In the event that everyone thinks I don't love NEWS anymore.
N1. That you're doing this, we can assume you like NEWS at least some.
YA.
2. Can you name all 6 current members?
If I can't I can go and die right? Want me to give the nicknames too?
Yamashita Tomohisa
Koyama Keiichiro
Nishikido Ryo
Kato Shigeaki
Masuda Takahisa
Tegoshi Yuya
3. What about the 2 not currently around?
Uchi Hiroki & Kusano Hironori
4. Ninth who left a long time ago?
Moriuchi Takahiro
5. How did you learn about NEWS?
American Idol (weird I know. I won't bother explaining unless someone ask.) > Kiss Kaerimichi no Love Song > Tegomasu > NEWS > JE (ya, it's shit I didn't know they were from JE)
6. What was your first impression of NEWS?
You know, I had no impression. (but I must admit I tot that Koyama looked weird, Yamapi looks ikemen, Massu looks cute, Tegoshi has a good voice, Ryo looks tired, Shige looks.. forgettable)
7. How did you come to like NEWS?
Hmm.. I must admit, it's thanks to tegoshi's voice. I really like it if songs are sung nicely. (: Ya-ya-yah helped a bunch too.
8. What do you think is NEWS strongest point when compared to other JE/music/talent groups?
Still staying strong even tho they got separated before once.
9. What do you think is NEWS weakest point when compared to other JE/music/talent groups?
Like what many says, they get kinda too little attention.
10. Are you listening to them right now?
I AM LISTENING TO Sunadokei now. Counted?
Music Related
11. Do you enjoy NEWS' music?
OF COURSE. They always get stuck in my brain.
12. What are your 5 favorite NEWS songs? (Released on CD or not)
Summer Time, Yume no Kazu dake ai ga umareru, DREAMS, きらめきの彼方へ, Share and a few more damn you 5 is not enough.
13. What's your all time favorite solo song?
Ai Nande
14. What music genre do you consider NEWS?
Domestic Japanese Pop
15. What Japanese song would you love to hear NEWS do a cover of?
STARLIGHT! ><
16. What nonJapanese song would you love to hear NEWS do a cover of?
No please. Miso soup, Mola etc are enough...
17. Do you enjoy songs with all members or smaller groups better?
HAHA honestly, I liked the songs by Koyashige a lot.
18. Can you sing all the lyrics to one or more of their songs?
YEP! I learnt japanese to achieve that! What to do?
19. Do you have a favorite song title or lyric? What is it?
I love all of them!
Favorite Related
20. Who's your favorite member?
Tegoshi Yuya and Masuda Takahisa. they switch a lot btw each other all the time. 2 years back it's Tegoshi, last year is Masuda, this year is back to Tegoshi for now.
21. Who's your least favorite member?
used to be yamapi.. but now i can't choose.
22. Is there a member you could really do without?
Nope. They must all be there.
23. Your favorite relationship between members (as friendship or more)?
ALLLLLLL
24. Who has the best fashion sense?
HAHA not Masuda. His is weird.
25. Who normally has the best hairstyles?
Definitely not yamapi's. his very bad hair freaks me out now..... Ryo's hairstyles are always very safe and nice.
26. Who's singing voice is your favorite?
Tegoshi (:
27. Speaking voice?
all
28. What’s your favorite NEWS group magazine shoot picture?
They had so many shoots, HOW DO U WANT ME TO RMB?!
29. Solo picture?
TONS
30. Favorite shop photo?
One of the best.
31. Favorite CD cover?
Do I have to paste it here? I love Taiyou no Namida (THE RE ONE)
32. Favorite DVD?
Never Ending Wonderful Story
Member Related
33. If the members had become teachers, what do you think each would teach?
Yamapi - Engrish
Koyama- Communication
Shige - Law
Massu - Swimming/PE
Ryo - Drama
Tego - Music
34. Who seems most likely to show a different side of themselves on Christmas Eve?
no idea!
35. If NEWS rangers were created, what colors?
ya, but wldn't it be funny?
Yamapi - red
Koyama - purple
Shige - green
Massu - yellow
Ryo - blue
Tegoshi - pink
36. Please make NEWS into the ideal family.
Yamapi - Grandpa
Koyama - Mum
Ryo - Busy son
Shige - Dad
Massu - Pet
Tego - Daughter
(HAHAHA)
37. NEWS is a host club. Who would you pick, why?
SHIGE!
38. What kind of costume would you like to see them wear at a concert that they haven’t already done?
I can't think of any now.
