157 posts tagged “berryz koubou”
And they're in Hawaii♥..in so many nearby and recognizable places! ヽ(。´▽`。)ノ。。!!
Berryz Koubou's "Alo-hello! Berryz Koubou DVD" can be ordered here at Cdjapan.
Berryz Koubou's "Alo-hello! Berryz Koubou DVD" can be ordered here at YesAsia.
I've included a 9 minute clip which gives a pretty good overview of what you can expect from the full length DVD in a much shortened manner and here's just a few fun surprises that you'll "see" along the way.........
A ukulele Mel Cabang moment!! (He's a long time popular comedian/musician of Hawaii♥)
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O_o?
#!@!!?!!!!
Witness the art of a specialty chef!! ~♥♥♥~
Up close and *personal*
o(*´∀`)o゛
And food never looked so surprising!!......
...or exciting~!......
....or!!.....
.....Momo has taken the words right out of my mouth!
(゜ロ゜ノ)ノ
Also an episode of "Speed" on the bus of terror!!
Keep it over 60 or the wotas will catch up!!
(゜ロ゜ノ)ノ!!
Beach fun!! Complete with dodge ball....watergun fights!....
......♥ making..
...and blindfolded melon surgery!
(*´艸`)
And then there's lots of shopping in English!
Chiichan: ".................?"
Store clerk: "??"
…(u_u*)
..!!!!!
…(^q^)
Purikura fun!...
...minus the "kura?" :/
~Games~ (´∀`)
To the most frightening moment in all of BK history...
as they encounter a most sketchy looking figure
on their tour van!
Wait it was only the staff having some "fun"...
but upon reviewing the tape further
we find a much more disturbing truth behind the matter...
(゜Д゜;)!!!!
Oh the horror!!! (゜Д゜;)
Reactions were mixed on this day.....
...from horror.....well sort of..XD.....
...to disbelief..
..and the Captain was not happy! (._.;)
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And last but certainly not least is the Riichan
crotch incident, and from what began
as an "accidental" paint dripping
soon grew to gargantuan proportions..
..all caught on camera.......
…(^q^)......
.....all done Hawaiian style~. ^ ^
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Limited edition Type A's DVD includes the "Close Up Ver." pv for the upbeat "Seishun Bus Guide" while LE Type B's DVD includes the "Dance Shot Ver." pv for "Rival"....a pure blooded J-Pop song♪♪~.
A sort of unwritten rule for double a-side's over the years has usually lended to a distict show of diversity and here Tsunku has penned two very different and distinctly flavored compositions in "Seishun Bus Guide"'s dance/r&b's outer influences and "Rival"'s sweet♥ and strictly "J-Pop" sound~. Songs like "Rival" truly remind of just why I first began listening to J-Pop and why it attracted me so much from the very beginning.
Berryz Koubou's "Seishun Bus Guide"/ "Rival" releases can be ordered here at Cdjapan.
Berryz Koubou's "Seishun Bus Guide"/ "Rival" releases can be ordered here at YesAsia.
Berryz Koubou's "Seishun Bus Guide"/ "Rival" releases can be ordered here at HMV.
Japan like so many other cultures has over time evolved musically in the sense of becoming attuned to many outer influences and much of their musical landscape today is occupied by music which has really moved past its own identity....for example American R&B is heard largely in so many artist's releases as well as many European influences as well~.
And with this in mind I would love to thank Tsunku for "Rival"....as this is truly "J-Pop" in it's *purest* form. \(^o^)/☆ As BK's pv DVD singles for this release won't be available until June 17th for "Rival" and June 24th for "Seishun Bus Guide" as both songs will be receiving separate pv DVD releases (a really exciting new release format for H!P!!...and I remember when I was pre-ordering these pv DVD singles a few weeks ago as I was so puzzled as to why there were two separate DVDs being released for this one single and on different dates....but now I'm like kyaaa! this is really awesome for BK! =) ), I'm yet to watch any of the original versions but I'm really loving this new trend of H!P offering alternate versions on their CD single releases so here we have the close up version for "Seisun Bus Guide" and a most wonderful dance shot version for "Rival." Close up versions are often sometimes understated affairs and it's really quite difficult for such a format to capture the feeling of any type of upbeat track for the most part but that being said....I do love this futuristic space like uniform thing that BK has going on in their close up version of "Seishun Bus Guide." And it's so wonderful for BK that Tsunku and UFI has allowed them to mature both visually and musically....perhaps leaving behind some of their somewhat maybe too childlike releases in recent months which have drawn mixed reactions amongst fans. "Dakishimete Dakishimete" appeared to be a turning point in BK's image heading towards mature and only time will tell if they've really settled upon this new plateau. =)
"Rival" takes on a much less somber approach visually and just seeing this dance shot version makes me so giddy~! Σ( ̄◇ ̄*)!!!I can't wait to see what they have in store with the original version!!! The dance choreography captures the elation and fun of "Rival" so immaculately and no playful nuances are left unturned in this one! And if you ♥ air guitar you've come to the right place....as even the almighty Air Band has nothing on BK!! Momo &Riichan take center stage in the almost play like choreography and all solo lines are worked in so well by accentuating each member's presence in seamless fashion throughout. This is idol choreography at its best!! Just so in ~♥~ with this song!!! o(*´∀`)o゛♥ It's *perfection*. ^ ^
.....(imagines Tsunku's transition from *happy* to throwing a "Koko ni iruze!" tirade. (・_・)
While individual member shirts are set by assigned colors I do love the occasional group shirt which comes in only one color....and with gray, blue, pink, black and yellow being favorite personal colors the sight of a gray Berryz Koubou T-shirt was a most welcome sight!! ………(゜∀゜)………。I think the only two other gray H!P shirts are 2 Kohachan designs from awhile back. Gray simply goes with anything and everything....just like *pink* does~. (。ーωー。)
Group photo sets are also a large part of the attraction to collect these as I tend to not ever wear some of them but that being mostly due to them being somewhat too large for me to fit into properly.....people on the street may think that I just woke up from a friend's slumber party had I worn some of these giant H!P shirts outdoors! :P Then there's the possibility of using our dryer to shrink them a bit...although sometimes not even that approach is successful...(._.;).
