Dream Musume Take On Budokan

[Madara]

When the first few posts said "Aya," I assumed it was Aya Matsuura. But no, I've obviously entered an alternate universe where Aya Ishiguro is back and Maki, too. Hallelujah! Can Sayaka and Asuka be far behind? And, hope against hope, Aibon????

[Vikitty]

Sayaka is with another agency.

Asuka is out of showbusiness.

And there is no way in hell Kago would be let back in. Plus, she's pregnant.



Sayu actually acknowledged the lack of Kago in the MC -- translation credits go to Sohee @ JPM:

Sayumi: Yeah I also loved Morning Musume and watched them do The Peace, and to be able to do The Peace with all the members that I saw on TV --- well, not really all of them ---

Fans: LMAO

Sayumi: Well, almost everyone-

Tsunku: You can just say All of them~

Sayumi: To be able to stand here with ALMOST all of them is really like.. a yume (dream), really like DREAM...

[masa]

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=DXkdcQR3n1o



Nakai said "Kago-chan? Where is Kago-chan?".



Probably everyone think so.

But she was on bad terms with UFA when she left... <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /sleep.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='-_-' />





Edit - From her twitter



なんだかすごく考えさせられる数日でした。ツイートしようと思ってもまともにつぶやけなかった。

今日は天気がいいね、背中を押されてる気分です。 少しづつ、少しづつ、時は過ぎていくね。今日もよろしく。

[Anderei]

Tsunku tweeted about her when she attempted suicide, and Zukki has (allegedly) mentioned that she looks up to her. It looks like they're being a little less strict about mentioning her, even the agency still doesn't want her around.

[tsukinobyouin]

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Sayaka is with another agency.

Asuka is out of showbusiness.

And there is no way in hell Kago would be let back in. Plus, she's pregnant.

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Aya is with another agency too and obviously so is Maki. Even if her hiatus is to be counted as no longer being with Avex, DMM came to her last Avex show so label appears to not have much to do with anything in this case. Therefore, I want some Sayaka love :(



As for Kago...I don't think her pregnancy matters - if they were on good terms she could have been backstage/in the audience like Miki. But I agree, the fact that she left by way of being fired makes it unlikely that we'll ever see her reunited with these girls, no matter how many fake "poor Kago" and "oh congrats on that baby" comments they write in their blogs.



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http://www.youtube.c...h?v=DXkdcQR3n1o



Nakai said "Kago-chan? Where is Kago-chan?".



Probably everyone think so.

But she was on bad terms with UFA when she left... <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /sleep.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='-_-' />





Edit - From her twitter



なんだかすごく考えさせられる数日でした。ツイートしようと思ってもまともにつぶやけなかった。

今日は天気がいいね、背中を押されてる気分です。 少しづつ、少しづつ、時は過ぎていくね。今日もよろしく。

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I love Nakai. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />



Translation of the Kago tweet:



"Somehow, there has been a lot to think about these last few days. I thought about tweeting but I couldn't say things flat out. Today the weather is nice, I feel like my back is being pushed. Little by little, little by little, time passes. Please support me again today."



Er...it's kind of a crap translation because she's so vague. I'm not entirely sure how this is related, maybe you can explain masa?

[NekoKaiSai]

I know I'm going to sound retarded, but I just figured out that the "moni" in "Minimoni" and "Petitmoni" is short for "Morning", so thank you masa for providing the link that resulted in my epiphany.

[masa]

[quote name='TnB' timestamp='1331578577' post='121257']

Er...it's kind of a crap translation because she's so vague. I'm not entirely sure how this is related, maybe you can explain masa?

[/quote]

I don't know her true feelings either.



My guess is that she became sentimental thinking about her past fellows, but she decided to take a step forward slowly.

[aisasami]

[quote name='Valerie' timestamp='1331566278' post='121245']

Asuka is out of showbusiness.

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Not entirely true anymore. But, I think she doesn't want to be associated with her idol past and thus didn't show up.

[tsukinobyouin]

Not very exciting, but:



Dream Morning Musume Memorial Pack (via SayuNii)



It's the concert setlist (minus Renai Hunter), available as an album via various online download sites for a month. As far as I can tell these are the original recordings, not the concert versions (despite the misleading list SayuNii gives). The only new song would be Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari DMM ver. <-Just kidding, totally forgot this was on the album.

