{"id":887,"date":"2014-01-31T23:47:03","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T05:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intlwota.com\/happydisco\/?p=887"},"modified":"2014-01-31T23:47:03","modified_gmt":"2014-02-01T05:47:03","slug":"list-friday-top-5-strange-additions-to-idol-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mescallado.com\/happydisco\/index.php\/2014\/01\/31\/list-friday-top-5-strange-additions-to-idol-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"List Friday: Top 5 Strange Additions to Idol Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the course of idol history, lots of odd choices have been made. It&#8217;s easy to point at a choice that puzzles you and makes you question things. However, rarely do those choices affect group lineups. This is a list of the top five strange additions to idol groups, making an unusual group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Team Syachichoco<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MCTqM6VYaVY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right, this is very recent! Sakamoto Haruna, the youngest member of Syachi, is taking a small break to study for her high school entrance exams. While she&#8217;s away&#8230; they decide to replace Haru with a chocolate statue? <\/p>\n<p>Now, I am a fan of Haruna&#8217;s, and I want her to come back soon. However, I&#8217;m so interested to see how this is going to work. Is this going to just be done in a few videos to promote Syachi and Lotte (the chocolate company)? Or will they do multiple events featuring Sakachoco Haruna? Honestly, given Team Syachihoko&#8217;s track record, I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if they play this up for a while.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Morning Musume + Takagi Boo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jcuUhLD3-wk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Morning Musume doing Hawaiian music isn&#8217;t that unusual. I mean, Coconuts Musume is a thing. They go to Hawaii on FC tours. However, not just doing a song, but doing an entire album with Hawaiian music performer Takagi Boo is taking this a bit over the top. Watching this video is also a bit bizarre, as Takagi Boo waves to the camera and Morning Musume (plus assorted extra H!P) essentially flirt with him. The arrangements aren&#8217;t terrible, but it still feels like an odd move for the group, especially considering that this is when Morning Musume was at their prime. <\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Mini Moni with Bakatonosama<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bTGjjeMQ_cM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Probably the worst music video ever. This is the title of the Aiin Dance no Uta PV on Youtube, one of Mini Moni&#8217;s two collaboration songs. This is so high energy and ridiculousness, that I had trouble wrapping my head around it the first time I saw it. Bakatonosama is a comedy character from a TV show, and Mini Moni certainly had its foray into weirdness before this, but the fact that they thought that putting these two together was a smart decision is what makes my head spin a bit. <\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Hinoi Team with Koriki Choshu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aTBlKRzNf74\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Remember Hinoi Team? The Eurobeat Para Para group? No? Well probably the biggest thing they did was a cover of the song Night of Fire. This is the song that comedy wrestler Koriki Choshu danced to as a comedian, so lo and behold they make a cover of Night of Fire featuring Koriki. I&#8217;m just amazed that these girls can do this with a relatively straight face.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. OKL48<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IXVBtzU-ZsU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Another comedy act, this time the song is actually put on a main AKB48 single, which gives it an edge to get #1. Again, it&#8217;s a comedy character, but seeing AKB48 dressed as lemons is strange. Though it&#8217;s oddly comforting to know that Ichikawa Miori did get to dress up as a lemon.<\/p>\n<p>The conclusion I get from this is that the weirdest ones are all comedy related. Which is understandable; this is supposed to be funny. However, I&#8217;m glad that comedy has supported some of the oddest things to come out of idol music and videos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the course of idol history, lots of odd choices have been made. It&#8217;s easy to point at a choice that puzzles you and makes you question things. However, rarely do those choices affect group lineups. 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