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hsjhoshiJUMP are now composed, mature and charming idols, but there was a time when they were troubled and on edge. These are stories about slightly embarrassing memories that are a shout-out to readers who are in their adolescence right now. It proves that there is always a future waiting for you where you can laugh at your dark past!
Yamada Ryosuke
・ I never had a rebellious phase against my parents at all. We've simply always been close, and I don't remember feeling embarrassed to go out with my parents, even now that I'm 27 (laughs). But I did have quite of a rebellious phase at work. I think it was most intense was when I was 18 or 19. If I had to describe myself in one word, I'd say I was a stupid brat back then. It wasn't like, "I don't like this", I wanted to throw everything away, and that came out in my attitude. But I think we all go through periods like that, to some greater or lesser extent. If you're feeling irritated with your parents at the moment, I think it's okay to express your feelings to them. I'm sure they'll accept it. But you have to draw a strong line between what you can and can't say. And when you realise one day that you can't go on like this, that's when you're one step closer to becoming an adult.
・ If I could go back to the time when I was a high school student, I would like to try out love! I long for after-school dates, like stopping by a fast food restaurant or a game centre on the way home from school. ♡ Recently, my heart skips a beat when I watch high school romance dramas and movies (laughs). At the same time as being aware that I'm becoming an old man, I also wish I had the chance to be in a movie that makes your heart skip a beat when I was that age. When I was in my teens, all I did was solve murders (laughs)... I wanted to spend my adolescence kabe-donning and patting girl's heads, even if it was acting.
Chinen Yuri
・When I was in high school, it was fun to seriously do things that everyone didn't take so seriously. There were some students who would play games in class without being noticed, but I would properly listen. That's why I got on so well with my teachers. There weren't many people who could answer the questions, so the teachers eventually started to talk only to me (laughs). But I don't think that was because I was a serious student in the purest sense of the word, I think it was because I liked to do things differently. After school, I would go out with my friends to eat or just wander around the city. At this time, I used to play darts with Yamada and Kamiki (Ryunosuke), and we'd all buy our own darts. I was the worst at it. I was impatient, and I didn't think about aiming and throwing slowly (laughs).
・ I never had a rebellious phase at all. I've never really said "no" much in my life. But in terms of protecting yourself well, I think it's better to be a person who can properly say no. I joined Johnny's just because I wanted to dance, but I had to do acting work that I wasn't interested in. I felt like, "What? You really want me to do this? Are you sure?" I knew I wasn't good at it, and looking back on it, I don't really feel like it was a positive thing. So I don't really have any unfinished business from my adolescence, but if I could go back, I would like to be able to say "no" more clearly. If I could do that, I think I might have had more time for myself.
Nakajima Yuto
・My adolescence dragged on through high school and into my adulthood. In high school, I probably put up barriers with people in my generation. I was always motivated by listening to adults who were in the field, so my generation seemed childish to me. I also rebelled against my parents. I once tried to kick a mechanical fan out of the way, and it grazed me and created a hole in the wall. My last minute anger turned into agitation. My father filled the hole with putty and my mother covered it with a patchwork cloth. If I could do something like a 'Nakajima exhibition' in a few decades time, I'd want to display that wall. It would be called "The hole that Mr. Nakajima kicked in when he was in high school" (laughs). By the way, in middle school, I worked hard in PE because I was wondering about what girls would think of me. There was a time when the boys were doing judo while the girls were playing volleyball. I thought the girls might be watching, so I threw a throwing move at my opponent and it was like a manga, like "Wa~!" It was a bit different from the cheers I get at concerts, and I got carried away thinking that "this was adolescence~"
・I think it's okay adolescents struggle in their own way. On the other hand, now I'm envious of my policies I used to cherish back then. As I've grown up, I've become more pandering as a way of getting by, but I think I used to be more straightforward about things. There were some sharp words, but when you're doing creative things, it's better to be obsessive, and the younger you are, the more likely you are to have that kind of sensibility, so maybe it's better if you can find something you love while you're still young. If you have something to devote yourself to, you can escape from the bad things there!
