Hey! Say! JUMP - Duet April 2021 (English Translation)
This month's theme is "Plus One." We asked JUMP to tell us what side dish they'd like to add to "rice and miso soup", what colour they'd like to add to an "all-black outfit", and who they'd like to spend time with.
Just by adding a little extra something, you can add a touch of excitement to your everyday life!
Yamada Ryosuke
Rice and Miso soup & Kyoto-styled grilled sablefish
Kyoto-style grilled sablefish is pretty high on my ranking of favourite foods. I have one reason, because it's so delicious (laughs). When we had a "Let's eat nice food at home!" party before, I bought some fish from a shop that specialised in pickled fish where I thought, "I can't go wrong!". It cost close to 2000 yen for a single fillet. It's not so easy to get, so if I have a bowl of rice and miso soup with that restaurant's Kyoto styled grilled sablefish, it's a treat for me. I've been eating a lot of hamburgers and other junk food lately, but now that I've been filming the movie "Daikaiju no Atoshimatsu" again, it's time for me to start eating healthier like this.
All-Black outfit & Red or Dark Green
The only item that comes to mind that is easy to add to an outfit is a scarf, because I only have a red or dark green scarf. I guess I could also carry the small orange bag that Kikuchi (Fuma) and Nozomu (Kotaki) got me for my birthday. Well, even if I don't (use it), I'll try to accent it with something colorful. But for me, I don't really care about colour coordinating right now. I've been saying this for a while now, but when I'm shooting, I'm in a jersey almost every day (laughs).
Relaxation Time & Cheap Sweets
Wouldn't you think it's "relaxation time & games"? No, no. In my case, when I have a "relaxation time & games", games are a must. I bought two bags of 100 different kinds of cheap sweets from an online store, and I keep them in the ottoman in my games room. Its a blissful time when I take out two or three of my favourite ones from there and play games while I eat!
Me & Nagase Ren
I guess I don't really have anything I want to do with the members~ Recently we just talk about our favourite anime and that's enough for me (laughs). What I do want to do is play games, and I had a slump a little while ago where I couldn't win but I got a lot of help from the pros and levelled up. I've been playing with Chinen for a while now and the gap between our levels has widened. It's not enough to play with the members anymore... ♪ (laughs) So, I want to play games with Ren, where he's not as strong as I am, but he can still move well (laughs).
Chinen Yuri
Rice and Miso Soup & Pork Shogayaki (T/N: Pork fried with ginger)
Anything is good, but right now I'm in the mood for pork shogayaki (laughs). I like pork shogayaki. In the past, I used to go to a coffee shop with Keito where they called it "pork ginger" and I liked that too. It's a choice I tend to choose where ever I go. Ah, but if there’s tonkatsu, I'll go with tonkatsu!! Well, in any case, I like pork (laughs). I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. It's already late in the evening so when I get home, I'm not going to eat anything. I used to eat late in the evening if I was hungry and then go straight to bed, but I stopped because it wasn't good for me. Sometimes I don't eat in the morning because I'm too full from the chocolate-flavoured protein drink that Ryosuke recommended me, and I don't know if that's healthy or unhealthy...
All-Black Outfit & White
An all-black outfit is exactly what I'm wearing today. But a lot of the clothes I own have a logo or colour or something on it, so it's hard for me to go all black. Today I have a black hoodie with an orange logo on it. If I'm wearing a small amount of colours that aren't black, I'll wear a white tee underneath to accentuate (my outfit). But that's about it. I don't understand much about fashion, so I don't know much. By the way, I recently bought some nice loungewear. I thought, "I don't wanna wear underwear in my house all the time..." and bought them (laughs).
Relaxation Time & Videos
My "relaxation time" is when I go to sleep, and I need sound to do that. If it's dead quiet, I tend to think a lot. But I don't like to play music because on the other hand, it gets me too excited, so listening to games let's plays are perfect. I feel like I can sleep better when I can hear people's voices.
