NEWS MEME (100Q) From NEWS forum

1. That you’re doing this, we can assume you like NEWS at least some.
Would you consider them your favorite Johnny’s Entertainment group?
- yes, my all time favorite!

2. Can you name all 6 current members?
- Masuda Takahisa, Tegoshi Yuya, Yamashita Tomohisa, Kato Shigeaki, Koyama Keiichiro and Nishikido Ryo

3. What about the 2 not currently around?
-Uchi Hiroki and Kusano Hironori

4. Ninth who left a long time ago?
-Moriuchi Takahiro

5. How did you learn about NEWS?
- I heard about Yamapi and NEWS but didn't really cared about JE until I saw the PV of Tegomass' KISS, loved massu and that also brought me to NEWS.

6. What was your first impression of NEWS?
- fun and talented group filled with cuties and hotties :D

7. How did you come to like NEWS?
- because of Tegomass...

8. What do you think is NEWS strongest point when compared to other JE/music/talent groups?
- they're a group in one great package. They got the looks and talent esp. Tegomass...they're also fun to watch in TV shows and concert DVD's.

9. What do you think is NEWS weakest point when compared to other JE/music/talent groups?
- can't think of any yet.


10. Are you listening to them right now?
- nope, but just a few seconds ago I was listening to Ai Ai Gasa.

[b]Music Related[/b]
11. Do you enjoy NEWS’ music?
- yes... it has a cute and happy feel...

12. What are your 5 favorite NEWS songs? (Released on CD or not)
- Weeeek, Summertime, Cherish, Ai no Matador and the Shock me vs Devil or Angel collab in the NEWS pacific con

13. What’s your all time favorite solo song?
- this is difficult but I guess I have to pick Summertime...

14. What music genre do you consider NEWS?
- jpop but in a cool and cute way

15. What Japanese song would you love to hear NEWS do a cover of?
- Osaka Lover- Dream Come True

16. What nonJapanese song would you love to hear NEWS do a cover of?
- Probably anything RnB-ish

17. Do you enjoy songs with all members or smaller groups better?
- any will do. but I enjoy Tegomass most. it's enough if I hear Tegoshi and Massu's lovely voices.

18. Can you sing all the lyrics to one or more of their songs?
- yep i can sing a few, like summertime and cherish.

19. NEWS Nippon or Kibou~Yell~? (First single vs Debut single)
- Kibou~Yell


[b]Favorite Related[/b]
20. Who’s your favorite member?
- Masuda Takahisa :heart:

21. Who’s your least favorite member?
- Nishikido Ryo (but I don't hate him)

22. Is there a member you could really do without?
- Nope, I want to see them that way... it's more fun with all of them.

23. Your favorite relationship between members (as friendship or more)?
- Tegomass

24. Who has the best fashion sense?
- Massu, Tegoshi, Yamapi

25. Who normally has the best hairstyles?
- Massu (his bouncy hair is the best!)

26. Who’s singing voice is your favorite?
- Tegoshi and Massu

27. Speaking voice?
- Massu ( so manly yet cute at the same time)

28. What’s your favorite NEWS group magazine shoot picture?
- I love them in all their RUSS-K photoshoots


29. Solo picture?
-

30. Favorite shop photo?
-

31. Favorite CD cover?
-


32. Favorite DVD?
- all their con DVD's esp NEVER ENDING WONDERFUL STORY and PACIFIC

[b]Member Related[/b]
33. If the members had become teachers, what do you think each would teach?
- Massu- P.E
- Tegoshi- Music
- Yamapi- Economics
- Koyama- Literature
- Shige- Science and Math
- Ryo- History

34. Who seems most likely to show a different side of themselves on Christmas Eve?
- hmmm... don't really know

35. If NEWS rangers were created, what colors? Don’t associate them with Kanjani, just give them colors.
- Massu- Yellow
- Tegoshi-Pink
- Yamapi- Red
- Ryo- Blue
- Koyama- White
- Shige- Green


36. Please make NEWS into the ideal family.
- Massu- boyfriend or husband! heehee
- Tegoshi- little bro
- Koyama- grandfather
- Shige- the smart uncle
- Yamapi-older brother
- Ryo- cousin

37. NEWS are hosts at a host club you’ve never been in before. Who would you pick after just walking in?
- definitely massu

38. What kind of costume would you like to see them wear at a concert that they haven’t already done?
- angel costumes??? xD

39. How would you like to be related to NEWS?
- massu- friend or boyfriend
- tegoshi- my pretty younger brother
- yamapi- my kakoii oniichan
- ryo- cousin
- koyama- friend or brother
- shige- my brainy brother

40. Assign an animal to each member.
-massu- cute pig
- tegoshi- cute bunny
- shige- cute cat
- ryo- wolf or fox
- yamapi- loyal dog
- koyama- chicken

41. Which NEWS member reminds you most of one of your own family members?
- koyama reminds me of my brother

42. Who seems most likely to dress up on Halloween and/or do cosplay?
- massu and tegoshi

43. Who do you think you could pass by on the street without noticing?
- shige?

44. Who do you think has pulled the most all nighters?
- no idea yet

45. Which member would you want as a boss and why?
- yamapi and koyama for their leadership thing.

46. Who would it be most awkward to catch in the erotic section of a video rental store?
- massu and shige heehee

[b]Drama/TV Related[/b]
47. Do you watch the dramas containing NEWS members?
- yes

48. Do you watch dramas that DON’T contain NEWS members?
- yes

49. Have you seen all the dramas they’ve stared in?
- I've seen all of massu's and almost all of pi's except a few. tegoshi's gachibaka and mbmh. shige's papa to musume and ryo's 1 liter of tears and last friends. I only saw koyama when he guested in yukan club.

