Minegishi Minami (Miichan) / 1st Generation

as I said ... the ban on pics of Tetsyua and Miichan has been definitely lifted


btw there's also this

the tweet is kinda cryptic
https://twitter.com/TO_TETSUYA/status/1561319913637130240
but I don't think Tetsuya is selling that merch himself, and I kinda think he also says it's a friend and people should back off?

well, maybe you can get a custom version with your own tweet on the back ?

 

I only looked at the costumes, and that hippie get up is really old
(iirc they come with an air ocarina for every member )

 

I've long ago accepted that Miichan needs to earn money, and so does her husband.
but this would be a bit over the top imho

I see no mention of merch on Tokai on Air's youtube page btw
(which is kinda surprising as American YouTubers like Logan Paul wil do almost anything to flog their shit, especially to kids <insert throw up emoticon here>)
(and there are a shitload of Dutch 'influencers' whi have exactly the same target demographic :/)
But maybe I didn't look in the right place


was just reading up on Sata on the Japanese Wikipedia

"for some reason" .... funny how the Japanese Wikipedia does not mention Miichan
(come to think of it, iirc Miichan is not in that episode, which is kinda fortunate)

 

The nice thing about Sata is that he never seemed to hold it against Miichan, I do think Miichan was one of the members he apriciated most
(and Kiyoto for sure liked Miichan, even though she slapped him during the Yankee episode (and I'm not sure if he knew that was coming), there is a Shoujiki Shougi episode in which Miichan is the commentator where you can see them 'conspiring' off camera)

kicking Sata, slapping Kiyoto ... you'd almost think Miichan has a violent streak

btw, she still knows how to set up the conversation to give some member the opportunity to grab the spotlight. she did it for Komi in this weeks Sayonara Mourisan
(and als throwing some shade towards Yukirin ... as if Yukirin is ever in third row :/ )

It's kinda funny how the two hosts are still finding out how certain things in AKB work, they really had no idea about all the rules for the kenkyusei it seems, Miichan's role seem partly to be to enlighten them (or as the person they consult as the authority whether something is true when the members make a statement)

Someday I want to find the complete Team 4 concert I have seen parts of (with the baby,baby,baby performance where all the young member looks super fit ... and Miichan after some coaxing appears wearing an old school swimsuit, cap and googles ....)
Sahhoo closing up with some serious shade towards Miichan it seems.
Sahhoo speaks so fast ... even if I better understood Japanese for sure I would not be able to follow her

Minegishi Team 4 always just brimmed with energy and joy

 

ow, we are going to get the wanted 'Making of' of the wedding videophotos


ow, somehow it's private now
maybe it'll come back later

and it's back?

if the video does not show watch the video here

ow and another picture of the happy couple
https://www.instagram.com/p/ChjB7C5LJOK/




ow, btw, Miichan sported the rumoured engagement ring with diamond.


There is a discussionbetween Techan and Miichan about the diamond, him declaring it's a large diamond , Miichan teasing him "is it really though?" (paraphrasing)

btw, other members sported a pimple now and then, Miichan however seems to have perfect skin.

ow, and I feel kinda silly for assuming MARCOsan was a male (In my defence, it is a male name over here)
(and yeah, Cameraman in stead of photographer still sounds weird)

video doesn't really show all the hard work that must have went in to it, but the staff must have worked hard dressing the set etc.

ow, I should add, the video shows that even with their busy schedules they must have spend a lot of time together, as they are so comfortable with each other.

last screenshot


kawaii!

Someone did what Tetsuya probably should have done himself and superimposed the video of him and the rest of Tokai on air watching the announcement video over said video.
Now you can see what they are reacting to which is great

if the video does not show watch the video here

 

well, there hasn't been a formal wedding and reception (yet) ... they registered their wedding, which as far as I know is just a no frills administrative affair.

The orange dress was for the photos they used to announce their wedding and it's orange (for Tetsuya) and light bleu (for Miichan)
In the announcement video Miichan wore a more traditional white dress and Tetsuya and black tuxedo(?)

we are all hoping for a bigger 'wedding' or at least a reception sometime in the future, because we're of course all hoping the origens will turn up and make it an almost royal affair ... ow wait, if it's most of the kami-7 it will be a divine affair

Paolo from Tokyo did a video about his marriage

if the video does not show watch the video here

Here in the Netherlands you first register your intent to get married (ondertrouw) and then you'll have a marriage ceremony at a later date where a civil servant will make it all legal.
Traditionally those ceremonies were held at the city hall, but nowadays there is often a choice in venues.
Some people opt to also have a religious ceremony, but those don't count in the eyes of the law.

It used to be that several less well to do couples got married at the same time, I know one of my uncles got married that way.
When the time came for the witnesses to sign the wedding documents my grandpa jokingly called out
'If you don't know how to write, just put down a cross'
It turned out a father of one of the brides indeed did not know how to write and people had to intervene as a brawl almost erupted

that was in the fifties, weddings were just a simple affair back then, nowadays people go overboard and hire castles to get married in :/

btw, you won't run that risk in Japan as they sign legal documents with a family stamp.

 

Modelpress (and other news sites) are cranking out (micro) articles about Miichan and Tetsuya on a daily basis right now

https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/3313133

The first article that @David61 mentioned

somehow the cut and past action automatically removed the slightly nsfw picture
edit: replaced the links and added the additonal photo
anyway .... Miichan looks very fit in that one
did I mention that I never signed up to be the oshi of a hot member?
Miichan was cute, Miichan was funny, that's why I became a fan .... now kinda suddenly Miichan is beautiful

I think most of you know Miichan (like Acchan) has an impersonator

https://www.instagram.com/p/Chk_zN6BH3V/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=
As Oscar Wilde said

pretty sure using the term 'mediocrity' is unnecessarily harsh in this case, but you get the drift

 

well, Kaznax in the fanclub everyday keeps the whole fanclub informed with Miichans media appearances ... for sure if it's important he'll report it
He has a twitter feed as well


ow, the behind the scenes of the photoshoot also already has 3.7 million views
(and ranks #1 on YouTube in Japan)


I was curious how long it takes Miichan to get to Okazaki but it's just 2 hours and 16 minutes by Shinkansen and limited-express
That's fine I guess for weekends, but if she decided to move to Okazaki it would be a burden if she had to do that every day

Yuu-san posted a lot of stories with different hair colours including this

The autotranslated text gives me (amongst other things)

make of that what you want
I personally won't rule out that Miichan and Tetsuya have been exchanging LINE messages since they met up at Miichan's photo exhibition (and maybe even sometime before that)
Is that dating ... maybe, sort of ... was it a violation of the no-dating rule ... meh, don't know, don't care.

 

Well, that makes a lot more sense
I still suspect Miichan has recommended Yuu-chan to several other AKB members.