Translation: Popolo April 2016 - Yabu x Hikaru x Takaki crosstalk
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Hikaru: I wonder what is a fresh bond that we have at this stage. We already have a bond since the start…. If I am forced to mention something, during the countdown concert where we had to hook up with the live Johnnys countdown in Tokyo, Yabu was the one who entirely took charge of the time control that was allocated to us. It has been some time since I saw him taking responsibility and I thought, this is Yabu after all.
Takaki: We could hear the voices in our ear monitors where the staff were counting the time, but Yabu-kun was the one who made everything progress in a timing that was just right, and I thought… “oh!!”
Yabu: But everyone did everything properly. That is the bond!
Hikaru: We had some trouble though. We were supposed to talk a little and then sing after changing, but Yuto didn’t have a mic and Yabu realized that. You really do take note of such things.
Yabu: I somehow had this premonition and looked at Yuto, and realized he wasn’t holding a mic. When I said “Yuto! Mic! Mic!”,he went “Ahhhhh!!” and the sound of Yuto running could even be heard on the stage (laugh)
Hikaru: And also, of course BEST corner. We have a script but everything was done adlib and doesn’t that feel like our bond after all?
Takaki: We changed the contents from the tour, and it was a setting where five of us were having our reunion party. We really did adlib and fooled around so much, it was so fun.
Hikaru: Takaki was the reason we had a actual dress rehearsal for this. We decided the lines for each person, and when we went “Okay then how should we do this?”, everyone looked at Takaki.
Yabu: Then they asked “Takaki-san, would it be better to have a full rehearsal?”
Hikaru: And Takaki said “Yosh! Let’s have a rehearsal!” (laugh)
Takaki: During the reflection meeting after the live too, the negative feedbacks for our act were the most embarrassing. I thought, eh, it is about that? (laugh)
Yabu: It was mostly the staff who gave us the feedback, but Yamada also told us our corner was “too long” (laugh)
Takaki: It was so fun we wanted to continue it forever.
Yabu: Ok then let’s talk about the memorable parts? For Hikaru, we had already decided the sequence where each of us would say our final greetings, but during the rehearsal, he spoke before Ino-chan. I thought he would be fine during the actual concert, but he also made the same mistake during the actual show and spoke before Ino-chan. As usual, I thought it was interesting (laugh)
Takaki: I saw the conversation between the two of you. Inoo-kun said “Hikaru spoke first so I will speak after Hikaru” and Yabu-kun said “I know i know” in a really small voice (laugh)
Yabu: We did have some trouble but because such things happen, it is interesting. Then next, what is Takaki’s memorable scene?
Hikaru: It’s definitely that. Before the first show, me and Takaki went to 7-11 and we tried the JUMP lottery. Both of us won the scrunchie but I didnt know how to use it. So I just put it around my arm during the encore, but when I looked at Takaki, he tied it around his hair like a trendy gyaru. Furthermore, his T-shirt was cut and showed his shoulders, he totally looked like a gyaru and when I saw that, I immediately tied the scrunchie on my hair too! (laugh)
Takaki: I was unexpectedly into it, and also did it on the second day (laugh)
Hikaru: And after a long time, Yabu went on another rampage during the MC.
Yabu: I was aware of it myself (laugh). It was late at night, and I wanted the audience to have fun with us. But everytime I go wild during the MC, Hikaru will definitely stop me. He will give me a face that says “It is about time you stop right?” and I will think “Okay okay”
Hikaru: Yeah. And when he still didn’t stop, I said in a loud voice “Shut up!” (laugh)
Yabu: But the countdown concert this time felt really special, and there were people who participated, people who did choreography for us even before debut and they said “You have really grown into a good group” and I was really happy.
Hikaru: He was also so motivated, and shaved his hair to form the words JUMP. He said his hair will grow soon anyway.
Takaki: We felt love from that. After the concert ended, we toasted our drinks and ate sushi that was ordered for us. But because it was so late, we soon left and went back to sleep (laugh)
Hikaru: For the first shrine visit too, we used to always do it at night, but it is the first time we all went the next day in the afternoon and that was new!
Takaki: We took photos too and it was just like in private.
Yabu: I want to do that next year too!
To Yabu Kota
“I thought of this recently, but Yabu gets interesting the longer you look at him. The other day we played games during a location filming the entire day, and halfway, Yabu became totally natural and that was really funny. I thought, this natural Yabu is really good after all~”
From Hikaru
“Yabu-kun’s unskillful side is the best. But we are of the same age and I can really relax with him. He is really an adult too. So to me, he is a person who can make me calm down.”
From Yuya
To Takaki Yuya
“Yuya is cute. The other day when he wanted to eat cup noodles in the studio, he was complaining that the water wasn’t boiling, and then when he wanted to start eating, he was called to the filming. The way he ate everything so fast was very cute.”
From Kota
“ The other day, I couldn’t get an appointment at the salon and when I asked Takaki for help, he immediately helped me to contact a salon, and said "Any time will be fine for the one I always go to” His response was fast and I felt that was just like a popular guy (laugh)“
From Hikaru
To Yaotome Hikaru
"We don’t really talk that much normally, but when I talk to him about his favourite games and shows, he responses properly to me. He is always like that all the time, and Hika-san, I think that’s good”
From Kota
“When I watch the VTR during our variety shows, Hikaru-kun is really funny and I don’t even bother about the contents (laugh). But that makes everyone excited and fun, and it is thanks to Hikaru-kun that I feel I have to work hard too”
From Yuya