67 posts tagged “aichan”

Okay~! these are the preliminary results as the two top finishing *fantasy* teams will go onto a final one time drawing~ which CK♥ has so sweetly agreed to do for me once again~ o(*´∀｀)o゛！

So many wild things occurred this past Sunday including an on track altercation (ノロ≦。)！between one fiery Juan Pablo Montoya and one fiery but much more relaxed now Tony Stewart~! Let's just say that I just don't think that they'll be having Thanksgiving dinner together this year~ (・o・)。。。

Some really interesting results for some drivers at Homestead made way for some unexpected finishes~ as well as some expected finishes as well~...so without further delay here's the finishing order for each of your *fantasy* teams~!

4th place- Anise & Cloves- Drivers: Scott Speed, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, Juan Pablo Montoya & Kyle Busch finished 27th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 38th & 8th respectfully for a combined average finish of 15.16.

3rd place- Hello!Jessie- Drivers: Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin & Tony Stewart finished 4th, 14th, 8th, 11th, 1st & 22nd for a combined average finish of 10.

In just two days~ history may be made in the Cup Series at Homestead Miami Speedway~! J.J.♥ goes for an unprecedented 4th straight title in racing's most prestigious series ＼(^o^)／☆ J.J,♥ must finish 25th or better to seal his fourth title~ and the only other driver capable of winning the crown is veteran and team mate Mark Martin who also races for Hendrick Motorsports♥~ as his points deficit is within a one race reach yet.

Still so nervous though ・゜・(ノД`)・゜・。！！....okay~! here are the complete~ fantasy race teams～＊ in their order posted~ in case you'd like to watch the results unfold live on Sunday~ ＾　＾。

Ada XD's *fantasy race team*- Matt Kenseth/ Jimmie Johnson♥/ Jeff Gordon♥/ Tony Stewart/ Mark Martin/ Denny Hamlin

Anise & Clove's *fantasy race team*- Scott Speed/ Jimmie Johnson♥/ Jeff Gordon♥/ Carl Edwards/ Juan Pablo Montoya/ Kyle Busch

maiZe's *fantasy race team*- Jeff Burton/ Jimmie Johnson♥/ Jeff Gordon♥/ Greg Biffle/ Mark Martin/ Carl Edwards

Hello! Jessie's *fantasy race team*- Tony Stewart/ Kurt Busch/ Greg Biffle/ Kyle Busch/ Clint Bowyer/ Denny Hamlin

*Good luck*~! to everyone....so looking forward to Sunday ne~!

And CK♥ has agreed to do the final duel drawing between the two best finishing teams~ *Thank you* so much CK♥~! o(*´∀｀)o゛ Pray for J.J.♥~! ＾　＾

*Thank you* to Anise & Cloves, Ada xD, maiZe & Hello!Jessie for sharing your thoughts on Aichan♥ in her leadership~ role...so many facets of her personality, professionalism, ability and intangibles learned over time as an idol♥~ but perhaps most of all she's just Aichan♥ a complete natural at this! ＾　＾

So~ I'm thinking that you may like your *chances* as with four eligible entries for Aichan's shashinshuu giveaway with the deadline now passed last night...you each will have a 25% chance of winning~ ＼(^o^)／☆ albeit the variables and unpredictable nature of yes~! racing♥! o(*´∀｀)o゛

Just to see once again what's at stake here....

For more of "Watashi" koko ni click~! ＾　＾

Okay~ for Anise & Cloves, Ada xD, maiZe & Hello!Jessie~ it's time to start your engines!! or rather thinking caps~(^-^*)！

Please select your one race♥ fantasy team by choosing 6 drivers whom you think will have the best combined average finish at the final race for the Cup Series at Homestead Miami Speedway~ to be held on Sunday November 22nd~! Post only one of your driver choices here (important: one of your driver choices must be outside of the top 12 in points which is listed below) and PM to me your other five choices~ keeping them a *secret* until race♥day...(I'll post all four complete fantasy teams prior to next Sunday's race event at Homestead Miami Speedway so you may follow along live if you're curious for the results ＾　＾。). Only the top 35 drivers (in points) are eligible for choices as shown below~.

The top two finishing teams~ will then face off in a one time final drawing....may be odd to only have two names "mixed" up in a hat…(^q^)! but I'm hoping that CK♥ can once again maybe help me with this...so bad of me I haven't even asked him yet (*´艸`)！

Each entry must be posted here by Thursday November 19th...midnight (Hawaii time).

*Good~luck* and happy racing♥!! ＼(^o^)／☆

Here are the current top 35 driver points standings....prior to today's race results:

RANK	+/-	DRIVER	POINTS	BEHIND	STARTS	POLES	WINS	TOP 5	TOP 10	WINNINGS
1	--	Jimmie Johnson	6297	Leader	34	3	6	14	22	6,876,910
2	--	Mark Martin	6224	-73	34	7	5	13	20	5,068,950
3	--	Jeff Gordon	6185	-112	34	1	1	16	23	6,210,810
4	+2	Kurt Busch	6126	-171	34	0	2	9	19	4,717,880
5	--	Tony Stewart	6119	-178	34	0	4	15	23	6,651,720
6	-2	Juan Montoya	6061	-236	34	2	0	7	17	5,051,550
7	--	Greg Biffle	6050	-247	34	0	0	10	16	4,625,260
8	+3	Denny Hamlin	5975	-322	34	1	3	13	18	4,977,340
9	-1	Ryan Newman	5973	-324	34	2	0	5	15	4,798,850
10	-1	Kasey Kahne	5898	-399	34	0	2	7	14	5,530,440
11	-1	Carl Edwards	5857	-440	34	0	0	7	13	5,337,040
12	--	Brian Vickers	5777	-520	34	6	1	4	13	4,529,770
13	--	Kyle Busch	4183	-2114	34	1	4	9	12	5,928,260
14	--	Matt Kenseth	4151	-2146	34	1	2	7	12	6,847,850
15	--	Clint Bowyer	4078	-2219	34	0	0	4	15	4,216,160
16	--	David Reutimann	3969	-2328	34	2	1	5	9	4,676,220
17	--	Jeff Burton	3677	-2620	34	0	0	3	8	4,981,800
18	--	Marcos Ambrose	3637	-2660	34	0	0	4	7	4,008,470
19	--	Joey Logano*	3600	-2697	34	0	1	3	7	5,140,930
20	--	Casey Mears	3571	-2726	34	0	0	0	4	3,781,640
21	--	Kevin Harvick	3535	-2762	34	0	0	4	8	5,761,360
22	--	Jamie McMurray	3389	-2908	34	0	1	1	5	3,818,200
23	--	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	3285	-3012	34	0	0	2	5	3,922,860
24	+1	Elliott Sadler	3231	-3066	34	0	0	1	5	3,668,140
25	+1	A.J. Allmendinger	3218	-3079	34	0	0	1	5	3,721,480
26	-2	Martin Truex Jr.	3210	-3087	34	2	0	0	4	4,472,080
27	--	David Ragan	3097	-3200	34	0	0	0	2	3,527,760
28	--	Reed Sorenson	3019	-3278	34	0	0	0	1	4,431,330
29	+1	Bobby Labonte	3012	-3285	34	0	0	1	2	4,059,220
30	-1	Sam Hornish Jr.	2991	-3306	34	0	0	2	7	3,952,790
31	--	David Stremme	2919	-3378	33	0	0	0	0	4,141,680
32	--	Paul Menard	2818	-3479	34	0	0	0	0	4,165,570
33	--	Michael Waltrip	2706	-3591	32	0	0	0	2	3,295,400
34	--	Robby Gordon	2556	-3741	33	0	0	1	1	3,686,360
35	--	Scott Speed*	2544	-3753	33	0	0	1	1	3,379,600

~Volume 2~



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~Volume 4~

Anyone hungry?!

