CHARA

Her newest album, "COCCOON"

I happened to see Chara's interview on tv the other day: http://www.fujisankei.com/video_library/interview/chara.php Chara is a Japanese musician who I liked a lot in my college days. The picture is taken at Marc Jacob's show in NY where she was invited and sat in a very competitive front row. In the interview, she mentioned that she feels overwhelmed to go to this kind of runway show except it's her friend's event and also she rarely travels abroad (it was her 3rd time visiting NY) since she has a fear of flying. Hearing her talk in a relaxed and down-to-earth manner, the memory hit me that I was very fond of her super unique style in music and fashion back then. Her 20-year career as a musician has been shining more and more as her spirits have been polished even more by her experience as a mother. Lastly, she comments that mother is one of the most creative jobs on earth.

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先日、チャラのインタビューをテレビで見かけました: http://www.fujisankei.com/video_library/interview/chara.php
大学の時大好きだったチャラ。上は、ニューヨークのマーク・ジェイコブスのショーに招待され、最前列にて観覧時のショット。インタビューの中で、ランウェイショーは、友達のイベントというのでなければ、なんとなく恥ずかしいのであまり行かないことや、飛行機は怖いので海外旅行はあまりしない（NYは3度目）ことに触れています。とってもゆったりとしつつしっかりと前を見つめる様子が伺われるトークを見ていると、彼女の個性的な音楽とファッションセンスが大好きだったあの頃を思い出しました。20年もの音楽活動はますます輝きを増し、母親として内面の強さにもぐっと磨きがかかっているチャラ。母親は一番クリエイティブな仕事だと思う、ともコメントしていました。