Okay this shirt is just gigantic! :o I don't think even the dryer's power can be of help as it's much much too large for me!! (;´□`) But the 10th anniversary theme was a must have even in hindsight.....so this one goes into the "collection area" rather than the "to be worn area."
After gazing at H!P's symbolic figure on the front for awhile I began to wonder if perhaps GEICO had gotten their idea for that money thingie staring at you stuff from UFI...............(・c_・;)?They're both cute although one saves you money while the other takes it away~. (゜ロ゜ノ)ノ$$$$!......hence the *wink*. ;)
Their 10th anniversary concert events also lend to a most amazing back design which lists the Elder's Club, all members of all three "main" UFI groups as well as soloist Manoeri~......so far this is the only shirt that I have which bears so many member names at once.
Ohta was offering these in a rainbow of assorted colors although I haven't checked recently to see if they're still being listed, but amongst all of the colors was this most awesome color that I like to refer to as shave ice blue...(*´∀`*). Just looking at this color gives me the sudden urge to go to our North Shore and get some shave ice in this flavor....although we actually did own a little shave ice maker thingie which gave your arm a real workout during those *warm* summer days.....I wonder what ever happened to it. ???
And here's the gray BK shirt that I mentioned earlier....this one is significantly smaller than the shave ice blue one above so it can be worn although I'm not yet sure if I will or not at the moment. These sets are always a bit more pricier nearing $60-70 as they also include member photos and the ever present wristband. =) Of course being there in person to purchase them would save lots and lots of $$$....but for now I will totally embrace these prices albeit quite heightened~!
I really like Chiichan, Maasa and Momo's photos in this set! And the gray shirt being almost the right size will even go with a pink pair of pants or shorts..... o(*´∀`)o゛♥
On second thought would that appear odd?…(u_u*)
Kindai also presents its readers with everything from male/female eyecandy to interviews, drama previews, in depth interviews with your favorite idols, general idol news, glossy pull outs, occasional stickers!....and lots of more content!!
For the May issue I scanned the features for C-ute, Momusu, Kohachan, Berryz Koubou, Manoeri, cute Nino♥!, gorgeous Matsujun♥!, always adorable Ueto Aya, Aibakun! and Ishihara Satoko.
The Johnny's boys are featured in articles presenting their new spring dramas with Nino in TBS's "DOOR TO DOOR"....Matsujun in TBS's "Smile".....and Aibakun in "Green Fingers"....hmm here we call it having a green thumb. =) Seeing C-ute with a 6 member lineup reminds me sadly of Kannachan's hiatus from the group due to bunion......omg that looks so awfully painful (´⌒`。). Get well soon Kannachan~! C-ute just isn't C-ute without you~! I wanted to include a partial translation of Manoeri's question & answer and I may have that up a bit later time allowing. Ueto Aya always looks so amazing and I love her CM spot being highlighted in her pictorial........but really next to Matsujun always looking so handsome in "Smile" I'm really liking C-ute in their feature....so adorable as they continue to grow into young ladies........Maimichan is already there! But then I'm sad again thinking of Kannachan's absence.....(;´□`). Get well soon Kannachan.....I'm sure all C-ute fans miss you so much~. ^ ^
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is c-ute a band?
Haha Jun Kun X3 So cute<3
Do you buy this Magazine online? >.<
Yes Alezra, there are websites you can get Japanese magazines from like Amazon Japan and Cdjapan. Cdjapan offers subscriptions and Amazon offers single issues.
Amazon Japan: http://tinyurl.com/kindaiC-ute is one of the "Wonderful Hearts" groups in Hello! Project.....but
sadly one member is away for awhile (Kannachan) so only six are
pictured in this issue (;_;). One of my favorite C-ute songs is "FOREVER LOVE."
