Kakizaki Memi: "I'll spend the winter doing as much burikko as I want"

Lots of good reaction to the new talkative Memi in last weekend's Hiragana Oshi. She and Manamo were "seeded" top burikkos and the other members took their turn trying to do burikko (pleadingly seductive) gestures, to hilarious effect.

While the others were trying their hand, Memi was next to Kasuga doing commentary. She said she was surprised how much potential Miho showed as a burikko. Lol. Me, too.

The line that got the most reaction -- almost to the point of becoming a meme -- was that this winter she would "do [burikko] as much as I want" (やり放題 yarihoudai). She thought that girls were cutest in winter, with mufflers and gloves, etc. All this she explained with a nice mix of cute, direct, and ironic.

"I'll do it as much as I want"

Kakizaki Memi blog: Magic Girls gravure with Mii-Pan, plus more photos and videos

Magic Girls

Kakizaki Memi
2018.06.24


Hello,
It's Kakizaki Memi.

In the Young Magazine that comes out today
Mii-Pan and I have a gravure together.

Sorry for taking so long to let you know.

Hiragana Keyaki members' personal questionnaires from Hiragana Oshi

These are the questionnaires Hiragana members filled out before the first episode of Hiragana Oshi. The hosts used some of their answers over the first four episodes, but the members say a lot more about themselves.

Names in alphabetical order, gen1 and gen2 mixed.

Hamagishi Hiyori

age15   born 9/28/2002   from Fukuoka   2gen

Nickname: Hiyo-tan

“Tall 15-year-old Hamagishi Hiyori from Fukuoka, the youngest member, in 3rd year middle school” [now 1st year high school]

Charm point: Big forehead

Interests: Collecting Fuchiko-in-a-cup figures; collecting slime

Skills: Making slime; making neat hair-buns

Like about myself: Teeth

Dislike about myself: Easily bored

Foods I like: Tomato, cheese

Foods I don’t like: Sweet pepper, bitter melon, mushrooms

Clubs & training: Classical ballet

Person I admire:  Saitou Kyouko

Past life: Dog [she corrected that to "human being" on the show]

Nickname I hate: Hey! Keyaki!

Higashimura Mei

age19   born 8/23/1998   from Nara   1gen

Nickname: MeiMei

“I'm Higashimura Mei, representing Nara Prefecture, going at my own pace”

Charm point: Eyes

Interests: Shopping

Skills: Color-guard flag and rifle exercises; braiding hair quickly

Like about myself: Going at my own pace

Dislike about myself: Bad at explaining things

Foods I like: Sweet potato

Foods I don’t like: Sweet peppers

Clubs & training: Color guard, tea ceremony, swimming

Person I admire:  Shiraishi Mai

Nickname I hate: Yancharu Mei-chan  ["naughty little Mei-chan"]

Something I can’t accept: winter cold

Hiragana Oshi TV -- 2channel loves it: "Like early Nogizaka."

Here are some 2channel posts about the first episode of Hiragana Keyaki's new weekly show Hiragana Oshi:
 

The members didn't know who the MCs would be until they were revealed during the show: Audrey!

-- "Audrey was funny -- as winners of the 2008 M-1 top comic award should be." [They actually came second.]

-- "They got the right MCs. It seems as if they'll make the members grow."

Kakizaki Memi on Hiragana Oshi TV: Reaction from 2channel is positive and even clean

I liked the flow of posts in Memi's thread on 2channel after her appearance on Hiragana Oshi. Here are a few, from various posters [with my comments]:

-- '"She wasn't shy at all with Audrey, but spoke up clearly." [As I would have expected, having seen her recent Showroom broadcasts and other interactions.]

-- "We won't see any more confrontations with Moriya, I guess." [Good. That probably helped her to come out of herself a bit at the time, but I think it rather misrepresented her actual nature.]

-- "In GanaOshi, Memi's simplicity and innocence were wonderful." [Memi's naturalness and directness are what I have liked about her from the start, two years ago.]

Kakizaki Memi blog: Stage play, Hiragana Oshi, photos

Tooth!

Kakizaki Memi
2018.04.09


Good evening,
It's Kakizaki Memi.

Every day, we're working hard rehearsing Ayumi 

Having ten people play one person is hard

I think it must be pretty difficult to imagine
What kind of story Ayumi is,
But when I first read Ayumi, I was deeply moved

I think that when you watch Ayumi, you will likely get various feelings about life

Please be sure to come and see it

Close, eh. lol

Kakizaki Memi blog: New TV shows and new cherry-blossoms

New TV Shows

Kakizaki Memi
2018.03.25


Good evening,
It's Kakizaki Memi.


Sakura

Something like this, where sakura bloom from the trunk of the tree,
Is apparently called "body-blossoming sakura."

I wonder why it blooms from the trunk.
Amazing.