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Japan Penguin: mAyKB48 – (13/48) My oshimen: Akimoto Sayaka
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One penguin's wanderings in Japan. Monday, May 14, 2012. MAyKB48 – (13/48) My oshimen: Akimoto Sayaka. The second half of my top 5 oshimen have been shifting around a bit lately. I normally consider Miyazawa Sae my number 4, but I mostly like her because she is Eric’s favorite. And she is undeniably cute. But at the moment I think Sae may have moved down to my number 5 spot, being bumped down her good friend Akimoto Sayaka. Sayaka is one such member. She was named captain of Team K. Sayaka commented that...
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Ariake Aggie: January 2012
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Life In and After Japan. Saturday, January 7, 2012. I was in Japan for two years, my fiancee for three. In all that time, we amassed a rather impressive amount of Japanese literature. After all, Shonen Jump comes out once a week. I'm glad we were able to fit it all in one trip and that Emily now has more reading material than she will likely ever need. Not that I think it's going to stop her from getting more. It never stopped me. Labels: Pop Culture Passion. Friday, January 6, 2012. Well, I still have a...
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Japan Penguin: March 2011
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One penguin's wanderings in Japan. Saturday, March 5, 2011. A while back my junior high first graders (7th graders) learned about "can" sentences. To introduce the topic the teacher and I decided to use animals as examples. I thought this was a pretty good idea because in the 6th grade textbook the kids are first introduced to "I can" with a penguin, a hippo, a flying fish, and a bird. I mentioned it briefly here. Which made me feel really good. The sentence for the kangaroo was "I can jump.". One of my ...
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Japan Penguin: mAyKB48 – (14/48) My oshimen: Shinoda Mariko
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One penguin's wanderings in Japan. Tuesday, May 15, 2012. MAyKB48 – (14/48) My oshimen: Shinoda Mariko. I’m not even really certain in Mariko is still in my top 5. But for a long time she was my number 5, so I feel like I should talk a bit about her here. Mariko probably has the most interesting back-story of all the AKB members. She is the only one to have never passed an audition for the group. The whole concept was a new one and at first the girls did not have many fans. She was 18 at the time. She wa...
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Japan Penguin: mAyKB48 – (19/48) Subunit – French Kiss
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One penguin's wanderings in Japan. Wednesday, May 23, 2012. MAyKB48 – (19/48) Subunit – French Kiss. So after writing up no3b’s entry I really thought that these next two would take a long time, but it seems that most of the other subunits don’t have nearly as much back-story. So today we move on to French Kiss. French Kiss is the subunit home of Kashiwagi Yuki, Takajo Aki, and Kuramochi Asuka. The group’s catchphrase is, “A trio you would like to introduce to your parents.”. They have a 5. However, the ...
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Japan Penguin: April 2011
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One penguin's wanderings in Japan. Monday, April 4, 2011. Long overdue update – Disaster Observations. I’m sorry I did not get a post up sooner, but it took a while for me to get my thoughts in order (and then I was on vacation…). Here are few things I’ve noticed, from an outside-inside perspective (outside the disaster area, but inside the country). Which I actually watched on television. It’s astonishing how quickly that water rises. To see the extent of the damage, check out the link here. You can fin...
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Japan Penguin: mAyKB48 – (20/48) Subunit – Not Yet
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One penguin's wanderings in Japan. Thursday, May 24, 2012. MAyKB48 – (20/48) Subunit – Not Yet. Not Yet is a newer subunit, debuting in early 2011. The members are Oshima Yuko, Yokoyama Yui, Sashihara Rino, and Kitahara Rie. The name of the group apparently comes from the idea that the members are not yet good at singing and dancing (which goes along with the whole concept of idols, following them as they improve) although I feel that this is somewhat debatable. Not Yet is all about really catchy pop son...
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Ariake Aggie: mAyKB48 (12/48): DiVA- Vocal and Dance Subunit
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Life In and After Japan. Monday, May 14, 2012. MAyKB48 (12/48): DiVA- Vocal and Dance Subunit. With my five 推しメン posts out of the way, I'd like to turn the attention of my next few posts to the music of AKB48. While AKB48 has released several songs which I enjoy, like Beginner and River, a good deal of there music is simply too generic to keep my interest. That's why lately I've found myself attracted more to the subunits of AKB. Sae has the weakest voice of the four, but fits right in as far as the styl...
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Ariake Aggie: mAyKB48 (3/48): Miyazawa Sae- Enthusiastic 推しメン
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Life In and After Japan. Thursday, May 3, 2012. MAyKB48 (3/48): Miyazawa Sae- Enthusiastic 推しメン. For the next few posts, I'd like to do a short introduction of my top five 推しメン. I'll share a few pictures, write a bit about why I like them, and add some videos I've run across that I feel summarize their personalities. First up is Miyazawa Sae. Sae's English introductions are always adorable. I don't think she studies English very much, but she tries her best. She really reminds me of my more enthu...MAyKB...
