Hello! Project Official Thread ~11~
 

The other just passed the 500 post threshold, so I'm making a new one!

Last posts were about the ongaku gatas new single and its rip...

I really love the OnGatas cover. :O

the new OG song isn't bad, I think it'll be one of those songs I'll have to listen a few times to really get into. I still wish Erina was in the group tho, but :( at least I have Yossi & Rika. Not to mention Arisa!

^ Is that Shokotan in your avatar?

Back on topic, I don't really like the new Ongaku song. But then again, I'm not a huge fan of their other songs either. Maybe I should listen to their album again, I don't remember playing it really often... XD

I actually like the Ongaku Gatas single. It's not as good as their other two, but it's still pretty good. It took like 3 listens for it to grow on me though.

the Gatas' single is kind of dull, I think. I miss their discoy stuff.

I'll wait for a good version of the OG song. And the new Berryz pictures are nice! =D

A NEW MORNING MUSUME PHOTO
Maybe a promo pic of the new single?
http://www.filehive.com/files/080819/136.jpg

Yikes, Linlin's hair. :dead2

But other than that, they all look great. I can't wait for the individual pictures!

Yeah LinLin is great with her new hair style.
Now... I dont like one thing...why Reina is in the center?? Since Resonant Blue she's taking the center spot, and I am not liking it >.>
Hope this new single features more Gaki and Ai (as usual). NO REINA!

ya, 'tis shokotan! and OG's album is really good, except for maybe kokoro no tanima. i didn't like that song as much xD

I'm not sure what to make of the picture with it being so small. But I mean, it's not OFFENSIVE or anything.

Hi could someone please help me identify this song D:?

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/4r1ORQ4s0LU/
It's the one at the 4:12 mark, with the girl holding the guitar. thanks :thud

it's sonim's "curry rice no onna", technically not an H!P artist but she was signed by tsunku along w/maki goto's bro yuuki during her ee jump days. she's on another label atm :yes

THANKS! I thought it was Miki Fujimoto hah :tipsy

Aha EE JUMP...it's a shame/funny what happaned to Yuuki ;x

What's wrong with Reina?
I'd rather have her in the front and middle than Koha or Ai.

I want Gaki/Kamei leads in the new single. :luv2

FOwgeddit! It's going to be ai. ^_^

Oh, the problem with having reina in the center is that .. well um, I don't know how to put it nicely, she's a litte bit out of focus.. X_x

I don't like Linlin's new hairstyle. I think that it needs to be little shorter.

I don't mind Reina in the middle. It would be awesome to have Risa and Eri as leads in the single, but I doubt it. I like Ai and Reina, so I don't mind, but it would nice to have the other girls lead sometime too.

The new picture is great! And I love Linlin's hairstyle. I hope she gains more attention in the next single ._.

:yes

I don't like Linlin's hair like that. it looks like one of those SHINee guys, lol.

also, boo Reina center! please don't give her any solos in the new single. =x

i'm hoping aika gets some of the spotlight again...but knowing tsunku it'll be reina, ai & koharu in the lead again. but if the next single is a ballad maybe there will be less chances for solos D:

^ Please no. Anyone except Koharu DDD:

I'm hoping for more Risa, Eri, LinLin, and JunJun solos :P

i've been resigned to the fact that koharu will never graduate ;-; or at least stop getting so many solos. i wanted her to pull a maki so bad, sigh.

http://img80.imageshack.us/my.php?image=369970gs7.jpg

According to the image above, Morning Musume's weekly show, Haromoni@, is ending, most liking because of poor ratings. The last episode is supposed to be aired September 28th. No word if they will even get to be on television anymore.


:raincloud

Some laughter to get rid of that rain~

Warning: Contains explicit language. You have been warned.

South Park meets Morning Musume!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQAsCOIa8ZY&fmt=18

^ OMG lol!

I've never watched South Park, but that was hilarious!

Too bad Haromoni@ is gonna be cancelled! We'll be seeing less of them...

