D – 100 Questions with Asagi (Expect Rush V)
These are the 100 questions that Asagi answered in Expect Rush V which originally came out on July 10th, 2006.
Birthday: August 29th
Blood type: A type
Birthplace: Akita
Height ? Weight: 178cm ?59kg
Shoe size: 26.5cm
Ring size: ? (Reasonably thin)
Do you smoke? What brand?: I don’t smoke
Favourite perfume: ETERNITY for men
Type of cell phone you’re using: FOMA N902i
Cell phone ring tone: Vibrate
Number of items in your cell’s memory: The average (amount)
Favourite brands: Jean-Paul, GAULTIER, ROYAL ORDER, Justin Davis, ANNA SUI
Favourite colours: Black?White?Red?Light Blue*
Favourite word: Love
Favourite food: Pasta
Least favourite food: Taro*
Do you cook? Your specialty dish is: I can’t
Hobbies: Film appreciation
Special skill: Song
Strong point: Deep thinking
Weak point: Thinking too deeply
Habit: Confirming safety
Daily routine: Play with my cat
Something that was often written on your report card: When he gets angry, he’s beyond control…
Something you’re recently into: Interior (Antique style, classical style)
Charm point: Adam’s apple
Weakness: Sunlight and rain
Something you’re collecting: Perfume, rose goods, cat goods, DVDs, books
Recently, what kind of room are you living in: A classical style room with a canopy bed
Favourite places: My room, places with clean air
A place you would like to go: Mother nature
How do you spend a day off: Creative activities, movies, shopping
Something you’ve purchased recently: Shoes
A movie you’ve recently watched: Underworld~Evolution~, The Libertine, The Chronicles of Narnia
Something you’ve been worried about recently: The weather
How do you relieve stress: Take a bath
What are the most important things to you right now: Heart, memories
Someone you respect: Jesus Christ
When was your first love: It always feels like my first love.
Did that love blossom: It ripens in Autumn doesn’t it.
Your favourite type of the opposite sex: A wholehearted person
Your least favourite type of the opposite sex: Vulgar, liar, someone who likes gossip
What do you look for in a girl: Femininity
what is your fetish: Voices
what is your favourite type of girl’s fashion: Whatever is fine as long as it suits them
What action that a girl does startles you: Upturned eyes
Do you confess to the girl you like: YES
What is your ideal date course: In order to make it an amazing day, in advance, I would research the place you wish to go as much as possible.
What colour is love: The colour of a passionate red rose
What is a present you were happy to receive: Something with heart
Do you want to get married: Aa~Marriage I swear to love youd
What name would you give a child: Soubi (Written as ?? which means rose, read as Soubi)
what is the ideal male image: Passionate, honest, strong
what is something good about being born male: Being a male vocalist and standing on the stage
If you were born again, would you choose to be male or female: On that day too, I will be me
Why: Because I don’t believe in the cycle of birth and rebirth
When you meet someone where do your eyes first go: Eyes
Childhood dream: Doctor
Old age enjoyment: I’m not old
What problems do you think the world has: The organization of the world
What do you think your mental age is: Accordingly
How much is in your wallet right now: 96572 yen
Are you good at waking up: That’s the worst.
Do you believe in fate: I don’t.
What is your biggest concern lately: D’s future
What is the biggest prank you have played on the members: I hid in the unit bath*
what is the best thing you’ve done up until now: I helped and listened to the stories of the people who were stretched across the highway with a suicidal desire.
what is the most expensive thing you’ve bought up until now: Power Mac G5
It’s been concealed until now, but the truth is 00!: The other day, to overcome the taro I tried to eat a mouthful of it! … just as I thought it was no good.
A recent first experience: For the first time since I was born, I fell out of my bed.
Your greatest enemy in life: Time
If you hadn’t become a musician…: There’s no such thing as that
How many points would you give yourself right now: 82 points
What are you thinking about during a live: Music world
What is your stage drink: Water
What is something you must do before a live: Put on perfume
What is something you must do after a live: If there is one, shower
According to you, a live is: Provisions to live
The instrument you use: SHURE
Please make a public promise. This year I will 00!: Train, not catch a cold
By the way, I have a good relationship with the musician: Secret
Something you cannot convey here: Song
What is your favourite D song: All of them
What is a fundamental rule you have for yourself: Don’t cut corners
Something that you think you are lacking: Multi-vitamins, calcium
If you could be one of the other members, who would you be? Why?: Accordingly, I am me.
If you could have one wish, what would you wish for?: World Peace
What do you want to eat right now?: Soba
Who do you want to meet most right now?: My family
What song would you recommend at this moment: The new song I’m making
Who is your favourite artist: A few songs here and there by many different artists
Who is your favourite performer: Johnny Depp
What performer are you told you resemble: There isn’t one
What project would you like to do with SHOXX next time?: Front cover
According to you, music is: Art which should be applied to your lifetime and used for expression
According to you, D is: A rose that never dies
Aspiration for the future: For us to stay on route
A word to yourself in ten years: Did the taste come out?
A word to each of the members:
Ruiza> You leveled up again recently, didn’t you!
HIDE-ZOU> You’re serious aren’t you!
Tsunehito> Even though you’re young, you’re amazing!
HIROKI> You’ve got muscles!
