Minegishi Minami (Miichan) / 1st Generation

I was kinda surprised to read that the comedian was only 25 ... I thought she was older then Miichan or at least the same age

Miichan never is one just to nibble on food

btw, not sure how this works regarding to rights to a name


also not sure, but I think Miichan is saying something along the line that 1st gen AKB members liked Mr Donut Donuts
hmm... she does say that she only used to get only one or two in the past with her family, but when filming (a Mr. Donut commercial?) with AKB there was a table full of donuts (450 or so)... so she ate a lot in between filming, there were a lot of members, but she had about 5

later on she says there is no Misdo Gohan near her home in Tokyo, so she doesn't get to go for donuts very often, but in Okazaki there is one at only a 18min walk, so she and Tetsuya go there for donuts.

btw, it seems Tokai on Air is, apart from being the birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the biggest tourism magnet for Okazaki
https://okazaki-kanko.jp/feature/gourmet-campaign/top

 

Miichan will be the MC during the Idol Wave festival 29 December


https://idol-wave.com/

https://www.diskgarage.com/digaonline/news/186130

another Splatoon livestream


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it looks like this time they are playing together in stead of taking turns
and .... I know that T-Shirt


and the fanclub members is awash with member who failed the lottery for the no3b concert ...
and I failed to get a ticket as well

 

Miichan teaching herself the choreography of Idol Nanka Janakattara from the practice video


if the video does not show watch the video here

Miichan also appears on another late night TV show
https://twitter.com/childplay_ytv/status/1712745821685563903

Miichan wrote this in the fanclub

 

There seems to be a sort of scandal surrounding Tokai on Air member Shibayu who is in a divorce wiht his wife, Ayanan, both feuding on social media.
The spouse attacked Tetsuya online as he is the leader of Tokai on Air because he refused to get involved, saying that he was her 'enemy' from the start.
What's really going on is kinda difficult the get from news reports but from what I understood Tetsuya tweeted that the Tokay on Air member checked in to a hospital.
https://twitter.com/TO_TETSUYA/status/1715233669500350900
https://twitter.com/TO_TETSUYA/status/1714577137292943464

of course Bunshun is milking the whole sorry affair to the max
https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/66563

Bunshun hints at a previous affair/relationship between him and Ayanan, so they are more than happy to drag Miichan into all this

 

watching allnight fujiko, the fujiko girls did a karaoke segment
Miichan must have been glad as one of them sang Heart gata Virus, must be kinda weird to see that when you have performed it yourself on a big stage

ow, they 2 of the Fujiko girls visited the Osare company storage

cue clip of Iiwake Maybe

They managed to find one of Miichan's costumes as well


btw, STU48 made an appearance as well and performed their latest single

 

I've watched it a long time ago, and I think you are probably right ...
but didn't check the timeline tbh AKB0048 is 2012, Ue kara Mariko is 2011, so that fits

the show gave Miichan the 5th a redemption arc

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Related to that, Miichan tended to play flawed characters in a lot of AKB dramas.

I guess Miichan turned out to have a redemption arc in real life as well


ow, I just rewatched the Iiwake Maybe MV and noticed Miichan is missing from the biking sequences, just like she can't be seen in that MV where the girls gather in Akihabara wearing yukatas (and angel wings)

 

it was, I checked it

btw

this episode first aired a month after Miichan was demoted, so it might be it was voiced after it all happened.
if not, it's kinda spooky to be honest

Miichan's scandal and rash action derailed 'Snack Kissa Eden', and we'll never know if there ever was to be a sequel to 'Mendol Ikemen'
(but maybe no3b should make it a firmly tongue in cheek YouTube series )

tbh the longer I'm in the fandom, the more I'm in a 'what could have been' mood (and not just about Miichan, Miichan went on to be loved and respected by her kouhai, something she learned to appreciate more than screentime) :/

 

well, someone mentioned in a akb0048 wiki that the voice over seemed unsynchronised, so maybe they redid some of that, that could have been done pretty quickly I guess.
(not that lip synchronisation is all that good with most anime anyway)

 

Miichan took a walk to buy donuts and coffee on her own in Hawaii
She this wasn't accompanied by her manager or make-up person, so she did it all by herself

if the video does not show watch the video here

English still isn't her strong suite, so I think that's kinda brave
Donut guy seemed to like her though, I'm sure he had no idea it was someone pretty famous in Japan

I also think she ran into some member of the crew for the show.


ow, btw, I'm now pretty much convinced they changed the voice acting for akb0048 episode 22 'Blue Betrayal'
one of the 'managers'(?), the one voiced by a male, says 'I always worried she'd fall for the wrong sort of guy'
that's too specific a remark to be a coincidence imho (and a dig at Alan Shirahama as well, I guess)

 

I guess Miichan really meant it when she said she wanted to be more active on YouTube

Food blog, be prepared for large bites being taken

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Salmon has gotten big
somehow I think she nicked her shorts a 3:48 from Tetsuya, ow wait, that's not Miichan


OOOOOO ..... Kojimako appears!!

Miichan looks so relaxed nowadays ... I'm thinking she found the right work vs personal time balance

 

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I had a hunch they were near Harajuku, and I was correct, only they approached from the other direction
Passing Kiddy Land gave it away

They talk about their favourite food, as we kinda know Miichan likes gyoza ..... a lot!
(it seems she ordered 7 portions a previous time they went out to eat )
She then proclaims her diet always fails whenever nyannyan is around
Nyannyan says she can't be an orderly(composed?) person whenever she's with Miichan, she falls apart.
She also says she has the same effect on Miichan.

They talk about Paris, Miichan said she never understood why people like Paris that much.
Nyannyan says she likes it for the fashion and architecture.

Near the end they are talking about vinegar as Nyannyan likes it, Miichan then says when she thinks about vinegar she tends to think about Acchan (as there seems to be an CM wiht Acchan in it)
Nyanyan (again) states Miichan is interesting.
After which Miichan complains she is not funny, Nyannyan is the only one who thinks she is

They talk a bit over the excitement surrounding the no3b concert and after the meal Nyannyan was going to practice with Takamina.

 

not the 15th here yet, but it is in Japan, so ...

みぃちゃん、お誕生日おめでとうございます

Miichan just announced some fanclub only birthday goods during her live chat in the fanclub


additionally there will be online talk sessions

 

https://twitter.com/chan__31/status/1724759090780578206

Miichan did a cat themed photoshoot for the birthday goods
(there's a black version as well)

source: instagram

 

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I'm guessing the Birthday goods are now available to the general public

source: instagram story
and the link to the shop: https://no3b.official.ec/

The show has categories for No3b, Takamina, Nyannyan and Renacchi as well, but those are currently empty, Hiichan somehow is missing



we're being spoiled this month


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(I'm kinda thinking Miichan isn't talking about an actual uncle, but I could of course be wrong
edit: it was the staff member and that seemed a huge amount for a simple game (310000¥ about $2000 ) )

5 completely random change games with 50-50 chance per game ... I always hated '
probability calculation' as a subject in school

tbh from the camera point of view you could tell which egg was raw because of the light passing through it which gave it an kinda orange tint

ow, not quite 5 random chance games ...

Spoiler

well, she aced the last one

tbh I don't think it was going to be about that whole insane amount

Spoiler

they are going out of their way to make her loose
(and of course nobody knows how many takes they did of the games as well)

Miichan said she's going to try to update her YouTube channel every week, and the money she won today will be used for the channel.

btw, as Miichan points out 31 is a special number to her
let's hope it brings her all the luck she needs