But Ai gets everything... :(

1) Ribbon lead
2) Cinderella lead
3) High-King
4) Leads in almost every MM songs she's in since the Golden Era girls graduated.
5) Leads in sub-groups like Morning Musume Sakura Gumi
6) PBs, tons of them!

And on the top of that, she's the leader! :thud

That is hilariousssssss!

I miss Miki so much! XD "Okitegami" is still sellingggg! This week, she sold more than 1,000 copies!

She's gonna hit the 4.0 ratio soon, Koharu is not really a miracle anymore!

^
That video was really well done ^_^

yes, so there's something to her. Maybe also because she's the most recognised one, the most popular of her generation and as a total performer quite good. Most of the things in that list isen't really just a result of desicion of the management to make it so because they decided "ai should be famous to star". Photo books are released due to the response in sales they get from fans. So people like to drool over her, they release more. This is why sayu gets many as well as rika while kei has few to none. =P Leader is because she's the oldest. it's always been like that. Everyone had to audition for cinderella no mystery there. :yes

Agreed!

LOL at the South Park thing!

And boo at Haromoni@ getting cancelled.

Abe Natsumi 11th single, October 15th

CD
http://www.towerrecords.co.jp/sitema...DS_SORT_CD=101
CD w/DVD
http://www.towerrecords.co.jp/sitema...DS_SORT_CD=103
Single V, October 29th
http://www.towerrecords.co.jp/sitema...DS_SORT_CD=103

Good on her, hope it's not boring!

In High-King Reina was a big spotlight too.

Omg, that video is so funny! Um... isn't Sayu in the center? :dead2

agreed. i miss the old nacchi, all her new singles are so boring. i really wish yuko would go ahead and release something new too, she was on a roll there for a while.

technically, yes, but only the three girls in the front matter anymore, lol.

or front four depending on the group, but yes, this is generally the idea.

Ooo, Nacchi single!

ayaya looks so pretty, and i totez forgot about nacchi's new PB. her hair looks really nice like that. thanks for the scans!

XD for a minute there i thought LinLin was Eri!! hahaha.

Reina CENTER!! Woohoo! <<<<33333

lol Does anyone have a lyric translation for Jaja uma paradise? o.o

EDIT: Are there any other R&B-ish or urban sounding songs in H!P besides these?

Kowarenai Ai Ga Hoshii no
Sexy Night
Shiawase Desu ka?
Crazy about you

Buono! is releasing their 5th single on November 12th
http://www.tsutaya.co.jp/item/music/...368975&srkbn=S


5 (Five Covers)
Limited
http://i38.tinypic.com/biqts0.jpg
Regular
http://i38.tinypic.com/nc04za.jpg

The regular cover is cute! I prefer their 4th album covers though. But those are quite nice also.

Taisetsu



Kinda dancehall ish? maybe not "true" rnb but..



DO it! NOW, probably the best.



Shall we love? (there's also a miki remix that's more hcilled from her album miki1)

OoOooo Thank you! I like Do it! Now. ^_^

^ Try Dokusenyoku from MM's fourth album.

^ That song is from MM's 6th album, not 4th.

I'm bored so I uploaded the song for anyone who wants it ^^
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?dppr2mumx7l

Here some scans:

Mano Erina - B.L.T Magazine

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2008/0...4_bigthumb.jpg

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2008/0...7_bigthumb.jpg http://www.picamatic.com/show/2008/0...5_bigthumb.jpg

Sayumi Michishige - Some previews of her upcoming photobook
http://www.picamatic.com/show/2008/0...3_bigthumb.jpg
http://www.picamatic.com/show/2008/0...4_bigthumb.jpg



There was a rank for the most sold photobook in July:

3º - Berryz Kamen VS Cutie Ranger Live PB (document version)
4º - Berryz Kamen VS Cutie Ranger Live PB (stage version)
6º - Kusumi Koharu - Koharu Nikki


http://www.picamatic.com/show/2008/0...5_bigthumb.jpg



Ohh and scans of C-ute's Edo no Temari Uta II event V single:
http://www.picamatic.com/show/2008/0...5_bigthumb.jpg

