[EN]Da Vinci Magazine - Interview with Suwa Nanaka

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Aqours is similar to the feel of living a: “Second round of youth”.



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In Second Live, perfectly completing the opening song, which is also her own Center Song: “HAPPY PARTY TRAIN”. The voice of Matsuura Kanan, Suwa Nanaka, discusses the second round of youth that she is going through with Aqours.





Q: From when the TV anime 2nd season ended till now, how do you feel about it?

Suwawa: It has connections to the currently ongoing Live & FMT. In my heart I feel that it actually hasn’t ended, only the “TV Anime portion has ended” - that’s my feelings.













Q: Amongst the songs by Aqours up till now, please tell us about how some of the songs that had made you grow.

Suwawa: As the 3rd Single, “HAPPY PARTY TRAIN” has Kanan as the center, I myself held strong feelings for this song for that very reason, and I practise lots for it. In my heart I do feel that I’ve grown together with the song. Although in the 2nd Live Tour, being the opening song and having me take the lead made me feel the pressure, but while riding the steam locomotive train to hit the stage, I saw the image of the fans waiting and waving Kanan’s color, my heart strengthen significantly due to that.















Q: With you opening the concerts with a song with you as the center, what feelings developed after you finished the 6 performances in the 2nd Live Tour?

Suwawa: I think that it it was: “I am finally free from the pressure of singing the 1st song.” (laughs). During the 2nd Live, although I was very nervous at the start, but afterwards I could gradually look at the expressions on the audiences, I felt that I was indeed strongly supported.













Q: If Suwa-san does a self reflection, what kind of role do you feel you play amongst Aqours?

Suwawa: Although I am fond of doing it my own way, but if I were to say which way that I lean towards. I think I am the “tsukkomi” (laughs). As the first year’s they are all the “boke” characters, there’s no one at all responsible for deadpanning them back.













Q: In your long time interacting with the members of Aqours, there are members that you view as rivals. But if there’s this: “Only this I won’t lose to anyone else.”, what is this something that you can puff your chest proudly and declare so?

Suwawa: I think it’s considering the feelings of the members that I am portraying as. Although I think everyone does the same, but for me, I’m very considerate to things about Kanan too, so I feel that if it’s this, I won’t lose to anyone. In the process as I gave way to Kanan, I discovered gradually that we are becoming similar. Although the way I originally was, if I have to say it, is kind of passive, but with how the energetic Kanan lead me forward, I gradually became more positive and optimistic too.















Q: The details on the upcoming 3rd Live Tour and Movie version have been announced, right? In the script: “I wish to shine” has became an important keyword, in the days forward, how do you wish to shine?

Suwawa: Through the TV anime 2nd season, I discovered that what I am doing right now in itself is shining, and right now the Live & FMT, if I were to let Chika describe it, it could be considered shining too. So, I think that in 3rd Live Tour or the movie, would have their different shine, I want to search for a new kind of shine too.













Q: For Suwa-san right now, what is LoveLive! Sunshine!! and Aqours?

Suwawa: It’s my “second coming of youth”. High school is the period where we are furiously busy with club activities right? And us, as members of the school idol club, does have the feel of reliving the time of our youths, right? I was in the drama club in highschool, to take part in competitions we worked hard every day at the club. It ended up with only girls at the club, and there were 9 members, everyone kept on thinking about scripts. When we were making a musical, we played the music that was played from the piano, there’s this feeling that we made it ourselves. At that time, everyone was always together, and we planned everything on the stage. I felt like it’s the same now, with everyone thinking together to make the LIVE even better.







Story of Suwa Nanaka with books

I really like “Hidamari Sketch”. As I established the ambition to be a seiyuu after watching this anime, it’s my favorite book of all. I was healed by it’s carefree and laidback storyline, when I was studying in middle school I thought that: “I want to live a high school life like this.”



Suwa Nanaka - Born in 2nd November. Part of the agency: “amuleto”.