Takoyaki Party
We provide news about the Japanese idol group NMB48 and discuss how to get more involved in the fan community.
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Episode 109: A Well-Developed Frontal Lobe
11/18/2024
Episode 109: A Well-Developed Frontal Lobe
It’s a quick and early episode this month! We talk about Zion’s grad announcement and dig into the real reason why she’s leaving, we also talk about the upcoming December event/concert thing, our predictions to the upcoming (and has already happened) 8th, 9th, 10th gen theater show, 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 [email protected] 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 3:00 - Kameno Zion announces graduation 22:08 - Special Kanmuri Live Onigirazu 26:16 - Tetra vs Meru Mimi vs Watera special shows 32:32 - b. stage POP messaging service has launched 40:36 - Wakapon’s 2nd novel cover revealed and release events announced 45:18 - Mikana models for Dazzy 46:32 - All of Geoff’s favorites are doing plays next year 53:24 - "Saraba Junjo” stage shonichi members revealed 1:06:42 - Upcoming Episode Plans, comments from the previous show 1:09:38 - Outro
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Episode 108: One and a Half Announcements
10/28/2024
Episode 108: One and a Half Announcements
On this episode of the NMB48 podcast, we go over NMB’s 14th anniversary concerts at Orix Theater and talk about all the big announcements that came out of that including Rei’s graduation announcement, 9th gen promotions, the new stage, and more. We also give our updated thoughts on the 30th single Ganbaranuwai, talk about some SAD NEWS, and talk about this year’s Good Spoon offerings. If you have a question or comment for the podcast, you can leave it in the comments section on Youtube, or email us at Hang out with all the other international NMB fans on Discord! 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. 0:00 Intro 2:00 14th Anniversary Day 1 Highlights (Spark MV, Merumimi, 8,9,10th gen stage, new songs, Jonishi Rei grad announcement) 40:07 14th Anniversary Day 2 Highlights (9th gen promotions, Shiori Zoobook, Yuina Nara Tourism Ambassador, bstage global fan platform launch) 58:50 - Ganbaranuwai Music Video impressions, 1st week sales 1:09:25 - Tenshi no Utopia album event details announced 1:14:21 - Sakata Misaki and Tanaka Yukino go on hiatus 1:22:38 - Matsuno Mio announces graduation 1:39:05 - Chihhi and Yayoi are in some play in February next year 1:41:34 - NMB members at event promoting 6 months until Osaka Expo 1:46:35 - NMB members still doing blood drive events 1:47:45 - Good Spoon NMB Cafe Report 1:57:21 - Outro
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Episode 107: Make the Mikes Kiss
09/29/2024
Episode 107: Make the Mikes Kiss
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 [email protected] 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 - Ura Namba Chan programming changes 1:07:31 - Some NMB members appearing on a regular horseracing show 1:08:00 - Idol Shikkaku manga adaptation getting a compilation book 1:08:52 - Aanon is in a play next spring 1:12:00 - BREAK 1:12:11 - This is NMB48 2024 report and highlights 1:24:41 - 14th Anniversary Concert predictions 1:31:38 - Outro
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Episode 106: The Ball Toss is the New Static Cup
08/25/2024
Episode 106: The Ball Toss is the New Static Cup
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 Hang out with all the other international NMB fans on Discord! 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. 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 38:17 - This Is NMB48 lineup announced at the concert 45:12 - Summer Concert Night 2 (it’s the same) 47:21 - 14th Anniversary Concert announced at the concert 48:15 - 30th single announced at the concert 57:57 - Next Gen Live 1:12:14 - Tenshi no Utopia album release stream 1:15:38 - NMB Live at Hong Kong report with special guest Logic! 1:48:04 - Uno Mizuki graduation announcement 1:51:38 - NMB at the Osaka Marathon news stream 1:53:00 - NMB hosting dance lesson for kids again 1:56:23 - Ayapyon started a Twitch channel 1:58:40 - 9th gen gets a variety show on Ura Namba Chan 2:02:20 - YNN Summer Camp discussion 2:15:40 - Otoitachi 200th special episode at Universal Studios Japan
