Yax3- Potato April 07
Potato Apr 07
(first translation ever like this X_X please correct me whenever possible, please don't repost/retranslate without permission, please ask first, please, thank you)
For info on their school, read this article, I'm linking to the part where they're named: you can see Shoon under the 80s, and the rest of them under 90s. And you'll see alll the other people who studied there, like Hasejun and Toma and Pi and Tego and everybody else.
Scan by zansanhane, from Irea's Flickr, thank you =)
The immediate impression after entering school is important
Shoon: Since it's about the season for graduating and entering school, let's start with talking together about that kind of thing.
Hikaru: The only thing I remember about my entrance ceremony was that it was over by the time you could say a- (laugh).
Yabu: Ah~ I was like that too.
Hikaru: Because of that, when we went to the classroom afterwards, there was the feeling that everyone was really smart, and I was a bit nervous, but when I tried to talk, everybody was interesting, and within 2 days we had become good friends.
Taiyo: Me too. At first I didn't know anybody, and I was feeling a bit worried, but not long after we became quite good friends.
Yabu: What about Shoon? What did you think when you first went to school?
Shoon: It began after the entrance ceremony, in the classroom, the kid behind me suddenly stood up from his seat and wandered around, peeping into other classrooms, and the whole class thought, 'Uwa, that person's no good.' (laugh) But, like Hikaru and the others, I found they were interesting people upon talking with them, and we became good friends.
Yabu: E~ In that way, not long after we reached an understanding, and it's great that they are clearly such people you can be friends with.
Shoon: Yeah, I think it's great.
Taiyo: Usually, you can't suddenly go this far. But then, weren't you a bit unable to talk with the girls?
Yabu: Somehow in my class, even now, there's a crevice between the boys and the girls (laugh). Rather, the girls conveniently put up a 'don't talk to me' barrier.
Shoon: Hahaha, such things happen...
Yabu: We talk normally without any particular intention. Well, next is what you thought at your graduation. What do you guys have?
Taiyo: I cried at my Junior High graduation~ Even though I thought I wouldn't cry, at 'Hotaru no Hikaru'...(note: the Light of Fireflies- a song sang at graduations, has the Auld Lang Syne tune)
Shoon: Huh? 'Hotaru no Hikaru?'
Hikaru: It's my song ♥ (as in, hikaru)
Taiyo: Ah, that's wrong. It's 'Hotaru no Hikaru'. I cried when we sang this song.
Shoon: I also cried when I graduated from Junior High, as I went along with the mood.
Hikaru: As for me, because I thought I wouldn't cry... I didn't cry (laugh). In any case, I had just changed schools during the summer of Secondary 3, and I mostly didn't share the same memories with my classmates...
Yabu: Well, in the end when you had talk by yourself on your memories, you must have been troubled.
Hikaru: That's right! It was like, 'when we went to ski school... ah, I didn't go.' (laugh)
Yabu: I understand, I understand. I also don't remember a lot from Junior High. Moreover, I didn't participate in the graduation ceremony, which was too bad.
Hikaru: The strongest impression is regretting not having gone to the graduation ceremony. (laugh)
Yabu: Really, it's like that.
A last ネタフリbefore graduation? (note: I don't know whether it's a prank, or ice-breaking or what = = if somebody knows please tell me, I will LUSM)
Hikaru: And before long, Shoon will graduate from high school...
Yabu&Taiyo: Congratulations-!
Shoon: Thank you ♥
Hikaru: In school I often passed by Shoon, at that time, it was awkward.
Shoon: Ah, really?
Hikaru: Yeah. Afterwards, we often took the schoolbus together. Eventually, I gradually had an awakening love for Shoon. Even though I wanted to confess, I was rejected... (and below, continued fantastic ramblings)
Shoon: Hey... are you going to go on forever with that story? (laugh)
Hikaru: Nope, I thought I'd come up with a school novel~
Yabu: Seriously, even though he's graduating, we'll still be in the same group so from now on we'll still have reason to meet up, with that kind of honesty (?).
Taiyo: That's right. We'll be meeting normally from now on.
Yabu: Well, even though we won't be seeing uniform!Shoon anymore, it's a bit lonely... somehow I sound like somebody's grandma (laugh)
Hikaru: Iya~ but I a crush~ on Shoon's uniform appearance... (note: he's using a manga/anime word)
Shoon: And what on earth was that character! (note: character, as in anime/manga character)
Hikaru: (small voice) A crush~ a crush~
Shoon: Well, to be honest with myself, I don't want to graduate, that was the real intention.
Taiyo: And because of that you'll think everyday is a pleasure, right?
Shoon: Exactly! That's why I want the 3 of you to spend the rest of your high school days happily without regrets. Besides, from now, I think there are still several functions left, and I want to enjoy them with all my heart.
Taiyo: Yeah, I want to create a lot of good memories!
Hikaru: I'm looking forward to the school excursion.
Shoon: School excursions are really happy yo~!
Yabu: As for me, our school baseball club has been working really hard, I think I want to support them (laugh)
Hikaru: And not something about yourself?... anyways, Shoon, till when will you attend school?
Shoon: Erm... the last day of school is Valentine's Day exactly. (the interview took place at the beginning of February) Well, it's tension up yo ne (laugh)
Taiyo: Ahh, a confession?
Shoon: Yes! Afterall, it's because it's become 3 years that we have been together. It's like, 'Ah, I didn't receive any chocolates.' (laugh) That's why now, we're going to do a great ネタフリ. 'Noooes~ why didn't I get any hand-made chocolateeee~', or 'it's fine if you didn't prepare any chocolate for us'. As for the result, it will be reported the next time (laugh)
Feeling youthful during cleaning time after school
Shoon: Let's talk about what's been going on recently with the other 3. Hikaru?
Hikaru: I'm going to talk about school again. Recently, the cleaning time after school has been really happy for me! The roof is a place where you feel really nice. That's why everyone has been going up there to take pictures, or pretend to play the guitar with the broom, and when we're having the most fun the teachers will get angry (laugh) But it seems like we didn't really clean up much...
Shoon: Ah~, but it's nice to feel 'youthful'.
Hikaru: That's right. That's why I enjoy being youthful.
Taiyo: But as your year/grade changes, you hang-out spot will also change, won't it?
Hikaru: I guess so. It's a bit lonely thinking of this...
Shoon: So it's like this, well, next, Yabu please tell us about yourself recently.
Yabu: Me recently... (really troubled) Ah, Tottsuu-(Totsuka Shota) (note: for those, who like me, don't know the Jrs well except for Yax3, A.B.C. member)
Shoon: What happened with Tottsuu?
Yabu: Today, in order to give me a birthday present, it seems like he came specially from his home to give me the pesent. I'm happy, moreover because he came just to give me that, and that's a really happy thing.
Shoon: That's a really recent thing (laugh)
Yabu: That's because it happened today (laugh)
Hikaru: Then, next is Taiyo!
Taiyo: Recently I fell into looking for delicious ramen stores.
Hikaru: Ah, Taiyo's like this. Typically, for example when he's buying a book or something, he will to a lot of research (laugh)
Shoon: Really?
Hikaru: Really. Together with his friends, he will say earnestly 'Ah, this is close to here!' That expression of earnest Taiyo is something we normally seldom see (laugh)
Taiyo: Hahaha, it may be like this.
Yabu: That so? So did you really go to a good store?
Taiyo: Yeah, we discovered several. Only, it was a bit too spicy for me... from now on, I will do further research, I'll do a lot of it (laugh)
All: Do your best~ (laugh)
(end)
And I was lazy so didn't translate everything, but here's a brief report~
Welcome to the Jrs canteen (found at the end of the mag)
So there were many balls, and Hikaru started juggling, and anyways eventually they started stacking the balls on Shoon's head. And it says Hikaru was creative and had loads of ideas. And it says that Hika's somebody who's good at enjoying himself anywhere, anytime.
And as for Yabu... he was thinking what to do with the many balls, and began throwing the balls at Taiyo from a short distance forcefully, and at first Taiyo was nicely saying 'itai yo' (it hurts) and eventually he retaliated, and at this sudden attack Yabu went 'it's a bit scary~' and it ended with the narrator person saying they should keep such mischief to a moderate level.
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And on p167, we see a picture of Shoon holding his certificate and it's so obvious that he's been crying loads. He says that it was a precious experience to have studied in the same school as the rest of the members, it was really great, etc. It was 15th February and it was something like, he's busy with both JE and school, but he graduated without any problems, and he said, he cried really much, and he treasures all he's been through these 3 years, and he thanks all those who supported him, his teachers and friends, and he said spring was the season for entering schools and graduating, everybody let's do our best, I will also do my best, and at the end he gave a yell to the fans.
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