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[Pistolero]

Little bit late, but happy birthday!

[MeganeKirin]

http://s.ameblo.jp/t...medium=facebook

Tsunku's insights about MM'15 single.

[akogare]

^is there any translation?

[Yasser96]

No one posted this here.  Tsunku won the Best Composition Award at  the 57th Japan Record Awards for "Umaretekitekurete Arigatou" sung by Kumiko.

 

http://www.dailymoti...rigato_creation

 

I'm so happy that Tsunku was able to win this award and just seeing him smile and mouthing to the words is so bittersweet. I really respect Tsunku and I hope he continues making great music!

 

Congrats Tsunku-san!

[Corpenicus62]

News interviews in support of the NEXT YOU drama and single:

 

 

[Henkka]

Just a heads-up: I've finished translating Tsunku's book "Dakara, Ikiru."

See here for the full translation.

[ulises]

Thank you very much, Henkka!!!! 

[Kurolivier]

Just a heads-up: I've finished translating Tsunku's book "Dakara, Ikiru."

See here for the full translation.

A very very big thanks for all the hard work you did pour through that work 

 

I'm in the middle of reading it, chapter 3; And i got one quote that made me remind why i can't stand '48 band and affiliates :

 

 

 

The president of my company recommended that I seek an arranged marriage, whereas Akimoto Yasushi advised me that “your producing work of someone is truly complete only when you marry that disciple.”

[Greyface]

^
You know that Mr. Akimoto has been married since 1988? It's not like he's trying to groom his next wife with AKB48. But I guess if you have some personal animus against him (for his admittedly predatory advice) it may sour your impression of his work or something.

[Kurolivier]

^
You know that Mr. Akimoto has been married since 1988? It's not like he's trying to groom his next wife with AKB48. But I guess if you have some personal animus against him (for his admittedly predatory advice) it may sour your impression of his work or something.

I know that he has actually done in the past what he has advised to Tsunku, and from what i can tell it's translating  in the way the Akb galaxy is managed.

Which i don't like much, although I have no ill intent toward any akb derivative, i'm just not interested much in them and don't see why i should whenever i look a bit more.

But to each their own.

[kittykoo5]

^^Actually he gets a lot of heat from the "marrying the idols you produce topic" because his wife is a former member of the first idol group that he produced

[Kurolivier]

^^Actually he gets a lot of heat from the "marrying the idols you produce topic" because his wife is a former member of the first idol group that he produced

Yes, i know, that's what i was saying 

And  there has been the recent management/member dating scandal, (not the first of the kind i think in the akb galaxy, or am i mistaken ? ) 

[Greyface]

I know it's a thing Akimoto did. I don't know what it has to do with liking or disliking ○○48.

I guess if the managers are following Akimoto's example and trying to marry their charges that would be a problem. I don't follow them much more than what hits mainstream news, so I don't know about any idol/manager dating scandal.

[Kurolivier]

I know it's a thing Akimoto did. I don't know what it has to do with liking or disliking ○○48.

I guess if the managers are following Akimoto's example and trying to marry their charges that would be a problem. I don't follow them much more than what hits mainstream news, so I don't know about any idol/manager dating scandal.

Well, the management and how they "sell" the girls is obviously a part which i think is emphasized quite enough for idols, who are musical entertainement. In that aspect i don't like much Akb like i don't like the way Kpop girl's band are sexualized beyond limits. Which doesn't stop me from looking at them on an eyecandy basis, or to like some songs. 

[Henkka]

(Cross-posting from the Morning Musume thread:)

 

To anyone who cares, I've started doing translations of select parts of Hello! Project COMPLETE SINGLE BOOK and ALBUM BOOK. I'd call it essential reading for the H!P music lovers. I think I'm not going to spam about this on here again except when it's all done perhaps, so just keep an eye on the below link if you'd like.

 

Hello! Project COMPLETE SINGLE & ALBUM BOOKS

[Greyface]

^

— Speaking of °C-ute: which of their songs mean the most to you?

Spoiler

Tsunku♂: The debut songs always tend to fit the groups really well. “Massara Blue Jeans” — the word “massara” (“brand new”) may sound ordinary for you and me, but then I started to wonder if it might’ve actually been just Osaka dialect. It was only when I came across the term “massara blue jeans” that I realized it really is just standard Japanese. Anyway, theirs was a good debut. We didn’t have much of a budget for the video, so they just hung up a bunch of blue jeans on a clothesline and it was like “I guess we’ll just have them dance in front of them or something.” The group had such simple beginnings, yet now they’ve suddenly grown so much. Okai already became a pretty good singer during their early years, so she and Suzuki became, in the real sense of the word, the heart of the group as far as singing goes. To me there’s a sense of security with °C-ute — like, I can throw anything their way and I’m sure they’ll manage just fine. Also: the songs “Bye! Bye! Bye!” and “Dance de Bakoon!” I suppose. Though, like I said, I really didn’t intend “Dance de Bakoon!” to become the way it did.

— To think it’d become one of their staple songs…

Tsunku♂: I was like, “I’m going to have them sing the riff like “ja ja jaa, ja ja jaraa” — like “Smoke on the Water”! This will sound so silly!”

— So that’s how non-serious you were about it. (laughs)

Tsunku♂: I thought it was going to get way more laughs than it actually did.

— It came out sounding just cool, without any of the silly.

Tsunku♂: They were all singing it like nothing was out of the ordinary, while I was thinking “come on — at least you could act surprised!” I was also unsure if anyone would ever get that the “bakoon!” meant “bakuon” (loud/explosive sound), so I decided to write an explanation on that. It was kind of similar to when I wrote “Koi no Dance Site” and during the “koi no juuteion” (“love’s low register sounds“) bit the members are going “oo, ha!” in an allusion to those low register sounds.

Spoiler

— Yeah… I don’t think that kind of thing is going to get across to anyone unless you specifically explain it to them. (laughs)

Tsunku♂: Yeah. Well, in any case, I just put a kind of joke like that into the song title, but I don’t think °C-ute’s fans think much of it. I think it’s funny though.

Wow, huh. That answers that question. A few years ago, I asked myself if Tsunku knew he was giving ℃-ute a barn burner when he gave them Dance de Bakoon. Turns out he thought he was giving them the next Hyokkori Hyotan Jima.
At least Tsunku has a sense of humor about misplaced fandom. I mean, if it was Hideaki Anno, all of ℃-ute would have been killed off with that song playing in the background, and a 30' tall Sudo Maasa laughing, "Bacon doesn't dance HA HAHAH HAH Jan Jan *squish* Jaaaan Jan Jan Jaraaan *squish*"

[Blackmallow]

10 interesting videos, on this channel, about how Tsunku started the Shuffle Groups in 2000 (includes recordings).

 

[guck]

 

 

http://avex.jp/tk/ne....php?id=1034831

 

 

Not sure Tsunku involve in which part but I guest the song written by Tsunku and composed by TK.

[ceferquin]

Tsunku♂ can speak again! 

http://wotaintranslation.com/2016/06/16/tsunku-can-speak-again/

 

 

 

[Krusha]

Tsunku will be featured in the new upcoming documentary of AKB48. I don't know how large his part will be, but he's one of several people that are interviewed, as shown in teaser trailer below: