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Iwasa Misaki (Wasamin) / 7th Generation

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  1. Cristafari

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    Iwasa Misaki First Solo Dinner Show at Hotel Rubura Ozan, Nagoya (2017/02/19)

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    Finally getting around to doing this experience post. It was a memorable evening, for many reasons. I actually contemplated skipping this event. But then I thought "Hey, this is Wasamin's FIRST solo dinner show. I gotta go and support her on this. I booked my ticket in early January, going through the usual rigmarole of making a telephone reservation, then going to the bank and begging a manager to help me through the ATM payment process. It should also be noted that that this dinner show cost less than half of what those two Christmas dinner shows she participated in cost. So based on that, if this was even close to being as nice as those events, it would be a bargain! But I was set, all I needed to do was show up.

    The other issue was that I had a huge mid-term exam a couple of days after, and I really needed to study. I foolishly figured I would bring my books to study while riding the Shinkansen. But who am I fooling? To me nothing makes a Shinkansen ride better than to have a few drinks during the trip. There would be no studying for me. I made it to Nagoya Station at 4pm, and caught the subway (The same one that goes to Sunshine Sakae) to Ikeshita Station. The hotel was just a block away.

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    I made it there early to make sure I would get in on the special PB deal where you received an exclusive Wasamin postcard. I walked into the hotel, and saw plenty of dapper Wasamin fans, but no goods being sold. I grabbed a cup of coffee from the hotel cafe, and eventually they started selling copies of Saba Kaido, which came with handshake tickets for after the event. Finally at 5pm, they opened three tables in the middle of the lobby. One was to check-in for the event. The second was to draw for some prize. (To this day I have no idea what the prize was. Needless to say I lost) and finally a third table to get the PB. The good news was, when I opened the PB it was an autographed copy. So now I have THREE autographed Wasamin PBs. A short time later we were escorted upstairs to dinner....

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    To my surprise, we were not eating dinner where the show would be. It was merely a dining room, quite a plain dining room I might add. Also, there were two separate dining rooms. Most of the Wasamin fans were in Dining Room #1. However, I was one of a small handful of Wasafans that ended up in Dining Room #2. Not that one room was better than the other, it was just that most everyone I am friends with was in a different room. The tables were nice, and there was nice, soft, classical music playing. But it was just a plain room, without any character. Also, the lights were much too bright. But I could deal with that as long as the food was good.

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    Once we sat down the attendant immediately took our drink order, also translating it into English for me. However, I am well familiar with how Beer, Wine, Tea and Juice are spelled. We would get one drink for the dinner. Fortunately, if you ordered a beer they brought a nice sized bottle. So I had more than enough. The next fun for me was to figure out what we were going to be served. It is a fun little sport, and good for Japanese practice. Anyway, I figured out about 3/4 of it before the appetizers came.

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    Overall the food was very nice. My favorite was definitely the Cauliflower Potage. It tasted perfect, and had little chunks of cauliflower at the bottom. Also, that Oyster Gratin was quite nice. As for the main course, it wasn't going to win any awards for presentation, but the mix of flavors was quite satisfying. Also, the dessert was really pretty. During dinner I was tweeting pictures of the dishes and my thoughts. Remember I said that.

    After dinner there wasn't much time before the show started, we were taken to another room on the opposite side of the second floor, a huge room with nice lighting, and nice tables. Jeez, this would have been the PERFECT place to serve dinner. Much nicer than those dining rooms, much better ambiance, and we all would have dined together. But whatever. The show eventually started. Here's the setlist...

