"Imagine, at all times."
Kasumi Arimura's first photo book in his 30s

At the turning point of 30 years old, I want to thank the fans-the shooting of the photo book "sou." started on February 13, 2023, with Kasumi Arimura's 30-year-old birthday. What is your thoughts in the title "sou."
"When I thought about what I value now in my life, I thought it was 'imagining.' Now, if you look into it, you can get a lot of answers. I think it's a very smart world that is very convenient and doesn't take time to look up. Is it possible to conclude an answer that is neither more nor less than that?…Said. I thought it was going to move away from the "imagining" that I had taken care of. For both people and things, after all, "Why is it so?" I think it's important to look at it and imagine the back. The title was "Imagine" because I wanted to share my thoughts with fans," Kasumi Arimura said.

The charm of Kasumi Arimura, which has not changed since teenagers
Photographer Jun Imajo takes a picture.

It was photographer Jun Imajo, a photographer who asked for photos. "Kami Jun-chan has been working a lot since she was still in her teens. I took pictures very often, so I got acquainted with each other. Neither I nor Gazumi-chan are the type that speaks so much, but without exchanging words, each other's tension is close and the wavelength match. There is a natural atmosphere created by the accumulation of photos taken for many years, and it seems that there is Kasumi Arimura, who is close to the original photo book. I've been acquainted for a long time, but I was taking this picture and gave a glimpse of one side of Kanazumi who did not know. The expressiveness is very high, leaving a little childish part that is the same as when I met. The charm of Kage Jun-chan is always the same. I've always been calm and quiet since I was a teenager. A person who gives comfort in that calmness. I'm not first. When you have the expression "It looks fun" is when people around you are enjoying it. This is attractive because it's a type of person who is happy to enjoy the surroundings. Even though I have experienced pressured sites since I made my debut, I always have a calm and gentle atmosphere every time I meet," Jun Imajo.

Set in Thailand, Tokyo and Kamakura.
A life-size charm that can be shown in each region

The shooting was performed in Tokyo, Thailand, Tokyo, and Kamakura. In this exhibition commemorating the photo book, in addition to recreate the view of each world that set the shooting stage, the words spun by himself are displayed through various mechanisms.
"It's been about five years or so……It has changed from the feeling of coming to Tokyo to the feeling of being in Tokyo. I thought, "Oh, I'm in Tokyo." At the 30-year-old milestone, Tokyo is becoming an important place for me, so I chose it as one of the stages.
There is a close female staff member, but when I was a little stuck, he had taken me to the sea. It was Kamakura. I remember that I was very refreshed, and I was able to take a very deep breath and felt like a power spot. I chose Kamakura as another shooting location because it was a place that gave me an important opportunity. Thailand said, "If an adult woman travels alone, what kind of country would there?" As soon as I thought, Thailand came to my mind. When I was 30 years old, I'm going to take a new step again, the place called Thailand is very good. It was my first country to visit, but I'll be in my thirties of great adults.……I made Thailand with the meaning of this," Mr. Kasumi Arimura.

"I took a picture in a place where she was worried about and liked it, and where she felt like that. At Taninaka Shopping Street, I and Kasumi-chan alone walked around and shoot. Let's go into a store for a moment, go to a general store or a cafe. People around me were surprised because of the situation was not much (laughs). I started shooting from Kana Jun-chan's 30th birthday, and took about a year. While there are many photo books that take in about a month, slowly and slowly over a year. We were able to proceed with the situation where everyone's feelings were deep. "(Jun Imajo).

I dare to leave lingering and margins.
A work that enjoys coincidence and challenged naturally.

"In this shooting, I don't be very conscious of the camera and look at it when I want to see it. I think you're talking to the photographer. "I don't think Imajo-san is a photographer" (laughs). When I have a camera, I feel like I can't do it naturally. It's important not to be aware of it. Ideally, the relationship between the subject and the photographer is not a photographer, and I think that has come true because I had experience with Imajo. I didn't think I would grow up strangely, and I think the photos on display may be really close to me.
My favorite photo is a cat taken at a Thai stall. Come if you happen to have a cat and think, "Cat, why don't you come here?" If you look at it (laughs). It was a moment that I met my eyes, but now Mr. Imajo left that moment. I was very pleased with that.
The pictures displayed at the last of the venue were taken in Kamakura. When I was shooting, it suddenly began to rain. Everyone was worried about what to do because the costume got wet in the rain, but this was surely the weather would be on the side, so I decided to take a picture even in the rain. When I took the plunge, I could take this cut. I remember everyone was talking about it was good to take a strong photo." (Kazumi Arimura).

I want to thank the fans at the turning point of 30-year-old-Arimura-san's photo book "sou." A photo book born from such feelings, and the photo exhibition has a reliable natural smile and a facial expression of natural body, And the words spun by Arimura are packed.
"I really like the work with margins. This time, the concept of this photo book and exhibition that we want to deliver to fans is "while space." Do you want to share your favorites with fans (laughs). After watching, I would be most pleased if I could not feel strange fatigued and thought, "I felt something comfortable." I thought it would be nice to be able to make such a thing, so we all thought about it."

"The more you get older and experience, the more you have,
I want to become more and more mellow."

Arimura has been running as a representative of Japan since the NHK serial TV novel "Ama-chan" who appeared at the age of 20. What is the ideal human image that she is now 31 years old?
"I was in my twenties. Of course, it's time to get lost.……There were various questions and concerns about what kind of self I could keep my motivation and physical strength properly, and I could face my work. I think you've lived for a year, one year, to counter something. I think it's always being used around, and I think it's the only thing. I don't think I'm living alone, and that sense hasn't changed. From now on, I think that the parts that I can't break myself will come out during the growth process. But I think it's important, the more you've got older and experience, the more you'll have to be. Of course, there may be times when you have to fight with a core, but I hope that you can feel more and more mellow while feeling that your values are not all. "

Kasumi Arimura Photo Exhibition "sou." Tour to Fukuoka and Shinsaibashi!

SPECIAL PRESENT

To commemorate the Kasumi Arimura photo exhibition "sou." A total of four people will receive a photo book "sou."

<Pretents>
①Kasumi Arimura's photo book "sou."
②Special cover with autographed photo exhibition hall (one piece)
※①②It's a handover as a set.

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