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[sachii]

I was searching for dance videos and MM's Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai came at the Tokyohive forum. I watched the dance but was like "meh". But then when Sayu's graduation era came, I looked up about the grad news and it lead me watching MM MVs over and over, and by the time MM'15 begins i was hooked. Most of the videos i watch over and over are post-Reina graduation Colorful Era MVs but i do watch and like the original Love Machine, Mr Moonlight, and Kimagure Princess. I also watch from Maji Desu Ska until Help Me!!, but i watch them less often.

[Saburo]

I didn't follow any of the Asayan auditions in late 1997 and was only vaguely aware of their debut in early 1998. It wasn't until seeing them on the 1998 NHK Kouhaku Utagassen that I experienced Momusu up close. And I recall not liking them at all -- I think I said to my friends that "they're making a mockery of idol groups!"

 

Fast forward to early 1999 and a friend of mine is raving about a group called Tampopo, featuring three members of that huge Musume idol group. Well that Tampopo song ("Motto") was pretty damn good and gave 'em a mental bookmark. Shortly thereafter Momusu released "Manatsu no Kousen." I gave the mother ship a second look and they did not disappoint -- I LOVED that song, my all-time favorite for a long time. By the summer "Furusato" was released and I was totally invested in H!P. I also got my first PC around that time and was able to finally connect with the online world and all its nutty fandom.