39. How would you like to be related to NEWS?
Best friends!
40. Assign an animal to each member.
Tegoshi - Rabbit
Shige - some elite animal. Lion?
Massu - Pig
Koyama - Monkey
Yamapi - Fish
Ryo - Dog
41. Which NEWS member reminds you most of one of your own family members?
Massu reminds me of MYSELF. (come on, I am stamped as him)
42. Who seems most likely to dress up on Halloween and/or do cosplay?
Tegoshi. he loves doing such stuffs isn't it!
43. Who do you think you could pass by on the street without noticing?
It's impossible.
44. Who do you think has pulled the most all nighters?
Ryo.. he looks like he has never slept.
45. Which member would you want as a boss and why?
YAMAPI! he's the boss alr!
46. Who would it be most awkward to catch in the erotic section of a video rental store?
Mauda...
Drama/TV Related
47. Do you watch the dramas containing NEWS members?
Not all.. I stopped quite a few. I don't like a lot of genres in general. I love School comedies the most, and apparantly only Tego/Yamapi has starred in such genre before.. I wld like to see Massu in one!!
48. Do you watch dramas that DON'T contain NEWS members?
Of course!
49. Have you seen all the dramas they've stared in?
Nah...
50.What was the first Yamapi drama you saw?
Nobuta or Kurosagi?
51. Do you wait for subtitles to watch a drama with NEWS members?
SUBTITLES IS A MUST FOR ME. otherwise I will die.
52. Excluding Yamapi, which member of NEWS do you think has the best acting?
Ryo-kun! and Tegoshi rly improved a lot.
53. Excluding Yamapi, who's acting do you enjoy the most?
Ryo.
54. Is there a story you'd like to see made into a drama with one or more NEWS member?
ALL OF THEM TGT! Like what SMAP, Arashi and K8 did.
55. Is there a certain type of role you’d like to see one of them play?
Anything is fine! probably something that is not very them
56. Do you watch Shonen Club?
YES!
57. Is your main reason for watching Shonen Club NEWS as guests or Koyama as host?
Normally it's NEWS, but I like Gekkan Koyamaru.
58. Have you seen Yamapi and/or Tegoshi’s episodes on Shonen Club Premium?
YES
59. Have you seen any other Shonen Club Premium episodes?
YES!
60. Did you regularly watch Ya-ya-yah!’s TV show?
YES!
61. Have you watched many/most of the older episodes?
ALMOST ALL!
62. Did you try watching Say!Hey!Say! to see Koyama host?
sorry, only once.
63. Do you regularly watch Japanese music shows (Such as Music Station or HEYHEYHEY), or just when NEWS is featured?
Music Station on quite a regular basis (depending on who goes). HEYHEYHEY only when JE men goes on.
Fandom Related
64. Do you scan magazines?
YEA! but I don't think I have scanned any mag related to NEWS before... NEWS fans are always faster than I do.
65. Do you write fanfiction?
I can't write to live!
66. Do you read fanfiction?
No.. unless there's very odd pairings I might read.
67. Do you draw fanart?
I can't.
68. Do you enjoy fanart?
If it's decently drawn, yes.
69. Do you make image manipulations?
Yes. at times
70. Do you talk too much about NEWS?
Nope, I don't talk to anyone about them other than ppl who know them.
71. Do you download pretty much everything that comes out?
I DOWNLOAD EVERYTHING YEAH!
72. Do you upload for others?
Yes. I do.
73. Do you make music/fan made videos?
Nope.
74. Do you watch fanmade music/fan videos?
Nope.
75. Do you watch fancams?
Yes. but I can't find a lot of them
76. Do you do translations?
Very minimal.
77. Do you read translations?
Yes~ On a regular basis
78. Do you follow their Jwebs?
Translated ones..
79. Do you follow the rest of JE, or at least some of it?
HELL MAN YES OF COURSEEEEEE! TOKIO, KINKI, ARASHI, KANJANI8.
80. Do you follow other Japanese musical groups?
I listen to Mr Children and Kiroro.
81. Have you converted other people into NEWS fans?
Nah, but I have converted a few into Tegomasu fans.
Merchandise Related
83. Do you own any NEWS CDs?
Their albums only. I tend not to buy their singles unless there's a DVD in it, like the one of Koi no ABO.
And I have the entire Tegomasu Discography (except Kiss's LE DVD)
84. Do you own any DVDs?
Yes a few. be it pirated or not
85. Do you own any magazines?
I have a bunch of them, and I want to get rid of them.
