Takoyaki Party

It's lockdown, baby! With every concert and event being cancelled or postponed for the foreseeable future, it seems like a grim time to be an idol fan. Luckily in these dark times, the NMBros are here the discuss the latest NMB news including, a bunch of photobook announcements, a bunch of comebacks such as Queentet, Hinacho, Mikana, and podcast favorite program Episode 1! We go on a deep discussion about the ending of the long-running series, NMB to Manabukun, highlights from the slew of YNN streams, and more. Be sure to stick around until the very end to hear our reports on some BREAKING NEWS regarding the sudden 23rd single announcement!    Join us and the growing international NMB community on Discord! On this server we talk about all things NMB and more, some discussion topics may even be used in future podcast episodes! NMB48 Internacional https://discord.gg/4R4RrYC   If you have questions and comments about the show, feel free to post them in the comments section, hit us on email at nmbtakoyaki.party@g

We're joined by special guest Faris this episode to talk about a whole lot of events that we all went to in the past month, including NMB's Tokyo Dome City Hall Concert, Cocona's Solo Concert, Lapis Arch's Valentine's Concert, and we spend a good hour or so recounting our experiences at the NMB48 Theater Shows for Foreigners.   Please subscribe to the podcast on YouTube and on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you like the show, let us know in the comments and tell a friend. If you would like to ask us a question feel free to do so in the comments, via email at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com or you can hit us up on Twitter.   Farris https://twitter.com/FarisNoUchi Geoff https://twitter.com/GeoFreak17 Matt https://twitter.com/matto_matt0 Ryan https://twitter.com/frowndog06   #NMB48 #LapisArch #UmeyamaCocona #YoshidaAkari #ShiromaMiru #YamamotoAyaka #JonishiRei #UniversalStudiosJapan #梅山恋和 #吉田朱里 #白間美瑠 # Timestamps   1:25 - How to Win J-Idol Twitter 3:01 - Introducing our

New year, new decade, same trends. The NMBros jump back in the swing of things including Ota Riona’s shocking graduation announcement, the formation of Lapis Arch/Arc, kenkyuusei promotions and more! We also have some reports of Danceable’s 1st anniversary live, our plans for the NMB Theater Gaijin Show, and we have a call out for your favorite NMB costumes.   Be sure to post your favorite costume picks and other questions and comments in the comment section, or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com or you can get at us on Twitter.    Geoff @GeoFreak17 Matt @matto_matt0 Ryan @frowndog06   You can also subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you find your podcasts, just search for “NMB Takoyaki Party.”   TIMESTAMPS:   4:00 - Ota Riona graduation 13:05 - Yamamoto Mikana reacts to Golden Takoyaki Awards, goes on hiatus 15:15 - New Unit Announced: Lapis Arch 26:20 - NMB dominates Tokyo Girls Collection Showroom Contest 41:07 - Mahjong Mobile Game Contest and Hawaii Event 48:25 - B

On our third and final day of awards, the NMBros discuss their picks for Best Media Content, Best Concert/Event, and Biggest News (that isn't Yuuri's Graduation). Let us know what you think and share your picks in the comments section and we'll talk about what you wrote in the next regular episode. Thanks for listening to our awards podcasts, as well as our regular podcasts throughout the year. We hope you'll continue listening and supporting us in the new year. See you in 2020! FULL DISCLOSURE: We recorded these podcasts in early December, so certain news and events that happened since the recording won't be talked about. Be sure to share your picks for each category in the comments section and we'll talk about them in the next regular episode. You can email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com You can also hit us on Twitter Andi - @andilee1989 Craig - @xSnowman81 Geoff - GeoFreak17 Matt - matto_matt0 Ryan - frowndog06   Timestamps 0:40 - Best Media Content of 2019 14:30 - Best Concert/Event of 2019 26:26 - Big

