So, the day we’ve all (well, maybe not all) been waiting (and maybe no waiting… maybe more like anticipating) for has finally arrived! It’s Miya’s birthday!
And so, first up, we’ll have Miya singing about her birthday. 
Today, we have a video clip of the girls behind the scenes while making a PV (I think…) I should know where these outfits are from, but it’s really not coming to me at the moment.
When I say “the girls”, I mean Miya and Risako. I had a conversation fairly recently about Risako and someone was saying what a brat Risako is… I don’t quite agree with that. Yes, she gets too many lines, IMO, but she sells. It’s not her fault. I actually find her quite and funny here.
It probably helps that Miya is there with her, and constantly makes fun of the youngest Berryz member (in a joking and friendly manner, of course).
Today, we’ll have a little bit of Christmas in August, because, well, Miya’s Christmas performances this past year have been fun!
8 days left… August is the 8th month of the year… … I don’t know where I’m going with that. XD So… Countdown!!
I’ve gone over my favourite Berryz Koubou single, ‘Kokuhaku no Funsui Hiroba’… Now, I’ll go over my second favourite BK single… ‘Very Beauty’. Can you see a trend with my favourite songs?
AHH!! We’re into the single digits!! 9 days to go!
Today, I’ve got a performance by the lovely and talented Miyabi. This one is her solo of ‘Natsu Remember You’ from Berryz Koubou’s Summer 2007 concert.
I don’t like the outfit she’s wearing much, but at least there are lot of close-ups. Miyabi does a wonderful job with this performance. This is not surprising, seeing as she doesn’t have to dance, so it’s a lot easier to keep good control over her voice.
I love her voice in slower songs (though that’s not to say I don’t like it in fast ones too… She’s awesome in ‘Munasawagi Scarlet’). But the softness of her voice in more tender songs is really soothing.
10 days!! We’re almost at single digits!
As I mentioned on day 14, we’d be seeing more of Miya from the ‘Kokuhaku no Funsui Hiroba’ PV in this countdown. Well, here we go with that promise!
13 days and counting! (Duh.. XD)
Today, I want to take a look at Miya’s friendly side.
Here, I’ve got some clips from a Hello days EXTRA - Berryz Kobo ‘07, which was filmed some time after “Very Beauty” was released, but before “Kokuhaku Funsui no Hiroba”. In the first part of this DVD, the girls spend their time at an amusement park, and this is where we get to watch Miya be both an evil tormentor and a good friend… (Well, evil tormentor is a little extreme, but it just sounds so cool. XD)
14 Days! We’re getting closer!
So, today’s countdown post will be more pic spam… But not from PV as in the previous ones… Here, the theme is Miya in school uniforms. She’s just so adorable in her early days, and you can’t help but notice how she’s maturing into such a beautiful young woman.
I’d have to say that my favourite pic from this bunch would be the “Kokuhaku no Funsui Hiroba” photo… We’ll see more of that on a later date. XD
Miya pic spam, SWITCH ON!
15 days to go!
Today I’m going to cover what truly started my Miyabi fandom. Back in October of 2007, I was driving somewhere with my brother and he played Berryz Koubou’s “Munasawagi Scarlet” for me. He spent his time gushing over Risako and how awesome she sounded with her “Yes my love” lines.
I, on the other hand, was immediately drawn to Miyabi’s voice, particularly during her final solo line “Sotto chikazukitai”. This was before watching the PV and realizing that she also happened to be “one of the Aa! girls”. I had watched Miyabi in the Winter 2007 Wonderful Hearts Concert, and loved her performance in ‘Hare Ame Nochi Suki’, but I hadn’t really followed her.
After that, I very quickly started looking up all the information I could find out about the wonderful Miyabi and I haven’t turned back.*
So, it’s 16 days to Miyabi’s 16th birthday, so let the birthday count down begin!
To start off the count down, I’m going to go over the song that first brought Miyabi to my attention.. And no, I don’t mean when she became prominent for me… Just the first time she caught my eye. It is because of this song that I wanted to learn more about her when I started becoming interested in Berryz Koubou a few years later.
Back in the year 2003, a one-time Hello!Project subgroup was formed. Aa! featured Tanaka Reina of Morning Musume, and two Hello! Project Kids, Natsuyaki Miyabi and Suzuki Airi.
