Swich Vol. 28 Q&A

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Thanks again to flowers for the scans.

1. Kozi's answers were a pain
2. The interview preceding this is basically everything we already knew about the Bel Air single.

anyway here we go

Gackt

Q1. Birthdate•Blood type•Height•Weight•Shoe size•Eyesight
1540.7.4, A, 179 cm, 60kg, 25.5 cm, left eye 2.0 right eye 2.0

Q2. Hobbies
Spending my nights with the ladies

Q3. Bad habits
I guess making the moves too soon.

Q4. Your current favorite CD
ORIGA "ARIA"

Q5. When you drink, what do you drink, how much do you drink, and who do you drink with?
I drink vodka to the death.

Q6. If you smoke, what do you smoke and how much?
I smoke Jokers in moderation.

Q7. Your favorite type of gambling
Have you heard of "baccarat"?

Q8. Presents you would be happy to receive
Probably clothes.

Q9. Your type of girl (you can use a celebrity example)
Meg Ryan.

Q10. Your pick up line for the ladies
Ask me anything [lit. please directly ask me?]

Q11. Where you work on lyrics or songs
While looking out at the nighttime scenery

Q12. How you write songs; does the melody come to mind first, or do you build it up from the chords, riffs, etc.?
Either way works.

Q13. The Malice Mizer song that's left the deepest impression
Regret.

Q14. Tell us about some mistakes that happen during lives
I fall down a lot.

Q15. During a live, what kind of girl catches your eye?
Slim girls who dress stylishly and have a definite presence.

Q16. How do you decide clothes to wear onstage?
They match the songs.

Q17. The last thing you do before going onstage
Pray

Q18. The first thing you do upon getting offstage
Reflect

Q19. A song you'd like to have playing as an SE for a live
Secret.

Q20. When and where was the live that most remains in your heart?
At Sendai MACANA in '96.

Q21. If you were to do a session band with people outside of this group, who would you choose and from which band?
Maybe SMAP.

Q22. If one of your songs were to be used for a TV drama's theme song, which song would you choose?
Secret.

Q23. If you were to compare your band's current situation to a color, which color would it be?
I can't compare us to a color.

Q24. Finally, some words for your fans
We'll leave you with a deep impression you've never tasted before now.

Kozi

Q1. Birthdate•Blood type•Height•Weight•Shoe size•Eyesight
5.29, A, 178 cm, 57 kg, 26 cm, left eye: good/right eye: good.

Q2. Hobbies
Squishing paw pads. [nikukyuu punipuni?]

Q3. Bad habits
Tameiki Rokabirii ["sigh Rockabilly" by Masahiko Kondou]

Q4. Your current favorite CD
Prodigy "The fat of the land"

Q5. When you drink, what do you drink, how much do you drink, and who do you drink with?
Bring anything! I'm a lush.

Q6. If you smoke, what do you smoke and how much?
Yves Saint Laurent (the red ones) 1.5 packs (per day)

Q7. Your favorite type of gambling
Life is a gamble.

Q8. Presents you would be happy to receive
Cigarettes, medicinal herbs, small stained glass things, letters.

Q9. Your type of girl (you can use a celebrity example)
I like pretty girls.

Q10. Your pick up line for the ladies
"S'il vous plaît!"

Q11. Where you work on lyrics or songs
A secret room.

Q12. How you write songs; does the melody come to mind first, or do you build it up from the chords, riffs, etc.?
It's probably a case by case thing.

Q13. The Malice Mizer song that's left the deepest impression
"Miboujin no yuuwaku"

Q14. Tell us about some mistakes that happen during lives
I fall over a lot [? すってんころりん sutten kororin]

Q15. During a live, what kind of girl catches your eye?
You, with such clear eyes [?]

Q16. How do you decide clothes to wear onstage?
I consider them based on our theme for that show.

Q17. The last thing you do before going onstage
[ユンケル一気! yunkeru ikki] I smoke.

