Shounen Club on the second watch...

[faded_lace]

So many people got hit in the head |D First Jinguji got hit with the stool while he and Hokuto were rolling around on the ground, and it actually looked sort of painful o__O; And then Kento with stupid Suzuki Shun'ei's lollypop. XD Additionally, I highly enjoy Kishi's intensely (o A o) look when he was caught sitting on Jinchan's lap. |D;; I bet Fu was jealous after that... |D;;;

I really wish they'd have something else happen with those 3 minutes or whatever than have Shori announce the same Juniors week after week. We all know them all already, or if we don't, it's because we don't want to. You could put the same juniors in a number that was actually interesting to watch. I just don't get it. Is it out of laziness? They don't want to choreograph and rehearse another number? Or what?

On a final note... I was disappointed Gengen didn't get to be in Candy. :<

Unrelatedly, lalala, I need to work on hols... >__> Maybe on Monday. It's Gunma day!

Comments

[rorychan.livejournal.com]

They are introducing the same juniors because those are the ones being pushed. Whenever juniors get introduced so often like this is to get them well known to take over as lead juniors because a debut is coming soon. It's not out of laziness at all. I've seen this happen in the past many times when NEWS debuted and then when JUMP debuted...and then Sexy Zone. It is a pattern.

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

I have to admit, I didn't watch Shounen Club very religiously before I moved to Japan, but I still think it's pretty sloppy. There groupings are really loose, and I already knew all the people's names who I was going to know beforehand, and don't learn anything because they go by so quickly and no one is doing anything memorable during the two seconds of intro (or less) that they get. 2015 is still a long while off (two years from this month's Myojo), and based on the trend of non-volleyball groups, if there's a debut before 2015, it will likely be a group of people whose average age is closer to 20, unlike the kids they're showing off.

I understand doing Ki Ni Naru J, bringing the kids into the talk and MC segments, having them on Jr. ni Q, and featuring them in song and dance numbers, but literally having Shori say their names one by one as they do a little bit of a dance in vaguely-logical groupings just seems sloppy to me. I know lots of things about Johnny's are sloppy, and I'm not doubting you that they do it for a reason; I'm sure you know better than I do what they did before NEWS and JUMP debuted... but I still don't like it.

[rorychan.livejournal.com]

No what I meant is they showcase these juniors so they can debut other juniors. That way they still have a solid junior base even if there are some popular ones taken away, not that they will be debuting these younger ones. That's the way it usually works.

And this is not the first time they have introduced juniors one by one like this. They have done it a lot in the past. It may be sloppy, but it's nothing different than the usual. And I don't like it much either, but I understand a little of why they do it. I just wished they focused a little more on those juniors they introduce instead of like 2 seconds of camera time.

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

I see. Well, in that case, I hope they're going to debut the Bakaleya guys soon. XD;;; I know that that's the way it works, but I wasn't clear on what you meant. Sorry!

Yeah, I agree with you. I just don't see the point in it if you don't really get to see them or learn anything about them. It seems like a waste of time to me, even if Johnny's clearly thinks it works.

[rorychan.livejournal.com]

Bakaleya6 ftw! We can dream right!? I'm sure at least a couple of those boys will eventually debut. ;___;

Well, I guess it works good enough for them. Or else they would have stopped using that method a long time ago right? But it's a shame.

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we can dream. T____T;;; I don't know if I can handle it if some of them debut and not others, though. It'll break my heart ;___;

True XD;; I also think it's a shame, though.

[rorychan.livejournal.com]

I have had my heart broken so many time as a junior fan by now that I am completely numb to it. ;___;

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

;____; I was late to the Junior game, so my heart is still mending from B.I.Shadow... I don't want it to break again. T____T;

[rorychan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my biggest heartbreak was Ya-Ya-yah. They were my babies ever since a got into the fadom so long ago. *devoted Hikaru fan much?*

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

I can only imagine... that must have been awful ;~~~;

[rorychan.livejournal.com]

It was. Especially since the unit technically existed since 2001 which was already a really long time by that point. I mean, they were on the original Shounen Club episodes when they were being filmed at the other location.

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's really crazy. It must have been heartbreaking.

[bigbang-mint.livejournal.com]

I was thinking the same~ Fu must be soooo jealous that he won't talk to Jinguji for a while (lol)
and oh poor Reia didn't joined the game. he even looks so confused while taking the chair (in front of Jinguji's lol)
but thanks God the kind Yasui senpai helps him (lol not just him actually)

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

Hahaha! I was basically thinking the same thing.