A word to your fans: Usually I can never express it to the extent that I want, but truly, thank you from my heart. After this, will we continue to love each other?
Translators Notes:
*For more information, -> Wiki
* Unit bath (??????) is basically a Western style bathroom; with a sink, toilet and bathtub versus the more traditional style Japanese bathrooms (which are literally just a room with a bathtub and shower).
D – 100 Questions with Ruiza (Expect Rush V)
These are the 100 questions that Ruiza answered in Expect Rush V which originally came out on July 10th, 2006.
Birthday: February 18th
Blood type: A type
Birthplace: Hyogo prefecture, Itamishi
Height ? Weight: 5cm ? 1t
Shoe size: 24.5~25cm
Ring size: I don’t really know.
Do you smoke? What brand?: YES. Pianissimo (1 mili)
Favourite perfume: Allure by CHANEL, ones from Dior, etc.
Type of cell phone you’re using: I don’t understand what that means.
Cell phone ring tone: One that has recently come in
Number of items in your cell’s memory: I don’t know.
Favourite brands: GUCCI, BVLGARI, CHANEL, ESP, Gaultier, and so on.
Favourite colours: Black, white, silver, blue
Favourite word: No gravity (Written in English)
Favourite food: Sushi, spare ribs, meat
Least favourite food: Natto, spicy things
Do you cook? Your specialty dish is: Sometimes. Light and airy eggs.
Hobbies: Playing guitar, games, reading
Special skill: None
Strong point: I don’t know it myself. Please find it.
Weak point: Tons of them…
Habit: Keeping rhythm
Daily routine: Take things that are apparently good for your body
Something that was often written on your report card: I don’t know.
Something you’re recently into: FF12, reading, leveling up
Charm point: Collarbone (Laughs)
Weakness: My whole body
Something you’re collecting: Perfume, accessories, GUCCI?BVGARI small articles?big items (Laughs), Games, CDs
Recently, what kind of room are you living in: A regular one
Favourite places: The stage
A place you would like to go: Louvre Art Museum
How do you spend a day off: Relaxing
Something you’ve purchased recently: I haven’t bought anything.
A movie you’ve recently watched: I haven’t watched anything.
Something you’ve been worried about recently: I’ve become sleepy
How do you relieve stress: I do something I like
What are the most important things to you right now: People to whom D is important to, are important.
Someone you respect: The members
When was your first love: I guess in the first year of elementary school
Did that love blossom: That kind of thing is foolish
Your favourite type of the opposite sex: Someone who’s like, fair-skinned, flowing hair, SEXY, gentle, likes games, erotic
Your least favourite type of the opposite sex: Someone with no common sense
What do you look for in a girl: I guess, someone kind
what is your fetish: Lately, collarbones
what is your favourite type of girl’s fashion: Whatever
What action that a girl does startles you: Things like showing their underwear
Do you confess to the girl you like: If they’re the type that depends on me
What is your ideal date course: Please take me away.
What colour is love: I like black
What is a present you were happy to receive: Whatever, I’m happy with anything
Do you want to get married: No.
What name would you give a child: I wouldn’t
What is the ideal male image: I want to be myself when I die
what is something good about being born male: That’s something I want to find from now on.
If you were born again, would you choose to be male or female: Whichever
Why: Because it wouldn’t be who I am now
When you meet someone where do your eyes first go: Eyes
Childhood dream: Idol
Old age enjoyment: Games
What problems do you think the world has: The country is being run by a portion of those people who don’t have any common sense
What do you think your mental age is: I don’t know
How much is in your wallet right now: 3604 yen
Are you good at waking up: Lately I’m trouble because I’ve been bad at it
Do you believe in fate: Slightly
What is your biggest concern lately: The Holy Grail
What is the biggest prank you have played on the members: I lied about a foreign celebrity coming to the studio
what is the best thing you’ve done up until now: Something like giving up my seat
what is the most expensive thing you’ve bought up until now: I guess, wireless
It’s been concealed until now, but the truth is 00!: Honestly, I haven’t been hiding anything!
A recent first experience: Cosplaying
Your greatest enemy in life: Myself
If you hadn’t become a musician…: A reasonably lovable spirit
How many points would you give yourself right now: 36 points (This isn’t inadequate)
What are you thinking about during a live: Nothing
What is your stage drink: Water
What is something you must do before a live: Smoke. Play guitar
What is something you must do after a live: Smoke.
According to you, a live is: Way of life
The instrument you use: ESP ForestQT Ruiza Custom
Please make a public promise. This year I will 00!: Have my debut in Akihabara!
By the way, I have a good relationship with the musician: Karyu-sama and I love each other. (Laughs)
Something you cannot convey here: The piece of music I want to do
What is your favourite D song: All of them
What is a fundamental rule you have for yourself: Don’t give up
Something that you think you are lacking: Musical range, training
If you could be one of the other members, who would you be? Why?: I want to become HIROKI-kun, and play the drums naked! By all means!
If you could have one wish, what would you wish for?: World Peace
What do you want to eat right now?: Tendon. With shrimp of course. (Bowl of rice and fried fish)
Who do you want to meet most right now?: Shokotan’s* cat Mamisuta. Alexi (Laiho, from Children of Bodom)
What song would you recommend at this moment: Needled 24/7 (By Children of Bodom)
Who is your favourite artist: D, Dream Theatre, COB
Who is your favourite performer: I like A of KAT-TUN
What performer are you told you resemble: I won’t say
What project would you like to do with SHOXX next time?: Front cover!
