#Tsukishima Kirari starring Kusumi Koharu

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H!P 25th Anniversary MV Release✨ 7th Edition

As part of of H!P's 25th anniversary, the Up-Front Channel released past MVs for the seventh time.

The seventh batch includes MVs from Tsukishima Kirari and related units, W, Maeda Yuki, Heike Michiyo, and the Hello Pro Kenshuusei.

Enjoy!

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Konnichipa (“Good Afternoop”)

“The king of Hawaii was called Kamepamepa! Let’s protect our green forests, that’s nature conserpation! Speep going “baa baa”, lakes of pwans! And the tallest mountain in Japan is Mt. Puji!”

OR: Adding a maru to words starting with h syllables “P” to words is fun.

konnichipaa   konnichipaa konkon nichinichi konnichipaa konnichi pappaa konnichipaa konnichi bappaa konnichipaa

Good afternoop, good afternoop! Goodgood, afterafter, good afternoop! Good afternoop noop , good afternoop! Good afternoob noop , good afternoop!

iropanipopeto pamayarawaa maru wo tsuketara ara fushigi iropanipopeto pamayarawaa nandemo tanoshiku miete kuru

A-P-P-D-P-F-G, A-P-I-O-U If you replace things with a “P”, my, do they sound funny! A-P-P-D-P-F-G, A-P-I-O-U No matter what you use it for, it makes the word fun!

ki ni naru ano ko wa PIROSHI-kun yasashiku popoemi kakemashou HAE wa iya dakedo PAE nara OKKEE PAPA to MAMA wa ii puupu

The boy on my mind is Piroshi-kun Let’s all give a nice, friendly spile Flies are gross but if it’s pies, that’s A-OK Mom and Dad make such a great pouple!

konnichipaa   konnichipaa konkon nichinichi konnichipaa konnichi pappaa konnichipaa konnichi bappaa konnichipaa

Good afternoop, good afternoop! Goodgood, afterafter, good afternoop! Good afternoop noop , good afternoop! Good afternoob noop , good afternoop!

iropanipopeto pamayarawaa maru wo tsuketara ara fushigi iropanipopeto pamayarawaa nandemo tanoshiku miete kuru

A-P-P-D-P-F-G, A-P-I-O-U If you replace things with a “P”, my, do they sound funny! A-P-P-D-P-F-G, A-P-I-O-U No matter what you use it for, it makes the word fun!

HAWAI no ousama KAMEPAMEPA midori wo mamorou shizen pogo PITSUJI wa meemee, pakuchou no mizuumi puuji wa nippon ichi no yama

The king of Hawaii was called Kamepamepa Let’s protect our green forests, that’s nature conserpation Speep going “baa baa”, lakes of pwans And the tallest mountain in Japan is Mt. Puji

konnichipaa   konnichipaa konkon nichinichi konnichipaa konnichi pappaa konnichipaa konnichi bappaa konnichipaa

Good afternoop, good afternoop! Goodgood, afterafter, good afternoop! Good afternoop noop , good afternoop! Good afternoob noop , good afternoop!

irohanihoheto hamayarawaa maru wo tottara ara fushigi irohanihoheto hamayarawaa nandemo CHIKARA ga nuketekuru

A-B-C-D-E-F-G, A-E-I-O-U If you take away the “P”, my, do they sound funny! A-B-C-D-E-F-G, A-E-I-O-U No matter what it is, saying it right zaps your strength

hoohohhohoo hohho HATO HOHHO genkan no BERU wa HINHONHON PENGIN wa ii kedo HENGIN wa NG kyou no ohiru wa SUHAGETTI

Hoohoo hoohoo hoo HATOHOHHO The doorbell at the entranceway goes hing-hong Penguins are great but henguins are no good Today I had haghetti for lunch

maaru wo tsukete ikimashou kitto tanoshiku natte kuru kanashii kibun ni natta nara HORA! maaru wo tsukete ikimashou

Let’s add a “P” to things It’ll definitely make ‘em fun If you’re down in the dumps, then HEY! Let’s add a “P” to things

konnichipaa   konnichipaa konkon nichinichi konnichipaa konnichi pappaa konnichipaa konnichi bappaa konnichipaa

Good afternoop, good afternoop! Goodgood, afterafter, good afternoop! Good afternoop noop , good afternoop! Good afternoob noop , good afternoop!

paru natsu aki puyu   nen gara nenjuu ookina koe de WAPAPPA! (wahahahaha) hai PAKUSHU! (PACHI PACHI PACHI PACHI!)

