kei inoo, keito okamoto, yuto nakajima, yuuri chinen, yuya takaki 7:00 PM
Nakajima Yuto
Q) What happened lately in the Nakajima family?
A) In my family, we have this yearly tradition of going to a restaurant where they play live piano on birthdays. But for my little brother’s birthday this year, my mom said that we should do something special once in a while; so we went to Yokohama on a dinner cruise. It was really fun! We were allowed to go out into the deck, so if we turned right, we could see the bay bridge, on the left, we could see the port, and also a really beautiful scene. For the food, it came out in courses, so I got really fun. But, even on this really special day, my dad forgot to bring his camera (weak laugh). Since there was nothing else, we took out pictures on our cell phone (laughs). I’m glad we were able to make a really fun family memory.
Q) What is the thing that gives you most pleasure lately?
A) When I play the electric drums, it’s so fun! Also, I bought an amp with my own money, so while the song is playing in the background, I can play along with the song. It became even more fun, and when I realized, 2 hours had already passed. Also, I feel as if I can play at any given moment, so I feel that I’ve improved from before. When I saw our first Tokyo Dome concert, I thought, “I’m so bad!” (laughs). In the latest concert, it was a lot better. But I still want to become much better. That way, it might become more use to my work, and I just want to work my hardest on my hobby (laughs).
Q) Tell us about Takaki and his recent self.
A) His style is really good so anything looks good on him, he’s definitely cool. Also~ it feels as if as soon as we became JUMP, he suddenly became an older-brother. So, that feeling recently came to me. On that note, I’m a little bit sad about doing our concert just with us 7. But I would like BEST to work their hardest as well!
Q) What happened recently that made up blue?
A) A lot (laughs). Lately, I’m really out of it. But I know what caused them. Probably because my dad is in his “misfortunate” age. That aura of his projects out onto my family. So that’s why in New Years, I prayed for good fortune this year. Even then, I’m still really out of it, and my dad himself hasn’t changed at all to my frustration (weak laugh). But in the beginning of this year, a lot of bad things already happened to me so I should be clean for the rest of the year. That’s what I’ve decided to believe in (laughs).
Takaki Yuya
Q)What happened lately in the Takaki family?
A) When I went home, my room… the bed, the desk, the sofa and even the curtains, they were all clean. I immediately knew that it was my parents, and I was really impressed by them too. They know what I like, and the room was to my liking. Before, it was really dirty, and had a trashy-kind of atmosphere, but this time, it was calm. It felt really adult-like, and I was really happy. The insides of the cardboard box that were left from the time we moved here were all cleaned out. My sister actually asked me to clean it out, “I’ll give you some of my money, so please~!” so I just left it out there but (laughs).
Q) What is the thing that gives you most pleasure lately?
A) Definitely the time I spend with my friend. Recently, I went to Osaka to the place where I used to live and I met some of my friends there. You know how Osaka feels really good? It’s like, just by being in the city, you can get really hyper. When I riding the bullet train to Osaka by myself, I became really excited because I felt like an adult. Speaking about adults, lately, coffee started tasting really good. And it’s black coffee! A friend’s mom asked me, “Sugar?” but I answered “Oh, black’s fine!” (laughs).
Q) Tell us about Inoo and his recent self.
A) Recent self… Well, in general, Inoo-kun doesn’t say anything about his private life. For me, I can say, “Yesterday, this happened!” and I can start blabbering, but I haven’t really seen Inoo-kun do that. So that’s why Inoo-kun’s private life is a big mystery. I want to know~. Oh yeah, next time while we’re going home, I’ll secretly follow him (laughs).
Q) What happened recently that made you blue?
A) I went skiing with a couple of my friends, but I was really scared, and I vowed, “I’ll never ever do this in my entire life!” I was up on the hill, and already I was like, “I'm so scared~!” There were a lot of people behind me, and one of them pushed me off, and I was sliding. I was half crying (laughs). My friend told me, “Never show that part of you to your fans. If you do, at least 70% of your fans will scurry away.” (laughs). He even said, “The 30% that’s left will go from “I really like you,” to “I like you.” (laughs). I never knew skiing was that scary. I thought I was good at all general sports.
Inoo Kei
Q) What happened recently in the Inoo family?
A) At my house, I have 2 dogs, Jam and An. Jam will run up to the door whenever somebody comes home, and bark as if he’s saying, “Welcome home.” But An just sits on the sofa and sleeps. But when I come home, they both run up to me. They seem to like me (laughs). But why only me? When I think about it, it’s only me that pets An that vigorously. I do that every single day. Also, I changed the direction that the fur on her face goes to the opposite direction. So maybe she likes that? In the house, even if everybody is there, they’ll only come to me. Everybody loves Jam and An and they all take care of them.
Q) What is the thing that gives you the most pleasure lately?
A) Lately, I go out and eat a lot with my friends. That’s really fun. All the exams are finished, and break started, so we have a lot of free time. Nowdays, I probably meet with them at least two times a week. But even then, it’s on the lower side. In the first quarter/semester, I met up with them almost every day. Like, “Tomorrow, let’s meet up at 5.” (laughs). We hang out, or we go bowling, or go to karaoke, go out to eat curry…Also, some of my friends aren’t finished with their exams, so we get together to cheer them on and go somewhere where we can see their room. And play the recorder there. It probably really bothered them (laughs). That kind of atmosphere is really fun.