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This was supposed to be my very first silent post where I shut up~ but I'm such a blabbermouth....so (*´艸`) just a few words........ :P

Hmm...who am I kidding....lol I can't shut up! XD

Not even Rikachan could hold back the H!P shashinshuu ＊princess＊ as Aichan released her 10th~! solo photo book on May 25th surpassing even Rikachan's current total. And without doubt they are the two most celebrated H!P idols when it comes to visual releases as they've long dominated this front of idol fanfare~.

I personally couldn't think of anyone more deserving either.....(although Kamei does creep into mind rather loudly though! (￣▽￣)!) Still Aichan is the constant upholder of professionalism in H!P making her along with perhaps Yukosan the two best leaders that Momusu has enjoyed over their long tenure. Other thoughts that instantaneously come to mind when I think of Aichan and all that she's represented and meant to Momusu/H!P as a whole are: role model...exquisite dancer..mentor..vocalist..artist..leader..performer..actress..♥quirky♥........and one need only view Momusu's stage musical "Ribbon no kishi" to bear witness to her full arsenal of talent on display~. =)

And of course, perfect beauty! (*´∀｀*)

I think I've spoken too much for a "silent" post...(。ーωー。) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪~..........

Takahashi Ai's "Watashi" pb can be ordered here at YesAsia.

Takahashi Ai's "Watashi" pb can be ordered here at Amazon Japan.

I've chosen 35 of my favorite images from Aichan's "Watashi" shashinshuu to scan below......my scanner is now exhausted lol! :P

oh and just in case you'd be interested in owning this *beautiful* shashinshuu be on the lookout for an upcoming Aichan shashinshuu giveaway where I'll award someone a new sealed copy of Aichan's "Watashi" pb as my mini NASCAR fantasy league of sorts rolls on some time after the current JunJun/C-ute pv DVD single giveway finishes this weekend at Pocono Raceway~. Someone's going to win...it may as well be you ne~. ＾　＾Also a special limited idol/voice actress alarm clock as well as another *cute* shashinshuu will follow in future giveaways~....tanoshimi kudasai. =)

A~h I almost forgot to mention..Aichan's in Hawaii and here on the island of Oahu. It's always fun to recognize familiar sights whenever a H!P member visits here~. I still need to go *hug* that sign post which Kamei was leaning on~. XD

Although I needn't mention, "Watashi" is one of the most *pretty* idol releases yet!! And so much of Aichan's personality comes through in these photos..I'm in a state of adore-overload! o(*´∀｀)o゛♥

And lastly just a few screencaps from the accompanying making of DVD...just a little note that the DVD is actually just over 19 minutes although the dust jacket says it's only 10 minutes.

Seeing this DVD just makes me think oh why couldn't I have been at that park or in that supermarket or at that beach or near that fire hydrant or in China Town when Aichan was there...(;´□｀)......(*sigh*) if only I could be that lucky!  ＾　＾

Sometimes little realizations come to mind at the most random of times....take for instance me watching an Arashi concert DVD and suddenly thinking to myself just a few *things*.......like why didn't I own a single Aichan or Gakisan shirt of any kind until now?..(._.;). With both being long time favorite members it's also quite wacky of me~ :P. That and why didn't I find out about rice milk earlier in life~? Tastes like skim milk and without any bad (゜ロ゜ノ)ノ effects!

*Cereal* officially has a best friend once again. o(*´∀｀)o゛♥..........

