JKT48 New Year 2014: White and Red Battle
by Richardson Kilis · January 2, 2014
For the second consecutive year, JKT48 held a special New Year “White and Red Battle” event on January 1. It is inspired by the AKB48 Kouhaku Taikou Uta Gassen and NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen in Japan, except that JKT48’s event focuses more on games and competitions rather than song and dance. Members were divided into Red and White teams, which were assigned according to current JKT48 team placements, with Trainees being split into both teams.
RED (20): Naomi (captain), Lidya (assistant captain), Acha, Della, Hanna, Ikha, Nadila, Nat, Noella, Rona, Sinka, Tata, Uty, Viny, Yona, Yuvi, Dena, Sisil, Vanka, Via
WHITE (20): Kinal (captain), Jeje (assistant captain), Ayana, Beby, Cindy, Delima, Frieska, Gaby, Ghaida, Melody, Nabilah, Dhike, Rica, Sendy, Shania, Sonia, Ve, Nobi, Rachel, Shafa
Did not participate (4): Akicha, Haruka, Octi, Rena
PRELUDE
Nabilah, Kinal, Melody, Naomi, and Yuvi first introduced the event while wearing yukata. Each team member was then introduced alternately and sat with their respective teams. Team captains and assistant captains were then introduced, followed by team parody songs. Red team (Team KIII + Trainees) presented “Apakah Kau Melihat Team K?” (“Team K wo Miteiru ka?”), featuring many inside jokes among fans of the second generation of JKT48. White team (Team J + Trainees) presented “RIVER”, featuring rewritten lyrics with Team KIII replacing the eponymous river as Team J’s obstacle. White team had cleverly distributed its rewritten lyrics as the audience entered the theater, so many in the audience sang along.
BATTLE 1: BREAD ROULETTE
IKHA–UTY–VANKA–VIA vs. CINDY–DHIKE–FRIESKA–GABY
Each team is provided four pieces of bread. Three of them are standard chocolate-filled bread, but one is filled with wasabi. Each team must guess who in the other team ate the wasabi-filled bread. This battle is worth 10 points.
Red team incorrectly guessed that Dhike had the wasabi-filled bread when in fact it was Frieska. Unfortunately for Red, Frieska likes wasabi, so she did not make any special expressions. White also probably threw Red off when all of them made expressions as if they all ate the wasabi.
White team correctly guessed that Vanka ate the wasabi, the reason being they said the could see tears coming out of her eyes as she ate the bread.
WINNER: WHITE +10
BATTLE 2: CAPTAIN TEST
NAOMI vs. KINAL
Each team captain is quizzed how well she knew her teammates. For each incorrect answer, the captain must drink a cup of bitter gourd juice. This battle is worth 10 points.
Naomi correctly answered Uty’s birth date (November 17).
Kinal correctly answered Haruka’s birth date (February 10).
Naomi incorrectly answered Nadila’s birth date (September 23). After this, she started pleading for her sister Sinka’s birth date.
Kinal incorrectly answered Akicha’s birth date (October 3).
Naomi incorrectly answered Hanna’s birth date (January 26).
Kinal incorrectly answered Delima’s birth date (October 25). She had the correct date but answered November for the month instead.
TIE: RED +10, WHITE +10
BATTLE 3: OPERA VAN JKT48
DELLA–NAT–TATA–DENA vs. GHAIDA–JEJE–SHANIA–VE
Each team puts on a comedy skit. This battle is worth 20 points, with the audience deciding the winner.
In the occasion recent auditions for the third generation of JKT48, the Red team put on a skit about new member auditions. Nat played the role of the audition interviewer. Tata as the first candidate entered as a spoiled girl and bossed Nat for a while until she eventually ran out crying as Nat countered back. Dena entered as the next candidate, a Javanese country girl with thick Javanese accent who goes by the name Rohyati, nicknamed Roh (which means spirit or ghost in Indonesian). Despite being a country girl, she proceeds to perform a dance similar to twerking. The final candidate is Della, an outspoken girl with unfortunately poor English grammar. She proceeds to converse with Nat in broken English, mixed with occasional Indonesian.
