Mission Complete!

A few blog posts ago, I showed you the new Rival Survival military sets I bought.  If you forgot what they looked like, here's a recap pic:

When these came in the mail, I fell in love with them.  I loved the outfits even more when I had the pictures.  In a previous blog post I even stated "I wish I bought everyone's set.  They are just too awesome."  But if you ever order from HelloStoreUSA or buy any H!P Concert good, you know that once they're out of stock, they don't come back.

I got really lucky.

They came back.

So I bought.

You might have noticed that ^ these two ^

aren't rival survival sets.  But they're really cute so I bought them!

And now the Rival Survival Military Set is complete.

Reunited...

 ...and it feels SO good!

(and now I have the decision of which Winter 2011 Concert photosets to buy)
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Boom Boom Meccha Macho

SO, everyone is playing this iTunes game where you answer some questions and the answer will be your next song on shuffle.  I decided to play and got some amazing answers.  This could have been easily rigged, but I decided to play clean this time.  Even playing clean got me some hilarious answers that couldn't have been funnier if I hand picked them myself. Well, lets play!

P.S: I thought it would be funner if I made you guys highlight my answers to see what they are.  This way, it's a surprise every time! Mwahaha~

How would you describe yourself?  Ambitious Girl (Mano Erina)

Well...there have been times where I felt like an ambitious girl...teehee

What do you like in a girl?  Cinderella Complex (High/King)

Actually, that would be something to dislike...do not want thanks.

If someone says "Are you okay?" you say?  Moon Power (Berryz Kobo)

Yup, when people think i'm upset, I turn into Sailor Moon.

How do you feel?  Ambitious! Yashinteki de ii Jan [Ambitious! It's Good to be Ambitious] (Morning Musume)

I guess this answers the question perfectly!

What is your life's purpose?  Kimi to Itsumademo [Always With You] (Goto Maki)

My life's purpose is to 'always be with you.' Dawww

What do your parents think of you?  Kirai Suki Daikirai [I Hate You, I Love You, I Really Hate You] (Buono)

Umm...i'm kinda sad now *cries*

What do you think about very often?  Top Secret (Hangry & Angry)

That's right.  I can't tell you.  Nyaaa~

What do you think of your best friend?  Suki-chan [Mr.Crush] (S/mileage)

....no homo

What is your life's story?  Otona ni Narutte Muzukashii!! [Being an Adult is Hard!!] (S/mileage)

That about sums it up.

What do you want to be when you grow up?  Himitsu no U.ta.hi.me [A Secret Songstress] (Berryz Kobo)

Too much FFX2 does this to a guy.

What do you think when you see the person you like?  Jounetsu no Kisu wo Hitotsu [One Passionate Kiss] (Morning Musume)

Bow Chika Wow Wow~~

What will you dance to at your wedding?  Kimagure Princess [Moody Princess] (Morning Musume)

Been planning this for months.

What will they play at your funeral?  Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance [Do It Do It Monkey Dance] (Berryz Kobo)

I bet they've been planning this for months. >_>

What is your life's passion?  Some Boys Touch [Goto Maki]

...touching some boys apparently...

What is your biggest fear? Maji Bomber [Serious Bomber] (Berryz Kobo)

Well...history has proven to be fearful.

What is your biggest secret?  Sweetholic (Natsumi Abe)

Pssshh.  SO not a secret.

What do you want right now?  Oujisama to Yuki no Yoru [A Snowy Night With A Prince] (Tanpopo)

Er....I am overdue for a snowy night with a prince ^_~

What does your love think about you?  Fantasy ga Hajimaru [A Fantasy is Starting] (Morning Musume)

It's happening without me even realizing o.o

What will you title this as?  Boom Boom Meccha Macho [Boom Boom Mega Macho](Gyaruru)

YES.

Secret Admirer

So today I was informed by Melisa about this website where apparently you put in your name, click 'next' and you get a specialized message from an H!P member.  It's just a game made solely for fun, but it's actually really really funny.  You can put as many names as you want and see what happens, but the same name twice will get you the same response.  CLICK ME if you wanna play!

With my real name I got a message from 9th Gen member Fukumura Mizuki:

Mizuki says: "Lets make tomorrow a better day to do special things."  Thanks kid.

With a nickname I got a message from other 9th Gen member Ikuta Erina.  I guess they love me.

Erina says: "I'm looking forward to the bus tour. Lets secretly make some time alone together." -- Kid, i'm WAY out of your league.  Call me in 7 years.

With 'HelloRaffi,' I got a message from Okai Chisato:

Chisato says: "Haa, i'm tired already. How should I stay awake."

Lastly by adding an extra letter to my name, Nakazawa Yuko sends me a message:

Yuko says: "Have any free time? I bought some rice."

This was a lot of fun actually, and it made me waste some time.  Woo!  Try it out for some laughs.  Have some more laughs with google translate.

OH AND:

Mr.Postman left me another present today

Aika's Legal (USA Legal)

Today (in Japan), on January 12, 2011, our Aika turned 18.  Awesomeeee.  She's not the same little tyke that joined Morning Musume 4 years ago.  She's definitely changed since then...in a good way of course.

