A Very Bikkuri Response

Here is another survey from the IW Blogosphere.  This is from Celestia of Bikkuri Project, who is lucky enough to be teaching English in Japan this year.  I am green with envy!  Well, here goes!

 

1. You have found a magical J-pop genie who will grant you one J-pop related wish (so no wishing for a million dollars or world peace or anything like that). It can be virtually anything as long as it’s directly related to J-pop, and don’t worry, because this is the nice sort of genie, not the kind who will try to find a loop-hole and screw up your wish. So, what do you wish for???

I would love to have the ability to attend every Hello! Project concert and event.  Perhaps even work for H!P, maybe I could be their accountant!!!

2. Is there any J-pop artist or group who seriously pisses you off? If yes, who, and why?

I can't think of anyone who "pisses me off".  Granted, there are some artists I don't particularly care for, but that's as bad as it gets.  Now if you asked me about American artists who annoy me, I'd need many pages for that list!

3. Who do you think is the sexiest japanese singer out there?

After watching those recent episodes of AKB０じ５９ふん, it has to be Team K's Ohori Megumi.  Koda Kumi is pretty hot too, but I am not a big fan of her material, so Megumi wins!

4. How about the cutest?

Tanaka Reina with a bullet!  And she almost wins the "sexy" category too!

5. Best personality?

Niigaki Risa, she has the most cheerful disposition!  And she is another "sexy" candidate!

6. If given the opportunity, would you rather date person 3, person 4, or person 5?

Total package-wise, if I could date any J-pop singer I would probably choose Abe Natsumi or Matsuura Aya.  But of the three choices above, I would pick #3, Ohori Megumi from AKB48 because 1) she's the oldest of the three, and 2) With Megumi I would probably have the best chance of getting to "first base"!  And yes, I am re-embedding the video from my last post because it was too damn sexy/funny!

7. You work for a Japanese music magazine, and you have the opportunity to interview your favorite artist or group. What are a couple of the questions you want to ask them?

I had almost abandoned the idea of going to Japan next month (for various reasons), then I read that Kago Ai is having some sort of interview/event in Osaka on August 10th!  And the tickets are for sale to the public???  Wow, I could attend that!!!  But Kago's life has been an open book lately, so I wouldn't know what to ask her that we don't seem to already know!  But I guess I would ask any idol "If you had the chance to go back in time, would you do it all again?"  "What would you do differently?"  And "If your own daughter came to you and said that she wanted to try and become an idol, what would you say and do"?  

8. What’s the best (J-pop) song to listen to when you are really sad?

W's "Shiroi Iro wa Koibito no Iro" is so beautiful, and it reminds me of the passing of my mother.

9. When you’re really happy?

W sweeps the category with Ai no Imi wo Oshiete!  Although ironically the first time I saw the PV and heard the song, I loved it so much I almost cried!

10. Do you often sing along to your favorite songs?

Sure, it helps me with my learning of the language!

11. How about dance?

If I am drinking while I am watching a DVD, I will practice my Wota-gei!!!

12. Artistic integrity question!! If someone offerrered to pay you for blogging, but they were allowed to censor some of your opinions or veto some of your blogging ideas, would you do it?

That depends on who is asking, and how much they are paying me.  If someone wanted to pay me as a writer, but wanted to have creative input on the content, I would probably do it.  But it also depends on the extent of the control.  Writing is a creative expression.  If I felt I was being suppressed too much, I would probably abandon it!

And Celestia, I would be happy to see a show with you when I (eventually) get to Japan, and that might be in October/November.

CK in California