[News] Two Chinese Girls To MORNING MUSUME!

[makoyume]

Fresh meat! I, for one, am excited.

[RetsuMarippe]

Chun Li (I refuse to call her Junjun, and Chun Li from SF is awesome ) looks very chinese if you ask me o_o if not chinese, atleast taiwanese(which really isn't much different appearance wise >_>)

I just watched the clip of her singing. She sucks, but already has more potential in her voice than Aika, Koha, or Sayumi.  With some training she'll probably sound a lot like Yossi (which really isn't saying much >_>), which is probably why she's being put into the group. Once Yossi leaves, there won't be anyone with a deeper voice.

If Tsunku is going to take over asia he should look into the philippines, there are quite a bit of cute filipino girls with nice, powerful voices.


People are hating this idea too much, the girls are damn cute! In regards to H!P I'm pretty much to the point where anything cute added to them is positive. I really don't give a shit about talent anymore, and it's just an added bonus now. It's all about the kawaii!!!

I would agree on that!~ especially looking over the Philippines...it's my country! hehehehehe!~

Korea, definitely. I wouldn't mind members from other (Asian?) countries too, but it seems it would upset too much people.

well at least other nationalities will have a chance to join MoMusu/H!P...

I quite doubt that could ever eventuate. Asia is pretty much dominated by China, Japan and Korea, and quite recently (despite a long history of conflict)they've become kind of obsessed with one another (language, music and that).

About the new members, I don't think they can speak Japanese properly. I guess we'll see whether they can learn it in the few months before their first public appearance. Perhaps this also means there'll be Chinese versions of MM songs (like how Maki -> Korea).

i see. there might be a possibility of having chinese versions of MoMusu songs...

[BigDnm01]

i dunno know what to think about, i'm neither happy or angry about this.  pretty much neutral until i see them perform and after some training.  i saw the video of Li chun, she........not good.  but after some intensive training, she'll do good, Tsunku and H!P have that kind of power.  as for Qian Lin, since she been a part of H!P eggs, i guess she'll fit in with them more, knowing lil japanese and being in japan for quite a while.  seen their pics, li chun does not look 19, she look as old as aika, younger than koharu.  Even Qian Lin looks older than her ( my opinion).  but they're all cute so..........

And if anyone dare to give Li Chun any beef.... she'll just Chun Li'ed   their ass. ( get it?  sorry can't resist )
 what funny is that she auditioned in the Super Girl contest or whatever and became one of the top 50, but didn't enter the final.  YET.... she have this great opportunity to join MoMusu, Japan's top all-girl pop group as well as one of Asia with a significant following.  think about this, even though she only got into the top 50, she'll a great exposure and already become more famous than the finalist and the winner themselves.  even though it only may be a short time, it's a step through the door.

Tsunku definitely have big ambitions, they conquered Japan before, now aiming at Asia and Eventually the world.  soon he'll have auditions and many exchange students from all around the world.  He'll form H!P groups everywhere.  H!P one of the few talent agency that is aiming for the world after just being in existence in just 10 short years.  Althought, if u think about it, if H!P wanna stand out, that what they have to do.  they'll probably sing and release music within their respective languages as well as pay tribute to H!P Japan. like joining annual events ( i.e. sport festival) , H!P shuffles, such and such, and anything else they'll come up with in the future.
 
As for the debut on Yossi's graduation, i agree.  It's yossi day, and nothing should steal her thunder ( although it is the boss' decision). but maybe yossi won't mind, she is so great in many way, beautiful, cute, pretty, friendly, funny, charismatic, lovable, and just a great role model.  

[anythursday]

Is this what Morning Musume has come down to? Just pure "kawaii-ness?" I think the Golden Era was MORE than that. The members were all "kawaii" in their own way, but a lot of the times - it was more than looks. It seems that what MM has come down to nowadays is pure physical "kawaii-ness." There's got to be more than that. Isn't that how goto took our breath away (at least for the goto fans)? Or Yasuda, Nakazawa, Iida fans?


No wonder the Taka from Utaban said that the current musume aren't satisfying enough. Sadly, as much as I like the members of MM as they are now... something's missing. It's not as "dynamic" and "fun" as it used to be.

Yossie's done an incredible job with MM - esp given what has happened to her recently... I was looking forward to MM under Miki's leadership. I'm not so sure about it now....

And - why does it seem like Tsunku is oh-so-impressed by two years of piano? That's pretty low-standard I would say...

[StreakInTheSky]

Is this what Morning Musume has come down to? Just pure "kawaii-ness?"

Yes...


Those little qualifications are just things to fill up a resume or application and really doesn't mean shit. We all remember how our town volley ball captain did don't we.

Momusu and H!P in general has been boring, they're not going to get more popular no matter what they do, I just wanna see a bunch of cute girls.


Thinking negative about the stuff that happens won't make anything better either, and will only leave you bitter or dissappointed. If you really want to enjoy H!P, just think positive about everything that happens

[Gunblitze]

The first girl is kinda cute, but the second one kinda looks like Ayaka lol.

[meowchi]

Thinking negative about the stuff that happens won't make anything better either, and will only leave you bitter or dissappointed. If you really want to enjoy H!P, just think positive about everything that happens

If this isn't the start of a downfall (worst case scenario)

Damn! Can't get the coconuts musume scenario out of my head!

[modesta107]

Fresh meat! I, for one, am excited.

yeah I'm pretty happy bout this too.