    Setlist
    1. Hatsuzake
    MC (Welcome, Wasamin inquiring about dinner)
    2. Koisuru Fortune Cookie (Enka Ver.)
    MC (So where did everyone come from?)
    3. Itako Hanayome-san
    4. Toshishita no Otokonoko (Wasamin begins walking around the room while performing)
    5. Watashi no Kare wa Hidarikiki
    6. Blue Light Yokohama
    7. Tokyo no Bus Girl (Back to the stage)
    MC (Wasamin complaining about having hay fever symptoms)
    8. Wakare no Yokan
    MC (Event promotions)
    9. Ikegami sen
    MC (More event promotions and upcoming TV appearances. This was a LONG MC)
    10. Kita no Hotaru
    MC (Group photo with the audience)
    11. Saba Kaido (end)

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    The setlist was slightly reminiscent of her January concert, as a few of these were songs she debuted at that show. The crowd was really rowdy at the outset, which prompted Wasamin to wonder how much alcohol we all had before the show. But the funniest part was during the second MC. Wasamin asked how many people in attendance were actually from Aichi prefecture, and a few rais their hands. She asked if anyone came from Kansai, and a few raised their hands. When she asked who came from Kanto, most of the room raised their hands. So that was funny. but then you could hear a few of the Wasamin fans in front mumbling my name. Wasamin is like "Nani??? Kurisu??? Doko desu ka?" Wasamin starts looking for me in the crowd as the lights came up slightly. Oh god, this is embarrassing. She spots me, and asks me in English, "Where are you from?" My answer???

    ITABASHI!!!!!!!

    The entire room, including Wasamin bursts into laughter. Glad I could be part of the act, Misaki-chan! She should make me a permanent part of the act, then I could travel with her. BTW, later she asked how many people were seeing her live for the first time, and quite a few raised their hands. So that is very cool. Wasamin continuing to build an audience. She asks that at pretty much every event. Anyway, that was the show. Very nice Wasa-performance, despite the fact that she was slightly under the weather, which might explain why she seemed so sedated at her mini-live in Urawa the next day. Before the last song we took a big group pic, although they needed to take two to get the entire audience into the shot....

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    the handshake event started pretty much immediately after. I had one ticket. I didn't want to stay too late since I had to get back to Tokyo. When I got up to Wasamin I reiterated that I am from Itabashi, and not America, since I'm not much of a Trump fan.

    Wasamin: "You don't like Trump?" (That's the second idol that had me mistakenly pegged as a Trump fan)
    Me: No, I don't. But I enjoyed tonight's dinner.
    Wasamin: I know. You liked the soup, right?
    Me: You read my twitter? You saw all of my photos?
    Wasamin: Yes, I saw them.
    Me: (laughing) Wasamin!!!


    That was it. I gathered my bags to leave. As I was heading downstairs, it dawned on me that I paid Wasamin a big compliment on twitter that evening. I wondered if she read that. So I headed back into the event. The goods table had ONE CD left, so I bought it, and I got back into the queue. I had time...

    Me: So you read my twitter, right?
    Wasamin: Yes!
    Me: I said something good about Misaki-chan, you saw my dessert photo?
    Wasamin: I saw it!
    Me: I said the dessert was beautiful, just like Wasamin!
    Wasamin: Hai! (Wasamin kinda blushed and gave me the "I'm cute" pose)
    Me: Oyasuminasai!


    Okay, now I felt complete. I headed back to Nagoya with one of the other Wasafans (the one who informed me of the last-minute Urawa appearance) and finally made it back to my apartment shortly after midnight.

    So, for now we have a bit of a break in Wasamin events. Well, at least I do. Misaki-chan does have the NagaraPro Okinawa Trip coming in about 6 weeks, and she does have the Tokyo NagaraPro Enka Festival next month, which I cannot attend due to schedule conflict. However, here is what's coming up for Wasamin:

    April: NagaraPro Enka Festival in Okinawa, and Tokyo
    May: Special "Love Live" solo live
    June: Wasamin will be performing in a play for 10 nights at Shin-Kabukiza in Osaka
    July: Wasamin 3rd Solo Concert in Tokyo
    Monthly: Challenge campaign in Chiba
    Pending: For those of us who applied, we are waiting for the results for her three special events from her single and album (BBQ Party, Karaoke Party, and Saba Party, dates tbd)

    and I am sure there will be plenty of random mini-lives scheduled. When you are a Wasafan it is an almost weekly experience. I am sure we will be getting a newsletter soon, with plenty more stuff to apply for.
     
