Wota in Translation

Katsuta Bakuwara says she wants to become a model

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/06/30(月) 16:53:04.43 0
Source: yesterday’s radio.

3: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/06/30(月) 16:54:04.51 0
Huh? Seriously? (laughs)

2: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/06/30(月) 16:54:03.87 0
Somehow it just feels like giving any sort of reaction here would mean I’ve lost…

39: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 02:06:07.34 0
She could probably become a model for like a bookstore commercial that only shows her thighs.

6: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/06/30(月) 17:01:14.50 0

14: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/06/30(月) 17:20:44.68 0
Ayacho, Maro and Bakuwara are the only ones with passable faces in S/mileage.

19: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/06/30(月) 17:46:50.15 0
Some of you seem to not understand this, but being a model has nothing to do with your face.

30: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/06/30(月) 18:12:46.69 0
Hearing how this girl carefully chooses her words when speaking, you feel like she must be really hurt by all the things that are said about her looks.

31: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/06/30(月) 18:19:36.49 0
Rinapuu’s cute.

5: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/06/30(月) 16:56:22.37 0

Tsunku♂: “I wish fans would stop giving
these girls false hopes about being able to do
all kinds of other work aside from being idols.”

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:16:07.51 0

彼女達は今まだ一つ目の目標に向って歩んでいる。ラジオのネタMCのネタの一つとして「もしも」的なビジョンを話す事も当然ある。そんな時、それを「本人熱望」みたいに受け取って夢の途中なのに何か違うものを「出来る！出来る！」なんてあおるのはねぇ。
もちろん本気で次に向うなら応援するが。

— つんく♂ (@tsunkuboy) July 1, 2014

Those girls already have a goal that they’re working towards. I know that you’re obviously going to have the “what if” sort of segments on radio where you’ll talk about your dreams and so on. But some people can mistake those statements as meaning “that’s what they really want to do!” even though what they’re actually working towards is something very different, and then they’ll start cheering them on, going “you can do it, you can do it!” I’m not a big fan of that kind of thing.

With that said, if that’s really the path she would like to take in the future, then naturally I would give her my full support.

40: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:27:22.23 0
Wow, why so serious? What happened, Terada?

2: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:17:55.10 I
I definitely agree with him on this. All those guys saying Kumai-chan needs to be doing modeling and stuff… yeah, no.

3: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:17:59.81 0
Apparently Tamura really would like to become a stage theater actress though.

7: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:19:13.18 0
This is just Tsunku being frank with Katsuta.

77: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:34:24.02 0
>>7
No it’s not. It might look like he’s just giving some overly harsh words to her, but what he’s really saying is that the fans are wrong in doing the sort of thing he’s talking about.

9: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:19:42.61 I
Guess he means she should quit using the idol thing as a backup plan if modeling is what she really wants to do. Not doing so is also taking the modeling world lightly, too.

24: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:23:16.25 0
Well, Tsunku♂ ought to stop his bogus health & well-being side business, too.

30: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:25:41.85 0
If she can’t become a successful idol first, she’s not going to succeed elsewhere either.

34: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:26:33.73 0
There are definitely fans who tell them stuff like “you would do well in variety!” or “you could be an actress!“

44: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:27:53.34 I
Terada must be tired of all the wota blaming him for being intolerant for not letting girls like Koharu or Ume-san do modeling even after seeing they were failing as idols.

46: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:28:32.33 0
Tsunku is completely in the right on this one.

56: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:30:06.60 0
Model shitai, joyuu shitai
Arekore shitaku mo naru keredo
Zatsunen wa kinmotsu yo
Kanchigai shitara soko made yo

(Wanting to be a model, wanting to be an actress
Wanting to be all kinds of things
But such idle thoughts are not allowed
Get lost in your head and it’s all over for you)

87: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:37:02.67 0
If you’re going to say that, then write them some songs that are actually idol-like!
Enough with the fishnet tights, exposed belly buttons and pole dancing already.