Inoo Kei
・When I was an adolescent, the world I saw was much more limited compared to what I feel now as an adult. That's why the changes everyday: every little thing, every single thing I did at school was a big thing. Every day was fun, but there was also worry, feeling down and thinking... Well, I wasn't worried at all (laughs). But because I became a Jr. when I was in primary school, I had to compete in the adult world and work hard to cultivate my character, so I guess I've been through a lot. I remember when I first joined the agency, I would always buy ice cream crepes to take on set (laughs). Someone started having them and everyone admired it and started copying them. That's how that trend was born in the Jr. group.
・ In elementary or middle chool, we had time after lunch where we had to brush our teeth, but no~one brushed theirs. I was the only one who brushed my teeth diligently. I thought that was cool (laughs). When I got a bit older, I used to wear my pants low. Everyone mysteriously did it back then, but I wonder if young people do it now? I also had a rebellious period. When I was in middle school, I would get upset if dinner wasn't my favourite choice (laughs). When I was in high school, I had to go to work after school, so I would go with a normal cardigan and not the designated jumper. Then I happened to meet a teacher outside and they confiscated it. I never got the cardigan back.
Yaotome Hikaru
・When I was 13 years old and in rhe drama "3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi sensei", I was bored to be inside my own house and just wanted to play outside. So at the time I spent most of my time at Dai-chan's house. It was fun to watch fireworks in Dai-chan's neighbourhood, and we were also addicted to buying our favourite CDs from the CD shop and listen to them at his home. But when I think about it now, isn't it like having one more child all of a sudden for Dai-chan's parents? That's why I regret that I didn't express my gratitude more for each meal that was prepared.
・ When I look back on my adolescence, I think I used to glare a lot. Especially when I first started high school, the students looked at me like I was a celebrity, so I didn't want to be looked down on, so when people were being noisy, I would click my tongue (laughs). But as time went on, I naturally made more and more friends, and the misunderstanding was cleared up when I noticed that I wasn't making a fuss, I was just having fun and getting excited with everyone. In the end, it was all a misunderstanding. I didn't do this, but it's the same with backtalking your mother and saying "Shut up!" It's a sign of love that your mother is paying attention to you, but you think it's because she's upset with you. When you grow up, you realise that this was a wrong way of thinking. When you don't have anyone to be angry with anymore, you realise how precious that is. So I want you to treasure the people who care about you now.
Yabu Kota
・ My adolescence was between middle school and high school. I think it was quite long. In primary school, the boys and girls would both play together, but as soon as you become a middle school student, everyone becomes conscious of that, and if you talked to a girl for a while, you would be teased like, "You like her~" I didn't like that, and I really wanted to properly communicate with them, but I would say, "Shut up, ugly!" I was such a jerk (laughs). I was going to Shibuya for work at a time when my school friends still hadn't gone to Harajuku yet, and I used to go to there sometimes to shop. I was the first to buy a pair of sneakers with a tyre on the heel, and I wore them to school with a smug grin on my face, and everyone was making a huge fuss like, "What's that?" I was convinced I'd ranked up as a man. But it was all boys who were really interested, and I wasn't popular at all. In the yearbook, I came third in the stylish men's category, but I didn't even make it to the top ten in the cool men's category.
・My rebellious phase against my mother lasted until I was about 20 years old. My father moved around a lot for his work, so my mother was always at home. No matter what was said to me, I would always reply with "Shut up!" or "I know~" But since I've been living on my own, I've learned to be nicer to my mother. I helped her to set up her phone, and I exchange messages with her frequently. You may rebel against your parents at times, but there will be a time when you will be able to be kinder to them, so I think it's okay to stay as you are for now.
Takaki Yuya
・ I'll say this because it was quite a while ago now, but I used to skip classes and hang out with my friends. I would go to a kid's house that was close by during recess. Sometimes the teacher would bring me back, but I thought it was cool to do bad things like that. That's why I understand the feelings of kids who do bad things and stand alongside them. I don't really like to deny that everything and anything is wrong. Our teacher at the time was very understanding and said, "I understand how you all feel~" and I feel grateful for that now. I don't regret it, but there are times when I sometimes think I wish I had been in class. If I wanted to study English now, I wouldn't even know the basics. You have to pay fees to study. I'm very aware that I didn't know anything about money at that time. But that was time that can't be replaced! I made an unbreakable bond with the friends I played with and we still talk about the old days so much (laughs).
