~AKB48’s 19th single senbatsu janken tournament produces an array of emotions, sights & reactions, the psyche~job theory + a girl’s first mizugi gravure…and which member most likely owns a pet♥rock? =)

A picture can speak a thousand words…

..pretty awesome image of the media frenzy which ensued at AKB’s very first Janken senbatsu tournament which on September 21st brought vast emotions and heavy tension for all of the girls!!..(find Acchan ↑↑↑~♥!) And in one of those rare instances it wasn’t Acchan~♥ grabbing all of the headlines although she I think is a most unstoppable force in AKB as even with such random odds looming on that night Acchan~♥ still battled her way towards another senbatsu appearance for this upcoming single release placing 15th out of the 16 spots for senbatsu for AKB’s 19th single! As it now stands only Acchan~♥ and Kojiharu have that unblemished senbatsu streak as they’ve appeared as featured members on all 19 AKB single releases~* (including 2 indies/ 17 major) and whether or not we see another such Janken tournament or just any randomly~amazing process to determine the center girl and senbatsu members thought up by AkiP and the masterminds behind AKB48’s success, no doubt this was a most imaginative and fun albeit most stressful event for fans and the girls alike~. And you just knew this was going to be juicy~dramatic with senbatsu regulars going up against UnderGirls with no safety net and nothing more than your instincts, last second wits, or maybe pure luck~* and your most beloved♥ pet rock supporting you mentally (more on that rock~♥~~♥ a bit later =) )!

The full results from the four~block tournament format are just above and they proved to perhaps bring about the opportunities~* in which this tournament was intended to produce as that I’m sure this will be most arguable amongst fans……like did your favorites♥ gain senbatsu status? How awesome for so many of the UnderGirls! Some for the very first time too! How amazing will it be to see so many UnderGirls up front and center?! Will this opportunity for many UnderGirls provide that sought after spark so that they may shine~* perhaps gaining much more fan and media attention from here forward? I think that would be most awesome as with 48~strong this can only make their inner bonds and overall success that much greater as a whole~.

~Look who’s reading…..

I purchased both the preview~guide and the results photo books and both include so many priceless photos capturing every aspect of this unprecedented idol event! Above is the preview~guide book and look who’s reading =)!!……and it’s the preview~guide book which includes pre tournament wins/losses and each girl’s individual tendencies when it comes to their battle options of rock~paper~or scissors plus AKB’s senbatsu history where each girls appearances are noted as to which singles they’ve appeared in this status, a revealing interview with producer AkiP, key~janken~matchups, tournament rules, stickers of all 51 participants, behind the scenes and a nice tribute to recently graduated member Erepyon♥.

～ファイト！～

I don’t think it can be said enough, but don’t you think that Acchan~♥ is one of the most gorgeous girls on the entire planet?!!! And it’s not just her physical features but really everything about her personality, demeanor and professionalism that makes her this gorgeous person~ =).

Yuko~♥~~♥….I’ll spare your ears or would that be eyes since this is just text :P?…but I would gush~* forever ヽ(。´▽`。)ノ。。！！Takamina♥, Mayuyu♥, Sasshi♥, A~min♥, Miichan♥, Akicha♥…..Natsuki~♥。。。。o(*´∀｀)o゛！

And now for some pre~fight! battle poses! (just a bit below these first scans, I think I did 84 scans today　疲れちゃった(_´Д｀)ノ~~。。）

Somewhat like with boxing but like a million x’s more cute~♥!

So happy~* for Natsuki~♥ who placed 7th ＼(^o^)／☆！

She embodies all that is adorable~* and please~please producers give Natsuki~♥ lots and lots of attention for the vocal and pv♥ arrangements!!!….or I won’t let you pet my pet♥rock :P!

Hmm….makes me wonder though if members reading maybe a bit too much into their opponent’s janken~tendencies could have proved costly?…..pre~tournament??? The mind games….?..the psyching~out your opponent? Hmm….?

