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Tsunku♂ Love Theory: “The Angry Woman”

Posted by Henkka on September 19, 2018
Posted in: Other. Tags: Iida Kaori, Tsunku♂. 4 comments

Why are some women so adorable when angry?

I’ve been hearing that in recent times there are more and more girls who will actually get violent with their boyfriends when they get angry at them during fights. That is some scary stuff.

Now, I personally think it’s fine if a girl is, say, kicking up a bit of a racket in the guy’s arms or something, and I think it’s still acceptable if we’re only talking about something on the level of her giving him a good, honest, teary-eyed, open-handed slap. But violently throwing things or seriously hitting someone? That can’t be okay. Being subjected to something like that would surely make the guy quickly start losing his feelings for her.

Guys do not like it when girls are angry. Every guy would rather have the girl in their life always be in a good mood. However, there are some girls such as Morning Musume’s Iida Kaori who actually come across as adorable or funny when they get angry — to the point where TV hosts will try to make her angry on purpose. If you happen to be someone like that, I think that’s pretty great.

Iida is one of those girls who everyone would agree has lovely facial features. And yet, those TV hosts will pick up on the smallest changes in her facial expression and they’ll say things like “she has a scary look on her face!” or “oh no, Iida’s angry!” They poke fun at her like that, trying to make her even more angry. While Iida herself is not aware of this fact, the reason they all do that to her is because her being angry is actually one of her charms. I consider it one of her talents. It’s never an unpleasant type of angry with her.

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Hello! Project COMPLETE SINGLE BOOK 20th Anniversary Edition Roundtables: Fukumura Mizuki × Yamaki Risa

Posted by Henkka on September 15, 2018
Posted in: Other. Tags: Fukumura Mizuki, Yamaki Risa. 6 comments

— Today, we would like to ask you two to each name and talk about five singles that you like.

Fukumura: That’s going to be difficult…

Yamaki: Does that mean songs that impressed me personally?

— It’s completely up to you. You can name songs that you used to love listening to as a child, or you can name songs that have been memorable to you performing them in your respective groups, or anything else. It’s not that they have to be necessarily your favorite five of all time. How about you two take turns? What’s your first song, Yamaki?

Yamaki: I’ve already talked about it lots of times, but: “Kimagure Princess.” My list wouldn’t be complete without this one. It’s the song that made me aware of Morning Musume and Hello! Project in the first place. I had this classmate who was hooked on them and it was that classmate who got me into it. I had my prejudices — I thought idols could only be “cute,” and no one in my family had ever listened to anything even close to idols, so I really didn’t know a thing about what idols actually were. That was when I heard “Kimagure Princess” and it was just this huge shock for me. “But this isn’t anything like the idols I know!” It didn’t take long until I was hooked.

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Tsunku♂: “Me quitting was not due to my health.”

Posted by Henkka on September 12, 2018
Posted in: 2ch. Tags: Tsunku♂. 20 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/20(水) 22:20:43.66 0.net

It was more an issue of a difference in values. The office had their image of what Hello! Project should be, and I as the producer had my image of what Hello! Project was.

5: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/20(水) 22:24:17.05 0.net
Oh damn. That’s pretty blunt.

293: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/20(水) 23:27:09.47 0.net
This is the first time I’ve seen him state it that clearly.
I want to know if he had anything to do with the selection of 12th gen.

6: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/20(水) 22:25:02.99 0.net
So it was creative differences with the office… (laughs)

602: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/21(木) 01:26:54.21 0.net
Oh man. I really wish I hadn’t read that. I don’t feel good about this. And I’m not saying that while trying to blame either side.

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Is it a bad thing to be in love with an idol?

Posted by Henkka on September 9, 2018
Posted in: 2ch, Wota. 33 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/15(金) 12:01:56.25 0.net
Isn’t it actually pretty much the correct way to be an idol otaku?

3: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/15(金) 12:04:54.58 0.net
No. Idols are someone you’re supposed to cheer for, not fall in love with.

114: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/15(金) 13:04:33.31 0.net
It’s not bad, just stupid.

7: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/15(金) 12:06:17.24 0.net
It’s like the servant falling in love with the princess.

53: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/15(金) 12:30:56.16 0.net
If you can say with full confidence that your love isn’t going to turn into hatred, then go right ahead.

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Hello! Project COMPLETE SINGLE BOOK 20th Anniversary Edition Roundtables: Takahashi Ai × Paipai Dekami

Posted by Henkka on September 7, 2018
Posted in: Other. Tags: Takahashi Ai. 13 comments

Paipai: This book is in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Hello! Project, and so first I’d just like to say: congratulations!

Takahashi: Thank you.

Paipai: Something that caught me off-guard recently was you appearing at Morning Musume ’17’s Budokan concert.

Takahashi: Ah, the surprise appearance.

Paipai: What surprised me the most about it was how you stood on stage, looking like you’d only just been up there yesterday or something! I was astonished seeing you looking like that.

Takahashi: Really?! I didn’t mean to appear that way! (laughs)

Paipai: I know you’re mainly working in fashion right now, so I was just thinking how it was even possible for you to still have an aura like that. Like, I know you still perform at fan club events and so, but I would think you’d be at least a little bit nervous when appearing on a stage in front of 8,000 people.

Takahashi: Oh, I was super nervous. It was a complete surprise appearance so I even had to do the rehearsal with no sound. So then when I got on stage it just felt so alien to me. I was freaking out.

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Natsuyaki Miyabi: “I don’t like girls who have their boobs out on purpose.”

Posted by Henkka on September 6, 2018
Posted in: 2ch, Berryz Koubou, PINK CRES.. Tags: Natsuyaki Miyabi. 17 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/12(火) 20:01:16.06 0.net

(Question from pen name Gomendy)
“I have a fashion-related question for Miyabi-chan. Miyabi-chan, you like to wear clothes that are quite revealing, right? I was thinking of challenging some more revealing clothes myself this summer, but so far I haven’t even been able to wear skirts that go above the knees. I’ve never worn anything that reveals the stomach either. And it’s all because I find it so embarrassing, of course. Is the embarrassment factor something you get over as you keep wearing clothes like that more and more?”

Natsuyaki: Right. Well, for me, I just start naturally wanting to show more skin in the summer simply because it’s so hot. You know how foreign women wear like denim short pants with a camisole and stuff? That to me is so cute and stylish, but that kind of thing is… How do I put it? It’s not really accepted among Japanese people. That’s the problem. But you should just wear it anyway, and just think like, “I’m not in Japan!” That way you can have fun no matter where you are.
Nihei: But that’s not so easily done…
Natsuyaki: What? Yes it is. Just, stop caring about what anyone else thinks! (laughs)
Nihei & Ogata: (bursting with laughter)
Natsuyaki: (laughs) I mean, it’d be boring if you had to take other people’s opinions into consideration when choosing your fashion.
Nihei: Well, yeah. That’s true.
Natsuyaki: Right. So you should wear whatever it is you want to wear. But the listener is saying that she feels embarrassed about showing a lot of skin — and no wonder if she’s only worn knee-high skirts so far. You could start by choosing skirts that are a little bit shorter, or wearing something that reveals your shoulders — that’s something that’s “in” this year. So yeah, do that. Do it little by little. I’m sure it’ll get less embarrassing as you keep doing it.
Nihei: Right. Doing it little by little.
Natsuyaki: But then there’s… how should I put this? Well, there are some girls who will seriously have their boobs out!
Nihei & Ogata: (bursting with laughter)
Natsuyaki: I don’t really like that sort of thing… Hmm? What is it? I’m serious, there really are girls who want to have their boobs out!
Nihei: (laughs) There are, there are.
Natsuyaki: You all know what I’m talking about, right?! I wonder if the listeners know the type of girls I’m talking about? I would think lots of people agree with me. lt’s like those girls are all thinking, “these are all I have!” I guess to them, that’s like their charm point, or appeal point, or whatever you call it. And I think that’s fine, too… but if you want to look cute, exposing your shoulders and stuff really brings out that womanly… what would you call it, lavishness? I think that’s the best way to do it. Showing those body parts more.
Nihei: Mmm.
Natsuyaki: Shoulders. Wrists. Ankles. Showing those parts definitely makes you cuter, and it makes you look more womanly. That’s what I would recommend doing.
Nihei: Hmm. True.
Natsuyaki: But if you overdo it and it’s almost to the point where people can see your butt, that can make you look indecent. So you shouldn’t do that.

HELLO! DRIVE! -Haro Dora- Natsuyaki Miyabi, Nihei Yuuka, Ogata Risa #177 – YouTube (4:00~)

49: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/12(火) 20:13:48.77 0.net
That’s because you have no boobs to put out yourself.

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Akiyama Mao: “I’m in my first year of high school and I still bathe with my dad.”

Posted by Henkka on September 3, 2018
Posted in: 2ch, Tsubaki Factory. Tags: Akiyama Mao. 5 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/07/08(日) 11:17:38.03 0.net
“My big sister is 23 and even she still bathes with our dad.”

Source: Young Town.

@katari_no_machi
Maopin says she gets scared if she’s in the bath by herself. She always bathes together with someone else — primarily her father.

#mbs1179 #yando #ヤン土 つばきファクトリー 秋山眞緒
23:42 – 2018年7月7日

2: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/07/08(日) 11:18:12.12 0.net
Just a father and daughter who are close with each other. That’s nice.

63: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/07/08(日) 11:38:39.45 0.net
Maopin is so kind.

5: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/07/08(日) 11:20:06.09 0.net
Hey, Mao’s dad: it’s okay to bathe with your daughter only up until elementary school.

256: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/07/08(日) 21:29:37.85 0.net
I agree that elementary school is the limit, but…
Dad: “Hey, you’re a junior high schooler now. How about you start bathing by yourself already?”
Daughter: “Why?”
… If I was asked that, I kinda get how it’d be hard to come up with a good answer… (laughs)

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I have a problem: I’ve only just now become hooked on Sayashi Riho…

Posted by Henkka on September 2, 2018
Posted in: 2ch, Morning Musume. Tags: Sayashi Riho. 17 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/06(水) 23:39:31.78 0.net
No matter which song of theirs I listen to, it’s like I can only hear Sayashi and I just start to cry. I can’t believe that such a cute living being could actually exist in the real world. I was talking to a friend on Twitter the other day and that’s when he told me about Sayashi… I’d like to ask him a couple of hard questions as to why the hell he didn’t introduce me to her when she was still an active member.

2: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/06(水) 23:40:53.84 0.net
Yeah. It’s been known to happen.

5: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/06(水) 23:42:17.55 0.net
Shuwa shuwa pon

34: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/06(水) 23:57:35.66 0.net
I only got to know about her a month before her graduation so I only just barely managed to shake hands with her — even though I knew almost nothing about her. I was a complete newbie, but I made a decision and I stuck to it.

3: 名無し募集中。。。 2018/06/06(水) 23:41:19.25 0.net
Sayashi continues to be bait for attracting new fans.

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