Monthly Archive: June 2018

PINK CRES. – “Bukiyou na Jibun” Video

The follow up to their “Etcetera” video, “Bukiyou na Jibun” finds PINK CRES in a more comfortable place with this R&B-tinged ballad.  This is pretty much a Hikaru feature, which is a nice surprise, particularly because she makes the most of it. I had no idea she could sing this well, but she really does have a nice tone. The...

ANGERME – “Nakenai ze・・・Kyoukan Sagi” Single Review

Note: This is the second on a series of posts where I catch up with Hello! Project music released during my hiatus.  ANGERME’s latest single represents a return to form after an odd video-only triple A-side release. It was odd not only because of the video-only format, but the music was a departure from the winning sound they had established...

PINK CRES – “Etcetera” Video

PINK CRES has dropped the video for “Etcetera”, the first video from their forthcoming sophomore album of the same name. The K-pop R&B that PC toyed with on crescendo is back, and once again it’s a bit dated, although perhaps not so much as before. It’s a nice hard-R&B stomper with a catchy chorus and a legitimate rap, but it’s...

On the Occasion of Haruna Ogata’s Graduation

I goofed on Ogata earlier by pinning my old “what you wanted/what you’d accept/what you got” joke about her to the top of the blog.  It’s funny, because it’s true, but it’s also sad because it’s true. I mean Haruna no ill-will, and I wish nothing but the best for her in whatever it is she chooses to do, but...

Kobushi Factory – “Kore Kara da!” Single Review

Note: This is the first on a series of posts where I catch up with Hello! Project music released during my hiatus. When we last left Kobushi Factory, they were in the midst of the single greatest act of self-destruction of any group in Hello! Project history. Over a seven month period covering May to December of 2017, the group...

Airi Suzuki - DMAF

Airi Suzuki – Do Me A Favor

Hello! Project fans of a certain age (old) will remember a time when the ultimate dream of H!P-group idols was to one day debut as a solo artist. To be sure, this was always more true of Morning Musume than other groups, but Berryz Koubou and C-ute were both hatched at a point in time when solo idols were still...

The return of Kago Ai to H!P

Fucking FINALLY! Kago will take part in the Hello! Project 2018 SUMMER ~ALL FOR ONE~/~ONE FOR ALL~ concert tour, specifically, the Nakano shows on August 25 and 26th. On the 25th, she’ll appear with Airi Suzuki in the early show, and with Kanon Fukuda in the late show. On the 26th Kago will appear with Kei Yasuda and Hitomi Yoshizawa...