Tata’s character was stereotypical of a spoiled brat, but while it was comedic her act lacks a certain punch. Dena then stole the show by appearing dressed in kebaya and by speaking with a convincing Javanese accent, even to the point of reading JKT48 as “Jékaté Papat Lapan” in Javanese. Della’s broken English was also comedic at times. I think she can become even funnier if she learns English properly and actually learns how to perform a broken English comedy, but as she is the act can grow tiring after some time.
White team’s skit featured Jeje as a star idol with a witty and temperamental attitude who is looking for a new manager. First entered Ve, a clueless girl in glasses new to the idol industry. She calls herself Veranda Balenk, or Velenk for short. (JKT48’s chief member manager Angga Agustian is nicknamed Balenk.) Unfortunately, Jeje grew tired of her scatterbrained personality and so calls in the next candidate. Ghaida’s character, named Ghalenk, was then introduced as a Japanese-speaking manager but was later revealed to be an idol fanatic after Jeje became suspicious after seeing Ghalenk with a badge lanyard containing Jeje’s photo pack. The third candidate is Shania, aka Shalenk, a bossy manager who appears to have scheduled a full itinerary of activities for Jeje. As a result, Jeje said being an idol is too troublesome as it is too much work.
Ve’s airhead persona should not be underestimated as it stole the hearts of many in the audience, including Kinal. (Those who are familiar with the JKT48 Theater stage layout should know that members can enter the stage in the middle of the curtains covering the backstage. However, that opening was blocked by a projector screen at the time, and so Ve came in crawling under the screen as the audience fell over in adoration.) Ghaida’s parody of a Japanese idol fanatic was also very well done, especially when she was dressed in a buttoned shirt and black suit jacket. Finally, Shania demonstrated why she is often called a child in a woman’s body as her character is dressed even more alluringly than Jeje’s idol character.
My vote was for WHITE.
WINNER: WHITE +20
BATTLE 4: NO SURPRISE EXERCISE
SINKA–SISIL vs. AYANA–SONIA
Each team presents its own parody of “No Surprise Exercise” (“Atarimae Taisou”) by the Japanese comedy duo COWCOW, who was a guest artist at JKT48’s second anniversary concert. This battle is worth 20 points, with the audience deciding the winner.
Once again, much like the parody songs in the prelude, these rewritten lyrics contained many inside jokes among JKT48 members and their fans. A few examples are below, including translations which try to match the melody:
Lagi ngestalk, kepencet Follow. Masuk Reupload! Senam yang Tim J Tim J lah.
“Stalking on Twitter, accidentally hit Follow. Caught by Reupload! The Team J exercise routine.” (WHITE)
(Note: ReuploadJKT48 is an automated Twitter account which tracks JKT48 members’ microactivity using the Twitter API, including follows, favorites, retweets, photo posts, and several others. It was initially created as a backup repository of images posted by members when their accounts are deleted following graduation from the group. However, one will occasionally find members following accounts of fans, meaning that they may have been viewing tweets by certain individuals and accidentally followed their Twitter accounts.)
Lihat Soella goyang “Defense”. Jadi ueneg! Senam yang Sinka–Sisil lah.
“Watching Soella dance in ‘Defense’. I feel dizzy! Sinka and Sisil’s exercise.” (RED)
(Note: Sisil, like other Trainees, often substitutes for members who are not able to attend theater shows. She has gained a reputation for being a multifaceted dancer having stood in for various key members. In this particular example, Sisil impressively stands in for Noella as center of the unit song “Pertahanan akan Cinta” (“Itoshisa no Defense”), earning the respect of many fans and the portmanteau nickname Soella. Other portmanteaus include Seranda, Selody, Sitella, and Sabilah.)
