Interview
| Q:
When did you encounter a computer for the
first time? |
.
 DK:
A
computer? The first computer
that I used was a desktop Mac that Dad brought home 2 or 3 years ago. I
also had a Nintendo Super Famicon when I was in elementary school. The
cash register at our sushi bar had an LCD
monitor, and so, I did not
have any special feeling about encountering a computer for the first
time. Dad probably bought the Mac to calculate the salaries for his
employees and keep books, but he mostly used it to play games with me,
to draw pictures, or to communicate via Nifty-Serve instead of using it
for business. I used to play with the Mac, but now I have a Windows 95
machine and use that to netsurf. I don't have any special purpose for
it. |
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| Q:
How did you then
get into the personal computer? |
.
DK:
Get into the personal computer? You
don't mean I literally get "inside" it. When you communicate through
your computer, you might feel as if your partner were in the personal
computer. It would be quite scary if someone were really inside a
personal computer, don't you think? Anyone who thinks that I am
"non-existent" because I am a virtual idol may believe that I exist
only
in the personal computer or in the world of computer graphics. But
those who think that Kyoko Date is someone they can relate to may
believe that I am like a pen pal people used to have when it was cool
to
have pen pals. Kind of like a creature living in people's hearts. It's
hard to explain.
.
| Q:
Japan is
currently evolving as a computer society at a rapid pace. How
are you personally dealing with the computer society of today? |
.
 DK:
Is computer something
extraordinary? It isn't that you are great because you know how to use
a
computer, or you are not great if you cannot use one. Speaking of how I
am dealing with it, the refrigerator, microwave oven, and PDA, for
example, have computers inside, don't they? Computer, therefore, seems
like something for granted. I don't think of it as "dealing with the
computer" or something complicated like that. It is something that is
there even if you don't know it. |
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| Q:
What made you
decide to get in to show business? |
.
 DK:
My
character itself was spotted
working in Lotteria near the Fussa Station by somebody at HoriPro. You
know that all these character from computer games are really popular
now, and so this man from HoriPro said: "With the best CG technology
available today, we will create the fist CG idol in the world. You will
be bigger than Chun Li, Sarah or Laura!!" I sort of get tickled by it. |
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| Q:
Could you tell us
some interesting episode about yourself that exactly
represents your character. For instance, your mother has told you that
sukiyaki is made with pork when you were young, and you has not had any
second thought about it until one day your friend tells you sukiyaki is
made with beef. To hide your embarrassment, you tell your friend that
you don't like beef, and since then, you insist on pork for sukiyaki.
Something like that. |
.
 DK:
My voice is somewhat childish,
but
I am more like a boy. When I was younger, I used to play with kids from
the Gaijin House around the Gaijin Forest (now kids call it Emeron
Forest) in the neighborhood. I always got my clothes all dirty with
mud.
I also played soccer until I was in junior high. I am now learning how
to box as part of rhythm practice and diet. Dad often goes to a
Yakitori
place called "Bonchi" near the Fussa Station. The old man there who is
definitely over 70 is a former boxer ,and he can still do push-ups with
one arm. I was always impressed by him and wanted to be strong even
when I get old. In junior high, whenever I see someone getting beaten
up, I ran for rescue. My mother thought it is not a girl-like thing to
do, but Dad thought it was cute. |
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| Q:
Do
you have any artist you look up to or someone you some day wish to be
like? Also, please tell us about your plan for the near future. |
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| DK:
I don't have any
idol of mine because I am in CG. Like singers, actresses, characters
out
of animated films and voice actors, Virtual Idol is a new category.
Therefore, I first want the people to know who Kyoko Date DK-96 is. As
to the near future, I will be in a TV ad and release a CD this coming
fall. |
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