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I really wasn't expecting to see THIS when I got home from work today...

Kamei Eri, JunJun & LinLin will graduate from Morning Musume and Hello!Project at the end of Morning Musume’s 2010 Autumn 'Rival Survival' concert tour.



Translation of つんく♂ Official Blog Post

Big announcement from Morning Musume。

About the graduation of Eri Kamei, 6th generation member

Eri Kamei came to me several times regarding her health condition. One time, she said to me : "I would like to find the time to cure the atopic dermatitis that I'm suffering from."
Since the time she joined the Morning Musume。, it looks like she was dealing with symptoms like itching and slight skin color changes. She took medication to calm the symptoms down and she also used make-up to cover it but during live concerts, there is a lot of sweat and many outfits to put on, which made her recovery very difficult. Some may say it is "just a skin problem" but according to doctors, an external problem like skin problem may move to an internal level. It may as well have an impact on her spirit, her mental level. Also, for her, it is a serious thing so she decided to focus on her recovery instead of letting it continue.
Eri Kamei will graduate from the Morning Musume。 and the Hello! Project on the last day of the Morning Musume。Autumn 2010 concert tour.
As for her activities after that, I intend to discuss with her after her full recovery.


About the graduation of Jun Jun and Lin Lin, 8th generation members (foreign students)

In May 2005, both of them joined the Morning Musume。as foreign students and today, while being skilled singers and entertainers, they also greatly improved their japanese proficiency and they are now grown-up women. This is why I took the decision to graduate both of them at the same time as Eri Kamei on the last day of the Morning Musume。Autumn 2010 concert tour.
After graduation, they will enter a period of preparation before focusing on their singing and entertainment career in China.


August 8th 2010
Morning Musume。 Producer
Tsunku♂


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SHOCKING!

I knew there had to be another graduation at some point, but I wasn't expecting it so soon maybe? And especially since there has been no mention of auditions or anything. I really wanted to see a couple new additions to Morning Musume before we said goodbye to another three girls.

With the exit of these three, Morning Musume will be down to five members. Morning Musume hasn't been this small since the very beginning, which is kind of interesting. Maybe Tsunku is trying to revive the glory days by cutting down the number of members, and then looking for one new member who will be the new Goto Maki!

Nah I donno, I am almost certainly wrong, lol.



This new development in the H!P world is definitely interesting!
I wonder what's going to happen next!


Btw, Sorry about the lag in updates again.
Nothing has really caught my attention lately. (In other words, no Buono!) But hopefully this announcement has renewed my interest in H!P!

I'll also update in a bit with all the downloads that I've missed, so watch out for that! :)


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WOOHOO!!
I've been waiting for this for so long and it's finally happening!


After three indies singles, s/mileage will be making their major debut in spring, "when the cherry tree’s bloom next year."
EXCITING





This announcement was made by Tsunku♂ via video recording at the Shinjin Kouen Yokohama FIRE concert.
He states that the four s/mileage girls – Wada Ayaka, Maeda Yuuka, Fukuda Kanon and Ogawa Saki – will be officially graduating from Hello!Project Eggs at their next concert to make their major debut in spring 2010 as an official Hello!Project group.

They now already have their own little profile page on the official H!P website.

(o0ooo... official!!)


Official announcements:
Tsunku♂'s Blog
Natalie.mu News


B.A

Before I say anything...

This post is NOT based on an official statement or anything, but just a simple, personal post, where I needed to get it all out. lol.

First of all, I want u guys to take a look at this:

"ºC-ute DVD Magazine Vol.12", which came out recently.
(Note: these videos are not subbed -_-")











Aaand now, "Berryz Koubou DVD Magazine Vol.18".
(Note: these videos are not subbed either -_-")













O_o!

Why is it!? that Berryz always seem to have such a cool DVD Magazine, and ºC-ute doesn't seem to get much?
Cost-wise (they are clearly on a tight budget),
Idea-wise (Playing board games at school??),
Fashion-wise (just a sports wear??) etc etc..

T-T

As a ºC-ute supporter, saaaad... -_-"
I'm not complaining or angy at Berryz, but I don't think ºC-ute is not getting enough...

But I've noticed recently, that ºC-ute is losing their popularity very dramatically over the past few months. I wonder if that's one of the reason they are not spending much time on them anymore.....
Or is it that they are not very entertaining anymore...? O_o

Oh, and did you know, that Morning Musume is losing their popularity dramatically as well?? (Apart from Sayumi, who is gaining lots of work as an individual and has been in lots of TV shows recently)
Apparently, according to those Japanese Wotas, they've had a discussion board on how only HALF seats were sold on their recent concert. This case has never occurred before, and this tells us that they are in a serious condition...

I hope they would never fall apart, and stop their activities, but it seems the time is getting closer... well at least, it feels like it... Because remember, they are soo big for us in our lives, but the majority of the people in Japan hardly know who Hello!Project people are. They didn't even know that MM still existed until recently -_-" (and most of them doesn't know that Berryz and ºC-ute are part of the Hello!Project...)

But then again, we've had these discussions going on and on for ages, so they might still survive for another couple of years! who knows? =P haha

Well, let's hope Tsunku makes some really good songs and make H!P popular again =P

Aaanyway, thanks for reading til the end =D


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I was reading through all these crazy Japanese Wota's blogs like every other day (haha), and I've found a very interesting discussion going on.
They were mentioning how ºC-ute's new single 'EVERYDAY Zekkouchou' is actually a plagiarized song of the jpop group EXILE.
(I've posted the song on my last entry)

This is the vid they've posted:


Apparently, the intro is exactly the same.

And this is another one:


And the composition/construction of the song is too similar to this song.

Actually, they do kinda sound similar, don't they? O_o
I wonder if he's really out of song ideas.. but I'm kinda not that surprised, knowing he made 40 songs just for Morning Musume's singles..
I just hope he doesn't quit making songs....... (scary thought O_O haha)


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I've recently been obsessed with Morning Musume's 13th single Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~
(Remember, I'm still back-tracking their history! DX)

Working my way through Youtube clips again, I found an interesting clip of Tsunku♂ covering this song.
His voice is really nice, but I was disappointed at his "AU!" screams... No-one can do it like Yossie. It's still interesting to see him singing the songs he wrote for Morning Musume though, and also to hear these songs being sung with a male vocal. Weird...



The original PV


This one is from an old Wonderful Hearts concert. 2007, i do believe. Yossie!~


A current Morning Musume version, with Takahashi Ai leading.



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