Morning Musume. Hello! Project: #10
 

The last thread just passed the 500 threshold, so I made another thread! When I have time, I'll do what I did before, and post their most recent pictures. :)

Covered just before the new thread:

-Aika will be out for two weeks due to appendicitis
-Aibon recently had an interview (possibly foreshadowing a reentry into the music industry)

Some TV schedule info:

Morning Musume will be the main guest on next weeks MUSIC FIGHTER episode 04月18日. Can't wait to watch it. :luv2

Awesome! MUSIC FIGHTER! :D Too bad the performance will be all about Ai/Reina/Koha. XD

Miki Fujimoto's new pv:

I'm still not used to the music style, but Mikitty is BEAUTIFUL.

Tons of Goto's blog entries translation:
http://www.hello-online.org/index.ph...icle&topic=396

She looks so great! :D

I watched the Aibon interviews(they have been posting it into a 6 part interview). she wants to become an actress now..she even has her own blog and works for an agency called Biscuit Club

I like the new Miki song! And yeah, she looks so pretty, especially her hair.

More Maki news! YAY!

Buono! is amazing T_T. Both songs are awesome~

Okitegami is a REALLY NICE song. She looks so natural, too. It's soooooo amazing.

As for Aibon... yeah. Not much to say. I can't like her if I don't really respect her.... and I find it just a little hard to respect her...

Upgrade U x Mikan
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nge7_TXJlJQ

... it... WORKS. O_O

Awww, how come you don't respect her?

Buono! is great yup ^ ^
I like them alot =)

I Love the new song of mikitty!

I guess cause I never really had problems, but is it really that hard to behave? That's the one thing I don't get. I mean sure, there must stress in the industry, but yeah. She had two chances..

I love this performance! And Sayu's 2nd line was so great!



I feel the same.


OMG. It did worked! But sadly, the song isn't awesome. XD

Oh I see your point now...
I wish she would have behaved, that way she could graduate from H!P rather then get kicked out. >.< I really liked W >.>
And speaking of which what happened to all those songs that were gonna be on the W album? O.O!

^ You mean the 3rd album? Well... I guess we'll never know. XD Maybe Tsunku decided to give the songs to other group? But I doubt so.

lol just think... Namido no iro or maybe even Resonant Blue could have been one of the W songs... O_O! It's so mysterious! lol I really want to know where or who they went to... o.o :P

the "RESONANT BLUE (Another Ver.)" PV has leaked~

Thanks for the PV! ^_^

OMG where can I buy this?!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=N0kWrbdzFt0&feature=related
I went to Amazon Japan but I don't see it! :weep

^ it is on Amazon JP, but unfortunately they don't export toys.

:weep *sigh*

the new version of RB is kinda...blergh xD

I like the added parts in this version! Too bad the original dancing scene kinda ruins it. It would have been better if they kept the dancing scene in the studio only. :yes Anyway, Risa looked so awesome in her solo parts. I love what she's wearing.

I really like the studio thing..

There's two more versions of the PV to come out! :D

Lesson Version and Night Version.. so look forward to it! :O

It's not well edited, but I enjoyed this version as well as the former. =)

Kusumi, Risa, and Ai looked pretty. This version wasn't great, but it was definitely better than the first one. I'm excited to see the other two versions as well.

i like it! makes me wish i could find a copy of Limited A

The haromoni live is one of the best mm promo lives I've seen in ages. It was great and the black costumes were much better against a lighter background.

The Haromoni live on Resonant Blue on youtube if anyone wants to see it

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

The live was really nice! :yes

Eww, the new version was so badly editted! It seemed it was made by a fan..
I liked the new scenes, Koharu is sooooo beautiful! Love her in this ^_^
Anyway, as it was already said, the dance shots ruined the video. Let's see the other versions.

^ I think you'll like the Night Ver. and the Lesson Ver. hehe.

I think I'll like these more than the other two PVs. But a mix of the Night Ver. and Lesson Ver. would be perfect.

The single is out, download here:
http://www.intlwota.com/someboysblog/ :D

"Sono Bamen de Bibiccha Ikenai Jan!" is SOOOOO GOOD! :heart

Promo of Miki's new play:
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/9...0031202eq5.jpghttp://img237.imageshack.us/img237/8...5212148yg0.jpg

Thanks for the link. I like the full B-side!

