2011年3月、震災直後に福岡から上京した家入レオさん。渋谷のライブハウスで初ステージを踏み、思春期の葛藤を爆発させた「サブリナ」で2012年に鮮烈なデビュー以来、ティーンエイジャーの心の叫びを歌うシンガーソングライターとして絶大なる人気を誇る。今回のキーパーソンインタビューでは、 ティーンから大人へと成長途上にある19歳の家入レオさんを迎え、「上京」から「一人暮らし」「デビュー」「高校卒業」など、目まぐるしく変化し続けた3年間を自らの言葉で振り返る。また、渋谷で過ごすユニークなプライベートや、今春に発売したばかりのセカンド・アルバム「a boy」に込めた想いを聞いた。

Not 's win people, adults who teach how to lose it, was very hate.

3-year round to Tokyo _ from Fukuoka. It was just time of 3.11, if the day were you doing?

Just in time back from school, I remember that I was surprised to see the news. The video of the tsunami is projected as it is, whether such thing is happening in the same Japan, I could not quite believe.

_ You were not afraid? In addition, with respect to Tokyo, I did not have a voice to opposition from the family?

Really it was scared. Because Tokyo had been determined to March 26, and the feeling that all right kana. Then I wonder what you can do yourself, there was also vague feeling that. From around but it did not say, "Do not come to town in the earthquake", and had been opposed much to Tokyo from the parents.

What is _ the opposite of reason?

In the debut has not been decided officially, and you are going to be purposely dropped out of school to go on the escalator from junior high school to university. I do shake my life to the bar, and was very opposite. But, still to to me was not only music, but finally I became a disinherited state with the father. But, I'm going to open up the future on your own from here, there was a strong feeling that.

_ From Tokyo three years, but was passed two years from the debut, How is it back again?

It It was really fast. About wonder be really said to 1 week. But, I think try to debut, after all the reality is that very severe. We in order to fulfill the dream are still challenges pile ....

_ Immediately skip the single hit after the debut, but appears to have great success, still do you feel that not enough?

February 2012, debut in the single "Sabrina", which detonated the adolescent conflict.

The course now of the environment, we are very grateful. Are soon to Tokyo, you could not even talk with the adults of people doing this. It is said that because making a profile for publicity at the office, I have been a wide variety of questions, there was also that you accidentally fell silent for a while. Why, I would do not I have to say that my own for the first time met adult (laughs). Not said to be "go back to Fukuoka!" In such a case, "all right, as it is the house I nice to have in the ON" I met adults of people who say, I think for the first time and I say even while this. Somehow, we were able to come.

Is _ In Fukuoka, did not have that feeling?

It did not. Adult is a very weak. I adult, sometimes, is not it teach how to lose without'm better wins. I there is a lot of circumstances, but I was supposed to be a hastily junior high school entrance exam, in order to become a school of choice is pressed suddenly the man referred to as "If you do not say to such Fu in an interview'm useless", really puzzled by It closed in. That kind of thing was really scared. When I think now, Some good people even in children and adults, and was a bad person. But, my time because I had holed up in his shell, had Furihodoi even hand an adult who really reached out and I tried to help this child. Now it becomes little by little Kizukeru so in its kindness, I am grateful really the status quo.

But is that was mentally growth in _ three years, do you feel how the growth of as a singer?

What about ..., there are full. First, it seemed not alone. Debut at that time, or rather was singing for myself, was strong feeling of wanting to love to lonely. But, when the singing and expose his weakness, the whole country from the "I also actually had had that kind of feeling," gotten the reaction that. You see, I also I had thought it was one person, a person in the world that feels alone in the world and, I frayed or damaged so many. If you think so, now it seems like to continue to disseminate toward the outside the more my song.

Member of society after graduating from high school _ last year, do I not become one singer, it has changed what is the student?

When you are in school, Toka because for the time being the seat of the next, such as speak because together team of school lunch is, but there were a lot of children that somehow deal, but when you graduate, because everyone busy, you really will not spend the only time on the important things . Among them, "Oh, I want to see this child," or, those that "want to use the time to this," is, I think it would do considerable large presence among their own. So, to present people and he needs to, in a good way has been clear, it was still a year What exist in myself there must be music, it is that it was found again.

Is _ now, Leo's is living alone?

Tokyo and from, is living alone much. Beginning is really very ..., it is what even now (laughs). I'm really a rebellious phase, there is also time for the mother of handmade hamburger is not eaten, bought a cup ramen at a convenience store, there was also that he had been eating in the park. But I know that Do not Do not get now, the issued "today do not want to eat this," to dinner to say Toka, Toka or nothing went to sleep without eating .... Tokyo to, for the first time yourself and your dishes, in which repeat every day that make the cuisine and the laundry, Do I understand for the first time to try. Toka hand is cold to sharpen the rice in the winter, do not try at one time myself to say is do not get to Do with. It is the same in music activities not only household chores, try to do that the other party is doing, such as going out that you want to do my own, I learned a lot of things through the living alone.