Spring, pummer, fall, and pinter, all throughout the year Let’s laugh really loud: WAPAPAPA! (Wahahahaha) Yeah, let’s plaupplaud! (clap-clap-clap-clap-clap!)

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I took some liberties with this translation, but basically: In the hiragana writing system, you have syllables, not letters. So, “ha hi hu (pronounced fu) he ho” would be written as “はひふへほ”. For the sake of silliness, this song adds a maru (◌゚) to those hiragana to turn them into “pa pi pu pe po” (ぱぴぷぺぽ”). In later stanzas, words that already had the syllables “pa pi pu pe po” have their maru taken away from them and become “ha hi fu he ho”.

I subbed in as many English equivalents as I could, but if you want a list of things as they appear:

konnichipa: konnichiwa (Hello or Good Afternoon) iropanipopeto: irohanihoheto (the old Japanese alphabet) pamayarawaa: cutesy version of hamayarawa (a mnemonic device for the second half of the hiragana writing system) Piroshi-kun: Hiroshi-kun (a “P” version of a common boy’s name in Japan, much like “Patthew” or “Poshua” in English.) Popoemi: hohoemi (smile) Pae: hae (houseflies) Puupu: fuufu (pair; couple) Kamepamepa: Kamehameha Shizen pogo: shizen hogo (nature conservation) Pitsuji: hitsuji (sheep) Pakuchou: hakuchou (swan) Puuji: Fuuji (Mt. Fuji) Hinhonhon: pinponpon (ding-dong-dong) Hengin: Pengin (Penguin) Suhagetti: supagetti (spaghetti) Paru: haru (spring, but I kept spring intact and turned summer into pummer instead because “ppring" sounded too weird for me) Puyu: fuyu (winter) Wapappa: Wahahha (laughter) Pakushu: hakushu (applause)

Also, this is only semi-related, but Konnichipa is responsible for one of the few Koha MCs I remember fondly, and I recommend watching it if only Gaki’s disgruntled face.

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Tsukishima Kirari starring Kusumi Koharu (Morning Musume) - Koi Kana

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Who is Your Birthday Oshi? ~Week of July 9~

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Birthdays and Anniversaries ~Week of July 9~

The following ex-members and single releases have birthdays, anniversaries, and a release (!) this week.

July 9

SALT5, 7AIR, 11WATER - Kowarenai Ai ga Hoshii no / GET UP! Rapper / BE ALL RIGHT! (2003)

C-ute - Ooki na Ai de Motenashite (2006)

Berryz Koubou - Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance (2008)

Suenaga Mami - FREEDOM / Ark (2008)

July 10

℃-ute - Kanashiki Amefuri / Adam to Eve no Dilemma (2013)

July 11

Fujisaki Yumi (ex-Gatas Brilhantes H.P.; 38)

C-ute - Meguru Koi no Kisetsu (2007)

Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido feat. Inaba Manaka - Hankouki! / Ice day Party (2018)

July 12

Nakazawa Yuko - Shanghai no Kaze (2000)

Tsukishima Kirari starring Kusumi Koharu (Morning Musume) - Koi Kana (2006)

Juice=Juice - Pride Bright / FUNKY FLUSHIN' (2023)

July 13

Michishige Sayumi (ex-Morning Musume; 34)

Ogura Manami (ex-Hello Pro Egg; 32)

OCHA NORMA - Koi no Crouching Start / Omatsuri Debut da ze! (2022)

July 14

Morning Musume - Furusato (1999)

Matsuura Aya - YOUR SONG ~Seishun Sensei~ (2004)

Berryz Koubou - Maji Bomber!! (2010)

July 15

Kusumi Koharu (ex-Morning Musume; 31)

Yamada Ichigo (ex-Hello Pro Kenshuusei; 18)

Happy birthday/anniversary week!