♥~Matsujun~♥!! o(*´∀`)o゛ We have a store here that accepts subscriptions for Japanese magazines and since my brother already subscribes from them I've asked to have Kindai added on to his orders. Shipping is always so expensive though! :o I've also looked at subscriptions and orders from Cdjapan and Amazonjapan but I think they cost a bit more if I ordered through them instead although I just noticed that Cdjapan has reduced their shipping charges for every type of shipping at their site. ^ ^
Each year Paul Thomas at Hello!Blog is even more and more creative with his poll's design....this year's one being one of the most amazing yet!! It's still available to take until the 10th of this month here. ^ ^ Judging by the amount of votes this year that Paul has received so far, the results should quite reflective of the fan consensus outside of Japan as well an within as I believe he mentioned that his poll was linked in Japan as well. =) In any case I think it'll be more of the international fanbase being heard here...I can't wait to see the final results and I'm just hoping that perhaps a few of my favorites will show up~. (*´∀`*)♪♪
This was sooooooooooo difficult to complete! (・c_・;)?...as I repeatedly scrolled back and forth through the member choices. It was quite unprecedented for me to need to choose between all of H!P including their 3 "flagship groups", active Eggs, soloist and the entire Elder's club which sadly just officially graduated at the end of last month. (´⌒`。)
So in this sense this is also somewhat of a farewell poll as the Elder's Club has graduated and UFA looks to be headed in much more "idol/youth" direction.
My top 5 choices were somewhat easier choices than the final 5 which had me wanting repeatedly to add in Yukosan, Manoeri, Shibata Ayumi, Nakki, Airiin, Miya, Junjun.....and lol I should now stop before I name everyone in the poll…(^q^)
Let's see.....Nacchi for helping to put this all together, what we now know as H!P.....Kamei for her awesome cuddly quirkiness!~♥......Aichan for her upmost professionalism, vocals and role model qualities~.........Maimichan for being soooo beatiful!!.....(okay not really having any deep thoughts right now but I didn't want to cause sleepiness from my otherwise over indulgence in reasoning :P )........Ayaya for the best vocals in H!P (she'll be missed so much (;´□`) ).....Momo for being so adorable and so full of helium, may your voice always remain so cute!......Riichan for always making me smile and yes! that little button nose of hers =)......Gakisan for always being so wonderfully honest and *real*, think "Mechaike bakajo" test & her interesting ideas on an amusement park family getaway as shared on Music Figher~......Nocchi for being the cutest Egg who need so much more attention please! =)........and lastly Kohachan, for without you Momusu/H!P would be so much less energized, ♥~frantically hyper~♥......and my goodness, how else would we sell all of this Red Bull? o(*´∀`)o゛Comments
ah, so lovely to have you back online! sun is shining after all.
by the way, my Top-10 looks like this.
You scared me sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much~! :D So happy to see you again :3 I have to say, it's much nicer knowing you're still here :]
:O Where's Airi? :P This is the first time I've taken one of Pauls polls, and it was hard..... very difficult to just pick 10 out of everyone...... here's mine, feel like sharing :DAbe #1 :D
As for Arisa, I've not really seen a lot of her. I just watched her version of Come Together tho, she's so cute and animated.
Anyway, interesting picks. :)
I'm so happy to see you again!
I don't comment to much because this semester I'm graduating and I don't have much time, but really
really really love your posts! To say the truth you were one of the
reasons that I got into jpop <3
thanks for returning!
Welcome back Miss Berryz.
:D But how am I suppose to call you now? Still MB? ^^
Nacchi first! Well that wasn't exactly a surprise! XD Anyway I'm thinking if I do this too... Posting the results from Paul's poll is so popular so maybe I should too. :) It was REALLY hard to choose for me too for after a few first ones...!
MB,You're finally back!
I missed you so much!
http://lovelytakahashi.vox.com/library/post/pauls-supercalifragilisticexpialidocious-new-poll-1.html
I'm so glad to see you're not disappearing! *Huggles*
(And I'm happy to see that my Nocchi made it onto another top 10! :D)
No Bunny in top ten? My Shock!:D
Love&Peace
WB!! :D
You're top 10 chart is awesome!! There's so many members in yours that I wanted to select too but I just didn't have enough room in the end. :/ So happy to see Miya at #1! Wait that was for sure right?! XD And Riichan at #2....we also have Momo in common. =) I wish I could have included Manoeri and Chiichan and Airiin so much too~. Thank you Zush~ you're always so *sweet*. (*´∀`*)
Shhhhhhhh....I was in *disguise*..XD I wonder how Clark Kent gets away with it??? (・c_・;)?I mean...after all of these years his co-workers have no idea! XD I actually rarely wear glasses.....(*sigh*)...don't ask! :P I'm sorry!!!!! I was born too sensitive and I've been under attack from a friend here for the past few days (;´□`).
Oh I just had a look.......my thoughts are there. ^ ^ So true!!! this poll was the most difficult yet as everyone was in there! :o I'm still looking at mine and thinking....hmmmmmmm..... XD. I wanted to have Airiin in there so bad!!! It hurts now. :(
I always have *Nacchi* on the brain....the doctor says it's most likely incurable at this point! …(u_u*)
I hope that Nocchi receives much more attention in the future and maybe they should have included Nocchi in the new Guardian group even if it's only temporary. Whenever I watch any of the Ongaku Gatas or FC DVDs with her in them I can't help but notice how outgoing and fun her personality is....now she just needs a larger stage to show it. =) "Come Together" is awesome! \(^o^)/☆
Hi Carol....it's so wonderful that we share J-Pop ♥ in common. Thank you, your words me so much to me....ほんとに嬉しいです!
