"迷い、迷い、迷って
それでも夢を夢を夢見て
思い届くと信じて行くまで"
Finally, we have hit a milestone.
September 24 is a very important date in my fandom life for it marks the anniversary of my most favourite boy band in the entire world, Hey! Say! JUMP. For some of you who don't know about Hey! Say! JUMP (or JUMP as some fans call it short) they are a 9-member band (formerly 10 </3) from Japan under the talent agency of Johnny's Jimusho or known as JE. They are divided into 2 sub-units called Hey! Say! 7 and Hey! Say! BEST where 7 contains the 5 younger members and BEST (Boys Excellent Select Team) contains the older 5 members.
Some of you may even ask what is so important about this particular September 24 compared to the other September 24 out there. Well, it just so happens that this year, Hey! Say! JUMP celebrates their 5th year anniversary of being an awesome boy band. I don't know how words can help me express what I feel for them. It just feels so surreal for me right now. It feels like after supporting them throughout whatever they have gone through over the years has been worth it because for me and to the other fans out there, they have given me happiness which no one else can give me.
Personally, I have been a huge fan of JUMP since they have debuted. I even remember the original Hey! Say! 7 which originally consisted of Takaki Yuya, Arioka Daiki, Yamada Ryosuke, Nakajima Yuto and Chinen Yuri. That time, I already fell in love with them and already pictured how big they would become in the future. Who knew that later on they would evolve into becoming a 10-member band? My love for them grew over the years and ever since then, they always have had a place in my heart no matter what sorts of rumours and troubles they went through.
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| Original Hey! Say! 7 From L-R: Arioka Daiki, Yamada Ryosuke, Nakajima Yuto, Chinen Yuri and Takaki Yuya |
Members:
YABU KOTA (薮宏太)
Hmm, what can I say about Yabu Kota? I just love the way his eyes become small when he smiles and laughs. I love his voice in Together Forever and it just made me cry. He has one of the most angelic voices in Johnny's for me. Very unique.
TAKAKI YUYA (高木 雄也)
Takaki Yuya, a man of what I can say of two sides. One being all so manly and strong while the other being a wimp. Takaki Yuya has a very unique voice in JUMP that's deep and very soothing for me. He's also a great actor! More dramas for you to come Yuyan!
INOO KEI(伊野尾競)
A genius pretty boy. Literally. I always complain about how Inoo Kei tends to be more prettier than girls. He is a beautiful boy and I mean literally. He is a tensai in his own matter being the only JUMP member to have entered university directly after high school. Also, he is taking up architecture. I should stop typing before he makes me rant again.
YAOTOME HIKARU (八乙女光)
JUMP's resident joker and funny man. At first I never found his appeal but throughout the years I found out his charming points and that he really is a funny guy. He has never failed to make me laugh. Keep on rocking Yaotome Hikaru.
ARIOKA DAIKI (有岡大貴)
Arioka Daiki, forever 15 years old. I swear, until now he still looks like a kid. He even looks younger than me. I don't even know what he is now. Is he like Benjamin Button or Dorian Gray? He is immortally young. And yes, I am jealous of it.
OKAMOTO KEITO (岡本圭人)
To tell you the truth, it is Okamoto Keito that has bloomed the most in Hey! Say! JUMP. When JUMP actually started, he was just an average looking boy. But now, I can see his rocker dad and model mom in him. He's just tasty ok?
YAMADA RYOSUKE (山田涼介)
Yamada "fucking sexy" Ryosuke. He is my ultimate bias in Hey! Say! JUMP. I swear to god, if given the chance I would marry him or even rape him. He is like a fucking god who to me is perfect in every single manly and girly way. I love his voice and I am his ultimate fan. I have watched all his dramas and yes, I am totally in love with this boy. Why do you have to be so perfect?
NAKAJIMA YUTO (中島裕翔)
Nakajima Yuto for me is dubbed as my tall lanky drummer boy who has this amazing drumming skills and is freakishly tall. He is one of my favourite models and only recently has he made me swoon very badly with his Fine Boys shoots.
CHINEN YURI (知念侑李)
Chinen Yuri for me has to be one of the most changed members of JUMP. His voice went from a very kawaii high pitched to his hoarse sexiness and also a very bold actor now accepting kissing scenes. I am just so fucking jealous ok?
And now, who am I to forget this guy?
He'll always remain to be a part of Hey! Say! JUMP to me. Guys, meet ex-member and the former baby of JUMP, Morimoto Ryutaro. For me, he was the best dancer in JUMP having had dance solos in JUMP concerts before. He is also cute ok? And to be honest, every time I see him, I wish that there would be one day where he would come back to JUMP and that I would see again a 10-member JUMP. But sadly, I know that it won't come true anymore. I know this. And even though it has been more than a year since he has left, there is still a part of me that doesn't want to accept it looking back at it from time to time.
Morimoto Ryutaro will always be part of JUMP.
I am a loyal fan of JUMP and I will always be. I may not be in Japan to be there supporting them every single time they have a concert or release a single or an album. I know that JUMP has not realized that such a fan as myself exists and I doubt that they ever will. But even though that this harsh reality continues; a lowly fan in another country who only dreams of meeting them and attending a concert; I still support them. I think this is a different kind of love that I have for them. Never once have I strayed from them and even through everything and every hardship I have gone through just to support them.
Like people would say.
"If you want something, there will be a way for you to get no matter how long it will take. If you don't even try, then it's not meant for you."
I know that what I am doing isn't my best to support them as of now. But what can I do at the moment? But I swear one day that I will go to Japan and watch a concert of theirs.
And if they notice me or even look at my direction, I think that would be more than I deserve as a fan.
A 5-year milestone isn't the middle or the end for them. I think that this is just a new beginning. A reminder for them to say that this is how far they have gone and that they have more years for them to come. I believe and I know that JUMP will do great and will be great. They might not be as famous as those Korean groups, but with just their music, they have been able to captivate the heart of many fans. Not only girls, but also boys.
JUMP will be great and will continue to be great.
As a closing to this entry, I would like to give thanks to Johnny Kitagawa, the man who brought these boys together and have given them so much. Thank you Johnny.
Long live Hey! Say! JUMP
ＨＥＹ！ＳＡＹ！ＪＵＭＰ、
おめでとうございますな！本当に大好き〜
