Скачать или смотреть Let's Talk J-pop Ep. 01 || Friendship, Trust, and Scandals (The Story of Kobushi Factory)

Welcome to my new series Let's Talk J-pop, where I'll be diving into J-pop culture stories through deep dive, commentary, and video essay style videos. This episode focuses on Hello! Project group Kobushi Factory -- their humble beginnings and their tragic spiral into back-to-back scandals that ultimately lead to a group with so much potential fizzling out prematurely.

If you were already a Kobushi fan before this, which song was your favourite? Let me know in the comments!

If you're new to the group and would like to check them out for yourself, here's some links:
Channels:
♡ Kobushi Factory's channel:    / @kobushifactory  
♡ Hirose Ayaka's channel:    / @official4804  
♡ Hamaura Ayano's channel:    / @hamach_ayano.hamaura  
♡ Juice=Juice's channel:    / @juicejuice  
Performances:
♡ Kobushi - Suki Kamoshirenai (HP Countdown Live 2019):    • こぶしファクトリー「好きかもしれない」COUNTDOWN PARTY 2019  
♡ Kobushi - This is Unmei (Autumn 2019 Tour):    • こぶしファクトリー「This is 運命」Punching the air！スペシャル  
♡ Kobushi - Kenmei Blues (Autumn 2019 Tour):    • こぶしファクトリー「懸命ブルース」Punching the air！スペシャル  
♡ Kobushi - Nen ni wa Nen (2019 Winter Hello! Con, featuring accapella) -    • こぶしファクトリー『念には念』  
♡ Juice=Juice performing Nen ni wa Nen (H!P 25th Anniversary Tour, 2023):    • 【Juice=Juice】念には念 (念入りVer.)「こぶしファクトリー」   (the way the crowd is screaming during this is nuts, I've never heard them loose it like that before lmao... it's extremely rare and shows how loved Kobushi was and Rei currently is within the H!P fanbase)

CHAPTERS:
00:48: Formation
04:48: The First Signs of Trouble: Leadership
08:23: Hitting the Ground Running
14:26: Kobushimageddon
19:28: The Dating Dilemma
23:26: A Member Too Disheartened to Continue
32:05: The Year Isn't Over and Neither are the Scandals
33:32: A Fresh Restart
35:32: An Unexpected Announcement
38:04: Where Are They Now?
44:22: Reflection
48:06: A Sparkle of Hope

ABOUT:
Hey there! Welcome to my little corner of the internet. ♡ My name is Mackenzie and I'm an artist from Canada. I make videos about my life and various interests, such as Japanese culture and entertainment, learning Japanese, journaling, art, and fashion, to name a few. Get comfy, stay as long as you like, and be kind. ♡

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EQUIPMENT AND VIDEO DETAILS
♡ Camera: iPhone 13
♡ Tripod: UBeesize 50" Adjustable Phone Tripod
♡ Music: x
♡ Pixel art used for the opening + ending: x

Thank you for watching!