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From Cure vol. 50 (September 2007). I remember this project advertised heavily in the magazine and then ultimately gave us nothing.

I was inspired by u/6e8151's post last week to revisit Uruha's first full magazine cover feature in the September 2008 volume of Arena 37c SPECIAL. The 40 page feature includes 3 separate interviews with the last one being a rapid-fire 100 question Q&A session. I've translated this one fully by hand and wanted to share with the sub ^_^

1. What was the first thing you did this morning? Checked the news on TV
2. What color is your mood today? White
3. What did you do yesterday? Preproduction in the studio
4. What is the most interesting thing to you lately? Reita’s voice
5. Have you cried lately? My tears have long since dried 
6. What makes you feel sick lately? The system that raises gas prices
7. Favorite movie? Terminator 2
8. Favorite book (or manga)? Sommelière
9. How do you gauge your health? The state of my nails
10. What do you watch out for with your health? Vegetable intake
11. Favorite season? Spring
12. Please tell us one thing about yourself you’re proud of. I have big hands.
13. Favorite place to relax? At a bar
14. Favorite animal? Dog
15. What animal are you like? Alligator
16. Childhood hero? Yokohama Marinos Masami Ihara (famous 90’s soccer player)
17. What was usually written on your report card? Good kid 
18. Favorite childhood toy? Transformers
19. Your current treasure? Friends
20. An anime or manga you like? Dragonball 
21. What anime/manga character do you wish was real? Goku 
22. Favorite food? Mentaiko (salted cod roe spiced with red pepper)
23. A food you dislike? None
24. Something you enjoy recently? Prison Break season 3
25. What is special about summer to you? Fireworks
26. Share a summer memory that left an impression. Soccer camp
27. If you have a day off, what will you do? Nabe party 
28. If you had a month off, what would you do? Take a little trip
29. If you had a year off, what would you do? Look for a job
30. What’s your charm point? My middle finger
31. What’s your strength? My pace
32. What’s your weakness? My pace!
33. What’s your special skill? Nice pace!
34. Something you’re good at cooking? Monjayaki 
35. What 3 CDs would you take to a deserted island? 3 CD-Rs (rewritable disks)
36. What sport do you want to do? Snowboarding
37. What type of guy is cool to you? Someone who has skills
38. What type of girl is cute to you? A girl with a beautiful smile 
39. Favorite town? Shounan (his hometown)
40. What country do you want to visit? Italy
41. How much sleep do you get on average? 6 hours
42. Share a dream you remember. I had a dream where the live started and I couldn’t remember a single song. 
43. Ideally, how long do you want to sleep? 14 hours
44. What are you into lately? Teppanyaki
45. What do you always carry with you? Frisk (brand of breath mint)
46. Favorite brand? CHROME HEARTS
47. Favorite fragrance? Anything as long as it smells good 
48. When do you get nervous? When I’m in an environment I’m not used to
49. What’s your weakness? There’s too many I don’t know
50. What world news are you into lately? Beijing olympics
51. We’re halfway done with questions. How do you feel? It’s taken more than 3 hours by this point, I’ll do my best. 
52. What wish will you write on the tanabata tanzaku? The best tanabata!
53. What’s your ringtone? Pirorio priorin♪
54. What’s your phone wallpaper? the GazettE
55. Favorite game? METAL GEAR
56. Favorite sensation? fluffy/fuzzy
57. A sensation you dislike? Sticky
58. Who do you respect? My parents
59. How do you figure things out when you’re worried? Keep worrying
60. Hairstyle you want to try? Afro
61. What do you usually pick when you play rock paper scissors? Scissors
62. Favorite flower? Green plants
63. Favorite hiragana character? Yu ゆ ♨
64. Favorite four-character compound word (yonmojijukugo)? None
65. What would you eat for your last meal? I don’t think I would eat at all
66. What is something you want now? Winter break 
67. What did you play with often as a child? Fire
68. What did you collect as a kid? J League Chips cards 
69. If you weren’t a guitarist, what would you do? Bartender
70. If you had a time machine, what time period would you visit? To the future to find out the fate of the world
71. When are you most excited? LIVE
72. When do you feel the most down? LIVE
73. How many pushups can you do? 50
74. How many sit-ups can you do? 100
75. What is the most blissful time for you? Having a drink when you’re exhausted
76. What songs do you find yourself humming? The songs I’m currently working on 
77. What’s your motto? None
78. Is your body hard or soft? Hard
79. What is the best view you’ve seen? LIVE
80. What was the first CD you bought? RISKY by B’z
81. What was your first concert? My senpai’s live 
82. Who is the first artist you copied and which song? Innocent world by Mr. Children 
83. Who is your favorite artist? There’s several 
84. How do you spend your days off while on tour? Shopping
85. If you became a child again for one day what would you do? Play around happily
86. If you became a woman for one day what would you do? Go to the aesthetic salon (basically a beauty spa)
87. What would you do if you were invisible for a day? Watch out for a car accident
88. If you could become another member for one day who would you be and what would you do? I would become Reita and ride his motorcycle
89. How many points would you grade yourself and why? 0 points because I don’t want to grade myself. 
90. Please ask yourself one question. Are you sleepy right now?
91. Please answer that question. Yes I’m sleepy.
92. What part of your body do you wash first? My head
93. What is your favorite kanji? 極 (goku/kyoku meaning very/extremely/peak)
94. What is the source of your vitality? Music
95. Favorite actor? John Travolta
96. What kind of yukata would you like a girl to wear? Black 
97. Say something to the world. Wake up!
98. Say something to your band members. Ganbare!
99. Say something to your fans. Thank you always!
100. This is the end of our long Q&A, say something to yourself. Write more smoothly!

Sharing my HQ scans of GazettE's first interview with SHOXX and a full translation of the interview which you can access here.

Some takeaways from the interview that I found interesting:

• During this era Ruki often wrote his lyrics from the perspective of a woman because he found it easier to express deep feelings like sadness this way.
• Akai One Piece is written from the perspective of a dominatrix. Ruki is teased and asked if he is into SM which he denies and Reita suggests it's actually Kai who is into it.
• Juunanasai is about a 17 year old girl who becomes pregnant and is abandoned by her boyfriend. Ruki got a letter from a fan who had a similar experience and although he appreciated that they could empathize with the song, it also made him feel sorry.
• At this time the band had a very positive view about their growth, wanting to explore different genres and improve their songs not only through playing them at lives but through differences in opinion as well.

"But I think if we lose that clashing spirit, it's no good. If that growth stops, that's when I think the band itself is over. That's why I have no intention of ever stopping our growth." - Uruha

Hope ya'll enjoy this and I'll continue to work on this deep dive project ^^ I also maintain a catalogue of my magazine collection and accept scan requests.