#1 Baka Final Battle!
11/17
Scoring Graph Categories:
- 国語 (National Language)
- 数学 (Math)
- 理科 (Science)
- 社会 (Society - I think this refers to People and Places)
- 英語 (English Language)
These graphs aren't very helpful since they don't show the numbers to measure the highlighted sections. You have to estimate.
Abe Natsumi ranked the lowest in LaLuce with a score of 27/70.
Kiyohara Rio ranked the lowest in A Block with a score of 23/70.
Yamamoto Airi ranked the lowest in B Block with a score of 19/70 and had the lowest score overall.
MC's Ogiyahagi are here with Guest Ito Asako. 7 other members from Last Idol Family are present for the finals:
- All the members of LaLuce
- Nishimura Honoka (Love Cocchi)
- Ozawa Aimi (Chou Cream Rockets)
- Machida Honoka and Hashimoto Momoko (2nd Gen's Main Group)
- This will be a "Quick Answer Quiz".
- All 3 members have a buzzer in front of them. Whoever pushes it first gets to answer the question. If they answer incorrectly, someone else can try.
- Whoever answers 5 questions first wins the round (There are 2 rounds).
- The last one remaining will receive the title of #1 Baka. For all of 2019, this person must announce themselves as the #1 Baka during their self-introduction at live events and it will appear as a title card on television programs. Because of the nature of the quiz, there are allot of questions, so I'll skip over the quick cuts they show.
1st Question (as always, the correct answer is in parenthesis next to the question)
Q. What is the Capitol of China? (Beijing)
A. Airi - Korea
A. Abe - Yellow River
A. Rio - Won Shun
Since no one answered correctly, they got another chance.
A. Rio - Shun Tson
A. Abe - Choukou
Choukou means the Yangtze River. No idea what Rio is referring to. LaLuce's Airi spoke up and said she new the answer.
A. Yasuda Airi - Beijing Duck
Close enough, lol.
Q. What is the name of this structure? (Arc de Triomphe - Gaisenmon - 凱旋門)
A. Rio - French Tower
A. Airi - France Tower
A. Abe - Paris Tower
A. Airi - French Gate
A. Abe - Paris Gate
A. Rio - Dragon Gate
A. Aimi - Gaien Gate
A. Honoka - Gairyu Gate
Everyone is clueless about this one, so MC Yahagi gave them the answer.
Q. How do you read this four character idiom?
"四面楚歌" (Shimen Soka - Surrounded by enemies on all sides)
Rio got super excited when she answered.
A. Rio - Shimen Souka
A. Rio - French Tower
A. Airi - France Tower
A. Abe - Paris Tower
Eventually they decided it was more of a Gate instead of a Tower, and just gave the same answers, but inserted Gate at the end.
A. Airi - French Gate
A. Abe - Paris Gate
A. Rio - Dragon Gate
Rio said Toryumon, which is actually a wrestling Promotion in Japan. That might be why it elicited some laughter. They changed to the English meaning, Dragon Gate, a long time ago. Rio asked for a hint, so MC Yahagi said "Ga" which is the first Kanji "凱" for Gaisenmon, the Japanese name for the Arc de Triomphe. This prompted more LIF members to give their answers.
A. Aimi - Gaien Gate
A. Honoka - Gairyu Gate
Everyone is clueless about this one, so MC Yahagi gave them the answer.
Q. How do you read this four character idiom?
"四面楚歌" (Shimen Soka - Surrounded by enemies on all sides)
Rio got super excited when she answered.
A. Rio - Shimen Souka
I guess this wasn't good enough because Rio kept answering. It sounded correct to me, but to Japanese ears, they must have heard the "u" sound.
A. Rio - Yonmen Souka
A. Rio -Yontsura Souka
Yamamoto Airi and Abe gave it a try.
A. Airi - Shimen Sokka
A. Abe - Shitsura Sokka
The host commented that Abe copied Airi's "Sokka". This quiz is going nowhere fast, lol.
Q. Fill in the missing part of this Haiku.
"Natsuguchi ya tsuwamono domo ga ___" (Yume no Ato - "Soldier's dream about summer grass" or something to that effect)
A. Airi - Inaho Kana
A. Abe - Yaketei Iku
A fan commented that this was a difficult question. The girls are probably too young to have heard this Haiku. They also said that Abe's reading was strange. Yaketei iku means "burning". They continued answering.
