TV / Radio OUT OF 48 (2023/04/20 - 2024/03/28)

I honestly defend live singing all the way. Lip syncing is fine, but I'd take a bad live performance over lip syncing any day of the week. It's just more fun, not to mention I don't expect idols to sing perfectly. And in this case I think they did a good job!

 

I'm the complete opposite, I wish most idol performances were lip synced, unless the girl(s) were particularly good vocalists. I care more about a fun and smooth performance than whether or not the vocals are live

 

https://twitter.com/pannchoa/status/1698183423540752529


https://www.pannchoa.com/2023/09/enter-talk-fake-ive-group-was-made-in.html

 

For me live vocals can add to the fun. I'm not interested in only ever hearing the studio version over and over again. It's fine, I don't really have anything against that, but I want to hear their actual voices sometimes. Especially considering AKB mostly doesn't sing live and only started doing it more recently. I used to get excited about Request Hour and their Kouhaku because that was essentially the only time the girls ever sang live, and it wasn't even on every song. Maybe other idols sing live more, but I mainly follow AKB so live singing sometimes is welcome. Also I like that the girls now have more involved choreos and are investing in that as well as synchronization, they're doing great, but with that comes the fact that every performance is going to be the same (much like we see with K-Pop, but to a lesser degree). There isn't as much space for each member to add their own flavor to the performance with more involved choreos. So at least with live singing you can have a bit of diversity. In the theater especially it's nice to be able to hear everyone's voices instead of the studio version of girls who aren't even in the group any more.

And this not me criticizing your opinion or anyone else who doesn't really like live singing, btw. Especially because I'm not against lip syncing at all, if I were I wouldn't be an AKB fan haha. But I do think live singing is fun.

 

I am curious abt what do you guys think of the second link (accusing unlame to be plagiarized version of ivy)?

Their reason:
-group photo is similar
-group logo is similiar
-the song title is similiar (i am i vs i am)
-the group members are tall

 

Except for Naruchan

 

Sounds like a typical kpop fandom attitude
Like who cares.

 

Starship would have allready sued DH if it was a problem.
I didn't know "tall" was a plagiarism criteria.

It's not too hard to defend.
Similarities with photos: there's no copyright on colors, and they don't have the same scenery
Group logo: there's a big difference here. IVE's logo is it's full name, on the other side it is only 1 stylized letter + the rest of the name.
Song titles: I letter is enough to make all the difference. I don't think a title can be protected with copyright either. Wikipedia returns a good amount of songs with that title. (or "La vie en rose" ?? )
Height: see above.

Still it looks similar, surely done on purpose. That's (again) not a smart move from the creative crew.
the group needs a clearly identified identity.

 

I think it's ridiculous to accuse them of plagiarism whatsoever. It's extremely weird to use people's heights as something that could qualify you for plagiarism, as if other groups can't have tall girls. Not to mention, the UNLAME members aren't exactly tall, and definitely not as tall as the girls in IVE. It's also not that hard to make a similar promo photo, since the outfits are nothing special whatsoever. They're just white. Anyone can do that. To think IVE did something revolutionary with that to where people would bother purposefully copying it is stupid. The logo being similar is just trying to read into it, and plenty of songs have similar or just straight up the same titles. Most of all, though, UNLAME's songs aren't k-pop or similar to IVE, so... yeah, this is just k-pop fans being k-pop fans. There's a reason I just casually listen to k-pop instead of interacting with the fandoms at all.

 

Changing the topic a bit :
NTV's Autumn Idol Festival will include OO48 contestant Tanaka Rei and Wakabayashi Yuna as guests!
(日テレプラス秋のアイドル祭り Supported by U-ZONE)
On Sep 15, 15:00
https://www.nitteleplus.com/program/ntp_idolfes2023/



also Nakagawa Paradise for MC


Seems like the idol-focused Mouri-P has got his eyes on these two?
Anyway I'm happy to see them getting more jobs, certainly among my top two most idol/AKB-like contestants!
(pls don't join other idol groups before 19ki is announced)

reposting their twitter links:
Tanaka Rei : https://twitter.com/su_06ri
Wakabayashi Yuna : https://twitter.com/yunapyon_25

 

From now, it's the weekly show

https://twitter.com/outof48_ntv/status/1699618585205760043

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Last week was the end of Yukirin / Gouki era.

The episode is all about the 2 songs, in 2 parts.

t displays the singing lessons, recording sessions and shows the girls listening the final product. (1 part for each song)

It's interesting for any idol fan, because it displays the pretty much never shown work behind a CD release.
Kondo san looks very supportive with the girls it's really nice.

@tamvk12 may want to have a look for more details about the lines distribution.

Next week will be about the MV shooting.

 

I'm just back home from TWICE's concert in London tonight and as I was skimming through SNS reports I spotted this X post from someone who bumped into Momo's sister Hana at the arena and took a 2-shot with her (I wish now I'd kept my eyes open in case I saw her!):
https://twitter.com/sugoimomoring/status/1699848754101191156

 

Behind the scene of the MV filming
Dance lessons with a new choregrapher (KANU)

https://twitter.com/outof48_ntv/status/1702155327100080349

 

MV is good but i don't like the song !

 

As the tweet said, the episode is all about "I am I" dance rehearsals and the MV filming.
It follows each girls through their dance lessons and KANU has some words about all of them.
There's a mention about Sae's ballet training which she practiced from 5 years old
Narumi couldn't attend all the lessons with everyone.

The 2nd part is about the MV filming in NYLON's studio.
It follows individual and full team shootings.

By the end, the girls are shown reacting to the full MV.

Next week they'll have a surprise guest in the person of

Spoiler

[hide]Yukirin[/hide]

, and it looks like it will be about "Prismatic"

 

1st performance training + talk with Yukirin

https://twitter.com/outof48_ntv/status/1704692105883291689

 

More reharsal and 1st public performance, with Yukirin watching

https://twitter.com/outof48_ntv/status/1707228770308854124

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Ever want to know more about the audition finalists and the members styling ?
Check below
https://www.nylon.jp/outof48

 

IN the past 2 weeks, the show is back to a lower pace, it's all about rehearsing for the TGC performance.
Episode 23 is all i nthe studio, episode 24 is aout the work on the stage.

In the talk with Yukirin, she gaves a lot of advices.
Yuichi called Naru, mother
Sae is allready looking forward for a concert.
In a few large shots, we can see it's not a blessing to be the TGC opening act, the venue was maybe barely half filled.
After the performance, everyone looked satisfied
And some people fro mthe audience were inerviewed.

Ichinomiya-P briefly showed up at the end of episode 24, check the UNLAME thread to learn the reason.

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48 times interviewed the 14 finalists
https://48times.com/free/newsDetail/2568

for subscribers
https://48times.com/newsDetail/2567

 

Tanaka Rei is appearing in NTV drama " himitsu wo motta shōnen-tachi " (秘密を持った少年たち)
It starts broadcasting on 10-06, 0h40 JST
https://twitter.com/su_06ri/status/1708819142139408594

 

Who is UNLAME ?

Their formation history

New song release


https://twitter.com/outof48_ntv/status/1709765481702297614