These 4 look back on their solo activities from this year!
-- What kind of year was this year?
K: A lot has happened but, we did our own individual activities to the fullest.
S: There were few time we were as a group but, there were magazine interviews that involved all 4 of us.
K: We’ve been meeting up a lot recently! In addition to work, we might almost be meeting every week (lol).
--Do you check out the other members’ activities?
K: Tegoshi’s movie “Hotaru no Hikari” was featured on “news every”, I was so happy. Then a reply came from Tegoshi saying “I saw it~!”.
T: I saw it, I saw it.
M: Just around that time, we were bought in the car going somewhere.
--Kato-kun was in a stage play, and started a radio show.
S: I also was in a drama.
K: I watched that! Of course! If I was to mention the genre, there were just a lot of them?
S: I played roles that I’ve never done before, and recording, I challenged a lot of them.
K: Massu was on a lot of variety shows!
--Do you watch the shows you’ve been on when they air them?
K: I do!
T: I definitely watch the music programs!
M: I watch them all! But, when I was on “Chubaw desu yo!” my friends who watched it texted me saying things like “Massu, you don’t cook do you?” but, I can definitely cook, right?
S: I don’t know! (lol) But, you don’t cook at home do you?
M: I don’t cook at all, but I got a 5 in home economics!
S: What’s with that (lol).
K: That was all the way from primary school (lol).
S: I want to watch the shows but, Massu whenever you appear on TV shows, can you contact our manager? (lol)
K: That’s a lot of trouble! (lol).
S: How on earth do you guys know? From Johnny’s Web?
K: Yes, from Johnny’s Web!
S: Okay, just tell me Massu! Like “I’m about to be on this show” (lol).
M: OK! I’m on this show, right? (lol).
NEWS’ new aspirations in accordance with their specialities turning into work!
-- Tegoshi-kun took on “Deka Wanko” and a serialisation in a soccer magazine.
S: That thing you had just then?
T: Yep! During a segment on “Sekai no Hate Made ItteQ!”, I said I wanted to do a job that involved soccer. After that, someone from the magazine saw it.
M: Your dream came true then?
K: That’s right! Isn’t that great, your hobbies becoming work.
S: That’s cool~, I wonder if someone from a fishing magazine will come~!
T: Ahaha (lol)!
K: Go become a regular on a fishing TV program then (lol)!
S: I want to do a Johnny’s fishing show. There a quite a number of people who like fishing in Johnny’s.
K: I have no interest in it (lol).
S: That what do you want to do Koyama?
K: I’m already doing “every”, so I don’t do any serialisations. I want to do something extensive. That’s why “every” might be my hobby by extension.
S: Massu can do a serialisation in a fashion magazine?
T: Like coordinations?
M: Fashion sounds good~ I want to make clothes.
S: Collaboration? Model Masuda?
M: Yep, yep!
S: Model Masuda, I don’t have any confidence wearing any of that (lol).
M: The people who understand will get it, I’ll make good ones!
S: But I think those ideas can take shape!
-- Tegomasu has a tour, but what about Koyashige activities?
K: That’s only for concerts, so it’s fine.
S: Yeah.
-- Are you saving up your material?
S: I have an idea, but I don’t want to say it! It’s a company secret (lol). What if Sexy Zone does it before us! (lol)
Everyone: Ahaha! (lol).
Strategies to up our appeal! What do you want to add?
-- Facing the New Year, what part of your individual appeals do you want to power up!
S: Another 3kg, Koyama will reach 65kg and become a macho character.
K: I’m working hard!
M: Koyama, honestly you’re only focusing on one thing! (lol) You have plenty of things to put in (lol).
K: I have a lot of capacity.
T: I don’t.
S: It’s good if you have elements that completely don’t relate to you at all. Like climbing mountains (lol).
M: Having an interest in mountains, right?
S: You have the ocean image, but surprisingly you’re like a mountain (lol).
K: You’re right (lol).
S: Ah, like you would be riding on a massive motorbike (lol).
M: Something like going on a trip with only one rucksack.
S: Backpacker! (lol)
M: That’s wild! (lol) You’ll be all tanned by the time you come back.
K: A wild element huh? (lol)
--What about Masuda-kun?
T: Something with movement? When I’m with Massu, that’s how he is.
S: I don’t think he expresses exactly how manly he is. Like a badass guy in movies?
K: He’s done the whole badass thing on radio once!
M: “YOU GUYS!“ and “I’M NOT LISTENING!” (lol).*
T: Ahaha!! (lol)
K: But it was quite fresh (lol).
S: That was really entertaining though, I want to express a cool part of myself too.
-- But Masuda-kun will bring out a mature side when he turns 26 years old?
M: Yep, I’ll be bringing it out.
K: You’re lifting a ban?
M: I’ll lift it when I’m 26! I’ll be like “Beaujolais nouveau”**. I’ll be switching over to being an adult.
S: Can you go into it that quickly? Can’t you slowly go into it? (lol)
M: I’ll do it slowly from 26.
K: Tegoshi, why don’t you play baseball?
Everyone: Ahahaha! (lol)
S: That’s so funny! (lol)
M: Baseball’s good! (lol) Those who casually know Tegoshi won’t know he if likes soccer or baseball (lol).
T: Baseball huh, I like it!
K: But you like all sports. What about sumo?
T: Ah, I like it.
S: You like sumo?
