*This was originally posted on OneHallyu on Jan. 15, 2019.
This week, they will decide the #1 Baka in B Block. It's the final game of the first round. Whoever ranks the lowest will join Abe and Rio in the finals.
B Block Baka Battle!
11/10
This week, they will decide the #1 Baka in B Block. It's the final game of the first round. Whoever ranks the lowest will join Abe and Rio in the finals.
Representing B Block are:
Momiyama Himeri (Someday Somewhere)
Inoko Reia (Someday Somewhere)
Ishikawa Natsumi (Love Cocchi)
Yamamoto Airi (Love Cocchi)
Asahi Kana (Good Tears)
Hashimoto Momoko (2nd Gen)
Oba Yume (2nd Gen)
As always, the correct answer is in parentheses next to the question.
Inoko Reia (14 yrs. old)
"Unprecedented Girl from Hokaido"
There's some weird comments from the MC's that I don't understand, so I'll skip them.
Q. What is the name of the object in the picture? (Great Wall of China)
A. The Long Empire
Ogi: "At that time, maybe it was a long empire".
It sounded like Reia had never heard of the Great Wall. I think she said something to the effect of "I was doing it quickly, so I just wrote something arbitrary".
Q. What is the meaning of the following proverb.
"The neighbors lawn looks green" (Other people's things look better than my own)
A. It looks strange to my eyes.
Reia: "What does my neighbor's lawn have to do with it?".
Ito: "You're talking about the condition of the ground/earth".
Pretty much the equivalent of the western expression "the grass is greener on the other side".
A little something about color which you can ignore.
(*The lawn is described as being "Aoi" in the proverb. This makes it confusing because Aoi is supposed to mean the color blue. Actually, it's more of a blue/green. There was a time when the Japanese didn't have a word for green. Green was thought of as another shade of blue. The word for green didn't come into usage until the Heian period (794-1185). "Midori" which means green, wasn't taught to Japanese students as a separate color until after World War II.
The proverb is a little confusing because describing someone as Aoi can mean they are young or inexperienced. Just like how Westerners say someone is "green" when they're inexperienced. The proverb makes it sound like the lawn isn't well taken care of because it has a pale color, but in fact, it looks good based on the explanation given. This is why I used green instead of blue.
Fun fact, there are 220 traditional colors and almost 500 official colors including modern ones that have been added. This is because the Japanese give a name to different shades of a color.
For example there are 6 different names for the Red Series:
- Pure Crimson, Persimmon-Juice Colored, Coral Colored, Rinsed-out Red, Red Bean Colored, Cherry Blossom Mouse
That's enough about color!)
Q. Please fill in the blank space in the proverb.
"The cry of a ___" (Crane)
A. The cry of a Turtle.
"The cry of a ___" (Crane)
A. The cry of a Turtle.
Ogi: "To someone who knows the answer, you sound like a stupid person".
Based on a brief comment by a fan, I think Reia wrote turtle because there's a Noh Play called "Crane and Turtle". It's the only reason I can think of.
Oba Yume (17 yrs. old) 2nd Gen
"Notice the commitment to her bangs!"
Q. Please write the following Kanji as Kana.
"秋刀魚を焼く - Sanma wo Yaku (Baking Pike/Fish)" (Sanma - さんま)
A. ししゃも - Shishamo
Yume: "Because of Autumn...I wrote the Kana Shishamo".
The first character "秋" means Autumn, so Yume just wrote the Hiragana for that.
Q. Write the name of the following illustration in English. (Pig)
A. Pegg
Ishikawa Natsumi (22 yrs. old)
"Last Idol's #1 High Tension Girl"
Q. What is the Capitol City of Italy? (Rome)
A. France
Ishikawa: "I didn't understand the meaning of 'Capitol City'".
Is she for real? Geography has been a problem for the girls, but this is on a whole other level.
Ishikawa: "What's the Capitol City of Japan? I know that! It's Europe!!"
Inoko: "Do you know how to read the Kanji for 'Capitol City'? You can see it displayed on the Monitor".
Yahagi: "This is like when the fool laughs at you for being stupid".
Ouch. Now that's some stupidity, lol.
Q. Please write the Kanji for the following Katakana.
"Cleaning a room - Heya wo seiketsu ni suru - 部屋をセイケツにする" (seiketsu - 清潔)
A. "Sei Maru - 性O"
(*Sei means gender or nature. Nature as in, what kind of person you are. Maru is just a O which is used to indicate a correct answer. No idea why she wrote that)
Asahi Kana (21 yrs. old)
"Belonged to 3 previous Units.