Q18. The first thing you do upon getting offstage
I take off my clothes and go naked.

Q19. A song you'd like to have playing as an SE for a live
The sheep-counting song

Q20. When and where was the live that most remains in your heart?
15 nights by Shin'yu Woody [?]

Q21. If you were to do a session band with people outside of this group, who would you choose and from which band?
Jim Morrison from The Doors
Steve Strange from VISAGE

Q22. If one of your songs were to be used for a TV drama's theme song, which song would you choose?
Yami no Kanata e...pakkara pakkara

Q23. If you were to compare your band's current situation to a color, which color would it be?
Honey flash

Q24. Finally, some words for your fans
[?]

Mana

Q1. Birthdate•Blood type•Height•Weight•Shoe size•Eyesight
3.19, O, 173 cm, 49 kg, 24.5 cm, left: 1.2~1.5/right 1.2~1.5

Q2. Hobbies
Going to the land of delusion

Q3. Bad habits
[? うをヤリます u wo yarimasu]

Q4. Your current favorite CD
None

Q5. When you drink, what do you drink, how much do you drink, and who do you drink with?
Campari and Orange.

Q6. If you smoke, what do you smoke and how much?
I don't smoke.

Q7. Your favorite type of gambling
None in particular.

Q8. Presents you would be happy to receive
Hair conditioner [?], artwork.

Q9. Your type of girl (you can use a celebrity example)
Cute girls.

Q10. Your pick up line for the ladies
It depends on the person.

Q11. Where you work on lyrics or songs
At home.

Q12. How you write songs; does the melody come to mind first, or do you build it up from the chords, riffs, etc.?
It depends on the song

[question 13 is missing for Mana?]

Q14. Tell us about some mistakes that happen during lives
I don't make mistakes.

Q15. During a live, what kind of girl catches your eye?
The ones with tears in their eyes.

Q16. How do you decide clothes to wear onstage?
Based on the concept at the time.

Q17. The last thing you do before going onstage
Fix my makeup

Q18. The first thing you do upon getting offstage
Drink Gatorade.

Q19. A song you'd like to have playing as an SE for a live
None.

Q20. When and where was the live that most remains in your heart?
4.1 at Shibuya Public Hall.

Q21. If you were to do a session band with people outside of this group, who would you choose and from which band?
None.

Q22. If one of your songs were to be used for a TV drama's theme song, which song would you choose?
What kind of drama?

Q23. If you were to compare your band's current situation to a color, which color would it be?
None

Q24. Finally, some words for your fans
Let's be moved [emotionally] together [?]

Yu~ki

Q1. Birthdate•Blood type•Height•Weight•Shoe size•Eyesight
8.8, A, 175 cm, 54 kg, 26 cm, left/right eye ?

Q2. Hobbies
Being alone in the dark.

Q3. Bad habits
Staring off into the distance.

Q4. Your current favorite CD
?

Q5. When you drink, what do you drink, how much do you drink, and who do you drink with?
I don't drink much.

Q6. If you smoke, what do you smoke and how much?
GITANES (CAPORAL) 2 packs a day.

Q7. Your favorite type of gambling
None.

Q8. Presents you would be happy to receive
Charming things. [can also be translated as suspicious?]

Q9. Your type of girl (you can use a celebrity example)
Trish Goff.

Q10. Your pick up line for the ladies
Words are unnecessary.

Q11. Where you work on lyrics or songs
In a dark room

[12 is missing for Yu~ki]

Q13. The Malice Mizer song that's left the deepest impression
Kioku to Sora

Q14. Tell us about some mistakes that happen during lives
I often forget to turn off the bypass switch, and then no sound comes out.

Q15. During a live, what kind of girl catches your eye?
The ones who are enjoying themselves.

Q16. How do you decide clothes to wear onstage?
It depends on the concept at the time.

