[8/28] Morning Musume。54th single - Wagamama Kinomama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan [#1 single, 144k]

[koregaboku]

I wonder who's actually coming up with the script (?) though.The girls themselves or some really good producer/writers who actually took the effort to portray the girls the way fans see them.

If this trend continues:
Sayu-> Narcissist turned selfless leader
Haruna->Backgirl putting in 110%
Riho-> Competitive Ace

Mizuki-> Former H!P fan...
Zukki-> Funny (?) backgirl
Eripon-> New Narcissist Character (I'm already Japan's #1 idol but in order to be the world's #1 idol everyone needs to know about Morning Musume. Ikuta Erina. I am the current Morning Musume."
Ayumi-> Dancer turned center-dancer
Maa-chan-> Something incomprehensible
Kudo-> Boyish Idol
Sakura-> The Voice

[randompasserby]

Yeah the sequence is looking more and more to be quite random (seniority, age, popularity)
I fully believe the lines are all from the girls themselves by the way. Sayu has said her lines in many interviews even in concert mcs before, RIho's and Harunan's line also seems very likely to be what they thought up on her own given how in-character they are with what we glimpsed in their own blogs/interviews before.

The songs in this release, billboards ads, magazine (back cover) full page ads, TV bookings in popular mainstream shows they haven't been on ages and now these video series... it's all making me giddy.
Morning Musume in full fighting spirit and an obliging H!P/UF in battle footing

They better outsell whatever *48's release second week sales are next week and grab the weekly 1st or I don't think a lot of people will let that one go for a while ... but somehow the prospect doesn't look glum in the slightest, on the contrary it's looking very good for MM.
hypehypehype

[Amped]

Music Station official twitter says to look forward to Morning Musume's hot, intense formation dance with a special medley. Check it out!
https://twitter.com/Mst_com/status/370400230316843008

[JonCC]

They better outsell whatever *48's release second week sales are next week and grab the weekly 1st or I don't think a lot of people will let that one go for a while ...

Yeah, one way or another there will be flamewars on the internet that week. No matter who sells more.
Gonna be tough though: AKB are still in that fase where they could stamp their logo on an empty box and it will still sell millions.

Hope they pull it off though.

[kikkawame]

There will only be flamewars if people are silly enough to start slagging one or the other off. Ultimately, AKB will have this weeks, balance of probability suggests MM next week, and both sets of fans can be pleased. On the other hand, there are those who think there is some war between idols, if they ever came Japan they'd be shocked at how untrue that is

Also Fuku-chan is definitely a H!P lover, at Nakano sun plaza Mizuki, Chisato and Airi did an MC calling themselves 'Hello pro lovers'

[Echidna]

Mizuki-> Former H!P fan...
Maa-chan-> Something incomprehensible
Sakura-> The Voice

Mizuki is not former fan though
my thoughts is smth like:
Mizuki - "I love H!P/Momusu and I want the world love current MM as much as I love"
Maachan - "Loved by everyone in Momusu, want to be loved by all world" /or something else, play on her "aisaretai" from Wagamama
Sakura - "Was chosen as Suppin Utahime, will I grow into Fierce Utahime? Watch me evolving in current Momusu"

[JonCC]

There will only be flamewars if people are silly enough to start slagging one or the other off.

So there will be flamewars. Because people are that silly.

[Yattaruchan]

Ah, cool. Got you.

[kikkawame]

Not necessarily JonCC, more than likely there will be the odd comment, but the whole flamewar angle has died off somewhat, it got tedious in 2010, we're three years on from that

[otaku_blue]

O M F G Music station is on tonight

I hope this doesnt dissapoint IM SO EXCITED