...and why does the line you choose to stand in at the supermarket always inevitably seem to take the longest? (price check? (・_・) )...what exactly is a "body pillow" supposed to be for?…(^q^).....was I hooked on dial up for much too long? :P.......could I really ever be happy enough to appear in one of those "Windows Mojave" video clips?......why does *popcorn* always taste better w/ friends & a movie?........how old is Keith Richards really??? (・c_・;)?.....and will he actually outlive everyone including the cockroaches...eww!!.....and what is "phenylketonurics?" which is said to contain "Phenylalanine"..maybe I should call 1-800 WRIGLEY to find out. (。ーωー。)  ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪~...as it seems to be in everything that's sugar free.......and why don't psychics win the lottery all the time?..or attend horse races where lots can be won? (Lady Cleo anyone? XD)....and if man evolved from apes, why are there still apes?....what exactly is Grimace anyway? O_o......and why does Tarzan not have a beard?..does he secretly shave with three blades or four? (Gillette should contact him asap~!).......why isn't H!P/Momusu available on blu-ray?......why can't Big Papi hit the ball anymore?.........and if salmon isn't actually salmon colored before we color it to make it pretty, why is it called salmon?.....when will the $ stop sinking?!! (;´□｀).....and would a guy really trade his girlfriend for a couple of BK Star Trek glasses? ・゜・(ノД`)・゜・。...surely this cannot be...ne~.

Oh and before I forget here are scans of Aichan & Gakisan's UFI photos which came with the Platinum 9 T-shirt sets.....I wonder if I could send Roger Federer one of these cute wristbands to wish him *luck* at Roland Garros? =).......................something tells me that I maybe should watch more Arashi concerts more often. :P

Both Aichan & Gakisan are soooooo ＊adorable＊ in these photos! ("fight!! photos always get to me! ♥~)...and photo sets which accompany merchandise which the members are either wearing or holding in them seems to make them a bit more warm and *fuzzy* it seems~. XD

Although it's about twice the cost of an issue of Kindai, UTB really proves its worth not only in its beautiful photography...but also in the magazine's aesthetics as well which is printed on thicker stock glossy pages (note: a small portion of news and some features are in black & white in each issue), features a flat spine design and UTB has also long offered special extras with each issue. =)

The current extra being the inclusion and return of the photo trading cards~! UTB & Bomb! magazine really revolutionized the idol trading card/ magazine relationship back in the mid to late nineties and along the way UTB through it's numerous restructurings has offered extras such as clear files, posters and one of their most ingenious to date still remains their special DVDs which really brought to *life* each issue through "up♥dates", gravure photo shoots, idol games, etc...which featured the idols included in each issue~. Also notable are how extended each of the main photo features have become as they're now 8-10 pages in length!

And for any AKB48 fans...they've now appeared regularly for the past few issues....and in this issue alone AKB48 have five features including four of them being solo~.  ＾　＾

Subscriptions to UTB which is published bi-monthly can be purchased here at Cdjapan.

UTB's trading cards are randomly included between 3 possible sets of five cards per issue.......one great thing for all H!P fans is that the trend so far has been separating H!P member cards between the three sets....so matter which set your issue includes you can rest assured to receive at least one of them! =) My issue included "set C" or the "Airiin" set~.

Manoeri, Airiin and Maimichan are featured in photo shoots for this issue....here are the scans...


Manoeri continues to be an UTB favorite~♥....her photogenic personality and natural *adorableness* surely great reasons!





Manoeri's debut shashinshuu & major label music release is also covered...what's so awesome about these events is not only how close up fans get to their favorite idols but there are also usually signing opportunities as well~.

Berryz Koubou's Riichan shares a timeline from her birth up to her recent 15th birthday and it's cutely presented in a board game like format~. =)

May '98 marked the first appearance of Momusu/H!P on the cover of an issue of UTB (every H!P cover appearance is above) and over the next few years H!P would continue to dominate with numerous cover appearances which towards 2005 & 2006 would find their peak as H!P artists would appear exclusively as covergirls over that two year period leaving perhaps much of the rest of the idol world a bit shunned. While all streaks must inevitably meet their end at some point that run of consecutive cover appearances remains as one of the most rare feats for any artist(s) in terms of dominating a single publication where the magazine is no way exclusive to said artist.

After this impressive streak though came a long drought in which H!P while still appearing prominently in UTB (as Wani Books is the parent publisher of most H!P shashinshuu releases) didn't appear on another single cover dating back to the December 2006 issue which featured Aichan as their cover girl......in hindsight I imagine that no regular subscriber could have imagined that that particular issue would be H!P's last cover appearance for more than two years.

