The second video from Tsubaki Factory’s soon-to-be-released single has dropped, and this was the one I was waiting for. Back when short radio rips of “Shuukatsu Sensation” and “Waratte” leaked a couple weeks back I was giddy with anticipation, mostly for “Waratte”. My initial take was that this was a 70s funk jam that should’ve gone to DANCE☆MAN, but I was...
…that Juice=Juice performed “Romance no Tochuu” with a live band on Full Chorus? Youtube ‘members: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2lCk46ekC0 The moral of this story? J=J is phenomenal when given good music. I’m pretty excited for 7-nin J=J and the debut of Danbara Ruru.
With the Hello! Project in a state of transformation and turmoil, who do H!P wota turn to for a sense of calm amid the rising tide of change and anxiety? Why, Tsubaki Factory, of course? Duh. The first video from TF’s second major single dropped a couple of days ago, and it’s enough to get you to calm your tits...
By: Tsuchiya Keisuke Translation: Lurkette (Hello-Online.org) Translation originally published at Hello-Online.org Seeking the honesty of today’s shining idols! Right now, ANGERME is entertaining us as a group that embodies an aura of uniqueness, even among Hello!Pro acts. One reason for that may be the overwhelming personalities of each of the members. Maybe we could feel that intensity, as this magazine has conducted several...
(Idea blatantly stolen from @coobcakes on Twitter)
In a statement (English translation) originally released on the official Hello! Project website, UP-FRONT PROMOTION (UFP) has terminated the contract of Kobushi Factory member Rio Fuji, effective immediately. She is said to have violated company rules, but no details regarding the violations have been released. This comes shortly after UFP and Fuji released statements announcing her graduation from both Kobushi Factory...
In the short span of two-and-a-half weeks, the six remaining members of the original Hello! Project Kids graduated from their groups and from H!P. Now that all 15 Kids have moved on, let’s take a moment to assess their legacy, both within the Hello! Project and in JPop generally. Full disclosure: I wasn’t a huge fan of most of what...
Yesterday, Momoko Tsugunaga gave her final concert as a member of Country Girls and the Hello! Project, and in so doing, ended one era while severing the link to another era long-past. After C-ute disbanded earlier this month, Momo became the final remaining member of the original Hello!Project Kids, the precursor to the Hello Pro Eggs and eventually, Hello Pro...
Radio rips for two of the three songs from Tsubaki Factory’s upcoming (7/26) single have been uploaded to Youtube. Fisrt impressions? I like both a lot. Starting with “Shuukatsu Sensation”, it’s a DANCE☆MAN production, so you know this is the funky one, right? Wrong, althought the trademark DM congas are present throughout, this is more of a neo-jump-blues shuffle. Not...
We now know the results of the Country Girls/KSS Divestment Draft of 2017: ANGERME gets CG member Musubu Funaki and KSS member Ayano Kawamura; Morning Musume gets CG member Chisaki Morito; Juice=Juice gets CG member Nanami Yanagawa and KSS member Danbara Ruru. KSS member Reina Ichioka will lead a new group with members to be determined at a future date....
Hmmm… And now Momona is leading ME:I I suspect HP scraping the bottom of the barrel is why ambitious talents…
Well! Fukumura is graduating, but only at the END of this year - LOL!
Fukumura and her cahoots are doing everything they possibly can to prolong their idoling careers. There's a certain amount of…
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