The World-Wise Idol"
When Yahagi heard Kana's age, he remarked: "Oh, is that a thing?" I'm not sure why he said that. I can't remember, but maybe Kana is the first 21 yr. old to take the academic test. Maybe he was trying to make a joke that they actually exist in Last Idol.
Q. Please fill in the blank space in the following proverb.
"3 people meet - San nin yoreba ___ - 三人寄れば___" (the wisdom of Monju - Monju no Sae - 文殊の知恵)
(*Essentially it means when several people gather together and consult with each other, great wisdom will come out - 三人寄れば文殊の知恵)
A. Everyone comes.
All Kana did was rewrite the first part in a different way. No real explanation is given why. I guess Kana did well, because they're already moving on to the next girl.
Hashimoto Momoko (15 yrs. old)
"2nd Gen's Center! 8 Head Idol"
(*When referring to "head", they actually mean proprotion. Momoka is exactly 8 heads tall. It's rare to be an even number. For example, people are usually 6 and 1/2 heads tall, 7 and 1/2 heads tall, etc. 8 heads tall is considered ideal proportions. For example, Amuro Namie is 7 and 1/2 heads tall, but AKB48's Itano Momomi is 6)
As a former Student Council Officer, Momoko says she has confidence.
Ito: "If that's so, then don't leave it here."
Leave her confidence? lol. They reveal that Momoko ranked #1 in B Block by answering 47 out of 70 questions correct.
Q. What is the name of the object in the picture? (Great Wall of China)
A. China's Great Wall.
A quick explanation. This is the correct answer in Japanese "Banri no Choujou (万里の長城)". Momoko reversed it so it becomes "Choujou no Banri (長城の万里)". She had the right idea, but got it mixed up.
Yamamoto Airi (16)
"From Hiroshima!
Her power of singing and dancing is the best"
(*I'm including some extra pictures because some of Airi's answers require visual guide)
Ishikawa outs Airi as being "stupid and irritating".
Q. What is the Capitol of America? (Washington D.C.)
A. USA
Airi must have been listening to Da Pump too much, lol. When asked what USA stands for, Airi responded "Universal Studio Area".
Q. What is the Capitol City of Italy? (Rome)
A. Russia
Airi was asked what are some famous Russian objects.
Airi: "Suteteko Dolls".
What she meant were Russian Nesting Dolls. Suteteko is a classical style of Japanese under pants.
Q. Please write the name of the illustration in English. (Kitsune - Fox)
A. Dog
Q. 1000 ÷ 100 = ???? (10)
A. 1
Airi crossed out 3 zeros instead of 2. Because 100 has 3 numbers, she crossed out 3.
Momiyama Himeri (14)
"Husky Voiced Roller Skate Girl"
Q. Who's pictured on the current 1,000 Yen Bill? (Higuchi Ichiyou)
A. Daijou Saori
Himeri: "I thought there was a mood to the expression".
Other than being wrong, the only thing I could tell that was strange about her answer is that there is no one notable named Daijou Saori that I could find. I thought I might get some insight from fans, but all they did was laugh at her answer and wonder "who is Saori'?". No help there.
This ends the Strange Answer section. Next is a teaser for Good Tears photo shoot in Guam. It's their prize for winning the Book Pass Battle among the 1st Gen Units back in November. Since Mayu's still pretty young, she's more covered up than the other members. It follows the new policy some companies are taking to stop sexualizing minors.
They reveal the rankings for B Block. Yamamoto Airi is in last place with only 19 out of 70 questions answered correctly.
Airi: "I'm glad."
Full Rankings:
1. Hashimoto Momoko (47/70)
2. Asahi Kana (41/70)
3. Momiyama Himeri (35/70)
4. Oba Yume (31/70)
5. Ishikawa Natsumi (25/70)
6. Inoko Reia (23/70)
7. Yamamoto Airi (19/70)
Abe - 27/70
Rio - 23/70
Airi - 19/70
This means Airi had the lowest score among the members who participated. Ouch. Here's a preview for next week. The finals will be a quick quiz format.
昨日の #ラストアイドル 学力テスト見ていただけましたか〜？— 清原梨央（Someday Somewhere） (@SomeSome_rio) November 11, 2018
立ち位置バカ1番決定戦👑
意外なメンツになりましたね…(私以外)
この絵面なんかじわじわくる。。笑#テレ朝動画 #TVer さんでも配信中ですのでぜひご覧ください！！https://t.co/ZmMhh7X27O#ラスアイよろしく pic.twitter.com/1Mm4NTxu50
I read through some comments from fans, but there was nothing particularly interesting. The only comment that stood out was someone saying they think the members from each Block who ranked 1st should get a prize, like a special episode. I agree.
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