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An unofficial variety program all about Japan!
Tomomi Itano's Love Japan
Hello everyone, my name is Tomomi Itano.
Welcome to Tomomi Itano's Love Japan.
For people that did not watch our last episode...
We hope to teach people about Japan by answering all kinds of questions sent in from around the world.
This is an unofficial, do it ourselves, program!
And with us again, is Yu Abiru.
Welcome back!
Yu, have you gotten used to our setup yet?
Yes. Well, we took a break...
We had fun talking about things...
And hopefully this will be an exciting episode.
And what about you, Tomomi?
I'm good.
We would like to begin answering questions about Japan, but before we do...
There is someone else here, another member of the group...
Nin-nin! I am a robot ninja. My name is J-Maru!
I can, without a doubt, quickly answer any kind of question you may have.
Do we all feel a bit closer now?
I suppose so.
Do you have a girlfriend?
Excuse me? Why ask such a thing?
You look like you might be popular with the girls.
No way...
Seems like you have fallen for me too.
So wait, do you have one?
That is a secret.
Sounds like your bio hasn't been fully written yet.
He still sounds uncertain of himself.
A little more confidence would be good.
That's ridiculous.
What is the topic for this episode?
Our topic is...
Please tell me more about Japanese kawaii.
We are continuing with the same topic from our last episode.
And we will cover plenty of things in this episode as well.
So let's begin answering questions about Japanese kawaii.
Here's the first question.
What are latest Japanese kawaii make-up techniques?
First, an introduction on the latest Japanese kawaii make-up techniques.
Tomomi will then give us some insider make-up info on AKB members.
Make-up techniques. A good question.
I don't feel awake until I put make-up on.
I get sleepy without it.
So I wear make-up a lot, especially when I go out.
Please introduce the video.
Let's take a look at the video.
I will teach you the latest Japanese kawaii make-up techniques.
I will introduce this technique today.
Use _____ and _____ for big eyes.
Do either one of you know the answer? You have ten seconds.
Mascara and false eyelashes seems too obvious.
Oh, I know!
Color contacts and false eyelashes.
And the answer is...
I visited the editorial department of a popular magazine that tracks the latest kawaii trends.
Only the top celebrities grace the covers of this magazine.
Wait, what's this? Tomomi is on one of the covers!
Looking good.
I asked the editor for the latest trends in kawaii make-up.
The most important thing in kawaii make-up is big eyes.
You will need two things for that.
False eyelashes and color contacts.
These two things are very important.
The big-eye-look has been very big the last few years.
At first, it was just mascara and false eyelashes.
The latest technique involves using color contacts to make the pupils look larger...
...and false eyelashes to make the entire eye look bigger.
Take a look at the difference!
Wait, no way, that can't be right!
Before, it was all about making the eyes look bigger. Now it's about making them look naturally big.
Natural looking false eyelashes with a focus on the corners of the eyes are very popular.
False eyelashes that extend outward and make the eye look wider are the latest trend.
So the final answer is: use false eyelashes and color contacts for big eyes.
You were right.
100% correct.
Did you think of false eyelashes and color contacts right away?
I immediately thought false eyelashes but wasn't sure about the second thing.
Color contacts are featured in magazines a lot, so...
When doing your own make-up, are there things you are careful of?
Blushing my cheeks. I always do it myself.
Oh really?
It's common to apply blush on the center of the cheeks...
but, I like it on the edges... on my cheekbones.
In the summer, sometimes I'll also put some on the top of my nose.
I feel like too much here makes my face look different.
People know their own faces the best.
There are things I like about my face.
Speaking of which, what about AKB? I know there are many of them. Do they ever do their own make-up?
Almost everyone does their own make-up.
Really?!
They have someone do their hair, but they do their own faces.
But if there is an important gig, they might have someone do it for them.
But they usually do their own make-up.
Even before concerts?
Yeah, so before concerts, there are about a hundred of us...
...so we all do our own make-up.
This is something others may not know.