2 posts tagged “maki goto”
I, like Unchained, now have a blog extention. This one will always be updated...but I want you all to please read Momoaji! Momoaji (named to keep with the theme of fruits) will have translations of interviews with some of, I'ms ure, your favorite artists, like Maki Goto, Morning Musume, ect. But not just H!P, it'll be basically anyone I ever emntion in this blog.
A funny note is, I'm still in the process of learning Japanese. I'm not fluent, I can hold a rather crappy conversation, but that's it. The good thing is, I know some great translators, both programs and people, who I use for help. I recently finished a Maki interview this way, and had it reviewed by someone fluent, and I only made about three mistakes in the whole thing. So, I ask you to please read and comment on it: Translations are a lot of work if your fluent or not, and I'm not going to continue them if I think they're useless. The first project is up already, it is an indepth (or, somewhat so) interview with Maki about her new tour. Please rea dand comment on it, and I'll less than three you forever.
Okay, so I'm definatley not the striaghtest girl around, but, I just found this shot completely uneeded.
I really think Maki is gorgeous. So she deserves more than useless T&A shots. And, don't even get me started on the name Foxy Fungo...
Now, THIS is what I'm talking about. But what the fuck is that frilly, feathery nightey they've thrown over her? It confuses me greatly.
This is probably the best set in the photo's, theme wise. Sadly, the angles and lighting leave much to be desired. They're still very nice to look at, though, and they show a mature side of Maki without showing a whoreish side of Maki. Big improvement over the first set.
While Maki certainly doesn't look her best here (and those eyebrows are horrible. Why DO Japanese girls tend to pluck them out and draw them on? I'm seriously curious, I don't understand why ANYONE does it, but especially not almost ALL of them doing it. It seems much more common there. I mean, I style my eyebrows with a trimmer and some pluckers, but I sure as hell don't have the patience to draw them on, and most people I know don't even style theirs.) Anyway, this photo has an angelic quality to it. I love it, but the angle doesn't do Maki any favors. I like that though. It seem very natural.
I like this one for the same reason as the above. It's a really simple shot. But the hair splaying out and twirling in among the blossoms makes for a sense of elegance. They also managed to highlight Maki's profile, one of her strong points.
I also like this shot, though the lighting's more than a little awkward. Plus, the blossoms don't look nearly as nice from far away.
GOD FUCKING DAMN MAKI HAS LONG FINGERS! HOLY SHIT! Moving on...
This was one of the most lackluster sets in the book. I can't get why they keep forcing Maki into the sexy image. Maki isn't a great singer (I don't care what anyone says, and NO, Nacchi is not worse than Maki, nor is Nacchi on the same level as Rika, Peach.) none of the girls in H!P are. Some of them are good, but I am not one of those people who has let jpop warp them so much they can't tell real range from a squeaky voiced girl who can perform well and hold a note. There are better singers in H!P. That doesn't mean you can't highlight her good traits WHILE making her sexy (though I wish you wouldn't over do it. You can be mature without being a whore. Though, Maki isn't at that level yet. But I wouldn't be surprised if they got her close to it.) and giving her good songs that DON'T make her sound like loli-bait. I like Some Boys! Touch but I think it'd be even sexier with a low, sultry voice like Mikitty's.
Bottom line: Maki isn't a amazing singer with range and skill out to HEYAH. But she has her good points and her songs haven't really highlighted them.
I hate this set aswell. Totally cheesecake, bores me. Skipping...
Well, I think it's official that the best sets in this photobook are the artsy, nature ones. This weird bedhead, almost rocker type look really suits Maki. I want to see more of it in the future, though I doubt I will.
She looks like Aya here (jrock Aya, not Matsuura.) That dress is gorgeous, too.
One of my fave. pics from the book. Ignoring the boobs, it seems to express some kind of emotion, which it shouldn't, considering how plastic, fake, ect photobooks are but it still holds some kind of meaning. Good shot.
What IS she infront of? A glass door covered in splooge? Okay, that was horrible. But true. Probably. BUKKAKE SHEILD!
More nature shots, and again, I love them. Looking at that lipstick, I've noticed a weird trend in H!P make-up, lathering on lip gloss too much and making the girls look like fish. What I'm trying to figure out is how they got shots in snow and shots in cherry blossoms. :P Which set was real?
I'm gonna go girly for a moment and say, that outfit is gorgeous, and it looks so warm and comfy (making me bitter right now...)
I think the fact I've only liked the nature shots says I am crying out for a nuetral, mature but not too sexy Maki. I like the new songs, but not the image. It seems awkward, and seeing how Maki deals with it makes me wonder about her ego too. She's gone from charming, cute, and dorky, to this weird "sexy", withdrawn, almost snobby creature. From he rmanuerisms, it almost seems to me like she's trying to forget she's part of H!P and instead live in a happy little world in her head imagining it's AVEX. Not that I can blame her, but I hate people who are ashamed to admit their roots.
I was oddly weirded out by the rest of this set, but this photo has a nice look to it. You know, I have to say they hired a really good photographer for this photobook. I used to hate this pic because of the weird make-up, ect. But it's grown on me.
And the last photo we have. Gorgeous. Simple setting, elegant lighting, and an innocent look on Maki's face seal the deal. I love this photo. Maki seems oddly sincere in this one, like she may have seriously been relaxing when the photo was taken.
That's all I have of it, all ANYONE has of it, actually. No one has yet to scan in the whole thing. I've only got 54 or so pics, but anyone who's interested just comment. It's full of tons of fanservice I didn't include in here, so if you like Maki, just ask, I think you'll enjoy it.
Next up will be Mako's new photobook!
Night, kids. :P
I really think Maki is gorgeous. So she deserves more than useless T&A shots. And, don't even get me started on the name Foxy Fungo...
Now, THIS is what I'm talking about. But what the fuck is that frilly, feathery nightey they've thrown over her? It confuses me greatly.
GOD FUCKING DAMN MAKI HAS LONG FINGERS! HOLY SHIT! Moving on...
Bottom line: Maki isn't a amazing singer with range and skill out to HEYAH. But she has her good points and her songs haven't really highlighted them.
One of my fave. pics from the book. Ignoring the boobs, it seems to express some kind of emotion, which it shouldn't, considering how plastic, fake, ect photobooks are but it still holds some kind of meaning. Good shot.
I think the fact I've only liked the nature shots says I am crying out for a nuetral, mature but not too sexy Maki. I like the new songs, but not the image. It seems awkward, and seeing how Maki deals with it makes me wonder about her ego too. She's gone from charming, cute, and dorky, to this weird "sexy", withdrawn, almost snobby creature. From he rmanuerisms, it almost seems to me like she's trying to forget she's part of H!P and instead live in a happy little world in her head imagining it's AVEX. Not that I can blame her, but I hate people who are ashamed to admit their roots.
I was oddly weirded out by the rest of this set, but this photo has a nice look to it. You know, I have to say they hired a really good photographer for this photobook. I used to hate this pic because of the weird make-up, ect. But it's grown on me.
That's all I have of it, all ANYONE has of it, actually. No one has yet to scan in the whole thing. I've only got 54 or so pics, but anyone who's interested just comment. It's full of tons of fanservice I didn't include in here, so if you like Maki, just ask, I think you'll enjoy it.
Next up will be Mako's new photobook!
Night, kids. :P
