“Can everyone put your hands in front of you? Now open and close your fists. See, you can do it easily. Now put your hand over your heart. Try to think about stopping it… It’s not so simple. Your mind can’t control it. Your heart won’t just stop. In happy times, in sad times, in hard times, it will always keep beating. So I hope everyone will do their best not to give up during difficult times in their lives, as well.”

— Ninomiya Kazunari (Waku Waku Gakkou Arashi 2011)