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Stage Team M 1st [Idol no Yoake] 12/05/05~14/04/17

Discussion in 'NMB48 News & Releases' started by ijkm, Mar 30, 2012.

  1. mysoshipinups

    mysoshipinups Kenkyuusei

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    Keira's Itoshiki Natasha was so great! Sigh, i loved the shuffled version of Itoshiki Natasha so much more than the original.
     
  2. joooooooooe

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    Keila centered Zannen Shoujo the other day. I feel like her vocals are pretty good, probably tops among Team M. Would've loved to see a Keila/Yukitsun/Renapyon version, Rena's performance ability is really underrated, maybe because of her atrocious udon character.

    I enjoyed that performance just because of how hilarious Momoka was in imitating Maiichi's "Maichatta" and Yamarina's "Keitaishiki".
     
  3. cubozoa

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    Yee agreed Keira's Zannen Shoujo was nice. I also enjoyed Nattsu's performance in it.



    Well and Momoka did her usual thing to maid Naru :lol:

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    Several M members centered Zannen Shoujo; Fuuchan, Keira, Airi, Saepii, Yukitsun, Ayabaa (, Jo). Did I miss someone? I guess I liked Fuufuu and Keira's the most but I'd really like to see Aapon centering it. :)
     
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  4. joooooooooe

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    For whatever reason I've been liking Yukitsun lately. Maybe just because she's pudgy.

    I keep thinking Naru is becoming the spitting image of Acchan...
     
  5. Gingerninja

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    I thought that. Although I think it's mostly the hairstyle and the way it frames her face.
     
  6. jeauexe

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    Watched the performance today, Keira was pretty good in Zannen Shoujo. She is a good singer, but i feel like the glaring problem in M is the lack of girls who can sing well, and I don't think they resolved it in the shuffle either? But I really enjoy all the units Keira centers because her voice tends to be on the stronger side for M.

    The performance was pretty great though. MCs were all pretty funny.

    Naru is really pretty these days and I do agree she looks like Acchan a bit. Surprising because when you see the first official photo taken as a member she looks completely different!
     
  7. zeroshiki

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    Keira has always sung really well (even in Star Hime, I was surprised how an 11 year old could sing like that). She's also a really good dancer, coming from the same school Akarin, Natsumin, Hako and Aika come from. She just needs to work on getting her body back into shape and I'm sure the management will be more than happy to start pushing her again.
     
  8. joooooooooe

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    I don't think Keila's out of shape at all, she's just more muscular. You could probably fit both of Aika's legs in one of Keila's legs. She'll be fine and I think Team N will do a lot of good for her as they have an extraordinary amount of performing talent.

    Rinacchi's a decent singer, probably on par with Keila. Team M's vocal quality doesn't seem that bad, but Tengoku Yarou does nothing for vocalists and Kuchi Utsushi is not a great song for singing. I actually liked Shimarena's voice in Itoshiki Natasha.
     
  9. wahoho

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    I LOLed at this statement. But this is actually true. During the Team M tour, Keira was beside Renapyon and I couldn't help but compare their legs. 2 udon legs = 1 keira leg :D

    I actually like Keira's voice (both talking and singing). and she's still 14 so her body will still develop.
     
  10. jeauexe

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    I wouldn't call Keira out of shape, probably more the fact that she is mixed and I think that does lead to differences in body structure and stuff like that. I'm not an expert by any means though, just through my own experiences being a halfie- when I went to school in Japan I was a lot larger than everyone else even though I wouldn't call myself fat. I feel like her more muscular tone makes her look a bit older too, I still can't believe she's 14. A bit off topic here but I'm surprised that so many girls originate from the same dance school. Is it a specialised school or something?

    Rinacchi is a decent singer and she has a very lovely tone when she sings. Still though, I would like some more vocalists like Haachan or something in NMB, not just M but in general? Tengoku Yarou is not a singing song and I don't really listen to it at all for the singing- it's just a breeding ground for ridiculousness more than anything but it's always enjoyable to watch. Kuchi Utsushi is a hard one. I haven't been completely satisfied with any of the M versions I've watched and I can't figure out what the problem is either. And shimarena is a decent singer as well but she's graduating so ):
     
  11. zeroshiki

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    The Brazilian in Keira is showing in her lower body and unfortunately that is not what Japanese fans like (they like em slender). She's still young and very pretty so I think if she can hold back her body growth enough, she can grow up to be a knockout.