According to you, music is: Everything
According to you, D is: Way of life
Aspiration for the future: Fufufu
A word to yourself in ten years: Are you enjoying yourself?
A word to each of the members: Because it can’t be completed in a single word, after this please keep treating me well.
A word to your fans: For always cheering me on, I truly thank you. Although I want to, Since I can’t say it in a word, it’s difficult, however, from now on I promise that I will keep delivering wonderful songs.
Translator’s Notes:
*Japanese idol, Nakagawa Shouko
D – 100 Questions with HIDE-ZOU (Expect Rush V)
These are the 100 questions that HIDE-ZOU answered in Expect Rush V which originally came out on July 10th, 2006.
Birthday: November 19th
Blood type: O type
Birthplace: Edo (Which is the old name for Tokyo)
Height ? Weight: 171cm ? 57kg
Shoe size: 26.0cm
Ring size: ?
Do you smoke? What brand?: don’t smoke.
Favourite perfume: BVGARI pour homme, GUCCI ENVI, others
Type of cell phone you’re using: A cell with a camera in it
Cell phone ring tone: Various ones
Number of items in your cell’s memory: More than 500
Favourite brands: GUCCI, Jean Paul GAULTIER
Favourite colours: Black, white, wine red
Favourite word: Endurance, Great effort, Will-power, Yell, Fighting Spirit
Favourite food: Ramen
Least favourite food: Potatoes
Do you cook? Your specialty dish is: I can cook anything
Hobbies: Acoustic guitar, do-it-yourself carpenter
Special skill: Practice swing
Strong point: Being strict with myself
Weak point: Going easy on myself
Habit: Somebody please tell me.
Daily routine: Answering my own questions
Something that was often written on your report card: Memories are always glorified, so only good things were written.
Something you’re recently into: To be intoxicated with acoustic guitar
Charm point: There can’t be any
Weakness: This kind of thing and that kind of thing
Something you’re collecting: Perfume
Recently, what kind of room are you living in: Castle
Favourite places: The driver’s seat of my beloved car, “TOYOTA LEVIN FT-ADEX AE 101 Style Revision
A place you would like to go: The moon
How do you spend a day off: As a do-it-yourself carpenter
Something you’ve purchased recently: I changed my cell phone model
A movie you’ve recently watched: ?
Something you’ve been worried about recently: I won’t last forever, will I….
How do you relieve stress: Go to the batting center
What are the most important things to you right now: The existence that is “D”
Someone you respect: Hijikata Toshizou*
When was your first love: Ah, that time
Did that love blossom: It has come to ripen within me
Your favourite type of the opposite sex: Someone who gives me encouragement
Your least favourite type of the opposite sex: Someone with no sympathy
What do you look for in a girl: Femininity
What is your fetish: Nothing in particular
What is your favourite type of girl’s fashion: I like Japanese clothes
What action that a girl does startles you: When they do that kind of thing and this kind of thing.
Do you confess to the girl you like: I’ll give it a shot
What is your ideal date course: Don’t tell me
What colour is love: Rainbow coloured
What is a present you were happy to receive: Sincerity
Do you want to get married: Well, yeah.
What name would you give a child: Hitoyoshi*, Rei, Tomonobu, Tadayoshi, Dai*
What is the ideal male image: Someone who has faith in themselves, and sticks to those beliefs
What is something good about being born male: To be able to do manly things
If you were born again, would you choose to be male or female: Male
Why: Because that’s what I am now
When you meet someone where do your eyes first go: Eyes
Childhood dream: Ahh, freedom
Old age enjoyment: Ahh, freedom
What problems do you think the world has: There are many
What do you think your mental age is: Around 16
How much is in your wallet right now: Huh?
Are you good at waking up: I’m good at it
Do you believe in fate: Nooo, I don’t
What is your biggest concern lately: The development of the country
What is the biggest prank you have played on the members: Going up behind them, and hitting the backs of their knees
what is the best thing you’ve done up until now: Um…?
what is the most expensive thing you’ve bought up until now: Car
It’s been concealed until now, but the truth is 00!: I’m a shy boy
A recent first experience: Whatever you call it
Your greatest enemy in life: That creature
If you hadn’t become a musician…: Diplomat
How many points would you give yourself right now: NO, not math!
What are you thinking about during a live: How do I express myself? etc
What is your stage drink: H2O
What is something you must do before a live: Brush my teeth
What is something you must do after a live: Wash my face
According to you, a live is: What I live for
The instrument you use: Edwards ELP-110 Hide-zou version
Please make a public promise. This year I will 00!: Snowboard!!
By the way, I have a good relationship with the musician: There are many.
Something you cannot convey here: Faith
What is your favourite D song: All of them
What is a fundamental rule you have for yourself: Show your back and don’t run away
Something that you think you are lacking: Time
If you could be one of the other members, who would you be? Why?: ASAGI-sama. Dunk the ball!!
