[quote name='Ap2000' timestamp='1369346955' post='152852'] [quote name='Farrah' timestamp='1369346730' post='152851'] I'm not sure why people are assuming either of them went to the press - yes, Mari apologized publicly, but only after the news got out, and that's a standard PR move. Anyone who know...

I split this from the spam thread now that Mari went and confirmed it. Video of what happened. I'm sorry, I have no respect for cheating spouses. You get no love from me or sympathy Mari. I love these sims videos, I wish all news and shows that use reenactments just did it all this way. The husband...

[quote name='Kahoryn' timestamp='1369265701' post='152705'] Seriously, she looks SO uninterested in being there... it's kind of sad and disheartening. Are you going to Budokan like this, Risako? :/ [/quote] Why not? Not giving a shit apparently worked for Reina for years! No one is really going all ...

Yes.

^ I thought I remembered hearing that somewhere too, but I couldn't find a source to verify.

Thanks Haru! And thanks thaipokecard, I wasn't expecting Kana to write one too. I got her's and Kanon's done.

[quote name='NekoKai' timestamp='1369149301' post='152464'] LinLin also blogged about it. Does anyone want to translate the Japanese portion? Here it is with my translation of the Chinese(in case it helps), and here's the post . 田中はん♡！がんばれいなーーー！道重リーダーファイト！この叫び武道館まで届きますように！ 私たちはプラチナ9ではなく、みなさん自分のこと忘れて...

Could someone help me translate this: わたしがこれキナヨー ってコーディネートしてたら わたしみたいになっちまったぃ。 from this post: http://ameblo.jp/takahashiai-blog/entry-11529345798.html I have no idea what the キナヨー she's referring to is, and it's confusing me for the rest of the paragraph. It's short for kinai yo. It looks like Ai ...

So it's all officially done and over now right? So I can finally say WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO goodbye Reina! If the door hits you on the way out... that's just an added bonus! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohyeah.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D/' /> <img src='http://mm-bbs....

The term "wota" is originally meant to be a positive term. It was invented by idol fans to distinguish themselves from other types of otaku. They don't call themselves wota and mean it in a derogatory way. The word wasn't invented by other people in Japan looking for a way to insult that g...

Are those... garter belts that aren't actually attached to her stockings? Why not.

The Momochi hair has got to go. It's fine for her TV appearances and whatever, but it looks completely mismatched every time they try to do mature outfits. Also whatever weird style they're doing on Risako is not working. Saki's hair looks amazing though, and the outfits are great (though I could do...

[quote name='The☆AEUGNewtype' timestamp='1369000720' post='152250'] Turning this into a contest between the two is exactly what the stans would want, its a complete nightmare waiting to happen. We already think its bad enough with them just having announced they're both getting (fairly) equal treatm...

You guys. People don't just get handed a concert in a big venue as a nice present. If UFA didn't think Berryz could fill the seats, they wouldn't be getting a concert there. Period. I am however disappointed in Tsunku's trolling skills. I think he's getting weak in his old age. He should have made i...

I'm pretty sure it's a nickname/alias. I thought it looked like an odd name so I started looking through Yukina's blog. She starts by calling her "Choriko" and it looks like it evolved from there xD

Re: Aeug's question: I think kira makes a good point about "why H!P" - accessibility. The influx of immature fans is pretty universal. I'm also really active in the Johnny's fan community and we have just as many immature weeaboos. I would say in all Jpop fandoms, it's most definitely not ...

Oh man I love it. I wish it was a full song though :(



Her solo album needs to hurry up and come out.

It doesn't matter whether or not it's an act. The fact is if you turn on your TV and someone is acting in a way that really irritates you, you're going to want to change the channel. For example, if I knew absolutely nothing about Berryz Koubou and I only knew of "Momochi" because I see he...

[quote name='The☆AEUGNewtype' timestamp='1368484730' post='151619'] [quote name='TnB' timestamp='1367955137' post='151177'] none of this stuff is within the control of the C-ute members or Berryz members themselves (aside from arguably Momoko, depending on how much that persona is pushed by the agen...

[quote name='Shoujo Q' timestamp='1368228130' post='151410']

I want for this thread to have a theme song.



Here it is.

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I was thinking more like this.

[quote name='rob' timestamp='1367963623' post='151214'] @TnB I'm curious as to how you know the girls have zero input upon the song choices, dance moves etc. We aren't really sure how much of an input they have or don't have. AFAIK. [/quote] Because that's how it works in the idol industry in genera...

Help? ちゃんと湯船に入った方が 疲れが取れるらしいし。 From this post . Is it my inferred "Because it seems like the fatigue would disappear by taking a full bath" or literally "entering the bathtub properly"? ちゃんと can be kind of awkward to translate. Literally it does mean "properly" but we ...

[quote name='Petit Hulk' timestamp='1367953346' post='151174'] C-ute doesn't have an annoying TV personality by name of Momoko. They also have the better name. They are a dance oriented group, which seems to be pretty popular right now in idol-dom, and they sing decently for idol singers. Despite be...

While I do have to agree a bit about the whining, I'm curious. What exactly does C-ute do differently from Berryz? I mean specifically the girls themselves. I'm not trying to be snarky, I'm honestly curious - because it seems like a lot of the problems are beyond their control. The songs, costumes, ...

I love that Kana's entire future apparently rests on her bangs.

Yesss I love these talks. And S/mileage is the best.



I wish I had more time, I'd totally be down for translating these. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ryalot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':cryalot:' />

I still need someone for Zukki. I thought someone volunteered but I haven't heard anything else about it - whoever you were, nice person, are you still up for it? She uses the same emoji all the time so she's not too bad! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/puppyeyes.gif' ...

Seriously, he's pretty cute. Good for her! And a chef too, that's awesome.



I guess this is the marriage that was supposed to be mentioned on some show ages ago.

I still get green paper!



One time near the holiday season I got Hanukkah paper (blue with silver stars of david). I have no idea how they found that in Japan but it was pretty great.

Well that's disappointing. At least there's hope for something good to come out of the b-side.