GETS! 「12.02.2010」

I wasn’t going to post my latest gets until I’d received all the parcels I was waiting on but something completely unexpected was delivered today so I had to get this done. I use a certain 3rd party company for my Hello! Project FC membership and unfortunately their website isn’t very informative as it just shows links and prices for items but no names. Couple that with the fact that UFA takes months to send items out means that when you click on a link to remember what you’ve ordered they usually end up being dead, thus I have no recollection and no way of finding out what the 9 orders I had placed through them were. Last week I got a number of e-mails saying that a few of my Hello! Project orders had arrived at the warehouse so I put them together in to one package which ended up weighing 5.2kg and costing an absolute fortune to deliver. I had no idea what the items were… (<_<) Said parcel arrived today (luckily not stopped by customs) and it was fucking HUGE!!! Upon opening it I came to a second box inside which said グラス (GLASS) on the sticker and I realised it could only mean one thing…! I cut the selotape open carefully and then stood there which this huge, cheesy grin on my face for ages taking in what I had before me. Wanna know what it was? Well you’ll find out at the end of this posy. Here’s all my recent GETS! though and I will just say that none of these were purchased since starting my abstinence!

BTW – Sorry for crappy photos. I decided to start doing this when it was getting dark @_@

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Risa 2010 New Year Message Card and Sticker

(I have no idea what it says but I liked the little mame tiger enough to buy it ^_^)

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Koharu's Graduation Concert

Not long after touching down in Japan Krotch and I made our way to Harajuku to meet up with Alita so I could choose / buy my ticket for Koharu’s graduation concert. Because of the incredibly crappy exchange rate (recession sucks) I only had ¥135,000 in my pocket instead of the ¥150,000 I was expecting to have and after looking over all the tickets available for some time I’d decided on 5th row, middle / right side seat for ¥120,000. That was until Alita and Krotch pointed out a 3rd row middle / left side seat for the same price. After having this brought to my attention I snapped it up pretty fast, even with the shop owner repeatedly checking that I want to spend that much on a ticket and soon found out that I had seat number 20 which was over to the left of the stage. Semi satisfied with my purchase the only things I had left to worry about was ① I’d misplace my ticket before the concert and ② I’d get some incredibly tall, or incredibly wide Japanese guys stood in front of me which would make it hard to see even though I was only 3 rows back from the stage… After continuously fretting over not being able to see properly I was pleasantly (understatement) surprised once I got to my seat!

Nine Smile Sign

Krotch and I meet up with Bex Bissell and TerryXX at the concert venue before we all walked into the hall together to find our seats. None of us were sat together so I preceded to make my way down to the front of the venue before being unceremoniously and forcefully yanked backwards by my backpack!!! <_< Mr Japanese Usher Guy was not happy that I was making my way down to the realms of the epic seats so I had to show him my ticket to prove I wasn’t trying to get something I wasn’t entitled too. After seeing my 3rd row ticket he told me to continue. Yeah…in your face wanker! Making my way further down to the front I got a bit confused with what I was looking for and stood in a daze for a brief moment. When I eventually snapped out of it I realised the reason for my confusion was because 3rd row was in fact 1st row because of the camera set-up. Here’s how it worked; 1st row seats had been removed so that they could install a track for a dolly and camera, plus have space for 4 other cameras on tri-pods. 2nd row seats had been covered so nobody could get in the camera / camera operators way or trip over the cables. Doing this meant there was a barrier of seats between the wota and the stage and thus 3rd row was now bumped to 1st row (or front row if you want to look at it like that). This meant I had front row…

FRONT ROW BABY!!!1

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Damn Nammit!

This morning I got an e-mail from the Hello! Project Fan Club saying that Koharu will be joining Reina, Aika and Jun Jun on their Morning Days bus tour in Izu.

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There goes my hopes of her being grouped with Risa and Eri before she leaves Morning Musume, so now I have to make sure I get enough money together for her graduation concert…

…balls!

