AKIHABARA Backstage PASS

[iceymoon]

ahh i loved that last video, thanks for posting. 8D the place was so non-foreign friendly (just meaning that there is no English help whatsoever, so if you don't speak any Japanese you'll be very confused.. luckily i spoke just enough to get us by) it's nice to see it from a perspective where they're trying to explain it/introduce it to a foreign audience. if i go again i'll keep an eye out for that Kaori girl.. i suspect she spent some time abroad, that was far too fluent to just be classes/self-study.

[Celedam]

TsunTube #76

The battle continues to determine the smartest Back-Sute member, and yes, A.D. Nagisa is one of the final two…

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[Celedam]

Preview of the new single at the end of the latest episode of TsunTube…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUaMI82JRgE#t=1666s

If the link doesn't work, it starts at 27:46.

I like it.

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Covers…

Regular Edition (BSPC-5004)




DVD Edition (BSPC-5003)




B.S.-only Limited Edition (BSPC-0002)




http://backst.jp/sotokanda1/

The page includes a handy guide to the members on each cover. There are four on both the Regular Edition and the DVD Edition. Which segues into…

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The 2012 year-end awards were given to the top members…

http://backst.jp/news/201212/33/

Perennial favorites are appearing. A core group is forming. All is proceeding according to Tsoonk's plan.

[zam_ho]

Yoropiku Pikuyoro - thats the title, correct me if I read the katakana wrong

Interesting covers. I'll listen to it tomorrow when I have a better conncetion.

[Menno]

Yoropiku Pikuyoro MV

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[AyuHikaru]

oh God that A.D. girl... I'm not sure if I'm confused as to why she's there or absolutely loving the fact she's there.

[resop2]

^
A. D. Girl? The one with the glasses?

[AyuHikaru]

Yeah her stage name is like A.D Nagisa or something like that

[Celedam]

Yes, A.D. Nagisa. As I've said about a dozen times, including at the top of this page.

"A.D." is short for "assistant director", which in Japan I think is equivalent to a production assistant elsewhere. So my theory is she's a female wota who got a job with either TNX or the production company that does TNX's television shows and videos, and her wota-ism interested Tsunku so much — she geeked out every time he brought H!P members with him — that he decided to move her in front of the camera.

[Menno]

She was part of the MB℃S Project that was a group of girls dancing to H!P songs on NicoNico & Youtube. It looks like that's how she was "invited' on to Tsuntube when they did a dance competition with several minor idol groups and dance groups late last year. They all danced to that Okinawan themed song.

Here's her 1st appearance on Tsuntube #21
http://youtu.be/5BwPMLK3xgk

Here are the MB℃S Project channels:
http://www.youtube.com/user/2010MBCS
http://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/25521554

She was just Nagisa there, the AD was added when she appeared on Tsuntube.