・ If there's one thing that indicates adolescence, it's accessories! My friends and I would excitedly get our ears pierced, and we were obsessed with wearing jangling necklaces and stuff, just to look cool (laughs). We even started wearing sunglasses. I don't wear many accessories anymore, but I used to wear two or three necklaces often~ I don't really remember the designs anymore, but when I was 10 I couldn't afford expensive things, so I used to buy ones from cheap shops in Harajuku and wear them.
Arioka Daiki
・The peak of my rebellious phase was between my second and third year of middle school. I'm not a morning person at all and always slept just until I left home. The moment I finally woke up and sat down at the table, my mother would serve me the breakfast she had prepared for me, but without saying a word, I would just push it back with the back of my hand. She'd get angry at me for waking up at the last minute, and I'd reply with, "You're so annoying!" At the time, I was having more fun with my friends who were Jr's. than with my family, so maybe there was a sense of annoyance towards my family. But it was only temporary and naturally disappeared when I got to high school. Looking back on it now, it's childish, but because I had that period, it made me feel sorry for my parents and made me want to be good towards them (T/N: Daiki uses the word filial piety here, which means being good to one's parents and taking care of them both inside and outside the home).
・ When I was an adolescent, I was addicted to Western music videos. The internet wasn't as established as it is now, so I would get into the music channels on cable TV and check out at all the music videos. I was inspired by the music videos of Justin Timberlake and the R&B dance group B2K, and I even tried to copy their fashion. Around that time I went to Hawaii for work and bought my first pair of Jamaican sneakers that were green, yellow and black and limited edition at an international sneaker shop. I didn't like the way the black brand label blended in with the black background and didn't stand out at all, so I traced the edge of the label myself with correction fluid. At the time, I thought the label should stand out, right? I can't understand that obsession now though (laughs).
Yamada Ryosuke
・ I never had a rebellious phase against my parents at all. We've simply always been close, and I don't remember feeling embarrassed to go out with my parents, even now that I'm 27 (laughs). But I did have quite of a rebellious phase at work. I think it was most intense was when I was 18 or 19. If I had to describe myself in one word, I'd say I was a stupid brat back then. It wasn't like, "I don't like this", I wanted to throw everything away, and that came out in my attitude. But I think we all go through periods like that, to some greater or lesser extent. If you're feeling irritated with your parents at the moment, I think it's okay to express your feelings to them. I'm sure they'll accept it. But you have to draw a strong line between what you can and can't say. And when you realise one day that you can't go on like this, that's when you're one step closer to becoming an adult.
・ If I could go back to the time when I was a high school student, I would like to try out love! I long for after-school dates, like stopping by a fast food restaurant or a game centre on the way home from school. ♡ Recently, my heart skips a beat when I watch high school romance dramas and movies (laughs). At the same time as being aware that I'm becoming an old man, I also wish I had the chance to be in a movie that makes your heart skip a beat when I was that age. When I was in my teens, all I did was solve murders (laughs)... I wanted to spend my adolescence kabe-donning and patting girl's heads, even if it was acting.
Chinen Yuri
・When I was in high school, it was fun to seriously do things that everyone didn't take so seriously. There were some students who would play games in class without being noticed, but I would properly listen. That's why I got on so well with my teachers. There weren't many people who could answer the questions, so the teachers eventually started to talk only to me (laughs). But I don't think that was because I was a serious student in the purest sense of the word, I think it was because I liked to do things differently. After school, I would go out with my friends to eat or just wander around the city. At this time, I used to play darts with Yamada and Kamiki (Ryunosuke), and we'd all buy our own darts. I was the worst at it. I was impatient, and I didn't think about aiming and throwing slowly (laughs).
