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IN Co., Ltd. Apparel brand Knuth Mar 3rd anniversary project / Don’t stop even if you worry–“10 years have passed before you know it” Looking back on Fumika Baba’s life as an actress with Knuth Marf

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[IN Co., Ltd.] Apparel brand Knuth Mar 3rd anniversary project / Don’t stop even if you worry–“It’s been 10 years since you realized it” Looking back at Fumika Baba’s actress life with Knuth Marf ​
IN Co., Ltd. Press release: November 16, 2024 Apparel brand Knuth Mar 3rd anniversary project / Don’t stop even if you worry–“10 years have passed since you realized it” Looking back on Fumika Baba’s life as an actress with Knuth Marf Knuth Marf 3rd anniversary project Apparel brand Knuth Marf will celebrate its third anniversary in November 2024. This time, as part of its 3rd anniversary project, we are holding a discussion project with Knuth Marf director ChiEmi and guests from other industries who are expected to have further success in the future. The third one is actress Fumika Baba (hereinafter referred to as Fumika Baba). Looking back on the period from his debut in 2014 to the present, he says, “I was never satisfied.It’s been 10 years of continuous thinking, “I’ll try harder next time.”” As we talked with CEO Nakai about everything from work to daily life, we got a glimpse of Fumika Baba’s “core strength.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/79526/11/79526-11-3daeb98d06dc9e357a97b1a4f05957d0-3900×2600.jpg “You can become like this.” Discover a new self through clothes On this day, Baba Fumika entered the filming set wearing Knuth Marf clothes. She has been wearing Knuth Marf’s clothes and has visited exhibitions in the past. “I like the gentle design, which allows you to adjust the waist size over a wide range, and allows you to wear just one piece to suit your body shape.” ChiEmi: I designed it with the hope that many people would wear it, regardless of their body shape, so I’m glad that people like the points I paid attention to. Nakai: Chiemi herself is always conscious of Knuth Marf’s desire to create clothes with slightly unique designs that can be purchased at an affordable price and that can be worn regardless of gender or body type. ChiEmi: I cherish it. Baba: It’s true that Knuth Marf’s clothes can achieve that. Nakai: Knuth Marf’s concept of “New Clothes, New Me” has the meaning of “By wearing new clothes, you can become a new person.” Have you both had the experience of meeting a “new you”? Baba: I agree with the concept of being able to discover a new version of yourself through clothes. Whether you’re modeling or filming a drama, you have the opportunity to wear a lot of clothes. The costumes I choose change depending on the role I play, so every time I try on a type of costume that I wouldn’t normally choose, I think, “If I wear this kind of clothes, I can become like this.” ChiEmi: I also always meet new versions of myself through Knuth Marf’s clothes. When I travel, I get inspiration from things around me in my daily life, and I decide on the next season’s concept by incorporating designs that I want to try that are different from the clothes I’ve worn before, in a Knuth Marf style. I am. While maintaining the Knuth Marf style, there is something new each season, so I hope you enjoy that as well. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/79526/11/79526-11-aa90b98b93d83a2c440c9c0a32c892f5-3900×2600.jpg If everyone can be happy, change yourself While talking about “meeting a new self,” the topic expanded to “the moment when I felt like I had changed.” ChiEmi, who jumped into the world of apparel after working as a nursery teacher, and Fumika Baba, who spent 10 years as an actress. Looking back at the time from the beginning of my career to the present, there have been many changes. ChiEmi: When I was a childcare worker, I relied on my seniors all the time, but after I started working in apparel, there were a lot more things that I had to make my own decisions and take actions on my own. After I started working in an environment where work was driven by my own decisions and actions, people around me began to tell me that the relaxed atmosphere had disappeared. Nakai: That’s right. ChiEmi: No, I don’t know? ! Maybe it’s still fluffy now? ! Everyone: (laughs). ChiEmi: There are still a lot of things that are missing, but back then it was more fluffy. There are many things I have to do myself now. Baba: You have to be tight. ChiEmi: Yes, I’m nervous (lol). Nakai: Mr. Baba, is there anything you think has changed compared to your old self? Baba: I wasn’t really aware of it, but as I transitioned from my teens to my 20s, people around me started telling me that I had changed. Nakai: What specifically has changed? Baba: I’ve never been good at speaking, and I wasn’t very good at responding to conversations like this. However, when I turned 20, everyone I worked with at the time took me out to dinner to celebrate. After talking to many people there, I realized that I don’t have to