Other fun parodies included verses from both teams on the phenomenon of oshihen, or switching the member whom you support the most, which seems to occur quite often in the JKT48 fandom when a fan feels a member is suddenly giving him or her special attention.
My vote was for WHITE.
WINNER: WHITE +20
BATTLE 5: SINGING BATTLE
RED vs. WHITE
Red and White team members participate in a choral battle of “Pembatas Buku Sakura” (“Sakura no Shiori”). This battle is worth 20 points, with the audience deciding the winner.
While both groups performed quite well, I felt the White team was more in harmony, especially at the height of the chorus. Red team occasionally lacked power in some segments, but they also seemed to have been caught by the emotions of the song as I thought I saw tears from Via’s eyes. Some trivia we discovered was that Melody sings in mezzo-soprano, while Viny sings in second alto.
My vote was for WHITE.
WINNER: RED +20
BATTLE 6: TWO BODIES, ONE SOUL
HANNA–YONA vs. BEBY–RACHEL and ACHA–NOELLA vs. DELIMA–SHAFA
This is a cake eating competition, whereby one member eats a slice of cake using a second member’s hand while the latter is blindfolded. This battle is worth 20 points.
Hanna and Beby were the designated eaters in the first round, while Acha and Delima followed in the second round. Beby and Delima showed how eager they were to win by plowing their way through the slice of cake as their counterparts just held on to the slice in front of them. Unfortunately, Red was disqualified in this competition as Acha used her hand to hold a piece of cake in her mouth.
I have to say I enjoyed watching this competition as my two favorite members Beby and Rachel were in one team.
WINNER: WHITE +20
BATTLE 7: DANGDUT BATTLE
NADILA–RONA vs. RICA–SENDY
Each team takes turns dancing to a medley of dangdut songs. This battle is worth 30 points, with the audience deciding the winner.
White team was the clear favorite going into this battle given that Sendy is known for her previous career as an amateur dangdut singer. The entire White team also danced along quite energetically along to Rica and Sendy’s singing. Unfortunately, I felt that their group performance diluted the nature of the competition as the pair was supposed to be the representatives of the White team. Nadila and Rona featured more prominently as the main singers of the Red team’s dangdut performance, complete with unique costumes that allowed them to stand out from the rest of their teammates.
My vote was for RED.
WINNER: WHITE +30
BATTLE 8: ACTING BATTLE
LIDYA–VINY–YUVI vs. NABILAH–MELODY–NOBI
Members must act out a certain scenario given to them on the spot. This battle is originally worth 50 points but then upgraded to 200 points to allow for a comeback by Red team. The audience decides the winner.
First scenario: Each member is on a first date with the person she likes. As the atmosphere becomes romantic, the two approach for a kiss. Act out the scene up to the point where the member comes in for a kiss.
Second scenario: The person a member has been dating for a few weeks comes in to steal a kiss. Act out the scene up to the point where the member rejects him.
Third scenario (from the audience): Act out the scene when a member finds out her longtime fan has a new favorite member.
There was some pleasant surprises in this battle which made it difficult for me to decide who to vote for. At one point, Yuvi showed an angry face toward Viny, who refused to become a partner in acting out her scene. Viny and Nobi also showed glimpses of solid acting, even if Nobi’s scenes are occasionally meant to be comedic. Melody also used the third scenario as an opportunity to share her honest feelings when fans find new favorite members. I personally find the third scenario a bit inappropriate, but JKT48 fans appear to have an obsession with the phenomenon of oshihen as I mentioned earlier.
My vote was for WHITE.
WINNER: WHITE +200
CLOSING
As closing by both teams, Team J performed “Ponytail dan Shu-shu” (“Ponytail to Chou-chou”), while Team KIII performed “1! 2! 3! 4! Yoroshiku”. A mixture of both teams, mostly senbatsu members also performed “Musim Panas Sounds Good” (“Manatsu no Sounds Good”).
