Arashi Quiz

Heres an Arashi quiz from the Popolo June 2009 Edition
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Translated part.

Quiz Chapter

Questions from the members! Ultra difficult! Arashi’s Quiz Show!

“How many fishing poles do I carry?”

The 5 members of Arashi will throw high-level, maniac-only “Arashi Quiz” just for you! If you get everything right, you could be the 6th member of Arashi (laughter)?! Okay, please answer!

Arashi Quiz

Part 1 – About Arashi

First, questions about the group. Will you get this 10-year review right?

Q1 – From Aiba
In 2002, “Arashi Day” was declared in Hawaii, when was that?
1. 3 – 4 November
2. 30 – 31 March
3. 24 – 25 December

Q2. – From Matsumoto
What was the coupling song to the debut song A.Ra.Shi?
1. Ashita ni Mukatte
2. Horizon
3. Ashita ni Mukatte Hoero

Q3 – From Ohno
At the time of the debut, who liked to carry around a 1.5-litre PET bottle?
1. Ninomiya Kazunari
2. Aiba Masaki
3. Matsumoto Jun

Q4 – From Sakurai
In which CD did Arashi’s Secret Talk first appear in?
1. A Day in Our Life
2. NICE na Kokoroiki
3. Pikanchi

Q5 – From Aiba
What did the members eat the first time they ate together by themselves?
1. Sushi
2. Yakiniku
3. Ramen

Q6 – From Sakurai
When we were shooting the photos for the jacket of Believe, who came to the set to say hi?
1. Shimura Ken
2. Ogura Tomoaki
3. Director Miike Takashi

Q7. From Ninomiya
How many songs have Arashi done so far?
1. 91
2. 176
3. 207

Q8 – From Ninomiya
Since they debuted, how many times Arashi has appeared as a group in Popolo?
1. 312 issues
2. 109 issues
3. 63 issues


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Arashi Quiz
Chapter 2 – About the members

All the difficult questions! From their childhood to what happened yesterday, a very personal quiz!

Matsumoto Jun’s chapter

Q9. What was the most memorable place when I went on a holiday with my family when I was young?
1. Nagano
2. Niigata
3. Mount Fuji

Q10. When I was in high school, what was the highest score I got on my Math test?
1. 98
2. 99
3. 100

Q11. Yesterday I had a break from my drama shooting, what did I do?
1. Went to eat with a friend
2. Shopping
3. Surfing

Q12. Lately what kind of books have I been buying?
1. Books about rakugo [note: rakugo is a traditional form of comic storytelling]
2. Books about politics
3. Books about music

Ohno Satoshi’s chapter

Q13. When did I join Johnny’s Agency?
1. 16 Oct 1994
2. 22 Oct 1995
3. 17 May 1996

Q14. What do people say what they think is my blood type?
1. AB
2. B
3. O

Q15. How many fishing poles do I usually bring?
1. 10
2. 11
3. 12

Q16. What did I eat last night?
1. Sliced pan-grilled bonito
2. Vinegared mackarel
3. Pickled sea bass

Aiba Masaki’s chapter

Q17. What’s the shape of my legs?
1. O
2. X
3. Straight

Q18. How many piercings do I have?
1. 2
2. 8
3. 16

Q19. What’s the characteristic of my nails?
1. Long
2. Short
3. Curved nails

Sakurai Sho’s chapter

Q20. Lately, what is the one thing I have to do in the morning?
1. Jogging
2. Go to the convenience store
3. Listen to the radio

Q21. How many newspapers do I read everyday?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3

Q22. What’s the ringtone of my cell phone when a mail comes?
1. A.Ra.Shi
2. Season
3. Yatterman no Uta 2009

Ninomiya Kazunari’s chapter

Q23. What did I buy recently?
1. Laptop
2. Hard disk
3. Digital voice recorder

Q24. Lately what do I recycle?
1. Games
2. Clothes
3. Cards

Q25. When did I go to bed yesterday?
1. 4 PM
2. 8 AM
3. 4 AM

Answer Chapter

Part 1 – Arashi’s Chapter

Q1. 2 - 30-31 March
Aiba: In 2002, Arashi was chosed to be the tourism ambassador of Hawaii, and we did a fan event in Hawaii. At that time, just for that year, Hawaii made those days Arashi Day!

Q2. 1- Ashita ni Mukatte
Matsumoto: This was a song I sang often in my Jr. days, and I’ve also sang it in the show where I was a regular, “8ji da J” Come to think of it, the fathers in that show also taught me the movement.

Q3. 2- Aiba Masaki
Ohno: For some reason, at that time he kept carrying this big PET bottle and was forever taking a big gulp from it (laughing). I guess if he had a small bottle, he would’ve finished it very fast, and it would’ve been troublesome to keep buying them, right?

Q4. 1- A Day in Our Life
Sakurai: Although it’s a “Secret” but it’s written in the CD as an additional track, so people know immediately, right? So, in the next one, we put it together with the last song, extending it to over 40 minutes, which is also an indication that something’s unusual (laughter)

Q5. 2 – Yakiniku
Aiba: After we finish working, usually only some of us would go to eat together, or during the tour when we’re in other cities, we would go eat with the staff and everyone else, so actually the 5 of us have only gone out to eat on our own once only. It was yakiniku, and we were really excited about it!

Q6. 3 – Director Miike Takashi
Sakurai: It happened that when we were doing our photo shoot, the director was in a studio next door editing Yatterman, and he came to see us during his break. At that time, I introduced the director to the other Arashi members and vice versa (laughing).