A. Rio - Sen kana
A. Airi - Wakai kana
Now they're using Abe's "Kana". After hearing the correct answer, they said they'd never heard it before. As seen below, MC Yahagi thought their reaction was weak after hearing the correct answer and not worth the build up. Their reaction to seeing their reaction was much better.
Okay, things are not going well. They must have took pity on the girls, and started giving them some easier questions. Otherwise, they'd be there all day, lol.
Q. What is this called in English? (Cow)
Abe was quick with her answer.
A. Abe - COW
This is the first correct answer of the quiz by the members actually participating. Abe would answer 2 more correctly after this and earned 3 points total. Airi and Rio still have 0 points.
Q. What letter comes after "F" in the Alphabet?
This time, Rio was quick to answer.
A. Rio - G
These questions definitely seem more their speed.
Q. What is this Prefecture? (Kagoshima-ken)
A. Airi - Kagoshima
They're on a role now! When asked how she knew, Airi said something to the effect of "It's shaped somewhat like Kagoshima" or "It has a Kagoshima-like shape". Airi would answer 2 questions correctly after this for a total of 3 points.
The current score is Airi - 3 points, Abe - 3 points, and Rio - 1 point.
Rio says "Gekokujou" which means to "overthrow or surpass your superiors". It also translates to "The low overcoming the high". She's basically saying she'll come from behind and win.
Q. What is the title of this painting? (Mona Lisa)
A. Rio - Mother Teresa
A fan brought up when LaLuce's Natsumi saw the same picture during their Academic Test episode and thought it looked like Ghandi.
A. Airi - Citrus
A. Rio - Olanza
I don't know what they're referring to, but they kept trying.
A. Rio - Elanza
A. Airi - Maranza
Suddenly, Abe remembered the answer and blurted out Mona Lisa. Apparently there was some doubt about her remembering the correct answer. Ito Asako thought Abe heard it through an In Ear Monitor, which is why she checked her ears. They made a comment that she was cunning.
Abe pulls ahead with 4 points. There's a caption above her name which just means "Reach (リーチ)". I guess because she only needs 1 more point to win the round and is reaching for the finish line.
Q. What is the name of this country? (America)
A. Rio - Egypt
A. Abe - Brazil
A. Rio - Genghis Khan
Really, Rio?
A. Abe - Mongolia
A. Airi - Eurasia
A. Airi - Korea
A. Abe - America
Airi almost seemed to apologize after her answer. Maybe because of the tensions between North Korea and Japan. After hearing that Abe's answer is correct, the other 2 commented.
Rio: "What? It's small".
Airi: "That's different".
With this answer, Abe clears and escapes the title of "Baka Center". The Battle continues with Airi at 3 points, and Rio at 1 point. Rio again insists that she will come from behind by giving another "Gekokujou!".
Q. What is this person's name? (Tokugawa Ieyasu)
(*Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan. This was the last military government of the Feudal period, before Japan moved into more modern times)
A. Airi - Oda Nobunaga
More answers followed.
A. Rio - Murasaki Shikibu
A. Airi - Ono Imoko
Yasuda Airi said "I think it's that generation". I take that to mean they're picking names from their frame of reference.
To help them out, they showed a famous quote attributed to this person. I'm not 100% sure about the translation, but this is as close as I can get "If you can't cry, you can't sing".
A. Airi: Hoto Togisu
Hoto Togisu is a Lesser Cuckoo bird. When I did a search for the quote, Hoto Togisu was included, but I don't know the significance of the connection. It must be connected to some trend in Japan I'm unaware of with no relation to the bird, but I couldn't find any other information.
The caption "バカ２人で問題作り始めた" reads: "2 stupid people have started making problems".
Yeah, what Airi said must be well known in Japan. The pointing Airi and Rio did is very specific and is probably some kind of joke.
And they kept going.
A. Rio - Tokunaga Hidetaka
There is a Tokunaga Hideaki who's a singer songwriter, so she was close, lol.
A. Tokugawa Kiyoshi
At this point, they give the girls a clear hint by showing the Family Name of Tokugawa.
