The Graduates

Late last year, Eri Kamei, Jun Jun and Lin Lin all graduated from Morning Musume at the final day of their Rival Survival concert. It is only a month from then got me reminiscing about them and how much they have contributed to the group. Now I feel like saying a bunch of notable moment that shined my fandom of these girls. So yeah, lets get started:

Eri Kamei

Notable Moment 1: Gakikame Theater (Haromoni@)

Part of Haromoni@ recurring video corner, this is the most look forward part in the episode. This is where Risa and Eri perform miracle shots by performing blind throws like, throwing two hangers to a clothesline, or throwing a purse onto a moving bicycle. In reality, they had to perform multiple tries just to get the one shot that succeed. My all time favorite Eri throw is the umbrella throw. It may not be the hardest to perform, but I liked how the final shot that made it. If ya havent seen it yet, then you gotta dood!

Notable Moment 2: Eric Kamezou's Maido Arii (Hello! Morning)

This was back in the days when Eri first cut her hair short. The 'Eric Kamezou' look. This is a special corner where Eri tries to sell the latest Hello! Project goods to the local household (mainly Nakazawa). This, personally, is my look forward part of the Hello! Morning series. This made Eri's character as a somewhat insistent and funny character. The quick bantering between her and Nakazawa are just pure comedy gold. She started off just wearing an ordinary business suit, but later transitioned to casual wear. I didnt mind at all. All i want is the Maido Arii dance she performs at the end of the corner, and at times, get others involved in her unscripted chereography.

Notable Moment 3: English Lesson (Hello! Morning)

Mother Say Dog Cheese

Notable Moment 4: Haru Beautiful Everday (Sexy 8 Beat)

This is a song by a duet of Eri Kamei and Aika Mitsui. Both em them performed this very well in the album and concerts. When Eri songs this line, "sugoku suteki suki yo" my mind just echoes on how beautiful she sang. And for this to be her last solo song in Momusu just make you teary. Though i didnt, >__>

Jun Jun

Notable Moment 1: Reina - Jun Jun - Sayumi Skit (Morning Musume DVD Magazine Volume 23)

An unplanned skit they made while they were on standby during a photoshoot for Platinum 9 Disc. The skit is about Jun Jun getting caught for two-timing. This gave me the great mental image that she's Reina's boyfriend. But there a times in the dvd where she acts sexy and cute. Truly a dvd you need to watch!

Notable Moment 2: Jun Jun's Super Girl audition

This was a clip of Jun jun during her audition int he Super Girl Contest. Just to let you know, she didnt make it : \ But from this, Tsunku had hold up a Momusu audtion with some of the rejected applicants. Funny how things turned out eh? This video is the first non-UFA broadcast of a Momusu member before they joined. It just amazes me that she made it in and now we are all glad we have her. Had her.

Notable Moment 3: Bananas (various)

Jun Jun loves bananas. If you think you're a hardcore banana lover, then you're a chump coz Jun Jun loves it more than you do!

Notable Moment 4: Similar identities with Sayumi (various)

This is a often topic within the agency Momusu is in. The somewhat dispute between Sayu and Junjun had been mentioned in radio and tv shows. This was about Sayu having an established face on her role in morning musume as a long black haired cutesy girl. In her view, Junjun is copying her for having not changing her hairstyle since she joined. Junjun rebuts that she feels comfortable the way she is then and had no plans to change. Sometimes even the managers often try to convince Junjun to change her hairstyle. It was only the first half of last year, Junjun has already dyed her hair. We may never know why the real reason she changed it, but this has been an interesting "feud" between Momusu members.

Lin Lin

Notable Moment 1: Otaku-ness (various)

She's pretty much a lover of all things manga an anime. She would often say that she learn a great deal of japanese from just reading and watching anime material. She also advices to watch some for others who want to learn japanese too. My notable moment of her in this was her appearance with Mari Yaguchi in a tv chow that quizzes One Piece. It was an answer question show to show how hardcore the contestants are about One Piece. This show made me think, "Ah, she's hardcore."

Notable Moment 2: Haroten Exam (Morning Musume DVD Magazine Volume 25)

This DVD was about having Morning Musume take on the Haroten Exam. This has Ai Takahashi, Eri Kamei, Sayumi Michishige and Reina Tanaka as the contestants, and Linlin as the host. This video gave me the most insight to the different faces of Linlin, all of which is her being happy, funny and silly. She did a marvelous job as a host and gave more respect to her as an entertainer.

Notable Moment 3: Aozora ga Itsumade mo Tsuzuku You na Mirai de Are (Platinum 9 Disco)

This was also mentioned in the Junjun Linlin graduation dvd special. Linlin pointed out her memorable song. When she mentioned that, it also reminded me her part in the concert. It was a slow version of Aozora ga... where she nailed it. NAILED IT! when i first watched the concert before, it gave me the idea of having solo songs for each member, or give Linlin a major center role in one of the future singles. She truly was a powerhouse in singing.

Notable Moment 4: Linlin's Heart of Gold (various)

This is basically a honest description in Linlin's personality, which we all may take for granted. She did have an innocent heart where her selflessness has touched the members. The one most notable member who can recall this was Sayumi. This was a time when Sayu and Linlin went out together. They ate out in a restaurant, and before leaving, Linlin payed for the both of them. Though she was a kouhai to Sayumi, Linlin insistent on paying. This touched Sayumi and my heart at the same time. Plus, you can see Linlin in tv interviews and other shows that she has uncorrupted heart. She may act goofy and pull out one-liner jokes, she does all this to give the lighter mood to everybody. This in turn, is a very good trait to have in a exhausting entertainment world. She is truly BachiLinLin!

And thats about it. Take care fellas~!