Selective Hearing Radio

OPENING: AKB48 – Mae Shika Mukanee

Topics

• Hiro’s May 17 experience at Pacifico Yokohama
• Greg’s May 24 experience at Tokyo Big Sight
• Hiro’s May 24 experience at Tokyo Big Sight
• Default poses (Heart & Peace)
• How the 2-shot worked for us
• Was it worth it?

ENDING: YuiKaori – Lucky Ducky

Hiro arrives in Japan First

– Will Hiro make to the Hotel from the airport?
– GOGO Curry. First or last meal in Japan or both?
– What are you going to be doing by yourself out there?
– Any idol specific events outside of AKB planned?

Greg arrives the week after Hiro

– Will Greg make it to the hotel from the airport and be awake enough to meet up afterwards?
– First thing Greg will do after landing in Japan.
– Do you think the Oshima Yuko wax statue will still be at Madame Tussauds or does Greg get no Yuko ever?
– Greg going to a wrestling PPV with our homie Daryl in Japan. Hiro calls us fuckers even though he was invited. Why is that?

TOPIC I: WHO YOU WITH?

– Who is on your 2-shot list?
– Who are you looking forward to taking a picture with?
– Who is your candidate for the lean away? (with optional stink face)
– Poses, you got any pre planned or are you going to wing it? Chances you can successfully get any you have planned communicated properly?
– What’s your default pose?
– Are you gonna post your 2-shots?

Related hash tags: #renaispure, #pastywhiteskin, #melonpan

OPENING – Puretty – Chieki Love

INTRO

TOPIC I: SOUTH KOREA’S BAN ON MINI-SKIRTS

A recent law passed in South Korea banning mini-skirts

• Stupidest law ever or can you find examples of worse ones?
• Is this the end of seeing them wonderful female K-Pop legs? Is this the end of the K-Pop industry as we know it? Or is this just overblown crap that won’t be enforced ever?

TOPIC II: AKB48’S SO LONG VIDEO

• Too loooong. Too loong Too loooooooooooong. Or no?
• Did anyone really understand what was going on? Or was this too artsy and weird for anyone to comprehend?
• Was Tomochin high as a kite during the filming?
• There were many opportunities for a Mayu/J makeout session. Who was disappointed this did not happen.
• How about Matusi Rena and them melon pans?

TOPIC III: GRADUATION

What are your thoughts on the almost weekly announcements of girls leaving the AKS organization?

• Nakaya Sayaka & Hata Sawako leaving to become voice actresses. Who will be more successful?
• Nito & Moeno double grad. Do you see anything for her in the future or is she basically done as an idol/entertainer?
• Fukumoto Aina leaving to hone her skills as a variety talent. Yay or nay?

Tanaka Reina leaving to form her own band with no drummer or bass player.

Morning Musume’s Brainstorming is mentioned during this discussion and we go through an impromptu review.

• Do you think she was sick of carrying Momusu on her back?
• Odds on Lovendor being successful?

Should the word “graduation” be banned from an idol’s vocabulary?

TOPIC IV: ARE YOU A REAL IDOL FAN?

Can you be considered an idol fan if you only care about their looks and nothing else?

• Is attractiveness a gateway into becoming a fan or a deterrent from learning more about idols?
• Do looks even matter if the girl has a kick ass personality?
• Is it right for anyone to dictate how you should talk about idols at all?

Would you let your oshi pee on you and/or do you with a strap-on?

• Who do you think would be too rough?

Would you be willing to do the dominatrix thing if your oshi asked you to?

• Would you have a gimp suit ready just in case?
• What would be your safe word?

Another impromptu review breaks out during this discussion where we watch Momoiro Clover lick ice cream.  As it is said in our commentary, “… taking the tip to see how it feels.”

Do you think your oshi would even consider following the rules if you were to scream out the safe word or would she ruin you for other women?

In general who do you think would be into such freaky things and why?

OUTRO

ENDING – AKB48 – So Long

OPENING – LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem

INTRO

THE ONLY TOPIC – AKB48 GRAND REFORMATION 2014

The Movements 

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/02/the-results-of-akb48-groups-big-team-shuffle

The Denials

Kikuchi Ayaka refuses move to NMB48, stays in Team A
Iwata Karen refuses move to SKE48, stays in Team A
Jo Eriko refuses promotion to Team M, stays as NMB Kenkyuusei
Takano Yui refuses move to BII, stays in Team M
Takashima Yurina refuses move to SKE48, stays in Team 4

PANEL QUESTIONS

– AKB48 Apocalypse/doomsday this was or was not?

