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[Celedam]

Ayaka Wada – "TEST no Hanamichi" (20 Jun 2011)

The "class" tours the campus of Nippon Sport Science University…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH-da8-rg8s

[iceymoon]

an article evaluating the 2007-2011 era of Morning Musume (Aichan Leader era)
花の絵:『2007～2010年のモーニング娘。 後になって評価される前に』
http://www.hananoe.jp/culture/bouken/bouken019.html

part 2
http://www.hananoe.jp/culture/bouken/bouken020.html

translation by kurikaesu.haru at H!O

This is a translation of an essay published by Tomi Abe on the site “Hana no E” [Picture of a Flower]. It is a site dedicated to publishing essays/articles on movies, music, culture, etc that are not necessarily trendy, popular, or well-known. Their essays make it a point to analyze without regard to popular opinion.

This essay, published under the site's culture section, discusses the Morning Musume of 2007-2011 and raises a lot of interesting points. I became a fan of MM because of this particular lineup and reading this, I felt both a sense of affirmation and an incredible sadness. I wanted to translate and share this because it is probably the most thought-out essay/review/article on MM I have ever read (granted, I'm a relatively new fan and haven't read many). This is unlike the typical entertainment articles that I usually see about MM. (It also resonated with me because his thoughts/feelings about MM are so similar to mine that I was stunned when I first read it, particularly the part about Nanchatte Ren'ai, the song that made me a fan.)

For the most part, the essay has a formal tone to it, so the translation reflects that. There are several parts that are a little unclear or awkward to me, so if anyone has any corrections, I very much welcome them. Notes in parentheses are the original author's own. Those in brackets are my clarifications.

The original essay is split into two parts, which I kept. Links to original essay are provided below.

It's a long read, but a good one.

Enjoy~

awesome article. :] thanks for posting!

also, the motion capture was cute, but the technology can't keep up with the faster/more subtle parts. x3 it makes me hope that they have/will have an IDOLM@STER game where you can set the dances by motion instead of by commands, though!

[Amped]

Kikka and Mano will appear together on the show "Sakigake Eight", 6/29
https://twitter.com/#!/kikukawapro/stat ... 2192713728

真野恵里菜 VS 吉川友！ソロアイドル対決が実現！！バスケットボールフリースロー対決！キャベツ早千切り対決！などなど！次週6月29日深夜25時40分〜フジテレビ『魁！音楽番付Eight』で放送！ 今日、収録しました。まさかの結末。笑った。

http://pikubo.jp/photo/SJaQAU6b4BGs7qHdLo9IEg

[Amped]

Aichan is the image girl for Koe Bank, it will also be an android app called "Takahashi Ai-droid" App

http://www.koebank.jp/
http://jp.androlib.com/android.applicat ... pFtxD.aspx

[koregaboku]

Awwwwkward....
'Cause Ai-chan very proudly uses an iphone.

[Zunu]

^ You must be mistaken. She's clearly a diehard Android fan. Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia.

[iceymoon]

i finally get that reference, yay.

[boinsie]

[Amped]

screencaps of making DVD of Vampire Stories Chasers/Brothers, Reina, Airi.

Reina gets a kissing scene?

[Celedam]

Mari Yaguchi, Mai Satoda, Sayumi Michishige – "ZAKIGAMI!" (17 Jun 2011)

Searching for bijo and ikemen in the Sony Music and GREE offices. Special appearance by vocaloid singer Piko, if you care about that sort of thing…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhzin2s1RQo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqTdkcwZxHo