hsjhoshi | Hey! Say! JUMP - Anan January 2021 (English Translation) (Reply)

A sweet supper.
A collaboration between eight people and chocolate that makes you melt.
The sweets table looks like a painting.
Have a sweet moment with Hey! Say! JUMP

Yamada Ryosuke

I've loved sweets since I was a child and I used to eat a lot of chocolate. Like the triangular ones with strawberries and milk chocolate. I have a favourite chocolatier now, I visited their main shop in Paris, and whenever I go abroad, I always check if there's one of their stores near where I'm staying. Six years ago, on Valentine's Day, our make-up artist gave all of us a present, and that's how I came to know about those chocolates. It's a high-end product though, so I don’t really eat it much. I usually eat chocolate with macadamia nuts. If I had to do a reverse Valentine's Day, I'd probably give those ones because they're delicious! For example, if I was at home with my girlfriend, I'd want to give it to her while saying, "Let's eat together~!" If it was someone I wasn't dating, I'd probably go with those high-end chocolates I mentioned earlier along with the words, "I'll give my favourite chocolates to my favourite person."

I think I feel love from people around me on a daily basis. Recently, the members found out that I was busy and they took it into consideration and said, "Let's reduce Yamada's burden." I was so happy and this was a moment where I thought, "This is love!"

Chinen Yuri

When I go to see plays, I buy an assortment of chocolates from a specialist shop in Roppongi. I don't eat sweets, so I don't know much about them, but I thought a shop in a prime location would be a good place to start (laughs). I'm the type of person who prefers to fill up on meals rather than sweets, so even on Valentine's Day I want to eat meat! It would be nice if [my date] could have fun and be happy even if they think, "Meat on Valentine's Day?!" (T/N: I'm not sure on this line 100%). I can't think of nice plans just because it's Valentine's Day, and whatever I do will depend on my mood at the time. So if I were to be eaten as the chocolate, I don’t think I'd taste good at all. I might look like pure white chocolate, but I wouldn't be sweet or bitter, and I wouldn't have much of a taste, so I'm sure I would be disappointing (laughs).

The members like to spoil me a lot. Recently, I felt their love on my birthday. Yamada even made a video call to me at midnight to say "Happy birthday!" I don't have a chance to meet our fans directly at the moment, but when I see their reactions to our YouTube videos, I'm really happy to feel how much love they have for Hey! Say! JUMP.

Nakajima Yuto

I've always liked sweets in general, ever since I was a child. I used to go to my grandparents' house a lot, so if I were to say so, I would be more of a Wagashi person (T/N: Traditional Japanese sweets). What I remember most about Valentine's Day is that my Mum would give me a pretty large dinosaur-shaped chocolate. I think it was a Triceratops, but it was so beautifully made that I had a hard time deciding how to eat it. I'm cuting back on sweets at the moment because of my figure, but I do like pain au chocolat. I'm pretty particular about it and don't like it when the croissant dough around it is too moist. It's fascinating to have a different texture after the crunch (laughs). If I were to compare myself to chocolate... I wouldn't be too sweet, I'd be 70% cocoa. I don't dream too much and I have a part of me that aims to be genuine.

There are many instances where I feel love from my fans. For example, the emails and things I receive on the radio and the postcards. The amount of emails and postcards I receive, and the content of them, shows that our fans are following our activities closely and supporting us generally. I want to meet you all in person on the nights when we are able to have concerts. I want to assure you that we will definitely see you.

Yaotome Hikaru

I don't eat a lot of chocolate, but I like it. I always have some chocolate in my fridge with nuts and things in it, and sometimes I eat them s a kind of sugar supplement. My favourite [kind of chocolate] is ganache. Sometimes I buy them in department stores. But I don't know much about chocolate, so I had an opposite Valentine's Day, I'd probably give flowers. I'd choose the flowers myself, make a bouquet big enough so that it can be put on a table and give it to her casually while saying "I love you". I'd feel embarrassed if I'm too formal. When I was a student, Valentine's Day was exciting. Even if it was just an obligation chocolate (T/N: A chocolate given to males by females more out of obligation on Valentine's Day), I was happy because it felt like I was being told once again "We are friends", and I enjoyed choosing sweets to give back on White Day.

