Monthly Archive: February 2020

Grape Leaves

Karin Miyamoto to graduate Juice=Juice and Hello! Project. Juice=Juice ace Karin Miyamoto has announced her intention to graduate from the group and Hello! Project following completion of J=J’s Spring tour. Reasons given for wishing to leave the group were many and varied, including the desire to be a solo artist, interests in DIY craft-work and interior design, and getting in...

Always Bet on PINK

PINK CRES. – “Roulette” PINK CRES has finally grown up. I know it seems odd to say that a pop group consisting of 24 to 27 year old women has “grown up,” but that’s how I feel listening to “Roulette,” the A-side of PINK CRES’s major label debut single. Whereas “Tokyo Confusion” was an inspired teenage rebellion against two albums...

Angermegeddon

Here we go again. Mizuki Murota’s sudden announcement to graduate from Angerme after the group’s March 22 Hina Fes Premium concert has left fans stunned and confused, and wondering how many more important members the group can lose without losing their identity and high level of performance. Murota’s and Funaki’s departures will be the fourth and fifth in less than...