Translation: Popo/lo October 2016 - Yabu and Hikaru
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*Theme of this month’s PPL is “BEAST/wild” - who is the most beast-like (wild) guy in HSJ?
Q1. Rank the members from the most beastly (wild) to the most animal-like (mild)
Yabu:
Arioka> Hikaru> Takaki > Okamoto> Yuto > Chinen> Yabu> Yamada> Inoo
“The reason why I thought of Dai-chan as wild is because his voice is so loud! Sometimes it hurts my ears (laugh). For Hikaru, he often practices his wrestling on Keito! And Ino-chan is just an unknown form of a life substance (laugh) “
Hikaru:
Arioka> Takaki> Yuto> Chinen> Hikaru> Yamada> Yabu> Okamoto> Inoo
“Dai-chan has a loud voice like a beast. Takaki likes the sea so he is a sea beast. Yuto is wild when he plays the drum. Chinen is unexpectedly quite manly. Ino-chan is already “THE GIRLY ONE” so he does not even have 1 millimeter of manliness in him (laugh)
Q2. Are you a carnivore or herbivorous? (also in terms of relationship- whether they are the soft or wild kind)
Yabu:
Herbivorous, because I don’t really convey out my own feelings. So I am probably difficult to understand. I will want to confess to the person I like, but I think I wont be able to do it!
Hikaru:
If I had to choose, carnivore probably. I am not perturbed by anything. With that, I am probably different from a herbivore, I am most likely to be a carnivore who doesn’t get eaten (laugh)
Q3.l I feel that I am wild during?
Yabu:
When I eat meat with bones!
“When I clench my teeth around meat with bones, I feel like I am an animal! I am someone who eats meat all the way to the bones (laugh). I eat meat while thinking about the Darwin evolution” (tn. evolution of how animals turn to man from ancient days)
Hikaru:
I can eat 3 train bentos easily
“It was probably some time ago when I had a really great appetite. In between journeys, I could easily eat three bentos. I had wanted to increase my weight from the start. Since then, I have gained 8kg!”
(From another section of Popolo)
Q1. Tell us some backstage stories from the DEAR tour
Yabu: Everyone starts eating cup noodles before the rehearsals start. We eat them everyday, and I start to worry about everyone’s eating habits (laugh). But I also eat them each time though (laugh). It is delicious!
Hikaru: When we were discussing about the concert program arrangement, Keito was very particular. Since last year he has been having strong views about his part for the guitar. I did say something like “it would be good if you could do shredding (tn. some guitar term, not sure), and he was full of enthusiasm for it!
Q2. A song in the album DEAR which you have a strong impression of during recording
Yabu: Special Love
The key for this song is high and it was like a battle with myself. When I tried singing and didn’t feel satisfied, I asked to record it one more time. If you listen to it, you will know, the key is really high………… (laugh)
Hikaru: Dear
I am quite bad at singing ballads so DEAR was a hard time for me (laugh). Especially the chorus. There are slow tempos and it is difficult to convey my feelings through them.
Q3. Your favourite pasta flavor
Yabu: Japanese style pasta - I am a Japanese after all.
I like Japanese pasta so I always order the Japanese style kind of pasta in the restaurant. I thought of trying to cook it myself at home, but I cant (laugh)
Hikaru: Squid ink pasta - it’s a win in taste!
I like luxury food which taste Japanese-like. There are people who dislike squid ink as it makes their teeth black but I don’t care, and taste wins over everything!