Hey! Say! BEST crosstalk duet June 2013
God YES! If Dai-chan were a girl, it would be terrible!
Yaotome: Okay, so apparently today’s crosstalk is going to start with Dai-chan starting off with the letter “E”
Takaki: So…a new way of things, ey?（笑）
Arioka: Eh, eh, eh, REALLY!? …I’ve actually started off with “E” just then…now would you let me off? （笑）
Inoo: Nope, not here…too boring.
Takaki: FYI, you can’t start with “Erotic stories” either. （笑）
Arioka: *thinks for a while* We, went to see a movie the other day, didn’t we? (Eiga, mi ni itta yo ne, kono aida)
Yabu: That’s pretty mainstream. （笑）
Yaotome: Not good enough, Dai-chan. （笑）But yes, we did go see one together.
Takaki: What…what, I WAS NEVER INVITED TO THIS!
Yabu: But like, you never come even if we invite you.
Takaki: I mean, even if it’s a low-ish chance of me going, I do want to be invited! But occasionally Arioka-kun does ask me out to these things.
Inoo: Yeah yeah he asks me too. But then when it comes to an actual event, he’s like, “Sorry…I’ve seen that one already!” （笑）
Yaotome: God yes! If Dai-chan were a girl, it would be terrible! You know, she just goes around flirting with BEST members asking them out to movies-but doing nothing. （笑）
Arioka: Cuz like, after you watch a movie, it’s fun to discuss it right? So what’s important to me is the fact that I’m going with someone… who I’m going with isn’t important.
Inoo: Dude, you’re saying it as if it’s some philosophical statement, but I hope you realize it’s crude. （笑）
Arioka: I believe that was the day of my 19th Birthday. That day, I had passion. I said to myself, “Right, I’m 19 now! I’m going to try something new! I’m going to go to a dance school to polish my dance!” and so I crossed my heart.
Takaki: Eh, so you decided to personally learn dancing?
Arioka: Yep. So I went to this dance school that said “Enter anytime” and I opened the door, and I think they were resting- there are all these people who are just fooling around with their friends. I was like, “Nope, I can’t join this circle” so I closed the door and fell to my knees.
Yabu: That’s…a bit fast. （笑）
Arioka: Yeah, but anyway, I had nothing to do, so I went to the movies by myself, and went home. It was my 19th birthday. And I had no one to talk to so I just send a text to a staff that I knew. （笑）
Inoo: Well, that’s a pretty sad story…it brought me to tears. Internally. （笑）
Arioka: Eh, are you guys okay with being alone?
Yabu: Yeah! Like, I find going to places alone way better!
Takaki: Same here. I even travel alone.
Arioka: Eh, really? I really need someone with me.
Inoo: Yeah…maybe I’m a bit on the Dai-chan side too.
Yaotome: I go for both. Like, I’d rather watch movies with someone, but I like eating out alone.
Yabu: I mean, I’m pretty proud of myself and how much I’m tolerant to being alone. When I was in junior high I went to watch “Sekai no Chushin de Ai wo Sakebu” alone!
Inoo: Woah~ that’s pretty tough! Like, you’re as young as a junior high schooler, and you’re watching a genre like “Sekai no Chushin de Ai wo Sakebu”, AND you’re alone…talk about bravery!
Yabu: IKR? Anyway, Dai-chan & Hikaru went out to the movies together…what have you been up to recently, Inoo?
Yaotome: Oooh I’m interested. Like, you’re not loaded with assignments and essays since you’ve graduated uni…what do you do now?
Inoo: mmmm…I devote myself into sleeping more. So I’m way healthier!
Takaki: OH YES. You’re all hyped up these days it’s getting really annoying. （笑）
Yaotome: Everyone’s like, “SHUT UP INO-CHAN!!!” and getting pissed at him. （笑）
Inoo: I’ve realized the importance of sleep. You know-learnt it the hard way （笑）KYAHAHAHA!
Arioka: Yes, you’re hyped up these days. BUT. You’re still slow at running around in concerts. （笑）
Inoo: That’s that. （笑）
Yabu: So, what do you do besides sleeping?
Inoo: You know, to tell you the truth, since we’ve been packed with concert rehearsals recently, I haven’t had much time on my hands.
Yaotome: Then what are you planning to do after the concerts?
Inoo: What’s with you guys today…you’re so interested in me.
Takaki: Cause you don’t tell us anything…as long as we don’t ask.
Arioka: Eh, it’s not like you’re planning to go ahead with college…are you?
Inoo: Nah. （笑）Right now I’m thinking of getting a license for driving small ships.
Everyone: Eh, REALLY!?