    Re: the dance school thing, I think its a function of Osaka being a bit more bunched up compared to Tokyo so people gravitate towards the same schools and probably students of those schools getting inspired to take the NMB auditions since their senpais got in.

    Off the top of my head,

    Caless: Akarin, Natsumin, Keira, Hako, Aika (Aika was the prized pupil of this school and it took her until the 4th audition to abandon Caless and go to NMB)
    Osaka School of Music: Konomin, Megumin (this school also produces the other Yoshimoto idol group SO.ON but neither Konomi nor Megumin mention this connection at all)
    Okinawa Actor's (school where Amuro Namie came from): Uuka

    NMB also has the crazy insane dance teacher Akira (you can see him berating Murakami Ayaka in the NMB documentary) that sorta influences NMB's focus on dance members.
     
  12. Smilodon

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    I like Keira's body how it is so I always get irked when I see fans pick on her that way. Meh. Different strokes for different folks though.

    For reference: Here are a few photos of Akira. He's their main dance instructor.

    http://d.hatena.ne.jp/tomakomai01951/20 ... 1335878653

    But yeah, Osaka has ton of dancer/entertainment schools, probably because it is the second biggest metropolitan area in Japan. Most of NMB regardless of being in a big name school like those listed above have prior dance experience too. Like Haru, Ayatin, Sayanee, Milky, Nana etc. I think after Sayanee and Nana, Aika and Uuka have the biggest pedigrees in terms of prior entertainment experience, such as Uuka being the center of the U-13 Osaka J-wave dance group and Aika competing in national karaoke contests alongside other future idols like Fujita Milia of Fairies. I didn't know about Megumin and Konomin, but makes sense considering how good they are at dancing. Konomin seems to be a favorite of Akira too.
     
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    AKIRA is also the dance instructor of so.on so they've probably known each other for a while. I saw a picture once of the so.on girls with Konomi and Megumin and Akira but I can't find it for the life of me now.

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    I did find a photo of Aika from the Caless blog (since scrubbed of any mentions of the NMB girls)

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  14. joooooooooe

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    Don't forget about Sakipi, who was part of an idol group in Hiroshima.
    (The vocal quality of Fairies seems to be lacking lately, meh. I feel like eventually they're just gonna get carried by Momoka. I remember that after they were all signed they went to Okinawa to attend the same school that Amuro Namie was produced from.)

    Keila being half Brazilian gives her a pass on things, so that's why I don't think she'll be held back. I also remember fans liking Shimarena's thighs so it's not always about slim and slender legs. Plus, the only way I see her losing size there is if she literally starves herself to get muscular atrophy, and how cruel must we be as society if we're asking a 14 year old girl to starve herself to look more popular?

    That was grim.
     
  15. zeroshiki

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    I think Sakipi is best known for her really depressing documentary and the fact that she could have gone to Tokyo U if she wanted to :(

    Keira's kinda special too since her Japanese 3/4 is Okinawan so its not the traditional mainland Japanese.
     
  16. joooooooooe

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    Sakipi is one of the most depressing stories ever, she's super smart and very talented but in ways that aren't brought out by NMB48.

    NMB's next theatre performance is April 2nd. Man, that feels like forever...
     
  17. jeauexe

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    Thanks for the dance school information! I knew that loads of the girls went to dance school, but it's good to know specifics.

    The 2nd of April is way too far away. Is this because of the concert on the 29th? Or is that AKB only?
     
  18. joooooooooe

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    Yep, that's a fair assumption.

    I really want to see Team M do something that isn't Idol no Yoake. Damn.
     
  19. zeroshiki

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    We should be glad there's even a show on April 2 because that weekend you have the tandoku lives and then the request hour.
     
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    But that means I have to wait till April 10 to finally get my Team BII Oshi :(
     

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