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2011.10 Potato - Sweet Flowers - Japanizu Hi
Those who show a spectacular performance at "SUMMARY 2011". This time we bring stories revolving around "flowers" to you! (Editorial deadline was mid-august)
Q 1. What is your favourite flower?
Q 2. Who do you think is gorgeous among the sempai?
Q 3. How is "SUMMARY 2011"?
Yo Marius
1. I like roses! Because they have the feeling of LOVE to them, they are the flowers of love. When I were a flower I would maybe be baby's breath or a sunflower? They are both cute so I like them.
2. (Nakajima) Kento-kun is always laughing and friendly, because he's good at talking I think he shines. As a flower he would be a sunflower! And then Yamada (Ryosuke)-kun has a great aura as well!
3. The song that is the most fun is "With You", but because the timing of the dance moves is difficult I want to become able to dance it even better. During "Yuuki 100%" water comes up from the ground when we're in swimming trunks and even though I've heard that it'd be warm water it was a bit cold (laughs). But I'm giving my best so the fans can enjoy it. And then, I've moved houses recently. I want to go to amusement parks and the zoo during the summer holidays, but as I am performing (at SUMMARY) it'd be aweful if I'd catch a cold so I'm planning to relax at home!
Jinguji Yuta
1. Red roses are pretty, after all. maybe it's the one and only flower where I "think wow it's beautiful". How I myself am kinda weak might be hydrangea-ish (laughs). But this doesn't mean that I like that flower.
2. all of the sempais are gorgeous and have great auras. It is hard to limit it down to one person, but if I have to name someone, it would be SMAP's Kimura Takuya-san! He is indeed just like a rose, like "he's gorgeous~". He's got the feeling of a red or a white rose.
3. I think I'm giving my best with all the dances. Especially for "OVER" to be seen as a cool song I'm dancing with all my strength. And then there is the Jr. Corner. During "Fighting Man" we can dance as we please, I like it because it's funny. There's no song I'm consciously bad at so I can just enjoy being on stage, I think. Now there are the shows so I can't go out to play that much, but I think about how Id love to go to the sea with friends when I have the time to!
Kuramoto Kaoru
1. I especially love seeing flower patels falling gently down. In spring this year I sat and watched the cherry blossoms (Hanami) under the tree near school while eating Sakura Mochi.
2. It's Aiba (Masaki)-kun who I admire for ages already. I got to meet him during "Marching J" for the first time, he was cheerful and seemed friendly, he was extremly cool! A sempai close to myself who I think is gorgous would be Kikuchi Fuma-kun I guess.
3. My personal goal during "SUMMARY" is dancing sharply and singing accented. Other than that I'm paying attention to my facial expression while singing and give my best so I can to appeal (to the audience) in the MC corner even if it's just something little. This year's summer is really all about "SUMMARY", so I'm doing all of my homework on the days off (laughs).
Kishi Yuta
1. I like Sunflowers because they are summerish and have a bright feeling to them. They bloom near my house as well, so everytime I see them I think "How nice~". Flowers other than that... I'm not really interested in them I guess. Back then I would go to Hanami (watch flowers) in the cherry blossom season, but I remember that more than watching flowers eating the sweets was fun... (laughs).
2. Ohno (Satoshi)-kun from Arashi. He's great at singing and his dancing is cool, when talking he's funny... I think is awesome like he can do anything. My goal is to become a person who is active in many areas just like him!
3. This time I'm allowed to fly from the opening on, that is really fun! But because it involves danger I think I need to stay nervous everytime I'm doing it. It is fun how we have a great time in the dressing rooms with everyone from B.I.Shadow and HipHopJUMP.
Wakiyama Rei
1. I don't really have a favourite flower... (painful laugh). Ah, but I have the fun memory of blowing the fluff of dandelions in elementary school, so my favourite flower is a dandelion, or how can I say it, I like the "fluff"!
2. Takizawa (Hideaki)-kun. I think it is awesome how he challenges many different things. And then Yamashita (Tomohisa)-kun is cool as well, he has a great aura. Akanishi (Jin)-kun is good at dancing and singing, I admire him!
3. Since I'm playing the trumpet and guitar as well there are only 6 songs to which i dance. But because there are only so little I pay a lot attention to them. Today just before the start of the show I was suddenly given the role of bringing the stick and hat to Arioka (Daiki)-kun. I was so nervous~ The dressing rooms are a blast with the games and stories of the Juniors. Talking about that, a while ago I bought the pair of a bracelet and a hat with the logo of the Rolling Stones!
Sato Shori
1. When it becomes spring the cherry trees along the streets in the neighbourhood of my house will start to blossom. This is really beautiful, I get moved every year. The period of when cherry blossoms bloom is short, isn't it. But I like this momentariness again. Other than that, while I was in elementary school I grew a kind of morning glory. It was fun how the tendrils got longer and longer. But the essential care of the flowers... I feel like I left that to my mum (laughs).
2. Kinki Kids' (Domoto) Koichi-kun! When I saw his stage show for the first time I was overwhelmed by the beauty of it. And then I think Nakayama Yuma-kun is really gorgeous and cool as well.
