some mouse doodles i did of 9ki and 13ki of Morning Musume ♥ I really loved these outfits but my tablet hadn’t been working at the time, so I opted for some cute simple doodles. I think Erina came out best though, something about her was sooo captivating for this tour!
This is my version of "Teenage Solution" by Morning Musume '21.
モーニング娘。'21 『Teenage Solution』
This video has not any commercial purpose and it's only for entertainment. All rights are for UP-FRONT PROMOTION.
Coupled with “Teenage Solution” and “Beat No Wakusei”
Release date: December 8, 2021
Oricon Weekly placement: 2nd
Members: Akane Haga, Ayumi Ishida, Chisaki Morito, Erina Ikuta, Homare Okamura, Kaede Kaga, Maria Makino, Masaki Sato, Mei Yamazaki, Miki Nonaka, Mizuki Fukumura, Reina Yokoyama, Rio Kitagawa, Sakura Oda
Morning Musume hardly play coy of their intent behind "Yoshi Yoshi Shitehoshiino." It's all openly displayed in the title, a pouty request to be petted on the head (yoshi yoshi), which the idols spin into a nagging central refrain as well as a point move in the choreography. But they also remain too true to their character for their own good, unable to fully commit to their attemped act of vanity. Before they can completely indulge in the chorus, they quickly put back on a cool, unaffected face in order to maintain the emotionally stoic personality established at least since the beginning of the Numeral era.
The stubbornness in "Yoshi Yoshi Shitehoshiino" calls to my mind songs from their sister groups. I'm thinking in particular of Juice=Juice's single "'Hitoride Ikiraresou'-tte Sorettenee, Hometeiruno?," where their reputation of being seemingly self-sufficient turns into a crutch. Not as overtly referential to the tough and cool as the electric guitar licks of Juice=Juice's record, but the airtight electro-pop production of "Yoshi Yoshi Shitehoshiino" communicates a similar steeliness that spares no room for humor: besides the titular hook and the sentimental shojo refrain, the Tsunku-isms here are conservative, with it relegated to syntax than any singular turns of phrase.
That said, the idols lets in on a sneak peek at a rather dark reason behind their obsession to keep up this facade of perfection. "My smile is my self-defense," they sing in the second verse, and they reiterate on and on about how practically every bit of their professional behavior is their defense mechanism against being perceived, yes, as Tsunku decides to put it, a sentimental shojo -- a too-sensitive girl who doesn't have her shit together. The sheer repetition telegraphs how exhausting an act it is, but their resigned sigh through it all sounds even more heartbreaking with the assumption being they've long given up on anyone hearing them out.
Morning Musume is a prisoner of their own doing in "Yoshi Yoshi Shitehoshiino." Their reputation as a perfection-obsessed idol group validates the narrative within. But to confuse their lack of displaying of emotion as them being entirely indifferent to emotion would be just feeding into a self-fulfilling cycle. Coincidentally, "Yoshi Yoshi Shitehoshiino" is among the first singles with their accompanying music videos being absent of closed captions of its lyrics and its English translations -- one has to read between the lines even closer to see how the idols really feel. And it's cruel how the steeliness of the production but also the idols' performance scrubs any hint of their true insecurity from rising to the surface.
Unless you're familiar with Japanese music I don't think you'd realize this so I thought I'd make a post about it.
All of the episode titles are references to the titles of songs.
They mixed the names of love songs with Chinese food names.
Ep 1: 「合体!?恋するフォーチュンバンバンジー!」
Merge!? Fall in Love with Fortune Bang Bang Chicken!
Song: AKB48 - Koisuru Fortune Cookie
Fall in love with a Fortune Cookie
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Ep 2: 「君を乗せたい!チューチュー・チンジャオローストレイン!」
Wanna Take You On! The Chu Chu Chinese Pepper Steak Train!
Song: Exile - Choo Choo TRAIN
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Ep 3: 「なぐり愛!世界に一つだけのウズラ」
Love at Fist Fight! The One and Only Quail in the World
(The first part of the title is a play on words with 殴り合い(fist fight) but they replaced the second kanji with the kanji for love.)
Song: SMAP - Sekai ni hitotsu dake no hana
The one and only flower in the world
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Ep 4: ストップ戦争(ウォー)!~時には食せよゴーヤチャンプルー~」
Stop the war! ~Sometimes You Gotta Eat Goya Chanpuru~
Song: H Jungle with t - WOW WAR TONIGHT ~時には起こせよムーヴメント〜
WOW WAR TONIGHT ~Sometimes You Gotta Start a Movement~
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Ep 5: 「戦慄!エビチリは雪のように!」
Frightening! Chili Shrimps Falling Down Like Snowflakes!
Song: Hamada Shougo - 悲しみは雪のように
Sadness is like Snow
(Looking at the lyrics of this song, it's actually saying sadness is accumulating like snow but sure... good enough)
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Ep 6: 「友情マシマシ!ニラレバリューション21!」
Much Much Friendship! "Nira-Reba"-lution 21!
(I don't even know why they didn't even try to translate the food this time. It's garlic-chive liver stir fry. It says "garlic-chive liver-lution".)
