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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

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I did! It was really amazing. We managed to somehow have second row from the stage seats, so we could see a lot of the stuff happening in the background that didn't make it onto TV.

I'm happy that a lot of my LJ friends are excited, but I'm honestly surprised at how few people seem even marginally upset about Kamiyama and Fujii. Not in a judgy way, but more like... if it was my junior group, I'd be devastated? I was hell bent on not liking Sexy Zone at first because I was so upset about B.I.Shadow, even though two members were debuting, and I know a lot of people felt the same way about them, and Ya-ya-yah, so I'm really surprised by the reaction I've seen so far. But since I'm not at all invested in Kansai, I really think I must just be missing something.