Risa - PON! 5/21/12 720p

An 8 minute Gakisan talk segment about various things, including footage from her graduation,

presents from 9th gen,

and some old pictures.

http://www.mediafire.com/?cj2lezv8mil7k7x

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Contest #8: Honoring Niigaki!

It's contest time again! Of course I would like to give away something Aika related as well, but I really don't have anything of hers to give. So, this contest is all about Risa.

The winner will receive this:

Originally I planned to just give away the Gakisan graduation CD, but since I have one last copy of Aichan's to give away, I decided to include that too! The first place winner will get both!

IF (and only if) there is another person that Chobi and I deem worthy, that second place winner will be awarded a regular edition of Renai Hunter.

Theme:

I want you to capture Niigaki Risa's importance. You can interpret that however you want. For example, it can be about Risa's importance to Morning Musume, her importance to the idol world in general, or just her importance to you. What makes Risa special? That's what I want you to capture in your entry.

Rules:

- You can do whatever you want, whether it's a story, fanfic, essay, drawing, graphic, or anything.

- You can make up to two entries if you want, but no more than that.

- Email your entry to airiindeshou@gmail.com with the subject "Contest 8: Honoring Niigaki".

- Submit your entry before 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time Saturday May 26, 2012.

If you have any questions, post a comment!

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Morning Musume - Mezamashi TV (2012.05.19) 720p

A 1 minute news report on Risa and Aika's graduation.

http://www.mediafire.com/?xsbekna5xars26b

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[TPF] Reborn ~Inochi no Audition~

The third and final video of our gradation subtitling special is the Reborn ~Inochi no Audition~ play!

I'm not normally a fan of plays and musicals, but this one is actually really interesting, especially to someone that is interested in history, like me. The story goes like this: each of the characters represents a person in history that is dead but is looking for a new life (Risa portrays France's Joan of Arc in the screenshot above).

Sayashi Riho plays the role of Shakespeare (English playwright),

Fukumura Mizuki plays Cleopatra (famous pharaoh of ancient Egypt and known for her beauty),

Suzuki Kanon plays Yang Guifei (one of the most beautiful women in ancient China, supposedly),

Ikuta Erina plays Ono no Komachi (a Japanese poet that was also renowned for her beauty),

Miyamoto Karin plays Genghis Khan (founder of the Mongolian empire that eventually became one of the largest empires in history),

Sengoku Minami plays Oda Nobunaga (helped unify ancient Japan),

Mori Saki plays Akechi Mitsuhide (a samurai that served Oda Nobunaga but eventually betrayed and killed him),

Miyoshi Erika plays Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (an important classical music composer),

Kudo Haruka plays Leonardo da Vinci (a prominent figure in the Italian Renaissance),

and Tanaka Reina plays a mysterious girl named Bebe.

Together, those 11 people all share one goal: being reincarnated and starting fresh with a new life. To reach that goal, they are given basic details of the profiles of 10 people that will be born in the future (for example, "an artist that lives in the 1800s"). In order to gain that future person's trust (and live his life), each member has to appeal to it by explaining why they would be a good fit to take over that life and change the world in some way.

Since there are 11 people and only 10 new lives, of course that means that one person will perish forever, making it an intense battle to gain one of the new lives.

Fans of history will definitely get a kick out of this play, but even if that's not something that interests you, it's still interesting to see how each girl portrays an important historical figure. There is also a bit of humor here and there (especially with Reina's character) and a few songs a performed, making it an all around fun video to watch.

Download link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?i1no80q71gtsf (Split rar files)
or
http://www.mediafire.com/?lx47t8wgon22c (split 001 files)

Or watch streaming on TPF's website.

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[TPF] Atena & Robikerottsu - Seishun! LOVE Lunch Making Of

With the suddenness of Aika's announcement, we didn't have much time to prepare something truly special for her, but we at least wanted to do something and since the Atena & Robikerottsu unit contains both Aika and Risa, it seemed like a good choice.

Of course, Nakky and Chisato are also present in this video along with Aika and Risa, as they were all a part of the unit.

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?4zmh2ymjb4ddag6

or watch streaming on the TPF website.

As you can tell from the screenshots, the quality sucks. This was encoded from a streaming source because it's the best we could find on a short notice.

