AKB48 - Shoot Sign - Handshake Event 2017.06.25

This event was again at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, just like the events in January 2017. Because of that I wasn't as nervous as I was at some other events. But this would be the first time to meet Suda Akari, one of my all time favourite Idols. Adding to that, I was having tickets to meet Jurina again (for the first time in 6 months).

So when I arrived, I was heading to the SKE48 lanes and waiting for Dasu.

3rd slot

Okay, so as I was standing in line for Dasu, I could see Jurina next to her.. She was wearing a mask and looked really tired. I was instantely worried about her and as much as I wanted to meet her, I wanted her to rest!!
But first, I was meeting Suda and that was amazing:

Suda Akari

Me: Hello, I always wanted to meet you. I love you!
Dasu: Eeeh, thank you! Your Japanese is good
Me: Eeh
Dasu: Where are you from?
Me: From Germany
Dasu: Oh, Wiener right? So delicious
Me: Haha, right
Dasu: And beer is good too
Me: You drank German beer before?
Dasu: Yes! Fruits beer right? Beer with fruits
Me: wow, amazing
Dasu: Yeah right *waves*

Wow, I'm not kidding this was the best first Handshake I ever had. People aren't joking when they say she is the handshake queen. I already love her so much and this made me even happier. Dasu is so funny, cute and I think it's so cool that she likes German Sausages and Beer. XD Best thing ever.. (I had two tickets by the way)

I was still happy with this handshake, when it was announced that Jurina is not going to participate in this event anymore. It was still kind of sad, but I really really wanted to her to get better. I'm always worried about Jurina's health. And good thing is, that I already had tickets for the next single's event for her. But since this was the last event for the Shoot Sign single, staff wasn't sure if I could still use her tickets from this event there.. So I thought I would maybe see some other girls instead, because you can exchange tickets for other (less popular) members. I think that's cool, especially if the girl you have a ticket for is ill.

4th slot

But first of all, I had a really special ticket for some: Mayuyu!

Watanabe Mayu

Me: I love you! I'm sad aout our graduation announcement but I will support you
Mayu: Thank you

Wow, that was the shortest and most boring handshake ever. I mean, I can't blame Mayuyu but she also wasn't too escited and everything just went so fast.. She looked really cute though..

Taniguchi Megu

Me: Congrats on being 45th place in the Election
Magu: Thank you! Long time no see~
Me: Eh, you remember me?
Megu: Yes, you're from Germany right
Me: Yeah, Dankeschön
Megu: Dankeschön, dankeschön

I was sooo happy to meet Megu again! She is the sweetest, and she remembered me *-*

This time I was also not having too much time, but I tried to get Ogiyuka's sign (remember when I got a stamp from the last event that I could still use the sign ticket).
I still had to wait a bit, but not as long as last time. It felt weird because I was the only one with a CD though..

Ogino Yuka

Yuka: Hello (in English)
Me: Hello, thank you!
Yuka: *sees the CD* Ah, thank you for coming today
Me: No, thank you, I'm happy to be able to meet you!
Yuka: Waah, I'm happy. Ronja-chan right
Me: Yes. Congrats on being 5th in the election
Yuka: Thank you~~~~ waaah, I'm so happy
Me: Your Showroom is so funny. And you're so cute
Yuka: Really? Thank you so much! Please come again
Me: I'd like to!
Yuka: Bye bye

Seriously, she is amazing! So funny and open and happy.. She took so much time to talk to me and I guess everyone else was jealous, because they got way less time with her at the normal handshake.. Ogiyuka just started rising and I'm so happy to be able to talk to her and see in person how amazing she is!

5th slot

In this slot I finally had to decide what to do with my Jurina tickets.. So, I decided to use three of them for other members and keep one just in case for the next event.

Futamura Haruka

Me: Hello, I like you so much
Harutamu: Thank you~
Me: I'm sad that you are graduating but good luck to you!
Harutamu: Thank you! Your Japanese is really good
Me: Not yet
Harutamu: Where are you from (English)
Me: Germany
Harutamu: Guten Tag!
Me: Eeeeeeh, wow. Thank you!
Harutamu: Thank you *waves*

I was so happy to see Harutamu, since she just announced her graduation shortly before. She is part of the SKE48 that I really liked around 2014 and I always had a soft spot for her. I thought she would be rising even higher, but I understand her decision to leave the group. She was so so so beautiful, I'm not kidding. She is definitely one of the most beautiful Idols I ever met!

6th slot

Suda Akari

Dasu: Okaeri
Me: Tadaima! Congrats on being 6th in the election
Dasu: Thank you~~~ I want to go to Germany!
Me: Please come, I'll wait for you

Wow, one ticket with her is really not enough to talk about anything.. It was still really nice and she said Okaeri *-*

Kitagawa Ryouha

So I was meeting another foreign SKE fan and I was actually talking to him about how I'm not sure if I should change the tickets. I asked him about Ryoha and he said I should give it a shot, especially if I also mentioned Miyazawa Sae (we talked about her since we both loved her). So I thought to give Ryouha a try:

Uha: Eeeh
Me: Hello, you're cute
Uha: Thank you
Me: I was also a Miyazawa Sae Oshi
Uha: Tebasaki~
Me: Tebasaki~ I support you!
Uha: Thank you~~~

Ryouha was a bit surprised to see a foreigner.. And you could literally see her face lighten up when I mentioned Sae! That was the cutes thing ever. I see how she can be a bit shy otherwise but it was really nice to meet her!

I changed another ticket for a member who I also liked for quite some time (and who was just elected as Next Girls center):

Kato Yuuka

Uuka: Eeeh
Me: Hello, Congrats on being 33rd
Uuka: Thank you (in English)
Me: Ooh English! Thank you
Uuka: Thank you *makes heart pose*

Uuka was really cute, her smile was brighter than the sun. But really, it was so cool to meet her and she was just making heart poses and winking in the end.. so cute!