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Episode 105: The Magic of Miokuri
07/29/2024
Episode 105: The Magic of Miokuri
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 Hang out with all the other international NMB fans on Discord! 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. 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 - Tenshi no Utopia is getting a CD release with events 47:20 - Additional members added to the Zepp Kouhaku concert lineup 53:35 - Wakanyan’s photobook sales numbers and release event 1:00:20 - Yoshimin started up a Dragon Quest YouTube channel 1:03:45 - Bonus Videos included with Kore ga Ai na no Ka uploaded to YouTube 1:06:28 - Uranambachan Channel still going strong and the future with Nico Nico coming back 1:09:52 - Talking about the ticketing experiences in the post-FANY world
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Episode 104: The Other 'NJ'
06/30/2024
Episode 104: The Other 'NJ'
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 Hang out with all the other international NMB fans on Discord! 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. 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 Bayside Osaka announced 1:14:42 - 9th Gen Lords Mobile bullsh*t contest 1:19:30 - NMB appearing on a bunch of random shows as musical guests 1:23:20 - TWINKLE performs at Kojirin’s 3rd solo concert 1:24:45 - Nico Nico Douga is down, YNN content being uploaded to Youtube for now 1:32:10 - Theater Tickets Being Moved to FANY 1:48:25 - Outro
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Episode 103: If You Can See the Knee it’s Not for Me
05/26/2024
Episode 103: If You Can See the Knee it’s Not for Me
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 Hang out with all the other international NMB fans on Discord! 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. 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 1:45:05 - Kore ga Ai no ka handshake sales check-in 1:59:51 - Ishida Yuumi announces graduation 2:08:36 - Itagaki Koyori starts doing gravure 2:15:37 - YNN Youtube is now Ura Namba Chan channel 2:27:15 - Emosuto 2:28:32 - Osaka Comic Con highlights 2:38:50 - Mako has a sports radio show for kids in Hokkaido 2:40:22 - Yoshimoto Sports Fest is happening 2:42:49 - Members doing more random Osaka Expo promotional work 2:46:18 - Geoff talks about Yayoi’s play with the Nogizaka46 girl 2:51:51 - Outro, talking about getting ready for the handshake events
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Episode 102: The Trail of Oshis
04/22/2024
Episode 102: The Trail of Oshis
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 Hang out with all the other international NMB fans on Discord! 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. 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 be competing in the 48 Group Singing Contest 45:08 - New Joshin commercial 48:56 - Sumino Wakana is releasing a photobook 53:10 - 29th Single first two rounds of sales results 1:03:12 - 10th generation audition showroom bullsh*t 1:10:28 - Idol Shikkaku special podcast planning, outro
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Episode 101: The Senbatsu Pop Quiz
03/24/2024
Episode 101: The Senbatsu Pop Quiz
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 Hang out with all the other international NMB fans on Discord! 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. 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 1:19:05 - NMB members at Red Cross blood drive event 1:22:47 - Karen and Mako at Osaka Cerezo soccer team pre-game event, Kojirin on Ganba soccer team show 1:25:47 - Kojirin will have a 3rd solo concert 1:27:36 - NMB will be at Osaka Comic Con 2024 1:37:34 - NMB on a TV Quiz Show special 1:40:53 - andMikana Vol. 2 1:42:40 - Boomer News at Kansai Collection and more 1:47:23 - BREAKING NEWS! The other Tetra song music video is up! 1:47:47 - Outro, what’s going on in Namba?
