Yuto's 40 questions

Data:
Nakajima Yuuto

May 2008
Height: Around 170 cm
Weight: 47,8 kg

Present
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 56,5 kg

Question 1: What kind of person is Nakajima Yuuto?
May 2008: Normally, he’s noisy, but when he has to, he does his best.
Present: Bright and easy to become friends with. But when he’s too cheerful, he’s very noisy.

Question 2: What kind of person is Yamada Ryosuke?
May 2008: Firm, adult-like character.
Present: There’s intense gap between adult-like and child-like times.

Question 3: What kind of person is Chinen Yuuri?
May 2008: I guess he’s somehow childish.
Present: He’s got character of being mascot of group.

Question 4: What kind of person is Morimoto Ryutaro?
May 2008: Gakincho. *smile* (T/N: I’m not sure what that’s supposed to be, but I think a guy called Gakincho was manga artist?)
Present: Child who behaves like adult.

Question 5: What kind of person is Okamoto Keito?
May 2008: When I see him, I think of sunflowers.
Present: By various meanings, he’s hardworking person.

Question 6: What kind of person is Arioka Daiki?
May 2008: Brother who’s fun with.
Present: Funny, playful brother.

Question 7: What kind of person is Takaki Yuya?
May 2008: It looks like he’s just showing off, but in matter of fact, he carefully thinks about everything.
Present: Erotic. *smile*

Question 8: What kind of person is Inoo Kei?
May 2008: He learns a lot of things by observation.
Present: He seems random, but he’s firm.

Question 9: What kind of person is Yaotome Hikaru?
May 2008: He’s extremely funny.
Present: His love for JUMP is really great!

Question 10: What kind of person is Yabu Kota?
May 2008: Among members, he’s the best troubleshooter.
Present: He’s steady, but I guess he has childish parts.

Question 11: If you could turn into one of members for one day, who would you like to become?
May 2008: Yabu-kun. He sings well so I would go on karaoke.
Present: Chinen. I wonder how world would look if I was same height like him. *smile*

Question 12: What do you think is good about JUMP?
May 2008: It’s enjoyable, yet it’s calm, I’m glad we’ve got this members!
Present: Our laugh never dies off.

Question 13: Name one pride of JUMP!
May 2008: We were born in Heisei, so we have lot of energy!
Present: Of course big number of members!

Question 14: If you had a girlfriend, would you want to get in touch with her every day?
May 2008: No. I’m that kind of person who thinks “Even if we don’t meet every day, our hearts are still connected, so it’s okay”.
Present: If I could, I would want to get in touch with her every day, but… I want to have some time for myself as well, so I guess I’m not type of person who becomes totally immersed in love.

Question 15: When do you fall in love?
May 2008: Like when I’m feeling adult-like charm radiating from person?
Present: When I see person who has adult-like charm.
(T/N: I totally spot Yamajima from these two answers.)

Question 16: Which side you want your future wife to have?
May 2008: Because men are kind of loose, reliable person would be good.
Present: I want person who will with peace of mind care about household.

Question 17: What does love mean to you?
May 2008: Love like that.
Present: Thing that needs genuine feelings.

Question 18: Which part of your body do you like?
May 2008: Legs.
Present: My arms are long. I can grab more things than some people. *smile*

Question 19: Which part of your body do you dislike?
May 2008: I guess I’m a little too skinny.
Present: As for my appearance, I look weak.

Question 20: Are you romanticist or pragmatist?
May 2008: Maybe I’m little romantic.
Present: Both.

Question 21: What is your latest “boom” (=thing you are into)?
May 2008: Copying drum sounds by ear.
Present: Eggs cooked in hot spring. (T/N: Egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft). They are good while eating them normally; when they are mixed with salad, it tastes the best!

Question 22: How many text messages do you get a day?
May 2008: I guess I get about 10 a day in total.
Present: About 10.

Question 23: What do you want the most right now?
May 2008: I’ve already got what I wanted the most, so nothing for now.
Present: Except the members, I want close friends I can talk about everything with!

Question 24: What do you in your room?
May 2008: Sometimes~ I study, I play the drums or I laze around.
Present: I laze around and I tamper with drums or camera.

Question 25: What do you always do before you go to sleep?
May 2008: I kiss my younger brother on cheek. *smile*
Present: I charge my phone or my game console.

Question 26: Is it easy to recognize how you are feeling?
May 2008: It is, it is.
Present: It is, both good and bad feelings.

Question 27: What is the best way to relieve the stress?
May 2008: Singing in bath. And now, playing the drums.
Present: Playing the drums, going for a walk, immersing oneself in hobbies.

Question 28: Is your room clean?
May 2008: My younger brother makes it dirty, but I tidy it!
Present: Basically it’s clean.

Question 29: What do you like most about your room?
May 2008: Ceiling is sky. When it becomes dark, I can see stars on wall.
Present: Place that’s exposed to sunlight.

Question 30: If you were a colour, which one would it be?
May 2008: Either red or black.
Present: It can attract, so people want to be it – white.

Question 31: What is your favourite phrase?
May 2008: “~系“. (T/N: I have no idea what he means by this.)
Present: It seems that I say “〇〇っつって~“ a lot. (T/N: „ttsutte“ is some slang, I think, and I don’t know what it means…)

Question 32: When do you think you are cool?
May 2008: When I get deciding shoot in football or I do a nice jump shoot in handball.
Present: People often say “The way your play the drums is cool”, but I don’t see it like it, so I don’t know~ *smile*

Question 33: When do you think you are not cool at all?
May 2008: Sometimes I mess up words while talking…
Present: When I’m cheerful and walk around, it looks comical…

Question 34: What do you always do before concert?
May 2008: I do triumphant pose (ガッツポーズ) three times.
Present: I get into high spirits while doing triumphant pose three times. The effect is scientifically proved.

Question 35: Are you nervous before concert?
May 2008: On the first day and the next day, I’m definitely nervous.
Present: I am every time. Because strangely, I can’t get used to it.

Question 36: Do you have something you treasure?
May 2008: Yes. Everything I received from senpais.
Present: Long time ago, I received sunglasses from TOKIO’s Matsuoka-kun. It’s still treasure for me.

Question 37: Where do you want to go on honeymoon?
May 2008: New York.
Present: It’s standard, but Hawaii.

Question 38: How many children do you want in future?
May 2008: About two.
Present: Two. I’d want one girl and one boy.

Question 39: What kind of adult do you want to become?
May 2008: Adult who can do anything and gets along well with children.
Present: Person who knows everything and doesn’t get washed away by crowd.

Question 40: Say a few words to yourself in 8 years (in May 2008 it was “to yourself in 10 years”)!
May 2008: Are you okay!?
Present: Are you doing well~?

Yuuto’s comment: It surprised me that my comments two years ago were more similar than I thought! When I compare my answers to question “When do you fall in love?”, it’s totally the same. My taste and hobbies don’t change. *smile* And, “When I’m nervous, I put myself at ease while doing triumphant pose three times”, it really works, I recommend it to everyone!