Our Music History ～Ongaku to Watashitachi～ Morning Musume。’14 Special - Part 3 of 3 (2014/10/08)

This special show happened during MBS' 'Music Week', held in October 2014. In it, four members of Morning Musume。´14 talked about the Musume。's music history. Our hosts for this programme are Morning Musume。 9ki Fukumura Mizuki and Sayashi Riho, and 10ki  Iikubo Haruna and Ishida Ayumi.

If you missed them, here's the first part and here's the second part.

A comment concerning music
Sayashi Riho: 'Music is something that brings out your uniqueness'

MoMusu Lyrics Talk

To commemorate the upcoming release of Morning Musume。´14's triple-A single 'Tiki Bun/ Shabadabadoo/ Mikaeri Bijin', the girls will be picking out a random word from the song lyrics, and they'll talk about something related to the chosen word.

First up is Tiki Bun! While the other girls go on about how cool it is, Mizuki likes the positive lyrics. Fuku-chan makes the first pick, and gets 'Uso' - 'Lie', in the sense of not telling the truth. The girls do often tell many small lies, like to family. Iikubo dredges up an incident where she had ice cream from the fridge without telling her mother.

Iikubo: And when my mother asked me if I knew what happened to her ice cream in the fridge, I was like 'No idea, I was at work the whole time, I wasn't at home'.

Fuku-chan then brings up an incident that happened to her: She was using her phone in the bath and fell asleep. Her phone ended up submerged in the bath. By the time she noticed it, the screen was no longer responding, stuck at Michishige-san's blog. Fuku-chan didn't admit that it had gone underwater. Instead she went for the classic kid's standby: feigning ignorance. 'Why isn't it moving?'

Ishida admits that the same thing happened to her recently. Ishida's mother had often been telling her to stop using her phone in the bath, so when it happened, Ishida said that her phone had been left in the wash instead of admitting that it had fallen in the tub.

Iikubo: And your mother still hasn't found out?
Ishida: I haven't been found out yet.
Iikubo: What'll you do if your mother's listening to this show?
Sayashi: Let's just keep it to ourselves, okay?
Ishida: Please don't spread this story.

Our Music History ～Ongaku to Watashitachi～ Morning Musume。’14 Special - Part 2 of 3 (2014/10/08)

This special show happened during MBS' 'Music Week', which held in October 2014. In this programme, four members of Morning Musume。´14 talk about their music history. Our hosts for this programme are Morning Musume。 9ki Fukumura Mizuki and Sayashi Riho, and 10ki  Iikubo Haruna and Ishida Ayumi.

If you missed it, here's the first part. Or perhaps you might want to skip to the third part?

A comment concerning music
Sayashi Riho: 'Music is something that brings out your uniqueness'

Morning Musume。´14 history

With Morning Musume。 celebrating its 17th anniversary, in this second part, the girls look back on Morning Musume。's history, albeit from from when they joined.

2nd January 2011. The 9ki were announced at the Winter Hello! Con in Nakano Sunplaza. Fuku-chan's passing came as a surprise even to the other three 9ki, who had thought that they were the only successful candidates. So when Fuku-chan came out, Riho was like 'Who's this? Who's this?' Tsunku♂-san was the only one who knew about it, so there was a flurry of activity even amongst the cameramen, who had to quickly try to figure out where Fuku-chan was.

Mizuki herself was curious about who'd be getting in the 9ki at that announcement concert, and when her name was called, her mind went totally blank. As she went down the stairs, she felt like she could fall at any moment, her legs were trembling, she was crying hard,

After that, she had a chance to greet the other three. At first she was worried whether they would be on their guard around her, what with her being an experienced Kenshuusei and all. But with the shooting they had the day after, they soon got familiar with one another. Riho recalls referring to Fuku-chan as 'Fukumura-san' at the start, but now Riho is all touch-as-much-as-she-pleases with Fuku-chan's marshmallow skin. Fuku-chan does remembers Kanon and Riho-chan referring to her as Fukumura-san at first, but Eripon immediately went 'Can I just call you Mizuki?'

