Takoyaki Party

In this episode, we give our initial thoughts on NMB’s 30th single title track “Ganbaranuwai,” discuss highlights from the Tokyo concert, make predictions for the 14th anniversary concerts, and cope with the never ending spiral of graduation announcments.   If you have a question or comment for the podcast, you can leave it in the comments section on Youtube, or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com   Hang out with all the other international NMB fans on Discord!  http://discord.gg/nmbfans   Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts at.   You can find English subs for Idol Shikkaku on the Teppen Subs blog as well as other subbed NMB content.   https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com/    0:00 - Intro 2:37 - 30th Single “Ganbaranuwai” Discussion 35:43 - Graduation Wave: Aipi, Yukinon, Manamin, Karen 52:47 - NMB Cafe at Good Spoon is back 58:31 - Showroom Bullsh*t: Kobe Autumn Festival fashion show 1:00:00 - Nambariety Week happened 1:03:51 - Watera show happened 1:05:49

Did everyone have fun in the sun at NMB’s summer concerts or were they a hot mess? We go in-depth with the concerts’ “unique” setlists and talk about the huge news that came out of them. We’re also joined by our special guest Logic to talk about NMB’s live over in Hong Kong. YNN had their annual summer camp stream, everyone forgot that Miiki was still in the group, and more! If you have a question or comment for the podcast, you can leave it in the comments section on Youtube, or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com Hang out with all the other international NMB fans on Discord!  http://discord.gg/nmbfans Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts at. You can find English subs for Idol Shikkaku on the Teppen Subs blog as well as other subbed NMB content. https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com/    Timestamps   0:00 - Intro   3:29 - NMB’s Summer Concerts 2024: Kouhaku Concert   20:23 - Wakapon’s 2nd novel announced at the concert    25:30 - Summer Concert Night 1   38:1

NMB48’s 10th generation has arrived! We talk about their first show and give our initial impressions of the new members that got our attention. We also talk about 9th gen’s last show, Yukinon’s comeback, Reio’s graduation, some upcoming concerts the group will be doing, and more!   If you have a question or comment for the podcast, you can leave it in the comments section on Youtube, or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com Hang out with all the other international NMB fans on Discord!  http://discord.gg/nmbfans Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts at. You can find English subs for Idol Shikkaku on the Teppen Subs blog as well as other subbed NMB content. https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com/    Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 2:03 - 10th generation revealed!   23:52 - The final 9th gen show and Yukinon returns!   30:05 - Sakamoto Reio announces graduation   33:48 - NMB performing at various festivals and events   41:32 - THIS IS NMB48 2024 Concert in Tokyo   43:20 - Te

On this episode, we talk about the theater shows and meet and greet events that we did this month, we also talk about THE END OF 9TH GEN, NMB’s upcoming summer concerts, theater tickets being moved to FANY, and more! If you have a question or comment for the podcast, you can leave it in the comments section on Youtube, or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com Hang out with all the other international NMB fans on Discord!  http://discord.gg/nmbfans Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts at. You can find English subs for Idol Shikkaku on the Teppen Subs blog as well as other subbed NMB content. https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com/ 0:00 - Intro 1:40 - TETRA Mini Live and Autograph Session Report 13:31 - We went to some NMB theater shows together 22:37 - Handshake Event and Photo Event reports 46:46 - Itagaki Koyori and Yoshimi Ayane were promoted and transferred to Team M, 9th gen show is ending 55:35 - 10th gen is coming soon! 57:26 - Summer Concerts at Zepp Baysid

We have a bombastic episode of NMB Takoyaki Party this month! We talk about NMB’s brand new original stage Tenshi no Utopia, we talk about the 29th single “Kore ga Ai na no ka?” and its coupling songs and how its sales are doing. Yuumin announces grad, Hollywood star sightings in Namba, YNN’s new lineup of Youtube content, and more!   If you have a question or comment for the podcast, you can leave it in the comments section on Youtube, or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com Hang out with all the other international NMB fans on Discord!  http://discord.gg/nmbfans Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts at.   You can find English subs for Idol Shikkaku on the Teppen Subs blog as well as other subbed NMB content.   https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com/   0:00 - Intro 2:58 - NMB’s new original theater show has happened!   1:05:22 - BREAK   1:05:32 - Talking about the 29th single “Kore ga Ai na no ka”   1:36:36 - Abeno Q Mall release event mini-live report   1:45:0

