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Yes. According to the Japanese wiki page though, it says her grandfather is american but there's no source. Ah, I miss Katsuo. I remember Rikachuu talking about how excited she was when Katsuo asked her to join the dance, I'm glad she's in S now.

About 90% correct, I think.

Well, it was actually a gag by Beat Takeshi. Back in like the 70s, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci wore what they considered high cut leotards at that time, and I guess he was making a joke out of that. Idk, there are some gags that Japanese people seem to do for years, I don't find it that funny tbh -_-

Haven't ordered yet. Those team songs, is it the new teams? And cooking battle bonus vid sounds interesting. Neesan's team will win

The final episode of Geinin 2 was awesome! Sanma was there, and it's only fitting that they gave him a golden harisen to use. The oogiri segment felt really fast-paced, especially since he didn't help the ones who bombed their jokes. And the ones with the good jokes, he praised them. It must've been nerve wrecking doing jokes in front of someone like Sanma. I guess I have to go back and watch S-jo 2 now that Geinin is over Wasn't that an NMB girl? Momona's are photos of her with her boyfriend.

When I watch 30min drama where they speak standard Japanese and most variety shows, I could understand most of it. But for some variety shows, I find it difficult to understand what the narrator is talking about. I suppose it's because of the pronunciation and the speed. I wonder if it's only me, or does anyone have the same problem

I'm watching Kamo, Kyoto e Iku. The drama is a typical dilemma of modern vs. traditional, either to keep up with the times or sticking to old customs. I've only been to Kyoto a few times but I really like the place.

I was reading this JUNON issue (June) and I kinda laughed at this part. Aya: If we compare Dream to a family, Ami would be the youngest child. Then maybe Shizuka is the eldest sister. Ami: A better comparison would be, a father? Aya: Shizuka is the type of person who would accept anything you tell her. Then, I'm the motherly type. Erie is the pet dog (laugh). The reason is she's obedient. Maybe once in a while a bit stubborn. Ami: If we irritate her, she'll come and bite our legs, right~ (laugh) I would translate more tbh but the scans are usually cut off near the bindings, which means quite a portion is missing from the interview.

If you mean Oricon, I don't think itunes download count in Oricon chart. It should count in their itunes download sale or something. However, in the Happiness vs. Flower, the news says that the winner will be decided based on CD sales, event turnout, Youtube views and others. Maybe digital sales are counted as "others".

Lol the creators are the same people from Maiko Haaaan! movie. I enjoyed that movie and would definitely look forward to this one. There was one random sing and dance scene in the middle of Maiko haaan, but apparently for Shazai no Ousama the E-girls scene will be at the end of the movie. From a morning show http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x10vjwz_zip-exile-e-girls-%E8%B1%AA%E8%8F%AF-%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC_shortfilms#.Ubp569gsazw

Why can't we have waiting stages? Is it because we're not waiting for a new original stage? I was a hardcore team E oshi before the shuffle, but now the ori E members are all scattered so, I'm torn between KII and E. I'll support both then. Wtf choices for KII! I'm so tired of B5th. And A6th. Well, A6th wasn't performed as often as B5th. A5th would be nice, I think.

Could be the hairstyle change. And Mayu may have gained a bit of weight? I mean, she does eat a lot.

Probably the ones presenting the award. Would be nicer if they're the performers but this is great.

Shuu wrote on the entry for this pic, "Like a guy". So I suddenly remembered a radio show with Reina, Kaede and Shuuka as guests. Yes, I take notes when I listen to radio shows

Lol the blogger is writing in Kansai dialect, probably why google translate failed So yeah, a summary then. The entry was written in Sept 2012, before MIMU announced her graduation but she was already on hiatus. Blogger went to see EXShow (a show by EXPG students held nationwide), and heard that MIMU would be there. The picture is from the EXShow pamphlet and MIMU is in it but her name is in kanji instead of her stage name, MIMU. The pamphlet also didn't state that she's attached to Happiness. So the blogger was just worried about MIMU and her status in the group.

Hello, you're finally here!

They mentioned on Ameba studio about making onigiri that look like themselves, just noticed that this was what they meant. That's Ami onigiri with a thin layer of tamagoyaki as hair lol. Apparently, they used nori for Erie and okaka for Shizuka. Aya's was bald because they didn't know what to use for red hair.

Who's this?

SCNM is my favourite show! Yeah it's definitely not for children. It's a parody. Basically the Umechan, Oba, Renacchi skit is just silly talk but at the end you have to spot the difference. It's usually the sound of the bell, the waitress and some obscure thing. I like the songs. Paruru's segment is funny, she's always telling Guzuguzu-kun (the bear) to do stuff when it's obviously not easy to do in that costume. I can barely remember what Yukirin storytelling is about, she's distracting me. The first episode though, was about Little Red Riding Hood hating on her mom and grandma lol At the end of each episode, Nyan flashes her panties to help us remember hiragana　

Just passing through here coz it's my 100th post! Oh noes, how will Fujii papa and mama handle the Happiness vs. Flower battle next month...

Did this really quick, it's from this article but I omitted pretty much the first paragraph and most unnecessary stuff because I can't think of the English equivalent These are the girls' comments mostly.

I think Aki-P gives them all the fast-paced songs partly due to their 1st gen like J, Masana, Mizuki, Kumi who are very energetic dancers, then the Golden 3rd Gen joined and they also fit the bill. SKE members want to distinguish themselves from AKB in this way. Aki-P said that only SKE can perform a song as silly as Pinocchio Gun. But I agree, their singles A-side doesn’t have much variety and fans would have to look at the B-sides and stage songs. Akagumi has a bunch of angsty songs. Tsuyogari Dokei from the janken single was a bit different too. Here's my fav - Dareka no sei ni wa shinai. Shiitan center! Whales are awesome. Hmm, that's what I noticed in Saka Agari, Sayaka's always the quiet one. Of course, it could be because the others are her senpais. I remember one MC topic about hatsu yume (first dream of the year), and she said she had 3 hatsu yume because she slept for 12 hours straight lol. Mizuho, the resident 5th gen hentai, she's cute too. Too bad she wasn't promoted. Ah yeah, need to rewatch this now.

Hello, guys! I don't know if the thread will flop or not, but at least it won't be as bad the SDN thread...right? I became interested in SKE when they did Mousou Deka in 2011, but Pareo wa Emerald sealed the deal for me. I consider myself an MD when it comes to SKE but who am I kidding, I do have a few favourites. They are: Shibata Aya. It was love at first sight tbh Furukawa Airi. Can't resist the cuteness and hentainess. Akarin never fails to amaze me with her flexibility. It's like she's spineless lol In last year's Gaishi Hall concert, she was one of the ballerina for Kodoku na Ballerina. It was godly. Idk much about Sayaka but she's really adorable whenever I see her in Saka Agari. Yuko's really awesome. She shines whenever she performs, even if she wasn't senbatsu. Yeah, they're still in the old teams. But since the prelim election results seem to list SKE girls in their new teams, I thought I'd do the same.