five * one * six: 516 questions with okura tadayoshi
31. What’s your complex?
-- Lack of restraint. I’m the type who can’t do anything in moderation. If I go out shopping, I can’t stop. I’ll keep eating even if I’m full. I often have next day regrets. (;_;)
32. What bad habit are you self-conscious about?
-- Touching my nose. It’s always itchy for some reason. LoL
33. What’s your weakness?
-- Girls. I’m really shy and I have no idea how to talk with them.
34. On average, how much sleep do you get?
-- Recently, around 6 hours.
35. What’s your ideal amount of sleep?
-- 12 hours. The most I’ve slept before was 15 hours worth.
36. When do you usually go to bed?
-- 3 or 4 o’clock. Ideally, I really would like to go to bed around 11 or 12 but I’m up late.
37. What time did you go to bed yesterday?
-- I was on location taping “YASUKO to KENJI” until 3 in the morning. I got home and went to bed at 5.
38. What did you have for today’s breakfast?
-- I woke up and came directly to this interview. The sandwich I’m eating right now is my breakfast.
39. Any superstitions?
-- Whenever we have a concert, I always spritz on cologne right before it starts. For some reason, it’s a mood booster.
40. Which sport do you like to watch?
-- Soccer. However, only when Japan’s playing.
41. Tell us your motto.
-- I’ve never really thought about it.
42. Who do you respect?
-- Of course, every single sempai in the Johnny’s world. I think they’re truly great. I respect them.
43. What part-time job would you like to try?
-- Bartender. I want to try mixing drinks.
44. Have you ever gone on a trip by yourself?
-- I’ve never had an overnight trip by myself but I’d taken solitary drives and such to the beach when I was relaxing. However, the loneliness going home multiplied so it was completely useless. LoL.
45. Have you ever had a really big injury?
-- No, but when I was younger, I was rather weak. When I was in kindergarten, I had my tonsils taken out.
46. Have you always been tall; even in kindergarten?
-- No, I was in the middle. I started getting tall in the latter years of elementary school.
47. What did you want to be then?
-- Nothing really specific.
48. Any after school lessons?
-- Karate.
49. What was your favorite subject in elementary school?
-- PhysEd.
50. Did you get good grades?
-- I... Well, my grades in elementary school were great and I was a “prodigy.” I was smart; I could play sports well; etc.
51. What position did you have in elementary school?
-- Raising the class pets... dishing out school lunch... Oh, oh! I was also the VP of Student Council!!
52. Which extracurricular club were you in?
-- Youth Basketball.
53. Were you the type to finish your summer homework right away?
-- I was the type that started it when school started again. However, to keep from annoying the teachers, I think I balanced it out somehow. LoL.
54. What hairstyle did you have in elementary school?
-- I’ve had a sports cut and regular length. I didn’t have any interest in my hair then.
55. What did you do after school?
-- I think I usually hungout with neighborhood friends. I started going to after-school cram school around fourth grade.
56. What was your favorite subject in junior high school?
-- Health and PhysEd. I got a 48/50 on a test even though I didn’t study at all beforehand. LoL.
57. Which extracurricular club were you in?
-- I was on the soft-tennis team for a single week. I told a friend, “We’ve got good reflexes so we can go to nationals, right?!” I joined full of confidence but soon realized that I was terrible.
58. What hairstyle did you have in junior high school?
-- I had various ones. Curly perms; blond... I wanted to try different ones.
59. What type of uniform did you have in high school?
-- I had the high collared type through junior high school but high school was personal clothing.
60. In your opinion, which school uniform suits you?
-- The high collared one. I think I was used to it.
61. Tell us a school field trip memory.
-- My junior high school trip was to Nagasaki. However, when the tour group came, I suddenly got mixed up with another school. I promptly ran away. LoL.
62. If you were in school again, what would you want to study?
-- I don’t want to study... (;_;)
63. Do you have a memorable teacher?
-- My homeroom teacher from fourth through sixth grade. (S)he had a short temper but (s)he was a great teacher. Also, my homeroom teacher from 9th grade. There wasn’t anything special while in school but when I went to visit after graduation, I only spoke with him/her.
64. Where did you go first in Tokyo?
-- Roppongi. I thought, “I saw this on TV!”
65. Where *haven’t* you been in Kansai?
-- Surprisingly, I’ve never seen Nara’s “Great Buddha” statue. I want to see it!
66. When you went to Tokyo, what was your biggest surprise?
-- I found everyone to be refined.
67. What makes you long for Osaka?
-- I’ll have work in Tokyo and the staff’ll use Kansai dialect. It’s nice. When I have really really bland udon, I yearn for Kansai udon. [TN: Food... of course! (.^_^)v]
68. You must have a takoyaki maker in your house, right?
-- Yeah.
69. On average, how many txtmsgs do you get per day?
-- 2 to 3. I’m so lonesome. LoL.
70. Truthfully, what do you find to be “fetch”?
-- Nothing...
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-- Lack of restraint. I’m the type who can’t do anything in moderation. If I go out shopping, I can’t stop. I’ll keep eating even if I’m full. I often have next day regrets. (;_;)
32. What bad habit are you self-conscious about?
-- Touching my nose. It’s always itchy for some reason. LoL
33. What’s your weakness?
-- Girls. I’m really shy and I have no idea how to talk with them.
34. On average, how much sleep do you get?
-- Recently, around 6 hours.
35. What’s your ideal amount of sleep?
-- 12 hours. The most I’ve slept before was 15 hours worth.
36. When do you usually go to bed?
-- 3 or 4 o’clock. Ideally, I really would like to go to bed around 11 or 12 but I’m up late.
37. What time did you go to bed yesterday?
-- I was on location taping “YASUKO to KENJI” until 3 in the morning. I got home and went to bed at 5.
38. What did you have for today’s breakfast?
-- I woke up and came directly to this interview. The sandwich I’m eating right now is my breakfast.
39. Any superstitions?
-- Whenever we have a concert, I always spritz on cologne right before it starts. For some reason, it’s a mood booster.
40. Which sport do you like to watch?
-- Soccer. However, only when Japan’s playing.
41. Tell us your motto.
-- I’ve never really thought about it.
42. Who do you respect?
-- Of course, every single sempai in the Johnny’s world. I think they’re truly great. I respect them.
43. What part-time job would you like to try?
-- Bartender. I want to try mixing drinks.
44. Have you ever gone on a trip by yourself?
-- I’ve never had an overnight trip by myself but I’d taken solitary drives and such to the beach when I was relaxing. However, the loneliness going home multiplied so it was completely useless. LoL.
45. Have you ever had a really big injury?
-- No, but when I was younger, I was rather weak. When I was in kindergarten, I had my tonsils taken out.
46. Have you always been tall; even in kindergarten?
-- No, I was in the middle. I started getting tall in the latter years of elementary school.
47. What did you want to be then?
-- Nothing really specific.
48. Any after school lessons?
-- Karate.
49. What was your favorite subject in elementary school?
-- PhysEd.
50. Did you get good grades?
-- I... Well, my grades in elementary school were great and I was a “prodigy.” I was smart; I could play sports well; etc.
51. What position did you have in elementary school?
-- Raising the class pets... dishing out school lunch... Oh, oh! I was also the VP of Student Council!!
52. Which extracurricular club were you in?
-- Youth Basketball.
53. Were you the type to finish your summer homework right away?
-- I was the type that started it when school started again. However, to keep from annoying the teachers, I think I balanced it out somehow. LoL.
54. What hairstyle did you have in elementary school?
-- I’ve had a sports cut and regular length. I didn’t have any interest in my hair then.
55. What did you do after school?
-- I think I usually hungout with neighborhood friends. I started going to after-school cram school around fourth grade.
56. What was your favorite subject in junior high school?
-- Health and PhysEd. I got a 48/50 on a test even though I didn’t study at all beforehand. LoL.
57. Which extracurricular club were you in?
-- I was on the soft-tennis team for a single week. I told a friend, “We’ve got good reflexes so we can go to nationals, right?!” I joined full of confidence but soon realized that I was terrible.
58. What hairstyle did you have in junior high school?
-- I had various ones. Curly perms; blond... I wanted to try different ones.
59. What type of uniform did you have in high school?
-- I had the high collared type through junior high school but high school was personal clothing.
60. In your opinion, which school uniform suits you?
-- The high collared one. I think I was used to it.
61. Tell us a school field trip memory.
-- My junior high school trip was to Nagasaki. However, when the tour group came, I suddenly got mixed up with another school. I promptly ran away. LoL.
62. If you were in school again, what would you want to study?
-- I don’t want to study... (;_;)
63. Do you have a memorable teacher?
-- My homeroom teacher from fourth through sixth grade. (S)he had a short temper but (s)he was a great teacher. Also, my homeroom teacher from 9th grade. There wasn’t anything special while in school but when I went to visit after graduation, I only spoke with him/her.
64. Where did you go first in Tokyo?
-- Roppongi. I thought, “I saw this on TV!”
65. Where *haven’t* you been in Kansai?
-- Surprisingly, I’ve never seen Nara’s “Great Buddha” statue. I want to see it!
66. When you went to Tokyo, what was your biggest surprise?
-- I found everyone to be refined.
67. What makes you long for Osaka?
-- I’ll have work in Tokyo and the staff’ll use Kansai dialect. It’s nice. When I have really really bland udon, I yearn for Kansai udon. [TN: Food... of course! (.^_^)v]
68. You must have a takoyaki maker in your house, right?
-- Yeah.
69. On average, how many txtmsgs do you get per day?
-- 2 to 3. I’m so lonesome. LoL.
70. Truthfully, what do you find to be “fetch”?
-- Nothing...
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