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Recommendations for a relaxing summer holiday
It's important to have an active, summer holiday full of memories, but at the same time, there are also those who are unmotivated by the heat... So JUMP dares to suggest a relaxed summer life!
This cool free time could lead to some warm memories!
Yamada Ryosuke
Recommended Summer Plans
In the hot summer, I don't want to take one step outside my house, except for work... therefore, the best thing to do is spend time in an air-conditioned room, playing games and snacking on sweets (laughs). But students can't spend their long summer holidays like that everyday, right? That's why I would recommend going to the pool! I used to go to the public pool often when I was a child. At that time I couldn't swim, but it was fun just being in the water and having fun. They sold yakisoba and shaved ice at the concession stands, and although it wasn't particularly delicious, I remember how good they tasted when I became hungry after moving my body.
Sighted! Relaxed, bare faced JUMP
The members of JUMP are always relaxed. Even right now as I'm being interviewed, Chinen is moving around in front of me imitating a character from a game he's into (laughs). And, when I thought the other members were ignoring it completely, Yuto started to join in! So I never thought of the real JUMP as idols. Rather, I don't think we're the same people as those who shine on the stage at concerts! Including myself, of course. I can't let anyone see me wake up in the morning, take a shower, and then have a blast watching TV as I drink iced coffee.
Example of relaxed~ living practice
Recently, I've been busy shooting the drama "Semiotoko" and I haven't had much time to be relaxed everyday. I don't have time to do the laundry or cleaning, but in those times my Mum (Ka-chan) comes over and does the housework for me. She came to my house this morning when I was there with breakfast. I was really grateful that my dogs Sora and Cookie are staying at my parent's house and they're getting quite old now, so Mum can't be away from home for long periods of time. But I promised her that if I ever had the time, I would take her to Hawaii for always supporting me, as she has never travelled abroad.
Chinen Yuri
Recommended Summer Plans
If I was going to enjoy the summer to the fullest, I would want to get away from the big city of Tokyo and spend some nostalgic time in a house with an engawa (T/N: Wooden verandas found in traditional Japanese homes). In fact, when I was in kindergarten, I would only go to Grandma and Grandpa's house in the summer. During the day, I would go bug catching with my net and when it became hot, I would go inside and Grandma would give me ice cream. At night, we would enjoy the fireworks~ If you have a relaxing stay in the countryside, it's nice to see who you're going to see there. For example, you could talk to someone fishing and get to know them and get them to show you how to do it. That's one of the great things about this way of spending time is that you get to enjoy those opportunities!
Sighted! Relaxed, bare faced JUMP
The costumes for "School Kakumei!" are all the same blazers, so they all properly have the names "Yamada", "Chinen" and "Yaotome" on them. But Ryosuke always wears his blazer as it is, with his name tag on the back. Ryosuke is a little bit of an airhead like that, right? Also, Yutti put a sticker of the TV Tokyo character "Nanana" on the back of Takaki's wristwatch as a prank. It was cute that Takaki seemed to realise it that day, but left it until another day for the opportunity to say, "Who put a sticker on my watch?" And he suspected me (laughs).
Example of relaxed~ living practice
You know how smartphones have a feature that keeps track of how much you've walked each day? I looked back on it after a while, and there was a terrible period of time where I only moved about 10 metres a day for three days in a row... I don’t take my phone with me when I go to the bathroom, so I probably was moving around more to be exact, but I had always been living on my bed and I was lazy. I'm basically an indoor person, so I'm happy to do something like that for a day, but this took me by surprise (laughs). Well, I'm satisfied to have had such a great anecdote now. ♪
Nakajima Yuto
Recommended Summer Plans
In the summer, many girls are worried about sunburn. That's why the best thing to do is not leave the house! But I'm sure there are some girls who want to go out and have fun even if they put on sunscreen despite my suggestion. But if that's the case, then go outside! When I was a child, my parents used to take me on trips to various places every year. Even now, as an adult, I still vividly remember barbecuing and seeing waterfalls, so I guess that's how much fun it was. I hope you all go out to various places and make some great memories.
Sighted! Relaxed, bare faced JUMP
I think JUMP is a group where there are no differences between personality in our on and off modes. Especially Chinen, who is still very excited in his off mode. Whenever EDM starts playing in the background, he wants to do cool dance moves (laughs). I thought, "This is a waste, so why don't I turn on the camera?". I could've taken photos or a video, but it's too much of an everyday occurrence and there's no end to it (laughs). Well, I can't speak about others. Even though I'm alone at home, I often yell at the TV, "What the hell?" (T/N: This was in Kansai dialect) and "You're lying!"
