1: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 19:37:32.08 0
In a situation like that, is it okay to try and go talk to her? Or would I just get reported?
2: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 19:38:06.84 0
>>1
How’d you know she was a H!P wota?
4: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 19:38:44.17 0
>>2
She was singing nothing but H!P songs.
3: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 19:38:40.33 0
Going into her room would be creepy.
5: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 19:39:21.00 0
Gross.
6: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 19:39:29.76 P
You should’ve just yelled wota chants in your mic.
8: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 19:41:17.87 0
I think she realized I was a H!P wota, too. It felt like she was following up on the songs I was singing.
12: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 19:47:28.56 0
We left the place almost at the same time, too. It felt a bit awkward…
9: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 19:42:06.28 0
Please don’t tell me you sing H!P songs by yourself. (laughs)
10: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 19:43:00.88 0
>>9
I do. Depending on the song I might dance along, too.
15: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 19:48:46.06 0
>>10
Ugh…
23: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 19:57:03.21 0
Huh? I always sing the “Tsunku versions” of Morning Musume songs by making it like five keys lower. Does that make me disgusting? Well, entering and leaving the karaoke alone does feel a bit embarrassing though.
26: 1 2013/05/23(木) 19:58:54.25 0
>>23
I sing them in the original key and yeah, I’m guessing I look pretty disgusting when I’m at it.
The employees probably think I’m gay.
29: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 20:00:03.27 0
>>26
Wow. I couldn’t sing them in the original key by myself. I’d at least need pauses.
18: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 19:50:46.42 0
What’d you sing?
19: 1 2013/05/23(木) 19:52:28.87 0
>>18
This and that. Mostly Musume, but also Berryz and stuff. She sang almost nothing but Musume.
21: 1 2013/05/23(木) 19:55:42.29 0
She finished off with Shabondama. Her tribute to Reina maybe?
25: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 19:58:35.17 0
>>1
What was the newest song she sang? Maybe she just wanted to sing LOVE Machine and stuff for nostalgia or something?
30: 1 2013/05/23(木) 20:01:32.50 0
>>25
I think she sang Joshikou Hanamichi for example.
She was singing all these weird songs like Chokkan and THE Manpower.
31: 1 2013/05/23(木) 20:04:29.14 0
So what I want to know is, would it have been okay to go talk to her? I live like way out in the sticks and I seriously have no wota friends at all, so it’s not about her being a girl or anything, I just really wanted to talk to someone like that.
32: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 20:06:56.59 O
Depends entirely on your looks.
34: 1 2013/05/23(木) 20:08:18.19 0
>>32
I look like a gorilla.
33: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 20:07:28.84 0
It’s all about your timing. Suddenly barging into her room would be iffy. Maybe if you talked to her when she stepped out of the room?
37: 1 2013/05/23(木) 20:10:51.35 0
>>33
When she came out of the room, huh… Though our eyes did meet once, the first image that then popped into my mind was just me getting reported, so that was that…
47: 1 ◆WMhvyKf/Y. 2013/05/23(木) 20:23:30.83 0
I’d like to hear some opinions from girls. There’s only guys answering…
58: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 20:48:23.84 0
I’m a girl and I often go to karaoke by myself. I might not like it if someone came up to me like that. I’d be embarrassed once I realized they could hear I’m tone-deaf…
64: 1 ◆WMhvyKf/Y. 2013/05/23(木) 20:50:09.11 0
>>58
I see. True, it’d be obvious they heard your singing voice.
67: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 20:58:17.04 O
What was her reaction when your eyes met? How did she look? It’s really good timing, you should’ve at least said hello.
70: 1 ◆WMhvyKf/Y. 2013/05/23(木) 21:05:55.50 0
>>67
It just felt awkward somehow so I immediately looked away. She was in her twenties. Slender, long hair. Her face looked a bit melancholy maybe. I regret not saying hello or at least nodding or something…
71: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 21:05:55.91 0
If she reports you to the staff, they’ll ban you from coming again.
75: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 21:10:29.22 O
I just want to sing freely by myself and not worry about someone barging into my room.
78: 1 ◆WMhvyKf/Y. 2013/05/23(木) 21:11:47.45 0
>>75
No, of course I wouldn’t enter someone’s room.
76: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 21:11:17.52 O
Entering her room might get you reported, but maybe if it was when you were both just coming out… But considering the timing coinciding with Reina’s graduation and everything, and the fact that you both live out in the sticks and that meeting with other H!P wota is so rare now, wouldn’t it be kinda nice? Judging from the songs you both sang and stuff, it sounds like you and her would’ve gotten along fine especially if there were no ulterior motives. Maybe you should’ve at least said hello.
79: 1 ◆WMhvyKf/Y. 2013/05/23(木) 21:13:28.44 0
>>76
I regret not doing so…
80: 1 ◆WMhvyKf/Y. 2013/05/23(木) 21:16:04.78 0
Thinking back, I’m sure she heard my girly singing voice, too. (laughs)
I didn’t think about that and just sang with all I had.
