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[bisuketto]

When did Ai's singing get SO bad? She left MM ages ago, but that's not an excuse! Even Charmy was singing better than her.
Kaori looks gorgeous though! I mistook her for Yurina

[JonCC]

When did Ai's singing get SO bad?

She had surgery for nodules on her vocal chords.
http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2013/0 ... rd-nodules.

Her voice has never been quite the same since.

[bisuketto]

^Oh, I didn't know that! I feel bad for her now. My favorite singer Mika Nakashima also had a similar problem and her voice has never been the same

[Mixi]

I didn't know Ai-chan underwent surgery. I stopped liking Nakagawa Haruka's voice after she had that surgery. She had a husky voice and it lost its raspiness much to my dismay. Vocal cord surgery can destroy a singing career. At least idols don't rely only on that.

[AyuHikaru]

Yeah it can take a really long time to get your voice back to where if used to be after that surgery, if it ever really recovers at all. Taka still sounds like Taka though, she just sounds like it's not as easy as it used to be. It's going to take time.

[Amped]

today, Yaguchi, Tsuji, and Ai-chan were at a press conference to promote a product for body hair removal by Datsumo Labo. They called them the "Datsumo Musume" (hair removal musume). 3 of them were former Minimoni.

Spoiler: show

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20150 ... nannex-ent
http://datsumo-labo.jp/lp/datsumo-musume/

Datsumo Musume. is starting an audition for a new member ages 12~49, living in Japan. Starts 6/30~7/31. They winner will be announced at the 2015 Fall Collection Fashion show.
http://datsumo-labo.jp/cp/datsumo-musume/cp/ad/

Aichan and Tsuji promo video

[himonomusume]

^
"That person has graduated..."
My question is how do you even graduate from being a Datsumo Musume?

[Shoujo Q]

Kago should audition. >_> Could you imagine?

[Amped]

Takahashi Ai's film "Karaage USA" DVD, release is 8/26
http://www.neowing.co.jp/product/DAKUFBW-1463

[Sohee]

^
^I would actually love that. >>; She's probably not in position for that now though...