Happy Birthday Yabu Boo Boo!!!!!!!!!! XD
Yabu Kota Pimp Post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Formal Facts
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Name: Kota Yabu (薮宏太, Yabu Kōta?)
Profession: Singer
Date of birth: January 31, 1990 (1990-01-31) (age NINETEEN)
Birthplace: Yokohama City
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 53 kg
Blood type: A
J-Pop group: Hey! Say! JUMP, Hey! Say! BEST
Talent agency: Johnny & Associates
The Fun Facts!
1. Yabu is mixture of win and fail at onigokko (but who doesn't fail other than Shige?) because he freaks out and DOESN'T PAY ATTENTION.
2. Yabu is the most bashful human being on earth.
Confession - He totally blushes afterwards.
Interview - Yabu denies being the one who gets the group together. . . and JUMP praising him becomes too much for him.
3. As Sara (karmoisin) puts it, Yabu gets around.
4. Yabu is moved to tears very easily.
5. Yabu is Aqua Man. XD
6. Yabu loves FOOD.
Singin' For You
As a junior, Yabu had the voice of a frickin' angel. ANGEL.
1. Boku Wa Tada - Yabu solo as a junior. RECORDED CD SOLO.
2. Yabu Medley - Who doesn't love this medley? But I the think the better question is, who doesn't love Yabu in this medley? Yabu's being glomped, hugged, and fawned over by everyone. TOTAL PIMP. [Download Here]
3. Sekai World Peace Medley - I love the rhythm to this song! [Download Here]
4. Miagete Goran Yoru No Hoshi - A pretty solo by chibi Yabu. He sounds so adorable. [Download Here]
5. Angel Come To Me - WHO DOES NOT KNOW THIS SONG. He's performed it so many times.
Version One: Shokura Performance 2005 [Download Here]
Version Two: The slow dramatic opening version. Love it. [Download Here]
Version Three: The comeback version in which his husband Hikaru announces it. HE IS SO TALL. BUT HE STILL WORKS IT. [ Download Here]
6. Mayonaka no Answer - I love this song. XD
7. Asu E - It took me a while to get used to this song (because I kept skipping it on my ipod). But I finally listened to it and I really like it! [Download Here]
8. Jounetsu - It's short but so what? XD [Streaming + Download Link Here]
9. Ki.Se.Ki - It's also short but who cares? XD [ Download Here]
10. Arashi no Carnival - OH HOW I LOVE THIS SOLO. And all of its versions are fantastic. AND YABU'S SEXY BEYOND COMPARISON. THE HIPS! AND THE SMIRKS! AND THE STUNNIN SHADES! ASKFJLADJFLASDFJLADJFLASKJFLASJDFLAJ! XD
Version One - First Version (starts at 1:39) [Download Here]
Version Two - Remix with the Saxophone and corny thunder . . . and MORE WORDS. I heard this one and went . . . WTF WHEN DID THEY ADD A NEW VERSE? XD [Download Link]
Version Three - SEXY STUNNIN SHADES VERSION.
Version Four - Yax3 Version (1:58 - end). Shoon, Taiyo, and Hikka show up towards the end.
11. Rain Dance - Yabu became 'SEXY MAN' in this performance. I mean come on, singing about making out in the rain, melting in the rain, two people being soaked in this rain! Hikaru are you paying attention? XD [Concert Version] [Download Here]
12. My Everything - I love this song so much. The lyrics are beautiful. And Yabu's English is greatly improving. [ Download Here]
13. Chikai no Sora - Must talk about this. Yabu displays his writing talent in this song. And it's a really pretty song.
Version One: Yabu + Masato [ Download Here]
Version Two: Yabu + Hikaru [Streaming + Download Here]
14. Next Dream - Yabu's Dream Boy's solo. ♥ [Download Here]
15. School Kakumei - Yabu penned this one. This is his performance with Hikaru. And Yabu gets to be Yabu-sensei. OH YES. [Streaming + Download Here]
Featured Songs
1. NEWS Nippon - You know the really high voice during the chorus? That's Yabu and Matsumoto Kohei.
2. Natsu no Owari No Harmony - Duet with Moriuchi Takahiro. His voice was so HIGH. [ Download Here]
3. There Are Wings On My Back - Duet with Hikaru. GORGEOUS.
4. Sekai Juu No Dare Yori Kitto - MY FAVORITE DUET. AND IT'S WITH IKUTA TOMA. [Download Here]
Acting
In 2002, Yabu was in Taiyou no Kisetsu playing the younger version of Takizawa Hideaki's character. Here's a video of his scenes.
