Translation: Myojo January 2017 - Yabu and Hikaru
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Yabu Kota
Fated encounter
How I met Inoo was probably fated. Inoo-chan said that he took the auditions in his sixth year of elementary school and he didn’t know the location. And then his mother said “Just follow that kid”. He seemed well brought up and I remember he had a cute face. The moment I saw him, I knew that “this kid is definitely going for the audition too”. At that time, I was wearing a short pants for sports and a T-shirt and I wasn’t fashionable at all. But Ino-chan had a hat or cap on, and that was fashionable~ Thinking of how we are still working together even after 15 years from that day, that’s really great.
An ideal love situation
For my love partner, a senior in the same department is good. I am a salaryman in the sales department but my results are unsatisfactory. So my department head tells me “Follow under this senior for now, and learn properly” so I have to pair up with her. She is really smart without any flaws. And while scolding me and saying “Be more reliable in your work!” and I reply “I’m sorry”, but I still continue to work with her. On a certain day during lunch, I order lunch set A and she orders set B, and she loves eating so she says “Let me have a bite of that?” and so she eats the croquette which I had eaten halfway. At that moment, my heart will beat really fast and think “Ah, that’s an indirect kiss” (laugh). From then on, I secretly choose a different menu from her after she decides what to eat, and dream of having a real kiss with her even though it is an indirect kiss. Yay♪
A member you do not want as your love rival
Okamoto Keito. The girlfriends of my male friends around me generally say “In JUMP, Keito-kun is so cool!”. I can’t beat his popularity.
Yaotome Hikaru
Fated encounter
When I was in fourth year of elementary school, I won a trip to New York to participate in a dance lesson, and so I went to America. On the way back, I stopped by the video store at the airport and someone recommended me a DVD and said “this group is really popular here now” and that was N Sync, a five member group artiste. I was so addicted to it after buying and watching it, and I could memorise all the dance steps. Even when I applied to join Johnnys, I sent along with my application a video which I danced to Nsync’s song. If I had not encountered them, I don’t think I would have been so into dance, and I would not be here today too. Actually the song which BEST sang during our corner this time, the tune was based on an image of NSync’s song!
An ideal love situation
The other day I saw a few female high school students, and I thought that I really wanted to go back to my school days (laugh). Speaking of love relationships, it is school days after all. My love partner will be someone who just transferred over, and the moment she enters the classroom, I will fall in love at first sight and think “so cute…” My name starts with Y and so my seat is always at the far end. So the new student will be sitting beside me, and my teacher will tell me “Share the textbook with her” so we have to sit close side by side and read the textbooks together. I will be the one to take initiative to have conversations with her, and muster all my courage to say “Then let’s go home together today”. At this point, both of us will have some understanding that “Eh? We probably like each other”. While being embarrassed, both of us will walk home together and while trying to avoid bumping into other people, our hands touch…. That’s the start of love♥
A member you do not want as your love rival
Yabu Kota. We have always been together since young so it will feel really realistic! (laugh). If we end up liking the same person, I will probably say “What? We actually like the same type of girls?! Seriously?!”