Me & Ryosuke
I've been talking a lot about manga, anime and movies with the members lately, but there's so much more we want to do. I want to go to a music festival with Daiki and to Spain to watch soccer with Kota. What I've been talking about recently is wanting to go to Hawaii with Ryosuke. I don't know when it will be, but I hope the day will be soon.
Nakajima Yuto
Rice and Miso Soup & Cooked Salmon
If there is a set meal like that (available), I will order it not just in the morning, but also at night. Japanese food makes me feel relaxed, and when I think, "I'm feeling a bit sluggish today" or "I want to take care of my internal organs", Japanese food is the best. I feel like I'm eating something proper. What I've enjoyed recently was udon I got delivered through an app. Dashi culture is nice, right? (T/N: From what I understand, dashi culture means enhancing and supporting the taste of Japanese food through dashi, and how it differs in regions)
All-Black Outfit & Yellow-Green
If you want to add colour to black, yellow-green is surprisingly good. Like the colour of Billie Eilish's hair. I'd like to wear them in accessories like armbands and belts, but I don't have any (laughs). Lately I've been wearing less all-black outfits than before, but I'm not wearing flashy colours, just more muted colours. I haven't bought any new clothes, partly because I don't go out except for work, but also because I want to take care of my clothes and wear them for a long time.
Relaxation Time & Music
At my house, the radio and international news is solely playing. If I need to be exposed to English for a bit or if I want to relax in the evening, I listen to music. It's a good way to change my mode. These days, I've been mostly listening to jazz with a more relaxed tempo and softer tone. But when I go to sleep, it's quiet. The only sound I can hear is the humidifier humming~, which I'd really like to turn up, but I notice the noise.
Me & Yaotome Hikaru
I want to play airsoft, so I guess that would be (with) Hikaru. I'd like to borrow 'Yaotome no Mori' (laughs). I also want to try out a tent sauna, but I don't like water baths. I can only go as far as the bottom of my chest. If I try to submerge myself more than that, I end up going 'he he he' (laughs). I'm told, "Go for it," but I feel like I'll freeze like a Harry Potter spell when I try to submerge myself. Recently, with the members... ah, I was recommended a chess drama called "The Queen's Gambit" by Dai-chan, and I started to watch it after him, and I watched the whole thing before he finished it. It was innovative, the music was good, the cinematography and composition were good, and I was drawn in by the acting. It was one or two of the most interesting dramas I've ever seen.
Yaotome Hikaru
Rice and Miso Soup & Natto
My usual breakfast consists of rice, miso soup and scrambled eggs, crispy bacon or thick-cut bacon and natto, which is my favourite combination. But I can only choose one side dish, right? Then you can't go wrong with natto. In the Yaotome family, we always add tare sauce, mustard and mayonnaise to natto, and I like it this way. The best amount is about two big circles. The mayonnaise gives it a rich and sweet flavour. If you spread it thinly over rice, I can eat two bowls of rice (laughs). It's really good, so if you don't mind mayonnaise, you should try it!
All Black Outfit & Dark Green
Maybe shoes in this colour. I'm 30 now, so I thought it would be good to have a more subdue look like this. In fact, I love black leather jackets and often wear monotone outfits, but when I do that, I accentuate it with the colour of my shoes. On the other hand, if I'm wearing black shoes, I'll try to wear something more flashy. I think it's important to find the right balance. My recent inclination has been to wear fuzzy clothes every winter, but this year I've been choosing clothes that make me look smart. I've developed a desire to look stylish (laughs).
Relaxation Time & Oil Lanterns
There's nothing better than turning off the lights in your room and watching a movie by the light of a lantern while drinking, right? Recently, I've been playing a lot of free mystery games in that kind of moody atmosphere. There was a time a while ago when I was addicted to a love triangle simulation game series where the main character was me, my current girlfriend, and my ex-girlfriend, and one of them was always the bad guy (laughs).
Me & Yabu Kota
I want to go camping with Yabu, and this is really going to happen. Yabu wants to try camping and he said "When are you gonna take me to the Yaotome no Mori?" I've prepared equipment for two or three people so I can say to beginners, "You don't need to bring anything, just come freely." All we have to do is wait for the state of emergency to be lifted and both our schedules to coincide!
