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Childhood friends Miran x Ayaka Kutsuna (DAW 90000)’s unexpected reunion

2023.7.26

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Something cool about Miran Kutsuna only knows

Miran: We started keeping in touch, and Kutsuna came to see me perform last December. Afterwards, we went out for drinks and talked a lot about work.

Kutsuna: Yeah, We had a really big catch up. It was a strange feeling.

Miran: I started playing music when I was about 18 years old, so most of the people I met were older than me. So, being with Kutsuna brings me back to my old senses, and I think, “This is how I used to feel.”

Kutsuna: That’s right. It reminds me of that feeling in junior high school.

Miran: In this kind of work, I have many opportunities to meet people I admire. Some people are just as sparkling in person as I imagined them to be, but I feel much more empowered when I meet people who have gone through hardships and are standing in the public eye, hiding what they are hiding. I was able to share this feeling with Kutsuna.

Kutsuna: Yes, it made me happy (laughs). I don’t talk about this kind of thing with the members of DAW, so it was a new experience for me. They talk about music, so it’s a different angle from those who do comedy. But I could understand what they were talking about, so I thought we had something in common.

Miran: We share the same daily problems, such as how to get up every day, how to motivate ourselves to work hard, and how “it’s tough, isn’t it? Like, “My skin gets rough right away.”

Kutsuna: I remember Miran gave me a soap when I was in junior high school.

Miran: Really? Did I do something that? (laughs)

Kutsuna: It was probably something your mom made (laughs). I had been asking Miran about beauty since then.

Miran: I wonder how someone can be so beautiful in the entertainment industry, which is so irregular and busy.

Kutsuna: That’s true.

Miran: It’s so nice to have a friend who I can talk to about this kind of thing, who is not involved in the music business.

Kutsuna: Can I tell you a cool story about Miran?

Yes, please do.

Kutsuna: Miran came to Tokyo just the other day and asked me, “I’m moving to Tokyo tomorrow and don’t have anything yet, but do you wanna come over?” Even on the first day, you would at least have essentials such as a devut or table. When I went to her place, there was literally nothing there!

Miran: I moved to Tokyo with just my guitar and suitcase (laughs).

Kutsuna: That was very Miran-like and cool, wasn’t it?

Miran: What surprised me was that it was raining so hard enough for a heavy rain warning. So, I thought she wouldn’t come, but she said, “I’m ready to go.”

Kutsuna: You invited me on my first day in Tokyo! I couldn’t be happier that you invited me over for such an memorable day!

Miran: You came soaking wet, didn’t you?

Kutsuna: We had dinner on the carry case. There was nothing to do, while staring at the wall the whole time (laughs).

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