Hello Celebritys

I'd seen clips floating around of Captain and MaiMai from this, but now... finally, the whole segment!! Enjoy!


Tanaka Reina - Aishite Aishite ato Ippun (Morning Musume)
Shimizu Saki - MADAYADE (Berryz Koubou)


Niigaki Risa - Sukiyaki (Morning Musume)
Hagiwara Mai - Bishoujo Shinri (ºC-ute)


Tokunaga Chinami - Koi wo Hipparidako (Berryz Koubou)


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Yeah, Reina totally kicked all their butts. Maybe Niigaki could have picked a better song. And what was Chinami wearing? So unflattering...


B.A

I'm soooo obsessed with this song too~!! Xp haha
Enjoy!


君の戦法(Kimi no Senpou)
ºC-ute - Nakajima Saki, Okai Chisato, Hagiwara Mai)

(黙ってて　付いてきて
文句は言わないの　絶対嫌
私がしたいようにするの
わがままで何が悪いのよ
いいから　付いてきて)

(Don't say a word! Just follow me!
Don't complain, I won't take it!
Do what I say!
Do you have any problem with it?
Just listen to me! Follow me!)

黙ってて　付いてきて
文句なんかは絶対嫌
私がしたいようにしたい
わがまま聞いてほしい

Don't say a word! Just follow me!
Don't complain, I won't take it!
I want you to do as I say.
I want you to listen to what I say.

こんな風に　わがままを
すべて全部　受けとめる奴
なんでそこまで優しいの
調子に乗っちゃうわ

You're a guy who takes in
all these selfishness.
Why are you so kind?
I get too carried away.

あまりに　優しいから
もっと甘えちゃう
こんなに慣れちゃうと
君以外無理だもん

Because of your extreme kindness,
I intend to behave more and more like a baby,
and since I'm too used to it,
I can't think of anyone else but you

これって全部　これって全部
君の戦法
はまってちゃって　はまってちゃって
抜け出せない

All of this, all of this
is your tactics
I fell (into it), I fell (into it),
and I'm stuck.

もし君が　突然に 逆切れたら
私絶対　しがみついて 離れない

If you ever get fed up with me,
I will grab a hold of you, and never let you go

(ハンバーグ　んーやっぱ中華
んー　でもイタリアンかな
んー　全部)

(Hamburger! mm... no wait, Chinese!
mm... but maybe Italian?
mm... I want all of them!)

ハンバーグ　食べたいな
やっぱ中華にしようかしら
イヤイヤ　イタリアンかな
全部買ってきてよ

I want to eat Hamburger
or should I pick Chinese?
No no, maybe Italian
Go and get all of them!

笑ってる　君が居る
なんかいっつも拍子抜ける
普通の男子はこの辺で　怒るのに

I see you, laughing.
I always get deflated.
Other guys usually get so angry from this.

そんなに　優しくって
どして　疲れないの
私が君だったなら　今頃　居ないよ

Why are you so kind,
and why don't you get tired of me?
If I were you, I would be gone by now.

これもそうね　これもそうね 愛の形
良い意味で　私たち 凸と凹

I guess, I guess this is one kind of Love
We both are too different, in a good way

そんな風に　お気軽に 考えてて
君が急に　居なくなったら　AH 壊れちゃう

Thinking so lightly like this,
If you ever leave me, AH I'll be torn into pieces.

これって全部　これって全部
君の戦法
はまってちゃって　はまってちゃって
抜け出せない

All of this, all of this
is your tactics
I fell (into it), I fell (into it),
and I'm stuck.

もし君が　突然に 逆切れたら
私絶対　しがみついて 離れない

If you ever get fed up with me,
I will grab a hold of you, and never let you go

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Phew, this one was a bit hard to translate..

waa~, I'm sorry! >_<;

ºC-ute's NEW Single, 'SHOCK' 30 sec. commercial!!

HIGH QUALITY


LOW QUALITY


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Awwesoommee!!

I love the setting and the mood to it!
But I wonder if there's only 2 scenes for their PV... again...
I would have liked it better, if the other members had more lines though..
Oh, yea! Everyone were acting as if their in pain, like they were supposed to -in their solo scenes, but for some reason, Maimai looked like she needs more sleep! lol
I thought that was a bit weird.. hahahahahaha
Oookay, I'll stop being mean now... -_-"

Anyway, as B.A mentioned, I'm back in my hometown (Japan), so I might be a bit slow on updating, but I will be posting now and then (and B.A will be posting) so please come back and check out on us sometimes on your spare time! =D


B.B

Remember this everyone??

Yes, this was the time when Maimi got to be on the front cover of the Up To Boy Magazine =D

Anyway, the video for the "UTB Vol. 192 Secret Event" went up, so I thought I'd share =)

Nothing interesting to translate here, but this is what's happening:

- Maimai gives all sorts of questions to Maimi on the things she has done during her photoshoot.
- Every time she can't answer, or makes a mistake, she'll have to undertake these challenges they give her.
- There are 6 questions, and if she can answer more than 4 questions, then Maimai will have to take the challenge too.

Challenges:
1 - Imitate and sing "Tsuugaku Vector" in an Airi way
(Maimi's note: "Airi always look from the right to the left at the audiences when she sings, and I always admire her for that")
2 - Do an acappella of the first few lines (talking bits) of "Tokaikko Junjou"
3 - Imitate and sing "VERY BEAUTY" in a Risako way
(Maimi's note: "Risako always has her hand swaying like this, either at the back or the front")

PART 2


Lastly, Maimai was told to do the acappella of the first few lines of "Tokaikko Junjou".

Then Q & As:
- What kind of hairstyles would you like to do in the future?
Maimi: I would like to cut it short just like Mai-chan's length now, but I don't have the courage to cut it, so I'll stick with my long hair for now.
Mai: I want to grow it long. (longer than Maimi's)
- What kind of costume/outfit would you like to wear in the future?
Maimi & Mai: Different kinds of Job Costumes (ex. Flight Attendant, Sports Wear, etc.)
- What is the hardest thing to put the group together?
Maimi: It's hard sometimes when everyone starts chatting and can't stop.
Mai: But the other day on the bus, YOU were the one laughing soo hard and couldn't stop, remember?
- Are you two really close? (even when you're off duty?)
They claim they are, listing all these things they did together, but when Maimai mentions "we went to the movies together", there was a small pause from Maimi and the crowd laughed. But then Maimi saves herself by remembering that it was snowing that day.

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Anyways, for those who are interested, here are some of the recent appearance of Maimi in the UTB Magazine ↓

Dear ºC-ute Lovers,
I'm so sorry I haven't been posting anything these days!!
I've been pretty busy catching up with my school work.... >_<

(Note: The second one is the Limited Edition)

Release Date: 18th of November

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Then, Maimai aka Hagiwara Mai had her first Photo Book & DVD both titled, 'Hagiwara Mai'.

YAY! ºC-ute's vids were posted today!!
Exciting stuff X)


As there's sooo many members, I don't think I'll be able to translate them all at once, but I will slowly translate them for you guys soon =D (But if you have any of your favourite members here, and if you are really eager to know, then let me know, and I'll translate that person as a priority if you'd like =D )

Part 1 (Nakajima Saki)

Nakky's singing is still a bit unstable, and for some reason it made me feel a bit tense while listening to it, but I bet she was so nervous (as you can tell) but she is ridiculously cute! X) I really like her as a person =D
Songs:
'Time Capsule' (ºC-ute)
'Big Dreams' (ºC-ute)

Part 2 (Nakajima Saki → Suzuki Airi)

Airi's always really easy to listen to, and I love how she smiles and dances =D So cute.
Oh yea, and her paintings are so cool! Considering she's just like in middle school, she's such an awesome artist =)
Songs:
'Datte Ikitekanakucha' (Abe Natsumi)
'Garakuta no Yume' (Buono!)
'Big Dreams' (ºC-ute)

Part 3 (Suzuki Airi → Hagiwara Mai)

Maimai seemed really nervous, but she's one of the members who can sing =)
Songs:
'Aenai Nagai Nichiyoubi' (Fujimoto Miki)
'Natsu Remember You' (Berryz Koubou)
'Big Dreams' (ºC-ute)

Part 4 (Hagiwara Mai → Okai Chisato)

Chissa can REALLY sing!! Awesome singer =D I wish she had more lines within ºC-ute.
But I guess she'll have more after Ume-san's grad. (Ume-san.. T-T)
Songs:
'Robo Kiss' (W)
'Zutto Suki de Iidesu ka' (Matsuura Aya)
'Big Dreams' (ºC-ute)

Part 5 (Okai Chisato → Yajima Maimi)

Hey, she didn't really sound that manly here! =D haha
(or maybe because she's singing by herself =p)
Maimi's MC is really easy to listen to. She knows how to entertain people =)
Songs:
'Omoi Afurete' (Matsuura Aya)
'Big Dreams' (ºC-ute)

Part 6 (Yajima Maimi → Umeda Erika)

I really love her character X) It's a pity she's leaving soon because she was a great mood-maker of the group and for us..
I reckon she would have been a great leader if she ever wanted to be one. (although her singing isn't her specialty =p)
Songs:
'Koi-ING' (Morning Musume)
'Big Dreams' (ºC-ute)

Part 7 (Umeda Erika)


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Did you guys notice how ºC-ute wotas are more... confronting? ... Okay, that wasn't the right word to say, but you know what I mean? They really love their ºC-ute members and you can tell that cuz they've tried to communicate with the members more than those Berryz Wotas just sitting there listening.
But it's not that surprising cuz I've heard that when you go to ºC-ute concert, most of the time there are these crazy wotas who starts fighting (police involved) whereas you don't really hear much of those stories from Berryz concerts.
Interesting, eh?

Hagiwara Mai's 1st Photobook "Hagiwara Mai"s cover has been released!

Regular↓


Limited↓


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Hm.. I don't know if I like this cover.... It looks as if she's pulling an awkward smile for some reason..
She's not my favourite member in ºC-ute, but I'm happy for her to have her 1st photobook =D
Congrats Maimai =)


B.B

Sorry for the lack of updates recently...
I know there's been news, but nothing really that big or interesting for me. So I'll just do a quick rundown now of what's been happening lately.

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Morning Musume


Morning Musume's 41st single Kimagure Princess will be released on 28 October
There's going to be 4 versions – Regular, Limited A, Limited B, and Limited C. Limited A and B will include DVDs, while Limited C will have 10 (TEN) different covers, which have rumored to be 9 solo covers and one group cover.

Track List:
1. 気まぐれプリンセス (Kimagure Princess)
2. 愛して 愛して 後一分 (Aishite Aishite Ato Ippun)
3. 気まぐれプリンセス Instrumental (Kimagure Princess Instrumental)


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Berryz Koubou


The release date for Berryz Koubou's 21st single Ryuusei Boy/Watashi no Mirai no Danna-Sama has been moved from 28 October to 11 November. This is likely due to Morning Musume releasing their next single on 28 October.
The release date for the Single V has also been moved to 18 November.
Poor Berryz :(


Chinami's 1st photobook 'Chinami' was released yesterday.
Although I don't like her, I guess she still deserves some pic-spam (although limited). And maybe I'll link a download... later.

From what I've seen there's some nice pictures in there, but not as nice as Momoko or Kumai's photobooks IMO.


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ºC-ute


ºC-ute's 10th single EVERYDAY Zekkouchou! will be released in 4 days on 16 September followed by the Single V which is to be released on 30 September.

A radio rip of the c/w track Amai Wana has surfaced on the net.


Tracklist:
1. EVERYDAY 絶好調！！ (EVERYDAY Zekkouchou!!)
2. 甘い罠 (Amai Wana)
3. EVERYDAY 絶好調！！ Instrumental (EVERYDAY Zekkouchou!! Instrumental)


Hagiwara Mai's solo DVD Hagiwara Mai in Hachijo-jima will be released on 21 October following the release of her 1st photobook 'Hagiwara Mai' on 10 October



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Buono!
They've scored a new advertisement deal! YEAH!
It's for food again XD but this time it's for Pink dot. Waffles!!


I'm so happy for them!
GO! GO! BUONO!!


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OTHER
S/mileage
S/mileage have released the cover of their 2nd indies single Asu wa DEETO na no ni Ima Sugu Koa ga Kikitai. There's no release date yet.


Two new clips of them have also been released, including one of a dance practice and a short preview of their PV making-of.




I can't wait until they have their full debut! :D
Looking forward to it!~


While on the other hand...
Frances & Aiko
The tiny Taiwanese duo of two girls aged 6 and 8. This group is too pedo for me, they totally creep me out! ><
But they've released an MV for their debut single 我是大小姐 (Wo shi da xiao jie)
They've also announced an album, and the track list has been released too, but I'm not going to post it here. Just know that it'll be released on 15 September.


OMG SO PEDO RIGHT NOW!


B.A

ºC-ute, Maimai's latest appearance on a magazine, 'Up to Boy' =D





As it says on the first page, she will be releasing her 1st photobook on the 10th of October =D


B.B

ºC-ute Hagiwara Mai will be releasing her 1st photobook on the 10th of October.
It is still untitled, and no cover picture yet, but I will be posting it as soon as it comes out =D

I'm happy for her, but I think I'd rather see Nakky getting a photobook because if you think about it, she is older than her, and according to the japanese wotas, Nakky would be the 3rd most popular in ºC-ute.
And Maimai is still so young... she's still 13 years-old...
I can just imagine crazy old men (wotakus) buying Maimai's photobook and just keep staring at it all day.... -_-"

Aaanyway... congrats Maimai =D


B.B

I came across with this vid when I was looking for any updates on ºC-ute.
I believe this was a Fashion Show promotion campaign for HungryAngry? I'm not too sure... but it's rather interesting to see them not only being walking models, but dressed up like goths =D
I honestly didn't see that coming, but some of them actually suits =)

Aaanyway, here is the vid I'm talking about.



It's low res and it's hard to tell who they are, but I think the line ups are:

Umeda Erika
Yajima Maimi
Suzuki Airi
Konno Asami
Hagiwara Mai
Okai Chisato
Miyoshi Erika
Ogawa Makoto
Sengoku Minami
Ishikawa Rika

I wonder why Nakky and Kanna's not there...
Nakky might have look good in them =D haha


B.B