Example of relaxed~ living practice
My private life is as relaxed as ever, watching foreign dramas at home and doing housework while I listen to music. Amongst them, I spend most of my time playing online games. Last night, I started playing together with Chinen, and Yama and Hika joined in half way. Me and Chinen started from the beginning and before we knew it, about six hours had passed since we had started (laughs). Whenever I finish a game, I'm like, "I did it!", and have a sense of accomplishment, but also a bit of regret, half of which is, "If I didn't play this game, I could've done cleaning or housework...". But the next day, against my better judgment, I get into it again (laughs).
Yaotome Hikaru
Recommended Summer Plans
This spring, I spent three days straight making a plastic model of a Gundam. I've always liked making Gundam models and often buy the plastic models. The model I made at that time had a lot of small parts, so I would look at it with a magnifying glass and assemble it with tweezers. I had work to do, but I devoted the rest of the time I had into making Gundam models. As soon as I got home, I immediately went to work on the Gundam! There were also nothing besides plastic models on my table. I usually cook properly, but that was the only time I ordered delivery! I felt a tremendous sense of accomplishment when I completed it!
Sighted! Relaxed, bare faced JUMP
In the dressing room at the Osaka show of "Arashi's Waku Waku Gakkou", the members and our manager were discussing what to get as a gift for the staff who had been looking after us. At the time, Yamada was playing a one-player online game that he had brought into the dressing room, so I left him alone. I said, "What about something like a shoehorn?" and Yamada said to someone online, "That's not it!" and "It's about as big as a dragon!" It was super funny because it was like he was having a weird conversation with us! JUMP's dressing room is always relaxed!
Example of relaxed~ living practice
A few summers ago, I was going to the gym pool with the members. I've never been able to swim, so even before that, I asked Takaki to teach me how to swim and when the time came to go, Dai-chan and Chinen came with us. I learned to swim as soon as he taught me, and I went to the pool for a while. It feels so good to exercise in the summer like that, I recommend it! This year, I want to work out at the gym instead of the pool. I don't want to be too stoic or I won't be able to keep up, so I'm going to do about 3 sets of machine training and just sweat it out lightly.
Yabu Kota
Recommended Summer Plans
I'm an indoor person, and not the type who does things on my own. But when you get to know an active friend, they can organise something for you and you can be an outdoorsy person just as long as you're with them. Kitayama (Hiromitsu) and I are so close that he often invites me barbecues every year, and last year or the year before, I was made to go "canyoning" down a waterfall in a wetsuit. There were five of us in a groups holding hands and floating around in the water, me, Kitayama, our friend, and two university guys. They recognised us, but we pretended not to notice them (laughs).
Sighted! Relaxed, bare faced JUMP
Chinen is the kind of person who can fall asleep anywhere. Yesterday, we had a location shoot for Itadaki High Jump, and when I arrived at 8:30 in the morning at the studio where they were setting up for it, I found Chinen in a deep sleep on the floor with his make-up already on. His arms were crossed and because he had a great posture, I took a photo. This happens all the time! At last years "NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen", the wait was long, but there was nowhere to lie down in the dressing room. And I saw Chinen laying down on the floor with a sports newspaper, and he had the newspaper draped over his body, which made me laugh. Of course, I took a picture of it (laughs).
Example of relaxed~ living practice
Basically, I don’t like the heat, and I'd really like to spend the day naked. In summer, I feel like I have no choice but to wear clothes. I know it sounds extreme, but I don't like to go outside when the sun is out. I usually go out at night when it's cooler. And there's another reason why I do things at night. It's bright in the day. It's kind of embarrassing to meet people outside at that time of day... If I haven't met someone in a while, I would definitely meet them at night, even if I have time during the day. I'm in relaxation mode at night, and I can open up my mind. That's why I always meet up with friends after sunset, in summer or winter (laughs).
Inoo Kei
Recommended Summer Plans
I always want to spend a relaxing time in the south when I can take a holiday (laughs). Summer in Japan is fun, but I think it doesn't hurt to experience something extraordinary at least once in a foreign country. When I went to Hawaii with MYOJO 10 years ago, it was great. At the time I was there for work, so I couldn't really go out of my way to have fun... Still, I was impressed by the spectacular sunset and the sparkling sea, which I could see forever. I wandered around aimlessly outside. I had a lot of fun because everything I saw was new to me. I hope everyone gets to spend their lives enriched by the variety of scenery they see on their trips.
