Kusumi Koharu's Last Stand

[Madara]

Quick question: what's the title of the concert Koharu graduated in? I didn't see anything on CDJapan that seemed likely. And I want to pre-order when it comes up. But I don't know what it's called.



Thank you.

[kitaoji]

The fall concert is titled "Nine Smile". Here's the CDJapan link: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=EPBE-5371.



It's got two discs this time, and if the concert recordings are anything to go by, it ran for nearly three hours. I hope they throw some backstage and extra performance footage on, although records have generally thrown into the DVD magazines.

[Madara]

[quote name='kitaoji' post='74683' date='Jan 27 2010, 08:28 AM']The fall concert is titled "Nine Smile". Here's the CDJapan link: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=EPBE-5371.



It's got two discs this time, and if the concert recordings are anything to go by, it ran for nearly three hours. I hope they throw some backstage and extra performance footage on, although records have generally thrown into the DVD magazines.[/quote]





Thanks, Kitaoji. When I looked yesterday it wasn't there.



BTW, yesterday I did a blog entry reviewing the H!P Summer 2009 concert.



And tonight I added some screen grabs.



Here's a preview:

[Shoujo Q]

Koharu's performance of Furusato from her Graduation concert was put up on DohhhUp!



Let's compare, When she first joined to her graduation. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />







Concert DVD comes out on the 24th if you're thinking of getting it.



Here's what's on it from what Wiki says~ <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />



Disc 1 Tracklist



1. OPENING ~ 3, 2, 1 BREAKIN' OUT!

2. HOW DO YOU LIKE JAPAN? ~Nihon wa Donna Kanji Dekka?~ (HOW DO YOU LIKE JAPAN? ~日本はどんな感じでっか?~)

3. VTR - Member Introduction

4. Kimagure Princess (気まぐれプリンセス)

5. MC

6. Nanchatte Renai (なんちゃって恋愛)

7. Genki+ (元気+)

8. MC

9. Ame no Furanai Hoshi de wa Aisenai Darou? (Chinese Ver.) (雨の降らない星では愛せないだろう? (中国語 Ver.)) - Morning Musume featuring Junjun, Linlin [I'm guessing this is what'll be on the 10th album?]

10. Sukiyaki (すき焼き) - Niigaki Risa, Kusumi Koharu

11. MC

12. Haru Beautiful Everyday (春 ビューティフル エブリデイ) - Kamei Eri, Mitsui Aika

13. Kioku no Meiro (記憶の迷路) - Takahashi Ai, Tanaka Reina

14. Aruiteru (歩いてる) - Michishige Sayumi then Morning Musume

15. Aki Urara (秋麗)

16. Shouganai Yume Oibito (しょうがない 夢追い人)

17. MC

18. Sakura Mankai (さくら満開) - Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Mitsui Aika, Linlin

19. Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu ni wa Naranee!~ (友情 ~心のブスにはならねぇ!~) - Michishige Sayumi, Tanaka Reina, Kusumi Koharu, Junjun

20. Dekkai Uchuu ni Ai ga Aru (でっかい宇宙に愛がある)

21. MC

22. Coupling Medley (カップリングメドレー)

* Bon Kyu! Bon Kyu! BOMB GIRL (ボン キュッ! ボン キュッ! BOMB GIRL)

* Please! Jiyuu no Tobira (Please! 自由の扉)

* Hand made CITY

* Odore! Morning Curry (踊れ! モーニングカレー)

* Bon Kyu! Bon Kyu! BOMB GIRL (ボン キュッ! ボン キュッ! BOMB GIRL)



Disc 2 Tracklist



23. MC

24. Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari (女子かしまし物語) [This better be a full version for shizzle!]

