1) If Yabu was...
... a time of day, he would be ... early afternoon, where the sun’s shining brightly and school is done and you are free to do what you want to do in your freetime. Because I think Yabu is a very free, open-minded person, just like this time of the day ^^’
... a season, he would be ... something in between spring and summer. These times when the days get warmer but not too hot and the atmosphere is calm and bright. It’s the time of the year when you purely enjoy living and I think it fits Yabu, because also has his calm and mature side but, on the other hand, wants to be free and have fun.
... an animal, he would be... a lion? First thought that crossed my mind, because he seems proud and was always the leader (and I’m sure he also has a lazy side D)
Somewhere I read a description of him being an annoying ferret at the start of the ya3 show… And I’m shocked how much that descriptions fits him OO’’
... a flower, he would be... a buttercup ^3^ because buttercups stand for childishness but not in a negative kind of way. Although he’s now the oldest of HSJ and tries to act mature, he’s still a child. And back in the past he always seemed to me like the one being a typical child, smiling and being free of sorrows.
... a kind of weather, he would be... a sunny day, not too hot but warm enough to go out and maybe eat ice-cream or something like that. Same reason as the season, I think oo
... a sound, he would be... a happy sound, such as a light and fresh song that will make you’re day when hearing it in the morning. Just like Yabu is making your day, when you see him first thing in the morning XD *speaks from her own experience D*
... a place, he would be... a place were you can have a lot of fun with friends. Because I think Yabu is very caring with his friends. Also it has to be a very wide and preferable an open place, since these places seem to fit Yabu.
... a taste, he would be... a fruity one. Light and fresh, long-lasting and tasty ^3^
... a scent, he would be... cinnamon o,o because it’s a scent which is very dominant and you’ll recognize it everywhere. It’s very remarkable and you’ll remember it easy ^^
... a color, he would be... I would say red because of his damn t-shirt in the ya-ya-yah show D’ but I would prefer a darker shade of red, not the brightly one. Such a red leaves become when autumn comes ^3^ because Yabu is not only a brightly person and has his secrets and mistakes... and stuff ^3^
... a time of day, he would be ... early afternoon, where the sun’s shining brightly and school is done and you are free to do what you want to do in your freetime. Because I think Yabu is a very free, open-minded person, just like this time of the day ^^’
... a season, he would be ... something in between spring and summer. These times when the days get warmer but not too hot and the atmosphere is calm and bright. It’s the time of the year when you purely enjoy living and I think it fits Yabu, because also has his calm and mature side but, on the other hand, wants to be free and have fun.
... an animal, he would be... a lion? First thought that crossed my mind, because he seems proud and was always the leader (and I’m sure he also has a lazy side D)
Somewhere I read a description of him being an annoying ferret at the start of the ya3 show… And I’m shocked how much that descriptions fits him OO’’
... a flower, he would be... a buttercup ^3^ because buttercups stand for childishness but not in a negative kind of way. Although he’s now the oldest of HSJ and tries to act mature, he’s still a child. And back in the past he always seemed to me like the one being a typical child, smiling and being free of sorrows.
... a kind of weather, he would be... a sunny day, not too hot but warm enough to go out and maybe eat ice-cream or something like that. Same reason as the season, I think oo
... a sound, he would be... a happy sound, such as a light and fresh song that will make you’re day when hearing it in the morning. Just like Yabu is making your day, when you see him first thing in the morning XD *speaks from her own experience D*
... a place, he would be... a place were you can have a lot of fun with friends. Because I think Yabu is very caring with his friends. Also it has to be a very wide and preferable an open place, since these places seem to fit Yabu.
... a taste, he would be... a fruity one. Light and fresh, long-lasting and tasty ^3^
... a scent, he would be... cinnamon o,o because it’s a scent which is very dominant and you’ll recognize it everywhere. It’s very remarkable and you’ll remember it easy ^^
... a color, he would be... I would say red because of his damn t-shirt in the ya-ya-yah show D’ but I would prefer a darker shade of red, not the brightly one. Such a red leaves become when autumn comes ^3^ because Yabu is not only a brightly person and has his secrets and mistakes... and stuff ^3^
2) How do you see Yabu? (make a short description of Yabu with his virtues and faults)
For me, Yabu is a very proud young man, having great potential in singing and being a leader. He’s handsome and seems to care about his friends and family a lot.