Inoo: Opps, I shouldn’t have said that…I was actually going to obtain it in secrecy and suddenly pop up one day like, “Hey there…WANNA RIDE ON MY BOAT?” （笑）
Takaki: And didn’t you say you’re almost there on a diving license?
Inoo: Yep yep. I’m planning to get the full once it’s a little warmer.
Yaotome: Ino-chan being active…that’s new. （笑）
Takaki: So, what are you up to then Yabu-kun?
Yabu: I just go on small walks around my locals. I mean, I love walks. I love just walking around, going, “Oh, it’s the season of sakuras now…”
Yaotome: Premature aging. （笑）Takaki?
Takaki: Oh I went to a hot spring in Yamanashi.
Yabu: Nice~
Takaki: I wanted to see the sun rise from the top of the mountains so I set off from Tokyo at midnight.
Yaotome: Sounds fun!
Takaki: Let’s all go together some day!
Inoo: Yeah, sure, let’s go!
Yabu: Did you see the episode of SMAPxSMAP with the “5-people trip”?
Everyone: Yep yep!
Yaotome: That was so good!
Arioka: I know~ I was watching that thinking, “having a group is such a good thing”
Ah~ IKR! Be like, “This thing…YABAI” （笑）
Takaki: So it was the first time for SMAP to travel as a group, right? I’m sure we’d even do it…tonight. （笑）
Arioka: Any time really. （笑）You see, the value of our 5-person trip is pretty cheap.
Yabu: Yeah…the 5-person trip by SMAP was fun because their fans didn’t know what to imagine…but you know, with BEST, I’m guessing it’ll be just as the fans would imagine. （笑）
Yaotome: In that show Goro-kun refuse to go on the roller coaster and didn’t go on, but we’re not going to allow that to happen to you Ino-chan, ok? （笑）
Inoo: WHAT!? …but you know, I should be alright if I try my best. （笑）
Yabu: Watching that trip, I really thought my character was a bit like Kusanagi-kun. （笑）
Arioka: Yeah, I guess what you say and do are pretty similar.
Yabu: I was so supped by Nakai-kun crying!
Takaki: I wonder who’ll be crying like that in 20 years. （笑）
Yaotome: I’d say Yabu. He’d be singing “Score” balling over with tears. （笑）
Inoo: Ah~IKR! Be like, “This thing…YABAI” （笑）
Yabu: Ah~ I’m pretty sure I’ll do that（笑）I can totally imagine myself…guys, just go easy on me when that’s going on, ok? （笑）But you know…we’ve never actually been on a trip with the 5 of us.
Yaotome: We’ve been on trips individually with different people, but no…not with the 5 of us. What about karaoke?
Arioka: I used to go karaoke with Takaki…maybe just a few times. I remember him constantly singing V6.
Takaki: Yeah, “Thunder Bird-your voice-“ with me being all like, YO! （笑）
Arioka: Yeah, and I’ve been to karaoke with Yabu-kun too…and Inoo-chan too; just once. I remember him singing “Hitomi wo Tojite” by Hirai Ken san.
Yabu: Here we go again-SekaChu. （笑）I remember a while ago Hikaru & I went to eat out and the place we went to had no restaurant seats left, so they put us into the karaoke room（笑）
Yaotome: Oh yeah~ The room had like, suspicious pink lighting and we were just sitting there, silently feasting on our pasta. （笑）
Inoo: That’s just awkward on so many levels. （笑）But you know, really, I’d love to go on a trip with the 5 of us.
Takaki: I’ll be the driver then.
Yabu: Speaking of which…I remember when we went to Hawaii for work we went to take a night view with just the 5 of us…except it was the manager who was driving us.
Takaki: Yeah~ and 7 were just staying at the hotel.
Arioka: It was a little like the SMAP trip. You know, the manager driving, and Yabu-kun navigating him.
Yabu: The route was soooo hard. Like, you’re going through some normal inhabited area. （笑）
Yaotome: Yeah. And there’s just Yabu going. “Go left! Wait, no, I mean go 90 degree to the right!” （笑）
Arioka: And we were all like, “WTF, a 90 degree?” …until we realized it was ACTUALLY a sharp 90 degree turn. （笑）
Yaotome: And then we started talking about how at night the area isn’t too crime safe…so the manager panicked and tried to lock the doors, but then he’s like, “Wait, I can’t find the key hole!” and we were like, “It’s that button! Press it!” and it actually locked. …Appreciating technology as always. （笑）
Inoo: I swear if we recorded that whole thing it would’ve been so funny! （笑）
Yabu: And then we finally got to the view…6 guys, gazing at the night lights…（笑）
Takaki: That was really pretty!
Inoo: That was so much fun…I’m sure it’ll be so much fun if the five of us go on a trip!