Gambatte in school ne~! (*´∀`*)
Hi SB......so funny I didn't think anyone would recognize me. :P I guess silliness is easy to spot ne~. XD
I hope you can post your results up soon~...........um I know who #1 is!!! lol okay that's not very impressive of me I know! :P I so much have *Nacchi* on the brain forever. (*´∀`*)
Haha, well, you're one of a kind so it's not hard to find out some how.
Hello~.....gomen ne. I'm so sorry that I haven't been around recently. >_<; I missed you too! I've had some friend rendered therapy recently......I need to be less sensitive I know. (;´□`)
I just had a look at your top ten H!P member choices.....my thoughts are there. =)
Ah~ Nocchi was a must!! I think she's one of the most outgoing and she possesses one of the brightest personalities too~! And she's a most *beautifully adorable* Egg! Now UFA just needs to allow Nocchi to shine more! I hope she gets into a group of her own very soon!
I've had a very good talking to from a friend recently and she's trying to toughen me up~! :o LOL I told her it's not working though....but I am trying. =)
I so wanted Bunny to be in there~! :/ I was having a most difficult time deciding.....lol I think I had that window at Paul's site open forever!…(^q^). Hmm......I wanted to shamelessly ask him to make it a top 12 instead so that Yukosan, Bunny or Manoeri could make it in too. XD
Hi maiZe!
.........and then you were thinking who in the world is that?!!!! lol. :P I guess the glasses weren't enough of a *disguise* XD. You're always way too kind to your stupid friend here! (._.;) Oh dear I was having sort of a moment when I chose the url and then I thought.....* *. XD
I'm curious to see who #2 through 10 are....=) I can't be wrong about #1 can I? (*´∀`*) I can't wait to see the overall results too~! I wondering if any of my favorites will make it into anywhere in the top choices. (・c_・;)?Hmmmm.....would "Asayake" be too strange? I don't know. :/
*Thank you*....you're much much much too kind! (*´∀`*)
When I post my rankings, let me know if you were right about #1! XD Hopefully I'll get them up either tomorrow or Friday since I have a long weekend this weekend. We get Good Friday off in Canada, and schools (elementary & high school, and some universities) get Easter Monday off as well.
You glasses are so cute! And you were having an awesome moment when choosing your url! :D
"Asayake" - is that the romanji of your new screen name? Sorry I know so little kanji. -_-; I do know the "ke" at the end. XD My Japanese classes have at least made me learn my hiragana and katakana pretty well. :D
I nearly got blinded by that infra red rays from your eyes...>.<
I didn't know that fake CK can be this powerful too..:p
I won't tell its you if you don't, or you can use the Legion's ring to wipe my memory. :)
Here's My Top 10 .
??? Fake CK?
Hey Kiddo! I just want to tell you that I refused to shave until you restarted a blog. So thank you, I am starting to look pretty shaggy! I love that you included Nocchi in your top 10. She is great! Underutilized...for sure for sure!
When all others say it's hard to make top-10 lists for me it's quite easily done. Miya, Rii and also Reina are girls those stand there in my list like those stone faces in Easter Island. Not moving anywhere, just standing there... and looking awesome. It's quite simple: If you love someone, you really love someone.
who is kasumi koharu?? she's beautiful, :'-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusumi_Koharu
wow! abe natsumi,XD
I'm glad that your "final post" is not your final post.
=O
You know, I thought it was weird that you were closing your blog. You always put a lot of effort in your previous one, and since you're not being paid, you either liked it or were just crazy. So if you ever closed it, I thought it'd be after a series of bad posts showing that you were getting tired of it, and I couldn't notice anything like that.
I'm obviously glad you're back o(^-^)o You usually post while I'm sleeping, so reading your blog and Dilbert before going to school/uni has been an habit for, I don't know, one year and something already. And then getting late if Henkka posted something too, those giant posts he always did... I didn't find anything else to read these past few days, so it's good that I don't have to anymore.
Oh, and I'll think of you as MB even if you change, it's been too long like that already. But I can still call you け if you prefer. And it would've been better if you maybe changed the blog's theme, and definitely not put up your photo, if you wanted to hide XD
Here's what my rank would be now. Most members who went down did so because I don't see them that much anymore. It's been a while since I last watched H!M... Nowadays the only contact I have with H!P is through Yaguchi Hitori (C), so Yagucchan went way up. And I found out I love Takitty after watching Q.E.D. three times, so yeah, she's there too. And Kamei, but I always knew I loved her.
Anyway, welcome back!
Squeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! Yay! Welcome back, sugar!!! *Hugs and Hugs and Hugs*
Whaaaaaaat...... you were in disguise? lol! I've seriously been in a generally bad mood behind this. I'm REALLY glad you decided to continue your blog?
(How in the world can someone worry about someone they don't really know?!)
Here are my results, although my favorites change like the tide. I actually went from a strong dislike of Koha-chan to her being a near favorite in a matter of weeks (since the pv for Hapi Hapi Sunday popped up on the net).
Chocobliss's Top Ten flavors of the week
I hope I did that right! Anyway, glad to see you're well. *Hugs again*
Nope. I did it wrong.
Chocobliss's Top Ten flavors of the week
Sorry...unintentional confusion...