On Day 2, the crew discusses their taste and lack of taste in the musical categories including Best NMB Song of 2019, Best Old Song of 2019, and Worst NMB Song of 2019. Be sure to let us know what your picks are in the comments section so we can talk about them in the next podcast. FULL DISCLOSURE: We recorded these podcasts in early December, so certain news and events that happened since the recording won't be talked about. You can email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com You can also hit us on Twitter Andi - @andilee1989 Craig - @xSnowman81 Geoff - GeoFreak17 Matt - matto_matt0 Ryan - frowndog06 Timestamps 0:39 - Best Song 10:01 - Best Old Song 20:22 - Worst Song   

Welcome to the Golden Takoyaki Awards 2019, our annual awards series of podcasts. We brought on a packed crew of the NMBros including: Andi, Craig, Geoff, Matt, and Ryan. On day 1, we discuss our picks for member of the year, breakout member of the year, most disappointing member of the year, and graduation of the year. FULL DISCLOSURE: We recorded these podcasts in early December, so certain news and events that happened since the recording won't be talked about. Be sure to share your picks for each category in the comments section and we'll talk about them in the next regular episode.   You can email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com   You can also hit us on Twitter   Andi - @andilee1989 Craig - @xSnowman81 Geoff - GeoFreak17 Matt - matto_matt0 Ryan - frowndog06   Timestamps   2:32 - Member of the Year 18:20 - Breakout 34:56 - Most Disappointing Member 51:54 - Graduation of the Year   Please subscribe, rate, and review to the podcast on Youtube, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you lik

A fierce rivalry is brewing between Geoff and Snowman557 in the most dangerous game of all: Mahjong! Listen as we catch-up on some recent news including more graduations, YNN's annual 24hr program, best artificial fruit flavors, Showroom contest trepidation, and Ryan talks about his last encounters with Ota Yuuri and Okada Nana. We also have an announcement regarding our end of the year programming.   Later this month we'll have some podcasts for our annual awards show now entitled The Golden Takoyaki Awards. Here's a heads up on the what the categories will be for this year's awards:   Best NMB Member of 2019 Best Breakout NMB Member of 2019 (a member you previously haven't paid attention to who surprised you or caught your attention) Most Disappointing NMB Member of 2019 Biggest/Most Impactful NMB Graduation of 2019 Best NMB Song of 2019 Best Old NMB Song of 2019 (any NMB song that did not come out in 2019) Worst NMB Song of 2019 Best NMB Media Content of 2019 (TV show, web show, radio, Youtube, Showroom, e

The NMBros went to Kobe this week to see Ota Yuuri's graduation concert. They give an in-depth report with lots of behind-the-scenes info, personal anecdotes, and more. 2:15 - Pre-Concert Stuff, Buying Goods 17:50 - Concert Part 1: Junjou U-19, Amagame Hime, Yokobomono, etc 31:43 - Concert Part 2: Unit Corner 46:30 - Shortcut no Natsu w/ Okada Nana 57:08 - Queentet 1:02:51 - Hakanai Monogatari w/ special Riripon cameo. 1:07:25 - Concert Part 3: 3rd Generation Block 1:16:35 - Concert Part 4: Hype Block 1:22:00 - Concert Part 5: Nijiri wo Tsukurikatta and the Rainbow penlights 1:34:57 - Concert Part 6: Encore 2:01:40 - Failed Double Encore and Conclusion 2:07:00 - Post Credits   Share your thoughts and questions in the comments or email us at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com

Your favorite podcast about Japanese fax machines is back! We have breaking news, we have EXCLUSIVES, and we have direct impressions of Ota Yuuri’s solo concert. We also talk about the neverending slew of graduation announcements,Hatsukoi Shijo Shugi’s stellar promotion but less than stellar sales, and what may be the end of a regularly occurring segment. Timestamps: 2:15 - Hatsukoi Shijo Shugi discussion 21:55 - Danceable vs Teppen Tokutai Event 25:00 - Renapyon’s Graduation Concert 32:30 - Koga Narumi graduation announcement 34:40 - Tanigawa Airi graduation announcement 44:52 - BREAKING NEWS: Amimaru graduation announcement 54:10 - Hatsukoi Shijo Shugi Love Story Comic contest 1:01:10 - The End of You Gotta NMB and You’ll Got NMB 1:03:10 YNN PayPal OK! 1:08:40 - Episode 2 Discussion 1:18:06 - Ota Yuuri Solo Concert Impressions If you have a question or comment for the NMBros, please contact us in the YouTube comments, our email at nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com, or us personally on Twitter: Geoff @geofreak17 M

NMB48 9th Anniversary has come and gone, and the boys were there to talk about it. We go into detail about some of our favorite not so favorite moments of the concert, talk about the BIG announcements from the concert, and we give our initial impressions of NMB's 22nd Single "Hatsukoi Shijo Shugi" and Yuuri's solo song "Acting Tough." Please share your comments, questions, and other thoughts in the comments section, or hit us up on Twitter. Matt @matto_matt0 Ryan @frowndog06 Geoff @GeoFreak17 You can also subscribe to the us on Libsyn http://takoyakiparty.libsyn.com Time Stamps: 3:20 - 9th Anniversary Introduction, Behind the Scenes Stories from before the event, wild member encounters 11:16 - Yokopara Manzai Opening 15:37 - Namba Samba 21:39 - Unit Block Part 1 47:22 - BREAK 47:40 - Unit Block Part 2 1:01:30 - Graduating Members Tribute Blocks 1:18:25 - 9th Anniversary's Theme Discussion and Wrap-up 1:35:30 - Announcements: 22nd Single, senbatsu, first performance, coupling tracks, Episode 2 Premiere Announc

Get ready for an in-depth and emotional discussion as we talk about Ota Yuuri's graduation for almost an hour! We also talk about the recent kenkyuusei promotions, light impressions of the NMB Summer Tour, Yamamoto Sayaka's new single and album announcements, the end of Kawaiian, and more. Lastly we get into some serious discussion on who is the weirdest NMB48 member. You can subscribe to Takoyaki Party on libsyn, iTunes, Spotify and more.   If you have a comment or question that you'd want us to talk about on a future show, please post it in the comments section of the Youtube page. You can also reach us on Twitter.   Matt - @matto_matt0 Ryan - @frowndog06 Geoff - @GeoFreak17   Timestamps:   1:55 - Odan Mai Graduation Discussion 13:25 - Ota Yuuri Graduation Discussion 1:03:30 - Kenkyuusei Promotions 1:15:30 - Kawaiian TV Ends 1:21:00 - NMB members' participation in the 48G Singing Competition 1:24:00 - Yamamoto Sayaka Tour, 3rd Single, and 3rd Album announcements 1:34:45 - Listener Corner: Mikana, Kamonegix

On this episode, we talk about a lot graduation announcements ranging from the surprising (Odan Mai’s sister) to the less surprising (everyone else). We got experience reports about Queentet’s tour. We talk about favorite Bachi Bachi camp experiences and we talk about our favorite and least favorite music videos.

NMB48's 21st single has been revealed and we're here to share our thoughts on it. We also talk about summer tour plans, the sad reality of showroom contests, the death and rebirth of YNN and more!   If you have any questions you'd like to read and answer on the show, be sure to do so in the comments!   You can also subscribe to us on iTunes, Google, Stitcher and more! Just search for "NMB Takoyaki Party   2:40 - NMB48 21st Single "Boko e Kaere" Discussion 47:01 - Naiki Kokoro announces graduation 57:32 - NMB48 "Summer" Tour and 9th Anniversary Announced 1:07:21 - PopTeen Showroom Contest Results Discussion 1:30:51 - Milky "17% Repackage"  1:33:29 - Episode 1 Voting Results 1:38:37 - YNN closes and moves over to NicoNico 1:42:37 - YNN Bachi Bachi Camp (aka BasuBakuHatsu Camp) Announced 1:47:45 - Cocona vs. Aayan: Next Gen Rivalry 1:55:24 - Discussing Unpopular Members Who Have No Fans