Like if you were to look up Hirajima Natsumi’s battle tendencies Miichan was surely then thinking she’d attack with paper most often with her scouting report of sorts (from the guide~book) indicating an overwhelming 40% of paper being thrown in any instance XD!…..and true to form for the most part Hirajima did attack with paper with a sequence that would lead to the tournaments very best janken battle of them all where Hirajima out~dueled Miichan with….paper, scissors, paper, paper..rock!……makes you wonder that perhaps going by the guide~book that Miichan was anticipating another attack of paper coming her way as she lost with an attack of scissors on the fifth throw (´⌒｀。)！！、。。

However though if you look at the tendencies of A~min♥ above in her scouting report she loves her rock♥♥♥ to a tune of 45% of the time so when she met Acchan♥ had Acchan♥ read her scouting report :P….she would have then known that A~min would most likely throw a rock at her 3X in a row lol XD! Yes A~min♥ loves her rock and it was that very rock that led to her win over AKB’s most popular~* girl!

It’s so funny though!…I mean….

…..A~min♥ literally threw rocks~*~~* exclusively at each of her opponents through her first four rounds, yes~! nothing but rocks~♥~~♥~~~♥ :O!!! (see photo sequence above) however Ucchii was so ready for the rock onslaught and would win with paper XD…..and then in a twist of fate A~min♥ would meet the janken~juggernaut that is Akicha~♥ (see scouting report a few photos above) as her noted tendencies are just about even with a 30% chance of rock (A~min ♥’z rock :P), a 35% chance of scissors, a 35% chance of paper and a 33 1/3% chance of rain ｀、ヽ｀ヽ(*￣o￣*)ヽ｀、ヽ。。。！But somehow A~min restrained herself from her most beloved rock (A~min ♥’z rock!) by throwing scissors…scissors…scissors to defeat Akicha in the thriller from Budoukan~nilla!!! and……….

…wouldn’t you know it.

Akicha’s third and final throw would be paper!

Because you see.

A~min ♥’z rock =D.

That must have been puzzling for Akicha~♥. Like did A~min do a psyche~job on her :O?

And even in A~min’s next battle there was her rock~♥~~♥~~~♥ again (A~min ♥’z rock ;D)

Hmm….so for better or for worse reading into stats can produce the very best and yet the most unexpected and worst surprises (・o・)

I wonder if A~min♥ owns a pet rock? That would be cute!!!! Okay odd, but still cute (*≧▽≦)♪。。。

I’d like a pet♥rock too.

It’s also notable that Natsuki, Wasamin, Mayuyu and Myao also love the rock♥!..with Natsuki showing the most love~♥ @ 60%!

But when it comes down to romancing~the~stone (sorry bad pun XD!) it’s not just how much you love~♥ the rock but how you utilize it in pressure situations =D.

Like throwing rocks~♥ nearly exclusively like A~min♥ without fear.

Now that’s true ~♥~ ＾  ＾＊

Here’s the fan’s choice for the top ten janken bouts of the night, the top 16 senbatsu girls’ roads to victory many of whom are first time senbatsu~*, the play by play, and lots of reactions to the tournament’s festivities all leading up to Ucchii’s very first mizugi gravure photo shoot as she’s crowned the center of AKB’s upcoming 19th single release~*.

An amazing and memorable event and it’s truly like nothing we’ve ever seen before and hopefully also not the last ＾　＾♥！！

…sometimes even though the photo is straight my scanner does this ↑↑↑ to them =/…don’t know why. And I’ve even tried restarting the scanning program and trying again and yet it’s just with some images that my scanner refuses to scan them without adding an unwanted angle to them (ノロ≦。)！！、。。if anyone knows what could be causing this strange thing please please let me know =(.

~Ucchii’s first mizugi gravure (*´∀｀)～♥～～♥。。。

~Just a friendly reminder….AKB48♥ giveaway first week driver entry deadline is tonight midnight (HST)

With the previous one week postponement the track venue and drivers available (now reduced to 16) have changed so even if you’ve entered drivers previously please take note of the change in the available drivers list and please post here =). (posted this past Saturday October 16th) Still not sure or hesitant on whom to pick each upcoming week?….Mmm think of it as if you were going horse~racing as you needn’t know too much about the individual horses to play and yet there’s so much online resources to research every driver and their history at a particular track to see how they’ve done in the past so with a bit of checking it’s not much different from betting on a horse….except that horses don’t tend to bump each other into the wall intentionally/unintentionally….get flats..run out of gas literally…throw helmets at each other :O…or hold post~race press conferences =D.