Q) Tell us about Morimoto and his recent self.
A) He didn’t really change. Either he’s playing games or he’s watching DVDs. But lately, I’ve noticed something. He’s really into baseball and knows a lot about baseball players. I haven’t heard of him liking baseball. I know nothing about baseball. But when he speaks to Yabu, the names of players come out of his mouth like water. Also, when he speaks, he has this serious face. I thought that was a really interesting side of him, I thought it was cute.
Q) What happened recently that made you blue?
A) I ate an icigo daifuku (strawberry rice cake with bean jam) for the first time. Strawberry rice cake sounds like a really good combination , right. I always thought it was the best combination. I like strawberries, I like daifuku, I like bean jam. But when I ate it, it wasn’t that good. Actually, it was quite normal. I was really excited for it though. I was disappointed. I probably set the bar too high. Next time, I’ll try a strawberry daifuku from a store that I heard that’s amazing.
Chinen Yuri
Q) What happened lately in the Chinen family?
A) Nothing really. Just the normal, usual. The normal Chinen family is basically; we’re all on good terms. But we usually don't go out as a family. Yuto-kun said that he went to dinner with his family for his little brother’s birthday. I was really surprised. My family would never do that. We’ve gone out as a family, but it’s so long ago that I don’t remember it. But we’re still friends. My mom is like a friend whose my age. My mom, my older sister and I are usually in the living room watching TV. If we all have separate TV shows that we want to watch, we usually go with my moms’. That’s basically what the Chinen family is like.
Q) What is the thing that gives you the most pleasure lately?
A) Whatever it is, I’m always excited to go to work. Within all the work I do, I’m really excited for concerts. But, honestly, I’m a little bit shy (laughs). Because I can’t really speak in front of a lot of people. In radio, I can speak away, but I’m bad in concert MC’s. So, if we happen to do MC’s behind the stage, then I might be able to speak a lot (laughs). Basically, I’m a really shy person. But I still love concerts. When we sing or dance, I’m not shy at all.
Q) Tell us about Hikaru and his recent self.
A) Just recently, he bought a base. He seemed really happy when he was showing that to all the members. He kept on saying, “I bought it,” over and over, and he seemed really glad. Well, when I heard that, the only thing I could say was, “Oh, you bought it…” Because I don’t really know a lot of things about instruments. Also, Hikaru-kun is aiming towards being a comedian. Sometimes, he would say something really random and bad, but I’m that type who would laugh at bad jokes. Oh, also, when I’m alone with Hikaru-kun, he becomes really nice (laughs). When we’re with everybody else, he becomes really uptight. But I like both sides of Hikaru-kun.
Q) What happened recently that made you blue?
A) I bought a hamburger. And just when I was about to eat it, I dropped it. I had just taken off the wrapping, and then I just dropped it, so I got soo blue. It was really cold that day, so I was really excited to eat something warm. But the paper wrapping was still partly on, so the hamburger itself didn't hit the floor, so I got really glad again. I got to taste a lot of different emotions in one moment.
Okamoto Keito
Q) What happened lately in the Keito family?
A) I’m getting hated by our dog (laughs). The dog that I have is the type who always barks. Whoever comes to the house, even if it's a family member, he always barks. But he doesn’t bark at me. He doesn’t even come running to the front door when I come home. He probably doesn’t think of me as an opponent. When I enter my house, he goes back into his dog house with sad face. It felt as if he was saying, “Hmph.” When I take him out for walks, he never seems happy. This happened before too, but this time, it seems more severe. I wonder what went wrong. Is it because I only take him out for walks occasionally?
Q) What is the thing that gives you the most pleasure lately?
A) That exact moment when I come home from school, open the front door, and put down my bag. I always feel happiness at least once per day. On the days I don't have school, I feel happiness at that exact moment when I come out of the shower and enter my room. My room is really cold. Even if I put on my air conditioner, it’s really cold. So, I always enter the shower thinking, “It’s so cold, it’s so cold.” So then, after my body get’s all warm and I re-enter my room, I think, “Oh, this is perfect.” That is happiness. So this is the exact season to be happy. When it becomes summer, I think it’ll be different.
Q) Tell us about Dai-chan and his recent self.
A) Lately, I’ve becomes really good friends with Dai-chan. I’ve interacted more with Dai-chan than before. The reason was because Dai-chan started to like Western music. And when there’s a good song, he recommends me that song. Also, lately~ billiards is really popular within JUMP. So, I taught Dai-chan how to play. Basically, I teach him a lot of thngs. But, within that, I want Dai-chan to recommend me more songs, and I want him to teach me dances and stuff.
Q) What happened recently that made you blue?
A) I bumped my head on a sign (laughs). On the way home, there was this sign that was exactly my height. I knew that sign was there, but I still bumped into it~. I’ve bumped into it lately, but I’ve bumped into it a lot of times now. Whenever I bump it, it’s always in the morning. In the mornings, my brain doesn't work. On top of that, I’m in a rush. I’m that type who always sleeps till the last minute. So, when I’m speed-walking, I forget that the sign is there. So in conclusion, if I wake up earlier, I won’t bump into it. But I can’ do that. Also, I can ask the store to raise that sign higher. There’s probably so many people who bump into that sign anyways. But, there aren’t. Oh yeah! It’s my own fault because I walk on the edge of the sidewalk (laughs)!!