It should be noted that Kinal and Jeje performed very well as MCs throughout the event. Naomi and Lidya never seemed to become comfortable enough in the spotlight, and when they do it is Lidya who appeared to be more outspoken than Naomi despite being assistant captain. One can only catch a glimpse of Jeje’s prowess as a spontaneous speaker in regular theater shows, but a special event such as this New Year battle offers a full experience of her witty one-liners and comebacks. Kinal as Team J captain has also become very outspoken, and as a result her combination with Jeje overpowered the Naomi–Lidya pair.
FINAL: RED 30, WHITE 310
White team wins shopping vouchers at Uniqlo and H&M.
MVP: DENA, for her excellent act in Battle 3.
Dena won an iPad for her MVP win.
1月1日、JKT48は二年連続で新年特別イベント「紅白対抗戦」を開催した。このJKT48のイベントは、歌とダンスよりもゲームと競技に重きを置いていること以外は日本のAKB48紅白対抗歌合戦やNHK紅白対抗歌合戦にちなんでいるんだ。メンバーは現在のJKT48のチーム割りによって紅組と白組に分かれ、研修生が両チームに振り分けられた。
紅組(20名 チームK3+研究生):ナオミ(キャプテン)、リディア(副キャプテン)、アチャ、デラ、ハンナ、イカ、ナディラ、ナタリア、ノエラ、ロナ、シンカ、タタ、ウティ、フィニ、ヨナ、ユッピ、デナ、シシル、ファンカ、フィア
白組(20名 チームJ +研究生):キナル(キャプテン)、ジェジェ(副キャプテン)、アヤナ、ベビー、シグル、デリマ、フリスカ、ゲビー、ガイダ、メロディ、ナビラ、ディク、リカ、センディ、シャニア、ソニア、フェイ、ノビ、ラヘル、シャファ
不参加(4名):あきちゃ、はるか、オクティ、レナ
対戦前
まずはナビラ、キナル、メロディ、ナオミ、ユッピが浴衣を着てこのイベントの説明。続いて各チームメンバーが交互に紹介され、それぞれのチーム席に座った。その後、チームのキャプテンと副キャプテンがチームのパロディソングに乗って紹介された。紅組のパロディソングは、二期生ファンの内輪のジョークを歌詞にたっぷり盛り込んだ「Apakah Kau Melihat TeamK?(チームKを見ているか?)」。白組は「River」で、曲名になっているRiverの部分の歌詞を(このバトルにおいて)チームJが乗り越える障害であるチームK3に置き換えたもの。うまいことに白組はこの置き換え歌詞カードを観客が劇場に入場する際に配っていたので、多くの観客がそれを一緒に歌った。
1回戦:パン・ルーレット
イカ、ウティ、ファンカ、フィア vs シグル、ディク、フリスカ、ゲビー
両チームにパンが4個が用意されている。そのうち3つは中にチョコレートが入った普通のパン、しかし1つはわさび入り。相手チームの誰がわさび入りを食べたかを当てる。10ポイントの対戦。
紅組は、実は正解はフリスカだったのだが、ディクがわさび入りを食べたと予想。紅組にはアンラッキーだったが、フリスカは大のわさび好き。なので彼女の表情には全く変化無し。白組は全員がわさび入りに当ったような表情をしたのも紅組を迷わせたんだろう。