86. Do you own any concert goods?
Oh man yes! (only those from tegomasu no uta) and I am still anal about that fact I can't fit into my tegomasu con tshirt.
87. Do you own any shop photos?
HELL LOT OF THEM. look at the scans I do.
88. Have any posters on your wall?
My mum will murder me, so it's in the cupboard.
89. Any other special/not-above-mentioned items?
I own a RUSS-K tshirt that's pink. and the 24 hour pink tshirt?
Final Part is Always Hardest
90. If you could have any NEWS item given to you magically as a gift, what would it be?
magically? I want the soukon bread for now.
91. So. Are Uchi and Kusano coming back?
face it, no.
92. Do you want them back, why or why not?
part of me yes, part of me no.
93. NEWS members having girlfriends- how do you feel?
No feelings. come on, it's their life!
94. If you could meet and chat with just one of the members once in your life, who?
MASSU! We can talk about food all day.
95. Can you write the kanji for all member names?
Proudly yes since I write chinese.
96. What do you think of Ryo being in both Kanjani∞ and NEWS?
I used to think that he should just choose 1 group to stay in seriously, but now it's okay. It's his choice.
97. NEWS loses another member. Who is it, and why?
PLEASE LAH, NO. If it's rly one, it will be Ryo to K8 man but I don't see that coming at all.
98. Do you use the word “tabai”?
nope.
99. After this, one more question. You have to bring back one of the three lost members to NEWS- who is it?
NOTTI!!!
100. …wasn’t this meme annoying?
Not really.
sleep. kthxbai! tmr can watch the yamanade that cindy loaded for me HEHHEH.
I almost died during yoga today. hell, i need to train up my physiques more.
OH, IT'S MY SISTER'S BIRTHDAY today, AND MY TOKIO SINGLE IS SHIPPED! (how lucky. I never have a single released on my birthday. Probably the closest was Sukiyanen, Osaka. 1 day difference. o.o)
YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY
and yay for this too. OHA! http://community.livejournal.com/ohsmapsubs/5374.html
something my sister and I have been waiting.
YOU (yoko) have a solo concert AGAIN *k8 members loves to do solo cons don't they?!* (I want his con shirt MUAHAHA)! Kisumai too! Joyous events!! jimusho needs to give NEWS one now too!
YA.
2. Can you name all 6 current members?
If I can't I can go and die right? Want me to give the nicknames too?
Yamashita Tomohisa
Koyama Keiichiro
Nishikido Ryo
Kato Shigeaki
Masuda Takahisa
Tegoshi Yuya
3. What about the 2 not currently around?
Uchi Hiroki & Kusano Hironori
4. Ninth who left a long time ago?
Moriuchi Takahiro
5. How did you learn about NEWS?
American Idol (weird I know. I won't bother explaining unless someone ask.) > Kiss Kaerimichi no Love Song > Tegomasu > NEWS > JE (ya, it's shit I didn't know they were from JE)
6. What was your first impression of NEWS?
You know, I had no impression. (but I must admit I tot that Koyama looked weird, Yamapi looks ikemen, Massu looks cute, Tegoshi has a good voice, Ryo looks tired, Shige looks.. forgettable)
7. How did you come to like NEWS?
Hmm.. I must admit, it's thanks to tegoshi's voice. I really like it if songs are sung nicely. (: Ya-ya-yah helped a bunch too.
8. What do you think is NEWS strongest point when compared to other JE/music/talent groups?
Still staying strong even tho they got separated before once.
9. What do you think is NEWS weakest point when compared to other JE/music/talent groups?
Like what many says, they get kinda too little attention.
10. Are you listening to them right now?
I AM LISTENING TO Sunadokei now. Counted?
Music Related
11. Do you enjoy NEWS' music?
OF COURSE. They always get stuck in my brain.
12. What are your 5 favorite NEWS songs? (Released on CD or not)
Summer Time, Yume no Kazu dake ai ga umareru, DREAMS, きらめきの彼方へ, Share and a few more damn you 5 is not enough.
13. What's your all time favorite solo song?
Ai Nande
14. What music genre do you consider NEWS?
Domestic Japanese Pop
15. What Japanese song would you love to hear NEWS do a cover of?
STARLIGHT! ><
16. What nonJapanese song would you love to hear NEWS do a cover of?
No please. Miso soup, Mola etc are enough...
17. Do you enjoy songs with all members or smaller groups better?
HAHA honestly, I liked the songs by Koyashige a lot.