Takaki: IKR. Guys, let’s go to Izu!
Arioka: I observe you pushing Izu these days. （笑）
Takaki: I like Izu, ok?
Yabu: Then you do the planning, we’ll go along with it. SO. Right now we’re in the middle of our national tour.
Takaki: You know, this time’s concert we’re dancing so much! It’s like fitness training!
Arioka: Takaki’s getting cheered on by the staff when the dancing’s really hard….like, “TAKAKi! YOU CAN DO THIS!” （笑）
Takaki: Don’t make it sound as if I’m not usually trying hard. （笑） But really, it’s sooooo HARD.
Yabu: And in the Shizuoka performance of “OVER” Takaki changed his line, “I’m tired, OVER” to “I’m picking leaves of, TEA” （笑）
Yaotome: Yeah! And it was even that part of the concert where we were supposed to be kinda all serious and cool. （笑）
Takaki: Yeah, but I did it in the rehearsals and everyone was like, “DO THAT IN THE REAL THING, OKAY?” so I did it. （笑）
Yabu: And you really did it, so we were like, “YEPYEP, HE DID IT.” （笑）
Takaki: How did the audience react…?I don’t think I really remember. （笑）
Yaotome: Well, to put it into simple words…they were just stirring. （笑）
Yabu: You’ve made effort, Takaki!
Takaki: Well, I guess that’s all I’ve been working for. （笑）
Inoo: We’re looking forward to what you come up with for other areas.
Takaki: Eh, really? …then ideas, please. （笑）
Arioka: I change my line in “Arigato~Sekai no doko ni itemo~” to “Thank you de~su” but then in the real performance I chicken out and say it normally. （笑）
Yaotome: Yeah, Dai-chan’s a chicken when it comes to those things.
Yabu: I’m pretty sure Yamada would do something funny if we come up with stuff…but I don’t think that’s what the fans are looking for in Yamada so we just shut up. （笑）
Takaki: Oh, but then I…never mind. （笑）
Yabu: So, for people planning to come to one of our concerts, I’m telling you to make sure you listen in carefully for our lines-they might be changed!God YES! If Dai-chan were a girl, it would be terrible!
Yaotome: Okay, so apparently today’s crosstalk is going to start with Dai-chan starting off with the letter “E”
Takaki: So…a new way of things, ey?（笑）
Arioka: Eh, eh, eh, REALLY!? …I’ve actually started off with “E” just then…now would you let me off? （笑）
Inoo: Nope, not here…too boring.
Takaki: FYI, you can’t start with “Erotic stories” either. （笑）
Arioka: *thinks for a while* We, went to see a movie the other day, didn’t we? (Eiga, mi ni itta yo ne, kono aida)
Yabu: That’s pretty mainstream. （笑）
Yaotome: Not good enough, Dai-chan. （笑）But yes, we did go see one together.
Takaki: What…what, I WAS NEVER INVITED TO THIS!
Yabu: But like, you never come even if we invite you.
Takaki: I mean, even if it’s a low-ish chance of me going, I do want to be invited! But occasionally Arioka-kun does ask me out to these things.
Inoo: Yeah yeah he asks me too. But then when it comes to an actual event, he’s like, “Sorry…I’ve seen that one already!” （笑）
Yaotome: God yes! If Dai-chan were a girl, it would be terrible! You know, she just goes around flirting with BEST members asking them out to movies-but doing nothing. （笑）
Arioka: Cuz like, after you watch a movie, it’s fun to discuss it right? So what’s important to me is the fact that I’m going with someone… who I’m going with isn’t important.
Inoo: Dude, you’re saying it as if it’s some philosophical statement, but I hope you realize it’s crude. （笑）
Arioka: I believe that was the day of my 19th Birthday. That day, I had passion. I said to myself, “Right, I’m 19 now! I’m going to try something new! I’m going to go to a dance school to polish my dance!” and so I crossed my heart.
Takaki: Eh, so you decided to personally learn dancing?
Arioka: Yep. So I went to this dance school that said “Enter anytime” and I opened the door, and I think they were resting- there are all these people who are just fooling around with their friends. I was like, “Nope, I can’t join this circle” so I closed the door and fell to my knees.
Yabu: That’s…a bit fast. （笑）
Arioka: Yeah, but anyway, I had nothing to do, so I went to the movies by myself, and went home. It was my 19th birthday. And I had no one to talk to so I just send a text to a staff that I knew. （笑）
Inoo: Well, that’s a pretty sad story…it brought me to tears. Internally. （笑）
Arioka: Eh, are you guys okay with being alone?
Yabu: Yeah! Like, I find going to places alone way better!
Takaki: Same here. I even travel alone.
Arioka: Eh, really? I really need someone with me.
Inoo: Yeah…maybe I’m a bit on the Dai-chan side too.
Yaotome: I go for both. Like, I’d rather watch movies with someone, but I like eating out alone.
Yabu: I mean, I’m pretty proud of myself and how much I’m tolerant to being alone. When I was in junior high I went to watch “Sekai no Chushin de Ai wo Sakebu” alone!
Inoo: Woah~ that’s pretty tough! Like, you’re as young as a junior high schooler, and you’re watching a genre like “Sekai no Chushin de Ai wo Sakebu”, AND you’re alone…talk about bravery!
Yabu: IKR? Anyway, Dai-chan & Hikaru went out to the movies together…what have you been up to recently, Inoo?
Yaotome: Oooh I’m interested. Like, you’re not loaded with assignments and essays since you’ve graduated uni…what do you do now?
Inoo: mmmm…I devote myself into sleeping more. So I’m way healthier!
Takaki: OH YES. You’re all hyped up these days it’s getting really annoying. （笑）
Yaotome: Everyone’s like, “SHUT UP INO-CHAN!!!” and getting pissed at him. （笑）
Inoo: I’ve realized the importance of sleep. You know-learnt it the hard way （笑）KYAHAHAHA!
Arioka: Yes, you’re hyped up these days. BUT. You’re still slow at running around in concerts. （笑）
Inoo: That’s that. （笑）
Yabu: So, what do you do besides sleeping?
Inoo: You know, to tell you the truth, since we’ve been packed with concert rehearsals recently, I haven’t had much time on my hands.
Yaotome: Then what are you planning to do after the concerts?
Inoo: What’s with you guys today…you’re so interested in me.
Takaki: Cause you don’t tell us anything…as long as we don’t ask.
Arioka: Eh, it’s not like you’re planning to go ahead with college…are you?
Inoo: Nah. （笑）Right now I’m thinking of getting a license for driving small ships.
Everyone: Eh, REALLY!?
Inoo: Opps, I shouldn’t have said that…I was actually going to obtain it in secrecy and suddenly pop up one day like, “Hey there…WANNA RIDE ON MY BOAT?” （笑）
Takaki: And didn’t you say you’re almost there on a diving license?
Inoo: Yep yep. I’m planning to get the full once it’s a little warmer.
Yaotome: Ino-chan being active…that’s new. （笑）
Takaki: So, what are you up to then Yabu-kun?
Yabu: I just go on small walks around my locals. I mean, I love walks. I love just walking around, going, “Oh, it’s the season of sakuras now…”
Yaotome: Premature aging. （笑）Takaki?
Takaki: Oh I went to a hot spring in Yamanashi.
Yabu: Nice~
Takaki: I wanted to see the sun rise from the top of the mountains so I set off from Tokyo at midnight.
Yaotome: Sounds fun!
Takaki: Let’s all go together some day!
Inoo: Yeah, sure, let’s go!
Yabu: Did you see the episode of SMAPxSMAP with the “5-people trip”?
Everyone: Yep yep!
Yaotome: That was so good!
Arioka: I know~ I was watching that thinking, “having a group is such a good thing”
Ah~ IKR! Be like, “This thing…YABAI” （笑）
Takaki: So it was the first time for SMAP to travel as a group, right? I’m sure we’d even do it…tonight. （笑）
Arioka: Any time really. （笑）You see, the value of our 5-person trip is pretty cheap.
Yabu: Yeah…the 5-person trip by SMAP was fun because their fans didn’t know what to imagine…but you know, with BEST, I’m guessing it’ll be just as the fans would imagine. （笑）
Yaotome: In that show Goro-kun refuse to go on the roller coaster and didn’t go on, but we’re not going to allow that to happen to you Ino-chan, ok? （笑）
Inoo: WHAT!? …but you know, I should be alright if I try my best. （笑）
Yabu: Watching that trip, I really thought my character was a bit like Kusanagi-kun. （笑）
Arioka: Yeah, I guess what you say and do are pretty similar.
Yabu: I was so supped by Nakai-kun crying!
Takaki: I wonder who’ll be crying like that in 20 years. （笑）
Yaotome: I’d say Yabu. He’d be singing “Score” balling over with tears. （笑）
Inoo: Ah~IKR! Be like, “This thing…YABAI” （笑）
Yabu: Ah~ I’m pretty sure I’ll do that（笑）I can totally imagine myself…guys, just go easy on me when that’s going on, ok? （笑）But you know…we’ve never actually been on a trip with the 5 of us.
Yaotome: We’ve been on trips individually with different people, but no…not with the 5 of us. What about karaoke?
