{"id":57458,"date":"2016-04-01T14:27:08","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T12:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zero-yen-media.fr\/home\/?p=57458"},"modified":"2022-07-04T15:28:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T13:28:38","slug":"exclusive-interview-katahira-rina-%e7%89%87%e5%b9%b3%e9%87%8c%e8%8f%9c-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zero-yen-media.fr\/home2\/2016\/04\/exclusive-interview-katahira-rina-%e7%89%87%e5%b9%b3%e9%87%8c%e8%8f%9c-english.html","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive interview: Katahira Rina (\u7247\u5e73\u91cc\u83dc) (English)"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was in Tokyo<\/em> last month, I managed to get an exclusive interview with the very talented, very humble and beautiful Katahira Rina (\u7247\u5e73\u91cc\u83dc)<\/em>.
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Zero Yen (ZY):<\/span> Hi Rina<\/em>, it\u2019s an honor to have you with us today for this interview! Can you please introduce yourself to our readers?
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\nKatahira Rina (KR):<\/strong><\/span> My name is Katahira Rina<\/em> and I’m a singer-songwriter from the Fukushima<\/em> prefecture. I’m 23 years old.<\/p>\n

ZY:<\/span> You won the Shinsain Tokubetsu Sho<\/em> at the summer festival Senkou Riot<\/em> in 2011. Can you tell us more about it? Why did you decide to enter?
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\nKR:<\/span><\/strong> At the time, I was living in Fukushima<\/em>, performing and making music. Since the Senkou Riot<\/em> festival had a lot of performers, I decided to enter on a whim. I couldn’t imagine that I could make it as a finalist! It was great and surprising for me.<\/p>\n

ZY:<\/span> So now, let\u2019s talk about your work as a singer-songwriter. I actually discovered your music when the single Oh JANE<\/em> came out 2 years ago. It was such a great song, I was hooked right away! Do you mind telling us what the song is about please?
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\nKR:<\/strong> <\/span>I didn’t struggle for a long time to write this song. Actually, I wrote it in a way that was very fun for me. The synchronization of the melody and the lyrics came very easily to me. At the time, as a woman, I felt like I didn’t want to be taken lightly. (laughs) I wanted to talk about feminism through this track. Altogether, it was a very fun song to create.<\/p>\n

ZY:<\/span> I know you write your own lyrics. Could you describe the process behind it? How do you come up with a song?
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\nKR:<\/span><\/strong> I have a lot of different ways that I come up with a song but most consistently, I try to face myself internally. I usually ask myself about my own feelings. I also think about interesting things that happen in daily life.<\/p>\n

ZY:<\/span> So you actually write from experience then?
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\nKR:<\/strong><\/span> Yes, it helps me imagine things better through my own experience.<\/p>\n

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\nZY:<\/span> Do you think you might write something in English someday?
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\nKR:<\/strong><\/span> I really love Western music, I grew up listening to a lot of music in English. While I enjoy it, I don’t feel confident quite yet to sing in this language. I feel like I should study more before doing it but I would really love to!<\/p>\n

ZY:<\/span> You seem to be an accomplished musician as you also play the guitar and the harmonica. Do you play any other instruments?
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\nKR:<\/strong><\/span> Aside from the guitar and harmonica, no, I don’t. But when I first came across these instruments, I was a senior in high school and I just happened to pick it up then! From now on, I think it’s really the beginning for me so I would like to, yes.<\/p>\n

ZY:<\/span> When I listen to your albums, I can hear some country influences, especially in songs like Come Back Home<\/em> or Amazing Sky<\/em>. Is it a genre that you like?
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\nKR:<\/strong> <\/span>I really love all kinds of music. At the time, I was listening to country music while I was writing these songs so it definitely influenced Amazing Sky<\/em> and Come Back Home<\/em>. I was also playing a lot of acoustic guitar, I wanted to include that sound as well. The people around me were also very much influenced by country music so it came about naturally.<\/p>\n

ZY:<\/strong><\/span> What are your favorite artists or the ones who inspire you?
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\nKR:<\/strong> <\/span>I have a lot! (laughs) Alanis Morissette, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell<\/em>, etc. But you know, before my debut, I was able to open for the French singer Zaz<\/em> when she came to Japan.<\/p>\n

ZY:<\/span> <\/strong>I didn’t know that! That’s interesting!<\/p>\n