Author Topic: Family's opinions on H!P? (Read 22186 times)

Shoko · « **on:** January 09, 2007, 01:48:05 AM »

Basically what the title says, what does your family think of H!P? Mine, in general, doesn't know much about the H!P world, but I keep my mom up-to-date with random things. Like Koharu, for example.

Mom: she hasn't listen to/watched MUCH, but she's in love with Mr Moonlight. I showed her a live performance of the said song, like ages ago, and she said she really liked it.

my brother: ummmm.. He liked From That Sky, Balalaika, and some Melon Kinenbi songs. He doesn't really like listening to things in Japanese

. Once, I showed him a picture of Yuko, and I'm like, "Isn't she HAWT? <3" and he goes, "No." Maybe that's because he's only nine, haha

Dad: my dad lives in Australia, so I can't like.. force him to listen to music or anything. I got him to listen to an mp3 rip of Airi's Boogie Train '03 perf from HPH, and he seemed midly impressed.

I should try and get my brother into Melon Kinenbi or something.

john_hung · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2007, 01:57:33 AM »

my dad knows that i 'like japanese girls' but that's the extent of it. although he went with me to the Kinokuniya bookstore in little tokyo and suggested Risako's pb

he saw it and was like 'what about this one?'

Fracture · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2007, 01:58:56 AM »

No one in my family really cares and I don't bother trying to convert them.

Though I did play MM for my sister once, and she came back with something like "How can you listen to this when you don't even understand what they're saying?" So I pointed out that she listens to Mars Volta and that's the last time the subject ever came up.

Kei · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2007, 02:36:43 AM »

My family don't care but they have no idea I like Berryz or C-ute. They'll probably never know because they'd just think I was some sort of sicko.

Also, Shoko, New Zealanders don't use "mom". I demand you stop using this silly term at once!

wildstarr · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2007, 02:48:22 AM »

Well I got my brother into anime and he in turn got me to listen to anime music and game soundtracks. I have played alot of H!P stuff for him but I don't think he is really into it. I was riding with him the other day and he had the Dragon Quest 6 soundtrack in his stereo.

But I bring my H!P CDs with me and he doesn't mind when I play them. The only thing our mom and dad know is their sons like japanese stuffs

Daisuki Daiiyo · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2007, 02:50:18 AM »

My sister is just as into H!P as I am. My brother knows of the songs because we play them so much, and he likes Yaguchi from Ayaka's surprise english lessons, but thats about it for him.

My mom knows that me and my sister like Japanese music and do the dances, and that's it for her. And my dad knows a few Berryz songs and Daite! Hold on Me, but not the words. He just hums the melodies, mainly because we play the songs so much. And yeah.

JTRIX · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2007, 02:59:50 AM »

none of my family members care about my interest. When the H!P 2006 Sports Fest. Special Box for Fansclub was out I even told my sister to look for it in Hong Kong... which end up she didn't buy it because I can download it online.

Anyway ya... they don't really know or care about the fact I like young idols.

ferrar1 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 09, 2007, 03:10:38 AM »

Whenever i watch H!M or other H!P videos, my mom would go like "why are you always watching the same thing?!" Apparently to her all Japanese girls look alike.

Luckily she only visits me a few times a year if not i'd be nagged by her all day long! oh she also mentioned never to get a Japanese bride or she'd sever all ties with me

hibachifinal · « **Reply #8 on:** January 09, 2007, 03:46:12 AM »

my sisters know im into these things (japanese stuff), but they're not into it...
well, my other sister's into the anime shits... but she doesnt like the stuff that i listen to (she's mostly into anime themes and such)

my dad is passive i guess, but he often asks "who's that?" when i have an idol as my wallpaper... he mistook PB's for porno mags once.. lol
though he does join in when i watch some japanese movies... even things like Ichi the Killer lol.

my tastes are so varied, that they can't really guess what my fandom's are lol.

sousora · « **Reply #9 on:** January 09, 2007, 03:59:05 AM »

My sister loves H!P. She came with me to the Otome Gokoro concert last week. Mum... doesn't have much choice in the matter, haha. Doesn't actually like them, but she does like Maasa (who she thinks should become a professional wrestler in the future).

StreakInTheSky · « **Reply #10 on:** January 09, 2007, 04:15:51 AM »

My parents don't really give a shit in my interests >_> Or atleast try not to act like it, but they make some comments about my liking of things japanese sometimes. They really know nothing about it but that it's japanese.

My brother listens to some H!P and knows a few members (He's about the age of the older Kids). He also sometimes watches stuff with me but that's pretty much the extent of it. He thinks they're hot but he doesn't really bother to try to learn much about them. And I'm not really one to say anything unless they ask about it.

My sister likes the occassional H!P song but that's pretty much it. She uses Sexy Boy as one of her ringtones though

She also sometimes comments on how pretty some of them are. Her initial reaction to seeing my first Momusu wallpaper was hilarious though.

yumestarlet · « **Reply #11 on:** January 09, 2007, 04:20:01 AM »

Hmm, most of my (immediate) family knows I'm into H!P and Japanese music and such, but most of them don't really get it.

I'll occasionally show my mom some funny clips of MM, and she's amused by them. She doesn't quite find them all as cute and funny as I do, but she'll laugh along. And she gets stuck listening to a lot of H!P music whenever she's in the car with me sometimes, so she tolerates it fine enough. I think she's a little bit of a Miki fan-- based just on those little things I've shown to her.

I haven't shown my dad as much H!P stuff, but he's funny because ever since he listened to 'Pittari Shitai X'mas' around Christmas, he's been walking around the house and still humming the tune to it.

My brother and sister know I like Japanese music, and that's about it. When I got their Fuyu Fuyu Mini album for Christmas, my sister took the lyrics insert thing and just... looked at the kanji in fascination, pretty much.

Shinora · « **Reply #12 on:** January 09, 2007, 05:06:23 AM »

well... my parents know im really into anything thats japanese, but doesn't know much H!P until one day... i was talking to my dad about the photobooks i've been buying and said that its of a group with members graduating all the time, then him saying "oh, morning musume (in chinese) right?" needless to say i was speechless. i don't think hes a fan thou <.< >.>

fr0z · « **Reply #13 on:** January 09, 2007, 06:57:41 AM »

I know my family doesn't care. Oh how I wish they cared. I'm so very lonely.

Mikitty-saikou · « **Reply #14 on:** January 09, 2007, 07:53:11 AM »

My father likes some of MoMusu's old stuff. I was playing a mini-disc in my car (Yes, I have a mini-disc deck in my car. zOMG. x_X) with the 31 singles at the time.. He was actually trying to sing along with it. Which was scary in a way, because we don't speak any other language except English. lol. But yeah. My mother doesn't care much for it.

I'm the only child in my family; but a little one is on it's way! (On my father's side; My parents are seperated but not like you needed to know that. :3) But once the baby is born, I'll be playing loads of hello!pro goodness in the nursury when I visit. ^_^ hehehe... I'll turn he or she in a hello!pro fan before they know what hit him / her.

*plots evil plan*

crazychickencow · « **Reply #15 on:** January 09, 2007, 08:57:50 AM »

My dad ignores it (as he does me >__>) and Mum usually tolerates it. They think it's a phase I'll grow out of, and they think I waste too much money on it (which I do, but I wouldn't call it a 'waste'). Guess what all my new years, Christmas, and birthday money went towards? 3 shirts, 9 photocards, and 2 wristbands. Win.

Kei · « **Reply #16 on:** January 09, 2007, 09:13:12 AM »

Quote from: fr0z;278438

I know my family doesn't care. Oh how I wish they cared. I'm so very lonely.

It's because you're a buttface.

Hakai · « **Reply #17 on:** January 09, 2007, 09:56:11 AM »

My little 5 years old sister loves it. We even watch haromoni together before I take her to school.

- She likes Mini Moni, Morning Musume, W, Biyuuden, Tanpopo and Berryz Koubou .

- Her favorite song is "Strawberry Pie / Mini Moni".

- Her favorite members are Rika, Kaori, Yaguchi, Nono and Kago (also the first H!P names she learnt).

- She is always asking me to watch the Hawaii Battle Special. It´s her favorite video. She also likes World Children Game.

The rest of my family is just like: Are you watching thoose japanese girls again? They simply don´t care about it

maliciel · « **Reply #18 on:** January 09, 2007, 10:30:10 AM »

My family doesn't really know how deep I am with H!P. They just think I like the music. And they all know my taste in music is kinda weird (lol noise), so they just write it off as another one of my quirks.

tamatron · « **Reply #19 on:** January 09, 2007, 10:40:50 AM »

My brother actually introduced me to H!P, but even back then, he didn't care about their music or their names. He just liked watching them doing funny, silly stuff on HM. Now, he lost interest.

My mother knows I'm a fan but probably doesn't think I'm this obsessed. :p She watches HM with me on tv sometimes. She'd be like "Oh this show again? Can't we watch something else?" but she'd watch it anyway. She showed the most interest when I was watching Rika's grad DVD. She took the box, read the girls' names and tried to match them to the girls on screen.

She doesn't know any names, only some faces, I think. Mostly older gens. The last time I was watching Wonderful Hearts and she saw Berryz and C-ute and said they were so young (she thought they were in MM, too).