New Direction for Smileage

So first off, let's talk about S/mileage's new single Tachi Agaaru, shall we?  Since one support beams of S/mileage has decided to part with us, the foundation of the group has been rested on the remaining three full fledged members, along with a sprinkling of sub-member.  The whole single can be personified in a picture, since it of course, says a thousand words:

What i'm trying to get at is that the lines were distributed fairly between Kanon, Dawa, and Yuuka, and that's about it.  The sub members barely had a chance to scrape in, only opening their mouths during the WOW YEAH portions of the song.  They didn't even sing along to the chorus!  I found that rather ridiculous, since they've gone through so much already.  I know, I know, they aren't full s/mileage members, yet, and that's where their smile campaign comes in.  I mean, it's only fair right?  If the original 4nin had to gather up 10,000 smile's to debut, the shin members should as well!  I hope they can accomplish this daunting feat.

The sub-members are to S/mileage what S/mileage was to Mano Erina before they got their chance to debut. They participated in the singles, as background dancers and occasional WOW YEAHS!  For what it's worth, it's a step closer to their transition to full members.  From what I've witnessed so far, it seems like a great accomplishment and obstacle at the same time to become a member of S/mileage.  To give the subbies some more credit though, I've heard that they did a fantastic job at their first concert (the Mini Skirt Tour), so I do have high hopes for them!  I'll send them a smile~

Here's the full PV, courtesy of smileagechannel on YouTube:



Also, to be honest, it looks like they're dancing on one of the board maps of a Mario Party game...the music fits too! lol

S/milage + New Member UStream

I just now watched (less than half) of the live S/mileage UStream that just aired.  I didn't remember that it was even on until one of my friends mentioned it earlier.  I caught a good half hour of it, and it had some funny moments to it!  It was rather unexpected, so I couldn't get many screenshots.

I was happy to see that there were over 4000 viewers watching now, and when it ended there were over 14,000 total viewers who came and watched at least for a little while.

The UStream was mostly an interview with each of the new members, with Kanon being the narrator.  She asked the girls the same questions each, such as what their favorite food was, and if they had any special skills.  The girls were rather cute and looked rather natural in front of the camera.  They all had some interesting things to share, even though I didn't understand that much of it.

Akari showed us that her skill was the long jump.  She was took of her shoes for this one and I just knew that she was going to do something cap-worthy.  Oh and then Kanon did this weird hand trick that was really hard to do, let alone explain.

Fresh Meat

So, Morning Musume 9th Generation Auditions are nearing its end, and the fat is being trimmed off.  All the girls who weren't good enough got sent home, while the ones that were Tsunku worthy stayed.  By the looks of it, there are only a handful of girls left.  Maybe...less then 10 i'd say.  Makes me really excited whats in store for Morning Musume.

They better not suck and ruin everything.

Caption: "You better not suck and ruin everything"

Hmm...NEXT

Looks alright.

Not doing it for me

Please.  Don't even bother looking into the camera.

No mirrors where you come from?

We don't need another Fukuda Kanon, thanks.

Melody-sensei telling the girls they got to get their act together.

Dance-sensei mentioning that Morning Musume isn't for the weak

That means you, little boy.

"What have I gotten myself into." - Tsunku