Ishida remembers watching videos of the announcement, seeing Fuku-chan's name being announced, the look of surprise she had in the bleachers, and coming down the stairs. 'How childish...' Ishida thought, despite being a kid herself. After all, the 9ki seemed so tiny in the midst of the mostly grown-up members of Morning Musume。at the time.

Our Music History ～Ongaku to Watashitachi～ Morning Musume。’14 Special - Part 1 of 3 (2014/10/08)

This special show happened during MBS' 'Music Week', held in October 2014. In it, four members of Morning Musume。´14 talked about their music history. 

In the second part, they talk about Morning Musume。 history from the joining of the 9ki. In the third part, they take random lyrics from their latest single and talk about something related to those lyrics.

We start with introductions from the girls.

10th gen member and subleader Iikubo Haruna would be turning twenty in a month's time, and is the oldest among the four of them. She'll also be chairing this 2-hour special. She hopes that she'll become more mature, having arrived at the two-decade milestone.

On the other hand, 9th gen subleader Fukumura Mizuki would be celebrating her 18th birthday on that month. Turning eighteen would also widen her scope of work, as it would allow her to participate in late-night programmes.

9th gen Sayashi Riho is 16, while Morning Musume。has just turned 17. In other words, Riho was born after Morning Musume。's formation - to be exact, the day after Morning Musume。's 'Summer Night Town' was released.

Lastly, 10th gen Ishida Ayumi is 17, but since she was born in January, she's in the same academic year as Fukumura Mizuki. However, she doesn't act her age - she likes messing around, so she says that she's the mental equivalent of a three-year old. However, she's almost 18 too, and even Tsunku♂ has told her recently, 'Ishida, you've turned eighteen, so do things properly', so she'd like to do her best to act grown-up.

Also, September also marked the 17th anniversary of Morning Musume。 At this point, they've been running high, with 5 consecutive first place singles.

♫ Morning Musume。’14 - Love machine (Updated) ♫

A comment concerning music
Fukumura Mizuki: 'Music is something that can unite everyone'

Part 1: Influential songs

For this first part of the show, the topic of discussion is 'A song that influenced my life'. They'll be going through it in the usual order, but before each member talks about their chosen song, Tsunku♂'s latest comments on the girls would be read out.

For those not in the know, Tsunku♂ usually writes liner notes on his blog upon the release of a new song. Also included with the liner notes are comments on the girls. This time, they'd be looking at his comments from the release of Tiki Bun / Shabadabadoo/ Mikaeri Bijin.

Tsunku♂'s comment:
'I think she supports Michishige silently. And because of that,  she's levelled up, and it feels like she's got this drive to press forward.
In both dancing and singing, I think that she's grown to be a person who adds flavour to each of the new songs.'

Mizuki: It made me nervous to listen to it again.

Haruna really likes Mizuki's stylish dancing - it's intense, dynamic, suggestive - which comes as quite the contrast when compared to her calm looks. Riho touches on Tsunku♂'s mention of supporting Michishige silently: early on, Fuku-chan would focus on talking about her love of Hello! Project. But now, she contributes comments and properly wraps up MC segments. Mizuki herself has nothing to add, as this discussion is making her feel self-concious.

Well then, back to the topic of the song that influenced her life. Mizuki liked Mini Moni, finding the lyrics and the dances to their songs easy to remember. She would remember their songs in their entirety, and sing them with her mother.

The one she'd like to single out in particular would be Mini Moni's 'Rock 'n' Roll Kenchoushozaichi ~Oboechaina Series~'. It was an up-tempo song that she found easy to remember. As a plus, it also helped her in school, since it referenced all the prefectural capitals. It came as a surprise to her that the song was even included in school textbooks.

Iikubo agrees that the up-tempo beat makes it easier to remember. While it is up-tempo, Riho thinks that it isn't too fast, so parents and children can memorise it together. And in the middle of tests, you can play the song in your head.

Miyagi resident Ishida comments that the song even mentions local delicacies from some of the places, like sasakama from Miyagi, so you get to learn about local delicacies as well.

