Old Interview of TK on his marriage......
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Kimura Marriage Annoucement Press Conference
The press conference was held on Nov 23, 8.26 pm.
Kimura: Today is Labor Day. To gather so many people here today, I apologize. I thank all of you�cand to borrow this room because I have something to announce to all of you.
Reporter ®: Please.
Kimura (K) : Eh�cI have to get married.
R: You have not registered yet?
K: Yes, we have not registered yet.
R: The other party is Shizuka Kudo?
K: Apart from her, who else is there?
Reporters laughed.
R: Is the news of the pregnancy true?
K: Ah�cit's true.
R: Four months already?
K: Yes.
R: When is the due date?
K: Oh�cthe details I do not know yet.
R: When would you plan to get married?
K: Very soon�c.I have discussed it with the members because we still have the concert and I had wanted to announce it at the end of the concert tour. Actually, I would have liked to announce it by myself but with the news announcement today�c.I thought if I didn't explain it clearly, it would be impolite to the fans who come to the concert today, so I have decided to hold this press conference.
R: How did you feel when Shizuka Kudo tell you?
K: Very happy.
R: When did she tell you?
K: When? Rather early on.
R: After she told you, what did you say?
K trying to remember: Oh�cWhat did I say? what did I say�cOh�cIt's a bit inappropriate to say it here.
Reporters laughed.
R: So you plan to get married then?
K: We have decided before that.
R: What did you feel at that time?
K: I was a bit shocked but very happy.
R: You have told other members?
K: Yes.
R: They were shocked too while watching the news?
K: Yes. I also talked to them about the content of the newspaper report.
R: When did you tell them?
K: At the concert.
R: What did they say?
K: They were all shocked.
R: Did Miss Shizuka say that if she gets pregnant, you would marry? Is that an agreement?
K: No, it's not because she is pregnant. It's that we would get married.
R: So you mean to say you plan to get married but suddenly she is pregnang?
K: No. It didn't happen suddenly�c.if it could develop smoothly�cthis is a bit difficult. I don't know how to express it. But then since she is pregnant, so�c.
R: So if she has not become pregnant suddenly, when would you both marry?
K thinking: Oh�c.
R: Have you proposed to her earlier?
K: Already proposed.
R: When was it?
K thought for a while: This year�c.when summer started.
R: What did you say?
K feeling shy and laughed a bit: It's embarrassing to tell.
Reporter laughed.
R: How do you feel becoming father?
K: feeling�c.I haven't tried it yet so I'm not sure.
R: I think Miss Shizuka Kudo must be very happy. How did she tell you the news about the child?
K: She said, "Have it." (That's the Asian way of saying I'm pregnant.)
R: Did you go to the hospital with her for checkup? (The news reported that Shizuka went for checkup on October 29.)
K: At that time I had work scheduled.
R: Would you register within the year?
K: Very soon�cit's that feeling.
R: You would register very soon. Then have you decided on the wedding ceremony?
K: We haven't considered it yet.
R: Haven't consider it? Would you hold a wedding?
K: We of course would not omit the ceremony. It's just that we haven't consider it yet.
R: Today's concert, I know that you wanted to announce it to your fans. How do you think they feel judging their behavior?
K: Yes, when I was singing lion heart (webmaster's note: lion heart's Kimura solo portion has the following words – you would definitely meet too, like I and your mother.) It's not that everyone is looking at me�cit's just that it is even more so�c.I felt that even more people were paying attention to me�cI feel I was questioning how I should do it. I felt very nervous. But the other members must equally feel so too�c.they were by my side. So I felt I have the strength. Even though before the concert I was very nervous, but when the concert started, I felt very grateful to all the members and the fans in front of me. They gave me courage.
R: When you sang the song lion heart, I see your happy expression�c
K: Ah�cyou watched the concert too?
R: (lion heart lyrics) "To protect you, I was born on this world." �cDoes it feel true to you now?
K: Yes, like that.
R: Then you would be like in the song, telling your child how his father and mother met?
K: I believe almost everyone would do so�c.
R: You have not announced it to the fans in the concert?
K: That's right, I did not today.
R: After your marriage, would your life and thinking change?
K: No. As for our attitude, it would be like now. Whether it is SMAP activities or on my own, it would not chance. Just like before we would work hard.
R: Have you prepared the baby room yet?
K: No, not yet.
R: It was said that since the summer you have been looking for a house to live together, correct?
K: No, we haven't.
R: Have you given her the ring?
K: No, I haven't.
R: Would you give her one?
K: What?
R: Would you start to consider it?
K: Yes, like that.
R: Do you both wear the same type of ring?
K: Yes.
R: When did you give it to her as present?
K: No, it's not a present. It's made.
R: Who made it? You yourself?
K: No, I couldn't make it myself�c
R: You hired someone to do it?
K: Yes, a friend helped introduce us to someone
R: Do you feel confident as you will soon become father?
K: Oh�cWhen we talk of this, when we talk of it (the baby), I feel very confident.
R: How do you feel being the first one to become father?
K: Yes�c(thinking)�cbut�cafterall,,,,the first one, out of the member the first one�cBut�c.true�c(thinking) �chow should I say�c.very hard to express it in words �c (laughs)
R: How do you address each other?
K: How do we call each other?
R: By name, or other words?
K: yes, name.
R: How do you feel about today's press conference?
K: Oh�cactually�cwe actually want to stand in front of you all together and use our own voice�cbut considering her physical state�c.
R: What part of her attract you most?
K: What part?�c.(thinking)�cwhat part�c.Oh�cit's her ownself.
R: How is her health, Miss Shizuka's?
K: That shouldn't be answered by me.
Reporter laughed.
R: How did you announce it to the members? Under what circumstances? Is it all four together or one by one?
K: Oh�cBecause it's different time and atmosphere (one by one)�c
R: Could you tell me what each one of the said?
K: Each one of them were very shocked but they also wished me well.
R: Did they plan a celebration party for this?
K: No. We have the problem of time. We still have the Tokyo Dome concert.
R: What type of a family would you like?
K: Oh �c(thinking)�cyes�c.(Reporters laughed)�cjust like all of you.
R: People say that you are this century's last couple�c.
K: No, apart from us there are many who married recently.
R: When you speak now, are you feeling lucky and happy?
K: Yes�c(thinking)�c.happy and lucky.
R: What is your last message to your fans?
K: Yes�cNow that I could do things, I would continue to work hard and put more effort.
R: How do you feel after having announced this?
K: Yes�cIn actual fact I didn't want to announce it this way. I actually wanted to use my own voice to announce it first but the situation did not permit �c.But to be able to say it by myself here, I feel very grateful. (Bowed)
R: Thank you! Congratulations. (Reporters all bowed.)