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Hey! Say! JUMP - 2019.06.14 Taipei Event

This is basically a combination of the following articles about the press conference based. You can also watch the 6 minute Youtube video, which covered pretty much all of the Q&A.

Sources

https://tw.news.yahoo.com/hey-jump%E6%8B%97%E9%99%B6%E5%AD%90%E8%AB%8B%E5%90%83%E9%A3%AF-215008204.html

https://stars.udn.com/star/story/10092/3871910

https://memeon-music.com/2019/06/14/hey-say-jump/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb56lj24qng&app=desktop (Youtube Video of most of the press conference)

Arrival

https://www.facebook.com/199930290046/posts/10156008791945047/

Press Conference

Japanese idol group, Hey! Say! JUMP members Yamada Ryosuke, Chinen Yuri, Nakajima Yuto, and Yabu Kota visited Taiwan on the 14th and held a press conference in the afternoon. The moderator for the event was Ms. Matilda Tao. The members greeted the press in Mandarin, which they practiced furiously for 2 weeks. Nakajima Yuto even learned to say “I’m so happy to see you all” in the Minnan dialect!

[The following is in Chinese.]

Yamada: Hello, I’m Yamada Ryosuke. I’m very happy to be able to come to Taiwan again.

MC: They spent a long time learning these Chinese. Yeah, please applaud to cheer them on.

Chinen: Hello, I’m Hey! Say! JUMP’s Chinen Yuri. I miss you all.

Yuto: Hello everyone. I’m Hey! Say! JUMP’s Nakajima Yuto. <Minnan Dialect> I am very happy to see you all.

MC: <Applause> I understand. OK.

Yuto: That’s good, that’s good.

MC: Suge… Let’s hear from “Big Brother” Yabu.

Yabu: Hello everyone. I’m Hey! Say! JUMP’s Yabu Kota. I love Taiwan.

After the greetings, Yamada immediately announced their upcoming concert at the Tokyo Arena on October 5th and 6th. At this time, the other members faked surprise, and kept saying 「真的嗎」 (is this true?) 「真的假的」 (literally: real or fake, which they just learned) and 「不知道」 (I don’t know) at Yamada.

This is the first time they returned since they held a concert here 7 years ago. Yamada said that the fans were really warm last time they came to Taiwan. At the end of the concert, they presented the guys with message cards and they were very moved. Chinen mentioned that their Japanese was very good and they spoke to them directly in Japanese. Yabu said since the fans spoke with them in Japanese, they really want to learn Chinese (Mandarin) so they can communicate with the fans.

[One reporter] mentioned that their Arena Tour in Japan has been canceled, but now they will hold a concert in Taiwan, the fans were shocked. There will probably be Japanese fans coming to the Taipei concerts. To that, Yabu answered “We would like the Taiwan concert to be very Hey!Say!JUMP like, so we will sing a lot of songs that represent us and Johnny’s. Of course, we know a lot of Japanese fans will also come to see us in Taiwan, so we want to make sure they will also enjoy the concert.”

When asked about how they prepare their bodies for the concert, Yamada said that they started playing soccer to improve their endurance and also have fun at the same time. The reporter asked if the members remind each other to not get too fat.

Yuto: “Well, there are some of us who are almost 30.”

Yabu: “Hey, who are you talking about?”

Yuto: “That will be you. Ni Ni Ni (you! you! you!)”

Yabu: “You’re talking about me.”

Yuto: “Yes. So lately, these members are not very good at remembering the dance steps. They are slow to pick up too.”

Yabu: “Stop it!”

Yuto: “The one on the far right is the worst.” [gesturing to the Lucky/Unlucky poster at the back]

Yabu: “Hikaru.”

Yuto: “He hesitates a lot.”

Since the members are all very handsome (?!), the reporter asked what they will bring with them at all times. Nakajima said “lip gloss”. Yabu said “toothbrush and toothpaste, since an idol must have a brilliant smile at all times.” Chinen said he likes to bring as little as possible, so he will just bring his wallet. Yuto reminded him that he also brought his passport today. Chinen said “yeah, luckily I did.” Before Yamada answered, the MC said she watched a program where members said when they went to play darts, Yamada very cooly brought out his own personal darts. She wanted to know if that’s true. Yamada was shocked she knew and asked how. She said she got the information from one of the members, “C-San”. Yamada turned to Chinen and said “it’s you!” before confirming.