Arioka: I used to go karaoke with Takaki…maybe just a few times. I remember him constantly singing V6.
Takaki: Yeah, “Thunder Bird-your voice-“ with me being all like, YO! （笑）
Arioka: Yeah, and I’ve been to karaoke with Yabu-kun too…and Inoo-chan too; just once. I remember him singing “Hitomi wo Tojite” by Hirai Ken san.
Yabu: Here we go again-SekaChu. （笑）I remember a while ago Hikaru & I went to eat out and the place we went to had no restaurant seats left, so they put us into the karaoke room（笑）
Yaotome: Oh yeah~ The room had like, suspicious pink lighting and we were just sitting there, silently feasting on our pasta. （笑）
Inoo: That’s just awkward on so many levels. （笑）But you know, really, I’d love to go on a trip with the 5 of us.
Takaki: I’ll be the driver then.
Yabu: Speaking of which…I remember when we went to Hawaii for work we went to take a night view with just the 5 of us…except it was the manager who was driving us.
Takaki: Yeah~ and 7 were just staying at the hotel.
Arioka: It was a little like the SMAP trip. You know, the manager driving, and Yabu-kun navigating him.
Yabu: The route was soooo hard. Like, you’re going through some normal inhabited area. （笑）
Yaotome: Yeah. And there’s just Yabu going. “Go left! Wait, no, I mean go 90 degree to the right!” （笑）
Arioka: And we were all like, “WTF, a 90 degree?” …until we realized it was ACTUALLY a sharp 90 degree turn. （笑）
Yaotome: And then we started talking about how at night the area isn’t too crime safe…so the manager panicked and tried to lock the doors, but then he’s like, “Wait, I can’t find the key hole!” and we were like, “It’s that button! Press it!” and it actually locked. …Appreciating technology as always. （笑）
Inoo: I swear if we recorded that whole thing it would’ve been so funny! （笑）
Yabu: And then we finally got to the view…6 guys, gazing at the night lights…（笑）
Takaki: That was really pretty!
Inoo: That was so much fun…I’m sure it’ll be so much fun if the five of us go on a trip!
Takaki: IKR. Guys, let’s go to Izu!
Arioka: I observe you pushing Izu these days. （笑）
Takaki: I like Izu, ok?
Yabu: Then you do the planning, we’ll go along with it. SO. Right now we’re in the middle of our national tour.
Takaki: You know, this time’s concert we’re dancing so much! It’s like fitness training!
Arioka: Takaki’s getting cheered on by the staff when the dancing’s really hard….like, “TAKAKi! YOU CAN DO THIS!” （笑）
Takaki: Don’t make it sound as if I’m not usually trying hard. （笑） But really, it’s sooooo HARD.
Yabu: And in the Shizuoka performance of “OVER” Takaki changed his line, “I’m tired, OVER” to “I’m picking leaves of, TEA” （笑）
Yaotome: Yeah! And it was even that part of the concert where we were supposed to be kinda all serious and cool. （笑）
Takaki: Yeah, but I did it in the rehearsals and everyone was like, “DO THAT IN THE REAL THING, OKAY?” so I did it. （笑）
Yabu: And you really did it, so we were like, “YEPYEP, HE DID IT.” （笑）
Takaki: How did the audience react…?I don’t think I really remember. （笑）
Yaotome: Well, to put it into simple words…they were just stirring. （笑）
Yabu: You’ve made effort, Takaki!
Takaki: Well, I guess that’s all I’ve been working for. （笑）
Inoo: We’re looking forward to what you come up with for other areas.
Takaki: Eh, really? …then ideas, please. （笑）
Arioka: I change my line in “Arigato~Sekai no doko ni itemo~” to “Thank you de~su” but then in the real performance I chicken out and say it normally. （笑）
Yaotome: Yeah, Dai-chan’s a chicken when it comes to those things.
Yabu: I’m pretty sure Yamada would do something funny if we come up with stuff…but I don’t think that’s what the fans are looking for in Yamada so we just shut up. （笑）
Takaki: Oh, but then I…never mind. （笑）
Yabu: So, for people planning to come to one of our concerts, I’m telling you to make sure you listen in carefully for our lines-they might be changed!
Takaki Yuya’s Goods & Bads Nakajima Yuto x Yabu Kota x Takaki Yuya Crosstalk
Takaki: …Thank you<3
Yabu/Nakajima: Dude, we haven’t said anything yet.
Takaki: You guys harmonise too well.（笑）
Yabu: Umm- Right, can you give us about half an hour to think?
Nakajima: I don’t think I could think of any Goods, so can we start with your Bads?
