NMB48: A quick introduction to current Team BⅡ

Some people have said that they want to get to know BⅡ but they can’t because there isn’t a lot of subtitles and stuff. And by some people, I mean one person.

Well, not to worry!

Here’s a very brief description of each of the members.

 

Akazawa Hono (Honori)

-Takes on the sexy character of BⅡ, not much to really say other than that. She has a very tiny mole under her left eye and jokes about how it makes her sexier.

 

 

 

Ishizuka Akari (Anchu)

-A ball of energy, aspires to be a comedy actress. She isn’t as crazy as she used to be but is still a strong presence in shows and MCs and can be quite loud.

 

 

 

Ijiri Anna (Antan)

-One of the older members of BⅡ. Pretty good at talking and MCs. She tends to yell a lot and has a kimochi warui (creepy/gross) character.

 

 

 

Ueda Mirei (Miire)

-Not known for doing much besides being cute. One time Mako told her to demonstrate her killer tsukkomi and it was terrible. Also refuses to let her face be seen without makeup.

 

 

 

Yuuri Ota (Yuuri)

-A bratty girl like Shuu, loves to make fun of other members. Great talking skill aside from that.

 

 

 

Katou Yuuka (Uuka)

-The lesser known of the two BⅡ members who get into senbatsu. Calls herself beaver. One of the top dancers in NMB. Some Japanese fans like her childish face combined with her oppai, but I’ll leave that to your imagination.

 

 

 

Kamieda Emika (Emichi)

-Likes horses. Has a palindrome for a name in Japanese. Accused of acting like a kid (burikko) all the time and enjoying being bullied. Rose to fame after getting 2nd in last year’s Janken tournament. Also somewhat known for having a really nice body.

 

 

 

Kusaka Konomi (Konomin)

-Often called enoki for her resemblance to that mushroom, also known for looking sleepy all the time. Very skilled dancer. She tends to be very tennen (like Kojima Haruna, free-spirited yet kind of “dumb”).

 

 

 

Kushiro Rina (Rinacchi)

-Prominent mole on her chin, also has the “idol look.” Quiet in MCs, and also takes care of a number of hamsters that she likes to talk about.

 

 

 

Kurokawa Hazuki (Haako)

-Deceivingly bratty like Shuu and Yuuri, but she frames it so that she sounds nice. Also acts childlike like Emichi. Decent performance level and a loveable smile.

 

 

 

Kouno Saki (Sakipi)

-Former local Hiroshima idol, plays off of her Hiroshima hometown image. Is extremely smart and could have attended Tokyo University (the premier university of Japan). Multi-talented, can play a number of instruments and has artistic skill. Was nicknamed Keromatsu (Froakie) by Shuu, and now is sometimes called Doraemon because of her high-pitched voice.

 

 

Kobayashi Rikako (Rippi)

-Loves fashion and has pretty good style when she dresses off-shot. Known for being short. Also has a really good tsukkomi. Graduating from the group soon to pursue fashion studies.

 

 

 

Muro Kanako (Murokana)

-Athletic with model aspirations. Talks a lot about dieting and exercise. Had a slight rise to fame when competing with Suda Akari in a limbo competition.

 

 

 

Yabushita Shuu (Shuu)

-The ace of the group. Extremely bratty and makes fun of people a lot like Yuuri. Infamous for going up to Yokoyama Yui and saying “Pearls before swine” when she noted that they both got pearls for the HA! filming, not knowing what the phrase means.  Killer smile.

 

 

 

Yamauchi Tsubasa (Chuba)

-The youngest of the group. Out indefinitely because of a foot injury. Known for being one of the best singers in BⅡ, she schooled everyone when they went to go karaoke.

NMB48: I Want to Become a Model Episode 1 — Watch girls walk for some reason

Let it be known that I have absolutely no interest in modeling or high fashion.

This is definitely not the show for me.

But it has an interesting cast!

Actually, I decided to watch this for two reasons. One of them is Akarin, who I’m very curious to see how she develops especially when she can’t lean on SayaMilky but has to lead on her own. Akarin typically displays a ko-akuma character, which literally translates to “little devil,” but I like to metaphorically translate it to “bitch”.

I don’t really like bitches.

On the other hand, she’s also shown that she’s capable of being nice and even a leader in certain circumstances, such as in MCs. I wouldn’t be surprised to see her really take off one day.

The other reason I wanted to watch was to see how Rippi fares. She has a really sharp and entertaining tsukkomi, but when it comes to her actually doing stuff she seems really clumsy and/or shy. Can she get out of this looking good, I wonder.

She’s also stated aspirations to be an actress but says that she judges her acting skill based on how many scripts she’s gotten: none.

So they get to the modeling school.

Wow.

They squeal over their long legs. Forget that, some of them are quite hot, lol.

Their teacher belongs to the promotion company erg-Au. What? Who comes up with these names?!

Rippi ejects here. “Look at me, there’s no way I’d become a model. My chest starts where their legs start.”

The classic Rippi tsukkomi. Well done.

One thing that really bothers me, and I don’t know if it’s just the way she puts on make up, but she looks like she’s sad all the time, giving us the dreaded Jaden Smith look. Man, that look bothers me so much. It makes me worried about something for no reason.

The three girls get to practicing.

And she laughs at how bad they are.

They get hella schooled, but it looks like they didn’t even really want to try when they did their example walks.

Meanwhile, Rippi goes to clothes design school.

This dress looks like it’s made of toilet paper, lol.

And then more boring walking lessons.

“I think my chest got bigger.”

I can’t imagine this series being that entertaining, especially since they were mostly quiet. Haru complained a lot but that’s nothing new, and generally there wasn’t a lot of talking except when they were in the car.

I also can’t imagine any guy being interested in this. Maybe a biomechanics major or something, but learning about how to walk like a female model is just not a very useful thing, nor is it particularly interesting. Oh well.