Yabu Kota
Rice and Miso Soup & Deep-Fried Food (T:N: Karaage)
Mentaiko (T/N: Pollock roe). I would have gone with salted salmon, but that would have made it the star of the show rather than plus one, wouldn't it? Eh, it's okay if it's the star? Then I'll go with karaage! After all, there is nothing better than karaage. I want to eat it every day. But lately I've been eating a lot of oden at home. I'll text my friends and brag and say, "I made oden!" (laughs) But it's a bit tricky to make. The first time I made it properly, I used kombu (kelp) and katsuobushi (small pieces of dried bonito) to make the dashi, but the second time I used instant dashi.
All-Black Outfit & Checkered Pattern on Beige
Sometimes I wear a black on black co-ordination. In those cases, I feel that if I use a beige checkered bag, it somehow becomes a fashion statement (laughs). I haven't done any shopping recently and I'm still wearing the same outerwear from last year. Every year on the 1st of January I would finish my work from the previous year, and on the 2nd, I would go shopping with (Kitayama) Hiromitsu and Chinen for the first day of sales of the year, and use my New Year's money to buy clothes to wear on my trip abroad from the 3rd. It's cold in New York and Europe, so I would buy down and coats. This year I couldn't travel, so I had no reason to buy winter clothes.
Relaxation Time & Yoga Ball
While I watch anime and stream videos, I put a yoga ball the size of a tennis ball between the couch and my backside and move around to find where it feels good (laughs). Also, when I'm stretching after a bath, if I lie down and press a yoga ball against the base of my feet, it gives me a bit more range of motion when I move my legs. With two episodes of anime, that's about 45 minutes. It's hard to relax while I'm watching soccer, because I'm so focused on the game.
Me & Arioka Daiki
I want to watch movies recommended by Dai-chan at home. Movies are usually watched in silence for the first time, but on that particular day we're going to watch it with a lot of talking, like an audio commentary. So it's okay to say things like, "Wow! Great," or "Here's what's going to happen next!" Speaking of which, the other day I was watching an anime on my tablet while we were filming "Smash", and Hikaru and Dai-chan peeked in during it. I was watching it with a big grin on my face, so Dai-chan said, "Yabu-chan, the look on your face is great".
Takaki Yuya
Rice and Miso Soup & Natto
When there is miso soup, I imagine breakfast. I don't usually eat breakfast, but when I stay at a ryokan, they often serve Japanese set meals, right? And I always want natto to be included in there. The way I eat it is just normal, just add the tare sauce (T/N: Dipping sauce) and mix it (to the natto), and put a portion of that on the rice and eat it. In the past I used to put (the natto) all over the rice at once, and I might still do that if there are no other side dishes. But if there are other side dishes, depending on what they are and if it's something I might eat with white rice, I want to leave part of the rice not covered with natto. So I don't put (the natto) on the rice all at once. By the way, if this was dinner, I'd choose grilled mackerel instead of natto.
All-Black Outfit & White
Recently, masks have been used as an item to add a bit of colour, right? The one I wore today was white, but I have a few different coloured masks like burgundy and black. If I wear one of them at random, it can end up like a splash of colour (laughs). Also, my sister makes a "mask chain" that I can wear around my neck, so I don't have to take it off when I'm eating, which I also use.
Relaxation Time & Videos
What I would like to add to this is alcohol, and I like to watch relaxing videos over a drink. And what I like to watch are collections of sports super plays. Like a collection of scenes of holes in one in golf, super goals in soccer, comeback and game-winning home runs in baseball. It's impressive to see and and it's great to see all the highlights. I also like to look at the scenery, so recently I've been watching a lot of videos about golf courses that focus on the scenery.
Me & Yaotome Hikaru
To tell you the truth, I like camping too. But not in a relaxed way, more like a serious camping trip. I do snow mountain camping, where I spend 6-7 hours building igloos in the snowy mountains and fire pits out of rocks I collect at the spot, and tour camping which I do with as much gear as I can bring on my bike. But I also love relaxing camping, so I want Hikaru-kun to take me to the "Yaotome no Mori"!
