Translation: Popolo June 2017 - Yabu x Hikaru x Yuto crosstalk
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Yuto: They are asking about “scenes where the members are being doted upon?”
Yabu: No matter what the situation is, I always think Yuto is cute.
Yuto: What’s that about~ (blush)!
Hikaru: But Yuto is cute.
Yuto: Hey~ (blush)!
Yabu: Look, look, like how he blushes like that too (laugh)
Hikaru: Yeah (laugh). Yuto and Chinen both have an image of being doted upon by Higashiyama-san.
Yuto: We do talk when we meet.
Hikaru: After we greet him, both of you often do talk.
Yuto: It’s because we were in a same production~! How about Yabu-kun?
Hikaru: Yabu….. I wonder how does he get doted upon by others…
Yabu: Hey! (laugh)
Yuto: Well he has a mature image.
Hikaru: But for the people looking at him ever since he was young, they will think “He has become so big~” right? He has an image of being loved by A.B.C-Z and other seniors.
Yabu: That is still the case now~ There are many seniors where only me and Hikaru in JUMP can talk to them in informal language (laugh)
Hikaru: That’s right (laugh)
Yabu: I am the eldest in this group but the youngest at home, and because the seniors dote on me, I can change easily based on the situation.
Yuto: Ah~ that’s true.
Yabu: I do think I have to be reliable when I am in the group though. During other times, it just feels like, just dote on me as much as you like (laugh)
Yuto: But we do talk about things like “Oh that was cute just now” (laugh). Yabu-kun’s squishy smile is cute.
Yabu: …… (straight face)
Hikaru: Eh, you are not smiling.
Yuto: It’s the either level 0 or 100 smile (laugh)
Yabu: Hehehe (laugh)
Yuto: It’s here! There! The level 100 smile! Hikaru-kun does chat with Ohkura-kun in the dressing room alot when we are on music show programs. There are many times where I realize Ohkura-kun is in our dressing room.
Yabu: Oh yes, that’s right!
Hikaru: But we often have meaningless conversations with not much of a content (laugh)
Yabu: The seniors whom we have had interactions since before, they do come and tease Hikaru.
Hikaru: But recently as I grow older I have become someone who is teased by the juniors instead.
Yabu: Ah, I know that.
Hikaru: The chances of going to eat with juniors have increased too.
Yuto: I was being doted upon for quite a long period of time.
Hikaru: That’s right. Yuto was cute all the while when he was young (laugh)
Yuto: I was in the same dressing room as Yabu-kun and Hikaru-kun during Takizawa Enbujo and the two of you often played with me (laugh)
Hikaru: For Yuto to dote on the juniors, it feels like it will start from now on.
Yuto: Well, I cannot be doted upon all the while right~ (laugh)
Hikaru
: Someone whom you want to dote on in the group is?
Yabu and Yuto: Chinen!
Hikaru: Both of you are fast in answering (laugh)
Yabu: Because I can forgive him in any situation if it is Chinen. Even though I am already very full from the bentos they provide during location shoots, once Chinen says “Let’s go and eat”, I will just force myself to go (laugh)
Yuto: But Yabu-kun who forces himself to go is the cute one!
Yabu: Hohoho (blush). Well, I often have to pay for him though.
Hikaru: That’s because he is good at being spoilt.
Yuto: Also how Chinen is shy but works hard to talk to people is good too. When I see that, I feel like a parent already. I won’t think like “Just work hard yourself!” (laugh)
Hikaru: So you feel like “He is cute so you want to bring him on a trip?”
Yabu: Nope it would be “He is cute so I won’t let him go on a trip” (laugh)
Yuto: Yes yes!
Yabu: That’s enough about Chinen. Who does Hikaru spoil?
Hikaru: Keito! Recently I do forgive him even if he makes mistakes.
Yuto: Haha, somehow I understand!
Hikaru: It’s like even his mistakes will feel cute. During talk shows, the atmosphere goes like “Eh?” but in the past I would seriously scold him (laugh)
Yabu: Well you have become like that now.
Yuto: But you get worried at his mistakes too (laugh)
Hikaru: Finally, they ask “For us to become the No.1 Johnnys group to be doted upon?”
Yabu: “wear cats ears~~” (in cute tone)
Yuto: “grow a tail, puff up your cheekssss~~” (in cute tone)
Yabu: ….. then, purse up your lips like a duck!
Hikaru: Well, in a way that will be loved though….. (laugh)
Yuto: Speaking seriously, it is to always remember and not forget the feelings of respecting the seniors.
Yabu: That’s right. And convey our feelings to them.
Yuto: That is something common but we have to greet them properly too.
Yabu: Be steady in our manners.
Hikaru: That’s important.
Yuto: And have a natural good atmosphere around the group.
Yabu: We will be glad if people say “JUMP feels good” or “You guys are on good terms”
Yuto: Yup. And show the fans that we are putting effort in our work.
Hikaru: We can only do that.
Yuto: The cool sides of us, and also the un-cool sides. We will work hard!
Hikaru: Also, we are a group that has grown through doing many concerts, so we will think of ideas for the fans to be happy.
Yabu: That’s right! We will sparkle on stage and with that, we will also show the natural side of ourselves elsewhere.
Yuto: We will show you alot from now on!