Ozono Rei in B.L.T. July 2024 edition

Q It’s been a while ago, but the performance and production of “Guuzen no Kotae” at Kobayashi Yui-san’s graduation concert was wonderful. Do you mind if we talk about that first? Rei: Thank you very much (laughs). I’m glad you thought of it that way. Q It’s a song that is centered by Fujiyoshi Karin-san, but when you performed it at Kobayashi-san’s graduation concert, the stage production featured Kobayashi-san and you as well. Please tell us about when you found out you would be doing it. Rei: There was a meeting regarding the concert. The seating arrangement was random, and everyone could freely sit anywhere, but at that time I just happened to sit beside Yui-san. When I looked at the setlist that was handed out for reference, I saw that Karin-chan, Yui-san, and I would be featured for “Guuzen no Kotae”. When I asked Yui-san “What does this mean?”, she replied, “It means this is a song for me and you” (laughs). I was happy at that point, but I never expected that we ...