Even though it's Aika's birthday, I was the one who got a present from the postman today.  Oh glorious day indeed!  Rival Survival pictures!

Best concert outfits EVER

My newfound appreciation for Gaki continues:

I wish I bought everyone's set.  They are just too awesome

Oh yes!  And beautiful kimono Linlin pictures as well:

SO.  If you have the pictures that I am looking for.  Sell them to me.  I give you big bucks jes?  Good.

WOO! ^o^

Oh yes I forgot we were talking about Aika's birthday.  Well, just watch this Aika goodness:

The Way Ai See It

So, you all probably have heard (I actually just found out) that Takahashi Ai is going to be graduating from Morning Musume and Hello!Project at the end of their Autumn Tour 2011.  That still gives us like 9 months of our lovely princess left though.  But when first hearing about the graduation, I had nothing to say but:

This.

It wasn't much of a shocker though, seeing as Aichan has been a part of MM for almost a decade.  That's like half her life.  According to Tsunku, when Eri/Jun/Lin graduation was announced late last year, he told Aichan to start thinking of her graduation plans and her future career.

I think it's a bit too early, to have Morning Musume's leader leave her group, when the new members won't even have a full year to train under her.  With that being said, I believe that future leader Niigaki Risa will do a fantastic job in her place.  Aichan has dedicated a huge chunk of her life to Hello!Project, and I hope we still get to hear a lot from her.

If we get lucky, she will become a great soloist like Maki Goto was.  She's got so much talent.  I have nothing but high hopes for her future.

BUT.  I don't like how from '09-'11, things are changing too fast.  Koharu, Eri, Lin, Jun, and now Ai.  Morning Musume is getting blurry.  I feel like I almost don't know them anymore.  There's nothing we can do but hope for the best though.

whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Rival Survival Highlights

So after all the dust settled after the graduation, I wanted to take a moment to talk about the concert performances.  I thought they were fantastic, with a lot of songs that really were top notch.  The outfits were some of my favorites that I've seen so far, and all of the girls looked wonderful.  Once again, I'm not going to talk about each and every song, just the ones that I thought were most memorable.

1. Souda! We're Alive:

Opening song for the win.  The dance number that was set up before the song started was fantastic.  I loved the military sounding music that played in the background while the girls almost marched into position.  That was really the highlight of the song.  The glass breaking sounds were cool too.

2. Handmade City:

I like bandannas.  I also like the little english at the start of the song.  I also like watching them in those outfits for just a little longer.  Yep.

3. Aisaresugiru Koto wa Nai no yo:
I liked this performance because everyone got great lines in this song.  Aika had the first solo, which sounded great.  I kinda like their outfits, and the dance was cool too.  I felt as if Gaki was yelling at me during the "ai ga ai ga ai ga aru KARAAAAAAAAAA" parts.  Calm down Gaki.  Also, it was almost as if Aichans mic was turned off for this perf.  For her solo's we could barely hear her, but all in all good perf.

4. Linlin's Watarasebashi:

Linlin was so adorable on stage reading her letter.  It really made me tear up a little bit seeing how cute she was.  Her performance was really great too.  Her voice is so melodic, I wonder if anyone of the new girls will develop a voice like hers one day.  She's really one of a kind.

5. Seishun Collection:

Let me just say: best costumes ever.  I don't really know why, but I honestly fell in love with these costumes.  I like color coordination.  The song itself wasn't anything special, but it was cool and different how they performed the entire song while circling the concert hall floor waving at everyone.

6. Odore! Morning Curry:

Awesome.  My favorite performance of the night.  It just had so much energy.  I really loved whatever was going on on the screen behind them...it was kinda mezmerizing.  Anyways, the pairings were balanced.  I liked Aika/Eri especially.  Also, towards the end, Sayu/Jun were adorable.  The wota chanting parts were cool as shit too.  "HEY? HAI!"  Just makes me wanna dance my pants off.

7. GuruGuru Jump:

This song will never die.  It will always be #1.  I loved the opening when Aika was centered with the other girls circling her.  Another high energy song for sure.  SO AWESOME.  Line distribution ftw here as well.  I could watch it a hundred times.

8. Onna to Otoko no Lullaby Game:

The outfits were so much nicer here then they were in the PV, but that's okay.  Was performed really well, even with the minor screw ups that nobody was supposed to see [cue Eri's laces tangled and Linlin falling on her butt] lol.  Im glad Eri/Jun/Lin got to perform this song once before they left.

9. Ame no Furanai something something something:

This one was probably hard to perform after constant crying for like 30 minutes of graduation messages.  It was just as hard to watch, lemme tell you that.  It was beautiful though.  Stop it.  I'm going to cry.

Well before I start crying again, i'm going to stop here.  I thought this concert was fantastic, and it was a nice way to end Eri's Jun's and Lin's time in Morning Musume.  I'm really gonna miss them, especially Linlin of course.  They won't be forgotten, and I always have this concert on DVD to watch whenever I need some more Linlin time. :D

Small Packet

So today I got a little surprise in the mail.  It was a couple of photo's that I ordered off of ebay.  I didn't really know when I would get them, so I was happy to know that they came today.

Anyways, short post, just showing you what I got:

(bunny picture is metallic)

(pure awesome)

(double win)