If you could have one wish, what would you wish for?: I want to have a healthy body without sleeping
What do you want to eat right now?: Shaved ice Strawberry flavour
Who do you want to meet most right now?: The dog I had a long time ago…
What song would you recommend at this moment: D’s songs. On random.
Who is your favourite artist: All the members of D
Who is your favourite performer: Murakami Hiroaki-san, Iwaki Kouichi-san
What performer are you told you resemble: HIDE-ZOU
What project would you like to do with SHOXX next time?: War at the batting center
According to you, music is: freedom
According to you, D is: My everything
Aspiration for the future: “D” World Tour!!
A word to yourself in ten years: In these past ten years, what kind of trouble have you had?
A word to each of the members: Everyone, thank you so much. From now on let’s keep working hard together!! Keep staying on course!
A word to your fans: Don’t miss boarding our ship!
Translator’s Notes:
*Hajikata Tishozou was a Japanese military leader who resisted the Meiji restoration. More information can be found here ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijikata_Toshizo
*Because these are kanji for names and he didn’t include the readings, there are a few other ways they could be read.
?? : Hitoyoshi, Jingi, Miyoshi
?? : Tadayoshi, Tadayuki, Tadataka, Tadanori, Chuukou
? : Dai, Tei, Tomo, Sunao, Teiji, Yasushi
D – 100 Questions with Tsunehito (Expect Rush V)
These are the 100 questions that Tsunehito answered in Expect Rush V which originally came out on July 10th, 2006.
Birthday: March 5th
Blood type: Unknown
Birthplace: Yokohama
Height ? Weight: 169cm ? 48kg
Shoe size: I purposely wear 28cm or so shoes!!
Ring size: 13 ? 14 ? 15
Do you smoke? What brand?: I don’t smoke
Favourite perfume: Lolita lempicka, ANNA SUI
Type of cell phone you’re using: au
Cell phone ring tone: NONE!!
Number of items in your cell’s memory: How do I find that out…?
Favourite brands: BOUNTY HUNTER, HEX ANTISTYLE
Favourite colours: Black
Favourite word: ? ?
Favourite food: Dessert type foods.
Least favourite food: Suspicious raw things
Do you cook? Your specialty dish is: I don’t do that kind of thing
Hobbies: Collecting things like accessories, and shopping. Playing bass!!
Special skill: Sleeping well
Strong point: I have a fighting spirit (I think) [He really wrote I think, that's not my notes, haha]
Weak point: Shyness
Habit: I don’t know
Daily routine: Nothing in particular
Something that was often written on your report card: Low voice (That’s a lie)
Something you’re recently into: Collecting rings
Charm point: Someone tell me!
Weakness: I only have weak points
Something you’re collecting: Caps, sunglasses, rings
Recently, what kind of room are you living in: Packed with things
Favourite places: Bed??
A place you would like to go: Various places
How do you spend a day off: In deep sleep…
Something you’ve purchased recently: Clothes, a flanger by BOSS
A movie you’ve recently watched: None…
Something you’ve been worried about recently: The unsteadiness of everyday life
How do you relieve stress: Sleep!!
What are the most important things to you right now: D!! All the fans!!
Someone you respect: A professor
When was your first love: In the sixth year of elementary school??
Did that love blossom: It didn’t lead to any crop…
Your favourite type of the opposite sex: Someone who is pretty. Someone who’s timing matches mine.
Your least favourite type of the opposite sex: Someone who can’t read the atmosphere
What do you look for in a girl: A big heart??
what is your fetish: Nothing in particular
what is your favourite type of girl’s fashion: Something that’s stylish with a sense of freshness. Annnd, sexy
What action that a girl does startles you: Facial expressions?? Annnd, sexy
Do you confess to the girl you like: I’m a representative for shy people!!
What is your ideal date course: I hate crowds of people
What colour is love: Various colours
What is a present you were happy to receive: Accessories, clothes
Do you want to get married: Not really
What name would you give a child: I don’t know!!
What is the ideal male image: Stylish & Cool!!
what is something good about being born male:
If you were born again, would you choose to be male or female: Male
Why: For some reason or another!!
When you meet someone where do your eyes first go: To things like their attitude. The face??
Childhood dream: A riddle
Old age enjoyment: If I can live to old age or not
What problems do you think the world has: Lots
What do you think your mental age is: In the teens. On a permanent basis!!
How much is in your wallet right now: I’m broke!!
Are you good at waking up: Depends on the day!!
Do you believe in fate: Well enough
What is your biggest concern lately: The Youth Center!! (I wrote that because I’m in front of the youth center)
What is the biggest prank you have played on the members: The target is HIDE-ZOU-san!
what is the best thing you’ve done up until now: I don’t know!
what is the most expensive thing you’ve bought up until now: S?E?C?R?E?T
It’s been concealed until now, but the truth is 00!: Truthfully, I’m three years old.
A recent first experience: None!!
Your greatest enemy in life: The demon of ill health
If you hadn’t become a musician…: I don’t know
How many points would you give yourself right now: I’m in the midst of grading myself
What are you thinking about during a live: Hmm, I wonder what it is??
What is your stage drink: Water
What is something you must do before a live: Produce a loud voice during the SE [Stage entrance]
What is something you must do after a live: Put on moisturizer
According to you, a live is: The way of life
The instrument you use: Music Man ? Sting Ray. Fender V?S?A Jazz Bass. ESP
Please make a public promise. This year I will 00!: Do something
By the way, I have a good relationship with the musician: That person!!