And I know. D: He just had to help out. I hope he can join next time.

[bigbang-mint.livejournal.com]

I wish Reia's the one who sits on Jinguji's laps ;3;

also about this, "I really wish they'd have something else happen with those 3 minutes or whatever than have Shori announce the same Juniors week after week. "
lol yes and it seems that Shori didn't remember some jrs or whut?
(like how he only mentioned "Inaba" instead of "Inaba Manaya" but he mentioned "Takahashi Kaito" with full name) lol

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

I knoooow

Well... There's two Takakhashis and 4 Kaitos, so that might have something to do with it? idk XD He only said the last name for the people backing Gengen and Matsukura Kaito too (except he said Shun'ei instead of Suzuki, I think?) so maybe you have to be important to get two names? |D;;)

[bigbang-mint.livejournal.com]

can you make ff from this please (whacked)

oh yes |D so much Takahashi and esp Kaitos orz
probably right? just kinda wonder if actually shori didn't remember his name lol kidding

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

Hahaha... I'll try to think on some ideas. I think I had a Jinguji and Reia idea earlier, anyway. I can't make any promises but I'll try XD

Hahaha! I hope not XD;

[britkit27.livejournal.com]

Such a violent episode |D My goodness.

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

It was violent. XD It was kind of concerning.

[britkit27.livejournal.com]

Competiton's getting fierce? |D

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

Basically. |D;;;

Also appropriate icon |D;;;

[britkit27.livejournal.com]

I try~ |D

[nekosogi.livejournal.com]

I saw it just now omg it was so violent?? I mean it was sort of funny but I hope none of them got hurt (」゜ロ゜)」 That moment with Kishi and Jinjin was so cute thoough omo (´ω｀*)

Is it still typhooning over there btw? y___y Ugh we really hear nothing about that here but I hope everything's ok

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I hope none of them did too D: But they all seemed okay... And ahaha Kishi just seemed so worried about it.

Yeah, still typhooning. =___=; I wish it would stop so that I could leave the house without getting drenched.

[nekosogi.livejournal.com]

That's what I got too, but damn still those were pretty solid hits... x'D LOL YEAH Kishi's face got me laughing so hard omo

btw i feel you, I wish they'd introduce some of the sixty eight thousand other juniors we don't hear as often from y___y the struggle is real

Ugh that sucks ;____; *hug* Anything with rain is the weather that I dislike the most it's just so annoying, especially if you have to go out.. -___-

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

Yeah, when Hokuto accidentally hit Jinchan in the head with the stool I was legitimately worried. @___@;; But yeah XD; It was so cute.

Sob. I like some of the kids in that group, but I'd rather see them do something, rather than just have their name said. And yeah... it seems pointless to have the same people week after week.

Yeah, it sucks. I bike to work, so when I get there I'm drenched and have to spend the whole day dripping. >__

[xanithofdragons.livejournal.com]

They're all so competitive (at least when they're not sitting all over each other) in the isu tori game. That game holds kind of a special place in my heart, though, since they did it in one of the first Shokura episodes I ever watched.

I've been paying more and more attention to Kishi since he appeared in Kamen Teacher, and I love all his great expressions. ^^

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

Aww XD I wish they'd bring back the actual team games, though... sigh.

Yeah, he makes some of the best faces, though most of them look really terrified or worried. XD; When I first started liking him, I called him "Kishimaru" because he face always looks like Shishimaru's. XD;;

[db5konly.livejournal.com]

hehehe. saw y'alll comments which suddenly makes me think that maybe johnny san can predict the future. Cause they mention the formation of 20-20 a new grp? then after that came e news of tokyo hosting the olympics for the year 2020. hahahs, quite a coincidence. hahahahs.
gomen. XDDD

#random #je ftw

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

Well, Johnny said he was making the group to support the Olympics in 2020, whether or not they were in Tokyo. So I think it was planned, not a coincidence. ^^;

[db5konly.livejournal.com]

oh. hahas. but in the end it was held at tokyo. he must be like i did the right things. lols XD

[faded-lace.livejournal.com]

Haha! Who knows how these things work. Maybe Johnny actually does have that much power lol

[db5konly.livejournal.com]

LOLOLss~~~ kami sama. hahahaahs.