Inoo Kei
Rice and Miso Soup & Natto
Ideally, I'd like to have ichiju sansai (T/N: A meal that's usually rice, soup and three side dishes), but I can only choose one side dish. If that's the case, then maybe natto. In my case, I often feel like, "I want to eat natto" at end of the day, so I sometimes eat a pack after dinner. If that's how much I like natto, I should choose it here too (laughs). By the way, I've been relying on delivery entirely for my eating lately, and I've been eating from a lot of chain restaurants. For example, things like gyudon. I love white rice, and I used to say "I don't like to put anything on my rice!" but now I don't. Everything becomes OK when you get older (laughs).
All-Black Outfit & White
I'm wearing a black jacket and pants today, with a white hoodie inside and sneakers. But it's not like I really thought "I'll go with this". It just came naturally (laughs). (laughs) Considering I used to only wear grey and black in the past, just wearing white is a big step forward. But this year, I think I'll try to wear more coloured things? A pink shirt, for example. No, I'm too embarrassed to wear pink when I'm 30 (laughs).
Relaxation time & Clean Body
When I come home tired, I fall asleep on the couch even if I still have wax in my hair. The next day I regret it so much! That's why I like to properly take a bath and make sure I'm clean before I relax. I've been at home a lot lately, watching TV and relaxing, but I actually don't have a humidifier in my house at the moment. I threw it away because it was dirty. But it's the driest time of the year, and we need humidification to fight off viruses, so not having one at this time is bad. I can't wait to buy a humidifier so I can relax in peace!
Me & Chinen Yuri
Because Chinen is so cute. I want to go to dinner with him (laughs). Recently, I've been talking about manga and movies with the members a lot. When I went on location with Hikaru the other day, we were talking with the chief manager who was leaving JUMP because of a personnel change, and we said "It can't be helped because it's a personnel change, but we wanted them to be in charge of JUMP for one or two more years because there were many things we wanted to do but couldn't do."
Arioka Daiki
Rice and Miso Soup & Staminayaki
I love my parents' staminayaki (T/N: From what I understand, stamina dishes in Japan refer to dishes that you want to eat when you get tired or want to perk yourself up with). It has pork rib, carrots and green vegetables... maybe garlic chives and it goes really well with rice. I haven't had it for years. When I go back to my parents' house, if I don't request and say, "I want stamina stamina yaki", I don't think they will serve it. My diet these days is rather healthy. I eat more vegetables and a little less sugar.
All-Black Outfit & Red
If you want to add something to black, go for red, like a pair of sneakers with a touch of red on them. I tend to wear black everyday. I'm conservative when it comes to colours and I think that's why I'm the type to play with form and designs.
Relaxation Time & Videos
I watch sauna videos and it makes me feel a bit like I've gone (laughs). These days my relaxation time is also when I'm playing games. I play games on a big TV you'd enjoy movies on in my living room, but 27 inch TVs are better for gaming. Yamada stressed to me the other day that, "You'll get better if you play on a smaller screen." A big screen gives you a sense of realism, but you can't get the full capabilities of the console. So, maybe if I add a gaming monitor to my home, it might reduce my "annoyance when it comes to losing"!
Me & Takaki Yuya
I want to go to the sauna with Takaki. I've been to the sauna with the other members who are interested in it, Yabu-chan, Inoo-chan, Hikaru-kun, Chinen and Yur, but not with Takaki, so I want to secretly see how he enters it. It's completely different for each person. There is no end to the number of things you can do, such as whether to get into a bath before the sauna, what position to sit in, how long to sit in the bathtub and so on. I think Takaki maybe has very good manners and personality. After the sauna, we wash off the sweat before going into the water bath, and when we ladle the water out of the bathtub and pour it over our bodies, I imagine Takaki squatting down and being careful not to splash the water around him (laughs). Recently, Yamada and I have been talking about games. The other day, I came home after working with the members, and I started up the game at a fairly fast pace, and Yamada had already started it. What's really impressive is that Yamada, who used to be so unfamiliar with electronics that he couldn't even connect his computer to Wi-Fi, is now giving me advice about my monitor display setting, and it's a bit weird. People do change (laughs).
