Author Topic: [News] Two Chinese Girls To MORNING MUSUME! (Read 75246 times)

Kira-sama · « **Reply #300 on:** March 17, 2007, 05:38:13 AM »

Quote from: ASSEMblerEX;331230

I find it funny how people who aren't Japanese get so into being weeaboo/wapanese
that they take on the Japanese attitudes of descrimination against the chinese as
if they were Japanese.

Quite funny.

thats true, but people have their ways of thinking, you can't change that, gotta let things flow by itself

mini*wheat · « **Reply #301 on:** March 17, 2007, 06:04:42 AM »

It's unfortunate this has turned into a nationality issue. I do believe that some people were probably misunderstood or things got a little exaggerated, and some people (not all) are getting upset over mere opinions. I for one could care less where they were from. I was getting used to Morning Musume and I like adding new members when it's time. This was just too soon after Aika, I think. It wouldn't have been near as shocking if he added the two at the same time.

And the girls are cute, yeah. I'll admit that. I didn't care much for JunJun's audition, but hey... it's an audition. What else can you expect. I don't know anything about LinLin, really so I can't judge. I'm just not sure how bringing in new members right now is going to help/hurt Morning Musume.

cucumber · « **Reply #302 on:** March 17, 2007, 06:41:38 AM »

Quote from: RionZ;331215

The announcement was supposed to be in regards to Morning Musume. So that leaves Aibon out. You just sound like a desperate Aibon fan. Priorities wrong? Aibon is very lucky she got to come back into H!P (I missed her too, lol).

Kikkawa Yu lost to Aika, enough said. Nothin no one can do about it. But I do like your idea of the balance thing.

It would have been better for Aika also, if Yu joined together. They could have become good friends, like girls of the same generation tend to be. Like Aibon and Nono. My another favorite is Sayumi and Eri, who are also very close friends. Watching their friendship is part of the fun of being a MM fan. Aika must feel somewhat lonely, being the only one 8-gen musume. (Koharu is different. She somehow seems a kind of girl who doesn't need that kind of friendship.)

Anyway, the two Chinese girls will no doubt be close to each other. I wish for Aika that she also has a "buddy" like that. Yu could have been that. Even number is better than odd.

Shoko · « **Reply #303 on:** March 17, 2007, 07:37:28 AM »

Yuu wasn't the only other 8th gen finalist.

And this isn't the first time there's only been one member chosen for a generation.

Look at Maki. She was, like, uber-popular, got on well with members, etc.

Look at Koharu. A lot of people don't like her, but she got the anime acting thing. Need I remind you of Balalaika?

Koharu and Maki have had the chance to shine, because they don't have other people overshadowing them. If Yuu/Minami/Sumire had won as well as Aika, then it would be all about Aika and Y/M/S, not just Aika. I think that while two members would have added more variety, one member gives the new girl a chance to show her true colors, whereas with the generations of ~4 members, two will be overshadowed, and the other two will be mega-popular. An example is 5th gen. I don't think I need to say anything.

fr0z · « **Reply #304 on:** March 17, 2007, 08:51:11 AM »

Quote from: Shoko;331289

Need I remind you of Balalaika?

Ahaha please don't!

shirenuファクトリー · « **Reply #305 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:24:54 AM »

I wub you JB!!!! ^______________^

sousora · « **Reply #306 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:39:06 AM »

One of my students mentioned this to me at work today, we ended up talking about it for the whole lesson. I love that I get paid for talking about H!P at times :p But she was under the impression that most people honestly wouldn't care. Either in the sense that they don't care about Momusu in general, or that most young people wouldn't mind what country they come from anyway.

T'was an interesting discussion in any case

winner · « **Reply #307 on:** March 17, 2007, 03:25:41 PM »

Just some stupid personal thoughts about this news and the thread:
1. Coconuts Musume x Taiyo No Ciscomoon part 2. Ouch.
2. 2 chinese girls in MM. Tsunku is really making a gamble, since he could have easily made a new mini-group. But is instead putting his A team on the table. his courage is admirable.

3. BOA, and now Shinwa are doing ok. But as a JPOP fan, i really wanted to keep hearing japanese people singing japanese songs. On the other end, Teriyaki Boyz and english rap. I guess all music is universal, so anything goes as long as you like it.

4. Remembering Tetsuya Komura's Asia plan. With Suzuki Ami etc. Half have totally left showbusiness, most weren't anywhere popular. scared.
5. 10th anniversary. 1 year exchange student plan theory. So it may be temp? OK, this makes me much calmer.
6. If it's 10th anniversary, I'd rather have older members join back for only the year. Like Nacchi, or Maki to make a reflection of the past. Ok, me dreaming here (well, at least I'm not asking for Sayaka Ichii

).
7. I was happy seeing Koharu's success through 06, inadvertently helping MMs popularity that little bit. I really don't expect sales would change in China/HK etc just because 2 chinese members are added (better diplomatic relations... maybe for the MM fanbases, yeah!). Instead, I'm anticipating the chemistry and growth of these 3 new members. (and miki groping, naturally)

Rocaix · « **Reply #308 on:** March 17, 2007, 05:07:17 PM »

The amount of thinly-veiled racism and Uncle Tom'ism on some of the other forums is utterly disguisting. This forum has been ok, but there still has been a few questionable posts here and there.