Song: Morning Musume - Renai Revolution 21
Love Revolution 21
choose between corey, eddie or steve for a prompt with angst, fluff or smut. one lyric at a time please.
a/n: i'm not good at angst or fluff but i really wanted to use this as a practice. also, i just love this au and the story i've gotten to create with clemkruckinnie so much!! these songs are from my playlists and thought that fit the au a lot.
1 “your face on my ceiling, i fantasize.” 🎵 prisoner, miley cyrus feat. dua lipa
2 “i need somebody with a human touch.” 🎵 stop, spice girls
3 “but i made up my mind, i'm keeping my baby.” 🎵 papa don’t preach, madonna
4 “i'm the reason why you can't get to sleep.” 🎵 tangled up in me, skye sweetnam
5 “why do you only promise underneath the stars?” 🎵 in the dark, ava max
6 “i wish i’d never seen your face.” 🎵 change, pale waves
7 “if you really did care about me, it wouldn’t take another man to make you understand that you want me.” 🎵 same ol’ same ol’, pyt
8 “the only thing i’m guilty of is giving you too much love.” 🎵 this is me, dream
9 “it's as if you know me better than i ever knew myself.” 🎵 pieces of me, ashlee simpson
10 “is there someone else? is there a place for me?” 🎵 summer night town (english version), coconuts musume
11 “but then i understand, the friend i’m dreaming of is far away.” 🎵 show me how, men i trust
12 “darling, if you only knew, all the things that flow through my mind.” 🎵 fantasy, mariah carey
13 “i'm more than willing to rot in hell with you.” 🎵 eternally yours, motionless in white
14 “does your mother know that you’re out?” 🎵 does your mother know, abba
15 “they’re bringing up my history but you weren’t even listening.” 🎵 lavender haze, taylor swift
16 “i fell in love with that person i see everyday.” 🎵 romantic ukare mode, miki fujimoto
17 “you take my hand, and you say you've changed.” 🎵 too little too late, jojo
18 “it’s useless crying over how i was too late to be honest with you.” 🎵 bitansan, juice=juice
19 “you're not the one i'm supposed to love.” 🎵 tell my mama, christina grimmie
20 “we were right 'til we weren't.” 🎵 flowers, miley cyrus
21 “i thought it was a one-sided love, but was i wrong?” 🎵 crazy about you, minimoni
22 “no one else has made me fall as hard as what i have for you.” 🎵 no one else, reachback
23 “baby don't be gentle, i can handle anything.” 🎵 right where you want me, jesse mccartney
24 “and i only need a little time to satisfy this craving that i'm feeling inside.” 🎵 scary, britney spears
25 “i want to treasure my smile for the person i love.” 🎵 i wish, morning musume
26 “i hate the way you still know everything about me.” 🎵 unforgettable, the best week ever
27 “i can't contain my joy 'cause i finally found the boy i've been missing.” 🎵 i can hear the bells, hairspray
28 “guess mine is not the first heart broken.” 🎵 hopelessly devoted to you, grease
29 “shut your mouth and lose them tighty-whities!” 🎵 dead girl walking, heathers
30 “possible she wants you too.” 🎵 kiss the girl, the little mermaid
This is my version of "Yoshi Yoshi Shite Hoshii no" by Morning Musume '21.
モーニング娘。'21 『よしよししてほしいの』
This video has not any commercial purpose and it's only for entertainment. All rights are for UP-FRONT PROMOTION.
-- Would you tell us more about what you've experienced in the world outside show business?
Sato Masaki: I've realized that there are so many different kinds of people in the world. There're people who work too hard and that makes them end up crying or quaffing liquor to escape from the stressful reality. I had never heard of such things before. One day I went to a restaurant by myself, and when I got up from my seat, I bumped into a woman sitting at the table next to mine. She got really angry with me. But she didn't seem like the type of person who would usually say such a thing, so I asked her back "What's wrong with you? Are you in any trouble?"
-- I didn't expect the situation to develop that way (laughs).
Sato Masaki: Then the woman suddenly bursted into tears. I asked "Are you all right? How old are you?" She said "I'm 21, soon to be 22". As I replied "I bet we're in the same grade!", we started a lively conversation. According to what she had told me, her job was pretty hard and she didn't get paid enough for it. And then, to make matters worse, her house caught fire. So she was left with even less money.
-- She didn't notice that you are Sato Masaki during the conversation?
Sato Masaki: No, she didn't. But as we kept talking, I told her a bit about myself. Of course, I didn't say anything about Morning Musume. Then she wondered and asked "Why do you have so many unusual stories? You seem being kind of solitary. Didn't you ever have a boyfriend?" I said "I've never had a boyfriend so far". she responded "That's too sad!" and got sympathetic to me just like our roles got reversed. In the first place, I had never got yelled at just by bumping into someone. But as I looked into her anger, I understood that the emotion "sad" could lead to "anger". I've learned it thanks to her, and I also realized that everybody lives worrying about others, which I've never paid much attention to throughout my life so far.
-- Now you've learned about the real world through your own experience.
Sato Masaki: You can say that. In the middle of our conversation her boyfriend came to pick her up, and I expected it would help her to calm her anger. But she got even angrier telling him "You're coming too late!" I was shocked once again. Still I I've learned many things by listening to their conversation, such as, she gets angry because she loves him, you need to get rid of your own values to build up a common values between you and your partner, and something like that.