Yossie's going to be one of the MCs for the summer concerts. =D

Buono! CM

me too. THere hasen't been a single Hello pro song I really enjoyed this year...

Momusu performed a few songs on Uta no Rakuen. Credit to Amped on H!O.
Uta no Rakuen 6.12.10

Morning Musume - Happy Summer Wedding performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhKa2t1U6zw

Aichan solo - Ai wo Komete Hanataba wo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLVkthPgdzY

Reina solo - Butterfly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUKW41Me9tM

Seishun Collection performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXe3Vax2m90

Morning Musume - Love Love Love (Dreams Come True)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1yorbY5gw0

It's songs like these that remind me why I love Momusu. Minus Seishun Collection, of course.

Seishun Collection first week sales :
rank 3 ~ 34,122

not so bad i guess, the single will probably sell 40 - 45 k.

KP's and OGMNI's first week sales were both about 36 k.

Me too! God I love that girl. XD I'm so happy because since Koha's away, Miya has become my favorite H!P member (I love every unit she's in except for Aa! which is overrated imho though the new Aa! with Saho is better). I'm so happy I get to see these two in a unit together plus I missed my Miracle-chan sfm. :( I don't care much about Momosu but Linlin's awesome. She's a great vocalist so I'm glad to see her in this unit as well. :yes I love the outfits and I got the feeling they're going to have this awesome rockin Buono meets Kirari vibe that'll be just be pure win. :luv2

That Shanghai concert can't come soon enough. >_>

I want the shuffle units to return as well. :( HIGH-KING and Shinminimoni in particular. Such awesome line-ups. :(

Yessss! Now just bring elder club back Tsunku ^_^

Yossie will make it fun. I don't know why they keep Makoto around though (the MC that is..xD)

Momusu made a PV for Genki Pika Pika while they were filming Alo-Hello 4. xDD It's pretty lulzy.


Is it sad that I like it more than the Seishun Collection one? XD I think the combined voices in pairs in the song are the best they could possibly be. Each pair sounds really good together.

Some photos from World Hobby event, where Berryz performed + bigger covers of "Maji Bomber!"

http://www.axive.jp/index.php/archives/6127

I wonder why always when H!P covers leak they have their color palette wrong

This was the first I noticed back in 2007..

Are all of them like that? I've not noticed it. But some of the scans (now that you mention it, they must be leaks) from Berryz' FIVE (5) album are soo off colorwise.

Our beloved group has arrived in China! LMAO @ Linlin's purse.

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1...1c8bfe0569.jpg
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/881...18fc42a269.jpg
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/434...191ac6ee69.jpg

I guess their unit name is Ex-Ceed!

Morning Musume Spring Concert Tour ~Pika Pika~ dvd cover:

http://www.helloproject.com/discogra...ume/v_090.html

kinda ordinary MM tour cover. better than 9 Smile tour cover IMO.

^ yes, and the HQ covers of Seishun Collection are so bright. in my copy the colours are just like in non-hq covers.

+

Seishun Collection second week sales : 5,040
the whole sales are now 39,162
not so bad i guess, the single/pv aren't their best.

I think those are fair sales for the low quality of everything we were given.

Here's a fancam of Ex-Ceed!'s concert. They performed a lot of fun and unexpected songs. =D

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTgzNzk2NDM2.html

*flails* Koi no victory! Aww that was fun to watch. Lots of songs I like. Whats their purpose as a group though? Seems kinda random and out there.

To dazzle the Shanghai Expo with awesomely bad outfits..what else?

They could have done that with any current active H!P group.

I love this temporary unit so much!!! I wish they were a real unit :no

Aw do you guys remember Yui Okada fro v-u-den? She's retiring from show business

http://www.up-front-agency.co.jp/art....php?id=243944

She's gonna study to be a beautician(?) If she ever were to leave UFA I thought it would be for a modeling/gravure career or something. Oh well good luck to her!

the new S/mileage single title is "Ganbaranakutemo ee nende!!"
and the c/w song "Smile Bijin".

http://www.helloproject.com/discogra...age/s_006.html

I'm surprised the single has 3 original songs, I kinda hate the routine of new single = 2 songs 1 inst

01. Ganbarakutemo ee nende!!
02. Ganbarakutemo iin da yo!!
03. Smile Bijin
04. Ganbarakutemo ee nende!! (Inst.)

LOL, exactly :P

Hmm, I find it weird that Yui is leaving show business...

It's not like Yui was really doing anything anyway. I wish her luck as a beautician..I guess?