If "Chinese" was replaced with "Black" or "Hispanic" in some of the statements being made, there'd be a huge uproar and no question as to whether the content was racist or not.

Oh don't get me even started on the hilarity of the so called "Wapanese", "Japanophile" crowd and their calls for the "Yamato" racial purity of Morning Musume.

babydoll · « **Reply #309 on:** March 17, 2007, 05:10:17 PM »

I heard about that. I'm so happy they are going to be in Morning musume.

Maybe they will teach them Japanese.

Blu-Cherri · « **Reply #310 on:** March 17, 2007, 05:33:31 PM »

Tsunku said he theme for the 10th anni was Asia and I expected more 'exchange students' yes we didn't think they'd be thrust into MM but I'm sure they'll be fine.
I mean poni-chan(still like calling her that lol) has probably learnt japanese from training as an EGG so it'd only the be junjun whom we don't know about.
Also, apparently the song junjun sang actually sounds like how she sang it, so maybe she's better than it gives her credit for??

Either way i'm looking forward to seeing tomorrow's H!M ^^

cucumber · « **Reply #311 on:** March 17, 2007, 05:46:02 PM »

Quote from: Shoko;331289

I think that while two members would have added more variety, one member gives the new girl a chance to show her true colors, whereas with the generations of ~4 members, two will be overshadowed, and the other two will be mega-popular. An example is 5th gen. I don't think I need to say anything.

Well, well. I have NO idea what you are talking about. As far as I understand, all of 5th gen girls are fairly popular. I guess Ai Takahashi and Konno were the more popular ones, whereas Risa was probably the least popular, relatively speaking. But "overshadowed"? Who overshadowed who?? Of course you could say that Tahahshi's talent overshadows everybody else, but popularity-wise?

Anyway, for me, single girl generations are exceptions. The best generations are multi-girl ones, like 4th, 6th, or even 2nd, with Mari and Kei (Sayaka quit early, so I don't know much about her), who by the way are also very close friends. I prefer variety, and I like close ties between the same-gen girls.

modesta107 · « **Reply #312 on:** March 17, 2007, 06:14:39 PM »

let me just get this staright, they know how to speak japanese right? cuz if they dont, they'd probably have a little trouble along the way.

Kira-sama · « **Reply #313 on:** March 17, 2007, 06:49:42 PM »

Quote from: modesta107;331561

let me just get this staright, they know how to speak japanese right? cuz if they dont, they'd probably have a little trouble along the way.

to my knownledge, 1 speaks a lil jap, but the other doesn't speak it at all, someone correct me if i'am wrong!

LovelyMermaid · « **Reply #314 on:** March 17, 2007, 06:57:11 PM »

^ thats what we know so far ~:heart:

takashi12 · « **Reply #315 on:** March 17, 2007, 07:38:59 PM »

^ probably Tsunku is going to start a show called "Jun Jun & Lin Lin's Japanese Lessons!"

Cont'd from Ayaka's english lessons lol

burichu · « **Reply #316 on:** March 17, 2007, 09:25:52 PM »

Quote from: takashi12;331604

^ probably Tsunku is going to start a show called "Jun Jun & Lin Lin's Japanese Lessons!"

Cont'd from Ayaka's english lessons lol

OMG!!!! I love it

Or vice versa, with Lin Lin teaching them Chinese and it will actually make sense if SHE opens up a CHINESE cafe.

nox_xie · « **Reply #317 on:** March 18, 2007, 02:53:48 AM »

Quote from: takashi12;331604

^ probably Tsunku is going to start a show called "Jun Jun & Lin Lin's Japanese Lessons!"

Cont'd from Ayaka's english lessons lol

if he make it.. i will be the first to watch and learn together with Lin Lin..

forever_AibonNozomi · « **Reply #318 on:** March 18, 2007, 07:02:21 AM »

hahaha...that is a cool idea...

reyfer · « **Reply #319 on:** March 18, 2007, 07:41:04 AM »

One of my friends from Osaka just sent me an email, and he says he's been talking to other fans about the new girls, and the positive or neutral reactions outweight the negative ones.... and he also says that one of the positive things some japanese fans see here is that, given the japanese national pride, having two foreigners in the group is going to drive the rest of the girls to be BETTER, just so they won't be overshadowed by the gaijins.