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Episode 100: Mama Shikkaku
02/26/2024
Episode 100: Mama Shikkaku
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 [email protected] If you want to join the REAL NMB48 International Fan Club here is the discord link. You can find English subs for Idol Shikkaku on the Teppen Subs blog as well as other subbed NMB content. 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 current Team N sucks 16:15 - Team B2 will perform at the Maneki Neko Japan Idol Fes on 3/13 18:40 - NMB will perform at NIG fes on 3/29 19:17 - NMB started selling extra theater show tickets through Ticket Pia 23:10 - Koitako smartphone game is shutting down 24:58 - Anju and Mako ran in the Osaka Marathon 26:41 - Idol Shikkaku recap, we get kinda spoilery around 29:00 42:20 - Talking about the original songs in Idol Shikkaku 46:36 - More Idol Shikkaku spoiler talk 53:22 - Next single senbatsu predictions 1:04:17 - BREAK 1:04:25 - 100th episode special ranking of all NMB singles and albums 1:45:25 - Outro, call for action, comments, questions, feedback
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Episode 99: Milquetoast Idol Disqualification
01/29/2024
Episode 99: Milquetoast Idol Disqualification
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 [email protected] 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 Overseas Tourists 1:26:03 - International Fan Club Site for International NMB Fans Announced 1:27:55 - 10th Generation Auditions Announced 1:29:05 - New Original NMB Theater Stage Announced 1:31:44 - 29th Single Announced for Spring… no further details 1:32:23 - Mocchan finally graduated! 1:33:37 - Misaki is going to study abroad in England! 1:41:17 - NMB at Japan Idol Fes 1:42:54 - Kojirin had her solo concert 1:45:37 - Yayoi is in a play, Geoff will tell us all about it 1:49:40 - 9th Gen 1st Anniversary Show and 1st year in review
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Golden Takoyaki Awards 2023
12/28/2023
Golden Takoyaki Awards 2023
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 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 Member 2:33:06 - The Sadharu Memorial Award (But She’s Still in the Group) 3:06:20 - The Yamamoto Sayaka Memorial Award
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Shibuya Nagisa Graduation Concert!
12/20/2023
Shibuya Nagisa Graduation Concert!
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 NMB48 International Discord TEPPEN Subs https://teppensubteam.tumblr.com
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Episode 98: B2 or Not BII, That is the Question
11/18/2023
Episode 98: B2 or Not BII, That is the Question
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 [email protected] 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 Kansai Collection in March 2024 1:17:07 - Mikana’s stylebook release date and handover events announced 1:19:16 - NMB Costume Encyclopedia Book announced and handover events announced 1:24:22 - Kojirin solo concerts announced 1:26:18 - NMB on Osaka Melody and Best Hits Kayosai 1:32:00 - BREAK 1:32:06 - New Teams’ Setlist Impressions 2:44:17 - Nagisa Grad Concert and Christmas Concert Predictions
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Episode 97: Everyone Oshihens!
10/15/2023
Episode 97: Everyone Oshihens!
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 [email protected] 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 - Nagisa Saiko First Week Sales and Handshake Sales Analysis 1:19:42 - Jinsei Ga Nagainda Impressions 1:25:37 - Nagisa Saiko Music Video Impressions 1:32:02 - Nagisa Saiko on CDTV 1:33:32 - Hori Shion Announces Graduation 1:37:34 - Asao Momoka and Kuroda Fuuwa Announce Graduation 2:09:57 - Showroom Bullsh*t Bis Contest 1:15:25 2:13:22 - Deguchi Yuina and Matsuno Mio start Youtube channels 2:15:51 - 8th Gen and 9th Gen added to NMB’s mobile game Casual Party 2:16:33 - Twinkle will perform at LOOP QUEST idol festival 2:17:46 - Last Shows of the Current Teams Dates and First Show of the New Teams Announced 2:21:03 - Hori Shion special Kanmuri theater show 2:22:07 - Shibuya Nagisa Graduation Concert and Christmas Concert Announced 2:29:00 - Outro
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Episode 96: Canceled By Sadharu
09/17/2023
Episode 96: Canceled By Sadharu