  2. lionel90

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    Hi there.
    I had a great interview with Wasamin, it was an amazing experience.
    She is a really nice person, I even think i met someone exceptional.
    After some time, I had some trouble watching her because .... especially when she is right in front of you, at less than 1 meter ..
    She is damn Cuuuuuuuuuuute !!!! I felt i was melting inside each time i was looking at her.

    I decided to surprise her, by showing her one of @Cristafari 's 2 shot (see above). She had a very fun reaction. all happy and surprised at the same time.
    A moment I won't forget anytime soon.
     
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  3. Cristafari

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    Under the Wasa-spell, nice!

    I definitely need more details about this! Feel free to send me a PM
     
  4. Blu-Cherri

    Blu-Cherri Kenkyuusei

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    A friend of mine found some Wasamin HD clips from Japan expo sud where she sings some anime songs

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  5. Cristafari

    Cristafari Stage48 Admin Staff Member Stage48 Admin

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    Wasamin Concert Update:
    Wasamin's 3rd Solo Concert will be THREE shows over 2 days, 22 July, evening show, followed by 23 July Matinee AND Evening shows. Ichigo Seating will be available for all three shows, and there is currently a pre-order exclusive for Fan Club members. Each show will have a different Ichigo Benefit...

    July 22nd: Post show party, and each person will get to record a 15-second video with Wasamin
    July 23rd (1st show): Attend rehearsal, plus group shot
    July 22nd (2nd show): Special exclusive concert, where Wasamin will perform additional songs.

    More videos from Wasamin's PB release event:


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    (Btw, I just loved that outfit. She looked so sexy!)
     
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  6. sscrla

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  7. Cristafari

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    Wasamin will be co-starring on a new television series coming this April!

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    Title: Enka Girls
    Channel: CS Kayo Pops Channel (Not sure what channel that is, I don't get CS on my television)
    When: Wednesday Nights at 6pm, bi-weekly, beginning April 5th
    Cast: Kawano Natsumi, Iwasa Misaki, Kudo Ayano, Moriyama Aiko, Idemitsu Hitomi, Tsubuki Miyu
    Show will be a mix of performances, variety, interviews and quizzes.

    http://www.kayopops.jp/info/20170225/ <--Official page
    http://blog.us-inc.net/news/8387/ <--News release and interview

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  8. antaressa20

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    Nice to see that her career blooms beautifully. In my opinion wasamin and nyannyan are the only idols that i never worried about their career after graduation. Don't know why :^^;:
     
  9. Cristafari

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    Wasamin 2nd Solo Concert DVD/Bluray to be Released May 17th!!!

    http://ameblo.jp/wasamin-staff/entry-12255138925.html
    (Source: Wasamin's LINE chat and Staff Blog)

    Bluray: ¥ 5,556 (excluding tax)
    DVD: ¥ 4,630 (excluding tax)

    DVD/BluRay will include the full concert plus bonus behind the scenes footage.
     
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  10. unkowwn

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    Have to say Wasamin (can I still even call her that?) is totally awesome. Really hope she goes on with her Enka career and glad she captured that early on. I've enjoyed every single she released and she does have a considerable amount of potential. Small gamble but I feel she's Kouhaku ready (or at least be ready by end of this year). It's really optimistic that most of her sales have been moderate and visable. My broke wallet can't handle tho so she is gonna have to be okay signing one album copy in the future. Haha
     
  11. hermionepj1

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    what a great year she's having!
     
  12. Cristafari

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    A little show and tell...

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    Last week I got a nice surprise in the mail from NagaraPro, A card commemorating our Bus Tour last month. It also included our group photo. (There were three groups, I was in the "blue group") Anyway, I think it was a really nice touch. They also included a questionnaire on what we liked/disliked about the event, and suggestions for future events.

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    Also, I received another package today. Another Wasamin special delivery. You might remember me talking about the Wasamin "point card" that we had during the Saba Kaido pre-release promotion. At the end of the promotion I ended up with 5 full cards, and I ended up getting two Saba Kaido pens, and the tote bag. (I missed out on the tumbler, but that would have cost all five of my cards) Anyway, we could exchange for the pens directly with Wasamin's manager. However, we had to mail in for the other prizes. And my tote bag finally arrived today!

