Takahashi Ai’s Radio-graphy

Yay, I’m back to translating Yantan! I don’t know if you have as much fun reading my translations as I have when I’m doing the translations, but I hope you appreciate them. I often thought of translating newer Yantan episodes and I’m sure you’d all prefer reading newer ones, but I can’t just skip 7 years of Yantan history full of insider jokes and little tidbits you can only laugh about when you’ve actually listened to the older episodes. Don’t worry, I’ll get to the newer episodes one day. Sooner or later. Promise. (^_^)b

Added another yantan translation. Share the LOVE. -Ronin

If you’re new to Yantan, then please read this first.

Click on the links to get to the translations. There you’ll also find the mp3-file for each episode.

List of translated radio shows:

• 2001
  • 2001-10-27 MBS RADIO 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Abe, Yasuda, Niigaki, Takahashi)」 - “Bone?”
• 2002
  • 2002-06-29 TBS Radio 「Takahashi Ai’s quiz “Answer AiAi”」
• 2003
  • 2003-03-08 MBS Radio 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Nakazawa, Satoda, Asami, Takahashi)」 - “15.6 years old”
  • 2003-04-12 MBS Radio 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Nakazawa, Satoda, Asami, Takahashi)」 - “Fukui Commercial”
  • 2003-05-03 MBS Radio 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Nakazawa, Satoda, Asami, Takahashi)」 - ”Resurrected”
  • 2003-07-05 「YoungTown Doyoubi」 - Birthday comments to Sanma
  • 2003-10-18 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Nakazawa, Asami, Satoda, Takahashi)」 - “Turned-up and Droopy eyes”
  • 2003-12-06 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Nakazawa, Asami, Satoda, Takahashi)」 - ”Doi Takako”
• 2004
  • 2004-01-31 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Asami, Satoda, Takahashi, Fujimoto)」 - “This is not about examples!”
  • 2004-02-19 「Rekomen! (Kago Ai, Takahashi Ai)」
  • 2004-02-21 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Ishikawa, Takahashi, guest Yoshizawa)」 - ”He said you’re a lesbian~!”
  • 2004-03-05 「Haro Puro Yanen! (Fujimoto, Takahashi, Michishige, Kamei)」 - “Tamannai!”
  • 2004-03-06 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Nakazawa, Asami, Satoda, Takahashi)」 - ”Underwear”
  • 2004-04-17 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Fujimoto, Takahashi)」 - “White Tiger”
  • 2004-04-24 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Fujimoto, Takahashi)」 - “Peko-chan & Lum-chan”
  • 2004-05-01 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Fujimoto, Takahashi)」 - “Mr. Water Strider”
  • 2004-05-08 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Fujimoto, Takahashi)」 - “Ku-i-shi-nbou”
  • 2004-05-17 「Haro Puro Yanen! (Ishikawa, Fujimoto, Takahashi)」 - “Typhoon woman”
  • 2004-06-19 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Fujimoto, Takahashi)」 - “Minus ions”
  • 2004-06-26 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Fujimoto, Takahashi)」 - “Mine! Mine!”
  • 2004-07-31 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Abe, Fujimoto, Takahashi)」 “Cheerful sneak thief”
  • 2004-08-07 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Abe, Fujimoto, Takahashi)」 - “Barbie-chan”
  • 2004-09-11 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Abe, Takahashi)」 - “Infinity”
  • 2004-09-20 「Takahashi Ai’s DokiMiki Night」
  • 2004-10-04 「HaroPuro123 (Yaguchi, Kamei, Takahashi)」 - Day 1
  • 2004-10-05 「HaroPuro123 (Yaguchi, Kamei, Takahashi)」 - Day 2
  • 2004-10-06 「HaroPuro123 (Yaguchi, Kamei, Takahashi)」 - Day 3
  • 2004-10-07 「HaroPuro123 (Yaguchi, Kamei, Takahashi)」 - Day 4
  • 2004-10-09 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Fujimoto, Takahashi)」 - “Tenkyuu”
  • 2004-10-30 「YoungTown Doyoubi (Takahashi, Guest: Yaguchi)」 - “Takahashi Yoshimi”

List of translated articles and interviews:

• Sports Nippon
  • An article about Takahashi Ai from 2004. Very interesting read.
• Kindai
  • High-King interview
• BLT
  • High-King interview
• Flash
  • Little article about the making of Takahashi Ai’s 9th solo photobook “Mou Hitotsu no Ai”
• Kindai
  • 25 Questions & Answers
• an weekly
  • Takahashi Ai’s life story told by Takahashi Ai (highly recommended!!!)
• R25
  • Interview with Takahashi Ai about Cinderella, Takarazuka and her dad
• Famitsu
  • Interview with Takahashi Ai about Cinderella and video games
• Saizoo
  • Article about the three big idol groups in Japan, Morning Musume, AKB 48 and Idoling
• Serifu no Jidai (July 1st, Shogakukan “Serifu no Jidai” summer edition)
  • Talk between Takahashi Ai and Ebira Kaoru
• Champion Q&A (July 10th)
  • Q&A about Takahashi Ai
• Yomiuri (July 18th 2008)
  • Interview with Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa and Asaji Saki about Cinderella
• Kantan Chuugokugo Kaiwa
  • Takahashi Ai’s profile incl. the way she sees the other members
• Cinderella booklet
  • Three questions to Takahashi Ai in the role of Cinderella
• Famitsu 2
  • A little Famitsu corner about idols who love games. Like Takahashi Ai.
• Mac Fan
  • Interview with Tanaka Reina and Takahashi Ai in a magazine for fans of Mac. Like Takahashi Ai. XD
• Kindai 2
  • Interview with Morning Musume about their 37th single Pepper Keibu
• Newspaper article #1
  • Small article about Takahashi’s role in QED and her role as the leader of Morning Musume
• BLT - QED
  • An article about QED, Kana-chan and Takahashi’s co-actors
• BLT - Reviews of 2008 and New Year messages
  • Each Morning Musume member reviews the year 2008 and talks about their plans for the next year
• TVnavi - Yamamoto Kouji’s “Let’s take a little break” corner with Takahashi Ai
  • Yamamoto and Takahashi talk about NHK dramas, musicals, work days and off days etc.
• MyNet
  • Little article about Takahashi and an overview of the drama Q.E.D.