(I have edited the post after PROPERLY watching the show.... No offense, Keyhole.... ^^;;;;)
Oooooki Doki, standing by for the much-awaited Geinoujin Kakuzuke!!!!
Will GACKT be DA KING for 3 years in a row (that he participated in, that is)???? @_________@
Man, the sound keeps stopping and I'm having to quit and restart Keyhole! >.<;;;;;;;;;
He's not wearing a Hakama like I was hoping..... *sniff* But he looks good, so that's OK. :P
G's partner, Kiriya, seems to be feeling out of place, saying "I'm nervous, I'm normally far away from places like this. I'm here because [GACKT] called me.", and GACKT says "I forced him to come here today.". XD
So, the first car part was all about....picking a couple of more contestants from among the past...losers? I didn't get it exactly because I kept losing sound. Grrrrrr........ =A=;;;
The comedian duo won the spots in the show out of 30 other wannabe participants.
The contestants, although they are all treated as 1st class and are called "-sama", their treatments will change as they keep going down in ranks.
1) Wine
Which one's more expensive?
One of the wines costs 1,000,000 yen, the other one 3,000 yen.
In the waiting room:
G: "Do you drink a lot?"
Kiyohara: "I used to while I still played [professional baseball], but after I retired, I really can't drink much anymore."
G: "Oh, really."
Kiyohara: "Yeah, I've become such a Jijii (Grandpa)."
G: LOL
OK, GACKT's up! This should be piece of cake for him! ;D
(I'm about to kill Keyhole. DO NOT FREEZE ON GACKT, OK? -A-;;;;)
The first guy (Kiyohara, a former baseball pitcher) waiting in the room A confesses that they both tasted REALLY bad. XD
Kyaaaaaa, Gakkun! Ohhhhhh, they ran a small AML clip! =^^=
Hamada: "You're on a winning streak."
G: "This is a wine I have at home."
Hamada: "Don't we wish we could say stuff like this? So, you'll know right away?"
G: "I think I'll be just fine."
Hosts: "We want to see GACKT-sama's fail face, don't we?" "Honestly, yes."
(He's smelling the wine gracefully... smiled a little, and tastes it a little bit.)
G: "OK."
(Smelling B, and then smiles.)
G: "OK. Yes. It's A. As soon as I sat down here, the fragrances were already different. One thing that threw me off was the fact that the (expensive) wine's still not in the right year with the acidity being too strong, and the depth unique to this wine wasn't what it should've been... So, I went "Hm?" a little bit. But the instant I drank B, they were completely different, and I knew right away. This [question] should be very easy if you like wine."
Hamada: "And if he misses it, it'd be completely hilarious."
In room A:
G: "(seeing Kiyohara) I'm relieved (to see you). Could you tell (the wines apart)?"
Kiyohara: "At first, I was like 'Ehhhh?'."
G: "So, you knew the answer after you drank B?"
Kiyohara: "Yeah, yeah..."
G: "Yes, I thought so."
(Kiyohara is older than G, so G's talking very politely to him. It's funny to see Kiyohara bluffig!! X'D)
Aaaaaand the correct answer is.... A!!!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay *dances dances*
(GACKT successfully renews his own record!)
LOLOL The Team Ikemen Actors is so funny.... The younger actor keeps going on and on about his analysis. After all that talk, he confidently picks B..... ROFLMHO
GACKT's laughing hard in the waiting room, too! X'D
After entering room B, the young actor: "GACKT-san, you picked A??? :D;;;"
"G: Your talk was too long."
It's funny because everybody's so happy to be in the same room with GACKT!! LOL
GACKT high-fiving as Hama-chan enters room A!
Comedian Duo: "[after entering room A, and seeing G] GACKT-san has been on a winning streak, so..."
G: "It was an easy question, wasn't it."
Hamada says the explanation given by GACKT (that the wine's not in the right year) was also correct. The show actually prepared wine that was not in the right year (= vintage year) on purpose. WHOA..... @A@;;;;; The wine's from the year 1994, which is said to be a bad year for wine.
Hamada: "[looking at G smiling smugly] Look at that annoying face."
2) Which is a Ruggieri (Mozart's cello, first time seen in Japan) & Stradivarius duet? (The cello and violin cost 2500 million yen together.) The other pair costs 150,000 yen together.
(Contestants listen to the duets.)
G: "The sounds are completely different from each other."
(Hamada asks G what he thinks the right anwer is.)
G: "The correct answer is A. The acoustic range of B is too narrow. The sound of A is old, because the woods used for them are old, it sounds [excellent] in both low and high ranges, especially the high range...
Hamada: "Hey, we don't know yet!! It's just GACKT-sama blabbering."
G: "I'll be naked here if I got this one wrong."