白組はファンカがわさび入りを食べたと正解した。なぜわかったかというと、食べた時にファンカの目から涙がこぼれるのを見たからね。
勝者:白組+10
2回戦:キャプテンへのテスト
ナオミvsキナル
両チームのキャプテンは、どれだけチームメイトのことを知っているかクイズを出題される。不正解の場合は苦いゴーヤジュースを一杯飲む。これは10ポイントの対戦。
ナオミはウティの誕生日(11月17日)を正解。
キナルははるかの誕生日(2月10日)を正解。
ナオミがナディラの誕生日(9月23日)を不正解。その後、妹・シンカの誕生日をクイズにしてよ!と頼み込む。
キナルがあきちゃの誕生日(10月3日)を不正解。
ナオミがハンナの誕生日(1月26日)を不正解。
キナルがデリマの誕生日(10月25日)を不正解。日は合っていたが、月を11月と答えちゃった。
引き分け: 紅組+10、白組+10
3回戦:オペラ・ファン・JKT48(JKT48コメディ)
デラ、ナタリア、タタ、デナvsガイダ、ジェジェ、シャニア、フェイ
両チームがコメディを披露。この対戦は観客が勝者を決定。20ポイントの対戦。
折しもJKT48の三期生オーディションが行われているため、紅組は新メンバーのオーディションをコメディに。ナタリアはオーディションの面接官の役。タタは一人目候補者の役。甘やかされて育った少女で、ナタリアにあれこれ偉そうにされて最終的に泣いて逃げちゃう。デナが二人目で、名前はロヤティ、ニックネームはロー(インドネシアでは魂とか幽霊の意味)というひどいジャワ訛りのジャワの田舎出身の女の子役。田舎娘にもかかわらず、彼女は激しい腰振りダンスを披露。最後はデラ。めちゃくちゃな文法の英語でずけずけと話す女の子役。片言の英語に時々インドネシア語を混ぜてナタリアと会話。
タタの演じたキャラは駄々っ子の典型だったが、コメディとしては彼女の演技には何かパンチが欠けていた。デナはクバヤを着て登場、JKT48をジャワ語で「ジェー・カー・テー パパッ ラパン」と言うジャワ訛りならではの話し方で好評だった。デラのブロークン・イングリッシュもコメディだった。僕は、彼女がちゃんと英語を勉強し、ブロークン・イングリッシュのコメディの演じ方を実際に習ったらもっと面白くなると思う。このまま時間が経つとこれは飽きちゃうよ。
白組のコメディは、かしこいけども感情の起伏が激しいアイドル・スター役にジェジェ。今は新しいマネージャーを探している。最初のマネージャー候補者役はフェイ、アイドル産業に新たに飛び込んできた無知な女の子役。彼女は自分の名をフェランダ・バレン、あるいは短くフェレンと言った(JKT48のチーフ・メンバー·マネージャーであるアンガ・アグスティアンのニックネームがバレン)。残念ながらジェジェはフェレンのすぐに気が散ってしまう性格に疲れてしまい、次の候補者を呼ぶ。そしてガイダが演じるガレン、日本語を話せるマネージャーとして採用された。しかし、ガレンがジェジェのフォトパックが入ったIDストラップをしてるのをジェジェ本人が見つけて疑いだしたことから、後にガレンはアイドル厨とバレる。3人目はシャニアが演ずるシャレン。ジェジェに営業を目いっぱいスケジューリングする偉そうなマネージャー。その結果ジェジェは、あまりにも仕事が多すぎてアイドルでいることが面倒くさいと言うことになる。
フェイが演じたちょっと間抜けな役は、キナルも含めて多くの観客のハートをつかんだから過小評価されるべきではない(JKT48シアターのステージ・レイアウトをよく知っている人は、ステージの背面にかかっているカーテンの真ん中からメンバーがステージに登場できることをご存知だと思う。でも、この時はカーテンのその部分がプロジェクターの投影スクリーンで使えなかったので、憧れのフェイがスクリーンを下から這い出して登場した)。ガイダが日本アイドル厨をパロディしたのも非常に出来がよかった。ボタン付きのシャツと黒のスーツ・ジャケットを着ていた場面は特に。最後にシャニアは、自分のキャラがジェジェのアイドル・キャラよりも魅惑的ということで、よく「女性の体をした子供」と言われるのがどうしてなのかを説明してくれた。
僕は白組に投票した。
勝者:白組+20
4回戦:あたりまえ体操
シンカ、シシルvsアヤナ、ソニア
