Tuesday 30 December 2014

The New Tsugunaga Constitution: Articles 161 - 170


新嗣永憲法161条
  『ラッピングのリボンはピンクを選ぶ』
  クリスマスシーズンって赤と緑しかないんですよね。
New Tsugunaga Constitution Article 161
Choose pink ribbons when wrapping gifts
ル ’ー’リ You can't find anything besides red and green during Christmas season, can you?

 新嗣永憲法162条
  『一週間の始まりは月曜日』
 カレンダーは日曜日なんですよね。
New Tsugunaga Constitution Article 162
The week starts with Monday
ル ’ー’リ Calendars start with Sunday, eh.


Monday 29 December 2014

Berryz Kobo x ℃-ute Cross Talk: Tsugunaga Momoko x Suzuki Airi

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hello! Project Kids in 2012, a book entitled Rival - 12 shoujo no 10-nen monogatari - (The 10-year legend of the 12 girls) was released. The book contains 2-page discussions between pairs of girls, covering all 66 possible combinations of them.


This time around, we'll be looking into the discussion between Berryz Kobo's Tsugunaga Momoko and  ℃-ute's Suzuki Airi. This pair make up two-thirds of Buono!, and are also the first and last to appear in the PV for the BeriKyuu collaboration Cho! Happy Song. Enjoy!

Tsugunaga Momoko X Suzuki Airi

In their groups, the image colour for the 2 of them is 'pink'. But it seems that the feelings they associate with their colours differ...
On good terms but mutually respectful, keep an eye on the sense of distance between these two!

Saturday 20 December 2014

The New Tsugunaga Constitution: Articles 151 - 160


新嗣永憲法151条
  『磁石のS極とS極を近づけて楽しむ』
  NとNでもいいよ。
New Tsugunaga Constitution Article 151
Enjoy yourself by bringing the S-sides of 2 magnets together
ル ’ー’リ N and N are okay too

 新嗣永憲法152条
  『誕生日ケーキのローソクは、一息で消す』
  100本になっても、頑張ろうー!。
New Tsugunaga Constitution Article 152
Blow out the candles on a birthday cake with one breath
ル ’ー’リ Even if there are a hundred of them, do your best!


Friday 19 December 2014

Get to Know Questionnaire - 'Hamachan' Hamaura Ayano


Q. Favourite food(s)?
A. Miso ramen, tonkotsu ramen, peaches, pineapples

Q. What have you gotten into recently?
A. DIY. I recently made a box for trinkets

Q. How much do you spend on clothes in a month?
A. About 20,000 yen

Q. Favourite entertainer(s)?
A. Tsugunaga Momoko-san, Horikita Maki-san

Q. What item would you like to get this winter? Clothes, accessories, toys, games, whatever!
A. I don't really put on accessories, and I don't have a necklace, so I'd like to get one this winter.

Q. Your trick (point of attention) for make-up is?
A. Making a heart on my cheek

Q. What do you normally do for skincare?
A. I wash my face, use face lotion, and place a cold compress on my face.

Q. What sort of outfit coordination would you like to try in spring 2015?
A. A lace-style coordinate

Q. What are you currently working hard at as an idol?
A. There are a large number of people in the Hello! Pro Kenshuusei, so I'm endeavouring to develop every day so that I won't lose to anyone

Q. What left the biggest impression on you at today's photo shoot?
A, There were tons of people I met for the first time, so of all the photo shoots I've done so far, this was the most nerve-wracking

Friday 12 December 2014

1001 Nights - The 15th Night: Shimizu Saki & Natsuyaki Miyabi

On the 4th of December 2014, Captain Shimizu Saki and Vice-captain Natsuyaki Miyabi held a talk show for the Hello! Shop's series of talk events. The theme was 'At that time, Berryz were...' There were two shows, the first focusing on 2005 and the second on 2007.

Going through the fan tweets about the events via the hashtag , I tweeted translations of the reports that piqued my interest. By the end of it, I'd tweeted enough that I thought it'd be a pity to lose them to the mists of Twitter's timeline. So here are a collection of the translations I made based on the reports.

Quick disclaimer, this isn't comprehensive, some reports were missed out due to lack of interest/complexity/laziness/all the above. If you'd like to have a go, here's a collection of tweets concerning the event. Also a big shout-out to the Japanese fans who kept up with the reports, particularly @tozamasan, who's responsible for the bulk of the tweets


Wednesday 10 December 2014

The New Tsugunaga Constitution: Articles 141 - 150


 新嗣永憲法141条
  『目覚ましの、10分前に、暖房をセットしておく』
  お布団と離れたくないよぉ~
New Tsugunaga Constitution Article 141
Set the heater to go on 10 minutes before your alarm goes off
ル ’ー’リ I can't leave the futon~

 新嗣永憲法142条
  『キムチ鍋を食べる時は、具だけ取るようにする』
  だってスープがいっぱいだと辛いんだも~ん。
New Tsugunaga Constitution Article 142
When having kimchi nabe, only take the ingredients
ル ’ー’リ Since it'll get spicy if it's filled with soup.

 新嗣永憲法143条
『お年玉袋は、ピンク色の可愛いものを選ぶ』
  うわー!千円?可愛い~!
New Tsugunaga Constitution Article 143
Pick the cute, pink-coloured otoshidama envelope
ル ’ー’リ Whoa-! 1000 yen? How cute~!

Friday 5 December 2014

Momcohi no Kimochi: Covers, Introduction, and Contents

{'Momochi no Kimochi' is Tsugunaga Momoko's first photo essay book. 
I haven't found scans of this online, so you'll have to make do with shots taken through my mobile phone. For the poor quality - Yurushite-nyan ♥}

Momochi no Kimochi - Momochi's Feelings
'These pages are filled with Momochi, so......
Yurushite-nyan ♪
A regular on variety programmes, everything about the cutest (?) idol in Japan
Tsugunaga Momoko Her first photo essay book


A discussion with her greatest sympathiser Dan Mitsu-san, a workshop class with the ideal student Suzuki Fuku-kun
Momochi-style 22 (nyan nyan) free topics
Her début piece (?) as a novelist 'Ai no Mousou Gekijou' (Delusional Theatre of Love)
Get close to everything Momochi 'Kaitai Shinsho' '22 basic rules for an idol'
Special appendix ♥ 'Momochi! Yurushite-nyan♥Taiso'


Introduction

Along with a Yurushite-nyan♥, it's everyone's idol! Cute as always today, I'm 'Momochi' Tsugunaga Momoko.

My occupation - an eternal idol, my favourite colour is pink, my favourite word is 'Happy', my favourite number is 29, from Tsugunaga. By the way, my weight is equivalent to 29 peaches ♥

But when it comes to the number 29, the problem is that our producer Tsunku♂-san is also associated with 29 (through Tsunku = two-kyu = 29). It's said that 'The 29th of every month is Tsunku♂ day', but I'd like to say, 'No, it's Tsugu (29) day'. Even though I thought that it might be impertinent to compete with our producer, first of all, I was taught that 'Everyone's the same when you're standing on-stage, don't hold back,' by none other than Tsunku♂-san himself. For competing, I think that I'd rather follow that advice. Ah, look at how diligent Momochi is ♥

But whatever we may say, the impression that the 29th is 'Niku no Hi', Meat Day, is overwhelmingly strong. I don't think that should be the winner, honestly. That said, recently my feelings have changed, and I think that 22 is nice. It's 'NyanNyan', and now that I've turned 22, if you look at the wavy form of the number 22 lon~g and har~d, you'll see the Momochi Musubi... Well, of course, it might not seem like it right now. But as you read this book and bask in the abundance of Momochi's essence, I feel that you'll definitely see it, even if you don't want to! And because of that, this book is slightly fixated on '22'.

And with that, please have your fill of the spinning and spinning Momochi world to your heart's content ♪


Contents

(Note: Bolded titles are sections on their own. The unbolded titles form the 22 essays by Momoko)
Introduction
Popularity
Vehicles
Senpai
Gossip
Rice Cooker
Novels
Convenience Stores
Jeans
Sushi janken
Rebellious Age
Nickname
Otomomochi talk with danmitsu
Ai no Mousou Gekijou
22 basic rules for a Momochi-esque idol
Momochi's open lesson with Fuku Suzuki
Friday
The Olympics
April 1st
Tokyo Tower
The illusionary flavour
Nervousness
Cockroaches
Luxury
Dreams
The comment that changed my fate
Tears