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I’m worried about all these recent shenanigans happening within H!P

Posted by Henkka on October 31, 2017
Posted in: 2ch. 46 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/08/27(日) 22:51:54.32 0.net
If you guys have spotted anything similarly problematic, post evidence of it here.

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The female fans of H!P speak: “member whose face I’d most like to have”

Posted by Henkka on October 6, 2017
Posted in: 2ch, Wota. 43 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/08/29(火) 16:05:42.66 0.net
For me, it’s Eririn by far.
Aside from her, either Nacchi or Maimi.

7: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/08/29(火) 16:09:18.95 0.net
It’s got to be Ayaya…

13: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/08/29(火) 16:12:11.65 0.net
No matter how I look at it, Maimai is the only real option.

18: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/08/29(火) 16:13:40.52 0.net
I’d be fine with anyone from °C.
Even Okai-chan looks beautiful with long black hair.

20: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/08/29(火) 16:15:06.70 0.net
Sugaya Risako of course! Even Maimi answered in a survey that Sugaya has the face she’d most like to have.

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Tsunku♂ Love Theory: “The Determined Woman”

Posted by Henkka on September 28, 2017
Posted in: Other. Tags: Shinoda Miho, Tsunku♂. 5 comments

Determined women have what it takes to make men get serious

When a person becomes truly determined about something, whether it be a sport or whatever else you can imagine, they reach a sort of place of enlightenment. People like that are easily able to go beyond what others might deem commonly accepted. I often unconsciously find myself greatly admiring people like that.

One example of such a person might be Taiyou to Ciscomoon’s Shinoda. I have no qualms about calling her a determined woman — hell, she’s an Olympic athlete! I’m sure even Utaban’s Taka-san and Nakai-kun would agree: Olympic athletes are a huge object of admiration for all people doing sports. Sure, even kids who can make it big in high school level baseball are already amazing, but the amazingness of these people is on a whole other level altogether. I have some sports experience myself: I did swimming and track-and-field. But even if I was the best of my school, becoming the no. 1 of the entire Osaka prefecture would’ve been completely unrealistic for me — to say nothing of being the no. 1 in Japan. That’s something too amazing for me to even properly visualize.

And when you’re representing an entire country in the Olympics, like Shinoda was, it isn’t enough for you to take part in the nationwide tournament or something and win once. You have to have maintained that average for years, and you have to remain in your peak condition for the Olympics, which only happen once every four years. In other words, you can’t be an Olympic athlete if you are unable to keep constantly working hard, constantly bringing in the results, and constantly being lucky. Not only was Shinoda able to do all that and become a representative of Japan, but she was also the ace of their team — she went even higher.

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Tsunku♂ Love Theory: “The Small Woman”

Posted by Henkka on September 20, 2017
Posted in: Other. Tags: Tsunku♂, Yaguchi Mari. 3 comments

Let’s reconsider: is a height complex really something you need?

I wonder if it’s maybe all the recent trends among university and high school girls?

For a while now, much has been made of the so-called “selfishness” of young Japanese girls. Ordinary, everyday girls these days have become so much more plain-spoken than before. Everyone on TV is doing stories about them and how society as a whole seems to be delighted by them, so part of it may just be the girls responding to the demand and playing the part. Nevertheless, it feels like young girls have now managed to attain the right to be blunt. Go out to any of the popular spots around the city for young people to hang out and you’ll find them everywhere around you — girls acting all cynical and overly direct.

It’s actually because it’s that sort of a moment in time that small women are now in high demand!

There are many different types of men in the world. Lots of men will find these increasingly self-indulgent girls cute; guys who want to be at the mercy of their whims. On the opposite end, lots of men view their bluntness as tactless; guys who are just afraid of them. Part of it may be because some men simply feel small in our current society. Take someone who’s maybe hooked on anime; someone who thinks real women could never see them as a worthwhile partner — it’s no wonder people like that will shy away from women who strike them as especially strong. Not to mention if the woman in question is even taller than them! Women who are both big physically and act that way on the inside? For men like that, no matter which way they look at it, women like that will seem like too much for them to take on.

