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On NHK General TV’s ‘UtaCon,’ during its ’80s Hit Songs’ special, Juice=Juice members Ebata Hisaki and Kawashima Mifu covered Wink’s ‘Lonely Tropical Fish.’ Right after the broadcast, the Hello! Project board on 5ch lit up with reactions — everything from the standard fan chant of ‘Precious, precious, precious, precious!’ to praise for the costumes and polished choreography, to people sharing that while there’s no terrestrial rerun, the performance is available on catch-up streaming via NHK+. At the same time, some fans expressed disappointment that fellow group member Kamikoryo Runo wasn’t part of the lineup, showing a split in how people reacted to the choice of performers.
What people said
Precious! Precious! Precious! Precious! (≧ω≦。)
Kyoto City! Kyoto City! Kyoto City! Kyoto City! (≧ω≦。)
( =💛妃＾ω＾咲💛)( =♥美＾ω＾楓♥)
Precious! Precious! Precious! Precious! (≧ω≦。)
Kyoto City! Kyoto City! Kyoto City! Kyoto City! (≧ω≦。)
NHK's useless
Juice can have two weeks in a row, no complaints here
Kashiwagi somehow gives off Hello! Project vibes
Even though she's an AKB legend, she doesn't feel out of place over here
She's seen pretty favorably, I'd say
Suzuki-san has changed a LOT… from the image I had of her
https://kizuna.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/morningcoffee/1788262847/
I'm not LGBT! (*｀ω´*)
[BREAKING] Juice=Juice's Ebata Hisaki & Kawashima Mifu, aka 'Ebamifu,' WIN 'UtaCon' lololololololololololololololololololololol
https://kizuna.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/morningcoffee/1788262986/
That's seriously got some destructive power
People are gonna find this clip for sure
I wanna stand in the middle and do that pose too
Feels like she could've been on Momoko Club (a comedic 80s-90s idol variety segment)
She's done dramas, brought people on for collabs
Nagae: Naaa!
Don't mind if I do
Thanks, saved it
Yaaay! ('0')
( =💛妃＾ω＾咲💛)( =♥美＾ω＾楓♥)
Precious! Precious! Precious! Precious! (≧ω≦。)
Kyoto City! Kyoto City! Kyoto City! Kyoto City! (≧ω≦。)
UtaCon: 80's = Wink, 00's = Tsuji & Kago (a beloved 2000s Hello! Project duo), 20's = Ebamifu.
They really carried over Wink's vocal tone, the atmosphere came through nicely —
Ebamifu 😊 and thanks to choreographer Maki-sensei too.
#juicejuice #EbataHisaki #KawashimaMifu
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HRIO-5zbUAA-R5A.jpg
Should've recorded it
No terrestrial rerun, but it's up on NHK+ catch-up streaming
'The spot next to Eba is mine!' she'd say lol
That girl's kind of pitiful
If she'd been in Juice, maybe all three of them would've been up there
Background and Key Points of This Topic
‘UtaCon’s’ ’80s Hit Songs’ segment is a recurring feature where present-day singers and idols cover the hits of the era, and this time two Juice=Juice members covered Wink’s 1990 hit ‘Lonely Tropical Fish.’ As the ‘■4’ notation on the thread suggests, live commentary was so heavy during the broadcast that multiple threads got used up in a short span, showing just how much reaction it drew. On Hello! Project-related boards, standardized cheering chants for specific members are an established custom, and ‘Precious, precious, precious, precious!’ is one example — it may look odd to outsiders, but it’s an entrenched piece of fan culture. Meanwhile, opinions on the performers’ singing ability and the show’s production varied by poster, and it’s worth noting that praise for the performance itself and complaints about the show’s lineup/structure were treated as separate issues in the discussion.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hello! Project board) thread “■ Ebata Hisaki & Kawashima Mifu ■ NHK General TV ‘UtaCon [80s Hit Songs]: Juice=Juice’s Ebata & Kawashima — “Lonely Tropical Fish”‘ ■ 19:57–20:42 ■4.”
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