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Olympic gold medalist exercises "Kato Ryohei" and Sonar Pocket "eyeron" talk! vol.1 "Bonds of two people born in futsal"

2020. At this moment when the Olympics are held, dreams, hopes, and courage arise through sports, and the city of Tokyo shines in the middle of the world. How do athletes live now for the coming festival? Also, what kind of feelings are artists spending today through entertainment to excite the upcoming festival? This time, Ryohei Kato (Rio Olympic Gymnastics Gold Medalist, Konami Sports Gymnastics Club) and eyeron (Sonar Pocket) are having a hot conversation with each other, who are making their way toward the Tokyo Olympics. I received it.

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2人の出会いが、フットサルを通じて実現した。

1人は、2016年リオデジャネイロ・オリンピック男子体操団体で金メダルを、2012年ロンドンオリンピックで団体銀メダルを獲得し、現在もトレーニングに励む「加藤凌平」選手。

Another person is "Vical" of popular three-member major musician Sonar Pocket, and "eyeron" of the highest record holder of full marathon artist.

今回の対談で、アスリート、そしてアーティストがそれぞれの輝く一瞬の為に、繰り返している狂気と熱狂の物語を、あなたにもどうか感じていただきたい。 

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- Image before meeting


eyeron: The figure that Lingpyeong is fighting on the stage of the Olympic Games was watching through the TV, and until then we had inflated various images. What kind of person is he supposed to be?


Kato: Before I met, I had only the image of a singer, but when I actually talked, I understood that I was challenging marathons and acrobatics, I thought that it was quite a potential person.
 

- Meet through futsal

eyeron: The first time I met you the first time I played futsal at the end of last year is not it.


Kato:That's right. it was fun.


eyeron
: I was surprised at that time (laugh). I did not think Kato was really coming.
互いにサッカーとフットサルが好きだから、すぐに仲良くなったよね。ボールの力は、すごいなぁー!!

Kato:I agree. I think it is strange.


eyeron
: You were quite surprised at the height of potential as Lingpyun's futsal player. It makes me feel like playing futsal as usual. Are you practicing fairly well?


Kato: No, I have not practiced, but I like futsal and I am doing it as part of training aware of the movement of the body.


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- Show gymnastics at the futsal site

eyeron: I was surprised to do something backstage in front of everyone and somersaults (laugh). I saw that terrible movement, I thought it was real, after all I thought it was the best in the world (laugh). It was hard to see such things, everyone was surprised and they were taking videos.


Kato: That was right (laugh). I participated in practice about three times since then, and futsal is really fun.


eyeron
: Anyway because FC Promise (eyeron captain's futsal team) will get in.


Kato: I went to see the sound kick on the other day, please do (laugh).


eyeron
: Well, you can show us that you can do other sports, do not you think?


Kato:そうですかね。まあ、他のスポーツよりも、体操は苦手な人が多いスポーツかもしれないですね。僕は小さい頃から体操をやっていたので、他の人たちよりはできていましたね。 


eyeron
: I am grateful that I met Kato through futsal and my colleagues are playing soccer and futsal a lot.


- Futsal is good training


eyeron: I was told that doing futsal would be a good training for gymnastics, but what do you think so?

Kato: I do not run much in regular training, but futsal is a sports running while doing various movements, so it will be a pretty good training. In gymnastics, I run about 30 meters at the time of horse riding. In practice, it is about 5 or 6 runs.


eyeron: Well! That's why I can move with that futsal that way, it's really amazing. Potential is too much (laugh).

Kato:フットサルは楽しいから、自然と体が動いてしまいますよね。  

- Encounter with football

Kato: I started playing soccer in kindergarten 's after school activities and I liked it. I went to the football competition against the kindergarten, and it was fun. Even when I was in elementary school, I was playing soccer with activities after school. When I was in 6th grade, I also continued playing football while doing gym. Gymnastics started from the 4th grade.
 

eyeron:is that so. I thought he was doing it from an earlier time.

Kato: There are many people who are doing gymnastics who have started earlier than me. My father was doing the coaching of the team, so I went to playing area to chance to practice, but I was not able to get started easily because the distance was too close.

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- Start gymnastics in earnest


eyeron: What was the thing that boosted me to start gymnastics when I was in 4th grade?

Kato: My father applied for gymnastics classroom, and it started like "I will start next week", so I started with that. At that time, I did not learn, so I was glad that "ya!

Until then, I thought that I should do it when I am playing with my friends whatever, so I could feel fresh as I had no idea of ​​going to learning.


eyeron
: Then how much pace did you do gymnastics?

Kato: Since I entered the player course from the beginning,

eyeron
:え!!いきなり?!やばいね(笑)。ポテンシャルあり過ぎ!!


Kato: There were practice about five times a week.


eyeron
: Wow, from there.


Kato: After school, I was practicing gymnastics from 4:30 in the evening to 8:30 in the evening.


eyeron
:That's awesome! Suddenly the athletes course is not bad, ⁉︎ Then I learned the basics a lot.


Kato: Before entering the classroom, the backpack was at a level you can do.


eyeron
: From that time on, there was already a talent.
 

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Yuhei Kato (Kato Ryouhei)
1993Born on September 9th year, born in Soka city, Saitama prefecture.
I belong to the Konami Sports Gymnastics Competition Division.
2016年のリオデジャネイロオリンピックでは、安定した演技で男子団体金メダル獲得に貢献した。
The special event is "Yuka".
4Participated in "72th All-Japan Gymnastics Individual General Championship" to be held at Tokyo Gymnasium from Friday 27th (Friday) to 29th (Sunday).
 

【Sonar Pocket】
A 3 piece unit by ko - dai (Vo.), Eyeron (Vo.), Matty (DJ) from Nagoya. Life-size and realistic love song boasts tremendous support centering on young people. On March 28, we released a single "108 ~ Forever ~" written and raised as the theme song of the movie "honey". In September of 2018, we will hold the nationwide tour "Sonar Pocket 10th Anniversary Tour flower" coloring the tenth anniversary of autumn, celebrating the 10th anniversary of major debut.

eyeron.Vo】
His words grasping the hearts of many listeners with a straight lyric and a hot singing voice filled with souls strangely naturally and mindfully come to mind. In the Osaka marathon held last November, we have completed the full marathon with an amazing time of 2 hours 43 minutes, which is the fastest record of the artists.   

Sonar Pocket HP:http://www.sonapoke.jp 
衣装提供[KEM] KEM official:
http://kem.tokyo/
  

Interview cooperation / Konami Sports Club Co., Ltd.
 
Interview picture / Kei Nagata