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2008/0...3_bigthumb.jpg

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2008/0...4_bigthumb.jpg

Sorry, I wasn't paying attention. Thanks for the correction :P

You're welcome, I think :P H!P discography can be very hard to remember at times~

btw, someone translated an article about the new Berryz album, and the Berryz Kamen song is apparently a Maasa, Chinami, Saki and Yurina song (much like Warera!) SO expect a song like that I guess. For some reason the last are in three shuffles and everyone else is in two. I thought the song would be a Maasa solo since she was the only one who didn't have two shuffles but I guess this is good. I'm pretty sure Maasa will be a lead in the song~

O.O oOoOOoooo... lol

Thank you! ^_^

You're welcome ^^

here's the article I was just talking about (did I post it already? I don't think I did)

from Ayabie at JPH!P

I hate the cover for the limited version of the Berryz new album. But the regular one is great!

Wow Dokusenyoku is awesome... o.o
Are there any others? (Hope I'm not being annoying) >.<

"Dokusenyoku" is a most excellent song. Country Musume's "Senpai ~LOVE AGAIN~" has somewhat of a related sound, as Shoichiro Hirata arranged the two songs in a similar fashion. It, too, has always been a favorite of mine.

Berryz Kobo's "Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai" has some urban elements to it.

I've uploaded those too ^^

Senpai ~Love Again~
http://www.mediafire.com/?esq9mwma8ly

Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai
http://www.mediafire.com/?scbjdlnwk3u

I'm going to suggest GAM's Melodies. I think it has an R&B sound? I never really understood music genres that much, but this song came to mind when I read your question. Nevertheless, I'll upload it anyway lol

Melodies
http://www.mediafire.com/?mbzufboiumr

Berryz Koubou 18th single, October 22nd

10月22日(水)発売
★Berryz工房
18thシングル
「タイトル未定」
初回盤(DVD付)：PKCP-5127～8 税込 1,680円
通常盤：PKCP-5129 税込 1,050円
http://www.neowing.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PKCP-5127
http://www.neowing.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PKCP-5129

Single V 11/5

11月5日(水)発売
★Berryz工房
シングルV
「タイトル未定」
DVD：PKBP-5103 税込 1,575円
http://www.neowing.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=PKBP-5103

^ That was fast. I wasn't expecting a new single so soon.

me neither

I'm going broke :3 I wish they wouldn't release things like every week, it's hard to get everything (I try to buy everything that MM, Berryz, C-ute and Buono! release)

o.o Thanks but "Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai" sounds like a cover song.. I KNOW I've heard it somewhere before... o.o

Thank you! Melodies is a beautiful song. ^_^
Senpai ~Love Again~ sounds kind of boring... e.e
And "Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai" I've heard the music somehwere before... It's an okay song though. e.e


Oh and maki's new song sounds good too! I can't wait to see her perform it and stuff. ^_^

Anata Nashi de wa Ikite Yukenai always reminded me of Mandy Moore's "In My Pocket" and some Justin Timberlake song, rofl.

Oh cool, Berryz single on my birthday!!

I love having birthdays on wednesdays!!! :)

from ampedechoz at JPM

http://www.mediafire.com/?329jmxfgmmz

LQ preview of the Special Generation remix from Berryz new album

Be warned, this is complete, utter CRAP. Horrible. Not a big fan of the song anyway, but I'm sure it could have been better than this...