[Anderei]

JKM was on their album. It's technically not new either.



Anyway, I'm listening to the recordings, starting with Kaori. She stopped singing in the middle of a line in Daite Hold on Me. She sings the full line in the original, so I thought maybe she got confused. But then she did it again. It's weird. Koharu's also missing a lot of her group lines because she's so out of breath.

[Anderei]

Some concert footage.

[Anderei]

So. I have some clips from the DVD that someone uploaded. I think they're going to upload more, albeit very slowly.



Pucchi Moni Medley

Roman ~My Dear Boy~

Memory Seishun no Hikari

Mr. Moonlight

[Vikitty]

I kind of love Nakazawa in Mr Moonlight. Somehow it works. And I love the new dance break after Yossi's monologue.

[yuzuriha]

I just legitimately got chills and this is the first H!P anything I've been excited about in a long time...I've been listening to a lot of old school H!P stuff in the past week or so and have been getting really nostalgic.

[Miss Moonlight]

Whoa, Yossi and Mako's little dance interlude just woke up a crazy fangirl that had been lying dormant inside me for quite a while.



I miss Miki though <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ryalot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':cryalot:' />

[Anderei]

They are not uploading this thing fast enough for me.



Love Machine

[Shoujo Q]

I want to see Tanpopo!

[Haru]

Iida Kaori is a flawless BAMF.

[aisasami]

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They are not uploading this thing fast enough for me.

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Your wish is another site's command for the full concert!

[yuzuriha]

[quote name='Haru' timestamp='1340471336' post='128250']

Iida Kaori is a flawless BAMF.

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Yes. Yes she is.



Is that Koharu that looks so weird?

[JPope]

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[quote name='Anderei' timestamp='1340466991' post='128239']

They are not uploading this thing fast enough for me.

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Your wish is another site's command for the full concert!

[/quote]

Half way through it right now. This is really fun to watch -- even Koharu can't spoil it. The first two costumes are just God awful, but everyone looks great.



EDIT: Turns out this is not quite the entire concert, but everything through Tsunku's appearance, but some of the single files that were posted are from after that point.



I can't stress how dreadfully bad nearly all of the costumes in this concert are, the exceptions being Tanpopo and especially the adorable sailor girl outfits for "The Peace". The ill-fitting, shiny bags that Morning Musume wore were absolutely embarrassing.



Speaking of "The Peace", Nono makes an appearance, and looks... plastic. I don't know if it's just makeup or becoming an adult or having had lots of "work" done, but she really looks weird in this. I honestly did not recognize her for half the song.



The other thing that stood out to me was how good Makoto sounds throughout, save for one wretched moment during "I Wish".



Overall, this was a fun two hour spent. Makes me want to pull out some of the old concert DVDs.

[emily]

[quote name='Shoujo Q' timestamp='1331468383' post='121150']

And some concert rips (Someone ripped right from the mics so you can hear them singing very well.)



Pucchimoni Medley

THE PEACE

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These are dreamy! If someone would like to be really nice and has access, please post more mic rips from this concert!



Tanpopo is lovely!

[yuzuriha]

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[quote name='aisasami' timestamp='1340474385' post='128258']

[quote name='Anderei' timestamp='1340466991' post='128239']

They are not uploading this thing fast enough for me.

[/quote]



Your wish is another site's command for the full concert!

[/quote]

Half way through it right now. This is really fun to watch -- even Koharu can't spoil it. The first two costumes are just God awful, but everyone looks great.



EDIT: Turns out this is not quite the entire concert, but everything through Tsunku's appearance, but some of the single files that were posted are from after that point.



I can't stress how dreadfully bad nearly all of the costumes in this concert are, the exceptions being Tanpopo and especially the adorable sailor girl outfits for "The Peace". The ill-fitting, shiny bags that Morning Musume wore were absolutely embarrassing.



Speaking of "The Peace", Nono makes an appearance, and looks... plastic. I don't know if it's just makeup or becoming an adult or having had lots of "work" done, but she really looks weird in this. I honestly did not recognize her for half the song.



The other thing that stood out to me was how good Makoto sounds throughout, save for one wretched moment during "I Wish".



Overall, this was a fun two hour spent. Makes me want to pull out some of the old concert DVDs.

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I'm excited to check it out now. I got the same feeling after watching the clips. I'm especially excited for Tanpopo!