50. What was the first Yamapi drama you saw?
- Dragon Zakura

51. Do you wait for subtitles to watch a drama with NEWS members?
- most of it, yes.

52. Excluding Yamapi, which member of NEWS do you think has the best acting?
- massu in dance drill, waraeru koi wa shitakunai, Tegomass in gachibaka and Ryo in 1 litre and last friends

53. Excluding Yamapi, who’s acting do you enjoy the most?
- Tegomass

54. Is there a story you’d like to see made into a drama with one or more NEWS member?
- Fruits Basket with all of them

55. Is there a certain type of role you’d like to see one of them play?
- I still need to think about it but I enjoy funny ones

56. Do you watch Shonen Club?
- yes when there's NEWS or Tegomass

57. Is your main reason for watching Shonen Club NEWS as guests or Koyama as host?
- NEWS or Tegomass as guests.

58. Have you seen Yamapi and/or Tegoshi’s episodes on Shonen Club Premium?
- yep both.

59. Have you seen any other Shonen Club Premium episodes?
- only pi's and tegoshi's I guess

60. Did you regularly watch Ya-ya-yah!’s TV show?
- not really but i watch every ep i can find.

61. Have you watched many/most of the older episodes?
- some.

62. Did you try watching Hi!Hey!Say! to see Koyama host?
- only when tegomass were guests

63. Do you regularly watch Japanese music shows (Such as Music Station or HEYHEYHEY), or just when NEWS is featured?
- yes of course. I enjoy those shows.

[b]Fandom Related[/b]
64. Do you scan magazines?
- no

65. Do you write fanfiction?
- no

66. Do you read fanfiction?
- rarely

67. Do you draw fanart?
- no

68. Do you enjoy fanart?
- i enjoy looking at them

69. Do you make image manipulations?
- sometimes... simple ones though

70. Do you talk too much about NEWS?
- i don't know, but i think i talk about them almost everyday esp to my fangirl friends

71. Do you download pretty much everything that comes out?
- yep kind of

72. Do you upload for others?
- sometimes. if it's not too heavy.

73. Do you make music/fan made videos?
- no

74. Do you watch fanmade music/fan videos?
- yep sometimes

75. Do you watch fancams?
- yep

76. Do you do translations?
- no, still learning japanese

77. Do you read translations?
- yes

78. Do you follow their Jwebs?
- yes

79. Do you follow the rest of JE, or at least some of it?
-not really the rest... just NEWS and Tegomass(regularly),Ikuta Toma and KAT-TUN (sometimes).


80. Do you follow other Japanese musical groups?
- some... like WaT and anything nice and new like Ayaka's Okaeri etc...

81. Have you converted other people into NEWS fans?
- yep 1 or 2 i guess

82. Do your friends/family not interested in the group know about them?
- yep. my brother knows... but my parents only know that I loved a Japanese group and don't really care much.


[b]Merchandise Related[/b]
83. Do you own any NEWS CDs?
- nope only Tegomass ones (Kiss and Ai Ai Gasa) hopefully i'd buy A NEWS cd next time.

84. Do you own any DVDs?
- nope

85. Do you own any magazines?
-just some clippings

86. Do you own any concert goods?
- nope but I had the pacific con t shirt reprinted at a shop... (looks almost the same but the color of the shirt is white)

87. Do you own any shop photos?
- nope

88. Have any posters on your wall?
- nope

89. Any other special/not-above-mentioned items?
-hmmm i guess that's it cd's and clippings

90. If you could have any NEWS item given to you magically as a gift, what would it be?
- all of their DVD's and CD's! :D


[b]Final Part is Always Hardest[/b]
91. So. Are Uchi and Kusano coming back?
- I don't think so. Though I don't mind if they'll come back.

92. Do you want them back, why or why not?
- doesn't really matter.

93. NEWS members having girlfriends- how do you feel?
- I'll only be jealous if it's massu but can't really do anything about it and face reality.

94. If you could meet and chat with just one of the members once in your life, who?
- Massu

95. Can you write the kanji for all member names?
- only massu's name but I can tell who's who by just reading the characters.

96. What do you think of Ryo being in both Kanjani∞ and NEWS?
- fine with me.

97. NEWS loses another member. Who is it, and why?
- no... don't want to lose another one anymore....

98. Do you use the word “tabai”?
- no

99. After this, one more question. You [u]have[/u] to bring back one of the three lost members to NEWS- who is it?
-difficult but I'd choose kusano

100. Anything you want to say?
- this was really the longest time I spent posting! XD but it was fun! thank you for this and hopefully NEWS will continue for as long as possible.