25. MC

26. Naichau Kamo (泣いちゃうかも)

27. Resonant Blue (リゾナント ブルー)

28. Rainbow Pink (レインボーピンク) - Shige-pink, Kohappink



Encore



29. Kusumi Koharu Graduation Ceremony (久住小春 卒業セレモニー)

30. Furusato (ふるさと)

31. SONGS

32. MC

33. LOVE Machine (LOVEマシーン)

[Haru]

I am so tor--er, buying this bitch when it comes out.

[Gerald]

[quote name='PQ' post='76038' date='Feb 21 2010, 05:56 PM']Koharu's performance of Furusato from her Graduation concert was put up on DohhhUp!



Let's compare, When she first joined to her graduation. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />[/quote]



Is it me or did she actually get worse, more confidence in the later version but that's it.





[quote name='PQ' post='76038' date='Feb 21 2010, 05:56 PM']18. Sakura Mankai (さくら満開) - Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Kamei Eri, Mitsui Aika, Linlin[/quote]

If I wasn't already buying it.......



[quote name='PQ' post='76038' date='Feb 21 2010, 05:56 PM']24. Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari (女子かしまし物語) [This better be a full version for shizzle!][/quote]

This.

[Haru]

*TOTALLY MISSED JOSHI KASHIMASHI!*

That will be my sole reason for tor--buying this.

Yes.

Cannot wait to hear the pandas' lines.



And I don't think she got worse, she improved...it's just I think she pulled a Kirarin Revolution for that. Her voice isn't nearly that annoying in the singles (Onna ni Sachi Are is the one I have in mind), atleast to me.

[Ap2000]

[quote name='PQ' post='76038' date='Feb 21 2010, 06:56 PM']her graduation.[/quote]



That day will always be remembered when H!P massacred a hundred onions.

[Gerald]

[quote name='Ap2000' post='76056' date='Feb 21 2010, 07:08 PM']That day will always be remembered when H!P massacred a hundred onions.[/quote]

They certainly don't seem to be as emotional as they usually are, even Ai-chan doesn't look like her usual blubbering (but still very attractive) mess.

[kitaoji]

[quote name='The Turtle Moves' post='76049' date='Feb 22 2010, 03:44 AM'][quote name='PQ' post='76038' date='Feb 21 2010, 05:56 PM']24. Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari (女子かしまし物語) [This better be a full version for shizzle!][/quote]

This.

[/quote]





[quote name='Haruhitastic Power' post='76050' date='Feb 22 2010, 03:47 AM']*TOTALLY MISSED JOSHI KASHIMASHI!*

That will be my sole reason for tor--buying this.

Yes.

Cannot wait to hear the pandas' lines.[/quote]



I've collected the concert recordings from about half of the whole tour, and it sounds awesome in so many different ways possible. It's like an upgraded version of JKM 3.



Ones that I'm also looking forward to? Aki Urara and Sakura Mankai.

[Haru]

Joshi Kashimashi Monotagari (4?)



I am very stupid and do not know my Momusu well. I had no clue Aika was really from Osaka...so her "nandeyanen?!" caught me off guard.



Sweet, translations in the comments.

I'm sure they're not exact, but it's better than my horrid Japanese...



EDIT - Links ahoy!



This girl looks like she has the entire concert uploaded. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

I think I'm getting my YouTube ripper and ripping THE ENTIRE THING.



EDIT II - I'll stop now okay?

I need to share this.

[Ap2000]

[quote name='Haruhitastic Power' post='76270' date='Feb 25 2010, 04:59 PM']Joshi Kashimashi Monotagari (4?)[/quote]



Man, that new announcer voice is horrible (it sounds like Tsunku). lol

Hopefully someone will sub/translate this, I really want to know what they are saying.

Have they done this before, that they (it seems) talk about themselves, instead of having the others talk about them, like it was in the original JKM ?



Also, this has nothing to do with kusumi. haha



EDIT:



Oh, translations in the comments. Nevermind my second sentence then.

[Haru]

...weeeelll, it's her graduation concert...and she's in the song...soooooo...



It's been that way since the second version.