On this celebratory episode of NMB Takoyaki Party, we have a lot small news to talk about including Iso-chan and Aicha's graduation announcements, Miru's photobook release, Queentet summer tour and more! A retired idol fan and podcast host also stops by to recount his experience from Sayaka's Okinawa live. We continue our discussion of NMB's "Episode 1" series and put a call for requests for which episode of Episode 1 should be given the Teppen Subs treatment. Lastly, we answer some listener questions with topics ranging from our favorite non-NMB members and an interesting "what if" scenario. If you would like to send us a question to answer on the show, please do so by posting it in the Youtube comments or sending it to us on Twitter.   Matt -@matto_matt0 Ryan - @frowndog06 Geoff - @GeoFreak17   3:42 - Hayashi Momoka Fashion Book 7:11 - Ota Yuuri Photobook DVD/Blu-Ray 11:06 - NMB48 BII at TIF and Summer Station 15:45 - Danceable Performance 23:20 - Queentet Summer Tour Announced and YouTube Channel 30:40 -

On this #NMB48 podcast episode we talk about everything. From #さやみるきー to #さやゆーりwe got you covered! #IZONE Yep! #TWICE Got it! #欅坂46 Sure! #乃木坂46 You bet!   We especially go in-depth on Milky's girl unit auditions and the new NMB and WEGO collaboration group. Sayaka oshi turned Milky oshi, Matt reports on Milky's solo live, Yuuri oshi turned Sayaka oshi, Ryan reports on the Sayaka's Zepp Tokyo live. And we talk about how we had more fun playing carnival games with #idols than watching their concerts.   Finally, we got a handful of questions from listeners and the community that we answer and talk about. If you have questions that you would like to ask us, please do so by posting a comment in the YouTube version or sending it to us on Twitter.   Twitter:   Matt -@matto_matt0 Ryan - @frowndog06 Geoff - @GeoFreak17   Timestamps:   0:2:00 - NEWS - Yagura Fuuko joins ASIA PROMOTION agency 0:7:07 - NEWS - Milky's Girl Unit Auditions (and IZONE name drop) 0:14:15 - NEWS - NMB48 x WEGO Collaboration Unit Formed aka Qu

It's been awhile! This month we catch up on a couple of graduations and announcements of graduations including Momorun, and Eriko Jo. Ryan went to Yuuri's photobook event and lived to tell the tale. Matt has some hot takes on Sayaka's solo concerts. And Geoff wants people to know that Chiihi still exists. All that plus some breaking news regarding a certain member's Twitter account!     As always, if you have any questions or comments, post them in the YouTube comments or hit us up on Twitter!   Matt - @matto_dayo Geoff - @GeoFreak17 Ryan - @frowndog06

This late version of the Takoyaki Party is here! On this episode, we talk about the entirety of NMB’s 20th single and rank our favorite songs from the single. We also talk about recent events such as the Namba Seiza Matsuri, Team M’s new stage, Anchu’s play production, Manabukun Live, Queentet’s Valentine Concert, and Sayaka’s new single. Geoff also came over to Japan a couple times last month to see his oshi graduate and he shares his final handshake experience with Moka.

The first Takoyaki Party of 2019 is here! We have a lot to cover in this news-focused episode including: NMB’s shuffle results, a slew of graduation announcements (including Geoff’s oshi), and our early impressions of the 20th single Tokonoma Seiza Musume. We also talk about Sayaka’s latest ongoings, Milky’s Christmas live and Reinyan’s fan event recaps.   email: nmbtakoyaki.party@gmail.com   Matt - @matto_dayo Geoff - @GeoFreak17 Ryan - frowndog06

We close out 2018 with our annual awards show and have brought in most our cast including regulars Matt, Ryan, and Geoff, but also guests Andi and Daryl. This is the combined original recording of our talks so it's a bit different from the youtube version. The categories we talk about include Best Song of 2018, Best Old Song of 2018, Best Member, Best New Member, Best Event, Best Sayaka Sonic Moment, Best Media Content, Biggest News, and Most Disappointing Member.

The crew is back to give a more detailed recap on Yamamoto Sayaka’s graduation concert “Sayaka Sonic” as well as talk about the New NMB Captain Kojima Karin and the second round of NMB theater’s special performance week. For our meta-topic, we discuss the different ways former Sayaka-oshis can stay with NMB