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Posted on Jun 30th, 2015 in Roundup | 2 comments
6/30 Yukirin Daily Roundup
Daily roundup of news about Yukirin.
Posted on Jun 26th, 2015 in Mobame | 0 comments
6/26 Yukirin Mobame (Eng Trans)
English Translation of Yukirin’s Mobile Blog Post of June 26th.
Posted on Jun 25th, 2015 in Mobame | 0 comments
6/25 Yukirin Mobame (Eng Trans)
English Translation of Yukirin’s Mobile Blog Post of June 25th.
6/25 Yukirin in New Glico Papico CM News
Posted on Jun 22nd, 2015 in Personal | 10 comments
My Thoughts on Yukirin and the Bunshun Article
Note: Most of this was written 3 days after news broke, but I wanted to wait a bit before I write anything more or post my thoughts on the scandal. For one, I am a realist, I am not one to jerk react to things (I never cared about these 48 “scandals”). I wanted to gather my thoughts, see what management will do and see what the online community thinks. I have received quite a few requests for translations on stuff relating to the scandal, etc., the past two week, I won’t be doing that. I have no doubt other sites that cater to that curiosity already have done it. I will summarize the two main points from the AKB Bunshun Article of June 10, 2015, the article not only talks about Yukirin, but other members as well (Mayu, Tomu, etc). Of course, the main one is Yukirin which included pics of her with Tegoshi Yuya of NEWS and a 3rd pic of Yukirin leaving a hotel or something. The 2 Main points: – Yukirin was on a snowboarding trip with a group of people, the published photo is Yukirin in snowboard gear with Tegoshi – Yukirin was at a Hakone Onsen, the published photo is with Tegoshi wrapping arm around Yukirin’s neck while he was dressed in an onsen bathrobe These are the main points, anything else from the article is speculative and I won’t go into those. Any time this happens, people who may not care about AKB will have a say on the topic. Especially in a day where our identity is somewhat anonymous, we can say whatever we want online, regardless of morals. People will create twitter accounts just for this purpose to bombard someone with negative comments. This is essentially harassment and it’s a crime. Online bullying/harassment is a prominent thing. Regardless of country, language or culture, it exists. Not to my surprise, management has decided to keep quiet on this scandal. AkiP was rather coy when he appeared on a radio show on June 13 and was asked about scandals. I am surprised at how some people do really think that AkiP knows nothing about Yukirin’s scandal. What he said was half-truths. Half-truths is an important thing to remember when hearing anything related to the Entertainment world. The evolution of scandals in 48 Group, from Ayarin to now, the biggest difference (maybe they never really were in the first place) is that they are not a conventional idol group. Even...6/18 Yukirin “Baitoru Press Conference” News Roundup
News Roundup of June 18th. Yukirin and Sasshi attended press conference of new Baito Campaign.
「French Kiss no Kiss Tabi」 Season 2 News
As announced during the Imoto no Wifi event a few months ago, Kiss Tabi Season 2 would be happening in the summer. Yukirin, Akicha and Mocchi left Japan on June 9th and headed off to film the new season as posted in the official Imoto no Wifi twitter. The new season will begin in July. Witnesses say that they are in Guam! Can’t wait to see where the girls will go this season. Toronto, anyone? Come to Toronto! LOL キス旅ファンの皆様、大変お待たせいたしました…！ #イモトのWiFi が提供する「フレンチ・キスのキス旅2」が 2015年7月～スタートいたします！！！ イモトのWiFiのTwitterでも、番組情報をつぶやいていきます！お楽しみに☆ pic.twitter.com/TkE4YvO28W — イモトのWiFi (@imoto_no_WiFi) June 9,...6/8 Yukirin News Roundup
6/7 Yukirin at 「After Sousenkyo Festival」 News Roundup
News Roundup of Yukirin at the After Sousenkyo Concert on June 7th.
My Thoughts on Yukirin & AKB48 Sousenkyo 2015
With the Sousenkyo behind us, I wanted to write down my thoughts. Kashiwagi Yuki. I have been her fan for 5 years now. I have watched her grow and mature into a wonderful woman. Yet, through it all, she still remains that same girl that I fell in love with in 2010. At the Tokyo Dome concert last year, Yukirin said she doesn’t want to graduate till she gets 1st. I thought, ‘wow, she finally said it’. There were also various other things including the AKB Newspaper photo of her with her placard declaring her desire for #1. It made me smile. Yukirin reiterated her desire again in her first blog of 2015. With that declaration, it really united Yukirin World. The Japanese committee started work early, earliest that I can recall as an AKB fan. They made the website available in English (I was honoured to be asked to help out in that regard) and in Chinese. Of course, there is always extra attention on the votes coming from the Chinese side after last year’s Sousenkyo, but in reality, those are not just from fans from China, but fans living in other countries too (Canada, US, Australia, Germany, etc.). The Chinese Team put in a lot of effort this year. There were also other fan campaigns in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand etc. Yukirin fans around the World were really fired up. It was nice to see everyone with a common goal. A goal that is shared with Yukirin. Prior to the announcement, I wondered to myself how disappointed I would be if Yukirin was 2nd. I, similar to many fans, spent a lot on votes for Yukirin. In retrospect, it’s like, ‘can’t believe I spent this much money on this’. As the announcement for the top came closer and closer, I got more and more nervous. I was even cold sweating at one point (lol). And finally, the 3rd place announcement. ‘AKB48 Team B, Wata….’ OMG, Yukirin beat Mayu, it’s just Yukirin vs Sasshi, could it be? Could it be possible? 2nd Place… ‘AKB48…’ “Nooooooooooooooooooo” I slammed on the table really hard in frustration. But then I saw Yukirin flash a very bright smile. She walked down the path, down the stairs, almost skipping (lol). She gave a great speech. Disappointment somehow never came, it was weird. It was like, we all did our absolute best that we could. I’m sure the fact that it was Sasshi that Yukirin lost to was part of the reason for me too....6/6 Yukirin at 2015 AKB48 Sousenkyo News Roundup
News Roundup of Yukirin at the AKB48 Senbatsu Sousenkyo 2015 as well as English Translation of Yukirin’s speech and tweets.
6/6 Yukirin at 2015 AKB48 Pre-Sousenkyo Concert Roundup
6/3 Young Jump Interview with Yukirin (Eng Trans)
English translation of Yukirin’s Interview in Young Jump 2015 Issue No. 27 about the Sousenkyo.
6/2 Yukirin at Sousenkyo Museum Press Conf News Roundup
News Roundup of Yukirin at the press conference for the opening of 2015 AKB48 Sousenkyo Museum
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