Minegishi Minami (Miichan) / 1st Generation

=LOVE released a dance only MV for Weekend Citron, so I guess that technically means Miichan now directed 3 MV's
(I must add that this is basically just a straight up registration of the dance routine)


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had a chance to watch episode 7 of 'food trucker Minegishi Minami', at last we get introduced to Waka-chan, who uptill now only was a voice in some YouYube videos and who is obviously going to help Miichan with cooking

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1e64y1a7n8

(btw, I might be wrong, but iirc those social distancing shirts were made by herlipto?)

anyway, waka-chan is doing the shopping/research (in Nagano) for Miichan, who was at the time fully occupied with the gradcon.
the plan is to sell onigiri, and Waka-chan is trying to come up with some original recipes, I I understand it correctly.

(Yukirin makes a brief appearance as she and Miichan are most likely rehearsing Mata Anata no Koto wo Kangaeteta)


In other news, Michan held a sort of Q&A in the fan club, but midway through sad she had a bit of sad news: it seems unlikely there will be a DVD or BR release of Miichan's concert
(first response of the fans "we should hold a crowdfunding" )e

and there was also a 'scratch' event in with you can win Miichan related merchandise (to be honest, not a real fan of these kind of things ... and even if I won anything, I would have the challenge of getting it over here)

 

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most of the reactions I read (not that there are that many yet): ..... "make a disc!" .....
even someone who said he/she would pay double

 

Was that you?

 

no, but I would consider it

 

Miichan had a photoshoot, some pics on her Instagram, more on:
https://www.instagram.com/yuhashimoto_713/

and if I read it correctly she appears today together with Paruru on London Hearts, presented by NMB's Shibuya Nagisa (also ex Minegishi Team 4)
(well, not sure if Miichan and Paruru appeared in the same segment)
https://tvguide.myjcom.jp/detail/?c...=1064_32741&eventId=7954&programDate=20210831

 

I posted in her thread on Friday.

Haruka Shimazaki will appear on TV Asahi's "London Hearts"!

[Details]
TV Asahi "London Hearts"
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 23:15- 24:15

From her fan club email.

Today she tweeted "This is the first time for us to participate in the "Women who rate each other" project!"

I wonder how Miichan rated her and how she rated Miichan.

From the show webpage" "The image of "salt-friendly" is strong.
Also pay attention to the ranking battle with active idol Shibuya and former AKB senior Minegishi.

https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/londonhearts/news/


There is a picture of the whole group, but the file size is too large for S48. However, I could resize Paruru's.

 

If you are a female (and in Japan) you can apply for a drinking session together with Miichan.
If I understand correctly you will be sent the drinks and it's an online girls only event.
It will be streamed on YouTube though, so us guys can still lusten in

https://mirror.asahi.com/article/14420885

Fanclub members are urging Miichan the do the Ne mo ha mo rumor dance ....
btw, it is me, or was the choreography of that a bit foreshadowed/teased by the intro to Beginner at Miichan's GradCon?


This week was the last episode of Miichan's Food Trucker and all the people running the food trucks featured in the program attended Miichan's gradcon, which was a nice touch to be honest.
(and yeah, tears were shed)

the preparation of the onigiri had some hurdles to overcome ... tap not giving water and the rice cooker not connected to the electricity ... which kinda explains why they were only able to make 1000 onigiri (iirc)

the actual selling looked real fun....
iirc, due to the pandemic only limited publicity was done at the concert but the effect of that was that it had a really intimate vibe.


btw, when talking to the little girls Miichan says she's Gachapin's older sister
Miichan just loves freely interacting with people so running a food truck fits her like a glove

about London Hearts .... I don't think Paruru will ever change, which by the way is fine

Miichan tweeted:
https://twitter.com/chan__31/status/1432724945092558848
Thank you for watching Longhar!
The result was not something to be happy about, but I was happy to perform with my family
I'd like to thank you all for watching!

There are pics, but Imgur is having a bad day it seems ... seems I had to re-logon (not that I got notified about that)...

