Bikkuri Project

I did warn you that I got carried away with “Love&Peace” right? Okay good.

I love it when they sing with their arms around each other’s shoulders, don’t you?

JunJun mistakes Gaki-san for a cute little puppy and begins to pet her. Don’t worry Jun, it happens to the best of us.

The kiss attack. Taking pointers from Chisato, are we JunJun?

Haarto beam! Cute, and Reina’s looking as wonky as ever.

Sayumi might have overdone it a tad on the victory pose.

Reina, “I don’t care that Eri’s the one singing. Look at meeeee!!”

Speaking of “Look at me!” Let’s cap this entry off with another couple of Koharu’s always entertaining facial expressions.

So Long,

~Celestia~

I’ve decided to take a break from the zomgimagerush! and introduce a new feature.

Since the completion of my top list of Hello Project singles, I’ve been feeling rather, well, listless (pun intended). I find something strangely satisfying about making lists (type A much?) so, I’ve decided to think smaller and move to lists of favorite lines. As it turns out, there are considerably more lines in h!p than there are songs, so it’s exactly the kind of daunting task that I enjoy. For this first installment, I’ve decided to focus only on Morning Musume A-sides, and really limit myself to single lines rather than entire phrases of music, though I’m ashamed to admit that I couldn’t keep it to only 10. This is a rather unlucky top 13 list with choices ranging from beautiful and touching lines to stupid lines that just make me laugh.

13. Chou chou chou chou ii kanji, Very very very very good feelings, Renai Revolution 21:
Morning Musume’s battle cry. I often find myself chanting it for no reason. You might be sick of hearing it, but you can’t deny that it’s one of MM’s most memorable lines.

12. Goodbye, Memory Seishun no Hikari:
Just the last goodbye, that’s kind of like goodbyeeeee aiiii ahahaaaha. Oh fizzle. You know the one I’m talking about right? Those harmonizations get me every time.

11.Sou ikite iru, Souda! We’re Alive:
Risa, in all of her pig-tailed glory, attacks this line with such incredible zeal that no matter how much more mature her looks or singing become, I will never be able to get that image of her out of my head.

10.Homosapiens, The Manpower:
That song is so much crack, but I love it. That word is just thrown in there with no connection to the lyrics preceding it too. Bam! homosapiens out of nowhere! Engrish is best when it’s said in a very serious and emphatic way, so I very much enjoy watching Rika Ishikawa give her best fierce/sexy look to the camera and sing, “homo sapienzu”.

9.Break Through jibun wo Buchiyabure (ai-chan version) Break through, break through from yourself, Koko ni Iruzee:
Ai-chan at her best. There were some very good singers in the group when Koko ni Iruzee was released, but Ai-chan somehow outshines all of them here.

8.Konbini ga suki HAHAHAHA I love convenience stores, THE PEACE:
Tsunku works a random shout-out to his favorite purveyor of cheap food into a song, and all I can think is “Convenience stores, hell yeah!”

7.Sexy Island, Iroppoi Jirettai:
It’s repeated so many times with so much emphasis throughout the song, and it amuses me every time. Oh yes, our Momusu are indeed islands of sexy in a sea of sketchy wota. Did anyone pick this song as the one to take with them to the deserted island in that cell phone poll posted at Hello Online? If you’re going to be stranded on a deserted island, might as well make it a sexy island, right?

6.Enka mo Meccha Umai Hito, He’s also really good at enka, Go girl koi no victory:
Am I mistaken in my assumption that “mad enka skillz” aren’t the first thing a Japanese girl looks for in a boyfriend?

5.(Watashi no) rankingu (nani darou ka)? What could my ranking be?, Shabondama:
When I watch old performances of Shabondama the line I most look forward to is this one of Tsuji Nozomi’s. I swear she tries to sing it as awesomely bad as possible. Usually she looks like she’s having a pretty hard time keeping a straight face. The one major flaw in the Bonkyu Shabondama performance is that Ai-chan simply cannot do this line justice. She tries to sing it well, but that’s just not how it’s meant to be.

4.Sou sa minna-san, it’s all right! That’s right everyone! It’s all right!, Ai Araba It’s All Right:
If anyone can convince me that It’s All Right, Yossie can! She wasn’t always MM’s strongest dancer or singer, but she brought so much spirit to the stage, and she was perfect doing lines like this one

3.BAKA ne BAKA ne BAKA ne! You idiot! You idiot! You idiot!, Onna ni Sachi Are:
Has Morning Musume ever been quite this angry? I can just see Sayumi in particular beating some poor sap over the head with a heart-shaped pillow while screaming this at him. 6^th gen are the cutest man-haters ever.