62: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:31:33.41 0
The point he’s making is this: first bring in some results as an idol, and then you can proceed to the next step. And that is completely spot on.

100: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:40:57.68 0
In short, this is proof that Tsunku sees Katsuta as an important member of the group. He wants Katsuta to give her everything for S/mileage.

104: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:41:37.60 0
I’m sorry I said I wanted Maimi to be an actress.
I’m sorry I said she’d fit well in an NHK drama.

117: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 14:43:20.84 0
I told Aarii she’d be perfect for the leading role in a morning drama.
I’m sorry.

664: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:52:11.05 0
Damn all the wota who were saying Niigaki was the group’s variety queen…

696: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:55:48.50 0
Katsuta skillfully manipulating both Terada and all of you guys. (laughs)

Tsunku♂ is way too rational

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:31:35.06 0.net

モデルもピンキリやから、言うのは簡単。でも一つの事が中途半端な奴は何やっても結果中途半端。RT @papapa141: @tsunkuboy おはようございます！
りなぷーがラジオで道重さんがバラエティを頑張った様に私はモデルをやりたいって言ってましたよ！

— つんく♂ (@tsunkuboy) June 30, 2014

彼女達は今まだ一つ目の目標に向って歩んでいる。ラジオのネタMCのネタの一つとして「もしも」的なビジョンを話す事も当然ある。そんな時、それを「本人熱望」みたいに受け取って夢の途中なのに何か違うものを「出来る！出来る！」なんてあおるのはねぇ。
もちろん本気で次に向うなら応援するが。

— つんく♂ (@tsunkuboy) July 1, 2014

あ、確かに。RT @JUNSAN2011: @tsunkuboy どんなシチュエーション、ニュアンスで言ったのか実際ラジオ聴いてないと分からないと思いますので、あんまり意見しないほうがよいのでは？

— つんく♂ (@tsunkuboy) July 1, 2014

@papapa141: Good morning! Rinapuu was saying on radio that she’d like to do her best at modeling, similar to how Michishige is doing her best with variety.

@tsunkuboy: Well, there are all kinds of models out there and nowadays anyone can say they want to become one. But someone who can only do a half-hearted job at what they’re currently doing will do a half-hearted job at anything else they try, too.

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Those girls already have a goal that they’re working towards. I know that you’re obviously going to have the “what if” sort of segments on radio where you’ll talk about your dreams and so on. But some people can mistake those statements as meaning “that’s what they really want to do!” even though what they’re actually working towards is something very different, and then they’ll start cheering them on, going “you can do it, you can do it!” I’m not a big fan of that kind of thing.

With that said, if that’s really the path she would like to take in the future, then naturally I would give her my full support.

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@JUNSAN2011: Perhaps you shouldn’t comment on the matter too much since you didn’t even hear the radio show in question. There’s no way for you to know what kind of a situation or nuance it was.

@tsunkuboy: Well, that’s true.

6: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:33:36.72 0.net
As expected of Tsunku. You’d never get that from anyone on 2ch.

17: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:37:19.72 0.net
This is something I like about Tsunku. (laughs)

19: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:37:48.29 0.net
Tsunku honestly admitting to some random guy on Twitter having caused him to lose his temper. Such a good guy.

20: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:37:50.67 0.net
Tsunku’s cute.

22: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:37:59.04 0.net
I forgive him.

24: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:38:53.89 0.net

ただ、ひとつ言えるのは今回の「嗚呼すすきの」のMVの中に出てくる勝田のシーンはかなり萌え。
さすが。

— つんく♂ (@tsunkuboy) July 1, 2014

But the one thing I can say is this: Katsuta’s scene in the “Aa Susuki no” MV is really quite moe. As expected.

26: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:39:44.50 0.net
What a dimwit.

30: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:41:55.20 0.net
Being a mere dimwit is still better than being a dimwit who’s pretending to be smart.