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    Hopefully this means that we should be finding out about the prizes we applied for from the tickets inside the CD soon. A friend of mine already received a signed cheki from the album promotion, so I guess I lost out on that one. But there are plenty more. Furthermore, those of us who applied are awaiting our fate with regards to Wasamin's Love Live concert, and the ichigo seating for her 3rd solo concert in July. Frankly, I think my chances to win all of them are pretty good. But we'll see.
     
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  14. Cristafari

    Cristafari Stage48 Admin Staff Member Stage48 Admin

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    It has been a bit quiet on this thread since Wasamin is basically taking the month off, at least from live performances and appearances. It's about time too, since she has been working her butt off for at least the last year and a half.

    Upcoming Schedule
    4/4 - Nagara Pro Enka Festival in Arakawa, Tokyo
    4/6 - Monthly Challenge Campaign Mini-Live in Chiba
    4/8 - Wasamin fan BBQ Party. (Yes, I won this!!! Can't wait)
    4/16 - Nagara Pro Enka Festival in Okinawa
    4/25 - Mini-Live in Ikebukuro, Tokyo
    4/26 - Mini-Live in Osaka
    5/2 - Monthly Challenge Campaign Mini-Live in Chiba
    5/7 - "Love Live" Solo Acoustic Concert in Shinjuku

    And I don't know if this is official yet, but I was referred to this online. According to Nikkey Shimbun...

    Wasamin will be making her next international appearance on August 12th in Brazil!!!
    http://www.nikkeyshimbun.jp/2017/170315-71colonia.html

    I'm not sure if we have any Wasafans on this forum who live in Brazil. But if we do, here's your chance to see not only Wasamin, but also Mizumori Kaori and Hayabusa!

    Anyway, congrats to Wasamin for becoming an even bigger international star!
     
  15. Cristafari

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    Wasamin News Update!

    It turns out Wasamin will be appearing regularly on TWO television programs beginning next month. Earlier this month Wasamin announced that she will be co-starring on a variety series called Enka Girls on the CS Kayo Pops Channel beginning Wednesday April 5th at 6pm. http://www.kayopops.jp/info/20170225/ <--Official page

    Today she and her manager announced another show...

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    Beginning April 3rd, she will appear as Kanade-chan on Tsuki~Kin Ohiru no Song Show - Hiruson!
    http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/hiruson/
    Monday-Friday 11:35am TV Tokyo

    Yes, it is a cartoon voiceover!!! Something Wasamin has always wanted to do!!
     
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  17. Cristafari

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    BTW, I finally saw Wasamin yesterday after not meeting with her for a month. It was a nice homecoming, and we discussed how her character's name on the anime rhymes with my last name. Anyway, I have more to talk with her about tomorrow at the BBQ. Hopefully we will have time to chat for a bit. Given it is only 13 fans, we should have time.
     
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  19. Cristafari

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    Iwasa Misaki BBQ Party!!! (2017/04/08)

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    So after Wasamin had a one month break from hanging out with her fans, things got back into full swing this past week. She led off with an appearance at NagaraPro Enka Matsuri on the 4th. Once I had figured out that I could actually see this show, they announced it was sold out. So I pretty much gave up on seeing it. However, the night before the show they announced that there would be tickets available at the box office on the day of the show. The problem was that I as really busy this week, plus I have been suffering from a respiratory infection of some sort. Ultimately I decided to skip the show. I needed rest, and there were two more Wasamin events this week that I didn't want to miss. So apologies since this is in reverse chronological order, but I wanted to lead off with the best stuff...

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    The BBQ party was part of Wasamin's second album promotion. For those of you who purchased "Misaki Meguri ~dai 1 sho~", you may have noticed the card included offering 4 different prizes. One of those was the BBQ party, which was limited to 26 people. Of the four prizes, this was the one I put most of my applications in for, and I won. I had no idea what a Wasamin BBQ party would be like, but I was sure of this...

