Selective Hearing Radio

INTRO – モーニング娘。’15 – My Only One

TOPIC 1: What are you looking forward to at Anime Matsuri?

TOPIC 2: Morning Musume ’16 specific events at Anime Matsuri

TOPIC 3: What do you expect from the Morning Musume ’16 concert?

TOPIC 4: Hello! Disco event details

TOPIC 5: Closing Thoughts

OUTRO – モーニング娘。’15 – スカッと My Heart

ASSOCIATED LINKS

Hello! Disco – https://www.facebook.com/events/799458620199759/

Anime Matsuri – http://www.animematsuri.com/

OPENING/INTRO - NMB48 - Don't Look Back

TOPIC 1: WHAT DID YOU DO ON ELECTION NIGHT?

TOPIC 2: PRE-ELECTION CONCERT

TOPIC 3: THE ELECTION STREAMS

TOPIC 4: THE ELECTION ITSELF

The 80% Club (a.k.a. Unranked)
Upcoming Girls
Future Girls
Next Girls
Undergirls
Senbatsu

Halloween night is the 41st single.
Do you like the costumes?
How about the song?

ENDING/OUTRO - HKT48 - 12秒

OPENING – AKB48 – Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai

INTRO

TOPIC 1: Quickly rank the election singles from favorite to most despised. Your choices are:

• Iiwake Maybe
• Heavy Rotation
• Flying Get
• Gingham Check
• Koisuru Fortune Cookie
• Kokoro no Placard

TOPIC 2: Election Dropouts

• What are your general thoughts on this crop of dropouts? Are the ones without a valid excuse quitters with no ovarian fortitude whatsoever?
• How brilliant is Kojima Haruna’s excuse for not being in the election? True air head or calculated move to prevent fan backlash for not participating?
• Who in the list is the most surprising dropout? Conversely, who in this list was expected to not be part of the election at all?
• Are there any members not in this list who should be based on previous election track record(s)?

TOPIC 3: General election talk

• Stupid question, but are you going to wake up early and watch this thing or just sleep and wait until the morning to see the explosion of social media?
• Which group will have the most number of ranked members and why?
• Which group will have the least number of ranked members and why?
• Are there any members you feel will rank up considerably this year? How about those who will fall hard back into the world of mediocrity?
• Is there anyone you would consider a dark horse?
• How ugly is Watanabe Mayu’s big painting going to be?

TOPIC 4: Pick a winner

• Who takes the coveted “Miss Irrelevant” ranking? (#80 currently held by Oshima Ryoka)
• Who will be in the honorable “Scandal” ranking? (#26 currently held by Takajo Aki)
• Does Watanabe Miyuki make it back into the top 16?
• As a follow up, does Matsumura Kaori outrank her again? If so, how high do you think she will go?
• Would Matsumura Kaori ranking in the Kami 7 be the equivalent of an apocalyptic event for AKB48 as an organization?
• Shunkan has Takamina ranked at #1 in their predictions? Is she jinxed now?
• Who are you picks for runner ups at #2 and #3?
• Who is your pick for 2015 queen bitch of all that is AKB land? Will Takamina take the crown in her graduation year? Will BBQ be voted all the way to #1 and bring the end times? Will the fans push Mayu into a second term?

ENDING – AKB48 – Summer Side

OPENING - EXILE - Ti Amo ~Unplugged Version~

TOPICS

• Hiro's enjoyment of idol fan "retirement"
• What is a mix tape?
• What is a cassette tape?
• How your musical influences determined your list
• Valentine's day in Japan vs. Valentine's day in America

 
Hiro's Valentine's Mix Tape

Side A: For The Lovers

1. Isley Brothers - Between The Sheets (1983)
2. Johnny Gill - My, My, My (1990)
3. Johnny Mathis - Misty (1959)
4. Keith Washington - Kissing You (1991)
5. Kenny Lattimore - For You (1997)
6. L.T.D. - Love Ballad (1976)
7. Luther Vandross - Here And Now (1989)
8. Surface - The First Time (1990)
9. Teddy Pendergrass - Turn Off The Lights (1979)
10. Tony Terry - With You (1991)

 
Side B: Takin 'em to Space Mountain (Whooooo!!!)

1. 2 Live Crew - Me So Horny (1989)
2. 2 Live Crew - We Want Some Pussy (1986)
3. Az Yet - Last Night (1996)
4. Bell Biv Devoe - Do Me! (1990)
5. Boyz II Men - Uhh Ahh (Sequel Version) (1991)
6. Silk - Freak Me (1993)

 
Greg's Valentine's Mix Tape

Side A: For The Lovers

1. The Deele - Two Occasions
2. H-Town - Knockin The Boots
3. Johnny Gill - My My My
4. R. Kelly - Bump and Grind
5. Jodeci - Freek 'N You
6. Case feat. Foxy Brown - Touch Me, Tease Me
7. Silk - Freak Me
8. Quincy Jones, Barry White, James Ingram, Al B. Sure, El Debarge - The Secret Garden
9. Janet Jackson - Any Time, Any Place (R. Kelly Remix)
10. Ginuwine - Pony

 
Side B: Takin 'em to Space Mountain (Whooooo!!!!)