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Okai Ken-chan goes out drinking until 4 AM; is forced to sleep outside by Okai’s mom

Posted by Henkka on September 19, 2017
Posted in: °C-ute, 2ch. Tags: Okai Chisato. 10 comments

1: 2017/08/20(日) 07:46:51.09 0.net
https://www.instagram.com/p/BX_M8X3Ft7U/

“I had too much to drink. She drove me out.”
“I’m sleeping outside the house now.”
“Good night.“

@chisatookai_official_uf
Doesn’t matter how many times dad gets driven out of the house, he just never seems to learn… He’s been drinking again. I just woke up to this email. I’m going to go back to sleep… Sorry dad. I wanna let you in, but this is your own fault, dad.

#mom #angry #4AMnotOK #curfew #midnight #gladitssummer #backtosleep #dad #kenchan #okaihousehold

7: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/08/20(日) 07:58:27.58 0.net
How many times has it been already, Kenichi-kun?

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Michishige Sayumi’s mom has great legs

Posted by Henkka on September 17, 2017
Posted in: 2ch, Morning Musume. Tags: Michishige Sayumi. 9 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/08/17(木) 15:54:51.99 0.net
https://www.instagram.com/p/BX4SMWNlhA6/?taken-by=sayumimichishige0713

This is a picture from when we went to Guam. A two-shot with my mom. We were going to go in for a dip, so I had my hair up. By the way: I can’t swim.

1. ℃-uteな名無しさん 2017年08月18日 01:00 id:GOKFadUV0
Is that you, Tau?

17: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/08/17(木) 16:23:27.30 0.net
>>1
Unless I’m mistaken, Hahashige is close to 60. Just how can she look so young?!

106: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/08/17(木) 23:43:54.33 0.net
Those aren’t the legs of a 60-year-old.

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Taguchi Natsumi gets into fight with her family; leaves house at 11 PM

Posted by Henkka on September 17, 2017
Posted in: 2ch, Kobushi Factory. Tags: Taguchi Natsumi. 21 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/08/13(日) 22:59:51.45 0.net
http://ameblo.jp/kobushi-factory/entry-12301290929.html

Good evening~
This is Taguchi Natsumi.

I’m outside at the moment. Why? Because I don’t want to be at home right now~

Yeah. I had a fight with my family. Though I don’t actually want to use a word as cute as “fight” to describe it. Well, whatever. I just have to come to terms with it. If I don’t, I’ll wear myself out. I’m sure that by sharing this kind of thing I’ll have people telling me what a big child I still am. I guess I’ll just have to accept those childlike parts about myself.

In any case. It’s hot outside. It makes me realize just how good I have it when I’m always spending my time in our cool, air-conditioned house!

Oh, and by the way, I usually feel scared if I’m walking out at parks and stuff at night. But right now, I’m not scared at all. Humans sure are strange.

5: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/08/13(日) 23:01:08.59 0.net
Don’t go out by yourself…

9: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/08/13(日) 23:01:41.97 0.net
I’m gonna go out to Saitama to look for her.

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American English speaker Nonaka Miki: “People who speak British English sound really smart.”

Posted by Henkka on September 15, 2017
Posted in: 2ch, Morning Musume. Tags: Nonaka Miki. 37 comments

1: 【中国電 – %】 ◆fveg1grntk 2017/07/29(土) 19:49:34.29 0.net

[Listener: Are there different accents even in English?]

Nonaka: Yes. There are.

Kaga: Ooh.

Makino: Really?

Nonaka: People who speak British English sound really, really smart — this is something a lot of people who speak American English will say. They just seem really intelligent. As for like Australians, when you’d normally say “Monday,” they pronounce it like “mandai.” Even their pronunciations for weekdays are different. This can sometimes make communication surprisingly difficult.

FM-FUJI “GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS =FULL BOOST= Morning Musume ’17 no Morning Diary”
Appearing: Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Kaga Kaede
2017/7/27 broadcast

7: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/07/29(土) 19:54:23.56 0.net
Beckham seems like an idiot though.

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