Takaki: Dude, I’m sure you can think of my Goods instantly-so stop joking around. Like, I’m like, chunk of good stuff all-in-one.
Yabu: Yeah, so I was thinking of writing up an sequel of “Ai no Katamari” based on Takaki, with the title “Yasashisa no Katamari” (Chunk of Kindness)
Takaki: Well you swap over fast. （笑）
Yabu: But I mean legit, I don’t think there are any “Bads” to Takaki.
Nakajima: I can’t think of any either. I think Takaki-kun notices and watches over people who are trying hard. You know those words, “If you try hard, at least someone would know, and will watch over you.” I think Takaki-kun’s that someone who watches over people. He’ll be like, “Yuto, your photos are great!” and I feel all fluffy.
Takaki: Fuhuhu….Gawd this is flattering!
Yabu: And then on the other end there’s Hikaru. I’ve been tagging with him for so long, and yet I’ve never seen him praise someone.
Takaki: Oh, but I’ve seen Hikaru-kun tell Yuto the drama was really good.
Nakajima: Yeah, about that…I think he meant Ooizumi-san was good. （笑）
Yabu: Cuz he’s Ooizumi-san’s fan. And Inoo’s also Ooizumi-san’s “Suiyou Doudeshou” ‘s huge fan.
Nakajima: Yeah! He knows so much about it, and I kept on telling Ooizumi-san about that, so the other day he was like, “I’d like to meet Inoo-kun-seems fun.” （笑）
Takaki: Did you tell Inoo-kun that?
Nakajima: I did I did. He was like, “Oh my god that’s so nice of him but…I think I’ll just shut up in front of him not being able to say a single word.” （笑）
Yabu: We got completely sidetracked…anyway, Takaki’s Goods. So when we’re in the same room for hotels, we’ll ask for room service, and Takaki would be the one setting everything out. He’d be like, “Yabu-kun, do you want to sit here?” or like, “Hey, do you want to eat this?”
Nakajima: What!? That’s so kind!
Yabu: Even after we finish eating, he’d pack everything up. And I’d be like, “He’s the man.” （笑）
Takaki: I must say, we’re pretty pro at using room service. （笑）
Yabu: When we’re out of Tokyo and we’re staying in hotels, we have dinner, but then we get hungry after that too, so we use it.
Nakajima: Eh, you order it after dinner? I’ll be too full to do that.
Takaki: Easy as. Except, we order so much it’s not very kind to our wallets. （笑）
Yabu: And then we’re like, “Well we’ve done enough work for a day!” （笑）
Love Profile Yabu Kota Wink Up May 2013
Q. What are three things you would want your “ideal girlfriend” to have?
-Kindness
-Treating friends nicely
-Freshness
Q. Do you want to text your crush 24/7?
I don’t mind. Depends on what she wants.
Q. Your girlfriend wants to go to a pancake shop that’s so popular you’d have to wait in line for 2hrs. Would you wait?
Nope. I’ll use those 2hrs in a more efficient way.
Q. What would you like your girlfriend to call you?
Kota.
Q. You’re on a date with her and you bump into your members. What would you do?
Introduce her properly.
Q. What would you do if your crush happened to have a boyfriend?
Try hard while keeping peace.
Q. If you were to ask for advice from one of your members, who would you ask?
Chinen. He would give me a different view on things.
Q. If you were to sing a love song to your crush, what would you sing?
Mou Kimi Igai Aisenai (Kinki Kids)
Q. Out of JUMP, who do you think would change the most through love?
Yuto. I think he’ll be all kind to his girlfriend.
Q. How would you recover from a broken heart?
Try to stay with friends, avoiding becoming a loner.
Q. Can you allow your girlfriend to eat out with her guyfriends?
If she tells me upfront, yes.
Q. What would you cook your girlfriend?
If she doesn’t mind me stuffing up, anything.
Q. Your girlfriend told you she wanted to see you really badly…but it’s midnight, and you have work tomorrow. What would you do?
I won’t see her. Work is work.
Q. If you were to buy something matching with your girlfriend, what would you get?
Key ring.
Q. Give us a kanji to represent “love”.
「心」You develop feelings, and your hearts connect.
Who’s Okamoto Keito? -POPOLO May 2013
Takaki: A Friend
I guess I hang with him the most in my private life. He just calls me “Yuya” at those times. As a friend, you must call them by their first name. It’s a rule!
Inoo: Uni Buddies
These days all we talk about are our own unis. （笑）But seriously, just the fact that we’re both uni students makes us feel closer.
Yaotome: Bubbly
When he dyed his hair a lighter shade, I told him he didn’t suit it. The next day, he dyed his hair a darker shade. Kawaii, right?
