[translation] Ueda 50+50 Interview Duet Oct'12
*note: I'm sorry I can't offer an accompanying scan, but the place I got the scans from stated strictly no reposting... >.<
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KAT-TUN Ueda Tatsuya
Born 4th October 1983, Kanagawa Prefecture
Height: 170cm Weight: 52kg
Shoe size: 25.5cm Blood type: B type
Q: Favourite food
A: Meat! Recently I've been crazy over steak.
Q: Food you dislike
A: Raisins, green peas, fish with shiny skin (T/N: Apparently in Japan there are different categories of fish used in sushi/sashimi, fish with shiny skin refers to those that have luminous skin, such as horse mackerel etc)
Q: Favourite drink
A: All carbonated drinks
Q: Today's breakfast
A: Yakitori (grilled chicken) and sushi. I had it at this interview.
Q: Favourite sport
A: Boxing
Q: Things you've learnt
A: Calligraphy, abacus, English, piano, cram school, art
Q: Favourite colour
A: Monotone
Q: Favourite number
A: 1 and 7
Q: Favourite scent
A: Sweet smells such as vanilla
Q: Favourite type of girls
A: Someone kind and good at taking care of others
Q: When was your first kiss?
A: First grade!? I think...
Q: How you would confess (to someone you like)?
A: "Please go out with me"
Q: When do you wish to get married?
A: Around 33 years old. I've always wanted to get married.
Q: Average sleep
A: Around 4 hours. I haven't been able to sleep till morning recently... (tears)
Q: Which body part do you start washing first in the bath?
A: Hair
Q: What qualifications do you wish to obtain?
A: Nothing in particular at the moment.
Q: If you win 300 million yen (~3.8 million USD), what would you do?
A: Take it all out at once and buy a house. (laugh)
Q: What would you bring to a deserted island?
A: Human. Worst comes to worst a man is OK too (laugh)
Q: If you have a time machine?
A: Travel to the past. It would be boring if I know the future.
Q: Favourite fashion
A: I like the necklace that I just bought recently.
Q: If you could become a woman for a day?
A: Seduce a lot of men and disappear. (laugh)
Q: Recent necessities
A: Mobile phone and wallet
Q: What did you do on your recent off-day?
A: Ran 8.5km, swam lightly in the pool
Q: Something that made you happy recently
A: Umm, nothing in particular.
Q: Something that made you angry/irritated recently
A: There is something but I can't say it here.
Q: Something you got recently
A: The necklace I talked about just now. I'm wearing it today too.
Q: Someone who's a hero to you
A: I like Fujiwara Tatsuya's acting. He's a great actor. (T/N: He is most famous for playing the main characters in Battle Royale, Deathnote and Kaiji)
Q: If you had to compare yourself to an animal?
A: Kangaroo. It seems to have a spring right?
Q: A pet you would like to keep
A: The fox-squirrel kept by Nausicaa in 'Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind'
Q: What are you the most into now?
A: Probably 'Boys on the Run'!
Q: Place in Japan you would like to travel to
A: To stand on the northernmost point in Wakkanai, Hokkaido. (T/N: Wakkanai is the northernmost city in Japan)
Q: Place overseas you would like to travel to
A: To pretend to be 'Heidi' in Switzerland (T/N: The anime Heidi, Girl of the Alps was highly popular in Japan)
Q: Who are you good friends with in Johnnys?
A: Nobody in particular.
Q: What (bad) habits do you have?
A: Biting my nails
Q: Indoors type? Outdoors type?
A: Around half-half.
Q: Bread type? Rice type?
A: Rice. Although I like things natto rice too, I prefer to eat rice with proper side dishes.
Q: Udon type? Ramen type?
A: Udon. I like egg udon etc
Q: Bed type? Futon type?
A: Bed
Q: What do you wear to sleep?
A: T-shirt and shorts
Q: A Johnnys' song you like
A: 'Ao no Jidai' by Kinki Kids. I've liked this song since I entered the agency. (T/N: Ao no Jidai was released on 29th July 1998, just a month after Ueda entered the agency)
Q: Speciality at karaoke
A: Depending on my mood then. But I haven't really been to karaoke recently.
Q: Favourite movie
A: A lot. I watch every genre other than romance.
Q: Favourite books
A: All manga. Recently especially 'Boys on the Run'!!
Q: Nicknames
A: Tatsuya, Tatsuo, Taaboo, Uepomu, Ueda
Q: Please tell us your weakpoint
A: My mood goes bad when I am hungry (laugh)
Q: Your special skill
A: I can eat a lot. The other time I ate steak and hamburger together at once.
Q: A senpai you see as your goal
A: I respect all of my senpai
Q: Charm point
A: Ueda Tatsuya. That means, my whole existance!? (laugh)
Q: Tell us a secret about your body
A: I'm ticklish
Q: Please tell us your current ambition
A: I want to become a great actor!