I was referring to Clark Kent ...because of previous comments...:p
Ah~ you're so lucky to have today off!! ………(゜∀゜)………。We had an early start this morning and stupid me didn't get enough sleep once again. :P It was like I had a case of insomnia for the past two nights in a row.....funny, I have no idea how I'm still awake at this very moment. :o
Okay the glasses are somewhat gone now~!..........as the whole changing my looks thing is pretty much out the window. XD The theme now is furry stuffed friends~♥ ( ̄▽ ̄). Okay before I have a look although I don't know if you've posted your chart yet...........my intuition tells me that maiZe's top 2 would be Ayaya #1 and Miya for #2. =) Um..am I way off? lol :P At first I thought Miya would be #1 but then I remembered something.Hai~ that is the reading for that kanji as I was trying to stay with a "morning" theme.....not very subtle I know! :P It's so great that you're taking Japanese classes!! Gambatte ne~!
LOL...I have to admit that at first I was really confused too~! (・c_・;)?I was thinking "CK" also as in Chris but silly me actually made the comment earlier about the caped one! (._.;) Um.....I think I've already blown my own cover...but it's okay. =)
I just saw your rankings...thank you for sharing! ^ ^ We have two great members in common!Ahhhhh~! were you beginning to look like a handsome Chewbacca? XD Some guys look nice with a little bit of gruff but not everyone plus it can hurt too you know! (゜ロ゜ノ)ノ ....can be like rubbing up against sandpaper~! I'm still waiting for a Nocchi unit where she'll lead the Eggs......Tsunku can you hear me? XD
Kohachan really is *pretty* and she's so full of fun energy always! I hope the link Momo posted helped and yes~! Nacchi is amazing!! She'll always be my favorite even though she's graduated from Hello! Project. ^ ^
Hi T!MM!!,
Your words mean a lot to me, thank you so much. I'm *happy* to be online again with friends too~. o(*´∀`)o゛
It was really difficult and heartbreaking to leave.....hmmm my mom used to wonder why I spent so much time on my laptop especially when I should have gone to bed already on work nights when I need to wake up early the next morning. (;´□`) I'm always thinking I can finish it I can finish it!! XD Since I began blogging it's always been to share, learn and meet and make new friends. (*´∀`*) I've always been sort of a wacky writer as it's sort of like how I speak...thus the run on sentences and pauses which would drive my former English teachers bonkers I think! :o I really didn't know that you were still visiting HarimaKenji...thank you so much. ^ ^ I was sad too when Henkka stopped his blog as he wrote such wonderful posts and gave everyone such a different perspective and angle on our common loves and interests like no one else. Wow our time difference must be so far apart I imagine! Arigatou ne~. Hmmm..I'm sort of way past being subtle I imagine. :P Still this blog may be in the shadows of my previous one as it's still receiving almost the same number of visitors even though I've stopped posting there. Hopefully I can build a *happy* home here too though after awhile. =) I'm going to see your rankings now.........
......we have four awesome common members in our rankings! =) I still think that Mikitty's been one of H!P's very best vocalists next to Ayaya and Gocchin!....I so wanted to include Yukosan! Kyaaaaa! (>_<); Marippe is still the best personality that H!P has ever had I think next to Nono and a few others too....and Yay~! for Nacchi, Kamei, Aichan (still watching QED) and Ayaya! \(^o^)/☆
Hi chocobliss!! Ah~! you're so sweet♪♪ so sweet~!! LOL I've now lost the glasses for the time being.....I actually luckily don't need them....(*please* *please* always have good vision. =) ) It's like having a new home and a new start....well sort of as I'll most likely be linking back to my previous blog for references to particular artists/groups whom I've written something about previously....otherwise I may sound like a broken record here~! :P A friend here is trying desperately to toughen me up! I say 'desperately' because I'm afraid that I'm not very good at it so far but I'm really really trying to be not over sensitive and a "泣きむしな女の子" as she refers to me...(._.;).
