Japanese Team - news, fluffs and photos

[Okami]

The selection of the team captain + the family relations between the members of the team :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtVvFSdHzEo
(Very sweet video! Translated, sort of.)

Some photos:
http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/photo/20090401-027291-1-L.jpg
http://www2.daily.co.jp/newsflash/2009/04/01/Images/01790186.jpg
http://www2.daily.co.jp/newsflash/2009/04/01/Images/01790187.jpg
http://www2.daily.co.jp/newsflash/2009/04/01/Images/01790188.jpg
http://www2.daily.co.jp/newsflash/2009/04/01/Images/01790189.jpg
http://www.sanspo.com/sports/images/090401/spm0904011915003-p1.jpg
http://www.sanspo.com/sports/images/090401/spm0904011915003-p2.jpg
http://www.sanspo.com/sports/images/090401/spm0904011915003-p3.jpg
http://www.sanspo.com/sports/images/090401/spm0904011915003-p4.jpg
http://www.sanspo.com/sports/images/090401/spm0904011915003-p5.jpg
http://www.sanspo.com/sports/images/090401/spm0904011915003-p6.jpg
http://contents.oricon.co.jp/upimg/news/20090401/64754_200904010637467001238571738c.jpg
http://ca.c.yimg.jp/news/2009040120.../jijp/20090401-00000043-jijp-spo-view-000.jpg
http://ca.c.yimg.jp/news/2009040120.../maip/20090401-00000017-maip-spo-view-000.jpg

More links and translations:
http://maoasada.logu2.com/competition-shows-discussion-f7/world-team-trophy-2009-t348.htm#5902

Enjoy!

 

[demarinis5]

Thanks for sharing the photos and Video. I laughed when Miki referred to
Oda as 'grandpa'.

 

[Medusa]

Thank you Okami, fantastic stuff!

I love how Mao looks in this photograph.

 

[Mathman]

Go Oda! :thumbsup:

 

[SailorGalaxia518]

They all look so ready.

Congrats to Oda for being elected Team Captain and LOL goes to miki Ando for calling Nobunari Oda "Grandpa"

I wish Team Japan and all the teams the best of luck

 

[enlight78]

With Oda as the team captian it almost seems like a real team. I bet Evan and Joubert would proably be their team captiain. I wonder would canada choose Joannie.

 

[Sinclare]

I liked the clip thanks for posting. Very positive, all about the athletes. You forget that they actually compete against each other most of the time. I wish the US had a captain, do they? I imagine it would be Evan our World Champ!

 

[dorispulaski]

With Oda as the team captian it almost seems like a real team. I bet Evan and Joubert would proably be their team captiain. I wonder would canada choose Joannie.

Joannie sounds like a good choice for Canada. Patrick is a bit young, as are V&M.

 

[sorcerer]

Fluff links from a blog didicated to Miki, "Love & Princess".

Mao, Miki, Nobu, Taka:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quu1j4lC5iE&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6xLLD0AY78&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihHX4oMchXs&fmt=18

 

[ks777]

With Oda as the team captian it almost seems like a real team. I bet Evan and Joubert would proably be their team captiain. I wonder would canada choose Joannie.

Some of the japanese fans call Joannie, Aniki, or a big brother. so it makes perfect sense to be selected as the Canaidan captain.

 

[Morning Glory]

Fluff links from a blog didicated to Miki, "Love & Princess".

Mao, Miki, Nobu, Taka:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quu1j4lC5iE&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6xLLD0AY78&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihHX4oMchXs&fmt=18

These clips are my favorites. They seemed to be really close to each other and keeping good relationship.Mao's expression is very unique.Just "Mao's world", I think.

 

[ks777]

Yuko Kavaguti interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz9mQH041xk&feature=related

 

[SusieH]

Fluff links from a blog didicated to Miki, "Love & Princess".

Mao, Miki, Nobu, Taka:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quu1j4lC5iE&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6xLLD0AY78&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihHX4oMchXs&fmt=18

FYI. If anyone wants to know what was going on in clips 1 and 2, check out Mao Asada's fan forum. Nice people there translated the whole piece (just scroll down for part 1 of the translation, part 2 is on the next page).

(BTW I loved the clips! Those four were just so hilarious together LOL at Taka and Mao playing prank on Miki's shoes, also at Taka and Nobu singing karaoke together until 4:00am )

 

[Okami]

I loved that show! Who would have thought that Takahiko is so messy?

I was impressed that Nobunari managed to keep a straight face during his "speech" at the end, when Miki and Taka kept sticking face into the camera. He had more troubles with delivering his lines during the shooting of the WTT promotional video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsPsdpv0zyo