On Berryz Kobo DVD MAGAZINE vol.15 girls were playing “Photographers and models”. Every girl had chance to be a model while two other girls had a task to shoot most dazzling photos of their models. So besides the model herself these photo shooting teams had a photographer and her assistant. There are many hilarious moments on this DVD and as we have now Yurina’s B-day countdown I’ve chosen here Kumai-chan’s modelling part from it.
Heh he, Momo is trying to be so pro photographer that she makes me almost die. And her assistant Miya seems to be all over the studio. Some of these snaps were later published as Up-Front International official collector’s photo sets.
« Yurina 7teen – 5 days
On 3rd of August Yurina Kumai is celebrating her 17th Birthday. It’s about time to get her countdown started.
The most conspicious thing about Kumai-chan is her tallness. I think she is still the tallest member in Hello! Projcet. Most recent reliable information about Yurina’a height is from May 29. 2008. On that day Yurina herself said in Berryz Kobo’s fan club event that she’s 176 cm tall.
176 cm means that she is at same height as I am. As this last information is over two years old we can’t be quite sure has Kumai-chan gained some more centimetres since that. Or is her growth in height finally sopped? In other words: Is she now even taller than me? 
Yurina 7teen – 4 days »« Maasa The Movie Star
As the premiere of “Light Novel no Tanoshii Kakikata” is getting closer we can also expect increasing promotion activities around this movie starring no one else than our Maasa. This is a movie adaption of light novel series written by Toru Honda.
Today they launched a “Light Novel no Tanoshii Kakikata” blog. In this first entry there are two photos from the fisrt day they started shooting the movie. Maasa is there getting her lines ready for the shot.
“Light Novel no Tanoshii Kakikata” centers on Yakumo Atae, a first-year student who knows the hidden secret of his fearsome classmate Tsurugi Yabusame (Maasa). While Tsurugi is the school’s strongest girl, she is also a budding light novel author under the penname Mio Himemiya. Tsurugi is stuck in a huge slump while writing her new romantic comedy. Yakumo’s cousin Kokona Atae happens to be Tsurugi’s editor, and Kokona suggests that Yakumo and Tsurugi become a couple so that Tsurugi can know the experience of romance.
We have now also movie’s first trailer out. As you check it out I’m sure you are looking forward to see the whole film when it finally comes out as a DVD release. But first there is coming a premiere in Japan on December 4th 2010. If you are in Japan at that time be sure to see this movie.
Yurina 7teen – 5 days »« Fan Art Corner
I chose ten most impressive Berryz Kobo fan arts from the bunch of drawings I’ve grabbed lately from various web sources.
These first two are clearly from the same artist. Very well done Miya pictures.
This next fan artists with three drawings has quite a kawaii style. Love the big eyed Captain.
A couple of Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda! related pictures.
Hah ha, adorable SimiHamu. Great work of art.
Another adorable picture. Rii kicking football. Or did she miss it?
And lastly we have this strange but impressive art where you can see Berryz Warriors and Godzilla.
Maasa The Movie Star »« Total Randomness #2
If you’ve been wondering. There is good reasons why I’ve posted so few blog entries here lately. It’s because I was first in Paris and saw there Morning Musume live. And these days we here in Finland have total summer with temperature rising as high as +30 C. So I have much better things to do than sit inside my apartment with laptop on. Hey, we have summer only once a year so better enjoy these hot days now because in four or so months time ice & snow comes and you can’t go out without warm winter clothes on you.
1) Ima nan ji desu ka?
2) What Reina Fujite from AKB48′s Team K does here? She’s here of course because Miya is her cousin.
3) BK manager’s candid camera strikes again.
4) Another busy day for Rii.
5) How much do they really drink / day?
6) One of the most scariest picture. My mother always said “Don’t directly aim your toy gun to other people.” Check out the video clip.
7) Five Berries with Sayu.
Miya and Rii in the radio or web TV studio promoting their Maji Bomber! single.
9) A little bit older monkey stuff. But who’s who??
10) Promoting Maji Bomber! with their Inazuma Eleven anime characters.
11) Does that drink of Chii’s taste good or bad?
12) In next episode of Bijo Gaku (episode 15) we see Eri, Junjun, Saki and Yurina. I guess it’s gonna be some kind of photographing challenge.
Fan Art Corner »« Punk Princess Award
In our Most punk girl poll Chii is at the moment in a towering lead with 74 votes (40% of all votes). Poll is still going on so if you have not yet casted your vote then now is the time to do it.
As to my own liking I want to give my personal Punk Princess Award now but first lets see again the nominees.
And Punk Princess Award goes to. . . Well, surprise surprise, this is a shared award. And, surprise surprise, the award goes to Rii and Miya. They just look so cool with their neck collars. Am I thinking now something fetish?
Total Randomness #2 »« Test #2 answer