Q17. The last thing you do before going onstage
Take a drag from a cigarette

Q18. The first thing you do upon getting offstage
Take five drags from a cigarette

Q19. A song you'd like to have playing as an SE for a live
A song I had made myself.

Q20. When and where was the live that most remains in your heart?
Our last indies show at Shibuya Public Hall.

Q21. If you were to do a session band with people outside of this group, who would you choose and from which band?
Lisa Gerrard from Dead Can Dance.

Q22. If one of your songs were to be used for a TV drama's theme song, which song would you choose?
It would depend on the story so...

Q23. If you were to compare your band's current situation to a color, which color would it be?
Colorless.

Q24. Finally, some words for your fans
Please feel [us?].

Kami

Q1. Birthdate•Blood type•Height•Weight•Shoe size•Eyesight
199x.2.1, A, about 180 cm, [no weight], generally 25 cm, left: grey 2.0/right: purple 2.0

Q2. Hobbies
Enjoying being alone.

Q3. Bad habits
I think if you already know your own bad habits, there's no help for it. [?]

Q4. Your current favorite CD
There's a lot...

Q5. When you drink, what do you drink, how much do you drink, and who do you drink with?
I drink Kahlua Milk sip by sip.

Q6. If you smoke, what do you smoke and how much?
I smoke a little at a time.

Q7. Your favorite type of gambling
Casinos.

Q8. Presents you would be happy to receive
Cigarettes, CD coupons.

Q9. Your type of girl (you can use a celebrity example)
A girl with a sharp glance whose hair is longer than mine.
Maetel [from Galaxy Express 999 I think that's the right name]

Q10. Your pick up line for the ladies
You're so pretty.

Q11. Where you work on lyrics or songs
At home.

Q12. How you write songs; does the melody come to mind first, or do you build it up from the chords, riffs, etc.?
I hum it.

Q13. The Malice Mizer song that's left the deepest impression
Bel Air ~ in a hiatus moment...

Q14. Tell us about some mistakes that happen during lives
Even mistakes are part of the show.

Q15. During a live, what kind of girl catches your eye?
Chubby cosplayers ohohoho [?]

Q16. How do you decide clothes to wear onstage?
Well we do have costumes...

Q17. The last thing you do before going onstage
I smoke.

Q18. The first thing you do upon getting offstage
I drink water.

Q19. A song you'd like to have playing as an SE for a live
Well we do make SEs too...

Q20. When and where was the live that most remains in your heart?
On January 10th at the Nippon Seinenkan.
I couldn't stop crying.

Q21. If you were to do a session band with people outside of this group, who would you choose and from which band?
Many people.

Q22. If one of your songs were to be used for a TV drama's theme song, which song would you choose?
A song that would match the drama...

Q23. If you were to compare your band's current situation to a color, which color would it be?
5 people 5 colors [may be a play on the expression "10 people 10 colors"; "to each his own"]

Q24. Finally, some words for your fans
From here on we'll keep doing things you've never dreamed of, so please come along and grow with us.
 

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Thanks for the translation.

Gackt wrote:
Q2. Hobbies
Spending my nights with the ladies

lol shut up, Gackt. ::meev::

Gackt wrote:
Q5. When you drink, what do you drink, how much do you drink, and who do you drink with?
I drink vodka to the death.

Oh hey, look - I have something in common with Gackt.

Q9. Your type of girl (you can use a celebrity example)
Meg Ryan.

It's actually kinda cute that he likes a girl next door type like that. Which means I couldn't be further from his type.

Kozi wrote:
Q4. Your current favorite CD
Prodigy "The fat of the land"

Nice

Kozi wrote:
Q5. When you drink, what do you drink, how much do you drink, and who do you drink with?
Bring anything! I'm a lush.

Oh hey, look - I have something in common with Kozi.

kozi wrote:
Q9. Your type of girl (you can use a celebrity example)
I like pretty girls.

You don't say.

Mana wrote:
Q10. Your pick up line for the ladies
It depends on the person.

