Takoyaki Party

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

On this episode, we give our hot takes on the title track for NMB’s upcoming album Done as well as talk about the music video and the information about the other new songs in the album. We also talk about the news about handshake events returning, cheers hopefully returning, and the upcoming spring concerts. And in the back half we talk about all the wonderful things that 9th gen has been doing this past month including their brand new theater show that was produced by Yuumin.   If you have a question or comment for the show, you can post it in the comments section or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com   You can also subscribe to the show on your podcast platform of choice.   If you want chat with all the other International NMB fans there’s a discord server for that http://discord.gg/nmbfans   Online & Offline Handshake Sign Up Guide https://youtu.be/6bbTnrC857I   How to Get Tickets for NMB Theater https://youtu.be/GpdlAcb-lDs     0:00 - Intro 2:19 - NMB13 Album Done Impressions 27:45 - Coupling tra

Happy New Year everyone! We’re back for the 2023 and we have a whole lot of stuff to catch up on including NMB’s 4th album, 9th generation debuting, NMB’s annual new year show, a new theater stage as well as a discussion on the state of theater shows and the lack of attendance. We also pick out our highlights from the YNN 24hr TV special and much more!   If you have a question or comment for the show, you can post it in the comments section or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com   If you want to get involved with International NMB48 community there is a discord server https://discord.gg/nmbfans   0:00 - Intro 12:20 - NMB Rooms Individual Fan Clubs 23:05 - Okamoto Rena Announces Graduation 39:06 - Nakano Mirai Announces Graduation 43:04 - Team BII will perform at Hello Festival in March 46:08 - The Showroom Bulls**t Saga Conclusion 50:10 - New Year’s Day Special Show 54:47 - NMB’s 4th Album Announced 1:45:41 - 9th Generation is Here! 2:16:42 - Nambvariety Stage 2:44:30 YNN 24hr TV

Welcome to the Golden Takoyaki Awards 2022. This is our annual end of the year award show where we look back on the year and discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly. We have various categories and we spend an extremely long time talking about our winners along with comments submitted from the International NMB Fan community.   Let us know what you think of our picks and the format of the categories in the comments. You can also email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com    You can also chat with all the international NMB fans in Discord   discord.gg/nmbfans    0:00 - Intro 2:13 - Best Member Member Birthday Shirt 19:33 - Worst Member Birthday Shirt 30:17 - Best Show/Stream 47:10 - Best YouTube Channel 1:01:01 - Best TikTok Account 1:24:05 - Best Concert/Live Event of 2022 1:36:07 - Warukii of the Year 1:42:08 - Best Trend of 2022 2:08:16 - Worst Trend of 2022 2:38:35 - BREAK 2:39:05 - Best Old Song of 2022 2:57:00 - Best Song of 2022 3:16:04 - Worst Song of 2022 3:24:53 - Spotlight Stealer of 2022 3:44:55 -

In this shortish episode of the podcast, we catch up on some end of the year headlines as we reach the end of 2022 and get ready for the annual awards special, The Golden Takoyaki Awards. We also have a few event reports to cover and we close out the year with our predictions for the next single senbatsu. If you would like to submit your winners in the community portion of the awards, you can do so by filling out this Google Form. https://forms.gle/rx4kTbZaRHNHRBjH9   If you have a question or comment for the show, you share it in the comments section or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com   Discord discord.gg/nmbfans     0:00 - Intro 4:05 - Podcast housekeeping, Golden Takoyaki Awards promotion 5:24 - YNN 24hr Stream Announced 10:20 - Showroom Bullsh*t: Tokyo Girls Collection Wakayama Contest and the Bis Final Contest 16:05 - Hayakawa Yuna Starts A YouTube Channel 18:56 - Izumi Ayano Starts A TikTok 20:21 - Shinshin and Mikana will be in Kansai Collection 24:02 - NMB Theater Will Be Opening Up the First

Slow month this time as there's not a whole lot major announcements here. We make up for it with a slew of event reports including the in-person and online hanashikai events. We also catch up on some music shows and livestreams that NMB was on this past month, We take a deep dive in the growing conspiracy involving the stealth marketing campaign for Wakapon's novel and how it correlates with the big Okada Nana scandal. And we tease our plans for the upcoming Golden Takoyaki Awards and more!   If you would like to email the show you can do so by sending it to nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com    You can also find us at the NMB Fans discord server at https://discord.gg/nmbfans   If you like the show and want to support it, give us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell a friend.   0:00 - Intro 3:21 - NMB48 is Changing record labels to Universal Music 10:04 - NMB Japan Post New Year's Card Promotion  12:11 - Namba Comedy Theater Show Postponed 13:25 - Showroom Bullsh*t Bis Contest 15:47 - Chihhi New Corner Brought to You

12th anniversary is behind us and we spend about 3 hours talking about all 6ish concerts in great detail, as well as event reports, recent news, and more!   0:00 - Intro 24:30 - 12th Anniversary Concert Hop, Step, Jump Mushi 1:36:01 - Under Live 1:59:23 - THIS IS NMB48 Concert in Tokyo 2:49:35 - Sign Kai Report in Shibuya 2:55:42 - New Costumes! 3:01:29 - Fuuwa Transferred to Team N, Mocchan Transferred to Team M 3:12:28 - Showroom Bullsh*t Ayapyon for Bis 3:15:30 - Tower Records Namba Closing and Being Relocated 3:18:49 - Hori Shion Will Stop Performing Due to Health Issues 3:20:08 - Hongo Yuzuha is back from her "hiatus" 3:21:08 - Wakapon Book Promotion Event 3:23:58 - End of the Year Predictions    

We're back with another shortish check-in on the latest happenings with NMB48. Sukida Mushi is finally out so we give our thoughts on all the songs and music videos from that single and discuss the sales numbers for the real and online talk events. There's also some more info coming out in the lead up to 12th anniversary including some Tokyo events as well as some things that we can expect from the concerts. There's some 9th generation news, some events that NMB members participated in, and more!   If you have a question or comment you'd like to have read on the show you can send it to us by emailing nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com or post in the comment section of the YouTube version.   NMB48 International Discord https://discord.gg/FGfdynt​   TEPPEN Subs https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com​ https://twitter.com/TeppenSubTeam?s=20   Twitter: Aruda: https://twitter.com/darklordaziz Geoff: https://twitter.com/GeoFreak17​ Matt: https://twitter.com/supermattoworld​   0:00 Intro 3:07 Sukida Mushi @ Uta Con   5:38 Sukid

In this shorter than usual episode of Takoyaki Party we finally discuss the long-awaited 27th single and give our first impressions of the new song. And because we're never satisfied we spend some time nitpicking the details of the package, the meet & greet events, and other bonehead management decisions. We also talk about the details of the upcoming 12th Anniversary concerts, and talk about the highlights of this year's YNN Summer Camp livestream.   If you have a question or comment you'd like to have read on the show you can send it to us by emailing nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com or post in the comment section of the YouTube version.   NMB48 International Discord https://discord.gg/FGfdynt​   TEPPEN Subs https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com​   https://twitter.com/TeppenSubTeam?s=20   Twitter: Aruda: https://twitter.com/darklordaziz   Geoff: https://twitter.com/GeoFreak17​   Matt: https://twitter.com/supermattoworld​   Ryan: https://twitter.com/frowndog06​     0:00 - Intro 3:25 - 27th Single "Sukida Mushi" Fi