Will do the “24 hour schedule” charts on the bottom of this page another time

1 page from Popolo’s October 2004 edition.

Tegoshi and Massu answer questions about their everyday lives- what they eat, their ringtones, etc. Tegoshi is still obsessed with L’Arc~en~Ciel and Massu showers twice a day…

Tegoshi Yuya

“I’m scared of having a high phone bill so just text”

Q1. How do you wake up in the morning?
I use my cellphone to wake up but fall asleep again and my mom wakes me up….. Today I woke up 30 minutes before I had to leave so I just left my hair a mess (lol).

Q2. Do you eat breakfast? What’s the first thing you ate today?
I eat bread, yogurt and broccoli! I’ve gotta have that broccoli!!

Q3. When you’re commuting to school or doing other things riding the train, what do you do?
The train is always totally packed but if I’m not tired I read a novel. I like Nishimura Kyoutarou-san’s mystery novels~. If I’m tired then… sorry, I fall asleep on the person next to me (lol).

Q4. Do you take a bag with you? What do you always keep in your bag?
It’s been hot lately so I always have wet tissues in my bag. This is good manners!

Q5. What do you often eat for lunch? What did you have today? What do you like?
If I’m having lunch with friends we have ramen a lot. I love tonkotsu ramen!

Q6. Where did you sit in class?
Right now I’m by the hallway in the very back seat. Little corners like this where the teachers don’t look are great (lol). I like being by the hallway the most because once class is over you can get out immediately.

Q7. What’s the ringtone for your cellphone right now? Are you the type of person who changes it a lot?
The text notification is L’Arc~en~Ciel’s “Hitomi no Juunin” and the ringtone for phone calls is another L’Arc~en~Ciel song called “Jiyuu e no Shoutai“.

Q8. Do you prefer telephoning someone or texting them?
I use texts the most. If I call someone I end up talking for a long time so the phone bill gets huge! My mom might yell at me this month too… (lol)

Q9. What do you want to eat tonight?
I like natto, so I’d like to have rice and natto, and some boiled seaweed. Oh, I love spicy foods too, so it’d be awesome if there was kimchee too.

Q10. Do you prefer to take a bath or shower?
In the summer I like showers, in the winter I like baths. I only spend about 15 minutes in the shower.

Q11. What’s the first thing you do when you get home?
I take a shower first. After that I go eat and relax.

Q12. What position do you sleep in, and what do you wear?
I sleep in a tshirt and shorts. I sleep face up. Also I always leave my light and TV on when I fall asleep so my grandma comes in during the middle of the night and turns them off for me (lol).

Masuda Takahisa

“I like to have bread with honey for breakfast”

Q1. How do you wake up in the morning?
I use the alarm on my old cellphone. I’m the type that wakes up pretty easily so I just snap awake without falling asleep again or anything.

Q2. Do you eat breakfast? What’s the first thing you ate today?
I will ALWAYS eat breakfast. Generally I just make my own breakfast putting ham or tuna on bread but lately I’ve been putting honey on. After eating I go to work, and sometimes I end up eating breakfast again there (lol).

Q3. When you’re commuting to school or doing other things riding the train, what do you do?
I listen to music. I often listen to R&B or reggae style Western music. I just zone out listening to it and sometimes end up missing my stop. When we’ve passed my stop and I realize I have to get off and go back, I’m late by the time I get there… This is worse than being late because of oversleeping, it’s like “I was awake in time but still ended up late!”.

Q4. Do you take a bag with you? What do you always keep in your bag?
I don’t take one with me. I keep my wallet, cellphone and chapstick in my pockets. I need the chapstick because my lips get dry easily, so I’ve gotta have some with me.

Q5. What do you often eat for lunch? What did you have today? What do you like?
I have a boxed lunch bought at school a lot.

Q6. Where did you sit in class?
I sat in the front row on the far left. I sat there thinking it would help me study well (lol)!

Q7. What’s the ringtone for your cellphone right now? Are you the type of person who changes it a lot?
It’s just a normal “Burururururu” noise.

Q8. Do you prefer telephoning someone or texting them?
I prefer to send mail, but to receive phonecalls. I don’t get phonecalls very often so I’m happy when I do.

Q9. What do you want to eat tonight?
Gyoza. Last night I had grilled fish.

Q10. Do you prefer to take a bath or shower?
I like showers. I take a shower twice a day, in the morning and at night. But I only wash my hair in the morning.

Q11. What’s the first thing you do when you get home?
I strip down to my underwear. Then wash my hands and face, gargle, and then go to the living room. Then I stay dressed like that until I take a bath later.

Q12. What position do you sleep in, and what do you wear?
I sleep in a tshirt and underwear. I fall asleep facing up and sometimes when I wake up my position hasn’t changed at all so I think I might not move a lot in my sleep.

Translation Notes:
♣ Nishimura Kyoutarou has written hundreds (okay, tons at least) of train related mystery books. Often there’s a murder on a train, murderer escaping on a train, kidnapping on a train… etc.
♣ Please contact me with any corrections, I’ll be happy to make them!

Images thanks to nippon_news & boys_paper!