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#9281 zam(仮)

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Posted 19 February 2018 - 02:02 PM

I'm thinking the qualifications were 1) bilingual and 2) some sort of celebrity status. Of the 10 girls, the eight Japanese seem typical "groupthink" Japanese, they don't try to stick out and they mostly include other girls in their pics and vids. Natalie, the blond, is much more brash and likes attention (typical Youtuber) and Megumi, the half-black girl is a self-promoter.

https://video.twimg....UMlgxWafol_.mp4


I think I was wondering because Natalie is an American girl who had only been living in Tokyo for 3 years ^^;
I assume the others have some sort of Japanese background. Like Wakayama, she is Australian but she is of Japanese descent.


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Posted 19 February 2018 - 11:56 PM

It's been fun to watch the girls bond, Natalie is a Tsuji-wota so it's likely she knew who Chinami was when she met her. Chinami has seemed to have made friends with her. But what do you expect? She was Berryz' moodmaker, I think she could make friends anywhere. Remember when she went solo to Thailand?

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Posted 20 February 2018 - 06:48 AM

BTW, the girls have been given teams to support and Chinami was given the Cleveland Cavaliers......LeBron's team!

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Posted 20 February 2018 - 12:02 PM

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Posted 21 February 2018 - 03:52 AM

^OMG Nonaka look so out of place among the tall girls XD

And Chii is wearing my number(23) <3

Ahhh Chii's legs :nosebleed:

Thank you for this info on Natchan :good:

It's been fun to watch the girls bond, Natalie is a Tsuji-wota so it's likely she knew who Chinami was when she met her. Chinami has seemed to have made friends with her. But what do you expect? She was Berryz' moodmaker, I think she could make friends anywhere. Remember when she went solo to Thailand?



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Posted 21 February 2018 - 06:58 AM

I got it from the horse's mouth.

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Posted 21 February 2018 - 02:02 PM

^Awesome XD

Have you asked her what she thinks of Chii?


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Posted 21 February 2018 - 02:03 PM

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chinami.tokunaga: Miki is with the Lakers! I’m with Cavaliers!

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Posted 22 February 2018 - 01:32 PM

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Miki Nonaka (Morning Musume。'18) and Chinami Tokunaga are now in LA as NBA official ambassador! Watch their message right before NBA games!
 
#MorningMusume #MikiNonaka #ChinamiTokunaga #NBA

 


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Posted 22 February 2018 - 04:27 PM

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chinami.tokunaga: Miki is with the Lakers! I’m with Cavaliers!

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There was something funny about this post cos Chinami referred to Miki as Nonaka-san lol. A few of the Japanese comments were pointing that out since Miki is so much younger plus she's technically already Miki's senpai in HP.



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Posted 22 February 2018 - 05:52 PM

Interestingly I was thinking about her the past week ..
I was chatting with my friends and I was telling him about the good old days when I went Thailand to watch Berryz concert in 2010 ..

I only thought Miki went to the NBA all star weekend in LA ..
I was looking at the group shot and thought the girl wearing King James's jersey look cute XD
I only knew when I finally saw the FB upfront post ..lol

Interestingly she was in US for some time and met with John Starks :D
Pity she didn't met with Stephen A. Smith to tell her about the New York Knicks .. XD
Incidentally, she went to watch the game which Kristaps Porzingis the only star the Knicks got, torn his ACL and is out for the year.
The knicks is on 8 game losing streak ..

Anyway, I think it is kind of obvious that Chii can't match Miki is spoken English XD
But its fine as Miki grew up using Ebglish and Chii does not have that much opportunity to speak English in Japan ..
So I think it a great chance for her to speak English while she is in USA ..

I think its great that she was able to get this job as an ambassador for NBA and visit the 2 biggest market in the NBA even though they really stink now :P

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Posted 22 February 2018 - 06:40 PM

If they were on a stage in Japan as entertainers, it would probably be the other way around, but I guess she considers Miki to have "seniority" as someone who has lived in America as an English speaker.  With regard to English, that would make Miki her senpai, so that probably explains the honorific in this context.



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Posted 22 February 2018 - 11:43 PM

Chinami blogged about it back in 2015. If you remember, she would say her specialty was English.

My Rival ♡

I’ve never had a rival before、
But now there’s Morning Musume。’15’s 12th generation member Nonaka-san!

She’s my junior、 but since I respect her、 I’m using 『san』! lol

 

Nonaka-san lived in America for 8 years, and is fluent in English~!

I heard the rumours、 but today I tried talking with her in English!
She was amazing!I had a conversation in English with Nonaka-san on-stageー♩


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Posted 23 February 2018 - 06:46 AM

^That's so sweet! :wub: 


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Posted 23 February 2018 - 01:48 PM

@thegabriel Thanks, I remember you also posted it in Nonaka thread 2 weeks ago

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Posted 27 February 2018 - 01:36 AM

^_^ Pic at LA
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Posted 27 February 2018 - 02:11 PM

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Posted 27 February 2018 - 02:55 PM

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Cheesecake Factory in Canoga Park!
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I used to go there a lot. But that was when Tokunaga was like, 3 years old :P
What I've learned about Japanese so far, is that you must first pay attention to these 2 things: Rule #1 and Context. After that, just pray they remember their high-school English class.

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Posted 28 February 2018 - 10:27 AM

Chinami blogged about it back in 2015. If you remember, she would say her specialty was English.

My Rival ♡

I’ve never had a rival before、
But now there’s Morning Musume。’15’s 12th generation member Nonaka-san!

She’s my junior、 but since I respect her、 I’m using 『san』! lol

 

Nonaka-san lived in America for 8 years, and is fluent in English~!

I heard the rumours、 but today I tried talking with her in English!
She was amazing!I had a conversation in English with Nonaka-san on-stageー♩

 

Ahh I see. That's cute actually! Glad they have some company together in the US. Especially Miki lol not sure how well she clicks with models 10 years her senior



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Posted 20 March 2018 - 01:10 PM

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