Oricon Style, February 2005, 50 Questions

Translated by: Sweiled

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~15 F~ = Female, 15 years old.

Qn 1: Recently, your smile has become tender. It’s really lovely. Did something happen? ~15 F~
Ans: I caught a cold.

Qn 2: I saw you singing to your own piano accompaniment on television (shows). Do you know how to play any other instrument? ~15 F~
And: Because I am a genius, I can play anything. Because I am a genius.

Qn 3: Why don’t you ever grow old? (As in always look so young) ~15 F~
Ans: Because I was born with an old face.

Qn 4: What is the greatest appeal of music to you? ~15 F~
Ans: Drawing in the strings of memory. Blocking the magic of 12. [1]
[1] This one does not make sense to me at all… “記憶の糸を手繰り寄せる12の魔法が詰まっている” Drawing in the strings of memory could mean that music allows him to recall and forget things that would otherwise remain forgotten… But “to block the magic of 12” …?

Qn 5: What is the most expensive thing you have bought till now? ~15 F~
Ans: Land.

Qn 6: What have you been waiting for recently? ~15 F~
Ans: World clean up.

Qn 7: Seems like you have a lot of interests. Doing which one makes you happiest? ~16 F~
Ans: Snowboarding.

Qn 8: What type of girl do you like? ~16 F~
Ans: A girl who can say, “Welcome home” to me sincerely

Qn 9: Do you still decorate your room with artificial flowers? [1] ~16 F~
Ans: A lot of them.
[1] He said in one of the TV shows (Utaban, I think) that he decorates his house with artificial roses

Qn 10: Do you still have that waterfall in your house? [1] ~16 F~
Ans: Yes.
[1] He said this in Utaban. He just renovated his house and built a waterfall in it.

Qn 11: Did anything make you angry recently? ~16 F~
Ans: When I’m asked trivial questions. (kudaranai: good-for-nothing; stupid; trivial; worthless; trifling; trashy; frivolous) [1]
[1] I believe he is being sarcastic here

Qn 12: Where do you create your songs every time? ~17 F~
Ans: In my head.

Qn 13: Is there any comedian you like? ~17 F~
Ans: Hata Youku (波田陽区 the guy with the guitar who sings "poems" and ends each one with Zannen~~~~~~ scream) You better take good care of yourself when you are driving at night. Yup.

Qn 14: I would like to know the nickname that people have given you. ~17 F~
Ans: Please ask ‘the people’ [1]
[1] The girl said nicknames given by 人. She used 人 in the question, which means ‘other people’ or ‘someone’ and Gackt answered, “Please ask the 人 ”

Qn 15: Do you like children? ~17 F~
Ans: I don’t hate them.

Qn 16: I often sing Gackt-san’s song in karaoke. What should I do to widen my vocal range? ~17 F~
Ans: Yell.

Qn 17: If you were chosen to become a participant in those ‘house visit’ program in television shows, what would you do? ~18 F~
Ans: I would fly (tobasu: send; fly; drive; jump; skip; omit) [1]
[1] Fly as in escape…

Qn 18: I’ve always been amazed as to how your live performances fit the concept perfectly every time. How long do you take to plan? (lit: think) ~18 F~
Ans: Around half a year, I think.

Qn 19: Do you go to Karaoke? ~19 F~
Ans: I go once a year probably.

Qn 20: Have you ever been to Disneyland? ~19 F~
Ans: Yes. [1]
[1] The way he said it, "Aru yo" gives me the impression that he is smiling as he is saying it. As if it's some secret. But that is just my personal opinion.

Qn 21: Any particular gesture (Shigusa: action; acting; gesture; bearing; treatment; behavior; behaviour) you like in a girl? ~19 F~
Ans: Combing your hair upwards.

Qn 22: What did you dream of as a child? ~19 F~
Ans: To be able to die in peace.

Qn 23: What’s the secret for love? ~19 F~
Ans: To not demand (求める motomeru: to seek; to request; to demand; to want; to wish for; to search for; to pursue (pleasure)) [1]
[1] Own interpretation: To not take but to give when in a relationship.

Qn 24: You don’t seem to be a morning person. (lit: You seem to be weak during mornings) Are you? ~20 F~
Ans: I agree with you.

Qn 25: Which one do you prefer? A girl who is not pretty but has a good personality or a girl who is pretty but has bad personality? ~20 F~
Ans: I like pretty men.

