ST Cover Stories

   Below are articles translated by Karyuudan. These ST Cover Stories are featured on their official site and usually include a small interview with whatever models are featured on the covers. If you take anything from here you MUST give credit by linking back to this site.

ST Cover Story 2006 issue no. 13*14

This issue's cover girl is Kitagawa Keiko-chan!!!

     Kitagawa Keiko-chan who is going to LA for the sake of Photographing for the "Wild Speed 3" movie is this issues cover girl. Its been awhile since her last appearance on the front cover!!!

     'It's been awhile since photographing, so yesterday evening I was stressed. Its photographing so I had to sleep early and in a hurry but, tension made it so I couldn't get to bed easily. For movie photographing, I have to be focused and It has been 4months since I've been in a magazine photographing session. Movie photographing is awesomely fun *music note* At Seventeen, that Keiko's and things have a different impression, make up is also super natural and cheeks are the only thing not done, so it stands out, I think its interesting. When the movies released in public, certainly see it please!

     Photographing is in LA so its English but, if its around daily conversation, its OK I've improved. Because my friends could (use English well), improvement happened quickly I think. Everybody's friends, teach English, all the time together talking, on vacation days too when doing things like leading people shopping, that helped too. Going to America, at first was no good. School as well, I couldn't be helped that I needed to be relieved and such, I already also graduated from high school so studying abroad was also a little late. But not those kind of things! I went to America, on my first day, I thought I'm glad I came.
  Now, There are things I want to try to do but, I've got no courage... I'm thinking inside, I'm not slow at all, I'm not scared, so steadily I've tried it! I want to say that. It's amazingly new, an enjoyable experience to if you can do it I think!!!'

Well then anything bothering you?
'Uh, American food, one hour, also 7.5 kilo that's fattening!!! American Cooking is not very good I think. I've come to like avocado sort of. Because I'll return to Japan, This is Dangerous! and cooking for myself, I'm eating 3 meals but, morning and afternoon I eat a lot, evening I eat lightly, at night 9oclock and after is absolutely no eating! also no eating candy as I'm dieting. Then, steadily my weight is going back to normal. Thank goodness *star* Also coffee is rough on my stomach so at most 1 cup, morning and evening is 30 minutes of running'

Then, a final message to our readers?
'Planning to go to America, black hair is a pretty style to do. Because you are a Japanese person ne. Middle school and such, and with High school students, school regulations are strict so, coloring isn't possible they say but, black hair is ok.  Over here you are an individual.'"