This translation is from her first photobook that was published in 2019. This is an interview segment where she answers 100 questions about herself, what she likes etc... (a bit like the “This or That” interviews in older photobooks)
This post contains the 50 first questions and I’ll soon post the other part with the last 50.
You can buy a copy of her photobook here 😊
Lil’ disclaimer before putting the translation, I’m in no way a native speaker, nor bilingual so there /may/ be errors but my dms are open so if you see something that’s mistranslated dm me and I’ll change it. Also I couldn’t translate questions 29, 34 and 36 sorryyyyy
(+ English is NOT my first language so yeah sorry in advance for the grammar mistakes).
Also I tried to add links to some of the things aasa mentions (like music, movie etc…)
The questions are labelled as “Q...” and the answers are quoted and labelled as “A”, if you see /this/ it’s just my notes
enjoy :)
Profile
Name: Asami Jun
Troupe: Snow Troupe
Birthday: 11/6
Blood Type: O
Nickname: Aasa, J
Height: 169cm
Eyesight: It’s bad. I wear contacts.
Shoe size: 24cm
Ring size: For my smaller fingers I wear size 9 and for my bigger fingers I wear size 12 (Japanese size)
Charm point: People often say it’s scary, but the ability to convey emotions through my eyes (laughs)
Strength: I’m always relaxed/natural.
Weakness: I don’t plan things
Catchphrase: Motivation, energy, and patience
Birthplace: Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture
Your favorites…
Q1: What’s your favorite season?
A: Summer
Q2: What’s your favorite event of the year?
A: New Year’s Eve. I like to watch end of year tv programs with my family
Q3: Which countries do you want to visit?
A: Spain and Italy
Q4: What’s your favorite animal?
A: Dolphin
Q5: What’s your favorite music?
A: My fav of all time is “Kibou no Wadachi” from Southern All Stars
Q6: What’s your favorite movie?
A: The Notebook (romanized name: Kimi ni yomu monogatari), I cry everytime I watch it
Q7: What’s your favorite stage genre?
A: “Straight play” I also like small theater stages
Q8: What’s your favorite tv program genre?
A: Travel programs. I love “Another Sky” and programs where they introduce resorts hotels
Q9: What’s your favorite color?
A: Purple and shades of blue
Q10: What’s your favorite (kind of) books?
A: Books that explain history in an easy way. I’ll use them as references for my stage performances
Q11: What’s your favorite scent?
A: Sage wood, wooden scents
Q12: What’s your favorite food?
A: Gyoza
Q13: What’s your least favorite food?
A: Crab innards /ngl this looks disgusting/
Q14: What’s your cooking specialty?
A: I can do really delicious gyozas /not sure about this translation/
This or that
Q15: Meat or Fish?
A: Meat!
Q16: Japanese food or Western-style food or Chinese food?
A: Chinese food. I like any type of Chinese food
Q17: Japanese sweets or Western-style sweets?
A: Japanese sweets. I love Neri-kiri
/a colourful japanese pâtisserie made of white bean paste and white rice paste/
Q18: Coffee or Black Tea?
A: Coffee. Black coffee
Q19: Salt or Soy Sauce or Sauce?
A: Salt
Private me
Q20: Are you more of a morning person or a night person?
A: I'm both
Q21: The first thing you do after waking up?
A: I make coffee
Q22: When you take a bath, do you use hot water or lukewarm water?
A: Hot water. But during summer, I take half body baths
/from what I understand she only dips her body till her hips/
Q23: When it’s time to sleep, do you sleep with a light on or in pitch darkness?
A: In pitch darkness. When I’m in the dark I fall asleep in 2 seconds (laughs)
Q24: Until now, what’s the longest time you have slept for?
A: Approximatively 12 hours
Q25: What do you do to change your mood?
A: I drive to places with abundant nature
Q26: How much time do you spend on your phone ?
A: A lot of time
Q27: When you want to contact someone do you prefer to write a mail /I assume it’s the same as texting/ or calling?
A: Mail
Q28: Usually are you more of a talking person or a listening person?
A: I think I’m more of a listening person…
Q30: Are you more sensitive to heat or to cold?
A: I’m more sensitive to heat but I like summer (laughs)
Q31: Do you prefer to be in a group or by yourself?
A: By myself. I’d rather go shopping by myself
Q32: Which qualifications do you have?
A: I have a driver license, an English certification (grade 2) and a diving license.
Q33: What kind of shoes do you prefer?
A: Shoes that are easy to walk in. Also thick heels
Q35: A habit that you can’t stop yourself from doing?
A: Clap my hands when I laugh
Q37: The thing you’re afraid of?
A: Natural disasters
Q38: The thing you treasure?
A: A photo file with a message made by everyone when we starred in a performance together
/Not clear of who she is talking in particular/
During your day off
Q39: Are you more of an indoor or an outdoor person?
A: If I go out in the morning I’m not able to go home until night (laughs)
Q40: What’s your karaoke specialty? /as in in which song are you the most confident singing when you go to a karaoke/
A: Nakamori Akina’s “Shoujo A”. I like “Shoujo A”
Q41: Where do you often go shopping?
A: In Umeda, it’s big
/She says “Umeda is big”/
Q42: When you go shopping do you hesitate on what to buy or do you choose quickly?
A: I choose quickly! I think that if you hesitate it means that you don’t really need it
Q43: When you’re on holidays what’s the first thing you want to do ?
A: I want to pass all day driving to temples and sanctuaries
Q44: During holidays are you more carefree or do you plan everything?
A: I’m the type who has a schedule tightly planned.
During your childhood
Q45: Your nickname when you were a child ?
A: Mossan
Q46: Your favorite subject at school ?
A: History. Because that was where the content related to Takarazuka’s shows came from (laughs)
Q47: The school subject you hated the most?
A: Science in general
Q48: The game you often played?
A: Dodge ball and Kickball
Q49: Which clubs were you in? What did you learn?
A: In elementary school I was in the track and field club
In middle and high school I was in the dance club
I was also learning classic ballet. During elementary school if I was in the track and field club I could play dodge ball /i guess that’s why she entered/ (laugh)
Q50: What did you want to do as an occupation ?
A: Except for being a takarasienne I wanted to be a dolphin trainer (laugh)
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