Yabu: Ramen Buddies
Whenever I feel like having ramen I always call Keito. He’ll be all complaining like, “Really~You sure you wanna go today~?” but then he’ll still come along with me. （笑）
Yamada: Similar Senses
When we look at a magazine, and we point at whoever we think is the cutest, we usually pick the same girl. （笑） Me? Oh I just push away his finger. （笑）
Chinen: Good to Hang With
I don’t have to think about being considerate towards Keito, and he’s good to hang with. I can just randomly call him to ask if he can hang, and he’ll just be like, “Okay.” （笑）
Nakajima: Music Buddies
We often talk about music. …Keito doesn’t return all the CDs I’ve lent him though. （笑）Even with movies, we give each other information on which ones are good, or even go out to watch them together.
Arioka: Go-with-the-flow Buddies
On the 9th of February we were like, “It’s Meat Day! (translator’s note: February 9th=2/9=niku=meat) so we went out to eat meat, or we randomly go out karaoke and sing JUMP’s songs…it’s good we’re both go-with-the-flow sort of people.
Who’s Nakajima Yuto? -POPOLO May 2013
Takaki: Wild Friends
We just go wild together. （笑）We’re often together for Shoukura, so after the filming we go crazy.
Inoo: I have the urge to tease him
When we have a conversation, we always seem to be talking about ourselves…and every single time I feel a sudden urge to tease him. （笑）
Yaotome: Band Buddies
It’s fun playing my bass to Yuto’s drums, and these days I can tell if it’s one of his good days, or his bad days when I listen to him.
Yabu: Shopping Buddies
I go out shopping with Yuto and Tottsu- quite often. We wait for each other for fitting too. （笑）We’re also movies and karaoke buddies too.
Yamada: Rivals
We’ve been together since we were little, and we used to be the same height…being coupled together for everything. We both know the path to follow, and we’re definitely moving forwards!
Chinen: A Friend
I reckon I spent most of my time out of work with Yuto. At school we ate lunch together everyday, and we both studied hard, helping each other.
Okamoto: Music Buddies
With Yuto I talk the most about music. Recently, we haven’t had time to do this, but we used to rent a studio and had sessions together!
Arioka: Percussion Buddies
Once at break time we had some sort of session with hitting our knees and it was so cool. Since then we do it quite often.
Who’s Chinen Yuri? -POPOLO May 2013
Takaki: Eye contact
We got a little closer through our trip to France, and even now we still talk about our experiences. We make more eye contact and we were looking at each other throughout our stage too.
Inoo: Kindness No.1
When I was busy doing the stage and writing my graduation thesis Chinen was being so considerate of me. Chinen’s the kindest person in Johnny’s. （笑）
Yaotome: Break time Buddies
During break time at our stage, we had juice together. We were both sucking on our straws as we got onto the lift. （笑）
Yabu: A Friend
I don’t know, Chinen seems more like a friend to me than just a member. We go out to eat, and talk about our private life too. We can tell each other anything really!
Yamada: Otouto
He’s really JUMP’s otouto, so he’s let off with anything. Just…he’s smarter than me, so I’m such a bad oniichan. （笑）
Nakajima: My Advisor
Even if it’s something out of his interests, he listens to me and gives me advice. He can look at things from a third-person view and see the things around him. I really rely on him, since I’ve been with him the longest.
Okamoto: Otouto
I feel like I have to be watching over him. Sometimes I feel like if Chinen’s smiling, nothing would really matter. When Chinen’s happy, I feel happy too.
Arioka: Otouto
We’re all spoiling Chinen too much. In “janiwa” Chinen would come to the prep room Keito & I are using, and sleep on our special mattress, but we just can’t wake him up…he’s too cute. （笑）
Who’s Yamada Ryosuke? -POPOLO May 2013
Takaki: Talk Serious
We often go deep into the topic when we talk these days, maybe because we’re both adults now. We talk about work, and often we talk about how we are now.
Inoo: No.1 on my List of People I want to go on a Trip with
He’s a bit similar to me on how he likes the nature and going on trips so he’s no.1 on the list of people I’d like to hang out with. So, no.1 on my list of people I want to go on a trip with too.
Yaotome: The Serious One
He’s the serious one who goes along with all the stupid jokes I make. He’ll be all like, “I’m tired of being serious~” but then he’ll still pick up my jokes in the prep room too.
Yabu: Talk Serious
With Yamada, I talk about work in depth. Quite often we’re coupled together to do MCs, so we discuss what we’re going to talk about, too. We talk about more serious stuff as well!
Chinen: My Partner
We’ve been together for a long time now, so he’s my partner. He’s a dear existence to me; we’re always together for work.