I am quite disappointed that they didn't record it with their improved voices, but you can hear Maasa's "current" voice singing Maiha's "kuru naa" and "shiteru" solos. If they gave Maasa new recording parts, they should have just recorded the whole song again...when we hear it in HQ, Maasa's voice will probably stick out like a sore thumb.

lmbo.

i loved the remix.

different strokes for different folks, i guess.

ok.. i just noticed this last night when i was playing my videos.

the room HERE where Yuna Ito and the girls are standing/sitting is exactly the same room where Sexy Boy was filmed. hahaha.

if this was discussed before... gomen

well holy carp.

this is true. i don't think i've ever seen it discussed lol.

hehehe. i was really bored that night... and i took really close attention to Yuna Ito's PV... then it struck me all of a sudden that those white bricks looks awfully familiar.

i tried to remember where i saw it and i noticed the room where all the girls are looked like the dance shot of Sexy Boy... so i watch the Sexy Boy and bam! it was the exact same room. hahaha.

wonder where that room is...

in case you're as lazy as me, I took a screen from both to help.


that's super freaky, though. :)

and it's freaky that you (jeffy) noticed. ahaha. :)

Well, makes sense. v-u-den's koisuru angel heart PV and a Melon Kinenbi PV share the same house. I wanna say Chance of Love? but you never know. I've only watched like 3 of their PVs.

I can see that happening, basically because they're in the same label (umbrella). I wouldn't have imagined two companies as big as Zetima and Sony BMG using the same studio unchanged. It's as if (to me) WB started shooting in Universal studios.

Does anyone have the HQ covers for the newest C-ute single?

http://www.dohhhup.com/movie/veFnmRw...JLsZx/view.php

Come Together PV

^ Oh gosh... That's all I can say. XD

Other news, Mikitty's "Okitegami" reached the 4.0 ratio. Meaning she was able to sell 4 times her first week sales! Now we need a new single. And it better not be enka again! XD

I love this picture:
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6...7218hi0.th.jpg

Ugh, that new ongaku gatas song is really not very good at all. :no

Sadly, agreed. The PV's funny, though.

sigh, poor OG ;-; they were so good when they first came out, i thought their first and second singles were awesome and their album was good too. i still think erina should be put back into the group because i thought her solo single sucked. then again...i'm pleased OG is getting a new single in the first place xD

LoL. like i said, DA1SUK1DAY01691, i was really bored that night.

havent heard anything of the new stuff except for the Buono! which IMO sucked... as for the Miki 4.0... XD but the total is still small. tsk tsk...

anyway, does anyone feel as strongly as me that MM is now a solid group in terms of members? i think and HOPE that there will be no more member changes. am not fond in all of them but i think they are a tight group... i felt this ever since the last of the older members i knew left, Hitomi.

i dont know. i just felt that Hitomi was the last thing that kept the MM to a real new Gen.

1st-4th Gen = 1st Gen.
5th Gen-8th gen = 2nd Gen. hahaha.

^ Ehh not really. I really miss the old members, they are what made MM so special. The 'new generation' 5th-8th, in no way compares to the older ones. With that being said MM currently is the best lineup out of H!P right now I guess. I don't think there will ever be a time when MM keeps a stable line up. On that note Ai-chan should be graduating soon ;-;..unless she is the next Lida kaori.

My fave era member wise was around 'Happy Summer Wedding', Sayaka should of stayed longer -cry-

If Taka leaves.

I will care far less for Morning Musume releases lol.

Berikyuu! (Berryz and C-ute's mini TV show) is ending on October 3rd, and a new program called "Yorosen!" will replace it starting October 6th.

Since Haromoni@ is ending too, this may be a MM, BK and C-ute show. The participating members of the show will be announced September 1st.

http://ssm.laff.jp/blog/2008/08/post-6e29.html

^ someone please correct me if I said anything wrong or post info I didn't say if you can please

The current line-up isn't bad, but it's not great. Ai/Reina/Koha leads aren't really interesting compared to the earlier Miki/Yossie/Ai. I still don't care for both Junjun and Linlin. I wish they would just graduate already. I don't really like the sound of their voices and they don't match with the rest. Gaki and Kamei get more spotlight in concerts, but they still don't get many lines in songs... And 2 major thing missing. Miki and Yossie. It changes everything!

The best line-up was when they were like... 16 members? When the 6th Gen were added. The Shabondama/ROMAN~My Dear Boy~ days. <3

LOL. Honestly, I don't care if she leaves. I've never cared much about her and she's always getting the spotlight.