I'm going to see your H!P favorites...thank you for linking~! ^ ^
Yay~! we have 3 common favorites! =) You have some of H!P's most wonderful and energetic personalities represented in your top 10!...with Marippe, Nono, Junjun, Momo, Maimai, Yossi.....lol I better stop as I seem to be naming everyone. XD You have really great taste.......a very diverse 10~! Thank you for sharing. (*´∀`*)
Hmmm, I don't think you're face is the kind that can hide...... MB or 朝焼け?... :D I never understood how the glasses kept Kent safe, I mean his face is kind of hard not to remember.... sort of like yours :3 Well, I hope you're OK, and it really is nice to have you back ^-^
That's why Airi is in mine.... because I couldn't imagine not having her there, and Buono! has become my favourite :D and I'm not a big fan of Elder Club *James ducks* And Eri is in my poll because of you :3 You showed me the light =] Oh, and I've just started watching QED. Soooo happy ^_^
LOL! the whole glasses thing is mysterious isn't it!! XD What made me think that it would now work here as I don't live in a comic....I only sometimes behave like I do~. :P Oh I hope that's a good thing otherwise you'll need to wash the memory of my appearance away!…(^q^) I am..thank you so much. (´∀`)
Kyaaaa! poor Elder's Club! (;゜□゜) I love Buono! so much too as they're really one of H!P's best groups all time. Ohh and I knew Airiin would be there....way up there! \(^o^)/☆ *Kamei* ………(゜∀゜)………。
I so need to watch more of QED....I only have the first three episodes so far. :/
Well, you're fast :D Wasn't expecting to hear from you so quick XD Oh, but I have to say that the glasses looked cute on you :) But so does the stuffed animal :3
You know me so well ^o^ Airi is my number one, always :3
......... I have the first episode of QED XD I shall be getting more, and soon :D
LOL okay this response is really going to *freak* you out then! XD We're rarely online at the same.......I had another photo that I was going to send you awhile back but it's rather silly so I ended up stopping myself…(^q^) The new "theme" is fluffy stuffed *friends*. =) Hmmm.....I so thought you were going to say "dorky".....XD
Ehhhhhh! Airiin is worn on your sleeve! ^ ^
I still need to watch episode 4........I'm sort of stuck right now. :/
Why yes, I am freaked out. Excuse me while I run around my room screaming *AHHHHHH* OK, I'm all good :D .___. See, now I'm curious XD Nope, not dorky, cute :3 cuuuute~! :D
Yes, I don't hide the fact that I like Airi...... I shout it proudly :D That makes me think, an Airi arm band, I might make one XD (... might not wear it, but I'll make one XD ...)
( ̄▽ ̄)...you're so funny~! I sort of can imagine you running around screaming with an Airiin headband, knee pads, wrist band and 'arm band' on at the same time! XD But now John McEnroe is chasing you because he wants his headband back this instant!…(^q^). I totally forgot about your Airiin glasses, me thinks you *need* them as you don't see me clearly. :P
Hihi! Just thought I'd let you know that I finally got my poll results up. :D
I just got done rambling on your awesome results! :P I'm now old school envious of your choices! XD Wait let me redo mines!!!....oh no Paul's poll is closed already! (;´□`) I do remember how much you love Ayaya and I was just thinking that she'd be #1 but yes! Rikachan at #2 did catch me by surprise but shes' so deserving and you reasoning says it all. =)
I so know you're making fun of me now XD...... *Runs with all his precious Airi merchandise* Bahhh, I so do see you properly...... I'm now wondering what these Airi glasses look like? XD
Um.....you *forgot* your glasses…(u_u*). Wait, I have a photo for you here.......I'll erm secretly post if for *you*. ^ ^
Lol MB. XD You're too cute! I think the results of these polls really depended on how the poller was looking at it. For me, I used this to think about my top H!P members of all time, simply because the Elder Club were graduating. If I had looked at it as my current top H!P members, Rika definitely would have been in the top 10, but I think Miya would have been number 2. Probably, Rika would have been #6 for me, if I went by current top H!P members, with Maimi jumping up to #3 (Aichan and Risa staying the same, and Hitomi moving down 1). But really, the top 10 people would have stayed the same... The order would have just been rearranged a bit...
Aside from Nacchi, Aichan and Ayaya, thinking about it now I don't think that my head was on the right way when I did these a few days ago…(u_u*). If it were truly a reflection of an all time ranking which......um it should have been :P ......there would definitely be a few changes. You had the right idea going into it....me not so much. Excuse me while I go flush myself! (>_<)
With that being said, Tsunku's latest offering to BK has alas broken these binds of youth....not to be worried though!.....the songs are still full of youthful charge, it's just that "Dakishimete Dakishimete" has shed the childlike aspect altogether which I'm sure some fans may have been puzzled about as of late. I may be a bit of a strange one for saying this, that I actually adored their somewhat "overly" youthful releases but this I also cannot deny. XD
Berryz Koubou's "Dakishimete Dakishimete" LE CD single w/DVD can be ordered here from Cdjapan.
Berryz Koubou's "Dakishimete Dakishimete" RE CD single can be ordered here from Cdjapan.
Berryz Koubou's "Dakishimete Dakishimete" pv DVD single can be ordered here from Cdjapan.
While both "Dakishimete Dakishimete" and its coupling with track "sono subete no ai ni" present BK in their current light of age giving the group a much needed charge of maturity, it's the latter coupling with track that I find should have perhaps flipped the script on this single taking on the up front duties of the title track in place of "Dakishimete Dakishimete" (the close up version of the pv is embedded later).
The styling is also indicative of BK's push for a much more mature image and if this holds true in their future releases then fans can brace themselves for a much closer song "battle" between BK and their younger H!P counterparts in C-ute. BK's outfits are very "Amazon" like on both covers and in particular I'm really loving both Kumachan and Riichan's wild outfits~! (´∀`)
With "Dakishimete Dakishimete"'s accompanying pv DVD single not being released on March 18th I'm ever so grateful for the inclusion of its "Close up ver." being included with the LE single! Other extras on first press editions of both editions include event serial numbered cards which unfortunately means that I would have to be there to use them. :/
The solidly colored backgrounds add a nice contrast to each member's outfit and watch for some wicked looks and stares although Chiichan's are somewhat a bit more like sweet♥ "devilish" glances~.....
...and Riichan's attempt at *fiery* can help but still be adorable........I guess when someone adorable turns on angry or intense inevitably it's still ~♥cute♥~ in the end…(^q^).