– Do you believe that the sister groups were plundered for all they were worth? Was there equal value going back the other way?

– Any shocking moves? Were there some that didn’t make sense?

– Only one person goes to the jungle. Chikano Rina in JKT48? Will she be just as invisible as she is in AKB?

– Matsui Rena/Ikoma Rina (http://nihongogo.com/2014/02/change-org-petition-to-seperate-nogizaka46-and-akb48-goes-live-akb48%E2%80%B2s-dai-sokaku-matsuri-fallout/)

– Is the fact that Nogizaka was part of the reformation such a great social injustice that fans must go to these lengths? Is this a waste of time or do these people have any grounds for wasting valuable web space for a lost cause?

– Miyazawa Sae. Will she find a way to abandon SKE & bail back to Shanghai?

OUTRO

ENDING – Baauer – Harlem Shake

INTRO – AKB48 – Kondokoso Ecstasy

TOPIC 1: GETTING TO JAPAN

– Compared to last year, cheaper or more expensive?
– How was your flight in/back home?

TOPIC 2: HANDSHAKES

– How was the overall experience?
– Highlights? Who was your best handshake? Any disappointments? Who was a letdown? Did you encounter any communication issues?
– Describe the feeling of being a godless heathen who touched Ota Aika.
– Would you try these kinds of events again? If so, does your game plan change?
– Which venue did you like the most? Pacifico, Makuhari Messe or Nagoya Dome?
– Advice for those willing to dive head first into touching idols

TOPIC 3: TOURISM

– Thoughts on lands outside of Tokyo?
– How was the Shinkansen? Worth the cost of the JR pass?
– Is there really nothing in Nagoya?
– Was there a place you would consider revisiting next trip? Any other places that are on your radar for future trips?
– Memorable moments?
– Anything you want to try to forget?
– Advice for those traveling to Japan
– Advice for those who say they want to go to Japan

OUTRO – NMB48 – Kamonegikkusu

Related hash tags: #sasshicenter, #butthurt, #teamfutsunku

Please excuse Allen’s audio at the end of the broadcast, he was going all Skynet.

OPENING – LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out

Final ranking list:

http://melosnomichi.blogspot.com/2013/06/akb48-32nd-single-senbatsu-election_8.html?m=1

Speech translations:

http://melosnomichi.blogspot.com/2013/06/akb48-32nd-single-senbatsu-election_11.html?m=1

Introductions

This year’s layout of the election:

• Having it in Nissan Stadium, in front of a bigger crowd of 70,000 after a concert

• The Stage setup: having two groups of girls on either side of the stage, walking down stairs to the Top 64 seats. The center stage has a big tiara on top of it. 3 big screens, one on each side and one in the middle.

What do you think about the stage layout compared to the last four years?

This year’s live stream:

• Two streams like last year, one in Japanese and one translated in English

• Live Google+ comments on the right side: Do you like the idea, live social media updates from all over the world? Did you make it on there?

• Support videos: Did you like them too?

• Rank counter and vote count in the top right

• Commentators: George no bag! George with ugly top hat. What’s up with the gaijins? Were they necessary to have commentary during the stream?

Fuji TV Stream:

• If you watched the Fuji TV stream, it started in the middle of Next Girls speeches WHICH YOU COULDN’T HEAR because they were interviewing celebrities and who they want to see win.

• They had a lot of video packages mostly centering Sasshi, Yuko and Mayu.

• They had fans set up in Oita for Sashihara, it felt like a soccer crowd in a public square

• In Osaka they had Sayanee’s father and grandparents with a small crowd in what looked like at a TV station

• Minegishi’s parents were watching in a room at (Nissan Stadium?)

• They had the same studio set up watching and reporting like last year with the ticker ranking at the bottom and celebrities like Terry-san and Yama-san giving their analyst comments.

• You could also text a vote to see what rank Sasshi would come in all night.

• They really started with the announcement of Undergirls. They cut away from some girls speeches to go to commercial.

• For the top 16, they would cut to commercial during most of the host’s (Tokumitsu’s) questions. Interesting line charts showing their past rankings.

• Also they cut to Maeda Atsuko watching in a box seats a few times showing her reactions.

• They did a lot of behind the scenes and post interviews.

Girls that ranked in previous elections who didn’t rank

• Miyazaki Miho, Oya Shizuka, etc…

Future Girls Ranking

• Quick breakdown of the girls that ranked

• Hirajima Natsumi not 26 but 62?? REVERSE THE CURSE?!? Only one of the graduates to place.

• Biggest surprise rank in this group is ___?