I can't even begin to imagine Mana hitting on a girl.

Yuki wrote:
Q9. Your type of girl (you can use a celebrity example)
Trish Goff.

I had to go look her up. Yeah, you're right, Yu~ki - she's pretty hot.

Yu~ki wrote:
Q14. Tell us about some mistakes that happen during lives
I often forget to turn off the bypass switch, and then no sound comes out.

But no one can tell anyway because you're the bassist.


Kami wrote:
Q5. When you drink, what do you drink, how much do you drink, and who do you drink with?
I drink Kahlua Milk sip by sip.

What a girl.

Kami wrote:
Q9. Your type of girl (you can use a celebrity example)
A girl with a sharp glance whose hair is longer than mine.
Maetel [from Galaxy Express 999 I think that's the right name]

Did he seriously just name an anime chick?

Kami wrote:
Q15. During a live, what kind of girl catches your eye?
Chubby cosplayers ohohoho [?]

lol


Also, as always, I never fail to be amazed at how damned skinny these dudes are.
 

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Gackt wrote:
Q2. Hobbies
Spending my nights with the ladies


Q10. Your pick up line for the ladies
Ask me anything [lit. please directly ask me?]

wtf?!


Közi wrote:
Q3. Bad habits
Tameiki Rokabirii ["sigh Rockabilly" by Masahiko Kondou]

hahahaha i had'nt idea who this guy was and googled his name and found out he was part of these "jhonny's" guys xDDD so, Mana's not the only one eeh?



Közi wrote:
Q8. Presents you would be happy to receive
Cigarettes, medicinal herbs, small stained glass things, letters.

XDD i have no words to that!


Közi wrote:
Q18. The first thing you do upon getting offstage
I take off my clothes and go naked.

that's soo HOT. ::squee::

Közi wrote:
Q21. If you were to do a session band with people outside of this group, who would you choose and from which band?
Jim Morrison from The Doors
Steve Strange from VISAGE

orgasmic!


Mana wrote:
Q14. Tell us about some mistakes that happen during lives
I don't make mistakes.

WTF? :lol:


Yu~ki wrote:
Q14. Tell us about some mistakes that happen during lives
I often forget to turn off the bypass switch, and then no sound comes out.

again, WTF?!!! LOL!!

Kami wrote:
Q15. During a live, what kind of girl catches your eye?
Chubby cosplayers ohohoho [?]

this is the most honest answer to this question!! hahahaha


Kami wrote:
Q24. Finally, some words for your fans
From here on we'll keep doing things you've never dreamed of, so please come along and grow with us.

this one hurts... :cry:


Gackt wrote:
Q14. Tell us about some mistakes that happen during lives
I fall down a lot.
="Közi"]
Q14. Tell us about some mistakes that happen during lives
I fall over a lot [? すってんころりん sutten kororin]

i bet my life it happened a lot!!



thank you very much Lede! you are EPIC!
 

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Q18. The first thing you do upon getting offstage
Drink Gatorade.
Good to see Mana keeps his electrolytes in balance XD


Thanks for translating, this was awesome XD
 

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Yu~ki wrote:
Q6. If you smoke, what do you smoke and how much?
GITANES (CAPORAL) 2 packs a day.
Holy crap that's a lot.

Thanks for the translation! That was entertaining. :grin:
 

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Gackt wrote:
Q13. The Malice Mizer song that's left the deepest impression
Regret.
Huh. Wonder why ::meev::
Gackt wrote:
Q2. Hobbies
Spending my nights with the ladies
Compare this to:
Közi wrote:
Q2. Hobbies
Squishing paw pads. [nikukyuu punipuni?]
I love Közi so much ::kozi::
Közi wrote:
Q8. Presents you would be happy to receive
Cigarettes, medicinal herbs, small stained glass things, letters.
Közi just appreciates all the right things in life.
Közi wrote:
Q13. The Malice Mizer song that's left the deepest impression
"Miboujin no yuuwaku"
Which one is this?
Közi wrote:
Q7. Your favorite type of gambling
Life is a gamble.
Good answer.