[Gerald]

[quote name='Haruhitastic Power' post='76270' date='Feb 25 2010, 03:59 PM']Joshi Kashimashi Monotagari (4?)[/quote]

I think we are all agreed that is 4:25 of WIN

[Haru]

I'm going to stop posting here now after this, I swear.



@Turtle; YEEEESS

That, and JunJun saying she wants "a little sister."



I just watched the entire concert, save for the MC bits and those seventeen minutes of graduation ceremony.

It was awesome. If I had a DVD player that would recognize the DVD, I would buy it in a heartbeat.



I really liked "LOVE MACHINE," which is coming from someone who dislikes that song. Also enjoyed the coupling melody, HOW DO YOU LIKE JAPAN and Aruiteru.

Sayu sounded really really good in the solo.

[Shoujo Q]

Since Nine Smile is her graduation concert, you can talk about it here. D:



I love the chinese version of Ame no Furanai. I bet the Album version will be so much better with all the tweeks and stuff that happens between a live and a studio version. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />





Another winner for Worst Costume Ever! WTF were they thinking?! Risa and Koharu sing Sukiyaki.

[Gerald]

[quote name='PQ' post='76296' date='Feb 25 2010, 09:31 PM']Another winner for Worst Costume Ever! WTF were they thinking?! Risa and Koharu sing Sukiyaki.[/quote]

Good God in Heaven, what was the designer(s) thinking about with those atrocities. It's nice that UFA are doing something for the disabled by employing the terminally colour blind but still....



Isn't there something in the Geneva Convention that stops idols being treated like this?

[Arichii]

NINE SMILE's Nanchatte Renai: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bedoFYIJtkA...feature=channel



Goodness Koharu sounds really good on her solo here and not as earpiercing as on the recorded version.

[mrsross]

[quote name='PQ' post='76296' date='Feb 25 2010, 09:31 PM']Another winner for Worst Costume Ever! WTF were they thinking?! Risa and Koharu sing Sukiyaki.[/quote]



I actually like their costumes. Anyway at least they look better than the hat/fungi? dresses from the last tour.

[AEUGNewtype]

[quote name='PQ' post='76296' date='Feb 25 2010, 03:31 PM']Another winner for Worst Costume Ever! WTF were they thinking?! Risa and Koharu sing Sukiyaki.[/quote]

This was so damn disappointing. Not the costumes, but the performance itself. The song just doesn't fit their voices, even though I normally like both of their voices, and dancing around like idiots makes it so they can't really sing correctly and keep running out of breath. Its one of my favorite H!P songs and never gets performed live, so I'm a little disappointed, but not terribly surprised, most concerts suck ass nowadays.



I also watched the other 2 or 3 songs I was somewhat interested in from the tracklist and I was bored to tears. The Chinese Ame blahblahblahblahblah was pretty good, and they cut about 3 minutes off of the song.

[Ap2000]

[quote name='Arichii' post='76304' date='Feb 26 2010, 03:26 AM']NINE SMILE's Nanchatte Renai: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bedoFYIJtkA...feature=channel



Goodness Koharu sounds really good on her solo here and not as earpiercing as on the recorded version.[/quote]



Yeah, but it's still annoying.

The day where we have all the kusumi-infected songs without her can't come soon enough. Even if they're only going to be live versions.

[Haru]

I thought I had some bad yogurt when I saw "Sukiyaki..."

That was just...horrifying.



Am I the only one of the opinion that they need to rerecord Sakura Mankai and Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu Niwa Naranee!~ with the new gens? I love both of those songs and they sounded really great with the new kids.

[Gerald]

[quote name='Haru' post='76311' date='Feb 26 2010, 03:20 PM']Am I the only one of the opinion that they need to rerecord Sakura Mankai[/quote]

No, no, no, no, and no, please don't let any one interfere with the original. Although I would be happy with a Kago-free version anything without Yossie and Marippe would just some seem somehow dirty.



