Minegishi Minami (Miichan) / 1st Generation

Well, she/she interviewed Lily Franky, and he's obviously prejudiced, because he's a close friend of Miichan, Miichan has been know to call him her 'entertainment dad'
Miichan has build some really good professional relationships over the years, Downtown, Ninety-nine, Bad boys ... she has always, like Sasshii, shown that she can go toe to toe with them in a variety show and she also hold her own in UTAGE
(I do think Shiichan is a better beatboxer though )

I think Miichan had the 'biggest' hair of all in the pre 2012 AKB .... it was always quite easy to locate her in a performance becuase off that .... and after 2013 ... same thing but for a completely different reason .
I must add ... that pixie cut really suited her as well (without the traumatic haircut incident happening I don't think she would ever have tried a look like that)

 

So who is going to start the nostalgia thread, where every post has to refer to something before 2015? [or is that too recent to be nostalgic?]

 

haven't watched any further .... but that's Miichan .... and Beaver-chan
(and yeah, I saw her bedroom in another program)



Miichan, sleepyhead ... gets up .... moves to the 'sofa' .... munches through a pack of cookies ... and
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takes another nap

 

ぶっちゃけ = blunt
キャラ = character
売り出し = on sale

It means she is currently marketing herself as a blunt idol (for CM appearance, etc.)

 

I have seen that documentary as well, and Miichan seemed pretty lonely, and when questioned about her standing to a side seemed really sad and hesitated if she should answer frankly .... and then talks about her 'fear' of graduating ... but also about the 'nest' AKB has always been for her.

But ..... sometime later in the documentary when Komiharu taslk about her challenges as Team Captain you see Miichan interacting with all Team K members ... more like a coach than as a member, also organizing who will go to dinner with her later ...
that for me kinda refuted the Miichan interview but I think I see the difference now you mentioned it ... she said she never talked to other members, but I guess she indeed meant the newer members ... not the Minegishi Team 4 members

It did warm my heart to hear Komiharu speak so fondly of Miichan and that other captain saying she wants to be a captain like Miichan

I think I said it before ... Miichan was good for Minegishi Team 4 ... but Minegishi Team 4 was good for Miichan as well, without that she might have graduated before Takamina as just some 2nd tier 1st gen member always on the fringe of senbatsu
It's one of those things no one planned or foresaw, but worked out pretty well in the end.

There are people who say the scandal and traumatic haircut ended her career, tbh ... I'm not sure about that, maybe without it it wouldn't have been this rollercoaster, otoh, it might just as well have been a slow fade into obscurity, in stead of staying around position 14 in the SSK as people always seem to assume.

Spoiler: tangent

btw ... about Moeka .... my feelings about her can be described as “didn't do the work”
might be harsh ... but that's how I feel about it ...
(and there are more idols I feel about like that (amongst which Sakura).... and, yeah, that might be really unfair)
And yeah, part of that is jealousy, which is kinda weird as I almost never feel that way for myself, but I do feel is when I see a media senbatsu and Miichan is all the way in the back and on the wings ... or what was it, during Kojimatsura?, when they perform 'Yuhio Miteiruka?' and Miichan isn't there while she was in the original single ... or worse an 'Ue kara' Mariko without Miichan ... ok ... I went on a tangent ... sorry 'bout that)

btw: a dislike of having people treated preferentially has probably a lot to do which my Dutch background 'act normal, then you'll act crazy enough"

just rewatched the relevant part, my memory was a bit off
I do think the thing that made Miichan almost cry is more the thought of all her graduated close friends then anything else, but yeah, I guess the gap between her and the last generations is just too big.
You can see her interact freely with Komiharu, Kojimako and Mogichan ... but with the younger members she goes into a teacher/coach modus, and I think there is a distinct possibility that she won't hesitate to scold younger members when it's needed, and if younger members are already ill at ease with their senpai that won't help much to improve that.
(on the other hand ... I kinda get the feeling the younger member could use a few more cracks of the whip ... )
I guess the lack of camaraderie seems to affect Miichan more than it seems to affect Yukirin.
(ow, as I said earlier, Miichan still kinda overshadows Komiharu as captain in this documentary)


just an extra 2 cents
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to be honest AKB management seems kinda predictable, it seems they had a shortlist for various activities.

so

1. performing a song in a TV show, pick a pretty member as center : Acchan, Yuko, Mayuyu, Yukirin, Sakura, Nyan-nyan, Tomochin etc.
2. a talk show with several members: random selection of the above, add Takamina, Miichan or Sasshii or all three
3. a variety show: Sasshii, Miichan, with some edition from category 1

(Yuko is a hybrid ... able to fullfil all roles asked of her)

but nowadays it seems to be mostly category 1 appearances and the talent pool seems to be 'narrower', I don't think many girls join AKB to become Sasshii or Miichan .... they want to be the next Acchan or Mayuyu and without AKBingo the chance for variety idols to become noticed has become smaller.

BTW: Naachan is in that regards the odd one out imho ... she seems to be very aware what kind of image she wants to project, and it obviously works for her.