He seems to be very open and likes to have fun, but still he’s totally spoiled because ,,, well,,, everyone loves him DD Okay, not everyone, but at least Johnny must love him really much to make him the leader of such a popular group as Ya-Ya-Yah was one ^-^’
3) How has Yabu changed from 2003 to now?
He’s definitely more mature and after his voice broke, he doesn’t sound like a chipmunk anymore, but rather his voice has a wonderful character easy to remember and to recognize. I also think that now he’s older, he is more likely to be more independent in making decisions on his own.
Now he seems to care more for his band members, so apparently he stopped being the spoiled brat he always was and changed into an ‘older brother’ to rely on.
4) Is Yabu leader material? Yes/No, because...
With him now being the oldest member of HSJ he’s nearly forced to be the leader – or, at least, someone who takes the responsibility for his younger comrades. Being the one getting all the attention in Ya3, he was also pushed to be the one standing out, being something special. So he was like trained to be a leader. He took that role well and made his best to represent it.
By now he’s much more mature and I think that now he can understand the role given to him better and do his best to represent it.
Personally I think Yabu makes a good leader. Because he always seem to shine and stand out (and I mean NOT the times he was forced to stand out) and he appears to be the one caring for his friends and being there for them, while on the other hand he’s able to make the right decisions when it comes to make them.
5) Do you think Yabu has an important role in HSJ, or a lesser role than he had in Ya-Ya-yah?
Back in Ya-Ya-Yah, Yabu has always been the one (next to Hikaru) who has been in the spotlight, getting all the attention, the solos and the love of the older JE-members in the shows. If you compare that to the position he has in HSJ, most likely in the UMP PV, you can see a big difference. Because now in HSJ there are a lot of children always standing in the spotlight (because, well, HSJ is like all the Junior that were Johnny’s favourites and therefore pushed and put in the middle of the stage and so on) and this time there s not one person who gets all the attention.
So in my opinion Yabu’s role has changed. In the past, he was like the middle of everything and now he’s rather the one, standing at the side and watching.
Back in Ya-Ya-Yah, Yabu had the other members who were the same age and had the same experience and it was like everyone was in charge to watch over the group to correct and improve the group and their relationships.
But because Yabu is now one of those with the most experience, he has the function to be something like a big brother for the other members and watch over them, help them, encourage them and stuff.
Because of that, you can’t say whether the role is more or less important, let’s just say it has changed. This change probably came with him growing up, finally taking over some responsibility.
6) How do you think Yabu has taken the break-up of Ya-Ya-yah and his debut with HSJ?
Ya-Ya-Yah aired at least 5 years so it’s easy to imagine that it became something like a second life to Yabu. Well, it’s show-business what we’re talking about, but I’m pretty sure that 12-year old boys don’t think about things like “I’m debuting in 5 years so I won’t make any good friends with the members of the band I’m currently in” – regarding the fact that they don’t even know they would be debuting in 5 years.
And breaking up a group of friends whose friendship lasted that long, can’t be taken thaaat easily. Maybe Yabu recognized, that - with him and Hikaru being put in the spotlight while Shoon and Taiyou were hold back – it would be most likely for Johnny just to take the two of them.
But with the Debut of HSJ I connect a change which happened to Yabu. Like I already mentioned, he became more mature and something like an older brother to the younger members. Something which he didn’t need in Ya-Ya-Yah because in Ya-Ya-Yah there wasn’t the need for an older brother character but rather for an open and dorky leader.
Because we didn’t see them suffer, doesn’t mean that their was no pain. I’m sure that Yabu and Hikaru were pretty sad when they heard about the break-up, but … well, the show must go on, and being a Johnny’s sometimes means giving up on long-time friendships to move on and be more successful.
So I think Yabu knows that and – being reasonable – he knows how to hold his tears and the sadness back. Because I think he can’t be unaffected of everything that happened.
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