37: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:46:30.37 0.net
Tsunku is strangely capable of crisis management.

51: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:51:17.60 0.net
Making assumptions and hot-headed statements without even knowing all the facts. This is definitely Tsunku’s bad.

55: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:53:16.19 0.net
Yeah, but immediately afterwards recognizing that he’d made a mistake is admirable.

63: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:57:04.44 0.net
His honesty is cute.

44: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 15:49:45.77 0.net
It’s official: their next song is going to be titled “Well, That’s True. ～Wow, you have a point!～“

Katsuta Rinapuu makes it to Yahoo News!

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 22:28:31.35 0.net

Tsunku♂ gives an H!P idol a public lecturing!?
“She will do a half-hearted job at anything she tries.”
Tsunku♂’s candid advice to irresponsible fans
RBB TODAY, published July 1 (Tue) at 21:50

On the 1st, music producer Tsunku gave a stern message on Twitter to Hello! Project idol Katsuta Rina from S/mileage.

On June 30, Katsuta spoke on their radio show “Smile Station 1422” about her aspirations of becoming a model. After a fan messaged Tsunku♂ on Twitter, saying “Rinapuu (Katsuta’s nickname) was saying on radio that she wants to try modeling!“, Tsunku♂ sternly replied “There are all kinds of models out there. Anyone can say they want to become one.” He continued unsparingly, “someone who can only do a half-hearted job at what they’re currently doing will do a half-hearted job at anything else they try, too.”

While it looked as if he was giving Katsuta a “public lecturing” of sorts, it seems Tsunku♂’s real intention was something else. Afterwards, he tweeted “those girls already have a goal that they’re working towards.” Adding that he realized that idols will often talk about their dreams for the future on radio, he went on to give some candid words of advice: “some people can mistake those statements as meaning “that’s what they really want to do!”, and then they’ll start cheering them on, going “you can do it, you can do it!”“

It seems that Tsunku♂ thinks the real problem instead lies in the fans who will irresponsibly try to guide idols towards different paths in their career.

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20140701-00000036-rbb-ent

61: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 22:48:44.19 0.net
>>1
There are about 200 things about this that I could make fun of.

4: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 22:29:44.22 0.net
They’re going to find out about our Bakuwara-san!

14: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 22:33:28.64 0.net
This seriously made it into the news? (laughs)

19: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 22:36:04.59 0.net
Well done, Bakuwara-san.

21: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 22:36:26.65 0.net
Teranyan sure is a good dude.

31: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 22:38:48.58 0.net
When you read through the article, it’s clear that what it’s really about is the irresponsibility of the fans. Neither Terada nor Bakuwara loses. (laughs)

33: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 22:39:48.47 0.net
Such a tiny offhand comment becoming news like this… feels like radio is going to become a traumatic thing for her.

39: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 22:40:47.58 0.net
>>33
Makes you amazed at just how much influence Katsuta has. (laughs)

35: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 22:40:34.20 0.net
Is that Rinapuu’s first solo feature on Yahoo News?! If so, congratulations!

49: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 22:44:44.59 0.net
The sort of news that could only ever come out of H!P. (laughs)

51: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 22:45:07.00 0.net
The wota who attacked Tsunku because of this are in tears.

57: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 22:46:44.77 0.net
To think Bakuwara-san would stand out like this… (laughs)

56: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 22:46:41.72 0.net
I can almost taste Maro’s resentment right now.

55: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/01(火) 22:46:16.25 0.net
I’m calling it: Bakuwara will be the center in their new song.

Tsunku♂: “Katsuta is cute.”

