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[yuzuriha]

Fun fact: in Japan they sell little cartridges so that you can pierce yourself. I've seen ear,, nose, belly button, and eyebrow. Thy are pretty cheap. This is actually how I pierced my nose.

[star]

They have those in some parts of America too.

[tsukinobyouin]

[quote name='yuzuriha' timestamp='1362936552' post='146475']

Fun fact: in Japan they sell little cartridges so that you can pierce yourself. I've seen ear,, nose, belly button, and eyebrow. Thy are pretty cheap. This is actually how I pierced my nose.

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This is because otherwise you have to go to a hospital/doctor's office to get pierced, apparently. Jewelry stores don't do it. Which seems like bad business xD

[Enmiz]

I'm such a weanie. I couldn't pierce anything myself! I have 5 piercings in my ears total. Major props to Ayumi if she does it herself! Too bad she's just probably talking about one piercing in each ear, though. I'm assuming multiple piercings per ear/cartilage piercings are slightly frowned upon in Japan.

[yuzuriha]

[quote name='enmi' timestamp='1362947658' post='146486']

I'm such a weanie. I couldn't pierce anything myself! I have 5 piercings in my ears total. Major props to Ayumi if she does it herself! Too bad she's just probably talking about one piercing in each ear, though. I'm assuming multiple piercings per ear/cartilage piercings are slightly frowned upon in Japan.

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Well Risako has three in one of her ears!



And yeah...I did it in a dirty train station bathroom right before finding out I was going to a business dinner with my host family. Luckily I was in Osaka and they just thought it was funny.

[Enmiz]

I never paid attention to her ears much, but that's cool! Maybe Ayumi should go that route? Except I'm not quite sure she could pull off the multi-colored hair like Risako can.

[star]

I vote we let Ayumi have piercings, but we forever keep her hair that pretty dark brown that it appears as in some pictures. (I can't tell if her what her hair color is because it always shows up different.)

[yuzuriha]

If I had my way they would all have black hair for all eternity like Sayu and Maasa.

[star]

I'm not really a fan of all black hair because I like some variety. I'd be ok with all dark hair, just in different shades, not just black.

[Melon]

As long as no one does that piss blonde I'm happy.

[yuzuriha]

I just think black hair is so pretty and shiiiiinnyyyyy

[showraniy]

As long as we don't end up with everyone in poo brown again, I'm good. Black hair is prettier IMO but that's probably just because I hardly know anyone with black hair. Kinda exotic or something.

[rob]

[quote name='showraniy' timestamp='1363027518' post='146537']

As long as we don't end up with everyone in poo brown again, I'm good. Black hair is prettier IMO but that's probably just because I hardly know anyone with black hair. Kinda exotic or something.

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and Japanese people have the exact opposite opinion. EVERYONE has black hair therefore something else is better.

[showraniy]

[quote name='rob' timestamp='1363046454' post='146551']

[quote name='showraniy' timestamp='1363027518' post='146537']

As long as we don't end up with everyone in poo brown again, I'm good. Black hair is prettier IMO but that's probably just because I hardly know anyone with black hair. Kinda exotic or something.

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and Japanese people have the exact opposite opinion. EVERYONE has black hair therefore something else is better.

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Yeah, I know. That's why I try not to get too sad when everyone has different shades of brown, but I see brown everywhere else in life so it's a little boring to me. At least nearly all nine (or however many) Musume girls sporting different shades of brown was boring. I think it was around Seishun Collection.

[honey]

This was the only person I've wished would go back to dark hair:

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[quote name='honey' timestamp='1363052270' post='146559']

This was the only person I've wished would go back to dark hair:





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Yeeeeeeeessssssssssssssss! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ryalot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':cryalot:' /> <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ryalot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':cryalot:' /> <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ryalot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':cryalot:' />

[Mugi]

I can't see that picture who is it? <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... unsure.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':unsure:' />

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[quote name='Mugi' timestamp='1363054549' post='146565']

I can't see that picture who is it? <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... unsure.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':unsure:' />

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That would be Queen Reina Tanaka. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nceman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':danceman:' />

^"Reina" means "queen", right?

[rob]

well her name is in hiragana so it doesn't have a meaning.



As for the word れいな itself, I don't think it has any other meaningｓ れい　can be a few things, cold, order, zero, a bell of some sort...



but I could EASILY be wrong!

[Anderei]

Sources say the kanji for her name (I guess the hiragana is just for stage) is 麗奈.



Berryz were on Space Shower TV talking about stuff as part of their 10th anniversary.



Maiha's graduation.

Early dance lessons.



Those undershirts look similar to the ones MM are wearing for Brainstorming? Bulk order? <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... stling.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':whistling:' />



And a preview of MM's 48th DVD Magazine. The green girls are put into green outfits and then they eat green foods that are placed on green dishes and bleeeeeeegh

[yuzuriha]

Reina means queen in French and maybe some other languages? I am not sure if the Japanese use it as a loan name. I mean they assign name kanji to whatever. I knew a girl named LUM with kanji, so...