The correct answer is ..... AAAAAAAAAAA!!! (but of course... -w-d)
GACKT's looking smug there... X'D
But his partner, Kiriya, needs to get it right for GACKT!! >.<;;;;;
Hamada to Kiriya: "This is a huge pressure on you, isn't it?"
Kiriya: "It is a HUGE pressure, yes. We wouldn't want to see GACKT wearing different slippers, would we?"
Hamada: "Yes, yes, that's a possibility! And the chairs will change, too."
Kiriya: "I'll do my best."
G: "I don't want to sit in THAT chair... (looking at the losers' chairs)"
Kiriya: (He has produced many music videos) The smoothness is totally different. B was...irregular and, in short, unpleasant. I'm surprised mustical instruments can be that different. A really sounded smooth to me."
(GACKT stares at his partner as Kiriya picks the right answer. G: "YOSH!!!!" YES!!!!!)
Hamada: "Congratulations, Kiriya-san. Although, Gaku-chan was a little bit nervous about you."
G: "I was flipping out by myself here."
(At this point, there are two pairs of 1st class celebs and four pairs of mediocre celebs.)
ValVal srsly contemplating quitting Keyhole now.... I have probably restarted it 40 times already..... =A=;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
3) Palate Test (perhaps better known among us Dears as the EYEMASK TEST -w-d)
Looks like the contestants are eating various things, but the answers should always be the same (either A or B..., not revealed yet).
Hahaha, the hosts are all alone in room B... XD
Finally G's team's turn.....
They'll be eating.....rissotto of rare white truffle from Italy. One is 9,300 yen. The other one is a cheap one made in China.
G "He (Kiriya) says he often goes there (= resutarant that serves the risotto)."
Hamada: "So, he should be able to get it right away... Wow, this pair is really powerful!! Who the heck are these two? Well then, show us what you can do....or rather, lose once in a while!!"
G and Kiriya compliment each other on the eyemask looks.
G: "Kiriya, you look quite cool."
Kiriya: "Oh yeah? Mmm, Gakuto, you don't look too shabby, either."
They both pick B, much to the demise of everybody in room A.
G "To be honest, I couldn't tell anything apart, including the texture. The only difference I fet was the aftertaste."
Kiriya: "The aftertaste of A was slightly stronger. That's why it tasted rather....contrived."
G: "When you eat B, the flavor of B is gentler and expands more nicely... And that, to me, tasted like the real thing, white truffle."
Kiriya: "Mmhm, I think we're good."
G: "I think Kiriya's guess is probably more correct than mine."
Kiriya: "No no... LOL"
Wow, not looking very confident there, G??? *____*
But they pick B....
In room B:
G: "To be honest, I'm not all that confident, about half and half. And the amounts [to try] were so small.
Aaaaaaaand the answer is........ BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Amazing......
LOLOLOL G looks genuinely relieved this time.... X'D
At this point, there is only one pair of 1st-class celebs left.
2nd-class celebs will be called with '-chan' from now on. LOL
4) Movie Directing (Which movie clip was directed by a real famous movie director, Tsutsumi? It's a suspenseful detective story this time.)
Hamada: "(talking to G and Kiriya) What do you think about this challenge?"
G: "There's no way we'll miss it, because we have one (= movie director) right here (pointing at Kiriya)."
Kiriya: "I really can't afford to get this one wrong."
Hamada: "But if you actually get this wrong, it'd be super hilarious, though."
Contestants are now watching A and B....
(I'm now only getting the audio, no picture......... //////orz////// It still might be better than losing audio all the time.... )
So, the correct answer is B.....
One (= actor) of the hosts missed the question and says "I will never ever get another offer from this director... orz" LOL
Oh goodness, TEAM GACKT's turn..... *w*;;;
Kiriya and G immediately picks B..... WOW... Wahahaha, GACKT's face when he checks what Kiriya's pick was... X'D
Hamada: "Aren they too good to be true???"
Kiriya: "Based on everything including the compositions, camera angles, and cameraworks, the answer is absolutely B."
G: "This question's easier than last year's."
Kiriya: "If Director Tsutsumi has filmed A, I will look down on him."
WHOA, KIRIYA, WHOA....... THAT CONFIDENCE..... *A*;;;;
Hamada: "They are TOO amazing......."
GACKT YOU PICKED A PERFECT PARTNER, OMGACKT!!! *0*;;;;
Kiriya's just as cool and collected as G is....
AND the answer is..... BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB YESH!!!!
LOL The losers come back, and the old actor demands an explanation. XD
Apparently the chairs for the 3rd class celebs are very uncomfortable... The actress complains her bottom hurts.