Now the subject of Sakura Mankai has been raised can anybody tell me the significance in the PV of the biting; lips, cloth, hair etc. I assume it has some sort of meaning in Japan?

[Ap2000]

[quote name='The Turtle Moves' post='76317' date='Feb 26 2010, 06:03 PM']Now the subject of Sakura Mankai has been raised can anybody tell me the significance in the PV of the biting; lips, cloth, hair etc. I assume it has some sort of meaning in Japan?[/quote]



In Japan they usually eat cloths etc. when sitting under the cherry blossom trees as a symbolic gesture to holding off the moths so they won't come and destroy the blooms.

[Gerald]

[quote name='Ap2000' post='76323' date='Feb 26 2010, 06:25 PM']In Japan they usually eat cloths etc. when sitting under the cherry blossom trees as a symbolic gesture to holding off the moths so they won't come and destroy the blooms.[/quote]

Wow, really and there was me thinking it might be some sort of submissive thing. I have to say your explanation is more interesting <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... umbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />.

[Ap2000]

[quote name='The Turtle Moves' post='76329' date='Feb 26 2010, 10:22 PM'][quote name='Ap2000' post='76323' date='Feb 26 2010, 06:25 PM']In Japan they usually eat cloths etc. when sitting under the cherry blossom trees as a symbolic gesture to holding off the moths so they won't come and destroy the blooms.[/quote]

Wow, really and there was me thinking it might be some sort of submissive thing. I have to say your explanation is more interesting <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... umbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />.

[/quote]



lol

I was just trolling you, I have no idea if it's supposed to be something "cultural". haha

It's funny however, that you think japanese people just casually EAT cloths.



I think they did it only to seem cute.

[showraniy]

[quote name='The Turtle Moves' post='76317' date='Feb 26 2010, 12:03 PM'][quote name='Haru' post='76311' date='Feb 26 2010, 03:20 PM']Am I the only one of the opinion that they need to rerecord Sakura Mankai[/quote]

No, no, no, no, and no, please don't let any one interfere with the original. Although I would be happy with a Kago-free version anything without Yossie and Marippe would just some seem somehow dirty.

[/quote]



No, no, no, no, and no to both of those. Hearing Sakura Mankai again in this concert was great, but like hell that version has anything on the original. They could record another one for shits n' giggles, but the original is where it's at, man.



And Kago makes the song, so I don't know what you mean by that. It jarred me to hear her lines performed by someone else since she sounded best in the song.

[Gerald]

[quote name='Ap2000' post='76331' date='Feb 26 2010, 09:33 PM']lol

I was just trolling you, I have no idea if it's supposed to be something "cultural". haha

It's funny however, that you think japanese people just casually EAT cloths.



I think they did it only to seem cute.[/quote]

Sometimes I'm too gullible for my own good <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />.

[neshcom]

[quote name='Ap2000' post='76331' date='Feb 26 2010, 04:33 PM'][quote name='The Turtle Moves' post='76329' date='Feb 26 2010, 10:22 PM'][quote name='Ap2000' post='76323' date='Feb 26 2010, 06:25 PM']In Japan they usually eat cloths etc. when sitting under the cherry blossom trees as a symbolic gesture to holding off the moths so they won't come and destroy the blooms.[/quote]

Wow, really and there was me thinking it might be some sort of submissive thing. I have to say your explanation is more interesting <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... umbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />.

[/quote]



lol

I was just trolling you, I have no idea if it's supposed to be something "cultural". haha

It's funny however, that you think japanese people just casually EAT cloths.



I think they did it only to seem cute.

[/quote]

Clothes (n) - correct, Amrrican spelling of cloths.

[Gerald]

[quote name='neshcom' post='76336' date='Feb 26 2010, 09:54 PM']Clothes (n) - correct, Amrrican spelling of cloths.[/quote]

American (adj) - correct English spelling of Amrrican <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... stling.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />.