The Kasahara Momona Thread (笠原桃奈)

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Name: Kasahara Momona (笠原桃奈)
Birthdate: October 22, 2003
Birthplace: Kanagawa, Japan
Blood: Type: A
Height: 160cm
Nickname: Kassa

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Momona chan does her introduction interview likes she's
applying for high security clearance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-

SERIOUS! Like a Baws!

Mama Dawa welcomes
another baby birdie!



ハロプロ研修生 メンバー紹介 笠原桃奈（かさはらももな）

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Rikako reminding Kassa to smile at the camera.


Smile Kassa! 

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Vocal training @ 40:22

^ I translate the beginning of the vid.
   

 

  "You don't play any instrument?"

    Kassa: "No"

    Teacher: "Do you dislike singing because you are bad at it?"

    Kassa: "No... I like to sing, by myself, but if you ask me if i am good at it, i don't think i am."

    Teacher: "But you like it, right?"

    Kassa: "Yes."

    ...

    Teacher: "A girl who we think can not become good at singing couldn't enter Angerme. Please, trust the persons who chose you. You have to believe in you, and think "it's because i have hope to become good that i was chosen.""

    Teacher to the camera: "It was the first time we met, so first, i listened to her singing, and it's totally [... i'm not sure about what she said there... Maybe something about being like her age?...], and there are a lot of things that must be done, so i felt like "what should we start with?". So i started with basics, like the way of thinking, and since they are often frightened when they just entered, I reassured her, that kind of talks."

    (With Kassa again) Teacher: "What is the part you like to sing the most? The part you think "it feels good to sing this!""
   
 Kassa: "Well, it's the parts were the voice is high, like "Soudai na dondengaeshi Akkan no dondengaeshi Unmei no daigyakuten geki da".
   
Teacher: "Ok. "You have to "send" the lyrics to the audience, to explain it, to put in your singing the feelings you have in your heart." Rather than that, try to enjoy it. Sing while thinking: "It's super fuuun to sing this line!!". For instance, when you singing "Kitai mo sarezu, hihan mo sarezu", you should enjoy this "zuuu", that is fun to sing. The fact of putting the right expression to the feeling expressed in the lyrics will come later. For first, what is important is to find your own singing great. Please, try to sing without thinking about the meaning of the lyrics, but thinking "wow, i am singing an Angerme song, i'm so happy, that's so funny and great!".

    After she sang a few times, teacher told her "it's better, your eyes are smiling!".

I think we now know why she was all super smily even when it doesn't seem appropriate during live performances. Just following the advices of ther teacher

Also, what the teacher said about her singing:


     

    Her voice is really good. Maybe she herself thinks she is not good, but for the rythm and the musical interval too, it will get well very fast. For now, she is not used to this, and doesn't know what and how she should do, but when she gets to understand, it will get well immediatly.

    She is very impatient. So first, we will try to calm down, and learn things one by one, first, i want her to change her way of speaking in her daily life. It begins there. [What will be the next thing you'll teach her?] Well... i think it might be to really enjoy singing.

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Momona chan ^ is absolutely delightful.


Credit TV Asahi

Momona & Miki Gonohe


Lovely!

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From Kassa's interview in Idol Mou Iccho!:
 
Kassa: Until then, i had always been looking only at Morning Musume, but when i saw Tamura Meimi’s graduation live in Budokan, i was deeply moved by how cool they were, and i completely got into Angerme (ellipsis)and, it seems that my mother knew before me from the kenshuusei manager that I would enter in Angerme as a surprise addition, and he told her to “absolutely keep it as a secret”, but since I suddenly got deeply into Angerme songs and started listening to it all of the time, she was worried that maybe the secret had leaked out.

Interviewer: When you think about it know, you didn’t find your mother’s behavior was kind of strange?

Kassa: Not at all. But before Angerme’s concert, there was Morning Musume’s concert in budokan, and when I cent to see it, the waiting room was the same for regular members and kenshuusei. At that moment, Wada-san was always looking at me, and at that time, I had never spoke to her even once, so I was wondering “why is she staring at me?”, and when I went back home, I said “today, Wada-san kept on looking at me all the time”. After that, I heard that she was being impatient.

Aishite Aishite ato Ippun - Momona solo

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Momona's solo song from "Mode"

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Happy 13th bday Kassa!

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First teen!
Happy Thirteen
Momona chan!



Rikako breaks free from
Rina's headlock in time to join
the other girls in wishing
the best to Momona


Wishing a happy and adventurous year
for Momona, with lots of friendship!


Mizuki offers her thoughts


This picture will be used to remind
her how young she was in a couple of years

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HQ Momo pics 





 

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Special Translation: Angerme “Peachy Peachy Pea~chy” New Member Intro – Momo na Kibun
http://blog-project.net/special-translations/252940

Momona the Auteur 

http://www.hello-online.org/index.php?app=helloapp&CODE=article&topic=2854

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The Strongest Newcomer in Hello Pro History: Kasahara Momona Research
http://blog-project.net/special-translations/252968

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The Strongest Newcomer in Hello Pro History: Kasahara Momona Research
http://blog-project.net/special-translations/252968

Wada Ayaka say, “Though I thought she was a
serious girl, she’s quite a weirdo.”



Smile
“I hear if you search for ‘Kasahara Momona’,
a predictive word that comes up is ‘Doesn’t
smile’ (she smiles bitterly). When I heard
that from Kamikokuryou Moe-san, it of
course shocked me. When doing photo
shoots and such, I plan to smile so much
it’s like I couldn’t smile more. Even so,
the members and staff-san tell me ‘You
should smile more’. It’s really strange!”

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Momona chan
takes S/mileage Training

First coach - Kana san





Kana: Good job Momona Chan!





Moe chan loves to help



Moe: See, it's fun Momona Chan!



Moe: Akari san, wanna help?



Akari: Momona chan, this camera app should help



Akari: Oh my gazz! My cuz, Baws Dawg wants to help!

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Baws Dawg is glad to teach Momona chan....

Baws Dawg: Momona chan, you're doing great!





Turning Thirteen seemed to
awaken something in Momona...





Rikako was the first to put it in words

"WTF Girlfriend!"


"You're freaking Beautiful!!!"



Moe to Mizuki:
Dayum, Rikako's right!
Mizuki: Dayum!


Maho: I told you Momona chan, Ballerinas FTW!


Mama Dawa: My girls have forsaken
Self to help others...
My work is almost done here
on this earthly plane.....


My path awaits

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From Ayacho's blog, i translate: (Original blog:http://ameblo.jp/angerme-ayakawada/entry-12235020951.html)


    Title: Peach

    Today was Hello! Con again.
    Thank you very much.


    A situation that shows that Peach seems to be having fun ↓

    When we are in Nakano Sun Plaza, we have one dressing room for me and 2nd gen, and one for 3rd gen, Kamiko and Kassa.

    When it was time to go back home, 3rd gen and all came to our dressing room, but then i realized that while everybody was about to leave, only Kassa was still remaining inside... . So i told her "Uh? We're going home ~~", then she answered: "Ooh?! I thought maybe we would play..." .. (laughs).

    Also, Kassa,
    She's wearing a finger ring with white wings on it, that she bought thinking "it's Angerme-like!".
    Rinapuu, Muro and I asked her: "Give it to me, please! Please!", but apparently, it's a NO NO NO! (laughs).

    [Pic of Aya]

    Recently, i call Kassa "Peach".

    Bye Bye.

*Thx to Miryoku from H!O

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