Morning Musume。´15 Nationwide Simultaneous Handshake Events: Harunan in Saitama and Tokyo

Promoting their new single 'Seishun Kozou ga Naiteiru / Yuugure ha Ameagari / Ima Koko Kara', Morning Musume。 have once again held nationwide handshake events on the 16th and 17th of April. Their journeys were covered on Twitter, and I've compiled them by member, with accompanying translations.

While Harunan doesn't stray far from the Kanto region, but makes up for it by kabe-don-ing and messing around before her events.

Day 1 - Saitama

【埼玉／飯窪】 今日はアリオ川口さんで１９時から握手会です(#^.^#) たーーーーーくさんの方お待ちしています♡！ くどぅーの出身埼玉県〜♡ ってことで壁ドンです( ^ω^ ) #morningmusume15 pic.twitter.com/zDWADB6DFA
— モーニング娘。'15マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2015, 4月 16

Today there'll be a handshake event at Ario Kawaguchi-san from 7 p.m. (#^.^#)
We'll be waiting for lotsーーーーー of people ♡！
Kuduu comes from Saitama prefecture〜♡
That said, I'm doing a kabe-don ( ^ω^ )

2015 HinaFes Blog Relay - #20 Iikubo Haruna

The blog relay continues, from Uemura Akari to Iikubo Haruna.

(Original blog post in Japanese)

And the blog relay、
It's got to me from Juice=Juice's Uemura Akari-chan！
It makes me happy that Aarii thinks that way about me、、、

But I think the same way about Aarii, right！？ lol
Let's do our best in our HinaFes unit (*^◯^*)！

Well then、 the blog relay、
The topic is ｢Is It Just Me？｣！

Hmーーーーーーm、、、
When I cook, things generally end up tasting like garbage cans（；゜０゜）

Is it just me～？？？

Ah！
I'm using the fashion coordination app、 WEAR (^^)
Please、 I'm counting on you ♡←Publicity
The person I'll pass the baton on to will be、、

ANGERME's Katsuta Rina-san♡

Katsuta-san is realーーーーーーーly cute、 she's my type！
Her face is obviously so、 but after all's said and done, her legs are oh-so pretty！！
Her clothes are cute too ♡

The other day、 I took pictures Katsuta-san and Nakanishi-san making funny faces non-stop with my phone～ lololol
Should I put them up some time～？？( ^ω^ )

H!P Summer 2014 KOREZO: Share it if you like it (Part VII - 29 Aug)

For the KOREZO! performances held during the current Hello! Con (Summer 2014), there's a corner where the girls can bring up photos they want to highlight. A  Facebook page has been set up, entitled 'Hello! Pro Ki ni Ittara Share'. (H!P Share it if you like it). 

Here's a selection of what piqued my interest. As the page says, if you like any of these photos, then 'Like' and 'Share' them on Facebook. Links are in the first line below the photo, the post titles. They're also announcing the number of 'likes' and 'shares' each photo has gotten at the concerts, so you can show your support by doing so.

If you missed them - Part I (12, 19 & 26 July), Part II (27 July), Part III (2 Aug), Part IV (3 Aug), Part V (9 & 16 Aug), Part VI (17 Aug)

Photograph from　S/mileage　Tamura Meimi
I've never really been asked by the fans to show my swimsuit-clad figure、
But now、 for the very first time in public in this country, here's a daring shot of me in a swimsuit in my private time！
It's a shot from when I went to the pool with my family when I was 2～3 years old。
I apologise if that dotted swimsuit went overboard on sexiness（lol）

H!P Summer 2014 KOREZO: Share it if you like it (Part VI - 17 Aug)

For the KOREZO! performances held during the current Hello! Con (Summer 2014), there's a corner where the girls can bring up photos they want to highlight. A  Facebook page has been set up, entitled 'Hello! Pro Ki ni Ittara Share'. (H!P Share it if you like it).

Here's a selection of what piqued my interest. As the page says, if you like any of these photos, then 'Like' and 'Share' them on Facebook. Links are in the first line below the photo, the post titles.