両チームはJKT48の2周年コンサートのゲストだった日本のお笑いコンビCOWCOWによる「あたりまえ体操」を自前のパロディーで披露。この対戦は観客が勝者を決定。20ポイントの対戦。
対戦前にやったパロディ・ソングのように、またもやこの歌詞もJKT48メンバーとファンの内輪のジョークが盛り込まれていた。曲のメロディーに合わせていくつか翻訳するとこんな感じ。
「ツイチェックしてて 間違ってフォローをクリック・・・ リアップロード! あたりまえチームJ」
(白組)
(注釈: JKT48リアップロードとは、ツイッターAPIを利用してフォロー、お気に入り、リツイート、写真アップ、などなどのメンバーの細かいツイッター活動を追跡する自動ツイッターアカウント。元々はメンバーのグループ卒業に伴ってツイッターアカウントを廃止する時のため、メンバーがアップした写真などをバックアップしておく保管場所として作られた。しかし、メンバーがファンのアカウントをフォローしているのを見つけることができる。すなわち、メンバーがある個人のツイートをずっと見ているとか、間違いで個人のツイッターアカウントをフォローしてしまったとかの場合。)
「愛しさのディフェンスで ソエラのダンス見て・・・ やられたぁ! シンカシシル体操」
(紅組)
(注釈:他の研究生を同様によくシシルも劇場公演に出れないメンバーの代役を務め、いろいろなキーメンバーの代役をするマルチポジションダンサーとの評判を獲得している。シシルはユニットソング「愛しさのディフェンス」のセンターであるノエラの代役を果たしたのが印象的で、ファンから一目置かれ、親しみを込めてソエラというニックネームをもらった。)
各チームからの他のおもしろいパロディには「推し変現象」があった。一番応援しているメンバーを変えちゃうことである。あるメンバーが自分に突然特別な注意を払ってくれる!とファンが感じた時に、JKT48ファンの間ではかなりの頻度で発生するようだ。
僕は白組に投票。
勝者:白組+20
5回戦:歌合戦
紅組vs白組
紅組と白組のメンバーは「桜の栞」の合唱対決に参加。この対戦は観客が勝者を決定。20ポイントの対戦。
両チームともとても上手だった。僕は白組の方がハーモニーが良かったと感じた。特にサビの部分で。紅組は時折いくつかの部分で声量が足りなかったが、僕がフィアの目に涙が光ったと思ったくらいに曲に感情移入していると見えた。小さいことだけど、メロディがメゾ・ソプラノ、フィニはセカンド・アルトのパートだった。
僕は白組に投票。
勝者:紅組+20
6回戦:二人羽織
ハンナ/ヨナvsベビー/ラヘル、アチャ/ノエラvsデリマ/シャファ
これはケーキを食べる競争。一人目のメンバーが食べるんだけども、目隠しされた二人目のメンバーの手で食べさせるヤツ。20ポイントの対戦。
ハンナとベビーが第一ラウンド、アチャとデリマが第二ラウンドの食べる役。ベビーとデリマは、後ろについたメンバーがただ目の前にケーキを持っているだけで、道を耕すようにケーキを食べて勝利への執念を見せた。残念ながら、紅組はアチャがケーキを口に持っていく際に自分の手を使ったことで失格になった。
僕は、自分の推しメンのベビーとラヘルが一つのチームになったのでこの対戦を楽しめた。
勝者:白組+20
7回戦:ダンドゥット対決
ナディラ/ロナvsリカ/センディ
両チームがダンドゥット曲のメドレーで順番に踊る。この対戦は観客が勝者を決定。30ポイントの対戦。
白組は、センディがアマチュアダンドゥット歌手という以前のキャリアで知られているので、明らかにこの対戦を待ってましたといわんばかり。白組全体がリカとセンディの歌に合わせてエネルギッシュに踊った。このペアが白組の代表となったので、白組のパフォーマンスは残念ながら対戦っていう本質を薄めちゃったと感じた。ナディラとロナは、チーム仲間よりも目立つようにとユニークな衣装を身にまとい、紅組のダンドゥットパフォーマンスのメインシンガーとしてより際立ったものを見せてくれた。
僕は紅組に投票。
勝者:白組+20
8回戦:演技対決
リディア、フィニ、ユッピvsナビラ、メロディ、ノビ