Sighted! Relaxed, bare faced JUMP
I feel relaxed when I'm with the members of JUMP. I feel reassured when they are there because I know that no matter what happens, I will be okay. When I'm on my own, I have to get through the work by myself, which can be intimidating, but when I see the faces of the other members, I feel relieved that I can rely on them. I don't think the other members are probably the same way. Speaking of being careless, it would probably be Hikaru. He falls asleep in the dressing room quickly! He lies sprawled out on the couch and I have nowhere to sit, which is pretty annoying (laughs). But I think Hikaru must be tired, so we all leave him alone.
Example of relaxed~ living practice
I'm basically relaxed all the time at home. I'm just lounging around on the sofa or bed. Also, I think it's careless that I can't completely clean my house. I want to clean it, but 40% of the house just won't get tidy! The reason for this is because I have an inability to throw things away. I'm getting more and more stuff, and the stuff I can't keep track of tends to be left on the table. I can't easily throw away documents that I don't understand as I think I might need them later, and I wonder if I will one day wear the clothes I no longer wear now. I wish I could be bold enough to declutter.
Takaki Yuya
Recommended Summer Plans
Of course the ocean is fun in the summer, but I also recommend spending time at the river. You can bathe in negative ions and the water is clean, so swimming feels great. And the river offers a wide range of things to do, like barbecues, camping and fishing, so you can spend a full day there. In my case, I'll go there at 3 pm, set up my tent, and spend the day relaxing and barbecuing. At night I'll listen to the murmuring of the river and make a bonfire. Also, it's nice to use water from the river to cool your drinks and watermelon. Even in summer, the water temperature is quite low and it cools down nicely, so it doubles as a cooler box!
Sighted! Relaxed, bare faced JUMP
I guess it's one of those things that men do, but when all the members get together, the conversation just goes on and on and on about all sorts of pointless jokes. For example, whenever we go to a magazine shoot in a model-room style house studio, someone, myself included, will always carelessly say things like, "Is this place smaller than my house?" and "My house is more stylish than this". It's funny because everyone gets in on it and says things like, "This living room is about the size of my bathroom," and they say things that are obvious lies with a straight face (laughs). It's great fun because we can have a great time talking about nothing like this, so we are never bored with each other!
Example of relaxed~ living practice
I've recently bought new furniture and appliances and the atmosphere of my home has changed, so I've been enjoying the time I've had to slow down and think about how to lay out the rooms. When I'm surrounded by new things, I feel like the mood in my home has changed.I can look around the room over and over and fantasise about it forever (laughs). The terrace is a bit large, so I thought about building a roof over it like a restaurant's terrace, so I could have a place to eat outside when I have friends over for dinner. When I'm at home with my friends, I don't sit on the couch, I sit on the floor and talk. When I'm on the couch, I feel so much more relaxed and I can't talk to them.
Arioka Daiki
Recommended Summer Plans
I want to play with water guns this summer after a long time! When I was in primary school, the kids in the neighbourhood would gather even though we were in different grades and we'd play a combination of hide-and-seek and water gun, where we'd run around and if we found someone, we'd shoot at them and they'd get wet! Mine was a pump type water gun, and I also used to wash my car at home with it (laughs). I really want to do it now because the ones now are a lot more advanced and a lot more fun than it was when I was playing. I wonder if there's anyone who will do it with me? You look so cool just by holding it and it looks great on SNS. It's a great way to hide together and I recommend it to everyone!
Sighted! Relaxed, bare faced JUMP
Inoo-chan often comes to work with his hair still wet. He probably wakes up in the morning, takes a shower, and has no time to dry his hair. Or maybe Inoo-chan doesn't have a hairdryer at home. Also, the other day when Yuto was in the middle of shooting on location, the make-up artist said to him, "Do you have something on your ear?" When they looked closely, they found a toothpick on his ear (laughs). I think it was just after lunch break and he completely forgot he put it in there. Everyone laughed and said, "No way!" Yuto is usually rather level-headed, but there was a gap and he was joking around♪
Example of relaxed~ living practice
On my days off when I don't have any plans, I am sometimes lazy. The first thing I do when I wake up is go through my phone. While I'm reading the news on the internet, I'll do some research or start watching videos, and before I know it, about two hours have passed. Come to think of it, I used to have a hammock on my balcony. I was thinking of reading a book or something while swaying there, but the basking of the sun felt so good that I fell asleep before I knew it. When I woke up, the sun had already set and it was cold and so was my body, so I went inside to warm up. By the way, I didn't turn over a single page of the book I was going to read (laughs).