Oshima Yuko (Yuko) / 2nd Generation

優子ちゃん、お誕生日おめでとう！！！

 

Happy Birthday Yuko

 

Sorry for being TWO DAYS LATE, but happy 29th birthday Yuko!!!

(Although, I have to wonder...why didn't many users here on Stage48 paid attention to this? )

 

I have to be honest, I've never really cared about the girls' birthdates. Maybe turning 20 or 21 might be somewhat interesting , but 29 seems kind of a pedestrian landmark, dontcha think?

 

Well, next year, Yuko's going to turn 30 after all...

 

Being a 30something is the new 20something.

 

Oh I missed Yuuko's birthday. Can't believe she is 29 already though, wow!! Still think she's immensly beautiful

 

Can someone translate the Yuko Oshima interview?
https://mdpr.jp/interview/detail/1718863

 

What I got from the automatic translate function in Google Chrome. Sorry for mistakes.

"Yuko Oshima, who is an actress, is appearing in the Drama 'C'ôte d'Azur No.1' (WOWOW version 5 episodes, Hulu 4 episodes). In the same work, she challenges nine different roles. Modelpress has recently interviewed Oshima.

The show is the reunion by two people through a friend's funeral, a detective, a teacher and a student from a ballroom dance, a guitar player and a regular customer going to a snack bar [tn: I don't know if this was translated right. I haven't seen the drama yet] all played by Oshima and Kobayashi Satomi in 9 episodes with each 30 minutes length. It plays scenes that some people might feel familiar with in their everyday life. The WOWOW version will start the first out of 5 episodes on the 20th (1st episode is free broadcast) and Hulu will release all four episodes on the 28th."

Q: You have challenged various roles with this one drama, but which roles were particularly difficult among the nine stories?
Y: The episode "Sentimental Journey" in which the role is an actress so I performed her actions. One episodes contains 14 pages of script, so if I messed up a shot halfway, it took really long to film. I talked to Kobayashi-san about how I'm supposed to remember all of it... I said, "I cannot remember all of it." I struggled hard (laughs)

Q: How did you finally remember?
Y: I just kept on reading it again and again. Eventually I managed to finish shooting.

Q: In "Sentimal Journey," Emoto-san was giving the young actor advice, but who do you consult as an actress in private?
Y: There is only one person. It is only Akimoto Sayaka. I think that's the only person where we consult each other.

Q: On the other hand, which kouhai will come to you for advice?
Y: There are a few (laughs)

Q: What kind of advice do you give them?
Y: Depending on the role, I try to give instructions precisely for the time being. Everyone is probably suffering from it.

Q: Oshima-san's advice is getting better! Have you faced any other special challenges among the eight other roles?
Y: For "Shiratori Dance Academy," I had to learn ballroom dancing! If you dance with a partner, the men have to lead so it seemed harder for me to memorize the steps. After all, Mitsuishi Ken (her dancing partner at the time) is cool because his style is good and his costume is awesome (laughs).
I had done dancing before, but the movement for ballroom dancing feels different. Is the motion of upper and lower body opposite? But ballroom dancing looks very beautiful, so I wanted to take a picture of it.

Q: What makes life worth living for you?
Y: It's going to sound so ordinary, but if I can eat delicious food, have a nice bath and sleep in a comfortable bed, I am happy. I think I'm happy to live a normal life.

Q: Is it the feeling of having time to spare?
Y: Well, I'm quiet. I usually lie in bed and eat some rice... I am happy I can live ordinarily!

Q: Finally, what is the secret to make your dreams come true?
Y: Is it supposed to work out? I always think things will go in a good direction. If I think things will turn out badly, I will also perform badly. So thinking that I can somehow make it work seems to actually make it work! Although it can be difficult sometimes, thinking positively has a good effect on the outcome.

Q: That is a nice response. Thank you for your time!

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side note: once again, this was translated by google translate and i just put the sentences into proper grammar

 

Thanks! Nice to see that Yuuko's starring in another show. The pictures in the Model Press interview are great, as well. I guess she's back in Japan after being in New York for a while?

 

Thanks!

 

I don't think she's back from New York yet since in the previous threads, the filming of the drama was completed prior to her leaving Japan. Since she's going to be staying in New York for a year, we won't hear from her as much as before

 

Anyone know if she's releasing a calendar for 2018?

 

I loved her travel episodes so I think this will be great!

 

I'm waiting so hard for this
First Iceland, then Mexico, now Nepal
She's definitely world-class now
I would give my everything to just see a piece of her (I almost died when Sayaka went to see her or in her new year insta stories) so this show is a miracle!!

 

Ohh please travel to barcelona also. Lol

 

YUUKOOOO

I miss her so much