Speaking of feeling love, I've been inviting people to ask questions on Jweb, and everyone sends in words of gratitude along with their questions. I'm doing it because I like to do it, but it makes me happy. During this period when we can't see our fans, we're also storing up our feelings, and I hope you'll be waiting and ready to accept them until the time comes when we can release them.

Yabu Kota

My birthday cake as a child was a chocolate cake option from a place with a star in the logo! It made me feel special~ On Valentine's Day when I was a student, I was very nervous. I used to go around with a bag from the convenience store and say, "Give me chocolate" (laughs). I even got to sample the genuine chocolates (T/N: This is the opposite of obligation chocolates) that my friends got from their girlfriends. A few years ago on Valentine's Day, I ate sushi with some guy friends of mine who had no plans and we were all saying, "We're not lonely after all" (laughs).

The truth is, I'm loved by so many people. The car that came to pick me up this morning was the perfect temperature, and I'm grateful everyday for the staff's attention to detail! Hikaru went out of his way to call the WOWOW call centre and subscribe because he wanted to see my show. I think the call centre staff must've been surprised (laughs). And it's the love from all the fans who choose Hey! Say! JUMP and this Yabu and support us, when there are so many talents out there. They are the people we absolutely have to cherish.

Takaki Yuya

I'm sorry that I appear in this feature, but I rarely eat chocolate and sweets. Ikageso (T/N: Deep fried squid tentacles) is more my kind of thing. One time I went to a sweets buffet because I wanted to overcome [not eating much sweets], but I only hate half a cake and that was it. I think the amount came to 20 yen (laughs). But I like ganache with alcohol and vanilla ice-cream coated in chocolate. Also when I'm really tired, like during a performance or something, I suddenly get the urge to eat, which is really strange for me. If I were to do a reverse Valentine's Day, I wouldn't give chocolate. I'd give her flowers that I've chosen based on my mood at the time and take her to a restaurant with good desserts. If you were to compare me to chocolate, what would I be? Probably something with alcohol in it. I wouldn't only be sweet, it's also exciting.

I always feel the love from my fans, not only on Valentine's Day. Whether it's watching us on stage or on TV, spreading the word on social media, or waiting for us in this current situation where we can't do much, it's all love. Thank you for everything.

Inoo Kei

I eat chocolate about 0 to 1 times a month. To be honest, I'm not really that good with sweets... But because I don't usually eat chocolate, I think Valentine's Day is a good opportunity to experience it. Looking back on past Valentine's Days, I think I've given more [chocolate] than I've received. So if I'm meeting up with a friend at the time, I'll think "I'll buy some~" and take them with me. After all, I want to cherish these everyday events. If I'm going to give a gift to a woman, I would want to make something that was popular that year by hand if I was feeling energetic. And after I give it to her, I might kiss her (laughs). It's embarrassing for me to express my feelings in words, so I'd show her through my actions.

Recently, I've felt love from the staff at 'Mezamashi TV'. When the corner I'm in charge of aired more than 200 times, the previous staff also contacted me and I was really happy. We had a quiz where we had a guess at the director who created the corner just by listening to the title, and it was really interesting. I hope we can get together again once coronavirus has settled down.

Arioka Daiki

When I became an adult, I discovered the goodness of dark chocolate. When I'm trying to build up my physique and I'm restricting myself from eating sweets, I eat a little bit and it tastes really sweet. With that kind of bitterness, I used to think, "That's not chocolate!" (laughs). If I were to compare myself to chocolate, my outside would be milk chocolate and my inside would be white chocolate. I'd be far from the bitterness of dark chocolate... But I'd like it to be fun to eat, like it would have a little figure of me inside or something.

The most recent love I felt from the members was a message from Inoo-chan and Takaki at the end of a live broadcast I did with Murakami-kun (Shingo) saying "Good work". I was really worried about if I could keep it within the time limit, so I didn't tell them I was appearing, but I was happy they watched the whole thing. I received many comments during the show helped to ease my worries, and I also read them with Murakami-kun after the show. I think the best way to repay everyone who supports me is to become someone who makes them feel proud, like saying something like, "I also saw this era of Arioka-kun"