18. Can you sing all the lyrics to one or more of their songs?
YEP! I learnt japanese to achieve that! What to do?
19. Do you have a favorite song title or lyric? What is it?
I love all of them!
Favorite Related
20. Who's your favorite member?
Tegoshi Yuya and Masuda Takahisa. they switch a lot btw each other all the time. 2 years back it's Tegoshi, last year is Masuda, this year is back to Tegoshi for now.
21. Who's your least favorite member?
used to be yamapi.. but now i can't choose.
22. Is there a member you could really do without?
Nope. They must all be there.
23. Your favorite relationship between members (as friendship or more)?
ALLLLLLL
24. Who has the best fashion sense?
HAHA not Masuda. His is weird.
25. Who normally has the best hairstyles?
Definitely not yamapi's. his very bad hair freaks me out now..... Ryo's hairstyles are always very safe and nice.
26. Who's singing voice is your favorite?
Tegoshi (:
27. Speaking voice?
all
28. What’s your favorite NEWS group magazine shoot picture?
They had so many shoots, HOW DO U WANT ME TO RMB?!
29. Solo picture?
TONS
30. Favorite shop photo?
One of the best.
31. Favorite CD cover?
Do I have to paste it here? I love Taiyou no Namida (THE RE ONE)
32. Favorite DVD?
Never Ending Wonderful Story
Member Related
33. If the members had become teachers, what do you think each would teach?
Yamapi - Engrish
Koyama- Communication
Shige - Law
Massu - Swimming/PE
Ryo - Drama
Tego - Music
34. Who seems most likely to show a different side of themselves on Christmas Eve?
no idea!
35. If NEWS rangers were created, what colors?
ya, but wldn't it be funny?
Yamapi - red
Koyama - purple
Shige - green
Massu - yellow
Ryo - blue
Tegoshi - pink
36. Please make NEWS into the ideal family.
Yamapi - Grandpa
Koyama - Mum
Ryo - Busy son
Shige - Dad
Massu - Pet
Tego - Daughter
(HAHAHA)
37. NEWS is a host club. Who would you pick, why?
SHIGE!
38. What kind of costume would you like to see them wear at a concert that they haven’t already done?
I can't think of any now.
39. How would you like to be related to NEWS?
Best friends!
40. Assign an animal to each member.
Tegoshi - Rabbit
Shige - some elite animal. Lion?
Massu - Pig
Koyama - Monkey
Yamapi - Fish
Ryo - Dog
41. Which NEWS member reminds you most of one of your own family members?
Massu reminds me of MYSELF. (come on, I am stamped as him)
42. Who seems most likely to dress up on Halloween and/or do cosplay?
Tegoshi. he loves doing such stuffs isn't it!
43. Who do you think you could pass by on the street without noticing?
It's impossible.
44. Who do you think has pulled the most all nighters?
Ryo.. he looks like he has never slept.
45. Which member would you want as a boss and why?
YAMAPI! he's the boss alr!
46. Who would it be most awkward to catch in the erotic section of a video rental store?
Mauda...
Drama/TV Related
47. Do you watch the dramas containing NEWS members?
Not all.. I stopped quite a few. I don't like a lot of genres in general. I love School comedies the most, and apparantly only Tego/Yamapi has starred in such genre before.. I wld like to see Massu in one!!
48. Do you watch dramas that DON'T contain NEWS members?
Of course!
49. Have you seen all the dramas they've stared in?
Nah...
50.What was the first Yamapi drama you saw?
Nobuta or Kurosagi?
51. Do you wait for subtitles to watch a drama with NEWS members?
SUBTITLES IS A MUST FOR ME. otherwise I will die.
52. Excluding Yamapi, which member of NEWS do you think has the best acting?
Ryo-kun! and Tegoshi rly improved a lot.
53. Excluding Yamapi, who's acting do you enjoy the most?
Ryo.
54. Is there a story you'd like to see made into a drama with one or more NEWS member?
ALL OF THEM TGT! Like what SMAP, Arashi and K8 did.
55. Is there a certain type of role you’d like to see one of them play?
Anything is fine! probably something that is not very them
56. Do you watch Shonen Club?
YES!
57. Is your main reason for watching Shonen Club NEWS as guests or Koyama as host?
Normally it's NEWS, but I like Gekkan Koyamaru.
58. Have you seen Yamapi and/or Tegoshi’s episodes on Shonen Club Premium?
YES
59. Have you seen any other Shonen Club Premium episodes?
YES!