[forever_AibonNozomi]

I guess this is the news...
personally, I have no comment on that...
just wait and see how everything goes...

I don't think Momusu will be another coconut Musume...
generally speakin' they have more fans than the Coconut Musume...

as a Chinese I am happy for the girls (have a chance to exchange the culture...sounds lame but I am always happy to see culture exchange)...
as a momusu fan...not too exciting...

good or bad...just wait...

[Baron American]

Since Linlin is/was an Egg, she probably speaks Japanese, right?  Coconuts Musume skirted by without much Japanese since they were a main act so to speak.  I can't imagine they would have an Egg who didn't understand Japanese.

And Junjun is only credited with a basic understanding of English and no mention of Japanese.

Regardless, I'm cautiously optimistic about this new development.  Whatever is planned, I hope it's going to be great.

[reyfer]

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but this has to be the fastest growing thread in JPH!P history!!!!

[Shoko]

Oh WOW

<3

[ripkirby]

This is too crazy- I mean, if they were gonna import I thought it was gonna be from Korea. Then, BAM! Someguy inside H!P goes "Why don't we get a chinese girl just for fun?" LOL.

I gotta say though, Li Chun is hella cute. I'm thinking Aika's gonna be at the same level of cute/hot at 18 or 19 (though no one's gonna beat Tanaka for uteness).

[burichu]

and interesting conversation I had with my Japanese friend:

らブリー　 : me

らブリー　
oh my gosh
guess what
Koji
huh?
らブリー　
they just added
two chinese girls
to morning musume
Koji
really?
らブリー　
tsunku was like all of a sudden, "i am going to add these girls to musume, yoroshiku ne."
yeah
Koji
huh...weird
らブリー　
i like
go away from my computer
for
six hours
and this happens
i was like SHOCKED
Koji
yea, that's surprising
らブリー　
one of them sucks at singing and does not even speak japanese >.>
Koji
he probably wants chinese market
らブリー　
yeah he does
because they are not doing so well in Japan right now
so actually it is pretty smart
so he is trying to open up the "Asian" market or something
Koji
yea, but at least get some one that can sing...
らブリー　
yeah i am pretty ticked off about that
oh my gosh, i am kind of mad. they are going to debut at yoshizawa's graduation concert...
that is going to take away from her leaving i think. jerk.
Koji
that stinks
らブリー　
i can see the japanese fans getting ticked, they were mad about the idea of kago coming back on yoshizawa's graduation thing-and now these two
oh gosh, and morning musume had no idea either-but tsunku apparently has been planning this for a long time. he had said at the beginning of the year the new theme this year was "asia"
ok anyway i am done
Koji
hmm, i hope he knows what he's doing...
らブリー　
me too
i hope they get back a little bit of their old spark back
because totally モーむす。の時代も終わりました
like after
2 albums ago
ahaha
Koji
well, the reason i said that was because china doesn't really like japan so they might just completely ignore it...
らブリー　
yeah
and he even said...he was willing to open up to korean members joining too
i was like, way to just stab yourself in the back
Koji
yea, korea's a lot better then china but some people sitll don't like japan...no one in eastern asia really likes japan
らブリー　
i just figure they all hate eachother.
Koji
yea, pretty much. north korea and china are together though
and north korea's everyone's enermy
らブリー　
well yeah
Koji
taiwan hates china
らブリー　
AH HA!
i think china is going to take over pretty soon >.> at least that is what the news has been saying
if morning musume doesn't get there firstl
Koji
yea, probably...that's the reason taiwan hates china
they want indipendence
north korea scares me...with that nutcase leading the country, i don't know what they're going to do
らブリー　
probably send spys into japan through momusu and then bomb everything or something
worst case scenario of course. ahahha
Koji
lol
らブリー　
or maybe he is in cohoots with tsunku
Koji
hah, maybe

[forever_AibonNozomi]

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but this has to be the fastest growing thread in JPH!P history!!!!

hahaha...i guess it is the shock...

[ShoujoHino]

I'm looking forward to this so much, I can't wait for them to meet. Maybe Niigaki will want to learn Chinese too now and start saying "niihao~" and "sheshe" to them and it will be ADORABLE!!!!!! Maybe they'll all do it! I know I would! I'd walk around with a Japanese-Chinese electronic dictionary and plug in whatever phrase I want to say at the moment and do it!
god. I'm obsessed with them now and I don't even know them yet.

oh, and I'm not worried about them knowing Japanese. Compared to us idiot Americans and Canadians and other native English speakers, Korean and Chinese can actually get the hang of Japanese pretty quickly and easily. (especially Koreans because the grammar is similar and there are 5 vowels instead of the 8 or whatever) Two of the exchange students with me in Kobe were Chinese, that were going to a Canadian university, and they had a better command of Japanese than English.
They'll fit right in. I can't wait!!!

[arun.yothin]

Leah Dizon didn't speak Japanese and look at her and she's doin' fine. She's learning now though. These girls can do the same.

[reyfer]

Leah Dizon didn't speak Japanese and look at her and she's doin' fine. She's learning now though. These girls can do the same.

Leah Dizon didn't get into a symbol of "Japan-ness" like MM

[anythursday]

Leah Dizon didn't get into a symbol of "Japan-ness" like MM

RIGHT THERE with you reyfer.

[BeLLisima]

I read that he still add one more member from Korea?!?!? How cool is that!!!! hahaha if that's true I can't wait to see how Korea-Japan make another great rel through music ^^