 

They are friendly enough ... they were Sankon together with Sasshii, but it's not the level of friendship Miichan has with Takamina, Nyan-nyan, Acchan and Yuko of the original gens .. or Kojimako and Mikichan from Minegishi Team 4, and all those are gone

Spoiler

and there are people (not just members) who saw it more like 'sucking up'
and Sasshii inviting her, wasn't she in the middle of her mega push? it might just have been management having decided that.
I guess it all boils down to the fact that she's just not my type, you might well be right, but I'm still no fan, I just don't think she was interesting, for what it's worth, I had the same thing with Tomochin.... it must be the duckface

 

I think Dutchie was saying that she was sucking up to seniors not even in her team (e.g., Sasshi), not appealing to fans. Here is what you wrote: "for approaching their seniors and cozying up to them."

Of course it is hard to make friends with team mates if you are never in the theater, even to practice.

 

I don't have much problems with fishing, Yamauchi Suzuran is a known fisher, I like her just fine
And sscrla was right, I was referring to the interaction with the senpai, but as I said, it's just my impression and it's mostly irrational



Miichan promoting HerLipTo, because you've got to support your friends

https://twitter.com/chan__31/status/1289215283865903104
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これからことあるごとにこのワンピースを着ていると思いますがよろしくお願いします。もちろんHer rip toです。 今日もお酒を飲みませんでした（236日目)
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I think that I wear this dress every time in the future, but I would appreciate your favor (opinion?). Of course Her lip to. I didn't drink alcohol today (236th day)
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'ワンピース' wanpiisu? ... that bring back memories of a 14 year old Miichan in her Aitakatta episode

but don't you think Miichan is getting more stylish?

 

Opinions of fans who voted for Miichan in the Bunshun 'election'
(and google translate messed up the subject in almost every sentence using 'I' in stead of 'she', I tried to correct most of it)
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「みーちゃんは色々あったけどなんだかんだ嫌いにはなれない推し。ずっと頑張っててほしい」（33・女性）

「一期生の時から見ていて色々とお騒がせメンバーですが、つい応援したくなる（^^） 高飛車じゃない感じがとても好印象。トークがとても上手で、いじられても笑いで返すのがとても上手なので、AKBを卒業してもタレントとして上手に芸能界を生きていけそうでずっと応援してます」（30・女性）

「歌もダンスもトークも全部出来るし、かわいいところが大好き」（17・女性）
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“There were various Mi-chans, but I can't hate it. I hope you keep on doing it.” (33, female)

“I've been watching all the members since you wwre a first-year student, but I want to cheer for myself (^^) You feel like you're not a high-ranking car(?). you are very good at talking and it's very nice to laugh and give back Because you are good at graduating from AKB, you seem to be able to live in the entertainment world as a talented person and I will continue to support you” (30, female).

"You can sing, dance, talk, and love cute things." (17, female)
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I haven't checked te opinions about the other members, but I noticed all three fans are female, to be honest I think for Miichan's future that's a good thing, a better base to build on.

btw ... if I only put the somewhat confusing sentence in google translate on its own I get:
高飛車じゃない感じがとても好印象
Very good impression that it is not a high jump
which still doen't make much sense to me


ow, and Miichan ranked 46th ... but I long ago stopped caring about rankings

 

Take parts and put into Jisho.

高飛車 - high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

but it was followed by じゃない - not

So she is not stuck up.

 

that I should have known ...and actually even know (sort of)

i-adjectives, na-adjectives ... my brain hurts :/

anyway ... yeah, I never had the idea that Miichan is stuck up, being bullied in school and her career in AKB took care of that I guess (although I'm sure she is aware (and proud) of her comedic talent)


It seems this week's video will be the first Miichan edited herself"
https://twitter.com/chan__31/status/1289789083028316160
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お、おわったぁぁぁぁぁぁぁぁ 初めての、YouTubeの動画編集、たった今終わりました... トラブルがなければ今夜アップされると思います。どうしても観て欲しいよぅ(/ _ ; )ぜひチャンネル登録をして待っていてください... 長い戦いだったぁぁぁぁぁあ 日常でやってる人まじすげぇぇげがが
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Oooooooooooooooooooooah, the first YouTube video editing, it's just over... If there is no trouble, I think it will be uploaded tonight. I really want you to see it (/ _ ; ) Please subscribe and wait... It's been a long battle.
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ow ... and it's up

if the video does not show watch the video here

And I think Miichan is going full on for the female demographic as it's another makeup video
Maybe she'll become a ファッションリーダー (Fashion Leader) after all

well, maybe a fashionista ... not a leader, as she seems to be following some online instructions

ow, and more confirmation she got her YouTube 100k subscriber award

(and as a lot of photographers .... he didn't notice his own reflection (been there done that) ...)

2 random remarks about her outro:

1. let's just say is, the pic she uses is kinda cheeky. Miichan, hair and scissors ...
2. she hums 私は私 .. even though she said she didn't want included in her graduation concert.

Humming version is actually quite nice btw

and 145k subscribers ...


and ... I of course didn't read the Video title
【初めての編集】峯岸みなみが桐谷美玲さんになるまで【ものまねメイク】
[First editing] Until Minami Minegishi becomes Mirei Kiritani [Mimicry Makeup]

Mirei Kiritani is an actress, model and news anchor Miichan got compared to recently by Lilli Franky in the Yahoo Japan article I posted about a few days back

I don't see the resemblance, tbh, but I she does remind me of another (ex)AKB member ... but I can't remember her name:


ow, and I should of course add, good job on editing!