UTB August 2008...the second issue after the makeover.
The latest issue of UTB has somewhat taken a small leap back to some of this idol publication's roots and considering the recent makeover that UTB has undergone the result is somewhat of a mix between old and new making for a promising "new" format. The previous issue which was the first since the new look was presented had me a bit worried about where this magazine was heading in terms of content. UTB has always been a most informative publication and to along with all of the wonderful photography of your favorite idols there were always the other little features which covered every thing from J-Pop new releases, general idol news, new dramas featuring idols, games, idol "chain" letters, new face features, etc...but the previous issue which showcased a new design for the magazine didn't have any such features and while the sheer number of idols presented was an amazing collection to see, I really did prefer the other misc. articles that UTB used to feature regularly and would miss them dearly if they indeed had gone away for good. But the great news here is that UTB is back to some of its roots and while that may not mean the return of one of my favorite features: "Let's Invade (insert idol's name here) Room"...because admit it!...you also want to know what's in your favorite idol's rooms and just how every thing is set up so that you can make your room look similar! :P...a few new features have been added along with some older favorites! Still with a slight price reduction on the publication I really couldn't hope for the return of trading cards, clear files, fold out posters, or the very much missed DVD features, however the well presented sleek design and glossy appearance happily remains intact. UTB has always had great looking covers too which really adds to the collectible aspect of this publication and while it's been quite awhile since any H!P girl has graced its cover (at one point in the past H!P ruled the covers of UTB with an iron fist...appearing on nearly every single issue in a row for a very long stretch!) the new cutting edge design is as impressive and beautiful as ever! And since Wani Books publishes UTB and a large number of H!P shashinshuus the girls of H!P are regularly featured in its pages which always makes for a great issue and something to look forward to every other month (interestingly UTB used to be published every month instead of bi-monthly).
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Is Mikey going blind? :P
Still reading UTP article... (at work!) ^^i love all pictures!
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"Let's Invade (insert idol's name here) Room" looks fun! There were some great videos I saw on YouTube some weeks ago, classic stuff (nakazawa is still there), with two crazy comedians waking up the members... and it had subtitles... I'm sure I put it in my favorites, but it's gone now T_T must've been deleted. *10 min later* o_o I found out the name of the show was "hen na ojisan" and now I found the two best videos again... Aibon and Nacchi. I'll download both of them right away, I'm not losing them twice...
The photo that is your favourite is my favourite too! ^^ I suddenly seeing how cute she is.
BTW, thanks for those links HarimaKenji :)
It really was a cute feature being able to see exactly how your favorite idol's rooms were set up through actual photos and diagrams. Always plushies, little tvs, and more plushies present! ^-^
Haha it's going to look like I'm sleeping all the time like a cat although it's supposed to mean offline/sleeping...and in contrary I hardly get any sleep now days which isn't very good. :P
Haha I cracked up at those clips...especially Nacchi's reactions and the fact that she and the guy drank from the same bottle! :O
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Nacchi was so hilarious! But I can only imagine how scared I would be if I only was woken up like that one day. It was so so funny that Aibon didn't really question what was going on. I wonder if she was already familiar with him at the time - that's the same guy who's in Ai~n Taisou, right? But that was a little later or was it.
I think she did recognize him but still you're right as she was really really calm for a room invasion at that early time! And she even had a sense of humor to share with them in the situation! They must've smelt of alcohol + old people smell as they called it! :P Nacchi sleeps like a rock doesn't she! :)
Is it me or is this a lot more music orientated now? Looking back at previous issues it's been very much idol book and dvd releases, whilst the first half of the magazine still has the same amazing photos but promoting single and album releases, on the plus side at least that means a ton of H!P!
How cute does Manoeri look in them red boots!
That's a really great observation....got me thinking and you're right there really are more music related features now and they're being involved in the color pictorials too. Awhile back when UTB used to feature J-Pop new releases those articles were in the black and white section most of the time. So true! so true!...with music at the forefront there will definitely be lots and lots of H!P in every issue....plus all of their Wani published shashinshuus to go along with those! ^-^
Love all of Manoeri's photos in this issue!! She has really been groomed into a full fledged idol so quickly!...and after just a few cute sighs there really was no doubt!
I wonder if it will stay more musically orientated? If it does it really does have the possibility of having an issue where almost every page could be H!P related, with the constant supply of singles, DVDs and PB's coming out. Although I must admit to be missing the DVD I'm really impressed with the new style and layout of the magazine.