3. This time I got to dance in japanese style for one scene all on my own. Since I got the rare opportunity of an independent scene, I want to give it my all so I pay close attention to the way I stretch out my arms and to the degree to which to turn my body. I am nervous as well but I enjoy it everytime, it is really fulfilling.
Haniuda Amu
1. Maybe a lily. When I was small I made trips to Okinawa with my family a lot, it's a flower I've seen often during that time. That's why I feel taken back when I see a lily nowadays.
2. Nakajima Yuto-kun. He has many skills like tappdancing and playing the small drum and with his adultly aura it is hard to believe that he's in high school 3rd grade! Talking about that, when during "SUMMARY" on stage I got close to Yuto-kun, he nonchalantly touched my body like "tap". I was really happy about that~
3. In "SUMMARY" there's a part where everyone wears swimming trunks. Dancing under the fountains while getting drenched is fun of course, but running around on stage wearing nothing but swimming trunks is close to beeing naked, so afterall it's embarrassing no matter how often I'm doing it... (laughs). And because it's clod after we get wet Arioka (Daiki)-kun kindly told us "Be careful not to catch a cold". I'll concentrate and give my best until the very end!
Takahashi Fu
1. Cyclamen. I like the songs of the artist called "Cyclamen" a lot, form that influence cyclamen have become my favourite flower as well. Last year I bought a potted plant and watered it myself as well. Somehow it's a flower with a mysterious charm that makes me like it without a real reason.
2. Okamoto Keito-kun. During the recording of "School Kakumei" when Keito-kun who was playing the guitar laughed in my direction, I thought he was gorgeous. Not cute or cool, but how to say, I can't express it with words... He is a person with a charm like the cyclamen (laughs).
3. I am responsible to put the hook into Keito-kun's harness when flying, but one or too times I was a bit too late. But Keito-kun told me "no need to rush" kindly then, I was really thankfull for that. From now on I'll give my best so Keito-kun doesn't need to watch out on my behalf anymore!
Okubo Lewis
1. Roses afterall, I guess. Or how to say, I don't know any other flower names than that (laughs). It's just that I like purple a lot, so I might come to like a flower of a family of that colour when I see it. For example lavender or hydrangea or something.
2. Kis-My-Ft2's Kitayama (Hiromitsu)-kun. One can say that he has a great aura, he shines just too much! Surely even when he's in a crowed of many people Kitayama-kun can be spotted easily because he sparkles. I want to become a person who gives off suach an aura as well!
3. I dance on the 4th floor of the Jr. Mansion, but moving is hard because I have to run up and down the stairs a lot. It's a battle with time every time... But the shows itselfs are real fun! Every single one is really fulfilling so I think that in this condition I would probably not get tired of it even if we do 80 more (laughs). Thanks to "SUMMARY" the summer this year has become the best!
Takahashi Saneyasu
1. Deep red roses are somhow cool and gorgeous so I like them. And then there are cherry blossoms. Every year when it becomes spring the cherry blossoms in the near park blossom, everytime I see them I realize "it has become spring". In connection with flowers, I'm doing fireworks with friends sometimes ("flower fire" is the japanese word for fireworks). We're doing competitions with toy fireworks, like whose will burn the longest. I like relaxing times like that pretty much.
2. Hey!Say!JUMP's (Nakajima) Yuto-kun. His dance and drumming is cool, I admired him ever since I enterd the Juniors.
3. Since the shows started many parts were altered, keeping up with that is a bit hard... But in exchange, the feeling of achievement when getting those parts right is great as well. And because the distance to the audience is short this time, we can do a lot of fan service! I am happy to see Yuto-kun's performance right before of my eyes as well. I'm learning a lot new stuff!
Matsushima So
1. Hydrangea. Their form is really cute as well, when the rainy season draws near my eyes wander to the wayside hydrangeas immediately. The feeling of water drops on the petals is extremely nice, and I like seeing frogs jumping around nearby as well.
2. Arioka (Daiki)-kun gives off the feeling of a rose without thorns. Before the show he kindly tells us "Give your best!", is always really friendly and good at MC. He is truly a gorgeous sempai.
3. I put effort in the MC. Shows are almost everyday, but I'm carefull to say something different everytime. The most fun afterall is the free dance corner, i guess. (Matsumura) Hokuto-kun comes to hug me or I impersonate the way (Nakajima) Kento-kun walks (laughs), there's pretty much ad-libbing so we do many different things. Talking about that, tomorrow will be a day off! Actually I'm planning to go to the sea ♪ This will be my first time of going to the sea this year, I'm really looking forward to it!
wow, this was long o_o
translation notes: 1. I couldn't find the right translation for "hana ga aru". It literally means "has flowers" in english, but I used the term" is gorgeous" as I think that is closer to what is meant here... help, anyone? 2. I'm not sure if I got all the flowers right, but you should get the idea ^^ 3. Is Kisshi really flying during the opening or did I just not get what he was saying? :P
scan credits go to both
king_kun and
shatteredtenshi - I think I mixed the scans, ooops.