The April 2009 issue features one of the most beautiful H!P/UTB covers over their long history as Manoeri ends the over two year drought in dazzling fashion~! And while UTB seemingly continues their current restructuring of their presentation which has seen more facelifts than Joan Rivers (Gomen! XD) this issue in particular is showing definite signs of looking more like UTB's past in general as much of the format is quite reminiscent here. ^ ^

Manoeri doesn't only grace the front cover as she also is given back cover honors, here promoting her upcoming major debut release single.....shashinshuu scans can be found here.......and release information here.

UTB also returns to including trading cards with their issues with the first three sets of five being randomly included.....my issue included set 3 including Maimichan's debut trading card in UTB. As the trading cards are once again being numbered I imagine that this sequential offering will continue in the next issues to come which is a nice return to the extras which UTB was so popular for offering in the past. =)

The trading cards had quite a run as they numbered enough to fill nearly an entire binder on their own! Bomb! magazine would also follow suit shortly after UTB debuted their trading cards as theirs offered randomly inserted cards which like UTB were two sided with photos but also included occasional card sets which would be smaller pieces to a larger picture when all cards were layed side by side in order on their reverse side. UTB Vol. 190 includes an impressive amount of H!P coverage and the gravure idol pictorials have also increased in page count which is also representative of their past...all of which gives this issue a retro feeling and quite a welcome one at that! Now if only we can get that DVD magazine back! ^ ^

The following pictorials that I've scanned include: Manoeri supporting her debut shashinshuu & major music release debut with off shots from her pb as well  as an event memorial shot, Suzuki Airi pictorial, Manoeri major debut special which includes a "growing up" documentary & an "A to Z" personal look at all which is manoeri......watch for her so so so adorable baby pictures too!!! ^o^, a flower dance (Hula) lesson with Tokunaga Chinami where hula's beautiful language is revealed with specific dance points which translate into this dance form's unique way of expression, Hagiwara Mai & Okai Chisato show their photography skills  where only two will be named "best shot!", Takahashi Ai's pictorial poses the question of whether her image here can pass her as being 17 years old?...as she portrays her character in ther drama "Q.E.D." (currently watching! ^ ^ ), and lastly Yajima Maimi returns with her third installment of picturesque beauty! She is so beautiful!! ^ ^

But first, Mr.Children's song "Kurumi" has had me wondering for years now if perhaps a girl could be named "Kurumi" somewhere in Japan as Sakurai is addressing a woman named Kurumi in the song's lyrics.......alas Shimizu Kurumi ends all questions! "くるみ" means "walnut"....so I've just always wondered.........I think it's a cute name~!

Below is the mp3 for "Kurumi".....please enjoy listening along with the scans. ^ ^

When I bid on this Momusu "Christmas" photo set I was so expecting the individual UFA photos to have some sort of holiday theme to them but in truth...they do not. :/ Still very cute and nostalgic though, but if only the members had been holding one of those "Hello!" snowmen or something but I guess those are only held once in a lifetime in H!P and that gets me thinking that perhaps there should be a "Hello!" snowman plushy re-union of sorts....like how The Beatles re-shot that classic view of them looking down from that balcony above when they released their 1962-1966 & 1967-1970 compilation albums when they were much older....well actually it'd be nothing like that but still I say bring back the "Hello!" snowman~! ^o^ Okay there is the mini photo album as well as the greeting card which are included in this set as well but those UFA photos...so not Christmas inspired. The 2002 Momusu member lineup is definitley one of their most memorable and I have to say that Nono's....um Santa is both nicely drawn and well sort of....um creepy~! :o Note his blue and empty looking eye sockets.....sort of reminds me of "Jeepers Creepers." :P

Well with the economy being so bad everywhere and Christmas not quite seeming like Christmas just yet I hope these photos at least add a little nostalgic cheer!.....just reminds me so much of how when Rikachan first arrived how she really was H!P's it cute girl!...and Gakisan's um handlebar hairstyle.......some things will never be forgotten. ^ ^