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 [email protected] 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 birthday show at the theater 50:11 - Concert Tour New Info 57:39 - Nagoya Concert Overview 1:06:29 - Theater Show Roundup 1:12:00 - COLORZ Shein Concert 1:22:00 - Listener Comment: Peak Sayaka vs Peak Nagisa 1:26:56 - Guess the NMB Song Game
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Episode 95: Now We Can Be the Members’ Dads
08/21/2023
Episode 95: Now We Can Be the Members’ Dads
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 [email protected] 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 Line 1:54:02 - Pikarun is back kinda 1:54:36 - 9th Gen Gets Individual Twitter Accounts and Showroom Bullsh*t Results 2:04:04 - Yoshimoto Dance Class for Kids 2:10:00 - NMB members at special Osaka Expo fashion show 2:12:22 - Danceable 2: The Streets 2:14:27 - Rei becomes ambassador for Osaka Basketball team 2:19:37 - The Final Danceable Concert Report 2:23:00 - NMB’s Impactnation Trip in INDONESIA Report 2:43:15 - SUMMER STATION Report 2:44:30 - YNN Summer Camp Stream Discussion 2:58:57 - Comment Corner 2:59:53 - Outro
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Episode 94: Theater Girl With A Side of Gravy
07/23/2023
Episode 94: Theater Girl With A Side of Gravy
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 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: & Mikana Magazine 40:05 - Concert Announcements: Team Shuffle and 8th Gen Promotions 1:09:00 - Concert Announcements: Tour and 13th Anniversary 1:18:29 - 28th Single Announced 1:26:42 - Summer Concert Report 1:38:25 - 789 Next Generation Concert Report 1:50:24 - Kato Yuuka Graduation Concert Report 2:15:56 - Outro
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Episode 93: Sakatan Laptime 2023
06/25/2023
Episode 93: Sakatan Laptime 2023
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 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 Gen and Cameron LINE Stamps on Sale 50:27 - NMB will be at Summer Station 2023 55:20 - Yuzu’s 2nd Photobook Sales Numbers 57:25 - Uuka’s Photobook Sales Numbers and Upcoming Plays 1:10:45 - Mirai graduation show delayed, Yuzu’s graduation show happened 1:12:39 - Kyun Mart Revival Special Show and Yume wa Nigenai Revival Special Show 1:22:08 - NMB on the Kami Oto Music Show 1:30:13 - Zepp Summer Concert Predictions
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Episode 92: A Pot of Gravy
05/29/2023
Episode 92: A Pot of Gravy
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 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 49:53 - NMB has its 3000th theater show 55:42 - BREAK 55:52 - Aruda’s first time in Japan ever, NMB theater show 1:08:11 - Handshake Event and 2shot Photo Event at Intex Osaka 1:32:12 - Good Spoon Report 1:36:04 - Osaka Comic Con Report 1:43:22 - NMB Spring Live Todoroke Mix Report 1:58:35 - Kato Yuuka graduation announcement 2:04:54 - Request Hour Report 2:49:00 - Summer Concerts Announced 3:02:26 - Outro
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Episode 91: The Shohei Ohtani of Gravure
04/15/2023
Episode 91: The Shohei Ohtani of Gravure
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 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
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Episode 90: A Part of Kojima Will Be Inside You
03/26/2023
Episode 90: A Part of Kojima Will Be Inside You
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 You can also hang out with the International NMB48 Fan Community on Discord 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 Music Festival 1:56:39 - NIG Fes 1:58:05 - Event Reports: Theater Shows 2:21:00 - Event Reports: Store Manager Tour In Osaka and Tokyo 2:41:00 - Event Reports: Handshake Event in Yokohama 3:15:00 - Outro
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Episode 89: Keep the Glove
02/25/2023
Episode 89: Keep the Glove
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 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 Online & Offline Handshake Sign Up Guide How to Get Tickets for NMB Theater 0:00 - Intro 2:19 - NMB13 Album Done Impressions 27:45 - Coupling track announcement discussion 37:56 - Handshake events are coming back! 57:36 - NMB Spring Concert and Request Hour announced 1:02:21 - Cheering at concerts coming back… soon? 1:10:36 - Wakapon is getting a photobook 1:14:54 - NMB “Virtual” Theater Show for Osaka Expo 1:16:43 - NMB performing at some art and music and dog show in April 1:17:47 - 9th Gen Live Stream Mini-Camp 1:30:27 - Ishida Yuumi Produced 9th Gen Stage Impressions 1:54:30 - Outro, Plugs
