Interview and text: Mikuni Shiori
Photography: Chihiro Oshima
Editing: Honami Sugita / Mynavi Woman Editorial Department
Hair and make-up: Yuko Akika
Stylist: Kaho Yamaguchi
The weather has stabilized, and the season has come just right for going out. When the weather is nice like this, I feel like it's a waste to just stay indoors. I want to go somewhere, but I can't think of where I want to go. With that in mind, I decided to ask people who keep trying new things what they would like to go to now.
Asami Usuda, an actress, told us the story. While working as an actress, she is currently struggling to raise a child as a mother of one child, and SNS where you can see her daily life has been gaining support from women in recent years.
I wonder if Mr. Usuda is able to enjoy his days off while balancing work and childcare. When I asked that question, I got a surprising answer. She thought she was asking about outing spots, but before she knew it, Usuda taught her how to enjoy going out and how to find pleasure.
Enjoy new challenges
Usuda seems to have experienced fishing in earnest when appearing in the drama "Choi Fishing Dandy" which started on July 4th on BS TV Tokyo. She said she had almost no fishing experience, but while accepting new challenges, she talked about the “fishing revolution” that was born inside Usuda.
“Up until now, I had only done a little bit of fishing, and it was fishing on a boat with proper equipment. The clothes aren’t waterproof and cute, but rather a hat and sunglasses. There is also the image of a dandy uncle's hobby, so when I got the role, I honestly thought, "It's far from me, but it's okay!?"
However, I went to a fishing lesson to shoot this work. Then, when I saw the people fishing in line, they were carrying only their poles and the others were carrying backpacks. It was so stylish that I could go to the city just like that.
I was surprised to see everyone quickly swinging their rods and just as soon as they thought they weren't going to catch anything, they would move around as they pleased. The instructor who taught me was also wearing a stylish setup, and fishing can be done like this! What? There was already a surprise like a fishing revolution (laughs). ”
Even things that you used to do when you were little, when you re-experience them as an adult, you may have a completely different impression. I also felt the cuteness of the attitude that is flexible to change and has no prejudice.
“The main character, Nagiko, who I will play in Choi Tsuri Dandy, is a woman who is busy working but can do her best in her spare time, which is her hobby, fishing. I'm the type of person who likes to do things, and I believe that I can work hard on other things when I enjoy my leisure time .
Balancing work and parenting. It's hard, but I want to enjoy it with all my might
Mr. Usuda now has a three-year-old child. I asked her how amazing it was that she was able to take care of her family while also working as a mother.
"Well, honestly, it's really hard. When do working mothers all over the world keep their skin so clean? I wonder when people in the same industry remember the lines.
But anyway , work hard, eat hard, sleep hard, and play occasionally. For me, it's the best way to rejuvenate my body and mind, and I'm convinced that it's good for beauty. I wish I could enjoy this lifestyle with all my might.