7th slot

I had one ticket left with Dasu..

Suda Akari

Me: I'm back!
Dasu: Wow, the 3rd time
Me: Yeah, but this will be the last time.. I'm sad
Dasu: So sad :(
Me: I will support you from Germany!
Dasu: Yay. let's do our best! How do you say 'I love you' in German?
Me: Ich liebe dich
Dasu: Eh
Me: Ich liebe dich
Dasu: Ih liiidi?
Me: That's ok, thank you so much
Dasu: I'm gonna learn that. Thank you!

This was quite long for only one ticket, but Dasu was holding my hands really tight.. She didn't want to let got, so staff couldn't push me out until she let go. The conversation was fun and just the whole situation was amazing.. I hope she will remember me, but I don't even know if I will ever meet ehr again.. would be cool though :)

Another really cool day, and since I was tired after that I went home.

Watanabe Mayu - Deai no Tsuzuki Limited Edition ~unboxing~

Today I will do an unboxing of Watanabe Mayu's 5th solo single Deai no Tsuzuki Limited Edition, since it arrived yesterday. This edition includes a small fashion photo book of Mayu, since one of her B-sides (Onna no Ko nara) was used as a CM song for Avail. 

Let's take a look at the packaging:

The cover already shows a lot of different styles of Mayu. I really like it!

The backside looks cool, too.

This is the inside with the CD & DVD.

Behind the CD we have photos again.

And also behind the DVD.

The cover of the photobook.

Mayuyu looking absolutely gorgeous. *-*

Here Mayu looks really different (her eyebrows are thicker). But it's so cool.
And we have the Deai no Tsuzuki lyrics.

Haha, I really like that mustache. XD

Lots of different Mayus, and she always looks awesome.

Mayuyu with glasses!
And the Onna no Ko nara lyrics.

This is probably my favourite picture. Mayu looks so cool!

She looks quite different with the full bangs.

And the backside of the booklet.

Well, that was a very nice photobook and it showed a lot of different clothes and stylings. Mayu looks really beauziful and I think she is a nice model.^^

I also got this photocard:

Though this isn't my favourite outfit of the photobook, it looks really cool and I'm happy about his card. :D

Here is the tracklist:

CD:

1. Deai no Tsuzuki

2. Onna no Ko nara

3. Yuugure to Hoshizora no Aida

4. Deai no Tsuzuki

5. Onna no Ko nara

6. Yuugure to Hoshizora no Aida

DVD:
1. Onna no Ko nara Music Video

Deai no Tsuzuki is a very nice and relaxing song and probbaly my favourite A-side of Mayu ever. Onna no Ko nara is a happy and summerish song. Yuugure to Hoshizora no Aida is the slowest and somehow saddest/ most melancholic song out of the bunch. It is a very well executed song and I love it. *-*

So yeah, this is a nice single! :D

Jpop Wrap up January - June 2015

Half of the year 2015 is already over. The time flies so fast and I don't have enough time to do seperate posts for all the songs that I liked over the last 6 months. so I will again do a little wrap-up of Japanese songs.

02.04 Angerme - Taiki Bansei/ Otome no Gyakushuu

First up is the first single of this group with their new name. This is also the debut for the 3rd gen.
While Taiki Bansei is a up-beat and happy song, Otome no Gyakushuu is pretty dark, musical-like song. I like both songs a lot, though I think the second song is so much more interesting. It's nice to see this group experimenting a bit and I'm excited for their next single (that I will definitely review!).

3.25 Fairies - Kiss me baby

Oh right, I keep on forgetting about this group and then they appear again. Kiss me baby is a very cool song. I have the feeling Fairies keep getting better, which is awesome. It's still sad to see the lines not being distributed very well, but I love how Sora is getting so many lines here. *-*

04.01 C-ute - Gamushara Life/ Tsugi no Kadou wo magare

I talked about The Middle Management, which is my favourite song of this single. But the rest is also pretty awesome. I love both songs, especially Gamushara Life. That song is just so important and I cried at the live performance from last weeks Haro Sute.. :')

04.22 HKT48- 12byou/ Daite Twintail

HKT48's first single of the year honestly didn't really impress me as much as the other 48/46 stuff that was relased. But it is still a catchy and fun song. Just not as catchy as their previous songs in my opinion. But the B-side Daite Twintail is a greaaaat song and I love it so much. *-*

05.20 Takoyaki Rainbow - Genki Uri no Shoujo ~Namihana Meiuta Gojuu Sen~

Since I don't really like Momoiro Clover Z and Team Syachihoko's newest singles thaaat much, Takoyaki Rainbow is my saving grace from Stardust/ 3B Junior. I know them since fall 2014 and always tgought they were funny, though never caring thaaat much for them. Well, this single changed that. It is my favourite single by them, because it's just sooo damn catchy. The girls are really cute and I will keep my eye open on them. :)

06.10 Mayuyu - Deai no Tsuzuki

Mayu's newest solo single is a gem and probably one of my favourite song from her ever! She improved so much, so I hope she will continue to be a solo singer for a very long time. :)

06.17 Shiritsu Ebisu Chuugaku - Natsu Daze Jonny

Okay, EbiChuu's newest release is pretty darn awesome. You can't not love them, right? They are an awesome group and even though I'm not following them thaaat much, I like quite a few of their songs. This is no exception and the video is just so CRAZYYY!

So yeah, that's it for now. :)
There are still a lot of awesome songs that I haven't talked about.

Oh right, I'm always open for new artists and songs, so don't hestistate and drop a comment if you have a suggestion. :D