be afraid of talking to people. From there, I was able to open my heart little by little. Once I started speaking on my own, people around me told me more and more that I looked brighter. I think that was the biggest change for me. Nakai: You don’t usually like to talk much? Baba: I don’t like it… (lol). However, there are a lot of people on set, so when I’m working, I switch to work mode and try to communicate with everyone. Nakai: You must have been very precocious to think that way and change at the age of 20. In my 20s, I started to think that my role was to fulfill the needs of those around me. Baba: That’s right. I realized that everyone would be happier if we did that. If you can communicate well, you and those around you will be able to work in a better mood, right? In my job, the staff and cast members change every time, so I have to build relationships with new people each time. I don’t like to talk, but I thought that if I could make everyone happy by speaking, I should change myself.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/79526/11/79526-11-c23c1045cce272150986300d6c9aaafd-3900×2600.jpg By switching properly, you can be yourself Innerwear brand ” –break:break-all;” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow ugc noopener”> misora ” concept is “Be yourself as you are.” When asked about what she tries to do to be herself, Fumika Baba answered, “I feel like myself when I’m just living my life as usual without thinking about being myself.” From his responses, I got the impression that he was honest and honest with himself. In this day and age where we are surrounded by information and a variety of stimulations, how is it that Fumika Baba is able to remain “as she is”? Baba: I’m stubborn. I have a bottom line of “I don’t like this” and “I like this”, and I will never compromise on that (laughs). Nakai: He has a strong core. For example, what kind of place is it? Baba: I don’t give people over to my house (lol). I’m not good at having people’s presence in my private space, and I’ve never given it to my friends at home. So I only change the furniture when I move. After that, it was the same furniture (lol). If I have to, I’ll ask my mom to do it for me when I’m not looking (lol). ChiEmi: You definitely have your own territory. Baba: That’s right. It doesn’t bother me because my parents’ house is a place where it’s normal for people to be around, but I believe that my house is a place to myself, so I can’t stand the presence of anyone other than me. Nakai: That’s the point that Baba-san can’t compromise on (lol). Are these personal rules also considered work? Baba: I don’t think you have that kind of stubbornness at work. What I think is not necessarily the correct answer, so I often listen to the opinions of various people and incorporate them into my own work when creating my work. My job relies on borrowing something from someone else, so I want to respond to the needs of those around me and the world at large. ChiEmi: Work and private life are completely opposite. Baba: That’s why we can switch things up properly. After work, I have a drink and go back to my normal self. I think that making time to be my natural self is what allows me to never lose sight of myself. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/79526/11/79526-11-2dbb93e373d90fd930ef8aeee3c3b331-1365×2048.jpg Nakai: It’s important, isn’t it? If I don’t make the switch, I feel like I’ll always be tense. What does ChiEmi do to be herself? ChiEmi: I’m from Nozawa Onsen Village in Nagano Prefecture, and I grew up surrounded by mountains and nature, so I feel like if I don’t go back to nature regularly, I’ll be swallowed up by Tokyo. When I go to a place surrounded by nature, I return to my natural self and am able to say, “Okay, let’s do my best again.” Even hard things will end someday Focusing on her activities as an actress, Fumika Baba has been expanding her range of activities, including working as an exclusive model for the fashion magazine “non-no” (Shueisha) for eight years, and launching “misora” last year in 2023. He says he didn’t really think about the next 10 years, but he has been making steady progress. Nakai: Now that 10 years have passed since your debut, what kind of 10 years have it been for you? Baba: I wonder what 10 years have been like… 10 years have passed before I knew it (lol). I’ve done a lot of work so far, but I don’t think I’ve ever felt satisfied. There are times when I reflect and think, “I could have done a little better.” Then I move on to the next job, thinking I’ll do my best to improve on that. 10 years had passed since then. ChiEmi: The points you learned from one job become the driving force for the next one, and you can do your best again next time. It’s cool not to be satisfied. When it comes to making clothes, there is no right answer, just be yourself! Not all customers will like what they see, so I think they all have one thing in common: they are not satisfied. We want to grow Knuth Marf without forgetting Baba-san’s desire to do better next time.