2.Ah, ame ga yanda. Ah, anata wa konai, Ah, the rain has stopped. Ah, you didn’t come, As for One Day:
The best way I can describe this part is haunting. Rika does a beautiful job with these lines, perfectly evoking a sort of empty, resigned, hopelessness. It turns a pretty good, if not particularly memorable song (imho) into one that sticks with you and leaves you with a strong lingering emotion. Who would have thought that Rika Iskikawa would be the one to make me love a song?

1.Demo egao wa, taisetsu ni shitai (aisuru hito no tame ni ), but I want to keep my smile precious for the one I love, I Wish:
The famous Aibon line from I Wish. No surprises here right? Perhaps the ultimate ‘chills down your spine’ moment for MM, turned bitter-sweet since we know what became of little Kago Ai. Still, the sentimental side of me can’t help but feel that a part of Aibon, in all her child-like innocence, is forever frozen in that one lovely, quavering note that captured the hearts of countless fans.

<3,

~Celestia~

It occurs to me that however I try to ignore it, there is a VUDen portion of this concert, so I’ve carefully screen-caped all of the important parts for you.

This is Rika Ishikawa’s ass. I did not cut anything out of the frame. By my count there were a total of 17 ass-shots in Jaja Uma Paradise alone (not including ass-focused shots. only shots where asses, but no faces were visible)

Aika is so cute! Just look at her and try not to fall in love. I dare you.

Yui attacks Aika and the other members of VUDen by knocking them down with her crotch. Kinda blurry because it’s in motion, but you should be able to see from the picture that what she’s “kicking” them with is definitely not her legs.

Gaki-san, now is not smiley time. Aw, who am I kidding. It’s always smiley time with Gaki-san.

You can never have too much Mittsi.

Shabondama is a pain in the ass to screen cap because they never stop thrashing around. Since I couldn’t get any decent close-ups, here’s a nice action shot.

My two favorite girls!

Sayumi looks so happy!

Stay tuned for next time. I got a bit carried away with “Love and Peace” so I’m devoting the entire next entry to that song.

I raiku tokyo, (oh Risa)

~Celestia~

Either LinLin just lost at Jankenpon, or Jun2 stole Lin2’s icecream, and she’s holding it up over her head where she can’t reach it. Mean JunJun!

Boing!

Plop!

Who knew Eri hated having her head touched so much?

Yay Shianimuni Paradise!

Oh no! The next song is lipsynced!

Ai-chan and the others make their escape, leaving only Koharu to entertain the crowd.

Why the horrified look in that last one Koharu? Huh? Oh God! Run JunJun!!! Runnnnn!!!!!

You should have never said that you were cuter than Sayumi in Mikan’s making of video….

OMFG it’s Niigaki Risa!!!

Risa jump! Now with more scarf.

Jun2 is 2 hawt 4 U

These two girls who probably don’t even weigh in the triple digits might just kick your ass.

Pretty Ai-chan smile

Reina and Koharu are surprised and somewhat puzzled by the camera.

Awww! 6th gen luv

Aww! 6th gen..wait..No, Sayumi is telling them to shut up.

Neeeeeee?

I’d better stop there before I crash any computers. How did Reina make it into so many of these? Anyway, the next installment is pretty funny, so don’t miss it!

Shameless self promotion time. While I’ve got your attention, International Wota is having their first blog awards, and I’m very pleased and honored that this blog is nominated in two catergories: Best h!p Blog and Best Written Series (for the costume hall of shame). There’s some really stiff competition, so I would be shocked if I won anything, but of course if you’d like to vote for Bikkuri it would be greatly appreciated.

Details and instructions for voting here. You have to be a member of the site, but I suspect that most of you are anyway, and if you’re not, I’d encourage you to join. There’s lots of great blogs that link there.

