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Do you suppose even non-H!P fans might by now know who Mano Erina is?

Posted by Henkka on February 4, 2017
Posted in: 2ch. Tags: Mano Erina. 10 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/12/10(土) 17:36:16.20 0.net
Has she become someone even non-wota might recognize?

3: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/12/10(土) 17:38:56.72 0.net
That’s tough to say. Is it just me who knows her? Or is the general public in on it, too…?

5: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/12/10(土) 17:40:23.64 0.net
She’s become quite well-known through Nige Haji.

17: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/12/10(土) 17:52:23.30 0.net
I’d bet the general public has no clue she was ever in H!P. They only know her as an actress.

14: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/12/10(土) 17:48:56.09 0.net
To think H!P’s most successful person would be someone outside of Morning Musume…

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What will be the final song Country Girls Tsugunaga Momoko sings at her graduation concert?

Posted by Henkka on February 3, 2017
Posted in: 2ch, Berryz Koubou, Country Girls. Tags: Tsugunaga Momoko. 7 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/01/16(月) 19:25:48.92 0.net
Peanut Butter Jelly Love?

2: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/01/16(月) 19:26:12.57 0.net
Ending with Yurushite Nyan Taisou would be the most Momochi-like ending.

3: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/01/16(月) 19:27:16.91 0.net
Itooshikutte Gomen ne — with all 8 members.

4: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/01/16(月) 19:27:31.35 0.net
That one “bye bye” song.

176: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/01/16(月) 21:24:17.70 0.net
>>4
I’d be wailing if it was that one.

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Asahi Shimbun: “We have a great idea! Up-Front should start up a kindergarten for Momochi!”

Posted by Henkka on February 3, 2017
Posted in: 2ch, Berryz Koubou, Country Girls. Tags: Tsugunaga Momoko. 7 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/11/05(土) 18:40:44.80 0.net

Idol Department@Asahi Shimbun @asahi_idol
I have a great idea! Up-Front should start up a kindergarten! They could have it on the first floor of their offices in Akabanebashi! And who better to appoint as its principal than Momochi! (S)

5: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/11/05(土) 18:41:58.51 0.net
>>1
This guy’s a genius.

77: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/11/05(土) 18:52:45.54 0.net
Babies Koubou

7: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/11/05(土) 18:42:39.39 0.net
I’m going to enroll!

36: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/11/05(土) 18:45:22.44 0.net
Feels like this kindergarten would have an exceptionally high average age.

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Uemura Akari and Yajima Maimi’s sole topic of conversation: each other’s beauty

Posted by Henkka on February 2, 2017
Posted in: °C-ute, 2ch, Juice=Juice. Tags: Uemura Akari, Yajima Maimi. 5 comments

1: 頭山不満 2016/12/28(水) 06:32:29.45 0.net

Yajima-san is such a great person! My image of her is that she’s basically like a goddess. The only thing we had to say to each other was “good morning” and “you’re so beautiful!” But I’m still glad I got to talk to her. ♡

http://ameblo.jp/juicejuice-official/entry-12232539161.html

3: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/12/28(水) 06:34:18.91 0.net
Well, they are both beautiful…

2: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/12/28(水) 06:34:04.93 0.net
Uemura: “You’re so beautiful.”
Yajima: “You’re so beautiful.”

7: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/12/28(水) 06:36:22.42 0.net
An endless loop.

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Maa-chan: “To me it sounds like aiko plays all her melodies on instruments and sings only the harmony parts.”

Posted by Henkka on January 29, 2017
Posted in: 2ch, Morning Musume. Tags: Sato Masaki. 11 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/11/19(土) 02:00:53.91 0.net
Listening to her talk about this, I found myself agreeing. It does feel that way.

Source: HELLO! DRIVE! (episode #35, 1:52~)

Sato: I’m now going to play you a song by aiko. I listen to her music quite a lot, and my image of her is that she plays all her melodies on instruments and sings only the harmony parts. I mean, she sings the parts that we would think of as harmony parts. That makes her songs really interesting and different from other singers. There’s this freshness to her music. I love her. I’m now going to play you a song from her that was released in 1999, the year I was born. This is aiko’s “Kabutomushi.”

3: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/11/19(土) 02:02:42.39 0.net
Agreed.

6: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/11/19(土) 02:04:03.39 0.net
I don’t really get what she’s saying. Someone explain?

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What exactly makes Miyamoto Karin so great anyway?

Posted by Henkka on January 27, 2017
Posted in: 2ch, Juice=Juice. Tags: Miyamoto Karin. 22 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/01/04(水) 00:38:49.95 0.net
Because I don’t really get it.

2: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/01/04(水) 00:39:45.37 0.net
I don’t really get it either, but I guess she’s someone it’s great to be a fan of.

3: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/01/04(水) 00:40:11.40 0.net
How about you just open your eyes?

8: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/01/04(水) 00:45:21.85 0.net

  • Light complexion, small face, clean skin
  • Large irises
  • Cute face
  • Small in height but long legs
  • Could be a solo artist as far as her singing ability is concerned
  • Good singer and dancer
  • Good at acting
  • Very stoic
  • Can speak clearly
  • A “trueborn” disciple of H!P, having been a member since she was a 4th grader

100: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/01/04(水) 01:10:48.45 0.net
How about you tell us what there isn’t to like about her.

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Here are the favorite members of overseas Hello! Project fans!

Posted by Henkka on January 27, 2017
Posted in: 2ch. 46 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/01/02(月) 11:14:12.88 0.net
Results:
http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?/topic/25812-helloonline-general-election-2016-results/
http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?/topic/25812-helloonline-general-election-2016-results/page-13
Details:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d9XJD8DeQexCyds5oy2P4_PWJlWu3ZQcUiB2Ltstba8/edit#gid=1796893912

9: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/01/02(月) 11:23:28.85 0.net
Here’s the top 10 for starters:

1) Sato Masaki
2) Suzuki Airi
3) Oda Sakura
4) Kudo Haruka
5) Murota Mizuki
6) Kamikokuryo Moe
7) Makino Maria
8) Fukumura Mizuki
9) Iikubo Haruna
10) Ishida Ayumi

86: 名無し募集中。。。 2017/01/02(月) 12:00:10.80 0.net
>>9
Sato takes 1st place for the second year in a row, both domestically as well as overseas.

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Hamaura Ayano: “I want to be an idol forever.”

Posted by Henkka on January 1, 2017
Posted in: 2ch, Kobushi Factory. Tags: Hamaura Ayano. 12 comments

1: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/11/05(土) 20:31:03.58 0.net

@minatatu
Kobushi Nagoya evening performance. Hama-chan was tearing up at the end.
“How long can one be an idol? I mean, there’s the age problem… (laughs) I love idols and I want to be an idol forever. 5 years, 10 years… 14 years from now. I’ll be 30. Will you still support me when I’m 30 years old?”

4: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/11/05(土) 20:32:05.63 0.net
Don’t worry! I’ll support you forever, Hama-chan!

10: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/11/05(土) 20:33:04.93 0.net
Why was she crying?

14: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/11/05(土) 20:33:51.28 0.net
>>10
Because Momochi is the person she most admires.

6: 名無し募集中。。。 2016/11/05(土) 20:32:44.67 0.net
Suffering from Momochi Shock, huh…

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