Qn 26: You give the impression of being able to stretch your voice (as in vocal range). Is there any secret/technique behind it? ~20 F~
Ans: Try shouting, “Help me!” with the image of falling down a cliff in your head.

Qn 27: What is your favourite classic song? ~21 F~
Ans: “ダッタンん人の踊” [1]
[1] Never heard of it but if broken down, would be “the dance of the people of Tartary”

Qn 28: I realized that a lot of your lyrics have become more straightforward. What brought this change in thoughts (lit: mental state)? ~21 F~
Ans: Because I was beheaded. [1]
[1] I sort of understand this one. The girl said change in mental state, right? So he was ‘beheaded’ = change in mental state, because the head is not there anymore

Qn 29: I was surprised at the huge difference between your appearance and your music. How would you describe yourself in a single word? ~22 F~
Ans: God of Death.

Qn 30: How many calories do you burn in a day? ~23 F~
Ans: Around 2000 I think.

Qn 31: What have you been questioning (Gimon: question; doubt; query) of late? ~24 F~
Ans: People’s death.

Qn 32: You don’t seem human. Do you have any childhood moments? [1] ~23 F~
Ans: To some extent.
[1] This one is probably totally wrong, coz I cannot get the meaning of pokunai. This is pure deductions, taken from poi, converted into pokunai. “人間ぽくないですが, 幼少時代とかあったんですか?”

Qn 33: What do you do on your day off? ~24 F~
Ans: I smoke

Qn 34: What food do you like? ~24 F~
Ans: The blood of a young woman.

Qn 35: When do you feel excited/nervous? (lit: tension has gone up) ~26 F~
Ans: Yahhooi

Qn 36: What would you do (lit: feel) when you are drunk? ~27 F~
Ans: Uu~~~ Hik. (hiccups)

Qn 37: Were you popular when you were young? (As in amongst the other kids) ~27 F~
Ans: Because I’m an adult. [1]
[1] He could be saying that he is mature when he was young

Qn 38: Is there anything you would like to throw away? ~29 F~
Ans: My own body.

Qn 39: If you were reborn as a woman instead, what would you like to do? ~29 F~
Ans: To be reborn as a man.

Qn 40: Regarding Japan’s current economic situation? ~30 F~
Ans: It has failed. [1]
[1] Hatan means failure or it could also mean bankrupt.

Qn 41: What would you give the women you dated before? (As in already broke-up with) ~30 F~
Ans: Two slaps. [1]
[1] 往復 oufuku: here means back and forth. So if joined with ‘slaps’, I guess it would be two slaps, one on each cheek.

Qn 42: You have a very beautiful skin. Do you do any skincare? ~31 F~
Ans: I do stretching for 30 minutes (lit: doing ‘flexible’ exercises)

Qn 43: You once said, “I am S” in one of the television show. [1] What kind of people would make you feel like bullying them? ~32 F~
Ans: Those people who looks like they want to be bullied.
[1] He said this in Shojiki Shindoi 1. The part where he went to Tsuyoshi’s house and they drank wine and played jenga. And by 'S', he means Sadistic.

Qn 44: You always seem so cool and composed. When you are excited or angry, do you gabble? ~33 F~
Ans: Namamugi, Namagomo, Namamomomo… [1]
[1] Namamugi = raw wheat, Don’t know what namagomo is, Namamomo = Raw peach. There is actually a tongue twister in Japanese which is sort of similar. It goes "namamugi, namagome, namatamago" [wheat, rice and egg respectively]. I don't know why Gackt changed it to the one above, but yeah, our man is weird that way...

Qn 45: Which type of people is a “loser” to Gack-san? ~35 F~
Ans: Those people who can’t identify themselves with losers. [1]
[1] Those people who thinks that they would never be a “loser”

Qn 46: I would like to consult with you on something. ~35 F~
Ans: Give me a call.

Qn 47: What do you do before a live (concert) starts? ~16 M~
Ans I pray.

Qn 48: In order to leave the earth, did you jump again this year at that moment it became year 2005? [1] ~16 M~
Ans: Of course.
[1] From Utaban as well. He said that as soon as the clock reaches 12:00am on every 31st December (i.e. change of year), he would ‘jump’.

Qn 49: How much weight can you lift when you are doing bench press? ~18 M~
Ans: 100 kg.

Qn 50: Do you go for any “esthetique”? [1] ~20 M~
Ans: Sometimes.
[1] What I got from エステ is esthetique, which is a French word I believe. It means beauty treatment.