5) Choreography (Which one is the dance produced by a professional choreographer, Jun (22 years of experience, choreographer for Speed, Koda Kumi, SMAP, etc.)? The other one was done by a technical college student.)
AKB's answers split, and one says to another "If we go with your answer and we lose, give me 5,000 yen. OK? OK?" LOL
The hosts all pick B... Hmm....
And the correct answer is revealed... B!
It's Kiriya's turn, and his answer is....????? GACKT watches him intently.
HE PICKS B!!!!!!!!!! WHOA....
G: "OK, OK!!"
Hamada: "This is ridiculous....."
Kiriya: "A is....old-fashioned, and the dancers have obviously practiced a lot more for B. That means the right answer is B."
Hosts: "They are the most powerful team......"
Nagai: "(To Kiriya, who entered the same room as his) Thank you, Kami-sama (god)."
The LAST QUESTION. If they lose it, they'll go down by two ranks.
6) Beef (Kobe beef 9450 yen or cheap beef 1000 yen?)
As soon as G hears it's gonna be beef, G goes "YOSSHA (Awesome)."
G: "This is easy. Because I'm Professor Meat."
Hamada: "Never heard of you before."
G: "It'll be a terrible shame if I lose this one."
Hamada: "GET THIS LAST ONE WRONG!!!!!"
G: "You're being a bit rude." XD LOL
In the waiting room:
Iijima Naoko, who is now at the rank "celeb look-alikes" and isn't even given the luxury of a chair, is sitting on the floor, trying to sip water out of a...water bowl for dogs? XD
G: "(To Naoko) But you look sexy. My heart's pounding. Somehow, you're making me go dokidoki."
Naoko: "Am I looking like a slave? *chuckles*"
G: "I like it."
Others (brown-nosers): "As may well be expected from a 1st-class celebrity!!"
What kind of conversation is this??? X'DDDD I totally missed it the first time because of Keyhole. Note that GACKT is saying all this very politely to the actress. ;3 Actually, I was thinking she's very much GACKT's type from the beginning. :P
So far, everybody but Kiyoara has picked B. Kiyohara's CRACKING ME UP!!! X'DDDD
Last up is GACKT. He has so far correctly guessed 17 questions in a row!!!
NOW IT'S ALL UP TO GACKT....!!!
Everybody in room B's praying to G: "GACKT-sama, hotoke(Buddha)-sama, kami(god)-sama....."
Kiyohara cleans the seat next to his in anticipation.
G "(snorts after eating A. No smile after B. Puts on his glasses (for what reason, Gaku-san? -w-) and says...) ..... It's A."
OMG~!!!! *0*;;;;; dok doki doki during commercial... ^^;;;
G: "As soon as I put it in my mouth, the texture on my teeth was very different. And the fat is also very smooth. It's delicious, yes."
Kiyohara, all alone in room A, is ELATED to see GACKT now!!!
Comedian duo from room B: "GACKT-san, perhaps you missed this one???"
G: "Actually, don't talk to me, will you?"
Comedian duo: "Hey, wait, wait!! We don't know the answer yet!!"
G: "But srsly......, I'm disappointed you all couldn't get such an easy question." OH GACKT!!! X'DDD
THE SUSPENSE during another commercial.... -A-;;;
AND THE ANSWER IS..... A!!!!
PERFECT WIN ONCE AGAIN!!
8888888888888 \0/ 8888888888888Hamada: "The 1st-class celebrities are KIRIYA and GACKT-sama!!! As for GACKT, he has guessed 18 questions correctly in a row!!"
Kiriya: "The questions were easier than I'd thought." X'DDDD
I think GACKT and Kiriya may be real brothers. I mean, srsly. These guys behaved and talked in such similar ways! Ahahaha.
Hamada: "Now, don't we all want to make GACKT sit on the straw matt at least once?"
GACKT: "(pointing straight at Hamada) Hey, you Poop."
ROFLMHO THANK YOU GACKT I LOVE YOU.
I never realized the pointer Hamda was using the whole time had a poop plushie on it!! X'DDD
The end.
I will add that I only got 1/3 of the entire audio because of KEYHOLE'S EPIC FAIL.
I probably refreshed it over 100 times.
It was fun to watch, but I'm glad it's now over.... ^^;;;;
Will patiently wait for an upload like a good Dear. :D
Anyway, I'm so happy for GACKT!!!!!! :'D
BTW, one of my Japanese friends who has no interest in GACKT tweeted (in Japanese) before the show, "I was so amazed by how "first class" GACKT was in the past years. I can't watch it right now but will try to catch it later."
And then, after the show she also tweeted "I didn't catch the show, but I was once again reminded of the greatness of GACKT by looking at my TL".
'SRIGHT, SISTA. 'SRIGHT.