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/79526/11/79526-11-edbac209e48be35107ad2f006bd584af-3900×2600.jpg Baba: There is no right answer in acting either, so we may be similar in that respect. Nakai: The desire to make things better is common to all things, isn’t it? On the other hand, I think it’s extremely difficult to figure out something that doesn’t have a correct answer, but have you ever felt like you were going to break down? Baba: I think it probably happened, but I don’t remember clearly (lol). When I think about it, I sometimes wonder if it was difficult at that time, but it feels like something that happened in someone else’s life. In my case, I think this may be because even when I’m worried, I often don’t stop there, just ignore it and move on. It is very important to worry and think a lot when times are tough or difficult. However, if I worry more than necessary, I can end up wasting my time, so I’m the type who takes it easy. ChiEmi: I totally understand. I also don’t remember clearly what was difficult or tiring. I really liked the expression that it felt like something that happened in someone else’s life. Baba-san is the first person I’ve met who shares this feeling. I somehow felt it inside myself, but I had never expressed it in words, so I really sympathize with what Baba-san is saying! Baba: I’m happy! Once it passes, it will be a thing of the past. There are times when I feel like giving up because it’s so tiring, but I think I have no choice but to do it because everything will come to an end someday. I’m in good spirits (lol). Nakai: That’s cool. It’s been 10 years of pushing forward with a desire to improve and do better next time. Knuth Marf also always strives to be “one step ahead, one step better,” so I’ll do my best to follow his example and continue working for more than 10 years. Baba: Let’s do our best together!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/79526/11/79526-11-6b7b94e3eafb9372052844d2a9f64226-3900×2600.jpg Nakai: Also, after 10 years, is there anything else you would like to try or accomplish? Baba: My recent dream is to enter a high-end nursing home. Everyone: (laughs). Nakai: That’s a long way off (lol). Baba: There’s no place I’d rather be in than a high-end nursing home (lol). I want to work on my own, save money, and use my own money to move into a high-end nursing home, so I want to work hard for that now. Nakai: You’re definitely looking to the future (lol). Do you have any immediate goals? Baba: Nothing in particular. I think it’s cool to live by setting goals and completing them one by one, but I don’t think it really suits me. At that time, the environment surrounding me, my physical condition, the flow of the world, and many other things change at a tremendous speed, so I try to do my best at each moment. It’s important to have a vision of who you want to be and a goal you want to achieve, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Everyone is working hard enough, so I don’t think there’s any need to try too hard and think things have to be this way or should be this way. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/79526/11/79526-11-9ccb2041ca8c196cfacc9b159a4b4cda-1365×2048.jpg ChiEmi: Those are wonderful words that take the pressure off your shoulders. Nakai: Lastly, is there anything ChiEmi would like to ask Baba-san? ChiEmi: …Then, what’s your favorite drink (lol)? Baba: The thing I drink most right now is barley shochu! I like Kichi Shiroku these days. Nakai: Kichishiroku is good. ChiEmi: Barley shochu is bitter. Baba: It’s easy to drink. Potatoes have a strong taste and smell, but barley is relatively easy to drink. I also like gin soda. It’s interesting because there are so many different kinds made locally. ChiEmi: Hey! I’ll try drinking it next time. Baba: Barley is easy to drink and delicious, so definitely try it! What does ChiEmi drink? ChiEmi: Lately, I’ve finally been able to drink highballs, and I’ve been drinking them all the time. I haven’t been able to drink for a long time, but when I got to a friend’s meeting place a little late, she said, “I asked for it!” and had a highball ready for me (lol). I thought, “Wow, I can’t drink this,” but when I took a sip, it was really delicious, so I started drinking it from there. Next time I’ll try wheat. Let’s all have a drink sometime! Baba: Please come! looking forward to it!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/79526/11/79526-11-c690ed8a5f1324a554276f1b5d870a1a-3900×2600.jpg Fumika Baba (Baba Fumika) Born in Niigata Prefecture. Born in 1995. She made her debut as an actress in the movie “Puzzle” in 2014. Received the Best Newcomer Award at the 44th Yokohama Film Festival. His main appearances include movies such as “Code Blue the Movie – Doctor Helicopter Emergency Lifesaving”, “I’m Not Alone”, and “Ito”, and dramas such as “Kamen Rider Drive” (EX) and “Yangoto Naki Ichizoku” ( CX) etc. In 2023, she launched the innerwear brand “misora” and is active in multiple fields, including serving as the creative director.

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