Something you cannot convey here: I don’t know!
What is your favourite D song: It depends and changes with the day!!
What is a fundamental rule you have for yourself: I don’t make strange rules
Something that you think you are lacking: A lot of things
If you could be one of the other members, who would you be? Why?: I’m not sure.
If you could have one wish, what would you wish for?: I’ll give it caaaaareful consideration!
What do you want to eat right now?: A good meal
Who do you want to meet most right now?: That person!!
What song would you recommend at this moment: I have a lot of these.
Who is your favourite artist: RANCID
Who is your favourite performer: Like, Kawamuri Kaori??
What performer are you told you resemble: There isn’t really any
What project would you like to do with SHOXX next time?: Front cover (Laughs)
According to you, music is: Something that is very important, and very close to me
According to you, D is: A way of life, and important!!
Aspiration for the future: Go overseas
A word to yourself in ten years: Is your physical condition all right?
A word to each of the members: To all the members, from now on let’s continue to help each other! I’ll also do my best!!
A word to your fans: Thank you for forever cheering us on! Truly, thank you very much!
D - Tafel Anatomie 100 questions interview
D 100 Qns (note: technically, there are a total of 101 questions, there were two qns 37)
1. Height
ASAGI: 178cm
Ruiza: small
HIDE-ZOU: 171cm
Tsunehito: 169cm
HIROKI: 178cm
2. Weight
A: 59kg
R: it's normal?
HZ: 56kg
T: 48kg
HR: 60kg
3. Shoe size
A: 26.5
R: 24.5~25cm26cm
HZ: 26cm
T: About 26.5cm but I wear size 28cm shoes
HR: 26cm
4. Eyesight
A: 0.3
R: Right 0.1, Left 0.1
HZ: Really bad
T: bad
HR: 2.0
5. Birthday
A: August 29
R: February 18
HZ: November 19
T: March 5
HR: July 20
6. Birth place
A: Akita Prefecture
R: Hyougo Prefecture, Itami City
HZ: Tokyo (note: he specifically used the term "EDO" which was the historic name for Tokyo city)
T: Yokohama
HR: Gunma Prefecture
7. Blood type
A: A
R: A
HZ: O
T: unknown
HR: AB
8. Star sign
A: Virgo
R: Aquarius
HZ: Scorpio
T: Pieces
HR: Cancer
9. Favourite foods
A: Pasta, Japanese cuisine, fruit
R: Sushi, meat, ramen, sweet things
HZ: Ramen
T: Desserts
HR: Italian
10. Disliked foods
A: Corm
R: Natto, spicy foods
HZ: Scallop
T: Raw foods, fatty foods
HR: Oysters
11. Favourite fragrance
A: Roses, Corvinus, ETERNITY for men
R: Allure, perfumes by Dior, Corvinus
HZ: sweet scents
T: Lolita Lempicka, ANGEL by THIERRY MUGLER (they're not perfumes for men)
HR: The scent of adults
12. Favourite brands
A: Jean-Paul GAULTIER, Justin Davis, ROYAL ORDER
R: Gucci, Bulgari, Jean Paul Gaultier
HZ: Gucci, Jean Paul Gaultier
T: BOUNTY HUNTER, ROYAL ORDER, SAVOY CLOTHING
HR: CHROME HEARTS
13. The last CD you bought
A: BUCK-TICK [TABOO]
R: Ken no Mai by Hikari GENJI (note: they're a boyband from the 80's and were the seniors of SMAP >.>;;;)
HZ: Probably a movie soundtrack
T: I forgot
HR: PRINCE
14. Age when you started a band
A: 16
R: 15
HZ: 14
T: about 16?
HR: sophomore year of high school
15. Reason behind starting a band
A: I wanted to sing
R: Influenced by X (note: he means X Japan)
HZ: I chose to out of my own free will
T: I had my senior's guitar
HR: Friends from school were talking about starting a band
16. Your recent favourite musician
A: Himuro Keisuke
R: Yoshiki
HZ: That person
T: TMN I think
HR: Pat Torpey from My Big
17. Hobbies
A: Movies, books, interior (design)
R: Playing guitar, games (RPG gaming), books, shopping
HZ: Cars
T: Touring clothing and accessories shops
HR: TV games, arcade games
18. Special abilities
A: Singing
R: I don't know
HZ: Knee kicks (note: I'm assuming he plays soccer)
T: Sleeping alot
HR: Drums, jokes
19. Club activities during school
A: Basketball
R: Junior > Comics club, Middle > technical club (industrial arts and stuff), high > industrial arts club
HZ: swordsmanship club
T: Basketball
HR: Kendo club
20. Favourite sports
A: Basketball
R: Basketball, ping-pong, dance
HZ: Snowboarding
T: don't really have one
HR: baseball, swimming, skiing
21. Food, clothing and shelter in the order of importance
A: everything
R: food > shelter > clothing
HZ: food > clothing > shelter
T: clothing > shelter > food?