Postponement was posted on October 15th with change in details here, good luck~* and happy racing  ＾　＾。

~It’s not easy being green.

A~h this just reminds me of the beginning, when blogging was new and I had no idea of what I was doing….wait!..that was also just today =)…

It’s one of those things where you find yourself wondering for a long time with thoughts like am I normal? Is this blog normal? And then in one instant you find out and then say to yourself: “I knew it!” A recent comment has made me rethink just what am I doing here?

In case you’re not familiar with my wackiness :P….I’m originally from Vox which I “grew” up with thinking that a blog would be like a social network of sorts where you can meet and make friends~♥ with similar interests and just share experiences and talk about just about anything. Now with Vox gone and my move to WordPress I’ve just learned something which I was totally oblivious to for like forever (._.;)! The way in which WP’s comments are set up is very much different from what I’m used to and for a very good reason I’ve just learned…..I’m so used to replying to each and every comment posted in a sense that I’m speaking in personal conversations which each person and by me clicking on the reply button that’s how my thinking’s been going back to early 2007 when my blogging first began. And while I was confused at how WP’s replies were meant to be utilized…(me still thinking that I should be replying one on one) they’re actually meant to be much more like a “forum” I think if that’s the right word to use to describe it? So I shouldn’t be responding to everyone like I’m used to and I can now see how this must look appear so odd for anyone visiting……as posts should be for open thoughts shared with much less of me, and only if addressed directly should I respond then. Or maybe if there’s something that I would like to say in discussion. And WP is set up this way so I know I need to change and I will……I’m normally a “oshaberi” (“chatter~head! XD) but I would so much want this blog to be normal and not so weird as I’m just realizing it is for this reason :P.

So from today~* I’m going to try to and make it a point to utilize this blog in its intended form…..not for me to chat away at everything said but rather I should leave things to an open discussion although I have to admit that since I’ve moved it’s been very quiet as I think most readers choose to remain anonymous from conversation but now in hindsight of now seeing how WP should be utilized and how blogs should work (something told me I was clueless this entire time about writing a blog…lol “I knew it!”) maybe most visitors here have been hesitant to leave any comments because it would mean having to listen to me blabber on in comments even when no comment was necessary and no response from me warranted (._.;). I don’t know if any of this will change in the future but I’ll at least know that I’m trying my best from here forward =).

Something that I do wish~* for is more feedback and really feedback about anything here just so that I can make your visits here much more happy and enjoyable. Some posts receive a lot of visits but nothing may be said like if I could do something differently to improve things or basically what you’d like to see more of?….less of? How bad my scanning is (._.;)! More gravure? less? those are just thoughts XD. And I’ve been noticing through Sitemeter that many visitors are also translating my text into your native language like for instance……here’s a really cool program~site? I think?..which translates everything said into Japanese really cool! Mmm…but don’t be shy as maybe you have some thoughts to share~* too＾　＾。And I also notice that some of you are from Hawaii~♥ too….it’s so warm and humid today isn’t it (;´□｀)。。。！

Even now I totally admit that I’ve no idea of how to write a blog and I know I’m the worst at it as it’s just sort of stuff that I put on here with no real format and yes~ I do write strange things sometimes but my personality demands it I’m afraid sorry (*´艸`)。So that part of me being green to blogs may go on and on I’m afraid but at least now I’ll know when to shut up, and not reply to everything ever posted and allow this blog to become much more normal and it’s something that I also realize is true at other blogs as in the past I used to wonder why many comments weren’t being replied to in posts and yet the comments would keep going and going without replies from the blog’s host much of the time…..a~h it truly is not easy being green.

♥MB aka “greeny”

Tadaima =)…..

..just got home~♥ now.

So busy today (_´Д｀)ノ~~！、。。but o~my~gosh* when I drove into town and was quite early for my dentist appointment it gave me some time to browse at the shopping center and while visiting our local Book~Off location there were two issues of Weekly Playboy right there on the shelf!

Acchan~♥……Tomochin~♥ as cover~girls and these are fairly recent issues too from this month and at just $5 each so great to not need to pay extra for shipping charges (*´∀｀)。

The salesperson was an older lady and I did sense a bit of an odd look from her as I imagine girls don’t often purchase Playboy :P??…..

But so worth~* it anyway and I will scan these issues soon ＾　＾。

Now scanning senbatsu results and reactions =)…….

….so you’re a guy with no particular romantic~♥ aspirations until……

..well for Sato Takeru the equations aren’t so simple as your most comfortable~although ordinary life is all but changed in an instant~*!, that being  a result from the arrival of a new transfer student played by none other than the most~gorgeous♥♥♥ (yes gorgeous Hydeo :P! I can’t help teasing you for your earlier Acchan comments…ごめん(^q^)! )、。。Acchan~♥ who literally will turn his world upside~down by attracting~♥ him so much and yet………….

…(sigh…) she’s a robot (人∀`*)♥！

And her name is “Q10” which is well pronounced as “Cute” o(*´∀｀)o゛♥！！

And you thought true love♥ was difficult to find え～へ！(*≧▽≦)♪…．

見たいね～＊

~Ahhhhh! have you seen Ueto♥Aya recently???!

With the Fall drama season in full~swing I’m just like wow~*! Aya~chan♥ for the most part opts for shorter adorable hairstyles but here as well in the past with her music career and particularly  in “Azumi” (extentions~okay =) ) she dons a longer style~*!! Sooooo gorgeous is Aya~chan♥!!! Don’t you think？A longer hairstyle so suits her too ne~* (*´∀｀)！

and don’t even get me started about her well…maybe heartbreaking “hair~cut” music video in “Egao no mamade”….mmm..it was here before it was lost in my move from Vox =(….but there’s always the request tab above in case you’d like me to re~upload any clips or audio =).

Aya~chan♥ is simply one of today’s most accomplished full~circle powerhouse celebrities in Japan today…..dorama wo mitai~ ー(*≧∀≦)ノ　♪！。。。

~Have you seen the Bomb magazine make~over?!

For years the prestigious idol publication Bomb magazine has been somewhat of a “pocket~sized” magazine….given though that you have large pockets :P! And while its measurements have been @ about 5 3/4” x 8 1/4” for years and years and it’s really the only size I’m familiar with this magazine.

Now with just the previous issue I own that same size has maintained as recently as July 2010 so I’m not sure when this transition into a much larger sized magazine transpired….but now check size growth above/left where you can see the March 2001 issue featuring then cover~girl Haruka~chan♥ as compared to the most recent November 2010 issue with cover~girl Acchan~♥!….I was so surprised upon receiving it!

The new Bomb magazine format measures so much larger at approximately 8 1/4” x 10”!!!

And if you love AKB♥ this issue is sooooooooo much a must have!!!!! and not just for the photos and articles as there’s a most special extra which you can only hang upon your wall by purchasing this issue for yourself =)! ↓↓↓

It’s a gigantic ヽ(。´▽`。)ノ。。！！！！、。。poster♥!!!!!!!! And while magazine posters almost always have those annoying creases which inevitably obcure facial images, fear not!……while Acchan’s side yes it does (still pretty though!) the opposite side of the poster is perfectly creased around the individual images of each AKB girl~♥!! And this poster is huge (・o・)！I’ve photographed both poster images along with a CD~♥ so you can see just how huge it really is in comparison!!! sugoi~* and a perfect way to pretty up your walls =)!

And with an upgrade in size for Bomb magazine you can also look forward to a super~sized feature on the girls as well!!!! If you’re not currently subscribing to Bomb magazine I think this may be incentive enough?…if you adore idols♥ and informative articles then Bomb magazine may be for you ＾　＾。

The girls Tweet~* (oh wait I didn’t scan those :P)….and dish on their latest activities, here’s the almost complete (._.;)! articles scanned just below and aren’t the girls’ casual daily~like styles so cute~♥?!……

「Featured Post」~S/mileage♥ features a very special~* guest!!

While C~ute may have the name title in H!P I think it’s S/mileage who’s out~cute~ing♥ (not an actual word :P) everyone else in H!P =)! And you gotta love this song title!! Not only is “Onaji jikyuu de hataraku tomodachi no bijin mama” such a long title to say but it’s meaning is every syllable as interesting XD! However the most special~* surprise about this entire single is the most most special guest♥ who appears in their pv~!!

S/mileage’s “Onaji jikyuu de hataraku tomodachi no bijin mama” can be ordered here @ CDjapan.

S/mileage’s “Onaji jikyuu de hataraku tomodachi no bijin mama” can be ordered here @ HMV Japan.

S/mileage’s releases~* can be ordered here @ YesAsia.

And when the music video first began playing I was like who’s ‘Bjinmama??’….will there be a beautiful mom in this video challenging S/mileage??……….Yes!!!

Ex~H!P member Nono (Tsuji Nozomi) makes a surprise cameo appearance and I think you could’ve asked me to guess over and over whom I thought it would be and I would have been so way off :P!!!…..I just haven’t imagined seeing Nono back in a H!P production this way and it’s such a sweet~* surprise certainly!

I’m so so happy~* that Tsunku hasn’t R&B’d S/mileage just yet as inevitably most idol groups tend to head into that direction at some point or another and just with the girls here still being in that junior~idol age it’s just more fitting to see/hear them perform J~pop~py♥ tunes and not grow up musically too quickly =).

S/mileage “Chokotto Love” mp3

And immediately after the title track has gotten you all giddy~* there’s another special~* surprise on this single coming in the form of its coupling with song ♪♪～、it’s an all new version of “Chokotto Love!!!” And with an updated and completely new musical track which is in its own right just as awesome as the original!!!….here’s a song that I would have so loved if they had included a pv♥ for it! “Chokotto Love” is simply one of the most genius~ly wacky songs ever written by Tsunku and from the very first time I heard it when Pucchimoni released it till now it still gives me this giddy~* feeling inside (*≧▽≦)♪！Well with the extra pvs included….a close up ver., dance shot ver. pink and arubaito version it’s still the original version which has the most fun and charm~* and you just know that during the making of where S/mileage is involved there’s going to be something wacky going on at some point…(^q^)!

Yup, that really sums it up lol…(^q^)!

…….and meanwhile somewhere in an alternate parallel universe…..

……we now return to our regularly scheduled scans and cap~spamming =).

~Jacket scans~

And from the “making of….” always lots of sweets~* and eating っo(*´∀｀)o！！。。。

The girls seem to have a lot of stories about Yuukarin in particular as a lot has come back to haunt her in a fun way of course =)!….and I still say that she gives the most adorably candid interviews and she has the best demeanor~ and sense of humor to take it all (*´∀｀)♥。

~♥~

~The race for AKB48♥’s giveaway starts here っo(*´∀｀)o！！(Updated post)

Hello~*! Okay I originally had in mind to hold a sort of  Idol♥quiz tournament for this giveaway to have something a bit out there :P! and new…..however it would have required 10 entries to play and it missed by two as there are 8 eligible entries for this giveaway making the October 9th deadline. Original entry post can be found here. So when in doubt, I always turn to racing♥ and this is really perfect actually as it’s the final 5 races of the season upcoming which will crown a champion at Homestead Miami!

~Eligible entries are….

Johpan, CK, Mina, Cat, Kitsy, Hydeo, Mousoufest, & Muse!

Firstly you may be thinking…..Hmm….racing that may be difficult for me to play along with as I’m not familiar with any of the drivers or tracks or racing in general =/. But here there are so many variables to this sport which will make the playing~field I think most even for everyone =D!

Like no matter how knowledgeable or unfamiliar you    are with racing so much of the results are in the winds of luck and chance as in unforeseeable things like tires suddenly exploding due to over~wear or faults in them or like engines going bad or like speeding penalties on pit road or a slow pit stop or even David Reutimann sliding into your driver and destroying his car into the outside wall =O!…..so so many things can occur both good and bad during so many miles of racing~ =O!! So everyone has a good chance =)!!

So how do you make it to victory lane? Here’s how…

~Game rules~

On the next four race~weekends which are: (Oct. 24th, Oct. 31th, Nov. 7th & Nov. 14th) each entry will choose 4 drivers to represent their team by each preceding Thursday. You may choose any drivers out of the current top 16 which will be listed at the ending of this post and the same list will be used for each upcoming week. And here’s the fun catch will will also serve as an equalizer =)……you may use each driver out of the 16 listed below only once. So for example if you chose Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, Juan Montoya and Kasey Kahne for Oct. 24th’s race you wouldn’t be able to use any of them for any of the remaining races and so on. So in summary by choosing 4 drivers per race and with 4 races upcoming you’ll eventually be choosing all 16 drivers once from the list below by Nov. 14th’s race. So you may want to mix them up ranking wise amongst every race or not as it’s totally up to you and just keep in mind that even though drivers are ranked really high in this list it doesn’t necessarily equate to great results come race~day as again….anything can happen!..and you may need to watch out for David Reutimann :P! I’m just kidding….although he did crash Kyle Busch into the wall recently =O.

After each race is finished your four drivers you chose for that day will then have their finishing spots added together to equal their average finish. So for example if your drivers finished in 5th, 19th, 3rd and 10th…..your average finishing score would be 9.25.

Your average finishing score which will be added together each week from Oct. 24th to Nov. 14th will determine your seeding for the finale on Nov. 21st. So think golf, as in the lower your score the better!

On the week of Nov. 21st (the finale to decide the winner~*) everyone’s average finishing score will all be set back to zero! And here’s where your seeding comes into most important play. The entry who’s seated 1st (has the lowest combined average finishing score over the previous four weeks) gets to choose their drivers first with the second seed choosing second and so on. For the finale only 2 drivers will be chosen (complete list of 16 drivers will be available again) by each entry and the team which has the best (lowest) combined average finish by their 2 drivers will win AKB48’s “AKB1/48 Idol to Koishitara” ＼(^o^)／☆！！！

Okay, so for race #1 which will occur on Oct. 24th at Martinsville Speedway (psst…there’s lots of resources online to check to see which drivers have faired much better at each race track and by clicking~* on the driver name links below you’ll get to see an average stat for the upcoming race track =) ) please choose your 4 drivers for this event by posting your 4 driver choices here by Thursday the 21st midnight (HST) =).

Please watch for upcoming posts after each race~day to choose your next four drivers for that weekend’s event and failure to enter your drivers by the Thursday midnight (HST) deadline will result in forfeiture =/.

If you have any questions or uncertainties please don’t hesitate to ask =).

~Your driver’s list~

(ranked 1st to 16th, rankings here are as of Oct. 10th)

1. Jimmie Johnson

2.  Denny Hamlin

3. Kevin Harvick

4. Jeff Gordon

5. Tony Stewart

6. Kurt Busch

7. Carl Edwards

8. Jeff Burton

9. Kyle Busch

10. Greg Biffle

11. Matt Kenseth

12. Clint Bowyer

13. Ryan Newman

14. Jamie McMurray

15. Mark Martin

16. Juan Montoya

Good luck~* and happy racing っo(*´∀｀)o！

~Should we postpone the AKB48 giveaway?

I’m wondering if I should postpone the AKB48 psp game giveaway till next week?

I’m yet to receive driver choice entries from Cat, Mousoufest and Muse and the deadline to do so passed yesterday at midnight. Entry post is here.

I’ll leave the decision to Johpan, CK, Mina, Kitsy and Hydeo….and if you do choose to postpone the start of the giveaway until next week you’ll be able to change your driver choices as the track, drivers available and the race itself will then be all changed.

Please let me know what you think =).