On this episode, we talk about the 29th single’s album art, early handshake event sales, 5chan idol fan drama, Pikarun and Yunanan’s graduations, photobook drama, and more! If you have a question or comment for the podcast, you can leave it in the comments section on Youtube, or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com Hang out with all the other international NMB fans on Discord! http://discord.gg/nmbfans Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts at. You can find English subs for Idol Shikkaku on the Teppen Subs blog as well as other subbed NMB content. https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com/ Time Stamps 0:00 - Intro, Hay Fever, getting disappointed by oshis, getting flamed on 5chan 8:48 - 29th Single gets a title, album art, and more 22:00 - Yamamoto Hikaru announces graduation 26:42 - Hayakawa Yuna announces graduation 37:36 - NMB officially selected as official supporters for the Osaka Expo 39:11 - NMB will perform at Shikoku Hosou Festival 42:20 - NMB members will b

We finally have details on NMB’s 29th single and spend a long time picking apart the senbatsu choices. We also spend some time talking about all the random jobs NMB members have coming up, Final Fantasy VII, 101 Dalmatians, and more!   If you have a question or comment for the podcast, you can leave it in the comments section on Youtube, or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com   Hang out with all the other international NMB fans on Discord! http://discord.gg/nmbfans   Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts at.   You can find English subs for Idol Shikkaku on the Teppen Subs blog as well as other subbed NMB content.   https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com/     0:00: Intro, 101 Damatians, FF7 talk 4:51 - 29th single details finally announced   1:03:55 - BREAK   1:04:00 - Furukawa Yukino goes on hiatus   1:06:22 - TEPPEN Radio now on podcast feeds and Spotify   1:11:20 - Jungle Radio host shuffle   1:15:12 - Nagisa Graduation Concert Blu-Ray Set Release Event   1:19

It’s the 100th episode of Takoyaki Party! And we celebrate by… having barely anything to talk about. We make up for the news drought by going into a deep discussion of the first half of the Idol Shikkaku TV drama, predict the upcoming single senbatsu lineup, and as a special treat for this episode milestone we rank NMB’s current singles and album releases.   If you have a question or comment for the podcast, you can leave it in the comments section on Youtube, or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com   If you want to join the REAL NMB48 International Fan Club here is the discord link. http://discord.gg/nmbfans     You can find English subs for Idol Shikkaku on the Teppen Subs blog as well as other subbed NMB content.   https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com/       0:00 - Intro 5:11 - NMB48 Midnight Radio   7:22 - Nagisa Graduation Concert Blu-Ray Release Announcement   12:00 - Sakata Misaki takes Nagisa’s guest spot on the Dodame TV show   13:30 - Team N will appear on BS Yoshimoto’s show “Raibara,” also curren

It’s the first Takoyaki Party of 2024 and we spend almost half of it catching up on 2023! We go over the voting results from the Golden Takoyaki Awards, talk about NMB’s drama for normies Idol Shikkaku, share our highlights from YNN’s 24hr stream, talk about NMB’s New Year to go WORLDWIDE, tour NMB's Costume Exhibition, and we evaluate 9th gen’s first year with the group. Beware! You have entered the Hot Takes Zone!   If you have a question or comment for the podcast, you can leave it in the comments section on Youtube, or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com   If you want to join the REAL NMB48 International Fan Club here is the discord link.   http://discord.gg/nmbfans     0:00 - Intro 3:55 - Golden Takoyaki Awards results 26:00 - Maeda Reiko graduation announcement 35:01 - Idol Shikkaku gets a drama adaptation 58:48 - YNN 24hr Stream Highlights 1:06:55 - New Year’s Show and Theater Megami Ranking 1:08:45 - New Group Visual Image Senbatsu Members 1:20:54 - Special Theater Ticket Sales for Inbound Oversea

It’s time for our annual end of the year awards show. This time Matt, Aruda, and Geoff are joined by members of the community Arkasas and Logic to talk about everything good, bad, and ugly in the world of NMB48 this year. This year, each of us chose a winner which would be placed in the nominee pool for the fan community to vote on. You can participate in the vote by filling out this Google Form.   Golden Takoyaki Awards 2023 Voting Form   https://forms.gle/Jyin6dDWKjazGhZR6   0:00 - Intro   3:27 - The Least Bad Birthday Shirt Award   13:30 - The Lifetime Ban from Tokyo Girls Collection Award   23:30 - The Sayaka Sonic Memorial Award   38:02 - The Shibuya Nagisa Memorial Award   45:12 - The Ryan Memorial Award   53:04 - Teppen Subs Presents The Best Show Award That May or May Not Have Been Subbed By Teppen Subs   1:03:50 - The Seishun no Laptime Memorial Award (It’s Actually Dead This Year)   1:12:53 - Worst Song of 2023   1:27:10 - Best Song of 2023   1:45:38 - Best New Member   2:10:48 - Most Improved Membe

Due to scheduling issues we did a guerrilla style approach to covering Nagisa's graduation concert by talking about it over dinner. Apologies for the background noise and the less than stellar quality. Let us know in the comments what your favorite moments from the concerts were! If you have a comment or question for the show you can post it in the comments section on YouTube or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com NMB48 International Discord https://discord.gg/nmbfans TEPPEN Subs https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com​ https://twitter.com/TeppenSubTeam

On this edition of NMB Takoyaki Party we talk about getting our backs slapped by idols, the end of Sadharu, NMB theater being torn down, the Fuuwapocalypse, some upcoming release announcements, and we go super in-depth with the new teams’ first performances.   If you have a comment or question for the show you can post it in the comments section on YouTube or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com NMB48 International Discord  https://discord.gg/nmbfans   TEPPEN Subs  https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com​ https://twitter.com/TeppenSubTeam 0:00 - Intro 2:45 - Theater Show Reports 12:30 - Handshake Event Reports 32:35 - Sadharu graduation announcement  47:52 - Fuuwa’s sudden departure CW: Explicit Content  50:18 - 1:00:00 1:00:00 - Chihhi in a Final Fantasy Brave Exvius play 1:04:45 - Mako gets the mini regular model job 1:06:01 - Yoshimin does Showroom Bullsh*t also her street piano gimmick 1:08:39 - Osaka city plans to renovate the YES Namba building 1:16:00 - Karen gets a Dazzlin collab job 1:16:43 - Mikana in

  Everyone Oshihens!   Apologies in advance: There was some weird buzzing coming out of Matt’s mic for the first hour or so of this episode, it seems to go away after the break.   Matt sees chika idols! Geoff ditches Chihhi! Aruda hates Nagisa Saiko! And Ryan phones it in! We kick things off by discussing the 13th anniversary concerts we watched last month, talk about Nagisa Saiko’s 1st week sales and the coupling tracks. We also spend a lot of time talking about some heavy graduation announcements.   If you have a comment or question for the show you can post it in the comments section on YouTube or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com NMB48 International Discord  https://discord.gg/nmbfans   TEPPEN Subs https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com​ https://twitter.com/TeppenSubTeam   0:00 - Intro 1:23 - NMB Tour 2023 Report 19:10 - NMB 13th Anniversary  Report 54:32 - BREAK  55:32 - Store Manager Release Event Report 58:02 - NMB is doing a release event at Abeno Q Mall 1:02:39 - NMB at FUURYU FES 5.0 report  1:07:57

On this shortish episode of Takoyaki Party, we talk about NMB's 28th title track "Nagisa Saiko" and give our hot takes on the song. We also take a look at the first few rounds of handshake sales and see who is selling out and who should be selling better. We also talk about the Nagoya concert that none of us went to as well as some theater shows and events we went to recently.   If you have a comment or question for the show you can post it in the comments section on YouTube or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com NMB48 International Discord  https://discord.gg/nmbfans   TEPPEN Subs  https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com​ https://twitter.com/TeppenSubTeam   Timestamps   0:00 - Intro 3:00 - More members get TikToks and secondary TikToks 4:19 - Nagisa Saiko hot takes 23:45 - Handshake Event and Online Event sales update 37:31 - Nagisa will be on a Netflix show use SURFSHARK VPN to watch it from outside Japan 39:50 - Showroom Bullsh*t 46:35 - New Dance Unit Twinkle 1st Live Announced 48:21 - Shion’s super late bir

On this shocking episode, we go through the stages of grief as we cope with Shibuya Nagisa's graduation announcement and how it affects NMB's standing in the public sphere. We also talk about the senbatsu and handshake event details for the 28th single as well as a bunch of other news from the past month. We also talk about the various festivals and other live events that NMB had including them COMING TO INDONESIA! And we close out the show with our thoughts on this year's summer stream.   If you have a comment or question for the show you can post it in the comments section on YouTube or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com NMB48 International Discord  https://discord.gg/nmbfans   TEPPEN Subs  https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com​ https://twitter.com/TeppenSubTeam     0:00 - Intro 2:04 - Shibuya Nagisa Announces Graduationasd 43:51 - 28th Single Senbatsu Discussion 1:15:12 - 28th Single Events 1:39:57 - NMB 13th Anniversary Tour Ticket Situation 1:51:13 - Nagisa AND Girl model job 1:53:11 - Kojirin Clothing L

We’re back to talk about Siyeon’s graduation announcement and discuss what may have led to her decision, we talk about all the announcements that happened NMB’s summer concerts including the team shuffle, the upcoming tour, and upcoming single. And we also share what we thought about the aforementioned concerts.   If you have a comment or question for the show you can post it in the comments section on YouTube or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com NMB48 International Discord  https://discord.gg/nmbfans   TEPPEN Subs  https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com​ https://twitter.com/TeppenSubTeam   Twitter: Aruda: https://twitter.com/darklordaziz Geoff: https://twitter.com/GeoFreak17​ Matt: https://twitter.com/supermattoworld​   0:00 - Intro 4:43 - Lee Siyeon announced graduation 21:56 - Random Yoshimoto/Showtitle management changes 24:34 - 9th Gen News: TikTok, Performing at Mini Chika Festival, Showroom Bullsh*t Fashion Show Contest, Getting ROOMS 35:03 - NMB48 Official on Threads 37:04 - Concert Announcements: &