 

There is some speculation about the identity of Neon Panda in the Masked Singer being Miichan
https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo_JP/status/1434471752034406402

When I listen to both songs it definitely does sound like Miichan, but I could of course be completely wrong

they gave some hints:

• Pioneer who has been at the forefront since teens
• She said that she can see a very beautiful view now.
• If you compare your color with color, it's green (but she wanted to be red?)
• A clock showed 4:08

for green I thought, Team K .. but maybe even more Gachapin, not sure about the red though
(but Miichan alway kinda wanted to be something different from what she became)

ow, during a press event for the show Neon Panda was described as a "problem daughter"
which could of course point at Morning Musume, but also fits Miichan for obvious reasons

btw, the host of the show is Ōizumi Yō, who starred as the coach in Moshidora
He and Miichan also appeared together in Soup Curry a show around Team NACS of which he's a member

if the video does not show watch the video here
btw if you compare their relative heights in that clip with this:

looks the same to me ...


and then there was the rebranding event for 17Live

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in this she was reunited with Berin and YuiYui, but also with Kurochan, who she, a long long long time ago, punched in the face in AKBingo
(btw Kurochan often pops up in Takamina's twitter feed)

 

I put the 17 Live appearance in the general thread (at least 5 of the videos).

 

Miichan landed a more serious (and leading) role
(ow, and she's wearing a wedding dress (again) at some time)

https://twitter.com/0245slow_easy/status/1436222186876932109
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『国民的女優』の役柄を演じて頂いております

#スロイジ
【ドラマチックシアター】
カンテレ8チャン
9月14日(火) 2時45分〜
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We have received a comment from the lead actress, Minami Minegishi.

I'm so excited to see her serious expression, which is different from the usual variety show.

By the way, between you and me...
I've been playing the role of a "national actress".

#Sloozy
Dramatic Theater
Kantele 8 Chan
Tuesday, September 14th, 2:45 pm
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Miichan posted a YT video showing her night routine when she stays in a hotel, which she's been doing a lot lately as she has lots and lots of work on location

it's says so in the thumbnail ... naito ruutin in hoteru



if the video does not show watch the video here
The video has a shower scene ... but do not fear, it's not one like in Pyscho

it also show's Miichan rolling around on the bed while she was doing a 'radio delivery' in the fanclub
(managing to look sexy while not taking a single item of clothing off )

Seeing Miichan eat, she's not one for the small morsels
And we don't really get to see her manager, but assuming she always has a fixed manager, we now now it's a woman.

 

I don't think, for me, any dress will top the one she wore in the catwalk a few years back at the Girls Award


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I still think that was a magnificent dress and it made look Miichan extremely cute and beautiful

but, maybe she'll go for an traditional Japanese wedding instead?

btw, looking for that clip I found a blog by what seems to be the designer?
https://ameblo.jp/eri-matsui/entry-12425731997.html

and the segment is on YouTube

if the video does not show watch the video here

(Miichan marrying a foreigner ... don't think that will be in her future, even if there is a certain individual who is convinced 100% she will)

(the wedding is a movie within the movie it turns out)

btw, how Miichan walks from the wedding scene ... I don't think that's how you supposed to walk in a wedding dress, she walks like a construction worker

One last thing, why use an actress to play a young Miichan who, to my eyes, looks not a year younger and also does not resemble Miichan at all :/
have Miichan change her hairstyle showing her brow like this

and she looks years younger

(btw, I remember a program over Takamina where episodes of her live were also played by an actress you only knew to be Takamina because they told you it was Takamina)

 

Well, that kinda sucks, Miichan's radio show will end (and btw, probably not coincidentally Miion's radio show as well)

this weeks guest was Nagamatsu Mayi who made bonito flakes
(fun fact, I just this week saw a video on TikTok about a woman freaking out because the flakes were moving, yeah they are so thin, the heat of the meal does that ...)

Miichan can't help but turn it into a variety item

 

hmm.... unless Miichan comes out and confirms it I'll take it with a pinch of salt

the photos are from the exhibition in 2019 (which I even had a chance to visit) ... there are frankly lots of pics of Miichan with different people from the opening of the exhibition

Miichan is working her ass off right now to get a career as a tarento, not sure how that would be compatible with dating (or even marriage)