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KAT-TUN Ueda Tatsuya
Born 4th October 1983, Kanagawa Prefecture
Height: 170cm Weight: 52kg
Shoe size: 25.5cm Blood type: B type
Q: Favourite food
A: Meat! Recently I've been crazy over steak.
Q: Food you dislike
A: Raisins, green peas, fish with shiny skin (T/N: Apparently in Japan there are different categories of fish used in sushi/sashimi, fish with shiny skin refers to those that have luminous skin, such as horse mackerel etc)
Q: Favourite drink
A: All carbonated drinks
Q: Today's breakfast
A: Yakitori (grilled chicken) and sushi. I had it at this interview.
Q: Favourite sport
A: Boxing
Q: Things you've learnt
A: Calligraphy, abacus, English, piano, cram school, art
Q: Favourite colour
A: Monotone
Q: Favourite number
A: 1 and 7
Q: Favourite scent
A: Sweet smells such as vanilla
Q: Favourite type of girls
A: Someone kind and good at taking care of others
Q: When was your first kiss?
A: First grade!? I think...
Q: How you would confess (to someone you like)?
A: "Please go out with me"
Q: When do you wish to get married?
A: Around 33 years old. I've always wanted to get married.
Q: Average sleep
A: Around 4 hours. I haven't been able to sleep till morning recently... (tears)
Q: Which body part do you start washing first in the bath?
A: Hair
Q: What qualifications do you wish to obtain?
A: Nothing in particular at the moment.
Q: If you win 300 million yen (~3.8 million USD), what would you do?
A: Take it all out at once and buy a house. (laugh)
Q: What would you bring to a deserted island?
A: Human. Worst comes to worst a man is OK too (laugh)
Q: If you have a time machine?
A: Travel to the past. It would be boring if I know the future.
Q: Favourite fashion
A: I like the necklace that I just bought recently.
Q: If you could become a woman for a day?
A: Seduce a lot of men and disappear. (laugh)
Q: Recent necessities
A: Mobile phone and wallet
Q: What did you do on your recent off-day?
A: Ran 8.5km, swam lightly in the pool
Q: Something that made you happy recently
A: Umm, nothing in particular.
Q: Something that made you angry/irritated recently
A: There is something but I can't say it here.
Q: Something you got recently
A: The necklace I talked about just now. I'm wearing it today too.
Q: Someone who's a hero to you
A: I like Fujiwara Tatsuya's acting. He's a great actor. (T/N: He is most famous for playing the main characters in Battle Royale, Deathnote and Kaiji)
Q: If you had to compare yourself to an animal?
A: Kangaroo. It seems to have a spring right?
Q: A pet you would like to keep
A: The fox-squirrel kept by Nausicaa in 'Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind'
Q: What are you the most into now?
A: Probably 'Boys on the Run'!
Q: Place in Japan you would like to travel to
A: To stand on the northernmost point in Wakkanai, Hokkaido. (T/N: Wakkanai is the northernmost city in Japan)
Q: Place overseas you would like to travel to
A: To pretend to be 'Heidi' in Switzerland (T/N: The anime Heidi, Girl of the Alps was highly popular in Japan)
Q: Who are you good friends with in Johnnys?
A: Nobody in particular.
Q: What (bad) habits do you have?
A: Biting my nails
Q: Indoors type? Outdoors type?
A: Around half-half.
Q: Bread type? Rice type?
A: Rice. Although I like things natto rice too, I prefer to eat rice with proper side dishes.
Q: Udon type? Ramen type?
A: Udon. I like egg udon etc
Q: Bed type? Futon type?
A: Bed
Q: What do you wear to sleep?
A: T-shirt and shorts
Q: A Johnnys' song you like
A: 'Ao no Jidai' by Kinki Kids. I've liked this song since I entered the agency. (T/N: Ao no Jidai was released on 29th July 1998, just a month after Ueda entered the agency)
Q: Speciality at karaoke
A: Depending on my mood then. But I haven't really been to karaoke recently.
Q: Favourite movie
A: A lot. I watch every genre other than romance.
Q: Favourite books
A: All manga. Recently especially 'Boys on the Run'!!
Q: Nicknames
A: Tatsuya, Tatsuo, Taaboo, Uepomu, Ueda
Q: Please tell us your weakpoint
A: My mood goes bad when I am hungry (laugh)
Q: Your special skill
A: I can eat a lot. The other time I ate steak and hamburger together at once.
Q: A senpai you see as your goal
A: I respect all of my senpai
Q: Charm point
A: Ueda Tatsuya. That means, my whole existance!? (laugh)
Q: Tell us a secret about your body
A: I'm ticklish
Q: Please tell us your current ambition
A: I want to become a great actor!