five * one * six: 516 questions with okura tadayoshi
126. Have you ever been terrified?
-- Yes. A while back, I was sleeping during some drama shooting downtime and when I suddenly woke up, some person I didn’t know was standing there...
127. Do you believe in ghosts?
-- I don’t want to because they’re scary. However when I went to Tattori on last year’s KJ8 tour, I was reading a manga on top of the bed in the hotel room and hot water gushed out of the pot. That was really really scary.
128. Do you think there’s life after death?
-- I want to believe there is.
129. What emoticon do you use the most in txtmsgs?
-- Smiley face.
130. Who’s the person that mailed you last?
-- YASUKO to KENJI director.
131. What problem do you have now?
-- I have too many DVDs and clothes.
132. Do you think the future is promising?
-- I think it’s extremely promising!
133. Do you yearn to live in the countryside?
-- I think it would be nice when I’m elderly. I think a slow paced life in the south would be nice. However, right now I love busily working like this and that me wonders whether I could change.
134. What country do you want to see?
-- Spain.
135. Do you turn off the lights when you sleep?
-- Yeah. I can’t sleep if it’s not pitch black.
136. Do you have a pet?
-- Labrador Retriever, JOHN.
137. What pet do you want?
-- I want a small dog, such as a gold Toy Poodle.
138. Are you feeling the rising prices?
-- Yes!!
139. Do you check the ingredients or expiration date on groceries?
-- Closely. When I’m buying them at the supermarket, I’m super laidback but when I take things from the fridge at home, I’m actually extremely meticulous.
140. 2008’s coming to an end. Which luck do you want to strengthen?
-- Work. Also, love too please.
141. Do you believe in fortunes?
-- I believe the good things.
142. Do you make sure to read magazine horoscopes?
-- No, but I have read them before.
143. Do lucky items or something catch your attention?
-- They never do if I don’t have them but when it’s a “cellphone,” which is really close, I’ll think, “Oh, today my cellphone’s lucky.♪”
144. What would you do when you notice you’ve forgotten your cellphone?
-- I don’t think I would worry. If I forgot it at a store, I would go back and get it. If I forgot it at home, it wouldn’t concern me at all. I could manage.
145. What’s your main news source?
-- TV, computer, cellphone
146. This is sudden but you’ve been made an astronaut. Say something to the people of Japan!
-- “Cool, ain’t it?” LoL.
147. What’s the first word that’s predicted when you type “a” in a txtmsg?
-- Hold on, let me check... “Arigatou.” [TN: “thank you”]
148. If you type “ra”?
-- “RAIFU.” [TN: “life”]
149. What’s the wallpaper on your cellphone?
-- A picture from when everyone was in cosplay during the 7th episode of YASUKO to KENJI.
150. What’s your ringtone?
-- Normal ring.
151. What cellphone strap do you have attached?
-- Nothing right now.
152. More than anything, what Kansai-ben do you often use?
-- Nande yanen! [TN: “why?!” or “say what?!”]
153. What’s your favorite street?
-- A pretty one with foliage. It’s calming.
154. I am a “_____-otaku.” [TN: “fanatic; geek; nerd; dork; freak” Take your pick. (.^_^)]
-- Women’s Fashion Magazine Otaku. For some reason, I like reading them.
155. What’s your hobby?
-- Nothing specific really. I like to eat. I also like music, movies, shopping, taking pictures. I have various ones.
156. What do you think your current self is lacking?
-- Different experiences.
157. Any fuss with “516,” the numbers in your birthday?
-- I’m happy if I suddenly look at my cellphone and the time is 5:16! [TN: I’m the same way with both 8:16 and 5:16! (*^_^*)]
158. What’s today’s fragrance?
-- Fabric softener. All of my laundry has this fabric softener smell.
159. Do you always wear cologne?
-- Yes. It had always been the same but I recently found a new fragrance. I fancied it and started wearing it.
160. How many bottles of cologne do you have?
-- 2.
161. Tell us what you have in your bag today!
-- Contacts, drama script, cellphone, wallet, portable game consol... something like that.
162. You have a bag that matches Murakami-kun, right?
-- I do! He copied me. The bag isn’t the same but the look is. I haven’t used it recently...
163. What’s the most expensive piece of clothing you have right now?
-- Leather coat.
164. What item have you recently bought?
-- I bought hats for winter. I bought four; black, grey, beige, white.
165. What accessory must you wear?
-- I don’t really wear any.
166. Do you wear a watch?
-- Yes! Occasionally...
167. If you were to have a flea market, what’s the first and foremost thing you would want to sell?
-- “Kitanai kokoro” maybe. LoL. [TN: “dirty mind”; not sure what he was alluding to...]
168. Which do you wear more, sneakers or boots?
-- Boots or beach sandals.
