didn’t interact much with the girls I auditioned with because of rivalry, but when we were divided into groups to do a mini-drama, for the first time I felt positive that we would work hard together and that I would do even better. I think that was the turning point when I became motivated to work harder.

She says that her idol is Ai Iinuma (20), who won the Grand Prix in Season 1 of the program.

She said, “Seeing Ms. Iinuma win the grand prix even though she had no acting experience made me want to give it a try. Someday I want to be an actress who can give courage to others.

Her current ambition is to “try out for roles that make me feel crazy. Her explosive power is her weapon of choice, and the 18-year-old waits for her next film while training her muscles.

◆Sara Kouzawa / Born in September ’05. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. She debuted in the lead role in the October 2010 drama “Who’s the sender? (TBS), “Partners season 21” (TV Asahi), and “Sikkou! 〜(TV Asahi). He also starred in “JK to Rokuho Zensho” (JK and the Six Laws), all episodes of which are currently available on TELASA.

From the June 28, 2024 issue of FRIDAY