Koharu to Graduate

From H!P FC site and translated by b.Slade and Kuno Hello! Online

Tsunku Statement

モーニング娘。の7期メンバー「久住小春」に関して
モーニング娘。7期目メンバーの久住小春が「モーニング娘。コンサートツアー2009秋~ナインスマイル~」の最終公演(12月6日)を持ちましてモーニング娘。そしてHello! Projectを卒業することを決定いたしました。
モーニング娘。としての活動期間4年4ヶ月の間に、歌手やタレントとしてのイロハを学んで来ました。
そんな久住も来年には18歳になります。
団体活動としてやるべき事はかなりのペースで学んで来ました。
その間には「月島きらり」としての活動も平行して行ってきました。
そのようなこれまでの活動すべてを見た上での判断ですが、
私は、プロデューサーとして久住をソロ活動させたく思い、卒業させることを決めました。
とは言ってもいきなり歌手デビューとか何々デビューとかそういうことでなく、まだまだあら削りな部分もありますので、現状の久住で出来る仕事をがんばりつ つ、個人的にさまざまなレッスンや習い事をし、本人の希望するモデルとしての新たな出発を目指し、新しいステップに進ませようと思います。
ということで、これまで応援くださった皆様はこれまでどおり、
「久住小春」及び「モーニング娘。」を応援くださいますよう、
なにとぞよろしくお願いいたします!

2009年9月19日
モーニング娘。プロデューサー
つんく♂

At the final performance of of the “Morning Musume Concert Tour 2009 Autumn ~ Nine Smile ~” (Dec 6), 7th generation Morning Musume member Kusumi Koharu will be graduating from Morning Musume, and from Hello!Project. During the 4 years and 4 months she was in Morning Musume, she has learnt the basics as a singer and a talent. And next year, she will turn 18. She’s come to learn the base of what it takes to work in a group. And at the same time, she’s been working as “Tsukishima Kirari”. Based on seeing all of her work so far, as a producer, I felt I wanted to let her have a solo career, so decided to have her graduate. Having said that, she won’t be making a singing debut or any other kind of debut right away, and some of the plans are still a bit rough, but Kusumi will continue to work hard for now, while privately taking various lessons. Her own hope is to be a model, so I think she’ll be aiming towards a new direction, and taking new steps. So everybody who has supported her so far, please continue to give your support to Kusumi Koharu, and to Morning Musume. Thank you very much!

2009-9-19
Morning Musume Producer
Tsunku♂

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Koharu Statement

いつも応援ありがとうございます。
モーニング娘。として、約4年間やってきましたが 12月6日の東京厚生年金会館のモーニング娘。のコンサートをもって、モーニング娘。、ハロー!プロジェクトを卒業することになりました。
今後はやりたいことの一つであるモデルに挑戦していきたいと思っています。
今まで、モーニング娘。として活動してきましたが今後は久住小春として色々な夢、やりたいことに向かって進んでいきたいと思います。
これからも応援よろしくお願いいたします。

Thank you for your continued support. I’ve been with Morning Musume for around 4 years now, and at the December 6 Morning Musume concert at Tokyo Kouseinen Kinkaikan, I will be graduating from Morning Musume, and from Hello!Project. One of the things I want to do from now is to try modelling. I have been active in Morning Musume so far, but now as Kusumi Koharu, I want to move forward, facing my different dreams and goals. Please continue to give me your support.

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This has become a sad sad day for me. I’m so sad I can’t even think properly. Why her? Why now? DAMMIT!

Kusumi Koharu Q&A

*translation courtesy of B.Slade and Kuno of Hello!Online*

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久住小春

生年月日: 1992年7月15日 (Date of birth: July 15, 1992)
出身地: 新潟県 (Hometown: Niigata Prefecture)
血液型: A型 (Blood type: A)

Q.特技は? (What are your skills?)

ものまね、そろばん。

Impressions, abacus

Q.趣味は? (What are your hobbies?)

人間観察。

People-watching

Q.ニックネームは? (What are your nicknames?)

こはるんるん♪

Koharunrun ♪

Q.これだけは誰にも負けないということは? (What’s something nobody can beat you at?)

手の平のホクロの数。4つ!!

Number of moles on the palm. I have four!

Q.好きな食べ物は? (What are your favourite foods?)

濃厚なホワイトチョコ!!梅。

Thick white chocolate! Plums

Q.座右の銘は? (What’s your motto?)

久住小春(笑)

Kusumi Koharu (lol)

Q.好きな言葉は? (What are your favourite words?)

ミラクル

Miracle

Q.好きな色は? (What are your favourite colours?)

ピンク

Pink

Q.地元自慢は? (What are you proud of from your hometown?)

水が美味しい!!

The water tastes good!!

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