・ I never had a rebellious phase at all. I've never really said "no" much in my life. But in terms of protecting yourself well, I think it's better to be a person who can properly say no. I joined Johnny's just because I wanted to dance, but I had to do acting work that I wasn't interested in. I felt like, "What? You really want me to do this? Are you sure?" I knew I wasn't good at it, and looking back on it, I don't really feel like it was a positive thing. So I don't really have any unfinished business from my adolescence, but if I could go back, I would like to be able to say "no" more clearly. If I could do that, I think I might have had more time for myself.
Nakajima Yuto
・My adolescence dragged on through high school and into my adulthood. In high school, I probably put up barriers with people in my generation. I was always motivated by listening to adults who were in the field, so my generation seemed childish to me. I also rebelled against my parents. I once tried to kick a mechanical fan out of the way, and it grazed me and created a hole in the wall. My last minute anger turned into agitation. My father filled the hole with putty and my mother covered it with a patchwork cloth. If I could do something like a 'Nakajima exhibition' in a few decades time, I'd want to display that wall. It would be called "The hole that Mr. Nakajima kicked in when he was in high school" (laughs). By the way, in middle school, I worked hard in PE because I was wondering about what girls would think of me. There was a time when the boys were doing judo while the girls were playing volleyball. I thought the girls might be watching, so I threw a throwing move at my opponent and it was like a manga, like "Wa~!" It was a bit different from the cheers I get at concerts, and I got carried away thinking that "this was adolescence~"
・I think it's okay adolescents struggle in their own way. On the other hand, now I'm envious of my policies I used to cherish back then. As I've grown up, I've become more pandering as a way of getting by, but I think I used to be more straightforward about things. There were some sharp words, but when you're doing creative things, it's better to be obsessive, and the younger you are, the more likely you are to have that kind of sensibility, so maybe it's better if you can find something you love while you're still young. If you have something to devote yourself to, you can escape from the bad things there!
Inoo Kei
・When I was an adolescent, the world I saw was much more limited compared to what I feel now as an adult. That's why the changes everyday: every little thing, every single thing I did at school was a big thing. Every day was fun, but there was also worry, feeling down and thinking... Well, I wasn't worried at all (laughs). But because I became a Jr. when I was in primary school, I had to compete in the adult world and work hard to cultivate my character, so I guess I've been through a lot. I remember when I first joined the agency, I would always buy ice cream crepes to take on set (laughs). Someone started having them and everyone admired it and started copying them. That's how that trend was born in the Jr. group.
・ In elementary or middle chool, we had time after lunch where we had to brush our teeth, but no~one brushed theirs. I was the only one who brushed my teeth diligently. I thought that was cool (laughs). When I got a bit older, I used to wear my pants low. Everyone mysteriously did it back then, but I wonder if young people do it now? I also had a rebellious period. When I was in middle school, I would get upset if dinner wasn't my favourite choice (laughs). When I was in high school, I had to go to work after school, so I would go with a normal cardigan and not the designated jumper. Then I happened to meet a teacher outside and they confiscated it. I never got the cardigan back.
Yaotome Hikaru
・When I was 13 years old and in rhe drama "3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi sensei", I was bored to be inside my own house and just wanted to play outside. So at the time I spent most of my time at Dai-chan's house. It was fun to watch fireworks in Dai-chan's neighbourhood, and we were also addicted to buying our favourite CDs from the CD shop and listen to them at his home. But when I think about it now, isn't it like having one more child all of a sudden for Dai-chan's parents? That's why I regret that I didn't express my gratitude more for each meal that was prepared.
・ When I look back on my adolescence, I think I used to glare a lot. Especially when I first started high school, the students looked at me like I was a celebrity, so I didn't want to be looked down on, so when people were being noisy, I would click my tongue (laughs). But as time went on, I naturally made more and more friends, and the misunderstanding was cleared up when I noticed that I wasn't making a fuss, I was just having fun and getting excited with everyone. In the end, it was all a misunderstanding. I didn't do this, but it's the same with backtalking your mother and saying "Shut up!" It's a sign of love that your mother is paying attention to you, but you think it's because she's upset with you. When you grow up, you realise that this was a wrong way of thinking. When you don't have anyone to be angry with anymore, you realise how precious that is. So I want you to treasure the people who care about you now.
