[5/02] S/mileage 10th single "Dot Bikini"

[Menno]

Tsunku's comments on the single.
http://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-11227379268.html

Of course it's most interesting to see what he is saying about the girls.

Rough translations, corrections are welcome.

Kanon:
福田はノリに乗ってます。
性格も本当に前向きでよく成長したなぁって思います。

Her character is growing stronger.

Ayaka:
和田は美しくなりました。足も長い。そして歌もコロコロ裏返る時もあるけど、
よく声が出るようになってきてます。

She has become a beautiful girl with long legs. Her voice came out nice in this song.

Meimi:
田村の成長も著しいですね。まだ子供なんで落ち着きがない時もあるので、
大人の話をちゃんと聞けるようになればさらに伸びてくるでしょう！

She's shown a remarkable growth. But to grow further she has to become a bit more adult, a bit more calm.

Akari:
竹内のダンスもすごく歯切れよく、パワーがあっていいですね。
時にToo Muchな時もあるけど、その勢いがスマイレージなんで、良しとします！

Her dance is very powerful, even a bit too much. But her energy is good for S/mileage.

Rina:
勝田も手足が長くバランスいいですね。時に引っこみ思案な時もあるけど、
グリグリ芸能界を駆け抜けてほしいです。

She got beautiful hands. But she's still a bit too shy, Tsunku wants her to really run into the world of show business.

Kana:
中西は頑張ってるよ。泣き言言わないですね、今の所。ほかのみんなが経験者なので、
少々プレッシャーな日もあるだろうけど、でも頑張ってる。

Kana is doing her best. She complaints about being behind. She's the only without experience, this puts a bit more pressure on to her. She should keep it up!

[Sohee]

More precise translation then. xD

Kanon: Fukuda is going with the flow. Her personality is very positive, I feel that she's grown a lot.
Ayaka: Wada has become beautiful. Her legs are long, as well. Sometimes her singing goes back to being fickle, but she has learnt how to sing properly.
Meimi: Tamura's growth is remarkable. She is still a child so she can't quite calm down, but I think she'd be able to grow even more if she'd just learn to listen to what the grown ups say.
Akari: Takeuchi's dancing is clear and very powerful. Sometimes it can be a bit too much but even with that, that's the energy of S/mileage so I give it an OK.
Rina: Katsuta has long arms and legs, making the balance (of her body) good. Sometimes she pulls away in thought, I'd like her to take the entertainment world with storm.
Kana: Nakanishi is working hard. She doesn't even complain these days. Everyone else around her has had experience within different fields so I think she feels a lot of pressure, but she's working hard.

[Menno]

Well, I was close enough. Translating Tsunku will always be an art.

[Celedam]

30-second CM…

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[Amped]

Smileage Dot Bikini MV shoot making on HPT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XgTAVX1e8g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3rSwnBB6i4

[Celedam]

Promo…

[youtube]fbGga991Ir4[/youtube]

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Smileage mini-live and handshake event in Nagoya, 5/4
http://s-mileage.jp/info/4229

double promotion :
on 4/29, Smileage will live on Nack 5 i-Ban!! radio show and have a handshake event for the single after
http://s-mileage.jp/info/4226

[MrMoondoggie]

Wow lot's of promotion before the single is even out. Let's hope it keeps up and they prove they can sell good numbers without Yuuka in the group.

[Amped]

let's see if they can keep the trend going during Golden Week. hope they won't be overshadowed by C-ute.

only 392,419 MV views.

special VTR message from Smileage and C-ute on Nico Nama
[youtube]5EjGQX90LFg[/youtube]

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TV promotion

NHK One-Seg * Fanmi 4-21-12 - guest Smileage
[youtube]HWqTpm8eU5I[/youtube]
http://www.nhk.or.jp/fanmi/

still can't find the full show.