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Episode 88: NambaraMighty
01/28/2023
Episode 88: NambaraMighty
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 If you want to get involved with International NMB48 community there is a discord server 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
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Golden Takoyaki Awards 2022
12/19/2022
Golden Takoyaki Awards 2022
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 [email protected] 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 - Rookie of the Year 2022 4:08:22 - Most Disappointing Member of 2022 4:34:55 - Most Improved Member of 2022 4:56:19 - MVP of 2022
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Episode 87: Miyu is Bigger
12/11/2022
Episode 87: Miyu is Bigger
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 [email protected] 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 Row of Seats 27:32 - NMB Members Will Be Joining AKB48's Singing Contest 30:16 - Event Report: Matt & Geoff Go to An Osaka Rugby Match with NMB Members 39:01 - Event Report: Matt Goes to Team N and BII theater shows 43:29 - Ayapyon Did A Splatoon 3 Livestream 44:47 - Event Report: Geoff Went to Chihhi's Kanmuri Solo Theater Show 52:40 - Anju and Aipi Kanmuri Theater Show 53:54 - Online Call Reports 57:55 - 28th Single Senbatsu Predictions
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Episode 86: Come For the Members, Stay For the Wota
11/21/2022
Episode 86: Come For the Members, Stay For the Wota
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 [email protected] 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 By Geoff 17:28 - Some Basketball Event with Mako and Rei 19:40 - NMB Members Shilling Stuff on Aeon Home Shopping Network Streams 22:29 - Miochi is in a play with former NMB members 24:42 - Special NMB Cover of Ray's Idol Beauty Book, NMB EMO Girl magazine 27:20 - NMB on Best Hits Kayosai 35:44 - NMB on MUSIC KAMMER 40:17 - Mini NAMBATTLE 7th gen vs. 8th gen 44:27 - Aipi, Anju Special Theater Show and Chihhi Special Theater Show 46:48 - 8th Gen Werewolf Stream 48:13 - NMB Splatoon 3 Stream 50:00 - Regular NMB Game Stream Series With Fingger Hosted By Wakapon and Guests 52:02 - Sports Kingdom Members Play Flag Football for BS Yoshimoto Channel 53:38 - BREAK 53:45 - In-Person REAL Hanashikai Event Report 1:22:41 - Online Hanashikai Event Report 1:29:17 - PSA Last Round of Hanashikai Sales Is Happening! 1:31:00 - Analyzing Hanashikai Sales Data 1:38:53 - Wakapon's Novel Release Event Report and the Insane Marketing Campaign 1:47:21 - Geoff Went to Some Chihhi Events 2:01:27 - End of the Year Schedule for the Podcast
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Episode 85: You Had to Be There!
10/24/2022
Episode 85: You Had to Be There!
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
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Episode 84: Needs More Banjo
09/25/2022
Episode 84: Needs More Banjo
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 [email protected] or post in the comment section of the YouTube version. NMB48 International Discord TEPPEN Subs Twitter: Aruda: Geoff: Matt: https://twitter.com/supermattoworld 0:00 Intro 3:07 Sukida Mushi @ Uta Con 5:38 Sukida Mushi Music Video Impressions 15:25 Sukida Mushi First Day Sales and Hanashikai Results 31:30 Sukida Mushi Coupling Song Discussion 51:10 More 12th Anniversary Concert News 1:12:30 Tokyo Events Announced 1:18:07 Old Theater Show Viewings at the Theater Report 1:21:22 9th Gen Showroom Auditions 1:25:30 Recent YNN Show Promos 1:27:18 NMB @ Tokyo Game Show 1:31:25 12th Anniversary Predictions 1:39:49 NMB Song 20 Questions 1:48:57 Outro
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Episode 83: First World Wota Problems
08/22/2022
Episode 83: First World Wota Problems
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 [email protected] or post in the comment section of the YouTube version. NMB48 International Discord TEPPEN Subs Twitter: Aruda: Geoff: Matt: Ryan: 0:00 - Intro 3:25 - 27th Single "Sukida Mushi" Finally Revealed 45:30 - 12th Anniversary Concert Details 55:20 - SHOWROOM Bullsh*t: Bis Model Contest 1:00:01 - YNN Camp Livestream Highlights 1:22:12 - Tokyo Idol Festival and Summer Station Event Reports 1:30:07 - NMB Lineup for @ JAM 1:33:02 - Outro, Production Schedule Talk
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