Thanks so much!
~Celestia~

Overall, I feel that concerts in the Saitama Super Arena have a bit more spark on the recording (probably it’s the other way around if you’re actually there), but I still really enjoyed this DVD. This concert is full of highly energetic songs, and you can tell how hard they’re working by how…er..damp they are by the end of it. It was wonderful really get to see China-tachi in action, and I love them even more now. PLEASE someone give them more lines in the next concert. LinLin is a great performer. She looks like she’s been doing this for years. JunJun is a bit unpolished, but she’s all the more adorable for it, and she looks so very joyful when she’s performing. Mittsi looks more confident than she did in the Sexy8Beat concert, and she’s more in-tune, though she still needs to learn to breathe right while singing and dancing at the same time. Also, her new haircut is great. Koharu was…Koharu, but not a particularly annoying version I guess. Reina and Eri have both had to step up and take a lot of Miki’s old lines, and they prove here that they’re plenty capable of handling that. Sayumi is still growing prettier by the day, and I’m still jealous of her beautiful hair. As always, Risa is a wonderful little ball of energy at concerts, and of course Ai-chan is there to hold down the fort with the challenging vocal lines. What I really like is that throughout the concert you can get a sense of the girl’s close friendship by watching how much they interact. It’s been said that the current lineup gets along better as a whole than MM has for years, and I think that’s probably true.

Just for fun, I’m going to declare a ‘winner’ or standout performer for each song in my reviews. Oh, and I’m only writing about the MM parts of the concert, because I’m not into VUDen.

BonkyuBonkyu Bomb Girl- I like this one on stage because the “yeah yeah” parts are really cute. Actually, the whole song was much cuter than I expected it to be. Ai-chan sounds squeaky and little-kid like on her spoken parts, and I’m not entirely convinced that it was really her voice coming out of her mouth. Maybe Momoko was hiding backstage with a microphone? They also definitely should have started off the concert with better costumes. Winner: Aika, for her line sounding far better here than it does on the recorded version

Mikan- Singing was fine. The more I hear this song though, the more I feel that it’s lacking something. The girls are trying to put a lot of energy in it, but it comes off a bit empty every time. I don’t think it’s their fault. It’s just something about the song. Hmmm. One thing I noticed is that you can really hear LinLin’s voice in the 3-person parts with her, and she sounds very good. Winner: LinLin, for the previously stated reason

Handmade City- Meh. This isn’t my favorite performance because I think a lot of the song is a bit too low for them. Risa sounds good in that register and Eri does an admirable job of handling Miki’s old part, but Ai-chan is sounding a bit manly. Oh, and did they get the towel waving idea from Erika or what? At least they lost the ugly dresses. Winner: Risa, sounds great, looks sexy and confident

Please!Jiyuu no Tobira- Love these costumes. I especially enjoyed all the lines sung in pairs. Risa and Aika were super cute together. Winner: Ai-chan for her great-sounding “Watashi” line, lovely emoting at the very end, and because she looks smokin’ hot in the costume.

Kanashimi Twilight- I love this song, especially live, and this performance is no exception. Even better, Aika sang her solo line live, and while it wasn’t as strong as it could have been, she didn’t go horribly out of tune! That’s proof of progress right there. Eri once again nailed her Miki hand me down line, and Ai-chan was excellent on Yossie’s solo. Performances like this give me more confidence that Morning Musume can still kick ass without Yossie and Miki. Winner: Reina for sexily owning the opening lines and surprising us all with her alto singing

Chance- Forgive me, but I am opting out of reviewing this. It would have gotten ugly.

Suki na Sempai- As expected, JunLin are absolutely adorable. I’ve heard better performances, singing-wise, in some of the fan-made concert recordings, but that’s not to say they sang badly, just a bit shaky at points. Given their extremely limited number of solo lines in other songs, I’m really really glad that they got to do this duet. Winner: JunJun for overwhelming cuteness

Shianimuni Paradise- Interesting. They are wearing headmics, but they’re not lipsyncing. You can hear them get a bit out of breath at the end. Time to drink, I guess (see drinking game post). I enjoyed this a lot, because instead Miki looking like “Oh gawd. Do I really have to do this lame dance move?” we have Eri who executes them with flair. It’s a much more joyful performance than we got with injured Ai-chan and ‘too cool for this’ Miki. The singing might not be quite as good, but it’s way more fun. Also watch for the funny facial expressions from Reina. I have a feeling that we’re going to see this song performed at h!p concerts for years to come. Winner: Eri, because she’s the only one who had to learn the song from scratch for the concert, and because she looks so weirdly cute doing that corny dance. I almost wish she’s been the one in the song from the beginning, but then we would have missed out on her duet with Aika, and that would have been a real shame.