メンバーはその場で与えられたあるシナリオに沿って演じるのが課題。この対戦はもともと50ポイントであったが、紅組が大逆転できるように200ポイントにアップグレードされた。観客が勝者を決定する。
一つ目のシナリオ:各メンバーは、好きな人との最初のデート。雰囲気がロマンチックになるにつれて、二人はキスに向かって・・・。キスする直前までのシーンを演じる。
二つ目のシナリオ:キスをゲットするために彼女と2~3週間デートを重ねる男と、彼女がそれを拒否するまでを演じる。
三つ目のシナリオ(観客から):自分の昔からのファンに新しい推しメンがいることを知ったメンバーを演じる。
この対戦は、僕が誰に投票しようか決めかねてしまう楽しい驚きがあった。ユッピは、自分の演技のパートナーになることをフィニに断られて怒った顔を見せた。ノビのシーンはとかくコメディ調になってしまうのだが、フィニとノビもしっかりした演技の一面を見せた。メロディは、ファンが新しい推しメンを見つけてしまった時の彼女の正直な気持ちを知ってもらうチャンスとして三つめのシナリオを選んだ。僕は個人的に三つ目のシナリオは少し場違いに思ったけど。前に話した通りJKT48のファンは推し変現象にこだわっているように見えるね。
僕は白組に投票。
勝者:白組+200
締め
締めとして、チームJが「ポニーテールとシュシュ」、チームK3が「1! 2! 3! 4!ヨロシク」をパフォ。そして、ほとんどが選抜メンバーだったが、2チーム混成での「真夏のサウンズグッド」。
イベント全体を通じて、キナルとジェジェがMCをとても上手にやっていたことは注目すべき。ナオミとリディアは、スポットライトの中でリラックスできていないように見え、アシスタントキャプテンであるにも関わらずリディアの方がナオミよりも遠慮せずに話しているように見えた。通常の劇場公演で自由奔放に話すジェジェの度胸を垣間見た人もいるだろうが、この新年対戦のようなスペシャル・イベントではジェジェのウィットに富んだユーモアとうまい受け答えも見ることができる。キナルもチームJのキャプテンとしてとても積極的で、結果として彼女とジェジェの組み合わせは、ナオミ·リディアのペアを圧倒した。
最終結果:紅組30 白組310
白組はユニクロとH&Mのお買い物券をゲット
MVP:デナ 3回戦ですばらしい演技を見せてくれた
デナはMVP賞でiPadをゲット
Japanese Translation by Japarta
Thanks for such an engaging review (as always), Richard! Even though I didn’t have the privilege to watch it in person, but this is as close as one could get to experience the event I suppose. What a wide margin between teams J and K by the way. It’s like a score from a Quidditch match when a seeker has snatched the Golden Snitch lol. Forgive my potterhead reference. Wish I was there!!
Thanks, Hanif! Hope to see you at a JKT48 event eventually.
It was pretty clear from the get-go for me that Team J had the drive to win. Team KIII, while full in spirit, was missing a collective drive. There were members who stood out individually, but others lacked delivery. KIII could have made the comeback win, but since Melody had the closing act in Battle 8, everyone swung back toward J.
