Geri from USA, 17 years old.

[original pic credited to chibi_news]

like boycottbananas, Shoon was the reason i got interested in JE. but, as i came to know more about this Japanese boy who is two years older than me, i became not only really obsessed with him and the group he was in, but i also really respected him as a person. well, i guess i really owe it all to the awesomely wonderful people who upload and Ya3 episodes or translate Ya3's pages in various magazines. because that is really how i learned about Shoon, and his natural strength. i guess by strength what i mean is his... steadfastness [is that even a word? XD;].

i mean, we all know at least some stuff about him, like how he's really caring [like the big brother of Ya3, or being a real onii-chan for Reon] and talented [singing, dancing, guitar, bass... being able to tell the kind of tea just by taste! ^^] and genuine [not afraid to not smile for the camera]. but i think maybe the reason i love him best is because he's stood up for himself throughout... 6 years [is that right? 2001-now, ne?] of being a Johnny.

he withstood all of the ups and downs of his group; through Ando and Yoshida, then Akama and Hoshino, leaving; the new addition of Hikaru; the competitive life of a Johnny, along with going to school; the outside JE works of West Side Story and Satomi Hakkenden; his graduation from high school; the ordeals of Kitty, HS7, and now HSJ; and yet through 6 years of various things, he's still here. as Taiyo left JE to... pursue other things, Shoon stayed strong and continues on, despite Ya-Ya-yah's disbandment and seeming very alone in... i guess the whole Juniors thing. but, somehow, he finds the will to continue what he started. so my reason is not because of physical strength, but because of a strong heart. (強いな心)