• Biggest injustice rank in this group is ___?

• Future Grils Center is Yabushita Shu NMB48 BII. What do you think, are you ok with her as center?

Next Girls Ranking

• Quick breakdown of the girls that ranked

• Oba Mina at Lucky 48?

• Biggest surprise rank in this group is ___?

• Biggest injustice rank in this group is ___?

• Next Girls Center is Sato Amina AKB48 Team K. What do you think, are you ok with her as center?

Undergirls Ranking

• A little more detailed breakdown of the girls that ranked.

• Miyawaki Sakura at the Cursed 26 spot!

• Biggest surprise rank in this group is ___?

• Biggest injustice rank in this group is ___?

• Undergirls Center is Shibata Aya SKE48 KII making her election debut. What do you think, are you ok with her as center?

Senbatsu

• More detailed breakdown

• Fisher girls Akarin and Milky 16 and 15

• Yokoyama Yui’s hilarious breakdown and recovery during her speech

• Itano Tomomi, since it was her last election, did her candidacy end up being a bad idea?

• Miyazawa Sae renouncing her Team K concurrancy to focus solely on SNH48. Do you think she can succeed?

• Kojima and Takamina out of Kami 7, Rena and Jurina are IN Kami 7!

• Shinoda Mariko announces her graduation! WTF? NO MARIKO-SAMA!

• What were you thinking about before the top 3 were announced?

• Let the BUTTHURT begin Mayu at #3! How did she react vs how her fans have been reacting.

• Yuko at #2?!? How was her reactions vs her fans reactions?

• ALL HAIL QUEEN SASSHI! Discuss

ENDING – AKB48 – How Come

Related hash tags: #dolphinrape, #turkeyleg, #parupie, #blastzone, #creampie, #milkymagic, #justthetip

OPENING – DS DDR Fusion Edit – It’s Raining Men (Almighty Mix)

INTRO

State who you be, who you reppin and pimp your wares/goods/websites.

TOPIC 1: SAYONARA CRAWL 

The full video for Sayonara Crawl is up on the interwebs.

Same old shit in disgusting bikini’s or no?
Are the bikini’s too flowery and cover the goods of the more endowed members?
Where’s my fucking melon pans man? Where my fucking melon pans?

Do you like the pairings?
Who didn’t get enough screen time?
Any other thoughts or is it all just one blur of boobs and ass?

Quick Shots – B-Side PV’s

Team A – Ikiru Koto – http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTU4NTc3ODQw.html

Team B – Romance Kenjuu – http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTU4Njc1OTU2.html

Team K – How Come – http://www.yinyuetai.com/video/665838

BKA48 – Hasute to Wasute – http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTU4NjA3NDc2.html

Undergirls – Fruits of Rose – http://www.yinyuetai.com/video/665835

Did you watch any of these?
Favorite/least favorite/all meh?
Quick comments about any of the videos

TOPIC 2: SATURDAY NIGHT CHILD MACHINE

WTF is this show? Is it a trainwreck or misunderstood creative genius?
Does Ponkotsu really suck that much at arts and crafts?
Should they just let the dude in the bear suit make the crafts?
What’s the deal with Paru & scissors?
How about the producers give Paru power tools? It can’t be any worse than giving her scissors, scotch tape and construction paper can it?
Does AKS have the insurance to cover the potential damages by giving Paru power tools?

Best/worst skit so far?

Do you even care about what Kashiwagi is reading during the sexy time stories or is your hand down your pants the entire time?
Unko man – It’s the shit right?

TOPIC 3: MORNING MUSUME BRINGS THE BOYS “OUT”

According to a recent 2ch translation on Wota In Translation Morning Musume have a high percentage of gay male fans.

Here are a few gems from the discussion in case you don’t feel like reading the entire thing. Although you should, it’s actually interesting.

“… AKB doesn’t have many gay fans. Instead they have plenty of young offenders.”

“H!P members have an exceptional quality about them that tickles the fancy of gay people.

They’re good at picking all the irresistible uglies.”

“… what’s best about H!P are the ugly supporting members who can never become center. That’s one thing that’s different from AKB and such.”

“Tsunku’s lyrics feel like they’re from the point of view of a middle-aged man who’s turned into a 13-year-old girl.”

“Akimoto’s lyrics feel like they’re from the point of view of a middle-aged man who’s looking at a 15-year-old girl as a sex object.”

Based on what you have read do you think that Momusu and Hello! Project in general appeal more to the gay and lesbian community and AKS is more for straight people?

Do you think Tsunku is really a menopausal woman in disguise?
Is Aki-P really a horny middle-aged man playing up fantasies of dating underage girls in his lyrics?
Does it really matter if you are gay or straight when it comes to liking certain or any idol music?

TOPIC 4: BUY LOTS OF CD’S, VOTE YOUR BITCH TO THE TOP

AKB48’s Senbatsu Election is on June 8 at Nissan Stadium. NSK are holding their prop bet competition & Selective Hearing has the impossible Top 16 selection.

Explain the competitions in the most concise way possible and pimp for entries
Of those who did not enter, who do you feel stood the best chance of ranking decently if they did?
Who will enter at #64?
Will this be the year of HKT Undergirls or is that a pipe dream?
Who is in danger of dropping significantly in rank?
Who will make the biggest jump in rank?
Odds of the 6 returning members placing anywhere in the Undergirls or above? If so, who makes it in? Who won’t place at all?

Milky vs. Yummymoto – Who ranks higher?
J vs. Melon Pan – Who ranks higher?
Which member of Anrire will rank highest?

Sasshi – Top 5 or drop like a rock?
Tomochin – Kami 7 for her last ride or left in the cold?
If Yokoyama Yui ranks way high will she end up convulsing on the stage?

Do you expect any changes in the higher rankings at all or is it going to be the same old shit?
Shimazaki Haruka goes center nova. Right? Right?
Acchan is going to run in at the end of this election and hit the girl who wins with a steel chair. Y/Y

Make your top 5 predictions

OUTRO

Remind the people of who you are, who you reppin and pimp your goods/wares and websites

ENDING – Mini Moni – Mini Strawberry Pie

OPENING – AKB48 – AKB Festival

INTRO

TOPIC 1: MINEGISHI MINAMI’S SCANDAL

TOPIC 2: THE FUTURE OF THE LEAVING TOMOMI’S

TOPIC 3: KENKYUUSEI VS. KENSHUUSEI

TOPIC 4: THE FUTURE OF OF H!P’S KIDS GROUPS

TOPIC 5: THE FUTURE OF MORNING MUSUME (ACCORDING TO THE WESTERN FANDOM)

TOPIC 6: HIRO’S ADVICE FOR FANS

OUTRO

ENDING – Ying Yang Twins – Wait (The Whisper Song)

OPENING – Kool & The Gang – Celebration

INTRO

TOPIC 0: HOW YOU DOING?

– Does 2013 already suck or is there still room for optimism?

TOPIC 1: 7 YEARS OF SELECTIVE HEARING

– Greg tells the epic adventure of how Selective Hearing came to be complete with many LOTR-like false endings and mentions of “my preciousssssssss”

– Questions for the panel:

– How did you discover Selective Hearing? Feel free to embellish for the sake of dramatic effect.

– Have you perused, skimmed or watched the first episode in its entirety?

– Would you like to be part of future episodes?

– Is there anything you would like to see on Selective Hearing in the future?

TOPIC 2: KASAI TOMOMI GETS A NEW BRA

– For those who have been living in a cave or ignore all that is AKB, future graduate Kasai Tomomi has caused quite a stir due to a photograph of her topless with a young Japanese boy behind her using his tiny hands to cover her nipples.

– First, did anyone really know that Kasai was packing that kind of chesticular fortitude? Are you surprised?

– Are you jealous of the young boy in the picture and wish that you were the one who had your hands up in her chest area?

– Is this good or bad PR? In other words will this come back to bite her in the ass once she leaves AKS?

TOPIC 3: SNH48 STAGE DEBUT

– SNH48 made their stage debut on January 12th to much anticipation. There was no Miyazawa Sae or that other chick who was deported with her.

– Did you try to watch this clusterfuck? Or was the boom shakakala bas similar to that of being in an overzelous rice racer’s car too much? How about the official recording that fixed the sound issues? Was it worth the wait?

– Was their version of Heavy Rotation enough to convince you to give this group a chance?

– Is it just me, or does this group have a lot possibly tenga worthy eye candy in it?

TOPIC 4: WOTA DETECTIVES

– What is your opinion of wota digging up dirt on idols just so they can prove that whoever is dating someone and getting more regular sex than they ever will.

– Do you think that the efforts of these wota detectives can be put to better or at least more productive use that doesn’t involve conjecture and douchebaggery?

– Would you ever consider being a detective if your oshi was rumored to be dating someone you did not approve of?

TOPIC 5: PREDICTIONS FOR THE LAST DAY OF AKB48’s 2013 REQUEST HOUR

OUTRO

ENDING – AKB48 – Ougon Center