Ikimasshoi- I like the Hawaiian outfits and the bouncing on the trampoline, but it was lipsynced, and therefore 100x less interesting. The song doesn’t even have a good dance to make up for it. What’s with the slow shuffling around while swinging their arms like chimps? Also, why was Reina blinking so much (not winking, but rapidly blinking in a concerned sort of way) Next. Winner: Koharu because her hyper/craziness matches the song

Otoko Tomodachi-Kyaaaa! Aika is sooooo cute!!! She’s almost cute enough to distract me from how dumb the heavy black boots look with that dress. I’m surprised and a bit perplexed by her getting to perform a solo so early on in her career though. Perhaps it’s to put her on more even footing with Koharu? It’s also interesting to see VUDen doing the backup dancing, since usually it’s the younger members doing that part for one of the more experienced members. Anyway, her singing is okay, but not near as good as she’s capable of. She gets tired at the end, but again, improvement since Sexy8Beat is shown, and she’s sooo cute and so likeable that I am a bit more forgiving of her live singing skills. If the goal of this performance was to make me love Mittsi even more, it has succeeded.

Gyutto Dakishimete- Well, you know. It’s Ai-chan. It’s a ballad. It’s a formula for a lovely performance, if nothing particularly memorable.

How do you like Japan- Love this song in live performances. I preferred the Rainbow7 concert version to this one, but it was still very good. Yay for JunLin finally getting solo lines in a group song (first time in the concert so far). I also loved how Sayumi spat out her lines. It’s so fun to see her acting all tough once in a while. Risa owns them all when it comes to this song though. Winner: Risa all around. The song is made for her, from the Engrish introduction to the final chorus.

Shabondama- An excellent performance, one of the best I’ve seen of Shabondama not done by its original lineup! Reina, as usual, sings better in this song than she does in any other. Why oh why can’t she sing like that all the time? Sayumi sounds unusually distressed. I like it! LinLin showcases her “oi!”ing talent previously seen in the Special Generation performance at the newcomer’s concert. Eri sings the ‘Whoa whoa whoa’ part better than Aibon did and maybe even does the monologue better than Rika did. Is it sacrilege to say that? ‘How do you like Japan’ was sort of the warm-up to get everyone pumped for this one, I think. Winner: Reina. Reina cannot lose at Shabondama. There’s just no contest.

Nature is Good- The whole ‘nature is good’ line makes it hard for me to like the song much because it’s so very cheesy. If they ever redo “Captain Planet” (and they should because that show was awesome!) this could be the theme song. Captain Planet was full of horribly cheesy lines. I also don’t like the song much because the dance looks like they’re directing traffic. Anyway, it was pretty much a Reina/Risa duet. I guess it makes sense since neither of them got a real solo or duet performance. Since it’s not really a group song, I’m not going to pick a winner. Also, remember kids: The power is yours!

Ambitious- Oh no, two songs that I don’t really care for in a row. Oh, but they’ve changed to those blue and white costumes that I love, so it can’t be that bad! Uh… I hate what this song does to Reina’s singing, and having just witnessed Shabondama as proof that she can sing well when she wants to, I can only assume she’s doing it on purpose. Another problem is that Ai-chan’s voice again turns manly in the lower registers. I do like the Jun/Eri combo lines. Their voices sound really nice together. Winner: Sayumi. Every time she does that former line of KonKon’s, she sounds a bit stronger. Good for her.

Go Girl Koi no Victory- Not the most energetic performance of this I’ve ever seen. It feels a little flat, but they’re near the end of a rather long set, so I guess it’s understandable. LinLin still looks energetic at least. How to pick a winner in a song without solo lines? I guess I’ll just have to go with whoever looks the cutest. Winner: LinLin. The dance suits her, and she looked the least like she was about to collapse

Love and Peace- Miraculously, the girls are revived by the madness that is Love and Peace! Everyone seems to be having fun here, which also makes it more fun from an audience perspective. Due to the nature of the song, it’s full of cute/tender/funny moments. Reina’s over-the-top cutseyness is right at home here, Risa’s manhandling of Sayumi is quite funny, and I especially enjoyed all the faces Koharu pulled. She would have won if it hadn’t been for… Winner: JunJun, for her surprise kiss attack on Ai-chan and how very pleased with herself she looked after she did it

Hello to You- Encore time! Bring on the the eyesmartingly awful costumes! Looking at all of them on stage at once is painful. Really, it’s bad. As for the song, I’ve heard some mixed reviews, but I rather like it. I think it’s a good anthem for h!p, and their old one was starting to sound a bit dated. Does anyone have any idea what the wota are shouting between lines? I can’t make it out, and it’s bugging me. Winner: Ai-chan. She has the only part of note, and she sings it well.