It’s a slow month this time around as we eagerly await the upcoming summer concerts in July, and so we take some time talking about more upcoming events, predictions for the concerts, and talk about the various news that came up in the past month.   If you have a question or comment for the show you can post it in the YouTube comment section or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com   Join the NMB International Discord discord.gg/nmbfans     0:00 - Intro 3:55 - 8th Gen Member Promotions 11:37 - Ayapyon is assistant MC for Splatoon 3 Koshien Tournament and gets Okayama Radio Show job 15:54 - UP-T T-Shirt Contest Results 21:11 - Hara Karen at Yoshimoto Sports Fes 23:27 - Chihhi at Hanshin Tigers Store Manager Event 28:43 - Yuina open up a bakery… blog 32:22 - Mikana Jill Stuart collaboration and Kansai Collection 36:10 - Shinzawa Nao graduation announcement… from Ray magazine 38:26 - Danceable Concert Announced 41:17 - NMB is Coming to Indonesia 46:13 - New DVD & Blu-Ray Box Set Going On Sale 48:24 - 9th G

We have a bunch of things to talk about this month including the spring concert and request hour, new gravure careers, Uuka graduating… this time for real, event logistics and more.   If you have a comment or question for the show you can post it in the comments section on YouTube or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com NMB48 International Discord  https://discord.gg/nmbfans   TEPPEN Subs  https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com​ https://twitter.com/TeppenSubTeam   Twitter: Aruda: https://twitter.com/darklordaziz Geoff: https://twitter.com/GeoFreak17​ Matt: https://twitter.com/supermattoworld​ Ryan: https://twitter.com/frowndog06​        0:00 - Intro 4:45 - Fuuwa, Yayoi, and Siyeon get gravure debuts 26:06 - Jonishi Rei gravure style book 28:14 - New NMB LINE stamps 30:19 - Nagisa renews contracts with Washoku no Sato and Dell, gets a bra commercial! 36:07 - Mikana EATME collaboration 41:15 - NMB theater rules updated 44:22 - Chihhi and Keito start YouTube channels 49:00 - Yuzu and Mirai’s final shows announced

On this episode, we talk about Yuzu’s graduation announcement and her gravure legacy. We also talk about some photobooks, and we make our predictions for the upcoming NMB concerts.   If you have a question or comment for the show you can post it in the YouTube comment section or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com   Join the NMB International Discord discord.gg/nmbfans   0:00 - Intro 1:40 - Hongo Yuzuha Announced Graduation 28:54 - Kato Yuuka Photobook Announced 42:41 - Wakapon Photobook Recap 1:03:18 - New Joshin Commercial 1:09:40 - NMB Koshien Gourmet Ambassadors 1:12:13 - NMB on CDTV 1:15:07 - Lifestyle with DOGS event 1:17:31 - NMB13 Pac-Man Game 1:21:37 - NMB Good Spoon Cafe is Back 1:29:59 - Jungle Radio Updates 1:33:04 - Kobe Collection Showroom Bullsh*t 1:37:04 - NMB’s New Variety Shows: Bachi Bachi NMB48 and Mera Mera NMB48 1:44:43 - NMB Spring Concert and Request Hour Predictions

On this edition of Takoyaki Party we wrap up our coverage of NMB48’s new album and we go in-depth on some events we attended, the metaverse, baseball, T-shirts, and how to smuggle out used handshake gloves.   If you have a question or comment for the show you post it in the comments section on Youtube or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com   You can also hang out with the International NMB48 Fan Community on Discord http://discord.gg/nmbfans     0:00 - Intro 2:35 - NMB13 Album 1st week sales numbers 10:46 - Album B-side tracks discussion 44:27 - Cheering at theater shows is back! 47:28 - NMB Theater Show in the METAVERSE 51:19 - NMB Request Hour Info 1:01:47 - Various NMB promotions on TV, radio, restaurants 1:07:25 - Hirugata NMB and Yuugata NMB ending 1:16:20 - Sakatan TV spot 1:17:24 - Hara Karen will throw the opening pitch for Orix Buffaloes first game 1:25:05 - NMB members will be ambassadors for Osaka Comic Con 2023 1:33:38 - NMB UP-T T-shirt Contest 1:46:48 - BREAK 1:47:21 - Event Reports: Hello M