I love the current lineup. I don't think it's that powerful like the ones in the glory days (my favourite was the formation of Do it! Now), but there's sth about this formation I love so much, can't really tell what it is. o_o' The only member I don't like is Aika, but I'm starting to like her more.

yup, that's why this current line up feels like the real NEW MM generation. it's completely different. <3s it...

hope they can keep it stable this time... just like BK and C. they kept it tight for so long. i dont see why MM cant pull it off.

^ We will have to wait and see!

Berryz Kobo, Buono!, and °C-ute are all H!P kids groups right? Those seem to be the most active. Instead of adding a new generation to MM he should just make a whole new group~ There's only two groups active besides MM that aren't in H!P kids. Ongaku Gatas and Milky Way I think?

I love old school MoMusu, and the current line up. :yes

Thew new show I mentioned earlier is airing 5 days a week, 4 minutes long (7 if you count commercials) and will air at the same time Berikyuu! does. The new show includes Morning Musume, Berryz Koubou, C-ute and Mano Erina.

http://www.picamatic.com/view/931876_45/

So basically it's Berikyuu! except Morning Musume is in it now.

It's a shame it has come down to this. Morning Musume once had an hour on TV, then a half hour and now 4 minutes. It's really ticking me off that they are getting shafted and UFA or whoever are doing NOTHING to help them get back the spotlight. They just let them get shafted or give them even worse things. WHY CAN'T THEY JUST BRING HELLO! MORNING BACK. Everyone loved that show and I don't see the reason why they got rid of it in the first place.

WTF? 4 minutes? :cry

Seriously, Haromoni was perfect the way it was. It was super funny and there were lots of cameo of other H!P members. The games they played were much more fun and funny. Haromoni@ had what? Memory games? Essshh..

I liked Haromoni@ actually, it was nice to see the girls do something new every week and you could see their personalities more. I'm not sure what they are going to do with a 4 minute show though. Because it will air 5 days a week, it will be about the same length of a Haromoni@ episode, but it will probably be filled with cliffhangers because I doubt they can do something really interesting in such a short amount of time. I am looking forward to MM/BK/C-ute interaction though, as I haven't seen the BK and C-ute members talk/hang out that much with MM members. But this really ticks me off...

http://www.jpopmusic.com/forums/view...r=asc&start=30

Covers for the 2009 calendars

Also, Sayumi announced on her radio show that the title of her new photobook out the 26th is titled "Love Letter".

MM, Abe and Aya covers are simple and beautiful!
Cute and Berryz really BAD! XD

The name of Milky Way new single is “Tan Tan Taan!“.
Release date: 29/10 and with two editions: regular and limited (this one comes with a card).
Single V release date: 05/11.

Tan Tan Taan! LOOOOL
I love MilkyWay, so I hope this single is a good one!
And the MM calendar cover is great! C-ute one is horrible! X_X

I agree that MM, Nacchi, and Ayaya covers are good, and the Berryz and C-ute are bad. In the C-ute one, they are all squinting!

Wow Sayu's hair is perfect in the calender cover @_@
I love it!

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5...cl042kagv4.jpg

WTF!?!?!! COstumes are not only tackely horrible but also very far from fitted correctly! Absolutely trrrrrrrible! :o

The kids are bad, the rest are nice.

woah...........is a miracle...Koharu makes me scroll up again XD
...MM has the nicest cover and so is Aya and Nacchi :D

Holy crap! MM got a nice cover! It's about time. The 2008 calender was so red! XD I must say that Sayu and Linlin's hair bugs me... But yay! No one colored-background photoshoot!

Ayaya's cover is really fantastic. <3

Why didn't Mikitty got one. :(

The kids' covers are B-A-D. Berryz got such a nice cover last year though. Something is really wrong with C-ute's cover. LOL. And I really don't like the fact that Risako always has that same darn pose. XD She needs to shift her body.

The Momusu one is cute! Everyone looks great. I like Ayaya's and Abe's. Not really a fan of the kids covers either.