Author Topic: #00: The Idoling!!! Staff Thread (Read 32209 times)

Ayabie · « **on:** October 11, 2009, 11:15:57 AM »

The Idoling!!! Staff Thread
The Official Staff blog

Idoling!!! Main MC: Hidetomo "Bakarhythm" Masuno / 升野英知 / バカリズム
Official site / Official "blog" (While this is a genuine blog, the entries are all Masuno portraying to be an office lady blogging about her private life.)

Main MC since the start of the show and group. Is according to himself an extremely shy person, but when it comes to Idoling!!! he does a 180°. Is also active outside of the show as a solo comedian (formerly a duo) known for his surreal jokes and acts. As the main MC of the show Masuno wants to strive for it to be as clean as possible, meaning he has no contact with any of the girls privately and has been keeping that way.

As a comedian he's fairly known after appearing several times on popular shows such as Bakushou Red Carpet, The Red Theater and Matsumoto Hitoshi no OO na hanashi. He's also made a name for himself in the annual contest for solo comedians R-1 Grand Prix.

Fuji TV Announcer: Sayaka Morimoto / 森本さやか
Official profile

Former model. Has been a support MC since the beginning of the show, creating the dekoboko duo with Masuno because of her 177cm compared to Masuno's 165cm. Is popularly referred to as "Aniki" by various people and the Idoling!!! fans.

Fuji TV Announcer: Maiko Saitou / 斉藤舞子
Official profile

One of the original support MCs along with Morimoto, and one of the less serious announcers out there with no exception when working with Idoling!!!. Is extremely sadistic and infamous for having made the immovable Maipuru cry by hitting her with a bat.

Fuji TV Announcer: Yutaka Hasegawa / 長谷川豊
Official profile / New York blog

(L-R: Hasegawa, Masuno, Saitou)

Is in reality a big Idoling!!! fan. He has only had a few appearances on the actual show, but instead been more active during events and concerts. Unfortunately as of 2010.09~ he's now been transferred to a branch office in New York.

The Producer: Seita Kadosawa / 門澤清太
Twitter

The big boss and current silent mastermind deciding on everything.

~~The Assistant Producer: Mai Kikuchi / 菊池麻衣~~

(L-R: Miyake, Kikuchi)

Probably the staff member with the strongest bond to the members. Is no longer part of the staff as of the group's 4th anniversary on 2010.10.30.

The Directors: Yousuke Mori / 森洋介 - Mami Suzuki / 鈴木麻美 - Ryouta Sakuma / 佐久間隆太
Mori's Twitter

(L-R: Mori, Suzuki, ~~Nishida~~)

(Sakuma)

The string-pullers of the show and events.

The Assistant Directors: ~~Nishida~~, Uematsu, Sawada

The back bone of the show, whether it's working behind or on the scenes. Note that there are still a couple of more names, but just not that known.
Nishida is now no longer part of the staff. (2011.03.30)

Former support announcers:
Sayaka Ishimoto / 石本沙織 (2006.10~2007.09)
Hitomi Nakamura / 中村仁美 (2007.03.21-22, 05.28-30, 06.29, 12.05-07)
Reiko Endou / 遠藤玲子 (2008.04~2009.03)
Youko Shouno / 生野陽子 (2008.04~2009.03)

kei_86 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:53:33 PM »

Add in a bit on Reiko Endou:
She was the Maipuru "elder sister" for having the same family name and she played along with the character from time to time advising Maipuru from a sister point of view. She is also probably one of the more caring and less sadistic announcer there is

SomethingWild · « **Reply #2 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:58:01 PM »

He's pretty funny, but that punch looked kinda hard

and he pulled Tonooka's hair! The bastard!

1517 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 12, 2009, 01:09:19 AM »

Reiko Endou & Maipuru

JFC · « **Reply #4 on:** October 12, 2009, 05:30:48 AM »

I saw the thread title and thought it was for our two Idoling!!! Mods to do some self-pimpage.

1517 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 13, 2009, 02:09:23 AM »

Masuno as Bakarythm man/mystery man Bose
www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/bakarhythmman/
バカリズムマン対怪人ボーズ　第1話

kei_86 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 20, 2009, 03:47:23 PM »

Bakarizumu (w/t English Subtitle) バカリズム英語字幕付
its really great how he could keep that straight face while doing all that

Special Needs Tricycle · « **Reply #7 on:** October 20, 2009, 07:04:18 PM »

My favorite Masuno moments are always going to be performances of Daiba no Koi no Monogatari.

台場の恋の物語　升野withアイドリング

1517 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 02, 2009, 09:05:09 PM »

i like Masuno cool 'mustache' version on 3rd live

Sayaka Morimoto

LarcKen · « **Reply #9 on:** November 10, 2009, 05:16:50 AM »

so, Masuno actually composes songs & wrote lyrics?? Really cool!
was Yuusha no yuutsu really composed by him? o.O it really contradicts with his image

and of course it's amazing that he can wrote such a beautiful song

moreover, Maipuru sang it so beautifully <3

kei_86 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 10, 2009, 09:04:58 AM »

Royal Milk Girl is written by Masuno too, and I think Daiba no koi no monogatari also.

and most of the song he wrote are really nice. Well, even Daiji na Mono is a pretty good song. Plus its written by Idoling members

LarcKen · « **Reply #11 on:** November 10, 2009, 12:47:31 PM »

Wait, what??

Daiji no mono is written by the 1st gen members?

do you know who specifically? if i can guess, then i think Maipuru has to be the one involved the most.. since she can play various music instruments

oh, i'm forgetting Rurika

she's really good at drums

Ayabie · « **Reply #12 on:** November 10, 2009, 01:46:04 PM »

Masuno has only written one song for the group so far - Royal Milk Girl. I'm sure he has more hidden somewhere.

Daiba no Koi is actually written by someone else, which is funny since even the members (#8...

) think it's by their MC.

As for Daiji na Mono, I believe the members all wrote their own respective lyrics.

Ayabie · « **Reply #13 on:** November 13, 2009, 10:37:02 PM »

So, a friend of Masuno's got him into Twitter and he's now hooked...

http://twitter.com/masunohidetomo

Ayabie · « **Reply #14 on:** December 04, 2009, 10:50:26 AM »

Director Kadosawa now also has a Twitter.

It's pretty fun to follow as they're currently holding the auditions.

http://twitter.com/seitakadosawa

Ayabie · « **Reply #15 on:** February 11, 2010, 10:26:13 AM »

Masuno made it to the final 8 at this year's R-1 GP again!

http://natalie.mu/owarai/news/27614

Gihren · « **Reply #16 on:** February 11, 2010, 11:06:04 AM »

Nice, I wish i can get a hold of it like M-1's we always have up on the web.

Gihren · « **Reply #17 on:** February 23, 2010, 11:43:24 PM »

I know its off the topic ,maybe, but R-1 with Masuno is up for download at JPOPSUKI. its whopping 13.3 gig big...

Ayabie · « **Reply #18 on:** February 24, 2010, 12:40:07 AM »

If you ask me, this year's R-1 isn't worth it...

Or at least not 13+ gigs.

Anyway, this was Masuno's last year so supposedly we won't see him at another R-1.

reina's eyes · « **Reply #19 on:** May 02, 2010, 04:39:28 AM »

Some saitou maiko love…