Note: This is a collection of questions asked
by fans and answered by Tak and Koshi's. Everything here was featured in Q&A
Section in Bewith magazines.
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TAK SAYS & KOSHI SAYS:
| B'z | |
| What does B'z mean to you? | |
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A great school where we learn many things about life |
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A wall on which everytime you kick a ball, many things will come bouncing back |
| One sentence to each other: | |
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If you weren't here, I would've grown into a common ojisan (=uncle/old guy) ne! |
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Your health is number 1! |
| What do you have to say about yourself as a guitarist/vocalist? | |
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I'm not copying anybody. I am Matsumoto Takahiro. |
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I always sing my best |
| One sentence to desribe yourself to fans: | |
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I'm your love guitar teacher |
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I'm not scary, please don't worry. Yoroshiku. |
| If one of you had an amnesia, what would be the first thing you tell him? | |
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You know, you can sing very well. |
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I'll show him "Bad Communication" CD jacket. |
| What do you call each other in private? | |
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Ko-chan |
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Aniki (=big brother) *laugh* |
| YOURSELF | |
| What do you think is your best character? | |
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I can accept new things easily. And I'm very gentle to women, all the female staffs say so |
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I have strong endurance |
| What phrase do you like best in life? | |
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Keep a bright, happy and full of gratitude attitude |
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Relax... |
| Are you the morning type or evening type? | |
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Morning |
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Morning |
| What is the most satisfying thing for you up to now? | |
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Being able to hold nation-wide concerts in Japan |
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Sleeping one whole day |
| What is the most stressful experience for you up to now? | |
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Having to give speech during high school graduation ceremony |
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Having to sing at a friend's wedding party |
| So how do you handle stress? | |
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Drink! |
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Work, travel, bike |
| What are things that scare both of you? | |
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We are both scared of jet-coaster and any amusement park's ride |
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We are also scared of appearing on TV shows! |
| What are your favorite bands? | |
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White Snake, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Guns N Roses, Michael Schenker |
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Led Zeppelin, Terence Trent D'arbys, Aerosmith, David Coverdale (Deep Purple), Paul Rogers (Bad Company), Guns N Roses |
| What posters did you have in your bedroom when you were growing up? | |
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Led Zeppelin, Candies |
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KISS, on the ceiling |
| What kind of moment makes you think 'Sasuga, ore' (=this is me/proudly)? | |
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When I complete a difficult solo perfectly on stage |
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When I sing the wrong lyrics on stage but manage to cover it up by singing something incoherent |
| FAVORITE DRINK & FOOD | |
| What is your ideal breakfast? | |
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Rice, miso soup, egg dishes and salad |
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Bread, milk and always coffee |
| What kind of condiments do you put on your food a lot? | |
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Mayonaisse |
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Black pepper |
| What is your favorite drink? | |
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Beer and tea |
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Perrier, coffee, juice, coke |
| What drinks don't you like? | |
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Mineral water, coffee, juice, soft drinks |
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Other brand of mineral water because they taste funny |
| What was your impression when you first had your alcoholic drink? | |
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Bitter... Taste awful! |
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Mu- muri... (= I- I can't) |
| DAILY LIFE | |
| What is the first thing you do when you get home? | |
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Sleep, sleep and sleep |
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Play with my dogs or wash my hands |
| Please tell us in details the order of body parts you wash when showering | |
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Hair - face - left arm - upper body - right arm - left leg - "o->" - right leg - buttocks *actually draws the 0-> sign and butt* |
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I don't wash everything everytime, but when I do: lower abdomen - stomach - chest - neck - back - buttocks - legs |
| Did you ever experience not having enough cash? | |
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I only had 3000 yen once when I went to supermarket. I bought many drinks and I became quite worried (laugh). |
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Once at Starbucks, I only brought some cash and no card with me. So I had to cancel one order of balsamic chicken "Yappari balsamic chicken wa yamemasu." (laugh). |
| A must in your daily life | |
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Mobile phone |
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Contact lenses |
| What kind of name do you put as each other ID in your mobile phone? | |
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Inaba Koshi in Kanji |
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Matsumoto in Katakana |
| When you send mobile's text-message, is there any symbol that you use a lot? | |
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*draws a sun* |
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I'm still in training *actually draws a (T___T)* |
| What kind of mobile phone strap do you use? | |
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Of course B'z strap! |
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I don't use strap |
| Do you sleep with lights on or off? | |
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Lights on |
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Total darkness |
| WOMEN | |
| What is a woman's sexual appeal? | |
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Breast, I look at the breast before the face |
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For me, I suppose the eyes... yeah, the eyes! |
| What do you look at first in women? | |
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Legs! |
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I don't think I'd notice the legs first, which means I'd notice other parts first... Well, possibly the breast... |
| What is your favorite clothing item on a woman? | |
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V knit, very feminine, sexy... |
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For sure, naked with just apron is ichiban (=number 1)! |
| How would you propose to your dream girl? | |
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I think it's about time to change your last name into mine |
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Kekkon shite kure! Kure! Kure! (=Marry me please! Please! Please!) |
| EVERYTHING ELSE | |
| If you were an animal, what do you think you would be? | |
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A turtle. This way I can be at my own pace in doing everything, including reaching my goal. But actually doing stuffs the fast way does not trouble me that much either. |
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A rabbit ? Because I'm the type who would fruitlessly take troubles, without fussing about the results. |
| If you can run a restaurant of your own, what would it be? | |
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Okonomiyaki's oishii Rock Bar at Roppongi Hills |
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A library-type book store where you can drink tea, coffee or o-sake, in the middle of garden somewhere |
| If you go camping with your friends, what kind of work will you assign to yourself? | |
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From setting up right to cleaning up |
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Washing dishes |
| What do you put in your car? | |
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Safe-driving instruction, cigarettes, lighter and CDs |
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Sunglasses, tissue, hat |
| What things that you borrowed from each other and have not returned? | |
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A guitar |
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Bram Stoker's Dracula LD |
| What is your scent? | |
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Shampoo |
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Dogs |
| What kind of smell that probably disgusts other people but you think is sugoku ii (=very nice)? | |
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Pharmacy |
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Many parts of a dog. And also gasoline. |
| To today, what are the things you buy that makes you feel doki-doki (=nervous)? | |
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In the old days when I first bought cars, I'd feel doki-doki |
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Playboy magazines |
| What kind of moment makes you feel glad that you are a Japanese? | |
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When I'm eating. Japanese cuisine presentation is beautiful. |
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Definitely when I'm inside onsen (=hotspring) |
| Have you had a moment when you think 'I'm definitely gonna die'? | |
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When the car slided 360° on slippery road in the rain |
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When I was weight-lifting and the barbel fell on me |
| What situation immediately comes to mind when you hear 'GAAAN'? | |
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Nothing very good can come to mind naaa. |
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My keitai (= mobile phone) falls into toilet bowl |
| You are alone in your room when suddenly there is a moving black thing (aka cockroach), what do you do? | |
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Kill it |
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Stare at it |
| What do you do when you feel sleepy during work? | |
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Sleep but put on a look as if I'm not sleeping at all |
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Stretch or start talking |