Onna ni Sachi Are- Eri nails her solo part. She seriously kicked that solo’s ass. Chinatachi also sang well. Definitely a good performance and a strong finish to the concert. Winner: Eri

Most Improved: Aika. She lost a lot of my affection with her poor showing at the Sexy8Beat concert, and it took quite a while for her to gradually earn it back. Since that time, she has blossomed into a high-caliber idol. Aika came into MM full of so much raw potential, and it’s been wonderful to watch her grow. She still has many things to work on, but with her strong work ethic, great figure (already at such a young age), and natural charm, she could be one of MM’s main attractions someday.

Best Overall: Eri. I think of Eri as the girl most likely to blend in with the crowd, neither standing out as particularly weak nor particularly strong. In this concert, however, she did stand out, and in a good way. She has shouldered a lot more singing responsibility in this new Morning Musume lineup, and she’s handling it beautifully all while looking equally beautiful. Eri is known to be a bit inconsistent in lives, but I hardly heard her hit a single bad note in this concert. Congratulations to Eri for proving that she deserves my attention.

Favorite Performances: Shianimuni Paradise, Shabondama, Love and Peace

I am in the process of making a bunch of screen-caps of the concert, but I’m going to save those for the next post. I think this one is long enough as it is.

Goodnight All,

~Celestia~

I have attempted to delve into the minds of the Musume, perhaps it’s time to delve into my own mind for once. I seem to spend an awful lot of time blogging, and I’m certainly not getting paid for it or doing so under duress, so we can assume that I enjoy it. The more I think about it though, the more unsure I am about exactly why I blog. I’ve considered a few options.

1. I’m hoping to spread news of Hello Project and earn them more fans.

No, I don’t think this is it. I’m writing under the assumption that everyone who bothers to read this blog is already at least familiar with h!p, so I doubt I’m creating any new fans. I guess that particular motivation is more accurate now that I have two blogs, because I can do some cross-promoting. I feel guilty when I do that though, so I try to keep it to the minimum.

2. I like writing in general, and practice makes perfect.

There may be some truth to that. I’ve loved to write since I first learned how, and have, at various times in my life, considered trying to make a career of it. I do hope that keeping this blog, not to mention receiving critiques from comments/international wota write-ups, will work to improve my writing skills. I don’t think this is my primary motivation though. I mean, I could be writing anything, so why this?

3. I feel that my opinions are superior to all others and therefore, the world needs to hear them.

Gee, I hope that’s not it. That would make me kind of an ass, wouldn’t it?

4. I love Jpop, and Hello Project in particular, but I don’t have anyone to talk with about it, so I use this as an outlet.

It’s true! I’ve even posted about that particul
ar frustration. I think I’m getting warmer now.

5. I am just as much an attention whore as Reina, and I keep this blog because compliments, recognition, and the knowledge that lots of people are reading it makes me ridiculously happy

Uh oh. That might well be a big part of it. To think that I criticized Koharu for being an attention whore, when I may well be worse than she is. Oh cruel irony! I don’t like exploring my mind anymore. It’s full of uncomfortable truths. This exercise is over!

Owatta,

~Celestia~

So I’m joining the crowd and posting my results from the Hello!Blog poll. No need to read this, I just thought the images were pretty. It seems my tastes have changed somewhat since I first posted my preferences. Interesting how that happens.

Baaaa,

~Celestia~

I have listed my very favorite Hello Project songs, so now what’s left for me to do but list my very least favorite? Look forward to seeing my most mediocre h!p songs in the next post! Just kidding on that one (maybe). Did you know that ‘mediocre’ is a rather difficult word to spell? Thank God for spell checkers. Anyway, there are quite a few h!p songs that are bad by virtue of being boring, but I listen to those songs once and then forget about them. The songs on this list are the ones that are either performed often enough that I can’t ignore them or so very bad that I cannot forget about them. Oh, and don’t freak out because I hate your favorite song, okay?

10. Dschingis Khan, Berryz- I haven’t seen the PV yet, so I’m giving it the benefit of the doubt and putting it at the least worst spot on this list. The song just really makes me cry for the Berryz. Some stupid old European song about a bloodthirsty warlord sung in a range that is far too high for them? It’s a mean joke being played on Berryz Koubou, that’s what it is, and I won’t stand for it!