HR: food > shelter > clothing
22. existing qualifications, licences
A: Cat washing instructor (note: he made this up, but since he has pet cats, it's safe to say he knows how to give cats baths?!), others
R: level 3 caligraphy
HZ: normal driver's licence, level 2 swordsmanship (note: skill levels are usually marked by numbers, the smaller the number, the better the skill), class 3 certificate in English
T: I don't have any at all...
HR: normal driver's licence, level 2 kendo, gass metal arc welding, elementary caligraphy, level 2 abacus, level 2 mental arithmetic calculation.
23. The most expensive thing you ever bought
A: G5 power mac
R: equipment
HZ: car
T: various equipment
HR: drumset
24. If you could switch positions, what part would you play?
A: guitar maybe?
R: bass
HZ: drums
T: probably guitar
HR: vocals
25. ambitions as a kid
A: doctor
R: idol (note: pop star, it should be noted that Ruiza was once a part of Johnny's Junior, the company who made groups like Arashi, Kat-tun and such before quitting to be in a visual band)
HZ: diplomat
T: an occupation that isn't common
HR: pilot
26. favourite talent
A: Johnny depp
R: S hinohara Ryouko
HZ: don't really have one
T: don't really have one
HR: Koda Kumi, Konishi Manami
27. favourite type of woman
A: someone ladylike and pure
R: fair, silky hair, kind, likes gaming, who has feelings for me.
HZ: someone I like
T: someone pretty and sisterly
HR: a girl with captivating eyes
28. First thing you look at when you meet someone for the first time.
A: eyes
R: eyes
HZ: eyes
T: eyes and stuff
HR: eyes
29. Special abilities, what sort of abilities would you want?
A: I already have it so I don't need anymore
R: I don't want any because bad things will happen.
HZ: The ability to cast recovery spells
T: healing magic, lightning speed
HR: the ability to fly
30. country you'd like to visit
A: Garden of Eden, Jerusalem
R: Egypt
HZ: I want to visit places with ancient ruins
T: England
HR: Europe
31. Languages would like to be able to speak
A: Cat lingo
R: starting first with English
HZ: dog lingo
T: English
HR: all the languages in the world.
32. most recent happening
A: the other members played a prank on me
R: Senzu came out (note: a kind of mystical bean that completely replenishes the consumer's health and energy, can be found in DRAGONBALL)
HZ: Asagi san...?! (note: the original question spells ?????, which has many meanings in itself and is also from which the term "uke" comes from)
T: quite certainly I saw a person who took out senzu at the after party
HR: lots of things
33. something that offended you recently
A: stupid things in this world
R: I don't know
HZ: I don't take things like that to heart
T: nothing especially
HR: nothing.
34. the animal that best resembles you
A: Raven
R: small animals
HZ: dog maybe?
T: I don't feel like it's a dog
HR: big dogs
35. a song for encouragement
A: D's songs
R: mahiru no koe
HZ: my school's anthem
T: an album from my favourite band
HR: mahiru no koe
36. a person you respect
A: Jesus Christ
R: the other members
HZ: my parents
T: my master (note: person who taught him how to play)
HR: Pat Torpey, Mike Portnoy
37. If you could have a different job for a day
A: I'll work in a zoo
R: I can't do anything else so I won't change
HZ: a diplomat
T: Designer
HR: bartender
37. nickname as a kid
A: (name) sensei
R: yoshi-kun
HZ: tensai-chan (note: tensai means genius)
T: tsune
HR: dai-chan
38. home pride
A: fresh air and clear waters, lush greenery
R: doesn't seem to have many hills
HZ: it's near the sea you know
T: there's less people compared to Tokyo!
HR: palaces and strong winds
39. your charm point
A: fangs
R: my ass
HZ: what the hell?!
T: keen sense
HR: eyes
40. If you were to plan a day date
A: I'll take (her) to my favourite place, buy something she likes as a gift, and then as night falls whisper sweet nothings
R: hang out in the other party's home
HZ: I make it up as I go
T: I'll avoid crowded places (laugh) maybe go shopping.
HR: I'll go where ever she wants to go till it's time to go home.
41. the species and names of the pets you've ever had.
A: bird (piyo), rabbit (shiro), dog (shatoru), cat (mii, dona, chimi)
R: dog, moko
HZ: that guy
T: I've had 3 generation of dogs
HR: medium sized dogs (Beagle: Leon, Mongrel: Chibi)
42: Currently most desired item
A: Time, Sleep
R: laptop, clothes
HZ: ibook, I want to start composing DTM
T: accessories, equiptment
HR: Time
43. If you had a month long break
A: a healthy amount of sleep, movies, shopping, books, bonding with my cat
R: compose-->gaming-->compose-->go to Canada-->compose
HZ: embark on a journey of learning
T: lots of sleep, lots of fun, lots of practise
HR: strict individual training
44. Subjects you were best and poorest at
A: best - science. biology, worst - none
R: best - PE, worst - social studies
HZ: best - English. math. Japanese and Chinese classics. , worst - modern classics. science. social studies
T: best - art, worst - science
HR: best - math and science, worst - language related classes
45. Your own superstitious believes (jinx)
A: I don't believe them because it's stupid to be tied down by such meaningless believes
R: I don't know
HZ: Nothing in particular
T: I'm extra careful because about 2 or 3 such events occurs every year.