If you missed them - Part I (12, 19 & 26 July), Part II (27 July), Part III (2 Aug), Part IV (3 Aug), Part V (9 & 16 Aug)

Photograph from　℃-ute　Yajima Maimi
The １st photo has already been uploaded on the Facebook page
It's Berryz Kobo's Kumai-chan with the Eiffel Tower。
Kumai-chan said 「The Eiffel Tower is a tough challenger」、
But 『Kumai-chan、 you've beat the Eiffel Tower』
This photograph that has come to light serves as evidence。
That is the 2nd photo。
As you can see、 she has the Eiffel Tower contained within the palms of her hands。

Photograph from　Morning Musume。’14　Sayashi Riho
My treasure is this special bath poster、
That I got from when Morning Musume。’14's Fukumura Mizuki-chan appeared on the cover of a magazine。
You can grasp her marshmallow skin by looking at this photo！
Getting to touch the skin of the original、Fuku-chan herself
Is a special right accorded only to me。
I'm not going to hand it over to anyone （lol）

H!P Summer 2014 KOREZO: Share it if you like it (Part II - July 27)

For the KOREZO! performances held during the current Hello! Con (Summer 2014), there's a corner where the girls can bring up a photo they want to highlight. A  Facebook page has been set up, entitled 'Hello! Pro Ki ni Ittara Share'. (H!P Share it if you like it).

Here's a selection of what piqued my interest. As the page says, if you like any of these photos, then 'Like' and 'Share' them on Facebook. Links are in the first line below the photo, the post titles.

Here's Part I (12, 19 & 26 July) if you missed it.

【KOREZO！ Yajima Quality】
Photograph from  ℃-ute　Yajima Maimi
This photo was when she was on the way home from Japan Expo in France、  where she got stranded because her passport got stuck in a crevice。 Continuing with other misfortunes she experienced、  when she wanted to watch movies after getting on the plane to France、  the display of her seat's monitor wasn't working、 and she spent １３ hours in a huff. What a display of the never-changing Yajima Quality。

This is proof of the incident where the passport got stuck。 The location where it got stuck surprised the locals, 「In this sort of place！？」、  like it was a hole-in-one！ Even though it was successfully removed, the passport was in tatters・・・ After that、 a different machine broke down, so she had to wait・・・ This photo shows the remarkable 「Yajima Quality」。

Harunan and Ayacho flirting over Twitter

彩ちゃん、そうやって私の気を引こうとしてるの、バレバレですよ♡byはるなん “@smileage_715: モーニング娘。'14の飯窪春菜さーんーはるなーん！イベント終わったかなー？？私は舞台稽古で、くどぅー(工藤遥ちゃん)とラブラブです～♪和田彩花#smileage”
— モーニング娘。'14マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2014, 5月 21

{Note: Rearranged for clarity}
@smileage_715: Morning Musume. '14 Iikubo Haruna-sa-n - Harunan! Has your event ended-?? I'm at a dress rehearsal, being lovey-dovey with Kuduu (Kudo Haruka-chan)～♪Wada Ayaka #smileage
@MorningMusumeMg: Aya-chan, if that's how you're trying to draw my attention, you've been caught out ♡ by Harunan

{I'd tell them to get a room and make sure to film a DVD of it, but they kinda already have...}

Morning Musume。 '14 interview with Oricon Style for 'Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe / Password is 0'

Currently making another breakthrough! What's event made them feel as if their faces and names were remembered？

Fukumura Mizuki

―― Firstly, we'd like to hear about the first of your two songs from the double A single 「Toki wo Koe Sora wo Koe」 (Crossing time, crossing space)！ What sort of song is it？
【Ikuta Erina】　With such a grand title (laughs), I think that this song that is able to evoke a response in everyone. It's packed with tons of lyrics such as 'On days when you're lonely and can't sleep, it's okay to cry,' impressive lyrics that can open up your mind. 

【Ishida Ayumi】 Normally, when we tell the audience that we'll be performing our latest song, all the fans would obstinately try to dance along together with us. But when it comes to this song, all of them listen to it carefully, even though they've already seen us perform it at concerts [and thus would have been able to follow along with the dance]. 

【Fukumura Mizuki】　That hasn't happened before. I think that this song really does cross time. As Eripon (Ikuta) mentioned, there are plenty of lyrics that can resonate with the listener. At the same time, the lyrics seem to talk about the future. The music video (MV) is like that as well, and this amazing 'sense of space' comes out during the concerts! Even the dance looks like we're moving in water, bringing to mind a sense of us floating in zero gravity。

MM'14 nationwide 10 location simultaneous handshake event: Iikubo Haruna in Kanagawa

【神奈川／飯窪】 おはようございます＼(^o^)／他のメンバーはもう続々と出発してるみたいですが、、、飯窪はららぽーと横浜、比較的に近いのでまだお家でまたーりしてます！笑 髪型どうしよう～(´･Д･)」 #morningmusume14
— モーニング娘。'14マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2014, 4月 2

【Kanagawa／ Iikubo】 Good morning＼(^o^)／ It seems that the other members have departed, one after another、、、 But since Iikubo's is at the relatively close LaLaPort Yokohama、 I'm still chillーing at home！lol
What hair-style should I do～(´･Д･)」

【神奈川／飯窪】 ふっふっふ、Berryz工房さんのCDとパシャリ♡ #morningmusume14 pic.twitter.com/lgb2Kw4UBk
— モーニング娘。'14マネージャー (@MorningMusumeMg) 2014, 4月 2

【 Kanagawa／ Iikubo】 Fuffuffu、a snap with Berryz Kobo-san's CD ♡

H!P Blog Relay #8

{Stepping out of an 8-beat from H!P's steadfast Captain Shimizu Saki, we have subcaptain Harunan.
If you have the time, I suggest you take a look at the first part of the original post, which contains a photo which made me go 'wut?'. Even after reading about what was going about, the picture still has me going 'wut?'.
I think that's enough rambling, so here's Harunan talking about something more normal in her relay response, which includes getting clothes from WC...}

Iikubo Haruna - 9th March

I wrote about it in yesterday's blog post

Currently being carried out among the Hello！Project members

A mission from our leader Michishige Sayumi-san！！


Discussing a random theme whose content is shared

The theme is 『Something that has moved me、 recently。』


For Iikubo herself～、、、


I bought some reasonably priced clothes lol

The clothes I'm wearing todayー☻

The top、 was from a SAMPLE SALE by a store named WC in Harajuku's Takeshita Doori

I got it for cheap (≧▽≦) Tee-hee


By the way, the thing on my neck are earmuffs～（笑）


On the top、 there's a cute design of a tiger、

Looking at the tiger brings Mitsui Aika-san to mindー


So for me、 the next person will be Mitsui Aika-san's good friend

℃-ute's Hagiwara Mai-san

What's something that has recently moved Hagiwara-san？？


For Michishige-san's mission、 I beg for your kindness



Now I'm wondering what's something that has moved everyone

Really make sure！ To come and see us at the HinaFes

And please be moved～

{When asked if he believed in aliens, Morningtime replied, "I believe in MaiMai."
So moving on from H!P's resident alien believer, let's see what MaiMai has to say.}

RihoRiho, the second Dan Mitsu

Haruna: …Everyone seems mature

Riho: Really?

Mizuki: She said it

Riho: Recently, the fans have been telling me that I seem more mature

Haruna: Your seductiveness is emerging

Riho: During my birthday, someone told me that I should aim to become more mature, aim to be the second Dan Mitsu, and wished me good luck

Mizuki: Someone said that?

Riho: Yeah, there was someone who said that

Haruna: Fukumura-san, Fukumura-san, please don’t lose

Riho: Well, Momusu’s Dan Mitsu is Fuku-chan.

Mizuki: What does that mean? I don’t get what you mean

Riho: I think i’ll aim to be the next one

Haruna: What’s up with that?

Riho: Well it’s turned into an unrelated discussion, but please continue to oversee my development. Fuku-chan, please educate me

Mizuki: Eh, in what way?

Riho: Like how to make myself appear pretty

Mizuki: Nah, nah

Haruna: Yeah, it’s out of the question for me

Mizuki: Let’s go continue with the announcements