read magazines on weekends 13 Sept 2020

Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

My #WeekendRead is the August 2020 issue of UTB magazine, featuring 4 of MM's top gravure girls - Fukuchan, Ishida, LOVErin, and MoritoChi pic.twitter.com/Mf0ziyb79B

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Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

Actually, in terms of PBs, Oda-chan has more PBs than Chii-chan (Oda has four PBs to Chii's soon-to-be three) But Oda-chan doesn't really appear in magazine gravure pic.twitter.com/FmMyhvELLJ

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Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

The magazine begins with the four cover girls, with the title 'The 16 beat is always in their hearts' We get interviews with each of the girls individually pic.twitter.com/lAUYfnc1nL

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Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

For Fuku-chan, this has been the longest lull in activities since she joined MM in 2011 She took the opportunity to try her hand at things at she'd never had the time for, such as cooking

Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

It's been a year since the group composition changed with the addition of the 15ki Fuku-chan feels that the biggest change is that the members from 12ki and below have grown into senpai The 13ki were charged with instructing the 15ki & their growth makes Fuku-chan smile

Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

MoritoChi had just gotten her own individual Instagram account She's glad to have an additional tool to communicate with the fans She wants to post things that'll bring up people's spirits, starting with dance videos, since she needs the practice!

Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

At the cancelled spring tour, Chii was supposed to perform a song with the 15ki For the 15ki, they would be attempting a song that was new to them Whereas Chii would be leading them as the senpai pic.twitter.com/xbdlhMo8qH

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Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

Makino Maria has been getting ballet lessons online She studied ballet since the age of three up until she came to the big city, but didn't have many chances to take lessons after joining the group pic.twitter.com/gCeMDMQkrh

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Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

Maria has also been practising the trumpet She started once in primary school, but quit in no time She's bought soundproofing items so that she can practise it She's just getting started, so she'd like to get better at it before unveiling it

Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

At this point, the 12ki are already quite senior They'd like to level up to the point where they can contribute even more to the group Maria wants to show more mature expressions, so she hopes that we look forward to that

Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

The current situation makes Maria want to perform live even more, and she feels that the fans feel the same way She expects that when they actually do come together for a live performance, there'll be a huge outburst of energy

Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

Ishida feels that the 15ki have mixed in with MM - not completely, but they've developed a good balance with the group and brightened up the group as a whole They also remind them of how they were when they were just starting out pic.twitter.com/364R1m6Y54

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Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

Ishida feels that the 13ki, who were charged with instructing the 15ki, have grown the most It's brought out how Kaedy looks out for others, a different aspect from her usual lone wolf style

Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

Next, we have a feature on the 13ki, entitled 'Le Soleil et la Lune' - which Google Translate tells me is French for 'The sun and the moon' Again, these are individual interviews pic.twitter.com/HAGWXjexmP

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Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

Yokoyan feels that the 13ki get along better than most people imagine they do The chat about their hobbies and joke around - Kaga's the joker Kaedy used to try initiating conversation while Yokoyan would dodge it But Yokoyan grew interested in anime which became a shared interest pic.twitter.com/Fw0UUUyhq5

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Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

Yokoyan realised how much she enjoys chatting with the members during the self-restraint period She suspects it goes both ways since the senpai contacted her too Yokoyan: 'As entertaining as the animes or comedy shows I watch are, nothing beats being with the other members'

Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

Kaga-chan's been thinking about how to bring out more of herself - particularly, how to put some originality in her own dancing Kaedy hopes to one day overtake Ishida and be the person who gets given the dance parts pic.twitter.com/pT9J8DKxf2

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Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

Kaedy's dance videos on social media have also been a big hit She asked opinions on what people would like to see and she found it interesting to see what people wanted to see her do

Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

Next, we have a feature on the MM15ki, titled 'The second good morning!' Again, it's individual interviews, partly making comparisons to their first UTB shoot a year ago (sugoiyabai.wordpress.com/2020/02/14/utb…) pic.twitter.com/zqH9jmQpS1

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Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

The Yoyogi final show of the autumn tour left the biggest impression on Mei-chan She'd been looking forward to it - the biggest venue on their tour But right before the show, she reflected on the hard work that she'd done to get there & the tears wouldn't stop pic.twitter.com/v6ial0qoEE

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Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

Mei-chan cried at the final show of the tour, just as much as she had on the opening day of the tour The difference was that her tears at the opening day were tears of frustration while her tears at the final show were from a sense of achievement

Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

Through the tour, Mei-chan got faster at learning dance moves and formations She used to need at least 10 attempts to get those down but now she can get them in about three times

Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

When in the KSS, Mei-chan was under the impression that MM could do anything in no time flat But she's realised that it seems that way since they work so hard Mei-chan would like to work hard too and discover something that she can be number one at

Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

After hearing about this shoot, Homatan looked back at the first shoot they did a year ago She feels that they looked a lot stiffer back then and that now they don't get as nervous as they did before pic.twitter.com/5YA5fLjKH1

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Skoban スコーバン @realskoban

The most obvious way Homatan feels that she's grown over this year is clearly in height She was growing throughout the autumn tour that - so much so that her outfits seemed to grow shorter