81: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 21:17:45.42 O
I was a serious wota of another non-H!P group before. I was at karaoke and I could hear someone singing their songs through the vent and I was so happy, I just sang all the same songs in sequence. Since it was coming from the vent I obviously couldn’t tell which room it was, but if it was the room next to mine and especially if it was just after a graduation or some other big event, I would’ve definitely said hello.
82: 1 ◆WMhvyKf/Y. 2013/05/23(木) 21:22:37.29 0
>>81
I see. I can’t say with absolute certainty that she knew I was a H!P wota, too, but maybe just nodding at her or something wouldn’t have gotten me reported in any case. Maybe I was just too careful.
87: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 21:56:45.00 0
You probably shouldn’t talk to someone you don’t know at a karaoke place.
84: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 21:50:43.11 O
There seem to be quite many H!P wota who go to karaoke alone. The other day I just randomly checked the song log at and some person of valor had been singing Mobekimasu, Pucchimoni, Tanpopo, Minimoni, Matsuura, Fujimoto, Nakazawa, Ichii, Taiyou to Ciscomoon and Melon Kinenbi songs.
90: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 22:01:05.96 0
I live in Tokyo and I also go to karaoke by myself. I only sing H!P songs so I don’t want anyone to go with me. I was surprised to see that the machine had the actual PV for Brainstorming.
93: 1 ◆WMhvyKf/Y. 2013/05/23(木) 22:06:15.67 0
>>90
I was touched that it had both Brainstorming and Kimi Sae. (laughs)
91: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 22:02:52.10 0
You should’ve approached her and asked if she likes Morning Musume’s songs. Maybe she wants wota friends, too?
93: 1 ◆WMhvyKf/Y. 2013/05/23(木) 22:06:15.67 0
>>91
Are you sure she wouldn’t just go “Huh? You were listening to me?! Gross!“
92: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 22:05:34.29 0
It can be really varied as to what people want to sing these days. That must be why going to karaoke by yourself is so popular right now. If you do that, you can get by without all the “Who’s song is this?” and “Don’t put in all these freakin’ songs nobody knows!” Looking at the most popular song rankings at karaoke, it’s been the exact same songs for ages, too.
99: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 22:59:29.33 0
I was worried >>1 was talking about me, but then I realized I didn’t sing Shabondama today. Phew. It was my first time seeing the PV for Kimi Sae Ireba so that was nice. Sakura with a bob cut is too cute.
100: 名無し募集中。。。 2013/05/23(木) 23:18:16.67 0
I wouldn’t want to become wota friends with some guy I don’t even know. You made the right call by not talking to her. If it’d been me and had you said something, I would’ve definitely thought you’re gross.
104: [さくら組] ´・ω・`)ノ ◆Ona1OO7eK2 2013/05/24(金) 07:22:45.76 0
I once went to karaoke after a concert and the first floor was full of H!P wota. Every door had pictures of their oshimen.
Henkka: Aww. What an adorably creepy thread this was.
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I think I’d be quite ecstatic if someone were to sing MoMusu, or H!P song in general, in karaoke place. Not many fans in my country. ;A; So it’d be nice to meet a new one and maybe even join in with them, in a non-creepy way. XD
He could have smiled at her. If she smiled back, he could have said “I think I heard you singing Shabondama. Reina’s graduation is sad, isn’t it.” or something like that. If that was said to me, I wouldn’t think anything bad.
But I’m not Japanese, so Japanese girls might be different. Also, if he really looks like a gorilla… (laughed so much at that, haha)
anyways, thanks for translating! I really enjoy reading these. It’s fun to learn about Japanese wota this way. ^_^
Did OP really think he would be reported for smiling or saying hello? lol
I think saying something like “I heard you singing ____” might seem a little creepy, but there’s no other way to bring it up.
If this is his reaction to a normal girl wota, what would he do if they saw a H!P member walk out of those rooms?
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If he heard me belting out H!P songs I’d be a little embarrassed but after finding out that we both love H!P and are a little tone-deaf (LOL!) I think it’d be okay. I think this is definitely something that shows the differences in culture, young Japanese girls seem to be quick to say someone is gross so of course he didn’t want to just go out an approach her. Had I been in the other room and heard him, I would probably approach him myself. Maybe set up a karaoke date for the next weekend, though to be one the safe side I’d bring a friend the first time. But H!P wota should be pretty safe. Since there’s a HUGE language barrier I’d imagine singing together would be very fun and hilarious (at least for him). I guess that’s something for female wota to know, that the males won’t approach us first so if we want to say ‘hello’ we’d have to be the ones to do so first.
Hmm, I feel like it’s totally okay to say hello? If the girl acts like she doesn’t want to talk, as long as you back off immediately it should be fine… just asking if she’s a fan and seeing if she responds to conversation should be okay?
I don’t see why creepy, i mean the guy just wanted to be friend with a girl XD but it seems that is a hard thing to do in Japan. He should have said something when both step out the karaoke, just a ‘hello’ would be fine and if he wanted to talk more, he could ask if she was singing the H!P songs because sounded great, something like that. Or from the room say something with the mic, i mean he’s saying he could hear her, she could hear him too and he could have said something like “Hey there, you’re pretty good singing H!P songs, but i won’t lose” XD.