All of Momusu couldn't go due to other commitments, like TV & Radio shows..plus they're getting ready to to to France, so they asked Junjun & Linlin to go ('cause they're Chinese) and pick two other members..so they picked Miyabi & Koharu.

I think S/mileage's single is really just an A & B-side. The first one is in Kansai-ben, the 2nd song is the same one without the dialect.

New Morning Musume concert tour is now official in H!P website.

http://www.helloproject.com/event/10...ve_musume.html

Fall concert tour 2010 ~Rival Survival~ is the name.
it seems like there are only 4 concerts this fall, but the concerts are going to be held at bigger halls so...

Fukuoka Sun Palace is the place where they are going to record this time i guess?
usually all H!P concerts are in Nakano Sunplaza.

I'm positive they'll add more dates..they always do.

What do you guys think they'll do with the title Rival Survival? =o

Buono!'s best album "The Best Buono!" is going to be released 10th of August.
http://buono-net.com/info.html

Berryz as video game characters! They look pretty accurate, especially Momo & Yurina. I want to play. xD

New S/mileage's single covers seen here :
http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000062262&p=3

just click 5, 6 and 7 on the website.

℃-ute new single is titled "Dance de Bakoon!" (Danceでバコーン!)

Also Up Front Works is releasing a new Maki Goto compliation "Maki Goto 2001-2007" (後藤真希 2001-2007)

^ yay! wat does the da bakoon mean?

Preview of S/mileage's new single

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft6pM1yhsWc

sounds super annoying to me. Yume Miru 15sai was a good song but now this :/

I love the new s/mileage song it's so catchy! and please let c-ute's new single be good I almost hated everything about campus life. I like the name Dance de Bakoon! so that's a start :P

Bigger cover of Morning Musume Spring 2010 DVD

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/8449/epbe5383.jpg

i think it's kinda good :yes
you can see all the members well and everything.

People were saying Bakon means Bacon. xDD In reality though, it's an onomatopoeia. Like a bang or whack sound.

New S/mileage song is kind of okay, but I don't like the boinging sound effects.

Berryz new PV is not boring!

The dance is totally laughable. xD

The VTR they showed in Paris is awesome - it shows the members walking around Tokyo and stuff..and it plays most of their singles haphazardly blended together. xD


It's at the beginning. ^^

And they released a special single collection for the Expo. The cover is beautiful. *__*
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6093/62704035.jpg

^ THAT'S BEAUTIFUL! It looks that they had so much fun in Paris I'm so jelaous.........

I know D: I want it so badly...but I doubt anyone would sell it.

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/665...0224698001.jpg

Momusu was in french news:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEvDAzQizZo

a good promotion for them!

While Morning Musume was in Paris, Erina Mano was in LA promoting her movie "KAI-KI". I attended the premiere and the mini-concert. She sang the ending theme to the movie live and then also Sekai wa Summer Party. After a brief Q&A session, she did autographs and handshakes. She was so adorable. :)

My autograph:

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/845...oautograph.jpg

Aww, her signature is cute with the music note. How was the movie?

You are so lucky *_* sooooooo so so so lucky!!!

The movie has two parts. The first part was kinda like a slasher film with Erina running around and trying not to get killed. The second part was much better and showed off her acting ability. It was about thinking that her little sister was a ghost haunting her and comes to terms with her death.

Eh? That's somehow not what I expected. Showing off her acting "ability?" Yikes. Did you like it?

DOES SHE DIE IN ONE OF THEM?

and from what I've seen Mano is a decent actress, I totally forgot about that "death game park" show...I think only one episode was ever added to youtube by the company. Hoping a dvd is released or something.

Err, I meant to say that her acting was really good in the second part, but the storyline in the first part didn't really show the audience that she's a good actress. Her performance in the second part was really touching.

Maybe she's improved from the last time I've seen her acting then? =D

Momusu in France: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...eoid=105762044

They're performing a single medley wearing the pretty traditional outfits. *__*

Ohhh interesting. thanks can't wait to see it :D


and depending on where you order s/mileages new single you can get a special card or poster


without using a middle man the only ones we can get are the HMV cards. ordering from cdjapan gets you a poster also and i assume it's the same one up there.

why can't they do this for other groups/mano?! i don't know why they stopped the mini photobook editions, photocards etc.

Namidacchi performance has leaked now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en&v=E3EN4lf6uAo

i really like the stage :yes
and the whole thing looks cool. i can't wait for the other performances.

Ahh, I'm not going to watch it yet. It's the last perf, so I don't want to spoil the DVD. D:

Berryz are going hardcore making cheap youtube CMs. They even shot Yurina for the sake of sales.

now the whole concert has leaked! (except the medley)
you can find all performances from Eduardo19930803's channel.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Eduardo1.../2/OPckUTBWf3w

i think that the concert is their best for a while ! :yes

Posting Maji Bomber in the downloads. It's quite a good single. =D

Radio Preview of Erina Mano's new single:

Genkimono de Ikou!
Release Date: 9/15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX0HTen5LqI
(embedding disabled)

°C-ute's new single (Danceでバコーン!; Dance de Bakoon!) means Dance with a Smash!

the b-side is これ以上 嫌われたくないの (Kore Ijou Kirawaretakunai no) means I Don't Want Hate Anymore.

LOL. Respond to haters, anyone?

^xD..In response to the haters:

http://a.imageshack.us/img338/9645/airihater.gif

I swear I hear Koharu saying "Genkimono de Ikou!" and doing the backing vocals :irked

:lmfao

I'm expecting this C-ute single to be awesome. I'm only saying this because the song titles seem pretty awesome.

I hope Saki, Chisato and Mai at least get one solo line..

I love it! Mano has been on a roll lately all her singles have been amazing this year.

Me too!!!

I'm STILL waiting/hoping for Mai and Chisato to get prominent lines. It'll happen one day. That's what I keep telling myself anyhow.

Agh... Berryz 1st week sales pretty disappointing kinda makes me regret deciding not to purchase the single. -_- Are they even going to break top ten like with Otakebi Boy! ?

Me too. :(

omgomgomg :luv2 *grabs the Miyabi character and takes off*

I can't think of a better face to associate with the word 'hate'. lol

H!P Summer 2010 tour's 18th of July tracklist :

1.All For One and One For All - All + 9 eggs
Opening Movie
MC - Makoto, Yossie, Kamei
2. ○○Ganbaranakutemo ee nende!! - Smileage
3. Onegai Dakara - Mano Erina
4. Dance de Bakoon! - C-ute
5. Maji Bomber!! Berryz Koubou
6. Seishun Collection - Morning Musume
MC
7. BABY! koi ni KNOCK OUT!- PucchiMoni V
8. Umbrella - Tanpopo #
MC
9. akai furijia (Melon Kinebi song) - S/mileage
10. Yume miru 15sai - S/mileage
MC
11. nakimushi . yowamushi - Mano Erina
12. Romantic Ukare Mode - Mano Erina with Mano Erina with Kitahara Sayaka, Furukawa Konatsu, Sengoku Minami, Kikkawa Yuu
MC Makoto, Yossie, Mano
13. Soku Dakishimete - C-ute
14. Wasuretakunai Natsu - C-ute
MC Makoto, Yossie, C-ute
15. Kimi no Tomodachi - Berryz Koubou
16. Koi no jubaku - Berryz Koubou
MC Makoto, Yossie, Berryz Koubou
17. Watashi ga Tsuiteru - Morning Musume
18. Say Yeah! ~Motto Miracle Night~ - Morning Musume
MC Makoto, Yossie, Morning Musume
19. Suki Chan - S/mileage
20. Sekai wa summer party - Mano Erina with Kitahara Sayaka, Furukawa Konatsu, Sengoku Minami, Kikkawa Yuu
21. Massara Blue jeans - C-ute + egg (10 nin ver)
22. Special generation- Berryz Koubou + egg (10 in ver)
23. SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~ - Morning Musume + egg (10 nin ver)
MC
24. Genki Pika Pika - ALL

the tracklist is okay to me, nothing really special.
now we have to wait and see for the other tracklists.

http://www.helloproject.com/event/10...ive_hello.html

the whole schedule of the concert tour.

Yossie is going to be the MC ^^ so good

OMG they are performing Onegai Dakara :heart Akai Fressia :heart Romantic Ukare Mode :heart Soku Dakishimete :heart SEXY BOY :heart

I'm so excited for this concert

Mehh @ that tracklist. They could've picked better songs for basically everybody. -__- Last year's Summer tour w/ the revival units>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

the special songs of the 19th of July tracklist :

7. First Kiss - Aa! (Saho Aa!)
8. Genki Jirushi No Oomori Song - New Mini Moni
MC - Makoto, Yossie, Miyabi, Kanon
9. Lalala Sososo (Piano) - Mano Erina
10. Matsuge no Saki ni Kimi ga Iru - Mano Erina + backdancers
MC - Makoto, Yossie, Mano
11. Suki Sugite Baka Mitai - Smileage
12. Otona ni Narutte Muzukashii!!! - Smileage
MC - Makoto, Yossie, Smileage
13. Very Beauty - Berryz Kobo
14. Otakebi Boy Wao!! - Berryz Kobo
MC - Makoto, Yossie, Berryz
15. Shanimuni Paradise - Morning Musume
16. Kimagure Princess - Morning Musume
MC Makoto, Yossie, Morning Musume
17. Shochuu Omimai Moshiagemasu - C-ute
18. Natsu Doki Lipstick - C-ute
MC Makoto, Yossie, C-ute

so it seems that songs 1 - 6 and 19 - 24 are always the same.

