[quote="JPope"] If that number of .58 is true, then Yossi is a full-blown alcoholic. Normal people can't walk with that level of BAC, but people who drink a lot all the time can function at much higher levels. Seriously, if she was a legit.58, we should be praising her driving skills for n...

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[quote="Zoe"] I think that's a different measurement scale. As said on the previous page, Japan's threshold is .03 to the US's .08. [/quote]   You're right - the US does g/100ml, Japan does mg/L.  I tried plugging it into a converter and it gave me BAC .133, not sure how accurate that is, ...

Oh wow, yeah -  the US legal limit is .08, I think?  I actually blew clean once in high school even though I was tipsy (not driving! they had obligatory breathalyzers when leaving prom, LOL), so I'm assuming 0.5 must be pretty fucked up?

Takahashi's voice hasn't been up to par since her vocal surgery unfortunately =/ She does sound better here than she did in performances from last year, though.  But Gaki definitely outsold.

Welp, this was a seriously half-asses cash in LOL it's such a shame, they could've done something really cool.

[quote="JPope"] I highly doubt this is a jailing offense, since the victims sustained only minor injuries. She'll probably lose her license and, I suspect, pay the victims handsomely, though.  [/quote]   That's true.  She really fucked up, they're gonna take her to the cleaners since she's...

[quote="TheParuProject"] The legal limit is .03% which is next to NOTHING. She could have been completely "sober" when it happened. So I guess it just depends on if you want to give her benefit of the doubt, lol. [/quote]   I don't know what's worse - drunkenly deciding to run aw...

This, imo, shaped up to be the most bland and underwhelming season of this series so far.  The concept is novel but in the end we barely have 10 Japanese girls left, and much of the dance/performance talent has been eliminated (when this season was already short on talent anyway).    My interest in ...

I've never seen the talent people claim Kaga has and I don't really think I ever will... because I don't think it's there LOL.  

[quote="Solarblade"] So THE Possible / Ciao Bella Cinquetti are officially disbanded here's the setlist from their last performance   https://twitter.com/tozamasan/status/1025020676300656642   Oose & Akiyama made a special appearance and all 6 sang their debut Young DAYS!!! as their fi...

Honestly, I think the Japanese trainees just make for better TV because their story is inherently more interesting.  We've already seen expertly trained Korean trainees battling it out on these shows.  Just in the last couple of years - Sixteen, Finding Momoland, Idol School, two seasons of Produce ...

I feel the same way.  The sound is incredibly weird.

The thing is, that hasn't worked out so swell for other 48G girls.  Every single one of them has underperformed in terms of post-48 success, even ye ol' Maeda Atsuko (whose roles ever since her AKB hype died out have been almost all supporting / sometimes even unnamed like as "refugee").  ...

Obviously they're going to focus on the more popular AKB girls more than the lesser known ones but god, if it were up to me I'd say "At least focus on the one who's fun to watch!" ie Jurina.  But I'm starting to buy into the theory some others are positing - that 48G's whole plan for this ...

Preview of the PV for Date no Hi in this week's Station episode.   Both of these songs are pretty solid, but I definitely prefer Junjou.  This song is a little too generic, to the extent it could've easily gone to any other active group other than Kobushi or ANGERME imo.  Like I can easily see MM do...

Masaki reminds me of Fukuda Kanon, in that they both feel like idols that would've flourished back in the good ol' days, but instead they get their self esteem toyed with by the current culture.  They're both girls that wota frequently complain are "disobedient" or "unruly".  Whe...

Yeah, I can't imagine another season of this show lol especially with all the scandal online surrounding AKB's performances with the imperial flag, etc.  This is definitely the most political Produce season.  It'd have to do amazingly well for them to risk it again lol. I'm still watching the episod...

Both seasons, several people got into the group by pure power of their looks, so it's not totally unbelievable for someone like Sakura to make it in LOL but the useless pretty people in the first two seasons all had very endearing storylines.  "X can't sing or dance but they work themselves to ...

It's very frustrating... because we all know these shows are scripted, the results generally manipulated to go a certain way by editing or by pure manipulation... but they're making it so obvious this time that it's a) making netizens hate Sakura LOL and b) making the show frustrating to watch.  The...

I haven't watched the episode yet so I'm just going off what I'm seeing people say online... but if anything I'd say it's the second evaluation where they're editing to make her look better lol!  I think her first performance is a pretty spot-on representation of her skills.  I've seen a lot of Saku...

Galaxy print can be cute but it's so dated to me LOL but, "dated" is pretty much synonymous with "Japanese idol" so it's whatever.
 
Fiesta! Fiesta! deserved better and I will stay mad about it until my grave.  Should've been a single, Jidanda Dance can rot.

Video for Bukiyou na Jibun on Upcoming today! I know that Hikaru mostly raps for good reason lol but it sounds like her voice has improved a bit compared to their earlier songs!  She has a charming tone.  Hopefully she will continue to improve.   This song sounds so cheap and the vocals are oddly lo...

Yeah, I know a lot of people complained that the Platinum era was boring or stale... and I know I'm biased because it was probably the peak of my fandom personally as a Kamei fan haha but even if I try to look at it objectively, I feel like it crushes this current era without even trying.  At least ...

Some of those covers are straight up embarrassing LOL.  I hope Hello!Project's graphic design team is paid barely minimum wage tbh.  They continually serve junior high level skills.   I have to hand it to Tsubaki... not only is their music getting better, but I can finally listen to them without gri...

[quote="Saya"] That wet hairdo look is popular fashion right now. [/quote]   And it shouldn't be, if you ask me LOL all I can think when I look at it is what it must feel like to the touch.   I will never understand Miyabi's status as the fashion icon of H!P.  She follows trends but she do...

It's true, very few graduations REALLY stand out in my mind.  Maki's was a big deal because she was the ultimate center, ultimate front girl of H!P who single handedly got them their breakout hit despite being only 13 LOL.  TsujiKago was definitely huge.  Kaori felt like a big deal because she was p...

[quote="JPope"] I threw a post up at the blog about what Ogata's graduation means to me. Check it out if you're so inclined. The money shot: "Haruna’s departure needs to be the start of a short march through the dregs of Morning Musume." [/quote]   I think we have pretty much the...

I probably won't watch this show, but like the first season of P101, I plan to keep up with the performances.  I did watch and enjoy the male season of this show but the girls are under so much pressure to not seem "bitchy" they tend to come off much more boring and I struggle to stay inte...

Yeah, they don't really sell the choreo for the most part LOL I'm also somewhat disappointed they didn't get them some cute backup dancers like real pop divas instead of old men haha.  The song isn't awful though.