169. How many pairs or jeans do you own?
-- Less than 20. I mainly wear about 5 of them.
170. How many jackets do you have?
-- If you include leather coats, I think I have around 40.
171. How do you fold your underwear?
-- First, I fold it into 3rds lengthwise... What will you do then?! LoL. I fold it properly.
172. What’s your closet like?
-- Jumbled. (;_;) I don’t have time to put it in order.
173. If you were to dress in drag, what would you want to wear?
-- Something like a US celeb would wear.
174. What hairstyle would you like to try at least once?
-- Buzzcut!! For some reason, my hair has become a pain recently. It’s like in elementary school.
175. Do you have hairs that won’t cooperate?
-- Yeah. They’ll curl up.♪ Ah, it’ll curl up that badly...♪
176. Do you wash your hair in the morning? In the evening?
-- Morning and evening.
177. Do you wear a disguise when you privately go out?
-- No. Doing my hair is a pain so I wear a hat; I wear sunglasses because I like them and not for a disguise. Lately, if I walk around without doing anything, I hear, “It’s the YASUKEN guy!”
178. What color is most prominent in your wardrobe?
-- Black and white. I don’t really have any flashy colors.
179. What are you picky about when shopping?
-- Do I like? Do I hate? So, shopping is quick!
180. What kind of wallet do you have?
-- Plain brown one. Haven’t had it awhile.
181. How much money do you have on you?!
-- Huh?! Honestly, 80000 yen. LoL. I just went to the bank.
182. Do you change your bags, shoes and such to coordinate with your outfits each day?
-- No, I don’t. My bag, especially, is always the same.
183. If something you usually carried with you disappeared, what would you miss most?
-- Hmm... nothing really. Even if I didn’t have my cellphone!
184. How many shops do you frequent?
-- Four.
185. What look would you find “painful?”
-- I don’t take that risk. Oh, I once bought something Yasu-like but I never wore it. LoL.
186. What item would you buy that you would want to regularly use?
-- Clock.
187. What do you do with clothing you don’t wear anymore?
-- Give it to my younger brother.
188. Who or what do you consult when you buy clothing?
-- Nothing. I’ll look around the store and buy what catches my eye.
189. How often do you go to the beauty parlor?
-- Once a month.
190. What hairstyle do you like on girls?
-- If I had to say which, I prefer long hair. Any color is fine. Black is mysterious. Brown-ish is cutesy. I think as such.
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-- Yes. A while back, I was sleeping during some drama shooting downtime and when I suddenly woke up, some person I didn’t know was standing there...
127. Do you believe in ghosts?
-- I don’t want to because they’re scary. However when I went to Tattori on last year’s KJ8 tour, I was reading a manga on top of the bed in the hotel room and hot water gushed out of the pot. That was really really scary.
128. Do you think there’s life after death?
-- I want to believe there is.
129. What emoticon do you use the most in txtmsgs?
-- Smiley face.
130. Who’s the person that mailed you last?
-- YASUKO to KENJI director.
131. What problem do you have now?
-- I have too many DVDs and clothes.
132. Do you think the future is promising?
-- I think it’s extremely promising!
133. Do you yearn to live in the countryside?
-- I think it would be nice when I’m elderly. I think a slow paced life in the south would be nice. However, right now I love busily working like this and that me wonders whether I could change.
134. What country do you want to see?
-- Spain.
135. Do you turn off the lights when you sleep?
-- Yeah. I can’t sleep if it’s not pitch black.
136. Do you have a pet?
-- Labrador Retriever, JOHN.
137. What pet do you want?
-- I want a small dog, such as a gold Toy Poodle.
138. Are you feeling the rising prices?
-- Yes!!
139. Do you check the ingredients or expiration date on groceries?
-- Closely. When I’m buying them at the supermarket, I’m super laidback but when I take things from the fridge at home, I’m actually extremely meticulous.
140. 2008’s coming to an end. Which luck do you want to strengthen?
-- Work. Also, love too please.
141. Do you believe in fortunes?
-- I believe the good things.
142. Do you make sure to read magazine horoscopes?
-- No, but I have read them before.
143. Do lucky items or something catch your attention?
-- They never do if I don’t have them but when it’s a “cellphone,” which is really close, I’ll think, “Oh, today my cellphone’s lucky.♪”
144. What would you do when you notice you’ve forgotten your cellphone?
-- I don’t think I would worry. If I forgot it at a store, I would go back and get it. If I forgot it at home, it wouldn’t concern me at all. I could manage.
145. What’s your main news source?
-- TV, computer, cellphone
146. This is sudden but you’ve been made an astronaut. Say something to the people of Japan!
-- “Cool, ain’t it?” LoL.
