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Presenting Hey! Say! JUMP, who, with much experience in both stage plays and concerts, emit a strong presence as entertainers. They are also extremely busy polishing their performances for the additional shows of SUMMARY 2011. From the members, we present Yabu Kota, Yaotome Hikaru, Arioka Daiki, Yamada Ryousuke and Chinen Yuuri! We will also present the voices captured on the energetic shooting location filled with smiles.



How do you spend your time before a live performance starts?

Chinen: During the free time between the first and second shows of Summary within the same day, there were many occasions when all of the members slept. There's a tatami room in our dressing area, so we put down futons and took naps. It not only recharges stamina in a short time, after sleeping, the live that we did an hour before feels like it was quite some time ago, and we can move on to the next show with a new feel.

Yamada: Usually by doing muscle training or sleeping. Apart from that, I'd be stocking up energy by eating the catered food. After a period of live shows I would slim down by 2kg, so there's no problem with eating a lot before it! (T/N: I wish I had your metabolism rate, Yamada, I really wish I did.)

Yaotome: I'd eat or chat with the members. Also, if there's a 2nd performance on the same day, amongst the members we schedule a nap time (laughs). Even if we sleep for only thirty minutes we feel refreshed!



What kind of state do you go into when you're "preparing" your mood?

Chinen: The longer the waiting time before appearing, I start thinking about a lot of things and begin to break under the pressure. I mean, if the waiting time before riding a roller coaster is long, one would gradually get more afraid, right?! I'm more of the type back in school who would do the singing test first, just to get it over with quickly. For concerts too, the later my solo is, I end up thinking about this and that more, and get to a MAX nervous state. So it might be better if I had a short mental preparation time.

Arioka: Compared to others, my "switch" seems to turn on a little later, even when we are not on standby, it doesn't show on my face... Though my heart is beating like crazy but you can't notice it (laughs)

Yabu: I feel nervous before a performance around the first day or so, but I can't calm down no matter what I do, so I listen to songs by my favourite artist, sing loudly in the shower (T/N: Now this I'd like to see. Not the shower bit I mean. The singing bit. Really!) and prepare for the opening. Even if I don't do any mental preparation, the moment I step onto stage and meet the fans, it's unbelievable but I naturally become 100% prepared.



When do you start preparing for trips?

Chinen: For the school trip some time back, I prepared the night before. I'm pretty good at packing luggage so I finished packing everything in about thirty minutes! For overseas trips I always bring one more set of Western style clothing for all sorts of situations. Though I might also be the type to be like "someone else amongst the members should be bringing this..." and end up not bringing that item and borrowing it from the members (laughs)

Yamada: I would be really excited about the trip so I would start preparing 3 days before leaving and do simulations (T/N: Japanese would say "simulation" meaning image training. In this case, Yamada's imagining i.e. "simulating" his trip)

Arioka: I usually pack a lot of things, have thoughts like "ahhh, I should have brought this" and want to bring all of my things, so I prepare everything properly the night before. I also prepare chargers for my phone and digital camera, and medication for eyes and stomach.

Yabu: I start packing the day before. I'll definitely check the map of the area around my hotel from travel magazines! Since I was much younger I've always loved looking at maps. To make sure that I don't get lost at the actual place, I drill the landmarks or road names into my memory so that I can start sightseeing right away.



For SUMMARY, do you do any stamina training?

Yamada: I do a eating restriction, and try not to eat after 6pm. I started 3 months ago and lost 5kg, and now my body fat content is about 5~7%!! I definitely got lighter, and can move more agilely. (T/N: Ugh =___= enough weight loss talk /considers own failed diet.)

Arioka: I try not to miss out on stretching after taking a bath. If I do this daily routine before I sleep, somehow recently I've found it easier to fall asleep!

Yaotome: Normally I'm already doing body training, so I take note of my diet more. With my recent addiction, yuzu ponzu (T/N: A sauce containing soy sauce and vinegar or citrus juice) I try to intake balanced meals mainly with vegetables, and I'm getting my stamina from miso ramen which I love, eating it for 4 meals a day. (T/N: Firstly, 4 meals?! Secondly, he really doesn't get tired of it...)



Are you the type to read and correct your replies to mails before sending them off?

Chinen: Hmm I wonder! I think I would check mails if they had important content. For friends, I don't want to seem like I'm taking a lot of time and want to send off the replies quickly, so I don't check over them.

Yamada: No no, I send them without reading it again every time. After I send it, I'll be like "Ohhh~!?" and even though I spot typos in kanji due to auto-correct and things like that, I'd go "Well, whatever!" (laughs).

Yaotome: I tend to send it off right after I finish typing the contents, and my friends have pointed out that I make a lot of typos. I'm the type that, after sending the message, goes "Oh man, I've done it again." when I see the message being shown.



What would you do if you could see the future?

Chinen: I'd like to try looking at myself 10 years later. Like, what kind of things I would be doing... Apart from that, I'd also like to confirm properly if I had really grown taller (laughs).

