Pocket Morning Weekly Q&A (week of 08/22/2010)

Question: There's a little boy standing in the middle of a road, crying. How would you handle this situation?

I'd talk to him, give him some candy, then go to the police and ask policemen to handle him. "What happened?! Just tell me your story... What happened to you?!" ← Yes, I'm this persistent. I'd try to do a Kame-kame-ha for him. I'd try to handle him with a smile. With my best one （〟＞＿＜〟） I think I'd wonder what happened to him, but I probably wouldn't try to talk to him and just vanish away from the place... (laughs) I'd talk to him. Listen to his story. What happened?! It's okay to cry. [Note: LinLin wrote "Namidacchi ni nareba ii", the first line of Morning Musume's song "Namidacchi"] Original Japanese text is here.

Niigaki Risa’s Movie Titled “Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 3D”

Niigaki Risa’s Movie Titled “Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 3D”

Details about Niigaki Risa’s 3D movie titled Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 3D have been released. The full title of the movie is Gekijou Ban Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 3D, but Gaki mentioned it in her blog without the “Gekijou Ban” (which means “movie version based on a TV series”).
The movie is about 70 ~ 75 minutes long and it will be released on Blu-ray, and according to the Blu-ray description it will feature 4 ~ 5 stories about ghosts and UFO’s (not confirmed but we will find out when a preview is released).
The movie will also feature Nakajima Saki as well as Hello! Pro Egg’s Takagaki Sayuki.

It seems that the many fan guesses of it being a horror movie were correct since the movie will certainly be a horror movie (the title means something along the lines of True Scary Stories 3D), and since it is 75 minutes long and in 3D it is safe to say that it will be a lengthy and interesting movie for everyone to enjoy.
Even though the movie was apparently finished in a few days it seems that the many pictures of the movie we have seen are of great quality, and since this is Gaki’s first movie I am very excited to see her acting in a horror movie (she is known to be the reaction queen for a reason).
Apparently there is also a TV show with the same name which has been airing for a few years now, so it is safe to say that the movie is related to the show and will have a similar theme, although for now we don’t have much information about what the story/stories of the movie are about.
Hopefully we soon get a chance to see some previews from the movie since it will be without a doubt a must see movie for Gaki and Nakki fans.
The release date for the movie is 10/6 and the release date for the Blu-ray is on 11/5

 

H!P Eggs Will Be Allowed To Audition For Morning Musume’s 9th Gen

H!P Eggs Will Be Allowed To Audition For Morning Musume’s 9th Gen

19 08 2010

An announcement on the official Morning Musume 9th generation audition site has revealed that H!P Eggs that meet the qualifications (being 10 ~ 17 years old) will be allowed to audition, only upon request.
H!P Eggs that decide to audition will pass immediately to the first stage of the audition, which means that they won’t need to be screened initially.
Here is a list of the Eggs that are eligible:

• Sainen Mia
• Mori Saki
• Kitahara Sayaka
• Komine Momoka
• Saho Akari
• Okai Asuna
• Sekine Azusa
• Arai Manami
• Kaneko Rie
• Maeda Irori
• Fukumura Mizuki
• Takeuchi Akari
• Miyamoto Karin
• Satou Ayano
• Kizawa Runa
• Tanabe Nanami
• Takagaki Sayuki
• Katsuta Rina
• Nagasawa Wakana
• Kudo Haruka

There are only a few H!P Egg members that don’t qualify: Aoki Erina (I doubt she would have applied anyway), Tanaka Anri, Sengoku Minami, Kikkawa Yuu, Furukawa Konatsu, and (obviously) Hirano Tomomi.
Unfortunately one of the fan favorites, Kikkawa Yuu, is one year over the limit, which is somewhat disappointing since she did place 2nd in the 8th generation audition after all and she has certainly improved a lot since she has joined H!P Eggs (not to mention that she would be a great addition), but there is still a chance that she may join since right now we have no idea if they will decide to add an Egg as well to the 9th generation or not.
The question most of us might have right now is why are they allowed to audition if they already are part of a company, and the most likely answer is that the rule was added to avoid any contract disputes between companies, and since UFA is the company it won’t affect them at all to have them try out (they were most likely already debating whether to add an Egg, so this way it would be more fair for the applicants since they have to go through the audition process like everyone instead of just being selected and automatically entering).
Despite that there are about 20 Eggs that are eligible to audition, and even though that may seem a bit unfair since they have had experience performing (some for years) it is necessary to remember that they are still trainees which means that they haven’t yet perfected their skills (some haven’t improved that much), and since Tsunku has a specific type of girl he is looking for (talented but not overconfident, basically group material) it shouldn’t affect the other applicants at all.
Overall this is a nice surprise that should add a bit of variety to the audition process, although it is still too early to say how many will apply since there could be only 1 or 2 (or maybe none) that wish to apply, but hopefully we find out when the initial screening process is over (applications are due in September so it should be sometime in November).
Morning Musume 9th Generation Tsunku Messages
Tsunku’s Blog Announcement

EDIT: Here is the translated Tsunku message (translation by Nouciel):
I, Tsunku, who’s done a lot of research in BBS’s (public forums/places of opinions) like Serend and Twitter, will make a comment public here.
The frequently/often asked question,
“Can current Eggs participate in the audition for the 9th generation Morning Musume members?”
will get an answer.
The persons who’re currently on Hello Pro Eggs, who are between 10 years and 17 years old, and have the desire to participate, can do so.
If it’s the case, the persons who didn’t sent the application papers, will still participate when the second part of the judging/examination process starts.

EDIT: According to Tsunku’s blog post it seems that H!P Eggs AND Nice Girl Project Trainees both can apply, which means that apart from the 20 H!P Eggs there are 3 other NGP Trainees that are eligible

credit to hello!SayuNii

Pocket Morning Weekly Q&A (week of 08/15/2010)

Question: Which kind of fireworks do you like?

Huge ones!! Or sparklers, I like those too. Sparklers☆ The kind that go Shooo~ Mouse fireworks!! I love how it seems like they're chasing me. The ones that go out with Shupon~!! You hold them in your hand and there are like 15 shots firing out! I wonder if you know what I mean (laughs) Colourful ones! Especially launchers. Launcher fireworks. Any fireworks I can have fun with. Original Japanese text is here.

Pocket Morning weekly Q&A (week of 08/08/2010)

Question: The festival season is starting. What kind of food will you eat at the food stalls?

	Apple candies （＾＾） Character-shaped castella (＞▽＜)ノ Anzu candies. Always cheers me up ↑↑ IKAgeso. I get bewitched by the smell and then... IKAshiteru (I'll let loose)!!!! BalalaIKA～♪ I'd probably buy some potato-related foods ☆ Just hearing about festivals makes my tension go up ♪ So cool (laughs) Strawberry candies ☆ I'll definitely eat that!!! But it's hard to find at Tokyo festivals, bad luck （；　；） Soft-serve ice cream. Yoghurt flavor is especially good. Roasted potatoes. Original Japanese text is here.

Linlin , JunJun and Eri's graduation , 9th gen audition announced

Kabar yg sangat sedih , Besok tanggal 12 desember . Eri , junjun , linlin bakalan graduation dari MM
T.T

Menurut informasi yg beredar , Eri bakalan lulusan karena Penyakit yg dia derita . sedangkan si linlin dan junjun mau grad karena keputusan tsunku untuk meluluskan mereka bertepatan dengan lulusannya Eri , tetapi mereka juga ingin menjadi solois singer di china .

tetapi audisi untuk generasi-ke 9 bakal di adakan untuk mengisi spot mereka .

Untuk keterangan lebih lanjut baca artikel ini .

Pocket Morning weekly Q&A (week of 08/01/2010)

Question: Please tell us your lucky number. 

914. 8. 3, 4, 3+4=7 It's 3 and 4 and 7. 4 and 11. Shi (4) from SHIawase [happiness], and 11 if you add my birth month (7/13) to it. Probably 11 ♪ My birthday is 11/11, and whenever I look at my watch and see 11:11 I start to feel happy （゜▽゜*） 321! Because it's read "Mi-tsu-i" 11. 3. Because I was born in March. Original Japanese text is here.