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The End

Posted by Henkka on December 31, 2019
Posted in: 2ch, Other. Tags: . 80 comments

Hey,

This is a good place to stop.

If there is one thing about me that I’m sure readers of the site, both old and new, are aware of, it’s that I am and have always been an admirer of Tsunku♂ and his music.

I first got into Hello! Project in 2007. Now, looking back, I think it’s fair to say that my active fandom of it effectively ended back in late 2014 with the departure of its producer. Ever since then, I’ve felt that I have been running this site mainly as a kind of tribute to his legacy.

Now, five years later, I feel it’s finally time for me to call it a day.

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Best of Wota in Translation 2019

Posted by Henkka on December 31, 2019
Posted in: 2ch. Leave a Comment

2019 is nearly behind us, and thus it’s time to look back and see what the year had to offer. While you’re at it, feel free to check out the best of 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018!

Please note that this list is not in order of best to worst. It’s simply a list of what I thought were 10 of the best 2ch threads posted on Wota in Translation this year, in the order they were published.

Did I miss anything? What were your favorites from 2019?

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The Music of the Lennon-McCartney of Osaka

Posted by Henkka on December 30, 2019
Posted in: 2ch. Tags: . 9 comments

What are some great lesser-known
Morning Musume songs?

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/03/14(木) 20:21:03.76 0.net
I went back and listened to stuff from a little bit before the Platinum Era and there seemed to be some pretty good songs in there. Give me some more good ones.

19: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/03/14(木) 20:33:50.59 0.net
Every song on the first album.

70: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/03/14(木) 21:11:10.91 0.net
If it’s a song they often perform live but that wasn’t a single, does that alone make it lesser-known? How well-known can a song be before it’s not “lesser-known” anymore?

16: 名無し募集中・・・ 2019/03/14(木) 20:32:21.01 0.net
Buy both of the coupling collections.
Seriously, like 80% of the songs on there are good.

21: 名無し募集中・・・ 2019/03/14(木) 20:34:01.64 0.net
>>16
This.

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Never Forget Kamei Eri

Posted by Henkka on December 23, 2019
Posted in: 2ch, Morning Musume. Tags: , . 10 comments

Sanma remembers Eririn!

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/11/04(月) 08:05:40.86 0
Even though it’s been years he still remembers her.

imuniy @samadoulovekr
22:53 – 2019年11月2日
Sanma (talking to Yokoyama): “You don’t look anything like Kamei.“

僕です！ @moukattakatta
22:52 – 2019年11月2日
Akashiya Sanma remembers Kamei Eri-chan!!!!!!

18: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/11/04(月) 08:36:57.28 0
Well, I mean… Eririn is cute.

13: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/11/04(月) 08:24:26.16 0
Lots of people have even said that she looks like IMALU (Sanma’s daughter), so of course he remembers her.

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I’m a Morning Musume newbie. Where do I start?

Posted by Henkka on December 22, 2019
Posted in: 2ch, Morning Musume, Wota. 8 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/08/19(月) 11:51:35.80 0
Someone help me out.

5: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/08/19(月) 11:54:45.10 0
Lurk for three years.

67: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/08/19(月) 14:30:59.04 0
Start working out.

8: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/08/19(月) 11:57:52.40 0
Watch videos and study their history.

16: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/08/19(月) 12:10:46.78 0
Get “Momusu Life” tattooed on your arm.

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Fukuda Kanon demands for Hello! Project music to be put on streaming services!

Posted by Henkka on December 21, 2019
Posted in: 2ch, ANGERME, Wota. Tags: . 13 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/12/20(金) 12:10:57.35 0

福田花音✔ @kanonfukuda
11:08 – 2019年12月20日
Rather than allowing photos or such, they need to put H!P music on streaming services…
I want to listen to all those old songs and have others listen to them, too…

12: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/12/20(金) 12:46:04.79 0
Most artists already do this.

8: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/12/20(金) 12:34:32.24 0
Allowing people to listen to the music for free wouldn’t profit the company.
As an idol agency, it must be pretty low on their list of priorities.

33: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/12/20(金) 17:56:05.46 0
>>8
On the contrary, with such a huge catalog of old songs, Up-Front should definitely do this.

11: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/12/20(金) 12:45:11.64 0
>>8
Not for free, but for a fixed amount. It’s not a huge amount of money, but the company would get paid depending on the plays they get, so it definitely wouldn’t be a minus for them. And above all else, it would be a gateway for people who are curious. Not allowing streaming services is like keeping that gateway closed.

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What are the best friendships of Hello! Project?

Posted by Henkka on December 17, 2019
Posted in: 2ch. 29 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/07/21(日) 23:20:35.07 0
I want to especially hear about pairs that spent many years together.

10: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/07/21(日) 23:24:36.23 0
I liked Aya/Kanon the best.
There was something intense about that pairing.

15: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/07/21(日) 23:26:51.19 0
>>10
This has been the one for me too in the recent years.

16: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/07/21(日) 23:27:34.33 0
Maimi and Chinami.
If there’s any coupling out there that surpasses this one, I’d like to know about it.

17: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/07/21(日) 23:27:43.95 0
Apart from Yanagawa/Funaki, I don’t know of any other recent pairings that both the people in it have publicly acknowledged.

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I’m a 48 year old man. Would it be gross for me to go to a handshake event and tell my oshi that I love her?

Posted by Henkka on December 13, 2019
Posted in: 2ch, Wota. 20 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/05/10(金) 23:55:29.57 0
Or would she think I’m disgusting?

4: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/05/10(金) 23:58:39.98 0
Depends on your tone.

3: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/05/10(金) 23:57:56.56 O
You’re 48 — you’ve got nothing to lose.
Go for it!

5: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/05/10(金) 23:58:43.52 0
Do what you want.

8: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/05/11(土) 00:00:00.89 0
Who’s your oshi, by the way?

11: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/05/11(土) 00:00:38.69 0
>>8
Eguchi Saya-chan.

15: 名無し募集中。。。 2019/05/11(土) 00:01:55.13 0
>>11
Not okay then.

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