While this is indeed just race one of a thirty six race long season it was heartwrenching to see all three of my favorite drivers finish in not so great positions with Jeff Gordon finishing in a disappointing 13th along with teammates Dale Jr. in 27th and Jimmie Johnson in 31st (´⌒`。).
Restrictor plate racing in general has always been a wildcard on the schedule each year and none more than the season opening event where the leveled horsepower amongst cars along with Daytona's slick and often bottling track configuration often causes the feared "big one" which seems to inevitably change the very face and landscape of its competitors at any given inopportune moment. The "best" handling cars seemingly almost rarely win the event these days as often more than not they fall victim to circumstances out of their control including but not confined to untimely tire failure, other driver's errors, or dare I now say.....mother nature herself? Really one can conclude that each and every driver and team in the field is equally faced with such misfortune on any given lap and while that is true...somehow through recent years that just hasn't been the case in the midst of twists and turns which this event inevitably seems to throw at its most prestigious and well equipped competitors. Being at "the wrong place at the wrong time" is most popular....a direct result of restrictor plate racing and while this brand of racing is mesmerizing for fans to witness, just how gut wrenching it must be for the 43 drivers in the field for each event, something most of us will never truly know.
The skies opened up at Daytona International Speedway just about three quarters through yesterday's event pushing NASCAR's hand to call the race prematurely and while the post race fallout has been notably sour amongst writers and fans alike to a great extent, I do find NASCAR's reasoning to be well thought out and despite my own personal desire to also witness the final quarter of the race possibly held today giving the full advertised 500 miles its due I do understand their reasoning. A carried over finale held on Monday would give race teams a much shorter time which is needed to travel back to NC (the sight of most Cup team's headquarters) to load new cars & equipment before heading cross country all the way to California for the season's 2nd event. Furthermore with the current economy in it's bad state the cost to teams to stay an extra day at Daytona would further push teams into dismal financial situations which they are already facing head on full force. From a fan's standpoint I do see the need for NASCAR's biggest event to run in its entirety but when I take a step back and consider these circumstances.....much of them due to the big three American auto industries' struggles in these times I can see why NASCAR called the race last evening. Surely I was most disappointed along with every other fan but in this new gloomy economic landscape however, even fans I think should be most forgiving and understanding in these dark circumstances where race teams are merging and dismantling much of their resources just to survive.
The wreck ensuing due to Dale Jr. and Brian Vickers' getting together on the backstretch just added to the already gloomy forcast of weather on the way and in this one instant, truly changed the outcome of the race with many of the race contenders and best cars leaving the track in utter wrecked fashion. There's always three sides to the story when a wreck like this occurs and I'll refrain from going into it any further right now as many of these wounds are still weighing greatly on everyone's minds....mine included of course. :(
Matt Kenseth's winning moment!! ^ ^
But where did our BK race competitors finish?..............................
(Results were determined by an average combined finish of the two drivers chosen by each entry)
I felt this was a really fair way to give away the single as every entry had an equal chance as they were able to choose their own two drivers for the race before qualifying began for the Daytona 500. Hmmm....if I find more goodies to give away surely I will most likely stick with this new format in the future as it adds an extra element of excitement as the results are broadcast on live t.v. for everyone to see. ^ ^ And in the future we should see the full duration of the events play out as they were intended......Mother Nature..onegai~! ^ ^
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1st place: Shirow: drivers Kasey Kahne (29th) & Clint Bowyer (4th) combined for a 16.5 average finish.
2nd place: Momo: drivers Dale Jr. (27th) & Tony Stewart (8th) combined for a 17.5 average finish.
3rd place: HPObsession: drivers Tony Steward (8th) & Kasey Kahne (29th) combined for a 18.5 average finish.
4th place: T!MM!: drivers Jimmie Johnson (31st) & Carl Edwards (18th) combined for a 24.5 average finish.
5th place: Rebear: drivers Kyle Busch (41st) & Reed Sorenson (9th) combined for a 25th average finish.
6th place: GinaRAWR: drivers Jimmie Johnson (31st) & Greg Biffle (20th) combined for a 25.5 average finish.
7th place: Superhappygenki: drivers Jeff Gordon (13th) & Kyle Busch (41st) combined for a 27th average finish.
8th place: James: drivers Dale Jr. (27th) & Jimmie Johnson (31st) combined for a 29th average finish.
9th place: CK: drivers Carl Edwards (18th) & Kyle Busch (41st) combined for a 29.5 average finish.
10th place: Mikey: drivers Dale Jr. (27th) & Kyle Busch (41st) combined for a 34th average finish.
Thank you to everyone that entered...a future giveaway may be in the works! ^ ^
Konnichi~wa Minnasan! \(^o^)/☆
I was out all morning and just got home and I'm so sorry for not replying to your messages yet but I will be online for awhile now so I can reply to everyone. ^ ^ I'm sorry if it takes me awhile to reach your message as I have about 30 now it's grown to over 50...of them now to respond to and I'll be replying in order. =)
I've received some really great ideas for what method to use in giving away BK's "Kokuhaku no funsui hiroba" (RE) CD single and the reasoning for fairness has popped and idea into my mind and I think it will also keep a bit of intrigue into whom the winner is!
