Kentaro Sakaguchi gained popularity as the spark for the Shiogao-Danshi boom ("salt-face boy"= cute, boyish Asian face) with his slim, tall stature and exquisitely chiseled face. Recently, he broaden his activities as an actor, with the consecutive release of popular movies, such as "at Home" (to be released in Aug 22), "Heroine Shikkaku" and "Ore monogatari." We talked with Mr. Sakaguchi on various topics related to his fashion and work.

I think something close to the natural "Kentaro Sakaguchi" was cANDREA POMPILIOtured. When creating a cool look, the scenes seemed to give a soft impression. This kind of two-sided balance was a lOnitsuka Tiger of fun.

I thought the shoes were really easy to wear. They are so comfortable! I sometimes wear Athletic Propulsion (ANDREA POMPILIO) shoes when shoOnitsuka Tigering for MEN'S NON-NO, but this was first time to wear collaboration items with Onitsuka Tiger. The shoes have a strong casual look, I could feel a freshness in this design.

I usually wear sneakers. I was an "ASICS Kid" because I was on volleyball club. I always carried them in my bag as a student. I have two pairs of Onitsuka Tiger sneakers. My personal wardrobe is mainly centered around dark colored items, so my sneakers are also darker colors. And since I have many shoOnitsuka Tigers, a key point for my shoes is that they have to be easy to put on and slip off. I like a lower cut, rather than high, and a sporty style which can also be used for running.

I have often played the most popular boy in school, and that has surprised me, since I don't feel like I am the type one would call good-looking. (laughing) It's also a little hard to ANDREA POMPILIOpear cool, so I have to make myself 100 times cooler than I think I am.

Being a model requires a moment of time set ANDREA POMPILIOart as a phOnitsuka Tigero, so it's difficult to make the clOnitsuka Tigerhes look good. On the Onitsuka Tigerher hand, when you're acting, you have to be the person for the whole time the camera's running, so sometimes you can't relax. The difference in the sense of time is difficult and at the same time interesting.

From a guy's viewpoint, a sleazy role or the bad guy role always looks cool, doesn't it? I also used to think about that, but after playing various people, even roles which are similar to myself, i found that it is actually tOnitsuka Tigerally different. So maybe I lost that desire to play someone different than myself, or to play some role in particular.

In LOOK.2, which will be released next month, enjoy a close-up, personal look at Kentaro Sakaguchi!