Q7. 2 – 176 songs
Ninomiya: I don’t even know the answer myself, but I want to know, so that’s why I asked (laughing)

Q8. 2 – 109 issues
Ninomiya: This is also something I don’t know, but I want to know. I’m sorry for asking a question I don’t know the answer to myself! (laughing)

Part 2 – Members’ Chapter

Q9. 2 – Niigata
Matsumoto: My family was planning to go to Niigata for holiday, but couldn’t go in the end because of some reason. So we finally went the year after. We played bowling there. And the scores had to be hand-written at that bowling alley, so I thought Niigata was a fun place.

Q10. 3 – 100
Matsumoto: It was during my 2nd year of senior high school. Accidentally everything I studied came out in the exam. I don’t know why I told the agency about it, but they were all so happy about it that the faxed my exam paper to Mori Eiko-san (laughing)

Q11. 1 – Went to eat with a friend
Matsumoto: It so happened that an acquaintance of mine was nearby, so we went to a Japanese restaurant together. We had chawan mushi, bamboo shoot rice and such, it was a really delicious meal.

Q12. 1 – Books about rakugo
Matsumoto: I saw the recommendation in a newspaper, so I bought a book by Tachikawa Shiraku-san. Lately, I have been filming in a bookshop, so when there is a break, I would be browsing the books there.

Q13. 1 – 16 Oct 1994
Ohno: I will never forget this date. My audition was a rehearsal at TV Asahi. I didn’t want to go but my mom said, “You won’t get accepted anyway” so I thought, “That’s right” and went.

Q14. 3 - Type O
Ohno: When I said, “I’m type A”, everyone gets surprised and goes “Eee~h?” Well, I myself think I’m not very type A anyway (laughing).

Q15. 2 – 11
Ohno: 6 of them were presents (laughing). Because when you’re in the middle of fishing, and the line snaps, it’s quite a waste of time to change it, so I prepare several poles in advance. I also change the pole I used depending on what kind of fish it is.

Q16. 3 – Pickled seabass
Ohno: I went fishing yesterday too. I caught a seabass there, and the ship’s captain cooked it on the spot. It was super tasty! The best thing about fishing is to be able to eat a freshly caught fish like this!

Q17. 1 – O shape
Aiba: It’s a nice, obvious O shape. But here’s another question! In the gap between my two legs, how many fingers can you insert? The answer is 3 fingers! Actually I just tested it myself just now, so it can’t be wrong! (laughing)

Q18: 1 – 2
Aiba: Aiba: Lately I have been wearing the same thing all the time. I only have piercings on the same spot on my left ear. The truth is when I had this one pierced, it really hurt because the stopper from the first piercing dug into my skin. So, I think this is enough for me (bitter laugh)
(Note: OK, I don't have piercings so I don't really know how this works! maybe somebody can enlighten me if I interpret what he is saying correctly!)

Q19. 3 – Curved nails
Aiba: My toenails are like that. It’s not painful or inconvenient, that’s just the way they are.

Q20. 2 – Go to the convenience store
Sakurai: Lately, before I go to work, I always have to drop by. At the store, I will buy things like drinks or fruits or a vegetable salad. Since I go there so often, I even have a point card there now (laughter)

Q21. 3 – 3 newspapers
Sakurai: I read 2 general newspapers and 1 sports newspapers. For the general newspapers, first I will check the headlines. And then I will check the 2nd one to see if it carries the same news, so that will be the big news for that day, and then I will start reading from that article. Usually I will read everything. But, I get surprised sometimes when I am reading a newspaper, and there’s a news about myself (laughter)

Q22. 3 – Yatterman no Uta 2009
Sakurai: This is my main song for incoming mail. If it’s a mail from an Olympic athlete, it’s set to Kaze no Mukou E. But when it rings in the taxi or something like that, I get so embarrassed! (laughter)

Q23. 2 – Hard disk
Ninomiya: I bought an external hard disk for gaming. This way, I can save the data of the games I played in the hard disk, but the capacity is 600 GB. That’s 30 times the space I need for my games, so I feel safe (laughter)

Q24. 1 – Games
Ninomiya: I’ve accumulated a lot of game softwares, so I’ve started recycling them. I recycle about 15 of them at one go.

Q25. 1 – 4 PM
Ninomiya: It’s been a while since I slept so much. I think I’ve accumulated a lot of exhaustion from filming a drama and such, but when I woke up, I felt sleepy even when I was eating. I think I might have slept too much (laughter)

Score Analysis

Each correct answer is worth 4 marks

80 – 100: You are the 6th member of Arashi!
You are an Arashi expert! Even in this ultra difficult quiz, you are able to achieve a high score! Without a doubt, your knowledge is on par with an Arashi member. Amazing! is the only word we have for you.

60 – 76: You are Arashi’s manager!
If you know so much about Arashi, you must be one of their staff members who are always there when they are working! You’re a manager now, but maybe soon you will become a member?

40 – 56: You are a deep fan of Arashi!
You are able to clear almost half of these high-level questions, you are Japan’s leading Arashi maniac! Even after this, please continue to gather more information about 5 of them!

0 – 36: You are a normal fan of Arashi!
This quiz is filled with difficult questions that you wouldn’t honestly now (laughter). From now on, please continue to follow your favorite Arashi in Popolo and support the 5 of them!