Before I begin today’s post, I’d like potential readers to look at this. Anyone’s opinions are heavily welcomed.
Why did I link that? Well, obviously, that article factors heavily on today’s post. If you don’t have a mind for the tl;dr (and if you don’t…damn, why are you reading my blog?), then I’ll give you this choice snippet:
What the girls themselves think of their drooling followers became something of a talking point in fan circles last year when audio footage was leaked of unguarded backstage comments made by Momusu’s Rika Ishikawa (nicknamed ‘Charmy’ for her seemingly unshakeable beatific countenance). ‘Look at them,’ she shrieked, referring to fans in the front row. ‘Grown-ups screaming like that! I can’t believe it. So stupid!’
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While Tsunku has escaped being ensnared in any kind of scandal, Morning Musume haven’t been so lucky. When their management company refused to co-operate in a shakedown by organised crime figures, footage of the girls obtained from a hidden camera in the toilet of their production offices was made available on a commercially produced DVD. The video for their next single, ‘The Peace’, found them dancing around the lower deck of a cruise ship whose walls were lined with urinals and posing for pictures in toilet cubicles.