Just by adding a little extra something, you can add a touch of excitement to your everyday life!
Yamada Ryosuke
Rice and Miso soup & Kyoto-styled grilled sablefish
Kyoto-style grilled sablefish is pretty high on my ranking of favourite foods. I have one reason, because it's so delicious (laughs). When we had a "Let's eat nice food at home!" party before, I bought some fish from a shop that specialised in pickled fish where I thought, "I can't go wrong!". It cost close to 2000 yen for a single fillet. It's not so easy to get, so if I have a bowl of rice and miso soup with that restaurant's Kyoto styled grilled sablefish, it's a treat for me. I've been eating a lot of hamburgers and other junk food lately, but now that I've been filming the movie "Daikaiju no Atoshimatsu" again, it's time for me to start eating healthier like this.
All-Black outfit & Red or Dark Green
The only item that comes to mind that is easy to add to an outfit is a scarf, because I only have a red or dark green scarf. I guess I could also carry the small orange bag that Kikuchi (Fuma) and Nozomu (Kotaki) got me for my birthday. Well, even if I don't (use it), I'll try to accent it with something colorful. But for me, I don't really care about colour coordinating right now. I've been saying this for a while now, but when I'm shooting, I'm in a jersey almost every day (laughs).
Relaxation Time & Cheap Sweets
Wouldn't you think it's "relaxation time & games"? No, no. In my case, when I have a "relaxation time & games", games are a must. I bought two bags of 100 different kinds of cheap sweets from an online store, and I keep them in the ottoman in my games room. Its a blissful time when I take out two or three of my favourite ones from there and play games while I eat!
Me & Nagase Ren
I guess I don't really have anything I want to do with the members~ Recently we just talk about our favourite anime and that's enough for me (laughs). What I do want to do is play games, and I had a slump a little while ago where I couldn't win but I got a lot of help from the pros and levelled up. I've been playing with Chinen for a while now and the gap between our levels has widened. It's not enough to play with the members anymore... ♪ (laughs) So, I want to play games with Ren, where he's not as strong as I am, but he can still move well (laughs).
Chinen Yuri
Rice and Miso Soup & Pork Shogayaki (T/N: Pork fried with ginger)
Anything is good, but right now I'm in the mood for pork shogayaki (laughs). I like pork shogayaki. In the past, I used to go to a coffee shop with Keito where they called it "pork ginger" and I liked that too. It's a choice I tend to choose where ever I go. Ah, but if there’s tonkatsu, I'll go with tonkatsu!! Well, in any case, I like pork (laughs). I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. It's already late in the evening so when I get home, I'm not going to eat anything. I used to eat late in the evening if I was hungry and then go straight to bed, but I stopped because it wasn't good for me. Sometimes I don't eat in the morning because I'm too full from the chocolate-flavoured protein drink that Ryosuke recommended me, and I don't know if that's healthy or unhealthy...
All-Black Outfit & White
An all-black outfit is exactly what I'm wearing today. But a lot of the clothes I own have a logo or colour or something on it, so it's hard for me to go all black. Today I have a black hoodie with an orange logo on it. If I'm wearing a small amount of colours that aren't black, I'll wear a white tee underneath to accentuate (my outfit). But that's about it. I don't understand much about fashion, so I don't know much. By the way, I recently bought some nice loungewear. I thought, "I don't wanna wear underwear in my house all the time..." and bought them (laughs).
Relaxation Time & Videos
My "relaxation time" is when I go to sleep, and I need sound to do that. If it's dead quiet, I tend to think a lot. But I don't like to play music because on the other hand, it gets me too excited, so listening to games let's plays are perfect. I feel like I can sleep better when I can hear people's voices.
Me & Ryosuke
I've been talking a lot about manga, anime and movies with the members lately, but there's so much more we want to do. I want to go to a music festival with Daiki and to Spain to watch soccer with Kota. What I've been talking about recently is wanting to go to Hawaii with Ryosuke. I don't know when it will be, but I hope the day will be soon.
Nakajima Yuto
Rice and Miso Soup & Cooked Salmon
If there is a set meal like that (available), I will order it not just in the morning, but also at night. Japanese food makes me feel relaxed, and when I think, "I'm feeling a bit sluggish today" or "I want to take care of my internal organs", Japanese food is the best. I feel like I'm eating something proper. What I've enjoyed recently was udon I got delivered through an app. Dashi culture is nice, right? (T/N: From what I understand, dashi culture means enhancing and supporting the taste of Japanese food through dashi, and how it differs in regions)
All-Black Outfit & Yellow-Green
If you want to add colour to black, yellow-green is surprisingly good. Like the colour of Billie Eilish's hair. I'd like to wear them in accessories like armbands and belts, but I don't have any (laughs). Lately I've been wearing less all-black outfits than before, but I'm not wearing flashy colours, just more muted colours. I haven't bought any new clothes, partly because I don't go out except for work, but also because I want to take care of my clothes and wear them for a long time.
Relaxation Time & Music
At my house, the radio and international news is solely playing. If I need to be exposed to English for a bit or if I want to relax in the evening, I listen to music. It's a good way to change my mode. These days, I've been mostly listening to jazz with a more relaxed tempo and softer tone. But when I go to sleep, it's quiet. The only sound I can hear is the humidifier humming~, which I'd really like to turn up, but I notice the noise.
Me & Yaotome Hikaru
I want to play airsoft, so I guess that would be (with) Hikaru. I'd like to borrow 'Yaotome no Mori' (laughs). I also want to try out a tent sauna, but I don't like water baths. I can only go as far as the bottom of my chest. If I try to submerge myself more than that, I end up going 'he he he' (laughs). I'm told, "Go for it," but I feel like I'll freeze like a Harry Potter spell when I try to submerge myself. Recently, with the members... ah, I was recommended a chess drama called "The Queen's Gambit" by Dai-chan, and I started to watch it after him, and I watched the whole thing before he finished it. It was innovative, the music was good, the cinematography and composition were good, and I was drawn in by the acting. It was one or two of the most interesting dramas I've ever seen.
Yaotome Hikaru
Rice and Miso Soup & Natto
My usual breakfast consists of rice, miso soup and scrambled eggs, crispy bacon or thick-cut bacon and natto, which is my favourite combination. But I can only choose one side dish, right? Then you can't go wrong with natto. In the Yaotome family, we always add tare sauce, mustard and mayonnaise to natto, and I like it this way. The best amount is about two big circles. The mayonnaise gives it a rich and sweet flavour. If you spread it thinly over rice, I can eat two bowls of rice (laughs). It's really good, so if you don't mind mayonnaise, you should try it!
All Black Outfit & Dark Green
Maybe shoes in this colour. I'm 30 now, so I thought it would be good to have a more subdue look like this. In fact, I love black leather jackets and often wear monotone outfits, but when I do that, I accentuate it with the colour of my shoes. On the other hand, if I'm wearing black shoes, I'll try to wear something more flashy. I think it's important to find the right balance. My recent inclination has been to wear fuzzy clothes every winter, but this year I've been choosing clothes that make me look smart. I've developed a desire to look stylish (laughs).
Relaxation Time & Oil Lanterns
There's nothing better than turning off the lights in your room and watching a movie by the light of a lantern while drinking, right? Recently, I've been playing a lot of free mystery games in that kind of moody atmosphere. There was a time a while ago when I was addicted to a love triangle simulation game series where the main character was me, my current girlfriend, and my ex-girlfriend, and one of them was always the bad guy (laughs).
Me & Yabu Kota
I want to go camping with Yabu, and this is really going to happen. Yabu wants to try camping and he said "When are you gonna take me to the Yaotome no Mori?" I've prepared equipment for two or three people so I can say to beginners, "You don't need to bring anything, just come freely." All we have to do is wait for the state of emergency to be lifted and both our schedules to coincide!
Yabu Kota
Rice and Miso Soup & Deep-Fried Food (T:N: Karaage)
Mentaiko (T/N: Pollock roe). I would have gone with salted salmon, but that would have made it the star of the show rather than plus one, wouldn't it? Eh, it's okay if it's the star? Then I'll go with karaage! After all, there is nothing better than karaage. I want to eat it every day. But lately I've been eating a lot of oden at home. I'll text my friends and brag and say, "I made oden!" (laughs) But it's a bit tricky to make. The first time I made it properly, I used kombu (kelp) and katsuobushi (small pieces of dried bonito) to make the dashi, but the second time I used instant dashi.
All-Black Outfit & Checkered Pattern on Beige
Sometimes I wear a black on black co-ordination. In those cases, I feel that if I use a beige checkered bag, it somehow becomes a fashion statement (laughs). I haven't done any shopping recently and I'm still wearing the same outerwear from last year. Every year on the 1st of January I would finish my work from the previous year, and on the 2nd, I would go shopping with (Kitayama) Hiromitsu and Chinen for the first day of sales of the year, and use my New Year's money to buy clothes to wear on my trip abroad from the 3rd. It's cold in New York and Europe, so I would buy down and coats. This year I couldn't travel, so I had no reason to buy winter clothes.
Relaxation Time & Yoga Ball
While I watch anime and stream videos, I put a yoga ball the size of a tennis ball between the couch and my backside and move around to find where it feels good (laughs). Also, when I'm stretching after a bath, if I lie down and press a yoga ball against the base of my feet, it gives me a bit more range of motion when I move my legs. With two episodes of anime, that's about 45 minutes. It's hard to relax while I'm watching soccer, because I'm so focused on the game.
Me & Arioka Daiki
I want to watch movies recommended by Dai-chan at home. Movies are usually watched in silence for the first time, but on that particular day we're going to watch it with a lot of talking, like an audio commentary. So it's okay to say things like, "Wow! Great," or "Here's what's going to happen next!" Speaking of which, the other day I was watching an anime on my tablet while we were filming "Smash", and Hikaru and Dai-chan peeked in during it. I was watching it with a big grin on my face, so Dai-chan said, "Yabu-chan, the look on your face is great".
Takaki Yuya
Rice and Miso Soup & Natto
When there is miso soup, I imagine breakfast. I don't usually eat breakfast, but when I stay at a ryokan, they often serve Japanese set meals, right? And I always want natto to be included in there. The way I eat it is just normal, just add the tare sauce (T/N: Dipping sauce) and mix it (to the natto), and put a portion of that on the rice and eat it. In the past I used to put (the natto) all over the rice at once, and I might still do that if there are no other side dishes. But if there are other side dishes, depending on what they are and if it's something I might eat with white rice, I want to leave part of the rice not covered with natto. So I don't put (the natto) on the rice all at once. By the way, if this was dinner, I'd choose grilled mackerel instead of natto.
All-Black Outfit & White
Recently, masks have been used as an item to add a bit of colour, right? The one I wore today was white, but I have a few different coloured masks like burgundy and black. If I wear one of them at random, it can end up like a splash of colour (laughs). Also, my sister makes a "mask chain" that I can wear around my neck, so I don't have to take it off when I'm eating, which I also use.
Relaxation Time & Videos
What I would like to add to this is alcohol, and I like to watch relaxing videos over a drink. And what I like to watch are collections of sports super plays. Like a collection of scenes of holes in one in golf, super goals in soccer, comeback and game-winning home runs in baseball. It's impressive to see and and it's great to see all the highlights. I also like to look at the scenery, so recently I've been watching a lot of videos about golf courses that focus on the scenery.
Me & Yaotome Hikaru
To tell you the truth, I like camping too. But not in a relaxed way, more like a serious camping trip. I do snow mountain camping, where I spend 6-7 hours building igloos in the snowy mountains and fire pits out of rocks I collect at the spot, and tour camping which I do with as much gear as I can bring on my bike. But I also love relaxing camping, so I want Hikaru-kun to take me to the "Yaotome no Mori"!
