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[faded_lace]

Okay, so I promise I'll post a real Countdown reflection (I hesitate to call it report because especially since I don't know half the groups I won't remember the song names or what was performed in what order, but I'll write up the highlights according to me, as usual), but I do have to say one thing:

2014 has barely started and I can cross one thing off my bucket list: being in the arena for a Johnny's group debut announcement. In case you haven't already heard, "Johnny's West 4" (ジャニーズWEST4) is now a group, consisting of Kiriyama Akito, Nakama Junta, Shigeoka Daiki, and Kotaki Nozomu.

Cons(?):
♞ It wasn't the people I wanted to debut
♞ What about Fujii and Kamiyama...?? And Hama-chan...?
♞ Name is super uncatchy...??
♞ I have absolutely no interest in them
♞ Johnny has officially gone senile and debuted a four-member unit that wasn't a Junior group, which is unprecedented for a non-volleyball group debut post-golden age.

Pros(?):
♘ It wasn't the people I wanted to debut who got broken up and shafted!
♘ I will be so rich with the money I don't spend on their debut
♘ I was there when it was announced
♘ Lower likelihood of Kansai being involved in the 2015 volleyball debut (maybe?)

So there you have it! I'm actually pretty apathetic about the whole thing, but I wanted to post about it as soon as possible since I was there in the flesh when it happened! I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts, especially people who are Kansai Junior fans!

And happy 2014 from the future!

Comments

[ltgmars.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha I was watching the live stream and when that happened I was like, "Welp, I know at least one person there who isn't cheering". XD

I will be so rich with the money I don't spend on their debut
Yesssssssss

[kaleidoruby.livejournal.com]

I hope you had fun at Countdown! I live streamed it, and it was so much fun to watch!

Personally, I'm really excited for the debut. I wanted Shigeoka and Kiriyama to debut together and I got my wish! Sucks for the other half of 7WEST though... D:

[cakezplease.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty surprised. I'm glad that the Akita and Junta got to debut but I was hoping that Fujii was going to debut too. :(

[nekosogi.livejournal.com]

..lost it at "Johnny has officially gone senile" and "I will be so rich with the money I don't spend on their debut" HAHA x'D Hope you had lots of fun at Countdown either way! ( ★ω★) I watched some of it on a stream but the quality was such shiet I decided I'd drop it... *lol*

Well I don't think I'll be 100% interested in them, but I wasn't expecting those 4 to debut together at all so I'm curious （・□・；） and I'll admit I kind of like Kotaki Nozomu and Akito so... hahaha u.u Even though my mind is lining up question marks thinking wtf is supposed to happen with the rest of 7WEST... xD

OH and happy new year! ♡ (* >ω<)

[rorychan.livejournal.com]

I am super happy about the debut but super sad about the break up of 7WEST. My two favorites are ShigeDaiki and Kamiyama, so I am split. But BAD have been deserving a debut for the longest time because they have worked so hard for so many years.

[xanithofdragons.livejournal.com]

I'm mostly excited about Johnny's West 4, since it has most of my favorite Kansai Jrs. in it, but I was pretty surprised that it was only 4 of them. And then there's the breaking up of 7 West. But after thinking about it for a while, I realized that the 2 from 7 West who aren't debuting are the ones who're going to be in SHARK, and I feel like that has to mean something even if I don't know what.

I do think there's certain advantages to debuting a smaller group every once in a while (especially with 2020 in the future). But yeah, the name's kind of weird. It seems appropriately Johnny's-ish, but it almost seems too plain? But it also makes me want to giggle whenever I say it, which I guess is also true of most recent Johnny's group names.