「Things I learned from Na-chan」
Kato Shiho Interview Brody August 2017
「Things I learned from Na-chan」
— It seems opportunities of gravure photosoots are increasing, do you get used to it?
Kato: I still can't get used to it (lol). But to be able to have those photoshoots are awesome. So I want to have more to polish my skills.
— Is there anything you're working on?
Kato: I do face yoga. eventhough i intend to laugh by myself but it became a serious face instead, I'm exercising my facial muscle.
— I think today, those efforts are showing its results. recently keyakizaka46 (hiragana typed) and Kato-san personally, are gaining notable attention.
Kato: Eeeh~! But it's true, recently everyday felt so productive. That's why whenever i get massaged i thought it seems i've worked hard. Just imagining if jobs like photoshoots like this is getting rarer is making me sad. So I want to work harder.
— if opportunities to be covered in media is increasing, then surely your own goal would come closer. On that note, what are your goals?
Kato: I entered this world because i admired Idols, so I wanted to be my own ideal idol.
— Do you have an image of ideal idol?
Kato: I want to be an idol who have powerful performance. I want to have expressive power to attract people's eyes like hirate-san.
— So you admired Hirate-san. But you are Nagasawa-san Oshi right?
Kato: I really like naako-chan!
— In the first place, why do you like Nagasawa-san?
Kato: Before I entered Keyakizaka, I watched [Keyakake] haunted house episode, there I fell in love at first sight....
— That's not a performance, right (lol).
Kato: Aah. But i learned a lot from Naako-chan.
— What did you learn from her?
Kato: Once, on Zenkoku Akhushukai (Nationwide Handshake Event) we should make pairs, and that time, I was impressed seeing her until the very end, the very last, shake fans' hands one by one without releasing.
That was an amazing lesson. Naako-chan is really amazing! After this I'm gonna buy naako-chan's birthday present!