Okay please don't think me too odd for this idea but what I've decided on is to have each person interested in this CD single to choose two drivers that will compete in this year's Daytona 500 which will be aired on the FOX network on February 15th!! The reason for two drivers is that it'll help to keep from duplicate entries and I'll be taking their combined average finish to determine the winner. ^ ^The choice of Daytona reflects the need for fairness as along with it's sister superspeeday track Talladega, the best cars don't always necessarily finish the best and on any given lap a driver can go from leading the race all the way back to 35th place or worse...it's an amazing product of the draft and how it manipulates cars and speed and when a driver is left or pushed out of the draft they sink in the field like a stone! In addition there's also a great unpredictability that comes with the large wrecks that occur at restrictor plate tracks such as Daytona where another driver's small mistake on any lap can have catastrophic effects on much of the field wrecking cars that just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. And when it comes to qualifying, unlike many other tracks on the Cup Series circuit, Daytona's starting grid doesn't give much of a clue to where a driver is likely to finish. Take for example Dale Earnhardt Jr. who started dead last in 43rd spot at Talladega a few years ago and 500 miles later he won the race! ^o^ So while it's great to qualify up front that may or may not be any indication of a good finish, so hopefully this reflects a fair way of giving away this single. ^ ^
Oh and I'm also thinking that I'm certainly the only one here who lives NASCAR each sunday so that also makes it fair for everyone else as the drivers for the most part will be unfamiliar to many I'm thinking.
Hmmm....I would share my choices but I'll probably be wrong and that would take away too much of the fun! :P Just for reference here are the starting and finishing positions from last year's Daytona 500 and a few other tidbits:
Track length: 2.5 mile tri-oval
Banking in turns: 31 degrees (only Talladega & Bristol have higher banking!)
Race length: 500 miles/ 200 laps
Active wins leader: Jeff Gordon
Grandstand seats: 168,000
2008 Daytona 500 results: (You can also use the driver links below to view their profiles at NASCAR.COM or go to their official site which is below the race results.
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Website: www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com
Also note that some drivers may have changed race teams over the off season while some drivers may not necessarily qualify for the 2009 race. In the event that you've chosen a driver that doesn't make the 43 car field, after qualifying you'll be able to choose a different driver in the race. If two entries have the same two drivers and they end up having the best combined finishing average of all the entries at the end of the race I'll then do a drawing between them. ^ ^
Happy choosing! And happy racing! o(*´∀`)o゛☆
All two driver choices must be posted here before qualifying for the Daytona 500 begins the week before the 15th during speedweeks. Thank you! ^ ^
Well I must head off to go to a birthday party which runs from this afternoon until tonight as a special friend is here visiting this weekend! It's at a hotel so there'll probably be lots of time spent at the beach as well I imagine....lol it's been awhile for me! ^ ^
So these are the 23 BK songs that I'm really really endeared to and once again noting that they're far many more songs that could've made this list but things could have quickly gotten out of hand if I indulged upon ever BK song that I ♪♪♥. ^ ^
So all of my BK audio CDs came off the shelf in my effort to find their songs in which I'm most endeared♥ to....and I almost forgot to include their Summer mini album!...as it's kept on the other side of the room due to it's large size which doesn't allow it to fit alongside their other releases. If you live in the UK and frequent the beaches there, there's a chance you may run into Shirow wearing those cute BK beach sandals which come with this box set....while I haven't been brave enough to take them out of their packaging just yet! ^ ^ But in the event that you happen to catch him playing with the BK beach ball then please be sure to snap a photo! =)
Here's the track listing of BK's "Special Best Vol.1" LE just for reference:
曲目リスト
Disc 1
| 1. 男の子 2. あなたなしでは生きてゆけない 3. ピリリと行こう! 4. 蝉 5. TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY 6. 友情 純情 oh 青春 7. 恋の呪縛 8. スッペシャル ジェネレ~ション 9. なんちゅう恋をやってるぅ YOU KNOW? | 10. さぼり 11. ジリリ キテル 12. 笑っちゃおうよ BOYFRIEND 13. 思い立ったら 吉でっせ! 14. 付き合ってるのに片思い 15. ジンギスカン 16. 行け 行け モンキーダンス 17. MADAYADE 18. BE |
Disc 2
| 1. オープニング 2. CLAP! 3. フラれパターン | 4. MC 5. MADAYADE 6. 握手会 |
じゃじゃんっっ!!!.....and here are my 23 song choices for a hypothetical personal dream 2 disc "best of" BK album:
1. "Piririto yukou!
2. Fighting pose wa date janai!
3. Semi
4. Special Generation
5. Koi no jubaku
6. Seishun Oodoori
7. Natsu wakame
8. Yumede do up
9. Waracchaouyo BOYFRIEND
10. Sabori
11. VERY BEAUTY
12. Bye Bye matane
1. 21ji made no cinderella
2. Koi wa hipparidako
3. Oharu no kyuukeijikan
4. Sakura--->nyuugakushiki (translation)
5. Aitai kedo...
6. Maji natsu sugiru
7. Kokuhaku no funsui hiroba
8. Koishiteru toki wa itsumo...
9. Anshinkan
10. Maji good chance summer
11. BE