T: I do! I’ve been watching it since Takahanada’s time***
M: I’ve competed in a children’s sumo competition before!
K: You’ve never talked about that before (lol).
M: Actually it was 2 times! (lol)
K: I got it! (lol)
-- Last of all, Kato-kun!
S: Here it is, my bit! (lol)
M: Shige can go with something completely different~ how about ball games?
K: Ball games, like water polo (lol).
S: Ahaha (lol).
T: Doesn’t look like he can do it (lol).
M: The match will end without him even touching the ball (lol).
K: Surprisingly, I think Tegoshi can do it.
T: Yeah (lol).
K: We won’t know if he wants the ball or if he’s drowning (lol).
S: Also, there’s American Football (lol).
M: He’ll be all “ohhh……..” when the ball is passed to him (lol).
S: I’ll break; a lot of me will break.
K: That was a bit depressing, but you have the image of an indoor’s person.
S: That’s right.
K: Besides fishing, you have a strong writing impression.
T: It’ll be so refreshing if you were covered in sweat.
M: Mountain climbing?
S: Are you going to change Koyama’s mountain climbing over to mine? (lol)
K: We’ll say things like “last week, you climbed that right?”.
S: Sounds like something I would do often then (lol).
T: It suits you!
S: I do jogging though.
M: It sounds like you’re pushing yourself, so that image is gone.
K: It’s been decided!
M: Only Shige’s one became really serious (lol).
Below are other little bits from the interview~
I want to do this with OO!
Q1. Go out for dinner
K: Takizawa-kun and Italian food! I want him to treat me! (lol)
S: Fujigaya. We’re the same age, we’re pretty much from the same generation. I went to a stage play some time ago, and we coincidentally sat next to each other. Stuff like that happens, so I want to get to know him better.
M: Everyone in Hey!Say!JUMP, we’ll go for hot pot. I’ll do my best (with the bill) (lol).
T: Koki-kun. I want him to take me to his recommended shop.
Q2. Trip
K: Yokoo. In the past, we were in the same group and did activities together, so I want go somewhere that we haven’t done in a long while.
S: Tsubasa-kun. We can go to Spain together, and he’ll save me with his Spanish (lol).
M: Tsubasa-kun. Because the country I want to go to the most right now is Spain.
T: Murakami-kun. We can go to Spain to watch soccer together!
Q3. Unit
K: I want to go on a variety show with Yabu! I think I’ll tease him (lol).
S: I want to be in a drama with Nakajima (Kento)-kun! I’ve never been in a junior’s drama before.
M: Nakamaru-kun. We’ll sing, and I want to do a beat box collaboration. It’ll even be interesting with Tegomasu!
T: I want to sing with Kame-san (Kamenashi)!
NEWS Haikus and Christmas messages
Koyama: (Xmas message) This Christmas, if you see me in town, place come and hug me!
(Haiku) Next year, NEWStart, we’ll be running.
Shige: (Xmas message) I love you!
(Haiku) We’ll go out seriously, one way or another, somehow, we’ll go seriously.
Massu: (Xmas message) Let’s spend a wonderful Christmas ☆
(Haiku) Next year too, boat license, I’ll go and get it.
Tegoshi: (Xmas message) Is it okay if your Christmas present is me?
(Haiku) More than this year, I’ll love you, more and more ♥
Johnny’s Shuffle Message
Koyama->Miyata (Kisumai) “Have you been laughing lately? I think you have a bullied character, good luck without breaking. Even more, I’m anticipating your growth (as an idol)!”
Shige->Sato (Sexy Zone) “You have a really nice name. I don’t think we’ve even met before, if you see me, please talk to me. I’ll be waiting~!”
Massu->Shige “I picked Shige. It’s destiny! We’ll get along next year too, next we’ll go to your home!”
Tegoshi-> Okamoto (HSJ) “I think that we’ve possibly never spoken to each other before? Don’t get mad when you make mistakes, and I think it’s good to try out any challenges. Good luck!”
Yokoyama->Koyama “Sometimes, I listen to your radio show. Please call me in as a guest!”
Kame-> Tegoshi “Been a while~! Are you well? We did a drama and a stage play together, but we haven’t seen each other recently. If the timing is good, we’ll go drinking again~!”
Yokoo->Massu “Massu, what do you do on your days off? Please answer something else other than shopping. Also, I’m interested in the meaning behind your red hair.”
And little captions from the shoot.
“The theme for the shoot is ‘The 4 princes are here to pick you up”. But the roses they hold, they said ‘it suits Tegoshi!’ so they started playing with the props.
“The roses go pop!”
Shige's modelling debut!?
“The moment Shige accepted the roses, he started posing like a model. Koyashige are synchronised”
“How’s this? Looking good?”
“The roses…”
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* Massu used like gangster/comparably rude language to demonstrate his point XD
** Beaujolais nouveau is a type of French wine. I guess Massu's saying that like wine, some things get better with age. Oh Massu XD
*** Takahanada is a former sumo wrestler from the early 1990s.
♪omg they're ridiculous and so so soooo cute *_* I love how they poke fun at Shige's lack of talent for games that involve balls XDDD
♪ Massu being a badass? Oh my XD Would be interesting but I like him the way he is right now hehe~
♪Tegoshi spoke...quite a bit! Not used to it lol
♪ AND KOYAMA! Is that an invite I see there?? ♥
Enjoy!