3 posts tagged “survey”

Hi!

This is just so that if you don't want to see my answers, you can just ignore this as a separate post.

Gender- Female (>o.o)>

Approximate age- 13-20 (>o.o)>

1. What was the first pop song you remember liking?

I don't really remember... Maybe "Stop" by the Spice Girls?

2. What bands/music groups/singers did you grow up listening to? (>o.o)>

The Spice Girls, the Backstreet Boys, and N*Sync

3. What bands/music groups/singers were popular when you grew up? (ie. Were on the radio a lot) (>o.o)>

The ones listed above

4. When (What year) did you first hear Jpop that you liked? What groups were popular?

2005-ish. I honestly have no idea.

5. What kind of Jpop/Jrock did you initially like? (>o.o)>

Ayumi Hamasaki. I generally liked pop.

6. Do you still like said kind of Jmusic? (>o.o)>

Of course.

7. Do you still listen to the music in your native language (or some other language) as often as Jpop? (>o.o)>

Yeah! Musicals!

8. If so, what other kind of music to you enjoy listening to? (>o.o)>

Musicals, and some pop like "Poker Face", "Love Story", "Love Song", "Just Dance", and "Hot and Cold"

9. Do you go to concerts/performances of your favorite groups from your country? Do you go to ones for J-pop groups?

No. If I can get tickets to musicals, I'll go, but I usually can't.

10. What do you think about the Jpop industry's future? Do you think that you'll continue to like it for another 5 years? (>o.o)>

I think that it has no future internationally, but it has hope in Japan. I think I'll like it in 5 years, but I never know.

11. What's your favorite group? (>o.o)>
Morning Musume and Buono!

12. Is your favorite song/single/album a Jpop one? (>o.o)> Is it from your favorite artist?

I don't know.

13. Do you like pop from outside of Japan, such as Hannah Montana? (>o.o)>

Hannah Montana, NO WAY!!! Otherwise, on the ice rink, lots of people like to play Katie Perry, Lady Gaga, and others. (And the Korean pop song "Haru haru") So, I like it.

14. Do you like musicals? If so, what's your favorite, and one you really want to see? (This one is just to humor Midori)

Yes; Into the Woods, Evita, Phantom of the Opera, Sweeney Todd, Les Miz, and Wicked; Wicked

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-Midori

Hello!

I just finished a survey, and it sparked me to think of my own survey. For the questions with a little dancing wota, (>o.o)> , by them, I'll be collecting the results, and I'll post them. The other questions are just to add to the others, as a little extra explaination. They'll mainly be doing this out of my own curiousity as to what kind of music is also appreciated by J-idol fans.

In order to get the info, once you've posted a blog entry (if you have a blog) please comment with the link. If you don't have a blog, or don't want to post the results in your blog, just put it in a comment or two.

So, here it goes!

Other info: (This is just for sorting results if I feel like doing it that way)

Gender- M/F/no answer (>o.o)>

Approximate age- 12 & under, 13-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 61+, no answer (>o.o)>

1. What was the first pop song you remember liking?

2. What bands/music groups/singers did you grow up listening to? (>o.o)>

3. What bands/music groups/singers were popular when you grew up? (ie. Were on the radio a lot) (>o.o)>

4. When (What year) did you first hear Jpop that you liked? What groups were popular?

5. What kind of Jpop/Jrock did you initially like? (>o.o)>

6. Do you still like said kind of Jmusic? (>o.o)>

7. Do you still listen to the music in your native language (or some other language) as often as Jpop? (>o.o)>

8. If so, what other kind of music to you enjoy listening to? (>o.o)>

9. Do you go to concerts/performances of your favorite groups from your country? Do you go to ones for J-pop groups?

10. What do you think about the Jpop industry's future? Do you think that you'll continue to like it for another 5 years? (>o.o)>

11. What's your favorite group? (>o.o)>

12. Is your favorite song/single/album a Jpop one? (>o.o)> Is it from your favorite artist?

13. Do you like pop from outside of Japan, such as Hannah Montana? (>o.o)>

14. Do you like musicals? If so, what's your favorite, and one you really want to see? (This one is just to humor Midori)

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That's it! Please try and answer by June 2nd!

-Midori

It's getting late, but I saw this, and I just feel obligated to do it.

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'd wish I could design Hello!Projects costumes. I don't know why, but I've always wanted to do this. It must be stressful, but I want to know what I'd think of, or what other people would think of it. I've drawn out what I think MM should wear in a concert a few times when I was bored, but I don't know what other people would really think of them since the drawings are too low quality.

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

I have no idea why, and I know I'm going to get flamed for this, but Johnnys pisses me off. I can handle AKB48, but I just can't take Johnnys. Maybe it's because the guys look like girls, but they're rather hot, and that's just downright awkward.

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

I really have no opinion on who the sexiest Japanese singer is because of my issue with Johnnys. Furthermore, I'm a girl, so I can't judge girls well on sexiness. (Though if I were a guy, I'd probably go straight to Koda Kumi)

4. How about the cutest?

I don't have an opinion on the cutest either, though I must say that some of the guys from Johnnys are cute. (The stem of some more major problems with Johnnys.)

5. Best personality?

Best personality, for some reason, is Gackt. I don't know why, but Gackt just amuses me. He's not really hot to me (too old) and I don't really like his music post 2000, yet for some reason, his personality is just so funny, it keeps me drawn to him. He's so quirky and awkward it's just hilarious. And, if you saw Aibon's impression of him, but you didn't see anything that actually has him in it, yes, he really acts like that.

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

I would like to date a Johnnys guy (3 or 4) because I think they're hot, but in the real world where I can't get a bf from Johnnys, I'd rather date someone with a good personality, so if there was a guy like Gackt, but, say, 15 years younger, I'd rather date 5.

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?

Umm... I'd probably be interviewing Morning Musume on this one... Some questions...

• Can you say something in English besides the simple "Hello" and "Goodbye"?
• What's your favorite sport to watch?
• What would you want do if you went somewhere in mainland America?

Then I'd probably ask them about costumes they want/like to wear, what they're favorite MM costumes are, and what their least favorite costumes they've worn anytime when they've been in MM/H!P.

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

I like to listen to "Ai no Uta" by Koda Kumi. I don't know why, but I love it. It's a sad song, but it's so pretty that I listen to it when I'm down.

 I really love to listen to "Sakasama no Chou" when I'm down, because it always cheers me up to think of my friends. The lyrics are also really nice.

I also really like to listen to Shabondama, to get anger out.

9. When you’re really happy?

I'll listen to anything when I'm really happy! When I'm happy is usually when I listen to songs or artists for the first time because I'll be open to anything.

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

Of course! I'm a choir girl, so I love singing! Some people get rather annoyed, but I've done it since I could talk, so I've sung along to my favorite songs for quite some time. It's more of a habit than anything. Sometimes, after listening to a song for a while, I'll just print out the lyrics or sheet music and sing it my myself.

11. How about dance?

Sometimes I'll pick up a few of the dance moves, the simpler ones, but I love the singing aspect more, and so far, the only song I've ever learned the majority of the dance to was "I Know" by Ayaya, and anyone who's seen it live will know what the majority of the dance consists of.

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?

NO WAY! I blog to get my opinions out there, not to have someone hide my opinions. When I need money, I'll find a job that won't make me hide my opinions.

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I just thought about how that sounded more like I was answering interview questions than a survey, but oh well. If that's the way I'm gonna put my answers out there, that's what they'll be.

-Midori