11. Suki Sugite Baka Mitai - Smileage

Do want. I hope they put all of the setlists on the DVD. <3

Now THAT'S more like it. :yes Not a C-ute fan so I really couldn't care less either way for them lol but great song choices overall. Cannot believe S/mileage is doing SSBM, that's been my jam for the longest time and they're one of my top groups so I'm REALLY looking forward to this. If it makes it on the DVD, it'll be a definite purchase for me.

And the return of Shinminimoni, hells yeah! :luv2 Linlin and Aibon 2.0 ftw.

Much better setlist this time...except for Mano. Nakimushi yowamushi & Romantic Ukare >>>>those two songs

"Maji Bomber!!" first week sales 13,958 copies.
really low ! their lowest since 2007.
their 2008 - 2009 singles + Otakebi Boy WAO! have sold over 20 k in their first weeks.

I agree! :D

:(

Radio preview of C-ute's new single :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfcyi-mkxUE

i think it's kinda good. much better than Maji Bomber!.
but IMO in general Berryz owns C-ute.

I like it. Finally! :D

13k.... what happened Berryz? I absolutely loved that single, the melody keeps repeating on my head :S

The Berryz single was awesome, I don't know what happened. It didn't really have anime promotion, and it was the first single A-side they've done in a while, and the PV was boring..but still. The song was good so I'm not sure how they deserve a 60% drop in sales?

The new C-ute song is okay. At least the the backup dancers have a few lines each.

Yeah they got more solo lines as usual ^^

I really don't get what happened with Maji Bomber! neither. It had a popular anime tie-in, the promo was fine, and though the song DID sound like a lite Otakebi Boy! it still was a pretty strong single with an even better B-side. They obviously weren't going to get a Top Five with the competition but the sales were still unbelievably weak. I just don't get it. :no

LOL

New Abe Natsumi single 9/15! the title is "Ame Agari no Nimi no Youni".

http://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/Detail...=111&Sza_id=MM

NEW NACCHI SINGLE! yaaaaaay :spazzed
:grouphug Let's celebrate!!

Maji Bomber's back up to #7 today. UFA got desperate and pulled some release events and signed posters. xD

Yesterday's concert's special tracklist :

8. Destiny Love / High-King
9. Rock no Kamisama / Buono!
<MC Makoto, Yossie, Mano>
10. Hajimete no Keiken / Mano Erina
11. Koi no Telephone GOAL / Mano Erina with Saho Akari, Fukumura Mizuki, Takeuchi Akari, Miyamoto Karin
12. Thank You! Crème Brûlée no Yuujou / S/mileage
13. Ama no Jaku / S/mileage
<MC Makoto, Yossie, S/mileage -> Makoto, Yossie, Morning Musume>
14. Aruiteru / Morning Musume
15. Hand Made CITY / Morning Musume
16. Bishoujo Shinri / C-ute
17. Bokura no Kagayaki / C-ute
<MC Makoto, Yossie, Cute -> Makoto, Yossie, Berryz Koubou>
18. Munasawagi Scarlet / Berryz Koubou
19. Tsukiatteru no ni Kataomoi / Berryz Koubou

and today's :

7. Summer Reggae Rainbow / ZYX-a
8. Koisuru Angel Heart / Zoku Biyuden
MC Makoto, Yossie, Smileage
9. Inshouha Renoir no You ni / Smileage
10. Asu wa Date na no ni, Imasugu Koe ga Kikitai / Smileage
11. Osozaki Musume / Mano erina
12. Love & Peace = Paradise / Mano Erina
MC Makoto, Yossie, Mano -> Makoto, Yossie, C-ute
13. All My Family / C-ute (Airi main)
14. Tokkaiko Junjou / C-ute
15. Ai no Suki Suki Shisuu Joushouchuu / Berryz Kobo
16. Ryuusei Boy / Berryz Kobo
MC Makoto, Yossie, Berryz -> Makoto, Yossie, Morning Musume
17. Ganbacchae! / Morning Musume
*C-ute and Berryz joined on stage with them for the first half of the song, and then all of them sat together and sang the song in the second chorus. Yossie was into it to.
18. Mikan / Morning Musume
MC Makoto, Yossie
19. Suki-chan / Smileage

wow

7. Summer Reggae Rainbow / ZYX-a :heart
8. Koisuru Angel Heart / Zoku Biyuden :heart :heart :heart
9. Inshouha Renoir no You ni / Smileage :heart

I'm pumped for Summer Reggae Rainbow! Only I don't really like ZYX-a. Oh well.