Inoo Kei
Rice and Miso Soup & Natto
Ideally, I'd like to have ichiju sansai (T/N: A meal that's usually rice, soup and three side dishes), but I can only choose one side dish. If that's the case, then maybe natto. In my case, I often feel like, "I want to eat natto" at end of the day, so I sometimes eat a pack after dinner. If that's how much I like natto, I should choose it here too (laughs). By the way, I've been relying on delivery entirely for my eating lately, and I've been eating from a lot of chain restaurants. For example, things like gyudon. I love white rice, and I used to say "I don't like to put anything on my rice!" but now I don't. Everything becomes OK when you get older (laughs).
All-Black Outfit & White
I'm wearing a black jacket and pants today, with a white hoodie inside and sneakers. But it's not like I really thought "I'll go with this". It just came naturally (laughs). (laughs) Considering I used to only wear grey and black in the past, just wearing white is a big step forward. But this year, I think I'll try to wear more coloured things? A pink shirt, for example. No, I'm too embarrassed to wear pink when I'm 30 (laughs).
Relaxation time & Clean Body
When I come home tired, I fall asleep on the couch even if I still have wax in my hair. The next day I regret it so much! That's why I like to properly take a bath and make sure I'm clean before I relax. I've been at home a lot lately, watching TV and relaxing, but I actually don't have a humidifier in my house at the moment. I threw it away because it was dirty. But it's the driest time of the year, and we need humidification to fight off viruses, so not having one at this time is bad. I can't wait to buy a humidifier so I can relax in peace!
Me & Chinen Yuri
Because Chinen is so cute. I want to go to dinner with him (laughs). Recently, I've been talking about manga and movies with the members a lot. When I went on location with Hikaru the other day, we were talking with the chief manager who was leaving JUMP because of a personnel change, and we said "It can't be helped because it's a personnel change, but we wanted them to be in charge of JUMP for one or two more years because there were many things we wanted to do but couldn't do."
Arioka Daiki
Rice and Miso Soup & Staminayaki
I love my parents' staminayaki (T/N: From what I understand, stamina dishes in Japan refer to dishes that you want to eat when you get tired or want to perk yourself up with). It has pork rib, carrots and green vegetables... maybe garlic chives and it goes really well with rice. I haven't had it for years. When I go back to my parents' house, if I don't request and say, "I want stamina stamina yaki", I don't think they will serve it. My diet these days is rather healthy. I eat more vegetables and a little less sugar.
All-Black Outfit & Red
If you want to add something to black, go for red, like a pair of sneakers with a touch of red on them. I tend to wear black everyday. I'm conservative when it comes to colours and I think that's why I'm the type to play with form and designs.
Relaxation Time & Videos
I watch sauna videos and it makes me feel a bit like I've gone (laughs). These days my relaxation time is also when I'm playing games. I play games on a big TV you'd enjoy movies on in my living room, but 27 inch TVs are better for gaming. Yamada stressed to me the other day that, "You'll get better if you play on a smaller screen." A big screen gives you a sense of realism, but you can't get the full capabilities of the console. So, maybe if I add a gaming monitor to my home, it might reduce my "annoyance when it comes to losing"!
Me & Takaki Yuya
I want to go to the sauna with Takaki. I've been to the sauna with the other members who are interested in it, Yabu-chan, Inoo-chan, Hikaru-kun, Chinen and Yur, but not with Takaki, so I want to secretly see how he enters it. It's completely different for each person. There is no end to the number of things you can do, such as whether to get into a bath before the sauna, what position to sit in, how long to sit in the bathtub and so on. I think Takaki maybe has very good manners and personality. After the sauna, we wash off the sweat before going into the water bath, and when we ladle the water out of the bathtub and pour it over our bodies, I imagine Takaki squatting down and being careful not to splash the water around him (laughs). Recently, Yamada and I have been talking about games. The other day, I came home after working with the members, and I started up the game at a fairly fast pace, and Yamada had already started it. What's really impressive is that Yamada, who used to be so unfamiliar with electronics that he couldn't even connect his computer to Wi-Fi, is now giving me advice about my monitor display setting, and it's a bit weird. People do change (laughs).