On the 26th of March, 1994 in Saitama prefecture, a perfect little bundle of joy entered the world by the name of Watanabe Mayu. Who knew this little 赤ちゃん ...
Isn't she precious? *O*
Blowing kisses at the age of two and a half hehe ^__^
...Would blossom into a talented, successful, beautiful, intelligent lady she is today.
If you follow my posts, you should know by now that Mayuyu is my Kami-oshi. She takes a special place in my heart that no other member can take away. Mayu participated in 成人式 (seijin shiki) which is a coming-of-age ceremony. Because the age '20' is a very important age in Japan, I want to show you guys a little snippet of her Journey to adulthood (through photos), and all her life achievements this amazing woman has achieved so far.
Watarirouka Hashiritai held their final concert together atZepp Diver City, Tokyo. This followed up their final best-of album "Watarirouka wo Yuukuri Arukitai"which was released on 25th December 2013. Originating from 4 members to a final 8 members as one of the youngest sub-units of AKB48, only three are existing AKB48 members (Kikuchi, Watanabe, Iwasa), in which two of them are solo artists. Three members (Hirajima, Urano, Komori) had graduated from the group (with one retiring from show business altogether), and the other two (Oota, Nakagawa) had transferred to HKT48 and JKT48 respectively. Even for the handshake and autograph events surrounding their final album, not all members were able to attend. Thus, the group came to and end, and this concert was their final celebration. One of the members mentioned in the final MC that the concert would be made available on DVD. There will also be a "create-your-own" photobook available to purchase from 7net, for Japanese residents only.
Kage-Ana: Watanabe Mayu
~overture (Team Ogi ver.)~ (Original members for first few songs: Watanabe, Oota, Nakagawa, Hirajima) M01. Hatsukoi Dash M02. Yaruki Hanabi! M03. Shiroi Tulipe ——— MC01. ——— (Kikuchi joins) M04. Akkanbe Bashi M05. Neko Damashi M06. Wakage no Italian ——— MC02. ——— (Iwasa and Komori join) M07. Valentine Kiss M08. Hetappi Wink M09. Chikatetsu no Teddy Boy M10. Kibou Sanmyaku ——— MC03. ——— M11. Shimai Donburi (Watanabe, Urano) ——— MC04.(Urano introduction) ——— M12. Heso ga Magaru (Oota) M13. Mamma Grazie (Iwasa, Hirajima, Nakagawa) M14. Inu go wo Hanaseru Otoko no ko (Oota, Kikuchi, Urano) M15. Mayu no Tame ni (Iwasa) M16. Nantai Renai Kuragekko (Watanabe) ——— MC05.(Hirajima, Oota, Urano, Nakagawa, Iwasa) ——— M17. Aoi Mirai (Watanabe, Oota, Nakagawa, Hirajima) M18. Kossetsu Romance (Watanabe, Oota, Nakagawa, Hirajima, Kikuchi) M19. Kimi wa Kangaeru (Watanabe, Oota, Nakagawa, Kikuchi, Komori, Iwasa, Urano) M20. Gyu (Warota7) M21. Shounen yo Uso wo Tsuke (Warota7) M22. Kanpeki Gu no Ne (all) ——— MC06. (all) ——— M23. Tenohira (all) ——— ENCORE (Warota call) VTR(individual members history, minus Komori) ——— EN1. Hashiritai GO! GO! GO! (minus Komori) EN2. Seishun no Flag (all) EN3. Fuku wo Kita Ousama (all) ——— MC07. (See excerpts below) ——— EN4. Hatsukoi Dash (all)
Title:大人ジェリービーンズ / Otona Jelly Beans / Adult Jelly Beans (Regular Edition) Artist:渡辺麻友 / Watanabe Mayu Release Date:2012.07.25 Tracklist: CD 1. 大人ジェリービーンズ/ Otona Jelly Beans 2. 最初のジャック / Saisho no Jack/ First Jack 3: 小指の微笑み / Koyubi no Hohoemi / Pinky Finger's Smile
Title:ラッパ練習中 / Rappa Renshuu-Chuu / Practicing Trumpet (Type-B) Artist:渡辺麻友 / Watanabe Mayu Release Date:2013.07.10 Tracklist: CD 1. ラッパ練習中 / Rappa Renshuu-Chuu 2. 制服アイデンティティー / Seifuku Identity / Identity of Uniform 3: 強情な純情 / Goujou na Junjou / Stubborn Naive
DVD 1. ラッパ練習中 / Rappa Renshuu-Chuu MV 2. Making of ラッパ練習中 / Rappa Renshuu-Chuu MV 3. 「ヒカルものたち」発売記念ソロLIVE ~みんなで“ヒカルもの”を見つけよう~ in 幕張メッセ 2013.1.19 / Hikaru Monotachi Commemorative Solo LIVE ~Minna de "Hikaru Mono" wo Mitsukeyou~ in Makuhari Messe 2013.01.19
============================================================= These were on sale on CDJapan during the Autumn sale with up to 90% off on items. Unfortunately the sale is now over but you can still get them here and here. I now have both type A and B for rappa and otona regular edtion and Hikaru Monotachi Ltd edtion in my collection of Mayu CDs. My favourite single is probably rappa renshuu-chuu though. I've always had a liking for brass bands. Mayu collaborated with Oreska Band for this single and her live performances especially with the band always sound super amazing! Hope you enjoyed the unboxing even though the sound was muted :( I won't make the same mistake again, for the next unboxing videos. I promise
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