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Oh my god I just noticed Naniwa MVs on YouTube even have official English subtitles!? In that case, I have to watch them all with the subtitles on and enjoy a JP-and-EN-lyrics-comparing-time.

Totally!! Now I’m watching it again after a long time and I’m impressed by how good it is.
Btw I watched the bts of the MV once, and those were really good and cute too. In the background of each member’s introduction, other members are working hard, like quickly putting up the speech bubbles.

This is what I’ve wanted to draw for so long since I saw the outfit in the movie and maybe I will redraw it more polished (and add colours?) if I have enough time…idk when tho

In fact, I heard that the song was written in standard Japanese at first but Ohashi-kun suggested changing it to Kansai dialect. It DOES work (at least for me) and now I’m a big fan of you guys. Great job.

A funny thing here is that the title “ねぇ” is not Kansai dialect but standard Japanese, whereas the lyrics are all Kansai dialect. Obviously they chose the title by how cute it sounds since Kansai dialect version of “ねぇ” is “なぁ”(Naa) and doesn’t sound cute at all lol.

So, I was REALLY surprised when I first saw them sing and dance “ねぇ” in the POP MALL tour video… cuz they were singing Kansai dialect lyrics, but the song, their outfits, and their dance moves were actually all cute. Impressive. That’s why “ねぇ” is still one of my favorite songs in Naniwa.

People often see Kansai ppl (especially men) as funny, wild, loud and their Kansai dialect makes that impression even stronger. Kansai dialect can be seen as cute, but it’s mostly when girls use it.
In my opinion, Kansai idols like Super Eight and WEST hardly focused on cuteness before Naniwa.

As a Kansai person, I believe what makes Naniwa Danshi so unique and lovable is their concept of mixing “Kansai idols” with “Kawaii/cuteness”.That idea still feels fresh and actually perfect to me. Okura-kun is such a genius.

I love the MV and the song so much too… it's colorful and exciting, and their just-debuted freshness feels so bright. Also it is such a good introduction for recognizing their group name and each member like you said.

I love that part of Illuga and Hoyoverse is intentionally doing this i guess...

Sorry my reply became CRAZY LONG but I’m so obsessed with “the polite younger calling a certain elder in a special way” thing that I’m just too happy not to talk about it, so forgive me

Then Illuga has two ways to call Flins right? As for his politeness towards Flins, JP and EN are similar. He calls Flins "kimi" as "you", and "Flins-san" when he directly uses Flins's name. "Flins-san" really fits his polite character but "kimi" is like "you suddenly call him like a close friend ?"

Actually I was hoping Tsukasa would call Leo "Leo-san" instead of “Leader” in the future since I read Scout Robin Hood(He called a kitty "Leo-san" and he said “Leo-san” for the first time there, right?). So, now I'm too happy about it as a leokasa liker.

Though "天祥院お兄さま" is also special, he calls Eichi like that cuz Tsukasa has known him for years. But Leo…?? They've known each other for such a short time but Tsukasa calls Leo in the most intimate way. The fact drives me crazy

Pocket-sized seniors being comfy
(Asahi/Shogo/Koyoi)

For me, Illuga’s “君/kimi” thing is just like Tsukasa calling Leo “Leo-san”, you know. Tsukasa mostly calls his senpais like “Sena-senpai”, “Narukami-senpai”, but with Leo, he suddenly calls him “Leo-san” and every time I see him use “Leo-san”, I'm still like “Wow, that's so intimate for Tsukasa…”.

Or maybe Illuga calls most people “君” and it's not just for Flins? I should check it.

It feels like Illuga thinks flins is around his age, or they are close enough to speak to Flinz like that? If I were in the Hoyoverse Japanese localization team, considering Illuga’s character, definitely I’d choose “あなた” instead of “君”.

In Japanese, Illuga calls Flins “君” (kimi, it means “you”) and it feels special and bothers me…in a shipping way haha. Normally, people don't call someone older than themselves “君” cuz it sounds polite but too close for elders. But he does.

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I’m still thinking about their New Year voices.
#kasaleo #leokasa #enstars

It's just how Japanese phrases sound, and sometimes I think about the difference between “oshi” and “tantou” in idol fan culture.

Btw, in my opinion, “oshi”(推し) is now widely used and can be use casually for various things, but feels a little bit weak for expressing “the member is MY FAVORITE and I'm in charge of rooting for them”. I think “tantou”(担当) is still better to show the stronger attitude towards idol members.

I'm still in the concert afterglow and enjoy recalling the fun moments from yesterday. Also, I'm so happy that watching Ohashi-kun live at the concert truly made me realize he's definitely my oshi.

Speaking of “Because I just love you”, Ohashi-kun messed up the beginning of the song(it starts with his very important solo part, which is my favorite) cuz he remembered something funny Ryuche did right before, and they had to restart it. That was SO...OHASHI that I was kinda glad to witness it.

I’d heard before that naniwa fans are kinda quiet during concerts, tho.
I wonder how the C&R culture can be established at their concerts…
If so, I think both the idols and the fans can feel a sense of unity more in the same space and the concerts would be much more enjoyable.

The only sad thing was that the fans were too quiet even though the Naniwa members were trying hard to hype them up. Compared to the Arashi concerts I went to, it made me a bit sad and frustrated when I actually experienced it.

The whole concert was really good. The setlist being more focused on their five-year path rather than their latest album was a little sad for me cuz l love the album songs soo much… but still OK. From the concert title “VoyAGE”, it was actually predictable. Anyway I enjoyed it a lot.

☑️”Because I just love you”
✖️“Thrill Drive”
☑️“YUUWAKU DANCE”
☑️“Never Romantic”
✖️and maybe 『スキスギ』…?
☑️☑️kazu-ryuche interactions

My seat was unbelievably good and close enough to clearly see the Naniwa members passing in front of me.
Also, I can confirm: Ohashi Kazuya is a sunshine-like super idol.

I feel you. When it comes to recent songs, I thought “Never Romantic “was already cute enough, but “スキスギ” is like… much beyond that.
I hope they keep their own cute vibes forever.

I wanna see :
・”Because I just love you”
・“Thrill Drive”
・“YUUWAKU DANCE”
・“Never Romantic”
・and maybe 『スキスギ』…?
・some kazu-ryuche interactions

I'm excited about the dome setlist since I avoided spoilers for today. I hope my seat is close enough to see them clearly without my binoculars. Praying.