Q. All right, here with Jiyai after the second round at the TOTO Japan Classic. Take us through the round today. Worked well for you?
JIYAI SHIN: Well, yeah, I'm pretty solid whole day. And then I think I had a good focus on the golf course because the wind blowing hard and then they change every time, so hard to read the wind directions, but, you know, today I playing with Miyu Yamashita and Nasa Hataoka and they both playing pretty well on the LPGA, so before when I starting, I really excited to play with them.
And then, yeah, definitely they showing how they're strong. So that's why I try to catch up and I finished good position as well.
Q. Only two bogeys through 36 holes for you.
JIYAI SHIN: Oh.
Q. Anything you're doing to keep yourself out of those bogey chances?
JIYAI SHIN: Two bogeys? Oh, wow. Okay. I hit it pretty solid with my swing, my driver and my irons, so that's why I didn't much miss the green. That's why with to make the more chance and then less make bogeys.
But, well, I didn't know I make the two bogeys this two days because I'm focusing make the birdies. So I think golf never know, so if I make the bogey doesn't matter. I think how much I make the birdies, they're more important.
So next two days I try to get more birdies.
Q. This is your 15th start at this event. What is it about playing here in Japan that you love so much?
JIYAI SHIN: Well, you can see a lot of fans out here, so always surprised how they supporting the golfers and the Tour.
That's why I just keep doing and working hard, because I want to showing great shot to my fans. That's biggest thing, how much people love the golf and then I can feel that and then playing better.
Q. And then last one: Very tight leaderboard heading into the weekend. What's it going to take to put yourself on top?
JIYAI SHIN: Well, actually I like the tight race because, you know, even we can have to breathing control as well. So I really like it because I love playing with the pressure.
And then, yeah, I think this golf course very, like take a good are you familiar, don't know how many birdies come up.
So I don't know suddenly who come up or how they're going, but, well, now I'm at the top, so I try to -- I just keep focusing myself and my golf and just the results just following I think.
So, well, yesterday and today really enjoyed with this weather and this great golf course conditions, so, yeah, I just try keep going like people know who I am so I want to showing more, yes, I am here. Yes, just do my best.
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