60. Did you regularly watch Ya-ya-yah!’s TV show?
YES!
61. Have you watched many/most of the older episodes?
ALMOST ALL!
62. Did you try watching Say!Hey!Say! to see Koyama host?
sorry, only once.
63. Do you regularly watch Japanese music shows (Such as Music Station or HEYHEYHEY), or just when NEWS is featured?
Music Station on quite a regular basis (depending on who goes). HEYHEYHEY only when JE men goes on.
Fandom Related
64. Do you scan magazines?
YEA! but I don't think I have scanned any mag related to NEWS before... NEWS fans are always faster than I do.
65. Do you write fanfiction?
I can't write to live!
66. Do you read fanfiction?
No.. unless there's very odd pairings I might read.
67. Do you draw fanart?
I can't.
68. Do you enjoy fanart?
If it's decently drawn, yes.
69. Do you make image manipulations?
Yes. at times
70. Do you talk too much about NEWS?
Nope, I don't talk to anyone about them other than ppl who know them.
71. Do you download pretty much everything that comes out?
I DOWNLOAD EVERYTHING YEAH!
72. Do you upload for others?
Yes. I do.
73. Do you make music/fan made videos?
Nope.
74. Do you watch fanmade music/fan videos?
Nope.
75. Do you watch fancams?
Yes. but I can't find a lot of them
76. Do you do translations?
Very minimal.
77. Do you read translations?
Yes~ On a regular basis
78. Do you follow their Jwebs?
Translated ones..
79. Do you follow the rest of JE, or at least some of it?
HELL MAN YES OF COURSEEEEEE! TOKIO, KINKI, ARASHI, KANJANI8.
80. Do you follow other Japanese musical groups?
I listen to Mr Children and Kiroro.
81. Have you converted other people into NEWS fans?
Nah, but I have converted a few into Tegomasu fans.
Merchandise Related
83. Do you own any NEWS CDs?
Their albums only. I tend not to buy their singles unless there's a DVD in it, like the one of Koi no ABO.
And I have the entire Tegomasu Discography (except Kiss's LE DVD)
84. Do you own any DVDs?
Yes a few. be it pirated or not
85. Do you own any magazines?
I have a bunch of them, and I want to get rid of them.
86. Do you own any concert goods?
Oh man yes! (only those from tegomasu no uta) and I am still anal about that fact I can't fit into my tegomasu con tshirt.
87. Do you own any shop photos?
HELL LOT OF THEM. look at the scans I do.
88. Have any posters on your wall?
My mum will murder me, so it's in the cupboard.
89. Any other special/not-above-mentioned items?
I own a RUSS-K tshirt that's pink. and the 24 hour pink tshirt?
Final Part is Always Hardest
90. If you could have any NEWS item given to you magically as a gift, what would it be?
magically? I want the soukon bread for now.
91. So. Are Uchi and Kusano coming back?
face it, no.
92. Do you want them back, why or why not?
part of me yes, part of me no.
93. NEWS members having girlfriends- how do you feel?
No feelings. come on, it's their life!
94. If you could meet and chat with just one of the members once in your life, who?
MASSU! We can talk about food all day.
95. Can you write the kanji for all member names?
Proudly yes since I write chinese.
96. What do you think of Ryo being in both Kanjani∞ and NEWS?
I used to think that he should just choose 1 group to stay in seriously, but now it's okay. It's his choice.
97. NEWS loses another member. Who is it, and why?
PLEASE LAH, NO. If it's rly one, it will be Ryo to K8 man but I don't see that coming at all.
98. Do you use the word “tabai”?
nope.
99. After this, one more question. You have to bring back one of the three lost members to NEWS- who is it?
NOTTI!!!
100. …wasn’t this meme annoying?
Not really.
sleep. kthxbai! tmr can watch the yamanade that cindy loaded for me HEHHEH.
I almost died during yoga today. hell, i need to train up my physiques more.
OH, IT'S MY SISTER'S BIRTHDAY today, AND MY TOKIO SINGLE IS SHIPPED! (how lucky. I never have a single released on my birthday. Probably the closest was Sukiyanen, Osaka. 1 day difference. o.o)
YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY
and yay for this too. OHA! http://community.livejournal.com/ohsmapsubs/5374.html
something my sister and I have been waiting.
YOU (yoko) have a solo concert AGAIN *k8 members loves to do solo cons don't they?!* (I want his con shirt MUAHAHA)! Kisumai too! Joyous events!! jimusho needs to give NEWS one now too!