Gackt wrote:
Q17. The last thing you do before going onstage
Pray

Q18. The first thing you do upon getting offstage
Reflect
Compare to:
Közi wrote:
Q17. The last thing you do before going onstage
[ユンケル一気! yunkeru ikki] I smoke.

Q18. The first thing you do upon getting offstage
I take off my clothes and go naked.
Again, Közi just appreciates all the right things in life ::meev::

Mana wrote:
Q1. Birthdate•Blood type•Height•Weight•Shoe size•Eyesight
3.19, O, 173 cm, 49 kg, 24.5 cm, left: 1.2~1.5/right 1.2~1.5
He's always so proud of his vision XD
Mana wrote:
Q4. Your current favorite CD
None

Q14. Tell us about some mistakes that happen during lives
I don't make mistakes.

Q19. A song you'd like to have playing as an SE for a live
None.

Q21. If you were to do a session band with people outside of this group, who would you choose and from which band?
None.
He talks like a pro, unlike the other members.

Yu~ki wrote:
Q6. If you smoke, what do you smoke and how much?
GITANES (CAPORAL) 2 packs a day.
Jesus, Yu~ki :shock:
Yu~ki wrote:
Q9. Your type of girl (you can use a celebrity example)
Trish Goff.
Hot.
Yu~ki wrote:
Q13. The Malice Mizer song that's left the deepest impression
Kioku to Sora
Good choice.
Yu~ki wrote:
Q17. The last thing you do before going onstage
Take a drag from a cigarette

Q18. The first thing you do upon getting offstage
Take five drags from a cigarette
Jesus, Yu~ki :shock:

Kami wrote:
Q9. Your type of girl (you can use a celebrity example)
A girl with a sharp glance whose hair is longer than mine.
Maetel [from Galaxy Express 999 I think that's the right name]

Q10. Your pick up line for the ladies
You're so pretty.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess he's never gotten any ::meev:: (Yes I know he wasn't interested in girls anyway)

He's cute though. Kami really was the pure one.
Kami wrote:
Q13. The Malice Mizer song that's left the deepest impression
Bel Air ~ in a hiatus moment...
Good choice.
Kami wrote:
Q16. How do you decide clothes to wear onstage?
Well we do have costumes...
. . .

Q19. A song you'd like to have playing as an SE for a live
Well we do make SEs too...
This made me laugh. Those were bad questions, and he was the only one who answered them matter-of-factly.

Thanks for translating this, Lede! It's great to get new material to read from times long gone.
 

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Gackt wrote:
Q13. The Malice Mizer song that's left the deepest impression
Regret.
::gaku:: "Of course, the only one I've written so far."


Kozi wrote:
Q10. Your pick up line for the ladies
"S'il vous plaît!"
I bet you thought that was really cool at the time, didn't you? :|
Kozi wrote:
Jim Morrison from The Doors
YES.


Mana wrote:
Q14. Tell us about some mistakes that happen during lives
I don't make mistakes.
Most Mana-y answer ever.
Mana wrote:
Except this one.



Yu~ki wrote:
Q2. Hobbies
Being alone in the dark.

Q11. Where you work on lyrics or songs
In a dark room
Creeper.

Yu~ki wrote:
Q10. Your pick up line for the ladies
Words are unnecessary.
::gaku:: "I think they printed one of my answers as yours, Yu~ki."


Kami wrote:
Q15. During a live, what kind of girl catches your eye?
Chubby cosplayers
THIS JUST MAKES THE WHOLE INTERVIEW LESS IMPORTANT.
Best answer ever. :lol:

Iskanderia wrote:
Kami wrote:
Q5. When you drink, what do you drink, how much do you drink, and who do you drink with?
I drink Kahlua Milk sip by sip.

What a girl.
D: I love Kahlua & Milk...
 