HR: I'm the ??/ame otoko (note: literally translated in Rain Boy, the dictionary definition would be a person who never comes or goes out without being met by wet weather. The members of D must blame poor Hiroki everytime it rains XD)
46. Most number of days without sleep
A: about 3 days?
R: 2 days
HZ: 48 hours
T: about 3 days
HR: 2 days
47. The scariest person
A: myself
R: hopeless me
HZ: myself
T: I don't know
HR: Freddy (from the movie Friday the 13th)
48. Favourite form of transportation
A: Taxi
R: Hankyuu trains
HZ: my beloved car Toyota AE101 Levin GT-Apex
T: BMX (Charlie)
HR: car
49. my boom (current obsession)
A: interior, the purple of a vegetable's life
R: buying clothes
HZ: "Get the tension rising!!"
T: Savoy clothing
HR: Chiropractic
50. Motto
A: Darker than darkness, redder than roses, whisper love, speak of dreams my existance D
R: No Gravity
HZ: He who dallies with his enemy dies by his own hand
T: Just do it
HR: It can be done if you try!
51. Favourite historical figure
A: Jesus Christ
R: I don't know
HZ: Hijikata Toshizo
T: Don't have one
HR: The king of Shu Han of the Three kingdoms, Liu Bei
52. Favourite place within Japan
A: my home
R: a secret place
HZ: That place filled with memories of us taking walks
T: Okinawa or my hometown
HR: Gunma
53. If you became a woman
A: impossible
R: If it was from the time I was born, I'd aim to be a talent
HZ: I'd brag to everyone
T: Doll up immediately
HR: Muscle appeal
54. Housework you take pride in
A: Taking care of Mr cat
R: Dishes using egg
HZ: I can do it in my own way.
T: Cleaning
HR: Cooking
55. What fetish?
A: voice
R: This arm, collarbone
HZ: I don't know
T: Atmosphere
HR: This arm's fetish
56. Summarize your character in a sentence
A: The feeling of a Japanese Cedar tree stretching towards the sky.
R: tiny
HZ: Samurai's way
T: Not very docile
HR: I don't know what I'm thinking.
57. Sibling count
A: one little sister
R: Just me and my big sister
HZ: I have one very precious big sister
T: Big brother, big sister, me.
HR: two little sisters.
58. What you wish to know no matter what right now
A: The condition of my voice in the future.
R: The appearance of ancient civilisations
HZ: The condition of my health
T: Will mankind fail?
HR: I want to know what's happening in the basement of the national diet building
59. The food you won't get tired of eating even if you had it eat it everyday.
A: Multi-vitamin
R: sushi
HZ: Instant soymilk containing massive spoonfuls
T: salad
HR: Ramen, curry
60. The thing you need when out travelling.
A: All sorts of medicine, mouthwash, ipod, tape recorder
R: guitar, walkman, DS, PSP
HZ: earpick
T: change of clothes?
HR: PC, ipod
61. Favourite game
A: FE, DQ, FF, Devil may cry etc
R: FF10, DQ4
HZ: sword type, history stimulation types
T: Biohazard
HR: Monster hunter portable on the PSP, Archade game's battle of the 3 kingdoms 2
62. Book that left you with an impression
A: The bible
R: Da vinci code
HZ: I like period novels
T: Carol by Kine Naoto
HR: Hokuto no ken ( fist of the north star)
63. Movie that made you cry
A: I'm always crying
R: Daylight
HZ: A.I.
T: There's so many!
HR: Hotaru no Haka (grave of the fireflies)
64. Times where you're glad you were in a band
A: You can touch more hearts than when you're leading an ordinary life, also, I can have my own heart touched.
R: There's a lot
HZ: The time when I'm able to see the smiles of the fans
T: when we're doing a live
HR: When I see the smiles of the fans
65. The part of yourself/character that you like
A: Straight forward honesty
R: That I don't give up
HZ: I don't really have one
T: being calm
HR: Exceptionally bright
66. The part of yourself/character that you don't like
A: Too honest, too detailed
R: Not knowing when to give up
HZ: There's a lot
T: The wild side of me
HR: indecisive
67. If you became invisible
A: I'd be lonely
R: Please dust my body with colour
HZ: I'll become a ninja for the sake of ridding this world of evil.
T: I'd be very shocked
HR: I want someone to realise I'm there
68. Words said by your fans that made you happy
A: A lot comes to mind, all of which brings me the feeling of happiness.
R: There's a lot. Thank you always.
HZ: You're find the way you are
T: "Thank you"
HR: Words that express joy in having met me
69. The stage you want to stand on once
A: The Phantom of the Opera
R: I don't want it to be just once!
HZ: I want to play in all of the world's famous rock festivals
T: All the big venues.
HR: Tokyo Dome
70. If you were in a movie what role would you play?
A: Vampire
R: I want to be the moon
HZ: Head of a selected class
T: supporting role
HR: SP
71. Television programme you want to appear in
A: doubutsu kisoutengai [literally: Fantastic animals]
R: idiotic type
HZ: Ookawa drama
T: Music Station
HR: a comedy, something physical
72. In love are you passive? or aggressive?
A: relatively aggressive
R: I want to be aggressive
HZ: 50% and 50%
T: passive
HR: passive
73. Are you good with your hands?
A: I think if I tried I could do it.