    Wasamin + BBQ = Good Time

    And boy were my instincts good on this one. There were two seatings, 13 fans each, and I was part of seating #2, which was in the mid-afternoon. The event was taking place at Oak Village, which is a restaurant, event hall, BBQ picnic spot, and vegetable garden, all rolled into one. In fact, all of the vegetables we ate were grown on the premises.

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    We were greeted by two of Wasamin's usual assistants, Yamaue-san and Saso-san, who escorted us to our tent. Yes, it ended up taking place in a tent because it was cold and rainy all day. But no matter, there was a smorgasbord of food, and three grills fired up. Plus, we were serenaded by Wasamin's second album, and new single. Saso-san let us know that we had unlimited non-alcoholic beverages at the bar, we were also restricted from taking pictures since they were actually filming the event, although there would be times when photos were okay. But then he let us know the best news of all...

    Our head chef would be Wasamin!

    Actually, this isn't really a fan club event (although pretty much all of the winners were fan club members) But jeez, Wasamin wasn't lying when she said after her graduation that her fans would be getting even better experiences. I mean jeez, she's cooking us lunch. And she worked her butt off too. She was going from table to table. "Who wants beef?" "Who wants shrimp?" I mean it's incredible. She has developed such a close and intimate relationship with her fan club. It is like we are all family.

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    This was just the first round, plenty more food came out as the day progressed

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    But they did not skimp at all. It was two straight hours of non-stop steak, pork, shrimp, chicken, sausage, squid, hotate, endless yasai, and a round of grilled onigiri. Every time we thought the lunch was over, they brought out more trays. So much food, and needless to say I didn't eat dinner last night. And Wasamin never broke, she was on that grill pretty much the entire time.

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    At the end of the event, we all got to take a cheki with Wasamin (and her evil tongs), plus we took a group photo at the end. Wasamin commented that she thought this was one of the best events they have done, and she wants to do another BBQ event this Summer. I must agree, and I hope I can win the next one too if she does it. Although, I think part of what made this one so special was that there weren't too many fans.

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    Anyway, with that event, all of the fan prizes for her album have been distributed. Those who didn't win the BBQ, or the backstage experience at her 2nd concert got signed chekis and posters. However, now we are all waiting for the results of her 6th single prizes, which include a Karaoke Party and a "Saba Party" (None of us know what a Saba Party is going to look like, we'll see) In the meantime....

    Wasamin Monthly Challenge Campaign in Chiba (2017/04/06)

    Unfortunately I rarely have the opportunity to see Wasamin's monthly chaenge campaign, since it is during the week and during the day. However, I do have time to see the April and May shows. So I excitedly made my way out to Chiba for the performance. The setlist...

    1. Mujineki
    2. Nangoku Tosa wo Toni Shite (popularized by Peggy Hayama 1959)
    3. Tokyo no Bus Girl
    4. Saba Kaido


    One of the special features of this monthly event is that Wasamin sings a "new" song every time. This month was the Peggy Hayama song, which was quite intense. It showed another facet of Wasamin's performing talent. It drew quite a large crowd too. The audience was overflowing into the street alongside the stage. After the performance, fans could get a handshake for buying Saba Kaido, or a Shamekai (and bromide photo) for reserving her 2nd concert DVD. I opted for one of each...

    Wasamin remarked that it had been too long since we had talked. I told her that I had missed her, but I now felt better since we were seeing each other again. I also talked to her about her new anime character, whose name rhymes with mine. I asked her if this means we are married? She and her manager, Ichikawa-san, both remarked that they really are similar.

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    Anyhow, Wasamin is off to Okinawa for a while. I would have loved to have gone, but it wasn't cheap, and I do have things to do in Tokyo. But no worries, she has announced a bunch of promotional events for her upcoming DVD release. And according to her manager, we should be getting a fan club newsletter in the mail soon with so cool stuff.
     
  20. hermionepj1

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    man, that BBQ party looks so much fun!
     

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