Nakajima: Rivals
We exist to stimulate each other into thinking in different ways. We acted together in dramas, and we talk about work quite often. I want to be able to make our fans laugh through Yama-chan & I hanging around each other.
Okamoto: Café Friends
We go out quite often and have tea together in cafes. （笑）I can tell Yama-chan pretty much anything. He gives me motivation!
Arioka: Glad I met him
We can talk about serious stuff as well as stupid stuff and I can stay myself around him. I thank my life that I’ve met someone like him.
Who’s Yabu Kota? -POPOLO May 2013
Arioka: My Brain
He’s smart, so whenever I watch the news or something and there’s some word I don’t know, you can always ask him and he’ll explain accurately. Maybe he’s more of JUMP’s brain than just mine. Let’s go on a trip together again!
Takaki: Same Hotel Room
When we go to other areas for work, we’re quite often in the same hotel room. Yabu-kun watches sports live on his laptop so I usually watch it with him.
Inoo: Fun Facts Oniisan
He tells me fun facts about soccer and other things that I never knew about. He’s the master of making things that are out of your interest seem fun.
Yaotome: Childhood Friends
We’re like childhood friends, really. We don’t have to say hello or goodbye to each other, and we don’t even have to make eye contact with each other to understand
Yamada: Master
I always rely on him. When it comes to things like stage greetings, I ask him for advice on what to say. We call each other “Chanyabu” and “Chanyama” these days. （笑）
Chinen: Oniichan
I don’t have to worry so much about being considerate around him, and we often eat out together. I feel we have the same sort of lifestyle. （笑）
Nakajima: Oniichan
He knows so many things! Even when we’re talking, he points out things at me clearly, and quite often I nod at his words.
Okamoto: Ramen Friends
I mean, we went out to eat ramen about 3 times in a week before. Yabu-kun watches over me, right? …I’ll just keep to that thought anyway. （笑）
Who’s Inoo Kei? -POPOLO May 2013
Arioka: Comedy Skit Buddies
Because we did this comedy skit together for the stage. Ino-chan was surprisingly enthusiastic about it, and he went along with any joke. I was quite a chicken there. （笑）
Takaki: Prep Room Buddies
We shared the same prep room for the stage, and Ino-chan was studying at the second half of the stage, so he was teaching me stuff. Architecture is a whole new world for me; it’s so complicated!!
Yaotome: Food Friends
We were always food friends who went out to eat, but these days Ino-chan seemed busy studying, so we haven’t gone out as much. I want to go again though…
Yabu: Maniac Buddies
Ino-chan knows a lot about various genres, so it’s always fun talking to him. We often show each other funny videos and have a laugh.
Yamada: My Guide Book
He’s a mysterious and a weird kind of guy, but he knows heaps of places to hang out, so I’m pretty much always asking Ino-chan whenever I’m going out. Oh yeah, are there any good hot springs around~?
Chinen: A Funny Person
Ino-chan is so funny, and you never know what he’s going to be like in the future. You feel something deeper in him than what he displays.
Nakajima: Talking about Oizumi-san
He likes Oizumi-san, so whenever I talk about backstage stories of the drama, he seems really interested. （笑）We also talk about dogs too.
Okamoto: Uni Buddies
I often ask him about things that only uni students understand. Ino-chan gave me advice about my units too.
Who’s Arioka Daiki? -POPOLO May 2013
Takaki: Similar Taste in Music
Whenever I go to our prep room, there’s always good music in the background, and he’ll be like, “I thought you’d like this one.” He knows my taste pretty well too, I guess.
Inoo: Where my Heart Resides
At “Janiwa” we did a comedy skit together, and as we planned things out and joked, my heart just…you know. （笑）
Yaotome: Hobby Buddies
We’re both into survival games these days, so we often talk about it. We invited Yamada into this as well recently, so us three…we’re just fangirling over it. （笑）
Yabu: Time-killer（笑）
You can just yell out “Dai-chan!” and he’ll come up to you and entertain you. （笑）With Dai-chan involved, even boring times become fun.
Yamada: My Best Friend
I like being around him, and we can be both stupid and serious. It’s not because we’re in the same group. He’s just… my best friend.
Chinen: Someone you don’t feel like is older than you
He’s been the same since forever, and you don’t feel like you’re younger than them. The only thing that’s changed is the fact that I don’t sit on him anymore. （笑）
Nakajima: Oniichan
He’s really caring, so I feel like he’s my Oniichan. （笑）He picks up even my smallest remarks, so I thank him for his perseverance. （笑）
Okamoto: Brothers
I don’t feel like one’s older or the other’s younger, but I just feel like we’re…brothers. We go out often in our private life, and he’s caring!
