My favorite Japanese idol group filled with elegant, classy members
Ikoma Rina has announced her graduation from Nogizaka46. I first read rumors yesterday morning and had to wait for Japan to wake up in order to get the official announcement. Today’s link is straight from Ikoma herself. She’s moving on, but she’ll still do entertainment. I’m hoping that to see her have a stellar career.
Idol graduations are inevitable. They still are surprising though.
Fan vote for Nogizaka46 best song. Get your vote in and get heard. You have this chance. It’ll be part of some NogiChu episode or such later this year. Offer expires January 28th.
I’m posting this, but it is danger of becoming another dead YouTube video in my blog because of Japan. But I don’t care. You need Nanase in your life. I would like to have gifs made of some of these scenes. They are already gifs, but they need to be converted from YouTube video to a gif file. Off to find a gif maker!
Ikuta doing a Christmas Show for MTV Unplugged Japan.
I would try to get tickets but I think there’s something important about December 25. Something about family.
Anyhow. I wonder how many Nogi songs she will sing? And how many she will play the piano on? Maybe if she’s still playing we will get her on the sanshin, a traditional Okinawan string instrument?
Ikuta rocking the keytar. Asuka on the drums.
Ikoma playing bass, which I wouldn’t have figured.
Nogi 3rd Gen backup vocals.
Nanase lead. Maiyan rhythm.
I would buy there computers just for Nogi!
Look it that. You’re lucky. It’s another Link of the Day to another idol. Enough with Sally. Here’s the real cutie: Nishino Nanase!
The Ace of Nogizaka46. The only member who can really make me leave Ikuchan and oshihen to. So in love with her.
Here she starred in a movie released last month. Let’s read about her because the more Nishino you get in your life the better.
Nanase is life.
Nogizaka46’s 19th single released on Japan’s iTunes store. Get it. Or don’t. Or wait like me for the physical release of the CDs next week. Got to get the bonus DVDs.
Link of the Day [9.22.17]
I had usually let my off Fridays be the days I watch a movie. If I was in Japan, I know what I would be watching… Asuhinagu 「あさひなぐ」。 A film featuring members of Nogizaka46. It’s related to a manga of the same name about a naginata club and the girls who practice it.
Nishino plays the lead. Shiraishi is the beautiful senpai. Ikuta is their rival.
They also had it as a stage play this summer. Perhaps a different story, and it had different Nogizaka members.
Anyway I haven’t seen it yet. But I’ll give it 5 of 5 stars because of Nogi members!
Not sure if I shared this with you already. Not that I care. The more Nogi you get the better your life will be. This is Nogizaka46’s 18th single Nigemizu 『逃げ水』.
I’ve come around on this song. At first, I didn’t like it, but the more I listen the better it gets for me. Most of the time it brings me a smile.
I’m hoping it brings one to you.