Also, Yabu was in Kinpachi Sensei Season 7 with Hikaru and Taiyo. He was a minor character in the drama (you can see him constantly dancing), but gets to shine in episode eleven. The poor guy *hugs him* (you'll understand if you see it). (No subs. Sorry!)
Pairings
Yabu is one of the JE Kings of pairings (others include Kame, Tegoshi, Chinen, Jin, and Ryo). So, let's start with the least common pairings.
Yabu x Kame - EXAMPLE OF THE SENPAI WANTING YABU. Kame totally comes on to him in ' Risk Management'. I love mousapelli so much. XD
Yabu x Chinen - This pairing is my guilty pleasure. It's too frickin' cute. WRITE IT PEOPLE. For now, I've included my story 'Bedtime Story'.
Yabu x Yamada - WE NEED MORE OF IT! If you need convincing that this pairing exists, here:
PROOF THAT YABU LOVES HIM.
1. His screensaver is Yama-chan.
2. His nickname for him.
3. And finally, THE CONFESSION.
And here's a drabble . . . my drabble. XD
Yabu x Yuto - We. Need. More. YUBU. LOOK AT IT.
IT'S A CUTE PAIRING! Sara, FINISH THIS FIC.
Yabu x Tottsu - Once again, we need more. MOAR. *refuses to link my drabble* SOMEBODY WRITE ME ONE TO LINK. XD
Yabu x Daiki - It's also really cute! This is ' First' by nichiya (It's locked.)
Yabu x Taiyo - It's been done before and it's really sweet This is ' Anxiety' by shin_sen.
And now for Yabu's top five pairings!!!!
Yabu x Jin - This pairing is one of Yabu's most adorable pairings. Jin totally doted on Yabu and took him into his care for about three whole years. Total and complete love.
1. This is the Prologue of live4dehmoment's series 'Seize The Day' series. I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
2. This is the first one-shot in my series about Yabu and Jin. It's called 'Invisible'.
3. AND THIS IS SARA'S RESERVED SPACE WHEN SHE POSTS MY YABUJIN PORN. XD
Yabu x Inoo - Husband and wife. Inoo gets jealous when Yabu rejects him in public and calls him at 6:30 in the morning. And Yabu catches Inoo staring him during interviews and tells the world Inoo is his fiancé.
1. Sara's 'Licked'. It's adorable and Yabu shows off his sexy. XD
2. 'I Saw Yabu Kissing Santa Claus' by suteii - Chinen walks in on Yabu making out with Santa!Inoo. Too adorable.
Yabu x Takaki - This is cute as well. I love fics where Yabu has to deal with Takaki's sanity and his flirting at the same time.
1. Sara's 'Caught'. Yabu is the victim to some "unfortunate" circumstances.
2. This is ' Happy Family' by Miaow_2814. Too adorable.
3. This is ' Kissing Disaster' by Miaow_2814. TakaBu use Chinen to make each other jealous. Expect lulz.
Yabu x Shoon - If I don't talk about this pairing, I'll get bricked heavily. YamaBu is probably Yabu's most popular pairing. And I will admit that is cute and it was my first Yabu OTP. XD
1. This is ' Shoon's Confession' by Harunomasu.
2. This is ' Crush' by h0wlingcat. I adore Bakanishi in this. XD
3. This is ' Peanut Butter Fingers' by h0wlingcat. YamaBu and peanut butter. CLICK. XD
4. This is ' Kissing Smiles' by h0wlingcat. Too sweet. ^_^.
BUT BECAUSE I AM BIASED, HERE IS THE LAST PAIRING!
~YabuHika~YabuHika~YabuHika~YabuHika~
Yabu x Hikaru - How can people not ship this? I just don't get it! These two are best friends forever! They know each other better than anyone else! THEY HAVE SPENT CHRISTMAS TOGETHER FOR THE PAST 5-6 YEARS! O.T. FRICKIN P.
Umm. . . moving on . . . XD
Since I put a lot of fics on Hikka's birthday post, I'll keep this one brief. XD
1. This is Bending Over Backwards by lolelephants - It's porn. Yabu and Hikaru porn. CLICK THE FRICKIN' BUTTON.
2 & 3. In Absence of Sound by lolelephants is heartbreakingly beautiful. And so is the sequel Memoir.
4. Can't Let You Go by skytears9 is really great. It's angst but kind of has a happy ending. XD
5. Duet by mousapelli is so cute. It's full of flustered Yabu. XD
6. In Sync by maplarojcan is also quite cute. :)
Picspam! - 19 in total for his nineteenth birthday!!!! xD
CHIBI YABU IS LOVE.
Aww. ^_^.
He's so adorkable. . . and I think he has a new favorite food. XD
I really like this one. ^_^.
*spazzes* HOW CUTE IS HE?
Awwww!
I love this picture. I love his clothes, I love the pose, I love his hair, I love his face. . . . I love Yabu. XD
He's so adorable. I wanna poke his nose.
He looks so pretty. And I love his clothes.
From adorable to CHIC. *stares*
I LOVE THIS PICTURE. HE LOOKS SO SWEET.
I love this one too. I wish his hair still looked like that. XD
He love his outfit in this. Yabu looks good in a lot of clothes.
He looks so adorable! He should teach me how to play soccer. XD
YABU IS LOVE.
MUST. STAY. CALM.
CAN'T. STAY. CALM.
CAN. NOT. BREATHE.
sakldjfklsdjflsjldfjlsdjlfsjdfsdjflsdjfldkjlf THIS IS MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF HIM.
And now to finish, my letter I sent to Yabu and the reason why I adore him so much.
Letter & Why I Love Yabu
And now to finish, my letter I sent to Yabu and the reason why I adore him so much.
Dear Yabu Kota-kun,
Happy nineteenth birthday! How does it feel to be a year older than eighteen? Probably the same, isn't it? But I hear the big change hits when you become an adult!
I started listening to the artists in Johnny's Entertainment last year and soon I came across you and your history as a Johnny's Junior. You never ceased to make me smile. I really like you for that. And I love listening to you sing and watching you perform, especially in My Everything and Rain Dance.
It was later that I found out that you debuted! I was so happy to see that you were doing well in the industry and I promise to continue to support both Hey! Say! JUMP and you individually. I really love Hey! Say! JUMP and I can't wait to see what the group does in the future. Hopefully some day in the future you will be able to become to the United States and perform. You may not know this, but you have a lot of fans in the United States that support you and wish you all the best.
Lastly, I hope that you have a fantastic nineteenth birthday. You deserve it. From what I see of you, you are a strong resilient person who is hardworking, and dedicated. You also seem bright and perky, and that smile of yours is beautiful. Despite the stress of your job as an idol you always have that smile. I love that about you and I hope you continue to smile with all of your heart.
I Wish You Nothing But The Best,
Lauren Kennedy ケネディ, ローレン
Age: 18
Country: United States
Why I Love Yabu - When I first saw Yabu, he was in this picture. So, I thought he looked a little weird. XD But, as I started to get to know Ya-Ya-Yah more I fell for him. He was such an adorable hyper active kid who grew into this handsome adorable young adult. He's so dedicated to JUMP and his career yet still has time to be complete dork. I wish him a happy birthday and I hope he continues give it his all.
(Credit for the pictures goes to Miyabi, Hadaka No Johnny's, Fan Club Ya-Ya-Yah, happytown, Crunchyroll, Flickr, and photobucket.)