相川七瀬 REBORN Project｜相川七瀬 Official Fan Club “RISKY CAT”

Kazuo Yoshiwara

■Please tell us about the jacket concept.: My main work is to direct and produce fashion show and events. Once I heard the title of the album, “Re-born”, I composed the new image of Nanase Aikawa, accentuating “Fashion”and “Mode” which is right up my street. The staffs were the great members whom I often work with.
■Tell us how you met Ms. Aikawa.: There is a bland called “CHIYUKI” which I direct. The designer introduced her to me at the collection site since she was a good friend of hers. We are very good friends with many common friends
■What kind of person is Nanase Aikawa from your point of view?: A very attractive lady who has a deep inner strength.

Atsushi Umezawa （Glam Beast）

■Please tell us about the design concept.: I chose the colors red to express energy and blue, as a contrast, for coolness. The design’s made using light and shadow to express women’s attractiveness which appears and disappears from time to time.
■What was the most difficult point in design?: I tried to be consistent with a sense of balance in showing and not showing throughout. It ended up with a visual which is fashionable yet not too cool, I believe.
■Was there an unknown episode in shooting?: The back-lighted expression was accidently taken in a lively move, however, it turned out to be the best shot which shows the expression that I desired to take.
Also, she does not play her own song during shooting. Her free style like that lifted the staffs’ spirits at the site.
■What kind of person is Nanase Aikawa, from your point of view?: She is a woman who’s got a cute side in handsomeness. I was very happy to work with her and watching her construct an image of herself.

RINTARO

■What was the most difficult thing in shooting?: Nothing special, since I work with excellent staff.
■What is the most important thing when shooting?: I’m focusing on how I could cut the strength and weakness of the subject and the time we share beautifully yet dynamically.
■What kind of person is Nanase Aikawa from your point of view?: A woman who’s got an extraordinarily power.

Tsugumi Watari （angle）

■Black seems to be the main color of the costume this time. Was that decided before going into the shooting?: I talked to Mr. Umezawa about the theme of the costume and decided it would be black, not colorful, to show her personal image of “REBORN” as a base line.
The whole thing has to be decided before the shooting since there is a meeting in advance.
Sometimes there are some changes in styling, depending on the situations at hand.
■What kind of person is Nanase Aikawa from your point of view?: A matured woman with a clear mind that very easy to talk to. I enjoy being with her.

UDA （S-14）

■Tell us about the main theme of the makeup.: Strong and sexy eyes contrasting her baby-face.
■Do you choose the makeup from the costume?: Yes. I always think about how she would look more attractive with the costume.
■What kind of person is Nanase Aikawa from your point of view?: I’ve never seen her live performance yet. But in person, I felt that she is an attractive person who has a strong power inside and pushes it out when singing.

TAKU （eight peace）

■You cut her hair on the very shooting day. How did you decide the hair style? What is the inspiration?: Getting the idea form the creative side to change her image from before, I decided the theme would be modern and edge yet would have some elegance.
■Can you give any advice to the fans who want to try the same hair style as hers?: It is a geometric style, cutting sideburns as forelocks. The length of the bangs are the key.
Since everyone has a different bone structure it won’t be exactly the same. You can enjoy an arrangement of bang line like round or shaggy.
■What kind of person is Nanase Aikawa from your point of view?: Friendly and energetic!

REBORN Project