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Narumi Riko to release new photo book 'RICO DAYS' on her 20th birthday

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Actress Narumi Riko (19) is going to release a new photo book called 'RICO DAYS', her first one in five years, on her 20th birthday on August 18th.

She commented with a smile, "It was so much fun that it was almost impossible for it not to become a really nice book."

'RICO DAYS' is a commemoration of Narumi's 20th birthday, and the pictures were taken by up-and-coming photographer Kawashima Kotori ('BABYBABY', 'Mirai-chan'). Similar to his previous works, he didn't just meet up with Narumi to take pictures for a couple of days or even weeks, he dedicated a whole year in order to photograph the young actress and all of her facets. They began taking pictures during the cherry blossom season in Tokyo, moving onto the beautiful beach of Amami, enjoying the winter scenery of Sado, visiting Narumi's own home, and eventually taking their last pictures during the cherry blossom season in Tokyo again.

Narumi discovered and came to love Kawashima's works during her high school days, when he took the jacket pictures for bands such as the Ging Nang Boyz. This is also the reason why she personally sent him a love call this time around.

She said, "I didn't expect him to accept the offer to take the pictures for my photo book, so I was really happy when he agreed to do it. It would have become a completely different photo book if we had done it with a different photographer."

The first thing she had to learn was that when working with Kawashima, she's not just a photographic subject of a photographer like in any of her previous photo shootings. "He's a bit different," she commented as she looked back. "We've gradually become closer during this long period, and I found myself trying not to force a pose for the camera anymore. I also came up with the idea of taking pictures at my home, although it's not a common location for a photo book."

Speaking of which, Narumi tried her best to clean up her room before the shooting. "I tried to tidy it up as good as possible and put away all the useless things." In some of the pictures, you can see her relaxing in front of her bookshelf packed with all kinds of CDs and books. "I'm glad that it turned out as such a cheerful collection of photographs!" Her favorite pictures were from the beach of Amami, which she visited for the first time in her life.

Turning twenty is a very important time in everyone's life, and for Narumi, it meant learning more about herself, setting herself some goals, and becoming more aware of her weak points.

When asked about things she'd like to improve about herself, she replied, "I tend to snap very easily, therefore I'd like to become a calmer person. I'm also always thinking too much about all kind of things, so I'd like to become a bit better at reading someone's mood." In regards to her work as an actress, she revealed that she'd like to challenge herself to a pure love story, a family drama, and a role in which she has to perform dance scenes. "I want to do things that I usually don't," she said enthusiastically, "I always want to do new and interesting things!"

'RICO DAYS' will be released as a B5 hard-cover photo book with a total of 144 pages on August 18th.

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Source + Pictures: Mantan Web

  1. NARUMI-RIKO
  2. KAWASHIMA-KOTORI
  3. RICO-DAYS
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