S/mileage has been getting the best songs, probably because they don't have many in their discography..and since they're the newbies of the Project, they can be forced into working harder. xD

I'm so happy with the songs that S/mileage is doing, aaaah XD

Yeah S/mileage's song choices are the only ones that's been consistently strong imho. Not too surprising really as there's so much fresh talent there that can do the songs justice. The performances are really going to be interesting to see.


Well, at least the promo is working. XD

Guess who is the new H!P soloist...............



I can't believe it, seriously one of my dreams come true *_*

Well, sort of soloist. It's gonna be her character featuring Sugaya Risako, not her name. Kind of like Kirari feat. Koharu.

I'm pumped though, Risako's voice is awesome.

Great... I can barely tolerate her in Berryz. Good for her though. -_-

I think that Risako is kinda plump when compared to other Berryz members...
but that has nothing to do with her singing of course.

Maji Bomber! second week sales are 5,248 copies.
now total sales are 19,206 copies.

S/mileage is at #5 today, which is really good. They're right behind huge players. (Yamapi, Namie, Yusuke, GACKT)

Yay for Risako solo! :D

And yay for S/mileage at #5! :D

i love s/mileage! its great that they're high up on the charts.

NEW Morning Musume single on 13th of October !

http://www.e-hon.ne.jp/bec/SA/Detail...=111&Sza_id=LL

there is no title yet.

Great, i can't wait :luv2

+

C-ute's new single covers :

http://www.helloproject.com/discography/cute/s_018.html

Yay, Momusu. It better not suck as hard as the last one did.

C-ute's covers are pretty good. Dresses should preferably be shorter though.

Dance de Bakoon covers are really good! I like them a lot ^^

Yay for S/mileage! :D

Speaking of them, the 3rd Major Single has already been announced and set to be released 9/29. No title or tracklisting yet. It'll be released in four versions just like the previous single.

http://sayunii.files.wordpress.com/2...org1059102.jpg

Some people are worried over the rapid release schedule, I'm personally not too bothered by it. :P

Worried about what? XD They did the same thing with ManoEri. They probably want to give them enough songs to go on a solo tour, and then make money off of it.

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Ganbaranakutemo Eenennde!! is so addictive. Waaahhh~~~!!

**Sozou nante Ryoma nimo dekinai nai nai nai nai nai nai nai nai nai~ HAPPY NIGHT**

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Does anyone have the PV for this song?

^It's on the H!O tracker.

I like the b-side. =o

That's what I was thinking. lol They're an upcoming group with a lot of interest surrounding them. The faster the singles come= the faster the album comes= the faster they can get money off of a tour XD. I wouldn't be surprised to see a 4th single in December and then the album sometime in February or March. :P

That reminds me, I need to download the single. XD

I think the b-side is more like Yumemiru Fifteen, but both songs are good ^_^

Here's the interchangeable part of the setlist:

7. Masayume - Aa! (current)
8. Iku ZYX Fly High! - ZYX-α
MC - Makoto, Yossie
9. Asu wa Date na no ni, Imasugu Koe ga Kikitai - Smileage
10. Yume Miru 15 - Smileage
MC - Makoto, Yossie, Smileage + 3rd single announced for 9/29
11. Kono Mune no Tokimeki wo - Mano erina
12. Onegai Dakara - Mano Erina
MC - Makoto, Yossie, Mano
13. Namida no Iro - C-ute
14. Shines - C-ute
MC - Makoto, Yossie, C-ute
15. KoiING - Morning Musume
16. Ikimasshoi - Morning Musume
MC - Makoto, Yossie, Morning Musume
17. Jingisukan - Berryz Kobo
18. Rival - Berryz Kobo

And some pics:

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/445...wwwbarksjp.jpg
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1...wwwbarksjp.jpg
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/4...wwwbarksjp.jpg
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/7...wwwbarksjp.jpg
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/4...wwwbarksjp.jpg