9.Yeah! Meccha Holiday, Matsuura Aya- It goes on far too long with the “Yeah! Meccha..” lines and every time I hear that line, I’m less enthusiastic about it. It goes like this “Yeah!” “Yeah.” “Meh.” “Okay, knock it off already!” Maybe it’s not really Ayaya’s fault though. It might be all of the bad renditions of this song that have been done by other h!p members.

8.Aoi Sportscar no Otoko, Aoiro 7- I enjoy the “dame dame” part because it was used for the Hello Morning karaoke segments, and I loved those. I don’t like the song though because it’s rather tuneless. The chorus doesn’t even really have a melody. I don’t know how, or why, you would have a chorus without a discernable melody.

7.Dance and Chance, Coconuts Musume- What annoys me here is not the sound of the song, but that it’s full of really really lame English. Lyrics like that would get laughed at in America, and it makes me sad that some poor Japanese people might have been tricked into thinking they were cool. I blame Coconuts Musume as they knew full well how bad those lyrics were and yet they did nothing to stop this.

6. Hyoukkori Hyoutanjima, Morning Musume- Mari’s speech at the beginning of this single is engrish that I can get behind. Unfortunately, my appreciation for the song ends there. I don’t know why Morning Musume suddenly felt the need to release a song aimed at pre-schoolers, but I hope that they never do it again. I don’t even like facial hair on men.

5. Acchi Chikyuu wo Samasunda, Economi- Taking two of the very worst singers in h!p and having them “sing” a song together. Didn’t really think that through, did you Tsunku? “Sing” is in quotes because there’s not much actual singing, is there? Mostly it’s just talking. If I wanted to listen to a recording of people talking, I’d buy a book on tape.

4. Gag 100kaiban Aishitekudasai, Berryz- Don’t laugh, but I feel like this song is mocking me, I really do. The whole “sukinanda” part is done is this cutesy sing-songy voice that makes me feel like they’re repeating something I just said in a super-mocking way. “shuki nyaaan da shuki nyaaan da…” I wish I could gag them every time they go into that part. Hahahaha. I suddenly feel a bit better about the song.

3. Namida Tomaranai Houkago, Morning Musume- If you can stay awake long enough to notice, there are many things wrong with this song beyond how very very boring it is. Three of the four leads are KonKon (bless her heart), Sayu, and Rika (add Koharu, and you’ve got the 4 worse singers MM has ever seen). Worse, almost no one else sings at all, and several of the girls are wearing horrible shiny leisure suits for no apparent reason. Finally, the song is so utterly saccharine that it makes me feel a bit ill. KonKon singing, “My tears won’t stop… because I’m just too happy!” Bleeeeech.

2. Happy, Koharu- The short explanation is that listening to this song causes me to become violent. For the longer explanation: http://celestia-414.livejournal.com/17998.html#cutid2

1.Konnichi Pa, Kirari Kusumi- If worse songs than this exist in the world, I no longer want to be a part of it. Check the link above for further explanation.

Amen,

~Celestia~

In anticipation of my “Bonkyu Bomb” concert DVD arriving, I have decided to participate in a time honored college tradition and create a drinking game. This one is to be used with Hello Project concerts. How perfect is that avatar for this? Please note that it’s is really just meant to be fun, not encourage irresponsible drinking behavior, and yes, I am of age. If you are not, I dunno, eat M&Ms instead or something (lol). The number of drinks (or m&m’s?) required is listed over each category. Oh, and remember kids, don’t play h!p drinking games and drive. ; )

Celestia’s Hello Project Concert Drinking Game

1

-Someone flashes a peace sign during a song that does not have the word “Peace” in the title

-Love Machine is performed

-Reina winks

-Special Generation is performed

-Someone yells, “Genki desu ka?!?”

2

-Any sort of “l-o-v-e lovely so and so” chant occurs

-Confetti or fog is released

-Someone cries

- A song about food is performed

3

-Costume layers are ripped off mid-song

-You spot a female or child in the audience

-A new member is introduced or a graduation is announced

- Someone “Aiiiins”

4

-Two girls accidentally collide on stage

-Any sort of beaaaaaaaam happens

-A Pucchimoni or Tanpopo song is performed

- VUDen is dressed modestly

5

-Someone forgets the lyrics

-Ai no Tane is performed (seriously, is this song off limits now or something?)

- Anyone is wearing a headmic but clearly not lipsyncing

- Momoko holds her microphone with her pinky retracted

10

-Koharu sings one of her solos live (you’re going to need the drinks, trust me)

TGIF,

~Celestia~