12ki member "Mirai Shoujo" Audition - FINISHED.

[wotakubrandon]

Yeah I don't think I have the stuff for a 20nin Musume.

[LiamMusume]

15/16nin MAX please
Does not really matter about the merchandise for me since I only ever buy 1/2 members goods

[Parhelion69]

the group isn't weak in personality, so its not gonna happen.

Well said Amped!

Seriously, the group is close to perfect as it is now.

Sayu's departure will be a big loss ofc, so that's the only area they have to cover I think.

[Amped]

Someone can translate what others members said ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aqQhLHffnkk#!

i would like to know too.

[Sohee]

He said that if the girls who auditions are weak in personality he will go by the number so they surpass the current line up.
...Well. Pretty much calls for a yankee to audition. I'm sure we'll get some interesting personalities in the audition though though, so I'm not worried.

Besides, Tsunku is known for trolling and never sticking to his word anyway. Saying that about AKB (insult or not lol) is a headliner too. Media loves it.

[Sohee]

Someone can translate what others members said ?
[youtube]aqQhLHffnkk[/youtube]

i would like to know too.

Sakura: Earlier, before the concert I told Suzuki-san how it seems likely that there will be an announcement like this...
Suzuki: Eh you did?
Sakura: I did!! I told you!!
Tsunku: What's with that carelessness?
Sakura: Yeah, but I thought that and said it to someone so when your song started playing I was thinking "Ah as expected..."

Tsunku (to Masaki): What kind of 12th gen member do you want?
Masaki: Eeeh... a normal girl.

Tsunku: Ikuta, what kind of girl do you want?
Erina: Eeeh let's see. I thought that I was a girl for the future- (audience: Eeeeeeh) No, no, really, I'm a future girl. But I want a girl who's able to win over me.

Haruka: I don't want a boyish girl. Leave that to me!

Tsunku (to Haruna): How many would you like?
Haruna: Two!

Reina: I want a yankee to join. Since I graduate the troublesome member will be gone-
Tsunku: There are lots of troublesome members!
Reina: Ah, but that's more a problem with intelligence... More like, a girl who has a strong sense of self and confidence and that way the other members will be more fired up too.
Tsunku: I see. Well when it comes to intelligence, Reina too....
Reina: Hang on...

Mizuki: We don' have any more colors so isn't it enough already...
Haruka: Seriously!
Tsunku: Ah but that too, if there's no good girls I might just not choose anyone, that's a possibility too. You know, we're not going to take the first thing that comes along. There must be a girl of good quality. Daaishi, what do you think?
Ayumi: Ah... mm... eeh... Right.... I'll believe in you and just wait.

Riho: I want a reliable girl to join! Cause like if another girl like Masakichan joins.... No, no, I like you Masakichan! But... but if a lot of girls like her joins...
Tsunku: That'd be bothersome, yeah.

Sayumi: These days if I say I'm the cutest, then it doesn't really become a joke. Since I am the cutest in the group. So I would want for a super cute girl who, when I say that I'm the cutest makes me look like a joke!


Question: What has made you feel the most accomplished with Morning Musume?
Reina: I feel a bit like I'm finally here, at this point. I always liked singing, but this tour has many moments when I really feel that singing is what's right for me. So... maybe this, right now.

Sayumi: I've been with Reina for ten years, but unfortunately it wasn't until now that I've become so close to her. Before this we weren't really good friends or anything.
Reina: Yeah we totally weren't.
Sayumi: We weren't fighting really, but we just didn't go well together. So now that we've finally become close she's graduating. I can't say I'm not feeling lonely, but the way Reina is with Lovendor is really cool so I will definitely cheer her on and we who are still here are gonna do our best too.
Sayumi: Reina's presence is big to the group. Especially with her singing. She's really good. So when she graduates someone will have to take her parts and, well I'm weak in that department so... or well, what do you think, can I?
Tsunku: Weeeeeeeeell... that might be a bit difficult.

Question: So the announcement of 12th generation members?
Tsunku: Yeah I surprised the members, or well I'd told 6th gen first, but the others were surprised. The fans too, or well they had a feeling of "Maybe?" but within that they cheered for it. I don't think I'll pick too many girls, but like... Like Michishige said, someone who's really good at singing or really good at dancing or maybe not but has a really strong personality is what I would want. What I really want is a girl you can't win over, a girl who stands out.
Question: How many girls do you want?
Tsunku: Yeah, well I wanna keep it under 20. I want them to pass the current members. So if they're weak in personality I'll just go with the number. And then maybe AKB's impact [on the idol world] will fade too. Momoiro Clover I think will be fine. So we'll fire things up with the number of members. And before you know it maybe Lovendor too will come in!

Why would you ask him how many girls he wants, when he just said he's not going for too many? No wonder he gives a troll answer. @.@

[TotallyUncool]

I can't tell if Tsunku is trolling or not

As TotallyUncool might say, Tsunku's ALWAYS trolling.

True and true!
The whole interchange seems pretty light-hearted (I like Reina's "Ah, but that's more a problem with intelligence... " ), so I wouldn't take 20 too seriously, either as a goal or a limit. But if Tsunku/UFA feel like they're on a roll with adding members (the last few gens went very well, so I suspect that's the case), they may be pretty open to the idea of something in the 15 to 20 range.

[Rika-chan]

Wow thank you Sohee

[Sohee]

Np. (:

...anyone able to help me with that one word/sentence though?

[Celedam]

The closest I can think of is "We're not out to make a quick buck." But that doesn't seem proverbial enough for what he's trying to say, which is more like "We're not going to cut corners," or even "We're not going to take the first thing that comes along."