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HIMAWARI (“SUNFLOWER”)

“ I've come to understand. It's a kind of magic I'm able to do–the more I smile, the funner things become, it feels! It's nothing special but so that I don't forget, I'll hold on to this small striped seed as I go.”

OR: Wanting to be as cheerful as a sunflower.

KAATEN wo akete 「OHAYOU ARIGATOU」 taiyou ga mitsumetete kureru ichiban MUTEKI na egao ni kigaete HANASAKU kyou wo hajimeyou

Upon opening the curtain "GOOD MORNING, THANKS!" The sun is gazing kindly down at me! Changing into a number-one, unbeatable smile Let's start the day and bloom!

kin iro ni hikaru    ooki na hanataba ga HAATO no mannaka    saiteru mitai

It's as if a big bouquet of gleaming gold flowers Is blooming at the center of my heart

(Hey boy! Hey boy!) yakusoku shitanda (Hey girl! Hey girl!) niau to itte kureta manatsu no HIMAWARI no you ni mune wo hatte (Hey boy! Hey boy!) DO RE MI FA SO RA SHI DO (Hey girl! Hey girl!) hana utau tatte daisuki na ano hito ni tsutaerareru you ni RA RU RA! RA RU RA! RA RU RA!

(Hey boy! Hey boy!) You promised– (Hey girl! Hey girl!) Hold your head high, just like The midsummer flowers    that he said suited you (Hey boy! Hey boy!) Do re mi fa so la si do (Hey girl! Hey girl!) So that even this humming Reaches that person you love La lu la! La lu la! La lu la!

kore kara deaeru mirai no dekigoto IMEEJI shitara MUNE ga odoru yume mitai dakedo yume ja nai nante moshikashite kanari RAKKII

When I imagine the future events That I'll be able to encounter from now on, my heart dances Like, "it seems like a dream, but it's not"– Maybe I'll be quite lucky!

shiranai sekai ga takusan matteru yo KOKORO no tenki ga asu mo HARERUYA

An unknown world has lots of things in store The weather in my heart is hallelujah tomorrow as well!¹

(Hey boy! Hey boy!) wakatte kitanda (Hey girl! Hey girl!) watashi ni dekiru mahou waraeba warau hodo tanoshiku nareru mitai (Hey boy! Hey boy!) atarimae dakedo (Hey girl! Hey girl!) wasurenai you ni chiisana SHIMA SHIMA no tane wo motte yukou

(Hey boy! Hey boy!) I've come to understand (Hey girl! Hey girl!) It's a kind of magic I'm able to do– The more I smile, the funner things become, it feels! (Hey boy! Hey boy!) It's nothing special but (Hey girl! Hey girl!) So that I don't forget, I'll hold on to this small striped seed as I go!²

umaku ikanai toki ni KUYASHII gao KANASHII gao yori mo kitto NIKKORI hanekaesetara ichiban KAKKOII☆

When nothing goes your way Rather than making a frustrated or sad face, Bouncing back from it all with a beam on Is the coolest☆

(Hey boy! Hey boy!) yakusoku shitanda (Hey girl! Hey girl!) niau to itte kureta manatsu no HIMAWARI no you ni mune wo hatte (Hey boy! Hey boy!) DO RE MI FA SO RA SHI DO (Hey girl! Hey girl!) hana utau tatte daisuki na ano hito ni tsutaerareru you ni RA RU RA! RA RU RA! RA RU RA!

(Hey boy! Hey boy!) You promised– (Hey girl! Hey girl!) Hold your head high, just like The midsummer flowers    that he said suited you (Hey boy! Hey boy!) Do re mi fa so la si do (Hey girl! Hey girl!) So that even this humming Reaches that person you love La lu la! La lu la! La lu la!

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¹This is a pun that doesn't carry over in English: the "HARE" in Hallelujah can also be taken as "sunny/clear weather"

² Perhaps an obvious reference, but sunflower seeds have stripes.