The Buono previews are pretty good. :)

Sono Bamen blablahblah is really good. It's as good as Bon Kyu imo

when the pandas sang at the b-side of RB... i felt a little awkward. hahaha. they sounded out of place. XD but i like the song in general :D

Sono Bamen is AMAZING :O

It's an overall ok single. (oh congrats ayu! If ayu can make mirrorcles MM can as well. GO RB!)

Yay Resonant Blue!!

Here's my first H!P review with "Resonant Blue"

http://amaiwana.wordpress.com/2008/0...e-36th-single/

I don't think the Studio Lesson Version of RB has been posted so it's here for anyone who hasn't seen it yet. It's alright but Another Version was a little better imo. I think the Night Version will be my favorite out of the four.

Yay for hot Miki photoshoots. I LOVE the radio one.

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/2482/0804143lm6.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/144...3560pj0.th.jpghttp://img241.imageshack.us/img241/8...3559gi0.th.jpghttp://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5...3558cu0.th.jpghttp://img262.imageshack.us/img262/5...3557bf5.th.jpg

I really enjoyed the live. I was suprised at Sayumi with her "Help me"

Miki! <3

I'm obsessed with RB, guys. I keep listening to it over and over.

^ me too. I'd have liked if some of the other girls got a line here or there, but it's amazing regardless <3

I love this single. I'd buy it if I had any money left :(

She looks sooooo great here!

Jun Jun's line is right after Lin Lin's - Lin Lin sings like 2 words & then Jun Jun gets the rest of the sentence

^ i really felt that their voices were out of place. XD

Morning Musume -> Resonant Blue

First Day Position: 2
First Day Sales: 25225 copies sold

This had better outsell Mikan. >[

Good sales I guess.
I'm Happy for them =D

http://i31.tinypic.com/2md5t8l.jpg http://i27.tinypic.com/vyw8if.jpg

Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! covers. Limited - left, Regular - right

their best covers <3

Those are very good sales!

The sales are pretty good! #2 is really good. We can't expect them to get #1 since B'z is releasing this week. I hope they'll stay at #2 though!!

Ugh, I hate Buono. It's such a bad idea to mix aces and a dunce. D;

I kinda like their music style, but I'm not so much into the 3 girls. XD

Who's the dunce? :P

I'm not a big fan of the girls but I like all of them. Just thank God that Risako isn't in the group or it would be totally ruined. Which is surprising, she's probably the most popular H!P Kid & she still hasn't had a unit. I have a feeling that when she gets one she'll be paired up with Maasa, the most awesome person ever. I hope not, I wouldn't know if I should hate or love the group :( lol

Well, Miyabi and Airi are aces, and Momoko's the duncey rat.

^ hey! momoko made me love buono and BK. LoL... dunno why but i have a huge crush on her... used to be risako. hihihihi

I like the covers for the new Buono! single :D

Anyone have theseremixes by tivoler on youtube? They're really great! Better than the ones on the MM remix albums!

Roman ~My dear boy~ This is really great!

The PEACErelaxing... :D

This guy has some really GREAT remixes as well:

http://mix01v96.hp.infoseek.co.jp/remix/

Please tell these are available.. ??

I love "Renai Rider", but I'm not huge fans of the girls. Well, I like Airi, but Miyabi and Momoko are just okay. But their songs are good. :D

I love covers! Their best yet!

There's a MM remix album? I never knew that!

Those are really good! I wonder if the remixer would mind sharing his works...

Resonant Blue got #3 today, two steps up from yesterday :D

Pretty great right? They surpassed Ayu's sales!

What are RB's sales as of today? Or tomorrow if no-one replys until well, tomorrow.

:P

Day 1 - #2 : 25,225 copies
Day 2 - #5 : -----------------
Day 3 - #3 : 5,488 copies

TOTAL: 30,713 copies and more

Oh. I though the single was doing really good. :P Well it's doing pretty well anyway - the second day drop was way bigger than I expected. Probably because this is my first Morning Musume release~

Thanks asongforXX. :)

No prob! :D

Well, it's doing better than I thought! It has already surpassed "Mikan" first week sales!

I have really liked everything Buono! has put out so far. Their debut single was easily one of my favorite releases of the past year. "Honto no Jibun" itself was awesome, and I liked "Kokoro no Tamago" even more. "Baketsu no Mizu" from their album is another favorite of mine.

The new MoMusu single is solid. The c/w is fun.

Jun Jun and Lin Lin "photobook" to be released on 6/30, 128 pages, 1,470 yen
モーニング娘。のカンタン中国語会話(仮) (単行本（ソフトカバー）)
Morning Musume no Kantan Chuugoku-go Kaiwa

http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/476482194X/

Apparently something about JunLin & the rest of MM releasing a "photobook" that includes Chinese food recipes & learning Chinese!