Last month, the group released their new single “Lucky/Unlucky”. The MC asked them if there is anything they find lucky lately? Nakajima immediately answered “Being able to come back after 7 years.” Chinen added, “Since it has been 7 years, we were worried that nobody will come to see us. When we see all the people at the airport, we breathed a sigh of relief.” Yamada said he was lucky to be cast in some movies and dramas, and even though he wasn’t sure if they would be shown in Taiwan, he hoped that is a good chance for the Taiwanese audience to get to know them. Chinen and Yabu said they took a vacation to earlier to watch soccer matches (football) and they roomed together just like when they first debut. But Yabu added that “it was to save money.”

When asked what changed in the past 7 years, the tallest member, Nakajima, immediately said “height”. 7 years ago, he was only 18, so he grew about 5cm since then. Yabu said that the era has changed from Heisei to Reiwa, the group Hey! Say! JUMP also jumped to the new era. He hoped they could also represent the new era. Yuto added “It’s not hard to predict the next group’s name.”

The MC asked if there is anything they would like to eat this time. The members asked them to make a recommendation. Ms. Tao recommended her own Szechuan restaurant. Yabu immediately asked her to treat them to a free meal. He added “If you treat us, then Chinen will not have to bring his wallet at all.”

At this time, the organizers then brought out the bubble tea with dark syrup for them to try. The members jokingly asked if the MC also owned the bubble tea shop. Ms. Tao asked them to try one by one and they all kind of looked at each other. Yamada took the first sip, was shocked, and said “delicious” (in Mandarin). Seeing Yamada was OK after drinking the tea, the rest of the members tried, each adding they also found it delicious. Yamada said that when Ms. Tao asked them to try one by one, they thought they were going to be pranked like in Japanese variety shows. Yabu said he thought they put soy sauce or something in the bubble tea instead of dark syrup. Yamada said he actually liked sweets a lot and he ate all the chocolates in Chinen’s hotel room just now.

The press conference came to an end. Yamada said “Although we cannot tell you much about the concert itself, since the Taiwanese fans have been waiting for us for 7 years, we are looking forward to this opportunity as well. We will try our best, so please continue to support us.” They then said “Please look forward to the concert, we will work hard” in Mandarin. [Yuto] said “Thank you for waiting us” in English. [T/N: I don’t know if the author had that wrong or that’s what Yuto really said.]

Post Press Conference Interview

https://stars.udn.com/star/story/10092/3872482?from=udnamp-referralnews_ch1022artbottom

After the press conference, Yamada Ryosuke had to leave immediately to go grab some quick dinner before returning to Japan. Yabu, Nakajima, and Chinen stayed behind to continue the interview. They admit that they just memorized the Mandarin phonetically and studied using phrase books and apps. In terms of their Chinese, they each claimed they won’t lose to each other, and they trot out all the Mandarin phrases they know, like 「不好意思來晚了」 (sorry we came so late)、「不客氣」 (don’t worry about it)、「辛苦啦」 (thanks for your troubles), etc. They said they will work hard to learn more.

They said they feel that the Taiwanese fans speak very good Japanese. In the last 7 years, they received many fan letters and they also saw Taiwanese fans at their concerts, so they really want to learn Mandarin as a thanks to the fans. Nakajima Yuto is quite the sweet talker. Not only did he say at the press conference that the luckiest thing is to be able to come to Taiwan, when asked if they will invite any VIP guests, he answered without hesitation, “The fans are our VIP!” Yabu and Chinen clapped at his words.

Nakajima said that while he said “height” being the biggest change in the last 7 years at the press conference, he was just joking. The person who changed the most is probably Takaki Yuya, who went from being a lone wolf to the warm, active guy he is today. The group also agreed that Takaki has the best body and is the sexiest in the group. As for the one with the least change, it will be Arioka Daiki, who not only seemed to be frozen in age, he actually seemed to age backwards.

The members expressed their hope to act in a movie together. Yabu said they could try something like “Ocean’s Eleven” while Yuto said they could do a musical. Yabu said that last time they were in Taiwan for the calendar photoshoot, they visited the night markets and Jiufen, so he hoped to visit some other places. They asked if we have any suggestions, and started talking about Taipei 101. Nakajima is interested in architecture, especially old-style mansions, so we recommended Huashan 1914 Creative Park.

[One article said the guys plan to stay 2D1N.]

#hey say jump #yabu kota #nakajima yuto #chinen yuri #yamada ryosuke #taiwan 2019.06.14 press conference #translations #summary

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makistar2018 · 5 years

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6/14/2019 by Stephen Daw

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