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» The Trouble with LinLin Aika: What The World Is Saying About Aika — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:51:35 +0000

[...] Trouble with LinLin Posted in June 4th, 2008 by admin in Uncategorized The Trouble with LinLin I feel like I’ve gotten to know JunJun and Aika, to a certain extent, since they’ve joined, but [...]

By: Cat

Cat — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:28:47 +0000

I’m going to be stupid and immature (because I actually quite like LinLin, you see, I like her voice and the way she dances) and say that Morning Musume has gone to hell.

If they hated other members before, it was all hidden under a fairly decent facade. Now, all I hear about these girls is that they’re becoming bitchier and bitchier, Reina saying that she’s hated by everyone, Aika making JunJun crying (and nobody comforting her… although IMO it’s pretty stupid to cry over a game like that…), forced smiles and the such aroun LinLin….

Everybody and their dog loves JunJun, I personally CAN’T see for the life of me what’s so good about her…. and then everybody hates on Lin and I can’t understand why they fail to see how talented the girl is…

Anyhow, it doesn’t really matter, and it’s an outsider opinion beause it’s been a LONG time since I watched anything Momusu releated, so that must be why I get talll of these “wrong” impressions….

By: Ines

Ines — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:05:53 +0000

I enjoyed this read, Celestia.

I honestly think you’ve spent a good amount of time on each possible reason for LinLin’s low universal ranking, enough so that each idea sinks in and makes sense. The third paragraph really made it for me, though.

While she is also on the bottom of my list, I don’t really “dikslike” her. Like you, I’m hoping that there’s still hope for LinLin.

By: Wendyyyy

Wendyyyy — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:33:26 +0000

I feel the same way as Misa.
BUT IT’S NOT ‘CAUSE IM THE OTHER HALF OR ANYTHING.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

I feel really bad.
But then again, I make fun of ALL the Musume.
Because I make fun of everything.
Even Gaki-san who I find perfect in practically every way.
I just make jokes about Linlin more without noticing.
I really do feel bad.
Really. ;-;

By: SecondBlossoming

SecondBlossoming — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:56:51 +0000

I totally agree with all your points there Celestia.

I agree with what you mean about Linlin “trying too hard”. I watch the concerts and these little shows and yeah its somewhat true to a point that she tries too hard. But Ai sweats like a pig (if sweat is a sign of how hard one is trying) and she is loved by a lot of fans. So I honestly don’t know what is wrong with Lin. Maybe she needs a makeover, a new haircut? Who knows.

And she still yet has to find a “personality” or she has to break through her thick skin, like you said, and get over her “idol must be like this and this” ways. Break through the norms and don’t conform.

By: renaye

renaye — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:20:31 +0000

wow. what an in depth analysis on linlin. i quite like linlin and her singing is not bad.

By: nop

nop — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:16:57 +0000

Two weeks ago, there was a interview article of MM’s members. I only read translation of Risa’s interview. The one which said that Linlin is a kankaroo baby inside a mother pouch. Risa comments that Linlin is very independent. (So it must different kind of independent of Koharu which many of them admires.)
I guess that she is/was independent from other members. So she has less supports from others. May be she hasn’t submitted to the group psyche yet. When Junjun or Aika made some mistakes, the support on screen from sempai and advises off screen are worth in gold (and camera shots).

By: misa

misa — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:54:06 +0000

being one half of the original stop the babyeater movement
I think its safe to say that
if the babyeating stopped…
NO JUST KIDDINGSRSLY.

I think that, I try to be a linlin fan, but there’s not ANYTHING I can find that I like about her
She’s not bad looking, but she’s not as good looking as the rest in mm
she’s not a bad singer, but there’s people who are way better
(also, I have to point out, it CAN’T be the chinese thing. Junjun is MORE chinese than Linlin, yet she is pretty popular)

It’s unfair of me to be so hard towards linlin really, but I don’t actually hate her
its just..
a long-running inside joke.

-Misa-