147. What’s the first word that’s predicted when you type “a” in a txtmsg?
-- Hold on, let me check... “Arigatou.” [TN: “thank you”]
148. If you type “ra”?
-- “RAIFU.” [TN: “life”]
149. What’s the wallpaper on your cellphone?
-- A picture from when everyone was in cosplay during the 7th episode of YASUKO to KENJI.
150. What’s your ringtone?
-- Normal ring.
151. What cellphone strap do you have attached?
-- Nothing right now.
152. More than anything, what Kansai-ben do you often use?
-- Nande yanen! [TN: “why?!” or “say what?!”]
153. What’s your favorite street?
-- A pretty one with foliage. It’s calming.
154. I am a “_____-otaku.” [TN: “fanatic; geek; nerd; dork; freak” Take your pick. (.^_^)]
-- Women’s Fashion Magazine Otaku. For some reason, I like reading them.
155. What’s your hobby?
-- Nothing specific really. I like to eat. I also like music, movies, shopping, taking pictures. I have various ones.
156. What do you think your current self is lacking?
-- Different experiences.
157. Any fuss with “516,” the numbers in your birthday?
-- I’m happy if I suddenly look at my cellphone and the time is 5:16! [TN: I’m the same way with both 8:16 and 5:16! (*^_^*)]
158. What’s today’s fragrance?
-- Fabric softener. All of my laundry has this fabric softener smell.
159. Do you always wear cologne?
-- Yes. It had always been the same but I recently found a new fragrance. I fancied it and started wearing it.
160. How many bottles of cologne do you have?
-- 2.
161. Tell us what you have in your bag today!
-- Contacts, drama script, cellphone, wallet, portable game consol... something like that.
162. You have a bag that matches Murakami-kun, right?
-- I do! He copied me. The bag isn’t the same but the look is. I haven’t used it recently...
163. What’s the most expensive piece of clothing you have right now?
-- Leather coat.
164. What item have you recently bought?
-- I bought hats for winter. I bought four; black, grey, beige, white.
165. What accessory must you wear?
-- I don’t really wear any.
166. Do you wear a watch?
-- Yes! Occasionally...
167. If you were to have a flea market, what’s the first and foremost thing you would want to sell?
-- “Kitanai kokoro” maybe. LoL. [TN: “dirty mind”; not sure what he was alluding to...]
168. Which do you wear more, sneakers or boots?
-- Boots or beach sandals.
169. How many pairs or jeans do you own?
-- Less than 20. I mainly wear about 5 of them.
170. How many jackets do you have?
-- If you include leather coats, I think I have around 40.
171. How do you fold your underwear?
-- First, I fold it into 3rds lengthwise... What will you do then?! LoL. I fold it properly.
172. What’s your closet like?
-- Jumbled. (;_;) I don’t have time to put it in order.
173. If you were to dress in drag, what would you want to wear?
-- Something like a US celeb would wear.
174. What hairstyle would you like to try at least once?
-- Buzzcut!! For some reason, my hair has become a pain recently. It’s like in elementary school.
175. Do you have hairs that won’t cooperate?
-- Yeah. They’ll curl up.♪ Ah, it’ll curl up that badly...♪
176. Do you wash your hair in the morning? In the evening?
-- Morning and evening.
177. Do you wear a disguise when you privately go out?
-- No. Doing my hair is a pain so I wear a hat; I wear sunglasses because I like them and not for a disguise. Lately, if I walk around without doing anything, I hear, “It’s the YASUKEN guy!”
178. What color is most prominent in your wardrobe?
-- Black and white. I don’t really have any flashy colors.
179. What are you picky about when shopping?
-- Do I like? Do I hate? So, shopping is quick!
180. What kind of wallet do you have?
-- Plain brown one. Haven’t had it awhile.
181. How much money do you have on you?!
-- Huh?! Honestly, 80000 yen. LoL. I just went to the bank.
182. Do you change your bags, shoes and such to coordinate with your outfits each day?
-- No, I don’t. My bag, especially, is always the same.
183. If something you usually carried with you disappeared, what would you miss most?
-- Hmm... nothing really. Even if I didn’t have my cellphone!
184. How many shops do you frequent?
-- Four.
185. What look would you find “painful?”
-- I don’t take that risk. Oh, I once bought something Yasu-like but I never wore it. LoL.
186. What item would you buy that you would want to regularly use?
-- Clock.
187. What do you do with clothing you don’t wear anymore?
-- Give it to my younger brother.
188. Who or what do you consult when you buy clothing?
-- Nothing. I’ll look around the store and buy what catches my eye.
189. How often do you go to the beauty parlor?
-- Once a month.
190. What hairstyle do you like on girls?
-- If I had to say which, I prefer long hair. Any color is fine. Black is mysterious. Brown-ish is cutesy. I think as such.
More to follow... (.^_^)v
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