After three years from Tokyo, the words of Leo, who largely grown as a person as a singer, crisp well, was full of very full of confidence.

Hachiko before in human observation. A look at the others, again staring at myself.

Ask _ about Shibuya. Fittingly, or Leo's is like Shibuya?

Shibuya is like. After all, I so began the music under the influence of Yutaka Ozaki, also It seems that it is the land of the Yukari, Shibuya has the feeling that many emotions are gathered most in Tokyo. Office workers and students, I think you have even elementary school students and families. If I even spare time, well Hachiko in front I have a human observation.

_ Hachiko in front of? It hung a voice from the fan, not a commotion?

Sometimes, I will say, or "I'm IeIri-san", it is not noticed that wearing a hat. so much.

What way do you have human observation _?

Listen to the story of the people, now Toka'm like this feeling. It is, unlike because grab the sense of people, we again staring at yourself in that stare others. For example, have a child that is with two a matching mascot to school bag, I am also the time of junior high school or "Do not had Aya'", or "Do not dare It was really disgusting." If the salaried workers is with a sigh, or "Oh, maybe I think this kind of feeling that I now." .... Then the people of the habit is also a good look.

_habit?

Because the women are wearing the heel tends to be leaning forward, or many people to walk early on Tatatatata', Toka way up and a student of the skirt. That person, or the while laughing on Aya', actually probably have had this kind of feeling .... I think I'm sure, the feeling there is no such place to go, because everyone go home diverge in Shibuya, the Shibuya and I wonder there is all of the emotion is. So, I guess a city where various story is born.

When is the first time came to the _ first place in Shibuya?

Soon after he moved to Tokyo, I had to take me to the Shibuya Parco in order to buy clothes to people in the office. Really less baggage brought from Fukuoka, I did not only have a few pieces of T-shirts stretched (laughs).

_ Cozy How it was?

Comfort is very good. Of course, "Tokyo when you are in Fukuoka has just catch a weasel asleep! "And because it was told from an adult, there was also the feeling that" scary ". But, I think so and I do many young people I Shibuya. I not get accepted in addition to the town, there really you part Kizukeru whereabouts you were Shibuya. It Shinjuku Toka Omotesando, but I have a feeling that we have to unpretentious something little, Shibuya, because you feel that will accept your truth, is very easy.

_ In the first stage of Dogenzaka "Duo Music Exchange", and "Shibuya WWW", "Yoyogi first gymnasium" from it, Shibuya and I think I have built a career as a singer in the base, the origin of the Leo's is the Fukuoka if you and, Shibuya what kind of place for Leo's?

Well, "where I do not know, where I began," you might say that. While loading a lot of experience, it is a place that has been gradually he looks, because there really.

Is there a live or an episode that remains to _ something impression?

Memories of Shibuya There are many. When you release the single "Message", it took the music video in the scramble intersection. Although early morning is from 3 o'clock we started for the first time shooting with sunrise to prepare, certainly the beginning of spring in the very cold and. Though still early in the morning it is not moving the first train, but it is do some people in the Shibuya. "Oh, I the city that never sleeps, this kind of thing do I," I, was first felt at that time. It is still trapped in the very impression.

_ Earlier, but I've heard that is people-watching in front of Hachiko, Do you have to spend a private in Shibuya?

In Shibuya TSUTAYA (Tsutaya), I love to watch Toka rental of the movie. But it is what Speaking of which, I think DVD has lined up a lot in the return box. Look at the clerk To flickering, to bring zing it with about ten eyeing the chance, it may be returned to the original shelf yourself (laughs). Great fun.

_ Well, Is it true?

On their own, that was return properly a movie out of this wide floor, or rather satisfaction. Also look at the DVD of just been returned, perhaps I thought that would do this is now popular, Toka or back borrowed. After all, I nice thing about rental shop, where there are various encounter depending on their mood at that time.

Kana _ his unexpected even, of seeking a chance encounter?

You also can easily now be rented at home, Then because the encounter would have been limited. Now of age, a lot of elementary school students have a mobile phone, is not it Is there part that too much to know the various things. Since not even the Internet a decade ago, for example, there is no information also wants to be a singer. So, for the time being out in Tokyo, while struggling rubbed in various human relations, or finally grasp the chance. Precisely because I do not know, I think a lot of drama is born. Of course, it is but dangerous often, come out anything I checked, it I machine and the same as I'm not kana. When you are waiting for the first time come scramble crossing in Shibuya, everyone to stop When the signal is red, proceed Once you become blue. When I look at it from the top of the Tsutaya, whether the machine is moving the human beings, human beings there is a feeling that Do not know what you're running the machine. Tokyo and from, we have the feeling becomes more and more strongly that want to move properly in my intention.

Leo's favorite spot is "Shibuya TSUTAYA". Seeking a chance encounter with rental video, likely often to visit the shop.