Yamada: I'd like to see if I had really gotten married. I'd like to get married, and since I grew up with a nice balance with my older sister and younger sister, I want 3 kids. I want to be like my parents, still going to theme parks and playgrounds and shopping with us, and whom we get along really well with.

Arioka: I want to see the completed Sagrada Familia, a World Heritage Site in Spain. I'm charmed by the fact that construction began 129 years ago and it has yet to be completed for a long time. The neighbourhood around it would likely change too, and it feels like my view on life would change if I could see it in person.

Yaotome: I'm more interested in the state-of-the-art technologies than my own self. I wonder how far anti-crime technologies would have progessed... Also, it would be nice if heating could be adjusted accordingly with a person's changing body temperature.

Yabu: If I knew about the future, the days that come along would feel boring, so I wouldn't want to look... I'd like to return to the past though (laughs). Wouldn't it be the best to be able to return to the really fun moments in life?



Who do you feel is your best ally?

Arioka: I think with the members' presence, I feel stronger. They can be caring and let me confide in them, and I'm with them for longer periods of time than with my family, so they have a special place in my heart.



When you are tired, how do you relax?

Yaotome: I don't sleep with the air-conditioning on, but sleep with a water pillow! When my head is cool it goes all through my body. Because it feels great and it also saves electricity, it's killing two birds with one stone!



How do you keep your motivation up when you have schedules that have many shows, like SUMMARY?

Yabu: For every show, I do something on stage to hype up. Apart from that, I take naps between shows even if it's only for 20mins to recharge and prepare for the 2nd show.



Are there any food items that you have found tasty recently?

Yabu: I used to really really hate tomatoes, but my friend was eating it like it was something really delicious, and somehow I got a bit envious and stuffed my mouth full of tomatoes to get rid of my hatred for it, and somehow I got used to the taste (laughs). From then on I've been hooked on tomatoes, and I'm researching on how to cook them to make them really yummy. Nowadays I like eating them simply salted.



What would be something that a girl tells you that would make you happy?

Yaotome: "You've put on weight!"
Chinen: "You're cute~"
Yamada: "You have a great smile!"
Arioka: "You're manly!!" (T/N: BRB LMAO'ING TO DEATH.)
Yabu: "You're reliable!"



A recent lucky encounter?

Yabu: I went shopping after deciding on a budget, but luckily there was a sale going on at the shop, and thanks to that I got to buy one more piece of apparel! That was really lucky!!

Arioka: I thought I was gonna be late for the train and was all "I probably won't be able to catch it..." and was about to give up while dashing a little. But somehow the train that I take often was late by about 2 minutes and I managed to catch it!

Yamada: I was happy that I managed to do my Ethics test well even though I studied the day before!

Chinen: One of the dances in SUMMARY 2011 had dance steps that were a little difficult but I managed to remember them in a surprisingly short time, so that was lucky.

Yaotome: When I bought clothes, I got two other sample products at really affordable prices!



A recent unlucky encounter?

Yabu: The back cover of my phone charger got detached recently and I lost it... How it became so easily removable, well actually it's because I've dropped it thrice before (cries).

Arioka: The T-shirt that I wanted got sold out... I was told that only the ladies version was left and I tried it on. It did fit, however, the design on the sleeves was kinda girly so it's a shame. (T/N: Oh Daiki.)

Yamada: I had only 500yen in my wallet (laughs), and I had to buy this set of clothes that I wanted, so I went searching for a bank frantically, but it closed earlier than usual and I couldn't withdraw any money.

Chinen: I don't really have any unlucky encounters, but I had to name one, it would be that I arrived at the meeting point too early, and our manager's car hadn't even arrived yet...

Yaotome: I'm really attractive to mosquitoes, and even today I got bitten thrice during shooting, it's seriously itchy!! I have a higher tendency compared to others to get bitten in the same place...



Come on! The routinary thing to do for summer! SUMMARY 2011 opens!

The entertainment show that can be enjoyed by both young and old, guys and girls has opened since 8th July in Tokyo Dome City Hall. It is a show filled with spectacular acts like tight rope walking, trapeze, Japanese taiko, marching formations and juggling. SUMMARY 2011 is a must-see show, which Hey! Say! JUMP will give their all to present.

Chinen: We can feel closer to than fans than before, and there's a lot of spirit. I'll work hard to not fail like last year at the flying trapeze!

Yamada: As it is a venue for fans to see all the members with acts that fit our individual personalities, please do look forward to seeing how much we have grown!

Yaotome: We will present a show that will not pale in comparison to last year's show, so I think it would be nice if we could make the best summer memories with the audience and the members.

Yabu: There are many acts that cannot be done if we don't become one as a group, so we are really giving our all for every show. In the one month we would be performing at Tokyo Dome City Hall, I want to create a good flow for the show, so that we can bring an explosive show to Kyocera and Tokyo Dome.

Arioka: We have upgraded many of the acts compared to the acts last year, to make it into a show that even people who have already watched it once can enjoy, so please do make your way to SUMMARY 2011.