Arama They Didn't

taylorniw

1:26 pm - 05/23/2012

Some performances from Morning Musume's 2012 Ultra Smart concert

Note that these are not from the graduation concert. A USB was released at an earlier venue containing a full video of the concert on a different date. This is the concert where Aika's graduation was announced.

Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudou Haruka - Suki na Senpai

Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari 2012 ver.

Mitsui Aika, Ikuta Erina, and Suzki Kanon - Otome no Timing

Namidacchi

Michishige Sayumi and Fukumura Mizuki - Suki da na Kimi ga

Give Me Love

sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

These were all the youtube clips I was able to find.

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kat_tunluver90 23rd-May-2012 06:51 pm (UTC)

here's 10th gen: suki na sempai 9th gen: Namida ga Tomaranai Hokago and 9 and 10th gen together: genki pika pika

If you wanna watch the whole concert, you can here:

part 1:

MM_2012ULTRAUSB1/3 by Aerith_Tanaka

Part 2:

MM_2012ULTRAUSB2/3 by Aerith_Tanaka

Part 3:

MM_2012ULTRAUSB3/3 by Aerith_Tanaka

Edited at 2012-05-23 07:07 pm (UTC)

visionfactory1 23rd-May-2012 06:58 pm (UTC)

I was expecting something horrendous when I played Suki na Senpai but they did really well!! (Much better than 9th gen).

taylorniw 23rd-May-2012 08:12 pm (UTC)

10th gen are a lot more talented as a whole (a lot of the girls who auditioned had at least some experience) except for Haruna. But she was a model before, so it's obvious she was added to be pretty and to sort of act as a filler for the age gap.

mabdese 24th-May-2012 12:02 am (UTC)

I had the same exact reaction. I was like "oh they're actually quite good for juniors!" but they all look super nervous still. Kind of endearing in it's own way.

taecish 23rd-May-2012 08:19 pm (UTC)

suki na sempai will always be the most emotional jpop song ever to me lol
as soon as the intro starts i'm all T__-T

kushina 23rd-May-2012 08:27 pm (UTC)

ikr.. :(

sundaetea 23rd-May-2012 09:11 pm (UTC)

yeahhhhhh, cant wait to watch these!

ifuckingluvya 23rd-May-2012 09:56 pm (UTC)

it's ridiculous how much I love "suki da na kimi ga" ...on repeat

Edited at 2012-05-23 10:01 pm (UTC)

doujoushin 23rd-May-2012 10:10 pm (UTC)

People saying these girls can't sing, are just ridiculous.

Masakiiiiiiiiiiiii will become the main in MM one day. I'm sure of it.

jeugd1 23rd-May-2012 11:02 pm (UTC)

How relevant are they now in Japan, I know it's not as it use to be but are they still up there on top?

taylorniw 23rd-May-2012 11:35 pm (UTC)

No, but their singles still always rank top five, they do the four concerts a year and are still pumping out a lot of merchandise. It's still a better gig than most idol groups imo, if only because there are tons and tons of nobody groups in Japan. Morning Musume is still more relevant than most, even if they've lost a lot of it.

helsings 24th-May-2012 04:00 pm (UTC)

Couldn't have said it better myself.

janetmweiss 23rd-May-2012 11:55 pm (UTC)

It's so strange to hear Ai's heavy backing vocals when she's not there anymore.

yasmine2009 24th-May-2012 01:20 am (UTC)

I love 9th and 10th gen so much! <3 They get better each time I watch them. ;-;

Haters need some taste.

glider 24th-May-2012 02:43 am (UTC)

really surprised at how well Sayashi's singing has improved. unfortunately her personality is bland as fuck but maybe her talent will compensate for it in the future.