Excite News Interview Nijisanji Lize Helesta & Suzuhara Lulu 130520

Excite news published an interview posted as two parts on Lize Helesta and Suzuhara Lulu's new regular radio show on A&G, LizeLulu Listen. This is the first interview published on May 13th 2020.

Nijisanji Lize Helesta & Suzuhara Lulu "It's a wonder we're able to do radio together"

This spring, in national broadcast, a number of radio shows with Vtuber host has started. 

Nijisanji presents Lize Lulu Listen with Virtual Liver of Nijisanji agency Lize Helesta and Suzuhara Lulu as hosts airing every Sunday on 8 PM, is among them and receiving favorable reception.

Debuting near each other with Lize on March 22 2019 and Lulu on April 29 2019 but never really having much chance to interact with each other before, with this show that begin from April, they grow to know each other and continue to deepen their bond.

In this ekirebi! (Excite Interview), we have the chance to interview both of them. Both expressed their feelings on challenging the task of being a radio host for the first time and the changes in their views of each other.

"I always thought that being a radio host is a concept farthest away from me"

----With your debut as virtual liver, what kind of activities you thought of doing? And within those, is "being a radio host" among them?

Lulu Until I got into Nijisanji, I had never done streaming nor do I use PC that much, so I was beginning from a complete zero. Right now, I'm doing various things like songs or radio, but at first it had never even came to me that I would ever do such things at all.

--- So in the beginning, was streaming the playthrough of your favorite game take all you have?

Lulu Yes. I thought it'd be great to do what's fun for me while the listeners themselves have fun (watching). I really did not think I'd get to do radio show with Lize-sama, it's such a strange feelings. It's because before I debut, I was watching Lize-sama's streams. What about you, Lize-sama?

Lize Until I got into Nijisanji, I was living days doing especially nothing (lol). One day, I saw how a Nijisanji liver having so much fun talking with the comments (from the listeners) while playing games. Ever since I was small, I am not good at communication or mingling with people, so if I were to try doing virtual liver maybe I will be able to. I came to Nijisanji to play games with everyone. That is why, from the very start since I am not that good in having conversations, being a radio host is like the farthest thing away from myself.

Lulu Lize-sama said like that but I thought you're easy to talk to and from your stream my image of you was you're really good in talking. During the radio when you said similar things, I though that's unexpected.

Lize I guess I am good at talking *with* the game..... (lol)

--- I think we accidentally just heard some depressing information...

Lulu You mean you are good at playing while reading the game text, right?

Lize Yes, exactly. That is why I thought I can do livers activity in fun. But I am really bad at talking alone from zero or to have conversation with human being.

Lulu The listeners who wrote the comments are all human too, you know (lol)

Lize Well that is certainly true (lol). That is why, even up until now I am bad at free talk session. But, even with that kind of condition, I'm hosting a radio... which I really can't comprehend, so the fact it somewhat come into being feels like a miracle for me.

"We talk of how it'd be great to do something together aside from radio"

--- Lize-san and Suzuhara-san, just now have said that even before this radio program start you are "bad at talking" during stream. I am also one of the listeners who enjoy both of your streams and I really don't see the image of being bad at talking from both of you. I feel like, both of you really underestimate your talking skill. I am sure there are many listeners who feel the same as I do. Is there something that happened in the past, probably a bad experience, that make you underestimate yourselves (in that part) so much?

Lulu You're digging for some dark past, are you not (lol)

Lize Ahahaha (lol)

Lulu For me, I am not good at talking with people since I was small. I have said this in the radio too, I am really bad at introducing myself. When I got into the university, during the entrance period, times when I have to introduce myself with everyone's attention on me I keep going "Aa... aa.....". The words that I kept in my head just poofed away and I became unable to speak. That is why, I keep having the image of "I am really bad at stuff like this am I" about myself. There are rarely time I take initiative to talk, it's more like I don't even have the confidence to do so from the start I guess...

Lize If a person the general society call as "extroverts" strike a conversation with me, I go "A... A..." like the No-Face in Spirited Away. Maybe just me being timid. I have such kind of mentality so, human are scary (lol).