Yabu Kota
・ My adolescence was between middle school and high school. I think it was quite long. In primary school, the boys and girls would both play together, but as soon as you become a middle school student, everyone becomes conscious of that, and if you talked to a girl for a while, you would be teased like, "You like her~" I didn't like that, and I really wanted to properly communicate with them, but I would say, "Shut up, ugly!" I was such a jerk (laughs). I was going to Shibuya for work at a time when my school friends still hadn't gone to Harajuku yet, and I used to go to there sometimes to shop. I was the first to buy a pair of sneakers with a tyre on the heel, and I wore them to school with a smug grin on my face, and everyone was making a huge fuss like, "What's that?" I was convinced I'd ranked up as a man. But it was all boys who were really interested, and I wasn't popular at all. In the yearbook, I came third in the stylish men's category, but I didn't even make it to the top ten in the cool men's category.
・My rebellious phase against my mother lasted until I was about 20 years old. My father moved around a lot for his work, so my mother was always at home. No matter what was said to me, I would always reply with "Shut up!" or "I know~" But since I've been living on my own, I've learned to be nicer to my mother. I helped her to set up her phone, and I exchange messages with her frequently. You may rebel against your parents at times, but there will be a time when you will be able to be kinder to them, so I think it's okay to stay as you are for now.
Takaki Yuya
・ I'll say this because it was quite a while ago now, but I used to skip classes and hang out with my friends. I would go to a kid's house that was close by during recess. Sometimes the teacher would bring me back, but I thought it was cool to do bad things like that. That's why I understand the feelings of kids who do bad things and stand alongside them. I don't really like to deny that everything and anything is wrong. Our teacher at the time was very understanding and said, "I understand how you all feel~" and I feel grateful for that now. I don't regret it, but there are times when I sometimes think I wish I had been in class. If I wanted to study English now, I wouldn't even know the basics. You have to pay fees to study. I'm very aware that I didn't know anything about money at that time. But that was time that can't be replaced! I made an unbreakable bond with the friends I played with and we still talk about the old days so much (laughs).
・ If there's one thing that indicates adolescence, it's accessories! My friends and I would excitedly get our ears pierced, and we were obsessed with wearing jangling necklaces and stuff, just to look cool (laughs). We even started wearing sunglasses. I don't wear many accessories anymore, but I used to wear two or three necklaces often~ I don't really remember the designs anymore, but when I was 10 I couldn't afford expensive things, so I used to buy ones from cheap shops in Harajuku and wear them.
Arioka Daiki
・The peak of my rebellious phase was between my second and third year of middle school. I'm not a morning person at all and always slept just until I left home. The moment I finally woke up and sat down at the table, my mother would serve me the breakfast she had prepared for me, but without saying a word, I would just push it back with the back of my hand. She'd get angry at me for waking up at the last minute, and I'd reply with, "You're so annoying!" At the time, I was having more fun with my friends who were Jr's. than with my family, so maybe there was a sense of annoyance towards my family. But it was only temporary and naturally disappeared when I got to high school. Looking back on it now, it's childish, but because I had that period, it made me feel sorry for my parents and made me want to be good towards them (T/N: Daiki uses the word filial piety here, which means being good to one's parents and taking care of them both inside and outside the home).
・ When I was an adolescent, I was addicted to Western music videos. The internet wasn't as established as it is now, so I would get into the music channels on cable TV and check out at all the music videos. I was inspired by the music videos of Justin Timberlake and the R&B dance group B2K, and I even tried to copy their fashion. Around that time I went to Hawaii for work and bought my first pair of Jamaican sneakers that were green, yellow and black and limited edition at an international sneaker shop. I didn't like the way the black brand label blended in with the black background and didn't stand out at all, so I traced the edge of the label myself with correction fluid. At the time, I thought the label should stand out, right? I can't understand that obsession now though (laughs).
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