[Anderei]

Reina is queen in Spanish (Reine is French). I just posted the kanji to clarify she does have a kanji name, since no one seemed to be sure.

[Shoujo Q]

Not sure what's going on, (what they are going to be selling at the C-ute play?) but the way in which they do it, had me laughing by the end. Poor Saki. [Watch]



If this is what the play is like, I'd see it.

[NekoKaiSai]

^Why were certain Kanji/Hiragana in the names red? It seemed really random to me.



[quote name='yuzuriha' timestamp='1363067934' post='146579']

Reina means queen in French and maybe some other languages? I am not sure if the Japanese use it as a loan name. I mean they assign name kanji to whatever. I knew a girl named LUM with kanji, so...

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The Kanji that Anderei posted is Reina's actual name, but there's an actress named Tanaka Rena with the exact same Kanji, so Reina uses hiragana so that they don't get confused.

[star]

[quote name='NekoKai' timestamp='1363087393' post='146583']

^Why were certain Kanji/Hiragana in the names red? It seemed really random to me.



[quote name='yuzuriha' timestamp='1363067934' post='146579']

Reina means queen in French and maybe some other languages? I am not sure if the Japanese use it as a loan name. I mean they assign name kanji to whatever. I knew a girl named LUM with kanji, so...

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The Kanji that Anderei posted is Reina's actual name, but there's an actress named Tanaka Rena with the exact same Kanji, so Reina uses hiragana so that they don't get confused.

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I guess I should have specified that I was talking about the kanji for her name. I've had a character named Reina before (in the time of searching the internet for Japanese names) and Reina meant Queen. (Also the actress Tanaka Reina is from Fukuoka as well.)

[tsukinobyouin]

^The kanji for her name doesn't mean Queen. The first character means beauty, the second doesn't really mean anything at all. In her case her name is just a name.

[yuzuriha]

lol it's been a while since I took French. But yeah, I knew she had kanji, I just couldn't remember what they were. So for all I knew they could have meant queen.



/edit Also, here is the digest for Ayumi's birthday event DVD. I'm not saying she's amazing vocally or anything, but she has definitely improved a lot. She is so cute in this. <3

[BonkyuAsh]

[quote name='Star' timestamp='1363091791' post='146586']

[quote name='NekoKai' timestamp='1363087393' post='146583']

^Why were certain Kanji/Hiragana in the names red? It seemed really random to me.



[quote name='yuzuriha' timestamp='1363067934' post='146579']

Reina means queen in French and maybe some other languages? I am not sure if the Japanese use it as a loan name. I mean they assign name kanji to whatever. I knew a girl named LUM with kanji, so...

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The Kanji that Anderei posted is Reina's actual name, but there's an actress named Tanaka Rena with the exact same Kanji, so Reina uses hiragana so that they don't get confused.

[/quote]

I guess I should have specified that I was talking about the kanji for her name. I've had a character named Reina before (in the time of searching the internet for Japanese names) and Reina meant Queen. (Also the actress Tanaka Reina is from Fukuoka as well.)

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Reina means queen in Spanish or something like that... People started mentioning it when High king debuted.

[Melon]

[quote name='BonkyuAsh' timestamp='1363109018' post='146600']

[quote name='Star' timestamp='1363091791' post='146586']

[quote name='NekoKai' timestamp='1363087393' post='146583']

^Why were certain Kanji/Hiragana in the names red? It seemed really random to me.



[quote name='yuzuriha' timestamp='1363067934' post='146579']

Reina means queen in French and maybe some other languages? I am not sure if the Japanese use it as a loan name. I mean they assign name kanji to whatever. I knew a girl named LUM with kanji, so...

[/quote]

The Kanji that Anderei posted is Reina's actual name, but there's an actress named Tanaka Rena with the exact same Kanji, so Reina uses hiragana so that they don't get confused.

[/quote]

I guess I should have specified that I was talking about the kanji for her name. I've had a character named Reina before (in the time of searching the internet for Japanese names) and Reina meant Queen. (Also the actress Tanaka Reina is from Fukuoka as well.)

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Reina means queen in Spanish or something like that... People started mentioning it when High king debuted.

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Usually it's spelled Reyna, though I've seen Reina several times, just Reyna more. (Rey=King)

[awaken]

[quote name='Petit Hulk' timestamp='1363109582' post='146601']Usually it's spelled Reyna, though I've seen Reina several times, just Reyna more. (Rey=King)[/quote]

Hi!



Are you talking about Spanish? "Reina" is never spelled "reyna" there. It would be a pretty big mistake to write it like that...



Also, there seems to be other languages where "reina" means "queen" too: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reina