Lulu I know riiiiight? Human, are scary (lol).

--- You even escalated "Extroverts are scary" into "Human are scary" (lol). For both of you, how do you feel when told of the radio host project?

Lulu I was simply very happy. But, at the same time I was really worried. "Is someone bad at talking like me can really do it?" I thought

Lize Before I was informed of this radio, I had the opportunity to be a guest in other radio, "Daitai Nijisanji no Radio", when Tsukino Mito Iinchou was being the monthly personality. I thought, "as expected, people who can do radio are so cool!". Mito-iinchou, even among Nijisanji, is also someone with outstanding free talk skill.

---- It appears she is a well-experienced radio host, isn't she.

Lize My opinion is that "Tsukino Mito is amazing!", not seeing her as Nijisanji or Virtual Liver. After witnessing such outstanding talent, I come to feel I should also become like this! Some months after that, I was told of this radio and I though "this might be a chance to take on a good challenge!" and so it was decided. Also, I was also so happy that the one who will become a host with me is Lulu-chan. Although both of us debuted close with each other, we really did not have any chance to mingle with each other.

Lulu I know right.

Lize I thought it will be a good opportunity to get along well with her. Because without chances like these, I cannot just suddenly go "Hello!" to Lulu-chan out of nowhere (lol).

Lulu Because both of us are not the type to just excitedly go seek contact. Without this kind of opportunity, probably even in the future we will never get together... But right now, we can even say like "It'd be great if we can do something outside of radio, no?". I, too, am very happy.

---- Before stuff like official meetings for the show, did you two communicate with each other?

Lize Even before it was officially decided, I sent a message lightning fast.

Lulu Yes, it came from Lize-sama

Lize It was kind of "Lu, Lulu-chan, what do you think, of, the idea having a radio show with me? For me, if, by any chance, you're okay having it together with me....", now that I think of it for real, it sounds kinda gross.

---- Is it in the line of "Please don't reject" ?

Lize No no! I don't mean to give pressure or anything (lol)

Lulu A very polite verse came. On the contrary, I was so happy since I thought, "Is it okay being together with me?" to Lize-sama. Since the time I heard of the idea, I think it'd be great to do it together, so I am very happy it came true.

Lize At the beginning, it's both exhilaring and nerve wracking, isn't it?

Lulu I was so so nervoouus~. Now, compared to the first recording, I think I managed to do it more naturally.

Lize Lulu-chan, at first was so rigid, but now it feels like she has relaxed

Lulu We found the same hobby. A sense of familiarity just striked me when it went "A! We have something in common!"

---- During the second episode, when both of you knew you liked "Hunter X Hunter", it got really heated up right?

Lize "Hunter X Hunter" become the rope that tie us together (lol)

Lulu Yes. Since I love it, when I knew Lize-sama likes it, I was genuinely elated!

During the first stream, Lulu-chan did not seems like the type to do games

 ---- Well then, now please tell me of your opinion about each other before "Lize Lulu"

Lize Luluchan, is a monster.

Lulu Ahaha (lol) Here it comes! Monster.

Lize It might be hard to believe now but, the image of Lulu-chan during her debut stream doesn't give off an image that she will do games thismuch. That is why, after the debut stream is over and the time of the real stream began, when I saw the first game she picked was "Super Ghouls'n Ghosts" I went nervous like "Hey, you okay? That game is considerably harsh tho!"

---- Since it is an extremely difficult retrogame , I think everyone was surprised

Lize But, she played it like "a, I died~. Ah well, once more", like for eternity. "This girl is just impossible!", I remember being super shocked.

Lulu I'm so happy you watched me from my very first stream. Coming here I get to know new information. But, I, too, watched Lize-sama from your first debut stream in real time, you know?

Lize Eh? Seriously?

Lulu Yes. Since I will debut in a batch after a batch after a batch after Lize-sama so I thought of making you as a reference and came to watch you. My first impression was, what a cute voice.

Lize Heee...

Lulu Also, very sensible. "So this is a princess!!" is what I thought.

Lize That makes me happy. But I bet that image now already shattered (lol)

Lulu Not at all, since Lize-sama's first debut that image has never shattered even once.

Lize Really? That makes me feel kinda glad. If you told me "On first stream I never though that you're this gloomy", I'd go hurt and go home (lol)

Lulu That's my words~~~

Lize It's not like that at all. I do think of Lulu-chan as a monster, but I never see you as gloomy.

Lulu You'd think that I am too much of a monster that it is hard for me to establish contact with human....

Lize A... Though I called her "Monsters" and even other livers and listeners also play to it as a meme, Lulu-chan is properly a normal girl, you know! A, "Properly" (lol).

--- That is some word you don't usually say to a normal girl.

Lulu She's trying so hard to cover for me (lol)

Lize But really, she's easy to get close to.

Lulu That's a relief. Because I have that kind of overall image in me, I though maybe you will feel that I am hard to approach, so at first I was quite anxious.

Lize You are not hard to approach at all~!

Lulu I'm glad. With you saying it, I feel really relieved. I'm glad I have been identified as a human being.

Lize That's such a sinister wording, I'm actually shaking for a bit here (lol).

Knowing "Lize-sama is watching this movie too!!!" I was so happy 

 --- With the radio both of you grow to know each other. You managed to find your point of similarities, but are there other things that you're interested about each other?

Lulu For this part, I don't know if we are similar with each other, but I wonder if there is a chance she is the same, so I'm kind of interested in it...

Lize what is it? what is it?

Lulu Some time ago, I saw you did a simultaneous movie viewing streaming.

Lize Yeah, I did. It's a Zombie movie "welcome to Zombie World"

Lulu Yes, yes. Also the pet lion that Lize-sama kept at home is named Jill.

--- It's that cute lioness that meowed and played with the game console cable right.

Lulu That name is from Resident Evil's Jill Valentine, right?

Lize Yep. You know very well, eh.

Lulu That's why, I wonder if Lize-sama is the same as me, liking zombies.

Lize Eh? Zombie? Just by that flow it links to liking zombies? (lol)

--- Probably because Resident Evil is a game where you fight zombies.

Lize It is not whether or not I like RE, but if I like zombies or not (lol)

Lulu You watched zombie movie and also seems to like RE so I wonder if just like me, you like Zombie...

Lize Rather than me liking zombie, more like killing them. But I like the high tension panic type piece of work so...... I see, I, guess I like zombie....

Lulu Yes you are! Yes! Right now I just make a discovery of our similar points, that me and Lize-sama both likes Zombie!!

--- Lize-san appears to be at a loss though.

Lize Perhaps... I might have liked Zombie..... (lol)

Lulu Ahahaha (lol). I love zombie movie, even including the B class (the low budget ones), so I watch quite a lot of them. The one Lize-sama watched in the stream "(Welcome to) Zombie World", I have watched that one too. That's why, when I know "Lize-sama is also watching this movie!!" I was quite happy.

Lize Lulu-chan, you also said you like horror, didn't you?

Lulu Yes. But Lize-sama, you're bad at it right?

--- From what I see in your horror game streaming, you appear to be not that good with it.

Lize Yes. I dislike horror movie more than I do horror game.

Lulu And yet you appear to like "Resident Evil", and even watch zombie movie. Even if you are bad at horror, I thought maybe you can still go at zombie.

Lize Lulu-chan, why are you seeking the edges of my fear limit?

Lulu Lize-sama, I want to know how far you can go (lol)

Lize I dislike that kind of chicken game (lol). To try controlling Lulu-chan's irrepressable curiosity, now it is my turn to take the subject. My impression of Lulu-chan doesn't really change. At the time I first saw her game streaming I was really suprised but after we begin the radio I feel "As expected, it's just Lulu-chan".

Lulu Being told unchanged makes me happy.... eh? wait a minute? Is it okay to feel happy about it? Am I, human?

Lize Don't worry, don't worry, Lulu-chan, you are human (lol)

Lulu Glad to hear (lol)

(End of first interview, continue to second interview here)