It's more like a real book that also has pictures..

Far from a photobook. :o

Yeah, it's a normal book with pictures in it. Not a PB.

That's why I put quotations around the word "photobook" :P

I didn't know what else to call it

o_o XD

You need more synonyms for book other than "book" and "photobook" then. Too much H!P in one year? XD

I'd call it a how-to book that has pictures of stuff in it too. XD

well everyone else was calling it "photobook" & I always copy everyone else so~ :P

I don't think anyone called it a photobook yet..

People just thought it was, and then someone cleared it up. :\

*Petit*, one is from an official compilation. The ROMAN one is on Pucchi Best 5 and the PEACE one is from a website. :o

silly billies, it's called an "ESSAY BOOK" if it's got words in it. Even if there aren't essays XD

okay okay! I'm sorry. I will improve my vocabulary sometime soon, I promise~ :P

anyway there is a translation of what Aibon said at Ameba Studio at Hello! Online :)

and C-ute's new single is up for download. Someone said that the difference between the Darling I Love You's is only the solo lines, all 14 members of C-ute & Berryz are singing together on the group parts (I haven't listened to the C-ute version yet so idk)

Maki's life seems so interesting! She's in Hawaii right now!

Review for C-ute's new single!!! I was really surprised!!!

http://amaiwana.wordpress.com/2008/0...b2-5th-single/

OMG I WANNA GO MAKI HUNTING!!! How long is she here for?!?!

Well, it was said that she would be in LA for a month. She went to Las Vegas not long ago and now she's in Hawaii.

I believe every Momusu gen(except 8th) has had a #1 single, haven't they?

^ Well... It depends on how you see it.

1st gen didn't got a #1 single by themselves, but the members of the 1st gen did got many #1 singles after that. The 6th gen didn't got any #1 singles when they entered in MM. But after that, the members of the 6th gen with the 7th gen got a #1 single (Aruiteru).

^ I think what cool_kickin_dude ment was that every gen except fro 8 gen. experienced a number 1 single.

Well, considering they only had one single by themselves...

OMG, MAKI HUNTING! :)

I can't wait for a 9th generation though. Although Mittsi seems like she's gonna be a good clown later. ahaha.

I'm sure they'll get a #1 again soon. They just need to get the right date.

lol why would mittsi be a clown?


Dude. When I was watching Resonant Blue's PV....there's was someone who i wasn't remembering....and it was *some girl* w/ short hair......then I remember after like...10min or thinking....God!!! They really pwned Mittsi's presence...=\ I was sad, she's a way better singer than Koha

Miki's play is looking pretty fantastic.

check out the pictures here: http://www.hello-online.org/index.ph...=0&cat=14#pics

"RESONANT BLUE" is at no. 3 for the week and sold 48,086 copies. it's their best first week since "kanashimi TWILIGHT," and they've already out-sold "mikan." yay!

YAY! The sales are pretty great! Almost 50,000 copies sold.

NINKI Prediction:
#5 - 48.50 : ℃－ｕｔｅ - 涙の色
#9 - 34.50 : 藤本美貴 - 置き手紙

Pretty good! But with the past few weeks releases (Ayu, Namie, B'z, Shuchishin), they probably both won't be able to get a high weekly ranking.

Miki's new single is pretty good. But I'd really prefer if she would sing up-beat songs...

the solo songs on Biyuuden's single are really good. Yui's is my favorite, I think. <3

For the most part, people seem to think that Erika's and Rika's = ANNOYING, while Yui's is the only somewhat good one. xD

Wota power for C-ute. First major label single from them I enjoy, even if it's not a ton. go them!

Rankings

Okitegami by Miki Fujimoto: #14 - #23
Not great but not bad considering the fact that the song is enka.

Nanni mo Iwazu ni I LOVE YOU by Biyuuden: #8 - #12
Last single! I hope it sells better than Jaja!

Namida no Iro by C-ute: #2 - #7
Whoa, really? They debuted at #2? I'm quite surprised, the single isn't really great IMO.

C-ute's at number 7? But they were #2 yesterday?

^ Yup! Can't compete with all those boys bands lol. But debuting at #2 is huge!

Do all H!P releases have such inconsistent sales then?

Not always. But sometimes, yeah.

C-ute's "Tokaikko Junjou" was pretty steady though. It was 3-3-3-2-5-9. It usually gradually drop.

I guess it depends on the time they release also.