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:24:53.10 0.net
Source:

ほら、勝田が昨日のツイネタを気にしてメールしてきやったやんかぁ。かわいいとこあるで。あいつは単にラジオのネタに答えただけやしね。ま、ヤフトピでいじってもらえてあざした！ってことでご容赦。

— つんく♂ (@tsunkuboy) July 2, 2014

Oh look, I got an email from Katsuta. She’s worrying about that Twitter thing from yesterday. She’s so cute. And she just said something simply because she had to answer a question on their radio show. Well, thanks for giving her some attention anyway, Yahoo Topics! Sorry for the trouble.

6: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:26:56.10 0.net
Bakuwara… (laughs)

7: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:27:23.32 0.net
Bakuwara’s such a chicken.

11: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:28:30.59 0.net
Bakuwara’s too cuuuuute.

15: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:29:26.11 0.net
I don’t think we’re ever going to hear the word “model” coming out of Bakuwara’s mouth again.

21: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:30:54.10 0.net
Bakuwara’s surprisingly sensitive. (laughs)

48: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:35:39.51 0.net
>>21
She’s previously apologized in an MC at an event and even written an apology on her blog, too.

http://ameblo.jp/smileage-submember/entry-11244541844.html (in English)
http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1086908445

25: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:31:40.56 0.net
Why reveal on Twitter that she was worried about this?

30: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:32:10.97 0.net
>>25
It’s Tsunku’s way of extinguishing the fire.

26: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:31:48.76 0.net
Tsunku’s really learned how to employ the internet properly.

43: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:34:35.97 0.net
This is way too good considering it came right before Budokan, too.
Tsunku had a winning strategy here.

46: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:34:57.77 0.net
This was very Terada-like.

8: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:27:23.74 0.net
Does Bakuwara read 2ch?

51: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:36:23.33 0.net
I’m guessing it’s more likely that Maro read about things on here and then reported it to her.

57: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:37:52.34 0.net
>>51
So it was like:
Tsunku♂ → 2ch → Maro → Bakuwara → Tsunku♂

53: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:36:35.82 0.net
Isn’t it Tsunku who should be apologizing to Rinapuu and not the other way around? (laughs)

65: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:39:43.05 0.net
>>53
Terada may look like a proper adult, but he’s a junior high school girl at heart. He doesn’t have that kind of consideration in him. (laughs)

80: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:44:52.33 0.net

S/mileage ‏@smileage_715 – 2014/7/2 5:32
Looks like the summer I so love is finally here! I’m going to go and do my best today at the rehearsals for our Budokan concert. (=ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ #smileage #Budokan
Katsuta Rina

107: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 13:03:18.83 0.net
>>80
I cried.

98: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:53:24.57 0.net
Still looking happy as of yesterday:

Looking much less happy after hearing about the Twitter thing:

110: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 13:05:01.09 0.net
I’m feeling slightly jealous because Tsunku made it sound like he was bragging about having received that email from Rinapuu.

127: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 13:16:40.38 0.net
Tsunku: “Katsuta’s inabilities are what make her cute.”

128: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 13:16:58.01 0.net
You’re even cuter, Mitsuo.

137: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 13:38:07.26 0.net
Here comes their next song with Rinapuu as the center!

22: 名無し募集中。。。 2014/07/02(水) 12:31:05.80 0.net
This whole thing having such a happy ending is a sign of Bakuwara Quality.

Henkka: What started as a bit of delicate situation instead turned into a disaster averted, S/mileage getting free publicity for their Budokan concert, Rinapuu getting her first solo article on Yahoo! News, Tsunku showing us he is both a bit silly and yet capable of admitting to his mistakes, Rinapuu revealing yet another painfully cute side of herself, and a whole bunch of laughs for the fans. Everyone wins!

 

Except Maro. Maro definitely loses.

Sources: http://helloproject-sokuhou.doorblog.jp/archives/38912503.html, http://helloproject-sokuhou.doorblog.jp/archives/38930107.html, http://c-ute.doorblog.jp/archives/38920964.html, http://helloprocanvas.ldblog.jp/archives/39643871.html, http://helloprocanvas.ldblog.jp/archives/39655602.html