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The essence of Mana, in a nutshell:

Lede wrote:
Q14. Tell us about some mistakes that happen during lives
I don't make mistakes.

::meev::
 

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Amatsu wrote:
Iskanderia wrote:
Kami wrote:
Q5. When you drink, what do you drink, how much do you drink, and who do you drink with?
I drink Kahlua Milk sip by sip.

What a girl.
D: I love Kahlua & Milk...

You should try Bailey's and Kahlua. I used to drink that all the time. It's extremely tasty.
 

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Pretty much.

I was gonna say that I'm not really a fan of whiskey, but that's not true. I like Manhattans. Mostly I just drink vodka though.

Me and Kozi would have a lot of fun together I think (if we could understand each other, that is.)
 

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Iskanderia wrote:
I was gonna say that I'm not really a fan of whiskey, but that's not true.

I can't stand whiskey, besides Canadian whiskey (and that's only good in tiny amounts).

Tennessee whiskey, for example, the taste of that shit is just awful.

Iskanderia wrote:
Bailey's and Kahlua
That sounds heavenly... But really rich. xD
 

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Yu~ki wrote:
Q21. If you were to do a session band with people outside of this group, who would you choose and from which band?
Lisa Gerrard from Dead Can Dance.

Kozi wrote:
Q21. If you were to do a session band with people outside of this group, who would you choose and from which band?
Jim Morrison from The Doors

Good. :)

Kami wrote:
Q13. The Malice Mizer song that's left the deepest impression
Bel Air ~ in a hiatus moment...

Good. ;)

Thanks for the translation!
 

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Thanks Lede for the translation and Flowers for the scans.

Lede wrote:
Q8. Presents you would be happy to receive
Cigarettes, medicinal herbs, small stained glass things, letters.

I am sure he meant catnip here, but on second thought maybe he's hinting at some BC bud?
 

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I some good laughs out of this interview :grin:
Thanks a lot for the translation Lede!

Kami wrote:
Q9. Your type of girl (you can use a celebrity example)
A girl with a sharp glance whose hair is longer than mine.
Maetel [from Galaxy Express 999 I think that's the right name]

Didn't he cosplay her once? ::ash::
 

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Blue Moon wrote:
Lede wrote:
Q8. Presents you would be happy to receive
Cigarettes, medicinal herbs, small stained glass things, letters.

I am sure he meant catnip here, but on second thought maybe he's hinting at some BC bud?

:lol:

Marijuana is more taboo in Japan than being Korean. ::meev::
 

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That's why he have to settle with Tobacco+Catnip instead.

Lala: meow! where is my catnip? Kozi? Kozi? Oi?
Kozi: oh… you… beautiful.. MILF…… Lala…
Lala: Not again, thief, always stealing my catnip, even when I stashed it in my toys.
Kozi: (giggling like a girl) Lala La La La La Ha Ha
Lala: Oh shut it! (bares her claws)
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Then on the 99 Questions interview thingie:
Kozi: I sometimes woke up with scratches on my body and don’t remember how I got them. :/
 

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I think all of your comments are funnier than the actual Q&A :lol:
Amatsu wrote:
Marijuana is more taboo in Japan than being Korean. ::meev::
I laughed and then I felt bad because (from what I've heard) it's true :( (edit: that being korean or chinese or really any kind of ~gaijin~ in japan is not fun)

Incidentally the word I translated as 'medicinal herb' was 薬草 yakusou so I guess you can run it through a dictionary and interpret it however you'd like.
 

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Amatsu wrote:
Blue Moon wrote:
Lede wrote:
Q8. Presents you would be happy to receive
Cigarettes, medicinal herbs, small stained glass things, letters.

I am sure he meant catnip here, but on second thought maybe he's hinting at some BC bud?

:lol:

Marijuana is more taboo in Japan than being Korean. ::meev::

lol

People over there watch Reefer Madness and think it's a documentary.
 
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