1994 Quidditch World Cup, Bulgaria vs. Ireland. Krum got the Snitch (Dena got MVP), but Ireland win (Team J)!
I vote WHITE for Opera Van JKT48 and RED for the rest. Team KIII really needs to strengthen themselves up.
My best moment would be anytime Lidya and Viny appeared on stage together. ^.^
Poor Melody for having her (ex) fans Oshihen to other members. Well, I understand Melody’s (ex) fans who felt frustrated because whenever they wanted to fantasize about Melody, Mr. B image also pop up in their fantasy together with her. Anyway, another great piece by Mr. Kilis as expected.
I don’t see how this is relevant to the article LOL.
And I don’t know what “fantasy” & “fantasize” you are talking about.
Oh well.
I think that person is responding to the third scenario of the acting battle: “Act out the scene when a member finds out her longtime fan has a new favorite member” aka Oshihen theme. Melody was just happened to be the participant of that acting battle. Her deep acting made fans to wonder whether she was telling her own real experience (in having her fans Oshihen). You would know exactly if only you saw her acting yourself. Anyway, some 48G members (not just Melody) have experience in having their longtime fan Oshihen to other member in one way or another. As for Melody’s former fans’ one of many reasons to Oshihen is quite obvious: Mr. BA. I’m not saying that that’s their only reason to Oshihen, though.
As for the fantasy thing. It’s natural for some Idol fans to fantasize or to have fantasy about their own Oshimen. Please don’t say that Idol fans in general never fantasize about their Oshimen in one way or another. Because that is BS. Fans’ fantasy could materialize to works such as: fan fictions, fan arts, manga or other form of Doujinshi. But most of it will only stay as mere fantasy. Whether the fantasy is erotic or not, it’s not our right to judge other people’s fantasy. PERIOD.
Anyway, your username reminds me of certain Melody’s fan in international 48G forum. No wonder about the attempt to defend the girl then.
I am the same person, for your information.
I don’t really defend the girl as you’ve claimed though. I’m only pointing out the irrelevancy of bringing that “Mr. B” and “fantasize” thing here – where both of those things are not mentioned at all inside Mr. Richard’s FR. But if that is classified as defending her, then – for the record – I am defending her.
Well, I’m not there at the event so I don’t know what Melo said or how she acted. Maybe you were there so you know about it more. Maybe she did mention something about the ‘B’ guy and ‘fantasy’ thing so that it’s all relevant to be brought up here and claim that “Melody fans oshihened because when they fantasize about her there is an image of Mr. B”.
But take it your way then. I don’t really understand about it either. Just blabbering out of nowhere. Sorry if this destroys the peace around here though.
@abaone94
I didn’t see why you should apologize; that you did it anyway earns my respect. It’s not about right or wrong, it is about being a gentleman.
Honestly, I respect those who make their presence known in the internet more than to those who don’t. They have something at risk of being attacked : a reputation that grow over time with every single presence that attributed to their name.
If some people think that it is right to attack, then it should be even more right to defend. It is always easier to damage than to construct.
Lastly and most importantly : abaone94 make a good point of relevancy; we should learn from it.
You guys don’t like fantasy? Fine, here’s a reality for you: http://s29.postimg.org/7fm9kz3ef/6310511_20140111095247.jpg
I’ve just heard that fantasizing over someone requires that someone to be available in reality. I must have violated some “Fantasizing Golden Rule” all this time…
It was such a nice event! Some fans even stated that “the show worth more than 100k”
I wasn’t there at the event, but this report surely fulfilled my curiosity about how the show was going. Perhaps this is the best FR of the event I can find around. Thanks Richard!
As a side note, I guess this kind of TV Show suits them better instead of the “diary-themed” like Missions or Story. It would be cool if they could make this as a variety show every year.
it’ll be like JKT version of AKBingo right?
i don’t understan why JOT pick Naomi as captain tim K, Lidya or Nobi more proper than her. if i allowed to formulate the winning team i will choose Lidya as captain and Della as assistant