Ueda Tatsuya interview translation - Wink Up feb 2010
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The first time you ___ alone
Hmm, what have I... I don't really get around by myself. I always do stuff that is usually done with other people with my friends, I don't really hang out alone, I don't go on trips alone, I don't don't talk to myself... really, there isn't anything! (lol)!
Your first reward to yourself
I don't give myself anything. 'Cause obviously I everything I work hard on is for myself! On the contrary I prefer giving other people presents. Birthdays, anniversaries, as congratulations, I like celebrating that kind of thing. Celebrating yourself is just awkward.
Your first fight
You mean not with my siblings? I don't remember but I would have had one right? I fought quite a bit when I was a kid, but maybe the first fight of my life was with my sister. Aside from my siblings, when I was in primary school from 3rd-5th grade I had fights. A fair bit of just mouthing off, you know, 'Alright then, I'll see you in the playground after school!' and then a whole gallery of kids would gather and fight, it was like 'the fight convention'*, it was the trend in that school at the time. I'll never forget the fight where another kid busted in and kicked me in the solar plexus. I was totally winded, and it was a pain that stopped me appreciating school**. The other kid did karate but I used to think 'guys who fight are really strong, aren't they?'. So at the time I thought 'this is ridiculous!' and wound up punching him in the gut like 3 times and the fight finished in good form. Moral of the story is, friendly resolutions (lol). Even now I can't comprehend why that kid busted in and booted me in the solar plexus though (lol).
Your first tears of happiness, first man tears
I don't think I've cried out of happiness. Man tears, yeah I think so. When a friend of mine who had been overseas for a long time came back in secret, I didn't cry, but I was about to. And last year after my solo live finished, everyone cried. I had a feeling for ages that I was going to cry, but I just hung out until the end of the song. When the song ended I buuuurst into tears (lol). Whether or not man tears are embarassing or not depends on the place I think. Being at a solo live with that kind of atmosphere, I don't think crying there is embarassing so I cried, but I don't want to cry a lot***.
At the moment/recently
Recently I went to some fish markets and bought a live octopus. My friend bought one that was about 30cm in diameter, and me and my friend ate it as raw sashimi. I watched us getting sold octopus, but it tasted really fishy... it was really good though. I don't think I would want to sell fish. For me, if I could get someone to do it for me, I would (lol). If I really liked someone who said "I love people who sell fish!" then I'd try my best but... (lol).
Notes:
* Japanese primary school FIGHT CLUB! Wa-CHAAAA! It'd be like Battle Royal/Fight Club crossover. I would go see that.
** I think he meant that he stopped liking school after that... but it literally said 'a pain that stopped my appreciation/taste of school'.
*** Actually said something along the lines of he doesn't want to cry to 'sumu' which can be live, clear something up, finish...there wasn't any kanji so I'm not really sure.
thanks to
Others: Kamenashi Kazuya, Nakamaru Yuichi, Tanaka Koki
Ahaha, I lol'd about the fights, that was like a public service announcement gone wrong - "So anyway I punched him 3 times in the guts, *hair flick*, was totally cool. But you guys shouldn't fight, mmmmkay?"
The first time you ___ alone
Hmm, what have I... I don't really get around by myself. I always do stuff that is usually done with other people with my friends, I don't really hang out alone, I don't go on trips alone, I don't don't talk to myself... really, there isn't anything! (lol)!
Your first reward to yourself
I don't give myself anything. 'Cause obviously I everything I work hard on is for myself! On the contrary I prefer giving other people presents. Birthdays, anniversaries, as congratulations, I like celebrating that kind of thing. Celebrating yourself is just awkward.
Your first fight
You mean not with my siblings? I don't remember but I would have had one right? I fought quite a bit when I was a kid, but maybe the first fight of my life was with my sister. Aside from my siblings, when I was in primary school from 3rd-5th grade I had fights. A fair bit of just mouthing off, you know, 'Alright then, I'll see you in the playground after school!' and then a whole gallery of kids would gather and fight, it was like 'the fight convention'*, it was the trend in that school at the time. I'll never forget the fight where another kid busted in and kicked me in the solar plexus. I was totally winded, and it was a pain that stopped me appreciating school**. The other kid did karate but I used to think 'guys who fight are really strong, aren't they?'. So at the time I thought 'this is ridiculous!' and wound up punching him in the gut like 3 times and the fight finished in good form. Moral of the story is, friendly resolutions (lol). Even now I can't comprehend why that kid busted in and booted me in the solar plexus though (lol).
Your first tears of happiness, first man tears
I don't think I've cried out of happiness. Man tears, yeah I think so. When a friend of mine who had been overseas for a long time came back in secret, I didn't cry, but I was about to. And last year after my solo live finished, everyone cried. I had a feeling for ages that I was going to cry, but I just hung out until the end of the song. When the song ended I buuuurst into tears (lol). Whether or not man tears are embarassing or not depends on the place I think. Being at a solo live with that kind of atmosphere, I don't think crying there is embarassing so I cried, but I don't want to cry a lot***.
At the moment/recently
Recently I went to some fish markets and bought a live octopus. My friend bought one that was about 30cm in diameter, and me and my friend ate it as raw sashimi. I watched us getting sold octopus, but it tasted really fishy... it was really good though. I don't think I would want to sell fish. For me, if I could get someone to do it for me, I would (lol). If I really liked someone who said "I love people who sell fish!" then I'd try my best but... (lol).
Notes:
* Japanese primary school FIGHT CLUB! Wa-CHAAAA! It'd be like Battle Royal/Fight Club crossover. I would go see that.
** I think he meant that he stopped liking school after that... but it literally said 'a pain that stopped my appreciation/taste of school'.
*** Actually said something along the lines of he doesn't want to cry to 'sumu' which can be live, clear something up, finish...there wasn't any kanji so I'm not really sure.
thanks to
Others: Kamenashi Kazuya, Nakamaru Yuichi, Tanaka Koki
Ahaha, I lol'd about the fights, that was like a public service announcement gone wrong - "So anyway I punched him 3 times in the guts, *hair flick*, was totally cool. But you guys shouldn't fight, mmmmkay?"