A. Airi - Tokugawa Yasushi
Fans commented that Yasushi is, of course, Aki-P's Family Name.
A. Rio - Tokugawa Yasushige
In the end, no one could get it right, so they moved on.
Q. Fill in the blank the space in this proverb.
"Crane is a Thousand years, Turtle is a Million years - Tsuru wa Chitose Kame wa ___ (鶴は千年 亀は＿＿)" (Man Nen - 万年)
Some background:
(*Cranes and Turtles are long lived. Throughout Asia, Cranes are viewed as symbols of happiness and eternal youth. Cranes are believed to be he oldest living species of bird. There are fossils dating back 60 million yrs. Turtles are commonly known to live for a very long time, especially sea turtles. In Japan, both are used for "Gajyu", which celebrates longevity. The life expectancy of a Crane is 20 - 30 yrs. while a Turtles is 100 - 200 yrs.
The proverb is taken from the Chinese Philosophical text "Huainanzi". You can wish someone a long life by hoping they have "the crane’s one thousand years or the turtle’s ten thousand")
A. Rio - Unwilling to give in or 100 steps - Hyappo Yuzuru (百歩譲って)
A. Airi - Suppon (Squirrel)
They continued.
A. Airi - Arukeru (Walk)
A. Airi - 1001 yrs.
After that mess, Rio answered two questions correctly, and Airi answered 1. This puts Airi in the lead with 4 points to Rio's 3. Just like Abe in the previous round, the caption "Reach (リーチ)" is placed above Airi's name since she's only 1 point away from winning the round.
Q. What kind of meat is used to make Tonkatsu (Breaded Deep Fried Pork Cutlet)
This prompted Yahaghi to say: "Consider this question carefully". Rio didn't take his advice.
A. Rio - America.
Rio clearly says America, but for some reason, they displayed Iberiko instead. A fan pointed out that they can sound similar to a Japanese, so whoever was typing it up must have misheard it. Iberiko is a breed of pig.
A. Rio - Mexico
A. Airi - America
MCs Ogiyahagi and Asako were losing it by this point. Airi hadn't been paying attention, because someone told her: "it (America) was said a while ago". I believe MC Ogi said: "I want to do this quiz every month". They point out again how each girl's answer is a variation on the previous one.
A. Airi - Sausage
A. Airi - Tonkatsu Bowl
A. Airi - Beef
A. Rio - Gyu
A. Airi - Horse
I did a search, and nothing came up for Gyu, so I have no idea what Rio was thinking of. Gyunyu means Milk, but I don't know what that has to do with it.
MC Ogi spoke up: "You really know it". Maybe he was insinuating they were joking around.
A. Airi - Pork
Finally, the correct answer. At long last, the nightmare is over. Airi earns her final point for a total of 5 and wins the round. This means that Kiyohara Rio gets the title of "Standing Position #1 Baka (立ち位置バカ1番)".
The episode ends with a preview of the MV for the upcoming 5th single.
About the #1 Baka title, a fan commented that this sort of thing doesn't work that well with talented members like Abe and Airi. It's better suited for someone who's good at Variety, so Rio's the best option.
There were comments that the viewers for the Variety Show are decreasing on the night it airs, and the number of real time tweets are getting less and less. They wonder if it's because they're not Battling this season. I don't think Last Idol can win. If they do a Battle, fans will complain because they've seen it before. If it's a Variety Show, they complain that it's not a Battle.
One fan commented that everyone should have wanted a Variety. I think the problem is that they're not playing any games yet. They dragged out the Academic Test too long. It's usually 1 or 2 episodes on a 48/46G show. It took 4 episodes for Last Idol. That's too slow of a start.
Rio's tweet after getting the title. She basically says that she's become the first #1 Baka. She's worried about the future, but will do her best to make friends with this catchphrase over the next year.
この度ラストアイドル立ち位置バカ1番になりました、清原梨央です。。— 清原梨央（Someday Somewhere） (@SomeSome_rio) November 18, 2018
There were a few comments about the 5th Single MV which was released this week. A common complaint is that the there were too many shadows, so it was hare to make out the member's faces. I agree. It was too dark, and the black costumes only made it worse.
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