There will be one more release today (and it's a big one), so look for it!

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[TPF] Morning Musume - On Ryu 4/27/12 720p

In honor of Risa (and Aika. Of course we didn't forget about her, though the suddenness of her announcement limited what we could do for her), here is a subtitled TV appearance featuring her and 10th gen.

After the standard self-introductions, the discussion starts with Risa explaining how she feels Morning Musume has changed.

Then 10th Gen talks about their feelings of Morning Musume,

and finally, Risa takes a trip down memory lane as she is reminded of her early Musume days.

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?7mp72cw9v5bcd

or watch streaming on the website.

We will have two more releases today so look out for them!

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Risa - Torihada (2012.05.08) 720p

Although the focus isn't on her, it's nice to see Gakisan on random shows like this, alongside other celebs.

First there is a little science experiment with static electricity (or something. I never paid attention in science class).

Some brief male nudity (I'll spare your eyes and not post a screenshot of a guy's butt, but Gakisan's reaction was pretty funny), as well as a comedic magician duo that does a magic trick involving socks.

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?51vezz10uq1tnxc

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Morning Musume - On Ryu (2012.04.27)

A 12 minute talk of Risa and 10th gen on On Ryu.

The talk mainly focuses on Risa and her look throughout her Morning Musume years. My favorite is the Kanashimi Twilight look.

I didn't encode this so thanks to the person who did. Also note that the date in the filename is wrong (it says 2011 instead of 2012), so you'll have to fix that after downloading.

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?x4abjrg4a3ezp

Buy Renai Hunter if you like it!

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Renai Hunter Dance Shot Ver.2

From the limited C DVD is the Dance Shot Ver.2.

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?tcb4mck4q4yk6dy

Buy this single if you like it!

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Renai Hunter Close-up Ver.

From the limited A DVD is the close-up version of Renai Hunter.

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?xlj2o0kxillkf6n

Buy this single if you like it!

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Morning Musume - Mezamashi TV 4/12/12 720p

A short (50 second) TV report about a Renai Hunter event from a few days ago.

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?oz0ct9ga7a4o19a

Buy Renai Hunter if you like it!

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Morning Musume - Renai Hunter (Happy Music 4/13/12) 720p HD

Morning Musume performing Renai Hunter live on Happy Music today.

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?rk9tu91lebb6x0i

Buy this single if you like it!

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Renai Hunter Limited B DVD

The dance shot version of Renai Hunter.

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?9ggf0h6tt4ox661

Buy this single if you like it!

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Morning Musume - Music Japan 4/8/12 720p HD

A short message about Risa's graduation from Perfume and a live performance of Renai Hunter.

Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?2lazv8yr6fb482y

Buy this single if you like it!

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Looking ahead to Renai Hunter's competition

Like I usually do for special or memorable releases, here's a look at next week's competition for Risa's last single as a member of Morning Musume.

The above screenshot is next week's Ninki poll. According to the Japanese Oricon readers that were polled, the top 5 artists for next week are Sexy Zone, Perfume, 2AM, Morning Musume, and ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION.

Sexy Zone will take #1. Their last single (which was also their debut - you might remember that Mobekimasu faced off against them) sold 173,000 copies.

Perfume will be in the running for #1, but unless Perfume has a sudden upward surge in sales (or Sexy Zone's single sells way lower than expected), they will take #2. Their last few singles sold around 80,000-94,000 copies in their first week.

And so that leaves the battle for 3rd. Despite what the Ninki poll says, it's Morning Musume's spot to lose. 2AM's Japanese debut single sold 26,000 copies and they'd have to double that in order to compete with Morning Musume. ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION usually sells less than that (20,000 or so). And the person ranked 6th in the Ninki poll is a seiyuu (K-ON! fans will recognize her) that poses an even less threat than ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION.

Although the numbers to the left of the artist's name do not represent predicted sales in any way, this time around they should be pretty close - at least for the top 5.

My guess is that the week ends up like this:
1. Sexy Zone (195,000)
2. Perfume (97,000)
3. Morning Musume (45,000)
4. 2AM (30,000)
5. ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION (16,000)

If you want to ensure Morning Musume gets that #3 spot, you can buy this single!

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