1. Tenacious D - Fuck Her Gently
2. David Banner - Fucking
3. Snoop Dogg - Sexual Eruption
4. The Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch
5. Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom
6. The Lonely Island feat. Akon - I Just Had Sex

 
ENDING - The Lonely Island feat. Akon - I Just Had Sex

Episode 26 of the Selective Hearing Roundtable was recorded on December 19, 2014 and is a short discussion about what went down for most of the staff of Selective Hearing in the year of 2014.

INTRO

EXILE TRIBE - CHOO CHOO TRAIN

TOPICS

• Introduce yourself to the masses
• General year in review, events you attended, general life events or changes, other projects you have worked on outside of Selective Hearing
• Quick overview of your favorite music releases
• Disappointments of the year
• What you are looking forward to in 2015 as far as events, releases, industry changes, projects you want to undertake, etc.

OUTRO

Epik High - Born Hater

Episode 25 of the Selective Hearing Roundtable was recorded on November 15, 2014 and is a lengthy discussion about Hello! Party, Morning Musume '14 and all things that went down in New York last month featuring special guests Bryan and Jen Veloso of Hello! Base.

PANEL

Greg - Selective Hearing
Allen - Selective Hearing
Bryan - Hello! Base 
Jen - Hello! Base

Topics

Questions about Hello! Party 4
Morning Musume '14 Concert questions
General questions about the trip

Episode 24 of the audio version of the Selective Hearing roundtable was recorded on September 30, 2014. In this episode the panel discusses Morning Musume's upcoming concert in New York on October 5 and the events surrounding it.

THE PANEL:

Greg 
Allen 

INTRO

TOPICS

    Hello! Party 4
    Your previous H!P concert experiences.
    Advice for new H!P concert goers
    Monday Night RAW in Brooklyn
    Other things to do in NY

OUTRO

INTRO

Cheap Pops and Promos

Michishige Sayumi Pink Glowstick Project

Layout of the election:

• 80 girls ranking out of 310 total
• Aijinomoto Stadium.
• It was raining the whole time. Everyone had raincoats and set was covered in plastic. Girls put on a concert in rain before election time.
• Pyramid seating for the rankings
• What did you think about the Gamashura Ouendan bros?

This year’s live streams:

• Compare to last years G+ stream. Which did you like better? No live commentary, no english translations, no G+ interactions
• Fuji TV starting at Next Girls (#48 and up)
• Oshima Yuko providing commentary with other comedians like Okubo-san.

Most disappointing Non-ranking members

Ranking Thoughts:

• Upcoming Girls
• Future Girls
• Next Girls
• Undergirls
• Senbatsu

Closing thoughts

ENDING

THE ONLY TOPIC: AKB48 37th Single Election

• Whoever made those ugly ass paintings should be fired or at least re-trained to draw people properly? Y/N?
• Really, don’t you think a blind monkey would do a better job?

Senbatsu members (選抜メンバー) : Rank 1 – 16
Under Girls (アンダーガールズ) : Rank 17 -32
Next Girls (ネクストガールズ) : Rank 33 – 48
Future Girls (フューチャーガールズ) : Rank 49 – 64
Upcoming Girls (アップカミングガールズ) : Rank 65 – 80 ← NEW

• What do you think about adding the new rankings?
• Is this a case of letting everyone get a ranking? Will it lead to a Special Olympics situation where “everyone is a winner”?
• Does this make the show longer than it already is?
• Is there any value for this ranking group other than to have another song take up space on a single?
• Who will be she shameful one to make the biggest drop to the depths of despair?
• Conversely, who will be the dark horse who makes the major leap up the ladder to possible super-stardom?
• Will the senbatsu be the same as always or will a major contender drop below the top 16?
• Admit it, you want BBQ in the senbatsu for the lulz.
• Mayu, Sasshi or J? Who do you really want on top? (of you and/or the rankings. you decide)
• Who will be the queen bitch? And if it’s Sasshi again will you be happy about it?

ENDING: AKB48 – Faint

OPENING: The Champs – Tequila

Topics

• How was the flight in?
• Did you get stuck in the restroom during turbulence again?
• What was the Babyraids 6-shot experience like?
• Did they sing live or was it canned?
• What is a checki?
• Touristy stuff, did you get any value out of it?
• Advice for those who would like to travel solo in Japan?

ENDING: Ludacris feat. Bobby Valentino – Pimpin All Over The World

Resources mentioned in this recording:

Idol Scheduler
Danny Choo
Hyperdia
Japan Guide