R: Probably
HZ: I meant to be good, but.
T: Alright
HR: yes
74. With the exception of family, the person who is said to resemble you.
A: Vampire
R: I'll ve told if I resembled a friend.
HZ: I always get that about my romanised name
T: I've been told I don't resemble my family
HR: Matsushita Yuki
75. Are you more like your mother or father?
A: Both of them
R: Both
HZ: Both
T: I'm not really like any of them
HR: I'm like my father
76. Most you've ever slept
A: I don't know
R: about 24 hours
HZ: about 12 hours
T: about 15 hours
HR: 14 hours
77. Favourite alcohol
A: Apricot extract liquor, plum liquor, cassis, rose wine
R: The sexy thing in Charleston
HZ: All of them
T: Cocktails and sweet stuff
HR: Anything if it's alcohol
78. Personality when drunk.
A: It doesn't really change
R: I become all limp
HZ: I become a lucky boy?
T: the tension goes up.
HR: I'll keep talking to myself
79. The biggest failure in life
A: If you dwell on your failure then it all ends there. Surely failure is linked to the future.
R: not yet probably
HZ: I think even the smallest mistakes are the biggest
T: There's many
HR: I screwed up during a live
80. A situation that makes you nervous.
A: I'm always comfortable
R: When I met Kimura
HZ: When your life is exposed to danger perhaps
T: At a live, during the emcee when I have to talk and such?
HR: I'm nervous before the start of every live
81. The number of people you can call your closest friends
A: several
R: Not counting the other band members, there's about 3 persons...
HZ: that one and that one and that one...
T: something like that doesn't exist
HR: 10 people? I think
82. ow many kids do you want in the future?
A: 3
R: I don't want any
HZ: ...3. Is it too many?
T: I don't know.
HR: 2 to 3 I think.
83. A cosplay you'd like to try doing
A: Games and such maybe?
R: Sephiroth
HZ: Samurai
T: Mudvayne cosplay
HR: Anything as long as it suits me.
84. The brand of cigarette you're smoking now
A: I don't smoke anymore because I've stopped
R: Pianissimo 1mm
HZ: I don't smoke
T: I don't smoke
HR: Marlboro LIGHT
85. The model of your phone
A: N902i
R: I don't know
HZ: DoCoMo
T: au
HR: docomo N series
86. How many mails [text messages] do you get in a day?
A: I think there's too many about work
R: not at all
HZ: when there's a lot, there's a lot
T: It depends on the day
HR: less than 10
87. When was your first love? What kind of person was she?
A: Love is always the first love. She was like the sun.
R: When I was in 1st year of primary school. A great person.
HZ: That time with that girl.
T: Way back from now, a classmate
HR: I was in primary school? She was my classmate.
88. Favourite ride in an amusement park
A: Ferris wheel
R: the dangerous one!
HZ: Ferris wheel
T: the fast rides are my weak point
HR: Jet coaster
89. Are you good or bad with gadgets?
A: normal
R: not very good
HZ: It depends on what
T: really bad
HR: good
90. piercing count
A: don't have one
R: 6 including my navel
HZ: 2
T: 7
HR: right ear 1, left ear 2, nose 1, navel 1
91. The colour of your own image
A: jet black, light blue [note: Asagi means light blue]
R: gold is good
HZ: red
T: blacker than black
HR: skin colour, black
92. A musical instrument that has you thinking it'll be nice if you could play it
A: piano
R: I'll be happy to be able to play anything
HZ: I want to be better at playing the piano
T: piano
HR: guitar, bass, piano
93. The oldest memory
A: I can't remember things from 300 years ago
R: Being in the mountains, pool
HZ: Dad, Mom, I'm sorry about that time.
T: preschool
HR: I fell off the two storey roof of my parent's house on a futon put out to dry when I was a baby.
94. The first thing you wash when taking a bath
A: arms
R: left arm maybe
HZ: left hand
T: hands?
HR: face
95. What do you do before going to bed?
A: brush my teeth, gargle, write and compose music.
R: Smoke a cigarette then drink a glass of water
HZ: consolidate my memories
T: take a sip of water
HR: read
96. First thing you do when you wake up in the morning.
A: Drink something, then check my work related mails
R: Smoke a cigarette then drink a glass of water
HZ: consolidate my memories
T: wash up
HR: wash up
97. It'll be troubling if this disappeared from the world
A: love and peace
R: There's so many!
HZ: The sun
T: music
HR: music
98. What you wish to have disappear from this world.
A: Lies and evil intentions, crime
R: It seems like there is, it seems like there isn't
HZ: out of everything that exists in the world today, there isn't anything that isn't needed.
T: war
HR: crime
99. The most important thing that you own
A: song, heart, people I love, my beloved cats
R: faith
HZ: The experiences and memories that I have collected in my life thus far
T: The things that I've done and said.
HR: Members of D and the fans who are supporting D
100. What sort of person do you want to be in 10 years' time?
A: ASAGI who has grown both as a person and as an artist.
R: I want to become a great adult.
HZ: I want to become the kind of person who's constantly chasing his ideals
T: A person with an honest heart, to be all round caring and considerate, that's the kind of person I'd like to become.
HR: Super Drummer
