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Shiroi Hane
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Joined: 25 Oct 2003
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Location: Wales
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Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:32 pm
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Do any of them actually speak Japanese or will this be a reverse-Engrish affair?
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Megiddo
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
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Location: IL
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Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:11 pm
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14? Oh boy...
I gotta wonder how they're going to "sing". I'll assume they're just going to lip-sync it.
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egoist
Joined: 20 Jun 2008
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Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:19 pm
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Megiddo wrote: | 14? Oh boy...
I gotta wonder how they're going to "sing". I'll assume they're just going to lip-sync it. |
Oh, anyone can sing. Just look at Ashlee Simpson.
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LordPrometheus
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Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:50 pm
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Dear god... is this what the world's come to? Are we seriously making pop stars out of random, hyperventilating, cosplaying teenage girls dancing to foreign pop music in their bedrooms??
I weep for the brain this appeals to.
Shiroi Hane wrote: | Do any of them actually speak Japanese or will this be a reverse-Engrish affair? |
After watching a couple of her vids on Youtube, I'm gonna have to go with the latter.
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britannicamoore
Joined: 05 Dec 2005
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Location: Out.
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Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:55 pm
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DANJO DANJO DA-DAN-JO!
Good for her! I found her videos cute. I heard about her on 4Chan. Had no idea she was that big of a hit.
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Teriyaki Terrier
Joined: 26 Mar 2008
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:43 am
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LordPrometheus wrote: | Dear god... is this what the world's come to? Are we seriously making pop stars out of random, hyperventilating, cosplaying teenage girls dancing to foreign pop music in their bedrooms?? XD
I weep for the brain this appeals to.
Shiroi Hane wrote: | Do any of them actually speak Japanese or will this be a reverse-Engrish affair? |
After watching a couple of her vids on Youtube, I'm gonna have to go with the latter. |
Honestly, I myself have to wonder the exact same thing? How is she any diffrent than any other female fan? Anyone can sing or lip sync and can cosplay as well.
I wonder if she even understands, much less can speak Japanese? Times sure have changed though.
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hakojo
Joined: 18 Sep 2009
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Location: NE Ohio.
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 1:00 am
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Teriyaki Terrier wrote: |
Honestly, I myself have to wonder the exact same thing? How is she any diffrent than any other female fan? Anyone can sing or lip sync and can cosplay as well.
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I think there's some kind of sweet spot right in between being so horrible that you're just embarrassing yourself and so good that people can't identify with and love you. Fewer people hit it than one might think.
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AnimeGuy1
Joined: 18 Nov 2008
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:49 am
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LMFAO I just watched a few of her videos and holy s**t that's it?! she's famous for doing some stupid little dance that's more like just flaying around.
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Labbes
Joined: 09 Feb 2008
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:21 am
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Seriously, it's not like that is happening for the first time. Look at Aaron Carter, for instance. He was nine when he released his first album. Or that little black kid who did some "gangsta" songs - forgot his name, though.
She's popular, people like her, so as long as she enjoys it, who am I to care?
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Vicserr
Joined: 26 Apr 2004
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Location: Carolina, Puerto Rico USA
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:51 am
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It's just the latest iteration of the Japanese Cult of the Cute and as I have said before, I hope she makes the most out of her 15 minutes of fame, I think she still has a few minutes left.
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TsubomiKoneko
Joined: 10 Aug 2004
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:03 pm
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The one with the yellow ribbon on her hand is the cutest to be honest... the one in the middle just looks kind of stuck up (maybe it's the shape of her face? I mean she's pretty, for a kid, but still)... I'm assuming that's Beckii?
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egoist
Joined: 20 Jun 2008
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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:39 pm
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TsubomiKoneko wrote: | The one with the yellow ribbon on her hand is the cutest to be honest... the one in the middle just looks kind of stuck up (maybe it's the shape of her face? I mean she's pretty, for a kid, but still)... I'm assuming that's Beckii? |
The "yellow ribbon" is the French girl. Beckii is on her left(or center of the picture). Though it didn't take me more than a couple seconds to realize who was the French... without reading the news.
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Lames
Joined: 30 Jul 2008
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Location: Reading, PA
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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:53 am
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Damn! Where are the pedophiles when you need them to scare little girls away from doing things like this?
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einhorn303
Joined: 20 Nov 2006
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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:49 am
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It's basically a U-15 idol thing, right? Talent's not important, it's just for satisfying the Japanese consumer who fetishizes over foreign girls. See: candydoll.tv (Possibly NSFW).
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Pedestrian A
Joined: 25 Jul 2009
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Location: Toronto, ON
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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:06 pm
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It screams jailbait. Oh.... Wait... This... Is... JAPAN!
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