I just finished watching all four seasons of the famous Ayaka's Surprise English Lessons! No, I didn't watch them all in one sitting - it took several days! In each short episode, Ayaka (who is completely fluent in English from living in Hawaii) surprises a different Morning Musume member each time, teaches them a phrase, and rewards them with food. For the most part, I really enjoyed these, because it was fun to hear the Japanese phrases that correspond to what Ayaka teaches (although these are some really loose, slang expressions!). Ayaka is super cute and sophisticated, and it's interesting seeing the other girls' personalities in this situation. Almost everyone puts up with the lessons pretty well, but I have to say that Tsuji and Aibon were totally brats when these were filmed! Tsuji is so rude and annoying that I could barely stand to watch (and I don't really care for her nowadays, either!). The fifth generation girls are the most fun - Konno is especially sweet and shy. Anyway, it was cool to experience this piece of Hello! Project history. By the way, you can watch them all too, since they are all available on DJ Waffles awesome site!Labels: jpop, morning musume
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